Spring Bonnie: The Soul and Skin of William Afton

[@bvdf84]

All jokes aside, the fact that springbonnie, William's very own character he felt very strongly about, becoming his eternal prison as he lives in agony is pretty tragic

[@derrickdaniels3955]

Poetic Justice I feel

[@IAloneAmTheYapper]

Not tragic. Poetic.

[@ThemightyTelevision]

Precisely why I will forever say fnaf3 was the perfect ending to the original story (if anyone asks: i don't consider fnaf 4 to be an ending, it is a prequel, that finally explained the why the purple guy even became a thing perfectly, in my eyes fnaf 4 complements fnaf 3's ending even more because it makes me hate the purple guy even more which makes the fnaf3 ending even more satisfying.)

[@EighmyLupin]

@@ThemightyTelevision 3 and Pizza Sim were both good endings for the series, but fans demand more and studios like money so they will continue to give them more

[@ThemightyTelevision]

@@EighmyLupin pizza sim was a pathetic joke of an ending, not only is it just fnaf 3 again, it created what are quite literally the most boring characters of this franchise with the most clunkyest introductions I've ever seen in my life, ever. Not even the afterthought that was ucn can compete with it, and the vengeful spirit quite literally has no character outside of being angry.

[@SnoFitzroy]

"Spring Bonnie was Afton's first victim" is a concept that goes SO hard. You're right and you should say it. Screw them kids, justice for spring bonnie!

[@TheFordoCanonizationCommittee]

That one sentence perfectly sums up my main AU

[@ashaiiv]

Spring Bonnie having eyelashes and still being male, makes sense. Toy Bonnie also has them, and he’s meant to be ‘cutesy’ as well.

[@rosesske2551]

So like SpongeBob then.

[@Fazkrueger]

​​@@rosesske2551 And Darwin & Richard from The Amazing World of Gumball.

[@nullhydrangea]

Yeah I thought that was just a common design choice for all “cutesy” characters regardless of gender lol

[@echonvoid]

Yeah, the irony is, most people I know with naturally thick lashes are cis men. And camels Gotta keep the sand from their big ole eyeballs 👀

[@ViktorErikFade]

It always made me appreciate character designers who gave male characters eyelashes Because unless horn with a eyelash related issue, everyone irl has eyelashes regardless of gender

[@wsurviver8376]

Honestly I head cannon that Afton was just so in denial about being a furry that he invented an entire kid’s pizzaria franchise to hide his secret

[@NewChipSkylark]

I love spring Bonnie, I made a crazy good mask of it

[@onlyflylikeabeetv]

I mean it wouldn't be that far fetched? John Wayne Gacey did the clown stuff because he couldn't admit his sexuality iirc

[@vivianslayz]

​@@NewChipSkylarkcan you post a video?

[@NewChipSkylark]

@@vivianslayz I made spring Bonnie and springtrap, I can post a spring Bonnie one cause the springtrap was for someone but I’ll show off some photos

[@vivianslayz]

@@NewChipSkylark alright!

[@Hi_Just_Fred]

I feel like the "Male, female?" thing was generally just a gag about the Bonnie line since some debated OG Bonnie based on the name and then Toy Bonnie seeming more cutesy also had people wondering. Mangle ain't the only one with that history in the fandom.

[@EighmyLupin]

Both Bonnie and Mangle led Scott to being like "Why do you care so much!?!!? It doesn't really matter at all"

[@SSMp315]

Bonnie is the most important female character in fnaf

[@autumnblaze6267]

Toy Bonnie is just a femboy

[@vivianslayz]

​@@autumnblaze6267💀💀💀

[@casualcommenter7152]

I love how Fredbear gets a proper name, but his bandmate is always just “Spring Bonnie”, because of his internal mechanisms. It just feels like: “Please welcome our performers for tonight: Jackson and Nathan Cartilage!”

[@ark_awaits3367]

I've always interpreted it as SPRING jumping Bonnie because bunnies jump so he'd spring up

[@xspranp7649]

His mascot name is Spring Bonnie canonically according to one of the NPC kids in FNAF 4.

[@windws7137]

Welcome to the show of Fred and Breathing Man

[@NPC_GENERIC_ENEMY_INFANTRY]

I thought of it like Spring, the season. I don't know, it just felt right to me for whatever reason.

[@CerezaDL]

Maybe Bunny Bon, Bonbun or something else could be their name?

