Megan
| Megan | |
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 Megan, seen in 973: MTV Generation | |
| First appearance | 15: Just Alerting You |
| Appearances | 884 |
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. This is less clear than with Cueball, however. Like with Cueball in 610: Sheeple, there have been some comics (e.g. 1496: Art Project) in which multiple characters that can appropriately be called "Megan" appears. It is standard practice on this wiki to name one character in each comic "Megan" and leave the rest unnamed.
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, and therefore is one of the few xkcd characters with a known name (to the extent she is the same character in different strips).
Explain xkcd originally referred to this character as "Cutie" (complementing "Cueball" with a matching first syllable) until it was realized that her name was given in 159: Boombox.
History
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, certain early female characters sometimes have similar hair to Megan, but some different features.
The name (or even pseudonym) "Megan" may be reference to a lost love of the Randall'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.
Unlike Cueball characters, Randall generally does not use multiple "Megans" in strips. Her characteristics are generally consistant. Therefore it is less clear whether Megan-like characters are intended to be one character, or merely generic female characters (or a combination of both).
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.
In 1409: Query, we learn that she is 30 or younger, that her annual income is less than or equal to $100,000, and that she is afraid of flying.
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