Soul Calibur 4 Nightmare

Nightmare is one of several playable characters in Soul Calibur IV, a fighting game developed by Project Soul for the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles.

First appearing in Soul Calibur, Nightmare was originally the alter ego of Siegfried when he was consumed by the will of Soul Edge. In subsequent titles, he has been the main antagonist and owner of the cursed Soul Edge sword.

Fast Facts

1. First appeared in Soul Edge
2. Weapon: Soul Edge
3. Weapon name: Soul Edge
4. Fighting style: Stored in the memory of Soul Edge, self-taught moves

Strengths

1. Tremendous range¹
2. Devastating punishing moves²
3. Strong ring-out strategy¹
4. Splitter (↘, ↘, K) punishes enemies from afar and leads to heavy damage²
5. Ring out strategy consists of two key moves: Grim Roundhouse kick(↓, ↘, →, K, K) and Over Toss crouching throw (B+G while crouching)¹

Weaknesses

1. Predictability of same set of repeated moves makes it easier to block and punish²
2. Lack of speed¹
3. Weakened Double Death Claw (←, K, K)²

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