Nicola Peltz (born January 9, 1995) is an American film and television actress, best known for playing Katara in M. Night Shyamalan's feature film "The Last Airbender", as well as Bradley Martin in the television series "Bates Motel".
Quintessa's goal was to kill Unicron, who she revealed was Earth by draining its life energy using Merlin's Staff, intending to use that power to resurrect Cybertron, even if it meant Earth's destruction.