Freddy

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Freddy (弗莱迪)
Gender	Male
Nature	Initially a guise created through Jiang Xiang’s Clone and Transformation Techniques; later explicitly identified as one of his avatars. Regarded by S.H.I.E.L.D. as an uncanny entity 25 69 200.
Affiliation	Wilder Sect; Freak Alliance. Tony Stark also identifies him as a Foundation member 200 215 271 329.
Occupation/Role	Fortune-teller, information broker, occasional detective, thief, and assassin; Wilder Sect administrator and founder of the Freak Alliance 53 58 215 329.
Base of Operations	Fortune-Telling Shop in Hell’s Kitchen; later leads the Freak Alliance in Oak City 69 270.
First Appearance	Appears after the museum Wraith incident 24.

Appearance

• Burned face: His visibly scarred face is shown during the museum incident and Stark Industries’ weapons showcase 24 57.
• Clawed figure: His first appearance presents him as a burned, clawed man 24.
• Black robe and hood: At his shop, he wears a black robe covering his entire body; he later pulls on a hood before vanishing 69 200.
• Unsettling expressions: Frequently displays crooked or sinister smiles and laughs theatrically 24 54 77 226.
• Later presentation: Coulson notices increasingly stiff movements and an emotionless manner, making Freddy seem less human than before 125.

Personality

Freddy combines theatrical menace with blunt commercialism. He taunts customers, turns threats into “games,” and charges heavily for information or introductions. He accepts money, luck, artifacts, or retrieval work according to the transaction, and refuses to expand an answer without another payment 57 70 74 77 125.

S.H.I.E.L.D.’s psychological profile describes him as chaotic and possessing few moral limits, though Coulson questions whether human psychological testing applies to an uncanny being. His conduct reinforces those concerns: he exploits desperation, withholds important conditions, and records Barton’s dangerous transformation before revealing its lifespan cost 69 278 279.

As an avatar, Freddy has his own dignity and purpose. He treats Kaecilius and Shendu contemptuously, while pursuing a habitat for uncanny beings and recognition for the Freak Alliance. Alliance members respond to his authority with deference and enthusiasm 200 221 329.

Abilities & Skills

Cloning and Disguise

Freddy’s original manifestation is created through Jiang Xiang’s Clone Technique and Transformation Technique 25.

• Shadow Clones in Freddy’s guise gather intelligence and relay it to Jiang Xiang 54.
• Multiple copies allow him to operate in different places and take unrelated jobs simultaneously 54 69.
• His invented background as a religious figure with cloning and Dream Entry abilities provides an explanation for these appearances 54.

Dream Entry

Freddy is later established as a dream-traveling Freak whose ability contributes to his prestige within the Alliance 329.

• Alliance legend credits Dream Entry with allowing him to kill Freaks stronger than himself; the passage presents this as his reputation rather than a demonstrated encounter 329.
• He draws Barton into a nearly colorless vision while offering power and information about Natasha’s death 278.

Divination and Investigation

Freddy obtains information through his duplicates, the Silver Ring Book, and the Yes-or-No Coin 70 75.

• The coin provides binary answers, including confirmation that the missing Tony Stark is alive 69 70.
• The book reveals past or present events through words and images, including Howard Stark’s murder and the reason Frank Castle’s family was targeted 54 75.
• Repeated investigations establish the accuracy of Freddy’s information for S.H.I.E.L.D. 125.
• Knowledge is not freely supplied: identifying Howard’s killer or locating Tony precisely requires a higher price than the customers initially offer 54 70.

Fortune Trading

Freddy accepts “fortune”—luck, financial prospects, and fate—as payment for information 70.

• Coulson’s previous exchange of two portions of luck leaves him repeatedly injured and unable to sleep normally until S.H.I.E.L.D. arranges an isolated tent 125.
• Freddy demands fifteen portions for an explanation of vampire unrest, but accepts an artifact instead when Fury refuses 125.
• Payment requirements vary by question; ordinary money is insufficient for Tony’s exact location 70.

Uncanny Building Access

Freddy provides access to a rule-governed building where commissions can yield points, supernatural objects, and uncanny entities 74 87 93.

• Brings seven S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to the building after it appears at a farm in New York’s eastern suburbs 87.
• Explains that sacrificial spirit items can grant uncanny powers, but obtaining and using them involves conditions and a lifespan cost 74.
• Warns the agents not to overthink their first commissions 89.
• Advises that commission rewards are generally a better source of entities than the redemption system, whose stock includes items other participants did not want 93.
• Secures a contract claiming half of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s gains; the attendant enforces deductions from Coulson’s points and recovered tools 74 92.

