The history of the possessed animatronic called Freddy Fazbear from the Five Nights at Freddy's horror video game franchise.
NOTE: This is in chronological order. It is also worth to note that because of the vague storytelling the franchise has many things here are unconfirmed.
SECOND NOTE: This includes only the history of the original Freddy Fazbear, so any other version of Freddy will not appear here, excluding the ones that crossed paths with Freddy.
The First Pizzeria[]
| “ | I want you to forget anything you may have heard about the old location. | „ |
| ~ Ralph about the first pizzeria. |
In the year 1983, two people, Henry Emily and William Afton, created a company named Fazbear Entertainment, Incorporated. The first location was Fredbear's Family Diner, featuring two animatronics - Fredbear and Spring Bonnie. The restaurant was such a success, that the company made another location - Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, featuring five animatronics - Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie the Bunny, Chica the Chicken, Foxy the Pirate and the Puppet. Originally, the pizzeria was also a success, until in William killed Charlotte Emily outside the restaurant, making her posses the Puppet. Later, on June 26th of 1985, William lured five children - Gabriel, Jeremy, Susie, Fritz and Cassidy - into the Safe Room and killed them all. The Puppet later gave life to the Freddy Fazbear's Pizza animatronics by stuffing the children into Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy and Fredbear., making Freddy Fazbear be possessed by Gabriel, while Cassidy became a ghost known as Golden Freddy. Freddy Fazbear's Pizza was closed because of the incident. Meanwhile, Fredbear's Family Diner had closed two years prior because of The Bite of '83, and incident in which a teenager stuffed his younger brother into Fredbear's mouth, making him die in the hospital. Freddy Fazbear was rotting in the location for two years, leaving him withered (Although he was still in the best condition out of the four).
Five Nights at Freddy's 2[]
Freddy in Five Nights at Freddy's 2.
| “ | By now I'm sure you've noticed the older models sitting in the back room. Uh, those are from the previous location. We just use them for parts now. The idea at first was to repair them...uh, they even started retrofitting them with some of the newer technology, but they were just so ugly, you know? The smell... | „ |
| ~ Ralph about the Withered animatronics, including Freddy. |
Eventually, Fazbear Entertainment opened a new location in 1987, with the older animatronics being brought to the new location. Originally, Freddy and the others were to be repaired, even being retrofitted with facial recognition technology, but were deemed to be too "ugly", with the smell also being commented on, and thus were kept in Parts/Service room for parts. The older animatronics were replaced with newer model, with Freddy being replaced with Toy Freddy.
Freddy was presumably among the animatronics that attacked the night guard who got moved to the dayshift, in reality their killer. As seen in the SAVE THEM mini-game, where Freddy is the playable character, he follows the Puppet to try and stop the killer. The mini-game takes place in the new restaurant and shows a further five dead bodies, which implies that the Toy Animatronics may also be inhabited by the spirits of five more of Afton's victims.
Freddy in the Save Them minigame.
Freddy was among the animatronics that attacked the next guard, Jeremy Fitzgerald. He appears as an old animatronic from the closed down 1983 location owned by Fazbear Entertainment. While he is still the titular antagonist, Freddy is far laxer than the other old animatronics and sneaks into the office much more rarely than his brethren.
On Night 3, however, the spirits of the children awaken within the withered animatronics, thanks to the Puppet (with the exception of the original Foxy the Pirate, who is particularly 'twitchy' and becomes active on Night 2). This creates more of a threat for Jeremy and later Fritz Smith, the night guard, as he is already dealing with the malfunctioning toy animatronics, who believe he is a predator or are also possessed, as SAVE THEM hints. Freddy tends to be the last of the withered animatronics to leave, and, upon entering Jeremy's office, can be deflected by putting on a Freddy mask, making his programming unable to attack Jeremy, due to believing it is merely a Freddy suit. If not deflected, he will attack Jeremy and stuff him into a suit. Thankfully, in the game's canon, he does not.
After each night, Jeremy will have visions in which he is within Freddy. The visions become increasingly disturbing, with Golden Freddy appearing on the fourth night. The visions end when the Puppet suddenly appears in the last vision, stating "It's me."
When the game ends, it is revealed that the second Freddy Fazbear's Pizza has been closed down, most likely because of The Bite of '87. The Toy animatronics are scrapped, and the original animatronics are fixed into the animatronics from the original Five Nights at Freddy's. The third Freddy Fazbear's Pizza opened in 1988.
Five Nights at Freddy's[]
Freddy in Five Nights at Freddy's.
| “ | Uh... Interestingly enough, Freddy himself doesn't come off stage very often. I heard he becomes a lot more active in the dark though, so, hey, I guess that's one more reason not to run out of power, right? | „ |
| ~ Ralph describing Freddy Fazbear |
A year later, Fazbear Entertainment opens a new location, which compared to others, actually lasted for more than a year. Freddy has been repaired, and was again set as the star of the show. He serves as the main antagonist of the game, this being his most calculating and erratic incarnation. This appearance is notably cuddlier than some others, with features such as a rounder, softer look to his body, brighter eyes, and concealed endoskeleton teeth, making him more easy on the eyes of the children watching him.
