The looks, personality, and mythology of FNAF Fredbear
Are you confused about Fredbear from FNAF? Remain calm. All the information you need to participate in fascinating fan theories and understand the history of the show is provided in our guide to this version of Freddy. Just be advised that if you're still unfamiliar with the terrifying horror series, you may want to check back later since there are a lot of spoilers here.
Check out our FNAF characters guide and our independent biographies on FNAF’s Foxy, FNAF’s Chica, FNAF’s Roxy, FNAF’s Mike Schmidt, and FNAF’s Gregory for additional information on the Five Nights series. Alternatively, if you can't wait for Freddy to make his feature film debut, use our FNAF movie guide to stay up to date.
Who is Fredbear of FNAF?
Because he doesn't really show up as one of the jumpscare providers for the main games, Fredbear is one of the more elusive animatronics from the series. Rather, Fredbear's function in the series is to contribute to the mythos by handing out the Bite of 83 and offering the initial design for later iterations of FNAF's Freddy. In case you're unaware, the Bite of 83 serves as the catalyst for the FNAF series, or at least the terrifying part of it, therefore Fredbear plays a significant role in the overall story.
With very minor exceptions, Fredbear and Freddy have very similar physical features. The first distinction is that Fredbear has a purple bowtie and hat instead of Freddy's traditional black ones. The majority of the minor variations are quite impossible to see, but it's important to note that Fredbear has rounder ears, a little smaller cap, a slightly larger head, and differently positioned whiskers.
What kind of guy is Fredbear from FNAF?
We haven't had much chance to get to know Fredbear, therefore we don't know a lot about his personality. Based on the few exchanges we see in the FNAF 4 minigames, Fredbear appears to be somewhat similar to Freddy and is most comfortable entertaining kids. Since Fredbear never makes an appearance as an enemy in the main narrative, nothing is known about his darker side. However, it is important to note that Fredbear did not choose to bite 83, therefore there is no proof that this animatronic is as malicious as some of the others.
FNAF's appearances in Fredbear games
Though FNAF's Fredbear never made an appearance as a major enemy in the main series, he appears in several minigames and brief cameos throughout the FNAF games. See the list of all the games that include Fredbear below.
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (mentioned)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 (mentioned)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 4 (minigames cameo)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location (plush cameo)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted (laugh cameo)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach (poster cameo)
- Ultimate Custom Night (secret optional character)
This concludes our overview of FNAF's Fredbear. See our guides on Poppy Playtime characters, Poppy Playtime chapter 1, and Poppy Playtime chapter 2 for more startling titles.