[@Bonk-sf1wm]

When you think about it, it's like springbonnie got his revenge. William used him to appeal to kids, hide his identity and true personality, and then relied on him for protection from the ghosts. In a way, springbonnie turned on him when he was needed the most and from then on became a physical representation of William's mind: rotten, twisted, disturbing. When William hunts you in fnaf 3, he can't pretend to be a cute friendly character anymore, or even an innocent man. He has to evade your defenses if he wants to get you. And becoming springtrap has robbed William of almost all his humanity. Also, an interesting detail I noticed is that when springtrap attacks from the left, his eyes widen and look you over very briefly. I wonder if it's expression of excitement and thrill, or if it's applied to modern lore, surprise when he recognises Michael or Henry.

[@wannabealeskiej]

"confidently menacing eyebrows" as opposed to spring bonnie, who lacks eyebrows. truly a shame

[@joke1able]

Afton bringing on that "No one cared who I was until I put on the mask" vibe

[@Archie_Cooper]

10:40 this perfectly describes why the fnaf 3 jumpscare is perfect, actually. When you compare to the more chaotic behaviors of the dead kids. He's not shambling around randomly. You are being hunted.

[@TheRealTrevnik]

Also fitting considering the other animatronics straight up jump at you and scream; like angry tantrum-throwing toddlers, as they’re possessed by dead kids that want their revenge, whereas Springtrap’s jumpscares in FNAF 3 are slow and a lot more calm, as he’s possessed by a full grown man that, although way more mature, has sinister intentions.

[@Korra228]

Okay but is that an excuse for it not being scary though

[@SnoFitzroy]

@@Korra228 Yes. Stop pretending "horror" means "this will make you soil your pants" - Horror doesn't have to trigger your fuckin fight or flight to be effective.

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

@Korra228 It was still enough to give me a small reaction when watching this video at night.

[@Archie_Cooper]

​@@Korra228jumpscares are not meant to be scary. They're meant to compliment the scary/be a climax to the scary. Unfortunately fnaf 3 wasn't a very spooky game

[@Gova_01]

I've always thought that Springbonnie was actually just called Bonnie, with the first name being used by the employees to talk about the suit with spring locks. Fredbear was replaced with Freddy due to the accident. But Springbonnie was never related directly to the accident, so they just changed the color of the suit without much rebranding. By the time the name of Springbonnie was tainted with Afton legacy, most people probably forgot about him or they don't consider them the same character anymore.

[@xspranp7649]

FNAF 4 has a child calling him Spring Bonnie, which confirms that Spring Bonnie was infact his mascot name.

[@ChaoticCooper]

@xspranp7649 In FNaF 4, the new Bonnie was already created, so no, that would mean he was also just nicknamed that to customers

[@MobDraws69]

I remember calling him Golden Bonnie

[@cosmicdahlia]

I always thought the head canon name "Bon Bon" was cute

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

God, if Springbonnie ever gained consciousness as it's own animatronic, and fused with William the same way in canon, he really would be the first victim. Being used as a serial killer suit but unable to stop it because of your rudimentary programming, used to kill the kids you were meant to entertain and be friends with. Horrible. Honestly, same with Fredbear and the bite, gaining his own consciousness as soon as the bite happens, separate from the child but completely unable to fathom what had happened. Regardless of if Fredbear had the crying child's exact consciousness or had his own like Baby did with Elizabeth. If Henry made William that jealous from making animatronics that had heart and love in them, with potentially all a little soul and emotion, then the potential of SpringBonnie and Fredbear having memories or consciousness is legitimate possibility. Especially with the Mimic being potentially from even before Fredbears, even if rudimentary it's still a soul of sorts. Robots have the same memories as people, and agony can make the shadows potentially, so like there's several hints to souls and life being in humans, animals, plants, literal blobs of shapeshifting emotion, and robots in this franchise. I love how both off the wall and existential the series is, even in the implications that are basically glossed over every game with just enough answers to keep us hooked. They got a system going, like the Pokemon Company's three year cycle and steadily changing creature design conventions.

[@ladypangaea4801]

Imagine being a kid that loved going to Fredbear's and whose favourite character was Spring Bonnie. It'd be so depressing to learn about the murders and how the character's reputation of Fredbear's trusty friend became tarnished. Even if the company managed to cover up some things, there'd still be people spreading rumors about what really happened (like we see in FNAF 4). It would really make you second guess buying that super rare vintage Spring Bonnie plushie off of Ebay.

[@darktooth4576]

And it makes you question Fazbear Entertainment as a whole too, with phone guy implying that they clean up blood and let performers die in a separate room without second thoughts, gives off the feeling that they are enabling Afton. In fact, with their shady reputation, Fazbear Entertainment called off the police investigation when they got too close to the truth.

