Nightmare spectre



The nightmare spectre is a tougher form of spectre found in the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions of Doom and Final Doom, having double the hit points of ordinary spectres and demons. It appears in the PlayStation games as a demon subtractively blended against the background graphics. In the Sega Saturn version, it is indistinguishable from a normal spectre except for the amount of damage it can take. It is officially described as follows:

"If you "Liked" the Spectre, meet his tougher brother."

- PlayStation Doom instruction manual

"If you "Liked" the Spectre, you’ll love his big bad brother."

- Sega Saturn Doom instruction manual

Appearance statistics
In Sony PlayStation Doom, the nightmare spectre is first encountered on these maps:

In PlayStation Final Doom, the nightmare spectre is first encountered on these maps:

There are no nightmare spectres in the Plutonia episode.