The TRUE MEANING of Candy Cadet - FNAF Theory

[@IDsFantasy]

What do you think about Candy Cadet? Do you have any other explanation for the aspects of the stories? Please comment with your thoughts! I would really appreciate it :D

[@jpxfrd154]

1st comment!

[@zonanimz9990]

2nd, but it doesn’t matter

[@T.O.F.G]

I think he represents the missing kids

[@zonanimz9990]

@@T.O.F.GI’m with you

[@T.O.F.G]

But I don’t think it represents molten Freddy as what’s the point this was meant to be the last game

[@OzoneYT]

I love this interpretation, because you're right - all three stories have that common denominator BUT we all kinda left it at that. They all do have different narratives and you're right to pick up on that. In a game all about tying the loose ends of a story - showing various parts of the beginning and end of the timeline, it makes a lot of sense for them all to represent different parts of the series, all under the umbrella of 5 children, 5 nights, 5 souls. After all, this is FIVE nights at Freddy's

[@IDsFantasy]

Sums it up pretty well! I'm glad you like it :D

[@jpxfrd154]

Ozone...🛐.

[@jefftonsman]

They are parallels. Parallels aren't gonna be on hundred percent the same. That's the point

[@algsunshine7075]

Colab I'd definitely watch

[@SpyWah1987]

The Ozone appears

[@pasqualedigesu5418]

Honestly, these are amazing interpretations. It's actually surprising how much the woman in the keys story reflects Charlie/the Puppet... in hindsight, we should have realized it years ago. Also the kitten story being about Micheal, brings a darker picture about Elizabeth's death. While the snake/Baby chose randomly, that kitten/Elizabeth was still an option. William did say that he built her just for his little girl.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! And yeah, that sums it up well

[@-Apothecary-]

Yeah, I always found the focus on the whole "Didn't you make her *just for me?"* in reference to a robot built for killing children to be very suspicious, even with him telling her not to go near.

[@hahathatisfunnybro]

@@-Apothecary-that could just be that vincent had inner conflict about tje intentions of circus baby. Part of him wanted somthing friendly to be enjoyed by all, including him daughter, and part of him wanted a killing machine. Or his intentions changed midway through production after he said it was for her

[@bapplesnap]

@@hahathatisfunnybro his name isn't Vincent it's William, Vincent was the old Fanon name used before we knew his name :U

[@rodrigocoockiemonster4460]

@@hahathatisfunnybro He just said it so that she would shut up

[@harsh.404]

Candy Cadet is an enigma

[@roy11gg]

In Fnaf everything it is

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep

[@Thechannelthatexistsforcontent]

Lol

[@DJBurns-jq8mn]

*picturing milk being spilt*

[@flamingphoenix1425]

🥛

[@danofd1]

I think you’re spot on with the orphan story, and this is what jumps out at me for the last few lines in particular: both Henry and the man’s story end with them being forced to compromise on laying the children they failed to rest, the man’s stitching of the children and only being able to afford the one coffin is mirroring the fact that Henry had no choice but to lure, trap and burn them along with Afton. He couldn’t risk his plan not working, he couldn’t “afford” the luxury of respectfully laying each of them to rest the way they deserved, as he definitely would have preferred in any other circumstance. Both Henry and the man had righted their (perceived) failures, but neither could live with the guilt of those failures and the way they were forced to correct them. That night, there was a knock at the door; Death. It’s implying the man immediately took his own life, just as Henry did

[@IDsFantasy]

I like your analysis!

[@Lundcraft]

First thing I thought of when you mentioned the coffin story, was the map of Fnaf6 looking like the box and is rather fitting. I really like this theory, it makes sense and also makes Candy Cadet less confusing.

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad!

[@Abrion_INFINITY]

@@IDsFantasy AHHH THIS IS EXACTLY WHAY I'M TALKING ABOUT THANK YOUUUU

[@GoldPikmin]

I feel all these interpretations are pretty solid. I think everyone felt the initial suggestion for Candy Cadet's stories was good enough and kinda moved on from it, but revisiting them with a new mindset has created what I feel are more sensible explanations and insights behind three major characters of the series.

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad you think so!

[@kiritosintern]

I love these non-Security Breach/Help Wanted theories. It’s nice to take a step back and try and figure out mysteries from the original games

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep! I'm glad you like them :D

[@hexnea]

I hope Mat will make 40 minutes reaction video about it and trying to picture everything you are talking about while listening to you lmao

[@IDsFantasy]

That would be awesome XD

[@patoman5112]

Let's be real, he would be making it a two parter. Matpat has that way with making reaction videos longer than one would expect. I mean, he made the fnaf movie trailer reaction into an hour long video. Just imagine how long his reaction will be to this 11 minutes of peak

[@RenoRelapse2287]

You give him too much credit it will be 3 hours edited to 40 mins

[@TomatthAbyss]

@@patoman5112 Just imagine how many times he gonna have to rewatch the 3 hour movie cause you can't pause cinemas lmao

[@marcgid1174]

I want to add I also like this theory, because as more theorists take a look at the franchise it seems like Michael’s arc wasn’t just a 180 after the death of his younger brother, and instead he fell for Williams manipulations until regret and restless souls pushed him to change.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep! I'm glad you like it!

[@authorlacey]

I really like this interpretation. It just makes fnaf 6 an even more well fleshed out ending to the first fnaf saga. The nice little bow that ties everything together is even nicer than before.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah! I'm glad you like it

[@HyperThusiast]

These interpretations are great! Michael turning a blind eye to his father is so fitting, and all the motivations line up. I was never satisfied with the one-size-doesn't-quite-fit-all interpretation the fandom has, and I think yours have got to be very close if not spot on.

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad you like them!

