Freddy Krueger

He was portrayed by Robert Englund, who also played one of the 100 Maniacs of the Hathaway House in the fifth episode of the same saga, voiced the Riddler in The Batman, Bill Gartley in The Mangler, the title character in the 1989 adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera, Lucifer in Married with Children, and Anti-Pops in Regular Show. In Jason goes to Hell, where only his hand armed with the famous clawed glove is seen taking the mask of Jason Voorhees, Freddy is played by Kane Hodder, who played Jason in the Friday the 13th franchise and Victor Crowley in the Hatchet saga.
Freddy has appeared in some Robot Chickenepisodes, one of which he is in the Big Brother show alongside Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Ghostface, Pinhead, and Leatherface. Freddy wanted Ghostface voted out because he shrunk his sweater, but apparently decided to evict Michael when Michael stabbed him multiple times (which merely annoyed him).
In another sketch, Freddy is seen as a typical male character with a loving wife and daughter. The daughter buys items like his signature hat and sweater. After constructing his bladed hand to help him scratch due to the itchy sweater, the daughter buys another gift, causing Freddy to go mad towards the School Bazaar. When he barges into the school wearing his glove and the school made gifts, the parents assume that Freddy is out to harm the children. When trying to calmly explain the situation, Freddy starts a fire, unable to escape. 
The three souls from hell approach him and offer him immortality, which he accepts to get him out of the mess he made. After asking for a second to take off the sweater and fedora, the souls state that it is done, locking Freddy in his current appearance. After complaining for a bit, the skit ends with him stating "At least I have my Complexion..."
===The Nightmare Ends on Halloween===
Freddy also appeared in Chris .R. Notarile's fan video "The Nightmare Ends on Halloween", where Freddy, after his death in Freddy vs. Jason, is stuck in limbo, where he meets Michael Myers (whose mind is in limbo for most of the year, except on Halloween). He tries to get him to spread fear (much like he did with Jason), but Michael refused. When his mind became active, he began dreaming, causing Freddy to return, but Michael fought him. In the end, Freddy was cornered by Michael, Jason, and Leatherface, all of whom were sent by Pinhead to return Freddy to Hell. Freddy is torn apart by the three silent slashers, and is presumably taken to the Labyrinth in Hell.
===The Simpsons ~ Treehouse of Horror IX===
Freddy appeared in the opening sequence in the Simpsons Halloween episode "Treehouse of Horror IX". He is seen watching TV on the couch with Jason, commenting on why the Simpsons are not at the couch yet.
===Stan Helsing===
A parody of Freddy also appeared as an antagonist in the spoof movie Stan Helsing. He is named "Fweddy". He still attacks people in their dreams on Elm Street. He has a toothbrush on his glove. He was defeated when Stan took off his clawed glove, and ran out the door.
===South Park===
Freddy also made an appearance in the Imaginationland Trilogy of South Park amongst the other evil imaginary characters.
He then appeared out of Imaginationland in "Insheeption", he made another appearance, with a different design. Apparently having retired and living in the mountains with his family, he refuses to help the government, not wishing to kill again. After they explain that innocent lives are at stake, he agrees to help, killing Woodsy Owl and rescuing Stan Marsh and Mr. Mackey. This version of him is arguably entirely different to the Imaginationland version who was truer to the film version.
===Angry Video Game Nerd===
Freddy Krueger also makes an appearance in an Angry Video Game Nerd episode while The Angry Nintendo Nerd was reviewing A Nightmare on Elm Street for the NES. The Nerd spawned several clones of himself just to say how bad the game is. After one of the Nerd's clone took a dump on the game, Freddy came in and killed each of the clones one by one. When he was about to kill the actual Nerd, the Nerd used the Power Glove to kill off Freddy Krueger.
===Family Guy===
In the episode "Love, Blactually", he is referred to when Brian Griffin is at the family's costume party and meets a girl dressed as an aborted fetus. He asks if she is one of Freddy Krueger's victims.
