An Interview with Scott Cawthon 2.0 - The Creator of Five Nights at Freddy’s
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Happy 10 Years to Five Nights at Freddy's! To celebrate let's interview Scott Cawthon. the creator of FNAF!
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“Some of these stories were based on my real life stories”
Who knows, maybe Scott was trapped inside of a murderous bears stomach hatch
In the 1980s chuckecheeses made a fun maze directly under the stage of the animatronics, this failed due to children getting stuck and PTSD from it
@@MrMoon-pp8xvI know what you’re talking about and respectfully that is just straight up not true and I’m not sure where you might have heard that from 😭
They did experiment with the cheese crawl under the show stage for a bit but it was never failed or removed for a specific reason. Just eventually ended up being phased out. No one got PTSD, it’s a serious mental struggle that comes from witnessing traumatic events like murders and sexual assaults, people did not get PTSD from crawling under the Chuck E Cheese animatronics 💀
Scott went into a ball pit and received memories of murder victims and got hunted down by the manifestation of the memory of their killer 😮
@@MrMoon-pp8xv THE FUN TUNNEL
Maybe Scott had his mind swapped with a robotic toy bear and got thrown away, who knows
Scott evolved to a better mic. What a legend.
His old mic will rest in fnaf history
it takes being a multimillionarie
Real
His old mic needs a statue, or be the new lord of the fnaf verse
shoulda made himself sound like phone guy again lol
Hearing Scott being depressed, thinking that the movie was a disaster broke my heart. Man this movie was amazing, especially for fans.
Frr
The movie was mediocre to cringe, couldn't be more generic. Astonishing how the movie took years because a bunch of scripts were discarded, but this was the one we got? No way. I can see why some enjoyed the movie, but to say it was amazing is just too much.
@@caydenph2741 ssssshhhh
@@caydenph2741 hush now! we don't want to spread the truth too far!
(edit: I don't hate the FNaF movie, it just wasn't handled well, felt too cliche', and I feel like most of the love of the movie comes from us fans who have been deprived of it for so long, we looked past all the flaws)
(edit again: damn, people get so butthurtm chill tf out)
I loved the fnaf movie but it just wasn’t horror and gore so yh.I like gore
Scott signing up his children for killer clowns and then later thinking "wait a minute" is the most dad thing ever
Ya
And him making all the games on a couch is even more dad behavior.
(If I remember correctly)
*I got so scared listening to this in the background while working, because I, am of the eldest in my family, and hearing him say my name, Ian, after that specification made me almost fall out of my seat. lol*
LMAOO 😭
impregnate Remilia
“There is something in the box, but I never pursued it.”
That hit hard
“and I don’t know if I can find it again.”
Really shows how much the series has just been an absolute mess and mistake especially as it grew
Him saying "and I don't know if I can find it again" mostly just feels like a sugar coated way of saying "I forgot"
@@greninjaguy5264I wouldn’t call it a mistake
Pretty much the same response as the first interview. as scott said, matpat was right in that the contents had kept changing.
love to see scott's appreciation for the fans ❤
so real RUclips
RUclips didn't wanna be left out for this one.
Ain’t no way I saw this this early
early pozdroelo siema kocham fnaf
Real and true RUclips
The fact that Scott’s first reaction to the negative reviews on the movie was “what am i gonna tell the fans” is so heartwarming . He really does care about us and that’s hard to say about a lot of other developers.
Scott deserves a hug man❤️
@@Zer-bh4gt Me: I LOVED THIS MOVIE!!!
Critics: This movie is a great offense to the horror genre in every shape and form it is disgraceful, uneventful and has no interesting appeal to it.
4/10
@daranaqelforastero319 i feel like people took this movie way serious, it felt like theses 80s/90s cheesy comedy/horror movies.
@@ThrackerZ0d actually yeah, that's probably why my dad also liked it, I liked it a lot, it was exactly what I thought should be and even better, I was worried Aunt Jane would be annoying, but I surprisingly HATED her in a good way, she's really good
@@ThrackerZ0dA 2020's movie shouldn't feel like that...
Hearing scott saying "um" and "y'know" with a good microphone is like a dream i wouldn't forget
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Hearing that Security Breach is simply not the story Scott originally had just... clears a lot of things up.
There are still fragments of it, which was what Steel Wool was given.
@@AndrewJohn100 True, I just wonder if we'll ever get some kind of "director's cut" or something to see what Scott originally planned.
Also, I watched your most recent update the other day, I just wanna say I support you doing whatever makes you happy :)
@@randoiguessSteel wool announcement could be?
That makes hella sense it felt like Sonic 06 where not only was it rushed but had to many stories going on hell we the fans pretty much hadda come up with what we decided was the true ending
I believe the story ended at fnaf 4 or 5 in sister location.. but I do appreciate the newer stuff. ❤
"Y'Know"
-Cawthon, Scott
I think you ment..... cough coffin
Xd
Yoda?
I love Sock Cotton
"The animatronic characters here do get a bit quirky at night."
-Scott, Cawthon
"WHAT'S IN THE BOX????"
Scott: I forgor.
Yes
Literally
Time stamps?
@@Crispynugg54:38
lol, i wanted to know😭
Not Scott sounding like phone guy when his mic drops in quality
He is the phone guy lol
I know, that’s why he sounds like phone guy
@@MintVR24 ohhhh I see I see
i wonder why🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐
'I mean, come on, it's gotta be the one where, uh, the guy gets pregnant with springtraps baby."
-Scott Cawthon
Which story was this?? I gotta know now
@@mallorydean5330 it was a bit after 29:53
@@Amber-287 no, I mean, which Fazbear Freight story was this. Do you happen to know?
