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7 hours ago, chridd said:

Hasn't this already been done (at least up to a year ago... coincidentally almost exactly a year)?

If you'll notice, this thread was actually created in March of last year. Regardless, he and I have both been doing this for years and years, completely independent of each other. I first started mine over six years ago, and this is merely a reboot of that after the original was lost when the old forum crashed. I typically update on a daily or semi-daily basis (as I plan to again once I'm caught up), whereas Ookii, when it's maintained regularly, usually waits until the end of each storyline.

 

Now, on to 2006!

 

Characters Introduced This Year

Kaoli

Pandora (silhouette only)

Alice (Q&A only)

 

Characters Returning After a Year or More

Minion (2003)

William (2003)

Gillian (2003)

Mrs. Pompoms (2004)

Nioi (2004)

Mr. Pompoms (2004)

Noah (2004)

Diane (2004)

Rhoda (2004)

 

This Year's Count

Grace: 47

Tedd: 46

Susan: 43

Elliot: 42

Sarah: 42

Nanase: 39

Justin: 38

Ellen: 31

Amanda: 9

Lisa: 9

Jeremy: 6

Demonic Duck: 6

Second Life Ellen: 5

Second Life Archie: 4

Dan: 3

Mrs. Pompoms: 3

Nioi: 3

Second Life Kaoli: 3

Matt Cohen: 3

Hedge: 2

Melissa: 2

Second Life Tedd: 2

Diane: 2

Rhoda: 2

Helena: 2

Alice: 2

Dr. Germahn: 1

Mr. Verres: 1

Vlad: 1

Greg: 1

Brownie: 1

Minion: 1

William: 1

Gillian: 1

Mr. Pompoms: 1

Noah: 1

Susan's Logic: 1

Demitrius: 1

Kaoli: 1

Pandora: 1

 

*Kaoli is marked as a distinct character separate from her Second Life counterpart, just like Ellen and Tedd. This was an oversight on the original count that has been corrected.

**Pandora was not originally credited for her one appearance here, as it was in silhouette during a Q&A segment before her character was introduced.

***This is the second year (the first being 2004) that Elliot has not had the most appearances. As with that year, he placed fourth, and as with that year, it was Grace who took the top spot. This is the first time either Tedd or Susan have outranked him.

****This is the first time Justin has not had the fewest appearances out of the main cast.

*****This year is notable for having almost no appearances outside of the main cast, as is evidenced by the fact that no one aside from the eight of them broke out of the single digits. This is due to the bottle episode nature of the Grace's Birthday Part story arc, wherein most of the action is contained to a single evening in Tedd's house. Most of the other characters who did make appearances did so in flashbacks, fantasy sequences, or else during the brief Q&A segment and short series of guest strips at the end of the year.

 

Full Count:

 

Elliot: 387

Grace: 366

Tedd: 346

Ellen: 265

Sarah: 264

Nanase: 238 (6th to 200)

Susan: 201 (7th to 200)

Justin: 160

 

Hedge: 65

Mr. Verres: 57

 

Damien: 47

Greg: 47

Jeremy: 46

Vlad: 45

Guineas: 41

Goo: 31

Dr. Sciuridae: 26

William: 26

Gillian: 26

 

Amanda: 20

Brownie: 17

Nioi: 16

Tony: 14

Second Life Ellen: 14

TC: 13

Demonic Duck: 13

Dr. Germahn: 12

Principal V.: 11

Dan: 11

Second Life Kaoli: 11

 

Lisa: 10

Demitrius: 9

Helena: 9

Mrs. Dunkel: 8

Second Life Archie: 8

Second Life Tedd: 8

Melissa: 7

Mr. Dunkel: 6

Duck: 6

Magus: 6

Matt Cohen: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5

Mrs. Pompoms: 5

Commander Jaguar: 5

Noah: 5

Diane: 5

Rat: 4

Matt: 4

Gen. Shade Tail: 4

Bill: 4

Rhoda: 4

Unusagi: 3

Travis-san: 3

Beta Tedd: 3

Liz: 3

Lord Tedd: 3

Minion: 3

Specialist Steve: 3

Mr. Pompoms: 3

Susan's Curiosity: 3

Susan's Logic: 3

Beta Ellen: 2

"Ronin": 2

Screaming Girl: 2

Drake: 2

Mr. Tensaided: 2

Mr. Brown: 2

Mr. Guyur: 2

Lucy: 2

Alice: 2

 

Original Grace

"The Woman"

Second Life Mrs. D.

Second Life Tony

Mr. Bleuel

Kaoli

Pandora

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2007 was a short year in terms of the archives. There were a lot of delays and missed days and gaps. It was so sparse, in fact, that tallying it up took well under an hour, though putting it all in here will likely take a little longer...

 

Characters Introduced This Year

Terra

Agent Wolf

Agent Cranium

Mrs. Kitsune

Akiko

Mr. Kitsune

Lavender

Catalina

Mr. Alephnull

 

Characters Returning After a Year or More

Liz (2002)

Duck (2003)

Bill (2003)

Drake (2003)

"The Woman" (2004)

Lucy (2004)

Principal V. (2005)

Magus (2005)

 

This Year's Count

Ellen: 24

Nanase: 22

Grace: 20

Elliot: 19

Tedd: 17

Susan: 16

Sarah: 12

Justin: 11

Mr. Verres: 8

Magus: 7

Agent Wolf: 7

Agent Cranium: 7

Pandora: 6

Catalina: 5

Diane: 4

Matt Cohen: 3

Mrs. Kitsune: 3

Lavender: 3

Principal V.: 2

Bill: 2

Mr. Pompoms: 2

"The Woman": 2

Rhoda: 2

Lucy: 2

Terra: 2

Akiko: 2

Mr. Alephnull: 2

Liz: 1

Brownie: 1

Duck: 1

Drake: 1

Helena: 1

Mr. Kitsune: 1

 

*This is the first year that neither Elliot nor Grace took the top spot. Amazingly, neither of them even hit #2.

 

Full Count:

Elliot: 406 (1st to 400)

Grace: 386

Tedd: 363

Ellen: 289

Sarah: 276

Nanase: 261

Susan: 217

Justin: 171

 

Mr. Verres: 65

Hedge: 65

 

Damien: 47

Greg: 47

Jeremy: 46

Vlad: 45

Guineas: 41

Goo: 31

Dr. Sciuridae: 26

William: 26

Gillian: 26

 

Amanda: 20

Brownie: 18

Nioi: 16

Tony: 14

Second Life Ellen: 14

TC: 13

Demonic Duck: 13

Magus: 13

Dr. Germahn: 12

Principal V.: 12

Dan: 11

Second Life Kaoli: 11

 

Helena: 10

Lisa: 10

Diane: 9

Demitrius: 9

Matt Cohen: 9

Mrs. Dunkel: 8

Second Life Archie: 8

Second Life Tedd: 8

Duck: 7

Melissa: 7

Pandora: 7

Agent Wolf: 7

Agent Cranium: 7

Mr. Dunkel: 6

Bill: 6

Rhoda: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5

Mrs. Pompoms: 5

Commander Jaguar: 5

Mr. Pompoms: 5

Noah: 5

Catalina: 5

Rat: 4

Matt: 4

Liz: 4

Gen. Shade Tail: 4

Lucy: 4

Unusagi: 3

Travis-san: 3

Beta Tedd: 3

Lord Tedd: 3

Drake: 3

Minion: 3

Specialist Steve: 3

"The Woman": 3

Susan's Curiosity: 3

Susan's Logic: 3

Mrs. Kitsune: 3

Lavender: 3

Beta Ellen: 2

"Ronin": 2

Screaming Girl: 2

Mr. Tensaided: 2

Mr. Brown: 2

Mr. Guyur: 2

Alice: 2

Terra: 2

Akiko: 2

Mr. Alephnull: 2

 

Original Grace

Second Life Mrs. D.

