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==Anatomy==
Viruses are one of the few characters with official information on their anatomy, alongside [[Program|Programs]] and [[Firewall Security|Firewall]]. Note that most of this information mainly applies to Viruses, and that it may not apply to all corruptions.

===Skin===
The skin of Viruses is similar to the skin of Programs, though it is less flexible. Unlike Program skin, it is completely solid, and broken chunks can be reattached. Like Programs, the skin of deceased Viruses becomes brittle and transparent. This reveals the inner layers and allows infection to spread even after death.

===Layers===
Viruses, as with most other Corruptions, lack the flesh of most software. Instead, they are made of layers of a stone-like material. Specifically, Viruses are made of layers of brittle crystal. These layers mostly serve to protect the core, or payload, from the elements. These layers themselves contain small amounts of payload, which can spread infection if the cores somehow fail to do so. When in contact with "target software" these payloads grow into larger crystal formations.

===Core===
The cores of Viruses are within their primary body parts: their head and body. These cores act as the Virus's payload, and are concentrated particles that exist to eventually spread infection. These cores often end up spewing out of wounds in the form of a gas. When the entirety of a Virus's core has been expelled from its body, it will wither and die.

===Infection===
Programs that come into contact with a Virus's payload and don't get disinfected in time will begin to transform into another Virus. Some Viruses, including some of Vilnav's forces, are able to spread infection without dying by secreting bits of payload through their hands. Viruses able to infect through this method through either touch or by coating a surface with it. This payload can only be seen by Antivirus units or if enough has been coated onto one area.

===Floating Limbs===
Viruses, as well as nearly every other databeing, are made up of various floating parts that stay close together to form a body. Databeings also hover above the ground, though this ability, as well as control of their limbs, can be weakened due to poor health. Pulling parts of the body away will cause a bit of resistance, as well as pain. If moved too far away from the body, the limb will "pop off", resulting in "agonizing pain". Limbs can be reattached, though only within a short timeframe.
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File:VirusAnatomy.png|A diagram made by DuncanDunclub of the anatomy of a Virus.
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==Real World Counterpart==
Viruses, also known as computer viruses, are a type of malware. They can be described as a piece of code capable of copying itself that spreads by adding itself to a program. When the infected program is run, the virus will spread from file to file. They are some of the most common types of malware. Unlike [[Worm|worms]], viruses need human interaction in order to spread properly. Examples of computer viruses include [[CIH]], [[Ghostball]], and Magistr.

== 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.
*[[Captured Characters#Corruptions|Malware-captured and Punished]]
*[[Viwolf|Furry]]

==Scrapped Variants==
There are also variants that have been decanonized and are now not canon.
*[[Virus Hefter|Hefter]]
*[[Virus Irona|Irona]]
*[[Shy Virus|Shy]]
*[[Hosts]]

==Alternate Types==
Not only are there different class and rank variants of Viruses, but there are also alternate types of these variants. The most commonly seen type in Databrawl content is the default type, which is the mascot of the Virus species:
*[[Babrus]] (Pretty)
*Default
*[[Pestirus]] (Love)
*[[Muscle Virus]]
*[[Vriskus]] (Hollow)
*[[Beastrus]] (Hatra)
*[[Classic Virus]] (Retro)
*[[Culprus]] (Govern)
*[[Scirus]] (Smart)
*[[Vicicle]] (Holly)

==Notable Viruses==
===Canon===
*[[Vilnav]]
*[[Bulwark]]

===Noncanon/Scrapped===
*[[Bob]]
*[[Velga]]

== Notable Factions ==
* Talon (Vilnav's army. Previously known as Bulwark's Battalion before Bulwark's demise)
**Nine other currently unnamed armies.
* Bloodthirsters (Unaligned Virus units who are found across the Dataverse. They act as seeds for new armies if they survive.)

