I thought Iād share what Iāve been up to. Unpacking the last few things like books and stuff! Firstly, I havenāt been able to properly display my Animorphs stuff in YEARS so itās nice it all has a place to go. The set *is* complete and includes stuff like the board game, video games, and some exclusive club member stuff I got as a kid.
These are the rest of my Aerith items (excluding posters/scrolls/garage kits/Sculpture Arts/Forgotten City Cold Cast, since theyāre displayed elsewhere) I donāt know where to put the Red Dress PAK and Statues when they come out... ;__;
The only wallscrolls that survived all my moves...
My Shin Megami Tensei One Coin figures and my Valkyrie Profile Trading Arts set. This shelf was really nerve wracking to set up...
Also my bff came by yesterday and we did pumpking carving! I knew you would all appreciate my AlamagAfton! =:3
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Before I start, there are spoilers for Fazbear Frights: The Cliffs and the State of Play Security Breach trailer.
I want to discuss a few things Iāve seen hardly mentioned, specifically regarding Baby and her role in SB.
I have some hope William will return, actually...
(Edit: I've added some things since the initial post.)
First of all. I didnāt discover this, someone on twitter pointed it out weeks ago. While most people think the hand at the end of the SB trailer shows a Nightmare animatronic, someone noticed itās somewhat similar to ScrapBaby:
Also keep in mind that The Cliffs was originally supposed to release AFTER Security Breach, but due the virus and expanding the game, the game was delayed while the book released on schedule.
I didnāt put too much thought into this, after all... why would Baby still be around? Why the glowing purple light signaling āHey, this is obviously William Aftonā?
But then The Cliffs came out. The Baby stand-in, Eleanor, is featured in the epilogue. Sheās described as a long-necked, female endoskeleton. (Donāt ask me why she isnāt masquerading in Saraās body still).
I think the hand at the end of the SB trailer IS some form of Baby. The purple light isnāt so much a red herring as it is showing, in my interpretation, Babyās desire to make her father proud (see her FNAF 6 true ending line: āIāll make you proud, Daddy!ā) I wonāt say it necessarily shows Williamās influence over her; I mean, all fathers have some presence in their daughterās lives.
I said off the bat the voice at the end of the trailer is Elizabeth. I still think it sounds like her, not the nightguard.
I think Elizabeth will reappear as the endo in SB and not only is SHE the one truly trying to revive Glitchtrap (possibly as the AlmagAfton, OR, whatever comes after Trash Rabbit in the FF books-- we donāt know yet). I know itās canon that William chose Vanny, but hear me out.
Remember Elizabeth and Charlieās relationship in the novels? I think this will parallel that! Elizabeth and Vanny could both have a sibling rivalry for Williamās attention... I think there will be a rivalry here. I think this could be even more amazing if combined with my Vanny/Vanessa twins theory. Maybe William is using Vanny just to coerce Elizabeth. Thereās many ways it could go.
But why feature Baby so prominently? I am unaware of Scott having any daughters. I think characters like Charlie/Charlotte, Baby/Elizabeth, Susie, ect are kind of living a fantasy-- HOWEVER, this is just a thought. A presumptuous one. I just think itās worth noting when examining the creatorās mindset. I could be wrong and I donāt want to make assumptions.
I think the last thing I wanna say about this all is... where would William even go, presuming heās dead at the end of The Cliffās epilogue? Would he go to Hell for real? Is his spirit lost on earth and therefore able to be brought back? Has he taken refuge in EndoBaby? (Unlikely, considering the implications...)Ā
I think EndoBaby will bring back William a... er, fourth time? (This is something after Glitchtrap/AlmagAfton, IMO, something we havenāt seen yet)
Concluding, I donāt have answers for Scrapbaby, or elements of Baby being present EXCEPT the chip that Michael took--which, youād presume was burned/melted or ScrapBaby already held it in FNAF 6. In the FF epilogues we got The Puppet, who presumably burned too. So itās not impossible that someone or something saved her from the fire. Thereās even the theory that all the scrap/burned parts were retrieved for PizzaPlexās museum elements to consider. (Although Iām still salty if this is true, considering Michael and Henry basically got yeeted into the fire and forgotten and their journey was meaningless.)
