Really appreciate the support. I love all the theories. I can't wait to continue this series with fresh new ideas. Happy spooky month!

Mat Pat: Gives a 3 hour explanation why Monty has claws Fnaf team: We just thought it would be cool

mat pat as unhinged serial killer + markiplier as terrified night guard = good fnaf movie

The fact that Matpat uses KZfaq in Light Mode scares me more than the video footage. Every time he leaves full screen I find that I go blind for a moment.

You know, I never realized that whenever I imagined the "kids in suits" thing my brain always added this filter, like a layer of protection to not actually imagine how fucking horrifying that would actually look. The Foxy tape sure fought past that

These tapes definitely outlined just how extremely dark and disturbing the first few FNAF games are. This helps you appreciate the gore and disturbing nature of children getting stuffed in suits and a yellow bunny getting crunched with metal locks. This is some talent.

39:36 The Golden Freddy was in suit mode, meaning an employee was operating it. The suit was elevated off the ground by a rope, a rope that was tied around the animatronic's neck. The unhinged animatronic movements are the employee's wild thrashing for escape being obstructed by the movement limitations of the suit he is in. You basically witnessed an employee being Hung to death.

I think the point of the spring lock suit being a process is to show how William got killed because he just sped his way into it without doing everything because of the ghost kids after him.

Actually I don't think Chica in the beginning of Sound Response Test, mainly in the bathroom with Afton, was haunted yet. I think it was just Afton using the animatronic to lure/corner the child, which then let Afton do what he wanted, before quickly stuffing the kid into Chica, which is when I believe Chica became haunted.

Super random thought but a cool MatPat cameo in the FNAF movie would be him as a parent being interviewed in like a news broadcast about all the murders and missing children and him having a theory about it.

Skipping part of the Pirate's Cove looping really kills the feeling of dread you get when ACTUALLY watching it for yourself. The feeling of stress of what could change this loop is done so well, especially on the early loops where it's subtle

I guarantee after having a child. Matt's feelings toward William have gone from "You're a sick man, you need help" to "if you were real you'd wish you weren't"

I’ve always been saying that Freddy had to have been intentionally given enough jaw strength to crush a skull. There’s no way people weren’t aware of the capability

Something I just noticed, when the animatronic is dragging itself through the hallways it seems like it's calling out, and getting a response from another animatronic in the building. You can hear that when it calls there's a faint continuation of the song, seemingly off to the right, which prompts the animatronic to continue to drag itself, before it sees the person filming it

That jumpscare, despite being obvious of what was to come, still cared the living soul out of me. This dude has incredible talent

the reason why the puppet said "something was wrong with the suits" is because of how prone the specific spring locks used in the suits were to failing and either nearly killing or actually killing the wearer.

Personally I've always imagined the typical springlock suit as shown here, a 30 minute 2 person ordeal to put on and take off, something you'd spend maybe 8 hours in as a complete shift before taking it off and going home. A springlock failure is basically impossible, especially a full body one, unless you do something absurd like go swimming, you'd probably be fine in the rain, tripping and falling, etc. (Minimum wage workers would just not be willing to use something that had a reputation for causing grevious injury due to little or no operator error, and as far as we know, so far the only examples of spring lock failure occured to William). Springtrap's suit was not a normal spring lock suit though, it was modified by William, who likely played a role in the development of the spring lock suits, to be put on, and taken off quickly. It had far fewer safety features, and was designed to be worn for a few minutes at a time, not a few hours. That's why it failed so easily, and how he was able to put it on so fast. (We know that normally putting on a suit is a 2 person job from the fnaf 4 easter egg of william putting an employe's head on.)

Another possibility for Afton being in the Chica tape: We never saw him come in. Which means that he was likely just lurking around the women's restroom. It's entirely possible that Chica was actually trying to protect the girl, but was limited in how she could approach that, and couldn't attack Afton while he was in the Spring Bonnie suit, so all she could do is grab her and get her out of there, which didn't work so well because she looks so terrifying. DOUBLE OR Chica has worked up a level of resentment towards living kids who get to go home with their parents, and she was trying to "replace" the girl in some way or force the girl to "take her home". In which case Afton may have been attempting to gain another victim but was interrupted by Chica on accident. Or maybe he was lurking around watching the Animatronics once he realized something was up with them. OR maybe he tampered with their programming to force them to help him against their will. I dig how ambiguous it all is, gives it a real fridge horror element.

Mat being there helps me feel like I’m not gonna get haunted at night by watching these “tapes”

Thank you so much MatPat for the comedic relief I could not watch this without it

The marionette 's stretchy arms could be used to subdue most criminals without much violence. Plus we have to consider the fact that we have only seen examples of it failing due to tampering if I am remembering correctly.

