• 1973
The emergence of Henry Emily's animatronics, as mentioned by PHONE GUY.
• 197?
- Henry Emily, along with his partner William Afton, opens Fredbear's Family Diner, featuring characters Fredbear and Springbonnie, both created by Henry.
Fredbear and Springbonnie were springlock suits, which could function as both animatronics and costumes. They were dangerous because the springlock mechanisms could potentially harm the wearer. Despite the risks, they continued to use the suits.
- Fredbear's Family Diner served pizza, milkshakes, and ice cream, becoming a popular spot in town and generating significant profits for Henry Emily and William Afton.
- Pizza was the most popular item, prompting Henry Emily and William Afton to consider focusing future restaurants solely on pizza.
- With the diner's success, they began delivery services using the number 1-800-083.
• 1975
Likely the birth of Mike.
• 1983
- Fazbear Entertainment is founded by Henry Emily. Around the same time, William Afton may have established his company, Afton Robotics. Afton Robotics would enable him to create his own line of animatronics.
He constructed an underground facility connected to Fredbear's Family Diner and his home.
- Multiple Fredbear's Family Diners started popping up, operating as franchisees of Fazbear Entertainment.
- Freddy Fazbear's Pizza opens, featuring characters Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, Puppet, Balloon Boy, and JJ. The springlock suits from Fredbear and Springbonnie are also utilized, and Safe Rooms are introduced for staff safety in emergencies.
The band Freddy Fazbear's Pizza:
FREDDY: The brown bear animatronic, created by Henry Emily in 1983, serves as the band's lead vocalist.
BONNIE: A blue rabbit animatronic, serves as the band's guitarist, created by Henry Emily in 1983.
CHICA: A yellow chicken animatronic with a bib reading "Let's Eat!", often accompanied by Mr. Cupcake. Although lacking an instrument, she's a member of the band due to her food-related theme. Created by Henry in 1983, she loves pizza and gluttony.
FOXY: A pirate fox animatronic, performs separately on a stage called "Pirate Cove". Created by Henry Emily in 1983.
PUPPET: A marionette housed within a box, created by Henry Emily to protect children, particularly Charlie Emily, Henry's daughter.
BALLOON BOY: A balloon vendor animatronic, known for little detail, similar to JJ.
- Fazbear Entertainment launches various products in 1983, including masks, plushies of the Freddy Fazbear band, Fredbear and Springbonnie plushies, and a line of "Toys Animatronics" toys featuring Toy Freddy, Toy Bonnie, Toy Chica, and Funtime Foxy (also known as Mangle).
- During this time, Elizabeth Afton is born, making William Afton a father of three: Michael Afton, Crying Child, and Elizabeth Afton.
- Fazbear Entertainment collaborates with an unknown animation studio to create "Fredbear & Friends!" in 1983.
- The mini-games of Five Nights at Freddy's 4 occur, featuring an unnamed child, known as "Crying Child" in the community.
Crying Child has a Fredbear plush as an imaginary friend. William Afton, his father, does not interact with him through the plush but rather through surveillance cameras. Crying Child's older brother, Mike, scares him with a Foxy mask.
Crying Child also has a sister, with little known about her, except for a disassembled Funtime Foxy toy in her room.
He fears the animatronics due to local legends and undergoes a tragic incident during his birthday party at Fredbear's Family Diner, known as the Bite of '83.
- Fredbear's Family Diner closes, but other locations remain active. Fredbear and Springbonnie are moved to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza's Safe Room.
- Sometime after Crying Child's death, William Afton relocates, residing in a forest house. He distances himself from Fazbear Entertainment, although his wife is presumably still with him, as shown in "Midnight Motorist."
- One night, Charlie Emily is accidentally locked outside Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, leading to her tragic demise at the hands of William Afton. Puppet, attempting to save her, sustains damage and becomes possessed by her soul.
- William Afton returns home, confronted by his wife about his mistreatment of Mike. A confrontation ensues, resulting in Mike fleeing to an undisclosed location, possibly revisiting the scene of a previous incident.
- Following Charlie's death, Henry Emily is deeply saddened, leading to his wife leaving him. Henry is left alone in profound sorrow.
• (After 1983)
- At some point, Phone Guy records audio tapes for employee training on how to use the SpringLock suits at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Subsequently, William Afton begins wearing the Springbonnie suit around the restaurant, which eventually leads to an accident involving the SpringLock suits. As a result, Fazbear Entertainment prohibits the use of SpringLock suits.
- With the prohibition, all Fredbear's Family Diner locations are closed.
- Fazbear Entertainment starts concealing the Safe Room with a false wall, essentially sealing it off.
- Eventually, William Afton discovers that Puppet is possessed by Charlie's soul. He possibly conducts research at his Afton Robotics facility, leading to the discovery of remnant and its potential to give life to his creations. This prompts him to conduct various experiments, setting his plans in motion on June 26, 1985.
