Reala

Reala is the antagonist from the NiGHTS game series. He is a First-level Nightmaren and the secondary antagonist of the series. Created along with NiGHTS to be Wizeman the Wicked's right hand, Reala is obedient towards their creator and leads the Nightmaren army. As all Nightmaren, Reala is sexless, though appears somewhat more masculine than NiGHTS. Their voice is also more masculine as well. They are one of the two main antagonists of the series, with the other one being Wizeman.

Reala and NiGHTS are "siblings" with both equal flying and acrobatic skills. In contrast to NiGHTS' kind and loyal personality, Reala is cruel and insidious. Due to their equal skills and opposing personalities, NiGHTS and Reala are strong rivals. Their name is a play on the words real and reality.

Description
Reala's signature colors are red and black. In the original Saturn game, Reala had a purple ruffled collar, yellow fingers (possibly gloves) and a vest that appears to be open with a diamond patterned chest.

They were redesigned for NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams; sporting a mask called a Persona, a symbol of loyalty to Wizeman. It is gold with a pink jewel in the center with black feathers on the edges. Their vest is closed over their chest and has a flame/swirl pattern. They wear arm guards and hip-plates with a similar design and fingerless gloves.

NiGHTS into Dreams...
Defaulted as the boss for Elliot's Stick Canyon Dream, Reala has one of the very few spoken lines in the game. After a zoom-in of them on their throne, they stand, pointing at NiGHTS while declaring "Bedishino NiGHTS!" which is a slang term for "Let's go NiGHTS!". The pronunciation caused some confusion among English speaking audiences and was cleared up by an interview with Yuji Naka.

The player must Paraloop Reala three times in order to defeat them, after which you don't see them again. Defeating Reala unlocks a two-player option in the Sega Saturn version of NiGHTS into Dreams... but in the remake version for the PlayStation 2, it was taken out.

Sonic Adventure
In Sonic Adventure Reala appears in the NiGHTS poker pinball machine in Casinopolis as one of the cards.

Sonic Pinball Party
In Sonic Pinball Party, though Reala never actually appears in person, their name can be seen in the character tournament as they compete in the EGG cup, facing off against Shadow and losing to him. Their theme song is used for the nightmaren boss battles on the NiGHTS board which Reala appears in as the final Nightmaren.

Sonic Adventure 2/Battle
In Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, if the player raises a Dark Chao with a high fly stat, a Chao that resembles Reala may be created.

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
In NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, Reala wears a Persona Mask given by Wizeman to represent loyalty to their master. They are given a British accent in Journey of Dreams to fit the style of the game. Reala also has a more frequent role in Will's dream than in Helen's dream, but appears in her story almost immediately and plays a larger part in the reveal of NiGHTS identity to Helen.

Will's Dream
After Will enters Nightopia and meets the Nightopians, they leave in fear as Reala appears behind Will and Owl. Reala orders the Nightmarens to capture NiGHTS and says will join them again shortly before flying away. In the Lost Park world, Will is walking alone with Owl, giving Reala a chance to capture him. Reala threatens Will to keep NiGHTS at bay so they can imprison NiGHTS. NiGHTS pleads with Reala to let Will go, which Reala does, only to teleport Will into Helen's dream, Crystal Castle instead. After Chamelan is defeated, Wizeman grows frustrated with Reala and decides to let Cerberus, a vicious monster that eats all in its path, take care of NiGHTS, much to Reala's surprise.

Deciding to try and imprison NiGHTS themselves, Reala appears before NiGHTS as they sit alone playing their flute. When NiGHTS tries to brush them off, they admonish them for being so "uncouth to a fellow Nightmaren" much to NiGHTS' discomfort and Will's shock. Reala warns NiGHTS of Wizeman's thinning patience and how they have no desire to face Wizeman's wrath in NiGHTS' stead. The two battle, with NiGHTS emerging as the victor, so Reala fakes a serious injury to trick NiGHTS into letting their guard down, allowing them to be captured once more. Reala was actually wounded in the battle, however, and leaves to recover.

Helen's Dream
Reala arrives immediately in Helen's Dream after the door to Nightopia appears, and attacks NiGHTS, pinning them against the door to Aqua Garden. After few brief taunts towards Helen, Reala pushes NiGHTS into Nightopia and traps them inside a NiGHTS Capture. When Girania is defeated, Reala fearfully informs Wizeman of the news and attempts to assure their master as they send Bomamba out, only to fail to capture NiGHTS. Wizeman orders Reala to deal with this themselves. Reala appears before Helen and NiGHTS when they enter Memory Forest, telling NiGHTS to "cut the act" and calling them "sibling", before grabbing them by the shoulder. They make it appear as though NiGHTS had been helping to collect the Ideya and reveals them as a Nightmaren. NiGHTS is too ashamed by Helen's speechless reaction to act, as Reala taunts her, discreetly drawing a portal that sends her to Will's Dream, Delight City, and imprisoning NiGHTS again before leaving them in the care of Queen Bella.

Bellbridge
In the True Ending, Reala appears after the children free NiGHTS, who furiously calls Reala a coward and demands that they release them. Reala responds by calling NiGHTS a puppet who can only use their power with the help of Visitors, to which NiGHTS angrily retorts that Reala is the one who is a puppet for Wizeman, angering them and causing them to drop Will and Helen. NiGHTS calls for another one-on-one fight to decide which one of them is the "mere puppet", ending with Reala's defeat and final appearance in the game. While they too would be erased from existence by Wizeman's death, NiGHTS is shown to have survived, and their final status is unknown.

Reala's boss fight follows the same pattern as the first time, grab the floating ball objects and target Reala before they can do the same to cause damage. Reala will now react more quickly and will stall in the airless, as well as taking five hits instead of three. This last fight between them has a rock-remix of the Nights and Reala theme called NiGHTS and Reala ~Theme of a Tragic Revenge~.

Sega Superstars Tennis
In Sega Superstars Tennis, Reala is an unlockable and playable character representing the NiGHTS series, along with NiGHTS themself.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Reala returns in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, the sequel to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, alongside NiGHTS. Reala races with themself as the vehicle while a Goodles Nightmaren drives him. In All Star mode, the Goodles disappears and Reala transforms back into their regular form, throwing Mare Balloons at the other racers.

Sonic Lost World
In Sonic Lost World, Reala appears in the Nightmare Zone bonus stage alongside the other bosses from the original NiGHTS game. Unlike the rest of the bosses, Sonic never confronts Reala directly. Instead Reala traps Sonic in various nightmares through paraloop portals. After the rest of the bosses are defeated, NiGHTS appears and paraloops Reala, freeing Sonic from Wizeman's nightmare.

Sonic Runners
Reala appeared as one of the companions in the NiGHTS into Sonic Runners... event in Sonic Runners.