Appearance

Vanny is a woman dressed in a handmade white rabbit costume with clear stitches across her outfit and blue bow around her neck. Her eyes are bright red with black pupils and pronounced black eyelashes. She has two black squiggly whiskers on each side of her face. She wields a knife in her left hand in her gallery art, though this knife is not seen in the game.

Underneath her suit, she is a brown-skinned woman with red eyes and freckles. She has short, curly, dark brown hair and a rabbit-like nose. Even after being freed from Springtrap's influence, she's depicted with buck teeth, and wearing rabbit ears (or a similar looking hair band) and a blue bow. She also wears a striped dress.

Personality & Biography

Vannabelle was a horror fan from a young age. She had a love for urban legends, but once she learn about Freddy's and all of it's darker stories, she became obsessed with it. Though it does not seem this infatuation entirely came from an organic place, as a Springtrap states outright that has a hold over her mind. Due to the familiarity Vanessa shows with her despite not having met prior, it's likely that the thing Vanessa had been trying to avoid by transferring had to do with Vanny's existence and may have saved her from becoming "Vanny" herself. How Vannabelle came to be Vanny is unclear, but it did occur due to OA testing, likely at the horror attraction referenced in her description.

Vanny is a brazen, boisterous person. She is very confident, passionate and expressive. She leans into her giddy villainous "Vanny" persona heavily, making jabs towards others under the guise of jokes and blatant implications towards her true intentions constantly. She is also very flirtatious and will call the guards "cutie" and "sweetheart". However, Vanny doesn't like if another person acts in a similar exaggerated manner and will become annoyed with them as it's "her thing", like with Fritz. She also expresses frustration when the guards subvert her expectations or push against her plan. Vanny also tends to act like a rabbit in on her own, using a carrot analogy and thumping her feet in anger if Michael is chosen over her. She has a crush on Springtrap, talking him up whenever she gets the chance and often calling him things like "charming" and "dreamy". Though it's hard to say how much of this is genuine and how much of it is his influence over Vanny's mind.

Outside of Springtrap's influence, she's shown to still keep up a peppy, confidant and bubbly attitude — even if her feelings towards Fazbear's Entertainment has soured considerably. She seems to be ashamed of her time as Vanny, preferring not to speak of it and being bothered at seeing so much of the animatronics in the Flipside. She still often makes rabbit puns, so it seems that facet of her personality originated from herself rather than Springtrap.

The Evil Ending

Midnight Encounters

If the player salvages Springtrap in the first location, Vanny will be waiting outside the following the night. She scares the guard with her greeting, and refers to them as "fellow fan". When the guard expresses confusion at the mention of Springtrap, she realizes they have no idea about his true identity. Vanny introduces herself as a "collector" of Freddy's memorabilia and that the animatronic they salvaged was one of a kind. The guard offers to sell it to her, but she claims as a collector, she needs the full set — one found at each salvage location. She promises to reward them, and then leaves.

When playing as Vanessa, the scene plays out slightly differently. When Vanny appears, Vanessa meets her with silence. She asks if that's any way to greet a fellow fan. Vanessa will tell her to leave right then and that she knows what she is. Vanny calls her a buzzkill, but comments that Vanessa probably doesn't need to be persuaded anyway. Vanny says they both know exactly who she salvaged,and Vanessa firmly tells her to leave again. Vanny leaves, but not before saying their paths are likely to cross again.

When playing as Fritz,the dialogue will be unique and the scene will play out slightly differently (as it does with the Money and Good routes). Vanny will interrupt Fritz singing to himself, but has to try twice to get his attention. She says that she's been keeping an eye on Fritz, and that he's been handling the job so effortlessly that it's "frankly psychotic". Fritz takes it as a compliment, but knows she wants something from him. When Vanny mentions Springtrap and Fritz says he's new, she asks how he was able to handle all of the animatronics without knowing. Fritz calls it a "cerebral condition." Vanny is off-put by this, but continues on and mentions there's three more. Fritz, thinking this "could be everything he ever wanted", agrees immediately. Vanny tells him where to find the rest, and then leaves.

