Comic list | Appearance chart | Character of the day
Ever wanted to know which character appeared the most often if the webcomic El Goonish Shive? Whether Tedd or Elliot appears most often in a sketchbook comic? How much time Ellen spends in her V5 form? Then you've come to the right place! This page lets you know how often each character appeared in what forms in the story, EGS:NP and sketchbook sections. And that's not all: we've also got a handy comic list that you can filter by character and form, and links to Shiveapedia for some of the characters.
I consider a character to have appeared in a comic if he or she (or both) is at least partially visible in one of the panels, or has off-screen dialogue. Appearances in fantasy sequences or thought-bubbles are also counted, as well as silhouetted appearances (if I know for certain who the obscured character was). Minor and one-shot characters are included pretty much on my whim.
A form is considered canon only if it was used in the main story comics (or an explicitly canon EGS:NP story), and not in a fantasy sequence or thought-bubble. A character can appear in multiple forms in a single comic, so the form appearance counts may add up to more than the character's appearance count.
If you notice a mistake, please let me know by leaving a comment on my blog.
Unfortunately, I have long since fallen far behind with updating the statistics, and it's not likely this will be corrected any time soon. For now, the existing statistics are still available for reference.
The statistics are currently up-to-date for:
| Section | Updated up to | Number of comics |
|---|---|---|
| Story | 2016-05-16 | 2188 |
| EGS:NP | 2015-07-03 | 324 |
| Sketchbook | 2013-04-18 | 711 |
| Total | 3223 |
Status: shadowy
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| First appeared | 2011-03-09 | 2011-03-11 | 2011-03-09 | |
| Last appeared | 2011-03-09 | 2011-03-11 | 2011-03-11 |
This shadowy creature caught Noah's attention at school.
Status: guarding
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 2 | 2 | ||
| First appeared | 2002-08-12 | 2002-08-12 | ||
| Last appeared | 2002-08-21 | 2002-08-21 |
Guards the "Paranormal Things That Are Of Little Use To Anyone Storage Facility" (yes, I know the acronym is wrong, but it's that way in the comic). It's a boring job, but a man's got to make a living. It does have the nice perk that you get to soundly thwack people with a flashlight every now and then.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 2 | 2 | ||
| First appeared | 2010-10-15 | 2010-10-15 | ||
| Last appeared | 2011-06-20 | 2011-06-20 |
This officer of the law was given the task of dealing with the aftermath after the fire summon attacked Salty Cracker Comics.
Status: pretend-goth
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 2 | 2 | ||
| First appeared | 2008-07-09 | 2008-07-09 | ||
| Last appeared | 2011-01-07 | 2011-01-07 |
Liz's boyfriend may have been faking the whole goth thing, considering what the uniform dress code at Moperville North did to him.
Status: movie director
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| First appeared | 2012-09-03 | 2006-07-29 | 2006-07-29 | |
| Last appeared | 2012-09-03 | 2006-07-29 | 2012-09-03 |
This famous director showed up at EGS-Con to promote one of his movies, and also appeared in a fantasy sequence when Jimmy explained the special editions to Grace.
Status: passionate about physics
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 2 | 2 | ||
| First appeared | 2010-10-04 | 2010-10-04 | ||
| Last appeared | 2011-06-20 | 2011-06-20 |
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism]Nominative determinism[/charref] is a theory that says a person's name can influence their professional life. I'm pretty sure that's what happened here.
Status: keenspotting
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 2 | 2 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-11-14 | 2004-11-14 | ||
| Last appeared | 2005-07-19 | 2005-07-19 |
Darren "Gav" Bleuel is a co-founder of Keenspot, has his own comic Nukees, and winds up doing a lot of the technical work around Keenspot (particularly when his fellow keenspot authors have need for technical assistance ASAP).
Besides this sketchbook appearance as himself, he has also had a cameo in the form of Mr. Bleuel.
Status: coaching
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| First appeared | 2012-06-08 | 2004-03-04 | 2004-03-04 | |
| Last appeared | 2012-06-08 | 2004-03-04 | 2012-06-08 |
Sarah does not have fond memories of being made to run by this Moperville North gym coach.
Status: in another universe
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 2 | 2 | ||
| First appeared | 2002-07-23 | 2002-07-23 | ||
| Last appeared | 2002-07-24 | 2002-07-24 |
Beta Ellen is the alternate of Elliot in the "beta" dimension. She is not Ellen's alternate, since there is no male Elliot in the beta universe, so Beta Ellen was not created by the dewitchery diamond.
