Nikki Nemzer

## Background

### Unknown - 2016: Nikki Nemzer

Not much is known about Nikki Nemzer, aka Kunoichi. And nothing else will be learned from asking her. Nikki keeps her background & past life to herself. Her full name is Nicolina, or so she claims. She usually goes by Nikki but some call her Nico or Nic. She has stated to be of Japanese & Russian background, though no one is sure which is parent is which ethnicity. There are no school records of Nikki, making some believe that her full name or just last name is an alias.

She was residing in Gotham for at least some months before she joined the Birds of Prey after teammate Natalie Reed found her. According to Natalie, she happened across Nikki stealing from a convenience store & waited for her outside. Nikki tried to brush her off but Natalie persisted, wanting to know more about the girl. Surprisingly, Nikki gave her the time of the day & they spent the next hour on a bench in Robinson Park. As the conversation winded down, Natalie asked Nikki where she stayed so that she could drop off groceries for her to help out. Nikki didn't give a response to Natalie, who then told her that she could bunk at her place.

After two weeks of staying with Natalie, she was eventually introduced to the Birds of Prey trifecta (Oracle, Black Canary & Huntress). Unbeknownst to Nikki, Natalie had been discussing her to her friends & wanted to recruit her into the Birds. Oracle did as much of background check as she could but could find no Nicolina or Nikki Nemzer in any records nor could she match her with any facial recognition software. Intrigued, she had Helena meet her to make the decision on whether or not she was fit to join the Birds. Apparently, Helena loved her abrasive personality so much that she advocated for Nikki on her own behalf, probably because she saw some of herself in her.

### 2016 - Present: Kunoichi

Nikki was hesitant on joining an adventuring & crime-fighting team but quickly adjusted, coming to consider the women around her as an extensive group of sisters. She was already skilled in the art of ninjitsu but was taught in other styles of combat by Black Canary. When asked what her codename would be, she picked "kunoichi," meaning female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu.

Due to her getting along best with Natalie & Helena, she mostly paired with them for missions though Nikki was allowed to do some recon missions on her own. The Birds eventually began investigating some stolen nanotechnology from S.T.A.R. Labs that was supposed to be transported to Gotham from their Taos location. While investigating the supposed hideout, Nikki went against orders from Oracle & breached the perimeter. Once inside, the mission went completely haywire. Nikki ended up having to be extracted by her teammates after ending up badly damaged in the fight. She ended up infected with the unstable nanotechnology that S.T.A.R. Labs was looking to, forcing Doctor Mid-Nite to put her in a medically-induced coma until he could stabilize her. Oracle called in a favors with anyone with experience in nanotechnology, from Ted Kord to Michael Holt to Ray Palmer. Between their great minds, they were able to stabilize Nikki. When she woke up weeks later, they broke the news that despite being completely healthy, they could not extract the nanites from her body, leaving her with cybernetic enhancements.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Cybernetic Enhancement:** Kunoichi has been infected with nanites, providing her with increased physical abilities. She is much more stronger & durable than the average human.
* **Firearms**
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** When Nikki joined the Birds, she was already skilled in the art of ninjutsu. She then trained by Black Canary in combat, making her a formidable combatant. She's now skilled in Karate, Jujitsu, Krav Maga, Boxing & Wrestling.
* **Learned Intellect:** After Helena, she is the most street savvy of the Birds. Based on the stories she has told, she has been living on the streets consistently or on & off since she was sixteen.
	+ ***Criminology***: Nikki is technically a former criminal as she committed small crimes to survive on her own.
	+ ***Thievery*:** Though caught by Natalie, she is a skilled thief to have never been caught by store owner.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strategy:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Combat:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **TOTAL:** 62 -Threat Level 2 / Low Threat

## Trivia

* She lives together with Natalie Reed.
* Her relationship with Justin is an interesting one. Technically, he is her boyfriend. The two will spend the night together & the next few weeks, she will ignore him.
* Her date of birth remains unknown. When she met Natalie, she said she was seventeen, which means she is either born in 1998 or 1999.