Nomoz (New Earth)

Nomoz
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Nomoz
Affiliation	Order of St. Dumas
Status
Alignment	Neutral
Identity	Public Identity
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Red
Hair	Red
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Dennis O'Neil · Joe Quesada
First Appearance	Batman: Sword of Azrael #1 (October, 1992)

Nomoz was the mentor of Jean-Paul Valley on his journey to activate "The System" that allowed him to become Azrael.

History

Nomoz used his knowledge of hypnosis to unleash Jean-Paul's programming and introduced him to the Order of St. Dumas. Nomoz provided Jean-Paul with the latest Azrael battle suit and he guided the new Angel of Vengeance against the demon Biis, who was killing members of the Order of St. Dumas. Biis hurt Azrael and captured Batman, leaving Nomoz and Alfred to take care of the wounded Jean-Paul and plan the rescue of Batman. Soon, they went to Biis' hideout and broke inside the place. However, after a brutal fight and a big explosion, Azrael managed to rescue Batman, despite Nomoz's instructions to let him die and eliminate Biis instead. Nomoz scolded Jean-Paul for neglecting his duty as Azrael, but Jean-Paul was sure he did the right thing.

A year later, Nomoz would meet Jean-Paul again and assist him in freeing his Dwarfish people from the control of the Order of St. Dumas and ultimately aid in the destruction of the Switzerland sect of the religious cult.

Nomoz would become a consistent ally of Jean-Paul Valley, assisting him in escaping a plot by Gray Abbott in Arkham Asylum and later in confronting and defeating Bane.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Genetic Enhancement: A few centuries ago, the Dwarfs were bred by alchemists of the Order of St. Dumas to withstand weather conditions and other difficulties.
  • Enhanced Strength
  • Cold Tolerance

Abilities

• Storytelling: Nomoz holds vast knowledge of the history of the Order of St. Dumas, which he reveals as a lengthy story over the course of Jean-Paul's training.
• Hypnosis: Nomoz is able to unleash "The System", a programmed hypnotic induced ability that was placed on Jean-Paul.
• Driving
• Aviation: can pilot a helicopter and a hovercraft.
• Espionage
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
• Swimming

Notes

• Nomoz is a dwarfling; a caste of creatures created by the Order of St. Dumas.
  

Recommended Reading

• Batman: Sword of Azrael
• Azrael: Angel in Hiding
• Azrael: Angel at War - The Fall of St. Dumas
• Azrael: Angel and the Bane

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