History Trivia / Pico

** The correct spelling of "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Cassandra]]" is with two Ss.

* TheWikiRule: [[https://pico.wiki.gg/wiki/Main_Page Right here]].

** There is an old demo (available for Newgrounds supporters) for what was supposed to be ''Pico 2'' as a sequel taking place months after the events of the original game with the alien Ghettobots as the antagonists. A few of Pico's schoolmates survived the shooting, including Nene (a character the player can spare in the first game), Darnell (who was absent during the incident), and another kid, named Timmy, that Pico has never interacted with before. Darnell serves as the ExpositionFairy who explains in the intro that he and his buddies outside of school shot a spaceship containing aliens that look like earth ghetto boys. In gameplay, Pico can use GoodOldFisticuffs aside from his gun, interact with various characters outside the school setting with different optional dialogue that still allows different interpretation of Pico, go from location to location outside of school, compete as a DJ akin to ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'', and even have cutscenes. The project seems to have been QuietlyCancelled, though, due to it being rather very ambitious at the time and the creator needing to work.

* ShrugOfGod: While Tom Fulp said the Pico cast were based off of his experiences in high school, he also said the cast [[https://pico.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page?file=PicohasNoAge.jpeg were not designed with any specific ages in mind.]] WordOfSaintPaul from Mindchamber [[https://twitter.com/alexlunnen/status/1520522219054637060 is that the cast was 13]] during ''Pico's School''.

* TheWikiRule: [[https://pico.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Right here]].
* WordOfGod: Despite the [[InterpretativeCharacter interpretative nature of Pico and crew]], Tom Fulp has revealed some information about them in [[https://pico.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page?file=TomFulp+Pico+Questions.jpg private message]] [[https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/768611235003629570/844574433040793630/20210519_095642.png interviews]].

** Hanzo's gender is [[AmbiguousGender "unknown"]]. [[https://pico.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page?file=Hanzo+NameSpelling.jpeg Their name is also spelled without a U]].

** According to this [[https://pico.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page?file=Nene+Rumors.png post]], the part where Nene was stated in her bio to enjoy necrophilia and bestiality are "nasty internet rumors".

* NamesTheSame: This Pico has nothing to do with ''[[Administrivia/PermanentRedLinkClub Boku no Pico]]''. '''''Seriously.'''''

** [[NoPronunciationGuide Nene's name is pronounced,]] "Nay-Nay".

* CrossDressingVoices: Nene's voice clips in ''Nene's Interactive Suicide'' were provided by Tom Fulp himself and his friend Sean.

* NamesTheSame: This Pico has nothing to do with ''[[Administrivia/PermanentRedLinkClub Boku no Pico]]''. ''Seriously.''

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: It's not uncommon for people introduced to Pico by ''Friday Night Funkin''' (especially younger players not familiar with the original ''Pico'' series) to think that he was an original character made for the game, even though he originated over 2 decades earlier. That said, the fact that many members of Gen Z played ''Pico's School'' as kids (even though it ''definitely'' [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids wasn't appropriate]] [[PeripheryDemographic for them]]), as well as the eye-catching [[DarkerAndEdgier much edgier]], CrossesTheLineTwice nature of the original game (in contrast to his [[LighterAndSofter much lighter]] portrayal in ''FNF'') has helped to counter this.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: With the "secrets" system being removed, the original version of ''Pico vs. Bear'' (''Bloodshed in the Big House that Blew'') was no longer officially accessible.

** According to this [[https://tomfulp.newgrounds.com/news/post/1182469 blog post]] from Fulp, Pico and his friends are all high school seniors (16-18 y.o.) in the canon universe.

** ''Pico 2'' was meant to have an RPG-like leveling system, and the Goth Punks would have had proteges who would serve as boss battles alongside the Ghettobots. Cyclops was meant to reappear as a decomposing zombie, confirming that [[CuttingOffTheBranches canonically, Pico killed Cyclops and Alucard]] during ''Pico's School''.

