History Videogame / BendyAndTheInkMachine

** In Chapter 3, you and Buddy Boris come across [[spoiler:an entire room full of Borises and Butcher Gang members having been killed in a similar manner as Chapter 1]]. A moment later, and we get another: [[spoiler:Twisted Alice torturing Piper, revealing that she's the one responsible]].

** [[spoiler:After activating the Ink Machine, Henry rounds the corner to find it boarded off — ''before a deformed monster resembling Bendy'', better known as Ink Bendy or the Ink Demon, appears right before his eyes.]]

** In Chapter 3, you and Buddy Boris come across [[spoiler:an entire room full of Borises and Butcher Gang members having been killed in a similar manner as Chapter 1]]. A moment later, and we get another: [[spoiler:Twisted Alice torturing a Butcher Gang member, revealing that she's the one responsible]].

* ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheDarkRevival'' (TBA) - A sequel [[https://youtu.be/VFmjruuqt9o announced February 10, 2019]] On April 14, 2019, its name was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aHE8lgalJU revealed]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Even if an animation boss is respected and talented, he'll lose his employees' confidence if he undergoes SanitySlippage, introduces an AwesomeButImpractical machine, and allows for unsanitary working conditions. In Wally's audio log in Chapter 1, he threatens to quit if another pipe bursts.

** Chapter 3 has a pair of broken headphones on Level 14 because of the [=YouTuber=] that broke his while playing the game.

** At the beginning of Chapter 5, [[spoiler:Allison Angel gives you a seeing device which allows you to see hidden messages. Using on her reveals a glowing halo above her head. If you gave the bone to Boris in Chapter 3, use the device on Tom. He has a glowing bone in his mouth.]]

** The "Gent" machine has the option to create a [[spoiler:bone, which will do absolutely nothing when fighting Boris.]]

** While the whole "Disney" parallel has been around from the beginning, Chapter 4 solidifies it with abandoned plans for a [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Bendy theme park]]. Plus the spooky paintings [[spoiler:in the room of the haunted house ride where you fight Boris]] resemble [[http://hauntedmansion.wikia.com/wiki/Portrait_Corridor the portrait hall]] in [[Franchise/TheHauntedMansion the Haunted Mansion]]. Also, when you enter the room, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDJPzvC6H8w an organ starts up]].

* UnusualHalo: One of the games antagonists Alice Angel has a semi broken halo that appears to be partially fused with her head.

* FilkSong:
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZstsPUKT5CI Build Our Machine]]'' for Chapter 1, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jco30RGuHo Gospel of Dismay]]'' for Chapter 2, and ''[[https://youtu.be/ZLcOrCP0P6s Instruments of Cyanide]]'' for Chapter 3 by Creator/DAGames.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wecPcDgO6o Bendy and the Ink Machine]]'' and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=346m3ByAXyw remix]] by Kyle Allen Music and Music/TheLivingTombstone respectively.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avVUXOGMpyY Bend You Till You Break]]'' by [=TryHardNinja=].
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQJz1aNBkv0 Find The Keys]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEPNlpFyIHQ Cells No More]]'' by The Stupendium, which are appropriately full of animation puns.

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* NoFairCheating;

* SubvertedKidsShow: Puts an interesting spin on this. The Bendy cartoons the plot revolves around are cute and family-friendly, with an old-fashioned rubber hose Creator/{{Disney}} style. However, in the studio, [[spoiler:there's an actual Boris the Wolf, cut open and strapped to a table, and some toothy cartoon monstrosity (that resembles Bendy) comes after you while you're unable to escape]].

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!! Tropes for the Bendy Cartoons:

''Bendy and the Ink Machine'' is an indie puzzle horror EpisodicGame created by Kindly Beast.[[note]] owned by theMeatly, formerly theMeatly Games.[[/note]]

** After unlocking the Seeing Tool, looking through it at Shawn Flynn's audio log in Chapter 3 reveals the message "[[LetsPlay/Jacksepticeye Top of the Morning]]".
** After crossing the chasm in Chapter 4, there is a crate off to the side. The Seeing Tool reveals a heart painted on the back, evoking the appearance of a [[VideoGame/Portal Companion Cube]].

