Nicolas Montoya

Nicolas Montoya, a character from the Endless Summer series, is Estela's uncle who took care of her while her mother Olivia, was working as a researcher on La Huerta, and continued to following Olivia's untimely death. He is only seen in Estela's Ember of Hope in Book 3, Chapter 1.

Appearance
Nicolas has graying black hair tied in a ponytail, blue eyes, light skin, a mustache and a soul patch. He wears a button-up shirt with brown and tan plaid and a blue scarf.

Personality
Years of serving as a dissident has made Nicolas paranoid of technology, fearing that he could be easily tracked by the dictatorship of San Trobida. This is shown when he initially rejected the computer his niece Estela bought for him even after the overthrow of said dictatorship.

Book 2

 * Chapter 10: Every End Is a Beginning... Except the Last One (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 15: Self-Destruct (Mentioned; Determinant)

Book 3

 * Chapter 1: Time Escapes Me

Estela Montoya
Nicolas acted as the father figure for Estela when her biological father abandoned her family. They would spend a lot of time together when Estela was a child and Nicolas solely watched over her when Olivia Montoya started working for Rourke International. He is the one who trained her to be an assassin. Despite helping her in her mission to kill Rourke and avenge her mother, Nicolas is implied to have not approved of it. He is mentioned to be very protective of her. If you choose to marry Estela in Book 3, Chapter 10, she states that Nicolas would have originally given you a hard time before warming up to you.

Olivia Montoya
Olivia was Nicolas's sister. It's implied that they had a good relationship, since Olivia trusted him enough to ask him to help her escape La Huerta.

Trivia

 * He was Estela's final phone call in Book 2, Chapter 15.
 * He mentions liberating San Trobida from a man named Salazar. In Cause of Death, a game developed by Pixelberry employees back when they worked for EA, The Salazar Cartel were primary antagonists led by Pablo "The General" Salazar.
 * The name Nicolas is of Greek origin and means "victory of the people". It is the Spanish version of the name Nicholas.
 * The surname Montoya is Basque and means "hills, valleys".