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Nightmares are a new type of monster introduced in Rebellion. They resemble dolls with a pair of disembodied blue hands, and primarily attack by shooting exploding objects.

It is later revealed in the movie that the nightmares are actually false opponents created by the witch barrier Rebellion takes place in.

Appearances

At the moment, Nightmares exclusively appear in Rebellion.

Two nightmares appear in the movie. The first appears at the very beginning and is initially attacked by Madoka Kaname, Sayaka Miki, and Kyoko Sakura. The nightmare is driven into a dining room where Mami Tomoe and Bebe are waiting. The magical girls then appear to defeat the nightmare by feeding food to it. It's later revealed that Homura Akemi had assisted the magical girls in secret.

The second nightmare is born from Hitomi Shizuki, when she feels frustration over her relationship with Kyosuke Kamijo. Hitomi is seemingly swallowed up by her bed as the nightmare appears. The magical girls contain the nightmare and then defeat it by singing the Cake Song. At the end of the song, the nightmare turns into a cake which Bebe swallows whole. Bebe then spits out a blob resembling Hitomi's head and a paper with a picture of a violin on it. Sayaka catches both things, and then throws the paper into the air. The paper turns into a silhouette of Kyosuke playing the violin. The blob flies up after the silhouette and vanishes into sparkles that purify the magical girls' soul gems. Hitomi then reappears in her bedroom.

It is eventually revealed that the characters are actually in Homura's witch barrier. The nightmares were created by the Homura's subconscious so the magical girls would have enemies to fight.

Later in the movie, a nightmare doll is seen briefly as Kyubey explains Homura's circumstances. Another appears briefly when Homura transforms into Homulilly.

Observations

The disembodied hands of the nightmares hint at the fact that they're puppets created by a witch. Furthermore, one of the hands has a covering over it's middle finger, which is the same finger a magical girl wears her ring on.
Note how the dots on the hands resemble the ones that appear on Homura when she starts to discover she might be a witch.
A mare or nightmare (Proto-Germanic: *marōn; Old English: mære; Old Norse: mara; German: Nachtmahr) is an evil spirit or goblin in Germanic folklore which rides on people's chests while they sleep, bringing on bad dreams (or "nightmares"). The mare is often similar to the mythical creatures succubus and incubus, and was likely inspired by sleep paralysis.
It is interesting to note that mara, besides being a root-word for nightmare, is also the name of a Buddhist deity analogous to the devil. Although this may be a coincidence, Homura does ascend to become a Mara-like figure at the end of Rebellion.

Trivia

The first Nightmare seems to enjoy food a lot as shown in the movie and concept art.

Powers and Abilities

It is unknown if both Nightmare's share the exact same powers as one another, but both of their powers are themed after stuffed objects. Fitting for their dream themes.
- The first Nightmare has the power to shoot incredibly destructive pillows and teddy-bears that have been able to destroy entire buildings.
- The second Nightmare has the power to turn any object into a stuffed version of itself, then blow it up.

Gallery

Official Art

The first Nightmare from the Rebellion Material Book
Art from the Rebellion Production Note which shows the Nightmare's appearance in reflections
Art of Hitomi's Nightmare and the first Nightmare
An unused Homura Nightmare
Art from Summons Board

Screenshots

The first Nightmare
The Nightmare's reflection is animated
Hitomi's Nightmare
The head Hitomi's Nightmare takes on once defeated

Manga

The first Nightmare from the Rebellion Manga
Hitomi's Nightmare
Coloured art from the back of one of the manga

