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Top 10 Daily Victims
They came, they saw, they victimized.
By - Dave "Fargo" Kosak

4. Low Ping Superhero Does Battle With Forces of Overclocking


I couldn't figure out why this Victim scored so high. I thought the original Superhero Victim was pretty funny, but after I wrote this color version I thought, "This is gonna be a dud." But people loved it! Maybe it was the cheesy comic-book-parody plot. Maybe it was that it was so ridiculously over the top it just deserved praise. Maybe people just loved seeing The Overclocking Kid return.

Trivia: I think the overclocking kid has made more cameos in other victims than any other character. He's just so easy to work into any plot. While he's no longer in the Top 10, he will forever be immortalized by his inaugural appearance when he declared, "I'm capable of over 360 separate erections a minute. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW, University of Iowa?"

3. The Unix Administration Wizard


I'm totally thrilled that this guy is in the top 3. I used to do a little Unix programming back in college, and I soon discovered that, with Unix, the more you know ... the more you realize there is to know. Running a Unix server is a lot like keeping a car running with parts that you've built and/or selected yourself by hand. Unix people will argue for hours about the best way to run their "cars." If you ever overhear them, it's crazy. It's a lot like listening to a wizard speak about arcane powers in a foreign language ... hence: The Unix Admin Was Born in This Victim.

Of course, the original character was a one-off gag, and not a lot of people "got" it. Fortunately (I think 'cuz the Slashdot people boosted him up) he scored good enough to get a special weekend edition. This time he really came to life, busting almost into the number one position. He found himself locked in a battle of wits with an abusive chess player, then had to argue with his RPG gaming boss who's business plan is, in my opinion, the model of a modern company. Never mind that it's clear from the pictures that the Chess guy is going to kick his ass; The Unix Wizard, like the Gaming Gigabuys Guy, is constantly being tortured by circumstance. Long live da wiz!

2. The Daily Victim Christmas Special


For most of the year, this victim was in the number one slot. The first time I ever combined several victims into one big story was for the Daily Victim Thanksgiving Special, and it went over really well. But it was here that I really figured out the form. All the color victims to date combined into one totally twisted, completely unpredictable story. The way they all end up interacting is totally surreal. It's like the antithesis of a holiday special, with exploding toilets, Santas with dynamite, guys with swords, you name it. This was a tough victim to write (you shoulda seen my notes!) but it really came together. The only problem is, how can I top it this year?

Trivia: The Flag Defending Chick, who has a great part in the Christmas Special, was one of the most popular early victims. She generated a lot of emails and appeared in a lot of reader submissions ("and then the dude should meet the chick with the penguin...") As a result, she's featured on The First Ever Daily Victim Limited-Edition Shirt. WHY does she have a penguin? I always thought it was more funny if it simply wasn't explained. Gabe (the illustrator) throws me curveballs like that. Somehow it's endearing that she's always screaming whatever she has to say at this poor (possibly frightened) bird.

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