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* MsFanservice: A green-eyed blonde with a curvy body zipped up inside a skintight Ghost suit. Aside from Kerrigan, Nova is the main source of female eye-candy in the series.

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* MostCommonSuperpower: Along with her psionic abilities and being strong enough to throw a Marine in full power armor over her shoulder, Nova is also very well-endowed.
* MsFanservice: A green-eyed blonde with a [[StatuesqueStunner tall and curvy body body]] zipped up inside a skintight [[SensualSpandex skintight]] Ghost suit.[[SpyCatsuit suit]]. Aside from Kerrigan, Nova is the main source of female eye-candy in the series.
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* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: In-Game, she acquires a [[LaserBlade monomolecuar blade]] that you can equip in subsequent missions. In the comics taking place after ''Covert Ops'', she's shown using it as one of her weapons.
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* RogueAgent: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler:At the end of ''Covert Ops'', Nova has decided she will no longer take orders from Valerian or the Dominion. By disobeying the emperor and killing Davis, she is now a fugitive of the Dominion. However, both Valerian and Matt still trusts her to do the right thing, and so have decided to leave her and her crew alone, for the time being.]]

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* RogueAgent: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler:At the end of ''Covert Ops'', Nova has decided she will no longer take orders from Valerian or the Dominion. By disobeying the emperor and killing Davis, she is now he has no choice but to declare her a fugitive of the Dominion. However, both Valerian and Matt still trusts her to do the right thing, and so have decided to leave her and her crew alone, for the time being.]]
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* HollywoodVoodoo: [[AllThereInTheManual In his backstory]], his grandmother initially believed his psionic abilities to be Voodoo. In ''Wings'', he'll even whip out a voodoo doll on Raynor if he decides to screw Tosh over. For some reason, it works on [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Tychus instead]]. Also explained in ''Wings'' that most Specters grow eccentric after their training and may carry trinkets and totems because they believe in their enhancing powers even if they may know nothing about Voodoo.

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* HollywoodVoodoo: [[AllThereInTheManual In his backstory]], his grandmother initially believed his psionic abilities to be Voodoo. In ''Wings'', he'll even whip out a voodoo doll on Raynor if he decides to screw Tosh over. For some reason, it works on [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Tychus instead]]. Also explained in ''Wings'' that most Specters grow eccentric after their training and may carry trinkets and totems because they believe in their enhancing powers even if they may know nothing about Voodoo. That said, given the scene with the VoodooDoll is a feat he's performing [[spoiler:''six'' light years away from his target, this can't be some Spectre psychic bullshit going on, since it would probably take ''Kerrigan-level'' psionics to work from that far]], so that might be actual voodoo magic at work.
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* BoobsOfSteel: She's definitely stacked, and she's strong enough to throw a Terran Marine in full power armor over her shoulder.
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* NotSoStoic: Normally calm and collected, Tosh reacts pretty badly to the psychic "scream" of the Hybrid that Raynor's team encountered. It's hard to blame him really.

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* NotSoStoic: Normally The normally calm and collected, collected Tosh reacts reacted pretty badly to the psychic "scream" of the Hybrid hybrid that Raynor's team encountered. It's encountered in the orbital laboratory at Castanar. Considering [[EldritchAbomination what they are]], it's hard to blame him really.him.
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* BadassBaritone: Has a very deep, accented voice.



* BadassBaritone: Described as one.


* AwesomeMcCoolname: Her real name is November Anabella Terra.
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* KnifeNut: It's a Ghost thing, apparently. A closer look at the cutscene shows that Nova actually swiped Tosh's balisong, complete with voodoo decal, although she certainly handles it with familiarity.



