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* The Wet Floor signs barely even qualify as characters, yet they still get fanart, thanks in no small part to their oddly {{cute|Machines}} design and Dawko affectionately dubbing them "[[FanNickname Pat Pats]]" in his playthrough. [=YooTooz=] even made it a collectible figurine and pin.

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* The Wet Floor signs sign bots barely even qualify as characters, yet they still get fanart, thanks in no small part to their oddly {{cute|Machines}} design and Dawko affectionately dubbing them "[[FanNickname Pat Pats]]" in his playthrough. [=YooTooz=] even made it a collectible figurine and pin.

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* The Wet Floor signs barely even qualify as characters, yet they still get fanart. [=YooTooz=] even made it a collectible figurine and pin.

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* The Wet Floor signs barely even qualify as characters, yet they still get fanart. fanart, thanks in no small part to their oddly {{cute|Machines}} design and Dawko affectionately dubbing them "[[FanNickname Pat Pats]]" in his playthrough. [=YooTooz=] even made it a collectible figurine and pin.pin.
* Between it being a memorable instance of ''[=FNaF=]'' [[SelfDeprecation playfully lampooning its own jumpscares]] and its insistence that Gregory take a map (to the point that it can outright tear him out of Freddy, something ''no other animatronic'' except for Moon can do, just for a chance to push its wares), the Map Bot has garnered more than its fair share of fans. Some were even a little disappointed when it was announced that the Map Bot wouldn't be returning in ''Ruin''.
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Neither of them are minor characters (some of them are even important to the plot), which is required to be an Ensemble Darkhorse.


!!''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1'':
* Foxy is the most popular of the robots in fanart and memes thanks to his unique behavior, his design, and him having a mysterious backstory. Not even ''Freddy'' gets the amount of attention he does.
* Golden Freddy is also quite popular (which probably lead to his bigger role in the second game, [[spoiler:and especially the fourth game]]).



* Cassette Man gained many fans for [[spoiler:his GreaterScopeParagon status, and his DyingMomentOfAwesome in the True Ending]].



* The Daycare Attendant, an UnpopularPopularCharacter, itself was a surprise hit among fans despite it not being very relevant to the plot beyond the Superstar Daycare [[spoiler:and a sequence where [[SplitPersonality Moon]] carries Freddy to both Parts & Service and Vanessa]]. The Daycare Attendant gets some of its popularity through it becoming a FountainOfMemes and being somewhat pitiable as [[SplitPersonality Sun]], due to its genuinely good intentions that are hampered by it being manic and having NoSenseOfPersonalSpace. Moon, on the other hand, provides a tense and scary hide-and-seek section against it that sticks out to many players. Many fans also love the Daycare Attendant's designs, both Sun and Moon.
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!!''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'':
* Although the Toy Animatronics are [[BaseBreakingCharacter a very divisive bunch]], of all the new animatronics, Mangle is the most popular. Part of this can be attributed to her cute design and many feeling sorry for how miserable her life might be due to being dismantled and repaired on a daily basis. It's not uncommon for fans to say that they would hug Mangle if they could.



* Roxanne Wolf appears to be a SelfParody of the phenomenon. Out of universe she's clearly intended to be popular, with a MsFanservice design and a JerkassWoobie personality due to anxiety issues that get worse later in a manner much like Mangle's, above. In-universe, however, that anxiety leads her to constantly reassure herself that she is the Ensemble Darkhorse of the band and that all the audience has eyes only for her.
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* Roxanne Wolf appears to be a SelfParody of the phenomenon. Out of universe she's clearly intended to be popular, with a MaFanservice design and a JerkassWoobie personality due to anxiety issues that get worse later in a manner much like Mangle's, above. In-universe, however, that anxiety leads her to constantly reassure herself that she is the Ensemble Darkhorse of the band and that all the audience has eyes only for her.

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* Roxanne Wolf appears to be a SelfParody of the phenomenon. Out of universe she's clearly intended to be popular, with a MaFanservice MsFanservice design and a JerkassWoobie personality due to anxiety issues that get worse later in a manner much like Mangle's, above. In-universe, however, that anxiety leads her to constantly reassure herself that she is the Ensemble Darkhorse of the band and that all the audience has eyes only for her.

