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Parallel Nightmare
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| “ | Team Kirby's investigations turned up rumors of a strange,caped man. Sensing mischief, the team followed his footprints and arrived at theRuins on a dark night... | ” | — Cutscene text fromSuper Kirby Clash |
Parallel Nightmare is the principal villain ofSuper Kirby Clash, and a counterpart toNightmare fromKirby's Adventure andKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Like his normal counterpart, Parallel Nightmare takes on the appearance of a giant robed wizard with spindly hands and a frightening face. On his head, he wears a pair of goggles and horns, and he wears an astral cloak with armored pauldrons and crescent moon-shaped medallion over his torso, which consists only of a gray tornado-like appendage.
Parallel Nightmare is voiced byBanjō Ginga, who also provided the Japanese voice ofeNeMeE inKirby: Right Back at Ya!.
Parallel Nightmare is fought in six separateQuests. In three of these, he is faced in his alternate form known asParallel Nightmare's Revenge. In the penultimate Story Quest, Parallel Nightmare's Revenge is fought prior to fighting theAeon Hero.
Role inSuper Kirby Clash[edit]
| “ | Team Kirby had corneredParallel Nightmare, but the villain used a dimensional rift to call theancient hero called "the most powerful in the galaxy." | ” | — Cutscene text fromSuper Kirby Clash |
Parallel Nightmare is primarily responsible for causing all manner of beasts to grow enraged and wreak havoc across theDream Kingdom. He is encountered by Team Kirby relatively early, where it becomes clear that he is the guilty party. Team Kirby gives Parallel Nightmare a thrashing, but the wizard escapes beyond the Empyrean. Team Kirby pursues him, eventually finding him in the Decisive Battlefield. Parallel Nightmare summonsKing D-Mind to get in Team Kirby's way, though the miffed king bats Parallel Nightmare away with his hammer in the process.
After King D-Mind is defeated, peace is supposedly restored, but soon, Parallel Nightmare (now Parallel Nightmare's Revenge) begins stirring up trouble again solely to enact vengeance upon the Kirbys, thus giving up on ruling the kingdom in the process. Team Kirby chases him down and corners him at the Dreamscape, defeating him decisively. In a last resort, Parallel Nightmare's Revenge calls upon the strongest warrior in the galaxy, theAeon Hero, to trounce Super Team Kirby. However, the Aeon Hero first decides to slay Parallel Nightmare's Revenge before engaging the Kirbys in combat, thus ending the wizard's role in the story.
Attacks[edit]
| “ | Where there's trouble, you can count on this caped villain to appear. Fight your way through thisordeal to reveal his true form! | ” | — Ordeal unlock text inSuper Kirby Clash |
Parallel Nightmare takes many of his attacks from hismain-series counterpart, both fromKirby's Adventure andits remake, andKirby Mass Attack, though he also holds many unique attacks. Notably, unlike the original, Parallel Nightmare does not need to be hit only in his exposed torso in order to deal damage, so fighting him is more straightforward. Parallel Nightmare is able to teleport at will, and also fly into the background whenever he pleases.
