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|Born = July 24,{{cite}} 1955<ref name=":2" />
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|Died = 1977, New York City<ref name=":1" />
 
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|Known relatives = [[Li]] <small>(lover)</small><br> [[Robin Wood]] <small>(son)</small>
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{{Quote|The mission's what matters.|Nikki Wood|Lies My Parents Told Me}}
  
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'''Nikki Wood''' was a [[Slayer]] based in [[New York City]] during the 1970s. Nikki was notable for being one of the few Slayers in history to have been a mother, as well as her relatively long tenure as a Slayer (seven years). Her [[Watcher]] was [[Bernard Crowley]]. In 1977, she met her end at the hands of notorious [[vampire]] [[Spike]] who took [[Spike's Duster|her leather jacket]] as a trophy. She had a son name [http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Robin_Wood Robin Wood].
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[Slayer]] based in New York City during the 1970s. She was notable for her relatively long tenure of seven years as a Slayer, as well as for being one of the few known to have been a mother. In 1977, Nikki met her end at the hands of notorious [[vampire]] [[Spike]], who took [[Spike's duster|her leather jacket]] an continuously wore it from then on. Her [[Watcher]] was [[Bernard Crowley]], who raised her son [[Robin Wood]] after Nikki's death.
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
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===The Slayer===
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{{quote|She was cunning, resourceful, and oh, did I mention? Hot. I could have danced all night with that one.|Spike on Nikki|Fool for Love}}
  
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{{Quote|No matter where she went. No matter how much she wanted to be with me. She wasn't strong enough to ignore it. She had to be a Slayer.|Robin Wood|On Your Own, Part One}}
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===Tenure as the Slayer===
  
   
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Nikki was born on July 24th, 1955, in New York City. In 1970, she was called to be the next Chosen One and her watcher [[Bernard Crowley]] trained her.
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Nikki was born on July 24, 1955, in New York City. In 1970, she was called as the Slayer and trained by the watcher Crowley.{{Cite}}
   
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In the early 70's, Nikki followed her NYPD lover, [[Li]], on a stakeout. He wasn't aware of [[vampires]] or Slayers, and Nikki discovered that the ring leader was a vampire called [[Le Banc]], who was smuggling in vampires and a giant bat. Li was killed by a vampire in the conflict. Nikki later flew the bat into an on-coming subway train and slayed Le Banc.
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In the early 70s, Nikki followed her NYPD lover, [[Li]], on a stakeout. He wasn't aware of vampires or Slayers, and Nikki discovered that the ring leader was a vampire called [[Le Banc]], who was smuggling in vampires and a giant bat. Li was killed by a vampire in the conflict. Nikki later flew the bat into an on-coming subway train and slayed Le Banc.<ref>''[[Nikki Goes Down!]]''</ref>
   
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On July 24, 1973, Nikki participated in her [[Tento di Cruciamentum]], much to the disapproval of Crowley, who was appalled that the [[Watchers Council]] forced her to undergo it as she was pregnant at the time. Upon surviving her Cruciamentum, she gave birth to her son, Robin. However, she did not know exactly who his father was as she "didn't take names when blowing off steam." Crowley arranged for Nikki to go into hiding and live a normal life with Robin. Nikki took her child and lived in South America as well as Mexico for a while. However, she couldn't dismiss her calling, and returned to New York and her duty as the Slayer.<ref name=":2">''[[On Your Own, Part One]]''</ref>
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[[File:Nikkicruciamentum.jpg|thumb|left|Nikki uses the strength of motherhood to survive the Cruciamentum]]
  
   
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[[File:Nikki Lies My Parents Told Me.jpg|thumb|left|Nikki protects her son after encountering the vampire Spike.]]
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On July 24th, 1973, Nikki participated in her [[Cruciamentum]], much to the disapproval of Crowley who was appalled that the [[Watchers Council]] forced her to undergo it as she was pregnant. Upon surviving this, she gave birth to her son, [[Robin Wood|Robin]], that same year, though because she "didn't take names when blowing off steam," she did not know exactly who his father was. Crowley arranged for Nikki to go into hiding and live a normal life with Robin. Nikki took her child and lived in South America as well as Mexico for a while. However, she couldn't dismiss her calling and returned to New York and her duty as the Slayer.
  