In "The Splendid Source", Glenn Quagmire goes into the dream world and pays Krueger to tell Peter Griffin a dirty joke in his dreams so he can poop in his bed. Peter wakes up and realizes when one defecates in their dreams, they defecate in reality.
In "And Then There Were Fewer", it was revealed that Tom Tucker once auditioned for the role of Krueger until James Woods convinced him to back out. The extended version of the episode expands upon this, showing Tucker act out a scene in-character during filming.
===The Grim Tales From Down Below===
Mandy's Vault is a secret chamber found within Castle Evergrim. It appeared in "Grim Tales From Down Below". Mimi went inside of here to find the Horror's Hand for Him to retrieve Jeff again.
After returning from her worst memory, Mimi screamed so hard that she broke all the glasses in the vault thus also the artifacts that were inside the vault were freed, much to Mandy's anger. Freddy Krueger's Claw is an object that was seen in the background in Mandy's Vault.
Freddy himself is never seen in the webcomic but this implies that he and Mandy met sometime before the events.
===How It Should Have Ended===
Freddy Krueger also appeared in two of the HISHEepisodes "How Scream Should Have Ended" and "How Interception Should Have Ended". In "How Scream Should Have Ended", a guy is telling his friends 6 rules about how to outsmart and gain the upper hand against the killer, Ghostface. After he tells the 6th rule, Freddy appears and says: "I have a question; What do you do if the killer attacks you inside you're dreams?" And then reveals himself and attacks them and they start running.
How Inception Should Have Ended: Freddy Krueger also made a short appearance in Interception when everyone falls asleep and starts dreaming and are in the dream world, they see Freddy blowing a trumpet. Freddy replies by saying "Well, excuse me, I'm new at this!" and that was the part that the viewers saw him in.
===Three Russian Bogaturs===
Freddy Krueger is a minor antagonist in the Russian mini-series Three Russian Bogaturs.
Every time when the night begins, one of the Bogaturs Dobrinya goes asleep. But in one day, when Bogaturs played "Rock, Paper, Scissors", very soon the night began, and Dobrinya fell asleep. Then, two other Bogaturs Alesha and Ilya saw that Dobrinya has nightmare dreams, and someone is trying to kill him (as it was seen by scratched T-shirt. Ilya and Alesha were horrified and tried to wake Dobrinya up, but nothing was working. Then they called for the help Baba Yaga. She understands what to do and makes the magic soporific. 
Alesha and Ilya drank it and fell asleep. They appeared in the dream of Dobrinya and they both saw that he was trying to fight Freddy Krueger. Magic soporific had the limit of time, so Bogaturs drank the liquid several times, so they could defeat Freddy. Last time when they drank the soporific, it made somehow Freddy to appear in real world. When Bogaturs woke up, they were going to beat Freddy, but he decided to do it by himself. Then he pours out the petrol on himself asks for a match. In the end, he got himself burned, and only eyes and dust have left.
===GARO: Makai no Hana===
Ilgishin, a villain from GARO: Makai no Hana, is depicted to be "part Freddy Krueger" due to its host, Harima, has passion on horror films. The proof of this was in his true form, Ilgishin has Freddy's signature clawed gloves as his right hand and his face also resembled the latter. One of Ilgishin's illusory world appeared to be based on dreamworld where Freddy Krueger would appeared as well.
===Hazbin Hotel===
Freddy Kruegar was featured along with Jason Voorhees in the final Halloween sale promotion for Vivziepop's Hazbin Hotel.
===The Goldbergs===
Freddy appears in Mister Knifey-Hands, aired in 2018 with Robert Englund reprising his role. Beverly Goldberg is watching one of his movies when she suddenly falls asleep, causing her to arrive in the dream world. After Beverly is questioned the three little girls singing the nursery rhyme in the middle of a field of corn if they saw her son Adam, Freddy suddenly appears behind her, telling her that her son is not here and then taunts her for having lost him before showing his claws and proclaiming himself her worst nightmare. 
