Pico vs. Convict
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Pico tangles with the shapeshifting Convict. - Newgrounds Description
Pico vs. Convict (titled onscreen as Pico vs. Convict: Middle School Mayhem) is an Adobe Flash animation created by Luis, and released on April 30, 2006. Uploaded on the first annual Pico Day, this short film stars Pico and Nene as they face off against the titular Convict, a mysterious shape-shifter who begins targeting them with very sinister intentions. The Flash instantly proved to be iconic, with Convict becoming a standout character in the Pico franchise after its release.
Plot
The movie begins with Pico sleeping on his desk in detention. He wakes up to see the teacher dead, with his throat slit. Pico finds a letter from Nene that says that the Convict has killed everyone in the school except for her, and promises that if he rescues her, she will "give him her pussy". Pico breaks out of the classroom before he bares witness to the Convict, standing right in front of him. He promptly transforms into Otis, also forming a gladiator mace in his hands. Now as Otis, the shape-shifter then strikes Pico in the face, causing him to bleed in pain. Before Pico could retaliate, the Convict immediately transforms into Big Brown Bary. Convict, as Bary, grabs Pico by his neck in a chokehold. Nene spots this, shocked, and diverts the shape-shifter's attention to her by flipping him the bird.
The Convict, now aggravated, lets go of Pico and transforms into Nene. After catching his breath, Pico speedily rushes to his locker and opens it, taking out his dual MAC-10s with a cheeky grin on his face. As he heads to the school cafeteria, he takes a look into the door window and is shocked to see two Nenes fighting each other. Eventually, one of the Nenes gains the upper hand and savagely beats the other into submission. Just as she is about to finish the other Nene with a knife, Pico intervenes and shoots her in the head, killing her instantly. As the other Nene stands up, battered and bruised, she proceeds to hug Pico.
However, she is revealed to be Convict in disguise and that Pico accidentally killed the real Nene. As the screen fades to black, the movie ends with Convict's red eyes still glowing before they suddenly close.
Characters
Reception
Released on the first Pico Day, Pico vs. Convict would receive highly positive reception. Special attention would be given to the character of Convict, who would quickly become a fan-favorite and make appearances in other fan works. The Flash also earned Daily Feature and Weekly 3rd Place Awards, along with being featured on the front page. On Newgrounds, its most recent score was an average of 4.30/5.00, and it had maintained up to nearly 570,000 views.
Additionally, it was featured on the Pico Day 2006 collection. However, it would be taken down by Luis around December 2016, likely due to issues concerning the use of copyrighted music.
Gallery
Title card.
Convict transforms himself into Otis.
Otis!Convict turns back to normal.
Convict morphs into Big Brown Bary.
Nene flips off Convict.
Bary!Convict shifts his form into that of Nene.
Pico arms himself for the battle.
Nene fights against... Nene?
One Nene brutalizes the other.
"Nene" turns out to be Convict.
Video
Trivia
- Convict would prove to be a popular character with Pico fans, especially in works that would portray him as Pico's arch-nemesis, succeeding Cassandra. He'd become so beloved that he would later make an appearance as a playable character in Newgrounds Rumble.
- This would mark one of the first appearances of Big Brown Bary and Otis in a Flash movie made by an animator other than Tom Fulp or Magna, respectively.
- The music used in the Flash animation played throughout the short originates from the soundtrack of the 1988 Tim Burton film, Beetlejuice, composed by Danny Elfman.
- The setting of the school is given the name "R. Jackson Middle School".
- Pico's locker has two stickers of the iconic Newgrounds tank and the Pico franchise logo, and has a framed photograph of Tom Fulp.
- Darnell makes a small background cameo through two "Darnell for President" posters that can be found in the school hallways.
- Joe Outterside helped to provide the layout for the main menu.