Windy, the Windows dragon.
Colored a sky blue with a grass green belly.
Wears a Windows XP armband, and has wings because Windows XP makes you FLYING !!!
Serves as an integrated desktop assistant that advertises a lot via Bing's "recommendations".
He desperately wants to be your friend as he nags you with software updates, and gets a little bit heartbroken when you want to shut down the computer.
Randomly plays idle animations where he pulls out a piano and plays Windows XP sounds.
One of his animations includes using the now mandatory front facing camera to take a picture of you and automatically save it, sometimes setting it as your lock screen as a prank.

VERY IMPORTANT BACKGROUND PROFILE DATA FOR DEVIANTART STANDARDS COMPLIANCE :
Name: Windy Traff
Birthday: April 4th, 1975
Species: Microsoft Dinosaur
Height: 7'10"
Weight: 360 lbs.
Occupation: Office Assistant, Desktop Dancer
Favorite Books: Business @ the Speed of Thought, Windows XP Resource Kit
Favorite Shows: Family Guy, Stranger Things, Breaking Bad (for Funy Walt er White !!), Pokemon (Kanto League Only Because It Has The Best JIFs !!!!!), XPTV, Among Us (TV series)
Favorite YouTubers: Linus Tech Tips, Barnacules (AHAHA NERDGASM LOLOL FUNY CATPHASE), ThioJoe, MrBeast, Austin Evans
Favorite Movies: Ricky 1, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, FNAF Movie
Favorite Music: Madonna - Ray Of Light, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, New Stories - Highway Blues, Velkommen, ONESTOP.MID (don't tell him where that actually came from...)
Favroite Games: Halo, Minecraft, Space Cadet Pinball, Internet Checkers, Default Windows Card Games, Pokemon Also Kanto Games Only, GZDoom (Terry WADs Only), Microsoft Whaling VR
Favorite Food: Bloomberry/Blissberry Ice Cream, Party Cheese Salad, Uncrustables with Nesquik Chocolate Milk, Nesquik Brownie Recipe, Kid Cuisine with Lunchables, Happy Meal
Hobbies: Flying, Crashing, Creating "Firewalls", Dancing And Posting It To TikTok!!!!!!!!!
Personality: Charismatic, Hard Working, Lighthearted, Always Eavesdropping, Definitely Not Annoying
Likes: Windows XP, Helping People Write Letters, Android Phones, Green Plains, Dozing Off, Artificial Intelligence, Underwater Datacenters, Attending Current Microsoft Events, Trying To Pick Up On Every Detail Of Your Life
Dislikes: Mosquitoes, Dislike Troll Bots, Being Offline, Whales, Penguins, Being Alt+F4'd, Windows 95 (except for use in inside jokes), FrontPage Websites, Crying Pikachu (when someone says they dislike MS), U.S. Department of Justice, Tracker Modules, Archivists (MajorSky17 is very cool though please subscribe to him)
Arch Nemesis: Konqi
Estimated Date of Death: December 31st, 2029 11:59:59 PM (PST)

In Windows 11, Microsoft pioneered the innovation of ripping off the design of KDE 5. Now, with Windows 12, in a stroke of brilliance, they have taken it a step further. It was time to give Windows a proper face, a mascot that will surely boost the morale of all the Windows users and developers in the world! And... it's a dragon.

Yep... a dragon, representing Windows in every possible way, being obvious Bliss wallpaper scale coloring, a Windows XP armband to represent depressed nostalgic millennials, and MSN butterfly wings for making him fly and crash into brick firewalls. Gee, that's gotta hurt! How his snout hasn't broken off from that by now, I'll never know.

His name is Windy Traff. Based on his rather annoying personality and the random tangents he and his friends at Windows Twitter go on about, I think he REALLY wants you to notice his last name is a reference to Bill Gates' first business venture, which flopped.

Windy is not just there for the sake of it. After years of Microsoft quietly cuddling back up to Clippy with secret commands and ugly sweaters, they now want to return to an old concept which had previously annoyed millions of users back in the late 90's, or perhpas a different program that tried to abstract the computer interface with a home metaphor... yes, that's right, I'm talking about Packard Bell Navigator, baby!!

