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Revision as of 00:45, 20 August 2012
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| Nina Theroux | |
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| Portrayed By | Laura Mennell |
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| First Seen | Pilot |
| Status | Living |
| Gender | Female |
| Alpha Type |  Influencer
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| “ | Your will, is her power
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Nina Theroux has the ability to override or "Push" other people's willpower and bend them to her own. She must establish eye contact for her power to be effective. She can't use her powers while the target is wearing sunglasses. It is implied that some people are immune to her ability. Gary Bell seems to be an example of this. Other Alphas with similar abilities are also hard to push. The cult leader, Jonas being another individual immune to Nina's pushing.
Pre-Season
Not much about Nina's background is revealed throughout the first season. It is made clear that at one point in her life, she would use her ability to gain money, material possessions, and transportation. A running gag in the first season is that Nina always has a different car that she's "borrowed" implying that she pushed someone else for it.
It is later revealed that before Nina knew the true extent of her abilities, she believed that she pushed an ex boyfriend to jump off a building. After an argument they had, she looked him in the eye and said "Why don't you do me a favour and just die." It was then revealed that her ability was not the cause of his death. It was around this time that Nina sought Dr. Rosen.
Physical Appearance
Nina is a white female. She has dark hair and mostly has her hair in curls. She does have a lanky build.
Powers and Abilities
Nina using her Pushing ability
Nina's is an Influencer, which is officially labeled as "Pushing", because it allows her to push others into doing what she wills them to. It is explained in the first Pilot episode that her ability works by creating a temporary lesion in the brain. This ability has served useful several times in Rosen's Alpha team for interrogation, and crime-scene access. Nina can only push one person at a time, and the effects of her ability last for only a few minutes before the subject awakens to a dazed and confused state.
In order for Nina to utilize her ability, she must make full eye-contact with her subject. Sunglasses hinder her ability, as do a specially designed contact lens invented by Skylar Adams. Certain individuals are immune to Nina's pushing altogether, such as team member Gary Bell. It's explained that because Nina's ability works much like hypnosis, some individuals are less prone to falling victim to her ability. The only other person to avoid Nina's pushing entirely without aid was the cult leader Jonas.
In season 2 her power has significantly grown to the point where her ability lasts for hours as noted by Cameron who claims he lost half a day when Nina pushed him and made rosen stay until closing.
Trivia
- It seems that whenever we see her drive she has a different car. When asked about, a lot of the time by Cameron Hicks, she says it's "borrowed".
- Nina's influence only lasts a few minutes.
- In addition to the immunity of the blind, certain devices which make the wearer immune to Influencers, such as Skylar Adams' specially modified contact lenses, or a simple pair of darkened sunglasses, suggest that somehow Nina's abilities are absolutely dependent on eye contact.