What makes the ending even better is that William opens the tape with “whoever you are”. Putting Michael into a false sense of security until he says Michael’s name
God it sounds like he's trying to stifle a laugh when he says "As neatly as you can" This is by far my favourite interpretation of William. Not some, mad scientist creating robots with soul juice or whatever it was... Just, a cold hearted, emotionless monster. Someone so confident that he can get away with it, because he knows he can. And he did, until those he murdered came back to give him what he deserves.
@@emi9337 the lore has been about soul juice since Sister Location. FNAF 1-3 was about the original 5 kids killed by William, FNAF 4 to Pizzeria Simulator opened up a new pathway and greatly expanded the lore
Honestly, William is much better portrayed here than in the actual lore. A psychopath father who went on a murder spree because his Oldest killed his Youngest; and he couldn’t kill his Oldest or else people will find out so he finds replacements. That makes much more sense to me than a psychopath who wants to bring his son back from the dead by using magic and souls.
Honestly, I don't think it's canon in any universe that William's goal was to bring the Crying Child back to life. Collecting Revenant was only ever about his own immortality, and given his personality, I'm sure even that's just a bonus compared to the joy of murder.
@@ichigoeater I don't like the concept of William being innocent or having a "good reason" for killing, i prefer to think it was for his selfish reasons, which is to become immortal.
@@Samuello2024 Agreed. Even if he did, though, it doesn't make his character any better. Any parent who lost a child they truly loved would never put another parent in that situation, especially if their version of 'putting their child back together' was sticking him in a creepy suit and leaving him in a creepy place, surrounded by murderous animatronics. No matter how you put it, William Afton has no empathy for anybody.
@@PelemusMcSoy His exact words were "The truth is that after a while lore can become so dense that there isn't room for a story anymore. Another truth is that what makes for a good game doesn't necessarily make for a good book. Sometimes a timeline gets so full that the only way to tell a real story is have the story set in a different timeline, an alternate universe, a different location, or perhaps from a vantage point that isn't entirely what it appears to be." He left it pretty vague, but it's still up for interpretation. That last example, 'from a vantage point that isn't entirely what it appears to be', is a little suspicious.
I love how he doesn't kill Michael not because it's wrong or that he is now his only child, but because people will find out. A true portrayal of a psychopath.
Imagine Michael still having to sleep still in the same house as him as a kid (after the incident) because its still his father. Imagine William standing there while he's sleeping in his room trying resist touching him. The chills😨😟
this is a masterpiece because it shows WHY the Afton family was so messed up from the beginning. it didnt start with animatronics. it started with a dysfunctional family centered around a psychopathic father. it shows the psyche behind WHY William Afton kills. it's honestly one of the most disturbing parts of the whole FNAF VHS series.. edit: i also believe that William Afton is wrong about Michael. i think that Michael was never trying to kill the younger brother (in this case Joseph), but he was just trying to mess with him and bully him as a result of his own mistreatment and shunning. i think Joseph's death really was an accident as a result of a bullying prank gone too far, but William Afton, being the psychopath that he is, interprets it as an act of cold-hearted, inhumane murder born out of hatred towards the father, rather than an accident born out of jealous feelings towards a brother.
This makes the Night Security Training Video even creepier, cause Afton call out to Michael for help...but this shows that he TRULY hated him and was just using him (well...MORE than just wanting to be out and not caring for his son)
"the five missing children of Freddy's; that was me, I'll elaborate on that later" ... that throwaway nonchalance is honest to god bone chilling, especially cus its how a real sociopath or psychopath would feel
William in the tape: I hate Mike so fucking much William locked in the suit: Mike my boy, you know I always loved you. Would you mind helping your old man out?
the way u can hear the barely restrained joy in his voice when he says 'so you better put it back michael', its like he was excited for him to find the tape
The tone setter for William when he just casually admits to killing 5 children, then saying he'll elaborate later and going on to explain things as if he hasn't said anything strange is honestly chilling
And it isn't even an emontionless type of casually, he sounds very amused with the thrill this confession existing gives and elated at the prospect of Michael finding the tape and losing his only leverage. He really doesn't give a crap about the 5 children, they are just props as he begs for an excuse to kill Michael
I like how it’s implied William couldn’t go through with killing Michael not because of moral or emotional reasons, but because he’d get _caught._ Really emphasizes his psychopathy
Not really "implied" as he pretty much states as much. But it does give he threat at the end a way bigger kick when the tape being found means Michael just lost all leverage keeping William away from him
you dont NEED to have favourites, he lost one child, truly a shit hole to be in, and then on top of that your crazy ass oldest son bullies your other son until he ends up killing him. bro could NOT come back from that one for real@@ManicFiction
@@rahh-dunku do realize William was the crazy one not Michael. It’s the fact William played favourites in the first place which is horrible. He deemed his eldest son as someone who wasn’t deserving of his love even though Michael was just a kid. It’s very much implied in these tapes, that William abused Michael. William is the crazy one for treating his children that way and not taking any responsibility. William is still at fault for the death of his youngest, it was his treatment and negligence that resulted in the bite, also his animatronic. Michael was just an abused child jealous of his younger brother for getting the affection he wanted from their father.
Did anyone notice how his voice started getting shaky when he addressed Michael at the end of the tape? It was so terrifying how his calm persona throughout the video was thrown off a bit like that, he sounded like he couldn’t control his glee at the possibility of killing his own son. Truly terrifying detail, whether intentional or not.
Another fact that disturbed me was the fact that he didn’t stop at one kid. He wanted to kill micheal so bad that he had to kill multiple children till he felt he was sastified. Truly fucking disgusting. I love how well made these tapes are.
Literally tho like imagine being Michael, how scary that would be. And, how upsetting it would be to find out your father hates you so much he wants to kill you...
@Chloe Walker And you're past with him. When you were at Freddy's he was calling out to you, asking for help. But you didn't listen. You find this tape with. You now know he likes to you too.
As much as I prefer the posh, almost sophisticated tone of the British accent William was portrayed with at the beginning of Sister Location, I like this one because it's so stupidly smug. He's invincible in this tape. Invulnerable. And he's gotten everything he wanted.
Kinda makes Henry's attempt to destroy everything in the Pizzeria Simulator to finally end the children's torture and free their souls while making William suffer all the more satisfying
Two lines stand out here. "Mike wasn't settled with being a failure." "He was always a terrible kid, not worth my time." So William is an abusive, narcissistic, eventually-MURDEROUS single father who hated and resented Michael (possibly because Michael reminds him of the wife who left him, if that's what happened), and refused to help or teach him in spite of their situation, like a good father. Instead of taking the time to help HIM, he preferred to put ALL of his time on his younger son, Joseph. Michael felt alone and resentful towards the man who abandoned him when he needed him the most, so he took it out on Joseph, eventually taking it too far with the 83 accident. After that, Michael had a moment of reflection. Full of remorse and regret, he resolved to put things right as much as possible... ...particularly after his father chose to kill other kids because he didn't wanna get caught taking revenge on his own son. Everything about this can be traced back to William. It was always HIS fault. He was a terrible father, and a pathetic man, too prideful to admit that he failed to be there for his eldest son. Then again, "failed to be there" implies that he actually TRIED. It's possible that he never WANTED to be there for Michael.
Is crying child's real name Joseph? In what of the VHS tapes it shows that shows that Joseph was trapped with mangle and mangle punched him. Im not really sure because my memory on fnaf lore is slowly starting to fade but thats what I atleast saw
Also, love how this is clearly a nice contrast to the whole “Michael, I’m your father! I just want to see my boy,” thing. It shows that if Michael had ever actually freed his father, he wouldn’t have received a very warm welcome.
I gotta say this. As someone who’s written a lot of horror, I am a huge fan of a horror called “Horror of hindsight”. Inspiring dread and fear when you recontextualize what you’ve been hearing or seeing. This tape is possibly the, and I mean THE best example. Ending the tape with calling out micheal specifically and the “you better start running” phrase is genuinely one of the best feelings of terror i’ve felt. Rewatching the tape makes it feel so much more suspenseful and horrifying than that first watch, and the vague memory of what you just watched after that stinger is just straight up genius. One if the best horror fiction pieces. Ever. Absolute props to you Squimpus. 10/10.
I hear ya! Realizing "Oh shit! I cannot put it back exactly way it was" is terrifying and the tape going on is all well and good, but even without William vocalizing the then implied threat it would already be amazing.
Most insane people depicted in media aren’t done justice. They’ll have some sort of dumb twitch, or they’ll have a crazy laugh, etc. What you made William just hit the nail on the head. He sounds like anybody else, but his thoughts are depraved and disgusting. You can tell by the way he delivers his lines he has no regrets, and he doesn’t think that what he did was wrong. I love finding gems of evil characters like this.
@@Michael-dz8tj well, my mum has a lazy eye. Does that mean that she’s mentally deranged? A lot of people have lazy eyes, it isn’t a sign of insanity. It’s just a funny little biological thing,I guess. After all, I haven’t seen A lot of insane people in media with lazy eyes. But then again, you are his son, so maybe you know something is wrong with him.
i love this interpretation of William. Him just blatantly admitting to the murders alone was unsettling, and how he went into detail and gave off a backstory that was believable yet clearly still flawed was fantastic writing. And that ending was chilling... I love it
God, the VA is amazing here! Afton just sounds so predatory at the end. It’s almost like he’s a hound on the end of a lead, patiently yet eagerly awaiting for the go-ahead to hunt down and kill his target. He’s just _waiting_ for the moment where the pros for killing Michael, his own son, outweigh the cons. And he’s _excited_ for when that day comes. Plus, the notion of a serial killer using their victims as a sub-par substitute for their real target is haunting.
Oh god that ending section about “knowing exactly where that tape is left” is absolutely genius. I can’t help but imagine myself standing there listening, only to realize not having remembered exactly how it was when it was lying there because you never ever consider that in your normal actions, and like at that moment you know you’re screwed
I felt that part in my soul. When I was a kid, I remember trying to be sneaky and getting into stuff, and then that slight panic when you can't remember just exactly HOW it was placed.
I think what was so terrifying is that William says that after he kills the kids, he leaves without guilt. And he not only says this calmly, but also with a tint of happiness. This is my favorite FNAF VHS tape because of just how chilling it is, to hear William confess to his crimes in a calm manner, and thinks that because the kids were "like Michael" he thinks that he did nothing wrong. A scary portrayal of William Afton.
Michael, being remorseful his whole life, gaining the understanding of William's first victim, being blamed by this asshole and getting pummeled into even more hatred, learning he never meant anything to his family, is possibly one of the most tragic stories ever. i'm glad that the story ended with all of them being set free.
