Characters of the [[WesternAnimation/NightmareNed TV show]] and [[VideoGame/NightmareNed Videogame]] ''Nightmare Ned''.
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!!Main Characters

[[folder:Needlemeyer Family]]

!!!'''Ned Needlemeyer'''
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-->Voiced by Courtland Mead\\


The main character of both the Nightmare Ned video game and TV show. He is a bald, bespectacled, 10-year-old boy with a hyperactive imagination, using it to deal with his fears, troubles, and anxieties through dark and quirky nightmares. He lives with his mother, his father, and baby sister. He also has a grandfather named Ted Needlemeyer, but he has only appeared in the video game.

* AlliterativeName: His full name: '''N'''ed '''N'''eedlemeyer
* {{Anxiety Dreams}}: His nightmares are often used to cope with or figure out a certain problem that’s going on in his life.
* BookSmart: He is very intelligent and excels at school beyond most of his peers, as shown in the episode “Bad Report Card” and to a lesser extent, “Testing...Testing...”
* ButtMonkey: Poor guy can ''not'' catch a break.
* CatchPhrase: "Eat my [[KillerYoyo yo-yo]]!"
* EndearinglyDorky: He’s a timid, anxious, and well-meaning little nerd who wears glasses and is not particularly tough. Some girls in his class find him adorable and even call him a “delicate flower."
* FaceYourFears: What he finally manages to do by the end of the video game.
* FriendlessBackground: Ned is never shown to have any real-life friends and rarely interacts with other kids outside of school. This is mostly evidenced in the tv series however, as there is a line in the game where Ned briefly mentions having a friend at school. Solitude never seems to bother him however and, like a lot of introverted kids, might even prefer it.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Seems to have a soft spot for animals.
* GenderBender: The episode "Girl Trouble" revolves around this, after Ned goes into the girl's bathroom at school by mistake (because of a prank by Conrad and Vernon) He dreams about being a girl, [[AttractiveBentGender whom Both Conrad and Vernon fall for]] in the episode.
* GirlsHaveCooties: Being a young boy, Ned is generally not fond of girls and gets annoyed when he is pursued by his classmate Joanie who has a crush on him, something he does not reciprocate.
* KidHero: TheHero of the franchise and he's only ten years old.
* KillerYoyo: Ned's primary weapon, and all purpose tool in the game.
* MinorInjuryOverreaction: In "Tooth or Consequences," He freaks out over losing his tooth, despite the fact ''he'' himself lost every single one of his baby teeth.
* MrImagination: The biggest character trait Ned possesses is his overactive imagination, mix that with his [[NervousWreck absurd fears]] and you get terrifying yet quirky nightmares.
* {{Nerd Glasses}}: His trademark look includes wearing big round glasses.
* NerdyNasalness: He has a very distinct, nasally-sounding voice.
* NervousWreck: He is VERY high-strung which is the whole reason that he goes through those dreams.
* OutOfCharacterMoment: One episode had a camp counselor telling scary stories, scaring his charges... Except Ned, who nonchalantly explains why they're all garbage. Though it wasn't this out of character considering how subjective scary things are and that Ned has showed a logical side before.
* PajamaCladHero: In the game.
* PintSizedKid: He is shown to be quite a shorty, even for a 10-year-old. This is especially highlighted in the episode "My, How You've Grown."
* RiskyBusinessDance: In the video game intro, when Ned learns his parents won't be home for a while.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Wears really big glasses and is very intelligent for his age.
* TheSoCalledCoward: He does have a few noteworthy moments where he is both calm and in control.
* SweetTooth: The intro of the video game has him raiding the fridge and eating up all the sweets he can, despite the note his mother left him stating “No Sweets!”

