Nico.
Nicoletta Goldstein, better known as Nico, is a character from the Devil May Cry series of action games, making her debut in Devil May Cry 5. She is an expert craftswoman and associate of Nero's branch of the "Devil May Cry" business as well as the mind behind the various cybernetic prosthetics he wields to hunt demons after the Devil Bringer was severed from his arm.
Biography
Personality
Nico comes across as a cheeky Southern girl with a keen affinity for cybernetics. She takes great pride in her work, feeling that each of her designs are reliable and worth every dime. She seems to enjoy watching Nero slay demons, mainly because he's using her merch in his hunts. Nico comes across as foul-mouthed and snarky and seems to share a love-hate relationship with Nero, affectionately calling him "asshole". She's very much a wild child who enjoys her recklessness, sporting excessive tattoos, dressing provocatively, and being a reckless driver.
Despite her rough appearence and foul-mouthed, Nico has a kind, selfless, fearless and friendly side, as she willingly acccompany Nero to the giant red tree and getting along with Trish and Lady. Nico also knew Dante from her grandmother's stories and wished to meet him. In fact, Dante actually knew Nico a lot through Nell's stories.
Concept and development
According to producer Hideaki Itsuno, the development team thought about how Kyrie is not the type to go out on battle with Nero, as she was too important to him, so they came up with the idea of Nico as an supporting character.[1] Itsuno also wanted Nico to be sassy, a sassy type not yet seen in the Devil May Cry series.
One of Itsuno's inspiration in creating Nico was also his weird fetish for being scolded by "bad girls".[2]
Story
Background
Not much is known about Nico's past, other then that she is the granddaughter of Nell Goldstein,[3] who crafted Ebony & Ivory, Dante's trademark pistols.
Devil May Cry 5
After Nero gets his "Devil Bringer" arm severed by a cloaked figure, Nico builds him a cybernetic prosthetic arm called the "Devil Breaker".
Trivia
- Nico was modeled after an actor named Emily Bador.[1]