Shortly afterwards, Nocturna was confronted by Batman, who couldn't take her to the authorities and instead, they surrendered to their mutual love and kissed for a second time. She grew up with him, with all the privileges and luxuries of his ill gotten money. She settled on the old and abandoned observatory, where she tried to understand why the skies changed as this meant the end of the night as Nocturna loved it. She is a former astronomer that encounters Robin and Spoiler in a storyline that ran through Robin #101-105. She was eventually found and taken in by Charles Knight, who adopted her and provided her with a life of luxury. Fortunately, Beth caught this last confession recorded on her cameraphone, and had already streamed it to the police, telling Batwoman of this as they left the black widow to be arrested.[11]. What made her remarkable was that she suffered from a rare "light sensitivity" disease and her skin was bleached white. Some time later, Nocturna began stealing from random houses in Gotham until she was stopped during her escape attempt by Stephanie Brown. Robin and the Spoiler eventually found her as she was being confronted by Prescott. When confronted with this information, Natalia denies any knowledge of her powers.

Many years later, Nocturna returned as a member of the Injustice League. Labs to have her powers examined. Nocturna often carried weapons concealed in her jewels, such as hollow pearls filled with jewels and explosives as well as razor sharp earrings and belt buckles in the shape of moon and stars. However, Nocturna ended their partnership after Nightshade became despondent with her leadership and lack of love for him.

While working there one night, she became victim to a radioactive laser, which drained her skin of all pigment. She then had cameos in the Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead? It also rendered her sensitive to light. She has a passion for astronomy and the night and eventually found a job at Gotham City Observatory. Real name: However, Nocturna, found the fluidity of Batwoman's fighting style very alluring, and lingered. It's currently unknown if the two are connected. [10], Nocturna goes on to be the primary antagonist of the Batwoman storylines "Webs" and "The Unknowns", in which she dates Kate Kane while secretly continuing her life of crime.

She became an astronomer and found a job at the Gotham City Observatory, which was under Wayne Enterprises' management. [2] Surviving the Night of the Owls, Nocturna remained in Arkham Asylum until released by Wolf Spider during a fight with Batwoman. Prior to her incarceration, Natalia Mitternacht collected a string of dead husbands. Frustrated, Kate urged both women to lay off of each other and excused herself, going so far as to shout in a way that showed an unknown, very hostile side of herself. [1] She was in Arkham Asylum for murdering her husband when it was brought under attack by the Court of Owls, who were aiming to assassinate Doctor Jeremiah Arkham. Nocturna is a fictional supervillainess character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, created by Doug Moench and Gene Colan. Abilities:

Nocturna?". She tried to influence Kate to accept and enjoy this, but Red Alice interceded, having been on to Natalia's manipulations from the start, but having had enough. Nocturna and her companions were disgruntled in their situation after they were supposedly promised by Savage that he would made one of them his queen, in fact he never intended to from the beginning. One Year Later, Nocturna appears in the Black Canary/Green Arrow Wedding Special #1 as a member of the Injustice League. When her former partner, the Thief of Night escaped from prison, she learned that he had become a murderer and her love for him turned to hate. However, it was Nocturna, and she manipulated Kate into letting her bite her neck. Just then, a loose dog rushed up, Kate recognizing him as belonging to her therapist, Doctor Huss. Pheromone Control: Nocturna used a narcotic perfume on herself, which rendered the males around her spellbound to her charms and also kept her i… Without a criminal partner to provide her with wealth and luxury, Nocturna turned her attention to Bruce Wayne's legal battle to gain custody of the orphan, Jason Todd.

Nocturna was saved by Batman and Robin, and soon she returned the favor by allowing Jason to go out as Robin and helping them capture the Mad Hatter for good.

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Nocturna would conceive the plans of robbery and theft, Nightshade and his people would carry out the crimes. Natalia Mitternacht Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He caught up to his dog and remarked that it had been a month since he last saw her, with him obviously troubled by the relationship that Kate seems to have struck up with Natalia. https://batman.fandom.com/wiki/Nocturna?oldid=217699.

Labs for further testing; otherwise, she would contact her mother again. Affiliations: Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.

Anton, having spent much time in Asia, proved to be a highly capable martial artist.

