Marionette

* **The Marionette**, also known as **The Puppet,** is a character introduced in Five Nights at Freddy's 2.

## **Appearance**

The Marionette has a black, slender body with white stripes on its shins and wrists. Its hands have three fingers on them. It has three white buttons from its chest running down to its torso and has a long, thin neck with a rusty brown color covering its entire body.

On its face, it has a glossy, white-pale mask with red lipstick and cheeks, a wide smile with no teeth, two thin black eye sockets (which occasionally have small white pupils), and plum purple tears that runs down from its eyes to its mouth.

### *Freddy In Space 2*

Unlike the other characters, the Puppet does not have any space-themed clothing or alterations made to it. It is also flopped downward most of the time, rising only to move, which it does by floating. It appears more or less the same as it does in the main series, except actually floating instead of merely appearing to be held with strings.

As implied by its appearance in the menu and ending screens, the Puppet is able to bend its limbs flexibly without appearing to have any joints in this game, much like a sock puppet.

## **History**

Marionette is one of the featured characters in the 1987 Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location in *FNaF 2*, although it was originally from the 1983 Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location in *FNaF 4,* along with the Withered Animatronics. It's placed near the Prize Counter with its music box. In *Ultimate Custom Night*, it is revealed that it is protective of the "Others" (the other children murdered by William Afton who now possess the animatronics), although it also claims they are "like animals" (incapable of thinking for themselves).

Shown in one of the *Pizzeria Simulator* minigames, Marionette's original form, Security Puppet was tasked to stop a child with a green bracelet, later revealed to be Henry Emily's daughter Charolette, from leaving the restaurant. However, Charlie only appears in the third replay of the game. Initially trapped inside its box, Security Puppet escapes from the box and walks outside to find her. As it's raining outside, Security Puppet starts to short out. Eventually it does find Charlie in an alley, where William Afton left her to die after stabbing her (revealed in the *FNaF 2* minigame). The Security Puppet crawls over to the corpse, and stops functioning.

The child that possessed Marionette, Charolette Emily, was the first of William Afton's victims, and as shown in one of the *FNaF 2* death minigames, gave other murdered children "lives" by putting them into the the animatronic suits of Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and Golden Freddy, allowing them to possess the animatronics.

In *Pizzeria Simulator*, Marionette is captured by and trapped inside Lefty, and is brought to the new Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place. Eventually, its soul is freed when Henry Emily burns down the place.

## **Behavior & Gameplay**

### *FNaF VR: Help Wanted*

#### Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Marionette appears in the Five Nights at Freddy's 2 gameplay section. Marionette lies within its present box. The player must regularly wind up the music box from the cameras to prevent it from escaping. Should the Marionette escape, it will play *Pop Goes The Weasel,* walk down the hallway before the player, then jumpscare them upon reaching the office.

#### Pizza Party

Marionette appears briefly in the Pizza Party level, the only level in Hard Mode of Night Terrors. It appears in one of the rooms with its music box. Once the player enters said room, the music box starts to wind down, Marionette slowly comes out from the box, and eventually disappears. If the player stays in the room for too long, the player will be jumpscared by Marionette.

### *Freddy In Space 2*

The Marionette acts as a playable character. It can be unlocked by rescuing it from the Stellar Pit level. Its attack, which is throwing gift boxes, has medium-high damage, low range and medium spread. It is said that Marionette is the strongest yet hardest to use character. It also has a low jump height.

## **Trivia**

### *FNaF VR: Help Wanted*

* The Marionette's icon in The Gallery closely resembles its mugshot for Ultimate Custom Night.
* The Marionette's body and mask have scratches along the paint which weren't originally present on its model.
* For an unknown reason, Marionette's glowing white pupils are never present within the game.

### *Freddy In Space 2*

* The Marionette throughout the game is referred to as "That Weird Gangly Space Puppet".
* The Marionette is one of two characters who doesn't experience any substantial design changes for the game.