Nightmare

"Blood! Darkness! I shall drown the world in both!"

- Nightmare

Nightmare is a character from the fighting game series Soulcalibur. He starred in Guts VS Nightmare, where he faced Berserk protagonist Guts.

History
The spirit of Soul Edge, Inferno, corrupted the mind of several people, one unfortunate person named Siegfried. He promised him that if he gathered enough souls, he will resurrect his dead father. However, Siegfried succumbed to the evil sword, and became the Azure Knight, Nightmare.

Nightmare would terrorize Europe for years, until Siegfried was able to separate himself from the evil sword. But it wasn't the end of Nightmare, as Inferno re-animated Siegrfried's discarded armor and used it to hunt down Siegfried and continue it's terror across Europe.

Soul Edge

 * Length: 6'1"/185 cm
 * Vessel of Inferno
 * Fractured
 * Can take various forms based on the wielder
 * Malfestatuon Curse: Turns victims into mindless slaves of bloodlust

Background

 * Height: 5'10"/178 cm
 * Weight: 336 lbs/152 kg
 * AKA the Azure Knight
 * The personification of Soul Edge and Inferno
 * Weapon style: Zweihander
 * Known hosts: Arcturus, Zasalamel, Cervantes, Siegfried, Pyrrha
 * Remembers the fighting style of all previous Nightmares

Signature Moves

 * Grim Stride
 * Soul Wave
 * Dark Reconquista
 * Death Lord's Vengeance
 * Death Lord's Annihilation
 * Bloody Lord's Invasion
 * Ether Lord's Carnage
 * Grim Lord's Auto-da-fé

Feats

 * Defeated entire armies single handedly
 * Obliterated Ostrheinsburg Castle in a single blow
 * As Dumas, thrust Europe into a continent-wide war
 * Killed Tira, his most loyal servant
 * Ripped a hole between dimensions with Soul Edge
 * Has devoured thousands of souls

Trivia

 * Nightmare is the second combatant to be killed through the destruction of an item, being Soul Edge. The first was Lion-O with the Eye of Thundera.
 * Nightmare is the second Soulcalibur character to get into Death Battle. The first was Ivy Valentine.
 * He's also the third Namco Character to get in after Dig Dug and Ivy Valentine and before Agumon.
 * He is the second Soulcalibur character to lose in a Death Battle. The first was Ivy Valentine
 * He is the first Namco character to not fight a Video Game character.
 * He is the second Namco character to lose in a Death Battle. The first being Ivy Valentine
 * Nightmare's Inferno sprite is Cinder from Killer Instinct.