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Nathan Scott
Nathan Scott (Nathan Royal Scott) is the fictional basketball-star character played by James Lafferty on One Tree Hill (2003–2012), half-brother of Lucas Scott, husband of Haley, later an NBA player turned sports agent.
Nathan Young
Nathan Young is the fictional Misfits (E4, 2009–2013) character played by Robert Sheehan; a young offender whose immortality power is revealed in series 1, who later gains mediumship, sells his power, and vanishes to Las Vegas.
Natlan
Natlan is the sixth major nation of Teyvat in Genshin Impact, the Pyro Nation of War ruled by Archon Mavuika, released in Version 5.0 on August 28, 2024, with six tribes, Saurian dragons, and African-Latin American cultural inspirations.
Ned Flanders
Ned Flanders (Nedward Flanders, Jr.), The Simpsons' cheerful evangelical Christian neighbor voiced by Harry Shearer; debuted 1989, runs the Leftorium, and gave his name to the trope "Flanderization".
Neela Rasgotra
Neela Rasgotra is a fictional surgeon on NBC's ER, played by Parminder Nagra in seasons 10-15 (2003-2009), a London-born Indian-origin doctor whose marriage, losses, and landmark South Asian representation distinguish the character.
Neighborhood of Make-Believe
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is the puppet kingdom in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, ruled by King Friday XIII, entered via the Trolley, kept separate from the real neighborhood, with origins in The Children's Corner (1954-1962).
Nestene Consciousness and Autons
The Nestene Consciousness (also Nestenes) and Autons are Doctor Who villains created by Robert Holmes: a plastic-animating hive mind and its mannequin foot-soldiers, debuting in Spearhead from Space (1970) and returning in Rose (2005) and the Pandorica two-parter.
Neverway
Neverway is a 2027 horror life-sim action RPG by Vancouver studio Coldblood Inc., funded by Outersloth, co-created by Celeste pixel artist Pedro Medeiros with music by Disasterpeace; delayed from October 2026, with a free Steam prologue since April 9, 2026.
New California Republic
New California Republic (NCR), a fictional post-apocalyptic federal republic in the Fallout series; founded 2186 in Shady Sands from Vault 15 survivors, a five-state democracy led by Tandi, later shattered by the NCR-Legion War and the 2283 destruction of its capital.
Nica Pierce
Nica Pierce (Danica Pierce) is a Child's Play franchise character played by Fiona Dourif in Curse of Chucky, Cult of Chucky, and the Chucky series; a paraplegic final girl possessed by Chucky and dismembered by Tiffany.
Nicholas Brody
Nicholas Brody is the fictional Marine sergeant in Showtime's Homeland, played by Damian Lewis, a POW turned by Abu Nazir, later congressman and double agent, executed in Tehran in season 3.
Nick Amaro
Nick Amaro is a fictional NYPD detective on Law & Order: SVU, played by Danny Pino as main cast in seasons 13–16 (2011–2015), replacing Elliot Stabler, written out in the season 16 finale, and returning for the 500th episode in 2021.
Nick Sobotka
Nick Sobotka is a fictional character in season 2 of HBO's The Wire, played by Pablo Schreiber; a Polish American stevedore, nephew of Frank Sobotka, drawn into drug dealing and port smuggling, ending in witness protection.
Nicky Nichols
Nicky Nichols (Nicole Nichols), fictional inmate in Orange Is the New Black, played by Natasha Lyonne; recovering heroin addict at Litchfield, loyal to Red and Lorna, Emmy-nominated role, becomes kitchen-run 'prison mom' in season 7.
Night King
The Night King is the show-invented leader of the White Walkers in Game of Thrones, created by the Children of the Forest, distinct from the books' legendary Night's King, killed by Arya Stark in "The Long Night".
Night of the Living Dead (film series)
George A. Romero's Living Dead series: Night of the Living Dead (1968) and five sequels through Survival of the Dead (2009), plus the 1990 Savini remake, public-domain history, and zombie-fiction legacy.
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden (忍者龍剣伝, Ninja Ryukenden) is Koei Tecmo's ninja action franchise starring Ryu Hayabusa, begun as a 1988 Tecmo arcade game, rebooted in 3D by Team Ninja on Xbox in 2004, and revived in 2025 with Ninja Gaiden 4 by Team Ninja and PlatinumGames.
Ninth Doctor
The Ninth Doctor is Christopher Eccleston's incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who's 2005 revival, a Time Lord and Time War survivor leading Series 1 from "Rose" to "The Parting of the Ways" before regenerating into the Tenth Doctor.
No.1 Sentai Gozyuger (戦隊ゴジュウジャー)
No.1 Sentai Gozyuger (ナンバーワン戦隊ゴジュウジャー) is the 49th Super Sentai series and 50th-anniversary work, airing on TV Asahi from February 16, 2025; its ring battle-royale concept, Tega Sword gimmick, and finale ended the franchise's TV run.
Not Tomorrow Yet
"Not Tomorrow Yet" is season 6, episode 12 of The Walking Dead (AMC, March 6, 2016), written by Seth Hoffman and directed by Greg Nicotero, in which Rick's group raids the Saviors' outpost and Carol and Maggie are captured.
Number One (Star Trek)
Number One, later named Una Chin-Riley, is Star Trek's Enterprise first officer from the unaired 1965 pilot "The Cage", played by Majel Barrett and now by Rebecca Romijn in Strange New Worlds.
Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)
Number Six is a humanoid Cylon model in Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009), played by Tricia Helfer. Distinctive aliases: Caprica Six, Shelly Godfrey, Gina Inviere; seduced Baltar, and appears as the angelic Head Six.
Nyota Uhura
Nyota Uhura is the Star Trek communications officer, played by Nichelle Nichols (1966–69), Zoe Saldaña (2009), and Celia Rose Gooding; her first name, Swahili for star, became canon only in 2009.
Odo (Star Trek)
Odo is the shapeshifting Changeling security chief of Deep Space 9 in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, played by René Auberjonois; found in the Denorios Belt, named from 'Odo'ital', he loves Kira Nerys and rejoins the Great Link in the finale.
Olenna Tyrell
Olenna Tyrell, née Olenna Redwyne, the Queen of Thorns, is the sharp-tongued matriarch of House Tyrell of Highgarden in A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones, mother of Mace, mastermind of Joffrey's poisoning, portrayed on screen by Diana Rigg.
Olivia Benson
Olivia Benson is a fictional New York City police captain, head of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit on NBC's Law & Order: SVU, played by Mariska Hargitay since 1999.
Olivia Pope
Olivia Pope is the fictional protagonist of ABC's Scandal (2012-2018), played by Kerry Washington; a Washington fixer inspired by Judy Smith and the first Black network-drama heroine since Get Christie Love!.
Omar Little
Omar Little, fictional stickup artist in HBO's The Wire (2002–2008), played by Michael K. Williams; openly gay Baltimore robber of drug dealers with a strict moral code, based partly on Donnie Andrews, killed in season 5.
Omar Little and associates
Omar Little and associates covers the fictional stick-up artist of HBO's The Wire, played by Michael K. Williams, his code, lovers Brandon, Dante and Renaldo, real-life model Donnie Andrews, and reception including Obama's praise.
Opie Winston
Harry "Opie" Winston is a fictional SAMCRO member on FX's Sons of Anarchy, played by Ryan Hurst; son of founding member Piney Winston, husband of the killed Donna, he sacrifices himself in prison in season five's "Laying Pipe".