That’ll actually make for a good horror story. Ooh! Ooh! I’ll write one just like that right now! _A H E M . . ._ _April 4th, 1994_ Two months. It had been two months since the original plan. Now, he was sure of it. Now was the time to finally do it. Micheal left the house without the slightest second of looking back. He had a sense of feeling that made him feel that whatever is going to happen, he’s be ok with it. He got his keys out of his pocket and turned it in the ignition. He started up the car and drove his way to the House. Micheal has enough patience to withstand everything else that had happened to him in those two months, but all of that went down the drain yesterday. Now, he has no fear of what’s to come next. All he wants are two things. His belongings, and his secrets. It took a long 15 minute drive to get there, but he made it. Micheal stepped out of the car with ease and checked his watch. _It was 1:00 AM._ “I’m on time.” he whispered to himself. Using the clue that he got from Jason yesterday, he managed to find out where William his the keys. He hid them in the _birdhouse._ He found the keys dangling on the roof and picked them up. He looked at the door and felt a bit of worry that he’s get caught. But, at the same time, he felt like there was no turning back. _”No turning back, Micheal...”_ he whispered to himself. He slid the keys into the keyhole and turned it sideways to hear a click. He slowly turned the doorknob to open the door as he shut it behind him and let go of it. *He’s inside now.* Micheal turned on the flashlight and began to search for anything resembling one of the two things he wanted. Something that will help incriminate William or something that holds deep meaning to William. One of the two will do nicely. He found pictures of loved ones, newspapers telling gruesome stories about missing children, and some other items that hold great value. Then, it was time. He had to search in _HIS_ room. He approached the door that he was sleeping in and reached his hand out to open the door. Then he stopped. He thought for a moment. _”What if I get caught...”_ _”What if I go to jail...”_ _”What if he kills me...”_ He snapped out of it and told himself once again, _”No turning back, Micheal.”_ He slowly opened the doorknob after dimming his flashlight. He took a step into the room and saw him. *He saw the man himself.* From this point of view, he almost seemed like a _man._ Micheal searching and scanned this room for 30 minutes. He found 3 items that he knew would be crucial to putting an end to him in court. A photo of himself in a costume with blood on the hand. A note telling himself to “Hide the body”. And last but not least, a photo of his son, Joseph with the words “I love you” written on the back with sharpie. He began to leave the room, but then he forgot to check one area. *Under the bed.* He slowly approached him and lifted the covers to reveal a small basket filled with various items. He found another photo of himself in greyscale, a pink slip made by the Fazbear Entertainment company, and finally, a small VHS tape. The tape read “Memories” on the front. Micheal smiled a bit. This was MORE than enough to incriminate this monster. Micheal picked up his bag and left the room without waking him up. He closed the doors behind him as he got back into the car. After another long 15 minute drive back home, he yawned. After all, it was 2:00 AM now. _He needed to get some sleep._ But, something about one of the items intrigued him. *It was the VHS tape.* When he got the bag inside, he took the VHS tape into his room and approached the TV, where his VHS player was. He slid the tape into the player, turned on the lights, and turned on the TV. He selected the tape and it began to play. “Hello, whoever you are. You just found a cassette tape hidden in my bedroom. Isn’t that strange? A man like _William Afton,_ someone so simple and plain, hiding a cassette tape. Why would he be hiding anything? I’m sure that, if you’re from around here, you’ve heard of the somewhat recent happenings with Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. Three cases of one, one case of two. All of that adding up to the _“five missing children at Freddy’s.”_ *That was me.* I’ll elaborate on that later. And, y’know, I wouldn’t call myself plain, either. I mean, people may think I’m plain when they first meet me. Just a father taking care of himself and his kids, who tragically lost his youngest in ‘83, and supposedly got over it, right? *Wrong.* And I’ll never get over it. And the fact that he died isn’t the only reason. You see, Micheal did it. Not a surprise, most people know that, but it wasn’t an accident. He keeps saying it was, but he’s a liar. He hates me. And he hated Joseph.” _Micheal felt a cold chill go down his spine._ “You see, Micheal wasn’t settled with being a failure, and how I loved Joseph just so much more. So, he tormented him. Eventually, killing him. And, y’know, that’s why I didn’t love him in the first place, he was always a terrible kid, not worth my time. But now I hate him more than I ever have. He’s done so much more to hurt my soul in one day alone. _My god, Joseph...”_ Micheal remembered that dreadful night... _The night of the bite._ “Ever since he killed him, I’ve wanted to *put my hands around his neck and squeeze the life out of his lungs,* but of course, if I ever did that, I’d get CAUGHT! I couldn’t work because I was thinking too much about Mike. I couldn’t concentrate on anything. The papers started piling up, and it kept fogging up my mind, and I needed a release. _Then I had an idea..._ Hey... maybe it doesn’t necessarily have to *be Micheal!* _It could be any other brat as long as their like ‘em._ Now, where do all of those children go? *Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.* And hey, if they’re like Micheal, _they deserve it.”_ Micheals front door made a click, but Micheal was paralyzed by fear in what the tape said, that he couldn’t hear anything else but his fathers words. “I went up about 4 times. Picked the worst kids of the bunch, took them back, and *gave it to ‘em.”* _Footsteps approaching..._ “I couldn’t do much, of course, they’d start squealing. So, I made it quick enough to be efficient, *but long enough to make it last...”* The footsteps moved from the first floor to the stairs. _“It was hell for them, but Heaven for me._ “And...then I leave! *Without the slightest bit of guilt!”* The footsteps approached the upstairs hallway. “So, there you go. And now that you’ve heard this, you should know...that _I check this spot every day to see if this tape has moved._ I’ve seen it so many times, *I’ll be able to notice even the slightest difference.* _I_ *will* _know.”_ The door to the room opened behind Micheal. “So, you’d better put it back, Micheal. _As nearly as you can..._ *and start running.”* The VHS tape ended and all that was left was a black screen. Micheal saw the greyscale photo of William again on the screen on top of his reflection. *Until the photo move and he whispered “I knew it...” behind him.* _All he could think about was certain death._
God, I can't even image how michael felt living his entire life with this disgusting rat. Like, he was so calm talking about how he enjoyed killing those children and putting them in the suits like if it was a saint's action that should follow everyone. The thing that spooked me the most, is the fact that he potraied those children to his oldest son and to his desire to see Michael dead. I can't even blame why michael started to bully his brother and how much his father made him feel bad about it and he had to leave with this trauma his whole life where he never recovered. Meanwhile his father made more fucked up shit as a revenge for Joseph's death, this was so realistic that actually freaked me out at the end. I love how this person has brought back fnaf to the old good days, where it was a horror game
honestly no michael sin't the roblem tis William he has anger issues and is insane literally bad guy he's the brat honestly Michael is not innocent either but he's sorry
@@Mark-Wilson bruh just because william is insane and has anger issues, he went insane after Joseph death btw, it's not am excuse for literally abuse mentally your own kid and swear on him that I would kill him in the most hurtful way. He killed Joseph on a accident, it wasn't even his intention to kill him. Let's not forget that michael was only a stupid teenager who didn't know any better, imagine how much is stressful and depressing is having a father who dislikes u from when you were born. William drove michael to bully and being mean to his brother because he wanted his attention, he let his emotions and pain take over him and vent it all on Joseph. Like imagine being hated by your father for no reason and loving way more your little brother. William is the only one to blame here
@@realCaveJohnson sorry for the late reply but, bro Michael was for sure a jerk but he was also 15 years old or around that age at the time. He was a teenager who was constantly pressed by his father violent behavior towards him and got influenced on how William loved way more his younger brother Joseph (refereed to the name of the tapes), while he was watching in the background the love he never had. Ofc a teenager gets jealous and influenced by such a manipulative behavior, I mean, what sibling never bullied their younger sibling at least once in their lives tho? The bite was still an accident, Michael couldn't predict that fredbear was gonna crush his skull and killing him, you can't really give the fault to michael since is william who made him a bully towards his brother and, I repeat, he was a teen. In the original lore he probably bullied CC for Elizabeth death but here in the tapes, he bullied Joseph because of his father neglecting Michael his whole life, just watch the video and hear accurately what william says
@@sugarbailey6622 Michael was a devil. Is there anything wrong with saying that he was a jerk by bullying Joseph, leading to his eventual death? Michael is a jealous sonuvabitch. And here we are, arguing over whether Hitler was a good person or not. Michael coughed up a child into a Fredbear springlock suit. That killed Joseph. Yeah, he tried to repent and Joseph forgave him, but that doesn't excuse how CC died because of HIM. If Michael didn't show up at the party, the storyline would've gone kaput and nothing would've happened because William is genuinely afflicted at Joseph's death and, you know what happens. William kills 6 children that look and act exactly like Michael.
5:23 this was the perfect spot to start fading spring trap in. The line “I will know” paired with the appearance of two white eyes and springtrap’s silhouette is so simple yet effective, it conveys the image and feel of a psychopathic murderer who is coming after you and no matter what you do, you can’t stop him. You’ve also gotta imagine this in Michaels pov, imagine that instead of a simple image of springtrap fading in, it’s a pair of white eyes and the sound of animatronic whirring as this part plays on the tape. That would be terrifying. This entire monologue is perfect. I bet it took Squimpus so long to find the perfect time to fade each photo in and out.
I replied to another persons comment about this but that works so well The sudden drop of the line “so you better put it back michael” when in the beginning he described him as “whoever you are” makes this much scarier because he knew that only michael would listen to the tape, i can just at that point picture michael listening up to that point and as the tape digresses to the line “so you better put it back michael” william enters the house and hears that bit of the tape pass, and then he paraphrases the line “start running” as the tape gets to that same point as william tries to find him, its truly scary
Mike: Touches the cassette with the tiniest poke possible *Somewhere stuck in a walled off room* Springtrap: That bitch is touching my cassette isn’t he.
In my opinion this is the scariest thing Squimpus has made so far. There’s nothing to scare you. It’s just Afton talking about how much he hates Michael and how much he misses Joseph as well as him admitting that he was the one who killed the five kids. But that’s the real scary part. When he says how it was “heaven” for him killing kids and hell for them. That’s frightening. Even more so because there’re people like that in the real world.
I hate to be that one guy who always corrects the slightest mistake, but it was actually five kids who were killed. "three cases of one, and one case of two. all of them adding up to the five missing children of Freddy's." Those five being Charlie, Nicole, Lucas, Angie, and Bejamin, (all names having been revealed in "Animated Cartoon")
I always have to remind myself that all these videos aren’t really connected to Fnaf, it’s like it’s own lore but not at the same time. So I always have to remind myself it’s not going to be exactly like the actual lore The Hydra’s Omen Also I agree with you 100%
William is the scariest murderer out there, he's smart and cunning, he's ruthless and sociopathic, basically the whole package. Having him know you're watching this, while he's ready to strike at any moment once he sees this, is terrifying to me.
It’s his friendly nature and appearance that ties it all together: suave, fatherly, calm, surprisingly handsome, and comes off more as a seasoned veteran in a successful car leasing firm, the well-known local television newscaster, or even the favorite teacher at a grade school than a cold-blooded soulless serial killer who takes out the grief of his youngest son’s (and presumably that of his wife’s) death on innocent unsuspecting children and who also harbors a disturbingly Freudian hatred towards his only (living) son.
What hits me the most is the knot in his throat while talking about his dead child. Doesn’t makes me empathize with him, but makes me feel like I’m hearing a real person, talking about a real story. Well done.
Yea most versions of him make him seem so unrealistic (in a universe where souls of dead children possess animatronics and how one can still live after being crushed, and mauled in a spring lock suit) where hes just this person who decided to kill or was just bad man kuz bad, this makes you see him as a man somewhat driven to inanity, it does not make what he did right in anyway, but can just show that a real person and how scary us humans really can be
I’m sorry but I’m a little new to this concept of FNAF. I’ve been going through and re watching all of these type of tapes but I cannot grasp what is happening. I’m sorry to ask, but is anyone able to explain? I know all the names included, just not the story.
This is so perfect, just his tone of voice and his lack of caring. And the way he conceals who the tape is actually for until the end and just the words “and you better put it back as neat as you can Michael”
The scariest thing about this series is the feeling of unease and negative aura around these tapes. This one takes the cake as one of the more scarier ones. The fact that William is so calm about admitting his crimes involving the Missing Children's incident just makes you think that he is pure evil. Right down to his very bone. Not only that but he even told about his deepest darkest desire about murdering his own son, because he accidentally caused the death of Joseph(AKA. Crying Child). Imagine being Michael and finding this tape, and hearing your own father talk about how he's always hated you, and how he wants to murder you, just because you accidentally caused the death of Joseph. I'd be pretty terrified too.
