Vanessa Shelly(Afton)

Vanessa Shelly, also known with the surname Afton, is the tritagonist of the Five Nights at Freddy's film series. She is a local police officer who knows all about the dark history of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place and is the daughter to William Afton.

Species: Human Gender: Female Age: 20s (Adult) Skin Color: Light Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Hazel (Film), Blue (Novel) Family Members: William Afton (Father), Michael Afton (Brother) Occupation: Police Officer (Formerly(?)) Career Status: Alive (Currently Possessed in second movie).

Physical Appearance: Vanessa is a light-skinned woman who has blonde hair, hazel eyes, and can be seen wearing a police uniform with a coat or a tan shirt with black pants. However sometimes she wears just a black dress, and other times a blue shirt with white flowers on it.

Personality: Vanessa is a seemingly confident police officer who knows perhaps a little more than she lets on. Despite her abundant confidence, deep down Vanessa harbors a lot of fear and resentment for her father, William Afton. She can come across as bold, snarky, and even arrogant around others. When in her father's presence however, Vanessa grows very quiet, somewhat emotional, and timid.

HISTORY

Five Nights at Freddy's: Vanessa is the daughter of William Afton, a serial killer who primarily abducts and kills children. She loved going to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place as a kid in the 1980s, before it closed down after the missing children incident. It is implied that the toy plane that she had as a child was a trophy William gave to her after kidnapping and killing Garrett Schmidt. During her adulthood, Vanessa began working as a police officer. Vanessa meets Michael Schmidt after showing up at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place while Mike is working as a night guard. The two form a fast friendship as Vanessa helps Mike tend to his wounds after he has a bad dream. Vanessa shows him around the restaurant, introduces him to the animatronic mascots Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy, and tells Mike that the restaurant closed in the 1980s after five children were murdered there; their bodies were never found. Mike later informs Vanessa about his brother's disappearance, and is introduced to his sister Abby. Vanessa eventually learns Mike is attempting to identify Garrett's kidnapper, and warns him to not bring Abby to the restaurant again threatening him with a gun. She later finds Mike and treats his injuries; after Mike explains his dream in which the five children appear again and tell Mike that he can stay with Garrett forever, in exchange for Abby. Vanessa reveals that she is the daughter of William, the man who murdered Garrett and the five children by hiding their bodies in the animatronics, also revealing that that their souls are under his control. Realizing that William is planning to murder Abby, Mike rushes to the restaurant with the necessary equipment to disable the animatronics. At the restaurant, knowing that the animatronics need to understand the truth, Abby draws a picture of William murdering the children. Vanessa attempts to stop William from interceding with the plan, but is stabbed in the abdomen. Before William can kill Mike, Abby shows her drawing to the animatronics, and they turn on William. Mr. Cupcake bites off part of the suit, triggering its internal springlock mechanisms and fatally wounding William. The animatronics drag him into a back room as Mike and Abby carry a wounded Vanessa out of the restaurant; she falls into a coma afterwards and is taken to a hospital.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2: The opening sequences of the trailers confirm that Vanessa was in a coma, which parallels imagery from the Five Nights at Freddy's 4 game, such as hospital equipment. The film will delve into her past and connection to Afton through these dreams and sequences featuring a younger actress as a child version of the character. This suggests the movie will reveal how William Afton manipulated and abused her as a child. The dreams appear to push Vanessa toward learning the true, horrific details of her father's crimes and confronting her past. She is seen exploring William Afton's workshop, which includes items belonging to the murdered children. This suggests her storyline will involve a journey of healing, confronting the truth, and repenting for her father's actions, which she previously covered up. In 1982 Minnesota, a girl named Charlotte attends a birthday party at the first location of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. As she sits before the stairs and waits for the Marionette to come out, Vanessa converses with her to bring her back to the party. Soon after, she witnesses William Afton in his Yellow Rabbit mascot abduct a boy and, after failing to convince the adults, she follows them to the back rooms, despite Vanessa's protests. Charlotte finds the boy unconscious in the kitchen and witnesses William washing utensils before disappearing. The brief leave buys Charlotte time to rescue the boy, which she does successfully. However, William reappears and chases her down the hallway; she makes it out successfully but at the cost of being stabbed. Charlotte reappears with the boy on the stage and screams before collapsing, having succumbed to her injuries as the boy recovers and reunites with his family. The trapdoor opens and she falls in, wherein the Marionette emerges, carrying her body. This event becomes a turning point for the pizzeria wherein investigations began, of authorities claim there was no one directly responsible. Although no arrests were made, the scandal alone was enough to shut Freddy Fazbear down for good. Twenty years later, Vanessa is still emotionally shattered after discovering the truth about her father. She wakes up to a call from Michael Schmidt as they discuss their date the following night. Abby makes fun of the date, taking it as a romantic relationship, but eventually gets on her school bus, where she tells a story about Freddy Fazbear's truth, explaining that the rabbit's body is still in the long-abandoned diner, but only a few kids believe her. Jeremiah arrives attempting to paint Mike's house and disapproves of the date, due to Vanessa's weird behavior and relation to Freddy's. During the dinner, Vanessa reveals that she has been taking workout classes to help her move on from her traumatic past. Mike admits he doesn't know how to handle Abby and her animatronic friends. During a workout class, Vanessa is haunted by visions of her father. Terrified, she enters a changing room and is startled by her trainer, of whom points her gun at, mistaking him for William. Returning home, Vanessa tries to overcome her fear and gathers all her father's belongings. She closes the windows, thinking about him. In another vision, she tells him that she is no longer afraid and doesn't need him. However, William chases her and her younger self, who takes refuge into a room housing an animatronic. William catches up and tells her she will always belong to him. Vanessa keeps running and sees herself killing him before suddenly waking up.

GOALS: In Message 1, It takes place during the events of the first Five Nights at Freddy's film in 2000 when Vanessa is trying to conceal the truth about Freddy's, while Message 2 is about Vanessa trying to stop the Toy Animatronics in Five Nights at Freddy's 2 from killing everybody in the town.