Nikki García

Nieves "Nikki" García is a Spanish television presenter, voice actress and singer. García was the voice of Samus Aran for a single line in Metroid Dread, when Samus is speaking to Quiet Robe.
Her other roles include Princess Jasmine in the Castilian Spanish dub of the 2019 Aladdin live-action remake, Aneska in SpacelordsCarlos Fraguas Pizarro (MetanoKid). "Cuando nos dijeron que Nikki pondría voz a personajes de #Spacelords flipé. ¶ Cuando supe que ponía la voz a Samus en #MetroidDread flipé mucho. ¶ Pero es que cada día flipo más! Me he tirado media mañana escuchando los samples de su web con la cara así 😲🤩" (Rough translation: When we were told that Nikki would be voicing characters from #Spacelords I freaked out. ¶ When I found out she was voicing Samus in #MetroidDread I was so freaked out. ¶ But it's just that every day I freak out more! I spent half the morning listening to the samples on your website with a face like this 😲🤩") 16 March 2022 11:41 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/MetanoKid/status/1504120717331337217 (which, like Metroid Dread, was also developed by MercurySteam) and Polina Petrova in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone.
García is the presenter for El Mundo Today, a satirical newspaper published in Spain. She released a five track extended play, We've Got Something, in 2017. García also provided the voice of the Google Maps GPS in Spain; a clip she tweeted of herself speaking along with the voice went viral.García, Nikki (nikkigarcia_es). "Mis amigos Juan y @anadecastronow me están llevando al hotel y le he dicho que no ponga el GPS, que ya se lo digo yo." (Rough translation: "My friends Juan and @anadecastronow are taking me to the hotel and I've told him not to put the GPS on, I'll tell him." 12 March 2022 11:53 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/nikkigarcia_es/status/1502689369190191115
==Metroid Dread==
García confirmed she was Samus's voice actress in posts to her social media."I did :)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2OnzBckImY&lc=UgyF0aqnLpWTV3RY5ud4AaABAg.9TKxu0VRZpT9TMwHyH_wRJ Her line was used across all language dubsGarcía, Nikki (nikkigarcia_es). "Esta es la versión original del juego y no sé si lo van a doblar." ("This is the original version of the game and I don't know if they are going to dub it.") 11 October 2021 5:24 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/nikkigarcia_es/status/1447674454855802884 and recorded in Madrid, Spain at the direction of Stephen Hughes.
García, Nikki (nikkigarcia_es). "No es español. Se grabó en inglés (y chozo, en mi caso) en España." ("It's not Spanish. It was recorded in English (and chozo, in my case) in Spain.") 11 October 2021 6:10 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/nikkigarcia_es/status/1447685942442143749García, Nikki (nikkigarcia_es). "Bueno, si también existe en castellano yo no soy consciente, pero la versión original fue grabada en inglés en Madrid y dirigida por Stephen Hughes." ("Well, if it also exists in Spanish, I'm not aware of it, but the original version was recorded in English in Madrid and directed by Stephen Hughes.") 11 October 2021 6:11 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/nikkigarcia_es/status/1447686438724816897 He commented that García needed no direction and recorded her line "practically" in a single take, which was used in Dread. They were given the English and Chozo versions of their lines to provide context and a reference point.Kiwi Talkz. #168 - Stephen Hughes Interview (The Voice Of Quiet Robe). YouTube. June 8, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXrm9jSnK0 (starts at 17:30)
Although García alluded in a tweet to recording Samus's scream of rage near the end of DreadGarcía, Nikki (nikkigarcia_es). "Thank YOU GUYS for the love. All that screaming was worth it." 17 November 2021 12:06 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/nikkigarcia_es/status/1461017992662294530, Holly Renaut later came forward and said she recorded it.Shinesparkers. In Search of Samus. December 8, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
She is the third voice actress to record spoken dialogue for Samus in a Metroid game, succeeding Jessica Erin Martin and Ai Kobayashi, who voiced Samus in English and Japanese in Metroid: Other M.
After García finished recording her role as Leah in the Metroidvania game Eden Genesis, the development team gifted her with a drawing of her as Samus.Nikki García (nikkigarcia_es). "When I finished recording my lines for Leah, the team at @aeternathegame showed me a photo of a new character they had just developed. Does she look familiar? This is the most amazing gift ever. THANK YOU!!! Gracias por este honor, sois los mejores!!" 6 August 2024 3:27 p.m. Tweet. https://x.com/nikkigarcia_es/status/1820904615686349061
==Gallery==
Nikki Garcia with Metroid Dread.jpg|Nikki García holding a copy of Metroid DreadGarcía, Nikki (nikkigarcia_es). 16 October 2021 2:23 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/nikkigarcia_es/status/1449440793270308871
Nikki Garcia story about Metroid Dread.png|García's response to a question about her favorite video game role on Instagram stories.Rough translation: "This was pretty cool because: 1. Speak an invented language ¶ 2. Being the original voice of a character in ALL THE PLANET is quite strong."
Nikki Garcia Samus art from Aeterna.jpg|Artwork of García as Samus.
==External links==
*Website
*García on LinkedIn
*García on Twitter
*García on YouTube
*García on Doblaje Videojuegos
*Reel of dubbing work, including Samus
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Samus Aran actresses