
Nicole can be quite stern when provoked, and occasionally vindictive, as was shown in the episode "The Ape," after Miss Simian called her and her family "losers." On top of this, she has also proven to be very resourceful and inventive, a trait she most likely passed on to her daughter Anais, who has demonstrated similar talents - in this case, strategically setting a mine-like trap in a paintball arena/forest, merely using environmental supplies, and whatever she took with her. Despite all that, Nicole is still a good mother and person, very supportive, kindhearted, and has a softer side, and she still loves her family very much, especially her son, Gumball, however she generally disciplining her family, such as her sons. In fact, on one occasion, Gumball decides it would be easier to face Tina than an angry Nicole. She is also quite strict and a demanding mother, and sometimes has extremely nasty temper issues when upset, but she was also polite and yet rude. Unfortunately, Nicole also suffers from a tremendous amount of emotional stress because of her many duties. Often, when she competes against the rest of the family, it is "for" the family, such as when she wanted to watch Win or Don't Win to win a new microwave in "The Remote." She is also very protective of her family, as seen in "The Ape." Since she is the only truly responsible member of the family, Nicole does most of, if not all of the household chores, and in addition, she works long hours at the Rainbow Factory just to put food on the table. Nicole cares very deeply for her family, so much that she would do anything to express her love for them. In "The Parents," back when she was a toddler, she had an appearance similar to Anais, except her dress was colored yellow instead of orange. She was also seen as a baby with a small upturned curl of hair on her head and wearing only a diaper. In "The Rerun," when she and Richard were shown aging backwards, her earlier-mid teenage appearances were shown with having acne and braces, and long hair worn back in a hairband, and then with a ponytail in a bow. In a flashback from "The Ape," she was seen at prom with a permed hairstyle, and she wore a short pink dress with the skirt having three frilly layers. In her late teenage years, as also seen in "The Choices," she wore a blue jacket over a white collared shirt, a purple skirt over short black leggings, and black and white sneakers, and she had a short hairstyle, with her bangs pinned back with a pink hair clip on each side. In "The Choices," where she was seen in her early adolescence, she wore a white keikogi with a red belt, since she was on her way to a karate tournament (although back in Season 1 and 2, she wore a white and red sweater, and a pink skirt, with a red hair bow on her head). This outfit was made up of a pink off-the-shoulder sweater, a black belt with a gold buckle, and white jeans. When Gumball was a toddler, Nicole, like her husband Richard, wore fashion that seems to date from the 1990s. Her mouth gets rounder, and the shadows from her shirt and skirt are entirely gone as well, and her whiskers have gotten shorter.įrom Season 3 onward, Nicole's eyes are permanently round, along with the rest of her family. In her Season 2 redesign, she has tucked in her shirt, her body has gotten much slimmer, and she has wide hips similar to Gumball's.

Like Gumball and Richard, she spends most of her time barefoot.

Her usual outfit consists of a white collared shirt, with a button that symbolizes her workplace, the Rainbow Factory, that has three stripes on it (orange, yellow, and green, respectively), and a short, light gray skirt. The inside of her mouth is light pink, her tongue is pink, and she has two fangs that are not always shown. Her head is shaped similarly to Gumball's, except Nicole's whiskers are shorter than her son's, her nose is pink, and she has visible eyelashes. She has light blue fur and is somewhere between Gumball and Richard in height. Nicole greatly resembles her oldest son, Gumball, who is a cat just like her.
