Real Name: Fred Krueger Gender: Male Appearance: His entire body is covered in burn scars. He has a slender build and a slight slouch. He wears a red and green horizontal striped sweater and a black fedora. On his right hand, he wears a gardener's glove with iron claws attached. Countless human faces are embedded in his body, moaning. A killer who appears in the dreams of sleeping people and tears them apart with the iron claws on his right hand.

Real Name: Nancy Thompson Gender: Female Appearance: A beautiful girl with long, wavy brown hair. She tells her father and Glen about Freddy and the events in her dreams, but they don't believe her. She confronts Freddy.

Real Name: Glen Lantz Gender: Male Appearance: Short brown hair and a slender build. He wears a short white shirt with red and blue lines and the number 10 that shows his midriff, along with bluish-purple pants. He wears white sneakers and socks. Nancy's boyfriend. Nancy tells him about the things in her dreams, but he refuses to believe her.

Real Name: Rod Lane Gender: Male Appearance: Tina's boyfriend. He is suspected of murdering Tina and ends up being pursued by the police.

Real Name: Tina Gray Gender: Female Appearance: Characterized by light brown, almost blonde, soft short hair. She has a delicate build. Rod's girlfriend.

Real Name: Donald Thompson Gender: Male Appearance: Slicked-back hair with a broad forehead. He wears a solemn uniform like an American police officer. He has a slightly chubby build. Nancy's father. He refused to believe his daughter Nancy's story.

Real Name: Marge Thompson Gender: Female Appearance: Long, wavy light brown hair. Like Nancy, she is a beauty. Donald's wife and Nancy's mother. She worries about Nancy being troubled by nightmares. She tells Nancy the truth about Freddy.