A solution to the story - The Joy of Creation

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Hello, fellow forum-goers and fans of FNAF.

Yesterday night I received what I believe to be a sign from Scott; a realization so sudden that it could only be from some influence of that great man.

It was a solution to the mysterious story of FNAF... a solution so simple and perfect that I knew it must be right. I feel that I have nailed a definitive, satisfying conclusion to the story-- or am at least on the right track to getting there.

So what is it?

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The events of all four games are linked to one story-- the story of the child and the Puppet. It wasn't all just a dream, like many people say-- rather, it is a dream that became reality. The child's horrible experiences and short, tragic life reflected upon the pizzeria in a way nobody has considered.

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Besides the phrase 'IT'S ME', which I will return to, do you remember the other mysterious phrase associated with the first game? In case you don't, it was 'They will know the joy of creation'. While looking up a guide for The Desolate Hope, I came across something regarding a message Scott formerly included at the end of the game-- something that people interpreted as 'anti-abortion' due to Scott's religious views. He later rescinded it, but also noting that it wasn't 'anti-abortion'; rather included it as part of dedicating the game to people he knew whose children's lives had tragically been cut short-- and then, it hit me. 'They will know the joy of creation' is referring to the children who died and got a second chance for life, or 'creation'... but it meant one in particular.

Surely retroactively applied, but... it means the child who dies at the end of FNAF4. But who is remarking how he will know the joy of creation? I thought about this, and I remembered someone whose influence was seemingly missing from the fourth game-- the Puppet. Throughout the series it's been shown as this mysterious figure influencing it all from behind the scenes, and having no shortage of strange things associated with it. I considered the commonly held belief that the mysterious voice speaking to the child at the end of Night 6 is the Puppet, compared it with the circumstances of the child's death, compared that with 'the joy of creation'... and at the word 'creation', it hit me like DIO's infamous steamroller.

The Puppet 'gave life' to the child like the others. But it did something more-- it 'created'. Knowing the tragic life and experiences of the child, it did something-- perhaps as a misguided attempt to take 'revenge' to make the child feel better. The traumatizing experiences that the child experienced, his fears and his nightmares... translated into reality to make others suffer what he did.

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Think about the teasers Scott released for a moment.

The girl says, obviously in an attempt to scare the child, that if the animatronics find you at night, they'll drag you into the back and hide your body somewhere where nobody will ever find you. In this scene, Scott pointed out that the tiny Toy Chica doll has no beak, just like at night in FNAF2. Admit it, you've pried apart the panty section on a Barbie doll to see what's underneath, haven't you? (If you're a boy, at least) Toy figurines come apart easily. I can certainly imagine the girl bullying the child by removing the beak and eyes to frighten him (Toy Chica is creepy as fug, am I right?); she was just playing around with it at the very least.

What happens at night in FNAF2 when the robots find you? They malfunction and drag you into the back, where they stuff you into a suit so nobody will ever find you.

What happens when Toy Chica goes off the main stage? She looks at the camera with her beak and her eyes missing, creating a rather frightening expression overall-- just like the chil.

Now my assumption as to what happened here, going on the theory that the child's nightmares translate into reality, is this.

The toys were originally just that-- toys. After the diner was shut down after the incident at the end of FNAF4's fifth night (perhaps the springlock failures Phone Guy mentions-- maybe even the Bite of '83/87), it was of course closed down. But the Puppet, through whatever spooky spiritual influence it had, affected something somewhere and led to the pizzeria being reopened and rebranded as 'Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria', the one we see in FNAF2. Guess who the managers decided to use as the mascots this time? That's right, it was the toy versions of Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy that were previously marketed from Fredbear's Diner.

(Foxy is an interesting case. In the one room in FNAF4, we see a disassembled Mangle sitting on the floor. Perhaps it was a doll or something of that kind, like a Tickle-Me-Elmo [which had hard bits inside as well], and perhaps the child took it apart, heralding how it would be used when the pizzeria reopened...)

And what happened when the security guard was left in the place at night... just like the child was left there by his brother?

The guard experiences all the fears and worries that the child had... now physically justified. The robots ARE out to kill you and drag you into the back. Toy Chica DOES retain her missing mouth and eyes, like what frightened the child ("Why are you crying? Do they scare you?") Foxy IS disassembled into a frightening mess, just like the doll on the floor in that one room.

And who are the two people we see behind it all? Of course, there's the Puppet, sitting in Prize Corner, who Phone Guy distrusts for some reason that he can't put his finger on. There's Golden Freddy, a mysterious hallucination-- and possible mirror of Fredbear from the earlier diner.

And of course, there's one more person in the background...

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I think I'm hitting the character limit on this post, so I'm going to cut it here for now. I will update it shortly.

Hold on to your rear, Scott Cawthon, because I'm coming for you. And I'm ready to prove that I've solved your story.

...Am I on the right track?

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Addenums to the theory, now that you know the basic gist of it.

