Board Thread:Clean up Concerns/@comment-34097347-20160924191552/@comment-29644557-20161210210325

Any villainy that they commit would be some kind of reflection of malice in the dreamer/hallucinater's own mind, whether it be thoughts of an outside malice or their own.

The Symbiote Spider-Man that appears in Peter Parker's dreams is a representation of his internal battle and his pursasions to stay dark and powerful. Not a real entitiy, but a villainous presence in Peter's life nonetheless.

The Nightmare animatronics are visual manifestations of how the child now sees his former heroes. They stalk and torment him, even if these attacks are simply imagined or dreamed. They are very much villains to him and the player.