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* SignificantAnagram: One of Jeremiah's clues is to figure out what "STINGER MOOT" is an anagram for (it's [[spoiler:"TESTING ROOM"]]). However, The Ultimate Guide implies that this anagram has wider implications; this may be some kind of reference to the [[Recap/FazbearFrightsTheStitchwraithStingers Stitchwraith Stingers]].
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[[WMG:[[center:[-'''[[Recap/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights Recap:]] ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'': ''Prankster'''''\\
'''Prankster''' | [[Recap/FazbearFrightsKidsAtPlay Kids at Play]] | [[Recap/FazbearFrightsFindPlayerTwo Find Player Two!]]-]]]]]
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-> "You have a choice to make, Birthday Boy. You can flee the building with the confidence that you will live to see another birthday even though your friends won’t. Or you can try to save your friends. If you take this option, you have thirty minutes. The longer you take, the worse shape they'll be in when you find them. Now, what is your choice?”
Jeremiah is one of the few employees still remaining at a small game development company, along with kind Hope and fun-loving Parker. The three of them are working on a new game, one that their new manager, Fazbear Entertainment, has requested they complete: a [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted VR game based on the rumors their franchise has spawned]]. One night, Hope and Parker go in to beta-test the game, while a jealous Jeremiah heads home early. When he returns the next day, he finds that they've set up a surprise birthday party for him. The birthday cake [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted spelled his name wrong]], but that's okay. Then he hears Parker's voice over the intercom. Parker's started one of his famous pranks, it seems: Jeremiah has to find him and Hope, or else they will "die." Tired of Parker's annoying antics, and wanting to win against him for once, Jeremiah agrees... and soon finds out that it may not be a prank after all.
The thirty-first ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'' story, and the first of the tenth book. It is intrinsically connected to what had been at the time the most recently released ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' game, ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted.'' The book itself was released only a month before the next game, ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach.''
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!!Tropes related to “Prankster”:
* AllJustAPrank: Jeremiah suspects this is what the strange search is building up to. It's left unclear if he's right.
* AmbiguousEnding: The ending leaves it unclear if the [[Franchise/{{Saw}} Jigsaw]]-esque game is really one of Parker's pranks or the work of a malevolent entity, to say nothing of what was in that closet at the end...
* BirthdayEpisode: This short is themed around some kind of twisted birthday party for Jeremiah.
* ABirthdayNotABreak: As Jeremiah comes into work for his birthday, he finds either a very cruel prank or very sinister setup.
* BirthdayPartyGoesWrong: PlayedForHorror.
* BlandNameProduct: The show ''Kingdom of Bones'' that the boys enjoy but Hope finds too gory sounds [[Series/GameOfThrones a bit familiar]].
* BodyHorror: As Jeremiah continues through the office, he finds more and more severed body parts. First, seven human teeth, then a jar containing whole removed fingernails. Thirdly, three removed eyes; fourth, a bunch of chopped fingers; fifth, a strange box that seems to have flesh inside; sixth, and finally, the stripped-off face of Parker.
* CallBack: This team seems to have gotten the job to develop ''Help Wanted'' after the first one, as Glitchtrap is already familiar with [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted the name "Jeremy" and the idea of removing people's faces]].
* DeadlyPrank: Possibly; Parker jokes that he and Hope will have to go to the hospital.
* DemonicPossession: Possibly, assuming Glitchtrap took control of Hope and Parker. That would explain the video they made beforehand, and their seeming readiness to chop their own limbs off.
* DiedOnTheirBirthday: Possibly, if Glitchtrap is what's in the closet.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: For Hope, who's caught the interest of both Jeremiah and Parker.
* ExtremeDoormat: Jeremiah, who's never really able to stand up to Parker or ask out Hope.
* FacialHorror: When Jeremiah opens the final box, he finds Parker's ripped-off face.
* GrandTheftMe: If the villain ''is'' Glitchtrap, it's very likely that Hope and Parker were possessed before being dismembered.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Hope, the kind and beautiful coworker of Jeremiah.
* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: The mysterious voice tells Jeremiah that the longer he takes to find his friends, "the worse shape they'll be in."
