The 'Malhare' Virus

Meet The 'Malhare', also known as Glitchtrap. This little goofball is a bundle of energy, figuratively and literally, but don't let his charism fool you. Fall for one of his schemes and you'll find your tech pulverized. Engage at your own risk.
After receiving countless comments asking "where the interview part of the interview was", we decided to go back to the roots, keep it simple and create a little something like the good old days. Welcome to what is practically an interview with 'Malhare'. Enjoy!
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[@j-gems]

...And, for the record, this is not what we have been working for the past couple months. Take this as a sort of filler for what's to come. (The next episode is cool) P.S. Sorry it's taking so long :)

[@Alphaxonline4]

Love this vid

[@SpyShades]

@@Alphaxonline4 no

[@tinkertonic9994]

It’s okay take your time we love your content and it’s worth waiting for

[@PrincessPeach44444]

@@SpyShades, yes

[@blitz_dc2955]

It ok

[@scarigamez]

I love how he cycles through the different names he's been known as. William Afton, Glitchtrap, the Purple Man. It's kinda funny that the purple man is a name he's known as in-universe

[@Azrael_Equinox]

Seems to me as an alias people used for a killer that was never found like Jack the Ripper or the Zodiac Killer.

[@w1ndgeneral226]

Ah the purple guy, a name I haven't heard in a while.

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

The uniforms are just completely all purple, to be fair.

[@scarigamez]

@@ultmateragnarok8376 that was never confirmed

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

@@scarigamez Most things were never confirmed and half the visuals in the games aren't accurate but that never seems to stop anyone

[@treyvonlavell7334]

I love how you portrayed Glitchtrap as an evil version of the Spring Bonnie character. It would make sense considering that William manifested into the virtual world as his fursona, so he might as well act like it.

[@j-gems]

“Omg afton~ is that your fursona”

[@ayadoraha1731]

@@j-gems afton used to be a furry without choice, but considering malhare and scraptrap, and even burntrap exist he became a furry by choice, since burntrap and scraptrap have different suits, he had to change, he couldve easily done something a little different, but no, he chose to be a furry for the rest of however long fnaf lasts edit: there was once a mystical land in the unknown world of jokes, this comment right here is an example of that beautiful forest of fun

[@thechampionofskylands]

@@ayadoraha1731 he’s not a furry, he wearing a mascot costume. like at chucky cheese

[@cringee21]

@@thechampionofskylands well why would you choose to wear a custom mascot costume outside of your work hours, well after the restaurant closed down for good instead of just being a zombie?

[@just_a_bird1]

@@cringee21 he was spring locked inside of a golden rabbit suit for over 30 years you'd think he'd get used to being a rabbit

[@skreeran]

I really like this particular take on Glitchtrap. As opposed to the lethargic, creepy silence take that we got in Help Wanted, this one is animated, manic, sardonic, and gleefully malicious.

[@syweb2]

Both have their charms. This one is just a _joy_ to watch as a character, but the Help Wanted one has that unsettling _creep_ factor that really takes advantage of his uncanny appearance.

[@potatolord7284]

"Gleefully malicious" sounds like a dark version of "Magically delicious"

[@jackalibur4919]

​@@potatolord7284😂😂😂

[@d0lLfvngss]

I swear anything and everything J-Gems makes is just gold. Their ideas and AUs are so unique, and definitely one of the best animators I've seen in a while. There's so much detail, dedication and work put into each and everything they produce, and I don't think anything they do can make me lose an ounce of respect for them.

[@theturnedtable2605]

2009Mechagodzilla used to be a great animator and an okay storywriter. They had their own Godzilla universe, with unique designs of existing Kaiju. Sadly, they were revealed to be a perv and a p3d0, and deleted almost all traces of their existance.

[@theturnedtable2605]

I would link you a video to their planned movie, but im not going to give attention to somebody who doesn’t deserve it.

