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“We are the Kids Next Door, Numbuh 4! We save kids. That's our job.”
―Numbuh 5
Abigail "Abby" (Gilligan) Lincoln a.k.a. Numbuh 5 is the intelligent, relaxed girl second-in-command/spy in Sector V. She became a KND operative three years before the show started as shown in Operation: M.A.U.R.I.C.E.. She was trained by her older sister, Cree (Numbuh 11), and joined her sister, Numbuhs 8a and 8b, and Numbuh 9 in Sector V.
After Cree betrayed and was defected from the KND, Numbuh 5 became the leader of Sector V, until she allowed Numbuh 1 to take over after she found and hacked his grades for his KND Entrance Exam. She is the second-oldest member of Sector V.
Abigail is a slender African-American girl who wears a white-striped dark blue shirt dress, a red cap that was given to her by her sister Cree, and golden hoop earrings. She has long black hair, which she keeps in a braid, and she wears white mary-janes.
Personality[]
Numbuh 5 is the intelligent, laid-back, cool, calm, responsible, book smart and streetwise agent of Sector V, and the only one with true common sense. Like Nigel, she is one of the only members of her team that takes her missions seriously. To go along with her cool personality, she refers to herself as "Numbuh 5" in third person, saying "Numbuh 5" rather than "I" most of the time. Not only is she the smartest of her team, but one of the smartest students at Gallagher Elementary School, where she is a honor student. She is more rational, as demonstrated in Operation: O.U.T.B.R.E.A.K., where she did not jump to the conclusion that Numbuh 4 had cooties. She knew he was having an allergic reaction, and she does not think cooties are real.
Unlike her teammate Numbuh 3, Numbuh 5 is very tomboyish, and neutral much interest in anything girly, such as Rainbow Monkeys, and is often seen in tuxedos rather than dresses (Although in Operation: L.I.Z.Z.I.E., Numbuh 4 complains about her "stupid girl magazines"). However, like Numbuh 3, she is considered rather attractive, as shown in Operation: R.O.B.B.E.R.S., when a member of the Six-Gum Gang tries to flirt with her, but fails since Numbuh 5 has little interest in boys. However, in Operation: M.A.U.R.I.C.E., she is shown to have a crush on Numbuh 9 ever since she was younger and was the only one to have knowledge that Numbuh 9 wasn't decommissioned.
Like her teammates, Numbuh 5 distrusts teenagers and adults, having a fierce rivalry with her sister, Cree Lincoln, who taught her most of her skills. In Operation: M.A.U.R.I.C.E., she expressed her anger of becoming a teenager to a point where she yelled at Numbuh 3 when she questions her about her birthday. After Maurice (Numbuh 9) informs her that she may be able to join him in the Teen Operative group of the KND after her 13th birthday, her anger subsided and she was reassured.
In Operation: D.I.A.P.E.R., Numbuh 5 has a motherly side to her and acts like a big sister figure to most of her teammates throughout the show. It was revealed in the same episode that Numbuh 5 has a brilliant singing voice and in Operation: M.A.C.A.R.R.O.N.I., she is also very artistic. Also, she seems to know the most about Numbuh 4's crush on Numbuh 3, as she teases him about it along with Numbuh 2.
Numbuh 5's passion in life is candy and ice cream. She is shown to be an experienced candy hunter with sharp candy instincts and extensive knowledge of candy artifacts and lore, as shown in Operation: F.L.A.V.O.R., Operation: J.E.W.E.L.S., and Operation: C.A.R.A.M.E.L.. When not on KND missions, Numbuh 5 will go on a candy adventure by herself, much to Numbuh 1's annoyance. Her two best known rivals are Stickybeard and Henrietta Von Marzipan, a long-time rival and former partner.
In Operation: F.E.R.A.L. and Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S., Numbuh 5 shows her disinterest of becoming Sector V's leader, having something to do with an incident with her teammate Numbuh 1, possibly from the events in Operation: G.R.O.W.-U.P. Reluctantly at the end of Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S., she was made leader again after Numbuh 1 went off to the Galactic KND. It was stated in Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S., she became Supreme Leader of the Kids Next Door after Numbuh 362 stepped down from her position.
Whilst arguably not as skilled a fighter as Numbuh's 1 and 4, Numbuh 5 is still a fearsome opponent, she is also far savvier in combat than the latter, often using a great level of ingenuity to defeat her opponents. She also exhibits superhuman speed and hyper-activity after consuming coffee, and possesses a sharp instinct for candy, acting as a skilled candy hunter.She is a very intelligent student and had high street smart along with numbuh 4,while she isn't the smartest in the team she had the most common sense in Sector V.
