Malware

Standard=
 * -|Brawler=
 * -|Byte=
 * -|Nybble=
 * -|Bodier=
 * -|Titan=
 * -|Summoner=
 * -|Biggum=
 * -|Hefter=
 * -|Irona=
 * -|Butler=
 * -|Worker=
 * -|Brute=
 * -|Host=

Conditional Variants
Malware can have conditional variants which are the result of a condition (such as a Malware's experiences, eating habits, etc.) changing a Malware in a significant way.


 * War

Miscellaneous Variants
There are also variants that aren't ranks nor classes, but rather "roles" which could be applied to any of the aforementioned variants, and variants that aren't roles but aren't ranks/classes either.
 * Virus-captured and Punished
 * Furry
 * Puppet

Scrapped Variants
There are also variants that have been decanonized and are now not canon.


 * Swifto

Alternate Types
Not only are there different class variants of Malware, but there are also alternate types of these class variants. The most commonly seen type is the default type, which is the mascot of the Malware team in Databrawl's Battle Zone.
 * Pretty
 * Shy
 * Default
 * Love
 * Muscle
 * Hollow
 * Pain
 * Classic
 * Government
 * Smart
 * Holly
 * Utopia (Dog)

Notable Malware

 * Malicious
 * Muadeu
 * Mark (Was tied to Bloaty's original lore and is most likely scrapped as a result)
 * Macky (Scrapped)
 * Moug (Scrapped)
 * Mauvy
 * Modu (TBA)

Lore

 * Malware have an army symbol, which looks like a blue "M" with an angry Malware eye in it.
 * If Malware discover that an individual they corrupted still has some or all of their memories of their past life, Malware typically try to keep that individual away from the battlefield, and may even treat the individual as though they were still a Program or another piece of software. The individual might also be imprisoned (or tortured/interrogated depending on the type of software that the individual used to be).
 * Malware listen to deep orchestral music with deep vocals, which soothes them. This music often gives the impression of a cult, and scares off software.

Trivia

 * There is a Restricted character called "Laughing Malware". It is a standard Malware which uses a the 2018 Malware model. Upon first glance it appears normal, however, when a player presses a voiceline key (Z,X,C,V,B,N,M) while using it, it will play a laughing audio with Malware voice effects applied to it. This is the only voiceline it has. Its in-game description reads as follows: "bruh look at this duuuuuude"
 * There is a Restricted character called "Malware Gigabyte". It is an oversized Malware Byte that has more edges than a typical Malware Byte.
 * In real-world terms, "malware" is short for "malicious software".
 * Malware were one of the first, base four characters to be added to Databrawl (with the other three being Viruses, Programs, and Firewall Security units). They have been in the game since the game's beginning.
 * Originally, the Malware "shocked" facial expression used the eye for the "closed" expression both canonically and in-game. This was canonically changed on May 28, 2019, when DuncanDunclub posted a drawing of updated Corruption facial expressions. However, the "shocked" expression in-game was not changed to match the facial expression artwork until a while later.