[@hoopa6477]

Just get this guy to make the fnaf movie

[@Banana807]

@@theturnedtable2605 i remenber that guy, i remenber being so excited for the project

[@josephebruner]

I agree with you

[@theamazinggamer111]

I love that the way Malhare gets back at Fazbear Robotics for being captured is to corrupt their robots on his way out! His VA did such an amazing job as well! I do like the Giffany-like ability he has, being able to jump from one electric device to another in the blink of an eye. It really spells that nobody is safe because if Malhare’s virus were able to get into the Fazbear Robots like it did…well. The implications are clear as day…

[@GraviTNT]

gravity falls dating sim girl, yeah i remember giffany.

[@souptoonart]

hello fellow gravity falls enjoyer

[@GraviTNT]

@@souptoonarthello there

[@ItzelPC-fh2gg]

Yea the glamrocks too :(

[@matthewchilders2514]

"I just want to chat then I'll disappear."

[@GraviTNT]

This is EXACTLY what I thought what Malhare would sound, look, and be like! Manipulative, Insane, and constantly distorted. AMAZING job, j-gems!

[@annbraun84]

Can we just appreciate how j-gems managed to give a computer program on a screen so much personality, emotions and life that it is almost frightening? Applause to everyone working on this, it might only be a small filler, but damn if it isn't some of the best stuff I've seen. Im still very excited for anything else to come out of this channel. Keep it up!

[@bigdoddo]

This whole interview idea is really giving off SCP vibes with the whole captured animatronics being interviewed for answers and is such a cool and refreshing idea I never thought I’d see. J-Gems has to be one of the best fnaf SFM animators out there, man’s could make a whole movie and it’ll definitely look professional

[@Magnet_Chaos]

This take on Glitchtrap is even similar to SCP-079.

[@Oh-five-six-nine]

​@@Magnet_ChaosI wouldn't say that. 079 is more hateful and rude, and is basically AM's little brother. William just wants to have some fun.

[@ChuncheeCat]

Malhare is like an anime villain, describing how he pulled of is finishing move.

[@cook_it]

And that's why you have a big red button for these cases that just shuts everything down, or in this case physically disconnects everything, running on a completely seperate system which can be also triggered by an outside person in case something happens to the interviewer ;)

[@josephblackjr.9579]

reminds me of scp- 079 how it’s a self aware ai that is connected to a separate power grid and not connected to any other power station or have any internet connection

[@awanderer3047]

@@josephblackjr.9579 That's what I thought the protocol would be, when I read firewall I knew what was going to happen. should have been connected to a generator or something

[@johnanders8760]

​@@awanderer3047I mean, rules always have a story behind them. There's probably a breach case that is the reason SCP-079 is on a full separate grid

[@Here_is_Waldo]

@@johnanders8760 In this case it's more common sense. In real life computer viruses you don't connect the hard drive storing one into another computer without the expectation it might jump across, let alone this sapient AI.

[@vanta_8lack591]

I mean this is literally what battlestar galactica is designed against de detworked systems that don't talk with each other to avoid this issue lol

[@josephblackjr.9579]

It’s rare to find great animation these days most of them prefer profit over quality but this is awesome, thank you

[@flightmaster529]

You must not scavenge the internet. Don't get me wrong, these animations are top tier for what they are. But there are way better animations out there. But they don't really post them on KZbin because of " interest and convenience" along with Susan's butchered standards for KZbin.

[@Magnet_Chaos]

You can find PLENTY of quality fan animations though. It is not as rare as you make it sound.

[@starsilverinfinity]

GT: “Yeah I saved all the important things” The Interviewer: The good things right? GT: :) The Interviewer: The good things. . .right?

[@animebrat76]

😂 yes How to murder is very important

[@J8keysObsessions]

This is exactly how I wish William appeared in security breach, a digital entity trying to manipulate the real world however he can (Edit: geez I get it ruin exist now, lol)

[@catline9079]

From my understanding, Burntrap was a huge letdown. I mean, you see him on a camera and in 2 cutscenes and thats it.

