History Characters / FiveNightsAtFreddysFourthGeneration

** Nightmare Bonnie and Nightmare Chica both breathe at the doors (despite being machines) to give away their presence, only attack when the flashlight is turned on (or they’re left at the door too long) and leave when they’re closed despite being big and strong enough to force the door open.

* FairPlayVillain: Despite their more openly sadistic personalities, their behavior gives the Child, who is otherwise completely defenseless, a fighting chance at warding them off. However this is more likely done to toy with the Child rather than to give them a fighting chance to survive, as if it were just a game to them.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The Nightmares have to squat down and croutch to get through the bedroom and closet doors, meaning they're significantly taller than even the Withered animatronics, who had no such issue in 2.

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* PurpleIsPowerful: Although many parts of him are indigo or borderline blue, ''Curse of Dreadbear'' made him more purple, like his original design.

* MentalMonster: If the play character is the Child, then Nightmare Foxy may be a representation of the child's brother, who constantly exploits his fear of the animatronics and abuses him emotionally.

* OffModel: In ''VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight'', her third row of teeth is missing.

* OffModel: In ''VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight'', her third row of teeth is missing.

-> '''"I AM THE FEARFUL RELFECT-FLECTION OF WHAT YOU HAVE CREATED..."'''

[[caption-width-right:200:''""Come closer, help me count my teeth!"'']]

-->'''''" I WILL VOMIT YOU BACK, TO RELIEVE YOUR HORROR..."'''''

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Not only does he require similar strategies to Nightmare Fredbear, but you also need to be even faster. And, on top of it all, his means of killing you is… ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou unort]][[NonStandardGameOver thodox.]]''

* NoPronunciationGuide: If "Nightmarionne" is ''really'' how it was supposed to be spelled, the odd spelling defies pronunciation. Is it "Night-marion"? "Night-mariohna"? "Night-mari-ohnee"?[[note]]For the record: "Night-marian" like the character from the Robin Hood stories, since "Marionne" is an archaic medieval spelling of "Marian".[[/note]] In hindsight, however, this makes perfect sense considering the Puppet itself is [[EldritchAbomination something not of this world]].

* HumanoidAbomination: It's jumpscare screen features arteries on it's eyes[[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/036/303/f2e.jpg brightened version]] much like that of the rare screens in ''1''.

* LeanAndMean: It appears so emaciated that it's ribs and spine jut out under it's skin.

* BonusBoss: Appears in the Halloween Edition of the game.

* BonusBoss: Appears in the Halloween Edition of the game.

* BonusBoss: He was added to the original game and to the Halloween edition, the latter of which includes Mangle… and [[HumanoidAbomination the Puppet.]] In the original game, you can now choose to play against him instead of Plushtrap.

* BonusBoss: Alongside Jack-O-Bonnie and Jack-O-Chica, and Nightmare Mangle.

* StepfordSmiler: Just like his original counterpart, but arguably more unnerving as it now lacks color and gained teeth.

* CardCarryingVillain / EmbodymentOfVice: He claims to be the physical embodiment of (presumably) William Afton's wickedness.

* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: Averted completely. The Freddles resemble Nightmare forms of the plush Freddy seen on the child's bed, and they are ''not'' good.

* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: Unlike the previous games, [[SubvertedTrope not this time.]]

* CardCarryingVillain: He claims to be the physical embodiment of (presumably) William Afton's wickedness.

The monstrosity shown on the first preview image, this animatronic resembles an ''extremely'' withered Freddy, and it is plastered with sharp toothed Freddles erupting from the ruptures in its suit.

* EldritchAbomination: Its body has sharper, thinner limbs, a more shadowy texture, its body lacks the puppet-like buttons and stripes its real counterpart has, and its eyes are always visible now. That's not even mentioning the arteries its eyes somehow have during it's jumpscare. It gets worse in ''Ultimate Custom Night'': it can phase in and out of reality to kill you.

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[[caption-width-right:200:[[Film/FreddyVsJason Welcome to my world, bitch.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:200:[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Better hope you've got a]] HolyHandGrenade!]]

[[caption-width-right:200:[[Film/{{Jaws2}} Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the kitchen…]]]]

[[caption-width-right:200:[[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood "What big teeth you have!" "All the better to eat you with!"]]]]

[[caption-width-right:200:[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft You are not prepared.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Franchise/{{Saw}} Hello. I want to play a game.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:'''[[Film/SpiderMan3 Never wound what you can't kill.]]''']]