After Night 3, Vanny will open saying she expected the guard to flake on her, and they must be "some kind of masochist". They say the animatronics haven't been that difficult to deal with, and Vanny will say it's about "everything else going on here." When the guard expresses confusion, she says she forgot they were new there and that they really should do more research before working with someone. The guard asks her if she could teach them, and she says she'd love to, but that it'd have to wait until the next day. Vanny will make a carrot-and-stick analogy, but when the guard asks what the stick would be in this scenario, she claims that she used the wrong saying. She says that she'll see them tomorrow, and leaves. The guard wonders what she actually meant then.

With Vanessa, Vanny will call her a masochist and say that she likes that about her. Vanessa remains silent, and Vanny asks why she's getting that look since they're on the same page. Vanny says that would have to be, since Vanessa went along with her plan. Vanessa tells her to go away. Vanny calls her a sourpuss, but says she'll come around and she'll see Vanessa around.

With Fritz, when Vanny calls him a masochist, he denies this, saying it's a "cerebral thing". Vanny will try to continue on, but Fritz will begin to explain the backstory behind it and rambles on the animatronic fighting ring he attempted to start the previous night. He will rant for a while until Vanny interrupts, asking if he's salvaged Lefty. When he confirms he did, she says that's all she needed to hear and quickly leaves.

During the fourth night, Vanny will greet them with a rhyme. She comments on Scrap Baby, and how happy she must be to "be back with family". The guard will mention about her promise about the animatronics from the previous night. She asks them what they want to know about, and gets excited when they say Springtrap. Vanny says that he's half the duo that started the whole company, and though he may not have been the face of the brand, he was the "real backbone behind all this." She calls him dreamy, and the guard asks if she means the robot. Vanny agrees, but that he's more than an animatronic in her eyes. The guard asks if the next one is the other half of the duo, but Vanny says no one knows what happened him, not even her. She says that she just needs one more, and she can't wait until tomorrow.

With Vanessa, Vanny will say that for someone who allegedly hates her so much, Vanessa is following along with the plan well. She says that it's better to be in her hands rather than Vanny's. She doesn't believe her, and makes an allusion to the "connections" Vanessa must have. Vanessa says that she'll get the last animatronic for Vanny, and she better not show her face around here afterwards. Vanny agrees, and says that maybe Vanessa wasn't so bad after all. She says she'll see her tomorrow, and then leaves.

With Fritz, he will respond to the rhyme with his own, and Vanny will tell him not to do that because it was "her thing". She says that she's glad to have her hands on the animatronic, but that he didn't need to bring her outside. Fritz says that he wanted to show proof, and calls her interesting. Vanny asks what she means, Fritz will launch into a ramble about Scrap Baby's design and it's lack of cohesion. When he stops to ask her about, it's revealed she had left sometime in the middle of it.

During the final night, Vanny greets them with excitement. The guard asks about their reward, and she tells them to give her a day to put it together. The guard asks about cash, and Vanny will tell them their reward is worth far more than money. She says it's "to die for" and claims it's a joke when the guard is unsettled by the comment. She tells them to meet them at the building tomorrow at the same time for their reward.

With Vanessa, she will emphasize to Vanny that they are not working together. Vanny tells her to give up the act already, but that since she got what she wanted, she's not going to complain. She asks Vanessa if she's free tomorrow, and Vanessa tells her they'll end this at the same time the next day. Vanny calls it a date to die for, and then leaves.

With Fritz, Vanny will open commenting on him not being dead yet. She inquires about Molten Freddy, and Fritz calls them talkative. Vanny says that he shouldn't listen to them, and should spend that energy focusing on her instead. Fritz will comment on the contradictory design again, and she asks why he's so interested in the robots. Fritz explains his interest in the machines is from wanting to understand why they were designed this way. Vanny accepts it, and reminds him of his reward. She tells him to meet her here tomorrow.

Night 6

The night opens with Vanny appears beyond the window of the office. She greets the guard and asks if they're excited for their reward as she just finished it. Vanny says they will finally be a part of something much greater. She starts a saying and breaks into a fit of manic laughter. But Vanny is cut off by Salvage stabbing her through the back, and says "no good deed goes unpunished". She collapses on the floor, out of sight.

The final image of the Evil Ending shows a newspaper article about the fire, revealing the guard, Salvage and Vanny had perished inside.

