Colin the Computer - DHMIS

Colin is slightly larger than average characters, at his full height standing taller than Duck and Yellow Guy but shorter than Red Guy. He is chunky, rectangular and beige-coloured like an old-fashioned personal computer. His head is a monitor, with square eyes side-by-side with a rectangular mouth beneath a large display screen for a forehead. He is mostly based on old 1990s and early 2000s computers. If he were a humanoid, his "cranium" by analogy would be proportionately very large, representing his high intelligence. Despite this, there is a door in his forehead that opens to reveal that his "digital mind" is surprisingly compact and apparently a mixture of wires, shiny stones and fleshy organic materials.

When standing upright, Colin's keyboard goes vertical and becomes his torso, and his arms and legs are black cables. He has a computer mouse for each foot. Otherwise he perches on a stand and lays out his keyboard and mice on a desk or table like a regular desktop. His hands look like mouse pointer icons that can change appearance at will, e.g. to change into an arrow, or an hourglass. His keyboard has several rows of keys that are able to change colour between red, yellow, blue and even green, despite green not being deemed a creative colour. His teeth make a quiet, keyboard-like clacking sound whenever he speaks in the TV series.

When Colin gets very angry, red jagged lines run over his eyes, his pupils turn green, his screen flashes green light, green fluid runs out of his eyes and mouth and his hands turn into red wires shaped like human hands.

It's also seen that he's able to stretch his own face/monitor's width at will to achieve a wider aspect ratio when required.

Likes
Technology, the digital world, interrupting people, bragging about himself, getting "personal information" out of people, computer day.

Dislikes
People questioning technology, people touching his keyboard (sometimes), being touched (sometimes), freelancers, Warren the Eagle.

In his first appearance, Colin is eager to help the three guys find out new information about the world, although not the information they actually want or need. He comes across as slightly arrogant, bragging about how "clever" he is and how he is a "smart boy". He also seems to be quite interruptive. Sometimes he ignores queries as directed by the puppets, preferring to espouse the benefits of himself or the "digital world". He also likes aggressively gathering personal information and seems to be obsessed with oats, continuously showing them to the puppets, but he doesn't like being touched.

Despite claiming that he is very clever, he has been shown to make frequent grammatical errors while speaking. ("Do a digital dancing", "I'm very clevery guy" and "count to a fifty in the blink of my eye.")

In the television series however, his personality is quite different. He's much friendlier with the puppets, apparently having been "tamed" somewhat, and also does not mind being touched at all, even complimenting Duck’s firm grip on the mouse. They all seem to have learned their lessons from their first encounter with one another. He is more helpful by giving them the information they want, but dutifully obstructive when Yellow Guy forgets the password.

It is presented as a parody and satire of psychological horror in children's educational programs, where the three main characters (Yellow Guy, Red Guy, Duck) receive "educational" lessons that lead to surreal chaos, gore, existentialism, and social criticism, satirizing the imposed teaching that seeks obedience rather than critical thinking. Each episode features an educational character/"teacher" who explains and/or forces a surreal lesson on topics such as: creativity, time, love, technology, food, dreams, work, death, family, friends, transportation, electricity, (and probably many others, but they haven't been shown yet).

Yellow Guy: He is a small, childlike yellow puppet with messy blue hair, bulging eyes, and an orange nose. He wears a short overalls with the letter "D" on the chest and lace-up sneakers, along with a watch on his right hand. He is the most naive, innocent, and clueless member of the group. He acts like a small child trying to understand the world, often finding joy in small things, but being easily manipulated by the teachers. At times, he shows frustration or discomfort with the strangeness of his situation.

Red Guy: He is a tall, red figure He has red, yarn-like hair that covers his entire head (below having a large mouth with crooked teeth, some missing), with two eyes placed on top, and his whole body is red. He is apathetic, cynical, serious, and disinterested. He often seems bored or emotionally detached from the terrifying situations unfolding around him. He is the most mature and often tries to find logic or escape his reality.

Duck: He is an anthropomorphic dark green bird resembling a mallard duck with a wide yellow beak and yellow legs with webbed feet, wearing a brown tweed blazer with a red handkerchief in the left breast pocket and wears brown corduroy shorts. He is intelligent, self-centered, and pedantic, believing himself to be superior to the other two. He tends to be the most direct and, at times, cruel or mean to Yellow Guy. Despite often being the victim of pranks, he tries to maintain control and is suspicious of absurd situations.

Teachers are central to the plot of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared. These teachers educate or attempt to educate the main characters about a particular topic, most of the time, through a song. They are based on similar characters observed in educational children's shows, but differ from them in that they almost always result in being villainous, somewhat strange, or a combination of both.

They are able to be divided into two main groups: the main or primary teachers, who occupy a mayor role in their respective episode, and the minor or secondary teachers, who occupy relatively minor roles.

•Teachers (web serie)
Sketchbook: A sketchbook that teaches about "creativity," albeit in a hypocritical way.
Tony the Clock: A clock that teaches about "time" and how it controls life.
Shrignold: A butterfly that teaches about "love," leading people to worship a giant stone head named Malcom.
Colin: A computer that teaches about "technology" and the digital world.
Steak and Can: A steak and a can teach about a "healthy diet" in a grotesque way.
Lamp: A lamp teaches about "dreams."

•Teachers (TV show)
Briefcase: A briefcase that teaches about the importance of work and routine.
Coffin: A coffin that teaches about death.
Lily and Todney: Twin siblings who teach about family in a creepy way.
Warren the Eagle: A worm who thinks he’s an eagle whose wings haven’t grown in yet, and tries to teach about friendship but is hated by the main characters.
Choo Choo: An old train that teaches about modes of transportation.
Electracey: An electricity meter that explains how electricity works.

The house is the main setting, although half of the adventures the main setting occurs at an other place. Each lesson/adventure starts with the puppets sitting in the kitchen or living room and ends in the same room they started with except for Transport.

Residents of the house:

1. First floor:
   -Red Guy
   -Duck
   -Yellow Guy
   -Tony the Talking Clock
   -Lamp
   -Gilbert the Globe
   -Sketchbook
   -Colin the Computer (On computer day)

2. Second Floor:
   -Big Boys

3. Third Floor:
   -Bigger Boys
   -Experiment

4. Attic (Fourth Floor )
   -Lesley

5.Fifth Floor
-Unknown

6. Void
   •Several Teachers
   -Briefcase (deceased)
   -Tony the Talking Clock (deceased)
   -Steak (injured or possibly undead)
   -Sketchbook (probably deceased)
   -Toilet
   -a decapitated Duck
   -Roy