The Bite of '87
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“It's amazing that the human body can live without the frontal lobe, you know? ”
— Phone Guy
The Bite of '87 was an incident that occurred in 1987 at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza; it is briefly mentioned by the Phone Guy in Five Nights at Freddy's, "...they used to be allowed to walk around during the day. But then there was The Bite of '87." The details of this attack (and the identity of the animatronic responsible) are not given, but it allegedly caused the loss of the frontal lobe of the victim's brain.
The incident cost the restaurant its reputation, which resulted in a major drop in business. However, the restaurant would have closed down either way because of the conditions of the restaurant and the many health violations. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 suggests that the attack occurs during the day after the game's Night 6 (when Jeremy Fitzgerald is asked to work the day shift and to stay close to the animatronics).
As a result of the incident, the animatronics were no longer allowed to wander around the building during the day; the management decided to limit their free-roaming mode to night-only so as to prevent their servos from locking up.
If the attack happened after Night 6 in the second game, the Bite would have taken place on either the 13th or 14th of November 1987 (Jeremy's final check is dated for the 13th).
Interestingly enough, the 13th of November in the year 1987 was a Friday, making that particular day Friday the 13th, a day considered to be unlucky.
Jeremy Fitzgerald could have received the bite; during Night 4 (Five Nights at Freddy's 2), Jeremy was informed that the animatronics were starting to behave abnormally to adults and almost aggressive towards the staff, yet completely normal around the children in the establishment. During Jeremy's final shift on Night 6, Phone Guy tells him that he would be working the day shift for the restaurant's last event: a birthday party. Phone Guy tells Jeremy to stay close to the animatronics to make sure they don't hurt anybody during the party. This foreshadows Jeremy's possible fate of being the victim of the Bite.
Some fans have speculated that Foxy may have been the animatronic that had bitten the victim. This is most likely because he appears to be the most capable of doing so with his seemingly sharp and broken teeth. In Foxy's dwelling place, Pirate Cove, there is a sign that reads "Sorry! Out of Order." Foxy himself is in a state of disrepair, possibly suggesting that the attraction was shut down after the incident. Foxy's jaw also seems to hang loosely, as if it were damaged through excessive force. The second game, however, effectively rules out Foxy as the attacker, as he and the other old animatronics were most likely in Parts/Service when the bite took place. Toy Chica is also an unlikely culprit, as her beak makes it hard to actually bite effectively. This is also the case for The Puppet and BB (due to a lack of a hinged jaw piece).
The hand prints on Freddy's face, highlighted in green for clarity.
Still other fans speculate that Freddy himself was responsible for the Bite. On the posted rules in the East Hall in the original game, one of the rules listed states, "Don't touch Freddy." This rule may have been enacted after the Bite, it could also be because the killer disguised as Freddy to kill the children. There are also two instances of faint handprints or hand-shaped impressions on Freddy's face, implying that someone may have been struggling against him in some form or fashion. The second game seems to disprove this by hinting that incidents which had occurred in either the first restaurant (referenced in the second game) or the third (the restaurant of the original) are responsible for the handprints. It could also be Phone Guy's print, because on Night 4, Freddy's song plays when Phone Guy dies, so Phone Guy could have tried to defend himself from the animatronics.
Mangle attacks by opening its mouth wide to bite the player's head, where the frontal lobe is located.
Another popular theory amongst fans is that The Mangle was the cause of The Bite, as its jump-scare involves it swinging from the ceiling of The Office with its jaws open. Upon inspection, it seems that Mangle attacks the upper area of Jeremy's head, where the frontal lobe is located. This further strengthens the possibility that The Mangle administrated the Bite of '87 in a similar fashion to its death screen. It is also known that this animatronic is dismantled daily by the kids and that the staff eventually just left it as a "take apart and put back together" attraction, which could have led it to either hate children, see a child as a possible threat, or otherwise become unstable.
The player is initially informed of the incident by the Phone Guy, who mentions it on The 1st Night of the first game, hinting that FNaF2 is a prequel.
On the A.I. settings for the Custom Night in the first game, entering 1/9/8/7 will cause Golden Freddy's kill screen to appear and crash the game. This was added by Scott to halt rumors about entering 1/9/8/7 to acquire a supposed "secret ending" (a rumor originally started because of information about The Bite of '87 coming to light). This works for the Steam version of the game, the 1.1 version and onwards on Desura, and in the mobile version.
Five Nights at Freddy's - Full Scream Sound (00:06, 112506 views)The full scream made by the animatronics in Five Nights at Freddy's.
Some fans theorize that the scream heard upon the player being attacked could be that of either the person bitten during the Bite, or one of the children from the The Missing Children Incident. This is supported by the fact that the full version of the scream is speculated to that of a child screaming, yet this could be an edited file of a group of children speaking, for the file has been replicated by editing a specific file off the website that Scott purchases his sounds from.
