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"On the plus side, I got a new character I think people are going to love."
- Henry Stein
This article may contain unmarked details of spoilers. If you wish not to read without spoiling yourself, play the game, watch the cartoon, or read the book first, depending on the article's topic.

See Ink (disambiguation) or Machine (disambiguation) for other related uses.

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"What started as a machine to simply mold life-size figures, now seems to be teetering on the edge of magic more than engineering. Although Mr. Drew remains convinced they're the same thing. The process of running the cartoon film through the machine for the figures to imprint upon themselves is going well. We've had several near successes. "
Thomas Connor’s third audio log

The Ink Machine is Joey Drew Studios' purchased machinery from the Bendy Franchise. The massive ink-powered machine was installed by the cartoon studio's owner Joey Drew and the Gent Company to create living entities for the animation company and created the Cycle.[1] Wally Franks was the only person allowed to be the attendant to the Ink Machine.[2][3] It is also the main plot device that's triggering many events because of the ink that flows through the machine.

General Description[]

Appearance[]

The machine is large, square, and robust in shape. Its outside is made up of several pipes, gears, pistons, and other attachments. A giant metal barrel filled with ink is connected to the rear of the machine. There is a large nozzle connected to its front, along with long, sprawling pipes underneath. The machine is also portable, being risen up and down the studio by several large, heavy chains.

Functions[]

It becomes apparent that the Ink Machine functions similar to a 3D printer, in which it turns 2D sketches into realistic, physical models. Later on, the Ink Machine becomes enchanted by mysterious circumstances so that it can create living cartoon characters out of living souls. Joey Drew wanted to bring cartoons into the real world using the Ink Machine, starting with Bendy, but the process of it went wrong and caused a corrupted version of Bendy to be born.

History[]

Early History[]

Sammy Lawrence mentions that the Ink Machine was installed by Joey Drew from the time when Sammy recorded his first tape, and it started leaking, causing the stairwell to get flooded by ink over three times the month prior afterwards preventing Sammy and other workers from entering and exiting the Music Department.

The progress report of Thomas Connor to the Gent Home Office reveals that the original purpose of the machine is to use the cartoons as a template to mold life-size figures of the cartoons.

Dreams Come to Life[]

The Ink Machine was stolen by Joey Drew from its creator Thomas Connor (Tom) after the creation of the Ink Demon. Joey was enraged by the soulless creature and how people would react to the creature, to the point of belittling and firing Thomas for it, before subsequently firing Allison Pendle for siding against Joey Drew's selfish judgment, though not before condemning her for disrespecting his wishes.

Bendy and the Ink Machine[]

  • In Chapter 1: Moving Pictures, the Ink Machine can be found within the studio's loading dock, which had been converted into a large shaft for it to be risen up and down from. In order to lift the Ink Machine up, Henry has to put both dry cells into the machine and pull the lever. After bringing the Ink Machine up, Henry's next task is to collect six items scattered around every room of the workshop, restore the ink pressure in the projector room, then finally switch it on via a switch in the break room. Activating the Ink Machine turns out as successful, seen pouring an endless amount of ink behind the now blocked entrance before the Ink Demon appears. After the Ink Demon flees away while the first floor of the studio begins flooding and collapsing, the Ink Machine lowers back by the chains, descending to lower levels as Henry will later witness during his journey.
  • In Chapter 2: The Old Song, a blueprint of the Ink Machine can be found on the office desk inside Sammy's office, which reveals some evident pieces about how the Ink Machine was made. Later on once escaping the ritual room, if one looks to the right where there's an ink puddle, one can see the Ink Machine being lowered with some sand sacks. After escaping from the ritual room, if walking backwards to the locked door from the ink pool to prevent the Ink Demon from popping out, Henry can hear the second Ink Machine itself running along with the whistle made from the Bendy cartoon.
  • In Chapter 3: Rise and Fall, the Ink Machine can be seen being lowered if one goes into the corridor on the right in the trailer room entered by the lever task with Boris. While traversing the stairs, if you look at the upper wall at a particular descent, you can see an old model of the Ink Machine in an opening blocked off by wooden boards. This is only a display and is not used in the game for any reason. Another blueprint of the Ink Machine can be found in the small workshop located on Level P.
  • In Chapter 4: Colossal Wonders, the Ink Machine can be seen being lowered at the end of the cavern just after one of Henry's horror visions ends. The Ink Machine can also be heard within the Haunted House.
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A realistic version of the Ink Machine seen in Joey's garage.

