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“This place plays tricks on your mind…constantly I question whether I dream or if I am awake. This most recent horrid ghoul seems to bridge that gap – between the states of being awake or asleep. I saw him hunting another poor soul, someone who was not as lucky as me. A man with a hat and a claw clad hand, a scarred man of sorts. He spotted me and what actually happened next is still a mystery to me. Dreams took over, and I was sure to die. But I woke up. Not like in the manner where I awake a the campfire, but instead I just woke up…inside this wretched forest, with memories of nightmares within. I am now afraid to sleep, but also to stay awake.” | 
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| ~ Unknown (Potentially Benedict Baker) |
Template:InfoKiller Freddy Krueger or "The Nightmare" is one of 4 Killers in Template:IconLink.
He was featured as a part of the A Nightmare on Elm Street™ Chapter.
He is also from the 2010 remake of a horror movie with the same name, A Nightmare On Elm Street.
Background
Even while he lived, Freddy Krueger was a creature of nightmare for those who truly knew him. Hiding behind a mask of warmth and friendliness, Freddy’s actual temperament was known only to his victims. When those victims were finally heard, the parents of Springwood tracked Freddy down and took the law into their own hands. They thought that fire had rid them of a monster that night, that their children were finally safe, but evil as strong as his has a way of surviving.
Years passed, the horror was buried, the victims mercifully forgot. Then, somehow, Freddy returned, and dreams became nightmares once again.
Freddy focused his anger on those he felt had wronged him, building up to his one true obsession, Nancy Holbrook. But he underestimated her strength and resourcefulness. Together with her friend Quentin, she managed to weaken Freddy, mutilating him and leaving him for dead once more.
Death didn't want Freddy the first time he encountered it, why did they think it would take him now? He emerged once more, consumed with vengeance. Then he turned his sights on the boy who had blocked his path to Nancy, his number one.
Freddy invaded Quentin's dreams, terrorising him night after night, until his strength and defences would be at their lowest. When the time was right, he forced the boy to return to the dark reflection of Badham Preschool. Here he would have his final revenge.
Freddy stalked the boy through the school’s halls. He took his time, savouring every moment of the hunt. This was what he enjoyed the most, the smell of their sweat in the air, the ragged gasps of their terrified breath. They were his to toy with.
There was the boy, at the end of a long corridor. Too tired and scared to run anymore? Resigned to his fate? Freddy closed in, arms wide, claws raking the wall. Their tips traced along a pipe, the metallic shrieking only adding to the boy’s apprehension.
A shower of sparks rained on the ground, and into the liquid that covered the tiled floor. A blue flame blossomed and quickly engulfed the room.
The boy took flight as Freddy burst from the flames in a fury. Rooms and walls raced past in a blur until they were in Freddy’s basement. There would be no escape from here.
Slowly Freddy closed in on the boy. His fear was so strong now that Freddy could almost taste it, but his eyes burned with a defiant hatred that was almost admirable.
Freddy drew back his claws.
Then Freddy felt another presence with him; something old, powerful and dark. A miasma enveloped him and the only sensation was a sound like wooden beams flexing and creaking in the distance. The echoing groan of metal crushed against metal. Something arcane and unknowable, half-way between language and pure terror.
A moment of falling and spinning and then Freddy was back in the school. But not his school. It looked the same, but it felt different. His powers were tempered in some ways and focused in others. The boy had gone for now, but other prey walked the hallways. Some would be inconsequential; others would become his new favourites. All would fall before his claws.
Nightmare's Perks
These are Perks which start off only appearing in the Nightmare's Template:IconLink. After achieving Level 30, teachable versions of these Perks can be found:
- Fire Up - Level 30
- Remember Me - Level 35
- Blood Warden - Level 40
If obtained other Killers are able to find the Nightmare's Perks in their Bloodwebs from that point on.
Freddy's perks revolve around stopping Survivors from fleeing. Freddy's perks will make surviving a real pain for all, and managing to escape the Hunting Ground won't be easy.
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Fire Up | Template:Perk desc |
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Remember Me | Template:Perk desc |
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Blood Warden | Template:Perk desc |
Load-out
Clawed Glove
A homemade device, crafted to torture and kill.
Dream Demon
Death won't accept him and thus he remains, a calamity, indisputable master of his victims' nightmares. Dream Demon allows The Nightmare to pull Survivors into the Dream World.
- Survivors who are awake do not see or hear The Nightmare.
- Once targeted by The Nightmare power, Survivors enter the Dream Transition after some time.
- During the Dream Transition they can see The Nightmare intermittently.
- When the Dream Transition lapse, the Survivor is pulled into the Dream World.
Once in the Dream World:
- Survivors' Auras are revealed to The Nightmare when they are outside of his terror radius.
- Survivors suffer an action speed penalty
- To exit the Dream World, Survivors can find other non-sleeping Survivors to perform a wake up action
- Some failed actions can wake up the Survivor.
- Getting hooked wakes up the Survivor
"You have nothing to worry about. This won't hurt one... little... bit." — Freddy Krueger
Dream Demon Add-ons
Template:Nightmare Addons
Achievements
- Main article: Achievements
There are currently 2 Achievements related to The Nightmare.
| Icon | Name | Description |
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| File:Ach Adept Nightmare.jpg | Adept Nightmare | Achieve a merciless victory with The Nightmare using only his 3 unique perks. |
| File:Ach Dream Master.jpg | Dream Master | Pull 200 Survivor into the Dream. |
Customization
Players may customize their Character by choosing one outfit style from each category. Blood-stained attire is obtained after The Nightmare reaches Level 50 and prestiges.
The Nightmare's attire includes:
| Head | Body | Weapon |
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Prestige
- Prestige I - Bloody Clawed Glove (Weapon)
- Prestige II - Bloody Freddy (Head)
- Prestige III - Bloody Gardener (Body)
DLC
- Main article: Downloadable Content
The Nightmare is currently part of 1 DLC package:
Available DLC
Trivia
- For additional and more detailed information about the Character of Freddy Krueger from the A Nightmare on Elm Street™ franchise, please refer to the A Nightmare on Elm Street™ Wiki Article
- The Nightmare is one of 0 Killers without glowing eyes. The others being The Template:IconLink, The Template:IconLink, The Template:IconLink, The Template:IconLink, The Template:IconLink and The Template:IconLink.
- The Nightmare's Memento Mori animation is the second one in which the Survivor attempts to get up on their own.
- The first one was the Memento Mori animation of the Cannibal.
Tips
- Try to pull everyone into the Dream World. This is harder to do than it looks, but can be done.
Gallery
For more go to Nightmare's Gallery
Preview for the Add-ons
