Nina Williams
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is a character
from Namco
's Tekken
game series. She is known to be a cold-blooded assassin
who had made her very first appearance in the original Tekken game and since has appeared in every Tekken game released. She is one of only four Tekken characters to appear in each game along with Yoshimitsu, Paul Phoenix and Heihachi Mishima
and the only female character to have appeared in every installment. She is known to have an unstable relationship with her younger sister, Anna Williams.
Nina Williams is known for her lethal fighting styles, consisting of many martial arts and fighting skills. Due to the success of the character, Nina Williams starred in her own spin-off
game, Death by Degrees
.
, as was her sister, Anna Williams. From a young age, both were taught various forms of martial arts and other forms of fighting, and a sibling rivalry
broiled between the two. Both sisters admired their father Richard Williams, and they often craved for his attention. Nina was trained in assassination martial arts and borrows concepts from Aikido
and bone martial arts, making it ideal for her future job as an assassin. As she quickly became an assassin, the 20-year-old Nina had later been hired during the King of Iron Fist Tournament to assassinate Heihachi Mishima
.
Their strong rivalry was the part of force that drove them to fight each other later at the time. The other, in Tekken 2, Nina (now 22) was contracted to kill Kazuya Mishima
, but Anna intervened and a conflict prevented her from fulfilling the assignment. She was captured by Mishima after failing to assassinate him and was used as a test subject in the "cold sleep" project by Dr. Boskonovich - a cryogenic experiment. Anna Williams volunteered to be put in cryogenic sleep, but demanded to be awoken at the same time as Nina. Fans speculate about the reason for this. Some believe that Anna couldn't bear life without Nina's presence, some suggest she was envious that Nina would remain youthful and stay 22-years-old in the cryosleep and some think she did it so that she could stay unharmed and ready to fight Nina once she was awakened. The experiments went on for 19 years.
Nina had suffered amnesia induced by her years in cryogenic sleep, a fate from which her sister Anna was spared. During Tekken 3, she was controlled by the God of Fighting's spell and while possessed concentrated on killing Jin Kazama
- Heihachi Mishima's grandson. Anna worked intensively with Boskonovich to bring her sister's memories back, however, the project was unsuccessful and after a receiving a memory from Tekken 2, Nina realized that she and her sister did not get along. After this, Nina left and does not contact Anna again for some time.
In Tekken 4, Nina's experiments had been finished for 2 years and (now 24) she soon revived her role as an assassin, as it was the only thing that she recalled from her previous life. Her next contract was from the Mafia Syndicate demanding her to kill a British
boxer, Steve Fox. As the tournament progressed, she had gained knowledge that she was in fact Steve's mother, who was born through In vitro fertilisation
during her years in cryosleep. At the last moment, she abandoned her assassination attempt after detective Lei Wulong brought down the syndicate. After the collapse of her employers, Nina no longer required a viable reason to pursue her target. It was also revealed that she remained emotionally impassive about the discovery of her biological son, but the fact that she did not kill him when the chance presented itself shows otherwise for some.
Nina decided that it was time she re-discovered her lost memories and came to the conclusion that the only person who could help her was her sister, Anna Williams. Anna meets with Nina soon after. However, Nina's memories and hatred instinctively returned, and they rapidly engaged in a gun battle. The duel lasted for days and the two later agreed to meet at the next tournament and finish their battle. The two promised that only one would walk away from the coming battle, however, Nina refused to take Anna's life as their fight wasn't satisfactory.
In Tekken 6, Nina was approached by Jin Kazama to be his personal bodyguard and enters the tournament to intercept any possible threat to him. Anna, during the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, vows to take revenge and becomes Kazuya Mishima's personal bodyguard, knowing she is bound to come face to face with Nina along the way.
: Nina is in her kitchen when her sister Anna walks in and accuses her of taking her left shoe. Nina tells her she doesn't know where it is, but Anna doesn't believe her and gets in her face. Nina then slaps Anna making her cry and walk away, but Nina then smiles and shows Anna's shoe.
Tekken 2
: Nina brings flowers to her father's grave and is frightened as she turns around and sees Anna carrying with flowers as well. Nina wants to fight, but Anna refuses. Nina agrees as she looks at her father's grave, and they both walk past each other.
