Fritz Smith (2014)

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Don't be confused with his incarnation from The Return to Freddy’s fangame series.

Evil-Doer

Full Name

Unknown (possibly Vincent Bishop or William Afton)

Alias

Fritz Smith

Phone Guy
Purple Guy
Murderer

Origin

Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2014)

Occupation

Serial killer

Head of Security for Fazbear Entertainment
Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Security Guard (all formerly)

Powers/Skills

Genius-level intelligence

Murder methodology
Business management
Manipulation
Charisma
Intimidation
Stealth
Financial knowledge
Robotics knowledge
Mechanical engineering
Yellow Bear suit capabilities:
Immense strength
Enhanced durability

Hobby

Recording tapes

Working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza
Giving security guard information
Murder

Goals

Kill as many children as he can and get away with it

Use the souls of his victims to murder night guards at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza
Leave messages to explain to future guards how to survive the nights
Hide Fazbear Entertainment's secrets from employees and patrons
Fake his death (all temporarily succeeded)
Kill Mike Schmidt for uncovering his crimes
Keep the animatronics under his control (both failed)

Kill Count

7 (at least)

1 (attempted)

Crimes

Serial child murder

Attempted filicide
Corpse desecration
Brainwashing
Psychological abuse
Identity fraud (implied)
Conspiracy
Corruption
Torture
Assault
Stalking
Kidnapping
Mutilation
Endangerment

Type of Villain

Manipulative Serial Killer

“	Uh, hey, Mike. Um, I-I think I’m being followed. Uhh, when I was walking to the office, uhh… I saw a shadow with long hair in reflection… A-and, when I turned around… There was nothing. I keep hearing these whispers, man… Uhh, their moans… sighs They’re angry. I-I-I don’t know how long I have, Mike. I’m scared, man. signs They’re always after me. I don’t know what to do, Mike… I don’t know what I did. Please, if you can- If you hear me, please, send he—	„
	~ Phone Guy’s last words on his Night 5 message before faking his death.

Fritz Smith, also known as Purple Guy, Murderer or even Phone Guy is the main antagonist of the supposed old 2014 build of Five Nights at Freddy's 3. As the third entry used to be the final game in the series, Fritz is the main villain of the FNaF trilogy as a whole as Scott Cawthon seemingly intended in the beginning. In reality, the game itself is part of an ARG, and is actually a remake of Tyler Ahlström's The Return to Freddy's.

Fritz is the head of security of Fazbear Entertainment, once fired in Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and rehired after the events of the first Five Nights at Freddy's game, so he himself could hire security guards for the animatronics to kill. As a senior employee of Fazbear Entertainment, Fritz gives advice for the new night guards at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza (such as Mike Schmidt) on the behavior of the animatronics and survival tactics against them. He essentially acts as the game's tutorial. In actuality, Fritz is a serial killer who usually targets younger victims, dressed in a yellow mascot suit resembling Freddy Fazbear. He took the lives of five children in 1987, one of which, Golden Freddy, always followed him and made him go insane. At the end of the 2014 build of Five Nights at Freddy's 3, Fritz fakes his death in his last phone call and breaks into the pizzeria to kill Mike Schmidt personally. In the end, Fritz is arrested by the police and finally fired for good.

He is voiced by ToonsterGames95, a developer who worked on the original The Return to Freddy's series.

Appearance[]

MurdererPG — Murderer, as seen in Night 6 of the game.

It is unknown how Fritz Smith actually looked like, as the only time he is seen outside of the mini-games he is wearing a Yellow Bear suit that doesn't reveal any part of his actual appearance. In the mini-games, the murderer appears as a bright pink figure that lacks pupils, almost like in Take Cake to the Children and Foxy Go! Go! Go! In this game, however, his silhouette seems to resemble Purple Guy’s final FNaF3 sprites.

As the Yellow Bear, Fritz is shown wearing an old mascot costume with an appearance almost identical to the mainline Five Nights at Freddy's Golden Freddy's appearance in FNaF 1. Instead of having empty eyesockets with white pinpricks, both of the costume's eyes are completely missing. Similar to Freddy Fazbear, the yellow suit sports a black bow tie and top hat, except his hat seems to have holes and tears while it is leaning on the left side of his head.

