Game Theory: You Are Being LIED To! (Bendy and The Dark Revival) 

“Clearly evil janitor” Mark: “..nah I trust him”

I'd like to point out that Audrey is part of a long line of experiments. There's a secret note that you can find in the Keepers Lair that says something along the lines of "Nearly all of them have called me 'Uncle'. But this one called me 'Dad'. For this, I am proud, as she is practically my daughter in every way". If y'all remember at the end of BATIM, a young girl's voice says "Tell me another one Uncle Joey". Now, knowing what we know in BATDR, we can work out that this young girl is one of the early prototypes for Audrey. Edit: Damn, 5.3k likes? I never expected to get so many!

Matt: “The OBVIOUSLY evil janitor” Mark: “I am fully convinced this man’s evil appearance is just a red herring and he’s actually a normal, innocent man”

Game: *Gives A Lot Of Lore* Matpat: Its all a Lie! Game: *Gives Literally One Piece Of Lore* Also Matpat: *Makes 7 Different Theories Based On That One Piece Of Lore*

Seeing MatPat doing a theory on Bendy feels like 2017 all over again.

Love how Mat usually has to dig through mountains of content to get to the lore, but immediately rejects it when it's served to him on a silver platter

If I’m being honest, this game kinda was a “sorry for previously being a game with a vague story line just so Matpat has theories to make about it, here’s a game with a clear story that even casual players can pick up” and I liked that.

This really checks out when you consider that Wilson created the house maid in the image of his mother (the maid reveals this in the last chapter) - this makes a lot of sense for him to do if his mother had been killed by Joey and he was missing her.

Matpat sure has been going on this streak of “the game was lying!” theories quite a bit lately, hasn’t he? First Golden Freddy wasn’t real and now Bendy lies.

As terrible Joey was to his staff, I do feel bad with how he or his soul died. And happy his pencil and a dream came to life.

I have a couple of problems with this theory. First off Tessa Arch can't be Audrey, because in the Nathan Arch audio log that we find in Wilsons lab he mentions both visiting the animation department and bring a hotdog home for Tessa. This means that Tessa would still be alive while Audrey was working at Arch Gate Films, so they couldn't be the same person. Second off I think Joey is actually telling the truth for once. I believe him because he told Audrey she was never really human and at the end of the game the Ink Demon tells Audrey that she is like him. This would make sense if Joey was telling the truth because it would mean that the Ink Demon and Audrey were both created solely from the ink. Also, I know this doesn't change the fact that Joey has still done horrible things in the past, but just because a person can't fully redeem themselves doesn't mean they can't realize what they did was wrong and at least try to set some of the things they did right. One more thing, if you wondering why Audrey didn't turn out like the Ink Demon, I am not really certain myself, but I have a theory of my own. My theory is that after Audrey was created Joey showed her love and kindness which were things that the Ink Demon was never exposed to. Because of this Audrey grew up being able to feel compassion and empathy while the Ink Demon ended up becoming the soulless monster we all know and fear. P.S. Sorry for any grammar or punctuation errors.

Is it sad to realize that no one talks about this game anymore...like it was talked about some before it released and then was silence after that, it's honestly sad

One small thing you missed: Joey wasn’t salty when he sold over the rights to bendy, Nathan bought the rights from Joey’s estate when he died

Glad I'm not the only one who thought joey being nice was strange after doing all of that horrific stuff.

Lore: *presents itself straightforward* Matpat: NO

The fact that Mike Mood was one of the main creators of the first game but proceeded to lie to his real life employees about his companies financial situation 2 years after he made the main antagonist of his game do it in the game, is actually insane to me.

I love it when game developers (and those alike) are aware of MatPat and his theory crafting because game lore is important.. finding a deeper story and hidden meanings to events is added fun for the brain..

MatPat with the FNAF books:✅️ MatPat with the Bendy books:❌️

Another thing this theory blatantly ignores is that the Ink Demon calls Audrey the "Daughter of Drew" and he didn't here Joey's speech earlier in the game or he would've been hunting Audrey. He also has no motive to lie about this. So Audrey being Joey's daughter has to sources now. Also claiming that her soul must have been Wilson's mother is completely outlandish because for one thing I highly doubt he could get her to visit a friend of her husband's workplace and secondly it falls into fan theory "this offscreen character is the same gender as this character so they must be the same" energy.

