Number of Character Appearances V

[Angel Bob]

Wait, quick question -- when did Malack appear in bonus material? He's got a +1 to his name... I assume it's not a clerical error. (Hahaha.)

[Gift Jeraff]

Wait, quick question -- when did Malack appear in bonus material? He's got a +1 to his name... I assume it's not a clerical error. (Hahaha.)

One of the Kickstarter PDFs had a bunch of cameos.

[Chronos]

934:
Bandanna, Belkar Bitterleaf, Blackwing, Bloodfeast the Extreminator (as lizard), Durkon Thundershield (as vampire), Elan (+1), Haley Starshine (+1), Julio Scoundrél's Crewman with eyepatch, Laurin Shattersmith (+1), Mr. Scruffy, Roy Greenhilt, Tarquin (+1), Vaarsuvius

Also Julio Scoundrel's Yellow-Clad Crewman, who I think is making his first appearance, but we should keep an eye on if he shows up again.

[Gift Jeraff]

Based on her comment about her father and SSaDT, Bandana's full name is probably Bandana Secundus.

[martianmister]

Updated through 934
Bandana, Belkar Bitterleaf, Blackwing, Bloodfeast the Extreme-inator (as lizard), Durkon Thundershield (as vampire), Elan (+1), Haley Starshine (+1), Julio Scoundrél's Crewman with eyepatch, Laurin Shattersmith (+1), Mr. Scruffy, Roy Greenhilt, Tarquin (+1), Vaarsuvius

[martianmister]

Updated through 935
Bandana, Blackwing (+1), Elan, Haley Starshine, Julio Scoundrél, Laurin Shattersmith (+1), Mechane Crewman with black skin (+1), Mechane Crewman with five o'clock shadow (+1), Mechane Crewwoman with bandana, Sabine, Tarquin, Vaarsuvius (+1)

[Gift Jeraff]

Julio can be seen hanging on to the rope in Panel 8. Dreadlock Dude and the guy with the stubble appear on both pages.

[martianmister]

Girl in the fifth panel, could she be the same one from 391?

[Gift Jeraff]

I'd say yeah.

[Angel Bob]

Occam's Razor, right? No need to assume that Julio has two different crewwomen who both look and dress uncannily alike. Probably just got a different haircut in the time since. If she's anything like her boss, cosmetic changes are a fact of life.

[Flame of Anor]

Girl in the fifth panel, could she be the same one from 391?

Appears to be the same, yeah.

[Porthos]

Girl in the fifth panel, could she be the same one from 391?

I've been on the lookout for her ever since the Mechane came back into the story, and I agree with the rest of the posters that this is the same character.

[Flame of Anor]

936: Tarquin (+2), Elan (+1), Haley Starshine, Mechane crewwoman with bandana, Mechane crewwoman with swoopy hair (also appears in 935), Julio Scoundrel (+1)

Edit: I suggest renaming "Mechane crewwoman with bandana" to "Mechane crewwoman with polka-dot bandana", to avoid confusion with the Mechane crewwoman known merely as "Bandana".

Edit edit: Alternately, rename "Bandana" to "Bandana Secundus", as Gift Jeraff points out.

[martianmister]

Updated through 936
Elan (+1), Haley Starshine, Julio Scoundrél (+1), Mechane Crewwoman with bandana, Mechane Crewwoman with forelock, Tarquin (+2)

[martianmister]

Edit: I suggest renaming "Mechane crewwoman with bandana" to "Mechane crewwoman with polka-dot bandana", to avoid confusion with the Mechane crewwoman known merely as "Bandana".

One is a named character, other is nameless. I doubt that anyone would confuse them.

Edit edit: Alternately, rename "Bandana" to "Bandana Secundus", as Gift Jeraff points out.

I'm against it till it's proven to be her surname.

[Sir_Leorik]

Edit: I suggest renaming "Mechane crewwoman with bandana" to "Mechane crewwoman with polka-dot bandana", to avoid confusion with the Mechane crewwoman known merely as "Bandana".

One is a named character, other is nameless. I doubt that anyone would confuse them.

