Nina Locke

Nina Locke was the widowed wife of Rendell Locke and the mother of Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke. Although her life path following her husband's murder at Sam Lesser's hands was different from her kids, the four of them still tried to support each other. She is the female deuteragonist in all three seasons of Locke & Key.
She is portrayed by .
==Biography==
===Season One===
Following the murder of her husband, Nina moves her family to the magical Keyhouse. Like her children, Nina has several encounters and misadventures with the keys, but due to her being an adult, Nina never retains her memories of the magic which Tyler, Kinsey and Bode prefer due to Nina's often traumatizing experiences such as getting trapped in a mirror by the Mirror Key.
Keyhouse is later invaded by the demon Dodge and Sam Lesser, the former student of Nina's husband Rendell who had murdered him. Nina and her children are held hostage by the two before Dodge eventually kills Sam and escapes with the Head Key. Although Nina quickly loses her memories once again, the incident causes her to briefly relapse into alcoholism. While drunk, Nina is able to regain and keep her memories of the magic, even figuring out the Mending Cabinet and failing to use it to bring Rendell back. Nina's children help her to become sober again and Nina once again loses her memories of the magic.
===Season Two===
Nina begins falling in love with teacher Josh Bennett and takes in Erin Voss, her husband's high school girlfriend after Erin is freed from being accidentally trapped inside of her mind for 23 years. Nina continues to remain unaware of the magic, even as the situation with Dodge heats up.
At the end of the season, Bode uses the Head Key to give Nina a gentler introduction to the magic by showing Nina some of her happy memories with Rendell. Fascinated and in awe, much like her children, Nina asks to be able to retain her memories this time and Bode uses the recently recovered Memory Key on his mother to fulfill her wish.
===Season Three===
Nina continues her romance with Josh Bennett. Now aware of the magic and able to retain her memories of it, Nina joins her children in fighting against Frederick Gideon and his forces. Nina is briefly accosted by Dodge who was accidentally time-displaced by Bode and possessed his body with Nina finding Dodge's original body hidden under Bode's bed and being the first one to put it together that something is wrong her son.
The fight against Gideon eventually leads to Nina being reunited with a resurrected and remorseful Sam Lesser. Furious over his murder of Rendell, Nina is much less willing to hear Sam out than her children, but she eventually agrees to work with Sam, making it clear that she is in no way willing to forgive him, something that Sam accepts. While Tyler, Kinsey and Sam search for the Creation Key, Nina joins Bode in trying to break into the Harlequin Chest where the other keys have been stored, Gideon having taken the key to the chest with him. Although Nina and Bode are unsuccessful, Kinsey is eventually able to use the Creation Key to get into the chest and retrieve the Alpha Key. After Kinsey mortally wounds Gideon with the Alpha Key, Nina courageously shoves the demon into his own portal, sending Gideon back to his own world as he dies. With the discovery that tossing the keys in closes the portal, Nina agrees with Tyler's recommendation that they give up the magic forever, but not before the Locke family first uses the Timeshift Key to travel back in time and say a final goodbye to Rendell. Nina uses the Memory Key on Kinsey and Bode to ensure that they won't ever lose their memories of the magic and then Nina, Tyler, Kinsey and Bode toss all of the keys into the portal, closing it and giving up the magic forever.
Afterwards, Bode finally accepts Nina's relationship with Josh, much to her happiness and relief. Although Josh forgets his own experiences with the magic, Nina decides it's for the best. Nina promises Duncan, now married, that he will always have a place at Keyhouse when he wants it and discusses plans to transform the destroyed Wellhouse into a greenhouse.
==Personality==
Nina is a true friend and loving, protective, and dedicated parent. She was initially a cheerful, perky, and extremely charming woman, but she took Rendell's death even harder than her offspring due to not understanding it, still maintaining these desirable traits regardless. She began seeking therapy to help her cope, but Bode reintroduced her to magic after he had finished orchestrating his nemesis' demise. She suffers from alcoholism, and despite quitting for several years, she briefly relapsed when Keyhouse came under attack. Despite this, she quickly kicked the habit again, with Mutuku reassuring her it didn't take away from the progress she had made. After using the Head Key, Nina came to understand the impact that her drinking had on her family and was remorseful for her alcoholism with a new understanding of the pain that she had caused with it.
Originally unaware of the magic except when she was drunk and often terrified by her encounters with it, Nina treats the magic with wonder after Bode gives her a gentler introduction using the Head Key to show his mother some of her happy memories with her husband Rendell. At Nina's own request, Bode uses the Memory Key on her so that Nina can retain her memories of the magic and she expresses an awe of and fascination with the magic that matches that of her children. Nina proves herself to be incredibly brave, fighting alongside her children against Gideon and his forces and shoving Gideon back through his own portal after he is mortally wounded by Kinsey with the Alpha Key.
==Abilities==
*Expert painter
*Indomitable willpower: Nina shows psychological strength in moving her family.
==Gallery==
Nina at gunpoint.jpg|Nina being threatened by Sam Lesser.
Nina stabs Sam.jpg|Nina starting what Dodge would finish.
Dodge & Nina on set.jpg|A behind-the-scenes photo of Nina and Dodge.
==Trivia==
*The reason Nina could remember magic when she drank was because it briefly negated the Riffel Rule. Tyler also experienced the same thing at Duncan's wedding.
*She is often not well-praised by viewers.
*After the use of the Memory Key on her by Bode, Nina could remember the magic. She also regained all of her memories of her previous encounters with the magic as shown by Nina's comment that she wasn't going to fall for the Mirror Key's tricks again.
*Nina once baked cinnamon buns as a pun to show her husband that she was pregnant with Bode, a bun in the oven.
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