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{{Unreferenced|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Mr. Underwood
| image = 03F45125-1472-4ACF-99CC-62EAD575CCD9_1_201_a.jpg
| age = ?
| relationships = CHILDREN:<br>
Freddy Krueger (adopted son)<br>
IN-LAWS:<br>
[[Loretta Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street film series)|Loretta Krueger]] (adopted daughter-in-law)<br>
GRANDCHILDREN:<br>
[[Maggie Burroughs]] (adopted granddaughter)
| occupation = Unknown
| appearances = [[Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (film)|Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare]]
| portrayal = [[Alice Cooper]]
}}'''Edward Underwood''' also known as '''Mr. Underwood''', was the adoptive father of [[Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street film series)|Freddy Krueger]] in the [[A Nightmare on Elm Street (film series)|A Nightmare on Elm Street]] film series. He presumably took in Freddy at a young age when the latter's biological mother, [[Amanda Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street film series)|Amanda Krueger]], gave him up for adoption. He is also known for becoming Freddy's first victim.

Mr. Underwood was portrayed by American rock singer [[Alice Cooper]].

His equivalent in the comic [[Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street]] is [[Walter Fingle]].

==Biography==
A severe alcoholic, Mr. Underwood abused Freddy both verbally and physically. His preferred method of beating Freddy was apparently whipping him with a belt.

In his teenage hood, Freddy got fed up with his foster father's abuse, and when Mr. Underwood came home drunk one day, Freddy exacts his revenge by murdering him and laughed off his blows before stabbing him in the eye with a straight razor. This memory would be witnessed years later by Freddy's daughter, [[Katherine Krueger/Maggie Burnham (A Nightmare on Elm Street film series)|Katherine]].

== Trivia ==
It's unclear how or why Underwood was allowed to adopt a child, given his drinking problem.

== See also ==
{{wiki|Mr._Underwood|Mr. Underwood|villains|Villains}}


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