Poppy Playtime Chapter 3 - The Story Explained

[@MagicalMaster]

I think the fact that Catnap gives you a chance to leave even though he found you a second time is significant. Remember the first time he tried to kill you he did it in such a way that he wouldn't watch it, then only after he warns you and you persist on getting closer to his god does he actually become dangerous. I think he recognizes you as one of the people that didn't hurt anyone. As someone that was about as innocent as an adult in this situation could get. Not as innocent as the child victims, or the other abused toys, but still not someone to just slaughter on sight. Food for thought.

[@leosv838]

That and how he tried to keep Miss Delight away from the kids. Maybe he tried protecting them and the other innocents during the Hour of Joy incident (but failed in the end). The player's definitely being manipulated even if it's unclear by whom at this point.

[@revelare_xvii6269]

Catnap pretty much wants us to stay out of his business and only tries to kill us once we don’t listen to him.

[@Sabcy2]

it could have also been a trick. He is known for playing with his prey.

[@gamedummy6614]

Catnap's Death was very poetic, as Theodore he almost died to electrocution and was killed to turned anew and when he was Catnap he almost died to electrocution as well as born anew via the prototype.

[@Ashbrash1998]

He was either playing with us or it tells us that the Mc wasn't involved with the kids much personally or well the day to day operations. Mommy & co recognize us as being a worker but nothing other than that

[@queenie5137]

The way they did Catnap’s death was really good. It’s not really noticeable at first but I just realised that in Catnap’s death scene, he’s terrified and afraid because he was once again dying in the same way he was as a child. And the last time it happened he trusted the prototype with his life which saved him but in return made him be selected to become Catnap and go through some grim awful shit. Now once again the same thing had happened and for Catnap it was like a spitting image of that traumatic haunting event- essentially an major post traumatic flashback and once again the prototype wanted him to give his full trust to it. That’s harsh man.

[@Amethyst.i]

I didn’t think of it that way but you’re so right :(

[@renegade6578]

I interpreted it differently, given the pose that Catnap makes it almost seems as though he's offering himself to the prototype and happy that he finally was able to become one with the god he worshipped.

[@shibauni9766]

​@@renegade6578 That's what I thought too as catnap is meant to be one of those insane cultists who are willing to do anything for their being of worship and willing to die for it plus he did do the pose

[@midnights2631]

You're right, it's chilling to realize that Theo/Catnap most likely had flashbacks.

[@toastedprocastinator]

fr, BRUTAL damn

[@xtuffcookiex]

Catnap locking up the teachers to keep them from the students is interesting. He was still wanting to protect the children from harm. The fact Ms. Delight admitted she would kill the kids is telling of the Hour of Joy.

[@maciumba]

I wonder if he kept his promise to protect them or eventually he ended up killing and eating them. Or he just wanted to keep the "food" for himself.

[@TheOneWhoAsked33]

@@maciumba He actually did protect them, if he killed them then his god (the prototype) wouldn't be too happy with that since the prototype himself wanted no more kids to die, hence why he did the hour of joy and coordinated everything, if Ms. Delight did try to kill the kids then catnap would intervene and most likely kill her

[@Cinabonz]

​@@TheOneWhoAsked33Wait but if the kids survived the hour of joy what happened to them after? Did they eventually die of hunger?

[@TheOneWhoAsked33]

@@Cinabonz I think they did, only possible reason. I'm not all too sure of this but most likely they ended up dying by the toys or of hunger

[@JuanitoEsBonito]

It seems like a lot of the toys don't actually get a long with each other or at the very least fear catnap and the prototype. The hour of joy probably felt like a great idea to them at first. But when all the employees died they were left without food or children to play with it was a wasteland and that probably caused them to rethink their alliances. We know Mommy assisted the prototype but at some point she also turned to fear him..

[@xaviergarza8291]

Is it just me or is the "hour of joy" the scariest part? Just imagine hiding for hours , crawling into vents while hearing the death of friends. The fact that most of the employees did not know anything and were seeing childhood mascots run at them. Employees and others saw heads teared off, bodies tossed, and chasing others. Plus whatever they did, they'll die no matter what. And the monsters did this because the higher ups treated them like sh!t.

[@lokky9188]

yeah, i don't really know why but the way they presented it was as if it had really happened, no exaggeratedly climactic music, no "scary" effects, no sounds, no voices, just a videotape of a slaughter

[@ろうにん浪人]

@@lokky9188 It's because it's an immersion of our reality, at least in some aspects. This gives the feel of a riot in a prison cell, something that does actually happen. It's just that its creatures doing the slaughter and not other humans. This is how I feel about it.

[@tayloranderson7547]

For real life that do that.

[@michaeljenkins7972]

It should be it’s own chapter or game

[@Saver_WR]

The depressing part was the hour of joy is the final nail of the coffin of thier downfall. I mean yeah the employee need to die but thier plan is way to much of revenge that every innocent employee and the adopted parent were being slaughter. the past 10 year before the mc came and i came to realise that everytoy who didn't participate the hour of joy are getting killed which make me mad at the prototype and the hunger itself really bring us to horror that every toys are eating the corpse which came to my mind how can they react that every good people they are dying for these senseless slaughter. I see prototype a monster in my eye instead of looking the person who did them the horror that they face but only amplified the anger to seek revenge on the adults.

[@danielmaynard239]

DogDay probably had the worst fate, since he didn't mean harm, but the smaller critters used him as a vessel to attack the player

[@Tari_10_Editz]

Not just him But kicken chicken as well, in the cardboard thing, unlike the other (besides dog day) kicken chicken isn't that murderous Edit: oh, bobby bearhug isn't murderous either

[@danielmaynard239]

@@Tari_10_Editz I wasn't taking about those who were already dead

[@Tari_10_Editz]

@@danielmaynard239 I'm just saying he isn't the only one

[@karlbenito9992]

Anyone remember the spiders from the mist?

[@egg-le7qb]

He had the scariest jump scare in my opinion

[@meggy3635]

The tiny smiling critters climbing into DogDay’s open body and using him as a skinsuit was such genuinely disturbing body horror, i’m impressed with how much darker chapter 3 has been in comparison to the previous two

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

This incident has happened so many times before I have thankfully caught all the critters, but this was the one time they successfully took over his body. I wanted to punish him and not kill him. The only reason I’ve try to take care of the player is because he killed some of the other toys

[@Train_lizard]

@@MumbleMumbleJumblenahhh 💀 cat done learned how to type

[@grumpygrandma8917]

@@MumbleMumbleJumble that cat sat on the keyboard with much precision

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

@@grumpygrandma8917 no I use my tail. It’s become my natural talent and I’m typing on a flip phone.

[@bomasempetite]

​@@MumbleMumbleJumble aw hell nah what is feline sleep doing on the Internet

[@z-one5941]

CatNap didn't have much screentime, but when he was onscreen, he was absolutely terrifying! That colorless form was pure nightmare fuel!

[@giolegocraft4728]

I feel like the idea of Catnap watching you behind your back when you're least expecting it is much more terrifying than mommy long legs watching you from a window

[@GreenMask-XRGM-27]

Some toys who is the center of attention does not need screen time mostly, some other toys within playcare should have their screen time to, if it wasn’t for Catnap taking much screen time, we wouldn’t have other toys screen time and experience how dark Chapter 3 really is.

[@jchamp00]

He's based on a cat and we were even told he liked to stall his prey and awaken them before going for the kill. If they gave him too much screen time he wouldve been just another Mommy long legs. She wasnt scary and would not stop talking the whole time, it was annoying.

[@PoisonAngelGirl]

I didn't realize that was the "colorless creature" that was talked about in the VHS tapes until seeing this comment 😂😭.

[@RB0SSTK1NG]

they coulda done better like actually Having us try to survive against Catnap in the shadows and dark places that give a more survivor horror experience like advertised in the trailer other than that I loved this chapter (CATNAP is my fav antagonist of the main 3 in every chapter now)

[@booled1]

14:58 This detail is just amazing. Kissy visibly reacts when Huggys death is mentioned. She flinches and glances at Poppy and also brings her knee up. This is probably hinting that Huggy and Kissy have a much deeper story together. I can’t explain how much i love subtle details like this. It shows so much of Kissys personality in just a couple of seconds. It’s absolutely awesome.

[@Noshushpls]

I have a feeling huggy and kissy were one of the experiment children Kevin and his other child friend that came to check up on him in one of the recordings

[@katokabi986]

@@NoshushplsI don’t think that’s the case. Kissy is a girl, Kevin and Joseph were both boys. I think we’ll learn about Huggy and Kissy in the next chapter. The way this chapter ended makes me believe that at least. I think they should explain all the known toys’ past tho.. They’re all so interesting~

[@rougebladeroblox]

3:32

[@kay_dotttt]

I thought i was the only one that seen that

[@darkio6543]

I don’t think that animation is related to that voice line. When I played through Kissy Missy did that way before she mentioned Huggy.

[@alliesangalli1757]

In the Stella Greyber tape, not only was the couple surprised to find out about the testing, but it sounds like Stella was too. The couple asks how she could not know when she's in charge, and Stella sounds confused when reading the "testing" note on the form. It wasn't just the factory workers who didn't know about the experiments, it was even kept from the head of Playcare herself. Everything we've heard about Stella makes it clear she wouldn't approve of experimenting on orphans, so her being kept in the dark would make sense. Maybe she was promoted to head of Playcare and not told about the experiments to set her up, similar to how Elliot Ludwig might've been set up to take the fall for everything?

[@sarahzahira7432]

I agree

[@trenth.7053]

Is stella greyber not mommy?

[@fishingnxj]

​@@trenth.7053no,it was Marie

[@fishingnxj]

​@@trenth.7053if my spelling were correct

[@trenth.7053]

@@fishingnxj Oh yeaaa it's been a minutes since i heard that name haha

[@TheGamingAnimator.]

Dogday’s death gave me chills… as he mentioned the smaller toys are fed, meaning they must’ve fed on his innards too and the others for him to know this. So as they crawl inside of him, they are eating what’s left until it is a hollow shell for them to control

[@CBMOA]

Sickening 😰 When I saw the game, I knew it’s gonna be scary, just not this level Dogday didn’t deserve this Now I’m even more concerned about the next chapter; will there be a happy ending or are there more secrets to uncover?

[@sharondasykes2101]

​@@CBMOA exactly I'm sad kissy got taken I hope it ends next time

[@magnusm4]

That's the thing no comment or the video even mentions. The wiki says it. DogDay said it himself they want to crawl under skin skin and eat him. That's what happened. He got eaten from the inside and used as a skin puppet. Gruesome.

[@paulallen2680]

@@magnusm4aren’t these things toys? Are the little things just eating white cotton inside the toy😂

[@kjb-gamesandreading3981]

​@@paulallen2680 the actual bodies of the children are put into the toys, if I understood everything going on properly.

[@sonjathemango]

Hearing Elliot Ludwig's speech about smiles in the cable car is so much more chilling now that I know the lore about the bigger bodies initiative. "There is nothing more gratifying to my soul than being the reason for a child's smile...these children deserve to smile...dedicated in every inch and detail to ensuring a child's smile...may playcare bring smiles to all who enter these doors, for what gives life its meaning, if not a smile?" Then I realized basically all the bigger body toys have permanent smiles on their faces.

[@-Just_Meh-]

Expect some of the toys like mommy, when she got angry the part where she slid down from up to us in chapter 2 where she called us cheater, her mouth changes for a second

[@Mynoghra293]

I believe Elliott might have been oblivious up until a certain point, then disposed of when he didn’t want to do those cruel things to children, I doubt he started the business with many workers and probably was non-profit in the beginning.

[@wix-1-3dgcjt6]

One think i find sinister is the reason (or, lack of knowing it) WHY whey made the bigger bodies. It's DEFINITLY not just to help in the factory

[@yasquishyboi902]

that’s something i noticed about big catnap, it’s face is plastic and unmoving until the gas, it’s permanently in that wide mouthed smile

[@burgerpowder8]

yyoooo i didnt even put the two together. i think he's possibly trying to BECOME the toy to make kids smile

[@Roze_aye]

13:27 Also I really love how they handled that kissy scene. When she attacks, she is cloaked in "Moonlight" making her appear blue like huggy. But once poppy stops her and she shines her flashlight on em, we can see that the figure is pink, making them Kissy.

