Niki



Nikita, better known as Niki, is a non-playable character in the DOA series. Niki is the Zack's girlfriend. They met in a casino after the Dead or Alive 3 tournament, when Zack won a large sum of money that allowed him to buy an island which he named after himself. He invited most of the females he remembered from the last tournament (there was no Lisa) to his island under the false pretense of holding another tournament. The women arrived and after finding out the truth, namely that it was all a big hoax, they decided to make the best of the situation by spending their vacation there. After two weeks when the women had left, Zack and Niki remained alone on the island. However, a previously inactive volcano erupted, and Niki decided to abandon Zack and escape using his jet pack. Zack survived the volcanic eruption, but his island was completely destroyed. However, the two seem to have made up and become a couple again during Dead or Alive 4, as they're seen robbing an ancient tomb and escaping in a truck filled with gold, along with a horde of angry skeletons in tow. Niki is Zack's lucky charm (Lady Luck) and he takes her everywhere with him, going as far as naming a beach on his island's eastern shore after her. In a recent video interview for the IGN website on E3, creator of the game Tomonobu Itagaki said that players can expect at least two new girls to join the Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 cast. Niki did indeed join the cast, but not in a player controlled role and appearing only in cut scenes with Zack as before. Her voice actress, Yuka Koyama, is also responsible for the roles of Helena and Lauren/Rolande in the Dead or Alive series. In DOAX2, she is voiced in English by Kari Wahlgren.