Five Nights at Freddy’s is a point-and-click survival horror video game that puts the player in the shoes of a security guard who must survive five nights at a pizzeria full of murderous animatronic animals. The game was created by Scott Cawthon and was first released on August 8, 2014. It has since been ported to multiple platforms and has spawned several sequels. The player is cast as one of four protagonists: Mike Schmidt, Jeremy Fitzgerald, Fritz Smith, or Purple Guy (the latter being an unlockable character). The objective of the game is to survive five nights at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza without being killed by the animatronics. While most of the focus in Five Nights at Freddy’s is on surviving the animatronics, there is also a story that ties the whole franchise together. In this post, we will be exploring the lore of Five Nights at Freddy’s, specifically the character of William Afton / Purple Guy.
William Afton
William Afton, also known as the Purple Guy, is the main antagonist of the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise. He is the co-founder of Fazbear Entertainment and the creator of Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie the Bunny, Chica the Chicken, and Foxy the Pirate Fox. Afton was also responsible for the murders of twelve children in 1987, which he committed by luring them into the back rooms of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza places and stuffing them into animatronic suits.
The Protagonist
The William Afton character is the primary antagonist in the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise. He is also known as the “Purple Guy”, the “Man behind the Slaughter” and “Dave Miller”.
Afton was first hinted in the original Five Nights at Freddy’s game through phone calls made by an unknown individual, who speaks to Freddy Fazbear about “his friend”, and how he should come back for a visit, as well as how he misses him. This same individual is heard laughing maniacally after Freddy says “I will do what I do best… I will survive.”
In Five Nights at Freddy’s 4, more information about Afton is revealed through minigames that take place during the night phases. It is revealed that Afton was once a man who worked at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza as a technician during its heyday. However, while working there, he became obsessed with the restaurant’s animatronics, specifically with a Bonnie-like animatronic named Baby.
Afton would eventually kidnap children and stuff them into the animatronics’ suits, using their blood as a food source for the robots. These murders would eventually lead to Afton being dubbed the “Purple Guy” by the public.
Afton’s obsession with Baby would eventually lead him to his downfall; while attempting to stuff one last child into Baby’s suit, she snapped and killed him. However,
The Antagonist
The antagonist of the Five Nights at Freddy’s series is William Afton, also known as the “Purple Guy”. He is a serial killer who murders children and then stuffs their bodies into animatronic suits. Afton is the owner of Fazbear Entertainment, the company that created Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. He is also responsible for the creation of the animatronics that haunt the pizzeria.
Afton first appears in the first game, where he is seen in one of the security footage tapes murdering a child. He is not seen again until the fourth game, when he is revealed to be the killer of five children: Mike Schmidt, Jeremy Fitzgerald, Fritz Smith, Cassette Man, and Gabriel. In the fifth game, it is revealed that Afton has been using his daughter Elizabeth as a test subject for his experiments with animatronics. He eventually kills her as well, stuffs her body into an animatronic suit, and sends her to Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.
Afton makes his final appearance in the sixth game, where he is finally killed by his own creations. His soul is then dragged into Hell by an army of vengeful ghosts.
The supporting characters
The supporting characters in Five Nights at Freddy’s are the animatronics that William Afton uses to kill children. These characters are:
– Bonnie: A blue rabbit animatronic who is one of the first to kill a child in the series.
– Chica: A yellow chicken animatronic who is also one of the first to kill a child in the series.
– Foxy: A fox animatronic who is responsible for killing multiple children throughout the series.
– Golden Freddy: A golden version of Freddy Fazbear who is only seen briefly in the first game, but plays a larger role in later games.
– The Puppet: An animatronic that takes the form of a marionette and is responsible for killing multiple children throughout the series.
The latest news
In the latest news, it has been revealed that William Afton, the man behind the creation of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, was killed by his own creation. This news has sent shockwaves through the fan community, as Afton was thought to be long gone. However, it seems that he met his end at the hands of Freddy Fazbear himself.