[@localtvswitcheroffer7132]

That’s why i personally don’t write security breach as canon

[@25shadow11]

One thing l was hoping for was his presence being known the more you go. Like for example, imagine if the gigantic hologram of the band.. suddenly turned into a waving glitchtrap at some point. Or the lighting of the whole pizzaplex suddenly got a heavy tinge of *purple* . Oh man, imagine how sick it would be if, Glitchtrap being the freddy to Vannys gregory. He'd help her track you down, would hack systems that block off escape routes, cornering you.

[@james739123]

@@localtvswitcheroffer7132 just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not canon

[@localtvswitcheroffer7132]

@@james739123 “Why i personally don’t write it as canon” Means everyone else can think it’s canon that’s ok but i don’t personally write it as canon.

[@rachealramis260]

I physically flinched when Glitchtrap/Malhare glitched in and his laugh is so unnerving, it works so well. The animation is great as always, I can’t wait for the next episode

[@PrincessPeach44444]

That was chilling to watch, great voice acting too.

[@DigitalMicah]

how you Vanny and saying that was chilling to watch even though you follow your master like a puppet .Please explain Vanny I'm not gettin' it

[@PrincessPeach44444]

@@DigitalMicah, I love to see people try to copy how my master sounds and this was almost as chilling as my master, but not quite as chilling 🐰

[@Slendermangaming666]

your photo doesn't come from a safe place

[@DigitalMicah]

@@Slendermangaming666 the only reason you'd know it doesn't come from a safe place is if you've been there yourself c h e c k m a t e

[@Slendermangaming666]

@@DigitalMicah yeah i've been there

[@buhbuh5635]

Your storytelling has me jealous. This was an insane interview with an incredible script and an even cooler visual response to said script. Not to mention the effectiveness of the jump scares-they got me good!

[@mad_worm]

One thing I'd like to note is that Malhare is still very intelligent, not just in the past. Why? He *chose* to stay, even thought he got past the firewall and could have left if he wanted to. Also, there was multiple computer screens available that he could have cycled through if he wanted to, but he didn't, and instead decided to just stay on one. Really interesting detail there!

[@Here_is_Waldo]

He might have left the moment he breached the firewall, then just transmitted his image to the screen even though he was long gone.

[@joaogabrieldecmsilva423]

​@@Here_is_WaldoNo, because after he says what he saved of his brain he tried to hack and discovered the firewall he knew that it was his firewall because he couldn't just simply hack through, but since he made it he had work arounds, but he just wanted to taunt the interviewer before leaving since there was nothing he could do at this point

[@gamingv1nce7]

That was genuinely fantastic! William is still the enthusiastic, free thinking, Physco we know and love to hate. Can't wait for the next episode guys!

[@animebrat76]

Well there’s always the fangirls with daddy issues

[@joeystudios5973]

This is.. amazing. The way Glichtrap starts glitching the computer and the sparks were amazing, there is so much detail into this and I love it. Nice work j-gems.

[@themysteriousone9973]

Love this take on Glitchtrap, especially with the containment. All I wonder now is if J was Glitchtrap and G was the interviewer, what were -, E, M, and S doing?

[@trolledfordrip]

take you're like and don't come back

[@themysteriousone9973]

@@trolledfordrip ??????

[@trolledfordrip]

@@themysteriousone9973 don't you know the joke of pretending to hate puns on KZbin?

[@themysteriousone9973]

@@trolledfordrip Sorry, I didn't see the sarcasm through the screen.

[@shadowfoxbot7460]

I said it once and I’ll say it again, you make great content J-gems.

