Alias

Nyssa
Nick Name
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Civilian ID

Nyssa Raatko
Occupation

Conqueror

Eco-Terrorist
Legal Status
International criminal
Nation or Planet of Origin
Russia
Group Affiliation
League of Assassins
Base of Operations
The Balkans
Height
5' 9"
Weight
145 lbs.
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Brown
Skin Tone
Caucasian
Known Powers
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Accessories
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Common Enemies
Rās al Ghūl
Regularly Appearing
Batman: Death and the Maidens
First Appearance
Batman: Death and the Maidens #1 (Oct. 2003)
Creator
Greg Rucka & Klaus Janson
Origin
The daughter of the immortal Rās al Ghūl, Nyssa Raatko was born in Russia during the 18th Century.  Raatko joined her father's crusade to rid the world of its excess population, until she was mortally wounded - necessitating her immersion in a life preserving Lazarus Pit.

During World War II, Nyssa witnessed her children's slaughter and was interned in a concentration camp.  She came into conflict with her father when he refused to help stop the Nazis, believing that their holocaust would ultimately serve his goals.

Nyssa and Rās al Ghūl were reunited decades after the war when he needed her assistance in in preserving his life.  Nyssa refused and turned against her father.  Recruiting her sister Talia, they killed their father, only to discover that it was his plan all along to forge Nyssa into his successor as the leader of the League of Assassins.