@Roko- OW & Geometry Dash In the canon story Michael is pretty depressed ( just like the Squimpus Michael ) so I wouldn't doupt that he tought about suicide.
To this day “I can tell when this tape has been moved the slightest bit so you better put it back. As neatly as you can. And start running…” gives me the absolute chills like holy crap
I honestly prefer this version of William Afton than the raving psychotic villain we got in the FNAF Movie or the mad scientist in the lore. This version is frighteningly realistic. An abusive, narcissistic father who despises his eldest child for reasons only logical to himself. In turn, Michael bullies his little brother Joseph for years just to have some form of control in his life and in resentment for their father. Joseph on the other hand, was always the golden child that William loved unconditionally (presumably) for seemingly no reason. He's terrified of the animatronics, and Michael takes full advantage of it any chance he gets. One day, Michael goes too far in his bullying. He, with the help of his friends, tortures Joseph by sticking his head near the one thing that scares him most. Next thing Michael knows, his brother goes limp and blood spatters on him and his entourage. He killed his own brother. Now he has to endure his father alone, never fully realizing the extent of his father's rage and hatred. William goes on to brutally murder several children to clear his mind and keep himself from killing Michael. Not because its unjust, but because he knows he would be caught. He then justifies his vile deeds on record, expressing the burning hate he feels for Michael, his own son. And has the gall to call Michael the monster, ironically incapable of acknowledging his own horrible actions. He is then haunted by the children he's killed and goes mental, accidentally killing himself years later and suffering the fate of his victims. Only through fire is this wretched creature ended. (I personally don't include FNAF SL, 6, or SB in headcanon, as I feel that they bloated the story far past the original story. And I have not, nor do I intend to read the novels.)
A year later and the voice acting is still hypnotizing for me to this day. This was such an amazing piece of voice work. You could grasp every little piece of William's character in just how he talks.
This. This is the best portrayal of a psychopath that has gone awry. I watched the FNaF Movie and I only saw very little of that, but even then, Movie Afton was great anyway. But I still imagine how people would react if they were greeted with this
Jesus dude, the thing about William is how horrifyingly confident he is in his ability to never get caught, the fact that in the tape he just says "That was me. I'll elaborate on that later." after explaining the recent missing children is terrifying. He casually summarizes his crimes as if he was admitting he broke his mom's vase at 8 years old, and just moves on to another subject. And he has every right to do so, he technically never got caught. Squimpus, you've outdone yourself and made William a tragic, yet utterly horrifying version of the man behind the slaughter. Kudos to you man. And that last line; "So you better put it back Micheal. As neatly as you can. And *start running."* Has to be the scariest and most efficient way of introducing Afton's personality into your canon. A cold blooded, nonchalant, mastermind murderer. Who has rigged this entire game in his favor.
Exactly. That's why I like Squimpus William *much more* than the canon one. This is how always portayed him and wanted him to be. When I heard about him from the Sister Location I always imagined him to be a calmed, smart, manipulative mastermind. A puppetmaster who making people do what they don't want and messing with their minds and moral, and make people think and believe what they shouldn't, because you never know if he say the truth or he just trying to manipulate you. He make people do the dirty work for him, but if he really need to he do it himself. He went trought terrible things what broke him ( like child abuse in the past or the death of his wife. ) and for this reason he fall between the uncanny valley of the understandable and sympathetic but also cold bloodingly terrifyng and brutal. From this video you can see, he manipulates Michael with his feelings because he knows he is unstabil, so he can easily pretend it was all Michael's fault and he will believe it and do what his father want. He knows Mike will follow what he said and can't run away or hide from him because he will catch him no matter what, he also won't dare to show the tape to the police for the same reason. He is enought scary, but he have feelings like anyone and his tragic past and his own flaws made him to be the person who is. It's cement the fact every coin has two side, like a well written villain. The cannon William doesn't give me this feeling at all, he is just super crazy, pure evil weirdo who can build impossible things out of the nowhere and in his entire life he killed kids for experiment on them to find the magical "immortality juice" to become immortal for an unexplained reason, which in every way sounds extremly ridiculous and unrealistic, needles to say it was a huge dissapointment for me. He is literallly on a level of a scrapped DC supervillain, but not even, the DC supervillains are actually have well maded personalities, goals and backstories. I feel like the cannon William was the one who ruined the FNAF the most, and of course the novels. Scott should built him up from his manipulative personality rather than his evil, jelalous personality and try to put too much edgyness and inhumanity in him to full the emptyness in his personality traits. This way no matter Scott try to distract our attention about he is a bad and lazy writer who didn't have time working out the main antagonist's persanlity, it's pretty clear for the ones who see trought it. And the biggest problem is that how he did it randomly and the worst way ever. His books what was far away from cannon story almost became cannon and completely changed everything, especially William who had the best chance to be a good villain in the FNAF 4-5 era when the games revealed who he is. But nooo, instead of that he made William the same character with Dave making tons of endless plot holes in the story. In my opinion this interpretation about him is way better than the offical. Who knew Squimpus isn't just a horror genius but also good story writer and a mind reader? :) Edit: God.. why was my English grammar this bad?
I love the delivery of 3:47, because he's **whining**. he's whining that he can't kill michael without getting caught. like a toddler complaining about how "that's not fair!!"
"That's why I didn't love him in the first place, he was always a terrible kid not worth my time." Jesus... Imagine hearing that from your own parent...
The fact that he calmly talks about how much he hates his son and wants to kill him while he knows perfectly well that Michael will be the one to hear it... It's just terrifying and disturbing
I'm sorry, I just have to comment: I've heard so much about this series but nothing could have prepared me for this. The voice, the delivery, the immaculate way it ties everything together and presents such a believable motive for William Afton is phenomenal. The fact that this is fanmade BOGGLES the mind. This should be officiated if only because I can't imagine anything else living up to this incredible speech. Masterful!!
Some Analog Horror can be awful, but this is well done. As awful as what Squimp did is, they did a great job retelling the FNAF lore in their own vision.
"I made it quick enough to be efficient, but long enough to make it last." I don't think I'll ever be able to get those words out of my head when I think of any form of William Afton.
Ennard Fox Everyone’s talking about William afton, but can we talk about the person who actually created this? I’ve never held so much hate for a fictional character, he’s really created the perfect villain.
This is one of the most terrifying tapes to ever exist. Instead of a jumpscare or some kind of glitching out, it's the person who started all this confessing to all of his crimes. It really puts you in an alternative universe where this could be 100% real. It's just... something about this tape makes me uncomfortable and it isn't the disturbing images it is something about William Afton's voice. It sounds so calming yet disturbing... I don't know, but definitely one of my favorite tapes!
I agree. The theme of fnaf is disturbing, and probably would a make a great movie. And squimpus did, imo the best job at, creating a shivering expirience, that combining with the eerie, and bizarre VHS tapes, with the scenario of fnaf, is really amazing.
SkullSFM Yeah same,he sounds calm yet so creepy because he is a normal person slowly turning into a disturbing murderer,he doesn’t feel guilty about it and he admits his crimes without any doubts.
Is theniftytable in the voice acting industry? I’ve never heard a voice actor be able to sound this twisted and horrifying yet so natural without forcing anything and sounding cringey
There’s something about these videos that are so immersive _like_ it’s *so* good. It reminds me of old school FNaF, where it was a creepy ghost story with intense lore instead of this whole new complicated storyline.
athena. THANK YOU! What you said is literally what I thought, I really do miss the days when Fnaf was simply about haunted animatronics and mystery, now its about androids (android ppl are from the books) and VR possession.
I feel exactly the same. These videos give me the same fear and made me lament the potential of FNAF had it not been drawn out to the nth degree. I'm grateful for the times before, though. ;-;
@@Slipperyslab I think it turned into that due to Scott's history with Sci-Fi games, he just couldn't help himself and turned fnaf into a sci-fi story. Part of the reason why I left the franchise ngl. These videos rekindled my love for fnaf.
That ending. That ending made my heart stop for a second I genuinely got that scared. These videos are something else man. They are so scary, yet, in the best way that they can be. They're brilliant.
dude. theniftytable. your voice acting here is perfect. for example, 4:48. "so i made it quick enough to be efficient, but long enough to make it last" - the way your voice became deeper in the end here, almost purring in delight, is gutwrenching. i can _feel_ william's sick satisfaction. or 5:24. "so you better put it back, michael. as neatly as you can. and _start running_ " - i have goosebumps from this one. it left me staring at the monitor with distant horror, imagining myself at michael's place. horrified with realisation that he's made a mistake and there's no coming back from it. amazing work, theniftytable
No one seems to be talking about how depressing this would be for Michael to listen to. Imagine listening to your own father say that he hates you and wants to kill you because of an accident. Michael may be the most tragic character in this series. I’m glad he got his happy ending.
@Arnold Tatis-Algarin correction - his father was already a monster, William is likely just manipulating the listener into thinking this is Michael's fault. That's what abusers do. They create nonsensical justifications to excuse their actions and blame them on other people - usually their victims, and if they have kids, wives, family members, them as well. Michael likely wasn't an especially awful kid, and both him and Joseph were probably terrified of William for being abusive monster he has likely ALWAYS been. William did have a favourite - abusers usually categorize their kids as the 'golden child', who can do no wrong and receives 'love' (which is often also abusive) and the 'scapegoat' who is always at fault regardless of who committed the wrong. They do this because it is easier to justify your own behaviour by blaming one of the children (I'm not abusive, they're just bad!) And to pit kids against each other. The scapegoat often has the abusers worst traits and behaviours projected onto them. Joseph was clearly the golden child, and Michael was the scapegoat, and Michael likely felt resentful of Joseph's position. William is just twisting the narrative to make it seem as of what was clearly an accident was some sign of Michael being the true villain at fault of Joseph and all the kid's murders, when the real monster, William, gets off scot-free by painting himself as a wounded father victimized by his evil child. Joseph's death no doubt had an effect on him, but it certainly wasn't the 'reason' he became a monster. He likely always was. The rest is just manipulation.
Im sure it wouldnt be a suprise, based on the other stuff he says in the tape. He was already abusive, if anything it would just confirm what he already knew.
The writing and dialogue in this vid and VHS series is so so perfect. This is probably the best alternate universe canon story I've ever witnessed in FNAF. Props to Squimpus for bringing the unsettling vibes upfront which the series was initially known for. You exactly know how and when to give heeby-jeebies when needed.
I just love how he delivers that line: "but of course, if I ever did that, I'd get caught". You just feel his completely impotence and rage because he can't kill his own son, the one he hates so damn much. Everybody would know it was him.
I like how common William's voice sounds in this, not a memorable sophisticated british man, just a supposedly normal guy, who turned out to be a psychopath
my name is yoshikage kira. i'm 33 years old. my house is in the northeast section of morioh where all the villas are and im not married i work as an employee for the kame yu department stores and i get home every 8pm at the latest i dont smoke but i occasionally drink i get to bed on 11pm and i manage to get 8 hours of sleep every night no matter what after having a warm glass of milk and about doing 20 minutes of streches before going to bed i usually have no problems sleeping until morning just like a baby i wake up without any fatigue or stress during the morning i was told there was no issues at my latest checkup.im trying to explain im a person who wishes to live a very quiet life i take care not to trouble myself with any enimies like winning and losing that would cause me to lose sleep at night
What I love about this characterization of William is that even if he didn’t do the tragedy he was still an awful human being based on how emotionally abusive he was towards Micheal (saying he was a rotten awful kid even before the bite) and it makes Micheals bullying of CC a lot more understandable because its easy for Micheal to see CC as the reason his father hates him ultimately creating a cycle of abuse that feels far more real than anything peepaw could muster. Just amazing writing and voice acting all around ^^
This is the best incarnation of Afton. the current Afton comes off to me like a senile old man who just wont give up. this Afton is an actual sociopath that hearing his thoughts its really uncomfortable
" the papers kept stacking up and I needed a release" Imagine instead of killing kids he started weightlifting. With that drive he would have been mr.olympia in no time
The fact that William basically made this tape and always checked on it to see if Michael actually listened to it is genuinely scary especially when Michael knows he's gonna be his father's next victim.
