5 best and worst 'Five Nights at Freddy's AR' skins while you wait for the new update

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Don’t underestimate the horror mobile game “Five Nights at Freddy’s AR: Special Delivery.” Although it was made by a small indie game studio known as Illumix, this handheld version of the popular horror game franchise “Five Nights at Freddy’s" is chocked full of content. And by content I mean a colorful cast of murderous killing machines ready to tear you to shreds.

But it's not just classic animatronics from the series like Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy who will be sharpening their teeth. “Five Nights at Freddy’s AR: Special Delivery” has more than 30 exclusive animatronics (skins) out for blood.

While you wait for Five Nights at Freddy's AR to update, here are 5 of my picks for the best and worst of these custom animatronics that are sure to knock your socks off with how great or trash they are. Are you ready for Freddy?

5th Worst: Boiler Baby

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As much as I love the Circus Baby character this skin doesn’t really add anything new to her design. It simply sticks an oven in her stomach and adds a gritty texture on top, that’s it. Definitely not the worst skin but one that feels really underwhelming compared to the others

5th Best: VR Toy Freddy

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VR Toy Freddy doesn’t have a very complicated design but its neon-like aesthetic really makes it stand out compared to the other, more detailed skins. Unlike the other skins released alongside him, VR Toy Freddy fully commits to its style ditching the eyes in favor of a VR headset which is made up of basic shapes. Although the style works well for any animatronic, it is the most creative Freddy skin in the game

4th Worst: Shamrock Freddy

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Although this is one of the first skins ever added to the game, it is essentially just a green version of Freddy Fazbear with a few accessories. At the very least Shamrock Freddy lives up to its name, but he’s just plain and uninteresting with the clover on his hat as the only thing connecting him to Saint Patricks Day. Even for nostalgia's sake I can’t give this skin a pass.

4th Best: Ringmaster Foxy

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What do you get when you combine a pirate fox, killer red coat, whip and a top hat? One of the coolest "Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery" skins to date. What makes this skin so neat is the way it uses Foxy’s character traits to portray the ringmaster persona. Instead of a hook he has a whip, instead of brown shorts he wears black and red shorts that match with his jacket, the design is just so clever.

3rd Worst: Frost Plushtrap

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Like Shamrock Freddy, this skin is just a blue version of Plushtrap but with a couple icicles thrown in to distinguish the two apart. To its credit, the skin does come with the same brilliant mixed reality room that was added with Plushtrap, however the only change is the addition of snow which feels underwhelming. I feel like if they changed the mechanics and design a little, like Frostbear it would have stood out better but sadly it's just a color swap.

3rd Best: Catrina Chica

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This skin is just gorgeous. Every nook and cranny from her head to her toes is so well thought out and intricately designed with so many eye popping colors. It nails the aesthetic of Dia De Los Muertos and the reception from the Mexican "Five Nights at Freddy's" community was very positive towards it.

2nd Worst: Boulder Toy Bonnie

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What can I say, this skin just doesn’t rock. To be fair there isn’t much one can do with a skin based off a boulder but what bothers me about this skin is that it doesn’t feel like one, in fact I’d assume it was more of a statue. Unlike VR Toy Freddy which blends seamlessly with its style, this skin just looks like an animatronic with a rock like texture.

2nd Best: Curse Springtrap

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So much work and effort was invested into this skin which is colorful, visually stunning, and jam packed with little details. Since Springtrap is canonically an old animatronic, it makes sense that he would be portrayed as an ancient being. Although I do not agree with its stereotyped nature, this skin is a work of art.

1st Worst: Big Bad Foxy

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If the idea was to make it look like Foxy glued on some gray hair to dress up as a wolf for a Halloween party then Illumix nailed this skin. At least Boulder Toy Bonnie tried to replicate a boulder but this skin doesn’t even attempt to make Foxy look like a wolf other than adding a tail and gray fur. All they had to do is change his color to gray or modify the face to make it look like a wolf but I guess cheap cosplay was better than making it actually look good. At least the grandma version is okay.

1st Best: Magician Mangle

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This skin is truly magical. I love how Mangle's twisted appearance and multiple limbs are used to incorporate the many tools of a magician. The knives were such a creative addition as well and look soo cool when they're hovering around Magician Mangle in game. Overall, Magician Mangle is just super creative and well thought out, topping every skin they've released so far.