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Doctor Nikidik is a minor character who appears in Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. He is Dr. Dillamond's replacement, as well as the teacher who seems to be responsible for taking the lion cub, Brrr, from his mother, which enrages Elphaba.
History[]
Doctor Nikidik is hired at Crage Hall as the replacement Life Science teacher after previous teacher, Doctor Dillamond, is killed. In one class, he attempts to bring a painting to life with the Powder of Life, but instead brings a rack of antlers to life, which manages to terrorize Fiyero during his first day at Shiz.
In the next week’s class, Doctor Nikidik brings in a defenseless Lion cub for a morally questionable academic experiment and for the purpose of showing his students the difference between animals and Animals. He says he named the cub 'Brrr' because it shivers often. Elphaba is outraged that he would use a defenseless cub for experiments, and her commotion causes the experiment to be put off (and the cub to escape).
Trivia[]
- Dr. Nikidik is based on the Baum's character from The Marvelous Land of Oz. He is referred as The Crooked Wizard who gave Mombi the Powder of Life.