   
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In July 1977, the [[vampire]] [[Spike]] tracked Nikki down, wanting to challenge her. They met and fought in Central Park for the first time with Nikki's young son Robin watching from behind a park bench. She almost slayed Spike, but he caught the stake flying toward his chest. After the battle with Spike, Nikki dropped Robin off at Bernard's apartment where he let Robin play with some "spooky doo-dads," telling her son that the "mission is what matters," as she had to go after Spike.
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Sometime in 1977, the vampire Spike tracked Nikki down, wanting to challenge his second Slayer. They met and fought in Central Park for the first time with Nikki's young son Robin watching from behind a park bench. The fight came to a stand still and Spike fled the scene. Before he left, he complimented her coat. Following the battle, Nikki dropped Robin off at Bernard's apartment where he let Robin play with some "spooky doo-dads", telling her son that the "mission is what matters" as she had to go after the vampire.<ref name=":0" />
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===Death===
  
   
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===Death and legacy===
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[[File:Nikkispike2.jpg|thumb|Nikki after being murdered by Spike]]
  
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{{Quote|Please don't. I have to get home to my son… to my Robin.|[[Dana]] channels Nikki Wood|Damage}}
   
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[[File:Spike&Nikki.jpg|thumb|Nikki has her final battle in 1977.]]
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On July 13th, 1977, Nikki and Spike had their final showdown in a New York City subway. The vampire pinned the Slayer down and snapped her neck. After admiring her coat when they first met, he removed it from her and claimed it as a trophy.
  
   
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On July 13, 1977, Nikki and Spike had their final showdown inside a New York City subway train. Nikki was able to pin Spike to the floor and repeatedly punch him, but, as the train went through a dark tunnel, the vampire took advantage and switched positions.<ref name=":1" /> Nikki begged to be able to return home to her son,<ref name=":4" /> but he strangled her, before breaking her neck. After admiring her coat when they first met, he removed it from her body<ref name=":1">"[[Fool for Love]]"</ref> and wore it for the next 26 years until its destruction.<ref>"[[The Girl in Question]]"</ref>
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After her death, Crowley took Robin in as his own, relocating to Beverly Hills. He raised Robin to fight like his mother. In late 2000, Spike informed [[Buffy Summers]], that she fought much like Nikki.<ref>"[[Fool for Love]]"</ref>
  
   
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In 2003, Robin, who had moved to [[Sunnydale]], California and teamed up with Buffy and her vampire ally, where he learned from the [[First Evil]], in the guise of his dead mother, that the aforementioned vampire, Spike, was the vampire that killed her. He tried to get revenge on Spike by playing the song ''Early One Morning'' which the First had used to trigger Spike's feral nature to get him to start killing again, but Spike defeated him. Spike, having regained his soul, let Robin live, saying that he owed him for killing Nikki, but Robin wouldn't get another pass like that if he tried it again.<ref>"[[Lies My Parents Told Me]]"</ref>
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After her death, Crowley took Robin in as his own, relocating to Beverly Hills, and raised him to fight like his mother.<ref name=":3">"[[First Date]]"</ref> In 2003, Robin moved to [[Sunnydale]] and teamed up with Buffy and her vampire ally Spike. While there, he learned from the [[First Evil]], in the guise of his dead mother, that Spike was the vampire that killed Nikki.<ref name=":3" />
   
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[[File:First Evil Nikki Wood.jpg|thumb|The First Evil appears as Nikki to her son Robin.]]
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Some time after the activation of every [[potential slayer]], the psychologically scarred [[Dana]] took on the personalities of past Slayers, including Nikki's. Since Nikki was killed by Spike along with another [[Xin Rong|past Slayer]], Dana perceived Spike as [[Walter Kindel|a man]] who kidnapped and abused her. When confronting Spike, Dana mentioned having to look after Nikki's son, which caused Spike to remember Nikki.<ref>"[[Damage]]</ref>
  
