Ch 1: Golden Freddy
Character Information
Species
Animatronic Bear (Possible Ghost or Hallucination)
Color
Gold/Yellow
Occupation
Unknown (Possibly a former Freddy Fazbear)
Starting location
Poster visible in CAM 2B, Security Office
First appearance
Night 1 (very early)
Night 3
Golden Freddy (referred to as Yellow Bearin the first game's files) is one of the five antagonists and a special animatronic in Five Nights at Freddy's.
He is a secret, golden version of Freddy Fazbear who appears in The Office after acertain sequence of events are triggered.
Appearance
Golden Freddy appears as a golden/yellow color variation of Freddy Fazbear with missing eyes. His hat and bow tie appear to be tinted dark blue, as opposed to Freddy's black ones though this may be a result of lighting. Upon closer inspection, a microphone can be seen laying on his right palm, as well as two pinprick white dot-like pupils within his otherwise empty eye sockets.
His paws/hands are facing palms up. It is also possible that there is an endoskeleton in the suit. If one looks at the arms, a few wires/parts of the endoskeleton are visible, which share the same coloration as his accessories. His jaw hangs open and his head is tilted to the right. He is also presented in a sitting, slouched position as if he were dead.
Behavior
When checking CAM 2B, the player will see a poster on the wall. It can switch between three different versions: a normal picture of Freddy, a distorted version (in which he appears to rip off his own head), or a close-up of Golden Freddy's face. While this picture of him is being viewed, a young girl's laugh can be heard.
If the player sees the Golden Freddy poster and then switches back to The Office, Golden Freddy will be waiting for them. His appearance causes different images to flash on the screen for split seconds, along with the words "IT'S ME". Golden Freddy will wait idly for few seconds before killing the player, forcibly closing the game.
Unlike all of the other animatronics in the game, Golden Freddy does not give any indication of approach or arrival within The Office. He completely disregards the doors, appearing whether they are open or closed. Unlike the other animatronics, the screen will be covered by a static image of Golden Freddy's face upon attack, akin to the images that flash during Mike Schmidt'shallucinations.
The moment the player sees him, the player must bring up the Monitor before Golden Freddy kills the player. Doing so will cause him to disappear, thus preventing death and a game crash.
Alternatively, the player can avoid him entirely by simply not looking at the West Hall Corner camera poster (CAM 2B), which will prevent him from being summoned in the first place. However, this may prove difficult, as players may be tempted to watch this particular corner in case Bonnie is making a move toward The Office.
Theories
There is a common theory that Mike Schmidt may be hallucinating Golden Freddy, as Golden Freddy only appears if the player glances at said poster and returns to normal view. This is also emphasized by Golden Freddy not being a part of the Custom Night's A.I. Customization. Also, Golden Freddy seems to have hand prints on his face similar to the ones on Freddy's face, further supporting the idea that it may be a twisted hallucination of Freddy. Furthermore, when he appears in The Office, there is no reflection of him in the monitor screens, like there normally are when any animatronic is in The Office. Plus, when the player is killed by Golden Freddy, the game does not show a game over screen; it simply crashes.
Some speculate that Phone Guy was stuffed into Golden Freddy's suit after Night 4's message. This is mainly because Golden Freddy's killscreen sound byte can be heard just before the message cuts off.
It is thought that the costume itself is an older, possibly original version of the current Freddy Fazbear costume. It is also thought to be yellow/gold due to aging and deterioration.
There is a theory that states Golden Freddy is actually Fredbear from the first restaurant, Fredbear's Family Diner, which is mentioned in the second game.
It is possible that the endoskeleton in theBackstage might be Golden Freddy's though it may also just be another spare endoskeleton.
It is possible that Golden Freddy is the suit used during The Missing Children Incident. This would explain his lifeless behavior, due to him being a costume with no person or endoskeleton in it.
It is also possible that the Kitchen is Golden Freddy's starting location since the player can never see into this room. However, Cheat Mode in the mobile version may debunk this as Golden Freddy isn't shown in the Kitchen, but this may be just to compliment his mysterious nature.
Golden Freddy has also been speculated to be Phantom Freddy.
