Editing Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul

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|othernames= Nightmare of Ghaul <br> Memory of Ghaul
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|title1= Nightmare| content1=[[File:GhaulNightmare.jpg|300px]]
|title2= Memory| content2=[[File:GhaulMemory.jpg|300px]]
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|species= [[Cabal]]
|faction= [[Nightmare]]s
|affiliation= [[Emperor Calus]] <br> [[The Lunar Pyramid]]
|rank= [[Dominus]]
|class= [[Centurion]]
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|name= Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul
|othernames= Fading Nightmare of Ghaul
|image= [[File:GhaulNightmareBoss.jpg|300px]]
|species= [[Cabal]]
|rank= [[Ultra]]
|class= [[Centurion]]
|faction= [[Nightmare]]s
|mission= [[A Mysterious Disturbance]] (briefly) <br> [[Nightmare Hunt: Rage]] <br> [[Beyond]] <br> [[Sever - Rage]] <br> [[Sever - Resolve]] <br> [[Catharsis]] <br> [[The Visitation]]
|weapon= [[Projection Rifle]]
|ability= Midair Levitation <br> Nightmare Immunity <br> {{icon|Solar}} Solar Slicer <br> {{icon|Void}} Void Armament <br> {{icon|Arc}} Arc Wrath <br> {{icon|Kinetic}} Quake <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> Summon Nightmare [[Cabal]]
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{{Quote|The [[Red War]] saw so many lives lost. Saw the [[Light]] taken away so easily. In Light, there is only weakness.|[[The Witness]] to the [[The Guardian|Guardian]], upon banishing the Nightmare of Ghaul}}

The '''Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul''' is the [[Nightmare]] of the late [[Dominus]] of the [[Red Legion]]: [[Dominus Ghaul|Ghaul]]. It serves as a manifestation of the [[The Guardian|Guardian]]'s fears and trauma—created by the [[The Lunar Pyramid|Lunar]] [[Pyramid]]—and is used to taunt them by reminding them of how easily the [[Light]] was taken from them. 

Years later, it would reemerge aboard the [[Leviathan (ship)|Derelict Leviathan]] to torment [[Empress Caiatl]], who would descend into the Underbelly of the vessel in an [[Sever#Sever:_Rage_/_Sever:_Resolve|attempt to confront it]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Mission]]: [[Sever#Sever:_Rage_/_Sever:_Resolve|Sever - Rage]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Mission]]: [[Sever#Sever:_Rage_/_Sever:_Resolve|Sever - Resolve]]''</ref> The Nightmare of Ghaul and his lingering wrath would once again be unleashed upon the Guardian while they were searching the Pyramid for signs of the lost [[Ghost]], [[Balthazar]].<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[The Visitation]]''</ref> However The Guardian by now had grown so powerful that the once-threatening Nightmare had been all but been reduced to a minor inconvenience and was once again was banished.

==Biography==
===Shadowkeep===
The Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul's appearance in Shadowkeep appears to have served as merely a functionary, as it does not speak or otherwise socially interact with the Guardian. It exists only as an obstacle to progression, whether that was the entrance to the Lunar Pyramid, or as the focus of a Nightmare Hunt instructed by Eris Morn.

===Season of the Haunted===
In Season of the Haunted, the Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul takes on a speaking role, taunting Empress Caiatl over the current situation of the Cabal. As a beacon of the martial might of the Cabal, the Nightmare continually pressed Caiatl on her actions since his death, such as fleeing Torobatl, allying with the Guardians (which it sees as subservience), and more. It professed a strong belief that everything Ghaul had done to shape Caiatl as a warrior had gone to waste, with Caiatl struggling to surpass this opinion. Eventually, Caiatl looks past the domineering and suicidal course that the Nightmare contends the Cabal should continue upon and transforms the Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul into a Memory of Dominus Ghaul. Thus, everything it stands for became a reminder of how the Cabal shouldn't act in the future of its civilization.

