#what did William Afton mean by this…

[chloesimaginationthings]

What’s William Afton’s problem in FNAF….

[fazgoo-connoiseur-1987]

oh my fucking god

[bluebeardsfinalgirl]

some charlie & william moments in the fnaf novels

bonus foreshadowing:

[ghost-bleus]

”if you like this character you are a horrible person-“ LET PEOPLE HAVE THEIR FUN WHO GIVES A SHIT ITS NOT A REAL PERSON

[puhpandas]

I love Cassidy to death but the idea of her being the only one to possess Golden Freddy (or just the main spirit) is so boring to me. like since with most timelines Mike is the night guard in fnaf 1 its just SO much better for Evan to be possessing the robot he had a plushie of and what he was killed BY. "It's Me" makes so much sense with Evan and Mike in fnaf 1 then it does with Cassidy. with Cassidy the only reason she would be saying "Its Me" to Michael is if she thought he was William, which is just so boring to me compared to Evan talking to his brother after like 8 years. Cassidy was 1 of 5 kids that were murdered that day and the legendary Golden Freddy JUST being 1 of the 5 kids that's angrier is so boring to me. like the "Its Me" everyone was theorizing about for years being Evan Afton, the boy who was killed by his brother on his birthday talking to the aforementioned brother 8 years later while possessing the same robot he died in while the brother tries to fix his fathers mistakes. like oh my god. the only reason Evan died that day is because William was a child murderer who purposefully didnt care about safety precautions in his animatronics and his son paid the price for it. Evan being angry at not Mike but William and being the one to keep him in his personal hell along with Cassidy who has a grudge. the most satisfying theory for real

[drinkinboilingcoffee]

jeegaretō bokhoram is a Farsi term of love or endearment (equivalent to ‘I love you so much I could eat you up’ or ‘I would do anything for you’) with the direct English translation of ‘I will eat your liver’ and William absolutely uses this with Henry and one time Henry was curious and actually looked up the word for word translation and sat there staring at William in horror for a few minutes.

[lyrajellycat]

I have thoughts about dittophobia and all of them are screaming

[fantasticgothicpeachsludge]

Learned some horrible news today everyone

[ponds-of-ink]

Guys

What if

What if William can’t talk anymore and that’s why we haven’t heard the real Purple Guy in ages (in-universe, of course)??

Not because UCN messed up his vocal chords or anything, but because he’s too scared to talk? At least not without something to help him sound “Spring-Bonnie” like.

[infizero]

WOKE UP TO THE FNAF TRAILER IM SOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING EXCITEDD RAHARHAGHRGHRHGHRGH

[angry-roomba-army]

was looking at williams springlock scars and....

^_^ haiii! ^_^!!!! hai!! hai!!!! ^_^

[mechieonu]

i'm genuinely wondering what, if any, the plan was for william and baby/elizabeth's relationship

[fazgoo-connoiseur-1987]

Bill's double jointed and VERY flexible btw

[canonically-a-genloser]

oh you're gonna love her voice and some lines fit Crow "lets go somewhere more private....so i can EAT YOU" (lore time) (you let the demons take over bc it can have many meanings) (tee hee)

auauugh okay.

[boygirlctommy]

ok i really need to rewatch these games bcus i dont understand what half of these notes are referencing but me and my brother decided the order was 4-> 5-> 2-> 1-> 3-> 6

[horang-07]

FNAF SPOILERS! SCROLL! TALKING ABOUT THE SPRINGLOCK SCENE!

i’ve seen so many people discussing the springlock scene in both negative and positive ways and i think it brings up really cool points about how matthew played that scene and balanced fan expectations with his own characterisation.

i think the discussions around this movie have rlly exposed the disconnect between fanon and canon in fnaf, especially talking abt the core games in isolation, bc frankly in the game universe (ignoring the books) we get Very Little characterisation for William other than the obvious, but Matthew managed to add so much in the way he talks and his body language.

in the reveal scene, we see afton at arguably his peak. in his first scene, he comes off as somewhat demeaning and judgemental until he recognises mike’s name, at which point he seems to have this nervous energy, rushing to cover it up but stumbling slightly, his reaction to the tables being turned even slightly is massive.

this is a man who committed multiple mrdrs in essentially broad daylight, hid the bodies in the most obvious place, and still got away with it, and then kept the crime scene as a trophy of his actions, and an ongoing prison sentence for his victims. he has been in complete control for decades, and is confident that he can deal with any kind of threat quickly. his confidence in his reveal is palpable

it changes when vanessa shoots him. the whole parallel with vanessa and the animatronics is hugely interesting too- how william refers to the animatronics almost endearingly as “kids” when he wants them to obey, how both vanny and the animatronics have an unearned loyalty to him, almost a pseudo-adoption through what he did to them, taking them from their parents and keeping them under his thumb, forever stuck as naive, forgiving, obedient children. vanessa breaking from that control shakes him, but the mask slips back into place almost immediately.

then, he’s outsmarted by the brother of one of his victims, and the child he planned to end next. his pseudo-children turn on him and he can no longer manipulate his appearance or shed his skin to escape. he explodes on them, and his language is incredibly telling that he is being dishonest.

he calls them small, trying to belittle them into submission, even though they are ten feet tall metal animatronics powered by rage. he is grasping at straws to regain control, and failing miserably.

finally, the springlocks go off. the locks in the movie look more like a ribcage, so the first two likely puncture his lungs. they’re slow, and painful, but he doesn’t scream or beg or sob. he grunts and groans, gritting his teeth and only letting out sounds of pain that sound almost involuntary. there is no way in hell he would visibly let himself show weakness or pain in front of these creatures that he believes he has control over. he isn’t brought to his knees until there are eight metal spikes embedded in his abdomen. he doesn’t let the mask fall for even a second, until he literally PUTS THE ACTUAL MASK ON and finally collapses. even then, he’s fighting for consciousness, twitching and writhing with no control over his body. william afton thrives on control, and his soul will not rest until he gets it back.

it’s why he keeps the pizzeria- he always comes back. he can’t help but return to the scene of the crime, putting on his old costume, continuing his killings. he revels in being a constant threat on the horizon. and now, he knows he is going to die, and he knows the suit will bring him back, and noone will be able to get rid of him then. so he puts the mask back on, and waits.

in terms of the sfx- they’re pretty accurate. with stab wounds, you need to leave the knife in the wound as long as possible for best chance of survival, as it stops the blood from escaping. in terms of the springlocks, there wouldn’t be copious amounts of blood as the locks are keeping the wounds filled- which is good because it means a slower, more painful death.