the nightmarishes are bein's created by the knightmare. they first appear in chapter 2 as a reference to these beings, however, they physically appear in chapter 3 when sinsun throws the kamukamu statue, releasin' thousands of nightmarishes inside it. later, they appear in chapter 4 as shortcuts and enemies in the final areas of the temple ruins. according to the thing, the nightmarishes do not possess a defined form, so they can assume any shape, although dark in colour with a white outline. the nightmarishes are also capable of possessin' dreamers, includin' humans and monsters. they lack any dialogue, as they are still unstable in form and magic. according to the thing, the first nightmarish was accidentally created by the three guardian deities after attemptin' to create a new race to achieve balance. however, this failed, and consequently, nightmarishes such as the knightmare and the titan guard were born. most nightmarishes are mostly black with a white outline. the image shows three common types of Nightmarishes. nightmarish 1, which resembles a shadow mantle combined with the visor of the roaring knight. nightmarish 2, which is very similar to an embryo, with spikes on its back, no mouth, and empty eyes. and nightmarish 3, which has a more or less defined form, but is still unstable. It has large eyes, a W-shaped mouth, four tentacles, and antennae. these three nightmarishes are the most common and visually visible. they have stats of 2000 HP, 18 attack, and 0 defense. If spared or attacked, they will simply vanish or die, suggestin' they are still unstable magical bein's. according to the thing and pazuzu, nightmarishes can't be considered dreamers as such, but rather a fourth, failed race.