[@samwhy4974]

I LOVE the reveal at the end. so perfectly and slowly unvealed. you can hear it in his voice as he slowly recognizes the work that's keeping him in. its like walking along a wall scrapping it with your finger and recognizing a brick you laid down yourself. and is LIVING FOR IT

[@robertchaney2704]

I gotta say, “Malhare” is a much better name than “glitchtrap”

[@jollyimposter]

True lol

[@thecollector4574]

No

[@Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

It is

[@Sp00ksOdyssey]

I'm calling it Malhare now

[@omroifrom]

Malhair

[@nguyentramy3431]

I LOVE Malhare's personalities so much, this is such a banger, good job guys

[@darkhumour741]

Can't put into words how much I love Glitchtrap simply being a *virtual manifestation of Spring-Bonnie* Springtrap and his various incarnations have always just seemed like "undead William" This is something else. It's still Afton deep down (his motivations, his personality etc) but filtered through his old fursona. Hard to tell how much of HIM is actually left.

[@Madd_GH]

Exactly. I’ve always thought that Glitchtrap probably isn’t really Afton. He may have his malicious ideas and intelligence and maybe even knowledge, but I doubt that he has anything to do with the Person Afton once was. He lacks what makes someone human.

[@Madd_GH]

After all, the true Afton is still enjoying his time with Golden Freddy’s down there in hell.

[@imrani5373]

@@Madd_GH William is alive and was in security breach

[@imrani5373]

Burntrap is William

[@Madd_GH]

@@imrani5373 Not really. Burntrap is Glitchtrap mixed with parts from Glamrock Bonnie and probably more random parts. The real Afton is still in hell.

[@_XCaramel_FrapuccinoX]

Malhare: *Says his schedule is tight at that moment* Also Malhare: *Answers his questions and possibly ends up offing the dude*

[@LeOpacityPST]

Now I'm heavily intriged in how you made the screen with 'Malhare' animated in it. Is it just an already rendered animation in a computer screen model or is it a green screen or is it something else ?

[@RainStreet7129]

If this was VR... holy crap.

[@Ennards_innards]

Oh I see this is the birth of burn trap as he is part GLAMROCK endoskeleton! Very clever. You can now see what happened to afton in between help wanted and security breach/Pizza sim and security breach

[@A_Tay101]

The last bit with the difficulty of pulling off a security breach was incredibly well delivered

[@mysticx_]

Great video as always! I can't imagine how much you put efforts into this, and the fact they have voices too! This is amazing!!

[@lokievans6680]

It's just a small thing but I like how he said "The Purple Man" instead of "Purple Guy". I think the name "Purple Guy" has been memed a bit but the sentance structure+the VA's great preformance makes the name sound much more ominous and dangerous; like a mysterious force of evil.

[@JimBobJoeB0b]

9/10 no funny at the end In all seriousness, every single video J-Gens has dropped has been an absolute…Gem!

[@NeoMouseSVC]

I really love Glichtraps laugh, it reminds me of certain Scooby-Doo villain laughs that I would hear in my nightmares when I was little. Great job!

[@MrChaos-KayOz]

Every installment to this series is absolutely amazing and worth the wait! I love the details and lore within this AU and not to mention the voice acting, truly amazing!

[@themenacingsloth]

2:14 Then he tries to get said body back in Security Breach. Guess he changed his mind. But he wasn’t wrong, he WAS movin’ pretty slowly after he got back into it. So much regret

[@sebastiankelley5919]

I just love how J-Gems creativity spreads joy to all the fans out there.

[@Glaster6]

Damn, ucn really changed William

[@themaincharacter4985]

MALHARE is a clever and genius name for GlitchTrap

[@Rvb_25]

you have to admit this is the best glitchtrap voice so far. great work man

[@Toulippy]

i absolutely adore the amount of effort you put into these. keep it up my friend!

[@_end3rguy_]

i like how this still fits with the current lore, the mimic pretending to william and all

[@rangiem2948]

This is so well made

[@PrimeL0l]

I love how you did afton his personality childish but still very smart and unhinged Absolutely astonishing how you express the characters love it!!!!

[@hectorplay8199]

Now I have the doubt of if this Glitchtrap (or Malhare) is William himself after the events of previous episodes or an artificial copy of certain parts of his mind.

