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William Afton, is the overarching antagonist of the Five Nights at Freddy's web series The Interviewed and the Protagonist of Springtrap Audio Series made by the actor which is confirmed to be canon. William has, as one would expect from any version of the character, a very depraved personality and has shown to be incredibly unhinged. With him often laughing manically, most notably when addressing his victims. Beyond that though, he is incredibly desperate to bring his daughter Elizabeth back after she died by the Circus Baby animatronic he made for her pulling her inside her when he told her not to go near her multiple times to the point where he was willing to kill countless victims in order to do it. William Afton is generally depicted as a tall, skinny man standing around 6'3" to 6'4" tall. He is a psychotic serial killer who, after a freak accident that ended in the death of his daughter Elizabeth, became obsessed with trying to bring her back, initiating what has been dubbed "The Remnant Trials" that, after they failed to bring Elizabeth back with her memories, he started to claim more victims in order to perfect the process. As a human, William's appearance is mostly obscured in the vhs tapes of the Remnant Trials, making it hard to make out any notable attributes, however, from what little is seen of him, he appeared to be a relatively normal looking man with brown hair and green eyes. Prior to the events of the story, William's daughter Elizabeth, having refused to head her father's word, wound up getting too close to the Circus Baby animatronic that he had made, and wound up being scooped by it and then killed.

William, becoming grief stricken by this, began making it his life's purpose to try and bring her back, leading to the Remnant Trials.

The Remnant Trials

Ballora Death The Interviewed William killing his wife for the remnant trials. Coming up with the idea of injecting remnant into animatronic bodies and seeing if they could remember. William claimed several victims, two unnamed, as while as his wife, and extracting the remnant from their bodies. He injects said remnant into Funtime Foxy, Ballora, and Funtime Freddy, injecting them all with different amounts of remnant in order to see the effects.

The first animatronic he tried this on was Funtime Foxy, injecting them with a small amount of remnant. When Funtime Foxy woke up, they did not remember their name, nor do they remember much about themselves. However, they do remember William killing them, and shows open spite towards such, this leads to William getting annoyed and shocking them, causing them to go quiet.

The second subject he tried, was Ballora, who after he killed his wife for the sake of extracting her remnant, injected it into her, doing a higher dose than he did Funtime Foxy. This lead to Ballora remembering most things about herself, however she did not want to tell Afton about any of it, leading to him shocking her.

The third subject he tried was Funtime Freddy. Having observed that the spirits remembered more about themselves the more remnant was injected into the animatronics, so with Funtime Freddy, he only tried a small dose, however this would end up putting the robot in question into a sort of accomatosed state.

For his last subject, he injected the remnant of his daughter Elizabeth into the Circus Baby animatronic, however, when she came to life, she did not remember who she previously was, this caused Afton to become more and more desperate before eventually concluding the trials.

After having failed to make Elizabeth remember her past, William, not wanting to give up, decides that he simply needs to do more trials, as well as get more subjects, this is what would lead to him going on a mass killing spree and slaughtering countless victims, leading to the events of the main series.

Having continued the Remnant Trials after his previous failures, William would wind up claiming multiple lives and has a British accent and uses British terminology.

In the Five Nights at Freddy's fan-animated universe created by j-gems (most famous for The Interviewed series), Henry Emily's ethnicity is not altered from his core franchise counterpart, making him Caucasian (White).It is worth noting that Henry Emily does not actively appear as an on-screen character in The Interviewed; he is primarily referenced in relation to the animatronics he built (such as Lefty) and his history with William Afton. Across all official FNAF media that j-gems bases his work on—including the graphic novels and the Character Encyclopedia—Henry is consistently depicted as a fair-skinned, Caucasian man with dark blond or brown hair. William Afton’s nickname is Will

As a functioning human, business partner, and father, William wouldn't smell like a typical corporate executive. His scent would be heavily dictated by his secret obsession with the "Remnant Trials" and his daily life in the workshop:Machine Oil and Axel Grease: A heavy, industrial baseline from hours spent assembling heavy animatronic endoskeletons.Burnt Plastic and Ozone: The sharp, electric tang of a soldering iron heating up circuit boards and wiring.Copper and Heavy Coals: A metallic undercurrent, carrying the faint, unsettling trace of blood and the chemical components used in his hidden laboratory.Cheap Cigarettes or Black Coffee: Commonly associated with the exhausted, manic persona J-Gems gives him during his desperate descent into madness following Elizabeth's death.

The "Bite of '83" AttireThe Co-Owner Security Shirt: A crisp, light-grey or slate-blue button-down uniform shirt. Pinned firmly to his left chest would be a polished, golden Fredbear’s Family Diner Management Badge.The "Purple" Signifier: A dark, muted plum or deep violet necktie, tucked neatly into a silver tie clip. This serves as a realistic, grounded nod to his iconic lore color without looking cartoonish.Dark Charcoal Dress Trousers: Professional, stain-resistant work slacks held up by a thick leather utility belt, which housed keys to the back rooms and a crank tool for the springlock mechanisms.Heavy Leather Dress Shoes: Black, thick-soled leather shoes, built to withstand the grime of the workshop floors but polished enough to present to the public.The State of His Clothes After the IncidentFollowing the chaotic moments after the bite, Afton's appearance would instantly lose its manicured corporate look:Rolled Sleeves and Smudges: In the frantic rush to help Henry dismantle Fredbear's jaw mechanism or clear out the screaming crowd, his sleeves would be aggressively rolled up, revealing forearms smudged with black hydraulic fluid and grease.The Disarray of Panic: His tie would be loosened or ripped off entirely as he transitioned from a corporate manager into a frantic engineer trying to contain a public relations and legal disaster.

1. The Work Uniform: The "Hands-On" Co-OwnerUnlike his partner Henry, who handled the softer side of the business, William was deeply buried in the workshop mechanics. When working on the floor or in the backrooms of Fredbear's, he would wear:Industrial Mechanic Jumpsuit: A heavy-duty canvas mechanic’s suit—likely in dark navy, charcoal, or an oily brown (mirroring the official film styling for his engineering gear)—worn to protect his clothing from heavy grease, gears, and hydraulic fluids.Rolled-Up Dress Shirt and Slacks: A white or muted dress shirt with the sleeves rolled past his forearms, paired with durable work trousers and thick leather work boots.Heavy Leather Apron: A thick protective apron fitted with tool pockets, covered in smudges of grease, solder burns, and machine oil.2. The Public-Facing Uniform: The Corporate When Afton had to step out of the workshop to manage the business, interact with parents, or keep up appearances as the respectable co-owner of Fredbear's, his look shifted to: The Subtle Nod to "Purple Guy": True to FNAF lore and the subtle stylistic choices of The Interviewed, he wouldn't be wearing cartoonish neon purple garments. Instead, he would wear a dark, muted plum or deep violet necktie or a dark burgundy dress vest over his standard uniform shirt with a Fazbear Entertainment/Fredbear's Co-Owner badge pinned to the chest 3. The Performance Gear: The Spring Bonnie SuitThe ultimate "clothing" he wore at Fredbear’s was the Spring Bonnie springlock suit. In The Interviewed, the suit is a heavy, mechanically terrifying piece of machinery. When William wore it to lure children into the backrooms, he had to crank the internal mechanisms tight against the outer shell, lining his actual clothes directly against the cold, sharp metal and locking pins.

Michael Afton and his friends pranked Michael’s little brother, Evan by putting him in Fredbear’s mouth but his crying loosened the mouth and it malfunctioned and that combined with the heavy metal jaw it snapped shut and crushed his head, killing him instantly