Access to 2x4 Technology weapons and gadgets: Being a Kids Next Door operative, Abigail has access to a lot of 2x4 Technology, created by the organisation itself, all from household objects, wood, duct tape etc.
Spy Master: Numbuh 5 is an expert spy and information gatherer, skilled in stealth and reconnaissance.
Martial Arts: She learned a kicking-based martial art from her older sister, Cree, making her a formidable combatant.
Weapon Proficiency: She demonstrates high proficiency with various weapons and gadgets.
Infiltration & Stealth: Numbuh 5 is an expert at stealth and infiltration, crucial for KND missions.
Exceptional Common Sense: She has the most common sense in Sector V.
Intelligence: Numbuh 5 is considered the 3 most intelligent and the most common-sense member of Sector V.
Strategic & Cunning: Numbuh 5 is very intelligent, resourceful, and possesses a high level of strategy, often outthinking opponents with ingenuity.
Knowledge: She possesses extensive knowledge of KND technology, weaponry, and candy lore, and is a highly intelligent honor student.
Artistic Talent: She is a skilled musician and has artistic talents, as shown by her playing the piano and her artistic abilities.
Singing Voice: Numbuh 5 has a brilliant singing voice.
Superhuman Speed: When Numbuh 5 drinks coffee, she becomes extremely fast and energetic, able to move at rapid speeds.
Candy Hunting Expertise: She has a strong passion for and deep knowledge of candy, including its artifacts and lore, and is known as a skilled candy hunter.
Her most prized characteristic, according to Operation: C.A.R.A.M.E.L., is her coolness, which is "quite the delicacy" for Henrietta.
Her codename is Numbuh 5 because of her surname Lincoln, and Abraham Lincoln is on the $5.00 bill.
Abigail and her family are also African-American, who were freed by her presidential namesake. As a member of the KND, Abigail expresses a similar desire to free all children from oppression.
She and Numbuh 2 are the only members of their sector who have American-style accents.
Most of the clothes she wears represent the flag colors of several democratic nations: red, white, and blue.
She is the only Sector V operative whose parent's faces haven't been seen.
Her older brother has kids, which made her an aunt at a young age.
Interestingly, Abigail's older sister is named Cree, and the voice actress of Numbuh 5 and her sister is Cree Summer.
She has also been temporaily delightfulized in Operation: D.A.T.E.. Her delightfulized look was similar to the braid girl. She also wears glasses while delightfulized and in the pilot, indicating that her eyes may have an impediment.
Abigail and Vin Moosk are the only characters to refer to themselves in the third person, though Abigail refers to herself by her code name.
Abigail is the first character apart from Lizzie to have called Numbuh 1 "Nigie". She called him that after hearing Lizzie ask Numbuh 1 if he's going to introduce her to his friends, ending the question with "Nigie", in Operation: L.I.Z.Z.I.E.. Abigail later called him "Nigie" at the end of Operation: A.W.A.R.D.S. and in Operation: R.E.C.E.S.S..
Gallagher Elementary School | Delightful Mansion From Down The Lane | Camp Lemmeouttaheah | Cavity Cave (Video Game Location) | Chickenpox Island | DNK Treehouse | Hendry Middle School | Kids Zoo |
McClintock High School | Mr. Jelly's Candy Store | Romantic Burger | Supervillains Supermarket & Deli | Sprinkle Puff Donut Shoppe | St. Rita's Preparatory School | Tasty Taste Ice Cream Factory | Tieland Commons Shopping Mall | Balooka's Grocery Store | Burger Frenzy | Cowboy Kids Treehouse | Dr. Teef's Dentist Office | Fluffy Meadows Rainbow Monkey Retirement Home | Great Library | Hap-Happy Land | Lime Ricky's Bar (a.k.a. KND Soda Speakeasy) | Memorial Hospital | Numbuh 2's House | Numbuh 3's House | Numbuh 4's House | Numbuh 5's House | Numbuh 86's House | Pinhead Lanes Bowling Alley | Plush Meadows Stuffed Animal Cemetery | Rainbow Monkey Happy Sugar Land | Rainbow Monkey Island | Supervillains Supermarket & Deli | Sure Would Forest Senior Center | Tepid Waters Swim Club | The Alamode | Sectors
