Programmed to Pretend, Taught to Feel

Mimic2, better known simply as the Mimic or M2, is the main antagonist of the Steel Wool era of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise.

It is an artificial intelligence that was created in the late 1970s by Edwin Murray, the eponymous second owner of Murray Co., to learn and mimic any human behavior, specifically Edwin's late wife and son so he could cope with the loss, but the Mimic eventually turned aggressive after being violently assaulted by its creator. It would then spend several months guarding Murray's Costume Manor, killing anyone that comes across. What the Mimic was up to between the late 70s and late 2020s is unknown, but it can be presumed it was eventually collected by Fazbear Entertainment.

During the development of the Freddy Fazbear Virtual Experience, a dose of data from vintage circuit boards containing the M2 program was scanned into the game. The Mimic's programming in the game took the form of a Spring Bonnie mascot costume, becoming “Glitchtrap”, a copycat of the late serial killer William Afton. Glitchtrap would haunt the beta testers of the game, eventually taking control of Vanessa and turning her into its loyal follower Vanny. At some point, the Mimic took control of a young boy named Gregory, using him to hack Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex and take control of the Glamrock Animatronics, excluding Glamrock Freddy.

Once Gregory managed to (somehow) redeem himself, free Vanessa from his control, trap the Mimic in a room below the Pizza Place and escape the Pizzaplex, the Mimic started impersonating the boy to trick his friend, Cassie, into entering the Pizzaplex and freeing him. While he (presumably) failed in killing Cassie, the Mimic was still set free and now has an escape route out of the Pizzaplex. Alongside this, he has taken the mantle of Helpi, an evil version of one of Fazbear Entertainment's mascots Helpy.

APPEARANCE

The Mimic is a very tall and lanky endoskeleton, still bearing most of his notable features from the Stingers: big white eyes in steel sockets, orange glowing pupils, a hinged jaw with square teeth, a damaged and darkened body, clawed hands, and the protruding metal piece between his eyes. He has a piece of cloth atop of his head, replacing the bunny ears that were once there, and a piece of what appears to be foam on his right cheek. His new body parts are completely asymmetrical and heavily imply that he has been repairing himself with spare parts from the sinkhole, for example his Funtime-like right thigh piece.

PERSONALITY

M2 was initially a playful and innocent machine, as it simply mimicked David's childish behavior. However, following the incident of David's death, Edwin, its creator, attacked it in a fit of rage, inadvertently infecting the Mimic with the substance of agony due to his grief, as well as teaching the Mimic to be violent; the combination of agony and knowledge were absorbed by the Mimic, gaining sapience and a willingness to murder.

The Mimic is shown to be brutal, animalistic, yet without a doubt highly intelligent and effective at observation and mimicry of things it has observed in that past. This is best shown when it saw Gregory use a walkie talkie when sealing it, and in turn used Gregory's voice and walkie talkie to trick Cassie into freeing it. When it was given the order to "remove the arms and heads" of endoskeletons from the Pizzaplex construction, it proceeded to do as ordered before doing the same to the employees themselves, massacring them all; despite being explicitly ordered to do so to endoskeletons specifically. This shows the Mimic's intelligence and sadism, willingly twisting its orders and programming around for its benefit. The Mimic's sadism is also shown by its audio tapes in Secret of the Mimic, where it leaves Edwin on the ground dying after an explosion, mocking him by showing off its new legs when Edwin mentions he can't feel his, and parroting what Edwin likely said to his own son.

The Mimic also seems to have a childish side, likely due to its time spent with David. It developed the tendency of curling its left arm, as if holding/hugging an invisible doll, just like David did with his white tiger doll. While speaking through Helpi, the Mimic is somewhat impatient, leaving passive aggressive messages to both Cassie and the Help Wanted 2 protagonist to motivate them into freeing it, showing himself to be bratty and egotistical. After the M.X.E.S. entity returns even after Helpi states that it should be safe to roam the AR world now, he vehemently denies any culpability and reiterates that he wasn't technically wrong, as he said 'should'.

As Glitchtrap, the Mimic is exceedingly more sophisticated and calculating, likely due to copying William, yet preserves some of its original childishness and theatrical demeanor. As it mimics his acts by luring the player in a backroom before stuffing them inside a Freddy Fazbear suit, recreating how the spirits of William's victims possessed the mascots, and then gleefully dancing after he replicates Afton's murders. As of Help Wanted 2, Glitchtrap has become less bloodthirsty, with his implied murder of the protagonist being nothing more than an afterthought in its plan for freedom, perhaps as a result of the three Princess Quest games being beaten by that point.

The Mimic also seems to have a very crippling fear of being trapped, as every time it is done so, it has attempted to escape, such as when it was trapped in the Help Wanted game, when the group of teens trapped it inside a locked room by collapsing the vent, when it became trapped in a spring lock suit and when it was trapped by Gregory underground, it always focused all its efforts to freeing itself, usually by luring others to it. It is actually revealed that the Mimic's program was never intended to be in confined spaces, which would explain this fear.