Second Life Tony

Mr. Bleuel

Kaoli

Mr. Kitsune

 

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2008!

 

Characters Introduced This Year

Mr. Raven

Principal W.

Victor Von Hip

Abraham

Fox

Sandi

Bloodgrem

Dick

Inner Tiffany

Inner Susan

Liz's Ex

 

Characters Returning After a Year or More

Screaming Girl (2003)

Lord Tedd (2003)

Damien (2004)

Goo (2005)

"Ronin" (2005)

Amanda (2006)

Jeremy (2006)

Tony (2006)

Lisa (2006)

 

This Year's Count

Elliot: 34

Ellen: 34

Grace: 30

Tedd: 26

Sarah: 24

Susan: 22

Nanase: 12

Mr. Raven: 13

Mr. Verres: 9

Catalina: 8

Abraham: 7

Bloodgrem: 7

Justin: 5

Tony: 5

Rhoda: 4

Principal W.: 4

Sandi: 4

Diane: 3

Lavender: 3

Fox: 3

Dick: 3

Goo: 2

"Ronin": 2

Helena: 2

Magus: 2

Mr. Alephnull: 2

Amanda: 1

Damien: 1

Jeremy: 1

Liz: 1

Screaming Girl: 1

Lord Tedd: 1

Brownie: 1

Lucy: 1

Demitrius: 1

Matt Cohen: 1

Lisa: 1

Agent Wolf: 1

Agent Cranium: 1

Mrs. Kitsune: 1

Victor Von Hip: 1

Inner Tiffany: 1

Inner Susan: 1

Liz's Ex: 1

 

Full Count:

Elliot: 441

Grace: 416 (2nd to 400)

Tedd: 389

Ellen: 323 (4th to 300)

Sarah: 300 (5th to 300)

Nanase: 273

Susan: 239

Justin: 176

 

Mr. Verres: 74

Hedge: 65

 

Damien: 48

Jeremy: 47

Greg: 47

Vlad: 45

Guineas: 41

Goo: 33

Dr. Sciuridae: 26

William: 26

Gillian: 26

 

Amanda: 21

Tony: 19

Brownie: 19

Nioi: 16

Magus: 15

Second Life Ellen: 14

TC: 13

Demonic Duck: 13

Catalina: 13

Mr. Raven: 13

Dr. Germahn: 12

Principal V.: 12

Diane: 12

Helena: 12

Dan: 11

Second Life Kaoli: 11

Lisa: 11

 

Rhoda: 10

Demitrius: 10

Matt Cohen: 10

Mrs. Dunkel: 8

Second Life Archie: 8

Second Life Tedd: 8

Agent Wolf: 8

Agent Cranium: 8

Duck: 7

Melissa: 7

Pandora: 7

Abraham: 7

Bloodgrem: 7

Mr. Dunkel: 6

Bill: 6

Lavender: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5

Liz: 5

Mrs. Pompoms: 5

Commander Jaguar: 5

Mr. Pompoms: 5

Noah: 5

Lucy: 5

Rat: 4

Matt: 4

"Ronin": 4

Gen. Shade Tail: 4

Lord Tedd: 4

Mrs. Kitsune: 4

Mr. Alephnull: 4

Principal W.: 4

Sandi: 4

Unusagi: 3

Travis-san: 3

Beta Tedd: 3

Screaming Girl: 3

Drake: 3

Minion: 3

Specialist Steve: 3

"The Woman": 3

Susan's Curiosity: 3

Susan's Logic: 3

Fox: 3

Dick: 3

Beta Ellen: 2

Mr. Tensaided: 2

Mr. Brown: 2

Mr. Guyur: 2

Alice: 2

Terra: 2

Akiko: 2

 

Original Grace

Second Life Mrs. D.

Second Life Tony

Mr. Bleuel

Kaoli

Mr. Kitsune

Victor Von Hip

Inner Tiffany

Inner Susan

Liz's Ex

*Point of interest: Grace hit 400 and Ellen hit 300 in the same comic. This one here.

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And now, 2009. An odd year, as you'll see shortly.

 

Characters Introduced This Year

Carol

 

Characters Returning After a Year or More

Principal V. (2007)

Pandora (2007)

 

This Year's Count

Nanase: 39

Abraham: 32

Ellen: 29

Mr. Raven: 17

Grace: 12

Pandora: 12

Justin: 6

Agent Cranium: 6

Susan: 5

Agent Wolf: 5

Catalina: 5

Magus: 6

Fox: 6

Elliot: 4

Carol: 4

Mr. Verres: 3

Principal V.: 2

Mrs. Kitsune: 2

Mr. Alephnull: 2

Demitrius: 1

Helena: 1

Bloodgrem: 1

 

*This is the first time that one of the eight main characters has not appeared at all. (Actually two - Tedd AND Sarah)

**At #14, this is Elliot's lowest ever ranking.

***This is only the second time Grace has gone as low as #4 (the first time being 2003)

****Nanase becomes the fourth character, after Elliot, Grace, and Ellen, to take the #1 spot.

*****At #2, Abraham is the highest ever ranked character not among the main cast

******At only 22 characters, this year has the smallest cast so far, including the first year, which had a cast of 36, and 2006 (the "bottle episode" of Grace's birthday party), which had a cast of 40.

 

Full Count

Elliot: 445

Grace: 428

Tedd: 389

Ellen: 352

Nanase: 312 (6th to 300)

Sarah: 300

Susan: 244

Justin: 182

 

Mr. Verres: 77

Hedge: 65

 

Damien: 48

Jeremy: 47

Greg: 47

Vlad: 45

Guineas: 41

Abraham: 39

Goo: 33

Mr. Raven: 30

Dr. Sciuridae: 26

William: 26

Gillian: 26

 

Amanda: 21

Magus: 21

Tony: 19

Brownie: 19

Pandora: 19

Catalina: 18

Nioi: 16

Principal V.: 14

Second Life Ellen: 14

Agent Cranium: 14

TC: 13

Demonic Duck: 13

Helena: 13

Agent Wolf: 13

Dr. Germahn: 12

Diane: 12

Dan: 11

Second Life Kaoli: 11

Demitrius: 11

Lisa: 11

 

Rhoda: 10

Matt Cohen: 10

Fox: 9

Mrs. Dunkel: 8

Second Life Archie: 8

Second Life Tedd: 8

Duck: 7

Melissa: 7

Bloodgrem: 7

Mr. Dunkel: 6

Bill: 6

Mrs. Kitsune: 6

Lavender: 6

Mr. Alephnull: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5

Liz: 5

Mrs. Pompoms: 5

Commander Jaguar: 5

Mr. Pompoms: 5

Noah: 5

Lucy: 5

Rat: 4

Matt: 4

"Ronin": 4

Gen. Shade Tail: 4

Lord Tedd: 4

Principal W.: 4

Sandi: 4

Carol: 4

Unusagi: 3

Travis-san: 3

Beta Tedd: 3

Screaming Girl: 3

Drake: 3

Minion: 3

Specialist Steve: 3

"The Woman": 3

Susan's Curiosity: 3

Susan's Logic: 3

Dick: 3

Beta Ellen: 2

Mr. Tensaided: 2

Mr. Brown: 2

Mr. Guyur: 2

Alice: 2

Terra: 2

Akiko: 2

 

Original Grace

Second Life Mrs. D.

Second Life Tony

Mr. Bleuel

Kaoli

Mr. Kitsune

Victor Von Hip

Inner Tiffany

Inner Susan

Liz's Ex

 

*Nanase's 300th strip was this one, which is one of her best ones ever.

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The adventure continues with 2010 - This is the year that I originally started doing this, as far as I can recall.

