Game Theory: FNAF, The Cult of Glitchtrap (FNAF VR Curse of Dreadbear DLC)

A special livestream event featuring Markiplier, Dawko, and MatPat competing in a new FNAF game with thousands of dollars at stake, happening on December 3rd.

• Raising funds for childhood cancer research through St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Previous year raised over two hundred thousand dollars for mental health research • All patients at St. Jude receive free treatment regardless of cost

St. Jude is the foremost leader in cancer research and shares medical knowledge freely worldwide rather than keeping it proprietary, allowing hospitals around the world to benefit from their discoveries.

• The Try Guys, Odd1sOut, Rosanna Pansino, Vsauce3 • Miranda Sings, Gerrard, Kyle Hill, Natewantstobattle, SomeThingElseYT

Scott Cawthon created a brand new FNAF game specifically for the December 3rd livestream event, featuring hidden dollar amounts throughout that trigger donations when discovered.

MatPat assembled Markiplier and Dawko, the FNAF experts, to play the game and help find hidden money to maximize donations to St. Jude.

The more dollar amounts the players find hidden in the game, the more Scott Cawthon donates from his own resources to support cancer research.

This combines entertainment, competition, and charitable giving into a single livestream experience running all day on the Game Theorists channel.

Released in October as FNAF VR Help Wanted's Halloween DLC, officially presented as a festive holiday-themed add-on but containing extensive hidden lore and references to the franchise's story.

• Halloween masks referencing FNAF 4 bullies' masks • Posters from FNAF 6 Pizzeria Simulator appearing in minigame wins • FNAF 4 house visible in the background • Trick-or-treating at animatronic mansion and haunted hallways

References to 1983, the year of the FNAF 4 Bite of '83 incident, embedded throughout the game to reinforce that the FNAF 4 location was not the beginning of the franchise timeline.

A seventh glitching gravestone appears among six normal graves, featuring purple coloring and rabbit ear texture, suggesting it represents William Afton's grave and ties to Glitchtrap.

The Corn Maze is the longest and most difficult minigame where players evade Dayglow Foxy while searching for keys in an abandoned maze filled with loud crows.

After collecting four keys and escaping, a fifth glitching purple key spawns, unlocking a cellar in the maze center that resembles the prize barn but deteriorated and abandoned.

Inside the cellar is a white bunny mask with a fleshy, bloody interior that calms the player's breathing and character when worn, inducing a state of peace.

When wearing the mask while holding Glitchtrap, a woman's voice begins a sinister one-way conversation with William Afton, revealing she created the bunny mask and is his devoted follower.

The woman speaking is identified as a 'reluctant follower' based on Scott's voice casting page, indicating she's a devoted follower of William Afton but hesitant about committing murder.

• William does not have full control over her body, only existing as a voice in her head • He must convince and cajole her to complete his mission • She's scared and reluctant, showing hesitation about fulfilling his plans

Lines like 'No one suspects anything,' 'I made it myself,' and 'I think you would like it' reveal she's hiding in plain sight and created the mask per William's instructions to continue his rabbit-themed tradition.

The discovery confirms William Afton has successfully created a cult of followers via Glitchtrap, the virus-like entity from FNAF VR that can invade testers' minds and convince them to commit murders.

FNAF VR Help Wanted functions as a Trojan horse, carrying William Afton as code, AI, or spirit that infects game testers and invades their minds.

Jeremy, a game tester whose story unfolds through FNAF VR tapes, went insane and sliced off his own face while fighting against Glitchtrap's control, representing the horrors of possession.

Every ending of FNAF VR is intentionally bad, and the green bunny item is required to hear the follower's dialogue, confirming those vague cutscenes show Glitchtrap escaping the game.

While Glitchtrap can invade minds and become a voice in people's heads, he cannot fully possess bodies and must rely on manipulation and persuasion to achieve his goals.

The killer's name is Vanny, a combination of her real name 'Vanessa' and her mask, the White Rabbit or 'bunny,' similar to other portmanteau names like Willtrap and Mikebot in the franchise.

Vanny is a normal person driven into madness by Glitchtrap's voice in her head commanding her to kill people, a premise matching Scott's upcoming project about this psychological descent.

Scott's website source code contains a similar conversation showing both sides of dialogue with lines like 'Stay the course,' 'Focus on my voice,' and 'Don't let anyone lead you astray,' emphasizing followers can be swayed or saved.

While Vanny may be the first visible killer, there could be hundreds of followers in the Cult of Glitchtrap following in his rabbit-toed footsteps, all commanded by the same voice.

Using the technique of opening image files as text to reveal metadata, the teaser image filename changed from 'Glamrock_Fred_Poster' to 'Shadow of Vanny,' revealing the new killer's existence.

The original filename indicates the 2020 game will introduce Glamrock animatronics revisiting the big hair and shoulder pads era, marking a significant visual shift for the franchise.

Glitchtrap appears dancing in the background of the DLC, now capable of copying himself repeatedly, suggesting the virus can spread exponentially rather than relying on one host.

• Upcoming book series starting in December may reveal more about the cult • The new game revealed on December 3rd's charity livestream will likely show the next evolution of Vanny's story

Scott continuously creates new ways to hide clues, and the community continuously develops new tools to find them, creating an escalating pattern where both creator and fans innovate constantly.

• Brightening images with contrast sliders • Digging through website source code • Analyzing game files and hexadecimal data

Images can be opened as text files in programs like Notepad to reveal hidden metadata, including original filenames, software used, and layer names that Scott intentionally hides from casual inspection.

As the 5-year-old series matures, both Scott and the fanbase employ increasingly sophisticated hiding and finding techniques, creating a respectful intellectual competition around franchise mysteries.

The coming story focuses on Vanny, a normal person driven into madness by William Afton's voice commanding murder, leading a cult of Glitchtrap followers.

While Vanny is the first visible killer, the Cult of Glitchtrap could have hundreds of members spreading the virus and continuing William Afton's legacy of murder.

• New book series starting December • Special game revealed December 3rd on the charity livestream • Future game releases will continue revealing the cult's activities

Stay vigilant and remember the theory-crafting process continues; the franchise is evolving into a new era with Glitchtrap spreading his cult across multiple hosts and media.