On the table along the wall sat a rabbit’s head. But the truth in the character of William is that his two personalities have always been present within him.Ĭharlie: “Charlie turned, following (Williams) line of sight, then suddenly she recoiled. While when he wears his Spring Bonnie suit, he becomes impulsive and theatrical, a different form of charmer. When William is acting like himself he acts like a snake oils salesman, a pragmatic and masterful liar and manipulator. Now, it's no secret that William acts very differently while wearing his Spring Bonnie suit. When or how did William Afton truly becomes "The Purple Guy?" But the truth is that Spring Bonnie and SpringTrap have always been a part of William, even before he donned the suit. Many theorists or players of the game look for the turning point or reasoning behind Williams actions. William and Spring Bonnie: Two Minds in One Heywood: "(William Afton) is a terrible human being, but it’s a great character." William Afton is a character who truly represents when Man becomes Evil: When the sanctity of human life is abolished, as long as you are made better off for it. FNaF's story tell us about what happens when a Man fully becomes determined to have everything, but has no qualms for others or any form of moral guidelines. And, while we may never know the true reasons for why William commits his actions.
As explored numerous times in this series of character studies, many of the characters in FNaF cast emulate, repent, or represents different attributes or elements that are a part of Williams overall makeup.Īnd by looking into these various elements, Scott and the story of FNaF tells the story of man who solely driven by Ego, Power, and Control. While we are never given an official answer for his actions, in game canon, we are given hints and glimpses of what could have been the catalysts to why William became the man he is. To replicate the experiment, and obtain the same results." William Afton: "The most terrible accidents bear the most beautiful fruits…Re-creating the accident-That is the duty and honour of science.
When William discovers that Henry discovered a way to bring Charlie "back to life," in " The Fourth Closet," he claims the murders he commits are under the guise of discovering how to obtain eternal life. But what causes a man to break, Evil is never born it is always made so what causes someone to raise Hell, cause chaos and murder innocents? William is patient zero: He infects, hurts, and changes all those who come into contact with him. The iconic Purple "Man behind the slaughter" is a complex and dynamic puzzle of a man who sets into motion every event, influences every character, and is responsible for almost every death. William Afton represents "Evil that comes from Desire." 2 and the Novel Timeline for character comparison and similarities in their different universes.Īlso: The theories of Mikebro/Foxybro, BV=GF, and WillHell will be in place. As such, this analysis will primarily stick to the timeline based here as well as the use of Fazbear's Fright Vol. This is more like a character analysis for the various names and faces of Five Nights at Freddy’s and showing how they exemplify a trait of being Evil. NOTE: This isn’t exactly a theory, or at least I wouldn’t describe it as such. Like descending down the circles of Hell, except each character is not ranked by how Evil they are, and I save William, Michael and Golden Freddy for last because when you even slightly derail off someone’s head canon for those three that is when Freddit stops reading/caring. I’ll start with the more minor characters (Funtime Freddy and Henry Emily) and work more towards the more predominant characters of the franchise (William/Michael Afton and Charlie Emily). So, I’m going to go through all the main performers in this play of FNaF and look at the unique type of wrongdoing that each of the 7 “ main” characters brings to the table. The cast of FNaF is filled with characters who have their morality somewhere in between flawed but decent to pure evil. But if we look at the various other characters in FNaFs lore, we see he is not the only one who may be described as an Evil character. When we think of Evil characters in FNaF we automatically go to William Afton AKA SpringTrap AKA The Purple Guy, as he is the main antagonist for the entire franchise who has committed numerous child murders. The Rabbit, The Fox, and The Bear: "Afton Family Symbolism" William Afton/SpringTrap: "Evil of Desire" FINALE i don’t know which type of game you guys want! also, this stands for every day for every game i make and it can be any game but not some.Bite Victim/Golden Freddy: "Evil of Revenge".like fnaf which stands for five nights at freddy’s, sci-fi!.and i am going to be making a video game and i need help to decide what type of game i should make!.