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==Attributes of the comic strip==
As a (primarily) topical video gaming news comic, there is little [[plot (narrative)|plot]] or general [[continuity (fiction)|continuity]] in ''Penny Arcade'' strips. Any story sustained for longer than a single strip is referred to as "dreaded continuity", something of a [[running gag]] in the newsposts. A character who dies a violent death in one strip will come back in the next, perfectly whole, though occasionally these deaths have an effect on later comics. For example, often, when Gabe kills Tycho or vice versa, the killer takes a certain Pac-Man watch off the dead character, but only if he currently has the watch. [[Profanity]] and [[violence]] are common in ''Penny Arcade'' and the strip is known for its [[surrealism]]; [[zombie]]s, a talking alcoholic [[DIVX]] player called Div, [[Santa Claus]], a robotic juicer called the "Fruit Fucker 2000",<ref>[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/07/11/ Diabolicious!] Penny Arcade, 2001-07-11</ref> and Jesus, among others, are known to drop in often and for petty reasons. Other such occurrences are implied, if not shown, such as mentioning [[Dante (Devil May Cry)|Dante]] from ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' living in the building next door.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/10/19| title = An Honest Mistake| access-date =July 6, 2006| last1 = Holkins| first1 = Jerry| last2 = Krahulik| first2 = Mike| date = October 19, 2001| work = Penny Arcade}}</ref> However, the comic does occasionally expand into more serious issues; one even had Krahulik, in the guise of the character Gabe, [[Marriage proposal|proposing]] to his [[girlfriend]] of two years,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/02/17| title = A VERY Special Penny Arcade!| access-date =March 27, 2008| last1 = Holkins| first1 = Jerry| last2 = Krahulik| first2 = Mike| date = February 17, 1999| work = Penny Arcade}}</ref> while another had both Gabe and Tycho praising Casey Heynes for standing up to bullying.<ref>{{cite web| title=Instruction| url = http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/03/18/instruction1|work=Penny Arcade}}</ref>

Some of the strips are drawn from the perspective of fictional characters within a game or movie. Occasionally, Gabe and Tycho are featured as they would be as characters or players in the game themselves, often having some sarcastic remark to make about some feature or [[software bug|bug]] in the game. At times the comic also depicts meetings between game developers or business people, and features or mocks the reporters of a news article that is commented on in Holkins' newspost.

''Penny Arcade'' has a [[theme song]], "Penny Arcade Theme", written and performed by [[nerdcore hip hop|nerdcore]] artist [[MC Frontalot]]. It was written as a thank-you by Frontalot for the creators of the webcomic linking his website to their [[wikt:front page|front page]] and declaring him their "[[rapper]] [[laureate]]" in 2002. The song appears in the [[rhythm game|dance game]] ''[[In the Groove (video game)|In the Groove]]'', released in 2004.