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** This is even worse gameplay-wise; the early characters get outclassed by later ones with better moves and stats. You want to play as Freddy for the rest of the adventure, for instance? You'll have a hard time using him later down the line then! It's even more apparent with the new area in Update 2, in which the enemies are so strong and your health is drained so rapidly you need the newer characters just to get through.
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** This is even worse gameplay-wise; the early characters get outclassed by later ones with better moves and stats. You want to play as Freddy for the rest of the adventure, for instance? You'll have a hard time using him later down the line then! It's even more apparent with the new area in Update 2, in which the enemies are so strong and your health is drained so rapidly you need the newer characters just to get through.
through, and the Rainbow herself is so blatantly broken as a boss that you need these characters to even stand a chance.
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* Gregory, despite being the protagonist, has had some people wishing he'd get a bit more development. Besides his desire to survive, his eventual bond with Freddy, and his snarkier moments, he remains pretty much a blank slate throughout the game, not really growing or changing at all. Heck, the game itself frequently hints that there is more to Gregory than meets the eye, given the repeated mention of his missing personal records and the question as to how he got into the Pizzaplex in the first place without a guest profile. Also, the one-star ending hints at [[spoiler:Gregory possibly being a HomelessHero, which [[FridgeHorror adds an extra layer to the game's story]]]]. But none of these plot points are ever followed up on, leaving Gregory as a rather run-of-the-mill ProtagonistWithoutAPast.
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* Gregory, despite being the protagonist, has had some people wishing he'd get a bit more development. Besides his desire to survive, his eventual bond with Freddy, and his snarkier moments, he remains pretty much a blank slate throughout the game, not really growing or changing at all. Heck, the game itself frequently hints that there is more to Gregory than meets the eye, given the repeated mention of his missing personal records and the question as to how he got into the Pizzaplex in the first place without a guest profile. Also, the one-star ending hints at [[spoiler:Gregory possibly being a HomelessHero, which [[FridgeHorror adds an extra layer to the game's story]]]]. The ''Tales from the Pizzaplex'' story 'GGY' also adds a tantalizing possibility that [[spoiler:Gregory is not only AmbiguouslyEvil but ''Patient 46'', as Tony's friend 'Dr. Rabbit' [[AmbiguousSituation may or may not]] be [[CanonCharacterAllAlong game!Gregory]] hacking animatronics and killing the school's counselors [[DemonicPossession under the influence of Glitchtrap]]]], which adds another interesting layer to the game's events. But none of these plot points are ever followed up on, leaving Gregory as a rather run-of-the-mill ProtagonistWithoutAPast.
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* Some people feel Vanny is criminally underused in proper gameplay, despite being the primary antagonist and receiving top billing. To explain, she is the [[TokenHuman first direct human threat]], with an inherently disturbing [[JackTheRipoff concept]] and [[CorruptTheCutie explanation]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy behind]] [[MindRape it]]. The ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysARSpecialDelivery'' emails do a good job illustrating her [[SanitySlippage deteriorating mental state]]. Combined with a legitimately creepy design and notable FauxAffablyEvil behavior, she became a quick fan favorite before release. Despite all this, she doesn't make as many direct appearances in actual gameplay as you'd expect, and [[spoiler:is [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse seemingly absent]] from the apparent true ending, despite being Glitchtrap's servant (she's accounted for in other endings, where she either dies, is expressly still active, or freed from Glitchtrap's influence)]]. WordOfGod says there originally was a "Vanny Meter" game mechanic planned in which lingering in one area for too long would have eventually spawned her, but this was scrapped in development.
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* Some people feel Vanny is criminally underused in proper gameplay, despite being the primary antagonist and receiving top billing. To explain, she is the [[TokenHuman first direct human threat]], with an inherently disturbing [[JackTheRipoff concept]] and [[CorruptTheCutie explanation]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy behind]] [[MindRape it]]. The ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysARSpecialDelivery'' emails do a good job illustrating her [[SanitySlippage deteriorating mental state]]. Combined with a legitimately creepy design and notable FauxAffablyEvil behavior, she became a quick fan favorite before release. Despite all this, she doesn't make as many direct appearances in actual gameplay as you'd expect, and [[spoiler:is [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse seemingly absent]] from the apparent true ending, despite being Glitchtrap's servant (she's accounted for in other endings, where she either dies, is expressly still active, or freed from Glitchtrap's influence)]]. WordOfGod says there originally was a "Vanny Meter" game mechanic planned in which lingering in one area for too long would have eventually spawned her, but this was scrapped in development.development for running contrary to the game's exploration theme.
