The Joey Drew Studios Timeline Explained (Bendy & the Ink Machine Theories)

We all know the story of Bendy and the Ink Machine by now but how much do we really know about the timeline of events that led Joey Drew down a dark path in an attempt to bring his cartoons to life, and eventually his old partner Henry back to the studio he left 30 years ago. In this new BATIM theory and analysis video we take a detailed look at the events that transpired over the years at Joey Drew Studios and how it all led to the story that plays out during the game. Our story begins in 1929 and ends in 1963 - but what happened in the years in between? The key to working out this timeline is found with the new Bendy and the Ink Machine book - the Joey Drew Studios Employee Handbook.
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[@matti.8465]

I can't believe so many dreams were shattered and so many innocent people were murdered, all because of a messy breakup.

[@yes-qs3ze]

Matt I. ???

[@msking1000]

@@Guest-em2ds The breakup between Henry and Joey...god.. 😔

[@yes-qs3ze]

U NEED TO EXPLAIN

[@akirality]

true

[@crystalcrazeee]

Henry doomed us all

[@shadwifeyy]

When I was reading my book, I was looking back at what Alice was saying when we went on a “date” with her. One of her lines was, “I will not let the demon touch me again.” My theory is at first we all thought she was talking about Bendy. If you really think about it, Joey was the one who turned her into her real life character Alice. So I believe she’s talking about Joey, saying for the demon (Joey) to never touch her again. (This is my quick answer, my usual one is much longer and detailed) :))

[@masonmaxwell5520]

Woah great thinking

[@dream_walker9726]

Omg, this is brilliant. How did I not comprehend this?

[@shadwifeyy]

@@dream_walker9726 oh my, I made this so long ago that I forgot about this’

[@The-Dark-Angel-Of-Death]

I'd like to hear the longer answer, tbh

[@johnnyvargas5450]

“Joey (demon)” Remembering the Joey was bendy/ink demon theory

[@DaronPorter39]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="720">12:00</a> I like how he did an impression of Joey Drew

[@eaplayz3388]

Lol

[@SuperSonicAndrew]

It sounded more like Wally Franks

[@godzillapunisher9912]

It sounds pretty cool.

[@jijidacatto4246]

It’s actually sounds very close to the actual voice in the game!

[@amangirma2001]

I feel like Joey and Henry are the oldest members of the studio. They were probably born in 1890-1891.

[@lauraboonstra2578]

Actually that a good theory

[@dannyanderson6677]

In that case: Henry and Joey would be around 40 years old by the time Joey Drew Studios opened, making Henry 70 by the time BATIM takes place 30 years after Henry leaves.70 seems a bit too old for Henry to be able to run at a consistently fast pace, be able to fight ink monsters, and able to withstand several direct hits. I would say the 50s to 60s is better, but who knows? He might've been a really fit 70-year-old. I actually do like your theory as it fits with the idea of Joey and Henry meeting during World War 1, as they would be around their early 20s by then, the age where most men joined to fight.

[@Bolshevik_1946]

@@dannyanderson6677 I think that Henry became an inky creature after returning to the studio. Wich is why he doesn't seem so old. Sammy in Chapter 5 refers to Henry as he's talking to Bendy. I think Henry is the good version of Bendy.

[@dannyanderson6677]

@@Bolshevik_1946 But how would that happen? Also, Sammy somewhat recongnised Henry's face, and also, he was going to sacrifice Henry to Bendy.Why would Sammy do that if he sees Henry as Bendy

[@randomyoutuber585]

Henry and were born in 1901. And Henry returns to the studio in 1960.

[@Keyfur91]

"We all know the story of Bendy and the Ink Machine by now..." I'VE STILL BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE THIS CRAP OUT DUDE!

[@emaliepurser6498]

2 hours a day TWO HOURS

[@emery-gaming]

UniqueSKD One thing that’s great about Bendy: IT TELLS YOU THINGS! You know what happened if you pay attention to the game and books, but with other indie horror games? *NOOOOOOOO* FNAF HAS ITS STORY BURIED UNDER A ROCK IN A SAFE IN A CHEST IN THE PENTAGON!

[@Keyfur91]

@@emery-gaming - Except I know what the story of FNAF is all about. I don't even know why there was a PT ending to this bloody game.

[@datboibonnie601]

No we don’t we don’t know who Henry is

[@saiunknown_2718]

UniqueSKD same I will never play the game but I’m obsessed with finding out the story

[@eveeeofthelostwoods5471]

Reminder that I still need to get the book. Possible birthday gift? I think so. Also still obsessed with Bendy despite much time has gone by.

