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Phone guy

Trivia

Phone Guy is voiced by the game's creator, Scott Cawthon.

It's quite important to listen to what he has to say on the first and second night for players new to the game. He will give the player key hints on gameplay and the mechanics of how the game works. He is the game's version of a tutorial.

It was commonly theorized that Phone Guy is stuffed inside of Chica, as a second row of smaller teeth can be seen in her mouth, as well as the fact Chica will sometimes make very raspy, human-like groaning noises when close to the player. However, many debate that the teeth simply belongs to the endoskeleton inside the suit (as looking closely, it is possible to see the same in Bonnie's mouth), and that the rasping noises are not specific to Chica, as Bonnie is known to make the same sounds.

Likewise, some speculate that the Phone Guy was not stuffed into Chica on Night 4, but into Golden Freddy instead. Evidence to support this would be that he has a limp, lifeless body that is in a position that is commonly adopted by dead bodies while sat down. It is also notable that right before the phone call on Night 4 ends, Golden Freddy's kill sound can be heard.

It's also possible that the Phone Guy was stuffed into one of the heads Backstage, as he asks the player to check inside the suits in the back room and always wondered what was inside them. This heavily implies that he knew he was going to die, and that he would be stuffed into an animatronic suit or head.

Even when Phone Guy is talking to the player over the phone, it is important to keep an eye out for Freddy and the other animatronics (he even tells the player this himself). If the player loses focus, they'll likely get stuffed into a Freddy Fazbear suit very shortly after the message, sometimes even before it finishes.

This is notable on later nights, as remaining idle can result in Foxy killing the player before Phone Guy has finished speaking on the phone.

The quotation from Autobiography of a Yogi on Night 5 is from a chapter in which Yogananda posits that metal has a life force. It is possible that this is in reference to the animatronics, who are made of metal but are alive.

However, any sort of connection between the game and the sound file is very unlikely, as the garbled speech is a stock sound; this is more likely a coincidence.

It is also worth noting that Phone Guy's messages are not deleted. With all the information given, it is odd that the company has not deleted them.

In an interview with Click Team, Scott refers to Phone Guy literally as "Phone Guy," implying Phone Guy either has no canon name or he is keeping the character's name a secret for now.

In the phone call on Night 4, the banging sound emitted in the background is different from the one heard in-game when Foxy knocks at the player's left door.

Anytime during the game, the player has the ability to mute Phone Guy's calls by clicking the button on the top left that reads "Mute Call".

Phone Guy's Death

One of the most hot-topic debates in the fandom is the mysterious death of Phone Guy. The lack of information surrounding his death has made room for intense speculation. On Night 4, you receive your usual recording from Phone Guy. He states that he "won't be around to send you more messages" after this night. In the background, a banging sound can be heard, as if someone or something was banging on the door. As the phone call comes to an end, the Toreador March jingle can be heard, followed by a strange moan, and then the call cuts off into static.

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It's obvious that Phone Guy was killed by an animatronic because of the screech that sounded as the call ended.