Little Nightmares 2 Ending Explained and Final Boss Fight

Little Nightmares 2 Ending Explained and Final Boss Fight

Markiplier completes Little Nightmares 2 with the final chapter, facing the Thin Man and the twisted music box monster. He reflects on the game's tight gameplay, eerie atmosphere, and the emotional ending. The video includes commentary on the story's themes of childhood trauma and the cycle of violence, as well as a look ahead to the spiritual successor Reanimal.

Little Nightmares II - Part 5 (ENDING). | Transcript:

Hello everybody. My name is Markiplier and welcome back to Little Nightmares 2. We ended on a cliffhanger last time, which was by design part of my evil plan to keep you engaged and waiting week after week for the next episode to come out. And even though I What the That was a bug. Uh, just kidding. It was a lie. I don't mean any of that. I say anyway. Hi. How's it going? Well, this doesn't seem like a trap. Oh. Okay. Ah. Oh, no pull. Well, this seems a little too easy. I mean, okay, this doesn't seem easy at all. Ah, interesting. Okay. Yeah, by easy, I mean not easy at all. I It's bad time to take a drink. It's a very bad time to It's a

bad time to take a drink. Okay. Bad. Bad time to take a Do I fight? Oh. Oh, no. I got to get out of here. Uh, I don't think me chopping uh at the Slender Man's legs is going to do any good for me. Okay, here we go. I'm guessing I don't need to bring this with me. Oh, frick. Oh, I should have just ran. I didn't know if I needed it. Oh god. Up. You're just looking at me, man, you weirdo. No, thank you. Yeah, that's right. You can't possibly get me in here. Maybe. I don't see why you would be restricted though.

Oh, fool. Can't see through floors. Uh, well, that seems like a bad idea, but okay. Just going to Well, can I Oh, I can't jump up out of there. It's just This is what it is. Okay. Sure. Sure. What have you? Uh-oh. Oh. Okay. I don't know what the hell that was about. I don't know what that even was. Hi. Bye. Okay. Whatever, man. Weirdo.

Anyway, I think she's a lost cause. I don't think that uh I don't think there's anything we can do about that. Oh, what am I doing with this? I'm just going to stage this and Oh, god. Okay. Yep. Good. Yeah, this is fine. That's good enough. Okay. Come on. Let's get up there. Come on. Oh, yeah. Here we go. Grab this. This is going to rip me. I'm going to fall down, aren't I? [groaning] Oh, no. No, I'm not. That's not fair. You can't jump that last distance all Slenderman style.

Okay, I'm going to jump. I jumped. Oh god. I never know when something is scripted to be catastrophically close, but we made it and that's all that matters. All right. Okay, I have to pause because I have to mid recording delete some stuff cuz for some reason my hard drive's getting full. That'll have to do. Doesn't usually happen. I got to clean up my hard drive. There was a time when I thought 4 terabytes was a lot of space.

[screaming] Hey, you don't see me? Ah, you see me? All right, whatever. You're not very fast, are you? Look, just because I have some strange superpower that you seem to be okay, I'll just Okay, I'll just not What the [screaming] Oh, come on. Why? Why would it not gra Okay, I'm here, I guess. Whatever. Sure. It's the least cinematic playthrough you could possibly ever know. Hey, I got it. And I'm jumping. Oh, wait. I thought I needed to jump through the window.

It's fine, too. I'm not intending to run into that. Oh, yeah. This is a good I'll do whatever this is. Wham. I'll take that. I don't know where this is going to go. It's not like you can teleport or nothing. See you, loser. I'll snooze you later. This guy's on the run. Uh-oh. Ow. Yeah. Death. How much brain damage are they going to give these kids? No wonder they're seeing things in the TV.

All right. Uh, bye. Take me to the heal dimension. You got a ghostly med pack for me or something? All right. You're leading me to safety, huh? I just can't run. Oh my. Oh, it's an upy. E. I don't know if I'm fit to climb this, but here I go. Yeah, good enough. I'm tough. It is such an interesting piece of story like child survivor like a like kids who have to get tough no matter what because the world is just so unforgiving that there's no second chance if you don't struggle. Whoa.

