Baldi's Basics - The Hidden Meaning (Baldi's Basics Theories) 

So iit is highly likely that Baldi actually doesn't get angry when you get a problem wrong, but the player perceives him as angry? As in, Baldi's just trying to get to them to help them.

As someone with mid-functioning autism, I have been in numerous special education programs. I'm going to break down a couple things. 1. Bright colors are usually a bad idea, especially if there's a lot of them. Me and a lot of other people with autism become overstimulated when we're shown numerous bright colors. The best way I can describe it is when you're practically shaken awake, and you're forced to get ready extremely quickly. You feel sick, you're disoriented. You're hearts racing and you feel like you can't breathe right. 2. For the math problems, that happens regardless. I don't dyslexia even, but reading anything most of the time makes it a blur, as if I'm reading it while flying past it. That's all I could think of. I honestly loved this video. Thanks for going in depth on this, and actually reading comments!

You can also make the observation that a lot of special needs centers often engage in physical punishment for “acting up”. It’s a well documented, disgusting thing, and it could explain the ruler slapping that Baldi constantly threatens on the player as SOON as they get one question wrong. So, it’s possible it’s all in the players head, but it’s also possible that the punishment they’re fearing is real, and the abuse they have no control over will come for them.

There something so satisfying about how Baldi screams "get out while you still can" it's nothing like his normal voice and I wanna hear it without the editing.

You forgot The broom. I belive he suffers from OCD. Since he cant stop cleaning and wont stop even if sweeping others.

The creator: -I didn't think this far.- Good analysis!

I actually used to go to a Special Ed school. It covered 1st to 8th grade. I was only there during my middle years. While there are a good amount of similarities. Honestly, there were times if a child acted up too much, they would either get restrained (to keep them from hurting themselves or others, but it was like a bear hug) or "checked out" where they had to be in an isolated room with just a tumbling pad, a desk and a chair until they calm down. I can understand how someone with a mental disorder may see those as something scary, or being punished. Not to mention anxiety itself. But one biggest problem with the theory, from my perspective, is the camping trip. 1) while there were field trips that were either later, or smaller, I dont think they ever took just 1 student, 2-3 at the least. 2) the teachers were NEVER alone with a student, unless the student is 100% comfortable with them, with the MC clearly is not. Also, while the MC could have number dyslexia, I think it may also be likely to have a form of Autism. 1) not good with social situations especially crowds- the looks and interactions with other students 2) they can perfectly understand written and verbal language though, dont seem to speak themselves and may sometimes misinterpret things. 3) Collecting the notebooks could be a sign of fixation And this may just be a coincidence but my younger brother who has Aspergers still draws and writes like that in his 20s. It would also explain why the simpler problems ate easier, while harder questions make no sense. But that's just my theory

It’s almost as if the developer is trying to show their experience in special ED school (if they attended one) in fact when I was three I went through something like this and had a bunch of fears during the time, fears of people and fears of new places and I was also afraid to fail thinking there were dire consequences. It just scared me that bad

Baldi: GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN Me: *screaming and chucks phone*

I saw the thumbnail and thought, "Thankfully we have someone to point out the painfully obvious" but discovered you theorized much more than the third question

It's actually nice to know that Baldi could be the nicest math teacher ever, and is just misunderstood by the player. Adds a wholesome touch you know

11:12 mike: But this is just a theory me: A GAME THEORY

Dude this makes me relate to Arts and Crafts on a spiritual level. I have really bad anxiety and depression so I really don't like talking to people and almost never leave home if I'm not forced. I also put a lot of my self worth into what I can create, namely writing. So even though physical writing tools don't trigger anything, if someone surpasses my ability I do tend to get jealous and my confidence dwindles significantly. Catch me out here kinning a sock puppet.

Baldi's story and I quote. "Oh noes school is out but your friend has a problem. He left all of his noteboos in school and he cant go get them because if he does he would be late for eating practace."

I also like how baldi always looks at you, as if he wants to watch you to make sure you're ok

I feel like I’m going to hell because the moment he noted that the bully’s nose was squished. I damn near died of laughter☠️

You forgot about Gotta Sweep. He most likely suffers from OCD since he won't stop cleaning and going around until the floor is completely clean.

My mother actually is a teaching assistant in the special needs department of a regular high school, the same high school that I went to as well as my sister, so I’ve been very exposed to that department and school. I can definitely see your point in this theory and I kind of agree that this game probably has more of a special needs case than a regular school setting. So good theory, and I definitely see your point and can sort of agree with it myself. 😁

The character you play as could also have dyscalculia, it’s less well known but it is similar to dyslexia, I believe dyscalculia fits more for this. Summary of dyscalculia: “Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty that affects an individual's ability to do basic arithmetic such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.”

