Pico

Pico is the tritagonist of Friday Night Funkin'. He is the opponent of Week 3, a supporting character in Week 7, and the playable protagonist of WeekEnd levels. He is also selectable as a general playable character in Freeplay. His tracks as an opponent include Pico, Philly Nice, and Blammed.

He is an assassin who has been in the field since he was a child, earning fame for his successful efforts at saving his school and protecting the planet from extraterrestrial invaders. Years later, he and his friends, Darnell and Nene, are hired by Daddy Dearest to kill an unknown target. When Pico finds out that the target was actually his ex-boyfriend, Boyfriend, he chooses to settle things with a rap battle. Later, Daddy Dearest and Mommy Mearest hire the trio again for what turns out to be the same task as before; Pico's faith is then put to the test once more as his friends become his rivals when his loyalty leaves them all with no payment.

He is the second guest character introduced to Friday Night Funkin', the first being Skid and Pump, the third being Tankman, and the fourth being Darnell and Nene. Pico is a young man with light skin, short ginger hair with three rounded spikes sticking out of the back, and distinctive white eyes with no pupils. He wears a green shirt, beige pants, and a pair of maroon sneakers with orange laces, orange buttons on the sides, and light beige soles. He wields a gun loosely based on an Ingram MAC-10 pistol[6] in one hand and holds a bluish-gray microphone in the other with his thumb pointing out. In his idle animation, he wears a confident and determined grin while bopping his head. He is drawn in a chibi style.

During the Week 7 track Stress, he is seen crouched on top of the stereo that Girlfriend normally sits on. He now wields a pair of guns, which he twirls around and shoots in a flashy manner.

During the WeekEnd 1 track Blazin', his idle animation is a fighting pose instead of a dance, and he no longer has his gun or microphone. His expression is also more serious. Before 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. During the destruction of his school, he is shown to act quite recklessly, taking action immediately despite the danger he could be running into.

After the events of Pico's School, Pico had developed an aggressive and homicidal side, rarely showing any fear and ruthlessly fighting anyone standing in his way. He is an exceptional gunman and is usually seen dual-wielding his weaponry with remarkable proficiency. His weapons of choice are automatic weapons such as a MAC-10-like pistol or the M16 rifle. He also has tremendous unarmed combat skills, as seen in Pico 2, the unreleased sequel to Pico's School, and in WeekEnd 1. He is also shown to be quite paranoid, as he isn't too trusting of others and is always armed. 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 and assist Boyfriend when ordered to kill him. While Pico is now known for his erratic and violent behavior, signs of his younger, more fun-loving self still shine through occasionally. From his love for dance, his partner, and his schoolboy humor, fragments of his younger, more sensitive self still live on deep down inside him despite everything.

In Pico 2, Pico is characterized with a very unstable personality. Throughout the game, the player can choose from different dialogue options, with Pico usually throwing an insult, sarcastic comment, or backhanded compliment into his responses. Pico is described by Darnell as having a non-confrontational, reserved, and shy side to him at school, but in public, Pico isn't afraid to confront strangers in his own brutal way, even threatening to stick a plastic bag over his local record shop owner's head for refusing to serve him. He is, however, apologetic after his outbursts, hinting that he likely has a hard time controlling his temper considering the fact that he's unmedicated.

Pico enjoys marijuana and is seen smoking it throughout the Pico series; it has also been stated that he chokes down exotic marijuana in large quantities.[7] Pico dreams of becoming a professional DJ as well. In Pico 2, his interest in DJing was going to be a major plot point, and he regularly practices on the turntables with his best friend Darnell. Set 5–6 years after Pico's School,[8] Pico, Darnell, and Nene are hired by Daddy Dearest to kill Boyfriend for humiliating him after their sing-off in Week 1. Unbeknownst to him at the time, Pico is sent to kill someone he used to know. Pico is only given a location for the target, and upon finding out that Boyfriend is the target, he decides to spare him and instead challenges him to a rap battle.

He is later one of the many spectators of Boyfriend's rap battle with Daddy Dearest and Mommy Mearest at The Mall during Week 5, appearing in the background of Cocoa and Eggnog.

Despite his previous setback, Pico, Darnell, and Nene are later rehired with the simple task of confirming Boyfriend's death after he and Girlfriend are dropped into a dangerous warzone during Week 7. However, they find Boyfriend alive, and seeing as Tankman ordered his men to shoot the two, Pico forfeits his mission and jumps to Boyfriend's rescue by shooting the Tankmen holding Girlfriend at gunpoint. Tankman then mocks Pico, calling him "[Boyfriend's] sexually ambiguous, angry little friend" (referencing his relationship history) and asking him whether he has a school to shoot up (referencing Pico's School). He only does this to try to make Pico feel bad and get him to go away,[9] but Pico is not deterred by the condescending comments and proceeds to kill the onslaught of Tankmen during Stress. Due to this, Pico is now in big trouble with Girlfriend's parents, and Daddy Dearest ends up not paying any of the contract killers, leaving Darnell and Nene in a financial crisis and prompting them to seek revenge.[4]

During WeekEnd 1, Pico is taking a walk through the city, eating a burger, and drinking a soda. Suddenly, he notices Nene looking for him, equipped with her knife. Pico quickly hides in an alley and recalls why his friends now want to kill (or castrate) him. He checks the reflection of his gun to see if Nene is still there, which she notices, leading her to throw knives at Pico and chase him. They run through the alleyway, dodging obstacles, until Pico runs into a lift with stairs that can be dropped. As Nene runs toward him and throws a knife, Pico gets ready to shoot, and his bullet bounces off the knife and onto a lever that breaks off and drops the stairs on Nene's face. Pico runs away, relieved, until he hits A-Bot and sees Darnell spray painting on a wall. Pico engages in a rap battle against Darnell, with Nene watching. During 2hot, Darnell also kicks spray can bombs at Pico, which the latter shoots. After rapping, Darnell and Pico get ready to attack each other, but Pico is out of ammo, and Darnell's lighter is empty. They end up settling things with a fist fight instead, which gets increasingly violent until the two reconcile, saving their friendship. They walk away together happily before collapsing on the ground from their injuries.

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