Nia Nal (Prime Earth)

Nia Nal is a Naltorian-Human hybrid with the power of precognition who eventually became the superhero known as Dreamer. She is also a distant ancestor of Nura Nal (Dream Girl) of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

History

Origins

Nia was born on Earth to a Naltorian mother and a Human father,^[2] growing up in Parthas, an hidden alien-refugee town a few hours west to Metropolis.^[3]

Son of Kal-El

Nia Nal Prime Earth 002 — Nia meets Jon Kent at the Fortress of Solitude

Shortly after taking on the mantle of the Dreamer, Nia experienced a vision of the deaths of the entire Justice League at the hands of Henry Bendix. She travelled to the Fortress of Solitude and was able to warn Superman (Jon Kent) about the massacre. Jon recognised Dreamer, having befriended her descendent Nura Nal in the 31st Century. He explained that Nura had forseen their encounter, and given to him a set of gauntlets that would help Nia channel her energy projections. Nia also told Jon that she had forseen that his father Superman (Clark Kent) would return to Earth.^[2] Nia then went with Jon Kent, Jay Nakamura and the Revolutionaries to assist in the liberation of Gamorra,^[4] in the battle, Dreamer had a vision of the future in which Henry Bendix destroyed the whole island, but in the end of the conflict, she presumed that Jon changed the future.^[5]

Lazarus Planet

During Lazarus Planet, Nia met the Kryptonian hero Supergirl^[6], being given by her, Robin and Batman the mission to retrieve the Helmet of Fate by navigating into Khalid Nassour's dreams. She eventually emerged from this experience feeling that her powers were different, now being able to see the future even being awake.^[3]

DC Pride

In 2022, Nia attended Metropolis Pride, at which her descendant Nura was also present.^[7]

At some point, Nia also attended Apollo and Midnighter's wedding.^[8]

Beast World

During Beast World, after having an vision during an conversation with her friend Yvette, she asked Jon Kent for help to evacuate Metropolis from an incoming catastrophe, facing and defeating a mutated Livewire without knowing that she was being observed by Amanda Waller^[3]

Dream Team

Right after the conflict with the beasts in Metropolis, Nia was contacted by Amanda Waller on her own residence in Parthas, Waller intended to blackmail the heroine stating that if she would not help in the capture of the runaway former Suicide Squad precog member Afterthought, she would reveal Parthas to the whole world, putting it's citizens in danger. Dreamer would then accept the request and eventually defeated Afterthought, but Amanda actually wanted to understand if Nia could be controlled if she needed to save those close to her.^[9]

Amanda would then once again threaten to reveal Parthas to the world as a way to use Dreamer's powers to her favor, capturing her alongside a new incarnation of the Suicide Squad so that with her powers she could travel alongside the squad's other members through the Dream Realm into Gamorra, in order to ensure that the country's resources after the defeat of Henry Bendix would not fall in the hands of someone Amanda and the United States couldn't control.^[10] Dreamer learned through a vision that Waller planned to take over Gamorra herself, and broke from her mission, recruiting teammate Harley Quinn and Gamorran military forces to prevent the rest of the Squad from disabling the island's defenses. Though she failed, and was rendered unconscious by Bizarro, she escaped into the dream realm, and later entered the dreams of Amanda Waller in an unfruitful attempt to sway her from her path.^[1]Nia was eventually captured by the Suicide Squad ^[11], but was able to escape from them and made her way up to Waller, intending to kill her to protect her father and sister, but a future vision revealed that they were injected with nanite explosive devices that would kill them should Amanda's heart stopped, leading to Dreamer once again being forced to be a part of the Squad.^[12]

Absolute Power

Even with Nia's act of rebel during the Gamorra island mission, the Bureau of Sovereignty was still able to finish their Maximum-Security Prison for metahumans, but Jay Nakamura was still being perceived as one loose end, with Nia being sent alongside Deadeye to capture him, which she eventually did. Later Dreamer went to talk to Jay in his prison cell, what quickly developed into a conflict between the two, with Jay blaming his mother's death in the Gamorran invasion on her.^[13]

Already during Amanda's attack on the world's superhero community, when eighty percent of them were depowered and imprisoned on Gamorra, Dreamer was sent alongside Failsafe and the Brainiac Queen to track and capture the remaining ones. The remaining heroes were eventually located in the Fortress of Solitude, there, Nia opened portals for the Brainiac Queen who would proceed to throw the heroes through, but the brutality applied on the heroes and the sight of Jon Kent dominated by Brainiac technology was the last straw, with Nia once again rebelling against Waller by holding the Brainiac Queen with her powers while the heroes escaped through a portal, seemingly sacrificing herself when the Fortress exploded thanks to a self-destruct protocol.^[14]

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Naltorian-Human Hybrid Physiology
- Astral Projection
- Energy Projection: Nia can discharge dream energy in powerful blasts of energy capable of hurting even the likes of Bizarro.^[1]
- Oneiric Travel: Nia is able to transport herself to an individual's physical location by stepping through their dreams. This includes the dreams of animals, as demonstrated when she was able to break into the Fortress of Solitude through the dreams of one of the creatures kept there by Superman. However, Nia does not find this method of travel to be an enjoyable experience.^[2]
- Oneiromancy: Nia can receive prophecies of the future through her dreams.^[10]
- Precognition: Nia has precognitive abilities that allow her to foresee future events.^[12]
- Energy Construct Creation: Nia can concentrate her dream energy in solid energy constructs.^[1]
  - Force Field: Nia can create energy shields capable of stopping bullets.^[1]

Abilities

Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): Nia possesses basic knowledge of unarmed combat.^[11]
Peak Human Condition: Nia is strong enough to snap steel chains.^[12]

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Dreamer's Gauntlets: Gifted by her descendant Nura Nal through Jon Kent, these gauntlets channel Dreamer's powers.^[2]

Notes

Nia Nal/Dreamer was created by Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller, first appearing in Supergirl (TV Series) Episode: American Alien. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Nia Nal/Dreamer first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in DC Pride 2022 #1 by Devin Grayson and Nick Robles.

Trivia

Superman: Son of Kal-El #13 shows Nia as having brown eyes, the same as actress Nicole Maines who portrays the Arrowverse version of Nia Nal/Dreamer in Supergirl. However, in DC Pride 2022 #1 she is depicted with blue eyes.
When Nia gained her powers, she was 15 years old,^[15], and was recently stated to be 18 years old. ^[11]
Nia was Born on March 15. ^[11]

Suicide Squad member
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[SSDT2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Suicide Squad: Dream Team #2

[SSoKE-1-13-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Superman: Son of Kal-El #13

[TBWT:M-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Titans: Beast World Tour: Metropolis #1

[4] Superman: Son of Kal-El #14

[5] Superman: Son of Kal-El #15

[6] Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton #1

[PRIDE22-7] DC Pride 2022 #1

[8] DC Pride 2023 #1

[9] Action Comics #1060

[SSDT1-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Suicide Squad: Dream Team #1

[SSDT3-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 Suicide Squad: Dream Team #3

[SSDT4-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Suicide Squad: Dream Team #4

[13] Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1

[14] Absolute Power #2

[15] Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story

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