Paper Niko
| Paper Niko | |
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 Paper Niko's render for The Wiki Camp 2 | |
| Created by | chubs |
Paper Niko (ペーパーニコ, Pēpā Niko) is a character in The Wiki Camp 2. Alongside Paper Okin (ペーパーコニ, Pēpā Koni), an alternate costume, he was announced as a newcomer on August 27, 2022. Despite some similarities to Niko, Paper Niko functions as a pseudo-clone and is therefore not considered an Echo Fighter.
While Paper Niko has sometimes been portrayed with bitcrushed Niko voice clips in his home series, he does not have a voice actor in The Wiki Camp 2 and instead uses realistic paper crumpling sounds. Paper Okin shares these sound effects, albeit lower pitched.
Overview
A character of extremes, Paper Niko is the lightest and smallest character in the camp's roster. He is infamously versatile in the air—possessing by a wide margin the fastest air speed and lowest falling speed in addition to the ability to air dash—with almost no compensation made to his above-average ground mobility.
Many of his aerials (and specials) have fast startup and fairly low endlag. Up and neutral aerial able combo to into themselves at low percents, and down and forward aerial serve as potent combo extenders and finishers. Back aerial is a sex kick that, while only capable of KO'ing middleweights from the center of Final Destination past ~130%, is difficult to challenge. Although his aerials' damage output and kill power are subpar, their speed and combo ability more than make up for this.
His up special, Baikal Breeze, briefly grants him the ability to glide after the initial jump, improving his already excellent horizontal mobility. Super Oomfie Attack, a counter, inflicts devastating status effects upon opponents when activated. The rest of Paper Niko's specials are derived from Niko with significant changes. Chief among them is Paper Niko's version of Cement Bag, which temporarily enhances the offensive capabilities of his moveset in exchange for increased weight and falling speed. The sheer amount of kill power this special provides Paper Niko with cements Cement Bag as the single best tool in his kit.
Combined, these attributes make Paper Niko an incredibly polarizing character, who on one hand can easily evade and outpace opponents...
...but on the other hand, struggles survive or even approach opponents.
Role in Story Mode
Challenge 1
While Paper Niko himself does not make an appearance in Challenge 1, the character page created for him contains a picture of his render.
Trivia
- Paper Niko's inclusion makes him the camp's second character from the Toba Aquarium universe (after Niko) and the sole representative of the Paper Niko sub-universe.
- However, due to Niko's removal from the roster in the Day 1 Patch, Paper Niko is currently the only playable Toba Aquarium character.
- This also applies to their respective alternate costumes, Okin and Paper Okin—the latter now being the only playable Toba Aquarium antagonist.
- However, due to Niko's removal from the roster in the Day 1 Patch, Paper Niko is currently the only playable Toba Aquarium character.