Five Nights at Freddy's Easter Eggs: The Bite Of '87

The Easter Egg: The film plays an unnerving version of Henry Clay Work’s 1876 song “My Grandfather’s Clock” during the closing credits.During the closing credits, the film plays an unnerving version of the 1876 song “My Grandfather’s Clock” by Henry Clay Work. This is not a coincidence.

The Lore: The Puppet's Lullaby Music Plays At The End Of The Film.Those who played...Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.Players in Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 will recognize that song as the “Puppet’s Lullaby.” A malevolent puppet named “The Puppet,” possessed by Charlotte, Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza co-founder Henry Emily’s daughter, menaces the player. The player wards off the puppet by playing the song with a music box, which needs constant winding to work. Some people guess that if Five Nights at Freddy’s gets a second movie, the Puppet could be a factor.Five Nights at Freddy’s gets a second movie, the Puppet could be a factor.

The Easter Egg: 'It's Me' Has Made Its Way Into Every Game.During the scene where Mike’s nighttime sleep stops due to a power surge that powers up all the machines at Freddy Fazbear’s, a handwritten message appears on a board near his desk. It reads “It’s me.” This shot appeared in an early film trailer, making it more Easter eggy.

The Lore: This phrase shows up in many games, written on walls by a strange hand or spoken by characters. Golden Freddy says it in the games, so including the message might have tipped fans that Golden Freddy would appear in the movie, though as a different version.

The Easter Egg: Steve Raglan Quotes The Phone Guy From The First Game.In the movie, Steve Raglan is Mike’s career counselor who gets him the night security guard job. Steve seems to have Mike’s best interests in mind at first, but his real motives look suspicious. Early in the movie, he gives Mike basic instructions for the job and ends the call by saying, “See you on the flipside.”

The Lore:“See you on the flipside” is a direct quote from the games, but it means more. In the games, The Phone Guy, an unnamed former security guard who gives Mike survival tips, uses that line to end his calls. Phone Guy does not appear in the film, but some fans think he is actually William Afton.

In the film, Steve is revealed to be William Afton all along, which fits this fan theory.

The Easter Egg: The Opening Credits Are Inspired By 'Five Nights at Freddy's' 2-Bit Minigames.The film’s opening credits show shots of old arcade game machines introducing the characters at Freddy’s and the main villains, if you watch closely.

The Lore:All the main games add light-hearted mini-games based on old school 8-bit titles, which also explain the series’ lore and survival horror. Filmmakers used the mini-games for the opening titles because they don't translate well to a movie. This is not just an aesthetic choice; the titles also give story clues. For example, Matthew Lillard and Elizabeth Lail’s names both appear in purple, suggesting their characters are related.

The Easter Egg:Balloon Boy, a humanoid animatronic character who helped Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza sell balloons, causes recurring jump-scares in the movie. He pops out at bad times to scare Mike and the audience.Five Nights at Freddy’sThere is more about this. A fan theory suggests Mike’s brother Garrett possesses Balloon Boy.

The Lore:Balloon Boy is a major character in the video game franchise, starting with the second game and appearing in every major title since. He provides jump scares in the games just as he does in the movies. The story of who possesses him remains unstated. He is not Garrett; Garrett appears only in the movies.

The Easter Egg:In the movie, security guard Mike Schmidt gets unexpected help from a cop named Vanessa Shelly. She shows Mike history about Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, a defunct chain featuring performing animals. Five children were brutally murdered at the abandoned restaurant Mike now works. Vanessa helps Mike survive most film events. Vanessa is the daughter of William Afton, the movie’s villain.

The Lore:Vanessa is also the name of the main antagonist in the ninth game of the series.Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security BreachThis game changes things. Freddy Fazbear becomes an ally to a young boy, Gregory. Gregory is trapped in a Freddy’s-themed mall, trying to escape night guard Vanessa, who controls animatronic killers. Vanessa turns out to be the protagonist from the previous game.Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help WantedThat game's events caused Vanessa to fall under Glitchtrap's control. Glitchtrap is a rabbit animatronic possibly possessed by William Afton’s soul.

The Easter Egg:Towards the film's end, Springtrap, the yellow rabbit and the creator of all other animatronics, attacks Mike and knocks him out. Springtrap is William Afton, Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza co-creator and secret serial killer. After gathering his animatronic 'children,' Springtrap takes out a knife, grips the blade, wipes it clean, and prepares to stab Mike.

The Lore:Fans of the originalScreamThe movie will recognize the knife wipe. It points directly to the moment near the film's end when Ghostface wipes his knife clean in front of Sidney Prescott, right after apparently killing her boyfriend Billy Loomis. Matthew Lillard played William Afton/Springtrap inFive Nights at Freddy’sStu Macher, one of the two Ghostfaces inScream.

