Nergal (Vertigo)

==Summary==
In the attempts of saving a young girl named Astra from a demon, a young John Constantine attempted to summon a demon of his own to combat it, but botched the incantation and evoked Nergal, a powerful lord of Hell. Unable to control him, John could only watch as Nergal carried Asta's soul to eternal damnation in Hell. Eventually, Constantine would encounter Nergal again, and once again be at his mercy, forced to take in his demon blood and sire a child with a certain woman to follow Nergal's plans, though John had the last laugh when he managed to lure Nergal into a trap of his own. In the following years, Nergal would come to clash with Constantine over and over again, estabilishing himself as one of his most noteworthy foes.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , likely 
Name: Arch-Duke Nergal Draanu Veiatrophormis Memoth AsrokhelHellblazer Ch 210
Origin: DC Comics (Vertigo)
Gender: Male
Age: At least several millennia (Was alive in the babylonian times)
Classification: Demon Lord
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts (Could defeat much stronger foes when weakened), Natural Weaponry (Has sharp clawsHellblazer Ch 6), Animal Manipulation, Life Manipulation and Non-Physical Interaction (Can create hell-hounds who can see and hurt astral projectionsHellblazer Ch 10), Enhanced Senses and Non-Physical Interaction (Was able to see and hurt John Constantine as an astral projection. Can eat soulsSwamp Thing Vol 2 96. Can taste souls and determine things such as their ancestry and even their emotional qualitiesSwamp Thing Vol 2 97. Immediately knew that a woman was dead upon seeing herHellblazer Ch 205), Life Manipulation and Necromancy (Fused together a group of skinheads into a monster), Transformation (Can take the appearance of a normal humanHellblazer Ch 8 as well as more monstrous onesHellblazer Ch 11), Elasticity (His tongue can stretch to great lengths), Power Bestowal, Healing and Disease Manipulation (With his blood), Transmutation (Could transform a pot of flowers into a glass orb), Possession (Possessed a little kid), Dimensional Travel (Brought a young girl and Constantine to Hell), Extrasensory Perception (Can feel people's presence, even when they are in different realmsHellblazer Ch 12), Flight (Can sprout wings), Plant Manipulation (Can control Hell's plantsSwamp Thing Vol 2 98), Supernatural Willpower (Endured ten thousand years of torture in Hell before becoming a demonHellblazer Ch 60), Precognition (Seemingly already knew he would come to deal with Constantine when the latter was just a childVertigo Secret Files: Hellblazer), Technology Manipulation (Made a car still work after it ran out of gas), Fire Manipulation and Vibration Manipulation (Manipulated the path of an explosion to protect Chas ChandlerHellblazer Ch 203), Healing (Restored a woman's body to its default state after she was strangledHellblazer Ch 206), Empathic Manipulation (Being possessed by him cause Chas to become far more bitter and aggressive, bringing out all the bad parts of him to the surface), Absorption and Power Bestowal (Can drain others' strength as he possesses themHellblazer Ch 207 or give it to themHellblazer Ch 208), Blood Manipulation (Kept a dead woman's blood liquid for several hours), Soul Manipulation and Purification (Destroyed various wrathful spirits with a single sentence), Regeneration (High-Mid. Regenerated from a single speck of flesh), Perception Manipulation (Clouded the minds of some demonic guards), Preparation (His castle contains various hidden walkways only he knows of), Telekinesis (Lifted a man with magicHellblazer Ch 275), Energy Projection (Shown here), Extrasensory Perception (The Demon Blood senses evilHellblazer Ch 92), minor Blood Manipulation (John's Demon Blood appears to subconsciously follow his wishes, coagulating to prevent the reattachment of his thumb after he cut it off in a crazed stateHellblazer Ch 268. As the donor of it, Nergal should at least gave this much control over it), Poison Manipulation (Demon Blood is lethal if drankHellblazer Ch 69), Invulnerability and Resistance to Magic (Took over the body of his brother StercoraxHellblazer Ch 211, which cannot be pierced by any weapon or magic known to HellHellblazer Ch 209), Inorganic Physiology and Resistance to Biological Manipulation (Demons are not made of things such as cells and enzymes, but particles modern science cannot identifyHellblazer Ch 41)
Attack Potency: At least Low Multiverse level, likely Multiverse level+ (As a demon lord with his own realm, he should be above the Hunter Demon that damaged and made The Green moan just by pushing his entire body through itSwamp Thing Vol 4 10. Easily overpowered a weakened Swamp Thing and bisected Green Lantern Abin Sur effortlessly)
Speed: Unknown (Superior to a weakened Swamp Thing)
Lifting Strength: Unknown (Superior to a weakened Swamp Thing. Can effortlessly tear people apart)
Striking Strength: At least Low Multiverse level, likely Multiverse level+
Durability: At least Low Multiverse level, likely Multiverse level+
Stamina: Superhuman. Endured ten thousand years of torture in Hell before becoming a demon.
Range: Standard Melee Range, Varies with abilities
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: At least Gifted. Very knowledgeable in magic and a careful and clever schemer.
Weaknesses: Knowing Nergal's name gives magicians a great deal of power over him.
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