Nikita

Nikita (ニキータ, Nikīta) is a character in Yasuke. She is a werebear and part of a mercenary group hired by Abraham to find Saki.

Appearance
Nikita is a big tall woman with well developed muscle body. She has a mohawk with a long brown hair and green eyes. Her skin is two tone with darker and lighter places and has hair on her ears.

Personality
Nikita is smart and cool headed. As she originates from Russia, she tends to call Yasuke "Chernyy", meaning "black". Due to her beast nature, when transformed she becomes a wild fighter.

Plot
Nikita arrives at Yasuke's village looking for Saki. She visits a bar asking for Ichika and Saki and smells a man was in contact with them. She tricks him and takes him with her.

Nikita's group find Saki and engage Yasuke in a fight, but Ichika pushes her away, after which Saki uses her power to knock everyone. Following her scent, Nikita finds their camp fire and follows them back to the village, where they fight Yasuke again and capture him. While Abraham tries to get info from Yasuke, Nikita takes Haruto and go looking for her. She traces her to the village, where Saki uses her power to try and escape them. As Saki hides in a fish wagon, Nikita is unable to track her as she only smells fish.

Later Nikita again tracks Saki, but using her powers Saki binds Nikita and Haruto and make them lead her to Abraham. As Saki and Yasuke kill Abraham, Nikita and the rest have no obligation to him anymore and just take their payment and let Saki and Yasuke leave.

Nikita and her group receive a telepathic message from Saki, offering them double play if they come and help. The mercenaries agree and join Yasuke in their fight against the Dark Army. A bigger army attacks and Ishikawa is killed. Seeing her death, Haruto launches into the army and self-destructs. While they run towards the temple, Nikita decides to stay at the gates and fights the approaching enemies, but gets pinned to the wall by three magicians, who then twist all her body and organs from the inside out, thus killing her.

Power & Abilities
Nikita has enhanced senses as well as the ability to speak to animals and nature. More notably, she has the ability to transform herself into a large wild beast with claws and enhanced strength.