Game Theory: FNAF, The SECRET Afton (FNAF Security Breach)

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  • Опубликовано: 11 дек 2024

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  • @upbeat3535
    @upbeat3535 2 года назад +63970

    Just a reminder to like the video! He puts in a ton of effort for these videos! ❤

  • @tracks6984
    @tracks6984 2 года назад +3049

    Gregory: Eating a yellow bear ice cream
    Vanessa: Eating an ice cream similar to the one baby was going to give Elizabeth
    Freddy: Damn this air really hits the spot

  • @wild4934
    @wild4934 2 года назад +19626

    I genuinely don't care it the theories are right or not I just love hearing them explained. I mean you gotta remember this entire channel is called game THEORY

    • @AnnoyinglyChipper
      @AnnoyinglyChipper 2 года назад +607

      Same here, I really like listening to Matt talking

    • @wild4934
      @wild4934 2 года назад +492

      @Instagram User says the guy with no video uploads

    • @duckman6693
      @duckman6693 2 года назад +408

      The bots here are insane

    • @duckman9327
      @duckman9327 2 года назад +101

      Same, I disagree heavily but this is so fun to watch

    • @AwakenedHero227
      @AwakenedHero227 2 года назад +11

      Same

  • @Rose-br3rk
    @Rose-br3rk 2 года назад +772

    I really like the theory of Gregory being the crying child because it means that he overcame his fear and he’s literally best friends with what used to make him so scared. It means that Afton didn’t win, and The brothers can finally get some peace

  • @rackaribs
    @rackaribs Год назад +765

    respect to mat who passive-aggressively countered everyone's counter opinion like a boss

  • @sneakysileny
    @sneakysileny 2 года назад +11534

    William Afton is the definiton of "But wait, there's more!"

    • @Alexuniverse_
      @Alexuniverse_ 2 года назад +511

      Someone: Yes! He's gone!
      William: Well yes, but no.

    • @kyravh4939
      @kyravh4939 2 года назад +451

      @@Alexuniverse_ Fnaf fandom: Were you killed?
      William: Sadly, yes... but I lived!!

    • @nicolasmena5636
      @nicolasmena5636 2 года назад +256

      or "This isn't even my final form"

    • @miketrapper0464
      @miketrapper0464 2 года назад +133

      Afton is basically Palpatine at this point

    • @p4ladin167
      @p4ladin167 2 года назад +85

      While we play a Horror franchise he's just playing a Rogue-like

  • @miragracestudios5104
    @miragracestudios5104 2 года назад +51707

    Whether the theory ends up being correct or not, I think we can all thank MatPat and his team for coming up with these theories and piecing them together via videos for us!

    • @thehumanpro2351
      @thehumanpro2351 2 года назад +532

      The whole point of it is that its a theory, its not confirm definite. Its making theories with what you've got

    • @miragracestudios5104
      @miragracestudios5104 2 года назад +162

      @@thehumanpro2351 agreed!

    • @Ge0_Geovannie
      @Ge0_Geovannie 2 года назад +126

      So many bots in the replies

    • @odad7443
      @odad7443 2 года назад +1

      *ruclips.net/video/Kg5HpY9puA0/видео.html*

    • @TheIgnitionCollective
      @TheIgnitionCollective 2 года назад +77

      Yeah. The effort with the VO, editing, scripts, enthusiasm and loads of other stuff always outweigh any complicated theories in my book! Even if i DO like this theory XD

  • @Akuisliterallyme
    @Akuisliterallyme 2 года назад +4476

    Does the lore ever make sense? *No.*
    Do I still love to listen to it? *Yes.*

    • @6671O-i6c
      @6671O-i6c 2 года назад +39

      Yh I like to believe the lore ended at fnaf 6 cos that would have been best

    • @RE3-Nemesis
      @RE3-Nemesis 2 года назад +3

      Agreed

    • @RE3-Nemesis
      @RE3-Nemesis 2 года назад +12

      @@6671O-i6c yeah it would of been better like that

    • @drrx4308
      @drrx4308 2 года назад +1

      Exactly

    • @carotbetweenlegs1194
      @carotbetweenlegs1194 2 года назад +2

      *ruclips.net/video/m9Rd5-XIt_s/видео.html*

  • @Owaiz1999
    @Owaiz1999 2 года назад +760

    I really want the end of this game and book series to just be Scott and MatPat making a final-final-final 10 hour video about the lore

    • @ethanulloa6359
      @ethanulloa6359 Год назад +6

      Jesus Christ Loves You!!!

    • @jaimezamoramata5362
      @jaimezamoramata5362 Год назад +2

      I agree, I'm lost

    • @CircusIsBack
      @CircusIsBack 11 месяцев назад +2

      Omg yes!!!!!!! That would be amazing!!!!!!!!

    • @blakeee3593
      @blakeee3593 9 месяцев назад +5

      you kinda predicted it they met up

    • @Owaiz1999
      @Owaiz1999 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@blakeee3593 I know right? Like I never expected Mat quitting RUclips. Him hanging out with Scott.🤯

  • @unknownvariable9239
    @unknownvariable9239 2 года назад +2458

    It’s almost like everyone forgets the “it’s just a theory part” love how after all these FNAF theories this is the one he gets flack for.

    • @othetinggoesskrrrahhpappap2480
      @othetinggoesskrrrahhpappap2480 2 года назад +1

      *ruclips.net/video/m9Rd5-XIt_s/видео.html*

    • @adamnielson42
      @adamnielson42 2 года назад +22

      just because its a theory doesn't mean its immune to criticism.

    • @bombshellbunnyyy
      @bombshellbunnyyy 2 года назад +50

      right? 😶 plus like the theory makes sense especially when he pointed out gregory could be in the charging station like the robotic animatronics...

    • @WackyIndividual
      @WackyIndividual 2 года назад +5

      especially because I thought it made a lot of sense

    • @michaelgillespie9112
      @michaelgillespie9112 2 года назад +88

      @@adamnielson42 True, but hating on Mat, and completely disregarding his points is also wrong. Regardless of wether you think he's right, the evidence is still there for something.
      Mat is just giving an explanation he thinks is best with what we know, even if it doesn't completely fit. I don't even think he fully believes everything about these theories, he's just waiting for evidence to come up, and possibly find a better explanation.

  • @isaiah7717
    @isaiah7717 2 года назад +4024

    Not only did he apologize, but he continued to defend that theory. This is why I love this channel

    • @cloudbasedbear
      @cloudbasedbear 2 года назад +191

      no apology needed even

    • @Rony049
      @Rony049 2 года назад +55

      Game Theory is just to smart some of us can’t even comprehend his smartness

    • @dumboboy4479
      @dumboboy4479 2 года назад +28

      It's funny enough he retorts to the memes at the start.

    • @dianehuntington1324
      @dianehuntington1324 2 года назад +12

      I agree with his theory

    • @goodpol5022
      @goodpol5022 2 года назад +4

      Wait if he still defended the theory than why even apologize?

  • @Harleyishella
    @Harleyishella 2 года назад +8398

    I could listen to MatPat deliver crackpot theories all day. Especially about FNAF. I genuinely love this channel.

  • @dannyfoxboi
    @dannyfoxboi 2 года назад +222

    I've said it before in a previous theory vid, but I'll say it again. Robot children built by regretful fathers gives me incredibly strong Astro Boy vibes, and I'm so here for it.

    • @RoxxyFly
      @RoxxyFly 8 месяцев назад

      Omg you're right.

    • @Fandomhunter74
      @Fandomhunter74 4 месяца назад

      I never thought of that before 😅

  • @serenatsukino5252
    @serenatsukino5252 2 года назад +5738

    Personally, I don't care if these theories are right or not. They're entertaining regardless.

  • @freeziac
    @freeziac 2 года назад +5323

    Love how Matpat’s been doing fine with FNAF theories and THIS was the one that split the internet.

    • @skeletaltrees
      @skeletaltrees 2 года назад +352

      to be fair, it’s a pretty divisive game too. i think, next to fnaf world ofc, it’s one of their lower points and it really shows in the fandom. plus it was a pretty funny graphic

    • @hyplexz2304
      @hyplexz2304 2 года назад +23

      Nah, the last theory split in the internet, it got him trending on twitter

    • @ruetistic
      @ruetistic 2 года назад +119

      @Instagram User no❤️

    • @bloodwolf2609
      @bloodwolf2609 2 года назад +146

      As if the final 3 star ending illustration of a franschise that is heavily based on lore had the illustrators “accidentally” just put in some random ice creams with funny looking shapes lmao. It’s crazy to chalk it up to a mistake over a very intentional design decision

    • @somefoolishguy8072
      @somefoolishguy8072 2 года назад +19

      Sans is ness

  • @CurtRichy
    @CurtRichy 2 года назад +9432

    Whether right or wrong, you gotta admit, the gregory is the crying child has a lot of evidence to back it. Tbh its a very reasonable theory

    • @corruptedbeastvoid
      @corruptedbeastvoid 2 года назад +100

      I got a question the only thing I’m confused by in the theory is bill=will how is Bill short for William if his name was like will then I would understand

    • @Axonv
      @Axonv 2 года назад +386

      @@corruptedbeastvoid Bill is a short name for William my friends full name is William G. But he goes by Bill

    • @carotbetweenlegs1194
      @carotbetweenlegs1194 2 года назад +1

      *ruclips.net/video/m9Rd5-XIt_s/видео.html*

    • @corruptedbeastvoid
      @corruptedbeastvoid 2 года назад +10

      @@Axonv oh

    • @tannemin6758
      @tannemin6758 2 года назад +296

      @@corruptedbeastvoid If I remember correctly, there was this huge trend of rhyming nicknames in the middle ages. So they would shorten a name William->Will and then change the first letter Will->Bill. That version just remained popular since then.
      There are quite a few examples of this, such as Bob (Robert), D ick (Richard) and Peggy (Margaret).