Remnant:
Remnant is a residue left when a soul possesses metal, containing memories of the soul. It can be extracted in liquid form by melting the metal and used to animate lifeless objects. However, excessive use can lead to heightened paranormal activity and increased potency. Emotions, such as agony, can also produce remnant.
- William Afton never truly cared for the animatronics; he only valued the costumes because they could come to life when worn. Animatronics, devoid of life and purpose, held no affection for him like they did for Henry.
• June 26, 1985
- William Afton executes his plan by luring five children to the back room of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where he proceeds to murder them and hide their bodies inside animatronics. This grim event sets off a chain of consequences within the establishment.
- Puppet aids the trapped souls in possessing the animatronics.
- The police are called, initiating an investigation. During this time, William Afton absconds with the Springbonnie suit.
• June 27, 1985
- The following day, William Afton is found wandering inside the pizzeria by the police, possibly to confirm the success of his plan. Despite suspicions, the lack of evidence leads to his release.
- The bodies of the missing children are never discovered, resulting in the case being closed.
- Fazbear Entertainment attempts to salvage its reputation and restore public confidence, but families refuse to return, citing foul odors emanating from the animatronics.
- The health department threatens to shut down Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.
- Concerned parents report blood and mucus oozing from the animatronics, prompting another police investigation.
- Following these incidents, Fazbear Entertainment announces the closure of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, effectively ending any association with the franchise.
End of 1985
- Freddy Fazbear's Pizza shuts its doors, and Fazbear Entertainment plans a new opening, reusing the same animatronics but with advanced facial recognition technology to
prevent further incidents.
1987
- Fazbear Entertainment initiates the creation of a new Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location in 1987. Initially, they attempt to incorporate the facial recognition technology into the old animatronics but ultimately abandon the idea due to the animatronics' poor condition and foul odor.
- Puppet, JJ, and Balloon Boy are the only animatronics reused for the reopening due to their lack of odor.
- Fazbear Entertainment then develops new animatronics, the Toys Animatronics, designed to be less frightening. These new animatronics are based on the 1983 Toys line. The old animatronics are relegated to the back, except for Springbonnie, which was stolen by William Afton. The Toys Animatronics are equipped with facial recognition linked to a local criminal database.
- The grand reopening of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza takes place. Fazbear Entertainment attempts to erase memories of past incidents and attract families back to the establishment.
- William Afton, under a false name, takes on the role of a night guard to observe the new location and monitor the animatronics. Despite no longer being affiliated with Fazbear Entertainment, William Afton focuses on his company, Afton Robotics.
- William Afton observes the Toys Animatronics behaving strangely, entering his office. He reports this to Fazbear Entertainment, but engineers cannot find an explanation. They speculate that, without the noise of children, the animatronics may believe they are in the wrong place and are drawn to the sounds in the guard's office.
- Engineers also note that the animatronics perceive guards as endoskeletons and attempt to force them into animatronic suits.
- William Afton is reassigned to the day shift as a Day Guard.
- The events involving Mangle occur, with children dismantling Funtime Foxy. Employees repeatedly reassemble the animatronic but eventually give up, leaving it as an attraction for guests to assemble and disassemble.
- Jeremy Fitzgerald takes the night shift and is instructed to wear a Freddy Fazbear mask to deter the animatronics.
- William Afton begins implementing his plan by donning the Fredbear (Golden Freddy) suit and luring five children to the back room.
- Toy Freddy, Toy Bonnie, Toy Chica, Mangle, and Balloon Boy are possessed.
- William Afton quietly leaves his day shift vacant.
- The disappearance of the five children prompts a police investigation. Fazbear Entertainment denies any involvement.
- Jeremy Fitzgerald is informed of the ongoing investigation and the erratic behavior of the Toys Animatronics, causing the pizzeria to temporarily close for investigation. During this closure, Jeremy Fitzgerald faces both the Toys Animatronics and the Withered Animatronics, who seek to harm him, leading to the events of Five Nights at Freddy's 2.
- Jeremy continues working until an anniversary event, after which the location is permanently closed.
Fazbear Entertainment attempts to contact Henry Emily to resolve the situation, but their efforts are futile.
- Jeremy Fitzgerald is reassigned to the day shift for an anniversary event, during which the Bite of '87 occurs, likely caused by Mangle. Fazbear Entertainment subsequently prohibits animatronics from roaming during the day.
- Freddy Fazbear's Pizza is closed, and Fritz Smith, who tampered with the animatronics, is fired. Despite a police investigation, no evidence is found, and the case is closed.
- Fazbear Entertainment announces another reopening of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, utilizing a smaller location and reusing the old animatronics from 1985.
1988
- Freddy Fazbear's Pizza 3 OPEN.
1993
- Mike turns 18 and seeks employment, eventually working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.
- The events of Five Nights at Freddy's unfold, with Mike enduring five nights of terror. During one of these nights, he experiences nightmares involving Nightmare Fredbear, leading to the events of Five Nights at Freddy's 4. He completes the sixth and seventh nights, engaging in the Custom Night by tampering with the animatronics. Mike is subsequently fired.
