The Microsoft Faction

# Windows OSes

## Hina Lu

* **Name:** Hina Lu
* **aka:** Microsoft DOS, Disk Operating System (Female)
* **Birthday:** Unknown
* **Height:** 4 feet, 1 inch
* **Weight:** Unknown
* **Eye Color:** Blue
* **Hair:** Dark Grey
* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has shy, mousy and depressed disposition.
	+ - Intelligent, but has trouble expressing herself clearly.
	+ - Twin sister of PC-DOS-tan; younger sister of QDOS-tan; biological daughter of DR-DOS-tan.
	+ - Keeps hair in pigtails.
	+ - Dons a light-blue grade school uniform with "MS-DOS" armband and glasses.
	+ - Carries around Microsoft keyboard everywhere she goes.
	+ - Official engineer of the Windows Family, though diminishing demand has turned her more into an unofficial house servant.
	+ - Generally found peeking around corners.
	+ - Known forum lurker.
	+ - Personality changes dramatically when reunited with PC-DOS-tan.

## Keitaro Lu

* **Name:** Keitaro Lu
* **aka:** Microsoft DOS, Disk Operating System (Male)
* **Birthday:** Unknown
* **Height:** 5 feet, 4 inches
* **Weight:** Unknown
* **Eye Color:** Cyan
* **Hair:** Blue
* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Is more open to himself and his family than his sister, Hina Lu
	+ - Always does his homework and despite Hina being smart, he helps her with her homework.
	+ - Older brother of Hina; older brother of PC-DOS-tan and QDOS-tan; biological son of DR-DOS-tan.
	+ - Keeps hair in spikes.
	+ - Always wears dark blue sweater with a red tie.
	+ - He usually follows his sister.
	+ - Usually seen cheering up his sister and luring her to different places with Yummy Bytes.
	+ - Likes forum lurking just like Hina.
	+ - Personality changes dramatically when reunited with PC-DOS-tan.
	+ - His sister and him both were named after characters from the anime *Love Hina*.

## Baba Madobe

* **Name:** Baba Madobe

* **aka:** Windows 3.0, 3.x
* **Debut:** 5/22/1990
* **Height:** 137 cm (4'6")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Red
* **Hair:** Grey

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has quiet, serious and cheerless disposition.
	+ - Always carries or is accompanied by DOSKitty
	+ - Keeps hair long and loose, tied only by a violet bow on her head.
	+ - Dons a violet frilly gown with a "3.1" brooch on her collar.
	+ - Keeps her smiles a rarity.
	+ - Is slightly aristocratic and prefers to be referred to as "3.11-sama".
	+ - Is somewhat distant with the newer Windows, preferring the company of MS-DOS, NT and 95.
	+ - Has only a patchy memory of her youth and seems unable to recollect her older sister Hitotsu Madobe (Win 2.0) or mother Futatsu Madobe (Win 1.0).

## Aimi Madobe

* **Name:** Aimi Madobe
* **aka:** Windows New Technology, NT 3.1, OS/2 3.0
* **Birthday:** 7/27/1993
* **Height:** 162 cm (~5'4")
* **Weight:** Unknown
* **Eye Color:** Blue
* **Hair:** Lilac

* **Quick Facts**
	+ - Has sweet, quiet and maternal disposition.
	+ - Keeps hair in a short ponytail tied with a blue ribbon.
	+ - Dons a simple pink dress.
	+ - Can multitask, but is usually quite error-prone and unreliable compared to her daughters: NT Workstation, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP, etc.
	+ - Was first Windows Family liason to the higher-end, non-x86 architecture hardware-tans.
	+ - Helped establish her company's foothold in the server market, capitalizing on clever marketing and the weaknesses of a war-torn Unix Family.
	+ - Was trained together with 95, but adopted Western customs and weaponry.
	+ - Also known to wield a broadsword.
	+ - Is largely unaware that she's a clone of VMS-tan and a true biological sister to OS/2-tan.

