Spartan-458
CHARACTER» Nicole
Also known as Nicole, Spartan-458 is a guest character in Dead or Alive 4.


Overview

Spartan-458 is a special guest character in Dead or Alive 4 (Game). Her background information included with the game indicates that her real name is Nicole and that she was born in the city of New Legaspi on Mars in 2531. She was scouted by ONI (the Office of Naval Intelligence) at the age of six due to her physical capabilities and was enrolled in the SPARTAN-II project, the same project that created John-117 and Jorge-52. Her rank within the military is petty officer second class. Nicole was created specifically for Dead or Alive 4 but is still considered a canon figure of the Halo (Franchise) universe. Bungie (Company) explains that she was transported through time in the Nassaru orbital Station due to a space-time bubble caused by the ONI stealth ship Apocalypso when it was jumping to slip-space nearby. Her motivation in Dead or Alive 4 is to keep the Nassaru Station secret and protect it from invaders who might jeopardize history, until the space-time bubble collapses and the station (along with Nicole) is returned to the twenty-sixth century. Originally, Tomonobu Itagaki (Person) negotiated with Microsoft to allow Halo protagonist Master Chief (Character) to appear in Dead or Alive 4 as a guest character. The request was met with pushback from American developers at Bungie (Company), who objected to this, but through a compromise, Nicole was created instead. Nicole's characterization has never been expanded on or referenced in any Halo releases since.