The fascinating story of the animatronics of Freddy and his friends appeared in 2014. Multiplatform game gave the world a real scary fairy tale. Despite the large number of soft toys, Scott Cowton's project was not created for children at all, and not even for every adult. This is a game for those with nerves of steel.
Who are animatronics?
Before you plunge into the game "5 Nights with Freddy", the history of animatronics will be examined literally from a "reference point". It turns out that the heroes of the game are not authors' inventions. In fact, the technique of animatronics has existed for a long time and is used as a technique in films, cartoons and, accordingly, in games.
The method allows you to create an object for complex shooting, in the manufacture of which frame-by-frame shooting is impossible. Thus, a certain series of special effects arises that mimic the movement of body parts. Such filming methods are necessary in order to reduce the cost of creating an original image. For example, one of the examples of this technique is the Death Star from the movie Star Wars. Thanks to animatronics, the creators made only a ball with a diameter of 2 meters - the rest appeared due to the use of this method.
A little bit about the game
In order for animatronics, whose story began with the first part of Five Nights at Freddy's, to become understandable, you need to plunge into the plot of the game. It so happened that the Cowton project brought immense popularity and became truly fascinating. Therefore, it was later decided to create three more parts of the game.
The first part only nominally remains the first, but in chronology - this is a sequel to the second. Although there is still debate over whether the second game is a prequel. But, perhaps, in order not to confuse anyone and figure out how the history of animatronics in the game began, we begin the analysis in order. So, the first FNAF talks about the fact that the pizzeria "Pizza Freddy Fazbera" needs a night guard. This job is held by Mike Schmidt.
He finds voice messages and learns about night inhabitants - animatronics. Nobody turns them off at night, because they need to move in order to function. Of course, it is very strange that the owners of the pizzeria hired a guard, not a repairman, who would easily solve the problem of the servo and its blocking. But, probably, then the meaning of the game would have disappeared.
In general, Mike is hired. He is the main character. A pizzeria employee tells a terrible story about "Bite 87", because of which animatronic bit off the frontal lobe of the brain to the boy. Also, these "monsters" cannot be caught by the eye, otherwise they will identify the person with the endoskeleton and try to put him in Freddy's costume, which will lead to inevitable death.
The second part, as mentioned earlier, became a prequel to the first. This is due to the fact that the story of how animatronics appeared has two dates. The fact is that in the first chapter this fact dates back to 1994, and in the second part - 1987.
So, guard Fitzgerald accepts the shift, but after a few days he is transferred to the daily mode of operation. Smith appears in his place. Many players, and the story itself, indicate that it was this person who made the recordings for Mike from the first part and helped Fitzgerald.
I must say that the game indicates that before the case of "Bite 87" animatronics, whose history had not yet had terrible consequences, walked around during the day and played with children. After the tragic incident, they were allowed to live actively only at night. Due to significant losses, the pizzeria had to save even on electricity, so the night at the guard became more than terrifying.
The third story of the FNAF is also interesting. How they became animatronics, we already know, and later the developers sent the heroes far into the future - in 2024. Someone Purple Man finds animatronics and parses them. There are the souls of five children - persons involved in mystical stories, to whom the light of truth has not been shed. Nevertheless, frightening ghosts prey on Man, and he is hiding in a suit of Springtrap. Due to overheating, the toy kills him - the spring jumps off and pierces the body. Up to this point, the player must complete the mini-games on which the ending of Five Nights at Freddy's will depend.
The fourth part finally sheds light on the history of "Bite 87", but we will not disclose it in order to maintain the intrigue. The player has a specific goal: 8 mini-games, which he must pass along with a little boy. All of them are filled with horror and images of animatronics. In the last part of the game, these creatures become creepy demons. They are everywhere pursuing the hero, respectively, it is necessary to be extremely careful. Each of the images is a sick imagination of a child caused by mental trauma, therefore it becomes even worse when you look at a huge bear, rabbit, chicken, fox and other characters.
Creepy and terrible
It is worth noting that the animatronics, whose history has lasted since 1987, have remained unchanged to the last part. These are the four main characters - Bonnie Krol, Chika-hen, Fox-Fox and Freddy the Teddy Bear. Throughout all parts of the toy appeared in different images. In the latter, they also added the nickname “Nightmare” to their names. There was also the famous Golden Freddy - an elusive monster that frightened the guards, and in the third part it became a phantom.
In the second section of the game, in addition to the main characters, you can see the Girl with balls, toy analogs of the characters, Puppet, Mangle, etc. In the third part, the characters become phantoms, except for Bonnie, since he is not present in the game. In addition, the famous Springtrap is added. In the fourth part, all the main characters acquire a terrible appearance and become real demons. Then Plyushtrap and Nightmare appear.
Teddy bear
The symbol of the game is Freddy Fazber. He is the main antagonist and the one who can significantly complicate the game. At night, he freely walks around the pizzeria, and if the guard has run out of energy, he easily comes to his office. Easily puts a person in a suit, previously killing the unfortunate.
The appearance of the teddy bear looks intimidating - it does not at all look like those teddy bears that the children loved so much. He has a black bow tie, a top hat, and a microphone in his paw. Watching the hero with the help of cameras, it is difficult to make out, since only his frightening eyes are visible.
In the game, the character is quite active, but until three in the morning he can only be seen on stage. He occasionally glances at the camera, as if watching you. Although, if during this time the player runs out of energy, the teddy bear will certainly enter through the right door to the office. In general, the character is very entertaining and prepares many surprises for the players.
Rabbit
Bonnie doesn't look like a cute little animal either. It is lilac in color with long ears and crazy eyes. In the hands of the character holds a guitar, and on his neck he has a red bow tie. This is a pretty active hero. If he moves from room to room, he can turn off the camera, poking fun at the guard.
Due to the fact that the crawl is a restless animatronic, he is the first to try to get to the door. Although on the third night, this role takes him from Chick. Despite the fact that all the main animatronics in the third part become phantoms, Bonnie is again not there.
Hen
Chica in the game turned out to be quite crazy - she has an orange beak, because of which she is often confused with a duck, purple eyes and a yellow body. The chicken is dressed in a bib. This is the safest character, since the door appears much less often than others. With the passage of each night, animatronics become stronger, faster and more insidious.
Fox
Foxy is a very creepy animatronic who has been hiding behind the curtain from the very first night. He can sit there for quite some time, but if the player forgets about him or is too intrusive to control, then the character will not be slow to come to the office. There is a theory that he stands behind the curtain because of his unpresentable appearance. That is why it is hidden from visitors in the daytime.
Foxy has old shabby fur, torn in places. For a kind of decoration, the fox has a blindfold on his right eye, and he has a hook in his hand. The image is created quite frighteningly. When he runs, his jaw dangles from side to side. Although, when he is in the role of scrimmer, his mouth is closed. The character is very interesting and capable of much if you do not pay attention to it. Some believe that Foxy is guilty in the history of Bite 87, although the fourth part refutes this.
Other facts
It turns out that the game "Five Nights with Freddy" the story of animatronics does not end there. In the fall of 2016, Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location will be released. So far, there are only speculations about the plot of the game and some nuances. Perhaps the events will take place in the Sister pizzeria, located parallel to the institution of Freddy. It is known that new animatronics will appear in the game, the main of which will be Baby.
The trailer has become very intriguing. There was a theory that heroes will not only gain the ability to move parts of the body, but they will also have facial expressions, which will look very original. Also in the video you can see the tunnel, which caused the hypothesis of underground events among fans of the game. All in all, Scott Cowton was able to interest Five Nights at Freddy's fans. Now they are looking forward to an even more awesome and panicky creepy game.