#FNAF- Game Theory

[ghostofchaos-past]

so the fnaf movie huh

#fnaf #fnaf movie #matpat #film theory #game theory #five nights at freddy's #fnaf movie spoilers

[chloesimaginationthings]

Matpat will always be welcomed into the FNAF universe

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #matpat #ness fnaf #mike schmidt #abby schmidt #dj music man #music man #fnaf #fnaf movie #game theory #security breach #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #Today is matpat’s last theory!! #I drew this in celebration for the occasion! #Matpat’s character Ness meeting his beloved Music man #people asked if I’d ever draw this and obviously today felt like the perfect time to #I hope he enjoys his retirement #Tysm to Matpat for everything!!

[ijustwannahavefunn]

I actually used to watch (Listen to) a lot of his videos while drawing, especially GT Live 🥺❤️

🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻 Spoiler warning 🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻

Waiter boy by day, Crazy theorist by night 😎 Oh I almost screamed when he appeared in the movie! ...But the movie theater is dead silence, so I had to keep it down 🥺 I guess there's not many people in Taiwan (or that theater) know matpat ...Or FNAF for that matter 😔

#ijustwannahavefunn's art #fan art #digital art #matpat #gt live #game theory #fnaf #fnaf movie #five nights at freddy's #ness fnaf

[ascensabyss]

#the way I gasped when I saw him #up until the movie I didn’t lose hope and I was so god damn happy #fnaf movie spoilers #fnaf #fnaf movie #five nights at freddy’s movie #five nights at freddy's #matpat #game theory

[possiblyawesometmblr]

my brain just spat out what is simultaneously the best and worst potential end credit scene for fnaf

a bunch of cops are surveying the inside of the wreckage of freddy's. there's dead bodies. they're taking pictures. chatting amongst themselves. whatever. one guy in a detective style trenchcoat is standing off to the side. his back is to the camera. one of the cops breaks away and approaches the detective guy.

"so, what do you think happened here?"

"i'm not sure."

the entire audience freezes in horror as they realize. they know that voice. the camera pans around to face the guy, and slowly. matpat removes the sunglasses he's wearing indoors.

"but i have a theory."

smash cut to black. the theater collapses, killing me, in the audience, instantly--

#i can see it so clearly in my head and its maddening #fnaf #fnaf movie #five nights at freddy's #matpat #game theory

[fagbearentertainment]

Yeah the fnaf movie was pretty good, the Matpat x Springtrap mpreg scene was a little weird but other than that it was a solid movie

#unreality #fnaf #fnaf movie #matpat #game theory #springtrap

[nageill]

Love or hate the series, but Five Nights at Freddy’s has definitely shaped the indie horror game genre the past several years. The first game was released August 8, 2014, with the newest game having just come out last year in 2021. FNAF has spawned numerous fan games, books, Funko figurines, and just about every other piece of merchandise you can think of.

I wanted to definitely dedicate a night to this series for 31NHV2022, but the only question was how? Watch a playthrough? Fan made animations? Fan theories? Game reviews? Jam out to two hours of FNAF fan-created music?

Then, it hit me. I should review what got me into the franchise in the first place-- Game theories.

I know there are other video game theorists out there aside from MatPat, but it is his videos that got me interested in Five Nights. Currently, he has 50+ videos in his FNAF playlist, so to save my poor wrists and your eyes from writing a review on each and every single one of his posted theories, I’m just going to choose three from his playlists to delve into.

Unfortunately, YouTube has decided when creators do playlists that they should be in reverse-chronological order for some reason? That really bugs me. So, here is a fan made playlist of MatPat’s FNAF theories done in chronological order.

(Also, Game Theory has not posted the specific writers of the scripts or the editors, but MatPat has stated multiple times he does write the scripts on all his channels, just sometimes he has co-writers and sometimes they are solely written by Mat, so I’m just going to label all editor(s) and writer(s) for the videos as The Game Theorists If anyone can give me specific information regarding this (with proof), I’ll be happy to update this.)

Now, let’s get to the theories!

1.) FNAF 1 is based on a true crime.

