Fourth wall breaks

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No breaking the fourth wall in the halls!

—Principal of the Thing

Fourth wall breaks are performance conventions used in fictional stories in which a character acknowledges the truth that they are in the media (video games, television shows, etc.), and are actually aware of being such, and speak to the person(s) of the real world.

This is one of the main elements for the Baldi's Basics games' storyline.

Description[]

The player (even though they are supposedly a child in the game) is determinant with no identified name, species, or gender; thus representing the person who is playing the game. In such a case, the characters, even Baldi himself, will break the fourth wall by speaking directly to the player without mentioning any functions of the whole game itself.

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Game instructions[]

• Baldi reminds the player about some of the game controls. (Baldi's Basics Plus)
• Baldi, after the player answers all three questions correctly in the first notebook, will tell the player that they have to use the left mouse button to pick an item up and that they have to right-click on an object they can use a Quarter on with it selected. In Birthday Bash, he will not talk about using right-clicking on an object because the Quarter is replaced to a present.

Game design[]

• The school rules prohibit breaking the fourth wall, although it could simply be an Easter egg.
• There is a red/green gradient poster informing that the school faculty cannot see windows for "unknown reasons" that have nothing to do with the game design.
• The test room also breaks the fourth wall because the 31718 code is the date (March 17, 2018) when the developer made the first announcement for Baldi's Basics Classic. The "THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGAN" message directly alludes to the start of the game's development. (Baldi's Basics Classic)
• Principal of the Thing will be seen after going through the series of four "The demo ends here." walls, saying "No breaking the fourth wall in the halls!". Walking through the "fourth wall" to trigger this hidden Easter egg is tongue-in-cheek humor. (Baldi's Basics - Field Trip demo: Camping)

In-game glitches[]

• The player can clip out of the starting location map. (Baldi's Basics - Field Trip demo: Camping)
• Baldi on Floor 3 says "What fun! Goo-" but cuts off before finishing up his line. (Baldi's Basics Plus)

Hidden assets[]

• 99 is a hidden number found throughout the series.
• Null is the only character who is absolutely aware of the video game and what is behind all of it, realizing why or how he is a character in the game, and what was happening to the game due to some known (purposeful) glitches and how one affected him. So upon meeting the player, he will say that the player must never tell anyone about the game, destroy it, and never return.

Trivia[]

• Baldi also breaks the fourth wall in various ways in both Baldi Mailbox and Nothing to Eat.

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