SOLVING THE MIMIC | FNaF: Ruin Theory 

I love how the game intentionally uses the bad association with rabbits that the fans have to trick them into thinking that the MEXS rabbit is evil, when it's really for security and to combat the mimic. super smart on the devs

What I find interesting is that Cassie's dad is implied to have been the one to lock away the Mimic in the old pizzaeria with the costumes. Since we can encounter Candy Cadet who gives us a story about a mother that locked a monster in the basement for protect her child. And that monster learnt the song that the mother would sing as a means to trick the child while the one responsible for its inprisonment. And with how Cassie's dad has been confirmed to be an Employee of Fazebear Entertainment, it's highly possible that this a piece of the story which is intentional.

I'm also pretty sure that M.E.X.S. doesn't actually start popping up until after you start deactivating nodes. It doesn't see you as a threat until you start to turn off the security that's keeping Mimic trapped

The part talking about how the Mimic1 in control of the Pizzaplex was influencing odd behavior on the animatronics, specifically Sun and Moon, reminded me of the video MatPat released on the day Ruin released, and talked about Tiger Rock(who I guess was running on the Mimic1 software) had sudden changes in behavior, sometimes childish and nice, then suddenly dangerous and aggressive; and this is shown through the daycare attendant double personalities as either Sun or Moon modes

I can’t wait to see what they do with The Mimic in future games, I definitely think there will be more chapters added to Ruin after that cliffhanger.

To think all this could've been avoided if Fazbear inc just left a tv down there playing spongebob

It's crazy to think the M.X.E.S system was a good guy this entire time, because at first and going in blind they seem like a bad guy

Here's a question. What about Freddy and Roxy? In the base game Freddy assists Gregory throughout the game and even risking his own life to help Gregory. And then Roxy apologizes and then helps Cassie in the Mimic confrontation. If he was controlling the animatronics, you would think that Freddy would be after Gregory, and Roxy simply wouldn't care about Cassie, and attack her anyway. And another thing, Roxy seems like she isnt maliciously attacking Cassie (or what she believes to be Gregory) and trying to kill him. She just wants her eyes back, she even yells "Give me back my eyes!" When Roxy catches Cassie believing her to be Gregory. It doesnt seem like she's trying to kill or hurt anyone, she just wants her eyes back. And even in her jumpscare, she just picks you up, albeit somewhat violently, but it isnt like the others. Chica slams you to the ground, Monty bites you, freddy also (bites?) you, you get swarmed by the Mini Music men, and the mimic bitch slaps you. And plus, in the Ruin DLC, it seems like the animatronics are more like being controlled by the M.X.E.S system, as some of the animatronics directly respond to the M.X.E.S system when you wear the mask for too long.

My last 3 top questions 1. How did it alert Cassie if it only has control over the pizzaplex 2. Is it luck or planned that those two walkie talkies are there 3 If it is planned how did the Mimic get a walkie talkie and at that a Freddy one and how did the Roxie one get so close to the entrance

If you have any information to either prove, or disprove this theory, don't be shy to comment it below and I can take a look at it! Episode 2 will most like be the LONGEST one in the series! Watch here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3B9V2rbaRaU.html

Small note: I actually think it makes more sense for the sunshine animatronic to be the one who likely snuck out of the daycare from time to time in order to steal generators to keep the light on even after hours. After all he was probable noticing that he was turning into moon whenever this happened and was likely hurting people, and would likely explain why these generators are placed on the children's playground rather than somewhere that makes sense.

You and Matpat could make a great duo 🤣. You two will be unstoppable and no one will say these theories are fake because Matpat will have your back 😂

I personally believe the events of the Afton Saga is still canon and did happen in the series. Not only did Tape Girl straight up admitted it to us, but the Pizzeria Simulator location actually being under the Pizzaplex is a huge tell, and Burntrap actually has pieces of Afton's corpse on him.

Since when did we destroy Glitchtrap in Help Wanted? Did not all 3 endings end with you getting locked away....? And a free Glitchtrap...?

