The Big Four—the ones you need to know:

Hobbes

The Artist

Opinionated geek girl who inflicts art on the UW student body and the Internet from time to time.

Rabbi

The Linguist

Occasional fountain of Jewish wisdom and linguistic randomness.

Keaton

The Econ PhD

Refuses to drink beer; has a questionable sense of humor.

Lincoln

The Statue

Tends to spout awful jokes to Bascom Hill on Fridays.

The Supporting Cast—who the hell is that?

KB

The Girly Girl

Possibly the most normal member of the cast.

Erica

The Dreadlocks

Russian-speaking badass.

Quat

The Professor

Suspected of being Keaton from the future from the past; teaches mathematics.

Yoh

The Ninja

Rides a motorcycle to compensate for all his stereotypical Japanese traits.

Shane

The Monk

Occasional fountain of Buddhist wisdom and incongruous swears.

Matt

The Punster

Authority on computer hardware and all things Apple.

Mike

The Kilted

Overly masculine to counterbalance wearing a skirt all the time.

Drew

The Giant

Lives on Halo and football, and not much else.