History Recap / DannyPhantomS3E9Frightmare

* ShatteringTheIllusion: Nocturn's victims wake up when something shocking happens in their ideal dream, so Danny has to do this for his friends and sister.

-->'''''"You'll Wish It Was Just A Dream!"'''''

* ShatteringTheIllusion: Nocturn's victims wake up when something horrifying happens in their ideal dream, shocking them awake, so Danny has to do this for his friends and sister.

Danny wakes up to find himself stranded in the middle of the Ghost Zone with no clear memory of how he got there. He returns to Earth to find all of Amity Park has been put to sleep by Nocturne, a ghost that feeds on dreams and intends to keep the world sleeping forever, supplying him with dreams so he'll be all-powerful. Danny has one thing to say to that: [[ObligatoryJoke "Dream on!"]]

* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: This is where Danny decides to take the FinalBattle against Nocturne. It backfires but, fortunately, Tucker and Jazz are able to stop him on the outside.

* ClingyMacGuffin[=/=]SelfGuardingPhlebotinum: Nocturne's helmets give anyone who tries to physically remove them from his victims a painful electric shock.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: During the climax, Danny decides to go into Nocturne's dream to wake him up and stop him from absorbing the dream energy that's making him stronger. [[SarcasmMode Shockingly]], going into the dream of a being with power over dreams puts you entirely at his mercy.

* DreamStealer: Nocturne is of the "dream eater" variety.

* EvilGloating: [[ExploitedTrope Exploited]] -- after he has Danny apparently trapped, Nocturne politely takes the time to explain who he is and exactly what he's doing. Once Danny knows what he's up to, he breaks free with his ice powers -- obviously, he could have done that earlier but let Nocturne think he was trapped until he revealed his EvilPlan.
* HowWeGotHere: We see Danny's introduction to Nocturne and brief subsequent battle in a flashback a few minutes into the episode.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Danny's and Nocturne's banter manages to hit just about every sleep-related phrase or metaphor in the English language.

* InMediasRes: The episode starts with everyone, including Danny, already trapped by Nocturne.
* LotusEaterMachine: Nocturne's helmets give everyone the [[HappyPlace happiest, most idyllic dreams]] possible for them, where they have what they desire most.
* TheMinionMaster: Nocturne makes all of his Sleepwalkers.
* TheNicknamer: Jazz apparently hasn't gotten over her habit of naming ghosts seen in "Secret Weapons," as she decides "Creepwalkers" is a more accurate name for Nocturne's Sleepwalkers.

* NonProtagonistResolver: Tucker saves the day by shutting down Nocturne's machine.

* OneManArmy: For the first half of the episode, Danny's all on his own fighting Nocturne and his army of Sleepwalkers. He wins over and over again.

* ShatteringTheIllusion: Nocturne's victims wake up when something horrifying happens in their ideal dream, shocking them awake, so Danny has to do this for his friends and sister.

-->'''Nocturne:''' I believe this is where ''I'' say, "Dream on!"
* WholePlotReference: To ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' episode "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me A Dream." In both episodes, the villain is a ghost trying to put the world to sleep, and the African-American member and red-haired female auxiliary member of the heroes' team are soon the only ones able to stop him. The only difference is that the Ghostbusters' Sandman was a WellIntentionedExtremist, which Nocturne definitely isn't.

* OrWasItADream: When he first wakes up, Danny has a few vague memories of fighting an unfamiliar ghost, but can't be sure if they're form a real memory or another dream.

* EvilGloating: [[ExploitedTrope Exploited]] -- after he has Danny apparently trapped, Nocturne politely takes the time to explain who he is and what exactly what he's doing. Once Danny knows what he's up to, he breaks free with his ice powers -- obviously, he could have done that earlier but let Nocturne think he was trapped until he revealed his EvilPlan.

* TheNicknamer: Jazz apparently hasn't gotten over her habit of naming ghosts seen in "Secret Weapons," as she decides "Creepwalker" is a more accurate name for Nocturne's Sleepwalkers.

* LotusEaterMachine: Nocturne's helmets give everyone the happiest, most idyllic dreams possible for them, where they have what they desire most.

* HurricanOfPuns: Danny's and Nocturne's banter manages to hit just about every sleep-related phrase or metaphor in the English language.

Danny wakes up to find himself stranded in the middle of the Ghost Zone with no clear memory of how he got there. He returns to Earth to find all of Amity Park has been put to sleep by Nocturne, a ghost that feeds on dreams and intends to keep the world sleeping forever, supplying him with dreams so he'll be all-powerful. Danny has one thing to say to that: [[ObligatoryPun "Dream on!"]]