!!!'''Ed Needlemeyer'''
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-->Voiced by Creator/BradGarrett in the TV series\\


Although he tries to comprehend Ned's nightmare dilemmas, it does not occurs often, as he is constantly confused by them. In the video game, he is only a supporting character and does not speak a single line during the game's course, but plays a bigger role in the TV series.
* BumblingDad: He has his moments of immaturity and incompetence.
* {{Determinator}}: As his dream-world counterpart--Captain Dad--in ""Willie Trout.""
** LosingYourHead: His dream-world counterpart's reason for hunting Willie Trout.
* DramaQueen: He exaggerates a lot and because of that he can be seen misunderstanding situations. See below.
* HiddenDepths: Who knew that he's a [[GadgeteerGenius rather skilled inventor]]?
* ItsQuietTooQuiet: In the final episode, Ned's dad says this when he comes home from work. This is immediately subverted in that nothing sinister is going on at all.
* ManChild: He is very excitable and immature much more than his son.
* SkewedPriorities: From "Along for the Ride"
--> '''Ed Needlemeyer''': "I want my free mint!"
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Is bald and wears glasses like his son.
* WrongGenreSavvy: In the opening to the very last episode, Ned's dad seems to think he's in some kind of mystery or suspense show. This is quickly dropped when the focus shifts to Ned.

!!!'''Mrs. Needlemeyer'''
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-->Voiced by Creator/VictoriaJackson in the TV series\\
Voiced by Lani Minella in the video game

Sensitive and caring, she seems to understand Ned more than his father.

* FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife: Compared to her husband she certainly is more mature and more capable of reaching Ned.
* [[GoodParents Good Parent]]: She tries to understand Ned’s dilemmas and occasionally offers advice when he needs it.
* HartmanHips
* HiddenDepths: Although it's never referred to again, she is actually an extremely talented accordionist.
* TheOtherDarrin: Ned's mom in the show versus his Mom in the video game. This is very noticeable because, in the show, she was voiced by the very distinct-sounding [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Victoria Jackson]].
* {{Unnamed Parent}}: Her name is never mentioned and is simply referred to as ‘Mrs. Needlemeyer.’ [[spoiler: However, some fans speculate that her real name is ‘Sally’ and that her childhood counterpart is who Ned meets at the end of the Attic, Basement, and Beyond level in the game.]]

!!!'''Amy Needlemeyer'''
-->Voiced by Kath Soucie in the TV series\\

Mr. and Mrs. Needlemeyer’s daughter and Ned’s baby sister. She only makes a cameo appearance in the game and plays a very minute role in the show. She is almost always seen in her mothers arms.
* FearlessInfant
* ObliviousYoungerSibling: Doesn’t seem to be aware of her older brother’s nightmares or dilemmas.
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!!'''Conrad and Vernon'''

-->Voiced by Jeff Bennett (Conrad), Rob Paulsen (Vernon)

* [[TheBully The Bullies]]
---> '''Vernon''': "[[CardCarryingVillain Aww, cruelty: the breakfast of champions.]]"
* CruellaToAnimals: They once threatened a cat with a ''electronic hair clipper.''
* FatAndSkinny: Conrad's the fat and Vernon's the skinny.
* FatBastard: Conrad's quite portly, for a bully.
* LeanAndMean: Vernon's increasingly lanky and a very bad guy.
* TheLoad: When trying to get Ned out of prison in "Bad Report Card."
* OrderliesAreCreeps: In "Lucky Abe."
* YouAllLookFamiliar: In The 1997 Disney Adventures comic "All Spork and No Play." as [[AnimateInanimateObject CONDIMENT PACKETS, nonetheless]].

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!Video Game characters

[[folder:Shadow Creatures]]

* [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]]: The [[LivingShadow Shadow Creatures]] serve as the villains in the video game take their forms from Ned's fears, but the good ending indicates that they exist outside of and apart from him, and upon defeat are removed from his head rather than outright destroyed. Interestingly, it seems they don't need his fear specifically to survive, so it's unclear what their reasons are for tormenting him.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Each of the Shadow Creatures by the end of the game.]]
** [[spoiler:Even more so when, if the game ends well: The Shadow Creatures' true forms help Ned defeat his final fear and the true BigBad: a giant, morbid version of himself.]]
** Possibly subverted however by the fact [[spoiler:in both endings they are heard from Ned's closet, still as their shadow selves and not their "true forms," implying they do and still exist outside of Ned's mind as actual monsters.]]
* {{I Know What You Fear}}: The shadows are literal embodiments of Neds fears and anxieties.
* [[LivingShadow Living Shadows]]
* RememberTheNewGuy: [[spoiler: their true forms are (except for Sally and the toilet) of people Ned recognizes, though none of them appeared in the TV show.]]
* TheUnfought

!!'''Graveyard Shadow Creature[[spoiler:/Ted Needlemeyer]]'''
->''"Time to bury all your [twirls scythe] troubles, Ned!"''

