Baldi

Baldi is the titular character of the Baldi's Basics series. He is the head teacher of the Schoolhouse and Super Schoolhouse, giving the Player math problems in the You Can Think Pad or Math Machine to solve in notebooks before they can collect them. As the whole game is not what it first seems, a twist reveals that he is the active main antagonist angered when a single mistake by the Player is made, at least by answering a question wrong in the You Can Think Pad. With Machine Noise
==Description==
Baldi is a poorly modeled CGI character with an appearance as that of a seemingly bald human figure with long, skinny fingers, pale-tan skin, red lips, and what seems to be a singular copper strand of hair on his head. He wears a long-sleeved green shirt, blue jeans, and light brown shoes. Even though he has no visible ears, the description mentions that Baldi has an excellent sense of hearing.
Strangely enough, Baldi's facial expression while chasing the Player, while heavily compressed and distorted, is neutral and not one of anger.
Upon hacking and putting them side by side, tutor Baldi (Baldi when he is not angry) and Baldi (When he is angry) actually have different heights. Based on the scaling of Baldi's ruler, Tutor Baldi is about 6.6 feet (201.17 centimeters) tall, while angry Baldi is about 6.9 feet (210.31 centimeters) tall.
==Personality==
Baldi is known for his eerily nonchalant demeanor, being mentally unstable, and his hidden dangerous and murderous persona. He carries a facade of friendliness and a relaxed demeanor, though it most likely is his default mental state. He warmly greets students and uses positive reinforcement when they correctly answer his questions. He loves math, and believes everyone else does. His love for the subject is so strong that when other people fail to answer a math question, his psyche shatters and he undergoes a disturbing personality change. His formerly talkative and affable nature completely disappears, and he drastically changes into a cold man keen on delivering corporal punishment for the minor mistake. It is also possible that Baldi's mental stability is seen only when people follow what he wants. He slaps his ruler in his hand like some sort of compulsive habit, and slowly but surely chases his quarry, growing faster the angrier he gets. After collecting notebooks, he gives students a chance to leave the school, albeit in a limited time span and laughs at their escape efforts. It is unknown if he is a psychopath or sociopath, but given that he manages a school, the former is more likely.
==Artificial Intelligence==
===Main Gameplay===
;Baldi's Basics Plus
At the beginning of the floor, Baldi happily greets and welcomes the Player to his Super Schoolhouse in a friendly manner. Baldi's greeting is changed over the floor:
*Floor 1: "Oh, hi! Let's play hide and seek!"
*Floor 2: "You're good! Let's keep playing!"
*Floor 3: "What fun! Goo-"
Once the Player is far away enough from Baldi, if they hide in one of the nearby blue lockers or if they use the Dangerous Teleporter, he will hold a ruler on his hand and start chasing the Player. However, in Explorer Mode, Baldi will just disappear and will not harm the Player.Baldi is the main threat in the school, as he is the only character in the school that can cause a game over. Unlike other characters, Baldi's movement is a bit different, only appearing to teleport a short distance towards the Player every time he makes a "slap" sound with his ruler. He also has a unique way of finding the Player: if they open a door, Baldi will instantly head for that door. Besides this, there are also few characters who are capable of attracting Baldi's attention:
*Chalkles - When the Player spends over 15 seconds in the Classroom.
*Mrs. Pomp - If the Player enters Mrs. Pomp's room while late.
*Principal of the Thing - If the Principal teleports the Player to detention.
*Arts and Crafters - When he teleports the Player.
There are multiple ways to prevent Baldi from hearing the Player:
*Noise Phone - Inputting the Quarter in it will make the phone emit a buzz-like static noise.
*Alarm Clock - Distracts Baldi.
*Baldi's Least Favorite Tape - Creates buzz-like statics via the Tape Player.
*WD-NoSquee - Makes doors and lockers silent.
If the Player is not seen or heard by Baldi for two hallway turns, he will start wandering in random directions until he notices the Player again. However, when Baldi passes a window and the Player sees Baldi through the window, he won't head for the room behind the window, because he has no eyesight through windows, like Principal of the Thing and Gotta Sweep, as mentioned in one of the posters.
Everytime the Player collects the notebook, Baldi's slap intervals become shorter and shorter, thus making him move quicker and quicker.
Baldi's movement can also be slowed down if he is hit by Beans' bubblegum, giving the Player more time to get away from him.
If Baldi catches the Player, he will shift the Player's view straight to his face and he will make a very loud, startling, glitch-like noise. The map de-loads around him and the Player as the jumpscare scene plays out. The Player will then be sent to a game over screen, before returning back to the elevator.
There are several items to use against Baldi for the Player's survival:
*BSODA - Pushes Baldi away, especially useful when he is very close to the Player.
*An Apple for Baldi - Prevents Baldi from catching the Player, used as a one-time shield.
*Dangerous Teleporter - Used to teleport to a random area to get away from the close-approaching Baldi, works even during the final part of each level.
*Portal Poster - Convenient for getting to another room or hallway quickly, as Baldi can't follow through the Portal Poster.
;Baldi's Basics Classic
Before obtaining the first notebook in one of the beginning classrooms, the Player needs to solve three math problems with the You Can Think Pad. During this time, Baldi gives instructions and reads out the questions. If all three questions are then answered correctly, Baldi will award the Player with a quarter. To get the second notebook, the Player will have to answer three more math problems, but after solving the second problem, the third question is corrupted and impossible to solve. Numbers in Baldi's dialogue are censored with static noises.When the Player gets their first problem wrong in the You Can Think Pad, Baldi's face will become distorted, making him appear to be frowning intensely, and his eyebrows will furrow. He either says "I HEAR EVERY DOOR YOU OPEN" or "I GET ANGRIER FOR EVERY PROBLEM YOU GET WRONG". If the Player gets all 3 questions wrong on Story Mode, he will instead display "I HEAR MATH THAT BAD". After the Player fails a question, Baldi disappears on the bottom left-hand corner of the You Can Think Pad for the rest of the notebooks. Once the Player exits the You Can Think Pad after getting their first problem wrong, Baldi begins to chase the Player through the school, signaling his movement and location by making a smacking sound by hitting a ruler on his hand.