@@mallorydean5330Into the Flesh
@@mallorydean5330 in the flesh. In fazbear frights #5 bunny call
"the one where the guy get pregnant with springtraps baby"
no amount of context is going to get me to read these books now💀
Nahh💀
The context is just gonna make you wanna read them less
Timestamp?
@@erickamakeeaina1649 around like 24 minutes
they really did make springtrap mpreg
Scott really took the "some things are best left forgotten forever" thing literally
No, because you can even feel how it all fits, he wanted to continue with it, supposedly originally was written there "for now" and in fnaf world he wanted to open the box, but then he changed it to "forever" and deleted that part from fnaf world, so we'll probably never know what he had in mind at that time
He didn't say he forgot, he basically said that the box holds some ideas he had for the games that either didn't go anywhere or weren't what he planned for the future of these games.
So basically, the box is a metaphor and reminder for Scott to better manage and control the narrative when working on future games. I think that’s more satisfying than any child corpse or animatronic mask.
P.S. idk about anyone else but this interview really reignited my love for this series since it solved a lot of the issues i had with the franchise as it currently stands.
scott "moving the goal post" cawthon. one of the most incompetent writers ive ever seen. dude just makes new stuff up every turn
@@valentynar1143 I think he was going to reveal Mike as the bully & play into the Afton family, ending the story just as the rest of FNAF 4's final chapter tried to-- "four games, one story", about one family (Purple guy is William who is Springlocked, Mike Schmidt / every playable night guard is Michael who sacrifices himself as punishment for he & his family's sins, Crying Child is Bite Victim / Golden Freddy who is given his happiest day, Elizabeth who was already missing & forgotten during FNAF 4's events). To represent these themes he would use the Freddy cast plushies + Fredbear's surveillance plush, Michael's Foxy mask, the illusion discs of the Nightmares used to torment Michael, William's security badge & certificate of incorporation as a co-owner of Fazbear's, Elizabeth's Mangle toy pieces that accompany her empty room, and finally BV's recovered frontal lobe fragments and/or corpse. He keeps the Bite Victim's body for a Fazbear coverup story but also as a way to "put him back together" by stuffing him into Golden Freddy to trigger supernatural possession via Agony. After a seemingly unsuccessful possession when the suit only spring locks, he pulls out the pieces and gives up hope in reanimating his son without ever realizing that the process had been partly successful (Golden Freddy's "IT'S ME" in reference his brother Michael, interfering with the digital world by crashing the game / manifesting at will as a hallucination, having the power to trap Afton in a never-ending purgatory or personal Hell after being taken off life support out of his coma and killed by his father).
He changed his mind after the lore problems FNAF 4 added, went back to explore the Aftons & develop them through Sister Location immediately afterwards, and expanded upon them + the previous game in the surveillance room DLC. After Sister Location raised new questions, he again revisited the Aftons and put them back together to rest their souls in Pizza Sim (simultaneously expanding upon his connection to Freddy's with Midnight Motorist / Charlie's death, his relations with Michael, AND how possession works in-universe via Agony, which also explains William's transformation from a children's restauranteur family man to a tragedy-riddled children's captor & serial killer.
After continuing the story instead of ending it on FNAF 4, there was no need for this grand reveal. He already explored that path with Sister Location, SL's DLC, Pizza Sim, Security Breach, the books, etc. in a different way than he was going for in FNAF 4 so the box is no longer important. It was a plot point intended as the series' climax that was translated into one of many plot points to progress the story forwards, so the box ITSELF is best left forgotten, forever. It holds no new secrets and anything of interest was already transformed into parts of the series we have today.
TL;DR the box was a collection of memorabilia and sentimental items revealing that the story centers around the Afton family + the larger than life, downright supernatural tragedy they curated in both life and death. The box is now useless because it centered around FNAF's climactic resolution only for Scott to continue with the games out of dissatisfaction. From this continuation, big story beats & reveals gained from the box mean nothing as they were picked apart & renovated for big story beats & reveals gained in Sister Location, its DLC, Pizza Sim, Security Breach, and the book series (in Scott's own words, "the contents of the box changed over the years"-- this is how, new formulas & avenues to get the same idea across in new games, whilst replacing the old symbology & contents with new tales).
I didn't know FNAF until I watched the movie. To me, it was just a random movie going on when I went to the movies, and I decided to watch it. The energy in the room was insane. People were rooting, shouting, clapping, screaming in excitement at every little thing that happened on screen, referencing the games. They absolutely loved to see the yellow rabbit, they loved to see the original cast, they loved Balloon Boy, they loved everything. I've never watched a movie where the audience was so openly in love with the movie as they were first watching it.
And despite a few things I wish where more interesting in the movie itself, it set me on an exploratory journey to get to know the franchise as a whole, and today I have played all the original games by Scott and I adored it. FNAF is amazing, and the movie is a bloody success no matter what anyone has to say about it.
Very interesting perspective, it doesn't really occur to me someone's first real taste of the franchise was the movie. Good on you though
Interesting. I didn't think the audience was that lively when I went to see it, but people react to things differently, without it being a criticism of the movie
I wish I went with other FNAF fans, but I'm glad I made 6 of my friends see it anyways😈
@@Zer0ne-Infinitebeing the only one in the friend group that's a fan of something is the worst thing ever
What an awesome story! Thanks for sharing!
whats in the box ...is...
"connection terminated"
im sorry to interrupt you, Elizabeth....if you ever still remember that name
”.., But Im afraid you have been misinformed.”
You are not here to receive a gift.
Nor, have you been called here by the individual you assume.
Although, you have indeed been called. You have all been called here.
İn the box is springtrap with minigun
The fact Scott keeps Vanny in his mind and thinks she deserves more of a spotlight makes me happy. Her being my favorite character i am really looking forward for what he might have planned for her if he decides to go for it.
makes me happy asf too us vanny fans still win lol
NO WAY!! It’s you!! You have one of the best fnaf songs!!!
