Glitchtrap takes on the form of a person wearing a Spring Bonnie costume - who is a grinning, bipedal, golden-yellow rabbit. They wear a purple star-speckled vest, a purple bow tie, and two black buttons near the top of their chest. They also have stitches stretching across their waving hand. They initially appear translucent, progressing into a less-spectral form over time.
They also possess vivid purple eyes with small pupils, which are the first thing visible when they start to appear to the player's right. In Blacklight Mode, their eyes will turn blue with white, circular pupils. They also have large whiskers on each side of his face, three eyelashes on both of their eyes, and large arching eyebrows. If you look closer you can see wetness coming from their eyes and mouth, resembling tears and drool, that's also a feature they have in the Princess Quest arcade machine in Security Breach.
Personality[]
Glitchtrap’s personality remains enigmatic and largely unknown. They are almost entirely silent, with their sole voice line being "I always come back. Let me out." as heard in the Princess Quest minigame. Demonstrating a high level of intelligence, Glitchtrap is capable of manipulating and brainwashing individuals, as evidenced by their influence over a woman named Vanny to achieve their objectives. In their interactions with Vanny, Glitchtrap exhibits a desire to instill fear in both their victims and allies, speaking to her in a menacing manner. Additionally, Glitchtrap appears to enjoy unsettling the player by waving and staring at them, evoking a sense of unease and fear, akin to the behaviour of Springtrap in Five Nights at Freddy's 3.
Speculation[]
"I was the first! I have seen everything!"
This section archives a lot of theories and speculation, which usually occurs from pre-release media, or just things that are still unknown, so please keep that in mind while reading. The page will continue to be updated with the most accurate information as more solid evidence is supplied.
Though unconfirmed, there is speculation that Glitchtrap, Burntrap, and The Mimic may all be one and the same.
Glitchtrap can be heard mimicking a low-pitched, distorted version of Tape Girl's voice while the player is in the main lobby, which is one of the Mimic's most notable abilities.
In the Princess Quest arcade game, there is a tree mural above the doorway where Glitchtrap resides in. This tree shares similarities to that of a Baobab tree, also known as the "Tree of Life", which was the tree used for The Storyteller, that also used the Mimic1 program.
In his model, there are notable traces of drool and tears located beneath his eyes and mouth, which are things the Mimic saw before being beat up with a metal rod by Edwin Murray, his creator.[1]
Mimic1 is used as a template for VR, AR and Arcade Games, which fits with Help Wanted and the Princess Quest arcade games.
It also creates new scenarios, which could mean that the Pizza Party level may be created by Mimic1.
The vintage circuit boards in Help Wanted were used to recreate performances and routines. The Mimic endoskeletons were used to watch other animatronics' performances and routines.
The Mimic endoskeletons can be considered vintage.
There's a chance, although not confirmed, that one of the Mimic endoskeletons saw the missing children incident and William Afton as Spring Bonnie. Because of this, Mimic1 created Glitchtrap and the memory plushies from Help Wanted 2.
One of the teasers for Help Wanted on Scottgames was an endoskeleton head called 0rGN, which likely means Origin.
Other images of endoskeletons and circuit boards were put in the game initially, but were removed because fans connected them back to Showbiz. However, the lore implications still stand since they were not removed for lore reasons.
Glitchtrap is connected to Helpi in Help Wanted 2. The Mimic is connected to Helpi in Ruin when it has orange eyes.
Glitchtrap makes Mask Bot give the Security Mask to Cassie, which is used by The Mimic to trick Cassie into freeing him.
Glitchtrap is a mascot costume instead of a Springlock suit. Mascot costumes are mostly associated with The Mimic.
The Mimic had "bent metal ears that looked like antennas" in the Tales from the Pizzaplex Epilogues. Some workers also thought he was going to be a guitarist, which means he looked like a rabbit endoskeleton.
There is also evidence to suggest Glitchtrap is a digital manifestation of William Afton's memories and/or soul.
Vanny is called an "Agent of Afton" in Page 129 of the Character Encyclopedia.
The Ultimate Guide confirms that a Glitchtrap related Easter Egg in the Curse of Dreadbear DLC is referencing William Afton.[2]
An unused animatronic in Help Wanted called "Leftover Glitchtrap" was an untextured model of Springtrap with a stitch on his torso. It is unknown if this is a placeholder model but it also shares Springtrap's jumpscare which suggests otherwise.
