Golden Freddy

Golden Freddy, initially Yellow Bear in the first game's files, is a reoccurring character in the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise and a ghostly animatronic. He usually appears as a golden recolor of Freddy Fazbear.

Description
Golden Freddy is self-explanatory. He's a golden version of Freddy Fazbear. His eyes are missing, replaced by white pupils.

His regular posture is a slumped position with his hands facing upwards. His microphone is still firmly grasped in his right hand. His head is tilted to the right with his jaw outstretched and hanging open. As seen, his endoskeleton is still there with the exception of his head. This can be seen through his jaw and eyes. This is also shown by his capability to at least stand up.

Five Nights at Freddy's
Golden Freddy appears as an easter egg hallucination within the first game of the franchise. Checking CAM 2B, home to the West Hall Corner, there's a rare chance that the original poster of Freddy will be replaced with a close-up of Golden Freddy. A laugh is played and vivid hallucinations start to flash.. Flipping down the camera will reveal Golden Freddy slumped in the Office. If you don't flip the camera back up, Golden Freddy eventually jumpscare you and cause the game to crash. Flipping the camera up prevents this.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2
While Golden Freddy doesn't appear in the sequel directly, his withered variant replaces his role.

However, Golden Freddy appears in the Night 3 cutscene. After looking at the staring Bonnie and Chica, Golden Freddy appears in front of Freddy and the game cuts to a single message.



Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Golden Freddy makes a minor appearance in Five Nights at Freddy's 3 in the Happiest Day minigame. After getting all the requirements for the Good Ending, the final Crying Child will wear a monochrome Golden Freddy mask.

Theories

 * Some claim that Golden Freddy could very likely be a Springlock Suit, a concept introduced in Five Nights at Freddy's 3. This is supported by how Golden Freddy is always slumped as if he were a suit, and shares a similar golden color with the other known Springlock Suit, Springtrap.
 * However, Golden Freddy doesn't have five fingers, making it hard to wear him as a suit.
 * It's possible that Golden Freddy is actually Fredbear. They're both golden bear animatronics that are both possibly suits and both have been seen with black eyes and white pupils. In FNaF World, both animatronics share the same textures.
 * However, Golden Freddy and Fredbear have never shared the same top hat and bow-tie color in a single game. Golden Freddy also has only four fingers as opposed to the five Fredbear might have.
 * Some speculate that Golden Freddy is possessed by the bite victim of Five Nights at Freddy's 4.
 * Others argue that Golden Freddy is possessed by one of the victims of the Missing Children's Incident. tba