William Afton II

"The technology of today holds the soul of the dreams of yesterday!" - William

About
After inheriting control of Afton Robotics from his father when Michael vanishes, William sets about searching for his grandfather's and father's files on the animatronics and their research. His hopes to use them to create new animatronics for renting out were driven by a need to earn money to fund his medical care, as his weak immune system and various medical conditions limit his quality of life and overall lifespan.

Upon discovering what happened to his older sister and his grandfather's research on Remnant and soul transfer methods, William was convinced this was what he needed to escape death and his illnesses at last. With one successfully transferred soul already in his possession and a working digital variation of a soul, he began his experiments by first copying the digital soul to a rebuilt animatronic: human to machine to animatronic transfer. When Circus Baby came online successfully and with the mental awareness of being human, William began searching for human subjects to experiment with transferring a machine-trapped soul (Emelia) into a flesh and blood body.

After several failures, William realized he needed a human with a high compatibility percentage with Emelia's Remnant to accept and stabilize her soul. To that end, he began screening new night shift technicians to find a strong and healthy compatible subject.

It is his hope that, if he can successfully transfer Emelia to a new human body, then the technology left to him by the previous Aftons would enable him to find a compatible human for himself so that he can transfer his own soul and escape encroaching death in the body of a much healthier vessel.