POWERS / SKILLS

Physical

•	Brute strength: Exceptional physical power for overpowering foes.
•	Master of disguise: Can flawlessly mimic other characters’ appearances.
•	High intelligence: Extremely clever and strategic thinker.
•	Charisma: Able to manipulate others through charm and persuasion.
•	Sign language: Communicates silently using hand gestures.
•	Replicating human behavior: Imitates human actions perfectly.
•	Retractable and expandable limbs: Limbs can stretch or hide as needed.
•	Voice mimicry: Copies any voice or sound flawlessly.
•	Manipulation: Skilled at influencing others’ thoughts and actions.
•	Controlling electricity: Generates and controls electric currents.

Digital

•	Mind control: Overrides others’ will and controls their minds.
•	Possession: Takes over other beings or machines.
•	Virtual teleportation: Moves instantly through digital spaces.
•	Virtual warping: Alters virtual reality environments at will.
•	Cerebrokinesis: Manipulates minds and brain activity.
•	Nightmare inducement: Forces victims to experience terrifying dreams.
•	Insanity inducement: Drives targets toward madness.
•	Body-swapping: Exchanges consciousness between bodies.
•	Self-sustenance: Maintains its own existence without external help.
•	Virus physiology: Functions like a digital virus, spreading and corrupting systems.

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Eleanor is the main antagonist of the Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights anthology novel series, and a minor character in the 2024 video game adaptation of the first story, Into the Pit.

She initially appears to be an animatronic mannequin that somewhat resembles Circus Baby. However, as the series progresses, she ultimately turns out to be a shapeshifting creature of shadowy chaos that feeds off the agony of her victims. She is the archenemy of the Stitchwraith and Everette Larson.

APPEARANCE

Eleanor is said to look like a supermodel, a metallic mannequin, and a doll. She's a few inches taller than Sarah and her long, slender, and elegant limbs and tiny waist are jointed. Eleanor's hands are little and white. She has wide, big, and green long-lashed eyes, pink Cupid's bow lips, and pink circles on her cheeks which makes her pretty face appear clown-like. Eleanor has sparse red hair pulled up into twin pigtails on top of her head, and her lightweight body is sleek and silver with a long neck and a rounded bust and hips. When Sarah finds her at the junkyard she is a little tarnished and dusty, but she manages to clean her off and finds an on-off switch at the small of her back. Eleanor wears a short skirt and footwear which exposes her toes. As revealed to Sarah in a dream, Eleanor has a mouthful of large, sharp and jagged teeth. Just below her throat is a cartoonish heart-shaped button.

When examined by Everett Larson, however, Eleanor is said to have a skeletal face, as if a thin layer of diseased gray skin is being stretched over her metal skull. Her face is painted garishly with a candy-apple-red mouth and pink cheeks, giving her a hideous clown-like appearance. Eleanor has large, deep-set eyes that are dark pits, and her mouth can stretch impossibly wide. Her twin pigtails are said to be bizarrely childish. Instead of a button, Eleanor has a weird cartoonish heart pendant around her neck which pulses and glows blood red. Gooey black tendrils made of blood shoot from her mouth, nose, fingers, and toes.

Eleanor’s true form is described as a black and chaotic force that feeds on human suffering.

PERSONALITY

Although she may initially give the impression of having a gentle, thankful and sweet personality, this is just a disguise she uses to earn people's sympathy. She's actually an evil and manipulative creature, an embodiment of pure darkness. She tends to lie and deceive, and shows sociopathic behavior, being willing to sacrifice anyone to reach her goals. She also likes to tease and mock her adversaries, winking at Jake after absorbing the evil contained inside the Stitchwraith, and telling Sarah she made her wish come true while she's dying.

The only person so far she's shown to have some sort of positive relationship with is William Afton, as shown by the fact she gave him the power to create the amalgamation and sustained him when he was too weak. However it's unknown whether she collaborated with Afton out of genuine affection towards him, or simply as a way to gain something for herself; it's very likely to be the latter, as she eventually abandons him to die and doesn't show any sort of remorse for doing so.

POWERS / SKILLS

•	Shapeshifting: Changes appearance to suit her needs or deceive others.
•	Manipulation: Expert at controlling and influencing people’s actions.
•	Charisma: Possesses a captivating charm that lures victims in.
•	Deception: Skilled at lying and creating illusions to confuse others.
•	Surgical skills: Can perform precise and cruel mechanical alterations.
•	Dreamwalking: Enters and influences others’ dreams.
•	Hallucination inducement: Causes victims to see false images and experiences.
•	Superhuman strength: Has strength far beyond normal limits.
•	Superhuman speed: Moves faster than a human can perceive.
•	Superhuman durability: Extremely resistant to damage and harm.
•	Memory manipulation: Alters or erases memories in others.
•	Tentacle creation: Produces tentacle-like limbs for attack or restraint