Merchandise

A real Nightmare plush

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-'''Nightmares''' are new type of monster introduced in ''[[The Rebellion Story]]''. They resemble dolls with a pair of disembodied blue hands, and primarily attack by shooting exploding objects.
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+'''Nightmares''' are a new type of monster introduced in ''[[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]''. They resemble dolls with a pair of disembodied blue hands, and primarily attack by shooting exploding objects.
-In fact, the Nightmares are actually false opponents created by the witch barrier ''Rebellion'' takes place in.
+It is later revealed in the movie that the nightmares are actually false opponents created by the witch barrier ''Rebellion'' takes place in.
-== Appearances ==
+==Appearances==
-At the moment, Nightmares exclusively appear ''The Rebellion Story''.
+At the moment, Nightmares exclusively appear in ''Rebellion''.
-Two Nightmares appear in the movie. The first appears at the very beginning and is initially attacked by [[Madoka Kaname]], [[Sayaka Miki]], and [[Kyoko Sakura]]. The Nightmare is driven into a dining room where [[Mami Tomoe]] and [[Bebe]] are waiting. The magical girls then appear to defeat the Nightmare by feeding food to it. It's later revealed that [[Homura Akemi]] had assisted the magical girls in secret.
+Two nightmares appear in the movie. The first appears at the very beginning and is initially attacked by [[Madoka Kaname]], [[Sayaka Miki]], and [[Kyoko Sakura]]. The nightmare is driven into a dining room where [[Mami Tomoe]] and [[Bebe]] are waiting. The magical girls then appear to defeat the nightmare by feeding food to it. It's later revealed that [[Homura Akemi]] had assisted the magical girls in secret.
-The second Nightmare is born from [[Hitomi Shizuki]], when she feels frustration over her relationship with [[Kyousuke_Kamijou|her boyfriend]]. Hitomi is seemingly swallowed up by her bed as the Nightmare appears. The magical girls contain the Nightmare and then defeat it by singing the [[Cake Song]]. At the end of the song, the Nightmare turns into a cake which Bebe swallows whole. Bebe then spits out a blob resembling Hitomi's head and a paper with a picture of a violin on it. Sayaka catches both things, and then throws the paper into the air. The paper turns into a silhouette of Hitomi's boyfriend. The blob flies up after the silhouette and vanishes into sparkles that purify the magical girls' [[Soul Gem]]s. Hitomi then reappears in her bedroom.
+The second nightmare is born from [[Hitomi Shizuki]], when she feels frustration over her relationship with [[Kyosuke Kamijo]]. Hitomi is seemingly swallowed up by her bed as the nightmare appears. The magical girls contain the nightmare and then defeat it by singing the [[Cake Song]]. At the end of the song, the nightmare turns into a cake which Bebe swallows whole. Bebe then spits out a blob resembling Hitomi's head and a paper with a picture of a violin on it. Sayaka catches both things, and then throws the paper into the air. The paper turns into a silhouette of Kyosuke playing the violin. The blob flies up after the silhouette and vanishes into sparkles that purify the magical girls' [[soul gem]]s. Hitomi then reappears in her bedroom.
-It is eventually revealed that the characters are actually in Homura's witch barrier. The Nightmares were created by the Houra's subconscious so the magical girls would have enemies to fight.
+It is eventually revealed that the characters are actually in Homura's witch barrier. The nightmares were created by the Homura's subconscious so the magical girls would have enemies to fight.
-Later in the movie, a Nightmare doll is seen briefly as [[Kyubey]] explains Homura's circumstances. Another appears briefly when Homura transforms into [[Homulilly]].
+Later in the movie, a nightmare doll is seen briefly as [[Kyubey]] explains Homura's circumstances. Another appears briefly when Homura transforms into [[Homulilly]].
-== Trivia and Observations ==
+==Observations==
-* The disembodied hands of the Nightmares hint at the fact that they're puppets created by a witch. Furthermore, one of the hands has a covering over it's middle finger, which is the same finger a magical girl wears her ring on.
+* The disembodied hands of the nightmares hint at the fact that they're puppets created by a witch. Furthermore, one of the hands has a covering over it's middle finger, which is the same finger a magical girl wears her ring on.
-*A '''mare''' or [[:wikipedia:Mare_(folklore)|'''nightmare''']] (Proto-Germanic: *marōn; Old English: mære; Old Norse: mara; German: Nachtmahr) is an evil spirit or goblin in Germanic folklore which rides on people's chests while they sleep, bringing on bad dreams (or "nightmares"). The mare was also believed to "ride" horses, which left them exhausted and covered in sweat by the morning. She could also entangle the hair of the sleeping man or beast, resulting in "marelocks", called marflätor "mare-braids" or martovor "mare-tangles" in Swedish or marefletter and marelokker in Norwegian. The mare is often similar to the mythical creatures succubus and incubus, and was likely inspired by sleep paralysis.
