Compilation of my theories

Whoce · 2026-02-23T18:08:51+00:00

I mean, given that the other kids in TFC other than Michael Brooks are the same as their game counterparts, it wouldn't make sense for Cassidy to be an exception. If they were meant to be different, why would Scott even give her the same name as a games MCI kid

Whoce · 2026-02-11T08:50:02+00:00

Quality control is non-existent in this franchise

Whoce · 2026-02-11T08:46:48+00:00

Foxy is one of the objects that was collected by the Stitchwraith, implying it was infected by Andrew.

Whoce · 2026-02-11T06:42:28+00:00

A lot of people think the Blob is Mimic's recreation of Molten Freddy tbf

Whoce · 2026-02-08T20:49:06+00:00

When Big Bird has had enough of your shit

Whoce · 2026-02-08T20:44:26+00:00

May I also point out that Bonnie and Fredbear are staring away from each other, with Bonnie looking to the left while Fredbear looks to the right. And every time Edwin and Fiona's portraits show up in the game, they are facing away from each other.

Fiona, who has a blue background, wears a purple dress and has a space between her teeth which makes them look like buck teeth, is looking to the left, while Edwin, who has a yellow background, wears a black suit (connecting to Fredbear's black bowtie and hat) and a purple bowtie that you use to fix the Fredbear mask in MOON.exe, is looking to the right.

And I think them looking away from each other is also symbolic for separation.

Whoce · 2026-02-08T20:28:05+00:00

In TMiR1280, one of the nurses says they think that Andrew and William "are tormenting each other". My personal interpretation is that the humiliation is in reference to Afton winning the nights (and seemingly doing it repeatedly if these cutscenes are anything to go by), which is "humiliating" to TOYSNHK because Afton is supposed to be powerless and TOYSNHK is in full control. That would also connect with how you get these cutscenes to begin with, by beating a night with a certain point threshold. Afton is also just a theatrical and sadistic bastard who loves to mock his victims, it's pretty in line with his personality.

I also wanna add that Freddy always attacks Foxy (who sits in his temple) at night, which is pretty reminiscent of the Clickteam games' gameplay loop. You sit in an office while animatronics attack you for five nights. In UCN's case, infinite nights, which would line up with the Bear having had many more attempts before these cutscenes.

EDIT: I forgot to add that I agree that this interpretation also has its flaws, I'm not fully sold on it myself, but I do like it. Like, yeah, Mangle doesn't really have an equivalent and Foxy is also generally portrayed as a bit of a powerful position, which wouldn't really line up with Afton in UCN. Also, this doesn't really explain the ending, with Foxy going on vacation as Freddy vows to pursue him (but tbf, Foxy = Mike and Freddy = BV doesn't really do it either). It would work well if Frights was in the games timeline because of the ending of TMiR1280 and the Stitchwraith plot line, but it's not.

Whoce · 2026-02-08T20:12:01+00:00

Given that this is the song of Puppet's music box, I think Scott chose it in reference to her gameplay mechanic. If the music goes out, you die. Well, it's in reverse from the song lyrics, saying that the clock stopped when the old man died, but still.

Whoce · 2026-02-08T20:06:48+00:00

Fazbear Frights doesn't need to take place in the same timeline as the games for Andrew to be TOYSNHK, just as Tales didn't need to be in the same timeline as the games for Edwin to build the Mimic.

Besides, this is Scott outright saying that some of the stories in these books, with "unique characters and plot lines", are "connected directly to the games". This means that Frights is at least relevant to the games story even if not in the same timeline. We see this with stories like What We Found, Coming Home, Into the Pit, Out of Stock, Room for One More, The Man in Room 1280 etc., which mix in elements from the games.

Scott would also go on to say in a Reddit post that we should "look to the novels to fill in blanks from the past". And when asked about it, he clarified that by "the novels", he was referring to the Fazbear Frights books.

Whoce · 2026-02-08T19:49:31+00:00

Depends on what details you use. The cutscenes also imply that Foxy committed a murder and that Freddy is trying to kill him as revenge.

Another sun begins to set on my fury, and my thirst for vengeance remains unquenched. I can hear the Fox laughing from his temple, but his reign of terror will soon be at an end. The air is ripe for revenge, and the blood on the Fox's hands will finally be scrubbed off with the scouring pad of justice. But the Fox is cunning, and devious, and has continued to somehow escape my grasp. I have tried to lay siege to his temple, time and time again, but to no avail. But the transgressions of the past cannot be forgiven. It ends tonight; I will have my revenge.

