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|focalworld= [[Moon]]<br>[[Leviathan (ship)|The Leviathan]]
|focalworld= [[Moon]]<br>[[Leviathan (ship)|The Leviathan]]
|goals=Psychologically torment [[Guardian]]s<br>Serve [[Emperor Calus]]
|goals=Psychologically torment [[Guardian]]s<br>Serve [[Emperor Calus]]
|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[House of Light]] <br> [[Imperial Cabal]] <br> [[Sol Divisive]]
|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}}
|ally= [[Black Fleet]] <br> [[Hidden Swarm]] <br> [[Loyalists]] <br> [[Scorn]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[Red Legion]] <br> [[Cabal Deserters]]
|ally= [[The Witness]] <br> [[Hidden Swarm]] {{C|partially}} <br> [[Sol Divisive]] {{C|partially}} <br> [[Loyalists]] {{C|partially}} <br> [[Scorn]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] {{C|partially}}
|height=Varies
|height=Varies
|weight=Varies
|weight=Varies
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|lifespan=Indefinite
|lifespan=Indefinite
|notable-group=
|notable-group=
|notable-person=[[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx]] <br> [[Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul]] <br> [[Nightmare of Fikrul, the Fanatic]] <br> [[Nightmare of Omnigul, Will of Crota]] <br> [[Nightmare of Skolas, Kell of Kells]] <br> [[Nightmare of Taniks, the Scarred]] <br> [[Nightmare of Phogoth, the Untamed]] <br> [[Nightmare of Zydron, Gate Lord]]
|notable-person=[[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx]] <br> [[Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul]] <br> [[Nightmare of Fikrul, the Fanatic]] <br> [[Nightmare of Omnigul, Will of Crota]] <br> [[Nightmare of Skolas, Kell of Kells]] <br> [[Nightmare of Taniks, the Scarred]] <br> [[Nightmare of Phogoth, the Untamed]] <br> [[Nightmare of Zydron, Gate Lord]] <br> [[Nightmare of Caiatl, Princess-Imperial]]
}}
}}
{{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 [[Shade|apparitions]] of [[Darkness]] created by the [[Pyramid (Luna)|Lunar Pyramid]] for psychological warfare; manifested as past figures and enemies to exploit the trauma and worst fears of [[Guardian]]s and other beings. 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]].
'''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]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
[[File:NightmareCrota.gif|thumb|right|300px|Nightmare Veins circulating out of Crota's Nightmare]]
[[File:NightmareCrota.gif|thumb|300px|Nightmare Veins circulating out of Crota's Nightmare]]


According to [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], Nightmares are malleable creations of the [[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 to manipulate and exploit [[Guardian]]s at their weakest; for the explicit temptation towards the [[Pyramids]] and their [[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>
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*[[Nightmare of Ha'lok, the Shield]]
*[[Nightmare of Ha'lok, the Shield]]
*[[Nightmare of Horkis, Fear of Mithrax]]
*[[Nightmare of Horkis, Fear of Mithrax]]
*[[Nightmare of Hou'dal, Failed Assassin]]
*[[Nightmare of Jaxx, Claw of Xivu Arath]]
*[[Nightmare of Jaxx, Claw of Xivu Arath]]
*[[Nightmare of Ka'hok, Sworn of Umun'arath]]
*[[Nightmare of Ka'hok, Sworn of Umun'arath]]
*[[Nightmare of Ka'nok, Failed Assassin]]
*[[Nightmare of Kelnix Reborn]]
*[[Nightmare of Kelnix Reborn]]
*[[Nightmare of Kra'lok, the Sword]]
*[[Nightmare of Kra'lok, the Sword]]
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*[[Nightmare of Loronvis, Council Hand]]
*[[Nightmare of Loronvis, Council Hand]]
*[[Nightmare of Qalec, the Sniper]]
*[[Nightmare of Qalec, the Sniper]]
*[[Nightmare of Regor, Failed Assassin]]
*[[Nightmare of Reyiks, Actuator]]
*[[Nightmare of Reyiks, Actuator]]
*[[Nightmare of Rizaahn, the Lost]]
*[[Nightmare of Rizaahn, the Lost]]
*[[Nightmare of Rovikis, Council Hand]]
*[[Nightmare of Rovikis, Council Hand]]
*[[Nightmare of Sek're, Echo of the Voice]]
*[[Nightmare of Seresis, Council Hand]]
*[[Nightmare of Seresis, Council Hand]]
*[[Nightmare of Sy'ad, the Unending]]
*[[Nightmare of Sy'ad, the Unending]]
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*[[The Forgotten]]
*[[The Forgotten]]
*[[The Sunken]]
*[[The Sunken]]
*[[Unrelenting Nightmare]]
*[[Valus Thu'ur, Vessel of Nightmares]]
*[[Valus Thu'ur, Vessel of Nightmares]]


===Mentioned only===
===Mentioned only===
*[[Nightmare of Ana Bray]]
*[[Nightmare of Cayde-6]]
*[[Nightmare of Cayde-6]]
*[[Nightmare of Shayura]]
*[[Nightmare of Shayura]]