[@crocteamyt5768]

I SEE YOU IN ALMOST EVERY SUPERHORRORBRO VID WOW I see you are a VERRRRRRRRRRRRRY big fan of Superhorrorbro

[@eveeeofthelostwoods5471]

@@crocteamyt5768 hes my friend and I try to support him anyway that I can. Although i have been absent recently but that was due to life.

[@crocteamyt5768]

@@eveeeofthelostwoods5471 Ok 👍😃

[@sweetiecube141]

@@eveeeofthelostwoods5471 I hope that you will have the BATIM handbook and enjoy reading it

[@xander_plush_adventures8042]

I love drawing bendy

[@enderborn6860]

i still cant get over how they managed to get jacksepticeye as a voice log in the game

[@pizzapug2663]

I HOPE THEY ADD MORE KZbinR EASTER EGGS IN DARK REVIVAL. LIKE, DANTDM, MARKIPLIER, 8 BITRYAN

[@fireballplayz6954]

@@pizzapug2663 yes just YES

[@deadskullu]

@@pizzapug2663dreams come true

[@ThatOneBelkan]

yes, definitely 8bit-ryan

[@pizzapug2663]

@@deadskullu FEAR THE MACHINE

[@toypikachutheoctoling6029]

It’s kinda great they have the employee handbook cause it looks over the time jump from Henry leaves and the letter he gets 30 years later and thanks for showing this indie darling love. P.S love the channel and the horror content.

[@nikhilkarthik3298]

Hello

[@briansnowyflick5365]

@@nikhilkarthik3298 hello

[@nikhilkarthik3298]

@@briansnowyflick5365 hello

[@color9617]

Hello

[@rossattoid]

veemo

[@dee7364]

"And we all know the story of Susie by now..." Me who just joined the fandom: WAIT NO-!

[@shiver.breeze]

LOL saame

[@shiver.breeze]

don’t worry there’s plenty of videos explaining that, I’ve learned

[@jayjaygaming8625]

Same

[@angelaclef7821]

Mood

[@gamerhalim2486]

I watched fnaf and bendy and their close as heck Joey is Afton and Henry is Henry and Boris is foxy,bendy is freddy,angel girl is Chica and bonnie

[@nickaprill5427]

So Joey Drew Studios was founded in 1929 during the Great Depression in America. and went through the 1930's, then through World War II years and then finally closed its doors in the beginning years of the Cold War. that's actually pretty interesting if you think about it, because of the years it takes place in.

[@Scarred_S_Games]

So in other news, it seems to be that Joey got away with everything, besides the studio going bankrupt. Typical Joey planning. Also, I think this game has the best story I've ever heard in a horror game.

[@minespatch]

Kind of fits what happened with the Meatly in reality with the firing of the fifty devs.

[@Scarred_S_Games]

@@minespatch except there is no ink machine

[@Scarred_S_Games]

@@minespatch except there is no ink machine

[@foiletta1987]

FNAF

[@GlitchyHalo]

Minespatch it wasn’t Meatly who did it it was Mike Mood and he was known to have a quite a few backlashes while working for Kindly Beast and there was nothing Meatly could do about it since he signed his game off to Roosterteeth when they made the console version

[@jamiladallal5058]

Who else is excited for BATDR?? Great vid Mike 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@LambOfGod7777]

Oh oh oh me me me me! 😁

[@yh7229]

I am Im so excited 👍👍😁

[@bunnybean9052]

I am!

[@eaplayz3388]

Mememememe meeeeeeeeee

[@aidanminkel6196]

HO HO HO I am

[@fazbrogaming7776]

Will Henry’s time loop ever end!? I hope The Dark Revival can answer that question!

[@RaySizim]

One of the trailers mentioned it’s time to break the cycle or something like that

[@papelsufite]

Nope. Its not a loop. Its a story, every chapter is a phase of the studio (I mean...is the the best theory...;_;) And in BATDR will not have Henry :"D

[@fazbrogaming7776]

Sayumi Batata I mean everyone Henry ends the story, he repeats the same events that happened before, and he has been doing the same for 114 times, so to me, it feels more like a time loop rather than different phases. 🤔

[@papelsufite]

@@fazbrogaming7776 wE WiLL NevEr KnOw :"D

[@lunar_eclipse779]

FazzBroGaming 777 i hope not tbh because in every kind of this they always escape I want sumthing new

[@justice8718]

