Spoilers are ahead for the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie.
Despite what this character’s apparent death scene implied, the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie already hinted that the movie’s worst character actually survived their gruesome fate. An adaptation of the video game franchise created by Scott Cawthon in 2014, Five Nights at Freddy’s uses the preexisting canon as inspiration for its first cinematic endeavor. FNAF centers on Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), the down-on-his-luck older brother of Abby (Piper Rubio). Years ago, Mike’s brother, Garrett (Lucas Grant), was abducted by a serial child murderer while on a family trip. Still haunted by that day, FNAF‘s Mike believes dream theory can help him unlock memories of the kidnapping.
This pushes Mike to pop sleeping pills and try his hand at lucid dreaming. The unhealthy regimen leads to exhaustion and outbursts; almost no one wants to hire him. In order to keep custody of Abby, however, Mike needs a steady job. It’s revealed that the Schmidt siblings’ mother passed away, while their father has been out of the picture since Garrett’s abduction. Luckily for Mike, Freddy Fazbear’s has a nighttime security guard opening, and the diligent older brother is willing to contend with homicidal animatronics and the villainous William Afton (Matthew Lillard), especially if it means keeping Abby safe from their dubious Aunt Jane (Mary Stuart Masterson).
Mike & Abby’s Ending In Five Nights At Freddy’s Hints Aunt Jane Survived
In the final third of the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, Golden Freddy’s cameo appearance has potentially grave implications for Aunt Jane. Throughout the film, Jane wants nothing more than to seize custody of Abby. She paints Mike as uncaring and incompetent, and even sets her nephew up for failure. The character’s motives aren’t entirely clear, even at the end of the FNAF movie. In fact, even Aunt Jane’s fate — is she dead or not? — has been the subject of debate among viewers. When Golden Freddy arrives at the Schmidt house to escort Abby to the pizzeria, Aunt Jane is watching her niece in Mike’s stead.
While Aunt Jane flips through late-night TV and infomercials, Golden Freddy sneaks up behind her armchair. Although the movie doesn’t show the seemingly violent showdown between the roaming animatronic and Mike and Abby’s aunt, viewers do catch a final glimpse of her legs, peeking out from behind the living room furniture. There doesn’t appear to be any blood, and, for the most part, the FNAF movie positions the animatronics as misguided and driven, but not necessarily villainous. That said, it’s possible Golden Freddy just knocked Aunt Jane out cold to make Abby’s escape easier. In films’ visual language, the image of Aunt Jane’s legs could indicate either fate.
Five Nights At Freddy’s Theory Reveals Mike Is Related To A Key FNAF Character (& It Changes The Games)
The Five Nights at Freddy’s movie suggests William Afton isn’t the protagonist’s father — but a theory does link movie Mike to another FNAF character.
Aunt Jane’s Death Would Be More Problematic For Mike In A Sequel
Given the ending of the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, which sees Mike and Abby still living in their parents’ house, it seems like Aunt Jane probably survived the Golden Freddy attack. It’s hard to believe that Mike and Abby would (or could) just resume their normal lives in a crime-scene house — no matter how much they dislike their aunt. In a Five Nights at Freddy’s sequel or spinoff, Aunt Jane’s death would unnecessarily complicate things for Mike, who may be cast as a suspect. Aunt Jane’s survival would allow FNAF to expand upon her character and dig deeper into her seemingly antagonistic motivations.