** Hanzo's [[AmbiguousGender gender is unknown]]. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/pico/images/1/10/Hanzo_NameSpelling.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20220526211811&format=original His name is also spelled without a U.]]
** The name "Alucard" is an alias. His real name is unknown.
** Nene's name is pronounced, "Nay-Nay".

* DevelopmentHell: ''Pico 2'' has been this for nearly two decades at this point, though Tom Fulp has said that he still wants to finish it. It became a recurring joke on Newgrounds, with a few joke-submissions by the fans and being included as one of few joke stretch goals for ''Friday Night Funkin': The Full-Ass Game''.

** There is an old demo (available for Newgrounds supporters) for what was supposed to be ''Pico 2'' as a sequel taking place months after the events of the original game with the alien Ghettobots as the antagonists. A few of Pico's schoolmates survived the shooting, including Nene (a character the player can spare in the first game), Darnell (who was absent during the incident), and another kid, named Timmy, that Pico has never interacted with before. Darnell serves as the ExpositionFairy who explains in the intro that he and his buddies outside of school shot a space ship containing aliens that look like earth ghetto boys. In gameplay, Pico can use GoodOldFisticuffs aside from his gun, interact with various characters outside of the school setting with different optional dialogue that still allows different interpretation of Pico, go from location to location outside of school, compete as a DJ akin to ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'', and even have cutscenes. The project seems to have been QuietlyCancelled, though, due to it being rather very ambitious at the time and the creator needing to work.

** Hanzou's [[AmbiguousGender gender is unknown]].

* DisownedAdaptation: Piconjo hates the version of himself created by Mindchamber for ''VideoGame/NewgroundsRumble'', calling it closer to an original character with his name[[note]]for various reasons, including the character's alignment as evil when he always championed Piconjo as a force of good[[/note]] than the character he initially created and generally mocking the design in over-the-top fashions as per his persona as an internet {{Troll}}.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: With the "secrets" system being removed, the original version of ''Pico vs. Bear'' (''Bloodshed in the Big House that Blew'') fell victim to this.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The depiction of Cassandra and the goths, punks, etc. as the school shooters originated from a belief back in 1999, when there was a moral panic that the Columbine killers, which the game took inspiration from, were goths. Nowadays, this belief is discredited by the media, after many studies disproved the correlation. It was also a time when videogames were frequently used as scapegoats for violence, similar as to some reception of ''Pico's School'' and other similar games blamed after/for the Columbine shootings- most notably the ''Franchise/{{Doom}}'' series. The game, however, does have AnAesop that any form of extremism is bad when Cassandra exclaims not to really care about society aside from her own selfish reason to kill while the rest of her goth friends are simply duped into following her thinking that she empathizes with them being outsiders. Even discriminated subgroups have their own bad apples every once in a while.

** ''Pico 2'' was meant to have an RPG-like leveling system, and the Goth Punks would have had proteges who would serve as boss battles alongside the Ghettobots. Cyclops was meant to reappear as a decomposing zombie, confirming that the KillEmAll path in ''Pico's School'' [[CuttingOffTheBranches was the canon path.]]

** The correct spelling is "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Cassandra]]" for her name.

** Nene's name is pronounced, "[[ItsPronouncedTropay Nay-Nay]]".

* DisownedAdaptation: Piconjo hates the version of himself created by Mindchamber for ''VideoGame/NewgroundsRumble'', calling it closer to an original character with his name than the character he initially created and generally mocking the design in over-the-top fashions.

* DisownedAdaptation: Piconjo hates the version of himself created by Mindchamber for ''VideoGame/Newgrounds Rumble'', calling it closer to an original character with his name than the character he initially created and generally mocking the design in over-the-top fashions.

* DisownedAdaptation: Piconjo hates the version of himself created by Mindchamber for ''Newgrounds Rumble'', calling it closer to an original character with his name than the character he initially created and generally mocking the design in over-the-top fashions.

** When asked what the main trio would major in in college, Fulp responded with Pico majoring in computer science, Darnell majoring in chemistry, and Nene majoring in psychology (she wants to [[EarnYourHappyEnding sort out her own issues and potentially help others]]).