NiGHTS (ナイツ Naitsu), also spelled as Nights, is the NiGHTS series’ main protagonist. NiGHTS is a First-level Nightmaren who was created to do evil, but they decided against it and betrayed their own kind.

NiGHTS is a genderless being according to the game’s director, Takashi Iizuka, who is up to the player to interpret. [2] Their gender and pronouns are up for interpretation by each individual player, as everyone has different dreams. However, NiGHTS is occasionally referred to with male pronouns in the games’ canon.

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Creation and Conception

Naoto Ohshima created the original design of NiGHTS themself, with Kazuyuki Hoshino being the character designer for NiGHTS into Dreams. When Sega announced the sequel game, NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, Ohshima had already left the company by that point, so Hoshino was placed in charge of all character design for NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams.

In an interview, Ohshima revealed that the major influence in the creation of NiGHTS was the wish to make a positive character who would be suitable for the dawn of a new era, a character who would be ready to greet the 21st century. Someone people would look at and think, “the future looks bright”. [3]

According to Yuji Naka, NiGHTS symbolizes «The Shadow» archetype from the works of the psychoanalysts Carl Jung about human subconscious [4] and they have a jester-like appearance because jesters can look cheerful and happy, but also evil and mean spirit, fitting with the world of the dreams thematic. [4]

Also according to Yuji Naka, they wanted to differ NiGHTS’ name from the word «Nights.» Therefore, they had the idea of writing all of the letters in NiGHTS’ name but the «i» in uppercase, an idea imagined from the gem on NiGHTS’ chest. [4]

Character Information

Backstory

NiGHTS was created by the God of Nightmare, Wizeman the Wicked. Being one of Wizeman’s strongest creations, their purpose was to do evil, destroy the world of dreams and steal a type of human’s dream energy called Ideya, so that their master could open a portal to the Waking World. [5] However, NiGHTS disagreed with their creators goals and rebelled against Wizeman and fellow Nightmarens.

To protect the world of dreams, NiGHTS has the assistance of human children, who allow NiGHTS to use their Ideyas (dream energy) to make them powerful enough to fight against the Nightmarens.

Physical Appearance

NiGHTS has a thin, humanoid form, beige skin and large bluish-purple/purplish-blue eyes with vertical slits as pupils. Their eyes also have large, black eyelashes. They were a violet and dark purple-striped, two-horned purple jester cowl on their head.

NiGHTS’ hands and head are not connected to a visible body, with a physical form being on inferred based on their clothes. Much like Reala, NiGHTS also lacks a nose.

NiGHTS as they appear in NiGHTS into Dreams.

In NiGHTS into Dreams, NiGHTS wears a purple and white unitard or possibly purple unitard with a white shirt, the sleeves are baggy with purple and yellow cuffs. NiGHTS’ clothes are embroidered with silver thread on the arms and legs. They also wear a small sleeveless pink vest with yellow trim and 4 yellow star-like buttons on it, with 2 on the left side, and 2 on the right side.

In the sequel, NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, NiGHTS’ attire is mostly the same. For example, they still wear the same white shirt with purple and yellow cuffs. however, they now wear a pink and red small sleeveless vest accented with yellow star buttons and yellow trim, with blue crystal studs in the collar. A small orange ruff collar is located inside the jacket collar. NIGHTS’ boots are half pink and purple, striped with yellow in between. NiGHTS also has silver thread symbols on their arms and legs, giving them a more regal appearance than their first appearance.

A notable feature on NiGHTS is the large pinkish-red jewel on their chest. While the purpose and origin of this jewel is unknown, some fans believe the jewel is a part of the red Ideya, which represents bravery. It is worth noting that, in the Archie Comics published mini-series, NiGHTS into Dreams, the jewel is shown to be a shard of a red Ideya sphere that broke off and latched onto NiGHTS’ chest. Since the Archie comics series is set in its own continuity, this is a non-canon explanation that is exclusive to the Archie comics series.

Personality

NiGHTS showing to be mischievous.

NiGHTS is very mysterious and graceful, at the same time, mischievous and playful. Being very free spirited, they won’t follow anybody’s orders unless they want to. According to the NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams manual, NiGHTS likes to scare and make fun of people, and they don’t have a strong sense of right and wrong. [6]

Despite being the savior of the world of dreams, NiGHTS still appears to have some devious Nightmaren traits within them. This is shown in the NiGHTS Storybook, where NiGHTS is arrogant and rude towards Elliot, despite the latter helping them. When Reala imprisoned NiGHTS inside an Ideya Palace, neither NiGHTS nor Elliot knew how to break through it. Yet, NiGHTS would still act like this was Elliot’s responsibility and order him to find a way out by himself. As Elliot didn’t know what to do, NiGHTS would insult him. The Storybook also shows that NiGHTS is very childish and naive, as when Reala challenges them for a game, they fail to notice it is a trap.

Despite these negative traits, NiGHTS still knows when they have to be mature and serious. They also care about their friends. This was shown in NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, where NiGHTS didn’t want to go to the Sky Concert with Helen at first, but once they saw it was important to her, they changed their mind to please her and in the storybook, where they congratulated Elliot for his bravery and kept him calm during the fight against Wizeman. This indicates that NiGHTS may have started caring about Nightopia and the humans after starting the rebellion.

NiGHTS appears to dislike revealing their identity as a Nightmaren to visitors, and gets displeased when Reala refers to them as such. In Journey of Dreams, Helen is horrified to learn that NiGHTS is a Nightmaren, which upsets NiGHTS so much that they fail to notice Reala paralooping Helen. This likely shows that NiGHTS wants to be friends and feels rejected when people judge them for being a Nightmaren. Curiously, in the NiGHTS Storybook, they didn’t mind when Elliot found that out.

Relationships

NIGHTS is kind toward the children in both games, helping all four of them to defeat Wizeman on two separate occasions. NiGHTS shows the children around different Dream Worlds and works together with them to dispatch numerous Nightmaren and overcome their fears.

NiGHTS seems to have mixed feelings about Owl, finding him quaint yet tiresome. They tends to act rudely towards Owl by being extremely quick to interrupt or push Owl out the way when he tries to teach something. NiGHTS is likewise testing of Owl’s patience, but Owl refers to NiGHTS as a «carefree rascal» in a friendly manner.

NiGHTS has a particular hatred for Wizeman, having disagreed with his goals and is glad to put an end to them. It’s unclear as to the exact reasons, though it seems likely that at the very least, NiGHTS simply values freedom for himself and others. He is NiGHTS’s creator.

NiGHTS and Reala’s relationship is awkward and seems to reflect mutual feelings of betrayal. NiGHTS tries to brush Reala off while Reala tries to persuade NiGHTS to return to Wizeman, before the situation escalates into a fight.

Abilities

The power of flight is one of NiGHTS’s most iconic traits.

NiGHTS has the ability to Dualize with Visitors. With this at their disposal, NiGHTS and a visitor can assimilate with one another or become in sync. To achieve this, the two must touch or hold hands. While they are Dualized, the Visitor literally becomes NiGHTS and either one can be in control of the other’s movements, mostly NiGHTS. This also helps them to escape the «NiGHTS Capture» as Dualizing with a Visitor who possesses the Red Ideya of Courage is enough to break NiGHTS free of the inescapable cage. This is a required ability when using NiGHTS in both games.

NiGHTS can also use an attack called the Drill Dash, which is the most basic attack. With this ability, NIGHTS is able to attack and defeat a simple Third-level Nightmaren. The Drill Dash can also help NiGHTS move or fly twice as fast merely to catch up with Goodles in NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. The drill dash is a possible reference to Sonic the Hedgehog’s Spin Dash as both abilities require a form of spinning (Sonic spins into a spiky ball while NiGHTS spins into a spiral or a screw) and can be used to attack enemies and move faster.

When NiGHTS grabs third level Nightmarens, they can drill dash into them, throwing the Nightmarens back with more strength.

To some extent, NiGHTS is shown to have strength above that of a normal person as they can move objects and wound creatures (or in which case a Nightmaren) three to four times their size.

NiGHTS as a dragon, a rocket and a dolphin, from NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams.