Baldi in game: ima kick ya *beep* okay? Baldi actually:*probably actually a really nice guy and could probably be the coolest teacher ever*

1st prize also asks the player to "marry" them which shows how they're overly loving and can get attached to people easily.

Baldi: **catches you** Baldi: JUST DO THE MATHS CORRECTLY

That's correct! As somebody who's suffering from ASD (and or most likely discalculia) this is exactly how I feel most of the time when I'm in school or when I'm at any public place that's full of strangers, so I feel like your theory is 100% true at this point.

This is the most best theory of this game I've ever seen. It makes so MUCH sense when you portray everything the way you said it.

As someone with anxiety and a learning disability as ADHD I can confirm also I am friends with a lot of people who are in special eds these are many things that in personalities that you'll see in special eds and also the anxiety thing where it makes people seem like more dangerous Yes when I was younger strangers looked like a danger to me if I said something rude to a stranger and they got a weird face I thought I would have to get out of their immediately because I felt like they were going to hurt me only not feeling that anxiety around close friends and family also the bully can represent anger that can come in special eds jealousy he also did confirm that just because you're in special ed does not mean you're stupid

While I haven't been diagnosed with a learning disability, I do suffer from extreme anxiety, which can be very troubling at school. The message you get once you collect the notebooks definitely reminds me of how it can feel on my worst days. You can feel trapped and overwhelmed, especially when you don't have people you're close to around to help. I was coping well while in school with friends, but as we now attend different schools, I find myself with more difficulty staying calm. Its rough, and it drives one to bad places.

Not me watching this at 2021 😭🖐️

Me: *Answers one question wrong* Normal teacher: You tried. Baldi: I see you have chosen....D E A T H

The third question is actually two sets of equations put on top of each other, because the equation is bigger than the pad can fit. That means the question can be answered, but the answer is big.

Seems like a fair theory. Anxiety in school is something anyone can relate to so even if they are not eluding to special needs children the feelings of inadequacy are another reason Mystman12's game BASICALLY really strikes a nerve. And Mike did you get to sink the beer after another successful video upload?

Me: heard schizonophrenia Also me: looks at pico Pico: what?

I suffer from dyslexia and anxiety, the part where he said basically the more anxious you get, the worse the dyslexia gets, I felt that. I remember one time I got so anxious in a call that I forgot how to spell my own last name :/

8:52 This damned face... it is haunting my dreams and now even I am have trouble learning...

I thought Art and Crafters was the art teacher. XD

Im a person who suffered epilepsy and got into a special need school. This remind me of my childhood :')

My theory: remember how that guy said that some of the stuff is classified and how some of his words get kinda censored liked that is why baldi can’t say his words of the final question on every notebook after 1 have that thing they even kinda sound the same so they don’t want the player to win and block his words.

This is actually a great theory! But I just have one question. What about the secret ending? I mean, I've had experiences with autistic kids, and yeah, they would get into serious trouble but they would never be sent to the principals office unless they caused harm to another student or themselves. And what about the missing file character in the office as well? Is that another teacher? I'm not hating or anything, I'm just suggesting an idea for you to work on. That's all.

PLAYTIME theory: ADHD

My theory: the player had an abusive math teacher, who would slap any kid who got one single question wrong with a ruler. One day, the player got almost all of the questions on a test wrong, due to stress and trauma. The teacher got super angry and hit the player really hard with the ruler on the head, putting them in a coma. Baldi is meant to represent that teacher, the “students” and 1 prize are meant to represent the player’s classmates, and Principal is supposed to represent….well…..the principal, who was kind of on the abusive teacher’s side.

I've been to a special needs school for four years. I can't stress how much it was insane that it mirrored this game. Morgan was Playtime, Mr Dennis was the Principal of the Thing, etc. but the weirdest thing was since I had a higher IQ than most of the children there things seemed awkwardly easy. I still can't beat the actual game.

his voice feels like its gonna tell me what top ten things i wouldn't want to find in my food

*when you forget the whole game is just a meme*

The creator of the game watching a theory on their game: wow that's pretty interesting

8:30 as someone who have mild anxiety disorder, i can relate to this and i admit it hurts when that happened

Coming from a diagnosed schizophrenic with psychosis I can confirm that whenever I have episodes my reality turns into a baldi's basic-esque reality, when I first saw gameplay of Baldi's Basics the resemblance was uncanny. After almost 2 years of constantly being in and out of pysch wards I can happily say i'm on meds now and i'm in therapy moving on and trying to forget the horrific experiences I had.

8:52 Thank you, I was watching at night with my volume up. I’m happy :’)

SHB: **Filming a shot to his video** *lol Baldi go brrrrr*

At first I was kinda hmmmmm as someone whos been to multiple special ed schools but by the end I agree that you can see the game as a metaphor for how awful it feels to be a special needs student in school, especially in a special ed class that unfortunately doesn't fit your specific needs. Honestly regular is already extremely hard but not having your needs met even in special programs comes with a deep rooted shame especially when you're a young kid.

