NICHOLAS SCRATCH	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Dennis O'Neil and Roger Robinson

PERSONAL DATA

Gender: Male
First Appearance: Azrael: Agent of the Bat #47 (December 1998)
Creators: Dennis O'Neil and Roger Robinson

HISTORY

In his youth, Nick Scratch was an overweight, clumsy, and cowardly loser. In college, he majored in astronomy because the study of stars allowed him to be isolated for long hours. He claims that this all changed when he was peering through a telescope and a light particle from a distant star struck his eye. Over the next few months Scratch changed physically and mentally, becoming handsome, hyperintelligent and almost superhumanly charismatic. Within a year, he was the most popular rock star in the country. Within two, the confidant of some of the world's most powerful men. His greatest gift was his persuasive powers and ability to seem trustworthy – people immediately believed anything he told them. Not satisfied with being an advisor, Scratch craved power for himself. He assembled a cadre of assistants, which he surgically altered to resemble devils. When Gotham was decimated by an earthquake, Scratch decided that this would be his first base of operations, and persuaded government officials to quarantine the area. However, his plan to assume control over the city was thwarted by Azrael, who defeated and humiliated Scratch in public combat. It has been been suggested that Scratch's abilities are magic in nature and that he may be demonically possessed. Scratch himself claims to be helped by "star beings".

CHRONOLOGY

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