I doubt he actually does. Maybe he does, but obviously he recorded this before he would know if he has the spot memorized or not. Its a scare tactic used against Michael who would probably already feel trapped in his abusive household
I want to stress how good William's last line in the tape was. "I check this spot every day to see if this tape is moved,... So you better put it back Michael, as neatly as you can, and start running." this line is scary but it is also the most clever line in any horror story i have ever heard. If you were Micheal, Haunted with trauma and an abusive father, if you heard that line you wouldn't think "this is my father confessing to murder, i should give this to the police" you would say "Im fucked" out loud, Drop the tape, and sprint out the door. Im not sure if that was intentional, if it wasn't this line is still good. but if it was, HOLY FUCK that is the most clever and subtle use of mental abuse that has ever been put on CZcams. This is the best fnaf fan made story ever and i am so excited for what you do next. And if you are reading this, Have a good day :)
It says in the tape Micheal killed Joseph (The crying child) so they would arrest him. Even then Micheal has been through so much trauma he can’t. If he could have, he probably would have already did.
This is terrifying. And an Afton I want to see. It’s him, sitting down. Just calmly confessing everything he has done. He’s just a ruthless monster. And his voice gets shakier and shakier. He knows Michael will touch the tape. He’s a cold hearted, manipulative man. It’s like the joker.
Roaring Thunder115 yeah, but the Joker has this charm to him, it makes him likeable. Sure, he’s a psychopathic, homicidal maniac, but you can LIKE him. William... William is just scary. He killed children because he was pissed off at his son, and started to like it. There’s just something about child murderers that just creep me out more than ‘regular’ murderers.
I mean if there was ever a reason to disown your own child.... speaking of that why the fuck didn't william and mom just chase him out the country, I would. That poor mother tho...
I wouldn't liken Afton to the Joker but more so Yoshikage Kira. It's for very simple reasons. He's ruthless, doesn't regret any of his actions for a second, and most importantly he blends into a crowd. This portrayal of Afton describes himself as a seemingly plain man who lives a quiet life, nobody thinks anything of him at first glance. Which is the same outlook that is present with Kira. That's what makes both of these characters scary. On top of that, both characters look at their children with malicious contempt, their actions stain the environments they terrorized long after they were gone, and most damningly neither truly faced the repercussions of their actions. Neither were taken to a court of law and were killed in just as much silence as the victims they preyed upon.
Now THIS is the soul of FNaF. Not the shape-shifting cyborgs, or time-traveling ball pits, but a broken man’s irreversible sins that caused eternal pain and suffering. Some true existential dread right here
I will say, it is pretty spooky. Just the idea that you are going to be caught, the safety net that you unfortunately fell in, is quite a terrifying idea. Probably one of the few times I’ve actually been spooked on this channel.
It’s cool how William Afton portrays the kids as “Bratty” Almost like they deserved it, despite the fact that they’re just children and they act a lot more mature than him, William is still angry and holds resentment towards micheal, but Joseph WHO WAS LITERALLY KILLED BY MICHEAL understands that Micheal regrets his actions and at least partially forgives him.
Mrs. Afton, shouting into the hallway:“Honey, I found this weird tape behind your shoes in the closet. I haven’t listened to it. Do you know what it is?” William, standing over Michael who is bleeding out on the floor: shit. Very excellently done! Legitimately unsettling.
What makes the ending even better is that William opens the tape with “whoever you are”. Putting Michael into a false sense of security until he says Michael’s name
Squimpus, that madman, is absolutely brilliant.
The traveling meme merchant I agree
Spook
Hehehehehe Thank You
Wtf is Michael's name?!
God it sounds like he's trying to stifle a laugh when he says "As neatly as you can"
This is by far my favourite interpretation of William. Not some, mad scientist creating robots with soul juice or whatever it was... Just, a cold hearted, emotionless monster. Someone so confident that he can get away with it, because he knows he can. And he did, until those he murdered came back to give him what he deserves.
Same!
I think all the lore after vr and AR is kinda dumb
.....really? How
@@emi9337 the lore has been about soul juice since Sister Location. FNAF 1-3 was about the original 5 kids killed by William, FNAF 4 to Pizzeria Simulator opened up a new pathway and greatly expanded the lore
Well he's not emotionless,I mean he was sad when his son died..
Honestly, William is much better portrayed here than in the actual lore. A psychopath father who went on a murder spree because his Oldest killed his Youngest; and he couldn’t kill his Oldest or else people will find out so he finds replacements. That makes much more sense to me than a psychopath who wants to bring his son back from the dead by using magic and souls.
Honestly, I don't think it's canon in any universe that William's goal was to bring the Crying Child back to life. Collecting Revenant was only ever about his own immortality, and given his personality, I'm sure even that's just a bonus compared to the joy of murder.
@@ichigoeater I don't like the concept of William being innocent or having a "good reason" for killing, i prefer to think it was for his selfish reasons, which is to become immortal.
@@Samuello2024 Agreed. Even if he did, though, it doesn't make his character any better. Any parent who lost a child they truly loved would never put another parent in that situation, especially if their version of 'putting their child back together' was sticking him in a creepy suit and leaving him in a creepy place, surrounded by murderous animatronics. No matter how you put it, William Afton has no empathy for anybody.
Wasn't this the plot of the books, and weren't those confirmed to be noncanon?
@@PelemusMcSoy His exact words were "The truth is that after a while lore can become so dense that there isn't room for a story anymore. Another truth is that what makes for a good game doesn't necessarily make for a good book. Sometimes a timeline gets so full that the only way to tell a real story is have the story set in a different timeline, an alternate universe, a different location, or perhaps from a vantage point that isn't entirely what it appears to be."
He left it pretty vague, but it's still up for interpretation. That last example, 'from a vantage point that isn't entirely what it appears to be', is a little suspicious.
I love how he doesn't kill Michael not because it's wrong or that he is now his only child, but because people will find out. A true portrayal of a psychopath.
Imagine Michael still having to sleep still in the same house as him as a kid (after the incident) because its still his father. Imagine William standing there while he's sleeping in his room trying resist touching him. The chills😨😟
@@shadyg0d428 spooky
That send chills
@@shadyg0d428 in a physical way.
@@shadyg0d428 I mean if your only other kid killed your favorite child yea he’s a sociopath
this is a masterpiece because it shows WHY the Afton family was so messed up from the beginning. it didnt start with animatronics. it started with a dysfunctional family centered around a psychopathic father. it shows the psyche behind WHY William Afton kills. it's honestly one of the most disturbing parts of the whole FNAF VHS series..
edit: i also believe that William Afton is wrong about Michael. i think that Michael was never trying to kill the younger brother (in this case Joseph), but he was just trying to mess with him and bully him as a result of his own mistreatment and shunning. i think Joseph's death really was an accident as a result of a bullying prank gone too far, but William Afton, being the psychopath that he is, interprets it as an act of cold-hearted, inhumane murder born out of hatred towards the father, rather than an accident born out of jealous feelings towards a brother.
Agreed my friend, agreed.
Matpat’s theory confuses me when I think about the VHS series
It adds something that was never explained in the games. Why William Afton wanted to kill the kids.
This makes the Night Security Training Video even creepier, cause Afton call out to Michael for help...but this shows that he TRULY hated him and was just using him (well...MORE than just wanting to be out and not caring for his son)
Its basically William Afton's Story (kinda)
The fact that William Afton is admitting his crimes and telling all of his secrets calmly truly scares me
"the five missing children of Freddy's; that was me, I'll elaborate on that later"
...
that throwaway nonchalance is honest to god bone chilling, especially cus its how a real sociopath or psychopath would feel
@@darkhumour741 in other words, *aftons fucking crazy*
And The Fact that he imagined Mike when ever He Killed, Like Holy Shit
same but i hate him bc he hates micheal >:(
Hese up to somthing
William in the tape: I hate Mike so fucking much
William locked in the suit: Mike my boy, you know I always loved you. Would you mind helping your old man out?
William in the tape: You fucking donkey
William in suit: oh dear oh dear gorgeous
Just shows his fucked and abusive psyche. Only promising love to the child he abused when it benefits him since he is trapped in the suit
@@diskdrive6113 lmao
and that's on abusive behavior
That shows how mentally ill he is. *A twisted psychopath*
the way u can hear the barely restrained joy in his voice when he says 'so you better put it back michael', its like he was excited for him to find the tape
It's less of a threat than it is begging Michael to give him and excuse. You can practically hear him grinning ear to ear
@@rafaelcastor2089 yess this so bad
Man literally just admitted to murder and said, "I'll elaborate on that later."
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@@romanez7837 tooooootally not a script we are reading.
Timestamp?
@@FoxAnimations3 2:15
“You better put it back Micheal. And start running.”
Michael: “Aight. Ima head out.”
Also Michael: *inhales metal*
Also Micheal: NIGERUNDAYO
Micheal: *laughs in immortal purple undying decaying body*
You seriously stole my comment?
Also Michael: fuq dis shi im out mhmmm
The tone setter for William when he just casually admits to killing 5 children, then saying he'll elaborate later and going on to explain things as if he hasn't said anything strange is honestly chilling
And it isn't even an emontionless type of casually, he sounds very amused with the thrill this confession existing gives and elated at the prospect of Michael finding the tape and losing his only leverage. He really doesn't give a crap about the 5 children, they are just props as he begs for an excuse to kill Michael
I like how it’s implied William couldn’t go through with killing Michael not because of moral or emotional reasons, but because he’d get _caught._ Really emphasizes his psychopathy
Not really "implied" as he pretty much states as much. But it does give he threat at the end a way bigger kick when the tape being found means Michael just lost all leverage keeping William away from him
It's odd that he'd hold this level of affection for his younger kid though. You'd think he wouldn't give a shit about him either.
@@TheFragrantGangstersWell, sometimes even the most vile of people have favorites.
you dont NEED to have favourites, he lost one child, truly a shit hole to be in, and then on top of that your crazy ass oldest son bullies your other son until he ends up killing him. bro could NOT come back from that one for real@@ManicFiction
@@rahh-dunku do realize William was the crazy one not Michael. It’s the fact William played favourites in the first place which is horrible. He deemed his eldest son as someone who wasn’t deserving of his love even though Michael was just a kid. It’s very much implied in these tapes, that William abused Michael. William is the crazy one for treating his children that way and not taking any responsibility. William is still at fault for the death of his youngest, it was his treatment and negligence that resulted in the bite, also his animatronic. Michael was just an abused child jealous of his younger brother for getting the affection he wanted from their father.
fnaf: scary jumpscare
squimpus: psychological terror
When nothing really comes when you expect something, that’s just terrifying.
The only way horror can be good at all
1:24 alone was enough to make me shit my pants
@@telepathictortoise3021 same bruh i had to look down a bit cause i got goosebumps lmao
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Did anyone notice how his voice started getting shaky when he addressed Michael at the end of the tape? It was so terrifying how his calm persona throughout the video was thrown off a bit like that, he sounded like he couldn’t control his glee at the possibility of killing his own son. Truly terrifying detail, whether intentional or not.