[@robonaught]

Even sadder? Imagine that same kid as an adult (probably would be elderly) by the events of FNAF3 and seeing the sad horrible state Spring Bonnie has become with him being all decayed and discoloured to the extent he's almost unrecognisable before finally recognising him. Even without knowing about the murders it would be rather upsetting for somebody to see their favourite animatronic has been left to rot and be forgotten

[@in4ktoo89]

Into The Pit really could be a hit. The art style is very disturbing and reminiscent of Blasphemous. Especially the close-up shots when you're hiding.

[@soomi5667]

Yeah im honestly pretty excited for it. Even though I can't play it sadly 😭

[@FTZPLTC]

The art style really reminds me of the first Discworld point and click game.

[@Here_is_Waldo]

Maybe. I just wish they'd let the original characters rest and create new ones. Security Breach seemed a good start, then they kept bringing back Afton long after his story (and the original four ghosts) felt like they had a satisfying ending. Into the pit kind of sounds like it might go the same way.

[@soomi5667]

@@Here_is_Waldo Into the pit is its own thing like the rest of the fazbear fright's stories. So it's not in the same vein as them bringing characters back. Besides the whole thing about the kids, a lot of the characters in the story are exclusive to the story.

[@auintus4619]

5:20 Something tickled my brain here. The original Jekyll and Hyde, if I recall correctly, was similar. The potion didn't bring about a split personality, it just gave Jekyll a disguise in which to be his worst self. And then the conclusion was somewhat similar, being trapped in the form they used to escape the consequences of their actions, albeit in extremely different ways. Probably completely unrelated, but I thought I'd mention.

[@Semi-Nobody]

The fact that the fnaf fandom all agrees on the fact that spring bonnie was william aftons fusona/OC that he got a bit too obsessed with, including me.

[@Rainbow_dash67.]

Or William Vincent afton fell in love with the Springbonnie suit

[@SnoFitzroy]

@@Rainbow_dash67. no, if he fell in love with it he would be fucking the suit instead of wearing it. As incels are wont to do

[@jackbrassington3489]

I think what make Bonnie unique is that he’s a bunny animatronic not possessed by William. He’s a free agent who can vibe with Freddy and a the gang.

[@KitKat-ho5qg]

Very happy to see some springbonnie appreciation, as he's my favorite character The only sad part is that his whole character trait is being a suit for William, the poor guy doesn't even have a personality :(

[@cheesebatto]

(the movie is obviously a separate continuity but) the kids calling him The Yellow Rabbit (which i adore) implies Spring Bonnie was already discontinued at the time of the incident, like the kids don't know who he is. of course it's also possible that that's just his name in that universe but i strongly doubt it.

[@videogame_nerd]

Spring Bonnie is just, for lack of better words, Aftons fever dream

[@venomfan2020]

His fursona

[@azimuddin1890]

@@venomfan2020 His fursona dream!

[@KingNerdius]

The only fever dream here is that pfp

[@azimuddin1890]

@@KingNerdius Count Dooku who said just this line in Clone Wars 2003 series when speaking to an alien with a different language: Indeed!

[@venomfan2020]

@@KingNerdius Kirby-Sans

[@blanktester]

I think the name "Spring Bonnie" is a double meaning. Spring as in springlock, yes, but also the season of Spring, as opposed to the other season the freddy gang is associated with, Fall.

[@HorrorBiscuit13]

Yo it’s the Lich from adventure time FALL 💀

[@crypt5129]

When have they been associated with fall? The only thing I can think of is the Curse of Dreadbear DLC

[@blanktester]

@@crypt5129 Fall Fest would be the main thing, and it seems like Steel Wool is doubling down on that stuff. Paychecks in November, Halloween DLC, all that stuff is fall related. I think the Freddy and Friends cartoons are set around fall as well, though I might be mistaken on that.

[@crypt5129]

@@blanktester Fair enough ig, never really thought about any of it too hard

[@blanktester]

@@crypt5129 Yeah I mean I don't take it for granted. Spring Bonnie being the only Spring character doesn't really work if everyone else is in a fall based band.

[@umbr_is_tired]

I really like the story of Springbonnie without being overshadowed by Afton or lumped into his story.

[@wafagdplqs4421]

To me, it's so interesting to realize fans only consider Spring Bonnie as William Afton. When you say "Spring Bonnie", often you will just refer to William Afton using the suit (mainly to bait unsuspecting kids) and not the actual character. Because we know VERY little of Spring Bonnie, as its sheer existence consists of an "unwithered" version of Springtrap. He's just a shell, a husk for William to put on. Ironically enough, Afton *became* Spring Bonnie and not the verse. Although like you said, it's probably something he would enjoy...