Baldi puts 3 subject problems in every notebook the Player must answer correctly. If the Player gets an answer wrong, Baldi's slap intervals become shorter and shorter, thus making him move quicker and quicker. Every notebook (except the first one) will always end with an unsolvable problem, making Baldi's slap intervals shorter per notebook collected. It is worth to note that Baldi will stop moving while the Player is using the You Can Think Pad."Yeah... Baldi stops moving when you're in the You Can Think Pad, so ..." - Live stream archive 38:36~38:45
Once the Player has 6 notebooks, Baldi will be moving at the same speed as the Player, and the only way to outrun him is by running. At 7 notebooks, Baldi is a lot faster than the Player even when running. The only way to get away from him then is by using a BSODA or getting pushed by 1st Prize or Gotta Sweep (note that some pushes of 1st Prize and Gotta Sweep can go directly into Baldi).
===Field Trips===
Baldi will appear in all field trips. Note that if Baldi catches the Player in any field trip, they will be sent back to the floor they were currently on without any extra items.
*In the camping field trip, Baldi will appear wearing a camping hat and a backpack. The Player's task is to collect firewood and use them to refill the campfire. If the Player fails to keep the fire going until the timer runs out, an angry Baldi will spawn in the burnt-out firewood, and begin to chase them. He will move very fast and become almost impossible to escape, with nothing being able to slow him down as the forest lacks any useful items.
*In the farm field trip, Baldi is seen wearing a farmer's uniform. He will only spawn to chase the Player if they failed to reach the flag pole after the timer runs out.
===Challenges===
In each challenge, Baldi will not greet the Player. Instead, he will try to catch them once they walk out of the elevator.
*In the Stealthy Challenge, Baldi only stays in the Principal's Office and does not leave. So, if the Player gets into detention, they will quickly get caught by Baldi.
*In the Speedy Challenge, Baldi, along with the Player, will move excessively faster.
*In the Grapple Challenge, Baldi's speed has been roughly doubled to counter the speed of the Grappling Hook.
===Other Appearances===
*In Baldi's Basics Classic, this game marks Baldi's first debut, with a role similar to his appearance in Baldi's Basics Plus. Getting caught by Baldi will directly send the Player back to the main menu. In the alternate ending where the Player meets Filename2, Baldi will be seen inside his office stretched out.
*In Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash, Baldi remains the same like in the original classic version but wears a party hat (which jumps each time when slapping his ruler in his hostile state) for the celebration of the game's 1st anniversary. As soon as the Player reaches at the last exit door in the Cafeteria, Baldi and the rest of the school characters will appear to shout a surprise for the Player. Baldi then encourages the Player to blow out the birthday cake's candle, which grants the Player access to the Glitched School.
*In Baldi's Basics - Field Trip demo: Camping, Baldi will first appear standing next to "his" bus. Later on camping at the forest, before he "leaves" to set up the bear traps, Baldi tells the Player to gather firewood for the fire. Getting caught by Baldi in this demo results in a game over.
*In Baldi's Basics Full Game Early Demo, Baldi will greet and willing to play "hide-and-seek" with the Player in his normal talkative way, then begins his chase when the Player walks far away from him. As part of one of the random events featured, Baldi's ruler breaks, so that the Player can't hear him coming for a short period of time. Once the Player has found the 8 notebooks and triggered 3 of the exit elevators, Baldi will gradually go faster and faster until he goes so fast, he is impossible to run away from. Which means that the Player has to hurry to reach the final elevator.
*In Baldi's Basics Kickstarter Exclusive Demo, Baldi acts mostly the same as in the early demo, except that when the Player makes a noise, such as opening a door or getting attacked by Chalkles, there is a new implemented feature when an image of Baldi's head appears in the corner of the screen indicating whether he now knows where the Player is.
*In Baldi's Basics - Challenges Demo, Baldi only appears in three challenges: Speedy, Stealthy and Grapple Challenges.
==Slap Interval==
Baldi has a certain "slap interval" when he chases the Player. The slap intervals differ between the games.
Baldi's shortest slap interval is four smacks every 3 seconds, and the intervals get shorter by 0.25 seconds for every notebook the Player collects (except the eighth and ninth notebooks). However, if Baldi is going faster than his minimum speed, he will cool down to his maximum slap interval, which is dependent on the number of notebooks collected.
===General===
Condition Needed 	Interval (seconds)
0 Notebooks collected 	3.00
1 Notebook collected 	2.50
2 Notebooks collected 	2.25
3 Notebooks collected 	2.00
4 Notebooks collected 	1.75
5 Notebooks collected 	1.50
6 Notebooks collected 	1.25
7 Notebooks collected 	1.00
8 Notebooks collected 	0.83
9 Notebooks collected 	0.75
Running out of time in the farm field trip 	0.50 (Sometimes 0)
When the fire burns out in the camping field trip	0.50 (Sometimes 0)
===Baldi's Basics Classic + Birthday Bash===
Condition Needed 	Maximum Interval (seconds)
1 or 2 notebooks collected 	2.25 (Slower than the Player's walking speed.)
3 notebooks collected 	2.00
4 notebooks collected 	1.75 (Same speed as the Player's walking speed.)
5 notebooks collected 	1.50
6 notebooks collected 	1.25 (Same speed as the Player's running speed)
7 notebooks collected 	1.00 (Baldi can catch the Player even when they are running.)
7 notebooks collected (Prior to V1.3)	0.75 (Baldi can catch the Player even when they are running.)
