Nightmare spectre

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The nightmare spectre in the Sony PlayStation version of Doom.

The nightmare spectre is a nightmare monster, appearing as 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 [source]
"If you 'liked' the Spectre, you’ll love his big bad brother."
― Sega Saturn Doom instruction manual [source]

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

Episode I am a wimp and HNTR HMP UV
Ultimate Doom MAP06: Central Processing MAP06: Central Processing MAP05: Phobos Lab
Doom II MAP34: The Focus MAP34: The Focus MAP34: The Focus

The level groups contain the following numbers of nightmare spectres per skill level:

Episode IAAW and HNTR HMP UV
Ultimate Doom 54 98 138
Doom II 2 8 14

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

Episode I am a wimp and HNTR HMP UV
Master Levels MAP07: Geryon MAP02: Virgil MAP02: Virgil
TNT MAP16: Wormhole MAP16: Wormhole MAP16: Wormhole

The level groups contain the following numbers of nightmare spectres per skill level:

Episode IAAW and HNTR HMP UV
Master Levels 4 6 6
TNT 12 26 36

There are no nightmare spectres in the Plutonia episode.

Trivia[edit]

A nightmare spectre in the Doom 64 TC.
  • Nightmare spectres were featured in the Doom 64 TC, despite not appearing in Doom 64 itself. They were given 500 HP instead of 300.
  • Nightmare imps were also present in a press-release beta version of the PlayStation game but were removed. They later returned in Doom 64.
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