Nightmare (New Timeline)

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==Summary==
Nightmare is one of the two main antagonist of Soul Calibur VI alongside Azwel. He is the host, wielder and living incarnation of the cursed sword, Soul Edge, the objective of most other characters in the story. Nightmare is merely the host body of Inferno and when defeated, Inferno takes over and combats the opponent if not try and coerce them into grabbing Soul Edge, transforming them into a new Azure Knight. This particular Nightmare has Siegfried as a host.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , likely 
Name: Nightmare, "The Symbol of Destruction", "Azure Nightmare", "Knight of Mare" (by Mitsurugi)
Origin: Soul Calibur
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown (Lasted from the Ancient Times)
Classification: Living Incarnation of Soul Edge, Azure Knight, Will of Soul Edge itself (As Inferno)
Powers and Abilities:
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Nightmare=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Soul Manipulation (Can rob the souls of entire armies at once. Deals Soul Damage with each of attacks, stealing the soul of his opponent slowly during combat), Fire Manipulation, Hellfire Manipulation, Chaos Manipulation, Mind Manipulation (Can manipulate the minds of others in order to coerce them into taking Soul Edge. If there is a malfested target, Soul Edge feeds off of their sinful actions of bloodlust and gains the ability to control them), Weapon Mastery, Electricity Manipulation, Creation (Created a mimic of Soul Edge as well as Astral Chaos), Dark Magic, Regeneration (Low), Immortality (Types 1 and 6), Teleportation, Dimensional BFR (Can send others to Astral Chaos. All Souls taken by Soul Edge are sent to Astral Chaos. Astral Chaos warps and corrupts all who enter, mind, body and soul, eventually driving them mad and turning them into a form of Malfested), Duplication, Light Manipulation, Possession, Reality Warping, Spatial Manipulation (Can cut through dimensions), Necromancy, Madness Manipulation (Type 2; Simply being in contact with its power is enough to drive one into madness. Can corrupt entire areas making it so that anyone who enters the area will be driven mad), Illusion Creation, Curse Manipulation, Corruption (Can turn those who come into contact with it into mindless Monsters, Vampires, Malfested, etc. Even sustaining injuries from him or any wielder of Soul Edge is enough to drive one insane as shown with Raphael whose body became corrupted by his wounds. Coming into contact with a malfested's blood can in fact infect another as shown when Amy became malfested by treating Raphael's wounds), When the host body is defeated, Inferno will appear to fight the opponent or use his mental powers to get them to grab the sword, Enhanced Senses, Extrasensory Perception, Resistance to Sealing (Taki's seals had no effect on him).
|-|Inferno=All previous abilities + Possession (Can possess the living and the dead), Power Mimicry (Can copy the fighting style of anyone it sees), Incorporeality (Is the will of Soul Edge).
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Attack Potency: At least Small Country level, likely Country level (Superior to Ivy Valentine who was able to fight Taki on even grounds. Taki was strong enough to defeat Cervantes de Leon who had half of Soul Edge. As Inferno, he was able to fight Siegfried on even grounds. Siegfried was able to fight Sophitia Alexandra who was able to fight Cervantes with both Soul Edge swords and shatter one of the blades. Should be superior to the likes of Acht and Gabok by a great deal. Wields Soul Edge which has enough power to critically damage Soul Charge Azwel)
Speed: Superhuman with Supersonic+ reactions and combat speed via power-scaling (Ivy, a much weaker character, kicked away a point-blank bullet shot from Cervantes' gun, Taki also outran an explosion in Soul Blade)
Lifting Strength: Class 1
Striking Strength: At least Small Country level, likely Country level
Durability: At least Small Country level, likely Country level (Is able to take damage from Siegfried)
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Extended Melee Range with his sword, Hundreds of Kilometers to Planetary with his powers, Low Multiversal with Astral Chaos powers
Standard Equipment: Soul Edge, Armor
Intelligence: Gifted
Weaknesses: Holy Weaponry. Siegfried can attempt to break free of Nightmare's grip if too much damage is taken, causing Nightmare to freeze up due to the mental struggle and become vulnerable.
Notable Attacks and Techniques:
*Dark Reconquista: Triumph: Nightmare slams his sword on top of his opponent, stabbing them and causing an explosion of cursed energy, Nightmare then appears out of the explosion on top of a dark horse made of said energy and charges towards his opponent. He then slashes the opponent with Soul Edge.
*Soul Wave: Unleashes a burst of red energy the absorbs the souls of all those in range by stabbing the ground with Soul Edge. Another method shown is that Nightmare bows down, crossing his hands and storing energy, as we can see electric bolts gather around him. A stage starts to shake and by straightening up and shouting "Hate!" Nightmare releases a crimson energy sphere now accompanied with an additional ring of light and explosion sound.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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