Bios

Cast

 
 Roger

 Roger is everything that makes democracy fail. He's every idiot with whom you've ever had the misfortune of talking politics. Or TV for that matter. He's the reason Wings was on the air for so many years. He was the kid in your grade 2 class who still ate paste. But what sets Roger apart is his soul. He truly does mean well, whatever it is he's doing. And he cares about the people in his life sincerely. People like this are rare.

Roger doesn't have a lot of back story. He is cursed by the ghost of Brad Anderson to write new Marmaduke strips for the papers, which is how he makes a living.

He is also in love with Gyrlf. For no reason in particular. Just that Gyrlf's full name is Rogersgyrlfrunt, which Roger interprets as Roger's Girlfriend. Further confusing the matter is the fact that Roger and Gyrlf are now married, which should make Gyrlf's name Rogerswife. But doesn't.

Gender: Male
Favourite TV show: The New Seinfeld Show
Job: Ghost-writer of Marmaduke
Likes: Gyrlf, Dominic, Lardy, Roger Jr.
Dislikes: The Geek, The Ghost of Brad Anderson, Suddenly Susan
 First appeared: August 6, 2001  

 
 Dominic

 Dominic was sent to Earth by his government to slowly infiltrate the planet. A decorated officer of the Minikan fleet, Dominic intended to do so. But while trying to kill Roger and assume his identity, he came to respect the human race, and now lives among them harmoniously. (Somewhat.)

His real name is Zorbon. The name Dominic is actually his native tongue for 'Of Minik'.

Having been declared an enemy of Minik for quite a while, his government has mysteriously pardonned him and has allowed him to stay on Earth for reasons known only to Dominic and Sir Beeps-a-lot.

Gender: Male
Favourite TV show: Seaquest DSV
Job: Freelance clown
Likes: Roger (to a point), Lardy
Dislikes: Gyrlf, Ninja, sleeping, people who buy Pan & Scan DVDs.
 First appeared: August 6, 2001  

 
 Lardy

 The unexpected result of Roger's massive mutated obesity. Lardy was liposuctionned out of him, and now protects Roger and Dominic.

Though Lardy places his priority on his family, his sleazy agent promises he will be the next teenage Hollywood heart throb. So long as his movie does well at the box-office of course.

Gender: It. (Assumed male)
Favourite TV show: Lardy Lifeguard Esq.
Job: Former receptionist, former TV super-star, watchdog
Likes: Roger, Dominic, Roger Jr, eating
Dislikes: Gyrlf, Lorna, being dry.
 First appeared: January 17, 2002  

  

 King Lardy
 The even further unexpected result of a piece of Roger's massive mutated obesity being left at the beginning of time and being allowed to live for 60+ billion years. After the surface of the planet was deep fat fried, Lardy and a handful of survivors emerged to repopulate the planet. He now rules over the prosperous future city of Lardonia. Gender: It. (Assumed male)
Favourite TV show: Lardy Lifeguard Esq.
Job: Ruler of the Future World
Likes: Roger, Dominic
Dislikes: Soupman, President Korr
 First appeared: March 26, 2003
Revealed as Not Dumb: July 20, 2003
 

 
 Gyrlf

 Gyrlf was spawned by Dominic for the sole purpose of killing Roger but since Dominic no longer wants Roger dead, and Roger is now her husband, Gyrlf's purpose is lost. She spends most of her time plotting revenge or world-domination schemes from her newly built Tower of Doom-Terror.

Gyrlf believes she is an evil genius, and behaves like one to compensate for her height and hideous appearance. She ends up failing at both.

Gender: It. (Assumed female) 
Favourite TV show: Marvin the Tapdancing Horse
Job: Self-appointed future overlord of the WORLD!
Likes: Punching Bag Penguin, livers, her own jokes.
Dislikes: Roger, Dominic, Lardy, etc.
First appeared: August 15, 2001
First appeared in final form: October 31, 2001
 

 
 LL Koolwip

 LL Koolwip used to be the biggest celebrity rapper in the world. Now he's a pile of whipped cream. This was caused by an accidental wish to the Punching Bag Penguin in an unfortunate time travel incident.

He doesn't let it get him down. LL Koolwip does what he wants, when he wants, and because of his old job, he has the money to do it.

Gender: Male 
Favourite TV show: Soul Train
Job: Retired Hip-Hop Mega-star
Likes: Not a whole lot.
Dislikes: Koolwip's really kinda mellow.
 First appeared: September 16, 2001  Complete Comicography!

 
 The Ninja

Hailing from Boston, the Ninja learned how to wield a sword at a young age, by reading three kung-fu books. Not much more is known about his past. He lives next door to Roger, with his best friend, Stan Lee's Spiderman.

