Game Theory: 3 New FNAF Timeline Theories!

Plot Twist: MatPat wants to host Jeopardy so he can quiz people on the fnaf timeline. ESPECIALLY SCOTT.

“They’ve really gone off the rails at this point.”
The First Story of the First Book involved a time-traveling ball pit. We didn’t have any rails to start with and I commend your dedication to sticking with the insanity of this franchise.

1:24 the fact that mat said “I’m not leaving” and now he’s retiring js hits different…

MatPat: "The only thing that would make it more sharky is if it suddenly introduced a shark animatronic..."
Creators of FNAF: "Write that down! WRITE THAT DOWN!"

I just miss when the biggest lore discovery was that fnaf 2 was before fnaf 1

My only issue with the ‘William is Michael’s stepfather’ theory is that, iirc, the animatronics mistake Michael for William because they look so similar, which would imply a biological connection.

One issue: Michael explicitly looks a lot like William to the point that they are confused for one another in Sister Location. So he's definitely biologically related to Michael at least, though maybe not the other two

if then chica was originally an animatronic at the pizza playground, it would definitely make it a lot clearer on the “reason” for chica’s love for pizza

The idea of William being a great father to his own kids while killin and stuffin others in suits is kinda funny to me
"Thats a wonderful drawing Michel! We'll hang it up on the fridge right after I get done putting this kid in the basement, okay?"

Matt you should write an actual Five Nights at Freddy’s Lore book. Everyone would buy it.

That _meanless_ thing he said in 1:23, "it's not as if I'm going to be leaving the channels or anything"... It just hits different now ;(

Rewatching the theory series and Matt Pat calling Felix the shark is hilarious.

At this point In giving up, I don’t even pretend to understand the lore anymore.
Anybody remember when they were just souls trapped in robots who mistook you for there killer so you gotta defend yourself? Ah, those were the days…

I'd love if Matt just made one of these where he said "Nope." then it was 30 minutes of black screen.

Matpat really out here predicting Felix the shark in the first 3 minutes

1:24 This aged well, we will miss you Matt

Mat: They haven’t made a shark animatronic yet, right”
Felix the shark: *bonjour*

Stupid theory:
All of this is a distraction, Scott is just throwing random stuff out there to confuse us as he prepares his animatronic army that will eventually take over the world

"Anyway its not like I'm gonna be leaving the channel"
Two years later: 4 theorys left

2:42 THE FORESHADOWING MY GOD

Can’t we all agree that the puppet robot being sad about a child dying in his care might be the most human thing we have seen in the series, coming from a robot…

The amount of PTSD I still have when hearing ballon boy saying “hello” is something I never thought I would have. That sound hit me in my soul and got adrenaline pumping like I was about to be attacked by animatronics again.

"The only thing that would make this series more sharky is if they introduced a shark animatronic. They haven't done that yet right?"
Me after the 12th Fazbear Frights book: ...... **Looks at Felix** You proud of yourself? What have you done?

2:42
Fazbear Frights book 12:
Feliz the Shark.
You really called that one.

MatPat is way too educated in the FNAF, almost too educated for his own good

I’m convinced that sea bonnie thing was put in by Scott as a final laugh before he retired from the franchise.

“They haven’t introduced a shark animatronic yet right?”
*Laughs in hindsight*

Matpat: no animatronic sharks right
Me: “laughs in future”

I love how 4 of the mediocre melodies talk about trapping you in hell and making you suffer, and then Mr. Hippo is over hear talking about feeding ducks bread. Mr. Hippo is the greatest scott cawthon creation ever.

FNAF: (shows the minorest detail)
Mattpatt: Stop everything we have to redo the entire timeline!!!

1:25 this did not age well

"They haven't made a shark animatronic yet have they"
*sips coffee* Boy do I have news for you

Mat, you forgot the fact that Scott himself confirmed that Nightmare BB is indeed canon to the lore, "Nightmare BB was originally just for the bonus game (before I decided to make a seperate Halloween edition). However, Nightmare BB fits into the lore and can be considered canon." i'm still trying to find the source for that quote, i'll get back to you when I find it.

FNaF game: *Is relatively normal.*
FNaF books: *Human cloning, sentient bunny fish, and very angry plushies.*

2:43 "the only thing that would make this more sharky, is if they suddenly introduced a shark animatronic. They haven't done that yet right?" they have. Fazbear Frights #12. Felix the Shark. God dammit scott, not again!

Im happy balloon boy is finally important to lore, he really needed something other than hate attention

Me at fazbear frights: “Identity theft isn’t a joke, Scott. People suffer from it every year”

Mat Pat: there’s no shark animatronic right?
Scott: Anyway here’s Felix the Shark

''they not done that yet right?''
felix the shark:

“It’s not like im leaving the the channels or anything”oh really?