[@Kammy_dafox]

Spring Bonnie is just Williams fursona Edit: MOM, IM FAMOUS, only if all these likes could be my subscribers...

[@MichealAfton1983]

Yep

[@venomfan2020]

Yes

[@Susmango5000]

Facts

[@captainet2457]

Furry moment

[@СарраКарагозян]

Sping Bonnie is his bunsona... But William is Spring Bonnie's bonesona

[@Luna_nasar]

Silver eyes is by far my favorite portrayal of affton. I like how his motivation isn't loss or somthing like the games but that he's just genuinely a sick and twisted envious individual. He's a completely dif char in the games.

[@Ree241]

I always felt bad for SpringBonnie cause he never got any voice or personality...poor Cotten tail.

[@captainet2457]

Yeah :(

[@azimuddin1890]

Agreed

[@azimuddin1890]

Also it’s Yellow Cotton Tail, there too many variants.

[@giovannisoto4353]

The spring Bonnie found in help wanted it’s another reason why I hate the mimic twist so much every time I tell someone that the mimic was not planned they act like I’m crazy when the game has hints like this. I don’t they’re ever going to explain what glitch trap is. since Scott apparently wanted to be the mimic the whole time but it seems like they didn’t know. either.

[@soomi5667]

I personally love mimic myself but, I do wonder what the whole springbonnie thing was about.makes you wonder lol.

[@chilledoutnate]

it’s evident that burntrap was originally afton but changed it to mimic because of the negative response to afton coming back.

[@Articfoxgamez]

I think mimic being planned is precisly WHY they made the change, to seperate him more from springtrap.

[@diddykitty746]

I feel this. Also, the mimic is. Never explained in the games themselves either?? It's a problem created by the books, because if you don't read the books, there are really no hints or confirmation as to what the mimic actually is. I watched a whole playthrough of Ruin but haven't read the books past the first series, so when people in this fandom bring up the mimic in their conversation, I'm left to feel like I missed something important.

[@Here_is_Waldo]

I'm not a fan of characters who can appear to be anyone, as they can make stories convoluted and leave unsatisfying ends where you never really know who is who or if the ending means anything. However, I would like the mimic to be the new antagonist if it means we can move away from Afton and let him rest. Let the story grow instead of just repeating the same thing over and over.

[@liran8799]

"This is the story of Springbonnie, and it ended the moment William climbed into the suit" That's amazing damn

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

Considering it's quite likely that eithet William made the suit or the suit was made for him, it seems that Spring Bonnie was doomed from the start in universe as well. Quite tragic really.

[@sweethistortea]

Hear me out: I’d love to see a movie or game that focused solely on William Afton and his past, but I’d want it to be psychological horror.

[@artbyphobia]

Yes!!! As he's my favorite character, I'd love to see that. He's a fan favorite so im sure everyone else would like it too. Maybe in the fnaf 2 movie December of 2025, we'll get some much needed backstory and flashbacks. Though,, the original Afton family isn't really present in the movie universe sadly, it still could give us some answers

[@lunamoona-o5b]

I would love to see whatever troubled childhood he had that got him to the point of killing kids tbh

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

William does elaborate on the whole 'risking it with the springlocks' thing in TSE, to be fair. When he's monologuing to Carlton about how he survived the unsurvivable (and given he's described as having lost most of his weight since and seeming kind of dead when not interacting with someone, maybe he did die in that suit and just kept his body running through possession or something), he explains that a suit left to the elements for years will indeed trip on a hair-trigger, much like that mentioned in FNaF 3, but one kept maintained - such as William's own golden Bonnie suit, there - is fairly safe. And, indeed, he takes hits and moves a lot but the locks remain firmly locked, which makes more sense than the ramblings in 3 for an item that is going to be worn by a dancing performer around hyperactive children in a place serving food and drink. The suits described in 3 are likely quite run-down, given new people are having to be trained for this regardless, hence their significantly heightened danger. Charlie has to reach in and manually open one of the locks, which seems to trip the whole thing by a sort of rube-goldberg-esque system in the joints or something, which makes a bit of sense given the joints do need to lock together properly. The main stupidity is making these locks spring-loaded to begin with. The crank working both ways would've sufficed.

[@luceliorodrigues7504]

My head canon is that "Spring" in Springbonnie refeers to the season. The bunny of the spring!

[@Wallnut256]

4:18 “Now I’m not trying to go down a rabbit hole here” unintentional pun😂

[@MichealAfton1983]

Springbonnie is basically just Williams fursona

[@KaylieghHereford]

Ba doom doom chush.