Tekken 3
: Nina is laying down in some kind of machine as work goes underway to restore her memories. Then the scene changes, Anna and Nina then go to a graveyard where Anna puts down flowers on her father's grave. Nina then thinks about the last time they were at the graveyard (her Tekken 2
ending). Anna then tries to ask Nina what's wrong but Nina slaps her to the ground, claims that she killed their father, poses, and walks away. The camera zooms on Anna and she starts smiling.
Tekken Tag Tournament
: Nina and Anna are having a conversation (although they cannot be heard), when Nina reaches in asking Anna for a handshake. Anna accepts but Nina takes her down and attempt to break her arm.
Tekken 4
: Nina is seen on a computer conducting research on her target, Steve Fox, and learns to her shock that she is his mother, as he was born while she had been put to cryosleep at the Mishima Research Laboratory. Nina then tries to assassinate Steve with a rifle while in a motel, but decides not to shoot him and puts down the rifle right before Lei Wulong busts in and yells "freeze" and they both open fire. Nina manages to jump out of the window and run across the street to see Steve, but Lei catches up with her and says "freeze". Steve says "look out" and tackles Lei to the ground. She then says "thanks" and runs away while Lei starts to chase her.
Tekken 5
: Nina and Anna are on a tower shooting a scene for a movie fighting with swords (a song from Soulcalibur can be heard). Both of the girls run past and swing at each other and Nina falls to the ground. Nina gets up and leaves the tower as Anna is talking to crew members. Nina then presses a button on a detonator and the tower blows up.
Tekken 6
: Nina is seen in the woman's bathroom putting on make-up at the Mishima Zaibatsu Victory Celebration Banquet. Anna tries to surprise kick Nina but fails. Both the girls yell while bumps are being heard and windows are breaking in the hallway. Nina walks out unharmed and has beaten Anna. Shen then is shown unconscious with lip stick graffiti all over her face.
. Nina dresses primarily in purple fitted costumes and is commonly seen wearing a military style outfit (to suit her occupation), differing in designs throughout such games as Tekken and Death by Degrees
, in which her costume is made of materials resembling spandex
, PVC
and leather. Most of her shoes also consist of heels
. In the original Tekken, her age was initially stated as 20 years old, in Tekken 2 she was 22 and in Tekken 6, her age would chronologically be 44. However, in the 19 year gap that takes place between Tekken 2 and 3 both Nina and her sister Anna were cryogenically frozen slowing down the effects of aging. Thus, according to the storyline of the games, Nina remains in her early-mid 20s. In Tekken 6, one of Nina's extra outfits is her Death by Degrees costume.
have shown. Also, her missions are mostly for saving the world such as when she helped Jin Kazama save the world from Kazuya Mishima and Azazel, Jin trusted her very much even to the point telling her why he started a global conflict, showing that she understood the pain Jin had been going through at the time. Whenever Nina has a goal, she will do her best to achieve it.This is something she passes on to her son, Steve Fox.
/strategy game
, Death by Degrees
. It has been released in Japan
since January 2005, and was followed by a North America
n release in February, and throughout Europe
in April. The game was expected to be critically acclaimed but was received by many critics as mediocre and a disappointment to the main series. It was, however, more openly accepted by fans of Tekken.
The game provides an alternate backstory for Nina and Anna Williams; the plot concentrating more on their father and how he died when they were children. In this game it is revealed that Richard Williams had struggled with a few guardsmen, and shouted for Nina Williams to grab a gun which one of guardsmen had dropped. However, her hesitation and fear caused the guards to get the upper hand and shoot Richard Williams, killing him. Anna Williams is shown comforting her sister moments after, while the older Nina Williams looks over the scene. The rivalry which stemmed from the incident crossed over to the real-time events of the game series Tekken.
in the 2010 film adaptation, Tekken. In the film, she is a participant in the Iron Fist tournament, yet serves as an assassin under Kazuya along with Anna. Kazuya sends Nina and Anna to assassinate Jin Kazama, but the ensuing fight attracts Christie Monteiro's attention and Nina and Anna flee. In the next round, Jin recognizes Nina as one of the assassins, and Christie takes her revenge on Nina by beating her soundly in the ring. She returns when Kazuya order the jackhammers to arrest the fighters. Nina is seen in one of the cells with Anna and Dragunov. Unlike the games, she and Anna are in good terms and has no relation to Steve Fox.
