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'''This is a work in progress''' I'm working on a table listing all figures in the comic [[1000: 1000 Comics]] after having added pictures like those on this page: [[1000: 1000 Comics/Numbered images]]. I will return asap with the table so it will be possible to start the explanation of each figure.--[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 14:44, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
 
'''This is a work in progress''' I'm working on a table listing all figures in the comic [[1000: 1000 Comics]] after having added pictures like those on this page: [[1000: 1000 Comics/Numbered images]]. I will return asap with the table so it will be possible to start the explanation of each figure.--[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 14:44, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
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*There will eventually be a numbered list of the 1000 small drawings/characters from [[1000: 1000 Comics]].
 
*There will eventually be a numbered list of the 1000 small drawings/characters from [[1000: 1000 Comics]].
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#The first column gives the number from the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c7/1000_Comics_-_The_entire_comic_with_numbers.png numbered image].
 
#The first column gives the number from the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c7/1000_Comics_-_The_entire_comic_with_numbers.png numbered image].
#However, given that this is a big image, and not easily overviewed, then after the number there is a link to an image of the relevant section from the [[1000:_1000_Comics/Numbered_images#Explanation|thirteen sections]] the whole image has been divided into.
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#However, given that this is a big image, and not easily over-viewed, then after the number there is a link to an image of the relevant section from the [[1000:_1000_Comics/Numbered_images#Explanation|thirteen sections]] the whole image has been divided into.
 
##This section link for the first and last character in each section will be written in bold to make it clear when this occurs. It will also be mentioned in the explanation.
 
##This section link for the first and last character in each section will be written in bold to make it clear when this occurs. It will also be mentioned in the explanation.
 
##The “one” is one section, but the three “zeros” have been divided in top (T), right (R), bottom (B) and left (L), so for instance the second zero bottom will be labeled: Zero 2 B. (This will first be <font color="red"> in a later version. </font>
 
##The “one” is one section, but the three “zeros” have been divided in top (T), right (R), bottom (B) and left (L), so for instance the second zero bottom will be labeled: Zero 2 B. (This will first be <font color="red"> in a later version. </font>

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This is a work in progress I'm working on a table listing all figures in the comic 1000: 1000 Comics after having added pictures like those on this page: 1000: 1000 Comics/Numbered images. I will return asap with the table so it will be possible to start the explanation of each figure.--Kynde (talk) 14:44, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

Go To Table

Explanation

  • There will eventually be a numbered list of the 1000 small drawings/characters from 1000: 1000 Comics.
    • Relevant categories for comics, characters and items can be added to the main page.
  • This is a sortable table of (eventually) all 1000 characters.
    • In this way it is possible to find all Ponytails or White Hats quickly, all comics with straightforward references, transcripts, objects or animals.
  • Red text has been used to indicate where something is not explained
    • This could be where a character is suspected to be from an earlier comic, where some object is unclear, where the text of a transcript is unreadable etc.
    • Please help trying to improve the explanation by going through these red items.
    • It is the plan that all those with red will begin with “A Red Text:” to make it easy to sort those up to the top. But that will first be in a later version.

The columns explained:

  1. The first column gives the number from the numbered image.
  2. However, given that this is a big image, and not easily over-viewed, then after the number there is a link to an image of the relevant section from the thirteen sections the whole image has been divided into.
    1. This section link for the first and last character in each section will be written in bold to make it clear when this occurs. It will also be mentioned in the explanation.
    2. The “one” is one section, but the three “zeros” have been divided in top (T), right (R), bottom (B) and left (L), so for instance the second zero bottom will be labeled: Zero 2 B. (This will first be in a later version.
  3. The third column is a description of the character (or picture if there is more to it than a simply character).
    1. It always begins with the name of a known character, or if an unknown the sex if that is clear.
      1. For known characters, a link will be given on the name, but only the first time a character appears.
    2. After that it continues with a full description of the character and any other object, animal or specialty correlated with this number on the list.
    3. The description always include if the figure is standing (most are) or are in some other position (sitting, lying, dancing fying etc.) and also if they are standing alone or together with other characters or animals and if they look left or right (or straight, but then nothing is noted).
      1. Standing alone means there are no obvious interactions with other characters or animals
      2. Left/right direction indicate the direction the face is turned or the direction the head points, in case they are lying down.
      3. The direction Cueball is looking is not always clear. But if there is any indication of the direction it will be noted.
  4. Explanation if there is anything to explain.
    1. If the character is just standing alone and is one of the well-known there will be no explanation.
    2. A number after a characters mentioned in either explanation or description refers to the number in the table/image; instead of writing Ponytail no. 20 it just says Ponytail 20.
  5. References to any comic or category, or anything else obvious, but not given in any comic.
    1. Comic references where the name of the comic is written in bold are for references where there is (almost) no doubt it is a direct reference to that particular comic.
    2. When not bold it can be debated but has been deemed reasonable to include here instead of only in the description.
  6. Transcript for the few characters/images where anything is written.
    1. It can often be hard to read, but sometimes the image helps with a good guess.
  7. Animals are often included along with the characters, but never alone. Here they can be listed for easy reference.
  8. Objects are often included along with the characters, but never alone. Here they can be listed for easy reference.

