“ | I'm crazy about you, Spellman. But if you tell me that it's over, if you tell me that there's no hope for us getting back together, then I... I will... I will leave you alone. But if there's even a chance, even a one percent chance that you might one day forgive me and wanna be with me, then I'll wait. So just tell me, Spellman. Is it over? Or is there even a tiny chance... that I can undo the biggest mistake of my life? | ” |
Nicholas Scratch was initially a recurring character on Part 1 and Part 2 of Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. He has since been promoted to a series regular for Part 3 onward. He is portrayed by Gavin Leatherwood.
He was a warlock who specializes in conjuring that befriends Sabrina Spellman at the Academy of Unseen Arts under the orders of the Dark Lord. However, he eventually develops genuine feelings for her and teams up with the Spellmans to dethrone the Dark Lord, which results in Nick acting as a flesh acheron to cage Lucifer. And though Sabrina eventually saves Nick from his Hell, his time spent with her father proved to have lasting effects.
Character Description[]
Nicholas Scratch, a young and handsome warlock at the Academy of Unseen Arts who befriends Sabrina when she's a new student. An acolyte of Sabrina’s father’s teachings, Nicholas is drawn to Sabrina — and there are immediate sparks between them.[1]
Early Life[]
Nick has always been exceptionally gifted in magic. At a young age, Nick was given a werewolf familiar named Amalia. When his family died, she was all he had left. As a result, Nick grew up running with the wolves. He and Amalia would often avoid witch covens but occasionally steal food and clothes from mortal villages. At one point, Nick observed a mortal family playing together. Amalia dismissed the action, but Nick was filled with curiosity.[2]
Later, Nick discovered a girl living in a stone tower. She sang often, which encouraged Nick to come back and listen to her secretly. By day she would guard a flock of animals, animals which the wolves would often eat. Nick attempted to talk to her, the first few times causing him to blunder. Thanks to Nick's memory spell, he could erase her memories and try again as many times as he wanted. During their third 'first' meeting, Nick finally got the result he wanted, establishing a repertoire with her. They were eventually interrupted by Amalia who attacked and killed the girl before he could react, ripping her apart.[3]
Nick was horrified by her actions and utilized a memory spell to insure he would never forget. Amalia then attempted to appear vaguely human to Nick, even as she lay covered with huge teeth and fur. Nick felt trapped by the experience and resolved never to go after a mortal ever again.[4]
One day, Nick was travelling through the mountains and the woods when he spotted the Academy of Unseen Arts for the first time. Seeing that Amalia was away, he took his chance and ran towards the academy. Amalia caught him and the two engaged in a bloody struggle, Nick sustaining several wounds. At the last moment, Nick utilized an advanced teleportation spell he learned from his mother. The spell brought him to the foot of the mountains in Greendale. He then proceeded towards the Academy,[5]bloody and disheveled, his clothes rend by claws. His entrance was witnessed by the Weird Sisters. Within a week of his acceptance into the Academy, Nick had read over half the books in the library and slept with half the witches who lived within its walls. Nick's reason for joining the Academy stemmed around his desire to make sense of the world he lived in.[6]
After he began attending the Academy of Unseen Arts, he couldn't bring Amalia with him per the Academy rules. She became jealous and started stalking him. Eventually, he read every book in the library and became an admirer of Edward Spellman. He later began a relationship with the Weird Sisters, which he ended in the year of Sabrina's Dark Baptism. On the last day of the summer carnival, leading up to Sabrina’s birthday, Nick had a brief conversation with Harvey Kinkle, but he made him forget their encounter.
Throughout Chilling Adventures of Sabrina[]
Throughout Riverdale[]
Season 6[]
Possessing Jughead[]
With Sabrina's help and Jughead's permission, Nick is temporarily able to return to the mortal realm while possessing Jughead's body. Much like Sabrina, Nick is a necromancer and he is willing to help the gang resurrect their friends. They intend to summon Charon, also known as the Ferryman, to help them crossover. However, Sabrina and Nick notice a strange energy about Betty, who reveals that she was recently likened to the Harlot of Babylon, which they both agree would prevent her from entering heaven. And so, Veronica goes in her place. Nick recites the Ferryman summoning ritual while Betty, Sabrina, and Heather place silver coins over their eyes as payment for Charon. Once they're guided through the portal, Sabrina and Nick sneak off for a quick date.
Nick and Sabrina discuss where they go from here. She proposes that they run away together, leaving everything behind, including Greendale, the coven, and her aunts. However, Nick knows that they have no true future together, as death would come for them, and they'd both get dragged away. Sabrina still hasn't forgiven Nick or her aunties for tricking her into this situation, but Nick explains that the realms needed Sabrina and that he made the right decision. He reminds Sabrina of an old saying from her aunt Zelda that "witches don't cry." Sabrina says goodbye to Nick as the Psychopomps begin to gather. Nick tells Sabrina that he loves her from death and beyond, to which she replies that she loves him forever and always, before laying him down and kissing him goodbye, as he returns to the Sweet Hereafter.[7]
Physical Appearance[]
Nicholas has black hair, brown eyes and olive skin. He seems to prefer to wear dark clothing.