Nina also appears in the OVA Tekken: The Motion Picture
as one of the main antagonists. She is seduced by Lee Chaolan and he hires her to kill Kazuya Mishima so that he will inherit the Mishima Zaibatsu from Heihachi. Nina attempts many times to assassinate Kazuya, but he keeps foiling her. Eventually, Nina fights Anna somewhere on the island where the tournament is being held. As Anna is ambushed and eaten alive by a biologically enhanced dinosaur-like being, Nina flees. She is last seen among the other fighters who made it off the island before it explodes. She is voiced by Minami Takamaya in Japanese and
Samuel Johnson Uy in English.
She is set to appear in Street Fighter X Tekken
. In the game's gameplay teaser, she is tagged with Kazuya, who summons her to do one of her signature special moves on Ryu
, and in the cinematic trailer teasing the game's story, she is seen battling Ken inside a condemned building, stopping him from reaching Kazuya, who has captured Ryu as bait to lure Jin out.
Nina is also featured in the animated film Tekken: Blood Vengeance.She first appears in the beginning riding a motorcycle and fighting Anna. Despite being cornered, she still manages to escape and is sent to Russia by Jin to find Alisa. She once again appears after Xiaoyu and Alisa escape from Anna, It is later on revealed what had happened. Anna attempts to capture her, amusing Lee. This attempt leads to an unknown outcome. Nina most likey escaped.
protagonist Spanx. UGO.com ranked her number seventeen in their "Top 50 Videogame Hotties" article, stating "Why is it that we're continually attracted to women that can snap our spine in three places before we hit the ground?" She was listed on GameDaily
's top list of hottest blondes in video games, who state that she has both a killer body and a killer instinct. She was included in another GameDaily list covering the top 50 hottest video game women. They listed her appearance in Death by Degrees
as one of her worst moments, citing its unlikable gameplay and below-average graphics. Gaming Target
listed Nina as the fifth best Tekken character on their list of the "Top 11 Tekken Fighters", noting that she's the "world's sexiest assassin" and the "Anna Konakova of Tekken". Tom's Games lists Nina in "The 50 Greatest Female Characters in Video Game History" article, where they comment that she proves that you can be hot and cold at the same time and that "She has without a doubt one of the best bodies in the business, and she doesn't take crap from anyone.". However, they are not happy that she became colder after being in the cryogenic sleep. Maxim
list Nina in their "Top 9 Video Game Vixens", complimenting her costumes and her running around with a katana with very high heels in Death by Degrees, stating "It's frightening and erotic at the same time—sort of like what we imagine having sex with Amy Winehouse
might be like.".
Fictional character
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from Namco
Namco
is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
's Tekken
Tekken
is an arcade fighting game franchise created and developed by Namco. Beginning with the original Tekken arcade game released in 1994, the series has received several sequels, as well as various home conversions and spin-off titles released for consoles...
game series. She is known to be a cold-blooded assassin
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
who had made her very first appearance in the original Tekken game and since has appeared in every Tekken game released. She is one of only four Tekken characters to appear in each game along with Yoshimitsu, Paul Phoenix and Heihachi Mishima
Heihachi Mishima
is one of the main characters in the Tekken fighting game series. He is one of only four characters to have appeared in every game in the series and he makes two appearances within the series as the final boss...
and the only female character to have appeared in every installment. She is known to have an unstable relationship with her younger sister, Anna Williams.
Nina Williams is known for her lethal fighting styles, consisting of many martial arts and fighting skills. Due to the success of the character, Nina Williams starred in her own spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
game, Death by Degrees
Death by Degrees
Death by Degrees is an action-adventure video game, developed by Namco. It is initially a spin-off from the Tekken series of fighting games...
.
