History Characters / FiveNightsAtFreddysThirdGeneration

* {{Expy}}: With his yellowish green color scheme, Springtrap resembles a much, much more twisted version of [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Rabbit]]. Which is fitting, as Golden Freddy looks like Pooh.

%%* BlackEyesOfEvil

** However, his ''[=FNaF=] 3'' incarnation remains TheVoiceless in ''VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight'', only making various noises from the former game upon killing you.

[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3 When Freddy Fazbear's closed down for good]], the horrible events that transpired there became an urban legend, and were burned into the memory of everyone in the surrounding area. Naturally, about 30 to 40 years after the Bite of 87' and the kidnappings, someone decides to bank on the terror and make a horror attraction based around the legend of the restaurant. It's got everything -- original props from the restaurant, bad electric wiring from the restaurant, and even a night guard [[RunningGag (based off the restaurant)]]. One day, a week before it opens, the owners even find an animatronic in a room in the diner. They bring him to the attraction, and everything seems to be in order -- until he begins moving on his own.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Officially, they're just hallucinations. However, they're also called "phantoms", and there's little indication on why the protagonist would know so much about the "ancient" pizzeria's history (Mangle, for example). The two most common interpretations are that they're paranoia-induced hallucinations combining the fear of the animatronics with the anxiety about fire risk, or that the spirits have returned to Fazbear's Fright and are trying to frighten you away. [[spoiler:On the matter of the protagonist knowing them, this is quite likely because the protagonists of all the games besides ''4'' are implicitly Michael Afton.]]

* RealAfterAll: When you stare at CAM 07 with her face on the arcade machine long enough for her to jumpscare you when you put the monitor down.

[[caption-width-right:315:[[Film/DonnieDarko Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?]]]]

* YouAreAlreadyDead: The moment you see him sprint past your peripheral vision while you're bringing up the monitor or maintenance panel, pray that the clock is close enough to tick to 6 AM. Or don't pray at all, since he has the tendency to attack you the moment you lower the monitor or the ventilation goes down. Same goes if you see him disappear from Vent CAM 14 or 15 (which lead straight to the Office) ''after'' you seal them, since that means he's already in your Office, hidden from your view.
** Despite common misconception, however, you're not ''completely'' dead if he peeks at you through the open door or appears behind the glass windows. If he peeks at you through the door, play the audio cue at CAM 01, while if he appears behind the windows, play it at CAM 02. However, the timing window is very, very tight (especially in the former case); you'll basically need the speed of [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] to do it right.

* CompositeCharacter: Is on the game's icon like Freddy,[[note]]other similarities to Freddy include [[HellIsThatNoise making a distinct noise]], having a SlasherSmile, taunting the player, and moving fairly quickly[[/note]] makes poses similar to both Withered Bonnie ''and'' Toy Bonnie (both of whom he resembles), is referred to with a [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast menacing]] nickname like Mangle,[[note]]and as of recently, has been involved in a small gender debate[[/note]] is in a state of disrepair like Foxy (complete with exposed shins), is distracted by noise like the Puppet, and is (or more accurately, ''was'') colored gold like Golden Freddy. Finally, like all the others, he [[spoiler:serves as the can for a dead person]].

[[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddys Main Characters Page]] | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFirstGeneration First Generation Animatronics]] | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecondGeneration Second Generation Animatronics]] | Third Generation Animatronics | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFourthGeneration Fourth Generation Animatronics]] | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFifthGeneration Fifth Generation Animatronics]] | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSixthGeneration Sixth Generation Animatronics ]] | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRGeneration Animatronics VR Generation Animatronics]] |[[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAdventureCharacters Adventure Characters]]

[[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddys Main Characters Page]] | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFirstGeneration First Generation Animatronics]] | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecondGeneration Second Generation Animatronics]] | Third Generation Animatronics | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFourthGeneration Fourth Generation Animatronics]] | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFifthGeneration Fifth Generation Animatronics]] | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSixthGeneration Sixth Generation Animatronics]] | [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAdventureCharacters Adventure Characters]]

* AndIMustScream: Quite literally, [[spoiler:as his skewered jaw is held open by the bars of the animatronic, and the large, animatronic eyes gouged into his sockets give him a ridiculous bug-eyed look]]. And in an example more loyal to the meaning of the trope, if you slow down the moaning Springtrap makes when he moves around, it almost sounds like he's saying, or trying to say "Help me".

* BodyHorror: He looks like a rotting zombie, so this goes without saying. [[spoiler:Turns out this is because he ''is'' a zombie, as a corpse is inside him.]]

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:William got a whole animatronic smashed into him, his mouth was speared open into a permanent scream, and was still alive enough to have some death throes in a puddle of his own blood. ''Ouch''.]]

** Upon starting the game, it's possible to find [[http://i.gyazo.com/d93e961e9be692f8787a8e26874461c4.jpg a]] [[http://cloud-4.steamusercontent.com/ugc/709653298215676682/16086F281FB1DB36FD02BFF76FF8766153CBE32C/ picture]] of Springtrap [[BodyHorror ripping his head open]] to reveal ''[[spoiler:a mummified human skull]].''

%%* HairRaisingHare:

* {{Mummy}}: An… odd example. From what [[spoiler:the images of the corpse]] show, it was somehow mummified and locked into the suit.

* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:''Sister Location's'' Golden Freddy cut-scene shows that Springtrap is still moving, with ''3's'' final ending suggesting that he'll be sold at a public auction.]]

!!Phantom Freddy

!!Phantom Chica

!!Phantom Balloon Boy

!!Phantom Puppet

!!Phantom Mangle

!!Phantom Foxy

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[[caption-width-right:200:[[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Man, I would kill for some brains here!]]]]

