Characters / Rae the Doe

Recurring Characters

Rae The Doe

The main character. A doe with anxiety.

• Scary Teeth: Shows off some in "Ask Rae #3", unhinging her entire head to show them off.
• Spell My Name with a "The": If Strip #341 is taken seriously, it's short for "Rachel Theresa".

Mimi

A punk skunk, and Rae's girlfriend.

Lottie

A possum.

• Relationship Upgrade: Officially hooks up with Cybil in the 100th comic, after some previous strips had her worrying about whether they were actually dating.

Cybil

A moth.

Pascal

A bat, and Rae's current roommate.

• Trans Nature: Has mentioned undergoing HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) when Rae was anxious about starting hers.

Sawyer

Pascal's nonbinary squirrel partner, met during the Halloween party in "Fawn of the Dead".

Occasionally Featured Characters

Death

A skeletal cat in a black hood that guides the deceased to the afterlife. Once accidentally reaped Rae the Doe's soul due to misreading a to-do list.

• The Grim Reaper: The personification of Death in the comic.

Rae the Dog

A dog with the same name as the main character

• The Bus Came Back: First appears to avert the One-Steve Limit, and also because she was supposed to be reaped by Death after eating chocolate, the mix-up causing the "Rae the Doe is Dead" plot. However, she appears again in "Fawn of the Dead", as her spirit has a bit of a grudge over Rae the Doe not remaining dead in their place.

Remy

Rae and Mimi's adopted Turkey child in the future depicted in "The Time Skip". Identifies as non-binary after growing up a bit and talking with Sawyer about their feelings.

• Portmanteau Couple Name: Their name takes the "Re" sound from Rae, and the "my" from Mimi.