Same I love vanny
Same dude
Me too
Love the part where he says "It's Cawthon time"
and then Cawthons on the entire fanbase.
🤨
😮
😊
😐
😦
"Franchises that are oversaturated"... he was very tactful to not name names there 😂
I feel like there are two giant elephants in the room, ones owned by a mouse…
@@Brick_Boi_ I don't know if you're talking about Disney or about something else that I have no idea about. Please, help
pikachu? pokemon@@Brick_Boi_
@@0atmeal__ Disney
*cough cough* marvel *cough cough*
*”Hello? Hello, hello? If you’re hearing this, then you have survived 10 years of Freddy’s world domination. Congrats!”*
Thank you for creating this beautiful franchise, Scott ❤
We all thank him 🥹
Happy birthday FNaF, you know.
little did he know what his funny bear game would do to the internet 🥲
That actually hits hard, Ngl.
nothing is ever this deep for me to thank the creator of a game that will never see it lmao
I just realized something. Scott’s avatar now has more shapes. HE’S GETTING TOO POWERFUL
He's gone beyond squares and rectangles.
And he'll go further beyond.
He`s also smoothened out
@@djamtz
Oh no. He learned the art of beveling!
*THE POWER IS BEYOND OUR COMPREHENSION.*
You silly little human, Scott was always powerul, he was stronger than every being in the *infinity*
Imagine being the creator of a property, you go watch a movie made of it that you poured your blood sweat and tears into, thinking everyone hated it, and you hear cheers. Imagine that. What a man scott cawthon.
we love scott
having burntrap just be seen stationary and hidden away sounds so og, gives me golden Freddy from fnaf 1 vibes
For anyone wondering, Scott said that there was something in the box, but he never pursued the idea and doesn't know if he can find it again
Thanks
@@just_a_normal_player no problem
My interpretation is that the box is the embodiment of Crying Child's/Mike's soul/memories (I believe in Memory/ShatterVictim, FreeVictim and MikeVictim) that was scattered after the Bite of 83 and Cassidy directed him his whole life to put back together his soul and he finished it in The Happiest Day after FFPS.
@@zeleeba8774not the place for theories buddy
@@zeleeba8774 if a non FNAF fan saw what you just wrote, they’d be so confused lol
Seeing Scott acknowledging issues like Security Breach's messy results, the film's flaws and specially his lack of communication with Steel Wool during SB's development gives me a lot of hope for the future of the franchise.
he's never gonna learn from his mistakes tho lol
@@postironichno_innit
I mean, he Has done that in the past tho
Doesnt matter scott stole fnaf from its original creator and its code
@@dezgaming8871
Well that's objectively untrue..
@@dezgaming8871 ????????
Scott mentioned that Burntrap was never supposed to move in Security Breach, and then in Ruin you find the comic piece showing that the Burntrap ending wasn't canon. I think that was Scott's way of retconning that ending in order to put the story back on track so that it could be closer to what he originally had planned. I would love to find out what Scott's original plan for Security Breach was.
Same
I haven't played the game, but what if the true ending is an amalgamation of the other endings to a degree. Yet I might have to check out the FNAF games though and possibly the books. The theories surrounding FNAF are interesting.
@@zenvariety9383interesting thing the ONLY emding not used for art is the ending where gregory free vanessa from vannys control its presumed this means that THAT was the real canon ending
@@michaelbecket4901 or the drawings represent one night at the Pizzaplex. So at the end of the sixth night, the Burntrap ending, Gregory returned to the Pizzaplex to play Princess Quest.
Burntrap not moving makes the original games being an indie game work better. Those games were games, the real sprintrap is burntrap, straight retconned redesign.
Scott really took “Perhaps some things are best forgotten, for now.” to heart lmao
Does anyone else can't believe that Scott actually voiced Phone Guy? Like, hearing his voice now it's so different than what we heard in the games back in 2014. Amazing.
AND WE LOVE FNAF WORLD SCOTT, I PLAY IT TO THIS DAY I LOVE IT
So true, i really need a sequel or update 3
FNaF World is one of my favorite FNaF Games
I still think that Phone Guy is one of the best voiced roles on any indie video game of all time. I would love to see more VA by Scott someday. Or more Phone Guy
@@gabrote42scott is actually an insane va to be honest
I think the voice is exactly the same but his mic is less condensed in the video vs it is in the game.
@@revelskyguy5771 Yeah I think so too, after all it's still Scott so it has to be the exact same voice, but it just sounds so different to me. I can't get over it, I find it very cool idk why.
Hearing that Scott had a completely different idea for Security Breach's plot makes me want a Cawthon Cut of Security Breach. Maybe once Steel Wool has gotten a few more free-roam games under their belt, we could actually see some sort of Security Breach Redux or Director's Cut.
RELEASE THE CAWTHON CUT
I agree
Fr, having seen some of the fangames to come out of click team fusion, imagine a click team SB that just pushes all the limits
that would be amazing
You don't know how *BADLY* I've been wanting that ever since I learned about the *massive* amount of cut content that's in SB. It was extremely apparent that what we got in the final product was completely different from what the devs and Scott really wanted to cook up for the game. So much intrigue, plot, characterization, and emotion lost from the game after going through its rough development.
*Please,* Scott?! Can we get the Cawthon Cut of Security Breach? 🥹
After the DBD collab reveal, this is literally the same energy as Andrew Garfield acting like he wasn’t going to be in No Way Home. 💀
I don’t mind it but definitely would’ve preferred Fortnite, I get he wants fnaf integrity’s intact but Fortnite it would’ve been a bigger hit especially since the new season is dropping soon (doubt it would’ve been like OG since it brought 50mill active players when it dropped) but fnaf could’ve possibly done it since it’s well loved. I don’t play DBD anymore and probably going to try to see the fnaf dlc but a whole year from now? Yeah imma forget
@@hitthat6120 Fortnite just doesn’t make sense, especially since what skins would be possibly made? The animatronics would require a bigger hit box and that is unfair. It’d be a pay to lose skin.
