MAJOR FNAF MOVIE SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT. THIS IS YOUR WARNING
Alright. This is my theory on the whole âAfton Familyâ thing. I think Michael, Abby, and Garrett are all still Aftonâs, however, they werenât raised by William.
In the games, we know that Mrs. Afton isnât relevant to the lore and is absent in the Afton familyâs lives.
This is what lead me to think perhaps they were divorced, but William got custody over the children in the game lore. Meanwhile in the MOVIE, Mrs. Afton won custody.
This is what leads to the fork in the universes between the games and the movie.
Since in the movie, the Afton kids werenât raised by William, Michael and Garrett never went to Fredbearâs Family Diner or inhaled hallucinogenic gas that made them develop fears of the animatronics. Because of this, there is no âbite of 83â in this universe.
Instead, William, angry that his wife took the kids in the divorce, kidnapped Garrett and killed him (rather than Michael)
We see in the movie that âSteve Raglanâ pauses when saying Mikeâs name.
After this, he begins to act strange towards Mike. Why? Because thatâs his ex wifeâs name. Thatâs when William made the realization that the person in front of him was his son whom he lost custody of and later murdered his brother.
So now to address some questions about this theory:
âBut what about the parents?â
The parents that we see in the flashback are likely Mike and Garretâs mom, as well as their step dad.
This would mean that Mike and Abby are likely step-siblings since Abby wasnât alive pre-divorce (unless their mom was already carrying Abby from her previous relationship with William by the time Garrett disappeared.)
âWhat about Vanessa?â
Honestly? Iâm not sure.
A: She has a different mom and was raised by Afton after the divorce
B: Afton got custody of her, meanwhile in the game timeline, Mrs. Afton/Schmidt got custody instead
C: She just wasnât born in the game timeline until much later (23 years before Help Wanted.)
I really hope this makes sense bc Im just rambling rnđIâm also sick and barely coherent so I might rewrite this later so itâs actually comprehensible
TLDR: The FNAF movie lore is similar to the game lore, however, in the game lore, William gets custody of the kids. In the movie lore, Mrs. Afton/Schmidt gets custody of the kids, preventing the Bite of 83, and leading William to kidnap and murder Garrett instead.
