NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR (Me, Heroes1202)

I am happy that so many people (more than I could ever envision) came to like and enjoy my re-telling of FNAF: Security Breach all the way to the ending. I have a few things I wanted to share, involving how I came to write this.

First off, please know that I may never really write a sequel or another story for this franchise (unless it was, like, an idea a reviewer gave me of short stories of Vanessa, Gregory and Freddy now living together as a family) as I am not, in ANY WAY, a diehard or major fan of the FNAF series or the grim images that its creator brought to the horror scene. I was actually sickened by the idea Scott had for Afton's methods of killing children and thought he must've had a screw loose (This is NO WAY meant to me lashing out spitefully at him). In fact, I am not a fan of horror games or horror themed Indie games. I mostly came to write this because I wanted so badly for the only three star ending (Save Vanny Ending) to be how the game truly ended. But the ENTIRE fanbase seems to have to label the "Afton Ending" as the CANON ending when it had no proper build up in the game or even any clear signs of Glitchtrap or even Afton being a big threat. To my surprise though, even as I watched Youtubers playing through the game, started with FusionZ (sorry if I don't remember your full name) followed by Markiplier and Jacksepticeye's playthroughs, I came to really like the way the Pizzaplex itself was built and structured. It looked like a kind of attraction that I'd like to visit myself in the daytime as it was not as creepy or unsettling as the other locations in the franchise's past (The jumpscares of older games easily spooked me too).

I also like the idea of Freddy becoming a fellow protagonist when he spent the majority of the franchise being its "main antagonist". But I guess things change when more focus shifted from the dangerous animatronics and more on Afton and his weird family relationships. However, as I watched the game progress, it was definitely obvious that no one had a proper character growth throughout Gregory trying to survive "ONE night" instead of the "FIVE Nights" that the franchise is known for (It's like Luigi's Mansion 3...THAT AIN'T NO MANSION, Luigi! It's a HOTEL!). In terms of making the villainous animatronics seem like a threat, I'd say only Monty did that as his boss intro is the most shiver inducing from them all. He also didn't just get easily crushed in a compactor or stood STUPIDLY STILL while a car ran him over. It was also clear that Vanny, despite all the promotions, wasn't even a major threat stalking Gregory. With all that put together, I eventually decided that I wanted to try and re-write this mess of a story in a way that would make more sense and I wasn't trying to go into many crazy, unconfirmed theories like the "Gregory is a Robot" one or "Vanessa is an Afton" one.


I originally did not have plans to add in Glamrock Bonnie until I was seeing other Youtube videos of folks touching on the subject. I DID want to put in Captain Foxy but wasn't sure how early or late to introduce him. Also, if it wasn't clear, he isn't built the same way as his FNAF 1 model but more like a proper "Glamrock" animatronic but in the outfit of his "Captain Foxy" persona from the posters and cutouts. That is how he is meant to look and I had fun making him mostly the comic relief as, if he WAS here, he'd have NO IDEA what the heck changed behind his back. As for Helpy, I wanted a "second animatronic" to be in the Daycare, but I didn't want it to be the same as the game where Sun and Moon were both one person with LIGHTNING FAST wardrobe changes in that one scene. I later decided to have Moon "return" as the corrupted side of Sun but in the animatronic body he had, instead labeling him as one of the other evil animatronics of Afton's "imposter series".

I wished I had more time to make an actual boss fight chapter for Fake Roxanne and make Chica's better by, ironically, ending it the same way as the game: led to the kitchen by Gregory and crushed in the trash compactor. But I suddenly decided to add in the "Fake Freddy" and have Gregory deal with him so I could've fit in time for Gregory and Henry to meet. A bunch of original ideas had gotten scrapped as I wrote this. One BIG one is how Freddy and Gregory were going to fight Afton in his bulked up form. I thought it would make more sense if, on their adventure, they find a scrapped project for a VR themed attraction where patrons could see what it was like from the perspective of the animatronic's view. In the game, I had NO IDEA how Gregory hiding in Freddy's chest enabled him to suddenly be tall enough to see out Freddy's eyes. But I had to make it seem believable that their fight would cause the floor to give out and send the three combatants falling down a crater despite how well built the location was. Sorry if it seemed like I took a "DBZ" vibe for the final battle in order to make said crater happen. But I did want the theme of "Gregory fighting Afton" being the same metaphorically as "Vanessa fighting Vanny". It was their ways of saying "I'll NEVER become YOU!" which was a lyric from the music I listened to for inspiration.


INSPIRATIONAL SONGS I LISTENED TO FOR CERTAIN SCENARIOS

Gregory's Initial Fleeing from All Three Animatronics - Tension Rising (from "KINGDOM HEARTS")

Foxy's "Introduction Scene" - Gang-Plank Galleon (from "DONKEY KONG COUNTRY")

The Boss Battle with Fake Monty - Crocodile Cacophony (from "DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 2/SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE")

When Roxy Fought Fake Monty w/ Gregory - The Encounter (from "KINGDOM HEARTS III")

The Boss Battle with Fake Chica - Mimi's Boss Theme (from "SUPER PAPER MARIO")

The Battle w/ Possessed Music Man - DJ Music Man's Boss Theme (from "FNAF: SECURITY BREACH")

Vanessa Succumbing to Afton's Will - Save Me (Song by TryHardNinja of Youtube)

Gregory Confronting Afton/Glitchtrap Before The Finale - Follow Me (Song by TryHardNinja of Youtube)

Chapter: Gregory's Theme - Spend the Night (Song by TryHardNinja of Youtube)

Gregory Versus Brainwashed Vanessa -
Total Insecurity (Song by Rockit Gaming of Youtube)

Afton's Theme (Notably When He Becomes "Nightmare Form") - Purple (Song by Mandopony/Andrew Stein of Youtube)

Glitchtrap's Theme - Darkest Desire (Song by Dawko/DHuesta of Youtube)

The Final Battle with Nightmare Afton (Gregory & Freddy) - No More (Song by NateWantstoBattle of Youtube)

Michael, Elizabeth and Puppet's Souls Aiding Gregory - The Puppet Song - DUET (Song by TryHardNinja/SailorUrLove of Youtube)

Burntrap's Introduction/Battle - It's Me (Song by TryHardNinja of Youtube)

Burntrap Falling Into Henry/Blob's Trap - After Hours (Song by JT Music of Youtube)

Gregory Returning to the Pizzaplex w/ Vanessa in the Epilogue - Put Me Back Together (Song by JT Music of Youtube - FNAF VR)

Pizzaplex's Good Future/Re-Opening - Opening Main Theme - FULL (from "FNAF: SECURITY BREACH")

Final Moments of the Epilogue - The Party Isn't Over (Song by JT Music of Youtube)