HudsonGuard

"What is real? How do you define real?"

**HudsonGuard** is the theory that the FNAF 3 protagonist is Hudson, first introduced in the *Fazbear Frights* story "What We Found" (WWF).

## Evidence

* WWF is about a man named Hudson working as a night guard at the Fazbear's Fright Horror Attraction (the FNAF 3 location).
	+ The location contains similarities to the one in FNAF 3, including the Puppet's mask hanging above a doorway, the black-and-white checkerboard floor, and a security guard's office that contains a desk with crumbled papers, paper cups, monitors, and an old fan.
	+ Along with the setting, the story includes similar events to the game's, including the discovery of Springtrap in a hidden room in a pizzeria, Springtrap being displayed in Fazbear's Fright, and hallucinations of Springtrap and other animatronics being seen in multiple locations.
* The name of the protagonist in FNAF 3 is never revealed, which may imply they are a new protagonist not in the previous games.
* On Night 1 of FNAF 3, Phone Dude says, "Glad you came back for another night," implying that the player has been working for at least a day before the game starts. This would align with Hudson, who'd been working at Fazbear's Fright for some time before his encounter with Springtrap.
* In WWF, Hudson burns down his house while hiding from his physically abusive stepfather.
	+ This could be a parallel to the FNAF 3 protagonist burning down Fazbear's Fright after being cornered by Springtrap for five nights.
* Under FrightsParallels, WWF could be seen as an alternate version of FNAF 3, due to their similarities.
	+ This would mean that the events of FNAF 3 play out as we see them in game, but Hudson is still the guard.

## Problems

* While similar, WWF contains many differences to FNAF 3.
	+ At the end of the story, it is heavily implied Hudson dies inside of an oven.
		- This would make it impossible for Hudson to burn down the building in FNAF 3, since Fazbear's Fright does not burn down following Hudson's implied death in the oven.
			* However, it's not directly stated that the FNAF 3 protagonist burned down the attraction, just that the cause was faulty wiring.
	+ It is implied Springtrap never moved from his hooks at the end of the story and that everything Hudson experienced were illusions/hallucinations.
	+ Hudson only battles Springtrap for one night – the first night Springtrap is at Fazbear's Fright. In FNAF 3, the player goes against Springtrap for 5 nights (Night 2 - Night 6).
	+ The Fazbear's Fright in WWF has many extra rooms not seen in FNAF 3, such as a gift shop.
	+ The phone system in Fazbear's Fright had not been installed in WWF, yet the phone system is seen installed in FNAF 3, which would be after Hudson's implied death.
		- Springtrap is also found when the phone system is already installed in FNAF 3, which does not line up with the system not being installed when they find Springtrap in WWF.
* Hudson's existence in the games is debatable.
	+ FrightsGames and potentially FrightsParallels support Hudson's existence in the games.
		- Under FrightsGames, FNAF 3 could still have a different protagonist, based on the problems listed above. WWF would happen before FNAF 3.
* Hudson experiences very personal hallucinations, including being attacked by his abusive stepfather, berated and insulted by his algebra teacher, bullied by kids at school, and mocked by memories of Faith, the girl he was interested in.
	+ These are not present in FNAF 3. The hallucinations seen in the game are of animatronics seen throughout Fazbear's Fright, and ultimately are not personal to any specific character.
		- In contrast, this fact is considered supportive evidence for MikeGuard and HenryGuard, as they both have personal experience with the animatronics.

## Related theories

* FrightsGames
* FrightsParallels

## Conflicting theories

* FrightsFiction
* HenryGuard
* MikeGuard
* StitchlineGames