@@hue.main1 i think all the skins have the same hitbox, like the banana
@@hitthat6120 A horror game based on dead children haunting old pizzeria animatronics wanting to get vengeance on their killer... crossing over with a game about shooting people and running into a circle to evade a storm?
@@borcayc7438 yeah but the banana skin seems to still be fairly thin, the animatronics are bulky and round. The only solution I can think of is how Apex Legends has a few bulky characters with big hit boxes, they just lower the damage intake that they get so it evens the playing field.
The fact that scott doesn't understand sleep paralysis is hilarious because the puppet was my demon the one time i ever had it
Shoulda wound up that music box bro
Freddy's picture to the first game was mine for one night.
Where my imagination was really powerful. So seeing him every time I closed my eyes was so sure something to think about when I tried to sleep at that time... ^^"
From that explanation, In a sense the box ending fulfilled its true meaning after all. “Some things are just better left forgotten”
I really actually love that answer
Yo you’re so right
This answer made this ending even more... Artistic, at least for Scott. It's poetic in the way that it represents ideas that will never be fulfilled, stories that will never be told, and plans that will never be fleshed out.
Also makes us finally put the box to rest, since Scott himself said it's not something he pursued. It's a piece that we now need to leave behind and move on.
honestly it's probably empty anyway
Didn’t Scott said in a Steam post that it’s “the pieces put together?” or something like that?
Matpat : I will stop doing the game theorist !
Scott Cawthon : I will tell you the whole lore of FNaF!!!
He didn’t tho…… 😢
Lol fr
I feel if matpat was on his deathbed: scott would of made a script if the lore from start to finish and only let select few see it. Only because they helped raise fnaf up with Scott.
@@bizzaroblake2519 canon series for Fnaf. It's the best format to tell the story
scotty's done 'im dirty
It’s refreshing to see that even Scott can realize security breach had some issues, and when he was describing seeing burntrap standing in a corner, really seemed like it would’ve been much scarier
Also the fort scene makes sense now
The fact that the coffee on Scott's desk is hot fir a whole hour is scary.
@@johnathanjones1844
I don’t know how Scott will drink that coffee.
U mean vanny?
Had a lot more than some issues, but I'm still glad he opened up to it. Part of me still wishes the game would have either been canceled or have it's development restart. Anything to prevent that launch day. It seriously negatively effected my opinion on the series as a whole at the time.
"I wish i could go back and have one more shot at FNaF World."
me too, me too scott 😔
Yes, something like "FNAF World 2"
If he does do something with fnaf World i swear i am going to scream to 10000000 Decibels out of excitment and joy
"Perhaps some things are best left forgotten, for now."
Seems like Scott forgot for too long and the contents of the box became moldy and had to throw it out.
I believe Scott said in a steam post somewhere, when talking about the box, he said "some things are best left forgotten, forever."
Sounds about right🤣
He knows what it was inside and what was the original plan, he just doesn't want to tell us.
@@chris_t2020 I love how ur commenting on everything about the box
He didn't say he forgot, he basically said that the box holds some ideas he had for the games that either didn't go anywhere or weren't what he planned for the future of these games.
"WHAT'S IN THE BOX... IS...????"
Scott Cawthon: *Perhaps some things are just left forgotten.*
The answer was there the entire time 😭 it was always just "don't worry about it, it really doesn't matter"
i think the box is a metaphor
@@darciniiWhat is it a metaphor for
@@TheOstrichOrginization The friends we Made along the way
@@TheOstrichOrginization i feel like its a metaphor for all the old unused ideas for the games
Scott saying the only thing he regrets is not interacting with the fanbase enough, wow. Such a great man with a big heart. TwT
we have like 7 pictures of him in 10 years lmao
@@Sans_The_Skeleton True, but privacy is a different thing than interaction with us :3
To be fair, I can imagine him being hesitant to connect with the fans after the dreadful hate/smear campaign against him by the loud envious minority portion of the fanbase that essentially got him to "retire" from hands on game development.
"I don't think is the last we've seen of the Mimic"
Bro said as if he didn't know what was about to drop
It's almost like he said that to build hype. Crazy, right?
SCOTT! RELEASE A FNAF WORLD SEQUEL, AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!
Does Five Laps at Freddy's work as one due to having a similar setting?
Damn
@@PetscopFwell you cant smash enemy with pizza weel in FLAD so kinda no
@@PetscopF fnaf world is an rpg, and unless five laps at freddys does a pizzeria sim then its just a kart racer
@@mechashark5203 I mean, there's of course the setting, but then there's the formula between the two being quite similar. A spinoff game following some sort of special subgenre of their genre, having some sort of lore significance, regardless of the circumstances or not.
It really shows how humble Scott kept his lifestyle during his first interview, he was a multimillionaire by that point but still had a terrible microphone
well I mean he didn't really need one
@@sameoldsameold27, hence why I said he kept his lifestyle humble. That was probably the same mic he recorded Phone Guy's audio on lol
and now he has a standard normal mic!
and to keep a low profile y'know scott is a very private person
But now is a fancy Bad microphone
LET'S GOOOOO DAWKOOOOO, WE'RE READY FOR ROUND 2
HAPPY 10 YEARS TO FNAF! :D
Ready for freddy
.