37:27 I find it interesting how MatPat automatically feels the need to say "theory" in his iconic voice in the simplest situations. I wonder what MatPat's daily life is when he mentions that word in front of other people.

I just want to say how much I appreciate Battingtons sound design, like I know NOTHING about sound design but all of his stuff from the FNAF tapes to harmony and horror have the most unsettling sounds that I have ever heard and I think that's why his stuff creeps me out so much, not only are the visuals fantastic, but the sounds really being out the uneasiness

The uncanny valley of those childrens pictures, I think its an image "assembled" from the missing persons photos. The picture of their face, and the description of what they were last seen wearing.

This definitely feels like Dan's revenge against Matt for subjecting him to the cesspool that is FNAF 😂

FNaF really has the potential to be very scary if they tried and this series shows that.

I'd still recommend watching the original Squimpus Mcgrimpus series of FNAF VHS tapes, since what they lack in visual presentation; they compensate with narrative and character. The tapes where William Afton speaks in particular are very, VERY good.

37:17 is really some nightmare fuel at this point. I really forgot that FNaF is a horror game not a child’s play

47:15 I love how Ash is the one who initiates the conversation about the logistics of how Afton can “easily get inside the spring trap suite,” and then they can follow Matt through out the whole FNAF lore stuff. I feel so warm and fuzzy that Matt has someone that he can joke about FNAF with, not just explain.

I have never in my life played these games, I just love the lore behind them

MatPat gets hired by Scott to do voice acting MatPat: "I don't get paid in money, I get paid in LOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!!!!"

Jesus christ. Sometimes, being half blind has its perks. Because oh my god that Foxy tape is just so horrifying I had to take my glasses off so I didn't have to see the contorted faces of dead children. I've known about Scrimpus's and Battington's tapes for a long time, but I have never fully watched Battingtons ones through on my own. Because I know how amazingly horrifying his work is that I literally just can't watch it. I've watched a little bit of Harmony & Horror, a smidge of his FNAF tapes, but I can never get through a whole series of his. Just because it is just true, pure nightmare fuel. And he deserves a massive round of applause for that. I have never had such visceral reactions to analog horror before. And I thought The Walten Files was horrifying.

“Imagine-if you will-the following:” Is one of the greatest quotes I’ve heard from MatPat in a while

I think the highlight of this was MatPat asking if a whole child was shoved into the very small cupcake animatronic

The springlock failure that we saw might have been an employee not William Afton due to the failure happening at the Fredbear's location not Fazbear's

The "something wrong with the suits" thing I think is to show how deadly the springlocks were. That brief clip was probably another employee who put on the Spring Bonnie suit and got seriously injured or killed BEFORE the Bite of 83 took place. I think the Puppet used this to show Michael what happened to his father based on the line "the same thing happened to your father."

1:05:08 You'd be surprised by how many parents bring their children to haunt events. Literally children of all ages, infant to pre-teen. I feel horrid when I see a toddler shuffling through a haunted house with their parents :(

Fun Fact: In Chica’s Sound Response Video her eardrums were blown out because of how loud the girl was screaming when she killed her in the bathroom stall

Matpat could be like the detective trying to figure out the secrets of the pizzeria. And in his script, there should be a part where he says “But hey, that’s just a theory”. It could be like in a touching part or whatever. That would make me wanna watch the movie. Edit: Thanks for all the likes! Edit (2024): well would you look at that

At this point I’m waiting for a comedy skit with the characters going through the actual rough parts and tolls of showbiz, like I can perfectly picture Chica doing Coke in some dirty pizzeria bathroom before going on stage

I would love to see Matt play a protester outside of the pizza restaurant saying why no one should go in or he is a lawyer doing the same thing in the fnaf movie

That fact Afton was in sound response check would explain why Chica killed the child. As you know, the animatronics, at least the possessed ones never hurt children, at least not intentionally

I really like how even though this isn’t canon, it adds to how Fazbear Entertainment eventually just discarded the costumes entirely and just painted over the fiberglass shell for the future animatronics

Watching this at exact midnight. Good thing matpat was good at making things light after those horrors HAHAHAHAHA

The “Viewing of this tape is prohibited” segment is what scared me the most as well

for once I enjoyed not skipping an ad so it can put me back to reality. This stuff is intense...

So we're just ignoring the fact that Matt said how the series of events when making the film isn't in order? IT'S FNAF, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT😭

The two different buttons on Golden Freddy could represent the alleged two souls that reside within him. The shaking animation and then the cessation of it could be a representation of The Vengeful Spirit or the mixture of the two souls in the suit having to coexist together and getting used to each other.

I'm just saying... The shining with Mat Pat as the mean antagonist... Genius.

The irony sometimes of Matpat talking about the Security Puppet being a creation that has "no muscle" and is "too thin", probably forgetting that these things are mostly mechanical and at some points may be possessed by a child's soul giving it and ethereal power... Also, children's minds can vary in perspective and thoughts. Like how some kids love when the Chuck E. Cheese mascot costume comes out, while others are terrified of it.

