Squimpus McGrimpus / YMMV

Accidental Innuendo: The first line in Memories is William Afton telling the viewer (his son Michael) that they found a cassette tape hidden in his bedroom.
Alternate Character Interpretation: Is Springtrap/William Afton a ruthless murderer who gives zero shits about the lives he's taken? Or is he a broken man who was dealt all the wrong cards, driven insane by the deaths of his kids and damned to a Fate Worse than Death?
- On that note, William's relationship with Michael. "Memories" has William state that he hates Michael and never loved him, yet in "Night Security Training Video" the purple text at the end hints that he wants Michael to save him. So, did he stop hating Michael after spending thirty years as a rotting corpse imprisoned inside a painful, robotic suit trapped in the FNAF 1 location, or is he screaming in rage and wants to find Michael so he can finally get his revenge on him?
  - Finale implies that he at first wanted to be let out, but then started hating Michael even more after his imprisonment. Plus, Finale also reveals that he didn't spend 30 years in the Safe Room, only 15.
  - Memories is also notable in that when William speaks about the crimes and hating Michael, he at first says "Whoever you are", implying he's speaking to whoever found the tape and not anyone in particular, but then at the end he flips to mentioning Michael by name and speaking directly to him. This gives the idea that he may have made the tape with the idea that Michael would find it sooner or later, and he made it to psychologically torment him by saying he never loved him or thought him the failure of the family. It also opens up the idea that he could've once loved Michael like Joseph, perhaps a bit less so, but after the incident, he grew to hate him.
- Fredbear/Joseph/Bite Victim. Does he really believe that he and the other missing kids will never be able to move on? Or is he just afraid that he'll be unable to go with them, attempting to break the other kids' hope to make sure they stay with him?
Catharsis Factor:
- Finale has William Afton/Springtrap being burned to death by his abused son Michael, with all the other animatronics going with him. That terrifying picture of William, with that smug smile on his face? It's destroyed, and warped to the point it looks like he's screaming in agony instead as it burns away. It's karmic, well-deserved, and supremely cathartic. Doubly so, as unlike in canon where he keeps coming back to life, it's implied (and confirmed by Squimpus in the comments section) he's finally Killed Off for Real here.
- For anyone who's upset at the game's rather infamous Never Live It Down plot, people will feel greatly satisfied by the actions of an unnamed security guard from Facial Recognition Testing. Not only did he manage to tase and presumably disable an attacking animatronic intent on killing him, he says "screw it," and gets the hell away from Fazbear's relatively unscathed.
  "Look, I know we can't have that guy back here, but you can't just put shit in without telling me! I could've DIED! I... God dammit, you know what?! How 'bout you take your facial recognition and SHOVE IT?! Because I'm not working in this DEATH TRAP anymore, STARTING RIGHT NOW!"
Cry for the Devil: William Afton is about just as monstrous as he is in canon (being a child-murdering Serial Killer), however it's hard not to feel a little bit sorry for him due to the absolutely horrendous way he lost his youngest (and favorite) son Joseph. In one of the tapes, he even sounds like he's barely holding back tears as he wishes for God to treat him better than he ever did.
Ensemble Dark Horse: The unnamed security guard from Facial Recognition Testing due to actually managing to TASE one of the animatronics and quit his job at the pizzeria before everything goes to hell, making him seem like the Only Sane Man.
Funny Moments:
- William Afton/The Criminal showing up at the end of Facial Recognition testing? Terrifying. Taking it to its next logical step and combining it with Michael Jackson? Hilarious. The guy's reaction to them even adding Purple Guy to the list also qualifies, with him explicitly asking why the hell they even thought of that.
- The final line of Fazbear Entertainment Video Manual is darkly humorous for the exact same reasons as it is chilling. It comes right out of nowhere, is said with the same level of calmness as the actual instructions, and is so macabre that it's both hilarious and terrifying at the same time.
  Instructor: Climb inside the torso and accept your dea-
- "Pirate Cove Pre-Show" gives us this gem.
  Foxy: Aye there buccaneers! The Pirate Cover show's beginning in about...er (looks at his watch, which resembles a sun dial) ...3 sailor minutes! In your lingo, that would be...3 minutes! ...SHIVER ME TIMBERS! THREE MINUTES!?
  - Immediately afterwards, he exclaims that if the kids don't come to Pirate's Cove soon, he'll make Freddy and his band walk the plank! Or worse... he'll ask for a raise!
- "Animated Cartoon" has even more at the beginning:
  - Cartoon Freddy wastes no time in laying down the sarcasm, especially when it comes to Bonnie.
    Foxy: I've been tired of these kids treating our fine eatery like a food fight ring!
    Bonnie: What's so bad about food fights? I like 'em.
    Freddy: I dunno! Clean it up and find out.
  - After Chica points out that there are two empty chairs at their table, Freddy is for once at a loss for words. Foxy clearly isn't used to this.
    Freddy: Y'know, I... don't actually have an answer for that.
    Foxy: Not even a sarcastic one?
    [Beat]
    Foxy: TELL ME TO SHUT UP!
    Freddy: Shut up...
    Foxy: Ah, the balance has been restored!
