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TheFive Nights at Freddy’smovie does a lot right, but there are a few things it leaves up in the air. If you’re familiar with the series' now long-running lore, then you’ll have no problem with every little reference as they keep it relatively accurate to the game. But if you’re not, then you may be left scratching your head.
For example, there’s the Golden Freddy. A unique member of the murderous cast on the outside, but if you know your lore then you’ll be perking up in your seat at his appearance as the secondary antagonist of the movie. So here’s what you need to know about the Golden Freddy in the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie.
Who Is Golden Freddy?
From the outset, Golden Freddy is portrayed asthe secondary minor antagonist in the movieand is essentially agolden variantof the normal brown-colored Freddy Fazbear animatronic puppet.
It’s seen better days as it’s abit battered and missing an ear and eye, which only serves to make it stand out more from the other Animatronics and look pretty unsettling. Especially in scenes where it’s barely lit and is menacingly watching from afar.
He’s the most mysterious of the group and, whilst under the control of William Afton, he murdered several people over the years and seems to bethe ringleader of the group of children’s soulsseen in the dream world whenever Mike falls asleep.
This is mainly because he’s theonly one who talks to Mike directlyand tries to make deals or offers for something in return. In his human form, Golden Freddy resembles ayoung boy with medium-length blonde hair wearing a striped shirt and denim trousers.
There is also anormal brown Freddy Fazbearanimatronic, but this is aseparate characterand acts the same way as the other Animatronics at the behest of the Golden Freddy.
WARNING: Spoilers For The Plot Of The Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie Below
Golden Freddy In The FNAF Movie
The Golden Freddy shown in the movie isone of the children who were murdered by Willian Aftonyears ago in the original Pizza Place before it all was shut down.
His puppet form isbarely in the movieand only makes an appearance towards the end when heabducts Mikes’s sister Abbyin an attempt to turn her into an Animatronic.
Though he’snot the true villain of the movie, with that spot reserved for the reappearance of William Afton, Golden Freddy is still quite devious.
He’sportrayed as quite the manipulatorin his human form in the dream world, never giving any information for free and always demanding something in return.
In the case of his interactions with Mike, it was that his sister Abby had tojoin the other children forever. Or. when he tricked Max into following him into the Fazbear suit, only for her to get bitten in half.
He alsomanifested as a child to Abbyto convince her to come with him.
He handles rejection poorly and has a lot of anger, as shown when he flies into a rage and abducts Abby afterMike first agrees and then refusesGolden Freddy’s offer.
WhenAfton becomes a broken animatronic suit locked in a backroom, it’s Golden Freddy in human form who coldly watches him at first before closing the door on the sad wretch as the movie ends.
It’s also implied that hemurders Abby’s Aunt, but it’s never shown. She’s seen dead as Golden Freddysinisterly appears in her home to abduct Abbyas he tells her she fell asleep and that it’s time to “go play”.
The Aunt’s murder is also never addressed by anyone in the movie; it just happens and the plot moves on.
It’s possible that Golden Freddy may return in a future moviebecause even though the restaurant collapses internally, it seems to be okay in parts. Plus,he’s in a few of the FNAF games.
The last we see of the Golden Bear is himstanding outside the restaurant as Abby enters; we see her turn around, and he’s just gone.
Golden Freddy In The FNAF Game
The appearance of Golden Freddy and the gruesome end for Afton arereferences to the third Five Nights at Freddy’s gameas Afton has a similar fate. Cornered by the ghost children he killed,Afton is then brutally mutilated inside a spring-lock suitthat snaps shut and turns him into a human jam sandwich.
In the Five Nights at Freddy’s Games, the Golden Freddy costume ispossessed by a young girl named Cassidyand has appeared in FNAF 2, 3, the Special Delivery AR Game, and Custom Night.
It is possible tobypass encountering Golden Freddy altogether in Five Nights at Freddy’s 3where he only appears when youstare at his posterfor a while.
In the novelization Silver Eyes, Golden Freddy iscontrolled by a young boy called Michaeland appears as an antagonist who lures children into the backroom. So his origins have been tweaked quite a bit across the different versions of lore over the years.
In general, Golden Freddy is shown as quite avengeful puppet filled with a lot of hate for William Afton, and rightly so — he did doom the kids to their perpetual metal prisons.
Golden Freddy even went so far as tocreate a perpetual hell realm to torture Afton infor all eternity, as was seen in Five Nights at Freddy: Ultimate Custom Night.
