The Bob Levels

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The Cast of Characters

WARNING: This section contains spoilers for Bob I & II. If you have not completed these campaigns yet, it is advised that you wait until later to read it. Unless, of course you really, really want to. I can't stop you, after all.

Yggdrasill (aka Yggy)

Yggdrasill was given an unpronounceable name upon his birth into the swarm, and so everyone calls him Yggy instead. He served Bob loyally for quite a while, and was eventually rewarded with several zerg of his own with which to start his own brood. He left Bobby's World and journeyed the cosmos with his new servants, and finally settled on his own planet.

The Old Guy

Questions surround the mysterious Old Guy. Where did he come from? How did he get his portrait on all of the Protoss buildings? Why is his name in yellow? Why does his wireframe consist of the word "BLANK"?

The world may never know. However, we do know a tiny bit about The Old Guy. He has been around for ages, and has seen the rise and fall of many empires. He now seems to find it amusing to watch the "young'ins" fight, and will consequently follow you to every level. He is generally out of the way, but if you find him, he'll blab on and on until he feels like stopping.

Jack the Evil Ghost

Jack is a member of the Bad Guy Alliance. Being a bad guy, however, he has little loyalty to Aaron, and seeks primarily to advance himself. He gets very angry when anything that he considers to belong to him is taken, and may forget his rank when on one of his tantrums. Strangely enough, though he is a hero, his voice is identical to that of a normal ghost.

Ursula the Rhynadon

Ursula was the first critter to stand up against the many wrongful clickings perpetrated on her species. She organized the critters into a powerful army, and masterfully manipulated the Good and Bad Guys into bringing her the Uraj and Khalis crystals, just to have them snatched away at the last moment. Though she lost her Super Psi Emitter (and consequently her zerg army) in the final battle, she will never rest until all People have been eliminated, and critters are once again safe.

Ryan the Ursadon

Ryan's family was slaughtered by a meat-packing industry, and it was only with Ursula's help that Ryan escaped alive. He has since become Ursula's right-paw critter. Though he is generally quiet, speaking out only when necessary, he is fiercely loyal to the critter cause, and more than willing to give up his life if necessary.

Farmer Louie

When Farmer Louie was a young Protoss, he attended Templar school, with hopes that he would one day become a High Templar and be able to Psi Storm anybody who annoyed him. But the other students there taunted him endlessly for looking like a giant fly, and he soon dropped out, vowing instead to live a quiet, peaceful life away from civilization.

He became a farmer, focusing mainly on cow herding, and built up quite a variety of cows. Everything went fine, until his farm was attacked. But, that story can be found in The Cow Level.

Super Cow

Little is known about the origins of Super Cow. Some say that he is a slightly insane Terran who decided to dress up like a cow and fight crime. Others think that he actually is a cow, and is dedicated to protecting his race from those who would threaten them or click on them until they explode.

Whoever he is, Super Cow is dedicating to helping defenseless cows throughout the universe, and you can be sure that whereever there is a cow in need, Super Cow will be there to save the day.

Super Cow is an entirely new unit/hero created specifically for The Cow Level.

Artanis the Mouthless Protoss

Artanis is new to the world of StarCraft, but I like him anyway. Unfortunately for him, he seems to be missing a mouth, so don't expect him to say anything coherent. His assistance was invaluable in The Bob Levels II, and so he was invited to Bob's hero reunion, but because he slept late that day and missed it, he will likely not be very involved in Bob III.

Jake/Larry

Like all Archons, Jake/Larry was once two separate High Templar (who in this case were named Jake and Larry). Jake and Larry had known each other since they were cute little baby Protoss, and truly could not stand each other. In an odd quirk of fate, they were forced to meld into an Archon in order to defend against an onslaught of Zerg. Needless to say, this Archon has developed something of a split personality, and absolutely detests himself. He will frequently be found arguing with himself over virtually every topic at hand.

Little was heard from them after they melded. Larry reportedly wanted to go on a vacation and relax, but Jake over-rode him. Instead they went traveling the galaxy trying to be heroic. When they crashed on a planetoid, they met up with Zeratul and helped the Good Guys save the universe.

In The Cow Level they lent their talents to assist Farmer Louie in defending his cows, and then went to work for him. Jake finally quit, much to Larry's consternation, and they traveled to Bobby's World for the hero reunion.

Harry the SCV

Harry was nothing but a lowly Terran laborer, but in his heart of hearts he always knew that he could be more. Ever since his childhood, he had dreamed of raising rabbits on a farm, and he finally decided to follow his heart and pursue this dream. He worked and sweated day after day harvesting minerals and Vespene gas, saving up his meager paychecks knowing that one day his hard work would pay off, and he would fulfill his dream. Finally, he neared the end of his quest. With only one more day's wages he would have enough to buy a bunny farm. As he was working and daydreaming about raising rabbits, a Queen flew by and spawned Broodlings on him.

