Inferno (Nightmare)

## Personal Info

Gender: Male

Height: 5’6 (168)

Weight: 212 (96.2)

Weapon: Zweihander Soul Edge

Weapon Name: Phantom Soul Edge (3), Nigh-Complete Soul Edge
(4)

Style: Memories that stain his armor

Soul: Damnation, Destruction

## Stages

Lost Cathedral (3)

Tower of Remembrance: Encounter (4)

Tower of Remembrance: Omen (BD)

Denever Castle: Assault (5)

## Themes

Forsaken Sanctuary (3)

Destiny will Tell (4-BD)

Pavor Nocturnus (5)

time, Nightmare's entire body had been twisted by the power of Soul Edge completely
and utterly.

As the storyline of this game begins, Nightmare and
Siegfried found each other once more at the Lost Cathedral. Soul Edge was freed
from the Soul Embrace because of the secret art performed by Zasalamel.
Nightmare took the evil sword as Siegfried became the new wielder of Soul
Calibur. Then the two fought, the clashing of their swords gradually destroyed
the cathedral, ripping both Nightmare and Siegfried apart only to be repaired
by their swords after falling into a warp created by their duel.

Conveniently, both Nightmare and Soul Edge landed in
Ostrheinsburg. Waves caused by the clash of the two swords awakened the
fragments of Soul Edge that were scattered all over the world. The fragments
were pulled into Soul Edge and all were consumed, restoring the blade to its
whole form. As Nightmare seeded roots into the land, Ostrheinsburg soon became
a cursed city that Nightmare would utilize to devour souls. The Azure Knight
then prepared for his final battle against the wielder of Soul Calibur.

The storylines involving Algol feature Algol, the ancient
king, whose will was strong enough to totally resist Soul Edge's power and who
also created Soul Calibur in case Soul Edge ever needed to be destroyed, builds
himself imitations of both soul swords wielding them simultaneously as he plots
his resurrection and returns to his post as king.

## Endings

### Soul Calibur 3

"It's nearby! Don't leave your post!" a general says to one of his
soldiers. Nightmare can be seen on the very top of the castle, watching over
everything.

#### No Input

Nightmare jumps down and kills all of the guards with little effort.

#### Input

Nightmare leaps into the air and comes crashing down. As he falls, he
transforms into Night Terror. Night Terror destroys a statue and then flies
away, sparing the terrified guards' lives.

### Soul Calibur 4

Nightmare defeats Siegfried, who drops Soul Calibur and falls to his knees.
Nightmare declares himself a now unstoppable force and unleashes a sea of
hellfire, roaring as the flames engulf him, Siegfried, and the area around him.

The text-only epilogue reveals this: The flames of the cursed sword
furiously burn. The fires of hell will soon engulf the world in despair.

## Critical Finish

**Evil Seed**: Nightmare exclaims "Watch this!" and punches the
opponent with his claw, knocking his foe backwards. He uppercuts him/her into
the air, then slams his sword point first into the ground and a ball of energy
erupts around his opponent as they scream. Apparently, this move drains their
soul into Soul Edge.

## Critical Edge

**Dark Reconquista**: Nightmare holds his sword up, calls for it, saying
"Soul Edge", and does one heavy vertical slash to knock his opponent
to the ground while saying "Burn!".

The actual slash is delayed while Nightmare holds up his sword for about 1
second. Attacking him while he holds up the sword will cause a Guard Impact and
trigger the slash, which deals about a 3rd life bar of damage. If he's not
attacked in the meantime, the slash causes more than half life bar damage,
however, it can be easily dodged moving horizontally or stepping back and like
most critical edges, can be blocked. Also, due to the delay, it can be canceled
by grappling the opponent.