Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Ending: Marionette’s Revenge and Sequel Hints

Two years after the first Five Nights at Freddy’s film took everyone by surprise at the box office, the much-hyped follow-up has finally landed. The story picks up a year after the original, with ex-security guard Mike Schmidt, his younger sister Abby, and police officer Vanessa all trying to get on with life after the horrors they faced. Even though they managed to stop Vanessa’s dad, notorious child killer William Afton, the pizzeria’s dark legacy is far from over.

This time around, the town’s gone a bit mad for Freddy. The animatronics have become a quirky local legend, sparking the first ever Fazfest. Abby, still haunted by memories of her old animatronic mates, sneaks out to find Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy. When Mike and Vanessa go after her, they start digging up secrets about the pizzeria’s origins that have been buried for decades.

Animatronics Unleashed and the Marionette’s Control

Abby, without realising, disables the animatronics’ safety settings after the Marionette puppet wrings the password out of Vanessa. This lets the Toy versions of Freddy, Bonnie, and Chica escape the pizzeria and run amok in town. The Marionette—possessed by Charlotte Emily’s spirit—directs the robots to hunt down adults, seeking payback for Charlotte’s death.

Charlotte’s fate is shown early on: she was killed by William Afton while trying to help another kid, ignored by the adults at Freddy’s. Once the Marionette releases her, Vanessa tells Mike to head to the pizzeria and shut down the animatronics, while she scours the town for them. Mike tracks the robots: Freddy’s at Fazfest, Bonnie’s turned up at someone’s house, and Chica’s with Abby at the science fair, where she kills Abby’s teacher.

Showdown and Shocking Betrayals

Vanessa manages to save two families after surviving an attack from Mangle, just before Mike disconnects all four robots while dodging the battered animatronics back at the pizzeria. But things go pear-shaped when Toy Freddy, Bonnie, and Chica power up again, and the animatronic tracker spots the Marionette heading for Mike’s place—likely after Abby.

Vanessa warns Mike they’re outnumbered, so he heads to the old pizzeria to ask the original animatronics for help, but gets nothing. Vanessa finds Abby at Mike’s house, now possessed by the Marionette, but Mike manages to lure the spirit out using Charlotte’s music box.

Final Confrontation and Sequel Set-Up

Just as the Toy animatronics corner Mike, Abby, and Vanessa, Vanessa’s long-lost brother Michael Afton shows up, revealing he’s been pulling the strings and wants to finish his father’s work. He tries to get Vanessa on side, but when she refuses, he orders the animatronics to kill the lot of them.

Before the Toy bots can do their worst, the original animatronics from the first film smash in and tear them apart. But since they’re not meant to leave the restaurant, they quickly break down, and the ghost kids inside float off to the afterlife. Before leaving, they tell Mike they’ve been keeping William Afton’s body locked in a Springtrap suit at the pizzeria, but now that they’re gone, he’s no longer contained. Outside, Michael Afton tries to leg it but is stopped by Mike’s mate. Mike, Abby, and Vanessa make it out, but as Vanessa steps outside, the Marionette possesses her, leaving us with a chilling final shot.

Deaths, Survivors, and What’s Next

The body count isn’t massive this time. In a flashback to 1982, William Afton kills Charlotte Emily, whose spirit becomes the Marionette. In the present (2002), the animatronics take out a team of paranormal investigators, and Toy Chica kills Abby’s teacher. Michael cops a punch to the face.

There are heaps more animatronics this time: Toy Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Mangle are destroyed by the originals, who then break down themselves. The Withered versions power off after being disconnected. Balloon Boy and the mini Marionette puppets stay at the restaurant. The Marionette escapes and ends up possessing Vanessa.

Vanessa’s haunted by visions of her murderous dad and guilt over Charlotte’s fate. She’d been keeping Charlotte’s spirit at bay with a music box, but once it’s disturbed, Charlotte breaks free as the Marionette, possessing Lisa, then Abby, and finally Vanessa.

William Afton’s mostly absent except in flashbacks. At the end, the ghost kids reveal they’ve been keeping his body locked away, but now he’s loose. A mid-credits scene shows blokes breaking into Freddy’s and finding Springtrap, planning to use it in a haunted house. The credits tease more films to come, with Vanessa possessed and William Afton’s return on the cards.