Sorting Algorithm of Mortality/WMG/Web Comics

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Wild Mass Guesses about the Sorting Algorithm of Mortality in Web Comics. See Sorting Algorithm of Mortality/WMG for the entry key for the lists.

Megatokyo

  • Character A: Piro
    • Row 1: Age: Single adult, so 3.
    • Row 2: Sexual orientation: Seems to have no trouble attracting girls and isn't explicitly celibate, but avoids relationships. 2.
    • Row 3: Love interest: Romance show. 3.
    • Row 4: Role: Hero. 1.
    • Row 5: Race: Caucasian. 1.
    • Row 6: Aesthetics: "Average". 3.
    • Row 7: Personality: He's oblivious to most important things, making him The Ditz. 4.
    • Row 8: Flaws: Wears glasses (literally). 3.
    • Row 9: Virtue: Quiet Guy. 4.
    • Row 10: Species: Human. 3.
    • Row 11: Occupation: Innocent bystander. 3.
      • Total divided by rows: 30/11 = 2.72. The fact that he is very explicitly and undeniably an author avatar pretty much insures that he will at least live to the end of the series regardless of relative scores.
  • Character B: Largo
    • Row 1: Age: Single adult. 3.
    • Row 2: Sexual orientation: Celibate. 1.
    • Row 3: Love interest: Romance show. 3.
    • Row 4: Role: Plucky comic relief. 4.
    • Row 5: Race: Caucasion. 1.
    • Row 6: Aesthetics: "Average". 3.
    • Row 7: Personality: Would probably qualify as The Fool due to his inability to handle anything outside the realm of computers or games, yet his incredible luck keeping him afloat. 4.
    • Row 8: Flaws: Mentally handicapped (maybe not literally, but yeah). 1.
    • Row 9: Virtue: Pollyanna. 1.
    • Row 10: Species: Human. 3.
    • Row 11: Occupation: Could probably count as something between Innocent Bystander and Super Hero, so 2.
      • Total divided by rows: 26/11 = 2.36. He's not going to die any time soon.
  • Character C: Ping
    • Row 1: Age: Appears to be a young adult, but has the mind of a child. 2.
    • Row 2: Sexual orientation: Celibate. 1.
    • Row 3: Love interest: N/A
    • Row 4: Role: Plucky comic relief. 4.
    • Row 5: Race: Appears Asian. 3.
    • Row 6: Aesthetics: The Cutie. 1.
    • Row 7: Personality: The Ditz. 4.
    • Row 8: Flaws: Both Genre Blind and Too Dumb To Live. 5.
    • Row 9: Virtue: Pollyanna. 1.
    • Row 10: Species: Robot. 5.
    • Row 11: Occupation: Innocent bystander. 3.
      • Total divided by rows: 29/10 = 2.9. Despite this, the fact that she is a C-list character and could have her death be easily reverted makes her probably close to the top for death.

The Order of the Stick

  • Character A: Roy Greenhilt
    • Row 1: Age: Single Adult. 3.
    • Row 2: Sexual Orientation: Straight. 3.
    • Row 3: Love Interests: No idea where Celia fits in, so I'll skip this one.
    • Row 4: Role: Hero. 1.
    • Row 5: Race: Black. 5.
    • Row 6: Aesthetics: Average, I guess. Hard to tell. 3.
    • Row 7: Personality: Hard one, but I think 2 is about right.
    • Row 8: Flaws: No idea.
    • Row 9: Virtues: Genre Savvy, like everybody else. 3.
    • Row 10: Species: Human. 3.
    • Row 11: Occupation: Adventurer. 2.
      • Total divided by rows: 2.78. Not that it matters, since he's already dead (he got better, though).
  • Character B: Xykon
    • Row 1: Age: Single Adult. 3.
    • Row 2: Sexual Orientation: Straight. 3.
    • Row 3: Love Interests: None, probably.
    • Row 4: Role: Villain. 5.
    • Row 5: Race: Caucasian, before undeath. 1.
    • Row 6: Aesthetics: He's undead, that's pretty ugly. 5.
    • Row 7: Personality: Evil incarnate. That would probably be 5.
    • Row 8: Flaws: None that I can think of.
    • Row 9: Virtues: Genre Savvy, like everybody else. 3.
    • Row 10: Species: Undead. 5.
    • Row 11: Occupation: Evil, evil, evil. 5.
      • Total divided by rows: 3.89. Of course he'll eventually get finally destroyed, but since he's the BBEG, it'll have to wait a bit longer.
  • Character C: O-chul
    • Row 1: Age: Appears to be older than most of the main characters 4
    • Row 2: Role: Colonel Makepeace seems to be the closest fit. 3.
    • Row 3: Race: Appears Caucasian 1.
    • Row 4: Aesthetics: Fashionably scarred. 2
    • Row 5: Personality: The Captain again seems to fit the best. 2.
    • Row 6: Virtues: Gentle Giant. He may be a Badass, but he also forms an Odd Friendship with the MitD. 4
    • Row 7: Species: Human 3.
    • Row 8: Occupation: Paladin, and a damn good one at that. 4.
      • Total divided by rows: 22/8 = 2.75. He may outlive some members of the Order itself.


