With Springtrap Entering the Game, Xeno Needs Buffs

TLDR: Xeno and Springtrap have almost the exact same power, but ST's is just objectively better in every single way. There's literally no reason to use Xeno over ST, except for aesthetics.

Xeno and Springtrap have pretty much the exact same power.

• Mid range projectile that can hit over pallets, but won't destroy them.
• Cross map teleport that can only be entered and exited at certain points
• Small Terror Radius
• Undetectable after teleport
• Survivor counter-intelligence

However, in every single part of this power, Springtrap just does it objectively better

-M2 Attack

Springtrap's M2 has similar windup times, but it goes further. It also has no slowdown on hit or miss, like a Huntress hatchet. If Springtrap misses, he immediately turns into an M1 killer for roughly 10 seconds and doesn't lose distance. If he hits, he's still generally right on the survivor's tail because his projectile has no recovery. Meanwhile, Xeno gets harshly punished for misses and has a long recovery on hits.

Springtrap's M2 is also easier to use. It has the hitbox of a fridge, while Xeno has a tiny needlepoint hitbox. Springtrap can hold his M2 to wait for a good hit, can put it away if he loses his opportunity, and can adjust his aim right up until it leaves his hand. Xeno, on the other hand, MUST commit to his M2 the moment they press the button and get locked into the X axis that they were aiming, making it much easier to dodge. Xeno's does come out very slightly faster, but this doesn't counter his lack of ability to aim once he commits.

Also, hitting with ST's M2 gives him wallhacks on the survivor he injured.

Lastly, Springtrap's M2 has a better arc to hit over obstacles. Because Xeno is so close to the ground and has a tiny hit box, it's much harder to hit over things like hedges/cars/etc.

Despite being an objectively worse M2, Xeno's can be easily taken away by survivors, while ST has his available at all times.

-Teleport

Again, ST's is just better. He enters the doors faster than Xeno enters tunnels, he exits faster, and he travels faster. Not only that, but the turrets let survivors know several seconds in advance that Xeno is coming through the tunnels so they can pre-run. Also, ST's teleport doesn't slow down to a crawl if he exits near a hook.

-Terror Radius

Both Xeno and ST have a basekit 24m TR, but Xeno's is dependent on him being in Crawler Mode. Not only that, but Xeno can't actually take advantage of her small TR. Again, the turrets give survivors an almost ten second warning that Xeno is coming (without tunnels), and a 5-6 second warning that she's coming through the tunnels.

The smaller TR means nothing to Xeno, because she essentially has a 41m TR thanks to the turrets. She can never actually sneak up on anyone.

-Undetectable

Both Xeno and ST get Undetectable for a short time after teleporting. However, Xeno's only lasts a couple seconds, while ST's lasts for about 15 seconds. Also, Undetectable is useless on Xeno because, again, Turrets make the status effect useless.

-Survivor Counter-Intel

Survivors can use the cameras to get eyes on ST, true. However, they can't do anything else. They have to either actively search for ST OR do a gen. Setting up a turret takes a few seconds and gives each survivor passive info on if Xeno is headed their way, with a huge warning radius. The turrets ignore any status effects that would normally make a killer more sneaky, like Undetectable or Oblivious, making these statuses useless with her.

In summary, ST is just a better Xeno in pretty much every aspect of their very similar powers. You could argue that Xeno has better info, since she can see footsteps while in the tunnels, but it doesn't even come close to evening out the power discrepancy between the two characters. ST either needs massive nerfs to put him at Xeno's level, or Xeno needs massive buffs, up to and including just removing the turrets altogether.