Personality[]

Fritz himself is relatively calm and does not show any signs of concern or fear until Night 5, when he expresses paranoia and obsession. When talking to Mike, he really does appear to be a generally optimistic, compassionate, and respectful man. That, however, is just a facade. Just like his modern day counterpart, the Murderer is depicted as an intimidating, sadistic, ruthless, remorseless, cruel and heartless sociopath with seemingly no redeeming qualities. He calculates and plots his atrocious murders and perpetuates them efficiently and stealthily while remaining uncaught by the authorities. He is shown to be very sadistic throughout all of the trilogy’s mini-games, usually smiling while killing kids.

He is also shown to be a very manipulative backstabber, which is shown with how he treats Mike Schmidt like a friend and even shows some kind of sympathy towards him, only to then try and kill him in the end. Fritz gives lots of helpful advice about surviving the night, presumably because he already assumes Schmidt wouldn’t survive until the end of his week. When he realises Mike is close to uncovering his crimes, Smith fakes his own death and breaks into the restaurant to murder Mike personally.

Fritz suffers from having too big of an ego as he is extremely arrogant and overconfident with his authority; he was just playing with Mike Schmidt although the final showdown, even though he could’ve easily take the power off and kill Mike right away. This led to the police eventually arriving, Mike surviving the night and Smith himself being captured.

Biography[]

Backstory[]

The murderer's origins are unknown, the only thing clear is that he murdered five children prior to the events of the story and began going under the false identity "Fritz Smith" at some point. The reason why he changed his name remains unclear, but it is most likely due to his criminal background. Fritz rose to head of security at the Fazbear Entertainment corporation. He often wore a yellow Freddy Fazbear suit, the exact origin and purpose of which is unknown.

Considering the game was supposedly made by Scott before the actual William Afton's backstory was established, it is unknown if he had a family or co-founded Fazbear Entertainment like his canonical counterpart, or since he's a version of Vincent from The Return to Freddy's it is unknown if Grön Takaliken exists in this universe and if Fritz ever knew him.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2[]

At some point before 1987, as one of the Freddy's locations featuring classic Freddy Fazbear was operating, Fritz brutally took the life of an innocent child. It is likely that this happened before the beginning of Smith's working career, and that is why he committed the murder right at the door of the restaurant (and not in a closed room, as he usually does). The child would later go on to possess The Sockpuppet, a mascot doll Fritz would later contol.

One night, at June 26th of 1987, five children would attend a birthday party at the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Fritz would then take advantage of this and put on the Yellow Bear suit to gain the children's trust and subsequently lure them one by one. The minigames suggest that he succeeded at taking the lives of four kids personally, but as the fifth one escaped, Fritz locked him in the Prize Corner. The Puppet, subservient to Fritz, murdered the fifth victim personally, and the kid would later possess the very same suit Fritz was wearing, which led to Smith's implied paranoia. After that, a person with an unknown name would be hired as the night guard. After his week finished, he was moved to the day shift while another nightguard took his gig. During this, the building was put on lock down after the revelation that someone used a yellow suit. This led to an investigation, the capture and imprisonment of the suspect, however, apparently, the real culprit was still at large. The second guard was meanwhile moved to the dayshift and (thanks to Smith's advice) became the Bite of 87' victim, while Fritz himself would take the job. This led to Fritz removing the bodies and deactivating the animatronics one by one, while using The Sockpuppet to lure them. One of the last mascots he disabled was Freddy Fazbear attempting to "save" the kids. Smith was fired by the end of his first day on the job, due to "tampering with the animatronics" and "odor".

Five Nights at Freddy's[]

A much smaller location, even though closed and abandoned, would eventually start hiring new employees. Even though Fritz himself was absent and the main character Mike Schmidt was guided by a different Phone Guy, the traces of Smith's crimes were everywhere across the game. His victims, still under his control, always come to life at night to haunt down the nightguards and stuff them in a Fazbear suit. After Mike Schmidt was fired for the same reasons Smith was years ago, Fritz himself, in his undying loyalty, would be re-hired for the job and return to work at Freddy's. He would feature in many training tapes for new recruits, as he continued to record messages he left for employees in the night shift.