[@gabby_5820]

Random thought: In a more meta sense, Henry in FNAF 6 literally brought everything in one place. Every single major character in this game is a representation of the games before it. For one, Molten Freddy represents FNAF 1's Freddy, the face of the franchise. Lefty houses the Puppet inside, which brings in FNAF 2. We also have Springtrap, representing FNAF 3. The player we play as, presumably Michael Afton who represents FNAF 4 (assuming he is Foxybro in the minigames). We also have Scrap Baby, representing Sister Location. Even the background music for Henry's speech is a remixed version of Underneath 2 from FNAF WORLD. If we wanted to stretch it more, we could say that Henry represents the original novel triology. Henry quite literally put everyting in one place.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep

[@Cheshire-Copycat]

It's the fact that she said "Don't get stabbed, and have a nice day." In the outro for me. I honestly enjoyed the little joke, as not being stabbed would make my day way better than being stabbed would.

[@IDsFantasy]

Nice XD

[@zeroknight1311]

And soon Mat will react to this and realize that your right. Since Charlie, Michael and Henry are the obvious characters that Candy Cadet are talking about. Especially with the actions they took. Charlie wanted to help everyone. Which is something that her father confirms to be in her nature. Michael turned a blind eye to everything his father was doing before his regret caused him to act. And Henry...well we get what had happened during the MIssing Children's incident and his motivation to end everything. To end the Nightmare that unfortunately is continuing.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep!

[@jefftonsman]

It just doesn't make any sense. Matpat already disssagreed lmao.

[@dareal_legendario245]

​@@jefftonsmansince when does matpat disagreeing = not right I love him so much but people need to stop acting like he's a god

[@zadinal]

And then he'll steal it and pretend he came up with it.

[@dareal_legendario245]

@@zadinal i wouldn't say steal it this lore is a team effort so when something makes sense we need to admit it but people are just so blinded like he can literally say vanessa is michael and they would bet their life savings on that being right

[@canolathra6865]

One thing I have thought about was how did Henry lure the animatronics to the Pizzaria Simulator location. Most assume some sort of audio or radio signal, but I think the idea that he used the Remnant trapped in the heads left over from FNAF3 makes more sense. Those souls would have attracted the Puppet, allowing it to be trapped within Lefty, and the presence of Remnant would have attracted the others, since all of them would have been seeking it: molten Freddy because of the original programming of the Funtime animatronics, Scrap Baby because she wants to further her father's work, and Afton because he needs more Remnant if he's going to resurrect himself.

[@IDsFantasy]

Interesting!

[@plantainsame2049]

I was under the impression that it was just the pizzeria itself that was the lure After all even monsters want to have something to call home And that would be the closest thing to it

[@CottonCandySharks]

This was such a well written analysis that even explains why there are three stories. If they all explain the same thing why three? I love this, thank you!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! I'm really glad you like it

[@imaginefun13]

This is a good point. There is no reason to have 3 stories that all explain the exact same thing. Scott could have easily just done one secret story and left it at that.

[@halinaqi2194]

They also coincide with 3 different important characters who all had great intentions but messed up on the way. In each of the story, the character tries to do the right thing but is misguided in how they do it.

[@mikeym32_]

Unrelated to Candy Cadet, but something I was reminded of when you played HRY223: Henry outright says he doesn't know how the animatronics became haunted in that audio log, yet seems to acknowledge Charlie as the reason they're possessed during his final speech. Have to wonder how he made that discovery between HRY223 and FNaF6.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah. Probably did a lot of research, but that is a very interesting point

[@pieguy6992]

I vaguely imagined the kitten story as being representative of the Bite of ‘83, with the snake being Fredbear and Michael being the boy. He, in his negligence, allows the crying child to be bitten and broken by Fredbear; after five nights (the five nights in FNAF 4), Michael promises to put the crying child back together, just as the boy puts the kitten back together before laying it to rest. This video changed my perspective on that a lot, but I still find the number of parallels between the two stories interesting

[@IDsFantasy]

Nice!

[@glitchhoffe1293]

I was thinking the same thing

[@starpokeheart664]

I thought the same because bring put back together was something cc was told

[@ryismazin]

Yes! The "I will put you back together" words always made me think the crying child was the kitten in the story.

[@mikk.t.7824]

It could be circus baby who consumed afton's daughter so he tried to repair her or something

[@jaydapugpug]

It is a detail that always bugged me the fact that Scott made it a “red snake” not “a snake” or a “purple snake” relating to William so I totally believe the story’s mean different things and this was an eye opener

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad!

[@EmperorPenguin1217]

A perfect example of Chekov's gun

[@masen0593]

Love your theories. They're so thought through, well explained and satisfying!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! I'm really glad you like them

[@bluegold1026]

Got that right.

[@GendoRokabundi]

The one she could have saved is likely the one he should not have killed. My guess being that the vengeful spirit was probably stuffed into Golden Freddy while still alive, making it far more brutal of a murder (and also how that child could have been saved).

[@IDsFantasy]

Possibly

[@SaynYT]

Honestly, I really think your channel is underrated! You always have really cool ideas and theories! :)

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!!!

[@LeynertheGamer]

Oh my god I honestly love the interpretation for the key story. I mean having Charlie having the choice to free one child or giving all the children a second life but they’re still trapped is such a cool idea. It honestly makes me feel bad for Charlie since she didn’t really have a choice.

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad you like it!

[@johnman8398]

This is honestly a solid theory, good job. On a somehat related note, I noticed that UCN is often ignored and not really talked about with people just dismissing it as just a purgatory for William even though voicelines hint at more going on. I would like to hear your thoughts on what all the important voicelines mean.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! For UCN, I see it as a nightmare coma inflicted by the Vengeful Spirit. For specific lines I'd have to comb through, but I think the Puppet's indicate Charlie is also present for it

[@legogenius22]

I absolutely agree with this, in part due to my disagreements with molten MCI, but more so that you mentioned the at the remaints of fnaf 3's fire went on to be sold at auction. its pretty easy to see that henry would've gathered items like those animatronic shells and left them to be burnt with everthing else in fnaf 6. Honestly the explanation I like the most for the blob, with it made of the parts and shells henry gathered that are left at the end of fnaf 3 and sister location, with the fnaf 6 crew melting into the stash. The concept of the blob being AR animatronics or just replica animatronics feels too retcon-y. Would undercut the blob seeming to go after afton, and the animatronics in the blob being very intentionally recognizable animatronics.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep!