Plot
Nina Williams was born and raised in IrelandRepublic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, as was her sister, Anna Williams. From a young age, both were taught various forms of martial arts and other forms of fighting, and a sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry is a type of competition or animosity among children, blood-related or not.Siblings generally spend more time together during childhood than they do with parents. The sibling bond is often complicated and is influenced by factors such as parental treatment, birth order, personality,...
broiled between the two. Both sisters admired their father Richard Williams, and they often craved for his attention. Nina was trained in assassination martial arts and borrows concepts from Aikido
Aikido
is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to...
and bone martial arts, making it ideal for her future job as an assassin. As she quickly became an assassin, the 20-year-old Nina had later been hired during the King of Iron Fist Tournament to assassinate Heihachi Mishima
Heihachi Mishima
is one of the main characters in the Tekken fighting game series. He is one of only four characters to have appeared in every game in the series and he makes two appearances within the series as the final boss...
.
Their strong rivalry was the part of force that drove them to fight each other later at the time. The other, in Tekken 2, Nina (now 22) was contracted to kill Kazuya Mishima
Kazuya Mishima
is a fictional character in the Tekken fighting game series. Although originally appearing as the main protagonist in the original Tekken game, he becomes one of the series' leading villains from Tekken 2 onward, after being overtaken by the Devil Gene, where he is known as Devil Kazuya .-In the...
, but Anna intervened and a conflict prevented her from fulfilling the assignment. She was captured by Mishima after failing to assassinate him and was used as a test subject in the "cold sleep" project by Dr. Boskonovich - a cryogenic experiment. Anna Williams volunteered to be put in cryogenic sleep, but demanded to be awoken at the same time as Nina. Fans speculate about the reason for this. Some believe that Anna couldn't bear life without Nina's presence, some suggest she was envious that Nina would remain youthful and stay 22-years-old in the cryosleep and some think she did it so that she could stay unharmed and ready to fight Nina once she was awakened. The experiments went on for 19 years.
Nina had suffered amnesia induced by her years in cryogenic sleep, a fate from which her sister Anna was spared. During Tekken 3, she was controlled by the God of Fighting's spell and while possessed concentrated on killing Jin Kazama
Jin Kazama
is a video game player character in the Tekken fighting game series released by Namco Bandai. Trained by his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima in order to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament, Jin wishes to avenge his mother's apparent death...
- Heihachi Mishima's grandson. Anna worked intensively with Boskonovich to bring her sister's memories back, however, the project was unsuccessful and after a receiving a memory from Tekken 2, Nina realized that she and her sister did not get along. After this, Nina left and does not contact Anna again for some time.
In Tekken 4, Nina's experiments had been finished for 2 years and (now 24) she soon revived her role as an assassin, as it was the only thing that she recalled from her previous life. Her next contract was from the Mafia Syndicate demanding her to kill a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
boxer, Steve Fox. As the tournament progressed, she had gained knowledge that she was in fact Steve's mother, who was born through In vitro fertilisation
In vitro fertilisation
In vitro fertilisation is a process by which egg cells are fertilised by sperm outside the body: in vitro. IVF is a major treatment in infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed...
during her years in cryosleep. At the last moment, she abandoned her assassination attempt after detective Lei Wulong brought down the syndicate. After the collapse of her employers, Nina no longer required a viable reason to pursue her target. It was also revealed that she remained emotionally impassive about the discovery of her biological son, but the fact that she did not kill him when the chance presented itself shows otherwise for some.
Nina decided that it was time she re-discovered her lost memories and came to the conclusion that the only person who could help her was her sister, Anna Williams. Anna meets with Nina soon after. However, Nina's memories and hatred instinctively returned, and they rapidly engaged in a gun battle. The duel lasted for days and the two later agreed to meet at the next tournament and finish their battle. The two promised that only one would walk away from the coming battle, however, Nina refused to take Anna's life as their fight wasn't satisfactory.
In Tekken 6, Nina was approached by Jin Kazama to be his personal bodyguard and enters the tournament to intercept any possible threat to him. Anna, during the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, vows to take revenge and becomes Kazuya Mishima's personal bodyguard, knowing she is bound to come face to face with Nina along the way.