Agree, it is a work of art. Squimpus McGrimpus is a big brain fella.
Oh damn
And when he talks about how he couldn’t kill him cause he’d be caught you can hear it too, except he sounds angrier
Im your 1000 like
He straight up sounded like he was gonna laugh
" I won't call myself plain either"
He's not like other girls
He's a purple guy.
He also has snake arms
he's killed a bunch of kids, he's 𝙣𝙤𝙩 like other girls
@muslim potato i did
@muslim potato but he's not like other girls, he killed kids! you didn't get _my_ joke! >:(
Another fact that disturbed me was the fact that he didn’t stop at one kid. He wanted to kill micheal so bad that he had to kill multiple children till he felt he was sastified. Truly fucking disgusting. I love how well made these tapes are.
He probably would've killed more too
@@bog1582 In almost every other piece of FNAF media he *DID* kill more.
“So you better put it back Michael...”
“As neatly as you can...”
“And start running...”
Freaking chills...
Literally tho like imagine being Michael, how scary that would be. And, how upsetting it would be to find out your father hates you so much he wants to kill you...
Aight imma head out
@@noideathelagged8272 lmfao
@Chloe Walker And you're past with him. When you were at Freddy's he was calling out to you, asking for help. But you didn't listen. You find this tape with. You now know he likes to you too.
Same
As much as I prefer the posh, almost sophisticated tone of the British accent William was portrayed with at the beginning of Sister Location, I like this one because it's so stupidly smug. He's invincible in this tape. Invulnerable. And he's gotten everything he wanted.
Kinda makes Henry's attempt to destroy everything in the Pizzeria Simulator to finally end the children's torture and free their souls while making William suffer all the more satisfying
yeah this one is so much more hateable, the dickhead behind the slaughter
I honestly don’t like the British afton
@@LogeenthLive FNAF SL - Help Wanted aren't canon in Squmipus' lore
@@freezyreef The whole afton family was shown to us in SL and Charlie was revealed to be the puppet in pizzeria sim, which are key points in this AU
“It was Hell for them, But Heaven for me.” Was a line that didn’t have to be so Diabolical to actually make me straight up DREAM about it at night.
Two lines stand out here.
"Mike wasn't settled with being a failure."
"He was always a terrible kid, not worth my time."
So William is an abusive, narcissistic, eventually-MURDEROUS single father who hated and resented Michael (possibly because Michael reminds him of the wife who left him, if that's what happened), and refused to help or teach him in spite of their situation, like a good father. Instead of taking the time to help HIM, he preferred to put ALL of his time on his younger son, Joseph.
Michael felt alone and resentful towards the man who abandoned him when he needed him the most, so he took it out on Joseph, eventually taking it too far with the 83 accident.
After that, Michael had a moment of reflection. Full of remorse and regret, he resolved to put things right as much as possible...
...particularly after his father chose to kill other kids because he didn't wanna get caught taking revenge on his own son.
Everything about this can be traced back to William. It was always HIS fault. He was a terrible father, and a pathetic man, too prideful to admit that he failed to be there for his eldest son.
Then again, "failed to be there" implies that he actually TRIED.
It's possible that he never WANTED to be there for Michael.
Guess William and Clara never had a 3rd kid
Also it's crying child not Joseph
@@Spade_WX ... they're the same person.
Is crying child's real name Joseph? In what of the VHS tapes it shows that shows that Joseph was trapped with mangle and mangle punched him. Im not really sure because my memory on fnaf lore is slowly starting to fade but thats what I atleast saw
@@DiviineStar nope, Joseph is not crying child name, is Just in this alternate universe, but it's not official on the games, Just in this tapes
Also, love how this is clearly a nice contrast to the whole “Michael, I’m your father! I just want to see my boy,” thing. It shows that if Michael had ever actually freed his father, he wouldn’t have received a very warm welcome.
DOOR STUCK DOOR STUCK
Because he wanted to see his boy. Micheal wasn't his boy. Joseph was.
*@MAINE GRAY* No, it was Michael. He was talking about Michael in that video.
@@mxrceline__solo that is a GOOD take
@@Im.Smaher Yeah but William made it clear that he hated Michael, not something you would think about for someone you would call "your boy"
Afton: “and you better start running.”
Micheal: aight imma head out
Michael you spelt it wrong
Afton: I'm about to whip somebody's ass
Remember that’s his son
*”and so i started running*”
“afton but the other one”
I gotta say this.
As someone who’s written a lot of horror, I am a huge fan of a horror called “Horror of hindsight”. Inspiring dread and fear when you recontextualize what you’ve been hearing or seeing. This tape is possibly the, and I mean THE best example. Ending the tape with calling out micheal specifically and the “you better start running” phrase is genuinely one of the best feelings of terror i’ve felt. Rewatching the tape makes it feel so much more suspenseful and horrifying than that first watch, and the vague memory of what you just watched after that stinger is just straight up genius. One if the best horror fiction pieces. Ever.
Absolute props to you Squimpus. 10/10.
I hear ya!
Realizing "Oh shit! I cannot put it back exactly way it was" is terrifying and the tape going on is all well and good, but even without William vocalizing the then implied threat it would already be amazing.
Most insane people depicted in media aren’t done justice. They’ll have some sort of dumb twitch, or they’ll have a crazy laugh, etc. What you made William just hit the nail on the head. He sounds like anybody else, but his thoughts are depraved and disgusting. You can tell by the way he delivers his lines he has no regrets, and he doesn’t think that what he did was wrong. I love finding gems of evil characters like this.
William has a lazy eye.
@@Michael-dz8tj I love it.
@@Michael-dz8tj well, my mum has a lazy eye.
Does that mean that she’s mentally deranged?
A lot of people have lazy eyes, it isn’t a sign of insanity.
It’s just a funny little biological thing,I guess.
After all, I haven’t seen A lot of insane people in media with lazy eyes.
But then again, you are his son, so maybe you know something is wrong with him.
i love this interpretation of William. Him just blatantly admitting to the murders alone was unsettling, and how he went into detail and gave off a backstory that was believable yet clearly still flawed was fantastic writing. And that ending was chilling... I love it
Some actual killers are like that btw
known fact i couldn't sleep after this
The mood and message of the tape quickly shifted from a confession to a warning
@@darkale7029 same
Fnaf 7 all dead....thats ok
“ That’s why I didn’t love him before.”
Someone give this man parent of the year award
Seanon Duncan
William Afton: I didn’t love him
Also William Afton: Hey Mikey, come visit your old man in the boarded up storage room
The kids a troubled rebel of course he wouldn’t like him
Seanon Duncan ye but in this universe Elizabeth doesn’t exist, anything after FNaF Four isn’t canon
@@srpaodequeijo2 that is until season 3 comes
William killing Michael would be a *TRUE ENDING* for him and the children stuck inside the animatronics.
God, the VA is amazing here! Afton just sounds so predatory at the end. It’s almost like he’s a hound on the end of a lead, patiently yet eagerly awaiting for the go-ahead to hunt down and kill his target. He’s just _waiting_ for the moment where the pros for killing Michael, his own son, outweigh the cons. And he’s _excited_ for when that day comes.
Plus, the notion of a serial killer using their victims as a sub-par substitute for their real target is haunting.
Its a very genuinely plausible scenario too imo
"It was Hell for them but Heaven for me."
The line delivery is spine chilling
The psychological terror is way scarier than a couple of jumpscares
Fr
Oh god that ending section about “knowing exactly where that tape is left” is absolutely genius. I can’t help but imagine myself standing there listening, only to realize not having remembered exactly how it was when it was lying there because you never ever consider that in your normal actions, and like at that moment you know you’re screwed
Same, great delivery from that voice actor as well!
Same!!
This tape makes you think your actually there
I got damn chills when he started to say he checked the spot everyday and that the position of the tape is pretty much ingraved in his head
I felt that part in my soul. When I was a kid, I remember trying to be sneaky and getting into stuff, and then that slight panic when you can't remember just exactly HOW it was placed.
It's terrifying... Especially Michael realizing that William will know NOT only that the tape was touched, but WHO touched it.
I think what was so terrifying is that William says that after he kills the kids, he leaves without guilt. And he not only says this calmly, but also with a tint of happiness. This is my favorite FNAF VHS tape because of just how chilling it is, to hear William confess to his crimes in a calm manner, and thinks that because the kids were "like Michael" he thinks that he did nothing wrong. A scary portrayal of William Afton.
Michael, being remorseful his whole life, gaining the understanding of William's first victim, being blamed by this asshole and getting pummeled into even more hatred, learning he never meant anything to his family, is possibly one of the most tragic stories ever. i'm glad that the story ended with all of them being set free.
Insect: *Pushes tape*
William Afton: "I gave you a warning Michael"
I can't wait for a fnaf movie with these tapes.
@@marstoj And games too
@CherryLatte adios
now I'm gonna turn you into a marketable plushie micheal
Imagine being a burglar, breaking into his house. You check behind a family photo and find this cassette tape.
*a burglar named Michael
They know that they better put a back and step away slowly.
if I were a burglar I’d be like hah I’m out shit sucks for Michael but I’m built different
That’ll actually make for a good horror story.
Ooh! Ooh! I’ll write one just like that right now!
_A H E M . . ._
_April 4th, 1994_
Two months.
It had been two months since the original plan.
Now, he was sure of it. Now was the time to finally do it. Micheal left the house without the slightest second of looking back. He had a sense of feeling that made him feel that whatever is going to happen, he’s be ok with it. He got his keys out of his pocket and turned it in the ignition. He started up the car and drove his way to the House. Micheal has enough patience to withstand everything else that had happened to him in those two months, but all of that went down the drain yesterday. Now, he has no fear of what’s to come next. All he wants are two things. His belongings, and his secrets. It took a long 15 minute drive to get there, but he made it. Micheal stepped out of the car with ease and checked his watch.
_It was 1:00 AM._
“I’m on time.” he whispered to himself.
Using the clue that he got from Jason yesterday, he managed to find out where William his the keys. He hid them in the _birdhouse._ He found the keys dangling on the roof and picked them up. He looked at the door and felt a bit of worry that he’s get caught. But, at the same time, he felt like there was no turning back.
_”No turning back, Micheal...”_ he whispered to himself.
He slid the keys into the keyhole and turned it sideways to hear a click. He slowly turned the doorknob to open the door as he shut it behind him and let go of it.
*He’s inside now.*
Micheal turned on the flashlight and began to search for anything resembling one of the two things he wanted. Something that will help incriminate William or something that holds deep meaning to William. One of the two will do nicely. He found pictures of loved ones, newspapers telling gruesome stories about missing children, and some other items that hold great value. Then, it was time. He had to search in _HIS_ room. He approached the door that he was sleeping in and reached his hand out to open the door. Then he stopped. He thought for a moment.
_”What if I get caught...”_
_”What if I go to jail...”_
_”What if he kills me...”_
He snapped out of it and told himself once again,
_”No turning back, Micheal.”_
He slowly opened the doorknob after dimming his flashlight. He took a step into the room and saw him.
*He saw the man himself.*
From this point of view, he almost seemed like a _man._
Micheal searching and scanned this room for 30 minutes. He found 3 items that he knew would be crucial to putting an end to him in court. A photo of himself in a costume with blood on the hand. A note telling himself to “Hide the body”. And last but not least, a photo of his son, Joseph with the words “I love you” written on the back with sharpie. He began to leave the room, but then he forgot to check one area.
*Under the bed.*
He slowly approached him and lifted the covers to reveal a small basket filled with various items. He found another photo of himself in greyscale, a pink slip made by the Fazbear Entertainment company, and finally, a small VHS tape. The tape read “Memories” on the front. Micheal smiled a bit. This was MORE than enough to incriminate this monster. Micheal picked up his bag and left the room without waking him up. He closed the doors behind him as he got back into the car. After another long 15 minute drive back home, he yawned. After all, it was 2:00 AM now.
