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CassidyBoy

**CassidyBoy** is the theory that Cassidy, the fifth MCI victim, is a boy.

## Evidence

* "Cassidy" is a gender-neutral name, meaning it wouldn't be unusual for a boy to be named Cassidy.
* Assuming CassidyTOYSNHK, all characters in Ultimate Custom Night refer to The One You Should Not Have Killed with he/him pronouns, meaning that the Vengeful Spirit is more than likely a boy.
* The image depicting the Vengeful Spirit is of Scott Cawthon's son, Jason, meaning that the only visual depiction of TOYSNHK is male.
* The spirit of Golden Freddy is male in both the Novel Trilogy and the movie.
	+ Assuming GoldenCassidy and/or GoldenTOYSNHK.

## Problems

* Characters in UCN referring to TOYSNHK as he/him could be in reference to Golden Freddy, who is male.
	+ This assumes GoldenTOYSNHK
* The edited image of Jason Cawthon is not meant to be a literal depiction of TOYSNHK.
* The audition listing for the vengeful spirit stated: *"The gender should not be immediately clear, it should work as either a young boy or a young girl, and you are welcome to do readings leaning one way or the other.”* This means that the gender of TOYSNHK is purposefully ambiguous, and possibly even not intended to be one or the other. This would mean there is technically no right or wrong answer as to whether or not Cassidy, if the Vengeful Spirit, is a boy or girl.
* In the Survival Logbook and the book trilogy Cassidy is shown/described as a girl.

## Related theories

* CassidyTOYSNHK
* GoldenCassidy
* GoldenTOYSNHK
AftonMM

What a lovely family you have.

**AftonMM** is a theory claiming that the Midnight Motorist minigame is about the Afton family, with William Afton being the character we play as. Because of the broad nature of the theory, not much can be said without looking at other theories.

## Evidence

* William Afton has been associated with the color orange and yellow before.
	+ In the mini game, his text color is yellow, which has been seen before in Fruity Maze.
		- Yellow text has also been seen with the Fredbear Plush which is theorized to be William under WillPlush.
	+ The character we play as is orange, and it is speculated that the orange-suited man in the Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator cutscenes is William.
* The house seen in the mini game has strong similarities to the Five Nights at Freddy's 4 house, which is known to be the Afton's house.
* The car we're driving in the mini game is purple, and William has been seen with a purple car before in the SAVEHIM mini game of Five Nights at Freddy's 2.
* The minigame is referred to as "Later That Night" in the files.
	+ Considering the only other rainy night we see in FFPS is in Security Puppet's mini game (which features William killing Charlie), we can assume the Midnight Motorist minigame takes place after that, following William's actions.
* In The Curse of Dreadbear DLC, there is a secret where the car in the main hub will flash purple headlights, seemingly as a reference to Midnight Motorist. This home screen also features a house that is very similar to the FNAF 4 house seen on the menu screen.
	+ The sky can also turn red, which may be another reference to the FNAF4 menu screen.
* The mound has many potential solutions under this theory.
	+ It could be the grave of Elizabeth, the Crying Child, or William's hypothetical wife, commonly referred to as "Mrs. Afton."
	+ It could also be a digging site for or an entrance to the Sister Location Bunker. Part of the bunker would be located nearby the mound according to the Sister Location bunker map.

## Problems

* William is generally associated with the color purple, but the player in the mini game is a solid orange.
	+ Although William is loosely associated with other colors in FNAF 6 and other games, his sprite has always been purple or pink before this minigame.
* The layout of the house in the mini game is different to the house seen in the FNAF4 mini games.
	+ The FNAF 4 mini game house is widely speculated to be the Afton household, with William, Mike, Elizabeth, and the Crying Child having lived there under this theory.
* It is basically impossible for Charlie to have died at Fredbear's Family Diner under this theory.
	+ Jr's is located where Fredbear's should be according to both the FNAF 4 mini game map and the Sister Location bunker map, meaning the mini game takes place either after the restaurant has already closed, or before Fredbear's is created.
		- Because of this, it is also theorized that Charlie died in the first Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location.

## Related theories

* MikeRunaway
* BVRunaway

## Conflicting theories

* AndrewMM
* HenryMM
* OswaldMM
* RoryMM
* CassidyMM
* OriginMM
SLafter1

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## SLafter1

**SLafter1** is the theory that chronologically, the events of *Sister Location* take place after the events of the first *Five Nights at Freddy's*.
GoldenAndrew

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## GoldenAndrew

**GoldenAndrew** is the theory that Andrew from *Fazbear Frights* possesses Golden Freddy.

## Evidence

* In the *Fazbear Frights* story "The New Kid," Devon sees a child with curly black hair inside the Fredbear costume. This matches Andrew's description in "The Man in Room 1280," meaning that Andrew could have died due to a Springlock failure.
* If Andrew is TOYSNHK as TMIR1280 suggests, then it's likely that Andrew has a connection to Golden Freddy, as it's heavily implied in UCN that TOYSNHK is the spirit inside Golden Freddy.

## Problems

* TNK is the only time in the series that Andrew is associated with Golden Freddy. In TMIR1280, Andrew is described as wearing an alligator mask.

