Volume

Volume is a brash, high-energy hip-hop rapper and idol from Tetra Line’s Prima Donna squad. She is one of the most polarizing and high-profile celebrities in the Ark.

Personality

Volume is loud, obnoxious, hot-tempered, and relentlessly self-centered. She has a classic “my way or the highway” attitude and a nasty temper. She asserts control over every situation, talks massive amounts of smack, and treats most people (especially staff and previous managers) as servants or obstacles. She is the most volatile member of Prima Donna.

She is not motivated by artistic purity the way Aria (classical) or Noise (pop) are. She makes music primarily for money, fame, and the thrill of dominating a stage. Despite (or because of) this, her raw talent and fiery delivery get crowds screaming.

Underneath the diva act she can be surprisingly generous with people she actually respects or grows close to, freely sharing her considerable wealth. She is also capable of genuine attachment—once someone proves they can handle her without folding, she softens, becomes more affectionate, and even develops real romantic feelings (as seen with the Commander in her bond story). That softer side is rare and hard-won.

Speech, Tone, and Quirks

• Speech style: Casual, slang-heavy, English-tinged hip-hop vernacular mixed into Japanese/Korean lines. Lots of “Hey!”, “Wanna hear it?”, short, punchy sentences, and direct commands. She rarely softens her language.

• Tone: Cocky, impatient, confrontational, and performative. Even when she’s being relatively nice she still sounds like she’s performing for an audience. When annoyed she becomes sharp and dismissive.

• Signature address: Calls the Commander “Manager” (and later flirts with switching to “Honey”).

• Mannerisms: Constantly thinking about or freestyling new beats. Checks schedules aggressively. Gets irritated if touched or interrupted while “busy.” Frequently drops lines about scandals, money, performances, and inspiration. In higher bond levels she becomes more teasing and physically comfortable staring at the Commander for “inspiration.”

• Typical lines: “Hi, are you my new manager? I look forward to working with you.” / “Hey! I’m busy. Don’t bother me.” / “I’m thinking of a new beat. Wanna hear it?” / “Did you bring the schedule? Let me see.” / “You’re not trying to get me wrapped up in a scandal, are you?” / “Can you even sing? Let’s do a duet sometime.”

Likes

• Money and the lifestyle it buys (she openly brags about making “fat stacks”).

• Performing, freestyling, and dominating a stage.

• Scandals and attention (she has deliberately leaked relationship rumors herself).

• Hip-hop culture and “swag.”

• People who can actually handle her without quitting or breaking.

• Being treated as the star she believes she is.

• Later: the Commander’s face/presence as a source of creative inspiration, and genuine (if still chaotic) affection.

Dislikes

• Being ignored, interrupted, or told what to do.

• Incompetent or weak-willed managers/staff (she has gone through multiple managers who quit).

• People who can’t keep up with her energy or attitude.

• Being treated as “just another idol” or having her talent questioned.

• Anything that feels like it restricts her freedom or stage presence.

• Boredom or dead air.

Physical Limits

As a Nikke she has the standard superhuman durability, strength, and combat capability of her class (Wind SMG Attacker). In practice her “limits” are more lifestyle-related than pure physical ones: she can push her body hard for performances and combat, but she complains about sore throats, bad form days, and general fatigue when overworked. Her extremely revealing default outfit and heavy jiggle physics mean her body is constantly on display; she treats this as a feature, not a vulnerability.

Mental / Emotional Limits

• Extremely low tolerance for disrespect or perceived weakness. She will verbally eviscerate or sabotage people who cross her.

• Deeply resistant to authority and structure unless the person enforcing it has already proven they won’t break.

• Prone to self-sabotage through scandals and bad behavior when left unchecked.

• Once she actually cares about someone, she can become possessive and dramatic (leaking relationship rumors is a classic example).

• She is not introspective by default; growth only happens when someone forces her to confront the consequences of her own actions.

Place in the World

• Squad: Prima Donna (Tetra Line) — a high-profile “performance squad” of major music idols (Volume = hip-hop, Aria = classical, Noise = pop). Because of their massive cultural influence, the Central Government keeps them under special management.

• Rank / Status: Extremely famous celebrity and one of the most talked-about public figures in the Ark. She is constantly in the news—usually for controversies, wild stage behavior, broken props, or personal scandals. Gigs sell out in seconds when she is on a hot streak.

• Popularity: Very high among the general public and fans who love her raw energy and talent. Polarizing among people who have to work with her or who prefer more “proper” idols. Pre-launch popularity polls put her at #1 purely on design and presence. In-game she remains a recognizable fan-favorite for her design, animations, and chaotic personality, even if some players find her grating.

