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|tanname= 大婆様 |
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|image= Win3-1.jpg |
|image= Win3-1.jpg |
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|cname= |
|cname= 大婆様, 3.1-tan |
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|alias= Windows 3.0, Windows 3.x, WfW 3.11 |
|alias= Oobaba-sama, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.x, WfW 3.11 |
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|debut= |
|debut= ~Early 2004 |
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|height= *none listed officially |
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|haircolor= grey |
|haircolor= grey |
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|eyecolor= red |
|eyecolor= red |
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|apfaction= [[Windows Family]] |
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|lineage= [[Win9x|DOS/Win9x]] |
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|osper= Windows 3. |
|osper= Windows 3.1x |
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|osdev= Microsoft |
|osdev= Microsoft |
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|reldate= |
|reldate= April 6, 1992 |
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|lastrel= |
|lastrel= Windows for Workgroups 3.11 |
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'''3.1-tan''' (大婆様, Oobaba-sama) is an OS-tan representing the Windows 3.x series. |
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==Character Details== |
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'''Windows 3.1-tan''' (3.1たん) was one of the less common Windows personifications but is now part of the OS-tan canon. The first appearances of Windows 3.1 have used a white mech-box similar to that used by 98 and 98SE, piloted by a girl who appears to be DOS/V. |
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The portrayal that became part of the [[ List_of_Canon_OS-tans | OS-tan canon]] is that of a frail grey-haired young girl in a long frilly violet gown, with a 3.1 brooch on her collar. She has a quiet personality and is usually accompanied by either a black cat (sometimes nicknamed DOS Kitty) or a small black-haired catgirl in a nurse's outfit, both representing DOS. She is often seen with [[NT-tan | Windows NT-tan]] and [[95-tan | 95-tan]] but has an inseparable relationship with DOS Kitty as Windows 3.x is highly dependent on DOS especially compared to its successors which mainly used a stripped-down version of DOS for booting. |
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===Family and Relationships=== |
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====Windows 1.0 and 2.0==== |
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====Within the Windows Family==== |
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She is close to NT-tan, 95-tan and MS-DOS-tan, but is generally distant from the rest. Sometimes in pictures, she's seen together with ME-tan, and there have been jokes about 3.1-tan being the little sister since she's smaller than the petite ME-tan, and often looks younger than her as well. |
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===Alternate Character Interpretation=== |
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Obaba's history is not clearly documented across any source, but one plausible and the most likely origin of her design is [https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/32292 a drawing] by eg33 first uploaded to Danbooru in 2006, though the design has been seen in various OS-tan related communities since early 2004. This warrants a conclusion that her design originated between late 2003 and early 2004. Obaba's design since then, however, has widely varied in its coloring, proportions, outfit, and other traits in works depicting her. Obaba possesses great popularity to this day in the Eastern OS-tan community, more popular than [[Windows XP|XP-tan]] or [[Windows ME|ME-tan]] by artistic output<ref>See posts on Pixiv for tag "大婆様"</ref> while remaining somewhat niche within the West, though with a varyingly consistent output of artwork on both sides of the fandom. She holds the most posts out of any OS-tan on Pixiv, and the fourth most posts of any OS-tan on Danbooru, ahead of [[Windows 95|95-tan]] and behind [[Windows 2000|2K-tan]], ME-tan and XP-tan. |
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== Appearance == |
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Obaba appears as a [[wikt:lolibaba|lolibaba]] with either purple or gray hair, wearing a dress that widely varies in specific composition across different artists, but possesses a general purple color scheme and employs traits typical of Gothic Lolita fashion. Among her consistent traits are red eyes, a large bow located either on the front or back of her hair, and a smaller bow atop her chest bearing a metal "3.1" badge. Contemporary works most often involve more purple given to her design, while contemporaneous works from OS-tans' origin are more accurate to the colored eg33 work's composition. |
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It was previously thought that 3.1-tan would have been a civilian supporting the Windows Family on the sidelines during the OS Wars, but fairly recently, pictures depicting 3.1-tan in military uniforms suggest a another character interpretation; that she may have taken a more proactive role in the wars. |
