Nightmare Manipulation

The power to enter and manipulate nightmares. Sub-power of Sleep Manipulation. Variation of Dream Manipulation.

Also Called

• Nightmare Alteration/Bending/Control/Modifying/Modification/Power/Warping/Weaving

Capabilities

User can create, shape, enter and manipulate the nightmares of oneself and others, including modifying, suppressing, fabricating, influencing, manifesting, sensing, observing nightmares and turning dreams into nightmares. The overwhelming shock, fear, anxiety and terror can prove too suffocating for the victim in which their hearts might explode or brains might die.

In some cases, the user's power extends to the real world, such as wounds inflicted on a sleeping victim and even pulling someone from the waking world into the dream world.

Applications

• Dream Absorption
• Dream Walking
• Fear Manipulation
• Mental Inducement
• Nightmare Imprisonment
• Nightmare Inducement
• Oneiric Slaying
• Phobia-Initiated Ability Manifestation

Techniques

• Dream Recall
• Nightmare Empowerment
• Oneiric Physiology

Variations

• Nightmare Embodiment

Associations

• Dream Manipulation
• Fear Embodiment
• Illusion Manipulation
• Madness Aspect Manifestation
• Mental Manipulation
• Nightmare Magic
• Oneiric Reality Manipulation
• Sleep Manipulation
• Subconscious Manipulation
• Sympathetic Magic

Limitations

• Oneiric Immunity
• If the target does not have anything to be afraid of then the user cannot control their nightmares.
• The user can only affect sleeping subjects.
  • Due to this, User has a limited amount of time while their target is asleep unless the user also has Sleep Inducement.
• Users of Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Psychic Immunity (impervious).
• May be limited to only putting a person in a Nightmare, not fully controlling their dream
• As it is their dreams, targets may also be able to manipulate the dreams against the user via lucid dreaming.

Known Users

Known Objects

• Shadow of Fear (Xiaolin Showdown)

Gallery

Dream of the Endless (DC Comics/Vertigo) is the ruler and embodiment of Dreams, both good and bad.

Doctor Destiny (DC Comics)

Pitch Black (Rise of the Guardians) and his army of Nightmares.

Nightmare Moon (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)

Darkrai (Pokémon) is known for its ability to make others see nightmares.

Wizeman the Wicked (NiGHTS into Dreams)

Nightmare (Valkyrie Crusade)

Mannish Boy's Stand, Death 13 (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Pt. 3: Stardust Crusaders)

Nightmare (Marvel Comics)

The Thriller (Michael Jackson's Thriller) can change forms to scare people.

Erebus Shajad (Anima: Beyond Fantasy), lord of the shadows, embody the supernatural, occult, fear, dreams and wonders.

Dream Beavers (Tmnt)

Creepy Eddie (Tmnt)

Groundskeeper Willie (The Simpsons)

Eddy Cougar (Tiny Toon Adventures)

Misterioso Grande (Mucha Lucha)

Nightmare Shark (Nightmare Shark)

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