#fnaf thoughts

[snowrea0]

minor fnaf movie spoiler

also some more thoughts about the fnaf movie

WHAT WAS CARL THE CUPCAKE ON??? BRO WAS A STRAIGHT UP MENACE LMAO

[hotchocolatefanfics]

Rambling About Springtrap/William Afton and FNAF Because I Feel Like It

I don’t know if anyone else had/has this issue with FNAF, but I have always considered the animatronics to be their own characters. Like yeah they’re possessed by ghosts (dead kids and their killer) but I liked the idea that they were possessed in addition to having their own personalities/being ‘alive’.

Basically, imagine Pinocchio being possessed while being a living puppet. XD

This whole idea is due to me having a very “on again, off again” relationship with FNAF. I like the characters and the lore, but didn’t really follow the story very much…Despite knowing more now, there’s still an AU of Freddy, Bonnie, Chika, Foxy Golden Freddy/Fredbear(?) and Springtrap being created by couple who desperately wanted children of their own and somehow came to life but being abandoned with Springtrap locking himself away for unknown reasons roaming around in the back of my mind. 😆😅

But in all seriousness, I love how FNAF explores concepts like body horror (being stuffed into a robot and it becoming your body), immortality as motional/psychological torture, and how being alive could be worse than dying. It also reminds me of Coraline which is one of my favorite movies.

Springtrap and William Afton:

To be clear, I love Springtrap’s design! I love how neglected and broken he PHYSICALLY looks and his human eyes and movements (which I know is Afton but!) adds to the creepiness of him and I love it!

I swear, if the animatronics were in fact their own characters (regardless of ghost possession) I could see Springtrap suffering from pain due to rusted bolts and exposed wiring. Similar to Arthritis or nerve damage!

BUT! How I feel about William Afton is MUCH different. I love redemption stories and it’s my usual go to theme in my fan fictions, but I don’t think Afton could be redeemed. 

It would be one thing if Afton were “seeking revenge for the death of two of his kids and innocent people got mixed up in it” but, no, that didn’t happen. Didn’t he kind of (indirectly) cause their deaths in the first place? And build the animatronics to kill?

Afton is also said to have been an abusive father. I think it was emotional/mental abuse and/or neglect (according to Reddit anyway) which does remind me of the generational trauma and passed down abuse we saw in Bojack Horseman. 

I do not know if Afton’s childhood was ever explored but (again) it would have been interesting if Afton realized he was a bad parent when he failed to protect his kids and if he sought revenge on their killers (in his mind breaking the cycle of abuse and promising to do better) but ultimately making it worse by killing and harming other people and then, in shame, hiding away in the walls to stay away from the world. 

But I know, that’s all wishful thinking! 

William Afton/The Purple Guy is the first villain that I do not feel any sympathy for or have any hope/idea of redemption in him (and I absolutely love redemption for villains!). I feel far more sympathy for Springtrap (the animatronic) than I do for this guy. 

He may be hidden in a suit, seen only as a skull, but William Afton is the real monster in FNAF. 

Please correct me if I’m wrong and feel free to share your own thoughts if you want! 

[applecidersstuff]

Oh, you’re favorite animatronic growing up was Foxy?

Tell me how was it being the eldest child of divorced/on the edge of divorce parents, with absent parents and need to correct their mistakes, while trying to live your life?

[xarology]

I saw this post on twitter that the yellow rabbit is Utah's boogey man because of how they view William afton as some nut job. Got me thinking how if the Into the Pit universe would then somehow incorporate the yellow rabbit 'myth' into a creepypasta or something. Like yeah yellow bunny guy who kills people lives in the same mansion as Slenderman, who cares anymore

[emathyst9]

This is a bit controversial but I had a realization

At least to me Rody and Vince from Dead Plate are just William and Henry

Except a bit younger and way worse and more tragic in terms of circumstances

That's how I'll characterize them since I can't figure it out, except the roles will be reversed

[shy-bee]

okay eclipse is so precious! It just breaks my heart thinking how excited they are about being able to entertain children, but knowing no one is going to be there… they’re so precious! it makes me wanna cry 

[officiallightwarrior]

I wanna seeee an eclipse that instead of just their bad parts is just their nice parts, so a super loveable bean, but he looks scary to make up for it

[almost-sans]

getting into FNAF after like a decade

[freshmintbubble]

He estado pensando en Afton en las novelas, en como Springbonnie hace relucir su verdadero yo. Abrazando su maldad interna.

