Symmetry, My Friend!

A William Afton piece inspired by Laplace’s Angel by Will Wood!!

The first outfit we see him wearing is him as Steve Raglan, his pseudonym. It’s such a simple outfit at first glance: a button up shirt, some pants, glasses, and a tie. The tie is the immediate centerpiece: purple and green stripes. Purple for Afton, green for Springtrap (Springtrap isn’t green but it’s an association with the look of rot). The pants are plain and nothing too crazy, but the shirt is something really fascinating to me. It’s a regular button up with a plaid style, very 80’s and very dad coded. My grandfather used to wear shirts like this ALL the time. It’s the kind of shirt you’d see on any old regular dad, helping him create the illusion he’s a harmless middle aged guy. With a more casual shirt put together with a tie, it comes across as if he’s someone who doesn’t care too much about appearances, someone who dresses more casual to be comfortable. The glasses of course feel like a reference to Dahmer, a real life serial killer. After the second movie, however, it feels more like another way he tried to copy Henry and take from him.

His second scene happens so shortly after his first scene most people don’t even realize he’s in a whole new outfit. This time, the buttoned up shirt is striped and the tie is now purple with polka dots. This again goes back to my idea that he dresses like someone who wants to come across like he doesn’t care too much about appearances (the irony is that he absolutely does.) The way he constantly incorporates his favorite color into all of his outfits gives off the impression that Afton takes utter glee in being a little obvious as to who he is, knowing nobody would pick up on such small details. It’s why he also casually has a rabbit foot on his key ring: it’s a taunt.

Technically, his third outfit is the Yellow Rabbit, but underneath he wears a yellow jumpsuit/mechanic suit. It’s probably just to blend in better with the mascot suit, but I’d like to think that Afton just casually chooses to wear yellow and purple as much as he can since they’re his colors.