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Hello? Hello, hello?
— Five Nights at Freddy's · 2014
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is a stammering, awkward hello from a voice that sounds as if it knows more than it says, and that is exactly how the game teaches you to be afraid. The call is both manual and warning, and its cheerful reassurance that everything is fine becomes the template for the series' tone. Fans quote it as the game's catchphrase, as a ringtone and as the opener of countless parody phone calls.
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In context
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These are the first words of Five Nights at Freddy's (2014). On Night 1, as the clock starts at midnight in Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, the office phone rings and a recorded message begins: a hesitant voice asks if anyone is there, says he wants to help the new night guard get settled, and admits he worked in that office before. The call doubles as the tutorial for the doors, lights and cameras. The caller, known to fans as Phone Guy and later named Ralph in the 2024 novel The Week Before, is voiced by the game's creator, Scott Cawthon, and returns with recorded calls in the sequels.
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- Five Nights at Freddy's Wiki: Phone Guyintro quote, Dialogue section and TriviaReference checked
- Five Nights at Freddy's Wiki: Night 1FNaF 1 tabReference checked
- Wikipedia: Five Nights at Freddy'sfranchise overviewReference checked
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