[@MichealAfton1983]

@@KaylieghHereford ?

[@LemonHIVE]

michael?

[@dejinnthedjinn5311]

Honestly, the way the Afton acts with the suit reminds me of how Michael Myers acts when it comes to his mask in the modern movies.

[@marciohaacke8499]

after you mentioned william having a alter ego inside the suit this made me remind about something, william to springbonnie is like how jekyll is to hyde, because in the original version of the story from the books, jekyll and hyde are the same people and not two different personalities, jekyll only used hyde to do things he didn't have courage to do before, until it latter backfired on him

[@blackops9696]

I think the apperance of Glitchtrap is the earliest design of Spring Bonnie. It is most likely what the "temporary costumes" that phone dude was referring to in FNAF 3. Before the animotronics and springlockes were implemented into the Fazbear company.

[@EpikTopW]

My headcanon is that William's old suit was burnt in the FNAF 3 fire and he had to find another Springbonnie suit just to give his mangled corpse something more to hold itself together. It explains the different withering and different body shape, because this was likely an older suit.

[@Yourlocaleldritchhorror-401]

To be honest if Spring bonnie were in UCN i think a voice line of his after he has killed the player would go something like this: "You took EVERYTHING from me, how about i return the favor!"

[@christophergirardi8145]

And it uses Afton's "bonnie voice" the voice he probably used when he and Henry entertained the kids. Hinting at the path not chosen of being a big name in entertainment had William not lost his son and killed Charlotte.

[@ariannawills854]

Another one could be, "Look at what you turned me into." Or "This is what you turned me into."

[@FunAngelo2005]

"I was a meare tool to you, and now it's my time to shine"

[@SpringJohnny]

"You're ol' pal Spring Bonnie is here, ready to shine once more!" "Welcome to H̷̤͠ë̶̝l̷̞̈́l̴͉̈́ Fredbear's Family Diner." "What's wrong? I thought I was your favourite." "I helped you create. We both wanted to love. You loved. And now, I̸̡͛ ̷̲̕Ḫ̸̇Ȧ̵̖V̴̳͋Ę̵̍ ̸̤̈́L̴̫͝O̶̳͠V̸̠͘Ê̴̯D̴̦̀." "Hippity Hoppity, get the fuck off my property."

[@pustota7254]

Your comment got 69 likes.

[@Wizardjones69]

6:13 i think he suffers that after he stuffed fritz into foxy, thats why he uses golden freddy suit to lure mike brooks, because the bunny suit was full of blood

[@prufan]

I would honestly love to see Spring Bonnie get the Security Breach treatment in the future, as in he's actually got a sentient AI and personality. One that's friendly and kind.

[@lilypaigeham]

SpringBonnie and Fredbear along with the Puppet are my favorite animatronics, they just have such a nice cozy vibe to them

[@tzvikrasner6073]

I just realized: Spring Bonnie is the ultimate "Kill it with fire"

[@Gabriel_D3ath]

I like to think that the Springbonnie suit to Afton works in the same way as Michael Myers's Mask. It makes he feel more like himself, alive, powerful. Like the suit is his true persona

[@pustota7254]

Fursona

[@ChaoticCooper]

My theory on Springbonnie's name is that he was simply just Bonnie until Freddy Fazbear's Pizza was made with the new blue Bonnie. So afterwards, he was just nicknamed Springbonnie (likely by the company/higher ups) to seperate the 2 characters. It'd be odd to reference the springlocks in the name of a character, so this makes the most sense.

[@jose_rgu]

I always thought that Springbonnie was possibly referencing the Easter bunny, basically the same name but with a little twist since Easter takes place in Spring

[@xspranp7649]

He's called Spring Bonnie by customers too, look at the FNAF 4 NPCS.

[@ChaoticCooper]

@xspranp7649 FNaF 4 takes place when Fazbear band was already created, ofc. So that means he was also nicknamed that to the public.

[@Zaxon_Rapial]

You know I see people joking about how Springbonnie is just his fursona but there is some truth to the statement. I know some furries that act completely differently when they wear their fursuit just out of the confidence boost they get. While I'm not one for fursuiting myself, I do get the same feeling when I start writing. Of course with that said the whole concept of not knowing who is under that costume is pretty disturbing... if only that wasn't true in the real world.... Anyway a personal theory I have is that Afton used springbonnie as a form of escapism which eventually got to his head with the success he got from the restaurant. He genuinely believed that people loved him and because of this his ego shot through the roof. Of course when he starting offing kids and got away with it, it just confirmed everything he thought about himself, he was unstoppable. Of course that left him with one desire, to become springbonnie and we all know how that turned out. I view it like a wish from a monkey's paw. Of course that is just me mostly head canoning, but I personally believe it is a far better story then the whole, vengeful father thing people try to stick William as. I genuinely believe that Afton would be a great character if they leaned more into the idea that he is obsessed with the character he's made and wants others to feel the same way he does. To never struggle or face hardship. Maybe even be the family he always wanted, not the broken and divided one he has already. But what do I know. I'm just a furry.

