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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S IS A POPULAR HORROR VIDEO GAME FRANCHISE CREATED BY SCOTT CAWTHON. THE SERIES REVOLVES AROUND THE STORY OF A FICTIONAL CHAIN OF FAMILY-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS CALLED FREDDY FAZBEAR’S PIZZA, WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS ANIMATRONIC CHARACTERS. HOWEVER, BENEATH THE SURFACE, THE GAMES EXPLORE A DARK AND MYSTERIOUS LORE THAT HAS CAPTIVATED FANS WORLDWIDE. THE LORE OF FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S IS COMPLEX AND SPANS ACROSS MULTIPLE GAMES, BOOKS, AND OTHER MEDIA. IT INVOLVES THEMES OF MURDER, POSSESSION, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF TAMPERING WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE LORE, IT IS NECESSARY TO DELVE INTO THE BACKSTORY AND EVENTS DEPICTED IN EACH GAME. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S (FNAF): THE FIRST GAME INTRODUCES PLAYERS TO FREDDY FAZBEAR’S PIZZA, WHERE THEY TAKE ON THE ROLE OF A NIGHT SECURITY GUARD. THE ANIMATRONICS IN THE RESTAURANT COME TO LIFE AT NIGHT AND ROAM THE BUILDING, ATTEMPTING TO REACH THE SECURITY OFFICE. THE PLAYER MUST SURVIVE FIVE NIGHTS BY MONITORING SECURITY CAMERAS AND CLOSING DOORS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE ANIMATRONICS. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2 (FNAF 2): THIS PREQUEL TAKES PLACE BEFORE THE EVENTS OF THE FIRST GAME. THE PLAYER ASSUMES THE ROLE OF A NEW NIGHT GUARD AT A REOPENED VERSION OF FREDDY FAZBEAR’S PIZZA. THE ANIMATRONICS ARE MORE ADVANCED AND AGGRESSIVE THAN BEFORE, WITH NEW CHARACTERS INTRODUCED SUCH AS TOY BONNIE, TOY CHICA, TOY FREDDY, MANGLE, AND BALLOON BOY. IT IS REVEALED THAT A PREVIOUS NIGHT GUARD WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SEVERAL CHILDREN. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 3 (FNAF 3): SET THIRTY YEARS AFTER THE CLOSURE OF FREDDY FAZBEAR’S PIZZA, THIS GAME TAKES PLACE IN FAZBEAR’S FRIGHT: THE HORROR ATTRACTION. THE PLAYER ACTS AS A SECURITY GUARD TASKED WITH MONITORING THE ATTRACTION, WHICH IS BASED ON THE LEGENDS AND RUMORS SURROUNDING THE ORIGINAL RESTAURANT. THE MAIN ANTAGONIST IN THIS GAME IS SPRINGTRAP, AN ANIMATRONIC POSSESSED BY THE SPIRIT OF WILLIAM AFTON, THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDERS. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 4 (FNAF 4): THIS GAME IS SET IN A CHILD’S BEDROOM AND SERVES AS A PREQUEL TO THE PREVIOUS GAMES. THE PLAYER TAKES ON THE ROLE OF A CHILD WHO EXPERIENCES NIGHTMARES ABOUT THE ANIMATRONICS. IT IS HEAVILY IMPLIED THAT THESE NIGHTMARES ARE CONNECTED TO THE EVENTS OF THE PREVIOUS GAMES AND REVEAL MORE ABOUT THE BACKSTORY OF THE FRANCHISE. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S: SISTER LOCATION (FNAF: SL): IN THIS GAME, PLAYERS ASSUME THE ROLE OF A TECHNICIAN NAMED MIKE SCHMIDT WHO IS HIRED TO WORK AT CIRCUS BABY’S PIZZA WORLD, A SISTER LOCATION TO FREDDY FAZBEAR’S PIZZA. THE ANIMATRONICS IN THIS GAME ARE MORE ADVANCED AND POSSESS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE STORY DELVES INTO THE ORIGINS OF CIRCUS BABY AND HER CONNECTION TO WILLIAM AFTON. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S: PIZZERIA SIMULATOR (FNAF 6): THIS GAME COMBINES ELEMENTS OF A BUSINESS SIMULATOR AND SURVIVAL HORROR. PLAYERS TAKE ON THE ROLE OF A CHARACTER NAMED HENRY EMILY, WHO OPENS HIS OWN PIZZERIA CALLED “FREDDY FAZBEAR’S PIZZA SIMULATOR.” THROUGHOUT THE GAME, IT IS REVEALED THAT HENRY SEEKS TO END THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE AND FREE THE TRAPPED SOULS WITHIN THE ANIMATRONICS. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S VR: HELP WANTED (FNAF VR): THIS VIRTUAL REALITY GAME SERVES AS A COMPILATION OF VARIOUS MINI-GAMES AND EXPERIENCES FROM PREVIOUS GAMES. IT INCLUDES REMASTERED VERSIONS OF LEVELS FROM PREVIOUS GAMES AND ADDITIONAL CONTENT THAT EXPANDS UPON THE LORE. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S: SECURITY BREACH (FNAF SB): THE LATEST INSTALLMENT IN THE SERIES, THIS GAME IS SET IN A LARGE SHOPPING MALL CALLED THE “MEGA PIZZA PLEX.” PLAYERS CONTROL A CHARACTER NAMED GREGORY, WHO MUST NAVIGATE THE MALL AND AVOID THE ANIMATRONICS WHILE UNCOVERING THE SECRETS OF THE LOCATION. THE LORE OF FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S IS FURTHER EXPANDED THROUGH VARIOUS NOVELS, INCLUDING “THE SILVER EYES,” “THE TWISTED ONES,” AND “THE FOURTH CLOSET.” THESE BOOKS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BACKSTORY AND EXPLORE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES WITHIN THE FNAF UNIVERSE. EXPLAINING THE ENTIRE 1-4 FNAF LORE
