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'''NiGHTS'''
'''NiGHTS'''


The eponymous character of the series, NiGHTS is a carefree, mysterious being that flies around the world of dreams. Zhe's interested in anything new and unusual, including Visitors, and tends to do hir own thing, for the most part. NiGHTS has a tendency to be unthinkingly rude, especially towards Owl, but zhe generally acts in fun, and means no harm.
The eponymous character of the series, NiGHTS is a carefree, mysterious being that flies around the world of dreams. They're interested in anything new and unusual, including Visitors, and tends to do their own thing, for the most part. NiGHTS has a tendency to be unthinkingly rude, especially towards Owl, but they generally acts in fun, and means no harm.


* [[Angst? What Angst?]]: NiGHTS certainly takes {{spoiler|hir entire species basically being out to get zhim}} in stride, although zhe does display signs of being bothered by {{spoiler|1=Helen's reaction to learning that NiGHTS is a Nightmaren}}.
* [[Ambiguous Gender]]
* [[Ambiguous Gender]]
** [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]
** [[No Biological Sex]]
** [[No Biological Sex]]
* {{spoiler|[[And Then John Was a Zombie]]: Averted}}
* {{spoiler|[[And Then John Was a Zombie]]: Averted}}.
* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]]: Look! It's Octopaw!
* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]]: Look! It's Octopaw!
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Possibly. Zhe's never seen to lose hir temper, but zhe also has no problem with killing hir enemies if zhe's pushed too far.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Possibly. They're never seen to lose their temper, but they also has no problem with killing their enemies if they're pushed too far.
* {{spoiler|[[Disney Death]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Disney Death]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Go Out with a Smile]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Go Out with a Smile]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* [[Fake Brit]]: In the sequel.
* [[Foe Yay]]: With Reala.
* [[The Fool]]
* [[The Fool]]
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Usually acts like this toward Reala.
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Usually acts like this toward Reala.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Before the series started.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Before the series started.
* [[Idiot Ball]]: Mostly in the sequel, where zhe is constantly being captured.
* [[Idiot Ball]]: Mostly in the sequel, where they are constantly being captured.
* [[Immortality]]: Implied to be Type II.
* [[Immortality]]: Implied to be Type II.
* [[Shapeshifting]]: Besides transforming into a dolphin, a dragon and a rocket by means of Persona Masks, NiGHTS takes on the shape of a boat and a roller coaster car.
* [[Shapeshifting]]
* [[Trickster Archetype]]
* [[Trickster Archetype]]
* [[Villainous Harlequin]]: Pre-series, possibly.
* [[Villainous Harlequin]]: Pre-series, possibly.
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'''Claris Sinclair'''
'''Claris Sinclair'''


An aspiring singer with a serious case of stage fright, Claris finds her way into Nightopia after a disastrous audition.
An aspiring singer with a serious case of stage fright, Claris finds her way into Nightopia after a disastrous audition.


* [[Continuity Nod]]: Her voice actress sings the "Sweet Snow" version of ''Dreams Dreams'' in ''Journey of Dreams'' - and [[She's All Grown Up|quite well, in fact.]]
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Her voice actress sings the "Sweet Snow" version of ''Dreams Dreams'' in ''Journey of Dreams''... and [[She's All Grown Up|quite well, in fact]].
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
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* [[The Cutie]]
* [[Daddy's Girl]]: One of her levels signifies her love for her father.
* [[Daddy's Girl]]: One of her levels signifies her love for her father.
* [["Happy Holidays" Dress]]: In ''Christmas NiGHTS'', although it's cut in a way that could also be a [[Sexy Santa Dress]].
* [["Happy Holidays" Dress]]: In ''Christmas NiGHTS'', although it's cut in a way that could also be a [[Sexy Santa Dress]].
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* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]
* [[Shy Blue-Haired Girl|Shy Pink Haired Girl]]
* [[Shy Blue-Haired Girl|Shy Pink Haired Girl]]
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* [[The Cutie]]