When we look back at Joey Drew and his ‘soulless’ Bendy, it seems like he can’t really fit into the image of being child friendly. It was pretty strange that Joey had a a lot of skills in drawing and it was possible that he could have done a big portion of the planning or the concepts of the company’s animations. He had big ideas but he doubted himself from doing the ideas as he thought that his execution was disturbing and considered Henry’s skills as perfection, which did reflect the ‘soulless’ Bendy we constantly encountered in the game. He trapped his skills within himself when he established his company, until 30 years passed by and he finally decided to unleash what was inside of him; he drew a story, the monsters, and recreated the folk at the studio as miserable monsters. As his true face of his work unfolded, so did his ‘soulless’ Bendy that he abandoned so many years ago. Finally, he turned the abandoned studio of unspeakable horrors into imagination. From then on, he finally felt satisfied with his work and he could proudly say, “he did it all by himself.”

[@kaijuguy19]

Seeing a lot of the studio's history in more detail like this helps makes what Joeyd did to people around him feel more despicable if he wasn't already so. Makes me curious on how the enxt bok and game will expand more on the lore.

[@diamondmoon3690]

While I’m waiting for the new bendy, your theories keep me excited for it

[@A-Time]

Same Here

[@kristelguskjolen7045]

Same

[@luka6335]

What in the dark revival you replay batim but this time you take a different route to end the loop.

[@shortstackashe]

I think you play Allison in the new game

[@I_8_your_doorframe]

@@shortstackashe it could possibly be a completely new character

[@shortstackashe]

@@I_8_your_doorframe the hands and voice bared a striking resemblence in the gameplay trailer, but that is an option

[@paulydearest1698]

Sugarmint12 it’s a brand new never heard of character. They confirmed on Twitter

[@shortstackashe]

@@paulydearest1698 the male voice or the character we play as?

[@Twylyght2020]

So, the Bendy cartoons were around for more than 30 yrs, but Bendy only had a physical form for about 18 yrs by the time Henry shows up. Technically, Bendy is a teenager. That would explain why he acts the way he does.

[@djalexander7723]

That...explains actually,holy sh*t

[@TheRealSuperRabbid]

"IT'S NOT A PHASE DAD!!!!" -Bendy

[@matt_gachaandgaming]

@@djalexander7723 XD

[@ashleyjones9756]

Um Cartoons Don't Age. What are you even going on about?

[@ashleyjones9756]

@@djalexander7723 But Cartoons are immortal. Wtf are you talking about man?!

[@tjerkvenema3018]

I thought Thomas and Alison weren't the ink creatures in chapter 5 because they are just pure ink and don't contain a soul. So Joey couldn't get them back to the studio.

[@mrreyes5004]

I agree, especially because Allison Angel in Ch. 5 states she doesn't remember anything before the Ink Machine popped her out, *even though* we know Susie Angel remembers her life before she joined the studio (i.e. who Henry is, her own name, being replaced as Alice Angel's VA, etc). So why wouldn't Allison Angel remember her life yet Susie does? The answer is that she's a soulless ink creature while Susie Angel actually does have a soul (obviously not a very good soul, but you get the point).

[@tjerkvenema3018]

And also near the end of chapter 5 Allison angel says she can't move through the ink.

[@supersinger9000]

Snoi Med True, but was the letter dated? It could’ve easily been written before she was transformed.

[@tez3251]

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[@kitty-danger]

@@tez3251 what

[@motomoto9402]

Henry was lured by Joey to be the missing soul bendy requires so joey can make Henry into bendy and Mike the profit rise

[@midnightloveswolfs4750]

Thats just a theory. Plus there has been many things saying that doesn't even work.

[@JMB_Knight]

It might be true because after all he created with Bendy

[@gone_eating]

@@midnightloveswolfs4750 ON GAME THEORY-

[@TempDevil]

Yknow, if Joey wasn't so unhinged, the studio could've gone well. Notice how hard Grant Cohen had to work to make ends meet? There's a reason for that. Joey took too many risks from a business aspect. Bendyland, the ink machine, expanding the studio? None of that could've been cheap.

[@thehaze3]

It will be cool if they made a bendy game in VR

[@Dimonds456]

Jacob Attacks! That would be terrifying and I would love it OwO

[@_indielily_]

I can hear the distant screams of lets players already...

