Shadow Nightmares

==Summary==
The creatures known only as the Shadow Nightmares are the main antagonist and final boss of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
They desired to rule over the dream world created by the Wind Fish, and to do so they put him into an endless sleep to ensure that they and the rest of Koholint Island would never disappear. However when Link entered the dream they worried he'd wake up the Wind Fish, in response to his arrival the nightmares began creating monsters in an attempt to stop Link before finally be forced to confront him themselves. Ultimately they were destroyed by the hero, who soon after awakened the Wind Fish.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least 
Name: Shadow Nightmares, the final form they take is called Dethl
Origin: The Legend of Zelda
Gender: Not applicable
Age: Unknown
Classification: Creatures born of nightmares, manifestations of the Wind Fish's nightmares
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Incorporeality (The Shadow Nightmares are a mass of darkness born from nightmaresThe Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening; Final Boss), Multiple Selves (Type 1 - Despite being a single entity they refer to themselves as a collective, each one taking control of the central mass of darkness that they all share to assume a different form while fighting LinkThe Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia; Page 202), Magic, Teleportation (Can teleport), Levitation (Can levitate), Life Manipulation (When Link arrived on Koholint Island the Shadow Nightmare's created many monsters to stop himThe Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia; Page 38, and they can imbue life into its fire to create sentient flaming bats), Sleep Manipulation and Soul Manipulation (Put the Wind Fish into an endless sleep, causing his soul to fade away as well), Telepathy (Speaks to Link without being physically present, and looked into his memories to take on the form of foes he had faced in the pastThe Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia; Page 148), Intangibility (Dethl could make it's dark body intangible to Links attacks despite him normally being able to strike the Shadow Nightmares, Power Mimicry (When taking on the forms of Links previous foes they also copy their powers), Energy Projection (Can shoot energy bolts), Fire Manipulation (Can create and unleash flaming bats), Darkness Manipulation (Can manipulate the raw darkness they're comprised of for several purposes, including Shapeshifting and Size-Shifting - Can freely change their form and size; & Weapon Creation and Weapon Control - When they took on the form of Ganon they created a trident made of darkness that they can control without physical contact), Non-Physical Interaction (Can be damaged by their own magic), Immersion (Entered the Wind Fish's dream)
Attack Potency: At least Building level+ (Fought with Link)
Speed: Supersonic+ with Relativistic reactions and combat speed (Kept pace with Link during their battle)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: At least Building level+
Durability: At least Building level+ (Can withstand many blows from Link)
Stamina: Superhuman (Each one can put up a decent fight against Link while sustaining severe sword injuries and being pierced by arrows)
Range: Extended melee range physically, Tens of Meters with it's abilities (Their attacks can reach across the entire chamber they fight's Link in)
Intelligence: Average (Competent enough to create and send monsters after Link to prevent him from waking up the Wind Fish)
Weaknesses: Their abilities seem dependent on whoever they mimic, due to being five beings inhabiting the same mass of darkness only one of them can fight at a time, the final nightmare has a large physical eye that is extremely vulnerable
==Gallery==
LADX Giant Zol Sprite.png|The first Nightmare taking on the form of a giant Zol
LADX Agahnim's Shadow Sprite.png|The second Nightmare taking on the form of the dark priest Agahnim
LADX Moldorm Sprite 2.png|The third Nightmare taking on the form of Moldorm
LADX Shadow of Ganon Sprite.png|The fourth Nightmare taking on the form of the demon king Ganon
LADX_Lanmola_Sprite_2.png|The fifth Nightmare taking on the form of a Lanmola
LADX DethI Sprite.png|The sixth and final Nightmare taking on a unique form known as Dethl
DethI.png|Artwork of the final Shadow Nightmare "Dethl"
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:The Legend of Zelda
Category:Antagonists
Category:Darkness Users
Category:Energy Projection Users
Category:Evil Characters
Category:Fantasy Characters
Category:Final Bosses
Category:Fire Users
Category:Flight Users
Category:Game Bosses
Category:Game Characters
Category:Immersion Users
Category:Incorporeal Characters
Category:Intangibility Users
Category:Life Users
Category:Magic Users
Category:Multiple Selves Users
Category:Non-Physical Interaction Users
Category:Power Mimicry Users
Category:Primary Antagonists
Category:Shapeshifters
Category:Size Users
Category:Sleep Users
Category:Soul Users
Category:Telepaths
Category:Teleportation Users
Category:Trident Users
Category:Video Game Characters
Category:Villains
Category:Weapon Creation Users
Category:Weapon Control Users
Category:Weapon Users