[@Here_is_Waldo]

Doesn't even have to be fur suits. Just see how people act in VR games like VRChat. Being around people, but having that anonymity is a great confidence booster.

[@Zaxon_Rapial]

@peytonmac1131 fair point. I don't really know how people are on VRChat since I don't play it, but I can definitely see that. I was just making the obvious comparison because, well, you know.

[@lunamoona-o5b]

stealing this analysis

[@thesmilingman7576]

5:47 it's also implied in the games since they leave you alone with the mask on in FNaF 2 which I think was the reason Afton tried to wear the costume when the spirits of his victims were on him

[@1slayer959]

Wait...? Irrelevant thought that just occured to me? We see a person in the freadbear suit? Henry?!!!

[@scribblecloud]

what?

[@artbyphobia]

17:04 *Absolutely this* I have hardly ever seen anyone talk about how incredibly insane Glitchtrap is. I guess some people don't like to go deep down into the lore, but (in my opinion it's Afton, you can think it's mimic, I don't really care), he's the most menacing and demented version of Afton like ever, hot take but he creeps me out more than Springtrap. I might write a whole paragraph here but, how he's described in the books.. Wowie. He's very very violent, and only sees his victims as playtoys to mess with their brains and gut their mind from the inside out. Also his voice lines are extremely strange, and felt like I was watching a ring tape. He locks you inside a room, and the way TapeGirl (Vivian in my head cannon), described Jeremy being almost numb and a walking "zombie" if you will, he tortures your mind endlessly with horrendous nightmares and forces you to do things you don't want to do. That being said, Glitchtrap is so so so terrifying.

[@azimuddin1890]

I wasn’t expecting a 20 minute video of SpringBonnie.

[@lrcronk9874]

William actually came up with Spring Bonnie himself (meaning that Spring Bonnie was His original character), so as the insane person he is it would make more sense as for him to literally see himself as Spring Bonnie, like: it's not: William is real and Spring Bonnie is the discuss. But more of/like: William is the discuss and Spring Bonnie is real. Also there were multiple spring lock suits so maybe we will actually see Spring Bonnie again. But this is why I love Fredbear and SpringBonnie so much, there's so much to them and so many opportunities and theories and speculations about them, 2 characters who were meant to be best friends for life but became worst enemy's for life because of there suits wearer's.

[@SSMp315]

They should do more painting distinctions between Henry and William and their suits’ relationship bcs the imagery of their relationship deteriorating like their suits as time goes on would go so hard

[@lrcronk9874]

@@SSMp315 exactly!

[@redpanda6497]

​@@SSMp315 YESS.

[@Kaden10]

The Popgoes Spring Bonnie looks like someone took the original Springtrap design and worked their way backwards.

[@Adriethyl]

I appreciate the Dayshift style Phone Guy. Also, I always figured Spring Bonnie was just an employee moniker to denote that particular version and later Purble Bonnie being a rebrand alongside Freddy, so I'd say modern (purple/blue) Bonnie is technically a different character but shares the same name with William's Fursona.

[@SpringJohnny]

"One of the most overlooked characters in Five Nights at Freddy's is Spring Bonnie." Me (A Spring Bonnie fan) and Spring Bonnie: *And we took that very personally.*

[@reesearmstrong912]

He is such an underrated character, and one of my favorites

[@jdw1483]

Another great video. Spring Bonnie was never his own person William robbed him of ever being such. That is sad

[@sorrel_leaf_vespers]

4:17 "Now I'm not trying to go down a rabbit hole here" Considering the subject matter of the video, my brain took that line to a very unneeded place... Dirty thoughts aside, this was wonderful dinner entertainment and a good history lesson

[@Here_is_Waldo]

Ah, the old Springtrap versus The Deliverance hillbillies. "Gonna make you squeal like a piggy, OOooWee!"

