Joey is mentioned by several other known workers from the studio in more diary cassettes, such as Norman Polk and Sammy Lawrence.Īccording to Sammy's diary cassettes recorded when he was still human, it is revealed that Joey is the one who bought the Ink Machine for the company.
Thomas Connor's cassette complains that he had enough repairing the pipes for Joey because of his own struggles fixing the ink pipes, not to mention the loud noise coming from the Ink Machine. Wally claims that Joey commanded the workers of the studio to donate things from their work stations and set them on each pedestals from the break room to help "appease the gods".
It isn't long before Henry discovers the corpse of Boris, asking what Joey was doing in order to make a cartoon real and dead.Ī diary cassette made by Wally Franks explains more on how the Machine works. With numerous references to Joey's harsh work ethic, a mind constantly disregarding old ideas for new ones, and his eccentricities regarding offerings to the gods, Joey's working personality hints at a more obsessive side to his work that slowly began to alienate his staff.Īt some point before the events of the beginning of the game, Joey sends Henry a note inviting him to come back the workshop, claiming that something special is waiting for him to find. The other cassettes left behind by other employees, however, paint a difference picture beneath the facade. Claiming that belief can get everyone from anywhere in the world, Joey's larger than life attitude was most likely a major selling point to Henry when starting the studio. The audio log made by Joey himself boasts the personality of a big thinker and dreamer, a man with large aspirations for both himself and his company. Though Joey himself has yet to make a physical appearance, he is referenced multiple times in the audio logs scattered throughout the studio by the other employees and even leaves one of himself behind. Initially founding the company with Henry, it is Joey's message to his partner 30 years later that draws Henry back to the old studio. He is mentioned numerous times in Chapter 1 and 2, and his voice recording was first heard in Chapter 3. Joey Drew is an old friend of Henry's and the owner of Joey Drew Studios in Bendy and the Ink Machine, well known for creating the Bendy cartoons as both a director and writer, such as "Tombstone Picnic" and "Haunted Hijinx".