'''Elliot Edwards'''
'''Elliot Edwards'''
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* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[David Versus Goliath]]: He plays against older, more experienced kids.
* [[David Versus Goliath]]: He plays against older, more experienced kids.
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* [[The Hero]]: In the comics and the storybook.
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* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Heroic Resolve]]: As with the other main characters, but Elliot's is especially focused on in the storybook.
* [[Heroic Resolve]]: As with the other main characters, but Elliot's is especially focused on in the storybook.
* [[High School Sweethearts]]: Implied to be this with Claris at the end of the game. Even more so in the ending for the Christmas game.
* [[High School Sweethearts]]: Implied to be this with Claris at the end of the game. Even more so in the ending for the Christmas game.
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* [[Nice Guy]]
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* [[The Hero]]: In the comics and the storybook.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: He has blue hair as the logical contrast to Claris.


'''Helen Cartwright'''
'''Helen Cartwright'''
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A lonely boy whose favorite hobby is soccer. He's very close to his father, so when the man leaves for a business trip, Will's loneliness leads to nightmares. It's after this he finds his way to the Night Dimension.
A lonely boy whose favorite hobby is soccer. He's very close to his father, so when the man leaves for a business trip, Will's loneliness leads to nightmares. It's after this he finds his way to the Night Dimension.


* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: He may be young, and full of angst. But don't go underestimating him.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: He may be young, and full of angst. But don't go underestimating him.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: The poor kid has a ''really'' hard time with some situations in the Night Dimension.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: The poor kid has a ''really'' hard time with some situations in the Night Dimension.
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* [[Doting Parent]]: His dad is hinted at being this.
* [[Doting Parent]]: His dad is hinted at being this.
* [[Humble Hero]]
* [[Humble Hero]]
* [[Kid Hero]]: More so than Elliot, because he's a little younger.
* [[Kid Hero]]: More so than Elliot because he's a little younger.


'''Owl'''
'''Owl'''
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* [[Mister Exposition]]
* [[Mister Exposition]]
* [[The Obi-Wan]]
* [[The Obi-Wan]]
* [[Older and Wiser]]: At least he says so.
* [[Older and Wiser]]: At least he says so.
* [[Talking Animal]]: A talking Owl to be precise.
* [[Talking Animal]]: A talking Owl to be precise.


== Villains ==
== Villains ==
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'''Wizeman'''
'''Wizeman'''


The ruler and creator of Nightmare. Wizeman created the Nightmaren as well. He seeks to rule over the Night Dimension (and the waking world in the US version of ''NiGHTS into Dreams'') and is especially interested in corrupting Nightopia.
The ruler and creator of Nightmare. Wizeman created the Nightmaren as well. He seeks to rule over the Night Dimension (and the waking world in the US version of ''NiGHTS Into Dreams'') and is especially interested in corrupting Nightopia.


* [[As Long as There Is Evil]]: Ties directly into his Type I [[Immortality]], being the seeming source of it.
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* [[A God Am I]]: Granted, he is implied to ''be'' a god, but that doesn't stop him from acting out this trope.
* [[Anticlimax Boss]]: In the second game.
* [[As Long as There Is Evil]]
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[The Blank]]
* [[The Blank]]
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]
* [[Complete Monster]]
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: In ''Journey of Dreams''.
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: In ''Journey of Dreams''.
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* [[A God Am I]]: Granted, he is implied to ''be'' a god, but that doesn't stop him from acting out this trope.
* [[Immortality]]: Type I. It doesn't stop him from {{spoiler|being destroyed in the good ending of ''Journey of Dreams''}}, however. Or does it?
* [[Immortality]]: Type I. It doesn't stop him from {{spoiler|being destroyed in the good ending of ''Journey of Dreams''}}, however. Or does it?
* [[Was Once a Man]]: His backstory states that he was a Visitor who was deprived of his Ideya.
* [[Was Once a Man]]: His backstory states that he was a Visitor who was deprived of his Ideya.
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* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: He tends to pull this a lot on second-level Nightmaren, and even threatens to do this to Reala.
* [[That One Boss]]: In the first game.
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* [[You Have Failed Me]]: He tends to pull this a lot on second-level Nightmaren, and even threatens to do this to Reala.


