Fredbear and Golden Freddy are different animatronics.

In Fnaf 4 we see Fredbear and he is Golden Freddy…

Golden Freddy, Five Nights at Freddy's Wikia

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After staring at pictures of nothing but Fredbear and Golden Freddy for an entire day, I have come to the conclusion that they probably looked something like this : r/fivenightsatfreddys

FNAF explained - Golden freddy/fredbear - Wattpad

Golden Freddy - FredBear

One night at Fred bear's/Golden freddy 's pré alpha by 1_bcbb71 - Game Jolt

Springbonnie and Fredbear (aka Golden Freddy) by CarlosCreations on DeviantArt

How I view Fredbear(and maybe Freddy) at the moment : r/fivenightsatfreddys

Fredbear and Golden Freddy are different animatronics.

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