[[caption-width-right:182:[[Film/Halloween1978 It's Halloween, everyone's entitled to one good scare.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:227:[[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas This is Halloween! This is Halloween! Pumpkins scream in the dead of night…]]]]

[[caption-width-right:200:[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Let's go home and]] ''[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory play...]]'' [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory heheheheheh!]]]]

[[caption-width-right:199: [[Film/FreddyVsJason I know you're afraid of something, so let's dig a little deeper.]]]]

* BalefulPolymorph: Holding the closet door on him enough will eventually replace him temporarily with a plush toy. One of several indications that ultimately, he and the other nightmares aren't real.

* BalefulPolymorph: Just like Foxy, holding the door on Mangle will change it into a plush toy version of itself.

These animatronics do ''not'' serve as a Fazbear attraction, ''[[ScaryTeeth and for]] [[BodyHorror good reason]]''. They are essentially the creepiness of the original animatronics taken UpToEleven and with none of the cuddly charm, and nearly all of them are given the moniker "Nightmare", befitting their toothy and horrifically twisted appearances. They serve as the primary threats in the [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4 fourth game.]]

* EvilSoundsDeep: In ''Ultimate Custom Night''. It's so deep, in fact, that it is quite hard to figure out what he's even saying in some of his kill quotes.

* EvilSoundsDeep: In ''Ultimate Custom Night'', even moreso than ''Nightmare''.

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of the fear and resentment the child has for his brother and his friends. Nightmare represents all his fears.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: It wasn't really noticed until ''VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight'', but '''holy ''shit''''' are the Nightmare animatronics gigantic! Animatronics are already really tall, seeing as they fill entire doorways, but Bonnie literally has to ''hunch to fit into hallways''. You know what that means, right? ''They're pushing 10 feet tall''.
* BloodierAndGorier: Unlike the first two incarnations, who were intimidating but at least they were also cute, these animals are downright monstrous and scary with zombie-like traits and are more brutish and violent in nature.

** Nightmare Bonnie's chest, foot and hand are almost entirely ripped away. Springtrap is a kitten compared to him.

** Fredbear has a set of [[ScaryTeeth Scary Teeth]] in his chest, a BellyMouth as well as ''huge'' claws.
** Not only does Nightmare have Fredbear's deformities, he's transparent and he has a ''human brain in his head'' for some reason.
** Plushtrap has his eyes bugged out and his endo-head isn't attached to his lower jaw.

** Nightmare Mangle is basically similar to the original mixed in with Springtrap's cuts and bruises.
** Nightmarionne is monochrome and his anatomy is similar to that of a ''skeleton.'' And… '''[[EyeScream those eyes…]]'''
* BodyMotifs: Teeth, claws, and drills. [[spoiler:Makes sense, considering that the player is the bitten Child's brother or might even be him.]]

** Nightmare Balloon Boy is peach complete with brighter colors.
** Nightmare is a deep black, with bits of yellow.

* CompositeCharacter: They all borrow similarities from their classic and withered selves.[[note]]Classic Freddy and Bonnie's lack of buttons, the Withereds' upper teeth, etc.[[/note]] [[spoiler:Makes sense, since the nightmares are implied to take place in Michael's head after the first game]].
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: They aren't just called nightmares due to their horrific appearances — they are ''rather literally'' nightmares. The Protagonist, no matter if he's the Child or his BigBrotherBully, is most likely dreaming or hallucinating throughout the main part of the game… [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation or maybe not.]]]]

* [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Generic Doomsday Villains]]: Compared to [[WellIntentionedExtremist the original animatronics, the Toys]], and Springtrap, these bots don't really have any motivation, backstory, or development at all, perhaps moreso than Springtrap (and by extension William). They just want to kill the PlayerCharacter, for no particular reason. [[spoiler:[[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as they're ''literally'' just nightmares.]]

* NothingIsScarier: Like Springtrap in the previous game, it's never stated or shown what these animatronics will do to you once they catch you. There's not even a GameOver screen this time. Though given that the screen gets covered in ''blood'' after the JumpScare, it's rather obvious what happens.
** Considering that they're dreams, the protagonist most likely wakes up.
* ScaryTeeth: All of them have incredibly sharp teeth. [[spoiler:Makes sense, considering what happened to the Protagonist or his brother.]]

The monstrosity shown on the first preview image, this animatronic resembles an ''extremely'' withered Freddy with hints of Springtrap, and it is plastered with Freddles with sharp teeth erupting from the ruptures in its suit.

* AscendedFanon: "Freddles" is a fan-created term that ended up being made the official name for the tiny monsters.

* EvilIsVisceral: If Springtrap wasn't already eldritch enough, this guy takes it all.

