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1[[quoteright:256:[[ExplosiveCigar https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Freefall-fc01538-cast.png]]]]
2[[caption-width-right:256:[-From left to right: [[OnlySaneWoman Florence]], [[LovableRogue Sam]], and [[CloudCuckoolander Helix]], crew of the ''Savage Chicken''.-] ]]
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4''[[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ Freefall]]'' is a [[WebcomicsLongRunners long-running webcomic]] (reaching 4,000 strips in December 2023 and still going), started in 1998 by Mark Stanley. Starting with [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1300/fc01253.htm the April 19, 2006 strip]] it's been colored by George Peterson. Set on a planet in the early stages of {{Terraform}}ing, the strip deals with the antics of alien spaceship "captain" Sam Starfall, his robot friend Helix, and their [[UpliftedAnimal Bowman's Wolf]] engineer Florence Ambrose.
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6One of the last words one would use to describe Sam is "trustworthy". He's [[CloudCuckoolander not always the brightest]] and is a petty crook (at least by human standards). It's a wonder he hasn't gotten himself killed yet, although the local [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1100/fv01022.htm police]] may have something to do with this. He can be summed up as "a larcenous squid in an environment suit."
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8Helix has the mind of a child, and were he human, a weak stomach. He's described by Florence in [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff300/fv00234.htm one strip]] as being "one of those robots who faints at the sight of battery acid." That being said, life with Sam has made him considerably more savvy, and he's quite a good person.
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10Florence, an anthropomorphic genetically-engineered red wolf, is one of the most intelligent members of the entire cast (not just the main characters). Intelligent, strong-willed and skilled, she's good at pointing out flaws in Sam's plan, fixing things to stop them from getting killed, and making new plans. While she isn't as...''chaotic'' as Sam, her ethics and her intelligence prove to be a good way of getting people on her side.
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12For a humorous comic, ''Freefall'' actually [[Mohs/OneBigLie packs a lot of real-world science]] into its science-fiction setting. Most of it is pretty accurate, especially regarding space travel and physics -- the author often [[ShownTheirWork likes to show his work]].
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14[[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2900/fc02835.htm Chapter One]] is now complete after 18 years and chapter two has begun.
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16''Freefall'' has a [[http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Freefall WikiFur article,]] after Website/TheOtherWiki removed its entry due to lack of notability under Wikipedia guidelines.
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18The webcomic is named after, and inspired by, the ''[[Literature/VorkosiganSaga Falling Free]]'' novel by Creator/LoisMcmasterBujold, which has as its central topic the legal status and rights of artificially-engineered sentient species in a capitalist setting -- the setting and concept that the webcomic embraces, too.
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21!! ''Freefall'' provides examples of:
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24* Freefall/TropesAToD
25* Freefall/TropesEToJ
26* Freefall/TropesKToP
27* Freefall/TropesRToZ

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