* IncompetenceInc: The way it's been presented so far, Joey Drew's studio was a nightmare to work at. The ever-present, all-encompassing Ink Machine ensured that the place was perpetually loud and covered in ink leaks, the artist's desks were tucked into every corner of the studio, and Drew's outlandish ideas, from the Machine itself to an entire ''theme park'' dedicated to Bendy, were so expensive, Grant Cohen actually went insane trying to make the company finances work. RealityEnsues, however, as by the time Henry arrives, the studio has been defunct for years, if not decades.

* AccidentalHero: In chapter 4, it's debatable if [[spoiler: Bendy saving Henry from the Projectonist is this or a VillainousRescue case.]]

** The first chapter being only 15 minutes, there's very little information that isn't left up in the air for interpretation. The [[spoiler:murder and dissection of Boris the Wolf]] is an especially big point of contention, since [[spoiler:the candles on the floor suggest (and Henry himself seems to believe) it was Joey's doing, while the message on the wall suggests it was Bendy, and adopting either viewpoint changes the game's narrative significantly]]. The second chapter clears it up a little bit, [[spoiler:by showing that Bendy is, indeed, murderous]], but just what went down at the studio is still a mystery.
** It's also becoming rather unclear if the Bendy we saw is the real Bendy. Because, even after [[spoiler:the Ink Machine is activated and Inked Bendy is released]], the cutouts that were active beforehand don't turn hostile and remain curious and sometimes helpful. Bendy also seems to kill Sammy Lewarnce when he attempts to kill Henry but still goes after Henry afterwards.
** The cliffhanger of the second chapter will leave you asking questions as well. [[spoiler:Yes, Boris seems to have saved you from Bendy, but is he your friend, or does he simply want you for himself?]] More importantly, [[spoiler:how exactly is he still ''alive'' given what we saw in Chapter 1? Was he resurrected? Are reanimated cartoon characters actually unkillable and what we saw was just a temporary setback? Is he even the same Boris?]]
** The third chapter reveals a bit more: [[spoiler:Boris is friendly, and he's not the same Boris as the one from the top floor. It also seemingly answers a question from Chapter 1 as well: [[TakeAThirdOption It's implied that]] '''[[TakeAThirdOption Alice]]''' [[TakeAThirdOption killed the Boris on the top floor, as well as several others, to]] [[EvilIsPetty maintain her "beauty"]].]] However, it also brings up a few more questions of its own. [[spoiler:Alice claims she knows "why Henry is really here", and that she "won't let him get in the way of what has to be done", but she never explains what she means by that. Why did Henry come to the studio? Does he want to shut down the Ink Machine? If so, why would he turn it on in Chapter 1? Did he come here for some other reason? Or is Alice's line just a result of SanitySlippage?]]
** The cliffhanger of the fourth chapter will make you rip out your hair: [[spoiler:the psycho Alice who tormented you is literally backstabbed by ''another'' Alice with a Boris of her own. If Alice Prime was a human-cartoon fusion driven mad by her components' inability to get along, who is ''this'' Alice? Bendy also seems to be less hostile towards Henry and saves him from the Projectionist, but why he did that is unknown.]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Bendy himself. While the cartoon Bendy is clearly not evil, the Ink Bendy is up to debate. [[spoiler:In chapter 1, he grabs at Henry after the ink machine is activated but does not actually grab him, nor does he chase him afterwards. The cutouts follow Henry and seem to move by themselves but seem curious rather than hostile. In chapter 2, Ink Bendy attacks Sammy when he tries to sacrifice Henry but still chases Henry afterward. If he catches Henry, Henry seemingly dies instantly, but it's unknown if it's canon or a game mechanic. Since he's respawned through a Bendy statue, it's also implied but unknown if Bendy is the one reviving Henry. In chapter 3, "Alice" (who's worse than Bendy) seems to hate Bendy as well, and Bendy will chase and will still kill Henry if he catches him, but also kills other hostile antagonists. In chapter 4, Bendy scares Henry in the vents, but doesn't attack him (The Employee Handbook confirmed that he was "only toying with you", showing that he could have killed Henry, but spared him on purpose) and seems to warn him to be quiet against the Butcher Gang. Bendy also seems to save Henry from the Projectionist and doesn't try to kill Henry then. In chapter 5, a giant hand tries to drown Henry, but it's unknown if Bendy is controlling it. Bendy can also kill the Butcher Gang for Henry. While he does mutate into Beast Bendy and try to kill Henry, that only happens when Henry comes to Bendy's lair and picks up the weapon to kill Bendy.]]
** In the Dreams Come To Life novel, [[spoiler:when Buddy frees Bendy from his imprisonment unknowingly, Bendy merely pushes Buddy down and doesn't kill Buddy. Then when Buddy and Dot confront Bendy, Bendy merely squeezes them and kicks them, but it is pointed out that he is not trying to kill them. He only kills Buddy after Buddy tries to kill him by drowning him in ink. He also spares Buddy Boris (Buddy transformed into Boris) if he gets in the elevator with him in chapter 3, but does kill Butcher Gang members who are hostile.]]
* AmusementParkOfDoom: Chapter 4's Bendy Land, although it was never completed. Not only are there ink monsters lurking throughout different parts of the production, but Henry is unarmed for most of the chapter. There's an [[spoiler:animatronic Bendy that Lacie Benton swears in her recording has been moving when she isn't looking — although this never attacks Henry]]. There are even two boss fights in Bendy Land: one with [[spoiler:Bertrum Piedmont, who's become an amusement park ride]] and one [[spoiler:set up by Alice inside the haunted house]].

