Oola Blint

Oola Blint AKA "The Angel of Mercy" was a character in Judge Dredd, along with her weak-willed husband Homer.

An outwardly friendly and nice person, she believed that she was doing people a favour by killing them as it brought them peace from the madness of Mega-City One. Homer didn't believe this but went along with it out of love for her. While the judges were aware of their killings, they proved unable to identify her.

In one occasion, she took advantage of a citywide war to kill more people.

Her identity finally discovered by Dredd in "Shakedown" during a raid on an apartment block when crime levels in said block were at an all time high. However, she ecaped to Brit-Cit (via Oz) with Homer and opened legal a euthanasia clinic. Much to Homer's dismay, however, Oola began murdering people again (leading to Dredd being sent to Brit-Cit to investigate): she revealed her motive to be a sham when she admitted that killing wasn't the same when the victims "want it". She also revealed she intended to kill him as well, as a present for Christmas. Homer informed the Brit-Cit judges and they and Dredd raided the Blint's apartment block, but Oola had already fled after injecting her husband. Dredd managed to save his life and continued his pursuit. Oola willingly give herself up and both Blints were incarcerated for life for their crimes, in a couples block – but Oola refused to talk to Homer anymore.

Two years later, writer Amis Barnes would try to interview Oola Blint about Judge Dredd – her temperament had gone downhill and she threatened to kill him.

Publication

 * Judge Dredd (by John Wagner):
 * "Mad City" (with Greg Staples, in 2000 AD #1050–1052, 1997)
 * "Angel of Mercy" (with Alex Ronald, in 2000 AD #1090–1091, 1998)
 * "Christmas Angel" (with Jason Brashill, in 2000 AD #1123–1124, 1998)
 * "Doomsday" (with Colin Wilson (1–2) and Mike Collins (3–4), in Judge Dredd Megazine #3.56–3.59, 1999)
 * "Shakedown" (with Graham Manley, in Judge Dredd Megazine #207–208, 2003)
 * "Christmas with the Blints" (with Andrew Currie, in Prog 2005, 2004)