The Dark (And Very Real) Lore of Bugsnax

Bugsnax follows the player's character through the abandoned tropical island of Snaktooth, whose inhabitants have been afflicted with a snak-borne curse.

[@maglev957]

It’s horrifying how close this is to the actual story

[@redditor1022]

For real

[@davidturner1595]

btw, is this a theory video?

[@theredduck2071]

@@davidturner1595 nope, that's actual story

[@davidturner1595]

@@theredduck2071 I know, but was this video made before or after bugsnax is released.

[@rga0019]

@@davidturner1595 Look at the date this video was made and the date the game was released

[@pokemonmatt1365]

Turns out you were 95% right about the lore. This is genuinely what the game is haha.

[@mickeyboi8429]

Wait deadass, how do u know?

[@pokemonmatt1365]

@@mickeyboi8429 I bought and finished the game haha. You can see the endings here on KZbin too.

[@mickeyboi8429]

@@pokemonmatt1365 Ahh ok. I could barely find any other video talking about this, thx man

[@nacnud2115]

I love that the game listed is bloodborne

[@crushbeast29]

Foreshadowing...

[@travis8106]

oh my god

[@gmaxe3561]

Bugsnax = Bloodborne 2 = Elden Ring

[@gentle2587]

GmAXE Oooooooooooohhhhh *Don’t tell me you don’t see it*

[@gmaxe3561]

Look up at the sky, it burns!

[@xchickenmanx]

*Me after seeing the ending:* Wait, this wasn't a joke?!

[@jameslamberton7671]

He literally predicted the ending of bugsnax

[@julioromo5849]

Hey my be you need to see the bad ending you need to do noting teen you will have the bad ending

[@julioromo5849]

O yeah all of them die ther bug snacks know but filbo is ok

[@julioromo5849]

Your going to cry

[@fwble_3888]

@@julioromo5849 8 year old vibes

[@littleinksheep9318]

I can't believe how accurate this theory was when I saw the ending

[@jvpro2076]

Gibb nife ned to kil fod

[@gamerafa6150]

Wait so bugsnax is a parasite ?! that infect the host to create more of them

[@Studimus]

@@gamerafa6150 yes. Yes they are.

[@hbombj6911]

He actually predicted the game months before it’s release

[@kastillopan]

He did lol

[@mr.faboose6145]

Well, now if Bugsnax isn't secretly a horror game, I am going to be very disappointed

[@smiweftrat2939]

Same

[@gamingmonitor4734]

This isnt a horror game

[@noahpaquin380]

@@gamingmonitor4734 what makes you say that

[@cheesecakeburger]

Felix Shadow cat look at the gameplay trailer from 2 weeks ago and look at the ending

[@jasonmnosaj]

It's probably not a horror game in the way you think it is. But it will probably be revealed that your eating parts of people when eating bugsnax. But I wouldn't be surprised if this too was revealed in a cartoonish bright and colorful way. I would be disappointed if this game was actually a PSA about eating animal's. Now THAT I would be upset about.

[@nobodycruise106]

We are born of the Bugsnax , made men by the Bugsnax, undone by Bugsnax. Fear the old Bugsnax.

[@wufo1238]

Oir mouths are yet to open

[@jasonbordago8202]

Bugsnax all over the mill. You'll become one, sooner or later...

[@kainevins9927]

Omne Vivum Ex Bugsnax.

[@nothankyou4752]

Ah, you were at my side all along. My true mentor... my guiding Megamaki.

[@TreespeakerOfTheLand]

The secret ending Latin says basically the same. Tu quid edas. / What you say Omne vitum ex Bugsnax / All living from Bugsnax

[@imfromcolorado]

Never thought I’d here “kero kero bonito” said so intensely

[@tigertoxins584]

*hear

[@blue_elite964]

kero kero bonito-flamingo

[@shinyyoshi5126]

I clicked on this video after watching the ending of the game thinking it was an actual lore explanation video, and didn't realize until the end that it was FROM 4 MONTHS AGO BEFORE THIS GAME RELEASED. I DIDN'T KNOW!

[@abbythewitch7753]

i cannot believe you got it spot on

[@leedlelel2373]

Seriously, how the heck did he predict it all like literally spot on holy was this guy secretly working with the devs or something

[@BackseatYT]

I made a joke on twitter with a Bloodborne screenshot but changed the subtitle to say “Fear the Bugsnax”, then I got a bit carried away and made this.