==Unique forces==
==Unique forces==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-3}}
{{Col-2}}
===Fallen===
*[[Nightmare Dreg]]
*[[Nightmare Shank]]
*[[Nightmare Wretch]]
 
===Hive===
*[[Nightmare Acolyte]]
*[[Nightmare Knight]]
*[[Nightmare Ogre]]
*[[Nightmare Thrall]]
*[[Nightmare Wizard]]
*[[Swordbearer Nightmare]]
*[[Tormented Servant Nightmare]]
 
===Vex===
*[[Nightmare Goblin]]
*[[Nightmare Harpy]]
 
{{Col-3}}
===Cabal===
===Cabal===
*[[Atavist Illusion]]
*[[Atavist Illusion]]
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*[[Nightmare Centurion]]
*[[Nightmare Centurion]]
*[[Nightmare Colossus]]
*[[Nightmare Colossus]]
*[[Nightmare Gladiator]]
*[[Nightmare Incendior]]
*[[Nightmare Incendior]]
*[[Nightmare Legionary]]
*[[Nightmare Legionary]]
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*[[Nightmare War Beast]]
*[[Nightmare War Beast]]
*[[Standard Bearer]]
*[[Standard Bearer]]
*[[Unrelenting Nightmare]]
*[[Vision of Gahlran]]
*[[Vision of Gahlran]]


{{Col-3}}
===Fallen===
*[[Nightmare Dreg]]
*[[Nightmare Shank]]
*[[Nightmare Wretch]]
 
{{Col-2}}
===Hive===
*[[Nightmare Acolyte]]
*[[Nightmare Knight]]
*[[Nightmare Ogre]]
*[[Nightmare Thrall]]
*[[Nightmare Wizard]]
*[[Swordbearer Nightmare]]
*[[Tormented Servant Nightmare]]
 
===Scorn===
===Scorn===
*[[Dread Bearer]]
*[[Dread Bearer]]
*[[Dread Devourer]]
*[[Nightmare Abomination]]
*[[Nightmare Abomination]]
*[[Nightmare Chieftain]]
*[[Nightmare Chieftain]]
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*[[Nightmare Ravager]]
*[[Nightmare Ravager]]
*[[Nightmare Stalker]]
*[[Nightmare Stalker]]
===Vex===
*[[Nightmare Goblin]]
*[[Nightmare Harpy]]
{{Col-end}}
{{Col-end}}


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*In an effort to create a puppet champion, the Daughters of Crota constantly resurrect the shattered [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] by combining the phantasmal essence of the Nightmares with Zulmak's husk, creating the first hybrid of a Hive and a Nightmare.<ref name= Heretic>''' Bungie (2019/10/01)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Lore: [[Heretic]]''</ref>
*In an effort to create a puppet champion, the Daughters of Crota constantly resurrect the shattered [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] by combining the phantasmal essence of the Nightmares with Zulmak's husk, creating the first hybrid of a Hive and a Nightmare.<ref name= Heretic>''' Bungie (2019/10/01)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Lore: [[Heretic]]''</ref>
*According to [[Toland]], the [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]] cannot conjure Nightmares from [[Hive]] minds. They require a [[human]] psyche: anguished, burdened, [[Risen|Lightbearing]] vessels. However, this seems to be contradicted by the existence of the [[Nightmare of Horkis, Fear of Mithrax]], unless Horkis had previously encountered the Guardians before manifesting as a Nightmare.
*According to [[Toland]], the [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]] cannot conjure Nightmares from [[Hive]] minds. They require a [[human]] psyche: anguished, burdened, [[Risen|Lightbearing]] vessels. However, this seems to be contradicted by the existence of the [[Nightmare of Horkis, Fear of Mithrax]], unless Horkis had previously encountered the Guardians before manifesting as a Nightmare.
*Several Nightmares are effigies of individuals that are not deceased. For example, Toland exists beyond his physical form & Omar Agah's essence was transferred into an insect-like creature that now powers a weapon. This indicates the purely psychological intent of the Luna Pyramids conjuration of the Nightmares, and not, in fact, its ability to pull the spirits of the dead into being.
*Several Nightmares are effigies of individuals that are not deceased. For example, Toland exists beyond his physical form and Omar Agah's essence was transferred into an insect-like creature that now powers a weapon. This indicates the purely psychological intent of the Luna Pyramids conjuration of the Nightmares, and not, in fact, its ability to pull the spirits of the dead into being.
*Because of the connections to memory, the creation of Nightmares may be closely related to the powers of [[Deepsight]].
*Because of the connections to memory, the creation of Nightmares may be closely related to the powers of [[Deepsight]].


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Nightmare Thrall.png|Nightmare Thralls.
Nightmare Thrall.png|Nightmare Thralls.


