Nyssa Al Ghul

**Nyssa Raatko** *(Arabic: نسا راتكو ‎)* (born May 10, 1985), better known as **Nyssa al Ghul** *(Arabic: نسا أل غول)*, is a former member of the League of Assassins and an ally of the Bat-Team. Nyssa is also the daughter of Ra's Al Ghul.

## Biography

#### Early Life

Nyssa Raatko was born to Ra's Al Ghul an unnamed woman. Nyssa was raised in the League of Assassins.

#### Meeting the Bat-Team

In 2021, after her father bested the "dark knight", Nyssa broke into the Batcave and warned the Bat-Team of her fathers plan.

#### The Reign of Darkseid

During the Reign of Darkseid, Nyssa as well as everyone on Earth-0 except for seven specific heroes became affected by the Anti-Life Equation, only to be freed two weeks later after the Justice League stopped Darkseid.

## Personality

In the heat of battle, Nyssa shows a stoic demeanor and a cold-blooded killer side. When not in the heat of battle, contrasting what people would expect from her being in the League of Assassins as well as Ra's al Ghul's daughter, Nyssa shows a warm, kind, and caring side to those she loves.

## Abilities

* **Peak of human physical condition:** As a highly skilled assassin, Nyssa is in top physical condition with fast reflexes.
	+ **Acrobatics/Free-running:** Nyssa is extremely agile and graceful, able to easily parkour on her surroundings during fights.
	+ **Honed senses:** As a trained assassin, Nyssa has highly developed senses, able to detect the presence of others before they approach her.
* **Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist:** Having trained with the League of Assassins since childhood, Nyssa is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist, having gone through the same training that all league members do, though being the daughter of Ra's al Ghul meant that she was subjected to a higher level of training. Her style seems to comprise of Boxing, Karate, Muay Thai, Hapkido, Taekwondo, Judo, Sambo, Kali, Kickboxing, Kung Fu, Aikido, and Krav Maga. Nyssa was able to easily beat five armed security guards in a matter of seconds.

## Equipment

* League of Assassins Suits: Nyssa wears a protective suit of black robes, unique from the usual garb worn by League assassins. Her suit differs in that it features loose fitting garbs and a red shoulder pauldron. The red color indicates Nyssa's seniority in the League.
* **Sword:** Nyssa can proficiently wield a sword. Her sword of choice is an Arabian Sands scimitar.

## Appearances

### Batman

#### Season 2

* Caped Crusader
* League of Assassins
* Knightfall
* Assassination
* Shadows
* Battle of the cowl (mentioned)
* Demon's Head
* City Of Heroes
* Nanda Parbat
* Dare to Defy
* The Detective
* Defender of Gotham Part l
* Defender of Gotham Part ll

### Man Of Steel

#### Season 4

* Justice War Part l (Indirectly mentioned)

## Behind the scenes

* In the DC comics, Nyssa Raatko is Ra's al Ghul's older daughter. She was alienated from her father and the League like on the show, and plotted for decades to murder Ra's and take control of the League, along with her younger sister Talia al Ghul, whom Nyssa drove to insanity by killing and reviving her repeatedly with the Lazarus Pit.