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you ever wonder why The Rant has News Post for an alt title?


* TheRant: [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-02-19 Here's one]].
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->[[center: [[Characters/ElGoonishShive Main Character Sheet]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveMainCharacters Main Protagonists]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveHumans Humans]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveVillains Main Villains]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveNonHumans Non-Humans]] | Fourth Wall Mail Slot]]

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->[[center: [[Characters/ElGoonishShive Main Character Sheet]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveMainCharacters Main Protagonists]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveHumans Humans]] [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveCivilians Civilians]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveVillains Main Villains]] [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveMagicCommunity Magic Community]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveNonHumans Non-Humans]] | Fourth '''Fourth Wall Mail Slot]]
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Hot Scientist is no longer a trope. Also removing a misuse.


* HotScientist: Attractive, and working on recognition as a scientist; her last appearance showed her testing out ''her own'' shrinking formula.



* ProfessorGuineaPig: The above test subject? Herself.

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* ProfessorGuineaPig: The above test subject? Herself. Her last appearance showed her testing out ''her own'' shrinking formula.



* BunnyEarsLawyer: Literally, in [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1712 this strip]].

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AuthorAvatar. Shows up whenever Dan wants to say something directly or tell a story that doesn't fit any of the canon characters. The only times he hasn't been drawn as a squirrel guy is when he was a squirrel ''girl''.

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AuthorAvatar. Shows up whenever Dan wants to say something directly or tell a story that doesn't fit any of the canon characters. The only times he hasn't been He was originally drawn as a squirrel guy is when he was person, but has since switched to a squirrel ''girl''.human avatar.



* BeastMan: He's never seen in human form, instead appearing as an anthropomorphic squirrel creature.
** As of 2022, the squirrel-person avatar has been officially retired, and they state their intent to appear in human form from then on.

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* BeastMan: He's never seen in human form, instead appearing He originally appeared as an anthropomorphic squirrel creature.
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creature. As of 2022, the squirrel-person avatar has been officially retired, and they state their he stated his intent to appear in human form from then on.




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!!Angelic Tweeting Bird



Here because where else will we put it? When there is nudity, such as during the NP story where Grace, Sarah, and Ellen are making a sexy male form, an invisible angelic tweeting bird flies between the fourth wall and the readers.

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Here because where else will we put it? When there is nudity, such as during the NP story where Grace, Sarah, and Ellen are making a sexy male form, an invisible angelic tweeting bird flies between the fourth wall and the readers.
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** As of 2022, the squirrel-person avatar has been officially retired, and they state their intent to appear in human form from then on.

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* MrExposition: Was this early on, before Mr Verres took over.

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* MrExposition: Was this early on, before Mr Mr. Verres took over.



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* CrazyPrepared[=/=]NoSell: Every time Lisa tries to [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-02-09 pull some prank]] on Chika or with her assistance, it's turned back on Lisa. Also, [[CrazyPrepared not going to]] make more {{Fanservice}} than she wants to.
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\n* CrazyPrepared[=/=]NoSell: AsianAndNerdy: An Asian girl with a very analytical mindset.
* CrazyPrepared:
Every time Lisa tries to [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-02-09 pull some prank]] on Chika or with her assistance, it's turned back on Lisa. Also, [[CrazyPrepared not going to]] make more {{Fanservice}} than she wants to.
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* OutOfFocus: She's been featured in the fewest Q&A comics.



!! Dan

AuthorAvatar. Rarely shows up, but there are times. The only times he hasn't been drawn as a squirrel guy is when he was a squirrel ''girl''.

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!! Dan

!!Dan

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AuthorAvatar. Rarely shows up, but there are times.Shows up whenever Dan wants to say something directly or tell a story that doesn't fit any of the canon characters. The only times he hasn't been drawn as a squirrel guy is when he was a squirrel ''girl''.



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!! Writer's Block

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!! Writer's Block
!!Writer's Block

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* IntelligibleUnintelligible: It only speaks in noises like moo and meerp, but the characters in-universe can understand it. Since the Writer's Block usually acts as MrExposition, this lets Dan write NP comics without needing to actually tell a story.
* WritersBlock: An AnthropomorphicPersonification of one. It shows up whenever Dan has no ideas for the current NP storyline.



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* NippledAndDimed: Lampshaded in one comic where Grace changes into a man, causing the bird to confusedly look at her chest before deciding to fly off.
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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Once answered a question about his gender identity with a ''literal'' ShrugOfGod in writing form, so the jury's still out.

