Nightmare Balloon Boy

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Nightmare Balloon Boy
Production Information
Affiliation	Hallway
Technical Description
Class	Nightmare Animatronic
Model	Human
Main Color	Peach
Eye Color	Red
Gender Pronoun	He/Him
Misc. Information
Voice Provider	Matthew Curtis (UCN)
First Appearance	Five Nights at Freddy's 4 (Halloween Update)
Latest Appearance	Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted (Curse of Dreadbear DLC)

“Come closer, help me count my teeth!” — Nightmare Balloon Boy, after killing the player, Ultimate Custom Night

Nightmare Balloon Boy is a major antagonist and one of the nightmare animatronics of the Five Nights at Freddy's series, first appearing in the Halloween Update expansion (both Standard and Halloween Edition) for Five Nights at Freddy's 4, where he is featured in his minigame known as "Fun with Balloon Boy" and functions very similar to Plushtrap. It is confirmed that he has an impact on the lore; whether his role is important or not is still yet to be determined.

Quick Answers

What is the role of Nightmare Balloon Boy in the Five Nights at Freddy's series?

Introduced in Five Nights at Freddy's 4's Halloween Edition, Nightmare Balloon Boy is a Nightmare Animatronic that terrorizes the Crying Child. He stands out due to his disturbing hands, emphasized by the absence of balloons or signs. He features in the 'Fun with Balloon Boy' minigame and can jumpscare players without ending the game. His impact on the series lore remains uncertain.

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What is the 'Fun with Balloon Boy' minigame in Five Nights at Freddy's 4?

In Five Nights at Freddy's 4, the 'Fun with Balloon Boy' minigame, introduced in the Halloween update, involves Nightmare Balloon Boy replacing Plushtrap. He begins on a chair and can move to four doorways, a hallway, an 'X' on the floor, or deliver a jumpscare. He communicates with a deep, demonic voice, saying 'Hi' or 'Hello' or laughing. The game's duration lessens throughout the week, from 90 seconds after Night 2 to 30 seconds after Night 4. The outcome of the following night is influenced by the player's performance in this minigame.

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What is the significance of Nightmare Balloon Boy's eyes in his mouth?

Nightmare Balloon Boy, a Nightmare Animatronic from Five Nights at Freddy's 4, has a distinct design where his head floats separate from his jaw. This feature is noticeable during his jumpscare, causing his eyes to appear in his mouth. He, Plushtrap, and Nightmare Fredbear are the only characters in the game that can close or use their eyelids, enhancing their terrifying presence.

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What is the design inspiration behind Nightmare Balloon Boy?

The design of Nightmare Balloon Boy is a terrifying twist on the original Balloon Boy character. He is a human-like animatronic with distinctive features such as a round body, large blue eyes, and a toothy grin. His attire includes a red and blue vertically striped shirt and a matching propeller cap. He is unique among the nightmare animatronics for his lighter colors and distinct sounds, which are modified versions of his original counterpart's laugh.

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Physical Appearance

Nightmare Balloon Boy's appearance is similar to the original BB, except with a more menacing design. This includes large, pointed teeth inside of his large mouth (similar to Nightmare Chica), dark-blue eyelids and teeth gums, long claw-like fingers, and more sinister-looking eyes with red irises (similar to Nightmare Chica's Cupcake) as well as narrow gray veins. In fact, his mouth goes all the way around his head. And interestingly, nothing connects his bottom and upper mouth. He has a red triangular nose and circular cheeks instead of orange ones. He also has a red and purple striped hat and shirt, instead of his usual red and blue stripes. The pinwheel from the top of his cap is also blue rather than orange with a yellow button up top. His two buttons are indigo instead of the original BB's black ones. His brown hair is slightly shorter than his original counterpart. His blue pants are lighter in color. If one looks carefully, one can see that Nightmare Balloon Boy seems to wear white socks. His shoes bear an exact resemblance to his original counterpart's, albeit they appear lighter in color. Interestingly, Nightmare Balloon Boy appears to be in a perfect and completely undamaged shape.

Like Phantom Balloon Boy, Nightmare Balloon Boy lacks the balloon and "Balloons!" sign as featured in Five Nights at Freddy's 2.

Personality

As revealed in Ultimate Custom Night, Nightmare Balloon Boy talks in complete sentences. As with the other nightmares, he has no qualms about torturing his victims with his bony, metal hands. As evident by his quotes in the aforementioned game, he also has a tendency to mock his victims whenever the opportunity presents itself. The chomping noise heard in one of his quotes indirectly suggests what he does to his victims.

Functionality

While Nightmare BB appears to be a moving animatronic, in reality, the nightmares true forms are mounted suit parts on rolling mechanical stands to emulate animatronics hunting someone, being turned into monsters by illusions as the result of the hallucinogenic gas.

Appearances

Game Title	Role	Description
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 (Halloween Update)	Minor character	First appearance; minor antagonist.
Ultimate Custom Night	Major character	Selectable antagonist.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted	Major character	Posthumous antagonist.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach	Cameo	Appears on a cardboard cutout from the Curse of Dreadbear DLC and in the Monty Golf AR-Cade.