Nightmare Superman haunts Infinite Crisis

What happens when the Phantom Zone encompasses and exterminates Metropolis? You get a twisted variant of Superman called Nightmare Superman. The Phantom Zone'd Man of Steel is the newest character to hit Infinite Crisis.

Ozzie Mejia

March 29, 2014 10:00 AM

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Warner Bros. and Turbine's Infinite Crisis has once again dug into DC Comics' deep Multiverse vault to release another classic hero variant. This time, it's an twisted alternate version of the Man of Steel, called Nightmare Superman.

Nightmare Superman is a support character that uses his Phantom Zone energies to perpetually haunt opponents. His Possession passive ability allows Nightmare Superman to possess enemies upon death. If an enemy is beaten while possessed, Nightmare Superman will return with a percentage of his foe's max health. However, if Nightmare Superman dies while the ability is on cooldown, he will not revive. Other attacks include Phantom Collector, Vortex, and Condemn.

Hailing from the same universe as the vampiric Nightmare Batman, Nightmare Superman's origin is equally tragic. The hero had done battle with the all-powerful Phantom Zone beast called Aethyr, who had spread the dimension across Metropolis. Superman emerged triumphant from the battle, but his body and mind were both aversely affected by the Phantom Zone's otherwordly atmosphere. The newly-dubbed Nightmare Superman would remain doomed to hear the voices of the dying citizens of Metropolis in his mind for all eternity.

For more on Nightmare Superman, check out the video below. Infinite Crisis is now in open beta.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?