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[ 0 => ''''Vanessa'''{{efn|In the film adaptation of ''Five Nights at Freddy's'', she's real name is Vanessa Shelly.|name=real name}}, or by his psyedoyum '''Vanny''', is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists{{efn|In the film adaptation, she is a main protagonist.|name=protagonist}} in the [[Five Nights at Freddy's|''Five Nights at Freddy's'']] series. She first appeared in ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach]]'',{{efn|However, it was later retconned that she was the main antagonist of ''Help Wanted'', and she was "Ness" in ''Special Delivery''.|name=retcon}} where she is the security guard of a big plaza, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Plex, and - also in secret - is William Afton's (the main antagonist of the series) follower. However, in the film adaptation, she is a police officer from an unspectified [[North America]] town and Afton's daughter, who also helps Mike Schmidt, a security guard of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza to defeat Afton and the animatronics.', 1 => '', 2 => 'In the games, she voiced by three actresses: [[Jessica Tang]] (''Help Wanted''), [[Heather Masters]] and [[Marta Svetek]] (both in ''Security Breach''). In the film adaptation, she is played by [[Elizabeth Lail]].', 3 => '{{Infobox character', 4 => '| name = Vanessa', 5 => '| series = [[Five Nights at Freddy's]]', 6 => '| image = VanessaShelly.jpg', 7 => '| caption = Vanessa, as she appeared in the film adaptation.', 8 => '| first_major = [[Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach]] (2021){{efn|However, it was later retconned that she was the main antagonist of ''Help Wanted'', and she was "Ness" in ''Special Delivery''.|name=retcon}}', 9 => '| last_major = [[Five Nights at Freddy's 2: Help Wanted]] (2023)', 10 => '| creator = [[Scott Cawthon]]', 11 => '| portrayer = [[Elizabeth Lail]]', 12 => '| voice = {{plainlist|', 13 => '*[[Jessica Tang]] (''Help Wanted'')', 14 => '*[[Heather Masters]] (''Security Breach'', as Vanessa)', 15 => '*[[Marta Svetek]] (''Security Breach'', as Vanny)', 16 => '}}', 17 => '| full_name = Vanessa A.', 18 => '| nickname = Vanny', 19 => '| alias = Ness', 20 => '| gender = Female', 21 => '| occupation = {{plainlist|', 22 => '*VR tester{{efn|Help Wanted|name=HW}}', 23 => '*security guard{{efn|Security Breach|name=Security Breach}}', 24 => '*police officer{{efn|Five Nights at Freddy's film|name=FNAF Movie}}', 25 => '}}', 26 => '| family = William Afton (father, film adaptation only)', 27 => '}}', 28 => '', 29 => '== Roles ==', 30 => 'She served as the main protagonist of ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted|Help Wanted]]'', a minor character in ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's: Special Delivery|Special Delivery]]'', the secondary antagonist-turned-supporting character of ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach|Security Breach]]'', a minor/supporting character in its [[Downloadable content|DLC]], ''Ruin'', the secondary protagonist of the [[Five Nights at Freddy's (film)|film adaptation]], and a minor character in ''Help Wanted''<nowiki/>'s sequel, ''Help Wanted 2''.', 31 => '', 32 => '== Biography ==', 33 => '', 34 => '=== Five Nights at Freddy's Help Wanted ===', 35 => 'Vanessa is the main protagonist of the game as a VR tester hired to play a virtual experience game called "The Freddy Fazbear Virtual Experience". In one of the endings of the game, she accidentally flees Glitchtrap (a copy of William Afton's consciousness) and eventually became his follower. This ending is canon to ''Security Breach''.', 36 => '', 37 => '=== Five Nights at Freddy's: Special Delivery ===', 38 => 'Sometime after the events of ''Help Wanted'', Vanessa was an employee of Fazbear Funtime Service working as a security guard for the company. After she was contacted by one of the game developers from Silver Parasol Games, after they accidentally created a [[virus]] from one of animatronics' PCB. She pretended to be a Senior IT Representative from Fazbear Entertainment to trick them into giving her full access to their company to get rid of the virus. After believing that Vanessa got rid of the virus, Silver Parasol started working on the The Freddy Fazbear Virtual Experience again, only for Vanessa to give unauthorized commands to their system, gaining full control over their system. She locked every employee out of their account. It's implied that she got everybody at Silver Parasol's warehouse killed by the animatronics.', 39 => '', 40 => 'After receiving an e-mail from Vanessa's fake credential, "_pizzaplex", it is revealed that Vanessa was researching the company's records of the Fazbear Entertainment Floor 3 employee, and that she transferred from Fazbear Funtime to work as a security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex, which leads into the events of ''Security Breach''.', 41 => '', 42 => '=== Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach ===', 43 => '', 44 => '==== Main story ====', 45 => 'Vanessa acts as the night guard for the location, and the boss for the animatronics. Throughout the game, she attempts to capture Gregory, at one point stating that this is "not the night to be wasting her time."', 46 => '', 47 => 'As Vanny, she first physical appearance at just before 1:00 AM during the first power diversion. After Glamrock Freddy is taken to the Recharge Station in the hallway leading to the Superstar Daycare, she will casually skip across