NiGHTS is able to transform into a boat and a roller coaster, as well as rolling up in a ball to slide down slippery slopes, this being a possible reference to Sonic Team’s title character, Sonic the Hedgehog.

In Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed, NiGHTS is able to take the form of a race car, a speedboat, and a jet plane.

In NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, certain transformations, such as a dragon (impervious to wind), rocket (acceleration), and dolphin (swim in water) require the use of Persona Masks.

NiGHTS performing a Paraloop.

NiGHTS can create small portals, called Paraloops, with the «Twinkle Dust» that emits from its hands by flying in a circle. This ability sends who or whatever gets sucked into an unknown space, but in NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams the Paraloop simply sends Nightopians (and apparently Nightmarens) to the My Dreamworld. This ability is also useful in collecting Blue Chips and certain other items. NiGHTS’ Paraloop is considered a hammerspace for the items they collects and a portal to other locations for creatures.

Touch-Loop When NiGHTS grabs third level Nightmarens, they can make a loop around them and cause the creature to disappear.

Dream Flute If counted as an ability, NiGHTS possesses what is called the dream flute, which is an invisible or otherwise imaginary instrument that NiGHTS plays, usually when they are alone, to keep themselves calm, relaxed and at peace. When one hears NiGHTS playing the flute, the music is almost always the melody of the theme song, «Dreams Dreams».

Gender Debate

The characters of NiGHTS into Dreams‘ (especially NiGHTS) is an infamous detail which has caused much confusion among the community. For years, fans have questioned if NiGHTS is actually a boy or a girl.

However, according to developer Yuji Naka, «Men or women, we all have dreams, so I thought that the residents in the dream world shouldn’t have a gender, rather, the form of the characters should be determined by the person who is dreaming.» [4] This confirms that all residents of the Night Dimension are genderless, with this including NiGHTS, Reala, Nightopians and Owl. [4] Some Night Dimension residents such as Puffy, Bomamba and Queen Bella, have a very feminine design and are referred to by female pronouns and others, such as Reala, Jackle, Donbalon and Chamelan, have a more masculine design and are referred to by male pronouns, however, they are all confirmed to be genderless. The only Night Dimension resident who isn’t genderless is Wizeman the Wicked, who, according to the NiGHTS into Dreams Japanese manual, was originally a male human from the waking world who somehow got trapped in the Night Dimension.

Despite being genderless, NiGHTS has been referred to as «he» occasionally due localization and the age of the game, even getting nicknamed «Mr. NiGHTS» a few times, such as in the comics and storybook. In 2020, the SEGA Forever YouTube channel released a trivia video about NiGHTS into Dreams and referred to NiGHTS with gender neutral pronouns. [8] However, according to Takashi Iizuka, «NiGHTS is neutral, and therefore has no gender. The impressions of the character with regards to gender are totally up to the player.» [2] In other words, despite being referred to by male pronouns in the canon, it’s not wrong to refer to NiGHTS by using «she» or «they» and interpret them as such, because NiGHTS is actually completely up to the player to interpret.

History

NiGHTS into Dreams

NiGHTS, Elliot and Claris, from NiGHTS into Dreams.

NiGHTS is a Nightmaren from the Night Dimension, created by Wizeman the Wicked, whose purpose was to steal Ideyas from humans, colorful crystalline orbs which represent human dream energy. Once Wizeman collects enough Ideyas, he will be able to open a portal to invade the real world and rule it all. [5] However, NiGHTS was very mischievous and disliked being ordered around, leading them to start a rebellion against Wizeman. [9] As a punishment, NiGHTS was imprisoned inside an Ideya Palace in Nightopia. [9]

In the Waking World, a boy, named Elliot Edwards, and a girl, named Claris Sinclair, both had rough a day. During their sleep, a Nightopian appears in their dreams and begs them to save the world of dreams from Wizeman with the help of NiGHTS, [5] a request which they accept. [5]

Elliot and Claris find NiGHTS in their dream worlds, imprisoned inside an Ideya Palace. Before having any chance to interact with them, Elliot and Claris are attacked by Nightmarens, who take all of their Ideyas but the red Ideya of courage, for being too powerful for them. Thanks to the red Ideyas power, the visitors are capable of freeing NiGHTS from their prison for a limited time by dualizing with them. Once they are free, NiGHTS helps the children recover their stolen Ideyas and fights against Wizeman’s minions, but their freedom is only temporary. If time runs out, NiGHTS will be pulled back to the Ideya Palace, leaving the child to find their way back and try again.

Once NiGHTS and the children defeat all of Wizeman’s strongest Nightmarens, Wizeman himself will imprison NiGHTS on the top of the Twin Seeds tower and will send Elliot and Claris flying off onto a broken floating piece of asphalt, making it impossible for them to release NiGHTS. But for Wizeman’s surprise, Elliot and Claris courage grows so strong, that they jump from the asphalt and start flying by themselves. Once the two children recover their stolen Ideyas one last time, they reach NiGHTS and release them from their prison. As the trio is reunited, NiGHTS, Elliot and Claris, merge together into two NiGHTS and fight against Wizeman. After defeating their creator, NiGHTS mysteriously disappears, leaving Elliot and Claris alone in the dream worlds.

Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams

NiGHTS, Elliot and Claris, from Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams.

In Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, NiGHTS helps Elliot and Claris on their quest to find the missing christmas star from the Twin Seeds Christmas tree. The children find NiGHTS imprisoned inside an Ideya Palace in Spring Valley and just like in NiGHTS into Dreams, they can release NiGHTS from their prison for a limited time, by merging with them. After clearing the only level in the game, it is revealed that Gillwing is with the missing star. Thanks to NiGHTS, Gillwing is defeated and Elliot and Claris recover the missing star. However, it is soon revealed that the whole story was a dream and both NiGHTS and the mysterious star disappear as Elliot and Claris wake up.

Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams is a single level demo game, which featured many date-related events. Around the Christmas season, NiGHTS’ outfit changes into a red and white Santa-like outfit to match the change in scenery and by playing the game on April 1st, NiGHTS evil sibling Reala will take their whole as the playable character, while NiGHTS replaces him in his boss battle. These features reappear in the NiGHTS into Dreams HD remasters released for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, as Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams comes along these versions.

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

In NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, NiGHTS continues being a free spirited, rebellious Nightmaren, always doing whatever they want. In this game, NiGHTS has an Owl friend and they come into contact with two new Visitors from the city of Bellbridge, William Taylor and Helen Cartwright.

The visitors first meet NiGHTS at the Dream Gate, where they dualize with NiGHTS to fly around and have fun. After a while, NiGHTS, Owl and the Visitors are surprised by doors to Nightopia appearing at the Dream Gate, which were created by the visitors red Ideya. NiGHTS is excited to explore the new worlds, but is followed by Reala, who imprisons NiGHTS in a NiGHTS Capture as a punishment for their rebellion. However, thanks to the visitors’ red Ideya, NiGHTS can be freed from their prison for a limited time by making the visitors merge with them.

After destroying the NiGHTS Captures and facing off some of Wizeman’s minions, Will and Helen start a quest with NiGHTS to recover the four Ideyas they have missed on their way to the Night Dimension. According to Owl, once the children retrive them all, peace will be restored in Nightopia and their hearts will win over the Nightmarens.

NiGHTS fighting against Donbalon.

As they adventure throughout the dream worlds, NiGHTS and the visitors battle vicious 2nd Level Nightmarens and even Reala himself on an occasion, regaining each child’s Ideya in the process. Once they recover three out of four Ideyas, Wizeman runs out of patience and decides to punish NiGHTS by himself. Wizeman attacks NiGHTS and Helen at the Dream Gate and drags both into the Dark Ocean, promising to reset NiGHTS by replacing their mind and soul with a more obedient one. But before that happens, he leaves NiGHTS chained at Bellbridge clock tower for unknown reasons.

Will and Helen are so determined to save NiGHTS, that their Ideya of courage grants them with the power of flight and together, the visitors find NiGHTS at the top of the Bellbridge tower and save them in time before Wizeman resets NiGHTS. As the trio is reunited, NiGHTS, Will and Helen, merge together into two NiGHTS and to fight against Wizeman. After defeating their creator, NiGHTS is last seem watching Wizeman fade in a bright light.