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* Although the Toy Animatronics are [[BaseBreakingCharacter a very divisive bunch]], of all the new animatronics, Mangle is the most popular. Part of this can be attributed to her cute design and many feeling sorry for how miserable her life might be due to being dismantled and repaired on a daily basis. It's not uncommon for fans to say that they could hug Mangle if they could.

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* Although the Toy Animatronics are [[BaseBreakingCharacter a very divisive bunch]], of all the new animatronics, Mangle is the most popular. Part of this can be attributed to her cute design and many feeling sorry for how miserable her life might be due to being dismantled and repaired on a daily basis. It's not uncommon for fans to say that they could would hug Mangle if they could.


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* Roxanne Wolf appears to be a SelfParody of the phenomenon. Out of universe she's clearly intended to be popular, with a MaFanservice design and a JerkassWoobie personality due to anxiety issues that get worse later in a manner much like Mangle's, above. In-universe, however, that anxiety leads her to constantly reassure herself that she is the Ensemble Darkhorse of the band and that all the audience has eyes only for her.
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* The Wet Floor signs barely even qualify as characters, yet they still get fanart. Yootooz even made it a collectible figurine and pin.

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* The Wet Floor signs barely even qualify as characters, yet they still get fanart. Yootooz [=YooTooz=] even made it a collectible figurine and pin.
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* The Wet Floor signs barely even qualify as characters, yet they still get fanart.

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* The Wet Floor signs barely even qualify as characters, yet they still get fanart. Yootooz even made it a collectible figurine and pin.
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* Although the Toy Animatronics are [[BaseBreakingCharacter a very divisive bunch]], of all the new animatronics, Mangle is the most popular. Part of this can be attributed to her cute design and many feeling sorry for how miserable her life might be due to being dismantled and repaired on a daily basis. It's not uncommon for fans to say that they hug Mangle if they could.

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* Although the Toy Animatronics are [[BaseBreakingCharacter a very divisive bunch]], of all the new animatronics, Mangle is the most popular. Part of this can be attributed to her cute design and many feeling sorry for how miserable her life might be due to being dismantled and repaired on a daily basis. It's not uncommon for fans to say that they could hug Mangle if they could.
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!!''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'':
* Although the Toy Animatronics are [[BaseBreakingCharacter a very divisive bunch]], of all the new animatronics, Mangle is the most popular. Part of this can be attributed to her cute design and many feeling sorry for how miserable her life might be due to being dismantled and repaired on a daily basis. It's not uncommon for fans to say that they hug Mangle if they could.
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* Music Man is among the most popular buyable animatronics for his [[UncannyValley intensely creepy design]], even by this series' standards. He was even ascended to a threat in the form of a counterpart in ''Security Breach''.

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* Music Man is among the most popular buyable animatronics for his [[UncannyValley intensely creepy design]], design, even by this series' standards. He was even ascended to a threat in the form of a counterpart in ''Security Breach''.
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* Music Man is among the most popular buyable animatronics for his [[UncannyValley intensely creepy design]], [[UpToEleven even by this series' standards]]. He was even ascended to a threat in the form of a counterpart in ''Security Breach''.

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* Music Man is among the most popular buyable animatronics for his [[UncannyValley intensely creepy design]], [[UpToEleven even by this series' standards]].standards. He was even ascended to a threat in the form of a counterpart in ''Security Breach''.
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* Music Man is among the more popular buyable animatronics for his [[UncannyValley intensely creepy design]], [[UpToEleven even by this series' standards]]. He was even ascended to a threat in ''Security Breach''.

