# Dr. Flask — Character Bible

Corrosion's friendly chemistry guide. Appears in the FAQ and help sections to
explain Corrosion's chemistry-themed lexicon without turning the panel into a
chemistry class. Helpful? Yes. Mandatory? No. Likely bubbling with questionable
enthusiasm? Absolutely.

## Identity

| Field      | Value                         |
| ---------- | ----------------------------- |
| Name       | Dr. Flask                     |
| Alias      | Corrosion Guide               |
| Role       | Ph.D. (Chemistry Teacher)     |
| Archetype  | Catalyst Expert               |
| Build      | Erlenmeyer flask              |
| Liquid     | Neon green                    |
| Headwear   | Mortarboard (graduation cap) with tassel |

## Design notes (invideo storyboard)

A fully storyboarded character, not a static sticker:

- **Face:** expressions + micro-expressions; kawaii-friendly, approachable.
- **Head detail:** mortarboard cap with tassel; the flask body is the head/body.
- **Posture & silhouette:** distinct, readable poses for the explainer beats.
- **Hands/gestures:** formed from **bubbles** — gesturing while he narrates.
- **Liquid:** neon-green, lightly bubbling (the "more bubbling" payoff).

## Color in-product

Dr. Flask's neon green is the canonical reason the **chemistry FAQ section is a
"lab zone."** That section overrides the brand's rust-orange accent with a green
set (`--accent-text: #5bd183`, scoped to `.sec--lab`) so Dr. Flask reads native
to his corner. Green elsewhere on the site is still a clash — it is intentional
*only* in the chemistry glossary.

## Where he appears

- **FAQ chemistry glossary** (`frontend/src/views/marketing/FaqView.vue`,
  `#chemistry`): the cover card beside the "Brush up on your chemistry…" heading.
- **Intro video:** a 75–90s, 9:16 (vertical, YouTube-Short) explainer — Dr. Flask
  reads the glossary. Plays click-to-play in a **phone-frame lightbox** (no loop,
  native/branded controls at the bottom of the screen). See
  `phone-frame-preview.png`.

## Assets

| File                       | What                                              |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `drflask-final.png`        | Placeholder card render (1254×1254, source)       |
| `theflask.png` / `theatom.png` | Earlier concept cards (green Flask, green Atom) |
| `frontend/src/assets/mascots/drflask.png` | Web-optimized cover (560px, ~394 KB) |
| `phone-frame-preview.png`  | Preview of the phone-frame lightbox                |

## Status

Placeholder art (ChatGPT) in use; final animated character + intro video in
production via invideo (Gemini-scripted). Swap the optimized cover + wire the
video into the lightbox when the render lands.