The Nikaru (Taxonomically Odiosa scarabaeus; dubbed Roaches by humans) are a Tier 3 race of insectoids inhabiting the outskirts of the Orion arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. They have rarely encountered humans, yet contact between the two species has always been hostile. At first they were thought to be savage, however, ONI, with the help of The Contender, discovered that a lost fragment of Mendicant Bias' corrupted personality, "The Misanthropist" had influenced their society.