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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Once answered a question about his gender identity with a ''literal'' ShrugOfGod in writing form, so the jury's still out.out, adding the only reason he defaults to he/him pronouns is avoid answering questions he doesn't want asked.
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* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Eventually returns... in the ''main'' storyline, talking to Arthur]].















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Crosswicking.


* MisterDescriptor: Dr. Germahn is a stereotypical German scientist.



Here because where else will we put it? When there is nudity, such as during the np story where Grace Sarah and Ellen are making a sexy male form, an invisible angelic tweeting bird flies between the fourth wall and the readers.

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Here because where else will we put it? When there is nudity, such as during the np NP story where Grace Sarah Grace, Sarah, and Ellen are making a sexy male form, an invisible angelic tweeting bird flies between the fourth wall and the readers.



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* BeastMan: He's never seen in human form, instead appearing as an anthropomorphic squirrel creature.



* PettingZooPeople: He's never seen in human form, instead appearing as an anthropomorphic squirrel creature.
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Angelic Tweeting Bird is outside the fourth wall - note that it goes *over* panel borders.


Here because where else will we put it? When there is nudity, such as during the np story where Grace Sarah and Ellen are making a sexy male form, an invisible angelic tweeting bird flies between the characters and the fourth wall.

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Here because where else will we put it? When there is nudity, such as during the np story where Grace Sarah and Ellen are making a sexy male form, an invisible angelic tweeting bird flies between the characters fourth wall and the fourth wall.
readers.
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->[[center: [[Characters/ElGoonishShive Main Character Sheet]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveMainCharacters Main Protagonishs]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveHumans Humans]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveVillains Main Villains]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveNonHumans Non-Humans]] | Fourth Wall Mail Slot]]

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->[[center: [[Characters/ElGoonishShive Main Character Sheet]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveMainCharacters Main Protagonishs]] Protagonists]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveHumans Humans]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveVillains Main Villains]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveNonHumans Non-Humans]] | Fourth Wall Mail Slot]]
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->[[center: [[Characters/ElGoonishShive Main Character Sheet]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveMainCharacters Main Protagonishs]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveHumans Humans]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveVillains Main Villains]] | [[Characters/ElGoonishShiveNonHumans Non-Humans]] | Fourth Wall Mail Slot]]
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* PettingZooPeople: He's never seen in human form, instead appearing as an anthropomorphic squirrel creature.
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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Once answered a question about his gender identity with a ''literal'' ShrugOfGod in writing form, so the jury's still out.


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* LoopholeAbuse: Once turned himself into a girl to escape a hammer beatdown, since the hammers didn't work on women.
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* CharacterAlignment: Self-explained Chaotic Good. While he causes chaos, he makes sure nobody is hurt.

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* CharacterAlignment: [[invoked]] Self-explained Chaotic Good. While he causes chaos, he makes sure nobody is hurt.
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* GeniusDitz: While Dr Germahn and her roomate Lisa both cite she's got brains, [[{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown has better luck seeing through Lucy's talks on holding a football]] than Amanda has avoiding testing out shrinking potions/formulae/sodas/anything.

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* GeniusDitz: While Dr Germahn and her roomate Lisa both cite she's got brains, [[{{Peanuts}} [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown has better luck seeing through Lucy's talks on holding a football]] than Amanda has avoiding testing out shrinking potions/formulae/sodas/anything.
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* CharacterDevelopment: While she's still a bit of a GeniusDitz, she's ''much'' more professional and knowledgeable about the rules of magic in the EGS [[TheVerse verse]] in the later Q&A's, and even sometimes tries to control Lisa's CloudCuckooLander moments. [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=2198 Example]].

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* CharacterDevelopment: While she's still a bit of a GeniusDitz, she's ''much'' more professional in manner, and more knowledgeable about the rules of magic in the EGS [[TheVerse verse]] in the later Q&A's, and Q&A's. Sometimes she even sometimes tries to control Lisa's CloudCuckooLander moments.moments instead of [[NotSoAboveItAll joining in]]. [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=2198 Example]].
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* CharacterDevelopment: While she's still a bit of a GeniusDitz, she's ''much'' more professional in the later Q&A's, and even sometimes tries to control Lisa's CloudCuckooLander moments. [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=2198 Example]].

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* CharacterDevelopment: While she's still a bit of a GeniusDitz, she's ''much'' more professional and knowledgeable about the rules of magic in the EGS [[TheVerse verse]] in the later Q&A's, and even sometimes tries to control Lisa's CloudCuckooLander moments. [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=2198 Example]].
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* CharacterDevelopment: While she's still a bit of a GeniusDitz, she's ''much'' more professional in the later Q&A's, and even sometimes tries to control Lisa's CloudCuckooLander moments. [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=2198 Example]].
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* LazyBum: It has a cat-like habit of sitting on Dan's desk and not moving until Dan figures out how to continue his story.
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[[folder: Writer's Block]]
!! Writer's Block

Personification of Dan's writer's block. A living block with some animal features. Makes it harder for people to write in its presence. Is sometimes the protagonist in non-canon NP storylines.

