diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index 70fcfe646..7d9dbb995 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -1713,6 +1713,37 @@ namespace cryptonote
         main_message = "The daemon is running offline and will not attempt to sync to the Monero network.";
       else
         main_message = "The daemon will start synchronizing with the network. This may take a long time to complete.";
+      MGINFO_MAGENTA(ENDL <<
+        "\n \n"
+        "                                         ... . -..-                            \n"
+        "                                       `-.        .-'.                         \n"
+        "                                    `-.    -./\\.-    .-'                      \n"
+        "                                        -.  /__\\  .-                          \n"
+        "                                    `-.   `/__|_\\'   .-'.                     \n"
+        "                                 `-.    -./ .--  \\.-      '                   \n"
+        "                                    `-.  /  <(O)> \\  .-'                      \n"
+        "                                  -   .`/__ .-- ___\\   .-         Magnus      \n"
+        "                                ,...`-./___|__|__|__\\.-'.,.       Frater      \n"
+        "                                    -.. .-. ..- --. ...           Spectat Te  \n"
+        "                            .-. --- -.-. -.- -. .-. --- .-.. .-..              \n"
+        "                                ,-'   ________________  `-,                    \n"
+        "                                   /'/____|_____|_____\\                       \n"
+        "                                  / /__|___|___|___|___\\                      \n"
+        "                                 / /|_____|_____|____|__\\                     \n"
+        "                                ' /_____|____|_____|_____\\                    \n"
+        "                               ' /__|_____|______|_____|__\\                   \n"
+        "                             /' /_|_____|_____|_____|____|_\\                  \n"
+        "   .. - . .-. .- - .. ...- ./  /____|_____|_____|_____|_____\\-.. .. ... -.-. --- ..- .-. ... .\n"
+        "                           /  /__|_____|_____|_____|_____|___\\                \n"
+        "                          /  /|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_\\               \n"
+        "                         /  /____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____\\              \n"
+        "                        /  /__|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|___\\             \n"
+        "                       /  /|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_\\            \n"
+        "                      /  /____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____\\           \n"
+        "                     \\  /___________.-- --- .-- -. . .-. ---_______\\         \n"
+        "                                         IV.I.MMXVIII                          \n"
+        "             .- / -... .-.. .- -.-. -.- .... .- - / -.-. ..- .-.. - ..- .-. .  \n"
+        "\n \n" << ENDL);
       MGINFO_YELLOW(ENDL << "**********************************************************************" << ENDL
         << main_message << ENDL
         << ENDL
diff --git a/src/version.cpp.in b/src/version.cpp.in
index 9f6ffd97b..d9d3a436d 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.17.0.0"
-#define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Oxygen Orion"
+#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.9.0.0"
+#define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Illiterate Illuminati"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_FULL DEF_MONERO_VERSION "-" DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_IS_RELEASE @VERSION_IS_RELEASE@
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
index f402d7101..9ac9da318 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -4462,6 +4462,41 @@ public:
       wrpc->send_stop_signal();
     });
     LOG_PRINT_L0(tools::wallet_rpc_server::tr("Starting wallet RPC server"));
+    MGINFO_MAGENTA(ENDL <<
+    "\n \n"
+    "                                         ... . -..-                            \n"
+    "                                       `-.        .-'.                         \n"
+    "                                    `-.    -./\\.-    .-'                      \n"
+    "                                        -.  /__\\  .-                          \n"
+    "                                    `-.   `/__|_\\'   .-'.                     \n"
+    "                                 `-.    -./ .--  \\.-      '                   \n"
+    "                                    `-.  /  <(O)> \\  .-'                      \n"
+    "                                  -   .`/__ .-- ___\\   .-         Magnus      \n"
+    "                                ,...`-./___|__|__|__\\.-'.,.       Frater      \n"
+    "                                    -.. .-. ..- --. ...           Spectat Te  \n"
+    "                            .-. --- -.-. -.- -. .-. --- .-.. .-..              \n"
+    "                                ,-'   ________________  `-,                    \n"
+    "                                   /'/____|_____|_____\\                       \n"
+    "                                  / /__|___|___|___|___\\                      \n"
+    "                                 / /|_____|_____|____|__\\                     \n"
+    "                                ' /_____|____|_____|_____\\                    \n"
+    "                               ' /__|_____|______|_____|__\\                   \n"
+    "                             /' /_|_____|_____|_____|____|_\\                  \n"
+    "   .. - . .-. .- - .. ...- ./  /____|_____|_____|_____|_____\\-.. .. ... -.-. --- ..- .-. ... .\n"
+    "                           /  /__|_____|_____|_____|_____|___\\                \n"
+    "                          /  /|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_\\               \n"
+    "                         /  /____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____\\              \n"
+    "                        /  /__|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|___\\             \n"
+    "                       /  /|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_\\            \n"
+    "                      /  /____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____\\           \n"
+    "                     \\  /___________.-- --- .-- -. . .-. ---_______\\         \n"
+    "                                         IV.I.MMXVIII                          \n"
+    "             .- / -... .-.. .- -.-. -.- .... .- - / -.-. ..- .-.. - ..- .-. .  \n"
+    "\n \n" << ENDL);
+    MGINFO_YELLOW(ENDL << "**********************************************************************" << ENDL
+      << "Caution: Wownero is highly experimental software compiled by a ragtag team of stoners with as much" << ENDL
+      << "skill as Verge developers. Storing your life savings in WOW is probably not a good idea." << ENDL
+      << "**********************************************************************" << ENDL);
     try
     {
       wrpc->run();