One detail I've noticed recently is the character's eyes. Henry, Allison and Alice all have normal, human looking eyes. But Audrey, Wilson and even the inky creatures and monsters have glowing yellow eyes. I wonder if that might mean something? I haven't seen anyone else mention it before, so I thought it was worth making a note of.

Just to note: Archgate bought the rights AFTER joey died That was made clear in Nathan's note It's also noted that the ink machine actually used souls

At this point I think matpat just lost his mind due to how complicated the lore used to be 😂😂

"It's been 5 Years since the first game" But I still remember almost every important detail... I really love Bendy 😭

Regardless of what the real Joey may have done, I suspect that ink Joey genuinely believes what he’s saying.

Considering the game is supposed to take place in the 1970s, it's comes off as strange that Audrey has a hair and clothing style that you'd see in the late 30s through the 40s.

So yeah, Joey is now 100% evil.. a complete 180 from Matpat's theory about Joey changing to a nice man and reaching out to his former employees and ask them for forgiveness

I would like you to note that Nathan Arch didn't get the characters after Joey Drew Studios went bankrupt, Nathan Arch got them after joey died making it impossible for Joey to sacrifice Tessa to the machine in spite.

I don't think I've ever felt more intimidated when MatPat said that the hotdog was an important clue.

But Nathan Arch didn’t “pick the company’s bones dry” (which seems like a harsh way to frame him trying to preserve his friend’s legacy) until *after* Joey had died.

I like this game, as in I REALLY like this game. I think the way they made the story obvious and easily understandable, even to someone who doesn't know the lore or background that well was just amazing. I do admit that I don't fully agree with this theory yet, but it is definitely some food for thought. Also, Nathen Arch bought out the Bendy franchise AFTER Joey Drew's death, as we are told in his notes and audio logs.

0:21 I thought that was leading into a bad theory joke.

I honestly assumed that Audrey was Henry's biological daughter and Joey used her in the experiment. Joey tricks Henry into the endless cycle of the machine and he takes his place in life. At the end of the first game we hear a young girl refer to him as "uncle Joey"

i really like how matpat gets straight to the point but i wished he did a joke at the beginning

Is it just me or is the janitor more scary than the entire game franchise.

Matpat be like: Bendy is listed as his creation, despite the fact that HENRY created[…] 6:04 Me: Henry!? Fnaf !? Ah- right.. Bendy and the dark revival..

I guarantee MatPats room is actually a padded cell

Glad you are covering this game. Love your content Matpat

6:55 joey with a gun has me dying of laughter

I love this idea. However, a few question come to mind, Matt. 1: Betty. What's her role in this? If Joey really just used Tessa Arch's soul, that wouldn't explain Betty being rather prominent in act 5. 2: Audrey is possibly Joey's greatest creation, a being made of ink and flesh. Joey's last lines though stand out. Not just him talking to Audrey and trying to save her, but "A pencil and a dream isn't enough. You need a heart". So the flesh side of Aubrey may be because she has a heart. Or perhaps /multiple/ souls in her. When i was going through the game, i was wondering if Joey really was Aubrey's father. Occam's razor idea here. She clearly is the one connected to him somehow. What if his story was true and Aubrey is flesh and ink because Joey and Allison Pendle were both used to create Aubrey? She never knew either of her parents after all.

Unless I missed something, I don’t think that the memory items actually correlate to who Audrey is. It’s more like scraps of others’ memories in this ink world for Audrey to find, especially since she says nothing about the objects herself. Basically, if the memory of Joey Drew is here and alive, how do we know those objects aren’t pieces of others’ memories instead?

Remember the quote back in Batim. *"The Creator lied to us!"* And if you look at them with the lens... *"Joey lied to us!"*

So basically the memories we get are from 10 different souls that were used to make Audrey. Sorta in the Ink Machine, where in order to activate it, you need 6 items to place on the pedestals. Each item represents someone on the tapes.

Have you ever noticed that alice has 2 voices in chapter 3 of the first game?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but based on Nathan Arch's audio logs, Joey was dead before Arch purchased the Bendy and Co IP. I believe as Joey didn't have an heir to his estate, Arch would have had to have purchased the rights from Gent. Unless I'm missing something

5:23 THE CUTOFF 😭

6:41. When drew says wait why am I down here is so funny

I didn't expect matpat to dunk on Pokemon Scarlet/Violet out of nowhere like that and I love it. I enjoyed the game but I agree it's a damn mess.