  • @mrscoobis7273
    @mrscoobis7273 Год назад +130

    I’ve been rewatching all his theories from beginning till now, and I don’t understand why the community hates matpats theories for crying child, it literally makes perfect sense, the community is just mad that their favorite horror game story is going in a new direction for some reason

    • @kizoyah9253
      @kizoyah9253 3 месяца назад

      Bro it was literally debunked

    • @DaFemboyBun
      @DaFemboyBun 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@kizoyah9253 What was

  • @jr01theweeb
    @jr01theweeb 2 года назад +1858

    When you realize the definition of a Theory is an educated guess, and you can't take Matpat down.

    • @bing_salt
      @bing_salt 2 года назад +4

      Æææ

    • @fritzyfritzyfritzyfritzy
      @fritzyfritzyfritzyfritzy 2 года назад +38

      we’ve been so desensitised to the outro that we forget ;p

    • @GFCOLCQuote
      @GFCOLCQuote 2 года назад +13

      I always thought Theories were hypothosis's that have undergone such rigorous test that they are nearly, if not completely, disprovable.

    • @justinalicea1590
      @justinalicea1590 2 года назад +21

      You will find many things we believe are facts, such as gravity and plate technoics are in fact theories. Because scientists can be very confident in their answers with well documented and supporting evidence. But unless we get God or whatever created the universe to confirm our answers, like a teacher grading a quiz, we can't say for certain. After all, much of science evolved from incorrect assumptions or that things are much more complicated than we originally thought. Like quantum mechanics.
      So yeah, Matpat 100% is giving us a theory because the evidence is there, even if that theory isn't confirmed.

    • @creeperbloxon3232
      @creeperbloxon3232 2 года назад +34

      @@GFCOLCQuote Yeah, a theory has been and can be tested. A hypothesis is just guessing the outcome with what you know. That's why he calls the incomplete theories hypotheses.

  • @karingkayleigh7613
    @karingkayleigh7613 2 года назад +2362

    I feel so bad for Mat. FNAF will never end for him, will it

    • @sls12III
      @sls12III 2 года назад +110

      As long as Afton comes back, Mat will always be there behind him.

    • @le_master_frog8698
      @le_master_frog8698 2 года назад +26

      I will never let you leave

    • @highandres2299
      @highandres2299 2 года назад +23

      Well considering this is Scotts final FNAF game we have no idea how this series is going to go continue

    • @escala8559
      @escala8559 2 года назад +15

      Mat will obtain eternal life thanks to the soulbond he has to the fnaf series

    • @hit6069
      @hit6069 2 года назад +3

      😢 sad

  • @slsthewriter1299
    @slsthewriter1299 2 года назад +2014

    To be fair on Mark's part, he did later say that he was a nerd too and would've picked golf if he'd been there in real life. xD

    • @funnybunny5376
      @funnybunny5376 2 года назад

      Wowww ruclips.net/video/FSSFgWlDbJU/видео.html…………

    • @barrackhusseinobamaiiioffi5634
      @barrackhusseinobamaiiioffi5634 2 года назад +12

      This whole comment thread is self promos bruh

    • @finkahata5663
      @finkahata5663 2 года назад

      Only for fans over 18 years old Aishite.Tokyo/shizumi ❤‍🔥
      mañas no se la
      Megan: "Hotter"
      Hopi: "Sweeter"
      Joonie: "Cooler"
      Yoongi: "Butter
      Asi con toy y sus mañas no se la lease que escriba bien mamon hay nomas pa ra reirse un rato y no estar triste y estresado.por la vida dura que se vive hoy .
      Köz karaş: ''Taŋ kaldım''
      Erinder: ''Sezimdüü''
      Jılmayuu: ''Tattuuraak''
      Dene: ''Muzdak''
      Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
      Aç köz arstan
      Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
      Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu gana taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. ''Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt'' dep oylodu arstan.
      Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu.#垃圾
      Son unos de los mejores conciertos , no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente
      💗❤️💌💘

    • @roses6799
      @roses6799 2 года назад +8

      Why is there so many bots in this reply thread

    • @onutube6392
      @onutube6392 2 года назад +1

      What were the two options again

  • @AC-sj5rj
    @AC-sj5rj Год назад +393

    Not disagreeing, but Gregory would look different to Freddy no matter what he is, Freddy's never had x-ray eyes before, so seeing a human skeleton in Gregory should be just as surprising to Freddy as seeing a robot skeleton

    • @tayloranderson7547
      @tayloranderson7547 Год назад +10

      Not disagreeing, but Gregory would look different to Freddy no matter what Freddy's never had x - ray eyes before, so seeing a human skeleton 🦴 in Gregory should be just as surprising to Freddy as seeing a robot 🤖 skeleton

    • @AC-sj5rj
      @AC-sj5rj Год назад +40

      @@tayloranderson7547 dude what? Why add the emojis

    • @GippyHappy
      @GippyHappy Год назад +61

      disagreeing, but 👦 would 👀 different to 🧸 no matter what. 🐻’s never had 🩻👁️ before, so 👀ing a 🏃‍♂️🩻 in 🧒 should be just as 🤯 to 🐻‍❄️ as seeing a 🤖 🦴

    • @AC-sj5rj
      @AC-sj5rj Год назад +13

      @@GippyHappy ok you put more effort into it but I still don't get the point of this, was my comment really dumb or sth?

    • @GippyHappy
      @GippyHappy Год назад +29

      @@AC-sj5rj (no it’s probably a bot or a toddler, I just thought it was funny)

  • @sanskardeshkar6741
    @sanskardeshkar6741 2 года назад +876

    i find it astonishing that even with all the hate MatPat got for his theories, he didnt take them to heart and continued doing what he loves. Amazing work, man

    • @funnybunny5376
      @funnybunny5376 2 года назад +1

      Wowww ruclips.net/video/FSSFgWlDbJU/видео.html….

    • @finkahata5663
      @finkahata5663 2 года назад

      Only for fans over 18 years old Aishite.Tokyo/shizumi ❤‍🔥
      mañas no se la
      Megan: "Hotter"
      Hopi: "Sweeter"
      Joonie: "Cooler"
      Yoongi: "Butter
      Asi con toy y sus mañas no se la lease que escriba bien mamon hay nomas pa ra reirse un rato y no estar triste y estresado.por la vida dura que se vive hoy .
      Köz karaş: ''Taŋ kaldım''
      Erinder: ''Sezimdüü''
      Jılmayuu: ''Tattuuraak''
      Dene: ''Muzdak''
      Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
      Aç köz arstan
      Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
      Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu gana taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. ''Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt'' dep oylodu arstan.
      Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu.#垃圾
      Son unos de los mejores conciertos , no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente
      💗❤️💌💘

    • @SmashingSnow
      @SmashingSnow 2 года назад +10

      He got hate for his theories? Why?

    • @kaceyyy318
      @kaceyyy318 2 года назад +5

      @@SmashingSnow because of the gregory=crying child thing

    • @UR_Bum007
      @UR_Bum007 2 года назад +1

      Wait what hate?

  • @nrgao
    @nrgao 2 года назад +1146

    It feels like this specific game finally fits the "this is purgatory" theory. The 3 kids all died and had unresolved isses that are solved in the Savior ending.

    • @ionelalexandra
      @ionelalexandra 2 года назад +2

      Exactly.

    • @Honestbballfan
      @Honestbballfan 2 года назад

      Maybe this is all a dream?

    • @_cody_withac7504
      @_cody_withac7504 2 года назад

      I like the purgatory theory but it honestly may be because I want Micheal to finally be a rest after all the stuff he went through and go through more stuff caused by his father

  • @nickg5341
    @nickg5341 2 года назад +1480

    Regardless of whether these characters are *literally* the Afton kids, I think MatPat is 100% about it being a symbolic reunion. The crying child got bullied by animatronics, now his stand-in gets to conquer them mano-a-mano. Michael threw his life away getting justice for his siblings and other victims, and now Freddy gets to help them in michael’s death. Elizabeth never got the chance to live and become a person at all, so Vanny has to be saved from brainwashing to get a second shot at growing up.
    It doesn’t all have to make sense logically, only emotionally - which it does.