The Memory left several psychic imprints across the Leviatan, which it used to converse with the Guardian. It then lent aid against [[Emperor Calus]], during the [[Catharsis|final confrontation]] with him in the [[Chantry of the Darkest Hour]]. Here, the Guardian and Empress Caiatl also fought a Fading Nightmare of Ghaul, which they ultimately defeated. The Memory of Ghaul then dissipated, alongside the other Memories.

==Gameplay==
The Nightmare of Dominus Gaul fights much like its living counterpart, fought in the mission [[Chosen]]. He will briefly roam on the ground, firing his [[Projection Rifle]] and using his Quake on close targets, but will soon channel Light-imitating powers, lifting himself in the air, and either shoot burning Solar-empowered blades with Solar Slicer, charge a slowing dome of Void energy, or launch crackling lingering bursts of Arc.

It is briefly encountered at the end of the mission [[A Mysterious Disturbance]], where it will be immune to damage.

It is then fought inside the Lunar Pyramid, in a recreation of the final battle of the [[Red War]]. It will fight much like described above, and activate its immunity once below half health, requiring the player to kill [[Major]] Nightmare Cabal that appear in the arena in order to make him vulnerable again.

He is then encountered as the target of the [[Nightmare Hunt]]: Rage, where it confronts the fireteam in the [[Chamber of Night]]. Once brought down a third of its health, he will become immune and summon Major Nightmare Cabal. At the last third of its health, he will also summon several [[Psion]]s with powerful [[Solar]] [[Absorption Shield]]s, though only the Nightmare Cabal must be killed to make him vulnerable.

He is also fought in the [[Sever#Sever:_Rage_/_Sever:_Resolve|Sever - Rage]] and [[Sever#Sever:_Rage_/_Sever:_Resolve|Sever - Resolve]] missions, where it will be supported by many [[Loyalist]]s. The arena is small but offers plenty of cover, and the player will be able to acquire the [[Scythe]] every third of his health, making dealing with him and his troops easier.

Finally, the Nightmare is fought in the mission [[Catharsis]], as the Fading Nightmare of Ghaul, alongside the [[Nightmare of Kethiks, Grief Unforgiven|Fading Nightmare of Kethiks]] and several Loyalists and [[Scorn]]. It will be protected by its Nightmare Immunity, which can only be broken with the Scythe. If the other Nightmare still lives when he is killed, Calus will begin his attack, which can only be avoided by entering Caiatl's shield. If he is the last Nightmare standing, his death will bring the battle to an end.

==Trivia==
*Due to how much shorter [[Nightmare Hunt: Rage]] is compared to the other Nightmare Hunts, The Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul was a common farming target for Phantasmal Fragments and [[Engram|umbral engram]]s.

==Gallery==
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==Overview==
The Guardians would confront the Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul after they managed to enter the Lunar Pyramid, forcing them to fight the Nightmare in a similar manner to how they fought the original Ghaul. Fortunately, the Guardian persevered against the Nightmare of the Dominus, allowing them to gain deeper access into the Pyramid.

After their journey into the Pyramid, the structures energies continue to seep into the Solar System causing some of the stronger Nightmares to return. Among them, the Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul would return, representing the Essence of Rage. The Guardians would then conduct [[Nightmare Hunt]]s to keep the Nightmares at bay.

Two years later, the Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul is resurrected, and set upon Empress Caiatl to haunt and distract her while former Emperor Calus aims to complete his synergising with the Lunar Pyramid. The Guardian assists Caiatl in her confrontation with the Nightmare through Sever missions, alongside Eris Morn on comms. After a failed attempt to reconcile with her internal personification of the Cabal thanks to the Nightmare's words, a resolved Caiatl once again confronts the Nightmare, pacifying it and transforming it into the Memory of Dominus Ghaul.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season of the Haunted]]''
**''[[Season of the Witch]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Final Shape]]''

==References==
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