This has got to be Matpat’s Villain arc because he keeps questioning the lore and saying the games are lying to us 😂😂😂

No lie I was waiting for days for MatPat to cover this game. I could almost hear him in my ear: “The dark puddles whisper me secrets. They whisper me LOOOOOOOORRRE!!!”

11:42 I think you mean there was a DARK revival for them

I would just like to say that this theory couldn't be right because joey made audrey before he died but nathon arch bought the rights to the bendy characters after joey dies, so joey would have no reason to use tessa to make audry. Other than that i liked the theory.

Well again problem with this theory. 1. We see recreation of Tessa in the game in form of the Wilson's maid 2.Joe Drew was dead when Nathan bought rights for Bendy 3.We see couple of early version of Audre in form of the hide and seek girl and teleporting guy that gave us that power. We even see how they were different because unsuccessful versions called Joe uncle and not father/dad, we even see in original bendy game how Early version of Audre called Joe uncle. Also It is much easier to understand that all the mementos were not for our main character but for Wilson and that would explain why she has no reaction to them.

Forcing Wilson to smile is more nightmarish than normal Wilson.

Wow. I’ve been a fan of bendy since it came out 4 years ago. I can’t believe it’s been 5 years!! I also cant believe they published books…may have to check them out now that I know they exist

The thing about Joey and Allison's friendship also not making sense is the fact her arrival in the studio leads to Susie Campbell no longer being the voice actress for Alice Angel, leading to her eventual demise at Joey hands.

Crazy to think that Bendy is 5 years old. What an amazing journey It's also a massive relief that the game wasn't rushed and glitchy

10:58 how long that hot dog been there?

14:09 hes lossing it💀

6:55 For some reason the image of Joey pointing a gun at the camera is hilarious

But didn't you guys theorise that Allison was made of ink before the games confirmed it? In Joey's house at the end of Ink Machine, there is a letter from her and Tom saying that things are going well for them at Archgate Studios.

Oh wow, neat. That game series was really cool and unique. Glad to know that there's gonna be a sequel! Also, it's been 5 years? Damn. Great video as always.

Thank you Mat! I do enjoy your theories (in my opinion they’re one of the best type of theories I’ve ever seen) so please continue all the love ❤️

5:40 that laugh is how am I laughing now.

Yes finally! Someone is mentioning this! The story seemed alittle too suspicous for a old Bendy fan like me. Joey is a huge liar and I think he is lying about everything even being Audreys daughter because he wants to make himself look nice to everyone, like he saw himself, but no one saw him as! Also me and my friends have thought think he lied to Audrey about her being his daughter because he wants to get her on his side, like him and may still have a grudge aganist Henry even in hus Inky form. He is a well known liar to his employees/ to the fans who read the books and nothing he says should be trusts including everything he says about the studio and his backstory. Me and my friends have been talking about this nonstop since it came out and there so many points! I cant wait to see whats next in this series! Thankyou Matpat! 😊💙

I’m glad we found out who that mystery tape was now that Wilson was officially revealed

Bro you could literally become a detective with this skill

Few little observations 1) So Henry from the first game is meant to be an inky recreation of Henry, presumably without a soul. If that’s the case, how come he can touch the ink? Allison in the first game even said “we’re not like you Henry” and proceeds to describe how her and Tom couldn’t cross the ink because they didn’t have a soul and were made purely of ink, but Henry could since he, presumably, did have a soul. If he was just an inky recreation of Henry, he would be soulless, and therefore couldn’t touch the ink. Perhaps Joey is lying about that Henry being a recreation? (Or a continuity error) 2) While Matpat says that Joey is also torturing Allison, I don’t think he is, at least not the real one. Again, pointing out that scene from chapter 5 where Allison said they couldn’t cross the ink river because they weren’t like Henry. That would imply that both Allison and Tom are soulless, so there isn’t any way that Allison in the ink world is the real Allison

Just one thing I'd like to mention, there are others like Andrey, there were other children to Joey. These are most likely the two lost ones that aren't so lost. Porter and the uh hide and seek lady. These two has ability to give Andrey their power. In Which most can't be given these powers, so they have a special connection to Andrey. Plus even if they weren't the children, Joey has made multiple children before reaching Audrey so with each child made, in your theory all of them needs a soul, so unless he has multiple souls at he's disposable. He wouldn't have been able to make so many children

Did I miss where it was uploaded that he finished the game?

