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The name Megan may derive from a lost love of the author's, given that he wrote [[420: Jealousy|a passive-aggressive toast for Megan's wedding]] in an xkcd comic about how he was madly still in love with her, put across in a way that would generally ruin the day for everyone involved. We also see this earlier in [[215: Letting Go]].
 
The name Megan may derive from a lost love of the author's, given that he wrote [[420: Jealousy|a passive-aggressive toast for Megan's wedding]] in an xkcd comic about how he was madly still in love with her, put across in a way that would generally ruin the day for everyone involved. We also see this earlier in [[215: Letting Go]].
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In [[1409: Query]], we learn that she is 30 or less, that her annual income is less than or equal to $ 100 000, and that she is afraid of flying.
  
 
==Characteristics==
 
==Characteristics==

Revision as of 19:10, 13 January 2015

Megan

Megan, seen in 973: MTV Generation
First appearance 15: Just Alerting You
Appearances 881

Megan is a stick figure character in xkcd. She is the second-most frequently appearing character, after Cueball, and the most frequently appearing female character. She often appears with Cueball as a couple.

Megan does not necessarily always represent the same character from comic to comic. She is essentially the female equivalent of Cueball, representing the everywoman to his everyman. On the other hand, Megan does sometimes appear to have slightly specific personality traits; she has quite odd habits, and is sometimes shown to be very focused and intent on a goal. She has also been referred to by name in comics from time to time.

Early comics often feature Megan-style characters who may or may not be identified as Megan. Randall appears not to have standardized his character lineup early in the comic's run, and as a result, early characters sometimes have similar hair to Megan, but some different features.

Explain xkcd originally referred to this character as 'Cutie' (thereby complementing 'Cueball' with a matching first syllable) until it was pointed out that her name was given in 159: Boombox.

The name Megan may derive from a lost love of the author's, given that he wrote a passive-aggressive toast for Megan's wedding in an xkcd comic about how he was madly still in love with her, put across in a way that would generally ruin the day for everyone involved. We also see this earlier in 215: Letting Go.

In 1409: Query, we learn that she is 30 or less, that her annual income is less than or equal to $ 100 000, and that she is afraid of flying.

Characteristics

Megan is distinguished by her black shoulder-length hair which generally appears to be parted in the middle in front, and is draped behind what are presumably her (undrawn) ears.