While he recovered his past position as the Head of Security, Fritz took advantage of his status to lure several security guards to the pizzeria so that they would be killed by the animatronics, which are still somehow being controlled by him. This could also assume that Fritz has been doing this for nearly two decades, implying that there were numerous other security guards who fell under the murderer's tricks.

Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2014)[]

In Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2014), Fritz Smith guides the player through a series of phone calls, where he teaches Mike Schmidt about the behavior of the different animatronics residing within the establishment. On the 5th phone call, he calls Mike and seems scared, frightened due to him thinking he's being followed by some sort of entity, perhaps a ghost. The phone call ends abruptly.

Fritz Smith returns as Murderer on the 6th night. At 3 AM, the player can hear the sound of someone breaking in, and if they change their camera to the Dining Area, they'll immediately find Murderer. At the end of the night, Murderer is apprehended by police forces and placed under arrest. He is identified as 'Fritz Smith' due to old paperwork being found in a 'purple car parked near the restaurant at the time of the attack'.

Relationships[]

† means that the character is deceased. †? means that the character's fate is currently unclear or unknown.

Allies[]

All formerly

Mike Schmidt – Employee
The Sockpuppet †? - First victim/Brainwashed pawn
CEO of Fazbear Entertainment - Employer

Enemies[]

Golden Freddy †? - Arch-nemesis/Hostage
Mike Schmidt - Former employee/Attempted victim
Freddy Fazbear †? - Victim
Bonnie the Bunny †? - Victim
Chica the Chicken †? - Victim
Foxy the Pirate †? - Victim
The Sockpuppet †? - First victim/Former pawn
Dug †? - Victim
CEO of Fazbear Entertainment - Former employer

Victims[]

Victims killed directly or indirectly by Fritz Smith:
Directly[] The Sockpuppet: Brutally murdered outside of the original Freddy's (or Fredbear's) location. Foxy the Pirate: Lured into the backroom of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, subsequently murdered and stuffed into the Foxy animatronic. Freddy Fazbear: Lured into the backroom of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, subsequently murdered and stuffed into the Freddy animatronic. Chica the Chicken: Lured into the backroom of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, subsequently murdered and stuffed into the Chica animatronic. Bonnie the Bunny: Lured into the backroom of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, subsequently murdered and stuffed into the Bonnie animatronic. Indirectly[] Golden Freddy: Locked inside the Prize Corner of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, subsequently murdered and stuffed into the Golden Freddy animatronic by the Sockpuppet. FNaF 1 Phone Guy: Killed in an unknown manner by Yellowbear (possibly). Numerous security guards prior to Mike: Killed by the animatronics (implied).

Trivia[]

Although the game is a remake of The Return to Freddy's, in which his true name is Vincent and he has a different backstory, Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2014) attempts to pose as part of the actual FNaF series, so his true name may possibly be "William Afton" if this game were to line up with rest of Scott Cawthon's canon.
Even though Murderer is a man in the yellow bear costume, in the game we still can see parts of a metal endoskeleton in there, presumably because the game takes into account that Scott Cawthon was never good at modelling realistic humans.
He is one of the few Purple Guy iterations to actually stay alive by the end of his story.
Fritz, despite being the Phone Guy of the game, isn't the same character as the Phone Guy we know from the very first Five Nights at Freddy’s. As the original Phone Guy is implied to die, Fritz Smith recovered his position after the end of Mike Schmidt’s week at Freddy Fazbear’s.
In the GameJolt comments, Bloxx revealed that his Night 5 phone call in this game actually foreshadows his return on Night 6 (due to lack of any other sound).
His age by the time of the game is unknown, but since he started his career before 1987, he seems to be over 50.
He seems to know Mike Schmidt personally.
Unlike his TRtF counterpart, Fritz doesn’t care about the player wearing the Freddy mask. He also doesn’t cause any hallucinations, which makes sense, considering he’s just a human being in a mascot costume.
He shares many similar traits with Steve Raglan from the Five Nights at Freddy’s film. Both characters are seemingly friendly to Mike Schmidt, both communicate with him through phone calls, both hire security guards to their doom, and both, in the end, come to assassinate Mike in a yellow suit personally in the climax.

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