Harry does not appear in any of The Bob Levels.

Ian the Interceptor

As his name suggests, Ian is an Interceptor. He likes to pop into mission briefings and make inane comments until he realizes that there's no reason for him to be there, at which point he leaves. He did not do so well at his recent performance review, however, and Bob has considered giving Ian's after-briefing time slot to other, funnier people.

Cyberbabe

CyberBabe is the ultimate hacker chick. She was once a normal Terran computer geek, although that may be something of an oxymoron. Eventually, however, she spent all of her time on the computer, and finally uploaded her consciousness onto the 'net in order to simplify matters. While she is unable to do any fighting, she can hack into any database, making her a very useful source of information. However, don't expect to see her very much.

Gary the Speedy Protoss

Gary may look exactly like Fenix did as a Zealot, but that's entirely coincidental. He is known throughout the galaxy as one of the fastest sprinters around, and particularly enjoys the more dangerous races. Though he only appears in one of the missions in The Bob Levels II, you will get to know him quite well, as the entire first half of that level focuses on helping him win a race.

Bill Nye the Science Guy

After running a children’s science show for years, Bill finally got bored, and decided that he wanted to go out and "kick some glutius maximus." Using the vast destructive knowledge he had gained from various science experiments gone awry, he was able to develop a whopping three new mechanisms for the Terrans to use on the battlefield. When the government failed to be impressed by this, he used the influence of network television to get his own science facility, and continued his research, until he was captured by the Bad Guy Alliance. After being freed by Bob, he loaned his talents to assist Bob in his quest. Once Aaron was defeated, he returned to his television show.

Fenix the Giant Tarantula

Fenix was once a valiant Protoss warrior. Unfortunately, he died. Apparently, he had done something very bad in a previous life, as he was reincarnated into the body of a giant tarantula. Refusing to be discouraged by this set-back, he went off with Zeratul to help defend the Dark Templar from the Bad Guy Alliance’s incursion on their planet. Eventually, he too was captured by the Bad Guys, and freed by Bob. He was later killed by Kerrigan in Brood War, and so isn't involved in The Bob Levels II. However, unknown to most, he was placed in yet another dragoon after this second death and went off to the planet Bool to run an ice cream stand. He will return in Bob III.

Zeratul the Cool Protoss

Though he looks like a zebra, Zeratul is in fact the King of the dark templar, and an extremely powerful fighter. He joined Bob’s crusade after Bob assisted him in ridding the Dark Templar homeworld of the Bad Guy Alliance, as well as that irritating Duke. (Questions have been raised about how Zeratul knew Bob previously to this encounter. Suffice it to say that it is a very long story involving a time machine and one of Bill Nye’s experiments.)

Zeratul was last seen headed for the hero reunion on Bob's homeworld.

Jim the Cool Terran

Everybody knows who Jimmy Raynor is. He played a key role in the destruction of the Overmind. After this momentous event, he cruised around the galaxy doing heroic things until he too was captured by the Bad Guy Alliance for their cloning experiments. Bob (of course) freed him, and Jimmy joined the group.

He was one of the few heroes who survived Brood War, and is very involved in Bob I, II and III. He is, obviously, going to Bob's hero reunion.

Bob the Cool Cerebrate

Bob was born with two other cerebrates on Aiur just before the Overmind’s death. One of his siblings, Janet the Evil Cerebrate, decided to try and kill him. Using power from a Protoss temple (the uses for them are apparently endless), she was able to control Joe the Dumb Cerebrate and make him join her. However, Bob was able to foil her plans and escape from Aiur. In the Original Bob Levels, he defeated the Bad Guy Alliance and claimed their planet for his own, while at the same time creating the Good Guy Alliance. When Aaron rose up again in The Bob Levels II, Bob was once again there to stop him, as well as the unforeseen critter uprising.

Bob has recently decided to hold a hero reunion for all the heroes who have helped him in the past.

Aaron the Devious Terran

Aaron, being a mere civilian, is able to do little more than walk around and die. He was taunted endlessly about this fact, and was finally pushed over the brink. Seeking to "show them all," he founded the Bad Guy's Alliance, a group of evil Protoss, Terrans, and Zerg. Though he came close to completion of his Universe domination plans, he was in the end foiled by Bob.

However, he successfully brought the Bad Guy Alliance back together, and sought out the Khalis and Uraj crystals. According to the legends, if somebody has both of these crystals, all of their enemies somehow die. I have no idea how this happens, but it worked well enough for the Protoss in Brood War. Fortunately, he was failed at this task as well, when Jake/Larry accidently dropped one of the crystals and shattered it.

But Aaron has not been truly defeated yet. Totally consumed by hate for Bob, he now has plans to capture one of the most powerful blasters ever made and use it to destroy the Good Guys once and for all.

If you think I've totally lost my mind, you must take into consideration the fact that I had originally made these levels as a joke, and had to be persuaded to release them. At least that's what I tell everybody.