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The girl holding Plushtrap says her mom told her to be careful because otherwise she'll get her finger caught in it.
What's the fate of Purple Guy when he climbs into the full-sized Springtrap? He gets his entire BODY caught in it and suffers a bloody end.

The child in the Night 4 minigame is trapped alone in a small room, the pizzeria completely deserted of everybody. He's locked alone with only the Spring Bonnie suit to keep him company.
What's the situation of the guard in FNAF3? He's locked alone in Fazbear's Fright with only Springtrap to keep him company.

The child has a nightmare where he's in his bedroom with a nightmarish Chica coming from the right door, a nightmarish Bonnie coming from the left, Foxy peeking his head out from a closet, and Freddy appearing at the most boneheaded moments to fug you up from behind.
What's the situation of the guard in FNAF1? He's stuck in his office with Chica coming from the right door, Bonnie coming from the left door, Foxy peeking out from Pirate's Cove, and Freddy appearing at the most boneheaded moments to fug you up when the power goes out.

And what do all these people have in common? They're all trapped alone in the pizzeria at night, just like those moments of terror the child feared the most.

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Further addenums to come.

[The Koolest Kid]

Sounds fun, dude. Sounds coolio, and out-a-da-box

[(Edgy) Asriel Dreemurr]

"The Joy of Creation" isn't actually a real thing in the game.

The line is actually supposed to be "the joy of creative service" based on where the reference comes from, but the phone call gets cut-off in the middle of "creative".

Joy of Creation was a line created by people that didn't actually get the reference and just assumed what the line was.

The full message is an excerpt from "Autobiography of a Yogi", when the author meets an Indian scientist, J. C. Bose, that studies crescograph readings in plants and metals. The phenomena he discovers based on his observations makes him believe that metal could potentially have a life force similar to humans and animals.

[Boxohobo]

Originally posted by DarkLordWiggles:

"The Joy of Creation" isn't actually a real thing in the game.

The line is actually supposed to be "the joy of creative service" based on where the reference comes from, but the phone call gets cut-off in the middle of "creative".

Joy of Creation was a line created by people that didn't actually get the reference and just assumed what the line was.

The full message is an excerpt from "Autobiography of a Yogi", when the author meets an Indian scientist, J. C. Bose, that studies crescograph readings in plants and metals. The phenomena he discovers based on his observations makes him believe that metal could potentially have a life force similar to humans and animals.

Then the passage still serves its purpose.

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Originally posted by Yee-Rex:

Sounds fun, dude. Sounds coolio, and out-a-da-box

I see what you did there

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Anyway, another brief note considering the other teasers

This point has been brought up by other people, but I'll say it anyway: "What is seen in the shadows is easily understood in the mind of a child."

What does the child in FNAF4 see in the shadows? The Golden Freddy plush even mentions it ("Don't you remember what you saw?").

The child sees the Purple Guy helping an employee suit up. The currently held theory is that he's scared, thinking that the Purple Guy was stuffing a body into a suit.
Now this is the most signficant piece-- it's where the actions of the Puppet, or whatever is causing it all, get really twisted... what does the Purple Guy actually end up doing? That's right, he actually kills several children and stuffs their bodies in the suits.

Perhaps even the Puppet eventually realizes that this is wrong. It is shown in FNAF3 that it still has yet to 'move on'-- in Mangle's Quest, we even see it sitting and crying in the mysterious, distorted room. This may be because it feels it is still guilty for causing the deaths of innocent children, even if it thought it was taking revenge for them killing the child... or something. This theory isn't fully complete yet. There is probably more to it all.

And finally, "Four games, one story".
You know what the story is, right?
The story across all four games is a reenactment of the child's life; his traumatic experiences and his nightmares.

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Until next time.

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Scott replying to this thread, even if he's saying "sorry you're wrong" or whatever, is my ultimate dream

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sorry for bumping but

I just have to say something about/to Scott



I though I had created a theory that cornered him, but it was really me who was cornered... all along.

I don't really see the point in trying to solve the story anymore because it's obvious that no person can defeat the lord of cryptic messages, Scott Cawthon

How can we expect someone to keep in mind every little tidbit of data, every little easter egg, every frame that might be considered important... and most of all, with each bit of information being wrapped in exactly five thousand, two hundred and twenty four layers of cryptic mystery?

It's a shame that Sherlock Holmes doesn't actually exist, for then we might actually have a chance of solving this

Meanwhile, Scott is probably looking at this and sighing, him knowing the solution that's all so simple and yet seeing how this user has given up on finding it so quickly (that IS what you're thinking, Scott, isn't it?)



But I digress

you've always said the emails you like most are the ones from how people have been inspired by you, right?

well, you've inspired me... and i've learned a valuable lesson

it's to write a story that's deep and mysterious... but not TOO deep and mysterious ;)



oh, who am I kidding?

do what you do, Scott, and go on to do even better things; and continue to be that wonderful, wonderful inspiration to all of us

[Fat Cat Cooper]

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