* JealousRomanticWitness: When Hope and Parker go into the testing room, Jeremiah goes nuts just hearing them giggling and chatting and decides to head home early.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's left unclear if this ''is'' a prank or not. There's a medical supplier office above them, which is where Jeremiah thinks they're getting the body parts from. But at the same time, Hope was always really against Parker's pranks, so why is she so cool with this brutally gory one?
* MeaningfulName: Okay, when is "Hope" ''not'' a meaningful name?
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Everything here is heavily implied to be the work of [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRGeneration Glitchtrap]], but never confirmed, and he never makes a direct appearance.
* NiceGuy: Of Jeremiah's two coworkers, Hope is the one who genuinely cares about him. Parker just likes to make a joke out of him.
* NoFullNameGiven: On anyone.
* NoPoliceOption: Jeremiah is told that if he calls the police, Hope and Parker will immediately die.
* OnePersonBirthdayParty: With Hope and Parker seemingly "hiding" during Jeremiah's party.
* PrankGoneTooFar: Hope tells Parker that one day he's going to reach one of these. He may have, depending on your interpretation of the story.
* ThePrankster: The short's title is seemingly given to Parker, who is a notorious prankster and apparently unable to help himself from making jokes of the people around him. So Jeremiah doesn't suspect a thing when it seems that Parker's pulling another joke on him... only for the prankster to be [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRGeneration someone else after all]].
* RealAfterAll: Jeremiah is convinced the whole time that this is all one of Parker's pranks, though each box makes it harder and harder to convince himself. When he finally sees Parker's ripped face, and realizes someone else has been talking to him this whole time, he's horrified.
* SpitTake: Directly named by Parker after he slips vinegar into Jeremiah's coffee.
* StealthSequel: Heavily implied to be a prequel to ''Help Wanted,'' given that it's heavily implied that Hope and Parker have been infected by Glitchtrap.
* UncertainDoom: Jeremiah doesn't seem to be in a good spot by the end. Despite the video of Hope and Parker claiming it's all a prank, there's a lot of evidence to suggest otherwise. Even without considering the dismembered body parts strewn throughout the office or the suspicious backdrop of the video, there's the thing in the closet... it's likely that Jeremiah didn't survive much longer after that door opened. The fact that the table ahead of him is filled with weapons isn't a good sign.
* WordOfGod: The ultimate guide is the only piece of media that's confirmed Glitchtrap's involvement. Nothing else has ever explicitly said that this is him.
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[[WMG:[[center:[-'''[[Recap/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights Recap:]] ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'': ''Prankster'''''\\
'''Prankster''' | [[Recap/FazbearFrightsKidsAtPlay Kids at Play]] | [[Recap/FazbearFrightsFindPlayerTwo Find Player Two!]]-]]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted Hello? Can you hear me?"]]]]
-> "You have a choice to make, Birthday Boy. You can flee the building with the confidence that you will live to see another birthday even though your friends won’t. Or you can try to save your friends. If you take this option, you have thirty minutes. The longer you take, the worse shape they'll be in when you find them. Now, what is your choice?”
Jeremiah is one of the few employees still remaining at a small game development company, along with kind Hope and fun-loving Parker. The three of them are working on a new game, one that their new manager, Fazbear Entertainment, has requested they complete: a [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted VR game based on the rumors their franchise has spawned]]. One night, Hope and Parker go in to beta-test the game, while a jealous Jeremiah heads home early. When he returns the next day, he finds that they've set up a surprise birthday party for him. The birthday cake [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted spelled his name wrong]], but that's okay. Then he hears Parker's voice over the intercom. Parker's started one of his famous pranks, it seems: Jeremiah has to find him and Hope, or else they will "die." Tired of Parker's annoying antics, and wanting to win against him for once, Jeremiah agrees... and soon finds out that it may not be a prank after all.
The thirty-first ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'' story, and the first of the tenth book. It is intrinsically connected to what had been at the time the most recently released ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' game, ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted.'' The book itself was released only a month before the next game, ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach.''
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!!Tropes related to “Prankster”:
* AllJustAPrank: Jeremiah suspects this is what the strange search is building up to. It's left unclear if he's right.
* AmbiguousEnding: The ending leaves it unclear if the [[Franchise/{{Saw}} Jigsaw]]-esque game is really one of Parker's pranks or the work of a malevolent entity, to say nothing of what was in that closet at the end...
