| A Nightmare on Elm Street character | |
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| Freddy | |
| Development Information | |
| First appeared | A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) |
| Created by | Wes Craven (original character) |
| Portrayed by | Jackie Earle Haley |
| In-story information | |
| Classification | Mass murderer Child molester |
| Signature weapon | Bladed glove |
| Primary location | Elm Street |
Freddy Krueger was the groundskeeper at Badham Preschool and a child molester and he had a more personal connection with the protagonist Nancy Holbrook, as he molested her and some of her friends and she was his favorite. Though Freddy initially appears to have been wrongly accused and seemingly looked like a friendly gardener around the children, the parents, after hearing about the abuse from their children and observing slashes on their skin and clothes consistent with his trademark glove, burn him to death rather than turn him into the police to spare their children the trauma of having to testify against him in open court. During the climax, Nancy pulls Freddy into reality and apparently kills him by severing his gloved-hand and slashing his throat with a broken paper cutter blade. However he is still alive and kills Nancy's mom Gwen ny pulling her into the mirror.
| A Nightmare on Elm Street |
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| Films: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) • Freddy's Revenge • Dream Warriors • The Dream Master • The Dream Child • Freddy's Dead • New Nightmare • Freddy vs. Jason • A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Characters: Freddy Krueger (JEH / MK) • Nancy Thompson • Other characters Related topics: Freddy's Nightmares (Eps) • Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy • Nancy Holbrook • Comics • Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash • The Nightmare Warriors • "Dream Warriors" • "Are You Ready for Freddy" • "Nightmare on My Street" • Boiler Room • Nightmare Realm • Dream World |