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| “ | I will become my own immortal creation. | „ |
| ~ Afton talking to Charile. |
William Afton, otherwise known as Dave Miller and later Springtrap, is the main antagonist of the novel Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes. and its follow-ups, The Twisted Ones, and The Fourth Closet. He is an alternate version of William Afton from the original games series.
He is the arch-nemesis of Charlotte Emily
Appearance[]
The Original Trilogy[]
The Silver Eyes[]
Afton is described as being larger around the time that the serial killings occurred, but he eventually lost that weight while in his Dave Miller persona.
The most notable trait concerning Afton, however, is the series of scars that could be found on the back of his neck and body. It was revealed that he had survived a previous springlock incident, though he barely escaped with his life. His eyes are also described as looking dead, pale, and glassy.
Like Dave, William is stated to be tall and was described as being sallow and thin, with his skin sagging in appearance. His face was poorly shaven, and his eyes looked unfocused and sunken. His security guard uniform didn't seem to fit him properly and the uniform was grubby and torn in places, with his name tag hung askew at his chest. The scar on his neck was ugly and curved, almost like a perfect half-moon, and the same scar appeared on the other side of his neck.
In the graphic novels, William is depicted as having brown messy hair and gray eyes. He wears a security uniform; his shirt is white with a black tie and pants. Due to the springlock failure incident, there are endoskeleton arm marks where his arms are as well as an endoskeleton torso, he also has two scars on the back of his neck.
Personality[]
William, with assistance from Circus Baby, removed the outer shell of the Spring Bonnie suit off his body but was left weakened and horrendously scarred, which resulted in him using a wheelchair and cane. As described in The Fourth Closet and a teaser of its graphic novel counterpart, William is a painfully thin man with visible damage done by the costume's inner machinery. His scalp was torn off, leaving him with a bald head. It was also covered with ridged pink scars, and in places where there were no scars were strange pallets of material fused to his head. He has a small patch of hair still growing. He has only one eye while the other reveals a gaping hole that has a thin steel rod shot through it. There was a wound on his neck where his innards were exposed, and in the center of his chest, there was a mass of twisted flesh, crossed with neat, diagonal lines of black stitching thread. Along with that were attempts to heal the springlock scars, some even more scarred than before and in a shiny, angry-red color. He wears white silk pajamas, a black robe covering him from chin to toe, and some black leather slippers. However, in the graphic novel rendition, it can be noted that in some panels his outfit is changed to a medium-length purple silk robe with nothing beneath it.
William Afton is an evil, selfish, ruthless, and sadistic murderer. He kills any witnesses to keep from getting caught, which shows his cowardly side. Nevertheless, he is still a determined and extremely fierce serial killer, who will not hesitate a single moment to get in a fight with any of his foes or murder people for experiments or his amusement. William Afton is also rather ungrateful, having murdered Charlotte Emily although if it wasn't for her father, then the franchise wouldn't have achieved its earlier success. Afton is also neglectful and physically abusive towards his daughter Elizabeth, who later on seemingly only accepted her once she became Baby. Despite this, he still acts verbally abusive towards her. Afton prioritizes his work over his own family.
He sometimes appears as a compassionate man, but like many serial killers, this is just a mere facade that he uses to manipulate others, especially children. In The Silver Eyes, after he realized that the spirits of the children he murdered are trapped in the cursed place, for a time, Afton believed this to be good, in that they can have an eternal party that never ends, while he was trapping his victims' souls in metal prisons of restless torture. He momentarily refers to his victims as his "family". He is fascinated with the animatronics to the point where he disguises himself as one of them until he becomes that in his Springtrap form, although this wasn't intentional on his part.
It is shown in The Twisted Ones that upon becoming Springtrap and being released from the small room, William is in an invigorated state of being, having felt powerful due to his newfound strength and his control of the Twisted Animatronics. He expressed how he felt like he was ‘more’ than both his past self and Henry.
In The Fourth Closet, once he escapes from the Spring Bonnie suit, William begins to regain his sanity, which in turn makes him feel that he doesn’t need to be inconspicuous due to his state of condition. He is miserable, commanding, and impatient, yet he remains to be theatrical, even when he is in pain. Because his organic, human body is full of mechanical parts, William seemingly has a pain tolerance, as he continues to commit scientific experiments, seeking to replicate immortality in the form of a substance called remnant.