    • @TVmantitan779
      @TVmantitan779 2 года назад +49

      Maybe that is why there is three stars only when Vanessa, Glamrock Freddy, and Gregory escape the Pizza Plex

    • @steveetarrant
      @steveetarrant 2 года назад +9

      I'm almost crying, beautiful!

    • @ionelalexandra
      @ionelalexandra 2 года назад +6

      Yes, this comment it's so wholesome 😭🌸

    • @AetherMinecraft225
      @AetherMinecraft225 2 года назад +21

      THIS right here backs matpats theory by a lot. plus, why would they put a random picture of a kid, a robot and a woman in the truest of the endings? it doesn't make sense. it's HAS to define something meaningful, maybe to wrap up the (final?) game of the franchise. It doesnt make the most sense for them to casually highlight the three main characters sitting on a hill towards the sunset, in a game where the afton kids (including MIchael) speculated to suddenly and literally go missing and unmentioned at ALL

    • @ionelalexandra
      @ionelalexandra 2 года назад +2

      @@AetherMinecraft225 yeah exactly!

  • @then.c.c.9590
    @then.c.c.9590 2 года назад +60

    Ah men, the symbolic ending of them reuniting together like a Family, if the theory is correct... it really ends up the circle in a fantastic way

    • @ChildOfChaos07
      @ChildOfChaos07 8 месяцев назад

      But it isn’t the true ending. The true ending is the one with Aston below the Pizza Plex.

  • @jacksonbess245
    @jacksonbess245 2 года назад +1795

    Whether you like the theories or not, just realize that he has put a lot of effort into this. And that he and his team are amazing and that he is still doing strong like 11 years later. Thanks MatPat for everything!

    • @pokejedi5184
      @pokejedi5184 2 года назад +2

      Sadly most of the HK Community doesn't realise this.

    • @qwencky
      @qwencky 2 года назад +1

      @@pokejedi5184 what's HK?

    • @glitch9929
      @glitch9929 2 года назад +1

      @@qwencky hollow knight

    • @glitch9929
      @glitch9929 2 года назад +1

      @@pokejedi5184 yea but it did have its huge plot holes which angered a lot of the fandom and a lot of them didn’t even watch the video

    • @KalinTheZola
      @KalinTheZola 2 года назад +4

      @@glitch9929 "and a lot of them didn't even watch the video"

  • @Aeroga
    @Aeroga 2 года назад +5541

    As I played through the game I actively thought about how I can’t wait for your theories about it! LOVE IT

  • @madanotap6492
    @madanotap6492 2 года назад +2457

    Having watched the next episode, I love how Fnaf has reached the point where ‘Hiding in an arcade cabinet that can only be reached by finding a hidden, disguised and completely optional door that will only open if you use the camera item to flash a bunch of scattered cardboard cutouts without the game giving you any reason to do so’ qualifies as ‘hiding in plain sight’

    • @m_artroom
      @m_artroom 2 года назад +59

      Have u seen fnaf 3

    • @soundwavesuperior28
      @soundwavesuperior28 2 года назад +28

      Really? I absolutely hate it. This game’s lore has become so trash now.

    • @Moonlit-Demon
      @Moonlit-Demon 2 года назад +28

      @@soundwavesuperior28 tbh it's entertaining for me

    • @cr73-r4e
      @cr73-r4e 2 года назад +68

      @@soundwavesuperior28 it's a load of garbage but is also the most entertaining thing ever- how could someone not find william afton's return in almost every game hilarious? like does he just NOT die?!

    • @Justclaireonly
      @Justclaireonly 2 года назад +3

      I’m your 700th liker😩

  • @XxZee_
    @XxZee_ Год назад +8

    along with gregory eating the freddy ice cream and Vanessa eating the ice cream cone, Michael could be somehow be connected to the fact that all thats left of him is his head, possibly referencing back to the foxy plush missing its head and the fact that he always hid behind a foxy mask

  • @Cle0Cat
    @Cle0Cat 2 года назад +1832

    I feel like the perfect ending to this franchise would be a movie or animated series that shows the entire timeline. And it’s in chronological order, a straightforward answer would be nice.

    • @Cruddy129
      @Cruddy129 2 года назад +151

      This is FNAF you're talking about here - straightforward answers are non existent

    • @redmist4963
      @redmist4963 2 года назад +93

      You'd need more than 3 movies to actually explain this franchise

    • @annihilator3189
      @annihilator3189 2 года назад +17

      When it happens the fun is over

    • @pz4642
      @pz4642 2 года назад +1

      @@Cruddy129 truueee

    • @atanaZion
      @atanaZion 2 года назад +4

      I highly doubt the lore would expliciletly be reveal

  • @floridaman735
    @floridaman735 2 года назад +2360

    How is Matpat still sane after making this many FNAF theories? Matpat ever gives up! Instead of ruining my childhood since 2011, for me it’s making my childhood since 2011! Matpat is amazing!

    • @number13burger
      @number13burger 2 года назад +3

      Never ever.

    • @Walrus5
      @Walrus5 2 года назад +5

      nice generic comment

    • @dwb4841
      @dwb4841 2 года назад +3

      Ur sub comment thingy is sus

    • @Noah-hx9oi
      @Noah-hx9oi 2 года назад +2

      He saw how well the last video did so he made this video. FNaF is his bread and butter.

    • @floridaman735
      @floridaman735 2 года назад +11

      @@Walrus5 is there a problem?

  • @noahwattel4226
    @noahwattel4226 2 года назад +409

    Funfact: Freddy's bow tie becomes purple after getting Chica's voicebox, Roxanne's eyes make him see purple too and Montgomery's claws are also purple.

    • @RE3-Nemesis
      @RE3-Nemesis 2 года назад +10

      Uh I think that might be a coincidence and I really hope it is

    • @somestupiddudewithayoutube4676
      @somestupiddudewithayoutube4676 2 года назад +31

      Also doesn’t he jumpscare Gregory after getting those parts when he runs out of power? That could be something noteworthy

    • @123aic
      @123aic 2 года назад +7

      PURPLE GUY???

    • @carotbetweenlegs1194
      @carotbetweenlegs1194 2 года назад +1

      *ruclips.net/video/m9Rd5-XIt_s/видео.html*

    • @darlingstarsgaming
      @darlingstarsgaming 2 года назад +10

      @@RE3-Nemesis Almost *nothing* in FNAF is a coincidence.

  • @hxnter3305
    @hxnter3305 Год назад +13

    MAN CALLED IT… AGAIN!!!!!

  • @generalcorgi
    @generalcorgi 2 года назад +1356

    "Wait, they're all robots?"
    "They always have been"
    God this is wild and I'm here for it

    • @othetinggoesskrrrahhpappap2480
      @othetinggoesskrrrahhpappap2480 2 года назад

      *ruclips.net/video/m9Rd5-XIt_s/видео.html*

    • @noahwattel4226
      @noahwattel4226 2 года назад

      Well I suppose the initial ones couldn't have been because you would lack the souls to control the animatronics XD

    • @noahcurby800
      @noahcurby800 2 года назад +1

      @Darius Bostic bruh

    • @kellyliu8706
      @kellyliu8706 2 года назад +1

      @Darius Bostic why

  • @jellosquid
    @jellosquid 2 года назад +2174

    I love the idea of gregory being the crying child "reincarnated" as an animatronic bc it works with how the FNAF series works, it may as well be canon

    • @djamtz
      @djamtz 2 года назад +14

      True but there`s always a lot of similar physical traits and names from those characters in the books but I ain`t hating MatPat for this

    • @sonicboy7283
      @sonicboy7283 2 года назад +3

      You guys suck he's not the crying child and he's not a robot

    • @robertyocum7200
      @robertyocum7200 2 года назад +53

      @@sonicboy7283 wow, real compelling argument you've got yourself there, huh?

    • @user-gummy
      @user-gummy 2 года назад +8

      @@sonicboy7283 you're probably gonna get hate for saying that

    • @KydaWoIf
      @KydaWoIf 2 года назад +9

      I hate it. We need new characters like glamrock Freddy and Gregory. Steel Wool should not be going back to old, completed characters anymore. Michael, crying child and Elizabeth should not be brought back. They had their stories. This new era of fnaf should be treated as such.

  • @erie_py
    @erie_py 2 года назад +1349

    this is just 20 minutes and 43 seconds of MatPat presenting his theory in the most passive-aggressive way possible, and I love it

    • @miketrapper0464
      @miketrapper0464 2 года назад +6

      I liked the theory, not the second one though

    • @jbezoarjr5269
      @jbezoarjr5269 2 года назад +24

      @@miketrapper0464 who asked

    • @samarnold5531
      @samarnold5531 2 года назад +12

      Ikr I feel like I’m in trouble

    • @IsaiahSenku
      @IsaiahSenku 2 года назад +1

      Fr fr🤣

    • @JordenJords
      @JordenJords 2 года назад +1

      “ *aCtUaLlY* iTs 22 MiNuTeS aNd *44* sEcOndS 🙄🙄🙄” - 🤓

  • @undyingUmbrage413
    @undyingUmbrage413 Год назад +12

    in after watching the movie. this aged Incredibly.

