FNAF: Help Wanted 2 - All Endings & Secret Ending Explained

22.12.2023 - 16:15 / screenrant.com

has been released, and that means there's a new set of endings to dig into for lore. The first game set up the plot for by revealing how Afton — or at least his consciousness — could return by essentially becoming a computer virus. Similarly, helps explain events that happen in .

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2.]

William Afton has been a central character in the lore since the beginning of the franchise, and he's the driving force behind the events that lead to the animatronics being possessed by the spirits of children. Even the recent movie references villain's ability to return repeatedly, no matter what happens to the form he inhabits at the time. Unsurprisingly, Afton is also at the center of both endings of in the form of Glitchtrap.

is set around the same time as, or before, and its DLC,, on the timeline of events — or so it seemed at first. The protagonist remains unnamed throughout the game, but they're hired to work at Fazbear Entertainment and have to interact with different areas of the location for their job. This means that each area has tasks that need to be completed. If the protagonist doesn't complete the required tasks in each area to an acceptable standard, then the animatronics of that area attack and result in a game over.

There are a couple of minigames available at the start of the game, but more are unlocked as the protagonist completes tasks. Continuing through the game, more animatronics start appearing, and it seems that Glitchtrap is starting to take control over them and make them hostile to the protagonist. This is the same state that they're in at the start of, as shown by their hostility towards Gregory. However, the protagonist keeps working and fulfilling the tasks required of them for their job. It turns out that the protagonist has been wearing the Vanny mask without realizing it, and they're actually in an abandoned building, not an active Pizzaplex.

The normal ending is achieved by simply going through the tasks of the game. In it, the protagonist realizes that they're wearing the Vanny mask and that all the tasks have been happening in a fake world. Meanwhile, they learn they're in the abandoned Pizzaplex where and both take place. It turns out that the mask has been allowing Glitchtrap to access the protagonist's mind just like it did with Vanessa in. The protagonist sees a hand come out of a charging pod, but then they're ambushed by staff bots and unable to see who or what emerges.

After losing consciousness from the staff bots, the protagonist wakes up. But this time, they see from the point of view of another staff bot, seemingly having been turned into one from a combination of being corrupted by the