Scott Cawthon

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Scott Braden Cawthon (Born June 4, 1978, in Bell County, Texas), also known under the username "Animdude" or the company titles of Scottgames, LLC and Scott Cawthon Productions, LLC, is an American game developer, author, animator, screenwriter, and film producer who is the creator and original developer of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise, including the Clickteam era of games, spin-offs, and troll games. Cawthon was also part of Hope Animation, which is a "project of Christian animators" aiming to spread the "teachings of Jesus Christ." He is a graduate of the Art Institute of Houston. He had also worked in Dollar General and Target stores as late as 2014. Cawthon has developed up to 80 other indie games prior to the creation of FNaF in August 2014, although most of these can no longer be found on his website. He currently resides in Salado, Texas, with his family.

Official Profiles[]

• X/Twitter (Account suspended)
• X/Twitter (FNAF_ScottGames)
• YouTube
• Twitch
• Steam
• Game Jolt
• Game Jolt (lolz_hax)
• Tumblr
• IndieDB
• Reddit

Voiceography[]

• Phone Guy
• Phone Dude
• Scott Cawthon (FR)

Ludography[]

Bibliography[]

Filmography[]

Discography[]

Attractionography[]

Unidentified Medium[]

External Links[]

• Scott Cawthon | Hope Animation
• Christian Developer Spotlight - Scott Cawthon
• An announcement from Scott about his Social media accounts.

Trivia[]

• When Chipper & Sons Lumber Co. came out, a lot of people complained that the animation and characters in it looked like "animatronic dolls." This sent Scott into a deep depression. Some sources even say that Scott came to the conclusion that God hated him and that he was also considering suicide. However, before he was ready to quit the video game-making business entirely, he realized he could take advantage of this, turning this error into success, and thus Five Nights at Freddy's was born.
• Scott has mentioned that Bonnie is the only animatronic who ever gave him nightmares.
• Scott's avatar comes from another game he made: There is No Pause Button!
• Scott is the father of six children and resides in Texas.
• Scott has stated his favorite Bible verse is Psalm 46:10, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Metroid are the games he occasionally plays, as stated in one of his interviews.
• Scott voices Phone Guy and Phone Dude in the first three games of the Five Nights at Freddy's series.
  • He has also made cameo appearances in FNaF World, Help Wanted, Freddy in Space 2, and Fury's Rage.
• The idea of being stuck in one spot and unable to move may have been taken from Sit 'N Survive, one of Scott's other games.
• After the release of Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Scott removed all information from his official site and replaced it with an image of the word "offline." Over the next several weeks, his website began to show signs of life.

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  The web address "fazbearentertainment.com" used to redirect to Scott's website.
• Most of his information was revealed in a bio on Hope Animation's website.

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  Scott's website was updated on December 14, 2014, to warn fans about impersonators: "This is a just friendly holiday reminder to not believe everything you hear. I do NOT have a twitter or twitch account. Only believe information from my official email, my official YouTube account, and my official website, Scottgames.com. Thanks and have a Merry Christmas!".
  • On January 3, the text under the teaser image was updated to inform the community about fan games and that they should be supportive of them: "This is a reminder to not believe everything you hear. Only believe information from Scottgames.com! Please be supportive of others in the community and those making fan-games. It only takes a few kind words to build someone up!"
  • On January 8, Scott's warning is modified differently as: "This is a reminder to not believe everything you hear; I do NOT have a Twitch or Twitter account. Only believe information from Scottgames.com! Also, please do not call any phone numbers that you believe may be associated with the game. There are NO real phone numbers associated with the game. Please be supportive of others in the community and those making fan-games; it only takes a few kind words to build someone up!"
  • As of today, the message and the email address are permanently removed.
• Scott stated in one of his Reddit comments that he's aware of the Five Nights at Freddy's Wiki.
• A picture of Scott appears in the introductory portion of Help Wanted, representing the "rogue indie developer" who supposedly released games that tarnished Fazbear Entertainment, but according to Tape Girl, Fazbear Entertainment had hired the developer all along as part of a coverup.
  • Scott confirmed on Reddit that while his photo is used for the indie developer, he is not intended to be Scott. He also confirmed in the same post that the child face seen in Ultimate Custom Night, implied to be "The One You Should Not Have Killed," is a modified picture of his youngest son Jason, and that it doesn't mean that Jason is said child.
• Due to Scott's cameo in the Intro Sequence of Help Wanted, many believed that he was part of the lore. He eventually explained that he was not a part of the lore.^[1]
  • This had also applied to Markiplier, as he was featured in the trailer for Special Delivery, as many thought that Markiplier was part of the lore.
• Unlike every other one of Scott Cawthon's notable social media accounts that are either constantly active, previously active, or contain a single sign of activity, the only accounts of his that do not contain any activity are his Twitch and Tumblr accounts.
• On June 12, 2021, his name trended on Twitter when his political donations were identified in public databases and discussed on Twitter. Cawthon subsequently confirmed in a Reddit post that he is a member of the Republican Party, has donated thousands of dollars in support of conservative political candidates (although he also made a one-off donation to then-Democratic representative Tulsi Gabbard's 2020 presidential primary campaign), and is pro-life, sparking both major backlash and messages of support from Five Nights at Freddy's fans. He stated that his personal information and address had been doxxed. He maintains that he loves all of his fans regardless of orientation, religion, gender, or race, and that his donations to any political candidates are not out of prejudice.^[2]
• In his interview with Dawko, unlike others who he interviewed, Scott referred to Dawko by his real name, Lewis Dawkins.
• Scott's high score for Ultimate Custom Night at the time of the interview was still only 6,800.
• On June 17, 2021, Scott Cawthon officially announced on his website that he was retiring from making games in the franchise to focus on raising his children. The series' IP will be given to an undisclosed third party. While it's unconfirmed who the IP will be given to, it has been assumed to be Steel Wool Studios by some due to their work on the series.
  • However, despite retiring, Scott is still working on the franchise, behind the scenes, but not as heavily as he used to.
• Despite his notoriety from the Five Nights at Freddy’s series, Scott has maintained a low profile outside of occasional posts on his website and social media. He has seldom given interviews and has almost never publicly appeared on video. In 2024, Cawthon made a cameo at the end of the YouTube video, “MatPat’s Final Theory,” which was the final video hosted by MatPat on the channel Game Theory. Game Theory had become an important figure in the Five Nights at Freddy’s community due to the many videos made by MatPat on the lore of the series.
• One of the most popular photos of Scott is of him at Fright Dome in Nevada. The Photo was taken with the YouTuber CoryxKenshin.
• Based on an old resume from Scott Cawthon, he had worked on a Disney title between the years 1999 and 2000. It is currently unknown what the title is and what role he had in the making of the title.^[3]
• According to an interview between FuhNaff and Steel Wool Studios, Scott came up with the names for Curse of Dreadbear, Security Breach, and its DLC, RUIN.^[4]