The Easter Egg:Mike the security guard finds spare suits and animatronic parts during his rounds. One spare suit is a dog fans know as Sparky. Sparky plays no role in the story, but including him is not random.

Lore: Sparky The Dog, an animatronic teased but never released, appears broken and discarded.TheFive Nights at Freddy’sThe games use meta humor, so the movie mirrored that. Sparky does not appear in the games. After the first game released, an internet user made Sparky, a dog character in the game's style supposedly planned for future games. This turned out to be a hoax. However, including Sparky in the movie made the filmmakers treat Sparky as official.

The Easter Egg: Freddy Bites Max – Directly Recalling The Bite Of '87A jealous aunt Jane hires Abby’s babysitter Max and his friends to vandalize Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. This action gets Mike fired and gives Jane custody of Abby. When the punks arrive at night, Freddy and his animatronic pals kill them all.

Lore:Freddy kills Max by biting him through the forehead. This directly references “The Bite of ‘87,” an event often mentioned in the video games. This was the first time a Freddy Fazbear malfunctioned and killed a patron (known by the public) by biting off a boy’s frontal lobe. Bad publicity later caused the Freddy Fazbear’s chain to close.

The Easter Egg: Golden Freddy Is The Only Animatronic That Can Move Freely In And Out Of The RestaurantMidway through the film, a Freddy Fazbear variation with one blue eye, Golden Freddy, appears at Jane’s house. Golden Freddy apparently murders her and drags Abby back to Freddy Fazbear’s. The movie suggests Golden Freddy is possessed by Grant, the leader of the five murdered children who control the current animatronics and appear to Mike in his dreams. The movie does not clarify if Golden Freddy acts on William Afton’s orders or has other reasons. Golden Freddy is also the only animatronic that can leave the abandoned pizzeria.

Lore:The video games show a different Golden Freddy. Here, he is an eyeless golden version of Freddy possessed by Cassidy, another of Afton’s victims. Cassidy/Golden Freddy is so angry about her fate that she fights Afton, using her supernatural powers to keep him alive and torment him forever—ironically allowing Afton to continue killing more people.

The Easter Egg: Foxy's Hallway Run Is Just As Terrifying As It Is In The GamesThe movie's Foxy the Pirate is arguably the most dangerous and aggressive animatronic. Its fast closing speed allows it to chase victims and knock them out. Even though Freddy Fazbear is the star, Foxy is arguably the biggest threat. Foxy even stars in the opening sequence where Mike’s predecessor dies.

Lore:Foxy reflects how he appears in the games. He moves ultra-fast. Foxy chases the player faster than any other animatronic. Foxy also has eerie sound effects, letting you know what's coming. Foxy is out.Foxy's Hallway Run is as scary in the games as it is in the game..

The Easter Egg: In the movie, Mike’s shifts at Freddy’s end from midnight until 6 am.

The Lore: This detail comes straight from the games. Most titles in the series require players to survive from 12 am until six in the morning, the time animatronics stop moving on their own.

The Easter Egg:Seven prominentYouTubersappear in the film. Five sent photos for the “Employee of the Month” board seen early in the film at Freddy’s. These included Razzbowski, Bazamalam, FusionZGamer, Dawko, and 8-Bit Ryan. Two actors speak. MatPat plays the diner waiter. CoryxKenshin plays the sleeping cab driver Balloon Boy in the end credits.

The Lore:TheFive Nights at Freddy’sThe Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise gained many fans by mixing scary moments with deep, complex lore. YouTubers, TikTokers, and bloggers like those named helped spread the series’ story to many people.

The Easter Egg: The film shows possessed animatronics trying to kidnap Mike’s younger sister Abby. They want to make her part of the collection by stuffing her into a creepy animatronic doll. Some viewers saw a lookalike to Circus Baby from the games. This may lead to a sequel. Readers of the accompanying material, like theFazbear’s Frightscomic book and theTales of the Pizzaplexnovel identified the doll as Ella. Freddy Fazbear’s co-founder Henry Emily made Ella a vessel for his dead daughter Charlie.

The Lore:Circus Baby appears a lot in Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location, the fifth game in the series, which gives lots of time to the story of serial killer William Afton. In this game, the player controls Mike (not Mike Schmidt from the movie), a technician sent to an entertainment rental place full of animatronic monsters. One of these monsters is kind: Circus Baby, the clown mascot for a sister pizza chain, who holds the spirit of William Afton’s daughter, Elizabeth. Mike also finds out he is her brother and William’s son.