William Afton

* Purple Guy
* Springbonnie
* Springtrap
* Scraptrap

> I always come back!
>
> -William Afton's most famous quote.

**William Afton**, also known as **the Purple Guy** among other names, is the main antagonist of the *Five Nights at Freddy's* franchise. He serves as the main antagonist of the *ScottGames* era and a posthumous major antagonist in the *SteelWool Games* era.

He was the co-founder of Fazbear Entertainment, the business partner of Henry Emily and the father of Michael Afton, Elizabeth Afton and the Crying Child. He helped Henry establish Fredbear's Family Diner and Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, as well as managing the establishments while Henry built the animatronic mascots. Despite being a successful businessman, Afton led a double life as a serial killer who murdered many children across several Freddy Fazbear's Pizza locations in the 1980s, including Henry's own daughter, Charlotte. At one point in his life, he founded Afton Robotics, LLC and created the Funtime animatronics, which were made to capture and kill children.

Sometime after 1993, after making the fatal mistake of destroying the classic animatronics and accidentally freeing the ghosts of his victims, Afton attempted to protect himself with the old, withered **Spring Bonnie** suit, the same used for his murders. However, the suit's spring-lock mechanisms failed and its suppressed endoskeleton fatally skewered him, transforming him into the undead human-animatronic hybrid, **Springtrap**. Thirty years later, after narrowly surviving the fire that destroyed the building he was moved to, he would presumably repair himself and become **Scraptrap**. He was then lured to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place by Henry, where he would attempt to kill Michael with the help of his daughter and creations, only to be burnt by Henry alongside everyone else remaining in the pizzeria. He would then be tortured by the vengeful spirit of one of his past victims, Cassidy, who refuses to move on so they could torment him forevermore. As of now, it's unknown if Afton's torture ever stopped and he was put down for good, or if he's still being tortured.

However, Afton's legacy would continue through the Mimic, an AI that mimics anything it sees and eventually became obsessed with recreating his crimes with the help of its brainwashed servant, Vanny.

He was voiced by PJ Heywood, who also voiced his aforementioned son, Michael.

## Personality

William Afton's background is mostly told via silent actions within retro-graphics, or by reading between the lines throughout the games. Between his mini-game presence and piecing together information gleaned from most of the games, the community has been able to piece together some information about William all together.

From what we know, William Afton is more or less the textbook definition of evil. He is an extremely malevolent, sadistic, and cruel man showcasing himself to be increasingly psychopathic and demented, being able to hide his true nature under a mask of politeness and even smiling sadistically whenever he commits his depraved actions, judging from both the intro of *Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location* and several 8-bit minigames across the series. According to his voice actor, PJ Heywood, Afton's voice is inspired by Hannibal Lecter, in a way that he's unnervingly calm even when about to kill someone, which is supported by some of his novel counterpart's quotes. Contrary to common fan interpretations, Afton isn't insane or otherwise psychotic in any way, but instead is a very calm and sophisticated individual who barely raises his voice or loses his cool throughout his screen time, which makes him even more intimidating.

## Navigation

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**Scraptrap**
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**Springtrap**
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Afton Family
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