Springtrap

• Distance too great: The audio decoy only works in the room you point it at, or in rooms in close proximity to Springtrap. If he's in Cell 10 and a guard turns on the sound in Cell 1, he simply won't hear it.
• Audio Error: If you see an audio error on your Maintenance Panel, the lure will simply not work until you reboot your system.
• Springtrap is already in the ventilation shaft: If he has entered the ventilation shaft, normal audio decoys on the room cameras will not work on him. In the ventilation shaft, he can only be stopped by blocking the shaft itself (double-clicking on the ventilation chamber).
• He is at your window or in the doorway: If Springtrap has already reached the office and is looking at you through the glass or standing in the doorway, it is almost impossible to distract him with sound back into the distant rooms - he is already scripted to attack (works only with CAM 01 and CAM 05).
• Rejection effect when repeated too often: If you click the same spot too often or try to spam the audio decoy, its effectiveness will decrease. Springtrap takes some time to move, and if you interrupt it with a new sound, the AI ​​may become confused or ignore the command.
• AI Aggression on Late Nights: Starting on Nights 4 and 5 (and in Nightmare Mode), Springtrap's intelligence level increases significantly. He becomes more stubborn and less likely to be tricked, preferring to move directly toward the player.

• System Damage: A phantom attack will almost always instantly damage the Ventilation, and in some cases (such as Phantom Chica or Phantom Puppet) may also damage the audio system or cameras.
• Loss of consciousness and screen blackout: The guard's vision darkens for a few seconds, and he begins to breathe rapidly due to lack of oxygen (if the ventilation is broken). This greatly limits his vision.
• Springtrap Bait: While you're distracted by the phantom's jumpscare and the systems rebooting, Springtrap (the only real animatronic in the game that can kill a guard) has the perfect opportunity to get closer to your office or climb into the vents.
Thus, the phantoms themselves are harmless, but their attack makes the guard extremely vulnerable to Springtrap, which most often leads to death.

The phantoms in Five Nights at Freddy's 3 are not physical animatronics, but hallucinations and projections of the night guard's fear.

Main reasons:

• Nature of Phantoms: They are aberrations of the guard's consciousness caused by extreme stress, panic, and the toxic gas leak/ventilation system failure in the Fazbear's Terror attraction. Phantoms have no physical body, endoskeleton, or mechanical shell.
• Understanding Springtrap: Springtrap (William Afton) is an actual physical object trapped in Springtrap Bonnie's suit, which contains a decomposing human corpse. He cannot see the phantoms because they only exist in the guard's mind.
• Interaction with the world: Springtrap reacts only to real stimuli in the building—for example, to an audio decoy (BB's voice from the speakers on the cameras). Phantoms are unable to physically interact with the animatronics; they can only frighten the guard and cause malfunctions in the monitoring or ventilation systems.

Springtrap does not attack on Night 1 in Five Nights at Freddy's 3 because his artificial intelligence (AI) is set to be minimally active.
Here are the main reasons why this happens:
• AI is Zero: In the files, Springtrap's activity level on Night 1 is set to 0. He is technically present on the map (usually spawning at cameras 8, 9, or 10 towards the end of the night), but he has no trigger to aggressively move to the office.

• Plot explanation: According to the lore, the Fazbear's Fright staff just found Springtrap in a secret room and brought him in. On his first night, he's still "coming to his senses" and getting used to his new surroundings, so he doesn't pose a threat.

DCI (Dead Children Incident) is an event in the 1987 Murder lore of Five Nights at Freddy's 2, featured in the secret minigame "SAVE THEM".

What happened during DCI

• Synopsis: At the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in 1987, William Afton (the Purple Man) committed mass murder against five more children.
• Where the bodies were found: Corpses and traces of blood were discovered by the player in different rooms of the establishment during the mini-game:
• In the first party room
• In the main corridor
• In Kid's Cove
• In the Prize Corner
• In the room with the stage
• Aftermath: The incident resulted in the immediate closure of the pizzeria, a police investigation, and the decommissioning of the new animatronics (Toy versions) due to glitches in the facial recognition system and suspicions of danger.

