[Hiro-Worship]

So I doubt that the creators would just have her be a psycho chick with problems. What do you think her powers will end up actually being?

So far her alter ego seems capable of taking on 3 men at once, easily taking out the thug in the elevator, throwing D.L. into a wall (at least that's what it looks like to me in the previews), and killing D.L's old gang members who I assume were no push overs.

So what do you think let's her do this? Just a personality shift? Speculate and discuss.

[Asteros]

I am speculating she has animal type powers. Stronger than normal, more speed and dexterity, and a viciousness to the attacks that leaves people stunned. Of course only time will tell, but I think that would be a fun character.

[TryxeyHobbitses]

Ummm..Niki's power is...ahem ahem... CRAZY GO NUTS!

[JOE_THE_KING]

I'm hoping she'll be able to do what Multiple Man does.. at least with her double. Not telling how many personalities are in there... :mellow:

[bigweasleyfan]

Doesn't Wolverine of the X-Men have something like "Berserker Power"? When he goes berserker, he is almost unstoppable, animalistic instincts and reflexes.

I think she definately has some of that

[jppuertorico85]

this seems like an oft-repeated question..but we really don't know yet! ok?

[tinyinfantjesus]

Jekyll and Hyde.

[Hiro-Worship]

jppuertorico85, on Oct 24 2006, 07:49 AM, said:

this seems like an oft-repeated question..but we really don't know yet! ok?

Hence why we speculate. It's fun. Here's an interesting idea. What if a multiple personality disorder was linked to her abilities. Now here is the kicker. She actually has more than one other alter ego. The one we have seen so far is the aggresive one and could possible be a personality that wants to take over and dominate the primary personality as well as the other personalities.

With each personality comes different abilities and different skill sets. The one we've seen so far has extra strength and speed and is highly aggresive. The fighter of the personalities. Another personality could have an ability like Forge and create different things and be intelectual. The next personality could be very perceptive and have heightened senses.

Imagine all the different possibilities... I doubt the writers would want to go that indepth with her but it would definitely be something new and interesting.

[Spaz]

doppelganger is a german word for double walker, some believe that it is your evil twin found someplace else in the world and others believe that the doppelganger lives right inside of you...

[Millenium]

Spaz, on Oct 24 2006, 01:43 PM, said:

doppelganger is a german word for double walker, some believe that it is your evil twin found someplace else in the world and others believe that the doppelganger lives right inside of you...

Super Strength...she throws DL like a ragdoll..

[tinyinfantjesus]

Really Bad and Frequent Menstural Cycle

[tinyinfantjesus]

accessdlp, on Oct 24 2006, 12:51 PM, said:

Like I said earlier...

Niki: DL, honey, does this dress make me look fat?

DL, brutha, do NOT answer that question!

She probably uses a mattress as a tampon.

[accessdlp]

tinyinfantjesus, on Oct 24 2006, 10:47 AM, said:

Really Bad and Frequent Menstural Cycle

Like I said earlier...

Niki: DL, honey, does this dress make me look fat?

DL, brutha, do NOT answer that question!

[StillLearning]

Hiro-Worship, on Oct 23 2006, 11:58 PM, said:

So far her alter ego seems capable of taking on 3 men at once, easily taking out the thug in the elevator, throwing D.L. into a wall (at least that's what it looks like to me in the previews), and killing D.L's old gang members who I assume were no push overs.

So what do you think let's her do this? Just a personality shift? Speculate and discuss.

From what we've seen so far, Nikki's ability reminds me a lot of the Vodun tradition of possession. In this religion, there is the belief of the Loa, the gods/goddesses of Vodun who take control of a person so the Loa have a gateway into the physical realm and can then help or protect the village, tribe, family, etc.

The Vodun tradition refers to it as "being ridden" (like a horse) and the possessed person is traditionally a willing participant . In Nikki's case she doesn't seem to be unwilling, but is confused, scared and unable to control when the possession takes place. Right now, it seems to occur mainly when she or her son is threatened.

Which is not to say there isn't training she could do. The ancient sage, Cheun Tuan, a Taoist Immortal in the ChiGung tradition, developed a series of dream methods of training that allowed one to enter a daydream-like state at will for the purpose of opening the mind to greater states of consciousness.

These are methods Nikki-A could use to work with her other self, Nikki-B. While she may not have any control when she's possessed by Nikki-B, she would be able to enter the state where she invites NIkki-B in when needed. This would allow her to be less fearful of her other self.

Following the imagery of the horse being ridden, the other training Nikki-A could do is transform herself into a Thoroughbred, a true champion. We don't know for sure that Nikki-B brings enhanced strength to her body, but regardless, if Nikki-A trained herself to be a superb fighter, it would allow Nikki-B to utilize her even more effectively. Nikki-B would then begin to fit into Nikki-A like a glove.

We've seen indications that Nikki-B is a savage, almost feral, fighter, so Nikki-A would benefit from learning Martial Arts that support this fighting style.

