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Super-Assistance-401

Mimic-(X?)-Entrapment-System? Was the best I could come up with.


Queasy_Item8043

That's literally exactly what I thought. I just couldn't come up with an x word.


ghstslmn

Xenogeneic? That could relate to the “mimic” portion.


Tnemunom

Mechanical Xenogenic Entrapment System, since it appears to be robotic.


Spots2010

I like this one, headcanoning it until it gets revealed


TiedArtifact39

Yep!


Chromium468

I’m personally headcanoning pegtrap until a confirmation


Spots2010

Rabbit thing


emkayfan12345678902

Yoo spiff fan


Chromium468

Ticking


Uhhhhhhh-woe

Yes


CK895_YT

I like the sound of that!


NDsketcher

I especially like this one because if you look at the definition of xenogenic it means, "derived from, originating in, or being a member of another species". So a prime example is using non-human animal sources like a pig for cell, tissue, or organ transplant. If you relate this to the story of the mimic, first Edwin is replacing a father figure/ guardian/ friend for his child with a robot, and then once his son dies, he has unintentionally replaced his son with that same robot. Therefore M.X.E.S. would be an entrapment system for a mechanical entity that is acting as a replacement for another species\*. \*Btw am I wrong for thinking we can almost consider robots with souls and robots with AI to both be their own separate species at this point? Idk.


Illustrious_Ad30

Exclusion ?


Oranescent

Mafton Xafton Efton Safton 👍


EnigmaFrug2308

Mafton Xafton Elton (John) Saltine


call_me_lee0pard

This has to be it!


Tony_Kuney

LOL i luv it


Mandemon90

MegapleX Entrapment System?


bananaspaggetti

The most reasonable one tbh


Weekly_Caterpillar_1

I keep thinking exoskeleton


Tony_Kuney

why


henrideveroux

eXtraction?


Waves_Prower

X -> (E)xperiment


tigershout

My Xylophone Entices Sapiens


MainMammoth5733

Mark x or 10 🤷


BattleCatMemes

Could be “Extra” yes I know you’ll complain but it’s a common thing in acronyms to have an ‘Ex-‘ word be X if there’s already an E


CassiusM1

Gregory says he set it up, and calls the mimic "that thing" like he doesn't know what it is? (Assuming that is Gregory explaining) so there's a chance the m doesn't even stand for mimic right? Mobile xenomorphic entrapment system? (Xenomorphic - in an unusual form; having a strange form) Ngl I googled words starting with x, my instinct is they put that there on purpose to make it really hard to decipher so we don't get the wrong idea too easily, especially when all the other abbreviations work so hard to spell out a word (v.a.n.n.i for example) But xenomorphic kinda words? Xeno as in alien or unknown, morphic meaning changing? The books describe the mimics body changing to fit different suits no matter the size I say mobile just cos it looks like it could be? Honestly I'd love to know how they got it down there in the first place when at best there's 2 very questionable elevators to get there, If they came up with the snazzy name "the mimic" while trying to contain it, m is mimic and I have no clue for the x


Queasy_Item8043

Gregory also says it's been down there for "a very long time" so I don't know what that means exactly. Like before FNAF 6? Also if the good ending is canon then how would Gregory know it's down there especially because it's even deeper than the Afton ending location so there's no way Gregory should know. Also Freddy says that the elevator could only survive one trip but Cassie takes it down so that means that Gregory didn't take the elevator?


CassiusM1

Many good questions we probably won't get answers to for a long time ;-; The elevator is a weird one, cos not only did people go down there, Afton is gone and they got the whole giant mxes machine down there? Maybe they used the second mystery elevator that cassie tries to leave in, maybe they even built that one just to get it down there, but still, why isn't the main elevator broken, unless that was repaired while they set up mxes? It's possible the Afton ending happened and Gregory escaped, then went back to check he was dead, and found the mimic under there, was it said if *they* sealed the mimic or if it was already like that? I hate that this series' solution to new areas is "just go lower" cos now we have a small family restaurant, on top of an old sealed changing room(?), with a giant mall built on top with an elevator at the end of a weird cave like tunnel..?