[@imanhaziq8074]

Ikr

[@aRandomwacko]

Never expected such words from a fellow hollow knight fan

[@hyperfox0934]

@@BackseatYT what if they actually changed bugsnacks lore slightly to fit with this

[@ratpatterson8953]

the fact that this wasnt even wrong

[@captainclipy6236]

The warning signs were all here. We should have listened

[@mindshuffler3332]

It's all Bugsnax now....

[@thelocalmaxtax]

The Existential Horror of Bugsnax: A Video Essay

[@galloviking4766]

Everything was true. The illuminati, the monsters, the people disappearing and turning into bugsnax, the bugsnax queen. EVERYTHING.

[@aRandomwacko]

**in the voice of the great will stamper** "Mmm, yeah! It all makes sense now!"

[@CrankyPollyanna]

Nothing like an underlying theme of addiction to get me started on a game!

[@BackseatYT]

Stick with what you know!

[@AntiCaesarReal]

Uhhhhh

[@RPDRUMORS]

. . . oh...

[@daymare0]

Ummm

[@therebecky2103]

I noticed the theme almost immediately, I wonder if the writer was an addict

[@CoolMoon]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one feeling like this game has something dark lying underneath it.

[@Small_Vocaloid_UTAU]

I only know this game from the KKB song. The lyrics always sounded creepy to me 💀

[@lyconxero457]

You're one of the only ones who are actually talkin bout Bugsnax and it's good that you're spreading this message before more people fall prey to it.

[@BackseatYT]

BACKSEAT 2020. Tough on Bugsnax, tough on the causes of Bugsnax.

[@JT3D_YT]

Bugsnax is just Bloodborne 2

[@JohnDoe-zq1ho]

Backseat Game Development alright, Ronald Reagan.

[@theroyaltrash]

Watch this become 100% accurate

[@ThePeacePlant]

I thought it was going to be something more sinister than we are led to believe. Its hiding behind the childish graphics. I can see a few people have been saying the same as what I though. Maybe its right

[@ebolian.8147]

@@ThePeacePlant welp no

[@leedlelel2373]

@@ebolian.8147 Well yes

[@ebolian.8147]

@@leedlelel2373 I have the game

[@leedlelel2373]

@@ebolian.8147 Have you gotten to the ending though?

[@ADudeNamedLucky]

For whatever reason, the centipede ribs make me very uncomfortable.

[@qrowing]

Probably because they're crawling all over corpses.

[@Arkaeuss]

Probably because they're centipedes made of butchered cow ribs

[@qrowing]

@@Arkaeuss Or the ribs of the Grumpuses that they're crawling on.

[@gamingmonitor4734]

Ribblepedes dont make uncomfortable

[@trissc6855]

Don't watch made in abyss then, there's a specific scene that'd scratch that uncomfortable itch.

[@otherlego]

"Well, I am 90% sure thats what the story is." You are 90% right, my friend.

[@veemochi6530]

i adore how this man refers to "it's bugsnax" as a prophecy-

[@BackseatYT]

Reading a few comments on this video now that the game is out, and I’m hearing some very interesting things indeed. 👀

[@teuthistalks1487]

Yeah I just finished the game and I cannot believe how accurate this was lol

[@YummyLilNugget]

You saw the future!

[@mercury5003]

I never watched any of the ttailers for it other than the initial reveal, what gave it away?

[@waled7564]

May be the Developers watched your video and then they Changed the ending in last minute

[@zoruamaster2495]

I actually thought you made this after finishing the game till I saw the upload date

[@YummyLilNugget]

When you realize this is basically the real ending-

[@sealake7935]

If this game becomes a dark and gritty experience, I will be so excited. It would be interesting if the more bugsnax you eat, the more distorted and evil you become. Kind of like Adam in Bioshock

[@LadiesHideYourMans]

The devs said the game was inspired by bioshock so yeah that has a high chance of being true

[@sealake7935]

Ooh. That sounds very promising!

[@kaiden0792]

The more bugsnax you eat, the more power you gain on catching them faster, but I suppose that even comes with a dark, dark price to pay

[@its_todders7460]

In the game UR allergic to them

[@prehistoricfanboy101]

@@LadiesHideYourMans wait did they? I thought they ripped this game off of Pokemon because of what Failboat uploaded

[@djdievjfkfjwhks]

We are whatever we eat.