In the True Endings, the final Ideya of Hope appears on the Dream Gate’s staircase. But the moment NiGHTS is about to get it, they are surprised by Wizeman, who knocks NiGHTS out and drags them down with the Yellow Ideya. Just like in the normal ending, Wizeman promises to reset NiGHTS, but once again, all he does is leaving NiGHTS chained at the Bellbridge clock tower and the two Visitors save NiGHTS before Wizeman resets them.

NiGHTS fading away.

In this ending however, the trio is surprised by Reala, and so NiGHTS must battle him a final time to reach Wizeman. As darkness envelopes Bellbridge, the three Dualize and face Wizeman the Wicked together. But in this ending, Wizeman reveals that if NiGHTS destroys him, all of his creations will be destroyed as well, including NiGHTS themself. The children can’t bear to lose NiGHTS but are reassured of their own strength and free will, so they work together to defeat him. After NiGHTS, Will, and Helen defeat Wizeman, NIGHTS delivers a final bow before fading away into white light.

It is unclear whether or not NiGHTS «disappeared forever» as after the credits, the child of choice is seen sleeping in their bed and then the camera pans out towards the clock tower where the player can sees NiGHTS on the top of the spire, imaginary flute in hand, peacefully watching over the city. It is possible this meant disappearing from only Will and Helen’s dreams forever and not the Night Dimension in general.

Other Media Appearances

NiGHTS: Flying Through the Sky Without Wings

NiGHTS co-starred with Elliot in the Japan exclusive storybook, NiGHTS: Flying Through the Sky Without Wings.

NiGHTS is playing their flute, surrounded by Nightopians, when Reala appears and challenges them for a game to see who flies higher and faster. Due to their naivety, NiGHTS fails to notice that this is a trap and accepts the challenge. When NiGHTS is distracted, Reala imprisons them inside an Ideya Palace and leaves.

Stuck inside the Ideya Palace, NiGHTS starts playing their flute after accepting the fact they can’t do anything to escape. Their music attracts Elliot, who was exploring the world of dreams and releases NiGHTS by using a mysterious red light which fuses them. As they are flying through Nightopia, NiGHTS and Elliot befriend each other when the Nightmarens start attacking and Reala returns. Reala reveals to Elliot that NiGHTS is a Nightmaren, which shocks Elliot and makes him panic. Reala takes this opportunity to unfuse NiGHTS and Elliot and imprisons NiGHTS again. Reala then, sends Elliot to the top of a cold and dark cliff, stranding the boy alone.

Scared and alone, Elliot starts hearing NiGHTS telling for him to dive into the darkness under the cliff. Despite his fear, Elliot trusts NiGHTS and starts glowing red, being granted the power to fly by himself, which surprises and scares Reala away and releases NiGHTS from the prison. As NiGHTS and Elliot were celebrating Reala’s defeat, Wizeman attacks and wraps both of them into deep darkness. However the trust between NiGHTS and Elliot allowed their courage to create a tiny light, which absorbed all of the darkness as the duo dived towards, making Wizeman flee. Nightopia was finally saved from the Nightmarens.

NiGHTS Archie Comics

NiGHTS, from the NiGHTS into Dreams comic series.

NiGHTS starred in the NiGHTS into Dreams comic series published by Archie Comics as the main protagonist.

In the first issue, NiGHTS and Reala had captured the two perfect dreamers and their red Ideyas, which Wizeman would use to open a portal for the Waking World. But it is at that moment that NiGHTS starts their rebellion and runs away with the red Ideyas. NiGHTS flies to the portal connecting both worlds, where they pretend to send the red Ideyas to the Waking World. Along the way, they befriend two Nightopians called Napp and Snuze. With NiGHTS sending the red ideyas to the Waking World, Wizeman would now have to wait 100 years to get the next two perfect dreamers; these would be Elliot and Claris. Despite succeeding at stopping Wizeman’s plan, NiGHTS is captured and imprisoned inside an Ideya Palace.

After a century, NiGHTS is still locked in the Ideya Palace, when Snuze sends Elliot to release them. Wizeman sees this through one of his all-seeing palms and sends Gillwing to fight them. During the battle, NiGHTS hears a cry for help from Claris, who is being attacked by Puffy and goes assist her. They dualize with Claris and they manage to defeat Puffy.

NiGHTS speaking through Elliot in the Waking World.

In the second Issue, NiGHTS dualizes with Elliot again to finish fighting Gillwing. However, as Elliot has to wake up, they switch bodies, resulting in Elliot staying in Nightmare fighting Gillwing in NiGHTS body, while NiGHTS goes to the Waking World to protect Claris through Elliot’s body. NiGHTS was looking for Claris at the Twin Seeds Museum when a Shleep finds her first and makes Claris fall asleep, sending her to Nightmare, where she is attacked by Gulpo. NiGHTS goes back to their body and unfuses with Elliot, who was fighting Jackle, to assist Claris. After leaving a hint on how to defeat Gulpo, NiGHTS goes back for Elliot and together, they defeat Jackle.

In the third Issue, Elliot and Claris wake up. Alone, NiGHTS is attacked by both Reala and Wizeman, who defeat and imprison them in Twin Seeds. However, they are rescued by Elliot and Claris and they all fuse and defeat Wizeman once and for all.

NiGHTS fading away while Roger takes them to his house.

In the fourth Issue, NiGHTS goes to the Waking World and slowly starts to fade away. Off screen, Reala orders Roger Wilkeah (Elliot’s basketball rival who had joined forces with the Nightmarens in the previous issues and was giving his dream energy to Reala) to find NiGHTS and make sure they completely disappears. At the end of the fourth issue, Roger finds NiGHTS and starts taking them to his house.

In the fifth Issue, Roger leaves NiGHTS to fade away in his house’s basement. However, Elliot, Claris, Napp and Snuze arrive at Roger’s house, make him fall asleep and rescue NiGHTS.

In the sixth Issue, Elliot and Claris start taking NiGHTS to a portal located at the Twin Seeds tower, which will send them back to Nightopia. When NiGHTS was about to reach the portal, a sudden explosion at the tower combines with the energy of the ruby on their chest and makes a portal open, which Reala uses to go to the Waking World. NiGHTS and Reala battle each other, while Roger meets up with Elliot and Claris, who convince him to stop giving Reala his dream energy. Without Roger’s dream energy, Reala becomes weak and drained of energy, giving NiGHTS the opportunity to escape from him and goes back to Nightopia.

Spin-Off Appearances

NiGHTS into Dreams (LCD)

NiGHTS appears in the LCD adaptation of NiGHTS into Dreams, as a playable character. Just like in NiGHTS into Dreams, the visitors are capable of freeing NiGHTS from their prison for a limited time by dualizing with them.

Once they are free, NiGHTS must recover the stolen Ideyas and fights against Wizeman’s minions, but just like in the game, NiGHTS’ freedom is only temporary. If time runs out, NiGHTS will be pulled back to the Ideya Palace, leaving the child to find their way back and try again.

NiGHTS Dream Wheel

NiGHTS makes numerous appearance in most of the modes of the NiGHTS Dream Wheel slot machine. In the game’s main mode, NiGHTS can be seen floating on the left side of the game’s roulette.

In the «Free Spin Bonus» game, NiGHTS appears flying and winking to the player, and when the «NiGHTS WILD FREATURE» is activated, NiGHTS will appear playing flute on top of the Bellbridge clock tower.

In the «Skill Bonus» game, NiGHTS sometimes appears flying through the roulette.

In the «Flying Bonus» game, NiGHTS appears flying through the sky as the player collects rings.

Sega Superstars series

NiGHTS is featured as a recurring character in the Sega Superstars series.

Sega Superstars

NiGHTS appears in the Eyetoy party game, Sega Superstars, in a NiGHTS into Dreams thematic mini game. The player controls NiGHTS by rising their arms into a «flying» position and the mini game’s goal is to collect all of the Ideyas.

Sega Superstars Tennis

NiGHTS appears as a playable character in Sega Superstars Tennis, where they are an All Round type character, a trait shared with Reala and Amy Rose. This means that NiGHTS, while not excelling in any particular stat, has no significant deficits in any either.

For their super move, NiGHTS will make the ball travel in a corkscrew loop and if the opponents hit it back, they will teleport to a random location of the tennis court.

