Submechanophobia | Animatronic Apocalypse | Bobbiedots, Part 1
GGY | The Storyteller | Bobbiedots, Part 2
They're just trying to help.
Even the greener grass has weeds.
Abe Thayer is a security guard and mechanic for the Pizzaplex, but unlike the state-of-the-art entertainment facility, his life is anything but fancy. Spending all of his money to take care of his dementia-ridden mother, Abe is practically homless, living in a tire hut in Roxy Raceway and eating out of dumpsters. Finally, he gets a coveted promotion at work, one that will allow him to move into the Fazplex Tower with the other higher-ups... only there's no apartments available. Well, there's one, but nobody's allowed inside of it. Desperate, Abe breaks into the apartment and meets the helpful Bobbiedot assistants, who are all too eager to make his new life as comfortable as possible. So long as he doesn't look in the attic.
"Bobbiedots" is the first story in the Tales from the Pizzaplex books (as well as its predecessor, Fazbear Frights) to be split into two parts across two separate books. The first half, "Bobbiedots, Part 1" is the twelfth story, and the last of the fourth book, "Submechanophobia." The second half, "Bobbiedots, Part 2," was continued as the fifteenth story, and the last of the fifth book, "The Bobbiedots Conclusion."
Tropes related to “Bobbiedots”:
- Abandoned Area: The Pizzaplex tunnels, where Abe goes to look for information on the Gen1s.
- Adaptational Explanation: This short explains why, in Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, there are a bunch of backup generators hidden in the children's daycare, and why the Daycare Attendant doesn't seem to have good childcare programming. It also explains that the Mr. Hippo magnet that Gregory utilized was specifically recalled for messing with electronics and not supposed to be used.
- A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Subverted with the First Gen, played straight with the Second. The Second Gen, obsessed with perfection and programmed with confidence and superiority, have decided it would be better to kill their human residents, while the First Gen are following their programming to be helpful.
- Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: Olive has dark green coloring and seems less energetic than her sisters.
- Alternative-Self Name-Change: The Gen1 and Gen2 Bobbiedots are given different names by Abe and Sasha.
- An Arm and a Leg: Elizabeth is missing an arm and the lower part of her face covering. Isabella is missing both of her legs, and drags herself along by the arms.
- Anime Hair: The Bobbiedots are initially described just with Girlish Pigtails, but the illustration from The Bobbiedots Conclusion shows them with Vocaloid-esque hair.
- Antagonist Title: For both the Red Herring First Gen and Twist Villain Second.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Abe has spent a long, long time desperately trying to get a Fazpartment. It turns out to be quite a bit of trouble once he's there.
- Best Friend: Abe's coworker Rodin.
- Big Bad Friend: The Second Gen Bobbiedots are extremely helpful, perky, and love to hang out with Abe. They also have wanted him dead the whole time.
- Big Eater: Despite being a computer program, Rose likes to create food and devour it on a constant basis.
- Blue Is Calm: Gemini is as excitable as her sisters, but she does seem to be more in-control and relaxed than, say, Rose.
- Blue Is Heroic: Played straight with Elizabeth, subverted with Gemini.
- Bright Is Not Good: The Second Gen Bobbiedots are sleek and modern-looking, in contrast to the First Gen's dull colors. The Second Gen turn out to be more dangerous.
- Cheery Pink: Rose, though it leans into Psycho Pink.
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: All Bobbiedots of the "One" variety are a light blue, all "Twos" are light green, and all "Threes" are pink.
- Colorful Theme Naming: The Gen1s are named by Abe after stuff their colors remind him of– Gemini for the star constellation, Olive for the food, and Rose for the flower.
- Conspiracy Theorist: The previous occupant of the apartment, Landon Prout, apparently had a delusional paranoid disorder, and was convinced that the animatronics were trying to kill him even before the Gen2s started acting up.
