As someone who has never played fnaf, it's pretty impressive to summarize the lore in just 10 minutes (and it REALLY helped out a ton because I was just starting out)
@@Meem1. Yeah, not really. It's still debatable if Evan or Charlie died first, but I'd say it was Charlie just because of the Insanity ending of FFPS. Evan and Cassidy both possessing Fredbear has always been weird to me. There is almost no evidence to that, and them talking in the logbook does not say anything. How would Evan even possess Fredbear? And finally, the logbook pretty much confirmed that it was Michael who was having the FNAF 4 nightmares during his work at the FNAF 1 location, idk why Wendigoon would ignore that detail
@@byAresfx I agree. Outlast also has a phenomenal and vast lore. However, I think that Fnaf's lore is still more complex. I could also be wrong with that assumption but this is just what I think.
Originally, the very first FNAF game did not have the intent to have so much lore behind it; the story is really complex because it's a mishmash of fan theories mixed together that were eventually "turned canon".
Freddy: hiding behind the stage Chica: breaking the sound barrier Foxy: attempting to run a marathon Bonnie: *starts dislocating every bone in williams body*
How in the world did you tell the whole lore in 10 minutes while it took me about ten years to understand it?! Edit: I have no idea what is wrong with this comment section. All I did was approximate the number because I didn't know the exact number of years FNAF has been out for and here you guys are going feral over it in the replies. Please stop.
Could not play the game when I was in highschool cause I get easily spooked and too immersed into stuff so I watched Markiplier play and got into the lore instead. This helped a lot esp to prep for the movie. Thanks fam
Im the same too, i have them all but I don't really play them cus i get spooked lmao I have played 2 , 3 and sister location and gotten pretty far all on night 4 but i can never beat it lmao
Oh and when i play FFPS I always do the other endings cus there are barely any jumpscares also i thunk the mechanics are kinda hard and i just really like playing the mini games lol
No, most of the lore is wrong. William killed Charlie years later because Henry wouldn't let William join him in the new location. Alzo Elizabeth died before Evan, which is why William made the nightmare animatronics to scare Evan so that he wouldn't go near them. He didn't wanna lose both children (ik Micheal exists but William don't care abt him
As someone who has some friends that absolutely love FNAF, and has literally 0 knowledge of it besides from memes, this was very helpful. I’m sure there’s lots that weren’t described or described briefly, but this helped a lot. Thanks!
I would look a bit more into fnaf 4 and fnaf 5 if I were you. He did a really good job explaining them fast, but my personal opinion those are the ones that help you understand everything a tiny bit more
I watched this a long time ago before o got into FNAF and after actually playing the games in order I could confirm this is kinda accurate I still didn’t beat FNAF 4 yet. Edit : I beat FNAF 4 FNAF 1 20/20/20/20 mode FNAF 3 Nightmare aggressive and FNAF 4 Halloween edition and FNAF SL and FFPS and I got 5 different ending and also I beat FNAF HW and curse of dreadbear, I still didn’t beat the spin-offs like FNAF world and Freddy in space 2 and FNAF SB fury’s rage yet but I played them, I still didn’t beat security breach.
I remember back in 2016 that the theories were completely different, I’m glad they evolved into this big plot. This game truly left a mark on my childhood and I’m happy it grew as much as it did.
@@mary6m Pretty much in a nutshell, William Afton killed some kids, stuffed their bodies into animatronic suits, and their souls possessed said animatronics. Then each animatronic that you run into, like Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, etc. are each possessed by one child William killed in the past. There's a whole lot more that I can't fit in this reply, but those are the main points. You can look it up online somewhere, there's probably someone who summarized the lore much better than I did.
As someone who dedicated a lot of hours seeing videos with easter eggs that told the story, this was extremely good to refresh my memory for the fnaf movie. Thank you for your work! ❤
I used to sit for days writing and thinking about theories when we didn’t know much and just had the first FNAF. Who was the purple guy!? What is all this lore we don’t know yet!? I can’t wait to see the movie and I hope everything is interpreted
@g , hi! Been an all time fan of FNAF, but never actually got into the lore. Would you say this would be a good video for me to get the full picture? Or would it be a bit too fast-paced?"
OMG! Thank you so much for posting this. I know it's pretty late to type this comment, but I have been looking EVERYWHERE for the FNAF lore but I couldn't find the full version, but you came to the rescue! THANKS SO MUCH! 😃
I literally grew up watching fnaf lore videos and watching people play the games complete with easter eggs and secrets but it has never been summed up this perfectly... everything makes so much sense now... thank you for opening my eyes
Fr!! I haven't played or really been interested in it since arounnd 2021 to early 2022, but since the movie is coming out soon I've been trying to 'get back into it'. This really helped jog my memory!
@@lavendarlyre4578 can u like explain some more cause I’m so confused except for William actin is springlock cause I watched a 2 1/2 hour movie (animated) where someone named elza was the puppet and Linda and like other people
i’ve been terrified of FNAF since i was younger, but with the new movie coming out, i thought i’d finally learn the lore. i love your commentary and how you still crack jokes while this children are being murdered :)
For those who are wondering why William killed charlie for no reason it's because when the bite of 83 occurred William thought it was because of Henry Emily so he killed Charlotte as revenge *for people who are new to fnaf*
That’s still debated I for one never liked the idea that the bore of 83 was supposed to give him a sympathetic motive and i definitely don’t believe it should be considered the first kill (in fact I think it’s the third since Charlie gives a motive for building baby and a double child murder at these restaurants would codify CC’s fear of the murder bots especially if it involved his sister) As for why William killed Charlie I can see Matpat idea if drunken revenge for buying him out or he’s just a piece of shit (I mean it’s safe to assume he was probably abusive or at the very least criminally negligent given the FNAF4 mini games show he allows Micheal to torment CC and midnight motorist did suggest he was going to brutally punish the one that escaped from there room (I say CC but even if this is Micheal after the event I don’t see why this wouldn’t carry over)
@@jmurray1110idk i mean to imply that he was purely evil is just kind of boring. i like the idea that he was pushed over the edge and leaned into psychotic tendencies because he was looking to blame people. that's the thing is that him being purely evil wouldn't make any sense if he wanted to start a franchise for children and for him to have 3 kids himself, i get that's a cop out, but he had a tipping point and he wanted to kill Henry's kid in revenge and he killed all the others to experiment with remnant. because he was trying to find a way to bring evan back to life. that sounds the most interesting in my opinion. if he was purely evil that doesn't give for a very good villain at all.
