Summary
At a certain point, it’s arguable thatFive Nights at Freddy’sis more popular for its lore than for its actual gameplay. YouTube videos dissecting and analyzing the story have been racking up tens of millions of views ever since the first game dropped back in 2014 and the train has not stopped since. What started as a simple,spooky ghost story about a haunted Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzahas become a winding, twist-filled narrative that takes a three-hour-long video essay to explain. And the weirdest part is that it’s all very compelling. At least it seems like theDead By Daylightteam thinks so.
Since the recent announcement that the two series will finally be crossing over, fans have been running wild thinking about what the collaboration will mean for the series. The biggest questions are obviously about the identity of the killer and survivor of the chapter, but some of the more dedicated fans of both franchises have been wondering what next summer’sDead by Daylightupdate will mean for the narrative of two of the biggest horror games on the market.
How The Killer/Survivor Entering the Fog Could Affect the FNAF Timeline
The safest bet forFNAF’s killer representation inDBDis Springtrap, AKA William Afton/The Purple Guy/The Man Behind the Slaughter. Because theFNAFtimeline is so malleable, it’s easy to imagine Afton having some free time to go play in the Entity’s Realm, especially during his 30-year time out after being locked in the springlock suit. Despite this, Afton’s likely inclusion in the game presents a number of other lore questions that fans of both series will be wondering about until the chapter releases.
The biggest theory fans are going to be pondering until next summer’s release is who the survivor will be. Aside from Afton, who’s been reasonably well characterized in supplementary material as the franchise’s main villain,mostFNAFprotagonists have been relatively underwrittenin the games themselves, to put it lightly. Most player characters from the games are lucky to have names, never mind player models or even personalities.
Currently, the most well-developed protagonist from aFNAFgame isGregory fromFive Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach.But he’s not coming toDead By Daylight, as the developers have already stated no minors will ever be survivors in-game. This rule, however, didn’t stop them from aging up Yoichi fromRingu, giving fans of the film a look at what the character had been up to since the events of the movie. Going down this route may give fans their first look at an older Gregory and a glimpse at the furthest point down theFNAFtimeline yet.
Fans Should Expect Teasers in the Coming Months to Fuel Their Fan Theories
Fans might be able to start theory crafting sooner than anyone thinks. TheFNAFfranchise is notorious for dropping little hints and clues in advance of major releases. The teasers leading up to every major game in theFNAFfranchise, particularly the third entry, showcase this pattern. Even though theFNAF Dead By Daylightchapter is still a ways away from release, players might just be treated to some snippets (from either or both sides of the collab) that will surely launch a thousand theory videos on YouTube.
From two series with lore this deep, there’s absolutely no telling where the narrative will go.Afton is an infamously calculating and ruthless character, who might get up to just about anything in the Realm, and who knows what his time there will mean for the mainFNAFtimeline. One thing is for certain though: fans of both series are about to put on their thinking caps for this chapter when it releases next summer.
