#i don't think we need a convoluted reason for the puppet's existence

[apollos-boyfriend]

How would you spell out the fnaf timeline?

okay so. i will only be focusing on the like main murders bc i do not care for things like sister location and fnaf 3 in the sense of their events taking place in the far future of the murders themselves (fnaf 3 taking place in 2023, for example). i only really care about the original kids and their timelines

before 1983:

- charlotte "charlie" emily is killed by william afton outside of a freddy's location, likely during her birthday party. the security puppet, programmed by her father to look after her, is too late to save her and finds her body in the alleyway as she's dying. her soul goes onto possess the puppet, adding two purple tear-tracks to its cheeks - william afton takes note of the change, and begins to suspect possession. wanting to learn more, he creates a series of animatronics with the sole purpose of luring and capturing children in order to test his theory (personal note: i think it makes much more sense for the funtimes to come before the missing children's incident. william was careful, at first, when it came to capturing kids, not wanting his person to be traced back, which is why he initially wanted to rely on animatronics to do his job for him) - during the opening of circus baby's pizza world, elizabeth afton is left alone with baby, and is scooped and killed. her brother witnesses this event, and is left traumatized by the experience, now fearful of any of his father's creations. his nightmares are haunted by animatronics with mouths in their stomach due to him witnessing this very incident - circus baby's closes before it even fully opens, and the funtimes are retired to an underground location

1983:

- bite of '83. evan afton (the crying child) is killed when placed into the maws of golden freddy during his birthday party - his soul goes on to posses fredbear, being the first of two to inhabit the suit - the springlock suits are officially retired after this incident

1985:

- missing children's incident - having continued his experimentations with remnant through animals, william afton officially infuses his first animatronic with a soul. a golden retriever puppy infused into mangle is afton's first successful experiment - lured by promises of her puppy being found, susie is killed first, and goes onto possess chica - the other three go onto possess their respective suits at whatever match you see fit (personally i think it's gabriel -> freddy, jeremy -> bonnie, fritz -> foxy) - cassidy goes onto possess golden freddy, joining evan's soul within the suit

and this is. very personal. i don't claim for it to be the official or perfect timeline, but by god do i actually have reasonings for things asides from "it fits my william afton headcanon ^_^"