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- Arrow : Nyssa Raatko
- Arabic : نيسا رعتكو
- Multiverse : Earth-1
- Version : Arrowverse
- Alter Ego :Nyssa al Ghul
- Type :
- Relative :
- Ra's al Ghul : Father
- Amina Raatko : Mother
- Unnamed : Paternal half-sister
- Unnamed : Paternal half-brother
- Talia al Ghul : Paternal half-sister
- Saracon : Maternal half-brother
- Oliver Queen : Husband
- Affiliation : League of Assassins
- Origin : Nanda Parbat
- Season : Arrow
- First Appeareance : Arrow Season 2 Episod 5 : League of Assassins
- Last Appeareance :
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- Main View : Full Episod
Nyssa had an older half-sister, Talia al Ghul, and the two were implied to be close. However, at some point when Nyssa was a child, Talia left Nanda Parbat to forge her own path after realizing Ra's would never pass his mantle to her. Nyssa was subsequently left to endure her father's harsh nature alone and grew to despise Talia for her abandonment. After Talia left, Nyssa became next in line to succeed her father in the event the prophecy of someone surviving a battle against him didn't come true. Nyssa was very mischievous in her youth, having the "panache of a thief". She would often steal extra atayef at meal times and stow the sweets away in her room, but Ra's always found her hiding spots.
Nyssa would grow to learn that she couldn't hide anything from him. From a young age, Nyssa loathed her father and lived in constant fear of him. She harbored a burning desire to one day kill Ra's and take his place as the Demon's Head. Nevertheless, she was proud of her title as the Daughter of the Demon and a member of the League. In 1993, Nyssa brought Malcolm Merlyn to her father to be trained as a league member. In their initial meeting, Nyssa named Malcolm "Al Sa-her" The Magician after he pulled a coin out of her ear as a magic trick. On her father's behest, Nyssa traveled to Lian Yu in October 2008, a year after the Queen's Gambit sank. There, she met Sara Lance dying of starvation, having seemingly given up on living.
This event was unknowingly orchestrated by Sara herself when a future version of her told her father back in 1960 to send Nyssa to Lian Yu to find her younger self a year after the Queen's Gambit was sunk. She took Sara in and nursed her back to health and Sara decided to join the League of Assassins. However Ra's never saw Sara worthy enough for the League as Sara never fully renounced her past life, as part of the League's code, and still remembered who she was and where she came from, and Ra's even tried to make Sara leave with a demonstration of his power. However Sara simply laughed whereas others had quaked in fear and from this point on Nyssa deeply fell in love with Sara and at some point, Sara begun to return the affection and they became lovers.
Ra's however never approved of Nyssa's relationship with Sara as he saw Sara as weakness to his future heir and knew that Sara would leave the League, either by choice or by death. In 2013 following Malcolm Merlyn's undertaking Sara left Nanda Parbat to check on her family but failed to return after several weeks and Nyssa eventually learned that she'd refused to return home. Following this Nyssa set out to find Sara and use any means to find her beloved.
Looking for Sara
Nyssa arrived in Starling City to find Sara Lance. A scan of her passport declared her an active A.R.G.U.S. threat and agents attempting to detain her were met with brutal force at her hands. Following this she quickly left the airport. Nyssa eventually found Sara, and kissed her much to Oliver's surprise when he was watching. She revealed she hadn't decided which she would do, also indicating that she knew Oliver was with them. Sara asked Oliver to let her handle Nyssa. The two walked away and discussed their former relationship. Nyssa expressed how hurt she was that Sara had just left her without saying goodbye. Sara responded to her with warmth and feeling, apologizing. She begged Nyssa to release her from the League just as Ra's al Ghul had done previously with Malcolm Merlyn, but Nyssa brushed this off as a horrible one-time mistake. After sharing another close moment, Sara told Nyssa she wouldn't go back, and to do what she had to.
Hunting Sara's killer
Upon Sara's disappearance, Nyssa storms into the Arrowcave, aiming an arrow at Oliver. Oliver informed her of the death of Sara. Shocked with grief, she revealed that Malcolm Merlyn was still alive and that Sara had come to Starling City to trace a rumor that he was here. She visited Sara's grave where she meets Laurel, she swears a blood oath to avenge Sara's killier using the Arabic Words "أقسم بحياتي", which mean I swear on my life, the rest of the oath is indistinguishable. She went to Sara's safehouse and began to cry when she noticed Oliver behind her. She and Oliver found pictures and notes Sara had made while investigating Malcolm. Team Arrow and Nyssa found out Merlyn was hiding in a Buddhist temple. Infiltrating the temple she confronted the leader who was meditating.