Since Nikki-B seems to be strongly feminine, as shown in the way she seduced Nathan in the hotel room, the internal Martial Arts would be a good choice as they utilize tremendous power through the internal generation of Chi. Also, they are exotic fighting styles that would be unknown by most of the fighters/enemies she would be likely to enounter giving her a distinct advantage.

Martial Arts like Chen-Style Tai Chi Tuan, Muslim-style XingYi, or the ancient style of LiuHe BaFa also known as WaterBoxing are incredibly powerful would be devastating in the hands of Nikki-B.

We've been discussing various ways the Heroes can really train their abilities over in Real SuperHero Training

[flash]

Hiro-Worship, on Oct 24 2006, 02:58 AM, said:

So I doubt that the creators would just have her be a psycho chick with problems. What do you think her powers will end up actually being?

So far her alter ego seems capable of taking on 3 men at once, easily taking out the thug in the elevator, throwing D.L. into a wall (at least that's what it looks like to me in the previews), and killing D.L's old gang members who I assume were no push overs.

So what do you think let's her do this? Just a personality shift? Speculate and discuss.

Split personality.. Good side and Very Bad side

[Hiro-Worship]

rodimusprime, on Oct 24 2006, 12:56 PM, said:

As far as her powers are concerned, Niki may not be superhuman at all but able to tap into the peak of physical human ability. So far, in her altered state, she's shown herself to be intelligent, strong, fast, agile, and durable though not necessarily super powered. Her aggresive-Niki persona seems to have martial arts training so it's not unusual that she's able to throw someone across a room. Now, if she throws someone through several rooms or rips a car in half, we might be talking super-strength.

I like Hiro-Worship's suggestion that situation-dependent multiple personality disorder might be her power; normal-Niki comes out as the default persona while aggressive-Niki comes out when physically threatened. It might be interesting to see what happens when she encounters other crises' like emotional or intellectual.

I'm tempted to e-mail that idea to the writers. I just think it would really make the character shine. It might not be super-human strength that throws D.L. into the wall but I'd definitely think that it's possibly peak human as you suggest. Plus supposedly one of the guys she killed was "torn in half" if I recall correctly. Martial Arts can explain a little of the throw but I've been taking martial arts for 10 years and I know I can't throw a guy like that and I'm a pretty big guy myself .

[rodimusprime]

As far as her powers are concerned, Niki may not be superhuman at all but able to tap into the peak of physical human ability. So far, in her altered state, she's shown herself to be intelligent, strong, fast, agile, and durable though not necessarily super powered. Her aggresive-Niki persona seems to have martial arts training so it's not unusual that she's able to throw someone across a room. Now, if she throws someone through several rooms or rips a car in half, we might be talking super-strength.

I like Hiro-Worship's suggestion that situation-dependent multiple personality disorder might be her power; normal-Niki comes out as the default persona while aggressive-Niki comes out when physically threatened. It might be interesting to see what happens when she encounters other crises' like emotional or intellectual.

Of course, the big question after five episodes is whether her (and DL's) power is genetic or not; did they get passed on to Micah?

[Foenix]

bigweasleyfan, on Oct 24 2006, 10:45 AM, said:

[b]Doesn't Wolverine of the X-Men have something like "Berserker Power"? When he goes berserker, he is almost unstoppable, animalistic instincts and reflexes.

That's not so much his powers, as part of his personality. Wolverine spent much time amnesiac, and being raised/reraised by wolves and such, so he became pretty much an animal, and retains much of that wild sense about him.

J

[whitepaw]

Maybe that Nikki will be able to seperate her in ttwo, you know what I mean, so maybe she could be at two places at the same time, but I am not sure. Maybe when she will know how to use her power!

[Comet]

When she is threatened she uses her power. It gives her some sort of superhuman strength from what the previews show us, and some pretty decent fighting moves. It's not necessarily and evil twin, just a very dangerous one, sort of teaching bad people lessons.

[Ballador]

tinyinfantjesus, on Oct 24 2006, 02:38 PM, said:

Jekyll and Hyde.

In my opinion it's more like the Hulk. If memory serves me right, Jekyll and Hyde had to take a potion to initiate the transformation, however the Hulk's powers activated in times of stress much like Niki. Like Niki, Jekyll also often saw Hyde in the mirror, however Jekyll has memory of Hydes activities. Bruce (Banner) however, at the begining at least does not recall what happens when he becomes the Hulk.

I don't know. It's wierd. She does seem to have heighten agility and strength.

[save_the_world]

i think she like the hulk only she stay in nomal form when she changes we'll just have to wait next eposiode

[save_the_world]

nikki is just like the hulk or/and jekyll and hyde

[harley]

save_the_world, on Oct 25 2006, 11:40 AM, said:

nikki is just like the hulk or/and jekyll and hyde

the only difference I've seen is in hulk form she has a s tattoo on the right shoulder but not in niki form.

[Foenix]

I won't believe any Niki as Hulk theories until I see her wearing purple pants!

=)

J