Beverly attempts to flee through a dilapidated house only so that Freddy doesn't immobilize her with some living sweaters. He prepares to kill her until she claims to have already experienced her worst nightmare, which intrigues Krueger who thought he was more than convincing. The two start talking about parenting issues until Beverly decides to go work things out with Adam. Before she leaves, Freddy declares that he's the one swearing around here, just to get Beverly to misrepresent his name. Angry Freddy corrects her over it.
==Appearance ==
In all of his appearances, Freddy is depicted as an undead, demonic serial killer who is commonly identified by his burned, disfigured face, red and dark green striped sweater and brown fedora. His most distinguishing feature is his clawed glove, a semi-metal gauntlet with four blades attached to each finger which he uses to stab and cut his victims into shreds and even capable of slicing through flesh with ease.
==Personality==
Freddy is psychopathic, twisted, and driven by the desire to kill. An insatiable sadist, Freddy takes enjoyment in terrifying his victims before killing them and will often spend weeks twisting the dreams of his quarry before moving in for the fatal blow. For a professional killer, he showcases very little composure; he is prone to fits of emotion such as joy and rage. Unresponsive to reason and deaf to pleas for mercy, Freddy is a nightmare made flesh, just what he's always wanted.
Despite his abominable nature, he's not without superficial charm. When he was alive, he was able to hide the fact that he was a child murderer by putting on the guise of a loving husband and mourning father. However, once his wife found out and he killed her, he was still able to get acquitted by the legal system. As a malevolent spirit, one of his most notable characteristics is his flamboyant personality and depraved sense of humor. He's frequently bombastic and likes to crack puns and jokes while he torments his targets. He seems to be a bit egotistical, as he made a comment alluding to the idea that he views himself as a god-like entity.
Unlike many other slasher villains, Freddy Krueger kills his victims out of sheer enjoyment and nothing less. He doesn't kill because of external or personal reasons, he kills because he enjoys every minute of it. He embraces evil by his most common form and can look like whatever he wants. He doesn't have to look like a deformed, burned corpse, as he does that simply because it terrifies people and he loves to make sure they are filled with fear before they die. 
In Freddy vs. Jason, he strongly hates it when he is forgotten, as this renders him powerless. When he takes the form of Pamela Voorhees to convince Jason Voorhees to start a killing spree in Springwood, he banks on the idea that he himself will be blamed for the killing spree and that it will make people fear and remember him again. There's also the idea that he specifically preys on the victim's greatest fears in their dreams to get the largest reaction from them. Even when he isn't in their dreams, Freddy would still try to wear them down and get them to sleep, as he'll either tear them into shreds in their nightmares or make them die of sleep deprivation.
Not only that, but he also tries to leverage his past of abuse as a way to gain sympathy in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. He shows that he was raised by a sleazy pimp and was bullied relentlessly into isolation as a child. The problem is that he also shows telltale signs of sociopathy even then. And while he attempts to paint himself as a victim, he gets no sympathy.
In The Nightmares on Elm Street: Freddy Krueger's Seven Sweetest Dreams, one of the short stories is set after the fourth film, with Freddy having returned by unknown means after his defeat. Neil Gordon returns with a new plan to kill Freddy utilizing mental time travel, basically a hypnotism technique that allows people to experience moments from the past as if they were really there. He wants to use this technique to have someone go back and raise up a good "Anti-Freddy" capable of destroying the original. Gordon and Curtis use this to have Curtis experience Freddy's conception. Eventually, they execute the plan that was proposed initially, with Curtis being the one to go back and raise up the good Anti-Freddy, who he calls Fred. The two meet in the dream world and, like matter and antimatter, destroy one another. However, Freddy survives this, revealing to Curtis later on that he's an embodiment of hate who feeds off of hate and will linger so long as hatred exists.