- Control Freak: At first, the Second Gen Bobbiedots just seem disappointed when Abe doesn't follow their advice. Then it turns out they've been trying to kill him over it.
- Creepy Blue Eyes: On Gemini and Elizabeth; Elizabeth isn't malevolent at the least.
- Creepy Good: The Gen1s, who are ripped apart and disturbing, but still benevolent.
- Dark Is Not Evil: For the creepy Gen1 Bobbiedots.
- Disappeared Dad: Abe is the only one who can take care of his mom.
- The Dutiful Son: Abe goes into debt and homelessness in order to keep his sick mother in a good facility.
- Easily Forgiven: When Fazbear Entertainment finds out that Abe broke into an apartment, they're so relieved that he managed to disable the Bobbiedots that they don't find it in them to care.
- Eye Scream: Both Isabella and Victoria are missing an eye, revealing their metallic workings underneath.
- The Farmer and the Viper: Abe genuinely cares about the Second Gen Bobbiedots, despite them being A.I., gives them names, and makes time to hang out with them. They respond by trying to kill him.
- Fembot: The Second Gen have shades of this.
- Friend to All Children: Both Abe, who is really good with the kids who interact with him at the Pizzaplex, and Sasha, a social worker.
- Genki Girl: Mainly Gemini and Rose, but all the Second Gen are very hyperactive and excitable.
- The Ghost: The former apartment resident Landon Proust, who is referenced by the Bobbiedots but never seen. Mainly due to being dead. Though, then again, that doesn't often stop people in this franchise.
- Girlish Pigtails: On the Second Gen Bobbiedots.
- Gone Horribly Wrong: The reason Abe's apartment was closed was because the Second Gen turned out to be too faulty to work with, and the engineers were unable to deprogram them.
- Good All Along: The Gen 1 Bobbiedots.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Abe begins the story desperately envious of everyone in the Fazplex Tower due to their luck and comfortable situations. Later, the Gen2s claim that the Gen1s are envious of them and Abe in order to give them a motive for attacking.
- Happily Adopted: By the end of the second story, it seems that Sasha and Abe have pseudo-adoped the Gen1s as family.
- Happy Ending: The second story ends with Sasha and Abe's mother being able to move into the apartment, with the Gen1s repaired and able to function as helpers for Mrs. Thayer.
- Hero with Bad Publicity: The First Gen Bobbiedots. The Second Gen very quickly manage to convince Abe that they're defective and dangerous, with Sasha being the first to realize, from her experience with abused children, that they're only trying to help.
- In Love with Love: All the Bobbiedots are really into romance, with Gemini specifically picking out romantic movies for Abe to watch.
- Killer Robot: The First Gen after becoming damaged and physically dangerous; the Second Gen are more intentionally murderous.
- Killing in Self-Defense: Victoria explains that the Gen1s were forced to kill Landon, as he was going to burn down the tower, and their programming puts protecting the building over protecting their tennant.
- Last Episode, New Character: Major character Sasha is only introduced in the second half of the story.
- Long Hair Is Feminine: The Bobbiedots are all given long pigtails in their Fembot designs.
- Meaningful Rename: Abe names the Second Gen after their color scheme: Gemini, Olive and Rose. He and Sasha later name the First Gen after English Queens: Elizabeth, Isabella and Victoria.
- Mechanical Abomination: The First Gen Bobbiedots, who have been ripped apart and still function, unable to stop themselves from causing problems along the way. Two/Isabella is described as looking the worst of the bunch. The story ends with Abe and Sasha fixing them up.
- Misanthrope Supreme: The Second Gen Bobbiedots, who want to kill their human occupants. Programmed to feel superior, they believe that humans are unpredictable parasites that need to be culled to maintain absolute purity.
- Monster of the Week: Part 1 features the First Generation Bobbiedots, robotic versions of the current holographic assistants, who are a wee bit bitter about being replaced. Part 2 reveals that the first gen are actually benevolent, and the Second Generation are actually the dangerous ones.
