Over time, Nabu is characterized as cold and relentless in his battles against the Lords of Chaos, resorting to manipulating his first apprentice by usurping control of Kent Nelson's mind and body while being the chief cause of Inza Cramer's mental breakdown.
The humiliated mystic returned to the pharaoh who had lost his son and, in despair, agreed to free the Hebrew slaves, but then decided to send his army to kill them to annoy God.
Despite his plans, the Pharaoh was killed when the Spectre brought the Red Sea crashing into the Egyptian army after Moses and the Israelites had crossed.
[2] Nabu became the guardian of several powerful talismans, in 2578 BC, when Egypt had fallen under the rule of the Vandal Savage, who had assumed the identity of Pharaoh Khafre.
By combining the pair, he created the Blue Beetle of Khaji-Da, which Bonnie used to overthrow the pharaoh who was wrapped in bandages to contain him, as his immortality would cause him to rise again.
From the ship, they discovered the existence of Nth Metal, which Khufu forged into weapons for his use, and Nabu tried to prepare them, as it was determined that the prince and his fiancée had a role to play in this conflict.
While exploring a temple discovered by his father, Kent opens the tomb of Nabu and revives him from suspended animation, accidentally releasing a poisonous gas which kills Sven.
Nabu takes pity on Kent and teaches him the skills of a sorcerer over the next twenty years before giving him a mystical helmet, amulet, and cloak.
After arriving back in the United States, Kent begins a career fighting crime and supernatural evil as the sorcerer and superhero Doctor Fate and sets up a base in a tower in Salem, Massachusetts.
Due to Nabu occasionally possessing him, he converted to half of the helm to regain control but at the cost of halving the power.
In Infinite Crisis, Alexander Luthor Jr. revealed that he had sent Superboy-Prime to recover the black diamond and that the Psycho-Pirate delivered it to Loring on Alex's orders and had Eclipso-Loring manipulated the Spectre by convincing him magic was an abomination to God and into breaking down magic into its more raw energy form, in which doing so killed the Lords of Chaos and Order in the process.
This transformation occurred as a result of his interactions with Hecate, a deity who had suffered abuse from fellow sorcerers, including the notable future practitioner of dark magic, Mordru.
While this alternative origin restores his status as the Helm's primary intelligence, it diverges from the traditional depiction of the Lords of Order as ancient energy beings.
[12] In Justice League Dark, Nabu betrays Kent Nelson, taking control of his body and imprisoning Khalid Nassour.
With Nabu's help, Khalid battles Circe, the Injustice League Dark, restores balance to the elemental Parliaments, and faces the Upside-Down Man.
[18] Nabu, a sorcerous entity composed of pure magical energy and a key figure in the Doctor Fate mythology, is widely recognized as one of the most powerful beings on Earth.
[19][9] Boasting an immeasurable reserve of magical power, this character possesses the ability to perform virtually any mystical feat.
[2] The character also suffers from various imposed limitations overtime, with recent stories depicting him been rendered unable to utilize a human host without their consent.
Created by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Mikel Janin, the character would first appear in Justice League Dark #12,debuting during the New 52 era.
The character is depicted in the comics as Xebel's military chief and later ruler after the death of King Ryus, the father of Mera.
[40] The pre-Crisis incarnation of Nocturna appeared in the first season of the live-action Arrowverse series Batwoman, portrayed by Kayla Ewell.
While working at the Gotham City Observatory, she was struck by a radioactive laser, which gave her pale skin and sensitivity to light.
This version is Natalie Metternich, a former astronomer and member of the Injustice League who can secrete a pheromone that causes those around her to become emotional and lose their inhibitions.
Nocturna is re-introduced as Natalie Mitternacht, an inmate of Arkham Asylum and member of the Secret Society of Super Villains.
[48][49][50] In Infinite Frontier, an alternate universe variant of Nocturna known as Natalia Metternich appears as a member of the Suicide Squad.
The Natalia Knight incarnation of Nocturna appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
He is a member of Moxie Mannheim's Intergang branch who died in the 1940s before being revived in a clone body in the present day, gaining extendable, tentacle-like fingers.
Nuclear Man first appeared in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, portrayed by Mark Pillow and voiced by Gene Hackman.