Endings
TekkenTekken (video game)
Tekken is a fighting game and is the first of the series. It was released at arcades in late 1994 and on the PlayStation in 1995. A simplified "arcade" version of the game was later released in Tekken 5s Arcade History mode. It was developed and published by Namco...
: Nina is in her kitchen when her sister Anna walks in and accuses her of taking her left shoe. Nina tells her she doesn't know where it is, but Anna doesn't believe her and gets in her face. Nina then slaps Anna making her cry and walk away, but Nina then smiles and shows Anna's shoe.
Tekken 2
Tekken 2
Tekken 2 is the second installment in the popular Tekken fighting game series. It was first released in arcades in 1995, and later released for the PlayStation in 1996...
: Nina brings flowers to her father's grave and is frightened as she turns around and sees Anna carrying with flowers as well. Nina wants to fight, but Anna refuses. Nina agrees as she looks at her father's grave, and they both walk past each other.
Tekken 3
Tekken 3
Tekken 3 is the third installment in the popular Tekken fighting game series. It was released for Arcades in March 1997, and for the PlayStation in mid-1998. The original Arcade version of the game was released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 as part of Tekken 5s Arcade History mode...
: Nina is laying down in some kind of machine as work goes underway to restore her memories. Then the scene changes, Anna and Nina then go to a graveyard where Anna puts down flowers on her father's grave. Nina then thinks about the last time they were at the graveyard (her Tekken 2
Tekken 2
Tekken 2 is the second installment in the popular Tekken fighting game series. It was first released in arcades in 1995, and later released for the PlayStation in 1996...
ending). Anna then tries to ask Nina what's wrong but Nina slaps her to the ground, claims that she killed their father, poses, and walks away. The camera zooms on Anna and she starts smiling.
Tekken Tag Tournament
Tekken Tag Tournament
is the fourth installment in the popular Tekken fighting game series. It, however, is not canonical to the Tekken storyline. The game was originally available as an update kit for Tekken 3. Tekken Tag Tournament was originally released as an arcade game before it was ported to the PlayStation 2...
: Nina and Anna are having a conversation (although they cannot be heard), when Nina reaches in asking Anna for a handshake. Anna accepts but Nina takes her down and attempt to break her arm.
Tekken 4
Tekken 4
Tekken 4 is the fifth installment in the Tekken series. It was developed and published by Namco. It was released as an arcade game in 2001 and on the PlayStation 2 in 2002. It is succeeded by Tekken 5.- Gameplay :...
: Nina is seen on a computer conducting research on her target, Steve Fox, and learns to her shock that she is his mother, as he was born while she had been put to cryosleep at the Mishima Research Laboratory. Nina then tries to assassinate Steve with a rifle while in a motel, but decides not to shoot him and puts down the rifle right before Lei Wulong busts in and yells "freeze" and they both open fire. Nina manages to jump out of the window and run across the street to see Steve, but Lei catches up with her and says "freeze". Steve says "look out" and tackles Lei to the ground. She then says "thanks" and runs away while Lei starts to chase her.
Tekken 5
Tekken 5
is the sixth installment in the popular Tekken series. It also marks the tenth anniversary of the series. It was updated for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 as Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection and succeeded by Tekken 6.- Story :...
: Nina and Anna are on a tower shooting a scene for a movie fighting with swords (a song from Soulcalibur can be heard). Both of the girls run past and swing at each other and Nina falls to the ground. Nina gets up and leaves the tower as Anna is talking to crew members. Nina then presses a button on a detonator and the tower blows up.
Tekken 6
Tekken 6
is a fighting game developed and published by Namco Bandai. It is the eighth game in the Tekken franchise. It was released in Japanese arcades on November 26, 2007 as the first game running on the PlayStation 3-based System 357 arcade board. The game received an update, subtitled Bloodline...
: Nina is seen in the woman's bathroom putting on make-up at the Mishima Zaibatsu Victory Celebration Banquet. Anna tries to surprise kick Nina but fails. Both the girls yell while bumps are being heard and windows are breaking in the hallway. Nina walks out unharmed and has beaten Anna. Shen then is shown unconscious with lip stick graffiti all over her face.