[@alpensoo6115]

yeah, i was like what is he back?

[@Clootopia]

Omg I love y😊😂❤❤❤

[@obaidalnuaimi9508]

Is the prototype elott

[@rayneregio293]

Me thinking that it was huggy until I saw this coment

[@tayloranderson7547]

See the figure is pink , making them kissy. Missy for real life.

[@dragonboyandthejunkbotvetr4387]

I believe Poppy Playtime has redeemed itself. It seems like multiple horror games are getting darker and darker. And I’m here for it!

[@whispering_butterflies4214]

literally because there were some parts where you could barely see anything. This is a joke I know they were talking about themes and gore and I know there's a flare gun just a simple joke if you don't get it that's fine

[@coraadmire505]

I do like that it’s confirmed that The Prototype is just like The Mimic from Ruin even though he doesn’t copy people’s behavior like The Mimic

[@eigildamsgaard4448]

I can't wait for the Chapter 4, like Chapter 1 i wasn't very invested but in Chapter 2, i got a little more invested and now i can't wait for Chapter 4!

[@qwacktrap]

Darker. Yet. Darker. I’ve been on the internet for too long

[@OhNoTheFace]

@@whispering_butterflies4214 If only you got a flare gun or something

[@ColtonRMagby]

Hearing Kissy's screams at the end made me feel like part of me had been killed in that moment. She was so sweet, and just wanted us to succeed. We'll most likely find out what happened to her in Chapter 4, which will probably come out in 2026 or somwhere around there.

[@HarmonyOC]

I hope she's going to be ok and didn't die, I love kissy

[@bluegold1026]

Sadly, at this rate, it feels like we're not gonna see Chapter 4 until 2026 at the earliest. Shouldn't be waiting for THAT long...right?

[@kittysenpai2314]

I wanted to cry hearing her screaming like "Don't...Don't please don't kill her off"

[@TodorokiKameha]

Mob need to fckin hire more people instead of worrying for merch and movies.

[@BriarPatchNyra]

@@TodorokiKamehait really is ridiculous. I love this game but is this going to be the norm now? Is it going to spread? Now games all come out in chunks you wait years for? Mob has made BANK on the merch sales, they have battle passes with the multiplayer, and they should at least be discussing a movie deal. They can hire more people surely.

[@XaviAnimates]

I originally thought this game was just another cringey mascot horror game, but then I saw the VHS tapes, the ARG, and all the other content that led up to this chapter. This game is truly unique, and the developers aren’t afraid to make it as terrifying as possible.

[@aetheriox463]

the first two chapters werent amazing, but its clear that they saw what potential this chapter had, and went "we were quite tame with the last two chapters, lets kick it up a notch" and then they did

[@salehvenom]

what about bendy and the dark revial?

[@magnusm4]

I know. The first chapter was a bit controversial with people saying it's just a mascot horror cash in. They pointed out how the game already had a store site selling merchandise. It started simple and typical but I love how far it goes. But the fur graphics are INSANELY good!

[@alexbowlin7044]

"oh my god... I get it"

[@Sayoriplier]

​@@salehvenomBendy ain't cringey I think everyone knows that.

[@plumwings2644]

Ok but can we talk about how GOOD the voice acting in this game is? Like holy crap the first 2 chapters had great voices, but this takes it to a NEXT LEVEL. Poppy and DogDay are the standouts for me, cause you feel their full on raw emotions. For DogDay, it’s pretty much his whole talk with you in the Playhouse, and for Poppy, it’s her frankly gut wrenching account of the Hour of Joy, and the absolute despair you can hear in her voice when she realizes Kissy’s in danger at the end, and how she reacts very realistically, at first thinking she’s just doing something weird, and then she hears the scream, and KNOWS something’s up. I like that more realistic approach rather than just saying she’s in danger just because of a small thump. The little details man, can’t get enough. TL;DR: The voice acting in this game is absolutely incredible, and Poppy’s VA is the GOAT.

[@jaslikeart]

and Ms Harper's VA for one of the tapes. Girl had rent due tomorrow

[@plumwings2644]

@jaslikeart oh yeah I forgot about that- I’ll be honest I think I spaced out during the tapes lmao

[@Mcblocksy-funny-vids]

I aint readin allat

[@karenwantsmanager]

​@@Mcblocksy-funny-vidsTLDR: the voice acting is hella good especially Dog Day & Poppy

[@ed8586]

Love all of them (except for Greyber, I can hear the accent of my native tounge a mile away/j)

[@vindurza]

Props to the devs for actually having the balls to make legitimately disturbing and upsetting horror, instead of something cutesy and kid friendly.

[@LordBakon]

Fnaf has an entire family get killed by robots, and that is pretty disturbing

[@stephenford5661]

​@@LordBakon but you don't really know that if you don't dig for it.

[@vindurza]

@LordBakon it's not mentioned directly in game only the books the games lost their teeth a long time ago you get some implied but no direct things that legitimately put a pit in your stomach like these

[@queenperrytheplatypus458]

@@LordBakon I love FNAF as much as the next person, but FNAF's lore has always been a bit... subtle. It makes the fans figure out all the details, and even when we do, it's not always quite right. The best in game canon mention of all the tragedies was Henry's final speech in Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator. This game really spells it out for us. While the first two chapters of the game were a bit more on the subtle side where you had to read some stuff to get somewhat of an understanding of what's going on, this chapter (and I'm sure the next that comes along) solidifies what we've all been speculating and theorizing. We don't have to guess intentions, possible references or hints. It tells us orphaned kids are experimented on and forced into being toys for the rest of their lives and are suffering.

[@JoshGens]

To be fair, this is mascot horror. They're entertainers/toys, they gotta be colourful and 'joyful', since they're made for kids.

[@haho7141]

It's interesting how, in the lore, Theo became catnap because he was badly damaged by electricity, and in the game, we defeated him by again electrifying him.

[@sithmaster345]

Palpatine: _Ironic._ 😏

[@homorry7912]

Fr fr

[@matsvee6746]

Every time I watch that moment, my first thought is Tiger Tiger. Maybe there's some connection or inspiration there - the cat toy being made that way because the boy inside was hurt by electricity (which is, you know, like lightning), which also defeats him while he is a cat.

[@amethystcharizardproductio7122]

@@matsvee6746the only difference this time round is the smoke, Ironically he was electrified like his previous death and his whole ordeal(The Red Smoke) also played apart in his death due to gas being *HIGHLY* flammable thus while he was being electrocuted he was then incinerated

[@toastedprocastinator]

foul. 😭💀☠🗿🥶

[@FartFrank309]

I find it funny that this worker is almost/around 40 (because of the time it takes for college, finding a job, working your way up the ranks, and actually working there for so long that every mascot you meet knows that you worked here) and is running around with a grab pack, crouching through tight spaces, falling at bone breaking heights, and has not had ONE back problem in this whole series.

[@celes42017]

I’m 37 and my back hurts just watching it.

[@slasherasder6754i]

he has giga chad's body i guess

[@YeseniaGomez-Solis]

They’re just built different 💀

[@caramelcwossont]

HELP YAH

[@Thotlinemiami]

Bro, I’m 38 and had to go to the emergency room tonight because my foot is in excruciating pain. The cause? STANDING TOO LONG.

[@alexa_the_goober]

Ollie is MatPat’s son! Also, there’s a message in Home Sweet Home, “A clap and a half to you, we’ll miss you!” A clap and a half is a GTLive catchphrase! And the “we’ll miss you” is just so sweet 😊

[@theretrodragonyope]

Huh, I did not know GT had another catchphrase.

[@agenti4734]

The voice actor isn't ollie but it could be possible that both the name and the phrases are a reference

[@Ohnoourtableitsbrokennn]

Aww that’s adorable

[@alexa_the_goober]

@@agenti4734Yep

[@Andrew-ww1hz]

I like that Ollie may be a reference to GT, but I still want to know who they are in the game lol. Is he a person? A toy? More mysteries.

[@p5_sunrise980]

"The hour of joy" is a pretty horrific scenario and the more you think about it the more disturbing it gets. I can't imagine the sheer amount of trauma that the children inside experienced when it occurred.

[@TheOneWhoAsked33]

They were safely kept away, most likely guarded by catnap, the prototype, and a few other toys. NOT all the toys knew of the location of the children since some of them would kill them, so only a few trusted ones knew where they were.

[@Stickstriker123]

At least they have a heart and won't harm kids well some of them

[@p5_sunrise980]

@@TheOneWhoAsked33 it would still be horrible for the kids to hear the agonizing screams and pleas of the adults, giving how Poppy heard them for what feels like forever it would probably have been the same with the kids.

[@TheOneWhoAsked33]

@@p5_sunrise980 True, but I would feel comfort knowing that a giant purple cat and an intelligent robotic creature are not harming me but protecting me

[@vlksuu]

@@TheOneWhoAsked33bro that hand terrify any kid, lowkey. i doubt they lived long though because of food shortages.. my guess is that the remaining children consciousnesses were taken by the prototype to maybe preserve them.. not 100% but im excited for the next chapter.

[@patrickmarzo2419]

First time I heard Ollie speak I was thinking in my mind, “Yo, Gregory when did you switch games? Could’ve just quit fnaf instead of tricking Cassy to switch games.”

[@STAR_DUCK-6]

Congrats you have 100 likes BTW I was your 100th like

[@toastedprocastinator]

fr, ollie actually sounds like ruin gregory 😭💀

[@RainierFajardoProduction]

Tbh same!!! Ollie sounded like Gregory in his first line i thought i was the only one haha

[@dynstinn]

@@RainierFajardoProduction the multiverses are connected the poppy and fnaf universe the ppfnaf univers

[@miserymaven]

I had the same thought which leads me to believe that Ollie is sus af and is either the Prototype or a hidden antagonist that’ll betray poppy and us.

[@Starrial]

Catnap “lost” the final boss fight after being electrocuted by our green GrabPack hand. Theodore Grambell’s position as Catnap began after the incident in which he electrocuted himself with the green GrabPack hand. *Ah, irony.*

[@Bfdibfbbfdiatpotfanforever]

Lol

[@Someone69769]

that is a cool detail

[@Doomsdayyoucancallme]

Ironic indeed

[@jerryapice1762]

I just feel sorry for him. He put so much faith in the one person who had ever shown him true kindness only to be betrayed in the end. Though it is weird. Why would Prototype save him just to kill him?

[@sweethistortea]

@@jerryapice1762 It seems like the Prototype was bringing Catnap to a sort of toy heaven, and Catnap went willingly so it wasn't betrayal.

[@helbeglin]

I find it interesting that Ollie considers Catnap as the last of the Smiling Critters, while DogDay considers himself the last. I believe this is in regards to the CatNap recall, and his removal from the group. Ollie may have been present when CatNap was introduced, but not notified of the recall. He may also believe all the Smiling Critters are dead because they were all taken to that hidden prison, with who-knows-what happening to them. It was best to assume they were dead. On the other hand, DogDay would have that information, being a part of the Smiling Critters. One thinks CatNap is the last, while DogDay *knows* he is the last.

[@Ami-Derps-VA]

His final dog days--

[@LightMoon7890]

I thought it would be because dogday was under like a basement locked away

[@Doomzdeh]

It’s not because of the recall tbh. It’s because DogDay doesn’t see CatNap as a person anymore. This is illustrated in him calling him a “thing” in his dialogue. After seeing CatNap slaughter so many people and possibly toys, and then having CatNap tear off his legs and leaving him to suffer, DogDay no longer sees a Smiling Critter whom he can recognize or respect-he sees a monstrous entity with no empathy. To him, all of the Smiling Critters have died, and only DogDay is left. Ollie doesn’t seem to have direct experiences with CatNap. When he discusses CatNap’s views with the Player, he says things like “I’ve heard” and “Everyone says”. Therefore, when Ollie calls CatNap a “Smiling Critter”, he’s doing so because CatNap is, by definition, a Smiling Critter. There’s not much emotion there on the subject.