* AndIMustScream: In Chapter 3, [[spoiler:"Alice"]] describes being "returned to the ink" as being trapped inside of a well full of endlessly buzzing, screaming voices.

* AwesomeButImpractical: On a tape recording in Chapter 1, one employee, Wally Franks, mentions that the ink machine is noisy, uses a lot of ink, and seems pretty useless. In addition, it means the animations aren't getting done on time.
* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler:Given your encounter with Bertrum Piedmont in Chapter 4, playing the cassette of Joey Drew which is on Bendy's throne which displays subtitles confirms that he's Bendy, right? Nope! The cassette was actually part of a BatmanGambit by Joey hoping that Henry could find it and learn what the one thing that can destroy Bendy is: a film reel featuring "The End".]]

* BittersweetEnding: By the end of the game, [[spoiler:the Ink Demon is ''finally'' killed. However, a lot of people still died due to the ink, and with the final scene being more of a prequel to the game than anything else, we don't know if Henry, Alice, or Tom made it out. Also, {{The Stinger}} shows that Joey actually has ''[[ThereIsAnother another Ink Machine]]'' in his house, and while he seemed regretful of all that he's done, [[HereWeGoAgain there's always the chance...]]]]

** The ink monsters in chapter two.
** [[spoiler:Alice Angel, the Butcher Gang, Norman, and Bertrum are ''not'' pretty to look at. '''AT ALL.''']]

* BossArenaIdiocy: In chapter 4. [[spoiler:Mrs. or Miss Angel, what was your reasoning in leaving a perfectly usable crafting machine where you planned to have us fight Boris?]]

** Chapter 5 ups the ante with [[spoiler:Bendy's OneWingedAngel form]].
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In chapter four, Alice [[spoiler:"modifies" Boris, turning him into her brutish henchman and ordering him to kill Henry]].
* TheCameo: One of the tape recordings from Chapter 3, made by a Mr. "Shawn Flynn", [[spoiler:was voiced by LetsPlay/JackSepticEye]].