Since she wears it more like a kerchief, why not name her "Mechane crew-woman with kerchief"?

[Flame of Anor]

Since she wears it more like a kerchief, why not name her "Mechane crew-woman with kerchief"?

That sounds good.

[Yendor]

Here's my count from the calendar:

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14: Belkar, Haley, Roy
13: Elan
10: Durkon
8: Vaarsuvius
7: Mr. Scruffy
6: Blackwing
5: Redcloak, Xykon
4: Miko
3: Bloodfeast, Lee, Nero & Cedric, Demon roaches, Hinjo, Tarquin
2: Ancient black dragon, Argent, Jirix, Laurin, Lirian's treants, Miron, Monster in the Darkness, Qarr, Right-eye, Tarquin's triceratops, Thog, Trigak, Tsukiko, Windstriker, Xykon's ogres
Also the dwarves who toss Durkon out in Origin, who also appear here.
1: Celia, Daigo, Empress of Blood, the enlarged soldiers, Flumphs, Gannji, Hurak, Ian, Julia, Kazumi, Kilkil, Kyle*, Lien, O-Chul, Phil Rodriguez, Rex-Nor the Usurper*, Sabine, Shadowdancer, Sir Francois, Teevo, the Twelve Gods, the heavily templated snail, and that thing from Origin that goes "Splurk"
* Kyle and Rex-Nor are new characters.

[martianmister]

I'm not sure if we're counting calendar as appearances.

[Procyonpi]

I'm not sure if we're counting calendar as appearances.

Yeah, that was my thought, too. I mean, I don't think we counted the appearances in the kickstarter graphs...

[Chronos]

My inclination would be to not count the main calendar art, since it's just redrawn versions of scenes already counted in the main comic. I'm undecided about whether we should count the extra art, though.

[Procyonpi]

My inclination would be to not count the main calendar art, since it's just redrawn versions of scenes already counted in the main comic. I'm undecided about whether we should count the extra art, though.

I don't have the calendar, but if the "extra art" is the stuff in the margins Rich previewed, isn't that essentially the same as the kickstarter graphs?

[Ninja Dragon]

Just found an appearance of O-Chul in strip #290, before the one that is linked in the first post. Did you guys miss it?

[Yana]

I think the ruling on that one was something to the effect of "No facial scar = Not O-Chul".

[Chronos]

The paladin without ranks in Search lacks O-Chul's scar. It's possible that it's just before he got it (we'll be finding out the circumstances of that in an upcoming Kickstarter story), but for now, we're assuming it's some other paladin who just looks similar. Likewise for the character "Fellow medium-sized human".

EDIT: On thinking about the calendar some more, I think the closest analogy to it would be the Christmas ornaments, which we do not count. So let's not count anything on the calendar, either.

[Nimrod's Son]

Just found an appearance of O-Chul in strip #290, before the one that is linked in the first post. Did you guys miss it?

No, it's come up so often it's in the FAQ.

Q. Why isn't O-Chul's first appearance listed in strip 290 (fourth frame)?

A. That is not O-Chul. That is "fellow medium-sized paladin".

[Angel Bob]

937: Bandana, Belkar Bitterleaf, Blackwing, Elan, Haley Starshine, Julio Scoundrel, Mechane crewwoman with polka-dotted kerchief (or whatever it is we're calling her), Roy Greenhilt, Vaarsuvius

[Flame of Anor]

937: Bandana, Belkar Bitterleaf, Blackwing, Elan, Haley Starshine, Julio Scoundrel, Mechane crewwoman with polka-dotted kerchief (or whatever it is we're calling her), Roy Greenhilt, Vaarsuvius

Also one interesting alteration of "Julio Scoundrel as Most Interesting Man in the World".

[martianmister]

Updated through 937
Bandana, Belkar Bitterleaf, Blackwing, Elan, Haley Starshine, Julio Scoundrél, Mechane Crewwoman with bandana, Roy Greenhilt, Vaarsuvius

[martianmister]

No, it's come up so often it's in the FAQ.

Funny, according to the list, "fellow medium-sized paladin"'s first appearance is #298. A mistake I guess?