Springtrap - Not a Killer?

[Chandler]

Let me explain. Ever since FNAF 3 came out we've had the pleasure of playing with Springtrap. Our ghostly (and severely squished) Purple Guy who is often the object of our blaming. Along with this, Springtrap possesses a trait that arguably no other physical animatronic has: A violent jumpscare - an intent to kill you when caught.

Just look at Springtrap's jumpscares. It only involves him moving closer with a terrifying screech, but then stops right in front of you only to get a better look. Literally. He doesn't jump at you. Doesn't move his mouth or any part of his body in a threatening way. He just, appears.

Compare this to the other animatronics such as the Classics, Withered, Toy (Balloon Boy being an exception), Nightmare, and even Phantom versions. They all leap at you and obviously kill you (Except the phantoms, of course).

It seems that Springtrap is familiar with the guy we play as in FNAF 3. However, assuming he does know who our character is in FNAF 3, he is bound by his suit. Which is programmed to go wherever the sound is. A mechanic programmed into the suit in order to keep the animatronics with the kids.

Also, if our character knows who Springtrap is as well, why would he be messing with Springtrap, keeping him out of the office? What happens if we get caught in FNAF 3? I don't think we die.

There may be bad blood, bad OLD blood between Purple Guy and our character. Past co-workers, perhaps?

Anyway, what do you guys think? Sorry about the novel.

[Chandler]

Originally posted by pinkypills:

Well I know some things he could do to me :D

2sp00py4me.

[Rydi]

Do you know what else Springtrap does that the rest of animatronics don't? Locate cameras, find dead spots and hide from the video surveillance! Like he did when Purple man wore the suit to kill the children!

The rest of animatronics are thrilled to be on the spotlight, they even get to cover the entire camera with their faces every now and then (in general, not FNAF 3) but not Springtrap. Springtrap hides from your field of vision whenever he can, unless he doesn't have a hiding spot.

If he didn't kill us we wouldn't get a game over. He may just break our tablet so that we can't reboot the ventialtion system and then just watches us die from suffocation. But we do die.

[Andy Z]

Do we know how he kills the children? He might kill us in the same way.

[Chandler]

Originally posted by Rydi:

Do you know what else Springtrap does that the rest of animatronics don't? Locate cameras, find dead spots and hide from the video surveillance! Like he did when Purple man wore the suit to kill the children!

The rest of animatronics are thrilled to be on the spotlight, they even get to cover the entire camera with their faces every now and then (in general, not FNAF 3) but not Springtrap. Springtrap hides from your field of vision whenever he can, unless he doesn't have a hiding spot.

If he didn't kill us we wouldn't get a game over. He may just break our tablet so that we can't reboot the ventialtion system and then just watches us die from suffocation. But we do die.

That's a very good point about his hiding from the cameras.

However, I'm talking about at the exact moment when he "catches" us. True a "Game Over" in the other games meant immediate death. But if you don't meet the requirements to progress through a game (AKA you lose) then you get a Game Over. With that said, it doesn't necessarily means that you die right then and there in FNAF 3.

What does Springtrap want to do when he gets to your office besides to stare at you? It seems that he wants to communicate something. That's what I'm getting at.

[Chandler]

Originally posted by Andy Z:

Do we know how he kills the children? He might kill us in the same way.

That's just it though. DOES he kill us? His jumpscares certainly don't seem to portray that. At least, not at the very moment he gets into our office.

[Uneven Prankster]

Again with the "animatronic is a Good guy" theories?

Doot Doot I'm out of here

[Chandler]

Originally posted by Hque1 Spooky 31st comin':

Again with the "animatronic is a Good guy" theories?

Doot Doot I'm out of here

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he's a good guy. He's the Purple Guy, the murderer of FNAF. Everyone knows this, and I'm not relieving him of that role.

What is in question are his motives and actions when he gets into your office in FNAF 3. Why isn't he violently killing you, as we would assume the Purple Guy to be doing, of all people?

[Uneven Prankster]

Originally posted by BurningLanguages:

Originally posted by Hque1 Spooky 31st comin':

Again with the "animatronic is a Good guy" theories?