** Joey Drew himself seems to be the first (or among the first) to lose his mind — in an old recording, Wally complains about Joey's attempts to "appease the gods" and then comments that he thinks he's lost his mind. [[spoiler:The end of Chapter 5 reveals that [[JerkassRealization he realized]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what he had done]] at some point, and it's implied that the reason why he invited Henry to the studio [[TheAtoner was to stop Bendy]].]]

** The first chapter ends with [[spoiler:you trapped under the exit to the studio, armed with an axe as Bendy begins to emerge from the darkness]].
*** This one was updated with the release of Chapter Two. Now, [[spoiler:you enter a room, step on a pentagram, and see some images (the Ink Machine, a wheelchair, and Bendy) in rapid succession before finally collapsing]].
** In the second one, [[spoiler:you have just escaped Bendy and someone has barred the door behind you. As you call out to your mysterious helper, Boris emerges from behind the corner]].
** Third one ends as [[spoiler:Henry wakes up after the elevator crash and sees Boris trying to revive him, with Alice sneaking up from behind and winding up to strike Henry's only friend in this place in the back]].
** Fourth one ends with more of a WhamShot than a straight-up cliffhanger, as [[spoiler:Alice is stabbed through the chest by an attacker who turns out to be... another Alice, with a healthy Boris in tow]].

** [[spoiler:BrainwashedAndCrazy Boris throws every item that he can at Henry.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: According to [[spoiler:Alice/Susie]], in Drew's studio "either you were in someone's pocket, or you were putting someone into yours".

** "He will set us free". Sounds like it's talking about Bendy, right? [[spoiler:It also could refer to Sammy Lawrence, who acted as a leader of sorts to the Searchers and the Lost Ones in hoping that he could reach out to Bendy, or it could also refer to Henry. He ultimately sets everyone underground free from terror after he kills off Bendy for good.]]

** After you turn on the Ink Machine, return to the room where Boris is in and walk through the wall with the poster on it to find [[spoiler:a secret room containing the mascot of the game's developer, theMeatly]].
*** You can also do this in Chapter 2, by going through the [[spoiler:Boris Poster next to the Piano after turning on the Flow Control]].
*** All levels have a spot like this.

*** All radios play fan songs.

** Chapter 3 has a pair of broken headphones because of the [=YouTuber=] that broke his while playing the game.

** Bendy exhibits a bunch of bizarre traits that make him unusual even amongst the fellow ink monsters.

* ElevatorFailure: Henry can listen to a tape in Chapter 3 where maintenance worker Thomas Connor complains about Joey Drew Studios' owner neglecting the lift. Later in the chapter, [[spoiler:Henry and Boris are sent plummeting when the evil version of Alice Angel sabotages the lift]].
* EmptyRoomPsych: Quite frequent, but moreso in the first chapter, when there were no enemies yet.

* FetchQuest: There's one in Chapter 1 involving collecting six objects; one in Chapter 2 where Henry must find Wally's lost keys; and a bunch in Chapter 3, which Alice Angel sends Henry on for her amusement. In Chapter 5 it gets a LampshadeHanging when Allison tries to send you on another one before Tom ends up CuttingTheKnot.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: At the beginning of Chapter 5, [[spoiler:Allison Angel tells you about the secret messages only visible through a special seeing device. When you use this directly after she gives it to you, there's a message scrawled on the wall: "SHE WILL LEAVE YOU FOR DEAD". Later, when Bendy has almost breached the safehouse, Allison does leave you for dead, albeit regretfully.]]
* FoodAsBribe: [[spoiler:You can convince Boris to escort Henry out of the safehouse by heating up two cans of bacon soup for him.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Chapter 2, Susie Campbell, the voice actor for Alice Angel, says she feels like a part of her. [[spoiler:In chapter 3, it turns out that Susie makes up part of Alice, due to Joey's actions.]]

