Nico (Bird)

## **Nico**

Nico is a bird who used to live on an island called Clover Island but left. Ever since, he's been appearing in Put Yourself in the Picture. He started appearing in Put Yourself in the Picture since number 8. Nico is one of three characters to have appeared in every picture since their first introduction.

## Appearance

Nico is a middle-sized bird, based off the Northern Bluejay (Cyanocitta cristata). He has cyan coloured feathers, with dark teal feathers pointing back from his eyes, appearing like cones to the back. His three top feathers are a darker blue, resembling Hals top feathers, and he has the same tail as the Blues, and triangle-shaped eyebrows. His upper beak is yellow, while his lower beak is dark grey.

## Personality

Nico is a mature bird. He learned to take care of himself, after repeatedly being bullied when he was a young hatchling. He's been living with traumas, so if he's triggered, he could get angry real fast. For Nico, nothing is as important as friendship. He has learned to never take anything for granted, after he lost nearly everything except himself.

Best Friends:

* Gravito
* Kaboom
* Lillie
* Pete

Friends:

* Thermal Red
* Thermal
* Jazz
* Shroomy
* Trainian, Ravin and Helpbot
* Dj\_dbird
* Jam
* Dzester, Red Dzester and Blue Dzester
* Ted
* Eric
* Sergey Serebtsov
* Mac
* Cam
* Kork

Neutral:

* Gill

Enemies:

* Fuera
* Cursed Terence
* Bob Pig
* Butter
* Evil Ted
* Corporal Pig
* Therm
* The evil Thermals from The Thermals
* Traitorian
* Insane Dzester

## Story

We start our story with Nico, a young yet mature bird. Let’s head to Clover Island, home of a bird civilization before something happened that caused them to move. Nico had a tough childhood, being bullied and not having a lot of money. He had one best friend, Lillie. He learned to take care of himself, and he finally stood up for himself when he grew to be adolescent. However, one day, the island was struck with an earthquake, causing a tsunami to hit the island, drowning it in the waves of the ocean. Nico almost died, but he managed to hold onto a broken shack, rising from the water. Lillie on the other hand was in much deeper trouble, because she was locked in a room. Nico did everything he could to save her: “I’ll get you out of here, even if it’s the last thing I do!” Sadly enough, when he broke through the door, he saw that Lillie was gone. Broken into tears, Nico abandoned the remains of Clover Island, using a boat built with wood that was left from the town. For days, he’s been sailing across the sea, mastering the arts of water. Slowly, he learned how to control and stir the water, and he became one with the movement of the waves. One day, he arrived at an unknown island, this turned out to be Piggy Island. He had seen the pigs taking the eggs, and then he realised that even though he was unable to save Lillie, he will save the lives of those hatchlings, covered in their shields as eggs. He chased the pigs across Piggy Island, until he stumbled upon a group of birds, the PYITP flock. He then saw a big explosion caused by what seemed to be butter, he was dragged into a portal, and that’s when his adventures with the flock start.

You might wonder how life used to be on Clover Island before it was washed away. The truth is that the birds have been living there for centuries, dating back to over 2000 years ago. They had a great civilization, which was highly developed. Much better than the pigs at that time! Now, they worshipped their gods. This wasn't Thermal Red. There were multiple gods. There was the god of thunder: Strika. There was the god of water: Vann. There was the god of nature: Mistro. There was one last (presumed) god, the god of war, anger, and fire: Fuera. Once, the birds were unable to please the gods, and they were punished by Fuera. He cursed the birds, which would leave, when every bird of that island had died. Now, as well all know, Nico is the only bird left from Clover Island, meaning that he has this so called "curse," as the only bird to have it. But the gods always get what they want...

## Powers and abilities

Nico has managed to develop and master the arts of water. When activated, he summons a circle of water around himself, acting like a shield. This shield can break stone. But slowly after impact, the shield evaporates. Then, Nico deals damage to both glass and wood.

## Trivia

* Nico's beta design is almost completely different. He used to have red-orange feathers, with a small green hat. His upper beak used to be grey. His name was originally going to be Clyde.
* Nico has an official space design, as was shown in Put Yourself in the Picture 10, 11 and 12.
	+ However, even though Nico is in space in Put Yourself in the Picture 21 and 22, he does not have this design.
* Nico is, as of Put Yourself in the Picture 32, the only bird to have turned to stone, and thus the only bird from the PYitP flock to be vulnerable for Fueras curse.
* Nico developed his powers, just like Trainian, while others were presumably born with them.