Ny'ashia Akim

Ny'ashia Akim is a mechanically augmented Nigerian pop star and an activist in the .
==Biography==
In , Ny'ashia Akim was severely injured during a terrorist attack in Lagos, Nigeria. The accident led to multiple candlelight vigils across the world by her fans.The official Deus Ex timeline, year 2025
Akim writes music primarily about growing up in war-torn, plague-ridden Nigeria. Her album "Yoruba" is about her struggles with discrimination, poverty, and augmentations. In , she attends the PlanetMusic Awards in Los Angeles and receives six awards across multiple categories. This was the first time she appeared at the award show since the terrorist attack in 2025.Ny'ashia Returns in Triumph
At the awards she speaks out about living with augmentations, saying:
At one point, Akim would embark on a concert tour called "The Steel Skin Tour" which includes a live concert in Mombasa, Kenya.On-View
In , Picus TV hosts a debate between Akim and Dr. Stansfield Christiansen on the merits of the Human Restoration Act. Akim is also interviewed on Picus Worldwide News in a news segment on the Human Restoration Act, during which she speaks against the Act and criticizes Christiansen's position.
==Trivia==
*When interviewed on Picus Worldwide News on the Human Restoration Act, Akim says, "You can choose to only show my shoe, which is very ugly, but that is only a small part of me" in describing the media's bias in focusing on terror, conflict, and chaos rather than on love and compassion. This is an actual quote by Swedish statistician and public speaker that he said during an interview. 
==Gallery==
Ny'asha_Akim.jpg|Ny'ashia Akim receiving PlanetMusic Awards in 2027
Yoruba album ad.jpg|Advertisement for Akim's album "Yoruba" in The Picus Daily Standard
Akim on picus tv.jpg|Akim being interviewed on Picus TV
Debate poster.jpg|Poster for debate featuring Akim
Nyashia Akim magazine.png|Ny'ashia Akim appearing on CrimeStars magazine (2029)
==References==
Category:Deus Ex: Human Revolution background characters
Category:Deus Ex: Mankind Divided characters
Category:Mechanically augmented characters