Night Terror
From the Soulcalibur Wiki
Night Terror is the secret final boss in Soulcalibur III and can only be accessed by following a certain path in the story mode Tales of Souls while fulfilling certain requirements, such as not losing a single match. Night Terror is not an unlockable character, though he is playable through certain cheat devices. Defeating him unlocks his profile and concept art. He also has his own mission in the Missions mode, known as "Final Battle", where the player can confront him without having to go through Tales of Souls.
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Night Terror is special in which he can't be rung out; doing so would trigger a scene in which Night Terror uses his wings to fly back to the arena. He possess beefed-up moves taken from both Nightmare and Siegfried, as well as a few unique ones; like a flying stance that automatically Repels attacks while in the process of moving into said stance, an unblockable eye-beam projectile, and a diving attack done from the flying stance. He is, by far, the most powerful character that appears in Soulcalibur III, possessing the greatest reach, speed, and power. Some of his moves can take off nearly half of a full life bar; his eye beam has the potential to take off more than half. He also possesses a variant of Nightmare's A+B attack. While it has more frames, making it a bit slower, it also cannot be interrupted as it Repels any attack thrown at him, allowing Night Terror to punish opponents with ease. Night Terror is still an AI character however, and is vulnerable to Anti-AI Moves.
Night Terror is created when the energies of both the Soul Edge and Soul Calibur are fused with the remains of Nightmare, which contained Soul Edge's will. In his own profile, Night Terror is strong enough to escape Zasalamel's control and eliminate him. Unlike Nightmare, who is capable of speech, Night Terror just roars and growls. Although he's the same being as Nightmare, Night Terror is much larger and towers over every playable character in the game. Due to him being an optional boss, his status as a canon character is not known.
In Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition, Night Terror remains an unplayable boss character, though this time he appears at random in the arcade's end match, alongside Abyss.
In the PlayStation 2 version of Soulcalibur III, Night Terror is seen when the correct trigger command is done in Nightmare's ending. Rapidly tapping the button indicated turns Nightmare into Night Terror. He slams down amidst several guards and flings them aside, then flies off the scene.
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Nightmare's second costume for Soulcalibur IV strongly resembles Night Terror, and the weapons they wield are exactly the same, hinting that Night Terror's appearance in Soulcalibur III may, in fact, be canon.
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 Night Terror wallpaper from Soulcalibur III |
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