  • @foxythepirate9761
    @foxythepirate9761 2 года назад +4068

    I wonder if Scott ever watches mattpats theories while eating popcorn and laughing

    • @ForeverLaxx
      @ForeverLaxx 2 года назад +301

      Scott has to get ideas of where to take the game lore from someone. Why not take them from the most popular Confirmation Biasist himself?

    • @slickrickg1012
      @slickrickg1012 2 года назад +160

      Hopefully he has his exotic butters to "butter his popcorn from all around the world" :)

    • @nick012000
      @nick012000 2 года назад +43

      Not anymore. Scott Cawthon got cancelled for giving money to a politician he liked, and now he's not involved in the FNAF series anymore.

    • @nikitamatakupan3614
      @nikitamatakupan3614 2 года назад +56

      Back then, yes, Scott even approves some of Mat's theories even helping him to clear out some stuffs.

    • @Cruddy129
      @Cruddy129 2 года назад +7

      @@ForeverLaxx And completely ignoring everyone else and what they think of the story

  • @pringle5151
    @pringle5151 2 года назад +466

    Hey, I was listening to the voices of Baby and Vanessa and realised they sounded VERY similar, looked it up and yep! They're the same voice actor. Adds even more to the evidence of them being the same character.

    • @aldwhynsnumber1452
      @aldwhynsnumber1452 2 года назад +6

      That could be true ... but the voice actor also voices Gregory so idk

    • @lactosemilkk
      @lactosemilkk 2 года назад +4

      kind of true but kellen goff voices multiple characters as well but they don’t link :

    • @pringle5151
      @pringle5151 2 года назад +1

      @@lactosemilkk yeah you have a point, possibly because they have a voice actor who can voice a lot of characters but I feel like baby and Vanessa sound just similar in general whereas Gregory doesn't exactly sound like them, just a child

  • @GippyHappy
    @GippyHappy 2 года назад +2362

    I love Mat for doubling down. It’s not his fault the lore makes no sense. He didn’t create it, he’s just trying to put it together.

    • @pelahnar4
      @pelahnar4 2 года назад +201

      right? especially pertaining to stuff from the books. Mat: these are things that exist in the FNAF universe as a whole, so they can exist in the games, too. Internet: but I don't like the books. Me: ...so? that doesn't mean that there's no useful pieces to the puzzle in them!

    • @geonyn7822
      @geonyn7822 2 года назад +10

      @@pelahnar4 I fully agree with you

    • @silentoccasion4359
      @silentoccasion4359 2 года назад +36

      @@pelahnar4 the books and the games are different sets of canon I think. That means that the stories may be different but it's in the same world using the same rules

    • @humanbread2619
      @humanbread2619 2 года назад +4

      it sucks but yeah its really not his fault scott retired and idiots took over

    • @river559
      @river559 2 года назад +61

      @@silentoccasion4359 The books and the games are both canon to the franchise, but exist on different continuities. Think of it more like parallel dimensions so to speak. Drawing connections from one to answer a question from another; that's how lore like this works. FNAF by far isn't the first to do this, but it's the only one I've seen where the fandom is so against doing so despite it being the creator's original intention.

  • @Kittypawz
    @Kittypawz Год назад +22

    I swear this all just feels right everything links together.

  • @ziskatheo
    @ziskatheo 2 года назад +1402

    I watched Matpat calculate the size of Luigi's man parts, the Gregory theory holds up too well to earn any kind of backlash

    • @jkjones54
      @jkjones54 2 года назад +52

      Honestly? That's no more than just pure dedication to his work.

    • @RE3-Nemesis
      @RE3-Nemesis 2 года назад +8

      Yeah that seems really correct

    • @carotbetweenlegs1194
      @carotbetweenlegs1194 2 года назад +1

      *ruclips.net/video/m9Rd5-XIt_s/видео.html*

    • @vxntagedre4862
      @vxntagedre4862 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/vWlvBM9Oe7M/видео.html

    • @regularhooman1568
      @regularhooman1568 2 года назад +7

      @Jw wrong channel, this game theory. Gay theorist is another channel

  • @mariahc.3978
    @mariahc.3978 2 года назад +812

    I always saw theories as fun thought experiments based on the rules, evidence, and given lore of a media, whether loosely or to the letter. But I never saw it as something that had to absolutely had to be true. It was just something fun and goofy to argue about with friends. So I don't really understand why someone would get mad about it. It's just someone's preferred head cannon. Even if I don't agree with it, it's just fun to see something I like through someone else's eyes. Maybe that's just me.

    • @joshuajorcoat
      @joshuajorcoat 2 года назад +49

      Exactly! It is called Game *Theory* for a reason. Also, at the end MatPat always says "But that's just a theory" anyway.

    • @owenkammer9501
      @owenkammer9501 2 года назад +2

      You only put “Maybe that’s just me” as a way to back off a bit and seem nicer, and it works, but I think you should should get rid of it😅

    • @SlebanDogux
      @SlebanDogux 2 года назад +7

      Yeah i don't get why ppl are hating on Matpat for these theories, he's just goofing out and having fun

    • @a.o.e7168
      @a.o.e7168 2 года назад

      Agreed! it's not a mistake,✨ IT'S A MASTERPIECE✨

    • @othetinggoesskrrrahhpappap2480
      @othetinggoesskrrrahhpappap2480 2 года назад

      *ruclips.net/video/m9Rd5-XIt_s/видео.html*

  • @randomboi167
    @randomboi167 2 года назад +883

    I felt like that theory was already solid, but now it makes a lot of sense. Matpat, you're our superstar.

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    • @guroscat4111
      @guroscat4111 2 года назад

      @@detingzonen7048 lmaoooooo

    • @kyliandbs
      @kyliandbs 2 года назад

      madara??

    • @Duskflare
      @Duskflare 2 года назад

      Saaaame

    • @KenzoSSW
      @KenzoSSW 2 года назад

      I would agree with this theory, but you can debunk it with a bit of unused line. Freddy was suppose to say "I feel you are bleeding."

  • @Mini_Giant478
    @Mini_Giant478 Год назад +28

    Maybe Vanessa, like the crying child is a robot that has Elizabeth Afton’s spirit and memories inside her.

    • @tayloranderson7547
      @tayloranderson7547 Год назад +1

      Maybe Vanessa, life the crying child is a robot that has Elizabeth Afton's spirit and memories inside her.

    • @Mini_Giant478
      @Mini_Giant478 Год назад +2

      @@tayloranderson7547 Are you mocking me?

    • @at_pixel_tv3351
      @at_pixel_tv3351 Год назад +1

      @@Mini_Giant478 its a bot

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks 2 года назад +4006

    I just love hearing the theories explained.

  • @akemi4391
    @akemi4391 2 года назад +874

    the evidence he provided is definitely stronger than whatever counter argument one might have regarding the gregbot theory, and the bitten off ice cream cements it (or at the VERY least the parallels between greg and CC) in a nearly indisputable way. also, everybody has their own opinions theyre entitled to and the memes were funny, but can we at the very least appreciate how he managed to make a valid theory out of a /clearly/ unfinished game whose story was /clearly/ changed at the last second? cmon now

    • @hunterblackwolf8062
      @hunterblackwolf8062 2 года назад +4

      Burnt trap would have just hacked him instead of Freddy

    • @GCCJN123
      @GCCJN123 2 года назад +22

      @@hunterblackwolf8062 He will, if Gregory is connected to the system that is.

    • @duel9865
      @duel9865 2 года назад +23

      @@hunterblackwolf8062 In the books the animatronics also have problem distinguishing humans and robot-humans

    • @akemi4391
      @akemi4391 2 года назад +3

      ​@@hunterblackwolf8062 there's a lot of variables we have to consider, like greg not being in the system or old willy poo not being able to recognize him as someone already said, OR he cant for some reason we've yet to find out, or he has some ulterior motives (after all, he COULD have gone and k*lled greg even without hacking him, so the point still stands).

    • @argoniangamer8670
      @argoniangamer8670 2 года назад +3

      Gregory, do you know about the hit game, Among Us?

  • @cheyennewayson9982
    @cheyennewayson9982 2 года назад +382

    Honesty, I'd forgotten about the glitchiness in Gregoy's eyes being so similar to the ones of the security camera. But, that would explain why there's also an effect on the screen when our old pal MoonDrop's out and about, when you get the (in my opinion very pretty) overlay of the stars and sparkles. Not sure that'd make much sense to happen to a normal child, unless he ate some of those sleepytime candies that messed him up.

