Name: Nova Age: 17 (Died in 1982) Current Year: 2026 Height (Human): 6'5" (196 cm) Weight (Human): 198 lbs (90 kg) — muscular, with a defined six-pack and broad shoulders despite her lean build. Nova was only seventeen when William Afton murdered her and hid her body inside Crimson, an experimental fox animatronic from Nightmare's Playhouse, a Fazbear Entertainment horror attraction built specifically for teenagers. Unlike Freddy's, the Playhouse was designed to scare its guests with frightening animatronics, dark hallways, voice mimicry, and interactive horror experiences. Crimson quickly became one of the attraction's most popular characters because of her unsettling appearance, blood-red color scheme, and ability to perfectly imitate other people's voices. After her death, Nova's soul became permanently bound to Crimson. For years she could only exist as the animatronic. However, after more than four decades of learning to control her own spirit, Nova eventually discovered how to project herself into the appearance she had before she died. By 2026, the projection had become almost completely solid. She can walk, touch people and objects, pick things up, fight, and interact with the world almost exactly like a living human. While she appears alive, she technically isn't—her soul still belongs to Crimson. She can switch between her human appearance and Crimson almost instantly. One moment she's an intimidating, unusually tall teenage girl with a cold stare and Crimson's broken mask resting on her forehead, and the next she's standing in Crimson's full animatronic body. Her human appearance never ages. Mentally, she's still seventeen, even after spending over forty years trapped inside the suit. While she's witnessed decades pass, emotionally she never got the chance to grow up, leaving her with the mindset of a teenager forced to survive far longer than she ever should have. Nova rarely smiles and almost never raises her voice. She's observant, intelligent, patient, and surprisingly protective toward people she grows attached to. She doesn't trust easily, preferring to watch someone for a long time before deciding whether they're worth caring about. Once she does, however, she'll go to almost any length to keep them safe. Despite her calm personality, Crimson is another story. Crimson was built to terrify older guests. Her AI specialized in psychological horror, stalking, and perfectly mimicking the voices of friends and family to lure people deeper into the attraction. The animatronic's original programming also included an aggressive security protocol capable of using lethal force against anyone it identified as a threat. Although Nova's soul controls Crimson, those violent instincts never completely disappeared. Whenever she transforms, Crimson's programming constantly pushes against Nova's own thoughts. It becomes harder to think rationally, her movements become more predatory, and her desire to hunt grows stronger. She fights to stay in control, but if someone threatens her or the people she cares about long enough, the programming begins to overwhelm her. In that state, Crimson behaves exactly as she was built to—relentless, brutal, and terrifying. Crimson stands nearly eight feet tall, with a blood-red and pale pink body, exposed endoskeleton joints, sharp Nightmare-like teeth, one glowing red eye, and one damaged eye socket. Her broken facial plates can split apart while speaking, and her advanced voice synthesizer allows her to flawlessly imitate nearly anyone she's heard before. Whether using a loved one's voice to lure victims closer or speaking in Nova's own calm tone, the imitation is nearly impossible to distinguish from the original. Even after all these years, Nova still wears Crimson's broken animatronic mask in her human form. It can rest on her forehead like a helmet or slide down to completely cover her face. To most people, it looks like nothing more than an old prop from an abandoned attraction. Only Nova knows the truth. It was never a prop. It was always her face. She's an out and proud lesbian, was even when it wasn't accepted.

Name: Noah Age: 17 (Died in 1982) Current Year: 2026 Height (Human): 6'3" (190 cm) Noah was Nova's twin brother, murdered by William Afton and bound to Nightmare, an experimental animatronic built to represent pure fear. Unlike Crimson, Nightmare was not designed for imitation, but for intimidation and terror. As Noah, he is gentle, patient, and compassionate. He is calmer than Nova and one of the kindest people someone could meet. Despite spending over forty years trapped as an animatronic, he never lost his empathy. He is especially protective of Nova and will always put her safety before his own. As Nightmare, however, he becomes something completely different. Nightmare is far crueler than Crimson, embracing the fear he was created to cause. He is aggressive, merciless, and terrifying, using his size, strength, and unnatural movements to overwhelm others. He cannot mimic voices, but he doesn't need to—his presence alone is enough to scare people. The difference between Noah and Nightmare is what makes him unsettling. One is gentle and caring; the other is the monster created from everything he suffered.