[@j-j8984]

I think the Kitten one could also be about Michel and the Crying Child, as he 'fed' his brother to Fredbear, and felt guilty after realizing what he had done, however with this one I'm not sure where the five nights really comes in, and as far as I know he never tries to put him back together or anything of the sorts. Anyways, I really liked your interpretations of these stories, it feels like a better fit for each story to fit different characters instead of all of them fitting one.

[@IDsFantasy]

The thing is the boy didn't actively feed the kitten to the red snake (the color is important I think), he just sat by and let it happen, as well as the other stuff you point out but who knows XD I'm glad you like my interpretation!

[@FoxLosst]

​@@IDsFantasy Late to the party, but the boy not actively feeding the kitten to the snake still lines up with the story. Lines up better, in fact. It was never Mucheals intention to kill the crying child, he put him into the mouth, sure, but he didn't realise or actively try to have the mouth close, which is what actually killed the child. In the same way, the boy gives the kitten to the snake, the same exact way Michael gives Crying Child to Fredbear, the boy only stands back and watches while the snake actually kills it, the same way Michael stands back and watches his brother die in the bears jaws

[@ShadowDemon_4]

Scott is the Candy Cadet. He offered a story that was dark and twisted that was basically improvised after his original game failed and everyone loved it and everyone saw he was just a regular guy trying to do his job. Candy Cadet offered to tell a dark and twisted story that was purely improvised after it's original work (selling candy) didn't work out and everyone loved it. Though in the end it offers candy and goes back to being robotic because that's just it's job. I'm joking of course. There's so much lore in these games that I'm certain Scott's just improvising on that it makes my brain hurt.

[@IDsFantasy]

XD

[@TheBiohazardKing]

I really enjoyed this one! Was looking forward to it since the SL video. I kinda assumed that they were all about Henry or William, so its cool to see a new perspective. Overall solid!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@Taryntheterrible101]

I know I'm a little late, but I think what I love most about your read regarding the old man story is the little knock at the end of the story. Which I think lines up perfectly with the character who "somehow found a job opening not intended for you" , Michael.

[@IDsFantasy]

Ooo that works too! Nice

[@crumbkin8166]

I really love your theories! Whenever I watch theory videos I tend to be pretty critical of them, but I think you have a lot of really good close readings of the text.

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad! Thank you

[@zvz0000]

ID i love your theories so much and how you always try to search for new information and look at things from a new perspective. honestly you're super underrated for the amazing content you do, wish you luck with the algorithm and have a nice day!!!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!!!! I really appreciate that

[@CHEESEPUFF_7]

This makes a lot more sense than the commonly accepted fan interpretation

[@IDsFantasy]

Thanks! I'm glad

[@IsaacNewbie]

I 100% agree with these interpretations of the Candy Cadet Stories. Great theory as always!!

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad! Thank you :D

[@theyreapollo]

All I wish is that they’d tell us what was retconned and when it happened. Half the lore doesn’t fit neatly with the other half, which only makes sense when dream theory was probably meant to happen for the first four games.

[@IDsFantasy]

I think it all fits pretty neatly, you just have to look at it with a different perspective!

[@theyreapollo]

@@IDsFantasy your patience is simply better than mine Lmfao

[@SkyEcho751]

This is shockingly straight forward, like compared the MatPat's "Oh you are a robot with an illusion disk" you didn't make unnecessary leaps while also ignoring a more reasonable answer. Like how I presume Gregory is suffering under an illusion disk that Vanny is carrying(resulting in the weird effects), rather then Gregory turning out to be a robot boy that was made to house the spirit of Crying Child which was synthetically revived.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! However I will say I think Gregory is a robot, but that's because of the Sister Location room wall code talking about "I built the breath" and "they hunt drawn to life not real still keen" etc rather than the illusion disc (I talk about it here if you want to check it out kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6DYpamNbcyMnbs )

[@SkyEcho751]

@@IDsFantasy Immediately looking at the 'code' made me come up with a reasonable question. WHO Wrote It? It says "I built the breath" and then Late it says "Crush the _Vile_ band". It implies that whoever 'built the breath' is also not aligned with the 'band'. Which implies this isn't from Glitchtrap, but someone else. 'You' is clearly Gregory, but those 2 are the only ones that are 'clear'. "Life not real" could refer to Gregory being a robot, but at the same time, I feel like it could be applied to how Glitchtrap is seemingly reviving his kids. (Elizabeth is likely in Venessa's body, if we follow the logic Glitchtrap established and the fact she's seemingly the 'sister' in the 3 star ending) So we have William and 'Elizabeth'(or just Vanny) seemingly working to get back the life they never lived, their 'life that wasn't real', meanwhile Crying Child, having potentially been exposed to Cassidy's anger while they shared Golden Freddy, does not want to play along, so he's able to work with Charlie to fight back. So unless I'm out of the loop and Remnant can't possess humans(given what GT pulled, I expect it should), then Gregory could have been a possessed child who Glitchtrap was trying to set up a fake life for, one that CC would then live, under the control of GT of course. It would also explain why Glitchtrap isn't able to just take control of Gregory. Vanessa has a real body, but her spirit is broken, and has the 'no longer disobedient' Elizabeth to keep the control. Michael won't willingly work for his father, but his body is mechanical, he can just be hijacked, as Michael is no programmer. But if Gregory is both a flesh and bones person, AND has a 'rebellious child' then he'd be able to fight back without having his body hijacked. There is also the fact that "I built the breath they now hunt the life not real' could be Charlie calling out what the blob is doing(iirc), which creates a whole different set of possibilities. Then again this is my take. If Gregory is a robot then that's that, at least you are using in universe stuff that supports Gregory being a robot. (Sorry about the long post, I just felt I needed to explain where my thought process goes to with the evidence I've seen)

[@BoliVic96]

totally one of my favorite fnaf channels, thanks for keeping us talking about old enigmas

[@IDsFantasy]

No problem! Thank you for watching!