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* For the longest time, [[FeatheredFiend Chica]] was the least utilized out of [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1 the original four]]. [[BearsAreBadNews Freddy]] is TheLeader and has his gold variant, [[CunningLikeAFox Foxy]] has unique game mechanics throughout the series, and [[HairRaisingHare Bonnie]] is directly associated with the BigBad. In contrast, Chica is just... there, and is rarely given as much focus. However, later installments have given Chica more attention [[AuthorsSavingThrow in an attempt to rectify this]]: in particular, [[spoiler:the child possessing Chica has been given some extra characterization, as she was a little girl named Susie who was lured to her death by Afton promising to let her see her recently deceased puppy again. She also has ADayInTheLimelight in ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'' story "Coming Home", and a voice line in ''VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight'' [[WhamLine reveals]] that Susie was the first of the Missing Children to die.]]
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* For the longest time, [[FeatheredFiend Chica]] was the least utilized out of [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1 the original four]]. [[BearsAreBadNews Freddy]] is TheLeader and has his gold variant, [[CunningLikeAFox Foxy]] has unique game mechanics throughout the series, and [[HairRaisingHare Bonnie]] is directly associated with the BigBad. In contrast, Chica is just... there, and is rarely given as much focus. However, later installments have given Chica more attention [[AuthorsSavingThrow in an attempt to rectify this]]: in particular, [[spoiler:the child possessing Chica has been given some extra characterization, as she was a little girl named Susie who was lured to her death by Afton promising to let her see her recently deceased puppy again. She also has ADayInTheLimelight in ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'' story "Coming Home", and a voice line in ''VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight'' [[WhamLine reveals]] that Susie was the first of the Missing Children to die.]]
]] ''Security Breach'' also only has Chica and Freddy return as members of the Glamrock Band, with Bonnie's and Foxy's spots taken by Monty and Roxanne respectively.
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* For the longest time, [[FeatheredFiend Chica]] was the least utilized out of [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1 the original four]]. [[BearsAreBadNews Freddy]] is TheLeader and has his gold variant, [[CunningLikeAFox Foxy]] has unique game mechanics throughout the series, and [[HairRaisingHare Bonnie]] is directly associated with the BigBad. In contrast, Chica is just... there, and is rarely given as much focus. However, later installments have given Chica more attention [[AuthorsSavingThrow in an attempt to rectify this]]: in particular, [[spoiler:the child possessing Chica has been given some extra characterization, as she was a little girl named Susie who was lured to her death by Afton promising to let her see her recently deceased puppy again. She also has ADayInTheLimelight in ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'' story "Coming Home", and a voice line in ''VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight'' [[WhamLine reveals]] that Susie was the first of the Missing Children to die.]]
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* Charlie herself. All of her character development is abandoned the moment she finds out that [[spoiler:she's actually a robot created by her father]], and essentially just becomes a living prop in her own story while Carlton takes over as the main hero.
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* Charlie herself. All of her character development is abandoned the moment she finds out that [[spoiler:she's actually a robot created by her father]], and essentially just becomes a living prop LivingProp in her own story while Carlton takes over as the main hero.
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!!''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysTheFourthCloset''
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* Charlie.Charlie herself. All of her character development is abandoned the moment she finds out that [[spoiler:she's actually a robot created by her father]], and essentially just becomes a living prop in her own story while Carlton takes over as the main hero.
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* Sammy. Much of Charlie's trauma revolved around losing him, and in ''The Twisted Ones'', she claimed to feel his presence. Despite the confirmation that [[spoiler:William killed Charlie]] and Sammy is likely still alive, he doesn't appear on-page.
