The Terrifying Truth of the Nightmare Animatronics (They Were Real)

What if the monster under your bed and hiding in your closet was real? What if they had sharp teeth and claws and a hunger for fresh meat? Well, today we will be taking a look at Five Nights at Freddy's own Nightmare Animatronics, and uncovering the mystery behind them.
So, let's take a look...

Music:
Sloppy Clav - Godmode
Frightmare - Jimena Contreras
Whole Tone Limbo - Godmode
Trudging Along - Godmode
Mi Dispiace - Mini Vandals
Nocturnally - Amulets
House on the Hill - Everet Almond

0:00 The Secret of the Nightmares
1:26 Who are the Nightmare Animatronics?
1:56 The Story of the Crying Child, and Fnaf 4
2:49 The Psychic Friend Fredbear Plush
3:08 Fighting off the Nightmares (The Gameplay)
3:29 Do we play as the Crying Child?
3:57 Appearances & Personality Disclaimer
4:36 Nightmare Freddy & The Freddles
6:26 Nightmare Bonnie
7:45 Nightmare Chica & Nightmare Cupcake
9:32 Nightmare Foxy, the Tongue Bandit
10:41 The Connection Between the Nightmares & the Bullies
12:10 A Bite, an IV Stand, and an Endless Dream
13:15 Fredbear, the Living Embodiment of the Bite
15:31 How the Crying Child created the Nightmares
16:41 Except... for Nightmare
17:46 Nightmare's Endoskeleton & Illusion
18:31 Sister Location's Fnaf 4 Map Secret
19:24 Observation 1, Fredbear's Family Diner & Home
19:53 Observation 2, the Fnaf 4 Bedroom
20:25 Who WAS Psychic "Friend" Fredbear?
20:57 The Nightmares were REAL Animatronics
21:35 The Crying Child & Afton's Sick Experiments
22:18 The Twisted Ones & Illusion Technology
24:40 The Phantoms, Hallucinations, & "Fear Gas"
26:42 The Final Piece to the Puzzle...
27:11 A Note on the Fnaf Books' Continuity & Theme Reuse
27:57 Dittophobia, A Tale of an Experiment
29:00 Is it canon?... Well... It's complicated.
29:50 How One Game can Change a Story
31:08 Plushtrap
31:55 Nightmare Balloon Boy (Has a Great Personality)
34:20 Jack-O-Bonnie & Jack-O-Chica
36:16 Nightmare Mangle (They got a 2)
37:34 Nightmarionne, Mr. Tickle-Fingers
40:21 Nightmarionne's Cameos in Recent Games & Theories
41:48 Does the timing of Dittophobia mean anything?
42:12 A Nightmare Hiding in Plain Sight

[notrealnamenotatall]

Quick note, but if my voice sounds a little rougher this video it's because allergies have been hitting me hard. XD Sorry about that, but it should clear up soon!

[DepravedSkeleton]

The thing that is truly terrifying is the fact William’s rockin two hallways in his house for some reason. It truly must’ve been a nightmare for the architect to have witnessed that monstrosity.

[Deluxe_Finale]

A theory that i heard and really liked was the idea that Nightmare WAS Nightmare Fredbear, but his illusion disk was becoming faulty, causing the sounds, color, and transparency.

[shachargold]

I must say that in the wild world of the FNaF fandom, where everyone talk about new theories and "Who is Cassidy" and so forth, I really like your videos as they cover the less discussed parts of the games and focus more on what we know. The Nightmares are a really good example of this, as you mention. In short, good material, keep going

[martakazmierczak]

I just wanted to say that despite the fact that a lot of people dislike the twist of the Nightmares supposedly being real animatronics, and while I agree that it complicates the story, I still think it's a really neat and unnerving twist. The idea of a characters horrifying night terrors/sleep paralysis actually being a real experiment, with machines or actual people entering the characters home and observing them, is really scary in my opinion, and would have most certainly worked in a less convoluted piece of media

[demonicmoronic]

One thing that should also be considered is that Mike also experienced hallucinations in the first game, and it is heavily implied that we play as him at least in fnaf 3, so its worth considering that he has a history of hallucinating and possible schizophrenia. If it turns out that you play as Michael in fnaf 4, then its possible that it all started as a form of punishment from William, and now has deeply affected his mental state for years to come.