Despite popular belief, William is not insane, as he makes mention of the fact that what he is doing is wrong, yet goes through it anyway, likely suggesting that he does not care about morality and simply does it for his gain. However, it is previously learned in The Silver Eyes that he had an unhealthy obsession with Henry, so obsessed to the point where he wrote countless diaries about him ranging from jealousy to near worship, proving that he wasn't very mentally sound to begin with. He also appears to have no regrets, as in The Fourth Closet, he says that killing the missing children led to great things.
It is shown that William is calm and exact with his murders, suggesting that he has a different way of showing delight in committing his cruel and twisted acts, which is alluded to in multiple instances. In The Silver Eyes, he abducts Carlton and traps him in a springlock suit for seemingly no reason, warns him not to move, and then shows off his scars to prove it while laughing at his expense. In The Fourth Closet, when he is about to murder an innocent boy for his next experiment, he tells the child with a grin that even if it doesn't work, he will at least enjoy killing him, just like he enjoyed killing his past victims years ago.
William fears one thing and one thing only, and that is death. While in his weakened state in The Fourth Closet, he expresses that he is afraid of thinking about how his time is running out, and how he’d die if his goal of transporting his soul into a robot isn't achieved. He also mentions how he would rather live eternally in the state he is in than pass on.
| “ | Jessica: Everyone is afraid to die. And you should be more afraid than anyone else, because if there's a Hell, there's a hole at the bottom of it reserved for you. William: In time, I'm sure that's where I will find myself. But the devil has knocked on my door before, and I've turned him away. |
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| ~ William Afton in response to Jessica telling him that Hell has a special space reserved for him. |
| “ | I’ve been a master of all these creatures... All the animatronics are linked together; it was a system designed to control the choreography for the shows. Now I control the system. I control the choreography. All of this is mine. | „ |
| ~ William Afton as Springtrap. |
| “ | I helped him create. We both wanted to love. Your father loved. And now I have loved. | „ |
| ~ William Afton referencing his and Henry's separate work as he's being interrogated. |
History[]
Backstory[]
William Afton and Henry worked together to form Fredbear's Family Diner. Being the mechanical genius that he was, Henry created the two springlock suits, one in which William would use in his killing sprees. On Halloween, 1982, Afton donned the Spring Bonnie suit, and he kidnapped and murdered Samuel, Charlotte's twin brother, when they were both toddlers.
While William was suspected of committing this murder, he wasn't charged; as a result, the diner ends up closing down. Freddy Fazbear's Pizza was established a few miles south of Hurricane, Utah, and once again, Afton disguises himself as Spring Bonnie, lures five children to the backroom, murders them, and hides their bodies.
| “ | Afraid of them, now? ...Don’t fear them. Fear me... I’m the only thing in this room you should be afraid of... I’m just as dangerous as I always have been. | „ |
| ~ William Afton intimidating a child that he kidnapped. |
| “ | All I know is they abandoned the construction before it was even finished now nobody comes here | „ |
| ~ William Afton explaining the abandoned Pizzeria mall |
The Silver Eyes[]
In The Silver Eyes, William Afton was originally the co-owner of Fredbear’s Family Diner and Freddy Fazbear's Pizza alongside Charlie's father, Henry. Being the mechanical geniuses that they were, the both of them created the two springlock suits, one which William would use in his killing sprees.
On Halloween, 1982, in Fredbear’s Family Diner, Afton donned the Spring Bonnie suit and kidnapped Sammy, Charlie's twin brother, when they were both toddlers. While Afton was suspected of committing this murder, he wasn't charged; as a result, the diner ended up closing down. Freddy Fazbear's Pizza was established a few miles south of Hurricane, Utah, and once again, Afton disguises himself as Spring Bonnie, lures five children to the backroom, murders them, and hides their bodies.
One of his notable victims was Michael Brooks, who later went on to possess the Golden Freddy costume. Around the same time of Michael's murder, he killed the other 4 kids at Michael's party, Susie, Cassidy, Fritz, and another boy described as having a grey and black striped shirt, who went on to be the Missing Children. This time, Henry is also suspected of committing the murders, but, considering that the bodies were never found, he was let go. Out of grief, Henry commits suicide (letting an unknown animatronic kill him). The pizzeria is closed down, and a mall was built over it.