Fr😂
@@RyanSoltaniWE HAVE LIED WHETHER IT WAS A WHITE OR HALF LIE STOLEN WHETHER IT WAS AS SMALL AS A PAPERCLIP AND LOOKED WITH PREVERSE INTENT AT SOMEBODY AS WELL AS USING GODS NAME IN VAIN SO REPENT AND TRUST IN CHRIST FOR HE SAVED U HELL ON THE CROSS FOR U
@@thedotgiver2820WE HAVE LIED WHETHER IT WAS A WHITE OR HALF LIE STOLEN WHETHER IT WAS AS SMALL AS A PAPERCLIP AND LOOKED WITH PREVERSE INTENT AT SOMEBODY AS WELL AS USING GODS NAME IN VAIN SO REPENT AND TRUST IN CHRIST FOR HE SAVED U HELL ON THE CROSS FOR U
"Know'Y" *Said the evil version of Scott Cawthon*
R/twosentencehorror
The burntrap comment was hilarious I could imagine Scott’s reaction when he saw the capsule open and I’m sure it was the same as most of ours
Scott approved of that ending.
@@AndrewJohn100 yep! not saying he didn’t, just saying that when it was time for him to look over it, he was probably just as shocked as fans were when we finally got the game. He also recognized it was his fault because of a lack of communication, so I just pictured him realizing that he messed up on not conveying the story to SteelWool
@@elianapng337 That's what I love about Scott, he doesn't push blame and ignore the community feedback. He takes criticisms and full responsibility and moves to improve for what the fans want.
@@Mailpaper06 he’s awesome
@@AndrewJohn100andrewjohn100 jumpscare
Scott's confidence and comfortability in this compared to the original interview is crazy to me
A lot can happen in such a short amount of time.
@@Jake_the_lad _short_ ya say
That's so emotional. Hearing that he saw critics didn't like it, ready to lose hope, but even Jason Blum said that it is amazing and the true people that care love it. Literally teaching Scott the importance of the fans rather than the critics.
I love stuff like this.
Where Scott isn't just "the dev that's distantly making FNAF somewhere else", but constantly worried for the fans and wish the best for them.
The fact he explained the thorough and difficult part of making a movie, the way he explained FNAF World's own impact on his prideful moment in his life, and even explaining WHY Security Breach ended up so divisive and messed up....
It makes him seem so much more human than anyone else I've ever seen or met on this platform or even in real life.
It's weird to find relatability with the creator of FNAF himself despite me being some random commenter, but I'm EXTREMELY proud of what's done and what he's gone through and what's Scott's like in this interview.
Also, just fun and epic stuff (even as small possibilities) overall in the future!
*FNAF World 2 COULD happen if Scott wants to in the future!*
Thank you Scott Cawthon! For everything! And a happy 10 years to this franchise!! :D
Hearing him talk about how he didnt know how to apologise to his fans and to blumhouse is so hitting man, you can really hear how much he cares for this fanbase and fnaf in general. WE LOVE YOU SCOTT
ew hes like 40 and ur prob a minor, ew
"It is the 5th"
Checks the date
"I'm living in the past watching the future ig"
Ik it’s the 4th
😭
5th for me
For me is also still 4th. Ah Powerful power of time zones.
Exactlyyyyyyy😂
5 nights at freddys❌
5 decades at freddys✅
Fnaf 50th anniversary
1 decade at Freddy’s
Yes@@user-ht5in8om4s
@@user-ht5in8om4s 4 more to go
Wrong math lil bro
Edit: well technically it is 5 decades at freddy’s according to the lore, but still…
I truly can feel for Scott when he was explaining about the FNAF Movie’s history but the fans still really loved it. And hearing him talk about how the movie’s sequel will be better shows he truly wants the fans to still be happy with FNAF’s impact.
4:42 - Q “Do you have a highlight moment?”
11:35 - Q “Do you have anything that you’d change”
14:05 - Q “What has it been like working with Steel Wool?”
17:09 - Q “What are your thoughts on Glitchtrap?” + 18:56, MXES name from Scott
19:27 - Q “Were you happy with the release of Security Breach?” + 21:56, Burntrap
23:40 - Q “Any thoughts on the Mimic?” + 24:23, Vanny
Books
24:49 - Q “How has it been working on Fazbear Frights?”
28:05 - Q “Do you have a relatable story with Faz Goo?” (Lmao??)
31:00 - Q “Would you ever like a TV show adaptation of Fazbear Frights similar to Goosebumps?”
Movie
32:08 - Q “How was it working on the first FNaF movie after waiting for so long?”
35:23 - Q “Were you happy with the first movie and how it came out?”
37:08 - Q “How does it feel having the FNaF Movie be the number one horror film of 2023?”
40:15 - Q “Anything exciting to talk about on the second movie?”
Into The Pit/Mega Cat
41:40 - Q “How has it been working on the game based on the Fazbear Frights story?”
43:19 - Q “How has it been working with Mega Cat Studios?”
44:28 - Q “What do you see for the future of FNaF spinoffs?”
45:30 - Q “What challenges have you faced with running a franchise of this size?”
Closing questions
48:18 - Q “Anything you could hint at for the future?”
50:58 - Q “Are you more open to collabs?”
53:08 - Q “Help (whats in the box?)”
thank you
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@@adrianal-fatihfairus566since rn
Scott is WAY more hands on with the series than I ever thought he was in the post-FFPS era.
Yeah fr it’s awesome
I’ve been telling people this, but he is always going to be the puppet master. He is always pulling the strings even after he “retired”
"Ruin is the best thing Steel Wool have made" is a very diplomatic way of saying "Security Breach was a botch-job"
tbf based on what he says in this interview it was almost 100% his fault, but that's just ignorance as a first time production lead alongside Chase Behl.
@@ManimalMoose Tbh until this interview i was under the impression that Scott was very hands-off for Security Breach, since it was the first proper fnaf game after he "retired".