==More Facts==
=== Lore ===
*Viruses have an army symbol, which looks like a pink "V" made out of two close-together curves.
*If Viruses discover that an individual they corrupted still has some or all of their memories of their past life, Viruses 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).
*Viruses, like many other Corruptions, construct death pits where they throw the majority of their victims when they capture a computer. The victims are held in these death pits until the Viruses want food, labor, or entertainment.
*Viruses are said to listen to ambient metal music.

=== More Facts ===
*There is a Restricted character called Ice Virus (Not to be confused with [[Vicicle]]). It is a blue, Standard-class, Standard-rank Virus with "ice" effects applied to it. It is a reference to old character submissions that suggested adding an "Ice Virus" to the game. A reference to "Ice Virus" character submissions can also be seen in Databrawl Hubworld, where it is categorized as a bad example of a character submission.
*There is a Restricted character called "Laughing Virus". It is a standard Virus which uses the 2018 Virus 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<ref>https://www.roblox.com/library/2081710230/laugh</ref> with Virus voice effects applied to it. This is the only voiceline it has. Its in-game description reads as follows: ''"bruh look at this duuuuude".''
*There is an easter egg character called [[Bob]]. He is a standard-class, standard-rank Virus with an afro and various other accessories. He appears in the [[Hard Disco]] on the second floor.
*Viruses were one of the first, base four characters to be added to Databrawl (with the other three being [[Malware]], [[Program]]s, and [[Firewall Security|Firewall Security units]]). They have been in the game since the game's beginning.
*Advanced Viruses went through a tiny change when they were still standalone characters. Originally, Advanced Viruses had a different eye expression when idle. They originally had an eye expression of a standard rank Virus. In a later update, their eyes were made more serious.
*As DuncanDunclub once mentioned in a Twitter post, the Viruses' original design comes from the character "The Voice Inside Your Head", a character within the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SiIvaGunner Silvagunner] lore.<ref>https://twitter.com/DunclubDuncan/status/1278446531557851136</ref>
*Virus's "Captor" accessories are based off of a speculative "Captor" Virus occupation that was first revealed on June 18, 2021. Back then, they were called "Slavers" and would've been found in fully captured computers. It is assumed that their job would've been to capture programs in these computers. Due to Viruses in lore being more likely to just kill or corrupt programs than capture them, they and the Captor accessories are seen as non-canon.

