What is Freddy Krueger?
{{Infobox character | name = Freddy Krueger | image =Freddy Cosplay.jpg | caption =Cosplayer characterized as the character photographed in 2021. | gender = [[Male]] | series = | first = | last = | creator = [[Wes Craven]] | children = | family = Amanda Krueger <small>(mother)</small><br>Maggie Burroughs <small>(daughter)</small><br>Loretta Krueger <small>(wife)</small> | portrayer = [[Robert Englund]]<br>[[Jackie Earle Haley]] <small>(2010 film)</small> | occupation = Killer, factory worker (when he was alive) }} '''Freddy Krueger''' is a fictional [[Fictional character|character]] from the ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' [[movie]]s. He was created by [[Wes Craven]] and he is the [[Villain|bad guy]] of the movies. In the first movie a mom told her kid that a long time ago, Freddy killed a bunch of people's kids and the parents got mad and they burnt Freddy. Right before Freddy died some ghosts told Freddy that he can come back to life if he will take over dreams, and Freddy said yes, so he became a [[vengeful spirit]] who kills people in their [[dream]]s. ==Story== In [[suburb]]an [[Ohio]], Freddy went after the kids of the parents that killed him. During their [[nightmare]]s, Freddy would be there and he would kill them in their dreams, and whatever Freddy did in the dream would happen in real life. Then there was this girl named Nancy, she had nightmares about Freddy, and wanted to kill him to stop him from killing anymore. So on purpose, one night she fell asleep to fight Freddy. ==Movies== There have been 8 movies involving Freddy Krueger, a [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] [[Freddy vs. Jason|battle movie]] between him and [[Jason Voorhees]], and a [[remake]] was made in 2010. The first 8 starred Robert Englund as Freddy, but in the new one, a man named [[Jackie Earle Haley]] plays him. ==What he wears== ===Claw glove=== In the movie Freddy has this claw he wears, it has fingernails built into it made o