[@shortstackashe]

Yeah, but terrifying

[@YourOpponent]

that is a good opinion but it makes it harder so if they do... good look

[@shortstackashe]

@@YourOpponent guess we'll both just have to wait and see ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@T4nj1roK4m4do]

I got the employee handbook when it came out and I am glad that I did. I found it very interesting and useful. I'm a person that loves gaining new information, and this book helps me do just that. 11/10. I'm glad that we got a clear timeline of events leading up to the downfall of the studio. One thing I know for sure after I read it is that I'd sure as heck never work in that studio. Some dreams may come true sure, but some dreams crash and burn. This dream crashed and burned. Joey also treated his employees awfully! If I was there, I wouldn't deal with it at all. I'd give my resignation right away and say, "Nope! I'm out! Bye!" I feel bad for the employees though. I also feel horrible for Bendy as well. He never asked to be brought to life. He never wanted to be like this. He's probably the one I feel the worst for other than Henry. No one deserved what happened to them. They were caught in Joey Drew's web of lies and suffering.

[@andreagonzalez3405]

In one part of the novel Dreams come to life Allison mentions how Joey usually hired talented people who also "really needed the job" this means for them quiting just wasn't an option, which is even sadder

[@jackaudreicordova855]

Well where do you live bendy?

[@melollii4857]

I love your voice impressions of the characters. They made this theory all that much better.

[@preston4740]

?

[@Dimonds456]

That really does help clear things up for the timeline. Henry stuck around a lot longer than I thought he did, and you can really see the downward fall this studio took. Thanks for taking the time to put this together, man. I’m definitely looking for a way to get my mits on that guidebook lol.

[@leviackerman1015]

I think Wally Franks is an important character we don’t know about 👀.

[@birdhater6735]

Hey Levi, how's Petra?

[@somedudenamedaaron3239]

By far the funniest

[@ColinCartoons]

@@birdhater6735 saiki why are u here xd

[@Pankeeki-korgi]

I'm outta her-

[@grantdaily9662]

So between 1943 and 1952 Joey goes bankrupt and starts trying to find the final workers who left. But in 1950 (at least) a new form of cartoon had arrived, live action marionette shows. Which is where Showdown Bandit comes in. Are they connecting these 2 games to form some kind of BendyVerse

[@grantdaily9662]

@@Bolshevik_1946 Possible someone from Drew Studios who helped work on Bendy and the Gent project?

[@TheDreamrevolution]

Love How You did impressions of the Characters as You were Narrating this timeline. C:

[@MatthewCYN15]

However he can't change his accent. But it's ok. He tried.

[@welleniealmeida3887]

I salute Mike for putting up all this. Like seriously combining book and game in one vid is just amazing Hats off 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@emo_shit]

Intro <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a> 1929 ~ Joey Drew Studios Established <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="43">0:43</a> 1930 ~ Henry Departs the Studio <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="130">2:10</a> 1933 ~ Alice Angel is Born <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="208">3:28</a> 1934 ~ Heavenly Toys Established <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="277">4:37</a> 1935 ~ Workers Pushed to Their Limit <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="305">5:05</a> 1940 ~ Bendy Land Pre-Production <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="412">6:52</a> 1942-1943 ~ Ink Machine Installed <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="509">8:29</a> 1944 ~ Studio Financial Crisis <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="628">10:28</a> 1946 ~ A Scandal at the Studio <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="701">11:41</a> 1945-1946 ~ Ink Bendy was Born <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="785">13:05</a> 1946 ~ Allison Pendle Joins the Studio <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="826">13:46</a> Late 1940s ~ Studio Goes Bankrupt <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="868">14:28</a> 1952 ~ Thomas Connor and Allison Pendle Marry <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="898">14:58</a> 1963 ~ Henry Returns <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="921">15:21</a> Outro <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="956">15:56</a>

[@Habri]

I love this game so much. I am even more excited for BATDR when it comes out.

[@user-iw1ne6fq4c]

Me 2

[@glados8699]

@@user-iw1ne6fq4c me 3

[@dollimbs]

@@glados8699 me 4

[@Lovehug555]

@@dollimbs me 5

[@pancho4179]

Hearing horror bro mike try to read in an American accent is probably the best thing I’ve ever heard

[@SugarcueStudios]

Your theories never let me down and great voice acting on <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="648">10:48</a> and <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="720">12:00</a> 👍 Great vid Mike

[@cubism_2]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="157">2:37</a> I think this explains Chapter 1. This beginning part is what the studio was before it got expanded. Just a few desks for Joey and Henry to work