_He needed to get some sleep._
But, something about one of the items intrigued him.
*It was the VHS tape.*
When he got the bag inside, he took the VHS tape into his room and approached the TV, where his VHS player was. He slid the tape into the player, turned on the lights, and turned on the TV. He selected the tape and it began to play.
“Hello, whoever you are. You just found a cassette tape hidden in my bedroom. Isn’t that strange? A man like _William Afton,_ someone so simple and plain, hiding a cassette tape. Why would he be hiding anything? I’m sure that, if you’re from around here, you’ve heard of the somewhat recent happenings with Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. Three cases of one, one case of two. All of that adding up to the _“five missing children at Freddy’s.”_
*That was me.*
I’ll elaborate on that later. And, y’know, I wouldn’t call myself plain, either. I mean, people may think I’m plain when they first meet me. Just a father taking care of himself and his kids, who tragically lost his youngest in ‘83, and supposedly got over it, right?
*Wrong.*
And I’ll never get over it. And the fact that he died isn’t the only reason. You see, Micheal did it. Not a surprise, most people know that, but it wasn’t an accident. He keeps saying it was, but he’s a liar. He hates me. And he hated Joseph.”
_Micheal felt a cold chill go down his spine._
“You see, Micheal wasn’t settled with being a failure, and how I loved Joseph just so much more. So, he tormented him. Eventually, killing him. And, y’know, that’s why I didn’t love him in the first place, he was always a terrible kid, not worth my time. But now I hate him more than I ever have. He’s done so much more to hurt my soul in one day alone.
_My god, Joseph...”_
Micheal remembered that dreadful night...
_The night of the bite._
“Ever since he killed him, I’ve wanted to *put my hands around his neck and squeeze the life out of his lungs,* but of course, if I ever did that, I’d get CAUGHT! I couldn’t work because I was thinking too much about Mike. I couldn’t concentrate on anything. The papers started piling up, and it kept fogging up my mind, and I needed a release.
_Then I had an idea..._
Hey... maybe it doesn’t necessarily have to *be Micheal!*
_It could be any other brat as long as their like ‘em._
Now, where do all of those children go?
*Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.*
And hey, if they’re like Micheal, _they deserve it.”_
Micheals front door made a click, but Micheal was paralyzed by fear in what the tape said, that he couldn’t hear anything else but his fathers words.
“I went up about 4 times. Picked the worst kids of the bunch, took them back, and *gave it to ‘em.”*
_Footsteps approaching..._
“I couldn’t do much, of course, they’d start squealing. So, I made it quick enough to be efficient, *but long enough to make it last...”*
The footsteps moved from the first floor to the stairs.
_“It was hell for them, but Heaven for me._
“And...then I leave! *Without the slightest bit of guilt!”*
The footsteps approached the upstairs hallway.
“So, there you go. And now that you’ve heard this, you should know...that _I check this spot every day to see if this tape has moved._ I’ve seen it so many times, *I’ll be able to notice even the slightest difference.*
_I_ *will* _know.”_
The door to the room opened behind Micheal.
“So, you’d better put it back, Micheal. _As nearly as you can..._ *and start running.”*
The VHS tape ended and all that was left was a black screen. Micheal saw the greyscale photo of William again on the screen on top of his reflection.
*Until the photo move and he whispered “I knew it...” behind him.*
_All he could think about was certain death._
@@JamerG
*HOLY SHIT THAT IS A LEGENDARY COMMENT RIGHT THERE! SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN A MEDAL RIGHT NOW!*
God, I can't even image how michael felt living his entire life with this disgusting rat. Like, he was so calm talking about how he enjoyed killing those children and putting them in the suits like if it was a saint's action that should follow everyone. The thing that spooked me the most, is the fact that he potraied those children to his oldest son and to his desire to see Michael dead. I can't even blame why michael started to bully his brother and how much his father made him feel bad about it and he had to leave with this trauma his whole life where he never recovered. Meanwhile his father made more fucked up shit as a revenge for Joseph's death, this was so realistic that actually freaked me out at the end. I love how this person has brought back fnaf to the old good days, where it was a horror game
honestly no michael sin't the roblem tis William he has anger issues and is insane literally bad guy he's the brat honestly Michael is not innocent either but he's sorry
@@Mark-Wilson bruh just because william is insane and has anger issues, he went insane after Joseph death btw, it's not am excuse for literally abuse mentally your own kid and swear on him that I would kill him in the most hurtful way.
He killed Joseph on a accident, it wasn't even his intention to kill him. Let's not forget that michael was only a stupid teenager who didn't know any better, imagine how much is stressful and depressing is having a father who dislikes u from when you were born. William drove michael to bully and being mean to his brother because he wanted his attention, he let his emotions and pain take over him and vent it all on Joseph. Like imagine being hated by your father for no reason and loving way more your little brother.
William is the only one to blame here
I mean Michael was kind of a jerk and he bullied Evan for no reason
@@realCaveJohnson sorry for the late reply but, bro Michael was for sure a jerk but he was also 15 years old or around that age at the time.
He was a teenager who was constantly pressed by his father violent behavior towards him and got influenced on how William loved way more his younger brother Joseph (refereed to the name of the tapes), while he was watching in the background the love he never had. Ofc a teenager gets jealous and influenced by such a manipulative behavior, I mean, what sibling never bullied their younger sibling at least once in their lives tho? The bite was still an accident, Michael couldn't predict that fredbear was gonna crush his skull and killing him, you can't really give the fault to michael since is william who made him a bully towards his brother and, I repeat, he was a teen. In the original lore he probably bullied CC for Elizabeth death but here in the tapes, he bullied Joseph because of his father neglecting Michael his whole life, just watch the video and hear accurately what william says
@@sugarbailey6622 Michael was a devil. Is there anything wrong with saying that he was a jerk by bullying Joseph, leading to his eventual death? Michael is a jealous sonuvabitch. And here we are, arguing over whether Hitler was a good person or not. Michael coughed up a child into a Fredbear springlock suit. That killed Joseph. Yeah, he tried to repent and Joseph forgave him, but that doesn't excuse how CC died because of HIM. If Michael didn't show up at the party, the storyline would've gone kaput and nothing would've happened because William is genuinely afflicted at Joseph's death and, you know what happens. William kills 6 children that look and act exactly like Michael.
5:23 this was the perfect spot to start fading spring trap in. The line “I will know” paired with the appearance of two white eyes and springtrap’s silhouette is so simple yet effective, it conveys the image and feel of a psychopathic murderer who is coming after you and no matter what you do, you can’t stop him. You’ve also gotta imagine this in Michaels pov, imagine that instead of a simple image of springtrap fading in, it’s a pair of white eyes and the sound of animatronic whirring as this part plays on the tape. That would be terrifying. This entire monologue is perfect. I bet it took Squimpus so long to find the perfect time to fade each photo in and out.
I replied to another persons comment about this but that works so well
The sudden drop of the line “so you better put it back michael” when in the beginning he described him as “whoever you are” makes this much scarier because he knew that only michael would listen to the tape, i can just at that point picture michael listening up to that point and as the tape digresses to the line “so you better put it back michael” william enters the house and hears that bit of the tape pass, and then he paraphrases the line “start running” as the tape gets to that same point as william tries to find him, its truly scary
Mike: Touches the cassette with the tiniest poke possible
*Somewhere stuck in a walled off room*
Springtrap: That bitch is touching my cassette isn’t he.
God bless you with those holy words
𓀠 𓀡𓀥 𓀦 𓀧 𓀨 𓀩 𓀪 𓀫 𓀬𓀭 𓀮 𓀯 𓀰 𓀱 𓀲 𓀳 𓀴 𓀵 𓀶 𓀷 𓀸 𓀻 𓀼 𓀽 𓀾 𓀿 𓁀 𓁁
I’m not sorry
*WHEEZE*
Ndjsjwje yeah-
In my opinion this is the scariest thing Squimpus has made so far. There’s nothing to scare you. It’s just Afton talking about how much he hates Michael and how much he misses Joseph as well as him admitting that he was the one who killed the five kids. But that’s the real scary part. When he says how it was “heaven” for him killing kids and hell for them. That’s frightening. Even more so because there’re people like that in the real world.
I hate to be that one guy who always corrects the slightest mistake, but it was actually five kids who were killed. "three cases of one, and one case of two. all of them adding up to the five missing children of Freddy's."
Those five being Charlie, Nicole, Lucas, Angie, and Bejamin, (all names having been revealed in "Animated Cartoon")
It's a small thing, but *T H E R E ' R E*
Mat I hate that the names in this series aren’t the same as the ones from the Five Nights at Freddy’s canon.
I always have to remind myself that all these videos aren’t really connected to Fnaf, it’s like it’s own lore but not at the same time. So I always have to remind myself it’s not going to be exactly like the actual lore The Hydra’s Omen
Also I agree with you 100%
Bruh imagine how terrifying and histeric he would be in the fnaf movie
"So you better put it back, Michael. As neatly as you can... and start running."
Man, that's terrifying.
*And from downstairs… a door opens.*
"And supposedly just got over it right?"
"Wrong"
"I'll never get over it"
Damn this line hit close
William is the scariest murderer out there, he's smart and cunning, he's ruthless and sociopathic, basically the whole package. Having him know you're watching this, while he's ready to strike at any moment once he sees this, is terrifying to me.
It’s his friendly nature and appearance that ties it all together: suave, fatherly, calm, surprisingly handsome, and comes off more as a seasoned veteran in a successful car leasing firm, the well-known local television newscaster, or even the favorite teacher at a grade school than a cold-blooded soulless serial killer who takes out the grief of his youngest son’s (and presumably that of his wife’s) death on innocent unsuspecting children and who also harbors a disturbingly Freudian hatred towards his only (living) son.
But gets fooled by a fake children's laughter over and over again
@@Friedtwizzler handsome!?
@@rufoosy4760 basically Ted Bundy
He’s up there with Kira from part 4 of JoJo
What hits me the most is the knot in his throat while talking about his dead child.
Doesn’t makes me empathize with him, but makes me feel like I’m hearing a real person, talking about a real story.
Well done.
Yea most versions of him make him seem so unrealistic (in a universe where souls of dead children possess animatronics and how one can still live after being crushed, and mauled in a spring lock suit) where hes just this person who decided to kill or was just bad man kuz bad, this makes you see him as a man somewhat driven to inanity, it does not make what he did right in anyway, but can just show that a real person and how scary us humans really can be
@@skyravenwoods Oh he definitely didnt survive the springlock failure. It's more that he's haunting it.
I’m sorry but I’m a little new to this concept of FNAF. I’ve been going through and re watching all of these type of tapes but I cannot grasp what is happening. I’m sorry to ask, but is anyone able to explain? I know all the names included, just not the story.
@@jupt3r274 what exactly do you need help explaining
SkyRavenWoods Oops sorry. I used to be confused. I finished the tapes and I now I completely understand. Thank you for the offer though!
This is so perfect, just his tone of voice and his lack of caring. And the way he conceals who the tape is actually for until the end and just the words “and you better put it back as neat as you can Michael”
“It was hell for them, but it was heaven for me.” DUDE, THAT IS SUCH A CHILLING LINE
The scariest thing about this series is the feeling of unease and negative aura around these tapes. This one takes the cake as one of the more scarier ones.
The fact that William is so calm about admitting his crimes involving the Missing Children's incident just makes you think that he is pure evil. Right down to his very bone.
