This article belongs to the Reboot Continuity

The Nightmare Machine was a device used by Zombozo to terrorize Team Tennyson in their dreams.

Appearance

The Nightmare Machine was a metallic casket-shaped device that had many wires and buttons on its exterior. A purple light fixture hung from above, which supplied the electrodes used to operate the machine.

Functions

By hooking up someone up to the Nightmare Machine using electrodes, they could target nearby sleeping people and inflict nightmares upon them. The targets would all end up sharing the nightmare with each other. When operating at full capacity, the Nightmare Machine could keep its victims trapped in a nightmare forever.^[1][2]

History

Ben 10

In Dreamtime, Zombozo used the Nightmare Machine to give Ben night terrors. Soon, the same happened to Gwen, leading them and Max to investigate a suspicious trailer. However, they were stopped by a local ranger, who told them to go back to bed. Sleep-deprived, the three complied, and returned to the Rustbucket. Though they attempted to stay awake, they failed, and all three experienced the same nightmares. After encountering Zombozo in their dreams, the three found out they could use their dreams against him, and soon defeated the clown. In the real world, Zombozo fled the malfunctioning Nightmare Machine before it exploded.

Appearances

Ben 10

Season 2

• Dreamtime (first appearance; destroyed)

References

Objects
Devices	AI Ring • Bee Bangle • Ener-Cell • Gotchagotchi • Grow-a-tron • Molecular Regenerator • Omnitrix Jammer • Omniversal Portal Device • Replicator Ray • Resizing Ray • Tablet
Genetics	Animerger • DNA Gun • DNA Pod
Machinery	Helium-Tron Condenser • Nanite Reactor • Nightmare Machine • Smytherator
Other	Anti-Gravity Projector • Cranium Displacer • Forever Knight's Gauntlet • Fountain of Youth • Nanite • Omnitrix Containment Pod • Omnitrix Key • Rail Shark • Serpent Glass
Non-Canon
Games	Buzzkill Battery • Omnitrix Token • Omnivaults • Purple Crystal