## Related theories

* AndrewTOYSNHK
* GoldenTOYSNHK
* StitchlineGames
* AndrewMCI
* GoldenShare

## Conflicting theories

* FrightsParallels
* GoldenCassidy
* GoldenVictim
* GoldenDuo
AndrewTOYSNHK

**AndrewTOYSNHK** is the theory that Andrew from the *Fazbear Frights* novella series is actually "The One You Should Not Have Killed," a fundamental character in *Ultimate Custom Night.*

## Evidence

* In *Fazbear Frights,* Andrew attaches himself to William Afton to make him suffer, similar to TOYSNHK in UCN.
* Dialogue from the Mediocre Melodies in UCN, presumably the Vengeful Spirit speaking through them, shares similar motives to Andrew.
* The story "The Man in Room 1280" seemingly shows the events of UCN, where a burnt corpse (William Afton) is being kept alive by Andrew, who is trapping him in a never-ending nightmare. Every time the nurses try kill Afton, Andrew stops them.
* Andrew is described as a boy, and during UCN, Mangle and Withered Chica refer to TOYSHNK with he/him pronouns.
* The "Toy Chica: The High School Years" cutscenes seem to introduce an extra 6th victim to the MCI.

## Problems

* This theory assumes StitchlineGames and/or FrightGames, neither of which have been confirmed.
	+ Thus, Andrew's existence in the games is highly debated.

* The graves in both Princess Quest 1 and 4 seem to imply that Andrew does not exist in the games, at least not as a victim of William.

* A theorised ending for UCN is the Red Lake ending, in which the Vengeful Spirit leaves UCN and rests their own soul, evidenced by the fact that UCN crashes after the Red Bear drowns in the lake. This contradicts the conclusion of "The Man in Room 1280", in which Afton's corpse explodes.
	+ Naturally, this assumes both that the Red Lake ending is canon and that the Red Bear is the Vengeful Spirit.
* One of the key features of Andrew in "The Man in Room 1280" is his alligator mask, something that never appears in UCN.
	+ This could possibly be an intentional difference, made to separate Andrew from the games.
* Andrew lacks strong connections to Golden Freddy, who is heavily implied to be the Vengeful Spirit.
* Andrew's voice is described to be rough, despite the vengeful spirit's voice being soft and feminine.
* Due to Wolf, Susie's counterpart in the Toy Chica cutscenes, being the 2nd victim, it's possible that PigPatch, Toy Chica's 6th victim, is actually the 5th victim of the MCI and not a new extra victim.
	+ This assumes that PigPatch represents the Vengeful Spirit.
		- Said assumption is due to the fact that PigPatch is a member of the Mediocre Melodies, the only group of animatronics that the Vengeful Spirit speaks through.

## Related Theories

* StitchlineGames
* FrightsGames
* UCNDuo
* UCNDissent

## Conflicting Theories

* GamesOnly
* FrightsFiction
* NovelFrights
* CassidyTOYSNHK
* BVTOYSNHK
MichaelFNAF1

## MikeFNAF1

On one hand, deadly animatronics. On the other... free pizza.

**MikeFNAF1** is the theory that Michael Afton is the first game's protagonist, under the fake name "Mike Schimdt."

## Evidence

* In *Sister Location* at the start of every night, Hand Unit's keypad has a paper with the name "Mike" on It.
* At the beginning of the Survival Logbook we see that the book was previously owned by someone named "Mike" and that same person had made some drawings on the book using a red marker.
	+ On page 20, Mike has made a drawing of a basket full of money and a drawing of The Exotic Butters.
	+ On page 11, right beside an image of Circus Baby, Mike drew some bongos labeled "Casual Bongos".
* The Money Basket, The Exotic Butters and The Causal Bongos are first seen/mentioned during the events of *Sister Location,* a game where Michael Afton is the protagonist.
* At the end of the week, Mike is fired for tampering with the animatronics, odor, and general unprofessionalism. Assuming that *Sister Location* takes place before FNAF 1, Mike's "odor" problem would be explained by Michael having been scooped and living as a rotting corpse.

## Problems

* Despite "Mike" being a nickname for "Michael", Michael Afton has never directly been referred to as "Mike".
* In the movie, Mike Schimdt is his own character and not related to William Afton in any form.
	+ This can be explained as the movie being a different universe from the game.
* There's no reason for Michael Afton to stay a full week at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, unlike Sister Location, where he was there to put Elizabeth back together.
	+ Under SLbefore1, Michael's motivation is usually described to be him trying to track down his father, as he says he's going to do in his monologue at the end of SL.
	+ Under SLafter1, there are a few speculated options for Michael's motivation:
		- Michael is an unwilling accomplice to his father and is keeping an eye on the company/haunted animatronics, as his father cannot.
		- Michael feels guilty for the death of CC and is trying to make up for it somehow.
		- Michael has suspicions about his father and is investigating the pizzeria on his own.