[@PastorMustard]

Wouldn't be surprised if Willy made out with the springbonnie mask when he had some alone time

[@erinbathie-moore8478]

4:17, "Now Im not trying to go down a rabbit hole..." Hehe, rabbit hole. Tbh, Fnaf 3's Springtrap design is my favourite

[@Melatonin_yippe]

As a spring Bonnie lover I see this as a absolute win

[@CHEESEPUFF_7]

I want to leave some kind of clever comment, but i can't think of much. But I'm always excited to see these character/animatronic focused videos

[@3chovine]

11:02 "Afton hobbles around in his suit he adored, now adhered to his body, and then is set on fire, as one would do to something that looks like this." Perfect line.

[@SSMp315]

I think Afton being Spring Bonnie was the freest he ever felt as a person so getting killed so you could say him getting trapped in the same suit that made him express himself so much is him getting ‘reborn’ as Springtrap

[@Chaos_Birb]

The moment I saw this video in my recommended I audibly said “ooh!” and tapped on it right away. Great vid as always!

[@DjDeadpig]

I know I made a comment like this before, but screw it. Spring Bonnie is Schrödinger’s skin. Could be Afton’s metaphorical skin, or the Mimic’s.

[@minecraftdinokaijumdk992]

Ngl, since you’re so close to 100k, I wonder what the special for that milestone is gonna be, NotRealName. Excited for that moment, regardless. Edit: Personally, this milestone or 1 Mill would be when a face reveal would happen (if the KZbinr hasn't decided on a specific number on which to do a face reveal, of course), but really, it's up to you for what is done to celebrate the occasion.

[@captainet2457]

Same

[@davidhong1934]

Suggestion: We all submit our FNaF OCs and force her to rank them by their ability to (non-lethally) host a birthday party

[@LegendaryExistence04]

Bro is so overlooked that nobody knows that he’s called Springbonnie

[@Sp00kyBones]

I was NOT expecting to see an Astro Boy mention in a FNaF video of all things. But honestly, that was a really good comparison for the context!

[@marrqi7wini54]

Or Casper the friendly ghost. Or Luigi's mansion.

[@SansINess53]

william went through many phases, like trying to become a father but ending up as a narcissist and trying to make money but ending up killing children or even becoming a furry.

[@GJames-Legend101]

A part of me kinda wishes he was named springhare because it kinda rhymes with fredbear 😅. Also something I always wondered is did spring Bonnie have a distinct personality or characteristic, also I wondered if whenever springbonnie was being worn by William when he killed his victims did the agony from his victims brought him to life and if so I wonder how he would’ve felt being used as a tool to help William in his murders, I imagine that springbonnie loved entertaining and being around children so he probably hate what William did to him. Also I had this idea of what if the springbonnie programming could temporarily take over and causes springtrap to act like how the animatronic was made to be.

[@michaelafton7818]

"Sometimes the suit still goes off by itself"

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

Thank you for the Luigi's Mansion shoutout. Like it literally looks exactly like a Portrait ghost. Reminds me of the horrific Luigi Game Over in the beta version of the first game if only by association with the full game and the portrait connection.

[@theseekerofdankness959]

there is something quite magical about being a job having functional adult that still consumes FNAF media with as much vigor as I did while stil a young teen. And feel the magic nostalgia every single time I watch a video about it. Damn I love that

[@scribblecloud]

same, i was 10 when fnaf came out, im 20 now, and currently just as obsessed as i was then, it honestly makes me really happy my favorite animatronic character back then has also always been bonnie, and is still bonnie to this day (any variant, really)

[@dejinnthedjinn5311]

Run little fawn Before all hope disappears Run little fawn The golden hare is here -Battington, the Case of Edward Morris I really like the Spring Bonnie redesign and rename from Battington. Especially with how it looks like what if Glitchtrap looked more like an animatronic and not just a suit.

[@HydraKittten]

I wish we had more of Spring Bonnie as there own individual, a Fredbears prequel, like some people speculate could be coming eventually (sidenote, but if the ball pit is silent hill, then is Pit Spring Bonnie pyramid head?)

[@lysseva]

This one was a really awesome video and really gives a whole new perspective on the whole Afton story and situation. Even I forget about Spring Bonnie but the character actually really adds a lot of context to the whole series from this perspective.

[@ADonutMan]

It took me since the original old TTS video about the waste of circus baby and until this video to realize I wasn't subscribed to you, and that youtube just happened to perfectly "notify" me of your every video in my recommended feed as if I was subscribed... Crazy!

[@piercelindenberg6842]

I’m pretty sure Afton’s Pizzeria Simulator suit was a replacement for Spring Bonnie instead of a reboot design. Remember, Spring Bonnie still had the programming to follow sounds without William’s control. He’d probably want to remove that weakness. The FNAF6 suit is also less bulky and can fit into smaller spaces. I’m not certain, but I like the theory since it would also explain how Springtrap could be walking around on the Special Delivery app while Afton is buried under the Pizzaplex.

