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{{R from fictional character|Buffyverse}} |
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| name = Nikki Wood |
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| series = Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
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| creator = ] |
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| portrayer = ], April Weeden-Washington |
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| abilities = ], ], ], ], and ]es<br>]<br>Enhanced ]<br>] |
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'''Nikki Wood''' is a fictional character created by ] in the TV series '']'', portrayed originally by April Weeden-Washington and later by ]. |
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==Biography== |
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Nikki Wood grew up in a poor area of New York. After her parents were killed in a mugging about 1966, she lived with her grandmother. She eventually dropped out of school when she became pregnant with ], and got a job as a waitress to help pay the rent.<ref>'']''</ref> |
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She was called as the ] early in 1973. Her ], Bernard Crowley, found her and told her of her role on February 10, 1973, the same night that her grandmother was killed by a ].<ref>''Blackout'', chapter 3</ref> |
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She had a Chinese-American boyfriend named Li, a policeman who was killed while investigating smugglers – who were importing a demon. Li may or may not be Robin's father, though it is implied Nikki does not know who Robin's father is (as she does not "take names when blowing off steam"). |
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For most of her tenure as the Slayer, Nikki and Robin lived rent-free in a small apartment behind the projection room of The Gem movie theatre on 42nd street, because she had rescued the owner's nephew from vampires. |
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In 1977 she was killed by ], who had already killed a ] during the ]. (Spike took a black leather ] from Nikki's body, and it became his trademark.) Crowley then retired from the ] and raised Robin. |
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==Casting== |
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Nikki's first appearance, in "]", was a ] with no dialogue; she was portrayed by stuntwoman April Weeden-Washington. When the character was brought back in "]", the casting directors preferred a younger actress, who could seem more like a vulnerable teenage mother, and hired K.D. Aubert. |
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Nikki thus joined ] and the ] as characters in the ] that have been portrayed by more than one actor (not counting stunt doubles). |
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==Appearances== |
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''']''' appears in bold |
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*''']''' (flashbacks) |
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*''']''' (impersonated by the ]) |
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*''']''' (mentioned) |
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*''']''' (flashbacks) |
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*''']''' (mentioned) |
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*"]", a prose short story in '']'' Volume IV |
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*''']''', a graphic short story in '']'' |
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*'']'', novel |
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*'']'': Nikki and other Slayer ghosts protect ] on the Ghost Roads |
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*'']'' graphic novel, issues 2–3 |
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==References== |
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