Game Theory: FNAF, A Family REBUILT (Ultimate Timeline Finale) 

Scott, Matpat and Markiplier made this franchise what it is in the best way possible for us to experience let’s be honest

I love the idea of Clara Afton being the new main villain. She was just a mother who wanted her family back, the world be damned. In doing so, she became just as bad as her husband.

Matpat: _"Finally... The Ultimate Timeline is FINIS-"_ The Mimic: *"I wouldn't say 'finished', more like... under new management."*

The only issue I have with this storyline is the timeline (ironically) William Afton was alive around 1930s, and in here, Security Breach is set in 2030s. So unless Clara Afton was uncomfortably younger than William, She has to be around 100 years old if She's even still alive

I like how mrs afton despite how insane her husband was she still loved him enough to bring him back. I guess unconditional love really is strong enough to forgive flaws.

I love how you turned it into a narrative. Having it has a complete story makes it so much more interesting and also satisfying. Great job Team Theorist!

Have I played a game? No. Did I watch every episode, some multiple times, because I love timelines and Matpats creative take? YES.

MatPats voice is both therapeutic and terrifying.. we need to have him be a voice over for a scary movie that has no voice lines, only story telling and sound effects

The way you have managed to fit FnaF AR into the timeline is simply incredible. We'll done sir!

Revisiting these after the release of the first movie teaser, and I also wanna give a hats off to the editing team! Thank you for all that you do for this channel!

Even though I loved the whole timeline, I just wanna say that the design for Mrs Clara Afton is super charming. She's so simple, yet effective; and she fills out the lore so nicely that this timeline - even if you're wrong about her involvement in the timeline - feels like the definitive route. Plus, Clara just needs a hug; and I'd love to cuddle her after hearing about how her family getting ripped away from her.

I literally grew up watching Mapat's FNAF videos on Game Theory. This series on FNAF was my entire childhood. I'm so glad I got to grow with these videos. It's nice to see a cohesive, mostly complete theory to put this franchise to rest. That is, until the DLC and the movie come out. Also the trailer--

Matt BETTER be in the FNAF movie as a cameo. He deserves it for all the work he's put into making sense of this franchise

For those who didn't watch every episode of MatPats FNaF timeline, here's a summary: The Five Nights at Freddy's (FNAF) timeline revolves around a chain of pizza restaurants called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where animatronics characters, such as Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, entertain children during the day. At night, however, the animatronics become unpredictable and aggressive, causing trouble for the night guard. The timeline begins with the opening of the first Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in 1973, which is later shut down in 1985 due to the disappearance of several children. In 1987, a new Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location is opened, featuring updated animatronics with facial recognition technology to prevent the incidents of the past. This is the setting for the first game. The second game takes place in 1987 at a sister location to the original pizzeria. This location features new animatronics, including the Puppet, and is also haunted by the spirits of the missing children. In 1993, a new owner takes over the franchise and opens a new restaurant called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place. This location is the setting for the third game and features a new animatronic called Springtrap, who is possessed by the spirit of the murderer responsible for the disappearances at the first pizzeria. The fourth game takes place in 1983 and follows a young child who is experiencing nightmares about the animatronics. It is revealed that the child is the victim of the murder in the first pizzeria. The fifth game, Sister Location, takes place at a new underground facility owned by the franchise, where new animatronics are being tested. The main character, Mike, discovers that the animatronics are being used to capture and kill children. In the sixth game, Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator, the player takes on the role of a new owner tasked with running a new location. It is revealed that this location was a trap to lure in the remaining animatronics and destroy them. The seventh game, Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted, is a virtual reality game that features levels from the previous games, as well as new ones. Finally, the eighth game, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, takes place in a large shopping mall where a new version of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza is located. The main character, Gregory, must avoid the animatronics and find a way to escape the mall. Throughout the games, it is revealed that the animatronics are haunted by the spirits of the murdered children, and the main characters must uncover the truth behind the murders and try to put the spirits to rest.