* GoneHorriblyWrong: [[spoiler:Chapter 5 reveals that Joey Drew wanted to use the Ink Machine [[RogerRabbitEffect to bring his cartoons to life]] so that people could know them as well as he did, starting with Bendy. Unfortunately, creating Bendy was a failed experiment, and as such, no other attempts to create him have happened ever since.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: We don't actually see [[spoiler:Inked Bendy tearing Sammy Lawrence to pieces]].

* {{Hallucinations}}: It's implied that Henry is starting to have these in Chapter Four, as two times, the game suddenly shifts pallette and strange things happen, only to vanish a moment later and for things to return normal. [[spoiler:The same visual effects happen when Bendy attacks the Projectionist, but when they stop, both ink monsters are still there (one of them dead), putting into question what was and wasn't real.]]

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Averted; [[spoiler:Henry has no time to reason with Boris or beg him to stop fighting him in Chapter Four. He has to kill Boris in self-defense]].

* ImmuneToBullets: [[spoiler:Bendy]], in Chapter 3.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Henry's main weapon in Chapter 3 is a "Gent" pipe, which also comes into play at the end of Chapter 4. If he backtracks in Chapter 4, hey may choose to wield a plunger instead of the pipe.

** After you turn on the ink machine, [[spoiler:"Inked" Bendy appears with a ScareChord, forcing Henry to run]].
** In Chapter 2, you have [[spoiler:the appearance of the ink monsters, who are quite fond of this. Also, Bendy does this again by the end of the chapter]].
** Chapter 3 has [[spoiler:Alice Angel suddenly slamming her hands against a previously-dark window at the end of her theme song, shrieking at Henry before vanishing]].

** [[spoiler:Chapter 4 has Alice sic Frankenboris on Henry in an attempt to kill him.]]
** [[spoiler:It's implied that this is why Joey sent Henry to the studio so he can stop Bendy for good.]]
* LogicalWeakness: [[spoiler:Being a cartoon, Bendy is instantly annihilated upon finding out that his show has officially ended.]]
* MacGuffinDeliveryService: Henry goes on a bunch of [[FetchQuest fetch quests]] for [[spoiler: "Alice"]], in which he retrieves the parts needed for [[spoiler: her machines. This allows her to ready them to turn Boris BrainwashedAndCrazy]].
* MadScientist: [[spoiler:Susie!Alice is conducting experiments on other ink creatures in attempts to "make herself beautiful". In Chapter 4, she even graduates to having a brutish minion of her own creation.]]
* MortonsFork: In Chapter Three, [[spoiler:Henry finds Alice Angel confronting him. She "persuades" him to become her "errand boy" because her alternative is to tear him apart, or to leave him for the Searchers, Ink Monsters and Bendy. She also admits that she just might let Henry live long enough to get the items she needs, so at best Henry is buying time before Alice kills him. Either way Henry is dead.]]

** Bendy seems eager to follow you and watch your actions. And he also seems more proactive than most. [[spoiler:The cutouts are sometimes placed near objects or areas of importance. And, as mentioned above, they thrice peer out at you from a corner, seeming to point you in the right direction.]]
** In chapter two, after you close the ink flow and go through the recording room, if you look up at the projector booth, you can see [[spoiler:Bendy's cardboard cutout accompanied by Sammy, both watching you intently, though you won't know who the latter is yet]].

** Using hacks to move through certain blocked doorways will lead you to a disturbed looking Bendy cutout holding a sign saying "WANDERING IS A TERRIBLE SIN".
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:Alice Angel succeeds in capturing Boris because he left the safehouse to help Henry.]]

* OffscreenTeleportation: The cardboard cutout Bendy is very fond of this. In the second chapter, he can even regenerate if you chop him off with the axe and reappear as soon as you take your sight off it, though this is only if the cutout is positioned in front of a Pentagram.