[casualcommenter]

Crying Child: Beats Nightmare Fredbear after a six hour standoff
Nightmare Fredbear: “This isn’t even my final form!” *turns on dark mode

[smollmoth]

I love the nightmares jumpscare animations, they really feel like they're shaking you violently, and not in the junky way of shaking the background still, but actually animating grhe background to show this. This is especially present in nightmare freddy who lifts you high in the air.

[cactus]

“He’s a funky pez dispenser if dreamed up through breathing too many gas fumes”
That was so stupidly funny🤣

[ToyFreddyGaming]

Y'know, the nightmares that speak in UCN talk about no longer being illusions and finally being real. This mean they remember the times they _were_ just illusions, right?

Were the nightmare animatronics sentient, or at all capable of thought? If not, then how did they become sentient enough to not only remember they were illusions, but to realize they are now not?

I dunno, just something I thought of. Great video, the nightmares are definitely apart of my favorites.

[jebibones]

Man, the next time Scott wants to make another character encyclopedia, he should just hit you up and ask for permission to link your character deep dives haha. Another nice upload! I always imagine your videos as Charlie sitting you down in a badly lit room with a table full of character dossiers, a cork board on the wall with dozen of pins and tangled red strings, all the while she yaps about FNAF lore for almost a full hour. Surprisingly comfy!

[promiseofreunion]

DUDE I JUST SAW THE COMMUNITY POST AND WAS LIKE "huh when's est for me-" and IMMEDIATELY SAW THIS VIDEO, love your essays man, gotta love a bit of coherent talk on an incoherent chunk of unexplained FNAF!

[sevimationart]

I am just now realizing how tall the Puppet is looking at her appearance in FNAF 3. She as tall as the doorway she is standing near.

[captainet]

4:36 ah yes. The best Fnaf father. He’s got an ‘ight design where he barely has any renders and I only die by him if I decide to restart the night. His voice line’s definitely carries him and his lore with his children.
Overall, he’s the best dad in Fnaf

[wafagdplqs]

I've always considered the nightmare animatronics as, well, the hauting nightmares made from the mind of a child who can't wake up, but also a symbolism for William Afton's monstrous nature, manifested as the classic animatronics. Like the Funtime but in a more indirect and even more metaphorical way.

[andrewkelley]

You flash banged me back SO FAR with the Slaughter Me Street reference. Gosh. Those were the days.

[Wizardjones]

i genuine think that dittophobia was written by scott himself to say for the fandom:
there it is, thats the connection from fnaf 4 and sl, can y'll not bother me anymore?

[justsomerandomperson]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s creeped out by the sounds that Nightmarionne’s tentacles make in it’s mini game

[HareRaisingRobot]

I was never a big fan of the FNAF 4 Nightmares. To me, they were the predictive stereotypes you would think of when "scary animatronics" come to mind. Nightmarrione, Fredbear and Plushtrap were the exception because Fred made sense, Nightmarrione was a nice evolution and Plushtrap... Well I'm a sucker for anything Springtrap adjacent. This is one of the reasons I don't play 4, other than I'm a timid rabbit when it comes to things that jump out of the dark. Bonnie's kinda neat though.

[officialjokemobs]

Checklist on nightmares: Nightmare Freddy, Freddles, Nightmare Bonnie, Nightmare Chica, Nightmare Foxy, Nightmare Fredbear, Nightmare, Plushtrap, Nightmarionne, Nightmare Balloon Boy, Nightmare Mangle, Dreadbear, Grimm Foxy, Nightmare Cupcake, Jack-O-Chica, Jack-O-Cupcake, and Jack-O-Bonnie! Check! Check! And check! Great job as always Nottie have a great day 🐻❤️