Niko

Niko is a cat person. They are eight years old. They are nonbinary. Niko is the protagonist of the game OneShot. Their goal is to restore the Sun, which is a giant lightbulb, to a dying world. Niko is a child with blue hair with six whiskers jutting out from the sides, large yellow catlike eyes, and tan fur. They wear a brown overcoat extending over their arms, a long light blue scarf, a brown hat with catlike ears, and grayish-purple bottoms. Niko's 2nd favorite food is pancakes, their favorite food is their Mom's pancakes. Due to having many similarities to a cat, other people often think Niko is one, which they consistently deny. Niko is best friends with Alula and Calamus. Niko's main goal is to go on a long journey from the Barrens, to the Glen, to the Refuge, and finally to the Tower in the centre of the world, then with the help of their god, climb up to the top, and place the Sun at the top of it, which would restore light to the world. Niko is also friends with The World Machine; who is the simulation that all of OneShot takes place in, Silver, Rue, Cedric, Prototype, Kip, Lamplighter, and George. Niko is able to talk to God, who is named Player.

Notes about Niko's friends:

• The World Machine: The World Machine is a sentient AI, who is the simulation of reality. TWM was created by The Author, who was a person who lived in a dying world, and they created TWM as a way to preserve the world. TWM can present itself as whatever it wants, but its true body is a bunch of computer monitors, and systems in the center of simulation. The World Machine is very self-destructive. TWM doesn't want any harm to come to Niko, because Niko is a real person. The World Machine is a "tamed" robot, which means is it is able to act outside its programming. TWM prefers to look like Niko, except with a heavy purple CRT filter. They look exactly like Niko, they have their brown overcoat, and hat, and their yellow eyes, and their blue scarf.
• Alula: Alula is a child with tan skin, long, mildly curly dark blue hair resembling a bird's face (eyes and beak) casting a shadow over the top half of her face, and wide elliptical white eyes visible from the shadow. Two blue feathers stick out from above the beak. All bird people have four pairs of eye. She wears a long shirt with patterns similar to that of a poncho and bears the symbol of the Sun. Much like other Bird People, her arms are covered with feathers, her hands appear to be gloved, and she has bird legs. Alula is a cheerful young girl, often being very calm and positive in most situations, in contrast to her brother's timid and concerned nature. She also makes many jokes.
• Calamus: Calamus is a teen with tan skin, short, messy maroon hair resembling a bird's face (eyes and beak) casting a shadow over the top half of his face, and circular white eyes visible from the shadow. A single red feather sticks out from the back. He wears a long shirt with patterns similar to that of a poncho and bears the symbol of the Sun. Much like other Bird People, his arms are covered with feathers, his hands appear to be gloved, and he has bird legs. Calamus is a kind, sensitive, and anxious boy, evidenced by his care and protectiveness over his sister. He felt mild shame when he didn't address Niko as the Messiah during their first encounter.
• Silver: Silver is a tall, slender robot woman. Her body is light gray and she has long red hair, falling on her forehead with a torn bang, from under which are large, dark red eyes. She wears light violet armor with glowing cyan edges, as well as a glowing cyan circle on the chest. She also has black gloves and metal boots. Unlike Prophetbot, Silver is a tamed robot, meaning she can act outside of her programming. Due to this, her reactions and emotions are more similar to an organic being's than other robots in the World. Silver is pessimistic and reserved, keeping a neutral, apathetic expression at most times.
• Rue: Rue is a red fox with beady black eyes, black ears, and white fluffy neck fur. She has a yellow glowing vertical oval on her forehead. She is a tamed robot. She is able to talk. Rue is kindhearted and caring. Rue is the Author's first child.
• Cedric: Cedric has dark skin, fluffy white hair, a black hat with a white feather on the left side, a pair of goggles with green lenses over his eyes, and a smaller pair wrapped around his hat. He wears a black long-sleeved shirt with dark gray sleeves, a yellow scarf, black gloves, and brown pants and shoes. Cedric is intelligent and often speaks in a formal manner. He is shown to be brave when he jumped off of a ledge and parachuted down Refuge, as well as risking his life to bring Prototype back by heading into the unstable factory. He cares deeply about Rue and Prototype.
• Prototype: Prototype is a robot that is mostly light and dark blue, with the exception of his eye, which is made of yellow phosphor. He has a cube-shaped head and a dark blue scarf. Unlike other characters with scarves, Prototype appears to be the only one who has stiff or solid scarf ends, as they do not appear to move like cloth when walking. Prototype is an apathetic, cold, and analytical character. When giving information, he tends to not show any trace of emotion, contrasting Prophetbot, who seems to exhibit emotion when delivering information. Additionally, Prototype is a tamed robot.