On the official
website (http://www.wildpixels.com/bunchies/), Bunchies is described as "the incarnation of pure citrus joy; a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, wrapped in a glossy green skin".
Chances are, if you're looking at this
node, you've already seen Bunchies at least once, likely as someone's
avatar on an online
forum. Its
physical appearance resembles a chubby light green L shape with short
legs, and its face consists of dark green
eyes, a
mouth with a constant open smile, and several
chins going halfway down its
neck. Sound
familiar?
The creature was randomly created by
Aaron St. Goddard, and the animated
GIF (http://www.wildpixels.com/bunchies/Images/bunchies_clear1.gif), drawn shortly afterwards by
Roel van Mastbergen, is now used as an
avatar on several
forums I've visited. A ton of
fanart was also created, including some
3D models which were recently put up on the page as of
January 28, 2004. Apparently, a
film project and
merchandise will come to fruition in the future, among other things. Seems like Bunchies has a big
future ahead of it.