Nicky

**Nicky** is an Australian member of the Thea Sisters, an adventurous best friend group created by Thea Stilton and was portrayed by Ashleigh Ball.

## Appearance

Nicky has fair skin and red hair that is tied in braids. Her eyes are green matching the color she likes but sometimes they're depicted as being red-brown in colour. She used to wear a tuquefrequently on casual days, but she has stopped wearing it in the newer episodes, specials and films. Her clothing consists of an orange sleeveless sweatshirt, a green coat with scale designs in shades of green on the sleeves and waist, brown pants that have zig-zag stitch on them, and a red backpack.

Nicky is described as having an athletic and agile build, as she is the quickest of the Thea Sisters when it comes to running and has the most endurance however she is not on the same level as athletes as seen in the film Thea Stilton and the *Race for the Gold*. She is more along the lean side of the athletic spectrum, seeing she also improves gymnastics according to the Mouseford Academy Show's episode *The Dance Challenge*. Physical strength is also not her strong suit, as indicated in a scene in Atlantis: The Lost Empire where Pam is shown being physically stronger than her.

## Family

Her family is mentioned to a degree in the film Thea Stilton and the *Mountain of Fire*, and it is confirmed that 1 side of Nicky's family is Aborigine. Her parents are mentioned but never seen while appearing in the manga series at 1 point and her granny Naya was taking good care of the farm in their stead. Besides her family, Nicky's cousins, William, Mitch, Theo and her soon-to-be cousin-in-law Lilly also appear.

## Bio

Nicky was born and grew up in the Outback and she came to Snuggford to study at Mouseford Academy where she met her friends, Colette, Violet, Paulina and Pam.

## Personality

Nicky is athletic, energetic, restless and gutsy. She is the one to perform athletic or dangerous stunts without missing a beat in the name of solving the group's mysteries, such as the fire truck chase in the movie Thea Stilton:*Big Trouble in the Big Apple, removing Jackie's clothing in* Detective Jackie and the train roof scene in the film Thea Stilton and t*he Mystery On the Orient Express*. She enjoys exercising and being outside, as shown by her daily routine of waking up early and going on a morning run, and the fact that she is so loyal to this exercise routine that she sticks to it even when the Thea Sisters are in other countries either for vacation or solving mysteries (she added "an 8-mile run in the park" in the girls' itinerary in the film Treasure Seekers II:*The Compass of the Stars*). Even her vacations alone involve being outside and doing things mostly in nature. This athleticism might be a byproduct of her claustrophobia and inability to sit still for too long.

Her deep love for animals is showcased multiple times in the series, usually in occasions where they need help or are at the mercy of less than noble people. She is almost always if not always the first one to notice an animal in danger and will always drop whatever she is doing to help the animal. This, the fact that she lives in the Outback, and her desire to become an ecologist has given Nicky a near encyclopedic knowledge of a lot of animals; however the difference between this and Violet's notoriously encyclopedic knowledge of general things is that Violet has attained her knowledge of general information through books while Nicky has attained her knowledge of books mostly through personal experience and her involvement with the Green Mice, an global environmental organization that she and Paulina are a part of.

## Trivia

* Nicky's physical appearance was changed to match the brighter, more anime art style of the film Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Adventure onwards. The notable design tweaks are that she no longer wears a tuque and her hair colour has been changed from red to brown.
* The introduction art changed too in the film Thea Stilton and the Tropical Treasure.
* According to her article in Superheropedia, Nicky is predicted to be a teen aged 16 years old. This might be an assumption created by the author of the article as there is no evidence in any film, special or episode which reveals her age.
* In the film Thea Stilton and the Dragon's Code, it was revealed that Nicky and Paulina are currently in an organization called the Green Mice.
* The organization and its members have appeared and has even had their affairs part of the plot twists in the films Thea Stilton and the Ice Treasure, Thea Stilton and the Duke's Emerald and Thea Stilton and the Madagascar Madness.
* The organization is called Blue Mice in the manga series and Sorci Blu in the Italian dub.
* Despite being Australian, Nicky has barely ever used Australian words in the episodes, specials and films. The only time she did it is in the episode Thea Stilton and the Mountain of Fire where she says "drongo", an Australian slang word meaning "idiot".
* She is an experienced horse rider, having ridden horses many times in her family farm and also being able to perform tricks.
* Her favourite horse in the farm is named Ariel, a red horse who makes a brief appearance in the film Thea Stilton and the Mountain of Fire.
* She is knowledgable in the physiology and behavioural patterns of creatures as seen in multiple instances. This is likely due to her country life in the Outback, her involvement with the Green Mice, her interest in ecology and her active life in general.
* She has been seen playing the ukulele a few times. She has played a duet with Violet in the film Thea Stilton: Big Trouble in the Big Apple and she was the guitarist for the group's music band in the episodes Girls Take the Stage, The Royal Party and in the manga A Rap for the Thea Sisters.
* In the special The Dance of the Star Fairies, Nicky is shown to be skilled in archery, having improved it in her family farm to the point where she is an expert.
* 1 of Nicky's hobbies is surfing and she has been shown to be good at it in the film Thea Stilton and the Myth of the Fire Plants and the manga Catching the Wave. According to her, this is because she has gone surfing frequently in Australia.
* According to a message Nicky has written to Paulina in the French dub of the episodes, The Dragon's Code was the very first time Nicky and Paulina had met each other in person, only contacted each other via email prior.