Pico

For the brownie in Magical Vacation, see Pomodoro (brownie).

Pico ポモドーロ Pomodoro
Artwork for Magical Starsign by Shinichi Kameoka
Starsign	Fire
Gender	Male
Species	Human
Age	14
Height	170cm
Weight	58kg
Relative(s)	Unnamed father
Occupation(s)	Will-o'-Wisp student
Affiliation(s)	Low Class B
Voice Actor	Shinichi Kameoka

"So, I'm Pico. I'm a fire wizard. Everyone says I've got a temper on me, so I guess that's not the best combo."

―Pico

Pico is a party member in Magical Starsign. 14 years old, he is a student at Will-o'-Wisp Academy who uses the fire starsign, having taught himself magic to support his family and become financially successful. When Pico and his classmates are scattered across the Baklava solar system in search of Miss Madeleine, he and Sorbet land on Gren. The felins of Tropica Village capture Pico so he can be handed over to the astro pirates, but after being saved by Semolina and Farina, he joins his friends to track down Sorbet.

Profile

Pico is a daring and brash teenage boy who considers himself to be a lone wolf, when in reality, he cherishes the bonds he shares with his classmates. He has a short fuse and is quick to take action, putting brawn over brains to prove his leadership, though this tends to land him in trouble. Despite having incredible skills, Pico's grades are rather lackluster and is forced to take supplementary lessons. Nevertheless, he fights head-first for the sake of justice, and to impress his crush Sorbet.

Pico's clothing is worn by male cheer team captains at Will-o'-Wisp sports festivals. He apparently liked the attire so much, he started wearing it as everyday clothes. Pico boasts a muscular form, tanned complexion, purple eyes, and spiky red-orange hair. His outfit consists of a sleeveless green turtleneck with gold trim, matching arm bracers, a blue-and-white rope belt, baggy green pants, and brown tabi socks tucked neatly into a pair of red, orange, and green ninja-style sandals. In addition, there is a sort of over-skirt layer with orange drapery, brown fabric, and red trim. On this layer, there are many geometric patterns in oranges and reds. Pico also wears blue and white horn accessories on his head.

Gameplay

	Name Starsign Lv. HP MP Pico Fire 14 485 71
MP% Pow IQ Def Spr Agi 12% 9 14 11 10 9
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Wild magic Heats up bean pop kernels, allowing them to be picked up
Skills Punch (Death punch) Guard Flee Move
Magic Name MP Description Lv. Lava spuds 10 Toss searing fireballs to torch the enemy. 1 Afterburner 35 Use superhot magic to char your enemies. 14 Heat fondu 70 Wrap your enemies in a toasty blanket of flames. 25 Feverish might 35 When the goin's rough, the tough get buff! 32 Dragon's tongue 90 Spice up your enemies' lives as a fiery dragon! 47

Descriptions

Descriptions
Magical Starsign manual	Pico describes himself as "the coolest hot-blooded male you'll ever meet." He taught himself magic while supporting his family as his unemployed father pursued crazy get-rich-quick schemes. Of course, his goal in life is to strike it rich.
Magical Vacation: Itsutsu no Hoshi ga Narabu Toki - Mahō Wakusei Kansoku Nyūmonsho	シュガーのことが大好きな行動派の熱血漢！ 自称「クールな熱血漢」だが、ちょっと自信過剰な一面を見せることもある男の子。まったく働こうとしない父親の代わりに、自分が家計を支えようと、１人で魔法を学びはじめた。でかい山を当てることを夢みている。 TrTranslation: A hot-blooded man of action who loves Sugar! A boy who describes himself as "cool and hot-blooded", but also comes off as a bit overconfident at times. In order to support his family's finances in place of his father, who completely refuses to work, he began learning magic all on his own. He dreams of striking it rich.

Biography

Early life

Pico began teaching himself magic after his father stopped working to pursue other dreams, and later enrolled in Will-o'-Wisp Academy to hone his abilities. He would provide for the family in his father's stead, while also making it his goal to strike it rich. At the academy, he befriended the protagonist, Lassi, Mokka, Chai, and Sorbet, who were all in Low Class B under the mentorship of Miss Madeleine.