Everything this dude says I believe. Even if it isn't real, it just makes sense how he says it.

2:44 lmao when watching this after felix the shark came out makes it 10x funnier for a bunch of different reasons

Matpat: they haven’t had a shark anamatronic yet, right?
Me, who watched the Felix the shark theory in the future: 👌🏻😎 nice

*NOTE FOR MATPAT: PLEASE READ*
Coils the Clown is most likely not the Puppet. The Puppet, despite the image shown, does not have lemon and lime colored stripes on its arms. *HOWEVER,* Ennard's mask, which we know must have come from a previously used animatronic, *DOES* have lemon and lime stripes on his hat! So in conclusion, *Ennard* is most likely the real bearer of the "Coils the Clown" name.
This has been another Inkyink TEDTalk, we'll also be talking about this on the next episode of our FNAF Podcast: The Dark Rooms Podcast.

The games: scary animatronics
The books: *identity stealing rabbit fish*

“Reader beware! You’re in fir a scare...” THEY STOLE THE FREAKING GOOSEBUMPS CATCHPHRASE!

MatPat: The only thing that would make this more crazy is shark animatronic
Book 12: Well, Well, Well...

"Lots and lots of bad fathers"
FNaF fandom in a nutshell

I don't believe Mike is William's adopted child because his character was specifically written to sound and look like William. Biologically similar. Like, they have a similar voice and look similar

'they haven't introduced a shark yet have they?'
No one tell past MatPat xD

Am I the only one who doesn’t think it’s a coincidence that MatPat mentions Scott creating a shark animatronic as a joke, and then we see Felix the Shark in the novels just a couple novels later? Seems like Scott is keeping track of the theories and filling in the holes with the novels

with the 3rd one: what if Michael is the result of an affair? he supposedly looks just like William but again, Vlad repeatedly says "the baby isn't mine" about a baby that is clearly his. just a thought

Matpat - “They haven’t introduced a shark animatronic yet right?”
*Looks at bonus twelfth book*
“Yeahhh nah they defffintiley haven’t done that yet…”

"the only thing that would make this more sharky is if they suddenly introduced a shark animatronic." -Matpat

"its not like im gonna be leaving the channels or anything like that" BRO 😭😭😭😭

My own FNAF theory is that MatPat is just cementing his reputation as the king of FNAF theories.

Is nobody gonna acknowledge “reader beware your in for a scare” as an almost definite nod to goosebumps

Im so confused on how springtrsp talks because his vocal cords were ripped during springlock failure

Mediocre melodies isn't neglected by Scott but by majority of theorists. Well done, Matpat! ❤

Matt patt has to recap everything he has found out about this series through out all these years because I’m losing track

And here we see mattpat driving himself even further into 3D modeled robots and their silly funny murder story.
One of these days his kid is going to bring up fnaf and he's going to have a cardiac arrest on the spot.

I like how on the minute 5:14 he shows the mediocre melodies but nedbear is actually shown as toy freddy lol

"They haven't introduced a shark animatronic yet right?"
Steel Wool and Scott: Not a bad idea.

GT: “Animatronics that break down easily.”
Me: Maybe I’m an animatronic.

I feel like a huge, long episode completely recapping all the fnaf lore would be pretty awesome. I remember watching the first episodes all the way to the newest ones, and I have loved seeing the franchise and theories develop. Getting a big recap of all our current understandings would be awesome.

2:45 "five knots at sharky's"
That name can have two WILDLY different connotations, and I hate my brain for going towards one of them automatically...

MatPat: They haven't made a Shark animatronic yet right? Phew.
Scott: Hehe *releases Felix the Shark*

The stories just get weirder and weirder. Kudos to you MatPat for being able to weave them into a theory!

Ah yes. Community, Season 4. A.k.a. The “Afton’s Daughter Getting Nabbed By Baby” Year

“Let’s just hope there won’t be a shark animatronic” Fazbear Fright #12: 😶

Bro predicted his future 3 years ago 1:24

More evidence to back up your Chica theory: Orville Elephant looks like a newer model, having the plasticy look of the toy animitronics, leading to suggest he was a replacement for an older member of the mediocre melodies

Matpat: “reads book description”
Also matpat: “nope”
Why does this summarize the entire fnaf franchise lore.

These books are absolutely wild. Can you imagine being a kid in a scholastic bookfair and getting these?

Matpat: “Let’s get back to FNAF”
Also Matpat: “Ever heard of Happy Shark?”

