william afton’s lore is deeply intertwined with the overarching narrative of the five nights at freddy’s series, serving as the central antagonist whose actions set the stage for much. in 1982, henry and his business partner, william afton, decide to open a restaurant called fredbear's family diner, whose main attraction was two animatronics:
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