Darkrai Origin and real world inspiration behind the Pokémon - Bringer of Nightmares - Dream Haunter

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Darkrai is known to "inhabit" dreams and causes the target to have unending nightmares, which can be stopped if exposed to a Lunar Feather from Cresselia. However, the "unleashing of nightmares" is actually a defense mechanism, instead of an intentionally malicious act. Darkrai's appearance and abilities suggest it is based on the concept of nightmares or a mare. A mare is a malicious entity in Germanic and Slavic folklore that rides on people's chests while they sleep, bringing on nightmares. The shadowy resemblance of Darkrai may also have been inspired by the bogeyman, the Greek god Morpheus and Phobetor.

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