   
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Robin tried to get revenge on Spike by using the First's trigger to bring Spike's feral nature to the surface and fight the demon who had killed his mother. During the fight, Spike was able to recover from his own trauma and defeated him. Although, having regained his soul, Spike let Robin live, saying that he owed him for killing Nikki, but Robin wouldn't get another pass like that if he tried it again. Buffy, following up on the situation, warned Robin she would let Spike kill him, and told him, just like his mother, that the mission was what mattered.<ref name=":0">"[[Lies My Parents Told Me]]"</ref>
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Over a year and a half after the destruction of Sunnydale, Buffy believed herself to be pregnant after getting drunk at a housewarming party.<ref>"[[Slayer, Interrupted (Buffy Season 9)|Slayer, Interrupted]]"</ref> Unsure of what to do, she turned to Robin for advice on how he handled being the son of a Slayer. Robin told Buffy that she was not Nikki and that he was confident that she could handle raising a child because she had managed to balance a normal life with her Slayer duties where most other Slayers, including Nikki herself, did not or could not.<ref>"[[On Your Own]]"</ref>
  
   
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Some time after the [[Slayer activation spell]] in 2003, the psychologically scarred [[Dana]] took on the personalities of past Slayers, including Nikki's. Since Nikki was killed by Spike, along with another [[Xin Rong]] in 1900, Dana perceived Spike as [[Walter Kindel]], a man who kidnapped and abused her in her childhood. When confronting Spike, Dana mentioned having to look after Nikki's son, which caused Spike to remember Nikki.<ref name=":4">"[[Damage]]"</ref>
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*She was portrayed by both April Weeden-Washington and K.D. Aubert.
  
   
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Over a year and a half after the destruction of Sunnydale, Buffy believed herself to be pregnant after getting drunk at a housewarming party. Unsure of what to do, she turned to Robin for advice on how he handled being the son of a Slayer. Robin told Buffy that she was not Nikki and that he was confident that she could handle raising a child, because she had managed to balance a normal life with her Slayer duties, where most other Slayers, including Nikki herself, did not or could not.<ref name=":2" />
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*Weeden-Washington originally portrayed Nikki. However, when the character was brought back, the stuntwoman was deemed "too mature" by the show's casting directors. They wanted a younger actress, who could seem more like a vulnerable teenage mother, for the role, so Aubert portrayed Nikki Wood in the seventh season. This means Nikki joins [[Buffy Summers]], [[Faith Lehane]], and the [[First Evil]] as the few characters in the [[Buffyverse]] that have been portrayed by more than one actor (not counting stunt doubles) and the first and only time a character was recast instead of being played by a different actor for storytelling purposes, with the exception of [[Anthony Harris]], whose first appearance was in a dream.
  
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*[[Doug Petrie]] stated his DVD commentary of "[[Fool For Love]]" that Nikki is his favorite Slayer.
  
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*Initially unidentified, Nikki was credited as "Subway Slayer" in episode "[[Fool for Love]]".
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*Weeden explained that, despite having auditioned to reprise the role, "I got a phone call from casting stating that there was 'a certain maturity' about me now, and that I didn't get the part." In the [[Buffyverse]], she had also acted as stunt double for [[Kendra Young]] in "[[What's My Line? Part One]]" and [[Alonna Gunn]] in "[[War Zone]]", as well as different vampires.<ref>Billie Doux, 2003. [https://www.douxreviews.com/2003/01/interview-with-slayer-april-weeden.html "Interview with the Subway Slayer April Weeden-Washington"]. ''Doux Reviews''. Retrieved December 29, 2018.</ref>
   
 
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Revision as of 22:11, 20 December 2019

“The mission's what matters.”
―Nikki Wood[src]

Nikki Wood was a Slayer based in New York City during the 1970s. She was notable for her relatively long tenure of seven years as a Slayer, as well as for being one of the few known to have been a mother. In 1977, Nikki met her end at the hands of notorious vampire Spike, who took her leather jacket an continuously wore it from then on. Her Watcher was Bernard Crowley, who raised her son Robin Wood after Nikki's death.