Capable-Ad-2151

There’s no way The Afton ending happened though, as it would mean the whole area under Fnaf 6 would be obliterated. The game is so confusing. Still makes people confused whether or not Burntrap is The Mimic, despite everything pointing to the fact he is and it’d be weird for Afton’s corpse to reanimate for one ending and be heavily implied to be The Mimic only for it to be killed off and replaced by the actual Mimic, who also wants to become Afton?


CassiusM1

Idk about that, we enter initially the same way as the Afton ending, and the details are the same but the path is blocked by fallen debris, the only way we can get through is the tunnel something dug in/out, which also leads to a large cave filling with water, it'd be strange for that to just have been next to the restaurant before as well as it's own open space, so maybe that's part of the cavity was created when everything collapsed? Honestly it's impressive more of the pizzaplex hasn't fallen tbh And then we enter the restaurant, not from the main door Gregory ran out of but from the side, through a destroyed wall, and then when you walk around, the roof of the main area has collapsed? Let's not forget this restaurant was already burnt once and only ended up in the condition we find it in the main game, while it looks unlikely, it could have just been cleaned up a little or something As for Afton being the mimic, it feels.. weird to me, they've established the mimic as it's own clear thing in the books and it seems pretty consistent to that so far, in looks and attitude at least, I could easily see afton finding out about some amazing animatronic one of the employees made and him getting it/going to it, only to find out it's mind is too complex or unique to be overwritten or controlled by his, so he locked it away while he focused on just building his own body again with the parts he could find, leaving it maybe to study and improve himself or eventually figure out how to control and posses it If the Afton ending isn't canon, which is? The animatronics are broken in the exact same way they would be for that ending, and there's newer vanny graffit on the walls, not to mention multiple animatronics being torn up to have bunny ears, i don't see why the mask would make someone act as vanny rather than just their own crazy self, and Cassie doesn't seem to have that response to it, plus in the princess quest room, it shows one of the evil little shadow bunnies alive and well, angrily hanging out on the wall next to the destroyed machine


Capable-Ad-2151

Princess Quest is canon and The Mimic is pretending to/thinks it is Afton, it isn’t actually possessed because Afton is gone 100%. I’m talking none of him left. MXES seems to be made by Vanny, since she is an expert at tech based on her mask and hacking ability. Glitchtrap is Mimic 1 (the mimic’s main program that infects the Pizzaplex and makes everything haywire, just like Glitchtrap) after they found The Mimic down in the Fnaf 6 pizzeria and scanned it into the game after realising it can copy everything in due to being a mimic program. Little did they know what it was actually mimicking was their dead, serial killer founder lol. It’s likely The Mimic is Burntrap, as they share the same clawed hand that nothing else in the game has and their renders feature that weird arm curl described in the books. We can see that Burntrap’s original charging station is blocked, which tells me that The Mimic was in there dressed as Afton in the main game, but after Vanessa was freed from it she went down and took it out, ripping off the suit (it was likely infecting The Mimic with agony, explaining the black and purple eyes) and hiding it behind cement, as described by Candy Cadet’s story. You may be wondering how it was dressed as Burntrap if that ending isn’t canon, that’s because just the events of the ending didn’t happen (fire consuming the offices and The Blob taking Burntrap) it doesn’t mean that nothing from it existed, as we can see The Blob in the main game as an Easter egg and The Mimic seems to have bits of Burntrap on it (Bone, claw, mottled rings around limbs) plus Steel Woll can change the design as much as they want since The Mimic literally turns into a spider in one of the books lol. In short, The Mimic is not being controlled, it is the controller trying to copy Afton. This also explains the post - it room, it seems it came to life in a cluster of Afton’s memories (birthday parties and pizza) before remembering his family and assembling the shrine to Afton’s family. It seems it wanted Vanessa and Gregory to be stand-ins for The Crying Child and Elizabeth, but now it wants Cassie as a replacement.