* BadassBoast: Makes one if he jumpscares you in the "Salvage" mini-game in ''Pizzeria Simulator''.

* SuddenlyVoiced: We finally hear Springtrap speak in the Pizza Simulator/''FNAF 6'' game Scott released. Some of his lines include "You may not recognize me at first, but I assure you, it's still me." "That was easier than I thought.", and "I'LL ALWAYS COME BACK!!" all with a nefarious British accent.
** However, his ''FNAF 3'' incarnation remains TheVoiceless in ''Ultimate Custom Night'', only making various noises from the former game upon killing you.

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[[caption-width-right:200:I AM STILL HERE.]]

** {{Averted}} in Ultimate Custom Night, you have to shine your flash light on him to make him go away.

* TheCameo: Her full-screen face image...thing appears one a monitor in the ''FNAF 3'' themed office in ''Ultimate Custom Night''.

** Speaking of its face, its eyes are all that can be seen. However, if ''FNAF World'' is to be believed, it has a mouth full of small sharp teeth hidden by the shadows.

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[[caption-width-right:200:Guess who?]]

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[[caption-width-right:189: It's all in your mind. [[TheEndOrIsIt OR]] ''[[RealAfterAll IS]] [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150305215438/freddy-fazbears-pizza/images/f/f0/298.png IT?]]'']]

* RealAfterAll: May be this. [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150305215438/freddy-fazbears-pizza/images/thumb/f/f0/298.png/609px-298.png Since when do ghosts/hallucinations have reflections?]]

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[[caption-width-right:200: It's all in your mind. [[TheEndOrIsIt OR]] ''[[RealAfterAll IS]] [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150305215438/freddy-fazbears-pizza/images/f/f0/298.png IT?]]'']]

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[[caption-width-right:200:[[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And I'm here, too!]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/DonnieDarko Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?]]]]

* NoOSHACompliance: Springtrap is a walking "fuck you" to safety -- his suit was designed to be both a functional animatronic and a suit worn by humans. However, the method of shifting the animatronic parts out of the way was… [[{{Understatement}} not very safe]] (simply ''breathing'' could loosen a lock and kill/injure the user), and it was hastily retired after multiple spring failures. [[spoiler:William found this out the hard way.]]

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:The person inside the suit got a whole animatronic smashed into them, their mouth was speared open into a permanent scream, and they were still alive enough to have some death throes in a puddle of their own blood. ''Ouch''.]]

* BearsAreBadNews: Considering that he's just a hallucination, he's only mildly bad news.

* TookALevelInBadass: In the second game, he was somewhat of a threat, but could still be easily warded off using the mask. Here, however, he can randomly appear on any of the cameras, jump-scaring you if you don't clock away and making you waste time rebooting the ventilation system. He also looks much, ''much'' more scary than last time.

* NoOSHACompliance: Springtrap is a walking "fuck you" to safety -- his suit was designed to be both a functional animatronic and a suit worn by humans. However, the method of shifting the animatronic parts out of the way was… [[{{Understatement}} not very safe]] (simply ''breathing'' could loosen a lock and kill/injure the user), and it was hastily retired after multiple spring failures. [[spoiler:Willie found this out the hard way.]]

* GhostlyGape: Though obscured by the teeth of the suit, opening up Springtrap's head reveals that [[spoiler:its inhabitant's mouth is permanently speared open by the animatronic parts]].

* NoOSHACompliance: Springtrap is a walking "fuck you" to safety -- his suit was designed to be both a functional animatronic and a suit worn by humans. However, the method of shifting the animatronic parts out of the way was… [[{{Understatement}} not very safe]] (simply ''breathing'' could loosen a lock and kill/injure the user), and it was hastily retired after multiple spring failures. [[spoiler:The inhabitant found this out the hard way.]]

[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3 When Freddy Fazbear's closed down for good]], the legend of the horrible events that transpired there became an urban legend, and were burned[[note]][[spoiler:(get it?)]][[/note]] into the memory of everyone in the surrounding areas. Naturally, someone about 30 to 40 years after the Bite of 87' and the kidnappings decides to bank on the terror and make a horror attraction based around the legend of the restaurant. It's got everything -- original props from the restaurant, bad electric wiring from the restaurant, and even a night guard [[RunningGag (based off the restaurant)]]. One day, a week before it opens, the owners even find an animatronic in a room in the diner. They bring him to the attraction, and everything seems to be in order -- until he begins moving on his own.

!Animatronics

->''"Uh, the most important thing you want to watch for, is the ventilation. Look, this place will give you the spooks, man, and if you let that ventilation go offline, then you'll start seeing some crazy stuff, man. Keep that air a-flowin'!"''
-->-- '''Phone Dude'''

In Phone Dude's opening call on Night 1, he mentions that the ventilation system needs to be kept functional or else you'll start seeing things. The Phantoms are the apparent end result of not doing this, and while they can't kill you, they can certainly give you a good scare and give Springtrap time to get to you.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Officially, they're just hallucinations caused by a lack of oxygen. However, they're also called "phantoms", and there's little indication on why the protagonist would know so much about the "ancient" pizzeria's history (Mangle, for example). The two most common interpretations are that they're paranoia-induced hallucinations combining the fear of the animatronics with the anxiety about fire risk, or that the spirits have returned to Fazbear's Fright and are trying to frighten you away. [[spoiler:On the matter of the protagonist knowing them, this is quite likely because the protagonists of all the games besides ''4'' are implicitly Michael Afton.]]

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