: In the late 1970s/early 1980s, William Afton and Henry Emily co-founded Fredbear's Family Diner , featuring "springlock" animatronics that could be worn as suits or operate as robots.

: Despite the fire, a digital copy of William's consciousness was scanned into a VR game, creating a virus known as Glitchtrap . This entity possessed a beta tester named Vanessa (Vanny), leading to the events of Security Breach at the massive Mega Pizzaplex.

: William's youngest son, Evan (the Crying Child), was killed in a prank gone wrong when his head was crushed by the mouth of the Fredbear animatronic. This event is believed to have fractured William’s sanity.

: Guided by the Puppet, the souls of these children inhabited the main animatronics— Freddy , Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy—seeking revenge against their killer.

: Thirty years after the pizzerias closed, William (as Springtrap) was discovered and moved to a horror attraction. The facility eventually burned down, though his spirit endured.

: Driven by rage or obsession, William murdered Henry’s daughter, Charlotte, outside a pizzeria. Her soul possessed the Puppet , a security animatronic designed by Henry to protect her. The Missing Children Incident