Nia Nal

"When innocent people are being attacked, it's not about balance. It's about justice."

- Nia Nal

Nia Nal is a reporter for CatCo Worldwide Media.

Early life
Nia Nal grew up in Washington, D.C.. As a transgender woman, Nia struggled with bigotry and hate-fueled attacks, including being denied service at establishments. As a result, she developed a penchant for justice and strong desire to help and protect others who faced similar prejudice due to their identities.

Nia received a degree in International Relations from Georgetown University, and later moved to National City.

Working At CatCo
Nial was hired as a reporter for CatCo Worldwide Media, personally recommended to Kara Danvers by Cat Grant. Wanting to impress Kara, Nia bought her a latte and planned to arrive right on time. However, she was late to work due to her roommate accidentally taking her rental car, leaving her to take the bus. In the elevator, Nia complained to the fellow occupant about her troubles before realizing it was none other than Kara Danvers. Nia gave her the latte, apologizing for being late. Kara, surprised by how much Nia sounded just like her whilst the former was Cat's assistant, assured her it was fine. The two then headed into a meeting.

Later, she asked Kara about writing an article on the fashion in East City, and Kara asked if she would like to write about a bigger article. She said that fashion could have a big impact on people's lives and how designers were bringing color and light to a crime-stricken area. She told Nia to pitch the story to James Olsen. Later at a meeting, James asked who could cover fashion, and before Nia could respond, Mackenzie brought up a different idea that discouraged Nia enough to stay silent about her article. Kara later gave her a lecture about standing up to her fear. James then commented that she was sounding like Cat Grant to Nia.

As the anti-alien controversy grew in the United States, Nia sided with the aliens, sympathizers with their plight, as they suffered persecution for their special looks and powers. She has witnessed such anti-alien sentiment firsthand when "Barney's" image inducer glitched out, giving him his natural appearance as a Coluan Brainiac 5, angering the chefs, who immediately tried to assault Brainy. Despite him being able to evade their attacks with ease, Nia rushed to the alien cyborg's help, angrily demanding the pizzeria staff to back off and give Brainiac 5 his pizza, shaming them for being so cruel to their patron. Brainy thanked Nia for her support, befuddled as to why did the people he considered his friends attacked him when he saw his real looks. Nia brought up this story to James Olsen, resisting her anxiety in regards to having a talk with such a distinguished professional and her boss, and asked him to write a special CatCo Magazine editorial to encourage justice for the oppressed aliens. When James voiced his doubts about not wanting CatCo to appear biased, Nia countered that in this situation innocent people were being attacked, people who needed justice moreso than just balanced reporting. Nia later witnessed a scene at CatCo, where a Dryad employee, Franklin, became a target of a mean prank, with the situation being defused by James, who made sure Franklin was apologized to and gave the employees a speech about inter-species tolerance. After this speech, Nia mouthed a silent "thank you" to James.

Personality
Nia Nal has proven to be similar to Kara Danvers; hardworking, meticulous and eager to prove herself as a reporter. While somewhat shy, she has shown to be passionate about her new job, determined to tell a compelling story. Nia developed a close mentor-student relationship with Kara, whom she looks up to.

Nia has a strong sense of justice and will never hesitate to speak out for what is right in the face of injustice and stand up for what she believes in. For example, Nia stood up for Brainiac 5 when some pizza chefs tried to attack him for being an alien, threatening to expose the bigotry in the establishment unless they agreed to serve him. She also personally requested her boss, James Olsen, to issue a statement condemning these anti-alien attacks. Having personally faced bigotry due to being transgender, Nia is open-minded, accepting and empathetic to fellow victims of prejudice and hate.

Nia is very dedicated to her job. As a result, she was determined to push through her apparent narcolepsy, refusing help from anyone.

Weaknesses

 * Narcolepsy: Nia uncontrollably falls asleep at random times, which hinders her work.

Trivia

 * Nia's address is 775 Gladiola Dr.
 * Her phone number is 555-8010.
 * Every morning, Nia gets an extra large coffee with milk and no sugar from Bob's Diner.

Behind the scenes

 * In the DC comics, Nura Nal is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. Her home planet is Naltor.
 * According to the producers, the character of Nia Nal is intended to be the ancestor of Nura.