Five Nights at Freddy's Lore Explained

Introduction

• Five Nights at Freddy's (FNAF): One of the most popular indie horror video game series.
• Main Series: Contains 9 games, numerous books, and countless fan games.
• Notable Challenge: Confusing and debated storyline despite extensive fan theories.
• Goal: Present and explain the timeline and key story elements of the FNAF series.

Origins

Fredbear's Family Diner

• Founded by William Afton and Henry Emily.
• Initial animatronics: Fredbear and Spring Bonnie (spring lock suits).
• Henry (Fredbear) and William (Spring Bonnie) often performed in the costumes.
• William's Children: Elizabeth, Michael, and Evan.
• Henry's Child: Charlie.

Tragic Incident (1983)

• Evan's Fear: Afraid of his father’s animatronics; tormented by older brother Michael.
• The Bite Incident: Michael taunts Evan, leading to Evan's head being bitten by Fredbear animatronic, resulting in a coma and eventual death.
• Evan's Spirit: Believed to haunt Fredbear.

Transition to Darkness

• William's Experimentation: Builds Circus Baby to capture and understand soul possession by animatronics.
• Elizabeth's Death: Circus Baby captures/ kills William's daughter, leading to her soul possessing Circus Baby animatronic.

Henry’s Realization and Betrayal

• Henry's Actions: Discovers William’s actions, likely kicks William out of the company.
• Marionette Creation: Henry creates puppet to protect his daughter Charlie.
• Charlie's Death: William kills Charlie outside the pizzeria, leading her soul to possess the puppet.

Timeline Breakdown

Fredbear's Family Diner to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza

• Fredbear's Closure: Due to Charlie's death.
• Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza: New animatronic creations (toy animatronics). Missing children’s incident occurs.

Events of FNAF 2 (1987)

• Role of Jeremy Fitzgerald: Security guard during ongoing investigation of missing children.
• Bite of ‘87: Animatronic bites Jeremy's frontal lobe, leading to the location’s closure.
• Michael's Role: Alias Fritz Smith fired afterwards.

Events of FNAF (1993)

• Mike Schmidt (Michael Afton): Takes role of night guard; haunted by possessed animatronics.
• William’s Return and Downfall: William dismantles animatronics, reusing parts, death via spring lock failure.

Sister Location (Approx 1995)

• Michael’s Mission: Investigates underground facility of remnant animatronics.
• Circus Baby’s Manipulation: Leads to Michael being ‘scooped’ and remains possessed.

FNAF 3 (2023)

• Fazbear Frights: A haunted attraction reviving the legacy.
• Springtrap's Appearance: William Afton animatronic re-emerges.
• Michael's Attempt: Tries to burn down Fazbear Frights to end the hauntings.

FNAF 6 (Pizzeria Simulator)

• Henry’s Plan: Opens another pizzeria to lure and trap all haunted animatronics, including Springtrap.
• Final Confrontation: Henry traps and attempts to destroy all animatronics, including his daughter, in a fire.

Ultimate Custom Night

• William's Hell: The final hellish torment involving all animatronics controlled by spirits.
• Fredbear's Role: Continuation and possible final letting go or continued torture of William.

Conclusion

• Impact of the Series: Though the storyline is complex and debated, FNAF has left an indelible mark on indie horror.
• Series Legacy: Raises questions and expands the horror genre with a convoluted but intriguing plot.