William Afton

> *"There once was a sick, twisted monster, who stalked its victims from the shadows. "*
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William Afton is the protagonist of A Shadow Over Freddy's.

## Appearance

William Afton's appearance is only seen during The Puppet's stories, and is represented by a male figure with a black scribble in place of his head, with bright white orbs for eyes. He is seen as a child & an adult, and has no distinguishing features.

## Backstory

William Afton's backstory is revealed during the stories given by The Puppet at the end of each night. William first discovers that a soul can persist after death in the form of Remnant when he kills the family's dog as a child and it possesses his toy robot. William spends a lengthy amount of time researching the idea of Remnant with little success, and later murders his abusive father in an attempt to force his Remnant to possess a felt doll he had made. This attempt fails for unknown reasons, although he keeps the toy robot which is possessed by the Remnant of his deceased dog. These events then directly lead into the events of the mainline FNaF games, culminating with William dying at the end of FNaF 6. The Puppet traps William within his own personal purgatory in which he is tormented by the same spirits of the children he murdered in the form of Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy in an attempt to determine if he feels remorse for his actions, and to decide if he is worthy of being allowed to pass on.

## Ending

The ending is achieved at the end of Night 5, when the player discovers a chest that reveals a Golden Freddy plushie upon being opened. The player then blacks out, to reveal that William has been locked within a springlock suit. The Puppet then berates WIlliam for failing to show remorse for his actions, and condemns him to an eternity of torment at the hands of his own creations.

*"You were once a man called William Afton. In life you chose to waste time chasing shadows, turning a blind eye at the suffering of others. Leeching off the remnant of life that was robbed from your victims, you fought your fated death until your last rotten breath. But after decades of running away from retribution, you perished - trapped by your own machinations. Your body turned to ash, crushed inside one large metallic coffin. Your soul, now naked and vulnerable, was dragged down into the darkest depths of the earth and taken by the forces that would decide your fate. And their judgment was clear. This place was born out of their judgment - this colorless replica, a reflection of where your life should've first ended, populated by the shadows of your past. This is your punishment. An endless night, trapped within the abandoned confines of the dream you turned into a nightmare, inside the place of joy you poisoned with your selfish desires. Congratulations, it's your own personal hell. You truly deserve it. My job here is finished; I'm through trying to find humanity in you. Your chances of redemption are long gone and you have no one to blame but yourself. Over the course of these five nights, you have failed to show regret for your actions nor care about anything other than your escape from this prison. You did this to yourself. And as such, I leave you to your fate. This is the end, William. Good riddance."*

## Gallery

William fights with his dogA young William in his bedWilliam finds the possessed robotWilliam decided to murder his fatherWilliam destroys the doll after his experiment failsWilliam runs across the Crying ChildWilliam perishes as SpringtrapWilliam in the bad ending