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'''Hairbun''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. She is distinguished by her hair that is set up in a bun. But she can have several different hair styles and sometimes uses glasses see the [[#Gallery|gallery]] below. But the picture here is her most prevalent appearance. | '''Hairbun''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. She is distinguished by her hair that is set up in a bun. But she can have several different hair styles and sometimes uses glasses see the [[#Gallery|gallery]] below. But the picture here is her most prevalent appearance. | ||
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Hairbun is a minor character in xkcd. She appeared two weeks in a row in the spring of 2015 and was recognized as a "new" character at that time, though she had been used several times prior to then. | Hairbun is a minor character in xkcd. She appeared two weeks in a row in the spring of 2015 and was recognized as a "new" character at that time, though she had been used several times prior to then. | ||
| − | Originally she was named [[Hair Bun Girl]], to follow the similar name scheme of [[Beret Guy]], but since she specifically represents an adult, and not any small girls with a hair bun, and is even often portraying older women, the name was changed in the spring of 2016, to avoid any misconceptions, and also to not call a woman for ''girl''. Furthermore this name now instead follows the name scheme of [[Ponytail]]. | + | Originally she was named [[Hair Bun Girl]], to follow the similar name scheme of [[Beret Guy]], but since she specifically represents an adult, and not any small girls with a hair bun, and is even often portraying older women, the [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Proposals#Rename_Hair_Bun_Girl|name was changed]] in the spring of 2016, to avoid any misconceptions, and also to not call a woman for ''girl''. Furthermore this name now instead follows the name scheme of [[Ponytail]]. |
She is not the same character from comic to comic. She is mainly just another woman that [[Randall]] can use when he wishes to give a woman a specific characteristic so to set her aside from the more commonly used women [[Megan]] and Ponytail. Often she is depicted together with both Megan and Ponytail proving this point. (Nine appearances as of February 2016: [[703]], [[708]], [[1052]], [[1253]], [[1504]], [[1507]], [[1601]], [[1637]] and [[1645]].) | She is not the same character from comic to comic. She is mainly just another woman that [[Randall]] can use when he wishes to give a woman a specific characteristic so to set her aside from the more commonly used women [[Megan]] and Ponytail. Often she is depicted together with both Megan and Ponytail proving this point. (Nine appearances as of February 2016: [[703]], [[708]], [[1052]], [[1253]], [[1504]], [[1507]], [[1601]], [[1637]] and [[1645]].) | ||
Revision as of 22:38, 2 April 2016
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 Hairbun, as seen in 1253: Exoplanet Names | |
| First appearance | 337: Post Office Showdown |
| Appearances | 87 |
Hairbun is a stick figure character in xkcd. She is distinguished by her hair that is set up in a bun. But she can have several different hair styles and sometimes uses glasses see the gallery below. But the picture here is her most prevalent appearance.
Characteristics
Hairbun is a minor character in xkcd. She appeared two weeks in a row in the spring of 2015 and was recognized as a "new" character at that time, though she had been used several times prior to then.
Originally she was named Hair Bun Girl, to follow the similar name scheme of Beret Guy, but since she specifically represents an adult, and not any small girls with a hair bun, and is even often portraying older women, the name was changed in the spring of 2016, to avoid any misconceptions, and also to not call a woman for girl. Furthermore this name now instead follows the name scheme of Ponytail.
She is not the same character from comic to comic. She is mainly just another woman that Randall can use when he wishes to give a woman a specific characteristic so to set her aside from the more commonly used women Megan and Ponytail. Often she is depicted together with both Megan and Ponytail proving this point. (Nine appearances as of February 2016: 703, 708, 1052, 1253, 1504, 1507, 1601, 1637 and 1645.)
- In her first appearance, 337: Post Office Showdown, she is drawn with glasses.
- She also wears glasses in 1637: Salt Mine, 1110: Click and Drag, 1088: Five Years, 1052: Every Major's Terrible, 835: Tree and in 410: Math Paper
- In 835: Tree she actually portrays Cueball's mother and/or the wife of another version of Cueball).
- She wears sunglasses (as Trinity) in 566: Matrix Revisited.
- In total up to Salt Mine she has used glasses eight times.
- She also wears glasses in 1637: Salt Mine, 1110: Click and Drag, 1088: Five Years, 1052: Every Major's Terrible, 835: Tree and in 410: Math Paper
- Her first appearance without glasses was in her second appearance: 378: Real Programmers. And with the recent comics (past no. 1500) this is now her most prevalent appearance.
- In 572: Together a woman looking like Hairbun is obviously Megan who has turned old during the comic, so this is also not included here. But it could indicate that Randall often uses Hairbun to represent an older woman, as this was also the case in 586: Mission to Culture.
- Since she is a grown woman - she cannot be the small girls in 1519: Venus, 1584: Moments of Inspiration, 1611: Baking Soda and Vinegar, or 1659: Tire Swing.
- A character with a hair bun was also featured in 911: Magic School Bus, but she is drawn in color and with a dress and represents the fictive character Ms. Frizzle. She is thus not included as a Hairbun.
- She can, however, represent a real person:
- This occurred when she represented Emily Dickinson in 788: The Carriage. In that comic Emily is drawn exactly as the standard version of Hairbun, and she is thus included.
- This is similar to Cueball who also represents real persons from time to time.
- In the book Thing Explainer she is used in the explanation for The pieces everything is made of (i.e the periodic table) to represent Marie Curie.
- This occurred when she represented Emily Dickinson in 788: The Carriage. In that comic Emily is drawn exactly as the standard version of Hairbun, and she is thus included.
- In both 703: Honor Societies, 708: Sex Dice, 1520: Degree-Off, 1601: Isolation and in every instance of her in 1608: Hoverboard her hair looks somewhat different, curly and with some kind of pony tail, but since her main distinguishing characteristic is the hair bun, these comics are included here.
- Her hair looks somewhat the same in 1645: Toasts, but without the ponytail appendage.
- Six times in total with different hair. Never also with glasses though.
- This leaves 10 times (after 24 appearances) where she has looked like the picture used on this page.
Gallery
Since Hairbun is depicted in quite many different ways here is a gallery of some of these different appearances:
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