Companion Cube/Web Comics
Examples of Companion Cubes in Web Comics include:
- Larxene from Ansem Retort has a skull she named Skull-Fucky. She uses Skull-Fucky in Pokémon battles (where it uses Mega Punch) and is implied to be in a relationship with the skull.
- Mistah Beah in Apple Geeks.
- Brat Halla here:
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"Stones are an adventurer's best friend." |
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- Butch R. Mann's knife as evidenced by this episode of Chopping Block.
- Fluffy, Roger's pet rock (not the sort described below, but a rather large rock specimen from a museum) in CRFH!!! The weird part is that while Fluffy is never shown to move, Roger claims he followed him home, and Mike later complains that Fluffy had tried humping his leg. Occasionally, Roger claims that Fluffy wants a hump massage, and describes violence as 'erosive behavior'.
- Gordon Frohman of Concerned gets a little too attached to the gravity gun, which he calls "the claw"
- Cwen's Quest Introduced the companion cubes more sinister cousins the Companion Pyramid and the Nemesis Cube [dead link].
- Luna, Colin's life companion in Dragon Tails.
- Poodle the Beating Stick, weapon of convenience wielded by Nanashi in Earthsong.
- So far, the taxidermied corpse of Jade Harley's grandfather fits this trope in Homestuck. Lil' Cal also fits to some extent, although it now appears that Dave's bro was just moving him around all the time.
- Homestuck also gives us the "scalemates": stuffed animals that Terezi treats as alive. Of course, she then proceeds to pass judgement on them, and her home is littered with their "corpses."
- Man-Man featured a log as a detective on TV show "Log And Order". It was a loose cannon whose implacable manner would break the most uncooperative suspects.
- This is how Aiden treats all cars in Misfile, whether he is right to do so is left unclear. Emily seems to have absorbed some of those qualities too judging by a recent strip.
- Lucile the Gnarled Staff of Ass Whoop and (to a lesser extent) Escape Dummy, from A Modest Destiny.
- And after Hubert asks for his cloak back from Hechter, Hechter mourns the loss of "Steve", who was "the best pet cloak I've ever had".
- Amed, The Hero's pet rock from My Middle Name's Adventure, who seems to move about and do amazing things [dead link] when his owner is not looking.
- Banjo the Clown, Elan's beloved Handpuppet "God" from Order of the Stick.
- Of course, Banjo is functionally a real god, complete with smitings.
- Not to mention Giggles, God of Slapstick, Banjo's brother/nemesis.
- And Lord Shojo used to consult with his "advisor" Mr. Scruffy.
- A storyline in Sequential Art features the Buddy Brick, a Companion Cube Expy... that apparently contains electronics that force people into having this sort of reaction to it, to the point of near-Instant Sedation.
- Thadius, Buwaro's pet rock from Slightly Damned.
- Sluggy Freelance: Torg has been known to start referring to things like a glow necklace and a serving tray as if they were persons, though those occasions did not last long. And we musn't forget Bert's crotch. Or perhaps it more that we can't no matter how much we'd like to.
- How could you forget Spuddy Buddy? Aylee would be so upset.
- Zombie Head on a stick might be a subervison, Torg loves it like a pet and others use it as an object, but it is actually alive (just not cable of complex thought or free will unless fed).
- Plant from Station V3 is a character in his own - he comments on stuff, people know he's there and he has his own thought bubbles. But he's just a potted plant. Besides getting watered, cynically thinking about things (and talking whenever it would creep members of station v3 out), he's just a part of the scenery.
- And let's not forget the mysterious Walkyverse psuseudocharacter known only as the refrigerator skull.
- The eponymous Moo from The Wisdom Of Moo is a cow hand puppet which character Emm speaks through. The human characters understand what's going on... but the toys treat Moo as if he's his own character, even when Emm is clearly visible—or even actively brought to their attention.
- In this strip of Loserz, Jodie does this with two dolls representing her friends who have been absent. It's somewhat disturbing...
- From Tales From the Pit:
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Mark: (To copier) So we meet again, my nemesis. Today I shall make copies. |
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