Changes: Niko

Revision as of 07:36, 14 August 2020

Niko is the second pet that players can get. He is a dark teal oyster with black eyes and purple "lips" that produces pearls that are worth a small sum of money.

Behavior

Niko quietly sits atop of a pillar or in an alcove in each tank, bobbing up and down until he opens his mouth to reveal a pearl worth $250. This can be very useful in earlier levels and as a Presto transformation in the beginning of each tank to produce the much needed money near the start of the level.

Niko opens up after 34 seconds and every 40 seconds after the first, and he will continue producing pearls even during an alien attack. Niko produces an average of $6.25/sec. This is less than Shrapnel's $8.33/sec, but does not bear the risk of killing fish.

In Virtual Tank, the pearl's value is 10 shells which is worth 100% more money than in Adventure Mode.

Locations

Tank 1 - In an rock alcove decorated with corals

Tank 2 - Sitting on top of a short, marble column

Tank 3 - On a flat rock under the bonsai tree

Tank 4 - Sitting on top of the wooden barrel

Tank 5 - Skewered on the giant fork

Exclusive tank - Atop of the castle's left turret

Story

THE STORY OF
NIKO THE OYSTER

One question that always comes up when talking about NIKO is: Why doesn't NIKO open his mouth more often? There is a reason for this. It is because NIKO thinks that opening his mouth may allow demons to steal his soul. Therefore, he keeps his mouth opening to a minimum.

Trivia

Niko's pearl is worth $250, which is half of value produced by beetlemunchers.
He resembles the oysters that appear in bonus rounds on Typer Shark Deluxe, another PopCap game.
If Presto is transformed into Niko, he will drop to the bottom of the tank instead of Niko's usual location.
In Sandbox Mode, if the player spawns multiple oysters, they will appear as one.
Despite his feminine appearance, he is referred to male in his story.

Gallery

Pets
Tank 1

Stinky	Niko		Itchy		Prego		Zorf
Tank 2

Clyde	Vert		Rufus		Meryl		Wadsworth
Tank 3

Seymour	Shrapnel		Gumbo		Blip		Rhubarb
Tank 4

Nimbus		Amp		Gash		Angie
Tank 5

Presto
Bonus

Brinkley		Nostradamus		Stanley		Walter

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+'''Niko''' is the second [[Pets|pet]] that players can get. He is a dark teal oyster with black eyes and purple "lips" that produces pearls that are worth a small sum of money.
-'''Niko''' is the second pet that you can get. He is a teal (dark cyan) oyster with black eyes and purple "lips".
 ==Behavior==
 Niko quietly sits atop of a pillar or in an alcove in each tank, bobbing up and down until he opens his mouth to reveal a [[pearl]] worth $250. This can be very useful in earlier levels and as a [[Presto]] transformation in the beginning of each tank to produce the much needed money near the start of the level.
-Niko opens up after 34 seconds and every 40 seconds after the first and will continue producing pearls even during an alien attack. Niko produces an average of $6.25/sec. This is less than [[Shrapnel]]'s $8.33/sec, but does not bear the risk of killing fish.
+Niko opens up after 34 seconds and every 40 seconds after the first, and he will continue producing pearls even during an alien attack. Niko produces an average of $6.25/sec. This is less than [[Shrapnel]]'s $8.33/sec, but does not bear the risk of killing fish.
 In [[Virtual Tank]], the pearl's value is 10 shells which is worth 100% more money than in [[Adventure Mode]].
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 ==Story==
+{{Story/Niko}}
-''"One question that always comes up when talking about Niko is: Why doesn't Niko open his mouth more often? There is a reason for this. It is because Niko thinks that opening his mouth may allow demons to steal his soul. Therefore, he keeps mouth opening to a minimum."''
 ==Trivia==
 * Niko's pearl is worth $250, which is half of value produced by [[Beetlemuncher|beetlemunchers]].
+* He resembles the oysters that appear in bonus rounds on Typer Shark Deluxe, another PopCap game.
-* In the downloadable version of TyperShark, many oysters resembling Niko can be seen in bonus rounds
-* If Presto is transfered into Niko, it will appear on the bottom of the tank isntead of normal Niko's location, even when it is possible (when Niko falls trough his location).
+* If Presto is transformed into Niko, he will drop to the bottom of the tank instead of Niko's usual location.
-* In [[Sandbox Mode]], if the player spawns multiple oysters, they will appear as one. You can still get pearls from multiple Nikoes, just wait for its sound to play, then click on it.
+* In [[Sandbox Mode]], if the player spawns multiple oysters, they will appear as one.
+* Despite his feminine appearance, he is referred to male in his story.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="310" captionalign="left">
 niko.gif|The movement of Niko.
 Niko's_Story.png|Niko's Story
-Nikotower.gif|The tower top that Niko stays on in a Virtual Tank exclusive tank backdrop.
 </gallery>
+{{Pets}}
 [[Category:Pets]]
 [[Category:Tank 1 Pets]]
-[[Category:Money Pets]]
+[[Category:Income Pets]]
 [[Category:Male pets]]
 [[Category:Bottom Dwellers]]