After returning Jason to Bruce, Nocturna vanished without saying anything and desisted from Jason's custody, leaving only a concerned Batman behind. Their burglary soon brought them into conflict with Batman.[2]. Lying there, she sensed someone else's presence, and imagined that it might be Maggie. [4], When Nocturna aimed to steal a chalice from an exhibition on Lady Báthory, she was met with opposition from Batwoman more directly. [4] She refuses to share her name with Stephanie to provide to the police. The Spoiler later track Natalia to her apartment and helps her save her scientific research papers when it is discovered that her apartment is on fire.[5]. During this time, she became an intimate friend of both Bruce Wayne and the Batman, something that made both lives more complicated, especially after they had slept together after Bruce lost custody of Jason. It was then that she met Charles' son, Anton Knight, who fell in love with her. Anton Knight finally escaped and, after being rejected by his beloved Nocturna, changed his style and became the murderous Night-Slayer. Her true identity here is Natalie Mitternacht. Rejecting the Night-Slayer, Nocturna prepared to recieve Jason as her son, but she came across Batman once again. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nocturna_(DC_Comics)&oldid=984282159, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 07:29. This time, Nocturna assisted Batman against the Night-Slayer, almost killing him and at that moment, she realized she was attracted to the Dark Knight as much as he was attracted to her. None While Kate and Beth are out, Natalia received a knock at her door from Maggie Sawyer, who was investigating the murder of Alexandra Witherspoon.[10]. [9] Later in the Forever Evil storyline, Nocturna is among the villains recruited by the Crime Syndicate of America to join the Secret Society of Super Villains. Detective Comics #529 Injustice League [7], Controlling Kate into breaking up with Maggie and dating her instead, Natalia took on a dominating tone in the relationship, reveling in the "dirty little secret" and insisting on them going out for a surprise date night. The Spoiler and Natalia developed a friendship and the Spoiler shared a great amount of personal information with Natalia while her nose was not plugged.

Leaving this paradox for Batman to ponder, Nocturna became the new temporary leader of the False Face Society, reaping the profit from them to finance her studies of the red skies. In secret, Nocturna is a vampire as well as a thief and an enemy of Batwoman, who operates primarily in Gotham City. The Spoiler then convinced Natalia to return to S.T.A.R. She grew up on the streets as a beggar. After being betrayed one time too many by Nocturna, Anton vowed to kill her. Real name: Aside, Beth warned that she knew what kind of woman Natalia was, as she knew crazy intimately. Having won the legal battle for Jason's adoption, soon she was attacked by The Mad Hatter, who wanted to steal her memories for his own benefit. During her performance, the Spoiler cries but Robin (who has his nose plugged) is unmoved by Natalia's music. Kate admitted that she saw Maggie, but Natalia would not let her explain further, pinning Kate to the wall and running her tongue up her neck, warning Kate to show she loved her.[9]. While working there one night, she became victim to a radioactive laser, which drained her skin of all pigment and also rendered her sensitive to light. Kate realized that she'd been hypnotized, and that Natalia did not love her. Although his plan was thwarted by Batman, the Night-Slayer managed to convince Batman that he, Bruce Wayne, was the Night-Slayer and subsequently, Anton Knight started posing as Batman. The storyline involving her began in Detective Comics #529 (August 1983), and her first appearance was in Batman #363 (September 1983).[1]. First Appearance:

However, Natasha didn't know about his illegal activities until she was of age, when he died during a crime and the police told her the truth. Teleportation: Nocturna is able to teleport between short distances. Nonchalantly, Beth reminded her of a string of late husbands suggesting Natalia was not so innocent, but Natalia responded that her alleged body count paled in comparison to Beth's documented one.

Depite Batman and Robin's intervention, Nocturna was stabbed and seriously wounded by the Night-Slayer and in the aftermath of the fight, she was presumed dead as her body was taken away in her hot air balloon into the raging red storm.

General Information Nocturna only reacted when Catwoman attacked Robin, but the fight was stopped by Batman.

After a mental showdown, Prescott flees from Robin and the Spoiler and dies from electrocution on an underground railway. In this new timeline, Nocturna is re-introduced as an inmate of Arkham Asylum during the Night of the Owls storyline. Though the therapist reminded Kate that she could call him any time, Natalia reasserted her control by kissing Kate on the lips. Natalia Knight Nocturna was going scheduled to appear in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series as a vampire, but …