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'''White Hat''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. He is distinguished by his eponymous white hat which appears to be in the shape and style of a {{w|boater}}. His overall appearance is identical to [[Black Hat]] other than the color of their respective hats. Of the two, White Hat is depicted far less often. He is sometimes referred to as "White Hat Guy" in the transcripts.
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'''White Hat''' or '''White Hat Guy''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. He is distinguished by his eponymous white hat which appears to be in the shape and style of a {{w|boater}}. His appearance is identical to that of [[Black Hat]] other than the color of their respective hats. (Interestingly, the two characters have been depicted together only at [[Click and Drag]] and [[1000: 1000 Comics]], still without a real connection between them.)
  
Unlike {{w|White hat (computer security)|white hat}} characters in fiction or hacker terminology, xkcd's White Hat is neither smart nor heroic. To the contrary, his pronouncements often contain logical fallacies which greatly frustrate the other characters.
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In early comics, White Hat appeared mostly as a rare secondary character. Starting with comic [[915: Connoisseur]], White Hat started appearing more often and developed more of a personality, often playing the role of a philosophically misguided person. In this way, he's a bit of a {{w|straw man}}, making [[915|logical]] [[973|fallacies]] [[1215|to help]] [[1255|advance]] [[1277|Randall's point]]. Other times, he is simply an alternative to [[Cueball]], [[Hairy]], or [[Megan]].
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In [[603: Idiocracy]], he appears to be wearing a hat unlike his usual boater.
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*[[:Category:Comics featuring White Hat|Comics featuring White Hat]]
  
 
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Revision as of 12:55, 18 March 2016

White Hat

White hat as seen in 973: MTV Generation
First appearance 260: The Glass Necklace
Appearances 179

White Hat or White Hat Guy is a stick figure character in xkcd. He is distinguished by his eponymous white hat which appears to be in the shape and style of a boater. His appearance is identical to that of Black Hat other than the color of their respective hats. (Interestingly, the two characters have been depicted together only at Click and Drag and 1000: 1000 Comics, still without a real connection between them.)

In early comics, White Hat appeared mostly as a rare secondary character. Starting with comic 915: Connoisseur, White Hat started appearing more often and developed more of a personality, often playing the role of a philosophically misguided person. In this way, he's a bit of a straw man, making logical fallacies to help advance Randall's point. Other times, he is simply an alternative to Cueball, Hairy, or Megan.

In 603: Idiocracy, he appears to be wearing a hat unlike his usual boater.

See also