Freddy Krueger

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Freddy Krueger
A Nightmare on Elm Street character
Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger
First appearance	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Created by	Wes Craven
Portrayed by	Robert Englund Michael Bailey Smith Chase Schrimer Tobe Sexton Jackie Earle Haley
In-universe information
Alias	The Springwood Slasher The Dream Demon
Classification	Mass murderer[1]
Primary location	Springwood, Ohio
Signature weapon	Bladed glove

Freddy Krueger (/ˈkruːɡər/) is a fictional character and the antagonist of the A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film franchise. Created by Wes Craven, he made his debut in Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as the malevolent spirit of a child killer who had been burned to death by his victims' parents after evading prison.^[2] Krueger goes on to murder his victims in their dreams, causing their deaths in the real world as well. In the dream world, he is a powerful force and seemingly invulnerable. However, whenever Freddy is pulled back into the real world, he has normal human vulnerabilities and can be destroyed.^[3] He is commonly identified by his burned, disfigured face, dirty red-and-green-striped sweater and brown fedora, and trademark metal-clawed, brown leather, right hand glove. This glove was the product of Krueger's own imagination, having welded the blades himself before using it to murder many of his victims, both in the real and dream worlds. Over the course of the film series, Freddy has battled several reoccurring survivors including Nancy Thompson and Alice Johnson.^[4] The character was consistently portrayed by Robert Englund in the original film series as well as in the television spin-off Freddy's Nightmares. The reboot portrays him as an undead groundskeeper accused of molesting the students.

The character quickly became a pop culture icon^[5] going on to appear in toy lines,^[6] comic books,^[7] books,^[8] sneakers,^[9] costumes,^[10] and video games^[11][12] since his debut. In 2003, Krueger appeared alongside fellow horror icon Jason Voorhees in Freddy vs. Jason. In 2010, a reboot of the original Nightmare on Elm Street film, starring Jackie Earle Haley, was released.

Wizard magazine rated Freddy the 14th-greatest villain of all time;^[13] the British television channel Sky2 listed him 8th,^[14] and the American Film Institute ranked him 40th on its "AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains" list.^[15] In 2010, Freddy was nominated for the award for Best Villain (formerly Most Vile Villain) at the Scream Awards.