==More Images==
=== Illustrations/Concept Art ===
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Corruption-virus-malware-army-symbols-icons (VIRUS CROP).png|Virus army symbol.
Disgust-virus.png|Disgusted Virus emoji from Databrawl's Discord server.
VirusThink.png|Virus Think emoji from Databrawl's Discord server.
Virus.png|A Virus icon that was once seen on the game team selection menu in Databrawl (Battle Version) before it was replaced.
Firewall-executor-kill-virus.png|A short comic DuncanDunclub made which shows a Virus getting snuck up on by a [[Firewall Security#Brawler|Firewall Executor]].
Firewall-executor-kill-virus-2.png|A short comic DuncanDunclub made which shows the Virus still sitting there while the Firewall Executor is revving up a Fire Beam.
Corruption-drinks.png|Malware and Virus drinks drawn by DuncanDunclub.
Slice1.png|Part one of a Virus being split in half, art from DuncanDunclub.
Slice2.png|Part two of a Virus being split in half, art from DuncanDunclub.
NOOO.png|An illustration made by DuncanDunclub which depicts a Virus chef about to demonstrate how to cut up Programs.
Original virus concept.PNG|The image that is in the tweet aforementioned in the "More Facts" section.
Dont profit.PNG|An illustration made by DuncanDunclub which depicts a Virus telling people to stop profiting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(7-30-2020-raging-middleware-virus-slaughter).png|A joke drawing made by DuncanDunclub which references a Databrawl Roleplay screenshot where a [[Middleware]] says "RAGING(INFINITELY)".
3-28-2020-Virus-Death-Pit.png|An illustration made by DuncanDunclub on which shows a Virus death pit. Note that the green content within the pit is meant to be additional Programs who were thrown into the pit, but DuncanDunclub chose not to illustrate each individual Program.
02-01-2020-corruption-layers-ref-lore.png|An example illustration made by DuncanDunclub which depicts a Corruption's layers, a Virus in this case.
5-29-2019-virus-controlled-firewall.png|A concept artwork drawn by DuncanDunclub which depicts a Virus-controlled Firewall Security unit. Dates back to May 29, 2019.
(5-28-2019)(corruption expressions).png|Virus facial expressions as seen on a Corruption facial expression drawing sheet made by DuncanDunclub on May 28, 2019.
12-09-2018-fresh-corrupted-virus-dev-showcase1.png|A comic made by DuncanDunclub on December 9, 2018 which shows the story of a Program who was corrupted into a Virus and woke up in an unfamiliar area. A detailed written version of the story can be viewed by visiting this image's page. (Page 1)
12-09-2018-fresh-corrupted-virus-dev-showcase2.png|A comic made by DuncanDunclub on December 9, 2018 which shows the story of a Program who was corrupted into a Virus and woke up in an unfamiliar area. A detailed written version of the story can be viewed by visiting this image's page. (Page 2)
12-09-2018-fresh-corrupted-virus-dev-showcase3.png|A comic made by DuncanDunclub on December 9, 2018 which shows the story of a Program who was corrupted into a Virus and woke up in an unfamiliar area. A detailed written version of the story can be viewed by visiting this image's page. (Page 3)
12-09-2018-fresh-corrupted-virus-dev-showcase4.png|A comic made by DuncanDunclub on December 9, 2018 which shows the story of a Program who was corrupted into a Virus and woke up in an unfamiliar area. A detailed written version of the story can be viewed by visiting this image's page. (Page 4)
12-09-2018-fresh-corrupted-virus-dev-showcase5.png|A comic made by DuncanDunclub on December 9, 2018 which shows the story of a Program who was corrupted into a Virus and woke up in an unfamiliar area. A detailed written version of the story can be viewed by visiting this image's page. (Page 5)
Unknown (11-15-2018-virus-shop).png|Concept art drawn by DuncanDunclub which shows a Virus shopkeeper. Dates back to November 15, 2018.
Virus Battleship Concept(june4-2018).png|"Virus Battleship" concept art from June 4, 2018.
Virus economy(may11-2018).png|"virus_economy" concept art drawn by DuncanDunclub from May 11, 2018. This particular concept art was tied to the [[May 2018 Databrawl Map Concept]].
Imprisoned bloatware.png|Old concept art which shows a Bloatware that has been imprisoned by Viruses. Dates back to May 10, 2018.
File:CaptorConcept.png|The drawing of the "Captor/Slaver" Viruses that inspired the "Captor" accessories. This is a screenshot of a larger drawing that dates back to June 18, 2021.
StatusEffectMockups.png|A Virus as seen on concept art for the [[Mace|Dazed]] and [[Scareware|Scared]] status effects.
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=== Models/In-game Images ===
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File:Virus Ship.png|A Virus plane, as seen over the Virus Encampments in Databrawl Roleplay.
CA11BFD5-2BF6-4BDE-847E-110F75A8D5CB.png|Virus character icon used in [[Databrawl Roleplay]]. This icon uses an older 2018 Virus model which came after the original 2017 Virus model.
Huh-emote.png|The "Huh" emoji from Databrawl's Discord server.
Ice Virus.png|Ice Virus ingame.
VirusT.png|An old, beta model for Virus as seen in Databrawl Roleplay.
File:VirusSuit.png|A Virus with the "Vonocle" and "Suit" accessories.
File:VirusGeneral.png|A Virus with the "General's Cap" and "General's Armor" on. Note the similarities to Vilnav.
File:VirusCaptor.png|A Virus with the "Captor's Mask" and "Captor Armor" on.
VirusHorns.png|A Virus with the "Horns" accessory.
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==References==
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Corruptions]]
[[Category:Default]]
[[Category:Character Pack 3]]
[[Category:Virus]]
[[Category:Bosses]]