A recent update to Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 acts as an intriguing teaser for the upcoming game Mimic's Secretproviding glimpses of what's to come. Of course, this update doesn't offer any direct explanations for the questions it raises, but some of the newly added details already have significant implications for the entire world. FNAF franchise. Combined with other revelations included in this update, it becomes increasingly clear that Mimic's Secret will have a big impact FNAF tradition.
Although little is known about the next FNAF game currently, its initial teaser trailer included a hint to Mimic's Secret's place in the timeline: a brief glimpse into the year 1979. This trailer also provided the first glimpse of a new Jack-in-the-Box animatronic, which may or may not be an incarnation of the same Mimic animatronic seen in Security breachof Ruin DLC. This character, Jackie, was later revealed in full in a game demo presented at Pax West, but her origins and motivations for attacking the player character remain largely a mystery.
Help Wanted 2 Update Tips on Secret Of The Mimic Content
New revelations could include the setting of the next FNAF game
Help wanted 2The new update includes a variety of interesting details that clearly relate to Mimic's Secretincluding characters and settings. After following a series of hints provided by Mystic Hippo, the player interacts with Jackie's box in a new area, triggering a short voice line saying “Time to play.” They are then tasked with putting together a puzzle. This puzzle shows a gift shop or a van depending on whether Vanny's mask is being worn or not, and after completing the puzzle, these same objects also appear in corresponding versions of reality.
This gift shop has a prominent sign advertising masks, and in the puzzle image, it appears to have a factory behind italthough this last detail is not visible in the VR model. Although there is no sign advertising it as such, it also appears to be a location associated with Fazbear Entertainment. This is made clear by the images of a yellow bear and a blue rabbit, probably versions of Freddy and Bonnie visible in a stained glass window next to a wagon. It is possible that this store, the factory, or both, are the setting for Mimic's Secret.
The mask propaganda is notable because of a subtle trend that has emerged in recent FNAF games. In both Help wanted 2 and the arguably canonical game In the wella character mask can be found, inspired by Bonnie and Freddy respectively. These masks seem to imply that Cassie and Oswald's parents were two childhood friends of Michael Afton, the group that contributed to Michael's brother's death in 1983. This new scenario could be the origin of these masks and, by extension, Mimic's Secret could present another one of these attackers somehow.
New Help Wanted 2 Content Features Jackie and MXES
It remains a mystery what role these characters play in Secret Of The Mimic
The van found in the same area as the gift shop opens and reveals that it carries the MXES computer. Entering the code 4625, found in the mailbox outside the gift shop, triggers a short cutscene in which MXES briefly emerges from the computer, as happened in Ruin before being pulled back inside. The van's doors close and it drives away into the darkness before the game's credits appear, making this the latest and possibly the most mysterious yet. Help wanted 2multiple endings.
It is unclear whether the intention is to depict an event that occurs before or after Ruinbut in both cases, It is clear that MXES will play an important role in franchise events beyond Ruin. Of course, this in itself isn't necessarily a surprise. As a security program that appears to have the specific purpose of keeping the Mimic sealed, it would make sense for the digital entity to be taken into consideration in a game clearly based on dangerous AI.
About that, the update also allows players to see Jackie's model on the main stagethe first opportunity to do so in person for those unable to attend Pax West, as well as Mimic in his costume seen in Ruin. A card representing Jackie is also found in the Office: Puppet Master level, which is part of the post-game sequence. Here, the Sister location the office keyboard can now be entered with the code 1979, reinforcing the apparent importance of the year to Mimic's Secret.
Tales from the Pizzaplex may be canon to the games
The popular theory about the book series is almost completely confirmed
Surprisingly, The content of this update has strong parallels with the story of the Mime told in Tales from the Pizzaplex books. Using the 1979 code rewards a white stuffed tiger with blue and green eyes, which in turn unlocks a Mimic model. This model must then be hit by an object to proceed. Mimic's creator in the books, Edwin, brutally beat Mimic after he copied the behavior of his dead son David (who was run over by a van), including carrying a white stuffed tiger.
The inclusion of so many references to this part of the Five Nights at Freddy's'complex knowledge implies that the same sequence of events occurred in the gameswhich by extension suggests (according to a popular theory) that the rest of the series' stories are equally canon. Of course, it is also possible that this is only partially true. For example, the Mime's story may still have played out a little differently in the Mimic's specific timeline. FNAF games, or else only Mimic-related stories can be canon to them. Until more details emerge, it is impossible to know for sure.
If the Tales from the Pizzaplex books are confirmed as canon to the games, this would have huge implications for Five Nights at Freddy's. This would greatly expand the games' lore and provide valuable context for current and future titles. But even if this theory is later disproved, there are still some incredibly tantalizing hints of what's to come. Mimic's Secret. Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 prepared people for the upcoming title's clearly exciting additions to the lore.