Apparently, someone high up decided that the reason why the Office Assistant failed was because the default character was a paperclip, which reminds people of the existence of paperwork. I mean, it's probably not wrong; had Kairu the dolphin been the default assistant internationally, that probably would've helped prevent the function from crashing as hard. Kairu is very kind and supportive!

So, now, the animated assistant is back, but Clippy can't take the spotlight again, no way. While Clippy can be optionally selected from within a dialog box, Windy has been ushered in as the new master of the MS Agents. No one can beat him... he will DEFINITELY make Windows 12 a smashing success.

Windows 12 doesn't hold back on him in the slightest, either. The now all too familiar "Windows Movie Maker Hue Cycle Effect" screen displayed on the first boot now features Windy gazing down into his Microsoft Band 3, that thing the world forgot about.

Should you be loading a fresh installation, Windy will be right there next to that Microsoft account prompt, lecturing you on why having a Microsoft account is so important for your benefit as a user.

Afterwards, you'll see him sitting on the icon panel, with his legs obstructing at least one of the icons as well as the clock. You can move him anywhere on the screen (and have to sit through long flying animations as it happens). If he's left flapping in midair for too long, he'll get tired and move back to a possibly inconvenient location.

Windy always has something to say, even when your computer has been idle for two hours or longer. He'll advertise an infinite supply of products and services from Microsoft and other vendors, all tailored to your interests, as usual. He even constantly relays political news from only the finest sources! And who knows? If he hears you return, maybe opening up the door to your suite for so long, he'll probably get chaotically excited like about 90% of dogs. He'll tapdance around, and he may even blast a dubstep remix of Start Me Up or a Korean song about the "Windows 95 Launch Dance" through your speakers.

Did you catch that? Windy is VERY attentive to your activities, and only grows more intimate with the details of your life with the help of a front-facing camera and microphone. This is a crucial time for Windy to realize his full potential, too, as such devices have recently become mandatory for new laptops!

Here are just some of the many services Windy can provide, many in response to actions picked up by your audio/video input devices:

- Sometimes, when you fart, you'll be offered a coupon on fiber supplements or air fresheners.
- Windy will recommend you get a COVID-19 test if you're found to be coughing more than usual.
- Whenever you're trying to concentrate on an important task, say, writing a long script, Windy will pull up a YouTube compilation of ambient Half-Life music. Occasionally, he'll get the wrong video loaded with something loud and fast-paced, throwing you off balance.
- Should you get into an argument with your single mother, Windy will either provide psychological assistance (could be AI powered but often leads to the same "think about it positively, she provides you housing!"), or suggest apartments available for rent in your location.
- When Windy reminds you of necessary software updates and you say under your breath "shit, not again", Windy will fall on his belly and throw a fit. "But you need some updates to help your computer to be awesome! I am reporting you for cuss words. If you keep this attitude up, your license for Windows 12 will be revoked!"
- If you're fat, Windy will simultaneously provide fitness advice and recommend a full serving of pepperoni pizza and cinnamon sticks from Domino's.

"But what about Cortana from Halo, can I still use that???" Technically, you still can, but it is officially deprecated and will not be available in future versions of Windows. Microsoft suddenly realized Cortana is not the desktop assistance experience they wanted for their userbase, they truly needed something more patronizing.

Windy has a few Easter eggs. If you install any version of Office from 97 to 2003 and load it for the first time, Windy will be drawn to Clippy, and say "Is that really you?! It's been ages, buddy..." as he shakes the Office Assistant dialog around. However, if you install the Japanese release where Kairu the dolphin is the default assistant instead, this will make Windy angry. He will attempt to stab Kairu with a harpoon. This method only applies to those specific versions of Office and won't work with the unofficial ChatGPT version of Clippy.

Last but not least, shutting down Windows 12. Windy will whimper as he begs you not to shut down. If you do, you will hear him uncontrollably crying as the "Shutting down" screen is displayed. Can't wait for today's teens to get nostalgic about this 7 years from now!