▁which ▁developed ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁real ▁B iden ' s ▁two ▁terms ▁as ▁vice ▁president ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁first ▁full - length ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁B iden ▁character ▁was ▁a ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁article ▁titled ▁" Sh irt less ▁B iden ▁W ash es ▁Trans ▁Am ▁in ▁White ▁House ▁Drive way ". ▁The ▁character ▁subsequently ▁appeared ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁On ion ▁articles , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁videos ▁and ▁other ▁media . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁radical ▁dis cre pan cies ▁between ▁the ▁fict ional ▁character ▁and ▁the ▁real ▁politician , ▁The ▁On ions ▁dep iction ▁of ▁B iden ▁is ▁often ▁regarded ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁significant , ▁mostly ▁positive ▁influence ▁on ▁his ▁public ▁image . ▁Comment ators ▁have ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁character ▁rein for ced ▁B iden ' s ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁good - n ature d , ▁easy - going ▁popul ist ▁with ▁strong ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁working ▁class . ▁The ▁real ▁B iden ▁expressed ▁his ▁enjoy ment ▁of ▁the ▁character ization ▁and ▁public ly ▁commented ▁on ▁it ▁several ▁times . ▁Mitch ▁Mc Con nell ▁referenced ▁the ▁character ▁on ▁the ▁Senate ▁floor ▁during ▁a ▁speech ▁given ▁in ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁depart ing ▁vice ▁president ▁amid ▁the ▁president ial ▁transition ▁of ▁Donald ▁Trump . ▁ ▁More ▁recently , ▁the ▁On ion ▁character ization ▁has ▁drawn ▁criticism . ▁In ▁light ▁of ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁B iden ' s ▁in app ropri ate ▁physical ▁contact