Table of 1000 characters

# Section Character description Explanation Reference Transcript Animal Object
1 One Cueball standing alone The very first character in one is of course the standard everyman Cueball, and no matter how one would count, this character would be the first encountered!
2 One Megan standing turned right hand up towards Cueball 3 Megan and Cueball 3 interact, she lifts her hand and he points at her.
3 One Cueball standing left pointing with an arm at Megan 2 Megan 2 and Cueball interact, she lifts her hand and he points at her.
4 One Woman with black hair wide standing right looking at Cueball 7 The hairdo is much wider at the shoulder than Megan’s so it cannot be her or any other known characters. She may be looking down at Cueball 7. See also 171 and 325.
5 One Megan standing alone right
6 One Cueball standing alone right leaning
7 One Cueball standing alone left looking up at the woman 4 He may be looking up at the woman 4.
8 One Hairy standing alone left The hair is not as thick as normal for Hairy, spikier.
9 One Cueball standing alone left behind a lectern with a microphone heading a hand up to his mouth Cueball is addressing some audience not shown. This is a typical setting for the public speaking comics, although there seems to be no situation where there is a microphone on the lectern when Cueball speaks. Category:Public speaking Lectern
10 One Cueball standing alone right
11 One Megan prone right drifting up as shown with three lines Megan seems to be floating up into the air. Could be that Cueball 12 and 13 are looking after her?
12 One Cueball standing alone right looking up He may be looking up at Megan 11 floating together with Cueball 13?
13 One Cueball standing alone left looking up He may be looking up at Megan 11 floating together with Cueball 12?
14 One Character with a black half sphere on the head left looking down What is on the head? This may be either a military or other kind of helmet, or a special hairdo, and could be both male and female?
15 One Megan standing alone right with a heart floating in front of her Is it a heart or a bird? Assuming it is a heart in front of Megan it could be in relation to her love for the spectacled guy 16 to her right. Heart?
16 One Guy with glasses (round) and no hair standing right Like Cueball with round glasses. Megan 15 to his left may have a crush on him if that is a heart in front of her? See also 42 where he has square glasses.
17 One Cueball standing alone right leaning He may be looking at Ponytail 18 spinning in her office chair.
18 One Ponytail sitting right arms out. She is spinning around in an office chair as shown with several circling lines Is this not part of a comic maybe with another person? Ponytail is having fun spinning around in her office chair so fast she yells out loud. Maybe Cueball 17 is looking at her, maybe he gave her a push? The next to sit in a chair is Cueball 340 (not counting the wheelchair in 79). Ponytail: Wheeee Office chair
19 One Cueball standing alone left
20 One Ponytail standing alone right
21 One Cueball standing alone making wavy arms and holding something in his hand towards left What his he holding. What is the name for what he is doing with his arms? Is there a reference to a comic? Cueball is making the common movement with his arms making them seem to wiggle up and down. He is holding an object towards the left. Something in his hand
22 One Cueball standing alone left
23 One Megan standing alone right
24 One Megan standing alone left
25 One Cueball standing alone left Maybe Cueball 30 waves at him.
26 One Guy with hat, white dome shaped standing alone right This version of White Hat is the one from Idiocracy. It is used more than once in this comic, so here he will not be listed as White Hat. See also 324. Comic: 603: Idiocracy
27 One Cueball standing right towards short haired woman 28 Cueball looking at woman 27.
28 One Woman with short black hair like Megan on the head but stop above neck standing left towards Cueball 27 The woman looking at Cueball 28 has much shorter hair than Megan.
29 One Woman with hair bun white standing alone right This is not Hairbun as she has dark hair. This white hair bun woman is used more than once (see already in 43).
30 One Cueball standing alone right waving with the arm to the right He may be waving upwards towards Cueball 25.
31 One Guy with hat locomotive shaped and no hair standing right Any references to comics? Could be that this guy was a model train enthusiast? Seems like this hat is related to the hat on 65. Locomotive hat
32 One Cueball standing alone right
33 One Mrs. Roberts standing alone left with an oven-mitt on her hand to the left that holds a bun tray from the oven and in her other hand she holds down her laptop Mrs. Roberts trademark image, almost as the one from her character page and directly a link to Leet (1337). Comic: 341: 1337: Part 1 Laptop, oven mittens, baking plate
34 One Cueball standing alone left
35 One Guy with sunglasses and no hair standing left The sunglasses are drawn so small that it is hard to see the left glass. Could be a headband…
36 One Ponytail standing left hands out towards a woolly sheep with spiral horns facing her while baaing Could be that it was a ram that charged at her but maybe she just reach out to pat the sheep as there are no speed lines to indicate movement. Could also be Mary after her little lamb got bigger. The reference to the Sheep comic may be dubious but this is the only sheep in this comic and he has a comic with that name... Comic: 35: Sheep Sheep: Baaa Sheep
37 One Megan standing alone
38 One Woman with hair bun black, large and on top of her head with what appears to be two hairpins stuck into it standing alone right Is it hairpins in a hair bun? Any reference to characters drawn previously Even though this Megan like character has a hair bun it is much too different from Hairbun's to be her. Hairpins?
39 One Ponytail standing alone right
40 One Hairy standing alone right First standard version of Hairy in the comic.
41 One Cueball standing alone left
42 One Guy with glasses (square) and no hair standing right Like Cueball with square glasses. See also 16 where he has round glasses.
43 One Woman with hair bun white standing alone right This is not Hairbun as she has dark hair. This white hair bun woman is used more than once (see first appearance at 29).
44 One Cueball standing alone left
45 One Megan standing alone left arms up and out Megan holds her arms out like to embrace someone, but she seems to be standing alone.
46 One Guy with glasses (round) and no hair standing left Like Cueball with round glasses. See also 42 where he has square glasses.
47 One Megan standing alone
48 One Cueball standing alone
49 One Stephen Hawking with dark hair and dark glasses sitting in his wheelchair with a computer screen in front of him alone right looking down The image here is the last in the comic bearing the name, Stephen Hawking, as the title -he is downcast after the events in the comic and thus is looking down. Comic: 799: Stephen Hawking Wheel chair with computer screen
50 One Cueball standing right towards Megan 51 Cueball looking at Megan 51
51 One Megan standing left towards Cueball 50 Megan looking at Cueball 50.
52 One Megan standing alone left
53 One Megan standing alone left longer hair This Megan has somewhat longer hair, but not Danish length…
54 One Cueball standing alone right
55 One Cueball standing alone right leaning while pointing left
56 One Cueball standing alone right with both arms up
57 One Cueball standing left with a turtle to his right talking to him. Seems short If it is the turtle from the comic it is probably about to say You're a turtle! But it is it seems impossible to see what it says? There is also a turtle in 636: Brontosaurus. Later a stack of turtles was used in 1416: Pixels. It could also be a tortoise as the one drawn only 37 comics later in Black Hat's version of 1037:_Umwelt. This Cueball here looks short, maybe he is a kid? Comic: 889: Turtles Turtle: What does it say? Turtle
58 One Megan standing alone right
59 One Cueball standing alone
60 One Cueball standing alone left
61 One Beret Guy standing right looking up at the woodpecker flying away with a drill it holds in its claws in the wire A direct reference to the comic Woodpecker where Beret Guy gives a woodpecker an electric drill as a birthday present. The bird flies away with it as depicted here, although first after Beret Guy has left. Comic: 614: Woodpecker Woodpecker
62 One Megan standing right towards Cueball 63 and character 64 with her hands in front of her mouth The sex of 64 is unclear and makes this triangle 62-64 hard to analyze Seems like this Megan (with more loose hair than normal) is shocked to see Cueball 63 and the person 64 holding hands. Maybe she was in love with one of them and is shocked to see them together as a happy couple. Or if it is supposed to be two men she could at the same time be shocked that they are openly gay...
63 One Cueball standing right holding hands with the person 64 The sex of 64 is unclear and makes this triangle 62-64 hard to analyze Cueball holding hand with the person in 64 who could be a girl in which case Megan in 62 could be jealous, or it could be a guy in which case this could be a gay scene and that cold shock Megan (as well).
64 One Character with short black hair with spikes in the front standing left holding hands with Cueball 63 The sex of 64 is unclear and makes this triangle 62-64 hard to analyze Cueball 63 is holding hand with this person who could be a girl in which case Megan in 62 could be jealous, or it could be a guy in which case this could be a gay scene and that cold shock Megan (as well).
65 One Guy with a hat city-sky-line shaped and no hair standing alone right Is the hat a city sky line or something else? Any references to comics? Seems like this hat is related to the locomotive hat on 31. City sky line hat
66 One Woman with hair bun white hair black bun standing alone left. Her hair is short and white. The hair bun sits on top of her head it looks black but could be caused by two hairpins stuck into the bun Is it hairpins in a hair bun? Could also look like it is an antenna on her head. If so it may even be a man with an antenna cap? Any reference to characters drawn previously?As the hair is white, it is not Hairbun. Hairpins?
67 One Cueball standing alone left
68 One Ponytail standing alone left
69 One Soldier with helmet with camouflage pattern and machine gun barrel upwards standing alone left A soldier with arms ready like in the referenced comic, but with a different helmet. Comic: 984: Space Launch System Machine gun
70 One Cueball standing alone right
71 One Hairy standing alone very tall This version of Hairy has more curly hair than normally and he seems to be a head higher than the Cueballs around him.
72 One Cueball standing alone right one arm bent at the elbow
73 One Guy with beard, full, and black hair standing alone left First guy with a beard! Could be Joseph (father of Jesus) from the referenced comic. Comics: 992: Mnemonics
74 One Cueball standing alone left with both arms up, seems short This Cueball here looks short, maybe he is a kid?
75 One Guy with hair only around the neck standing alone left seems tall This could be Donald Knuth from 342: 1337: Part 2 or George from 587: Crime Scene. The hair is the same. See also Guy 269 and 406.
76 One Character with short black hair standing alone right Could be either sex, hair too short to be Megan, like the next Megan 77.
77 One Megan standing alone left As this is clearly Megan the person 76 is clearly not Megan.
78 One Cueball standing alone left
79 One Ponytail standing alone left
80 One Cueball standing alone left