The Ultimate Ending

Night 2

If the player has both gotten the mask and salvaged Springtrap at the previous location, the player will find Vanny and Michael arguing outside in the parking lot over Springtrap. The guard asks if they need something, and Vanny talks over Michael saying they have something she wants. She claims that Springtrap belongs to her, which Michael protests and says that there are things they shouldn't be messing with, "that rabbit" being one of them. Vanny asks if he means Springtrap or her, which he ignores and tells them to get out while they still can. She asks if he's threatening them and Michael clarifies that he's warning the both of them before it comes back to bite them. Vanny says that he "would know a thing about bites", then tells the guard that they have a choice to go with her plan or they can "bore themselves to death" with Michael's plan. She leaves two of them after that.

Night 4

Vanny is outside on the fourth night. She demands to know what the guard's angle is for all this, and says she doesn't believe their story of being new. Vanny states they must have some kind of plan if they know exactly what to grab, because if they didn't, Springtrap would've "gutted them like a fish" already. She refuses to believe they don't know anything, and she lists off a handful of infamous incidents in the company's history. When the guard asks what the "MCI" are, she decides to tell them in the form of a story. Vanny tells them that Freddy's used to be popular and one of the performers would seek out and befriend the lonelier of the kids. The kids loved him, and on their birthday, he would lead them to the back of the building for "special gift", where he would kill them. The police never found the bodies of the four children, nor the killer, but that the man was "right here with them this whole time". She gleefully says they've been house a killer and the robots were haunted in an attempt to get them to leave the animatronics alone. But the guard interrupts her, telling her that they already know but didn't know the official name for it. This infuriates Vanny, upset they didn't tell her beforehand, and decides to "make this simple". She tells them to leave the animatronics alone because they are her's, and then leaves.

Night 5

On the fifth night, both Vanny and Michael will be waiting outside for the guard. Both are frustrated by the guard following through on collecting both despite their attempts to ward them off. Michael says their goals contradict each other, and the guard will need to pick between them. Vanny says they definitely would not side with him, but that they probably wouldn't side with her either, given the previous night. She still attempts to get the guard on her side, promising a reward if they do. Michael tells them not to fall for the bribe, and asks they just hand over the masks to him. Before the guard can make a choice, The Boss calls them on the phone. He yells about the Talbert Files and being swindled by the previous owners. Michael asks about the files, and the guard puts the phone on speaker. The Boss recognizes both his and Vanny's voice as the two "loitering outside his restaurant," and tells them to leave. Michael takes the phone from the guard and begins arguing with the Boss over his management of the company, and Vanny jumps in saying that he's "nowhere near as charming as the previous owner". The three of them begin an argument with each other, completely ignoring the guard.

After the boss fight concludes, it will cut to the parking lot, showing Michael and the Boss still fighting well into the morning. Vanny has tapped out of the argument by this point, and is instead playing her DS. She notices the balloons floating away over the Frickbear's building, and yells at the two to look.

Trivia

According to the extras gallery, while Vanny's maskless design was initially not meant to be seen in-game, KaiTheGuy123's art of her made SpookyRick change his mind and "sneak her in" in the Evil and Ultimate Endings screen.

Despite being the same person in the games, Vanny and Vanessa Shelley were split into two different characters in order to have enough night guards for each difficulty. "Vannabelle Dewlap" was an original character created to play a similar role Vanessa had.

Similarly, Mike Schmidt and Michael Afton were also made separate characters.

If the Evil Route is done while playing Vanessa, both her and Vanny will have unique dialogue different from Mike and Jeremy's routes.

If the player collects the animatronics needed for the Evil Ending, but pursue the Money Ending, Vanny will appear in the window in the final image.

During the Ultimate Ending's final cutscene, Vanny is playing on a Nintendo DS or 3DS. Judging by the music, she is playing Rhythm Heaven.

While, the horror attraction mentioned in her description may referring to Fazbear's Fright, it may also be referencing another FNAF fangame, The Glitched Attraction, which also featured Vanny as an antagonist.

Vannabelle's "I'm not having fun yet" is a reference to a line said by Vanny in Security Breach, "Are we having fun yet?" The disassemble Freddy line is a reference to the Vanny ending in Security Breach.

Vannabelle's 90% line is a reference to the movie Anchorman, which has the quote "60% of the time, it works every time."

Vanny is one of two characters to have two different descriptions and developer notes, the other being Psychic Friend Fredbear, though this is because Vannabelle was given a second entry.

The mood of the scene is: #1 neutral. The characters are simply present, awaiting the next event.

The mood of the scene is: #1 The scene is steady and calm, ready for whatever comes next.