===Full Game Early Demo===
Condition Needed 	Interval (seconds)
0 notebooks collected at the beginning	3.00
1 notebook collected 	2.50
2 notebooks collected 	2.25
3 notebooks collected 	2.00
4 notebooks collected 	1.75
5 notebooks collected 	1.50
6 notebooks collected 	1.25
7 notebooks collected 	1.00
8 notebooks collected 	1.00
The end of the game 	1.00 - 0 (gets smaller as time goes)
===Challenges===
<tabber>Stealthy Challenge =
Condition Needed 	Interval (seconds)
0 notebooks collected	0.75
1 notebook collected 	0.71
2 notebooks collected	0.67
3 notebooks collected	0.64
4 notebooks collected	0.60
5 notebooks collected	0.57
6 notebooks collected	0.53
7 notebooks collected	0.50
|-|Speedy Challenge =
Condition Needed 	Interval (seconds)
0 notebooks collected 	0
1 notebook collected 	0
2 notebooks collected 	0
3 notebooks collected 	0
4 notebooks collected 	0
5 notebooks collected 	0
6 notebooks collected 	0
7 notebooks collected 	0
8 notebooks collected 	0
9 notebooks collected 	0
10 notebooks collected	0
11 notebooks collected	0
12 notebooks collected	0
13 notebooks collected	0
14 notebooks collected	0
15 notebooks collected	0
16 notebooks collected	0
17 notebooks collected	0
18 notebooks collected	0
19 notebooks collected	0
20 notebooks collected	0
21 notebooks collected	0
22 notebooks collected	0
23 notebooks collected	0
24 notebooks collected	0
25 notebooks collected	0
|-|Grapple Challenge =
Condition Needed 	Interval (seconds)
0 notebooks collected	3.00
1 notebook collected 	2.00
2 notebooks collected	1.50
3 notebooks collected	1.00
4 notebooks collected	0.80
5 notebooks collected	0.75
6 notebooks collected	0.60
7 notebooks collected	0.50
</tabber>
==Trivia==
;General
*Baldi makes a guest appearance as one of the enemies in the Indie horror game Strange Terror From The Deep, with mystman12 providing the voice dialogue for him."Special thanks to Mystman12 for providing the voice lines for Baldi, a rare monster you'll encounter in Strange Terror From The Deep." - Description in the Strange Terror From The Deep teaser video
**Baldi's "Thanks for playing! Come back soon!" quote is later reused for the early, Kickstarter exclusive, challenges demo and the full game.
*Baldi makes a cameo in Night of the Consumers as a plush in the left pocket of the backpack in the beginning.
*The audio for Baldi smacking his ruler was made by mystman12 slapping his hand with a plastic ruler even though Baldi uses a wooden one in the game."The Baldi ruler sound I legitimate just took a ruler and slapped it on my hand from the mic. It was a plastic ruler, so it's not completely accurate, but it's good enough." - Live stream archive 1:7:50~1:8:2
*mystman12 voiced Baldi and It's a Bully in the "Baldi gets bullied" video by Xploshi."New video out! A huge thank you to @mystman12 for voicing Baldi and the Bully, and @PajamaFrix for the 3d models and vhs effect! Super proud of this one :)" - Xploshi. July, 13, 2020. Twitter
*Despite Principal of the Thing being the official principal, Baldi refers to the school as "his" Schoolhouse. It is possible that he owns the schoolhouse with the Principal of the Thing managing it.
*mystman12's first drawings of Baldi were from a set of comics he made named Baldimore."It went like this: My sister made a comic, so I wanted to make a comic! So I slapped this mess together." - mystman12. May 15, 2018. Twitter
**Baldi has a son"Basically, Baldi walks up to his son (At this point in time, him having a son may or may not be canon.) who is watching..." - mystman12. August 10 ,2018. Twitter and a wife"Baldi's wife (Again, I'm not entirely sure what still is and isn't canon at the moment!) wants him to change back, but Baldi is just happy to have more hair!" - mystman12. August 11, 2018. Twitter in mystman12's old comics, but mystman12 has said that he does not know which facts about Baldi are still canon.
**He called this comic as Baldimore because he was bald, his name was Baldi, he always wanted more food and he lived in Baltimore. The name of this comic was based on the ideas in his childhood."The comic was called Baldimore because Baldi was bald, his name was Baldi, he always wanted more food (I want MORE... IMORE... or something.), he lived in Baltimore, and because I had horrible ideas as a kid." - mystman12. May 15, 2018. Twitter
*mystman12 said that he might make it canon for Baldi's last name to be Baldimore after making his Mii for him."To clarify, I meant that this Mii's last name is Baldimore because I didn't know what else to put... but maybe I should make it canon anyways because why not. :P" - mystman12. June 8, 2018. Twitter
*In the Bad Ball microgame made by mystman12, Baldi wears a blue shirt instead of a green one. He noticed this after recording the video."Yep! It's strange, I feel like green has always been the color I've used for his clothes, but when I went to record this I noticed he was wearing blue. I'm not sure when I decided green should be his signature color, but I guess it was after I made this." - mystman12. May 21, 2018. Twitter
*Baldi is 29 years old."He is probably about like 29..." - Live stream archive 29:49~29:52
*Baldi's birthday is on June 3."June 3!" - mystman12. August 22, 2018. Twitter
*mystman12 originally intended for Baldi to teach more subjects than just math, but due to timing constraints in the Meta Game Jam, and also to make it more fair to international players, he ultimately decided to use only one subject for the original version.
**It is possible that more subjects may be added in the full game.
*It is possible Baldi liking apples is inspired by the stereotype of teachers loving apples.
*Baldi's voice was inspired by the character from the franchise.
*Baldi is possibly named after the 1995 strategy game: .
*Baldi waving animation but his left arm breaks with a down is possibly broken in classic, birthday bash, full game, Kickstarter, challenges, plus etc.
*The overall image of Baldi giving thumbs up when the game is downloaded over hundred-thousand times is a reference to Sonic Schoolhouse's image screen when beating the level with all 10/10 correct answers.
*Spoken by mystman12 during his livestream, some lines have references to other media:
**The line where Baldi says "FUS RO DAH!" is a reference to one of the dragon shouts from the game .
**Another Baldi's line "Hadouken!" is a direct reference to the 1987 video game: in which the character Ryu will shout the same phrase when using one of his special moves.
**Baldi's "Open Salami!" line is one of the Mario's voices from the game .
*Baldi's waving animation was actually a mistake, but it was used in the game due to its creepier appearance."I went with CG for the reasons mentioned above, but also because it gave me the opportunity to do crazy stuff when animating him, like his wonky hand wave (That was actually a mistake, but I felt it was creepier so I left it! :P)" - How Baldi's Basics taps into the real horror of '90s edutainment by Joel Couture | Gamasutra
*The variant of Baldi with the camping suit was planned to have a plush and an action figure. But they, along with the Arts and Crafters beanie plush were all cancelled for unknown reasons.