81 One Science Girl standing alone right It is size wise clearly a girl with hairdo like Science Girl. But so far the only known instance of Science Girl looking like this comes after this comic. But she was already in 585: Outreach. Her first known appearance looking more like this was in 1058: Old-Timers less than half a year later. But this exact feature was first used in 1352: Cosmologist on a Tire Swing.
82 One Woman with long hair white standing alone right The first woman with long blonde hair in the comic.
83 One Cueball standing alone right
84 One Cueball standing alone right
85 One Megan running alone left arms out hair hanging loose and curly behind her The first running character. There has been a floating and a spinning character, but the rest seems to be standing still. She is not clearly running towards any other character.
86 One Hairy standing alone left with flat hair
87 One Cueball standing alone right pointing one arm right and down The posture is almost identical with Cueball 89.
88 One Cueball standing alone right
89 One Cueball standing right pointing right at Cueball 90 He points at and maybe accusing Cueball 90 of something since Cueball 90 has his arms crossed in front of his chest and looks away and down like he is insulted or angry, This Cueball posture is almost identical with Cueball 87.
90 One Cueball standing right arms crossed in front of his chest looking down away from Cueball 89 who points at him Maybe Cueball 89 who points at this Cueball is accusing him of something since this one has his arms crossed in front of his chest and looks away and down from the other like he is insulted or angry.
91 One Cueball standing alone left
92 One Guy with helmet white with a strap under his chin no hair standing alone left, seems short Could be the Cueball with a bicycle helmet for skating from the referenced comic. This does not look like a soldier compared with 69. But could also be a soldier’s helmet as it looks like the one in 984: Space Launch System. It could be a kid. Comic: 579: The Race: Part 3
93 One Cueball standing alone right
94 One Megan standing alone left with less dark hair Megan’s hair is not quite so black as usual here.
95 One Hairy standing alone left with very large hair Hairy's hair is maybe a little too wild to be the regular Hairy…
96 One Guy with black on top of his head, either a small black hat or a little hair, is standing alone with one arm a little out to hold on to something hanging down in front of him What is on his head and what is in front of him. Reference to a comic? The items he holds in front of him seems to be transparent but distorts his body behind it so it seems to wave forth and back before reaching the legs. Could be he is having a towel around his body and it is the junction of the two ends of the towel that makes it look like the body is visible behind it. This would better explain why the leg to the right is not visible above the bottom of the towel... Something held in front of the body
97 One Cueball standing alone left, seems short This Cueball here looks short, maybe he is a kid?
98 One Megan standing alone right As this is clearly Megan the person 99 is clearly not Megan.
99 One Character with short black hair standing alone right Could be either sex, hair too short to be Megan, like Megan 98 before.
100 One Cueball standing alone left Of course number 100 would also be a Cueball…
101 One Megan sliding on a snow board alone right hair standing out behind her Is it a character from a previous comic? As there are no wheels it cannot be a skateboard. The way she stands also does not fit with ski. Could be a surfboard, but where’s the surf… Snowboard
102 One Cueball standing alone left
103 One Cueball standing alone right seems short This Cueball here looks short, maybe he is a kid?
104 One Cueball standing alone right, very tall A very large version of Cueball.
105 One Cueball lying down on his back alone left resting his head on his arms behind him The first character that lies down on the ground.
106 One Cueball standing alone right
107 One Hairy standing alone right flat hair
108 One Hairy standing alone right large hair Almost an Afro hairstyle on this Hairy
109 One Megan standing alone left wind blowing her hair back right Seems like she is facing a strong wind from the left.
110 One Cueball standing alone right holding an item towards right looking like a short golf club What is Cueball holding and is this a reference to a comic? Cueball holds an item with a stick and a head. It looks like a golf club but seems too short. It also has the shape of a pipe but then it is too big. Short golf club?
111 One Character with black hair and strange appearance floating above Hairbun 112 What is this? Reference for comic? A strange appearance floats above Hairbun 112 (maybe interacting with her and the woman 113 whom Hairbun may be interacting with?) It could be a person lying down leaning on arms looking straight out. So only the arms and torso and head can be seen. Could be either sex.
112 One Hairbun standing right maybe interacting with character 111 above her and with woman 113 to her right Is she interacting with 111 and 113 and if so is there a reference to a comic? The first instance of a woman with hair bun without pins. This is thus the first that can be described as Hairbun, but it is not the typical hair do for her. She may be interacting with the strange character 111 above her as well as with the freezing cloaked woman 113
113 One Woman with black hair like Megan standing left in a long black cloak indicated to freeze or shake with nine wiggly lines around her Is she interacting with 112 and 113 and if so is there a reference to a comic? Freezing or shaking? This woman who could be a Megan freezing in spite of her clock may be interacting with Hairbun 112, and if she is interacting with character 111 then also with that person.
114 One Megan standing alone left
115 One Cueball standing alone left First of 6 Cueballs in a row.
116 One Cueball standing alone right
117 One Cueball standing alone left
118 One Cueball standing alone right
119 One Cueball standing alone left
120 One Cueball standing alone left Last of 6 Cueballs in a row.
121 One Woman with hair bun white standing alone right White hair so not Hairbun.
122 One Cueball standing alone right
123 One Megan standing alone left
124 One Ponytail standing alone right
125 One Guy with hat white that looks a little like a knit cap, but seems to go too high above his head no hair standing alone left looking up If this was a knit cap it would be closer to his head, so it seems like this white hat has a band around the rim and it quite tall over the head.
126 One Cueball standing alone right
127 One Guy with headgear, some kind of contraption on his head (looks spiky) and three lines behind it indicating sound? He is drawing a large oblong object towards left. He is alone. The object has a cross shape with a broad long part split with a line down the middle. The ground over which it is drawn is visible and the drawing makes a sound Is this Jesus or a warrior? Ref to comic? This could be a reference to Jesus carrying his cross to his own crucifixion. He then would have a thorn crown on his head and carry a very heavy cross. But although there do appear a cross shape it does not look like the normal cross. However is it is turned sideways the cross bar at the top could look short like here. It could also be a sword, maybe pulled from a stone, but why then the scraping along the ground? It also looks too wide a blade, but the line in the middle looks right. Then what has he on his head. The head gear may also look like a birds nest with an angry bird with wings over the head and beak towards right. The lines would then be its angry noises. Maybe at the scraping that disturbs it. This would fir with the locomotive hat 32 and the city skyline hat 65 above. Object drawn: Scraape Sword or a cross?
128 One Cueball standing alone right
129 One Cueball standing alone right
130 One Megan standing right leaning towards Woman with white hair bun 131 Seems like Megan is facing and interacting with the woman with hair bun 131 as she leans towards her and is already close by.
131 One Woman with hair bun white standing left with Megan 130 leaning towards her White hair so not Hairbun. Seems like Megan 130 lean over to her.
132 One Cueball standing alone right This is the last character in one, of course it is a Cueball.
133 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing right towards Science Girl 134 holding a kite flying above her head This is the first character in the first zero - of course also a Cueball. Kites have been a recuring theme in xkcd but the comic Kite was the first and the kite looks the same. If the kite is flown also for Science Girl 134 is unclear. 235: Kite Kite
134 Zero 1 Top Science Girl Standing left under Cueball 133 kite, drawn with two hair buns Seems like she is part of the kite flying Cueball 133. Size wise clearly a girl with hairdo like Science Girl with two hair buns like in 1058: Old-Timers.
135 Zero 1 Top Megan standing alone right
136 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone left
137 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right
138 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone left holding his hand out with a small round bomb with a lit fuse Is it a character from a previous comic? Seems Cueball is holding a lit bomb ready to throw it (but not at anyone in particular in this comic). Seems like there is no situation where this happens in xkcd? A similar bomb is shown in 968: Everything but Cueball is not carrying it and it is not lit. Cueball throws a smoke-bomb in 486: I am Not a Ninja but it does not have a fuse or look like this. Bomb with lit fuse
139 Zero 1 Top Megan flying right with arms spread out swooping downwards at Hairy 140 with great speed indicated with two speed lines after her hands Is it a character from a previous comic? It is not certain that Megan is aiming at Hairy 140, but she aims at his position. Megan flying was shown in 438: Internet Argument but she was not swooping down with great speed like here. Maybe she has imported antigravity from 353: Python. Later Megan also flew without speed in [1416:_Pixels#Clouds|the clouds]] deep down in 1416: Pixels and a similar flying Megan could "[grow] in 1663: Garden.
140 Zero 1 Top Hairy standing right with flying Megan 139 coming right at him. Very thin hair. This version of Hairy has very little hair, but it is clearly not a bald Cueball. It is not certain that flying Megan 138 is aiming at Hairy but she aims at his position.
141 Zero 1 Top Character with short black hair standing alone left Could be either sex, hair too short to be Megan but too long to be Hairy.
142 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone leaning left
143 Zero 1 Top Hairbun standing alone left with hair falling down from the bun
144 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right
145 Zero 1 Top Character with short white hair standing alone right, seems short Could be either sex, and maybe it is a child. See similar adult in 174.
146 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone arms raised up
147 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right
148 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right looking up
149 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right
150 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing right looking at Cueball 151 with an exclamation mark and a heart over his head Is it a character from a previous comic? Does this Cueball have a crush on Cueball 151. Could be the second gay related event already… It cannot be stated for sure that they are looking at each other. Cueball: !♥