5:13 Dream what are you doing here?! You're from the other fandom!

15:28 I spit out my water Never say that again Mathew

I like the goop monster in the back like "Tf you mean don't mind them"

The fact that matpat still hasn't done a theory on murder drones is unbelievable

16:14 I hate and love how matpat made Joey’s mustache look like a smile-

Personally I was hoping that if Audrey had anyone's soul it would be Dot. I haven't kept up too well with the books but I'm pretty sure she hasn't been seen since the Dreams come to Life book. And in that one it's implied that she could of escaped, at least Buddy thinks so. Honestly the only piece of evidence for this is the Baseball ball. It's signed by Buddy Louis which is close to the name Buddy Lewik, the protagonist from Dream's come to life. Maybe the ball would give dejavu to Dot's soul? Kinda like how in Boris and the Dark Survival you have to collect stuff for creepy collage because it reminds Boris of being human. That's my theory anyways.

I like how the bottom standart for games these days are nor t having too many major bugs

The place of revival of Bendy and the Dark comes to arise once again to the hands of Gamer Theorist MatPat!

6:36 Ink demon: hey you got any games on your phone?

Joey wasn't forced to sell the rights/assets of his studio to Nathan. Joey kept ownership of it all until his death. Nathan Arch bought it all after Joey's death to preserve his old friend's legacy. At least that's what Nathan always says in his audio logs.

I love how he used picture in the begging plus I loved the part where bendy was holding a book that said bendy lore

The theory that Joey took Allison's soul contradicts your previous theory that Allison Angel and Tom Boris don't have souls unlike the rest of the ink characters which is why Allison and Tom couldn't travel through the ink because once a rain drop falls into the ocean it can't be a rain drop anymore, despite the fact all the other ink creatures could travel through the ink without any issue.

About Joey handing over the rights to the characters, I’m pretty sure he didn’t do it when he was alive as he died and then Arch bought it to persevere the name and reboot the franchise. Joey also Died happy because of Audrey but I haven’t finished the video so I’ll edit this to see. Edit: a massive flaw is the memories, these may be memories but who’s to say it’s Audrey’s Memories. These are just objects of the past that meant something to someone, so some makes sense to belong to Wilson as he has taken control of the Ink World for close to a year. But what about the other memories like the “Bud Louis” baseball, paper airplane,etc. The memories your saying can be found in Wilson’s place so obv it makes sense to be connected to him while the Crayon can be chalked up with the artists.

At this point MatPat makes me believe I shouldn't trust any character in video games

Okay but I’d feel like we need more about Allison, Alice, and Tom in the new game.

In the original bendy I just realized. There has to be a reason why Henry is so calm about seeing the Ink almagamations, it's as though he's seen them before. As though he was one of them at a point and escaped

Imagine that Joey made his own version of henry to torture, then when the real henry died his soul transferred into his inky version and he was like "ayo-- is this the afterlife?".

I’ve been waiting for this theory! Thanks for doing an episode on batdr, matpat!

This is so nostalgic lol I remember being such a big fan as a kid and Im glad I re discovered it

hello! we got a voice line on chapter 4, which might have been a glitch, but it was henry saying his first lines, but echoed.

15:05 This describes Game Thery perfectly

Lore is presented in a very straightforward way. Matpat... It's lying to us!

9:51 sounds like kanye

If you think about it Wilson is the only in game character we have seen thats made of flesh and blood.

5:29 “Matpat amongus isn’t real, Matpat amongus can’t hurt you.” Matpat amongus: ✨ S U S P I C I O U S L O R E ✨

The most anxiety inducing part of this game was the interaction with Wilson.

Just ordered the coffee mug. I'm so excited! I love this channel

4:46 I love how Joey is just: 👁️ 👁️ 👄

I hope this means we'll see them finish the game on GTLive

at 11:17 rn, predicting there’s some kinda of dead child or child included

1:46 not me thinking that said cyber bullying Also should I draw fanart