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* SceneryPorn: A lot, [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1247 to put in mildly]].
** As detailed as it is, a common complaint is that much of the backgrounds are very messy, and covered in scribbles and scratches.
** As detailed as it is, a common complaint is that much of the backgrounds are very messy, and covered in scribbles and scratches.
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** Plenty of people took every opportunity they could to personally attack Fred for "stealing Rodney's comic away from him". One web developer friend of Rodney's used the occasion of Rodney's wife having a child to quip, "Hopefully Fred won't steal ''this'' baby too." That incident forced Rodney to tell his fans to back off, and both him and Fred to separately reveal a few details about what happened.
* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: There are several extremely negative reviews of MT that focus entirely on the plot and art around comic 300, i.e slightly after Rodney left, and appear to be unaware that there's ''over a thousand'' more story pages by now, with substantial changes in art and characterization.
* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: There are several extremely negative reviews of MT that focus entirely on the plot and art around comic 300, i.e slightly after Rodney left, and appear to be unaware that there's ''over a thousand'' more story pages by now, with substantial changes in art and characterization.
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* ArchiveBinge: The storyline makes a ''lot'' more sense if you're able to read it in one sitting, without the update delays. Graphic novel versions make this even easier.
* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: There are several extremely negative reviews of MT that focus entirely on the plot and art around comic 300, or slightly after Rodney left, and appear to be unaware that there's ''a thousand'' more story pages by now, with substantial changes in art and characterization.
* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: There are several extremely negative reviews of MT that focus entirely on the plot and art around comic 300, or slightly after Rodney left, and appear to be unaware that there's ''a thousand'' more story pages by now, with substantial changes in art and characterization.
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* ArchiveBinge: The storyline makes a ''lot'' more sense if you're able to read it a full chapter in one sitting, without the update delays. Graphic novel versions make this even easier.
* BrokenBase: Rodney Caston's departure from the strip drove a wedge deep into the fanbase that ''would'' persist to this day if the comic still updated frequently enough for anyone to care.
** Basically, it boils down to Caston-fans preferring the video game themed randomness of the early strips, while Fred-fans prefer the relationship building and complex plot of the later strips.
** Plenty of people took every opportunity they could to personally attack Fred for "stealing Rodney's comic away from him". One web developer friend of Rodney's used the occasion of Rodney's wife having a child to quip, "Hopefully Fred won't steal ''this'' baby too." That incident forced Rodney to tell his fans to back off, and both him and Fred to separately reveal a few details about what happened.
* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: There are several extremely negative reviews of MT that focus entirely on the plot and art around comic 300,or i.e slightly after Rodney left, and appear to be unaware that there's ''a ''over a thousand'' more story pages by now, with substantial changes in art and characterization.characterization.
** Back before updates became laughably infrequent, many negative reviews amounted to ItsPopularSoItSucks. Other negative reviews came either from anime haters (who dislike Fred's art style) or purists (who were offended that Fred unashamedly uses a Japanese art style ''and'' that he managed to get his comic sold alongside actual manga[[hottip:*: nevermind that no one complained when ''Dramacon'' and ''Bizenghast'' did the same thing]]).
* BrokenBase: Rodney Caston's departure from the strip drove a wedge deep into the fanbase that ''would'' persist to this day if the comic still updated frequently enough for anyone to care.
** Basically, it boils down to Caston-fans preferring the video game themed randomness of the early strips, while Fred-fans prefer the relationship building and complex plot of the later strips.
** Plenty of people took every opportunity they could to personally attack Fred for "stealing Rodney's comic away from him". One web developer friend of Rodney's used the occasion of Rodney's wife having a child to quip, "Hopefully Fred won't steal ''this'' baby too." That incident forced Rodney to tell his fans to back off, and both him and Fred to separately reveal a few details about what happened.
* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: There are several extremely negative reviews of MT that focus entirely on the plot and art around comic 300,
** Back before updates became laughably infrequent, many negative reviews amounted to ItsPopularSoItSucks. Other negative reviews came either from anime haters (who dislike Fred's art style) or purists (who were offended that Fred unashamedly uses a Japanese art style ''and'' that he managed to get his comic sold alongside actual manga[[hottip:*: nevermind that no one complained when ''Dramacon'' and ''Bizenghast'' did the same thing]]).
