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Sterling C. Franklin, known online as DJ Sterf, is an American programmer, minister, and YouTuber known for his videos and contributions to the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise, among other content. Sterf is also the owner of the ministry "Cross Allegiance," which is "focused on spreading the good news (Gospel) of Jesus Christ in various creative ways."
Sterf officially began working on the franchise when he noticed errors in the EULA for Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted, which led to Steel Wool hiring him as a QA tester. He would then be recruited on various game and book projects, working with Scott Cawthon, Steel Wool Studios, Mega Cat Studios, and Scholastic from 2019 to the present.
Official Profiles
- YouTube (Personal)
- Patreon
- Twitch
- X/Twitter
- Cross Allegiance (Public Bio)
- YouTube (Cross Allegiance)
- Facebook (Cross Allegiance)
- X/Twitter (Cross Allegiance)
Contributions
Title | Release Date | Note |
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted | May 28, 2019 | QA tester |
Freddy in Space 2 | December 3, 2019 | QA tester |
Security Breach: Fury's Rage | April 28, 2021 | QA tester |
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach - RUIN | July 25, 2023 | Credited under Special Thanks; QA tester |
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 | December 14, 2023 | QA tester |
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit | August 7, 2024 | QA specialist and consultant |
Title | Release Date | Note |
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Five Nights at Freddy's Interactive Novel #0: VIP | August 3, 2024 | Special thanks |
Five Nights at Freddy's Interactive Novel #1: The Week Before | September 3, 2024 | Special thanks |
Five Nights at Freddy's Ultimate Guide Version 2.0 | December 2, 2025 | TBA |
Title | Release Date | Note |
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Five Nights at Freddy's | October 27, 2023 | October Employee of the Month |
Trivia
- Sometimes, he has reported so many bugs so quickly that people filed complaints, thinking he had it out for them.
- The first batch he sent for Help Wanted was 116 bugs.
- For RUIN, one spreadsheet he made had over 2,175 bugs listed.
- He tested RUIN so much that he was burned out and didn't really want to play it after release.
- He was unable to test for the last nine days of RUIN.
- He sent an email to Steel Wool Studios about helping again with Security Breach, but it got lost in the midst of stuff like the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Playtesting Freddy in Space 2, he found the golden pizza an hour before the stream.
- It's a mistake that he was not listed as a special thanks for Help Wanted 2 when it released.
- He goes into a lot more detail on playtesting and involvement in some of his walkthrough videos and livestreams.
- He's had Christopher McCullough do voiceover work as Foxy and Fredbear for his channel.
- He has a powerlifter friend, which is why the weight Helpules lifts ended up being 50, instead of 25 or 70.
- Scott has left comments on some of his videos of challenging feats, such as 100% completing Five Nights at Freddy's while juggling on a DDR pad.
- Sterf has sent in 224 pages of corrections and additions for Five Nights at Freddy's Ultimate Guide Version 2.0.[1]