NiGHTS racket is purple and has a purple rhomb on its net, most likely referencing the red ruby on NiGHTS chest.

NiGHTS’ home stage is Aqua Garden.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

NiGHTS in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.

In Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, NiGHTS makes an non-playable appearance as the flag person who waves the checkered flag at the starts and ends of the races.

Steve Lycett, producer at Sumo Digital, said that NiGHTS could potentially become a DLC character if the game became successful. [10] However, later that year, Sega announced that they no longer planned to include any downloadable content after the release of Metal Sonic and the Death Egg Zone track.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

NiGHTS as a car in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.

NiGHTS is featured as an unlockable character in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, where they can be bought with 80 stars in the World Tour, though this is lowered to just 40 stars in the Nintendo 3DS version of the game. NiGHTS themself turns into the vehicle while a Nightopian drives them.

When NiGHTS uses their all-star move, they shapeshift back into their normal form and drill dash into the other racers, all while a remix of «Message from Nightopia» plays in the background.

Sonic Riders series

NiGHTS has appeared as a playable character in the Sonic Riders series.

Sonic Riders

NiGHTS is an unlockable character in Sonic Riders, being one of the three Sega guest characters, along with Ulala from Space Channel 5 and AiAi from Super Monkey Ball. To unlock NiGHTS, the player must beat all of the Babylon Rouges missions.

In this game, NiGHTS is a Fly type, meaning they can fly through floating rings spread throughout the courses.

NiGHTS main and personal Extreme gear is called the Night Sky, a purple board type extreme gear which according to its description, was created in Twin Seeds and designed for a Nightmaren, that is NiGHTS.

For attacks, NiGHTS will shock the opponents with an angry face at Level 1, hit them with a kick that glitters at Level 2 and make the opponents dizzy with the drill dash at Level 3.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

NiGHTS in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.

NiGHTS is the only Sega guest character to return to the Sonic Riders sequel, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, where Ulala and AiAi were replaced with Billy Hatcher from Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg and Amigo from Samba de Amigo respectively. To unlock them, the player must beat all of the Eggman’s missions.

NiGHTS is once again, a Fly Type character and the Night Sky returns as their main and personal Extreme gear. In attack mode, NiGHTS will start flying and will attack the opponents with the Drill Dash.

Worlds Unite

NiGHTS in Worlds Unite.

NiGHTS joins Sonic and Mega Man’s Unified Army to stop Sigma’s conquest of the Multiverse in Worlds Unite.

NiGHTS and Reala were fighting at the Dream Gate when Sigma sends Storm Eagle and Storm Owl to attack their world. NiGHTS and Reala stop their battle and join forces for once, only to fight against the new enemies. After a while, Miles «Tails» Prower and Air Man arrive to help and together, they defeat the Mavericks.

Tails and Air Man ask NiGHTS and Reala if they would like to join the battle against Sigma. NiGHTS greatly accepts the invitation while Reala on the other hand, doesn’t, however he is ordered by Wizeman to join forces with them, as Wizeman does not want Sigma to challenge his conquest for Nightopia.

Cameos and References

Sonic Games

The NiGHTS-themed pinball table, from Sonic Adventure.

The NiGHTS Chao, from the Sonic Adventure series.

Other Games

NiGHTS in Phantasy Star Online.

NiGHTS in SEGAGAGA.

NiGHTS in Billy Hatcher.

Other Media

NiGHTS in Game Gag 1P Comic Sega-hen.

Descriptions and Profiles

NiGHTS into Dreams

Japanese (translated)

«Nightmaren of the first level created as Wizeman’s right-hand man. Having the craziness of the original Nightmaren, the free wild character of this individual suffers much misfortune. Wizeman’s spell is cast, confining the creature to the space of a dream. NiGHTS excels in flight ability compared to the other Marens. NiGHTS can fly as freely through the air as a fish swims the sea. If NiGHTS flies in a circle a hole can be made in the air, creating a deadly paraloop. Furthermore, since it’s body can also be changed at will with shapeshifting, there’s no place NiGHTS cannot venture to such as underwater or ice. Will the day come when NiGHTS will be released from Wizeman’s spell and be free to fly the skies again?» [15]

English

«In their dreams Elliot and Claris have seen NiGHTS, a being capable of flying freely through the sky and performing the trickiest of aerial acrobatics. But what is NiGHTS? A spirit? A memory? Whatever he, she or it is, NiGHTS plays an important part in the upcoming battle with the evil Wizeman.» [15]

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

English

«NiGHTS enjoys flying freely through the beautiful skies of Nightopia. Full of curiosity, NiGHTS loves anything new or unusual. When Wizeman, the evil ruler of Nightmare, attempts to take over Nightopia, NiGHTS is compelled to help Will and Helen fight back and restore peace to the land.» [15]

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World of nights

College dropout Mae Borowski returns home to the crumbling former mining town of Possum Springs seeking to resume her aimless former life and reconnect with the friends she left behind. But things aren’t the same. Home seems different now and her friends have grown and changed. Leaves are falling and the wind is growing colder. Strange things are happening as the light fades.

And there’s something in the woods.

In 2017 join Mae on a trip through her hometown and into the dark on the other side.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world. After a successful Kickstarter it’s being made by Infinite Fall, a teamup of Alec Holowka (Aquaria), Scott Benson (Late Night Work Club), and Bethany Hockenberry.

Coming in 2017 to PC/Mac/Linux and PS4. In the meantime, check out the two supplemental Longest Night games below.

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«The charming, melancholy Night in the Woods picks up where Gone Home left off»
— Killscreen

«It’s a world of cute animals talking about what it would be like to burn down their room with themselves inside as easily as they talk about the plot of the latest movie, and it’s all much more enthralling than it has any right to be.»
— GamrReview

«Why would you want to play a game where you drop out of college and move in back home?
Well, I don’t know man.»
— Kotaku

Состоялся пробный запуск симулятора свиданий Light and Night, где скачать?

В аниме есть много поджанров, это касается и видеоигр в подобной стилистике. После популярности Genshin Impact геймеры узнали о слове «вайфу», что объясняется преобладающим числом «ми-ми-ми» девочек. Но даже miHoYo знает, что надо ещё привлекать женскую аудиторию. И делается это при помощи «отомэ-игр» по типу Tears of Themis; основная цель подобных творений — развитие романтических отношений героини с брутальными, ранимыми и «не такими как все» мальчиками. Devolver Digital сделала давно пародию на подобные игры, Hatoful Boyfriend (проект пока не убрали из App Store и Google Play, так что ещё есть шанс найти любовь среди голубей).

Так вот, в Поднебесной выпустили Light and Night. Это ещё одна визуальная новелла, где мы покупаем своей героине стильные вещи и «мутим» с разными мальчиками. Разработчики отмечают, что они проработали характер и сюжетную линию каждого из них. Кстати, изданием занимается Tencent Mobile.

Light and Night уже доступна в Китае на iOS и Android. Скачать можно через TapTap. Для входа потребуется аккаунт QQ или WeChat. Информации о глобальном релизе нет.

ФНАФ 9

Требуется Android 5.0 и выше! Категория: Аркады, Логические, Экшен Особенности: Хорроры Разработчик: Steel Wool Games, Inc.

Скриншоты игры

Видеообзор

Особенности геймплея

Игра пока находится в разработке, что позволяет рассчитывать на значительное расширение имеющихся сведений. Хоррор готовился к выходу еще в первом полугодии 2021 года, однако разработчики перенесли выпуск FNAF 9: Security Breach на вторую половину того же года. Точная дата выхода пока не известна.

Обзор предстоящего релиза

Главным нововведением девятой части является обновленная локация в виде торгового центра. Игроку предстоит защищаться от аниматроников, перемещаясь по трехэтажному зданию. Больше никакого офиса – территория стала открытой; к тому же, главный герой – больше не охранник в пиццерии, а маленький мальчик Грегори. Он пришел на концерт аниматроников, но его заперли на ночь в «Мега пиццеплексе Фредди Фазбера». Теперь мальчику предстоит самостоятельно выбраться из заведения, оставшись при этом в живых.