Appearance
Nina Williams is most notable for her blonde ponytail and blue eyes, and her voluptuous yet powerful build. Her look contrasts that of her sister, Anna, who is a brunetteBrown hair
Brown hair is the second most common human hair color.Brown hair varies from light brown to almost black hair. It is characterized by higher levels of the dark pigment eumelanin and lower levels of the pale pigment pheomelanin. Its strands are thicker than those of fair hair but not as much as...
. Nina dresses primarily in purple fitted costumes and is commonly seen wearing a military style outfit (to suit her occupation), differing in designs throughout such games as Tekken and Death by Degrees
Death by Degrees
Death by Degrees is an action-adventure video game, developed by Namco. It is initially a spin-off from the Tekken series of fighting games...
, in which her costume is made of materials resembling spandex
Spandex
Spandex or elastane is a synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity. It is strong, but less durable than natural Latex, its major non-synthetic competitor. It is a polyurethane-polyurea copolymer that was co-invented in 1959 by chemists C. L. Sandquist and Joseph Shivers at DuPont's...
, PVC
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride is a plastic.PVC may also refer to:*Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honor*Peripheral venous catheter, a small, flexible tube placed into a peripheral vein in order to administer medication or fluids...
and leather. Most of her shoes also consist of heels
Heel (shoe)
A heel is the projection at the back of a shoe which rests below the heel bone. The shoe heel is used to improve the balance of the shoe or for decorative purposes. Sometimes raised, the high heel is common to a form of shoe often worn by women but sometimes by men too. See also stiletto heel.-...
. In the original Tekken, her age was initially stated as 20 years old, in Tekken 2 she was 22 and in Tekken 6, her age would chronologically be 44. However, in the 19 year gap that takes place between Tekken 2 and 3 both Nina and her sister Anna were cryogenically frozen slowing down the effects of aging. Thus, according to the storyline of the games, Nina remains in her early-mid 20s. In Tekken 6, one of Nina's extra outfits is her Death by Degrees costume.
Personality
Nina is shown to be cold and rude, though shows a weakness for her parents and son. It appears that she has never showed any interest in men, most likely due to her father's death before Tekken 2. Despite her nature she and Anna still care for each other and don't always fight, as Nina's Tekken 2 ending and some Death By Degrees sceneshave shown. Also, her missions are mostly for saving the world such as when she helped Jin Kazama save the world from Kazuya Mishima and Azazel, Jin trusted her very much even to the point telling her why he started a global conflict, showing that she understood the pain Jin had been going through at the time. Whenever Nina has a goal, she will do her best to achieve it.This is something she passes on to her son, Steve Fox.
Spin-off
Nina Williams also stars in her own actionAction game
Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
/strategy game
Strategy game
A strategy game or strategic game is a game in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome...
, Death by Degrees
Death by Degrees
Death by Degrees is an action-adventure video game, developed by Namco. It is initially a spin-off from the Tekken series of fighting games...
. It has been released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
since January 2005, and was followed by a North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n release in February, and throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in April. The game was expected to be critically acclaimed but was received by many critics as mediocre and a disappointment to the main series. It was, however, more openly accepted by fans of Tekken.
The game provides an alternate backstory for Nina and Anna Williams; the plot concentrating more on their father and how he died when they were children. In this game it is revealed that Richard Williams had struggled with a few guardsmen, and shouted for Nina Williams to grab a gun which one of guardsmen had dropped. However, her hesitation and fear caused the guards to get the upper hand and shoot Richard Williams, killing him. Anna Williams is shown comforting her sister moments after, while the older Nina Williams looks over the scene. The rivalry which stemmed from the incident crossed over to the real-time events of the game series Tekken.
