Nicholas "Nick" Campbell is the bass guitarist for Mystik Spiral.
Physical Appearance[]
Nick is a man about Trent's age, slightly shorter and skinnier than him. He wears a navy blue t-shirt, jeans, and an earring on his left ear. He has a toothy grin with smile lines, and unkempt hair which changed colors over the course of the series.
In Nick's first appearances, his hair color varied from bleach-blonde (Ill) to red (Speedtrapped) before finally settling on purple from Season 4 onward.
Personality[]
The script for the Mystik Spiral pilot episode described him as "sweet, insecure, more-talented-than-he-realizes," in which he is desperate to please his girlfriend and left extremely upset after their breakup. It seems Nick is also quite gullible—in Speedtrapped, he is easily chumped by Stan's fibs. If the Spiral pilot is anything to go by, he is someone who easily gives in to the opinions of others without asking questions, in contrast with Max's abrasive and confrontational attitude.
He regularly gets into animated discussions and arguments with fellow band member Max Tyler.
According to Jane, "Jesse gets on Nick's nerves, Nick gets on Max's nerves." (Camp Fear)
Background[]
Reburb fills in Nick's history: he joined the band when they saw him "hitchhiking along the side of the road in 1996." An essay by Trent inadvertently lets slip that Nick used to have a drug problem: "Who needs a giant corporation to promote your group, overexpose you when you make it big, and pay for your rehab when you lurch out of control? Nicholas did fine when we locked him in his house for a week and slipped Fruit Roll-Ups under the door."
On the old Mystik Spiral website at MTV, we're told: "Nicholas will DJ in a white tuxedo for a reasonable price. He's got a kid to support. He gives out key chains and other prizes. It's really kind of fun." It is not known who the mother is, whether the child lives with him, or if it is even his.
Trivia[]
- It could be assumed that he is responsible for the electronic equipment of the band, as he is seen testing the sound board in Groped by an Angel.
- The One Band, Napping flip book had him refer to having a groupie and finally getting some fan mail (from his mom).
- In the Spiral pilot script, Nick has a girlfriend named Charlotte. She writes and sings weepy ballads; every time the couple have a fight, she turns it into a song (Nick defends this because it meant he knew what he'd done wrong). The couple complete each other's sentences.