* Charlie. All of her character development is abandoned the moment she finds out that [[spoiler:she's actually a robot created by her father]], and essentially just becomes a living prop in her own story while Carlton takes over as the main hero.
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* The other Glamrock animatronics get hints of HiddenDepths that aren't explored much: Roxanne is a {{Narcissist}} with an InferioritySuperiorityComplex, Monty has a HairTriggerTemper, and Chica is not just a BigEater, but experiencing the robotic equivalent of an ''eating disorder''. Glamrock Freddy frequently alludes to them actually being as nice as him and that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness something must be seriously wrong]] for them to be acting as violently and erratically as they are. Add to that the interesting hints at their aforementioned HiddenDepths and the fact that they do genuinely seem to care about Freddy, and you have all the pieces for a potentially great character arc. Instead, the Glamrocks remain BrainwashedAndCrazy for the entire game, with the player getting no option to get to know them beyond that. Some fans wish there was an option to free them rather than destroy them to use their parts to upgrade Freddy, perhaps even as its own ending.
* Some people feel Vanny is criminally underused in proper gameplay, despite being the primary antagonist and receiving top billing. To explain, she is the [[TokenHuman first direct human threat]], with an inherently disturbing [[JackTheRipoff concept]] and [[CorruptTheCutie explanation]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy behind]] [[MindRape it]]. The ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysARSpecialDelivery'' emails do a good job illustrating her [[SanitySlippage deteriorating mental state]]. Combined with a legitimately creepy design and notable FauxAffablyEvil behavior, she became a quick fan favorite before release. Despite all this, she doesn't make as many direct appearances in actual gameplay as you'd expect, and [[spoiler:is [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse seemingly absent]] from the apparent true ending, despite being Glitchtrap's servant (she's accounted for in other endings, where she either dies, is expressly still active, or freed from Glitchtrap's influence)]]. WordOfGod says there originally was a "Vanny Meter" game mechanic planned in which lingering in one area for too long would have eventually spawned her, but this was scrapped in development.
* Gregory, despite being the protagonist, has had some people wishing he'd get a bit more development. Besides his desire to survive, his eventual bond with Freddy, and his snarkier moments, he remains pretty much a blank slate throughout the game, not really growing or changing at all. Heck, the game itself frequently hints that there is more to Gregory than meets the eye, given the repeated mention of his missing personal records and the question as to how he got into the Pizzaplex in the first place without a guest profile. Also, the one-star ending hints at [[spoiler:Gregory possibly being a HomelessHero, which [[FridgeHorror adds an extra layer to the game's story]]]]. But none of these plot points are ever followed up on, leaving Gregory as a rather run-of-the-mill ProtagonistWithoutAPast.
* Luis Cabrera from the ''Special Delivery'' emails was [[EpilepticTrees commonly predicted]] to make a cameo in ''Security Breach'', if not playing an important role. The emails establish him as a fellow employee of Vanessa's who is investigating her search history and is implied to be one of the few people who will acknowledge her SanitySlippage. He also has some story significance by being used as an UnwittingPawn [[LoveMakesYouDumb due to his feelings for her]]. Luis is also given much more characterization than you'd expect out of a SmallRoleBigImpact character: aside from being a DoggedNiceGuy, he [[StalkerWithACrush oversteps boundaries]] not out of maliciousness but of [[NoSocialSkills poor social skills]], he has serious self-esteem issues, and he even has a canon birthday and preferred cake flavor[[note]]he turns 24 in March and likes chocolate[[/note]]. In ''Security Breach'', he's only mentioned vaguely in the Retro [=CDs=], where Vanessa briefly talks about him on two separate occasions, and later the subject of her odd search history is brought up.
* Of all characters, [[spoiler:[[BigBad William Afton himself]]]] is perceived by some as being underutilized in this game. He only directly appears in the True Ending, in which he isn't fought directly and instead [[spoiler:uses the other animatronics, including Freddy, to fight Gregory, and his involvement ends with the Blob dragging him offscreen in [[RecurringElement another fire]]]]. However, the reveal that [[spoiler:he's being resurrected under the Pizzaplex]], while it did receive {{Foreshadowing}}, could have held larger narrative weight in other routes, especially considering [[spoiler:he is now a {{Technopath}}, and was previously established to be capable of GrandTheftMe and brainwashing as Glitchtrap]].