as someone who knows absolutely nothing, nothing about FNAF and it's lore, this video was really useful for me to understand what's all the hype about. Plus the occasionally memes and humourous, chill speech throughout really makes this video enjoyable. So thank you crog for this video! Informative and funny
The thing about fnaf is that the people that don’t know the lore just think that it’s about a guy working a late night shift that has to deal with the mascots trying to kill them. Where as they ppl who pieced together the cut scenes and arranged timelines for each of them probably could tell you about fnaf for one hour straight and miss key details. It’s one of the reasons it went as far as it did. The rabbit hole goes deeper then any other video game has reached. Scott truly is a genuine genius to say the least.
dude i’ve been trying to understand the fnaf lore for ages but with so many different videos and theories and games it’s so hard to follow. this is probably the best and most to-the-point video i’ve seen on the lore, thanks a ton!!
If you want a more detailed (and hilariously cynical) video might I recommend bumbles mcfumbles video on the lore It’s a bit long but trust me it’s great
FNAF 6's ending was absolutely phenomenal, you didn't need to have a full grasp on the lore to understand what was happening. It was the perfect end to an amazing game series. Then security breach happened...
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Oh my... I have been into FNAF since it came out. I have listened so many theories, but it has always been so complicated! I have never understood what the heck is going on until now... Beautifully summarised.
not only does this make sense but it's funny as hell and concise, so kudos! also Henry's speech at the end of fnaf 6 legit makes me tear up, the script is so powerful
I love Fnaf so much growing up, but I never understood the lore until now in preparation for the movie coming out, so thank you for this video!! You’ve save me (and others) so much time!🤩
There's a couple generally important missing things, such as how Evan didn't immediately die and thus was the existence of the nightmare era, but overall, this is absolutely amazing, and very impressive. Your work is *very* much appreciated!!
@@pinacolata6035 oh yeah yeah i absolutely get that :D I dont remember exactly as i watched this video quite a while ago, but if my memory is correct, it mentioned evan died immediately, which is techbically untrue. Let me get back you on that though, theres a really good chance i'm just making it up lmaooo
update, all that was said was "..causing the animatronic to bite down on william's kid like a big mac, killing him." So i was slightly incorrect hahah And i think youre right, as the way he words it is still open enough to not have to mention the nightmares, because either way Evan dies lol
Also: -Glamrock Freddy could be Michael as Freddy in SB says he remembers this place and such -Gregory could be Evan (due to visual resemblance) and it supports the theory of him being an animatronic. And the room covered in sticky notes are him regaining some of memories of his past life -the two first points connect as Michael wants to protect Gregory (gulit of causing his brother death haunting him ever unconciously) and the longer they are together, the more he starts to remember -The Pizzaplex is bulit on the old, burnt pizzeria, hence presence of Burntrap and Blob -Blob is some turbo mix of all animatronics and souls that were supposed to be freed (and yes, they despise Burntrap af) Fun fact: Burntrap is William, duh. But if Michael is Freddy, Gregory is Evan and Blob has a piece of Elizabeths soul, this is seriously unhinged family reunion 🙃
I don't think Blob has a piece of Elizabeth soul because if you take a closer look at Circus Baby's appearance her eyes weren't glowing meaning if animaltronic eyes aren't glowing they weren't possessed
This was one hell of a thing to be caught up on. I haven’t kept track of fnaf since it first came out, and despite the loose ends having things added on, I like the storytelling.
As someone who has been searching for a lore video to explain the lore ever since I got attached to fnaf, this is amazing. Though I can’t say I finally understand all the lore, there is much more to cover and there are like infinite different theories, but in ten mins this sums up the basic lore and I love it
This video was awesome! The fact you pieced the whole lore together so easily to understand, and the fact you kept it funny the whole way through is insane. Great job bro, you earned a sub.
Honestly, thank you so much for this. Got a good friend, who loves this game, but have never had the guts to play this and understand what she's saying. Very concise and well said-without making a horror game video way too painful to watch. So thanks again mate, really appreciate it
this timeline is actually wrong, Matpat made a new timeline series months after this and is more accurate, since this is only 10 minutes he's missing a lot of information
Here's some loose ends in the video: - FNaF 2 (Bite of '87) - Evan's story (the nightmares, the illusion discs) - Where does UCN take part? How did Afton escape it to get into Security Breach?) - Was Cassidy really set free? (extra cutscene in UCN) - Where does FNaF AR take part? I guess these things were left out to make the video more comprehensible but these things are definitely important.