The Ninja is Roger and Dominic's loyal friend, and Lorna's loyal stalker.

Gender: Unknown
Favourite TV show: Jackie Chan Adventures
Job: Ninja (currently)
Likes: Lorna, Stan Lee's Spiderman
Dislikes: Stan Lee's Spiderman.
 First appeared: October 6, 2002  

 
 Dr. Lollipops

 Dr. Lollipops is a very skilled physician. Dr. Lollipops is also a gasious demon monster. But eveyone deserves a chance to build a dignified life for themselves, right?

His real talent is diagnosis. Most patients he can diagnos on sight. His approach to solving their problems is another matter. Dr. Lollipops just doesn't understand pain the way humans do. And thus, can be quite rough with his patients. But nobody's perfect.

Dr. Lollipops lives uptown with his wife Delilah, and makes sure to keep in touch with his adopted son, Korr. Both of whom he loves very much.

Gender: Male
Favourite band: The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
Job: Doctor
Likes: Saving lives, Roger, Korr.
Dislikes: All those polite people with horrible gruesome head trauma.
 First appeared: September 29, 2001  

 
 Lorna

 Lorna was Lardy's former co-star during his short-lived beach drama, and came to know Roger and Dominic after being fired. Nobody is quite sure what Lorna looked like before her multiple plastic surgeries, or even if she existed. Could Lorna be the embodiment of plastic surgery? Well, maybe not. Regardless, her vast repertoire of cruddy movies proves she is more suited to clerical work.

Lorna has an on again, off again relationship with Freddie Prinze Jr. The off again part being fueled somewhat by her obsession with Dominic and her passive-agressive interest in the Ninja. She is currently enjoying an upswing in her career with the filming of her two theatrical release movies: Lardy Lifeguard Esquire the Movie and A Million and One Border Collies.

Gender: Female
Favourite TV show: Lardy: Lifeguard Esq.
Job: Direct-to-Video Movie star
Likes: Dominic, Lardy, Freddie Prinze Jr, Lorna.
Dislikes: The Ninja, Korr.
 First appeared: July 4, 2002  Complete Comicography!

  

 Roger Junior

 98% Roger and only 2% Gyrlf. That's the way Roger Jr was created, to spare her the humiliation of having to grow up hideous and evil. Though even 2% is enough to rear it's ugly head. Roger Jr is just a toddler now, but as she gets older, how will Gyrlf's DNA affect who she becomes? Never mind the skills of Roger and Gyrlf as parents, or Ro and Soupman's constant kidnapping escapades.

Good thing she has Lardy as a brother, and Sir Beeps-a-lot as a nanny.

Gender: Female
Favourite TV show: Dowa Splowa
Job: Laugh and clap
Likes: Shiny things, Roger, Lardy, Sir Beeps-a-lot.
Dislikes: Scary things
 First appeared: May 26, 2003  

 

 Soupman

 A crazy old man from the future who lives in an intimidating tower in the middle of nowhere. Soupman has difficulty remembering people's names, telling the difference between reality and fantasy, and letting go of old obsessions. He has an especially strong desire to kidnap Roger Junior. Soupman has been seemingly killed on more than one occasion, and yet continues to reappear.

Gender: Male
Favourite TV show: Unknown
Job: Good-for-nothing
Likes: Rover, Simon, Hot Stuff
Dislikes: Thief, Cereal Thief
 First appeared: August 24, 2003  

 
 The Punching Bag Penguin

 The Punching Bag Penguin comes from INNER SPACE! He is a mystical being who arrives on a planet, and encourages people to punch him. If the punchee yells the name of a country, that nation will become enormously wealthy. That's what he does.

Not much else is known about him. He lives with LL Koolwip, in a rundown appartment on the east end. He is close with both Gyrlf and LL Koolwip, but finds life with them somewhat frustrating, as they can't punch him without arms.

Gender: It. 
Favourite TV show: Traders
Job: Mystic bringer of financial stability.
Likes: Being punched.
Dislikes: Canada.
 First appeared: April 12, 2002  

 Sir Beeps-a-lot

 Sir Beeps-a-lot was mysteriously sent to Earth by the Minican Empire shortly after Dominic's full pardon. Cheerful and interested in nothing more than helping others, Beeps-a-lot is often neglected by the rest of the cast.

Punching Bag Penguin made him human, and spending time in the future gave him a computer virus that forces him to use old English, but otherwise, Beeps-a-lot is okay.

