

They are also capable of aerial attacks if Sonic jumps into the air, the Nightmares can jump up and knock him down again.

They usually strike with their stretchy arms and can make body flips that cause damage to Sonic if they land on him.

In battle, the Nightmare fights with hand-to-hand combat. There is also a stronger variant of them called Red Nightmares. The Nightmares rarely appear alone and usually attack the enemy in packs. They first appear in Apotos Night Act 1: Moonlit Town in the Wii/ PlayStation 2 version and Windmill Isle Night Act 1 in the Xbox 360/ PlayStation 3 version. Most of the fragments from the beast then became Nightmares after coming into contact with peoples' negative feelings, specifically their ambient fear, anger and doubts. These fragments were then spread across the earth and became Dark Gaia's Minions. The Nightmares and the rest of Dark Gaia's Minions came into being when Dark Gaia broke apart at the beginning of Sonic Unleashed due to its premature awakening by Dr.
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They have cyan-hued black-colored skin with glowing purple markings on their bodies. They have purple smoke emitting from their backs. The Nightmares resemble chameleon-like beings with thick arms, spiked backs and a small horn at the front.
