Mike Bellevue
| Ingenious Code
UNIVER.SYS Character | |
|---|---|
"This is my 3rd attempt of compiling..." | |
| General Information | |
| Name | Mike Bellevue |
| Alias | Mike |
| First published | 2023-04-19 |
| Appearance | |
| Hair Color | Ash Blond with blue streaks |
| Eye Color | Green |
| Palette | |
| Other Information | |
| Origin | Logiciel |
| Affiliation | Myriad Starters (founder) |
| Occupation | Software developer Author |
| Hobbies | Computer science, sci-fi works, writing |
| Icon | 💠 |
Mike Bellevue is a character in UNIVER.SYS. He is a Techne from Logiciel.
History
Mike's early concepts date back to 2017 and first designed in 2019, making him the oldest UNIVER.SYS character by design. He was first published on Moeverse in April 19, 2023.
Character
Founder of Myriad Starters and a trusted employer, mentor figure, and friend of Nix. Known for his sardonic sense of humor and jaded remarks, Mike has quite the influence through his writings and software manuals, which spread outside of his Logiciel home. While he seemed outwardly apathetic and tends to say that he's very much tired of life, it wasn't entirely true.
Before Myriad Starters, Mike was once a prodigy among Engineer-aligned Techne, and was much more hopeful to contribute to the Techne society using his skills, but what made him grew cynical and forge his own path was yet to be known. Perhaps he wasn't completely done with everything after all...
Trivia
Technical
- Mike represents Microsoft BASIC, the company's foundational programming language line, first released in 1975 for the Altair 8800 as Altair BASIC.
- His offbeat sense of humor is based on DONKEY.BAS, an awkward BASIC game.[1]
- His primarily blue and green color scheme were based on the Microsoft BASIC compiler[2] and the Altair BASIC source tape.[3]
- The horizontal lines were partially based on Microsoft's "Blibbet" logo from 1982-1987.
Misc.
- Mike wasn't one for formalities and prefer to get to the point, reflecting how the BASIC programming language was considered "less sophisticated" than full operating systems in the 1980s despite their popularity. Ironically, this made Mike relatable to many Techne.
- This was also the key reason why Mike was able to get along with Virta Techne, particularly Mikko, the latter pointing out that they're similar in many ways.
- Rumors said the blue parts of Mike's hair are textured like paper, and can glow in the dark. Mike has since denied that.