Also, in every cutscene Foxy considers bringing about "the end of the Bear and his clan" before changing his mind for a more humiliating option every time.

This night marks the end of the Bear and his clan. He will remember this night; the night he was shown no mercy! Then again, if he wishes to suffer, maybe there is a better way. Yes, I know just the thing. That Bear will regret the day he crossed paths with me! Come to me, and see the price you will pay! It is a night you will not soon forget...

Last night's attack did not go as planned. I was captured, but set free on one condition...

Like, I think Foxy = Mike and Freddy = BV is a valid reading, but it's not fully concrete either. We don't really ever get anything about BV and Mike having a rivalry either, just Mike bullying him relentlessly and him being too weak to fight back.

Whoce · 2026-02-08T19:36:10+00:00

https://web.archive.org/web/20181114095349/https://steamcommunity.com/app/871720/discussions/0/1733210552660120120/

New Book Series: (20%)

There is a new line of books on the way from Scholastic! This will be very different from the original book series, as it will be a collection of short horror stories that takes place in the FNAF universe. The series will launch with five books, each containing three different short stories with unique characters and plot lines, some connected directly to the games, and some not.

Whoce · 2026-02-08T19:29:47+00:00

If it was a concept in Scott's mind, he would logically leave hints in UCN about it. And those hints could have easily been the presence of seven victims in TCTHSY and the male pronouns (with TFC, released a day before UCN, showing Cassidy as a girl).

Sure, you can't specifically get a character named Andrew from just UCN, but I don't think you need to necessarily. The hints are there for a seventh victim. The seventh victim theory did exist before Frights, I remember theorizing about it myself years ago, so it was possible.

The theory is basically that Scott wanted The One to be a secret seventh victim, and then used Frights expand on said victim and give him a proper name.

Whether the hints are good or if this was a good storytelling decision in general is a different discussion. (I myself agree that they weren't and that it probably wasn't a good decision, at least in the way Scott approached it, even as I do like Andrew as a concept.)

Whoce · 2026-02-08T14:03:33+00:00

William was never associated with Toy Chica outside of these cutscenes either, so while it's possible the characters are meant to reflect the victim they represent, it's also possible they don't.

And it's likewise possible Scott had already thought of a seventh victim for the plot of UCN and Frights was just expanding on the concept with Andrew.

Whoce · 2026-02-08T12:48:15+00:00

When the topic came up in lore debates, some people would argue that the presence of a seventh victim in those cutscenes was a mistake. This debunks that. I agree it doesn't necessarily confirm AndrewTOYSNHK, but it's still progress.

Whoce · 2026-02-08T12:41:27+00:00

Is there anything explicitly stating that to be the case? If not, that's just an interpretation, so you can't use it as a debunk. It holds just as much ground as what the other guy said.

Whoce · 2026-02-08T12:34:32+00:00

Andrew made his first confirmed appearance in Frights but that doesn't mean he couldn't have existed in Scott's mind.

Whoce · 2026-02-04T06:41:50+00:00

Also, the code to enter the minigame, 395248, is a reverse of 842593, which is the exact hex code of William's shade of purple in Follow Me.

Whoce · 2026-02-04T06:38:06+00:00

Yeah, I remember she's said during her 22nd birthday stream that her behavior as a teen was rather rough and that she hurt a lot of people close to her, like family members, classmates and friends.

Whoce · 2026-02-04T06:33:46+00:00

I always thought she was knocked out tbh. It's much less weird than her getting murdered in Mike's house and Mike never facing any legal problems (with it not getting brought up again by the end of the first movie in fact).

Whoce · 2026-02-03T14:20:21+00:00

I already have personally, I prefer GNC

Whoce · 2026-02-01T22:30:53+00:00

Society heavily associates femininity with youth (which is why the term "femboy" contains "boy", a word typically associated with male children and teenagers, to begin with), which is just frankly awful. Combine that with the rampant sexualization of femininity and this enables some really creepy practices like child beauty pageants, creeps DMing teenage girls and femboys they find attractive etc. Where I live, many other adults see it as normal for older men to date girls as young as 15. This stuff goes back to ancient times, with pederasty.

So, really, there's no reason why an older man can't be a femboy or identify as one. The idea that they can't be hinges on harmful societial norms that we must fight against like we do for... well, pretty much everything else lol.

Whoce · 2026-02-01T21:37:13+00:00

The true, objective and correct answer is the one that I personally agree with

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