Nightman

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Unknown
Alias	Nightman Spider Inside my Dreams Uncle Jack (possibly)
Origin	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Occupation	Paranormal entity
Powers / Skills	Strength Karate proficiency
Goals	Rape the Little Boy and take away his innocence (succeeded)
Crimes	Rape Pedophilia Breaking and entering
Type of Villain	Perverted Destroyer of Innocence

“	♪Nightman, sneaky and mean Spider inside my dreams, I think I love you You make me wanna cry You make me wanna die I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, Nightman Every night you come into my room And pin me down With your strong arms You pin me down And I try to fight you You come inside me You fill me up and I become the Nightman♪	„
	~ An excerpt of the lyrics of Charlie's "Nightman".

The Nightman is a character created by Charlie Kelly in the FX sitcom series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He's a mysterious entity who, in the song of the same name, "Nightman", is described as having "come into" Charlie, which is interpreted by Mac as the description of rape (although Charlie denies that this was the intention). He would later on make a reappearance as a character in Charlie's rock opera musical "The Nightman Cometh", where he appears as the main antagonist.

In "The Nightman Cometh", he was played by Ronald "Mac" McDonald, who is portrayed by Rob McElhenney.

History

The "lyrics" of the original Nightman song, written by Charlie

The Nightman first mentioned in the episode "Sweet Dee's Dating a Ret*rded Person", where he's cited in an eponymous song written by Charlie to be played by his band, Chemical Toilet. The lyrics of the song describe him as an entity that sneaks into Charlie's room, pins him down and "comes inside" him, with both Mac and Frank interpreting as someone breaking into Charlie's house and raping him. Charlie vehemently denies it, saying that the Nightman was simpling endowing him with manliness and power. This situation ends up with the two kicking Charlie out of the band, taking his song with them and replacing him with Dennis Reynolds. Devastated, Charlie ends up creating another song called "Dayman" which describes another character who is the "fighter of the Nightman".

In the season 4 finale "The Nightman Cometh", the Nightman appears once more, now as a character in Charlie's Dayman musical for the Waitress, being played by his friend, Mac. In the play, he appears as the main antagonist serving a similar role he had in Charlie's original song. He breaks into the room of the "Little Boy" (who's revealed in the end to be a fictionalized version of Charlie) with the help of the Troll (played by Frank Reynolds) and rapes him, taking away his innocence. In the second act, he returns once more to fight the Little Boy, now turned into the Dayman with the power of true love. The fight ends with the Nightman being defeated and having his heart ripped out of his chest.

Trivia

• The Nightman song was written by Charlie's actor, Charlie Day, alongside Scott Marder, & Robert Rosell.
• Originally, the Nightman was going to have his very own number in the musical (which was written and added to the play by Mac himself), called "It's Nature, Shit Happens", where he would detail why he's so evil. The song was cut from the episode for unknown reasons, but it was included in the live stageplay version of "The Nightman Cometh" musical.
• It is heavily implied that the Nightman character might be a metaphor of Charlie's uncle, Jack Kelly, and that the song is a subconscious way for him to externalize the sexual abuse he has suffered from him.
  • Throughout the series, it is implied that Charlie has been molested by his uncle, who has shown to be a pervert in numerous occasions. It has been mentioned that he once shared a room with Uncle Jack as a kid and that they used to "get nuts" and "go crazy" together. Charlie is also shown to be visibly uncomfortable whenever he's around his uncle, flinching at his touch, implying some form of sexual abuse.
  • The lyrics of the song mention that the Nightman has "strong" and "sexy" hands and Jack has shown himself to be obsessed by the size of his hands.
  • In the musical, the Troll charges the Nightman with a "toll" to enter the Little Boy's room, similarly to how Bonnie would rent Charlie's room for Jack to use.
  • Mac outright tells Charlie in the episode that he wrote a musical about him being molested by his uncle.
• The Nightman is referenced in the episode "The Gang Goes on Family Fight" where it appears as one of the answers to the question "Name something that people are afraid of", due to Charlie having taken the survey.
• In another episode, in Charlies imaginational sequence, the nightman play is seen formalized into a book Charlie reads to his and the watrisses spawn.

External Links

• Nightman on the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Wiki