| “ | Do you know how hard it is to make it as an indie band these days? There are so many of us, and we're all so cute and it's like if you don't get on Letterman or some r******* soundtrack, you're screwed, okay? Satan is our only hope. | „ |
| ― Nikolai Wolf |
Nikolai Wolf is the secondary antagonist of the 2009 horror comedy Jennifer's Body. He is the lead singer of the band Low Shoulder who, along with his bandmates, set out to perform a demonic ritual in order to catapult them to success. All they need is a virgin to sacrifice, which becomes complicated when they set their sights on Jennifer Check.
He was portrayed by Adam Brody.
History[]
Nikolai is the lead singer of Low Shoulder, an NYC band who are set to play a gig in the small town of Devil's Kettle, Minnesota. They are setting up in a dive bar when he is approached by Jennifer and her best friend Needy. She is a huge fan and tries to flirt with him by offering to buy him a drink before their performance. Nikolai suggests to his band that Jennifer is perfect and wonders if she is a virgin, not knowing that Needy is listening in close by. She comes over to confront him and tells her that she is a virgin and they should leave her alone.
While in mid-performance, the bar suddenly ignites in flames and engulfs several people. Jennifer and Needy manage to get out and are instantly approached by Nikolai with a beer in hand, he suggests Jennifer comes with them into their van. Needy tells her not to go but Jennifer, in shock, follows him into the back of the van and they drive away. Jennifer regrets her choice and asks if they're rapists to which Nikolai starts laughing. Jennifer lies and tells them she is a virgin to try and persuade them to leave her alone due to her lack of experience.
The park up to a secluded spot in the woods and as soon as the van door opens, Jennifer tries to run but is grabbed by Nikolai's bandmate. They tie her up on the floor and surround her in candles while Nikolai holds a book of the occult. With a knife in hand, he begins to taunt Jennifer and start an incantation for a spell that requires a virgin sacrifice. At the climax of the spell he plunges a knife into Jennifer over and over as she screams out in pain before dying.
The spell worked for them and they achieve instant success but are unaware that because Jennifer wasn't a virgin, she was inadvertently revived as a demonic man-eating succubus. Low Shoulder become an overnight sensation and are hailed heroes due to a lie that they saved several people from the bar fire. Their song "Through the Trees" has become a hit and serves as the towns inspiration anthem that brings them together. Needy is very vocal to her class at how Low Shoulder are frauds.
Nikolai and Low Shoulder return to Devil's Kettle for a special performance at Jennifer and Needy's high school prom and perform "Through the Trees" and other songs while Jennifer and Needy engage in a deadly battle close by.
Months later and Jennifer is dead, killed by Needy, but not before transferring some of her powers to her in the process. Needy has been incarcerated but manages to escape and heads straight to NYC to exact revenge on what they did to her best friend.
Needy arrives at the hotel where Low Shoulder are staying after their gig and kills every member in a bloody, gruesome way using the same ceremonial knife they used on Jennifer.