In other media
Nina Williams was portrayed by South African model and singer Candîce HillebrandCandîce Hillebrand
Candice Hillebrand is a South African-born actress and singer-songwriter. She has also worked as a presenter and model...
in the 2010 film adaptation, Tekken. In the film, she is a participant in the Iron Fist tournament, yet serves as an assassin under Kazuya along with Anna. Kazuya sends Nina and Anna to assassinate Jin Kazama, but the ensuing fight attracts Christie Monteiro's attention and Nina and Anna flee. In the next round, Jin recognizes Nina as one of the assassins, and Christie takes her revenge on Nina by beating her soundly in the ring. She returns when Kazuya order the jackhammers to arrest the fighters. Nina is seen in one of the cells with Anna and Dragunov. Unlike the games, she and Anna are in good terms and has no relation to Steve Fox.
Nina also appears in the OVA Tekken: The Motion Picture
Tekken: The Motion Picture
is a Japanese animated adaptation of the Tekken video games by Namco produced in by ASCII Corporation and Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Originally released in Japan as a two-episode OVA, an English adaptation was produced by ADV Films, which edited both episodes into a single hour-long film and...
as one of the main antagonists. She is seduced by Lee Chaolan and he hires her to kill Kazuya Mishima so that he will inherit the Mishima Zaibatsu from Heihachi. Nina attempts many times to assassinate Kazuya, but he keeps foiling her. Eventually, Nina fights Anna somewhere on the island where the tournament is being held. As Anna is ambushed and eaten alive by a biologically enhanced dinosaur-like being, Nina flees. She is last seen among the other fighters who made it off the island before it explodes. She is voiced by Minami Takamaya in Japanese and
Samuel Johnson Uy in English.
She is set to appear in Street Fighter X Tekken
Street Fighter X Tekken
is an upcoming crossover fighting game being developed by Capcom. The game was announced at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International by Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono. The game is set to release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation Vita sometime in March 2012. The game...
. In the game's gameplay teaser, she is tagged with Kazuya, who summons her to do one of her signature special moves on Ryu
Ryu (Street Fighter)
is a video game player character created by Capcom, the main protagonist of the Street Fighter series. Having premiered in the first Street Fighter in 1987, Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken Masters participating in the Street Fighter tournament...
, and in the cinematic trailer teasing the game's story, she is seen battling Ken inside a condemned building, stopping him from reaching Kazuya, who has captured Ryu as bait to lure Jin out.
Nina is also featured in the animated film Tekken: Blood Vengeance.She first appears in the beginning riding a motorcycle and fighting Anna. Despite being cornered, she still manages to escape and is sent to Russia by Jin to find Alisa. She once again appears after Xiaoyu and Alisa escape from Anna, It is later on revealed what had happened. Anna attempts to capture her, amusing Lee. This attempt leads to an unknown outcome. Nina most likey escaped.
Promotion and reception
Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2008 announced Nina Williams was voted "Hottest" Female Fighting Character and was also admired for her fashion sense by fans on an internet poll. In their September 2004 issue, Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine cited Nina as an "overrated" spin-off character, in comparison to WhiplashWhiplash (video game)
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protagonist Spanx. UGO.com ranked her number seventeen in their "Top 50 Videogame Hotties" article, stating "Why is it that we're continually attracted to women that can snap our spine in three places before we hit the ground?" She was listed on GameDaily
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's top list of hottest blondes in video games, who state that she has both a killer body and a killer instinct. She was included in another GameDaily list covering the top 50 hottest video game women. They listed her appearance in Death by Degrees
Death by Degrees
Death by Degrees is an action-adventure video game, developed by Namco. It is initially a spin-off from the Tekken series of fighting games...
as one of her worst moments, citing its unlikable gameplay and below-average graphics. Gaming Target
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listed Nina as the fifth best Tekken character on their list of the "Top 11 Tekken Fighters", noting that she's the "world's sexiest assassin" and the "Anna Konakova of Tekken". Tom's Games lists Nina in "The 50 Greatest Female Characters in Video Game History" article, where they comment that she proves that you can be hot and cold at the same time and that "She has without a doubt one of the best bodies in the business, and she doesn't take crap from anyone.". However, they are not happy that she became colder after being in the cryogenic sleep. Maxim
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list Nina in their "Top 9 Video Game Vixens", complimenting her costumes and her running around with a katana with very high heels in Death by Degrees, stating "It's frightening and erotic at the same time—sort of like what we imagine having sex with Amy Winehouse
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might be like.".