Golden Freddy

Golden Freddy is the secret animatronic in the game Five Nights at Freddy's. He is a Golden version of Freddy Fazbear.

Golden Freddy will be summoned if you stare at the poster. Laughter will be heard and if you look back at the room you will see an empty costume.

Golden Freddy looks like the standard Freddy Fazbear. The main differences are his gold fur, his navy blue hat and bow tie. In the office, he has extremely small white pupils, but the close-up of his face doesn't show them.

Golden Freddy is most likely a hallucination, but there are many theories that state otherwise. One theory states that the golden Freddy suit is the original Freddy Fazbear that was replaced due to age. Others state that he contains the corpse of the first child that was murdered. Another theory states that Golden Freddy murdered the previous guard.

If Golden Freddy appears, he will kill you and crash the game. However, if you look back at the camera he will go away. He is easier to summon on night 3. There are rare chances you will see him on nights 5 and 6 without summoning him.

In the sequel, Golden Freddy can be glimpsed on a number of posters drawn by children, suggesting his return. However, as of yet, Golden Freddy has not been seen in the flesh.

Theories

 * Mike Schidmt is hallucinating about Golden Freddy, as Golden Freddy only appears if the player glances and returns to normal view. This is also emphasized by him not being part of Custom Night's A.I. level customization.
 * The suit that the Phone Guy was stuffed in was Golden Freddy's.
 * Golden Freddy is an older and the original Freddy Fazbear.
 * The endoskeleton on the backstage may be Golden Freddy's.
 * Golden Freddy may be appearing in the sequels as they are drawings of him in the trailer.

Trivia

 * As of Patch 1.13, setting the A.I. levels to 1/9/8/7 on Custom Night causes Golden Freddy to appear in the same manner as his killer screen, force-quitting the game. This was put in by the creator to end the rumors of the Bite of '87 stating entering the input 1/9/8/7 will have an alternate ending.
 * Many theories say Golden Freddy was originally brown, but being in the dark, never being used or the lighting turned him yellow.
 * Golden Freddy's kill screen is similiar to the Freddy hallucination screen but is gold and without eyes.
 * In the trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's 2, one of the children drawings depicts Golden Freddy with the Endoskeleton eyes doing what is possibly singing to them.
 * The animatronic noise that killed the Phone Guy is the same as Golden Freddy's.