** Henry reacts this way upon seeing [[spoiler:"Inked" Bendy and makes a break for the entrance]].

*** [[spoiler:To enter Sammy's sanctuary, you must play four instruments in a specific order while the projector is running to open the gate.]] The combination needed is delivered via a tape recorder. MadLibsDialogue allows for multiple options for the unlock.

* RealityEnsues: Even if an animation boss is respected and talented, he'll lose his employees' confidence if he undergoes SanitySlippage, introduces an AwesomeButImpractical machine, and allows for unsanitary working conditions. On Wally's tape recorder in Chapter 1, he threatens to quit if another pipe bursts.
** After [[spoiler: Henry kills Brute Boris,]] he's saved from Twisted Alice by [[spoiler: Allison and Tom]]... who then proceed to throw him in a cell. Even though they saved his life, that doesn't mean they're going to automatically trust some random guy they've never met, especially in [[EldritchLocation a place like this.]]

* RecycledInSpace: The entire setup is basically [[WholePlotReference Lovecraft's]] ''From Beyond'' [[spoiler:with the titular Ink Machine playing the part of the Resonator... and what it brings into the world is just as unfriendly as it is in the story. Amped up even further when you realize that Alice Angel/Susie is playing the part of Praetorius...to the death]].

* RedHerring: Two in chapter four.

** The "gent" machine has the option to create a [[spoiler:bone, which will do absolutely nothing when fighting Boris.]]

** Wally Franks' recordings always end with him threatening to quit if another bad incident occurs in the studio (ie. another pipe bursting). [[spoiler:The end of Chapter 5 reveals that he went to Florida with his wife.]]
** Henry, to his credit, tries when [[spoiler:he sees "Inked" Bendy. The problem is that he then falls through a secret room]].
** An audio log added to Chapter 1 after the release of Chapter 3 has a man named Thomas Connor having to fix Sillyvision's pipes to the Ink Machine, and decides, partly because of how frustrating repairing the pipes are, but primarily in how he has a bad feeling about said machine, that he's never doing another repair job for the company again.
* SelfDeprecation: [[spoiler:In Chapter 5, to enter Bendy's sanctum, Allison starts rattling off a variety of equipment she needs to open the door for Henry to get. Tom just [[CuttingTheKnot breaks the door open]], echoing a complaint about the abundance of {{Fetch Quest}}s in the game.]]

** [[spoiler:Sammy knocks Henry out]] near the end of Chapter 2, and yet Henry's perfectly capable of running and swinging an axe shortly afterwards. Granted, he was also fearing for his life at that point. Adrenaline can do amazing things. [[spoiler:Then it's subverted when Chapter 3 reveals that Henry spent time recovering in the safe house while Boris cared for him and played cards with him.]]
** Subverted when [[spoiler:Alice Angel crashes the elevator holding Henry and Boris, and the impact knocks out Henry. Boris barely manages to rouse Henry, who can't warn Boris about an approaching Alice Angel. Then Henry lapses back into unconsciousness after seeing Alice take Boris, and Alice assumes he is dead.]]
* TestYourStrengthGame: In Chapter 4, among the attractions in Bendy Land is a strength test game. Hitting the bell will cause Alice to sarcastically remark that [[TakeYourTime Boris' rescue can wait]].
* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:Chapter 5 reveals Bendy to be this. Turns out he was the first and only attempt to bring the cartoon character to life. Since he has no soul, the attempt failed. However, he did little more than wander around the studio, not harming anyone, but due to him possibly scaring people off, he was locked away.]]

* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler:Bendy can save Henry from Sammy, the Projectionist, and the Butcher Gang.]]

** In Chapter 2, after you listen to a tape that ends with [[spoiler:"Can I get an amen?", you hear the same voice say "I said can I get an amen?", but the tape is off and the voice sounds like it's coming from just around the corner.]]