Uncanny Energy and Mobility

Freddy demonstrates direct combat power against Old Man and Hulk 226.

• Detects Old Man gathering magical energy and disrupts his Bagua Formation with a condensed ball of uncanny energy 226.
• Blinks approximately three meters away to evade Hulk’s attack 226.
• Frequently appears, floats, or vanishes during meetings and confrontations 24 69 77 200.

Cursed Objects and Rituals

Freddy deploys supernatural objects to separate and overwhelm opponents 218.

• Sends Sadako’s Videotape, Kayako’s key, and Jason’s electric saw against Tony Stark, Tien Shinhan, and Krillin 218.
• The videotape traps Tony in a repeating New York scenario until he loses consciousness; whether it creates an illusion, another world, or some other effect remains unresolved 218.
• Prepares a Moon Demon summoning ritual at his base 204.
• Uses an engraved stone alongside Jason to draw Groudon and Kyogre onto Blue Star 226.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Yes-or-No Coin — Divination tool that glows faintly during a toss and produces a binary answer 53 70.
• Silver Ring Book — Reveals past or present information; displays “Serum Experiment” when Freddy investigates the attack on Frank’s family 54 75.
• Sadako’s Videotape — Cursed object used against Tony during the Helicarrier confrontation 218.
• Key to Kayako’s villa and Jason’s electric saw — Additional cursed objects deployed against Krillin and Tien 218.
• Mind Scepter — Seized from Old Man and used proficiently enough to influence Hulk into a rampage 226.
• Engraved summoning stone — One of two stones activated by Freddy and Jason to summon Groudon and Kyogre 226.
• Ultra Divine Water — Administered to Barton as a dangerous power-granting experiment; Freddy reports that Barton is the first success among forty-seven ordinary recipients 278 279.
• Ninja Mask retrieval materials — A map and identifying picture given to Frank as the terms of an information exchange 74.
• Stone tablet from the 084 Vault — Accepted from Fury in payment for intelligence about vampire unrest 125.

Business Dealings

Customer	Service	Price or Terms
Obadiah Stane	Answers whether Howard Stark died in an accident; the coin returns “yes” 53.	$1 million 53.
Obadiah Stane	Shows images of Howard’s crash and subsequent shooting 54.	Obadiah offers $10 million; Freddy says the killer’s identity is beyond what he can afford 54.
Obadiah Stane	Offers to make Tony disappear without leaving a trace 54.	30% of Stark Industries’ shares, with 15% upfront; Obadiah refuses 54.
Coulson	Confirms Tony is alive 69 70.	$500,000 69.
Coulson	Explains broadly applicable ways for ordinary people to fight the uncanny 74.	$100,000 74.
S.H.I.E.L.D.	Provides information and access to the uncanny building 74 87.	Half of the agency’s gains under the agreement 74 92.
Frank Castle	Investigates the attack on his family 74 75.	Retrieval of the Ninja Mask 74.
Obadiah Stane	Arranges another meeting with Tien Shinhan 77.	$5 million introduction fee; Tien’s bodyguard pay is negotiated separately 77.
Nick Fury	Explains the three causes of vampire unrest 125.	Fifteen portions of luck, replaced by one selected artifact from the 084 Vault 125.

Relationships

• Jiang Xiang — Creator and underlying identity. Freddy begins as a clone-assisted disguise and later operates as an avatar with his own purpose, supported by Jiang Xiang 25 54 200.
• Phil Coulson — Recurring customer who relies on Freddy’s accurate intelligence despite fearing his methods and payment terms 69 74 93 125.
• Nick Fury — Suspicious trading partner. Fury buys supernatural intelligence and building access, then faces Freddy as an enemy during the alien invasion 74 125 218.
• Obadiah Stane — Customer introduced through Tonga. Obadiah seeks answers about Howard Stark and assistance against Tony, while resenting Freddy’s fees 53 54 77.
• Tony Stark — Repeated target of threats and cursed-object attacks; later refuses government pressure to confront Freddy’s Alliance 57 218 271.
• Frank Castle — Trades retrieval work for the truth behind his family’s targeting; later confronts Freddy during the Mind Scepter ambush 74 75 226.
• Tien Shinhan — Fighter whose paid work Freddy brokers for Obadiah 77.
• Kaecilius — Uneasy collaborator in the Cityfall Plan. Freddy conceals his broader agenda and dismisses him as Dormammu’s servant 200.
• Ebony Maw — Alien ally who approaches the Wilder Sect and later calls Freddy in as reinforcement. Freddy secretly leaves a contingency on Maw’s body 215 218 221.
• Shendu — Invasion collaborator whom Freddy openly mocks and distrusts after Shendu kills Maw 221.
• Jason — Partner in stealing the Mind Scepter and activating the stones that summon Groudon and Kyogre 226.
• Clint Barton — Experimental recipient of Ultra Divine Water, approached through his grief over Natasha’s death 278 279.
• Freak Alliance members — Followers who recognize Freddy’s strength and dream-traveling reputation and enthusiastically support his decision to act publicly 329.