Thoughts?
Also, just search āfnaf theoryā under my blog for other theories Iāve done. =:3
Hereās a quick warm up sketch. I have 2 more pages of sketchbook, but Iām saving them to cheer me up tomorrow. I debated leaving this with no context, since its an idea I may not even use BUT... yea its for my Sammy AU. I havenāt thought of a title for it yet... and that bothers me. Iād love to hear any ideas =:V
If anyoneās worried about Resurrection Seeker, fret not >>; I aim to finish up Down the Rabbit Hole (itās super short, maybe 6 or 7 chapters. I just have to finish the middle. If I canāt, Iāll skip it and come back to it) and then get right back to adding the āaddendum chaptersā or whatever you want to call them to RS. One of my conditions was to give me time to read Man in 1280, since I needed to reference it for a specific scene and now that Iām caught up on all the FNAF books except The Silver Eyes GN... which reminds me The Twisted Ones GN releases today. I gotta get my wife to snag that. Maybe weāll go out and get it after my interview tomorrow...
PS forgive me for my inaccurate af Vanny. I havenāt drawn her enough to recall it. Didnāt wanna reference for a simple sketch =:3
I had a random burst of inspiration, so more Willry art, too:
Speculation [aka please donāt take any of this super serial; I just want to share some ideas] for Security Breach and William Aftonās plot threads going forward:
So, to preface, this only really focuses on William (since this is a Willry blog).
100% itās William talking in the introduction. Iām skeptic about the voice later on in the trailer. I say itās either AlmagAfton or that Beefcake animatronic / human role that we saw in the VA auditions.
Transcript: "When I first found you, you were nothing, you were small... pathetic.. but now.... you are more... are you ready?"
People are discussing that William lost his British accent. I think it's his voice is too distorted to come through. Or maybe I'm in denial.
Having said that, my wife pointed out we donāt have a Glamrock Bonnie. Yeah, itās probably because we have two rabbits running around already... but I have a small suspicion, also based on the second voice / hand at the end of the trailer, that we will be getting AlmagAfton as our āBonnieā for this game. I feel Fazbear Frights sort of alludes / lines up to this (as well as Princess Quest). Weāve had the FF books basically comparing the games; I think this is going to get reversed.
Someone did point out this is a Nightmare Animatronic hand. I think itās a callback, but... who knows? Someone also pointed out that this could relate to some things William said/did in TFC, like moving his body piece by piece to something new. Not sure if this confirms the Nightmares are real things [personally never was fond of this idea] but itās noteworthy.
Twitter user shared the fact that ScrapBabyās hand is also a resemblance: https://twitter.com/CircusLizard/status/1365067673076453376
THAT is intriguing!
I mean, I wanted to say I thought the voice at the very end of the trailer sounded like Baby. I could very easily be mistaken, but now Iām wondering...
Maybe AlmagAfton is made of scraps from the Scrapped? We can safely assume parts were salvaged if they got Springtraps circuit boards in VR. The souls are all gone (except William because of TOYSNHK) so...
Now, for something that is even more speculative than that, I just want to discuss how certain things from VR make me wonder about the timeline. I donāt think thereās a way this could work (specifically because of VR showing FNAF 4, SL gameplay, FNAF 3, ect. AKA anything that takes place after 1983, but... It always bothered me that Vannyās mask is located during Fall Fest ā83 and that Glitchtrapās design looks like a prototype for Spring Bonnie. The mall is 80s themed, too. However, little things like the aforementioned games being used in VR (which, SB is obviously a sequel to.. and I guess you can include some AR emails also... and the technology) really debunk the idea that I just kinda had, that SB is set in the 80s. I donāt believe this theory, but it would be interesting. Another interesting point to note is the Foxy Pirate Ride being shown in the newest SB trailer, too, which was part of the Fall ā83 āHalloweenā DLC. I dunno. I donāt know how to make sense of all of it. My rationale would be Vanny (or Glitchtrap) put the Vanny mask into VR just because / maybe to foreshadow [as it is included from a IRL standpoint]. The mall is just retro. Glitchtrapās design is just a revival of what was probably an early design William never widely used.
