Mike Schmidt

### Title(s)

Mall Security Guard (formerly)Night Security Guard at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place (formerly)

## Appearances

### **Book**

*Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie Novelization*

## Actors/Actresses

### **Portrayed by**

Josh HutchersonWyatt Parker (young)

*"I've been an idiot about so many things. I've been stuck trying to fix the past, but you are the most important thing in the world to me, and I promise you I'm gonna do better."*
―Mike Schmidt to Abby Schmidt[src]
**Michael "Mike" Schmidt** is the former security guard of the abandoned Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location. After being traumatized by the kidnapping of his younger brother Garrett Schmidt and the death/abandoning of his parents, Mike was left alone to take care of his younger sister Abby Schmidt. After being fired from multiple jobs, including a mall security guard, he was offered the night security job at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place and became the new night guard.

After meeting Vanessa Shelly, he learned the truth about the old restaurant and the incident that occurred decades before. During a final encounter with William Afton, he learns that he was the man responsible for kidnapping his brother. With the help of Vanessa, Abby, and the animatronics, William was springlocked and dragged away. Mike then took Vanessa to the hospital to help recover from her injuries.

## Biography

### Early Life

Michael Schmidt was born in 1975 to Mr. Schmidt and Mrs. Schmidt. He also grew up with his younger brother Garrett Schmidt. The family would hold hands and say grace when having family dinner, despite Mike thinking of it as cheesy. Unfortunately, in 1987 while on a camping trip in Nebraska, Mike would find Garrett driven away by an unknown kidnapper.

After the birth of his younger sister Abby Schmidt in 1990, Mike would come to raise her solely in Granite Falls, Minnesota following the death of his mother and abandonment of his father. In search of a job after being fired from *Tire Zone* as a sales associate for two months and *Media World* as custodial staff for one week, Mike eventually became a security guard at the local mall.

### Getting Fired

One day, Mike chats with his friend Jeremiah while on his shift as he reads from Mike's book "*Dream Theory*". After reading a portion of it, Jeremiah asks if Mike believes what the book says. Mike responds that it depends on what you believe. Jeremiah then tells a story about how he traded a *Cal Ripken Jr. Rookie* baseball card for a used copy of Missile Command and wishes he could go back and kick is own ass. Jeremiah then asks Mike if he can have the book but Mike declines.

Mike then gets in line of *Ice Cream Parties* but notices a young boy standing on his own. Mike starts to order but sees a man taking the kid away. Being traumatized by the taking of his brother, he ran towards them and tackled the man, pushing both Mike and the man into the fountain. Mike then started to beat up the man in a blind rage while the boy yells for his dad. Mike realized he mistook the man as the boys father when Jeremiah arrived to stop Mike. Later on, Mike gets fired for his behavior.

### A New Security Gig

#### Employment

The next day, now fired from his job, Mike decided to go to a career counselor to help find a new job. As he was getting dressed, he entered Abby’s room and found her in a fort she made. Mike called for her to no response so he shook the fort and got Abby’s attention. Mike told his sister that they’re leaving in five minutes. As Mike walks out, Abby throws a stuffed animal at him and reminds her of his departure.

After dropping off Abby at school, Mike arrives at the career counselor office at waited in the waiting room. Eventually, he was called and arrived in Steve Raglan’s office. Upon sitting down, Raglan was reading Mike’s file and asks what was his deal and if he was a headcase. Raglan then recounts the mall incident and Mike responds by saying it was an accident. The counselor then reads off Mike’s employment history. When Raglan reads Mike’s full name, he freezes on his last name and slowly leans towards Mike. Raglan then offers Mike coffee to Mike’s confusion.

After Raglan pours a freshly brewed cup for himself, he tells Mike his options are limited. After losing hope, Mike gets up and starts to leave but Raglan pipes up with a job for him. After Mike sits back down, Raglan tells him about a security gig.

## Personality

*"There are ghost children possessing giant robots? Thanks for the heads up."*
―Mike Schmidt to Vanessa Shelly[src]
Riddled with guilt over a tragedy in his past, and now struggling to take care of his younger sister on his own, Mike is low on options when he lands a new job to pay the bills; the night security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria.

Mike is vulnerable with a tough exterior. Though he means well, his obsession with digging for truth may have potentially disastrous consequences.

## Facilities

* **Freddy Fazbear's Pizza**: *To be added*

## Relationships

* Jane Schmidt - Aunt

Allies* Vanessa Shelly
* Max
	+ Freddy Fazbear - Former Enemy
	+ Bonnie - Former Enemy
	+ Chica - Former Enemy
	+ Foxy - Former Enemy
* Golden Freddy

## Appearances

### Books

* *Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie Novelization*

## Trivia

* In the video game series, **Mike Schmidt** was the first playable security guard.
	+ It has been theorized that Mike Schmidt is an alias for Michael Afton, who caused the Bite of '87 and sought revenge on his father, William Afton.

## References

Five Nights at Freddy's Wiki has a collection of images and media related to **Mike Schmidt**.

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 *Five Nights at Freddy's*
2. ↑ New Character Details For Blumhouse’s ‘FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S’ Film

## External Links

* Mike Schmidt on Five Nights at Freddy's Wiki
* Mike Schmidt on Wikipedia