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** And then there's Dom, who wants Sega to '''[[http://megatokyo.com/strip/616 own]]''' [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/666 Erika]] -- and [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/999 Kimiko]] too.
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** And then there's Dom, who wants Sega to '''[[http://megatokyo.com/strip/616 own]]''' [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/666 Erika]] -- – and [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/999 Kimiko]] too.
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* CrazyAwesome: Largo. He's [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} crazy.]] He's [[BadAss awesome]]. What else can be said? He is the ''[[LeetLingo L33T]]-Master''.
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* CrazyAwesome: Largo. He's [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} crazy.]] crazy]]. He's [[BadAss awesome]]. What else can be said? He is the ''[[LeetLingo L33T]]-Master''.
* CreativeDifferences: This is the official reason for Rodney Caston leaving the strip. The reality is far more complicated.
** We don't know exactly what happened, and we never will because both of them signed NDA's. The few details we've gotten from both of them over the years suggest that Rodney got bored with writing the strip pretty early on, leaving more details to Fred, then disapproving of the direction Fred wanted to take things; the last strip Rodney wrote by himself (aside from a couple of one-offs several months later) was, ironically, [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/132 a strip showing the different ways their characters viewed the world]].[[hottip:*: It's not a coincidence that immediately after this strip ran, Megatokyo switched to its now-standard chapter format.]] Although Rodney wasn't contributing much of anything to the series, his name was still on the masthead and he still owned half of the copyright, something Fred came to resent. Eventually, Rodney agreed to let Fred buy out his half of the IP, and Rodney's name disappeared from the masthead at the end of April 2002,[[note]] comic #253, a DPD sketch published 1 May 2002, is the first one to credit Fred alone,[[/note]] with earlier strips receiving an OrwellianRetcon to change the copyright info.
** We don't know exactly what happened, and we never will because both of them signed NDA's. The few details we've gotten from both of them over the years suggest that Rodney got bored with writing the strip pretty early on, leaving more details to Fred, then disapproving of the direction Fred wanted to take things; the last strip Rodney wrote by himself (aside from a couple of one-offs several months later) was, ironically, [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/132 a strip showing the different ways their characters viewed the world]].[[hottip:*: It's not a coincidence that immediately after this strip ran, Megatokyo switched to its now-standard chapter format.]] Although Rodney wasn't contributing much of anything to the series, his name was still on the masthead and he still owned half of the copyright, something Fred came to resent. Eventually, Rodney agreed to let Fred buy out his half of the IP, and Rodney's name disappeared from the masthead at the end of April 2002,[[note]] comic #253, a DPD sketch published 1 May 2002, is the first one to credit Fred alone,[[/note]] with earlier strips receiving an OrwellianRetcon to change the copyright info.
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* NarmCharm: The bits of comedy that ''MegaTokyo'' contains post CerebusSyndrome often slip into this. For example, in [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1241 this]] recent strip, Ed is taunting and tormenting Ping with text messages while planning to kill her; meanwhile he strikes up a pleasant conversation with our favorite CloudCuckooLander Largo and (among other things), complements him on his NiceHat.
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* NarmCharm: The bits of comedy that ''MegaTokyo'' ''[=mT=]'' contains post CerebusSyndrome post-CerebusSyndrome often slip into this. For example, in [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1241 this]] recent strip, Ed is taunting and tormenting Ping with text messages while planning to kill her; meanwhile he strikes up a pleasant conversation with our favorite CloudCuckooLander CloudCuckoolander Largo and (among other things), complements him on his NiceHat.
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** [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/168 The 9/11 strip,]] [[TooSoon released the very next day after the attack]]. While the author's rant makes it clear he is horrified about the situation, the looks on Piro's and Largo's face can be interpreted anywhere from slight disappointment to StunnedSilence to [[DullSurprise dull shock]]. The whole thing is easy to misinterpret if you read it hurriedly, so in the end, the reader is left to judge. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement Let nothing else be said]].
* TheWoobie: This gets passed around, with many characters managing at least a little woobie-time. Of particular note is that Nanasawa Kimiko displays woobiedom in-comic as well as in the fanbase, with employers wondering whether to hug her and later her own unwanted [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1042 army]] of sympathetic nobodies drawing up battle-plans as to how to make her feel better.