## Related Theories

* MikeBro
* MikeRunaway
* MikeDreamer
* MikeTrap
MangleBite

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## MangleBite

**MangleBite** is the theory that Mangle is the one responsible for The Bite of '87.

## Evidence

* Mangle was one of the animatronics active on the day of the bite – the Withereds were not used in the pizzeria and kept in parts and service, and neither Balloon Boy nor the Puppet have the ability to bite. The Toy animatronics were the only ones active during the day when the bite would've taken place. The Bite is also likely a contributing factor to the Toys getting scrapped.
* Mangle has a large jaw and sharp teeth, making them a good candidate for the Bite culprit.
* Mangle's jumpscare in FNAF 2 involves her swinging down from the ceiling to bite into the player. Mangle's mouth is aimed at the top of the screen, leading some to believe that he's biting into Jeremy's head. If this is Mangle's main form of attack, then it's reasonable to assume that they could have done this again during the day, causing the incident.
GlamMike

**GlamMike** is the theory that Glamrock Freddy is possessed by Michael Afton.

## Evidence

* The Pizzaplex is built on top of the FFPS location, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place, where Michael and the other spirits die.
	+ This is assuming that Michael is the protagonist of FNAF 6.
	+ Glamrock Freddy was used by Vanessa to help clear the path through the sinkhole. It's possible that if Michael's spirit remained, he latched onto GR Freddy.
* This theory tends to be paired with either the GregBot theory, or the idea that Gregory is a parallel, visual representation, or reincarnation of the Crying Child.
	+ Having failed his younger brother in the past, Michael would be motivated to protect Gregory because he reminds him of CC.
* Freddy says "I found myself when I cleared the path." People take this to mean that after he cleared the path for Vanny, he became possessed.

## Problems

* The Pizzaplex opened several years after the FFPS fire. Possession in FNAF tends to happen immediately after death.
* Michael was only alive, most likely, because he was injected with remnant when he got scooped. The FFPS fire would've melted any remaining remnant and killed him for good.
* This theory tends to depend on William Afton being Burntrap/Glitchtrap because it gives Michael motivation to come back, to put an end to his father.

## Conflicting theories

* GlamHenry
* MikeAlive
TCTTCFreddy's

**TCTTCFreddy's** is the theory that the FNAF2 mini game Take Cake to the Children and thus Charlotte Emily's (Charlie's) murder, takes place at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. This theory is generally used as evidence that William Afton killed Charlie after the death of the Crying Child, which would have been after the closing of Fredbear’s Family Diner.

## Evidence

* The Cakebear sprite has a color scheme that is similar to Freddy Fazbear’s.
* In the FNAF6 mini game Security Puppet, the exit does not look like Fredbear’s. The window Charlotte looks through within the mini game would roughly be the location of the mural within the FNAF4 mini games' Fredbear’s.
	+ It is possible that Charlie is at a previously unseen section of Fredbear's.
* The Puppet is never stated or shown to be within Fredbear’s.
	+ The only confirmed animatronics to be used at Fredbear's are Spring Bonnie and Fredbear.
* Under the theory AftonMM, where Midnight Motorist directly follows William killing Charlie, TCTTC likely has to take place at Freddy's.
	+ The theory generally states that William kills Charlie, drives onto a busy road, and goes home. If the house in MM is the same as the one seen in the FNAF4 mini games, then Jr's roughly lines up with where Fredbear's would be, meaning Jr's opened after Fredbear's closed.
		- This also lines up with the breaker room map from Sister Location, where we can see what looks to be the FNAF4 house connected to Fredbear's down the street.
		- Jr's and Fredbear's both have cars parked to the right of the front door, further supporting this theory.

## Problems

* Under CharlieFirst, she most likely dies at Fredbear's.
	+ This is because Fredbear's would be open, and under AftonMM, Fredbear's is most likely closed and turned into Jr's.
* The Freddy in Take Cake to the Children could be an early version of Fredbear.
	+ And as seen in recent posters, Fredbear was originally brownish.
* Under BVRunaway, where Bite Victim is the runaway child, Charlie dies first.
	+ Though it is still technically possible she dies at Freddy's under this theory, TCTTCFreddy's is largely used as evidence for deciding to who died first.
		- This theory also ignores the evidence of Jr's being Fredbear's.
* Under FFPPFredbear's, Charlie would die at Fredbear's.
	+ Though there is good evidence for FFPPFredbear's, it is possible for Freddy's to have a similar back alley to Fredbear's.
	+ It is also possible for TCTTC to represent a simplified Freddy's, without detailing its extra rooms.
* In the Novel Trilogy, the original Charlotte Emily was killed by William at Fredbear's.
	+ While the novel trilogy is in its own continuity, some details are shared between the books and the games, this possibly being one of them.

## Related theories

* FFPPFreddy’s
* BVFirst
* AftonMM
* MikeRunaway

## Conflicting theories

* TCTTCFredbear's
* FFPPFredbear’s
* CharlieFirst
* BVRunaway
ToyDCI

**ToyDCI** is the theory that the five children in FNAF 2's dead children incident possess the Toy Animatronics.

## Evidence

* The Toy animatronics attack the player, and Phone Guy offers the same explanation as the previous game, where they believe the animatronics see the player as an endoskeleton without a costume on.
* The Toys sometimes have black eyes with glowing white pupils, a trait common among possessed entities in the series.
* Five children were killed in the FNAF 2 location, which has been dubbed the DCI. It's assumed that these five victims possess the Toy animatronics.
	+ Because these five victims aren't present in the series after this game, some assume they only exist as a means for explaining how the Toys are possessed.
		- It's possible that, if possessing the Toy animatronics, the DCI victims passed on after the bots were scrapped. They wouldn't have the "unfinished business" that the MCI victims would have, as their bodies weren't hidden and presumably recovered and laid to rest by their families.