    • @J_Playz101
      @J_Playz101 2 года назад +10

      Not to start a fight or anything but I feel like it’s just a game mechanic, dawko said that and I believe that was it is. Lots of games can do that and they have no meaning other than letting you know that there danger, when the animatronics spot you it gives you a chase sound so you know that you were spotted and have to get away. It is possible that if he is a robot and Vanessa uses and sort of cloaking device so she can’t be seen then I would consider it, but I think sense she reacts differently than the others it is just there to let you know who specifically is chasing you

    • @Edible_edibility
      @Edible_edibility 2 года назад

      @@J_Playz101 that could be the case, but Scott loves doing things that have meaning though so it could be this or the theory above

  • @plushie.persephone17
    @plushie.persephone17 Год назад +6

    Do you need to floss Gregory??? *proceeds to floss*
    Lol this got me cryin hard I can’t do this XD

  • @DogsWithPurpose
    @DogsWithPurpose 2 года назад +291

    Matpat’s voice and story telling is so convincing I would believe that Gregory is literally sans if he told me.

  • @KreekCraft
    @KreekCraft 2 года назад +2632

    In the 16th tape, the therapist actually reveals that Vanessa was lying about her parents and her parents were actually normal. She had a normal childhood. So her dad can't be William Afton. Also if Vanessa is 20 years old and this game takes place in the future, it would make the events of the original games over 40 years ago; after William had already died numerous times. How would William come back to life, have a baby as a dead dude, then die again? Vanessa is too young to be his child. UNLESS SHE'S ALSO A ROBOT..

  • @CowKirbo
    @CowKirbo 2 года назад +1894

    I honestly trust Mat here. He puts up some great evidence and while it's confusing as heck, it feels at least close to the intended plot

    • @a.o.e7168
      @a.o.e7168 2 года назад +12

      it's not a mistake,✨ IT'S A MASTERPIECE✨ Yeah

    • @shubagen
      @shubagen 2 года назад +28

      @@a.o.e7168 ur the mistake

    • @CowKirbo
      @CowKirbo 2 года назад +16

      @@a.o.e7168 just. Stop

    • @Cosmic_Bacon
      @Cosmic_Bacon 2 года назад +3

      @@a.o.e7168 E

    • @LiliannEnder
      @LiliannEnder 2 года назад +11

      @@a.o.e7168 these jelly bean comments are getting on my nerves

  • @alula394
    @alula394 2 года назад +5

    "An empty tomb" in Ballora's distant singing might mean that if she is possesses by Mrs. Afton, her grave would be empty, having her soul in Ballora
    And at the family table in Chica's Basement, the "mom" has blue hair in a bun, supporting the theory

  • @karatekidsplace1
    @karatekidsplace1 2 года назад +1385

    I love how respectfully MatPat told the hardcore theorists that they were wrong. What a decent fellow.

  • @bxblichor
    @bxblichor 2 года назад +468

    also adding to the fact that gregory can enter freddy, he can even control him. If the hatch was only made for gifts and oversized birthday cakes then thered be no control panel a human could use since there'd be no use for it. So since we control what freddy does when were inside him, Gregory would be getting into his system controlling his motor functions of walking. And since its been proved that freddy had 2 souls in him before one got freed, its most likely possible that two animatronics could function in one body

    • @slimekingjuniyore
      @slimekingjuniyore 2 года назад +2

      oh yeah

    • @guac_mantaters5683
      @guac_mantaters5683 2 года назад +32

      There is also the fact that Sun and Moon share the same body, which solidifies the idea that two souls can operate one body

    • @toastyghosty287
      @toastyghosty287 2 года назад +13

      He doesn't control Freddy, when you enter him your basically playing as Freddy

    • @twinodoom
      @twinodoom 2 года назад +3

      @@toastyghosty287
      But if we're controlling Gregory possessing Freddy, then that's just Meta

    • @ariwithantlers
      @ariwithantlers 2 года назад +4

      @@guac_mantaters5683 but sun and moon are not implied to be possessed, Thats just their programming.

  • @FaithJman69
    @FaithJman69 2 года назад +628

    The fact that Matt saw the "ooo gator golf" vid and ALSO the Freddy memes really makes me happy. It just shows how active Mat is in the fandom and it warms my heart by the amount of effort put into these videos

    • @reesienoe
      @reesienoe 2 года назад +2

      u should watch his meme review for fnaf on the gtlive channel if you havent already!

    • @RE3-Nemesis
      @RE3-Nemesis 2 года назад

      @@reesienoe wait meme what?

    • @reesienoe
      @reesienoe 2 года назад

      @@RE3-Nemesis ruclips.net/video/s7nOb1KT9ak/видео.html link to the gtlive video, does this help

    • @RE3-Nemesis
      @RE3-Nemesis 2 года назад

      @@reesienoe yes

    • @oyoutuberwithdepressionhen7119
      @oyoutuberwithdepressionhen7119 2 года назад

      *ruclips.net/video/m9Rd5-XIt_s/видео.html*

  • @sonic5147
    @sonic5147 2 года назад +5

    Supporting the idea that animatronics can have human characteristics: Chica in this game has a functioning olfactory system. When you put the Monty mix in the trash compactor, she specifically says that she "smells pizza."

  • @gilgamesh9024
    @gilgamesh9024 2 года назад +1011

    Waiting for Mat Pat to post Security Breach theories is like waiting for Christmas.

  • @kombaihound6199
    @kombaihound6199 2 года назад +468

    I have to say, “Afton Purple” is slowly becoming my new favorite shade of purple.

    • @funnybunny5376
      @funnybunny5376 2 года назад

      Wowww ruclips.net/video/FSSFgWlDbJU/видео.html………

    • @beec6837
      @beec6837 2 года назад +9

      admittedly, Afton purple is a very nice shade of purple

    • @JamesThePokemonHunter
      @JamesThePokemonHunter 2 года назад +9

      @curtando NS1 that makes no sense at all

    • @JamesThePokemonHunter
      @JamesThePokemonHunter 2 года назад +2

      @curtando NS1 you could of said nothing? She's likely just a normal security guard or baby. Which both make lots of sense either way.

    • @themarioking7127
      @themarioking7127 2 года назад

      @curtando NS1 how old are you

  • @MrLbroom
    @MrLbroom 2 года назад +870

    I’d also like to point out that Heather Masters, the VA for Baby, is also the VA for Vanessa. Some might say they are just reusing actors, but clearly the series has the budget now to get different actors if they wants to, so just another piece of evidence to support Vanessa being Elizabeth.

    • @discountmeat8546
      @discountmeat8546 2 года назад +22

      Underated comment

    • @mowo_fb8119
      @mowo_fb8119 2 года назад +18

      the developers didnt have the budget to get proper playtesters lmaoooooo

    • @TospikKing
      @TospikKing 2 года назад +48

      @@mowo_fb8119 thats more about impatent fans forcing them to launch early

    • @baron6588
      @baron6588 2 года назад +16

      @@TospikKing That’s actually more on schedule than fans wanting it out, the company in charge of Steel Wool wanted the game out by 2021.

    • @reinhartnata47
      @reinhartnata47 2 года назад +3

      @@TospikKing no fans is forcing them. They decided the release date themselves

  • @somebodyyouneverknew
    @somebodyyouneverknew 25 дней назад +2

    No, but the family theory make sense. IN the FNaF Character encyclopedia, it's mentioned at the end of SB, Gregory, Freddy's head and Vanessa are seen sitting together eating ice-cream, "forming an odd little family unit", and that it's "a happy ending at last". Coincidence?

  • @marla.ikiller724
    @marla.ikiller724 2 года назад +1076

    i got into the games and the theories when i was like 9, i’m turning 18 this year. i have literally grown up with this series and matpats theories. thanks matpat for being a huge part of my life growing up

    • @Conan1213-
      @Conan1213- 2 года назад +2

      Same omg

    • @dasiawilliams8405
      @dasiawilliams8405 2 года назад +3

      sameee i was in middle/elementary school when i watched my first video

    • @macacopedreiro214
      @macacopedreiro214 2 года назад +1

      @Anna Beeson July 21 is when my sister does too

    • @Mrs._Fenc
      @Mrs._Fenc 2 года назад +1

      oh my god

    • @ronaldaguillas7771
      @ronaldaguillas7771 2 года назад +2

      Same, but now I actually acknowledge and understand the theories better than when I was a kid. I have to admit that I just thought Mat was really just a smart person even though I only understand half of what he says.
      Now that I actually can understand things better. Looking back at his theories makes me appreciate them more.

  • @aialaau3927
    @aialaau3927 2 года назад +419

    There's is one point in the series that could clean up the lore a tiny bit. The stichwrath storyline in the Fazbear Fright books says that inanimate objects can be infused with human emotions. What if that is what Springtrap is now? William Afton himself is dead, burning in hell, thanks to Cassidy, but his rage and fear of death are still infecting the suit, but without Afton actually there, the rage would no longer have a source and it would just be a matter of burning out what's left, which is why Springtrap is in that charging chamber, trying to preserve what little power they have and is using Vanny to do most of the dirty work of killing kids.
    It could also explain the Blob. The souls have in fact moved on, but the embers of their suffering are tied to William's rage and insane ploys of escaping death, so they linger for as long as that does.

