Disturbing Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 Monster Theory Explained By MatPat

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Spoiler warning: This article contains story spoilers for Poppy Playtime Chapter 2.

The Game Theorists' MatPat has dived into Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 and emerged with a new theory about the mysterious claw-handed monster. Towards the end of Chapter 2, antagonist Mommy Long Legs is quite literally torn apart and her remains are dragged away by a mysterious mechanical hand. The teased new Poppy Playtime monster is the only part of this creature that can be seen in-game, but it's been enough to spark the morbid curiosity among many fans.

Poppy Playtime recently released its second chapter which introduced new characters like Mommy Long Legs, Kissy Missy, and the hand. Throughout the game, Mommy forces the player into a series of games to rescue the titular character, Poppy, and find a train that will take them out of the factory. Later the player is betrayed by Poppy and is sent deeper into the toy factory for an uncertain purpose. While there's been plenty of theories spawned from the release, further details were uncovered from an earlier build of the game, which featured alternative dialogue from Poppy in a secret ending for Poppy Playtime Chapter 2.

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MatPat from The Game Theorists has a new theory about this claw monster and its identity. The YouTuber starts with the VHS tapes scattered throughout both Poppy Playtime chapters, specifically the ones that talk about Experiment 1006, a.k.a «The Prototype.» Previously, MatPat theorized this prototype was Huggy Wuggy, but another tape in Chapter 2 has disproved this. Huggy Wuggy is Experiment 1170, with 1006 being the claw hand. Both tapes mentioning the Prototype display an image of a mechanical clawed hand, looking