- i forgot about fnaf 2, it was another location Henry and William opened together but I don’t remember the story there. It probably wasn’t included because it’s not critical to understanding the full story. - Evan’s story before Evan was bitten (the bite of ‘83), but after Elizabeth was killed, Evan actually loved animatronics. William did not allow Evan to ever enter the pizzeria because he was terrified of losing his other child. Evan snuck over anyway, so William came up with a plan: he made illusion discs which emitted a frequency outside of the human range of hearing which can overload the brain and trick it into hallucinating false images and sounds. He used these discs to conjure the nightmare versions of the animatronics (Freddy, Chica, Foxy, Bonnie) so that Evan would be permanently terrified of the real ones, too. William traumatized his own son on purpose. Great dad. Ironically, if Evan had never been scared of the animatronics, Michael wouldn’t have bullied him for his fear, and he never would’ve died. -UCN is basically purgatory for William. After his death in pizza sim, he gets sent to the UCN world (or purgatory) where he’s forced to relive a scenario where he’s being killed by all the different animatronics. Evan and the souls of the original 5 kids are his torturers. Eventually, Evan and the kids are able to find peace within themselves and they abandon the torture, allowing their souls to move on to true death and ending William’s torture. This is explained in the Easter Egg with Old Man Consequences. No idea how he escaped - No idea - No idea (could be that Fnaf AR isn’t canon to the story) - Bonus fact: William murdered his wife after he kicked Michael out of the home and put her soul inside of Bellora.
I played Fnaf as a kid but was never a huge fan like my friends but when I heard about the movie coming out I knew that I was going to watch it. So I thought I’d finally dig into the lore. I had no idea where to start and then came across this video, thanks so much!
Ive always been to afraid to play fnaf because i hate the jumpscares and some versions of the animatronics like withered chica really creep me out, but recently ive been wanting to learn more about the deep lore that everyone loves to joke about. Thank you for so easily summarising it for me
you dont even know how much this helped lmao i was figuring out lore for like a year or 2 already (literally trying to watch 30 minute matpat videos) BUT THIS IS AWESOME!
I miss when every 3 FNAF Game Theory episodes were "since everything's changed, let's just go through the new time line". This was so perfect as a sum up of the whole series right now, and after another game or two, another video like this would be awesome!
You're gonna get an uptick in views as the movie gets closer to release. Thank you for the breakdown, I can't imagine how difficult it was to whittle this down into something succinct that doesn't lose out on any context/details
So I only played the first game and was surprised at just how deep the movie was as I thought it was only going to be about killer animatronics. This video definitely helps me understand the movie better. Thanks!
You literally saved me from trying to piece together the lore- There are still a lot of things to figure out but this literally saved like a year or two of my life thanks
I only just recently joined the Fnaf fandom (coincidentally near the 10 year anniversary) and it’s been so confusing so far but this video is a freakin LIFE SAVER THANK YOU 🙏
5:37 the spring locks didn’t just get loose, the moisture dripping from the roof of the room as seen caused them to lock up/activate. same thing happened with the bite of 87 where evan was crying, which caused them to get wet and lock up as well. small detail but it’s still kinda interesting
Genuine question cuz I'm kinda new to this lol, didn't William get springlocked twice? Surviving the first/longer than he was supposed to? I'm not sure but I'm curious
@@quick.act_strange He only got springlocked in 1993, at the end of the last night minigame in FNAF3. He had been stuck in Springbonnie suit for years.
Tbh thank you so much for this bc i quit being a fnaf fan abt 6 months ago but im trying to get into it again and my brain needs all the lore back lol😅
I watched fnaf since it came out with Markiplier. All these years watching all of the fnaf games I kinda understood the base story, but this just opens the next level of story telling in one video. Thank you.
You forgot to mention that golden Freddy wasn’t Fredbear’s current suit he was wearing when he bit Evan. He was originally a Fredbear suit that was rarely used, and when FFD shut down, they made his ears less round and gave him a black attire to fit more of the brand of FFP. Although when they tried to remodel it, they gave up on it. That’s why he’s withered in FNaF 2. Although they never made a toy golden Freddy, when the next location opened, they remodeled him just in case they wanted to use him again for something. Here’s my point: GF and Fredbear are pretty much the same character, but not the same animatronic.
As someone who spent literal years of being in the fnaf fandom and learning the lore+ having the books and playing the game on vr id say this is really good. Surprised you got almost everything in 10 minutes though the only part is I don’t think c.c(crying child) ever had his name revealed but other than that you summarized this perfectly about.
I love your voice, it's so calming to listen to!! I was into FNAF A LOT when I was younger and then kind of forgot about it. But I'm absolutely obsessed with FNAF again now 😭😭😭 I never understood the lore or the characters && this was super helpful!! Thank you dear 🥰
So I never delved into the FNAF lore after all these years, only knowing basic things like the possessed suits, the bite of 87, Springtrap, but learning the deep lore feels crazy to learn.
thanks man, i left the fanbase around 2018 and could never catch up with the lore but always wanted to get back into it, so this actually really helps!
Classic example of less is more. The more you learn about the lore the less scary it gets, and the more confusing it gets. The first game is still the scariest because it only leans into backstory a tiny bit, which is enough when you’re trying to create fear
FNAF 2 is the peak IMO. Still leaves plenty of mystery, and the twist of it being a prequel and Phone Guy’s new phone calls made it so intriguing during the peak of FNAF 2 hype. 3 and on is when it starts getting a little convoluted…
@@weskerrun4647besides the fact that it’s just a rng fest with it not being scary after the first jumpscare and the only good thing being the animatronic designs People are blinded by nostalgia but fnaf 2 is the worst game in the franchise It’s lore is heavy though which is great because the fnaf 2 night 6 phone call makes the lore really understandable
I randomly came here from a video titled "The Entire Breaking Bad Series in 3 Minutes" I have never researched anything about FNAF, have never played it, nor seen any gameplay This video was entertaining
THIS VIDEO IS SO AMAZING. it’s funny, entertaining, it’s literally the best one I’ve watched. I wish I could watch it again for the first time it was amazing 😭. THANK YOU FOR THIS
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Bro all Heil matpat
We seldom read pinned comment before we begin watching the video my friend
lol 6 months after
You know the story never ends when the main villains catchphrase is "I always come back."
