What Animatronic Did The Bite Of 87

Okay, grab a slice of pizza and try not to lose your frontal lobe. We're talking about the Bite of '87, the Five Nights at Freddy's mystery that has launched a thousand theory videos.

Short answer? Nobody knows for sure. But the fandom has a favorite suspect, and it's a glorious mess of spare parts named Mangle.

Wait, What Was the Bite of ’87?

In the first Five Nights at Freddy's, Phone Guy mentions that the animatronics used to walk around during the day. Then he says, “Then there was the Bite of ’87.”

He adds that it's amazing the human body can live without the frontal lobe. So the victim survived, but they lost a chunk of brain. Yikes.

In FNAF 2, which takes place in 1987, Phone Guy warns that someone may have tampered with the facial recognition systems. He says it's only a matter of time before the Bite of ’87 happens again.

That line is a big clue. It ties the incident to the Toy animatronics and their buggy security tech.

The Usual Suspects

Mangle: The Tangled Terror

Mangle is the animatronic in Kid's Cove who looks like a robot exploded and then got reassembled by a toddler. They have multiple heads, loose limbs, and a jaw that opens way too wide.

Because Mangle is basically a walking bite hazard, many fans point to them as the culprit. The Bite of ’87 is often drawn with Mangle's jagged teeth in fan art.

Plus, Mangle is a Toy animatronic. The tampered facial recognition systems could explain why they chomped a person instead of offering a high-five.

Is that proof? Not exactly. But it's the strongest circumstantial case in the whole pizzeria.

Mangle's design is practically a bite waiting to happen. Their endoskeleton head and outer head can snap independently, which is horrifying if you think about it. Also, Kid's Cove is right where kids play, so a malfunctioning Mangle would be close to potential victims.

Foxy: The Pirate With a Bite

Foxy has sharp teeth, a hook, and a habit of sprinting down hallways like he's late for a sale. In FNAF 1, he's out of order, which makes people wonder if he caused the Bite.

But Foxy is still around in the first game, and the Bite of ’87 didn't shut down the whole restaurant. It mostly affected the day shift and the Toy line.

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So Foxy is a fun suspect, but probably not the main guy. Sorry, pirate fans.

There's also the theory that Foxy caused the Bite and got shut down in Pirate Cove as punishment. But Foxy still has his own attraction, and the Bite of ’87 is usually linked to the Toy era. So the timing doesn't quite line up.

Fredbear: The Wrong Bite

Fredbear is the big yellow bear who appears in FNAF 4. In that game's minigames, he crunches down on the Crying Child's head.

That event is usually called the Bite of ’83, not the Bite of ’87. The TV in the minigame even shows 1983.

So Fredbear is guilty of something, but it's a different bite. The timeline confusion is real, and it has ruined many a good night's sleep.

Some fans still try to merge the two bites into one event. That's understandable, because the games are about as clear as a fogged-up party hat. But the 1983 clue is pretty hard to ignore.

The Other Toys

Toy Freddy, Toy Bonnie, and Toy Chica are all possible suspects. Toy Chica can remove her beak, which is creepy but not exactly a smoking gun.

The Phone Guy's warning about facial recognition makes any Toy animatronic a candidate. Still, none of them scream “I ate a frontal lobe” quite like Mangle does.

Why Is This Still a Debate?

Scott Cawthon, the creator, loves hiding lore in tiny details. A newspaper clipping here, a cryptic minigame there, and suddenly everyone is a detective.

The games never show the Bite of ’87 directly. We get phone calls, rumors, and a whole lot of fan theories.

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That ambiguity is intentional. It keeps the story creepy and lets the community argue forever.

Also, FNAF 2 is set in 1987, but the Bite happens around the end of that game. The victim might be Jeremy Fitzgerald, the night guard who gets moved to the day shift.

If that's true, then Jeremy got a birthday party surprise he never forgot. Assuming he could remember anything without a frontal lobe.

The Verdict (Kind Of)

If you want the most popular answer, it's Mangle. They're a Toy animatronic, a jumbled jaw machine, and the timeline fits.

But the honest answer is that the games never confirm it. It could be Mangle, another Toy, or a mystery we'll never solve.

And that's okay. Not every pizza party needs a definitive police report.

So Who Did It?

Probably Mangle. Possibly another Toy. Definitely not Fredbear, because he's busy with his own 1983 bite.

The Bite of ’87 remains one of gaming's best campfire stories. It's gruesome, weird, and just vague enough to keep us talking.

So next time you hear that phrase, smile. We may never know the truth, but we'll always have the theories.

So raise a slice of virtual pizza to Mangle, the beautiful disaster who may or may not have committed history's most famous animatronic nibble. The mystery is messy, the lore is wild, and the fandom is still screaming about it. And honestly? That's what makes Five Nights at Freddy's so fun.

And hey, at least you still have your frontal lobe. Probably.