(After 1993)
- After some time, William Afton creates the Funtime Animatronics, designed to capture and kill children, as part of his research into Remnant. He opens Circus Baby's Pizza World alongside Afton Robotics. Despite creating a SpringLock suit for the restaurant, it is deemed too dangerous and prohibited.
- Chica's Party World is also opened, featuring Funtime Chica as the main attraction.
- Circus Baby's Pizza World becomes popular among children, particularly Elizabeth Afton, who becomes enamored with Circus Baby. Elizabeth disobeys her father's warning not to go near the robots and is tragically captured and killed by Circus Baby. However, Elizabeth's soul possesses Circus Baby, imbuing her with life. Circus Baby retains Elizabeth's memories but also seeks to please her father, who had neglected his children.
- Upon realizing his daughter's disappearance, William Afton closes Circus Baby's Pizza World, citing a gas leak. He relocates the Funtime Animatronics to Afton Robotics for examination and discovers Elizabeth's presence within Circus Baby. Determined not to let things go to waste, William transforms his facility into a new Circus Baby's Pizza World, rebranded as Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rentals. The establishment focuses on animatronic rentals for parties. Recognizing the potential of the state-of-the-art animatronics, Fazbear Entertainment purchases Afton Robotics.
- William repeatedly breaks into Freddy Fazbear's Pizza to retrieve parts from the animatronics, which contain Remnant. He collects parts from Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and Fredbear (Golden Freddy).
He would take the piece and melt it to extract the remnant present in that metal. Then, he would inject the remnant into the Funtimes Animatronics, allowing the souls of the children from 1985 to control the Funtimes Animatronics simultaneously.
The Funtimes Animatronics would attempt to escape the facility several times, as they were tortured with shocks every night, but they would always be caught and put back in their places.
William Afton would then leave a note for Michael Afton to go to Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rentals and free his sister. Michael Afton would go there and become a night technician at the facility, going in and out for several nights, while during the day, he watched his soap opera.
Circus Baby ends up talking to him, guiding and deceiving him to use his body to escape the facility along with the other Funtimes. Circus Baby kidnaps Michael and puts him in the Springlock suit at Circus Baby's Pizza World.
The Funtimes would pretend to have something inside their bellies, leading the technicians to the Scooping Room to extract their parts, leaving them with exposed endoskeletons. After that, they would attack and kill the technicians, leaving them hanging on their stages. The Funtimes would then join together to form Ennard.
Michael sends Circus Baby to the Scooping Room, and after being dismantled, she becomes part of Ennard. Michael himself goes to the Scooping Room, where Ennard activates the Scooper, opening Michael's belly. Ennard enters his body and uses it as a disguise to escape the facility.
However, after a few days, his body decays, and Ennard decides to escape through the sewers, leaving Michael's body behind. Surprisingly, he survives, and genetically, he begins reverting to his normal body.
Michael starts living in the shadows, with a plan to find his father, William Afton. During this time, William Afton would invade Freddy Fazbear's Pizza again to collect remnants of his pieces, but he is attacked by the souls that emerged from the animatronics. He decides to hide in the Springbonnie suit, but the SpringLocks are activated, severing William Afton completely. He survives due to his fear of death, trapped in the Safe Room in excruciating pain.
At some point, the Funtimes within Ennard expel Circus Baby because she keeps bossing them around, claiming she can handle things on her own. She rebuilds herself and becomes ScrapBaby.
In 2015, a group of friends creates Fazbear Frights, a horror attraction using old Fazbear establishment parts. However, they discover the Safe Room and encounter William Afton in his Springtrap form. The attraction becomes haunted by AGONY, which resides in the used parts and manifests as the Phantom Animatronics.
A security guard works nights at the attraction, tasked with avoiding Springtrap. The attraction eventually catches fire, with Springtrap surviving and the salvaged pieces auctioned off after the blaze.
After 2015, Fazbear Entertainment purchases El Chip's, a Mexican restaurant. Henry Emily resurfaces, learning the truth about his daughter becoming the Puppet and Afton's culpability. He devises a plan to end it all.
Henry, still having rights to the animatronics, has Smiles And Servos Incorporation create the Rockstars Animatronics for Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place. They also make Lefty to capture the Puppet. They need a partner who agrees not to reuse old animatronics, so Henry creates the RASC to lure the animatronics to the pizzeria. Michael Afton, who sees this and applies for the job, becomes the partner, leading to the events of Five Nights at Freddy's 6.
The accepted animatronics are taken to the underground ducts, where Michael must survive by avoiding them. The climax of FNAF 6 sees Henry setting a fire in the ducts, burning all the robots, including Michael and himself. Cassidy, the spirit of Golden Freddy, somehow enters Afton's mind and creates a hellish existence for him, preventing him from dying and finding rest, leading to the events of Ultimate Custom Night.
For now, that's it, but there's much more to explore. The FNaF story is complex, and interpretations vary greatly among fans. It's important to note that much of what has been discussed here is theoretical and speculative.