    • @shekosheko725
      @shekosheko725 2 года назад

      Wowww ruclips.net/video/FSSFgWlDbJU/видео.html….

    • @timon6759
      @timon6759 2 года назад +28

      That's interesting food for thought and picks up on something layed down in the books so it could be the truth

    • @finkahata5663
      @finkahata5663 2 года назад

      Only for fans over 18 years old Aishite.Tokyo/shizumi ❤‍🔥
      mañas no se la
      Megan: "Hotter"
      Hopi: "Sweeter"
      Joonie: "Cooler"
      Yoongi: "Butter
      Asi con toy y sus mañas no se la lease que escriba bien mamon hay nomas pa ra reirse un rato y no estar triste y estresado.por la vida dura que se vive hoy .
      Köz karaş: ''Taŋ kaldım''
      Erinder: ''Sezimdüü''
      Jılmayuu: ''Tattuuraak''
      Dene: ''Muzdak''
      Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
      Aç köz arstan
      Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
      Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu gana taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. ''Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt'' dep oylodu arstan.
      Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu.#垃圾
      Son unos de los mejores conciertos , no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente
      💗❤️💌💘

    • @hyperblaziken6572
      @hyperblaziken6572 2 года назад +14

      That's really interesting, definetly worth looking into

    • @mark8450
      @mark8450 2 года назад +5

      That would also explain,, if gregory IS a robot of the crying child, why afton continues to kill.

  • @SeraphsGenisis
    @SeraphsGenisis 2 года назад +839

    Always remember, with this game series, there's no such thing as coincidence.

  • @loganentertainment1814
    @loganentertainment1814 Год назад +2

    There's a reason why we have Funtime Freddy and Circus baby, but not Molten freddy and Scrap baby.
    In Fnaf SL, all the funtimes get scooped, and we see their shells still intact in the scooping room. It wouldn't be hard to imagine that Fazbear Entertainment kept a few of the original shells, and have them for display in the display cases in rockstar row.

  • @SelenityXoXo
    @SelenityXoXo 2 года назад +279

    Another thing of importance to note I think is how glamrock freddy says "I am not me". It is such a weird phrasing that for me it felt like a parallel to golden freddy's "it's me".

    • @darknessscythe1
      @darknessscythe1 2 года назад +5

      I think that feel like just him saying I'm not Freddy I'm Michael.

    • @carotbetweenlegs1194
      @carotbetweenlegs1194 2 года назад

      *ruclips.net/video/Kg5HpY9puA0/видео.html*

  • @Xploshi
    @Xploshi 2 года назад +1384

    Maybe once they patch the game to make it actually finished theorising will be easier

    • @Oathkeeper7474
      @Oathkeeper7474 2 года назад +8

      Hopefully

    • @dacord6448
      @dacord6448 2 года назад +2

      Maybe

    • @danielebeddia8910
      @danielebeddia8910 2 года назад +44

      YES. The issues and general weirdness with this game really muddy the waters for me. Take for example, when Vanessa tells you to come to the main stage at 6 am, only for there to be nothing there. Who knows what other pieces of dialogue are meaningless or should have been cut out

    • @lilydead2349
      @lilydead2349 2 года назад +1

      Ig

    • @just-a-fnf-fan
      @just-a-fnf-fan 2 года назад +1

      Ok I subbed

  • @riderjarzen4774
    @riderjarzen4774 2 года назад +6

    Sorry if anyone said this already but how did Chica know Gregory's name if supposedly Gregory made it up earlier that day when talking to Freddy (when he stutters)

    • @catiiyori1190
      @catiiyori1190 2 года назад +1

      Ah- well vennesa (Vanny) was listening to Freddie and Gregory when they were talkin through the watch.
      So she installed this information in the animatronics somehow?
      So ye that's why-

    • @riderjarzen4774
      @riderjarzen4774 2 года назад +1

      @@catiiyori1190 thank you for explaining, lol i watched this at 2 in the morning so im thankful i got the dots connected

  • @dykrev
    @dykrev 2 года назад +301

    It's nice to see Matt taking the backlash so well now compared to in the past. He's definitely come a long way since the "Sans is Ness" thing.
    I personally don't really care whether or not the theories are "correct" or anything, I just like watching the videos.

  • @protagonistical
    @protagonistical 2 года назад +652

    Okay, I have to say the part about Michael talking through the Fredbear plushie's radio, is actually great. And connecting it with Glamrock Freddy as possessed by Michael, is even better. I dunno, it just works for me.

    • @Kay-lo3td
      @Kay-lo3td 2 года назад +14

      I’m positive Matpat is spot on with Michael

    • @astronymity
      @astronymity 2 года назад +16

      plus the fact that freddy’s yellowish eye color that he has for the majority of SB is an EXACT match for the psychic friend fredbear yellow

    • @protagonistical
      @protagonistical 2 года назад +1

      @@astronymity Oh really? Huh. That's interesting, very interesting ...

    • @camronmacmillan8641
      @camronmacmillan8641 2 года назад +2

      I'm usually quite open to these theories but if Roxy's eyes do show Gregory's endoskeleton wouldn't she have seen him through walls, making hiding pointless.

    • @miketrapper0464
      @miketrapper0464 2 года назад +1

      I liked everything but the vanny is baby theory, that one is just a stretch

  • @AngelicusEXperiment
    @AngelicusEXperiment 2 года назад +790

    Just a gentle reminder for everyone: Take these theories for what they are. Investigative speculation. Nothing more, nothing less. Nothing worth being uncivil about.

    • @Rainu3279
      @Rainu3279 2 года назад +44

      More than anything, they're just for fun. Even if a theory is totally wrong, it's an interesting case of collecting scattered lore bits and going, "what if?" I enjoy that.

    • @ericduarte8401
      @ericduarte8401 2 года назад

      jus like sprungtrap

    • @sadtrout
      @sadtrout 2 года назад +4

      And I quote, "it's just a theory-- a game theory."

    • @themanidentifiedasdinosaur8138
      @themanidentifiedasdinosaur8138 2 года назад

      Sarcasm by the way for the puny minds

    • @bananaorangel123
      @bananaorangel123 2 года назад +2

      You can still disagree with theories

  • @KaySTeal4434
    @KaySTeal4434 Год назад +4

    The fact that both Gregory and crying child had a “Golden Freddy” that was with them all throughout the game is enough to convince me that they represent each other.

  • @italliancanadiancommunist4556
    @italliancanadiancommunist4556 2 года назад +549

    I actually love it when you go back to the books it makes the whole series feel way more connected and well crafted

    • @phantomcat1958
      @phantomcat1958 2 года назад +7

      yep. exept with the fazgoo or all the other wierd confusing things from the books

    • @meanbean9588
      @meanbean9588 2 года назад

      Even though the books have no relation to the lore at all

  • @emilybradley9061
    @emilybradley9061 2 года назад +1421

    i’m so invested into these theories, i don’t even doubt them i’m like “yeah if that’s what matpat says then seems legit. might as well be canon” 😂

    • @finn9327
      @finn9327 2 года назад +77

      RIGHT like he could convince me that the sky is raining frogs and thunder is crazy frog

    • @colapepsiman9938
      @colapepsiman9938 2 года назад +30

      That’s probably the worst mindset to have in the FNAF community. Take every theory, even MatPat’s theories, with a little bit of doubt. Wait for more evidence to come out, see what everyone else thinks, etc.

    • @giin97
      @giin97 2 года назад +20

      @@colapepsiman9938 worst mindset, period. There's never a situation in life where, "hey, he said it so I'll just go along" is the correct answer. The very pinnacle of naivety.

    • @colapepsiman9938
      @colapepsiman9938 2 года назад +8

      @@giin97 Agreed.

    • @2smooth_yb
      @2smooth_yb 2 года назад +1

      Fax

  • @Sappysappster
    @Sappysappster 2 года назад +448

    I love how Matpat seems to have this "Yeah I DID do that :]" energy when it comes to the Megalovania thing
    Feels nice after years of literal jokes and low blows about it

    • @MidnightCapricorn2696
      @MidnightCapricorn2696 2 года назад

      @@Sealysleepy the watch thing doesn't come up if you're going from a link from when a video's uploaded, it has the youtu .be there instead of the full watch part.

    • @carotbetweenlegs1194
      @carotbetweenlegs1194 2 года назад +1

      *ruclips.net/video/Kg5HpY9puA0/видео.html*

  • @Hatlord334
    @Hatlord334 Год назад +1

    The thing I love about fnaf, is that Scott leaves so much stuff empty for us to make our own theories. It’s like making it our own, while it’s still his story.

  • @gemraldkid6304
    @gemraldkid6304 2 года назад +1324

    Honestly, what was so outlandish about proposing that Gregory is a robot? Like he said, it’s been a thing in the books for years now. Really, of all things, _this_ was too much?

