Freddy Fazbear is the animatronic bear antagonist of Five Nights at Freddy's, the indie horror game series created by Scott Cawthon and first released in 2014. Freddy's laugh and musical cues became some of the franchise's most recognisable sounds, signalling danger inside the haunted pizzeria. As FNAF clips spread through YouTube, TikTok and meme edits, fans isolated the drawn out har har har laugh and reused it outside the game. It remains popular because it instantly signals creepy comedy, nostalgia for early FNAF, and an approaching jumpscare.