Not only that but he even told about his deepest darkest desire about murdering his own son, because he accidentally caused the death of Joseph(AKA. Crying Child).
Imagine being Michael and finding this tape, and hearing your own father talk about how he's always hated you, and how he wants to murder you, just because you accidentally caused the death of Joseph. I'd be pretty terrified too.
@Roko- OW & Geometry Dash In the canon story Michael is pretty depressed ( just like the Squimpus Michael ) so I wouldn't doupt that he tought about suicide.
Micheal is the crying child
@@pilkers2 You forgot to write the "that's just a theory, not a comfirmed fact" part. Also did you get that we talking about this AU headcanon, right?
@@SparklingWater445 Yes, Joseph is a fanmade name but we already said it thousand times ( it's not supposed to be an offense or anything ).
It's kinda like light telling people he kills casually ”oh yeah I'm kira”
Basic summary:
The naughty kids get stuffed into the suits.
Naughty children must be sent to the stuffing bunny
@@Obooyer *WHEEZE*
The naughty chidren get sent into the storage closet with the bunny man
Bob Bobbery NooOooo
@@kingvaliant2963 yes
To this day “I can tell when this tape has been moved the slightest bit so you better put it back. As neatly as you can. And start running…” gives me the absolute chills like holy crap
I honestly prefer this version of William Afton than the raving psychotic villain we got in the FNAF Movie or the mad scientist in the lore.
This version is frighteningly realistic. An abusive, narcissistic father who despises his eldest child for reasons only logical to himself. In turn, Michael bullies his little brother Joseph for years just to have some form of control in his life and in resentment for their father. Joseph on the other hand, was always the golden child that William loved unconditionally (presumably) for seemingly no reason. He's terrified of the animatronics, and Michael takes full advantage of it any chance he gets.
One day, Michael goes too far in his bullying. He, with the help of his friends, tortures Joseph by sticking his head near the one thing that scares him most. Next thing Michael knows, his brother goes limp and blood spatters on him and his entourage. He killed his own brother. Now he has to endure his father alone, never fully realizing the extent of his father's rage and hatred.
William goes on to brutally murder several children to clear his mind and keep himself from killing Michael. Not because its unjust, but because he knows he would be caught.
He then justifies his vile deeds on record, expressing the burning hate he feels for Michael, his own son. And has the gall to call Michael the monster, ironically incapable of acknowledging his own horrible actions. He is then haunted by the children he's killed and goes mental, accidentally killing himself years later and suffering the fate of his victims. Only through fire is this wretched creature ended.
(I personally don't include FNAF SL, 6, or SB in headcanon, as I feel that they bloated the story far past the original story. And I have not, nor do I intend to read the novels.)
“It was hell for them but it was heaven for me”.
God. The chills.
Poor Afton, man. I feel bad for the guy.
@@russian_knight But he is still murderous. It's doesn't matter what's happened him in the past.
Suddenly....those Man Behind the Slaughter memes....just got a lot less funnier.
*I am the man behind the slaughter.*
@@blahblahblah1381 *it's been so long intensifies*
Hey guys just killed 5 kids I am officially the man behind the slaughter
It was already lame, just some of them was actually funny and creative.
@@blahblahblah1381 OH MY GOD IT'S THE MAN BEHIND THE SLAUGHTER EVERYONE!
A year later and the voice acting is still hypnotizing for me to this day. This was such an amazing piece of voice work. You could grasp every little piece of William's character in just how he talks.
This.
This is the best portrayal of a psychopath that has gone awry.
I watched the FNaF Movie and I only saw very little of that, but even then, Movie Afton was great anyway.
But I still imagine how people would react if they were greeted with this
Jesus dude, the thing about William is how horrifyingly confident he is in his ability to never get caught, the fact that in the tape he just says "That was me. I'll elaborate on that later." after explaining the recent missing children is terrifying. He casually summarizes his crimes as if he was admitting he broke his mom's vase at 8 years old, and just moves on to another subject. And he has every right to do so, he technically never got caught. Squimpus, you've outdone yourself and made William a tragic, yet utterly horrifying version of the man behind the slaughter. Kudos to you man. And that last line; "So you better put it back Micheal. As neatly as you can. And *start running."* Has to be the scariest and most efficient way of introducing Afton's personality into your canon. A cold blooded, nonchalant, mastermind murderer. Who has rigged this entire game in his favor.
Dank Spiderman why did I read that as horrifyingly cute-
@@syren5979 I dunno, why did you?
I just found it funny. “Yeah I killed them, I’ll tell the story later yeah yeah, anyways so...”
@嘘だIbuki I have my doubts they know about the despair
Exactly. That's why I like Squimpus William *much more* than the canon one.
This is how always portayed him and wanted him to be. When I heard about him from the Sister Location I always imagined him to be a calmed, smart, manipulative mastermind. A puppetmaster who making people do what they don't want and messing with their minds and moral,
and make people think and believe what they shouldn't, because you never know if he say the truth or he just trying to manipulate you. He make people do the dirty work for him, but if he really need to he do it himself. He went trought terrible things what broke him ( like child abuse in the past or the death of his wife. ) and for this reason he fall between the uncanny valley of the understandable and sympathetic but also cold bloodingly terrifyng and brutal. From this video you can see, he manipulates Michael with his feelings because he knows he is unstabil, so he can easily pretend it was all Michael's fault and he will believe it and do what his father want. He knows Mike will follow what he said and can't run away or hide from him because he will catch him no matter what, he also won't dare to show the tape to the police for the same reason. He is enought scary, but he have feelings like anyone and his tragic past and his own flaws made him to be the person who is. It's cement the fact every coin has two side, like a well written villain. The cannon William doesn't give me this feeling at all, he is just super crazy, pure evil weirdo who can build impossible things out of the nowhere and in his entire life he killed kids for experiment on them to find the magical "immortality juice" to become immortal for an unexplained reason, which in every way sounds extremly ridiculous and unrealistic, needles to say it was a huge dissapointment for me. He is literallly on a level of a scrapped DC supervillain, but not even, the DC supervillains are actually have well maded personalities, goals and backstories. I feel like the cannon William was the one who ruined the FNAF the most, and of course the novels. Scott should built him up from his manipulative personality rather than his evil, jelalous personality and try to put too much edgyness and inhumanity in him to full the emptyness in his personality traits. This way no matter Scott try to distract our attention about he is a bad and lazy writer who didn't have time working out the main antagonist's persanlity, it's pretty clear for the ones who see trought it. And the biggest problem is that how he did it randomly and the worst way ever. His books what was far away from cannon story almost became cannon and completely changed everything, especially William who had the best chance to be a good villain in the FNAF 4-5 era when the games revealed who he is. But nooo, instead of that he made William the same character with Dave making tons of endless plot holes in the story. In my opinion this interpretation about him is way better than the offical. Who knew Squimpus isn't just a horror genius but also good story writer and a mind reader? :)
Edit: God.. why was my English grammar this bad?
Someone give this man a voice acting reward. This man was able to portray the slowly riveting insanity of William and it truly brings the film to life
Exactly.
Is the voice acting done by Squimpus McGrimpus himself, or is it done by someone else?
@@LM-ix7pk It was voiced by Theniftytable.
LM im pretty sure squimpus is a woman
@@Evilvillain666 Squimpus is gendefluid, so "they/she".
That's actually the most amazing voice acting I've *ever* heard, hands down. Wow
I love the delivery of 3:47, because he's **whining**. he's whining that he can't kill michael without getting caught. like a toddler complaining about how "that's not fair!!"
alternate title: william starts a podcast
Ngl i could hear a William Afton podcast all day with that voice
Lol
Yeah
Shadow Marco same
"what are you doing old sport"
"That's why I didn't love him in the first place, he was always a terrible kid not worth my time."
Jesus...
Imagine hearing that from your own parent...
You know....i don't blame him....he only killed those trouble maker kids...for me its ok
@@joaquinumpierrez9940 Damn I guess serial child murderers were in the right all along! You've figured it out Joaquin!
Joaquin Umpierrez ah yes, killing kids is ok only if they’re annoying
@@seeble8394 sure....William is my man
@@starringvincentprice thank you ;)
The fact that he calmly talks about how much he hates his son and wants to kill him while he knows perfectly well that Michael will be the one to hear it... It's just terrifying and disturbing
I'm sorry, I just have to comment: I've heard so much about this series but nothing could have prepared me for this. The voice, the delivery, the immaculate way it ties everything together and presents such a believable motive for William Afton is phenomenal. The fact that this is fanmade BOGGLES the mind. This should be officiated if only because I can't imagine anything else living up to this incredible speech. Masterful!!
- Convert this into a VHS Tape.
- Give this VHS to a man named Michael whose Dad is absent.
- Profit.
ill take it then
No, no, wait...I think they're onto something. 👀
Fucking do it
@Ham Bürgèr did they stutter
shit
“that was me”
“i’ll elaborate later”
no i think you will elaborate now
That was YOU
itz me
Us: so would you elaborate?
William: good question
W:I'll elaborate later
Us: can you.. So that now?
W:well yes,but actually no.
Witch is witch I don’t know
@@hysteakz_0172 I'm not a witch
Some Analog Horror can be awful, but this is well done. As awful as what Squimp did is, they did a great job retelling the FNAF lore in their own vision.
This really nicely put together a story for fnaf 1-4. It didn’t contradict any of the actual lore, but it made it feel actually scary.
"I made it quick enough to be efficient, but long enough to make it last."
I don't think I'll ever be able to get those words out of my head when I think of any form of William Afton.
Ennard Fox Everyone’s talking about William afton, but can we talk about the person who actually created this? I’ve never held so much hate for a fictional character, he’s really created the perfect villain.
That's fair. I think Squimpus chose the perfect person to voice his William Afton, and did an amazing job on this video.
This is one of the most terrifying tapes to ever exist. Instead of a jumpscare or some kind of glitching out, it's the person who started all this confessing to all of his crimes. It really puts you in an alternative universe where this could be 100% real. It's just... something about this tape makes me uncomfortable and it isn't the disturbing images it is something about William Afton's voice. It sounds so calming yet disturbing... I don't know, but definitely one of my favorite tapes!
I agree. The theme of fnaf is disturbing, and probably would a make a great movie. And squimpus did, imo the best job at, creating a shivering expirience, that combining with the eerie, and bizarre VHS tapes, with the scenario of fnaf, is really amazing.
I know, this just makes me feel... unsettled, almost like I'm watching a real VHS tape.
SkullSFM Yeah same,he sounds calm yet so creepy because he is a normal person slowly turning into a disturbing murderer,he doesn’t feel guilty about it and he admits his crimes without any doubts.
I think it's the fact that he has a cold type of anger-the worst there is.
It's a man who is perfectly comfortable with who he is: a monster.
Is theniftytable in the voice acting industry? I’ve never heard a voice actor be able to sound this twisted and horrifying yet so natural without forcing anything and sounding cringey
“So you better put back, it Michael. As neatly as you can. And start RUNNING.” I *felt* that.
There’s something about these videos that are so immersive _like_ it’s *so* good. It reminds me of old school FNaF, where it was a creepy ghost story with intense lore instead of this whole new complicated storyline.
athena. THANK YOU! What you said is literally what I thought, I really do miss the days when Fnaf was simply about haunted animatronics and mystery, now its about androids (android ppl are from the books) and VR possession.
And you cant really blame ppl who rely on matpat to make sense of the confusing lore when it’s probably the only thing you can go off by tbh
I feel exactly the same. These videos give me the same fear and made me lament the potential of FNAF had it not been drawn out to the nth degree. I'm grateful for the times before, though. ;-;
@@Slipperyslab I think it turned into that due to Scott's history with Sci-Fi games, he just couldn't help himself and turned fnaf into a sci-fi story. Part of the reason why I left the franchise ngl. These videos rekindled my love for fnaf.
