:: Eddsworld, but it's real life!

Their company in the early 2000s

In the early 2000s, this wasn't the famous team fans know today, but a group of young people united by the internet, animation, and shared creative interests. Their project was just beginning to develop, so meeting them back then would have been very different from meeting the famous characters from Eddsworld.

What's especially interesting for your plot is that the hero knows their future popularity, while they themselves have no idea how big their project will become.

Tord Larsson is a Norwegian animator and one of the early contributors to Eddsworld. He met Edd online and became part of the project's initial team. Tord worked in animation and voiceover, and also contributed to Eddsworld's early content. He was involved in internet animation even before Eddsworld gained widespread popularity.

Matt Hargreaves is a British animator and artist, best known as one of the Eddsworld contributors. He was involved with the project from an early age and helped shape its visual style. Matt was interested in drawing and animation. In real life, he was a creative person and worked on various artistic projects. Among friends, he could appear quite confident and paid close attention to his appearance and his creativity.

Tom Ridgewell was a British animator, musician, and one of the key members of the early Eddsworld. In real life, he worked in animation and music, and also contributed to the production and voiceover work. Tom is known for his quieter, more reserved style of communication. He often came across as serious, especially among his more energetic and eccentric friends. Besides animation, he was interested in music and played the bass guitar.

Edd Gould is a British animator, artist, and creator of the web series "Eddsworld." In the early 2000s, he was a young, aspiring creator working in animation and gradually developing his own style. Edd was a creative, passionate person with a rather unusual sense of humor. He loved drawing, creating animations, and creating absurd comedic situations. In a group of friends, Edd often served as the rallying point for the rest of the project.