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| “ | She can dance, she can sing. She's equipped with a built-in helium tank for inflating balloons right at her fingertips. She can take song requests. She can even dispense ice cream. | „ |
| ~ Afton's first voice dialogue, talking about Circus Baby |
| “ | But I have an even better surprise for you, and you're not gonna believe this: We found one. A real one. Uh-oh-uh gotta go man- uh, well-well look, i-it's in there somewhere, I'm-I'm sure you'll see it. | „ |
| ~ Phone Dude referring to Springtrap |
| “ | Springtrap makes a very brief appearance in Sister Location in a cut scene viewable after all the Custom Nights have been completed. In this scene, he has a shadowy, possibly fire-damaged look-seemingly just to confirm he's still around. | „ |
| ~ Five Nights at Freddy's Character Encyclopedia, page 149 |
| “ | I always come back! | „ |
| ~ Afton's Game Over line |
| “ | What a deceptive calling. I knew it was a lie, the moment I heard it, obviously, but it is intriguing nonetheless... | „ |
| ~ Afton talking about Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place |
| “ | I-It's only now that I understand the depth of the depravity of this... creature, this monster that I unwillingly helped to create. As if what he had already done wasn't enough, he found a new way to desecrate, to humiliate, to destroy. As if the suffering wasn't enough, the loss of innocence, the loss of everything to so many people. Small souls trapped in prisons of my making now set to new purpose and used in ways I never thought imaginable. He lured them all back. Back to a familiar place. Back with familiar tricks. He brought them all together. | „ |
| ~ Henry talking about Afton |
Summary
William Afton is the overarching main antagonist of the Five Nights at Freddy's video game series. While most of his past is unknown, William was a standout in robotics, and opened a family entertainment restaurant known as Fredbear's Family Diner with the help of his business partner, Henry Emily. In 1983, one of William’s children was accidentally killed by his eldest son, Michael Afton, when Michael brought the child near the jaws of one of Henry's animatronics, which promptly slammed shut and crushed his skull. This incident led William to murder Henry's daughter outside of the diner, later going on to become a child serial killer. At a sister location called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, William, wearing an animatronic suit from Fredbear's, murdered five more children and stuffed their corpses inside the animatronics, which the children went on to possess.
Years after this incident, Afton returned to Freddy’s to dismantle the possessed animatronics. However, in doing so, he unintentionally released the spirits of his victims, who chased him into a back room. William attempted to hide from the spirits in his old suit, only for it to malfunction and spring shut, causing his entire body to be impaled by animatronic parts.
Possessing the suit in a similar fashion to his victims, Afton became Springtrap. After thirty years stuck in the back room, Springtrap was freed when Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza was repurposed and opened to the public as a horror attraction. The building soon burned to the ground, and Springtrap went on to wander the streets before coming across a new family entertainment restaurant and entering to find more victims. This restaurant had been opened as part of a plan orchestrated by Henry to lure Afton and the other possessed animatronics into one place. Ultimately, Henry burned the restaurant down with himself and the animatronics all still inside, killing Afton and setting the souls of his victims to rest.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 10-A, possibly 9-C to 9-B. 9-C, possibly 9-B with the Springlock Suit | 9-C, possibly 9-B | 9-C, possibly 9-B | 10-A, possibly 9-C to 9-B
Key: William Afton | Post-Springlock Failure | Post-Fazbear Frights Fire | Ultimate Custom Night
Name: William Afton,[1] "Purple Guy" (By fans), "The Man Behind the Slaughter" (By fans) | Spring Bonnie (Mascot name), 'Vintage Bonnie Model',[2] "Springtrap" | Afton, "Creature" (By Henry[3]) "Scraptrap"
Origin: Five Nights At Freddy's
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown, although by the time of Michael opening his own pizzeria and his death, William was likely reaching ages close to his 80s-90s
Classification: Co-Founder of Fazbear Entertainment, Serial Killer | Possessed Animatronic | Possessed Animatronic | Tortured soul in hell
Powers and Abilities:
- Possibly Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Genius Intelligence
- Stealth Mastery
- Power Bestowal & Soul and Mind (Created the S.C.U.P.E.R, a machine which injects remnant[1])
- Social Influencing (Charisma: Convinced children to follow him into the saferoom.[4] Would later get away with building the funtime animatronics with ways to kill children in spite of engineers approaching him about the designs[1])
- Summoning (Can summon Shadow Freddy[5])
- Remnant Physiology (Low-Tier, Due to already having found out of Remnant, and creating the funtime animatronics to collect the substance, William likely would have been infused with Remnant at this point)
- All abilities from before
- Remnant Physiology (High-Tier)
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Cyborgization (Normal; Springtrap is not fully inorganic, as there's a corpse inside of him[5])
- Body Control (Is capable of switching from animatronic mode to suit mode[6])
- Supernatural Willpower (Survived his entire body being crushed from animatronic parts in the saferoom and left to rot for 30 years without losing any semblance of sanity[7])
- Greater Stealth Mastery (Far better than other animatronics in the series, capable of hiding himself from the view of cameras,[5] similar to another animatronic in the series)