[@BackseatYT]

*CLERIC BEAST THEME INTENSIFIES*

[@prehistoricfanboy101]

Mind if I ruin that 69 likes? But I still won't do it whether you're ok with it or not, which is fine for me as well

[@sparecreeper1580]

So I’m still human

[@the_magicalruru]

@@sparecreeper1580 oh my god dude what have you been eating

[@DK-fd3fi]

@@the_magicalruru meat

[@johnes2337]

The only way to stop the curse... ...is to eat a fellow *traveler.*

[@johnes2337]

we are whatever we *eat*

[@D1sasterSush1]

Plz define this process and explain how this would work

[@idontknowwhattosaywhatever6965]

How are thay supposedly do that

[@D1sasterSush1]

Sorry someone borrowed my account because they are probably cursed and want a reliable method to lift the curse

[@whatever3028]

And you gain health by consuming traveller's blood

[@Guruc13]

Love the detail of showing Aldrich, Devourer of Gods rising from his tomb to, "We are whatever we eat." Lovely timing!

[@srdfh1]

Well it turns out that you really predicted the game

[@screamingmurkrow1720]

This is surprisingly accurate for the ending

[@vwt277227]

It’s wild how accurate this ended up being.

[@ScorbunGame]

Watch this be the actual story of the game and the player character needs to find a way to break the curse before he succumbs to it.

[@theend-bk4eo]

Change secomes to succumbs before everyone gets irrationally angry at you

[@juliofigueroa2135]

Nah your good your actually allergic to Bugsnax

[@aRandomwacko]

I agree with you, young scorbunny

[@shadow_shine3578]

It literally is.

[@spiffyfitz]

Now that the game is released; The dark lore must still be recognized.

[@SaltyCalhoun]

"We are Born by the Snax, made Bugs by the Snax, Undone by the Snax" "Our mouths are yet to open" "Fear the old Snax"

[@onetenths8017]

can we talk about how he reads a line of a kero kero song like a verse from the bible?

[@kingvideogames]

A troglodyte: “MatPat is the best theory creator on KZbin!” Me, an intellectual:

[@8milestreet]

I'm just here to say that you were right all along

[@emilioolated6821]

its fun how its literally whats happend

[@randomer8119]

This video is an art form in of itself...

[@DrErikNefarious]

I don't know why practically all the characters are PERFECTLY FINE with turning themselves into food when any normal person would be SCARED OUT OF THEIR MIND

[@foe3789]

this is why that you shouldn't end with a bugsnax monster attacking the screen because people will assume its a cute game secretly a horror game.

[@beanie1694]

He got it on point

[@McChookter]

Crazy how close this is to the actual game

[@filurenerik1643]

Wow you perfectly predicted it. Like 90% of it all, just from the reveal trailer and the song. Super impressed

[@epickirby1286]

Lore in a nutshell: bugsnax are parasites

[@finleykennedy7763]

Spoiler alert for bugsnax I guess: I can’t bloody believe he was literally right!? This is literally the games twist ending I can’t believe it, even small details like people falling apart into bugsnax and the whole addiction thing it’s literally all true I’m losing my mind.

[@hansalanson3497]

I WISH this was one of those theory videos that end up being an overblown prediction.... But it isn't.

[@aidantrautsch8737]

Did you see the ending of the game before making this. Cuz if you didn't that's impressive

[@BugleBottom]

Dude this was made months ago before the game was even realesed

[@fidelmurillo6860]

Vati is about to have a field day with this video.

[@magnusvonbraun9870]

It is mentioned Triffany’s gramma went missing when she adventured to Snaktooth Isle. It is safe to assume she was infected, and given the old statues and artifacts, Snaktooth Isle has been around for decades or even centuries.

[@disky1784]

im loving the bloodborne dlc

[@barteezqueendelanacrystalc3461]

Backseat: *speaks spoopy lore language* Cromdo Face on 2:31 : *Get up on the floor, dancin' all night long*

[@Ericshadowblade]

Well 4 months and i completed the game and its hilarious how right you were

[@elijahhakobian1060]

This channel asks questions I've never considered and I like that

[@AccordYeen]

90% sure, 90% accurate.

[@TheSpiralComet]

Honestly, my brain was blown out my bum when I saw that this video was uploaded in July. I don't even think Backseat realized how accurately they called it.

[@incognitotail3062]

Well Bugsnax premise looks like straight up Junji Ito’s

[@sebastiansandoval4861]

why does youtube say this is bloodborne

[@BackseatYT]

This ISN’T Bloodborne!?

[@sebastiansandoval4861]

@@BackseatYT shhh, the developers dont want us to know that, they may kill us if they hear us talking about this

[@OneAndOnlyDanky]

BloodSnax

[@pogeti3379]

BugBorne

[@pogeti3379]

Actually that's pretty much Hollow Knight

[@yoexplain4438]

I Platium the game first try and there's a cutscene that confirms bugsnax 2 and yea ur 100% correct.

