Nyx

Nyx is an enemy in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. She appears as a demonic female nurse carrying a huge syringe, which she uses to inject poison to her "patients".
==Origins==
In Greek mythology, Nyx was the primordial goddess of the night, existing since the beginning of creation. While not stated to be of evil nature, many of her children did display more negative aspects, including dominion over blame, deception and death, to name a few.
Little of her background seems to have been taken into account by the Castlevania series, however, where she is instead depicted as a demonic nurse, although her resistance to the Holy attribute and her rare item drop, the Princess Coat, may be reference to her more glamorous origins.
==Appearances==
===Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin===
As a nurse, Nyx carries a huge syringe and attacks via lunging at the player and striking them with its needle. If struck, the victim, in addition to suffering at the very least twice as much damage as they would have by touching Nyx herself, will be poisoned. 
She also speaks in a manner one would expect of a nurse, saying things like: "Medicine time!" (before attacking) and "Feeling better now?" (after injecting the player with her poison syringe). One can try to outrun the Nyx while she does this, but it will take some boots well suited for speed or the aid of magic before any attempts can be successful.
They are resistant to the Holy attribute. However, due to their relatively small amounts of HP, they can be dispatched even with Holy-based weaponry with just a few hits. Nyxes can appear either alone or in large groups. If the latter is the case, a single cast of Holy Lightning (even if it's also Holy-based) will usually take care of the whole crowd. An exception would be that sometimes they can be found in the company of many Aliorumnases, other female enemies resistant to Holy. If this is the case, while a cast of Holy Lightning will likely defeat all the Nyxes, the Aliorumnases will usually survive various casts of this spell.
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==Gallery==
PoR Illustrated Nurse Demon.JPG|Nyx illustration from Portrait of Ruin.
==Trivia==
*In the from Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Nyx's nurse hat displays a cross on it, a common trait in this kind of apparel, although it's actually an inverted black cross, a symbol commonly associated with satanism.
*Nyx bears an uncanny resemblance to the Yu-Gi-Oh! monster Injection Fairy Lily, which is likely intentional given the numerous Yu-Gi-Oh! cards that reference the Castlevania series, not to mention both are Konami franchises.
*Her use of a syringe that poisons may be an allusion to nurses and doctors who intentionally poison their patients, commonly referred to as "Angels of Mercy" or "Angels of Death".
**Her ability to inflict poison could also/instead be related to her nature as a demonic nurse. Since nurses are associated with healing, it's plausible that a demonic nurse would do the opposite; instead of curing the sick, she causes one to become sick.
Category:Demons
Category:Greek Gods
Category:Greek Monsters
Category:Female Monsters
Category:Poison Enemies
Category:Portrait of Ruin Enemies