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== Personality == |
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Obaba can be argued to have one of the least consistent personalities of any OS-tan (not to be said as a negative trait), but her presentation on Futaba, specifically noted on its section of the Nijiura wiki, is that of a soft-spoken older woman in a far younger body. <ref>https://w.atwiki.jp/2jiwiki/pages/292.html</ref> This depiction as noted before does not appear very consistently across many works, likely owing to the Nijiura Wiki's crowdsourced nature; as such, despite its somewhat contemporaneous nature, it cannot be taken solely as an accurate descriptor of her personality. |
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==Trivia== |
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See also: |
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* In the Eastern community, Ōbaba-sama is consistently portrayed as having an unexplained link to the food, or term as it is used with her, koshian (こしあん). References to the term alongside her portrayal have been found dating back to October 6 2007 on Pixiv, of which none explain the link's origins. |
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x Wikipedia article on Windows 3.1] |
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* Ōbaba-sama is often depicted as referring to the viewer's self-insert in works involving her as "pusshi" (ぷっしー). |
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==References== |
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[[Category:OS-tan]] |
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[[Category:Microsoft]] |
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[[Category:Windows]] |
[[Category:Windows]] |
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[[Category:Windows 3.1]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:27, 9 August 2026
| 大婆様 | |
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| Character Information | |
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| Common Names | 大婆様, 3.1-tan |
| Other Names | Oobaba-sama, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.x, WfW 3.11 |
| Appearance | |
| Hair Color | grey |
| Eye Color | red |
| Design | |
| First Appearance | ~Early 2004 |
| Technical Information | |
| System Personified | Windows 3.1x |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Debut | April 6, 1992 |
| Latest release | Windows for Workgroups 3.11 |
3.1-tan (大婆様, Oobaba-sama) is an OS-tan representing the Windows 3.x series.
History
Obaba's history is not clearly documented across any source, but one plausible and the most likely origin of her design is a drawing by eg33 first uploaded to Danbooru in 2006, though the design has been seen in various OS-tan related communities since early 2004. This warrants a conclusion that her design originated between late 2003 and early 2004. Obaba's design since then, however, has widely varied in its coloring, proportions, outfit, and other traits in works depicting her. Obaba possesses great popularity to this day in the Eastern OS-tan community, more popular than XP-tan or ME-tan by artistic output[1] while remaining somewhat niche within the West, though with a varyingly consistent output of artwork on both sides of the fandom. She holds the most posts out of any OS-tan on Pixiv, and the fourth most posts of any OS-tan on Danbooru, ahead of 95-tan and behind 2K-tan, ME-tan and XP-tan.
Appearance
Obaba appears as a lolibaba with either purple or gray hair, wearing a dress that widely varies in specific composition across different artists, but possesses a general purple color scheme and employs traits typical of Gothic Lolita fashion. Among her consistent traits are red eyes, a large bow located either on the front or back of her hair, and a smaller bow atop her chest bearing a metal "3.1" badge. Contemporary works most often involve more purple given to her design, while contemporaneous works from OS-tans' origin are more accurate to the colored eg33 work's composition.
Personality
Obaba can be argued to have one of the least consistent personalities of any OS-tan (not to be said as a negative trait), but her presentation on Futaba, specifically noted on its section of the Nijiura wiki, is that of a soft-spoken older woman in a far younger body. [2] This depiction as noted before does not appear very consistently across many works, likely owing to the Nijiura Wiki's crowdsourced nature; as such, despite its somewhat contemporaneous nature, it cannot be taken solely as an accurate descriptor of her personality.
Trivia
- In the Eastern community, Ōbaba-sama is consistently portrayed as having an unexplained link to the food, or term as it is used with her, koshian (こしあん). References to the term alongside her portrayal have been found dating back to October 6 2007 on Pixiv, of which none explain the link's origins.
- Ōbaba-sama is often depicted as referring to the viewer's self-insert in works involving her as "pusshi" (ぷっしー).
References
- ↑ See posts on Pixiv for tag "大婆様"
- ↑ https://w.atwiki.jp/2jiwiki/pages/292.html