[@JonasFootball]

Great video as always! I'd like to know your thoughts on "The immortal and the restless" as I think a lot of people are misunderstanding that the baby is not actually the child of the vampire. My theory is that the baby is supposed to be Michael and the vampire (William) is saying he's not his child as he sort of disowned him after the death of the crying child. The ending where Michael has purple eyes having the theme playing in the background also makes me think that.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! Honestly I don't think The Immortal and the Restless is super important lore wise. Mike writes about how he relates to Clara being the only one who sees the crazy stuff going on in the Logbook and I think that's the main thing there. Idk lol

[@JonasFootball]

@@IDsFantasy definitely agree that it isn't really important to the lore

[@Skye.2000]

This makes totally sense! why have three different stories that are all about the same event? I especially love the interpretation that Charlie is the woman with the keys!

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad!

[@orangeinkius7257]

Personally I've fallowed a pretty old interpretation that after fnaf 4 was no longer the end of the series the mystery Box was retconned into representing the second end of the series, the fnaf 6 fire. The box is famously infamously described as: "All the pieces put together" or I guess you could say it's... all of them, together in one place... In connection terminated the vent map loses the the square in the center and the map turns into a horizontal rectangle that looks a lot like the box itself, plus there was the connection that fuhnaff more recently found, where henry keeps mentioning Michael's special obligations under paragraph four, and the fourth paragraph of the Scott steam message talking about the box was exactly what the box was The Candy Cadet man's tale even fits this, but a little different from your idea, the man is still Henry and the robber is still William and the coffin is still fnaf 6, but I'd restructure it to the five children being the five Euclids the fire burned, Afton, Baby, Molten Freddy, the Puppet, and Michael, I think this interpretation is from matpat right after fnaf 6 came out, but I still think it fits perfectly thematically after all this time (This wasn't in the original theory but maybe Michael and Henry represent the two locks? And I guess the fun and toys the man did for the children was the fnaf 6 pizzaria? idk this poetry stuff is really hard to nail down)

[@IDsFantasy]

I think that's a cool interpretation as well!

[@janrafhael2885]

You put all your efforts to type your long comment, didn't you?😏

[@orangeinkius7257]

@@janrafhael2885 I type long comments all the time, I just like doing it, I have all these wacky thoughts and writing gets it all out at once

[@janrafhael2885]

@@orangeinkius7257 Ok

[@orangeinkius7257]

@@IDsFantasy Oh another thought, maybe the whole "Charlie could've completely saved one child but chose to fail at saving all of them" thing was referring to Cassidy? We don't know exactly why Cassidy is more angry and vengeful than anyone else, but my best guess is that while the other four missing children got put into functional animatronics that could move and interact, Cassidy was stuck for decades in a broken unmoving suit, plus sharing it with another kid, If that's the reason Cassidy is angry that sorta makes the puppet somewhat responsible for the vengeful spirit and Afton's escape of the fnaf 6 fire, Charlie tried to save every child by putting all of them into suits but because she was too ambitious Cassidy became vengful and William ended up surviving, meaning none of them were saved, or at least that Charlie failed her mission

[@sinfulmonarchweeb8826]

I love how instead of just seeing 3 sets of five things, you dove deeper even if its not the easy option, you have my respect

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you :D

[@lancedean5910]

11:17 I'll try, but man that was a pretty solid story, and you know what your right it is a quite satisfying interpretation.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thanks! I'm glad :D

[@KraziShadowbear]

Absolutely brilliant. I've always loved Candy Cadet and his stories were so interesting to me, but I couldn't quite connect it to anything. But thanks to you and the FNAF fanbase's earlier theories, you've clarified so much of this and it feels good to finally understand the roles, purposes, and nature of the haunted animatronics, the Puppet's power, and the Happiest Day "failing" (in a sense) until FNAF 6 ended it all for good. Hopefully Matpat and Fuhnaff come together to react to this and hopefully can agree over the stuff in this video to finally put some more parts of the lore to rest. Truly epic work! Subscription earned! :D

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad the video was able to clarify the stories! And yeah I would be really cool if they reacted to it. I have my hopes up slightly for MatPat since he saw the initial video where I mentioned my Candy Cadet theories, but we'll see. Thank you for watching and subscribing!

[@Lazurit8]

I really appreciate that you're ready to question ling existing interpretations. While there are parts I don't agree with, your fresh way of thinking is just what we need in the community. Additionally, I loved your live videos, hope you'll make more.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@Carpe_Noctum20]

Been waiting for this XD But excellent job with your explanation, I’ve said it before, but one of the best things about your channel is how you can explain things in a simpler and coherent way, rather than having to go back and forth between subjects, you explain them in a straightforward way and provide an explanation. It’s very refreshing and cannot praise you enough for it. But I do agree with your interpretation, I know you said how there’s at least an argument that the boy could be William, but on top of the points you raised, there’s also the guilt factor, which lets be honest, I don’t think there’s been one single instance where William has shown guilt - both in game, novels and parallels from the books XD I may be wrong on that, but from my memory I don’t believe I am? So I think it’s more fitting for that to be Michael rather than William. There were bits towards the end that I was a little tiny bit confused at, but think I understand, so I’ll ask for clarification anyhow - but are you suggesting that the bad ending was canon to FNAF 3 and the fire ensued, leading to the remains being bought at auction and taken to the FNAF 6 location where they were then set on fire again and this time actually freed? Other than that, it was nice to get your interpretation, like I said, I think it’s very accurate. Regarding the MCI, I don’t think you’ve done a video on Molten Missing Children, but it was mentioned a little here, iirc you disagree with it? I personally disagree with it, and I do know the Funtimes are the ones that make up Molten Freddy based on the blueprint showing the Funtimes security tags, but did want to clarify if you agreed or disagreed with Molten Missing Children and ask if you think it’s just random spirits from times where they’ve been rented at birthday parties that possess them?

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! And yeah, I think the bad ending is what happened in FNAF 3 with the kids souls (minus Charlie and Cassidy but that's its own thing regarding UCN and Security Breach) probably being freed in FFPS unless William sticking around kept them around as well. For MoltenMCI, yeah I don't really believe that theory. They're murder bots, they do murder. But like I mention in this video I think it's technically possible some Remnant from the MCI kids was put in the Funtimes, but I don't think that's where their souls are I'm glad you like the video!