[@justin2308]

Unless DogDay somehow miraculously survived, it seems almost pointless to talk about now. After all, now there’s NO Smiling Critters. All of them have officially been wiped out, leaving behind only those parasite plushies in the Playhouse (wow, alliteration). So far, they’re probably among the most tragic characters in the lore so far.

[@theshrimpy-z7e]

a terrible detail with dogday is that a belt is tied around their waste right above where they were severed, meaning that no blood could escape so dogday could still barely cling to life. sickening.

[@AshOnJupiter..]

HOLY EFF

[@finlayarts2686]

I literally noticed the turnicate when I first saw him. If that wasn't horrifying enough the smaller smiling critters entering into his body with Bobby Bearhug literally going through his eye would definitely keep me awake.

[@highlightedsushi3147]

So is dogdday originally a child as well?

[@theshrimpy-z7e]

@@highlightedsushi3147 no, I believe he is possessed by an employee in-game

[@highlightedsushi3147]

@@theshrimpy-z7e ohh okay thanks

[@nylathemysticalcat9518]

The female worker who talked about Maria needs more recognition, she really put her all into the role of a woman who cares deeply for her daughter and scared out of her mind when that incident happened Edit: for some reason, my keyboard autocorrected and put women instead of worker. Stupid keyboard

[@lolno8372]

Seriously, that was amazing

[@ArmedVacation]

Female woman💀

[@Ruby...X]

The Male man

[@ArmedVacation]

Human person💀

[@Hajimeow_Hinyata]

FEMALE WOMAN 💀

[@EinsamPibroch278]

Ollie is so not what he seems. Even if he is WHO he says he is, a friend, he is not WHAT he is assumed to be, a boy/child. You're telling me that Ollie survived in an underground bunker without food or water for over a decade, AND remained a Child with the same trill prepubescent voice? No, he's a Toy, or something else.

[@Pinkwolf-bk9nc]

As someone allredy say Ollie can be a nickname for Elliot and if he is the prototype well make sence since the prototype can problably do a different voice easy enough

[@BeBlessedGames]

Thank you! That's what I said. Most adults WITH security clearance were killed. Even if he's a kid that survived, he'd be a teen by now, sounding older. And in that case, how would he survive a decade without food or water? Judging by how Poppy sounds, I'm thinking Ollie is at best a toy or AI. And if every other toy feeds on others to survive, Kissy and Poppy and potentially Ollie had to as well to survive the decade.

[@JeanWasATelepath]

@@BeBlessedGames Poppy was in a slumber im pretty sure, she doesn't need all of the other things the other toys needs, she was the first succesful expierement making her different from every other toy in general, The doctors couldn't perfect the other toys how they did poppy, that's how she can speak so clearly and wasn't going around helping the other toys kill, she also said she hated the screams of others and that they were agonizing to her, even so she's just a doll with a soul i think , not a toy with organs and bones.

[@Thefix12_]

No shit sherlock

[@sheppy5152]

Maybe Ollie is an artificial intelligence like boogie bot.

[@booled1]

The Hour of Joy is one of the most horrifying and tragic events in any video game ever. Seriously so disturbing.

[@PrederNationteam74]

Nah, I think the moment when the robots in atomic heart attack and kill everyone was much more disturbing, especially “Nora”

[@sundown6806]

You should play No Russian.

[@booled1]

@@sundown6806 i have bro😭

[@Insertnamehere684]

*starts coughing in roblox pressure (they have similar events)*

[@yourbiggestfan4789]

31:36 i think why catnap suddenly bursted into flames is because the red smoke he produces is not only hallucinogenic but it is very flamable.

[@andrehashimoto8056]

That still doesn't explain then why the GAS FLOODED room didn't just detonate then. Likelyhood is: The Gas emitter unit Catnap uses has two separate parts, one is the red gas, the other is perhaps a unit to further add pressure to the Gas release, increasing the range and speed it can fill a room. It is however only uaed for the initial burst of gas, and said additive IS THE FLAMABLE element. Without proper air ventilation, rooms become lethal gas chambers of red gas, but not the flamable additive

[@yourbiggestfan4789]

​@@andrehashimoto8056Good theory, You can see in the cutscene that the top hatch opens and all the gas somehow exits the room and only catnap bursts into flames because he attempts to release a concentrated amount of gas from his mouth while being electrocuted by the green hand. Your theory of and added flamable element could be right tho.

[@yourbiggestfan4789]

​@@crowbarfish0812That makes sense, but i think catnaps synthetic fur will be too greasy and wet for it to immediately burst into flames. You can see in the footage that he only bursts into flames just as he was releasing red gas from his mouth.

[@jaslikeart]

@@yourbiggestfan4789 his fur being greasy and wet may actually add on to why he immediately burst into flames. since he got electrocuted and all

[@yourbiggestfan4789]

@@jaslikeart could be, idk man why I am thinking so much about a fictional cat bursting into flames.

[@kazu9445]

I actually cant put into words how adorable Kissy is. When she’s just sat there idly in the lift, her lil eyeesss!!!!!! There’s always something so unbelievable ADORABLE about huge, friendly beasts that have the capability of killing your but are just mellow and kind. UGH SHES SO CUTE

[@notmo.]

what is wrong with you she's terrifying, especially because she also killed people in the hour of joy and is probably just pretending to be passively friendly.

[@TheLastHylianTitan]

@@notmo.she was an orphan who was taken to a place she was supposed to cared for, and was instead experimented on by the people she was supposed to trust. That kind of treatment begets terrible anger. I’m not saying what she did was right, but I am saying, I get it. To be treated to horrendously, for so long, and then being presented with an opening for vengeance? It must have felt so good to lash out. In the moment at least.

[@chieff_T]

@@notmo.unless Poppy turns out to be evil in chapter 4, then Kissy wasnt pretending to be nice since she seems to have been killed in the end of this chapter

[@kazu9445]

@@notmo. I mean her outward appearance really. The way she presents herself makes even her uncanny smile cute. Again, she reminds me of huge friendly beasts (totoro, friendly dragons etc.) that are super gentle. Like a big gentle St Bernard. Clearly she’s being shy and hesitant, unhappy with what’s happening in her world and wanting change. I love it.

[@kazu9445]

@@notmo.how can you say her at 14:37 isn’t so cute

[@RavennaBlackwood-d9i]

I think the protagonist is Richard. If the hero was part of the top employees, the head of some department, there would be no reason for Ollie to explain all the details nor provide all the set of keys. Polly would not be so nice to them if they were one of the scientists. She wouldn't say, "They didn't do anything wrong" and we wouldn't need "explaining". Also, a scientist should know of the red smoke and its functions. It would make more sense if the protagonist was an employee of a lower rank, a cleaner or a supplier. They did help with experiments in a way, but they did not outright harm the kids. But the monsters are still angry and the blame still falls upon the protagonist. We keep getting clips of Richard. I don't remember ever hearing a tape of him dying, so it may be that he is still alive. And, he is the protagonist. By a stroke of luck, he was absent on the day the Hour of Joy commenced. When he goes back to work, he finds it has been shut down. He tries to contact his colleagues and friends from work, but he can't reach them. Now, years later, he is invited back. He is seeing what he had unknowingly helped create. In a way, he feels responsible, and he must now help right what was wrong.

[@dreadlordocasio6744]

I think so to because if you think about it in the old chapter it seem like mommy long legs also remember our protagonist but still holds a grudge correct me if im wrong

[@chloe9846]

For now until it’s confirmed otherwise to be untrue and we’re actually playing as somebody else instead, I’m convinced that we are playing as Richard. Aside from your logic, it would also make sense for someone who doesn’t have a huge role in the company to miss a couple days where they wouldn’t be needed as much as the other more crucial employees. Like I’m imagining interns who come to get some experience in the toy industry by working with a powerhouse company such as Playtime Co. (because they were a hugely popular toy company with lots of successful toy products) Or the cashiers who manned the registers at both the toy shop on the surface by the entrance we enter through as well as the the toy shop in Playplace. Or the people who took care of the kids throughout the day, who were otherwise unaware of the horrible experiments being conducted on them. Or the tour guides who welcomed groups of visitors and took them on tours around the factory not knowing of its dark secrets. I’m also imagining that it’s hard to get your normal janitors to clean up the blood and guts from the children who were experimented upon and maybe even killed by the scientists. You probably either need outside specialists who somehow won’t question what happened to the kids, or you need your own staff to clean up their messes to avoid risking suspicion and investigation by people/the public outside of the scientific research department.

[@astellis11]

The more we hear about Richard the more I believe this. I always found it odd that they included him in the VHS tapes, especially cause they always seem so disconnected from the narrative.

[@irohnic473]

Doesn’t Dogday kinda sound like Rich though?

[@MadCatJervis]

The only thing is when the protagonist was tripping from the gas the TV scene indicates they came back due to their guilty conscience. From this chapter it's shown that there's a possibility that even head of departments like Stella are not all aware of what's happening to the children, so I don't think Richard would know enough to have a guilty conscience. Of course, we heard he may be getting a better position from this chapter, and we also know he's mellowing out because of his family and possibly because his experience of being demoted, so maybe he will be promoted to a position where he's aware of the situation and didn't do the right thing? It's strange if his friend knows what horror is in playcare yet still gives Richard the position seeing he's a good person though.

[@SnowHeronYt9447]

12:29 this scene is heartbreaking. Imagine waking up, your friend not there, and you ask an adult, as they lie right to your face… and your friend never ever returns back to you.

[@BurningFlamesofDivineDragon]

What I don't get is how did these kids not know that other kids weren't showing up? There's no way they weren't talking to each other and saying "Hey have you seen so and so I haven't seen them at all today?" There's no way these kids weren't talking to each other about other kids going missing.

[@SnowHeronYt9447]

@@BurningFlamesofDivineDragon That’s a good theory.

[@jookiooki]

@@BurningFlamesofDivineDragonthey were probably telling the kids that their peers were being adopted and that’s why they didn’t come back. But I’m sure the kids still had their suspicions and talked amongst each other since they would never receive goodbyes from their peers. Regardless, they’re children. They know they’re at the mercy of the adult employees so rather than push any questions further, they probably just wanted to believe that the employees were really taking care of them instead of living with constant anxiety at the possibility that something nefarious was going on. Especially since they’d be helpless either way as children.

[@YasserIsPlaying]

​@@jookiookiaint readin allat

[@realbiggestlegofanconnor7007]

I just realised that catnap’s defeat is SO much worse when you think about it because he was burned and electricity caused it exactly like what happened with Theodore forcing him to relive what he previously experienced before becoming catnap

[@lakshmilaasya431]

Exactly!!! That was my first relavation when I saw that scene😢

[@woozee4123]

I mean catnap aint innocent either so I can't feel bad for him too much

[@buttercuup02]

@@woozee4123that’s how I felt at first, but I think being transformed into Catnap could’ve messed with his head in some tragic ways… so while catnap is a real pain in the butt, the spirit of Theo inhabiting him is definitely a poor, tortured soul

[@TheBroGamer14082]

ngl i didnt notice that when watching 8bitryan's playthrough.

[@goteamslugs]

True.

[@JustHere5503]

14:57 I find it interesting how Kissy reacts to Huggy’s death being mentioned. She glanced quickly at Poppy, like some sort of flinch, then just brought her knee up. They probably were close in some way.

[@xandercrosby3757]

He may have been a mindless monster, but he was Her mindless monster.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Also, the fact Poppy said nonchalantly saying Huggy died in front of Kissy is just rude. I forgot if Huggy was Kissy's brother or boyfriend but hearing that make her sad. Also, Huggy is not actually dies, as in Chapter 2, you can see his furs are crawling around on the sewer's wall. Either he escaped from the bottom pit or the prototype brought his body to the top like he did to Mommy and Catnap. I have a feeling Huggy will be back as part of Prototype's body or maybe on his more damage part of his body.