NAH bruh I just realised that 😂😂😂😂
Yup
Yea watch steelwool put afton again in a future game, if they ever do
@@noob_playzrblxofficial the way he came back in security breach and vr is terrible
William is giving us obvious hint lol
As someone who has never played fnaf, it's pretty impressive to summarize the lore in just 10 minutes (and it REALLY helped out a ton because I was just starting out)
*9 minute
@@ЗаконБожий-у1ы 9 minutes 50 seconds*
@@lavendarlyre4578 9 minutes and 51 seconds*
@@lacey6806 9 minutes 50 seconds*
it says 9:51 on the video but when u click on it, it says the real time
Roxy is a wolf btw
I wonder how matpat feels about you summarising his life's work into 10 minutes
Yeah
Lol
Some of it is wrong
Edit: mike was the last to die he and henry set the fire
Matpat makes clickbait videos and milks fnaf dry
@@HandsomeCR lmao how are his videos clickbait
This dude made a 5 to 10 years of lore in under 10 minutes 😳
dam pretty impresive if you think about it
Ikr 😊
@@kiarmastewart3290 wheres the dam. did i miss a part of the video. i didnt see any beavers or water
He missed out on 9 seconds of lore
@@Elijah-canthinkofonesorryr/woosh
After ten years, I understood the lore on ten minutes. This is great
FOR GODS SAKE FNAF IS 9 YEARS OLD. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE THIS LONG
@@guraumihai1211 Huh?
@@guraumihai1211what’s wrong with being a year off ☠️
10 years? liar fnaf has been a game for 9 years
@@basim8551FNAF HAS BEEN A GAME FOR 9 YEARS DOESNT MEAN IT TAKES U 9 YEARS TO UNDERSTAND IT, IT CAN EVEN TAKE 20 UEARS TO UNDERSTAND IT GODDAMNIT 💀
Most concise and accurate Fnaf timeline on UA-cam.
Inaccurate* there, I fixed it for you.
What is With fnaf 2?
@Meem1. totally agree, best explanation, and it gives more explanation into the motives of each character
Not exactly the most accurate but it is quite accurate
@@Meem1. Yeah, not really.
It's still debatable if Evan or Charlie died first, but I'd say it was Charlie just because of the Insanity ending of FFPS.
Evan and Cassidy both possessing Fredbear has always been weird to me. There is almost no evidence to that, and them talking in the logbook does not say anything. How would Evan even possess Fredbear?
And finally, the logbook pretty much confirmed that it was Michael who was having the FNAF 4 nightmares during his work at the FNAF 1 location, idk why Wendigoon would ignore that detail
The Fnaf lore is probably the most complex a horror game series ever had
Outlast
@@byAresfx I agree. Outlast also has a phenomenal and vast lore. However, I think that Fnaf's lore is still more complex. I could also be wrong with that assumption but this is just what I think.
complex, but not very good imo
Originally, the very first FNAF game did not have the intent to have so much lore behind it; the story is really complex because it's a mishmash of fan theories mixed together that were eventually "turned canon".
@@YASxYT not very good like ur pfp
Freddy: hiding behind the stage
Chica: breaking the sound barrier
Foxy: attempting to run a marathon
Bonnie: *starts dislocating every bone in williams body*
Btw people say this rumor is fake. Sorry for ruining the joke lmao
Yet William comes back everytime! 😀
@@Random_GameDevit’s just a joke
@@Random_GameDev yes someone else who knows this!
Cassidy: Springlock go brrr
How in the world did you tell the whole lore in 10 minutes while it took me about ten years to understand it?!
Edit: I have no idea what is wrong with this comment section. All I did was approximate the number because I didn't know the exact number of years FNAF has been out for and here you guys are going feral over it in the replies. Please stop.
They didn't but it was a very very good attempt
@@vincentcossell9963 they did tho
@@rydertehe not the "whole" lore
they forgot some stuff and some stuff was wrong
my names reem too lol no one asked ik just thought it was cool
I love how it’s never explained how mike got a job while being an actual zombie
its his charm :)
@@planetpoopWhat charm💀
his rotting dead person charm 😭@@-TelaxyTensei-
@@chianhotdogomg. he just has rizz levels over 9000
@@myfishdied.5041 😂
Could not play the game when I was in highschool cause I get easily spooked and too immersed into stuff so I watched Markiplier play and got into the lore instead. This helped a lot esp to prep for the movie. Thanks fam
That’s exactly what I’m doing! Played a couple times when I was younger but I like watching the gameplays better, especially Mark!
same!!!
frrr
Im the same too, i have them all but I don't really play them cus i get spooked lmao
I have played 2 , 3 and sister location and gotten pretty far all on night 4 but i can never beat it lmao
Oh and when i play FFPS I always do the other endings cus there are barely any jumpscares also i thunk the mechanics are kinda hard and i just really like playing the mini games lol
This has to be hands down the best explanation for the lore ever!
No, most of the lore is wrong. William killed Charlie years later because Henry wouldn't let William join him in the new location. Alzo Elizabeth died before Evan, which is why William made the nightmare animatronics to scare Evan so that he wouldn't go near them. He didn't wanna lose both children (ik Micheal exists but William don't care abt him
was rewatching mark playing fnaf after years and holy shit this saved me a lot. the lore was more confusing than i thought lmao thank you
I just started rewatching him play as well, I forgot how much I liked watching them lmao
Yeah it explains stuff great but theres plenty of inaccuracies🥲
Ok
HELP not me doing the same thing
"🤓 um actually its 9:51 so it is not actually 10 minutes🤓”
As someone who has some friends that absolutely love FNAF, and has literally 0 knowledge of it besides from memes, this was very helpful. I’m sure there’s lots that weren’t described or described briefly, but this helped a lot. Thanks!
I would look a bit more into fnaf 4 and fnaf 5 if I were you. He did a really good job explaining them fast, but my personal opinion those are the ones that help you understand everything a tiny bit more
I watched this a long time ago before o got into FNAF and after actually playing the games in order I could confirm this is kinda accurate I still didn’t beat FNAF 4 yet.