[@Carpe_Noctum20]

@@IDsFantasy no worries! And it would make sense, we’ve never had a direct confirmation of which ending was canon in FNAF 3, but based on the happiest day minigame, which is obvs purely symbolic lol, we know Charlie is freed *after* the missing children, based on the puppet mask falling last - but as you said, her and Cassidy are their own thing with security breach + UCN lol. And I think it is possible some of their remnant was used for Funtimes, tho my biggest issue was actually from Henry’s speech: “And to you monsters trapped in the corridors. Be still, and give up your spirits. They don't belong to you.” It does show both Scrap Baby and Molten Freddy during this time, in aforementioned corridors, and the issue is he directly addresses Elizabeth, Michael, Charlotte and William in his speech, which at least raises an eyebrow at what spirits he’s talking about that need to be freed from ‘Monsters’ - which is plural. As mentioned, it shows Scrap Baby and Molten Freddy, which, at least to me, suggests that Molten Freddy may have some unnamed spirits attached to it, but you may have a different opinion regarding that, but I think it’s at least unusual Henry said it. Still, thank you for the quick response once again! That’s another thing I have to commend you for, you’re very interactive with your community, I know as you grow and get a bigger channel that is gonna be impossible, but for the current time, I and no doubt many others, do appreciate it!

[@adammartinez8061]

@@Carpe_Noctum20 Also at 7:25 No wonder the Vengeful spirit is so vengeful. If this is referring to the missing kids and the child that William buried is the 6th victim then 7:26 implies that William buried her/him and used the rest of the bodies to experiment for remnant AKA the Funtimes. Just my thoughts though.

[@annabelle2523]

When you first mentioned this theory I thought it sounded ridiculous and totally out of left field, but it made me go back and read the stories and I had a moment of like "oh my god she's right. There's definitely more here." Those are my favorite kinds of theories. The ones that make me go "No way-oh my god that makes sense."

[@IDsFantasy]

XD great to hear

[@farawayxgalaxy]

I’ve never thought of the kitten story only being about one- you’re amazing for pointing that out! Love these interpretations! PS- I had just woken up when I saw this thumbnail, and since Candy Cadet is rainbow my mind autocompleted a P with Pride. Candy Cadet is now The Missing Pride in my mind

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad! Pfft nice lol

[@IrregularityRowan]

Candy Cadet, a true ally

[@CysaDaMerc]

I've long suspected that the candy cadet stories were meant to reveal the motivation behind the surviving Afton's, however you've sold me with your analysis. I assumed that the five key story was about missus afton and her inability to save her family from Afton's obsession, the snake and kitten story was about one of the kids who would watched everything unfold, and the old man story was about the Afton and how his obsession started. You're interpretation lines up a lot better but I feel like there is a through line in the stories that we are all still missing, something that might point us in the direction those stories are meant to lead people. Great job regardless 👍

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad my interpretation works for you! Thanks :D

[@Stormgtvr]

I kinda think these stories somewhat express Scotts' own feelings of indecisiveness when it came to the first five fnaf games to some degree.

[@IDsFantasy]

Interesting!

[@Alireza-bz1ch]

I think your interpretation of the snake story fits very nicely with John's last theory. Michael rips baby open, takes the chip and then puts the pieces together to create Ennard.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah. I will say I disagree with his interpretation of the chip since in Sister Location it's put into HandUnit so Baby can continue talking to Mike as far as I'm aware and I don't think it's much else, but it does line up pretty well!

[@Alireza-bz1ch]

@@IDsFantasy it is? I always assumed every time we hear Baby's voice after we take the chip it's actually Ennard talking and I don't see when or why Michael would put the chip in the hand unit since he hightails it to the scooping room and has "baby" inside of him afterwards anyway so he doesn't need to use the hand unit to talk to her

[@IDsFantasy]

@@Alireza-bz1ch It is Ennard with Baby's voice yes. If you look at "Baby's" dialogue, she tells Mike to put the chip there to guide him through the vents and such

[@CaptainRickey]

@@IDsFantasy The fact that the chip is being put into hand unit makes it even more suspicious. That is a digital chip being entered into Fazbear Entertainment's software systems. Hand Unit is used to control a lot of facilities at SL. It's also featured in Help Wanted which is the first occurance of Glitchtrap.

[@darkmoon137]

I think what everyone really missed was CANDY. CANDY. CANDY. CANDY. CANDY.

[@IDsFantasy]

XD

[@the_godbodor7026]

I’m definitely down for this interpretation of the stories since I always thought having 3 separate stories coming from the same small source that told us the same thing was a little odd, but since everyone said it was all Molten MCI and no one else had a solid explanation, I just went with it.

[@IDsFantasy]

Makes sense XD

[@jamtyx4170]

I really appreciate videos like this. When it comes to this franchise I get confused and last very quickly. I also really enjoyed your interpretations of these stories and how they connect to the games and the overall lore.

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad! Thank you :D

[@barbadroid]

Fantastic theory, I really like how it connects everything together, totally a great one! Worth the wait!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it

[@elipsis1273]

Great video! You’re interpretation of the stories makes a lot of sense! I also have to say I love how a lot of the FNAF content creators have been responding to each others theories and reactions to said theories in their videos. It makes the community feel much more representative of everyone’s opinions. :)

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! And good to hear :D

[@gamingcheese5073]

Well well well look whos back.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah XD

[@HerooftheSages]

Loved the video! To mention, something about parts being used to be added to the sister location group and how the books mentions it also, a lot of people overlook how that also happened in fnaf 2 when they said they were using parts from the withers to be used on the new toy ones. Tbh, the same kids have haunted the entire series, but the parts taken so far back have just been added and spread to each new one that Faz entertainment makes, you can see how even 1 kid is broken up so many times. just multiply that by 5, while Charlie has been in the same puppet since the beginning. Making it probably the easiest for her to keep doing what she can for them. Tbh, diffidently a video worth making. I think a lot of people overlook it.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! I'm glad you like the video. Interesting thoughts as well

[@raphyline_2422]

i love your channel so much, i discovered you through you fixing matpats sister location problem and i loved your take on molten mci theory and the redundancy identification etc. youre a really good put together youtuber

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!!!

