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| affiliation         = [[House Ridzik]]<ref name=TtS:Hp6>''Touring the Stars: Hall'', p. 6</ref>
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| parents             = [[Pavel Ridzik]] (father)<ref name=TtS:Hp6/>
| siblings            = [[Yuri Ridzik]] (twin)<ref name=TtS:Hp6/><br/>[[Angelina Ilyanova]] (illegitimate)<ref name=FM:CCp112>''Field Manual Capellan Confederation'' p. 112</ref>
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'''Nikoli Ridzik''' was one of [[Pavel Ridzik]]'s twin sons.<ref name=KPp15>''Kings and Pawns'', p. 15 "Notable Personalities - Emperor William "Bud" Baranov"</ref>

==History==
Along with his twin brother [[Yuri Ridzik|Yuri]], Nikolai seemingly inherited their famed father's gift for military strategy, prior to [[3058]] building an extensive network of contacts within the [[Federated Commonwealth]]'s [[Sarna March]], long dreaming of a chance to see the rebirth of their father's [[Tikonov Free Republic]].<ref name=CMp92>''Chaos March'', p. "Gamemaster Section - Hall"</ref>

In the wake of [[Operation GUERRERO]] and the collapse of the Sarna March into the so-called [[Chaos March]], both brothers quickly raised a small army which they took to the newly independent world of [[Hall]]. Initially hidden far from the conflict between Emperor [[William Baranov]] and Count [[Radcliffe McNally]], the brother's plan was for their army led by Nikolai to conquer and overthrow Baranov and the other rivals to secure Hall as the capital of the reborn Tikonov Free Republic before gathering more troops to capture [[Elgin]], [[Hsien]] and [[Tall Trees]] for their new nation.<ref name=CMp92/> <ref name=KPp15/>

===Death and Legacy===
Hoping to have a large enough force by the end of 3058 to overthrow the self-styled Emperor, Nikolai and his brother had underestimated "Bud" Baranov who was aware of their presence on Hall and the threat represented by the twin sons of his former Commander. Baranov skilfully cultivated an atmosphere of mistrust between the brothers by playing on their fears and in short order the "Idiot Twins" as Baranov called them were at each other's throats. The disappearance of Nikolai forced his brother Yuri to flee Hall for [[Solaris VII]], abandoning any hopes of a revived Tikonov Free Republic.<ref name=KPp15/>

===Fake Nikoli===
At March [[3067]], a mysterious man which claimed to be Nikolai appeared on Hall, and led a [[mercenary]] army against ''Emperor'' Baranov and his mercenaries, the [[Stealthy Tigers]]. Piloting a [[Cataphract]], he was killed in combat from a PPC at the cockpit, which made impossible to verify his claims. However, after the death of another man which also pretended to be Nikolai, now piloting a [[Quickdraw]], it was uncovered than both ''Nikoli'' were simply impostors working for the [[Word of Blake]] to take control of Hall.<ref>''Embers of War'', ch. 9-21</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Embers of War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
* ''[[Kings & Pawns]]''
* ''[[Touring the Stars: Hall]]''

[[Category:Capellan Confederation Characters|Ridzik, Nikoli]]
[[Category:Tikonov Free Republic Characters|Ridzik, Nikoli]]