Nihili
Nihili is Erissa's horse in Star Stable Online.
Before Dark Riders were redesigned, Nihili was the name of the fourth Dark Rider as mentioned by Darko. Now, Nihili is the fourth Dark Rider's horse.
Appearance
In promotional pictures, Nihili seemed to appear as a hobby horse, but as it turns out, it is an actual living horse made out of wool and ribbons. Its coat is red with white spots and dark stitches and it has a white blaze, turquoise buttons for eyes, and a mane made with red, orange, yellow and turquoise ribbons. The hobby horse version of Nihili has a wooden stick covered with yellow, red, orange, and turquoise ribbon at the end, with a rope halter on its head and it has its tongue out.
Nihili as a hobby horse
Erissa with her hobby horse
Before its second and final update, Nihili was only known as Erissa's hobby horse. It had a dark grey head with a white blaze, purple buttons for eyes and mane made out of black, white, green and purple ribbons. it has a rope halter on its head and coloured pieces of tape on the stick. We can imagine this is what Nihili would have looked like as Erissa's actual horse before the update.
Even earlier in the timeline, Nihili was featured in a main quest, when that name was still Erissa's name. At that time it was known to be an actual horse, with a purple coat and a long black mane. It had Erissa's symbol on its torso and flames on its hooves.
Star Stable Online
Nihili was first mentioned in a scene on the Dark Core Oil rig, where they introduced her as the fourth Dark Rider's dark horse to the other dark riders. They are told to take care of her until Darko finds the Dark Rider.
Etymology
The name Nihili is most likely a derivative form of the Latin word "nihil", meaning "nothing". The English word "nihilism" defines this further by meaning the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless or the philosophic meaning of extreme skepticism maintaining that nothing in the world has a real existence.
Trivia
- Nihili was originally the name of the fourth Dark Rider Erissa, the owner of Nihili.
- Nihili first appeared in its updated appearance in June 2024, as part of the main quest.