[@sbujdaszmovies6715]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a> Intro <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="43">0:43</a> 1929- Joey Drew Studios Established <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="130">2:10</a> 1930- Henry Departs The Studio <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="208">3:28</a> 1933- Alice Angel Is Born <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="276">4:36</a> 1934- Heavenly Toys Established <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="305">5:05</a> 1935- Workers Pushed To Their Limit <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="412">6:52</a> 1940- Bendy Land Pre-Production <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="508">8:28</a> 1943- Ink Machine Installed <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="627">10:27</a> 1944- Studio Financial Crisis <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="701">11:41</a> 1946- A Scandal At The Studio <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="784">13:04</a> 1946- Ink Bendy Was Born <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="826">13:46</a> 1946- Allison Pendle Joins The Studio <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="868">14:28</a> Late 1940's- Studio Goes Bankrupt <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="895">14:55</a> 1952- Thomas Connor & Allison Pendle Marry <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="920">15:20</a> 1963- Henry Returns <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="955">15:55</a> Outro

[@Soviet_Onion91]

Thanks

[@nilsudemirtash]

Joey may not be a good man. But I give him major credit for staying positive.

[@endereye964]

Amazing.... Bendy’s story STILL gives me chills. 😅

[@StarrySentinel]

Parts feel really realistic

[@aditimishra8677]

Here is my bendy timeline . ( thanks to superhorrorbro, its a bit clearer now). might not be that accurate... 1929- Joey drew studios established by Henry and Joey After two weeks- Henry created bendy (Bendy’s first debut was little devil darling) After a while- Boris (debut was sheep songs) And then came Alice angel (only created, not in production) Then - cartoons were made using bendy and Boris the wolf Between 1929-1930 Henry created Alice angle. Henry left the studio by late 1930s 1931- Joey hired more workers to replace Henry and expanded the studio 1931-32- Susie Campbell hired for voice actress 1933- Alice angel debut in ‘sent from above’ (role first given to Susie Campbell) 1934- Heavenly Toys established (head: Shawn Flynn) [Alice was not very popular ] 1934-35 workers pushed to their limit (evidence - Sammy Lawrence 1935 log) Late 1939- early 1940 : Bertrum piedmont hired to make bendy land (Note: corrections in Bertrum’s designs were being made by Joey Drew in May and wanted them to be lifelike) [world War 2 began] After a while (maybe 1940-41) Joey thought of bringing his cartoon characters to life 1942-43 - Joey’s contract with Gent company (head: Thomas Connor) (Joey hired them as they were cheap and maybe he was impressed by their ink-make machine) [Note: Thomas Connor invented the ink machine] Joey Drew kept it a secret from his employees and labelled it as ‘special project’ By this time, the cartoons were not as popular as they were in 1930s. 1944- Ink Bendy was created through the ink machine (without a soul) Thomas Connor said that it was a fail as it was born without a soul. The same time : Many female workers were hired as the males were gone to fight wars. 1944-46: Susie Campbell fired from the job of Alice angel and replaced by Allison Pendle to drive her crazy to become Alice. The same time: Susie fell prey to Joey and was at first, born as a shapeless slug. She was then later born as Alice angel. (Note: Joey passed around a letter to all employees to cover up Susie’s disappearance.) 1946- newspaper wrote about financial hardships at the studio by the help of workers at the studio who quit their jobs The same year : Daniel ‘Buddy ‘ Lewek joined the studio (early) [ He did not know about the cartoons or the company’s hardships] 1946: Sammy Lawrence went insane due to exposition of high dosage of ink. Late 1946: Joey Drew purchased the court theatre. (Bertram was insulted at the announcement party of court theatre by being called bertie by Joey drew) The same time: Buddy Lewek fell prey to ink bendy and became the first ever success of the ink machine as boris the wolf. Then: Buddy ran away and made a hideout in the studio where he lived thereafter. (maybe he was the boris we meet in chapter 3) 1946-47 onwards: studio went bankrupt and Joey moved the ink machine to his apartment where he kept doing experiments thereafter. 1952: Allison pendle and Thomas Connor married and invited Joey Drew. Joey denied. Joey lured them back to the studio to then become Alice and Tom boris. (no specified year) Joey blamed Henry as the reason of his failure and lured him back to the studio around 1963.

[@aarushimishra8352]

this was helpful..thanks dear

[@aditimishra8677]

@Mimi Khas I don't think so. I think it was just to punish Henry for leaving the studio early and not showing Joey the right path...

[@aditimishra8677]

I think Joey killed Henry and trapped his soul into this simulation made by the big machine (the one in chapter 5). Exposure to that ink which has a mind of its own and then standing on a pentagram, he started to get flashbacks and does not even remember that he is going through an infinite loop.