Edit : I beat FNAF 4 FNAF 1 20/20/20/20 mode FNAF 3 Nightmare aggressive and FNAF 4 Halloween edition and FNAF SL and FFPS and I got 5 different ending and also I beat FNAF HW and curse of dreadbear, I still didn’t beat the spin-offs like FNAF world and Freddy in space 2 and FNAF SB fury’s rage yet but I played them, I still didn’t beat security breach.
Same. My cousins are fans/played the games and im taking them to see the movie. Im hoping we’ll all have a fun time. ❤
i just beat fnaf 1-SL still didnt play pizzera sim yet
@@person_that_exist7402 I need to know something, up to fnaf 4 they have all numbers so I can't figure is fnaf 5 sister location or like pizzeria sim
I remember back in 2016 that the theories were completely different, I’m glad they evolved into this big plot. This game truly left a mark on my childhood and I’m happy it grew as much as it did.
yessss all we knew was like the bite of 87 LOL
@@angierocha2997 i thought the fan songs were the gospel for theories
@@angierocha2997 we also blamed mangle for it too 😂
Jr😮w zucchini eat ❤😮😢@@LairNobleza
Well I was born that time so I didn't know abt fnaf
william afton after seeing children: GIMMIE
I've never seen anyone summarize such complex lore so quickly ever. I commemorate you for what you've done.
I still don’t get it can u explain to me more pleae
@@mary6m Pretty much in a nutshell, William Afton killed some kids, stuffed their bodies into animatronic suits, and their souls possessed said animatronics. Then each animatronic that you run into, like Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, etc. are each possessed by one child William killed in the past. There's a whole lot more that I can't fit in this reply, but those are the main points. You can look it up online somewhere, there's probably someone who summarized the lore much better than I did.
i just dont get the lore after henry committed arson, everything before that was easy to understand
@@justinlewis4791 omg thank you so much
"Such complex lore" lol fucking stop gen z
As someone who dedicated a lot of hours seeing videos with easter eggs that told the story, this was extremely good to refresh my memory for the fnaf movie. Thank you for your work! ❤
YESSS
I used to sit for days writing and thinking about theories when we didn’t know much and just had the first FNAF. Who was the purple guy!? What is all this lore we don’t know yet!?
I can’t wait to see the movie and I hope everything is interpreted
@g , hi! Been an all time fan of FNAF, but never actually got into the lore. Would you say this would be a good video for me to get the full picture? Or would it be a bit too fast-paced?"
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the events are in the wrong order at the start
who needs game theory when you have crog
You do realize some stuff was wrong
@@nodoesntcare7090 you're wrong
@@tgatt5759 dude I literally know the lore and I'm pretty sure I know more than you do
@@nodoesntcare7090 the video is still gold and funny
@@dominiccooper8967 .....
OMG! Thank you so much for posting this. I know it's pretty late to type this comment, but I have been looking EVERYWHERE for the FNAF lore but I couldn't find the full version, but you came to the rescue! THANKS SO MUCH! 😃
I literally grew up watching fnaf lore videos and watching people play the games complete with easter eggs and secrets but it has never been summed up this perfectly... everything makes so much sense now... thank you for opening my eyes
Fr!! I haven't played or really been interested in it since arounnd 2021 to early 2022, but since the movie is coming out soon I've been trying to 'get back into it'. This really helped jog my memory!
@@lavendarlyre4578 can u like explain some more cause I’m so confused except for William actin is springlock cause I watched a 2 1/2 hour movie (animated) where someone named elza was the puppet and Linda and like other people
@@lavendarlyre4578 Which animatronic is CC Afton in????
Do all of the animatronics have souls??
@@Maeinge-st5cc that’s true.
Same
i’ve been terrified of FNAF since i was younger, but with the new movie coming out, i thought i’d finally learn the lore. i love your commentary and how you still crack jokes while this children are being murdered :)
Some of these things were a bit wrong tho, William actually died before michael
same
Same🙀
the movie doesn't really have anything to do with the lore though if that's what you're worried about
same
For those who are wondering why William killed charlie for no reason it's because when the bite of 83 occurred William thought it was because of Henry Emily so he killed Charlotte as revenge
*for people who are new to fnaf*
Ty for the info
That’s still debated
I for one never liked the idea that the bore of 83 was supposed to give him a sympathetic motive and i definitely don’t believe it should be considered the first kill (in fact I think it’s the third since Charlie gives a motive for building baby and a double child murder at these restaurants would codify CC’s fear of the murder bots especially if it involved his sister)
As for why William killed Charlie I can see Matpat idea if drunken revenge for buying him out or he’s just a piece of shit (I mean it’s safe to assume he was probably abusive or at the very least criminally negligent given the FNAF4 mini games show he allows Micheal to torment CC and midnight motorist did suggest he was going to brutally punish the one that escaped from there room (I say CC but even if this is Micheal after the event I don’t see why this wouldn’t carry over)
@@jmurray1110I ain't reading allat
@@obvisofia in short
Williams was evil before the bite of 83 so killing Charlie first is my preferred interpretation
@@jmurray1110idk i mean to imply that he was purely evil is just kind of boring. i like the idea that he was pushed over the edge and leaned into psychotic tendencies because he was looking to blame people. that's the thing is that him being purely evil wouldn't make any sense if he wanted to start a franchise for children and for him to have 3 kids himself, i get that's a cop out, but he had a tipping point and he wanted to kill Henry's kid in revenge and he killed all the others to experiment with remnant. because he was trying to find a way to bring evan back to life. that sounds the most interesting in my opinion. if he was purely evil that doesn't give for a very good villain at all.
