Terror Time

Terror Time, known as "Oni time" in Japanese, is a randomly occuring event in the Yo-kai Watch universe. This black-and-white alternate dimension is the home of Gargaros, his brothers, Ogralus and Orcanos, and their oni-themed minions. Children who disobey their parents or generally misbehave might find themselves within Terror Time, chased down by the large Oni and their followers. If they get caught, the Oni gives them a severe beating, but then the children wake up in bed as though it were a nightmare.

There is a positive spin to this, as one who evades, outsmarts, or defeats the Oni is said to have grown as a person.

History
Terror Time is based on a common warning parents give their children over some kind of divine punishment they will receive if they misbehave.

Nate has been trapped within Terror Time twice in the show's run, both times for leaving the house after his mother forbade him from doing so. The first time, Nate barely escaped from Gargaros after the oni flattened Jibanyan and Whisper. The second time, Nate was stopped by Bully Taicho and told to confront the Oni to grow as a person, giving him advice on the strategy needed to take him down, in the style of a group formed in a MMORPG. However, the deliberation takes so long that Gargaros gets agitated and leaves.

Gameplay
While wandering the city, the player may find themselves suddenly dragged into a barren, black-and-white version of the city. This often happens in the early part of the nighttime, as they have stayed out past their bedtime, though it can also be encountered if the player loiters, and in various places within the Infernal Inferno.

Terror Time plays like a stealth game, where the player must evade the Oni and his minions while searching for the exit, which is marked on the map and takes the form of a sliding door. The longer the player takes, the more smaller Oni will spawn on the map and look for the player. Belaying these efforts are the Red treasure chests which almost always contain hard-to-find items, such as rare evolution items, which are scattered throughout Terror Time, often in dead-ends which might be difficult to navigate into or out of without getting caught.

If a small oni spots the player, it lets out a shrill roar which alerts its boss, causing the large oni to charge at a dead sprint for the Player's location. It is impossible to hide; the Oni will always know where you are and can teleport to your location if you manage to evade it for too long. The Oni runs as fast as the player can sprint, so Staminum is advisable if the player is spotted.

Once caught, the player will find themselves under a relentless onslaught of powerful physical attacks. If the Oni defeats them, they wake up in bed as though they'd had a bad dream, but any items obtained from the red chests are lost.

An adequately powerful party can defeat Gargaros, after which the Player is free to gather any remaining Terror Time chests unimpeded. However, defeating Gargaros enough times causes his brothers to start appearing in Terror Time, as well, and they are by far the strongest foes in the game.