WELCOME HOME DEEPDIVE ( story, fandom, theories, speedpaint, commentary)

this was a lot of fun thanks for watching!

[jillianf]

5:35 "lets get into the theory. the gay-" *music*

[sncd]

Honestly when all these Wally au's started popping up I got flashbacks to the Sans au craze back in 2015. So clearly the internet has learned nothing and is doomed to repeat history/j

[EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

Not a Welcome Home fan, but I admire how much thought Clown put into designing each character in order to make them feel as if they were real puppets once

[Chocolateapples]

17:29 IM SOBBING THAT OPPOSITE WALLY PLUSH WAS AN EDIT OF THE OFFICIAL PLUSH MADE BY MY FRIEND

[barbararab]

Its funny how WH got so popular considering the ARG it was supposed to be is pretty much in hiatus and it barely developed at all.

Its the same thing that happened with TADC. All it had was one pilot and suddenly it became a massive craze. Its kinda interesting how that works.

[zeethemaneater]

honestly i kinda
miss seeing the welcome home fandom on my fyp 😞😞💔💔

[The_wondering_blob.]

I first joined Welcome Home in May of 23, but the aus and the Wally simps scared me off until around September…so the fans were enough to make me run and hide for 5 months! Lovely😚

[iscoolerthenU]

Why is everyone just feeding my hyperfixation on welcome home rn? LIKE CALM DOWN I JUST GOT BACK IN THIS FANDOM! LET ME SETTLE AGAIN

[Not_Fish]

At 12:47, there are snippets of episodes/bonus merch content that showcase how the cast interact with each other! Wally has a very monotone voice and is almost out of place compared to the other members, this may be due to the “autism coding” as confirmed by Clown themselves 🎉

[doodlepup]

I remember first finding Welcome Home when I was on a run and almost ran into a telephone pole w/ a huge picture of Wally 😭 I love the idea of it but the au’s really scared me off and I decided to just be a little fan of it, as always the art looks super cool and I loved the video !! (Also podcast Wally is canon) ♥️

[Khaosssss]

I find it so funny whenever people (mostly folks on Tiktok) say the Welcome Home fandom is dead or gone in some way, whenever I go on Tiktok sometimes I find videos of ppl going "omg I miss the fandom sm what happened to it 😢😢" like... We're still here LMAO. We aren't extinct XD

[Damians_art]

My personal theory for Welcome Home is that Wally is being possessed by home and home is controlling him to either kill the neighbors or slowly make them leave and Wally realizes that home is doing this and home finds out Wally knows and he is trying to execute Wally which is why Wally is trying to get our attention because we are the only one we can help

But that’s just a theory
A GAME THEORY

[Taylor]

Welcome home is honestly SCARY like the EYES ARE SCARYYEUGGH

[BlueInk]

Been following Clown around 2021 when they were creating this passion project. It was awesome seeing Clown/Party coffin create this colorful interesting horror arg and glad they got the support to continue on it too! ❤
I'll be honest, Welcome Home was pretty fun and scary to see it grow so fast as a fandom. So many artists, fans, cosplayers were interacting, it was a fun ride. I'll admit I did simp for Wally and find him as a comfort character. (Might as well call myself out.) The AUs can be so creative, my favorites would have to be Reboot and Mob. Even though the AUs were giving me flashbacks to the sans aus from undertale, it was still fun. I'll say it inspired so much creativity with the fandom's community. It even got me through a tough time and rekindled my relationship with art. Despite all of the bad apples and controversies found along the way I just chose to beware of those interactions. I guess I had a good experience with it.❤

Also your Wally caught me off guard while watching so it was pretty funny lol.

[The_wondering_blob.]

17:24 HELLPP, WHO TURNED FRANK INTO A PAINTBRUSH!? 😭😭😭

[screamingbean]

Loving the videos lately! For me I kinda see what Matpat is thinking with the whole cult and worshipping thing going on with Welcome Home, there’s SO MUCH that really points to that aspect. But what I find the most interesting is the neighbors themselves, I always thought how strange it is with how this “neighborly group” isn’t actually all that kind to each other. Often times they bicker and argue in a way that really doesn’t feel like they’re close friends.

They also throw a lot of shade to other neighbors as well, to the point it feels real gossipy and negative, the VAs for them really nail it with the voices too!

There’s a ton of hidden clips too where I interpret them as Wally severally dissociating, and the ONLY character that showed any genuine care and concern for his wellbeing was his friend Barnabe.
From what I’m getting is that yes, there could be some supernatural force at play, but now not only is it affecting Wally, an outsider to the rest of the group because of his natural behavior, but the mail man Eddie as well. Who in some ways, is also an outsider of sorts, and is also the only character who “technically” had any connection to the outside world, or I.e outside the neighborhood.

It feels like there’s some entity, or maybe even a “cult” that’s dragging the neighborhood into whatever thing they messing with. Because as much as it feels like there’s something else present, like you said, only Wally was originally aware of it. And he’s trying to reach out as both a cry for help, while being manipulated. There’s also the hidden website link that takes you to a letter, I strongly believe that’s Wally writing to both himself, and whoever’s viewing the site. Only to then also have a recording of him sounding like “he’s not there” anymore, at least until the end when he seems to kinda snap out of it at the mention of Barnabe.

But that’s my own interpretation and theory on it. A gay-

[Starryqeh-iryo]

Im here to consume my much needed dose of emma artly content !!!! (Also welcome home?! I’m here for it, I missed this stuff so much :)

[wilburboxy]

Unpopular option: But I do enjoy the weirdness of Wally aus! :D Yes, it's basically the undertale Fandom all over the again, but still, is there really a problem with that? I mean, people STILL, to this day, make aus that mainly involved Sans in the spotlight, so I don't see the problem with people using Wally the same way for their own creations. As much as SOME aus are questionable and some fans are EVEN MORE QUESTIONABLE..😰 The Fandom has seemed to be in a more peaceful and calm state as in now. And it has recently been fed very well by new content now out! What I'm saying is Wally aus are very interesting and I do really like them, they're very creative :3

[giantpinkcat]

Also quick comment, but while the other AUs were fun, I actually didn't like how people often did what I call "The Wattpadification of Wally Darling", where they made Wally into a Tall, sexy, buff and grumpy guy and took away EVERY. SINGLE. DEFINING. TRAIT. about the Original Wally in an effort to make him more "attractive".

Like girllll I'm sorry but if you needed to take away his silliness and love for apples and painting *just* to be attracted to this character, God bless you.

[RACOONEATINGCHEESEFRIES]

I love welcome home and how it rose from being a niche thing to a big party! But as well as the party can get trashed and blown out of proportion it all dies down in the end! 🥳