Nicolas Ein/Cosmos Raid

**Nicolas Ein** (ニコラス・アイン *Nikkorasu Ain*) is a playable combatant in the game *Hexad Powers: Cosmos Raid*. He was one of the first six characters to be revealed for it. Mariya Ise returns from the anime series to voice him.

In *Cosmos Raid Excelsior*, he receives the epithet **Lil' Psychokinetic Beast**.

## Biography

*Nicolas is a youngster at 13 years old, and he was born on July 3 – just one shy of Independence Day. The son of Minerva and the late Perry Ein, nothing exciting transpired in his life, and he himself was average. Average circle of friends; average grades in school; average set of interests, etc. But when he was heading back to his home from the alma mater, he (then 9) bumped into a college grad's altercation with a crook. The former was nearly beaten to death on the street, though right when his assailant readied the final blow, the little boy took action by kneeing the thief in the groin. This gave the other student a chance to escape. Nicolas started his own fight with the unnamed ruffian, and he was clearly outclassed AND outsized. Before dying, latent psychic capabilities awakened within the child and, by sheer accident, he crushed the enemy's heart using only his mind. This event left the kid mortified for a while; he doesn't like bringing up the incident.*

*As the "brat" of Spirit Cross, he is a rascal whose most favorite hobby in the world is pulling pranks, whether it be setting up a bucket of sardines for Jed or the ol' reliable kanchou (the latter of which has been weaponzied). Despite the lad's usual nature, Nicolas is surprisingly terrifying when provoked, capable of emitting a homicidal aura. He'll do away with his foes in a flash if he's ever in a foul mood. Ironically he fears blood, due to the aforesaid experience from the past.*

*In the context of CR, Nicolas has been invited to a tournament hosted by Lazlo Bianchi, Kaiser of Phi Galactica. Seeing this as an opportunity to further develop his psychic powers, he accepts the invite and opts to enter the contest.*

## Quotes

### Select Screen

* "Ya got yerself to blame!"
* "Prepare to be stupefied!"
* "Whatever ya say."