## Hana Madobe

* **Name:** Windows 95-tan
* **aka:** 95-tan, Chicago, 95nee-chan
* **Debut:** 8/24/1995
* **Height:** 157 cm (5'2")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Brown
* **Hair:** Brown

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has gentle and mild-mannered disposition when in a good mood, becoming aggressive and violent when not.
	+ - Always carries a Katana with her and is still considered an excellent swordswoman.
	+ - Keeps hair long, tied with a ribbon bearing the Windows colors.
	+ - Dons a pink traditional kimono, hakama and geta, typical female college student apparel during the Japanese Meiji era.
	+ - Acts much older than she actually is, never having bothered to keep up with the times.
	+ - Still has enough clout and force to keep the newer generation of Windows in line.
	+ - Was trained together with NT, but adopts Japanese customs and weaponry.
	+ - Led vanguard in Microsoft's dominance of the PC market, and is still able to summon her old battle suit.
	+ - Hates Macs with a vengeance, more so now that they are staging a strong recovery.
	+ - Is generally snide and arrogant with other alternative OS-tans, but knows enough not to pick a fight with everyone (e.g, the Linux distros).
	+ - Aside from Windows 3.11-tan, NT and DOS, she will not comment on earlier Windows versions.

## Chibi Madobe

* **Name:** Windows CE-tan
* **aka:** WinCE, "Wince", Windows "Consumer Electronics", Windows "Compact Edition", Windows Mobile, Pocket PC
* **Debut:** 11/1/1996
* **Height:** 29 cm (1'0")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Red
* **Hair:** Orange

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has cheerful "magical girl" disposition, though becomes frightening and hysterical when angry.
	+ - Is a fairy, complete with wings (that she uses to actually fly) and a USB cable.
	+ - Keeps hair short, topped with two miniature pigtails tied with red ribbons.
	+ - Dons a simple pink dress, black stretch shorts and boots.
	+ - Is small and unassuming-enough to go largely unnoticed.
	+ - Is also a tad bit too self-conscious, working under the impression that no one likes her despite her massive popularity in the handheld market.
	+ - Considers the Sega Dreamcast to be the best console ever made.
	+ Is friends with Renji Orekoro.
	+ - While usually civil with Palm Pilot-tan, she does have an ongoing blood feud with her prominant rival PalmOS-tan.
	+ - Is also locked in petty disputes and the occasional serious skirmish with other portable OS-tans (such as Minix-tan), but prefers not to involve her larger relatives in these miniature conflicts.

## Inu-T

* **Name:** Windows NT Workstation-tan
* **aka:** NT 4.0, Inu-T
* **Debut:** 7/29/1996
* **Height:** 138 cm (4'6")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Blue
* **Hair:** Light blue

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has cheerful, carefree, canine disposition.
	+ - Has dog ears and a dog's tail, and also wears gloves and boots shaped like paws.
	+ - Keeps hair in a short but wild ponytail, tied with a large yellow ribbon.
	+ - Dons a simple blue dress, with a red dog's collar bearing the words NT.
	+ - Is fast and reliable performance-wise, but her dog intellect limits her ability to handle more complex tasks (such as playing human games).
	+ - Is considered a fine gourmand, second only to Windows XP-tan
	+ - Is very friendly with every Windows girl, but surprisingly close to Hana and Hanaki.
	+ - Is not, however, universally-friendly with all OS-tans -- may either have a barking match with other canine OS-tans (particularly the Linux variety) or will chase after the feline OS-tans (such as the OSX girls).

## Hacchan Madobe

* **Name:** Windows 98-tan
* **aka:** "Memphis", Hacchan
* **Debut:** 6/25/1998
* **Height:** 145 cm (4'9")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Blue
* **Hair:** Navy Blue

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has shy and demure disposition.
	+ - Frequently travels with her blue-colored Mech-Box.
	+ - Keeps hair short, with a "98"-shaped hair clip attached to her left bang.
	+ - Dons a white and blue sleeveless school uniform, with gloves and a windows necktie.
	+ - Is a futanari.
	+ - Has a crush on Homeo.
	+ - Prefers to stick with (and "joust") with her sister, 98SE-tan.

