Editing Nightmare

{{Boss-infobox
|image=[[File:Nightmare Other M Artwork.png|200px|Artwork of Nightmare from Other M]]
|caption=Nightmare, manipulator of gravity
|games=*''[[Metroid: Other M]]''
*''[[Metroid Fusion]]''
|location=*[[Sector 2 (Cryosphere)]]
*[[Sector 5 (ARC)]]
|attacks=*Energy Beams
*Ramming
*Homing Projectiles
|weaknesses=*[[Charge Beam]]
*[[Missile]]s
|vulnerableareas=*Face
*Gravity manipulator
|rewards=[[Gravity Suit]]
|music=[http://metroid.retropixel.net/metroid4/music/mf41.mp3 Nightmare-X Boss Theme]
}}
{{quote|This thing is out of control. Hurry before it destroys the entire station...|Adam Malkovich}}
'''Nightmare'''<ref name="Nightmare" /> is an organism outfitted with mechanical devices capable of manipulating gravity encountered by [[Samus Aran]] in ''[[Bottle Ship]]'' and the [[Biologic Space Labs Research Station|B.S.L research station]]. It can generate a gravitational field that impedes [[Samus Aran|Samus']] movement and diverts weapons fire. Nightmare is also capable of firing beams of energy and homing projectiles.

Nightmare was created by [[Biologic Space Labs]] researchers to be used as a weapon.<ref name="Nightmare">{{cite|It's gotten worse. The damage seems to have been caused by a creature kept here by the researchers, who named it... the Nightmare. Apparently, it was a bio-mechanical organism designed for military applications... It possesses uncommon power and can manipulate gravity. We must assume that it's become an X-host. We have no choice. You must find it and defeat it. I can't confirm the location.|Adam Malkovich|Metroid Fusion}}</ref> Its appearance on the ''[[Bottle Ship]]'' suggests that either more than one of it has been created or that the creature had been built earlier by [[Galactic Federation]] researchers and was recovered on the Bottle Ship before the ''Bottle Ship'' was destroyed and rebuilt on the B.S.L research station.

==''Metroid: Other M''==
[[File:Nightmare om.jpg|left|thumb|Nightmare during its first encounter]]
On the way to [[Sector Zero]], Samus encounters areas of the [[Sector 2 (Cryosphere)|Cryosphere]] with irregular gravity.  It is soon revealed that this gravity is a result of the presence of Nightmare, who descends from the ceiling when Samus attempts to enter its room.  While its gravity generator spins, Samus's movement is impeded, and [[Missile]]s are ineffective until she can [[Ice Beam|freeze]] the generator; after that, she must fire Missiles at its mask until the cycle repeats again.  Once enough damage has been dealt, the mask will shatter, revealing Nightmare's grotesque, literal, baby-face.  After that, it will fall to the ground, seemingly defeated.
[[File:Nightmare om 2.jpg|left|thumb|Nightmare during its second encounter]]
Upon Samus's return from the sector, Nightmare attacks Samus once again; this time, it will send out black holes that draw in all of Samus's weapons fire.  Once defeated, its body will fall apart and rest on the ground until the post-credits sequence, when it will have disappeared, presumably transferred to the [[Biologic Space Laboratories Research Station|Biologic Space Labs research station]] for its appearance in ''Fusion''.

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==''Metroid Fusion''==
[[File:Nightmare Manipulating Gravity fu.png|left|thumb|Nightmare manipulating gravity]]
Shortly after Samus acquires the [[Ice Missile]] in [[Sector 5 (ARC)]] Nightmare's shadow can be seen ominously strafing the sector in the background, then in subsequent visits to Sector 5. After Samus acquires the [[Plasma Beam]], [[Adam Malkovich|Adam]] detects massive damage in Sector 5, later learning that the damage was caused by Nightmare, who he suspects has become a host to the [[X Parasite|X parasites]].<ref name="Nightmare" /><ref>{{cite|What? You've restored Plasma Beam functionality? ...Most unexpected. Even so, continue to avoid the SA-X. It, too, may be stronger. And you still lack a few abilities crucial to survival... Wait.. Wait a second... More trouble. Hold on. ..................................................... ... I've isolated the cause. There's been an explosion in the ARC Data Room... Samus, go to Sector 5.|Adam Malkovich|Metroid Fusion}}</ref>
[[File:Nightmare fu 2.png|right|thumb|Nightmare with its gravity manipulator damaged]]
When Samus battles Nightmare, it will fire six beams at first. After Samus damages Nightmare's gravity manipulator, Nightmare will activate it, heavily increasing the effects of gravity. Nightmare won't be unaffected by the change in gravity, as its movements will slow and it will only be able to fire two beams at a time. The creature will continue to fire energy beams while Samus is impeded by the intense gravity. Nightmare's intense gravity fields will be able to force Samus's [[Missile]]s to the ground, limiting their capabilities, but her newly-acquired [[Plasma Beam]] is unaffected.

After Samus damages the manipulator enough, it and the plate covering Nightmare's face will be destroyed. Nightmare will then move in erratic patterns attempting to ram Samus as well as firing energy beams. Nightmare's movements will make the [[Space Jump]] a powerful tool to evade Nightmare's attacks. After Samus inflicts further damage to Nightmare, its [[Core-X]] will become exposed, allowing Samus to destroy it and attain the [[Gravity Suit]] from it.
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==Data==
===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
{{Trophy|Nightmare|Nightmare (Metroid)|'''NTSC-U''': ''This biomechanical organism was created in secret by a group of scientists employed by the Galactic Federation. That six-eyed face would give anyone nightmares, but Samus mustn't hesitate to blast away at it! That ugly mug is the weakest spot on Nightmare's otherwise armored body.''<br><br>'''PAL''': ''A biological weapon developed in secret by a radical group within Galactic Federation Army. Though its grotesque, six-eyed face could certainly give anyone nightmares, looking away is not a wise thing to do. The only way to eradicate this fearsome creature once and for all is to expose the face and attack it head-on.''|Randomly Obtained|[[File:NightmareMetroidTrophyWiiU.png|150px]]}}

==Sprites==
{{sprite table
|header=Undamaged Nightmare
|mf=[[File:Nightmare Sprite.png|Nightmare]]
|header2=Nightmare damaged
|mf 2=[[File:Nightmare Sprite 2.png|Damaged Nightmare]]
|header3=Nightmare's Core-X
|mf 3=[[File:Nightmare Core-X Sprite.png|Nightmare's Core-X]]
|bottomright=mf
}}

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:Nightmare shadow.png|Nightmare's shadow
File:Nightmare fu.png|Nightmare in Metroid Fusion
File:Nightmare Face Melting fu.png|Nightmare heavily damaged
</gallery></center>
===Videos===
{{YouTube|fALWrUh8geQ|300|left|The Nightmare boss battle in ''[[Metroid Fusion]]''}}
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==Trivia==
*In ''Metroid Fusion'', if Samus has her beam charged while [[Space Jump|Space Jumping]], she can pass through Nightmare's arms without taking damage.
*Samus's [[beam]]s are unaffected in ''Fusion'' though they are attracted to Nightmare in ''Other M''.
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