History Characters / FiveNightsAtFreddysFourthGeneration

* GutturalGrowler: His voice in ''Ultimate Custom Night'' is notably more animalistic and deeper yet than those of the others.

* {{Generic Doomsday Villain}}s: 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/harass the PlayerCharacter, for no particular reason. [[spoiler:[[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as they're just nightmares created from hallucinogenic gas and metal stands with costumes as part of an experiment by William Afton about studying fear levels in his victims.]]

Three in a row, Chica's given herself a nightmare-inducing makeover… and decorated her cupcake likewise.

--> "We know who our friends are. And you are ''not'' one of them."

--> '''''"I AM YOUR WICKEDNESS, MADE OF FLESH."'''''

! Exclusive to the [[HalloweenEpisode Halloween Edition]]

-->"Come and burn with me!"

* CeilingCling: {{Averted}}. Although its reveal teaser makes it seem like it would share this trait with the other Mangle variants, it never does so in-game.

* StealthPun: "COME HANG OUT" is also a rather obscure reference to the infamous [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2015_11_02_at_81942_pm.png Mangle teaser for [=FNAF=] World]], which makes the teaser double as a VisualPun.

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

--> '''''I AM THE FEARFUL REFLECT-ECTION OF WHAT YOU HAVE CREATED.'''''

* TookALevelInBadass: Visually so. Its endoskeleton is now more robust, giving it the appearance of having stronger muscles. Its second endoskeleton head now resembles a human skull.

** [[spoiler: ''Ultimate Custom Night'' implies they're manifestations of William Afton's wickedness and the people he's hurt. [[ArchEnemy Nightmarione]] and [[TheHeartless Nightmare]] say as much.]]

* 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 since the bedroom and Plushtrap hallway are part of Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rentals.]]]]

** [[spoiler: Nightmare Fredbear and Nightmare are both capable of teleporting into the bedroom yet do not attack unless the Child takes too long to find them and ward them off. They also give away that they’ve entered the bedroom by laughing (though the laugh can be fake).]]

** ''Ultimate Custom Night'' subverts this by giving them some dialogue painting them as [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] manifestations of [[spoiler: William Afton's crimes and fears.]]

* WithCatlikeTread: The only reason you stand any chance of warding them off is because their movements are audible enough to track their location. Nightmare Bonnie and Nightmare Chica are completely shrouded in darkness at the doors yet breathe loudly enough to blow their cover. [[spoiler: Nightmare Fredbear and Nightmare appearing on the Bed and Closet would most likely not be noticed until it was too late if they didn’t laugh when they did so (though the laugh can be a fake-out).]]

* 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: who is thought to be the same being as Fredbear]] from the first game.

* VocalDissonance: In ''Ultimate Custom Night'', he has a tranquil, quiet CoolOldGuy voice- that of a comparative Soft-SpokenSadist which would fit the Fredbear plushie. This is layered with a rather ''booming'' echo, adding an air of malice. Granted, since he still utters his simply deep, booming laughter from the fourth game, there's a good chance he might be able to willingly distort or modify the pitch of his voice.

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Remember how Phone Guy mentioned in the first game that the animatronic suits were lined with devices and metal crossbars, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation but all of the animatronics' textures lacked such details apart from the Withers' occasional loose wires]]? Several of the Nightmares' suits have wireframing underneath the ripped away material, like Chica's head tufts or Foxy's snout. Though seeing as they're all dreams, one shouldn't put too much credibility on how accurate this is to the real animatronics.
* [[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/harass the PlayerCharacter, for no particular reason. [[spoiler:[[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as they're just nightmares created from hallucinogenic gas and metal stands with costumes as part of an experiment by William Afton about studying fear levels in his victims.]]

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** [[spoiler:The ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysTalesFromThePizzaplex'' story "Dittophobia" reveals that the nightmare versions of Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy are actually humanoid metallic stands with costumes of them put over them and only appear as nightmares when someone is under the effects of the hallucinogenic gas in the bedroom facility.]]

