Pico (Pico)/Character Interactions

## *Pico vs Bear*

### The Commissioner

The Commissioner is aware of Pico's experience as a gunman, and specifically hired him to kill Big Brown Bary. Since Big Brown Bary is a former children's show entertainer, he knows that Pico may be hesitant of hurting him. He asserts that Bary poses a threat to the public and must be eliminated. When Pico successfully kills Bary, he congratulates Pico on killing Bary and foiling his suicide bombing. The Commissioner then treats him to ice cream as a reward.

## *Newgrounds Rumble*

### Alien Hominid

Pico and Alien Hominid have a rivalry with one another, as both the *Pico* and *Alien Hominid* series were developed by Newgrounds creator Tom Fulp. As *Alien Hominid* was a console release, Fulp felt that *Alien Hominid* had higher priority than *Pico,* halting the development of his sequel, *Pico 2*. In Pico's story, he fights against Alien Hominid to see who would win in a fight.

Despite their rivalry, Pico and Alien Hominid are willing to work with one another to protect Newgrounds. In the first challenge, "Tyrant Piconjo", Alien Hominid, Pico, and Tankman work together to fight against Piconjo, who is terrorizing Newgrounds. In the seventh *Newgrounds Rumble* challenge, "Convict at Small", Alien Hominid and Pico fight against Convict. The two team up again in the twelfth challenge, "Royal Grumble Pt. 2", where they fight against Piconjo and Convict. However, the two fight with one another in the fourth *Newgrounds Rumble* challenge, "Gun Holdup in Little Korea", when Alien Hominid and Alloy attack Nene's store.

### Alloy

In *Newgrounds Rumble*, Alloy has a negative relationship with Pico. In the second part of Pico's Story, *Skins Against Scraps*, Alloy has aligned himself with P-Bot to kickstart a robot rebellion against the humans. To prevent this, Pico teams up with Tankman to stop them.

In the fourth *Newgrounds Rumble* Challenge, "Gun Holdup in Little Korea", Alloy is attempting to forcefully shut down Nene's store. Pico assists Nene in the fight, in hopes that she will have sex with him.

### Fancy Pants Man

In contrast to his heroic portrayal in other *Newgrounds Rumble* stories, Pico plays an antagonistic role in Fancy Pants Man's story. Fancy Pants Man was supposedly invited to the world of Newgrounds for "Free Ice Cream Day". As he enters a portal to Newgrounds, he is attacked by Samurai Asshole and other warriors from the Newgrounds world. He discovers that he is the target of a plot to kill him, as Newgrounds is against non-violent gaming. He soon comes upon Pico and Nene, who were the masterminds of the scheme. He is helped by Piconjo, who can relate to Fancy Pants Man as he also lived a laidback life as a stickman in the past. After defeating them, Fancy Pants Man leaves with resentment towards the website, seeing it as a land that hated what they didn't understand, and because of the dark emotions it evokes within him.

### Hank

In Hank's story, Tricky the Clown transports an unconscious Hank to the Newgrounds world. He awakens to a hostile Pico pointing two pistols at the back of his head. Undeterred, Hank fights and kills Pico. While the two had a hostile introduction to one another, Hank is at least able to respect Pico's choice in guns, and takes them after killing him.

### P-Bot

P-Bot and Pico share a desire to protect Newgrounds, and in general, are allies to one another. In P-Bot's story, when an updated P-Bot is released to replace the original, Pico teams up with the original P-Bot to destroy the newer copy.

However, should P-Bot's duty in protecting Newgrounds wane, Pico will not hesitate to stop him. In Pico's story, P-Bot teams up with Alloy to exterminate humanity. Pico works with Tankman to prevent the robots' plans from going through.

### Piconjo

Because Piconjo was created to be the polar opposite of Pico, Piconjo and Pico have a natural hatred for one another. Piconjo wishes to see Newgrounds destroyed and, ultimately, Pico killed. Piconjo is Pico's final opponent in Pico's story mode, and he fights Pico in order to dethrone him as Newgrounds' ruler. In Piconjo's Story, he seeks out the website's most influential figures in order to further its destruction. His last targets are Pico and Alien Hominid. After killing them, Newgrounds is without its protectors, allowing Piconjo to carry out his destructive intentions, killing Newgrounds' population.

### Samurai Asshole

Samurai Asshole is aware of Pico's role as the hero of Newgrounds, and is surprised when he discovers him causing destruction in his land. Regardless, Samurai Asshole puts his feelings behind him and defeats Pico in a fight. However, it is revealed that the person he was fighting wasn't the real Pico. The actual Pico arrives at the scene and explains to Samurai Asshole that Convict was using Pico's form to frame him. Pico and Samurai Asshole fight together to defeat Convict and put an end to his trickery.

### Tankman

Tankman is an ally of Pico, working alongside him to protect Newgrounds' citizens. When Alloy and P-Bot attempt to uprise against humanity, Tankman assists Pico in battle to defeat them.