*But that's just a theory.* Me: *A GAME THE-* *No, no? Wro- wrong channel? Ah, got it.*

Actually its simple: There was an error in the pads cause baldi accidentally dropped all but 1 of them

This is so accurate I can't even describe it.

I'd like to argue that you only find bright colours in Special Ed Schools because the Secondary School (UK High School) I did my GCSEs at had a bright orange frontage over the Main Entrance which contrasted with the mossy green and slate grey exterior. Basically, this was their way of saying "Look at us, we stand out!"

Great Theory, and for the bully, he may have Down Syndrome. Most people with Down Syndrome tend to be overweight and sometimes get possessive of objects that they have taken from others that do not belong to them. Also, disabled students used to be more segregated from normal schools and classes than they are now. Classroom inclusion has sure come a long way! Well anyways, that's my thoughts on the bully!

How fast do you say "your parents will hear about this one" that clip was just normal speech

Wow this was awesome to watch good work I'm totally subscribing now

As someone who goes to a special ed school it's interesting to see that concept in such a strange and twisted game Although mine isn't that bright and colourful, the classrooms are simple and small and there aren't many kids in each. The description for it was accurate ti the baldi school Although its a very twisted and dark game, there are interesting parts in it And secrets!

I don’t believe there’s a specific meaning and it’s meant to be open for interpretation but your theory is my favorite due to the logicality of it. Other theories have said it’s a horribly glitched or even cursed game (as hinted by the secret ending) or some strange dimension, but you’re theory offers a simple explanation using small clues. Good work man!

Despite her Poor eyesight She's always Looking for a Playmate! "Let's play!*

the “get out while you still can” part gives me unexplainable chills down my spine to my legs

I have been diagnosed with dyslexia and things never get as bad as this game. I mean sometimes you can think you are going crazy cause you would swear that you read something one way and then you go back to it and it is something different. One of the major problems is that dyslexics think pretty much completely differently than regular people as we don't usually have an internal narrator speaking our thoughts in our head it is mostly images or if we are trying to think quickly just nothing but a flow of completed ideas. Language is a major problem because many words necessary to clearly deliver information don't have images associated with them so that cause information to scramble in our brains as they are basically invalid inputs. Numbers can be problematic if you can't imagine the number in some shape or way. Once you figure out some tricks to bypass these stumbling blocks dyslexia turns into a major benefit because you can think through things quicker because as the saying goes a picture is worth a 1000 words

That explains why I like this game so much, as I too have dyscalculia. It was so hard to explain to those teaching me that the numbers were 'wiggling' on the paper and my head physically hurt from not understanding how numbers functioned when it came to basic subtraction and borrowing. Sadly, I didn't get diagnosed until I was in college and spent a good chunk of my life scraping by in math with Ds and C-s, getting called stupid and stubborn by most I went to for help. However, I did manage to get a teacher when I was a senior (grade 12) that helped me understand the parts of math I'd struggled with for years; it was like a switch had flipped and the numbers stopped trying to wiggle away from me because I could understand the question before me. : )

When I was a child, I found out I had dyslexia. It made everything difficult, I didnt understand things as easily as the other kids. In the early 90s, disabilities like that didn't really have programs for learning. We were all grouped together without any care. This game was exactly how I felt. The questions look like what I remember. You feel stupid and like the teacher hates you. I panicked alot and would often cry easily. The students teased me and would laugh at me. I was bullied freqently, I still feel stupid to this day and I'm in my 30s now. This game freaks me out...bad memories.

The creator:creates a simple poem English teacher:invents 7.243.229 forms to how it can mean that weren't meant by the creator

That explains it so much!!!

I had pretty severe ADHD and Insomnia as a child (would only sleep 3 hrs a day, max), and your descriptions generally fall in line with how I saw everything. I'd get over-stimulated by the noise/colors in the room, and was overly affectionate with my classmates because I couldn't comprehend they were actually being jerks. Thankfully, the situation has gotten better for me, but I always like to see your videos and use it as a reflection point!

A math Professor should solve it!!

This helped me soooo much on understanding baldis basics. It also makes sense why it has basics in the name. I now understand that baldi is an AMAZING teacher.

"Well lets take a look at the Wikipedia definition" Teachers: *"FAKE INFORMATION"*

11:13 but this is just a theory... Me: A GAME THEO--- i just had to,i'm sorry

Noone Not a single soul My brain: 69 lol (8:04)

Honestly I agree with this video, good job SuperHorrorBro!

Yes! You reached 1 million views! Congrats!