Oh, the way the houses bend. What does that anyway? Here I go. Oh. Ah. Shoot. Uh-oh. Yeah. Well, I can't run away. Exactly. Oh, no hat. Ah. Oh. Am I doing this? Am I fighting? Okay. I'm not sure what I was supposed to be doing there. I apologize for being the least cinematic playthrough of all time. I should have pushed any button. I pushed no buttons. Take some of this. Nope. I'm pushing a button now. I'm pushing a button. Okay. I don't know exactly which Oh, okay. I think I know what it wants me to do. And it was I get why they would have it this way. I think I need to

press the movement stick forward because it's like it's supposed to be like focusing. I get it. Okay. So, that's what I'm going to do. Yep. Oh, here we go. There we go. Yep. That's it. Okay. Got it. Whoa. You know, the powers of the one extend far beyond the matrix, as they say. Yeah. Take some of this. Oh, where is you? Where is your focus? Right. Right there. Got it. Oh, got your number. No, you changed. Got Where are you? There you are. I got you. That's right. Oh, you to the left. You're giving me clues, aren't you? Well, you

shouldn't. I know exactly what to do. I understand it now. Mr. Slender Man, you're not going to get by me. Yep. Oh, I understand it now. Your movements are too easy to read, Slender Man. Yeah. Don't even try to get up. Don't even try. Hey, if you could give the other kid back, that'd be great. Oh no, dear dad. Oh my goodness. Oh, am I at the tower? Did I just bring myself there? Oh boy. Ah, I need to zone me twice. I'm ready to go. I feel good. I feel great. Yeah.

Probably some secrets off to the side. No. Okay. Again, once again, I'm doing the least cinematic thing possible. I should just focus on doing the most cinematic thing possible. All right. I've missed that step. Okay. All right. I'm going into the door now. Man, I ruin every moment that I come across. I don't even Life in the big city is all over. I don't even know why I try to make this, you know, do the anticipation thing where I end on a cliffhanger. I'm just going to no matter what I just cannot stop bumbling. All right, so we're finally in that dream hallway that we've been seeing on the TV this whole time.

Uhhuh. Hello. Ah. Oh, wow. No, wait. Oh, no. okay. All right. Sure. I feel like I'm being led, but you could have just had that open from the get- go. Ooh, I see. So, this is the tower in the center of the city. And what that means is uh something. Okay. So, the way that the environment is all twisted up is it's kind of similar to what happened to all the people. And I like that where there's like Oh, what about going this way? Uh-huh. Okay. So, there's there's a something at the end here. Okay. I see. Okay. So, it must be something where I need to go in the correct door a certain number of times.

Yeah, that's it. Cuz I hear the music. There it is. Okay. Well, that makes it easy. Oh, that's a weird door. Yep. The music. Oh, yeah. Whoa. This is so much trippier than the boat. Oh, I don't even know. The boat had nothing on this. Is this door partially open? Where do you go? Ah, interesting. H. That's cool. That's very cool. All of this is very cool. But what am I going to find at the top of the tower? I don't even know.

Oh, I think I was supposed to knock down that thing first. I couldn't tell if that was coming from that door or the one closer to the camera, but glad that his rules are where he is based. Weird. Hi. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. I thought I heard some breathing. Oh, wait. What? Hey, raincoat. What happened to you? became disfigured much like all the other things and all the other people in the world. Weird. You going to kill me? Want a hug? Want to hold my hand? Uh, okay. All right. I'll leave you be. Uh, there's a hammer here. I don't like that. I don't want to use the hammer.

Why would I use the hammer? Uh, you're not going to kill me, right? Mind if I use this? Oh, I know why it wants me to use the hammer. Not to hit her. To smash the box. Uh, don't be mad. Whoa. Holy hell. That was nuts. Oh, no. It'll be fine. Don't worry about it. Whoa. Whoa. Don't be mad. Don't be mad now. Oh, don't be mad. Okay. You're mad. Okay. All right. Don't be mad.

Oh, you're mad. Okay. All right, listen. What if I said don't be mad? What if I said don't be mad a few more times? Whoa. Holy hell. Oh, wait. What? How did Wait, how did I die? I was so far ahead and I got through the door just fine and before it even swamped. That's not fair. I'm going literally as fast as I can. What do you expect from me? Game. It's almost like you want me to game over and be as at least cinematic as possible. Oh, there. I'm fine. Yeah, whatever. Maybe it wasn't supposed to go through the door. It didn't really just Okay. [groaning] Fine. Totally fine.

It's all good. All right. But I swear I was lined up for it, but it just did not want to give it to me. All right, here we go. Oh, I'm hidden. You don't know I'm here. No. God damn it. Really? Oh my god. You're going to instead of getting up and throwing it, you're going to sit down, jump, and not do anything? Really?

