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Nyx 
Publication information Publisher Image First appearance Curse of the Spawn #20 (May 1998) Created by Todd McFarlane In-story information Alter ego Carrie Ann Notable aliases She-Spawn, God. Abilities Witchcraft,
Powers of a Hellspawn when wearing Spawn's suitNyx is a fictional comic book character created by Todd McFarlane. She appears in the Spawn comic book series as an ally of Al Simmons (Spawn). She first appears in Curse of the Spawn #20.[1] She reappears in issue #169 and plays a major role in subsequent issues, mainly as Spawn's sidekick.
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History
Her real name was Carrie Ann,[2] and she began practicing magic by herself when she was four. Nyx took her pseudonym from the Greek goddess of night
During her first appearing issues, she helps Al Simmons to recover his hellspawn suit, and they even become lovers. She remembers her deceased friends Lily and Thea. Wondering how her friend Thea is suffering in Hell, she asks Spawn to show her. Then she seizures from the little taste of pain and sorrow in Hell.
A Thousand Clowns
While Spawn faces Violator and loses, Nyx is tempted by Mammon. He later finds her while looking for Spawn; and plays with her mind showing her the pain and sorrow that Thea feels in Hell.
Spawn remains unconscious in a hospital; meanwhile, Nyx prepares to go to Hell and rescue her friend.
With the help of Mammon, she steals a part of Spawn's Necroplasmic energy, gaining Hellspawn powers and a Symbiote suit. While in hell, she allies the Redeemer, who helps her in her way through hell. She finally finds her friend's soul and releases both the soul and the Redeemer, who faces Spawn when he tried to take his revenge against Nyx.After Spawn defeats the Redeemer, Mammon reminds her that she betrayed Spawn for her own purpose, and he takes her magical powers away as a payment and punishment.
Vodoo Child
After the Armageddon and the White Light phenomena, she manages her way to New Orleans and meets a Voodoo Mambo called Suzanne Lefèvre, who believes that the angel that saved the world is a Loa. Nyx visits a faux Houngan who possessed Zera's head, in an attempt to retrieve her lost magick. As soon as her severed head is seen, Zera possesses Nyx's body and kills the Houngan.
As Spawn is summoned by Mambo Lefèvre, he defends against Zera, refusing to actually harm Nyx. During the battle, Spawn states that he has forgiven Nyx for her actions. Mambo Lefèvre takes Zera's head and throws it to Mammon's beasts, which rids Nyx of the possession. After the battle, Mammon returns Nyx's magick to her, and Nyx learns of Al Simmons' worst crime.[2]A Tale of Three Brothers
Nyx played a crucial role in the arc "A Tale of Three Brothers" when Spawn himself was taken captive by the sin eater demons who fed on the past faults of the victim. Using her magick - which has become more potent, surprising even her - she was able to overcome the several sin eaters to release Spawn and Richard Simmons, Al Simmons' brother. She then sets up a barrier preventing Ab and Zab from leaving the house where the conflict occurred. Her powers also became instrumental in finding Al Simmons' parents who were trapped in a curse set up by Mammon preventing them from leaving their house and backyard, while making them invisible to the rest of the world.[3]
Monster in the Bubble
In the arc "Monster in a Bubble" Nyx assisted in combating a killer who preyed on the winners of a manga contest attacking Erskine's psychic emanations.Her powers also allowed Spawn/Al Simmons to gain the assistance of his brother Marc Simmons who was investigating the murders.[4]
Bad Blood
When in a new effort to control Spawn Mammon restores his individuality to the K7 Leetha necroplasm suit, revealing that as a part of his centuries-long plan to create the perfect Hellspawn, he had forged an alliance with the suit. The suit, necessitating a temporary host, and acting out of spite, possesses Nyx, this time taking total control over the young woman and cutting her off from her nature-based magic.[5]
The symbiote later abandons her, but is could fuse with Morana.
The End
In issue 184, Nyx learns a spell that Cyan had obtained from the future. A power that she supposedly gains in the future. With this spell she seals away both Morana and Mammon, leaving them in web-like cocoons in limbo. She along with Cyan and Wanda return to Earth.[6]
Powers and abilities
Nyx is a Wiccan, depicted by the pentagram she always wear around her neck. She uses a vast magic spells repertory. Although her magic ability is powerful, her spells and the way she uses them are mainly defensive. She is capable of healing, mind controlling, removing illusions and projecting magical force fields. At attacking, she only wields a knife.[7]
After stealing Spawn's energy, she gained access to a symbiote suit similar to a Hellspawn, with increased reflexes, strength and magical ability; also gave her the signature chains of a Hellspawn. However this does not make her a true Hellspawn due to the absence of a necroplasmic body.[8]
Nyx also has a sideckick raven named Nightbird. Although it doesn't provide any offensive support, it still helps in finding places and people. Spawn has the ability to see the world through other "dark natured" animals like rats, bugs, bats and crows, finding Nightbird quite useful when finding Ab and Zab in the Tale of three brothers arc.[9]
During the Suicide Bombers arc of Bomb Queen, whose canonicity is in question, Nyx is described as having retained a thread from the K7 Leetha necroplasmic suit of Spawn, and able to tap into its power to project her soul in the infernal dimension of Desaraak, granting herself part of the She-Spawn powers.
Other appearances
- Nyx has appeared in another Image comic book written and drawn by Jimmie Robinson, Bomb Queen Bomb Queen IV #3: Rise of the She-Spawn[10][11][12]
In The Adventures of Spawn webcomic, a character named Agent 8 has a strong resemblance to Nyx. However, they are completely different characters.
References
- ^ Curse of the Spawn #20. Image Comics. 1998.
- ^ a b Spawn #169
- ^ Spawn 170-173: A Tale of Three Brothers
- ^ Spawn 176: Monster in the Bubble
- ^ Spawn 182: Bad Blood
- ^ Spawn 184: THE END
- ^ Spawn 171
- ^ Spawn 182, Bad Blood Original Script by David Hine found in Spawn forums post# 30:[1]
- ^ Spawn #170
- ^ comicBookDB article: Nyx
- ^ Comic Vine: Bomb Queen IV: Suicide Bomber # 3 - Rise of She-Spawn
- ^ COMIXOLOGY, Preview: Bomb Queen IV #3
External links
- Comic Vine:Nyx [2]
- The Art of Spawn: A Wishlist, Nyx the She-Spawn [3]
- Spawn Comics: Chronology and Checklist of Spawn in Comics [4]
See also
Spawn Protagonists Heaven Hell Other characters Writers and artists Todd McFarlane • Brian Holguin • David Hine • Greg Capullo • Angel Medina • Philip Tan • Jay Anacleto • Brian HaberlinSpin-offs Angela • Curse of the Spawn • Hellspawn • Sam and Twitch • Shadows of Spawn • The Adventures of Spawn • Spawn: GodslayerMovies and television Video games Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Video Game (1995) • Spawn: The Eternal (1997) • Spawn (handheld game)(1999) • Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (2000) • Spawn: Armageddon (2003) • Soulcalibur II (2003)Related articles Neil Gaiman • Alan Moore • Image Comics • McFarlane Toys • Spawn villains • Necroplasm • Spawn/Batman • The Dark SagaCategories:- Image Comics characters
- Comics characters who use magic
- Fictional witches
- Comics characters introduced in 2003
- Characters created by Todd McFarlane
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