Season/Episode: [Game] Five Nights at Freddy’s 1. Original Posted Date: October 23, 2014. Directed: [Editor(s)] The Game Theorists. Written: MatPat & The Game Theorists. Summary: A possible explanation behind the inspiration for FNAF, who is the security guard, and why do they keep working at this creepy pizzeria?

Available for Streaming: Yes.

YouTube.

Review: Why not start with the one that first kicked off my love for FNAF and also kicked off poor MatPat into his journey of slowly losing his sanity?

Ah, back when the franchise was so much simpler--there were only two restaurants, two dreaded incidents, and five animontronics...

I don’t think anyone, Scott Cawthon, MatPat, or the Internet at large realized just how much the indie horror game scene was going to change with this one video. This is really the one that kicked it all off.

Yes, some of Mat’s delivery is a bit corny, it was nearly ten years ago on YouTube. Everything was cringe like the 90′s. But he did his research on this theory, lining up all the facts and showing the parallels between the story of this quirky little game and this horrific crime. And there is quite a few parallels.

I appreciate the fact he did handle the facts of the crime with respect, especially to the victims. It’s something I think most people “Well, duh, of course you should be!” And yeah, I think content creators should be, but I’ve sadly seen quite a few that aren’t. And that’s people who are dedicated to true crime content, whereas MatPat’s content is theories on video games. He didn’t have to, but he did, and I’m grateful for it.

Back to the actual theory. Based on what little information we had about the story with the release of only the first game, the theory really does line up. It was a solid theory Mat came up with, and it was enough to pique my interest into the franchise. It’s a classic and one I enjoy re-watching.

Trick-or-Treat: TREAT! Although this theory has been disproven by Scott Cathown with the future games, the similiarities between the FNAF game and this crime are truly uncanny, and MatPat certainly did his research. It is definitely spooky for the Halloween season.

Rating: 10/10 🍕

2.) The Cult of Glitchtrap.

Season/Episode: [Games] Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted VR; Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted VR (Curse of DreadBear DLC); and Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secruity Breach. Original Posted Date: November 16, 2019. Directed: [Editor(s)] The Game Theorists. Written: MatPat & The Game Theorists. Summary: A possible look into Vanessa’s character in the then-upcoming Security Breach game and Glitchtrap.

Available for Streaming: Yes.

YouTube.

Review: The amount of research MatPat pours into his FNAF theories... I know there’s a lot of people in the fandom that get annoyed with these videos, but I really appreciate the amount of research he puts into them, and honestly, more often than not, I agree with his theories.

This theory had the right amount of spooky to it, fit very well into the established lore of the franchise at that time, and it delved deeper than Steel Wool studios did with the concept of Vanny/Vanessa and her ties with Glitchtrap, how it was going to add onto the storyline from FNAF: Help Wanted.

I LOVED THIS CONCEPT! It still bums me out greatly that they didn’t go this route with Security Breach, I think it would have added so much more to the lore of FNAF.

Trick-or-Treat: Although it is not my favorite FNAF theory, I still think this is a treat to watch. And it’s so good for the Halloween season. I mean, you have evil cults, spirits trapped in technology, and child murderers--all the spooky! Personally, I thought this theory was going to turn out to be right, and I am very bummed by the (probable) changes made (I blame Steel Wool) to make it wrong, I still like this story better.

Rating: 9/10 🐰

3.) The FNAF Timeline.

Season/Episode: Five Nights at Freddy’s- the entire video game series, the YA books, and the novels. Original Posted Date: July 29, 2018 / August 5, 2018. Directed: [Editor(s)] The Game Theorists. Written: MatPat & The Game Theorists. Summary: MatPat tries to solve the FNAF timeline-- take 4!

Available for Streaming: Yes.

YouTube: 1 & 2.

Review: Now, yes, I realize this is technically FOUR videos, but this timeline was split up into two videos. It made no sense to me to just only post one and not the other. And yes, I realize at the time of posting this, MatPat has done another updated timeline. However, at the time I originally was going to post this, October 2022, the two I posted were the latest proposed FNAF timeline, so I’m sticking with that.

