Pico began as the hero of Pico's School, a Newgrounds game from 1999, and later returned as a major opponent in Friday Night Funkin', the rhythm game that brought him to a much larger audience. Fans have since reused short Pico clips across soundboards, edits and memes, often to signal attitude, sarcasm or a deliberately low-budget joke. Because the character is instantly recognisable and the clips are short enough to drop into almost any video, Pico sounds have stayed popular with rhythm-game fans and meme editors long after their first appearances.