Nightmare
Nightmare is a three-year-old, demonic horse and the near-inseparable pet of Headless Headmistress Bloodgood.
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Quick Facts
Full Name
Nightmare
Monster Type
Demonic horse
Role
Pet
First Appearance
Totally Busted (2010)
Locations
Monster High
Overview
Nightmare is a three-year-old demonic horse who serves as the pet of Headless Headmistress Bloodgood at Monster High.
Nightmare is a three-year-old, demonic horse and the near-inseparable pet of Headless Headmistress Bloodgood. Her vocals are provided by Audu Paden.
Portrayers
Audu Paden provides the vocals for Nightmare.
Vocals provided by Audu Paden.
Character
Nightmare is prone to panic and fear, often breathing fire, and has a distinctive demonic horse appearance.
She is prone to bouts of panic and fear at even the suggestion of something bad about to happen. She usually breathes fire.
Nightmare is a bright blue horse with a blue-and-purple-pink mane, red-and-white-pink eyes that are red sclera but they are not white, and are red, white-pink or pink-white irises, and blood-red, black-red pupils instead of fully black pupils; blue hooves, a blue tail with pinkish purple colors on it, a dark navy blue bridle over her head and muzzle with Skullette on it, and long black eyelashes. She is large in size despite being only three years old.
Relationships
Nightmare is close to her owner Headless Headmistress Bloodgood and has a romantic interest in Archer.
She is the only pet to have a romantic interest because like all the students at school, she fell on the charm of Archer.
Notes & Trivia
Nightmare's name plays on folklore and horse terminology, she is confirmed three years old in Fright On!, and resembles the Blue Mustang statue.
- Nightmare's name is a play on the fact that a nightmare is something unpleasant and that a mare is an adult female horse. In Germanic folklore, a mare or nightmare is a demonic spirit thought to sit on people when they are asleep and cause them a bad rest.
- In Fright On!, it is revealed that she is 3 years old.
- Nightmare resembles the "Blue Mustang" statue outside the Denver Airport, famously named "Bluecifer", which shares many characteristics and may have been a source of inspiration.
Media Appearances
Nightmare debuts audially in Totally Busted webisode and visually in Frightday the 13th, with appearances in diaries, movies, and doll lines.
- July 30, 2010: Nightmare makes her audial webisode debut in "Totally Busted".
- May 12, 2011: Nightmare makes her visual webisode debut in "Frightday the 13th".
- Mid June, 2011: Nightmare makes her diary debut in Clawdeen Wolf's School's Out diary.
- April 13, 2012: Nightmare makes her 3D-animated debut in "Escape from Skull Shores".
- June 2013: Nightmare's doll is released with Headless Headmistress in a two-pack.
Relationship Graph
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FAQ
What is Nightmare?
Who provides Nightmare's voice?
Audu Paden provides her vocals.
What is Nightmare's personality?
Prone to panic and fear, she usually breathes fire.
Who is Nightmare close to?
Does Nightmare have a romantic interest?
Yes, Archer.
What is Nightmare's first appearance?
Audial debut in "Totally Busted" webisode, 2010.
How old is Nightmare?
Three years old, as revealed in Fright On!.
What does Nightmare's bridle have?
A dark navy blue bridle with Skullette.
References
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