** Don't forget the [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/645 ph34rbots]]. [[InstantAIJustAddWater Advanced robotic AIs created by Largo]], programmed to defend Tokyo from any hostile threats...and made from cardboard. They spend most of their time getting knocked over by curious kids.
* TheWoobie: This gets passed around, with many characters managing at least a little woobie-time. Of particular note is that Nanasawa Kimiko displays woobiedom in-comic as well as in the fanbase, with employers wondering whether to hug her and later her own unwanted [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1042 army]] of sympathetic nobodies drawing up battle-plans as to how to make her feel better.
** Don't forget the [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/645 ph34rbots]]. [[InstantAIJustAddWater Advanced robotic AIs created by Largo]], programmed to defend Tokyo from any hostile threats...and made from cardboard. They spend most of their time getting knocked over by curious kids.
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** [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/168 The 9/11 strip,]] strip]], [[TooSoon released the very next day after the attack]]. While the author's rant makes it clear he is horrified about the situation, the looks on Piro's and Largo's face can be interpreted anywhere from slight disappointment to StunnedSilence to [[DullSurprise dull shock]]. The whole thing is easy to misinterpret if you read it hurriedly, so in the end, the reader is left to judge. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement Let nothing else be said]].
* TheWoobie: This gets passed around, with many characters managing at least a little woobie-time. Of particular note is that Kimiko NanasawaKimiko displays woobiedom in-comic as well as in the fanbase, with employers wondering whether to hug her and later her own unwanted [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1042 army]] unwanted army of sympathetic nobodies nobodies]] drawing up battle-plans as to how to make her feel better.
** Don't forget the [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/645 ph34rbots]]. [[InstantAIJustAddWater Advanced robotic AIs created by Largo]], programmed to defend Tokyo from any hostile threats... and made from cardboard. They spend most of their time getting knocked over by curious kids.
* TheWoobie: This gets passed around, with many characters managing at least a little woobie-time. Of particular note is that Kimiko Nanasawa
** Don't forget the [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/645 ph34rbots]]. [[InstantAIJustAddWater Advanced robotic AIs created by Largo]], programmed to defend Tokyo from any hostile threats... and made from cardboard. They spend most of their time getting knocked over by curious kids.
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** Miho has gone from being her normal, annoying, bitchy self to 100% Woobie-fied in 12 comics flat. Compare: the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1255 comic 1255]] with the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1267 comic 1267]]. (Obvious spoilers.)
** Also Fred Gallagher, according to [[http://xkcd.com/142/ XKCD]].
*** Though the implication here is that they find him so pathetic that he likely couldn't stand the parodies and mockery they subjected some other webcomics to.
*** Unless thats the mockery.
** Also Fred Gallagher, according to [[http://xkcd.com/142/ XKCD]].
*** Though the implication here is that they find him so pathetic that he likely couldn't stand the parodies and mockery they subjected some other webcomics to.
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** Miho has gone went from being her normal, annoying, bitchy self to 100% Woobie-fied in 12 comics flat. Compare: the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1255 comic 1255]] with the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1267 comic 1267]]. (Obvious spoilers.)
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** Also Fred Gallagher, according to [[http://xkcd.com/142/XKCD]].
***XKCD]]. Though the implication here is that they find him so pathetic that he likely couldn't stand the parodies and mockery they subjected some other webcomics to.
***to. ...Unless thats that's the mockery.mockery.
*** No, Fred ''is'' a woobie, but for different reasons. First Sarah had a complicated pregnancy that nearly killed her. Then she gave birth several weeks early, as a result of those preexisting issues. ''Then'' their son had some serious health issues (common for preemies). '''Then''' Sarah was diagnosed with lymphoma. '''THEN''' Fred started having heart problems. Seriously, nothing good seems to happen to the guy. On top of all that, there are many people who hate him so much that his bad luck is cause for celebration.
** Also Fred Gallagher, according to [[http://xkcd.com/142/
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*** No, Fred ''is'' a woobie, but for different reasons. First Sarah had a complicated pregnancy that nearly killed her. Then she gave birth several weeks early, as a result of those preexisting issues. ''Then'' their son had some serious health issues (common for preemies). '''Then''' Sarah was diagnosed with lymphoma. '''THEN''' Fred started having heart problems. Seriously, nothing good seems to happen to the guy. On top of all that, there are many people who hate him so much that his bad luck is cause for celebration.