Существенной переработке подверглись и механические куклы. В игру добавили множество новых персонажей, в том числе не роботизированных. В ФНАФ 9 появляется Ванесса, охраняющая торговый центр. Ванесса, хоть и выглядит дружелюбно, все-таки представляет опасность для Грегори, т.к. ее сознанием управляет оцифрованная личность серийного убийцы. Мальчику придется прятаться не только от аниматроников, но и от опасной девушки.

Аниматроники

Впервые за всю историю хорроров FNAF главный герой получает помощника. В его роли выступает знакомый еще с ФНАФ 1 медведь Фредди. Разработчики пока не раскрыли мотивацию аниматроника, а пользователи гадают, почему механическая кукла решила не нападать на Грегори.

Встреча с другими роботами для мальчика может оказаться смертельной, т.к. аниматроники не только сохранили свой враждебный настрой, но и стали еще более умными – линейка «Глэмрок», выпустившая новых кукол для торгового центра, наделила их новым искусственным интеллектом.

Аналоги для Андроид

Пока информация о том, когда выйдет Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, не опубликована, игроки могут скачать фанатский порт или обратиться к предыдущим играм из вселенной Five Nights at Freddy’s. Чтобы скрасить ожидание, пользователи могут скачать на телефон приложение FNAF 8: Help Wanted.

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted

Игра является восьмой по счету частью из серии FNAF. Игроку предстоит сражаться с аниматрониками в нескольких игровых режимах, а также заниматься ремонтом механических кукол и вентиляции.

Приложение вносит значительное разнообразие в привычный геймплей, давая возможность пользователям отдохнуть от офиса и активной слежки за аниматрониками. Игра полностью переведена на русский язык.

Knight Worlds

The Knight Worlds of the Imperium after the formation of the Great Rift in 999.M41.

The Knight Worlds are Human-settled, technologically-advanced planets within the Imperium of Man that are home to the powerful, robotic combat walkers known as Imperial Knights. Knight Worlds are allied with both the Imperium directly and are also sometimes part of the demesne of the Adeptus Mechanicus.

They almost universally maintain feudal cultures and social structures reminiscent of the Terran Middle Ages during the early 2nd Millennium AD. These planets are descended from venerable Human colonies first settled during the Age of Technology.

Ancient oaths of fealty mean that the Imperial Knights that call these worlds home, and for which they are named, are sworn to protect their citizens. These oaths also require that the Knights fight against the Imperium’s and sometimes the Mechanicus’ enemies when called upon to do so. The Knight Worlds are ruled by feudal «Noble» houses called Knight Houses because their members are trained to pilot the massive humanoid war machines that are the Imperial Knights.

The locations of the surviving Adeptus Mechanicus Forge Worlds and Questor Mechanicus-aligned Knight Worlds after the formation of the Great Rift in 999.M41.

Many Knight Worlds are politically and economically linked with a nearby Mechanicus Forge World and their Knights are considered to be a part of what is known in High Gothic as the «Questor Mechanicus.» Others remain completely independent of the Tech-priests’ ambitions and serve the Imperium directly, their Nobles members of the so-called «Questor Imperialis.»

There are many hundreds of Knight Worlds scattered throughout the vast empire of Mankind. The bold explorers of Humanity’s first interstellar expansion during the Age of Technology travelled far and wide into the galactic wilderness seeking habitable worlds or planets that could otherwise be terraformed to sustain Human life. Many of these exploratory fleets were equipped with Standard Template Construct (STC) technology that included the schematics for the Knight, enabling them to protect the colonies they established.

The Knight Worlds of the Imperium, ca. 999.M41

More than fifteen standard millennia after their ancient ancestors set out into the stars, the distant descendants of these Human colonists dwell still on Knight Worlds scattered across the demesne of the Imperium. Though many knightly houses have risen and fallen over the ages, those that remain can trace their heritage back to a time before the birth of the Imperium, and are justifiably proud of their ancestry. Thus is every Knight World heavy with the weight of the past, regardless of its galactic location or level of technological advancement.

Contents

History

Age of Technology

Long before the rise of the Emperor and the birth of the Imperium, during the Age of Technology Humanity reached out to the stars, eager to occupy new worlds and expand its burgeoning interstellar empire. Vast colonisation starships carried eager Human settlers, along with all the resources they might require, and landed on far-flung, often isolated worlds.

The first Knight Worlds were founded at the very start of the Age of Technology, before the discovery of the Warp-Drive in the 18th Millennium, when scouts from Terra travelled far through the galaxy seeking planets to use as agricultural worlds to provide food for Mankind’s burgeoning population, or as mining colonies to provide the materials needed to fuel their expansion across the stars. Indeed, the Knight Worlds had already been established for thousands of standard years when the Imperium was first founded in the 30th Millennium.

When those first Human scout ships discovered a suitable planet for colonisation, gigantic, sublight spacecraft were dispatched to settle them. These ships were part of Terra’s «Long March» fleets, named after the duration of their voyage and their destination among the stars. The name was apt; each of the Long March colony starships carried thousands of settlers on a solar decades-long journey to a far distant planet. Upon arrival, the colony ship would land and be immediately cannibalised by the colonists to provide the raw materials needed for their first settlements; there was no hope of return to Mankind’s distant homeworld.

Knight Errant of Freeblade Garantius, the Forgotten Knight

The struggle for survival on many of these worlds was grim. On some, the settlers found themselves the prey of vicious predators or were attacked by native alien races, which saw the Human settlers as invaders. On other worlds, extreme weather conditions or an unbreathable atmosphere made travel outside of domed habitat-zones next to impossible.

However, problems like these had been anticipated, and in order to deal with them, the settlers were supplied with Standard Template Construct (STC) databases and fabrication facilities that allowed them to build powered suits of exoarmour. The pilots of these bipedal walking machines were protected by a hard shell of plasteel and armed with an array of military-grade heavy weapons.

The suits proved invaluable: few, if any, natural predators or hostile alien warriors could stand against them, and they could travel through even the most dangerous environment with ease. The towering armoured figures soon became a common sight on the colonies, where they were known as Knights by the settlers, after the legendary armoured warriors and protectors of ancient Terran history.

An Imperial Knight Spearhead formation fights alongside the Ultramarines Chapter

Compelled by the mind-altering effects instilled by the Thrones Mechanicum (a mind impulse control platform that allows a pilot to mentally interface with their Knight battlesuit), over the course of a few generations, these elite warriors gradually developed a society that evolved into the knightly houses. The plasteel plates of the original exo-skeleton suits were slowly replaced with more ornate armour made from adamantium, providing better protection as well as a panoply befitting the wearer’s prestige and rank in his society.

Dwelling in tall strongholds, the Nobles strove to protect the lives of their subjects (as they now saw the settlers they protected) and to bring order to the primeval maelstrom on the planets that were their homes. The knightly houses proved to be highly successful at both of these things, and soon became a vital part of Human society during the Age of Technology.

Age of Strife

Tragically, the Age of Technology was doomed to fall and devolve into a shadow of its former glory. Around the time of the 22nd Millennium AD, Mankind’s vast galactic empire began to suffer a pandemic of terrible wars and massive invasions, caused, at least in part, by the emergence of the first Human psykers and the widespread use of quasi-sentient machines remembered in Human myth as the Men of Iron.

By the 25th Millennium, ferocious Warp Storms had largely isolated the widespread Human colonies, and the era that came to be known as the Age of Strife had well and truly begun. During this lamentable era of Human history, also sometimes referred to as «Old Night,» interstellar travel to many of these Human-settled worlds was made impossible due to the massive Warp Storms caused by the millennia-long gestation of the foul Chaos God Slaanesh in the Immaterium during the Fall of the Aeldari.

Although vast swathes of the Knight Worlds fell to this storm of death and destruction, some survived, aided considerably by the innate conservatism and resistance to change of the knightly houses. Where other planets welcomed psykers into their midst, and revelled in the luxurious lifestyle that advanced thinking machines could provide, the knightly houses had largely shunned both, preferring to stick with the traditions and technology of the past.

During the latter years of this tumultuous age, the ancient Mechanicum of Mars began sending out many starships that made use of sublight drives to explore the galaxy in search of Standard Template Construct (STC) technologies on lost Human colony worlds. In the course of their travels, these slow-moving exploratory expeditions discovered large clusters of Human-settled star systems that had once belonged to the ancient interstellar Human civilisation that had existed during the Dark Age of Technology.

