The Craftsman

The Craftsman is the first antagonist encountered in Very Little Nightmares. He appears in Levels 2 to 5.

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I know we said you should try to make new friends in the Nest, but maybe… Maybe not this guy.

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Appearance

The Craftsman appears as an old man bound to a small purple wheelchair. He has long pale gray hair, long arms and legs (though not as long as the Janitor's), and fingers with long black fingernails. His long legs appear to be non-functional and his feet are twisted backwards with his toes curled and pointed down. He wears a white surgical mask and red goggles, as well as a fully dark gray-green outfit and a tan apron.

Story

Very Little Nightmares

The Craftsman is encountered early on in the game, seen dragging a cage through a doorway. After the Girl in the Yellow Raincoat encounters the Kid with a Red Scarf in a cage, she finds the key to the kid's cage in a room. She breaks the jar the key was contained in, alerting the Craftsman, who goes to check. After the Resident sees nothing, he goes back to where he was.

Later he can be seen washing skin in a shower room and later in another room washing them in bathtubs. He can also be seen searching for the Girl in the Yellow Raincoat in an adjacent room where wigs are made. He is last seen taking boxes, in one of which the Girl in the Yellow Raincoat hid herself, to an elevator.

Strategy

The Craftsman can reach high shelves thanks to his long arms but is restricted to his wheel chair making it difficult for him to see anything that is too high up. Though he is capable of dragging himself around with his arms (or sometimes just one arm), he cannot bypass obstacles that obstruct his wheel chair and will be forced to make detours if caught in a dead end. If he can reach the Girl in the Yellow Raincoat while she's at ground level, he will run her over with his wheelchair, killing her.

Trivia

The Craftsman's job seems to consist of using the skin and hair from the imprisoned children to make numerous dolls for the Pretender.

Video game characters

**Little Nightmares + Secrets of the Maw** Six • Nomes • The Hanging Man • Leeches • The Janitor • The Bread Giving Boy • Dark Six • The Shoe Monster • The Twin Chefs • The Guests • The Lady • The Runaway Kid • The Flashlight Girl • The Granny • Shadow Kids • Dr. No (pictured) • The Third Chef (removed) • The Wax Bellman (removed)

*Very Little Nightmares* The Girl in the Yellow Raincoat • Nomes • Six • The Kid with a Red Scarf • The Craftsman • The Butler • The Dump Monster • The Pretender

*Little Nightmares II* Mono • Six • The Hunter's Victims • Glitching Remains • Nome (DLC only) • The Hunter • The Teacher • The Bullies • The Lunch Lady • The Patients • Living Hands • The Doctor • The Viewers • The Thin Man • The Mail Recipient • Dark Six • Monster Six • Flesh Walls • The Television with an Eye (unused) • Spirit (unused) • The Baker (removed) • The Barber (removed) • The Principal (removed)

*Little Nightmares III* Low • Alone • The Dwellers • Nomes • Monster Baby • Beetles • The Herd • The Supervisor • Candy Weevils • The Puppets • The Kin • Mini-Kin • The Performing Child • The Ghosts • The Plants • The Nurses • The Hypnotist
Comic characters

Little Nightmares (2017) Six • The Twin Chefs • The Boy in Green • The Long-Haired Girl • The Refugee Boy • The Humpback Girl • The Bandaged Kid • Leeches • The Bread Giving Boy • The Guests • The Ferryman • The Janitor • The Lady • The Refugee Boy's Younger Sister • The Villagers • The North Wind • The Boy who got Tall • The Boy who got Forked • The Boy who got Strong • The Mirror Monster

Little Nightmares Comics (2021) Six • The Hunter • Mono • The Toddler • The Thin Man • The Girl with Braids • The Doctor • The Fat Kid • The Bullies • The Teacher • The Ghost Child • The Viewers • The Baker (cameo) • The Black Children • The Tall Figure
*Descent to Nowhere* Hush • Mono • Myra • Marion • The Jailer • Leeches • The Guard • The Baker (cameo) • The Prisoners • Chief Downes • Akedia • The Prison Nurses • The Cleaners • The Movers • The Chained Resident • The Ferryman • Nomes
Miscellaneous

*The Sounds of Nightmares* Noone • The Counsellor • The Candleman • Noone's Parents • The Workers • The Prisoners • The Tall Woman • The Child with Gooey Hair • Cici • The Bathers • Jester • The Merchants • The Shopping Mall • The Counsellor's Professor • The Performing Children (Rusty) • The Man in the Purple Suit • The Carnival People • The Dummy • Nomes • The Naughty Kids • The Balloon-Headed Man • The Puppet • The Perfect Lady • Ethan

*The Lonely Ones* Ruse • Feast • Mim • Ruse's Nanny • The Dough Giants • The Centipede • The Performer • The Puppets • The Ball Pit Monster

*Sickly Sweet* Needle • Peejay • Candy Weevils • The Herd • The Supervisor

Stop-Motion Project Emy • Hym • The Ferryman

Other Animals • Children • Unidentified Characters