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* Freddy, even though he's the [[AntagonistTitle title character]] and was there since the very beginning, has either been consistently OutOfFocus, or [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadowed by characters]] like the Puppet, [[spoiler:who eventually turned out to be the BigGood of the series]], Springtrap, who holds the soul of the BigBad and Circus Baby, [[spoiler:TheDragon of the BigBad]]. Even in his own group, [[HairRaisingHare Bonnie]] and [[BigEater Chica]] have a lot more personality, while [[AmbiguouslyEvil Foxy]] has a [[EpilepticTrees lot of mystery surrounding him]]. Compared to them, [[TheGenericGuy Freddy gets nothing]]. This is rectified by ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach Security Breach]]'', though, which has a version of him as the deuteragonist.
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* Freddy, even though he's the [[AntagonistTitle title character]] and was there since the very beginning, has either been consistently OutOfFocus, or [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadowed by characters]] like the Puppet, [[spoiler:who eventually who [[spoiler:eventually turned out to be the BigGood of the series]], Springtrap, who holds the soul of the BigBad and Circus Baby, [[spoiler:TheDragon of the BigBad]]. Even in his own group, [[HairRaisingHare Bonnie]] and [[BigEater Chica]] have a lot more personality, while [[AmbiguouslyEvil Foxy]] has a [[EpilepticTrees lot of mystery surrounding him]]. Compared to them, [[TheGenericGuy Freddy gets nothing]]. This is rectified by ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach Security Breach]]'', though, which has a version of him as the deuteragonist.
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* Freddy, even though he's the [[AntagonistTitle title character]] and was there since the very beginning, has either been consistently OutOfFocus, or [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadowed by characters]] like the Puppet, [[spoiler:who eventually turned out to be the BigGood of the series]], Springtrap, [[spoiler:who holds the soul of the BigBad]] and Circus Baby, [[spoiler:TheDragon of the BigBad]]. Even in his own group, [[HairRaisingHare Bonnie]] and [[BigEater Chica]] have a lot more personality, while [[AmbiguouslyEvil Foxy]] has a [[EpilepticTrees lot of mystery surrounding him]]. Compared to them, [[TheGenericGuy Freddy gets nothing]]. This is rectified by ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach Security Breach]]'', though, which has a version of him as the deuteragonist.
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* Freddy, even though he's the [[AntagonistTitle title character]] and was there since the very beginning, has either been consistently OutOfFocus, or [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadowed by characters]] like the Puppet, [[spoiler:who eventually turned out to be the BigGood of the series]], Springtrap, [[spoiler:who who holds the soul of the BigBad]] BigBad and Circus Baby, [[spoiler:TheDragon of the BigBad]]. Even in his own group, [[HairRaisingHare Bonnie]] and [[BigEater Chica]] have a lot more personality, while [[AmbiguouslyEvil Foxy]] has a [[EpilepticTrees lot of mystery surrounding him]]. Compared to them, [[TheGenericGuy Freddy gets nothing]]. This is rectified by ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach Security Breach]]'', though, which has a version of him as the deuteragonist.
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* William Afton, the BigBad of the franchise, is technically speaking the BigBad, but is still largely DemotedToExtra, with most of the spotlight being given to his daughter, who was introduced just one game beforehand. [[spoiler:Even in death, he doesn't get any last words, and is barely mentioned in the ending besides one scene]].
* At the end of ''Sister Location'', Michael Afton was teased to become the new protagonist with a major story arc where he tries to find his father. While he is heavily implied to be the PlayerCharacter here, he still doesn't get to utter even a single line, and is reduced to a blank slate with his monologue about wanting to find his father being completely forgotten.