*It is unknown how Baldi catches the player when his ruler breaks
;Baldi's Basics Plus
*Baldi's description in the Principal's Office has a misspelling of 'incredible'. It is spelled as "increible" instead.
*It is possible to use Baldi's incredible hearing to trick him into moving in the wrong direction. With blue doors, the Player can simply open them, then move away from them in the opposite direction of Baldi. Baldi will move in the direction of the door and then move around randomly.
**Of course, opening any other door after the first one will cause the trick to fail, as Baldi will follow that door sound instead. Crossing Baldi's line of sight in the meantime will cancel the effect as well, and this happens even through closed swinging doors. This makes the trick difficult to pull off sometimes.
*By hacking the game and going noclip and out of the school, Baldi will always try to pass the wall until the Player gets back to the school. In other words, Baldi cannot go through walls.
*Giving an apple to Baldi will make him happy, but he still tries to get the character. This could be because he takes the apple from the Player's inventory.
*Many people think that Baldi says "You failed all seven notebooks!". However, mystman12 himself has confirmed it is "found" and not "failed," and he was completely unaware of the debate prior to being questioned about it."It's "you FOUND". I wasn't even aware there was a debate until now. :P" - mystman12. May 28, 2018. Twitter
*The new audios appear to be with interference on the microphone.
*In the name entry screen of the green color from the Baldi's shirt looks weaker due to lighting in Anim8or.
*Tutor Baldi doesn't have a hitbox, this can be seen if the Player sprays a BSODA at Tutor Baldi.
**Farmer and Camping Baldi don't have a hitbox either.
;Baldi's Basics Classic
*Before V1.3, if the Player gets 12 or more questions wrong, Baldi would go so fast that his ruler sound effect will glitch, and no matter how far away he's from them, he will immediately know where they are (even if they're using the Baldi Anti Hearing and Disorienting Tape item), and he will catch the Player in about 3 to 5 seconds (unless the Player gets lucky). This means that it is not possible to escape him once this happens. As of V1.3, this was fixed and it is now limited to only 1 speed amp per notebook (though if the Player gets two or three questions wrong in a notebook, Baldi's speed will temporarily increase beyond one amp before slowing back down to the proper next increment).
*Baldi's jumpscare sound was made when mystman12 imported a non-audio file into Audacity as "Raw Data", but he doesn't remember what settings he used to get the sound."Hmm, if I recall correctly I think I loaded a random non-audio file into Audacity via the "Import > Raw data" tool. I don't remember what kind of file or what kind of settings I used though. Generally though, importing a non-audio file into Audacity is a good way to get horrible sounds like that."- mystman12's Twitter DM
*mystman12 has revealed that at some point during development, Baldi had an unused dialogue file with a "parrot noise" at the end of the line in a reference to from the show , however it seems that it was not left in the files of any version."You know... Like Ms. Fowl from Jimmy Neutron, I actually have an unused audio file that I have in my with all my Baldi voice recordings called Ms. Fowl ..." - Live stream archive 31:50~32:00
*On mobile version, when the Player answers all three questions correctly in the first notebook, Baldi will say "You did great! Come here and get your prize! A shiny quarter!", but he does not give instructions on how to use items as mobile devices don't have mouses and keyboards.
*Prior to V1.3, Baldi's beginning speed was slower, and his speed when all 7 notebooks were collected was faster. This makes the game slightly easier, as Baldi's beginning speed doesn't really matter as much as his final speed.
**Also, in V1.3 and later, Baldi's speed upon getting all questions wrong in a notebook is faster than normal, but will soon slow back down if the Player waits for a while before getting another notebook.
*In Baldi's Basics Classic versions 1.4 to 1.4.3 and Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash, when Baldi catches the Player, a speeding black wall appears before displaying a game over image.
;Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash
*"A shiny quarter!" and "Then, when you find something you can use it on, right click on the object with the quarter selected! That's how you use items, you know." quotes were removed because Baldi gives the Player a Present instead of a quarter.
;Baldi's Basics Full Game Early Demo
*The audio of Baldi congratulating the Player for collecting all notebooks is reused from the classic edition, with the exception the number 8 quote (used for the You Can Think Pad) replacing 7.
*The audio after collecting all notebooks is more echoed and less loud than the one from classic and Birthday Bash editions.
==Glitches==
;Baldi's Basics Plus
*Baldi's hand is cut off in the name entry screen because the white screen covers his hand.
*Baldi's lip syncing while holding the clipboard seems to be endless even when he's not talking.
*If the outdoor area is close enough to Baldi, walking up to the bus doesn't start the chase and the School track will play through the entire field trip.
*When Baldi says "What fun! Good!", the word "good" is cut off and also has quite a long delay.
;Baldi's Basics Classic
*When Baldi frowns upon the Player incorrectly answering a question for the first time before starting his chase, his lips seem to break on the sides.
*In V1.3 and later, if the Player gets one answer wrong and the other two correct on the first notebook, sometimes Baldi will go at his max speed and his ruler slap will be glitched (some platforms won't have the ruler slap glitch, as it will be just a lot of slaps). However, Baldi is not dangerous at this time, because he always teleports behind the swinging doors after the Player gets their first question wrong (to give the Player space to exit the classroom and run away), and he can't open the swinging doors until the Player acquires the second notebook. Once they do, his speed goes back to normal.
*In V1.2.2 and earlier, if the Player got 12 or more questions wrong, Baldi will become intensely fast and his ruler sound will glitch (some platforms won't have the ruler slap glitch, as it will be just a lot of slaps).
*Prior to V1.2.2, sometimes, the BSODA will pass through Baldi and not push him away.
*If the Player walks into any corner in the school, Baldi can't catch them, but they are stuck in place, making the Player's only option to walk into Baldi and cause the game to end.
**However, if the trick is done in a school faculty room, the Principal can enter and send the player to detention before Baldi can catch them.
*In the Google Play and iOS versions, if Baldi catches the Player after having all 7 notebooks, his jumpscare sound does not play.
;Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash
*In the mobile version of the Birthday Bash edition, Baldi still says "Just click on it with the left mouse button to pick it up!".
;Baldi's Basics - Field Trip demo: Camping
*In the field trip demo, Baldi will always say "Let's go camping" every time the Player leaves the school, if they're going back in then back out.
*When Baldi gets angry at the Player in the field trip demo, the brim of his hiking cap is strangely absent, possibly due to the smaller size of his sprite.
;Baldi's Basics Full Game Early Demo
*In the early demo and the Kickstarter exclusive demo, Baldi will stick close to the Player if they spray the BSODA at him when he's eating an Apple. This will directly give the Player an instant game over after Baldi is done eating. This glitch was fixed in Baldi's Basics Plus.
;Baldi's Basics Kickstarter Exclusive Demo
*In V1.2, Baldi can somehow phase through BSODA, it is unsure whether this is intentional, or a bug.
*In the field trips prior to V1.1, Baldi's ruler sprite sheets in the camping trip and farm trip switch places.
*In version 1.2, he says "Full Game Public Demo" instead of "Kickstarter Exclusive Demo" in the title screen.
;Baldi's Basics - Challenges Demo
*When Baldi catches the Player, sometimes his face will not be seen.
==Audio==
<tabber>Quotes=
;Baldi's Basics Plus
Quote	Subtitles 	Description
 	Oh, hi! Welcome to my Super Schoolhouse! To come on in, just click on your name! Or, if you haven't been here before, just type it in! And then, click on it. It's that easy! Haha!	In the name entry screen.
 	Welcome! Since you're new, be sure to check out the controls! 	When the Player is first time playing with the name in the entry screen.
 	Oh, hi! Let's play hide and seek! 	When starting the Hide-and-Seek or Explorer mode.
 	You're good! Let's keep playing! 	In the intro for Floor 2.
 	What fun! ... Goo- 	In the intro for Floor 3.
 	987654321! (Seemingly sounds like Baldi's number voice lines mixed up together.) 	When starting to chase the Player.
 	Ready or not, here I come! 	After the countdown is over. (Note that his voice will either speed up or slow down.)
 	An Apple? For me? Thanks! 	When given an Apple for Baldi.
 	Yum! 	Eating an Apple.
 	Vfx_run 	Rare sound when eating an Apple.
 	Let's go camping! 	Before starting the camping field trip.
 	WOW! 	When the firewood gets put into the fire and the Player earns extra points. It also plays when the Player input the correct Number Balloon into the Math Machine. In Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash, it plays after the Player corrected the puzzle that how many SpoopBalloons of each color can be found. In the full game early access trailer, it plays at the end of the video.
 	Let's go to the farm! 	Before starting the farm field trip.
 	Thanks for playing... Come back soon! 	When pressing the button on the title screen to exit the game.
;Baldi's Basics Classic
Quote	Transcript 	Description
 	Welcome to Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning! That's me! 	In the main menu of Baldi's Basics Classic.
 	Oh, hi! Welcome to my Schoolhouse! 	When the Player starts the game in Baldi's Basics Classic.
 	You need to collect 2 notebooks before you can use these doors. 	When the Player tries to open one of the three swinging doors without two notebooks around their start location. In Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash, it plays when the Player answered a question wrong in the glitched areas with low pitched voice.
 	Now it's time for everybody's favorite subject: Math! Answer the three questions correctly, and you might get something special! 	When the Player interacts with the first notebook on the beginning without any question answered.
 	Just type the correct answer into the empty box. Press the ENTER key on your keyboard when you think you have the right answer. 	Baldi teaching the Player how to answer a question. (Removed in V1.4, but re-added in V1.4.1, unused on mobile version)
 	Problem 1! 	Can be heard when the Player must answer the first question on a first or second notebook.
 	Problem 2! 	Can be heard when the Player must answer the second question on a first or second notebook.
 	Problem 3! 	Can be heard when the Player must answer the third question on a first or second notebook.
 	Zero. 	Baldi teaching the Player numbers on the problem. (1st/2nd notebook only)
 	One. 	Baldi teaching the Player numbers on the problem. (1st/2nd notebook only)
 	Two. 	Baldi teaching the Player numbers on the problem. (1st/2nd notebook only)
 	Three. 	Baldi teaching the Player numbers on the problem. (1st/2nd notebook only)
 	Four. 	Baldi teaching the Player numbers on the problem. (1st/2nd notebook only)
 	Five. 	Baldi teaching the Player numbers on the problem. (1st/2nd notebook only)
 	Six. 	Baldi teaching the Player numbers on the problem. (1st/2nd notebook only)
 	Seven. 	Baldi teaching the Player numbers on the problem. (1st/2nd notebook only)
 	Eight. 	Baldi teaching the Player numbers on the problem. (1st/2nd notebook only)
 	Nine. 	Baldi teaching the Player numbers on the problem. (1st/2nd notebook only)
 	Plus, 	Can be heard when the Player has an addition problem/question. (1st/2nd notebook)
 	Minus, 	Can be heard when the Player has a subtraction problem/question. (1st/2nd notebook)
 	Times, 	Can be heard in the 3rd question in the second notebook. (If the Player answered all three questions right in the first notebook)
 	Equals... 	When Baldi waits for the Player to an answer.
 	Aha, you got it! 	When the Player answers a question correctly in the first or second notebook.
 	Great job! That's right! 	When the Player answers a question correctly in the first or second notebook.
 	Good one! 	When the Player answers a question correctly in the first or second notebook.
 	You're doing fantastic! 	When the Player answers a question correctly in the first or second notebook.
 	I can't believe it... you're incredible! 	When the Player answers a question correctly in the first or second notebook.
 	You did great! Come here and get your prize! A shiny quarter! Just click on it with the left mouse button to pick it up! Then, when you find something you can use it on, right click on the object with the quarter selected! That's how you use items, you know.	When the Player answered all questions correctly on the first notebook in Baldi's Basics Classic. (Except for the mobile version.)
