After 10 Years Of FNAF, This Game Has The Most Iconic Characters In The Series

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is a series built on iconic characters. The indie horror game scene was forever changed with the release of the first game in 2014 featuring Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and Freddy Fazbear. Over the course of the last ten years, those core characters have gone through endless changes and introduced hundreds of variants, especially in merchandise.

While the original gang has always been the most well-known, more recent additions to the series have become even more beloved. The cast of – Glamrock Freddy, Roxanne Wolf, Glamrock Chica, and Montgomery Gator – became instantly iconic upon release due to their sleek character design and engaging personalities. Since then, the crew of has practically taken the mantel of mascot characters from the original ensemble of four.

Of every game, has the best lineup of characters. Past games mostly simply redesigned the main four animatronics, either making them shinier, dirtier or simply adding more teeth. Some, like, introduced new main humanoid animatronics that unfortunately didn’t achieve the same popularity as Freddy and the original gang. solved this problem by redesigning two of the original four, while also introducing two new animal mascots.

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The design of the new animatronics is where shines. Its sleek 1980s aesthetic hits the player with rock music, big hair, and neon colors. While this new look already makes the new characters distinct, the game also introduces something new to the animatronics: defined personalities. Past games tended to not reveal much personality in their animatronics, besides their burning desire to murder security guards and the general evilness of Springtrap and Circus Baby.

This was certainly a strength for those games since the point was to make players afraid of the animatronics trying to kill them in as straightforward a way as possible. changed this strategy with