The following are all of Parallel Nightmare's (and Parallel Nightmare's Revenge) attacks inSuper Kirby Clash. Note that attack names are conjectural unless otherwise stated:
| Parallel Nightmare's attacks inSuper Kirby Clash | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | Description | Variants | Notes | |
| Spreading Star Shot | Parallel Nightmare opens his cape and shoots five star projectiles in an arc beneath him. | In his later battles, he might do this attack twice in a row - each in different locations. | ||
| Sweep | Parallel Nightmare moves close to the ground, and sweeps across the area. | He may perform this move from the background. | The attack can be crouched under. | |
| Pointed Star Shot | Parallel Nightmare points his finger at an angle toward the ground, and fires a volley of several star projectiles. | The number of shots can vary, along with how they spread out. Parallel Nightmare's Revenge may teleport after using this move, and follow up with an Open Star Shot. | ||
| Open Star Shot | Parallel Nightmare opens his hand, and fires a volley of several star projectiles from the palm which scatter slightly. | Parallel Nightmare's Revenge may teleport after using this move, and follow up with a Pointed Star Shot. | ||
| Star Shot Barrage | Parallel Nightmare charges energy, then flies into the background, peppering the main arena with many star projectiles as he flies. | References the cutscene that plays before fighting Nightmare inKirby's Adventure andNightmare in Dream Land. The last star in particular is fired in the exact same spot that knocked Kirby off his Warp Star by the original Nightmare in the aforementioned games. This attack is always the first to come out when furious in all Quests except for the Tougher Story Quest and The Final Battle. | ||
| Twister Dive | Parallel Nightmare opens his cloak and flies upward off-screen, then comes back down upside-down, quickly diving toward the ground as he spins his cloak before returning upward. | Parallel Nightmare's Revenge may feint this attack by only coming down partway before rising back up and diving on the other side of the arena. | ||
| Twister Dash | Parallel Nightmare opens his cloak and begins twisting across the stage like a tornado, moving between planes in the process. | Parallel Nightmare's Revenge may immediately transition into a Twister Dive afterward. | ||
| Electric Orbs | Parallel Nightmare conjures and throws out a series of four large but slow orbs of energy which fly slowly toward the ground. | Parallel Nightmare's Revenge conjures five orbs instead of three. In his Super+ battle, he'll form a spinning ring with these five orbs, then throw them all at once towards a certain Kirby's position as soon as he teleports away. | This attack only starts getting used beginning with the Tougher Story Quest. | |
| Lightning Blast | Parallel Nightmare charges energy in his hand, then unleashes it as a cone of lightning to strike the ground beneath him, before repeating three or four times. The final strike is always a double-handed attack. | Parallel Nightmare requires a charge before each instance of the attack when fought at the Empyrean. Parallel Nightmare's Revenge only needs to charge the double-handed finisher and will immediately unleash the one-handed attacks. | This attack only starts getting used beginning with the Tougher Story Quest. | |
| スターダスト・サイクロン[1] Stardust Cyclone | Parallel Nightmare conjures energy close to the ground, then unleashes a massive storm, drawing Kirbys toward the middle. Any Kirby caught in the storm is tossed around violently and can take a lot of damage. | Parallel Nightmare's Revenge travels across the stage from left-to-right or right-to-left while using this attack. | This attack only starts getting used beginning with the Tougher Story Quest. This attack is always the first to come out when furious during his Tougher Story Quest, and always opens the battle during his Toughest Party Quest. | |
| Distant Star Shot | Parallel Nightmare's Revenge teleports into the background, then proceeds to fire clumps of stars into the arena, teleporting between each shot. | He may immediately transition into a Sweep from the background afterward. | This attack only starts getting used beginning with The Final Battle Story Quest. | |
Quests[edit]
Parallel Nightmare appears in the following Quests:
- Parallel Nightmare Story Quest in theRuins;
- Tougher: Parallel Nightmare Story Quest in theEmpyrean;
- Toughest: Parallel Nightmare Party Quest in the Empyrean;
- Super: Parallel Nightmare's Revenge Party Quest in theDecisive Battlefield;
- Super+: Parallel Nightmare's Revenge Party Quest in the Decisive Battlefield;
- Toughest: The Final Battle Story Quest in theDreamscape.
Other appearances[edit]
InKirby's Dream Buffet, Parallel Nightmare appears on aCharacter Treat, using his artwork fromSuper Kirby Clash.