Un conejo siempre ha sido un animal con connotaciones positivas como ternura, inocencia y vida pero Afton lo transforma en un simbolo monstruoso.

Me recuerda al Conejo Blanco de Alicia en el pais de las maravillas, o al conejo de pascua, como atrae a los niños con una imagen de confianza.

¿Por que un niño pequeño desconfiaria de un conejo si en toda su vida los conejos han sido buenos, guias, festivos y adorables? Cuando yo estaba pequeña, yo veia los disfraces como seres vivos. La persona detrás quedaba en segundo plano, por la fantasia e inocencia que tenia.

William es un cobarde, almenos asi lo interpreto. Ni siquiera puede el mismo hacer el trabajo, necesita de un animatronico, de una mascara, de una maquinaria, para hacerlo por él. Asesinar niños, que son más debiles e indefensos que él, solo me dice que es un cobarde. En el momento que alguien capaz se le enfrento, fue derrotado.

Se hace engrandece a si mismo porque no pudo soportar percibir a Henry como más feliz, más exitoso, mejor que él. Y es que William lo tenía todo, pero nunca estuvo contento con eso. Algo que me llama la atención es que tuviera escritos de como endiosaba a Henry, y es que como yo lo veo Henry no era perfecto– literal construyo una robo-hija en vez de enfocarse en el hijo que tenia vivo.

'Ser feliz con lo que tienes' es el mensaje que me dejó Los Ojos de Plata, la trilogia apesar de sus fallos es una que disfute y que deberia releer algún día– tal vez encuentre algo que no note.

Otro mensaje que saco de FNAF en general, en especial los juegos, es la tematica de 'dejar ir, seguir adelante' recientemente vi un video acerca de eso (no lo encuentro pero era muy bueno) exponia como todos los personajes no dejaron ir de algo y eso fue lo que los llevo a sus trágicos destinos.

Si en los juegos William hubiese aceptado la muerte de su hijo, si Michael hubiese dejado ir su 'responsabilidad' de arreglar lo que 'él' daño y lo que su padre hizo, si Charlie hubiese dejado ir las almas de los otros niños en vez de ponerlas en los animatronicos (no culpo a charlie, en los juegos tenia como 3 años), y asi sigue. Ironicamente mientras que el Henry de la novela me cae mal, el de los juegos me gusta más pues al final tomo responsabilidad en su rol pasivo que permitio de cierta forma que las trágedias continuaran.

Ambos Williams son interesantes en el contexto de sus propias historias, al William de los juegos (almenos hasta los 7 primeros) lo veo un poco más simpatetico que el de la novela. Y el de la novelas tiene conceptos super geniales que nunca llegaron al del juego.

[chloesimaginationthings]

This goes out to poppy playtime pianosaurus enjoyers

[mimikyu-oli]

FNAF thoughts

Lonely Freddy and magnets

FNAF x Omori crossover.

Does Lonely Freddy would work on autistic person?

[originalladyscythe]

long time since I posted about 5 nights at Freddy's on here but I know a recent theory aside from the dual process theory has been making a lot of activity lately concerning the crying child's possible name and identity.

But did Scott really just make a f****** David Cassidy pun. Out of this.

[north-noire]

what am I supposed to do with the information about Edwin being the inventor of recycling in the FNAF universe honestly

[triphimi]

INCLUDES STITCHGAMES BELIEFS (pls no arguing if it's canon to the games)

Alright, imagine:

As we know after FFPS William Afton is technically still alive by medical terms. He's trapped in sort of an unending nightmare by Andrew but he's still considered alive somehow. Obviously after the location burned down appropriate services have been notified and came over and that's how they found Afton still "alive" so they had to take care of him.

But since they found William I wonder if they found (or at least what was found of) Micheal and possibly Henry if he died in that fire too.

Idk I just think about this concept that they probably found more than one human remains but of all THIS was the only "person" somehow left "alive".

[silverskydreamer]

"They didn't recognise me at first... but then... they thought I was you..."

Presenting Michael Afton!

If you've been on tumblr, you can recognise the influence from @chloesimaginationthings. Her work is sooooo good. Would highly recommend.

I'm really happy with how this turned out. Probably should have changed his clothes depending on his state but, oh well!

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