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* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: there are several extremely negative reviews of MT that focus entirely on the plot and art around comic 300, or slightly after Rodney left, and appear to be unaware that there's ''a thousand'' more story pages by now, with substantial changes in art and characterization.
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* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: there There are several extremely negative reviews of MT that focus entirely on the plot and art around comic 300, or slightly after Rodney left, and appear to be unaware that there's ''a thousand'' more story pages by now, with substantial changes in art and characterization.
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* FoeYay: Miho has a lot of this with Piro and Largo. Though she and Piro ''were'' a romantic couple of sorts prior to the start of the comic
-->'''Miho:''' So, tell me Piro ... do you still love me?\\
'''Piro:''' Wh... what?\\
'''Miho:''' That's not a very nice way to respond to that question. You could hurt a girl's feelings. In fact, I think I might start to cry.
-->'''Miho:''' So, tell me Piro ... do you still love me?\\
'''Piro:''' Wh... what?\\
'''Miho:''' That's not a very nice way to respond to that question. You could hurt a girl's feelings. In fact, I think I might start to cry.
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* TearJerker: The short story [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/731 "Circuity"]]
** Also, the fallout from Piro's and Nanasawa's [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/886 first argument]].
** Also, the fallout from Piro's and Nanasawa's [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/886 first argument]].
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** [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/168 The 9/11 strip,]] [[TooSoon released the very next day after the attack]]. While the author's rant makes it clear he is horrified about the situation, the looks on Piro's and Largo's face can be interpreted anywhere from slight disappointment to [[DullSurprise dull shock]]. The whole thing is easy to misinterpret if you read it hurriedly, so in the end, the reader is left to judge. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement Let nothing else be said]].
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** [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/168 The 9/11 strip,]] [[TooSoon released the very next day after the attack]]. While the author's rant makes it clear he is horrified about the situation, the looks on Piro's and Largo's face can be interpreted anywhere from slight disappointment to StunnedSilence to [[DullSurprise dull shock]]. The whole thing is easy to misinterpret if you read it hurriedly, so in the end, the reader is left to judge. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement Let nothing else be said]].
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** YourMileageMayVary - As detailed as it is, a common complaint is that much of the backgrounds are very messy, and covered in scribbles and scratches.
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* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: there are several extremely negative reviews of MT that focus entirely on the plot and art around comic 300, or slightly after Rodney left, and appear to be unaware that there's ''a thousand'' more pages by now, with substantial changes in art and characterization.
** Are those ''story'' pages, or are most of them "Dead Piro Days"?
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** Are those ''story'' pages, or are most of them "Dead Piro Days"?
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* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: there are several extremely negative reviews of MT that focus entirely on the plot and art around comic 300, or slightly after Rodney left, and appear to be unaware that there's ''a thousand'' more story pages by now, with substantial changes in art and characterization.
** Are those ''story'' pages, or are most of them "Dead Piro Days"?
*** Story pages.characterization.
** Are those ''story'' pages, or are most of them "Dead Piro Days"?
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* YourMileageMayVary: Just look at the opinions expressed on this very wiki.
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The whole \"artist\" thing is easy to misinterpret if you dont read the rant... which I guess is the point of it being under Unfortunate Implications, but it overall gives off a negative vibe, IMO at least, so I erased it. I tried to rewrite it for better comprehension, but if anyone wishes to do a better job than me, they are free to do so.
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** [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/168 The 9/11 strip,]] [[TooSoon released the very next day after the attack.]] The characters only looking a little disappointed that 9/11 happened and the dialogue would probably be more Narmy if the subject matter wasn't so uncomfortable and Gallagher's lengthy rant didn't call the terrorists '''artists''' and end with some trivial notes laced with emoticons.
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Love It Or Hate It is now In-Universe only.
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* LoveItOrHateIt: Quite nearly ''the'' defining webcomic example, and certainly the most financially successful. Quite a lot of people like it for the plot, the humor (which does still remain reasonably true to the series' roots), the cast, and whatnot. Just as many people have an evident ''burning hatred'' for the comic, for reasons ranging from the art, the plot (again), the cast (again), the update schedule/[=DPDs=]/SGD strips, the relationship between Caston and Gallagher and which camp you fall into, etc etc etc. Just ''mentioning'' this comic on most internet forums is instant FlameBait, the divides are that bad.
