Crossover History Wikia

Hello! I'm Darnell! I am here to teach you about one of my favorite things - FIRE!
 
— Darnell, Darnell Plays With Fire

Darnell is a character from the Pico series. He is a young pyromaniac who is friends with Pico and Nene.

Background

The original Pico website lists Darnell as a super genius pyromaniac who is hormonal, gets migraines, and has five years to live.[1] In his game, Darnell Plays With Fire, he teaches the viewer about the subject in Des Moines, Iowa. He demonstrates with two fires across the street, and shows that he has planted multiple bombs inside buildings, causing them to explode. A plane crashes, and Darnell goes to investigate. The plane explodes, debris lands on Darnell, and ignites, killing him. As Darnell goes to Heaven, God incinerates him with a flamethrower.

Darnell makes a cameo in Pico's School, He appears on a poster encouraging students to vote for him as class president. He is pictured crying, saying that "I only have five years left to live!"

He has appeared in other Pico flashes, some of which include The Perfect Murder, in which he fights against Pico and Nene, and Pico vs. Überkids where he assists Pico and Nene to fight against the Überkids.

After the events of Pico's School, Darnell and his friends shoot down a spaceship that contains the Ghettobots, androids created by an alien species known as the Penilian. The Ghettobots were sent after Pico killed a Penilian named Cassandra. Darnell helps Pico train to fight against them.

FDA

Darnell makes a cameo in the fifth FDA episode, FDA Before Christmas. He is dressed as Lock from The Nightmare Before Christmas], singing This Is FDA, a parody of the Nightmare Before Christmas song This Is Halloween.

Newgrounds Rumble

Darnell makes a cameo appearance in the Pico's School arena in Newgrounds Rumble. He appears on the class president sign, saying "I only got like 5 more years to live!". It is a reference to the original sign in Pico's School.

Indie Game Battle

Darnell makes a cameo appearance in Indie Game Battle. He appears as an alternate costume for Pico. The color gives him black hair, dark skin, a purple shirt with yellow sleeves, blue pants, and white shoes.

Friday Night Funkin'

Darnell makes a cameo appearance in Friday Night Funkin'. He appears in the background of Week 5 during the tracks Cocoa and Eggnog, bobbing his head to the music.

References

Pico
Characters PicoNeneDarnellCassandraPenilian
Locations Pico's SchoolNene's Store
Items Medicinal HerbGun
Crossovers Pico vs Bear (1999) • Newgrounds Rumble (2007) • Meat Boy (map pack) (2008) • Indie Game Battle (2015) Friday Night Funkin' (2020) • Guppy's Quest (TBA)
Crossover Entries Pico's School: Love Conquers All (2021)
Cameos FDA (1999) • Disorderly (2003) • Madness Project Nexus 2 (2021)