Nightmare

Nightmare Wizard
File:NiDL Nightmare Wizard.png File:KirbySymbol.png Official artwork of Nightmare from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
Universe	Kirby
Debut	Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4
Most recent appearance	NES Remix 2 (2014)
Console of origin	Nintendo Entertainment System
Japanese voice actor	Hisao Egawa
Article on WiKirby	Nightmare

Nightmare (ナイトメア, Nightmare) is a major antagonist from the Kirby series.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Nightmare Wizard in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Nightmare appears as an Assist Trophy. When summoned, he will first appear in his original Orb form before transforming into his true Wizard form, then blacks out the entirety of the screen, forcing players to fight in the dark.

While player tags disappear during the blackout, shields and other special effects do not (an inverse to Togepi's Night Shade), and players can use various moves to track themselves in the dark.

Origin

Nightmare is the final boss of Kirby's Adventure and its remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Due to the threat he posed to Dream Land, King Dedede sealed away Nightmare by dismantling the Star Rod. Kirby, however, didn't know this was Dedede's intention, and re-assembled the Star Rod in full by defeating Dedede's minions and ultimately defeating the king himself at the Fountain of Dreams. Once the Star Rod was placed back in the fountain, Nightmare was released. Dedede then inhaled Kirby and fired him off to fight Nightmare.

Nightmare's design is based on Nightmare in Dream Land, which in turn had borrowed Nightmare's visual redesign from the Kirby: Right Back At Ya! anime.