the hallway from left to right, heading towards the Superstar Daycare, distorting Glamrock Freddy's vision in the process. Once she leaves, Gregory alerts Glamrock Freddy of what he saw, only for it to turn out that he didn't actually see Vanny despite Gregory being able to do so.', 48 => '', 49 => 'Later on, at 1:45 AM when Vanessa catches Gregory, she stores him in Lost and Found so that his parents or the police can pick him up, talking to him through the monitors once he reawakens at 2:00 AM. After talking to him via said monitors, the screen displaying Vanessa switches to Vanny asking Gregory, "''Are you having fun yet?''" before she physically appears outside the door to the room. Once there, she waves to Gregory and comes inside to attack him. The player can use a screwdriver given to them via a nearby Wind-Up Gift to escape her. If the player does not escape in time by using the screwdriver on the vent nearby, the player will be unable to escape, causing Vanny to attack the player. However, even after escaping, Vanny will advance by continually roaming the atrium of the Pizzaplex. Whenever Vanny is near, Gregory's vision and hearing will distort. It is unclear if this is due to a special ability of Vanny's or simply just a stylistic design. The possibility of this could be a Animatronic Transmitter Earpiece in her mask that interferes with animatronic optic sensors, allowing her to briskly wander past the other animatronics, as when Gregory asks Glamrock Freddy if he saw her which he replies that he didn't.', 50 => '', 51 => 'Vanny makes appearances in various other events. These include:', 52 => '', 53 => '* If the player takes too long to allow Glamrock Freddy through the doors after acquiring the showtime disk from the backstage security room. Her appearing on the screens as the event starts also has her say she is coming for Gregory, which is what the event will lead to if Freddy cannot get there in time (this is marked by the timer visible during that segment).', 54 => '* After starting the showtime disk in the sound booth.', 55 => '* At the end of the Dumpster Diving mission, spawning behind Gregory after he climbs up the stairs to return to the S.T.A.F.F. Bot Silo.', 56 => '* During the Vanny option used to obtain either the Disassemble Vanny or Redemption Endings, she can be found in Fazer Blast, due to Fazer Blast being the location of her lair.', 57 => '* She will sometimes appear on screens around the Pizzaplex while saying, "''Are you having fun yet?''"', 58 => '', 59 => 'She will normally move towards Gregory with a slow, nonchalant skip, but if Gregory is too close, she will sprint toward him. If Gregory attempts to blind her with the Fazerblaster or Faz Camera, she will turn her head and be effectively immune to their effects.', 60 => '', 61 => 'Then at 6:00 AM, Vanessa says through Gregory's Fazwatch that he deserved a reward for everything, saying that he should go to the main stage.', 62 => '', 63 => '==== Ruin DLC ====', 64 => 'Vanessa does not appear in most of the DLC, however, Gregory mentions that he has a friend who has maps of the Pizzaplex, which could be Vanessa. Additionally, Vanessa can be seen in the background eating ice cream in "Brazil Ending."{{efn|Which confirms that the "Princess Quest Ending" is the true ending of ''Security Breach''.|name=true ending}}', 65 => '', 66 => '=== Film adaptation ===', 67 => 'Vanessa initially meets Mike on his second night of the job. She shows him the characters and explains about why F''reddy's'' shut down (the missing children). She later admits that she has been suspicious of Mike since she entered the building as he seemed nervous and was injured. She bandages him up and later throws away his sleeping pills and tells him to focus on the job and he'll be fine. Vanessa meets Mike again when it is revealed that she knew of the animatronics sentience. Vanessa helps build a fort for the animatronics and Abby. She goes to get a table cloth and when Mike tries to touch a springlock suit, she explains that it is meant to stop human actors playing as the characters from getting injured but that it is dangerous and unpredictable - she proves this by poking it with a broom and it locks.', 68 => '', 69 => 'Later she is confronted by Mike who said that she seemed scared and nervous in that room. She gets aggressive and tells Mike to keep Abby away from the animatronics and to not take her back to Freddy's. It is later revealed that Vanessa is the daughter of William Afton. She helps Abby escape Foxy and then attempts to stop her father from killing Mike. She is instead stabbed and falls to the ground (although not dead). After William's springlocks activate due to Abby making the animatronics see William for who he was (their murderer) Mike and Abby get her out of the pizzeria. She is later seen unconscious in the hospital at the end of the movie.', 70 => '', 71 => '== Appearances ==', 72 => '', 73 => '* ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted]]'' (voice only)', 74 => '* ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's: Special Delivery]]'' ([[Email]] only)', 75 => '* ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach]]'' ', 76 => '* ''Five Nights at Freddy's: Ruin DLC'' (mentioned and cutout in "Brazil Ending" only)', 77 => '* [[Five Nights at Freddy's (film)|''Five Nights at Freddy's film adaptation'']]', 78 => '* [[Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted|''Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2'']] ', 79 => '', 80 => '== Notes ==' ]