The Forests (Arcade)

The full map of the forest.

**The Forests** are the location where the arcade machine game, *POPGOES: The Dead Forest* in *POPGOES Arcade* takes place at. It is where Popgoes the Weasel and his friends live. The forests can be divided into several parts.

## History

The Forests are where all the animals (and rarely humans) live, including Popgoes the Weasel. Before the events of *POPGOES: The Dead Forest*, there used to be a king whole ruled the forests. The king was someone that is very passionate with his researches towards life and death. During his times, he had found out that in this forest, people who are killed on purpose will be given a second chance by the world, and can continue to live on stronger. But the presence of the paranormal can also cause nearby entities to be "corrupted".

However, the king passed away due to unknown reason, and who replaced him was his son, Freddy. Wanting to continue his father's researches, he wanted to do something groundbreaking to make his father and his people proud. In the end, he was inspired by his father's discovery, and used machines that they called "killswitch" that can kill all living creatures nearby, so that everyone can live on forever. Knowing that no one would agree with his idea, he decided to start out his plan in the background. The effects started to spread from the North Forest, and numerous animals in the forests are corrupted with the presence of ghosts, and started attacking people.

Noticing the problem, Sara the Squirrel quickly informed Popgoes about the issue and asked to help solving the problem. Popgoes defeated all of Freddy's crews, grabbed all the keys needed to unlock the entrance to the North Forest and to the castle, turned off all the machines, and lastly defeated King Freddy. All the animals had returned to normal, and the forests are saved.

## Layout

### The Garden

The Garden is the centre of the forests, where the entrances to all of the forests, West, South, East, and North Forest are located at. This is where the player, Popgoes started his journey. Here plants a garden full of flowers, and a few benches are placed near the flowers. An inn is built at the center of the garden, with Sara always staying inside. The player has to come back to this area frequently to give updates to Sara on their journey. Above the inn near the entrance to the North Forest is a small water fountain, and below the inn is a hole where players can fast travel to other forests. At the bottom of the area are the entrances of the rest of the three forests.

Once the player has grabbed a mysterious key from the castle, interacting with the fountain will cause the player to shift into a different reality. The player will still be in the same spot, however there is no presence of anyone in the whole forest, and parts of Blackrabbit can be found scattered across the map.

### West Forest

The West Forest, also known as the Amber Forest or the Autumn Forest, is located at the west of the forest. As the name suggests, this forest is filled with theme of the season of autumn. The trees and grass are colored in orange or amber, and orange leaves can be seen falling from the sky. Leaves piles, brown mushrooms, and yellow flowers can be seen.

Here is where Chica rests and where one of the keys for both the doors to North Forest and to the Castle located at. The dirt path leads straight to Chica's location, but if the player strays off the path, they can find an inn and a shop.

### South Forest

The South Forest, also known as the Green Forest, is located at the south of the forest. This forest may be based on a theme of spring. The trees and grass are in green colored, and several butterflies can be seen flying around the forest. Tree logs, red and white mushrooms, white flowers can also be seen.

Here is where Foxy rests and where one of the keys for both the doors to North Forest and to the Castle located at. The dirt path leads straight to Foxy's location, but if the player strays off the path, they can find an inn and a shop. There is also a well located near the bottom right of the map. After collecting all Blackrabbit parts, interacting with the well can bring the player to a different world with backgrounds of mini-games from the original FNaF franchise.

### East Forest

The East Forest, also known as the Snowy Forest or the Winter Forest, is a forest located at the east of the map, and is based on the theme of winter season. The overworld here is very snowy, with the trees and the grass all painted in white snow (except the dirt path), and snows can be seen raining down from the sky. Snowmen, blue flowers, and snow piles and can be seen around the map.

Here is where Bonnie rests and where one of the keys for both the doors to North Forest and to the Castle located at. The dirt path leads straight to Bonnie's location, but if the player strays off the path, they can find an inn and a shop.

### North Forest

The North Forest, also known as the Dead Forest and formerly known as the Blossom Forest, is a forest located at the north side of the map, and where the castle is located at. It was unknown how the forest looks like before it was destroyed, thought it is most likely a forest filled with flowers, following the former name of the forest. The trees are now all dead with no leaves, and the ground is colored in black. Black dusts can be seen flying across the screen. Flower pots, berry bushes, and red lily flowers can be seen across the map.

