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* [http://www.masterpaynemagic.com/ Master Payne] is a real person, who has several personas and performs amusing magic tricks.
* Between the whole story is ''full'' of [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy|modified]] [[Historical Domain Character|historical domain characters]] and [[Allohistorical Allusion]], others include:
** Van Rijn, master Spark, artisan, the creator of the Muses. The full name of the famous painter Rembrandt was "Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn".
** The circus cook, when his calming pie works - magnificently - on Agatha, exclaims, "Take ''that'', Brillat-Savarin!" Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826) was a famous French expert on high-quality eating.
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* [[Bleached Underpants]]: A variant
** Much of ''Girl Genius'' is made up of brilliant little ideas that Foglio didn't use in his pornographic work. The Jägers' speech pattern and dental work? From ''XXXenophile'': "A Beautiful Tail" and "My Favorite Oitling". Zeetha's jewelry, with the little faces that mimic whatever her current facial expression is? From ''XXXenophile'': "Blue Opal".<!--Perhaps this info could be split off/duplicated elsewhere if it hasn't already?-->
* [[Fan Nickname]]: "The Sneaky Gate," loading a comic page by its date-determined URL, often several updates before its official release. Despite most webcartoonists' less-than-positive attitude toward this trick, often openly referenced on fan communities - although this is invariable from the copy on studiofoglio.net, not the main page.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Loads of them, listed on [[Girl Genius/Shout-Out|its sub-page.]]
* [[Throw It In]]
** When Phil was drawing the scene which first introduced the Baron, he filled an "empty" spot with a rather scruffy-looking soldier. As soon as
** Maxim of the Jägers was originally a silly little drawing for Kaja, who promptly informed him that he WOULD appear in the comic.
* [[The Wiki Rule]]: [https://girlgenius.fandom.com/wiki/Girl_Genius_Wiki On Fandom].
== The Secret Blueprints ==
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[[All There in the Manual|The Foglios have thoughtfully provided quite a lot of background and detail for fans of the series.
Here is the basic information (also available on the Girl Genius Wiki):
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** '''To Break Through'''—to reach the point where it is obvious from one’s work or behavior that one has the Spark. Some say that the Spark does not exist in potential, and that Breaking Through is that point
** '''Clanks'''—robots, autonomous mechanical devices, usually, but not necessarily, somewhat anthropoid.
** '''Constructs'''—usually organic creations, Frankenstein-type monsters, etc.
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** '''The Spark'''—whatever it is that makes Mad Scientists what they are. A poorly understood concept that identifies and incorporates a batch of personality traits shared by those who have it. Also referred to as the Gift, the Touch, the Curse, the Madness, the Doom, &c. Also referred to as his or her Spark, in this case a personal quality. Also used as another term for a Mad Scientist—you would say that someone is a Spark if they have the Spark.
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