Nicolas Nolan

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

## Nick Necro

### Nicolas Nolan: 1951 - 1969

 File:Nicolas Nolan Symbol.png  Nicolas Nolan was the second son of Zachary (a one-armed war veteran who had become a plumber) and Blanche (a seamstress). Nick was born five years after his older brother, Zachary "Zip" Nolan II. Nick did well in school, despite his father often pulling Zip and him out of school to literally give him a hand with work.
Nick was barely a teenager, when he first witnessed a disagreement between his brother and father lead to a fistfight. When Blanche saw Zip standing over his beaten father she chastised Zip to such a degree that he ran out of the house and never returned.

Having witnessed this fight, Nick was conflicted. While he loved his family, he also hate them for various reasons. He hated his father for being a drunk with a temper, his mother for not standing up to her husband, and his brother for standing up to him. But most of all, Nick hated himself for hating them. The mix of love and hate boiled in him for years — possibly provoked by the disturbing whispers of a haunting voice that he would hear coming from the depths below Gotham.

### Nick Necro: 1969 - 1993

Unable to take mundane existence any further, Nick took all the money he could scavenge from his parents' stash and hit the road without plans. Attempting to find Zip, Nick headed west but ended up in Central City without a dime to his name. While begging, Nick met a man called Arcane who offered the boy an apprenticeship.

Arcane's intent was to use Nick to infiltrate the Citadel of Gehenna but though Nick had potential, he was rejected when the Sentinels learned of Nick's connection to Arcane. However, as Richard Occult realized Nick was a pawn, he gave the young man one of his enchanted trench coats and sent him to study with various other master of mysticism that could curb Arcane's influence on young Nick. For years, Nick was passed between Dr. Mist, Sargon the Sorcerer, and Mr. E.

After a run-in with a Cult of the Cold Flame, a cocky Nick refused to flee and was hardly humbled when he was captured. When it was learned that Nick had studied under Arcane and the Gentlemen of Gehenna, the Cult tortured Nick in an attempt to steal his memories, thinking that Nick may have some insight but Nick refused to give in to the magic that ravaged his mind. He resisted until it broke him, leaving him a thrall of the Cult of the Cold Flame for years.

Nick's own mind was returned to him by the call of the strange voice he had heard as a child, now speaking to him louder than ever in the wake of the intrinsic explosions. Nick broke out of Cold Flame custody and began to make a name for himself as an occult detective and exorcist. While taking in a magic show while getting a drink, Nick met a barely legal Zatanna Zatara and found himself drawn to her. He soon seduced her, much to the dismay of her father.

Several months into his relationship with Zatanna, Nick took another pupil and lover, a punk rocker with a penchant for magic named John Constantine. The affair was brief, but memorable. Nick left his pupils to purse a dangerous adventure and when he returned, he discovered Zatanna was pregnant with John's child. Nick took this as a betrayal and decided to leave the two to their own devices.

Upset, Nick began trafficking in magical relics with Papa Midnite, Felix Faust, and Eldon Peck. John Constantine tracked Nick down in Coast City, eager to recruit his old mentor in helping him find Zatanna. Nick tried to dismiss John, but he was stubborn and ended up poking his nose into Nick's affairs.

When John learned the truth of what Nick was up to, John accused Nick of having lost his way. In response, Nick threatened John with his holy shotgun. John refused to leave the two men fought over Nick's holy shotgun. In the scuffle, the weapon went off and it was Nick that took the blast to his chest and collapsed to the ground. Horrified by what he had done, John fled into the night, but not before grabbing Nick's enchanted coat as something to remember Nick by.

### Nick Necro: 2013 - Present

After two decades in Hell, Nick's soul brought before the First of the Fallen by Nergal. Through demonic pacts, Nick was restored to life. But to what end?