Gallery[]

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Games Doofas, Scott's first video game he made since 1989. Stellar Gun Moon Minions Legacy of Flan Junkyard Apocalypse Legend of White Whale Chup's Quest Bogart Bogart 2: Return of Bogart M.O.O.N. The Desolate Room Iffermoon Slumberfish! The Pilgrim's Progress: The Video Game The Desolate Hope Aquatic Critters Slots Golden Galaxy Chipper and Sons Lumber Co. Bad Waiter Tip Calculator Forever Quester Jumbo Slots Collection Pimp My Dungeon There Is No Pause Button! Fighter Mage Bard Use Holy Water! Rage Quit 20 Useless Apps Cropple Spooky Scan Pogoduck Scott's Fantasy Slots 8-Bit RPG Creator Bible Story Slots Gemsa Fart Hotel Chubby Hurdles Shell Shatter Kitty in the Crowd Dark Prisms Sit 'N Survive Five Nights at Freddy's Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Five Nights at Freddy's 4 FNaF World Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator Ultimate Custom Night Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery Freddy in Space 2 Security Breach: Fury's Rage Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 Logos Scott's old shopping online website called "3D Cornerstore". The oldest version of Scott Games logo. The current logo. Scott Games has changed design for the announce of a fourth game and Nightmare Freddy teaser. Scott Games logo was changed once again with the Nightmare Bonnie teaser. Scott Games website yet again changed with Nightmare Chica and this logo. Nightmare Foxy and this logo appeared on Scott Games for yet another teaser. Scott Games logo when the teaser of Nightmare Fredbear's hat and bowtie is shown. Scott Games logo when Nightmare Fredbear's teaser is shown. Scott Games logo when Plushtrap's teaser is shown. Scott Games logo updated for the fourth game's Halloween update add-on. Alternate games logo. Yet another alternate games logo. Yet third alternate games logo. Fourth alternate games logo. Scott Games logo when offline. Scott Games logo when teasing Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator. Scott Games logo when teasing Help Wanted. Scott Games logo when teasing the illustrations for Fazbear Frights #2: Fetch. Scott Games logo when the teaser of Montgomery Gator is shown. Scott Games logo when the Security Breach game's title teaser is shown. Scott Games logo as of Scott's retirement. Miscellaneous Scott releases Five Nights at Freddy's 2 over a month early. Scott on his Steam account warning against impersonators. Scott letting everyone know about IndieDB pages. Scott's IRL profile photo from his Twitter account. Scott's ever-present avatar, taken from There is No Pause Button! Scott with his wife and two sons. Scott with his Noah's Ark poster. TurtleToes and Scott at the swimming pool area. The image that Scott Cawthon used to announce his retirement. A photo of Scott Cawthon with white sunglasses on. Actress Jophielle Love in Scott Cawthon's director chair. Actor Kevin Foster's daughter next to Scott Cawthon's parking space sign. Scott with a fan-made plush of Mega-Med. Scott and Braden Cawthon on the set of Five Nights at Freddy's. Baz and Scott. Dawko and Scott. Dawko, Baz, Razz, and Ryan with Scott. Ditto. Razz and Scott. Ditto. Ryan and Scott. Ditto. 8-BitRyan and Scott at the 2016 Fright Dome. Baz and Scott at the 2016 Fright Dome. Razz and Scott at the 2016 Fright Dome. Cory and Scott at the 2016 Fright Dome. Video An Interview with Scott Cawthon Dawko's interview with Scott Cawthon for Five Nights at Freddy's 4th anniversary.

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