[@menacingpyro2005]

This is just perfection, I love this take on Malhare so much. It makes him more virus than man, more rich with character. Extremely cool

[@UnderTale_FanI]

Damn this video made Glitchtrap my favorite FNaF character!!

[@solidisliquidd]

SAMMMMEEEE

[@UnderTale_FanI]

@@solidisliquidd YOOOOOO!!

[@wolf3515]

0:57 that jump scared me

[@TGDragonX3]

Good job to your team it’s so good!

[@Nova_Terror]

Malhare in this rendition is awesome. Him and the moon you guys did a while back have the most interesting voice effects ever !!!

[@ShacysPagelings]

I love Malhare's voice! The story even short is so cool! Nice dialogues and all!

[@FunkyKibbles]

It feels good to have the interviewed back in the series! Can't wait for the The Golden Era episode

[@birdup1305]

Really loved that episode, although the order in which things happend is a bit confusing I still love it. Keep up the great work!

[@blackberrio-]

No one: My random motivation to do secret exercises in my room 1 month before 9th grade starts: 0:06

[@Joel-thediver]

this AU really fits in with the original story from the games. and I love that these people are aware of what he is

[@thatvincek]

It's funny that he's actually responding. He could just be like "no" and destroy the pc

[@monochromemann]

Glitchtrap laughing sounds like when you get a drink from McDonald’s and you keep pulling the straw up and down.

[@loganentertainment1814]

The one question that may never be answered, is what made William Afton evil from the beginning? P.s. Before anyone asks, yes I know that there's the chance the death of his kids made him evil, but from Special Delivery (in the game files) it was revealed that the Funtime robots were the first line of robots made from Afton Robotics. And from Sister Location, the blueprints show that the robots were made to catch kids. So William was evil from the beginning.

[@blackbolb]

Probably a mental disprder

[@robertbethea8570]

He was probably abused or experimented on

[@nariemmons1753]

2 replies, yet I don't see them, what is this sourcery?!?!??

[@icringeatmyself2222]

​@@nariemmons1753nah cuz for real

[@sandwichboi0342]

Ngl, I was kinda on the fence with how you portrayed Malhare in this. But after seeing the whole short, I actually love it!

[@Zark714]

J-gems : I always come back

[@allt_f4]

We all must show respect to j-gems for all the work and time he puts into these videos. And the people that helped him too.

[@KingOfNothingLR]

Woa uploaded 5 mins ago? I knew staying up til almost 5 in the morning had it's perks!

[@things-z8o]

the idea of glithtrap being afton but just with his smart thinking, killing skill and insanity, without his memory nor care for othere beings is great and terrifying imagine having to fight what once used to be a genus killer just without fellings but yet with much more power

[@sampolanco1684]

2:43 ngl we can probably thank Golden Freddy for that because William was insane before but when he was sent to hell all that torture in hell may have fractioned whatever remaining good parts of his brain he had left and that maybe why those are the last parts of his brain that he saved. This is just an opinion tho.

[@bluemoods2167]

Everything about this video is amazing!! The background sounds, the music, the voices! Glitchtrap is perfect! The laugh, the cunning, everything! Beautiful video

[@goldlemon7962]

It would be so cool if this somehow played into future episodes of the interview series

[@UNDEADCREATOR]

Bro honestly don’t ever apologize for taking so long you’re one dude making multiple animations and there is tons of fans who love your work because you take your time on it don’t be afraid to make us wait a little bit longer or even a couple months see you can get it together it’s fine animations do take tons and tons of time if you rush it more likely than not you’ll mess up some details but so far every animation has been perfect Love you dude please keep sharing that creativity❤️

[@Ara-..]

This is great! Just as good as all your other videos :)

[@kwalton8688]

0:13 gave me chills

[@GamerGirl19]

Just reacted to it. Love these interview videos, they're my favorite on your channel. Take your time and keep up the good work!

[@mimik501]

I LOVE THIS Please continue, i cant wait to see the rest of the storie

[@ybotter9557]

I literally just came to see if anything was posted this is great!

