Springtrap

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**Springtrap**, previously known as **Spring Bonnie** and **William Afton**, is the main antagonist of *Five Nights at Freddy's 3* and the withered form of Spring Bonnie. He is possessed by William Afton, and becomes a staple character in the series after his debut.

## *Appearance*

Springtrap's suit is an early model of a Bonnie suit, referred to as **Spring Bonnie** by Phone Guy on Night 5 and by the girl in the Night 3 minigame of *Five Nights at Freddy's 4*.

Springtrap is a heavily damaged rabbit animatronic/springlock suit of a drab olive color, with darker colors on his stomach and the insides of his ears. A great portion of his right ear is missing, with a single red wire sticking out of the stump. Springtrap's entire body is torn and tattered, with gaping holes exposing wires, endoskeleton and parts of William's corpse caging throughout, thus making him appear much more macabre-looking than any of the other animatronics from any previous installments in the series. His dark colored nose has an irregular squarish shape due to deterioration. While both of Springtrap's hands and feet are attached and generally intact, his legs are entirely stripped from the mid-shin down, fully exposing the endoskeleton, wiring and metal. Several of his finger joints from each hand are missing their suit overlays. The middle and little fingers of Springtrap's right hand are notably missing their fingertips. A single black button can be seen on the middle of his chest. If one looks closely at the large hole in Springtrap's chest (which is located under his button), there are multiple red streaks, presumably remnants of William Afton's corpse.

## *History*

### *Before FNaF 3*

Springtrap was originally a Spring Bonnie suit that acted as both an animatronic and a costume suit. It was used along with another similar suit called Fredbear in the Fredbear's Family Diner.

After Fredbear's Family Diner is closed down due to a certain accident, the restaurant chain renamed itself to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and stopped using Fredbear and Spring Bonnie due to them being very dangerous to use because of its faulty springlocks. The suits are kept in the safe room in the restaurant that no one is allowed to access.

As shown in the *FNaF 3* minigames, William Afton who had found out there are souls trapped in the animatronics, came back to the pizzeria that has been closed down to destroy Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy. The souls were freed from the animatronics, and cornered William Afton into the safe room. Trying to protect himself, William put himself into the Spring Bonnie suit. However, as the room was wet due to rain drops, the faulty springlocks in the suit started to malfunction and snapped, severely impaling William and killed him, becoming the now-known-as Springtrap.

### *During & After FNaF 3*

30 years after the FNaF 1's Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed down, a new horror attraction called Fazbear's Fright was built as an homage to The Missing Children Incident and other incidents that made Freddy Fazbear's Pizza infamous for being haunted. After Night 1 and before Night 2 in *FNaF 3*, the employees of Fazbear's Fright found Springtrap in the FNaF 1's pizzeria. Thinking it was a real animatronic, they brought him into Fazbear's Fright. Springtrap came back alive from death.

Several nights later, the player in *FNaF 3* burned down Fazbear's Fright as a attempt to release William's soul. It was initially unknown what happened to Springtrap when Fazbear's Fright burned down, though it was mentioned that anything that survived the fire was auctioned off and sold. After the completion of Night 6, if one brightens the newspaper regarding the burning of Fazbears Fright, an image of Springtrap's head can be seen from the Freddy figurine photo at the right side.

However, as shown in the ending cutscene of *Sister Location* Custom Night and the plan has failed as Springtrap survived from the fire it was still unknown what ultimately became of him. His ultimate fate was finally revealed in Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator. Through unknown means, he left the remains of Fazbear's Fright and eventually ended up in the Back Alley outside Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place. He was salvaged and ultimately destroyed in the burning of the pizzeria, as part of his old friend Cassette Man's ultimate plan.

Springtrap later on ended up becoming part of the Fazbear Funtime Service, even though he was not part of it as revealed in the E-Mails of *Special Delivery*.

Springtrap also makes an appearance in The Freddy Fazbear Virtual Experience.

## *Behavior*

### *FNaF 3*

He makes his way through the building toward the office along with the other Phantoms. In order to lure him away, the player must press the button playing a child's voice. He will also attempt to crawl through the vents as a shortcut. If the players fails to lure him away, or seal certain vents he attempts to crawl through, he will jumpscare the player, ending the night.

### *FNaF VR: Help Wanted*

#### Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Challenge

Springtrap appears in the *Five Nights at Freddy's 3* gameplay section. He makes his way through the building toward the office along with the other Phantoms. In order to lure him away, the player must press the button playing a child's voice. He will also attempt to crawl through the vents as a shortcut. If the players fails to lure him away, or seal certain vents he attempts to crawl through, he will jumpscare the player, ending the night.

#### *Vent Repair - Ennard (Hard Mode)*

A shadow variation of Springtrap (known as VirtualTrap) appears briefly in a part of Ennard's hard mode vent repair section, crawling toward the player and jumpscaring them if they fail to press the buttons in the correct order in a timely fashion.

#### *Pizza Party*

Springtrap appears briefly in the hard mode of Night Terrors, Pizza Party. He only shows up when the player is in the hallway around the FNaF 3 office. He appears in the office a little while after the player enters the room and stays, and will come out of the office and attack the player if the player stays for too long.

### *FNaF AR: Special Delivery*

Springtrap is a Rank 9 animatronic. He the rarest and most aggressive character in game. He typically appears only when the player has a streak of about 7, unless the player uses a lure. Springtrap will haywire very frequently. To avoid a jumpscare, the player must stare at him when his eyes are white, then look away when they turn red. Springtrap will taunt the player throughout his attack, occasionally fake-charging. When Springtrap materializes during his charge, the player must quickly shock him or they will be jumpscared. It is also possible to obtain a Springtrap plushsuit, which can be placed on an endoskeleton and said endoskeleton can then be sent to salvage for parts, or to attack other players with Springtrap's appearance.