Leaving the League
Nyssa later came back to Starling City and saved Laurel as the police station was under attack by Murmur. Killing multiple gunmen she then left the scene. Nyssa later talked to Laurel and told her Laurel reminded her of Sara. Nyssa asked Laurel if she would like to talk about her father as they both had some issues with their fathers. Laurel agreed and they went to dinner while Nyssa complimented her fighting skills and offered to train her as she would stay in Starling City for a while. She met with Oliver in an alley as he asked for her help. She refused to betray her father which resulted in him bringing up Sara. She then gave Team Arrow the location of a building that the league has been using has been using as a staging ground. Nyssa then showed up and helped Laurel when she was cornered by her father.
Disbanding the League
Malcolm and Nyssa were sparring before Laurel and Thea arrived in Nanda Parbat to try and convince Malcolm to use the Lazarus Pit to resurrect Sara which Malcolm refused and Nyssa agreed to with his decision. Nyssa later explained to Laurel that using the pit has serious consequences and her father paid a dark price for using the pit and she didn't want to see Sara go through that pain. After Malcolm finally agreed to use the pit on Sara, Nyssa furiously barged in and told Laurel that all that was happening to Sara was her responsibility. Nyssa later destroyed the pit and was taken away by Malcolm. After she was held prisoner, she refused to eat anything, only waiting for the correct time to strike against Malcolm and his men, all the while asking Talibah to assist her in gathering loyalists for her war against Malcolm.
Altered reality
In a reality created by Eobard Thawne using the Spear of Destiny, Nyssa's life was drastically altered so that she was living a "miserable, closeted life" in the middle of Ohio, courtesy of Malcolm Merlyn and the spite that he had for her.
A matter of family
In May 2017, Nyssa was contacted by Oliver to help defeat Adrian Chase/Prometheus and rescue his family and friends. Malcolm was reluctant to work with her at first, but accepted it after some persuasion from Oliver. Malcolm revealed to that they would also be fighting against Chase's mentor, Talia al Ghul, Nyssa's paternal half-sister, much to her shock. After tracking Chase's plane, the trio flew to Lian Yu, where Chase and his allies were. During the flight, Nyssa briefly mentioned that Ra's al Ghul sent her to Lian Yu nine years ago in 2008, and she found Sara on the island. On the island, Nyssa had intercepted Talia, who taunted her sister for her foolishness for giving up the mantle of Ra's al Ghul and stated she only left because it became clear that her father would never pass on the title to a woman including his daughter, but Nyssa blamed her for selfishly abandoning her to suffer at the hands of her father when she needed her most.
The Thanatos Guild
Nyssa was not a member of the Thanatos Guild, however she went undercover to get into their organization and exploit them. She triggers a explosion in the Guild headquarters and engages in a fight with them before escaping and traveling to Star City. Nyssa intercepts Thea Queen and Roy Harper as they are on their way out of the city and informs Thea of the Guild's threat against her as she is also an Heiress to the Demon. She enlists Team Arrow's help to obtain Malcolm's last sift, a mysterious box in which they initially were unaware of what it encased, before the Thanatos Guild can retrieve it. With the help of Oliver Queen, Thea Queen, Felicity Smoak, Roy Harper, and John Diggle, she uncovers a map revealing the existence of three more Lazarus Pits around the world. She has set out to destroy the remaining Lazarus Pits alongside Thea and Roy as a way to ensure that they are not used for corrupt purposes and to right the wrongs done by her father, Ra's al Ghul.
Nyssa al Ghul
- Main Article : Nyssa al Ghul
- Origin : Nanda Parbat (Earth-1)
- Version : Arrowverse
- Type : Assassins
- Alter Ego : Nyssa Raatko
- Appearances : Arrow
- In the heat of battle, Nyssa shows a cold 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 such as her friends
- Main Article : Nyssa al Powers, Weapons and Abilities