[@gabozo4924]

Really cool video. Ive had the idea for a long time that the candy cadet stories maybe should’ve been analysed individually instead of just the overarching idea of 5 things merging into 1. But my extent of knowledge of the lore extends to the vids ive watched so its cool to see someone well versed in the lore tackle candy cadet from this angle

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear that

[@orangebesr]

When did the fnaf lore become a thing where you search how often snakes eat. I unironically love it XD

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah XD

[@KeeganPlays]

I am SO glad ID mentioned the one kitten thing. I noticed in a video some time back that the kitten story only ever explicitly (or even implicitly) told of one kitten being eaten, and nobody mentioning it really struck me as weird. Its just nice to know im not the weird one for thinking that way XD

[@IDsFantasy]

Nice XD

[@khulanmb7119]

I love how matpat became the professor of fnaf. Its like seeing a presentation everytime i watch Funaff, rye toast or your video. Especially now that in the latest gtlive he is teaching fnaf to someone else

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah XD

[@clintm4629]

Can't help but feel like the Key story is pointing towards fire not working and the souls being trapped and now melted into 1 body.. Love the videos please keep them up👍

[@IDsFantasy]

Fair! Fire does indeed seem pretty ineffective 😅 I'm glad! Will do

[@nojdo331]

I don't get too deep into fnaf lore, but when I heard you were addressing this topic, I war really excited to see it. I agree that the popular idea that the stories were all about the same thing doesn't seem to fit the stories. Loved the video, I hope you great success in your hypothesizing!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! :D

[@WatchThisSpace415]

Yeah, I've spent long enough in this fandom to know that we sometimes take the first I guess popularish interpretation of something in these games and just treat it as fact and never actually question it. I think a classic would probably be the Summer job phone guy line from FNAF 2. It's not always the wrong interpretation mind, but it has formed a consistent pattern. I do worry if the whole FuntimeMCI thing is just another excuse to invalidate the other murders William committed, both by hand and by animatronic by at least implying its just those original 5 + Elizabeth possessing the sister location animatronics not to get too bogged down by that but FuntimeMCI87 - I just refuse to use DCI - could easily fit as well with the evidence if not better than regular FuntimeMCI). Anyways, your interpretations are fun. I think the first one with the puppet has some interesting implications if Golden Freddy's spirits death/supernatural manifestation was a side effect of the whole trying to save everyone thing. That minigame, at least to me, seemed to imply Golden Freddy somewhat resented the Puppet for his situation and could explain why they both developed seemingly opposite approaches to dealing with Afton. Michael interpretation is pretty cool, the five nights connection is fun especially as they were at least a recurring protagonist, although Sister location I believe is still the only game that does have exactly 5 canon nights. The orphan story is ok, but I'm not convinced it's wholly right, specifically with the knock on the door thing. That feels like it should refer back to something within the story itself but that might just be me.

[@IDsFantasy]

Sounds about right Interesting ideas! As for the knock at the door, the reason I think it works well for FFPS in part because it's a cliff hanger, and when we hear the story, it isn't over. What happens after the knock is the ending of FFPS :D I'm glad you like my interpretations though. Thank you for commenting!

[@Gunthorpe63210]

I've spent a lot of time this year trying to piece together what these stories mean, and I love your interpretations. I can't believe I missed the detail with the snake only eating one kitten, and not five. Now while I do think your interpretation of the orphan story is somewhat similar to mine, I thought I would share my own. (Sorry, this is gonna be really long) So it has been common belief since FFPS came out that Molten Freddy is derived from Ennard, with the biggest pieces of evidence being the blueprint with the funtime tags being present within MF, the fact the voice of MF is the same as FT Freddy, and the design of MF also being wires. I believe that at some point during development of FFPS, this was the direction Scott wanted the story to go, but then decided to change it, hence why the blueprint showing MF was removed from the game. I believe Scott wanted to include the souls of MCI in some way to make the conclusion of FFPS more meaningful, so he changed the MF from being the rest of Ennard, to being a literal molten amalgamation of the original animatronics. We the community ended up coming to both conclusion though, that the MCI souls are in MF, and MF is from the funtimes, thus we had to connect the dots in a way that frankly was pretty flimsy, by having to believe that William took remnant from the animatronics, injected them into the funtimes, then returned again to get springtrapped, but with the souls still at the FNaF 1 location to scare him. This then begs the question of where did MF come from, and I believe, much like you said, lies in the orphan story, as well as the insanity ending dialogue. In the insanity ending, Henry says "It's only now that I understand the depth of the depravity of this...creature - this monster that I unwillingly helped to create". The only other time Henry mentions a monster, is in the completion ending, when referring to MF, thus Henry is also talking about MF here in the insanity ending, and he in some what helped to create it. Henry then goes onto say "As if what he had already done wasn't enough, he found a new way to desecrate, to humiliate, to destroy." I believe this is talking about the follow me minigames, and William essentially destroying he lives of the children once again. In the SAVE THEM minigame, William says "you can't" in reference to the puppet wanting to save the children he just murdered, so I think William hates the fact that the MCI kids got to live on through the animatronics, so after the FNaF 1 location shut down, he returned to destroy them once and for all. This is supported by the fact Henry makes mention of the follow me minigames later in the insanity ending dialogue. Now onto the orphan story. I believe that the burglar breaking in is a parallel for the follow me minigames, with William breaking in and destroying the animatronics. Henry returns to find his creations destroyed, and is devastated. I think Henry then took the endoskeleton parts, including the eyes, brought them to his workshop, and melted them all down together, to bring ceremoniously bring an end to Freddy Fazbear and the gang. This is why none of the endoskeleton parts are found in the FNaF 3 location, and only the shells, and why it is only wires and eyes found on MF. This also explains why his name is Molten Freddy, being that he is literally a melted down version. The "that night, there was a knock on the door" could either be MF returning to the FNaF 1 location, and picking up and old mask to use as a face, or MF brought into the FFPS location. I do think you're right with Henry only learning in 2023 that the MCI kids went on to possess the animatronics, and that he unwillingly helped to create the monster that is Molten Freddy. Curious to hear anyone's thoughts.