Biography

The Slayer

“No matter where she went. No matter how much she wanted to be with me. She wasn't strong enough to ignore it. She had to be a Slayer.”
―Robin Wood[src]

Nikki was born on July 24, 1955, in New York City. In 1970, she was called as the Slayer and trained by the watcher Crowley.[citation needed]

In the early 70s, Nikki followed her NYPD lover, Li, on a stakeout. He wasn't aware of vampires or Slayers, and Nikki discovered that the ring leader was a vampire called Le Banc, who was smuggling in vampires and a giant bat. Li was killed by a vampire in the conflict. Nikki later flew the bat into an on-coming subway train and slayed Le Banc.[5]

On July 24, 1973, Nikki participated in her Tento di Cruciamentum, much to the disapproval of Crowley, who was appalled that the Watchers Council forced her to undergo it as she was pregnant at the time. Upon surviving her Cruciamentum, she gave birth to her son, Robin. However, she did not know exactly who his father was as she "didn't take names when blowing off steam." Crowley arranged for Nikki to go into hiding and live a normal life with Robin. Nikki took her child and lived in South America as well as Mexico for a while. However, she couldn't dismiss her calling, and returned to New York and her duty as the Slayer.[1]

Nikki Lies My Parents Told Me

Nikki protects her son after encountering the vampire Spike.

Sometime in 1977, the vampire Spike tracked Nikki down, wanting to challenge his second Slayer. They met and fought in Central Park for the first time with Nikki's young son Robin watching from behind a park bench. The fight came to a stand still and Spike fled the scene. Before he left, he complimented her coat. Following the battle, Nikki dropped Robin off at Bernard's apartment where he let Robin play with some "spooky doo-dads", telling her son that the "mission is what matters" as she had to go after the vampire.[4]

Death and legacy

“Please don't. I have to get home to my son… to my Robin.”
―Dana channels Nikki Wood[src]
Spike&Nikki

Nikki has her final battle in 1977.

On July 13, 1977, Nikki and Spike had their final showdown inside a New York City subway train. Nikki was able to pin Spike to the floor and repeatedly punch him, but, as the train went through a dark tunnel, the vampire took advantage and switched positions.[2] Nikki begged to be able to return home to her son,[6] but he strangled her, before breaking her neck. After admiring her coat when they first met, he removed it from her body[2] and wore it for the next 26 years until its destruction.[7]

After her death, Crowley took Robin in as his own, relocating to Beverly Hills, and raised him to fight like his mother.[3] In 2003, Robin moved to Sunnydale and teamed up with Buffy and her vampire ally Spike. While there, he learned from the First Evil, in the guise of his dead mother, that Spike was the vampire that killed Nikki.[3]

First Evil Nikki Wood

The First Evil appears as Nikki to her son Robin.

Robin tried to get revenge on Spike by using the First's trigger to bring Spike's feral nature to the surface and fight the demon who had killed his mother. During the fight, Spike was able to recover from his own trauma and defeated him. Although, having regained his soul, Spike let Robin live, saying that he owed him for killing Nikki, but Robin wouldn't get another pass like that if he tried it again. Buffy, following up on the situation, warned Robin she would let Spike kill him, and told him, just like his mother, that the mission was what mattered.[4]

Some time after the Slayer activation spell in 2003, the psychologically scarred Dana took on the personalities of past Slayers, including Nikki's. Since Nikki was killed by Spike, along with another Xin Rong in 1900, Dana perceived Spike as Walter Kindel, a man who kidnapped and abused her in her childhood. When confronting Spike, Dana mentioned having to look after Nikki's son, which caused Spike to remember Nikki.[6]

Over a year and a half after the destruction of Sunnydale, Buffy believed herself to be pregnant after getting drunk at a housewarming party. Unsure of what to do, she turned to Robin for advice on how he handled being the son of a Slayer. Robin told Buffy that she was not Nikki and that he was confident that she could handle raising a child, because she had managed to balance a normal life with her Slayer duties, where most other Slayers, including Nikki herself, did not or could not.[1]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Canonical

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Angel
Tales
Season Eight
Season Nine
Season Ten
Spike comics
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve

Other

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 On Your Own, Part One
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Fool for Love"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "First Date"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Lies My Parents Told Me"
  5. ↑ Nikki Goes Down!
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Damage"
  7. ↑ "The Girl in Question"
  8. ↑ Billie Doux, 2003. "Interview with the Subway Slayer April Weeden-Washington". Doux Reviews. Retrieved December 29, 2018.


Preceded by:
Unknown, eventually Anni 		The Slayer
1970–1977 		Succeeded by:
Unknown, eventually Buffy Summers
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