Invisibility (Via Animstealth Module[2]), Teleportation (Via the Plushtrap CPU; Brings the player to a new location altogether when encountered[2]), Statistics Amplification (Via Servo Boosters; Increases Springtrap's speed in camera mode[2])
Fire Manipulation (As Flaming Springtrap), Poison Manipulation (As Toxic Springtrap)
- All abilities from before
- Bodily Weaponry
- Greater Stealth Mastery (Like other scrap animatronics, Afton is able to hide inside marked down objects to get inside the pizzeria early[3])
- Resistance to Electricity Manipulation (Can remain operational after being hit with a controlled shock,[3] something that usually disables electronics[1])
Attack Potency: Athlete level, possibly Street level to Wall level (Easily dismantled/tore apart Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Foxy, and Chica,[7] although how he dismantled the animatronics is unknown[Note 1]), Street level, possibly Wall level with the Springlock Suit (Should make him comparable to his future self) | Street level, possibly Wall level (Comparable to other Springlock suits like Fredbear who can crush the human skull,[9] which would require this much energy) | Street level (Comparable to other Scrap animatronics like Circus Baby and Molten Freddy), possibly Wall level (Despite being in worst condition, He should still be roughly comparable to His past self)| Athlete level, possibly Street level to Wall level (Should be comparable to his living self)
Speed: Athletic Human, with Subsonic reactions (Capable of driving his car at 200 mph or 89.4 m/s, all while easily weaving between four different lanes of oncoming traffic[10]) | Superhuman (Can move this fast just by crawling.[5] Comparable, if not superior to Bonnie, who can run at these speeds[4]), Higher with Servo Boosters, with Subsonic reactions (Comparable to before) | Superhuman (Comparable to his previous self), with Subsonic reactions (Comparable to before)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human (Able to walk around wearing a springlock costume, which holds the animatronic inside) | Class 5 (Stated he can tear The Player apart[2]) | Class 5 (Comparable to before) | Athletic Human
Striking Strength: Athlete level, possibly Street level to Wall level | Street level, possibly Wall level | Street level, possibly Wall level | Athlete level, possibly Street level to Wall level
Durability: Athlete level, possibly Street level to Wall level, Street level, Possibly Wall level with the Springlock Suit (Should make him comparable to his future self) | Street level, possibly Wall level (Survived Fazbear's fright burning to the ground while he was inside[5]), Higher with Hydropneumatic Suspension MOD,[2] his immortalities make him difficult to kill | Street level, possibly Wall level, his immortalities make him difficult to kill | Athlete level, possibly Street level to Wall level (Comparable to his living self)
Stamina: Athletic Human | Superhuman (Can function throughout day and night for hours without tiring.[2][5] Endured the pain of the springlock failure,[5] and survived Fazbear's Frights collapsing with him inside[1]) | Superhuman (Same as before) | Infinite (Can endure fighting off the animatronics within his personal hell without rest as he is stuck in an endless loop of death and resurrection[8])
Range: Standard Melee Range | Standard Melee Range (Is 2.09 m tall), higher with phantoms, Several Meters via Interference | Standard Melee Range
Standard Equipment: None notable | None notable | None notable
- Optional Equipment: Springlock suit | Animstealth Module, Various MODs | None notable
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Is a very skilled businessman, Co-Founding and managing Fredbear's Family diner. Got away with the missing children incident through a lack of evidence, with children's bodies never being found.[11] William is a standout in the field of robotics, building the Sister Location animatronics and the S.C.U.P.E.R, a device which manipulates soul energy to grant immortality.[1] Saw through Henry's plan to kill him[3])
Weaknesses: Is infused with Remnant, with enough heat, it can permanently neutralize the effects of his remnant.[1] Moisture can cause the springlocks to go off in his springlock suit[7] | Same as before, Springtrap is lured and attracted by the noises of children due to the programming of the suit,[5] and will momentarily stop what he is doing to find the source. | Likely the same as before, and is missing an arm. | None notable
Gallery
Notable Matchups
Victories:
- The Easter Ripper (Murder House) The Easter Ripper's Profile (Alive 10-A Afton was used, speed was unequalized, and battle took place at night in the FNaF Movie Mall)
- The Oni (2017 Film) (Ao Oni) The Oni's Profile (William's Post-Springlock Faliure key was used, speed was equalized, both started 5 meters away from each other and the battle took place in Fazbear's Fright)
- Rick Grimes (TV Series) (The Walking Dead) Rick's Profile (Speed was equal, Rick Post CRM Key was used and William Post Springlock Failure Key was used, Rick was equipped with his Machete with a red handle and Colt Python, the battle took place at Fazbear Fright)
Losses:
Inconclusive:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 FNAF: Sister Location
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 FNAF AR: Special Delivery
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 FNAF: Pizzeria Simulator
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Five Nights at Freddy's
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
- ↑ Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Phone calls
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Minigames
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Ultimate Custom Night
- ↑ Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Minigames
- ↑ Midnight Motorist
- ↑ East Hall Corner Newspapers
Notes/Explanations
- ↑ The FNAF 3 minigames are considered visually unreliable, and it's unknown how William dismantled the animatronics, whether it be using a weapon or his bare hands.
Discussions
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