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Arcane Knowledge:** Nick is a powerful sorcerer who has mastered several schools of magic.
	+ ***Astral Projection:*** Nick can separate his soul from his body to travel other realms.
	+ ***Black Magic:*** Nick has studied sorcery under Anton Arcane and the Cult of the Cold Flame. He also delved deeper into dark magic on his own, later teaching some of these arts to the likes of Zatanna Zatara and John Constantine.
	+ ***Ceraunomancy:*** Nick can command "godfire" to emit from his body — usually his hands or eyes. This wicked magical lightning is black and violet in color. Before his death, Nick's lightning was entirely purple but it seems to have taken on an infernal aspect to it since his resurrection. His magic bolts are known to be extremely painful for ghosts, demons, angels, daimons, and fae.
	+ ***Demon Summoning:*** Nick is a skilled summoner of infernal beings. He can also summon a mysterious demonic voice to give him counsel and insight.
	+ ***Divination:*** Using a pendulum and map, Nick can locate magical disturbances.
	+ ***Exorcism:*** Nick was once known as a quite capable exorcist, so much so that his "holy shotgun" was feared by demons in every realm of Hell. When Nick died, his soul became a valued asset in Hell, exchanging ownership among several demon lords many times as they fought amongst themselves for a chance to torture Nick. He has since adapted this affinity for alternative means. Yes, he's exorcised angels.
	+ ***Illusion:*** Nick is adept at making people think he's someone or something else. He can also change how another person's image is perceived.
	+ ***Necromancy:*** This was Anton Arcane's specialty and the first school of magic which Nick studied and mastered. He is particularly adept at performing spells and rituals associated with death, decay, and that channel the power of the Rot. It is possible that Nick's own necromancy played a part of his resurrection. As an apprentice of Anton Arcane, it's quite possible that Nick could be an avatar of the intrinsic field.
	+ ***Realm Shifting:*** Nick can open portals to the various realms within the Void and other dimensional localities that he is familiar with.
	+ ***Resistance:*** With the use of his magical knowledge, Nick can resist many psychic attacks such as telepathy, soul and body possession, and powerful mind controls. He can even use sigils to give him even more resiliency to such things.
	+ ***Warding:*** Nick knows how to ward specific essence-rich beings from entering locations, handling objects, or even being able to perceive a specific person. A more powerful version of this protection magic that Nick uses for defense against both supernatural and physical attacks are essence circles. His magical circles and sigils are strong enough to even block supremely powerful effects for a short duration.
* **Stage Magic:** Nick has mastery in stage magic: practical hypnosis, sleight of hand, and escapology. Without using his magic, Nick can slip a pain of handcuffs within seconds.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat:** Nick can definitely hold his own in a fight against most typical opponents. In more fearsome fights, Nick is quite proficient in fusing his magical power with his blows. He is brutally efficient and he can clear a room of enemies with frightening ease.

### Weaknesses

* **Cancer:** In Nick's autopsy, it was discovered he had lung cancer. For whatever reason, when he was bought back to life, his cancer was not only left intact but also warded against any magical attempts to cure it. It's possible that his demonic benefactors wanted to impress upon him a reason to not betray them.
* **John Constantine:** It's like Nick holds a grudge against John Constantine. Though he's has several brief run-ins with the man who killed him, Nick has yet to take revenge — just offering an ominous conversation before disappearing with a promise that they will have their reckoning in the future.
* **Zatanna Zatara:** Decades in Hell gave Nick plenty of time to reflect of his feelings for Zatanna. He's forgiven her and has reignited his romance with her. Provided they do not talk about John Constantine, the two find it easy to fall back into their grove.

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 3 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Occult:** 7 — Legendary
* **Weaponry:** 6 — World-Class / Superb
* **Expertise:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Range:** 6 — World-Class / Superb
* **Strategy:** 6 — World-Class / Superb
	+ **TOTAL:** 140
	+ **RANKING:** High Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* He is associates with Belphegor, Asa, and Damien Darhk.

### Notes

* His appearance is based on the actor Keanu Reeves, who portrayed John Constantine in the *Constantine* 2005 film. He is visually based on a fusion of Keanu Reeves' Constantine and John Wick. This was a deliberate nod to Nick Necro being an inspiration for John Constantine's style in the comics.
* His brother Zip Nolan is a character from the *Albion* miniseries.

## Network Files

Network Files Nick Necro.jpgNetwork Files: Nick Necro

## Links and References

* Appearances of Nicolas Nolan

1. ↑ Network Files: Nick Necro