'''Reala'''
'''Reala'''
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* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]
* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]
* [[The Dragon]]:
** [[Dragon Ascendant]]: Briefly in the comic book adaption.
* [[The Dragon]]
* [[Evil Twin]]
* [[Evil Twin]]
* [[Foe Yay]]: with NiGHTS.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: He's practically ''made'' of this in ''Journey of Dreams''.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: He's practically ''made'' of this in ''Journey of Dreams''.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Mirror Boss]]: In the first game.
* [[Mirror Boss]]: In the first game.
** [[Playing Tennis With the Boss]]: In the second.
* [[Playing Tennis With the Boss]]: In the second.
* [[The Rival]]: Due to equal skills and opposing personalities, Reala is constantly led into rivalry with NiGHTS.
* [[The Rival]]
* [[Trivial Pursuit]]: {{spoiler|He disappears after his second defeat in ''Journey of Dreams''.}}
* [[Trivial Pursuit]]: {{spoiler|He disappears after his second defeat in ''Journey of Dreams''}}.


'''Jackle'''
'''Jackle'''
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* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]
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* [[Slasher Smile]]
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Despite having no characterization and being only in the first game, he's quite popular with fans of NiGHTS in general.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Razor-sharp tarot/playing cards.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Razor-sharp tarot/playing cards.
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* [[Mad Oracle]]: implied, what with his [[Tarot Motifs]] in the Japanese version.
* [[Insane Equals Violent]]
* [[Insane Equals Violent]]
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* [[Mad Oracle]]: Implied, what with his [[Tarot Motifs]] in the Japanese version.
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* [[Slasher Smile]]
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: He can't do anything without his cape.
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: He can't do anything without his cape.


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Latest revision as of 13:27, 14 March 2019


Main Characters

NiGHTS

The eponymous character of the series, NiGHTS is a carefree, mysterious being that flies around the world of dreams. They're interested in anything new and unusual, including Visitors, and tends to do their own thing, for the most part. NiGHTS has a tendency to be unthinkingly rude, especially towards Owl, but they generally acts in fun, and means no harm.

Claris Sinclair

An aspiring singer with a serious case of stage fright, Claris finds her way into Nightopia after a disastrous audition.

Elliot Edwards

A friendly, popular boy who loses confidence in himself after the local Jerk Jock and his friends push him around. He then finds his way into Nightopia...

Helen Cartwright

A child prodigy who is gifted at playing the violin. She's very close to her mother, and finds herself in the Night Dimension when she begins to have nightmares out of guilt for sacrificing her time with her mother for her social life.

William Taylor

A lonely boy whose favorite hobby is soccer. He's very close to his father, so when the man leaves for a business trip, Will's loneliness leads to nightmares. It's after this he finds his way to the Night Dimension.

Owl

An elderly, owl-like Nightopian, he serves as a guide to both Helen and Will throughout Journey of Dreams. He panics easily in bad situations and is irritated by NiGHTS' childish antics.

Villains

Wizeman

The ruler and creator of Nightmare. Wizeman created the Nightmaren as well. He seeks to rule over the Night Dimension (and the waking world in the US version of NiGHTS Into Dreams) and is especially interested in corrupting Nightopia.

Reala

NiGHTS' rival. Unlike NiGHTS, he's cruel and insidious, willing to do just about anything to get what he wants. He is completely loyal to Wizeman and is constantly out on missions from him.

Jackle

A second-level Nightmaren created by Wizeman. Only appears in the first game.

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