Nyoka

Nyoka Kabuto (formerly Niki) is a character from Astro Boy (1980) and is a major character in The Knights of the Multiverse. She's a Droid created by Dr. Rindolph but was activated/taken in by Koji Kabuto and Sayaka Yumi, who raised and took care of her as their own "adoptive" daughter. She then went on to help her cousin Emily Tsurugi-Hono and her new friends in their future ventures of stopping criminals and exploring the Multiverse.

Personality
When she first met the team, Nyoka was a very delicate (figuratively, of course) and shy Droid. She's always been kind, sweet & polite towards others, but in the beginning, she was very insecure, mostly keeping to herself, relying on the opinions of her parents & friends on what to o and never raising her voice in fear of saying anything that she might upset others. She was also - and still is - very much against fighting, at best only fighting if necessary or when her patience wears out, something that created a sharp contrast with herself and some of the more gung-ho members of the team. As the series goes on thankfully, she does become more confident in herself and becomes much more sociable, quickly forming friendships with almost everyone that joins the team as it continues to grow, and even becomes capable of throwing a quip every now and again. And while she still doesn't seek battle like some of her teammates, she becomes a lot less hesitant to step into the fray.

However, inspired by her adoptive parents' courage and desires to help people, her main goal in joining the team is to try and become as strong/brave as they are. While she does still have her reserves about fighting, she more than makes up for it with how much/how far she'll go for her friends, often going to any length possible to make others happy, even if it means sacrificing her own happiness or health in the process. She's also quite clever, often coming up with very creative (though sometimes strange) ways to infiltrate bases and taking down bad guys. But while she may not always like it, she will fight when she needs to. She's often just as competent and tough as the other 'Droids on the team and is just as powerful as skilled as any of them thanks to her Photon weapons.

Pre-Series
Just a little over two years ago, Nyoka, or "Niki" as she was originally supposed to be called, was created by one Dr. Rindolph, adapted from the blueprints of another Droid made by the New Photon Labs, for two purposes: to act as his personal assistant to help him in further evil endeavors (as well as build her with all sorts of weapons, probably for some kind of evil scheme later down the road), and to act as his own child, as he had also longed to have one of his own. However, Rindolph's plans were discovered and was arrested by the EDC before he could activate her. She would only remain sealed away in his personal lab until she was discovered by Koji Kabuto and Sayaka Yumi as they were investigating their former employee's projects. The two soon activated the little Droid and raised her as their adoptive daughter while also trying to help her control her powers. At first, Koji was the only one that took a more parental-type role towards her with Sayaka being a lot more skeptical because of how much power she had. But she soon warmed up to her after Nyoka saved during a Super Robot attack and she saw how well she handled herself, and how much the Droid cared for her.

Mini-Series
Nyoka made her first appearance in when the Knights arrived on Earth Prime.

Season 1
Fearing that even her father's legendary Super Robot might not last him much longer, Nyoka sought to try and design a new Mazinger for him. Unfortunately, she was having some trouble, so some of the other Knights decided to throw in their own suggestions, such as Kitty proposing the simple idea of bulking it up and increasing its strength, Usagi putting forward the idea of having swords come out of its shoulders like the Getter Robo's Tomahawks, Emily recommending the forearms being given spirals like a drill to give it an extra, well, punch similar to her father's "Drill Pressure Punch", Catra giving it devil horns 'cause it looks cool & he thought it might help emphasis the "God or Devil" thing he heard Koji talk about. Ayako even advocates adding a spare, super strong sword in the center of the chest, but Lapis pointed out how that would be sort of redundant with the shoulder swords.

Abilities

 * Super Strength

Thanks to her robotic nature, Nyoka has a great amount of strength. She can lift a great deal of weight (for reference, something around the size and weight of one of the Mazinger robots' arms).