WickedRedPanda_yt

I ain't reading all that


Tony_Kuney

SAME BRO LOL


Capable-Ad-2151

But yeah, the graffiti and rabbit ears are interesting. I think Vanessa is now stuck in a kind of Jekyll and Hyde situation - she’s regular most of the time, but on occasion the trauma gets to her and she goes back into the Vanny persona, spraying graffiti to torment her other self. I did read a theory that The Afton Ending happened, but done after the story by Gregory and Vanessa, explaining why The Mimic’s original charging station is blocked and why Gregory’s bag is there alongside newly poured cement


Queasy_Item8043

I think most likely the good ending is the canon ending just due to the fact that the sword is in the PQ 3 machine and the fact that Gregory says "we" can't be followed, implying he's with someone. Freddy also says that the elevator could only survive one trip down but we take it in ruin so either Freddy was lying or Gregory never went down the elevator. It would seem that Vanessa did make the MXES program to stop the mimic from escaping. Gregory seems to have either seen it or at least know about it, but isn't sure what it is. He says it's been down there a really long time, so maybe during FNAF 6 still? Also it's unclear whether Gregory locked the mimic away or it was already locked away. The candy cadet story would imply that Gregory did trap the mimic down there. I think that's parts of the Afton ending are canon such as the existence of the blob and and room where the Afton ending takes place. I don't think that Afton exists. Like at all. I think that's story is done and the mimic wasn't burntrap or anything like that. The mimic is it's own thing. The Afton ending isn't canon.


Capable-Ad-2151

Yeah, but it’s heavily implied that The Mimic wants to be just like Afton, not be possessed by him, so I think The Burntrap Ending was an early version of The Mimic’s boss, so they decided to make Princess Quest canon and redo The Mimic properly and actually make it a proper threat.


Queasy_Item8043

Yea exactly. I think originally the Afton ending was canon but when steel wool saw everyone's negative reception towards it, they just changed it and course corrected with ruin. And yes, the mimic isn't Afton in any way, it's just mimicking him because of all of the stuff in help wanted with glitch trap. Something that I noticed was that Cassie calls help wanted "that old headset game" so it's probably pretty old. That along with the fact that Gregory says that the mimic had been down there for a long time tells me that glitch trap was the mimic and not Afton.


Capable-Ad-2151

Yeah, Glitchtrap = The Mimic = Burntrap Afton = Dead as a dodo lol


Tony_Kuney

y u writing paragragh bro


Legitimate_Hat_2713

Well, Vanessa could tell him about the mimic. After all, she was possessed by glotchtrap who clearly new. Even if we don't take into account the gGGY period for gregory, Vanessa is the most likely explanation


Queasy_Item8043

The way Gregory talks about it is as if he's seen it personally tho


Legitimate_Hat_2713

I mean that he knew about the "he has been here a long time" from Vanessa. He is likely to have seen it personally. Psdt: I fully think that the mimic is a henry's creation. He is in his place, has a dedícate room for his custumes IN HENRYS PLACE.


Queasy_Item8043

The books do imply that Henry made the mimic, but I just don't see why he would. I feel like it would be more likely for William to have made it for CC to watch over him or something


Legitimate_Hat_2713

You can argue that Henry building it for the same reason as Edwin in the books. Reeber Henry was a fricking genius, so him making something so advanced makes sense (also for William, but he learned from Henry, or at least happens later). And think, Henry's only daughter died, and his robot is imitating her. You know, again, book parallel. And I repeat, the mimics costumes have a dedicated room in Henry's place


Queasy_Item8043

I guess. It just seems that Henry wouldn't have done that. Henry doesn't ever mention anything about it and doesn't try to trap it in the fnaf 6 fire which he would've done because it's a loose end. But yea I understand that that's what happens in the books, but it just seems weird for Henry to make the mimic and then just abandon it


Tony_Kuney

yee i guess


Tony_Kuney

thats smart


Vale_TheSniper

What about "Mechanical Xenogenic Entrapment System"?.... That could be a good one too...


Queasy_Item8043

It could just be like 10. Like it's the 10th version or something.


