Difference between revisions of "Category:Velociraptors"

Explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb.
Jump to: navigation, search
(Updated last reference to velociraptors)
(that's not a great way to update it.)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
'''Velociraptor''' is a genus of {{w|dinosaur}} which was popularized by its appearance in the ''{{w|Jurassic Park}}'' film series. In the films, velociraptors are depicted as small (shorter than adult humans) bi-pedal scaled dinsaurs which frequently attacked and killed humans. They were one of the main antagonists in the films. The reference source used by the author of the original novel was somewhat outdated, and the dinosaurs as written and thereafter depicted in the film have some discrepancies with the size and appearance of the velociraptors. For example, scientists have since discovered that velociraptors were likely feathered.
+
{{w|Velociraptor}}s are a genus of {{w|dinosaur}} which was popularized by its appearance in the ''[[:Category:Jurassic Park]]'' film series. In the films, velociraptors are depicted as small (shorter than adult humans) bipedal scaled dinosaurs which frequently attacked and killed humans. Velociraptors and the irrational fear of being attacked by them in the modern world are a subject of several strips of [[xkcd]]. [http://webcomicssobad.blogspot.com/2007/11/xkcd.html Sonty Mick] posits, perhaps facetiously, that velociraptors in xkcd symbolize {{w|God}}.
−
 
 
−
''Jurassic Park'' could have been a scary film for children, and the film appears to have had a strong impact on [[Randall Munroe]]. Velociraptors in particular, and the irrational fear of being attacked by them in the modern world, are a subject of (or appear in) several strips of [[xkcd]].
 
−
 
 
−
[http://webcomicssobad.blogspot.com/2007/11/xkcd.html Sonty Mick] posits, perhaps facetiously, that velociraptors in xkcd symbolize {{w|God}}.  
 
−
 
 
−
The last comic mentioning velociraptors was released in July 2025 (formerly nearly 10 years ago), so Randall has apparently not decided to drop velociraptors as a recurring trope for the comic.
 
−
 
 
−
''See also: {{w|Velociraptor}}''
 
  
 
{{navbox-characters}}
 
{{navbox-characters}}

Revision as of 09:44, 27 July 2025

Velociraptors are a genus of dinosaur which was popularized by its appearance in the Category:Jurassic Park film series. In the films, velociraptors are depicted as small (shorter than adult humans) bipedal scaled dinosaurs which frequently attacked and killed humans. Velociraptors and the irrational fear of being attacked by them in the modern world are a subject of several strips of xkcd. Sonty Mick posits, perhaps facetiously, that velociraptors in xkcd symbolize God.

Major characters  
Minor characters  
Children  
Real people  
Friends of Randall  
Politicians  
Firefly actors  
Animals  
Retrieved from "https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Velociraptors&oldid=382057"