Michael Afton

"Father. It's me, Michael. I did it. I found it. It was right where you said it would be. They were all there. They didn't recognize me at first but then they thought I was you. And I found her. I put her back together, just like you asked me to. She's free now. But something is wrong with me. I should be dead. But I'm not. I've been living in shadows. There is only one thing left for me to do now. I'm going to come find you. I'm going to come find you."

- Michael Afton as Springtrap

Michael Afton (also known as Purple Guy, Eggs Benedict in Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location and Springtrap in Five Nights at Freddy's 3) is a character in the video game series Five Nights at Freddy's, and the main protagonist of Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location.

He is the son of William Afton and a technician of Afton Robotics Inc. and Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rentals.

Appearance
Michael Afton is only ever seen in various minigames throughout the FNAF series. He is represented as a purple-colored guy with bright white eyes and a large grin, sometimes wearing a yellow accessory on his chest, presumably a badge.

In Five Nights at Freddy's 3, he is given a moving sprite animation and facial expressions. He also seems to be holding a crank wrench in the FNaF 2 minigames.

In the four secret Custom Night minigames, Michael Afton's pre-purple appearance is shown and reveals that his purple skin colour is only there as a result of decaying from the robotic parts inside of him.

History
His background is mostly told via silent actions within retro-graphics, or by reading between the lines throughout the games.

Michael Afton's motives for his actions after Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location are unkown, though it's possible that he was attempting to curtail his father's actions. He is seen dismantling the animatronics at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, trying to release the spirits within the animatronics.

In Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location, Michael is instructed by his father to go to the underground facilities and find his sister. After Ennard uses Michael's body as a vessel to escape the distribution center, Michael is, for reasons unknown, revived and becomes what the Five Nights at Freddy's community calls "The Purple Guy". Later, Michael would be mistaken for his father by the souls of the children William murdered, and would subsequently become "Springtrap".

Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KrHoTbPHg8

Trivia

 * For the longest time Michael Afton was thought to be the same entity as William Afton, but it was eventually figured out that he was not.