 

Characters Introduced This Year

Assistant Director Liefeld

Chika (Q&A only)

The Old Man

Sirleck

Larry

Rich

George

The French Aberration

"Old Demitrius"

"Old Helena"

Li'l Nase

Jerry

Eric

Cheerleadra*

Dex

Pigtail Physics Girl

Dr. Physics Professor

Long-haired Physics Girl

Blonde Physics Girl

Sunglasses Cop

Mild-mannered*

Arthur J. Arthur

Goth*

 

*As always, Elliot's alter egos will be counted as their own semi-characters, similar to Fox, and Susan's personality aspects, and will also count as an appearance for Elliot himself.

 

Characters Reappearing After a Year or More

Mr. Dunkel (2003)

Mrs. Dunkel (2003)

TC (2005)

Dr. Germahn (2006)

Greg (2006)

Demonic Duck (2006)

Dan (2006)

Mrs. Pompoms (2006)

Noah (2006)

Duck (2007)

Bill (2007)

Drake (2007)

Tedd (2008)

Sarah (2008)

Amanda (2008)

Damien (2008)

Jeremy (2008)

Brownie (2008)

Melissa (2006)

Diane (2008)

Rhoda (2008)

 

This Year's Count

Grace: 56

Elliot: 55

Susan: 48

Sarah: 43

Justin: 43

Ellen: 22

Nanase: 20

Tedd: 18

Mr. Verres: 16

Jerry: 16

Mild-mannered: 15

Noah: 12

Li'l Nase: 12

Amanda: 10

Lisa: 9

Carol: 9

Chika: 9

George: 9

Cheerleadra: 9

Greg: 5

Brownie: 5

Rhoda: 5

Magus: 5

Mrs. Dunkel: 4

Catalina: 4

The Old Man: 4

Sirleck: 4

French Aberration: 4

Mr. Dunkel: 3

Pandora: 3

Mrs. Kitsune: 3

Larry: 3

Rich: 3

Arthur: 3

Principal V.: 2

Demonic Duck: 2

Duck: 2

Bill: 2

Agent Cranium: 2

Dex: 2

Pigtailed Nerd Girl: 2

Old Demitrius: 2

Dr. Germahn: 1

TC: 1

Damien: 1

Jeremy: 1

Drake: 1

Dan: 1

Melissa: 1

Mrs. Pompoms: 1

Diane: 1

Demitrius: 1

Helena: 1

Mr. Raven: 1

A.D. Liefeld: 1

Old Helena: 1

Eric: 1

Dr. Physics Professor: 1

Longhaired Nerd Girl: 1

Blonde Nerd Girl: 1

Sunglasses Cop: 1

Goth: 1

 

*At #5, this is Justin's highest placing yet.

 

Full Count

Elliot: 500 (1st to 500)

Grace: 484

Tedd: 408 (3rd to 400)

Ellen: 375

Sarah: 343

Nanase: 333

Susan: 292

Justin: 225 (8th to 200)

 

Mr. Verres: 93

Hedge: 65

Greg: 52 (11th to 50)

 

Damien: 49

Jeremy: 48

Vlad: 45

Guineas: 41

Abraham: 39

Goo: 33

Amanda: 31

Mr. Raven: 31

Dr. Sciuridae: 26

William: 26

Gillian: 26

Magus: 26

 

Brownie: 24

Pandora: 22

Catalina: 22

Lisa: 21

Tony: 19

Principal V.: 17

Noah: 17

Nioi: 16

Agent Cranium: 16

Jerry: 16

Demonic Duck: 15

Rhoda: 15

Mild-mannered: 15

TC: 14

Second Life Ellen: 14

Helena: 14

Dr. Germahn: 13

Diane: 13

Agent Wolf: 13

Carol: 13

Mrs. Dunkel: 12

Dan: 12

Li'l Nase: 12

Demitrius: 12

Second Life Kaoli: 11

 

 

Matt Cohen: 10

Mr. Dunkel: 9

Duck: 9

Mrs. Kitsune: 9

Fox: 9

Chika: 9

George: 9

Cheerleadra: 9

Bill: 8

Melissa: 8

Second Life Archie: 8

Second Life Tedd: 8

Bloodgrem: 7

Mrs. Pompoms: 6

Lavender: 6

Mr. Alephnull: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5

Liz: 5

Commander Jaguar: 5

Mr. Pompoms: 5

Lucy: 5

Rat: 4

Matt: 4

"Ronin": 4

Gen. Shade Tail: 4

Lord Tedd: 4

Drake: 4

Principal W.: 4

Sandi: 4

The Old Man: 4

Sirleck: 4

French Aberration: 4

Unusagi: 3

Travis-san: 3

Beta Tedd: 3

Screaming Girl: 3

Minion: 3

Specialist Steve: 3

"The Woman": 3

Susan's Curiosity: 3

Susan's Logic: 3

Dick: 3

Larry: 3

Rich: 3

Arthur: 3

Beta Ellen: 2

Mr. Tensaided: 2

Mr. Brown: 2

Mr. Guyur: 2

Alice: 2

Terra: 2

Akiko: 2

"Old Demitrius": 2

Dex: 2

Pigtailed Nerd Girl: 2

 

Original Grace

Second Life Mrs. D.

Second Life Tony

Mr. Bleuel

Kaoli

Mr. Kitsune

Victor Von Hip

Inner Tiffany

Inner Susan

Liz's Ex

A.D. Liefeld

"Old Helena"

Eric

Dr. Physics Professor

Longhaired Nerd Girl

Blonde Nerd Girl

Sunglasses Cop

Goth

 

*Grace overtook Elliot for a brief period during the summer - the very first time any character has done so since the first few weeks of the strip, when Tedd and Elliot were bouncing back and forth a little bit.

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19 hours ago, The Old Hack said:

Um, shouldn't Nanase and Sarah have been respectively 5th and 6th to 300 in 2009?

No, because Sarah actually hit it in 2008 and didn't make any appearances at all in 2009.

 

2011 was a busy year - especially after the fairly sparse few years that came before it.

 

Characters Introduced This Year

Taurcanis Draco

Dex's Fairy

Heidi

Gerald

Gary

Boar

Ranger Simpson

Max

 

Characters Returning After a Year or More

Vlad (2006)

Second Life Ellen (2006)

Liz (2008)

Lavender (2008)

Liz's Ex (2008)

 

This Year's Count

Grace: 78

Elliot: 48

Justin: 46

Noah: 46

Ellen: 40

Tedd: 39

Nanase: 29

Mr. Raven: 29

Melissa: 23

Dex: 21

Taurcanis Draco: 21

Greg: 20

Cheerleadra: 16

Sarah: 15

Susan: 13

Amanda: 14

Rhoda: 12

Lisa: 11

Chika: 9

Mr. Verres: 8

George: 8

Catalina: 7

Carol: 7

Heidi: 7

Gerald: 6

Jeremy: 5

Li'l Nase: 5

Boar: 5

Eric: 4

Dex's Fairy: 3

Ranger Simpson: 3

Max: 3

Vlad: 2

Liz: 2

Duck: 2

Bill: 2

Arthur: 2

Brownie: 1

Drake: 1

Dan: 1

Second Life Ellen: 1

Diane: 1

Helena: 1

Pandora: 1

Agent Cranium: 1

Mrs. Kitsune: 1

Lavender: 1

Liz's Ex: 1

Rich: 1

Pigtailed Nerd Girl: 1

Dr. Physics Professor: 1

Longhaired Nerd Girl: 1

Blonde Nerd Girl: 1

Sunglasses Cop: 1

Mild-Mannered: 1

Goth: 1

Gary: 1

 

Full Count

Grace: 562 (2nd to 500)

Elliot: 548

Tedd: 447

Ellen: 415 (4th to 400)

