Freder

Josaphat

Freder and Josaphat are close companions, with Josaphat acting as a loyal confidant and ally in Freder's journey.

Maria

Freder and Maria share a deep romantic bond, with Maria inspiring Freder's rebellion and hope.

Rotwang

Freder and Rotwang are bitter enemies, with Rotwang scheming against Freder and his father.

Slim

Freder and Slim are allies, with Slim often assisting Freder in navigating the underworld.

Georgi

Freder and Georgi are friends, with Georgi acting as a loyal worker ally.

The Master of Metropolis

Freder is the son of the Master of Metropolis, but their relationship is strained by ideological conflict.

Jan

Freder and Jan are friends, with Jan being a fellow worker and supporter.

Grot

Freder and Grot have a professional relationship, with Grot as a foreman who initially opposes but later aids Freder.

Hel

Hel is Freder's deceased mother, and his memories of her are a source of emotional motivation.

The Virgin

Freder is obsessed with the Virgin, a robotic doppelgänger of Maria created by Rotwang to deceive the masses.

Death

Death is a symbolic figure that haunts Freder, representing his existential fears and the mortality of the workers.

Ganesha

Freder encounters Ganesha as a mystical figure, representing spiritual guidance in his journey.

The New Tower of Babel

Freder observes the workers and the city from his workshop, reflecting on his father's power and his own longing for freedom. He is haunted by a vision and feels trapped by Slim's surveillance.

II

Confronts his father, describing the machine-rooms as temples to terrible gods and the workers as drained, hollowed beings. He insists the workers have his face.

III

Descends to the machine hell, exchanges places with Georgi, and takes his post at the Paternoster machine.

V

Works the machine until collapse, is led to the catacombs, hears Maria's voice, and reunites with her.

VI

Mentioned as Joh Fredersen's son who exchanged clothes with Georgi.

VII

Arrives at Josaphat's apartment in worker's clothes, having exchanged suits with Georgi. Declares himself free from his father and seeks Josaphat's trust and companionship.

VIII

Freder recovers from a physical collapse, visits the cathedral, and later enters Rotwang's house after seeing a vision of Maria.

X

Recounts his apocalyptic dream to Josaphat, then falls into a state of utter helplessness, standing motionless on his balcony for days, unresponsive even to his father.

XI

Freder recounts his dream and his experience in the cathedral, seeking Maria and confronting the monk's sermon.

XII

Discussed as being ill and in love with Maria, having told her 'My father no longer has a son.' His mother compares his stubbornness to Joh's.

XIV

Observes Maria's speech from the background, horrified by the call to violence; later confronts the mob and is saved by Georgi.

XV

Maria thinks of Freder in her fear and prayer.

XVI

Desperately runs through the New Tower of Babel, shouting for his father, and confronts Joh Fredersen amid the machine-gods' rampage.

XVIII

Desperately works to rescue Maria and the children from the flooded underground city; confronts Grot and carries Maria to safety.

XIX

Carries Maria to safety, expresses longing for her affection, and obeys her request to go to his father.

XX

Desperately races to save Maria, crosses a dangerous bridge, and is bound by the mob as the pyre is lit.

XXI

Lies trampled near the bonfire but is roused by Maria's scream. He sees her plight and shouts his intention to save her.

XXII

Rescues Maria from Rotwang on the cathedral roof, carrying her to safety.

XXIII

Desperately calls to Maria, holds her unconscious body, confronts his father, and revives Maria with a kiss.

XXIV

Freder is with Maria in the cathedral, expressing love and longing. He agrees to act as mediator between his father and the workers.

XXV

Discussed by Joh as having a face that blends his own, Hel's, and Maria's, and reflects the masses.