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Everythings Nuttier With Squirrels is a redirect to Nutty Squirrel, which is being cut per TRS decision


AuthorAvatar. Rarely shows up, but there are times.

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AuthorAvatar. Rarely shows up, but there are times. The only times he hasn't been drawn as a squirrel guy is when he was a squirrel ''girl''.



* EverythingsNuttierWithSquirrels: The only times he hasn't been drawn as a squirrel guy is when he was a squirrel ''girl''.
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[[folder: Angelic Tweeting Bird]]

Here because where else will we put it? When there is nudity, such as during the np story where Grace Sarah and Ellen are making a sexy male form, an invisible angelic tweeting bird flies between the characters and the fourth wall.

*SceneryCensor: Is a living one, and ironically exists to keep the author from having to resort to this or awkward and contrived camera angles.

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[[folder:Dr. Germahn]]
!!Dr. Germahn

A stereotypical MadScientist, and proprietor of Germahn Laboratories, complete with accent.
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* AuthorAppeal: In-universe reason for what Germahn Labs produces. Also out-of-universe, probably.
* CharacterAlignment: Self-explained Chaotic Good. While he causes chaos, he makes sure nobody is hurt.
* DemotedToExtra: Has been largely absent in later Q&As.
* DirtyOldMan: Has many things that can lead to {{Fanservice}}.
* HerrDoktor: ''Stereotypical'' proprietor of Germahn Laboratories
* MadScientist: His job when not providing exposition or experimenting on his employees.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Explains using Amanda as a guinea pig.
* MrExposition: Was this early on, before Mr Verres took over.

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[[folder:Amanda]]
!!Amanda

Dr Germahn's lab assistant. Perky, happy, and eternal victim of Dr. Germahn's experiments, almost always involving shrinking.
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* GeniusDitz: While Dr Germahn and her roomate Lisa both cite she's got brains, [[{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown has better luck seeing through Lucy's talks on holding a football]] than Amanda has avoiding testing out shrinking potions/formulae/sodas/anything.
* HotScientist: Attractive, and working on recognition as a scientist; her last appearance showed her testing out ''her own'' shrinking formula.
* MadScientist: Apparently, she ''learns'' from Dr. Germahn. Also? In DES Comics she made the ''[[http://danshive.deviantart.com/art/Some-Comic-of-Mine-009-81483916 Velocitoaster]]''.
* ProfessorGuineaPig: The above test subject? Herself.
* YaoiFangirl: She has an awful lot of fun describing a hypothetical storyline involving Elliot and Justin feeling attracted to one another.

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[[folder:Lisa]]
!! Lisa

Amanda's roommate, and prospective lawyer. Apparently has a crush on Amanda, but she's reluctant to voice it where Amanda can hear.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Tried to be this. She wasn't too good at being all that ambiguous, and it has finally been confirmed that a) Lisa likes girls, b) Amanda ''knows'' Lisa likes girls, c) the charade was kept up for the sake of a running gag (whether Amanda knows that Lisa likes her specifically is still unknown).
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Literally, in [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1712 this strip]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: She glomps Chika in sheer joy when Raven accepts Amanda's offer to go on a date.
* ShipperOnDeck: Of Amanda and Raven, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy despite the fact that she has romantic feelings for Amanda]].

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[[folder:Chika]]
!! Chika

Amanda's colleague.
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* CrazyPrepared[=/=]NoSell: Every time Lisa tries to [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-02-09 pull some prank]] on Chika or with her assistance, it's turned back on Lisa. Also, [[CrazyPrepared not going to]] make more {{Fanservice}} than she wants to.
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* OnlySaneMan: Her science may be mad, but she [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-01-26 isn't]].
* SituationalSexuality: She raised her hand when Lisa and Amanda questioned whether anyone "experiments" to test their sexuality. However, she did not reveal the results of those tests.
-->'''Chika:''' Oh, don't look so shocked. I approach everything scientifically.

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[[folder:Dan]]
!! Dan

AuthorAvatar. Rarely shows up, but there are times.
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* AuthorAvatar: Almost any time he's shown, it's as the artist/writer.
* TheRant: [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-02-19 Here's one]].
* EverythingsNuttierWithSquirrels: The only times he hasn't been drawn as a squirrel guy is when he was a squirrel ''girl''.
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