[@Medineer_Gaming]

Kinda bug, kinda snack, *grumpus humanity is gonna suffer a bugsnax attack*

[@RoastedJustice]

Great video, top notch production value, skilled memeing. Here's a new Sub!

[@cody890Gaming]

Once this game come out. This video will blow up and your channel will too! Also if you keep up the smash math videos! So awesome seeing you and this channel grow!

[@powder_ur_lambs]

Thanks for the vid Shelda

[@hankanderson8633]

I greatly love the editing on this omg

[@carval2001]

the game: very dark, deep lore also the game: *_b u n g e r_*

[@imanhaziq8074]

The funny thing is, this is spot on

[@raynightshade8317]

You don't know how accurate this is

[@dantedare2797]

This is actually my favourite video of all time, I will never recover from this

[@TriplePixel]

So happy I found your channel 😆

[@emilyart07]

This is supposed to be super dark but I can’t stop laughing because it’s ridiculous (The music and editing just makes it funny)

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

2:45 I mean Floofty IS a cannibal so Aldrich is very fitting here

[@eightballmajic]

Jeez and everyone thought they were cute innocent creatures that didn’t want to be eaten

[@LoverboyMedia]

Masterpiece

[@PinkIcedTea]

You absolutely hit the nail on the head...apparently 4 months before the game even released?! You should be proud. That's a feat!

[@dirkdiggler2218]

You earned a sub boi this is terrifying

[@cameronbates8742]

keep up the awesome content!

[@BulletBillSoilder]

Right on the money eh?

[@memeclips704]

Bugsnax characters will appear in elden ring confirmed.

[@beckettgray9515]

glad to see your talking about the 2006 game of the year winner and Pulitzer prize nominee bugsnax

[@pancakesposts4812]

Fmod- Makes boomerang Fu. Nobody remembers it Fmod - makes fall guys No credit Fmod - makes Bugsnax Comunity: OOooOh a bunger! What’s that

[@pancakesposts4812]

No, really. On Dreams PS4, Search up Bugsnax. At the time of me making this comment, all there is on bugsnax is Filbo and two Bungers.

[@pancakesposts4812]

@DaFoRk_Zenwarrior 16 I wish...

[@GiRaph9001]

how did you… *what?* *this was a JOKE?* *FROM BEFORE THE RELEASE?!* *chad*

[@holidayoreoreal]

More like BugKnacks

[@joelhoon1707]

I love how it's supposed to be some psychological body horror game or something yet it's as if it's a normal cutesy game.

[@jamesbarker93]

Its interesting how this game is advertised as a kid game but the storys of the characters and the lore of it is really dark.

[@flainfan]

You’d be surprised how dark things made for kids can get.

[@manuxx3543]

Like Pikmin 1

[@shiratama2681]

@@manuxx3543 **panicked whistle blowing**. fuuuuuu nooo not that waaaay wait i only have 10 of you don't attack the bulborbssss

[@brandonheurich1530]

This was brilliant

[@roobs2976]

truly, a series worth a lore series

[@lenaoxton704]

That ending got me lol. Nice theory

[@cuteshark7261]

Bugsnax should be rated R.

[@byrontheusurper6505]

I just watched a playthough the other day, what a game!

[@nightinxgale7083]

I’m seriously hyped for this game more than any other game coming out for PS5 right now.

[@jman090]

Dude I legit wasn’t expecting any of this when I started the game 😂😂😂 this game was such a roller coaster I loved it

[@Twisted_Logic]

It blows my mind that this video came out before Bugsnax

[@frogenjoyer3278]

02:32 I cant handle Cromdo dancing

[@Kale13000]

I love the dark souls music and footage in this

[@morninpeach7662]

this is so spot on that it's actually kinda scary-

[@atomicfireball2302]

I love that you parodied VaatiVidya, you remind of the one guy who parodied Summoning Salt for the American Dad speedruns

[@hammieli1875]

But that's just a theory...

[@rokkvihrafngunason9021]

A

[@platypus6810]

Snack Theory

[@ThePeacePlant]

It may not be what he is saying in the video but the game will definitely be hiding something behind it's cute animation. I am so sure about this

[@ShiroNoOokami]

apollo grants you the gift of prophecy, and THIS is what you use it for well done m8

[@unconstantrelis5470]

That danganronpa 2 outro song caught me by surprised. Mad respect.

[@portionsforcam]

THIS IS SO GOOD