Clippy

**Clippy** (also referred to in-game as **Paperclip**) is a character in *Progressbar95* that appears in the game's tutorials and as a pop-up in several game modes. It is based on Microsoft Office Assistant Clippy a digital assistant infamous for being intrusive that first appeared in Microsoft Office 97, then disabled by default in Microsoft Office XP and later completely removed in Microsoft Office 2007.

In BarOS, Clippy is called **Progresh**, a floppy disk drive-powered computer based around the namesake computer running BarOS, which is most likely based on the *Happy Mac* icon as seen in Mac OS X 10.1 or earlier. However, it can also be based on the *User* and *Face Saying Message* icons from Classic Mac OS systems.

In B OS, Clippy is called **Computer**, which is styled after a typical PC from the 90s, displaying the system's logo but with a stretched background.

## Behaviour

Clippy can spawn as a pop-up in Progressbar, Confetti, BarOS, Tag, Custom game mode, Progress Defender and Progresstein3d. It also has a cameo appearance in Progressball.

In general, Clippy has seven ways to attack the player.

### Normal

Clippy can appear with a speech bubble saying one of these messages:

> "Hello!"
> "Let me help!"
> "I'm so happy!"
> "I miss you!"
> "I love you!"
>
>

In this form, it will move slowly towards the progressbar and knock it around. It can be closed by clicking "OK". While it is being attracted by Bin, Clippy says "BIN!" instead of its usual messages and moves towards Bin. On high progressbar percentages, it will often spawn with a shield. In the BarOS game mode and in Progressbar Chitown, Clippy appears only in this form.

This pop-up also appears in Progress Defender, where the only thing it says is "Hello!". Clippy cannot collide with the progressbar, but it can collide with Firewalls, Antiviruses and Generators, being able to destroy them. On high progressbar percentages, it will often spawn with a shield.

In Progresstein3d, Clippy doesn't have a speech bubble. It can move left and right or be stationary; when it is stationary, it will look left and right, and blink. It can be killed with a single shot. If the player bumps into Clippy, it will hug close and disappear, then nothing happens.

In BarOS and H@ckgresh, Progresh will say these messages:

> "I'm a snob!"
> "I have high IQ!"
> "I'm amazing!"
> "I'm incredible!"
> "I'm fantastic!"
> "One more thing..."
> "I'm the best!"
> "I'm better than ever!"
>
>

In the BarOS game mode, Progresh doesn't knock the progressbar, only covers it. It also spawns in much greater quantities than in Progressbar, due to the fact that it is one of the only three types of pop-ups that can appear (besides annoying pop-ups and cathorses).

### Dynamite

In the second form, Clippy can appear holding a stick of dynamite and having a red speech bubble saying "I have a present!". It moves toward the progressbar at a faster speed than its normal form and can be closed by clicking "OK". For the first few seconds after Clippy appears, it will blink like the Mine pop-up - during this time, it cannot give you a Blue Screen of Death. However, if it touches the progressbar after it stops blinking, it causes a Blue Screen of Death. This form can spawn while Bin is mad.

In Progresstein3d, Clippy doesn't have a speech bubble. It moves left and right. Sometimes, this type of Clippy is stationary and will look left and right, and blink. By bumping into it, it will hug close and disappear, then a BSOD appears. It can be killed with two shots - after one shot, it will turn into a normal Clippy.

In H@ckgresh and BAR/X, Progresh's screen shows a bomb on a red surface instead of the usual smile.

### Flying

In the third form, it will move across the screen and says, "La la la!" making it difficult to move the progressbar across the screen. This type of Clippy is affected by the block popups cheat. This form appears in Progressbar 98 to 11.22 and all server systems.

### Stupid restart

In the fourth form, Clippy appears in a window asking the player if they want to delete all of their progress. This form appears in Progressbar NOT 4.0, 2000 to 11.22 and all server systems. There are two variations of this pop-up.

* In one version of this form, the choices are to reject Clippy's request ("No. Go away!") or accept its request ("Yes, restart now!"). If the player accepts the request, Clippy says, "That was a joke! Sorry" and the system will restart, providing that the user opens the system from the boot menu and starts again from the last level.
* In another version, there is a timer that counts down from 15 seconds. If the time runs out, the system automatically restarts. Also, the choices are to "remind me later" or to close the window. Either choice will result in the window being closed.