These last few timeline videos have been amazing. Not just how everything comes together but the way it’s narrated. I’d totally buy it if it was released as an audio book

Usually, some of Mattpats FNAF theories tent to be kinda far fetched, but really, the way this he explained it all and analyzed it makes this final timeline theory actually seem like a coherrent narrative! Especially considering this is FNAF we're talking about! The only big whole I currently see here is that, if you do the math, Mrs. Afton is most likely somewhere way over 70 years old, considering she was old enough to have a teenage son in the 1990s, which would most likely be somewhere between 30 and 50! Add 40 years up to Security Breach and you get an at least 70 years! Though I gotta say, since she had the formula for Remnant, and maybe even some leftover doses from William, she could've easily injected herself with that stuff! The Remnant let Michael live, move around, tamper with animatronics and (In FNAF 6) let him move such big robots into a building, for years on end, all despite being a literal rotting corpse! So I'd be suprised if that stuff couldn't keep an old woman alive and kickin!

The dedication this man has for this franchise is immeasurable

Everyone: "Thank you for solving the lore Matthew!" The Mimic, in the form of MatPat: "I wouldn't say *solved* more like, under new implications."

Watching Matpat's descent into madness in trying to solve or make a narrative sense of this franchise is a joy honestly.

After 3 whole days I finished a collective 60 videos of fnaf lore my brain hurts but I’m glad I did it anyway s thanks MatPat

I am so happy I got to understand this whole lore so well. I was never allowed to watch game-plays or was too scared. My friend is a huge fan but couldn't find the words to explain it to me. We're going to see the movie as well when it comes out and I'm just so glad I understand this whole thing, sounds like a really cool story too! Thanks 🙏

honestly this guy is amazing, constantly making and uploading these amazing theories for us and driving himself insane during the process

Crazy how it took years to finalize the entire timeline because of how intense and complicated FNAF is. It’s amazing

The fact that this man, found a way to make Special Delivery canon is why I will forever be impressed with Matpat and his videos.

Whether the theory is correct or not, you tell a great story! Thanks for the dedication!!

It sounds crazy but it all makes sense! Thank you MatPat

Couple of things I hope you consider. First, in your timeline, William sold his ownership stake (at least a significant percentage of it) in the Fazbear Corporation. So the trademarks, patents, and all other IP would belong to the corporation, not Mrs. Afton upon his death. Also the company went bankrupt, so that stuff would have all been sold to pay off corporate debts. Now given that a decent percentage of his research is about child murder, those probably weren't listed as corporate assets, so maybe she found that stuff while going through his belongs or something. The IP needed to reopen the pizzeria, however, she would have had to purchase from the bankruptcy. Given that it was associated with child murder, she could have gotten it on the cheap. But she wouldn't just inherit it. Second, as for the emails referencing management trying to stop the spread of the Springtrap virus, I have two potential explanations. She could have only wanted to target Vanessa, but prevent it going anywhere else. Or she could have been replaced as the head of the company. Not sure how that fits in the timeline, but it's possible one person approved the plan to scan the boards, but a new person replaced her (or whoever) and ordered the scanning stopped. Food for thought. Keep up the great work. I'll never play these games, but I feel like I know plenty about them from your videos.

Matt, this was honestly the best I could ask for. I've been keeping up with your FNAF theories since Dream theory, but everything started to get too complicated around FNAF 6. I kept up till there but then lost touch. And now when I wanna watch any of the newer theories I had no idea what was going on. This caught me up really well and now I can go back and watch the theories I missed. Thank you for giving me back a part of my childhood again

My last 2 hours have been filled with chills and uneasiness but at least I know a little more about the fnaf lore now.

I love that Mrs. Afton has a bigger role in the story now. She’s always just kinda been there for the fact that Afton had a family. I think it’s so cool that she serves a bigger purpose in the lore now!

i’m so happy he decided to add in Clara to the main lore because she’s always been a character forgotten about..

i binged all of the episodes and they were so interesting: i think the way mat narrates the videos like he’s reading a short story makes it all the more interesting and now i’m invested and i can’t wait for the movie

Putting those theatrics to work. Regardless if it ends up standing or not, I LOVE this story you’ve written from the pieces.

Personally I love that mrs afton in your theory has played such a huge role it’s really nice that she’s finally getting some actual attention

You know the more you watch this channel you can see how much madness That's in Mat's mind.

If the live action film ever comes out it needs Matpat as a conspiracy theorist warning everyone about the pizzeria

love watching these videos because FNAF is so entertaining with its lore, im not a big fnaf fan but god damn this game franchise has made the most entertaining lore!

This man never ceases to amaze me with how well put together his work huh.

Love how Scott put himself in the game lore, very cool

This was my childhood, I’ve been watching Matt since I was seven. I cried after watching this series because I feel like Matt finally did it, and most importantly, he’s happy. 9 whole years, and Matt’s happy with a fnaf theory. He changed the narrative we all knew, but in a logical way. Congrats, Matt, Steph, everyone on the team. You did it.