MatPat always pours his heart and soul into these timeline videos. The amount of media he consumes for just the research, the insane amount of details he combs over... He always put so much work into these videos, while making them coherent and entertaining.

This iteration of the FNAF timeline is very concise while covering all the games up to that point, the books, everything. It is very comprehensive, and while the newest one does detail and have all the things from Security Breach and the newest games, this still holds up very well.

Trick-or-Treat: TREAT! Honestly, MatPat’s timeline videos are always some of my favorite of his FNAF videos. He puts so much research and work into these videos, it clearly shows, and I think it’s a lovely passion project for FNAF fans and for the Game Theory community as well. And to me, FNAF just screams Halloween so much for me. It’s almost as much of a tradition to me when it comes to Halloween as much as The Corpse Bride. This timeline series is just a treat, and it is one you should definitely check out.

Rating: 10/10 🐻

#31 Nights of Halloween Viewing 2022 #31NHV2022- Night 03 #FNAF theories #Five Nights at Freddy's theories #FNAF- Game Theory #(finally finished typing up everything and posting this) #queuing on broken glass

[i-give-u--stuff]

Who the fuck air dropped me while I was watching fnaf movie at my local theater

#meme #fnaf memes #fnaf movie #five nights at freddys #fnaf #fnaf mike #five nights at freddys movie #five nights at freddy's #fnaf fan art #william afton #game theory #mat pat #springtrap #micheal afton #michael afton #fnaf afton #fnaf william afton #fivenightsatfreddysfanart #fnaf meme #fnaf springtrap #fnaf silly #air drop #which one of you #why #what did i do to deserve this #what did i do wrong

[consuming-unhealthy-particles]

MatPat: The Final Theory

Lore Keeper Ending

(It's fucking Scott Cawthon in a tux holy shit)

#matpat #matthew patrick #game theory #film theory #food theory #style theory #matpat retirement #scott cawthon #fnaf #five nights at freddy's

[bonnieprincegnarly]

The scariest part of FNAF so far is seeing MatPat moving around for real instead of being a paper cut out. The animatronics for the MatPat effects alone must have cost a fortune.

#matpat #...A GAME THEORY #fnaf #october #fnaf movie spoilers

[mychapel-004]

FNAF SPOILERS! SCROLL! TALKING ABOUT THE SPRINGLOCK SCENE!

i’ve seen so many people discussing the springlock scene in both negative and positive ways and i think it brings up really cool points about how matthew played that scene and balanced fan expectations with his own characterisation.

i think the discussions around this movie have rlly exposed the disconnect between fanon and canon in fnaf, especially talking abt the core games in isolation, bc frankly in the game universe (ignoring the books) we get Very Little characterisation for William other than the obvious, but Matthew managed to add so much in the way he talks and his body language.

in the reveal scene, we see afton at arguably his peak. in his first scene, he comes off as somewhat demeaning and judgemental until he recognises mike’s name, at which point he seems to have this nervous energy, rushing to cover it up but stumbling slightly, his reaction to the tables being turned even slightly is massive.

this is a man who committed multiple mrdrs in essentially broad daylight, hid the bodies in the most obvious place, and still got away with it, and then kept the crime scene as a trophy of his actions, and an ongoing prison sentence for his victims. he has been in complete control for decades, and is confident that he can deal with any kind of threat quickly. his confidence in his reveal is palpable

it changes when vanessa shoots him. the whole parallel with vanessa and the animatronics is hugely interesting too- how william refers to the animatronics almost endearingly as “kids” when he wants them to obey, how both vanny and the animatronics have an unearned loyalty to him, almost a pseudo-adoption through what he did to them, taking them from their parents and keeping them under his thumb, forever stuck as naive, forgiving, obedient children. vanessa breaking from that control shakes him, but the mask slips back into place almost immediately.

then, he’s outsmarted by the brother of one of his victims, and the child he planned to end next. his pseudo-children turn on him and he can no longer manipulate his appearance or shed his skin to escape. he explodes on them, and his language is incredibly telling that he is being dishonest.