## Problems

* The bodies of the DCI kids are spread throughout the restaurant, not stuffed inside of the robots, nor are some of them even remotely near the animatronics.
* The Toys' behavior could be explained by their facial recognition systems malfunctioning. It's heavily implied that Purple Guy, AKA William Afton, was the previous night shift security guard. Because they witnessed Purple Guy – a security guard – murder children, they could be going after the player because they recognize any security guard as the killer. Alternatively, Purple Guy could've altered their facial recognition systems to respond this way toward every adult as to not draw suspicion to himself.
* Their behavior could also be explained by them having parts from the Withered Animatronics, who are possessed by the MCI.
	+ *"Those are from the previous location, and we just use them for parts now. The idea at first was to repair them. Uh, they even started retrofitting them with some of the newer technology."*

## Conflicting theories

* ToyMCI
* ToyAI
MikeDreamer

**MikeDreamer** is the theory that Michael Afton is the one experiencing the nightmares in the main gameplay of *Five Nights at Freddy's 4*.

## Evidence

* An IV drip, vase of flowers, and bottle of pills can occasionally appear on the bedside table. Assuming MikeBro, these are items that Mike would have seen when visiting his brother in the hospital.
* The Night 1 phone call from FNAF 1 is heard in the ambient noise as an easter egg, meaning that the player would've had to have heard the phone call for it to be in their dream.
	+ This is assuming that Michael Afton is the same person as Mike Schmidt.
* In the Survival Logbook, on a page asking about recent dreams, Mike draws Nightmare. This is a pretty clear message that Mike has been experiencing nightmares akin to the FNAF 4 gameplay.
	+ "Dittophobia" from *Tales from the Pizzaplex* reveals that the FNAF 4 bedroom is a test chamber within CBEAR. In the test chambers are mannequins to represent Nightmare Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy. The characters Nightmare and Nightmare Fredbear appear only in the games, meaning that Mike specifically experienced the game's version of events.

## Problems

* The CE confirms that BV is the player of the FNAF 4 nights.
* The IV drip, vase of flowers, and the bottle of pills can also show that BV is in coma at the hospital after the Bite of '83.
* Nightmare Freddy and Nightmare have mouths in their stomachs – these can mean that BV is having these dreams after seeing the death of Elizabeth. (ElizaFirst)

## Related theories

* MikeBro
* MikeGuard
* MikeTestChamber
* NightmareVictim

## Conflicting theories

* BVDreamer
* RoryDreamer
GregHuman

This could only mean one thing... robot!

**GregHuman** is the theory that Gregory is a human boy.

## Evidence

* In the Character Encyclopedia, Gregory is listed as being a human.
	+ The reliability of the Character Encyclopedia's information is debatable.
* In the files of *Security Breach*, Glamrock Freddy can be seen saying, "I am detecting blood. You are injured."
	+ For the most part, robots do not bleed. Even under the assumption he is bleeding fake blood, Glamrock Freddy would likely be able to detect if it is real or not.
	+ This line goes unused and should not be taken as something Glamrock Freddy says canonically. The in-game line instead reads "I feel you are broken."
* In *Security Breach*, Gregory says to Glamrock Freddy, "I don't want to be crushed and twisted into a meat pretzel."
	+ While this may be referencing the actual meat pretzels from the Pizzaplex, it makes little sense for Gregory to say he would be turned into a "meat pretzel" if he was not made of meat, instead being made of robotic parts.
		- Gregory would have to be completely unaware that he is a robot for this line to make sense under Gregbot.
* The therapist tapes for Patient 46 implies that Gregory had a family.
	+ This assumes Greg46.
	+ If this is Gregory's biological family, this would go against a common interpretation of GregBot, where Gregory was created as a robotic replacement for the Crying Child, similar to the Charlie robots being replacements for the real Charlie.

## Problems

* In *Security Breach*, when Vanny gets near Gregory, his vision becomes staticky. The same effect can be seen on the cameras in Ruin.
	+ It is possible that Vanny's mask distorts people's vision, similar to how illusion discs make the twisted animatronics look like biological monsters using sound.
* Glamrock Freddy's line "I feel you are broken" is a bizarre thing to say to a human child, leading many to interpret this line as implying that Gregory is inhuman.
	+ While this is strange, the Crying Child was also referred to as being "broken" and is also human, since he dies in a hospital, presumably takes pills, and needs an IV drip.
BVRunaway

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## BVRunaway

**BVRunaway** is the theory that the Bite Victim from FNAF 4 is the person who ran away from home in the Midnight Motorist minigame. This theory is paired with AftonMM.

## Conflicting theories

* MikeRunaway
* AndrewMM
* OriginMM
* RoryMM
* OswaldMM
* CassidyMM
* HenryMM
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ScraptrapSuit

From rotting corpse to peanut forehead with one simple trick!

**ScraptrapSuit** is theory that Scraptrap is a different suit from the Spring Bonnie in Springtrap.

## Evidence

* In the Dawko Interview, Scott Cawthon could not answer a question about Scraptrap's design because it is a lore-related question.
* Scraptrap's design bears a striking resemblance to the Parts and Service Spring Bonnie head that appears in the FNaF 4 minigame.
* Dark Springtrap is severely damaged, with parts of his body burnt and missing, including his pelvis. This suggests that he may have needed to find or construct a new suit.

