Nico

Nico was a super soldier and a member of the Flag Smashers. After the Blip, Nico joined Karli Morgenthau's cause, stealing supplies from the Global Repatriation Council across Europe, while eluding the Power Broker. When the Flag Smashers were confronted by Falcon, Winter Soldier, Captain America and Battlestar in Latvia, Nico was murdered by the unhinged Captain America, who chased him down and bludgeoned the surrendering Nico to death with his shield.
==Biography==
===Childhood===
====Admiring Captain America====
Nico was the grandson of Lukasz Kovaczsik, who was an soldier in World War II. As a child, Nico idolized Steve Rogers, whom Nico thought of as a decent person and made Nico believe there were decent people in the world.
===Flag Smashers===
====Chase in Munich====
Nico helped the Flag Smashers load boxes onto the truck. The vaccine filled boxes were easily moved by his strength. On the road, they were attacked by Falcon, Bucky Barnes, Captain America and Battlestar. Nico helped fight the attackers. Barnes leaped from the other truck and punched Nico, sending him flying over the edge. Nico was able to hang on to the edge of the truck. They eventually took care of the enemies and drove away.
====Finding Refuge====
Arriving at a safe house, Nico immediately went to the computers, angry that their aliases had been discovered. He worked quickly to wipe their aliases from servers. Karli Morgenthau then gave everyone a chance to back out, but nobody did. Later, the group was loading boxes onto a plane when Nico found out that the Power Broker found them. Morgenthau asked how long they had, but Nico told her none as they were coming. Matias stayed back and was able to give them time to escape.
====Raiding More Camps====
Nico and the Flag Smashers stopped in Latvia to give the supplies to a GRC Resettlement Camp. Nico and Diego unloaded the truck into the camp. They then went to a Lithuanian GRC Supply Depot, grabbing many tanks of supplies. They carried each tank one by one into a truck before leaving.
====Donya Madani's Funeral====
The Flag Smashers went to a ruined building to eat. Nico ate his soup and listened to the news, seeing that they were painted as terrorists. Later, he walked with Karli Morgenthau to his grandfather's grave. Nico talked about his grandfather and his idolization of Steve Rogers. He then pushed a brick away and brought out the hidden Super Soldier Serum. Morgenthau talked to him before leaving. Nico prayed to his grandfather and then followed Morgenthau.
====Ambushed====
Nico and the Flag Smashers arrived in Latvia to mourn Donya Madani. Nico talked to Karli Morgenthau who was attacked and lost the Super Soldier Serum. They then got a text from Power Broker. Nico warned her that they could not fight two wars. Morgenthau assured him she would deal with Power Broker.
====Murdered by Captain America====
They were soon ambushed by Falcon, Winter Soldier, Captain America, and Battlestar. Nico threw a knife at Walker before charging in. The two fought in hand-to-hand before Walker threw his shield. This gave Nico a chance to escape, although Walker's shield plowed through a wall. Nico gained his bearings and ran back into the fight, holding Walker steady as Karli Morgenthau charged at him with a knife. Battlestar soon tackled Morgenthau, leading to him dying. Nico looked at the corpse before running.
Walker, unhinged from a combination of the Super Soldier Serum exacerbating existing mental instability and grief from seeing Morgenthau accidentally kill Hoskins, relentlessly chased Nico down. Walker caught up with him, knocking him to the ground next to a memorial. Terrified, Nico pleaded with Walker, frantically telling him that he did not play a part in Battlestar's death. Walker did not listen, and raising his shield, plunged it several times into Nico, killing him in front of countless onlookers.
===Legacy===
====International Controversy====
Immediately after the incident, John Walker fled to an abandoned facility, where Falcon and Winter Soldier confronted him, eventually forcibly taking his shield away. Nico's murder by Walker would cause an international uproar, which later led to the U.S. government stripping him of the Captain America mantle, his military career, and all benefits he would've received in retirement. To avoid confronting the fact he killed the wrong Flag Smasher, Walker convinced himself Nico, not Karli Morgenthau, had killed Lemar Hoskins, which is what he told later on to Hoskins' family to give them closure. However, he was approached by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine who sympathized with Walker and believed that Nico got what he deserved and offered to put his newfound abilities to good use.
==Personality==
Having grown up as the grandson of an Allied World War II veteran, Nico initially held a deep admiration for Captain America and the ideals he represented. In the aftermath of the Blip however, Nico's outlook on the world seemed to change, becoming a loyal member of the anti-nationalist Flag Smashers group while vowing that their work would outlive the legacy of Captain America.
As with the other Flag Smashers, Nico was completely devoted to the group's cause, being willing to conduct terrorist actions to further their goals. However, he was not above asking for mercy, as shown when he was cornered by Captain America after helping to murder Battlestar.
==Powers and Abilities==
===Powers===
*Artificially Enhanced Physiology: The Super Soldier Serum enhanced all of Nico's bodily functions, granting him low level superhuman physiology.
**Enhanced Strength: Thanks to the Super Soldier Serum, Nico had the strength to restrain John Walker, another super soldier, and was able to throw a large cylinder concrete block with ease.
**Enhanced Durability: Nico's durability was also enhanced. He withstood five shield throws by Captain America before he was finally decapitated after four more.
**Enhanced Speed: The Super Soldier Serum allowed Nico to run and move at superior speeds; affording Nico the capacity to fight on equal grounds with trained soldiers, and quickly flee from the scene of Lemar Hoskins murder, and briefly from John Walker.
**Enhanced Agility: Nico's agility was able to rival Bucky Barnes as well as Captain America while he was using Super Soldier Serum.
**Enhanced Stamina: Nico was able to battle his enemies for a long time and even run away after the long battle with no breaths.
**Enhanced Reflexes: Nico's reflexes were also greatly improved, but he was not able to dodge many shield throws by Captain America.
**Regenerative Healing Factor: Nico was able to heal very shortly after battle.
**Longevity: Nico would have been able to live much longer than he previously could if it wasn't for his death from physical attacks.
===Abilities===
*Expert Combatant: Nico was able to hold his own in battle against Bucky Barnes, Falcon, Captain America, and Battlestar.
*Expert Hacker: Once returning to a safehouse in Munich, Nico found that their covers were blown and wiped everyone's aliases.
==Facilities==
To be added
==Relationships==
===Family===
*Lukasz Kovaczsik † - Grandfather
===Allies===
*Steve Rogers/Captain America - Idol
*Flag Smashers - Teammates
**Karli Morgenthau † - Leader
**Dovich †
**Gigi †
**DeeDee †
**Hector Lennox †
**Diego
**Matias †
*Rudy
===Enemies===
*Global Repatriation Council
*Sharon Carter/Power Broker
*Sam Wilson/Falcon
*Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
*John Walker/Captain America - Killer
*Lemar Hoskins/Battlestar †
*Helmut Zemo/Baron Zemo
==Appearances==
In chronological order:
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** (flashbacks)
* (mentioned)
==Behind the Scenes==
*Ben Aycrigg and Jefferson Cox were stunt doubles for Noah Mills in the role of Nico.
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Characters
Category:Humans
Category:Males
Category:Brown Hair
Category:Brown Eyes
Category:Criminals
Category:Flag Smashers Members
Category:Enhanced Individuals
Category:Super Soldier Serum Users
Category:Deceased Characters
Category:Characters Killed by U.S. Agent