[@take_another_trip]

It seems fishy, maybe he didnt die at all and Kissy knows it thats why she reacts that way

[@qazisgone7292]

​@@take_another_tripoh wow that actually seems plausible

[@milkecartonangel]

isn’t kissy huggy’s canon lover? ofc she’d be upset by her lover’s death being mentioned

[@julissalyssa2764]

Ollie speaking to the protagonist through a random phone in the PlayCare gives me The Mimic speaking to Cassie pretending to be Gregory in order to escape vibes. I personally believe that Ollie is actually just the prototype or something else pretending to help the protagonist but actually just trying to help himself escape (like with Theodore)

[@itsnevas]

Ollie could simply be the phone itself.

[@TheOneWhoAsked33]

the prototype is smart, he could very easily escape, he needs the player for something else

[@Tinkywinky738]

@@TheOneWhoAsked33maybe he wants a human body?

[@Cinabonz]

I doubt the prototype is Ollie, while the prototype was able to mimic voices, it wasn't able to hold the voice for more than a few seconds. I think Ollie may be a new toy, or maybe even one we've already heard about

[@TheOneWhoAsked33]

@@Tinkywinky738 a thing that big, collecting the giant mascots bodies to become a human? unlikely

[@craftic7043]

But, something I noticed, was CatNap wasn't expecting to die then. When the prototype extended his hand CatNap went to take it but was betrayed last second. He hesitated grabbing the prototype's hand because he noticed it was was no longer as open as it had been and had been tightened to stab CatNap.

[@itsyagirljess]

Nah. I think Catnap sacrificed himself.

[@GLIXCH1812]

For me I think that he knew what was happening and sacrificed himself cause he knows he’s injured and realizes he can also be part of the prototype himself, remember, cat nap considers the prototype as a god

[@itzbenjvck6811]

yeah, something you noticed or something you want to think that happended, now sure you can think that he “betrayed him” but most people would see it as sacrifice, i mean he literally backed away last second but then goes back to the hand and instead of grabbing it mf doing the same exact pose he was doing when he was worshipping him, i believe if he really wasn’t sacrificing himself he would of just grabbed his hand not stand with his mouth and arms literally open.

[@Zee_Mikimaws]

I like to imagine that catnap actually protected the children during the hour of joy, maybe leading them to a room so that they could be safe during all the chaos. But without a food source, they must've starved there and slowly began to die, this must've hurt catnap alot. So he must've used the red smoke to put them all to sleep, to end their suffering and maybe it wasn't nightmarish creatures they saw when they were put to sleep, but one last wholesome moment with the one who protected them for so long, catnap.

[@endbounty9890]

That’s just depressing…

[@DullAmazon]

He did protect them as shown in one of the tapes with the encounter with Ms delight, and most likely put them in a safe room. However I believe that the intro episode of the smiling critters is the children in that room scared of the chaos going outside and happy to see catnap which he then put them all the sleep with the red smoke

[@justawhitecat2096]

Oh may I ask which or where can I find the VHS Tape?​@@DullAmazon

[@sonjathemango]

I also thought he might have protected them, but then i remembered the news broadcast at the beginning of the game that ends with "one thing is certain: your children are not safe with catnap" and now I wonder if there's more truth to that line than I realized. I know the miss delight tape says he kept them away from her because he knew she would kill them, but im struggling to imagine what else he would have done with them.

[@samanthaM7119]

@@sonjathemango I wonder though if that's regarding the hallucinations the red smoke gave along with the other side effects.

[@augustina3657]

I worked at a toy shop that sold Poppy Platytime toys and by far the most disturbing aspect of this franchise are the 4-7 year olds who are big time into this and somehow the parents know absolutely nothing about what exactly this franchise is

[@TheOneWhoAsked33]

They are only into the stupid click farm videos that are made and dont actually play the games or watch the vhs tapes

[@OnlySushiCat]

My 7yo niece actually likes the gameplays with no commentary, I asked her some days ago when the 3rd chapter came out and she said its not scary 🤷 She even has a Huggy Wuggy drawing on her room

[@Hoolzz]

@@OnlySushiCat thats like 1 kid and they probably don't even understand whats going on lol

[@PixeIated]

​@@OnlySushiCatlock her up, that's a psychopath in the making That or she hasn't gained sentience yet, kids don't get the concept of them existing until a certain point

[@barakaobama4017]

I mean, it was the same thing with a lot of current teenagers and Fnaf.

[@graysonvalenti3650]

The prototype: I'm here to help catnap Catnap: Thank you, my lor- *gets impaled.* Prototype: You see, I was actually using an advanced technique called lying.

[@Bfdibfbbfdiatpotfanforever]

Catnap did not see that coming💀👍

[@someidiotnamedtricks6397]

I mean, it seems like catnap was also just.. sacrificing himself? Scared ofc but yeah-

[@macaroniandchizzle]

@@Bfdibfbbfdiatpotfanforeverhe probably did, which was why he backed away at first

[@highhoper1143]

no, Like what bro said, the prototype is made(maybe) by more beings including the prototype itself, and since they were friend when catnap was theo, I think he wanted his friend with him in the core of the body it process.

[@damonlam9145]

I'm pretty sure Catnap knew he was going to die because he fail, which is probably why he backed away at first but eventually accept the fact he was going to die either way and allow the prototype to kill him (and with a theory that Catnap and the prototype were pretty close when they were both still humans, there is a chance the prototype gave him a mercy kill to put him out of his misery) .

[@thegrandxbunny2073]

I'm not getting over how Poppy Playtime started as the face of Mascot Horror's decline only for Chapter 3 to turn the whole game around. Dogday and Miss Delight are just horrific and I love it.

[@AverageTeenageYoutuber]

I want poppy to say AWWWWWWW F*amily friendly word* like that exactly, I don’t know why or in what context, but it would add some comedy to a hard, terrifying game

[@thegrandxbunny2073]

@@AverageTeenageKZbinr Hah! Yes!

[@AverageTeenageYoutuber]

@@thegrandxbunny2073 I finally have an idea for the context, they’re almost in the laboratory, when the prototype somehow gets a hole in the floor, you fall through, as you’re falling, poppy says it, then you must climb the skyrail as you TEACH POPPY HOW TO SWEAR, you end up in the “cozy buddies reading nook” where it becomes more like a survival horror game, occasionally a cold, repetitive voice will call out to you, you survive by eating mushrooms, some are toxic, if you consume a certain amount of toxics, you will begin to choke as ViVo Vulture, the main villain RIPS OUT YOUR LIVER, after 3 “days” or light flickers, the objective is clear

[@AverageTeenageYoutuber]

Ok the last part was just my idea for chapter four

[@jsanto210]

The added cannibalism was crazy; both staff and toys being eaten makes the games story all the more dark

[@jebthesheep2384]

Fr

[@ivyscripting7240]

Honestly the cannibalism part confused me more. Did they really have enough staff & toys to go around for 10 years? If it was like... 2 years that might've made more sense. Also, does Poppy also have to eat and just hasn't all this time? I would understand why she wants revenge then.

[@danielfletcher706]

@@ivyscripting7240 possible explanation would be that they didn't need to eat to survive, but still retained the human instinct to hunger for food

[@jsanto210]

@@ivyscripting7240 that's the thing tho, we see other toys ripped apart around as the chapters go on, so it makes sense that once the humans died, the toys turned to eating each other. Looks what happened to dog days and what he says about catnap feeding the critters

[@ivyscripting7240]

@@jsanto210 that’s not my point though - I’m not saying them becoming cannibals is unrealistic, but that it’s nonsensical that this happened and they had enough people/toys to survive for 10 years. It’s a game so it’s whatever but it’s kind of a lazy point to add after establishing the story.

[@coolboss999]

I will give props to Poppy Playtime Chapter 3 for blatantly explaining certain events that unfolded without exactly giving us the reason Instead of having us keep guessing what happened. Finally a horror game that treats us with intelligence.

[@Mars-zv4ky]

Honestly a rarity. Like other ganes are often vague about timings or certain details without directly admitting to it. The game made it very clear what has happened but not the why which will get explored later. Enough details to feel satisfied but enough left out so one can want more. While it technically was confirmed in chapter 2, their was some modicum of doubt on the player being a worker or not but the fact that many characters, and even the player hallucinations and nightmares, confirming the player was indeed a worker helped to shed light into them. The hour of joy also being seen showing that this wasn't just a break out but a mass slaughter of everyone I'd such a surprise since other mascot horror ganes never try to show something so overt. In fact, alot if the gane was very overtly dark and creepy. The hone sweet home nightmare was genuinely such a good sequence. Dogday being eaten inside out is gruesome. Like this chapter did not shy away from anything besides identities of the poppy kissy, ollie, the prototype and the player (who I buy into being rich given how he seems to fit the Most)

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712]

Or just simply make things clear instead of make us spend days make tons of different theories and guesses.

[@ziggitywiggity1823]

I second to that. This game’s story personally gives me some outlast vibes

[@valhatan3907]

I agree. They don't shy away that us the players are right, we already figuring it out. Other horror games will continue so hard at being cryptic

[@wakkaseta8351]

Also consider this: Poppy actually showed us the Hour of Joy. FNAF never showed us the Bite of 87.

[@rebellarose6434]

I feel bad for those poor children, growing up in that hellish place not realising they were going to be experimented on. 😭

[@ANAS-66]

It isnt real man

[@ChloeOHwowie]

​@@ANAS-66 The point of media is to enjoy it and to feel and experience thing's you wouldnt normally, the whole point is too feel something lol

[@sammmyyycupcakes]

@@ChloeOHwowielol you tell ‘em 😂

[@sarahbenzaoui]

@@ChloeOHwowieyeah but still not real don’t exaggerate on it

[@ChloeOHwowie]

@@sarahbenzaoui people are allowed to experience content anyway they want too, you or any else don't get to dictate how other people engage in fictional content.

[@FloweredAngelFilms]

26:40 - I think Stella knew what was going on, but she didn't have as much control as her title made it sound and/or she didn't have the power to argue against a child being taken for testing. That would explain why she was both caught off guard to find that Jeremy was no longer available for adoption and why she sounded so grave when all she could say is "I'm sorry" to the potential parents. She knows what "testing" means, she knows she has no ability to override the scientists' decisions and she knows that it can all happen without prior warning, and there's nothing she can do about it.

[@thatonedabifan]

I really enjoy the little detail that the players nightmares and hallucinations are about Huggy Wuggy. Maybe the fight with Huggy left the most impact on them, or they were involved with the Huggy experiments and it's left them riddled with guilt. It's interesting that it's Huggy when Mommy Long Legs and now Catnap were also a huge threat.

[@compassrose1466]

I still think it would be interesting if as a worker our player was turning into a Huggy Wuggy and they survived because the Prototype. The reason I say this is because we know the toys breathe, fall damage doesn’t hurt the player, the fact it’s almost like we don’t have bones and the prototype seems to have some sort of connection as they can wake you up and tell you to get up. I know that’s most likely not what it is but knowing some adults were put into the teachers and even other toys give me those ideas. Idk the idea the prototype had no control but then it started calling them back suddenly. Sadly I know I’m wrong but it would have been cool knowing we became what we created

[@ryanmcguire8025]

Yes I think the player does have guilt because in the second time we're under the smoke's influence it says it

[@LazyDarwin]

I like to believe that it's a testament to the fact that Huggy Wuggy chase scene is still the scariest in the entire series and even the player got desensitised to other horrors of this facility after being chased by him😅

[@SillyGadda]

@@compassrose1466 fall damage doesn't hurt the player because the grabpack 2.0 is equipped with a jetpack, remember?

[@_percy_]

Catnap: “LEAVE PLAYCARE, OR IM COMING FOR YOU.” Player: “ *proceeds to go to the playcare* Idk why but that made me laugh lol

[@Kirasfox]

Catnap: wtf are doing back here????

[@ZayJayPlays]

There were way too many points where somebody says "Watch out for Catnap, he's coming." Only for Catnap to do nothing.

[@WannabeWryter]

It is worth mentioning, Catnap, He'll just a child. All be it in a giant monster's body, Who knows he's big scary and has a lot of power down here, Not saying he wouldn't kill you , but he also probably thinks "i'm being cool & messing with him with threats"

[@jerryone013]

@@ZayJayPlays He does put you away from the area, like a real guard would do when u get spotted with a friends. "Watch out! the guard is coming" Proceed to just lead trespasser outside.