Key facts and differences from MCI

• DCI vs MCI (Missing Children Incident):
• MCI is the original murder of five children in the very first pizzeria (classic animatronics: Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy and Golden Freddy).
• DCI is the second massacre that took place in 1987 during the events of FNaF 2. These are different events with different chronologies and dates.
• Are the Toy Animatronics possessed by DCI children?
• The first theory: The souls of children from DCI entered the Toy animatronics (Toy Freddy, Toy Bonnie, Toy Chica, Mangle), which is why they became aggressive towards adults and guards.
• The second theory: The toy robots were not possessed by souls, but simply had a broken security system and criminal-searching program that caused them to malfunction. The children's bodies themselves may have been found soon afterward, and they were not bound to the metal as tightly as the MCI victims.
• Who is the killer: William Afton. In the minigame, he moves around the establishment (sometimes the connection with the Puppet disappears, which tries to stop him or help the children with the phrase "SAVE THEM")

What is this?

This is the key event in the FNaF universe, which started the whole series of tragedies.
• Who is guilty: Serial killer William Afton (William used a spare animatronic suit to lure children into the back rooms of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza).
• Number of victims: Officially - 5 children (in some expanded interpretations or theories their number reaches 6).
• Where did the bodies go: William Afton hid the bodies of the murdered children inside the endoskeletons of the main animatronics (Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy and Golden Freddy).
• When it happened: Canonically (confirmed by books like Into the Pit and games), the incident happened in 1985.
• Consequences: The souls of the dead children entered the animatronics, which is why they began to show aggression towards the guards at night, mistaking the adults for their killer.

1. Phantom Freddy

• Prototype: Golden Freddy / original Freddy from FNaF 1 (similar to the model from Stage 01 / burnt Golden Freddy).
• Appearance: Starts walking past the office window (left to right).
• How to avoid: Don't look at him or open your tablet/cameras while he's passing the window, or just wait it out while looking straight ahead. If you stare at the monitor while he's walking, he'll look in the window and jump on you.
• Attack Effect: Stuns the player and breaks systems.

2. Phantom Chica

• Prototype: Chica from the first part.
• Appearance: Starts appearing on Night 3. Her face appears as an arcade machine or a picture on Camera 7.
• How to avoid: As soon as you notice her face on camera 7, you need to immediately switch the camera.
• Attack Effect: If you stare at her for a long time, the tablet will drop, she will jump and cause the ventilation to break.

3. Phantom Foxy

• Prototype: Broken Foxy from FNaF 2 (missing part of his right arm).
• Appearance: From the 2nd night. Can suddenly materialize on the left side of the office (near the cardboard box with spare parts).
• How to avoid: If you turned left and saw him, you should not turn sharply all the way to the left - you need to slowly move your gaze to the right or open/close the tablet.
• Attack Effect: Jumps on the player, breaks the ventilation and blinds.

4. Phantom Balloon Boy (Phantom BB)

• Prototype: BB from FNaF 2.
• Appearance: From the 2nd night. Appears on any of the cameras (most often on CAM 08 or others), blocking the view of the lens.
• How to avoid: When you see his face on the camera monitor, you need to immediately switch the camera to another one or close the tablet.
• Attack Effect: If you hesitate, he will jump right in front of the player's face, startle them and break the vent, greatly increasing Springtrap's attack chance.

How does Springtrap "summon" phantoms?

1. Ventilation failure and toxic gases: The primary physical cause. Life support systems at the Fazbear's Fright attraction are constantly failing. When the ventilation fails, oxygen levels in the air drop, leading to hypoxia and severe hallucinations.
2. Aura of Remnant and Agony: William Afton (Springtrap) is possessed by a massive amount of Agony—a dark psychic energy fueled by suffering. When in the same building as a security guard, Springtrap's aura projects old fears connected to the pizzeria's history, causing the victim to see terrifying images from the past.

3. Genius intellect and experience

• Master Engineer and Manipulator: For decades, William Afton has been creating sophisticated, advanced robots. He has an intimate understanding of animatronics, allowing him to build himself from scrap materials (as with Scraptrap) and hack into any security system.
• Tactical Thinking: Unlike other animatronics, driven by the blind rage of childish spirits, Springtrap is a cold-blooded, cunning, and calculating serial killer with an adult mind. He actively uses the environment, hiding in camera blind spots, coming from behind through vents, and toying with his victims.