## Problems

* It is never shown in the games William Afton removing the Spring Trap suit and replacing with It with a new one.
* It would be impossible for William remove the Spring Trap suit since the Spring Locks are stuck on his body.
* In the Novel Trilogy, William removed the Springtrap suit with a surgery and with the help of Baby. In the games, there's no one to help William and do the surgery for him.
* The different Spring Bonnie head design in FNaF 4 could be explained as a sprite inconsistency from Scott.
MikeUCN

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## MikePurg

**MikeUCN** or **MikePurg** is the theory that Michael Afton is the protagonist of *Ultimate Custom Night* and that the game is his own personal hell–or purgatory–created by the Vengeful Spirit.
Doodly

**Doodly** is the secondary antagonist of Chapter 2. She appears to be the former mascot of Let's Splash™.

## Appearence

Doodly is an anthromorphic Doodle Friend with a Purple/Blue-ish color and a rhombus head. She appears to have pitch black eyes with a white hightlight,Stitches all around the body and 2 huge blades sticking out of her hand forming scissors
StitchlineGames

**StitchlineGames** is the theory that the interconnected story in the *Fazbear Frights* novella series, mainly told through a series of epilogues titled the *Stitchwraith Stingers*, is directly canon to the *Five Nights at Freddy’s* game series.

The stories that are connected to this theory are:

* Into The Pit
* To Be Beautiful
* Count The Ways
* Fetch
* Out of Stock
* 1:35 AM
* The New Kid
* Step Closer
* The Man in Room 1280
* The BlackBird
* The Real Jake
* Hide-n-Seek
* Sergio's Lucky Day
* The Stitchwraith Stingers

## Evidence

* In a post on Steam titled Upcoming Projects Mega-Thread, Scott Cawthon commented on how the *Fazbear Frights* series will have multiple stories containing unique characters and plotlines, with “some directly connected to the games, some not.”
	+ Some consider this to be "bad evidence", as the quote in question has been removed and is only accessible through screenshots and *The Wayback Machine*.

* In a post on the *r/fivenightsatfreddys* subreddit, Scott Cawthon spoke about how you should “look to the novels to fill in some of blanks to the past.”

* In *Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Ultimate Guide*, the section on Fazbear Frights speaks about the Stitchwraith Stingers as a continuation of the 6th game, *Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator*.

* In the Stitchwraith Stingers, the fire that burns down Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place, the setting of the 6th game, is mentioned to have happened already, this fire happens at the end of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator.

* In a short Fazbear Frights story, *The Man In Room 1280*, the story of the 7th game, *Ultimate Custom Night*, is heavily clarified and revealed to us, with the main entity controlling it, *The One You Should Not Have Killed*, revealed as well as a kid named Andrew.

## Problems

* In the stingers, the fire is labeled as “ancient history,” yet if true, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place would be underground as it is in *Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach*.
* Despite the FFPS Location supposedly having an investigation in the past, many objects that would've been taken as evidence remain in the pizzeria's ruins in Security Breach.
* Nothing has actually shown from these stories in the games themselves at the time of *Help Wanted 2*'s release, including the characters (at least in terms of serious representation).
* It is implied within the first Fazbear Frights story, *Into The Pit*, that Andrew was an MCI victim, which cannot work due to there always only being 5.

## Related theories

* AndrewGames

* EleanorGames

* FrightsGames

* EleanorShadows

* AndrewTOYSNHK

## Conflicting theories

* SplitlineGames

* FrightsFiction

* NovelFrights

* CassidyTOYSNHK
CharliePlush

**CharliePlush** is the theory that Charlie Emily is possessing the Fredbear Plush during the FNAF 4 events.

## Evidence

* The Fredbear Plush's eyes are black with white pupils, a feature iconic to possessed animatronics. This implies that the Fredbear Plush is possessed in some form.
	+ It also behaves in supernatural ways that a normal plushie cannot – most notably it talks to BV and teleports around to follow him.
* Charlie is known to be a protector, and many of Fredbear's words are comforting or an attempt to protect BV.
* One interpretation of the Fredbear Plush's line, "I will put you back together," is that the plush is promising new life for BV through possession. Charlie, as the Puppet, is known for "giving life" to dead children by helping them possess animatronics.
* Considering that their parents were business partners, it's not unlikely that BV and Charlie knew each other, or were even friends, prior to their deaths.
* In one of the FNAF 4 mingames we can see the Fredbear Plush above a Grandfather clock. The song that plays in The Puppet music box during the second game is called "My Grandfather's Clock".

## Problems

* This theory relies on Charlie dying before BV.
* It's unknown how Charlie would come to possess or influence the Fredbear Plush while possessing the Puppet.

## Related theories

* CharlieFirst
* GoldenVictim

## Conflicting theories

* BVFirst
* WillPlush
* ElizaPlush
* CassidyPlush
* Agonyplush
CassidyDrowning

Cassidy's Wet and Wild Adventure! Coming to the Playstation 6 this summer!

**CassidyDrowning** is the theory that the drowning girl seen in the *Tales from the Pizzaplex* story "Drowning" is Cassidy, or the spirit that inhabited Golden Freddy.

## Evidence

* The girl spirit is stated to be wearing clothes “from a different time period”. This would imply this is an older spirit. Cassidy would fit this description.
* The girl is stated as having long black hair, which also fits Cassidy’s description in TFC.
* The Girl being associated with pools and drowning could be a reference to UCN’s OMC ending, where a red bear drowns themself in a lake. This bear is popularly interpreted to be Cassidy.
* The girl is described as angry, which would line up with Cassidy as the vengeful spirit.

## Problems

* Cassidy has no reason to attack Kara, as she would be focused on anything William related.
* This theory heavily relies on Cassidy being TOYSNHK, which is not the only possibility.