History

Museum Debut

Freddy first appears after Tewal pours its remaining soul power into Old Man’s shield. He laughs, introduces himself, promises another meeting in dreams, and vanishes. The following chapter reveals that Jiang Xiang created this manifestation with Clone and Transformation Techniques, using the incident to earn emotional value 24 25.

S.H.I.E.L.D. later suspects Freddy of inciting the museum Wraiths, but cannot establish his origins 69.

Information Broker and Stark Conflicts

Freddy develops an extensive side business in investigation, theft, assassination, and supernatural information. Through Tonga, he meets Obadiah Stane and sells him answers about Howard Stark’s death. His duplicates also monitor Obadiah’s moves against Tony for Jiang Xiang 53 54 58.

He interrupts Stark Industries’ weapons showcase with a supposed hired “game,” then leaves Tony cryptic instructions for breaking a curse. Subsequent unexplained deaths involve people who had encountered Freddy, with notes bearing his signature; damaged videotapes are found in the victims’ homes 57 59.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Customer Network

When the search for Tony stalls, Coulson visits Freddy’s Hell’s Kitchen shop. Freddy confirms Tony is alive and identifies the killer behind another murder wave as Biter, last seen near Manhattan Street Sign 65 69 70.

He later sells S.H.I.E.L.D. access to the uncanny building and bargains for half its rewards. In a separate exchange, he tells Frank that his family’s targeting was connected to a Serum Experiment, securing Frank’s agreement to retrieve the Ninja Mask 74 75 87 92.

His relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D. continues through repeated intelligence purchases. During Fury’s first personal shop visit, Freddy attributes vampire unrest to Edson’s Holy Relic, Amon’s transformation through the Primordial Blood Dimension, and the emergence of Vampire Beast 125.

Cityfall Plan and Hidden Domain

Kalda names “Freddy and Black” during an interrogation about the Cityfall Plan before his head abruptly explodes. Fury responds by sending Coulson to investigate Freddy’s shop 199 200.

Freddy’s apparent cooperation with Kaecilius conceals the Wilder Sect’s broader effort to create an uncanny habitat in Oak City, where the Nightmare Clown is establishing a domain. Jiang Xiang supports Freddy’s preparations without directing every step 200.

Freddy also prepares further demon summoning at his base and scatters pages from a compiled book while the Oak City operation proceeds 204.

Invasion and Legendary Summoning

Freddy allies with Ebony Maw and intervenes aboard the Helicarrier, using cursed objects to occupy Tony, Krillin, and Tien while Maw continues his operation. Tony is trapped by Sadako’s Videotape as the carrier begins falling toward New York 218.

After Shendu kills Maw, Freddy challenges Shendu’s claim to command the invasion and questions how it can proceed with the Teleportation Points sealed 221.

Freddy and Jason subsequently ambush Old Man, seize the Mind Scepter, and turn Hulk against the defenders. They activate two engraved stones, drawing Groudon and Kyogre’s recurring battle out of dimensional spaces and onto Blue Star 226.

Freak Alliance

Freddy announces the Freak Alliance’s establishment in Oak City, declaring the city an independent division of the organization. Letters he sends persuade several senators and generals to stop pursuing the matter, though the military later plans a missile threat to force subordination 270 271.

The Alliance offers superhumans a path outside government control and directly challenges the Superhuman Registration Act. Its many uncanny beings and spirits do not depend on ordinary supplies, limiting conventional economic leverage 271.

Freddy later uses Barton’s search for Natasha’s killer to test Ultra Divine Water. Barton survives, but Freddy reveals afterward that he likely has only about ten years left to live 278 279.

When news coverage ignores the Alliance, Freddy decides it is time for the Freaks to make themselves heard and dispatches an agent for an operation in Los Angeles 329.

Notable Quotes

“Remember my name: Freddy. May sweet dreams accompany you to sleep.” 24

“You're human, aren't you? Why sell weapons that can kill people?” 74

“Information is priceless.” 125

“Perhaps this world really has been missing the voices of Freaks!” 329