[@superfuntimes5408]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="13">0:13</a> I just got the employee handbook, and it is super fun to read especially the pages at the end where it teaches you how to draw bendy, Boris and Alice

[@gusrubio489]

Theory on why audio logs are exactly where you need them.

[@emery-gaming]

Gus Rubio Because the people made notes of the things that were near them???? How is that a question. A more important question is WHY THEY RECORDED THINGS THEY DIDN’T WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO HEAR?!

[@MrBeeps.]

It's from people where they last recorded it

[@thdude1873]

I got the book. Honestly, it's really good, and it's one of those books that you look through carefully, examining every detail, then one of those books that you read, but forget about it. The only problem with it was that the first 3/4 of the book was about the game, not the studio, or the lore. Maybe if they expanded the lore side of the book, it would have been better. I still love the book nevertheless. I give it a 8/10.

[@theillusionmaster7030]

Hey , if you see this , can you go on and see if the game was a movie!?!? Have been saying this for a long time , I think my head is gonna explode if you don't do it.

[@leafypop15]

no

[@KennyLastname]

I'm missing the old Bendy theory background music

[@user-jm6xu8sh8v]

Same lol that was the first thing I noticed

[@xrayonal6359]

Yas

[@gmailgmail2347]

Awsome! Love bendy and the ink machine!

[@prohalfa]

hey if you love bendy ive just started a lets play on my channel if you wanna check it out

[@Atomic_goats]

@@prohalfa sure

[@sammyafton-lawrence9832]

Henry honestly sounds way younger than fifty for some reason when he says “Hello is anybody there? I know you’re there. Come out and show yourself” “Boris?” He sounds like how I imagine him to sound when he first worked at the studio (minus the obvious panic in his voice)

[@anniekageson-loe8990]

I didn’t read the book cause I wanted it to be a secret oh well I listen to this anyway maybe this might have a connection to the next game

[@itsmeyt4822]

WHAT IF IN BATDR HENRY GETS FREED FROM THE LOOP BUT HE TURNS INTO A INK CREATION BY THE INK MACHINE LIKE MAYBE A GOOD BENDY SINCE HE CREATED HIM. MAYBE HENRY BENDY WILL HAVE A LONG BRUSH AS A TOOL OR SOMETHIN, PLEASE LET THIS BLOW UP SO THEMEATLY COULD SEE THIS!!!

[@plainoreo_]

Or you could just have contacted the meatly directly, I mean it’s not that hard. Edit: although it might be hard to ask with there busy schedule, but don’t give up my friend

[@xdxpreshy8503]

Okay, so I haven't thought about getting either of the books. I might look for them though, now that it tells all these things and shows all these different timelines. 🌷Awesome job Mike!

[@oscar2957]

I’ve always thought that maybe the line “he will set us free” is talking about Joey since he created the lost ones so they think he knows how to stop their suffering.

[@mariisconfused]

Where is the early squad at? Also, love this timeline video!

[@zombiem3mes441]

Hi

[@mariisconfused]

@@zombiem3mes441 ayy, there it is!

[@zombiem3mes441]

@@mariisconfused heyo👋

[@zombiem3mes441]

@@mariisconfused how are you?

[@mariisconfused]

@@zombiem3mes441 I'm great thank you, how are you?

[@springward7277]

Watch, as batim has an extremely deep and confusing lore

[@Scarred_S_Games]

At least it's not to much confusing like FNaF was just to be honest.

[@LeahLovesNature]

Nice attempt at American accents, Mike. This book seems pretty cool and enlightening, and it's nice to see so many long-standing theories addressed one way or another.

[@oliviaandamelie6771]

Me: *sees new video about Bendy* ALL RIGHT, I'VE GOTTA WATCH THIS

[@zombiem3mes441]

Havent seen a theory vid in awhile

[@djalexander7723]

Nice Charmx picture

[@carolynsouthers5317]

@@djalexander7723 yeet

[@kippythe13th]

I want that book! Goes to Amazon has no money MOM GET THIS BOOK FOR CHRISTMASSSS

[@janetrivas5485]

That's me!

[@JMB_Knight]

Me who already has it:😏

[@gabr1elawesome]

*_"Everybody's favorite wolf, Boris"_* *_Wrong again goof, it's Sven._*

[@dankdealer]

Sven for life

[@orangehasdied]

ayyyy

[@whiterabbit3050]

my favourite is boris

[@Jm-kc6gg]

Henry and William Afton. Henry and Joey Drew.