Magical Starsign

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After class one day, Pico and his friends gathered outside Principal Biscotti's office, overhearing him talking with Madeleine about confronting Kale, a former student of hers, on Puffoon. Concerned about her mission to fight Kale and his band of astro pirates, the students entered the office and urged her to stay at the academy, but were instead brought to the meditation room for magical combat training. The day after their training session, Madeleine departed from Kovomaka to Puffoon. Her absence lasted a worrying three months, compelling Lassi to find Madeleine herself by hijacking a rocket. Thrilled by the possibility of a rocket being stored at the academy, Pico took off with Chai to investigate. The group eventually discovered a secret room in the academy's attic, leading them to a rocket bay in the clocktower. To their surprise, the roof opened as Lassi activated one of the rockets and blasted off into outer space. The other students boarded rockets of their own, to which they were scattered across the planets of the Baklava solar system.

Pico and Sorbet both crash-landed in Carbonara Jungle on Gren, though Sorbet's whereabouts were unknown. Unfortunately, Pico's carelessness resulted in him getting captured by the felins of Tropica Village and tied to a wooden post, where he was to be handed over to the astro pirates. Once his classmates arrived on Gren, he explained his predicament and how Sorbet was still missing. While the students were asleep in Nuts Lodge, the felins prepared to capture them, but retreated after Pico was secretly untied by Farina, the daughter of Tropica's chief Durum. While Durum tried to blame the students for setting Pico free, the villagers saw through his lies, realizing he was endangering magicians in order to keep Farina safe, despite her being a magician. Durum, Farina, and their handmaid Semolina were promptly exiled from Tropica, after which the students found Pico collapsed in Carbonara Jungle. He feared that the astro pirates abducted Sorbet, seeing as they were on a crusade against Baklava's magicians, and so dashed off to find her.

Arriving at the pirates' base of Assam, the students found Sorbet and Pico fighting several pirate otters, though Sorbet insisted she go alone. Pico continued to fight while the students proceeded to the dock, finding Sorbet with Lord Persimmon and "Farina." When Persimmon summoned the peacock fish to hold them off, Pico joined the fray and helped his friends defeat it. However, before they could save Sorbet, she willingly hopped aboard Persimmon's ship alongside "Farina" as it set sail for Razen.

After Magical Starsign

Pico on his journey across space

Pico continued to study at Will-o'-Wisp upon his return to Kovomaka, but after continuously failing his classes, he decided to drop out in the spring of his eighth year. He set off on a journey across the galaxy, defeating powerful foes, rescuing people in need of help, and going on adventures worthy of being called a hero.

Trivia

Kirsch wearing Pico's cheer team captain outfit

• In battle, Pico is voiced by the game's character designer, Shinichi Kameoka.
• In the game's debug rooms, he is called Boga (ボガ, Boga). This may have been a placeholder name before it was officially changed to Pomodoro, and later Pico in localized versions, since it does not seem to come from a type of food.
• Based on his wild magic chant in Japanese, it is implied that Pico's magic can reach 270 million degrees.
• For Kirsch Pintail's birthday on November 30, 2014, Kameoka illustrated Kirsch in Pico's cheer team captain attire. He also stated there was a time when Kirsch and Pico were on the same cheer team, but since Magical Starsign is believed to take place several hundreds of years after Magical Vacation, this is dubiously canon.
• Although Pico has an apparent crush on Sorbet, even referring to her as "his girl", it is unknown if Sorbet reciprocates those feelings.
• Despite being a "brawn over brains" type of character, Pico ironically has the highest average intelligence stat of the party.

Nomenclature

His name comes from pico de gallo, a mild Mexican salsa made from chopped tomatoes, onions, and serrano peppers.

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ポモドーロ Pomodōro	Pomodoro, from pomodoro ("tomato" in Italian)
English	Pico
French	Pico	Pico
German	Pico	Pico
Italian	Pico	Pico
Spanish	Pico	Pico

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