File:Nightmare.jpg|A [[Titan (class)|Titan]] overlooking a dormant Nightamre.
File:Nightmare.jpg|A [[Titan (class)|Titan]] overlooking a dormant Nightmare.
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==List of appearances==
==List of Appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{1st}}
***''[[Season of the Haunted]]''
**''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Haunted]]''
**''[[Lightfall]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Kuang Xuan's Logbook]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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{{Enemy factions}}
{{Enemy factions}}


[[Category:Black Fleet]]
[[Category:Nightmares|*]]
[[Category:Nightmares|*]]
[[Category:Races]]
[[Category:Races]]
[[Category:Enemies]]
[[Category:Enemies]]
[[Category:Enemy factions]]
[[Category:Enemy factions]]

Revision as of 11:09, March 4, 2024

Nightmares
NightmareInfobox.jpg
Overview

Goals:

Psychologically torment Guardians
Serve Emperor Calus

At war with:

Vanguard
House of Light
Imperial Cabal
Sol Divisive (partially)
Hidden Swarm (partially)
Loyalists (partially)
House of Dusk (partially)

Allied with:

The Witness
Hidden Swarm (partially)
Sol Divisive (partially)
Loyalists (partially)
Scorn
House of Dusk (partially)

Average height:

Varies

Average weight:

Varies

Distinctions:

Trauma-induced apparitions of past enemies and other figures
Black and red miasma manifestations with faint tendrils
Shimmering blurry outlines

Average lifespan:

Indefinite

Notable individuals:

Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx
Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul
Nightmare of Fikrul, the Fanatic
Nightmare of Omnigul, Will of Crota
Nightmare of Skolas, Kell of Kells
Nightmare of Taniks, the Scarred
Nightmare of Phogoth, the Untamed
Nightmare of Zydron, Gate Lord
Nightmare of Caiatl, Princess-Imperial

Other names:

Phantasms
Phantoms

 

"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 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 Guardians and other victims. First appearing following Eris Morn's discovery of the Pyramid beneath the Moon, the Nightmares include phantoms of some of Guardians' deadliest foes, including Crota, Fikrul, Ghaul and Uldren Sov.

Overview

Nightmare Veins circulating out of Crota's Nightmare

According to Hashladûn, Nightmares are malleable creations of Nezarec's Pyramid, not truly alive but made of "chaos, negation, and the raw things found existing in spaces between thought and fear."[1] They are extracted from the psyche of targets, wreaking havoc by provoking grief and trauma as well as presenting a physical threat.[2]

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 Guardians at their weakest; for the explicit temptation towards its side and promises of power.[3] 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.[4] This defense mechanism would also be utilized by the Europan Pyramid when Elisabeth Bray entered it in her attempt to relearn Stasis.[5]

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 Sectors as its previous enemy tenants.[6] 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. This in turn transformed Calus' ship into an extension of the Pyramid's resonance and allow for new Nightmares to haunt the derelict vessel.[7]

Gameplay

Nightmares surrounding the Luna Pyramid

Nightmares are enemies that debut in Shadowkeep and are primarily encountered in Lost Sectors and during endgame activities like Nightmare Hunts and Altars of Sorrow on the Moon. They can vary in difficulty; such as Elite, Major, and Ultra, and 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 Greater Nightmares, especially the ones found in endgame activities, have an additional mechanic that renders them intangible with immunity to damage in a reddish-black ethereal form after they spawn additional Nightmare mobs; forcing players to clear them first to initiate the next damage phase.

Nightmares have a chance of dropping "Phantasmal Fragments" and even rarer "Phantasmal Cores" as a resource to craft weapons and Dreambane Armor at the Lectern of Enchantment, which are unlocked from Nightmare Essence weapon bounties (which can drop from bosses during Nightmare Hunts and randomly on the Moon). Even certain armor mods equipped to Dreambane armor are effective in both warding and boosting damage against Nightmare enemies.

Notable members

Greater Nightmares

Other Nightmares

Mentioned only

Unique forces

Cabal

Fallen

Hive

Scorn

Vex

Trivia

  • 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 known as Terrors. They are said to prey on our greatest fears[8] and Ikora even asked if they would create shades of ourselves.[9]
  • In an effort to create a puppet champion, the Daughters of Crota constantly resurrect the shattered Zulmak, Instrument of Torment by combining the phantasmal essence of the Nightmares with Zulmak's husk, creating the first hybrid of a Hive and a Nightmare.[10]
  • According to Toland, the Pyramid cannot conjure Nightmares from Hive minds. They require a human psyche: anguished, burdened, Lightbearing vessels. However, this seems to be contradicted by the existence of the Nightmare of Horkis, Fear of Mithrax, unless Horkis had previously encountered the Guardians before manifesting as a Nightmare.
  • Several Nightmares are effigies of individuals that are not deceased. For example, Toland exists beyond his physical form and Omar Agah's essence was transferred into an insect-like creature that now powers a weapon. This indicates the purely psychological intent of the Luna Pyramids conjuration of the Nightmares, and not, in fact, its ability to pull the spirits of the dead into being.
  • Because of the connections to memory, the creation of Nightmares may be closely related to the powers of Deepsight.

Gallery

List of Appearances

References