The FNaF Nightguard Who Didn't Exist - DMuted 

Guys, I'm tired of saying it, but phone dude being in his 50s and talking like a surfer bro is literally so incredibly possible it hurts. You don't magically turn senile at 50. If thats your reasoning for me being wrong, I literally have nothing to say other than "thats your opinion".

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this really feels like a 2014 to 15 FNAF theory video

I always liked the idea that Fritz Smith is just a fake name Michael Afton would use to get the job. But this theory is also really great!

I think that it would be funny if mike, fritz and jeremy were just random people and theorists are just looking into it too deep.

Yesss I love this theory. Despite my desperation for giving Phone Guy an identity, him being Fritz Smith never sat right with me. I love the idea of him being Phone Dude because it characterizes him in a way I haven't seen before, yet makes total sense. It also makes him more relevant to the lore (the man brought back Springtrap yet no one ever talks about him smh)

The fnaf 2 phone calls are honestly really good to listen to and have a really well told story. A detail I noticed is that on I believe night 3 phone guy calls out "our day guard is watching who comes in and out". I always found that odd.

i always thought Jeremy was the bite of '87 victim, bit when he moved to the day shift, at the birthday party

Ok, hear me out. Fritz isn't supposed to be there and he doesn't get a phone call because "Sea Bonnies" confirms that he is a goldfish and goldfish can't be security guards.

I really like the idea of all the nightguards being different people, the story is so Afton focused so its nice to have other characters. Also, I'm an artist who loves designing characters, so the more I can come up with the better.

Wow. The final theory here actually seems plausible. I can definitely see it, especially with the way Phone Dude talks about stuff like “crappy cosplays” and gets so excited over vintage/real items.

Oh my god, I was going on for years thinking that the Toys weren’t possessed at ALL. How could I forget about the Withereds being used for parts? I really appreciate the structure and organization of your content; it helps me gain a clearer understanding of everything when details like that are mentioned and explored. It’s why I tend to stay away from channels like MattPat (no hate to him)- I enjoy research more than speculation and theories that are based loosely on concepts and guesses

I found fnaf 3 phone calls to be cool but they underused phone dude. It would have been pretty cool to hear about were phone dude got the inspiration for the haunted house as it would give us insight as to what is public knowledge in the fnaf universe.

As a lot of people have pointed out, if Fritz is phone dude, that would make him, like, 50-something years old when FNAF 3 takes place. Also, something that many people seem to forget when theorizing about mascot horror games is that abandoned places sometimes do have security staff; even if the place isn't being used, someone still needs to keep criminals out!

Being a night guard at closed establishments is normal, actually. Even when a location is defunct, security guards are still put on duty to protect the building from vandals and thieves. It's especially apparent when location owners are moving out of there, which does take a lot of time, more often than not.

While I think this idea is interesting, you are wrong about one thing: Fritz Smith can work at a Freddy's even if it is abandoned. FE seems to be a-okay with letting guards work at their abandoned locations. In The Silver Eyes, "Dave Miller" was the nightguard at an abandoned Freddy's and the Freddy's that Mike works at in the movie is abandoned.

There's also the possibility that it's some random name that Scott chose and it doesn't mean anything. Has anybody ever straight up asked him about Fritz?

I like that theory. It solves two questions at once, without leaving any open ones for a change.

Don’t worry this guy is the scout from tf2, now if you’ve played tf2 you know that scout has power over the space time continuum which allows him to double jump, he’s just trying to make some money as we have learned from comics that the mercs are no loner in business with both Mann brothers being dead

Great theory but, one flaw. Other employees is most likely referring to how the employee recording the tapes were for the other employees. And also he refers to the 80s equipment as prehistoric, which lets be honest no person born either in the 70s or 80s would say that about the 80s, he also sounds young, which couldn’t be the case if he worked in the fnaf 2 location.

Honestly, I don't believe Fritz is Phone Dude due to age. He sounds way too young to be in his 50s

3:53 I always viewed this line as a direct call out to Matpats FNAF 1 theory, essentially saying none of this was based on real events

I was always partial to Jeremy Fitzgerald being the bite victim and Michael afton using a fake name to work night 7, but this is also an interesting theory to think about

In all honesty if Fritz was in his 50s and sounded like a surfer dude it would make so much sense. Growing up in the 80s while born in the late 60s early 70s would totally give you that voice in your 50s

If there is one thing I can confidently say about Phone Dude, it's that his usual attire probably includes a Hawaiian shirt.

