The Puppeteer is a recurring character in Five Nights at Candy's 3. He is one of the actors at "The Rat and Cat Theater." He can only be found on the Night 3 and Night 5 post-night cutscenes.
Appearance
The Puppeteer has makeup and clothes in a similar style to that of Vinnie the Puppet. He is said to be the one who controls Vinnie on-stage, either by string or by inner-hand movement.
History
The Puppeteer is revealed to be the killer of the entertainers wearing the RAT and CAT suits, depicted during the fifth night of Five Nights at Candy’s 3. In 1961, The Puppeteer inadvertently killed the RAT mascot after an altercation regarding the employee's drunkenness at work. Grappling, the RAT actor managed to break free, only to hit his head on the edge of table holding Vinnie the Puppet. Afterwards, the CAT mascot entered the room, discovered the body, and attempted to call the police. However, The Puppeteer intentionally killed the CAT mascot to ensure that his crime would go unnoticed. The Puppeteer then lied to the police, put his entertainer diploma away, and left. Unbeknownst to everyone involved, the entire incident was witnessed by Mary Schmidt, who had hidden in the closet inside the Staff Only room in a game of hide-and-seek with the RAT. After the incident, the Puppeteer went on to star in the horror movie PSYCHOPATH as the villain, receiving critical acclaim for his role and leaving many wondering why he was so good at it. Severely traumatized by the incident, Mary went to therapy and slowly recovered her memories of the incident, eventually telling the truth to the police and ultimately having the Puppeteer arrested for his crimes. It is heavily implied that he died in prison some time before 1964. It is also shown that his spirit embodied the hallucination form of Vinnie from the first two games.
Trivia
- The Puppeteer's first and only appearance is in the cutscenes of FNaC 3. He is also personified in the monster of Night 6, Monster Vinnie. In the first two games, his spirit was possessing Vinnie after being found guilty of murder and dying in prison.
- The incident that unfolds on Night 5, involving the Puppeteer and the other mascots, was alluded to in various newspaper articles found in the Deepscape of Night 5. These newspaper clippings, however, depict the incident as the Puppeteer told the police, not what actually happened.
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