151 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing left looking at Cueball 150 Maybe Cueball 150 has a crush on this Cueball. It cannot be stated for sure that they are looking at each other.
152 Zero 1 Top Guy with knit cap with long top and pom-pom at the end, glasses, a cane and a west (or other clothing) standing alone left Is it another character from a previous comic? This could be a black and white version of Wally or Waldo (in the US) from the Where's Waldo books. Randall included the color version in 980: Money (though without glasses, but with eyes which Randall never draws in regular comics, so maybe glasses was added since Waldo should not be drawn without?) Then there would also be a Where's Waldo in this 1000 comic released only 20 comics later. Cane
153 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right, seems short Maybe a child?
154 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right
155 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right holding a briefcase by its handle in one hand Cueball is holding a briefcase in the handle. This could be related to the referenced comic where he arrives home to find Black Hat trying to cover up a murder. Comic: 542: Cover-Up Briefcase
156 Zero 1 Top Ponytail standing right with curly hair at her forehead. Seems to be looking at other woman with ponytail 157 Is it a character from a previous comic? The curly hair at her forehead in unusual for Ponytail. She seems to be looking at another curly haired woman 157 with a dark ponytail. Maybe they belong together (in a comic?)
157 Zero 1 Top Woman with a ponytail dark and curly hair at her forehead standing left looking at Ponytail 156 Is it a character from a previous comic? She seems to be looking at Ponytail 156 also drawn with curly hair at her forehead which is unusual for Ponytail. Maybe they belong together (in a comic?)
158 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing right hands up to his mouth shouting as indicated with three lines in front of his mouth. Maybe he shouts as spinning Megan 159 This Cueball seems to be shouting at Megan 159 maybe to stop her from spinning. This is not part of the comic that her spinning is related to. So maybe they are not connected.
159 Zero 1 Top Megan is spinning fast around herself as indicated with three circles around her body below her outstretched arms. She faces left towards Cueball 158 This is a direct reference to the Angular Momentum comic but in that comic there was no shouting Cueball, but maybe he tries to make her stop before she throws up (see title text). Later the same spinning Megan was used in 442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel, but that was a call back to the other comic. Comic: 162: Angular Momentum
160 Zero 1 Top Danish standing alone right Danish can usually not be distinguished without her personality, but with this very long hair, much longer than Megan’s usually is, it is reasonable to assume it could be her. She looks quite a lot like the version of Danish in 1014: Car Problems released a few weeks after this comic. Most of the comics she appears in were before 1000. See also Danish 373.
161 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone left
162 Zero 1 Top Ponytail standing alone left
163 Zero 1 Top Megan standing alone right
164 Zero 1 Top Megan standing alone left
165 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right
166 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone left
167 Zero 1 Top Guy with glasses (square) and no hair standing alone right
168 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right, seems short Maybe a child?
169 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone left
170 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone
171 Zero 1 Top Woman with black hair wide standing right looking at Cueball 172 This is the second version of this woman with wider hair than Megan, and also this time she seems to be looking at a Cueball, this time 172. See also 4 and 325.
172 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing left looking at woman 172 Second time a Cueball seems to be looking at a woman 172 with wider hair than Megan.
173 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone
174 Zero 1 Top Character with short white hair standing alone right Could be either sex, but as opposed to the similar 145 it cannot be a child.
175 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone left
176 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right
177 Zero 1 Top Guy with glasses (round) standing alone left with both arms out
178 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right
179 Zero 1 Top Hairbun standing alone right with very dark hair bun
180 Zero 1 Top Ponytail standing alone left
181 Zero 1 Top Megan standing alone right
182 Zero 1 Top Hairbun standing alone left with looser hair
183 Zero 1 Top Megan standing alone left
184 Zero 1 Top Cueball dancing alone right one leg lifted up and bend at the knee body bend forward, both arms out and two lines both in front of the knee and behind his back to indicate the dancing Is it a character from a previous comic? Cueball seems to be enjoying a little dance alone. It would fit very well if he had been in front of Megan 286.
185 Zero 1 Top Ponytail sitting right on the ground leaning back on one hand, while the other hand seems to be lifted to her face like she is speaking on a phone. One leg is almost straight the other lifted up Ponytail is the first person to sit on the ground. Previously Ponytail 18 was also seen sitting on a spinning office chair.
186 Zero 1 Top Hairbun standing alone left
187 Zero 1 Top Aragorn with beard (full) and hair is standing alone right with his broken sword lifted up in one arm Aragorn from the Lord of the Rings was depicted like this in the referenced comic. Towards the end of LOTR the broken sword Narsil is reforged and handed to Aragorn. Comic: 370: Redwall Broken sword
188 Zero 1 Top Megan standing alone left
189 Zero 1 Top Hairy standing alone right
190 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone left
191 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone
192 Zero 1 Top Guy with glasses (round) standing alone left
193 Zero 1 Top Hairbun standing alone right with very dark hair bun
194 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone leaning left
195 Zero 1 Top Science Girl standing alone right with bun and hair down her back
196 Zero 1 Top Hairy standing alone right, seems short May be a kid like Science Girl 195 to his left
197 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone left, seems short May be a kid, making it three in a row with 195 and 196 as well.
198 Zero 1 Top Hairy standing alone left
199 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing left together with Cueball giant 200 Together with giant Cueball 200 they look like the pair in panel four of the referenced comic. Comic: 68: Five Thirty
200 Zero 1 Top Cueball giant twice normal height standing left with Cueball 199 Together with the normal sized Cueball 199 they look like the pair in panel four of the referenced comic. Comic: 68: Five Thirty
201 Zero 1 Top Megan standing alone left, seems short May be a kid.
202 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right
203 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing right looking at Cueball machine 204 Seems like he is looking at Cueball machine 204 who encompasses him and Cueball 205 with his outstretched arms.
204 Zero 1 Top Cueball torso with outstretched arms fused together with a platform standing on its three spider-like legs which looks mechanical. He seems to encompass Cueball 2023 and 205 on either side of him Is it a character from a previous comic? Seems like someone made an experiment with Cueball putting his torso on top of some platform that is supported by (at least) three sharp ended legs. He is now part man part machine, but not like a typical cyborg... Seems like he holds his arms out to the two Cueballs on either side of him 203 and 205, maybe they are his servants or creators?
205 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing left looking at Cueball machine 204 Seems like he is looking at Cueball machine 204 who encompasses him and Cueball 203 with his outstretched arms.
206 Zero 1 Top Hairy standing alone right
207 Zero 1 Top Cueball standing alone right This is the last character in the first zero top, of course it is a Cueball.
208 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone right This is the first character in the first zero right - of course also a Cueball.
209 Zero 1 Right Woman with long hair white but maybe also a hair bun standing alone left Is it a character from a previous comic? The way the hair comes down to her shoulders make her look different from any normal characters. She also seems to have some kind of hair bun, which does not fit with the hair. The color seems to be white, but with features on her forehead.
210 Zero 1 Right Hairy standing right towards Megan 211 with a heart floating between them A couple in love as indicated with the heart between Hairy and Megan 211. (The heart will only be listed in the objects for Hairy). Heart shape
211 Zero 1 Right Megan standing left towards Hairy 210 with a heart floating between them A couple in love as indicated with the heart between Megan and Hairy 210 (The heart will only be listed in the objects for Hairy).
212 Zero 1 Right Megan standing alone right
213 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone right
214 Zero 1 Right Ponytail standing alone right
215 Zero 1 Right A woman with two hair buns on either side of her head standing
216 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left
217 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing right looking at Megan 218 with her sign Seems like he is reading Megan’s 217 sign.
218 Zero 1 Right Megan standing left showing a sign she is holding on a stick in one hand to Cueball 217 and Cueball 219 Megan is the first to be listed of the nine characters that holds up a small sign showing a binary number which forms the shape of a heart if connected. As this heart begins at 0, she is the third of the nine forming the left of the upper left part of the heart. As she is drawn it seems like both Cueball 217 and 219 looks at her sign. Sign: 10 Sign on a stick
219 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing left looking at Megan 218 with her sign Seems like he is reading Megan’s 217 sign.
220 Zero 1 Right Woman with dark hair that seems to fall behind her, maybe like a ponytail She holds up a sign above her head with both hands. This woman’s hair does not look like Megan’s, as it seems to fall only to her left side as if it has been collected in a ponytail. She is the second to be listed of the nine characters that holds up a sign showing a binary number which forms the shape of a heart if connected. As this heart begins at 0, she is the second of the nine forming the right of the upper left part of the heart. Sign: 1 Sign
221 Zero 1 Right Cueball falling sideways alone right having bounced on the visible grassy ground twice, as indicated with three curved lines, and he is now positioned head down, arms out and legs flailing up in to the letters A of the sound he makes while tumbling further right This Cueball represents The Man Who Fell Sideways from the referenced comic. The gravity pulls him wrongly along the ground thus he always falls, and only meet people when bumping into them, maybe the white haired character 222 is in for a surprise, but it doesn't seem like they are connected. Comic: 417: The Man Who Fell Sideways Cueball: Aaaaaaaaa