For the life of me, I've always thought Phone Dude said "training tapes for summer employees," not "other employees." The more you know, I guess. Great theory though, makes a lot of sense.

Just because a place is shut down, it still needs someone to watch over it at night for breaks in, etc. the place was shut down for regular operations, but didn’t have time (permission?) to move things out. Including animatronics. So Fritz was placed there as a night guard and fired for tampering with the animatronics. I know that doesn’t help explain who exactly he is, but that would be why someone could work there and get fired

he's my favorite human character now. Just because of how much of an "idiot mastermind" he is. He came up with all these plans for the dumbest of reasons and ended up unknowingly making everything worse

If Michael was Fritz, that would mean William would already be in springtrap, therefore Michael wouldn’t have any motivation or reason to follow him. Michael at this point is probably just a child. Fritz is likely just a balls-to-the-wall badass who broke into a Freddy’s, tampered with the animatronics to set them all to their hardest difficulty just because he felt like it.

I have never thought of this. Thanks, DMuted!

Fritz is awesome. He beat the hardest night in his first attempt in his first day

It also makes sense why he phone dude wanted to make a horror attraction, because he actually experienced the horror first hand in night 7.

Phone guy said he 'might' take up the night shift himself but eventually didn't.

Is it possible that the phone calls in FNAF 2 are also recordings? I think it does welcome us to a summer job, even though we're working after the summer. Jeremy could possibly be working there after the investigation has already finished. (But that's just a theory.)

I'm so happy that you think the toy animatronics are haunted by the spirits of the withered. I've had that theory for a while, but everyone else seems to either think that the toy animatronics aren't haunted, or are haunted by 5 SEPERATE kids.

I love these kinds of theories. Even if they don't lead to anything important, connecting the dots to acknowledge the existence of secondary characters makes everything more coherent and more "alive". Specifically this theory is my favorite theory/headcanon.

Amazing content! I also always thought that Fritz was actually the Phone Dude, so I’m happy someone else came to this conclusion. Also, you get bonus points for having the Song of Healing as your outro, specifically the version of the song from the best Zelda game

In FNAF 2 Night 5 phone call, Phone guy’s mentions to Jeremy that he’s going to be moved to day shift as the position just became available, then he says “We don’t have a replacement for your shift, but we’re working on it”. So Fritz was definitely hired as a replacement night guard to work the shift on night 7. A bit unrelated but I realised two things: 1-Jeremy never got payed for that last shift, he got payed for his work week and for night 6 overtime. 2-Jeremy must have been in a terrible state during the Birthday party, he spend all night trying to survive then he presumably leaves Freddy’s for few hours until the day shift starts for a shower and nap, before returning to Freddy’s. And then is instruction to stay close to robots, the very things that have trying to murder him all week, plus the screaming kids. Man, poor guy.

12:00 Or, "They were for other employees" as in "The guy who recorded the training tapes was an employee who was making them to train OTHER employees" with the speaker having no relation to the restaurant chain or prior employment there.

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I think it makes more sense for Michael Afton to have been Fritz Smith, since it was really only by then that his father was officially declared a main suspect. If he were Jeremy, he would've had to be ahead of the police and yet not mention to them that he suspected his father in the disappearances. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it makes more sense that hearing about your father being detained as a suspect would lead to you working the night shift at the scene of the crime. Jeremy is there to be the victim of the Bite of '87 and, along with Fritz, help us pin down which two kids were the ones killed at the FNAF 2 location double murder. A FNAF 1 newspaper clipping says that TWO kids were lured away on JUNE 26th, which lines up with this being a SUMMER job. Jeremy was paid so late because of the Bite incident. Cassidy AFTON was killed long before this.

If Fritz is phone dude, and he worked at the FNAF 2 location in 1987, he would be in his 40s at least, possibly in his 50s, but I’d think based off of how he words his sentences, he would be a lot younger then that in FNAF 3, which takes place in 2023.

Love your content man, you cover lots of parts and theory’s in the community

Good theory, never considered Phone Dude having history with the series. Though I still feel Fritz is meant to Michael's Codename. He was fired for the same reasons as Schmidt, Schmidt is very similar to Smith, and I don't see why anyone else would even want to tamper with the animatronics. Also something I just thought of, but if Phone Guy contacted one of the previous owners of Fredbears, what if he contacted William and William forced his son to take the job on short notice? Considering that the Bite of 87 most likely happened the day of Night 7 (which is likely why there was no phone call), I don't think anyone random would sneak in at that point.