Heartwarming Moments:
- After instructing Michael Afton how to destroy Springtrap, The Puppet gives him a few words of motivation, followed by Fredbear doing similar:
  The Puppet: I know how you feel, Michael. It's a lot of responsibility. But when this is done, we'll all be free. You'll be free too. It may not seem like it, but I believe your brother will forgive you. I've forgiven you too. You are good, Michael. Despite what you think, you do deserve this happy ending. I've been working all this time to give you this opportunity. I love you Michael.
  Fredbear: "See? A good friend is the best thing you could ever have. When life just isn't good to ya, they'll always be there to help."
  - Swan-dives into Nightmare Fuel when, 5 months later, it's revealed that Michael's brother does not forgive him. He most certainly DOES NOT.
- Finale sweetens this a bit. Michael destroys Fazbear's Fright, burning the place down with Springtrap, himself and all the haunted animatronics inside. We then get a montage of all the names of the kids William Afton killed, with Michael and Joseph being stated to be reunited in death. The implication is they all went to a better place when they finally died.
Love to Hate: VHS' version of William Afton is seen as this perhaps even more so than his canon counterpart due to being a much more scary and realistic Serial Killer who uses a flimsy excuse to kill several children, and later, try and kill his own son.
Memetic Mutation:
- Shortly after the release of the Facial Recognition video, posting the words "CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL" on fanart of William Afton exploded as a meme on the official FNAF subreddit, often used as a Bait-and-Switch masquerading as more questionable content.
- Mort the Chicken is a commonly requested project after Squimpus alluded to the game in their 20k Subscriber special. It still gets brought up as an "eventually" project after five times the subscribers have came along.
- "S-stepbear, what are you doing?" ^Explanation
- William Afton's hellish Big "NO!" as he burns to death during "Finale" has seen some use as a reaction to appropriately agonizing moments.
- "Michael! Don't leave me here! *Cough* Mi- *Cough* -chael! MICHAEL!!! HEEELLP MEEEEE-" ^Explanation
- "Viewing of this tape is prohibited. Discard it immediately."^note
Moe:
- Despite being surrounded by Nightmare Fuel, the animated Freddy from The Night Security Training Video is derpily adorable.
- Same goes for Toy Bonnie in Facial Recognition Testing. Though whether he's legitimately adorable or Creepy Cute at best depends on who you ask, that little beeping noise he makes whenever he's recognizes a picture of a known criminal makes it hard not to want to pat the bunny on the head and tell him "Good job, buddy! Ya did it!"
Narm Charm: The distorted picture of William Afton burning in Finale resembles a whining pit bull in a suit. But combined with the blood curdling scream and the Nightmare Face shown just seconds before, that doesn't take away from any of the horror.
Nightmare Fuel: Has its own page. A very well-deserved page.
Nightmare Retardant: The Smash Cut to Sound Response Check's Chica model in Animated Cartoon is obviously meant to be a Jump Scare, though the dopey sound she makes when it happens is more silly than scary.
Paranoia Fuel: Squimpus' channel is practically built out of this and Nothing Is Scarier. Nine times out of ten, their videos don't rely on sudden jumpscares or loud noises to invoke fear. This lends a hand to their being the one who brought the fear back to this 5-year old franchise.
Realism-Induced Horror: Compared to his canon counterpart who has been slowly transitioning into more of a stereotypical Mad Scientist, VHS' William Afton is a horrifyingly realistic Serial Killer who kills children to vent his anger out because of his youngest son Joseph's death, while being a horribly Abusive Parent towards his oldest son Michael.
Tearjerker:
- Security Footage is one of the few videos that isn't heart-stoppingly terrifying, because it's just depressing instead. The souls inhabiting Bonnie and Chica, who are siblings, talk about their seemingly endless search for the man who killed them. Particularly disheartening is the part where Lucas cradles his head as if he's crying, and his sister tries to ease his worries.
  Angie: Don't cry! I know you're sad now, but one day, you won't be. We'll go to heaven, because we're supposed to.
  (Lucas slowly lets his hands down and lifts his head up.)
  Lucas: I am so glad you don't really know what's happening.
  - Those are the words of a child who knows that all the murders he and his friends have committed in pursuit of the man who gruesomely killed them are reason enough for them to be condemned to Hell.
- After some horrifying visuals involving Golden Freddy having a child in his mouth in Animated Cartoon, the video shifts gears and gives us the Crying Child talking. He chews out Charlie for putting words in his mouth and assuming he'd forgive Michael, when it's clear he does not, and then goes on to state that he's accepted that he won't be able to move on, and asks the others to accept it as well. Ouch...
  To Charlie: You're wrong. You know you are.
  My brother is a monster. He killed me. He's the reason my head is missing parts.
  And then everyone pretended like it never happened. Like I don't exist.
  What makes you think he'd be any different now?
  Stop saying that he'll save us. It isn't true.
  All you're doing is hurting us more.
  To Nicole, Lucas, Angie, and Benjamin... I'm sorry.
  I don't care if you hate me for saying it, but there really is no way out.
  We're going to be here forever.
  I've accepted it. Can't you accept it too?
  Please...
  I don't want to be alone.

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