Nanase: 362

Sarah: 358

Susan: 305 (7th to 300)

Justin: 271

 

Mr. Verres: 101 (9th to 100)

Greg: 72

Hedge: 65

Mr. Raven: 65 (14th to 50)

Noah: 63 (13th to 50)

Jeremy: 53 (12th to 50)

 

Damien: 49

Vlad: 47

Amanda: 45

Guineas: 41

Abraham: 39

Goo: 33

Melissa: 32

Lisa: 32

Catalina: 29

Rhoda: 27

Dr. Sciuridae: 26

William: 26

Gillian: 26

Magus: 26

 

Brownie: 25

Cheerleadra: 25

Pandora: 23

Dex: 23

Taurcanis Draco: 21

Carol: 20

Tony: 19

Principal V.: 17

Agent Cranium: 17

George: 17

Li'l Nase: 17

Nioi: 16

Jerry: 16

Mild-mannered: 16

Demonic Duck: 15

Second Life Ellen: 15

Helena: 15

TC: 14

Diane: 14

Dr. Germahn: 13

Dan: 13

Agent Wolf: 13

Chika: 13

Mrs. Dunkel: 12

Demitrius: 12

Duck: 11

Second Life Kaoli: 11

 

Bill: 10

Matt Cohen: 10

Mrs. Kitsune: 10

Mr. Dunkel: 9

Fox: 9

Second Life Archie: 8

Second Life Tedd: 8

Liz: 7

Lavender: 7

Bloodgrem: 7

Heidi: 7

Mrs. Pompoms: 6

Mr. Alephnull: 6

Gerald: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5

Drake: 5

Commander Jaguar: 5

Mr. Pompoms: 5

Lucy: 5

Eric: 5

Arthur: 5

Boar: 5

Rat: 4

Matt: 4

"Ronin": 4

Gen. Shade Tail: 4

Lord Tedd: 4

Principal W.: 4

Sandi: 4

The Old Man: 4

Sirleck: 4

Rich: 4

French Aberration: 4

Unusagi: 3

Travis-san: 3

Beta Tedd: 3

Screaming Girl: 3

Minion: 3

Specialist Steve: 3

"The Woman": 3

Susan's Curiosity: 3

Susan's Logic: 3

Dick: 3

Larry: 3

Pigtailed Nerd Girl: 3

Dex's Fairy: 3

Ranger Simpson: 3

Max: 3

Beta Ellen: 2

Mr. Tensaided: 2

Mr. Brown: 2

Mr. Guyur: 2

Alice: 2

Terra: 2

Akiko: 2

Liz's Ex: 2

"Old Demitrius": 2

Dr. Physics Professor: 2

Longhaired Nerd Girl: 2

Blonde Nerd Girl: 2

Sunglasses Cop: 2

Goth: 2

 

Original Grace

Second Life Mrs. D.

Second Life Tony

Mr. Bleuel

Kaoli

Mr. Kitsune

Victor Von Hip

Inner Tiffany

Inner Susan

A.D. Liefeld

"Old Helena"

Gary

 

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It's what I'm here for.

Man, doing 2012 this way was so much better than when I originally did it one day at a time, if only because it started off with what still to this day is what I consider by far the least interesting story Dan has ever done. Effing boar.

 

Characters Introduced This Year

Matt Cohen's Friend (a.k.a. Good Tom's girlfriend)

Jim

Noriko

 

Characters Returning After a Year or More

Mr. Tensaided (2003)

Susan's Curiosity (2005)

Hedge (2006)

Susan's Logic (2006)

Matt Cohen (2008)

Akiko (2007)

Inner Tiffany (2008)

Inner Susan (2008)

Mr. Dunkel (2010)

Mrs. Dunkel (2010)

 

This Year's Count

Sarah: 64

Grace: 58

Tedd: 56

Elliot: 39

Susan: 37

Mr. Tensaided: 32

Justin: 28

Nanase: 27

Mr. Raven: 20

Ellen: 15

Akiko: 9

Boar: 8

Matt Cohen: 6

Jim: 5

Catalina: 4

George: 4

Hedge: 3

Duck: 2

Bill: 2

Rhoda: 2

Mrs. Kitsune: 2

Mr. Verres: 1

Mr. Dunkel: 1

Mrs. Dunkel: 1

Drake: 1

Inner Tiffany: 1

Inner Susan: 1

Li'l Nase: 1

Cheerleadra: 1

Mild-Mannered: 1

Goth: 1

Heidi: 1

Max: 1

Matt Cohen's Friend: 1

Noriko: 1

 

*Sarah becomes the fifth character - after Elliot, Grace, Ellen, and Nanase, to take the top spot for the year. Of the main cast, that leaves only Tedd, Justin, and Susan who've yet to do it.

 

Full Count

Grace: 620 (1st to 600)

Elliot: 587

Tedd: 503 (3rd to 500)

Ellen: 430

Sarah: 422 (5th to 400)

Nanase: 389

Susan: 342

Justin: 299

 

Mr. Verres: 102

 

Mr. Raven: 85

Greg: 72

Hedge: 68

Noah: 63

Jeremy: 53

 

Damien: 49

Vlad: 47

Amanda: 45

Guineas: 41

Abraham: 39

Mr. Tensaided: 34

Goo: 33

Catalina: 33

Melissa: 32

Lisa: 32

Rhoda: 29

Dr. Sciuridae: 26

William: 26

Gillian: 26

Magus: 26

Cheerleadra: 26

 

Brownie: 25

Pandora: 23

Dex: 23

George: 21

Taurcanis Draco: 21

Carol: 20

Tony: 19

Li'l Nase: 18

Principal V.: 17

Agent Cranium: 17

Mild-mannered: 17

Nioi: 16

Matt Cohen: 16

Jerry: 16

Demonic Duck: 15

Second Life Ellen: 15

Helena: 15

TC: 14

Diane: 14

Dr. Germahn: 13

Mrs. Dunkel: 13

Duck: 13

Dan: 13

Agent Wolf: 13

Chika: 13

Boar: 13

Bill: 12

Demitrius: 12

Mrs. Kitsune: 12

Second Life Kaoli: 11

Akiko: 11

Mr. Dunkel: 10

Fox: 9

Second Life Archie: 8

Second Life Tedd: 8

Heidi: 8

Liz: 7

Lavender: 7

Bloodgrem: 7

Drake: 6

Mrs. Pompoms: 6

Mr. Alephnull: 6

Gerald: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5

Commander Jaguar: 5

Mr. Pompoms: 5

Lucy: 5

Eric: 5

Arthur: 5

Rat: 4

Matt: 4

"Ronin": 4

Gen. Shade Tail: 4

Lord Tedd: 4

Susan's Curiosity: 4

Susan's Logic: 4

Principal W.: 4

Sandi: 4

The Old Man: 4

Sirleck: 4

Rich: 4

French Aberration: 4

Max: 4

Unusagi: 3

Travis-san: 3

Beta Tedd: 3

Screaming Girl: 3

Minion: 3

Specialist Steve: 3

"The Woman": 3

Dick: 3

Larry: 3

Pigtailed Nerd Girl: 3

Goth: 3

Dex's Fairy: 3

Ranger Simpson: 3

Beta Ellen: 2

Mr. Brown: 2

Mr. Guyur: 2

Alice: 2

Terra: 2

Inner Tiffany: 2

Inner Susan: 2

Liz's Ex: 2

"Old Demitrius": 2

Dr. Physics Professor: 2

Longhaired Nerd Girl: 2

Blonde Nerd Girl: 2

Sunglasses Cop: 2

 

 

Original Grace

Second Life Mrs. D.