    • @miketrapper0464
      @miketrapper0464 2 года назад +91

      Yeah i don’t understand this one makes more sense than Vanessa being circus baby now, heck someone should mention to matpat about the blueprints in Fnaf 6 there is one that actually could help validate the theory

    • @sfLionheart
      @sfLionheart 2 года назад +88

      Twitter hivemind. They don't actually know anything, are allergic to research, and just parrot buzzwords.

    • @tragedyplustime8271
      @tragedyplustime8271 2 года назад +14

      That the books are dumb.
      Seriously, remember when FNaF was a story about children ghosts in robots? Why couldn't it have stayed that way instead of adding robot children, Fazgoo, Lonely Freddies, and other outlandish concepts?

    • @missaw
      @missaw 2 года назад +51

      @@tragedyplustime8271 the whole damn series including the games is outlandish you baboon

    • @redromans1563
      @redromans1563 2 года назад +47

      @@tragedyplustime8271 The game wouldn't have been so intriguing if it was so simple. The whole reason the franchise is still alive and has over 9 games, and more to come, and yet still gets searched by an active audience is because of the unending mysteries and overcomplicated lore. It's quite successful, there's no denying that.

  • @CrowIsHere
    @CrowIsHere 2 года назад +286

    I feel bad for MatPat literally getting hate and slandered when he had pretty solid theory- and if you've been following along with all his fnaf theories, everything really does connects together along with evidences in the game itself-

    • @CrowIsHere
      @CrowIsHere 2 года назад +6

      @Litfa Tua 4 no

    • @thegamingpuppet8381
      @thegamingpuppet8381 2 года назад +7

      I personally slightly disagree with alot of these theories but well there're just theories some make sense to some and outlandish to other but still no hate

    • @decimdekimu1413
      @decimdekimu1413 2 года назад +1

      @@CrowIsHere Just report them and ignore it.

    • @CrowIsHere
      @CrowIsHere 2 года назад +5

      @@thegamingpuppet8381 It's ok to disagree and yea it's just a theory but some new fans are making such a big mess- or some who aren't and disagrees still put slander on MattPat's theory- which is wrong-

    • @popplejam2128
      @popplejam2128 2 года назад +2

      all twitter do is take singular out of context clip and cry about it

  • @kryppled
    @kryppled 2 года назад +874

    matpat, the one man that can TEAR through the fnaf community and yet still be a great theorist and family-friendly channel

    • @funnybunny5376
      @funnybunny5376 2 года назад

      Wowww ruclips.net/video/FSSFgWlDbJU/видео.html…………

    • @pawsteps6053
      @pawsteps6053 2 года назад +6

      Was really hoping for some actual replies...

    • @communist_oranges
      @communist_oranges 2 года назад +5

      @@pawsteps6053 agreed, bots are the worst

    • @ifyoureaddisudumb
      @ifyoureaddisudumb 2 года назад +3

      "family Friendly" 🤣🤣🤣

    • @flamingpi2245
      @flamingpi2245 2 года назад +2

      He’s still an idiot for that hollow knight theory
      That one was just stupid
      At least he doesn’t think Hornet is made of void

  • @LupeJoachim
    @LupeJoachim Год назад +1

    'He's Here, He's There, He's everywhere. Who you gonna call psycic friend freadbear.' God i miss that

  • @roberto3165
    @roberto3165 2 года назад +313

    Hey Matthew!
    The animatronic at 16:32 that you call a "random endoskeleton", it's actually Foxy! You can tell by the missing right eye and the "pointy" mouth shape!
    It's just an interesting detail that I wanted to share! :D

    • @AayanKhattak
      @AayanKhattak 2 года назад +12

      Wow that is pretty cool

    • @angelina6107
      @angelina6107 2 года назад +10

      Very smart I would’ve never though of that.

    • @chrishei3111
      @chrishei3111 2 года назад +6

      This is TRUE, it's so obvious when you point it out, LOOK MATPAT

    • @allforone2544
      @allforone2544 2 года назад +8

      @@chrishei3111 is... is this sarcasm? I really cant tell if your being sarcastic or not.

    • @a.o.e7168
      @a.o.e7168 2 года назад +2

      Huh True! it's not a mistake,✨ IT'S A MASTERPIECE✨

  • @gleamwashere
    @gleamwashere 2 года назад +403

    Always remember that scott once said that if you can’t figure out the lore in one game, the answer will be in the next game.

    • @carloscar2686
      @carloscar2686 2 года назад +23

      But then thell be more lore to figure out after that lol

    • @genericexcuse4737
      @genericexcuse4737 2 года назад +5

      Or the next 3 games… maybe.

    • @alessudot
      @alessudot 2 года назад +4

      didnt scott say SB would be the last game of his?

    • @corruptedbeastvoid
      @corruptedbeastvoid 2 года назад +3

      @@alessudot technically that’s tru but he’s handing the games to steel wool studios they didn’t do bad at helping with security breach

    • @RE3-Nemesis
      @RE3-Nemesis 2 года назад

      @And-Nonymous huh

  • @mriechers
    @mriechers 2 года назад +1110

    I haven't played a single game in this franchise but I really enjoy the lore via these theories --glad for all the hard work! Wish I'd started watching GT Live sooner!

    • @heartlessnina3423
      @heartlessnina3423 2 года назад +2

      ruclips.net/video/uAWTv9x-HXU/видео.html This is Relatable To Your Pain 😓

    • @warp302
      @warp302 2 года назад +6

      Haven't played one either your not alone

    • @infinitepossibilities2862
      @infinitepossibilities2862 2 года назад +1

      That's me tho

    • @uncleruckus4033
      @uncleruckus4033 2 года назад +2

      Play it, it’s actually fun to play one of these games, tho I recommend to be a pro with your mouse as it’s a lot of work to survive in the game

    • @alishastaack2407
      @alishastaack2407 2 года назад +1

      I have had a few games on mobile. I have OG FNAF, sister location, and pizza simulator (on PC). I've played simulator the most, but I can't do the next one after trash baby, even she freaks me out. I love the games through watching Markaplier, and some other youtubers. The only game I've been able to play is Security breach. I know when I'm going to get jump scared, so it helps me. I panic too quick with the sound queues in the other games xD.

  • @kylemarik688
    @kylemarik688 Год назад +3

    Honestly I don't see why anybody needs any more evidence than the fact that both vanny and Gregory are wearing purple in the three star ending. That's like, the one thing that's been kept sacred - they're both aftons

  • @STAR.STRVCKK
    @STAR.STRVCKK 2 года назад +745

    She could be what I like to call a ,,metaphor character". We know that Scott like to do that to give cluese on the lore for other characters. She might not actually be Elizabeth, but representing Elizabeth so that we get a closer look at her story.

    • @STAR.STRVCKK
      @STAR.STRVCKK 2 года назад +37

      @E I know....But you do reliese that they will to stuff the same as Scott did and he is still (kinda) relevant? He stillis the creator after all

    • @tayloranderson7547
      @tayloranderson7547 2 года назад +3

      She could what color manipulator characters looks like to do that clueless and towards other characters actually being Elizabeth, but responding to that Elizabeth so that we get a closer look at her story

    • @tayloranderson7547
      @tayloranderson7547 2 года назад +3

      There's a new team working on the FN AF. Read tired me and his original game was reworked we said the team

    • @tayloranderson7547
      @tayloranderson7547 2 года назад +1

      Not actually be Elizabeth but representative Elizabeth so that we can get a closer look at her story.

    • @tayloranderson7547
      @tayloranderson7547 2 года назад +1

      Scott like to do that give clause on the Lord of other characters she might not actually be Elizabeth but responding Elizabeth is so that we got a closer look at her story m

  • @darylchurch2115
    @darylchurch2115 2 года назад +767

    I love these theories, nobody should get angry at Matpat for bringing us years worth of entertainment.

  • @The_RazorCode
    @The_RazorCode 2 года назад +428

    Man, Crying Child must’ve not have activated the “can’t die” gene yet. Maybe it’s coming of age moment for the Afton men.

    • @shekosheko725
      @shekosheko725 2 года назад +1

      Wowww ruclips.net/video/FSSFgWlDbJU/видео.html…….

