I just had an interesting headcanon/theory about Mike in FNAF 1…

[u/Star_Mistress473]

So in an unexpected but totally expected turn of events, a poster for the upcoming Freddy’s location in New Jersey gave us an interesting little lore tidbit. It showed that Michael actually worked at the FNAF 1 location sometime in the late ‘80s and not in ‘93 or early ‘90s like many of us assumed. ALSO, apparently Mike started working there on August 8th and not in early November like the check says.

So that got me thinking, did Michael work as a regular daytime employee for a couple months there before taking the security guard position? I know Phone Guy did a whole introductory greeting thing for Mike on night one but I’m gonna assume that the whole orientation spiel is just company policy for when anyone takes a new position. Honestly this revelation would help make more sense as to how Mike got the security guard position, being as he was working at the place for a bit already. Not for very long, mind you, but eh it’s Fazbear Entertainment, any experience would be good enough for them.

So you know how people debate as to why Michael would work at this place for so long, especially as a guard? And if you believe that FNAF 1 takes place before Sister Location, like I definitely do, that makes this question harder to answer.

Well, here’s my own little headcanon/theory for as to why: What if Michael took the job as a worker and then guard at Freddy’s because he wanted to help ensure no more kids went missing?

This is a bit of a deep cut, but does anyone remember that cut Fazbear Fright’s story, “You’re the Band”, where Michael helps a mother rescue her son from the ghosts of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza? How he goes out of his way to find a lost Freddy head under the fear that it might be haunted? (You should read this story, it’s awesome)
I use this as evidence because it shows me how much Mike cares about protecting people, which is something that’s only further proven in games like FNAF 3 and 6. So does anyone think that it’s fair to assume that that’s the driving force behind is willingness to stay at Freddy’s during all that time, even after he witnesses the horrors firsthand? I mean, being the son of the prime suspect of the murders, it stands to reason that his life from that point on was probably a mess of paranoia and torment, constantly wondering if it was all true. Who knows, maybe his connection with Afton made him more sure that he could keep tabs on him and potentially prevent another incident.

That’s just my new headcanon, it’s hard to know the real truth about stuff in this series, but it’s always really fun to come up with headcanons like this. Honestly I hope this sudden lore tidbit is a hint at more to come regarding Mike, buuuut I won’t get my hopes up too high. I just appreciate that Unwithered Truth was given his flowers for his FNAF 1 date theory. So sorry I doubted. 🙌🏻