Bendy and the Dark Revival - The Story Explained

The game actually implies that it was Audrey who released the Ink Demon from his Bendy form, when she zapped him with her hand, weakening the seal Wilson and the Keepers put on him.

I honestly love that they made Henry look like a pathetic rat of a man who hasn't slept in like a week, I didn't expect him to look like anything else, it's absolutely perfect

I think that the Ink Demon was switching to his Bendy form from time to time because, at his core, he still wanted to be what Drew created him. He wanted a purpose. He wanted to be loved by his creator - and it seems that he was jealous of Audrey, the perfect creation, for having a purpose and getting recognition while he was locked away and tortured. His final speech, "You're a mistake, a monster. Like me" kinda gives that away and makes him look like a neglected, abused child, angry about his younger sister getting all the love and care from his parents, while he never did. So, lil Bendy is the manifestation of that child-like hope and curiosity he once had - maybe whatever horrible things Keepers did to him made him remember that feeling and revert to it. As a side-effect, the Ink Demon started unknowingly reverting, either due to Keepers' tech or to some subconscious triggers. This is why I'm glad that Bendy finally got some kind of happy ending for himself by being effectively "reborn" into the real world with a big sis at his side. Who knows how he would have turned out if he had been treated decently by Drew and the rest.

So, in the ending, Audrey took over the Ink Demon's body and played the Last Reel. This led to Audrey being sent back to the real world, Bendy being permanently in his cartoon form (living with Audrey), and everyone in Joey Drew Studios living in peace. Huh. So that's what Sammy Lawrence meant when he said the Ink Demon will set them free.

This dude is insane for finishing the game in just a couple of days and to restlessly make theories afterwards to give us entertainment we're blessed by him

Everyone at first thought that this game was going to be darker than the original. But it was turned the opposite. This game showed Joey’s Created Daughter going through his creation and battling enemy just as Henry did before her. Plus it answered much of the questions, such as the Cycle. If there is another game, it may answer even more questions. Plus, the inky world is now safe from the ink demon and Wilson.

35:24 What I like the most was how 'alice' was later on killed in her pursuit of perfection, only to see her doppelganger and realize how beautiful she really was/could have been. I loved how in her final moments she seemed calm, shocked to see how perfect Allison's face was. And when Allison told her 'always were' it made me feel sympathy for Alice. She only wanted to be the best version of what she was, even if it meant destroying everything and one around her. She let her obsession control her life but finally found peace when she was later killed after all these years

It's heartwarming how motherly Audrey acts towards little bendy, it always makes my day

I can’t believe Wilson conquered an entire cartoon world inside an ink machine just to bring his OC to life 😂 I find this simplistic summary of the game hilariously funny 🤣

The Fact that he is able to look for the tiniest details and can do it by explaining it super hard is really impressive!

I love it that Wilson is basically trying to hide away the originals who had a big purpose in the original cycle. I think that when Sammy Lawrence noticed that henry was familiar to him, it changed the cycle a bit. These characters knew what the cycle was and Wilson knew that if they were able to remember what the place was once like, they can break the cycle. Making Wilson powerless.

I’m so glad that this actually made the story of both Bendy games make sense. The first game was cool, but clearly missing many cohesive pieces, and Dark Revival is absolutely stunning, but I struggled to understand what the actual storyline was. The fact that the Ink Machine is essentially a purgatory machine is NUTS. It all makes sense now, and it really makes me look at the games in a different light, and with far more admiration

Fun fact: The audio log that SHB mentions at 21:57 is actually voiced by Mike himself, two other in-game audio logs were voiced by jacksepticeye and Dawko! Really glad that after all his dedication to Bendy lore, Mike's hard work finally pays off :)

I wonder if Allison is mistaken about Tom being distrusting of strangers. In the first game he mentioned that he was not comfortable with what the Gent Co was doing for Joey Drew, but when he became part of the inky abyss it really struck him just how much he was partially responsible for. He helped the company create a Purgatory for the workers of Joey Drew Studios, and now it is difficult for him to be around anyone in the machine because every time he sees them he is faced with the reality of what he did to them. He has changed his ways, but he will never stop regretting his actions.

When Allison comforts Alice as she dies it warms my heart the last thing Alice heard was that she was beautiful and she was always beautiful in her own way

Tom to Henry: f*ck you Tom to Audrey: you are my new favorite person

The torture and pain Bendy was put through by the Keepers is just absolutely horrible. I literally wanted to cry when I read the dialogue, especially when it says “using lengths of steel wire to cut into the side of his body, he now registers emotional responses. There were tears of ink documented. Screams of pain.” Like WHAT, I FELT BAD BEFORE BUT NOW I FEEL TEN TIMES WORSE😭! Bendy never deserved any of the stuff that he went through, he didn’t ask to be made and was never given a chance to be anything but a monster.

Here is a small thing that I don’t think you covered Sammy is labeled as a cycle breaker for some reason. I think this is because he has shown to remember past cycles. Based on previous theories we can conclude that Sammy wouldn’t recognize Henry (and even if he was he wouldn’t be able to tell if it was Henry due to the ink). This makes him a cycle breaker by remembering past cycles. Still…sad to see him done dirty in this game.

I love how mike theorizes over his own tape without mentioning his voice over it. This man is a professional.

So, after Audrey restarted the cycle, Henry went back to Chapter 1? My guy is suffering