The new trailer for the upcoming fourth chapter ofPoppy Playtimehas just been revealed, and it reveals the deceptively adorable villain of the next chapter, Yarnaby. A teaser of the next chapter was shared last month showing a graveyard of toys, with a mysterious smiling sheep on the thumbnail. However, the official Chapter 4 trailer shows that the real threat is much cuter and even more terrifying.
The trailer, released by developersMob Entertainmenton their YouTube channel, shows the player moving through the “bowels of the Playtime Co. factory,” before being confronted by the upcoming chapter’s new villain, acuddly lion-like creature with a round face, dopey smile, huge round eyes, and a colorful yarn mane around its face.
It actually looks incredibly cute, until, that is, its face opens up to reveal a terrifying maw with two sets of teeth. The design is the perfect intersection between sweet and horrifying and many fans are praising Mob Entertainment forYarnaby’s striking design and the developers' ability to create tension and dreadwithout relying on jump scares.
Yarnaby Is Not So Sweet And Cuddly
He’s Much More Frightening Than Baba Chops
Last month’sPoppy PlaytimeChapter 4 teaser trailershowed fans a glimpse of the lower levels of the factory, which contain a huge mountain of discarded toys. The most mysterious part, though, was the appearance of the black sheep Baba Chops devouring a small DogDay toy. Fans naturally assumed that this was a sneak preview of the next chapter’s villain.
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The new trailer, though, shows thatthe actual big bad of Chapter 4 will be the not-so-cuddly Yarnaby,as predicted byThe Game Theoristsin a recent video picking apart the teaser. Reactions to the reveal veer between thinking the monster is cute and immediately regretting thinking so. As YouTuber userceejay4486puts it, “Awww! It looks friendly- NEVERMIND! NEVERMIND!”
Poppy Playtime Will Be Coming To All Platforms
Chapters 2 and 3 Arriving On Switch on Halloween
Although all thePoppy Playtimedesignsso far have been nostalgic and fairly cute, Yarnaby’s derpy expression and colorful mane make him stand out from the rest,and I have no doubt that he will quickly become a fan favorite. I also love to see Mob Entertainment get better and better with each installment at creating an atmosphere of horror and discomfort.
And the title will soon be able to reach even more people with its horror, asPoppy Playtimewill be available on consoles as of October 31. The second and third chapters are coming out on the Switch on Halloween, making Chapter 4 the first time all the consoles will be getting the new chapter simultaneously. The release window for Chapter 4 ofPoppy Playtimeis still sometime in January, and no specific date has been announced yet.