[@wolfishmass]

This is quite thought provoking, I also find it bonkers how many renditions of the same character this franchise has. Great vid :3

[@jackell27TV]

Thank you for finally bringing this up, this is my favorite fnaf character and yet he never gets acknowledged. Thank you

[@Lovinia1]

He seems to really want to erase this victim’s (presumably Jeremy’s) humanity. His body is used as a costume, his name and gender is reduced to “rabbit”, his character is nothing more that a sidekick, and his story is unknown.

[@cimi1272]

I just wanted to say thank you for continuing to create high quality videos like every week. They are a DELIGHT to watch. Thank you for making my days a little more fun

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

You're very welcome! ^_^ I love doing this, so that's perfect to hear! I hope they brighten your day! ☀️

[@ProtonTheProtogen]

Finally, a video over William's furson- i mean murder suit

[@MysticArchives_YT]

As a spring bonnie enthusiast, it’s always good to know he has not been forgotten

[@venomfan2020]

The Yellow Rabbit is William's fursona, change my mind

[@aashishmisra9683]

Your absolutely correct

[@zomrai]

omga i’m so early!!! also i’m glad to see a spring bonnie video from you, i don’t see people talking about him very often!

[@CharlieWilson1987]

Hey! I know you don't really do much Dsaf stuff anymore, but I REALLY love it and would love to see another video on it! I've been trying to put together a complete timeline, but it gets tricky with all the tragic backstories, audio logs and computer files. Anyway, love your vids! 💜🧡

[@ralsei_deltarune_2018]

Finally my boy Spring Bonnie gets his own video.

[@aedaniammx7559]

I always figured the name “Spring Bonnie” was a name given to him afterwards, but that “Spring” was in reference to spring the SEASON as opposed to the spring locks (because rabbits and all). Sort of a “limited edition toy” style name. It doesn’t make the most sense, but it did feel more sensible than him being marketed with the spring locks in his name to me

[@scribblecloud]

see thats what i always THOUGHT it was as a kid before i realized "oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh its talking about the springlocks" lol it could be both i suppose?

[@skyenight-by8yh]

I honestly liked the animatronic better than the killer. 😅 Mainly because of their lore in the Fredbear’s Family Diner.

[@angelthefluffydragon3787]

I kinda vibe with calling this into the pit monster version of Springbonnie like, twisted Springbonnie or something. That way it’s still linked to the character, it’s just a new variant

[@oh_umbri]

I’m so excited for this! I’m never so early and I just got off a long shift too Edit: your closing lines are always so so good!

[@diddykitty746]

Loving the title. I sort of created an au where all of the mascot characters are sentient and this describes their relationship very well. Got me kind of obsessed with Spring Bonnie, so this video is a welcome suprise.

[@karakreativevlog]

Scott added eyelashes, but not a Jessica Rabbit figure?! What was he thinking?! Lol

[@showtimejessica]

Tbh I always did like spring bonnie I just love the design it's one of my favorites from the series :)

[@cyl_genderfluid-furry]

Joshua Graham surviving being covered in pitch, set on fire, and thrown into the grand canyon, is an *INFINITELY* more realistic non-death than William Afton's survival of atleast one springlock failure.

[@Autumn_Actually]

I do like thinking Spring Bonnie wasn't strictly male, but that's a personal bias and more of a headcannon. Bonnie is a name meaning "pretty" so that also fits a more effeminate persona.

[@Rune000]

I’m glad you made a video of springbonnie, he’s underrated as he is actually everywhere when william is involved, springbonnie is actually my 4th favorite animatronic

[@Constellation_yt]

hello! love your content, I just went on my computer and just got a notification that you uploaded

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

Thank you! 8D

[@secretformulathief910]

Outside of the obvious spring bonnie is such an interesting character

[@ironicallyedgy7234]

FNAF takes place in 2023, so if Micheal wasn’t a silent protag, I could kinda imagine him reading the definition of a furry over and over to taunt William. Maybe he’d have a recording on loop or something.

[@Wizardjones69]

It takes place in 2015 fnaf 3, but fnaf 6 being in 2017

[@ironicallyedgy7234]

@@Wizardjones69 That’s just objectively wrong, I think.

[@Wizardjones69]

@@ironicallyedgy7234 it was already debunked by ryan toast and gibi, fnaf 3 takes place 30 years after the mci location shut down because of the 26 june incident

[@diddykitty746]

"Father, it's me, Michael. I did it, I found it: the wikipedia page for "Furry". It reads: ..."