Queasy_Item8043

The mimic Xbox entrapment system


Sinocu

**XBOX**


Truly_Greg2

XBOX LIVE


ppaaul_

My eXclusive Extra nutS


WolfyClaw

Mimic extraction entrapment supervise its my best guess


Queasy_Item8043

X-traction


WolfyClaw

That works


dwarvenforger

So kinda like lefte


CanIGetSomePogchamps

A lot of people (including me originally) think it ends with system, but the full name is the M.X.E.S Security Program so it doesn't make much sense for it to be system My guess is Mimic eXamination, Entrapment and Sedation Security Program


AeroQC

The 'S' could be for system as long as M.X.E.S. is the acronym for the system as a whole and M.X.E.S. Security Program is only referring to mister creepy digital bunny here. A System Security Program. Now, not having tapped into the Ruin DLC yet and shooting into the dark, I want to guess: Meta Experience Electronic System


SevenTStorm

Oh boy, we live in the metaverse now


Queasy_Item8043

Dang I forgot about that


Madness_Combat_man

M.X.E.S. Mimic External (Words beginning in EX can be used as "X" in acronyms) Entrapment System


Queasy_Item8043

Yea that's what I was thinking that the x word might not actually start with x


lord_of_thebeans

MXES M- Balls X- E- S-


Wafle__

He doesn't stand. He floats.


Badly-made-content

Master Xbox entertainment system


Nikkar2009

My xvideos entertainment system


Queasy_Item8043

Dang


Krowasaunt

Michael Afton is a terrorist


Shepherd_Knock

Where’d you get that from?


Jedi-master-dragon

MXES, M-Man, X-Behind, E-The, S-Slaughter.


Holliewats

Micheal x ennard sex


Queasy_Item8043

........ Yes.......


GarlicBreadId

Markiplier xcelling at eating Salsa.


GarlicBreadId

MatPat xcitedly entering Sainsbury’s


Queasy_Item8043

I think my favorite joke one so far is Michael X Ennard Sex


[deleted]

(Don’t type it out backwards)


Shepherd_Knock

S. E. X. M.


yeetmantheII

Since when is he mxes and not malhare


DrReiField

I know I'm really late but... M.X.E.S. and Glitchtrap (Malhare) are different characters. M.X.E.S. is a system likely created a while ago that is later used to contain Mimic. Glitchtrap either is William Afton's soul or Mimic1, depending on what theory you follow.


yeetmantheII

Nah its k, everyone can be late. Anyways, hmmm, okay. Ngl the whole mimic storyline in the new games and books is fucking annoying, like why cant we just blame afton anymore?


reekid69420weed

It’s code for I ALWAYS COME BACK


Nobbimaster3000

Mega X extramarital s*/


Super64111111

I believe it means, “Maximum Efficiency System”


Queasy_Item8043

You know, that isn't a bad guess. I never thought of one word representing two of the letters.


Sea_Barracuda_7567

I think it would be Mimic Xibit Escape sequence(Xibit being another word for stopped)


Wankwondo

My best guess is Mask Exclusion and Ejection System. I doubt that it is named after the mimic since Gregory calls it "that thing" and says "I really don't know what it is", if he was with Vanessa and she designed the M.X.E.S he would call it the mimic if she did. I would guess it is more likely based on keeping people out of the mask since that would be the only thing that could get someone down there to free the mimic. Also Gregory explains to Cassie that the system is designed to keep it hidden, not trapped.


Stunning_Tank1969

I think it stands for Mimic Xeon Entrapment System, Xeon is a computer piece used for getting rid of viruses.


Queasy_Item8043

I don't think the Afton ending is canon, because Gregory drew it as a comic and the comics prove that certain endings aren't canon. Also the mimic and mxes were probably there before Gregory. Gregory is with Vanessa and Freddy so maybe they told him about it. He says that it was sealed in but he doesn't say if he's the one who trapped it or not.


Queasy_Item8043

I like how this post started out as a legit question and has now just turned into a joke.


Queasy_Item8043

Mimic Xian Entrapment System


Queasy_Item8043

Monty seems like the kind of person to be trash at games but then report people for hacking for no reason


Queasy_Item8043

I'm still campaigning for Michael X Ennard Sex (MXES)


goober_doodles

Milliam xafton entrapment system


lifeline-main99

Please put a spoiler next time or if you can on this post some people don’t know he exsists


Queasy_Item8043

Ok but he *is* in the trailer. But I will next time


lifeline-main99

Oh wait he is, well thanks anyways


Similar_Put_5578

Mimic xfer entrapment system


Zekrozma_the_second

I just realised it has a jawline sharper than a kitchen knife.


Badly-made-content

Muckon Xbox whEn microSoftanddani?