In the first Princess Quest, the 'true' form of Glitchtrap has purple tears and drool. Purple being symbolic of William.
It also has a form of written language that says 'I always come back' when deciphered and says 'I always come back, let me out'. A reference to Afton's iconic phrase.
Another code is found in the game files with the same written language saying "It's Me".
In Fuhnaff's interview with Steel Wool Studios, Jtop confirms that the Princess Quest IV ending was "the end of Glitchtrap," meaning that that the only way they could’ve survived is through Helpi or the Mimic endo seen in the RUIN DLC.
In the Special DeliveryEmails, there are mentions of a virus caused by scanning vintage circuit boards, a clear hint to Glitchtrap interfering with the service. In the very same game, the Springtrap animatronic says voice lines that reference some voice lines heard in the Ultimate Custom Night, an event that only Afton would know about.
It is to be noted that in the Tales from the Pizzaplex story, Pressure, one of Nightmare Balloon Boy's voice lines is heard in the Pizzaplex. However, Afton is perhaps the most important character in the Ultimate Custom Night, so it's unlikely that they would reference it so sparringly for no reason.
A key requirement to unlock the Princess Quest IV ending in Help Wanted 2, and thus finally finishing off Glitchtrap for good, is to collect all 6 Memories from Afton's victims.
An unused tutorial card for Princess Quest IV shows a glitched version of Springtrap's head.
The Springtrap cutout from Fazerblast FNAF3 has the same death scream as Glitchtrap.
In the game over section of Curse of Dreadbear, The Glitched Grave is with graves symbolizing the victims.
Also note the fact the grave used the unused Spring Bonnie texture.
The Five Nights at Freddy's Film version of William Afton is similarly manipulative to Vanessa, eventually coercing her into working for him and cover his murders, paralleling to some degree her relationship with Glitchtrap.
The Twisted Ones version of William Afton is able to control the Twisted Animatronics through a system designed to control the choreography for the animatronic shows, evidencing that the concept of William controlling technology had been flirted with in the past.
A track in the Ultimate Custom Night OST is named "Hibernating Evil," clearly referring to William. The use of the word "hibernating" implies that, at some point, that Evil will have to wake up.
The Fazbear Frights anthology series version of Wililam Afton comes back even after the events paralleling the Ultimate Custom Night in that continuity.
Burntrap's unused death animation seems more human than what one would see from a ruthless killing Endo.
It's implied that Burntrap is Glitchtrap's physical form.
Burntrap is able to remotely control and corrupt technology around him, such is the case of Glamrock Freddy. It is not an ability that Springtrap had, but one that aligns more with the behavior of Glitchtrap.
In the Faz Force ending of Help Wanted 2, Glitchtrap's hand is seen emerging out from Burntrap's charging station.
There seems to be a connection between Glitchtrap and Helpi, as seen in Help Wanted 2.
After the Princess Quest IV level is completed, Helpi vanishes from the projector screen in the hub.
The Faz Force ending of Help Wanted 2 is internally called "Helptrap", seemingly a portmanteau of Helpi and Glitchtrap. In the same ending, the Mask Bot is seen from a first-person perspective giving Cassie the V.A.N.N.I. Mask that contains Helpi.
In the First Aid levels, there's a drawing of Helpi surviving and escaping from a building on fire, presumably Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place.
Some speculate that Glitchtrap and Burntrap were originally meant to be William but were retconned to being The Mimic following backlash from the fans.
This is implied viewing the history of changes and things left in files/ingame.
Vanny was heavily based off how William was, she used to carry a knife, she lured people and killed them, she had her history changed. But these would all be changed later on to Vanny now trying to rip Gregory's arms off, and immediately goes for the kill, confusingly keeping the CDs.
History[]
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted[]
Glitchtrap's almost-opaque form.
A closer look at Glitchtrap.
Although he lurks behind the player for a majority of the game, very little about Glitchtrap is truly known. At this time, there is little explanation for Glitchtrap's appearance other than the small pieces of information scattered throughout Help Wanted. According to the various tapes that can be found within the game, Glitchtrap began to materialize after the game's beta testing began in full. Although it is not confirmed to be the case, it is highly implied that Glitchtrap may have come into the game through the scanning of old circuit boards. One of which may have belonged to the old Spring Bonnie suit that William Afton was trapped inside of for decades and later burned to death in. That same circuit board may have contained William's ghost, which burrowed into the video game code to become a complex and malicious sentient code and allowed William to be reborn again. Glitchtrap was known created a strange and supernatural entity that deeply disturbed the beta testers who encountered it.
