Nergal

Nergal
Biological Information
Species	Demon
Status	Alive
Universe Information
Home universe	Hell
General Information
Actor	Joey Phillips

"You can't save her."

—Nergal to John Constantine before taking Astra Logue to Hell^[src]

Nergal is a powerful demon who was summoned by John Constantine in a botched attempt to defeat another demon possessing Astra Logue, only for Nergal to drag Astra into Hell, damning her for all eternity. As a result; Nergal was also able to damn John's soul so it would be dragged into Hell upon his eventual death; which John tries to prevent by atoning for his sin.

Biography

During an attempt to resurrect Natalie Logue, John Constantine's ritual was botched and inadvertently summoned a demon from Hell who possessed Natalie's daughter, Astra Logue. This caused John to conjure up Nergal from Hell intending to compel him to drag the lesser demon back to Hell and save Astra. Instead, Nergal violently dragged Astra to Hell where she was subsequently damned for eternal suffering. This led to John suffering immense guilt and often having nightmares of the event. Ritchie Simpson, who was present for the event, also frequently endured nightmares and blamed John for Nergal's actions.

Sometime after Nergal killed Astra, he and the demon Neron made a deal, and Nergal gave Neron the deed to John Constantine’s soul.

Nergal sent Furcifer to kill the psychic Liv Aberdine but John was able to exorcise him. Before doing so, John told Furficer to tell Nergal that he was coming for him and Astra.

In the new multiverse, events at New Castle played out almost identical to the ones in the original multiverse. In the new timeline, Nergal was summoned by Constantine on accident, instead of on purpose, while trying to resurrect Astra’s mom Natalie. Since Astra escaped Hell and is starting a fresh life on Earth, it is unknown if Constantine still has any interest in going after Nergal. It is also unknown what Nergal is doing now.

Powers and abilities

Powers

• Demonic physiology: Nergal is a high-ranking demon in hell. If fact he’s so powerful, he’s considered a god amongst demon kind and as such, he has authority over powerful demons, like when he sent Furcifer to kill Liv Aberdine. He’s also well known in hell. Even Mallus (who isn’t even a normal demon) knows about Nergal and what he did to Astra Logue.
  • Telekinesis: When John Constantine had a dream of Nergal, he dragged Astra Logue to hell by waving his hand at her.
  • Immortality: As a demon, Nergal is most probably immortal.
  • Interdimensional travel: Nergal has the ability to travel between universes, such as when he opened the gates of Hell to drag Astra Logue there.
  • Pyrokinesis: Nergal can control Hell fire as shown when he threw a fireball at John Constantine in his nightmare about Newcastle.

Appearances

Constantine

• "Non Est Asylum" (flashbacks)
• "Rage of Caliban" (flashbacks)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Season 4

• "Terms of Service" (flashbacks)

Season 5

• "A Head of Her Time" (flashbacks)

Season 7

• "wvrdr_error_100 not found" (memory)

Behind the scenes

• In the DC comics, Nergal was also a demon responsible for Astra Logue's death and condemnation to Hell.
• Nergal is also the name of a most respected Mesopotamian deity that represents a certain phase of sunlight. Ironically, the demon Nergal is a villain instead of a heroic god. In the comics, it's said that he was once similar to his mythological namesake but became corrupt over time.