Megan - Revision history

82.132.236.190: /* History */ Came to add the punctuation, left after also hedging the bets about those two characters' circumstances.

2026-04-28T09:32:52Z

‎History: Came to add the punctuation, left after also hedging the bets about those two characters' circumstances.

Dtgriscom: /* History */

2026-04-28T03:25:25Z

‎History

2600:387:F:7E16:0:0:0:B: /* Characteristics */ “30 or younger” doesn’t mean “30”

2026-04-06T18:28:23Z

‎Characteristics: “30 or younger” doesn’t mean “30”

FaviFake: not really agree with the addition of the newest comic, but for now only removed sentence which directly contradicts the page Danish

2025-03-03T15:41:15Z

not really agree with the addition of the newest comic, but for now only removed sentence which directly contradicts the page Danish

Asdf: /* Name */ before someone calls it a "typo"

2025-03-03T08:48:46Z

‎Name: before someone calls it a "typo"

172.68.205.151: /* Name */ Minor reconsiderations.

2025-03-02T21:48:47Z

‎Name: Minor reconsiderations.

162.158.74.94: /* Name */ Tweaks and additions.

2025-03-02T21:46:05Z

‎Name: Tweaks and additions.

FaviFake: This should do it? Also, not sure if you're against "quotation marks" for names

2025-03-02T15:46:30Z

This should do it? Also, not sure if you're against "quotation marks" for names

172.69.79.139: Undo revision 367466 by FaviFake (talk) I think it's allowable to capitalise "explain" in this kind of case. ...actually, fuckit, changing the phrasing to avoid the whole issue.

2025-03-02T13:31:19Z

Undo revision 367466 by FaviFake (talk) I think it's allowable to capitalise "explain" in this kind of case. ...actually, fuckit, changing the phrasing to avoid the whole issue.

FaviFake: /* Name */

2025-03-02T08:25:15Z

‎Name

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 ==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 Randall's, given that he wrote a passive-aggressive toast for Megan's wedding in [[420: Jealousy]] 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]]. Several of the [[:Category:Cancer|comics about cancer]] have Megan representing Randall's fiancée and later wife. Cueball also refers to Megan as his wife in [[3237: Husband and Wife]]
+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 Randall's, given that he wrote a passive-aggressive toast for Megan's wedding in [[420: Jealousy]] 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]]. Several of the [[:Category:Cancer|comics about cancer]] have Megan representing Randall's fiancée and later wife. Cueball also seems to refer to Megan as his wife in [[3237: Husband and Wife]].
 ==Characteristics==

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 ==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 Randall's, given that he wrote a passive-aggressive toast for Megan's wedding in [[420: Jealousy]] 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]]. Several of the [[:Category:Cancer|comics about cancer]] have Megan representing Randall's fiancée and later wife.
+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 Randall's, given that he wrote a passive-aggressive toast for Megan's wedding in [[420: Jealousy]] 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]]. Several of the [[:Category:Cancer|comics about cancer]] have Megan representing Randall's fiancée and later wife. Cueball also refers to Megan as his wife in [[3237: Husband and Wife]]
 ==Characteristics==