Second Life Tony

Mr. Bleuel

Kaoli

Mr. Kitsune

Victor Von Hip

A.D. Liefeld

"Old Helena"

Gary

Matt C.'s Pal

Noriko

*For the first time, Grace hit a milestone before Elliot did

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1 hour ago, Illjwamh said:

if only because it started off with what still to this day is what I consider by far the least interesting story Dan has ever done. Effing boar.

So you were boar-ed by it?

 

Sorry, couldn't resist....

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5 minutes ago, CritterKeeper said:

So you were boar-ed by it?

 

Sorry, couldn't resist....

No need to apologize. It was, after all, incredibly boaring.

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Phill was included in my original count, but that was before the extended cast started to balloon out of control. I try my best now not to include anyone whom I'm fairly certain will not make another appearance. I was iffy on Gary, for instance, and another from the upcoming list, but they're recent enough that it's still possible they might appear again, especially with Dan's penchant for re-using extras (the people at Rhea's party have appeared several times, including in the video store and at the movie theater, but I have never included them). Thus, despite Phill having a name, I was confident he would not be showing up again, and so he was cut.

 

Moving on. 2013 was a big year for a lot of characters - three in particular, as you'll see. It also saw the debut of one of my favorite new characters in years. Try and guess who it is.

 

Characters Introduced This Year

The Whale

Derek

Rhea

Elijah

Rick

Charlotte

"New Jerry"

Not Tengu

Sarah's Chubby Fan

Sarah's Mullet Fan

Sarah's Glasses Fan

Ashley!

"Random Crazy Person"

Tom

Cecil

Cecil's Friend

Andrea

Ashley's Dad

 

Characters Returning After a Year or More

Goo (2008)

Lucy (2008)

Agent Wolf (2009)

Bloodgrem (2009)

"The Old Man" (2010)

Sirleck (2010)

The French Aberration (2010)

"Old Demitrius" (2010)

"Old Helena" (2010)

Jerry (2010)

Amanda (2011)

Jeremy (2011)

Greg (2011)

Second Life Ellen (2011)

Diane (2011)

Lisa (2011)

Pandora (2011)

Agent Cranium (2011)

Taurcanis Draco (2011)

 

This Year's Count

Elliot: 97

Nanase: 97

Ellen: 97

Susan: 66

Sarah: 55

Diane: 52

Tedd: 45

Grace: 39

Charlotte: 36

Not Tengu: 29

Justin: 22

Catalina: 18

Amanda: 15

Lisa: 15

Rhea: 15

Ashley: 10

Mr. Verres: 9

Cheerleadra: 9

Elijah: 8

Rick: 8

Rhoda: 7

The Whale: 6

Tom: 6

Agent Cranium: 5

Greg: 4

Agent Wolf: 4

Cecil: 4

Mrs. Kitsune: 3

"New Jerry": 3

Sarah's Chubby Fan: 3

Sarah's Mullet Fan: 3

Sarah's Glasses Fan: 3

"Random Crazy Person": 3

Jeremy: 2

Akiko: 2

Jerry: 2

Heidi: 2

Noriko: 2

Cecil's Friend: 2

Goo: 1

Mrs. Dunkel: 1

Mr. Tensaided: 1

Second Life Ellen: 1

Lucy: 1

Pandora: 1

Bloodgrem: 1

"The Old Man": 1

Sirleck: 1

The French Aberration: 1

"Old Demitrius": 1

"Old Helena": 1

Taurcanis Draco: 1

Derek: 1

Andrea: 1

Ashley's Dad: 1

 

*This is the first time three characters have tied for the top spot. All three of them have taken it individually before.

**Diane is the first character outside the main cast of 8 to achieve more than 50 appearances in a single year.

***At #8, this is Grace's lowest place yet.

 

Full Count

 

Elliot: 684 (2nd to 600)

Grace: 659

Tedd: 548

Ellen: 527 (4th to 500)

Nanase: 486 (6th to 400)

Sarah: 477

Susan: 408 (7th to 400)

Justin: 321 (8th to 300)

 

Mr. Verres: 111

 

Mr. Raven: 85

Greg: 76

Hedge: 68

Diane: 66 (15th to 50)

Noah: 63

Amanda: 60 (16th to 50)

Jeremy: 55

Catalina: 51 (17th to 50)

 

Damien: 49

Vlad: 47

Lisa: 47

Guineas: 41

Abraham: 39

Rhoda: 36

Charlotte: 36

Mr. Tensaided: 35

Cheerleadra: 35

Goo: 34

Melissa: 32

Not Tengu: 29

Dr. Sciuridae: 26

William: 26

Gillian: 26

Magus: 26

 

Brownie: 25

Pandora: 24

Dex: 23

Agent Cranium: 22

Taurcanis Draco: 22

George: 21

Carol: 20

Tony: 19

Li'l Nase: 18

Jerry: 18

Principal V.: 17

Agent Wolf: 17

Mild-mannered: 17

Nioi: 16

Second Life Ellen: 16

Matt Cohen: 16

Demonic Duck: 15

Helena: 15

Mrs. Kitsune: 15

Rhea: 15

Mrs. Dunkel: 14

TC: 14

Dr. Germahn: 13

Duck: 13

Dan: 13

Akiko: 13

Chika: 13

Boar: 13

Bill: 12

Demitrius: 12

Second Life Kaoli: 11

Heidi: 11

 

Mr. Dunkel: 10

Ashley: 10

Fox: 9

Bloodgrem: 9

Second Life Archie: 8

Second Life Tedd: 8

Elijah: 8

Rick: 8

Liz: 7

Lavender: 7

Drake: 6

Mrs. Pompoms: 6

Lucy: 6

Mr. Alephnull: 6

Gerald: 6

The Whale: 6

Tom: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5

Commander Jaguar: 5

Mr. Pompoms: 5

The Old Man: 5

Sirleck: 5

French Aberration: 5

Eric: 5

Arthur: 5

Rat: 4

Matt: 4

"Ronin": 4

Gen. Shade Tail: 4

Lord Tedd: 4

Susan's Curiosity: 4

Susan's Logic: 4

Principal W.: 4

Sandi: 4

Rich: 4

Max: 4

Cecil: 4

Unusagi: 3

Travis-san: 3

Beta Tedd: 3

Screaming Girl: 3

Minion: 3

Specialist Steve: 3

"The Woman": 3

Dick: 3

Larry: 3

"Old Demitrius": 3

Pigtailed Nerd Girl: 3

Goth: 3

Dex's Fairy: 3

Ranger Simpson: 3

Noriko: 3

"New Jerry": 3

Chubby Fan: 3

Mullet Fan: 3

Glasses Fan: 3

"Random Crazy Person": 3

Beta Ellen: 2

Mr. Brown: 2

Mr. Guyur: 2

Alice: 2

Terra: 2

Inner Tiffany: 2

Inner Susan: 2

Liz's Ex: 2

"Old Helena": 2

Dr. Physics Professor: 2

Longhaired Nerd Girl: 2

Blonde Nerd Girl: 2

Sunglasses Cop: 2

Cecil's Pal: 2

 

Original Grace

Second Life Mrs. D.

Second Life Tony

Mr. Bleuel

Kaoli

Mr. Kitsune

Victor Von Hip

A.D. Liefeld

Gary

Matt C.'s Pal

Derek

Andrea

Ashley's Dad

 

*Amanda is the first non-continuity character to hit a milestone.

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I explained that higher up when they first appeared, but it doesn't surprise me that it got lost in the swarm. To clarify: All 4 of Elliot's alter-egos receive their own counts, and are listed as semi-characters (italics in the full count list), like Fox, and Susan's personality aspects. They also count as an appearance of Elliot himself.

Just one, obviously. That is to say, if Heidi and Cheerleadra were to appear in the same comic, they would each get one, and it would count as one appearance for Elliot.

 

2014...