Springtrap (William Afton) from the Five Nights at Freddy's universe draws his power from a unique combination of supernatural immortality, technological superiority, and high intelligence. He's not just a living robot, but the franchise's most dangerous and resilient antagonist.
Here's a detailed breakdown of what exactly makes it so powerful:

1. Physical superiority

• Superhuman Strength and Speed: His body is composed of heavy metal endoskeletal components, servos, and pneumatics. In the book trilogy (Silver Eyes), he easily breaks a grown man's arm and lifts a man into the air with one hand. In the games, he moves faster than most other animatronics (the "Boosted Walk" effect).
• No Biological Limits: As a living corpse inside the machine, he feels no pain, fatigue, or need to breathe, sleep, eat, or drink. His mechanical muscles are not clogged with lactic acid, allowing him to operate at peak efficiency indefinitely.

2. Supernatural abilities

• Near-Immortality (Remnant): Afton has literally unlocked the secret to immortality. His soul is bound to his suit by Remnant (the substance of souls) and Agony (the energy of pure rage and pain). He has survived having his body crushed by spring-loaded clamps, several devastating fires (in FNaF 3 and Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator), and has returned each time, living up to his iconic slogan: "I always come back."
• Technology and Hallucination Manipulation: Springtrap is able to summon Phantoms - ghostly projections that mentally attack the victim and disable surrounding electronics (ventilation, cameras, audio systems) with their mere presence.
• Feeding on Fear: His mystical power is fueled by the terror and agony of his victims.

When the ventilation system breaks in Five Nights at Freddy's 3, Springtrap gains the ability to move through the ventilation shafts much faster and can use them as a direct route to the guard's office.
Here's what exactly is happening at this point and how it affects the process:
• Illusions and hallucinations: A broken ventilation system causes the security guard to experience oxygen deprivation. This causes phantoms (Phantom animatronics) to constantly appear before the player's eyes, disrupting other systems, and the security guard's office begins to darken dangerously, pulsating with a red light and alarm sound.
• Springtrap in a vent: If Springtrap was already in one of the shafts when it malfunctioned (or entered it immediately after), he won't get stuck. Conversely, if the vent is disabled, you won't be able to close the double-click vent toggles on the vent map to block him.
• Quick Attack: Without working ventilation, Springtrap can crawl right into your office unhindered. Often, his attack occurs just as the player opens the system reset panel to fix the ventilation.

Springtrap responds to Balloon Boy's (BB) audio lure due to the animatronic programming within his hybrid suit (Spring Bonnie).
Here are the main reasons why this happens:
• Automatic Child Detection: The Springbok Bonnie and Springbok Freddy costumes were originally designed to entertain children in both human and autonomous animatronic modes. In robot mode, their built-in sensors were programmed to detect the sounds of children's laughter or voices, as this signaled the presence of children. This was done to ensure that the animatronics were always close to the audience.
• Artificial Intelligence Overrides William Afton's Mind: Springtrap contains William Afton's corpse, and his spirit possesses the suit. However, the robot's mechanical firmware and animatronic control systems are still functional. When the built-in computer detects an audio recording of Balloon Boy's voice, the mechanical algorithm takes over and forces Springtrap's body to move toward the source of the sound, even though Afton himself realizes it's a trap.
Thus, the ancient animatronic program turns out to be stronger than the will of the person locked in it.

The building from Five Nights at Freddy's 3 is called Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction. It's an abandoned amusement center or haunted house that the owners decided to reopen based on the scary legends surrounding the closed Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

The exterior appearance and layout of the building

• General appearance: The building appears to be a dilapidated, gloomy and dilapidated one-story pavilion with temporary decoration created specifically for a frightening atmosphere.
• Materials and finishes: The walls are made of dirty white concrete or old paneling, with peeling paint in places, showing signs of disrepair and dampness. Some hallways have black and white checkerboard tiles on the floor, while others have bare floors or old linoleum.
• Lighting: It's very dark and damp inside. The lights flicker and there are frequent power outages, forcing the security guard to constantly reboot the systems via a tablet.
• Decorations: Since this is an attraction, there are scary posters, wires, boxes, old arcade machines, ventilation pipes and parts from old animatronics (heads of Chica, Freddy, Foxy, etc.) hanging everywhere, which were collected from various closed points of the network.
• Cameras and Ventilation: The surveillance network consists of 15 cameras, divided into two tiers - the main rooms/corridors and narrow metal ventilation shafts through which Springtrap can crawl directly to your office.
• Security Office: Located on the side, it features an old desk, a fan, an audio system to lure Springtrap, and a tablet to monitor the cameras. To the left of the office is a doorway, and to the right is an entrance from the vent.