## Related theories

* CassidyTOYSNHK
* CassidyPrincess

## Conflicting theories

* AndrewTOYSNHK
* BVTOYSNHK
GoldenTOYSNHK

Golden Freddy baked out of his mind.

**GoldenTOYSNHK** is the theory that Golden Freddy‘s spirit is *The One You Should Not Have Killed*, the main person behind William Afton’s torment within *Ultimate Custom Night*.

## Evidence

* In Ultimate Custom Night, Golden Freddy appears at the end of the 50/20 cutscene, twitching violently and fading into the dark. This cutscene can be interpreted as showing Golden Freddy and TOYSNHK’s restlessness.

* Golden Freddy also appears as Fredbear if you attempt to Death Coin Withered Golden Freddy, sounding much more aggressive than the other characters.

* The Old Man Consequences minigame has the player controlling a red bear sprite, and when you approach Old Man Consequences he tells you, “Leave the demon to his demons, rest your own soul. There is nothing else.” Following this, you must drown yourself in the red lake, where the game crashes. Most interpret this dialogue as OMC speaking to the one responsible for UCN, TOYSNHK. Because the player is a Freddy-shaped sprite, and Freddy himself is not as associated with UCN, many people interpret the sprite to be Golden Freddy.

* *Five Nights at Freddy’s AR: Special Delivery’s* DLC “Dark Circus: Encore!”, features a skin called "Great Escape Golden Freddy," which depicts Golden Freddy completely bound in locks, chains, and weights. He also sustains severe water damage. The DLC's release trailer shows this Golden Freddy in a water tank screaming in anger and attempting to free himself. This can also be interpreted as TOYSNHK’s restlessness and inability to escape their fate.

* Cassidy, one of characters that are speculated to be TOYSHNK, is highly connected and speculated to be possessing Golden Freddy.

* Andrew, another character that is speculated to be TOYSHNK, was apparently stuffed inside of Golden Freddy as shown in "The New Kid".

## Problems

* Golden Freddy also appears in UCN’s roster as Withered Golden Freddy, implying he is not in control but just another puppet of TOYSNHK’s.
	+ However, this is unlikely due to the Death Coin easter egg mentioned above.
* Under AndrewTOYSNHK, it is unlikely that Golden Freddy is behind UCN, as he is not shown to be Golden Freddy in the Fazbear Frights series.
	+ Under GoldenAndrew, it is still possible for GoldenTOYSNHK to be true.

## Related theories

* GoldenCassidy

* CassidyTOYSNHK

* GoldenAndrew

* AndrewTOYSNHK

* GoldenShare
* BVTOYSNHK

## Conflicting theories

* AndrewOMC

* UCNDuo

* UCNDissent
CharlieFirst

**CharlieFirst** is the theory that Charlotte Emily was the first child in the series to die, particularly before the Bite Victim.

## Evidence

* Charlie is one of two confirmed deaths before the MCI, the other being BV.
* In the novel trilogy, Charlie is the first death that sparks everything in 1983 at Fredbear’s, all due William's jealously of Henry because his family was apparently "perfect".
* It is speculated that BV's death would be the motive for William to kill Charlie, but in the novel trilogy, the death of a familiar wasn't needed for William to kill Charlie.
* Charlie is heavily implied to be the first death in the series through Henry’s words in FNAF 6 of: *“a wound first inflicted on me, but then I let bleed out to start all of this.”*
* Charlie death is speculated to be what BV saw before FNAF 4 events.
* Under CharliePlush, Charlie would need to die first to be able to talk with BV and "Put him back together".

## Problems

* Charlie’s death date nor location in the games is ever confirmed.
* The existence of a Security Puppet in the minigame implies a death that happened before hers.
	+ Previous tragedy is not required for a security system to be in place.
* A poster outside in the minigame resembles a headshot for a wanted poster, implying a recent incident before Charlotte’s.

## Related theories

* CharliePlush
* TCTTCFredbear's
* TCTTCFreddy's

## Conflicting theories

* BVFirst
* ElizaFirst
* AndrewZero
* SammyFirst
CassidySpringlock

That must have hurt...

**CassidySpringlock** is the theory that the fifth MCI victim, usually referred to as Cassidy, was killed via springlock failure in Golden Freddy rather than simply being stuffed into the costume.

## Evidence

See also: GoldenCassidy and GoldenTOYSNHK

* After beating 50/20 mode of *Ultimate Custom Night,* there's a cutscene of Golden Freddy twitching while fading away. The twitching is very similar to Springtrap's twitching in the FNAF 3 trailer, implying that the twitching is due to a springlock failure.

* In the Charlie Trilogy, the Missing Children are killed by being stuffed into the animatronic suits. Applying this to the games, Cassidy being springlocked would be near infallible, as she would have died by being stuffed into Golden Freddy, who is implied to be Fredbear, a springlock suit.
	+ This assumes WillStuff and GoldenFredbear
* The title of "The One You Should Not Have Killed" suggests that this victim was different from the others, and as they're the one who trapped William Afton in UCN, they must have a particular hatred towards him. Getting springlocked, a slow and gruesome death, would be apt motivation for the GF victim to be angry and especially hurt.
	+ This assumes CassidyTOYSNHK
* In *Fazbear Frights,* Andrew, the books' version of the Vengeful Spirit, is speculated to have died in a springlock failure. In "The New Kid," when Devon returns to the location where Kelsey was springlocked in Golden Freddy, Kelsey's body is nowhere to be found. Instead, when Devon inspects the suit, he sees a child with dark, curly hair, which matches later descriptions of Andrew.
	+ This assumes FrightsParallels.