Profiles[edit]
Flavor text[edit]
| Image | Game | Flavor text |
|---|---|---|
 | Super Kirby Clash | Parallel Nightmare Where there's trouble, this caped villain is sure to appear. Attempt this ordeal to reveal his true form! Parallel Nightmare (Tougher) The rumors led you beyond the clouds—now it's time to face the caped wizard! Teach him a lesson in this ordeal! Parallel Nightmare (Toughest) He travels dimensions as easily as he flies through the skies! Behold the power of this otherworldly wizard! The Final Battle (Toughest) His ambition consumed by anger, he is hatred given form, and he's waiting for Team Kirby to enact vengeance! Parallel Nightmare's Revenge (Super) A master of magic, a nightmare in flesh! If you can't defeat him now, his revenge will be beyond imagination! Parallel Nightmare's Revenge (Super+) His eye shines from behind his scar. His body burns with hatred. His mind is bent on revenge! |
Trivia[edit]
- The medallion which Parallel Nightmare wears appears to be a reference to themoon inKirby's Adventure andKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land which is blasted into a crescent shape afterNightmare's defeat.
- The scene that plays when Parallel Nightmare is slain by Aeon Hero references Nightmare's defeat animation fromKirby's Adventure andKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land; it more closely resembles the latter, as it includes the same light emerging from his eyes and mouth.
Gallery[edit]
Obscured in-game artwork of Parallel Nightmare for the Tougher: King D-Mind Story Quest
In-game artwork of Parallel Nightmare
In-game artwork of Parallel Nightmare's Revenge
In-game artwork of Parallel Nightmare andKing D-Mind
In-game artwork of Parallel Nightmare's Revenge andAeon Hero
In-game scene where King D-Mind bats away Parallel Nightmare
In-game scene where Parallel Nightmare's Revenge is slain by Aeon Hero
Concept art of Parallel Nightmare
Concept art of Parallel Nightmare's Revenge
Kirby JP Twitter illustration for the release ofSuper Kirby Clash, featuring Parallel Nightmare
Halloween 2019 Kirby JP Twitter illustration, featuring Parallel Nightmare dressed as a vampire
Parallel Nightmare with Kirby, Magolor and Bandana Waddle Dee onSuper Kirby Clash's 1st anniversary art
Parallel Nightmare inFind Kirby!! Full of Kirby
Names in other languages[edit]
Parallel Nightmare[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アナザーナイトメア Anazā Naitomea | Another Nightmare |
| Traditional Chinese | 異次元夢魘 yì cì yuän mèngyǎn | Another Dimension Nightmare |
| Simplified Chinese | 异次元梦魇 yì cì yuän mèngyǎn | |
| Dutch | Parallelle Nightmare | Parallel Nightmare |
| French | Cauchemar parallèle | Parallel Nightmare |
| German | Ein anderer Albtraum | Another Nightmare |
| Italian | Un altro Mago incubo | Another Nightmare Wizard |
| Korean | 어나더 나이트메어 eonadeo naiteumeeo | Another Nightmare |
| Portuguese | Pesadelo paralelo | Parallel Nightmare |
| Spanish | Mago Pesadilla paralelo | Parallel Nightmare Wizard |
Parallel Nightmare's Revenge[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アナザーナイトメア リベンジ Anazā Naitomea Ribenji | Another Nightmare Revenge |
| Traditional Chinese | 異次元夢魘 復仇 yì cì yuän mèngyǎn fù chóu | Another Dimension Nightmare Revenge |
| Simplified Chinese | 异次元梦魇 复仇 yì cì yuän mèngyǎn fù chóu | |
| Dutch | Wraak van parallelle Nightmare | Revenge of parallel Nightmare |
| French | Cauchemar parallèle Ultra | Parallel Nightmare Ultra |
| German | Rache des anderen Albtraums | Revenge of Another Nightmare |
| Italian | La vendetta di Un altro Mago incubo | The revenge of Another Nightmare Wizard |
| Korean | 어나더 나이트메어 리벤지 eonadeo naiteumeeo libeji | Another Nightmare Revenge |
| Spanish | Mago Pesadilla paralelo vengador | Avenger Parallel Nightmare Wizard |