Doot Doot I'm out of here

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he's a good guy. He's the Purple Guy, the murderer of FNAF. Everyone knows this, and I'm not relieving him of that role.

What is in question are his motives and actions when he gets into your office in FNAF 3. Why isn't he violently killing you, as we would assume the Purple Guy to be doing, of all people?

Maybe He wants to grab me and throw me into somewhere! We just won't know, Scott likes to mess with our minds.

[Chandler]

Originally posted by Hque1 Spooky 31st comin':

Originally posted by BurningLanguages:

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he's a good guy. He's the Purple Guy, the murderer of FNAF. Everyone knows this, and I'm not relieving him of that role.

What is in question are his motives and actions when he gets into your office in FNAF 3. Why isn't he violently killing you, as we would assume the Purple Guy to be doing, of all people?

Maybe He wants to grab me and throw me into somewhere! We just won't know, Scott likes to mess with our minds.

Maybe. But the reason for his behavior is of course, the answer that we are seeking. Not the explicit, detailed analysis of what he could be possibly doing when he reaches your office.

The condensed question of this thread is this: What in Purple Guy's past could cause such mild behavior while he dwells in his animatronic form?

This can be answered, because we have the other three games, FNAF 4 especially. I feel that this might help us with our story problem.

[gavtel]

Perhaps they know the guard because the guard is another killer... I mean, why else would the guard make the 6 kids pass on (the FNaF3 endings)? Maybe the minigames were all in his head and we actually drive him to suicide by making him feel really guilty for his murders.

Also something else to note is that in FNaF1, the newspapers appear, but why would they appear? The kids couldn't create an apparition of a newspaper written after their death, besides a kid wouldn't be reading about that stuff anyway. This means that an adult spirit is creating the apparition, like a certain Purple murderer. So he read about the Pink Guy and decided to kill kids afterwards, which could also explain why the Purple Guy manages to get away with his murders, as he knew about the cameras catching the other killer and disabled them while the murder took place. This could make Pink Guy / the other killer, a bit of a role model for him (making him recognise the killer and doesn't kill them, thus giving you the worst ending (as the Purple Guy might want him to just stay there and thus the Pink Guy can never leave the building without Springtrap following close behind him)).

[AirFreshener]

I believe that Purple Guy is not controlling Springtrap.
"The animatronics will move towards sounds they hear?"
Who moves when you play audio?
Springtrap.
Also, he jumpscares you calmly because he's an animatronic, he's a children's mascot.

And how is Purple Guy even contrlling it when his bones are completly crushed?

[gavtel]

Originally posted by ShanerGamer:

I believe that Purple Guy is not controlling Springtrap.
"The animatronics will move towards sounds they hear?"
Who moves when you play audio?
Springtrap.
Also, he jumpscares you calmly because he's an animatronic, he's a children's mascot.

And how is Purple Guy even contrlling it when his bones are completly crushed?

Maybe his spirit is like a poltergeist, allowing for him to move the arms / parts of the animatronics. By this point, the only part of his body that remains is his head (from the looks of him anyway) since the rest has rotted away. As for the sound, maybe it's just like the FNaF3 end of night minigames where they can't enter the Safe Rooms because it's not on the digital map layout that the animatronics have, meaning they have to stick to the rules of the animatronic for the most part (though on occasion Springtrap doesn't head towards the noise, even if it's nearby because he's stuck inbetween being an animatronic and a suit (as the head is jammed inbetween the parts necessary for obeying the rules of the animatronic, it occasionally gets blocked but sometimes it doesn't)).

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Groundbreaking seems to interpret that Springtrap does not kill you, but begs for help.

[Andy Z]

Only in FNAF is the girl who wants to have sex with the long-dead corpse inside of an animatronic suit the one who isn't the pervert. ;)

[Chandler]

Originally posted by General Decay III:

Groundbreaking seems to interpret that Springtrap does not kill you, but begs for help.

It's an interesting thing. This was more of the direction that I wanted to move towards. However, given that no other story element points to this, makes it highly unlikely.

Also, this discussion went to places that I did not anticipate lol.