Now for a test run:

  • Character D: Miko Miyazaki
    • Row 1: Age: Single Adult. 3
    • Row 2: Sexual Orientation: Celibate and oblivious to Roy's (initial) advances. 1
    • Row 3: Role: The Scrappy. 1
    • Row 4: Race: Asian. 3
    • Row 5: Aesthetics: Attractive enough for Roy to be attracted when they first meet, but not be commented on by the other characters afterwards. 2
    • Row 6: Personality: Lawful Stupid. 5
    • Row 7: Virtues: Holier Than Thou. 5
    • Row 8: Flaws: Again, Lawful Stupid. 4
    • Row 9: Species: Human. 3
    • Row 10: Occupation: Paladin, and a very high-ranking one at that. 4
      • Total divided by rows: 31/10 = 3.1. Her Karmic Death was all but inevitable.
  • Character E: Vaarsuvius
    • Row 1: Age: Older and wiser. 3.
    • Row 2: Sexual Orientation: Who knows?
    • Row 3: Love Interests:
    • Row 4: Role: The Smart Guy
    • Row 5: Race: Elf
    • Row 6: Aesthetics: It's hard to tell.
    • Row 7: Personality: Nerd. 3
    • Row 8: Flaws: Smartass 4
    • Row 9: Virtues: Smart. 3.
    • Row 10: Species: Elf (Pretty Alien) 2.
    • Row 11: Occupation: Scientist With Questionable Ethics. 3.
      • Total divided by rows: 18/6 = 3
  • Character F: Belkar Bitterleaf
    • Row 1: Age: Single Adult. 3.
    • Row 2: Sexual Orientation: Word of God puts him as lusting over Vaarsuvius... I'll skip this one.
    • Row 3: Love Interests: Skipped.
    • Row 4: Role: Kind of a Plucky Comic Relief. 4.
    • Row 5: Race: Skipped.
    • Row 6: Aesthetics: I'll say 3.
    • Row 7: Personality: Complete Monster, yet funny. 5.
    • Row 8: Flaws: Skipped.
    • Row 9: Virtues: Skipped.
    • Row 10: Species: Halfling. 3.
    • Row 11: Occupation: Token Evil Teammate, kind of The Millstone as of late. 4.
      • Total divided by rows: 22/6 = 3.66...

Not too bad... Shame the Oracle thinks otherwise.

Sorcery 101

  • Danny
    • Age: Parent 4.
    • Sexual Orientation: Was married, still dates, so straight 3
    • Role: Not really a 'hero', but the protaganist, so 1
    • Race: Caucasian, 1.
    • Aesthetics: Average. 3.
    • Personality: Jerk with a heart of gold, 3.
    • Flaws: Jerkass, 4
    • "Virtues" Smarter AND Genre Savvy, 3.
    • Species: Despite being Blood Bond, still pretty human, 3.
      • Total: 25/9=2.77777777777777777777... Lets hope he survives...

The Dreamer

  • Nathan Hale
    • Age: Single Adult - 3
    • Sexual Orientation: Straight - 3
    • Love Interests: None - 1
    • Role: The Heart - 3
    • Race: White - 1
    • Aesthetics: Handsome - 1
    • Personality: Cheerful - 1
    • Flaws: Smartass - 3
    • Virtues: Smart, Genre Savvy - 2
    • Species: Human - 3
    • Occupation: Military - 4
      • Total Score: 26/11 = 2.36. Even though he seems relatively safe, he's still up for the Foregone Conclusion death, considering this is a historical webcomic.
  • Alan Warren
    • Age: Adult - 3
    • Sexual Orientation: Straight - 3
    • Love Interest: Distressed Damsel - 1
    • Role: Hero - 1
    • Race: White -1
    • Aesthetics: Handsome - 1
    • Personality: The Captain - 2
    • Flaws: Smartass - 3
    • Virtues: Action Guy - 2
    • Species: Human - 3
    • Occupation: Military - 4
      • Total Score: 21/11 = 1.9. Seems likes this guy ain't going anywhere, his mysterious coughing be damned.
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