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Nightmare
SSBU spirit Nightmare Wizard.png
KirbySymbol.svg

Official artwork of Nightmare from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Universe Kirby
Debut Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Smash Bros. appearances SSB4
Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance Kirby Air Riders (2025)
Console/platform of origin Nintendo Entertainment System
Gender Male
Place of origin Dream Land, Popstar
Created by Masahiro Sakurai
Voice actor Hisao Egawa
Article on WiKirby Nightmare

Nightmare (ナイトメア, Nightmare) is the main antagonist and final boss of Kirby's Adventure and its remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Origin

Kirby facing Nightmare in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Nightmare is the final boss of Kirby's Adventure and its remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. He attempted to infect the Fountain of Dreams in order to spread nightmares to Dream Land's populace. Due to the threat this posed, King Dedede sealed Nightmare away by dismantling the Star Rod, the source of the fountain's power, cutting all of Dream Land off from any dreams in the process. Kirby, believing that Dedede had intentionally sabotaged the fountain out of selfishness, reassembled the Star Rod in full by defeating Dedede's minions, ultimately besting the king himself at the fountain. Once the Star Rod was put back in place, Nightmare was released. Dedede then inhaled Kirby and fired him, along with the Star Rod, off to fight Nightmare in the sky and later Popstar's moon.

Nightmare's design is based on Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, which in turn had borrowed Nightmare's visual redesign from the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime, where he once again appears as the main antagonist, this time as the head of Nightmare Enterprises (Holy Nightmare Co. in the original Japanese version).

Nightmare's ability to black out the screen originally had no basis in the Kirby series and was a Smash-exclusive invention for the character. However, his return as a boss in Kirby Air Riders gave him a very similar ability to black out the arena with only the player, a semi-transparent overlay of Nightmare himself, and Nightmare's projectile attacks (indicating his location) being visible.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As an Assist Trophy

Nightmare in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Nightmare appears as an Assist Trophy. When summoned, he will first appear in his orb form before transforming into his true 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, and players can use various moves to track themselves in the dark.

Nightmare has a spawn chance of 32/1254. He cannot be summoned on the following stages in a standard versus match (applies to both games and only the base form unless noted otherwise):

  • 3D Land
  • Corneria (all)
  • Dream Land (64) (all 3DS)
  • Dream Land (all)
  • Duck Hunt (all)
  • Find Mii
  • Flat Zone 2 (all)
  • Flat Zone X (Omega)
  • Gamer (all)
  • Gaur Plain (base Wii U)
  • Gerudo Valley
  • Golden Plains
  • Halberd
  • Hyrule Castle (64)
  • Jungle Hijinxs
  • Jungle Japes (all)
  • Luigi's Mansion (all)
  • Magicant
  • Mario Circuit (all)
  • Midgar (all)
  • Miiverse (all)
  • Mushroom Kingdom U
  • Mushroomy Kingdom
  • Mute City (all)
  • Pac-Land (all)
  • Pac-Maze
  • Paper Mario
  • Peach's Castle (64)
  • Pirate Ship
  • Prism Tower
  • Pyrosphere
  • Rainbow Road
  • Reset Bomb Forest (Omega)
  • Skyloft
  • Spirit Train (all)
  • Super Mario Maker (all)
  • Suzaku Castle (all 3DS)
  • The Great Cave Offensive
  • Tomodachi Life
  • Tortimer Island (Omega)
  • Umbra Clock Tower (all Wii U)
  • Unova Pokémon League (all)
  • WarioWare, Inc. (all)
  • Wii Fit Studio (all)
  • Wily Castle
  • Wrecking Crew
  • Wuhu Island

Nightmare cannot be summoned if the following items are active and vice versa:

  • Items: a third Daybreak part, a third Dragoon part, and Smash Ball.
  • Poké Ball Pokémon: Palkia, Togepi, Victini, and Zoroark.

Trophy

The Nightmare trophy appears in both versions. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, it is part of the Kirby's Adventure Trophy Box.