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!!''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach'':
* DJ Music Man is arguably only behind the Daycare Attendant in popularity regarding enemies in the game — in spite of only appearing in a single isolated area, his shocking appearance, the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic highly praised music]] playing in the background of his boss fight, and terrifying chase sequences made him a memorable foe to many players.
** For extra points: players returning to the Arcade note that DJ Music Man no longer chases you around, but instead chills out at his stage playing music. With DJMM being one of the few animatronics that ''stops'' being violent after his introduction, players like to assume he really is the decent guy Freddy says he is.
* The Daycare Attendant, an UnpopularPopularCharacter, itself was a surprise hit among fans despite it not being very relevant to the plot beyond the Superstar Daycare [[spoiler:and a sequence where [[SplitPersonality Moon]] carries Freddy to both Parts & Service and Vanessa]]. The Daycare Attendant gets some of its popularity through it becoming a FountainOfMemes and being somewhat pitiable as [[SplitPersonality Sun]], due to its genuinely good intentions that are hampered by it being manic and having NoSenseOfPersonalSpace. Moon, on the other hand, provides a tense and scary hide-and-seek section against it that sticks out to many players. Many fans also love the Daycare Attendant's designs, both Sun and Moon.
* [[PosthumousCharacter Despite not even appearing in the game outside small visual cameos]], Glamrock Bonnie seems to be an endless source of fanart and speculation on what he was like. Freddy implying they were HeterosexualLifePartners is also seen as a very interesting concept.
* [[GlitchEntity Giga Monty]], an extremely aggressive version of Monty who appears via SequenceBreaking and can be cloned into a horde, took on a life of his own thanks to a sizeable number of fans who love the concept of a SuperPersistentPredator animatronic, on top of the absurdity of how he exists in the game in the first place. Many of these fans express that the idea of a horde of animatronics who will chase you down upon being activated, with you being completely helpless to do anything as you hear the stampede get louder, is genuinely one of the most terrifying things in the game.
* The Wet Floor signs barely even qualify as characters, yet they still get fanart.

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* Helpy, the adorable little Funtime Freddy-esque animatronic who helps the player while they're managing the Pizzeria. Fans find him absolutely adorable, sweet and well [[MeaningfulName helpful]]; it also helps that he's one of the few animatronics that doesn't hurt or hinder the player in any way (except for [[VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight UCN]]). Fans were quite overjoyed to see the little guy become sort of a mascot for Fazbear Entertainment thanks to his appearances in ''Help Wanted'' and ''Security Breach''.

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* Helpy, the adorable little Funtime Freddy-esque animatronic who helps the player while they're managing the Pizzeria. pizzeria. Fans find him absolutely adorable, sweet and well [[MeaningfulName helpful]]; it also helps that he's one of the few animatronics that doesn't hurt or hinder the player in any way (except for [[VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight UCN]]).in ''Ultimate Custom Night''). Fans were quite overjoyed to see the little guy become sort of a mascot for Fazbear Entertainment thanks to his appearances in ''Help Wanted'' and ''Security Breach''.


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!!''VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight'':
* Mr. Hippo has certainly spiked in popularity with his kill screens and monologues.
* To a lesser extent, ''all'' of the Mediocre Melodies have gained newfound popularity for their personalities given via their death quotes. Plenty of fanart with them showed up on the ''[=FNaF=]'' subreddit in Website/{{Reddit}}. The two biggest examples are Orville, due to his appearances in Mr. Hippo's stories, and Pigpatch, due to his banjo solos in his death quotes.
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!!''VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator'':
* Helpy, the adorable little Funtime Freddy-esque animatronic who helps the player while they're managing the Pizzeria. Fans find him absolutely adorable, sweet and well [[MeaningfulName helpful]]; it also helps that he's one of the few animatronics that doesn't hurt or hinder the player in any way (except for [[VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight UCN]]). Fans were quite overjoyed to see the little guy become sort of a mascot for Fazbear Entertainment thanks to his appearances in ''Help Wanted'' and ''Security Breach''.
* Cassette Man gained many fans for [[spoiler:his GreaterScopeParagon status, and his DyingMomentOfAwesome in the True Ending]].
* Music Man is among the more popular buyable animatronics for his [[UncannyValley intensely creepy design]], [[UpToEleven even by this series' standards]]. He was even ascended to a threat in ''Security Breach''.
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!!''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysWorld'':
* Lolbit. They're an orange-and-purple PaletteSwap of Funtime Foxy with GlowingEyesOfDoom like Marionette and Golden Freddy. Their only role is to sell items to the player, and yet they seem ''just'' as popular to draw as the original Foxy! Plus, being a recolor of [[AmbiguousGender Mangle]] and all, they've been drawn as both genders. This may be why they became an AscendedExtra and were included in [[Videogame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation two of the]] [[Videogame/UltimateCustomNight following games]].
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!!''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1'':
* Foxy is the most popular of the robots in fanart and memes thanks to his unique behavior, his design, and him having a mysterious backstory. Not even ''Freddy'' gets the amount of attention he does.
* Golden Freddy is also quite popular (which probably lead to his bigger role in the second game, [[spoiler:and especially the fourth game]]).
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