It's just so sad. I think the team did well to craft this main character. This DLC story was more improved from the original game. I actually feel devastated for Cassie. The constants in her life seem to be her father (but given the track history of this franchise is likely estranged/always too busy with work leaving her lonely a lot of the time), Roxy (who gave her confidence and someone to look up), and Gregory (who in her eyes was her pillar because he reached out when she was so alone and needed companionship). In all the endings, it's not that she dies. It's that she loses everyone and experiences actually being alone. She doesn't get to go home to see her dad since she dies in practically every ending. Roxy, her heroine, sacrificed her life to save her. And Gregory was never at the Pizzaplex. The mimic was using their friendship and her trust to manipulate and trick her to believing Gregory needed to be rescued.

I wonder if going forward Gregory and Vanessa are going to be similar to Andy and Kyle from the Child's Play series? One of the child survivers along with a older female guardian type figure making it their mission to stop the villian. Along with any new children who get wrapped up in all of this

My Theory why the mimic gained control of the pizzaplex is that its slowly chipping away at M.X.E.S and using it to gain control and send signals out of where the mimic is. considering that if M.X.E.S is able to go anywhere in the pizzaplex unseen (Exept with the vanni mask) The mimic could use it to control the pizzaplex therefor messing with the animatronics systems and slowly setting itself free, It needed Cassie to free itself faster.

The "recycled pizza" controversy was actually something Chuck E. Cheese's was called out for. Interesting that such a thing was mentioned in FNAF...

I'm excited to see where the mimic goes. They have a real opportunity here to make up for the wasted potential of Vanny.

Don't forget the eyes. The Mimic has yellow-orange eyes. Helpi has blue eyes, but corrupted Helpi has yellow eyes.

The Mimic is not in control but rather spread across the entire PizzaPlex. Glitchtrap is the Mimic code form HW but taken over by part of William's spirit and agony which is the one who takes control of the PizzaPlex as Glitchtrap is confirmed to be connected to the Vanny, going into Burntrap and giving commands to Vanessa. Glitchtrap is now gone or at the very least is no longer in control, meaning the Mimic is partly in control now and may be fighting against what remains of Glitchtrap inside the M.X.E.S system.

Huh, so that's why the animatronics gets quirky at night

possibly the best explanation and recap video i’ve seen in a while - you explained everything in canon perfectly , and your theories and points all work well ! nice work :D

Well, this changes everything! If this is right, then the Mimic has been the true villain the whole time!

When you said that the mimic took on the personality of the main antagonist of the games, that’s what made the whole new story arc click for me. Absolutely amazing work

I saw a lot of theory discussions about this dlc and I gotta say you recapped everything perfectly and also the things you said really makes sense together. Good job!

I like how fnaf is moving forward with the modern times. Like AI voice irl is so advanced. People made songs with the voices of deceased artists and the listener could be none the wiser. Even Joe Biden and Obama playing Minecraft. The Mimic, software wise, actually makes sense as a villain.

Honestly still stunned that they took the lore in this route.

This theory was explained so well and the connections all make sense!

we see a painting of the storyteller in the first princess quest above the glitchtrap door, if tales were supposed to give just ideas they would be from "the canon" but they are from the world of the games, they actually happened before sb

Hey man! I don't really have anything relevant to contribute to your theories, but I just want to say that you are my favorite content creator on this platform by far, and I love your videos :D

You got some things right some not, mimic got sealed after princess quest ending by gregory and vannesa, which is why endo has the freddy speaker, because it was used to lure mimic inside while both of them were able to seal it while it was inside. M.X.E.S. is probably a program made by Vanessa and Gregory to stop anyone from reaching the mimic, it also learned from the cameras footages in pizzaplex for sure, mimic was traped either way underground and gregory with vanessa trapped it even deeper down

The recycled pizza duffle bag was probably an Easter Egg to the Chuck E Cheese Legend, but given it mentions a whole new spice of pizza with different toppings on it doesn’t connect to the rumor that CEC used to have, this could be a whole new thing? 🤔

So Glitchtrap has always just been the mimic, but the mimic also controlled Vanassa to be Vanny via glitchtrap in order to return Springtrap. We know we fought Springtrap in Security Breach because the Mimic is even deeper than he was, but Springtrap also had access to the Mimic network based on his control over the animatronics during the boss fight (specifically Freddy, as he touches the TV to control him). Is Springtrap working with the mimic? or is he dead and the suit being puppeted by the mimic?