* KnifeNut: Ironically, [[spoiler:this is also how he was killed in the non-canon mission "Ghost Of A Chance"]].
** [[spoiler: In the cinematic after the mission "Breakout," Tosh throws his knife carelessly at a table, perhaps to avoid hurting Matt Horner for politically/ ideologically disagreeing with him. However, Raynor understands Tosh and gives him his knife back.]]
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* MyCountryRightOrWrong: After the mind-wipe is reversed, she still abides by her oath to serve the Dominion, though she's perfectly willing to bend the rules here and there to suit her. [[spoiler:Interestingly, she is loyal to the Dominion itself rather than Arcturus - which means she becomes a good guy when Valerian becomes the new emperor. Also, in ''Covert Ops'', it's clear that she is initially cynical about Valerian being truly different from his father as Emperor, a sentiment which Valerian managed to dispel.]]

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* MyCountryRightOrWrong: After the mind-wipe is reversed, she still abides by her oath to serve the Dominion, though she's perfectly willing to bend the rules here and there to suit her. [[spoiler:Interestingly, she is loyal to the Dominion itself rather than Arcturus - which means she becomes a good guy when Valerian becomes the new emperor. Also, in ''Covert Ops'', it's clear that she is initially cynical about Valerian being truly different from his father as Emperor, a sentiment which Valerian managed to dispel.]] She acknowledges that while he isn't as bad as his father, he's too soft in dealing with enemies, so she decides she can no longer serve him or the Dominion]].
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* BaldOfAwesome: Though the Awesome doesn't kick in until he's resocialized.
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* EasilyForgiven: Despite the fact that she was to treat Valerian as expendable during the hunt for Kerrigan, Valerian doesn’t seem to hold any ill will towards her for it.
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* NotSoDifferent: Raynor acknowledges that he and Tosh are the same in their pursuit of revenge against Mengsk being their primary objective, and any good they do in the meantime (like bending to save Ariel Hanson and her colonists, fending off the zerg or [[spoiler:releasing political prisoners during Tosh's attack on New Folsom]]) is a strike against Mengsk or a happy coincidence.
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* BlatantLies: During the ''Wings of Liberty'' campaign, Nova insists that New Folsom is "full of psychopathic killers" and that "every Ghost who became a Spectre went on a psychotic killing spree". Every other character states New Folsom is filled with ''political'' prisoners who were jailed for speaking against Mengsk. Furthermore, Ariel Hanson proves there's zero evidence that Spectres are any more prone to psychosis than anyone else.
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[[caption-width-right:200:[[CrazyAwesome A crazy man with an awesome hairstyle]], [[CatchPhrase brother]].]]

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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle (English), Maria Ovchinnikov (Russian)

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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle (English), Maria Ovchinnikov Ovchinnikova (Russian)
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle

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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaveFennoy

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* TheSouthpaw: In ''Nova Covert Ops'', there are several indications that Nova is left-handed. This is most notable in the cinematic after the first mission when Matt Horner throws her a rifle and she catches it with her left hand, but her character model throughout shows her wielding weapons left-handed as well.
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* BreastPlate: Though it's standard issue for female Ghosts, Nova's is rather noticeable in her design, being shaped around her ample bust.

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* HoneyTrap:[[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] with Raynor about Doctor Ariel Hanson.

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* HoneyTrap:[[DiscussedTrope HoneyTrap: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] with Raynor about Doctor Ariel Hanson.



** [[spoiler: In the cinematic after the mission "Breakout," Tosh throws his knife carelessly at a table, perhaps to avoid hurting Matt Horner for politically disagreeing with him ideologically. However, Raynor understands Tosh and gives him his knife back.]]

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** [[spoiler: In the cinematic after the mission "Breakout," Tosh throws his knife carelessly at a table, perhaps to avoid hurting Matt Horner for politically politically/ ideologically disagreeing with him ideologically.him. However, Raynor understands Tosh and gives him his knife back.]]



* MonochromaticEyes: Possibly the result of [[ElectronicEyes Ocular Implant]] surgery. According to [[ExpandedUniverse Ghost Academy manga]] he got them after getting caught in Nova's psionic explosion on their last mission as trainees. Same incident also rendered him immune to telepathy and mind wipes directly leading to him going rogue.