As a high school student with Autism Spectrum Disorder I would like to add that maybe the player character views the janitor as a giant broom blocking the way because the player doesn't want to cause further issues and so trying to avoid the janitor at work it feels like the janitor is a literal obstacle because if he (the player character) gets in the way he could make a bigger mess on accident and get in trouble or just be awkward and stressful And the way it says "Gotta sweep sweep sweep!" Could be the way at least the player would imagine a janitor saying "excuse me, I have to sweep here" but in a more aggressive manner because what I'm told is often perceived as more confusing and aggressive than it really is At least that's how I feel

8:57 that both scared and made me laugh at the same time (jeez Baldi calm down...) XD

i think its a bully needs special ed because he wants to "take your caannnddyyyyyy" this is a sign that he a trouble talking because he stutters at the end of his sentences.

Amazing theory. It makes so much sense!

Interesting theory, I also can't help but think that another reason that the player character believes Baldi will attack him for getting a question wrong, is that they probably also have an anxiety disorder, since a lot of times; people with anxiety would assume the worst would happen if they did something wrong.

The 6th question doesn’t have a answer. The creator confirmed it in his *Live stream* on RU-vid.

Me wondering why Baldie say ‘Wow you exist!’ : *realizing*

I have autism. School does feel like everytime I fail a teacher will yell at me or be mad at me (even though few teachers have ever gotten mad at me). all day, all I want to do is leave and I avoid my teachers at all costs. Whenever I get one class done I think (one down, [how many classes I have left] to go) Its... stressful

I've got dyscalculia as well, so math classes and math exams in school were always a true nightmare for me. Well, anything math related is still hard for me to understand and calculating a complex formula without the help of a calculator just won't work. For people who have dyslexia or dyscalculia, having someone explain to them what they simply can't comprehend that well is like speaking a language dyslexic people just don't understand 🤷🏻‍♀️

These theory videos are my favorite.

Super horror bro is now game theory this is a amazing video i agree with everything it said!

This guy’s voice. Mike, your voice is awesome.

You forgot *GOTTA SWEEP* .

Hey SuperHorrorBro! Your theory made sense, and well, I do believe it. Thanks for making these videos! (Also, did you know Baldi’s Basics is coming into a full game?) Keep Up the good work man! 😎

for some reason I love your videos

If you look at the story (which has very bad spelling but is still managable to read), you learn that this is not a school day and you’re just getting some notebooks your friend forgot. Which explains why the school is empty, and is not a special ed school.

Dude that scared me while you show the creepy picture of bald I ahh men I'm gonna get a nightmare

I totally agree with this theory, it makes so much sense because I suffer from Dyscalculia and anxiety myself. Everything experienced in the game and explained in the video, I've gone through my entire education.

I like your theory it makes alot of sense like when you get a wrong answer he's not mad at you, when you're running away from him it's probably that he's trying to catch you but not hurt you because he's trying to help you with your anxiety and when He says you collected all the notebooks and "RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN" he's probably saying "how about we go camping" But cuz of your anxiety, you think he'll hurt I really like your theories

as a person with dyslexia now i see it so clear with the game play cuz words and numbers can look jumbled up in a way

Wow! This makes so much sense! Thanks for today's terror SuperHorrorBro. I loved it!

Because...ya know what.....watch the old vid

This actually makes a lot of sense. I think it's a bit much when people decide to bring mental illness into things, but it works in this situation.

Congratulations, you found ALL seven notebooks. All you have to do is...RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN! HAHAHA!

This sounds like a generous school.

Baldi: WHY DID YOu SAY MY SECRET HUH

I saw this in a comment once. So lemme cnp it: So here is the story: Filename_2 was a person that is trapped in the game. Baldi is truly evil because if you see the story, he says that if you answers all his question correctly, you get a prize. Which giving the player a reason to play. But Filename_2 helps you by distorting the question, so it makes sense that Baldi is angry when you answer his question wrong. And if you got the first notebook, he says "Wow! You Exist!" that means, in every character in the game has one sole purpose, Principal, gives you detention, 1stPrize, hugs you, Playtime, wants to play all day and GottaSweep just wants to sweep everytime. So it says that you exist meaning that you have more than one purpose. When Baldi says "GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!" that is not Baldi, its FileName_2, and if you win, he says "Come here and do worse though, I need you.. *static*. Also the story says, your friend will be late for eating practice, and the friend is FileName_2, he falls into the trap, and Baldi traps him which giving him the corruption. If you did the secret ending, he says destroy the game before it's too late. That means he doesn't want you to fall into the same trap as he did. All characters in the game is victims of Baldi has trapped and successfully taken their soul away from their body into one sole purpose. Baldi's objective is to trap you inside the game and take your soul away from your body.

Good gob on the video keep on going!