Iāll have more thoughts after watching Fuzionās second-by-second run through and I have yet to see Williamās text in FF: The Cliffsā epilogue], maybe, but for now... Iām one of the happy [few?] that is really excited to see William with voiced lines and the possibility of AlmagAfton.
That does make me wonder where we would go from defeating AlmagAfton... I feel like William doesnāt have anywhere to go from here before going into full corny slasher stereotype. I really would rather his plot thread was settled here than see that.
He will either be defeated or possess someone new. I will say if this ends up being the end of him, then we better get Into Madness [and it better be about Fredbearās Family Diner]. Otherwise Williamās story just feels incomplete to me.
Thoughts after Fuzionās video:
- The Vanny mask in the intro is the one seen in the Fall ā83 DLC.
- The hand at the end is bathed in purple light. Itās William 1000% [and Iām convinced itās the start of AlmagAfton]
- There is a rocky area that is very reminiscent of Williamās ālairā in The Twisted Ones (I described it, after reading the book, as āSpringtrapās Rainforest Cafeā) Thereās also a jungle themed area in the trailer.
- The ballpit. Maybe we can get a reference from Into the Pit? =:3
- Thereās a main hub leading to each animatronic area. Seems we will probably need tickets or something to progress.
- Thereās a wristwatch / camera. We finally get an inventory, so thatās cool! Also, itās very reminiscent to me of Alien: Isolation. I think we will have to be careful using the wristwatch as the animatronics are seen wandering outside the hubs.
- 2021 release date. My money is on October or December.
Thanks to this Reddit thread:
We have a reference to Fredbearās: https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/lsju7r/that_color_scheme_seems_oddly_familiar/
I really wanna toss this into my āthoughts about how SB relates to 1983ā³ but I donāt know what to think of it.
More thoughts:
Why is William after Gregory? 1: he knows something important and must be killed. 2: William wants to possess his body (too Childs Play like, hate this idea) 3: William needs remnant to restore his body (imo, most likely)
There's a lot of old references in the trailer. The Pirate Ride ('83), the Cupcake ('83 on), ect. I think the mall could be a mini museum too, as some people have discussed.
This next suggestion is my own headcanon which I'm using for a fic BUT if Sammy is the CEO I could see him honoring Henry by trying to preserve the legacy of Freddys and this includes old animatronic parts (particularly this supports the fact that ScrapBabys hand is part of what I suspect is AlmagAfton). I think this is also how, say, Scraptrap's circuit boards were used for VR.
Ah, a horde of sketches. Iāve been developing stuff for my Henry Time Travel AU, which currently has a beginning and end but f*ck me, middles are the worst. My wife is attempting to help me learn how to write middles lol I know, āwork backwardsā but that doesnāt seem to help. Either way, itās about 4 chapters in. Typically my fics run around 8 so it shouldnāt be too difficult to fix. I will be posting this fic between Part 1ā²s end and Part 2 of Resurrection Seeker.
Anyway, ramble over, most of the cuter doodles (and Willās bloody nose) are from the AU. Have fun with those. The rest is just random stuff like āThis is a pose I wanna draw!ā, āI pictured this scene in my headā, āI need to really read FF so I can see if Lawson Larson (too many years collecting anime haha) has a descriptionā, and uh, some chibis because theyāre cute! Uh, general things to note, what I call AlmagAfton (and my wife is calling WalpurgisAlmagamation, for anyone whoās seen Madoka Magica) is canonically 15 ft tall. I was trying to get an idea visually of just how tall that is. I mean, the springlock suits are probably sitting around 7-8 ft tall, so... >>; Good luck, Will! I lament heavily that Will at the top, in the Spring Bonnie suit, looks more like a dog than a rabbit, but youāll see the issues I had sketching below... At least it still turned out as cute as I imagined! Designing Fredbearās Prize Corner will be an adventure, too. I just tried to throw random things in there to fill the space and show the shadow effect on the counter. These were all done with an AWFUL fucking basic pen that barely writes (IRL pen) so alot of my lines are really harsh because I had to press to get ink out of a new, crappy pen.
Did I mention my new tablet gets here Sunday? Any requests for what I draw first?!