+* Note how the dots on the hands resemble the ones that appear on Homura when she starts to discover she might be a witch.
+* A '''mare''' or [[wikipedia:Mare_(folklore)|'''nightmare''']] (Proto-Germanic: ''*marōn''; Old English: ''mære''; Old Norse: ''mara''; German: ''Nachtmahr'') is an evil spirit or goblin in Germanic folklore which rides on people's chests while they sleep, bringing on bad dreams (or "nightmares"). The mare is often similar to the mythical creatures [[wikipedia:Succubus|succubus]] and [[wikipedia:Incubus_(demon)|incubus]], and was likely inspired by sleep paralysis.
+* It is interesting to note that ''mara'', besides being a root-word for nightmare, is also the name of a [[wikipedia:Mara_(demon)|Buddhist deity analogous to the devil]]. Although this may be a coincidence, Homura does ascend to become a Mara-like figure at the end of ''Rebellion''.
-==Germany==
+==Trivia==
-German Folklorist [[Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn]] records a [[Westphalia]]n charm or prayer used to ward off mares, from Wilhelmsburg near [[Paderborn]]:
+*The first Nightmare seems to enjoy food a lot as shown in the movie and concept art.
-<blockquote>
+=Powers and Abilities=
-{|
+* It is unknown if both Nightmare's share the exact same powers as one another, but both of their powers are themed after stuffed objects. Fitting for their dream themes.
-|
+** The first Nightmare has the power to shoot incredibly destructive pillows and teddy-bears that have been able to destroy entire buildings.
-: Hier leg' ich mich schlafen,
+** The second Nightmare has the power to turn any object into a stuffed version of itself, then blow it up.
-: Keine Nachtmahr soll mich plagen,
-: Bis sie schwemmen alle Wasser,
-: Die auf Erden fließen,
-: Und tellet alle Sterne,
-: Die am Firmament erscheinen!<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kuhn|first=Adalbert|title=Indische und germanische Segenssprüche|journal=Zeitschrift für vergleichende Spruchforschung|volume=13|year=1864|page=12|url=http://books.google.co.jp/books?id=A0lKAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA124}}</ref>
-: [Dazu helfe mir Gott Vater, Sohn und heiliger Geist. Amen!]<ref>Last line supplied from "541. Mahrsegen" {{Harvnb|Kuhn|1859|loc=vol. 2, p.191}}</ref>
-|
-: Here I am lying down to sleep;
-: No night-mare shall plague me
-: until they have swum through all the waters
-: that flow upon the earth,
-: and counted all stars
-: that appear in the skies.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mahr|first=August C.|title=A Pennsylvania Dutch 'Hexzettel'|journal=Monatshefte für deutschen Unterricht|volume=27|number=6|year=1935|pages=215–225}} {{jstor|3016906}}</ref>
-: [Thus help me God Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen!]<ref>Last line of translation supplied by {{cite web|last=Ashliman|first=D. L. |title=Night-Mares|work=Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts |url=http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/nightmare.html|accessdate=May 2013}}</ref>
-|
-|}
-</blockquote>
 ==Gallery==
+===Official Art===
+<gallery>
+File:Material_Book_012.jpg|The first Nightmare from the [[Rebellion Material Book]]
+File:Rconcept nightmare 1.png|Art from the [[Rebellion Production Note]] which shows the Nightmare's appearance in reflections
+File:Rconcept nightmare 2.png|Art of Hitomi's Nightmare and the first Nightmare
+File:Rconcept nightmare 3.png
+File:Rconcept homu 4.png|An unused [[Homura]] Nightmare
+File:Summons nightmare art.jpg|Art from Summons Board
+</gallery>
+===Screenshots===
+<gallery>
+File:Rebellion_Runes_-_000502_-_HOMU_LILLY_MADE_IN_CABINET.png|The first Nightmare
+File:The_Nightmare's_reflection_1.jpg|The Nightmare's reflection is animated
+File:The_Nightmare's_reflection_2.jpg
+File:Rebellion_Runes_-_002009_-_YAGINOKONOYUME.jpg|Hitomi's Nightmare
+File:Rebellion_Runes_-_002809_-_(R)EVERI(E).jpg|The head Hitomi's Nightmare takes on once defeated
+File:Nightmare hitomi head.gif
+</gallery>
+===Manga===
+<gallery>
+File:Manga Nightmare 1.png|The first Nightmare from the [[Rebellion Manga]]
+File:Nightmare 2.png
+File:Manga Nightmare 3.png
+File:Manga Nightmare 4.png
+File:Manga Nightmare 6.png
+File:Manga Hitomi nm 1.png|Hitomi's Nightmare
+File:Manga Hitomi nm 2.png
+File:Manga Hitomi nm 3.png
+File:Manga Hitomi nm 4.png
+File:rmanga mami help.png
+File:Manga Hitomi nm 5.png|Coloured art from the back of one of the manga
+</gallery>
+===Merchandise===
 <gallery>
-File:Nightmare plushie.jpg
+File:Nightmare plushie.jpg|A real Nightmare plush
-File:Rebellion creature.png
 </gallery>
+[[Category:Monsters]]

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Contents

Appearances

Observations

Trivia

Powers and Abilities