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Ruby was a mascot of the venerable ATI Radeon graphics cards brand.
Bio[edit | edit source]
In the distant mid-2000s, GPUs actually were used for video games instead of being over-priced pieces of shit exclusively bought by crypto-miners, scalpers, and pathological masochists. This meant hardware developers still were a major voice on assorted gaming shows, and would regularly release tech demos to showcase what their newest room heater could pull off.
Ruby herself was an advertising mascot that appeared in several such tech demos on the part of ATI. While such mascots were nothing unusual per se (and indeed had a lengthy tradition going back to the early 3d graphics cards of the 90s - Vodoo be praised), the sex appeal of the futuristic mercenary left and imprint on generations of gamers to come.
In 8chanmania[edit | edit source]
Ruby was nominated for the porn-themed 8chanmania XXX. The red-haired rogue was set up to fight Spice and Wolf's Holo, but the outcome of the match has been lost to history.