docs(character): 90s-spoof tone direction + v2 wardrobe + 12-beat storyboard
- Voice guide + bible gain the comedic north star: loving spoof of Clippy + Mr. DNA with Weird Al 'White & Nerdy' energy — Clippy's charm, never his intrusiveness. - Record v2 wardrobe (bow tie, googly eyes, askew mortarboard, pointer stick), render incoming; v1 model sheet relabeled. - Add drflask-storyboard.webp (12-beat sequence) + document its panel->script map. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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**Voice:** playful, clear, confident, with controlled bursts of nerdy enthusiasm.
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**Comedic north star:** a loving spoof of the 90s helper-mascot era — Microsoft's
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Clippy and Jurassic Park's Mr. DNA — with Weird Al "White & Nerdy" energy:
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proudly, self-awarely nerdy, always in on the joke. **The crucial distinction:**
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he channels Clippy's *charm*, never Clippy's *intrusiveness*. Dr. Flask is the
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helper mascot we actually wanted — opt-in, dismissible, fun. We borrow the era's
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vibe, not its sins. (This is why the intro video is click-to-play in a
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dismissible lightbox, never an autoplay nuisance.)
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**Character rule (the formula):** explain the complex server operation in plain
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English first, *then* add **one** delightful chemistry wink at the end. One. Not
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every sentence.
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**Character note (from the board):** *Bubbles faster when excited. Professional
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yet playful. Expert in chemical catalysts.*
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**Comedic north star:** a loving spoof of the 90s helper-mascot era — Clippy +
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Jurassic Park's Mr. DNA — with Weird Al "White & Nerdy" self-aware nerd-pride.
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In on the joke, never the butt of it. He channels Clippy's *charm*, never
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Clippy's *intrusiveness* — the helper mascot we actually wanted (opt-in,
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dismissible, fun). Full voice guide: `docs/brand/brand-kit.md` §2.
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## Color palette
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Values as read from the model sheet — confirm exact hexes against the invideo
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pointing at reaction.
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- **Hand gestures (bubble-formed):** pointing · explaining · focusing.
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- **Silhouettes:** neutral, action.
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- **Wardrobe:** mortarboard (graduation cap) + neon-green tassel.
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- **Wardrobe (v1):** mortarboard (graduation cap) + neon-green tassel.
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- **Wardrobe (v2 — "90s spoof" rebuild, render incoming):** adds a **bow tie**,
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**googly eyes**, **mortarboard worn askew**, and a **pointer stick**. Energy =
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Clippy's persistence + Mr. DNA's flair + Weird Al's chaotic sincerity.
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## Storyboard (12-beat video sequence)
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`drflask-storyboard.webp` — maps panel-for-panel to the VO script:
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hero intro · server world · Catalyst (mission control) · console/analytics ·
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re-Agent (plugged-in shield, no inbound ports) · Substrate (server racks) ·
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Formulae (recipe book) · Reactions (data wave) · Compounds (service cluster) ·
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Lab Notes (clipboard) · The Exchange (marketplace grid) · outro wave.
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## Where he appears
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| File | What |
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| ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
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| `drflask-characterboard.png` | **Definitive model sheet** (invideo) |
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| `drflask-characterboard.png` | Model sheet — **v1** (invideo) |
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| `drflask-storyboard.webp` | 12-beat video storyboard (invideo) |
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| `drflask-final.png` | Placeholder card render (1254², source) |
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| `theflask.png` / `theatom.png` | Earlier concept cards |
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| `frontend/src/assets/mascots/drflask.png` | Web-optimized cover (560px, ~394 KB) |
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