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** He can inflate your laptop [[http://xkcd.com/1395/ by blowing into the power cord]].
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* {{Immortality}}: Going by the AltText of [[http://xkcd.com/1493/ this strip.]]
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** He does seem to be more benevolent towards Cueball than to the average person. [[http://http://xkcd.com/1455/ He would even promise]] to pull a lever to save Cueball's life – for only a dollar...

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** He does seem to be more benevolent towards Cueball than to the average person. [[http://http://xkcd.[[http://xkcd.com/1455/ He would even promise]] to pull a lever to save Cueball's life – for only a dollar...
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** He does seem to be more benevolent towards Cueball than to the average person. [[http://http://xkcd.com/1455/ He would even promise]] to pull a lever to save Cueball's life – for only a dollar...
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is he a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, a full-on JerkAss who just knows how to PetTheDog when he feels like it, or an insecure guy with a JerkassFacade?



* EnsembleDarkhorse: Probably the most popular character in the strip.



* MagnificentBastard: During the “Journal” and “Secretary” arcs.
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** And he joined forces with Richard Stallman to rescue Elaine Roberts fro two thugs from the MPAA and RIAA in the 1337 arc.

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** And he joined forces with Richard Stallman to rescue Elaine Roberts fro from two thugs from the MPAA and RIAA in the 1337 arc.
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* HumanoidAbomination: See the RealityWarper section. Also, one What If? entry has him encouraging people to drop a mountain from so high it causes utter devastation.[[spoiler: I'M BACK. I DIDN'T DIE WHEN THE MOUNTAIN FELL. I WILL NEVER DIE.]]

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* HumanoidAbomination: See the RealityWarper section. Also, one What If? entry has him encouraging people to drop a mountain from so high it causes utter devastation.[[spoiler: I'M [[spoiler:I'M BACK. I DIDN'T DIE WHEN THE MOUNTAIN FELL. I WILL NEVER DIE.]]
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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Pastries.

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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pastries.
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* TheBartender: Appears to have been his job early on in the strip, as he has been observed ObsessiveCompulsiveBarkeeping on several occasions. That said, he has a far less common philosophy than other barkeepers.
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For one, never use first person. And Repair Dont Respond.


* ThePollyanna: He is the only main character whom we have ''never seen'' acting depressed.
** Not to quibble but I wouldn't say "never". Like the aforementioned missing mom example.
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** Not to quibble but I wouldn't say "never". Like the aforementioned missing mom example.
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** To be honest, there are really too many examples to put here. Like when he rode a lightcycle belonging to Tron Paul to escape his hearing to become secretary of the internet. [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext We don't know either.]]
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** And he can [[http://xkcd.com/1293/ draw soup from a wall socket]]. ''WE HAVE FOUND A NEW [[TheBible MOSES]].''

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** And he can [[http://xkcd.com/1293/ draw soup from a wall socket]]. ''WE HAVE FOUND A NEW [[TheBible [[Literature/TheBible MOSES]].''

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** His hat always stays on his head, [[http://xkcd.com/291/ regardless of gravity]]. (Well, that or he can staples things to his hair, as implied by the AltText.)

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** His hat always stays on his head, [[http://xkcd.com/291/ regardless of gravity]]. (Well, that or he can staples staple things to his hair, as implied by the AltText.)


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** And he can [[http://xkcd.com/1293/ draw soup from a wall socket]]. ''WE HAVE FOUND A NEW [[TheBible MOSES]].''
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** His hat always stays on his head, [[http://xkcd.com/291/ regardless of gravity]].

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** His hat always stays on his head, [[http://xkcd.com/291/ regardless of gravity]]. (Well, that or he can staples things to his hair, as implied by the AltText.)
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* RealityWarper: Several examples.
** His hat always stays on his head, [[http://xkcd.com/291/ regardless of gravity]].
** He can do [[http://xkcd.com/1099/ this]].
** And how else do you think he would make money, [[http://xkcd.com/1032/ given this behavior]]?
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* [[spoiler: TheBusCameBack: No really. In "Click & Drag" he's drawn as a bald stick figure like everyone else, but he's there, go as far right as you possibly can. He has a balloon now.]]

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* [[spoiler: TheBusCameBack: No really. In "Click & Drag" he's drawn as a bald stick figure like everyone else, but he's there, go as far right as you possibly can.can before you get to the flat blackness. He has a balloon now.]]
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* TheFool: He is apparently quite successful as a businessman being out of touch with reality.
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!!CoryDoctorow

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!!CoryDoctorow!!Creator/CoryDoctorow
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!!Blonde Girl/"Ponytail"
A recurring character. Used sometimes as an {{Extra}}, or a female companion to Megan. Is sometimes implied as Rob's ex.