## *Friday Night Funkin'*

### Boyfriend

Sometime after the events of *Pico's School*, Pico and Boyfriend dated. They eventually broke up due to unknown, "complicated" reasons. Despite their break-up, Pico still cares about Boyfriend, and helps him out numerous times in *Friday Night Funkin'*. Pico was hired by Daddy Dearest to assassinate an unknown target. When Pico discovered it was Boyfriend, he instead spared him, and challenged to a sing-off out of nostalgia. Two weeks later, Pico watches Boyfriend sing against Daddy Dearest and Mommy Mearest in a mall. During the events of [Week 7], Daddy Dearest rehires him to confirm that Boyfriend is dead after he and Girlfriend are dropped into a nearby Warzone. He finds Boyfriend alive, with Tankman holding Girlfriend hostage. Before they can harm her, Pico jumps onto the battlefield, throwing Girlfriend into Boyfriend's arms, and kills the two Tankmen. As Boyfriend and Tankman continue their sing-off, other Tankmen try and stop Pico, but are subsequently killed by him.

### Daddy Dearest

Girlfriend's father, Daddy Dearest, hired Pico to assassinate Boyfriend after he was defeated in their sing-off. Daddy Dearest does not reveal the target's identity, merely the location of the target. Weeks later, he tries to kill Boyfriend by dropping him and Girlfriend off a plane into the Restricted Military Zone. He rehires Pico to confirm that Boyfriend is dead. Pico finds that Boyfriend is still alive and is competing in a singing contest with Tankman. He once again helps Boyfriend by freeing Girlfriend and killing any Tankmen that try to stop him as Boyfriend finishes his singing competition.

### Girlfriend

After Boyfriend and Girlfriend arrived at the Restricted Military Zone, Girlfriend was held captive for the two trespassing. Tankman, states that rather then kill them, he will take on Boyfriend's challenge because he is bored. Girlfriend sits on a speaker with her arms raised, as two other Tankmen hold her at gunpoint. After losing twice, he changes his position and instructs his men to kill Girlfriend. Girlfriend prepares to unleash her demon form, but is pushed into Boyfriend's arms by Pico, as he kills any Tankmen who try to get near them. While his way of saving her seems reckless, he seems to understand how deeply Boyfriend cares for her, as he reunites the couple when he arrives at the Restricted Military Zone.

### Mommy Mearest

In addition to her father, Girlfriend's mother, Mommy Mearest, paid Pico to confirm that Boyfriend was dead after dropping him into the Restricted Military Zone. However, Pico forgoes their orders and saves Boyfriend after entering the Restricted Military Zone.

### Tankman

Boyfriend challenges Tankman to a sing-off after Girlfriend is captured in the Restricted Military Zone. While he first accepts Boyfriend's challenge out of boredom, after losing to him twice, he still attempts to murder Girlfriend and instructs his soldiers to shoot her. Before they can harm her, however, Pico appears, and shoots the two Tankmen. Noting Pico's sudden appearance, Tankman mocks his ambiguous relationship with Boyfriend, as well as the circumstances of the shooting at his school, asking him if he has "a school to shoot up". In comparison to his interactions with Pico in *Newgrounds Rumble*, Tankman is ruder toward Pico; he is aware the Pico was the one who stopped the events of *Pico's School*, but is deliberately trying to defame Pico to make him feel guilty about the school shooting.

### Tankmen

Under Tankman's orders, two other Tankmen hold Girlfriend hostage as a result of her and Boyfriend's trespassing. Tankman orders his men to kill her after losing to Boyfriend twice in a singing contest. Before they can harm her, Pico suddenly jumps to Girlfriend's rescue, pushing her into Boyfriend's arms hitting a Tankman in the face with his pistol. He draws his other gun toward the second Tankman, who screams in fear as he is shot. As the final sing off begins. an endless amount of Tankman approach Pico with guns drawn in an attempt to stop him. Whenever they get close to him, Pico shoots them in the head or chest, killing them instantly.

## *Pico's School: Love Conquers All*

### Boyfriend

*Pico's School: Love Conquers All* takes place in an alternate reality, where Pico talked Cassandra out of her rampage. After discussing their similar interests in music, Pico takes Cassandra around the school, and meets up with her three cronies, Alucard, Cyclops, and Hanzou. Pico listens to each member's reasons for siding with Cassandra and being prepared to hurt others at school. Pico offers friendship to each, who all accept. Cassandra explains that while she is able to see that not everyone on Earth is a bad person, her species is unable to excuse Earth's homophobia, as the Penilian species are homosexual. While Pico acknowledges that there are disapproving individuals on Earth, he explains that there are also many who embrace same-sex relationships. Pico introduces Cassandra to Boyfriend, with whom he is in a relationship with. He then clarifies that everyone in the school is tolerant with their relationship, and suggests that Cassandra give Earth a chance and live there. Seeing that she was wrong about Earth, Cassandra agrees and befriends Pico. Happy with his newfound friendship with Cassandra, he offers to take her to a museum. Cassandra accepts, and asks if there are museums dedicated to Furry art. Pico and Boyfriend then stare at her in stunned silence.

#### Ending Dialogue

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195759if\_/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGE8tF\_OzRg&t=1608s Time is around 16:08
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220507134148/https://twitter.com/ninja\_muffin99/status/1381040490661941252
3. ↑ https://clips.twitch.tv/SmoothMoistLatteCeilingCat-NhoRpb75FV1suioj **David Brown**: *"He's being very snide, he's making- he's being condescending and coming up with, like, a false truth. 'Cause he says, 'Don't you have a school to shoot up?' He's being a dick. He knows that Pico saved the school, but he's tormenting him about it 'cause he's a fucking asshole."*