Description
Nico is a 16-year-old American male inmate at Nanba Prison, designated as inmate number 1325. He possesses dark skin, striking green hair, carmine red eyes, and green-painted nails. A "25" tattoo on his tongue marks his identity. He wears the standard orange prisoner jumpsuit, with bandages covering his right eye, neck, right hand, and right foot. A chain and ball shackle is secured to his right leg.
His personality is typically cheerful, innocent, and effeminate, marked by childlike behavior such as complaining when denied something and acting irresponsibly. He rarely treats situations seriously, preferring anime, playing with friends, and collecting anime merchandise over practical matters like work or finances. He was illiterate before Nanba. This demeanor shatters without his medication, triggering an alternate personality. In this state, he calls himself "Nico" in the third person, becomes violently uncontrollable, and gains drastically enhanced physical capabilities. This personality views medicine as vital for survival and pursues it aggressively.
Born in American slums, Nico had an inherently unusual constitution causing rare, contagious allergies and diseases. Arrested for drug possession and trafficking, medical exams showed he didn't digest the substances, suggesting he was an involuntary drug mule. This led to a mild sentence initially intended for juvenile detention and medical reform. An intense fear of needles and medical procedures drove him to repeatedly escape hospitals and prisons, escalating his sentence due to property damage from breakouts. He later became a test subject for recyclable drug experiments because his body could return to baseline after injections. These experiments caused brain damage, eliminating his body's natural limiters on strength and speed, making medication essential to prevent self-destruction from his own power.
His abilities stem from this history. Without medication, "Weakened Limits" grant him superhuman strength and speed, though causing significant bodily damage. His "Enhanced Strength" enabled past wall-breaking escapes. His "Unusual Constitution" provides immunity to poisons, tranquilizers, numbing agents, and sleeping gas, while allowing him to mimic observed combat abilities like martial arts. The same constitution causes him to contract and spread bizarre, non-lethal illnesses.
Significant relationships formed in prison include bonds with Jyugo and Rock. Jyugo saved him from despair in a medical ward, reigniting his will to live and introducing interests like video games. At Nanba, where medication is flavored and taken orally, he stopped escape attempts and developed a dependency on the stabilizing drugs. A later revelation showed Uno, Rock, and Nico were originally recruited as part of a plan by individuals connected to Jyugo's past. Their mission involved manipulating Jyugo through implanted false memories of friendship, culminating in an attempt on his life. Genuine bonds formed over time, leading to intense guilt. When Jyugo's shackles broke and suppressed memories returned, Nico and the others confessed and apologized, profoundly impacting Jyugo.
His known preferences include favorite colors (yellow and lime green), an allergy to buckwheat, and laughing in his sleep.
His personality is typically cheerful, innocent, and effeminate, marked by childlike behavior such as complaining when denied something and acting irresponsibly. He rarely treats situations seriously, preferring anime, playing with friends, and collecting anime merchandise over practical matters like work or finances. He was illiterate before Nanba. This demeanor shatters without his medication, triggering an alternate personality. In this state, he calls himself "Nico" in the third person, becomes violently uncontrollable, and gains drastically enhanced physical capabilities. This personality views medicine as vital for survival and pursues it aggressively.
Born in American slums, Nico had an inherently unusual constitution causing rare, contagious allergies and diseases. Arrested for drug possession and trafficking, medical exams showed he didn't digest the substances, suggesting he was an involuntary drug mule. This led to a mild sentence initially intended for juvenile detention and medical reform. An intense fear of needles and medical procedures drove him to repeatedly escape hospitals and prisons, escalating his sentence due to property damage from breakouts. He later became a test subject for recyclable drug experiments because his body could return to baseline after injections. These experiments caused brain damage, eliminating his body's natural limiters on strength and speed, making medication essential to prevent self-destruction from his own power.
His abilities stem from this history. Without medication, "Weakened Limits" grant him superhuman strength and speed, though causing significant bodily damage. His "Enhanced Strength" enabled past wall-breaking escapes. His "Unusual Constitution" provides immunity to poisons, tranquilizers, numbing agents, and sleeping gas, while allowing him to mimic observed combat abilities like martial arts. The same constitution causes him to contract and spread bizarre, non-lethal illnesses.
Significant relationships formed in prison include bonds with Jyugo and Rock. Jyugo saved him from despair in a medical ward, reigniting his will to live and introducing interests like video games. At Nanba, where medication is flavored and taken orally, he stopped escape attempts and developed a dependency on the stabilizing drugs. A later revelation showed Uno, Rock, and Nico were originally recruited as part of a plan by individuals connected to Jyugo's past. Their mission involved manipulating Jyugo through implanted false memories of friendship, culminating in an attempt on his life. Genuine bonds formed over time, leading to intense guilt. When Jyugo's shackles broke and suppressed memories returned, Nico and the others confessed and apologized, profoundly impacting Jyugo.
His known preferences include favorite colors (yellow and lime green), an allergy to buckwheat, and laughing in his sleep.