Freddy Krueger

Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger is a fictional character from the Nightmare on Elm Street series of horror films. He first appears in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as a disfigured dream stalker who uses a glove armed with razors to kill his victims in their dreams, ultimately causing their deaths in the waking world as well. However, whenever he is put into the real world, he has normal human vulnerability. He was created by Wes Craven, and has been consistently portrayed by Robert Englund since his first appearance. In the 2010 remake, however, Krueger is portrayed by Academy Award-nominee Jackie Earle Haley.

Freddy Krueger was officially confirmed as the fourth DLC character for Mortal Kombat (2011) during the San Diego Comic Con 2011 event. He will be available to download on August 9, 2011.

Biography

 * Mortal Kombat (2011): "A malevolent spirit of the Dream Realm, Freddy Krueger preys on the souls of the living as they sleep. When Shao Kahn began to steal Earthrealm's souls - souls Freddy considered his own - Freddy battled the emperor in the Dream Realm. But Shao Kahn's will was too strong. He pulled Freddy into the real world, where he was mortal, and defeated him. A badly injured yet determined Freddy fitted both his hands with demonically enhanced razor gloves. Once he has killed Shao Kahn he will find a way back to the Dream Realm, where he will torment Earthrealm's souls for eternity."

Signature Moves
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X-Ray Move: Freddy uppercuts the opponent with his claws. He then impales the opponent through the chest, breaking the ribs and puncturing the lungs. He then swipes the opponent across the face, damaging the skull.

Tell 'Em Freddy Sent Ya: Krueger disappears from view, then reappears behind the opponent. He impales the opponent and summons a hole. He then drags them into that hole, making them scream. Afterwards, the hole spews a HUGE amount of blood.

Fatality 2: Krueger summons a large furnace. He then stabs the opponent in the neck and stomach, and chucks them straight in. As the opponent burns in agony, Freddy waves goodbye and shuts the door, while the opponent's arm is hanging out of the furnace, cutting the arm off, and burning the opponent to death.

Trivia

 * If not counting the DC characters, Freddy is the second guest character to appear in the Mortal Kombat series, the first being Kratos.
 * Unlike Kratos, Freddy will be available for both consoles.
 * Also unlike Kratos, he will not get his own arena.
 * In the movies, Freddy only had claws on his right hand. In this game, however, he has claws on both hands.
 * His first Fatality is based on the way he killed one of his victims in the original Nightmare on Elm Street, while his second Fatality is based on the way he killed one of his victims in the 4th Nightmare on Elm Street.
 * He was recently said to be the final DLC character.
 * Though Boon has stated there's a future possibility of more DLC, it's uncertain at this time.

DLC Video
thumb|250px|left|His DLC trailer.