  • In Chapter 5: The Last Reel, towards the end, the Ink Machine appears which it is seen being lowered to the giant Ink Machine, revealed as only a small part of a bigger mechanical complex localized in the deep caverns of the studio.
  • In the epilogue, an old, realistic version of the Ink Machine can be seen in one of the rooms of Joey's apartment. It appears to be very rusty and dirty, much smaller, and has small wheels on the bottom. Gray discs can be seen on the top left.


Bendy and the Dark Revival[]

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The Ink Machine as it appears in Bendy and the Dark Revival's title reveal trailer.

The Ink Machine was later taken to Archgate Films after Nathan Arch bought the IP rights to the Bendy Franchise following Joey Drew's death. When the machine was being moved, part of the box it was in broke open and exposed a small portion of it. One of the people moving it, Wilson Arch, noticed this and realized what they were actually carrying.

Eventually, Wilson managed to use the machine to enter The Cycle for the first time and began experimenting with the Ink in the world and created the Keepers as a result.

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The Ink Machine as it appears in the Archgate museum.

Later, Wilson tricked Audrey Drew into reactivating the machine in the real world and dragged her with him into The Cycle for his plan to sacrifice her. During this time, Audrey can find a note from Gent CEO Alan Gray telling Joey Drew that if his studio goes bankrupt, he and the rest of Gent will reclaim all of the technology they gave him by force of necessary, including the Ink Machine. After killing Wilson, Audrey found another version of the Ink Machine further in Wilson's Laboratory. It's here where Shipahoy Wilson rises from the ink it produces and attempts to kill Audrey while cutting off her legs before he is killed by Ink Bendy.

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The Ink Machine inside a Gent Corporation truck.

Following the events of the game, the Ink Machine and the items for the pedestals needed to activate it are taken away by Gent in the real world to an unknown location.

The Ink Machine also appears in The Archives.

Trivia[]

  • InkMachine3D

    An old model of the Ink Machine in early beta.

    From old updates before the release of Chapter 4, the Ink Machine had a very different model. The machine was far smaller, lacking pipes underneath it along with some amount of details, and missing the chains above.
    • The Ink Machine's beta model found above one of the stairways is still used for Chapter 3, however.
    • The current design of the Ink Machine is revealed to be inspired by fans' favorite parts from the beta Ink Machine in The Archives.
  • Strangely, the plans for the Ink Machine V2 seen from Chapter 2 and 3 almost look, if not, identical to the beta version of the Ink Machine from older updates before Chapter 4's release.
  • When morphing the ink toy in Chapter 3, the Ink Machine that is shown is the beta model of the Ink Machine.
  • In Chapter 3, the sound of the activated Ink Machine is faintly heard in the background of Wally's third audio log, which is found on one of the barrels next to the waiting room on Level 11.

  • The Ink Machine reuses its model from Bendy and the Ink Machine. The only difference with it is that it has different textures.
  • It is unknown where the machine was taken to after the events of the game.
  • The Keepers were designed as a visual living representation of the Ink Machine itself: "Faceless beings made of gears and wires, with no sense of morality, ordered around like cattle. A creation living without purpose."

  • Audio[]

    For the ink machine.
    Its desc. the audio.
    The oldest ambiance of the Ink Machine running.
    The beta ambiance of the Ink Machine running.
    splat sounding like juice for the Ink Machine after Ink Bendy appears.
    The current ambiance of the Ink Machine running.
    The sound of sparks from the Ink Machine.
    The beta sound of the Ink Machine and whistle heard from behind the door in Chapter 2.
    A looping sound of the Ink Machine lift mechanisms heard.
    The sound of the Ink Machine's ascent now concluding.
    The sound of the Ink Machine going up from the darkness.

    References[]

    1. "So first Joey installs this Ink Machine over our heads. Then it begins to leak. Three times last month, we couldn't even get out of our department because the ink had flooded the stairwell." - Sammy Lawrence's audio log, Chapter 2
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    3. JoeyPapers.png
    Objects in Bendy and the Ink Machine
    Machines and technologies Audio LogInk MachineInk MakerMusic RadioPhonographProjectorPunch Card StandSwitchesTasty Eats Machine
    Transports BargeBridge MachineCartElevator
    Other objects Bendy StatueBoxesCutoutsInk ToyInstrumentsLittle Miracle StationSpoonToiletsToys
    Objects in Bendy and the Dark Revival
    Machines and technologies Ink Machine
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