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** A lot of people actually enjoyed the shift to a more drama-based serious but lost interest later when the updates became even less frequent and the story more and more hard to follow.
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* MemeticMutation: In universe, Ping caused this when she uploaded several ''thousand'' pictures and videos of [[spoiler:a missing Miho]]. Piro even mentioned that it "turned into a huge viral thing." Of course, [[WebcomicTime in comic it's been less than a day]], so it might die down.
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* {{Moe}}: Ping is a frequent source of these,including the [[http://www.megatokyo.com/strip/1178 world's cutest internet]] [[http://ping.z7q2.com/ search]]. Kimiko and Yuki also.
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** Are those ''story'' pages, or are most of them "Dead Piro Days"?
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It\'s kinda inconvenient to do that without the actual forward and back links. I\'m not sure what the logic behind your decision was, but please don\'t do it again.
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** Miho has gone from being her normal, annoying, bitchy self to 100% Woobie-fied in 12 comics flat. Compare: the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strips/1255.gif comic 1255]] with the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strips/1267.jpg comic 1267]]. (Obvious spoilers.)
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** Miho has gone from being her normal, annoying, bitchy self to 100% Woobie-fied in 12 comics flat. Compare: the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strips/1255.gif com/strip/1255 comic 1255]] with the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strips/1267.jpg com/strip/1267 comic 1267]]. (Obvious spoilers.)
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* AscendedMeme: Largo recently [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1262 took out several blocks of the Tokyo power grid]] with a '''weaponized {{Rickroll}}'''.
* HypeAversion: The poster child for this. Any "Name webcomics you hate!" thread is required by law to have Megatokyo as the first reply.
* LoveItOrHateIt: Quite nearly ''the'' defining webcomic example, and certainly the most financially successful. Quite a lot of people like it for the plot, the humor (which does still remain reasonably true to the series' roots), the cast, and whatnot. Just as many people have an evident ''burning hatred'' for the comic, for reasons ranging from the art, the plot (again), the cast (again), the update schedule/[=DPDs=]/SGD strips, the relationship between Caston and Gallagher and which camp you fall into, etc etc etc. Just ''mentioning'' this comic on most internet forums is instant FlameBait, the divides are that bad.
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* YaoiFangirl: [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1209 "Sorry, just teasing."]]
** Yuki's "Sorry!" on that page also says quite a bit about her.
** Yuki's "Sorry!" on that page also says quite a bit about her.
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* YaoiFangirl: TheWoobie: This gets passed around, with many characters managing at least a little woobie-time. Of particular note is that Nanasawa Kimiko displays woobiedom in-comic as well as in the fanbase, with employers wondering whether to hug her and later her own unwanted [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1209 "Sorry, just teasing."]]
com/strip/1042 army]] of sympathetic nobodies drawing up battle-plans as to how to make her feel better.
**Yuki's "Sorry!" Don't forget the [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/645 ph34rbots]]. [[InstantAIJustAddWater Advanced robotic AIs created by Largo]], programmed to defend Tokyo from any hostile threats...and made from cardboard. They spend most of their time getting knocked over by curious kids.
** Ping as well. Piro, Kimiko, Erika, Junko, and Miho have all ended up giving/receiving hugs from her, the last one onthat page also says quite a bit about her.multiple occasions.
** Miho has gone from being her normal, annoying, bitchy self to 100% Woobie-fied in 12 comics flat. Compare: the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strips/1255.gif comic 1255]] with the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strips/1267.jpg comic 1267]]. (Obvious spoilers.)
** Also Fred Gallagher, according to [[http://xkcd.com/142/ XKCD]].
* YourMileageMayVary: Just look at the opinions expressed on this very wiki.
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** Ping as well. Piro, Kimiko, Erika, Junko, and Miho have all ended up giving/receiving hugs from her, the last one on
** Miho has gone from being her normal, annoying, bitchy self to 100% Woobie-fied in 12 comics flat. Compare: the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strips/1255.gif comic 1255]] with the beginning of [[http://megatokyo.com/strips/1267.jpg comic 1267]]. (Obvious spoilers.)
** Also Fred Gallagher, according to [[http://xkcd.com/142/ XKCD]].
* YourMileageMayVary: Just look at the opinions expressed on this very wiki.
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* {{Squick}} - Largo's Japanese-English translator apparently has Japanese porn sites as its sources.
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