In Five Nights at Freddy's 3, William Afton (Springtrap) approaches the night guard with the clear intention of killing him.

The main nuances of this relationship:

• Who's inside Springtrap: The suit contains Michael's father, William Afton, who went crazy and was locked in the mechanism for decades.
• Attempted Murder: If the guard in FNaF 3 is Michael Afton, then Springtrap does not make any concessions because of the relationship and pursues him in the same way, trying to tear him apart or drive him into a corner.
• Motives: William in the lore is driven by a need for survival, a dark obsession with remnants (remnants of souls), and, according to some theories, anger at his family for past events (including the death of his youngest son). He has stopped perceiving the people around him as close.

Springtrap (William Afton) treats every other guard (not Michael) as a random obstacle, a source of irritation, or a potential threat that must be disposed of in order to get out.
Depending on canon and theories in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe, there are several options for his attitude:
• Desire to Eliminate for Escape: William Afton is trapped in a suit and obsessed with survival and revenge. Anyone in the Fazbear Horror attraction office is a nuisance or a distraction, so Springtrap purposefully goes to the door and vent to kill the guard.
• Confusion/Mistake: There is a theory that Springtrap, in a panic or due to a damaged mind, may mistake the unnamed security guard from FNaF 3 for his son Michael or someone from his past altogether.
• Alternate Version (Books and Divergences): In the Fazbear Frights novella "What We Found", Springtrap actively torments him psychologically and mentally, causing frightening hallucinations and playing on the character's childhood traumas before destroying him.

Springtrap's left (door) jumpscare in Five Nights at Freddy's 3 looks like this:
• Doorway Appearance: Springtrap suddenly appears in the left doorway of the office, peering out of the darkness.
• Dash towards the guard: The animatronic makes a sharp move forward and opens its jaws in a jumpscare right in front of the player's face.
• Features of the model: During the screamer, his old, shabby, green-swamp suit with holes, protruding wires and William Afton’s skull with human eyes stuck inside are clearly visible.
The jumpscare itself is considered one of the calmest and most "clumsy" in the series compared to the aggressive throws of the animatronics from other parts.

Springtrap's right jumpscare (which occurs when he enters the office through the ventilation shaft on the right) appears much less aggressive than the jumpscares of the animatronics from previous games, and looks more like he's simply checking out the security guard.

What does the screamer animation look like:

1. Appearance: Springtrap smoothly and relatively slowly emerges from the right side of the screen (where the ventilation hole is located). He does not jump directly at the guard.
2. Facial Movement: He tilts his head toward the center of the screen and stares at you. His jaw moves slightly and monotonously up and down, as if he's trying to say something or yawning lazily.
3. Eyes: His human eyes (William Afton's eyes) are very round inside the mask and the eyelids are raised, creating a creepy, mad, and scrutinizing stare straight at the guard.

The main differences from the left screamer:

Unlike the left jumpscare (when he enters through a regular door and suddenly pops out from the left if you lower the tablet), the right jumpscare occurs automatically if Springtrap successfully crawls to the end of the vent and you fail to double-click the camera to lock it in time. It interrupts any action (even if the guard's cameras are open).

Springtrap's jumpscare in Five Nights at Freddy's 3 has a calm and eerie appearance: he slowly emerges from the darkness right in front of the player's face, his head tilted slightly to the side, his eyes empty and black, with white dots glowing in the depths.

Features of the screamer

• Calm Manner: Unlike other animatronics in the series, Springtrap does not make a sudden predatory grazing or scream - he simply appears in front of the camera close to the guard.
• Appearance details: In the foreground, his decayed, tattered olive-green plush hide, exposed metal endoskeleton, wires, and the remains of William Afton's rotted body inside the suit are visible. A closer look at Springtrap's open mouth reveals human teeth and the remains of a skull.
• Appearance options: Springtrap has two variations of screamer depending on where he comes from - from the office doorway or from the left window (in one of the options he wiggles his ears).
• Sound: Accompanied by a low, raspy, distorted mechanical sound (often interpreted as a whisper or groan).

Springtrap peeks through the doorway and window of the office in Five Nights at Freddy's 3 because he is tracking the player and preparing to attack.

