Nick Mara

Nicholas Carter 'Nick' Mara is one of the Zodiac Heroes and is one of the 2nd Year University students. He is the protagonist of the series.

Official Description
Nicholas Carter Mara is a 23-year-old American 2nd year university student. With the help of his amulet, he has powers based on the Chinese god, Hebo and can transform into a spirit.

Appearance
He is shown to have dark brown hair moved to the left (his right), brown eyes and light tan skin. He wears a pale pink sweater, grey sweatpants and white shoes. When he activates his powers, his pupils and irises disappear and glow yellow. His sleepwear consists of a white shirt and black sweatpants. His height is not known. Nick turns yellow in his spirit form.

Personality
Like many of his teammates, he displays immaturity but sometimes seriousness. He is also athletic like many characters due to fighting dark spirits. He is sometimes not confident about certain situations and is grief-stricken due to being involved in a crash. Especially as a tail-section survivor.

Etymology
(First name) Nicholas, Nickolas, Nikolas, Nikolaus or Nicolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), understood to mean "victory of the people", being a compound of νίκη nikē "victory" and λαός laos "people".

(Middle name) Carter is of Irish, Scottish and English origin and is an occupational name given to one who transports goods by cart or wagon ultimately of Irish and Celtic derivation and an Irish reduced form of the name McCarter or the Scottish-Gaelic Mac Artair with Mc meaning son of and its appearance and pronunciation as Carter.

(Last name) It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Mara is "bitter", which carries the implication "strength". Biblical: Naomi, mother-in-law of Ruth, claimed the name Mara as an expression of grief after the deaths of her husband and sons.

Chinese Name
Traditional: 尼古拉斯·卡特·瑪拉

Simplified: 尼古拉斯·卡特·玛拉

Pinyin/Romanisation: Nígǔlāsī·kǎtè·mǎ lā

Powers and Abilities

 * Water Telekinesis - His water telekinesis powers were first used in Season 9. He has similar powers to Charlie.
 * River Powers- His river powers were first used in Season 9. He has similar powers to Charlie.
 * Healing - Like many of his teammates, he also has healing powers.

Trivia

 * Nick was born on 8 November 1997 which makes his Zodiac sign Scorpio, unlike his companion, Charlie, who is an Aries
 * Nick is the only Chinese deity hero to have a Western deity hero companion
 * Nick is of Italian and Irish ancestry