Nightmare Nurse (DC)
The Nightmare Nurse is a female comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Asa
Her previous host body she had been using for almost 300 years to the point that she could no longer reside on it. (Justice League Dark v1 #32) As an old woman, Asa came to find herself in service to the Winters family where she cared for their daughter Alice Winters since childhood. The family lived in a mansion in upstate New York where as a young woman Alice Winters found herself dying from a disease. All attempts at healing her at failed with Asa being by her side as she the young woman waited for death. As she grew weaker, Asa decided to use her as a new host body to replace her old one and took possession of it with Alice's personality being buried deep underneath that of the Nightmare nurse. (Justice League Dark v1 #31) Despite the malevolence of the act, Asa claimed that she did it out of kindness and looked to save the girl. (Justice League Dark v1 #32) However, Alice's recollection was that of a demon that had forcibly taken control of her body. (Justice League Dark v1 #31)
Intoxicated by the power within the Zatanna, Asa went on a rampage and turned on her team mates who were forced to battle her. In an attempt to pull the Nightmare Nurse out of Zatanna, John accidentally pulled the entire House of Mystery into the realm known as the Between. This put the team in danger, as the consciousness of the Between threatened to consume everybody within it. Asa explained that she had actually saved Alice, and then sacrificed herself to the Between in order to heal its hunger, and save the rest of the Justice League Dark. However, Zatanna had actually taken a fragment of Asa's soul in what appeared to just be a kiss, and used that to resurrect her, and save Alice, who was dying of the same disease that had ailed her decades earlier now that the Nightmare Nurse had left her body. Nightmare Nurse possessed Alice again, but this time with her host's blessing, and the promise not to bury her consciousness this time. (Justice League Dark v1 #32)
Overview
Personality and attributes
It was said that Asa was a liar and a manipulator. (Justice League Dark v1 #32)
Asa said that despite her demonic nature and form that at heart she was still a nurse. To that end, she yearned to help heal no matter the cost. This went as far as being willing to sacrifice herself. (Justice League Dark v1 #32)
She was capable of going out of control if she became intoxicated by great magical power to the point that she could turn on her allies. (Justice League Dark v1 #32)
Though initially possessing Alice Winters, Asa later regretted her actions and only agreed to bond with her host if they were willing to do so. (Justice League Dark v1 #32)
During her years, she came to be well-acquainted with John Constantine. (The Phantom Stranger v4 #8)
Powers and abilities
She required host bodies in order to operate where her previous one being almost 300 years old. Her current body was a woman named Alice who was sick and dying until Asa took hold of her body. (Justice League Dark v1 #32)
It was shown that powerful host forms that displayed great magical ability were intoxicating to her and she could act out of control as she indulged in her her abilities. (Justice League Dark v1 #32)
She had said that she had been practicing magic for millennia. (Justice League Dark v1 #32)
It was shown that even if she sacrificed herself that should a small aspect of her soul remained then it was possible to resurrect her. This was in accordance with the Maldacena Paradox where taking an infinitesimal fragment of her soul and adding it using another was able to cause a resurrection. Such an enchantment was said was noted to had killed hundreds of magicians with only the most powerful and skilled able to accomplish such a feat. (Justice League Dark v1 #32)
Within her possession was the Rod of Asclepius that had been given to her by an ancient god of medicine who had been gone for thousands of years. He believed that no matter how corrupt Asa's soul was that there was a light contained in a part of it that could shine through the rod and heal the world. (Justice League Dark v1 #32)
Notes
- The Nightmare Nurse was created by Dan DiDio, J.M. DeMatteis and Philip Tan where she made her first appearance in Phantom Stranger v4 #8 (July, 2013).
In other media
Television
- In Constantine: City of Demons, Asa the Nightmare Nurse appeared in the animated television series set in the Arrowverse where she was voiced by actor Laura Bailey.
Appearances
- Phantom Stranger v4: (2013)
- Justice League Dark v1:
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