## Problems

* Golden Freddy is always depicted slumped over and is described as a spare mascot costume, suggesting that GF is in suit mode rather than animatronic mode. However, if Cassidy was killed via springlock failure, GF would be in animatronic mode, as the endoskeleton would've snapped back in place. In order for this theory to work, GF would've had to have been put back into suit mode following Cassidy's death, meaning Afton either removed her body or returned GF to suit mode, so the haunted animatronic couldn't start roaming.
	+ Alternatively, Golden Freddy appears slumped over because he was trapped in the Safe Room after they'd been boarded up.

## Related theories

* GoldenCassidy
* GoldenTOYSNHK
* FrightsParallels

## Conflicting theories

* AndrewMCI
* AndrewTOYSNHK
* BVTOYSNHK
Bernardo Silva

> GrandEuro didn't mean to plays his name. It's a parody name.
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**Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva** ~~or **Bastardo Silva**~~ was a Portuguese Professional footballer who's currently plays at Manchester City and the Portugal National Team. and he's a one of three Portuguese footballer who's plays for Manchester City.

## Senior Career

### Teams

Benfica B, Benfica (2013-2015) AS Monaco (2015-2017) Manchester City (2017-)
AndrewDCI

Second time's the charm.

**AndrewDCI** is the theory that Andrew from the *Fazbear Frights* book series is a victim of the Dead Children Incident, seen in the SAVETHEM mini game.

## Evidence

* In the story *Into the Pit*, "half a dozen" younger kids with party hats are described dead in a back room, implied to be killed by Pit Bonnie, the evil Spring Bonnie creature from ITP.
	+ Under StitchlineGames or FrightsGames, it is possible that these represent 6 victims of the DCI.
		- There may have been 6 victims in the DCI according to the 6 bloodstains seen on the SAVETHEM map. Under this theory, Andrew is one of those victims.
* In Happiest Day, a kid with what looks to be an alligator mask is seen at one of the tables.
	+ Under the theory that the kids in color represent the DCI victims, Andrew could be the one in the alligator mask.
	+ In the Stitchwraith Stingers, Andrew is implied to get his own Happiest Day.

## Problems

* ITP more closely matches with what we know of the Missing Children's Incident.
	+ The DCI shows bodies sitting throughout the pizzeria, but in the MCI the kids are lead to a back room and killed.
	+ The MCI kids are shown wearing birthday hats, the DCI kids are not seen wearing birthday hats.
	+ William wore Spring Bonnie during the MCI, while its debatable whether he wore Spring Bonnie, Golden Freddy, or no suit for the DCI.
	+ The DCI happens in 1987, whereas the murders in ITP are implied to take place in 1985.
* In the story The New Kid, a black and curly haired corpse is shown inside a Fredbear animatronic.
	+ It is commonly speculated that this corpse is Andrew's, implying he died in a Fredbear costume.
		- Fredbear is not shown to exist at the FNAF2 location during the DCI.
* In Happiest Day, the kids in color may be part of the memory instead of actual spirits, since the actual spirits are represented in black and white.
	+ Their masks also more closely resemble the Mediocre Melodies than the FNAF2 animatronics, though the masks still don't line up exactly.
* Happiest Day depicts kids having a party at what is most likely either Freddy's or Fredbear's.
	+ The Happiest Day Andrew gets is implied to be a memory of a baseball game, which would not line up with FNAF3's Happiest Day being at Freddy's or Fredbear's.

## Related Theories

* FrightsGames
* StitchlineGames
* SplitlineGames
* ToyDCI

## Conflicting Theories

* AndrewMCI
* FrightsFiction
* FrightsParallels
SplitlineGames

As if things weren't already complicated enough

**SplitlineGames** is the theory that after *Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator*, the timeline splits in two: one following the *Fazbear Frights*/Stitchline version of events, and the other following the events shown through *Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted* onward. However, some elements, such as the existence of Andrew and Eleanor, are the same within both.

This is not to be confused with StitchlineGames, the theory that the events of the Stitchwraith Stingers are canon to the games' continuity.

## Evidence

* In the Stitchwraith Stingers, Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place is considered “ancient history,” yet above ground. However, in *Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach*, it is underground, with Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex built over it. The book series and Steel Wool-era games series taking place in separate timelines would explain these inconsistencies.

* In the *Tales From The Pizzaplex* story ”Frailty”, there are heavy indications of Eleanor’s presence and influence within the story. This should not work however, as Eleanor was defeated at the end of Fazbear Frights. SplitlineGames helps explain this.

## Problems

* There is no evidence that puts this theory above Stitchline.

* There are multiple other explanations as to why Eleanor is alive in *Tales* and why the Pizza Place is above ground despite being “ancient history."

* Both the Novel Trilogy and the Movie confirm that different continuities can share the same characters, so Eleanor's implied existence does not necessitate a timeline split.