Okay. I wonder if it totals up the number of times I've died in this. And I wonder how that average is versus the previous types of these games that I've done. God, I die so much. I die so much, man. I know I do, but man, I die so much. I'm really trying not to. It's not on purpose. Want to know what the global average for number of deaths in is in these games? Yeah. Ooh. Oh, hi. Oh, god. Oh, you're you don't like that.

Okay. All right. Okay. That makes sense. That checks out. I get that. All right, we're going to play a game here. We're going to play a game. It's called I'm going to get close to you. No, I'm not. [screaming] [groaning] Oh god. Oh, with the backhand. Okay. All right. I think I set it in slightly the wrong place. cuz I need to set it on this side because I'm going to be coming back this way. Yeah. Okay. Hi. It's me. That's what you get for liking a music box. Music box is for big babies. You don't want to be a big baby, do you?

Uhhuh. in the darkness. Oh my. Oh. Hi. Hey. Wait a minute. That's interesting. My bad for going left first. That's obviously not the correct way to go. Uh-huh. Oh. Oh, interesting. You're going to be mad, aren't you? Oh, yeah. You're mad. Okay, you're mad. Yeah, you're mad as soon as you see me. Okay, gotcha. Understood. All right, I'm just going to get a little closer. Nope. No. It's going to hold on to it no matter what. Jesus. Let go of it.

Yeah. Sometimes you just want to hold on to it for forever. Are you just literally incapable of let like now? Like now I literally incapable of letting go of it. My god. Let it go, man. Let Christ. Are you serious? Learn to let it go. Holy I'm not joking around here. I'm letting go of the button and it let go. There I grab. Oh my god, it's letting go. You are kidding me. Won't let go. Will not let go on a ramp. You can't let go

I want to do things. I am trying to do things that I want to do, but it's it's just not cooperating. I don't know why. See, it will not let go. It won't let there it let go. Why won't Why is the logic that it wouldn't let go on a ramp? Okay, speaking of letting go, I'm going to let go of this ambition of mine. That's so dumb. It lets go the second I get up at the top of the ramp. I just needed to confirm that. All right, whatever. Oh god. Oh. Oh, you did not get me. Oh god. Okay. All right. Okay. I think I know what to do. I know. I understand it now.

Run. Why are you not running? Okay. Really? You son of a You go. Did you see that? Oh, it's just messing with me at this point. It's messing with me. What the hell? [screaming] Oh my god. Oh, that did not give me any more time than I had previously. Nope. Just punch. Right. Okay. All right. That didn't work at all. The trick is I have to get this closer, right? And the only way to do it is on this ramp, but you can't drop it on the ramp. And you can't jump when you have it because it'll just be an attack.

Oh god. Then you let go. God. Oh my god. I am going to lose it. I'm gonna lose it, man. [screaming] Oh man, I'm going to lose it. That's what I'm talking about, baby. That's what I'm talking about. Luckily, I lost it on that music box. You nerd. you nerd with your music box. I'm going to go right this time. And I bet I should have probably gone left. Oh, hi. Hello again. It's me. I'm over there. Or am I? Oh god. Too close. Too soon. [screaming] Oh god. Not what I wanted. Not what I Nice. Got it. Nailed it. I'm the best.

I saved you, I think. Oh, don't worry. I got this. I think. Don't know what all that's about. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. This is for your own good. It's for your own Okay. It's for your own good. I don't care if this chops off a fingy. Oh yeah, that makes sense. Yeah, that makes perfect sense. Also, I don't know why the walls are breathing. That's That's strange. What if I don't pick up the axe? What if I come over as a friend? Hey, friend. Ah, okay. I see. That makes it easy. Oh no, that's too bad.

I got it. Don't worry. This thing's tough. I'm still alive. Oh, and you're still alive. Oh, good. Well, that fixed everything. Hi. Uh, maybe we should get out of here. Yeah, we should get out of here. All right, let's go. Ye. All right. Oh my god. What the in the Kira? Holy hell. I'm not going to make it. I'm going to die. Least cinematic thing possible. Oh, absolutely unsinematic. Oh my god. That was such a close call.

It's so uncinematic. Oh, I'm on the wrong end. Oh god. Help. No. Yeah, you keep running. Oh my god. What even is it? I don't even know what it's supposed to be. Oh. Oh, [screaming] I was short. I mean, uh, no, I was tall. I was long. Come on, please. There's goop. Uh-huh. Oh boy. I don't think I'm going to make it. Help me. [screaming] I'm floating on this. I'm absolutely You mad? Oh, come on. Why are you mad? Is it cuz I broke your music box? Oh, man. You didn't mean it. You're a meanie. You're a little nightmare.