Good lord, that card tournament dragged on forever. I'd forgotten just how arduous it was.

 

Characters Introduced This Year

Tom's Pal

Good Tom

Magic Emissary

Luke

Sam

Some Guy

 

Characters Returning After a Year or More

Tony (2008)

"Ronin" (2008)

Larry (2010)

Liz (2011)

Noah (2011)

Rich (2011)

Dex (2011)

Dex's Fairy (2011)

George (2012)

 

This Year's Count

Grace: 95

Tedd: 91

Sarah: 91

Justin: 72

Luke: 49

Susan: 32

Elliot: 31

Larry: 30

George: 24

Sam: 23

Rich: 21

Ashley: 19

Mr. Tensaided: 16

Ellen: 9

Tom: 9

Nanase: 8

Magic Emissary: 8

Rhoda: 6

Pandora: 6

Some Guy: 6

Dex: 5

Liz: 2

Catalina: 2

Cheerleadra: 2

Tom's Pal: 2

Mr. Verres: 1

Tony: 1

"Ronin": 1

Noah: 1

Dex's Fairy: 1

Elijah: 1

Rick: 1

Chubby Fan: 1

Mullet Fan: 1

Glasses Fan: 1

Cecil: 1

Good Tom: 1

 

Full Count

 

Grace: 754 (2nd to 700)

Elliot: 715 (1st to 700)

Tedd: 639 (3rd to 600)

Sarah: 568 (5th to 500)

Ellen: 536

Nanase: 494

Susan: 440

Justin: 393

 

Mr. Verres: 112

 

Mr. Raven: 85

Greg: 76

Diane: 72

Hedge: 68

Noah: 64

Amanda: 60

Jeremy: 55

Catalina: 53

Mr. Tensaided: 51 (18th to 50)

 

Damien: 49

Luke: 49

Vlad: 47

Lisa: 47

Rhoda: 45

George: 45

Guineas: 41

Abraham: 39

Cheerleadra: 37

Charlotte: 36

Goo: 34

Larry: 33

Melissa: 32

Pandora: 30

Not Tengu: 29

Dex: 28

Dr. Sciuridae: 26

William: 26

Gillian: 26

Magus: 26

 

Brownie: 25

Ashley: 24

Sam: 23

Agent Cranium: 22

Taurcanis Draco: 22

Tony: 20

Carol: 20

Rich: 20

Li'l Nase: 18

Jerry: 18

Principal V.: 17

Agent Wolf: 17

Mild-mannered: 17

Nioi: 16

Second Life Ellen: 16

Matt Cohen: 16

Demonic Duck: 15

Helena: 15

Mrs. Kitsune: 15

Rhea: 15

Tom: 15

Mrs. Dunkel: 14

TC: 14

Dr. Germahn: 13

Duck: 13

Dan: 13

Akiko: 13

Chika: 13

Boar: 13

Bill: 12

Demitrius: 12

Second Life Kaoli: 11

Heidi: 11

 

Mr. Dunkel: 10

Liz: 9

Fox: 9

Bloodgrem: 9

Elijah: 9

Rick: 9

Second Life Archie: 8

Second Life Tedd: 8

Magic Emissary: 8

Lavender: 7

Drake: 6

Mrs. Pompoms: 6

Lucy: 6

Mr. Alephnull: 6

Gerald: 6

The Whale: 6

Some Guy: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5

"Ronin": 5

Commander Jaguar: 5

Mr. Pompoms: 5

The Old Man: 5

Sirleck: 5

French Aberration: 5

Eric: 5

Arthur: 5

Cecil: 5

Rat: 4

Matt: 4

Gen. Shade Tail: 4

Lord Tedd: 4

Susan's Curiosity: 4

Susan's Logic: 4

Principal W.: 4

Sandi: 4

Dex's Fairy: 4

Max: 4

Chubby Fan: 4

Mullet Fan: 4

Glasses Fan: 4

Unusagi: 3

Travis-san: 3

Beta Tedd: 3

Screaming Girl: 3

Minion: 3

Specialist Steve: 3

"The Woman": 3

Dick: 3

"Old Demitrius": 3

Pigtailed Nerd Girl: 3

Goth: 3

Ranger Simpson: 3

Noriko: 3

"New Jerry": 3

"Random Crazy Person": 3

Beta Ellen: 2

Mr. Brown: 2

Mr. Guyur: 2

Alice: 2

Terra: 2

Inner Tiffany: 2

Inner Susan: 2

Liz's Ex: 2

"Old Helena": 2

Dr. Physics Professor: 2

Longhaired Nerd Girl: 2

Blonde Nerd Girl: 2

Sunglasses Cop: 2

Cecil's Pal: 2

Tom's Pal: 2

 

Original Grace

Second Life Mrs. D.

Second Life Tony

Mr. Bleuel

Kaoli

Mr. Kitsune

Victor Von Hip

A.D. Liefeld

Gary

Matt C.'s Pal

Derek

Andrea

Ashley's Dad

Good Tom

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Damn. Another year like 2015 and I'll be officially expanding what I consider to be the "main cast".

*Please note that my opinions have no bearing on what is actually the main cast - only on how this list is presented.

 

Characters Introduced This Year

Dame Tara

Voltaire

Spider Vampire

 

Characters Returning After a Year or More

Jeremy (2013)

Demetrius (2010)

Helena (2011)

Fox (2009)

Carol (2011)

Matt Cohen's Pal (2012)

Rhea (2013)

Charlotte (2013)

Andrea (2013)

 

This Year's Count

Elliot: 93

Ashley: 84

Ellen: 39

Dame Tara: 38

Nanase: 34

Cheerleadra: 33

Diane: 30

Charlotte: 28

Justin: 14

Voltaire: 12

Tedd: 10

Grace: 9

Luke: 9

Sarah: 8

Mr. Tensaided: 8

Rhoda: 5

Helena: 5

Liz: 4

Catalina: 4

Pandora: 3

Susan: 2

Demetrius: 2

Fox: 2

Carol: 2

Andrea: 2

Mr. Verres: 1

Jeremy: 1

Matt Cohen's Pal: 1

Rhea: 1

Elijah: 1

Rick: 1

Good Tom: 1

Sam: 1

Spider Vampire: 1

 

*Ashley's count is the highest in any single year for a character outside the main cast. In fact, she has more appearances in this year alone than any other non-main character has in total, save two: Mr Verres, and Mr. Raven (whose all-time total beats her 2015 total by one).

**The above is actually incorrect, as it failed to take Diane's appearances from 2015 into account. Still, though...

 

Full Count

 

Elliot: 808 (1st to 800)

Grace: 763

Tedd: 649

Sarah: 576

Ellen: 575

Nanase: 528 (6th to 500)

Susan: 442

Justin: 407 (8th to 400)

 

Mr. Verres: 113

Ashley: 113 (20th to 50, 10th to 100)

Diane: 102 (11th to 100)

 

Mr. Raven: 85

Greg: 76

Cheerleadra: 71 (21st to 50)

Hedge: 68

Noah: 64

Charlotte: 64 (23rd to 50)

Amanda: 60

Mr. Tensaided: 59

Luke: 58 (19th to 50)

Catalina: 57

Jeremy: 56

Rhoda: 50 (22nd to 50)

 

Damien: 49

Vlad: 47

Lisa: 47

George: 45

Guineas: 41

Abraham: 39

Dame Tara: 38

Goo: 34

Pandora: 33

Larry: 33

Melissa: 32

Not Tengu: 29

Dex: 28

Dr. Sciuridae: 26

William: 26

Gillian: 26

Magus: 26

 