Personality[]
Nicholas appears as a cool and confident warlock with more progressive ideas than most other members of the Church of Night. Like Sabrina, he expressed his opinion that the Feast of Feasts was "bonkers" and was in staunch objection to the barbaric practice. Nicholas showed a laid back and confident demeanor most of the time while occasionally expressing a morose outlook towards the witch community, telling Sabrina that "Witches are aces at passion and lust but when it comes to love, not so much." Adding that "Our Dark Lord is a jealous lord. He won't allow us to love anyone but him. selfish isn't it?" Expressing envy towards Sabrina and Harvey's ability to "give themselves entirely to one another."[8]
In terms of Nick's romantic and sexual interests, he seems to practice a polyamorous view of relationships. He was in a relationship with all three Weird Sisters at once before ending it due to not being sure what was real or suggested through their mind control magic and engaged in an orgy with Prudence Blackwood and several other witches and warlocks. When he expressed a romantic interest in Sabrina, she reminded him that she had a boyfriend, to which he suggested that she date both of them, further clarifying that he was "down with sharing." Nicholas has expressed an overall kindness and affection for Sabrina and a willingness to assist her with her mortal exploits with no expectation of anything in return. He suggested to Harvey that he forgive Sabrina because she truly loved him, despite having romantic feelings for her himself, showing that he is a true friend and ally to Sabrina.
Powers and Abilities[]
Nick is an expert binder and conjurer. He is self-proclaimed the greatest conjuror since Edward Spellman. He also seems to favor astral projection and teleportation, resorting to both on numerous occasions. However, alcohol has shown to negate this as seen when he and Dorian Gray were attacked by the Order of the Innocents. As a full warlock, Nicholas ages at an especially slower rate than mortals.
Relationships[]
Sabrina Spellman[]
Nick befriends Sabrina rather quickly, even showing a romantic interest in her, but she declines his advances, often reminding him of her mortal boyfriend Harvey Kinkle. Nevertheless, they remain friends. However, when the mining accident occurs, and Agatha and Dorcas talk about the dead miners, he seems keen on knowing if Harvey was one of the unlucky ones, implying he's still enamored by Sabrina. They eventually become partners in crime, often coming to her aid at her times of need. In the end, for her happiness, Nick was willing to risk his safety and protect Harvey when Crimson Avenger roamed Greendale.
After Sabrina broke up with Harvey and officially enrolled into the Academy of Unseen Arts, she and Nick began to grow closer as they spent more time together. After starring in a play where Nick and Sabrina shared their first kiss and participating in Lupercalia together, the two eventually started dating. However, their relationship broke down after Nick revealed to Sabrina that he had been ordered by the Dark Lord to guide her down the Path of Night. Sabrina later comes to forgive Nick after he sacrifices himself to be Lucifer's prison, and she vows to bring her boyfriend back from Hell at any cost. And though she does manage to save Nick, he still suffers from the lasting effects of having imprisoned Lucifer within himself and breaks up with her.
Sabrina and Nick remain friends, while Nick begins to date Prudence Blackwood again for a short period of time. Even though Sabrina was reluctant to forgive Nick for cheating on her, they eventually rekindled their romance after Nick professed his love for her. And Sabrina, in the end, forgives Nick during the chaos of the Eldritch Terrors, during which time she sacrificed herself in order to save her friends and family. Because Nick is unable to live without Sabrina, he drowns himself in the Sea of Sorrows to reunite with her in the afterlife.
Weird Sisters[]
Nick used to date Prudence, Agatha and Dorcas in a polyamorous relationship. However, he ended the relationship due to the sisters' mind-controlling abilities, making it impossible for him to determine what was real and what was a suggestion. Despite breaking off their relationship, Nick still remains somewhat cordial with the sisters, even engaging in an orgy with them and Sabrina's cousin, Ambrose.
Appearances[]
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina[]
Riverdale[]
Season 6[]
- "Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale" (possessing Jughead)
Trivia[]
- Nicholas Scratch's name has similarities to two traditional English names for the devil: "Old Nick" and "Mr./Old Scratch".[9]
- In the tie-in novel "Daughter of Chaos (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Book 2)", Harvey brings up the connotation, asking Nick if that meant he really was the devil. Nick explained that it was common practice for witches such as himself to be given Infernal-linked names.
- In "Chapter Fifteen: Doctor Cerberus's House of Horror", it is revealed that Nick is bisexual.
- According to Tati Gabrielle, Gavin Leatherwood speculates that Nicholas is approximately 50 years old.[10]
- In the animated film Sabrina: Friends Forever, Sabrina Spellman begins her education at Witch Academy, where she befriends a witch named Nicole. Coincidentally, the name Nicole is the feminine version of Nicholas.
Gallery[]
- See also: Category:Images of Nicholas Scratch
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References[]
- ↑ 25 Things You Need To Know About The New "Sabrina The Teenage Witch" Series - BuzzFeed
- ↑ Path of Night (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Book 3)
- ↑ Path of Night (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Book 3)
- ↑ Path of Night (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Book 3)
- ↑ Path of Night (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Book 3)
- ↑ Daughter of Chaos (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Book 2)
- ↑ Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto & Maroon, Chrissy (writers) & Pillai, Alex (director) (July 10, 2022). "Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale". Riverdale. Season 6. Episode 19. The CW.
- ↑ Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto & Maxwell, Ross (writers) & Seidenglanz, Rob (director) (October 26, 2018). "Chapter Ten: The Witching Hour". Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Part 1. Episode 10. Netflix.
- ↑ Dictionary of American Regional English - Other Names for the Devil
- ↑ Tati Gabrielle on Prudence's Complex Relationships in 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' | In Studio - YouTube