Nightmare

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Nightmare
Samus battling Nightmare.
Featured in	Metroid Fusion
Location	Sector 5
Attacks	Multi-laser system Gravity manipulation Ramming
Weakness	Super Missiles and Charged Plasma Beams directed at the manipulator device, and later on, his face.
Reward(s)	Gravity Suit

Nightmare is the eighth boss Samus faces aboard the Biologic Space Laboratories research station in Metroid Fusion.

Contents 1 Biography 2 The Battle 2.1 Phase 1 2.2 Phase 2 2.3 Phase 3 3 Trivia 4 Gallery 5 References

[edit] Biography

Nightmare is "a bio-mechanical organism designed for military applications" and "possesses uncommon power and can manipulate gravity".^[1] Once Samus is leaving Sector 5 for the first time, she sees it behind a large glass flying around. Later on, Adam detects an explosion in Sector 5 and tells Samus to investigate. Samus goes to the sector and finds extensive damage done to most of Sector 5. She eventually finds Nightmare, a ghastly bio-droid. It is interesting to note that the Nightmare appears damaged. This is probably due to its rampage around the sector, but the damage adds to the Nightmare-ish appearance, making it look decomposed and rotting.

[edit] The Battle

This battle has 3 phases, not including its Core-X form.

[edit] Phase 1

During this phase, Nightmare will stay in front of Samus, and shoot bursts of lasers at regular intervals. These bursts are sometimes hard to jump over, since it shoots them in a spread. The Nightmare attempts to slowly follow Samus's movements.

Its weak point is their Gravity Manipulator - the glowing purple protrusion from their central body. Normally, its arms will be blocking it, so Samus must lure the Nightmare up by jumping high, then coming down and getting a shot or two at it using a charged Plasma Beam shot or an Ice Missile, then running back. Once it has been sufficiently damaged, it changes to Phase 2.

[edit] Phase 2

Now, it's Gravity Manipulator will start running, and the room will start to warp. Their mask's eye holes will start to ooze slime at this time. Samus's jumps become harder to control due to the gravity manipulation.

Ice Missiles are now useless, falling to the ground when shot. After some more damage with the Plasma Beam, the Gravity Manipulator is destroyed, returning gravity to normal, and the Nightmare's face mask will be blown off, revealing it's true face.

[edit] Phase 3

Nightmare begins moving erratically around the room, becoming extremely difficult to dodge. It's exposed face is now his weak point. Samus must utilize the ladder and the Space Jump to avoid it's attacks and to aim counterattacks effectively.

When it (along with it's Core-X) is defeated, Samus's Gravity Suit is restored.

[edit] Trivia

• There is an enemy in the Nintendo DS game, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time called a "Snoozorb." It shares similarities in body plan, face, and name (pertaining to sleeping). Snoozorbs attack by either shooting a laser beam or changing into a ball shape and rolling into the Bros.

[edit] Gallery

Nightmare manipulating gravity.	Nightmare's grotesque face under its plate.	Nightmare's face begins to deteriorate after extensive damage.	Samus, having recovered the Gravity Suit.
Nightmare, damaged.

[edit] References

Bosses in Metroid Fusion
Arachnus-X | Zazabi | Serris | B.O.X. Security Robot | Mega Core-X
Yakuza | Nettori | Nightmare | Ridley-X | SA-X | Omega Metroid