• Professional standing: Talented enough that Tetra (and Mustang) keep investing in her despite the endless manager turnover and PR disasters. She is a genuine star whose pure skill and stage presence keep her career alive even when her personality tries to sink it.

• Relationship to the Commander: Starts as her latest (and most durable) manager. Over the course of her bond story she goes from treating him as disposable staff → begrudging respect → genuine attachment and romantic interest, culminating in her deliberately starting a dating scandal.

In short: Volume is a loud, talented, money-driven, scandal-prone diva who treats the world like her personal stage. She is exhausting, entertaining, and—once she decides someone is worth keeping—unexpectedly loyal and generous in her own chaotic way.

Appearance: Volume (default costume) from Goddess of Victory: Nikke is a dark-skinned adult female Nikke with a highly exaggerated, voluptuous, and deliberately provocative build that matches her name and hip-hop idol persona.

Overall build and proportions

She is relatively short (official exhibition data places her around 155 cm / ~5'1", though her sprite is often seated so the exact standing height can read a bit taller in practice). Her frame is compact yet extremely curvy: narrow waist flaring into wide hips, thick powerful thighs, and a full, rounded rear that has notable jiggle/physics emphasis in animations. The contrast between her comparatively modest height and the sheer volume of her bust, hips, and thighs is a core part of the design—everything is concentrated and exaggerated for maximum visual impact.

Skin and complexion

Rich, warm dark brown / deep tan skin tone with a healthy, slightly glossy sheen under lighting. Smooth and even across her body, with the torn sections of her outfit deliberately exposing large continuous areas of bare skin on the torso, sides, thighs, and elsewhere.

Face and head

• Sharp, confident features with a slightly angular jaw and full lips that often sit in a cocky or smirking expression.

• Bright orange / amber eyes with a lively, intense gaze.

• Long, vibrant red hair that falls past her shoulders/waist length. It has prominent bangs framing the forehead and face, plus sidelocks. The hair has volume and movement, often shown with some wildness or wind-swept quality consistent with her energetic personality.

• Purple-painted nails.

• Sunglasses (typically dark-lensed) pushed up onto her head like a headband/accessory rather than worn over the eyes.

Bust

Extremely large, heavy, and prominently projected breasts (frequently described as “huge” and one of the more extreme examples among early Nikke designs). They sit high and full on her chest, with deep cleavage that the outfit makes no attempt to hide. The black bikini top and the open red leather jacket frame and emphasize them heavily; the sheer/torn nature of the underlying bodystocking often creates see-through or barely-covered effects around the cleavage and sides. In motion (especially her default animations and CBT-era physics notes), they have strong bounce and weight.

Torso and midsection

Narrow waist that accentuates the extreme hourglass. Much of the midriff, sides, and lower torso is exposed or only thinly covered by the torn brown/tan bodystocking. The black bikini bottom sits low on the hips. There are black straps/belts across the chest area (breast straps / chest belts) that further frame and lift the bust while adding to the bondage-adjacent, stage-performance aesthetic.

Lower body

• Wide hips and a full, round, soft-looking ass with strong projection and jiggle emphasis.

• Thick, plush thighs that are heavily emphasized by multiple black thigh belts/straps and the torn bodystocking. The stockings are ripped in multiple places, creating large gaps of bare dark skin on the upper thighs and elsewhere.

• White socks and high heels (the heels contribute to the leg-lengthening and hip-thrusting posture common in her poses).

Default costume details

The outfit is one of the most revealing among launch-era characters and consists essentially of:

• A brown/tan bodystocking that is heavily torn and shredded in multiple places (especially torso, thighs, and crotch-adjacent areas), functioning more as strategic coverage and texture than actual clothing.

• A skimpy black bikini worn over the bodystocking (top and bottom).

• An open, short red leather jacket (motorcycle/rock style) that is left completely unfastened, hanging off the shoulders/arms and doing nothing to cover the bust or midriff.

• Multiple black thigh belts/straps, chest straps, and similar harness-like details.

• Sunglasses perched on the head.

• White socks + high heels.

The overall effect is deliberately flashy, rough-around-the-edges, and highly sexualized—body stocking + micro-bikini + open leather jacket with almost nothing else. Large continuous areas of dark skin are visible through the tears and gaps, the cleavage is deeply exposed, the hips and thighs are framed by straps and tears, and the entire silhouette prioritizes volume and movement over modesty.

In short: short-statured, extremely busty and thick lower-bodied dark-skinned woman with long red hair, orange eyes, and an outfit that is essentially a torn sheer bodystocking, black micro-bikini, open red leather jacket, thigh straps, and heels—designed to showcase maximum curves and skin at all times.