Nikko

"Nice to meet you, sentient. Are you interested in a friendly game of pazaak? The deck is warm, the drink is plentiful, and the company amiable. Can I tempt you?"

- Nikko's greeting to the Jedi Exile on their first meeting.

Nikko was a Human male pazaak player who lived in Iziz, the capital city of the planet Onderon, during the Onderon Civil War in 3,951 BBY. He spent most of his time in the Iziz Cantina, playing pazaak. When the Jedi Exile, a former Jedi Knight, visited the cantina to investigate the murder of Captain Sullio in hopes of clearing Dr. Dhagon Ghent of the crime, Nikko was one of the people she talked to. After a thorough investigation, Nikko and the Exile were able to convince the Onderon authorities of Gent's innocence, setting the doctor free.

Biography
"Know him? He's probably my best friend on this planet. Honestly, he's not a very good doctor. But he is a great drinking companion"

- Nikko's opinion of Dr. Dhagon Ghent

An avid pazaak player, Nikko was a brown-haired hazel-eyed male Human who lived in the city of Iziz, capital of the planet Onderon, during the Onderon Civil War in 3,951 BBY. Most of his time was spent in the Iziz Cantina, drinking and playing pazaak with his friends and fellow patrons. When a former Jedi Knight known as the Jedi Exile visited the cantina in search for clues to clear Dr. Dhagon Ghent of the murder of Captain Sullio, she spoke with Nikko about the incident. Nikko considered Gent his best friend on Onderon, saying that he wasn't a good doctor but was a great person to drink with. He was disbelieving as to whether Gent would hurt Sullio, saying that both he and the doctor respected her and admired her sharp wit.

After further investigation, the Exile learned that on the night of the murder, Ghent and Sullio had gotten into an apparently heated argument. When asked about this, Nikko explained that after too much juma juice, the two would often engage in an exchange of creative insults, but he insisted that it was all in good fun. Nikko told the Exile that just after the murder, he had witnessed Ghent coming from his office across the courtyard outside of the cantina. After an inspection of the crime scene, the Exile was able to obtain the memory core of S-0D3-GE3, a service droid from the cantina that was found near Sullio's body. With the help of a Twi'lek slicer named Kiph, the Exile was able to extract a recording of the murder from the droid's memory. The recording clearly showed that the kill shot came from the opposite direction of Ghent's office. After showing the recording to Nikko, he and the Exile took it the authorities holding Ghent, who agreed that he couldn't of committed the crime and set the doctor free.

Behind the scenes
Nikko appears as a non-player character in the 2004 role playing video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords that the player, as the Jedi Exile, must interact with to progress through Onderon portion of the game. Nikko's physical appearance is based off that of a fan named Paul Keeler, who won a contest to visit the LucasArts studio and have his likeness featured in one of their games. Nikko's voice was provided by voice actor Robin Atkin Downes. Nikko's head was modeled and textured by one of the game's artists named Brian Menze.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

Notes and references
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