Yes Matt you and Markiplier deserve at least a small cameo in these movies because these games would not have been as successful as they were if yall had not given it the popularity that yall did

I love this series but something I wish Battington kept in the Pre-Show video was Foxy looking at a sundial on his wrist to tell the time. It was a "blink and you miss it" type gag but it was so funny and effective that it actually got me to laugh more than once.

"It killed him, but only for a while" gave me major Monty Python vibes for some reason. "Your father got killed in a springlock suit!" "Killed in a springlock suit?!" "...He got better."

I’m not really sure why, but afton always scared me the most (pre-SB era). Something about this bloodied man who is infamous for having no mercy shivered my timbers as a kid

The animatronic at 44:32 looks like an early version or prototype Funtime Freddy. Might I also say that the sound design and overall quality is kickass

"Nameless bite victim, come help your dear old dad into his suite that he murdered all your friends in."

39:56 I am pretty sure the whole thing with Golden Freddy being tied with a purple rope is saying that they are tied to Afton and they can't escape and it leads to their downfall because if we look at it from a lore perspective we dont usually see Golden Freddy get his happy ending like all the other animatronics.

35:33 - I know exactly what he means. Whenever I get an Amber Alert or a flood warning alert, I am immediately on the verge of an anxiety attack. As soon as the sound begins, my chest gets tight and I feel myself starting to hyperventilate, and I have no idea why it affects me so deeply. I get feeling uncomfortable, but being genuinely scared and having such a viceral reaction? I don't know... But yeah, I totally get what he is saying here.

It really is a shame how the convoluted lore and weirdness has watered down how effective the story of the first six games was (or at least the first 3 or 4)

New favorite quote from Mat, “One part puppet, one part new member of KISS”

foxy's show is the best one, and I love the contrast in matpat's reaction from being like "Now did two children get stufffed in there, or just one" to just pure shock and uncomfort.

The Security Breach DLC NEEDS to be the end of William Afton!! I hope steel wool listens to Matpat!

I think Blumhouse should have MatPat as a writing assistant. He'd be great at writing a good plot.

49:06 honestly, that may be why the spring lock suit *did* fail on him. Because he was so rushed that he wasn't able to set-up everything accordingly and safely

I was actually the one who wore the Geoffrey the Giraffe costume when I worked at Toys R Us. The eye section was in the throat, so it was really easy to see everyone. Pretty heavy and gotta account for tipping when moving the head around. Was a ton of fun though and I have a lot of fond memories from my time there.

I really like seeing this side of FNAF. The way it is marketed at kids and I see them reading the books and the parents are completely oblivious to how dark of a story it is, is so strange. I think there was a fan game called return to five nights at freddie's (don't quote me on that) that was in the style of the death mini games, that had a much more realistic depiction of Afton being crushed. Incredible work, Springtrap at the end is so visceral, I love it.

At 57:18 matpat thinks Henry is talking to Michael when the puppet LITERALLY popped out while talking to michael

Hearing you talk about how in the vr game they throw out the first 4 games, it reminds me of Danganronpa where V3 took place where it technically discards the previous games and calls them "stories." Which for that game may be true, but the previous ones are of their own universe.

The foxy run run run tape from battington, when watching solo, no reactions from other KZfaqrs. Watching it and giving a genuine, raw and personal reaction, is one of the most nightmare fuel enducing VHS tapes to date imo 😂 The dead children loud noises then silence and eye contact, my goodness, so horrific and amazing!

MatPat: "The Fnaf movies happening!" 6 year old Fnaf Stan's : "Finally, my prayers to Freddy have been answered!"

Yes matpat as someone who works with physically and mentally disabled individuals, people actually do point at their crotch when they need the bathroom and can't verbalize.

MatPat is clearly traumatized by how convoluted the FNAF lore is.

I know that this could be wrong, but the two different coloured buttons on Golden Freddy could be referencing the fact that there’s two spirits in him. Not sure how close the lore is between the Battington tapes and FNAF, but just thought that it was an interesting thought.

ash's "he do be coming back" just completed me

Them talking about how long it takes for Afton to get inside of the Springtrap suit, it makes me wonder/wish for the movie that instead of him just putting the suit on, the spirits actually stuffed Afton inside the spring trap suit as karma, so he can suffer the same way they did getting stuffed. I just feel like it's a better moment of justice that way.

Maybe the reason (at least part of the reason) it’s taken so long for a script to be chosen is because Scott kept accidentally making the plot unusable. Since he was very much involved with the games up until Security Breach when he announced he wasn’t gonna be the one making FNAF games anymore, he would accidentally include things that were in the scripts. So it would either leave too big of a plot hole, not make a lick of sense with the games and book lore, and/or revealed the plot twist or how the movie ended. But since he announced his departure, a script has been chosen and Security Breach is very different from the rest of the FNAF games.

