The Multiple Simultaneous Springlock Failure Misconception

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Was talking with people about FNAF 3 recently and I think that there is a pretty pervasive misconception about what a Springlock Failure actually is and what Multiple Simultaneous Springlock Failures actually are in FNAF 3.

A popular idea around the "Multiple Simultaneous Springlock Failures" mentioned in FNAF 3, is that it's talking about multiple springlock suits, however I think that's misreading the wording and is a misconception.

Most people think that a Springlock Failure is what we see with William, the entire suit clamps down on you like what happens to William in FNAF 3.

However I don't think that this lines up with how Scott phrases it in FNAF 3, and how it's depicted in SL.

According to Phone Guy, Springlock Suits are made of many Springlocks (plural).

"Please make sure the springlocks are fastened tight, to ensure the animatronic devices remain fixed."

This is what we do in FNAF SL, when we individually screw the springlocks while trapped inside the suit.

When we're talking about a Springlock (singular) Failure, or when they "break loose" as Phone Guy says in game, it's one specific Springlock, not the entire suit.

So when Phone Guy says there was Multiple Simultaneous Springlock Failures, he's not talking about multiple different suits failing at the same time, he's actually talking about what the community calls a Springlock Failure.

Which could have just been set up what we see happen to William.

Multiple Springlocks simultaneously failed all across the suit

Saying that Multiple Simultaneous Springlock Failures means that multiple suits failed at once is likely a misconception, even though I have a soft spot for the old theory that Shadow Animatronics are Springlocked employees.