Tera (animated series)

is a character in the Netflix original animated series, Castlevania: Nocturne. She is a former Speaker who hails from Russia. She had to flee her country and settled west in France due to the ongoing violence by military groups, which now had vampires enlisted within their ranks. She is the mother of Maria Renard, born as the result of her previous relationship with Abbot Emmanuel.
She is voiced by Nastassja Kinski.
==History==
Tera was part of a Speaker group that settled in Russia, which was eventually hunted down by the forces of Erzsebet Báthory. She managed to escape and later ventured inside Báthory's dungeon, trying to rescue her family. When she arrived, she saw that most of her family had already been tortured and killed, while her younger sister had been turned into a vampire. Not wanting her to go through such fate, Tera mercifully killed her, fleeing at Báthory's arrival. Tera then fled west, eventually settling down in France. The local Abbot helped her adjust in the commune of Machecoul, and the two began a relationship, which eventually resulted in the birth of a girl whom they named Maria.
==Appearance==
Tera is a middle-aged adult woman of Eastern European descent with fair toned peach skin, shoulder length wavy blonde hair, green eyes that her daughter Maria inherits, and visible age lines on the corners of her red lips. In terms of local Parisian wardrobe, Tera wears a black dress with long sleeves,a violet brooch in the center of her collar, a brown underbust/corset, a blue layer around her hips and brown heeled boots.
In her youth, Tera wore the Russian variation of the Speakers garb and had her pin-straight hair up in a ponytail as well as a white hairband over her crown.
==Personality==
Tera is compassionate, home-minded, yet strong-willed. She is very protective of her family and enjoys managing household duties, yet still despite her softer nature, she is capable of wielding powerful magic and joining the younger generation in their clashes against vampires and other creatures of the night. She's not afraid to stand up to fight and also cares deeply for the world beyond.
==Powers and abilities==
===Powers===
*Magic: Tera was a powerful Speaker magician with control over the elements. Her magical power and skill allowed her to defeat many vampires and night creatures. She was even able to cast a spell to open a portal to Hell.
**Pyrokinesis: Tera can project powerful fire beams from her fingers.
**Cryokinesis: Tera is able to create constructions of ice and freeze any type of water, including the water used by one of the night creatures. Tera also has telekinetic control over her ice structures.
**Aerokinesis: While escaping from the tower of Erzsebet Báthory's castle, Tera used a whirlwind to soft her landing; and in the abbey, she was able to push Emmanuel away from Maria with a gust of air.
===Abilities===
*Knowledge of lost languages: As a Speaker, Tera has knowledge of dead languages, including Enochian. She is able to decode the language and use it to construct spells including portals to Hell.
==Appearances==
==Quotes==
*"The Abbot is a good man, Maria. And what he says, it's not lies. Not to him." ("A Common Enemy in Evil")
:-Tera: "I never really told you why I fled from Russia."
:-Maria: "You...said you had no choice."
:-Tera: "That's true. But I never really told you who I had to leave behind. I thought I hoped that it was locked away in the past and far away in the East and you were safe from it. But of course you're not safe."
:— ("Horror Beyond Nightmares")
*"They captured my sister... I tried to save her. Erzsebet Báthory doesn't kill her victims. She tortures them for as long as she can keep them alive. Rejoices in the most terrible agony she can inflict. I fled, leaving her and everyone I knew and loved. West and further west, to places I didn't even know existed. Until I finally found refuge here." (Tera sadly recall how she failed to save her sister and escaping from Erzsebet in "Horror Beyond Nightmares")
*"When I first came to Machecoul 17 years ago, I had nothing. The townspeople were suspicious of me, a foreigner. But I've never forgotten how much they showed me at the Abbey. It felt like a safe place. A holy place." (Reminiscing 17 years ago, about how the Abbey became a sanctuary to her when arrived to Machecoul in "The Natural Order")
*"I know this is hard for you. But if I would have told you, everything would have changed. People would have found out. You would have been the ***'s daughter. I knew if he and I kept it secret, we would keep you safe. Maria, I loved him. Perhaps if I had insisted he stayed with us and been a father, he wouldn't have betrayed himself like this." (Explaining to Maria why she never told her that Abbot Emmanuel is her father in "Blood is the Only Way")
*"It's not God you've surrendered to, Emmanuel." (to the Abbot in "Devourer of Light")
*"You can't let her kill our daughter! Emmanuel, please. Turn your night creatures on her. Fight her. Together we can defeat her." ("Devourer of Light")
*"I am the ram, Emmanuel. God has given you the ram." ("Devourer of Light")
*"Get her out of here" (Telling Richter to take Maria and escape. It was also her last words before being turned into a vampire by Erzsebet in "Devourer of Light")
==Gallery==
==See also==
*Tera
Category:Female Characters
Category:Speakers
Category:Vampires
Category:Vampire Hunters and Huntresses
Category:Witches and Wizards
Category:Nocturne Characters
Category:Nocturne Season 1 Characters