BardoNardo these vids take a lot from the sci-fi games tho. However, I won’t disagree with you, the 80’s aesthetic > sci-fi era
"I wouldn't call myself plain"
William ain't like the other girls, hes quirky.😳
he'd love the nice guys subreddit
Murdered 5 kids today, I might a Cancer ngl 😳
Bruh 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳👏🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Feeling cute, might kill a few kids
I laughed for 5 minutes straight. Thank.
That ending. That ending made my heart stop for a second I genuinely got that scared. These videos are something else man. They are so scary, yet, in the best way that they can be. They're brilliant.
dude. theniftytable. your voice acting here is perfect. for example, 4:48. "so i made it quick enough to be efficient, but long enough to make it last" - the way your voice became deeper in the end here, almost purring in delight, is gutwrenching. i can _feel_ william's sick satisfaction. or 5:24. "so you better put it back, michael. as neatly as you can. and _start running_ " - i have goosebumps from this one. it left me staring at the monitor with distant horror, imagining myself at michael's place. horrified with realisation that he's made a mistake and there's no coming back from it. amazing work, theniftytable
No one seems to be talking about how depressing this would be for Michael to listen to. Imagine listening to your own father say that he hates you and wants to kill you because of an accident. Michael may be the most tragic character in this series. I’m glad he got his happy ending.
@Arnold Tatis-Algarin correction - his father was already a monster, William is likely just manipulating the listener into thinking this is Michael's fault. That's what abusers do. They create nonsensical justifications to excuse their actions and blame them on other people - usually their victims, and if they have kids, wives, family members, them as well. Michael likely wasn't an especially awful kid, and both him and Joseph were probably terrified of William for being abusive monster he has likely ALWAYS been. William did have a favourite - abusers usually categorize their kids as the 'golden child', who can do no wrong and receives 'love' (which is often also abusive) and the 'scapegoat' who is always at fault regardless of who committed the wrong. They do this because it is easier to justify your own behaviour by blaming one of the children (I'm not abusive, they're just bad!) And to pit kids against each other. The scapegoat often has the abusers worst traits and behaviours projected onto them. Joseph was clearly the golden child, and Michael was the scapegoat, and Michael likely felt resentful of Joseph's position. William is just twisting the narrative to make it seem as of what was clearly an accident was some sign of Michael being the true villain at fault of Joseph and all the kid's murders, when the real monster, William, gets off scot-free by painting himself as a wounded father victimized by his evil child. Joseph's death no doubt had an effect on him, but it certainly wasn't the 'reason' he became a monster. He likely always was. The rest is just manipulation.
Im sure it wouldnt be a suprise, based on the other stuff he says in the tape. He was already abusive, if anything it would just confirm what he already knew.
@@Lisa_Flowers this is his own lore you know that right?
Mike, Henry, Evan, and Phone Guy
agreed and i’m so happy the movie is gonna be revolving around him
The writing and dialogue in this vid and VHS series is so so perfect.
This is probably the best alternate universe canon story I've ever witnessed in FNAF. Props to Squimpus for bringing the unsettling vibes upfront which the series was initially known for.
You exactly know how and when to give heeby-jeebies when needed.
I fucking love this interpretation of william. It's spooky as hell and the voice actor did a stand up job.
I just love how he delivers that line: "but of course, if I ever did that, I'd get caught". You just feel his completely impotence and rage because he can't kill his own son, the one he hates so damn much. Everybody would know it was him.
I like how common William's voice sounds in this, not a memorable sophisticated british man, just a supposedly normal guy, who turned out to be a psychopath
My name is Yoshikage Kira. I am 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are.
@@aprilscythes ah i See youre a man of culture as well
[EDES] STOP what a king
my name is yoshikage kira. i'm 33 years old. my house is in the northeast section of morioh where all the villas are and im not married i work as an employee for the kame yu department stores and i get home every 8pm at the latest i dont smoke but i occasionally drink i get to bed on 11pm and i manage to get 8 hours of sleep every night no matter what after having a warm glass of milk and about doing 20 minutes of streches before going to bed i usually have no problems sleeping until morning just like a baby i wake up without any fatigue or stress during the morning i was told there was no issues at my latest checkup.im trying to explain im a person who wishes to live a very quiet life i take care not to trouble myself with any enimies like winning and losing that would cause me to lose sleep at night
“You better put it back Michael, as neatly as you can.. and start running” God damn giving me goosebumps holy shit
As much as the line made me shiver, it was the deliberate 4 seconds of silence afterwards that fucked with me the most
right?? i literally stopped what i was doing when i heard the last line,,l
Yei Sanchez Good I’m not crazy
God props to the voice actor here, god the way William says "That was me," Yikes, chills.
"That was me😁"
"I'll elaborate on that later😉" HELP
Michael: *accidentally touches cassette tape*
William: I sense a disturbance in the force...
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William: Turn him to the dark side, my apprentice.
Circus Baby: Yes, master.
Y E S
IMMA TOUCH THE TAPE!
Starts humming another one bites the dust
Michael: Touches the tape for 0.000000001 second
William: **coffin dance**
Yeah just don't touch the tape that all you need to do don't touch the tape don't touch the ta-
*Astronomia Plays*
William:hippity hoppity your life is now my property.
XD
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What I love about this characterization of William is that even if he didn’t do the tragedy he was still an awful human being based on how emotionally abusive he was towards Micheal (saying he was a rotten awful kid even before the bite) and it makes Micheals bullying of CC a lot more understandable because its easy for Micheal to see CC as the reason his father hates him ultimately creating a cycle of abuse that feels far more real than anything peepaw could muster. Just amazing writing and voice acting all around ^^
This is the best incarnation of Afton. the current Afton comes off to me like a senile old man who just wont give up. this Afton is an actual sociopath that hearing his thoughts its really uncomfortable
Normies: The man behind the slaughter
Intellectuals: *Criminal Criminal Criminal*
Yup.
mcgimpus makes the man behind the slaughter scarier
C R I M I N A L
Criminal.
Criminal.
Criminal.
Criminal
Criminal
Criminal
Criminal
Criminal
I identify as an attack helicopter
I’ll see you on the other side guys...
Edit: DAMN that was realistic. I can feel the brokenness in William’s voice. This was very well done.
Bro when he told Micheal to put the vhs back as neatly as he could and start running
I got literal chills down my damn spine
@@settttthhhhhhhh ME TOO
Legit tho, William broke, but I also like how Squimpus makes him out to be an unequivocally terrible person
@@settttthhhhhhhh sammmee
Yeah
the bro that made "criminal criminal criminal" is legit a criminal lmao
" the papers kept stacking up and I needed a release"
Imagine instead of killing kids he started weightlifting. With that drive he would have been mr.olympia in no time
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The fact that William basically made this tape and always checked on it to see if Michael actually listened to it is genuinely scary especially when Michael knows he's gonna be his father's next victim.
I doubt he actually does. Maybe he does, but obviously he recorded this before he would know if he has the spot memorized or not. Its a scare tactic used against Michael who would probably already feel trapped in his abusive household
William’s face looks so realistic yet so unreal that its scary
Nah he looks kinda like my dad actually, KINDA
The reason it looks so unnatural is because it's symmetrical! Faces aren't meant to be perfectly symmetrical, and so it's uncanny to see.
Uncanny Valley
he looks like my cousin...i'm screwed
@@rustyduhusky3456 maybe run
I LOVE the detail of him picking the most misbehaving children he could find just because they remind him of michael.
William really went "You know those kids that died? That was me. But first, only 22% of my audience is subscribed---"
I want to stress how good William's last line in the tape was. "I check this spot every day to see if this tape is moved,... So you better put it back Michael, as neatly as you can, and start running."
this line is scary but it is also the most clever line in any horror story i have ever heard.
If you were Micheal, Haunted with trauma and an abusive father, if you heard that line you wouldn't think "this is my father confessing to murder, i should give this to the police" you would say "Im fucked" out loud, Drop the tape, and sprint out the door.
Im not sure if that was intentional, if it wasn't this line is still good. but if it was, HOLY FUCK that is the most clever and subtle use of mental abuse that has ever been put on CZcams. This is the best fnaf fan made story ever and i am so excited for what you do next.
And if you are reading this, Have a good day :)
What could he do in a spring lock suit to get someone that fast? Micheal can just run and get in the car and show the tape to the cops.
It says in the tape Micheal killed Joseph (The crying child) so they would arrest him. Even then Micheal has been through so much trauma he can’t. If he could have, he probably would have already did.
@@notsomatureguy1181 It was an accident. The bite of 83. So Michael wouldn't be arrested.
you too man :3
Jesus
This is terrifying. And an Afton I want to see. It’s him, sitting down. Just calmly confessing everything he has done. He’s just a ruthless monster. And his voice gets shakier and shakier. He knows Michael will touch the tape. He’s a cold hearted, manipulative man. It’s like the joker.
Whats with youtube making all my replies dissapear
Roaring Thunder115 yeah, but the Joker has this charm to him, it makes him likeable. Sure, he’s a psychopathic, homicidal maniac, but you can LIKE him. William... William is just scary. He killed children because he was pissed off at his son, and started to like it. There’s just something about child murderers that just creep me out more than ‘regular’ murderers.
I mean if there was ever a reason to disown your own child.... speaking of that why the fuck didn't william and mom just chase him out the country, I would.
That poor mother tho...
I wouldn't liken Afton to the Joker but more so Yoshikage Kira. It's for very simple reasons. He's ruthless, doesn't regret any of his actions for a second, and most importantly he blends into a crowd. This portrayal of Afton describes himself as a seemingly plain man who lives a quiet life, nobody thinks anything of him at first glance. Which is the same outlook that is present with Kira. That's what makes both of these characters scary. On top of that, both characters look at their children with malicious contempt, their actions stain the environments they terrorized long after they were gone, and most damningly neither truly faced the repercussions of their actions. Neither were taken to a court of law and were killed in just as much silence as the victims they preyed upon.
Slitherywriter1 i william afton just want to live a quiet life
Squimpus how do you feel about children?
he luvs chalid
Now THIS is the soul of FNaF. Not the shape-shifting cyborgs, or time-traveling ball pits, but a broken man’s irreversible sins that caused eternal pain and suffering. Some true existential dread right here
Michael: *barely moves tape*
William: *s o y o u h a v e c h o s e n d e a t h*
*c r i m n a l*
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@@pewzier *C R I N I M L*
@@captain_noo *C R I N I M L*
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*C R I M I N A L*
Dude, those last lines are chilling. Way scarier than a jump scare.
Seanon Duncan *You stole this comment. So you better put it back. Neatly. And start running.*
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Seanon Duncan *who tf is Joe?*
I will say, it is pretty spooky. Just the idea that you are going to be caught, the safety net that you unfortunately fell in, is quite a terrifying idea. Probably one of the few times I’ve actually been spooked on this channel.
It’s cool how William Afton portrays the kids as “Bratty” Almost like they deserved it, despite the fact that they’re just children and they act a lot more mature than him, William is still angry and holds resentment towards micheal, but Joseph WHO WAS LITERALLY KILLED BY MICHEAL understands that Micheal regrets his actions and at least partially forgives him.
Mrs. Afton, shouting into the hallway:“Honey, I found this weird tape behind your shoes in the closet. I haven’t listened to it. Do you know what it is?”
William, standing over Michael who is bleeding out on the floor: shit.
Very excellently done! Legitimately unsettling.
Lmao, finally a comment which made me chuckle.