The Story & Endings of Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach Explained

I’m not ashamed to say I’ve become weirdly obsessed with Glamrock Freddy. His “Way to go, superstar!” line is so endearing, and I love how he’s both cute, yet terrifying when you call for him and for that split second you mistake him for one of the other animatronics

The " Michael has found peace with a child he finally did manage to protect" is so poetic, I love it

This is undoubtedly the most wholesome fnaf game to ever exist

couldn't gregory just sleep till 6am in a spot hidden from everyone? he can wake up at 6am setting an alarm on his fazwatch and could then leave like a boss

9:09 There was one dialogue of Freddy that went like "We are not capable of harming guests" but since Gregory does not have a record, identifying him as not a guest, the animatronics were capable of harming him.

Im still baffled at how far this franchise has gone. I remember when there was just the first two, simple point and click games with very limited mechanics, graphics, story, and interactions. Now look at it, fully free roam, voice acting, actual characters with development. If this came out back when I was 100% invested in the franchise I would've literally died and went to heaven. Scott did a good job taking care of this franchise, and considering how this game turned out, I'm sure steel wool will do the same

The Michael-ghost theory is an interesting one! My general impression was that the robots' "corrupted" behaviors are built off of their original programmed personalities that we don't see in the game. -Freddy, by this point, likely has several layers of failsafe protocols to ensure that he adores and protects everyone around him, especially children. Freddy's "corrupted" self is just chaotic enough to straight up steal a child, and break every rule in the book in order to keep it safe and happy. As such, he essentially becomes more self-aware by having his internal restrictions removed, and possibly also by gaining pieces of his friends' code to become someone new. He flips pretty quickly from scolding Gregory for doing something unsafe to eagerly carrying the kid around and bypassing security systems on his behalf. When hacked to the point of potentially attacking Gregory, Freddy straight up chooses violence against Afton. -Roxy is hardwired to be competitive, and at points you see her talking to 'herself' in the same way Vanessa was said to in the CDs. That seems to be Afton fostering a sense of insecurity while also pretending to be a reassuring voice in her head. Roxy treats the hunt for Gregory like a contest with her entire self-worth at stake. (Though to be fair, a competitive robot that also has to defer to children was likely going to snap eventually.) -Monty's lines indicate he was probably not the brightest (You can hide, but you can't hide!), while also having a "bad boy" attitude, making him easier to corrupt and prone to going full villain mode. He likely started out as a loveable, but snarky, meathead that modeled corporate-approved rebelliousness. -Chica's pretty much just Chica, though the conflicting protocols to push junk food sales while saying the opposite result in a corrupted Chica going "Screw this; I'll eat whatever I want," in addition to going along with what Afton (And maybe Roxy?) want to do. In a weird way, she has a stable sense of self similar to Freddy, as she pursues her own wants to an extreme degree after being infected. It's probably not a coincidence that she's the one remaining original band member besides Freddy Fazbear; unlike Freddy, Chica isn't protected by being the face of the brand, but she IS consistent, and thus avoided being replaced. -Sundrop may or may not even feel the effects of the virus, given his dual nature. He was probably always kind of a lot, and has the same child-protector core persona. He does appear aware of the virus and desperate to keep his alter ego at bay, even kicking Gregory out of the daycare instead of attacking him. (Though he does alert the more dangerous robots if Gregory goes near the entrance after that point.) Moondrop is clearly infected, becoming dangerously obsessed with enforcing naptime. They both become irrationally obsessed with cleaning up messes, too. -Map bot just wants you to take the damb map already.

Dude there is so much about the fnaf franchise I don't know about, I wish I had the capability of putting everything together like all these guys do

Michael couldn’t save the other kids from his father. But he could save Gregory. And now he gets a second chance at life as Freddy.

Honestly, this game has serious post-game potential, wouldn't it be kind of funny to be able to go around the Pizzaplex afterward when the Animatronics aren't being set to go after you? Kind of able to hang out and see what they're like since they have full on personalities?