* BlondesAreEvil: On occasion
* [[TheEveryman The Everywoman]]
* FanNickname: "Ponytail"
* OddFriendship: With Megan
** VitriolicBestBuds
* LoveTriangle: She has one with Rob and Megan in a few strips.
* PsychoExGirlfriend: Is sometimes this to Rob
* [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Usually either she or a character who looks very much like her can be seen working on science projects, or even as Megan's doctor.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Rob ponders what could have been if he were with her instead of Megan, and vice versa.
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* HumanoidAbomination: See the RealityWarper section. Also, one What If? entry has him encouraging people to drop a mountain from so high it causes utter devastation.[[spoiler: I'M BACK. I DIDN'T DIE WHEN THE MOUNTAIN FELL. I WILL NEVER DIE.]]
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Again, a fictional version of the real person. He lives in fear of Microsoft sending their lackeys to do him in. Distinguished by his long hair and beard, and the fact that he wields two katanas.

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Again, a fictional version of the real person. He lives in fear of Microsoft sending their lackeys to do him in. in. Distinguished by his long hair and beard, and the fact that he wields two katanas.

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!!Richard Stallman
Again, a fictional version of the real person. He lives in fear of Microsoft sending their lackeys to do him in. Distinguished by his long hair and beard, and the fact that he wields two katanas.

* BadAss
* BigDamnHeroes: He rescued Elaine Roberts at the end of the 1337 arc.
* TheCameo
* InformationWantsToBeFree: The reason he and Doctrow were following the two thugs chasing the Roberts'.



!!RichardStallman
Again, a fictional version of the real person. He lives in fear of Microsoft sending their lackeys to do him in. Distinguished by his long hair and beard, and the fact that he wields two katanas.

* BadAss
* BigDamnHeroes: He rescued Elaine Roberts at the end of the 1337 arc.
* TheCameo
* InformationWantsToBeFree: The reason he and Doctrow were following the two thugs chasing the Roberts'.
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** And he joined forces with Richard Stallman to rescue Elaine Roberts fro two thugs from the MPAA and RIAA in the 1337 arc.


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!!RichardStallman
Again, a fictional version of the real person. He lives in fear of Microsoft sending their lackeys to do him in. Distinguished by his long hair and beard, and the fact that he wields two katanas.

* BadAss
* BigDamnHeroes: He rescued Elaine Roberts at the end of the 1337 arc.
* TheCameo
* InformationWantsToBeFree: The reason he and Doctrow were following the two thugs chasing the Roberts'.
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!!Black Hat Guy's Girlfriend

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!!Black Hat Guy's GirlfriendGirlfriend / “Danish”

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!!“Cueball”

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!!“Cueball”!!“Cueball” AKA Rob



* NoNameGiven: He has never been named in the comic.
** Though he is called Rob in [[http://xkcd.com/782/ one comic]].

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* NoNameGiven: He has never been named in the comic.
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Initially. Later his name was [[http://xkcd.com/782/ one comic]].suggested]] to be 'Rob'. This was seemingly [[http://xkcd.com/1168/ confirmed]].
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She ''excels'' at this.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[http://xkcd.com/1027/ She ''excels'' at this.]]
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Badass Longhair has been disambiguated.
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* BadassLonghair: Has longer hair than any other character, and is one of the more badass.
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** Though the AltText of that comic says that he burns it when it gets filled up. When asked why, he says [[ForTheEvulz "How can I not? It's like shooting lonely, angsty fish in a barrel."

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** Though the AltText of that comic says that he burns it when it gets filled up. When asked why, he says [[ForTheEvulz "How can I not? It's like shooting lonely, angsty fish in a barrel.barrel]]."



* RefugeInAudacity: Among others, he once turned a senate chamber into a ball pool. While the senators were in it.

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* RefugeInAudacity: Among others, he once turned a senate Senate chamber into a ball pool. While the senators were in it.



* SlapSlapKiss: He met his girlfriend when he tried to destroy her self-confidenceand she retaliated by stealing his hat. He got his hat back by [[DisproportionateRetribution almost-hitting her with a nuclear submarine]]. She placed mines on her driveway before he arrived at her house. [[OutGambitted He moved them to her garage before she blew them up]]. ''Then'' they got together.

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* SlapSlapKiss: He met his girlfriend when he tried to destroy her self-confidenceand self-confidence and she retaliated by stealing his hat. He got his hat back by [[DisproportionateRetribution almost-hitting her with a nuclear submarine]]. She placed mines on her driveway before he arrived at her house. [[OutGambitted He moved them to her garage before she blew them up]]. ''Then'' they got together.

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