this sentence contradicts itself so hard
also note that
this happened to the animatronics last time they were left alone for maybe a year or two
how could it be in worse shape? we can literally see lightning from the inside of the pizzeria, rats are all over the place, the ceiling is constantly leaking
everywhere, and there’s black shit all over the tables. like, what do you expect? do you think the walls should be caved in or something?
also, when the original freddy’s got shut down, the animatronics were losing limbs on their own (no silly purple child murderer required), i can’t imagine they were too sturdy in that condition
the idea of afton being this superhuman capable of effortlessly stomping the shit out of robots who can kill night guards is frankly ridiculous. every other human in the verse is human level and the animatronics can easily kill them. it’s not like it’s the remnant making him stronger, considering that the animatronics can kill michael as well. afton is a robotics supergenius, he knows exactly where their weak spots are, and those weaknesses would be exacerbated by the amount of time they’ve been rotting there.
there is no reason why afton wouldn’t use weapons. he’s smart as ****, he’s clearly wary of the animatronics, and it’s not like he has anything against unfair advantages considering that he moonlights as a child murderer.
he cannot scale to or above the animatronics. he is scared of them, he needed to ambush them one at a time, he used weapons if he has an iq above 4, he is a robotics expert who knows all of their weaknesses, the animatronics have never reacted well to neglect, and the pizzeria had been left to rot for god knows how long. it simply does not make sense on any front.