theMeatly

This article refers to the game developer. For his Easter egg form, see theMeatly (Easter egg).

theMeatly and his puppet from the GXP 2017.

"Hi there, I'm theMeatly, I'm a gamer, I'm a game developer and... I'm a puppet." — theMeatly's introduction quote.

Paul Crawford, better known as theMeatly, is the original creator of the Bendy franchise ever since he created the first chapter of Bendy and the Ink Machine along with the programming help of Mike D. He is the former founder of theMeatly Games, which was now Joey Drew Studios Inc where he works as the lead game designer, with Mike D doing game programming while managing the company as the CEO. He is a game developer, a comic artist, and a puppeteer recognition throughout the whole blog.

About

theMeatly is a game developer, a comic artist, a puppeteer and a compositor. He, along with his brother, Stephen (better known as Bookpast), was born in the United States and he currently lives in Ontario, Canada which is where is located his company Joey Drew Studios Inc.

He appeared on the internet for the first time in 2014 with the creation of his indie brand. At the time, theMeatly was known as a webcomic writer and penciler for the comic series of the same name focusing on his own life as a game developer.

theMeatly also has a YouTube channel that despite being created in 2014 started to be active only on 2015. His videos consists of musics (MeatlyMusic), songs, gameplays, top ten videos and trailer and announcement related to his games. When he shows up in his videos, theMeatly uses a hand-puppet version of his comic character to represent himself.

He released in 2016 his first game MeatlyMakes which is again based on his webcomic. In this game, the player plays as theMeatly and must create a game while avoiding the troubles.

In the end of 2016, he worked with his friend Mike Mood on the game Bendy and the Ink Machine. The game was finished and released on multiple devices in late October 2018 and became an instant success, giving a lot more notoriety to theMeatly Games Ltd. and to theMeatly.

Known works

This is a list of all known official works he made for the Bendy series.

• Game design
• Writer and story editor
• Artist
• Game mechanics
• 3D models and animations
• Music composing
• Voice acting for known Bendy characters:
  • Henry Stein
  • Wally Franks
  • Norman Polk
  • Piper (Bendy and the Ink Machine)
  • Fisher (Bendy and the Ink Machine)
  • Striker (Bendy and the Ink Machine)
  • Lord Amok
• Audio
• Social media management

Trivia

• theMeatly's favorite food is bacon, which explains the presence of Bacon Soup in the Bendy series.
• theMeatly appears in the Bendy series as an Easter egg multiple times.
  • In Bendy and the Ink Machine Chapter 5, he is listed in the appointment schedule as "That Puppet Guy" at 3:30.

Interviews

TBA

Gallery

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  theMeatly and Mike Mood sitting over Times Square.