Dream Eater

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The Dream Eaters (ドリームイーター, Dorīmu Ītā) are a species of creature introduced in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. As their name suggests, they reside in the Realm of Sleep, where they consume dreams. Dream Eaters fall under two major categories, Nightmares (ナイトメア, Naitomea), which eat good dreams and plant bad ones, and Spirits (スピリット, Supiritto), which only eat bad dreams. Nightmare Dream Eaters serve as the primary enemies in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, while Spirits serve as recruitable allies that Sora and Riku can collect.

Story

Following the defeat of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness at Sora's hands, a portion of the worlds attacked by the Heartless remain submerged in sleep. Though this means the Heartless cannot reach them, they are instead plagued by Dream Eaters, entities produced by the darkness present in these specific worlds and who seek the worlds' keyholes.

Design

Like the Unversed, Heartless and Nobodies before them, the Dream Eaters come in a variety of sizes and shapes, although they appear to have a much higher range of color schemes than their predecessors. Each Dream Eater is adorned with a symbol, which represents if it is a Spirit or Nightmare.

Dream Eaters are characterized by having colorful appearances. Nightmares tend to have darker color schemes, while Spirits have lighter, pastel colorations. Nightmares all seem to have round, red eyes, regardless of the shape and color of those of their Spirit counterparts.

The symbol of the Spirit Dream Eater is also present on the back of Riku's third outfit, although this has yet to be explained.

List of Dream Eaters

Spirits

• Wandanyan (Spirit) KH3D.png

  Spirit Wandanyan

• Kuma Panda (Spirit) KH3D.png

  Spirit Kuma Panda

• Koumori Bat (Spirit) KH3D.png

  Spirit Kōmori Bat

• Neko Cat (Spirit) KH3D.png

  Spirit Neko Cat

• Hari Lion (Spirit) KH3D.png

  Spirit Hari Lion

• Yagi Horn (Spirit) KH3D.png

  Spirit Yagi Horn

• Kaeru Chef (Spirit) KH3D.png

  Spirit Kaeru Chef

Nightmares

• Wandanyan (Nightmare) KH3D.png

  Nightmare Wandanyan

• Neko Cat (Nightmare) KH3D.png

  Nightmare Neko Cat

• Kuma Panda (Nightmare) KH3D.png

  Nightmare Kuma Panda

• Gyoraigyo (Nightmare) KH3D.png

  Nightmare Gyoraigyo

• Ice Penguin (Nightmare) KH3D.png

  Nightmare Ice Penguin

• Zou Elephant (Nightmare) KH3D.png

  Nightmare Zou Elephant

• Dokudoku Sansho (Nightmare) KH3D.png

  Nightmare Dokudoku Sansho

• Tatsu Horse (Nightmare) KH3D.png

  Nightmare Tatsu Horse

• Naru Bird (Nightmare) KH3D.png

  Nightmare Naru Bird

• Mimi Bunny (Nightmare) KH3D.png

  Nightmare Mimi Bunny

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  Nightmare Aura Lion

• Boukun Rex (Nightmare) KH3D.png

  Nightmare Boukun Rex

• Gargoyle KH3D.png

  Unnamed Dream Eater

• Gorilla Dream Eater KH3D.png

  Unnamed Dream Eater