Nicholas

Nicholas was a powerful warlock who tricked Patty Halliwell, the Charmed Ones' mother, into his apartment when she was pregnant with Phoebe. He made her believe that Victor, the Charmed Ones' father called her to meet with him. He was able to convince her to give him immunity from the Charmed One's powers in exchange for Patty's and her daughters' lives. Soon after, their Grams bound her daughters' powers as a temporary way of stalling time before he could steal their powers.

Discovering this, Nicholas used his Glamouring power to magically age himself and pose as a would-be suitor for Grams. Each year he would appear on the same day with a vase of flowers for her at exactly twelve noon. In the middle of the clock's gong, he would drop the flowers to see if one of the Charmed Ones would freeze it before the vase broke. When this finally happened, he realized that the Charmed Ones had their powers and tried to take them. He was eventually killed via the spell their Grams made up to help them kill him after they went back in time.

Return
In 1999, he was resurrected by Abraxas, a demon of the Astral Plane. Abraxas stole the Book of Shadows and started reversing all the spells in it in an attempt to demonize the sister's powers. When Abraxas recited the Nicholas Must Die Spell backwards, Nicholas was brought back from the dead.

Nicholas then attacked Prue Halliwell in her office at Buckland Auction House but Prue was able to re-vanquish him. This time, a potion was not necessary. ("Witch Trial")

Powers & Abilities
Nicholas' main power was Thermovariance, also known as Blood Boiling, a variant of the Touch of Death. He used it to fry people's organs and blood, burning them up from the inside out. He was powerful enough that he didn't have to be touching his victims in order to burn them. He could channel this power through his hand or through his ring. He also had the power to glamour; besides aging himself over the years. It's probable he had the power to manipulate his voice since he convinced Patty he was Victor and managed to lure Patty into a trap.

Additionally, when he forced Patty to bless his ring, he became immune to the Charmed Ones' powers.

Appendices

 * (Book of Shadows text:)



Nicholas Must Die

 * Lavender,
 * Mimosa,
 * Holy Thistle,


 * Cleanse this evil from our midst
 * Scatter its cells throughout time
 * let this Nick no more exist.


 * Pour the contents of your spell bag
 * in your mortar bowl...

Appearances
Nicholas appeared in a total of 2 episodes throughout the course of the series.


 * Season 1 -
 * That '70s Episode


 * Season 2 -
 * Witch Trial