11:50 I feel like by "other employees" he meant that Phone Guy, an employee, was recording them for the other employees. Also, just from a storytelling perspective, what would be the point in having these two characters be the same? They both never show up in anything ever again, and they don't really contribute much the one time they both appear. What would be the point in bringing back someone who's basically just a name for the third game, when you could just make another character? My thought is either Fritz Smith is a fake name for a major character like Michael or William, or he's just a nobody who got fired on their first day as a joke.

I do feel like a possible problem with fritz being phone dude is the fact phone dude is meant to sound very young and he discribes them as prehistoric which would probably emply it was before his time

I always had a head cannon that Frits was phone guy, but the more time that passes, the more I just take it as fact.

This video was strangely nostalgic to older FNaF Theory videos and idk why lol. It's also a pretty solid theory for something that modern FNaF theorists now overlook due to how unnessesarily complex and confusing FNaF lore has become from all the twists, turns, novels, and retcons thoughout the years.

Amazing theory keep up the good work man

… tell me why i JUST realized that getting fired for “tampering with the animatronics” after custom night is a reference to the player setting their ai levels

I really like the theory, but I feel like “other employees” is just refering to how phone guy is an employee teaching the OTHER employees about the springlocks.

This is a pretty good theory once again!

I like this theory, but there’s one thing that doesn’t sit right with me. Phone dude in the phone calls sounds like a semi-energetic young man. But if he were to work at Freddy’s in 1987, assuming he was at least 18 years old during that time, he would have to be at least 54 years old during when FNAF 3 was taking place. This theory is pretty believable, but just something to think about.

I really hate the theory that Fritz’s Smith is just Michael in disguise. It just doesn’t feel right.

my only problem with this is phone dude sounds way too young to have worked at Freddy's back in 87, considering that fnaf 3 takes place this year and this guy sounds like he's in his late 20's or early 30's, he might not have even been born yet at the time, but otherwise I think this holds some water.

Glad you guys finally picked up on this

Honestly, this is the coolest interpretation for the game. Might even make a potential Smash/Rivals of Aether moveset for the FNAF Night Guards be much more aesthetically interesting.

They probably needed a guard to stop someone from stealing anything in the building.

i appreciate this video with all my heart it feels so early fnaf... no books, no ai, no charliebots, just.... fnaf.

Great theory, and thanks for great video

Phone Guy “we found one a yellow one 💀”

While it has no effect on the greater lore or story, this is honestly a really cute theory and i totally buy into it. Just adds a little bit extra to two otherwise random and unimportant characters.

What if.. "night 7" actually takes place before night 1 and Fritz is William Afton! No wonder the animatronics are so aggressive- HE'S THE CRIMINAL!

a freddy fazbears pizza existed before the fnaf2 location, known as the unwithered location for the most part

Phone guy mentions in night 1 of fnaf 1 that most night guards don't make it as long as Mike, implying that there have been multiple night guards between fnaf 2 and fnaf 1. Phone guy could have taken over after Jeremy which would explain why he doesn't call Fritz (because he is him) and he was likely used as Freddy's on and off night guard each time they needed to find a permanent replacement.

Phone Dude as Fritz: “Woah dude these guys tried to kill me last time!” >shows up for one day >tampered with then >survives >gets fired chad

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Whenever I think abt phone guy being a veteran night guard is him flipping through mask and camera at Mach 10 and forgetting the mask doesn’t work in FNAF 1

Before I start the video, I believe Fritz Smith to be Phone Guy. Why? We don't get a phone call on Night 7, he's Employee 03 when there's clearly been other employees before him (technicians, engineers, chefs, Afton and Jeremy). He was likely rehired due to Fazbear Ent. having a low budget and not being able to hire anyone new. EDIT 1: Damn I completely forgot about the first day thing EDIT 2: Fritz being Phone Dude is actually a pretty cool.

i disagreed with you at first but im glad i watched to the end, i fully agree !! i thought it was michael, but like you point out the best fit is the phone dude

I think "other employees" is about the phone guy being an employee recording it for the other employees- phone guys next night guard

I’m a huge Frankenstein fan especially the movies so my theory is Fritz is the first night guard who somehow knew what William afton did (Fritz is the first assistant to Henry Frankenstein in the 1931 whale movie, played by Dwight Frye) and William had one of the animatronics (Frankenstein’s monster, like the movie) kill him to keep him quiet

Golden Freddy has a VERY rare chance of activating with 1 ai on night 2 and night 2 only

One thing that's interesting to me is that one of the people buried on the hill in Pizzeria simulator is named Fritz. Those people are highly implied to be the missing children. In real life duplicate names are thing that happens, in fiction not so much. I think the supports the theory that William is Fritz in that he might choose to use the name of somebody he killed or at least their first name with a generic sounding last name when coming up with a fake identity.