I honestly thought he came out of retirement because he didn't like the game. :P
Dawko: What's in the box? WHATS IN THE BOX?
Scott: I forgor💀
He forgor-hor-hor hor, hor 💀
its an embarrassing photo of spongebob from the Christmas party
@@blueoltproductions739LMAO THAT EPISODE 😭
He didn't forgot. He had an idea but he changed his mind.
@@chris_t2020 He basically said he forgot, but explained that because he took fnaf lore into a different route which doesnt involve the box, his focused shifted and the idea faded. So because he never got to explore that idea he had, he forgot all about it, cuz it was just never going to be something he would write about again. I doubt Scott would've kept the box a complete secret after all this time if he really had 0 intentions of ever making it part of the story, otherwise he'd probably make it a plot point in the future or just tell us if it wasn't ever going to be in the story again.
This interview is so interesting. Scott is so humble and down to earth. Also his care about preserving the innocence of the kids that are dead inside the animatronics, that's so sweet...
Something was in the box, something important, something relevant to the lore, but at some point the idea got discarded/changed.
I have always believed that there was a body inside the box, and that there was a scene planned about the crying child finding his own body inside the box.
I always thought it would have been evidence or something against William Afton, but yours would have been crazy! (In the best way). I hope someday we'll get a book or something where it tells all the scrapped plans and lore and we'll finally find out what was in the box
Reminds me of TBOI and the way in some of the ending cutscenes Isaac opens the chest to only have the realization that its his own body inside already long gone. But storytelling-wise that would be quite an emotional moment, unfortunate that we won’t know for certain though
It was basically a long winded way of saying “I completely forgot what’s in the box”. We’ll never know now 😤
Crying child is Issac confirmed?
Like charlie from the fourth closet
24:19 Scott saying that one of his "more liked" characters in the Steel Wool games is Vanny is actually so awesome, and it's great to hear that he feels like she was underused and wants to see more of her.
I’ve never believed that Scott had an initial object or spirit inside the box. Scott didn’t figure out the entire lore in 2015. He wouldn’t have created the biggest mystery for lore he didn’t even know.
I always thought it was like the briefcase from pulp fiction, a muguffin of lore, to the point of where it can be anything, idk just my point
Well the idea is that he had an idea of what was in the box, but the story went a different direction and what he originally intended for the box wouldn't fit into today's story
Hearing Scott being heartbroken at the bad reviews for the movie honestly made me tear up because that movie meant EVERYTHING to me when I watched it. Ive basically grown up on FNAF, it was my childhood treasure, and my little cousin and I have shared in that love for the franchise over the years. So we went to see it the day after it came out, completely blind, and buddy... you should have heard that tiny little theater erupt with passion whenever something was mentioned for the fans or whenever we saw our favorite youtubers, and the CREDITS SONG LMAOO
To put it into perspective, my little cousin and I sat in my car for about an hour just yapping about what a masterpiece it was.
I think you did your fans amazingly, man, and you should be proud for giving us such a gift. We're always watching for your next project!! HAPPY ANIVERSARYYYY!!!
I had the same reaction as well when Scott said that!! I cried when the fnaf movie started because fnaf is so important to me, my entire family knows. Even my long distance cousin came from the United States to see the movie with me, she even bought us matching t shirts!!! I’m so glad that Scott found a new perspective when it was revealed to him that the fans loved it, because it wasn’t a good horror movie, but it was the perfect fnaf movie
Finally some relatable thoughts of the fnaf movie :)
Fnaf has been here for me almost my whole life. It means to me so extremely much. I remember that the day after the movie came out I just sat in the middle of the night, reading the reviews and it was literally one of my worst life experiences. I felt so bad for Scott after he said the thing about the reviews. And I feel a little bad for him even now as I read the comments saying that the fnaf movie was trash. It is my favorite movie of all time. I remember that like a day before the movie had its premiere in my country, my friends asked me if we wanted to go together to watch it. But soon I realized that I had a very little time the next day and it wasn’t truly possible to go watch it. But I still tried my best and somewhat managed to find some time. But then the friends just kinda invited ten people to their house, not caring that we were supposed to go watch a movie in half an hour and at one point it was too late to go watch it and they were like: well, we can go the other day? They didn’t really care how I felt after that. And it was a really bad feeling because I was so hyped all the day and after that I just cried (don’t judge pls). Then after a few days I finally found my time and went to watch it myself. All alone with no one else. And it was the best experience of my life. I quietly enjoyed the movie and I knew that it was right this way. Fnaf is life (idk if my comment was just a waste of time. Srry if it’s unrelated to the topic or something, I just tend to talk a lot one it comes to fnaf)
The ending of the movie was pretty trash
@@cohenparsons947shut up
@@cohenparsons947your opinion. Other people liked it
LOL, we found out that Scott forgot what's in FNAF 4 box before GTA VI.
Doesnt matter scott stole the fnaf code and wasnt his idea
Stole it from james
@@dezgaming8871what
@@dezgaming8871 who tf is james
@@dezgaming8871 OH wait i remember now, the whole james thing was a hoax the community made to troll people, fnaf is all made by scott
the fnaf movie is the best movie experience i’ve had. everyone was in costumes, the whole theatre cheered when things would happen, we all talked, it was amazing. we weren’t just moviegoers, we were a community
...the man who made my childhood. I haven't heard him in so long, speaking out of character... memorable .
It's been so long... 5 years since the first interview!
i remember the first interview IT WAS SO GOOD i hope this ones even better
Since I last lost my son...
not 5 years, 6 years since the first interview!
The Goat Has returned! Please let there be fnaf 2 news
@@OMNI_EDITS0Lost to the monster
TO THE MAN BEHIND THE SLAUGHTER
“Bunny Call” is amazing & so realistic. It’s like a campfire story you will tell around the fire at camp.