 	You did great! Come here and get your prize! A shiny quarter!. 	When the Player answered all questions correctly on the first notebook in Baldi's Basics Classic. (mobile version in PC version gamefiles)
 	CONGRATULATIONS! YOU FOUND ALL 7 NOTEBOOKS! NOW ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS: GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!! HEH-HEEEEEEEH! 	When the Player collects all 7 notebooks in Story Mode.
;Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash
Quote	Transcript 	Description
 	Welcome to the Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash! Come on in, and have a blast! 	In the main menu of Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash.
 	Oh, hi! Welcome to my party! 	When the Player starts the game.
 	You did great! Come here and get your prize! Just click on it with the left mouse button to pick it up!	When the Player answered all questions correctly on the first notebook in Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash.
 	Surprise! Go on, blow out the candle! 	When the Player collectes 7 notebooks and reaches the last yellow door in the cafeteria.
;Baldi's Basics - Field Trip demo: Camping
Quote	Subtitles 	Description
 	All right, all set! I'll go set up the bear traps! I want you to keep the fire going. Go out into the woods to collect firewood, then bring it back to refuel the fiiire. The bigger the fire is, the more points you'll earn! Alright, go for it!	When Baldi is explaining to the Player how to play the camping field trip.
;Baldi's Basics Full Game Early Demo
Quote	Subtitles (Transcript) 	Description
 	Welcome to the Baldi's Basics Full Game Public Demo! The game is still under development, so everything seen here is subject to change! ... For all I know, the final product could be a free-to-play match three in-app purchase. Heh-heh-heh-heeeeeeh!	In the main menu of the early demo.
 	CONGRATULATIONS! YOU FOUND ALL 8 NOTEBOOKS! NOW ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS... GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!! HEH-HEEEEEEEH! 	When the Player collects all 8 notebooks.
 	Congratulations! You beat my demo! *glitched voice* 	When the Player completes the early demo.
;Baldi's Basics Kickstarter Exclusive Demo
Quote	Transcript	Description
 	Welcome to the Baldi's Basics Kickstarter Exclusive Demo! The game is still under development, so everything seen here is subject to change!
*3 minutes of silence*
Heh-heh-heh-heeeeeeh!	In the main menu of Kickstarter exclusive demo.
;Baldi's Basics - Challenges Demo
Quote	Transcript	Description
 	Welcome to the Baldi's Basics - Challenges Demo! The game is still in development, so everything seen here is subject to change!
*20 seconds of silence*
*robotic voice* For all I know, the final product could be a free-to-play match three in-app purchase!
Heh-heh-heh-heeeeeeh!	In the main menu of challenges demo.
|-|Sounds =
Sound 	Subtitles 	Description
File:Baldi ruler.ogg‎	*SLAP* 	Baldi slapping his ruler on his hand.
File:BAL Break.ogg‎ 	*SNAP* 	Baldi's ruler breaking.
 	*CRONCH*, *CRUNCH*	Baldi eating an Apple.
 	LOL (unused) 	Baldi's dabbing noise in the Hide-and-Seek mode's ending.
Screech
Corruption
Corruption2
GlassBoom
SteamExplode
Buzz
What
Creepy
NO	BUZZ 	A series of loud noises that occur when Baldi catches the Player.The first static noise only plays in the classic and Birthday Bash editions.
|-|Unused/removed =
Quote	Transcript 	Description
 	Divided by. 	Not used. Due to when Baldi gives a question like 1 divided by 0 and so on, being impossible to solve.
 	Use the number buttons to enter an answer, once you think you have it right, press the OK button.	Baldi teaching the Player how to answer a question.
|-|Livestream =
Transcript 	Timestamp
Hello? 	4:08
Yay... 	5:25
..Did great! 	5:29
Just click on it with the left mouse button! 	5:35
No, I won't do a Baldi voice!... Oh wait... 	11:38
Wooow! 	11:46
Wow! 	11:51
Despacit-No. No! Sit down! I don't want memes in my math class! 	13:02
Yay!... 	15:15
Congratulations! You're about to die! 	24:47
... restart... Aah!..... 	26:10
And I can prove it with this voice!... WOW... ah-aw... ow! 	31:38
Raah-ow! 	32:02
NaaAuh! 	46:00
Eleven! 	46:06
Wah.. Wah! 	53:47
Hi!... In case anybody hasn't heard me say hi yet; I'm trying to beat my own game for the first time!...... ha ha ha...	58:37
Inhale ...A... 	59:43
A, B, C, D, E, F, G... 	1:00:03
Waa... wah, I'm Baldi. 	1:01:16
WAAAAAAAH!... 	1:01:19
Delicious! I... I.. don't know what to say... rr-hr .. hr hr hr *chuckling* 	1:08:48
Fus Ro DAHHH!... 	1:10:22
Hadouken! 	1:10:25
Uh... Jackpot! 	1:10:27
Random... video game phrases. 	1:10:35
Open Salami! 	1:10:40
Do ALL voices! One more time! 	1:38:06
Spam. 	1:44:46
Okay Guys! I... need to beat... my own ga-ame!... Once and for all..... So I'm.. I'm GONNA!!! 	1:44:54
3.. 10... 	1:45:27
There's no hope for you now! Ha-a ha ha! 	2:01:01
...Random things. 	2:12:53
|-|Others =
;Thank You video
Transcript 	Timestamp
WooooooOOOOOOAH!!!!	0:00
Thank you, so much!	0:07
;Strange Terror From The Deep
Quote 	Transcript
Teaser video	It's a great day for a swim!
 	Let's go scuba diving!
 	Oh, hi there!
 	Thanks for playing... Come back soon!
;Full Game Early Access Trailer
Transcript 	Timestamp
GE-GE-GE-GE-GE-GE-GE-GE-GE-GE-GE-GE-GE-GE-GE-GET-GET-GET REA-REA-REA-REA-REA-REA-REA-REA-REA-REA-REA-REA-DDYYY!!!!	1:04
;"Baldi gets bullied"
Transcript 	Timestamp
I've suffered from my baldness long enough. 	0:05
All right, class. Today, we're going to learn about simultaneous equations!	0:12
That's Professor Baldi to you, troublemaker. 	0:23
Just wait until they'll see me tomorrow. My beauty will be unmatched. 	0:38
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==Gallery==
<tabber>Image Files =
;General
Baldi-BasicSprite.png|Baldi's basic sprite.