222 Zero 1 Right Character with short white hair standing alone right holding up a sign above the head with both hands Could be either sex. This is the third to be listed of the nine characters that holds up a sign showing a binary number which forms the shape of a heart if connected. As this heart begins at 0, this is the fourth of the nine forming the outer part of the upper left part of the heart. Sign: 11 Sign
223 Zero 1 Right Ponytail standing alone left
224 Zero 1 Right Megan standing alone left, seems short Maybe she is kid.
225 Zero 1 Right Ponytail is standing alone right looking into a large telescope standing on a platform that almost coincides with the helmet of the guy 230 below, but seems to not have any connection In the referenced comic Ponytail looks into a much larger observatory like telescope to discover the Sun is dying. Seems like a mistake that this drawing overlaps with Guy 230 below. Actually hard to say if the platform is on his head or below the telescope as it seems the legs of the telescope goes below this platform instead of resting on it. Comic: 673: The Sun Telescope
226 Zero 1 Right Megan standing alone right
227 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left
228 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left
229 Zero 1 Right Megan standing alone right
230 Zero 1 Right Guy with helmet white with a strap under his chin no hair standing alone right with what appears to be roller skates on his feet. Seems to be unstable as the movement lines indicate his feet are about to move apart. Is drawn so close to Ponytail 225 that the base of her telescope coincides with his helmet This guy wears roller skates, something never drawn in xkcd so far. Looks like the Cueball with a bicycle helmet for skating from 579: The Race: Part 3. It also looks like the soldier’s helmet in 984: Space Launch System. Seems like a mistake that this drawing overlaps with Ponytail 225 above. Actually hard to say if the platform is on his head or below the telescope as it seems the legs of the telescope goes below this platform instead of resting on it. Could be some kind of device attached to the helmet. Roller skates
231 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone right holding a sign level with his torso, one hand coming from above and one from below to hold it This Cueball is the fourth to be listed of the nine characters that holds up a sign showing a binary number which forms the shape of a heart if connected. As this heart begins at 0, he is the fifth of the nine forming the lower left of the upper left part of the heart. Sign: 100 Sign
232 Zero 1 Right Guy with black hair going up in two spikes on each side of his head standing alone right Is it a character from a previous comic? This hairdo is very special and not at all like Hairy's.
233 Zero 1 Right Woman with long curly white hair standing right towards Cueball 234. Seems to have something attached to both arms, that is disconnected from her hair that stops clearly above these items Is it a character from a previous comic? What does she wear on her arms?
234 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing left towards curly haired woman 233 Seems like he is looking at woman 233 with curly hair.
235 Zero 1 Right Megan standing alone left
236 Zero 1 Right Guy with afro hairdo giant size standing alone right Is it a character from a previous comic? A very large hair on top of this guy compared to 248.
237 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left
238 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone right
239 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left
240 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing right with a giant snail with a coiled shell with its head out displaying the two eyes tentacles. Its rear side is hidden behind Cueball. The snail seems to be moving right away from Cueball Cueball and his giant pet snail. The only snail drawn in xkcd so far seems to be a sea snail at the bottom of the seas to the right in 731: Desert Island. Snail
241 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone right
242 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left
243 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone right, larger than normal
244 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left
245 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone right
246 Zero 1 Right Ponytail standing right towards Cueball 247 Seem like she faces Cueball 247.
247 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing left towards Ponytail 246 Seems like he faces Ponytail 246.
248 Zero 1 Right Guy with Afro hairdo normal size standing alone right Is it a character from a previous comic? A more normal Afro hair than on 236.
249 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left, seems short Maybe a child?
250 Zero 1 Right Megan standing alone left
251 Zero 1 Right Mephistopheles standing alone right with horns, tail with arrow and a trident held before him in one hand The devil Mephistopheles has been used twice, but only in the referenced comic also with trident. He was first used in [[501: Faust 2.0] without trident. Comic: 533: Laptop Hell Trident
252 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing right towards Cueball 253 Seems to be looking at Cueball 253
253 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing left towards Cueball 252 Seems to be looking at Cueball 252
254 Zero 1 Right Woman with white hair but not a simple hairstyle standing right almost touching the sword tip of Richard Stallman 255 The woman is not looking like any regular figures. But In the 1337 series Stallman 255 was helping Elaine Roberts, daughter of the hacker Mrs. Roberts. This woman could be meant to represent Elaine, but the hair is not drawn in the same way as in the comic, although both are white haired, so maybe it is just a coincidence that the sword tip almost touches her?
255 Zero 1 Right Richard Stallman with beard and wild hair stands with two katana swords pointing right and left, the latter almost touching Woman 254 Richard Stallman is a recurring character in xkcd, and he is always depicted with two katana swords. This depiction of Stallman is taken almost directly from the referenced comic in the Leet/1337 series. He was first shown, also with swords, in 225: Open Source. In the 1337 series he was helping Elaine Roberts, daughter of the hacker Mrs. Roberts. The woman 254 could be meant to represent Elaine, but the hair is not drawn in the same way as in the comic, although both are white haired, so maybe it is just a coincidence that the sword tip almost touches her? Comic: 345:_1337:_Part_5 Katana swords, two
256 Zero 1 Right Hairy standing alone right, seems short This really looks like a child.
257 Zero 1 Right Megan standing alone right
258 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left
259 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left
260 Zero 1 Right Guy with spikey hair standing alone left Is it a character from a previous comic? The hairdo is much different than Hairy’s.
261 Zero 1 Right Guy with sunglasses and very thin black hair standing alone left
262 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone right
263 Zero 1 Right Ponytail standing alone right
264 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left
265 Zero 1 Right Hairy standing alone right
266 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone right
267 Zero 1 Right Megan standing alone right
268 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone
269 Zero 1 Right Guy with hair only around the neck standing alone left This could be Donald Knuth from 342: 1337: Part 2 or George from 587: Crime Scene. The hair is the same. See also Guy 75 and 406.
270 Zero 1 Right Character with short black hair standing alone right Could be either sex, hair too short to be Megan. Also the hair on top of the head is higher than usual for a Megan.
271 Zero 1 Right Guy with hat a peaked cap and a stick in one hand, and appears to only have one arm, the other ending in a black square next to his shoulder Is it a character from a previous comic? At first it may appear to be a police officer with peaked cap and a baton, but it seems weird he only has one arm. Could of course be a drawing mistake, and after drawing a shoulder pad Randall may have forgotten to draw the arm. In that case it is a policeman. But if he only has one arm and some weapon in his hand, it could also be a pirate with a special peaked pirate cap. Black peaked caps has been drawn on police officers both in 587: Crime Scene and 617: Understocked. Also after this comic in 1018: Good Cop, Dadaist Cop, 1105: License Plate and 1251: Anti-Glass Stick/baton
272 Zero 1 Right Guy with spiky hair standing alone left, seems short Is it a character from a previous comic? Looks like a kid with crazy hair.
273 Zero 1 Right Character with black hair in a high dome on top of the head standing alone left Could be either sex, hair too short to be Megan. Also the hair on top of the head is higher than usual for a Megan.
274 Zero 1 Right Megan standing alone right shaking a round object with black strings up and down as indicated with two lines above and below Is it a character from a previous comic? What is it she is shaking It could look like a Medusa head (or normal head) she is shaking. Do not look like a ball. Round object with black strings
275 Zero 1 Right Cueball standing alone left
276 Zero 1 Right Cueball swinging left on a robe as indicated with three lines behind his back while he is looking back over his shoulder at the short haired woman 277 Is it a character from a previous comic? Is this Tarzan and then Jane as the woman 277? Robe
277 Zero 1 Right Woman with short hair standing left looking at Cueball 276 swinging by her. Is it a character from a previous comic? Is this Tarzan as Cueball 276 and then Jane is this woman? Her hair is too short for Megan, but long enough to look female.
278 Zero 1 Right Megan standing alone left This is the last character in the first zero right, finally a Megan not a Cueball.
279 Zero 1 Bottom Megan standing alone right This is the first character in the first zero bottom, which is also a Megan not a Cueball.
280 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone
281 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left
282 Zero 1 Bottom Hairbun standing alone left
283 Zero 1 Bottom Hairy kid standing alone right Obviously a child, a boy with hair.
284 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right
285 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right
286 Zero 1 Bottom Megan dancing alone left one arm up and one arm held out, one leg held up and bent completely at the knee, three double lines indicating movement of arms and legs Is it a character from a previous comic? Megan seems to be enjoying a little dance alone. It would fit very well if she had been in front of Cueball 184.
287 Zero 1 Bottom Hairbun standing alone left, seems she has some hair hanging down her back
288 Zero 1 Bottom Character with short white hair standing alone right Could be either sex, see also similar characters at 174 and 222.
289 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left
290 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing right in a very tight embrace arms with around, legs between each others and kissing Cueball 291 with a heart over their heads Is it a characters from a previous comic? Obviously two Cueball's kissing in such a tight embrace is a gay reference. There are several of these throughout this comic. This could be the two Cueball's from 65: Banter a little later… Cueballs: ♥
291 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing left in a very tight embrace arms with around, legs between each others and kissing Cueball 290 with a heart over their heads Is it a characters from a previous comic? Obviously two Cueball's kissing in such a tight embrace is a gay reference. There are several of these throughout this comic. This could be the two Cueball's from 65: Banter a little later…
