History Series / Nikita

* MasterForger: Gustav, who is employed by both Division and Nikita to produce false IDs.

* DatingCatwoman: Michael and Nikita's relationship borders on this - and ''everyone'' realizes it. Lampshaded in "Echoes", when Alex imagines the two kissing in her drug-induced state, even imitating Michael [[GutturalGrowler in a voice like his own]].

* GutturalGrowler: Michael. Alex does a hilarious impression of it in "Echoes". When Nathan answers Alex's phone, he says that Michael [[Creator/ChristianBale sounds like Batman.]]

* KatanasAreJustBetter

*** Afterwards, Birkhoff tells the others he'll meet up with them "[[StarWars on Tattooine, or wherever I set up the next rebel base.]]"

*** In the same episode, Birkhoff refers to Oversight as the [[StarWars Imperial Senate]].

** In "Power", after Nikita flirts with two guards and then knocks them out, she quips, "[[StarWars Boring conversation anyway]]."

** "Crossbow" turns into a 42-minute ShoutOut to StarWars. The old Star Wars missile-defense sytem is mentioned, Percy's KillSat (dubbed the Death Star by Micheal) is called Crossbow (Like Chewie's bowcaster), Birkoff tells Nikita "May the Force be with you". The final plan is a trench run to fire a torpedo down...sorry, have Nikita drop down the silo to blow the computer room. StarWars seems to be a favorite .

*** [[StarWars "I'm on the leader".]]

* BareYourMidriff: Jaden, Alex's rival trainee in Division, has an affinity for grey sports bras.

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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Birkhoff's handle from back in his hacker days was "Shadow Walker".

* FeministFantasy: The show features two women as the main heroes in season 1 and in seasons 3 and 4 the primary antagonist is a woman. The titular character is considered among the most dangerous characters in the series. When most male division agents run into her it doesn't end well for them.

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* ActionGirl: Nikita, who was trained by Division to take out her targets by using guns, knives, or even her bare hands, is now using those skills against her former boss.

* RealityEnsues: When a terrorist holds Division up for $5 million dollars for information in the third season, Nikita and Michael figure they can just pay him as they're used to that being chump change for the company. However, Ryan has to break it to them that the reason Division was flush with cash before was all the illegal dealings Percy was running. Now, they're on a government budget which means "we barely have enough to keep the lights on."

* CallingTheOldManOut: In "Pandora", Alex calls Nikita out on her obsession with taking down Division.
* CampingACrapper: One of the bodyguards in the first episode.
* CanonForeigner: Most secondary and tertiary characters were created from whole cloth.
* CapturedOnPurpose: Philip Jones, in order to sell the illusion that The Shop had been defeated.
* CassandraTruth: Alex telling her captors in "Resistance" that she's infiltrating Division to get revenge for the murder of her family.

* DeepCoverAgent: Owen, Nikita at one point, and Sara from season one [[spoiler:''thinks'' she's going to be this.]]

* GovernmentConspiracy: Division. Even more so, Oversight, the group of politicians Percy reports to.
** Oversight at first seems just to be a group of extremists inside the CIA, then Percy meets with three members from other parts of the government - an Admiral, a Senator, and a ''Joint Chief of Staff'' - and by the end of the first season has become a full blown OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness.
** The Group is a secret council of eight members who are apparently in control of everything.

* AdaptedOut: The series adapts most of [[Series/LaFemmeNikita the original TV's series]] long-term regular cast, with one exception--Walter, Section One's quartermaster, is nowhere to be seen in this version.

* {{Expy}}: Percy, of ''Series/LaFemmeNikita'''s Operations (a.k.a. Paul Wolfe).
** Amanda, of Madeline and the original Amanda of the French film.

* RevengeBeforeReason: a FatalFlaw of many characters. Examples include Nikita, Michael, Alex and even Percy.

* ScaryBlackMan: Richardson, a Division agent. Complete with BaldOfEvil.

* SheCleansUpNicely: not as romantic as usual. Owen literally says this to Nikita, who just replies he should brush up on his compliment-skills.

* BilingualDialogue: Nikita speaking a few, including Cantonese for instance. This goes to TruthinTelevision since she can speak it.
** Ari responded in English when Gregor talked to him in Russian in "Partners".
** Michael speaking Cantonese in "3.0".
* BlatantLies: In season 2 premiere, Birkhoff interrupts Michael's message to Division, giving an egomaniacal speech about how he was better than the technicians that replaced him.
--> '''[[DeadpanSnarker Michael]]''': By the way, Birkhoff is not working with us.

* BoxedCrook: In season 2, [[spoiler: Percy has become this. Until he gets out]].
** Birkhoff was this to Division until he got out; he used to be a renowned hacker who stole millions of dollars, until Division caught up to him and erased his past and crimes, with the condition he work for them.

* EnemyMine: [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Gogol]] keeps trying to carry out this trope with Nikita, but she knows that that would be a bad idea:
--> '''Tasarov''': The enemy of my enemy...
--> '''Nikita''': Is just another man in my way.

** After a lackluster first season, Alex goes [[TookALevelInBadass totally badass]] in Season 2 and remains this trope for the rest of the series. How badass does she become? She ends up being the one to cause [[spoiler: Roan's]] death. [[spoiler: ''ROAN'']].

* LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: In "Knightfall", Nikita and Michael raid a Division safehouse. The defenders manage to separate the duo and corner Michael...in the safe room.