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| caption          = A close-up of Rob from [[782: Desecration]]
 
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'''Rob''' is a stick figure in xkcd. Rob has no identifying features. Whether the stick figure is Rob or [[Cueball]] is only revealed by what he is called in the comic of which he appears. Rob is specifically named in [[276: Fixed Width]], [[632: Suspicion]], [[716: Time Machine]], and [[782: Desecration]]. As well, some comic transcripts refer to a cueball character as "Rob", such as [[647: Scary]].
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'''Rob''' is a stick figure in xkcd. Rob has no identifying features and appears as a generic [[stick figure]], visually indistinguishable from [[Cueball]]. He is one of the few of [[Randall]]'s characters to be given a name. Rob is specifically named in [[276: Fixed Width]], [[632: Suspicion]], [[647: Scary]], [[716: Time Machine]], [[723: Seismic Waves]], [[782: Desecration]], [[838: Incident]], [[1102: Fastest-Growing]] and [[1168: tar]]. In [[276: Fixed Width]] his screen name appears as "rob", and in [[723: Seismic Waves]] he is posting on the internet as "robm163". In [[838: Incident]] his username appears as "robm".
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==Relationships==
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Rob had a relationship with a "woman" known as <emily> on IM. This ended tragically in [[276: Fixed Width]] when he told her the relationship was only for sex while he wasn't really paying attention to what he was writing; he just wanted their chat responses to line up nicely on the screen. Two years later, in 2009, he had a relationship of a few months with what ended up to be a spam bot. He discovered this when he asked the bot to pass a {{w|Turing test}}. This happened in [[632: Suspicion]].
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In [[647: Scary]] we find that he has a nephew born after September 11, 2001, but by 2009 he was old enough to have discussions with Rob about it.
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In [[1102: Fastest-Growing]] it seems that Rob is [[Black Hat|Black Hat's]] room mate. This could indicate that the Robert in [[596: Latitude]] could be Rob, and that it actually is the Cueball shown in that comic. Similarly this could indicate that the Cueball coming home in [[542: Cover-Up]] to Black Hat, could be Rob. But with no name mentioned it is not enough to list these comics as comics featuring Rob.
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==See also==
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*[[:Category:Comics featuring Rob]]
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*[[:Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
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*It was at some point suggested that Cueball and Rob should be merged. But nothing came of the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Proposals#Merge_Cueball_.26_Rob discussion.]
  
 
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Revision as of 18:20, 26 July 2016

Rob

A close-up of Rob from 782: Desecration
First appearance 276: Fixed Width
Appearances 13

Rob is a stick figure in xkcd. Rob has no identifying features and appears as a generic stick figure, visually indistinguishable from Cueball. He is one of the few of Randall's characters to be given a name. Rob is specifically named in 276: Fixed Width, 632: Suspicion, 647: Scary, 716: Time Machine, 723: Seismic Waves, 782: Desecration, 838: Incident, 1102: Fastest-Growing and 1168: tar. In 276: Fixed Width his screen name appears as "rob", and in 723: Seismic Waves he is posting on the internet as "robm163". In 838: Incident his username appears as "robm".

Relationships

Rob had a relationship with a "woman" known as <emily> on IM. This ended tragically in 276: Fixed Width when he told her the relationship was only for sex while he wasn't really paying attention to what he was writing; he just wanted their chat responses to line up nicely on the screen. Two years later, in 2009, he had a relationship of a few months with what ended up to be a spam bot. He discovered this when he asked the bot to pass a Turing test. This happened in 632: Suspicion.

In 647: Scary we find that he has a nephew born after September 11, 2001, but by 2009 he was old enough to have discussions with Rob about it.

In 1102: Fastest-Growing it seems that Rob is Black Hat's room mate. This could indicate that the Robert in 596: Latitude could be Rob, and that it actually is the Cueball shown in that comic. Similarly this could indicate that the Cueball coming home in 542: Cover-Up to Black Hat, could be Rob. But with no name mentioned it is not enough to list these comics as comics featuring Rob.

See also