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 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. It is shorter than the character of similar appearance, [[Danish]]. Megan also tends to behave less defiantly than Danish does.
-Megan's age is sometimes given, like in [[1409: Query]], we learn that she is 30 or younger, implying that she was born in 1983-84, and in [[630: Time Travel]], we learn she was born in 1983 (born after August 14). But in [[2178: Expiration Date High Score]], we can calculate that she was born in 1981-82 which is slightly different.
+Megan's age is sometimes given, like in [[1409: Query]], we learn that she is 30 or younger, implying that she was born in or before 1984, and in [[630: Time Travel]], we learn she was born in 1983 (born after August 14). But in [[2178: Expiration Date High Score]], we can calculate that she was born in 1981-82 which is slightly different.
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 Here on explain xkcd, Megan was originally referred to as "Cutie", or "Cute" (complementing "Cueball" with a matching first syllable). But then an example of Cutie (or Cute) was given a specific name, "Megan", in [[159: Boombox]] and later in for instance [[215: Letting Go]], [[420: Jealousy]], [[478: The Staple Madness]], and [[654: Nachos]]. The name was also refered to, without depicting her directly, in [[596: Latitude]] and in the title text of [[627: Tech Support Cheat Sheet]]. As a result, existing uses of the name Cutie were then changed. If this rule should be followed more generally, then perhaps Cueball ought to be re-named "Rob" after [[276: Fixed Width]] (and the [[:Category:Comics featuring Rob|other 12 times]] a Cueball has been named Rob in total). However, the debate regarding this resulted in Cueball staying as Cueball. See [[Cueball#Name|here]] for more details.
-She can also be drawn under a different name as in [[672: Suggestions]], where a sexy image of her, hair hanging loose over her face, is called "Susie". And in [[1221: Nomenclature]] Megan is called "Mrs. Whatsit" in the transcript provided in the comic source. In [[734: Outbreak]] Cueball and Megan are named "Ryan" and "Laura", but that is a movie, so they could be actors called Cueball and Megan in real life. A character that looked a lot like Megan, but with somewhat longer hair and a much meaner attitude, was distinguished from her as [[Black Hat]]'s girlfriend, named as "[[Danish]]"; her behavior is often distinctive, even if her appearance is not. A similar long-haired version of Megan also appeared in [[1730: Starshade]], although without the attitude, while it is possible that it is Megan herself who ultimately behaves badly in [[3057: Excusing Yourself]].
+She can also be drawn under a different name as in [[672: Suggestions]], where a sexy image of her, hair hanging loose over her face, is called "Susie". And in [[1221: Nomenclature]] Megan is called "Mrs. Whatsit" in the transcript provided in the comic source. In [[734: Outbreak]] Cueball and Megan are named "Ryan" and "Laura", but that is a movie, so they could be actors called Cueball and Megan in real life. A character that looked a lot like Megan, but with somewhat longer hair and a much meaner attitude, was distinguished from her as [[Danish]], [[Black Hat]]'s girlfriend. A similar long-haired version of Megan also appeared in [[1730: Starshade]], while Megan herself ultimately behaves badly in [[3057: Excusing Yourself]].
 ==History==

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 Here on explain xkcd, Megan was originally referred to as "Cutie", or "Cute" (complementing "Cueball" with a matching first syllable). But then an example of Cutie (or Cute) was given a specific name, "Megan", in [[159: Boombox]] and later in for instance [[215: Letting Go]], [[420: Jealousy]], [[478: The Staple Madness]], and [[654: Nachos]]. The name was also refered to, without depicting her directly, in [[596: Latitude]] and in the title text of [[627: Tech Support Cheat Sheet]]. As a result, existing uses of the name Cutie were then changed. If this rule should be followed more generally, then perhaps Cueball ought to be re-named "Rob" after [[276: Fixed Width]] (and the [[:Category:Comics featuring Rob|other 12 times]] a Cueball has been named Rob in total). However, the debate regarding this resulted in Cueball staying as Cueball. See [[Cueball#Name|here]] for more details.
-She can also be drawn under a different name as in [[672: Suggestions]], where a sexy image of her, hair hanging loose over her face, is called "Susie". And in [[1221: Nomenclature]] Megan is called "Mrs. Whatsit" in the transcript provided in the comic source. In [[734: Outbreak]] Cueball and Megan are named "Ryan" and "Laura", but that is a movie, so they could be actors called Cueball and Megan in real life. A character that looked a lot like Megan, but with somewhat longer hair and a much meaner attitude, was distinguished from her as [[Black Hat]]'s girlfriend, named as "[[Danish]]"; her behaviour is often distinctive, even if her appearance is not. A similar long-haired version of Megan also appeared in [[1730: Starshade]], although without the attitude, while it is possible that it is Megan herself who ultimately behaves badly in [[3057: Excusing Yourself]].
+She can also be drawn under a different name as in [[672: Suggestions]], where a sexy image of her, hair hanging loose over her face, is called "Susie". And in [[1221: Nomenclature]] Megan is called "Mrs. Whatsit" in the transcript provided in the comic source. In [[734: Outbreak]] Cueball and Megan are named "Ryan" and "Laura", but that is a movie, so they could be actors called Cueball and Megan in real life. A character that looked a lot like Megan, but with somewhat longer hair and a much meaner attitude, was distinguished from her as [[Black Hat]]'s girlfriend, named as "[[Danish]]"; her behavior is often distinctive, even if her appearance is not. A similar long-haired version of Megan also appeared in [[1730: Starshade]], although without the attitude, while it is possible that it is Megan herself who ultimately behaves badly in [[3057: Excusing Yourself]].
 ==History==

