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Nicole was introduced as an unlockable character for the fighting game ''[[Wikipedia:Dead or Alive 4|Dead or Alive 4]]'', with a non-canonical in-universe backstory crafted to explain her presence in the game. Team Ninja originally asked to use [[John-117]], but [[Bungie]] declined, due to fictional constraints.<ref name="bnet"/> Bungie and [[343 Industries]] have confirmed that Nicole is "based on a 'real' and properly defined Spartan", but her appearance in ''Dead or Alive 4'' is non-canonical. The extent of her character's canonicity remains unknown.<ref name="343i">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-question-to-343i-about-nicole/534c0838-cc49-4f1c-b37f-19e953b2f9c9/posts?page=1#post17 '''Halo Waypoint forums''' — ''Canon question to 343i about Nicole''] (Link defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110831035554/http://halo.xbox.com/forums/general/f/10/p/5486/48766.aspx Archive here])</ref>