-->Voiced by Harry Anderson

* BigBad: Being the oldest and with an appearance reminiscent of [[TheGrimReaper Death itself]], the Graveyard Shadow Creature is widely considered as the main villain of the game.
* [[spoiler:CoolOldGuy: Grandpa Ted is implied to be this to Ned]]
* EvilOldFolks: Has the voice of an old man, and at one point calls himself "Your worst geriatric nightmare!"
* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the start of the game, the Graveyard Shadow tells Ned "I'm just dying for you to visit!" When the Shadow Creature's true identity is revealed, [[spoiler:he is shown to be Ned's grandfather, Ted, who tells him that he's been wanting to spend some time with him.]]
* TheGrimReaper: His appearance befits this trope very well.
* ImpliedDeathThreat: The Graveyard Shadow Creature's opening line.
* TheIdealist: [[spoiler:As Ted Needlemeyer.]]

!!'''Medical Shadow Creature[[spoiler:/Dr. Klutzchnik]]'''
->''[[FalseReassurance "Don't worry...]] [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110311010530/nightmarened/images/c/ca/Meds.png [brandishes her needle fingers at Ned] ]]'' ''[[BlatantLies this won't hurt a bit!"]]''

-->Voiced by Alexandra Wentworth

* AxCrazy
* MadDoctor / DepravedDentist
* TooKinkyToTorture: The Good Ending where she suggests she and the other Shadows "perform hideous, painful medical procedures on each other" might imply this.

!!'''School Shadow Creature[[spoiler:/Billy Blatfield]]'''
->''"Hey, Ned! I'm gonna teach you a lesson."''

-->Voiced by Jeff Cesario

* TheBrute: The physically largest of the shadows.
* TheBully: [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out he only wanted to be Ned's friend, but was too ashamed of telling him.]]
* IShallTauntYou: "Hey, everyone! It's 'Make Fun of Ned Day', also known as 'Melonhead Day'!"
** In addition, almost everything said from the School Shadow Creature to Ned is either a taunt or a threat.
*** [[spoiler:It should also be noted that the true identity of the Shadow Creature takes a large effect on the reason for its excessive taunting.]]
* {{Jerkass}}
** [[spoiler:JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As Billy.]]

!!'''Bathroom Shadow Creature[[spoiler:/Ned's Toilet]]'''
->''"I have a hankering... for a Ned sandwich."''

* AnimateInanimateObject: [[spoiler: While the other shadow's true forms are humans, his is actually Ned's toilet. Though, he's presumably only sentient in Ned's dreams.]]
* TheFool: The Bathroom Shadow Creature plays the sort of idiot of the group of Shadow Creatures.
** [[spoiler:Subverted at the end where he turns out to be a sort of intellectual.]]
* LaughablyEvil: [[spoiler:He is essentially a talking toilet. (I mean, talk about [[ToiletHumour Toilet]] [[IncrediblyLamePun Humor]]!)]]
** In addition, [[spoiler: [[OutOfCharacterMoment he surprisingly]] [[ThePhilosopher imparts an intellectual speech to Ned about his future]], and also tells him to quit flushing banana peels.]]

!!'''Attic, Basement, and Beyond Shadow Creature[[spoiler:/Sally]]'''
->''"[first head] Terrible... [second head] Hideous... [both] Surprises!"''

-->Voiced by Jill Fischer

* CollectorOfTheStrange: [[spoiler: Sally, the shadow’s true form, counts as this. She found her creepy doll ‘Sandy Pattycakes’ in the trash, and calls the attic her “secret treasure chest.”]]
* TheConfidant: [[spoiler:Sandy Patty-Cake]]
* CreepyTwins
* MaddenedIntoMisanthropy: Also LonersAreFreaks, TheHermit, and possibly even the spirit of the MadwomanInTheAttic. Throughout the game, she shows little interest in interacting with the other Shadow Creatures and would much rather spend her time trying to creep Ned out.
** [[spoiler:MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Subverted at the end, when it turns out that the Shadow Creature was actually a sweet, [[CloudCuckooLander albeit eccentric]], little girl that just enjoyed some occasional solitude her strange fantasy realm, which she calls her "secret treasure chest".]]
* PsychopathicManchild
* SpeakInUnison
** It should also be noted that the Shadow Creature is two headed, yet often acts and speaks as one, also referring to itself as "we".
* ShoutOut: [[spoiler:On its second transition, the main body of the Shadow Creature holds the other head in a way reminiscent to ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''.]]
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[[folder: Grave Digger ]]

->''"Sorry, but this spot is taken."''