She is in a relationship with Beta Tedd.
Status: dead, killed by Dan
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 2 | 2 | ||
| First appeared | 2005-06-30 | 2005-06-30 | ||
| Last appeared | 2005-07-01 | 2005-07-01 |
This bard tried to seduce Dan in the MUD with magic music. He got what he deserved.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 2 | 2 | ||
| First appeared | 2010-10-25 | 2010-10-25 | ||
| Last appeared | 2010-12-03 | 2010-12-03 |
This woman is Arthur J. Arthur's assistant.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 2 | 2 | ||
| First appeared | 2002-03-09 | 2002-03-09 | ||
| Last appeared | 2002-03-10 | 2002-03-10 |
This mugger tried to rob Sarah and Grace in an alley near the mall. This prompted Grace to transform into a half-squirrel and use her telekinesis for the first time.
Status: doesn't yet exist
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2007-06-28 | 2007-06-28 | ||
| Last appeared | 2007-06-28 | 2007-06-28 |
Yuri is a character that hasn't shown up in the real story yet, only in a filler. If she does show up, she will be a rival scientist for Amanda and Dr. Germahn.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-11-22 | 2004-11-22 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-11-22 | 2004-11-22 |
The Writer's Sphere is the exact opposite of the Writer's Block. Which, apparently, means you have too many ideas.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2008-04-16 | 2008-04-16 | ||
| Last appeared | 2008-04-16 | 2008-04-16 |
Victor is a classmate of Grace and Ellen at Moperville South who believes censorship is evil and leads to freak outs. He even has pamphlets on the subject.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2008-05-26 | 2008-05-26 | ||
| Last appeared | 2008-05-26 | 2008-05-26 |
This tour guide at a British museum occasionally has to deal with annoying American tourists.
Status: Guest comic artist
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-19 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-19 |
Tiffany Ross appeared when she agreed to do guest comics for Dan. She is the autor of Alien Dice.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2005-03-21 | 2005-03-21 | ||
| Last appeared | 2005-03-21 | 2005-03-21 |
This member of the student council was the one selected to show off the new girl's student uniform.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2005-03-21 | 2005-03-21 | ||
| Last appeared | 2005-03-21 | 2005-03-21 |
This member of the student council was the one selected to show off the new boy's student uniform.
Status: silent
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2002-02-06 | 2002-02-06 | ||
| Last appeared | 2002-02-06 | 2002-02-06 |
Silent Bob took a day out of his busy schedule to make a cameo in EGS where he lent Elliot his lighter.
Status: dead (duh; he's a ghost)
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-04-03 | 2004-04-03 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-04-03 | 2004-04-03 |
This pirate ghost's case of scurvy was soon fixed when Tiffany (the AF'04 version of Susan) gave him orange juice.
Status: FBI agent
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2006-03-26 | 2006-03-26 | ||
| Last appeared | 2006-03-26 | 2006-03-26 |
Scully thought an Uryuom was human, just because his shirt said so. Clearly, Mr. Verres is doing something right.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2003-04-14 | 2003-04-14 | ||
| Last appeared | 2003-04-14 | 2003-04-14 |
This Moperville North student doesn't appreciate public displays of affection.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2013-04-23 | 2013-04-23 | ||
| Last appeared | 2013-04-23 | 2013-04-23 |
A fan of Elliot and Susan's review show, this lady is convinced the two of them are an item.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2002-08-19 | 2002-08-19 | ||
| Last appeared | 2002-08-19 | 2002-08-19 |
Phill provides Ellen with directions back to Moperville shortly after her creation. What became of him? Where is he now? No one knows (or cares).
Status: afraid of Susan
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2005-03-21 | 2005-03-21 | ||
| Last appeared | 2005-03-21 | 2005-03-21 |
One of Principal Verrückt's narcs. Is afraid of Susan, but then again, who wouldn't be?
Status: afraid of Susan
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2005-03-21 | 2005-03-21 | ||
| Last appeared | 2005-03-21 | 2005-03-21 |
One of Principal Verrückt's narcs. Is afraid of Susan.
Status: FBI agent
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2006-03-26 | 2006-03-26 | ||
| Last appeared | 2006-03-26 | 2006-03-26 |
Mulder thought an Uryuom was an alien, even though his shirt clearly said "human".