What does this mean in terms of plot and gameplay:

• Conscious Actions: There is a living person (or more accurately, the trapped alive corpse of William Afton) inside the old suit, so it does not act like a simple mindless robot, but waits for the right moment.
• Target Check: He watches the guard through glass and doors to make sure who is inside.
• Jumpscare Mechanics: When he stands near a door or window, it's a sign of an impending attack. If the player stares at him for too long or doesn't manage to distract him with a sound cue, Springtrap will perform a jumpscare.

Springtrap (William Afton) doesn't feel physical pain in the traditional biological sense, as his body is dead. However, several factors that create the sensation of suffering remain within him:
• Soul and Consciousness: William Afton's living soul resides within the suit. He thinks, remembers, and perceives what is happening, which causes intense psychological and emotional agony.
• Springlocks: Spring Bonnie's suit was damaged—metal mechanisms and springlocks pierced Afton's body as he died inside it. Physically, the nerve endings are dead, but the phantom memory of the body and the corpse trapped in the mechanism create an image of unnatural, constrained, and heavy movement (in Part 3, he noticeably limps or moves with difficulty).
• Remnant: A supernatural substance of molten metal and emotion keeps Afton's soul bound to the material world, causing him to experience constant torment and a thirst for revenge instead of peace.
• Constant trauma when moving: Every step and movement causes the pieces of steel and wire embedded in the rotting flesh to shift, causing further internal damage.
• Inability to Die: Due to the Wraith Curse and the Remnant, William cannot fully die from these wounds, becoming trapped in a state of eternal agony within the metal shell.
• Moisture Damage: Moisture and dampness entering the case will, over time, further deform the internal frame and electronics, increasing the suffering.

• What's Under the Mask: Underneath Springtrap's mask is the decomposing corpse of serial killer William Afton, riddled with metal endoskeleton parts, wires, and springlocks, as well as a human skull with eye sockets.
• Can he take it off: William cannot remove the mask completely as a separate helmet. It is a single, deformed animatronic suit (Spring Bonnie), into which his body has grown due to the activation of spring locks.
• Easter Eggs: In Five Nights at Freddy's 3, rare loading screens feature a shot of Springtrap attempting to pull down or lift his mask with his hands, exposing his face and experiencing severe pain.

Springtrap peeking through a window or doorway in Five Nights at Freddy's 3 is because these are his final positions before attacking the player, as well as a scare element that emphasizes his awareness.
Main reasons:
• Preparing to attack: Standing near a window or doorway means Springtrap is close to the office (from camera 05 or camera 01). If you then open the camera tablet or the reset panel, he will most likely jumpscare and kill the player.
• Conscious Behavior (Laura): Unlike other animatronics in the series, there is a living person inside the suit—William Afton. His slow appearance at the glass and creepy gaze demonstrate intelligence, glee, and the fact that he is deliberately biding his time, observing the guard's panic.

Springtrap is the only real killer animatronic in Five Nights at Freddy's 3 that can actually kill the player.
Movement and behavior
• Appearance: Active from the first night, usually begins moving from the 2nd night. Moves through cameras from CAM 01 to CAM 10.
• Paths to the office: There are two ways to reach the guard: through the corridor (to the left of the window) or through the ventilation shaft.
• Ventilation: If he climbs into the ventilation (CAM 09 or CAM 15), his creepy face will be visible on camera. The ventilation can be closed by clicking on it, otherwise he will quickly make his way into the office.
• Slowness and "peeping": He moves unpredictably but slowly. He often peers into an office window or doorway, standing there for a while before attacking.
How to contain it
• Audio Lure: The player's primary defense. Playing BB's voice on any nearby camera will cause Springtrap to return. Late at night, the lure will begin to break frequently.
• Maintenance Panel: You need to reboot audio, video, and ventilation in a timely manner when they fail due to phantoms. Without audio, stopping the rabbit is almost impossible.

