William Afton was created by Scott Cawthon for the Five Nights at Freddy's series, first appearing as the mysterious Purple Guy in the 2014 sequel's minigames before his name was revealed in later games and novels. Voiced in the games by PJ Heywood as Springtrap and later forms, he became famous for the line about always coming back. Fans pair his speeches with the FNAF jumpscare scream in edits, and his role as the man behind the slaughter keeps him central to memes, lore videos, and fan theories.