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 ==Name==
-Here on explain xkcd, Megan was originally referred to as "Cutie", or "Cute" (complementing "Cueball" with a matching first syllable). But then an example of Cutie (or Cute) was given a specific name, "Megan", in [[159: Boombox]] and later in for instance [[215: Letting Go]], [[420: Jealousy]], [[478: The Staple Madness]], and [[654: Nachos]]. The name was also refered to, without depicting her directly, in [[596: Latitude]] and in the title text of [[627: Tech Support Cheat Sheet]]. As a result, existing uses of the name Cutie were then changed. If this rule should be followed more generally, then Cueball should be re-named "Rob" after [[276: Fixed Width]] (and the [[:Category:Comics featuring Rob|other 12 times]] a Cueball has been named Rob in total). But the debate regarding this resulted in Cueball staying as Cueball. See [[Cueball#Name|here]] for more details.
+Here on explain xkcd, Megan was originally referred to as "Cutie", or "Cute" (complementing "Cueball" with a matching first syllable). But then an example of Cutie (or Cute) was given a specific name, "Megan", in [[159: Boombox]] and later in for instance [[215: Letting Go]], [[420: Jealousy]], [[478: The Staple Madness]], and [[654: Nachos]]. The name was also refered to, without depicting her directly, in [[596: Latitude]] and in the title text of [[627: Tech Support Cheat Sheet]]. As a result, existing uses of the name Cutie were then changed. If this rule should be followed more generally, then perhaps Cueball ought to be re-named "Rob" after [[276: Fixed Width]] (and the [[:Category:Comics featuring Rob|other 12 times]] a Cueball has been named Rob in total). However, the debate regarding this resulted in Cueball staying as Cueball. See [[Cueball#Name|here]] for more details.
 She can also be drawn under a different name as in [[672: Suggestions]], where a sexy image of her, hair hanging loose over her face, is called "Susie". And in [[1221: Nomenclature]] Megan is called "Mrs. Whatsit" in the transcript provided in the comic source. In [[734: Outbreak]] Cueball and Megan are named "Ryan" and "Laura", but that is a movie, so they could be actors called Cueball and Megan in real life. A character that looked a lot like Megan, but with somewhat longer hair and a much meaner attitude, was distinguished from her as [[Black Hat]]'s girlfriend, named as "[[Danish]]"; her behaviour is often distinctive, even if her appearance is not. A similar long-haired version of Megan also appeared in [[1730: Starshade]], although without the attitude, while it is possible that it is Megan herself who ultimately behaves badly in [[3057: Excusing Yourself]].

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 ==Name==
-[[explain xkcd|This site]] originally referred to the character as "Cutie", or "Cute" (complementing "Cueball" with a matching first syllable). But then a "Cutie" (or Cute) was given a specific name, Megan, in [[159: Boombox]] and later in for instance [[215: Letting Go]], [[420: Jealousy]], [[478: The Staple Madness]], and [[654: Nachos]]. The name was also used without displaying a drawing of Megan in [[596: Latitude]] and in the title text of [[627: Tech Support Cheat Sheet]]. The name Cutie was then changed to Megan. If this rule should be followed generally, then Cueball should be re-named Rob after [[276: Fixed Width]] (and the [[:Category:Comics featuring Rob|other 12 times]] a Cueball has been named Rob in total). But there was a debate regarding this and Cueball stayed Cueball. See [[Cueball#Name|here]] for more details.
+On explain xkcd, Megan was originally referred to as Cutie, or Cute (complementing Cueball with a matching first syllable). But then a Cutie (or Cute) was given a specific name, Megan, in [[159: Boombox]] and later in for instance [[215: Letting Go]], [[420: Jealousy]], [[478: The Staple Madness]], and [[654: Nachos]]. The name was also used without displaying a drawing of Megan in [[596: Latitude]] and in the title text of [[627: Tech Support Cheat Sheet]]. The name Cutie was then changed to Megan. If this rule should be followed generally, then Cueball should be re-named Rob after [[276: Fixed Width]] (and the [[:Category:Comics featuring Rob|other 12 times]] a Cueball has been named Rob in total). But there was a debate regarding this and Cueball stayed Cueball. See [[Cueball#Name|here]] for more details.
 She can also be drawn under a different name as in [[672: Suggestions]], where a sexy image of her, hair hanging loose over her face, is called Susie. And in [[1221: Nomenclature]] Megan is called Mrs. Whatsit in the transcript provided in the comic source. In [[734: Outbreak]] Cueball and Megan are named Ryan and Laura, but that is a movie, so they could be actors called Cueball and Megan in real life. A character that looked a lot like Megan, but with somewhat longer hair and a much meaner attitude, was distinguished from her as [[Black Hat]]'s girlfriend [[Danish]]. A similar long-haired version of Megan also appeared in [[1730: Starshade]], although without the attitude.