Bendy Theory/explanation.
Ink is split up into four types: Ink, Ink Demon, Toons, and the Dark Puddles.
Basic Ink is nothing real special its pretty much the ink we have in real life. However it can bring up Bold Emotions from inside people to over take the victim, as seen in TLOs [In the Ink World, Ink can be molded to hold shape The Gent tool makers)]
The first time the Ink was run through the machine it created the Ink Demon. The Demons young years were animal like; animalistic instincts and behavior. The Demon is very similar to Frankensteins Monster, a new born animal and from learning and how it was being treated grew up to be the monster. The similarly is very large; both being mistreated by their creators and growing from being animal like to being able to do practically what any human could. The Demon is also able to swim through Ink, control it and fuse into Ink making the Demon larger and stronger, It's unclear why it chooses Bendy as a base, but it's most likely because of all the cutouts and posters around.
When I say Toons I'm referring to both Cartoon characters (Alices, Boriss, and The Butcher Gangs) and Lost Ones + Searchers and other Ink Creatures. These are either human souls, or personified Ink. Souls are people who have been murdered and/or have gone through the ink process. I will be using four exspambles: Sammy, Buddy, Brant, and Alison. In the case of Sammy, he was drenched in Ink and had swallowed it, allowing it to attach to him. It made him obsessed with the Ink. I haven't come up with solid evidence of what his Bold Emotion is, but we do know he had seen the Ink Demon and started worshiping it even before he died, drowning people in Ink as sacrifices. The way he died isn't said, but I believe he drowned himself in Ink. Buddy was stained by the Ink after being lost in the music department and bumping into the Demon. Buddy's Bold Emotion is wanting to be recognized which is why he agrees to uncover the studios secret with Dot. While in the building late at night after saving Jacob, Buddy is eaten alive by the Demon, and was pulled out by Joey and transfer to Boris. (a straight use of the Ink Machine). Brant was crushed by a door and sucked back into the room by the Demon, and theoretically lached onto the Ink around him becoming a Lost One. Alison who isn't a dead person but is still living: needing to eat, and breathe and can still 'die'. These are usually full models and don't look like Lost Ones. They retain memories Joey had of the real life people they're based on. (Alison remembers Tom's name despite never meeting Thomas Connors real world counterpart.
The Dark Puddles are spots of Ink that host souls. They are almost like ponds in some places. The souls (and souless) can hear eachother and communicate and even speak aloud. I like to think of them almost like The Cluster from Steven Universe. "A Screaming Well Of Voices" as Susie says, a mess of souls wanting to escape. The Dark Puddles is where Henry or Audrey end up after dying, still being able to leave and form back to their bodies but with some hardship. Anyone who dies in the Ink World is drawn to these puddles. Don't confuse the Dark Puddles with Searchers, Searchers sit as puddles until wanting to move where they spout up and crawl, but Dark Puddles are simply large bodies of Ink (as towards the start of BATDR)
I wrote this for my friend, very tired, so if I got something that was already disproven or something sorry. I've read all the books and played every game but that doesn't mean I don't forget things lol.
I plan to make a full vid on this, but the new book might mess with me ;-;