[@shrumii_0873]

I read this right as that part of the video played unknowingly 😰😰😰

[@meraki0w0]

the fact this all happened behind the poppy flower door (mostly talking about the hour of joy) seen in chapter one is just terrifying and sad. Every person died there, even the innocent. If you realize why that flower is there and what it means, it really hits hard. "The poppy is the enduring symbol of remembrance, poppies are used as a symbol around the world to remember those who died in military service"

[@Highdisordermortal]

Well, the hour of joy didn't all happen behind the poppy, as we can see huggy (at the entrance of the establishment) kill a couple of people. But you do make a good point here.

[@thatspiritswolf]

It's sad because they won't be remembered at all since no one knows what happened that's when the player comes in

[@meraki0w0]

@@Highdisordermortal oh yeah true! didn't consider that bit

[@TaitLawrence-xl2xb]

In the hour of joy we can see Huggy kill people in the main room where we first see him and at the end we see bodies littered around the toy machine where Huggy starts chasing us and on the catwalk beside the Poppy door

[@ashleymurison9254]

Flanders Fields poem, kids are forced to memorize it in school here in canada

[@RealReadTheSign]

Another interesting thing is, with the cutouts, the ones with screams at the end are most likely dead. Like Kickin Chicken. But the thing is, Bobby Bearhug, Picky Piggy, and Crafty Corn do not have screams. With Crafty Corn, she must have stayed alive for a bit longer, as she was most likely the one to write in the vents when we are being chased by huggy, but, was eaten by Picky Piggy, who most likely ate Kickin Chicken, Bubba, and as stated before, Crafty Corn. As she says in her cutout: “Seared Elephant, Grilled Chicken, and Flayed Unicorn.” She must have ate those 3. As for Bobby Bearhug, she is still alive, as there is not a scream at the end. She also remembers us, and asks us to take her with us the next time, also saying that shes “lost.” This indicates that she knows who we are, and she might have given us the idea to leave the factory before the “Hour of Joy.” Also, she is most likely hiding out somewhere, if she is still alive (hopefully.) Picky Piggy is most likely alive too, as there is no scream, and she said she was still hungry, and asked us to be friends. The next chapter is rumored to be in a fairground type setting, as for one of the posters showed. (Not confirmed.) This is just a THEORY. Thanks for reading.🎉

[@foxgirl4864]

That is a solid theory my friend and is something I haven't thought about!

[@purpleberrythefruit]

It could be possible, and I guess it explains all the colored writing we saw before

[@laikathestar174]

What i think happened is that the others were hidden/moved by catnap, because the va of dogday is the same va of the guy behind the bigger bodies initiative, and therefore theres a reason to torture and kill him (despite how gruesome it is)

[@gromblereal]

“I don’t want you to die, so I’m gonna help you” pretty much sums up a majority of supporting characters in games

[@vlksuu]

its so suspicious when i heard him say that too..

[@WarpedKarma6471]

Mm what creative dialogue

[@gromblereal]

@@WarpedKarma6471I mean to be fair he’s just a kid, he probably can’t think of and/or say anything too developed sorry if I sound like an asshole

[@WarpedKarma6471]

@@gromblereal no I’m not ripping on the character, as someone who’s an english major some of the lines are… a bit basic…

[@gromblereal]

@@WarpedKarma6471 my bad, sorry I will agree on that though some of the lines do seem a bit stale

[@coolmanererer]

can we just talk about how horrifying miss delight looks? like holy dude, poppy playtime has upgraded so much and i am here for it!

[@vlksuu]

im ngl im more scared of the prototype bc it reminds me of other mother from coraline or the nightmare version of catnap...

[@heartroll8719]

Let’s hope chapter 4 is horrifying too!

[@Frieren_ng_Kahirapan]

​@@vlksuu Now I'm reminded of that abomination from Coraline again 😂. I was terrified of her back when I watched it with my siblings in gradeschool 😶‍🌫️.

[@Caught_You200]

A few things im confused about: was she ever human, were the other teachers human? Or were they all toys designed to be teachers? Why do the toys feel hunger? And what caused miss Delight to go cray cray and want to kill the kids?

[@def3ndr887]

The deeper we descend into the factory the darker the inhabitants get

[@SpellCaster1830]

I find it fascinating that CatNap gives the player tons of opportunities to escape. Even giving the player a warning with “Leave playcare, or I am coming for you” Makes me wonder what in the world is going on. Are Catnap and the Prototype really the bad guys, or is Poppy not telling us everything?

[@trenth.7053]

I also noticed that. It's as if Catnap didn't want to actually kill us. He gave us several attempts to leave, warning us himself even. If we go by what DogDay said he kills anyone against his "god" so why didn't he just kill us from the start? Even if he wanted a hunt we were in his home, his "playground" so idk why he wanted us to leave.

[@shadowfox34567]

hes a kid a messed up kid but a kid so he was giveing the persone who showed up a chance to leave

[@catacc.]

Everyone really give us the chance to leave (besides Mommy): Huggy didn't attack the player until they got to close to where Poppy was captured, and Miss Delight and Catnat tell us to go away before attacking. I really don't know what would the prototype really want.

[@justice8718]

The Prototype also kills Catnap after you burn him up. Meaning that he doesn’t want them to suffer. What if they had to kill all of the humans in the factory becaus something was wrong with the humans there that was dangerous for the world to experience.

[@ToraHayashi18]

​@justice87i18 I don't think mercy was what made the prototype kill Catnap. If the prototype didn't want their minions to suffer why didn't they show up as Mommy was brutally crushed and finish her off? She was screaming in agony and the prototype didn't show until she stopped making sounds..so I doubt lessening they'd pain was the reason.

[@strayyystayyy]

This chapter made me want to cry at parts. I know it’s fictional but it was heartbreaking to hear kissys screams, seeing dogday nearly eaten alive and then the critters crawl into his wounds and just see and hear his pain. This is a very well made chapter. Heartbreaking at times but very very well made. I now see why it took the game makers so long to release it

[@melasnexperience]

Man, Kissy Missy is adorable! And I love the difference in texture on her hands compared to her fuzz; you can tell that they're meant to be made of a soft plastic like a proper toy.

[@DrakonSvant]

Man, wtf is this scientist on about “you belong here Theodore” that’s just depressing and cruel

[@blitzyquartz]

So glad someone else mentioned this- like wth! 😭

[@DrakonSvant]

@@blitzyquartz Yeah, it’s just… off to me. Like, this is a kid you torture each day; “f you mean he belongs here?” It’s so weird but maybe this guy just hates kids and thinks of them as little monsters

[@Eagle_Mighty]

Its leith pierre

[@blitzyquartz]

@@DrakonSvant right! The lack of empathy or sympathy for the kids- downright sickening

[@juliaboskamp9666]

Yeah playtime co doesn't have the best record of being childfriendly, and there not very known for caring about human rights

[@pauljordan0203]

so the reason Poppy diverted the train, is because she knew the Prototype would kill the player on the spot the second they tried to get out of the factory, so in a sense, she saved them.

[@wiltos972]

I think that poppy didn't expect the player to live against mommy and huggy and considered the player as a recruit, poppy's very useful helper to finally end everything

[@pauljordan0203]

@@wiltos972 well she is the daughter of the late Eliot Ludwig, so I'm sure she had her reasons for keeping the player from leaving, because of the threat of the Prototype.

[@RomanSmith-j5d]

Even so…I still kinda think she is hiding something. I know I know I sound like an idiot right now, but like I still have a bad feeling she gonna try and pull something!👀

[@catacc.]

I don't think so. At one point, Miss Delight and Catnat give the player the chance to go home, telling the player to go away, but bc the player didn't, that's when they try killing them.

[@leosv838]

@@RomanSmith-j5d Agreed. I got a suspicion that even *if* The Prototype was behind the Hour of Joy, it was out of revenge for all the suffering he and the others went through. I think Poppy and co. are loyal to the company above all else, and they're taking advantage of the protagonist to get rid of those like Miss Delight and Catnap who want to destroy it all.

[@monostar7]

i wonder why CatNap said "leave playcare or i'm coming for you." it insinuates that CatNap didn't intend to kill the protagonist unless they directly opposed the prototype, and actually offered them a way out if they just left then.

[@Shuichi_Saihara_The_Ultimate]

It was likely because Catnap probably felt remorse because he’s still a child in the body. He still likely feels bad as he is still a child underneath that skin. He wanted to let the go. He offered them a way out because he feels guilty! That’s my theory tho

[@jibby1155]

Catnap: LEAVE PLAYCARE OR I WILL FIND YOU ...... "The protagonist returns to the playcare-"

[@bwaaored]

Bladie do be spitting 🗣️🔥💯

[@TheOneWhoAsked33]

I mean, he didn't kill him and only wanted him to leave

[@vlksuu]

if i heard catnaps voice.... I WOULD LEAVE (they chose such well suited voices and voice actors btw)

[@bobfromsbreal554]

Like catnaps not in the wrong here he clearly warned them

[@cgt3704]

Reverse Psychology in action

[@TuanAnhLe-wn7gk]

The trash where capnap threw us in might be where the factory employee's bodies were thrown in after the Hour of Joy.

[@christianparrish3292]

Perhaps

[@FatCat_mm2]

No poppy said that they took the bodies down to eat them.

[@TuanAnhLe-wn7gk]

@@FatCat_mm2 And Catnap put us in there to eat us when they're hungry

[@animated_finn]

@@TuanAnhLe-wn7gk no the bodies would be crushed thin and wouldn’t be salvageable as all the guts and stuff would be smeared over the walls

[@AndreaGarcia-zz7jz]

No, I think they are in the deepest depth of playtime. I feel like they've been hinting that since we saw "the stairway to hell" which means the final chapter will be that much more terrifying.

[@iamwindextor1]

kissy's screams are so gut wrenching, i really hope she's ok

[@evesther1789]

They really were made me so sad for her cause she seems like she’s a good toy or person inside so hopefully she didint die and is just injured 🤕.iam thinking missy could be Stella

[@lankyimnida595]

What if she's the antagonist for pt. 4 like a mini boss. Perhaps it's time they present the fanbase a chapter where they fight two bigger bodies experiments

[@Zac-g3l]

i hope that in chapter 4 poppy and the player save her and they escape all together

[@cgt3704]

My guess is that the prototype killed her in order to scoop out her remains. You know waste not, want not

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

Honestly, I hope she is OK. I may be evil, but me and her never had beef. She barely comes to my orphanage that often so I rarely see her and she is not disrespecting me in anyway yet.

[@meeperpie5511]

14:59 interesting to see Kissy look over at Poppy when she said we killed Huggy. not sure if that points to anything deeper like a friendship of sorts, or just some sort of bond since Kissy is called Huggys better half. it’s the way she also seems to curl in on herself.

[@isabelleassaf589]

as a huge horror fan, i love how dark and disturbing this chapter turned, but at the same time i feel bad for all the little kids that are fans of this game that are going to be TRAUMATIZED

[@Nat-ls1uo]

Honestly they have no business in here...

[@mangovasco3296]

Is it rated M?

[@Kirasfox]

Neither did half the Fnaf fans tbh lol

[@CassyJonez]

​@@Kirasfoxyeah but the fnaf were not like this chapter bro this was legit scary and disturbing and the atmosphere was terrifying 😂

[@potatowho3656]

Well they kinda need to be traumatized just like us with fnaf and the other

[@PrincessOfTheNight01]

Some things I’m thinking about/noticed: Ollie is most definitely another toy not a child (though most likely has a child spirit like the rest of them). He includes himself when he says that Catnap even kills the toys if they go against the Prototype. “Even us if we’re not careful” (or something along those lines). The Prototype is definitely an amalgamation of different parts though I don’t think that’s all that the different voices were doing. I think it was also showing that the Prototype doesn’t have a voice box/voice of their own so they have to record other people’s voices in order to put sentences together. This is seen when the Scientist’s voice is played back when the Prototype also says that he learns from him just as much as the Scientist learns from the Prototype. Additionally, this just shows how truly smart the Prototype is; he’s always learning from and observing others. I wonder if saving Theo was truly out of kindness or if it was apart of his plan from the beginning. If the Prototype always wanted revenge for how he was treated then escaping wouldn’t have helped him accomplish that; staying and accruing an army/following would. Like Poppy says, the Prototype always seems to be aware of everything. I’m sure he knew that Catnap would fall in the end. I wonder if the picture Kissy is holding is truly who she once was or if it’s a child who she was close to before and after turning into Kissy since the drawing on the wall says that the two, Kissy and a child, were best friends. Lastly, I’m still in shock over Dogday; by far, the most gruesome death in Poppy Playtime to date. I couldn’t help but notice that before the critters took over his body, his eye sockets were completely dark and then afterwards, they resembled Catnap’s with the little ring of light in the eye sockets. I wonder why this is and what that says about Catnap. There’s so much to talk about with this chapter and I’m already so hype for chapter 4 though that’s probably going to take another year or two (or longer 😭😭).