Springtrap, one of the most famous and terrifying characters in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe, is aptly described by a variety of adjectives. They can be divided into several categories based on his appearance, personality, and history.
Appearance and condition
• Creepy - His appearance with a human mouth inside the mask is frightening at first sight.
• Mutilated - the animatronic is heavily damaged by time, moisture and parts of spring locks.
• Shabby (or shabby) - the suit is covered with holes, stains and cracks.
• Rotten - The suit contains the decaying remains of William Afton.
• Rusty - the metal endoskeleton and the mechanisms inside it are covered with corrosion.
• Ominous - his silhouette alone in the darkness evokes a feeling of danger.
Character and behavior
• Mad - Both William Afton himself and the creature he became are obsessed with manic ideas.
• Cold-blooded - he is calculating, knows no pity and systematically pursues his victim.
• Resilient – ​​His signature quote, “I always come back,” confirms that he is indestructible.
• Vindictive - driven by anger and a thirst for retribution.
• Cunning – knows how to hide, wait and attack at the most inopportune moment.
• Possessed - The suit is controlled by the spirit of a deceased serial killer.
Atmospheric and plot-based
• Iconic - has become one of the most recognizable and popular antagonists in the franchise.
• Doomed - trapped in his own animatronic suit for eternal torment.
• Tragic (in terms of the horror of the situation) - his fate is frightening in how painful his death in the spring locks was.
• Mysterious - His history and motivations have been revealed to fans bit by bit over the course of many games.
• Shy - This tag is only appropriate in the context of his behavior: he hides, watches from corners and does not come out into the open until he is sure of victory (this is a game pattern).

Springtrap's iconic character in Five Nights at Freddy's 3 is that of a silent, eerily cold-blooded, and calculating predator.
In the third game, the serial killer William Afton hides behind the suit, trapped alive in a spring-loaded mechanism. His behavior in FNaF 3 is guided by gameplay and lore:
• Silence and stealth: Springtrap does not make any screams or meaningless sounds (except for mechanical breathing and groans of agony), he quietly sneaks up on the guard through the cameras.
• Intelligence and curiosity: He reacts to an audio recording of a child's voice (BB boy), which shows his eerie attachment to the past and manipulativeness - he follows the sound as if waiting for a victim.
• Animal and Human Malice: Trapped in metal and flesh for 30 years, he has lost his mind but retains his animal cunning, pursuing the player methodically and without haste.

William Afton (the main antagonist of the Five Nights at Freddy's universe) appears as a key executive, co-owner, or creator in two major companies:

1. Fazbear Entertainment, Inc. (formerly Fazbear Entertainment, LLC)
   The franchise's main corporation, managing all the pizzerias, was founded by William Afton and his business partner, Henry Emilie. At various times, Afton held the positions of co-owner, CEO, chief animatronic technician, and even security guard.
   • Note: The partners' very first establishment, Fredbear's Family Diner, was initially able to operate as a standalone business before growing into a full-fledged trademark and chain of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza pizzerias.
2. Afton Robotics, LLC
   A private technology company that William Afton personally founded and served as its sole CEO. It developed advanced robots (including Funtime animatronics). Under its auspices, the company opened a subsidiary, Circus Baby's Pizza World, and a robot rental service, Circus Baby's Entertainment & Rental. Afton Robotics later operated as a subsidiary or was acquired by Fazbear Entertainment.

Springtrap is a heavily battered and damaged rabbit animatronic from Five Nights at Freddy's 3 that contains the body of the killer William Afton.
Main features of appearance:
• Costume: Springbonni's once yellow fur has faded, become a dirty green or olive color.
• Damage: The entire body is covered in holes, cracks, and torn areas through which exposed wires and metal parts of the endoskeleton protrude. One ear is broken and half torn off.
• Man Inside: Rotting remains of human flesh, tendons, and the skull of William Afton, who died inside the machine, are visible through the holes in the suit and through the open mouth of the animatronic.
• Eyes: Afton's own small white or silver pupils flicker in the animatronic's empty sockets.

It's no wonder Springtrap smells like rot.

A Remnant (or Remnant) in the Five Nights at Freddy's (FNaF) universe is a substance that is an alloy of metal and a human (or animal) soul, which is saturated with strong emotions, pain, fear, or agony.
William Afton didn't create the Remnant from scratch - he discovered it and learned how to extract it.
Key facts about Remnant:
• Essence: It is liquid or semi-solid soul energy bound to physical metal. It allows for the animation of inanimate objects and robots.
• How William got it: Afton began killing children (and conducting experiments) to imprint their souls into the metal of animatronics. Using a special device (the Scooper), he learned to extract this substance.
• William's goal: He sought to gain eternal life and immortality with the help of Remnant, by feeding it to the bodies of robots or introducing it into himself.
• Properties: Remnant fears fire and light, but feeds on human suffering.