- The Movie Buff: Gemini, as an A.I. programmed on entertainment and media.
- Mr. Exposition: Abe provides exposition on how the Pizzaplex runs to Preston. Rose mainly works as the exposition in the first half of the story, and her counterpart, Victoria, as the only Gen1 with a functioning voicebox, gives an exposition dump after Abe and Sasha attempt to communicate.
- Murderous Malfunctioning Machine: The First Gen Bobbiedots become accidentally murderous after their damage starts hindering their ability to help. The Second Gen, meanwhile, became murderous all on their own after not being listened to.
- Never Gets Fat: As Rose is only a computer program, the excessive amount of food she eats does nothing to her figure.
- No Full Name Given: On Sasha.
- Not Evil, Just Misunderstood: The First Gen Bobbiedots, who are actually trying to do their jobs through their injuries and help their occupant. The Second Gen have them trapped and set up to fail, however.
- Not Quite Dead: To save Abe and Sasha from electrocution, the Gen1s fry the entire system, killing both themselves and the Gen2s. While the Gen2s seem to remain dead, Abe and Sasha are able to repair the Gen1s.
- Pink Means Feminine: On girly, romantic Rose.
- Psycho Pink: Rose.
- Red-Headed Stepchild: Unlucky, desperate Abe is depicted with red hair.
- Red Herring: In the first story, Abe begins to doubt that the Gen1 animatronics are even real. When he finds out they are, he thinks they're trying to kill him.
- Ridiculously Human Robot: Sasha tells Abe that Fazbear animatronics are programmed to "approximate human behavior," which is why they all act as they do.
- Single-Task Robot: Of the Second Gen, Gemini is the entertainment and media A.I., Olive is in charge of news and information, and Rose is the diet and lifestyle helper.
- Smart Guy: Olive.
- Smart People Wear Glasses: Olive, the A.I. that provides Abe with information.
- Technicolor Eyes: Rose has bright pink eyes. While Gemini and Olive has a normal blue and green, they glow eerily like their sister's.
- To Be Continued: "Bobbiedots, Part 1" ends with this. "Bobbiedots, Part 2" picks up right where it left off.
- Troubled Child: Sasha works mainly with troubled children, and has a huge heart for them. This is how she's able to recognize that the Gen1s aren't actually evil, as they act similarly to the kids she's trained to handle. When they finally talk to them, it becomes clear that she's right, and the robots are absolutely distraught and horrified about what happened to Landon.
- Twist Villain: The Second Gen Bobbiedots. After it's revealed that the First Gen are real, it seems that they're off the hook for all the accidents... but they're really not.
- Understanding Girlfriend: When Abe confesses to Sasha that he was homeless, broke into his current house, and is being hunted by killer animatronics, she is pretty chill about it and just wants to go and see for herself if the robots are actually dangerous, or just misunderstood.
- Undying Loyalty: Despite being trashed by the Gen1s, forced into the attic, and attacked by a panicked Abe who thinks they're trying to kill him, the Gen1s are still loyal to the apartment owner and do what they can to help him.
- Villainous Crush: The Bobbiedots, especially Rose, seem to really have a thing for Abe, to his discomfort.
- Working-Class Hero: Fazbear Entertainment is notorious for underpaying its employees. Abe is one of the many victims of this, to the point where he's homeless and eating out of the trash.
- You Are Number 6: Upon entering the apartment, Abe is told that his Bobbiedots are simply named One, Two, and Three. Finding this to be dehumanizing, he names them Gemini, Olive and Rose. The end of the story reveals that he and Sasha also named the First Gens after English Queens: Elizabeth, Isabella and Victoria.
- You Gotta Have Blue Hair: The Second Gen Bobbiedots are computerized designs and not actual humans, and thus have some wild hair colors. Gemini has blue hair, Olive has green, and Rose has pink.