    • @yukierose9225
      @yukierose9225 2 года назад

      *🄾🄽🄻🅈 🄵🄾🅁 🄵🄰🄽🅂 🄾🅅🄴🅁 18 🅈🄴🄰🅁🅂 🄾🄻🄳* LOCALDATE.MONSTER/EVELY 💜
      mañas no se la
      Megan: "Hotter"
      Hopi: "Sweeter"
      Joonie: "Cooler"
      Yoongi: "Butter
      Asi con toy y sus mañas no se la lease que escriba bien mamon hay nomas pa ra reirse un rato y no estar triste y estresado.por la vida dura que se vive hoy .
      Köz karaş: ''Taŋ kaldım''
      Erinder: ''Sezimdüü''
      Jılmayuu: ''Tattuuraak''
      Dene: ''Muzdak''
      Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
      Aç köz arstan
      Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
      Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu gana taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. ''Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt'' dep oylodu arstan.
      Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu.#垃圾

    • @walmartfredboi3762
      @walmartfredboi3762 2 года назад +9

      hes on creative mode

    • @Kerubii22
      @Kerubii22 2 года назад +6

      Its more of a side effect from getting remnant’d than hereditary gene though

  • @LadyOnikara
    @LadyOnikara 7 месяцев назад +1

    Group in the Blob: Wait, Mike, you're trying fire AGAIN?! That doesn't work, remember? What else you you have?
    Glamrock Freddy (Michael): I can store birthday cakes!
    Group in the Blob: *facepalms on all their faces*

  • @RenardMSTEK
    @RenardMSTEK 2 года назад +248

    At around 17:00, MatPat mentions the spirit of Elizbeth Afton and the eyes not being lit up in the animatronic. Whenever we see Vanny, her eyes are glowing red, like the animatronics in the blob. This could potentially be connected together.

    • @MrJohn0fficial
      @MrJohn0fficial 2 года назад +2

      To who ever is reading this comment
      You are awesome 🎉
      My goal is to hit 30k any help would be epic🤩

    • @judylopez4298
      @judylopez4298 2 года назад +5

      Dawko did make a theory about that kind of

    • @eggyvevo
      @eggyvevo 2 года назад +9

      Maybe the reason why vanessa is so mad at gregory and freddy is because due to his death their father went insane which kinda led to her and her family demise. That’s why maybe mangle is her childhood room because it resembles the family dynamic which led to their death?

    • @Tropx-k7w
      @Tropx-k7w 2 года назад

      @@MrJohn0fficial who asked

    • @Zayrzy
      @Zayrzy 2 года назад

      also in a teaser Vanessa's eyes were yellow but in SB they're green

  • @gwendolynrobinson3900
    @gwendolynrobinson3900 2 года назад +341

    I love how absurd the franchise lore has gotten. I thought it started with a really cool concept of haunted robots in a chuck e cheese and killers on the loose, but it feels like its completely descended into madness and it's downright hilarious how absurd it is now. I love when your "wacky theories" have substantial ground in the series and how you collect and use lore from all parts of the series, games, websites, books, and all

    • @shekosheko725
      @shekosheko725 2 года назад

      Wowww ruclips.net/video/FSSFgWlDbJU/видео.html….

    • @finkahata5663
      @finkahata5663 2 года назад

      Only for fans over 18 years old Aishite.Tokyo/shizumi ❤‍🔥
      mañas no se la
      Megan: "Hotter"
      Hopi: "Sweeter"
      Joonie: "Cooler"
      Yoongi: "Butter
      Asi con toy y sus mañas no se la lease que escriba bien mamon hay nomas pa ra reirse un rato y no estar triste y estresado.por la vida dura que se vive hoy .
      Köz karaş: ''Taŋ kaldım''
      Erinder: ''Sezimdüü''
      Jılmayuu: ''Tattuuraak''
      Dene: ''Muzdak''
      Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
      Aç köz arstan
      Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
      Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu gana taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. ''Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt'' dep oylodu arstan.
      Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu.#垃圾
      Son unos de los mejores conciertos , no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente
      💗❤️💌💘

    • @alteredkrimson5297
      @alteredkrimson5297 2 года назад +7

      This game would've been better as a reboot and not a direct continuation, with small ties to the past, but not too much.
      It's gotten out of hand and not even steel wool knows what they're supposed to do

    • @ivypatty
      @ivypatty 2 года назад +1

      Underrated comment, this series spun wildy out of control 😂

    • @Flight_of_Icarus
      @Flight_of_Icarus 2 года назад +2

      Frankly it's a fascinating train wreck to watch.

  • @dailydoseofpills6192
    @dailydoseofpills6192 2 года назад +497

    *Usually matpat is able to get some key points, whether or not his theory is right. Matpat is impressive just with those abilities to piece stuff together.*

  • @benjaminoechsli1941
    @benjaminoechsli1941 Год назад +2

    Mark out here with the pure Jock energy with that statement... As is Matt with the Nerd energy. (But yes, Faz-Cam OP)
    Honestly surprised that Matt didn't just say "Vanessa is Stage 4 Elizabeth/Charlie bot."

  • @Pspspst
    @Pspspst 2 года назад +190

    Matt: -literally at the end of each video- and remember!!! That’s JUST a theory! A game theory!!!
    Everyone on Twitter: and I took that personally

    • @RandomBlackMoose
      @RandomBlackMoose 2 года назад +13

      A better one would be
      Everyone on Twitter: we don’t do that here.

    • @robhancock6490
      @robhancock6490 2 года назад +2

      its ok twitter is a vile place

    • @ionelalexandra
      @ionelalexandra 2 года назад +2

      Everyone on Twitter: Excuse me, that's impossible.

  • @irishpotato9298
    @irishpotato9298 2 года назад +610

    I can’t believe Matpat has put up with all this fnaf stuff over the years. Great job dude keep it up please.

    • @dazaiosamu1641
      @dazaiosamu1641 2 года назад +1

      when he finishes this theories about fnaf we might just be stranded of nowhere ig

    • @lmads8023
      @lmads8023 2 года назад

      Easy views that's why he keeps doing them

    • @carotbetweenlegs1194
      @carotbetweenlegs1194 2 года назад

      *ruclips.net/video/m9Rd5-XIt_s/видео.html*

    • @dazaiosamu1641
      @dazaiosamu1641 2 года назад

      @@lmads8023 that doesnt connect to what i said-

  • @hyrulehistorian2317
    @hyrulehistorian2317 2 года назад +516

    Nearly had a heart attack when Mat said “7 years ago” when talking about FNAF 4.
    I can’t be that old…

    • @rizmiah9810
      @rizmiah9810 2 года назад +21

      no, WE cant be that old

    • @ASTERIA_YT
      @ASTERIA_YT 2 года назад +4

      That’s a lie

    • @andrewblissett2211
      @andrewblissett2211 2 года назад +4

      *Existential depression intensifies*

    • @Kay3Kay3
      @Kay3Kay3 2 года назад +4

      I think Fnaf 1 is that old, not not Fnaf 4. Might be mistaken there lol

    • @Who4sked
      @Who4sked 2 года назад +1

      In 2024 fnaf 1 cookie clicker will be 1000 years

  • @chookillii1455
    @chookillii1455 2 года назад +3

    I really love the theorie and hard work going in there and I don't want to say anything against it... But as an artist I cant ignore the fact that Gregory's blue shirt is floated by the light of a sunset, which would automatically make it appear more purple (the rest of the image is also floated by orange/yellow/reddish light because of the sunset). But that could also be done intentionally to resemble the purple color from his father.

  • @AlienTurkey
    @AlienTurkey 2 года назад +257

    Yeah I genuinely believe that the Vanessa theory hold merit because with the 16th cd revealing that Vanessa's childhood trauma never actually happened to her, and that fits in perfectly with what matpat said about it somehow being Elizabeth's soul because it would make perfect since for Elizabeth to say those things. The fact that amtpat also pointed out that Ballora sings about an empty house that representing the mother who killed herself, the controlling and abusive father that just so happens to be named Bill A., representing William afton it just all seems to be falling into place.

    • @shekosheko725
      @shekosheko725 2 года назад

      Wowww ruclips.net/video/FSSFgWlDbJU/видео.html….

    • @porkchopsensei2742
      @porkchopsensei2742 2 года назад +7

      I took that to mean that it was a fabrication by her boss, William Afton. He didn't want the therapist to actually make progress, and so he told Vanessa to fabricate this story, and the story he gave her mirrored his own.
      When the therapist uncovered the truth, Afton had Vanny kill her.

    • @savannah9559
      @savannah9559 2 года назад +2

      @Beast 😈 you dont even make videos but alright...

    • @Atomiclightning
      @Atomiclightning 2 года назад +2

      The last tape is from a therapy session with patient 46, which is not Vanessa.

    • @akasomething
      @akasomething 2 года назад

      The only problem I have with this theory is, how could Elizabeth become an adult?

  • @brau7152
    @brau7152 2 года назад +386

    I really appreciate Matt’s efforts to make sense of the most unsensesical FNaF game since FNaF4

    • @brau7152
      @brau7152 2 года назад +5

      @@badboys6590 why tf did you give me a PDF to Word guide, did you forget how to turn in your homework?

    • @AJGOS_
      @AJGOS_ 2 года назад

      @@brau7152 it’s a bot

  • @Quinnie0821
    @Quinnie0821 2 года назад +676

    This absolutely ridiculous franchise always has something to bring me back, and more often than not, MatPat is the catalyst.

  • @curtisbright4012
    @curtisbright4012 Год назад +1

    The faceless animatronic is the original Golden Freddy. You even used the perfect graphic earlier. One blue eye, one red eye. You posited that the crying child was originally trapped in Golden Freddy alongside the other spirit. And there's the original crew, and one of them with only one red eye. If you're right about Baby's eyes being vacant because he soul is in Vanessa.....