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* Ballora. She's the only adult humanoid animatronic, and the only blind one, who is made to dance like a ballerina and [[spoiler:to distract parents so that Afton can take their children]]. Also, if you believe [[spoiler:Ennard, Ballora was against the plan to scoop you, not because of the obvious problems, but because she is afraid]]. With all of this depth, and especially knowing that she has a voice actress like Baby, you'd expect to get more from her than a JumpScare, like her opinion on what's happening and such. [[spoiler:Nope. After a harrowing Night Two endeavor where you have to crawl past her carefully, so that she doesn't hear you, Ballora gets scooped on Night Four, and becomes part of Ennard.]]
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* While you're free to play as any animatronic (and then some!), some may be disappointed that they don't have any real dialogue or personality in cutscenes, excluding Fredbear, who acts as MrExposition half the time anyway.
** This is even worse gameplay-wise; the early characters get outclassed by later ones with better moves and stats. You want to play as Freddy for the rest of the adventure, for instance? You'll have a hard time using him later down the line then! It's even more apparent with the new area in Update 2, in which the enemies are so strong and your health is drained so rapidly you need the newer characters just to get through.
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* Freddy, even though he's the [[AntagonistTitle title character]] and was there since the very beginning, has either been consistently OutOfFocus, or [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadowed by characters]] like the Puppet, [[spoiler:who eventually turned out to be the BigGood of the series]], Springtrap, [[spoiler:who holds the soul of the BigBad]] and Circus Baby, [[spoiler:TheDragon of the BigBad]]. Even in his own group, [[HairRaisingHare Bonnie]] and [[BigEater Chica]] have a lot more personality, while [[AmbiguouslyEvil Foxy]] has a [[EpilepticTrees lot of mystery surrounding him]]. Compared to them, [[TheGenericGuy Freddy gets nothing]]. This is rectified by ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach Security Breach]]'', though, which has a new version of him as the deuteragonist.
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* Freddy, even though he's the [[AntagonistTitle title character]] and was there since the very beginning, has either been consistently OutOfFocus, or [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadowed by characters]] like the Puppet, [[spoiler:who eventually turned out to be the BigGood of the series]], Springtrap, [[spoiler:who holds the soul of the BigBad]] and Circus Baby, [[spoiler:TheDragon of the BigBad]]. Even in his own group, [[HairRaisingHare Bonnie]] and [[BigEater Chica]] have a lot more personality, while [[AmbiguouslyEvil Foxy]] has a [[EpilepticTrees lot of mystery surrounding him]]. Compared to them, [[TheGenericGuy Freddy gets nothing]]. This is rectified by ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach Security Breach]]'', though, which has a new version of him as the deuteragonist.
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* Freddy, even though he's the [[AntagonistTitle title character]] and was there since the very beginning, has either been consistently OutOfFocus, or [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadowed by characters]] like the Puppet, [[spoiler:who eventually turned out to be the BigGood of the series]], Springtrap, [[spoiler:who holds the soul of the BigBad]] and Circus Baby, [[spoiler:TheDragon of the BigBad]]. Even in his own group, [[HairRaisingHare Bonnie]] and [[BigEater Chica]] have a lot more personality, while [[AmbiguouslyEvil Foxy]] has a [[EpilepticTrees lot of mystery surrounding him]]. Compared to them, [[TheGenericGuy Freddy gets nothing]]. This is rectified by ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach Security Breach]]'', though, which has a new version of him as the deuteragonist.
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* Freddy, even though he's the [[AntagonistTitle title character]] and was there since the very beginning, has either been consistently OutOfFocus, or [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadowed by characters]] like the Puppet, [[spoiler:who eventually turned out to be the BigGood of the series]], Springtrap, [[spoiler:who holds the soul of the BigBad]] and Circus Baby, [[spoiler:TheDragon of the BigBad]]. Even in his own group, [[HairRaisingHare Bonnie]] and [[BigEater Chica]] have a lot more personality, while [[AmbiguouslyEvil Foxy]] has a [[EpilepticTrees lot of mystery surrounding him]]. Compared to them, [[TheGenericGuy Freddy gets nothing]]. This is rectified by ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach Security Breach]]'', though, which has a new version of him as the deuteragonist.
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