History NightmareFuel / SuperMarioOdyssey

** TheSmurfettePrinciple Hariet (The Pyrotechnic) is AxCrazy in all of her fights and really goes all out when she retreats in her hat and drops bombs all over the battlefield.

** [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Hariet]] (The Pyrotechnic) is AxCrazy in all of her fights and really goes all out when she retreats in her hat and drops bombs all over the battlefield.

** Perhaps the most nightmarish moment to come from the Broodals is [[GeniusDitz Rango]], while he's ''impressively'' more stable minded than the former two and isn't vulgar like Spewart...the moment where he [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness outright tells Mario]] that his actions cost him and the other Broodals their jobs and that the latter is going to pay for ''all'' of it comes off as very unsettling.

* While the Broodals themselves aren't ''entirely'' scary physicality wise, [[PsychoForHire they are on a psychiatric level, as Moon Rabbit wedding planners who are overly dedicated to their work.]] Heck, their boss fights can even be scary from a player's perspective.
** [[BrooklynRage Top]][[LargeHam per]] (The Clients Relations leader) laughs in a slightly derange and evil manner before the start of the Robo Brood battle.

** [[ClassyCravat Spew]][[UncleanlinessIsNextToUngodliness art]] (The Brutish Entertainer) spews ''poisonous'' vomit and there are even some moments in Luncheon Kingdom battle with him where he ''chokes'' on it.
** Perhaps the most nightmareish moment to come from the Broodals is [[GeniusDitz Rango]], while he's ''impressively'' more stable minded than the former two and isn't vulgar like Spewart...the moment where he [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness outright tells Mario that his actions]] [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome cost him and the other Broodals their jobs and that the latter is going to pay for ALL of it]]. It also doubles as a Tearjerker.

* While the Broodals themselves aren't ''entirely'' scary physicality wise, they are on a psychiatric level, as Moon Rabbit wedding planners who are overly dedicated to their work. Heck, their boss fights can even be scary from a player's perspective.

** One of his deaths that is of particular notice is [[OxygenMeter his drowning animation]] [[https://youtu.be/iLUoRhRNYBs?t=3m45s in the demo version]], which looks to take more cues from his eerily-graphic and realistic animation from ''64''. First, he has a hand on his neck, then he brings both hands to his throat while looking desperate for air, silently chokes and finally closes his eyes and goes limp. This seemed too disturbing even for an E10+ rated ''Mario'' game that it became the only death animation in the entire game to actually get {{Bowdlerise}}d for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux2HR3ztaOA&t=3m10s the final release]] so that it would look more like the DeathThrows of most of Mario's other deaths.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[VideoGame/HotelMario "It's been]] one [[ButForMeItWasTuesday of those days..."]]]]

** In terms of general monster designs, this beast might remind you of the monsters you might encounter in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' (like Argorok from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'').

* As the current page image proudly shows, one of the bosses is a massive, bigger than a castle (as in Bowser himself stands on the bridge of this thing's snout), black, lightning-wielding [[Film/TheHobbit Smaug-esque]] dragon fought in the desolate crumbling ruins of an ancient kingdom surrounded by ominous thunder clouds. What's really jarring is the dragon doesn't have the typical cartoony design you'd expect to see in the Mario-verse (like the Rex from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' or Draggadon from ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker''); it has a realistic-looking, dark, fantasy-esque design you'd expect from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' (like Argorok from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''), ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' or ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' (like Alduin). After seeing a monstrosity like that, you have to wonder what other unholy beasts are roaming in the other kingdoms.

* As the current page image proudly shows, one of the bosses is a massive, bigger than a castle (as in Bowser himself stands on the bridge of this thing's snout), black, lightning-wielding [[Film/TheHobbit Smaug-esque]] dragon fought in the desolate crumbling ruins of an ancient kingdom surrounded by ominous thunder clouds. What's really jarring is the dragon doesn't have the typical cartoony design you'd expect to see in the Mario-verse (like the Rex from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' or Draggadon from ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker''); it has a realistic-looking, dark, fantasy-esque design you'd expect from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' or ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''. After seeing a monstrosity like that, you have to wonder what other unholy beasts are roaming in the other kingdoms.

* As the current page image proudly shows, one of the bosses is a massive, bigger than a castle (as in Bowser himself stands on the bridge of this thing's snout), black, lightning-wielding [[Film/TheHobbit Smaug-esque]] dragon fought in the desolate crumbling ruins of an ancient kingdom surrounded by ominous thunder clouds. What's really jarring is the dragon doesn't have the typical cartoony design you'd expect to see in the Mario-verse (like the Rex from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' or Draggadon from ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker''); it has a realistic-looking, dark, fantasy-esque design you'd expect from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'', ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' or ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''. After seeing a monstrosity like that, you have to wonder what other unholy beasts are roaming in the other kingdoms.

