Smelvin

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smelvin is one of the various nextbots that hunts down players in nico's nextbots. It can be found in nn_airport and arcade mode.
smelvin was teased on September 23rd, 2023, and later released on October 24th, 2023, within the Cosmetics Update. As of now, it became exclusive on March 17th, 2024.
==Overview ==
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=== Appearance ===
smelvin appears to be a wet round owl with a look in its eyes as if it's bored or unhappy. The owl also appears to be perching on a log or tree of some sort with grass behind it.
It has black talons on each claw, black spots on its feathers, from the body to the legs, and a short beak. It also has black eyes with bluish-gray eyebags.
The background behind the owl is an outdoor field, which includes tall plants, a plastic cup on the ground, and a single flower. It also features what seems to be a black tube, and the ground has some herbs growing.
The in-game image appears to be squashed, and it was saved as a .JPG file due to compression.
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=== Audio ===
smelvin's current proximity audio is the loud sound of a bird whistling.
smelvin's old proximity audio is a trap beat sound with a "Pluh" for some of the beats.
Its jumpscare audio emits a sad steel guitar lick, used in some unfortunate situations.
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==Origin==
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=== Image ===
smelvin's image originates from a reddit post on subreddit "oddlyterrifying" posted by user CrispyMcNuggNuggz titled "A Wet Owl", which can be found here.
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=== Audio ===
The current proximity audio originated from a sound effect titled "Sound Ideas, BIRD, LOON - COMMON LOON: SINGLE CALL, ANIMAL 04". It was used in multiple video games, such as Dark Souls.
The old proximity audio is a remixed version of "Mary Had A Little Lamb", which was made by a Nico's Stu discord member named strandedqz. This was made by using a sample beat and the "Pluh" meme sound effect.
The jumpscare audio originates from a Nickelodeon show called SpongeBob SquarePants, and the music that was used is Steel Licks 22, also known as Steel Sting, which was composed by Jeremy Wakefield. The audio ID for this is 6606409554.
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==Gallery==
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=== General ===
File:Smelvinhotel.png|smelvin in nn_hotel.
File:Smelvin in shibuya.png|smelvin in nn_shibuya.
File:Smelvinduringblackoutandbloodmoon.png|smelvin during a blackout (left) and bloodmoon (right) event.
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=== Bugs ===
File:Owl in tunnel.png|smelvin in nn_tunnels.
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=== Miscellaneous ===
File:Wetowl.webp|Source image of smelvin.
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==Trivia==
* smelvin's audio has been changed. According to Stran over on the Discord server, they decided to just not use their audio. It's assumed that it didn't fit the nextbot.
* The earliest known date of the image was first posted on October 2016.
* smelvin is a barred eagle-owl.
* For a currently unknown reason, smelvin can no longer spawn in nn_airport naturally. This also applies to dave, guest and niedźwiedź.
== History ==
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