Funny how it’s also a story based off something at camp
DAWKO YOU HAD ONE JOB : ASKING HIM ABOUT THE FNAF VHS TAPES
what was he supposed to ask tho, they are very clear
What about them?
Happy that Scott was willing to admit that security breach wasn’t the best at launched because most developers aren’t able to acknowledge that their game has problems.
I do kind of hope that Scott and Steel Wool may remake Security Breach with Scott's original idea lol. But, probably not... As some things are better left forgotten...
I actually really enjoyed watching others play Security Breach, and playing it on my friend’s Xbox, which I still haven’t finished, but yes, it has many MANY bugs, as I have watched Backseat Streams’s videos.
@@JeremytheartistmannequinI believe it is wrong to remake a game that came out because it was bad or didn't make sense. If other game developers find out that they made a remake of it and it was a huge success, some of them might take advantage of that and make a bad habit of intentionally releasing a bad game, asking for feedback, and then remaking it(I know I'm overthinking, but I am a skeptic so yes)
@@Jeremytheartistmannequin That`s just the box, the game is forgotten
Dawko's sleep paralysis demon is definitely buff helpy.
Oh 100%
And toy Bonnie with lips
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crazy to learn that burntrap was never actually intended to be anything more than an easter egg!!
Kinda shows why Security Breach was such a mess, Scott had no real control over the development, he just threw stuff at Steel Wool and they had no idea what to do with it lol
@@InfiniteWatcheryeah like he said, they were given pieces which they tried to mangle into a coherent thing which didn’t turn out so well 💀
@@RyanSoltani Funny, because he basically saw Steel Wool as fans, giving them vague information and details instead of a coherent plot. Hopefully the new Steel Wool game has Scott either be more involved or just not involved at all, no strings attached.
@@InfiniteWatcher
I’d say the Pandemic was also a big factor.
@@InfiniteWatcher
I’d say Scott MUST be involved in the projects. This was definitely an eye opener to me.
Scott Cawthon inspires me so much. I wish he could know how much of an impact on my life he has had would be amazing
same
it cutting out when Scott was saying what’s in the FNAF 4 box had to have been the biggest troll of the century
me after that: 😔🔫
ty for telling i didn't watch it (im actually thanking u lol no sarcasm)
Nah that kinda pissed me off I will not be watching the full thing now 😭
@@gamestreak4976 53:11 He answers it (sort of)
Well he did eventually give an answer at the end
I love the idea of what Burntrap was supposed to be, it reminds me of the story of Elmer Mcurty. I guy who died and got mistaken for a prop for so many years because the memory of who he was just completely lost and no one alive knew about him, like all the characters in FnaF at that point wouldn’t know who Afton is or was and just see Burntrap and think he’s simply a prop meanwhile the fans would see it and think “oh god”
Really unfortunate that the idea didn’t fully work out
Oh Lord I feel so bad for him
this lead me to read up on McCurdy, and wow. what a tale that man had
It would've been great
The origin for bunny call being was one of my favorite parts of this interview.😂
Wonder why it`s called a panda call in the story is there was no panda?
Then again, killer clown call or clown call would probably be too obvious.
@@djamtz it was called panda call at the camp, in the story it's called bunny call
@@zacharydetrick7428 Not the bunny call story, the panda call story
@@djamtz I guess calling it that was supposed to put unsuspecting people into a false sense of security.
I am satisfied with the answer to the box. I get that when you have an idea, that it sounds real cool in the beginning, but we all go through a art/writers block and the ideas don’t seem so appealing anymore that you forget about them and when asked if they have anything to do with lore or story, you have no idea cause you haven’t thought about it in so long. I also can’t believe it’s been ten years! Wow look how much this game has grown! This was a great interview! Can’t wait for another one after five years lol!
It’s so endearing to hear Scott cheering up when the fans were loving the movie, and him not caring about the critics and caring about the fans really made me happy
I love that movie, no matter how many Irish critics say otherwise
i think it could have been a bit less friendly on kids tbh. not like "gore = scary" though.
@@leothesupergamerThe animatronics have children souls in them, it would be stupid to make them non-childish all the time
He should listen to the critics though, just not the aggressive ones. There's a difference.
@@AndrewJohn100 Yeah, look a PERFECT Movie doesn't exist, it's kinda like what happen with The Mario Movie, that even though the Critics didn't understand it, You, Hazah, GameBot & the rest of the Fandom LOVED it, & you're right, The Movie is Great the way it is & if i had a Genie & i would wish for him to Fix all of the Mistakes of The Franchise, i would never want him to fix such a MASTERPIECE of a Love-Letter Project. When i watched it for the First Time with My Dad, it was a Wonderful Experience & My dad got really interested in it & in The entire Franchise, & We're really looking forward for The Sequel.
So, Scott, if you are reading this, i just wanna tell you this: Thank you for creating something really Special for so many People, it is so SURREAL that this Indie-Game Evolved in such many ways: It has +10 Games, 6 Spin-Offs, a Novel Trilogy, a Book Series, a MASSIVE Merchandise & a Freaking MOVIE!!!
& if you don't Believe me, there's something else that to Me makes this Franchise so Unique & Special, & that is YOU: Out of all of the Content-Creators in The World, i don't think there will be Someone else more Kind, Dedicated & Generous than You: You've dedicated 8 Years of your Life to make the Best ScreenPlay possible for the Fans, You funded to various Fan-Game Developers to make their Games Official Spin-Offs, You inspired so many Peoples with their Personal Projects & revolutionize the ENTIRE "Indie-Horror" & "Horror" Game Genre in General.
So in Conclusion: DON'T listen to what the People say about your Creation (Both Movie Critics & Haters) & keep doing this Stuff, until you're breath. Keep Changing The World...