Baldi saludando.gif|Baldi waving at the Player at the start of the game.
Baldi wave Kickstarter demo.gif|Baldi's waving in the Kickstarter exclusive demo.
Baldi slap hand.gif|Baldi slapping his ruler.
Baldi-with-a-broken-ruler.gif|Baldi "slapping" his broken ruler.
AnApple.png|Baldi holding an Apple.
BaldiApple.gif|Baldi eating an Apple.
ClipBoard Full-sharedassets2.assets-2.png|Baldi holding a clipboard as a name entry screen.
ClipBoard Talking.gif|Baldi talking during the Player is entering their name.
;Field Trips
Camp Baldi.png|Baldi in his outfit for the camping field trip.
LetsGoCamping.gif|Baldi talking in his camping outfit.
CampTalkAnim.gif|Baldi talking in the Kickstarter Exclusive Demo in his camping outfit.
CampSlap.gif|Baldi in his camping outfit slapping his ruler.
FarmerBaldi.png|Baldi in his outfit for the farm field trip.
FarmerBaldiTalk.gif|Baldi talking in his farming outfit.
FarmerBaldiSlap.gif|Baldi slapping his ruler in his farming outfit.
;You Can Think Pad
Talk.gif|Baldi talking during the subject game.
BaldiSmile.png|Baldi smiling while waiting for the Player to answer the question.
Baldi frown.gif|Baldi getting angry when the Player gets a problem wrong for the first time.
Bald Frown0071.png|Baldi with an angry scowl after the Player inserts an incorrect answer.
;Title Screens
TitleScreen.png|Baldi on the title screen for the classic edition.
Title final-sharedassets1.assets-44.png|Baldi on the title screen for Birthday Bash.
DemoMenu Low-sharedassets2.assets-17.png|Baldi on the title screen for the early demo.
DemoMenu Low-sharedassets2.assets-31.png|Baldi on the title screen for the Kickstarter demo.
Demo2Menu Low-sharedassets2.assets-31.png|Baldi on the title screen for the challenges demo.
TempMenu Low-sharedassets3.assets-22.png|Baldi on the title screen for the full game.
;Ending Screens
Win.png|Baldi in the normal ending screen for the classic edition.
EndCard4.png|Baldi from the Kickstarter image for the field trip demo.
EndCard1.png|Ditto.
EndCard3.png|Ditto.
Thanks-sharedassets2.assets-384.png|Baldi in the Birthday Bash ending screen.
DemoEnding.gif|Baldi in the screen after completing the early demo.
UpCloseGlitch-sharedassets4.assets-2.png|A "glitched" version of Baldi from the early demo's completion screen, after talking.
DaB-sharedassets6.assets-3.png|Baldi dabbing in the Kickstarter exclusive demo and the full game's ending.
Demo2Yes-sharedassets3.assets-2.png|Baldi with a realistic thumb for the challenges demo's ending.
;Buttons
StoryIcon.png|Baldi's head surrounded with six notebooks, for Story Mode.
EndlessIcon.png|Baldi drowning in a lot of notebooks, for Endless Mode.
RunSprite-sharedassets2.assets-201.png|Baldi's running legs used on mobile versions for running.
;Wall Textures
Pri baldi-sharedassets3.assets-137.png|Baldi's description in the Principal's Office.
Baldi's page in detention.png|Baldi's description in the Principal's Office but in the classic edition.
New Win.png|Sad grey Baldi in the alternate ending wall texture.
;Birthday Bash
BaldiBirthday.png|Baldi wearing a hat in Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash.
Bald Wave.gif|Baldi waving in Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash.
Slap.gif|Baldi slapping his ruler in Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash.
;Head Icons
BaldiYes.gif|Baldi on the pause screen with a smile and nodding his head yes for Baldi's Basics Classic.
BaldiNo.gif|Baldi on the pause screen with a frown and shaking his head no for Baldi's Basics Classic.
BaldiHeadLoading.gif|Baldi's head for the loading screen for Baldi's Basics Classic. It is also used in the Kickstarter video when it shows the link for the website.
BaldiShake.gif|Baldi's shaking head when he hears the sound.
Looking-sharedassets2.assets-42.png|Baldi's head icon, expressing when he knows what sound was coming from.
Thinking-sharedassets2.assets-9.png|Baldi's head icon, expressing when he is not sure what noise was coming from while far away from the Player.
BaldiPlusButton-sharedassets2.assets-38.png|Baldi's head next to the text about the full game's early access in the challenges demo.
BaldiPlusButton Selected-sharedassets2.assets-48.png|Ditto, but when moused over.
;Miscellaneous
Icon Placeholder-sharedassets3.assets-211.png|Baldi's distorted head for an icon of the early, Kickstarter exclusive, challenges demo and the full game. It is also used for the game's early beginning development as a placeholder sprite.
|-|Screenshots =
;Baldi's Basics Classic
IMadeItDespiteYourDirection.png|Baldi from the V1.4 (current) screenshot.
IMustSayYoureSteamingGoodHam.png|Another screenshot of Baldi from V1.4.
BaldisBasicsV3-screenshot2.png|Baldi from the V1.3 screenshot.
Baldis-Basics-oldscreenshot1.png|Baldi from the prototype screenshot.
BaldisBasicsMobile-Screenshot1.png|Baldi from the mobile screenshot.
BaldisBasicsMobile-Screenshot2.png|Ditto
BaldisBasicsMobile-Screenshot7.png|Ditto
BaldisBasicsMobile-Screenshot9.png|Ditto
BaldisBasicsMobile-Screenshot10.png|Ditto
;Field Trip demo: Camping
FieldTripDemo-screenshot1.png|Baldi standing next to "his" bus.
FieldTripDemo-screenshot3.png|Baldi during the camping field trip.
;Birthday Bash
M8iiT0.png|Baldi from the screenshot.
;Full Game Alpha
Alphascreen12-190.png|Baldi from the start of the level.
Alphascreen12-194.png|Baldi in his farming outfit.