After five years since this restaurant has been open, Fazbear Entertainment has gone near-bankrupt. Freddy Fazbear's Pizza has become rotting and decrepit and relies on a generator with a limited energy span. In the first game, Freddy seemed to have had a music box built into him, for no apparent reason, which played the Toreador March. Freddy was among the animatronics attacking Ralph, as heard in his final message, with Freddy's familiar Toreador March playing, with Golden Freddy taking the final blow, killing him.
In the earlier nights of the next guard, Mike Schmidt, Freddy is only directly encountered when the player runs out of power, where he stares at them from the doorway in the dark while a boardwalk version of the Toreador March plays in the background. After 30 seconds have passed, Freddy will attack and kill the protagonist. However, if the player moves at all during this period, Freddy may attack earlier. This falls in line with a piece of advice Ralph left, telling the protagonist to play dead if the animatronics approach.
An explanation for Freddy's lack of movement and activity on the first few nights is that he may be studying the player's strategies. However, from Night 3, Freddy will attack. Like Chica, he travels across the kitchen and lead to the East Hall, then sneak into the Office if the player isn't attentive enough to shut down the right door at the right time. When Freddy does move, he can be seen staring at the camera, menacingly, usually travelling through the kitchen which has a defective camera that only records audio. His song will play when he is in the kitchen, revealing his position in there.Freddy can also appear in hallucinations, with realistic, bloodshot eyes. It has been speculated that the player is seeing what will become of themselves if one of the animatronics catches them.
Freddy does not seek out the player very often and will stay inactive until the fourth and fifth nights, though he may occasionally move on the third. Also, unlike the other animatronics, Freddy will never be seen by means of the door lights. Instead, he will sneak into the room and attack the player after a random amount of time. To prevent this, the player must close the door before he moves from the camera next to the room. After Mike Schmidt's shift ended, the Pizzeria was closed by years end.
Freddy's Revenge and Afton's Death[]
| “ | Follow me. | „ |
| ~ Shadow Freddy to Freddy an Others Animatronics in FNaF 3. |
Some time after the location was closed, as seen in Night 1's minigame, where Freddy is the playable character, he follows Shadow Freddy to the Safe Room, which he cannot enter due to his programming, only to be attacked and destroyed by William Afton.
On Night 5, he and the other animatronics, as the now-freed ghosts of the children within them watch as one of them confronted Afton in the Safe Room, causing him to flee into a decaying Spring Bonnie suit. From speculation, rain leaking through the ceiling causes the suit to become wet, and the spring locks malfunction, killing William and severely mutilating him. Freddy and the others then disappear satisfied with their revenge against their killer, although are still haunting the animatronics.
Five Nights at Freddy's 3[]
The Horror Attraction and death[]
| “ | Local amusement park is getting ready to scare your socks off with a new attraction based on the unsolved mysteries of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Featuring actual relics from the decades-old pizzeria, this attraction is guaranteed to bring back your childhood memories in the worst possible way! | „ |
| ~ A newspaper about Fazbear's Fright. |
In 2023, 30 years after the Pizzeria's closure, a person nicknamed Phone Dude brought the remains of the original four into Fazbear's Fright - A horror attraction based on Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Toy Freddy was also brought there by Phone Dude. The next day, Springtrap/William Afton was also brought there. Six nights later, the attraction is set on fire for unknown reason. As the body is destroyed, Gabriel is finally set free and Freddy Fazbear is destroyed once and for all.
Good Ending Scenario[]
Happiest Day Minigame in Five Nights at Freddy's 3.
In the Happiest Day mini-game, Freddy is rescued by The Puppet, and brought to the Birthday Room, along with Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, and The Puppet arrives with a cake, giving it to Golden Freddy. The children put on masks and celebrate Golden Freddy's birthday. Freddy departs into the afterlife with the others, free at last.
Legacy[]
Despite being dead, Freddy still has a a role in these games, for obvious reasons.
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator[]
| “ | He set some kind of trap. I don't know what it was, but he lead them there again. He overpowered them again. And he robbed them of the only thing that they had. Again. | „ |
| ~ Henry Emily about Freddy and his friends being defeated by William. |
Freddy himself never appears in the main gameplay, both the tycoon mode and horror mode. However, he is seen during the beginning minigame, and a few cutscene images show both his original and withered version.
As it is revealed in the files of FNaF AR, all Rockstar Animatronics are partly made from Withered animatronics. It is unknown if this makes Rockstar Freddy haunted, but most likely it's not.
The ending screen shows the graves of a few children. It's revealed that Freddy's human name is Gabriel.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted[]
Freddy's Jumpscare in Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted.
| “ | To access Freddy's chest cavity, grab Freddy's bowtie and pull it outwards. | „ |
| ~ HandUnit when reparing Freddy in his Parts and Service mode. |
At some point, Fazbear Ent. makes a VR game, with Freddy in it. Because it's just a game, Freddy in there is not in any way possessed.
