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The Nightmares are secondary antagonists in the DreamWorks film, Rise of the Guardians.

Background[]

The Nightmares are sinister horse-like beings made out of blacksand originally Sandman's dreamsand corrupted and manipulated by Pitch. Onyx is Pitch's pet, formerly Cupcake's own dream of a unicorn.

Some nightmares are purified by Sandy's touch which turns them back into different pleasant creatures.

In the Rise of the Guardians App, Dash n Drop, there's also another nightmare creature that resembles a large bat.

In the Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game, there are many more Nightmare creatures based on scary animals. Wolves, Bats, Rats, Killer Lobsters, Giant Squids, Hideous Monkeys, and more.

Trivia[]

  • Onyx's fate was that Cupcake restored her back to a Dreamsand Unicorn.
  • Onyx's name was never mentioned in the film, except in the film's screenplay.
  • They are the sixth characters to start off as an antagonist but cause the death or defeat of the main antagonist after Mr. Tweedy, Dragon, King Harold, Nana, and The Terror.

Navigation[]

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Rise of the Guardians Logo
Media
Films: Rise of the Guardians
Characters
Guardians: Jack FrostNicholas St. NorthE. Aster BunnymundToothianaSandy

Antagonists: Pitch BlackThe Nightmares
Others: JamieBaby ToothYetisElves

See also
Locations: AntarcticaAustraliaNew York CityNorth PoleParisSt. Petersburg, RussiaTooth Palace

Cast: Chris Pine (Jack Frost) • Alec Baldwin (Nicholas North) • Isla Fisher (Toothiana)

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