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(Removed references to the Nightmares being exclusive to the Lunar Pyramid. Added note in "Overview" about the Lightfall CE book about Elsie Bray. Removed references to Nezarec being their creator as there is no link besides the scythe. Nezarec's powers are dreams as confirmed by the Lightfall writer and the raid's lore. Nightmare energy is not related to nightmares as a concept. It'd be closer to Deepsight than dreams.) |
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|goals=Psychologically torment [[Guardian]]s | |goals=Psychologically torment [[Guardian]]s<br>Serve [[Emperor Calus]] | ||
|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[House of Light]] <br> [[Imperial Cabal]] <br> [[Sol Divisive]] {{C|partially}} <br> [[Hidden Swarm]] {{C|partially}} <br> [[Loyalists]] {{C|partially}} <br> [[House of Dusk]] {{C|partially}} | |war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[House of Light]] <br> [[Imperial Cabal]] <br> [[Sol Divisive]] {{C|partially}} <br> [[Hidden Swarm]] {{C|partially}} <br> [[Loyalists]] {{C|partially}} <br> [[House of Dusk]] {{C|partially}} | ||
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{{Quote|The Nightmares appear to be extracted from our very psyche—violent manifestations that wreak havoc, tormenting us with our past trauma. They tease us with a life we once knew, prying into our minds and attacking our most vulnerable points. This assault on our emotions is aimed to weaken us and our sense of purpose.|Eris Morn.}} | {{Quote|The Nightmares appear to be extracted from our very psyche—violent manifestations that wreak havoc, tormenting us with our past trauma. They tease us with a life we once knew, prying into our minds and attacking our most vulnerable points. This assault on our emotions is aimed to weaken us and our sense of purpose.|Eris Morn.}} | ||
'''Nightmares''' are apparitions of [[Darkness]] | '''Nightmares''' are apparitions of [[Darkness]] utilized as a security system by the [[Black Fleet]] for psychological warfare; manifested as past figures and enemies to exploit the trauma and worst fears of [[Guardian]]s and other victims. First appearing following Eris Morn's discovery of the [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]] beneath the [[Moon]], the Nightmares include phantoms of some of [[Guardian]]s' deadliest foes, including [[Crota]], [[Fikrul]], [[Ghaul]] and [[Uldren Sov]]. | ||
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According to [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], Nightmares are malleable creations of Nezarec's [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]], not truly alive but made of "chaos, negation, and the raw things found existing in spaces between thought and fear."<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Heretic#Lore|Heretic]]''</ref> They are extracted from the psyche of targets, wreaking havoc by provoking grief and trauma as well as presenting a physical threat.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore:Letters from Eris]] - [[Lore:Letters from Eris#Regarding Nightmares|Regarding Nightmares]]''</ref> | According to [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], Nightmares are malleable creations of Nezarec's [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]], not truly alive but made of "chaos, negation, and the raw things found existing in spaces between thought and fear."<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Heretic#Lore|Heretic]]''</ref> They are extracted from the psyche of targets, wreaking havoc by provoking grief and trauma as well as presenting a physical threat.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore:Letters from Eris]] - [[Lore:Letters from Eris#Regarding Nightmares|Regarding Nightmares]]''</ref> | ||
Nightmares are usually surrounded by a miasma of crimson reddish-black [[Darkness]] with radiating ghostly tendrils. Eris initially surmised that the true purpose of the Nightmares was a tool used by the [[Witness]] to manipulate and exploit [[Guardian]]s at their weakest; for the explicit temptation towards its side and [[Stasis|promises of power]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore:Letters from Eris]] - [[Lore:Letters from Eris#Regarding the Pyramid|Regarding the Pyramid]]''</ref> This would be recanted much later when she revealed that the Nightmares were in fact a defense mechanism to drive away those who would tamper with the lunar Pyramid.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/05/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUL5Vd5rleI Bound in Sorrow | Formulating a Plan]''</ref> | Nightmares are usually surrounded by a miasma of crimson reddish-black [[Darkness]] with radiating ghostly tendrils. Eris initially surmised that the true purpose of the Nightmares was a tool used by the [[Witness]] to manipulate and exploit [[Guardian]]s at their weakest; for the explicit temptation towards its side and [[Stasis|promises of power]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore:Letters from Eris]] - [[Lore:Letters from Eris#Regarding the Pyramid|Regarding the Pyramid]]''</ref> This would be recanted much later when she revealed that the Nightmares were in fact a defense mechanism to drive away those who would tamper with the lunar Pyramid.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/05/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUL5Vd5rleI Bound in Sorrow | Formulating a Plan]''</ref> This defense mechanism would also be utilized by the [[The Europan Pyramid|Europan Pyramid]] when [[Elisabeth Bray]] entered it in her attempt to relearn [[Stasis]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Collector's Edition: [[Bitter]]''</ref> | ||
The Nightmares are found primarily near and in the [[Scarlet Keep]] citadel, which was built in close proximity to the Pyramid. Beyond the moon, Nightmares had propagated on other celestial bodies, roosting in [[Lost Sector]]s as its previous enemy tenants.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore:Letters from Eris]]: - [[Lore:Letters from Eris#Regarding the Spread of Nightmares|Regarding the Spread of Nightmares]]''</ref> [[Emperor Calus|Calus]], the exiled [[Cabal]] [[Emperor]], would weaponize the Nightmares to his bidding by forming a psychic bond between the dormant lunar Pyramid and his massive flagship, the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]]. This in turn transformed Calus' ship into an extension of the Pyramid's resonance and allow for new Nightmares to haunt the derelict vessel.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/05/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]], [https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Seasons/SeasonOfTheHaunted Season of the Haunted]''</ref> | The Nightmares are found primarily near and in the [[Scarlet Keep]] citadel, which was built in close proximity to the Pyramid. Beyond the moon, Nightmares had propagated on other celestial bodies, roosting in [[Lost Sector]]s as its previous enemy tenants.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore:Letters from Eris]]: - [[Lore:Letters from Eris#Regarding the Spread of Nightmares|Regarding the Spread of Nightmares]]''</ref> [[Emperor Calus|Calus]], the exiled [[Cabal]] [[Emperor]], would weaponize the Nightmares to his bidding by forming a psychic bond between the dormant lunar Pyramid and his massive flagship, the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]]. This in turn transformed Calus' ship into an extension of the Pyramid's resonance and allow for new Nightmares to haunt the derelict vessel.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/05/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]], [https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Seasons/SeasonOfTheHaunted Season of the Haunted]''</ref> | ||
