| “ | God, being yourself, that is a magic stronger than any wish. Being truly okay with myself, scars and all, is how the right people truly found me. | „ |
| ~ Nora Darhk in "Slay Anything" |
Nora Palmer (née Darhk) is a major character in the Arrowverse. She is the daughter of the late Damien Darhk and the late Ruvé Darhk and the wife of Dr. Ray Palmer. Nora and her mother were to survive the Genesis in the Tevat Noah facility, only for Lonnie Machin to kidnap them, the ensuing fight sabotaged the facility and Machin murders Ruvé. Nora was then taken by Oliver Queen, before being returned to Damien Darhk by Thea Queen.
She is portrayed by Tuesday Hofmann in the fourth season of Arrow, and Madeleine Arthur and Courtney Ford in third season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, who also voiced Piper Wright in Fallout 4. Courtney Ford is Married to Brandon Routh, who plays her character's husband Ray Palmer.
History[]
Early Life[]
Nora was born to Damien Darhk and Ruvé Adams, the only child of the couple. When her dad returned home to decorate the Christmas tree, she joyfully hugged him and later he helped her to put the star on the top as they all embraced.
Arrow[]
When a man name Lonnie Machin raided her house and took her and Ruvé hostage, Team Arrow came and rescue her and her mother. When Lonnie is in police custody, Ruvé presented a fake identity for Nora and herself.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow[]
Married Life[]
Nora and Ray had settled in 2020 after leaving the Legends. Nora has taken wholeheartedly to being a fairy godmother. Within the next two years, Nora was pregnant with their first child. To her joy, Ray said that if they have a son, they should name him Damien after her father.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Dark magic: After absorbing Mallus' soul, Nora displayed similar powers from her father, Damien Darhk through the Khushu Idol. Even after the demons death, Nora still had access to her magical powers.
- Life-Force absorption: Nora can siphon the life-force from people and kill them through physical contact , the same with her father, Damien Dahrk
- Telekinesis: Nora can move and otherwise exert force objects and people with her mind. This notably allowed her to could stop and launch multiple projectiles or to crush objects, such as a flames, without physically touching them.
- Thermokinesis: While channeling the powers of Mallus, Nora is able to control flames of the Heat Gun and cryo blastof the Cold gun
- Photokinesis: While channeling the powers of Mallus, Nora is able to control light blasts of the A.T.O.M. Exosuit.
- Mediumship: Nora is able to communicate with Mallus and speak for him. She is also able to see into the true nature of people, as she quickly determined that Martin Stein and Jefferson Jackson had switched bodies. Her eyes turn red when she uses mediumship.
- Electrokinesis: Nora was able to draw energy and redirect Wally's lightning from his super speed.
- Teleportation: Nora was able to teleport away from the downed down to agents and Nate.
- Energy Projection
- Reflection Spell
- Retrocognition/Precognition: Nora can predict and foresee events before they happen, as shown he had a vision of Neron killing Nate's father.
- Magic sensing: Nora is able to feel the presence of dark magic and demonic entities, and could sense Neron in Ray's body.
- Magic via wand: After becoming a fairy godmother, Nora was equipped with a magic wand that can give her all the magic of a fairy.
- Wish Granting: As a fairy godmother, Nora is obliged to grant wishes to her host.
- Tracking: Nora can track anyone using her wand, as she was able to locate Constantine and Ray in Hell.
- Portal Creation: Nora opened a portal to Hell with her wand.
- Telekinesis: Nora can levitate things with her wand.
- Wish Sensing: Nora is immediately summoned to her host by sensing when they want to make a wish, even if she's nowhere nearby.
- Invisibility
Former Powers[]
- Air Totem: When Nora possessed the air totem, she gained the ability to control and manipulate all forms of air.
- Anasi Totem: Damien stole the Anansi Totem and gave it to Nora, who was able to call the spirit of any animal and harness its power.
- She gained super strength when calling on the spirit of a gorilla in order to incapacitate Ray in his ATOM suit.
- She gained flight when she called upon a hawk in order to save herself from falling.
Weaknesses[]
- Anti-Magic Gun: Ray's anti-magic gun is immune to Nora's magic and can fatally wound her.
- Host Dependance: After becoming a fairy godmother, Nora is tied to her current host and can only use her magic to grant wishes. However, the connection can be severed if the host discharges her.
Fomer Weaknesses[]
- Abberations: When she was possessed by Mallus, Nora was getting weaker with every timeline abberation since it was the key to freeing Mallus, who would eventually kill her upon his freedom. After she was freed from him thanks to her father's sacrifice, she's no longer affected by abberations.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Courtney Ford is married to Brandon Routh in real life, which made portraying Nora and Ray's romance easier.
- Nora can limit wishes as a fairy godmother, so her charges take time to think about how to make the most of the chance.
External Links[]
- Nora Darhk on the Villains Wiki