Glitchtrap first appears in the doorway out of the player's reach, watching from there. As the player progresses by collecting more tapes found in the main games, he gets closer and closer, eventually looming directly behind the player.
The "Pizza Party" Minigame on Night Terror's Hard/Nightmare Mode appears to be Glitchtrap’s reenactment of one his previous murders as William Afton . Upon entering the backstage, Glitchtrap will come out from the curtain, giving the player a signal to follow him. Upon following him, the player will appear on the stage holding a microphone - inferred to have been stuffed into Freddy Fazbear. In the background, Glitchtrap is seen dancing near the prize corner.
16 Tapes Ending[]
Once all the tapes have been collected, Glitchtrap will attempt to merge with the player and escape the game in their body. When this happens, Glitchtrap appears on the main stage.
If the instructions from Tape 16 are not followed the player's vision will slowly fade into a glitchy, purple screen. Once it clears, the player will be standing on the stage as Glitchtrap. The game will then fade to black and the player arrives in the game-over room with the option to return to the menu.
If the instructions from Tape 16 are followed the player appears before a metal door with a sliding lock and bloody handprints. When opened, Glitchtrap will look through the hole in the door, make a hushing gesture to the player, and then subsequently step back into the darkness. When the player appears back in the main area, a Glitchtrap plushie will be on the floor to their right.
Glitchtrap makes a minor appearance in Help Wanted's DLC, Curse of Dreadbear. When going into blacklight mode there is a button on the side of the monitor that wasn't there before. Push it and return to the non-blacklight area by repulling the switch, then look at the car for a few seconds then look at the hill close to The House. You will see on the empty hill Glitchtrap dancing the same way he did at the end of Pizza Party. This Easter egg replaced the Looming Dreadbear and purple car headlights easter eggs when the full Curse of Dreadbear package was released.
Princess Quest[]
This quest is only accessible in the mobile version. The player is tasked with exploring a castle, and will encounter versions of Glitchtrap, who are hostile. Upon entering the room at the end of act 1, the player meets Glitchtrap, who is heavily disfigured. A code briefly appears at the bottom of the screen, which was deciphered to saying "I always come back." William Afton’s infamous quote, before subsequently crashing the game.
An 8-bit version of Glitchtrap appears briefly in the trailer. This and multiple other pieces of evidence also suggest that Glitchtrap is the main antagonist of the game and the reason the animatronics are malfunctioning.
Glitchtrap appears in Princess Quest 1, with his other versions appearing in games 2 and 3. 3 also ends with a sound that may be his death scream, though this is unclear. A purple-painted outline of his appearance in Help Wanted is shown on one of the murals in the endoskeleton warehouse. It is also possible he was transferred into Burntrap's body in an attempt by Vanny to revive him.
In the RUIN DLC, Glitchtrap appears in his Princess Quest form in the AR world on the wall of the Vanny office over Fazer Blast, with one of his other versions on the opposite wall over the vent to the Winner's Lounge. In the real world, the outline of his Help Wanted appearance can be seen in the grime of the wall where his Princess Quest 1 image was in the AR world. Implying that he survived being killed by the Princess.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2[]
Glitchtrap's hand puppet.
Glitchtrap returns with a more active role. Parts of his code reside inside a Fazbear security terminal containing AR minigames that employees can play while wearing the Security Mask. Glitchtrap has a hold over the various minigames, separating the files with normal levels from the hard mode ones. He appears prominently in the S.T.A.F.F Makeover, Roxy Makeover and Roxy Repair levels of Backstage. Glitchtrap corrupts the screen showing instructions, obscuring them for a brief period of time.
Glitchtrap appears in Bonus Round, the hard mode variant of Bonk-a-Bon. In round 3, his eyes appear through the various holes to distract players from getting points. During the bonus round, the eyes reveal themselves as Glitchtrap hand puppets. If any of them are hit, the Bonk-a-Bon machine breaks down and the player has to repair it. There is a 4 digit code, with wires corresponding to each number that must be placed in the correct order. If it's in the wrong order or the player takes too long, the Glitchtrap puppet will attack.