### 4x sign

In the fifth form, Clippy will hold a yellow 4x sign, saying "**Don't press!**". This form has a timer of 180 game ticks[verify] that counts down quickly. If the timer runs out, Clippy closes itself and will add 5 bonus points. If the player presses the OK button, 4 normal Clippies spawn, while the original Clippy says "**I told you!**" and disappears.

This form was added in 0.489.

### Wave

In the sixth form, multiple normal and dynamite Clippies, saying "**Wave**", will spawn at the top of the screen, slowly moving down towards the progressbar.

This form was added in 0.9830.

### Gun

Clippy can spawn in this form only in Progresstein3d. It moves left and right and shoots bullets from its gun. Getting hit by a bullet will deduct 5% from the progressbar, similar to getting a pink segment. This type of Clippy can be killed with two shots - after one shot, it will lose its gun. Bumping into this Clippy has no effect, the player will just proceed.

### Other appearances

#### Progressball

In Progressball, Clippy is a special object that is located near the center of the pinball table. When it is hit by the ball, it will begin to spin in proportion to the ball's speed. The player scores 1 point for each of its 45-degree rotation.

#### Post-game

In post-game, when the player is less than 2% away from upgrading a component, Clippy will appear saying ":)))))". The same goes for BarOS when the player is less than 2% away from installing another system.

## Gallery

### Appearance

* Progressbar
* BarOS
* Other systems

### In-game

#### Main game modes

Normal ClippyNormal Clippy (old)Normal Clippy with a shieldNormal ProgreshNormal Progresh with a shieldNormal ComputerDynamite ClippyDynamite ProgreshDynamite ComputerFlying ClippyStupid restart Clippy4x sign Clippy4x sign ProgreshWave pop-ups
#### Progresstein3d

Normal Clippy (Moving)Normal Clippy (Stationary)Dynamite ClippyGun Clippy
#### Post-game

Clippy appearing when the player is less than 2% away from getting new hardwareSame as before, but when all of the Progressbar mainline systems are unlockedProgresh appearing when the player is less than 2% away from installing a new system
## Trivia

* Although *Clippit*/*Clippy* in real life did not receive any updates to its appearance after Microsoft Office 2007 nor exist before Microsoft Office 97, Clippy in *Progressbar95* still gets new looks in modern systems like Progressbar 81, and gets a pixelated look in retro systems such as Progressbar 1.
	+ Similarly, despite *Clippit* appearing in 3D in Office 2000, Clippy appears in 3D as early as Progressbar 3.14.
	+ Although the *Happy Mac* icon did not come back in Mac OS X 10.2 (where an Apple logo replaced it), Progresh in BarOS still appears in BarOS 10.II or higher.
		- Paradoxically, it even appears that the Happy Mac's body stayed the same for all Mac OS versions, while in the Progressbar95 universe, Progresh gets a new body every BarOS release.
* On special occasions, Clippy says different messages. For Valentine's Day, its last message in the normal form, "I love you!", would always display. For Halloween, Clippy only says "Boo!" (or "Trick or treat!", if in the Dynamite form). For the New Year beginning from 2021, Clippy says "Happy New Year!" and "<insert year here>!".
* In the PC version of B OS, Computer says the same messages as Clippy in Progressbar systems. In the BC version, it will say the same messages as Progresh in BarOS systems.
* There is an unused string for Progresh's speech bubble in the game's files, saying "I'm Happy!".
	+ It is in title case, which means it isn't grammar-checked.
* If the progressbar has gray segments, Clippy will only say "0000000".
* Clippy is available as one of the decorative images for the player's personal site.
* In Progressbar Largehorn, Clippy's short speech bubble pop-up asset (which is used in Progress Defender) is the same as the long speech bubble one. This may be a bug.
* In BarOS 13 and 14, Progresh's eyes are not shaped like the system version. Instead, it has eyes like those in the BarOS 7 logo.
	+ However, Progressbar 11's Clippy has used the tradition for using number-shaped eyes. This also affects Progressbar 11.22 and their server counterparts (Progressbar Server 2021 and Server 2023).
* Clippy's Progressbar 1 appearance is used for the unused 'character.png' asset in all of BarOS except BarOS 10 and H@ckgresh. This is because BarOS was based on Progressbar 1 and H@ckgresh was intended to introduce more Progresh pop-ups.
* Clippy's PB-DOS Shell appearance is used for the unused assets in all of the 8-BIT computers. This was because Pabari 950 was based on PB-DOS Shell.
* In version 0.9900, Clippy does not show up in PB-DOS Shell.
* Sometimes, Clippy pop-ups will be transparent.

## Changelog

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