But these worlds had regressed during the Age of Strife to become Feudal Worlds possessed of a pre-industrial, feudal culture dominated by castes of warrior aristocrats. The societies that evolved were built upon concepts of fealty, honour and duty; three things that all Knights hold in the greatest regard. All of the Nobles on a Knight World owed their allegiance to a knightly house, whose ruler could call upon them at any time to carry out his commands.

Each house could also field large numbers of men-at-arms, either mounted or on foot. The houses also had groups of artificers and technicians who maintained the suits of Knight armour as best they could, and over time, became an integral part of society on all of the Knight Worlds.

Sometimes the ruler of a knightly house would come from the same family for generation after generation, but more often than not, the death of an incumbent ruler would lead to a period of political manoeuvring or even outright warfare until a new monarch was selected. Competition between different knightly houses on a planet was just as intense, and although full-scale battles were rare, all strived to outdo their rivals in any way they could, be it in the field of politics, ancient traditions, or contests of their skill at arms.

On the Knight World of Higroxias, for example, once every ten standard years, the three major houses compete against each other in a series of trials known as the Honour Games, the winner of which rules the Governing Council for the next solar decade.

As the Age of Strife stretched from centuries into millennia, the Knight Worlds became increasingly insular and inward-looking. Each developed its own titles and terms, so that on one Knight World the ruler of a knightly house would be known as a «Lord,» while on another they might be called a «Ritter» or «Patriarch,» and a Noble’s stronghold could be known as their «castle,» «fastness» or «mansion.»

Without any outside contact, ritual and etiquette started to dominate daily life within the knightly houses, and the only escape from stultifying tradition lay in donning a suit of Knight armour and taking to the field of battle.

The Coming of the Imperium

After five thousand Terran years, the Imperium of Mankind arose from the ruins of the Age of Strife. Under the guidance of the Emperor, Humanity returned to the stars and began the Great Crusade to reunite Mankind. Nothing was able to stand in the way of the resurgent Imperial armies, and soon, Human colonies on planets all across the galaxy were brought within the fold of the newly formed Imperium.

The Administratum agreed with Jeffers’ findings and set about finding the rest of the long-lost Knight Worlds. Although there were thousands of Knight Worlds at their height during the Dark Age of Technology, the vast majority had been destroyed or died out during the Age of Strife.

Now, only several hundred survive, scattered all across the galaxy. Most of the Knight Worlds share certain features, hallmarks of the instructions followed by the original settlers. The Nobles themselves occupy sprawling walled strongholds, each a gothic, ancient structure of dusty, lifeless halls and corridors.

Many are built on the same location as the first Human settlements on the planet and include at their core parts of the giant colony sublight starships used to transport the first settlers to their new worlds. They can vary in size from small keeps to entire cities bordered by vast outer walls.

Huge farms or strip-mines surround the strongholds, providing foodstuffs and raw materials for local use and export across the galaxy; the colony ships’ purpose was always to generate resources for Mankind. It is in these settlements that the vast majority of Imperial citizens on Knight Worlds live, with few venturing more than a dozen miles from their place of birth.

Packs of local predators will often pursue the grazing herds or attack the farms surrounding a stronghold, and it is the duty of the Knights to fight to keep them at bay. Even on planets with less ferocious flora and fauna, the Knights must be constantly vigilant in order to keep the herds and farms safe from alien raiders and rapacious pirates.

The Forge Worlds

Most knightly houses, though by no means all, are associated with a Forge World, and in return for fighting alongside that Forge World’s Titan Legions, they gain access to advanced technology and knowledge that only the Adeptus Mechanicus possess.

The association between the knightly houses and the Adeptus Mechanicus dates back to the time of the Great Crusade. When the Knight Worlds were first discovered, the different Imperial organisations that made up the Great Crusade competed ferociously with each other to gain control of the valuable resource the Knights represented. This Machiavellian political contest went on for solar decades, until the ancient Mechanicum of Mars was finally able to establish their dominance in the right to exploit the Knight Worlds.

The Mechanicum were driven in this by a desire to gain control of the archeotech that could be found in abundance on the ancient Knight Worlds, but were also aware that the vast natural resources and military might of the knightly houses could make them a valuable asset. To this end, once they had established their right to exploit the Knight Worlds, they set about making them dependent upon the Mechanicum for their continued survival.

At the time of the Great Crusade, the Tech-priests’ space fleets found an anarchic galaxy where the ancient confederacy of interdependent Human planets no longer existed. The surviving Knight Worlds that were discovered had not retained all of their old technology and had devolved into feudal states ruled by aristocrats. The Tech-priests settled amongst these feudal empires, founding many Forge Worlds, and established contacts with the knightly houses, trading with their worlds and investigating the ancient ruins where surviving technology could still sometimes be found. The ferocious warrior Knights proved invaluable in combating enemies such as marauding Orks and land-hungry Aeldari Exodites.

In return, the Tech-priests promised technical expertise and helped the Nobles to rebuild their planets to the Imperial standard of technology. The most important thing that the Tech-priests brought to the Knight Worlds was the knowledge and technology needed to maintain the Nobles’ suits of battle armour.

Over the course of the Age of Strife, much of the expertise needed to keep the complex suits of Knight armour working had been lost. Local technicians and artificers did their best to maintain the suits, but in many cases, they simply did not have the necessary technical ability.

When the Knight Worlds were rediscovered, most had only a handful of operational suits remaining, and even these were in a poor state of repair. The Mechanicum promised to remedy this situation by inducting the local technicians that had been caring for the armour into the Cult Mechanicus, teaching them the skills they needed to keep the Knight armour in good repair. Because of this, nearly all suits of Knight armour now bear the mark of the Cult Mechanicus as a reminder of the debt of gratitude they owe to Mars.

Over the millennia, the Forge Worlds have grown powerful, with the Knight Worlds flourishing alongside them. Year-long, the Knights battle and patrol until the great cargo ships arrive from a Forge World, bringing new Knight suits, weapons, tools and mining machinery. They leave with their holds packed with ores and food.

The Tech-priests and the Knights are now mutually dependent, and many Forge Worlds form the hub of a tiny empire consisting of a Forge World and its surrounding Knight Worlds. In return, the Knights have gained much from the Tech-priests, their worlds gradually returning to being technically sophisticated cultures. However, the relationship between Forge World and Knight World is not always an easy one, and nowhere is this more true than in the fraught relationship between the Knights and the Sacristans trained by the Adeptus Mechanicus to maintain their armour.

The Horus Heresy

The golden age of the Great Crusade was to be cut short by the supreme act of betrayal known as the Horus Heresy, during which the galaxy was gripped by the most bitter civil war Humanity had ever seen. Across the nascent Imperium, rebels clashed with Loyalists for the fate of Mankind. Space Marines fought Space Marines, Titans fought Titans and, alongside them, Imperial Knights fought Imperial Knights.

In those dark days, nobody was to be trusted and treachery was as much a part of warfare as Bolter shells, Volcano Cannons and Drop Pods. One of the most horrific betrayals of the war occurred on the planet of Molech. As the Warmaster Horus led his armies to Terra, he left a trail of destruction in his wake hundreds of light years wide. His forces seemed unstoppable as garrison after garrison fell before his might, or changed allegiance and sided with the traitorous commander.

It was on the planet of Molech that one of the most determined stands was to be made. Loyalist Titan Legions and over a hundred Imperial Army regiments and knightly houses stood ready to bear the brunt of the Warmaster’s attack in an attempt to halt his inexorable advance. When it came, it was like a hurricane unleashed upon the verdant world.

The seductive grip of Slaanesh grew stronger, as the Prince of Pleasure bent the force of his will to corrupting the Noble Devines. Soon, they met in secret cabals, performing depraved rites and ceremonies within the heart of the Loyalist camp. No act was too shameful or disgusting; the sensations of the moment became their only desire. When Horus launched a massive offensive, the Knights of House Devine committed an act of brazen treachery and turned on the troops who remained loyal to the Emperor.