Gender: It.
Favourite TV show: Unknown
Job: Maintenance and security
Likes: Everyone
Dislikes: His accent
First cameo: July 12, 2002
First appeared: May 24, 2003
 

 

 Ro

 A mysterious young girl from the future who has a strong interest in Roger Junior, and a strong hatred for Dominic.

Gender: Female
Favourite TV show: Unknown
Job: Unknown
Likes: Roger Junior, Roger
Dislikes: Dominic
First cameo: April 4, 2004
First appeared: December 28, 2004
 

 

 ???

 Very little is known about this fellow. He comes and goes as he pleases, and behaves in a very eccentric manner, leaving Roger perplexed.

Gender: Unknown
Favourite TV show: Unknown
Job: Unknown
Likes: Unknown
Dislikes: Unknown
First cameo: August 9, 2001
First appeared: February 9, 2003
 

 Korr
 Korr is a bitter, angry creature. We first met Korr when the Minican empire hired him to transport Dominic into exile, but it was later revealed that Korr is Dr. Lollipops' adopted son. He is currently the leader of the only human colony in the future world, Pangea, after having devoured most of it's population. Gender: Unknown
Favourite TV show: Korr Hates TV.
Job: Leader of the Free World
Likes: Egg Ship.
Dislikes: Everything else.
 First appeared: July 15, 2002  Complete Comicography!

 

 Sorbo
 Protege of the King of Pangea (the Geek in the future) thus becoming an übernerd himself, Sorbo was one of only two children who survived the upcoming end of the world, though he was too young to remember anything. Gender: Male
Favourite TV show: Unknown
Job: Pangea's Former Police Chief
Likes: She-Hulk, Ro
Dislikes: Korr
 First appeared: July 15, 2002  

 
 The Ghost of Brad Anderson

 The Ghost of Brad Anderson is the dead incarnation of the creator of Marmaduke. It's up to him to pester and haunt Roger until he's satisfied with the next Marmaduke strip going into the papers.

Anything you want to know about the Ghost of Brad Anderson you can find out by researching Brad Anderson. The one difference I'm aware of is that the GHOST of Brad Anderson eats other ghosts.

Gender: Has left mortal shell
Favourite TV show: Garfield and Friends?!
Job: Harbinger of the horrible streak of Marmaduke authors throughout the upcoming centuries.
Likes: The joke "Get off the couch."
Dislikes: Scooby Doo.
 First appeared: December 6, 2001  Complete Comicography!

 
 The Geek
 The Geek is a fan of Roger & Dominic. And strangely enough, knows Roger and Dominic. It's this sort of fourth dimension stuff that makes the Geek frightening. Is he a fan of the strip or in the strip himself? And then there's the issue of his immortality. But we won't talk about that. Spooky ookie.

The Geek survived the end of the world in the future and became the King of Pangea. He was dethroned by Korr and is now missing in action.

Gender: Male
Favourite TV show: Remote Control Help
Job: Clerk for The Great Canadian Salami
Likes: C++
Dislikes: Sports, hygiene.
 First appeared: August 30, 2001  Complete Comicography!

 
 The Plot
 The physical manifestation of the plot of individual Roger & Dominic storylines. The Plot tends to be weak and unassertive, letting the characters walk all over him. Several Plots have appeared within the series, and they all tend to share this same trait. The Plot will go off to die when the storyline is coming to a close. For more information on the wild and domesticated Plot, read February 2, 2003 Gender: It.
Favourite TV show: Unknown
Job: Manifestation
Likes: Proper storyline progression and character development.
Dislikes: Bowling.
 First appeared: November 20, 2002  Complete Comicography!


Production Staff

Prez
Name: TD McEachern
Duties: Writer, illustrator, creator of Roger & Dominic. Maintenance of the site, the Super Roger & Dominic Mart. Rights holder.
Influences: Calvin and Hobbes, Home Movies, Invader Zim, The Simpsons.
Favourite Random Things: Tai Chi, Alien Hominid, Umlauts, Arrested Development.
Favourite Drink: Mounatin Dew. Followed closely by Strawberry Cow.
Quote: "If I see one more Old Navy commercial, I swear I'll use my murder card."
 
 Caricature first appeared: February 14, 2002  

Vice-Prez
Name: David McEachern
Duties: Roger & Dominic's clean-up, colour and special effects, one-man test audience and occasional site maintenance.
Favourite TV Shows: Samurai Pizza Cats, Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Invader Zim, Clone High, Home Movies, Sealab 2021, Toonami, Sifl & Olly, Buffy, Tokyo Pig.
Favourite Drink: All natural Canadian Tangerine Wavelength Fruitopia.
Quote: "Kung-Fu Fighting is the best song ... EVER!"
 
 Caricature first appeared: February 14, 2002  



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