Ten years later, a memorial was held by the parents of the late Michael Brooks, and Charlie and her childhood friends returned to Utah to attend it.
William about to stab Officer Dunn, The Silver eyes: Graphic Novel.
They meet with a security guard, who later turns out to be William posed as the night guard of the abandoned mall built around Freddy Fazbear's Pizza named Dave Miller, a fake identity that he created after fleeing town and returning. Upon catching Charlie and her friends in the act of trying to sneak into Freddy's, he threatened to have them thrown out. However, he accompanied the teenagers as they explored Freddy's, showing off his familiarity with the place. When the spirits of the children began to act out, he took the opportunity to sneak off and don his Spring Bonnie costume. As Spring Bonnie, he kidnaps Charlie's friend, Carlton Burke, and shoves him into a spare springlock suit. Jason witnessed the kidnapping and tried to tell the others that "Bonnie took him" to no avail. When eventually convinced his son is in danger, Clay sends Officer Dunn to find him. As Dunn explored the pizzeria alone, he found Afton in his suit in the closet. Afton attacked him, breaking his arm and eventually killing him.
William taunting Carlton
William greeting Carlton as springbonnie and bowing.
While he has Carlton in captivity, he taunts him, showing off his scars from a previous Springlock incident. He warned Carlton time and again not to move, as the slightest movement could cause the springlocks to go off and kill him. Charlie eventually found Carlton on the cameras and went to rescue him, taking the suit off of him carefully. When they encountered Afton again, Charlie hit him over the head with a pipe, knocking him unconscious. The teenagers tie him up with cords, believing it's too dangerous to keep him around otherwise. They try to interrogate him, but he's unresponsive, just staring at the head of the Spring Bonnie suit. When Charlie puts it on his head, he explains that the animatronics will kill them, because they are close enough to adults for them to be afraid. He said that the animatronics won't kill him because he is "one of them" when he wears the Spring Bonnie costume. After the teenagers leave, Afton somehow escapes his bonds and puts his Spring Bonnie costume back on.
William's death in The Silver Eyes
He hides in an office and watches as the teenagers are cornered and attacked by Chica, narrowly escaping. He is then attacked by Bonnie from the other side but the manager manages to escape. As Clay breaks into the restaurant to free the teenagers, Afton grabs Charlie wearing the Spring Bonnie suit, insisting that she will stay with him and that if they attempt to save her, he will kill her. Charlie instead triggered the spring locks, causing Afton to release his grip as he began dying. The others watched as he convulsed on the floor, writhing silently in agony as the animatronics dragged him away into the pizzeria.
The Twisted Ones[]
William stroking Charlie's cheek, TTO: Graphic Novel.
When they return to the ruins of Freddy Fazbear's, Charlie and Jessica find Afton's rotting corpse inside of the Spring Bonnie costume, stuffed inside of a small closet, by the animatronics after dragging him off a year ago. Disgusted and convinced he was dead, they leave. Later, Twisted Wolf and Twisted Freddy surrounded Charlie, John, Jessica, and Clay Burke. Charlie asks the animatronics "What do you want from me?", and William, undead and still inside the rabbit costume, replies that he was the one who brought them there.
Refusing to be called Dave, or William Afton, he chose to be called Springtrap, due to becoming "one with his creation." He shows off his power with his Twisted animatronics, declaring that he alone can control them. Moving closer to Charlie, he gently stroked her cheek, saying he wouldn't hurt her friends but needed something from her. Charlie is revolted and Mr. Burke shoots at Springtrap with his gun, missing but making him recoil. Springtrap forgets his promise and immediately attacks her with the agility of a disturbing man in full health.
Charlie tries to lead Twisted Bonnie and Twisted Wolf into an artificial river, but they find out that they are waterproof and Springtrap laughs at her. Clay lit Twisted Bonnie and the Wolf on fire, and Springtrap ran through the artificial caves with Charlie and Freddy chasing after him while being disoriented by all of the illusions of Balloon Boys within the cave. When Charlie found Springtrap, she attacked him, beating his head against a rock. She realized that a mushroom was stuck in the ground by a sharp spike nearby. She tore it out of the ground and concealed the sharp edge.