Freddy returns in 2 different game modes in the game. His first appearance is in the Five Nights at Freddy's game mode. In this mode, he behaves just like he did in FNaF 1, where he will approach through the right hallway and will jumpscare the player should he make it to their office. To prevent this, the player must close the right door when he is close. Alternatively, if the player keeps checking on him on the camera, he can be stalled and practically won't move unless the camera feed changes for too long. Freddy's second appearance is in his Parts and Service game mode. In this game mode, the player must remove apparel from Freddy's mouth and chest cavity. Once that is finished, the player must remove Freddy's internal music box. In a scripted event, the player drops Freddy's music box and Freddy becomes upset with his eyes glowing, in addition to the Virtual Reality narrator remarking that dropping Freddy's music box was a dire mistake. The player must then replace his music box with a repaired one with haste. Once that is accomplished, the player is finished and the game ends.
Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery[]
| “ | I hope you enjoyed my visit. I got a special delivery, just for you. | „ |
| ~ Freddy Fazbear |
Later, Fazbear Entertainmant also make The Fazbear Funtime Service, in which people can send animatronics to their house so they will sing for them. Due to a virus, they instead try to kill them. There is a army of Freddy's in the service. But due to the fact that they are clones, they aren't in any way possessed.
Freddy is the first animatronic the player encounters, and very often kills them. To defeat Freddy, the player has to locate him by detecting the static and listen to his movement and noises. His static is concentrated strongly in a small area. When he charges at them, the player must shock him when he is visible. The player must also look away when he is in the "Haywire Mode", where he stands right in front of the player. This happens often when he is attacking the player, requiring quick reactions. It is also possible to obtain his plush suit and his CPU upon defeating him, which makes the player available to send Freddy (Or a different animatronic acting like Freddy) to his friends.
Freddy Fazbear currently has two skins in the game, being Shamrock Freddy and Firework Freddy. Shamrock Freddy is fittingly a St. Patrick's Day exclusive, having his skin, tie, and hat (with the bonus of said hat turning into a leprechaun hat) turn green and his microphone turn gold. He also wears a golden chain. He is more dangerous and aggressive than the basic Freddy. Firework Freddy is an American skin that acts the same as the normal Freddy.
Related Media and Spin-Offs[]
FNAF World[]
In the spin-off game Freddy is the main character of the game. He does not act as an antagonist, though, but rather as an anti-heroic leader.
Ultimate Custom Night[]
Freddy's Jumpscare in Ultimate Custom Night.
Freddy returns in the Ultimate Custom Night. In this game, Freddy will approach from the left side hallways. The Player needs to keep track of him and close the door when appropriate to ensure Freddy can't get inside and kill the player. He also moves faster the higher the temperature of the office is.
Freddy in Space 2[]
Freddy appears in Freddy in Space 2 the side-scrolling shoot em up game, as one of the six protagonists and the starter character along with Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, The Puppet and Golden Freddy.
Into the Pit (2024)[]
to be added
Books[]
Five Nights at Freddy's: Novel Trilogy[]
- Main article: Freddy Fazbear (Novel Trilogy)
Freddy Fazbear appears in each installment of the novel trilogy. As well as this, in The Twisted Ones, a variant known as Twisted Freddy acts as the secondary antagonist of said novel.
Fazbear Frights[]
Into the Pit[]
Freddy briefly appears in the titular story of the first anthology Into the Pit when Oswald travels back in time to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza he is seen on stage performing to a group of children along with Bonnie and Chica.
Fetch[]
Freddy appears as a deactivated robot.
The New Kid[]
Freddy appears as a deactivated robot.
Fazbear Fanverse[]
One Night at Flumpty's 2[]
Freddy makes a cameo in this game, where his decapitated head is seen on a trophy in the main room. It's possible that he was one of Flumpty Bumpty's previous victims.
Candy/Popgoes Universe[]
Freddy Fazbear used to a star attraction at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in this universe. However, he was later possessed by a child victim of Simon Fitzgerald (this universe's counterpart to William Afton) and became hostile. He would later be left to wither in Freddy Fazbear's New Pizzeria, which was visited by Mary Schmidt and later hired Simon's brother Jeremy as its nightguard.
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)[]
- Main article: Freddy Fazbear (2023)
Freddy as he appears in the 2023 film.
Freddy Fazbear appears in the 2023 film adaptation of the series as a major antagonist, though more benevolent then his game counterpart.
References in non-FNaF media[]
Henry Stickmin[]
| “ | That wasn't scary... | „ |
| ~ Fail screen. |
Freddy has a quick cameo in one of the possible ways to fail in Fleeing the Complex. If Henry Stickmin goes into the building, the building will go dark and Freddy will play his song, and Henry will attempt to escape. When the fail screen pops up, Freddy will "jumpscare" the player after a few seconds.
Play With Me[]
Freddy has a small cameo. A pizza box with Freddy Fazbear's Pizza's name on it can be seen.