However, this is possibly disproven by the mysterious Freddy that rarely appears in The Office. Golden Freddy's slumped and empty appearance is also not represented by Phantom Freddy.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Golden Freddy
Character Information
Species
Animatronic Bear (Possible Ghost or Hallucination)
Color
Gold
Starting location
Security Office
First appearance
Night 6
Golden Freddy also makes an appearance in Five Nights at Freddy's 2, playing a more active role. He is also referred to officially as Golden Freddy on the Custom Night screen, where he is now one of the characters whose difficulty settings may be altered.
Appearance
Rather than being a simple recolor of Freddy, Golden Freddy now has a unique model of his own. He appears to be in a decrepit state, much like the other original animatronics, with a missing left ear, and a good deal of damage with loose wires and exposed parts. Also similar to the other original animatronics, he now has upper teeth, wires are coming out of his empty sockets and shoulders, and small bits of the suit are faded and ripped. His arms and legs seem darker than the rest of his body. His head is noticeably thinner than Freddy's. He seems to be more visibly clutching his microphone rather than having it lay on his palm.
Unlike his appearance in the first game, he seems much shorter, his pupils are not visible (as he does not seem to have eyes at all), and he appears to have no bow tie, though it is possible his lower jaw is blocking it from view.
Behavior
Golden Freddy attacking the player .
Shortly afterwards, his body will vanish, only for his head to rush at the player and kill them if they do nothing to counter him. Golden Freddy is much more difficult to deal with than in the first game, as raising the Monitor will no longer prevent Golden Freddy from killing the player (unless his giant head is floating in the hallway). To avoid being killed by Golden Freddy, the player must either equip theFreddy Fazbear Head immediately upon spotting him in The Office, or turn off theFlashlight while he's in the hallway. (He canattack the player from the hallway, and will do so if the player observes him for too long.)
If the player is in the Monitor for a long period of time, there is a 60% chance that Golden Freddy will appear in The Office, unless another animatronic is present.
On the Custom Night, when only Golden Freddy is set to 20, he will occasionally just sit still and not fade away if he appears in The Office. This is unlikely to happen, but it has been reported. As long as the player does not use the Flashlight nor the Freddy Head, he will remain where he is in The Office, until eitherFoxy or The Puppet attack the player.
Unlike in the first game, Golden Freddy in Five Nights at Freddy's 2 does not crash the game after killing the player. Instead, the Game Overscreen will show up as normal.
Trivia
Oddly, Golden Freddy's hat is tilted slightly to the left when attacking. It also appears to be tilted when he is sitting in The Office, though harder to see due to the orientation of his head.
This may just be his hat shifting to the side, as Freddy's hat has been shown to be detachable in Parts/Service.
Golden Freddy is even more detached from reality than in the last game, as he visibly fades out of existence when encountered in-game and spends most of his time floating around as a giant disembodied head.
It is heavily implied by Phone Guy on Night 6 that Golden Freddy is indeed the suit that Purple Guy had used to lure the missing children backstage to kill them, as noted in The Missing Children Incident.
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Golden Freddy
Golden Freddy's sprite in the "Stage01" minigame.
Character Information
Species
Animatronic Bear
Gender
Male
Color
Gold
Occupation
Unknown (possibly a former Freddy Fazbear)
Golden Freddy makes a minor appearance inFive Nights at Freddy's 3 in the Minigames"Stage01" and a brief appearance in the "Glitch Minigame".
Appearance
Golden Freddy's model from the second game is also used for Phantom Freddy, albeit with him in an upright position and the lack of half of his right leg. His model is also reused for amysterious Freddy which appears on the left side of The Office.
Trivia
The Bad Ending after Night 5 features another, obscured head in the background which is speculated to be Golden Freddy's. It would fit thematically with Golden Freddy's ghastly attributes and being "hidden in the back" by the company.
However, even upon brightening the image of the Good Ending, the head is completely absent.
Golden Freddy is the one of the two original animatronics to not have aphantom counterpart in the third game, the other one being Bonnie.
Phantom Freddy's model, however, bears more resemblance to Golden Freddy from the second game, meaning he could be Golden Freddy's counterpart.
It is theorized that Golden Freddy is one of the two specially designed suits mentioned by Phone Guy on Night 2, the other being Springtrap. It may explain the slouched position he takes, currently in an "unlocked" state for employees to wear.