292 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left He could be looking at the gay Cueballs couple 290-291, but seems offset from them.
293 Zero 1 Bottom Woman with very long white hair standing alone right Is it a character from a previous comic? This may be the longest white hair on any woman drawn in xkcd.
294 Zero 1 Bottom Hairy standing alone left
295 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right
296 Zero 1 Bottom Boy with a hat, a fez, standing alone right Is it a character from a previous comic? Obviously a child, a boy with a fez with the characteristic shape and with a tassel attached to the top.
297 Zero 1 Bottom Hairbun standing alone right
298 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball hanging in the air a little above the ground alone left arms stretched out, legs bend a little at the knee shadow beneath him on the ground Is it a character from a previous comic? Cueball could have just jumped and pulled his legs up, but is seems like he is floating in the air keeping his arms out for balance.
299 Zero 1 Bottom Hairbun standing alone left with lots of hair also coming down her back There is a clear hair bun but the hair down her back is more than usual for Hairbun
300 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right
301 Zero 1 Bottom Guy in an open lab coat with wild long hair and glasses standing alone left with both arms raised up This may very well be meant to represent Dr. Emmett L. Brown from Back to the Future, since a kid was dressed up looking like this, and in the same pose, in the referenced comic. Given that this does not look like a kid it could not be the kid, but rather the real person. Seems like he has not been drawn in any comic though. Comic 656: October 30th
302 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing with bend knees and arms out alone left bending his back backwards right but keeping his head above his feet Could look like he was dancing but both feet are on the ground and there are no movement lines like say dancing Megan 286.
303 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left
304 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right Could be involved with Cueball 305 but this is not clear.
305 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball running alone left with arms up like he is happy that he has just spotted a black rectangular shape on the ground in front of him Is it a situation from a previous comic? What is the object on the ground and why is he happy to see it. Anything to do with Cueball 304 standing there? This running Cueball seems to be happy that for the object he finds on the ground. Could be his wallet lying open on the ground. Could also be some kind of sport, where he runs toward this object to kick it. In that case maybe he is playing with Cueball 304? Black rectangular object
306 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left
307 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right looking up
308 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right, seems short This Cueball here looks short, maybe he is a kid?
309 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right
310 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left
311 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone
312 Zero 1 Bottom Ponytail standing alone right
313 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing right leaning slightly toward Megan 314 Looks like he is with Megan 314
314 Zero 1 Bottom Megan standing left leaning slightly toward Cueball 313 Looks like she is with Cueball 313
315 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball inside a hamster ball is rolling right down a steep slope alone. He is at this moment face down, head to the right a little lower than his feet and arms out. The drawing is smaller than the others, so he is not a kid, just further away. The slope is also drawn and it continues with two more lines to indicate that it is long behind Megan 316 and stops in front of the feet of Cueball 317, without they are involved. Behind the hamster ball there are two lines to indicate the rolling motion. Above the Hamster ball is a word that is not easily readable What is the word above the hamster ball? Hamster ball is a recurring theme in xkcd, see the referenced category, and was first featured in 152: Hamster Ball, but this scene with Cueball rolling down a hill is not from any comic. The only scene with something falling down (a stair) in a hamster ball was a robot in 413: New Pet. However, much later in 1608: Hoverboard, there was a scene with a girl running downhill inside a hamster ball. Category:Hamster Ball Cueball: Tho??a Hamster ball
316 Zero 1 Bottom Megan standing alone right, seems tall This Megan seems taller than the surrounding figures, the Cueball 317 next to her, seems short, maybe he is her child? Behind her is part of the slope from the hamster ball Cueball 315, but she is not part of that scene.
317 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right, seems short This Cueball seems short, maybe he is a kid, or it is just because Megan 316 is extra tall. Maybe she represents his mother. Just left of his feet is part of the slope from the hamster ball Cueball 315, but he is not part of that scene.
318 Zero 1 Bottom Megan standing alone right This Megan is obviously shorter than Megan 316, but does not seem like a child.
319 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right
320 Zero 1 Bottom Character with something black on the head, seems short Is it a character from a previous comic? The character looks short, maybe it is a kid? The black shape on the head seems a little like a flat hat, and the black along the back of the head could be a strip holding it in place. It could also just be short black hair, but then not clear what sex the character has.
321 Zero 1 Bottom Megan standing right towards Cueball kid 322, she also seems short This Megan here looks short, maybe she is a kid? But then the boy looking like Cueball 322 to her left, much shorter than her, is definitely also a kid. Maybe her little brother.
322 Zero 1 Bottom Boy looking like Cueball standing right, may be together with Megan 321 This kid looking like Cueball is certainly too short to be Cueball. He is standing near Megan 321 who, although clearly taller, is short compared to most characters, so maybe she is also a child and could be his older sister?
323 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left, seems tall
324 Zero 1 Bottom Guy with hat, white dome shaped with wide brim standing alone left This version of White Hat is the one from Idiocracy. It is used more than once in this comic, so here he will not be listed as White Hat. The hat seems to have a wider brim than 26. Comic: 603: Idiocracy
325 Zero 1 Bottom Woman with black hair wide standing alone right This is the third version of this woman with wider hair than Megan. See also 4 and 171.
326 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right
327 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right
328 Zero 1 Bottom White Hat standing alone right This is the first standard version of White Hat in this comic. The previous two with white hat was the shape from 603: Idiocracy, see 324.
329 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left, with a face that almost has a heart shape, rather than round Seems like this face has been drawn sloppily, not like those with clearly different shapes later. Although the shape here almost resembles a heart.
330 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball wearing a mask with a long nose and a strip around his neck standing alone right Is it a character from a previous comic? Seems like there is no comic with a guy in a mask like this with a long nose. Could be a Guy Fawkes mask which was referenced shortly before this comic in 960: Subliminal, but not on a Cueball. A guy wearing a mask is seen nine comics before this in 991: Phantom Menace, but it is not that kind of mask here. Mask wit long nose
331 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left
332 Zero 1 Bottom Ponytail standing alone right Her head is turned to the ponytail is partly hidden behind her head.
333 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left
334 Zero 1 Bottom Guy with hat black bowler standing alone right There have been two guys with black bowler hats in 344: 1337: Part 4 and 344: 1337: Part 5, but they looked somewhat different more high and slim, so not quite like this guy. Similar difference between this guy and Black Hat as White Hat and the 603: Idiocracy guy. Comic: 864: Flying Cars
335 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left looking down at his hand which holds something small and slim like a smartphone Could be Cueball from the referenced comic, where he holds a smartphone looking at it like this Cueball. Smartphone
336 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right, seems short This Cueball here looks short, maybe he is a kid?
337 Zero 1 Bottom Megan standing alone left
338 Zero 1 Bottom Character with short curly standing alone left Is it a character from a previous comic? Could be either sex with this short curly hair.
339 Zero 1 Bottom Character with short white hair standing alone right Could be either sex, see also similar characters at 174, 222 and 288.
340 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball sitting alone left leaning back in an armchair legs straight in front of him There are several comics with Cueball sitting in an armchair but in the references comic Cueball is seen sitting in a very similar position having been watching The Matrix. Previously only Ponytail 18 has been seen sitting in a chair (an office chair). Comic: 566: Matrix Revisited
341 Zero 1 Bottom Hairy standing alone
342 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone right He could be looking at two Cueballs with present 343-344.
343 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing right towards Cueball 344 who is holding up a present Is this a scene from a previous comic? Seems like he receives a present from Cueball 344. Maybe Cueball 342 is also in on this party?
344 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing left towards Cueball 343 holding a wrapped present up in one hand Is this a scene from a previous comic? Is it a present? Seems like he offers the present he holds up to Cueball 343. Maybe Cueball 342 is also in on this party? The drawing of the present is not very clear, and it doesn't look like the wrapping goes down below the box. Box looking like a wrapped present
345 Zero 1 Bottom Ponytail standing alone left, seems short The Ponytail here looks short, maybe she is a kid?
346 Zero 1 Bottom Woman with white hair and pigtails standing alone Is it a character from a previous comic? There have been two girls with pigtails in xkcd, the first was a parody not in the style of xkcd in 142: Parody Week: Megatokyo, and the other is a girl in 573: Parental Trolling, with dark hair.
347 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left
348 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left
349 Zero 1 Bottom Guy with sunglasses standing alone left
350 Zero 1 Bottom Cueball standing alone left This is the last character in the first zero bottom, again it is a Cueball.
351 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone leaning right This is the 'first character in the first zero left, again it is a Cueball.
352 Zero 1 Left Megan standing alone left Explanation missing
