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*Her first appearance without glasses was in her second appearance: [[378: Real Programmers]]. And with the four recent comics (past no. 1500) this is now her most prevalent appearance.
 
*Her first appearance without glasses was in her second appearance: [[378: Real Programmers]]. And with the four recent comics (past no. 1500) this is now her most prevalent appearance.
 
*In [[572: Together]] a woman looking like Hair Bun Girl is obviously Megan who has turned old during the comic, so this is also not included here. But it could indicate that Randall thinks of Hair Bun Girl as an older woman.
 
*In [[572: Together]] a woman looking like Hair Bun Girl is obviously Megan who has turned old during the comic, so this is also not included here. But it could indicate that Randall thinks of Hair Bun Girl as an older woman.
*Since she is a grown woman - she cannot be the little girl in [[1519: Venus]].
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*Since she is a grown woman - she cannot be the little girl in [[1519: Venus]] or [[1584: Moments of Inspiration]].
 
*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 Hair Bun Girl.
 
*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 Hair Bun Girl.
 
*She can, however, represent a real person, like when she was Emily Dickinson in [[788: The Carriage]]. In that comic Emily is drawn exactly as the standard version of Hair bun Girl, and she is thus included. This is similar to Cueball who also represents real persons from time to time.
 
*She can, however, represent a real person, like when she was Emily Dickinson in [[788: The Carriage]]. In that comic Emily is drawn exactly as the standard version of Hair bun Girl, and she is thus included. This is similar to Cueball who also represents real persons from time to time.

Revision as of 13:36, 30 September 2015

Hairbun

Hair Bun Girl, as seen in 1253: Exoplanet Names
First appearance 337: Post Office Showdown
Appearances 87

Hair Bun Girl is a stick figure character in xkcd. She is distinguished by her hair that is set up in a bun.

Characteristics

Hair Bun Girl 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.

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. (Five appearances as of April 2015: 703, 1052, 1253, 1504, and 1507).

  • In her very first appearance, 337: Post Office Showdown, she is drawn with glasses.
  • Her first appearance without glasses was in her second appearance: 378: Real Programmers. And with the four recent comics (past no. 1500) this is now her most prevalent appearance.
  • In 572: Together a woman looking like Hair Bun Girl is obviously Megan who has turned old during the comic, so this is also not included here. But it could indicate that Randall thinks of Hair Bun Girl as an older woman.
  • Since she is a grown woman - she cannot be the little girl in 1519: Venus or 1584: Moments of Inspiration.
  • 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 Hair Bun Girl.
  • She can, however, represent a real person, like when she was Emily Dickinson in 788: The Carriage. In that comic Emily is drawn exactly as the standard version of Hair bun Girl, and she is thus included. This is similar to Cueball who also represents real persons from time to time.
  • In both 703: Honor Societies and 1520: Degree-Off 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.