[@Madd_GH]

„miserable Afton Life“ DAMN THE INTERVIEWER IS ROASTING HIM

[@yellowfire21]

Very nice fnaf content, I love it!

[@memethief14]

Glitchtrap really said "Your home security is great... Or is it ?"

[@KatKaiju]

Another fantastic example of how the FNAF fans can create better content than the canon. Beautiful work. I giggled at, “…your miserable Afton life.” 😂 Bring us more Malhare! 💜 🐇

[@Olivermegginson]

Always love a new J gems video

[@L.M.S.Animations]

2:05 is this a hint to what will happen in the Cassidy Interview?

[@blendimation]

That is very impressive, how with almost no hard animations (not a lot of animation) you made it interesting and entertaining to watch. This universe you created is very clever and i like the choice of glitchtrap you made, the not real William Afton, and the possibility of Springtrap (realy W.A.) and Glicthtrap meeting would be really cool i think. Also, how you described him is also interesting and I can't wait to see the next episode to see what will happen next. I'm also very intrigue about this facility, is it the same one that exploded some episodes ago, or a completely different place? Can't wait !

[@whitefang2312]

As much as I love the plot stuff, I also love these simple interview segments

[@KatKaiju]

Please God, let Matthew Lillard see this. This is one of my favorite fan works, how j-gems interprets Afton and Glitchtrap. He gives us what the games don’t.

[@mikekekekey]

i love this series

[@Vintagium]

DUDE! THE AMOUNT OF PERSONALITY IN HIM! I LOVE IT!

[@15bjackson16]

Got turned to all of this from some KZbin guy talking about springtrap and can I just say all the voice acting of these characters is amazing

[@dragonp.4520]

At some point I really just want one of the interviewers to be amazed at what they are interviewing. I wonder how what is being interviewed would be react

[@Nateorade18]

Cute cat in the intro. Anyway that was awesome your videos always are, and I can’t wait for the next episode! Take your time though, make sure it’s as good as you can!

[@CruzingAroundTheBlock]

I LOVE this voice!!

[@OriginalSniperLol]

loved this vid so much since 2022. I love how menacing and creepy malhare’s character is. this vid is amazing

[@Theman_inthecorner]

I just dream to animate this good, this is absolutely amazing the work that's done here ‼️ :D

[@rabbitkingofidiots]

HOW HAS SO MANY PEOPLE ALREADY POSTED

[@theravesquad1642]

Once again j-gems created a master piece

[@the_cum_lord1736]

How? Just how is it possible to make so good Content that will keep me awake for the next couple of Days? I can't even express in words how much I like your stuff. We may never get an official Fnaf movie, but I'm starting to think we don't need one.

[@shane_kai1983]

Let’s all normalize “Malhare” and reject “GlitchTrap”

[@orangeinkius7257]

personally I refer to the golden rabbit as glitchtrap and the fucky purple and black eldritch form from princess quest as malhare but that's just me

[@shane_kai1983]

@@orangeinkius7257 🤷🏼‍♂️ I’m just getting tired of these lazy names for William’s character. They just take a new word and then add Trap to the end and call it a day. Springtrap, Plushtrap, Glitchtrap, Burntrap. Malhare was different.

[@orangeinkius7257]

@@shane_kai1983 does it even matter? I mean none of those names have even been said out loud in the games, they're basically permanent placeholders

[@shane_kai1983]

@@orangeinkius7257 it matters to me

[@umbreongg9643]

This animation is super cool, it gave me a SCP vibe and its pretty cool concept

[@toastmations]

Wow this is cool!

[@JackAfton.]

Haha, oh that is _good_ I could tell what was about to happen the second I read the opening document, you really would think a facility such as this would be a little more careful about outsourcing their equipment. The voice acting is so well done here.

[@Cupheadthathasaholeinhisbrain]

4:05 bro predict mimic

[@dapotato175]

I've watched this six times, what am I still doing here SEVEN times

[@C11-r3h]

First

[@soupticous5444]

Dont care bro