The Imperial forces found themselves caught in a trap, with advancing Traitor Titans to the front and Renegade Knights attacking their ranks from behind. This treachery allowed the Chaos host to punch through the Imperial defences, leaving them with no line of retreat. They were totally defeated, so brutally that only one in a hundred of the troops of the Imperial Army surviving the campaign.

Since that first betrayal, only a handful of knightly houses have been corrupted by Chaos, even when the Forge Worlds to which they owed fealty became part of the Dark Mechanicum. Presumably when the Warmaster was defeated, these Chaos-corrupted Knight Houses fled alongside the Traitor Legions into the Eye of Terror, where they remain to this day.

The Great Rift

However, the galaxy is vast, and those bold early explorers travelled far and wide. There is much that still remains unexplored by the Imperium, and it is possible that there exist some far-flung Knight Worlds that have not yet regained contact with Humanity.

Since the catastrophic manifestation of the Great Rift, many loyal Knight Worlds have been cut off from the greater Imperium in the Imperium Nihilus. Dark forces besiege them from without, even as mutants and madmen rise up from within. Yet the Knight Worlds have been here before, and their traditions and rituals are purposely designed to stave off the terrors from without. Brave and resolute, they are lighting their watchfires once more, even as they despatch crusading lances to aid their neighbouring worlds and star systems. Not for twenty millennia have the Knights been so desperately needed as champions and protectors of Mankind.

A Legacy of Honour

Knightly Courts

Even the smallest Noble house has a seat of power, whether it be a fortified tower upon an outlying moon, a slab-sided bastion looming over the house’s fiefdom, mountaintop fastness, vacuum-resistant hab-dome, armoured cave-system or whatever else. The foundations of the largest and oldest of these sit upon the archeotech remains of the Long March generation ships themselves, deeply buried by the passing of millennia but still concealing secrets of ancient technology that the Noble houses guard jealously.

Within the throne room or audience chamber of each Noble house, its rulers hold court. Ranging from a single Baron and their direct courtiers, to vast assemblages of Nobles, Bondsmen, courtiers and more, these gatherings observe the endless rituals of their world, deal with matters of rulership for the common folk, and politick constantly amongst themselves.

The figures involved in such internecine intrigues are many and varied, from sages and advisors to Imperial preachers, tech-magi, Sacristan representatives, house militia officers and countless others. While marriage and the continuation of the Noble bloodlines is often regulated by formal arranged pacts, many Knights join themselves romantically and politically to a consort.

Questor Imperialis Knight Worlds

Knight Worlds in direct service to the Imperium are typically ruled over by one or more Noble houses, each with their own heraldry, insignia, traditions and character. Though often hidebound and intractable on matters of honour, the Noble houses make for powerful allies, and when they send their Imperial Knights to war, the enemies of the Emperor tremble.

Questor Imperialis Knight Worlds vary enormously in appearance. Bleak, mountainous wastelands, hard-edged idylls of deep forests and rolling plains, airless deserts dotted with hab-domes, primordial wildernesses of volcano-studded jungle, ocean-locked island worlds and countless others all support knightly civilisations.

Yet as much as each of these worlds differ, and as much as those differences have done to shape the societies that inhabit them, certain similarities hold true across virtually every Imperial Knight World in the Emperor’s realm.

All Imperial Knight Worlds are feudal, divided into fiefdoms or whatever other local term is given. Each of these territories is ruled over by one or more Nobles, its people labouring, farming, herding and producing in his or her name. In return, their knightly rulers offer them protection from whatever threats may descend from the stars.

On others, a single Noble house holds sway across the entire planet. These mighty martial entities are known as the «Great Houses,» and include such ancient institutions as House Terryn, House Griffith, House Hawkshroud and House Cadmus.

The cultures of these worlds can vary hugely, from repressive patriarchies or matriarchies to martial meritocracies in which any Noble can rise to command if their lance arm is strong enough. Most sustain large-scale farming and mining operations. Combined with relatively low population densities and a lack of heavy industry, this ensures that the Imperial Knight Worlds have remained comparatively unspoilt despite millennia of Human occupation.

The word of each world’s high king or queen is law. It is certainly true that Noble houses may engage in a degree of politicking, and in extreme cases may settle their disputes through knightly jousts or even border skirmishes. Yet when the world’s ruler issues the call to war, it is a source of endless dishonour to refuse their summons. Setting aside all other responsibilities, the Nobles link themselves into their Thrones Mechanicum, awaken their mighty Knight suits and march out to join the endless war for the Imperium of Man.

In truth, it takes very little provocation for a Noble to mount their Throne. Not only is the heady rush of such martial power at their mental command an intoxicant in its own right, but it is also the antithetical remedy to the tedium of courtly life.

The ancient traditions and rituals of the Noble houses might have done much to stave off the corruption of Old Night, but they have also become sprawling affairs, and the few solar hours not consumed by such ritual observances are inevitably spent seeing to the needs of the serf classes or dealing with matters of state.

Thus the Imperial Knights take to the battlefield the first chance they get, departing in their towering steeds amidst much fanfare and celebration. Whether answering a call for aid from an Imperial commander on campaign, responding to the distress call of some neighbouring world, or setting off on a crusade to avenge a perceived slight against the tenets of the Code Chivalric, the Knights march out in formations known as «lances.» Often their armies will consist of a handful of such formations led by a sufficiently powerful baron.

When the peril is truly great, the High Monarch will lead the march in person. At such times, they stride to war at the head of their «Exalted Court,» a gathering of the highest ranking of the planet’s Knights. Sometimes these are the closest of the ruler’s personal household: cousins, siblings, uncles and the like.

Other Exalted Courts are made up of the entire world’s lesser Noble rulers, who set aside their own seniority for a time to fight at the side of their liege. Whatever the case, these exceptional Knights are terrifying to behold on the field of battle, their mastery as warriors and commanders second to none. When the Exalted Court leads a planet’s knightly lances to war, Imperial victory almost inevitably follows.

Questor Mechanicus Knight Worlds

Through mutual oaths and unbreakable vows, the Adeptus Mechanicus have forged alliances with many Knight Worlds. In return for technical aid and reciprocal protection, these Questor Mechanicus houses send forth their adamantine Knight suits to honour any request made by their allies among the Tech-priests.

Those knightly houses closely aligned to the Adeptus Mechanicus are regularly called upon by the Priesthood of Mars to uphold their ancient pacts. Most often, the Tech-priests request military contingents from Knight Worlds to accompany their Titan Legions into battle. The chosen Nobles are tasked with fighting directly in support of the Titan Legion’s larger Battle Titans, or are asked to operate independently as scouts to protect the flanks of the slower-moving war machines.

To honour the more routine requests, a Noble house might send a single Knight, one of the honoured barons and an escort of his knightly vassals, or perhaps a lance made up of Knights selected for the task in question. Occasionally, the Adeptus Mechanicus will decree that such seconded detachments must remain with a Titan Legion permanently; in these cases, the Nobles change their vows of allegiance and heraldry to reflect the Titan Legion they now serve.

While those Knight Worlds sworn directly to Mars share many of the feudal structures and traditions of Questor Imperialis worlds, there can be no doubt that they possess less martial and cultural autonomy than their Imperial-aligned counterparts. Conclaves of Tech-magi are a regular sight upon these planets, envoys from local Forge Worlds that walk the corridors of the knightly houses and maintain a silent, watchful presence during their rituals.

The Nobles of such Knight Worlds are, themselves, more tightly bound into the worship of the Omnissiah, often exhibiting the Cog Mechanicum of the Adeptus Mechanicus, electoo designs carved into their flesh, robes coloured in the hues of their patron Forge World, and mechanical augmetics that help them mesh more closely with the systems of their Knight suits.

The Knight Worlds themselves also bear the inevitable scars that the touch of the Adeptus Mechanicus always leaves. Vast strip-mines, churning manufactoria and continent-sized agriplexes are common facilities that allow the Mechanicus to more efficiently exploit the planets’ resources.

For all this, the Nobles of such a world are no less proud, honourable or strong-willed. They still rule their domains, march out to protect their borders, and owe ultimate fealty to their world’s supreme ruler, who most often takes the title of «princeps» like the commander of a Titan.