[@CybeTheFloof]

I needed this for better explanation

[@groovy_scorpion6490]

It's been two years and this timeline still makes sense

[@supabonniearts]

I'm so hyped for Dark Revival and the new Bendy novel book.

[@goldengame8864]

I like how in all the horrors how most about like ghosts and characters was the main character or someone in the story is literally just made Henry is like a pretty big character

[@pinkrose7024]

"Anyone seen Bob?" "Nope."

[@ThatOnePisshead]

F

[@devichandradason314]

1929: Joey Drew Studios established 1930: Henry Departs the studio 1931: Joey announced big plans 1932: Susie Campbell was cast as Alice Angel 1933: Alice Angel is born 1934: Joey Drew Studios Expand and Heavenly Toys Established 1935: Worked Pushed their limits 1940: Bendyland Pre-Production 1941: Bertrum Piedmont was been hired for the project/buliding 1942: The studio was stressed 1943: The Ink Machine was installed and Thomas connor was been hired 1944: Joey Drew Studios acquired Gent Company and Studios Financial Crisis 1945: Joey Drew Studios and Gent Company Deal 1946: Jack Fain was hired, ink bendy was born, allison pendle was hired and a Scandal of the studios 1947: Grant Cohen wants to backpay Joey Drew Studios 1948: Controversial was spreading to the studios 1949: Studios was been bankrupt 1952: Allison Pendle And Thomas Connor was married 1963: Henry was return

[@HeyItsAlyssa94]

This was great!!! I loved how the book put a timeline of events. I am still confused on what the ending of the game really is. Is it all a made up world or was it all real? Not sure. But awesome job as always!

[@gyahsshsjjsjs3577]

Noob

[@ibrahim7652]

@@gyahsshsjjsjs3577 shut up rude

[@_indielily_]

And with that the book is 3/4 closed on the BATIM timeline...thank you so much for making these vids and taking time on them.But im lets not get ahead of ourselves. We still have BATDR, Dreams come to life, and probably so much more in the future. Meanwhile, holy heck i didn't know there was a handbook released!!! And great readings! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="646">10:46</a> <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="719">11:59</a>

[@Xyzjfr]

I think I have a new lead So in the bendy song build our michanc (released in chapter 1 of bendy) hints on a chapter 5 theory in the lyrics bendy says "The endings always just the same no gain" and this is a theory Henry's in an inf loop and also its hints on many more theorys Also idk if this is important but bendy also says "this disorder ruins ur day"

[@ytuser4562]

So, Joey drew was killing people for the bendy persona? How did that go with no remarkable events? It feels like that part went over too quickly and smoothly. And what was the deal with the “ink experiments on humans”?

[@heathercappel7537]

I have a theory, you know how the makers of bendy and the ink machine is joey drew studios, I think he invited Henry back to apologize and show him a video game based of the events that happened at the studios.

[@PissedOffLion]

Your attempt at a 1930-1940's accent made the video perfect. A little improvising such as trying out an accent, makes your videos more fun to watch and the games you explain more fun to play!

[@DantetheHegehog14]

Personally, I prefer the "It's a movie" theory, makes the ending less depressing for me that way. No disrespect tho, still enjoy your content

[@Bolshevik_1946]

I think that the entire saga is just the book "The Illusion of Living" and that's why it's divided in chapters, like a book.

[@fireballplayz6954]

your the best bendy youtuber and you have GREAT theories, and you are my fav youtuber. p.s. i used to hate this game but when i watched your bendy video which was my first video i loved batim

[@chilliicecream5456]

Henry actually created the Big Three, however he didn’t stick around at the studio long enough to work on any cartoons featuring Alice

[@whyamihere3865]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="48">0:48</a> *moustache meatly & the meatly*

[@aidanminkel6196]

I actually debunked when Henry left the studio-it was 1933. Given that Henry created not only Bendy and Boris but Alice as well (who was created in 1933), means that if he were to leave in 1933 and come back 30 years later, it would be 1963 (1933+30=1963), then year that BATIM takes place.

