Withered Ballora

**Withered Ballora** is the second antagonist and one of the Withered Funtime animatronics featured in the game *The Funtime Attraction*.

## **Physical Appearance**

She is a blackened version of the Ballora animatronic, representing the wear and tear caused by years of neglect and abandonment. Withered Ballora appears to be burnt presumably due to the burning of Circus Baby's Pizza World. She has gray-white eyes. She also appears to have no damaged parts. In the game, she is know for her eerie atmosphere and challenges that players encounter.

## **Story**

### Circus Baby's Pizza World and The Funtime Attraction

Before *The Funtime Attraction*, Circus Baby's Pizza World was a once-popular pizzeria featuring various animatronic characters, including Ballora herself. *William Afton*, the twisted and demented owner of Circus Baby's Pizza World, received the devastating news. His beloved establishment, the one he had tirelessly worked on for years, had burnt down to the ground. But it wasn't just the building that was destroyed. His precious creations - the animatronics that he had designed to kill and capture children - were now just charred remains. Withered Circus Baby, *Withered Ballora*, Withered Funtime Foxy, and Withered Funtime Freddy were among the few animatronics that had managed to survive the fire, but they were barely recognizable.

Before the burning of Circus Baby's Pizza World, there was Ballora, and the rest of the three. Ballora was an animatronic ballerina known for her graceful and elegant movements. She is also known for her dancing and singing, and she is often seen performing graceful dance movements while singing haunting melodies, but little did anyone know, there was a soul trapped inside Ballora. A soul that gave her life and emotions, despite her inanimate state. The soul of Clara Afton, the wife of William Afton, the infamous creator of the animatronics.

She was a loving wife and mother. Clara Afton was a kind and gentle woman, whose bright smile and warm personality attracted William immediately. They fell deeply in love and soon got married. Together, they had three beautiful children and life was perfect. But all that changed one fateful night. An argument had erupted between William and Clara, and in a fit of rage, William had killed her in her sleep. He thought he had gotten away with it, until he was filled with guilt and regret. That's when he had a wicked idea, one that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

William used his expertise in robotics to create animatronics that could capture and kill children. But before he could mass-produce them, he tested his creations on his own precious daughter, Elizabeth. She was lured by the cuddly animatronic known as Circus Baby and ended up getting trapped inside her. William tried to save her, but it was too late.

As William spiraled further into madness, he turned to his late wife's body for inspiration. He designed Ballora and the rest of the animatronics to resemble her, hoping to somehow make amends for what he had done. But it was too late for that. Clara's soul was trapped inside her animatronic body, forced to relive her husband's twisted actions over and over again. She was unable to move or speak, but her mind was still active, constantly reminding her of the love she once shared with William and the devastation he had caused.

She was unfortunately got lost in the fire at Circus Baby's Pizza World. She was still alive, though none of her parts are missing, she was burnt.

## Trivia

* As said before. Withered Ballora is a more deteriorated and damaged version of the original Ballora animatronic. Her design features a more darkened and burnt.
* In the game, The Funtime Attraction, Withered Ballora exhibits more aggressive and unpredictable behavior compared to the original Ballora. She is known for her haunting movements and unsettling presence, adding to the game's atmosphere of fear and suspense.
* Players encounter Withered Ballora in various game modes, where they must navigate her presence while trying to survive the night. Her presence contributes to the game's intense and challenging gameplay.
* Ballora doesn't have any damaged parts on her body, so she is essentially a burnt animatronic.