Imagine if Scott just throws random lore at us, waits for MatPat to make a timeline that makes sense, then uses it as the actual lore, wouldn't that be funny

I would argue it would make alot more sense for afton to have built a ROBOTIC version of his wife, and she’s the one that took over with relentless determination

Clara being the architect of this new era of fnaf is something I am quite interested about.

I’m not a fan of FNAF but the lore has always been interesting to me. Absolutely loved these videos.

... I'm pretty sure that even though he has plenty of other things to make videos about, MatPat will feel that thing we're all familiar with when ending a series you love or being done with a huge project you loved working on and then going "Finally, done!... Now what?"

As for the mom suddenly turning back and trying to stop her husband from coming back after opening the pizza plex, I can see it being out of fear of the puppet. That fear could have even led her to reprogram gregory herself to turn against william and undo everything she had done up until that point.

Security Breach is one of those games that just creeps up on you. Unnerving when you find a spot on the map you've never been... that post-it room is quite freaky!

man i love how charlotte and michael just continue on as long as william existed, and how each character eventually turns to the destruction of the franchise.

Matpat: I've finally completed the fnaf timeline! The mimic: hello there

I feel like this timeline makes sense. I can see another filling in that position of the CEO for FF LLC, but I have to agree that it is the mother. I feel like after everything the family's been through, I wouldn't be surprised if the mother had a psychotic break and made everything happen. And it's too much of a coincidence with the parallels between everything already covered and what's happened in Security Breach.

You don't have to believe in the theory, you need to feel it. Amazing work! keep it up!👍

Congrats on this video series matt. Incredible work.

MatPat is so focused on this series I wouldn’t be surprised if he became the next afton

you did a great job on this everyone! Congrats :)

Let this be a lesson to all of us. Always expect a person who was least seen or heard from to be the main villain of a franchise. Be it movies, shows, or GAMES.

These videos always had amazing quality but this series blew me away! 10/10

no but honestly the concept of springtrap still freaks me the hell out after all these years. i think it was my first introduction to any sort of body horror and left me forever horrified :'D

i pray that the new devs decide to prove his theory wrong and yet make it link, that way continuing this chaotic masterpiece which is mat pat’s FNAF series

I’m glad that Mat made this whole timeline story. I don’t even care if/that he got something wrong here or there, it’s just a story and I’m here to enjoy hearing it come from MatPat.

I love this entire timeline sooooo much

LOVED this series, great job !!

And then a new book comes which changes the timeline entirely. MatPat takes another 11 years and it repeats.

Matpat after "solving" fnaf lore over and over again for non-countable amount of times: 🥰

I'm really proud of you for figuring out the timeline, Matpat! But I feel like now that there's nothing to speculate about I feel… empty? Can anyone else relate? It's not like one of those "I mIsS tHe OlD fNaF" situations, it's just that back when nobody knew who Golden Freddy was we had something mysterious to talk about at shcool, college, heck even work. I really like the lore and timeline you’ve all created, yet I still don't feel satisfied I don't crave more, I wish there was less, I just feel empty inside now that theres nothing to speculate about.

The fact that no one tried to fit the mom into any of the other theories outside of Sister Location is wild. She's part of the main family yet the one we know/seen the least so it makes since that she's been influencing the world behind the scenes

It actually makes so much sense, I’m honestly surprised you managed to put FNAF VR into the timeline because I couldn’t myself think of this game possibly being an important and relevant part of the lore. I knew some infos were important and were not here for nothing but I never could come up with something. You did an amazing job Mat, we’re proud of your work and how you made all of this. Also the editing is always on point, great job to everyone who worked on this video 🙌🏻

I look forward to the fnaf movie and see how well they capture this series

I’ve only recently got into the lore of fnaf and am loving it the bite of 83 spring trap everything it’s so interesting

Woo! Finally, the end! This series of videos has been phenomenal !

I used to dislike security breach as I struggled to understand it. Until this video. And I am once again satisfied with the fnaf lore 😎

I can’t believe Mat somehow made FNaF AR a part of the timeline and also made it make a relative amount of sense is honestly impressive, great job Mat. :)

You said youmll either love or hate this. I guess i’m a lover. I like the narrative circle that having the mother be the CEO forms. The fazbear story has always been about 2 families. It’s thematically fitting that the one to rebuild would be a part of one family, with the other still present trying to dismantle once again

My childhood feels complete, now I feel like a happy sad Scott, matpat, markiplier and more have made this franchise what it is today

Round of applause for this! ♥ great work!

