Music
"Wake me up inside" is the common refrain in their smash hit from 2003, the debut single of this goth-rock band from Little Rock, Arkansas.
What is Evanescence?
This 2009 play is a prequel to J.M. Barrie's 1904 classic, Peter Pan, and was also Nicholas's senior capstone project at HSU in 2018.
What is Peter and the Starcatcher?
"I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire" is the ironic opening song to this third installment of the famous post-apocalyptic roleplaying game series, which sets players in the remains of a retro-future American wasteland.
What is Fallout?
"May thy knife chip and shatter," says Timothee Chalamet in the second installment of this visually stunning space opera film trilogy that relishes the power of drugs and the glory of Islam.
What is Dune?
"I think we're gonna have to kill this guy," Garnet tells the titular protagonist of this Cartoon Network series that features interstellar rock-based alien lifeforms, about Adolf Hitler, who cannot be redeemed in song.
What is Steven Universe?
Responsible for hits such as "Last Resort" and "Lifeline," this insect-themed band is officially Nicholas's first concert experience.
What is Papa Roach?
"Tell Me, Ernest" what's the name of this musical? Nicholas's first Broadway show, and based on a movie of the same name that starred Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn.
What is Death Becomes Her?
In 2nd grade, when challenged to think of what he wanted to be when he grew up, Nicholas thought only of being like the green-tunic-wearing protagonist of this Nintendo series, going on adventures to delve into dungeons, and living in a tree in the forest.
What is The Legend of Zelda?
This 1997 film by Hayao Miyazaki features a young man journeying to the east to lift a curse, only to discover the horrors of industrialization and classic human conniving and greed. It was the first Studio Ghibli film Nicholas saw, and had him crying in the first 10 minutes to its monumental score.
What is Princess Mononoke?
The finale song of Ethel Cain's 2025 album, Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You, shares its name with this city and state that was the site of the infamous 1993 standoff between the ATF and Branch Davidians.
What is Waco, Texas?
Seeing the finale to act 1 of this show for the first time in 2013 led a bewildered, theatre-novice Nicholas to turn to his drama teacher and ask "Is that it?!" It wasn't it, as the musical still hadn't gotten to "Thank Goodness," "Wonderful," or "As Long as You're Mine" in its second act.
What is Wicked?
Nicholas has clocked in well over 1000 hours on this game that revolutionized the open-world RPG when it released in 2011 to massive commercial and critical acclaim, and features a protagonist known as "the Dragonborn."
What is (TES: V) Skyrim?
This 2002 sci-fi thriller is described by Nicholas as "not actually about aliens, it's about faith," though hydrophobic aliens do in fact feature heavily into the plot.
What is Signs?
This seductive confectionary mascot is featured in the Tumblr post that instructs a young man to bring back a copy of Bambi 2 for the PS2 or he will never see the light of day.
Who is the Green M&M?
This symphonic suite by Gustav Holst was performed by ASO in 2024 to celebrate the total Solar Eclipse of April 8th of the same year. Featuring seven movements, the music of this suite has influenced modern composers and their works, including John Williams's Imperial March, and Howard Shore's "Concerning Hobbits."
What is The Planets?
Nicholas's Covid "show that never was," was this abstract play about an autistic British teen solving a crime involving an animal.
What is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime?
In his freshman year of college, Nicholas vowed to not play this famous MOBA. The resolution didn't last, and the next year Nicholas was ranked silver II in competitive placement, playing champions such as Ashe, Caitlin, Garen, and Teemo.
What is League of Legends?
"Succumb to the Darkness" is the tagline of this 2024 remake of the 1922 classic vampire film, itself a ripoff of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
What is Nosferatu?
In the court case Argenta Community Theater d/b/a Argenta Contemporary Theatre vs Stage 13, et all., Nicholas is referenced in paragraph 113 of the initial "verified" complaint, as having posted this song by Megan Thee Stallion (featuring Spiritbox) to his Instagram story, along with a meme of Big Naturals Gandalf.
What is TYG?
This classic Pucci opera inspired the music of Memory from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. It was also Nicholas's first professional SM gig in 2019, and was cancelled online a year later, requiring FBI involvement in the harassment campaign that followed.
What is Madama Butterfly?
The Chantry calendar in this critically-acclaimed series by Bioware delineates 100-year periods, such as the "Storm Age," the "Steel Age," and the "Divine Age."
What is Dragon Age?
Meaning "Life Out of Balance" in the Hopi language, this 1982 non-narrative documentary film by Godfrey Reggio and scored by Philip Glass is described as "an essay in images." It is also required watching at Arkansas Governor's School.
What is Koyaanisqatsi?
This famous wizard doesn't have implants in this modern classic meme, which was on Nicholas's Instagram story and is now immortalized on Court Connect as part of his lawsuit.
What is Big Naturals Gandalf?