Where do the Nightbloods come from in The 100?

In The 100, where do all the Nightbloods come from? They fight to the death until there is only one alive and that one becomes the commander so where do new Night Bloods come from? And if they all die fighting each other, how do they have children?

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Best Answer

They come from the Nightblood serum created by Becca. She injected herself and became the first Nightblood and all concurrent Nightbloods are created by being injected with the same serum.

To quote the Wiki post:

The serum created by Becca, which causes a person to become a Nightblood, is also referred to as Nightblood.

Also, Grounders don't fight to the death but can be carriers for the blood. To quote the Wiki post again:

The majority of Grounders have normal colored blood, but may be carriers for the dark blood since Nightblood children can be born to non-Nightblood parents.

Note: Never watched The 100. Please feel free to correct me in the comments

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How are Nightbloods born the 100?

History. Two years after the Nuclear Apocalypse, Becca Franko injected herself with a black substance, i.e. Nightblood serum, that genetically modified her blood, turning it black. This modification allowed her to metabolize radiation at a much higher rate, including the radiation emitted by A.L.I.E.

How was Nightblood created?

Nightblood is an Awakened sword, native to the world of Nalthis and formerly wielded by Vasher, now Zahel. It was later given to Szeth by Nale. It was created from the power of Breaths that had been pulled from living hosts and pushed into something unnatural.

How were there Nightbloods on Sanctum?

Since Nightblood is a recessive trait, a child of two Nightbloods is guaranteed to be a Nightblood. If the original gene pool (all the embryos) was all Nightbloods, then all the people on Sanctum would be Nightbloods.

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