Its even fitting with the title, the immortal is clearly William, and the restless would be Clara, refusing to rest until her family is all happy and under one roof again

Mat you have been through 8 years of fnaf lore and there is still more to be found

Mad respect for taking a risk against Twitters wrath by involving Mrs. Afton in this theory, I actually believe it's that "we don't talk about bruno" ish mindset that was keeping the fandom from understanding the afton family of its entirety, Especially since she has a whole animatronic that represents her she's definitely more involved in this story then we once thought

Matpat: I'm done with the theories Scott: *releases more FNAF games* Matpat: *Finding FNAF theories*

I'd say for the part where they try to contain a bit of the Glitchtrap virus is for the Mom to want the family back together but not want William to go off and do his own stuff again. By trying to contain him to a single body limits his control and brings back the family. :)

Matpat sounds like he’s just born to be a story teller

ngl my best friend used to be absolutely obsessed with fnaf so much so that she would get me to play fan game remakes on roblox and minecraft. She isnt a fan of game theory but she suggested this series a few days ago incase i ever wanted to get interested in the series. i did a marathon of this with my friend and it was so much fun. thank you so much for making this series matpat!

As much as I love this theory how old does that make Clara? In the first video Mat says that William was a child in the 1930s and Clara begins her work to ‘rebuild the family’ in 2035 so assuming she is around the same age as William she would be roughly 100 years old

As much as complicated the FNAF lore has always been, we should all still give respect that this one man has never given up on making us intrigued no matter what. Believe me if FNAF never happened, then MatPat would have never gotten the respect and passion he made to create one of the biggest phenomenons on not just Five Nights at Freddy’s, but gaming history in general. So MatPat I just want to say thank you for always never giving up on your theories and giving us so much interesting content that impacted so much over the years.

Really feel like he got a hold of the Fnaf script and is showing us what's gonna happen in the movies

Can't wait to see if they take this story any further or if it truly is over with SB

Mat’s dedication to piecing together this mother of a franchise is immaculate

Amazing, i agree with this timeline vid and it makes the most sense tbh, Keep up the great work Mtpat :)

i have something to say, because those security bots that jumpscare you, and calls for the other robots reminds me of the fnaf four animatronics, bc they kinda keep you away from there where you want to go, and the nightmares they were made to keep micheal in the room. thanks for reading this =).

I’m so happy that all your work finally paid off. You’ve done so much for this community, and I’m so happy that you have stuck around to do all this. Thank you.

Very interesting conclusion to the Game Theory FNaF Timeline. Great work everyone.

GOD i love this its so cool! mrs afton being a linchpin is so interesting and fascinating! i cannot wait to see where this goes i am so exited this ALMOST makes me wanna refine my personal fnaf au but no i'm far past doing that but reguardless this episode is amazing and i love it

So, curious question. Have you thought about doing a theory as to why Roxanne Wolf has unique eyes, compared to the other Pizzaplex animatronics? What was the point of making her eyes unique to all the other characters, other than plot convenience for Gregory giving Freddy new eyes? I've been looking around to see if anyone talked about it, but I didn't find anything. Or did you already explain it in an earlier video that I didn't catch it?

I think she didnt want glitchtrap to get out without her say. She didnt have any say when Afton was alive and now that he’s in a circuit board she feels like she holds the power over him. To be able to make sure the family comes back together she took the circuit board back once they found him on it so she could make sure he went into vanessa’s head so her plan could work and she could have the whole family there

To you who is asking ''How on earth Radioactive Foxy, Chocolate Bonnie and Swamp Balloon Boy are canon?'' thats easy: Ilusion Disks.

I honestly love the way you made Afton's wife as an actual character with narative importance! It tied her in quite well.

MatPat: Finally, it's been more than a decade, and I finally finish this god forsaken horror game franchise Scott: Are you sure about that? Also MatPat, when the movie comes out with its own lore (I know you are gonna be mad if that happens) you have to release the video here bc this is where the FNaF theories started, and will end.

This was amazing but a really interesting take showing how William’s wife took the pieces that are left

I wonder how much pain Mat will feel after knowing about the mimic lol

Magnum opus! 🎉 Well done you guys!

We need Scott to confirm this, because it seems almost perfect