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* MonochromaticEyes: Possibly the result of [[ElectronicEyes Ocular Implant]] surgery. According to [[ExpandedUniverse Ghost Academy manga]] the ''Ghost Academy'' manga]], he got them after getting caught in Nova's psionic explosion on their last mission as trainees. Same incident also rendered him immune to telepathy and mind wipes directly leading to him going rogue.



* OneManArmy: You get sent waves of RedShirt reinforcements during Tosh's mission, but you likely won't even need them.

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* OneManArmy: You get sent receive waves of RedShirt reinforcements during Tosh's mission, but you likely won't even need them.



* PsychoSerum: Terrazine, according to Nova. According to Hanson (if she still is with you after the mission "Breakout"), [[spoiler:Nova was lying, though a more charitable explanation is that she was mistaken or even lied ''to'']]. To be more precise, Terrazine has a number effects on its users in that it is addictive and can cause insanity if used by itself according. ''Spectres'' indicates that its effects can be controlled when used in conjunction with Jorium (AKA, the Yellow/Rich Minerals) and in carefully regulated doses... Problem is, Tosh does neither.

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* PsychoSerum: Terrazine, according to Nova. According to Hanson (if she still is with you after the mission "Breakout"), [[spoiler:Nova was lying, though a more charitable explanation is that she was mistaken or even lied ''to'']]. To be more precise, Terrazine has a number of effects on its users in that it is addictive and can cause insanity if used by itself according. itself. [[note]]In material released after ''Wings of Liberty'', Egon Stetmann was revealed to have become crazy after terrazine exposure from his time on Bel'Shir.[[/note]] ''Spectres'' indicates that its effects can be controlled when used in conjunction with Jorium (AKA, the Yellow/Rich Minerals) and in carefully regulated doses... Problem is, Tosh does neither.



* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Tosh is usually quite calm, but becomes visibly angry at Matt's optimistic outlook in the cinematic A Better Tomorrow.

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* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Tosh is usually quite calm, but becomes visibly angry at Matt's optimistic outlook in the cinematic A ''A Better Tomorrow.Tomorrow''.



* SupportingLeader: [[spoiler: You only control Tosh in the mission "Breakout". You have Raynor and Horner rooting for you the entire time, and you fight against Mengsk, Nova, and the Dominion, who as far as the Wings of Liberty campaign are concerned one of many {{Big Bad}}s.]]

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* SupportingLeader: [[spoiler: You only control Tosh in the mission "Breakout". You have Raynor and Horner rooting for you the entire time, and you fight against Mengsk, Nova, and the Dominion, who as far as the Wings ''Wings of Liberty Liberty'' campaign are concerned one of many {{Big Bad}}s.]]
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A Dominion ghost and member of Nova's team in the field. He is the first to contact Nova during her escape from the Defeners of Men facility, and the one with the most current screentime amog Nova's team.

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A Dominion ghost and member of Nova's team in the field. He is the first to contact Nova during her escape from the Defeners Defenders of Men Man facility, and the one with the most current screentime amog screen time among Nova's team.
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* WillNotTellALie: While he often omits details of what he is and what he's actually planning, he never actually ''lies'' to anyone, and when his secrets get revealed, he actually admits the truth of them, expanding on them even further than the initial revelation.
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* PsychicPowers: Second only in power to Sarah Kerrigan herself, although she surpasses Kerrigan's powers when Sarah was in her Ghost self. She's able to do stuff like disable enemy weapons with her mind or kill an entire city block with her telekinesis. Of course, Kerrigan's now a planetary-level consciousness since her infestation, and she's basically in a league of her own.

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* PsychicPowers: Second only in power to Sarah Kerrigan herself, although she surpasses Kerrigan's powers when Sarah was in her Ghost self.herself pre-infestation. She's able to do stuff like disable enemy weapons with her mind or kill an entire city block with her telekinesis. Of course, Kerrigan's now a planetary-level consciousness since her infestation, and she's basically in a league of her own.own now, making Nova currently the most powerful Ghost.

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