Nadira Kureishi

“Ah, Angel. At last. Come in.”

First Appearance: Live Through This (Part 1)

Nadira Kureishi began as a Slayer stationed in the Azores, part of a tight‑knit squad she loved like family. When Pearl and Nash massacred her team, Nadira survived only through Willow’s intervention, carrying both the physical scars and the deeper wound of losing her sisters. Her grief hardened into fury. She dedicated herself to vengeance, directing her rage at Twilight, at Angel, and at the world that had allowed her squad to die. Even as Faith tried to guide her, Nadira clung to her pain, convinced it was all she had left.

Her path spiralled into obsession. She confronted Angel and Faith over their attempt to resurrect Giles, demanded the impossible resurrection of her own fallen Slayer, and nearly lost herself to Eyghon’s manipulations. Yet when the crisis peaked, Nadira fought beside them, recognising — however reluctantly — that Angel was not the true enemy. On the rooftop in Hackney, she faced Nash again. Burned nearly to death by his heat vision, she still rose long enough to drive a dagger into his back, finally claiming the revenge she had lived for. But in the aftermath, she admitted the truth: none of it had brought her peace.

Against all odds, Nadira survived her injuries and the magic plague that followed, emerging transformed — physically mutated, spiritually awakened, and deeply connected to the sentient essence of Magic Town. She became its guardian, offering refuge to the lost and guidance to the newly changed. She made peace with Angel, helped him confront threats like Amy Madison and Archaeus, and stood as a bridge between humanity and the strange new world magic had created. Nadira, once consumed by vengeance, became something far rarer: a Slayer who learned to heal, and a leader who chose compassion over fury.

APPEARANCES

Angel & Faith SEASON NINE