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5	[[folder:Dr. Germahn]]
6	!!Dr. Germahn
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8	[[quoteright:217:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1634712016_bal_2110_15_072_pvnbdgf.png]]
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10	A stereotypical MadScientist, and proprietor of Germahn Laboratories, complete with accent.
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13	* AuthorAppeal: In-universe reason for what Germahn Labs produces. Also out-of-universe, probably.
14	* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Eventually returns... in the ''main'' storyline, talking to Arthur]].
15	* CharacterAlignment: [[invoked]] Self-explained Chaotic Good. While he causes chaos, he makes sure nobody is hurt.
16	* DemotedToExtra: Has been largely absent in later Q&As.
17	* DirtyOldMan: Has many things that can lead to {{Fanservice}}.
18	* HerrDoktor: ''Stereotypical'' proprietor of Germahn Laboratories
19	* MadScientist: His job when not providing exposition or experimenting on his employees.
20	* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Explains using Amanda as a guinea pig.
21	* MisterDescriptor: Dr. Germahn is a stereotypical German scientist.
22	* MrExposition: Was this early on, before Mr. Verres took over.
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25	[[folder:Amanda]]
26	!!Amanda
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28	[[quoteright:164:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1465283662_20160607_qa7_07.png]]
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30	Dr Germahn's lab assistant. Perky, happy, and eternal victim of Dr. Germahn's experiments, almost always involving shrinking.
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33	* 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. Sometimes she even tries to control Lisa's CloudCuckooLander moments instead of [[NotSoAboveItAll joining in]]. [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=2198 Example]].
34	* GeniusDitz: While Dr Germahn and her roomate Lisa both cite she's got brains, [[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.
35	* 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]]''.
36	* ProfessorGuineaPig: The above test subject? Herself. Her last appearance showed her testing out ''her own'' shrinking formula.
37	* 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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40	[[folder:Lisa]]
41	!! Lisa
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43	[[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1465014587_20160603_qa7_06.png]]
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45	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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47	* 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).
48	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: She glomps Chika in sheer joy when Raven accepts Amanda's offer to go on a date.
49	* ShipperOnDeck: Of Amanda and Raven, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy despite the fact that she has romantic feelings for Amanda]].
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52	[[folder:Chika]]
53	!! Chika
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55	[[quoteright:161:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20110714_wkvw.png]]
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57	Amanda's colleague.
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59	* AsianAndNerdy: An Asian girl with a very analytical mindset.
60	* 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.
61	* OnlySaneMan: Her science may be mad, but she [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-01-26 isn't]].
62	* OutOfFocus: She's been featured in the fewest Q&A comics.
63	* 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.
64	-->'''Chika:''' Oh, don't look so shocked. I approach everything scientifically.
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67	[[folder:Dan]]
68	!!Dan
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70	[[quoteright:174:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1439582977_np_150814038c_avatar2.png]]
71	[[caption-width-right:174:Squirrel avatar]]
72	[[quoteright:153:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1649126718_np_2204_05_a_06_hgfdgjc.png]]
73	[[caption-width-right:153:Human avatar]]
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75	AuthorAvatar. Shows up whenever Dan wants to say something directly or tell a story that doesn't fit any of the canon characters. He was originally drawn as a squirrel person, but has since switched to a human avatar.
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78	* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Once answered a question about his gender identity with a ''literal'' ShrugOfGod in writing form, so the jury's still out, adding the only reason he defaults to he/him pronouns is avoid answering questions he doesn't want asked.
79	* AuthorAvatar: Almost any time he's shown, it's as the artist/writer.
80	* BeastMan: He originally appeared as an anthropomorphic squirrel creature. As of 2022, the squirrel-person avatar has been officially retired, and he stated his intent to appear in human form from then on.
81	* LoopholeAbuse: Once turned himself into a girl to escape a hammer beatdown, since the hammers didn't work on women.
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84	[[folder:Writer's Block]]
85	!!Writer's Block
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87	[[quoteright:268:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1462386374_np160504_db_02_bartrolling.png]]
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89	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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91	* 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.
92	* 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.
93	* WritersBlock: An AnthropomorphicPersonification of one. It shows up whenever Dan has no ideas for the current NP storyline.
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96	[[folder:Angelic Tweeting Bird]]
97	!!Angelic Tweeting Bird
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99	[[quoteright:217:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1451876728_np160104_m5_046_tweet.png]]
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101	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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103	* 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.
104	* 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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