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|japanese = ナイトメア・アーマーヴェントゥス
|kanji    = Naitomea Āmā Ventusu
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|image    = Armored_Ventus_Nightmare_KH3D.png
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|location = [[Dive to the Heart]]
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The '''Armored Ventus Nightmare''' is the final boss in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. It is the Nightmare form of [[Ventus]] when his dormant heart protected Sora from the very darkness he was forced to by the [[Anti Black Coat]].

==Story==
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After the dream that [[Sora]] was forced into by the Anti Black Coat Nightmare, the latent [[darkness]] within his [[heart]] began to overwhelm it because he delved too far into his dreams and entered a sleep which he may never wake up from, allowing a [[Dream Eater#Nightmares|Nightmare]] to take control of him. 

Unlike [[Riku]], whose clothes and heart had grown an immunity to the darkness's effects, Sora was still vulnerable to the darkness, something that [[Young Xehanort]] pointed out to him as he fell asleep. In order to protect Sora's heart from the darkness gushing in, Ventus's heart intervened and gave Sora his [[Keyblade Armor]].

After Master Xehanort is revived and the true Organization XIII leaves the Realm of Sleep to finish their scheme, Riku, Mickey and Lea return to the Realm of Light with Sora's comatose body, and Riku enters Sora's heart in order to save him. When he reaches Sora's station, he is met with Sora in Ventus' armor controlled by the Nightmare, who is prepared to fight him. Riku has no choice other than to engage the Nightmare to save him.

After Riku defeats the Armored Ventus Nightmare, it leaves an unconscious Sora behind.

==Physical appearance==
The Armored Ventus Nightmare is composed entirely out of Ventus's armor; however, the only difference is that it has a darker black and purple hue over the entire armor. It has a Nightmare Dream Eater symbol on the front of its helmet.
It wields a black version of the [[Kingdom Key]]. Like Ventus, the Nightmare Armor Ventus wields its Keyblade with a reverse grip.

==Abilities==
The Armored Ventus Nightmare is capable of using Ventus's moveset. It has amazing speed and each hit packs quite a punch, also, its combos are similar to Ventus's Fever Pitch Command Style.

==Trivia==
*While he meant to protect Sora by donning his own armor from the Nightmare's influence, Ventus (while in dormancy) is, once again, corrupted by darkness since [[Vanitas]] possessed him to become [[Ventus-Vanitas]] in the [[Keyblade Graveyard]]. However, Riku was unaware Ventus' existence as he has freed him from the Nightmare's influence just as he saved Sora.

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