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"Oh, what a pleasant surprise!"
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“Matt redirects the residual anger over his many failed relationships into a video game, and ends up birthing the horrible consequences.” |
In the Flesh is the second story in Fazbear Frights 5: Bunny Call and chronologically the Fazbear Frights series' 14th story. It was written by Elley Cooper.
Characters
Humans
Animatronics
Locations
Plot
Matt is a game developer, working on a VR game called Springtrap's Revenge. In it, the player attempts to escape a maze while trying to avoid Springtrap. In the creation of the game, Matt directs his anger from his divorce and multiple failed relationships into creating the AI of Springtrap. To his frustration, whenever he play tests the game, Springtrap would always find and kill him. Furiously, Matt reprograms the game to torture Springtrap, forcing to chase after a target that doesn't exist.
The next day, Matt goes to check on Springtrap, but can't find his location in the game. After checking the game's data log, he realizes that without a victim to kill, Springtrap had been constantly cloning himself and killing the old version. As a result, his programming was corrupted. Matt goes into the game again and finds Springtrap, lifeless. He makes physical contact with Springtrap and feels a sharp sting.
Meanwhile, a man named Gene Jr. hacks into the video game company's computer and steals a copy of Springtrap's Revenge. He plays it just to find Springtrap's lifeless body on the ground. He touches it, but nothing happens. Curious, Gene searches through the source code and found that Springtrap had been extracted from the game by a program called "It's_a_boy.exe".
Matt starts to become more aggressive and hungry. His stomach starts bloating as he feels growing pressure in his stomach. As his stomach becomes increasingly painful, he realizes that something is in his stomach and trying to get out. He uses a kitchen knife to cut open his chest. An infant-sized Springtrap came out, who strokes Matt's cheek and says "Daddy." Matt dies from blood loss.
The story ends with a police officer interrogating Matt's roommate after he was called to the scene. He finds green fur next to Matt's corpse.
Speculation
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"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. |
- In this story, Springtrap represents both Glitchtrap and Plushtrap, whereas, Springtrap had escaped into the real world and became a manifestation, and when he was able to do that, he appeared in a baby version.
Trivia
- The ending is foreshadowed by the story's description, where Matt is said to end up "birthing the horrible consequences."
- It is also foreshadowed by Springtrap's description, where he is referred to as "the child of Matt's rage."
- Furthermore, it is foreshadowed by Matt's refusal of his ex-wife Hannah to become pregnant, as he believed it would ruin her figure. His figure would end up being ruined by a pregnancy.
- This is the second story to have Fazbear Entertainment expand upon just being a children's restaurant chain, the first being Out of Stock, focusing on video game development rather than hosting a chain of pizzerias.
- Strangely, in this story, the events of Five Nights at Freddy's are considered a fictional video game franchise, similar to real life.
- This could also tie in with The Freddy Fazbear Virtual Experience, in Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted, as the company wanted to make light of their properties and better themselves in the general public. This makes more sense when paired with Glitchtrap's story.
- The baby Springtrap and the Plushtrap Chaser seem eerily similar, although it's unlikely they are both the same entity.
- Some have theorized that Matt is a reference to Matpat, an online theorist famous for his FNAF theories and his friendly rivalry with Scott Cawthon.