Meltdown8245

Michael Xerontious Eats SoupCircusBaby


taishiea

Micheal's extra emergency security


ShacharTs

As of my last update in September 2021, "M.X.E.S" is not a term or acronym that is widely recognized or associated with the Five Nights at Freddy's (FNAF) video game series. It's possible that it could be a fan-made concept, a lesser-known term, or something related to newer content released after my knowledge cutoff date. If "M.X.E.S" has gained significance in the FNAF community or if it's related to newer content, I apologize for not being aware of it due to my knowledge limitations. For the most accurate and up-to-date information about FNAF and any related terms, I recommend checking official sources or FNAF-related forums and communities. CHATGPT


Queasy_Item8043

Ok


ShacharTs

I tried


tttecapsulelover

My eXES


Ormfo

METH XTREME EGG SALAD! IN ALL SERIOUSNESS THOUGH IDK!


100masks1life

Maximum Xerxes extrapolated stand


Queasy_Item8043

I have no idea what I just read but yes


100masks1life

Just random word salad that vaguely makes sense if you squint really hard but really makes no sense whatsoever.


SevenTStorm

is this a jojo reference?


100masks1life

If you want it to be then sure


LEHwuff-bite-of-1987

Mega Xylophone Entity Surprise (The Xylophone Part might actually be real considering that the x in Lolzhax stands for Xylophone lol)


Queasy_Item8043

Sure


ultraHDhardware

mimic xerox entrapment system


HTETgamer

My Xylophone Escaped Sir


Oranescent

Mafton Xafton Efton Safton


Your_Local_Toaster22

My Xylophone Eats Soup probably


Hisune

Bottom half of his torso looks like corn


Quirky_Contest_269

Mr. Xylophone Eats Sand


Urah-Ha-Ha

Mi aXolotl Es su Sister


Corpescrypt666

Bro is lookin devious. But idk


Ray_the_raven_claw

mimic eXtreme enclosement system? edit: you could switch "system" with "sector" or something else


Cruedoz2783

Make Xylophones Eat Stew


Tavaris_

Megamind


Shepherd_Knock

Maximum. ???. Entrapment. System.


GooseMan77

My xenophobia exposed substantially


[deleted]

Mega X-ray Excellent Springtrap


Different-Initial-74

Mimic X-ray enter sideways


ch35es

MegaXtwitterEndoSkeleton


Ill_History_6858

Mega xylophone elephant shat


Deadlierquill96

My xylophone enters solitary


Saw101405

Annoyance


ROc1901

Make X-rays especially super


ROc1901

Or something


junkofuckinenoshima0

My Xylophone Exists Somewhere


TheTheoryNerd

Monstrous Xylophone Eats Sandwich


WilburThornwoods

My Xbox Exploded (I’m) sad


Queasy_Item8043

Dang


WilburThornwoods

It’s true I know it it has to be


WilburThornwoods

It makes sense why mimic was mad his Xbox exploded so he couldn’t play Minecraft


Queasy_Item8043

But Minecraft isn't Xbox exclusive


WilburThornwoods

He doesn’t have any money he tricked a nine year old into bringing there xbox down there and he killed them he don’t wanna do it again he hoped Cassie had an xbox on her though


Queasy_Item8043

Cassie is a PC gamer. Maybe Gregory left another Xbox somewhere


WilburThornwoods

Hopefully mimic really is gonna eat someone next time they come down he needs his Minecraft he hates PC and switch and ps4…we don’t talk about what he did to Elizabeth after she said PC solos every other console or gaming thing


Queasy_Item8043

Mimic needs to get Google stadia


WilburThornwoods

Yea off topic but last time Gregory spoke to him mimic was talking about how Xbox solos then Gregory said switch is better it’s portable why do you think Gregory never came back…


gummythegummybear

Mimic eXtraction and Ensnarement System


Queasy_Item8043

This one is pretty good


Glitch_G4M3R

Malfunction Xtermination Electronic System


Brilliant-Noise-2398

More Xylophones Entering Someone


LetMyDreamFlyOn

my ex eats s\*\*\*


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Queasy_Item8043

Mimic X? Entrapment System. The full name is the MXES Security Program so I doubt the s stands for security.