1:00:56 Mat, the puppet is just saying "Hey look at this nerd who died because the springlocks weren't working right" and then proceeds to show you just that. That guy is most likely just some random worker, and not anyone of specific importance.

Hey GTLive crew! If you’re looking for more FNAF VHS stuff, then I’d suggest watching the ones made by a channel called MD-PTV. Their stuff is super well done and it has a cool connecting story between all of the different tapes!

24:49 “not a moment before and not a moment later” is the same line that Funtime foxy says

58:18 this scene always make me tear up, battington does such a good job of making you feel exactly what tone he is using.

As far as I'm aware Barrington isn't remaking Squimpus McGrimpus' tapes anymore so I'd highly recommend that you guys watch the original Fnaf VHS tapes made by Squimpus to complete the story, I think Matpat would find it interesting

They're just like "c-can we kill him yet -" and Cassidy is like "wait; I want to see how it will look..."

If you think about it, maybe William's Spring Bonnie Suit mechanisms were more simplified due to the strain he would put on the springlocks while killing. This could make more sense, although he only ever killed or threatened anyone with the suit preemptively put on. So your right, it would take maybe 20 minutes for an entire suit to be worn EFFECTIVELY. You know how confident and heat-broken he was after both his son's and daughter's deaths took a hold of him, so why spare any part that could frighten them. (Could of worn the mask and just the mask.) But really it was a good thing that he wore the whole suit, otherwise the rest of his body would of been useless and mostly rotted, meaning that he would be completely be disabled of any movement.

Loving this so much! Especially the banter about the kids mocking Afton and helping him into the suit

I REALLY recommend listening to the speech Afton makes in the Squimus McGrimpus original version, it's the most disturbing part imo

54:28 I was playing Final Fantasy while watching this, and just so happened to level up at this exact moment, and just for a second I thought that Afton opened his mouth and screamed to the tune of the Final Fantasy victory music. Just for that second, I was more confused than I ever have been before.

Wifi: *drops by one bar* KZfaq video quality: 33:20

I think at the end the puppet was telling Michael that William wasn't the only person who had been in a springlock failure, the first person was lucky while William just happened to die.

For the fnaf movie, they probably lost one or more directors who backed out after seeing the fan pressure or something else. Reminds me of the horror that was following the Artemis Fowl movie production for like 10 years.

31:44 that scream holy crap. Screaming if done right in horror or analog horror can be so scary

I would like to bring to light the topic of "springlock failures." Each Crank hole for each of their corresponding limbs signifies an isolated springlock system, so when there is a springlock failure, the chances of triggering a full body failure is high if you do not listen to the tape's instructions 51:05 . However, if you obey the tape's instructions, and you have quite a bit of self control, you can isolate the failure to a single segment or limb. So, the point I'm trying to make here is that 1) failures are rarely full body, which means that there had to be another element involved in aftons demise, and 2) Fazbear Entertainment provides these instructions for a reason, they're not just to cover the company's back. and 3) unless the failure is in the torso or head, failures are hardly ever lethal. (ergo, follow the GD instructions)

Just wanted to point out in the pirate cove pre-show, at around 8:11 in the video(not the stream) Fredbear seems to actually be hanging from some purple rope or cable. Seeming to struggle until it stops and we’re just left with it hanging there. Unsure if anyone else already pointed this out, and wanted to let y’all know its there. Stream timestamp: 39:52

Someone's gotta let this man take a break on the FNAF content.

Theory: I thought "Golden Freddy" was being hanged by the purple neon rope. That's why it was twitching wildly then... stopped.

after hearing that story about afton struggling to put on the suit, i feel like hes screaming out of anger, not agony. lol

39:33 the purple line looks like a noose, it goes around goldens neck, maybe it moving crazily is it struggling to get out and that when it stops is when it's dead.

Could the Golden/Spring Bonny with Chica actually be the "Tampering with animatronics" bit from the games? Perhaps Chica isn't "haunted" yet in that scene. Perhaps she's been "tampered" with to hunt children.

I’m surprised matpat didn’t notice when the fiberglass animatronic was playing happy birthday, another unseen animatronic was resounding by playing it back in a different tone. They were calling one another

9:35 I kind of took this moment (with Afton behind Chica behind the stall door) to mean that Afton was using the haywire/UN-haunted Chica to get the little girl but when the girl's scream shut Chica down Afton took care of the whole thing himself before putting the girl (Susie?) into Chica's suit- like this scene is PRE-Chica's-possession

40:20 - Above fredbear you can see rope. His movements say what he did to himself, he ain't trying to learn how to control animatronic...