i think that he moreso implied that he was a glitchtrap-induced hallucination than an actual physical object/manifestation (hence why he said that he served a "VERY specific purpose")

I say that because he said said that he wanted to add William back into the story because it "felt right" and he calls him Afton in the Freddy-Files so.....

An example of an overused villain.

I refuse to believe that this guy is not William Afton

He's not as creepy when he was Springtrap. But his Burntrap form looks cool.

LOVE HIS DESIGN wish he was used more this is the first Afton design I was ACTUALLY scared of and not just creeped out by

If this indeed is Afton, then it’s a great villain. Love the idea of Afton being too angry to die. If it’s the Mimic, then, while I like the idea of the Mimic, I don’t like the idea of him replacing Afton as the main villain.

@S-vur I still think that his Burntrap looks a little bit creepy and disturbing I mean there's a damn corpse which is visible and so is his spine

@MALHARE206 I agree his Burntrap form wasn't used as much as Spring Bonnie, Springtrap, Darktrap and Scraptrap; I must say this one was certainly scary

@TheGeek100 Look man I gotta say I don't think it's The Mimic simply because of the corpse because honestly William being too angry to die suits his personality and really shows just how evil he truly is that he doesn't feel remorse for his actions and simply wants to proceed his experiments to become immortal and continue to kill others for his own enjoyment

@Yoshikage1234 Lol you're not wrong but eh he's still a fairly cool villain honestly

@Greasy Chicken You know I had a theory recently hear me out what if it's William but also not like what if it WAS William but after Cassidy destroyed Afton The MImic became William because Afton taught The Mimic but eh for the most part their most likely Afton lol

The Mimic!!!!