[Theory] The Fredbear's Family Diner accident. (1983)

[JOJ650s]

Hello, as you can probably tell from the title,
this theory suggests that this game takes place in 1983 at Fredbear's Family Diner.
Now I understand many are still theorizing it as the bite of 1987.
So first I would like to focus on setting the setting. XD

(Expect holes and obvious statements... like that there will be holes. :P)
(Also sorry in advance if the format turns out weird.)


----Why Fredbear's Family Diner----
Remember back in FNaF2 night 1 when Phone Guy says:

Originally posted by phone guy:

...Uh, now, I want you to forget anything you may have heard about the old location, you know. Uh, some people still have a somewhat negative impression of the company. Uh... that old restaurant was kind of left to rot for quite a while, but I want to reassure you, Fazbear Entertainment is committed to family fun and above all, safety. They've spent a small fortune on these new animatronics...

He speaks of an accident at the old restaurant, which if I am correct he says the name of it in night 5.

Originally posted by phone guy:

Uh, we're going to try to contact the original restaurant owner. Uh, I think the name of the place was..."Fredbear's Family Diner" or something like that. It's been closed for years though, I doubt we'll be able to track anybody down.

Considering that Gold Freddy's name is Fredbear, (while the brown one is Freddy Fazbear.)
and that Fredbear is main animatronic in the restaurant of this game,
I am quite certain this game takes place at Fredbear's Family Diner.
(Also with this likely being the last game, it makes sense for it to explain what happened at that place.)


----Why 1983----
Naturally I will bring up the TV show "Fredbear and Friends" with the date 1983.
Now I know people have theorized that it's probably a re-run, and so on.
Though from a game development standpoint, I don't see a point in including the date if it wasn't significant. Sure it could be a red herring, but red herrings are normally placed where you can't miss it.

Also both the FNaF2 Night 1 & 5 phone calls speak of an older restaurant that's been closed for years. Considering that FNaF2 takes place in 1987, this other accident would have be, well, a few years old.


----Theories about the game----
So since I don't have the full picture,
I will just talk about certain details and characters.

----Who you play as----
Just to make things simple,
I am just going to say you play as the kid that you control in the minigames.
(As I don’t have anything else to go off of, and over thinking things can lead anywhere.)

----The Kid---- (I’ll try to hold off on any Bastion references. XD)
So there is the Kid that you control in the minigames,
who has a fear of the animatronics, yet seems to like the toys.
By the end he gets bitten by Golden Freddy/Fredbear,
is likely in a comma (judging from the dialog after night 6)
which leads me to believe the nightmares are his.
(Not to mention the medical equpment by his bed.)
Also the Kid eventually dies, judging from the sound file called "hospital flatline" that plays at the end of Night 6.

----The Kid's Father?----
Judging by how many times the kid goes to Fredbears, it's very likely his father works there.
He might be an animatronic engineer, seeing how the Kid's brother was fine with locking the kid in the animatronic closet.
It also could be that the Mangle parts in the kid’s house is the father working on a prototype of Mangle. (I am not sure why the part would be there though, if that was the case.)
The father could be the guy you see suiting up in the Spring Trap costume. (judging by the brown hair.)
There is also the possibility of him being the owner of Fredbear's Family Dinner...
I am just not really sure where that would fit into the scheme of things.


----Kid's Sister----
I actually don't really know much about her, others likely know a lot more.
we just know the Kid likely has a sister judging from the pink room.
I have seen theories going around that she might be related to the puppet or mangle.
Though that kinda sounds like a stretch at the moment. (To me at least.)


----Kid's Brother and Friends----
I am guessing the missing children are none other than the kid's brother and friends.
Notice how they are wearing masks of Foxy, Bonnie, Chica, and Freddy during the party?
Interestingly enough, in the final mini game of FNaF 3 called "The Happiest Day" after you complete all the others, you see four children wearing masks of Foxy, Bonnie, Chica, and Freddy... Just like the Kid's friends. Also note that in The Happiest Day, there is the fifth kid that is crying, after the cake is placed the fifth kid cheers up and puts on a Golden Freddy mask; suggesting that the fifth kid is the Kid in this story, and that he knows the other four.



----Purple Guy----
We all know Purple Guy makes an appearance in this game as a worker.
Which also probably explains why Fazbear entertainment was trying to contact the owner of Fredbear's Family Diner, as Purple Guy did indeed work there.

