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{{SHORTDESC:Microsoft Agent character by Dave Higham}}
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{{Infobox acs
| title = Blob
| logo = BlobSysTray.png
| logo size = 16
| screenshot = Blob0000.png
| screenshot size = 128
| acs_name = Blob
| developer = Dave Higham
| released = April 11th, 2001
| character description = Blob
| extra data = Blob
| animation count = 59
| tts voice = Adult Male #1, American English (TruVoice)
| download = https://tmafe.com/classic-ms-agents/blob.acs
}}

'''Blob''' is a [[Microsoft Agent]] character created by Dave Higham. It became available for download on his pepedog.com website on April 11th, 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>. Blob was one of many Microsoft Agent characters created by Dave Higham, with some other characters he is known for, including "[[Bone]]," "[[Lips]]," and various dog-themed Microsoft Agent characters. Blob's appearance is, as its name implies, a pinkish-purple blob with large lips, blue eyes, and large ears.

==Use in BlobBUDDY==
:''Main article: [[BlobBUDDY]]''

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.

==Character data==
{{Character data table
| character name = Blob
| file name = blob.acs
| description = Blob
| extra data = Blob
| file size = 3.05 MB
| animations = 59
| tts voice = Adult Male #1, American English (TruVoice)
| guid = {208417BF-32BB-4F27-B083-B4876E0276CB}
| ttsmode id = {CA141FD0-AC7F-11D1-97A3-006008273000}
| tts speed = 150
| tts pitch = 85
| width = 128px
| length = 128px
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Blob0000.png|The default animation frame of Blob.
File:BlobSysTray.png|The system tray icon of Blob.
File:Blobcolors.png|The color table used by the Blob character.
File:Goodoldblob.png|The original website that had the Blob ACS file.
File:BlobBUDDYPromoScreenshot1.png|Screenshot of Blob in BlobBUDDY.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* 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.
* As with most classical Microsoft Agents, it has its own color table to utilize multiple unique colors to make the character seem higher quality.
* The Blob character was responsible for a re-sparked interest in Microsoft Agent, following its introduction in a virus-free alternative to BonziBUDDY.
* Unlike Bone, Blob is the only genderless Dave Higham-created Microsoft Agent character.

==References==
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Microsoft Agent 2.0 Characters]]
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[[Category:Pre-Rendered Microsoft Agents]]