==Powers and Abilities==
Freddy Krueger can invade people's dreams and kill them within their nightmares, which will also kill them in reality. He usually uses his clawed glove, but can also manipulate the dream world in any way he wants, such as sucking them into a bed, a comic book, or a videogame, making them fall, extending himself, or turning them into an insect. On some occasions, he can possess people, though unlike when Jason does this in Jason Goes to Hell, the victim can survive.
Freddy is impossible to kill in the dream world. However, he is mortal while outside the dream world. He loses all his powers (though he can still disguise himself as his human form) in the real world. Even if he is killed, he can return from Hell if there is enough fear in the area he wishes to appear.
If a person touches fire (unless it is caused by Freddy to kill them) or anything burning hot, it can take them out of the dream world. Freddy also cannot leave Springwood unless inside the dreams of someone who is, in which case he still cannot invade other people's dreams unless the one whose mind he is inside is related to him. Freddy also seems to hate fire as it is what the parents used to burn him alive.
==Victims==
Victims killed by Freddy Krueger
===Before the films ===
*1: One of his class' 2 hamsters
* 2: Mr. Underwood
*3-22: 20 children in Springwood
*23: Loretta Krueger
===A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)=== 
*24: Tina Gray
*25: Rod Lane
* 26: Glen Lantz
*27: Marge Thompson
===A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)=== 
*28. Two of Jesse Walsh's pet birds
* 29: Coach Schneider
* 30: Ron Grady
*31-37: At least 6 Swim Party guests
*38: Kerry Hellman
*39: Lisa Webber (Debatable)
*40: Jesse Walsh (Debatable)
===A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)===
*41: Unnamed Elm Street child
*42: Phillips Anderson
*43: Jennifer Caulfield
*44: Taryn White
*45: Will Stanton
*46: Donald Thompson
*47: Nancy Thompson
===A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)===
*48: Roland Kincaid
*49: Joey Crusel
*50: Kristen Parker
*51: Sheila Kopecky
*52: Rick Johnson
*53: Debbie Stevens
===A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)===
*54: Dan Jordan
*55: Greta Gibson
*56: Mark Grey
===Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)===
* 57: Every child in Springwood and their population
*58: Carlos Rodriguez
*59: Spencer Lewis
*60: John Doe
===Freddy vs. Jason (2003)===
*61: Mrs. Campbell
*62: Bobby Davis
*63: Mark Davis
== Reception==
Freddy Krueger is widely considered an icon in horror. Wizard Magazine rated him the 14th greatest villain of all time, and he was ranked 8th on British channel Sky2's Greatest Villains of All Time and ranked 40th on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains. He was also ranked #17 on Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004).
==Trivia== 
*Freddy Krueger was created by the late Wes Craven.
* Freddy Krueger was based on the late real-life American criminal and cult leader by the name Charles Manson, while Freddy's appearance was based on the late Klaus Kinski's portrayal of Dracula.
*Freddy Krueger is featured in the 2018 sci-fi movie Ready Player One.
*Freddy appeared in the gripping YouTube fan film "Don't Fall Asleep", a direct sequel to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and a prequel to "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors". He was portrayed by William Adams.
*A Yo-Kai called Freddy J from the 2014 anime TV series adaption of the roleplaying game franchise Yo-Kai Watch was based on Freddy Krueger himself.
* Robert Englund cut himself the first time when he tried on the infamous Freddy glove.
*In the original script, Freddy was a child molester. However, the decision was made to change him into a child murderer to avoid accusations of exploiting a series of child molestations in California around the time of production. He was re-written as a child molester in the 2010 remake starring Jackie Earle Haley. Furthermore, as mentioned above, many of his murders still have sexual overtones meaning he possibly did molest some of his victims beforehand.
* The scene where Freddy's arms elongate were achieved by having men with fishing poles on each side of the alley operating a set of puppet arms attached to Robert Englund.
*It would take about 3 hours to get Robert Englund into his Freddy make-up.
