Power On Self Test: May The Font Be With You
Image: Ironic Sans
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"Which one of these buttons calls your mom to come get you?"
Fantastic. Looks a bit doglike.
#1 It does say mum in the middle.
I love how the letters can make the drawing represent evocative sounds. His hands holding the light saber are going "wwummmmm wwummmm", his helmet is going "hhhhh-vvvvvv" as he breathes....
Am I reading too much into this?
And, of course, it's a bold font.