Originally posted by phone guy:

Hello, hello? Hey, good job, night 5! Um, hey, um, keep a close eye on things tonight, ok? Um, from what I understand, the building is on lockdown, uh, no one is allowed in or out, y'know, especially concerning any...previous employees. Um, when we get it all sorted out, we may move you to the day shift, a position just became...available. Uh, we don't have a replacement for your shift yet, but we're working on it. Uh, we're going to try to contact the original restaurant owner. Uh, I think the name of the place was..."Fredbear's Family Diner" or something like that. It's been closed for years though, I doubt we'll be able to track anybody down. Well, just get through one more night! Uh, hang in there! Goodnight!

There has been theories that Purple Guy is the owner, and/or is the father of the kid.
Though I am doubtful about him being the kid's father since, well, one of the missing children is the kid's brother.




Thanks for reading, feel free to tear it apart! (Just be friendly about it, okay? XD)

[ImmenseAndrew]

The reason why the quote format isn't working is because you spelled "quote wrong"
;)

[Tophatrabbit]

Originally posted by JOJ650s:

----Kid's Brother and Friends----
I am guessing the missing children are none other than the kid's brother and friends.
Notice how they are wearing masks of Foxy, Bonnie, Chica, and Freddy during the party?
Interestingly enough, in the final mini game of FNaF 3 called "The Happiest Day" after you complete all the others, you see four children wearing masks of Foxy, Bonnie, Chica, and Freddy... Just like the Kid's friends. Also note that in The Happiest Day, there is the fifth kid that is crying, after the cake is placed the fifth kid cheers up and puts on a Golden Freddy mask; suggesting that the fifth kid is the Kid in this story, and that he knows the other four.

While I am onboard with the theory that the minigames in FNAF3 couldn't have actually happened without disrupting the timeline, I DO appreciate this detail. I overlooked that minigame entirely, yet it makes sense to FNAF4. The crying child, dead at his own birthday party, and his accidental murderers finally giving him the party he never had. Good catch!

[JOJ650s]

Originally posted by ImmenseKassing:

The reason why the quote format isn't working is because you spelled "quote wrong"
;)

Wow, that's embarrassing. XD
Thanks for the heads up. (fixed!)

@tophatrabbit, thanks!

[RobertNerosa]

Fredbears Family Diner
Freadbear & Friends
Freddy Fazbear Pizza
Freadbear Fright

[kazbaer20]

Originally posted by JOJ650s:

Hello, as you can probably tell from the title,
this theory suggests that this game takes place in 1983 at Fredbear's Family Diner.
Now I understand many are still theorizing it as the bite of 1987.
So first I would like to focus on setting the setting. XD

(Expect holes and obvious statements... like that there will be holes. :P)
(Also sorry in advance if the format turns out weird.)


----Why Fredbear's Family Diner----
Remember back in FNaF2 night 1 when Phone Guy says:

Originally posted by phone guy:

...Uh, now, I want you to forget anything you may have heard about the old location, you know. Uh, some people still have a somewhat negative impression of the company. Uh... that old restaurant was kind of left to rot for quite a while, but I want to reassure you, Fazbear Entertainment is committed to family fun and above all, safety. They've spent a small fortune on these new animatronics...

He speaks of an accident at the old restaurant, which if I am correct he says the name of it in night 5.

Originally posted by phone guy:

Uh, we're going to try to contact the original restaurant owner. Uh, I think the name of the place was..."Fredbear's Family Diner" or something like that. It's been closed for years though, I doubt we'll be able to track anybody down.

Considering that Gold Freddy's name is Fredbear, (while the brown one is Freddy Fazbear.)
and that Fredbear is main animatronic in the restaurant of this game,
I am quite certain this game takes place at Fredbear's Family Diner.
(Also with this likely being the last game, it makes sense for it to explain what happened at that place.)


----Why 1983----
Naturally I will bring up the TV show "Fredbear and Friends" with the date 1983.
Now I know people have theorized that it's probably a re-run, and so on.
Though from a game development standpoint, I don't see a point in including the date if it wasn't significant. Sure it could be a red herring, but red herrings are normally placed where you can't miss it.

