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<noinclude>:''For a list of comics, see [[:Category:Comics featuring Kidball|Comics featuring Kidball]].''</noinclude> | <noinclude>:''For a list of comics, see [[:Category:Comics featuring Kidball|Comics featuring Kidball]].''</noinclude> | ||
| − | '''Kidball''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. His appearance is like a [[Cueball]], but as a child. He commonly appears in classrooms led by [[Miss Lenhart]] (or [[Randall|her substitute]], alongside other kids like [[Jill]] | + | '''Kidball''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. His appearance is like a [[Cueball]], but as a child. He commonly appears in classrooms led by [[Miss Lenhart]] (or [[Randall|her substitute]], alongside other kids like [[Jill]]. |
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| − | Kidball somewhat lacks a distinct personality, mostly appearing as a 'filler character' for comics with children | + | Kidball somewhat lacks a distinct personality, mostly appearing as a 'filler character' for comics, perhaps with other children in classroom or play-based scenes. This is similar to his adult counterpart [[Cueball]], which he was for a long time conflated due to being as much a child-sized 'everyman' (or even being [[735: Floor|several such examples]], in the same comic). He even [[:Category:Multiple Cueballs|used to be counted]] as a 'full' Cueball when used directly alongside an adult version, in situations where his obvious status as a child perhaps set him out as most deliberately distinctive from any other character. He rarely speaks, with a few exceptions; such as [[3132: Coastline Similarity]], where Kidball, not knowing about {{w|continental drift}} states a belief that one continent [[2885|plagiarized]] the other. |
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| First appearance | 38: Apple Jacks |
| Appearances | 34 |
- For a list of comics, see Comics featuring Kidball.
Kidball is a stick figure character in xkcd. His appearance is like a Cueball, but as a child. He commonly appears in classrooms led by Miss Lenhart (or her substitute, alongside other kids like Jill.
Name[edit]
The name "Kidball" is derived from Cueball, taking the suffix of Cueball's name and adding "Kid" as a prefix. See Proposals § New Character Proposal for Kid Cueballs for more info.
Personality[edit]
Kidball somewhat lacks a distinct personality, mostly appearing as a 'filler character' for comics, perhaps with other children in classroom or play-based scenes. This is similar to his adult counterpart Cueball, which he was for a long time conflated due to being as much a child-sized 'everyman' (or even being several such examples, in the same comic). He even used to be counted as a 'full' Cueball when used directly alongside an adult version, in situations where his obvious status as a child perhaps set him out as most deliberately distinctive from any other character. He rarely speaks, with a few exceptions; such as 3132: Coastline Similarity, where Kidball, not knowing about continental drift states a belief that one continent plagiarized the other.
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