* BirthdayEpisode: This short is themed around some kind of twisted birthday party for Jeremiah.
* ABirthdayNotABreak: As Jeremiah comes into work for his birthday, he finds either a very cruel prank or very sinister setup.
* BirthdayPartyGoesWrong: PlayedForHorror.
* BlandNameProduct: The show ''Kingdom of Bones'' that the boys enjoy but Hope finds too gory sounds [[Series/GameOfThrones a bit familiar]].
* BodyHorror: As Jeremiah continues through the office, he finds more and more severed body parts. First, seven human teeth, then a jar containing whole removed fingernails. Thirdly, three removed eyes; fourth, a bunch of chopped fingers; fifth, a strange box that seems to have flesh inside; sixth, and finally, the stripped-off face of Parker.
* CallBack: This team seems to have gotten the job to develop ''Help Wanted'' after the first one, as Glitchtrap is already familiar with [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted the name "Jeremy" and the idea of removing people's faces]].
* DeadlyPrank: Possibly; Parker jokes that he and Hope will have to go to the hospital.
* DemonicPossession: Possibly, assuming Glitchtrap took control of Hope and Parker. That would explain the video they made beforehand, and their seeming readiness to chop their own limbs off.
* DiedOnTheirBirthday: Possibly, if Glitchtrap is what's in the closet.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: For Hope, who's caught the interest of both Jeremiah and Parker.
* ExtremeDoormat: Jeremiah, who's never really able to stand up to Parker or ask out Hope.
* FacialHorror: When Jeremiah opens the final box, he finds Parker's ripped-off face.
* GrandTheftMe: If the villain ''is'' Glitchtrap, it's very likely that Hope and Parker were possessed before being dismembered.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Hope, the kind and beautiful coworker of Jeremiah.
* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: The mysterious voice tells Jeremiah that the longer he takes to find his friends, "the worse shape they'll be in."
* JealousRomanticWitness: When Hope and Parker go into the testing room, Jeremiah goes nuts just hearing them giggling and chatting and decides to head home early.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's left unclear if this ''is'' a prank or not. There's a medical supplier office above them, which is where Jeremiah thinks they're getting the body parts from. But at the same time, Hope was always really against Parker's pranks, so why is she so cool with this brutally gory one?
* MeaningfulName: Okay, when is "Hope" ''not'' a meaningful name?
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Everything here is heavily implied to be the work of [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRGeneration Glitchtrap]], but never confirmed, and he never makes a direct appearance.
* NiceGuy: Of Jeremiah's two coworkers, Hope is the one who genuinely cares about him. Parker just likes to make a joke out of him.
* NoFullNameGiven: On anyone.
* NoPoliceOption: Jeremiah is told that if he calls the police, Hope and Parker will immediately die.
* OnePersonBirthdayParty: With Hope and Parker seemingly "hiding" during Jeremiah's party.
* PrankGoneTooFar: Hope tells Parker that one day he's going to reach one of these. He may have, depending on your interpretation of the story.
* ThePrankster: The short's title is seemingly given to Parker, who is a notorious prankster and apparently unable to help himself from making jokes of the people around him. So Jeremiah doesn't suspect a thing when it seems that Parker's pulling another joke on him... only for the prankster to be [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRGeneration someone else after all]].
* RealAfterAll: Jeremiah is convinced the whole time that this is all one of Parker's pranks, though each box makes it harder and harder to convince himself. When he finally sees Parker's ripped face, and realizes someone else has been talking to him this whole time, he's horrified.
* SpitTake: Directly named by Parker after he slips vinegar into Jeremiah's coffee.
* StealthSequel: Heavily implied to be a prequel to ''Help Wanted,'' given that it's heavily implied that Hope and Parker have been infected by Glitchtrap.
* UncertainDoom: Jeremiah doesn't seem to be in a good spot by the end. Despite the video of Hope and Parker claiming it's all a prank, there's a lot of evidence to suggest otherwise. Even without considering the dismembered body parts strewn throughout the office or the suspicious backdrop of the video, there's the thing in the closet... it's likely that Jeremiah didn't survive much longer after that door opened. The fact that the table ahead of him is filled with weapons isn't a good sign.
* WordOfGod: The ultimate guide is the only piece of media that's confirmed Glitchtrap's involvement. Nothing else has ever explicitly said that this is him.
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