** [[spoiler:The ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'' Tales from The Pizzaplex story "Dittophobia" reveals that the nightmare versions of Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy are actually humanoid metallic stands with costumes of them put over them and only appear as nightmares when someone is under the effects of the hallucinogenic gas in the bedroom facility.]]

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[[caption-width-right:200:''"No light can save you now."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:200:''"I assure you, I am ''very'' real."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:'''''"THE SHADOW FEARS ME."''''']]

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[[caption-width-right:227:''"Greetings, from the fire!"'']]

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[[caption-width-right:200:COME HANG OUT.]]

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

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[[caption-width-right:199: ''"THE N-NIGHTMARE IS J-JUST BEGINNIN-ING."'']]

* AlwaysABiggerFish: Blows Fredbear out of the water in terms of difficulty.

* CreepyDoll: Due to it's bloodshot eyes, skeletal form, and maw of teeth.

* 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.

'''''Character-specific pages:''''' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddys William Afton]]\\

* 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- the older brother's- head]].

* 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/harass the PlayerCharacter, for no particular reason. [[spoiler:[[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as they're just nightmares.]]

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: They seem to be just nightmares. [[spoiler:However, ''Sister Location'' implies that the house in ''4'' is actually real, and the dots on the map are right where the Nightmares should be. There's also the fact that when you see Nightmare Fredbear's head on the bed or in the closet, a loud screeching sound can be heard, something that was implied in the original novel trilogy to be caused by illusion disks.]]

* BodyMotifs: Teeth, claws, and drills. [[spoiler:Makes sense, considering that the player is either the bitten Child's brother or his older brother.]]

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: If the player character is the child, then they could represent the fear and resentment the child has for his brother and his friends. Nightmare would then represent all his fears combined.

* EvilIsBigger: They’re the most openly evil and monstrous animatronics in the series and are big enough that they crouch down at the doors to be on your level. The fact that you’re playing as a child makes their huge size even more intimidating.

* [[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 just nightmares.]]

* BerserkButton: Just like in the first game, Foxy is a major AttentionWhore. Keeping your back to the closet for an extended period of time will result in him killing you regardless of the night. Honking Plush Freddy's nose too many times will also set him off.

* PutOnABus: Doesn't appear in ''Ultimate Custom Night'' despite its supposed relevance to the game's story.

* BellyMouth: With the Nightmares' trademark [[ScaryTeeth teeth]]. It's just for show and cannot open.

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

* VocalDissonance: In ''Ultimate Custom Night'', he has a tranquil, quiet CoolOldGuy voice- which would fit the Fredbear plushie. This is layered with a rather ''booming'' echo, adding an air of malice. 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.

* RealAfterAll: Fazbear Entertainment sold real Plushtrap toys back in the early 80's.

* SlasherSmile: Just like his original counterpart.
* YourSizeMayVary: He's half the size of his original counterpart, as noted by the teaser's caption.

* BearsAreBadNews: He's killer, spectral animatronic that may have human organs supended inside his shell.
* 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 are 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).

* DarkIsEvil: 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.

* GreaterScopeVillain: From the little we know about him, he is beyond the Nightmares in terms of power- though his abilities are consistent with those that Golden Freddy and Withered Golden Freddy had in thier respective games. He has no visible connection to anyone except Fredbear- who he is a palette swap of- and the more mysterious Shadow Freddy, and considers himself to be TheHeartless to William. He pretty much fits all the bills.
* GutturalGrowler: His voice in ''Ultimate Custom Night'' is notably more animalistic than those of the others.

* HellIsThatNoise: His kill screen is accompanied by an ambulance siren, distorted and sped up.