The fnaf lore: 📗📗📗📗📗📗📗📗📔📔📔📔📔📜📄📄📄🗞🗞
The fnaf lore if the kids stayed home that day: 📓
He probably would have just killed other kids
Fnaf lore if William never born:
@UMANGRAJ-cv6brthen there is no freddy fazbear pizza no Freddy fazbear pizza mean no fnaf no fnaf mean no lore
“And then promptly commit vehicular manslaughter on a fox” that felt so personal💀
the fact crog exaggerated the crash in roxy raceway roxy aint ni fox shes a dam wolf
as someone who knows absolutely nothing, nothing about FNAF and it's lore, this video was really useful for me to understand what's all the hype about. Plus the occasionally memes and humourous, chill speech throughout really makes this video enjoyable. So thank you crog for this video! Informative and funny
Me too. I usually wtach my content but this guy did what other do in 1h. And it was sooo pleaseant to watch
I confirm as an expert. But, this video was made before Security Breach DLC and last game Into the Pit
The thing about fnaf is that the people that don’t know the lore just think that it’s about a guy working a late night shift that has to deal with the mascots trying to kill them. Where as they ppl who pieced together the
cut scenes and arranged timelines for each of them probably could tell you about fnaf for one hour straight and miss key details. It’s one of the reasons it went as far as it did. The rabbit hole goes deeper then any other video game has reached. Scott truly is a genuine genius to say the least.
Scott isn't a genius he's a guy who can't write a story and the fans just made one up
@@freechurro702...You're so ignorant it actually hurts
@@freechurro702gtfo this video
@@freechurro702 he writes the books tho
Saying there’s a rabbit hole that big with fucking fnaf is wild
The way crog described the sister location lore got me dying💀
dude i’ve been trying to understand the fnaf lore for ages but with so many different videos and theories and games it’s so hard to follow. this is probably the best and most to-the-point video i’ve seen on the lore, thanks a ton!!
If you want a more detailed (and hilariously cynical) video might I recommend bumbles mcfumbles video on the lore
It’s a bit long but trust me it’s great
@@jmurray1110 hmm i’ll check it out, thank you !!:)
FNAF 6's ending was absolutely phenomenal, you didn't need to have a full grasp on the lore to understand what was happening. It was the perfect end to an amazing game series. Then security breach happened...
then ruin came and may or may not have confirmed that fnaf6’s ending will stay the same (big fan of the mimic mimicking the remains of afton theory)
Rbh security breach actually sucks
Dw man, the victims are free, william is dead. The mimic is the new antagonist. Henry and Mike’s hard work did not go in vain.
@@ihaveliceasfriendsfacts
FNaF 6 ending is the true ending
jesus christ youtube has gems like you that havent taken off yet, keep it up
🙏🙏🙏
A Gem, thats cracked and impure because the video is FUCKING WRONG.
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@@blessed2338no
This video was actually very useful to me because I had no idea what was going on. It also made me laugh at some points. Thank you ❤😂
Oh my... I have been into FNAF since it came out. I have listened so many theories, but it has always been so complicated! I have never understood what the heck is going on until now... Beautifully summarised.
yes
Same. I finally understand the general idea of the lore.
“Hey bruh wanna make a restaurant with me?“
*no.*
*Good ending!*
Lol
lol i wish it had that ending, so 10 years of overly complex storylines aren't gonna be created
LMAO
**good endint music**
not only does this make sense but it's funny as hell and concise, so kudos! also Henry's speech at the end of fnaf 6 legit makes me tear up, the script is so powerful
HELP DUDE I LOVE UR SENSE OF HUMOR😭😭😭
"dude" you're a girl
I love Fnaf so much growing up, but I never understood the lore until now in preparation for the movie coming out, so thank you for this video!! You’ve save me (and others) so much time!🤩
Sameee
There's a couple generally important missing things, such as how Evan didn't immediately die and thus was the existence of the nightmare era, but overall, this is absolutely amazing, and very impressive. Your work is *very* much appreciated!!
meh, going into intense detail of extra information isn't genuinely needed, but could provide extra knowledge lol. reasonable though
@@pinacolata6035 oh yeah yeah i absolutely get that :D
I dont remember exactly as i watched this video quite a while ago, but if my memory is correct, it mentioned evan died immediately, which is techbically untrue. Let me get back you on that though, theres a really good chance i'm just making it up lmaooo
update, all that was said was "..causing the animatronic to bite down on william's kid like a big mac, killing him."
So i was slightly incorrect hahah
And i think youre right, as the way he words it is still open enough to not have to mention the nightmares, because either way Evan dies lol
@@carrlaeyna yeah lol but what your saying is meaningful in many ways 👍
arent the games not in order? so isnt that why evan was alive in fnaf 4? i dont know, i saw that somewhere
Also:
-Glamrock Freddy could be Michael as Freddy in SB says he remembers this place and such
-Gregory could be Evan (due to visual resemblance) and it supports the theory of him being an animatronic. And the room covered in sticky notes are him regaining some of memories of his past life
-the two first points connect as Michael wants to protect Gregory (gulit of causing his brother death haunting him ever unconciously) and the longer they are together, the more he starts to remember
-The Pizzaplex is bulit on the old, burnt pizzeria, hence presence of Burntrap and Blob
-Blob is some turbo mix of all animatronics and souls that were supposed to be freed (and yes, they despise Burntrap af)
Fun fact: Burntrap is William, duh. But if Michael is Freddy, Gregory is Evan and Blob has a piece of Elizabeths soul, this is seriously unhinged family reunion 🙃
what happened to williams wife
@@blwtz7743 There is little known about her, but some theories say she posessed Ballora 🤔
@@moonsunstars oh interesting
I don't think Blob has a piece of Elizabeth soul because if you take a closer look at Circus Baby's appearance her eyes weren't glowing meaning if animaltronic eyes aren't glowing they weren't possessed
Someone watches game theory (I do too and I agree)
Evan: bit like a big mac
Elizabeth: folded like a lawn chair
Micheal: scooped like strawberry ice cream
William: crushed and mutilated
This was one hell of a thing to be caught up on. I haven’t kept track of fnaf since it first came out, and despite the loose ends having things added on, I like the storytelling.