A wound first inflicted upon Henry could be his addiction to diving into his work, or his addiction to MURDER, or making robot children 😮doesn’t have to be the loss of a child

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I thought Jeremy Fitzgerald was the night guard and he was later used in Help Wanted.

I always thought that Fritz was Michael or Phone Guy. I mean Phone Guy did say they would take over the night shift (albeit after the restaurant opened back up… and that was before the bite of ‘87) I know it doesn’t make sense but 8th grade me thought it did😂

Yeah pretty solid theory! Though im pretty sure that them trying to contact fredbear's wasnt really for finding a night guard, i cant remember it right now but im pretty sure it was related to the investigations. (And for his speech not seeming possible if he's around 50 years old, it is realistic + he might be trying to seem more aproachable and "cool" to the night guard on fnaf 3)

just so you know, Golden Freddy actually doesn't spawn until night six due to a coding error

Okay, so after months of theorizing, I've come up with a plausible theory to who Fritz is. Fritz Smith... ...is the *P O S T A L D U D E ! ! !*

I imagine they'd hire a night guard for the restaurant to make sure no one breaks in, even if it's closed.

I’m pretty sure the fnaf 2 location was open for a while. The tapes we hear are for a summer job. I think the tapes were recorded when the location opened for the first time. When we play, it’s November. Where also told that is a “Grand Reopening”. The 7th night phone call elude to the 2nd child murder incident just happing recently. I think we can easily believe that the gameplay of fnaf 2 takes place after Purple Guy’s 2nd murder spree. I’m confident that this is even the 2nd and not the first due to the withered animatronics smelling weird and being told that they do get active at night during the phone calls meaning they are already possessed.

this is such a good theory

Phone dude would have been at least 40 when fazbear flights takes place

Whenever it comes to the mention of Odor I like to think of something that may have a simple explanation If the guy kept coming back to due the night shift when all these robots want him dead. Any man would be stressing their balls off. And to continue working there every night, I doubt hygiene would be a major priority if it was during night when not much people are out to see you And then there’s the other thing. It’s just a humorous jab calling you stinky But that’s just me

Even a closed restaurant needs guarding. Also aren't the fnaf 2 phone calls recordings from training tapes that being the reason they refer to the job as a "summer job"?

Golden Freddy having beef with Phone Guy over not reporting what he found would explain his death just before his last night.

2:30 In the southen part of the globe, november is part of summer instead of winter

I actually really like this theory! The one issue is that fnaf 3 takes place ~50 years after fnaf 2, so he’d probably be too old to be a dudebro with a fascination with Freddy’s. Maybe it’s his son and who found the parts his father had stolen and became fascinated with the franchise from that?

Wouldnt the easiest Explanation be; The reason that the new animatronics (The Toys) are behaving aggressively towards the guards, is BECAUSE of their link to the criminal database? Instead of saying they are possessed and try to circumvent the one thing we know as fact, just saying that the guards that are affected are criminals/ex-convicts would be a 100% legitimate and simple explanation

I also think Micheal, Fritz and Jeremy are three separate characters.

I actually love the idea of this theory

Theres too many problems with this theory for me. One mainly being we're relying too much on the wording of "other employees". When I hear him say that, i hear it as 'other employees than this phone person' not 'other employees than me'. Secondly, I feel like we're adding a lot of assumptions, such as the phone dude taking scraps from when he was fired, and being the guy that launched Fazbear Frights, where I thought he was just some employee if Frights. Either way, good video though 👍

Interesting theory! Although I'm not sure I understand the bit about Phone Dude saying "other employees" meaning he must've worked there. Why wouldn't it make sense for him to mean "employees (other than the one(s) who recorded the tapes)"?

Personally i think fritz was just this honest to god badass bitch who broke in. Set the animatronics ai to Max bcs he wanted the full night shift experience.

11:59 I feel like the more implies that the tapes were made by employees for other employees and not corporate making the tapes. Still could be "I used to work there", but I feel him being a super fan is more reasonable

I love the thumbnail!!! It's so fucking cool. 😊