My guess is that they might be meant to control the pizzaplex for guiding people but somehow turn out wrong

Gotta say that the game theory type thumbnail brought me in but I'm glad I clicked

I belive mimic is real gregory trapped by Vanny. Just like the soul of the missing children being trapped inside wet floor bots

i watched multiple runs of Ruin already, Not once did i recognize helpi's eyes changed colors 😅

Theory: Freddy is the mimic. 1. Freddy had yellow eyes at the end of the Afton ending, underground. All upgrades are needed to access this area. 2. Helpi goes from blue eyes to yellow eyes much like Freddy did. They are also bears. 3. Freddy has claws he gets from Monty which the mimic also has. 4. Freddy was upgraded with Chica's voice box, he may of learnt how to manipulate voices with this and recording voices. 5. He and Gregory were stuck in the underground as they had no way back up as the elavator wouldn't support them. This parallels between Cassie falling in the elavator. 6. The reason uses Gregory's introduction to Freddy to Cassie was to not scare her. Due to Roxy attacking him it could be argued Freddy still believed she was corrupt. 7. Freddy is unable to use his own voice, perhaps Gregory upgraded it before dying. 8. Gregory dies from starvation or burn marks or dehydration. 9. The MXES assumes that the mimic/freddy is bad and tries to contain it. Freddy is now violent due to the hacks at the end fight, the upgrades and the loss of Gregory. It is probably why MXES contains it as it is a corrupted entity and previous attempts to uncorrupt it failed as the technicians were either injured or killed. Freddy probably distrusts adults because Gregory had told him about Vanny and because Vannessa had detached his head. This is much like previous animatronics have done before as these events will happen after hours. 10. Gregory may also posses the mimic with Freddy as he is very smart in the way of computers and would know how to hack Helpi and use their voice to aid them. It is also possibly why they conntacted Cassie in the first place, because the were friends. This is another reason the mimic introduces himself the same way Gregory introduces himself to Freddy. The mimic also used a Freddy walkie talkie specifically. 11. Using the books with Tiger Rock it could be like them. At one point kind as it only attacks and chases one Roxy attacks and Cassie runs. It could be switching personalities from wanting to be free to wanting their friend. If Cassie escapes they would be alone so they cut the elevator. 12. If Freddy and Gregory had made it out they would of destroyed the elevator themselves to stop anyone from going down. 13. Helpi could represent Freddy and Gregory talks as normal. They are very passive aggressive because they share the same body much like the Stitchwaith and Golden Freddy. 14. When a person dies it can leave agony infused solely or it could come with a soul as well. A soul is naturally aggressive because of their agony which is why Freddy's and Gregory's change and become the mimic

I believe that the Storyteller tree WAS in fact in the pizza plex, but just like the books, it was removed before the game takes place. Where would it then be? The big ass pile of wires that seemingly knows its way around the entire pizzaplex, the Blob

I found it super weird when the mask was put on and Freddy disappeared. That's when it hit me Mimic was manipulating everything Cassie was dealing with

the mimic puts a whole new meaning of "don't trust everything you hear"

I'm not gonna lie your editing reminds me alot of older game theory

Underrated theorist. Keep up with the great work 🫶

What if the storyteller is candy cadet? Or if they used it to train the AI? He is literally a story-teller.

the only problem is glitch trap wasnt made from the mimics software and boards that was used for the ai but the path finding which is what glitch trap comes from is from srpingtraps circut boards

it’s funny hearing Gregory say hello hello at 15:14

Have you seen the Welcome Home website update? It's amazing!

