Largo: Y'know, when we get back to the apartment, I'd be happy to show you my cool thing. Erika: I don't think so. Please continue.
Archive Binge: The storyline makes a lot more sense if you're able to read a full chapter in one sitting, without the update delays. Graphic novel versions make this even easier.
Broken Base: Rodney Caston's departure from the strip drove a wedge deep into the fanbase. 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 (Fred had sent his congratulations) 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 back in 2002.
Crazy Is Cool: Largo. He's crazy. He's awesome. What else can be said? He is the L33T-Master.
Epileptic Trees: Tons of these in regards to just what the hell Miho actually is.
Fan Nickname: Most of them due to the fact that several characters went a while before their names were revealed within the comic. A few of those remained in use even after the character's name was learned.
Growing the Beard: Some people believe that the comic got better when it took a turn for the dramatic.
Narm Charm: The bits of comedy that mT contains post-Cerebus Syndrome often slip into this. For example, in this strip, Ed is taunting and tormenting Ping with text messages while planning to kill her; meanwhile he strikes up a pleasant conversation with Largo and (among other things), complements him on his nice hat.
Obvious Beta: Fred is known for having a very rough art style; when he's really pressed for time, the sketch lines are still visible. The really annoying part is that while his style looks rough and unfinished, it's actually extremely labor-intensive.
Squick: Largo's Japanese-English translator apparently has Japanese porn sites as its sources.
Unintentional Period Piece: The early years of the comic greatly reflect the early-2000s anime and video game fan community that it was created in. There are many references to works and genres that are no longer popular, and in particular, Leet Speak - at the time, a genuinely common aspect of gamer culture - has long since become Condemned by History.
Viewer Gender Confusion: Piro was originally drawn with a short, slender build, somewhat more feminine features, and a much more androgynous hairdo. This, combined with only going by a nickname, occasionally led to some viewers believing he was actually a she. Lampshaded in universe when he first meets Yuki and her classmates, who briefly mistake him for a girl.
This gets passed around, with many characters managing at least a little woobie-time. Of particular note is that Kimiko Nanasawa displays woobiedom in-comic as well as in the fanbase, with employers wondering whether to hug her and later her own unwanted army of sympathetic nobodies drawing up battle-plans as to how to make her feel better.
The ph34rbots are 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 on multiple occasions.
Miho went from being her normal, annoying self to 100% Woobie-fied in 12 comics flat. Compare: the beginning of comic 1255 with the beginning of comic 1267. (Obvious spoilers)
◊.Largo: Y'know, when we get back to the apartment, I'd be happy to show you my cool thing.
