The Poppy Playtime Nightmare Critters are ready to make their debut in Poppy Playtime Chapter 4, seemingly having quite a vital role to play, just as CatNap and the Smiling Critters do in Deep Sleep. The first teaser trailer for the upcoming entry features one of the new toys, showing just how violent they are. Mob Entertainment claims Chapter 4 is to be the most terrifying installment yet, and the PP Nightmare Critters are clearly part of the reason.
Though we’re yet to learn who they all are, the line of toys shows a clear resemblance to the Poppy Playtime Smiling Critters, so we imagine there are eight toys in the group. While we only know about five so far, the Nightmare Critters logo gives us reason to believe that a shark is part of the lineup, and ‘e’ from the logo hinting at that creature. Considering how terrifying Poppy Playtime’s CatNap is, we can’t imagine what horrors await us beyond that. Perhaps more than one of the critters are out to get you this time.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Poppy Playtime Nightmare Critters:
Who are the Poppy Playtime Nightmare Critters?
Though Mob Entertainment has yet to reveal all of the Poppy Playtime Nightmare Critters, and we don’t know how they play into the Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 story yet, it feels safe to assume that they are the Halloween equivalent of the Smiling Critters. Perhaps their holiday limitations led to them being a commercial failure, hence why we don’t encounter them until we’re far into the Poppy Playtime factory.
Here are all the individual Nightmare Critters we know about so far:
Baba Chops
Baba Chops is the first Nightmare Critter revealed by Mob Entertainment. She appears in both the first teaser trailer and the artwork for the game’s Steam page, just like Poppy Playtime’s Huggy Wuggy, CatNap, and Poppy Playtime’s Mommy Long Legs for their respective chapters, indicating that she may be the primary antagonist of Chapter 4 (besides Poppy Playtime’s Prototype).
She’s quite an introvert, preferring to have plenty of space, and is a low-energy individual, often lacking the motivation to do things. She’s quiet and distant, though her pals can pull her out of her shell sometimes. She comes across as either an angsty teenager or a possibly depressed individual. Her scent is anise, and her pendant is a skull.
Icky Licky
The second Poppy Playtime Nightmare Critter that Mob Entertainment revealed is Icky Licky, a toy that borrows his design from poison dart frogs, hence the reason that his pendant is a biohazard symbol. Luckily, he smells a lot better with a coffee aroma.
If we can only use two words to describe him, they’re ‘sore loser.’ This toy hates to lose, instantly blaming any loss in competition on an injury or something to that effect. If he falls behind in a race, it’s obviously down to a dodgy knee. His incredibly competitive nature sees him constantly challenging others in competitions, though he frequently loses, besides being a naturally talented toy. Good thing he has plenty of excuses to cover his losses.
Rabie Baby
Rabie Baby is a bat and the third Nightmare Critter that Mob Entertainment revealed. Her name is likely in reference to the fact that bats are known to carry the rabies virus, though we imagine the chances of Rabie Baby biting you are much higher than the significantly low odds of a real bat doing so. Her pendant is a blood drop, which is likely in reference to bats’ association with vampires. At least her scent is more pleasant, bubblegum.
The pink bat is the gossip among the Nightmare Critters, being unable to keep a secret under any circumstances. Even if her life is on the line, she’ll still spill the beans. She has no respect for boundaries and is a very nosey bat, eavesdropping on anyone near her. You’re not even safe from her gossiping if she has no dirt on you, she’ll just make something up instead.
Allister Gator
Allister Gator is the fourth of the Poppy Playtime Nightmare Critters to be revealed. Something we immediately notice is his last name, ‘Gator,’ the reason being that it’s the same last name as FNAF’s Monty; perhaps this is a fun nod from the devs. As Allister is an alligator, it comes as little surprise that his pendant is crossbones, a clear indicator of the danger posed by his species. His scent, meanwhile, is sandalwood.
The word ‘lazy’ epitomizes Allister. Putting effort into anything isn’t really his thing; he’d much rather chill out in the water and wait for good things to come to him, though that hasn’t worked out well so far.
Simon Smoke
Remember that dragon we suspected would be part of the Nightmare Critters lineup due to the appearance of ‘c’ in the title? Well, here he is. Simon Smoke is the fifth of the toys to have his bio released on social media. While you might expect fire or something to be his pendant, it’s actually a dollar sign, but his scent makes more sense: wood smoke.
Simon is the popular member of the group, knowing he’s cool and never letting anyone forget that fact. Yes, this means he likes to brag and is a bit of a show-off; he has to show you just how popular he is and that you’ll never hold a candle to him. He almost always wins in any popularity contest, though he’s also the biggest jerk going, and like many popular people like this, he tends to get away with it.
What is the Poppy Playtime Nightmare Critters’ role in the story?
It’s impossible to say what role this new group of toys plays in the upcoming chapter, but we can make some educated guesses. As we already touched on, it’s likely that this line of toys didn’t sell as well as the likes of Poppy Playtime’s DogDay, Bobbi Bearhug, and Hoppy Hopscotch. In the first Chapter 4 teaser trailer, Baba Chops attacks and eats a mini DogDay, who stumbles into a room full of dead toys.
This gives us reason to think that the Nightmare Critters don’t like the Smiling Critters. Perhaps the difference in popularity plays a part in that. Of course, that’s pure speculation on our part at the moment.
Poppy Playtime Nightmare Critters’ personality
As with the Smiling Critters, each Nightmare Critter has their own personality, pendant, and scent. From the Poppy Playtime characters we’ve seen in this group so far, it’s evident that their personalities aren’t bright and vibrant like the other toy line. The names of the toys are also different in that Baba Chops, for instance, has ‘chops’ in her name, which could allude to lamb chops, a popular meat.
Poppy Playtime Nightmare Critters’ appearances
Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 marks the debut of the Nightmare Critters, as there isn’t even a hint of them in the previous three chapters. Until we play the next game, we don’t know whether or not they’re likely to reappear in another chapter.
That’s everything we can tell you about the Poppy Playtime Nightmare Critters. To ensure you’re up to date with the events at Playtime Co., check out our Poppy Playtime Story explained guide. We also have Poppy Playtime Kissy Missy and Poppy Playtime Poppy articles if you want to learn more about your allies in this hellhole.