Internet Explorer is an internet web browser created by Microsoft and was included with Windows software from 1995 to 2022 that appears often throughout the Animator vs. Animation franchise. In Animator vs. Animation 2 and Animator vs. Animation 3, it is a supporting character.
Appearance
Throughout the movies and series, Internet Explorer has changed and upgraded its appearance corresponding to its latest release available on the given version of Windows it operates on. Its iconic appearance is usually an 'e' with a ring/halo that accompanies it. On Internet Explorer 7, it orbits and glows the 'e' at an angle near the top of the icon, which follows as it moves.
Animator vs. Animation 2
In the current time the second movie took place, Internet Explorer 6 made a desktop appearance and did not come to life when provoked. It also appeared not to be attached to its circular ring when it got separated forcefully by the Windows Media Player thrown by The Chosen One.
Animator vs. Animation 3
In Animator vs. Animation 3, Internet Explorer was updated which came with a change in appearance and had sentience when it is bothered or summoned by its surroundings; as such The Dark Lord did to fight against The Chosen One. As a supporting character, it fought alongside with other applications by appearing to bite its victims, but was ultimately defeated when kicked off the edge of Solitaire.
Enchanted Origami - An Actual Short
It only makes a short appearance, but it gets burned down by enchantment pages from Minecraft.
Powers & Abilities
- Bite: Internet Explorer will use its 'e' to inflict a bite like-attack.
- Hop: I.E. can jump a quite large distance to reach in order to fight its target.
- Dribble: The application has experience and can play basketball; it played briefly for the Yahoo! Messenger emoji against The Chosen One, and lost.
Trivia
- Despite its major significance and constant appearance in the Animator vs. Animation Franchise, it has once not made a major appearance after Animator vs. Animation 3, however, it did appear in Enchanted Origami - An Actual Short.
- This is most likely due to the fact that noogai3 switched to Google Chrome as his primary browser instead as the years progressed.
- Internet Explorer is considered some of the weakest entities in the franchise.
- Internet explorer is the second last to be killed in Animator vs. Animation 3.
Gallery
References
- Internet Explorer on Wikipedia
- Animator vs. Animation 2 by Alan Becker
- Animator vs. Animation 3 by Alan Becker