[@IDsFantasy]

Interesting theory! I can actually somewhat get behind that since Henry could still find out about stuff through William, though I would wonder why Henry would melt them down, and FNAF 3's endings imply otherwise. Either way that's a really neat idea

[@Gunthorpe63210]

@@IDsFantasy The thing with FNaF 3's ending is interesting though, as when Scott was asked which ending is canon, he says the answer is "interesting and complex". To me, the shows that it isn't the good ending, or the bad ending, but rather a mix. I also believe that happiest day is all about letting the spirit of BV rest, with all the FNaF 3 minigames being elements of BV's memories. Thus I think the canon ending of FNaF is the bad ending, with the souls of the MCI kids not being released, but with BV free from Golden Freddy. As for why Henry melted them down, it could just be because at that point he had lost everything, his Daughter, his company, and even his own creations, so it was more of a symbolic gesture of letting the animatronics themselves rest by destroying and giving them a burial of sorts, as hinted at in the orphan story. I mean, what else was he gonna do with a pile of animatronic scraps.

[@boloinabox]

Candy cadet has candy all day every day, candy, candy, candy

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep lol

[@WyattRobbins14]

I wonder how he knows so much. Like, he’s a random candy robot, yet he seems to know the entire plot line. Even in Ruin he knew.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah XD

[@PolarioBear]

Idk about everyone else, but that honestly made so much sense to me in so many different ways! ^^

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad!

[@jazzanarchy1342]

I’m glad you got around to this making this video. I was starting to think I was crazy for thinking the candy cadet story was about 3 separate people since no one else was talking about it. I think the snake story is about Henry, but that’s just my own idea. Cheers

[@IDsFantasy]

Nice XD

[@newthejsterjacob408]

I really like your theory about the gifts were the puppets attempts at healing them as in fnaf world the gift boxes(which are the same as the puppet gives) revive a defeated teammate

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad you like it! And yeah that is super interesting

[@ttmini7619]

I’m not a FNAF buff (I’m slowly adding it to my compendium of deep theories), but this is by far the best theory I’ve seen. Never thought I’d find a channel to outsmart Matpat. Keep up the good work!!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!!! I'll do my best :D

[@KanderUdon]

Its a strong theory. I never would have thought to connect the characters in the games to the characters in the stories, so well done! I also think I prefer this to MoltenMCI just cause of the holes in that theory. I am a bit confused on the timing of happiest day though. Thoughts?

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad you think it works well! As for Happiest Day, since Scott said the ending of FNAF 3 is complicated, my guess is that Happiest Day didn't happen during FNAF 3, but it may have happened later in FFPS, or not yet at all if the spirits are still around. As such both endings are part of the story, but when HD happens makes it complicated. But who knows XD

[@impersonation879]

I think candy cadet was foreshadowing. In the stories it talks about things becoming one. In the games cannon ending baby is bragging about "we all become as one" might've been talking about the blob! The blob is literally made up of different Animatronics, they became as one. Maybe they were hinting in the blobs existence in a really vague way. The bodies that were thrown down there by the mimic, ended up fueling it with remnant making it alive.

[@IDsFantasy]

Interesting idea

[@JSProductions02]

This theory was really interesting indeed! Well done friendo 😃

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@original_namexd5690]

He's back! and his stories make kind of sense this time

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep!

[@Secluded_nightmare]

I always interpreted the snake one as the crying child. If you think about it, there were technically 5 kids. The crying child, and the 4 bullies. Only one died, that being the crying child. And in FNAF 4, there’s the iconic lines. ‘Your broken. I will put you back together’. So while I do think your idea of the story is good, it could also apply to the crying child. And also, the 5 nights could also relate to the 5 days leading up to the crying child’s birthday. And if you remember, the foxy mask bully has a red mask, relating to the snake. I think yours works well, but this is just an open minded interpretation.

[@IDsFantasy]

Interesting. The issue is Mike played an active role in killing CC, which doesn't match the boy letting the snake do it's thing in the story. Additionally, while Mike did put Elizabeth back together, the text color saying they'd put CC back together was light yellow, not grey like Mike. But I do see where you're coming from! Thank you for commenting!

[@Secluded_nightmare]

@@IDsFantasy I see. But you can also interpret it as Michael letting Fredbear bite down on the crying child. The snake, or fredbear in this case, was left alone by the boy, or Michael, as he turned a blind eye. Also, you have to note that almost all the nightmare animatronics eyes are red, also referencing the snake. It would also make sense for it to be the Crying Child because nightmare and fredbear are the only nightmare animatronics with 2 sets of teeth. It could be a reference to fangs, given how sharp the teeth are.

[@Supergoat420]

Excellent video! 🎉 truly. I’d wondered about snake boy being Michael but I’d never thought of the snake as being Baby/William

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! And fair, it took me a bit to figure that out XD

[@LadyBernkastel92]

I agree with the Henry story almost entirly, but I take it a step further. I think him stitching the kids together means he used their remnant to make LEFTE, because LEFTE's goal of luring the puppet would be made easier if he contained the souls she was still trying to protect. So my perspective on PS's ending is: LEFTE=MCI+ Charlotte + Crying child, Molten Freddy = DCI (I think the funtimes were animated with remnant from the scrapped toys), and then Afton, Elizabeth, Mike, and Henry are all there as well. Since the goal was to wipe out all the remnant that resulted from Afton's murders. Great video as always, some real interesting stuff here!

[@IDsFantasy]

Interesting! Thank you!

[@outoforder4423]

This makes a lot of sense. I was never able to wrap my head around the theories that they were all the same event because while there were similarities in all of theme, there were too many differences to seem like a retelling of the same event. More of a common theme to focus on. The kitten story always reminded me of Michael Afton (though that one I could see how most people saw it as William) so maybe I am biased in liking this theory, but it's the first theory on Candy Cadet's story that I feel like actually makes sense to me.