Nightmare's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Nightmare's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Nightmare
NTSC This ball of nightmares came from the Fountain of Dreams, taking nightmares to all of Dream Land. King Dedede sealed it away by shattering the Star Rod, but it was revived when the Star Rod was restored by Kirby. In Smash Bros., it hides the stage and the fighters in pure darkness.
NES: Kirby's Adventure (05/1993)
GB Advance: Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (12/2002)
PAL This terrible being came from the Fountain of Dreams, bringing bad dreams to all of Dream Land. King Dedede sealed him away by shattering the Star Rod, but when Kirby restored it, Nightmare was able to come back. In this game, he shrouds the stage in darkness, making it impossible for the fighters to see.
NES: Kirby's Adventure (12/1993)
GB Advance: Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (09/2003)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As an Assist Trophy

Nightmare returns as an Assist Trophy, functioning as he has in previous games. Unlike in SSB4, more effects, including shields, are now obscured in the dark, making it even more difficult to track characters. Training Mode describes his Assist Trophy: Covers the stage in a deep darkness. Can't be KO'd.

Nightmare has a spawn chance of 32/2086. He cannot be summoned on the following stages in a standard versus match (applies only to the base form unless noted otherwise):

  • 3D Land
  • Corneria (all)
  • Dream Land GB (all)
  • Duck Hunt (all)
  • Find Mii
  • Flat Zone X (all)
  • Gamer (all)
  • Garreg Mach Monastery
  • Gaur Plain
  • Gerudo Valley
  • Golden Plains
  • Halberd
  • Jungle Japes (all)
  • Luigi's Mansion (all)
  • Magicant
  • Mario Circuit (all)
  • Midgar (all)
  • Minecraft World
  • Mushroom Kingdom U
  • Mushroomy Kingdom
  • Mute City SNES (all)
  • Pac-Land (all)
  • Paper Mario
  • PictoChat 2
  • Pirate Ship
  • Prism Tower
  • Reset Bomb Forest (Omega, Battlefield)
  • Skyloft
  • Spirit Train (all)
  • Super Mario Maker (all)
  • The Great Cave Offensive
  • Tomodachi Life
  • Tortimer Island (Omega, Battlefield)
  • Umbra Clock Tower (all)
  • Unova Pokémon League (all)
  • WarioWare, Inc. (all)
  • Wii Fit Studio (all)
  • Wily Castle
  • Wrecking Crew
  • Wuhu Island

Nightmare cannot be summoned if the following items are active and vice versa:

  • Items: Boss Galaga, a third Daybreak part, a third Dragoon part, and Smash Ball.
  • Poké Ball Pokémon: Palkia, Togepi, Victini, and Zoroark.
  • Assist Trophies: Andross, Arcade Bunny, Ashley, Color TV-Game 15, Devil, Dr. Kawashima, Flies & Hand, Moon, Nikki, Nintendog, Skull Kid, Squid Sisters, Thwomp, Vince, and Yuri Kozukata.

Spirits

Nightmare also appears as two different primary spirits. Nightmare Wizard can be obtained by enhancing the Nightmare's Power Orb spirit at level 99.

The Nightmare's Power Orb's Spirit Battle uses a Giant Kirby puppet fighter and is fought on the Fountain of Dreams stage. During the battle, Nightmare appears as a hostile Assist Trophy while Kirby starts off with a Star Rod, referencing Nightmare Power Orb's star-shaped attacks.