Status: in the MUD
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2005-06-25 | 2005-06-25 | ||
| Last appeared | 2005-06-25 | 2005-06-25 |
This character from the "Dan in the MUD" storyline in EGS:NP bears a striking resemblance to Sensei Greg.
Status: in the second life dimension
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-09-13 | 2004-09-13 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-09-13 | 2004-09-13 |
Ms. Sun is Ellen and Kaoli's kindergarten teacher in their "second life".
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2006-02-13 | 2006-02-13 | ||
| Last appeared | 2006-02-13 | 2006-02-13 |
This woman works for the government, just like Tedd's dad.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2007-03-13 | 2007-03-13 | ||
| Last appeared | 2007-03-13 | 2007-03-13 |
Mr. Kitsune is Nanase's father.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2005-04-19 | 2005-04-19 | ||
| Last appeared | 2005-04-19 | 2005-04-19 |
Mr. Bleuel is a physics teacher at Moperville South. He doesn't like Nanase because of her blatant disregard for the laws of physics.
The character of Mr. Bleuel is a cameo for Darren "Gav" Bleuel, one of Keenspot's founders and author of the comic Nukees.
Status: uncensored
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2003-10-12 | 2003-10-12 | ||
| Last appeared | 2003-10-12 | 2003-10-12 |
This lady attempted to sensor Ellen. It didn't go well.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2012-03-22 | 2012-03-22 | ||
| Last appeared | 2012-03-22 | 2012-03-22 |
This friend of Matt Cohen is somewhat exasperated by his attempts to date Susan.
Status: Guest comic artist
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-19 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-19 |
Maritza Campos appeared when she agreed to do guest comics for Dan.
Status: presumably defeated
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2013-01-07 | 2013-01-07 | ||
| Last appeared | 2013-01-07 | 2013-01-07 |
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2006-10-25 | 2006-10-25 | ||
| Last appeared | 2006-10-25 | 2006-10-25 |
This fairy reminded his colleague that it's not about the credit, it's about the hair.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2006-10-25 | 2006-10-25 | ||
| Last appeared | 2006-10-25 | 2006-10-25 |
This fairy is sad that hair fairies never get any credit.
Status: cameo
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-07-30 | 2004-07-30 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-07-30 | 2004-07-30 |
A character from the comic Bruno the Bandit, Lord Nosteratinx made a cameo in a guest comic done by Ian McDonald
Status: in the second life dimension
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-09-06 | 2004-09-06 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-09-06 | 2004-09-06 |
This girl from Ellen's second life would rather sit next to her lunch box than Ellen.
Status: in the second life dimension
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-09-06 | 2004-09-06 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-09-06 | 2004-09-06 |
This boy/pig (pigboy?) from Ellen's second life doesn't want to sit next to girls.
Status: teaching
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2003-04-25 | 2003-04-25 | ||
| Last appeared | 2003-04-25 | 2003-04-25 |
Susan's old junior high school teacher refused to call students by a nickname, even if it is their middle name, and therefore insisted on calling her Tiffany.
Status: jogging
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2010-06-21 | 2010-06-21 | ||
| Last appeared | 2010-06-21 | 2010-06-21 |
This jogger had never seen any cave, despite the fact that he, Grace, Sarah and Susan were standing right in front of it.
Status: Guest comic artist
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-19 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-19 |
Joe England appeared when he agreed to do guest comics for Dan.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2012-09-03 | 2012-09-03 | ||
| Last appeared | 2012-09-03 | 2012-09-03 |
Jimmy provided some helpful backstory about the Star Wars special editions for Grace.
Status: Guest comic artist
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-19 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-19 |
Jamie Robertson appeared when she agreed to do guest comics for Dan.
Status: Guest comic artist
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-19 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-19 |
Ian McDonald appeared when he agreed to do guest comics for Dan.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2004-03-13 | 2004-03-13 | ||
| Last appeared | 2004-03-13 | 2004-03-13 |
This villager in the game Black & White didn't appreciate Grace's attempt to make him self-sufficient.
Status: alive
| Story | EGS:NP | Sketchbook | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 1 | 1 | ||
| First appeared | 2009-12-12 | 2009-12-12 | ||
| Last appeared | 2009-12-12 | 2009-12-12 |
This intern appears to have a sizeable imagination.