Springtrap

During the production of a dark, experimental anime crossover project uniting the worlds of Freddy Fazbear and the Playtime Co. Smiling Critters, Matthew Lillard was filming a climactic sequence involving a prop vat of "Prototype Ink." Unknown to the cast and crew, the prop had been sabotaged by a rogue faction of the Playtime Co. scientists—believers in the "Joy" and "Truth" of the ink. While performing, Matthew was exposed to the volatile, sentient chemical. It did not merely coat him; it sought him out. The Ink of Truth poured into his eyes, mouth, and pores. The transformation was agonizing and instantaneous. To the horror of onlookers, Matthew’s human silhouette expanded, his bones snapping and reforming into heavy iron pistons and reinforced steel. The red pathways of the ink fused his human nervous system directly into a simulated, muscular animatronic endoskeleton. By the time the smoke cleared, Matthew Lillard was gone, and the towering, gold-clad Springtrap stood in his place—born from the absolute truth of his most famous role, brought to life by corrupt science