Nightmare (Soulcalibur)

Nightmare, also known as Azure Knight, is one of the major characters from the Soulcalibur series.
== Charactah Account ==
Nightmare is the host, wielder and living incarnation of the cursed sword, Soul Edge, the objective of most other characters in the story.
Nightmare has been portrayed in the games as a violent and ruthless creature, constantly in search of souls to restore Soul Edge. He looks down on humans, considering them "pathetic" and "foolish", having no mercy for others, even to those who fail to serve him, as shown to the members of his Schwarzstrom team who he treated as pawns.
The only one who Nightmare treats with some respect is Tira for being just as violent as him, however he has still thought about taking her soul on occasion. His incarnation in V wants to take over the world rather than destroy it.
== Appearance ==
=== Manga ===
* Soulcalibur
* Soulcalibur: Spirit Sword
=== Video Games ===
* Seme COM Dungeon: Drururuaga
* Soul Edge
* Soulcalibur
* Soulcalibur II
* Soulcalibur III
* Soulcalibur IV
* Soulcalibur Legends
* Soulcalibur Mobile
* Soulcalibur V
* Soulcalibur VI
* Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
* Soulcalibur: Lost Swords
* Soulcalibur: Unbreakable Soul
== Trivia ==
* Nightmare is nicknamed "The Azure Knight" due to the distinctive dark blue armor he wears.
* Ever since Nightmare's debut in Soulcalibur he has become one of the most recognizable characters in the Soul franchise. His status would be further cemented when he became a part of the official Project soul logo from 2005 to 2011, and 2014.
* Despite being sworn enemies throughout most of the series, Nightmare and Siegfried never actually have a Destined Battle with each other.
* In early concepts, Nightmare's left arm was mutated into a demonic claw rather than his right arm. This is true with Siegfried! in Soul Edge and some concept art of Nightmare in Soulcalibur.
* In Soulcalibur and Soulcalibur II, Siegfried seems to speak through Nightmare in his winning quotes, such as "I shall reclaim my soul!" or "I'll be restored soon!". That, or Nightmare is referring to collecting all of the shards of Soul Edge, becoming whole.
* Oddly enough, in every Soulcalibur installment, Nightmare appears to have gained more "weight", which is most likely measured from muscle and metal. But he is no more resistant to knockback and grappling attacks than anyone else.
* Nightmare appears in the Game Boy Color game Seme COM Dungeon: Drururuaga. The player can obtain him as an "ally" and use his armor.
* Nightmare is similar to Faust from Blades of Fury. They both are the main antagonists of their games and are associated with fire. They both have large swords they use in one hand. Coincidentally, Nightmare has a sword named Faust.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Nightmare at Soulcalibur Wiki
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