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| “ | Thanks for being a part of the Fazbear team! Dispatch out. | ” |
— Dispatch signing off his initial call.
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Dispatch is a Fazbear Entertainment technician who first appeared as a minor character in Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic. Acting as the player character, Arnold's, superior, he sends the technician to Murray's Costume Manor to retrieve Fazbear Entertainment's property. Though he never appears physically in-game, his disembodied voice can be spoken to through a microphone receiver.
Appearance[]
Dispatch's physical appearance is entirely unknown due to him never physically appearing. He speaks through a tall microphone receiver with a large yellow button to pick up his calls, as well as a much smaller handheld receiver found in Arnold's van.
Personality[]
In his brief time speaking with Arnold, Dispatch exemplifies the very company he works for, being indifferent and overall dismissive of many of the concerns brought up by Arnold. This makes him often come off as very cold and sardonic, lacking any sense of empathy or sympathy in his dialogue. This is especially seen in the game's bad ending, in which Dispatch dismisses all of Arnold's explanations and simply tells Arnold that he is fired and Fazbear Entertainment's lawyers will contact him soon, despite Arnold's clear explanations of listening to all instructions given. On top of this, Dispatch is shown to be somewhat sadistic towards Arnold's situation, making bets with other employees on if Arnold would be killed as soon as he entered the facility.
Despite all this, likely as an extension of his more corporate-esc dialect, Dispatch often speaks in an extremely cheery and uplifting tone, clashing with his actual words on many occasions. Finally, Dispatch is shown to be rather impatient, becoming increasingly annoyed and persistent the longer the player takes to do something.
History[]
The microphone Dispatch speaks through in the Security Office.
At the start of the game, Dispatch contacts Arnold not soon after he completed his over 36 hour shift and began his drive home. After asking Arnold how he was, and subsequently waving off Arnold's complaints about his work time, Dispatch informs Arnold that he needs to work one more shift due to being the closest employee in the area. Dispatch goes on to explain that one of Fazbear Entertainment's old contractors, Edwin Murray, has gone quiet and has yet to deliver their property, so Arnold must go in and get it himself from Murray's Costume Manor. Despite detecting motion within the building, Dispatch assures Arnold should be safe. Upon arrival, Dispatch informs Arnold about the Data Diver in his truck, and sends him in.
Once Arnold is inside and has made his way to the Security Office, Dispatch informs Arnold, now that he can't exactly leave, that the detected movement is real and likely an old invention of Murray's that encountered some "homicidal glitches" and that Arnold should be wary of this. He explains that said invention is a special kind of endoskeleton designed to fit into any costume and take on the character's personality. Dispatch reassures Arnold that they'll be brainstorming on how to neutralize the threat and that Arnold should just stay calm and focused, while also keeping in mind that any one of the costumes could suddenly start stalking him. At the end of his rambling, Dispatch sends Arnold off to turn the power back on to the wing of the facility he's currently in, whilst emphasizing the importance of Arnold upgrading his Data Diver to reach other parts of the facility. Once Arnold has done this, Dispatch, now speaking through an overhead intercom, calls him back to the office.
Dispatch informs Arnold that despite its murderous tendencies, the rogue endoskeleton is still valuable to Fazbear Entertainment, and holds great potential. With this, he tells Arnold to retrieve Murray's original schematics for the machine, assuring Arnold that they will (probably) rescue him when he does so. He tasks Arnold with finding upgrade stations to get his Data Diver to the level required to reach Murray's executive suite where the schematics likely are, and sends Arnold in the direction of the Warehouse Manager office.
At around 1 AM, Dispatch loses contact with Arnold as something else begins to mimic his voice and guide Arnold themselves.
The real Dispatch is not heard from again unless the player initiates the bad ending. Upon handing over the Data Diver through the inventory system, Arnold is let go by "Dispatch" and begins his drive home. Once he gets far enough away, Arnold's radio produces a glitch sound and the real Dispatch begins speaking with him again, and questioning why they hadn't been able to get ahold of Arnold all night. When Arnold expresses confusion and informs Dispatch that he had just given them the Data Diver, Dispatch almost instantly takes this as an admission of guilt, and fires Arnold on the spot, questioning what Arnold thought would happen. While Arnold pleads with him and tries to explain everything, Dispatch simply dismisses him and informs Arnold that Fazbear Entertainment's lawyers will be contacting him soon. Dispatch then hangs up.
Trivia[]
- Andy Field's delivery of Dispatch is very similar to those of HandUnit and his subsequent variations, although with a distinctly more human tone for the first half of the game.
- Due to the chronology of the game it is entirely possible that this character was the one that provided his voice to the Units themselves to be used in the future, though this is unconfirmed.
- The exact moment in which F10-N4 begins to mimic Dispatch can actually be pinpointed by the player, as right after the Jackie chase, Dispatch is interrupted by a glitch noise before he continues to speak, and this very same noise can be heard right before Dispatch gets into contact with Arnold in the bad ending.
- On top of this, from 1 AM onwards, Dispatch is notably less rude to Arnold, indicating F10-N4's mimicry and somewhat kinder personality.
- The Mimic would later copy F10-N4’s actions of pretending to be someone to get what it wanted and lured Cassie, by pretending to be her friend, to the Pizzaplex to free it in RUIN.
- Dispatch is not the first guide character to have their voice mimicked in some way, as Tape Girl's voice is mimicked by Glitchtrap in Help Wanted, albeit not as a way to pretend to be the mimicked individual.
- F10-N4’s successor, M2, many years later would do the same to lure Gregory’s friend, Cassie, into the Pizzaplex to free it.
