Pico arms himself with an M16 Assault Rifle he finds in the janitor's closet and uses it to fight back against Cassandra and her gang to save his school. Cassandra, a shape-shifting alien invader sent to cause chaos and destruction to humanity is the true perpetrator of the shooting.
Unbeknownst to him at the time, Pico is sent to kill someone he used to know. Set many years after Pico's School, Pico is hired by Daddy Dearest to kill Boyfriend for humiliating him after their sing-off in Week 1. He is apologetic after his outbursts and it is implied that he has a hard time controlling his temper. Pico is described by Darnell to have a non-confrontational, reserved and shy side to him at school, but in public, Pico isn't afraid to confront strangers in his way and even threatens to stick a plastic bag over his local record shop owner's head for refusing to serve him. Throughout the game the player can choose from different options, with Pico usually throwing an insult, sarcastic comment or backhanded compliment into his responses. In Pico 2, the unreleased sequel to Pico's School, Pico has an unstable personality. Despite this, he has proven himself to be a very trustworthy friend and ally to those he does trust, betraying Daddy Dearest twice to spare and even save/assist Boyfriend when ordered to kill him. He is also shown to be quite paranoid as he isn't too trusting of others and is always armed. He also has tremendous unarmed combat skills, seen in media such as Newgrounds Rumble and Pico's Unloaded. His weapons of choice are automatic weapons such as the MAC-10, UZI or the M16 Assault Rifle.
He is an exceptional gunman and is usually seen dual-wielding his weaponry with remarkable proficiency. During the destruction of his school, he is shown to act quite reckless and takes action immediately despite the danger he could be running into.Īfter the events of Pico's School, Pico has developed an aggressive and homicidal side, rarely showing any fear and ruthlessly fighting anyone standing in his way. It's typically celebrated on the 30 th of April, which also happens to be Tom Fulp's birthday.īefore the events of Pico's School, Pico was described as popular, curious, confident and friendly by his peers, being the first one to raise his hand in class and often speaking up whenever possible. Newgrounds also has a Holiday named after him known as "Pico Day," a day centered around celebrating him and other famous figures in the Newgrounds community.
Since then, Pico has been appointed the site's first mascot and has made other cameo appearances in many Newgrounds Flash films and games, and continues to remain a popular character on the site to this day. Due to the game's popularity at the time, Pico quickly became a fan favorite around Newgrounds. Pico originates from Pico's School, a point-and-click Flash game created by Newgrounds' founder Tom Fulp in 1999. He now wields a pair of guns which he twirls around in a flashy manner. He wields a gun in one hand and holds a microphone in the other with his thumb pointing out.ĭuring the last track of Week 7, he is seen crouched on top of the speakers that Girlfriend normally sits on. He wears a green shirt, beige pants and a pair of maroon sneakers with orange laces. Pico is a young, light-skinned man with rounded ginger hair and distinctive white eyes with no pupils.