As someone who has been searching for a lore video to explain the lore ever since I got attached to fnaf, this is amazing. Though I can’t say I finally understand all the lore, there is much more to cover and there are like infinite different theories, but in ten mins this sums up the basic lore and I love it
My biggest flex is that i know alot of fnaf lore... That's actually probably my only flex but my point still stands 😅
finally i can understand the whole lore in 10 minutes instead of listening to an hour-long video, props to this man bro
Its explained in 9:50 minutes instead of 10 minutes
In ten minutes*
9:51 mins actually
🤓👆
This video was awesome! The fact you pieced the whole lore together so easily to understand, and the fact you kept it funny the whole way through is insane. Great job bro, you earned a sub.
Honestly, thank you so much for this. Got a good friend, who loves this game, but have never had the guts to play this and understand what she's saying. Very concise and well said-without making a horror game video way too painful to watch. So thanks again mate, really appreciate it
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4:45 The fact Fleeing the complex has a FNAF reference too 💀
Man’s did the unthinkable, the fnaf lore in under 10 minutes
Ikr
Yea, but for some reason 10 mins i watched is 30 mins for me
years and years of research and theories and matpat videos summarized in 10 minutes.... we love to see it
this isn’t matpats theory at all tho💀
@@glc5o because this is cannon and not a theory
@@MazKun3000 a lot of it is very inaccurate based on the timeline of the games and such.
this timeline is actually wrong, Matpat made a new timeline series months after this and is more accurate, since this is only 10 minutes he's missing a lot of information
@@mechanix__ what's wrong about it. it lines up with everything i'vw read on the wiki
Here's some loose ends in the video:
- FNaF 2 (Bite of '87)
- Evan's story (the nightmares, the illusion discs)
- Where does UCN take part? How did Afton escape it to get into Security Breach?)
- Was Cassidy really set free? (extra cutscene in UCN)
- Where does FNaF AR take part?
I guess these things were left out to make the video more comprehensible but these things are definitely important.
Totally agreed man
- i forgot about fnaf 2, it was another location Henry and William opened together but I don’t remember the story there. It probably wasn’t included because it’s not critical to understanding the full story.
- Evan’s story
before Evan was bitten (the bite of ‘83), but after Elizabeth was killed, Evan actually loved animatronics. William did not allow Evan to ever enter the pizzeria because he was terrified of losing his other child. Evan snuck over anyway, so William came up with a plan: he made illusion discs which emitted a frequency outside of the human range of hearing which can overload the brain and trick it into hallucinating false images and sounds. He used these discs to conjure the nightmare versions of the animatronics (Freddy, Chica, Foxy, Bonnie) so that Evan would be permanently terrified of the real ones, too. William traumatized his own son on purpose. Great dad. Ironically, if Evan had never been scared of the animatronics, Michael wouldn’t have bullied him for his fear, and he never would’ve died.
-UCN is basically purgatory for William. After his death in pizza sim, he gets sent to the UCN world (or purgatory) where he’s forced to relive a scenario where he’s being killed by all the different animatronics. Evan and the souls of the original 5 kids are his torturers. Eventually, Evan and the kids are able to find peace within themselves and they abandon the torture, allowing their souls to move on to true death and ending William’s torture. This is explained in the Easter Egg with Old Man Consequences. No idea how he escaped
- No idea
- No idea (could be that Fnaf AR isn’t canon to the story)
- Bonus fact: William murdered his wife after he kicked Michael out of the home and put her soul inside of Bellora.
@@Silkygoldbutter Actually good explanation of events but also some things aren't confirmated by the lore.
@@luxonexo2568 thanks. And yeah, it's true
There’s two bites of 87
crog: *begins casually talking about how all the glamrock animatronics get destroyed*
I played Fnaf as a kid but was never a huge fan like my friends but when I heard about the movie coming out I knew that I was going to watch it. So I thought I’d finally dig into the lore. I had no idea where to start and then came across this video, thanks so much!
'And probably commit vehicular manslaughter on a fox' had me rolling 🤣. It's at 8:58
Ive always been to afraid to play fnaf because i hate the jumpscares and some versions of the animatronics like withered chica really creep me out, but recently ive been wanting to learn more about the deep lore that everyone loves to joke about. Thank you for so easily summarising it for me
Withered chica and puppet is the creepiest ever, creepier than the nightmare ones
withered chica will forever be the scariest to me
Omg this is so helpful bc I’ve always wanted to know about the lore and I’ve never played the games or anything so thank you so much
I don’t know what to do with this information but trust me, your work is appreciated my friend!
Fnaf‘s lore is just so iconic, like no wonder I fell in love with it when I was young
1. How the hell did he pull it off
2. He did it while it being entertaining and funny
3. This guy is just amazing thanks 😅
2:22 is the best part of the whole video
omg that scared the shit out of me
@@patrykorwat4982 same , I thought it came from behind me and it's freaking 1 am too 😭
you dont even know how much this helped lmao i was figuring out lore for like a year or 2 already (literally trying to watch 30 minute matpat videos) BUT THIS IS AWESOME!
Bro thank you man.
I was trying to understand the story a little bit and this video helped me out a lot.
I miss when every 3 FNAF Game Theory episodes were "since everything's changed, let's just go through the new time line". This was so perfect as a sum up of the whole series right now, and after another game or two, another video like this would be awesome!
Game theory has gone off the rails with the theories
@@kaidenhall2718 there’s so many theories it’s hard to keep up which ones are closer to the actual lore
@@byersvhs yea but game theory specifically seems to make it up as they go and way more than they used too
Not gonna lie this was really good but I still had a ALOT of questions so I searched them up online, overall, good video, I subscribed
4:37 HAD ME ON THE FLOOR ROLLIN TO AMERICA💀💀
It’s so great to hear the general story put together over the years, perfecting it and memeing 💀
You're gonna get an uptick in views as the movie gets closer to release. Thank you for the breakdown, I can't imagine how difficult it was to whittle this down into something succinct that doesn't lose out on any context/details
You actually are the most impressive and for you to *only* have 34k subs surprises me because this is so amazing
Its interesting to see how matpat's interpretation and your interpretation of the lore sometimes clash and sometimes match, Good video!
