Fred

Fred is a recurring character and heroic antagonist of the QuickDeath route. Normally when you battle him, he has 10 HP, but quickly absorbs your soul to become Fred EX, and then absorbs everyone else's souls to become Fred NEO. He is the only character besides Burt who is aware of them being in a video game. He is first seen in Hometown as an NPC, who says various things that hint the end of the QuickDeath route, the most famous ones are "I sense that you are going to have a Bad Time." And "Death is upon us. But not me.". He then reappears as the Eternal Knight, the bonus boss of The City. If he is defeated through fighting, his helmet is blown off, revealing his face. If he is defeated through sparing, he takes his helmet off. He later appears in the Field if you agree to Dan's mission and have 10 or less keys at the time. He says things like "See you later.". If you defeat the Dan Monster, then the QuickDeath route is locked on, and The Mansion, The Castle and The Home is inaccessible, instead you teleport straight to Fred's Home to fight him.