Boyfriend
- "Beep bo bop."
- ―Boyfriend
Boyfriend, alternatively referred to as the Boyfriend, is the protagonist of the viral rhythm game Friday Night Funkin'. Created by ninjamuffin99, KawaiSprite, PhantomArcade, and evilsk8r, his first and only appearance in official Pico content was in Pico's School: Love Conquers All, a re-telling of the original Pico's School released on April Fools' Day 2021.
General information
Physical appearance
Boyfriend is a young man with light skin and spiky cyan hair. He wears a backward pink-red cap with a blue brim, a white short-sleeved T-shirt with a red prohibition sign, baggy blue pants, and pink-red sneakers with white shoelaces and soles. He holds a bluish gray microphone. In Pico's School: Love Conquers All, he is depicted with a nose.
Personality
Boyfriend is overconfident[5] and highly unintelligent, to the point where he is dangerously reckless and will face anything without a single ounce of fear,[6] with the only known exception to this being lightning. He is very determined and perseverant, and will do whatever it takes to reach his goals, going as far as to use immoral methods such as tricking children on their iPads for profit[7] or holding a store hostage to obtain free food.[8]
Boyfriend is also destructive, as he is willing to vandalize PlayPlaces[9] and will immediately destroy his phones when they malfunction,[10][11] the latter additionally suggesting he is prone to acting out of anger. He usually "communicates" with others in beeps and bops, making him somewhat eccentric, although he is capable of ordinary conversation.
It is likely Boyfriend is clingy, since he's never seen without Girlfriend. He is shown to have exceptional singing skills, along with knowing fingerboard tricks[12] and how to heal others.[13]
Relationships
| The following is based solely on canonical information. Characters unrelated to the Pico franchise are not included. |
Pico
Pico and Boyfriend are ex-boyfriends. There has been very little information revealed about their past relationship, aside from the reason for their breakup being "complicated"[14] and it being hinted that they used to sing together, as the reason Pico rap battles against him is out of nostalgia and old habits,[15] implying that Pico misses him in some way.
In the present day, Pico proves himself to be more loyal to Boyfriend than his employer Daddy Dearest, as he goes against his orders twice - first to kill Boyfriend in Pico, and then to check if he's dead in Tankman by instead saving his life. It is unclear what Boyfriend feels towards Pico, but he appears to be completely fine being around him and even singing with him.
Darnell
Darnell is one of the people hired by Daddy Dearest] to kill Boyfriend. He appears to be very determined to get his job done as he battles Pico to do so.
Nene
Nene is one of the people hired by Daddy Dearest to kill Boyfriend. Like Darnell, she selfishly does whatever she can to get the job done.
History
Pico's School: Love Conquers All
In Pico's School: Love Conquers All, Boyfriend is introduced to Cassandra by Pico, with him stating that every one at the school is "cool" with their relationship. Throughout the scene, Boyfriend has a slight grin, but after Cassandra reveals her interests in furry art, his expression changes to a shocked one akin to Pico's.
Gallery
Boyfriend as he appears in Pico's School: Love Conquers All.
Boyfriend with a shocked expression in Pico's School: Love Conquers All.
Boyfriend's idle animation (shocked) in Pico's School: Love Conquers All.
Boyfriend as he appears in Pico vs. Bear DX.
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Trivia
- The theory that Boyfriend is Pico's ex was originally a headcanon within the Friday Night Funkin' community, until Tom Fulp acknowledged it with a tweet, claiming it was canon.
External links
Notes
- ↑ In a Tweet made in December 2020 by PhantomArcade, Boyfriend and Girlfriend were stated to be 19 years old. In a Tweet made in February 2021 by PhantomArcade, the two characters were stated to be 20 years old. It is unclear if PhantomArcade was confused in the later Tweet, if the two being 19 years old was retconned, or if Boyfriend and Girlfriend have no specific age and only a range. However, in a live stream PhantomArcade did in April 2022, he stated that Boyfriend and Girlfriend are 19 again. As the two have been stated to be 19 more often than not, the one instance of them being stated to be 20 may have been a mistake or a temporary retcon that ended up being scrapped.
References
- ↑ MindChamber on Newgrounds
- ↑ PhantomArcade Twitch Stream
- ↑ i programmed Friday Night Funkin AMA 2: the sequel : r/FridayNightFunkin
- ↑ ninjamuffin99 on Twitter
- ↑ Twitch Stream
- ↑ Phantom Arcade 🆖 on Twitter
- ↑ Twitch Stream
- ↑ Phantom Arcade 🆖 on Twitter
- ↑ Phantom Arcade 🆖 on Twitter
- ↑ Phantom Arcade 🆖 on Twitter
- ↑ Phantom Arcade 🆖 on Twitter
- ↑ Phantom Arcade 🆖 on Twitter
- ↑ PhantomArcade Reddit AMA
- ↑ ninja_muffin99 🆖 on Twitter
- ↑ PhantomArcade Reddit AMA
- ↑ ninja_muffin99 🆖 on Twitter: "@SomeRandomDud_ its too easy baby"
- ↑ ninja_muffin99 - Twitch
- ↑ ninja_muffin99 🆖 Twitter DM
- ↑ wake up babe new ninjamuffin99 ama : r/FridayNightFunkin
- ↑ ninja_muffin99 🆖 on Twitter
| Characters | |
|---|---|
| Main Characters | Pico - Nene - Darnell |
| Goth Punks | Cassandra - Cyclops - Alucard - Hanzo |
| Big House that Blew | Big Brown Bary - Piss & Poop - Titty - Hoe-Joe - Hoe-Bear - Creepo - Shadow |
| Ghettobots | Leroy - Roc - José |
| Band of Terrorists | Gangrene - Sandstorm - El Mandiblo |
| Neo Goth Punks | Damien - Cyclops' cousin - Ozmose - Hanzo |
| Other Groups | Überkids - Penilians - Goth Kids (Pico 2) |
| Minor Characters | Pico's School Mr. Flacit - Pico 2 DJ - Pico's Cousin - Pico's Cousin 2 - Mentioned characters |
| Misc. | Otis - Samurai Asshole - Reptile - Convict - Boyfriend |