* HesBack: After being OutOfFocus in the second game and ''dead'' in the third game, Freddy will be giving us a ''firm'' reminder why he's the one with the AntagonistTitle. And he technically does — he just has [[spoiler:Fredbear]] finish the job for him.

* PaletteSwap: Averted. He's quite literally the only Nightmare to not get one in any sort.

* HairRaisingHare: The most gruesome incarnation of Bonnie seen thus far, even more so than Springtrap.

* PaletteSwap: '''Jack-O-Bonnie''', his Halloween Edition counterpart, is just an orange-colored reskin of him with glowing yellow eyes. Hilariously, this inadvertently makes him resemble Springtrap even more.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Although many parts of him are indigo or borderline blue, he's Bonnie, isn't he? Yet ''Curse of Dreadbear'' managed to make him more purple much like his original design.

* FeatheredFiend: Withered Chica is pretty much a stuffed toy compared to this beast.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: The teaser picture makes her eyes appear to have rusted over, rendering them a terrifying shade of crimson red. In the game, however, it's shown that one of her eyes is completely white, while the other glows red.
* ToothyBird: Now with not one, not two, but ''three'' rows of them, and an extra set on her cupcake just for good measure. This is her mechanic in ''Ultimate Custom Night''; when she appears, her rows of teeth will ''slowly'' clamp down on you, until she eventually gets you.

* BalefulPolymorph: Holding the closet door on him enough will eventually turn him temporarily ''into a plush toy.'' One of several indications that ultimately, he and the other nightmares aren't real.

* MentalMonster: He's not only a nightmarish version of Foxy, but also a representation of the child's dickhead of a brother who constantly exploits his fear of the animatronics to abuse him emotionally. Keep in mind how said brother hid in the child's closet in the ''exact same way'' Nightmare Foxy does in gameplay…

* SlasherSmile: Foxy's mouth hangs agape like before, but this time it looks as if it's more spread out, making him legitimately look like a maniac.

* BearsAreBadNews: Somehow even worse than Nightmare Freddy.

* ChekhovsGunman: His animatronic child-friendly version is mentioned as early as ''2'' in a throwaway line. Specifically, Phone Guy mentions that the name of the original restaurant was "Fredbear's Family Diner, or something like that."
* CompositeCharacter: Take the pants-soiling terror that the Protagonist felt [[spoiler:during the Bite of '83]], and combine that with the power and danger that Golden Freddy posed against Mike and Jeremy. You'd come up with Nightmare Fredbear.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: He only shows up on Night 5 and beyond, and he's far more hostile than the others. In fact, he completely replaces the Fazbear Four as the threat on Night 5, with his disembodied head appearing on the bed in place of Freddy and in the closet in place of Foxy, and he travels between the two doors very quickly. Despite all of this, he's trumped in the seventh night by [[spoiler:Nightmare]].
* EvilLaugh: He utters an ''even more demonic'' version of the laugh Freddy had in the first game.

* GoldColoredSuperiority: He's a golden variation of the titular character who acts as the final boss. [[spoiler:He's also good old Golden Freddy after all or at the very least connected, so it's just business as usual for him.]]

* LetsGetDangerous: As the animatronic who [[spoiler:killed the Child]] while also being the Child's favorite character, with the Protagonist being said child or his brother, when he arrives on Night 5, he appropriately takes center stage and even fills ''every single role'' of ''all'' the others — ''even Foxy and the Freddles''. What's truly scary about him is that he doesn't play by the same rules as the other animatronics. Unlike Nightmare Bonnie and Nightmare Chica, if you see him at the end of the hallway, you are ''not'' safe! You don't have so much as a ''second'' of downtime, or he ''will'' get you. There's no hope of reprieve and no chance to rest; you'd best be ready for Freddy.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Y'know the slow pace that the game encourages over the fast pace of previous games? Fending this bastard off requires a fast-paced strategy. Might be a bit of a MythologyGag, since he's been around since ''1'' (assuming he's Golden Freddy and all).

* RedEyesTakeWarning: While all the nightmare animatronics (and Springtrap) have GlowingEyesOfDoom, Fredbear's brightly illuminated red irises set against black pupils are, along with his larger set of teeth, a sign that he's much more dangerous than the others. [[spoiler:And a visual reminder of how much more uniquely frightened the Protagonist is of Fredbear than the Fazbear crew, the Child or not.]] Quite literal in ''Ultimate Custom Night'', as it's all you can see of him in the doorway — and your last chance to drive him away before he strikes.

* VocalDissonance: In ''Ultimate Custom Night'', he has a tranquil, quiet CoolOldGuy voice which would fit the Fredbear plushie, but with a rather ''booming'' echo added. Granted, since he still utters his laughter from the fourth game, there's a good chance he might be able to willingly distort or modify the pitch of his voice.

