#spring bub

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I was watching this video:

This is a video essay on how Sparky the Dog would eventually become Bub the Dog.

This video points out that before Henry requested changes for the final animatronics for the FNAF 1 pizzeria, the band was likely going to be Fredbear, Spring Bonnie, Spring Monty, and Spring Bub.

Imagine how much different things would have been in FNAF 1 if Henry hadn't requested those changes...

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Okay, what if before Henry and William thought about calling it "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza" they were gonna call it "Fredbear's Funtime Pizza Place"

It would have had Fredbear, Spring Bonnie, Spring Bub, and Spring Monty

Fredbear would be in Freddy Fazbear's place

Spring Bonnie would be in Classic Bonnie's place

Spring Bub would be in Chica's place

Spring Monty would be in Foxy's place

But then something happened to drastically change their minds and phase out springlock suits from the final design

I thought maybe it was William accidentally getting springlocked that might have dissuaded them... but maybe it's something else? Something to be revealed in a future game? I don't know...

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Wouldn’t it make sense for a FNAF 4 be set with Spring Bub & Spring Monty? I have some ideas for them.

I'm not sure about that. Spring Monty and Spring Bub appear to have been used prior to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza existing. They were likely decomissioned before William Afton began running his fear experiments on children and causing the nightmares in FNAF 4.

However, the classic FNAF games are stated to have been made by an unreliable narrator. Who knows, maybe there were Nightmare versions of Monty and Bub and we just didn't get to see them because the developer had his facts wrong? Considering the lore has been essentially retconned, I wouldn't be surprised.

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Guys, what do you think a hypothetical version of FNAF 1's pizzeria with springlock animatronics of Fredbear, Spring Bonnie, Monty, and Bub would be like?

I would love to see a traditional FNAF game based on this concept as a sort of what-if scenario. Nothing too special or fancy. Just something that showcases what FNAF 1 could have been like if the in-universe lore was ever-so-slightly different.