[@eaplayz3388]

If bendy never existed, I would have found this channel, Also I'm a subscriber

[@ZeroMortalz]

Nice vid man

[@Spider.coz746]

Its been two years and I'm still waiting for bendy and the dark revival to come out

[@maximillian1109]

I feel like a huge leap was made when we went from "I wanna make Disneyworld but with demons and wolves!!" to "Ink is able to be made into a solid, even alive, substance because of this machine." Like...they should have tried to explain the sience a little bit better in the game I think.XD

[@steelrs8297]

You have the best theories You are like the game/film theorist But you are like the horror theorist or something like that

[@saulgoodmansurine]

I love bendy. It’s the best video game ever

[@prohalfa]

hey ive just started it on my channel and im absolutely loving every second so far

[@saulgoodmansurine]

prohalfa it’s the best game ever my dad is working on the dark revival

[@prohalfa]

@@saulgoodmansurine damm thats super awesome i would love to play it on my channel aswell. your a lucky girl lol

[@saulgoodmansurine]

prohalfa thanks lol

[@prohalfa]

@@saulgoodmansurine when its closer to release if he is looking for a small youtuber to help promote it let me know

[@haydendanika7375]

Joey: can we make it more life like. Me: I mean it could always come alive for you

[@karmapolice247]

I like the idea of a horror game that focuses on crunch culture. It's definitely an interesting take.

[@erikaavelar846]

When Mike doesn't have any more ideas of bendy videos and comes up with this

[@lovelyoldersister7192]

The story of bendy never ended but the question remains, will bendy or Henry make amends to each other or will bendy, Boris, And/or Alice Angel be playable characters in the future?

[@sonicEchris88]

Good question 😂

[@lovelyoldersister7192]

sonicEchris88 do you wonder once they release the sequel for batim will there be options to play in the POV of Boris , bendy, and/or Alice angel?

[@sonicEchris88]

@@lovelyoldersister7192 first not is sequel neither a prequel , second , I like both sincerely , just for know the thinking of all and three 😄😉

[@lovelyoldersister7192]

sonicEchris88 that’s awesome and I found out just recently that is a unknown female protagonist in the not prequel/sequel of batim

[@staceytetzlaff2822]

Or if other characters could be playable? Wouldn't it be fun if it had character interactions like in Overwatch? I think any interaction featuring another character and Sammy would either be a laugh riot or super unsettling. Here's one I made between Sammy and Tom Connor : Sammy: You created my Lord's cradle, you know, I should thank you for that. 🤔😉 Tom Connor: And I think your Lord would thank me if I made it your mausoleum! 😒😈

[@FR-dr6tu]

I remember playing the first chapter after 5 days of its release. Golden times

[@ashleyjones9756]

Wow! This is both a terrifying and interesting story to listen to!

[@emmaissorryagain]

*When you first watch this video and have the employee handbook* Me: IM ON TOP OF THINGS!

[@s_h_s_h12321]

Can someone who knows about the history animation explain to me how in the hell did Joey Drew Studios managed to stay afloat with a money-crazed owner like Joey, in the middle of the Great Depression? Like, somehow, if the timeline in this video is right, the studio managed to stave off a financial crisis long enough for the ink machine to be put together.

[@caroannaetemrikg.4958]

I don't know enough about The Great Depression and even less about animation history so sorry. I can't help you

[@WhyAreWeStilllHereJustToSuffer]

“All those years ago” never gets old

[@0valeyes]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="924">15:24</a> Then dose it mean the next game the Dark Revival be somewhere in the 80s?

[@mrreyes5004]

Probably not, the devs have posted on social media that the Dark Revivial is *not* a sequel (meaning it doesn't happen after the first game's events), *BUT* they also said it *isn't* a prequel (meaning we won't witness Joey's fall or how everything went south or anything like that before). So, either it's an alternate timeline/universe or it's taking place *during* the first game in another part of the studio while Henry is going through his adventure.

[@djalexander7723]

I would be cool to see the 80s in BATIM universe

[@fade2535]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="719">11:59</a> now that’s when u know a Joey impression is good

[@juice-box9321]

Could you maybe do an "everything you need to know" on the new characters in the Dreams Come to Life book for those people that arent able to purchase it?

[@redacted3805]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="648">10:48</a> Good impression!

[@StarMan881Gaming]

Man i need this book! anyone have any ideas when/if its coming to store shelves in the UK?

[@gyahsshsjjsjs3577]

I have one Ill Give It to u

[@Shannon0813]

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[@alexisalidis9037]

I know the timeline I just want to see it all together in one video!

[@nestlyyyy]

the only thing I've learned from horror games is, never start a business with your friend named Henry, or you'll go insane and use people's souls for children's entertainment

[@Rosa-he6xb]

Henry should’ve listen to good ol’ Wally Frank and actually permanently “Get outta there” and never return.

[@isamelzorrilla5639]

Hi SuperHorrorBro I love this and I hope you have a good day and you are awesome

[@a.kitcat.b]

Its nice to finally see a timeline for this game! Events can get confusing without it!