William Afton took the lives of at least 11-12 children directly (and many more indirectly), and their souls were infused into animatronics or became part of the storyline.
The exact number and fate of victims in the Five Nights at Freddy's (FNaF) universe are divided into key incidents:

1. Charlotte (Charlie) Emily
   • What happened: Afton's first victim (killed outside the restaurant, Take Cake to the Children minigame).
   • Fate: Her soul was infused into the animatronic Puppet. She later gave life to the other murdered children by giving them animatronic masks.
2. Five Children (Missing Children Incident / MCI, 1985)
   • Who: Gabriel, Jeremy, Susie, Fritz and Cassidy (or the Fifth Unmentioned / Michael Brooks in the books).
   • What happened: Afton lured them into a back room in a Spring Bonnie suit and killed them, hiding their bodies inside the robots.
   • Fate: The souls possessed the classic animatronics—Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and Golden Freddy. They pursued the guards for a long time, trying to take revenge on the killer.
   (Freddy - Gabrielle, Bonnie - Jeremy, Chica - Susie, Foxy - Fritz, Golden Freddy - Cassidy.)
3. Five More Kids (FNaF 2 Pizza Place Incident / Save Them)
   • What happened: A second wave of murders committed by Afton at the new pizzeria.
   • Fate: Their bodies were left in the pizzeria (Save Them minigame). Presumably, these souls inhabited the Toy animatronics (Toy Freddy, Toy Bonnie, Toy Chica, Mangle), whose aggression was also linked to the anger of the dead children.
4. Elizabeth Afton (William's daughter)
   • What happened: She died at the hands of her father's robot, Circus Baby, which was programmed to capture children.
   • Fate: Her soul was trapped inside Baby and later became part of the composite robot Ennard.

Henry Emily is William Afton's former business partner and old friend in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe. Together, they created animatronics and founded a pizza chain (Fredbear's Family Diner and Freddy Fazbear's Pizza).
• Business partners: They designed robots and developed the company together.
• Personal relationships: Henry himself called William an old friend until he realized the extent of his terrible crimes.
• Enemies: After William killed Henry's daughter (Charlotte), as well as other children, Henry decided to put an end to the nightmare and lured the animatronics into a trap, starting a fire to destroy the creation of Afton's hands and himself. (But this is later, after the fire in FNAF 3 "Fazbear Horror"

William Afton and Henry Emily are the founding fathers of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise and Fazbear Entertainment. Throughout their history, they have created franchises both together and separately (after their split).
Below is a chronological list of all the establishments they were involved in creating and opening.
Joint establishments (Established by William and Henry)
• Fredbear's Family Diner
The very first and iconic establishment, opened by the partners in the early 1980s. Here, Henry designed the first spring-powered animatronics—Fredbear and Spring Bonnie—which could serve as both robots and costumes for people. The establishment closed after the tragic "Bite of '83" incident.
• Freddy Fazbear's Pizza (first/original pizzeria, 1983–1985)
Following the success of the diner, the partners founded Fazbear Entertainment and opened a larger pizzeria. For it, Henry created the "classic four": Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy. The place closed due to the Missing Children Incident (MCI), when William secretly killed the children while dressed as Spring Bonnie.
Establishments created personally by William Afton (Afton Robotics)
After the initial incidents, the creators' paths diverged. William retreated into the shadows and started his own company, focusing on creating advanced robots with terrifying hidden functionality.
• Circus Baby's Pizza World
A pizzeria William opened on his own with a line of Funtime animatronics. The animatronics (Baby, Ballora, and others) were secretly designed by him to capture and kill children. The pizzeria closed on its first day (officially due to a "gas leak"), as William's Baby accidentally killed his own daughter, Elizabeth.
• Circus Baby's Entertainment & Rental (Rental Service)
An underground technology complex that Afton opened in place of a closed pizzeria. There, he maintained and repaired Funtime robots, renting them out for private children's parties.