Brownie: 25

Sam: 24

Agent Cranium: 22

Carol: 22

Taurcanis Draco: 22

Tony: 20

Helena: 20

Rich: 20

Li'l Nase: 18

Jerry: 18

Principal V.: 17

Agent Wolf: 17

Mild-mannered: 17

Nioi: 16

Second Life Ellen: 16

Matt Cohen: 16

Rhea: 16

Demonic Duck: 15

Mrs. Kitsune: 15

Tom: 15

Mrs. Dunkel: 14

TC: 14

Liz: 14

Demetrius: 14

Dr. Germahn: 13

Duck: 13

Dan: 13

Akiko: 13

Chika: 13

Boar: 13

Bill: 12

Voltaire: 12

Second Life Kaoli: 11

Fox: 11

Heidi: 11

 

Mr. Dunkel: 10

Elijah: 10

Rick: 10

Bloodgrem: 9

Second Life Archie: 8

Second Life Tedd: 8

Magic Emissary: 8

Lavender: 7

Drake: 6

Mrs. Pompoms: 6

Lucy: 6

Mr. Alephnull: 6

Gerald: 6

The Whale: 6

Some Guy: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5

"Ronin": 5

Commander Jaguar: 5

Mr. Pompoms: 5

The Old Man: 5

Sirleck: 5

French Aberration: 5

Eric: 5

Arthur: 5

Cecil: 5

Rat: 4

Matt: 4

Gen. Shade Tail: 4

Lord Tedd: 4

Susan's Curiosity: 4

Susan's Logic: 4

Principal W.: 4

Sandi: 4

Dex's Fairy: 4

Max: 4

Chubby Fan: 4

Mullet Fan: 4

Glasses Fan: 4

Unusagi: 3

Travis-san: 3

Beta Tedd: 3

Screaming Girl: 3

Minion: 3

Specialist Steve: 3

"The Woman": 3

Dick: 3

"Old Demitrius": 3

Pigtailed Nerd Girl: 3

Goth: 3

Ranger Simpson: 3

Noriko: 3

"New Jerry": 3

"Random Crazy Person": 3

Andrea: 3

Beta Ellen: 2

Mr. Brown: 2

Mr. Guyur: 2

Alice: 2

Terra: 2

Inner Tiffany: 2

Inner Susan: 2

Liz's Ex: 2

"Old Helena": 2

Dr. Physics Professor: 2

Longhaired Nerd Girl: 2

Blonde Nerd Girl: 2

Sunglasses Cop: 2

Cecil's Pal: 2

Tom's Pal: 2

Matt C.'s Pal: 2

Good Tom: 2

 

Original Grace

Second Life Mrs. D.

Second Life Tony

Mr. Bleuel

Kaoli

Mr. Kitsune

Victor Von Hip

A.D. Liefeld

Gary

Derek

Ashley's Dad

Spider Vampire

 

*I'm giving out milestones like candy. 50 is the new 10.

**Speaking of which, Cheerleadra is the first semi-character to reach a milestone.

 

 

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I'm having fun. :)

 

An important note before I post the 2016 count: this year will include the count from the NP-original story "Question Mark", featuring the story of how Sarah got her magic mark. It originally ran in 2015, but will be part of this year's count for the following reasons:

1. It was placed into the main story archives in 2016, and appears on the main page amidst the 2016 comics.

2. NP storylines aren't normally counted anyway, even if they're canon; the only reason this is being counted at all is because of reason 1.

3. I've already finished 2015, and I don't want to have to go back and change anything.

The appearances will be counted by the main story comic format. That is, each comic on the main page is actually made of several NP comics put together, but will count as one comic for the purposes of the list, because, again, main comics are what are counted, not NP.

All that being said, let's get on with it. We're in uncharted territory now, folks. Except for a few near the beginning, I've never done 2016 before.

 

Characters Introduced This Year

Diane's Empathy

Diane's Selfishness

Abner

Blaike

 

Characters Returning After a Year or More

Mr. Brown (2003)

Amanda (2013)

Goo (2013)

Damien (2010)

Greg (2013)

Dan (2011)

Noah (2014)

Mr. Raven (2012)

"The Old Man" (2013)

Sirleck (2013)

Jerry (2013)

Dex (2014)

Mild-Mannered (2012)

Goth (2012)

Taurcanis Draco (2013)

Heidi (2013)

Max (2012)

"New Jerry" (2013)

Magic Emissary (2014)

 

This Year's Count

Nanase: 49

Elliot: 40

Pandora: 38

Sarah: 34

Grace: 29

Ellen: 29

Diane: 29

Tedd: 23

Cheerleadra: 23

Andrea: 20

Amanda: 19

Susan: 18

Charlotte: 17

Dame Tara: 17

Mr. Verres: 15

Spider Vampire: 14

Ashley: 13

Magic Emissary: 13

Voltaire: 11

Mr. Raven: 10

Carol: 5

"The Old Man": 5

Sirleck: 5

Noah: 4

Greg: 3

Max: 3

"New Jerry": 3

Abner: 3

Blaike: 3

Justin: 2

Mr. Tensaided: 2

Goo: 1

Damien: 1

Dan: 1

Mr. Brown: 1

Catalina: 1

Jerry: 1

Dex: 1

Mild-Mannered: 1

Goth: 1

Taurcanis Draco: 1

Heidi: 1

Rhea: 1

Diane's Empathy: 1

Diane's Selfishness: 1

 

*The observant among you no doubt noticed an extra bold name this time around. Diane has appeared every year since her introduction (except in 2009, when Tedd and Sarah didn't appear either), and for the last several years has consistently placed high on the list and played a significant role in various storylines. Based on the direction the comic is headed, that is not likely to change. Also to be considered is that for two years in a row now, supposed main characters (Susan and Justin, respectively), have only appeared twice. Thus, I will now be counting Diane as among the main cast, and will represent her on the list accordingly.

**I am also strongly considering doing the same for Ashley, but as she hasn't been around nearly as long, I'm going to give it another year or so for her to truly establish herself (and to make sure she doesn't disappear - having to demote her would be humiliating for everyone).

 

Full Count

Elliot: 848

Grace: 792

Tedd: 672

Sarah: 610 (4th to 600)

Ellen: 604 (5th to 600)

Nanase: 577

Susan: 460

Justin: 409

Diane: 131

 

Mr. Verres: 128

Ashley: 121

 

Mr. Raven: 95

Cheerleadra: 94

Charlotte: 81

Amanda: 79

Greg: 79

Pandora: 71 (26th to 50)

Hedge: 68

Noah: 68

Lisa: 66 (25th to 50)

Mr. Tensaided: 61

Catalina: 58

Luke: 58

Jeremy: 56

Dame Tara: 55 (24th to 50)

Damien: 50 (27th to 50)

Rhoda: 50

 

Vlad: 47

George: 45

Guineas: 41

Abraham: 39

Goo: 35

Larry: 33

Melissa: 32

Not Tengu: 29

Dex: 29

Carol: 27

Dr. Sciuridae: 26

William: 26

Gillian: 26

Magus: 26

 

Brownie: 25

Sam: 24

Taurcanis Draco: 23

Andrea: 23

Voltaire: 23

Agent Cranium: 22

Magic Emissary: 21

Tony: 20

Helena: 20

Rich: 20

Jerry: 19

Li'l Nase: 18

Mild-mannered: 18

Principal V.: 17

Agent Wolf: 17

Rhea: 17

Nioi: 16

Second Life Ellen: 16

Matt Cohen: 16

Demonic Duck: 15

Mrs. Kitsune: 15

Tom: 15

Spider Vampire: 15

Mrs. Dunkel: 14

TC: 14

Liz: 14

Dan: 14

Demetrius: 14

Dr. Germahn: 13

Duck: 13

Akiko: 13

Chika: 13

Boar: 13

Bill: 12

Heidi: 12

Second Life Kaoli: 11

Fox: 11

 