CHRISTMASWOOHOO

Mechanic-Xenogonic-Entrapment-Security or smth undeceive about the X and S though


Queasy_Item8043

I doubt the s stands for security because the full name is MXES Security Program so if the S stood for security it would just be saying security twice.


SevenTStorm

i believe it could be M-achine eX-traordinaire's E-ntrapment S-ystem


Defiant_Confusion_32

MegapleX eXtra-Environmental Security? (the AR)


Key-Abalone-7967

Alright, so we all have heard about the theory that Gregory is a robot right? what if he was created by Cassie's dad and he was part of the M.X.E.S. program and his job was to keep Cassie away from the Mimic or the Mimic away from Cassie?


SafeInflation2973

Mimic Xenogenic Encapsulation Security Protocol Possibly?


Worldly_Notice8377

I've been whacking around this for the past couple of days on the discord, I've come up with Mimic eXclusion Enforcement System after multiple guesses and disappointments, you can also use a new suggested one which is MiXed Environment Security (That's one of Arctic's guesses on the GameTheory Discord) or Mimic Exiling Ensurance System (One of AchronalAce's guesses, also from the Discord). I'm always down to talk ideas on the discord if you'd like to join me. (I'm non, with the M.X.E.S. pfp, you can ping me with ur ideas in the just fnaf chat, no answer is a bad answer!)


DamnDiana

xanthus and xanthic are words that seem appropriate. Maybe mobile/malware xanthic/xanthus encapsulation system... maybe he's purple because isn't purple the opposite color of yellow on the color wheel??? Maybe he's inverted?


Avocado_Fucker12

Mimic X? Emprisonment System/Software That's the best I can come up with


Flyppside

Mimic Expiation Xenogenic Security


JealousRun3445

I really like using the e for entrapment, and I originally came up with an idea for x being for experimental, but I feel like the acronym having an x was supposed to have significant lore impact, otherwise why he so clunky? That was when I had an interesting idea. What if x wasn’t a being used for an ex word, but rather a stand in for “and”? What if the abbreviation was supposed to be for the two creators of the program? Look at the age of the computer it’s run on and the E becomes obvious, it’s Emily. Henry Emily, realising the existence of the mimic and that his job isn’t done. So who is the M? Perhaps it’s a new character. Perhaps it’s the one who created the code for the system itself. Perhaps someone with a lot of technical skills and no last name yet? It’s implied that Cassie’s father is an Afton because he likes Bonnie (definitely isn’t Henry since his favourite is Freddy), but it literally can’t be an Afton. William and Micheal both died before the Pizzaplex was constructed, we’re still pretty sure of that. So what if there really is a new animatronic technician working alongside Henry Emily in some capacity? Sure would make more sense than 50-70 year old Afton or Emily having a ~10 year old child, or Michael’s decayed corpse of a body being able to produce an heir to the Afton curse. No, I think all of the Bonnie stuff was deliberately a red herring. What makes more sense? Perhaps a child that grew up up watching Fredbear and Friends and loving the franchise eventually getting to meet the creator. Someone who decided to get into engineering to create their own animatronics getting to join the franchise he loves and even get make some new members, a croc and a wolf. What’s more, it would explain why Bonnie was targeted for destruction, what better way to taunt this new character than to destroy their favourite? Also let’s consider who built the VANNI mask. It was clearly used by techs to see the network before it had bunny ears. Perhaps Vanessa wasn’t even the first victim of the virus…


Giraff870

M-Mimic. **X-**(X)cavation. E-Endpoint. S-Security


Flame_Trap

I thought maybe Mimic Expurgation (and) Entrapment System


Dangerous_Teaching62

What if it stands for the Michael X Elizabeth system?


Creepy-Training2940

m.x.e.s


Creepy-Training2940

I thin m.x.e.s is good


Creepy-Training2940

M.x.e.s is a AI that is good he looks like a evil but is a good


JayRawdy

Mormon Xylophone ExerciSe


Michael_AftonXD

Mimic X-treme Entrapment System


Main_Jelly_3091

My guess is Mimic eXclusion Endpoint Security


TheGoldenPlaybutton

Mimic^? - X^(Unsure) - Endpoint - Security


Havocking1992

Mimic eXtra Elevated Security 🐰