After four years, he was once again Nightmare, his body taken over by the Soul Edge completely. He set off to be as far as possible from other humans, yet he awoke one morning to the sight of the people he had slain during the night, as the power of the evil blade had once again taken over his body. He knew the Soul Edge must never fall into the hands of another man. Along with lucidity came the horrifying memories of the sins he committed, as well as the realization that it was he who had murdered his father. He somehow managed to survive and regained some of his sanity. Nightmare and the Soul Edge were defeated, and they fell into a collapsing void. But his dream was crushed when a warrior wielding a spirit sword called the Soul Calibur-a sword with the polar opposite energy of the Soul Edge-appeared.
He killed for three years to feed his sword with souls. From that moment on, Schtauffen became Nightmare, the evil knight who eventually struck fear into every corner of Europe. It told him that if he used the souls absorbed by the sword, he would be able to resurrect his father. It was then that he heard the voice of the Soul Edge. Upon defeating the apparition, Schtauffen reached for the hilt of the mysterious blade. The dead body returned to life, covered in flames, as if to protect the sword. Eventually, on a Spanish harbor, he came across a sword emanating a strange aura lying beside the corpse of a young pirate. He left on a journey to find the Soul Edge after his father was murdered. Soul Edge's true purpose and intent remains to be discovered.īio: Soulcalibur IIOriginally, he was Siegfried Schtauffen, the leader of a group of brigands known as the Schwarzwind (black wind), whose stronghold was located near the Roman Empire. The demonic blade manipulated its bearer to commit atrocities so that it could consume the souls of the innocent. Its single eye appeared enraptured whenever the grotesquely shaped sword was bathed in blood. The evil sword had a will of its own, and it transformed itself into a gigantic sword that would make the best use of the warrior's fighting experience. Nightmare was said to be a young warrior who was corrupted by taking possession of Soul Edge. To some, it was the "Hero's Sword" and to others, "The Sword of Immortality." Although the details of this legendary sword changed as its rumor traveled around the world, its true nature was unmistakably evil. Soul Edge is the legendary sword of Nightmare. Seasoned knights and armies equipped with the latest firearms were no match for it, as the nightmarish horde cut a path of destruction and horror through towns and villages. And there were the grotesque monsters that followed him. The grotesquely shaped sword in his hand appeared as if enraptured when bathed in the blood of the living. It was said that those who saw this knight's crimson eyes could not escape death. He has appeared in every game in the series.īiography Bio: SoulcaliburNo one knows when the knight in azure armor first appeared in Europe. Since then, Nightmare has been the main antagonist and owner of Soul Edge, and thus the objective of most other characters in the story.
In the sequel Soulcalibur, he was given a name and featured as a central focus. Nightmare (ナイトメア, Naitomea) made his first appearance was in one of the possible endings for Siegfried in the game Soul Edge. The Memories that Stain his Armor what the sword desires On good terms with Rudolf II (the Holy Roman Emperor)Ĭontrols an army of malfested as his personal soldiersįormer servants: Ivy, Lizardman, Tira, Astaroth, Voldo, Sophitia
All life is but prey to satiate his hunger