Happy EARLY 10 Year Anniversary FNAF!!!
(2014-2024)
"See you on The Flip-Side"
- Kenneth Andres Inciarte Finol.
@@redpanda6497 Well Jason Blum on Twitter once said that he made changes to the FNAF 2 movie in response to all the criticisms.
"Well if your hearing this chances are you made a very poor career choice"
Said Scott to Every FNAF theorist on RUclips 😂
@@bellslimesfr😂
Every FNAF RUclipsr:
i swear i watched rhe fnaf 2 trailer again like a week ago 😭
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The fact I was 9 when I first started this series and now I’m 19 is genuinely the scariest part of Fnaf to me.
Fr seeing some people in the comments saying they were born in 2014 made me feel ancient
SAME
Same
Dawko youre a perfect face for the fandom, you are so kind and respectful yet still fun and i love that you thank Scott on our behalf too
I always come back
- Scott Cawthon
He always does.
@@ag-workshop You're right, my brother.
Fr tho
i think scott is the true willam
@@Faz-Fox Yes
when scott said
"you know y'know u know" my heart melted
ive never seen a more humble man than him.
Bravo scott!
Fr😂
My favorite part is when Scot came out of a portal and said “hello I am Scot” and then revealed the entire lore.
My favourite part was when he said it's all about alien invasion
"FNAF... assemble." Sent chills down my spine
"Its Scott Cawthon time" kinda hit hard
"the one where the guy gets pregnant with springtraps baby"
What’s in the box ?
Scott : I forgor
Every time Scott says “y’know” take a shot
I’m in the hospital now
No, I'll be charged for attempted suicide.
Do you have any idea how stupid that is?
Of Faz-Cola
I did this and am now canadian donchya know
@@nullpoint3346dude I wasn’t being serious 😂
It's kind of crazy to know that Scott never had an initial thought on what was in the box when it first came out. I guess the box still remains a mystery, even to the creator of it.
I think what he was saying was that he never had a chance to “pursue the box”, which makes me think the answer kinda just got lost as the series progressed
@@hencoop8023 i don't blame him honestly, i honestly kind of wanted to not know whats in it tbh lol
Bro what is rhe steelwool announcement? I cant find it anywhere. And isnt this supposed to come on 5 Aug?
@@Voldemort-lc2higood thing it’s August 4th 🤦♂️
@@Bruh_Moment.. noo look. The announcement is supposed to be today. And the interview on 5 august
Screw the Olympics, this is the real must see live show this August!
Fr
Frfr
I don’t need that woke propaganda crap
forgot the olympics even existed dawg
@@nathanielgarza9198exactly
2025: 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
🔥FNAF MOVIE 2
🔥FNAF: Secret of the Mimic
🔥FNAF x DBD
🔥TJOC Remake
🔥Five Laps At Freddy's
Oh my god, after 6 years we can hear scott again
Didn't scott show up and talk in matpats retirement video?
@@Void_Walker329 yes
@@Void_Walker329yea but he barley made a sentence
@@Void_Walker329bro said like 6 words lol
@Void_Walker329 it took me so long to realize thats scott. Hes so old now
Bro the fact Scott even says the beginning of the movies track is a banger WE ALL KNOW ITS A HOOD CLASSIC
scott is one of my favorite game developers and it’s literally only because of how much he passion he has for all his story and the fact that he actually listened to fans of his games. i’m so glad that man’s hard work payed off and created so many good memories for all our childhoods.
38:05
Bruh i feel bad for scott, these mf critics are stupid they made him sad, glad to know that jason told him the truth about the fans opinion, we all loved it
Hey lets be adults. Just because critics and other naysayers didn’t share the same opinion as you doesn’t mean they’re “sTuPid”.
In my opinion it wasn’t nearly as bad as I expected it to be. It was relatively enjoyable, but its definitely not as amazing as people overhype it to be.
@@mr.l5783 ur right, they’re just doing their job mb
@@mr.l5783Yup, people get so mad over the opinions of others. Think what you want, but that doesn’t mean the other side is wrong. As a Former fan since 2014, I hated the movie, it’s cool that others found enjoyment in it, but I didn’t.
Scott Cawthon isn’t just a man or myth or a legend
He’s more than that
He’s the creator of Five Nights At Freddy’s
He's also supporting anti lgbtq republicans
No duh Sherlock
Yup ✨
Dude I could listen to Scott talk about his process on working on games and his imagination for hours. It makes the books and games that much cooler to know the little things
He should make a podcast honestly, I’d love to just put this in the background of whatever I’m doing
i hope someday scott/steel wool is able to do a security breach remake with scotts original plot
The Scott cut lol
I doubt that, re making a game is just stupid and it'll be confusing for everyone
@@Zuhazenbuddy there are so many game remakes that get received so insanely well
@@Tiredartist9552 Examples please?I never heard of a game remake that changed the entire story and plot
@@ZuhazenFinal Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth
Dawko I want you to know that you really are the Goat, I have periods of time when I’m away from FNaF and I’m always excited to watch you again when I come back.
These past 2 years has been the best time to be a FNAF Fan. With so many things coming out it feels like 2014-2016 yet again
I know right were getting announcements like every few months now we got games FNAF movie 2 we’re eating good
Yeah, I like that the series is expanding both to the past and the future
Cool to know that Bunny Call was based on a true experience Scott had
Scott still has to be one of the most respectable creators I've ever seen along side Stephen Hillenburg and Alex Hirsch the fact that he can actually listen to feedback and interact with and treat his fans like normal people really says alot
50:59 Scott can't announce something the day after Matpat says "Surely there's no more", so he went and did it himself :') (for reference, the Dead By Daylight x FNAF collab was announced the day after the interview was uploaded)