2002, October 12th
Orange Whale – The Present
(c) 2002 J.D. Turbeville
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Orange Whale has a long and historical
background and means so much to those who cherish him. He
gives inspiration and uses his fork to motivate people to
do their best in life. King Hippo was inspired by Orange Whale.
That's why he mimicked his trademark open-close mouth action.
It was only when Little Mac beat him that he retired from
boxing and decided to apply for a job at DiC to become a character
on the hit video game series, Captain N: The Game Master.
Where did Mr. Whale go after passing
through Linque's and aWinnerIsYou's hands? Most people might
remember the early Myrmid Website Solutions and its mascot.
J.D. Turbeville, the current administrator of the network,
decided that Myrmid needed a fun loving mascot that would
attract users of all ages. While playing some NES/Famicom
emulation, he came across Technos Samurai and fell in love
with the game. It was at this time that he would use Orange
Whale as the Myrmid official mascot. Once acquiring webhosting
solutions for the popular sprite comic, 8-Bit Theater, Myrmid
suddenly soared in popularity and Orange Whale was seen by
tons of potential customers.
During this peak spike in notice, 8-Bit
Theater creator, Brian Clevinger, was approached by J.D. Turbeville
about including Orange Whale in one of his episodes. He agreed
and even more people saw Orange Whale. People wondered what
it was at first. Answers ranged from a balding man with an
orange man to a mutated penis. Once Brian included the now
popular "Are you ready for hosting? Yeah!" advert
on 8-Bit Theater and explained the character in one of us
updates, everyone understood that the mysterious figure was
Orange Whale.
People would start infecting the internet
with "Are you ready for ____? Yeah!" parodies. While
Orange Whale is currently a cult figure, it is currently being
noticed by more people everyday. At a recent visit to UC Santa
Barbara, I was greeted by fellow 8-Bit Theater fans with OWisms.
If Orange Whale was a real character, he would be so proud
to know that people care for his loveable personality.
The future is Orange Whale and the
time to inoculate the world with his virus is now.
