Nicole, or NICOLE as she was originally referred to before being recognized as more than just a program, is an artificial intelligence program that originally resided in Sally Acorn's hand-held computer, but has since gone from being a simple hand-held assistant to a loyal friend and trusted member of the Knothole Freedom Fighters. She's incredibly versatile and able to interact with and manipulate most machinery and computer systems due to her advanced technology and is capable of mental and emotional growth. Due to the latter, she has gradually become more and more lifelike in demeanor during her time interacting with the Freedom Fighters. Eventually she herself desired to "live" as they do and developed a complex holographically simulated body-based on that of a Mobian Lynx-that can be projected where resources are available. NICOLE