353 Zero 1 Left Woman with hair bun white standing alone right This is not Hairbun as she has dark hair. This white hair bun woman is used more than once (see already in 43 and above here 420). Maybe the next character 354 is also this woman or maybe a guy with knit cap?
354 Zero 1 Left Character with either hair bun white or it could be a knit cap with a pom-pom on top standing alone left Could be either sex, depending if it is a woman with hair bun (which would make it two next to each other with 353) or a guy with knit cap. Knit caps has been used several times in xkcd but only after this comic.
355 Zero 1 Left Cory Doctorow in his cape and googles are flying swooping head first downwards and left alone with his cape out behind him and two speed lines along the edges of his cape This is the typical representation of Cory Doctorow, who is featured twice in this section of this first zero (see 398 as well). Cory Doctorow has been shown in several comics and this flying version is from the referenced comic. Normally his cape is drawn in red, but there is no color in this comic. Comic: 442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel
356 Zero 1 Left Megan standing alone right
357 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
358 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left
359 Zero 1 Left Hairbun standing alone right She is standing above and left of the woman with white hair bun 353 who is near another character 354 perhaps with bun (or knit cap with pom-pom), but it is a close cluster of characters with buns or poms.
360 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
361 Zero 1 Left Megan standing alone left
362 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
363 Zero 1 Left Hairy standing alone right
364 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone leaning right, seems short This Cueball here looks short, maybe he is a kid?
365 Zero 1 Left Hairy standing alone left Hairy’s hair is spiky
366 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
367 Zero 1 Left Hairy standing alone left Hairy’s hair is messy
368 Zero 1 Left Megan standing alone right
369 Zero 1 Left Megan standing alone right
370 Zero 1 Left Guy wearing some kind of black head gear standing alone seems like the top of the head can be seen in the middle, so it could just be a head band. Is it a character from a previous comic? What is it on his head? A guy is wearing something on his head. Is it a hat, is it hair is it a hairband. Given that some of the head seems to be visible at the top maybe that. Could also be two large horns a little like Mephistopheles 251, but not at all like him. Could also be a crown with two peaks on either side, which the head gear may look to have, and that would be able to go low enough to show the top of the head.
371 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left
372 Zero 1 Left Woman with long black hair generally much larger in all directions than Megan’s Is it a character from a previous comic? This woman’s hair is so much more thick and long than Megan’s usually is, and not at all like the depiction of Danish either like 373
373 Zero 1 Left Danish standing alone left Danish can usually not be distinguished without her personality, but with this very long hair, much longer than Megan’s usually is, it is reasonable to assume it could be her. She looks quite a lot like the version of Danish in 1014: Car Problems released a few weeks after this comic. Most of the comics she appears in were before 1000. Very much different from the other longer than Megan haired woman in 372. See Danish 160
374 Zero 1 Left Hairy standing alone right Hairy’s hair stands up
375 Zero 1 Left Cueball sitting right on the ground straight back supported with on one hand behind him, while the other hand resting on the knee of one leg which is lifted up and bend at the knee getting close to his head. Maybe he rests his chin on his arm on the knee. The other leg is almost straight out but bends a little at the knee. Maybe Megan 376 is looking down on him. Cueball is the second person to sit on the ground. Previously Ponytail 185 also sat on the ground. Cueball 340 sat in an armchair.
376 Zero 1 Left Megan standing left maybe looking down on sitting Cueball 375 Megan maybe looking at sitting Cueball 375, but it is not clear.
377 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left This is the first of nine Cueballs in a row from 377-385. However, not all of them are placed together due to the numbering system. Particularly this Cueball is two rows below the full row from 379-383.
378 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
379 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right Cueballs 379-383 constitutes a full line across the right part of the first zero only with Cueball. They are part of the nine Cueballs in a row.
380 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
381 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left
382 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left, seems tall This Cueball is taller than the others in this group of nine.
383 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right Cueballs 379-383 constitutes a full line across the right part of the first zero only with Cueball. They are part of the nine Cueballs in a row.
384 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left, seems short This Cueball here looks short, maybe he is a kid?
385 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right This is the last of nine Cueballs in a row, but given the numbering system not all of them are close together. But he is the top of a group of five Cueballs close together.
386 Zero 1 Left Megan standing right is holding a hand out to a sitting squirrel, it looks big she looks short This Megan here looks short, maybe she is a kid? She seems to reach out to maybe pad the squirrel which is drawn almost exactly as in 776: Still No Sleep but here it is with Cueball. Squirrels are a recurring theme as shown in the reference. Category:Squirrels Squirrel
387 Zero 1 Left Megan standing alone left, seems short This Megan together with Megan 386 may both be kids. Maybe she looks on Megan 386 and her squirrel?. Those two girls and the guy 391 are more or less surrounded by a ring of nine Cueballs, with even more of them close by. One of the most Cueball-lized areas so far.
388 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left
389 Zero 1 Left Character with short loose hair standing alone Could be either sex, not really hair like a Hairy.
390 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone, seems short This Cueball here looks short, maybe he is a kid?
391 Zero 1 Left Guy with black knit cap standing alone right This looks very much like a guy with knit cap. Knit caps has been used several times in xkcd but only after this comic.
392 Zero 1 Left Cueball dancing alone left one leg slightly lifted and crossing over the other leg on the ground body bend slightly both arms out and one is higher up and three times two lines at his arms and behind his back indicate the dancing Is it a character from a previous comic? Cueball seems to be enjoying a quiet little dance alone. As he did in 184 but more vigorously. Megan 186 is also dancing. Seeing this Cueball "hanging" above the two characters next to him 391 and 393 is could look like he was floating up in the air. But the lines do not indicate this and there is no shadow below him as for floating Cueball 298.
393 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
394 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left arms out
395 Zero 1 Left Ponytail standing alone right
396 Zero 1 Left Ponytail standing alone right, seems short The Ponytail here looks short, maybe she is a kid? It would be the second Ponytail in a row after 395.
397 Zero 1 Left Hairy standing alone left
398 Zero 1 Left Cory Doctorow in his cape and googles standing left, left arm lifted up This is the typical representation of Cory Doctorow, who is featured once before in this section of this first zero (see 355 as well). Cory Doctorow has been shown in several comics and this version is probably from the first depiction of him in the referenced comic , which is actually not of him but of a guy trying to look like him, Normally his cape is drawn in red, but there is no color in this comic. Comic: 239: Blagofaire
399 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left
400 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
401 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left
402 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
403 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left
404 Zero 1 Left Boy looking like Cueball standing right, seems like he is holding a snake in its tale shaking it by the tail so it flows out from his arm snaking in the air Is it a snake and does it refer to a previous comic? This boy child (much shorter than regular Cueballs) seems to be holding a snake, but it is not clear if it is a snake or represents some weird long arm on the kid? Snake?
405 Zero 1 Left Megan standing alone right, may be looking toward the guy 406 There is some distance but she is facing the next guy 406.
406 Zero 1 Left Guy with hair only around the neck standing alone left, maybe looking at Megan 405 This could be Donald Knuth from 342: 1337: Part 2 or George from 587: Crime Scene. The hair is the same. See also Guy 75 and 269. See also 411 just above him, which does not really look like this guy but same style of hair. He may be looking at Megan 405 even though there is some distance between them.
407 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left
408 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
409 Zero 1 Left Megan standing alone left
410 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left
411 Zero 1 Left Guy with hair only around the neck standing alone right, head is very thin This does not really look like the other guy 406 with hair like this just below him. The head shape is weird like it has been squeezed together.
412 Zero 1 Left Guy with hair short white and spikey standing alone left Is it a character from a previous comic? Seems a special type of hair, that has not been seen before in this comic.
413 Zero 1 Left Megan standing alone right, may be looking toward the Cueball 414 Could be looking at Cueball 414.
414 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left, may be looking toward the Megan 413 Could be looking at Megan 413.
415 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone left
416 Zero 1 Left Guy with glasses (square) and hair black standing alone right Most of those with glasses so far have been bold as Cueballs, but this one has hair.
417 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
418 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone right
419 Zero 1 Left Megan standing alone right
420 Zero 1 Left Woman with hair bun white standing alone right This is not Hairbun as she has dark hair. This white hair bun woman is used more than once (see already in 43, and below here in 353)
421 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone
422 Zero 1 Left Hairbun standing alone left Hairbun with her dark hair looks in the direction of the white haired woman with hair bun 420.
423 Zero 1 Left Ninja dressed in black with black cloth around his head so only a small part of the face is visible and a broad and curved sword in hand standing alone right There have been several references to ninjas before this comic. But in neither of these does they look much like this one with this particular curved sword. First time with ninjas was in 225: Open Source and there is also one in the first comic of 820: Five-Minute Comics: Part 2. Cueball has also noted that 486: I am Not a Ninja. Ninja sword
424 Zero 1 Left Cueball standing alone This is the last character in the first zero, again it is a Cueball.

