Synergy-1<p>Operating Superstars — Two new articles of former rivals</p><p>I published these articles a few days ago so this is overdue, but there are two new articles for the project <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Wiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wiki</span></a>; these characters’ first actual introduction in this continuity were through “To the Visitors…”, but appeared elsewhere before it was publicly announced.</p><p>📄 <a href="https://operatingsuperstars.miraheze.org/wiki/Kyouko_Unzai" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">operatingsuperstars.miraheze.o</span><span class="invisible">rg/wiki/Kyouko_Unzai</span></a><br>📄 <a href="https://operatingsuperstars.miraheze.org/wiki/Pleiades_Galano" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">operatingsuperstars.miraheze.o</span><span class="invisible">rg/wiki/Pleiades_Galano</span></a></p><p>Pleiades’ (Macintosh System 7) and Kyouko’s (Windows 95+98) articles delve a bit into the timeframe that corresponds to the 1990’s when the rivalries between their teams got hostile; Defending Waits for Nobody became the most successful team, and Chariots of Colors was at risk of disbanding. After the hostilities cleared, OSes from these teams could easily work together and be friendly again, which “To the Visitors…” showed. </p><p>I tried to write these rivalries between their teams as being nuanced and these characters having their own motives that drove them. Before the hostilities emerged, OSes of CC and DWN had rivalries that weren’t as serious as they might’ve appeared to be, and could also be friends so the emerging of hostilities would be sad for both teams; friends or at least cordial rivals turned against each other. </p><p>I portray CC and DWN with rivalries that were usually less serious than some other rivalries, since Microsoft's rivalries with IBM and Novell were mutual grudges; even in the 90’s, Microsoft still developed Office for the Mac and there was a line of DOS-compatible Macs. </p><p>The pressure on both sides to succeed could’ve driven the hostilities to emerge, and so could have CC’s desperation to turn around their fortunes after several efforts failed (and many people started to doubt if they’d be able to stay in operation). </p><p>This is still a tricky timeframe to write about and I intentionally kept details vague, but Pleiades’ and Kyouko’s ordeals shape their present characterizations.</p><p>The art movement that Kyouko popularized is a reference to Vaporwave having a lot of Windows 9x imagery, but sometimes Vaporwave aesthetics have featured early Mac imagery too… 🤔</p><p><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/OriginalCharacter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OriginalCharacter</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/OC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OC</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/Personification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Personification</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/VectorArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VectorArt</span></a></p>