So I only played the first game and was surprised at just how deep the movie was as I thought it was only going to be about killer animatronics. This video definitely helps me understand the movie better. Thanks!
Movie is not canon
You literally saved me from trying to piece together the lore- There are still a lot of things to figure out but this literally saved like a year or two of my life thanks
I only just recently joined the Fnaf fandom (coincidentally near the 10 year anniversary) and it’s been so confusing so far but this video is a freakin LIFE SAVER THANK YOU 🙏
This is the first video I’ve ever watched and fully understood the lore. Also the editing is absolutely amazing!
Is crazy to see how much lore a game can have
5:37 the spring locks didn’t just get loose, the moisture dripping from the roof of the room as seen caused them to lock up/activate. same thing happened with the bite of 87 where evan was crying, which caused them to get wet and lock up as well. small detail but it’s still kinda interesting
Genuine question cuz I'm kinda new to this lol, didn't William get springlocked twice? Surviving the first/longer than he was supposed to? I'm not sure but I'm curious
@@quick.act_strange He only got springlocked in 1993, at the end of the last night minigame in FNAF3. He had been stuck in Springbonnie suit for years.
@@suckerman7gm ah understand, thank you
that was the bite of 83, 87 involved mangle and chica
@@blxxir wait chica too was involved? how
Tbh thank you so much for this bc i quit being a fnaf fan abt 6 months ago but im trying to get into it again and my brain needs all the lore back lol😅
3:36 aaand she gets folded like a lawn chair
bro got me dead
💀💀💀
Same 💀
How did you think she was feelin😂😂😂
I watched fnaf since it came out with Markiplier. All these years watching all of the fnaf games I kinda understood the base story, but this just opens the next level of story telling in one video. Thank you.
same
Even though it’s short, this video must’ve taken a long time to make. I respect that man keep up the good work
You forgot to mention that golden Freddy wasn’t Fredbear’s current suit he was wearing when he bit Evan. He was originally a Fredbear suit that was rarely used, and when FFD shut down, they made his ears less round and gave him a black attire to fit more of the brand of FFP. Although when they tried to remodel it, they gave up on it. That’s why he’s withered in FNaF 2. Although they never made a toy golden Freddy, when the next location opened, they remodeled him just in case they wanted to use him again for something. Here’s my point: GF and Fredbear are pretty much the same character, but not the same animatronic.
How tf is this not trending
5:08 has to be my favorite part
“William end up snapping those fools like lego bricks” 😂
As someone who spent literal years of being in the fnaf fandom and learning the lore+ having the books and playing the game on vr id say this is really good. Surprised you got almost everything in 10 minutes though the only part is I don’t think c.c(crying child) ever had his name revealed but other than that you summarized this perfectly about.
"William being the wonderful father he is"
GOT ME DYING I CAN'T ANYMORE 😭😭
I love your voice, it's so calming to listen to!! I was into FNAF A LOT when I was younger and then kind of forgot about it. But I'm absolutely obsessed with FNAF again now 😭😭😭 I never understood the lore or the characters && this was super helpful!! Thank you dear 🥰
So I never delved into the FNAF lore after all these years, only knowing basic things like the possessed suits, the bite of 87, Springtrap, but learning the deep lore feels crazy to learn.
Actually the bite of 87 is mangle, not fredbear
same here
@@jovankabroz6858
It's not confirmed actually, it can be mangle or toy chica
i am in tears over the clip at 1:29
Like Evan?
"William being a wonderful father he is"
Thats a line i never expected anyone would say
Though this is messing a bunch of the lore, this is the greatest way to intrude fnaf to a new fan. Thank you for this, very much appreciated king.
thanks man, i left the fanbase around 2018 and could never catch up with the lore but always wanted to get back into it, so this actually really helps!
Classic example of less is more. The more you learn about the lore the less scary it gets, and the more confusing it gets.
The first game is still the scariest because it only leans into backstory a tiny bit, which is enough when you’re trying to create fear
FNAF 2 is the peak IMO. Still leaves plenty of mystery, and the twist of it being a prequel and Phone Guy’s new phone calls made it so intriguing during the peak of FNAF 2 hype. 3 and on is when it starts getting a little convoluted…
Yeah, at some point you have to let imagination breathe a little
@@weskerrun4647besides the fact that it’s just a rng fest with it not being scary after the first jumpscare and the only good thing being the animatronic designs
People are blinded by nostalgia but fnaf 2 is the worst game in the franchise
It’s lore is heavy though which is great because the fnaf 2 night 6 phone call makes the lore really understandable
@@weskerrun4647fnaf 2 wasn’t even mentioned in this
I randomly came here from a video titled "The Entire Breaking Bad Series in 3 Minutes"
I have never researched anything about FNAF, have never played it, nor seen any gameplay
This video was entertaining
A bit of a different video from the usual vids. But, that’s not a bad thing! Pretty good as always!
7:34 💀
This is the best lore explanation I've ever saw
THIS VIDEO IS SO AMAZING. it’s funny, entertaining, it’s literally the best one I’ve watched. I wish I could watch it again for the first time it was amazing 😭. THANK YOU FOR THIS
everyone explaining the lore in 40 minutes
crog: let me cook
2:21 BRO I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS IN MY HOUSE
XD
Same
XD
lol
Jack black really said “Five nights a freddys”
I’ve had so much trouble understanding fnaf but this pieced it together perfectly 👌
This man makes the lore 10 x funnier
until the books and series...... that got me