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Iām... salty? Fazbear Frights: The Cliffs anaylsis
My initial thoughts about The Cliffs under the cut (contains spoilers):
The Cliffs - My favorite story of the bunch, but mostly because I really liked the main character. Not TOO much to write home about, but I will pick apart a few lines from this one. In my first set of similarities, the wife dies in childbirth. Not only is this a huge fear of mine (for my wife, in the future), but I wrote this happening in Williamās backstory in RS. I generally loved the protagonist here, except when he didnāt realize the obvious: the Freddy was telling him not to kill himself, but where is son was. That doll got burned (yes, burned!), run over, and tossed off a cliff for nothing. I wouldnāt be surprised if that thing came back to kill them :V
Only thing that annoyed me was a few paragraphs wasted on a female co worker, because for some reason that was relevant. (No really, it wasnāt.) Why does this series insist on writing PAGES about useless love interests that do nothing for the plot, nothing for the MC, AGH. I know itās a kids book series but Christ itās annoying and Iāve been skipping this sort of stuff and the long action sequences.
The Breaking Wheel - This was the story I liked the least, but honestly, the one Iāll be writing the most about. I think it parallels William and Henry a little and I was a little irked how similar a specific part was to my Springtrap-springlock chapter in Resurrection Seeker.
So first, the story focuses mostly around two kids and they are rivals in a robotics class. One kid a huge douche (Julius) but competent and the other is struggling to put his ideas on paper (Reed). Then thereās Reedās friend, Pickle, who is a genius.
Iām just gonna bullet point stuff I thought was relevant:
- Reed describes his relationship towards Pickle as: āHe was so used to Pickle out performing everyone around him that praising him for doing something well was like praising him for breathing.ā (This really reminded me of Williamās admiration for Henry, although there isnāt any jealousy here.)
- Reed is described as having a āmonkey faceā. This reminded me of William, mostly because of the criticism from the fandom towards The Silver Eyes GNās design. It could be a jab or coincidence.
- Juliusā robot is an exoskeleton (like the power loader from Aliens). When showing off, he becomes trapped in it:
- Reed leaves Julius to be trapped in the exo all night, including locking him in place so he canāt move. This is initially to get back at Julius for being a dick, but then the guilt starts eating away at Reed. Also, Julius getting locked in: āJulius jerked his arms, yanking to free them from the restrains of his skeletal suit....ā Julius says: āUnlock me!ā and āDo what I tell you! Unlock me!ā
Reed tells him, āIām going to leave you here in your suit overnight... so you can get an idea of what it feels like to... [be treated the way you treat others]. Maybe your robot can teach you a thing or two.ā
Julius says, āGet back here you stupid ape! Do you know what youāve done? Iām going to kill you! ... Iām going to tear you apart, limb from limb. Get back in here and unlock this! ... You canāt leave me in here like this!ā
So, yeah. It reminds me a lot of Springtrap. As for the actual story... I was disappointed. The story starts off good (albiet with that poor kid trope this series LOVES) and reminded me early on of The Tell-Tale Heart. Then it defies stated logic to make a real, edgy ending that I didnāt care for. If the entire thing had been in Reedās head it wouldāve been better (more akin to Blackbird, which did the āin your headā trope poorly. If these stories were switched around, I think theyād work better.) So this story was meh. Such a promising start.
Another thing that annoyed me was a few paragraphs wasted describing Orey (fml I donāt care if I spell it wrong. Who the hell comes up with these names). He barely shows up in the story and is just a background character... story couldāve worked without him.
He Told Me Everything - If you love Goosebumps style stories, this ones for you. I really enjoyed it, but it had almost nothing to do with FNAF. The Chris name is obviously a giant troll (and to make matters worse his fatherās name is Dave). The sister and wife donāt have any name parallels, although the wife reminded me a lot of my design for Mrs. Afton. The backstory of Chrisā family reminds me a lot of Aftonās backstory for Resurrection Seeker. Like. A lot. Itās spooky how close it is.
āThe houses were small, identical little boxes, which had originally been built for workers at the steel mill...ā āHis dad... ...had gone on to vocational school to learn how to work on cars.ā
Another thing to note about the Dad is his weight is specifically touched on several times. Seemed like a callback to the novelsā mention of an earlier version of William.