* BearsAreBadNews: The worst one of all, in fact.

* DarkIsEvil: Why else is his body completely black? It's not just that. Looking at the model more closely reveals that rather than being torn in certain places like the others, the suit that gives it its bear-like form just ''fades into nothing'' in certain places.

* EldritchAbomination: The Nightmares are generally agreed to be dreams, but ''Ultimate Custom Night'' only raises more questions about him to the point that it sounds like he is beyond even the other Nightmares.
* EvilSoundsDeep: In ''Ultimate Custom Night''. It's so deep, in fact, that it is quite hard to figure out what he's even ''saying'' in some of his kill quotes.

* GreaterScopeVillain: From the little we know about him, he is beyond the Nightmares in terms of power, has no visible connection to anyone except the more mysterious Shadow Freddy, and considers himself to be TheHeartless to William. He pretty much fits all the bills.

* HellIsThatNoise: His kill screen is accompanied by a sound that can only be described as distorted, demonic wailing.[[note]]It's actually an ambulance siren, distorted and sped up.[[/note]]

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Not only does he require similar strategies to Nightmare Fredbear, but you also need to be even faster with this asshole. And, on top of it all, his means of killing you is… ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou unort]][[NonStandardGameOver hodox.]]''

* NonStandardGameOver: He presents a still image of his [[NightmareFace handsome mug]] accompanied by [[HellIsThatNoise strange static]] before restarting the game in a nod to Golden Freddy [[spoiler:AKA Fredbear]] from the first game.

* {{Expy}}: He looks rather like Spring Bonnie, with the colors and all.

* PlayingWithFire: While it's not weaponized, he's softly aflame all over.

* BalefulPolymorph: Just like Foxy, holding the door on Mangle will change it into a plush toy, white instead of Foxy's red.

* BodyHorror: More than its original incarnation, if you can believe it. It's still a horrific jumble of parts, but now has the added bonus of myriad wires hanging from every orifice, Nightmare teeth for both its heads, and a second visible jaw a la the other Nightmares.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Multi-''legged'', too. It's now standing on three feet instead of being an improbably mobile scrap heap.

* NintendoHard: What Nightmare Mangle makes the game if it gets into the closet, because its garbled static now constantly plays and drowns out all the other ambient sounds and makes it hard to hear the breathing. It also doesn't appear in the hallways like Nightmare Foxy does, so it's more difficult to head it off at the pass.

* BalloonOfDoom: Averted. Like the phantom counterpart, he doesn't actually carry a balloon around despite his name.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The only one of the Halloween animatronics to avert this, as Scott confirmed in a livestream that he is fully canon. For some reason.

* CreepyChild: No small thanks in part to him being a '''Nightmare''' animatronic now.
* EnfantTerrible: ''Oh yeah.''

* FacialHorror: His face is now stretched and split into two ''separate jaws''.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Both figuratively ''and'' literally.
* KidsAreCruel: To say that Nightmare BB will help the Protagonist overcome the Nightmares would be the biggest lie in the history of the Earth. Technically, he does, though; should you beat Fun with Balloon Boy, much like Plushtrap did, he allows you to skip two hours in the night (one hour if challenges are enabled instead, as this is exclusive to that minigame). However, unlike Plushtrap, Nightmare Balloon Boy is very challenging and isn't fair towards the Protagonist, being able to ''kill him very quickly''.
* LosingYourHead: His upper jaw is ''not attached to his body at all'', simply resting on the lower jaw. However, one quick animation in the minigame shows cylinders holding the two together, though this might be a mistake on Scott's part.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Just like his original counterpart, Nightmare BB is the only Nightmare animatronic to resemble a human. He's also the only (canon) Nightmare animatronic to retain the signature pristine condition of the Toy generation, as the others have damaged bodies.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: ''With large, white pupils too!'' Similar to Nightmare Fredbear and his [[PaletteSwap counterpart]]…

* TookALevelInBadass: Unlike his other counterparts, Nightmare Balloon Boy is '''fatal to you!'''

The second bonus animatronic revealed (though one must brighten "dontwakethebaby.jpg"). Following a [[PutOnABus notable absence]] (WildMassGuessing aside), the CreepyDoll returns — [[GrandFinale one last time]] — to plague the Child's nightmares. Shares most of the same tropes as [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecondGeneration the regular Puppet.]]

* CreepyDoll: Guess.

