Blind, but not imperceptive.
Reverend Nathanial Armstrong Watts was the sole priest of a dilapidated church near the area known as The Hurricane. Despite losing most of his followers to the increasing number of witches he was not afraid of Jeremiah Witkins and his minions. Instead he helped Tom Ferrell and Hellboy to combat the Crooked Man, withstanding some mighty temptations the reverend infused the Lucky cat bone with the Holy Spirit and blessed a shovel that Hellboy uses to whack the miser out of the fray. He then helped them bury Tom's father Charles in the churchyard and agreed to help Tom put up a marker for Cora Fisher later.
Just after Hellboy returned home, Reverend Watts decided to go after the witches residing in the nearby mines and took Tom with him. Many witches blew apart just from hearing his holy invocations, and those that remained he dispatched with his shovel. He died soon afterwards of natural causes, leaving the land to Tom and being buried next to Charles and Cora.
Powers and abilities[]
Reverend Watts was blind but had some degree of second sight as his dress was immaculate and he could perceive ghosts like Cora Fisher as well as the true nature of whomever he encounters.
He was also capable of imbuing items with "Holy Spirit" to make them rather effective against evil and its minions. He also used prayer to remove the illusory youth and sight from his being that Miser Witkins had attempted to bribe him with. His greatest powers though are steadfastness and understanding of the human heart.
Trivia[]
- Reverend Watts apparently does at some level regret that he did not marry.
- Whether he was blind from birth or through some misfortune in later life is unknown.