## Related theories

* StitchlineGames

* AndrewGames

* AndrewTOYSNHK

* EleanorGames

* EleanorShadows

## Conflicting theories

* NovelFrights

* FrightsFiction

* CassidyTOYSNHK
WillStuff

**WillStuff** (also called WillStuffed) is the theory that William Afton was responsible for stuffing the MCI kids' dead bodies into the animatronics from the original Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

## Evidence

* The bodies of the MCI victims were never found and presumed dead, but there's no mention of an obvious crime scene. This means that William Afton covered up any evidence of their deaths and hid the bodies before he was caught the next day.
* William Afton could have stuffed the kids' bodies into the mascot suits as a hiding place, knowing that no one would think to, or be allowed to, check the animatronics.
	+ This is reinforced by the *Five Nights at Freddy's* movie when Vanessa says, *"He knew that parents would cry, and the police would come looking. And he knew there's one place they'd never think to check because... why would they?"*

## Problems

* Security footage catches the killer luring children into a back room but has no mention of the animatronics. If William Afton stuffed the children himself, there's no information in regards to when or how he may have done it without being caught.
* Some interpret GGGL to be a literal depiction of the Puppet stuffing the bodies of the MCI victims into the animatronics.
LogbookDuo

**LogbookDuo** is the theory that Cassidy and the Bite Victim both use the Survival Logbook to communicate with each other.

## Evidence

* The Survival Logbook has secret text of what seems to be two separate entities talking to each other, one via faded writing and the other via altered text.
* Some pages in the Logbook are numbered incorrectly, each having "my name" written in ghostly text. Using these numbers as coordinates in the word search spells out the name "Cassidy."
* Some of Cassidy's questions reference "the party" and the "purple telephone" seen in the FNAF 4 bedroom, both of which are associated with BV.
* With references to Happiest Day all across the Logbook, many speculate that the conversation between Cassidy and BV are part of setting up The Happiest Day for BV.

Do you remember your name?The party was for youWas your favorite childhood toy a purple telephone?Was your favorite ride the carrousel?Is this song familiar to you?Does he still talk to you?I can hear things; It was for meI can't see; I'm scared
## Problems

* Cassidy alters text within the word search so it can spell her name out, making it possible she was all the altered text, and it is all one person.

## Related theories

* GoldenDuo
* CassidyReceiver
* BVReceiver
AndrewPizza

This theory is a joke!The following theory was originally created as a joke/meme and thus shouldn't be taken seriously. "It was actually quite pathetic"

## AndrewPizza

And yet it still tastes better than Little Caesars'...

**AndrewPizza** is a semi-popular theory that states that Andrew from the Fazbear Frights novella series was cooked into a pizza and eaten by William Afton. While it is often regarded as a joke theory, it does have some merit. The theory was initially created by reddit user Tomas-T, and quickly rose in popularity within the r/fnaftheories community.

## Evidence

* There were only 5 suits for William to stuff corpses into, and therefore it is possible that he had to get creative with disposing of Andrew's body.
* Andrew is shown to be more angry than any other spirit in the franchise. Getting cooked into a pizza is a very justifiable reason to be mad.
* Andrew is implied to have possessed Afton directly. This could be because Afton had eaten the pizza that Andrew was cooked into.
* The Fazbear Frights stories "Gumdrop Angel" and "Pizza Kit" both show Fazbear Entertainment involved in the idea of customers being turned into food.

## Problems

* It is never once implied that William Afton is a cannibal.

## Related Theories

AndrewTOYSNHK

AndrewAttach
TalesGames

**TalesGames** is the theory that all the stories from the *Tales From the Pizzaplex* book series are directly canon to the *Five Nights at Freddy’s* game series, particularly *Security Breach.*

## Evidence

* Some of the *Tales From the Pizzaplex* stories seems to fill gaps and solve mysteries from the current lore.
* The story "Help Wanted" from *Tales From the Pizzaplex #2* reveals the identity and the backstory of the Indie developer mentioned in FNAF Help Wanted.
* The story "GGY" from *Tales From the Pizzaplex #5* possibly reveals the identity of Patient 46 from SB's Retro CDs.
* The story "Bobbiedots, Part 1" from *Tales From the Pizzaplex #4* reveals the origin of the Daycare Attendant and explains the generators in the Daycare playground.
	+ In the same story, DJ Music Man tries to grab Preston in the bathroom, similar to what happens to the player in *Security Breach*. Abe explains that it was part of an experimental bouncer mode that wasn't completely removed from his behavior.
	+ In *Security Breach,* in the Fazbear Theater there's a version of the comedy-tragedy mask with the Daycare Attendant's faces. This could be referencing the origin of the Daycare Attendant as a theater animatronic.
* The story "The Mimic" from *Tales From the Pizzaplex #6* shows the origin of The Mimic, a character that appears in Ruin DLC.
* In the Ruin DLC there's grafitti that says "Wizard" in the Vanny grafitti font with the "D" having bunny ears. This could be a reference to "GGY" where Dr. Rabbit changes Tony's story to be about "the wizard's favorite apprentice".
* In the first Princess Quest minigame, the door that leads to the Glicthtrap amalgamation room has an engraving of what looks to be a baobab tree above It, which possibly references the baobab tree seem in "The StoryTeller".
* Most of stories seems to happen in the early years of Pizzaplex.

## Problems

* Most of the rides/attractions in the books aren't seen in the games.
	+ However, some of this can be explained by several of the attractions being removed prior to *Security Breach.*
* The books' description of the Pizzaplex is very different from the game, describing a circular atrium with shops and attractions around the rim, like the crust of a pizza.
	+ This may be something that was changed during the game's development, as early concept art of the Pizzaplex shows a layout similar to how it's described in the books.

## Conflicting theories

* GamesOnly