* EldritchAbomination: Its body has sharper, thinner limbs, a more shadowy texture, and its body lacks the puppet-like buttons and stripes its real counterpart has. Its eyes are always visible now, and it looks simply ''delighted'' at the prospect of killing you. That's not even mentioning the humanoid eyeballs hidden behind its mask. It gets worse in the ''Ultimate Custom Night'' mode in ''FNAF 6'': ''it can phase in and out of reality to kill you''.
* ElectronicSpeechImpediment: Its voice skips and stutters in ''Ultimate Custom Night'', leading credance to the fact that it is not of this world.
* EvilSoundsDeep: In ''Ultimate Custom Night'', even moreso than ''Nightmare''!

* EyeScream: There's ''humanoid eyeballs'' hidden behind its mask. '''Humanoid.'''

* HumanoidAbomination: '''''Yes.''''' Not convinced? Take a look at this [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/036/303/f2e.jpg brightened version]] of its kill screen. '''''THOSE ARE HUMAN EYES.'''''

* InvisibleAnatomy: Its teeth disappear in its jumpscare… which arguably makes it ''worse'', giving nothing to break up the pitch black void that is its large, wide mouth.
* LeanAndMean: '''''JUST LOOK AT IT.'''''
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''My Grandfather's Clock'' heralds its approach, replacing Nightmare's deep, demonic laughter.

* NonstandardGameOver: Just like Nightmare, it resets the game while showing an incredibly-detailed mugshot and demonic static playing in the background.

* NothingIsScarier: Just like with Nightmare, '''NO''' information whatsoever is given on what this thing actually is. Except this time, it's now 100 times creepier.
* PunnyName: Of "Nightmare" and "Marionette", although the ending seems to have been cut off on the "Extra" menu.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Yes, the character section of the game lists him as "Nightmarionne" and NOT "Nightmarionnette". One might think the name is cut off for space, but "Nightmare Balloon Boy" and "Nightmare Mangle" are longer names which are not cut off. The spelling could still be a simple error on Scott's part, nevertheless. Also, its name uses two "n"s even though "marionette" only has one.

* StepfordSmiler: Just like his original counterpart, but arguably more unnerving.
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Even moreso than Nightmare Balloon Boy, Nightmarionne's mechanic in ''Ultimate Custom Night'' is so annoying that even ''Scott himself'' had problems with him. Nightmarionne will constantly appear throughout the office, and you must move the cursor away from him or he'll immediately end your night. On higher difficulties, Nightmarionne will appear every few seconds and you'll have to spend most of your night dodging this one animatronic while dealing with many, many others. And if you're ''really'' unlucky, he could spawn right under your cursor as soon as the night starts, ending your run in '''[[PressStartToGameOver less than a second]]'''.
* TrueFinalBoss: Replaces Nightmare. Fittingly, he's also quite possibly the ''scariest'' animatronic in the game, and thus — considering this game is [[BodyHorror much]], [[HellIsThatNoise much]] [[NightmareFace scarier]] than the others — the ''entire franchise.''

Much like how Fredbear was discovered to be the true identity of Golden Freddy, it is possible that Nightmare may be the true identity of Shadow Freddy.

* BearsAreBadNews: The baddest one of all, in fact.
* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Even with the Flashlight, his transparent black body against a poorly lit backdrop makes him almost impossible to see outside of his glowing eyes. In his kill screen, all you can make out is his eyes and teeth, glaring at you from the darkness. In ''Ultimate Custom Night'', he and Fredbear are flat-out ''invisible'' outside of their eyes peering at you from the office doors (with Nightmare taking the right-side door).
* CardCarryingVillain: He claims to be the physical embodiemnt of (presumably) William Afton's wickedness.

* EvilSoundsDeep: In ''Ultimate Custom Night''. It's so deep, in fact, that it is quite hard to figure out what he's even ''saying'' in some of his killquotes.

* LivingShadow: He appears pitch black and his kill screen is mostly nothing but darkness. Interestingly, when you illuminate his picture, it turns out his body is actually dark transparence, as if his skin is made of shadow.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Not only does he require similar strategies to Nightmare Fredbear, you need to be even faster with this asshole. And, on top of it all, his means of killing you is… ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou unort]][[NonStandardGameOver hodox.]]''

* NonStandardGameOver: He presents a still image of his [[NightmareFace handsome mug]] accompanied with [[HellIsThatNoise strange static]] before restarting the game in a nod to Golden Freddy [[spoiler:AKA Fredbear]] from the first game.

-->'''''"I WILL VOMIT YOU BACK, TO RELIEVE YOUR HORROR..."'''''

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: In ''Ultimate Custom Night'', one of his lines suggests he's the manifestation of Afton's fear. Specifically of [[CreateYourOwnHero the Puppet]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge that keeps hunting him.]]