FNAF Theories

Mrs. Afton evidence

Everyone likes to believe that Mrs. Afton isn't a real character. But she IS. Here's all the evidence: 

1. William has 3 kids, so there had to have been a wife there, and no they can't be adopted because why would William adopt not one, but THREE kids when he clearly hates kids? Also it's been said Michael looks like William, so he's his biological son. 

2. The cutscenes in Sister Location are very likely meant to represent William and his wife. (I don't think her name is Clara though because that's just a in universe TV character's name). 

3. Ballora's lines in UCN imply it. 

-"Admit it, you WANTED to let me in" I think it's weird for her to be flirty, unless that wasn't her husband. 

-"These are strange circumstances that have brought us together." 

I don't know about y'all, but that sounded weird, like maybe she and William never spend time together and now they are together under strange circumstances. I mean, imagine if someone like the Marionette or Happy Frog said it, that wouldn't make sense. But it fits Ballora if she's his wife. 

4. It's likely all the funtime animatronics are based on William's family. Elizabeth even says "didn't you make her just for me?" except he didn't. Baby wasn't made FOR her, but she's a kid so she thinks it was. My point is, Baby is like Elizabeth, Funtime Foxy is for Michael because he likes Foxy, Funtime Freddy and Bon Bon are for CC, since he likes FredBear's and by extension, Spring Bonnie (BTW, he likes the characters, not the animatronics, but this was before he was scared of them) and Bon Bon could also be like Spring Bonnie for William. And then there's the random humanoid Ballora. If we go with stereotypes, Michael and CC probably really like the Freddy characters so they loved Funtime Foxy and Freddy. Then there's Elizabeth and Mrs. Afton, William instead depicted them as "pretty elegant human girls" (Baby and Ballora). I mean, it would explain why there's another human animatronic instead of someone like Chica. 

5. Security Breach has that family dinner with the S.T.A.F.F. bots clearly meant to represent the Afton Family, and in there, is a mom at the end of the table dressed in blue. Everyone says it isn't her because she's labeled "nanny" which is a dumb argument because all the other ones are labeled, "Magician" "Server" and "Attendant" even though William ain't no magician, Michael isn't a server and Elizabeth isn't an attendant lmao. That's just the name of the bots, they weren't gonna straight up name the bot, "MRSAFTON.EXE" 

6. Molten Freddy being controlled by Funtime Freddy wouldn't make sense. Funtime Freddy isn't alive, at least, not entirely, once he's scooped, he's basically dead. What am I saying with this? Well, I don't think lifeless robots would just kick Baby out if she was the only real alive spirit. I think Mrs. Afton actually kicked her out because she thought her daughter was becoming evil like her father. It would also explain how they end up in the new location. See, the Funtimes aren't like the Glamrock's. The Glamrocks all have their own thoughts, because they're not really animatronics, they're full robots with their own personalities and aren't always performing. The Funtimes aren't entirely alive, I mean, Funtime Freddy's lines are him saying stuff like "There's the birthday boy" "Let's give him a surprise" and Funtime Foxy's lines are stuff like "You couldn't make it to my show" "A performance was demanded of me." I mean, you don't see Monty saying stuff like, "I'm gonna catch you and make a hole in one" or Roxy saying stuff like, "I'm gonna run you over with my kart." Or Chica saying things like, "Run, this burns my calories." So the Funtimes may walk around and talk, but they're still just show bots programmed to kill, they would need a real spirit to control them in Ennard without Elizabeth/Baby,  that being Mrs. Afton. 

7. "She's never mentioned" 

Yes she is. Sister Location mentions her in the cutscenes and Ballora just existing, and then Ballora isn't in FNAF 6 so there can't be anything, UCN has clues, Ballora isn't in HW, and then Security Breach has a STAFF bot that looks like her. Yes, it's unfortunate she has little importance, but that's cause Ballora isn't used enough. In fact, I'd argue she has more importance than the crying child considering he hasn't appeared since FNAF 4. 

UPDATE: APRIL 9, 2024: 

DANCE WITH ME: 

So I finished reading "Dance With Me," the 2nd story in the 4th Fazbear Frights Book, and well....I'm still not entirely sure if the books are canon or not, seems like it might not be since Baby's was only opened for a day in the games, and this story makes it sound like it was opened for many days and days before it took place too. But anyway, this story was very interesting. 

THE STORY:

Spoilers ahead, if you don't know, Dance With Me is a story about a girl named Kasey, who steals a woman's purse and her daughter's Circus Baby goody bag, in the bag, there are these glasses that when you put them on, Ballora appears. Kasey assumed that it's just some sort of fun gadget for kids, but the weird thing is that her friends, Jack and AJ, cannot see Ballora. Only Kasey can, and only when the glasses or on, it's like Ballora is actually there but invisible. So Kasey tries running away from her by moving away, until she realizes she has to do the right thing. 

How does this relate to Mrs. Afton? 

At the end of the story, she realizes how to stop Ballora. She goes and gets a job, moves to a new town and starts over, leaving her life as a thief behind. She tracks down the woman she stole from and gives her back her things. 

This story ends pretty happily, no deaths or anything. Now, the reason I think this relates to Mrs. Afton is because well...think about it, we've been told that the animatronics who are possessed by children, hate adults. Then there's the funtimes, they don't care because they were only programmed to kill. This adds to Ballora being possesses by an adult woman (Mrs. Afton), it seems a little strange that Ballora cared so much about some random adult woman, who is also a mother, to the point that she haunted Kasey and wouldn't stop until she gave the woman back her stuff. No other character would do this. Only Ballora would. The same way the main animatronics help children and act friendly with them, Ballora/Mrs. Afton would be angry that a child stole from a mother. The other funtimes wouldn't care either because they're not possessed, they don't care if someone steals, not even Baby would, only Ballora would. Now, if Ballora had killed Kasey, then it wouldn't be huge evidence most animatronics in these stories kill someone for doing bad things. But Ballora DIDN'T kill Kasey, she left her alone after she gave the woman her stuff back. BOOM. Mrs. Afton. 

(Before you ask why Mrs. Afton would do that, well, remember, the MCI aren't themselves anymore, they're out for blood, likewise, Mrs. Afton probably wouldn't have done this if she was alive, but since she's a ghost possessing Ballora, she would). 

Theory Posted: February 11, 2024

Theory Updated: March 4, 2024