he calls them small, trying to belittle them into submission, even though they are ten feet tall metal animatronics powered by rage. he is grasping at straws to regain control, and failing miserably.

finally, the springlocks go off. the locks in the movie look more like a ribcage, so the first two likely puncture his lungs. they’re slow, and painful, but he doesn’t scream or beg or sob. he grunts and groans, gritting his teeth and only letting out sounds of pain that sound almost involuntary. there is no way in hell he would visibly let himself show weakness or pain in front of these creatures that he believes he has control over. he isn’t brought to his knees until there are eight metal spikes embedded in his abdomen. he doesn’t let the mask fall for even a second, until he literally PUTS THE ACTUAL MASK ON and finally collapses. even then, he’s fighting for consciousness, twitching and writhing with no control over his body. william afton thrives on control, and his soul will not rest until he gets it back.

it’s why he keeps the pizzeria- he always comes back. he can’t help but return to the scene of the crime, putting on his old costume, continuing his killings. he revels in being a constant threat on the horizon. and now, he knows he is going to die, and he knows the suit will bring him back, and noone will be able to get rid of him then. so he puts the mask back on, and waits.

in terms of the sfx- they’re pretty accurate. with stab wounds, you need to leave the knife in the wound as long as possible for best chance of survival, as it stops the blood from escaping. in terms of the springlocks, there wouldn’t be copious amounts of blood as the locks are keeping the wounds filled- which is good because it means a slower, more painful death.

#fnaf #fnaf movie #eden rambles #william afton #matthew lillard #springtrap #five nights at freddy's #fnaf spoilers #idk i thought it was a great scene #ppl just need to manage their expectations of what fnaf 1 Actually Is in isolation #not the years of other media and fandom and lore and theory #we literally saw him get springlocked one time in 8 bit with no audio and four frames. how is this worse in comparison #wanna make another post talking abt how the film explores images vs the reality when you look deeper #specifically abby and her drawings/the drawings at freddys vs mike’s motivation being based on the images he sees in his dreams #and how it’s so perfect for fnaf 1 being a game almost entirely made of just scary images without actually exploring the reality #that these robots are Children and Scared and Lost #tldr the fort scene was necessary

[hannahvanhugh]

I saw a video of MatPat regenerating into his next host like Dr who

It got me thinking, imagine his last video...

"But hey..." Zoom out, A single tear is shed, "That's just a theory, a..."

*explodes*

"HELLO everybody my name is Markiplier today we're judging the knockoff Pokemon in Palworld based on smash-ability."

#markiplier #matpat #game theory #fnaf movie #pokemon #dr who fandom #mark fischbach #king of fnaf #palworld

[chloesimaginationthings]

At least Matpat lives on in the FNAF universe

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #matpat #game theory #mike schmidt #abby schmidt #ness fnaf #freddy fazzbears pizza #freddy fazbear #fnaf #fnaf movie #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #I wasn’t planning on drawing a YouTuber again for awhile #but this was a special occasion #I can’t believe Matpat never solved fnaf #he lives on in the fnaf universe though as Ness #Mike wants to argue with him so bad but can’t disprove him either #Abby understood all of it BAHA #she’d keep up with the theories that guy lays down #Tysm Matpat for all your crazy theories 💚

[cinnabundolly12]

SCOTT CAWTHON ON GAME THEORY LETS GOOOOOOOOOO

This was funny btw

#game theory #matpat #fnaf #scott cawthon

[fredbearsfaggotdiner]

literally so sad about this idc if most of his theorys were nonsense i love that guy

#matpat #gta #game theory #gtalive #fnaf #fnaf news

[scoobhead]

[Image ID: An edited xkcd comic. Person 1 says, "FNAF game lore is second nature to us game theorists so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only know the difference between the bite of 83 and the bite of 87." Person 2 adds, "And time travelling ball pit of course." Person 1 replies, "Of course." The caption at the bottom of the image reads, "Even when they're trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person's familiarity with their field." /End ID.]

#saw the fnaf movie tonight and had to explain all the lore to my friends LMAOO #fnaf #five nights at freddy's #fnaf movie #matpat #game theory #nat og #my edit #1k #2k