Kaia Nieves is the hooded figure who used to reside in The Bad Place before finding her way to Earth after Kaia Nieves' death.
History
Background
While living in the Bad Place, the alternate Kaia somehow made friends with the Giant and fed the creature. Due to being a dreamwalker, she was connected to the Main Universe Kaia and shared visions with Kaia for her whole life.
Season 13
In The Bad Place, as the Main Universe version of Kaia attempted to open a rift to Apocalypse World with Jack, she suddenly flashed back to the Bad Place where the alternate Kaia dashed across her field of vision. In the moments before Kaia and Jack opened the rift, the alternate Kaia appeared right in front of Kaia's dreamwalking vision causing her to scream. As a result, the Winchesters were sent to the Bad Place and Jack to Apocalypse World instead of a rift opening up to Apocalypse World.
In Wayward Sisters, a few days after the arrival of the Winchesters in the Bad Place, the alternate Kaia stalked them. She eventually attacked the two men and knocked them unconscious before tying them to trees. Though Dean tried to get her attention, the alternate Kaia didn't say a word and instead summoned the Giant before leaving. Shortly afterwards, the Winchesters were rescued by Claire Novak and their version of Kaia. As they approached the rift back to their world, the alternate Kaia threw her spear at Claire, but Kaia sacrificed herself to save Claire. As the Winchesters, Claire and the alternate Kaia entered a standoff, the Giant approached, forcing the Winchesters and Claire back through the rift which closed behind them.
That night, the alternate Kaia somehow managed to open another rift to the Main Universe and emerged in Sioux Falls where she removed her hood.
Season 14
In The Scar, after Dean returns with no memory of his possession by Michael, Castiel accesses his memories to find out why Michael left Dean and what left a strange scar on Dean's left arm. This triggers a memory of Michael being stabbed in the arm by Kaia with her spear. Dean remembers Kaia from the Bad Place and realizes that her spear must be able to harm Michael and could be the key to defeating him. The Winchesters contact Jody Mills who has been investigating three murders she thought were done by a human serial killer but realizes were done by Kaia when they describe her weapon.
The Winchesters and Jody search the woods near Sioux Falls for Kaia, finding three decapitated vampire heads, confusing them as Alex had determined that the murder victims didn't react to any of the usual monster tests. They eventually realize that the vampires are some of Michael's enhanced monsters that he sent to kill Kaia and get her spear after she injured him. The three find Kaia's camp where Dean is attacked by Kaia. In the struggle, Kaia's hood falls off, revealing her face to the shocked hunters before she escapes.
Kaia manages to find an abandoned cabin, but is ambushed outside and knocked out by Dean. Talking to Kaia, the Winchesters realize that she is the alternate reality counterpart of their Kaia and she admits that Kaia's death was an accident as she was aiming for "the blonde one." Kaia refuses to explain how she opened up a rift between the worlds or where her spear is but remembers how Dean had once threatened the Main Universe Kaia with a gun to get her to comply. After Kaia tells him that she has been sharing visions with the other Kaia their entire lives, Sam realizes that she is also a dreamwalker. When Kaia refuses to give up the location of her spear, Dean threatens to torture her to get it, leading Kaia to taunt him that Dean is no better than Michael. Dean remembers that Michael approached Kaia to form an alliance, but she refused and attacked him instead.
The interrogation is cut short by the arrival of four of Michael's enhanced werewolves who demand Kaia and the spear. The hunters prove to be no match for the werewolves, but Dean manages to shoot out the leg on Kaia's chair, freeing her in the hopes that she will help them. Instead, Kaia flees out a window but unexpectedly returns with her spear to kill the four werewolves and save Sam, Dean and Jody. Sam points out that Kaia saved them when she didn't have to, but she claims that by killing the werewolves she was only helping herself. Though the Winchesters warn her that if she keeps her spear, she will be a target for Michael's monsters, she departs saying that she has been running from monsters successfully all of her life.
In the aftermath, Jody is left to deal with how to explain to Claire that their Kaia's killer is in their world and got away since Claire wants revenge upon her. Jody is also left emotionally distraught with the reminder of the loss of the Main Universe Kaia and the pressures she faces raising three hunters.
Powers and Abilities
- Dream Walking - Like the Main Universe Kaia, she was also a dreamwalker and shared visions of the Main Universe Kaia's life throughout both of their lives.
- Portal Creation - By unknown means, she was able to open a rift to access the Main Universe.
- Martial Artist - This version of Kaia displayed a proficiency in martial arts. She also displayed a high proficiency in spear-fighting. These combined skills were able to knock Sam and Dean out easily.
Personality
This version of Kaia appeared to be quite different from the main universe Kaia. Unlike her main universe counterpart, she appeared to be somewhat amoral and ruthless, as she didn't even hesitate to kidnap Sam and Dean and attempt to feed them to a giant. She is somewhat condescending as she seen when she insulted Dean about weak after he was released from his possession and pointing out his flaws in personality. Despite being antagonistic with them, she did not hesitate to save them from Michael's vampires and parted on neutral terms.
Also, her ability to somehow make friends with the giant suggests that she, unlike the main version of Kaia did not fear the bad place, which is further hinted by the fact that she had managed to live in the Bad Place seemingly without any trouble while her counterpart desperately took steps to avoid it. She showed no hesitation in attacking Alternate Michael but knew for a fact that he was deadly.
The main version of Kaia also proved herself to be very fearful of her (likely meaning that they had some form of bad history in the Bad Place), to the point that she frantically screamed multiple times when the two came face to face in the main reality Kaia's dream walking vision. This Kaia did not show any care for her counterpart, though she did regret killing her as seen when she called her death an accident. She even seemed to sympathize with her after bringing up Dean threatening her to help find his mother and Jack.
Appearances
Trivia
- She is the first known alternate version of another recurring character in The Bad Place.
- She is the only human seen in The Bad Place.
- She is the first character to kill an alternate version of herself.