Virusnya

Virusnya (rus. Вирусня) [ˈvɪərəsn'a] — one of the main characters and antagonist of the game of "My Dancin' Computer".
== Description ==
Virusnya is a dark green needle-shaped creature, similar to a sea urchin, designed to destroy operating systems. It was born due to the incompetence of its creator, who didn't give administrator rights to destroy the system. Due of this, when he got to Belzel, he had no choice but to accept his fate, but the other characters received the new guest friendly, thanks to whom he became a good virus.
The character is playful and cunning. He constantly manages to make fun of the system while no one sees. However, he knows when to stop and does not push the system to full crashes.
Unfortunately, he is forced to hide in “Quarantine” from the eyes of Belzel or his owner, since they don't know about the existence of a virus on the computer. Virusnya is very afraid that he will be noticed and deleted permanently, or even worse, they will format the entire system, which will lead to death of all characters.
== In game ==
=== Main mechanic ===
Virusnya appears in the center of the screen and begins to move to the beat of the music. It will indicate to the player which of the 4 directions the attack will be made, and the player’s task is to grab Openly’s head (protective dome) and repel these attacks, repeating their sequence. If the player fails to parry the attack in time, cracks will appear on the screen, and if the player misses too many times, a crash will occur and a BSOD will appear, indicating the end of the level.
== Trivia ==
* His image is based on the virus from "ABC for Kids" (Азбука для малышей) from a russian series of animated educational cartoons for children by R. Sahakayants;
* Virusnya can mimic - pretend to be other files, programs, etc.. It is quite easy to detect such a fake, since the Virus cannot completely replicate the appearance of files, and therefore its mimicry has similar features that help distinguish it from real files, for example, round pupils, inability to smile, dark green color in some areas, etc.;
* He can control the number of his “spikes” on his body, depending on his mood or behavior. On art he is often depicted as having 6-7 spikes, but in the game he has 11 of them. This is explained by the fact that during attacks and the entire game he is more concentrated, which is why the needles are well-groomed and sharp, and if he is just walking away from work and creating all sorts of things - he’s more fluffy and unkempt;
** However, Virusnya cannot have fewer than 5 or more than 11 spines. With 4 spikes, he considers himself ugly (4 is the limit), and he cannot make more than 11 (11 is also the limit). If you see a Virusnya with 12 spikes, this is not a Virusnya.
== Gallery ==
File:V&O.png|Promotional art, first Virusnya appearance
File:VirusOld.png|Old design
File:MDCBirthday.png|On the game's anniversary poster
File:Itch-Banner3.png|Game banner on Itch.io, when first demo was released
File:Photo 2023-11-11 21-18-57.png|On the game page during long development
File:Og Virusnya.png|Original virus appearance from "ABC for kids"
File:MDCThumb.png|On Itch.io game thumbnail
File:Itch-Thumbnail2.png|On old Itch.io game thumbnail
Category:Characters