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|Domain(s)= [[Moon]]<br>[[Lost Sector]]s

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'''Nightmares''' are apparitions created by the [[Pyramids]] using the power of the [[Darkness]], manifesting as past figures and enemies to exploit the worst fears of [[Guardians]] and other beings. First appearing following the discovery of the [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]] on [[Luna]], the Nightmares include phantoms of some of [[The Guardian]]'s deadliest foes, including [[Crota]], [[Fikrul]] and [[Ghaul]].

Nightmares are drawn from the psyche of Guardians and other beings, appearing as fallen foes or allies associated with painful or traumatic memories. They resemble their living counterparts flawlessly and share all of their abilities, but are shrouded in a miasma of red-black [[Darkness]] that extrudes tendrils radiating away from the Nightmare at its core. Eris explains that the purpose of the Nightmares as a tool to manipulate and exploit the [[Guardians]] at their weakest; enough to turn to the [[Pyramids]] and their [[Stasis|promises of power]].<ref>[[Lore:Letters from Eris#Regarding the Pyramid|Regarding the Pyramid]]</ref>

Though found across the Solar System, the Nightmares can be encountered primarily near and in the [[Scarlet Keep]] citadel. Beyond the Moon, they roost in [[Lost Sector]]s taking the forms of its previous enemy tenants.

Before the events of the ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' campaign, the Hive of the [[Hidden Swarm]] had experimented with various ways to harness the phantasmal essence of the Luna Pyramid and created a means to immunize themselves from its trauma-influenced abilities. Under the command of the Daughters of Crota, they even attempted to recreate [[Oryx, the Taken King]] as a Nightmare or even as a true version of himself; a necessary violation of the [[Sword Logic]], since the Taken King was never succeeded by his killers.  Unable to conjure Nightmares themselves, however, the Swarm opted instead to make use of the Nightmares conjured by Eris and the Guardians<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/regarding-nightmares?highlight=corporeal Regarding Nightmares].</ref>

Initially thought to be limited to targeting traumas related to Guardians, a week after containment efforts began, a [[Nightmare of Horkis, Fear of Mithrax|Nightmare of significance]] was sighted in the [[Anchor of Light]], intriguingly titled after [[Mithrax, the Forsaken]] as a fear. It is stated that the creation of Nightmares can reach across the Galaxy.

[[File:Nightmare Thrall.png|300px|thumb|Nightmare Thrall]]

Nightmares are [[Elite]], [[Major]], and [[Ultra]] enemies that debuted in ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' and are primarily encountered in [[Lost Sector]]s and during endgame activities like [[Nightmare Hunts]] and [[Altars of Sorrow]] on the [[Moon]]. They drop phantasmal orbs upon death that grants players an ''Unstable Essence'' damage buff on all other Nightmare enemies for ten seconds. Nightmare bosses are often accompanied by two Major mob enemies that can respawn if destroyed, most often when boss health reaches halfway and if there are no current Nightmare enemies standing then.

[[Ultra]]-tier Nightmares, especially the ones found in Nightmare Hunts, have an additional mechanic that renders them intangible in a reddish-black miasma form after they spawn mobs; forcing players to clear them first to initiate the next damage phase.

Nightmares have an chance of dropping [[Phantasmal Fragments]] and even rarer [[Phantasmal Core]]s as a resource to craft weapons and [[Dreambane Armor]] at the Lectern of Enchantment, which are unlocked from '''Nightmare Essence''' quests (which can drop from bosses during [[Nightmare Hunts]]). Even certain armor mods equipped to Dreambane armor are effective in both warding and boosting damage against Nightmare enemies.

*[[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx]] - Aspect of Despair

*[[Nightmare of Fikrul, the Fanatic]] - Aspect of Insanity

*[[Nightmare of Omnigul, Will of Crota]] - Aspect of Anguish

*[[Nightmare of Phogoth, the Untamed]] - Aspect of Fear

*[[Nightmare of Skolas, Kell of Kells]] - Aspect of Pride

*[[Nightmare of Taniks, the Scarred]] - Aspect of Isolation

*[[Nightmare of Loronvis, Council Hand]]

*[[Nightmare Reaver Vandal]]

*[[Nightmare of Reyiks, Actuator]]

*''[[Destiny 2]]''

**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{1st}}

 

* In a few bounties when the Haunted Forest was created, it is implied that the [[Vex]] are capable of creating [[Nightmares]] of their very own that prey on our greatest fears,<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/haunted-terrors?highlight=haunted Haunted Terrors]</ref> [[Ikora Rey|Ikora]] even asked if they would create shades of ourselves.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/colony-collapse?highlight=vex Colony Collapse]</ref>