The appearance of Questor Mechanicus Nobles is generally more sombre than that of their counterparts in the Imperial-aligned Knight houses, and they are often less unruly and headstrong. Their ties to the Sacristan orders are strong, untroubled by suspicions of divided loyalties. Their battle doctrines are bellicose and expertly cogitated, while the bond that each Noble forges with their Throne Mechanicum and the Machine Spirit (artificial intelligence) of their Knight suit is nigh-symbiotic. When the lances of the Questor Mechanicus Knights go to battle, they do so with devastating efficiency and absolute, unified conviction.

Fallen Knight Worlds

Map of known Fallen Knight Worlds in the wake of the formation of the Great Rift.

Just as some Knight houses have become corrupted by Chaos, so too were their worlds transformed into horrific mockeries of their former glory. Where once the denizens of these planets had looked to their Nobles for leadership and protection, they were swiftly reduced to a terror-filled existence.

The populations of entire cities were hunted for sport by their Knightly overlords. Fallen Nobles supplied tithes of living Humans to their heretical lieges to be used in sadistic rituals or the forging of daemonic pacts. Where once the would-be Knight pilot prepared for their duty over standard years of training, and proved their worth in solemn duels, they now engaged in competitive slaughters of their own subjects.

Depraved cultures took root in every echelon of society on these Chaos Knight worlds. Teeming Chaos Cults worshipped the Dark Gods openly, Fallen Nobles competing to raise the greatest temples to the Ruinous Powers.

The landscapes became pocked with charnel pits that overflowed with the corpses of defeated enemies. These planets that had been bastions of order throughout the Age of Strife metamorphosed into deep wells of anarchy from which the taint of Chaos seeped further into reality.

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33 набор для Wot «Vikings Among us». Викинги среди нас World of Tanks. Май. 2022.

Подробный гайд как получить 33 набор Wot Viking Among Us. Майский пакет для танков Викинги среди нас

33 набор WOT «Vikings Among us» (Викинги среди нас/Северянин) за май 2022, Twitch Prime/Prime Gaming Wot. Акция: Прямой Эфир.

Официальные даты проведения акции для 27 партнёрского набора Амазон/Твича «Танк-Рок» («Rock Out»): с 24 мая 20:00 (МСК) 2021 г. по 21 июня 19:59 (МСК) 2021 г.

Наборы Prime Gaming WOT (бывшая Twitch Prime) и акция «Прямой эфир» продолжаются, очередной пакет перед вами.

33 (май) набор посвящён тематики викингов, имеет уникальный стиль, и тематические награды.

Где приобрести 33 набор для вот?

В связи с тем, что против РБ и РФ введены санкции и оплата для официальной покупки в Prime Gaming Не проходит, вы можете приобрести готовый набор по ссылкам ниже:

О наборе Wot: Vikings Amoung us

«Викинги среди нас» — танковый набор с уже привычной механикой выбора определённых наград (2 из 6) + гарантированные награды пакета. О том как сделать выбор и полном составе набора читайте в нашей статье чуть ниже.

Майский танковый набор не содержит никакой привязки к нации. Набор уже доступен для всех игроков World of Tanks без исключений! Акция «Прямой эфир» WOT продолжается, и насколько пока известно будет продолжаться до 21 июня 2022 года.

33 акция Prime Gaming/Twitch Prime («Прямой эфир») за май 2022 г. Напомним, что компания Wargaming в лице своего продукта «Мир танков» продолжает плотно сотрудничать с Amazon.
Новый набор вновь порадует игроков World of Tanks приятными подарками!

ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ В 33 ТАНКОВОМ НАБОРЕ «Vikings among us»:

В 33 наборе это:

4. Медальку набора обновили, новая медаль

Ниже описаны все способы получения 33 набора за май 2021, очень подробно и с фото/картинками как положено с понятной и подробной инструкцией.

Неважно какой это аккаунт — новый или старый, не важно — участвовали ли вы ранее (получали пакеты) в этой акции или нет. Всё это не имеет никого значения. Есть только одно ограничение — 1 уникальный пакет разово на 1 танковый аккаунт! Обратите внимание что если вы пытаетесь получить один и тот же набор дважды, то получить вы его не сможете абсолютно никак, в не зависимости покупаете вы набор, получаете сами, или приобретаете у разных сомнительных продавцов, в любом виде, 2 в 1, 3 в 1 и т.д. Только один пакет на одну учетную запись, помните это перед покупкой или получением.

ПОЛНОЕ СОДЕРЖИМОЕ 33 ПАКЕТА «Викинги среди нас» (МАЙ 2022: АКЦИЯ ПРЯМОЙ ЭФИР 2022 WOT).

НАГРАДА НА ВЫБОР:

Из предложенного списка в 6 вещей можно выбрать только 2. Делайте свой выбор осознано, поменять подарки нельзя, как и нельзя получить набор дважды для того чтобы выбрать другие предметы!

Как и где сделать свой выбор в ангаре смотрите наглядно ниже по ссылке.

2 выбранных танка доступны в аренду, в течение 10 дней с получения набора «Викинги среди нас». Если захотите, чтобы они остались у вас навсегда, Вы можете их купить, используя включённые в пакет скидки в премиум магазине, ниже представлены прямые ссылки на премиум магазин для каждого танка из набора «Vikings among us», для выкупа нужно быть авторизованным в личном кабинете.

Выкупить их можно только в премиум магазине (на сайте) в течение 90 дней после старта раздачи пакета (начало самой акции). Т.е. до 21 августа 2021 года.

ВАЖНО! Забрав хотя бы 1 товар из списка (НЕ обязательно танк!), вы откроете в магазине WG сразу ВСЕ 4 предложения по выкупу танков из данного набора. Это значит что скидки будут доступны для всех танков, которые включены в набор «Викинги среди нас» на выбор.

Прямые ссылки на пакеты в магазине WG (нужен логин):

Делайте выбор осознано. Поменять его нельзя!

ГАРАНТИРОВАННАЯ 100% НАГРАДА НАБОРА “Viking among us”:

Тут всё как обычно, привычное нам. Просто подарки, которые вы получите в любом случае сразу после подключения данного набора.

За 5 БЗ всего можно получить:

Задачи доступны до 21 июня 2022 г. 13:59 (МСК). Обновление задач происходит ежедневно в 03:00 (МСК).
Награды за выполнение боевых задач суммируются.

Инструкция по активации купленного набора “Викинги среди нас”

В инструкции ничего не изменилось, всё как обычно происходит за пару минут, если вы покупаете набор впервые, то ниже для вас представлена пошаговая инструкция с картинками.

Авторизация в Wargaming

Далее если вы не авторизованы в личном кабинете, вам предложат это сделать. Введите свои данные и нажмите на кнопку войти.

Привязка амазона

Нажимаем на кнопку «Amazon»

После успешной авторизации в личном кабинете нажмите на кнопку Amazon, как это показано на картинке.

Авторизация в Amazon

Введите данные от амазона. В поле Email введите электронный адрес с подпиской, в поле Password, пароль соответственно. После проделанных действий нажмите на кнопку «Sign In».

Окно подтверждения

Окно подтверждения

Далеко не у всех появляется подобное окно, но не стоит его пугаться, если вы его увидели, то это значит, что нужно подтвердить вход через почту. Для этого нужно зайти на Email.

Attemp sign-in

Найдите соответствующее письмо от амазона и откройте его, если вы не находите этого письма, то проверьте также папку Спам и удостоверьтесь что вы авторизованы именно в той почте на который ищете это письмо.

Approve or Deny

После того как вы нашли письмо, нажмите на ссылку «Approve or Deny». Обратите внимание что надпись может отличаться и быть написана на другом языке.

Далее в новой вкладке браузера перед вами откроется окно для подтверждения входа нажмите на кнопку «Approve» / «Одобрить»

Подтверждение привязки

В этом окне нужно нажать на кнопку «Allow», для того чтобы подтвердить привязку аккаунта Amazon с подпиской твич прайм к танкам

После проделанных действий в личном кабинете должна появится привязка, если она там есть, то вы всё сделали верно и нужно просто перезапустить игру и получить актуальные награды.

Также после успешного получения не забудьте отвязать Amazon от учетной записи Wargaming, как это сделать, подробно описано в нашей статье.

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