Ichico Nemuri

""Nico...science is...lovely, isn't it?""

Ichico Nemuri (イチコ=ネムリ, Ichiko Nemuri) is a Negator and a member of the Union that works as part of Nico Vorgeil's lab assistants.

Appearance
Her hair is long and messy, covering most of her face except for her eyes.

History
Originally a scientist in London, when she first manifested Unsleep, she passed out at a train station when on her way to her university to report her findings. While she survived, the samaritan who saved her died when a train ran over him. She was later approached by the Union, and agreed to help, working with Nico as part of the Union's Science Team. They would fall in love, but the effects of Unsleep were slowly killing her. When she gave birth to Mico, the strain was too much and she passed on, just as Nico awakened to Unforgettable, traumatizing him.

Ragnarok Arc
To hasten Ragnarok, Ruin has Ghost use Ichico's spirit to make Nico betray the Union, killing all of the UMAs that were holding back the world's end, so that he can be with her again. Her backstory and romance is explored through Nico, and ultimately, she and the rest of the Science Team protects Andy and Fuuko from a dying Ghost by holding them down before sharing one last talk with Nico about their daughter.

Union Arc
In the new loop, when Ichico passes out and the samaritan tries to help her, Fuuko, ridding on the Kinto'un Cloud, saves them both before adding her to the current Union. With her help, they are able to locate the missing piece needed to create the Psycho Pods. She then helps the Union in save Gina from her tragedy. Afterwards, she is taken to the year 1999 thanks to Fuuko passing quest to reach other members of the Union. She then helps in neutralizing Autumn by using a chaff to keep Gina safe until she masters Unchange. After the first quest is done, Fuuko then uses Soul Caliber to separate her soul from her body to confirm a theory about Negator abilities, and then recommends that she practice Astral Projection to allow her body to rest, saving her from dying early like before. Later on, during the Bujora war, when Fuuko's Unluck causes Disc to fall in Nico, Ichico's Astral Projection evolves to keep him safe, causing only Nico's soul to take the psychical stroke of Unluck and survive.

Abilities
Unsleep: Ichico possesses a self-targeting ability that prevents her from sleeping. As a side-effect, Ichiro ended up developing oversized bags under her eyes due to lack of sleep. It also caused her to die due to exhaustion in the 100th loop.


 * Astral Projection: Thanks to UMA Ghost, she can separate herself from her body to mitigate the negative effects of Unsleep. Later evolves into being able to separate others from their body as well with a strong enough blow.

Etymology

 * Her surname "Nemuri (ネムリ)" translates to "Sleep".

Trivia

 * Ichico ranked 23rd in the Third Popularity Poll, her eye bags ranked 55th (in a tie with UMA Crab.)