Okay so what if the mimic was deactivated but because we beat princess quest and released glitchtrap from the game it was able to host onto the original endo and because glitch trap was scanned into all of the animatronics it used fractions of data from all of the bot to be able to mimic all of their movements and voices

0:00 Hello wall

Man I didn’t even notice Helpi changing eye color lol

I sont quite understand why the Mimic being faux-Gregory and also yellow-eyed Helpi would lead to those two characters arguing in front of Cassie. I mean, what benefit does the mimic get from making its imitation of Gregory respond to Helpi like that? All it does is reveal to Cassie that Gregory somehow has access to her mask, more likely to make her suspicious than anything! Are we sure theyre not twj separate beings?

Broo I was so confused before I watched this video. I didn't read any of the books and this kind rekindled my FNAF obsession. This was so good!

congrats on the high quality video man, I loved it :)

“We solved the Mimic” “He mimics”

If Mimic has ability to access to all Animatronics, there’s some oddity on Roxy, for some reason she doesn’t being controlled in Ruins. Which my theory is that Cassie’s dad do some tweek on Roxy. I think her dad knows about something is wrong with the system and The Animatronics. He decided to try to save them, especially Roxy because it is Cassie’s favorite and only friend she ever had. So Mimic used Gregory Voices to Cassie to deactivate her because Roxy can be a future problem, later. But how Roxy snapped back? Well, Cassie’s Dad should make some tweek on her. By using Cassie’s Voice to literally makes Roxy goes to Safe Mode. Which can only be activated by Vanni network. But he doesn’t have that access so he did some hacking on Roxy to make sure Roxy will turn to normal once she heard Cassie’s voices. If you noticed Roxy is very kind and gentle towards Cassie. Compare to her personality in SB. And why I said Roxy goes to Safe Mode? During deactivation, Roxy glitching out similar to Freddy. This also Explains why Freddy is unaffected by Vanni Network. Because Freddy is the Prototype and always immediately go to safe mode. As well as Bonnie. Why I said Bonnie is a Prototype? Well, why did he get killed in the first place? Bonnie should’ve seen something is wrong with the rest of the bands. Bonnie is the first Prototype that being the original Animatronic similar to FNAF 1 version. He still uses Manual systems compare to second Prototype, Freddy which he is being introduced to Vanni Network. So Bonnie is very old and he does not have Vanni Network installed within him. That’s why he have his own stage connected to his room for easier file installment or new features. It also makes sense why he died because Mimic realized Unaffected Animatronics can be a problem in his plan. Bonnie is unaffected, so killed him. Mimic only realized that Freddy does not affected by Vanni Network but by the time he realized it, Gregory alrd finish princess quest which is the only access on Vanni Network and The Mimic.

I think yellow eyed helpy must be infected with some version of mimic 2 or something because why else would "gregory" or the mimic 1 say that he helped helpy get rid of the M.X.E.S., trying to take credit? The mimic 2 or helpy seems to be able to create voicelines that haven't been used before where as the mimic in the basement mostly uses lines that can be found in security breach, things that were actually said word for word. Just a thought!

That duffel bag text was probably just poking fun at how chunky cheese pizza looked like it was multiple pizzas put together. There were a few videos going around online.

This doesn't explain how the Pizza Plex was built. Wasn't it built to capture children?

Blud got the matpat title and picture

How does the mimic know who Cassie is? As far as we know it copies Gregory’s voice and uses it to lure Cassie to the pizza Plex. Can it read Gregory’s mind and find out he has a friend called Cassie that he can lure to the pizza plex? This is just something that has been confusing me.

man you schould really do a partnership with game theory with you and matpat dissecting security breach and the other games/dlc that will come you would be especially good at finding every missing pieces of the puzzle

Soo, William afton has actually been dead for ages, well before this game

YOU REPLICATE MATPATS STYLE PERFECTLY OH MY GOD

9:18 this is a reference to the chuck e cheese scandal

9:27 what does that have to do with Staff bots? It's just a reference to Chuck E. Cheese IRL.

