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Optimistic and studious in her early years, a lifetime of betrayal has left OS/2-tan bitter and volatile, with a reputation for being ruthlessness.<ref>"With a bitter and volatile temperament, anyone ignorant of ways to safely approach her would be best advised to avoid her."</ref>

She is a natural organizer. Beneath her hardened exterior, she yearns for her long-lost family. Her softer side is exposed by her deep bonds of loyalty to her friends.<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php/topic,1200.msg12681.html#msg12681 OS-tan Annex Project] "At the moment she is cold and professional, and not particularly friendly unless you're a user or a Star Trek fan (based on the old version names).  Deep inside, however, she is still a natural-born leader and very considerate (leftover traits from her childhood)."</ref>

[[EComStation | eComStation-tan]] is OS/2-tan's self-professed, adoptive little sister, although her exact family is unknown so she may be biologically related to OS/2.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/bellacielo/art/OS-tan-Sketchbook-pg-4-145435912 Comment on Sketchbook pg. 4]: "she's actually OS/2-sama's SELF-PROCLAIMED little sister, and just follows her idol around . . . However, I did leave that fact a bit open-ended in case a future sappy story COULD prove that she really IS OS/2-tan's biological little sister, or maybe even a daughter . . . and if that were to happen, OS/2-tan's character would change almost overnight, as she'd finally stop living in the past and be a little more mindful of her own little family she has now</ref> While OS/2-tan pins her hopes on eCS-tan as a successor,<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php/topic,197.msg5423.html#msg5423 "she represents OS/2-tan's last [realistic] hope for any form of succession"]</ref> OS/2 was initially offput by eCS-tan's cheerful personality, but came to warm up to her.<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php/topic,1200.msg12681.html#msg12681 OS-tan Annex Project] "eCS-tan isn't a member of the A$C, but instead is OS/2-tan's self-proclaimed biggest fan and little sister.  OS/2-tan has always been put off by the young girl's energy, cheerfulness and clinginess to her, but admires her powers and her great potential. She slowly but surely warms up to eCS-tan, and slowly discovers additional secrets about her."</ref>She has never officially recruited her into the A$C, fearful that she'll repeat her own mistakes, ending up jaded and broken. Still, this doesn't dissuade eCS-tan from joining in on their many schemes.  

Although she was a nice girl, she was trained to be the operating system of the future, making her come off at times as overconfident and arrogant. When [[Windows 2.0 | Windows 2.0-tan]] was born, she took pity on who she thought would be the last Windows ever created, and looked after her like an overprotective sister. The two girls grew close to each other,<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php/topic,1200.msg12681.html#msg12681 OS-tan Annex Project] "OS/2-tan was trained from the start to be the operating system of the future -- although she was a nice girl, she would at times come off as a little overconfident and arrogant.  When Windows 2.0-tan was born, for example, OS/2-tan took pity on what she thought would be the "last Windows" ever created, and looked after her like an overprotective step sister.  Soon both would become genuinely friendly though."</ref> even exchanging promises to stay with each other no matter what.<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php/topic,460.msg35993.html#msg35993 OS-tan Families]: "Both of them exchange promises to look after one another, and always be together to the end."</ref> Her happy childhood started to fall apart with the event of [[Windows 3.1 | Windows 3.1-tan]] (then Windows 3.0-tan) birth. 3.1-tan's success and rumors of collusion with other entities to create NT-tan were what led to the Microsoft-IBM Family breaking up.<ref>[https://www.ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php/topic,1200.msg12681.html#msg12681 OS-tan Annex Project] "Naturally, 3.0-tan's birth and rumors of M$'s secret collaborations with non-IBM entities (to create NT), were . . . what broke up the family.  I will leave the cause of the breakup ambiguous -- but rather than say that IBM betrayed M$ or M$ betrayed IBM, I'm convinced that it was purely intentional."</ref>

After the family breakup, she was trained by IBM to be a mean and efficient fighter. While their methods were effective, they were also mercilessly spartan and she was left sheltered even while the Windows-tans were quickly expanding their horizons. She took the loss of her family hard, but was still loyal to her company. She hoped that in defeating the Windows line, the victor could decide the rules; hence, she intended to fight in order to reunite with her family.<ref>"OS/2-tan would take the loss of her family hard, but was still firmly loyal to her company.  Plus it was her hope that in defeating the WIndows line, the victor could decide the rules,... hence, she would fight in order to get her family back."</ref> During the OS Wars, OS/2-tan got the chance to face off against [[Windows 95 | 95-tan]]. The battle that ensued was long and hard, and although OS/2-tan almost succeeded, she was sabotaged, resulting in 95-tan's victory.<ref>"It was during the so-called "OS Wars" of the mid 90's that she finally got a chance to face off against the Windows champion (95-tan) -- the battle that ensued was long and hard, and although OS/2-tan almost succeeded, her company accidentally(?) sabotaged her effort, handing the victory to 95-tan."</ref>