* NothingIsScarier: Once you're caught by him, all he does is show [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKpLjaUXAAEhVIp.jpg a picture of his face]] with a distorted scream. After that, the game doesn't just go back to the main menu — [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou it]] ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou restarts.]]'' In addition, much like Golden Freddy back in the day, he has absolutely no backstory or in-game explanation. He just… EXISTS.

* TrueFinalBoss: Sort of. While he's the only animatronic at the end of Night 7 (and Night 8 on 20/20/20/20 mode), he's simply a PaletteSwap of Fredbear, albeit one that is far more aggressive and has a completely unique kill animation.

* TheBeastmaster: Now has a jack-o-lantern to help in attacking you.

* BerserkButton: Just like with Foxy, if you squeak the Freddy doll too many times, it's game over for you.

* EldritchAbomination: Possibly more so than the other Nightmares. 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.

* SlasherSmile: Just like his original counterpart, his face sports a constant smile, and given his voicelines in ''Ultimate Custom Night'' he enjoys getting to torment the protagonists of both ''Five Nights at Freddy's 4'' and ''Ultimate Custom Night''.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: They seem to be just nightmares. [[spoiler:However, ''Sister Location'' implies that the house in ''4'' is actually real, and the dots on the map are right where the Nightmares should be.]]

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

'''''Animatronics:''' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAnimatronics In General]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFirstGeneration First Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecondGeneration Second Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysThirdGeneration Third Generation]], '''Fourth Generation''', [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFifthGeneration Fifth Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSixthGeneration Sixth Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRGeneration VR Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSeventhGeneration Seventh Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAdventureCharacters Adventure Characters]]\\

'''''Character-specific pages:''''' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysWilliamAfton William Afton]]\\
'''''Animatronics:''''' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAnimatronics In General]] | ''Games:'' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFirstGeneration First Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecondGeneration Second Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysThirdGeneration Third Generation]], '''Fourth Generation''', [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFifthGeneration Fifth Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSixthGeneration Sixth Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRGeneration VR Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSeventhGeneration Seventh Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAdventureCharacters Adventure Characters]]\\

'''''Animatronics:''''' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAnimatronics In General]] | ''Games:'' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFirstGeneration First Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecondGeneration Second Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysThirdGeneration Third Generation]], '''Fourth Generation''', [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFifthGeneration Fifth Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSixthGeneration Sixth Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRGeneration VR Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSeventhGeneration Seventh Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAdventureCharacters Adventure Characters]] | ''Novels:'' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysTheSilverEyes Silver Eyes Continuity]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFrightGeneration Fright Generation]]\\

[[folder:General]]

'''''Animatronics:''''' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAnimatronics In general]] | ''Games:'' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFirstGeneration First Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecondGeneration Second Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysThirdGeneration Third Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFourthGeneration Fourth Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFifthGeneration Fifth Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSixthGeneration Sixth Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRGeneration VR Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSeventhGeneration Seventh Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAdventureCharacters Adventure Characters]] | ''Novels:'' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysTheSilverEyes Silver Eyes Continuity]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFrightGeneration Fright Generation]]\\

'''''Animatronics:''''' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAnimatronics In general]] | ''Games:'' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFirstGeneration First Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecondGeneration Second Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysThirdGeneration Third Generation]], '''Fourth Generation''', [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFifthGeneration Fifth Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSixthGeneration Sixth Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRGeneration VR Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysSeventhGeneration Seventh Generation]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysAdventureCharacters Adventure Characters]] | ''Novels:'' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysTheSilverEyes Silver Eyes Continuity]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFrightGeneration Fright Generation]]\\

'''''Miscellaneous:''''' [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysCompanies Companies]], [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddys2023 Film Continuity]]-]]]]]

* ShoutOut: Its reveal is one to LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} — in his LetsPlay of ''Videogame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'', he resorted to calling the (at the time unnamed) Puppet "The Baby", and would [[MadnessMantra say "Don't wake the baby" while winding the music box up]]. The title of the image where the Nightmarionne was first revealed? "dontwakethebaby.jpg".