Nicole-458
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| Nicole | |
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Birthplace: |
New Legaspi, Katagalugan, Mars |
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Date of birth: |
December 19, 2531 |
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Gender: |
Female |
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Height: |
6' 8"
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Hair color: |
Black |
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Spartan tag: |
SPARTAN-458 |
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Rank: |
Petty Officer Second Class |
- "And that's how you hit like a girl."
- — SPARTAN-458
Petty Officer Second Class Nicole-458 is a SPARTAN-II supersoldier in the United Nations Space Command's Naval Special Warfare Command.
Biography
Nicole was born on December 19, 2531 in the city of New Legaspi in the state of Katagalugan on Mars. At the age of six, she was abducted by agents of the Office of Naval Intelligence and conscripted into the second class of the SPARTAN-II program. Nicole has Type O blood, is of Filipino descent, and likes halo-halo. She enjoys watching anime and participating in competition shooting. She prefers close quarters combat.[1]
Non-canon biography
In October 2552, Nicole-458's unit was preparing for a classified mission on Nassau Station when the ONI stealth ship UNSC Apocalypso tumbled into real space – being carried along in the wake of a freak slipspace anomaly. The anomaly intersected Nassau Station, creating a semi-stable "bubble" in the space-time continuum on its way back to the 21st century. For the time being, Nicole-458 is trapped in the 21st century; she guards Nassau Station's secrets with anything but lethal force, as she realizes that killing someone in the past could have dire consequences in the future. She waits for the "bubble" to collapse and hopefully return her to the year 2552.[1]
Unique attacks
Nicole-458 has several unique moves. Most of them are named in reference to the Halo series. Slipspace Straight Combo: YYY or ┌YYY
- Pillar of Autumn: YY→YYY or ┌YY→YYY
- Grunt Punt Combo: YY→YYB or ┌YY→YYB
- Covenant Crusher: YYBB or ┌YYBB
- Dead on Arrival: YB
- MAC Lunge: ┘Y
- Pelican Straight: └Y
- Tank Treads: ↑YY
- SPARTAN Straight Combo: →YYY
- Ghost Destroyer Combo: →YBY
- Orbital Aggression: →YBB
- Augmented Assault: ←YY
- Warthog Tackle: ←→Y
- Brute Basher: ↓→Y
- Assault Fist: ←↑Y
Character design
Nicole's movement controls were originally modeled on the character Bayman's set. Designer Tomonobu Itagaki realized a simplistic and effortless palette-swap would be boring to both fans of Dead or Alive and Halo. The Bayman moves were then treated as a starting point until the designers reinvented the Spartan as a unique and exceptional character with every move in her arsenal paying homage to a Halo move[2] In keeping with the idea of English being the language of the UNSC, Nicole is the only character in Dead or Alive 4 who speaks English, although she occasionally speaks Japanese. When a taunt is used Nicole smacks her fist into her open palm and activates active camo.
Quotes
Trivia
Trivia
Evil Otto, a Bungie employee, and Vociferous, a 343 Industries employee, have confirmed that Nicole is canon in the Halo universe, but her appearance in Dead or Alive 4 is not.[3] The latter also stated that Nicole may appear in future installments of the Halo franchise, though there are currently no plans to feature her.[4]