[@laxus-7436]

maybe it's just my impression, but when he says "good luck", every time he says it it seems to have the exact same cadence and tone as the others, maybe this could make it clear that it is the prototype that is speaking using already recorded vocal lines?

[@PrincessOfTheNight01]

That’s actually so scary/chilling to think about. Ollie actually being the Prototype who’s trying to “help” you. This type of voice recordings reminds me of Lapis from Steven Universe when she was still in the mirror.

[@wolfzend5964]

Crack theory: Ollie or Doggy is Keven and the kid asking about him in the audio was either Kissy Missy or Theo.

[@ionastewart8814]

My theory is that Ollie is literally the phone. They transferred his brain into the phone itself so you're just, like, carrying his body about the place. And because he is physically wired in to the facility he knows a lot about it and can find stuff for you.

[@PrincessOfTheNight01]

That’s interesting. Sort of like how some of the machines are alive though they don’t have voices. Maybe it has to do with the medium? Though if he is the phone, can he really get killed/be blamed for not worshipping the Prototype like Catnap wanted? He wouldn’t really be able to do anything besides speak when being used.

[@everwildart3563]

Nearly cried when DogDay was eaten inside by the small critters... The chase was terrifying but also depressing

[@HarmonyOC]

​@@Lucashatcher24how you know?

[@Lucashatcher24]

The wiki and listening to the tapes Plus if your see the voice actor @@HarmonyOC

[@Knightfall02]

@@Lucashatcher24 Wait how tho....

[@bluegold1026]

It's safe to assume that the other Smiling Critters were also made into Bigger Bodies, but they were destroyed and devoured long before the protagonist arrives.

[@KaosPunk777]

It still really dark how he goes out. Not with a bang, but with a *screams of pure agony and suffering*

[@SillyPerson21]

Nobody mentions this but I find it quite cool to notice that when poppy is talking to the player with kissy. Kissy is displaying some self soothing responses. Cool little detail to show that she is stressed

[@colekiesler6218]

I honestly truly feel bad for Catnap at the end. All he wanted was to hope on being free like the other toys by listening to the Prototype but ended up being killed for the Prototype to continue making its body. The part where the Prototype stabbed Catnap was truly brutal.

[@demondog804]

Yeah.. but I notice that catnap crawled back as fear when he saw the Prototype appeared… I feel so bad for catnap :(

[@Kincsokaa123]

It was probably not a betray but rather a sacrifice. He said it too

[@ABlizzardIsClose]

It seems like that's what catnap wanted

[@jessica_swan]

Catnap definitely knew it would happen one day. It’s as though he knew he was dying and it was an agreement to offer himself.

[@pxmpkxn6163]

@@jessica_swan My thing is..I thought we were actually going to KILL Catnap because that's what Poppy and Ollie made it seem like. WE DIDN'T EVEN KILL HIM LMAO!! IT WAS THE PROTOTYPE THAT KILLED HIM! All we did was electrocute him which stunned him/made him weak, but it didn't kill him. That was lowkey anti-climactic in my opinion. Overall it was an AMAZING chapter.

[@colekiesler6218]

I found Catnap shape shifting to definitely be the most unnerving part of his character. Even if it was small, Mob still did put a lot of detail to that how terrifying Catnap can truly be in different forms.

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

If I want to be a tall Tumblr, sexy man I will be one

[@THATMF393]

​@@MumbleMumbleJumbletf

[@cynosure2]

@@MumbleMumbleJumbleGO CATNAP!!!

[@Caselestial]

I don't even think it's a shape-shifting thing, I think catnap was using the gas to make himself look for horrifying in your eyes

[@MfwPrivate]

​@@Caselestialthat's even more horrifying, because it would imply he's also able to mold the mist-induced nightmares as well.

[@cya8371]

If you listen closely to The Prototype wrapping up his convo with Harley Sawyer, you could tell he's mimicking his voice. So, I'm starting to think Ollie may very well be the Prototype. I mean, ask yourself this question: "How the hell is a kid still alive after all these years?"

[@TheFloofikite673]

Just because it's a kids voice, doesn't mean it's an actual kid. I believe Ollie is literally just a phone toy like the picture you see in the top corner every time you're on the phone with him.

[@cya8371]

@@TheFloofikite673 Oh, that's a good theory, and it kinda makes sense now that I think about it.

[@golden3065]

​@@TheFloofikite673 one thing to debunk him being the phone is how is he able to give you the keys you need when he's right next to you.

[@Gruffun]

@@golden3065 He could be an entity that exists within software, meaning he is capable of controlling electronics to communicate and dispense items at certain locations.

[@notmo.]

​@@Gruffunthe game plays in a time where software was practically non-existent and everything was analogue.

[@Golden_Otaku]

I think I might have a very disturbing and dark theory about this chapter regarding the smaller versions of the smiling critters: remember how we saw cribs in that one room? One would assume Playtime co. is experimenting on babies right? And you say that might be too dark? Well if that assumption is true..........remember how the smaller smiling critters crawl at you to attack you? Well babies crawl too, right? ......my theory is what if Playtime co. did experiment on babies and their poor innocent souls are trapped in those smaller smiling critters left to rot in the playhouse?

[@therandomcommenter6629]

They don't speak and they follow and listen to the bigger one in order to be fed

[@Golden_Otaku]

They don’t speak, that is true, but they do make noises that sound eerily similar to a baby

[@MrJakeros]

Honestly, it would not surprise me. This whole game is just fucked from start to finish.

[@halloweenhaunter9842]

Feels like Wellington Wells... From We Happy Few

[@andrewsanusi8462]

I genuinely wouldn’t even surprised if that were true after seeing all the other messed up things Playtime Co. has done.

[@AloneTheorist]

The worst thing with the Catnap fight is he essentially died the same way twice. The prototype handed Theo to the scientists after he suffered an near fatal electrical burn from the malfunction of his grab pack during his tandem escape attempt with the prototype. Rebuilt as Catnap, his body is electrically charged by the player's grab pack igniting the red smoke he breathes out causing him to burn again and be harvested by the prototype. The scary thing about the prototype is as an amalgamation of entities it potentially possess all their abilities at once, meaning he'll be one heck of a final boss if this proves true, he'll have Huggy's aggression, Mommy long legs's flexibility and Catnap's hallucinogenic capabilities along with all of their memories, if this turns out to be how the prototype actually battles when chapter 4 happens, then it will be the most difficult boss fight in any chapter of Poppy Playtime.

[@sarfarazsheikh5527]

In the video it said that theo was injured while trying to get out of the factory and the prototype tried to help him but did not know that would be how theo died :)

[@sarfarazsheikh5527]

im saying that to @alonetherorist

[@AloneTheorist]

@@sarfarazsheikh5527 The thing is Theo did die as a result of his injuries, when returned to the scientists by the prototype he was unresponsive and most likely brain dead according to the Arg as he was in a very severe coma, in a hospital bed for a period of time before being prepped for the bigger bodies program, the main thing I was saying is he does die of being harvested twice, the first time by the scientists in order to become Catnap (his human body dies here) and the second by the prototype as Catnap, both times after suffering life threatening electrical burns. Which only compounds the tragedy of his story. Hope this helps Clarify for you.

[@Diabetic-Disaster]

When Kissy died i literally was so sad. Poppys VA did an amazing job in that scene

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

Me and Casey never had anything bad between you Trevor she never comes to the play care because of her past so she never gets in my way and since we’re all toys we are technically related in someway so it was a tragic loss to me as well

[@Caught_You200]

We dont know if she died yet

[@Diabetic-Disaster]

@Caught_You200 it sure sounded like she did atleast. I'm really excited for chapter 4 to see what happens.

[@chengxinful]

I feel bad for kissy she deserved better😢

[@PixeIated]

Im gonna assume she isn't dead because of how much the community loves her She's getting controlled by the prototype instead Chapter 4 will probably include either killing her or saving her

[@coraix]

I think the biggest mystery is Ollie. It sounds like a child, but no child could survive this long down there. It's also been so many years since the daycare was open. Maybe someone trapped in a toy? But that doesn't make sense. All the others took over the toys names. No matter who they were before. My theory, is that it's actually the prototype. It has the ability to learn very quickly, and has multiple voices, a child voice would be easy then. Especially after the years after it happening. But why would they use a childs voice, and why help the protagonist? Also very easily explainable: - a child is seen as innocent, something that wouldn't cause harm, or want this. An Adult has a better ability of pretending to be nice. Like how in the VHS Tapes, how they experimented on kids but always had a nice face for the public. - Everyone in the factory knows the potential of the protagonist. The Prototype uses the corspes of the toys that have humans trapped in them. He needed the protagonist to weaken Catnap. And take Kissy at the end. They use the protagonist to their own needs and wishes. The Prototype is very smart, as we learned from every tape of it. It would absolutely be able to come up with that plan. And indeed, having Poppy trusting them is a very useful tool as well. They would play nice, to get what they want in return. Because Poppy and Kissy don't need to eat, they cannot offer food for their 'friendship', and they're too smart to just attack, so, it seperates them. Follow this up, I think that 'Ollie' will seperate Poppy and the Protagonist once more, take over Poppy, and use her voice to lure the player along to their possible demise.

[@VinceAndVikingGreen]

True but the prototype can't stay in 1 voice the prototypes voice is an amalgamation of different voices it's difficult for the prototype to even say a single sentence. Meanwhile Ollie sounds completely normal so he's probably some sort of toy maybe like Poppy.

[@galaxyhtf9838]

​@@VinceAndVikingGreenYou can hear that when the scientist interviewes the prototype, in one part it talks without changing his voice

[@theblackishboy1105]

It makes a lot of sense especially since poppy says he always seems to be aware of what's going on, it would explain how he knows everything, its because he is helping make the plans himself. He is a genius but he's not a mind reader yet he always is at the right place at the right time? Seems sus everytime he plans to kill one of the toys he's literally right around the corner, it almost makes too much sense. And you have to realize most of it not all the toys like poppy and stuff are children they can easily be manipulated so it makes sense they'd assume it's just another toy like them.

[@name_unpickable]

In the tape before the final battle the prototype's voice modulates back and forth until finally converging on a voice eerily similar to the researcher. This combined with repeating the researcher's own phrase back makes it seem more likely that the voice wasn't a lack of control, but rather the learning process of the prototype. This fits with the theme of the prototype taking in other toys and integrating them into itself. It would explain the cruelness of the prototype as well, it simply copied the the horrific experiments perpetrated on both it and the children. Would not be surprised to see the prototype rehash old toys and puzzles in the final chapter, subverting expectations previously ingrained in the player. The prototype seems omnipresent in the facility, with hands coming out of nowhere. Given its shown to be the trigger to the hour of joy, it doesn't seem farfetched for it to have been pitting other toys against the player so that it can observe and learn.

[@sunismessygaming]

I kinda had a thought the actual phone was Ollie. Only cause it has a face on it and it looks like a toy. But then it wouldnt make sense how he knows where things are and howre theyre accessed

[@krvgames9258]

Now I honestly think that the CatNap dolls being shipped and having the Red Smoke installed in them wasn’t an accident, but was instead INTENTIONAL. My reason for this is because maybe Playtime Co were tired of trying to find orphans and instead use other children that had families and use them as test subjects. And considering that it is currently unknown if Elliot Ludwig really did something with that kid’s body in his house or it was planted there to frame him after his death, it’s very possible that Playtime Co would use children that have families as part of their test subjects.