*The inspiration for the character of Freddy came from several sources in Wes Craven's childhood. Fred Krueger was a schoolmate of his, with whom he had shared a paper route, and who had bullied him for several years. In The Last House on the Left (1972), Craven also used this experience as inspiration, calling the villain Krug. Freddy's appearance (especially the dirty clothes and hat) was inspired by a hobo, whom Craven saw staring at him through his window one day when he was ten.
*Wes Craven's original concept for Freddy Krueger was considerably more gruesome, with teeth showing through the flesh over the jaw, pus running from the sores, and a part of the skull showing through the head. Make-up Artist David B. Miller argued that an actor could not be convincingly made up that way, and a puppet would be hard to film, and wouldn't blend well with live actors, so these ideas were eventually abandoned.
*According to Wes Craven, Robert Englund was not the first choice for the role of Fred Krueger. Craven had initially wanted a stuntman to play the part, but upon testing several stuntmen, he realized he needed an actor.
*The very first time we see Freddy in the movie, he is not being played by Robert Englund, but by special effects man Charles Belardinelli, as Belardinelli was the only one who knew exactly how to cut the glove and insert the blades.
*According to Robert Englund, he based the physicality of Freddy on Klaus Kinski's performance in Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979). Englund also says in his DVD commentary that in his mind, the backstory for Freddy was based on something from his own childhood. On Valentine's Day when Englund was in school, everyone in the class made Valentine cards for one another, but there was one boy who received no cards from anyone. Englund theorized that this boy went on to become Freddy.
*In the original script, Freddy's famous red-and-green sweater was red and yellow (based on the colors worn by Plastic Man, who, like Freddy, could change his form; the idea was that whatever Freddy changed into would be yellow and red). However, when Wes Craven read an article in "Scientific American" in 1982 that said the two most contrasting colors to the human retina were red and green, he decided to alter the colors.
*The scene where Freddy presses through the wall above Nancy was shot by stretching a sheet of spandex across a hole in the wall and pressing against it. In the shot, Freddy is played by special effects designer Jim Doyle.
*Originally, Freddy Krueger was designed by Wes Craven to be the typical "silent" serial killer, such as Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers. However, in the sequels, Freddy developed a cheeky persona that enabled him to be the black-humored villain.
*Although he is credited as Freddy Krueger in the sequels, he is credited as "Fred Krueger" in the first film.
*The original Nightmare on Elm Street is the only one where Freddy does not have stripes on the sleeves of his infamous sweater.
*A popular myth surrounding this film is that David Warner was originally slated to play Freddy Krueger and that make-up tests were done, but Warner had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. This has been proven false by the filmmakers and by Warner himself in the recent book "Never Sleep Again".
*Sometimes after finishing on the original film for the day, Robert Englund would tear off all of his makeup.
* The scene where Freddy is set on fire, chases Nancy to the top of the stairs, falls back down, and starts back up again, was all shot in one take, with several cameras, and was the most elaborate fire scene ever filmed up to that time. Stuntman Anthony Cecere won the best stunt of the year for the scene.
* Robert Englund has stated that his favorite kill in the "Elm Street" franchise is Carlos' death in the sixth film. Carlos dies by having Freddy replace his hearing aid and causing his head to explode.
*Robert Englund says he based Freddy Krueger on serial killers Ted Bundy and Denis Rader (the BTK killer).
*In Gravity Falls, Freddy Krueger takes on the role of a category 9 ghost known as the "Dream Hipster".
*In Freddy vs. Jason, one of Freddy's stunt doubles was portrayed by the famous pro-wrestler , one of those being the scene where Freddy jumped out of Crystal Lake and another in his infamous boiler room.
*He, alongside It/Pennywise and Pinhead served as inspirations of Stranger Things villain Vecna.
**Ironically, Englund played Vecna's father, Victor Creel.
*In A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Freddy actually did win. He succeeded in his goal to murder all the children of those who killed him to avenge his own death when he killed Kristen Parker, the then-Last of the Elm Street Children.
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