## Secchan Madobe

* **Name:** Windows 98SE-tan
* **aka:** 98 Second Edition, Secchan
* **Debut:** 5/5/1999
* **Height:** 144 cm (~4'8.5")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Blue
* **Hair:** Grey-blue

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Shares shy and demure disposition as her sister 98-tan, but is often a little more brazen.
	+ - As with her sister 98-tan, she often travels with her green-colored Mech-Box.
	+ - Keeps hair short and topped only by a single pigtail on her left side.
	+ - Dons a white and green sailor school uniform, with the letters "SE" printed in the front.
	+ - Is not a futanari like her sister 98-tan, and in fact carries a bottle opener to brandish her disdain for such things.
	+ - Prefers to stick with (and "joust") with her sister, 98SE-tan.
	+ - Despite the small disparity in age, she's clearly the more innocent and naive of the two 98 sisters.

## Nisen Madobe

* **Name:** Windows 2000-tan
* **aka:** 2000 Professional, 2k-tan, Win2K, NT 5.0
* **Debut:** 2/18/2000
* **Height:** 168 cm (5'6")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Blue
* **Hair:** Blue

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has intelligent, professional and reserved disposition.
	+ - Is a world reknowned "Meganekko",
	+ - Keeps hair short, with cat ear-shaped hairclips and a small white bonnet with the Windows logo.
	+ - Dons a Windows logo-colored swimsuit underneath a blue long coat.
	+ - Is considered the most stable and dependable of all the present Windows Girls, although constantly fears being outperformed by the newer generations.
	+ - Is still the official family Domain Controller.
	+ - Is considered Me-tan's guardian due, but is mainly responsible for keeping ALL Windows-tans out of trouble (Me requiring the most attention).
	+ - Is perhaps the most aware of the "outside" world due to her position, but generally keeps this to herself so as not to disrupt the peace.
	+ - Dislikes being outclassed, so prefers to avoid contact with higher-end OS-tans.

## Emui Madobe

* **Name:** Windows ME-tan
* **aka:** Millennium Edition, Emui-tan
* **Debut:** 9/14/2000
* **Height:** 153 cm (5'0")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Green
* **Hair:** Green

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has cheery and cutesy disposition.
	+ - Has long and unusually-strong cowlick.
	+ - Keeps hair in long braided pigtails.
	+ - Dons a maid outfit with an error icon badge.
	+ - Freezes constantly and is generally considered least reliable Windows OS.
	+ - Is a certified klutz.
	+ - Is the second most prolific scallion user before Linspire-tan.
	+ - Is much sought after by OS9-kun.
	+ - Loves rollcake.

## Saseko Madobe

* **Name:** XP Professional-tan
* **aka:** XP, XP Pro, Windows Experience, Whistler, Saseko, Pekepi
* **Debut:** 10/25/2001
* **Height:** 171 cm (5'7")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Blue
* **Hair:** Black

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has friendly, energetic and youthful disposition.
	+ - Has exceedingly large breasts due to her bloated size and memory consumption.
	+ - Keeps hair long, and wears a ribbon shaped as the "XP" logo over her left bang.
	+ - Dons a somewhat-skimpy blue and white uniform with a passive resemblance to a sailor uniform; the disjointed sleeves add a rare kind of beauty but are otherwise pointless.
	+ - Is considered the prettiest Windows-tan of all and has a massive following of fanboys (and some fangirls).
	+ - But is also derided as an "Activation Whore" by those who know her more closely.
	+ - Is the most energetic and best performing of all the Windows-tans, but feels challenged by Vista-tan in terms of performance and looks.
	+ - Has voracious eating habits due to her system hogging, so much so that she's considered more "glutton" than "gourmand"
	+ - Has recently been appointed to lead reconciliation efforts with the House of Mac, and is the first Windows-tan in the Windows Family history to work closely with a Mac-tan (OSX Tiger-san) without any (recorded) hostilities.

