Nightmare (spell)

Nightmare (also known as Evil Sphere) is a gigantic ball of negative energy that is usually thrown by Malachi. It is a very slow moving attack and can take a while for it to pass. The first appearance of this spell in the series was as Malachi's own signature attack in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Soma Cruz is able to use this attack by using Malachi's soul in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow and Harmony of Despair.
Charlotte Aulin is able to gain this spell from Malachi in Portrait of Ruin and Harmony of Despair.
==Game specific information==
===Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow===
Evil Sphere is an ability in Dawn of Sorrow. It can be obtained by gaining dominance over Malachi's soul and it allows Soma Cruz to summon a large dark sphere that slowly travels forward, destroying everything in its path.
In the game's opening sequence, Malachi attempts to attack Soma using this ability, although he dodges the sphere and manages to impale Malachi instead, absorbing its soul in the process. Soma later utilizes the attack on Dmitrii Blinov and Dario Bossi when they and Celia Fortner arrive to ambush him, although Dario evades the attack while Dmitrii, taking the full brunt of the attack, proceeds to copy it.
In the main game, Dmitrii was able to copy this ability from Malachi in The Dark Chapel, which Soma witnessed, and it is the first attack Dmitrii will use against Soma until he copies one of the latter's own attacks, which he then uses against him.
===Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin===
Nightmare is one of Charlotte Aulin's magic spell skills in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. When cast, a concentrated mass of fear and agony born from the darkness is summoned, which then travels forward slowly.
==Item Data==
==Gallery==
===Animations===
DOS Malachi.gif|Evil Sphere from Dawn of Sorrow.
POR Nightmare.gif|Nightmare spell from Portrait of Ruin.
POR Nightmare 2.gif|Fully charged Nightmare spell from Portrait of Ruin.
HD Nightmare.gif|Nightmare (Charlotte) from Harmony of Despair.
==See also==
*Acerbatus - A similar and faster ball of negative energy derived from spite.
*Dark Inferno - Another mass of dark energy.
Category:Bound Spells
Category:Bullet Souls
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Category:Dark Spells
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