She looks back up to see Springtrap lunge at her. She dodges and shoves the spike into his chest. He stops and tries to fight her off as she digs it further into his chest while asking why he took Sammy instead of her, to which Springtrap replies that he took her and not Sammy. As the tunnel is collapsing, Springtrap escapes through a small hidden trapdoor with the spike still in his chest.
It is revealed that the control that allows the Twisted animatronics to alter how they are perceived, a small, coin-sized illusion disc, was created by Afton Robotics.
The Fourth Closet[]
Elizabeth being neglected by William, TFC: Graphic Novel.
At some point after his escape, William removed the outer shell of the Spring Bonnie suit and renounced the Springtrap identity. While he was able to remove most of the costume, he couldn't remove the animatronic parts lodged into his body. The damage the springlock failure at the end of The Silver Eyes did to his body combined with the procedure to get the suit off of him resulted in him being in a constant state of pain, needing to rely on a wheelchair and a crutch to move around and his daughter Elizabeth to do his dirty work.
After Elizabeth captured and tied up Jessica while she was trying to spy on them at the newly opened Circus Baby's Pizza, William decided to reveal himself, first as an illusion of Springtrap, before collapsing and showing his real face as the severely injured William Afton. Believing that Jessica has no power over what happens and that he is in the supreme position, William explains partly what he's been up to, creating the Funtime animatronics. Well aware of the supernatural attributes of the animatronics and the fact that his broken body won't last for very long, he had Elizabeth kidnap children so he could recreate the Fazbear murders in a controlled environment, figure out how possession works, and unlock the secrets of immortality.
Afton without the springtrap suit on
To speed up the process, William captures the original animatronics and fuses their endoskeletons, rendering them unable to move and ready to be used for experimentation, involving melting down the endoskeletons to see if they would bring life to the Funtimes. One of these experiments involved heating up and injecting a glowing liquid from the endoskeletons into his new Funtime animatronics, which animated them and gave him full control over them. Another involved Elizabeth surgically removing organs from his body and smashing them into the endoskeletons, hoping for some kind of change.
While Jessica, Carlton, and Marla were able to rescue most of the kidnapped children, one boy was captured by Funtime Foxy/Mangle and brought to William. Running out of time and low on options, William injected a glowing liquid from the endoskeleton into Carlton, who stayed behind to save the boy and put an end to Afton. Unaware that the injection didn't kill Carlton and instead enabled him to talk to the souls of Afton's victims, which are revealed to be still inside of the amalgamated endoskeletons, a disappointed William turned to the cornered kid. He gleefully tells the boy that even if this next experiment is another failure, at least "it will be fun; like old times".
William being burned away
Carlton succeeds in convincing the spirits of the children that the yellow Bonnie they thought was their friend is their murderer. They promptly took control of the Funtime animatronics and attacked Afton, but when he managed to fend them off and prepared to kill the boy, they used the fused endoskeleton to grab William. Unable to escape, the endoskeletons dragged him into a nearby furnace along with them, killing him for good. With Afton dead and the animatronics destroyed, the souls of the children can finally fade away.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Silver Eyes was the first piece of media to give the Purple Guy an actual name, which would to imported for the videogame version.
- His Springtrap design, as seen on the poster for the FNaF Novels collection, is a mixture between the design seen in FNaF 3, and the "Scraptrap" design that originated in Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator.
- William takes a very similar appearance to Shredder in his wounded form.
- In the graphic novel, William's design takes many elements from his main series counterpart in the games specifically his appearance from the SAVETHEM minigame including.
- His large and constant smile.
- His tendencies to hide in the shadows.
- His dead pale eyes are different from other characters.
- His tall and skinny frame and long neck.
- His security guard outfit.
- The name tag that he wears somewhat resembles the security badge he wore in Five Nights at Freddy's 2.
- The only aspects missing are of his cleft chin, and that he doesn't wear purple at all. This is ironic, considering he is iconic for having the color in his design to the point where, long before his real name was revealed, he was nicknamed Purple Guy.
- Due to the many similarities between the novels and the games, it's implied that William Afton's appearance in the novels could be his true appearance in the games.
- It's possible that the name dave miller is the same name that William used in the games to hide his identity.
- In the graphic novel, William's design takes many elements from his main series counterpart in the games specifically his appearance from the SAVETHEM minigame including.
External links[]
- William Afton on the The FNaF Novel Wiki
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