All in all, a solid entry into the books and some weird coincidences I canāt overlook.
The story did drag a little, but honestly, not nearly as bad as the others. It was good.
Now, for the epilogue.
I donāt know if I wanna fume or not. Iām DISAPPOINTED. Afton essentially dies in the end of it, only to have a piece of his soul in a female endoskeleton escape into the factory. Also, the fucking... the fucking PUPPET shows up (and is actually why Afton dies). [Note: I didnāt realize that Left-E isnāt shown burning in the FNAF 6 ending, which many people are using to justify this. Read below for how I feel about that.] I just. I donāt know. I mean, William always comes back, but... I donāt know how I feel about this. I have a HUGE suspicion that the female endoskeleton is what becomes Vanny. I definetly still see this sort of leading into Security Breach EXCEPT for the fact: The Puppet is still alive.
Okay, so those were my initial thoughts. Upon looking around / rereading people say the female endo is Eleanor (Baby). My wife pointed out I missed the long necked detail. Woops. I wonder if Eleanor/Baby MIGHT be our Vanny stand in in this universe, though. And yeah, still not happy.
Afton is pretty much dead outside of a small part of his soul existing in the endo that escaped (this is an assumption on my part, I donāt think itās stated, so essentially heās dead, dead). There are parts of this I liked (and William only had ONE line: āI am Agony.ā) Like, no shit? I couldnāt tell! SMH
However, despite some of the parts I thought were interesting (we get a thorough description of AlmagAfton and when he dies its pretty pathetic and I had all the FEELS), I think overall Iām disappointed because we may be at the end of Aftonās story. I have a suspicion that Vanny will be replacing him and possibly even betraying him in Security Breach, if this is anything to go by. Another odd duck is that Jake, in the remnants of the Stichwraith (that everyone insists is the GF parallel) is still wandering around too. Iām assuming Puppet went down with the ship, quite literally, since he [William] falls apart into a lake. Thanks, Charlie. You continue to ruin my day.
My wife pointed out the lake reminded her of OMCās lake and Iām like... Why are we backpeddling?! This entire epilogue is a fucking mess. Another thing that irritates me (and apparently quite a few people) is if this IS the way the story is heading, then it makes FFPS pretty much USELESS to the story, nullifies Henryās sacrifice / wishes... and that sucks! ESPECIALLY the fact that the Puppet SURVIVED the FNAF 6 fire! I get she just wants William to pay for what heās done to her and her father, but... Henry wanted her to rest. To move on. She didnāt do that. Thatās shitty to me.
Also, apparently souls have a smell. So thatās canon now.
Random doodles today. I did these awhile back, but havenāt had a chance to post them. I have a page in my sketchbook to post as well.
The idea in the top image is Will and Henry kinda fighting about which fabric is better? The flannel or the stars. I think we all know who won the fight..
The other two are just small doodles for my fics. The scene with a crudely drawn Scrapbaby is for the next chapter of Resurrection Seeker and then I wanted to get an idea of how Iād design AlmagAfton.
I originally started that MichaelxCharlie AU, right? But Iām thinking of using my Evil!CEOSammy for Resurrection Seeker... considering this chapter on is completely AU, instead of generally following the storyline.
My only worry is when Security Breach actually comes out, Iād have to write a more ācanonicalā ending.
It also incoorperates some ideas I had wanted to use with Vanny; I almost feel are a prototype for my Easter Game. Which, I havenāt thought of a title for still. Iām considering Resurrection Seeker, after my fic [although they are fairly different] or just, The Easter Game. A bland title, but it does encompass what the game is...
The game is going well. I have most of the first floor completed. Made some puzzles. Working on eventing some scenes and adding enemies. I would say Iām about 1/5th done still, but... Well. I have this thing thatās hard to overcome as a writer where once I write something or stick with an idea I want it āset in stoneā and my brain feels like itās betraying itself by changing things around, if that makes sense? Do any other writers struggle with this? So, as Iām developing the story, Iām writing the scenes and I donāt want to change them... I have to keep reminding myself that itās not only okay to change what Iāve written before release [and recommended], but that itās one of the easiest things TO change as my ideas develop.