The Rumors

"'You know those local stories come and go and seldom mean anything. I can personally assure you that, whatever is going on out there, and however tragic it may be, has nothing to do with our establishment.'-Phone Guy, FNaF 2 Night 3"Due to the MCI, there had been many rumors and stories going around Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Two of which were considered the most believable and the most popular: Living animatronics and most notably, The Purple Man.

Living Animatronics
When the dead bodies of the missing children were found inside the animatronics, there were rumors of the animatronics coming to life and eating people. This is told by the Pigtail Girl from Five Nights at Freddy's 4:"'Be careful! I heard they come to life at night! And if you die, they hide your body and never tell anyone. Why do you look so worried? See you at the party!'"

The Purple Man
It has been said that the person behind the murders was the         "Purple Man". That name has been what people call the killer, due to a children's drawing was found showing a purple figure with black and white eyes, smiling. When Freddy Fazbear's Pizza was re-opened in 1987, the rumor was heard of many people, especially about the strange event called the "Bite of '87". It has been reported that someone broke into the restaurant and messed with the Toy Animatronics' security program, where they would detect a criminal right away. Due to this, someone was found attacked by a animatronic in 1987 and had their frontal lobe bitten off. The victim survived, but Freddy's had to shut down and move to another location because of the event. Afterward, many people swore they see a man with rotted purple skin roaming down the neighborhood streets, and are too afraid to come close to him. They assumed that it was the one and only "Purple Man" and stayed away. Although no one knew, the real "Purple Man" is actually William Afton, and the man they witnessed was Michael Afton, his son. This rumor has been famous for over 30 years up to the events of Five Nights at Freddy's 3. This sparked a lot of theories who the man is and many different stories around him, due to his unknown identity and mysterious past.