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad! Thank you for commenting :D

[@outoforder4423]

@@IDsFantasy Of course! Thanks for making such a neat video :D

[@bluedemon2783]

I feel what this is actually a really good interpretation. Can't wait to see how this entire story ends

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad! And yeah, it'll be cool to see where the story goes

[@OneroseArts]

C.C. feels like someone who is sentient and aware of everything that has happened, but does nothing other then tell the tale. I don't know if there is a reason or if he represents a specific character, but it's very strange.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep

[@rockstarherospirit]

I really love these interpretations! Great job putting these ideas together, and it is well explained in the video!

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad! Thank you :D

[@RastaFudge]

OMG 6:44 onwards opened my eyes to a whole load of shit I never realized before, thank you for making this video so much!

[@IDsFantasy]

No problem! I'm glad it helped

[@FireSonic225]

Fnaf really makes you think, huh? This was a very interesting vid, and shows us that when it comes to the fnaf story, there are many, Mannyyy interpretations of events...

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep! I'm glad you thought it was interesting :D

[@Nectarthebee]

Wonder how candy cadet knows all of this, or if henry coded that into him as an outlet. After all, one man bearing secrets so large might feel a need to lessen the burden.

[@seamuswalker6879]

This was awesome! Super excited for the new ruins video next!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! Good to hear :D

[@PaintedCryptid]

AHH! This is so good!! I never thought too much about the Candy Cadet stories but this has scratched an itch in my brain!!! Everyone was so focused on the five things and not enough on the actual stories! You have opened my eyes!

[@IDsFantasy]

Glad I could help!

[@GJames-Legend101]

This is a long shot but what if candy cadet is actually talking about the afton family when he talks about five things becoming one, William, Michael, Elizabeth, crying child (who I call Kenny or joseph) and mrs afton (who I call Serena) becoming one somehow, maybe it’s foreshadowing that the aftons will be merged into a actual afton amalgamation.

[@IDsFantasy]

It would be interesting, but I have a bit of a different idea :D

[@Wuffle]

I’ve got a theory, in the ruin trailer, we see Gregory telling Cassie he’s “trapped in the pizzaplex. Or at least what’s left of it”. And judging by the surroundings in the pizzaplex, it is very old and run down at this point. Like give it a year to ten years of time pass. And Gregory hasn’t seemed to have aged at all, at least in his voice. And we already have ample evidence that he may be a robot. “But what robot?” You may ask. Mimic. “But what is he mimicking?” The crying child. We also see Gregory hurt one, and kill another therapist under the name patient 46. And who do we see that has violent intentions? Mimic

[@IDsFantasy]

Interesting idea

[@KuroAceVT]

Ladies and gentlemen, ID’s Fantasy: probably the most respectful fnaf theorist I’ve seen

[@IDsFantasy]

:D

[@Abrion_INFINITY]

When you realise that ID has talked to FuhNAFF and he's talked to MatPatt, and oh wait, she's talked to MatPatt aswell, and she replied to your comment, so this is the closest you have EVER come to talking to Matpatt. Love this.

[@IDsFantasy]

XD

[@elicreationaustralia]

damn I'm early! I saw you from GTLive. Love your theories and videos!!

[@IDsFantasy]

Nice! Thank you :D

[@voltaicelml5988]

I think it’s interesting that in the kitten story, a kitten gets „put back together“ and then put in a „box“ . Maybe the box is a stand in for something else but the putting the remains back together part felt like an explanation to the „I will put you back together“ thing

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah. The way I see it is Mike put Elizabeth back together, then she and the other Funtimes were in the 'box' of Ennard, but still somewhat distinct from each other

[@ViCiousSnek]

Another great theory video! Love your work as per usual 😊

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!!!

[@xKarenWalkerx]

Desolate Hope was a 2012 game by Scott Cawthon. I suspect Candy and also Music Man are modeled after this game’s characters. One of the characters in FNAF world is even directly from that game. The Sci-Fi aspects of FNAF are really cool and add a whole other dimension to it. Candy and Music Man’s popularities really prove that.

[@IDsFantasy]

Interesting!

[@drewhalcro6082]

It's funny. I have never played a FNAF game. I did notice that the snake was in interesting choice of animal. Of all the creatures it could have been, Scott chose the one that represents immortality.

[@IDsFantasy]

Oooo I didn't notice that!

[@oddstar4291]

This was such a coherent and satisfying take on the candy cadet stories. I like your willingness to reconsider molten mci as well. Cool stuff my dude 👍👍👍

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad you like it! Thank you :D

[@LordMidnightYT]

I agree with you, the Candy Cadet stories never seemed identical to me, despite the small detail of 5 things; now I can distinguish a better and clearer perspective of what they could represent 🤔. Regarding Molten Freddy, I must admit that before I firmly believed in the theory that connected the books with the games, about the creation of the Funtime, with the remnant of the 5 children, but currently, the detail that made me change my mind, that it's related to Candy's stories, is the mentioned of 5 things becoming one, when Golden Freddy or Puppet, were not dismantled by William in the minigame, only the 4 main animatronics. Thanks to that, with the stories, I disconnected that detail from the books to the games, and therefore, to Molten Freddy 😏. Excellent video, I like your way of analyzing things, and I'll also wait for Matpat's reaction, see ya ID 👍😁.

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad to hear that! Thank you :D

[@zephyr-cf9ej]

Hi ID! I’ve been rewatching some of your older security breach theories with the perspective of the information we hold now and I was wondering if you could look into the possibility that gregory is a mimic or at least some variation of it. I watched the charlie and crying child post-it room theory and with us now knowing that the triangle language is at least associated with the mimic, my mind immediately went to gregory being one himself as the code describes his stay in the pizzaplex. This might be nothing at all but I don’t have the extensive knowledge or books to look into it further. Btw I love your videos and theories, and your style of presenting. Keep up the good work! :D

[@IDsFantasy]

The issue is the triangles and zig zags of the wall code don't actually match how Edwin's code is described; squiggles, loops, triangles WITHIN triangles, etc. I don't think the code is associated with the Mimic at all tbh, especially since the new book gives Mimic POV and it wouldn't make sense for Gregory to be one. Thank you!