The North Forest can only be accessed once three keys for the entrance are collected from the other three forests. The short dirt path leads to the entrance of the castle surrounded by river. Unlike other forests, there is no inn or shop located in the forest. There is also gravestones placed at the left side of the castle, belonging to people killed due to the event. Entering the said area for the first time, the player will meet a strange figure floating across the river.

### The Castle

The castle is where King Freddy rests. It is located at the top of the map, and can only be entered through the North Forest. The floor here is covered in black and red tiles, and the wall is built with grey bricks. Four Tall pillars can be seen in every rooms, and black carpet is spread from the entrance to King Freddy's room. There are also paintings of a weasel, a beaver, two squirrels, and a crow on the top of the map, representing the main cast of The Popgoes Pizzeria.

5 books written by Freddy are scattered across the castle, expressing Freddy's thought after his father passed away. There is also an invisible pathway at the top left of the castle that brings the player to the river outside the castle. The player can strangely walk on the river, and only water is seen on the background. At the end is a treasure chest with a strange key that can be used with the water fountain in the Garden.

## Collectibles

### Keys

To advance through the story, the player needs to collect multiple keys, for the entrance of the North Forest and the Castle. The three keys for the North Forest can be obtained after defeating their respective guards that protect the keys, while the three keys for the Castle can be found in treasure chests that can only be accessed after having respective abilities. There is also a secret key hidden near the castle, that can be used at the water fountain in the Garden.

* **Gate Keys**: The keys for the entrance to the North Forest. Located near Chica, Foxy, and Bonnie's resting spot in the West, South, and East Forest respectively. Each can be obtained after defeating Corrupt Chica, Corrupt Foxy, and Corrupt Bonnie.
* **Door Keys**: The keys for the entrance to the Castle. Located in the treasure chests in the West, South, and East Forest. Each can only be obtained after gaining the ability of Dig, Jump, and Hook respectively.
* **???**: The key that is important for the Blackrabbit Ending. Located in a treasure chest at a hidden space filled with water near the Castle. Can be used at the water fountain in the Garden to enter a darker world.

### Emerald Coins

Emerald Coins are used to upgrade player's abilities in Manora's Upgrades. These are hidden behind objects across the map (except one which is hidden inside the well), but are fairly easy to see if the player pays attention. There are a total of 12 Emerald Coins, one of which will be gifted by Sara once the player finds all keys to the castle and defeats all Dead bosses.

### Treasure Chests

Asides from the treasure chests that keeps the keys and Emerald Coins, there are also chests that keeps items that are useful for battle. These chests are all kept in North Forest, near the Castle where player has to face Dead King Freddy. Inside these chests, the player can find an ATK+ boost, a DEF+ boost, and a shield.

### Blackrabbit Parts

Once the key obtained from the hidden space near the castle is used on the fountain, the map turns much darker, the water in the fountain, well and river is colored in red, and the screen and the particles are now occasionally glitching. During this, the player can find 6 different parts of Blackrabbit scattered across the map. The player needs to collect them and gather them at the water fountain. Once the parts are collected, the player is asked to find Bonnie, which can be found by interacting with the well in the South Forest.

## Trivia

* Stone the Crow's favorite forest is the North Forest, but as the North Forest is destroyed, he chose to visit the South Forest instead.

## References

1. ↑ *"[My father] was adamant that creatures who were killed by the hands of another creature... would get a second chance at living, as a Spectre, or a ghost. Something like that. He said dying naturally would end the cycle. You'd turn into nothing. Disappear. But being killed by someone else? On purpose? The world... nature... karma... it would give you another chance.."* - Night 2, Freddy's Note.
2. ↑ *"[My father] did mention something about how the presence of the paranormal... might have a permanent effect on the mental state of nearby entities. As in being near ghosts might make you go a bit coocoo. He used the word "corrupt" a lot when referring to that kind of behaviour."* - Night 4, Freddy's Note.
3. ↑ *"My favorite forest was the North one, but I guess this place will do for now."* - Stone, at the South Forest.

 Animatronics