[@lichkinggamer5708]

I think the only reason why the catnap dolls had the red smoke was to nit frighten some of the orphans, I mean the alive Catnap is terrifying so having these smaller catnap dolls that gave the red smoke out would be perfect for the company

[@billie-ve_in_yourself6464]

I actually wonder if Huggy is dead. We never see the prototype take his body and, while difficult to survive that kind of fall, we don’t know the limitations of the toy bodies. Dogday survived a long time missing half his body and CatNap survived being initially electrocuted and set on fire. Based on how Mommy died, perhaps the toys only die when their core organs are destroyed (maybe in the center of their body?). With that in mind, Huggy could be gravely injured and half dead like Dogday, but sill alive. The main reason I think Huggy returning is possible is that this chapter really used Huggy’s image. The hallucination Huggy and the blue lighting Kissy jumpscare both serve to remind us of Huggy. Poppy says Huggy is dead, but how would she know for sure? She never saw Huggy fall. She was freed after Huggy’s ’death’. Heck, even we don’t see Huggy’s death. We never see his corpse, we just assume he died. Finally, throughout the entire game we are heading deeper down. When Huggy falls, he falls far. It would be a wonderful setup if we are heading to where Huggy fell and re-encounter him. It just really feels like the game is setting up Huggy to reappear.

[@TheButterSurge]

i believe that huggy is dead. We do see his fur in the 2nd game, but that can be because the prototype found his body and dragged him away. As for nightmare huggy wuggy, it was a hallucination. I think the red smoke causes hallucinations based on trauma, and i believe being chased through a vent for a minute by a giant blue furry trying to eat you would cause some trauma lol. And the blue lighting on kissy missy, was probably just a little reference to huggy, since we havent seen him. Thats just my take on the situation. But he may appear again on the prototype.

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

He died because of the fall I witnessed the prototype of dragons body away. That’s why there’s fur everywhere in the vents..

[@mrmihawkguy727]

Hes dead bro the height of the pit he has fallen into ☠️

[@bomasempetite]

I think huggy is dead because of gravity overdose

[@Strong-enforcer]

he is not dead likely he escaped through a vent or smth we see it in the room where the bunny is in chapter 2 you can search a vid up and youll see

[@patriciasnider2664]

I dont trust that ollie kid. Hes gotta be the prototype. Security breach ruin taught me to never trust a kid on a walkie talkie

[@DeadDancers]

Funny you say that - I swear Ollie sounds just like Gregory on the radio in RUIN.

[@zosasho8036]

@@DeadDancerssame voice actor I believe

[@creepcraftyt5607]

​@@DeadDancersOllie's name is just Eilliot Ludwig without the 5

[@creepcraftyt5607]

T*

[@celes42017]

Glad someone recognized it. After hearing a backwards radio signal and it being played forward, it’s probably the original owner. Ollie may or may not be trustworthy. Then there’s Poppy…👀 she’s questionable at best

[@anianiani602]

I’m not sure others noticed this, but the prototype actually managed to imitate Sawyer’s voice, which might have been something he utilised in the hour of joy. It also makes me suspicious about Ollie...

[@JeanneCutieJ]

I am SO glad that they made this game actually scary, in terms of story and just gameplay itself.

[@ChampyTha_Champion]

Man my heart jumped out my body when KissyMissy jumped out of nowhere, glad shes a homie though..i was like "I THOUGHT WE WERE COOL" R.I.P our girl Kissy though, a real one since the chapter we saw her in

[@DatAnimatorGuy66]

bro that was chapter 2-

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

Me and Kissy never had any problems with each other so her death is sad to me, and she will always be remembered

[@Alan-rh7fh]

@@MumbleMumbleJumblebro aren’t you dead?

[@chengxinful]

I feel bad for kissy though I mean she kinda deserved better than to die😢

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

@@Alan-rh7fh nope the prototype brought me back when he made me part of him I came back to life

[@swetuski]

I’m honestly thinking Ollie ‘is’ the phone not on the other line, the way they talk sounds like those old ‘talkie telephones’ from back in the day

[@roguetofu2809]

that’s an interesting thought!

[@ginab662]

If he was only the phone, when how would be able to send all those keys? Also wouldn’t he warn the player not to drop or break the phone under any circumstance just in case if he was?

[@artinstructor4020]

How would he see?

[@swetuski]

@@ginab662 i was thinking about that and my theory is that its triggered via a signal, phones double as remotes as well at least thats what I’m thinking. I think his eyes are those googly eyes but also the cameras its possible he’s in the system but has very VERY limited access

[@swetuski]

@@artinstructor4020 I’m thinking the camera’s he could be in the system itself but has extremely limited access due to the decay of the place

[@vitornunes2727]

Catnap is oddly lenient in comparison to huggy and mommy, you could interpret it as an predator stalking its prey but that doesn't fit, Catnap takes defending playcare seriously and in the end he's just a kid, not some sadistic murderer and the moment he attacks us he does so only to warn us.

[@puffy_jr7521]

Although catnap made it very clear to turn back. Huggy will also stalk you until you’re about to free poppy and mommy Will give you the code to leave but gets aggressive when you start venturing off. Catnap is the same except he makes it very clear if you don’t leave playcare he’ll kill you

[@littlemeap7418]

I like to think CatNap always looked all skinny and boney with the wide mouth and creepy eyes. So the kids just absolutely loved having this massive hellbeast come out of the depths of playcare and emit gas that gives them horrific nightmares.

[@EmyN]

In the hour of joy video Catnap already looked skinny

[@kimohani624]

Fun fact: while CatNap is burning, you can actually hear child screams.

[@SabinaCabanero]

Poor Theo

[@sarahbenzaoui]

@@SabinaCabanerowhy he is catnap?

[@SabinaCabanero]

@@sarahbenzaoui A boy named Theodore Grambell once lived in the orphanage. He was on the list of potential candidates for the next project by the scientists. The prototype befriends him In order to help him escape the orphanage or Theo would be a victim of the scientists cruel experiment. But Theo used the grab pack with the electric hand and accidentally electrocuted himself and his life hung by a thread. The prototype then brought him back to the orphanage where the scientists continued their Bigger Bodies Experiment. And they chose Theo to be Catnap most likely because he was dying due to the result of being electrocuted . It's actually in the video at the 19:28 mark :)

[@sarahbenzaoui]

@@SabinaCabanero ooo now I understand thank you so much and sorry for making you write all that ,that's sweet of you may god give you everything you want

[@Mcblocksy-funny-vids]

The child screams makes it more exhilarating

[@astartesd.verdugo1745]

I actually think that Rich is the protagonist. We now know that he was finally moving up in the world and may have had a more active role with the children, giant toys, and the researchers. His previous positions in the company could explain why the protagonist is good at solving puzzles or unconventional situations as well as why he knows how to use the grab-pack so effectively.

[@samanthaedenfield637]

If I’m not mistaken, he’s one of if not the only employee to have recordings in all three of the current chapters despite not having a direct hand in the creation of the toys. So I think it lines up with him moving up the ranks, only for him to either take a day off, or simply quit the day before the Hour of Joy.

[@astartesd.verdugo1745]

@samanthaedenfield637 Stella Greyber is my second pick for who the protagonist is. We know she worked at the Game Station and was Head of Playcare. This would explain why the Mommy, Miss Delight, and Poppy recognize her. She seemed to genuinely care for the children and didn't know of the experimentation like Rich. That could explain why Huggy didn't outright attack her when he saw the protagonist and why Catnap tells the protagonist to 'leave Playcare' as they are slightly more reluctant to attack those who had no knowledge or connection to the experimentation but would still do it at the Prototype's request/command.

[@samanthaedenfield637]

@@astartesd.verdugo1745 The only wrench in her is that she was in charge of the whole orphanage. In one of the recordings when they talk about Jeremy, they are taken aback at him being labeled for testing, but the staff member (not Stella I think) doesn’t try to fight it and simply apologizes. The only reason for a kid to be selected is if they were observed first, and most likely suggest by Stella herself. Rich would be best for a few reasons 1) he has been to the Playcare before but is skeptical about, probably only staying briefly enough to become a familiar sight, but nothing more. Especially since he was moving up. 2) the toys attacked due to their mistreatment, since Rich had very little knowledge behind the scenes, they probably don’t view him as a threat at first. 3) Rich stated that he was working on his anger, and perhaps behaved kindly towards the kids out of pity since the couldn’t get ‘real sunlight’. These reasons would also explain as to why CatNap was willing to let him go while he had a chance. He didn’t want to kill someone who was not only somewhat kind, but also was not involved in his imprisonment.

[@besi3ge]

@@astartesd.verdugo1745im 99% sure stella was killed since she was one of the heads, and she was the head of one of the sectors below the surface and I’m pretty sure if you had that important of a position you can’t just take a day off or outright quit in only a day without a proper process because you’re necessary for keeping complete order and control over everyone in your sector/field of work and the toys likely targeted and killed all of the heads as the toys probably thought; High Ranking and Authority = Responsible for everything that goes on

[@astartesd.verdugo1745]

​@OmnipotentAbsurdity434 That's one of the reasons why she's my second pick. Though it is possible the Prototype saw that she actually did care for the children and manipulated her to help the other experiments prepare for "The Hour of Joy" as I suspect that the protagonist may have had a role in it's upcoming days. She may not have known about the experimentation until after the incident on the VHS tape. After it she may have been threatened to comply with the experimentation. The guilt from said experimentation may have made it easier for the Prototype to manipulate her. I doubt the company would completely refuse a request for at least one vacation/sick day as I doubt they'd want to work her to the bone which may draw suspicion from workers that did not know of the experimentation.

[@Agentsex]

The only way Ollie can be an actual human helping the player is that he was one of the babies in the orphanage. Idk how he would’ve survived that long without proper medical/nutrition but that’s just a theory. Ollie has to be either a new toy that we’ve never seen, a baby from the orphanage or the prototype.

[@matsvee6746]

I mean, Catnap did say that the children were safe. Maybe they're with the Prototype. Maybe they're cannibals now. I hope not, but they could be.

[@Agentsex]

@@matsvee6746 I mean the pit they’re going into for chapter 4 probably have the many bodies they hunted down so that could be a possibility. Creepy to even think about

[@midnights2631]

It does seem like the Prototype cares about children, he saved Theo.

[@Dor-k2x]

He could also be Boogie bot or hoppy hopscotch

[@BishtrainerTai16]

Maybe the poppy gas is an anti aging treatment that only works on babies.

[@alexcar999]

Chapter 3 had such a different vibe compared to the others, mainly because it really delves deep into the horrors that were going on, I mean ofc the lore is brought up a little in the earlier chapters but this one ESPECIALLY really hits you with it all.

[@pranavkrishnaa8887]

I feel like MOB might release a prequel chapter titled something like "Poppy Playtime: The Hour of Joy" which gives even MORE insight into the events that took place in 1995. We might get to see the other Bigger Bodies Smiling Critters and additional content!

[@Highdisordermortal]

A prequel where you play as one of the employees or orphans who were on site during the hour of joy would go HARD

[@RJaXsYT]

@@Highdisordermortal Agreed

[@scandiawolfe]

Ohh yes... it would be cool to see all the levels in their pristine condition before years of decay

[@potstickshipping]

that would be such a cool dlc

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

Imagining mob making the game in hour long because the name is the hour of joy

[@quantum.codex42]

One horrific detail I noticed: As CatNap was burning, he screams. His scream sounds like a very distorted child's scream

[@TheFloofikite673]

That was just the sound of his already messed up voice box getting electrocuted and fried.

[@quantum.codex42]

@@TheFloofikite673 Interesting. I like to imagine it as Theo freaking out about getting electrocuted again and nearly dying

[@TheFloofikite673]

@@quantum.codex42 Also that.