* [[BlackComedy Black Comedian]]
** Subverted by the fact he probably wasn't even trying to be funny.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: He continues to intently dig the same grave with no effect whatsoever.

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[[folder: Jack-o-Lanterns ]]

* AnthropomorphicFood
* VomitIndiscretionShot: Those pumpkins will puke all over Ned's head!

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[[folder: Clogging Trio ]]

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Grenny (Four Legged Clog), Cyco (Toilet-Paper Cyclops), and Truddy. Definitely not your average bathroom toilet clogs.

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[[folder: Dragon ]]


-->Voiced by Edie [=McClurg=]

* [[TalkingAnimal Talking Beast]]
* TheStoryteller
** ShoutOut: Two of the dragon's stories are from Alvin Schwartz's ''Literature/ScaryStoriesToTellInTheDark'' and its sequel.

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[[folder: Mannequin Fortune Teller ]]

->''"A rolling stone gathers no moss...''Sorry, ''[-wrong dream-]!"''

* FortuneTeller
** Subverted by the fact most of her hints are either terrible or just [[IncrediblyLamePun lame puns]].
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: After getting frustrated with Ned and telling him she's "got a break coming up!"

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[[folder: Human Pack-Mule ]]

* CivilizedAnimal
* HalfHumanHybrid
* TheVoiceless
* YourFavorite: The giant morbid ladybug.

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[[folder: Weird, Wild, and Wonderful ]]

* ArtShift: ''Highly'' constitutes as [[NightmareFuel Nightmare Fuel.]]
* {{Frankensteins Monster}}s: A possibility.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Look like they're composed of parts of different animals.

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[[folder: Snake Dogs ]]

* RuleOfThree
* TheReveal: First appear to be incredibly long snakes, [[spoiler:but later turn out to be three, orange and black, hungry, Mexican-style dogs.]]

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[[folder: Doctor Shots ]]

* DepravedDentist: He'll try and give Ned a shot of Novocaine if the mouth closes on him, [[spoiler:but Ned can use toxic breath on him after meeting with Gingivitis, the fairy godmother]].
* [[spoiler: ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: When he tries to jump over the pile of syringe needles, he ends up landing on them.]]

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[[folder: Art Projects ]]

* {{Dracula}}: The Vampire Milk Carton.
* DumbMuscle: The Clayman.
* Noodlepeople: The Pipe-cleaner Skeleton.
* StopMotion: The art projects and their dioramas appear to be animated in this particular style. This is proven to be the case in the credits.

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[[folder:Attic, Basement and Beyond clan]]

* DysfunctionalFamily
** [[spoiler:It is hinted that Petey and Repetey may possible relatives to Mrs. Salt and Glution due to the fact they have portraits around each other in the main hall.]]
*** Something else very interesting to note is that [[spoiler:Ned's mother has a portrait next to theirs, as well, hinting furthermore that she may have been Sally the little girl. Although the portrait is there mostly for the "Don't step on a crack" moment in the same area.]]

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[[folder: The ''"Amazing Twins!"'' (aka Petey and Repetey) ]]

* CatchPhrase: "Key, key, who's got the key?" is repeated by Petey and Repetey, among their other bitter ramblings.
* ConjoinedTwins: Continuously bickering, seemingly a pair of performers, whom at the time, are seen juggling [[CartoonBomb bombs]] [[spoiler:and possibly a [[CoolKey key]].]]
* CreepyTwins
* MultipleHeadCase: Very much so.
* PunnyName: Repetey.
* [[StreetPerformer Street Performers]]

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[[folder: Mrs. Salt ]]

* SplitPersonality/ MoodSwinger: At first, she is seen as jittery, anxious, and nervous, [[spoiler:but next moment, after she gets her salt, she turns wild; grunting and hollering, gleefully tossing the salt around, and coveting it with a madman's grin.]]

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[[folder: Glution ]]

* FatSlob
* UnmovingPlaid
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