Alphascreen12-199.png|Baldi following the Player.
;Challenges Demo
GOSH BALDI IS THERE NOOOOOO.png|Baldi in the hallway.
Baldi in the hallways again AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.png|Ditto.
Principa on classroom.png|Baldi seen from the window.
;Full Game Early Access
PlusEarlyAccess6.png|Baldi in the Playground.
PlusEarlyAccess1.png|Baldi next to the elevator.
PlusEarlyAccess3.png|Baldi next to the bus.
;Miscellaneous
V1.3Teaser.jpg|Baldi from the teaser for the classic edition's V1.3 update.
Development Build 20190618-2.png|Baldi from the full game's development screenshot.
Development Build 20190618-4.png|Ditto.
Flooded.png|Baldi from the teaser screenshot for the early demo.
NoQuarterNoEntrance.png|Ditto.
|-|Promotions =
;Game Covers
Baldi'sBasicsInEducationandLearning.png|Baldi in the promotion image for the game before its original version releases.
CZkXo1.png|Baldi waving in his camping outfit from the Field Trip demo cover.
Birthday Bash cover in Kickstarter Update.png|Baldi from the Birthday Bash edition cover.
Baldis Basics - Full Game Public Demo in Basically Games website.png|Baldi from the early demo cover.
OlFbuiU.png|Baldi from the Kickstarter exclusive demo cover.
Challengesdemocover.png|Baldi from the challenge demo cover.
Baldi basics plus.png|Baldi from the full game's cover.
;Kickstarter
BaldisKickingStart.jpg|Baldi from the Kickstarter image.
BaldiKickstarterTime.png|Baldi from the new Kickstarter image, with the image telling people that there is limited time to support the Kickstarter project.
;Miscellaneous
D22BD00F-1F08-41B8-9265-98F031E58533.jpeg|mystman12's failed project of Baldi waving his arm, also used for a teaser uploaded onto his Twitter account.
Coverartkickcropped orig.png|Baldi's render for the early, Kickstarter exclusive, challenges demos and the full game.
<gallery>
|-|Kickstarter =
<gallery position="center" columns="3" orientation="none">
cb9efe7ad036fec8ec881fea0433b43b original.png|Baldi with a thermometer.
9308975b185b690735dd9991483a2cdd original.png|The Baldi head beside the Kickstarter summary text.
baldibox.png|The Baldi box and case as seen on the Kickstarter page.
3c01ef75e9e7e9c942224a08ae4ecbfa original.gif|Baldi getting more 90s. (In Kickstarter page before the goal.)
Dae6632e6eb0c2e90534d034e8fa4df8 original.png|"hi", found on a backer-only Kickstarter post.
77380aaad94aea7b96abb6e136af2790 original.png|"HELLO", found on a backer-only Kickstarter post.
3f9a32e496bf451a04fbff38feca85dd original.png|"High quality Baldi", found on a backer-only Kickstarter post, also used for Basically Games' itch.io avatar picture.
Thank You!|The video of Baldi growing hype by the success of the game's Kickstarter.
|-|Merchandise =
;Toys
Bald plush 2.jpg|Baldi's plush toy.
Bald plush.jpg|Angry Baldi's plush toy.
Mini-Figurines.jpg|Baldi's figurine, along with the angry and camping versions.
Clippers.png|Baldi's clip hanger, along with the angry, camping, and even a green metallic version.
BaldiActionFigure-Final.jpg|Baldi's action figure.
AngryBaldiActionFigure-Final.jpg|Angry Baldi's action figure.
;Shirts
VintageBaldiShirt.jpg|Baldi's "vintage" T-shirt.
GetOut.jpg|Baldi's "GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN" T-shirt.
Youre Doing Fantastic! Mens T-Shirt.png|Baldi's "YOU'RE DOING FANTASTIC!" T-shirt.
WOW-YouExist.png|Baldi's "WOW! YOU EXIST!" T-shirt.
MATH-Tshirt.png|Baldi's "MATH!" T-shirt.
NaughtyOrNice.png|Baldi's "NAUGHTY OR NICE?" T-shirt.
;Accessories
Baldi Mask “Boxed”.jpeg|Baldi's mask.
Buttons2.jpg|Buttons with Baldi and other characters.
Buttons1.jpg|Ditto, but with different variants.
Stickers1.jpg|Stickers with Baldi, other characters and items.
;Prototypes
BB0504 Figure 540x.jpg|Baldi's prototype vinyl figure.
BB0506 Figures 540x.jpg|Baldi's prototype construction set mini-figure.
BB0507 Figures 540x.jpg|Baldi's prototype collectible figure (two variants).
BB0503 Figures 540x.jpg|Baldi's prototype action figures (three variants).
BB0503 Pack 540x.jpg|Baldi's prototype action figure.
Baldi - Figure.png|Baldi's prototype action figure in second version.
Aufh.jpg|Angry Baldi's action figure in second version.
|-|Miscellaneous =
Baldi-Congrats.gif|Baldi in the appreciation image for the game being downloaded hundred thousand times.
Baldi-having-seizures.gif|The animated image of Baldi's head shaking, seen in mystman12's tweet.
Trademarkia-Baldi.jpg|Baldi from Basically, Games!'s Trademarkia profile.
BaldisBasics-AmazonMerchBanner.jpg|Baldi from the official Amazon page for merchandise.
Baldi-ValentinesCard.jpg|Baldi from the printable Valentines card.
BasicallyGamesYouTube.jpg|A dithered Baldi as Basically, Games!'s YouTube profile avatar that also used on the icon of Baldi's Basics Classic.
BaldisBasics-App.png|Baldi from the classic edition's mobile app icon.
BabyBaldi.jpeg|Baldi as "Baby Baldi" from the April Fool's joke announcement image.
UhOh.jpeg|Ditto but upset.
BaldiClipboard.png|Baldi holding a clipboard on the official Basically, Games!'s Game Jolt post.
Animatedbeans-arbu7cjx.gif|Baldi from the showcase image of Beans.
Old sketch of Baldi.png|Baldi's old sketch by mystman12.
Character leak.png|A new character resembling Baldi. Seen on Twitter.
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==References==
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