 * Early Warning System/Scanners/Light

The button on Nyoka's head crest is actually a highly advanced early warning system that allows her to detect nearby Super Robots and other androids. This works in conjunction with the high-quality scanners built into her optics that allow her to scan objects up to 40 feet away, and even pinpoint an opponent's weak spots. The button can also emit a light that can reach out to about 5 feet.


 * Hyper-Sensitive Hearing

Nyoka's hearing can be amplified by 1000 times.
 * Electronic Ports

Nyoka has four ports lined on each side of her head crest, which she can use to link into any electronic device that allow her to download information from it, from blueprints on Droids & Super Robots to transactions between computer terminals.


 * Jet-Powered Flight

Nyoka can retract her feet into her legs to reveal a set of rocket thrusters, which allow her to fly great distances.


 * Photon Beam Fingers

Nyoka is able to shoot Photon lasers from her pointer fingers.


 * Photon Cannons

Nyoka has Photon cannons stored in both of her forearms that fires incredibly powerful Photon Beams, though she usually saves these for more dangerous opponents/situations, preferring to stick mostly with her Finger Beams. However, she can't fire it too many times as it drains a lot of her power.

Combo Attacks

 * Spiral Photon Knuckle

Combo attack w/ Emily: Emily launches her Spiral Knuckle and Nyoka boosts it with a blast from one of her Photon Cannons, with the fists spiraling like a drill as they accelerate forward.

Dr. Rindolph
Though she does except that he is her creator, Nyoka has never thought of Rindolph as her father. Apart from her not being present during her activation, she disassociated with him quite quickly after Koji told her all of the questionable activity he did prior to her creation.

Koji Kabuto & Sayaka Yumi
Koji and Sayaka are the most important people in Nyoka's life, viewing the two as her mother and father. She's always willing to help them in their projects, and is quick to protect them, even at the cost of her own life. She used to cling pretty tight to the two of them before the events of the series, but as she started spending more time with Usagi and the rest of her new friends, she started spending less and less time with them, though she still helps them out whenever she can. A good example of this is how during a good chunk of the first season, she'd often try to seek council from Koji and Sayaka about her problems first then go to the others second, but as they continued to bond, she stopped relying on their guidance so much. Of course, she does get annoyed by all of their bickering from time to time, especially when it revolves around trying to gain her affection, and she'll be quick to call them out on their antics.

Tetsuya Tsurugi & Jun Tsurugi-Hono
As he is Koji's adoptive brother, Nyoka thinks of Tetsuya as her uncle, and his wife, Jun, as her aunt.

Emily
Despite being created by different people and technically being cousins, Nyoka and Emily act more like simple sisters, with Nyoka being more the meek and soft-spoken of the duo.

Ruri Saotome
Ruri was the first true friend that Nyoka made outside the "family", and the same is true for Ruri. As such, the two have a strong, sister-like bond (though you'd be hard-pressed to tell by how Ruri acts).

Usagi Tsukino
Usagi is Nyoka's best friend, the two (along with Emily & Ruri, of course) often getting into their own side missions while the other Knights are doing more "serious" tasks. She's also very important in Nyoka's own journey, as Usagi pushing her into trying new things gave her the inspiration to act more independent.

Mohm
Like Usagi did with Rosy, Nyoka saw a bit of herself in the blue-haired MU 'Droid; she wanted to prove to herself and everyone else that wanted to do more.

Honey Kisaragi
As one of Koji's longtime friends, and another android, Nyoka views Honey as an aunt of sorts, even to the point of acknowledging her as "Aunt Honey".

Rosy
While Usagi is a little more hands-on with trying to help train/care for Rosy, Nyoka tries to help take care of the Super Alloy-skinned 'Droid whenever she can.

Earth-chan
Like the others, Nyoka showed Earth-chan heavy resistance when she first joined the team, taking much issue with her stubbornness and rejection of any emotion. But like the others, she would lighten up on her & even befriend her later when she learned the value of emotional connections with others.