### Victory Text (Arcade)

* "Uh, thought magicians didn't reveal their secrets... You a sham?" (Vs. Akko)
* "You stupid... psychopathic... lowlife. I ain't anythin' like you!! Ya hear?! I... I-I'm terrified of blood... but I'm more scared 'bout th' idea of walkin' down th' same road as you!" (Vs. Alicia)
* "Sorry, but bein' a gentleman ain't my style! Proud bein' a wild child!" (Vs. Arnold)
* "So I beat both religious teachings an' Gaia's help? Friggin' A! How's that fer some divine intervention?!" (Vs. Austin)
* "Didn't learn a thing from th' last time ya pulled this stunt. Stop underestimatin' us!" (Vs. Beelzebub Meringue)
* "What a pain... Shit's exactly what I been talkin' 'bout. Why ya always gotta act dumb, Explodiot?" (Vs. Carmine)
* "Phew! Blademaster Moneybags here woulda poked both my eyes out fer sure if I weren't careful! Lucky me...!" (Vs. Chris)
* "Hold on... Ah, I remember now! You were that big, ruthless prick of a school principal! ...Ain't sure how ya came back from th' dead..." (Vs. Cyber-Marcellus)
* "Heh! Bet yer clone army wasn't ready fer my new-an'-improved psychokinetic attacks! And yer trash talk sucks!" (Vs. Earl Silhouette)
* "One day I'm gonna tolerate coffee, too! Wonder if I'll be able to deal with all-nighters next..." (Vs. Elias)
* "'Wowza! What a tubular victory! I'm mondo cool, fool!' ...That's what ya sound like. Adios, Gen Y Trooper!" (Vs. Gaz)
* "Criminy...! I've reached a verdict: yer music's by far th' most painful thing I ever heard! Hell's goin' on with that singin'?!" (Vs. Greg)
* "Isn't th' archer class meant to be made up of... well, archers? Didn't know they accepted whales." (Vs. Gordo)
* "So... How's life now that ya ain't gettin' chained down by Miss Ogress?" (Vs. Hector)
* "Fer an old fart, you were real thrillin' to square up against! Ain't often I say that 'bout th' elderly!" (Vs. Imaishi)
* "Uh oh, there goes yer smokin' good looks! ...Look on th' bright side, ya got an attitude adjustment." (Vs. Janice)
* "Wolvergoth's blunt an' composed as ever... What I'd give to be more like you sometimes. Maybe I wouldn't be so scared shitless by blood..." (Vs. Jed)
* "Eek. I was quakin' in my lil' boots. None were as horrible as you. Aaaaaaah... ...Ya gotta be shittin' me. God, what a dork!" (Vs. Jet Black Panic)
* "Curve th' bullets an' shoot 'em where ya please! I'll keep sendin' 'em back usin' my mind tricks!" (Vs. Kaleb)
* "I won an' all, but why does it feel like that ain't th' case? Must be 'cuz Raregoods McNapper DOZED OFF IN TH' MIDDLE OF TH' DAMN MATCH!!!" (Vs. Liza)
* "One word: vanilla... Yer just too friggin' vanilla!!" (Vs. Marco)
* "What batshit oomph...!! A fight like this... is too excitin'...! Lemme ask fer yer name!" (Vs. Matt)
* "There's no substitute fer th' original, ya knockoff! 'Sides, I'm positive you've gotten more nosebleeds!" (Vs. **Nicolas-2**)
* "Y'know, fer a match that's scripted, this felt too real. I'm hurtin' like hell over here, thanks to you... an' to th' crowd losin' their heads." (Vs. Niles)
* "I'm gonna tell a tale 'bout our future together. Ahem... *Poet Gal, aka Madam Opus Kingsley. Th' day I first met you was unlike any other. Back then, I had kept myself from sweepin' you off yer feet an' lockin' lips with---*...Shit! Yer up! Uhhhhhhh, I-I didn't say anythin'! Nothin' at all! Promise!!" (Vs. Opus)
* "If I knew I'd be beatin' up some ol' superhuman fashion designer, I woulda arrived at th' scene in my birthday suit." (Vs. Osiris)
* "Ya growl like a man an' ya hit like a mastodon! Me winnin' came down to luck!" (Vs. Paige)
* "I took ya down an' ya still insist on pesterin' me?! Ugh... No more questions, this interview's over! Bye!" (Vs. Rush)
* "Nice wings, I guess...? Apart from that, dealin' with you was a waste of my time. If I ever see ya again, drop th' stutterin'." (Vs. Saturn)
* "Some assassin. Psychokinesis rules, usin' shadows to yer advantage drools!" (Vs. Seth)
* "Haha, yeah! Th' win is mine... naturally. Anyway, I'm starvin'! Prep fish curry! ...Believe it or not, I can wait." (Vs. Tanya)
* "Th' hell's yer damage?! Not even Explodiot's this difficult to handle... YO!!! Stop laughin'!! How's 'bout takin' me seriously?! ...Forget it. Th' bitch ain't listenin'." (Vs. Ultima)
* "Without my psychokinesis, I'd be in a hospital bed by now! People sayin' you're tough as balls don't joke!" (Vs. Vivi)
* "Do me a solid an' work on yer sense of justice! Pigs keep gettin' harder to trust 'round here...!" (Vs. Watchdog)

### Victory Text (Versus)

* "Hey now! Nobody's gonna fancy a loser!"
* "Th' only thing worse than a terrible fighter is a borin' one. Get up outta here!"
* "Damn... Y-y-you're bleedin'!! Amscray, amscray!!! ...I hate seein' blood."
* "Diss my style again an' you'll be a corpse! Ya wouldn't like me when I'm pissed off, yeah?!"
* "I have better things to do than look at yer battered face. Like... hit up Poet Gal!"
* "Well, this ain't yer lucky day... Gonna hafta poke my fingers in there an' see if ya resurface."
* "Of course ya didn't have a chance!"
* "I'd sooner remember th' outcome of this fight than that incident..."