Faz Force Ending[]
Glitchtrap appears once again in the game's normal ending. After collecting all of the FazForce figures, his hand emerges from inside of Burntrap's charging station before several S.T.A.F.F. Bots disassemble the player.
Princess Quest IV[]
Glitchtrap also appears during the "Princess Quest IV" ending. He is seen in plush form when the player enters the large crane game machine. Afterwards, the player hands the plush to Moon, who flies it over to Vanny via the machine's prize chute. Vanny appears to invoke Glitchtrap from the plush before crushing Glitchtrap with the palms of her hands.
Gallery[]
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Some speculate Glitchtrap to be a fragment of William's past, essentially a memory.
The Freddy Files: Ultimate Edition seems to confirm that Glitchtrap was the villain in Fazbear Frights: The Prankster.
Some fans believe that The Mimic is Glitchtrap. This is due to similarities between their behavior and appearances, like infecting animatronics with a virus or having tears and drool - as The Mimic got that from Edwin's agony, and his connections to Burntrap - recently because of Mimic acquiring a corpse and being in an area that has springlock suit(s) in it.
Glitchtrap appears to be the official name for the character, found by data-mining. The name "Glitchtrap" was later confirmed to be his official name.[3] Steel Wool Studios also mentioned that the fan-name "Malhare" also works as an alternative alias, since it is still commonly used by fans in favor of Glitchtrap.
The name "Glitchtrap" is in keeping with the tradition of Afton's iterations using the suffix "trap".
Glitchtrap is the first antagonist in the franchise to be seen as a regular costume made of felt and stitches rather than an actual animatronic.
The noises that Glitchtrap makes are all distorted voice clips of the Tape Girl.
Glitchtrap's suit could possibly be one of the temporary costumes that were mentioned in the tapes in Five Nights at Freddy's 3.
It's implied in the Pizza Party minigame that Glitchtrap's appearance is based on the costume William Afton used to lure the five kids in the missing children incident.
This is unlikely, however, as Afton in the "Fruity Maze" minigame is shown wearing the Springlock suit to lure children. However, this could either be an oversight or it's equally possible William used two different suits during the murders.
It could also be Fazbear Entertainment changing the suit's appearance to avoid controversy.
Even though it is still unknown who did the voice for Glitchtrap's "I Always Come Back, Let Me Out" dialogue. The IMDb page for Help Wanted says that it was Tim Simmons.
Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery[]
Glitchtrap's sprite in the launch trailer.
In the launch trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery, a minigame sprite version of Glitchtrap's figure appears for a split second. It's speculated that Glitchtrap may secretly be the overarching antagonist of the game and the virus causing the animatronics in Fazbear Funtime Service to go haywire and attack costumers.
In one of the hidden mails the player can get, Steven Wilson emails the player and tells them that they finished scanning the last set of circuit boards their co-worker Dan brought them, but now they are getting an "unknown error". This may be a hint to Glitchtrap, as he was added to The Freddy Fazbear Virtual Experience through scanning the circuit boards.
General[]
When asked his opinion on Glitchtrap, Scott answered that he loves the character but isn't a huge fan of the name. He added that Glitchtrap's and Burntrap's names were temporary names. Those names would get embedded into the source code; someone would find those names in the code, and then it turns canon.[4]
This is a slowed down version of what
Tape Girl says in her first Tapes.
Strange energy sounds.
Glitchtrap in front of the monitor.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach[]
Audio
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The scream made upon completing Princess Quest III.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2[]
Audio
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WARNING: The audio is loud and/or startling!
The scream the Glitchtrap hand puppet emits when attacking the player.
WARNING: The audio is loud and/or startling!
The scream a Floating Glitchtrap Head emits when attacking the player in Princess Quest IV.
References[]
↑Nexie | Page 162 | Edwin was panting, his chest heaving. The spittle that had shot from his mouth when he'd scream at Mimic was now a froth that jetted from Edwin in great gushes.
↑"The Curse of Dreadbear features an Easter egg that turns the whole prize screen purple, complete with a banner that says, "IT'S ME," alluding to William Afton." -Five Nights at Freddy's: The Ultimate Guide | Page 13
↑"On Today's Jimmy Kimmel Live, @jackblack wears an awesome Glitchtrap headpiece -- We're really speechless" - Steel Wool Studios. April 14, 2020. Twitter
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