On the last theory, it would actually make sense, just to throw this out there, MatPat did say once that the crying child was probably Henry’s son, idk which video that was but it was a good one

I love the last theory. "The baby isn't mine" always stuck out to me. But now I got my own idea :) him saying baby makes me think of Elizabeth. She also looks the least like him. I think Micheal is biologically William's bc we know they look alike. It would also explain why Michael is so mean to the crying child. Bc hes a teenager in a new family and doesn't feel like family with the kids yet. This deffinetly has holes, and like you said at the moment it's a bit of a stretch, but I love this idea and think it fits well :)

"shark animatronics... They haven't done that right?"
Scott watching this video:
Hahaha, hahahahaha. AHAHAHAHAHAHA

In order to watch this video, i got a funny Red Baron cowboy style ad. I bet Matpat can find lore in that ad and then it will become a food theory shorts

I’m gonna be honest, at this point I think Scott Cawthon has retconned and changed the story so many times trying to extend the franchise and keep the story going that there’s no way to actually make one coherent timeline or story without just accepting that everything can’t fit together cleanly and some pieces of lore have since been retconned or trashed because they don’t fit with the narrative they’re trying to tell now. (That is, if they even have a coherent story they’re still trying to tell behind all of this)

The problem with the 3rd theory is that in the games, the animatronics attempt to attack Michael because he looks like William, the only way this could be the case is if he is biologically connected and has similar facial characteristics to his father as confirmed with the “they thought I was you” voiceline. And in the SL cutscenes he refers to William as “father” something someone in his shoes, if he was adopted, most likely wouldn’t do. Also, in the paycheck in fnaf 1 his last name is Schmidt, he would only fake his last name if it was afton so he wasn’t connected to the murders, if he was an Emily, like Henry, he wouldn’t have to hide his last name. There is also a voiceline from Balora in UCN in which she says “admit it, you wanted to let me in” basically confirming a potential wife William had before her death and him isolating himself in grief, which ties into her hiding in your walls song. Plus in her UCN voicelines, she says “you” and not “he” confirming she is talking about William and not Henry.

Ive never played a single fnaf but the lore is interesting af. I might have to get the series

... That opening joke hurt my soul 1:24

I can’t believe fnaf has been going on for so many years. These theory videos are my guilty pleasure honestly. Reminds me of simpler times.

Mat pat saying "all the way back in fnaf 6" and "back when fnaf 5 trailers were released" made me realize how old I am.

2:42 … watching this now with the release of felix the shark… he called it. he actually called it

"Identity fraud is not a joke Jim"-The Office

Best internet war: mat trying to solve fnaf vs scott trying to make him rage quit.

At this point, MatPat is just carrying Scott’s Legacy even after his retirement.

“Could animatronics stealing identities and humans not being themselves somehow be important to the lore?”
Ennard and Michael: *y e s*

2:43 this aged beautifully

"Thousands of little blue bunny fish."
Matt: *visible pain*

Theory: Coils the clown is actually the Ennard mask. Reasons: Same smile, hat color is yellow and green or lemon and lime stripes, both look like a clown of some sort.

"as long as they dont make a shark animatronic!" oh matpat

theory number 3, if Michael Afton is not Williams son, you have the remember the reason why vlad was saying "the baby isn't mine", he's a vampire and says the baby isn't his, even though the baby always does vampire type things like him, and how would Michael look like William if he were not his son, like he said in his monologue in that sister location cutscene,"they didn't recognize me at first, but then they thought I was you"

I always think the couch is pushed against the wall like, you know, a normal couch, so every time someone is behind it they turn into 2D paper people in my head. Matt jumping out from behind the couch is splitting realities.

A theory: What if the delays that Security Breach has been having aren't 100% unintentional? Every FNaF with a subtitle has had some kind of hidden meaning: Sister Location was about a related site but also revealed the fate of Michael's sister, Pizzeria Simulator was set in a literal simulated pizzeria, Help Wanted was about answering a job posting but also about Glitchtrap seeking help to escape the program, and Special Delivery... well, they can't all be winners. But with Security Breach, sure the play on words could be referring to Vanny posing as a security guard like we've seen from the leaked statue, but this is also the first time delays have resulted in these merch leaks and spoilers... "Breaches" in the "Security" of the information. Basically, what I'm saying is that I wouldn't put anything past Scott "Everything I touch turns to ARG" Cawthon, and I'm not going to 100% trust any information about Security Breach until it actually comes out (and possibly not even then)

“They haven’t done that yet right” (talking about shark animatronics)
Enter Felix the Shark in book 12

1:23
Oh matpat, if only you knew...if only you knew what you were gonna do fo in 2024

I really hope Matpat gets those signatures! I live in a small town in Texas, and my sister and I got almost everyone who lived in a 5 mile radius to sign! No one really knew who Matpat was lol, but we all agreed with the spotlight on content creators!