Mike Afton is one of the main characters in the Five Nights at Freddy's (FNaF) universe, the eldest son of serial killer William Afton, who went from being a mindless teenager to a reanimated corpse and atoning for his father's sins.
Michael Afton's Milestones
• 1983 Bite: As a teenager, Michael played a cruel prank on his younger brother (Crying Boy) by forcing his head into the Fredbear animatronic's jaw. This resulted in the child's tragic death, leaving Michael with a lifelong sense of guilt.
• Sister Location Events: On his father's orders, Michael descends into the underground Circus Baby complex to find his missing sister, Elizabeth (whose soul is trapped in the Baby animatronic). At the end, the robots trick him into entering the "Ladle," a device for extracting metal and souls. The animatronic, Ennard, climbs inside Michael's body, using it as a shell ("suit").
• Zombie Transformation: Over time, Michael's body begins to rot and turn blue, causing Ennard to abandon him. However, thanks to the remnant (a supernatural substance of souls and energy), Michael does not die completely, but becomes a reanimated walking corpse (the "purple guy").
• Security Guard: Michael, determined to make amends for his father's misdeeds, takes on night shifts under various aliases (Mike Schmidt in FNaF 1, Fritz Smith in FNaF 2) at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza to monitor the animatronics and free the souls trapped within them.

Michael's eldest son, Michael, was born in 1967. Michael was a troubled teenager, and from the ages of 14 to 16, he cruelly bullied his younger brother, Evan, but William didn't react to this, and he didn't care about his children. In 1983, on the Crying Boy's birthday, Michael put Emily in Fredbear's mouth (then known as Fredbear's Diner, which William Afton and his best friend, Henry, built). The boy's tears triggered the spring mechanisms, biting into the child's skull. The diner was subsequently closed, and the incident was dubbed "The Bite of '83." The boy lived for another week before dying in the hospital.
Elizabeth Afton: William Afton's middle daughter. She always tried to get her father's attention, but he either ignored her or simply told her to mind her own business. Elizabeth was capricious, so she always secretly did what her father forbade her to do. When William created Funtime Animatronics, which included Circus Baby, whom Afton had created to kidnap children, Elizabeth wanted to spend time with her. Of course, William forbade her, because he knew Baby could kill her. Why did William do this, since he didn't care about the children? Because he wanted them to help him fulfill his plans (Immortality), even if these tasks were mortally dangerous (he often gave such tasks to Michael, condemning him to immediate death). Elizabeth wanted to play with Baby, so she sneaked into Circus Baby's arms without her father's knowledge. However, because she was on Alina with Circus Baby, Circus Baby pulled the girl into her belly, where Elizabeth died (most likely from the sharp parts of the animatronics). But also, because of the Remnant her father created, her soul was fused to the metal, and now Elizabeth's mind was in Circus Baby. She was 10 years old at the time of her death, and the incident was dubbed the "Elizabeth Afton Incident." After this incident, the pizzeria was closed on its first day of operation due to a "gas leak."
Crying Boy: Was 5 years old. Fragile soul.

Springtrap is the reanimated version of Springtrap Bonnie's old costume, inside which a serial killer died alive. His story in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe spans several parts of the game and revolves around revenge, fear, and survival.
The Rise and Fall of William Afton
• Spring Suit: In 1983, company co-founder Henry Emily created the Spring Bonnie suit. It could house both a person and an animatronic thanks to a special spring mechanism.
• Crimes: Pizza parlor founder and serial killer William Afton used this costume to lure children.
• Death in a Machine: Fleeing from the ghosts of the children he killed, Afton climbed into an old Springy Bonnie costume in a secret room. Due to dampness and sudden movements, the spring locks broke. The metal parts and teeth of the animatronic pierced Afton's body, killing him in terrible agony. His body remained trapped inside the metal for many years.
The Aftons had a family: a wife who left them after the death of their youngest son, the eldest son Michael Afton, the middle daughter Elizabeth Afton and the youngest son Crying Boy (Evan Afton).
During the first few murders, William hid in the Bonnie spring suit and lured children into a room where he then killed them (presumably with a knife). The children's souls began to torment Afton, giving him no peace, and when the souls forced him into the room where he committed the murders, he thought the spring suits would protect him. Without a second thought, he rode into the suit and began to laugh at the souls, pretending he was safe. But the dampness of the place told its own story, and a drop landed directly on the spring mechanisms, causing them to slam shut, the spring locks literally digging into his skin. And so he became Springtrap. He lay in this room for over 30 years. But why didn't he die? Why did he remain alive? Because William Afton, in life, tried to create immortality. And it worked. So he created a "Remnant," a remnant of a soul. It was this Remnant that left the mind in the Hybrid. The remnant has fused into the iron itself, and now Afton's soul is bound to the bunny suit.