No. Image Name Type Class Slots Base Power Max Power Base Attack Max Attack Base Defense Max Defense Ability Series
341
SSBU spirit Nightmare's Power Orb.png
Nightmare's Power Orb
Grab
★★ 2 1714 6879 1003 4024 711 2855 Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99 Kirby Series
342
SSBU spirit Nightmare Wizard.png
Nightmare Wizard
Grab
★★★★ 2 5068 12671 2380 5950 2027 5069 Jam FS Charge Kirby Series

Gallery

  • Nightmare in Ultimate.
    Nightmare in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ナイトメア, Nightmare —
UK English Nightmare —
France French Cauchemar Nightmare
Germany German Albtraum-Zauberer Nightmare Wizard
Spain Spanish Pesadilla Nightmare
Italy Italian Mago Incubo Nightmare Wizard
China Chinese Nightmare —
Portugal Portuguese Pesadelo Nightmare
South Korea Korean 나이트메어, Nightmare —
Netherlands Dutch Nightmare —
Russia Russian Кошмар Nightmare

Trivia

  • Rather than Banjō Ginga, who voices the character in the Japanese Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime, Nightmare is voiced in Smash by Hisao Egawa. This is unlike Meta Knight and Knuckle Joe, who share their Japanese voices with the anime. Notably, after the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Ginga later returned to voice an alternate version of Nightmare in Super Kirby Clash.
  • Nightmare is the only Assist Trophy from the Kirby universe who wasn't introduced in Kirby Super Star, instead debuting in Kirby's Adventure.


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Brawl Andross · Barbara · Devil · Dr. Wright · Excitebikes · Gray Fox · Hammer Bro · Helirin · Infantry & Tanks · Isaac · Jeff · Jill · Kat & Ana · Knuckle Joe · Lakitu & Spinies · Little Mac · Lyn · Metroid · Mr. Resetti · Nintendog · Ray Mk III · Saki · Samurai Goroh · Shadow · Starfy · Tingle · Waluigi
Smash 4 Andross · Ashley · Chain Chomp · Color TV-Game 15 · Dark Samus · Devil · Dillon · Dr. Kawashima · Dr. Wright · Elec Man · Ghirahim · Ghosts · Hammer Bro · Infantry & Tanks · Isabelle · Jeff · Kat & Ana · Knuckle Joe · Lakitu & Spinies · Lyn · Magnus · Metroid · Midna · Mother Brain · Nightmare · Nintendog · Phosphora · Prince of Sablé · Riki · Saki · Samurai Goroh · Shadow · Sheriff · Skull Kid · Starfy · Starman · Takamaru · Tingle · Waluigi
Ultimate Akira · Alucard · Andross · Arcade Bunny · Ashley · Black Knight · Bomberman · Burrowing Snagret · Chain Chomp · Chef Kawasaki · Color TV-Game 15 · Devil · Dillon · Dr. Kawashima · Dr. Wright · Flies & Hand · Ghirahim · Ghosts · Gray Fox · Guile · Hammer Bro · Isaac · Jeff · Kapp'n · Klaptrap · Knuckle Joe · Knuckles · Krystal · Lyn · Metroid · Midna · Moon · Mother Brain · Nightmare · Nikki · Nintendog · Phosphora · Prince of Sablé · Rathalos · Riki · Rodin · Samurai Goroh · Shadow · Sheriff · Shovel Knight · Skull Kid · Spring Man · Squid Sisters · Starfy · Starman · Sukapon · Takamaru · Thwomp · Tiki · Vince · Waluigi · Wily Capsule · Yuri · Zero
Kirby (universe) Kirby universe
Fighters Kirby (SSB · SSBM · SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · Meta Knight (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · King Dedede (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU)
Assist Trophies Knuckle Joe · Nightmare · Chef Kawasaki
Bosses Giant Kirby · Marx
Stages Dream Land · Fountain of Dreams · Green Greens · Halberd · Dream Land GB · The Great Cave Offensive
Items Maxim Tomato · Star Rod · Parasol · Warp Star · Apple · Dragoon · Superspicy Curry · Bomber
Enemies Bonkers · Bronto Burt · Gordo · Parasol Waddle Dee · Plasma Wisp · Shotzo · Tac · Waddle Dee · Waddle Doo
Other Gourmet Race · Whispy Woods
Trophies, Stickers and Spirits Trophies (SSBM · SSBB · SSB4) · Stickers · Spirits
Music Brawl · SSB4 · Ultimate
Masterpieces Kirby's Dream Land · Kirby's Adventure · Kirby Super Star
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