Board Thread:Theory and Debate board/@comment-26186871-20160728204519

There seem to be two major viewpoints on the Silver Eyes's canocity in the timeline of the FNAF series. The first view is that The Silver Eyes is canon, taking place within the Freddy Fazbear's Pizza of the games, and that William Afton is Purple Guy. The second viewpoint is that the book isn't canon at all, and has NOTHING to do with the games. Both of these views are wrong. These views came as a result of this particular paragraph by Scott Cawthon:

"So yes, the book is canon, just as the games are. That doesn't mean they are intended to fit together like two puzzle pieces. I would actually ask anyone wanted to read the book, even if you are a devout fan of the games, to read the book for the sake of enjoying the book, and don't try to 'solve' anything. The book is a re-imagining of the Five Nights at Freddy's story, and if you go into it with that mindset, I think you will really enjoy it. ;)" (Actually, that particular post actually got deleted. Any idea why?)

The belief that the book is the same pizzeria as the games come from the first sentence, and the belief that the games and book are in no way connected comes from the rest. But, there are two things to say about this. First, Scott has made troll posts before. For example, when someone stated that The Death Star explodes in the ending, he replied with "Don't spoil the last page!", even though that ISN'T the ending. So, let's not trust everything he has to say. He said FNAF World would be the final FNAF game, and it's not, Sister Location is here. Second, both of those views contradict part of the paragraph in the first place! The first assumes that you CAN put the two as two puzzle pieces, and creates a paradox, as William Afton, the murderer of the kids, didn't die the same way as Purple Guy died in the game, as Purple Guy was scared into the suit, and Afton died because Charlie made the suits fail. The second assumes the game is NOT canon as the games are, and contradicts the Sister Location teaser that clearly has "Afton Robotics" within the source code, and Afton is a character from the book. However, a third possibility arises, that fulfills BOTH of these conditions, and doesn't contradict anything we know.

Yes, the book IS canon, just as the games are. However, the Freddy Fazbear's Pizza of the book is NOT the Freddy Fazbear's Pizza of the games. Remember, nearly every franchise that ever existed had more than just one location. The Phone Guy even mentions how the safe room is getting sealed off in MOST locations. So, what's to say the book isn't just a DIFFERENT location? The Missing Children Incident is different, as the 5 kids went missing at different times in the book, unlike the games. The KILLER is different, Afton isn't the Purple Guy, at least not the Purple Guy we know.. He died a different way. But, the company IS the same. William Afton and Henry were the founders of Fazbear Entertainment.. That explains "Afton Robotics". It's a re-i,agining, in a different location.. Yes, it's canon, but they don't fit together like two puzzle pieces, as they are also different locations. So, you can't try and "solve" who the murderer is, what the Missing Children Incident is, who did the Bite of 87, how the Puppet gave life, or anything like that using the books... This.. is the truth about The Silver Eyes.. 