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'''Blob''' is a [[Microsoft Agent]] character created by Dave Higham. It became available for download on his pepedog.com website in April of 2001, with a web page titled "Good old Blob" and a link to the character's ACS file. The Blob was one of many agents created by Dave Higham, with some other agents he is known for, including "Bone," "Lips," and various dog-themed Microsoft Agent characters. The Blob's appearance is a pinkish-purple Blob with large lips, blue eyes, and large ears. | '''Blob''' is a [[Microsoft Agent]] character created by Dave Higham. It became available for download on his pepedog.com website in April of 2001, with a web page titled "Good old Blob" and a link to the character's ACS file<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010630032312/http://www.pepedog.com/blob.htm</ref>. The Blob was one of many agents created by Dave Higham, with some other agents he is known for, including "Bone," "Lips," and various dog-themed Microsoft Agent characters. The Blob's appearance is a pinkish-purple Blob with large lips, blue eyes, and large ears. | ||
==Character data== | ==Character data== | ||
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''Main article: [[BlobBUDDY]]'' | ''Main article: [[BlobBUDDY]]'' | ||
On June 4th, 2023, a virus-free alternative to [[BonziBUDDY]] was announced on Konnor88's YouTube channel. This program, stylized as BlobBUDDY, featured Blob as the main character. Contrary to [[Bonzi]]'s friendly nature, Blob was a more hostile character, despite BlobBUDDY not containing any malware. The first version of BlobBUDDY was finished on June 9th, 2023, and was available for download on the TMAFE website. This led to a surge in Blob's popularity, with many videos featuring the character and drawing comparisons to BonziBUDDY. BlobBUDDY received its first major update on August 9th, 2023, and was considered a major success in generating more interest in Microsoft Agent. | On June 4th, 2023, a virus-free alternative to [[BonziBUDDY]] was announced on Konnor88's YouTube channel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXJOxjEEkq8</ref> This program, stylized as BlobBUDDY, featured Blob as the main character. Contrary to [[Bonzi]]'s friendly nature, Blob was a more hostile character, despite BlobBUDDY not containing any malware. The first version of BlobBUDDY was finished on June 9th, 2023, and was available for download on the TMAFE website. This led to a surge in Blob's popularity, with many videos featuring the character and drawing comparisons to [[BonziBUDDY]]. BlobBUDDY received its first major update on August 9th, 2023, and was considered a major success in generating more interest in Microsoft Agent. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Blob's creator, Dave Higham, was the creator of many other Microsoft Agent characters, mainly relating to dogs. | *Blob's creator, Dave Higham, was the creator of the [[Music Scripting Helper]] and many other Microsoft Agent characters, mainly relating to dogs.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010622112631/http://www.pepedog.com/talk.htm</ref> | ||
*Blob was added to The Agentry, a former Microsoft Agent site, on April 23rd, 2001. | *Blob was added to The Agentry, a former Microsoft Agent site, on April 23rd, 2001. | ||
*The Blob character was responsible for a re-sparked interest in Microsoft Agent, following its introduction in a virus-free alternative to BonziBUDDY. | *The Blob character was responsible for a re-sparked interest in Microsoft Agent, following its introduction in a virus-free alternative to BonziBUDDY. | ||
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[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Microsoft Agent 2.0 Characters]] | [[Category:Microsoft Agent 2.0 Characters]] | ||