## *Personality*

As Springtrap is simply William Afton reanimated within an animatronic suit, it can be assumed that he retains most of his personality traits; methodical, cruel, and cold-blooded.

The version of Springtrap seen in *Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery*, unlike the original Springtrap, is very well-spoken (akin to his Scraptrap incarnation).

## **Dark Springtrap**

While not classifying as a separate character, Dark Springtrap makes a very minor appearance in FNaF: Sister Location. He appears for a brief moment in a cutscene unlocked after beating Golden Freddy mode in Sister Location's Custom Night. The cutscene consists of his son, Michael Afton, telling William that he's going to track him down. The cutscene ends with Dark Springtrap quickly standing up.

Dark Springtrap's appearance in this cutscene is identical to his original look, with the only noticeable difference being his missing pelvis, now leaving his endoskeleton exposed. Due to being a simple silhouette, his exact features can not be made out using this cutscene. Merchandise revealed that Dark Springtrap is a very dark olive color, and he bares completely blank white eyes. His merchandise also gives Dark Springtrap a very metallic-like material, making him shine in the light.

## *Trivia*

### *FNaF 3*

* It is unknown how William Afton haunts Springtrap - it is speculated that his consciousness is somehow inhabiting the suit.
	+ An alternative theory is that his corpse was reanimated after dying - which would explain how his suit in *FFPS* is different as he may have switched it after the third game.
	+ Another theory is that William haunts the endoskeleton which can be removed from the suit (again explaining how William has a different suit in *FFPS*, while also explaining how the animatronic parts move.)
* On the announcement of the successful beta-test on the Steam Greenlight page, Springtrap's name is first revealed by several letters which are doubled throughout the text. These letters, when compiled together, spell "*My Name is Springtrap*".
* As of version 1.031, Springtrap now makes footsteps and moaning noises when he moves.
	+ Some people have assumed that the moaning noise is William Afton inside of Springtrap trying to talk.
	+ The sound had been roughly and/or vaguely deciphered where it can be assumed Springtrap is saying "*Help me*". As to whether this is intentional or not is unknown.
		- This is Bonnie's first counterpart to speak, with the second being Bon-Bon and the third being Bonnet.
* He is named after the trap device of the same name which is used for catching animals during hunting and how he is a springlock suit.
* Occasionally, when the game starts up, one of three images of Springtrap revealing William Afton's corpse inside of him may appear, similarly to the eyeless Bonnie screen from the first game and the eyeless screens from the second game.

### *Sister Location*

* Before the game's release, it was believed that Springtrap would appear in the game, according to a reflection from Circus Baby's nose in the second teaser. This was later proven false, until the Custom Night updates.
* Upon the game's release, many fans believed that Michael was Springtrap. This was later debunked by Scott.
* Michael is voiced by PJ Heywood, who also voices William Afton in the beginning cutscene of the game.
	+ On PJ Heywood's Voices.com profile, it is revealed that Michael's last name is Afton, and is related to William Afton, being William's son.
* From Scott's Copyright Catalog, Springtrap's appearance for the game is referred as "Springtrap 2", likely referring to his appearance being slightly changed with few missing and damaged features.
* A brief scene of Springtrap from the third game's gameplay can be seen in the beginning of the *Sister Location* trailer.
* Before a Funko Staff member clarified it, it was unknown who Dark Springtrap was.
	+ Later, a staff member from Funko clarified that it was based off the Springtrap that appears in the Sister Location cutscene.

### *UCN*

* In the *Five Nights at Freddy's 3* skin for the Office, Springtrap can be seen standing in the corner when the lights flicker. This is purely cosmetic and does not affect gameplay.
	+ This specific cosmetic appearance of Springtrap bears a strong resemblance to his appearance on the menu screen of *Five Nights at Freddy's 3*.
* Also within the *Five Nights at Freddy's 3*-themed Office, there are posters showing each of the three rare boot screens of Springtrap from the third game.

### *FNaF VR: Help Wanted*

* For unknown reasons, Springtrap's right ear is flipped backwards in *Help Wanted*.
	+ This was most likely a mistake in the model.
* Springtrap for an unknown reason is missing the wires that normally hang from his shins.
* Springtrap in Ennard's hardmode Vent Repair level looks to be a more orangish color than his normal green.
	+ It is hard to see this however due to the lighting making him look mostly dark purple.
* Springtrap is one of two characters to only appear in Pizza Party mode in the mobile version of Help Wanted.
	+ The other is Ennard.

### *FNaF AR: Special Delivery*

* For unknown reason, some of the voice lines from Springtrap in *Special Delivery* are strangely similar to Nightmare Fredbear's lines in *Ultimate Custom Night*.
* Unlike in *Five Nights at Freddy's 3*, Springtrap's corpse jaw in *Special Delivery* is more realistic, with an appearance like a stretchy rubber.
* Toxic Springtrap's icon uses an edited version of Plushtrap's icon, instead of Springtrap's.
	+ Flaming Springtrap uses Springtrap's however.
* Flaming Springtrap oddly is the only skin to have a different defeat and jumpscare animation.
* Springtrap is the first character to receive three skins.
	+ Said skin is *Clown Springtrap*.
* Clown Springtrap is the first skin to have a completely unique model.
* Flaming Springtrap, along with Chocolate Bonnie, does not appear in the daily reward icon for the Mashup event.