--> '''[[spoiler:Alice Angel]]''': [[spoiler:I see you there.]]
** Chapter 3 also has [[spoiler:Alice's [[EvilLaugh maddened cackling]] while you're in the elevator, revealing that you're not quite out of the woods yet. Then she says, "I know who you are, Henry! I know why you're here!"]].

** [[spoiler:After you escape from a fully formed Inked Bendy, you walk down a hall and find none other than Boris. Alive and well.]]

** In Chapter 3, you and Boris come across [[spoiler:an entire room full of Borises and Butcher Gang members having been killed in a similar manner as Chapter 1]]. A moment later, and we get another: [[spoiler:Alice torturing a Butcher Gang member, revealing that she's the one responsible]].
** Near the end of Chapter 4, Henry is riding a cart towards Alice's lair, when the cart is suddenly stopped by two enormous hands that poke out of the darkness... [[spoiler:[[YouAreTooLate and then the mutated visage of what is unmistakably Boris rises into view.]]]]
** Chapter 4 ends with [[spoiler:Henry having to fight a monstrous Boris made by Alice. After killing it, Alice tries to strangle him, only to be killed by... [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/bendy-and-the-ink-machine/images/9/91/U878NvStgNV1zr9QfxqPqsNzOYtpqI8gN8KxfmEmE2A.png/revision/latest?cb=20180430195424 another, less corrupted version of Alice with her own Boris]].]]

* WhyWontYouDie: Alice says this almost word-for-word as [[spoiler:Henry is fighting a corrupted Boris]].

** ''Bendy And The Ink Machine Sent From Above'' (TBA)

** ''Bendy And The Ink Machine Dreams Come To Life'' (TBA)

* ''Joey Drew Studios Employee Handbook'' (2019) - A guide book written by Cala Spinner published by Scholastic.

Seven official animated shorts were created as well: [[https://youtu.be/a0uJbCJsXR4 "Tombstone Picnic"]], [[https://youtu.be/kVMp4blt-Os "Haunted Hijinx"]], [[https://youtu.be/uWmWM9SBXUo "Cookie Cookin'"]], [[https://youtu.be/E6L4_4Vi43g "Hellfire Fighter"]], [[https://youtu.be/3RmZDZja4Hs "Snow Sillies"]], [[https://youtu.be/MX9x1oCGzX0 "Tasty Trio Troubles"]], and [[https://youtu.be/oN4jmLFQ5a4 "Cheap Seats"]].

There's also a spin-off mobile game called ''VideoGame/BendyInNightmareRun'', which is an EndlessRunningGame that was released on August 15, 2018. It's available through app stores, or through the official Bendy website, [[https://www.joeydrewstudios.com/run joeydrewstudios.com.]] More recently, on February 10, 2019 [[https://youtu.be/VFmjruuqt9o a new game has been announced.]] On April 14, 2019, its name was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aHE8lgalJU revealed]] to be ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheDarkRevival''. Additionally, a small spin-off survival game was released in February 2020 to tide over fans; entitled ''VideoGame/BorisAndTheDarkSurvival'', it focuses on various "Boris the Wolf" copies attempting to escape the studio, and the wrath of his rival Bendy.

A compilation of comics written in the style of InUniverse ComicStrips that were published from 1931 to 1946 created by Vannotes and Mady Giuliani called ''ComicBook/BendyCrackUpComicsCollection'' was released in 2020.

The series has also led to multiple literary works. A young adult novel written by Adrienne Kress, ''Literature/BendyAndTheInkMachineDreamsComeToLife'', was published on September 3, 2019, with a sequel, ''Literature/BendyAndTheInkMachineSentFromAbove'', in 2020. A guide book written by Cala Spinner, ''Joey Drew Studios Employee Handbook'', was published by Scholastic on July 30, 2019.

!''Bendy and the Ink Machine'' provides examples of:

! Tropes for the Bendy Cartoons:

* Defictionalization: The "Illusion of Living" book seen in the game was later made into an actual book.

* NoFairCheating: The game can't be saved if you skip to later chapters using the select option.