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Ok, here's the first section of Draft 1 of the script, which only deals with why Henry Stein must be a version of Bendy:

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“Henry is Bendy! - Theoretical Shorts” Script by Blackfootferret

Henry Stein, our protagonist in “Bendy and the Ink Machine”, is famous for being an invisible man because no animation model of him exists in the game, making his true appearance one of BATIM’s greatest mysteries.

But the upcoming sequel, Bendy and The Dark Revival, posted puzzles online that speak of a Benevolent Demon. And from the first game it’s clear that this isn’t our Old Friend Ink Bendy, or the brutish Beast Bendy, which could well be two different characters. (based on Ertyez’s game hacking  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roeDj6sCMYY )

I believe these two mysteries have the same answer, because the Benevolent Bendy is the ink form of Henry Stein himself!

I’m BlackfootFerret, and these are my Theoretical Shorts!

It’s impossible for Henry to die in Chapter 1, which ends with him stepping in a magic circle and waking up with ink-blurred vision in Chapter 2. But from Chapter 2 onward, Henry must be an ink creature, healing remarkably fast and respawning from the ink well whenever he dies.

But despite looking nothing like his human form, Sammy Lawrence still finds his appearance familiar. And the sinister Physical Alice still recognizes him as Henry, even though he never gave his name.

Each of the employees of Joey Drew studios seems to have taken on the form of the character they were closest to: Susie Campbell and Allison Pendle, the two voice actors of Alice Angel, each became their own version of the character. Thomas Connor, a tech from The Gent Corporation that designed the Ink Machine, plays the supporting role as Boris the Wolf, along with many other previous employees. Norman Polk, the Projectionist, turns into a monster with a film projector for a head. And Joey Drew, the corrupt head of the studio who axed Bendy’s original heart-shaped mouth design in favor of his creeper segmented smile, seems to have become the corrupted Ink Bendy, who wears this smile as the only real feature of his face.

So it makes sense for Henry, being the original creator of Bendy, to become a recognizable version of that character. Which is how Physical Alice knew who he was on sight.

In his haste to acquire a sacrifice for the version of Bendy he worshiped and believed would save him, Sammy expresses momentary confusion at Henry’s appearance in Chapter 2, but doesn’t let himself get sidetracked, attempting to carry out the sacrifice as planned. But after the Bendy Sammy worshiped devoured him instead, the respawned Sammy attacks Henry in Chapter 5, mistaking him for the Bendy that betrayed him, and promising to ‘Cut that smile right off his face’.

In the Archives we see a group of Lost Ones worshiping an ivory Bendy statue with the banner “He Will Set Us Free”. A message that appears again as Henry walks through a gathering of Lost Ones who look at him sadly but hopefully, and refuse to attack him even though he doesn’t have a weapon. And it’s only after Sammy decries Henry as a false Savior in Chapter 5 that the Lost Ones join the Searchers to attack Henry, Allison and Tom.

Whenever Henry dies, he respawns at an ivory Bendy Statue, just like the one the Lost Ones were worshipping.

And this is why Allison Angel believes Henry is the one who will save them all, despite her companion Tom’s insistence than Henry is dangerous. She tells a confused Henry at the end that everything happens for a reason, and that it’s time for him to set them free.

Sammy, Physical Alice, Allison Angel, all the Lost Ones and Tom all see Bendy whenever they look at Henry. And Ink Bendy/Joey Drew even does a favor for his “Old Friend” by taking out The Projectionist. Ink Bendy doesn’t actually attack Henry in Chapter One anyways, putting on a show to scare him right where he wants him. Perhaps the hunting in Chapters 2 and 3 is more playful sport than anything else.

While it may have taken time for Henry’s form to transition into Bendy’s, creating some early confusion, by the end of the game it’s very clear that Henry is a version of Bendy.

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I'm wondering if I should call the video good here, and go back to working on FNAF and Undertale.

Or if I should keep going for the FNAF connection?

I could always put the FNAF connection in another video.