My god. All those times. All those times you caught me and then can't believe it. I mean, I get that she's grumpy, right? I broke her favorite music boxes she's only had for a little bit. You know, there's not many possessions to be had here. But, you know, come on. Come on now. What the hell? [snorts] Oh, well, this weird undulating flesh prison that I'm in. I'll break out of here. I'll show you. I'm going to find my own music box. Nope, that's a chair.

Uh oh. You know, I was saying about the eyes inside my mind. I did not know anything about that. That was a total coincidence at the that I said that at the beginning of this. I had no idea. Utter and complete coincidence. Uh-oh. I'm in the purple, which must mean that I have been transformed into an evil being. Oh, God. Oh, man. Oh, no.

Damn. Well, at least somehow I'm getting nutrition cuz it seems like I'm growing up here. I mean, probably what it is, this is a representation of inside the mind while trapped in, you know, the form is mutated and horrible outside, right? Something like that. I knew it. Well, I mean, I knew it as of two seconds ago when the clues gave it to me there. Interesting. Well, okay. Now I think I understand why the girl was mad and dropped the kid because at the end of the day, it was basically he that kidnapped her. And so all she saw was that he was a monster that kidnapped her and turned her into a monster. And so she was thinking, I'm going to kill him because he's going to turn into a monster. Inadvertently being

the reason that he is the way that he is and would have a lifetime of vengeance planned to get exact revenge upon that girl when uh when she had the chance. when he had the chance. It's all a weird time loop thing kind of, you know, strange. Very strange. And then the girl goes on a boat and uh gets some ethereal dark powers. It's all over now. Pretty cool. That was very fun. I had some frustrations with it. I think that there even looking back like I know this was what 5 years ago now. This came out in 2021. I think there's still some polished things that could go into this for the experience that I had.

There were pinch points of frustration that weren't just, you know, YouTuber being an idiot. I feel like there were some smooth, but everything that I could possibly crit critique about it is nonsense because the whole point of this is not necessarily to have the most compelling, incredible tight gameplay. You know, your Call of Duty style. Oh man, the controls are so tight. Not even that Call of Duty is that anymore. I don't even know. Um, but it's it's the vibe. It's the feeling. It's the universe. It's the world that you just want to know more about, that you can't get enough of. You want to see every single second of it possible because it's so unique. That's the point of this. It's so unique. It

has such a vibe. It has such an incredible vibe that you can't get in other games. And that's why I'm kind of like, man, I feel really bad that I took so long to play this. And I also feel really bad because I don't really know the situation that led to Little Nightmares 3 being what it is and not and whatever like comp companies being what they are and IPs and yada. This was great. The developers should be proud of what they made and all criticisms that I could possibly have are null and void and don't make any sense and are nonsense to begin with. So that being what it is. So, you have all that yada blah. So, it's cool that it's gotten to this point. I think it's very fun. [snorts] I think there's a lot here uh to love and I can't wait to see what comes next

in Reanimal. I don't know if I'm going to play that or Little Nightmares 3 next because like I said, Little Nightmares 3 I think was just not the original developers. And uh Rean Animal seems to be the one that's ever everyone says I haven't really read that much, but says that this is the actual spiritual successor and this is taking that idea and that vibe and going even further with it. So, let me let these run down. Bandco Asia. What? Huh? What do you mean? What are you all doing? The are you guys doing? This is a nightmarish number of hands in this. Banco Nong Hong Kong, of course.

Get them in here. Get them in. Everybody in the pool. Everybody in. Come on. Let's get in here. You got to get on this. You got to get on these credits. I'm sure everyone just Yeah, this is fantastic. production babies. Okay. All right. We got to be getting close. There's a memory of much respect. Oh man. Oh. Okay. Tekken. What is Tekken doing in here? Okay. We finally made it to the end. Holy hell. Okay. We're God. There's nothing even in there. All right. Thank you everybody so much for watching. If I got through those credits faster, it's

because holy hell, they went on for I swear to God 15 minutes. Unskippable. Unspeable names there that couldn't have possibly actually done anything in this game. I think I know what happened with the problematic with the rights. So, thank you everybody so much for watching. Hope you enjoyed it. I certainly did. Look forward to another game series coming at you hot and fast real soon. Thank you. And as always, I will see you in the next video. Bye-bye.

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