Also both the FNaF2 Night 1 & 5 phone calls speak of an older restaurant that's been closed for years. Considering that FNaF2 takes place in 1987, this other accident would have be, well, a few years old.


----Theories about the game----
So since I don't have the full picture,
I will just talk about certain details and characters.

----Who you play as----
Just to make things simple,
I am just going to say you play as the kid that you control in the minigames.
(As I don’t have anything else to go off of, and over thinking things can lead anywhere.)

----The Kid---- (I’ll try to hold off on any Bastion references. XD)
So there is the Kid that you control in the minigames,
who has a fear of the animatronics, yet seems to like the toys.
By the end he gets bitten by Golden Freddy/Fredbear,
is likely in a comma (judging from the dialog after night 6)
which leads me to believe the nightmares are his.
(Not to mention the medical equpment by his bed.)
Also the Kid eventually dies, judging from the sound file called "hospital flatline" that plays at the end of Night 6.

----The Kid's Father?----
Judging by how many times the kid goes to Fredbears, it's very likely his father works there.
He might be an animatronic engineer, seeing how the Kid's brother was fine with locking the kid in the animatronic closet.
It also could be that the Mangle parts in the kid’s house is the father working on a prototype of Mangle. (I am not sure why the part would be there though, if that was the case.)
The father could be the guy you see suiting up in the Spring Trap costume. (judging by the brown hair.)
There is also the possibility of him being the owner of Fredbear's Family Dinner...
I am just not really sure where that would fit into the scheme of things.


----Kid's Sister----
I actually don't really know much about her, others likely know a lot more.
we just know the Kid likely has a sister judging from the pink room.
I have seen theories going around that she might be related to the puppet or mangle.
Though that kinda sounds like a stretch at the moment. (To me at least.)


----Kid's Brother and Friends----
I am guessing the missing children are none other than the kid's brother and friends.
Notice how they are wearing masks of Foxy, Bonnie, Chica, and Freddy during the party?
Interestingly enough, in the final mini game of FNaF 3 called "The Happiest Day" after you complete all the others, you see four children wearing masks of Foxy, Bonnie, Chica, and Freddy... Just like the Kid's friends. Also note that in The Happiest Day, there is the fifth kid that is crying, after the cake is placed the fifth kid cheers up and puts on a Golden Freddy mask; suggesting that the fifth kid is the Kid in this story, and that he knows the other four.



----Purple Guy----
We all know Purple Guy makes an appearance in this game as a worker.
Which also probably explains why Fazbear entertainment was trying to contact the owner of Fredbear's Family Diner, as Purple Guy did indeed work there.

Originally posted by phone guy:

Hello, hello? Hey, good job, night 5! Um, hey, um, keep a close eye on things tonight, ok? Um, from what I understand, the building is on lockdown, uh, no one is allowed in or out, y'know, especially concerning any...previous employees. Um, when we get it all sorted out, we may move you to the day shift, a position just became...available. Uh, we don't have a replacement for your shift yet, but we're working on it. Uh, we're going to try to contact the original restaurant owner. Uh, I think the name of the place was..."Fredbear's Family Diner" or something like that. It's been closed for years though, I doubt we'll be able to track anybody down. Well, just get through one more night! Uh, hang in there! Goodnight!

There has been theories that Purple Guy is the owner, and/or is the father of the kid.
Though I am doubtful about him being the kid's father since, well, one of the missing children is the kid's brother.




Thanks for reading, feel free to tear it apart! (Just be friendly about it, okay? XD)

Fredbear did not killed kid the boy.

[V1CT0RY-GAM3S]

Originally posted by ImmenseMudkipz:

The reason why the quote format isn't working is because you spelled "quote wrong"
;)

lol

[JOJ650s]

Haha, it's a bad habbit of mine when typing fast to put o before u in the word quote.
Ah well, this theory is out dated anyways; quite a surprise to see it get bumped after all this time. XD

[PresPy]

Most people already knew.

As of 1987, Jeremy Fitzgerald and Fritz Smith (on custom night) are working at a new location with new animatronics. The Fredbear Incident was in 1983, namely in FNAF 4. You wasted your time typing this.

[JOJ650s]

My apologizes, but this topic is over two years old now...
I am amazed to still see new posts on it, it was fun to theorize and write it at the time, though I think it's time for this thread rest in peace. XD Also, Happy New Year everyone!