Nightwielder

Nightwielder
by malishiru
Abilities	Epic
Residence	Newcago
Homeworld	Earth (Reckoners)

Nightwielder is a High Epic that is part of Steelheart's inner circle. He is the one responsible for Newcago's constant darkness.

Appearance and Personality

He is thought by David to be of Japanese descent. ^[expand]

History

During the unexpected encounter in Diamond's weapon shop, David confirmed his suspect that Nightwielder's weakness is UV by pretending to have accidentally activated a UV camera. Uncertain this was deliberate or not, Nightwielder chose not to attack. Nightwielder was killed by David Charleston's exploitation of his weakness during the Reckoners' assassination of Steelheart.

Attributes and Abilities

Epic Abilities

Incorporeality

He can pass through matter and no weapon can harm him while in this form. Nightwielder is almost never seen in corporeal form.

Darkness

Nightwielder is powerful enough to keep the entire city of Newcago dark except for the light from Calamity.

Dark mist

Nightwielder exudes a dark mist that pools around him. The mist can be controlled by him and be given solid form, for example, a spear that can impale someone.

Flight

At a few points in Steelheart, Nightwielder displays the ability to levitate and fly. This ability appears to go in tandem with incorporeality.

Epic Weakness

Nightwielder becomes corporeal whenever he has UV light shining on him. This doesn't effect the large-scale darkness.

This page or section deals with theories or speculation.

Please read carefully and note that this is not necessarily canonical.

It has been theorized that this is due to him having had skin cancer at some point before he became an Epic.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

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