Explanations

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Discussion

If you find any missing errors in the table please correct them or if it is a big operation please send a personal comment to me, maybe my original table can be mended easily? (well this is written before the table is even begun ;-) --Kynde (talk) 14:53, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

I thought it was pretty clear that 127 was supposed to be Cloud with his spiky hair and huge Buster Sword? 108.162.246.114 19:32, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

Definitely agreed on 127 being Cloud. We know Randall is a Final Fantasy fan, and Cloud has a pretty iconic look that is well represented here. 108.162.216.10 18:50, 4 January 2017 (UTC)borntowander

Wouldn't Occam's Razor suggest that a character with a gray hairbun is still Hairbun (though the person is evidently older)? Bitsofstring (talk) 20:35, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Is this page really necessary? It seems like a big project with not much meaning. RamenChef (talk) 14:51, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Is there a reason that there isn't a column for pictures of each mini-comic? It is pretty inconvenient to have to switch between the section page and this page.108.162.238.95

Just a thought but if you wanted to be able to sort them such that "A Red Text" comes to the top, might I suggest "AAH! Red Text!" 108.162.237.208 21:37, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Amazing that we can say rigorously that this comic is exactly 87.1% explained. Sure (talk) 00:31, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

I think #594 might be a reference to comic 852 about pole vaulting. 172.70.134.144 23:19, 27 February 2023 (UTC)