I appreciate you for putting all of this together and offering your interpretation of the story. All of it makes sense to me, and definitely helps me understand a lot better. Thanks again!

0:00 Intro 0:32 A Quick Story Synopsis 7:50 All Endings Explained 8:27 Runaway Ending 9:41 Car Escape Ending 10:12 Afton Ending 16:02 Fire Ending 17:33 Bad Vanny Ending 18:33 Good Vanny Ending 21:02 Outro

The part when Gregory says "why" and freddy says "i dont know" when helping him makes so much more sense now, because Gregory looks exactly like Michaels brother who he accidentally killed, and now deep down inside as freddy he wants to help and or make up for what he did to his brother and do good for once since he basically started the ENTIRE fnaf franchise because his dad wanted to bring ppl back from the dead seeing his son die 🤯

I feel extra bad for removing Roxy’s eyes. She doesn’t get powered down or become completely broken. She just gets run over, then we remove her eyes, blinding her while just letting her run around aimlessly while crying

I've noticed everyone who has done theories so far is dismissing the fact Freddy says Gregory looks different to him when he receives Roxys eyes. I don't think Gregory is human.

Something I noticed is that none of the endings are what I would call a a fully "Good" ending, mainly because something is always left wrong in each one and I would say its a pretty bold move to have no definitively good ending. Not only is this good insurance that the story and series can go on regardless of the ending, its also some of the truest horror you can get in that there's always something left behind that keeps it from being a true happy ending. -The ending where Gregory escapes alone is probably the worst, nothing has changed or even really been impacted and he's caught in the end anyway. -Escaping with Freddy is similar, Afton is still down below and still capable of finding a means of escape, Vanessa is still trapped, and the only difference being that Gregory and Freddy really do escape this time. -The Afton ending is perhaps the most conclusive on its own, as Afton's final vestiges are cut off at the source and this hopefully spells the end of the glitch, but Vanessa is still trapped with only Freddy and Gregory escaping, and who knows what might happen to her now that she's both trapped in the game and cut off from her puppet master. -The Fire ending is a bit worse, the Pizzaplex is destroyed, Vanessa and Freddy are killed, and Gregory escapes, but once again Afton is left down below and perfectly capable of starting again once the systems are rebuilt, especially considering how they like to reuse old parts. -The Bad Vanny ending falls in line pretty similarly to the Fire ending, Vanessa and Freddy dead, Gregory escapes, Afton is left behind, and the Pizzaplex will reopen or a new location will come along. -The Good Vanny ending may seem like the best overall with our main cast all being freed and escaping together, but there's still the issue of that big rotting rabbit in the room, because Vanessa being free doesn't guarantee that any of this is over.

For me, the most terrifying part of security breach has to be just how...human the animatronics are. They don't have pre-programmed dialogue that they just spew out, they interact and converse. They have emotions, even insecurities. Roxy is seen multiple times talking to herself in the mirror, sometimes to cheer herself up, sometimes the opposite. Freddy himself is kind to Gregory, but what hit me most was the fact that he grieved for Bonnie. I know other animals grieve and its not something unique to humans, but the way he does it, by avoiding places that remind him of Bonnie and how much he missed him, is so undeniably a human thing. Chica and Monty had much less exploration done, but I'm sure future dlcs will rectifiy this. What made them scary in the other fnaf games is that they were almost human, but not quite. In this one, if it wasn't for their physical appearance, they would be nearly hard to distinguish from a normal person. And honesty, that's what scared me most.

For those of you who seem lost on Gregory's backstory the one star ending suggests he is homeless and orphaned. It would explain his resourcefulness and why Vanny had targeted him in the first place. That may be Vanny's choice of victim since sadly they would be the easiest to grab and get away with.

"William may always come back, but he rarely manages to stay for very long." That line was perfection. lol

Its really well explained! On a few endings I was a little confused before and now I understood it all clearly xP thank you!