#thefourthfixed's michael posts

The funny thing is Michael was really really trying to be evil, but he kind of sucked at it. When he first showed up, he was trying to be creepy and mysterious, but instead he just sounded goofy. People in the theater I was at were literally giggling. Then at the end, everything he says and does is just so stereotypically supervillain that he must have been studying superhero comics and Scooby Doo episodes to prepare for this moment. Then he's like "I'm going to continue my father's legacy by killing everyone in the town!" which makes no fucking sense because it's not at all in line with what William does. Then he's defeated before the plan even starts, so he runs away but doesn't get very far before being knocked to the floor by Jeremiah. It's incredible. Listen buddy, this just isn't for you.

Game Michael is pretty much always seen self identifying as Mike, like on the keypad in Sister Location, writing his name in the Survival Logbook and Ticket to Fun, and using the name Mike Schmidt in FNAF 1. I always believed this was because Michael was the name William gave him and the one William used the most on him. He started going by Mike to try to put some space there and gain some independence, and as an act of defiance and reclaiming some of himself. This makes sense seeing that the only time we see him self identify as Michael is when talking to William. And I know many other people believe this as well. Which is why it was so jarring to see in the FNAF 2 movie when the investigators show up and address him as Mike, and he goes out of his way to ask them to call him Michael, because in this universe he is proud of the name his benevolent father gave him. It's actually kind of maddening when I think about it for too long because movie Michael is like everything game Michael would hate to have seem himself become.

I love the scene where Michael looks like he’s on the verge of tears while asking Vanessa to come home and when she pulls away and refuses he goes “well I mean it’s not like I cared anyways 😂” Losing the idgaf war so badly I’m giggling.