[@GlaceonFan1997]

​@@quantum.codex42Bro got PTSD from the silly green hand 😔

[@magnusm4]

@@quantum.codex42 Weird since it's been 10 years since the closure so he must be a teenager. Weird how they're operated into tows yet somehow also stops growing.

[@dakotasan8719]

I honestly think Ludwig was an innocent man who genuinely wanted to bring joy. But his vision was perverted by Pierre.

[@RJaXsYT]

That’s my head cannon too I really hope Elliot was a good man because I like him So heres to praying he isn’t evil

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

There’s literally a VHS tape of him, beating me up and screaming at me saying this will be my home forever

[@THATMF393]

​@@MumbleMumbleJumbleWHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT. You are not catnap little kid.

[@caspian-t]

@@MumbleMumbleJumble isn't that Pierre talking not Elliot. If you wanna roleplay, do it right.

[@barakaobama4017]

​@@MumbleMumbleJumbleok

[@Voltthefox15]

27:50 Catnap: LEAVE PLAYCARE, OR IM COMING FOR YOU. Mike: The protagonist of then returns to the playcare. Idk why I’m laughing at that lol

[@vitoc8454]

Catnap's speaking voice sounds like Jigsaw

[@vadalilmash1875]

I honestly don’t mind the lack of Catnap and smiling friends, sure I would’ve loved more of them but I feel like they limited him so that the few moments he has, the horror is cranked up to a thousand! I also think making all of the smiling friends huge monsters that chased us would be too much, that’s just me tho

[@creekpeektvu1238]

Not rlly I do agree with catnap but atleast 1 smiling critters showing up to help us would’ve been nice and way better since the devs implied it heavily I do think that Ollie is one of the smiling criters I rlly hope that to since I was disappointed that no others showed up either he’s on of the criters just being careful or he’s the prototype and he’s mimicking a voice

[@trenth.7053]

@@creekpeektvu1238When/Where did they imply Ollie is a smiling critter?

[@creekpeektvu1238]

@@trenth.7053 I wasn’t saying they implied Ollie being one I meant they implied more smiling critters showing up

[@Blitzxii]

@@creekpeektvu1238true, I thought we would see the bigger bodies of the other critters aswell. Like some of them showing up and helping us, as dogday said all the others were killed for being heretics against catnap and 1006 like him.

[@vadalilmash1875]

@@creekpeektvu1238yeah I wished we saw more of them especially DogDay, he would have been a great character and ally, I also love the theory of Ollie being a smiling critter, hope it’s true🤞

[@aejeevanworks2114]

DogDay's speech/warning for us to leave is priceless 👏👏

[@vlksuu]

its so sad too, it shows the type of pain other toys had to put up with until death

[@Polskie573]

yup

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

@@vlksuu tell him not to disrespect my God then I’ll let him free and OH SHIT CRITTERS LET HIM GO LET HIM GO AHHHHHH

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Really shows that none of the toys are actually evil like how Poppy, Kissy and DogDay are good. But, I still sus to Poppy though because her name is the title of the game and usually, whenever you see the protagonist's name of the horror game, they're always evil like Bendy, Freddy for example. Also, the fact DogDay is still survive despite being eaten in half for days is just horrifying.

[@MumbleMumbleJumble]

@@margarethmichelina5146 if you look closely, I put a belt around his waist so he wouldn’t bleed out

[@AjaniGoldmaneFFXIV]

1. Are we Stella? 2. Dogday deserved better. I would of loved to seen the other smiling friends in there full body forms.

[@andreix4025]

Stella died bro,most of the Co workers didn t know about the exepriments going on in the factory

[@creekpeektvu1238]

I agree the other smiling critters not showing up was so so disappointing especially Since the devs were implying they would be in the game or atleast a few I wish we would’ve had 2 helping us and then catnap and the others against us the 1 helping us shoudlve been dogday but he would die later on but then we would have another one help us in chapter 4 but ig not wasted potential

[@slidersides]

Pretty sure Stella died since she was still in the factory when “the hour of joy” happened

[@decayation]

after this chapter, im pretty sure we are richard, it just all adds up.

[@Nanko203]

I am glad I'm not alone. Once I heard dogday say he was the last of the smiling critters, I so wanted to see the others. I would also like to know who was in dogday.

[@Mattelis]

Chapter 3 was for sure one of the best games i've played or watched.. DogDay's death, CatNap disfigured body, The red smoke arc, getting closer to Experiment 1006 (Prototype),The red smoke lore, heck the whole lore! Its just so scary... Much scarier than 1 & 2.

[@Zhtrik]

In my head cannon, we’re playing as Rich. Who got the day off on August 8th 1995…secretly the best thing to ever happen to him. Edit: Wow, 1k likes, thank you.

[@meredith5383]

ooh nice idea

[@piercelindenberg6842]

I like that idea too. He’s had audio recordings in every chapter, but doesn’t seem to have a large or powerful role in the company.

[@OhNoTheFace]

@@piercelindenberg6842 Grumpy guy but seems to care about the kids too

[@juliarediger3487]

What happend on that Day? The hour of joy?

[@Pastellygothly]

That was my thoughts too

[@smushi2400]

Hey!! I just wanted to share a not-so fun fact about DogDay and the cartoon- So, if you remember the end of the Smiling Critters cartoon, you’ll see that DogDay is laying at the arm of the couch with his arms spread and his head hung low. It’s odd, right? Well- in the game, he’s also posed like that as well! He’s chained/pinned up to the wall with his arms hung up and his head held low. I think that’s pretty neat!!

[@Silver-o1z]

Even the fact that he is marked as the leader , cheerful and provide guidance, and yet he is sad about the storm just like in game he is pretty much feeling hopeless

[@AvaR5673]

How I love foreshadowing

[@Goxiraj]

Stop watching KZbin shorts

[@Proj3ct_Avo1d4nc3]

@@Goxirajthats like stop watching youtube videos😊

[@Goxiraj]

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[@AlonsoVelasquez-im1cp]

I just wish all of the smiling critters were alive. Having to deal with Bubba in the school along with Mrs. Delight would’ve been cool. Or running into an unhinged version of Craftycorn as she mindlessly scribbles on the wall. Idk, I think I’m feeling unfulfilled because of how little CatNap is in the game. I loved his purple form and everything about his character design, I just wish they utilized him more because he’s actually terrifying! The trailers and dialogue made him seem like he would be a constant threat. Also, am I the only one who hates some of puzzles due to how long they take?

[@Stonebagelofdoom]

Yeah it doesn’t help that miss delight takes some of the spot light and dogdays death to some extent in the horror department.

[@Victor-056]

I also feel that having a few more Smiling Critters working with us as Allies would be pretty awesome... Maybe even fighting their deranged friends and likely sacrificing themselves to buy us time... I mean, can you imagine Hoppy Hopscotch or Kickin Chicken telling us to "GO!!!", even as they are getting torn apart by either their former friends or the Mini-Critters? Or how about Bobby Bearhug basically saving our life at the cost of her own, maybe by giving Catnap a Big Ol' German Suplex combined with a Bearhug? I say that because I am kind of using their Audio Prompts to gauge their nature. Bubba seemed to bear a murderous grudge, Cutiecorn snapped completely to the point of painting using one's blood, Picky Piggy is heavily implied to have Betrayed Kick, Bubba and Cutie and eaten their corpses, Hoppy just wanted to help however she could and getting more desperate the more she failed, Kick had insecurities about how he has never been outside (and was likely the first to die and heavily implied to be because of Picky), Bobby may have gained a one-sided crush on someone (implied to be the protagonist, as she asked if the person can "Take her with them", implying whoever she was talking to was leaving the facility), and Dogday... Well, he was basically G1 Optimus Prime, caring, heroic and willing to help anyone he can, regardless of cost...

[@xenoemblem7]

I think the puzzle is pretty long cause there's no clear instructions on what to do as 8-Bit Ryan said.

[@Primrosepurple]

I like the idea, love it even! But it might have been too much to put in. Although your 100% on it with more catnap

[@AlonsoVelasquez-im1cp]

@@Victor-056 yeah, I was honestly expecting something like that as well. When Ollie said “Catnap is the last of the smiling critters” I sighed.

[@shreksoffspring]

Ollie has to be the prototype. If the "Hour of Joy" took place 10 years before the current events in the story, how could Ollie be the sole survivor and still sound like a 10 year old. In theory Ollie would have to be at least 15. It's also very unlikely that a child would be able to survive something as horrific as the "Hour of Joy" but not an adult. It seems like the prototype is using the voice of a child, that's dead, to lure and trap the player, Kissy Missy, and Poppy.

[@giannismith5041]

They had cribs there, which means babies were there, which means it could just be a child, do I think it is? No, do I think it’s the prototype? No, I think that would be the cheapest cop out ever

[@astoria4ever]

@@giannismith5041 as we heard in the tape, the prototype cannot speak one sentence in one voice or in one go. also, i think ollie is a ghost or toy, if u take the dead body of a kid radio recording we heard in home sweet home

[@aceaight]

I am getting very strong hints that Rich is in fact the protagonist. A grumpy hard working employee who worked his way up the company and once he saw the horrors within he helped the prototype bring about the hour of joy and then left the factory. it was the only way he could leave the factory alive while knowing their darkest secret. Later in life he probably felt regret so when he got a message saying there were still people alive, he decided to go back to save them.

[@ARIA_POV]

I was actually thinking about this, since he is the only repeated character that doesn't seem to fit in with the other human characters we've seen on the tapes

[@lukeroberson2115]

I don't think he was present. Remember the radio voice mentions our character MISSING the hour of joy.

[@aceaight]

@lukeroberson2115 true, though I can think of an explanation as to why he wouldnt be in the factory at the time of the hour of joy. He couldve just helped the prototype escape, but then the prototype showed his true colors (maybe through seeing the prototype kill someone or learning about the hour of joy plan), giving our protagonist cold feet and he left the factory knowing fullwell what he released.

[@samanthabrown8690]

With how much the chapter talks about the player feeling guilt it does make me wonder where they stand morally. I don't think they were as bad as Leith or Harley since Poppy was willing to defend us when Kissy tried attacking. And the fact we have to be given keys and info makes me think we weren't a high ranking employee. Probably just somebody who was aware of the experiments. Like Poppy said "Guilty or innocent it didn't matter" so it would still make sense why in the eyes of Huggy or Mommy we still have to suffer even if we didn't actually do anything wrong. My only question is how the player survived the hour of joy, I'm sure we'll be given an answer in Chapter 4. Perhaps our guilt had caused us to quit our job before that day. Or maybe the Rich = Player theory will be right.

[@testerwulf3357]

I feel like we're a mid-ranking employee..not high enough to know everything 100%, but not low enough to feel this kind of guilt (we obviously know somewhat what happened to the children at the place via the nightmare sequence, so we couldn't of been a complete nobody at the factory..especially as characters know we worked there! If we were at the bottom just a regular employee they'd have no reason to know us as we'd be one of the hundreds working there)

[@midnights2631]

It's possible the player escaped or was sick the day the Hour of Joy happened. There must been other former employees who lived whether by being sick or something else.

[@RainierFajardoProduction]

Or!! He was terminated or resigned before the event happened

[@honeyk1581]

I think in the discord the devs said they were on the leave that day and when they came back next day, police was there so they never showed up again

[@valhatan3907]

Please it must be Richie. I want it to be Richie 😂

[@ricardomartinez8430]

I was genuinely surprised that this chapter is really dark and now we have a. Clear idea of what was going on. Favorite part was that we finally saw the hour of joy and the shot of all the dead employees was crazy. Only thing is if still many kids are playing this game or they moved on since chapter 3 did take a while

[@MrJakeros]

It wasn't just the employees though. That's the tragedy here. IT's like Poppy said: The guilty, the innocent... it didn't matter.

[@usegamey]

Why is this game actually scary? I remember playing it at 3AM with friends and freaking out

[@CheezedTatos]

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[@WarpedKarma6471]

Second time I have seen you in the comment section…. 🤔

[@esme5722]

You said the exact same thing in thinkingnoodles video on PPT3

[@TheFounder101]

And fusion ​@@esme5722

[@lilbonelius]

@@WarpedKarma6471fr he keeps saying this same thing in a bunch of comment sections