* As the current page image proudly shows, one of the bosses is a massive, bigger than a castle (as in Bowser himself stands on the bridge of this thing's snout), black, lightning-wielding [[Film/TheHobbit Smaug-esque]] dragon fought in the desolate crumbling ruins of an ancient kingdom surrounded by ominous thunder clouds. What's really jarring is the dragon doesn't have the typical cartoony design you'd expect to see in the Mario-verse (like the Rex from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' or Draggadon from ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker''); it has a realistic-looking, dark, fantasy-esque design you'd expect from ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' or ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''. After seeing a monstrosity like that, you have to wonder what other unholy beasts are roaming in the other kingdoms.

* The Deep Woods, a lower area in the Wooded Kingdom, is terrifying. It's dark and moody, with shadows obscuring everything unless you actually get near them or, as of the February 2018 update, by using the Coin Filter in Photo Mode, and you have no map or compass while down there, so you can easily get disoriented. The area also has absolutely no music, only ambient noises, which adds to the creep factor. There's also a ''hostile UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex living down there'' who patrols the beaten path, [[ItMakesSenseInContext wearing a fedora to protect himself from the Capture ability]], and immediately gives chase if he sees Mario. Your pulse will race if it's close enough to [[BadVibrations shake the ground]] but you don't know exactly where it is.

** One of his deaths that is of particular notice is [[OxygenMeter his drowning animation]] [[https://youtu.be/iLUoRhRNYBs?t=3m45s in the demo version]], which looks to take more cues from his eerily-graphic and realistic animation from ''64''. This seemed too disturbing even for an E10+ rated ''Mario'' game that it became the only death animation in the entire game to actually get {{Bowdlerise}}d for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux2HR3ztaOA&t=3m10s the final release]] so that it would look more like the DeathThrows of most of Mario's other deaths.

* Cookatiel's FamilyUnfriendlyDeath, falling into and ''boiling alive'' in the giant pot of stupendous stew, complete with sizzling sounds and bubbles coming up from where it fell in before [[DefeatEqualsExplosion finally exploding in it.]] After the fight, [=NPCs=] will note that the stew is chewier than usual, confirming that her remains are being consumed by the kingdom's residents.

* Cookatiel's FamilyUnfriendlyDeath, falling into and ''boiling alive'' in the giant pot of stupendous stew, complete with sizzling sounds and bubbles coming up from where it fell in before [[DefeatEqualsExplosion finally explodes in it.]] After the fight, [=NPCs=] will note that the stew is chewier than usual, confirming that her remains are being consumed by the kingdom's residents.

* Cookatiel's FamilyUnfriendlyDeath, falling into and ''boiling alive'' in the giant pot of stupendous stew, complete with sizzling sounds and bubbles coming up from where she fell in before she finally explodes in it. After the fight, [=NPCs=] will note that the stew is chewier than usual, confirming that her remains are being consumed by the kingdom's residents.

** One of his deaths that is of particular notice is [[OxygenMeter his drowning animation]] [[https://youtu.be/iLUoRhRNYBs?t=3m45s in the demo version]], which looks to take more cues from his eerily-graphic and realistic animation from ''64''. This seemed too disturbing even for an E10+ rated ''Mario'' game that it became the only death animation in the entire game to actually get {{Bowdlerise}}d for [[https://youtu.be/Ux2HR3ztaOA?t=3m10s the final release]] so that it would look more like the DeathThrows of most of Mario's other deaths.

* Mario has a zombie costume. His eyes are blank white and ''never'' blink or close, his skin is a ghastly greyish-green, and on top of that, he has an ''[[AnAxeToGrind axe]] stuck in his head''. And it's also nightmare fuel in-universe: it triggers Bowser and Luigi's "scared" dialogue.

"Jump up, don't be scared?" Yeah, good luck with THAT. NightmareFuel in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''.

"Jump up, don't be scared?" Yeah, good luck with THAT.

* Cookatiel's FamilyUnfriendlyDeath, falling into and ''boiling alive'' in the giant pot of stupendous stew, complete with sizzling sounds and bubbles coming up from where she fell in before she finally explodes in it. After the fight, [=NPCs=] will not that the stew is chewier than usual, confirming that her remains are being consumed by the kingdom's residents.