## Homeko Madobe

* **Name:** Windows XP Home-tan
* **aka:** XP Home, Homeko
* **Debut:** 10/25/2001
* **Height:** 169 cm (~5'6.5")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Green
* **Hair:** Green

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Is XP Pro-tan's twin sister.
	+ - Has impulsive, antagonistic and lecherous disposition.
	+ - Also has large breasts like her twin sister, but not nearly as unwieldly.
	+ - Keeps hair tied up in a short ponytail, and wears "XP"-shaped hair clips over her left bang.
	+ - Often dons a simple green sweatsuit, not fussing over her appearance as much as XP-tan.
	+ - Is considered pretty, but not particularly approachable; fanboys must advance at their own risk.
	+ - Is a famous hentai manga artist, and often likes to practice unique "approaches" on her own to improve her work.
	+ - Is a tad bit of a glutton as well, but is usually too engrossed in her work to eat regularly.
	+ - Has reliable-enough performance, but is too sloppy to compete with her sister; nevertheless, it's not beneath her to flaunt her skills with lesser Windows-tans.
	+ - Doesn't seem to mind her borderline-incestual fascination with her younger brother Homeo.

## Medeko Madobe

* **Name:** Windows XP Media Edition-tan
* **aka:** XP MCE, XP Media Center Edition, Symphony, Moseko
* **Debut:** 10/12/2004
* **Height:** 173 cm (5'8")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Green
* **Hair:** Green w/ blue tips

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has gentle, cheerful and oblivious disposition.
	+ - Has ridiciously-large and unwieldy breasts, since she possessed the highest hardware requirements to date.
	+ - Keeps hair long, topped with a maid's bonnet and ME-tan style cowlick.
	+ - Dons a revealing green and blue hybrid between a school uniform and a maid outfit.
	+ - Also dons an error icon badge eerily similar to ME-tan's.
	+ - Officially XP Pro and XP Home-tan's sister, but is far more sisterly with ME-tan and spends the most time with her.
	+ - Not a clutz or a system wreck like ME-tan, but is fairly error-prone and buggy in her own right.
	+ - Is very knowledgeable with home electronics, but second-rate when it comes to actual computing issues.

## Moseko Madobe

* **Name:** Moseko Madobe
* **aka:** XP MCE, XP Media Center Edition
* **Debut:** 10/12/2004
* **Height:** 173 cm (5'8")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Empty Purple
* **Hair:** Blonde

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has cheerful and sometimes disposition.
	+ - Her breasts are five centimeters bigger than Saseko.
	+ - Keeps hair short, with orange cat ear headphones on.
	+ - The opposite of Emui-tan.
	+ - Knows how to fix many issues with computers, but sometimes can get stuck in certain things.

## Saba Sakana

* **Name:** Windows Server 2003-tan
* **aka:** Windows .NET Server, "Whistler Server", "Saba"
* **Debut:** 4/24/2003
* **Height:** 140 cm (4'7")
* **Weight:** ??kg
* **Eye Color:** Blue-green
* **Hair:** Plum

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has friendly, devoted and adventerous disposition.
	+ - Is half-human, half mackerel, and can be easily-recognized by the large fishtail behind her.
	+ - Keeps hair long, topped with an ethernet hub in place of a bonnet.
	+ - Dons a grey vest-style top, a short white skirt, ethernet cables for a belt, and water-tight grey leggings and boots.
	+ - Has red bows with the Windows logo decorating her chest as well as her tail.
	+ - Is usually a workaholic of the 2K-tan calibre and rarely has a chance to interact with non-fish Windows girls.
	+ - But she does use her leisure time effectively, roaming both land and sea, and generally getting herself into trouble.
	+ - Is often accompanied by other "Saba"-tans, although the latter are seen even more rarely than 2003.

## Chiivis(tan) Madobe

* **Name:** Chii Vista Madobe
* **aka:** Windows Vista
* **Debut:** Unknown
* **Height:** Unknown
* **Weight:** Unknown
* **Eye Color:** Blue-green
* **Hair:** Forest green and lime green

* **Quick Facts:**
	+ - Has cheerful but self-concious disposition.
	+ - Is known as a magical girl who works alone.
	+ - Keeps hair long to her lower legs and in small pigtails.
	+ - Dons a suit dress combo, with long stockings and panties.
		- When Jackii commented on Chii's clothing in her "REVISITING OS-TAN COLLECTIONS WIKI | LIVE STREAM 1.1.20XX" stream, she quoted, *"Pretty revealing, eh?"*
	+ - Is usually self-conscious of her breasts, though Saseko Madobe always envies her.