Mr. Dunkel: 10

The Old Man: 10

Sirleck: 10

Elijah: 10

Rick: 10

Bloodgrem: 9

Second Life Archie: 8

Second Life Tedd: 8

Lavender: 7

Max: 7

Drake: 6

Mrs. Pompoms: 6

Lucy: 6

Mr. Alephnull: 6

Gerald: 6

The Whale: 6

"New Jerry": 6

Some Guy: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5

"Ronin": 5

Commander Jaguar: 5

Mr. Pompoms: 5

French Aberration: 5

Eric: 5

Arthur: 5

Cecil: 5

Rat: 4

Matt: 4

Gen. Shade Tail: 4

Lord Tedd: 4

Susan's Curiosity: 4

Susan's Logic: 4

Principal W.: 4

Sandi: 4

Goth: 4

Dex's Fairy: 4

Chubby Fan: 4

Mullet Fan: 4

Glasses Fan: 4

Unusagi: 3

Travis-san: 3

Beta Tedd: 3

Screaming Girl: 3

Minion: 3

Mr. Brown: 3

Specialist Steve: 3

"The Woman": 3

Dick: 3

"Old Demitrius": 3

Pigtailed Nerd Girl: 3

Ranger Simpson: 3

Noriko: 3

"Random Crazy Person": 3

Abner: 3

Blaike: 3

Beta Ellen: 2

Mr. Guyur: 2

Alice: 2

Terra: 2

Inner Tiffany: 2

Inner Susan: 2

Liz's Ex: 2

"Old Helena": 2

Dr. Physics Professor: 2

Longhaired Nerd Girl: 2

Blonde Nerd Girl: 2

Sunglasses Cop: 2

Cecil's Pal: 2

Tom's Pal: 2

Matt C.'s Pal: 2

Good Tom: 2

 

Original Grace

Second Life Mrs. D.

Second Life Tony

Mr. Bleuel

Kaoli

Mr. Kitsune

Victor Von Hip

A.D. Liefeld

Gary

Derek

Ashley's Dad

Diane's Empathy

Diane's Selfishness

 

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Time to get fully caught up. The next time I post in this thread, it will be with a daily update, just like the old days.

THIS YEAR SO FAR:

New Characters

Heka

"The Butler", I'm calling him

 

Returning Characters

Magus (Last seen in 2010)

Assistant Director Liefeld (Last seen in 2010)

Arthur J. Arthur (Last seen in 2011)

Li'l Nase (Last seen in 2012, though as Susan has many different fairies now, I'm at a loss as to what to do with them)

 

Appearances Up to and Including Thursday May 18, 2017

Elliot: 29

Tedd: 17

Ellen: 12

Sarah: 9

Pandora: 9

Grace: 6

Susan: 6

Heka: 5

Justin: 4

Diane: 4

Li'l Nase: 3

"New Jerry": 3

"The Old Man": 2

Sirleck: 2

Cheerleadra: 2

Mild-Mannered: 2

Goth: 2

Heidi: 2

Mr. Verres: 1

Mr. Tensaided: 1

Magus: 1

Catalina: 1

A.D. Liefeld: 1

Arthur: 1

Ashley: 1

Magic Emissary: 1

Voltaire: 1

"The Butler": 1

 

*Nanase is the only major character yet to appear this year.

 

Official, Completely Up-To-Date Full Count

 

Elliot: 877
Grace: 798
Tedd: 689
Sarah: 619
Ellen: 616
Nanase: 577
Susan: 466
Justin: 413
Diane: 135

 

Mr. Verres: 129
Ashley: 122

 

Cheerleadra: 96
Mr. Raven: 95
Charlotte: 81
Pandora: 80
Amanda: 79
Greg: 79
Hedge: 68
Noah: 68
Lisa: 66
Mr. Tensaided: 62
Catalina: 59
Luke: 58
Jeremy: 56
Dame Tara: 55
Damien: 50
Rhoda: 50

 

Vlad: 47
George: 45
Guineas: 41
Abraham: 39
Goo: 35
Larry: 33
Melissa: 32
Not Tengu: 29
Dex: 29
Magus: 27
Carol: 27
Dr. Sciuridae: 26
William: 26
Gillian: 26

 

Brownie: 25
Sam: 24
Voltaire: 24
Taurcanis Draco: 23
Andrea: 23
Agent Cranium: 22
Magic Emissary: 22
Li'l Nase: 21
Tony: 20
Helena: 20
Rich: 20
Mild-mannered: 20
Jerry: 19
Principal V.: 17
Agent Wolf: 17
Rhea: 17
Nioi: 16
Second Life Ellen: 16
Matt Cohen: 16
Demonic Duck: 15
Mrs. Kitsune: 15
Tom: 15
Spider Vampire: 15
Mrs. Dunkel: 14
TC: 14
Liz: 14
Dan: 14
Demetrius: 14
Heidi: 14
Dr. Germahn: 13
Duck: 13
Akiko: 13
Chika: 13
Boar: 13
Bill: 12
The Old Man: 12
Sirleck: 12
Second Life Kaoli: 11
Fox: 11

Mr. Dunkel: 10
Elijah: 10
Rick: 10
Bloodgrem: 9
"New Jerry": 9
Second Life Archie: 8
Second Life Tedd: 8
Lavender: 7
Max: 7
Drake: 6
Mrs. Pompoms: 6
Lucy: 6
Mr. Alephnull: 6
Arthur: 6
Goth: 6
Gerald: 6
The Whale: 6
Some Guy: 6

 

MN Science Teacher: 5
"Ronin": 5
Commander Jaguar: 5
Mr. Pompoms: 5
French Aberration: 5
Eric: 5
Cecil: 5
Heka: 5
Rat: 4
Matt: 4
Gen. Shade Tail: 4
Lord Tedd: 4
Susan's Curiosity: 4
Susan's Logic: 4

Principal W.: 4
Sandi: 4
Dex's Fairy: 4
Chubby Fan: 4
Mullet Fan: 4
Glasses Fan: 4
Unusagi: 3
Travis-san: 3
Beta Tedd: 3
Screaming Girl: 3
Minion: 3
Mr. Brown: 3
Specialist Steve: 3
"The Woman": 3
Dick: 3
"Old Demitrius": 3
Pigtailed Nerd Girl: 3
Ranger Simpson: 3
Noriko: 3
"Random Crazy Person": 3
Abner: 3
Blaike: 3
Beta Ellen: 2
Mr. Guyur: 2
Alice: 2
Terra: 2
Inner Tiffany: 2
Inner Susan: 2

Liz's Ex: 2
A.D. Liefeld: 2
"Old Helena": 2
Dr. Physics Professor: 2
Longhaired Nerd Girl: 2
Blonde Nerd Girl: 2
Sunglasses Cop: 2
Cecil's Pal: 2
Tom's Pal: 2
Matt C.'s Pal: 2
Good Tom: 2

 

Original Grace
Second Life Mrs. D.
Second Life Tony
Mr. Bleuel
Kaoli
Mr. Kitsune
Victor Von Hip
Gary
Derek
Ashley's Dad
Diane's Empathy
Diane's Selfishness

"The Butler"

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5 hours ago, Illjwamh said:

Li'l Nase (Last seen in 2012, though as Susan has many different fairies now, I'm at a loss as to what to do with them)

That probably depends upon what Dan does with them, but it could take several years to determine which pattern will emerge.

I can imagine several possibilities.  If Susan continues to use Li'l Nase as her go-to fairy for the important dramatic or comedic moments, Li'l Nase continues.

If one particular fairy becomes her familiar, that fairy is the new semi-character.

And if she rotates the lot, brings them up randomly, or uses them in a swarm most of the time, then Li'l Nase as a separate semi-character gets retired and "Susan's Fairies" is the new statistic.

Of course, that is just one set of options.

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