"Poses as Gregory" - now, here's an interesting thing. The Mimic copies. That's how it learns to BE an entity at all. If we work with the assumption that the Mimic underneath the pizzaplex thinks it IS Gregory, and that infected-Helpi and Mimic-Gregory are seperate subroutines that view each other as individual entities, then the Mimic literally never lies to us. You can argue its statements are manipulative, but that's only secondary. Everything it says is very true and accurate to the viewpoint you would expect from Gregory because he's a kid, not because he's being deliberately manipulative. It makes you start to wonder how much is intentional and how much is just following its programming.

I think the tree equivalent is the giant Freddy statue. There’s a giant Freddy head in security breach, the statue in the in middle and in RUIN there is a AR version of the statue but instead it’s Monty

So in the end William never comes back again.

i hate how he uses the same font as game theory, i actually thought that matpat uploaded for a sec

Still wondering how Roxy was able to fight back against the mimic if the mimic was controlling the other animatronics

freddy is a FLUFFER-NUTTER

Best video ever

I got a fricking ad before this video of fnaf 2 Foxy saying ,,Everybody dying I’m gonna shoot this man.‘‘ wtf

Didn't even realize helpy had different color eyes

Great Video! My theory about how the mimic gained access is simply through Vanny, who got influenced by Glitchtrap/the Mimic Afton. Vanny probably has the know-how to sneakily implement the mimics Programm into the Pizzaplex Network. A few questions: What does M.X.E.S stand for? Which ending from security breach do you see as canon? (I think the Redemption Ending) Looking forward to the next video

What about burntrap? How does he fit in it?

I am infertile from eating scented candles

i feel like im being gaslit and that your just matpat's twin.

Glitchtrap is William. Its just Williams brain.

If the animatronics are paralleling the cardinal sins, could we then see fnaf as a religious allegory 🤔

finally a fnaf youtuber that doesnt have 50% of their video as their pngtuber talking

Do you do you think you can explain the security breach base game endings when Gregory was about to leave the Pizza Plex? And how it ties to the "Ruin" and also the drawings that Gregory made, where we have to find around the place.

my opinion of the books is the stories aren't true but the ideas in them are

YO GET MAT IN THIS WIT YOU

I think Helpi and Mimic are not the same Mimic, i think that Helpi is the game version of the Storyteller, he is the sistem of the Pizza Plex, and its helping the other part of the Mimic escape, and the original sistem before the Mimic is the blue eyed Helpi, what do you guys think?

Mimic is pulling off an Elanor move (FNAF book antagonists reference)

The cyber bunny and bonnie have a link.. bonny being cassie's dad's favoriate.. would it not make sense to give bonny digital life once it was destroyed in physical body? the bunny connection feels very intentional. something is there but im not up on the lore like you are.

The chukie cheese pizza reference is wild 💀

So this theory makes it to where afton is still in hell

How did the mimic get his hands on walkie-talkie. If he was trap

What if cassie father's actually Edwin the creator of the mimic?

pretty cool video, title and editing itself remind me of game theory

9:15 You sure that ain’t a reference to that old Chuck-E-Cheese rumor? Either way it’s interesting.

… how he get the walkie talkie huh? 🤨

To be honest there is no proof that the Mimic was Glichtrap,maybe he was Burntrap but there is no canon proof that he was Glichtrap

6:10 'Im Gregory' Gregory and Mimic (Grimic)

i think that the pizza recycle is an easter egg to chuck e cheese pizza

i swear basicly every theory videos its the game theory text

9:20 so this is a ref to a US based real world pizza place (that I forget the name of) that hand cuts its pizzas so it leads to non uniform slices of pizza which over time has lead to the idea that they take leftover pizza and Rebox them as new, is is of course ludicrous and if you take even a second to look at the pizza you got in its box it all fits perfectly which wouldn’t happen if the pizza slices was from different sources but rumours stick like superglue and there will always be some people that believe nonsense no matter how much evidence you show them proving that their wrong. So while it’s only a small bit of info on your theory it actually has nothing to do with the AI of the place it’s a reference to our real world.