Freudian Trio/Web Comics

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Examples of Freudian Trios in Web Comics include:

Twice Blessed

• Cade Masters - the swashbuckling womanizer (Id)
• Vadim Valntipur - the level-headed old dwarf (Ego)
• Melchior - the brainer-than-thou mage (Superego)

Arthur, King of Time and Space

Which also contains an explicit lampshading here

• Arthur - The laid-back leader who mediates between the other two (Ego)
• Lancelot - ultra-moral and perfectionistic (Superego)
• Guenevere - confident, determined, and potentially a source of friction (Id)

Interestingly, this is almost certainly a homage to Star Trek, at least in the space arc, where Guenevere is the ship's doctor and Arthur, as king, is effectively captain of the Excalibur.

Fletcher Apts

• Bob: Straight Man Hamster (Ego, tending toward Superego at times)
• Doug: Hollywood Nerd Dog (Superego)
• Bill: Boisterous Bruiser Goat (Id)

Gunnerkrigg Court

• Coyote (Ego)
• Reynardine (Superego)
• Ysengrin (Id)

Lagend

• Nikol Mimagi(Ego)
• Lewk (Id)
• Serra Serif (Superego)

The Order of the Stick

• The trio left in Azure City when the Order was split up:
  • Celia: Stupid Good Actual Pacifist, out of place in an adventuring party (superego)
  • Belkar: Stupid Evil Heroic Sociopath, increasingly The Millstone (until he suddenly wasn't anymore) (id)
  • Haley: Pragmatic, Chaotic Goodish, has to deal with the mistakes made by the above two along with everything else (ego)
• The trio that escaped with the Azurite Fleet:
  • Durkon (Superego; rational, focused on their long term goal.)
  • Elan (Ego; listens to everyone's point of view)
  • V (Id; focused on his/her own immediate emotional needs [to be the one who saves everyone]. A rare example of a superintelligent id)

Penny Arcade

Prior to the series's beginning, there was a third roomate, Jim, who apparently filled this out for the main characters:

• Tycho: Intelligent and snarky (Superego)
• Gabe: Emotional and dimwitted (Id)
• Jim: "Even-handed, and slow to anger" (Ego)

Problem Sleuth

• Problem Sleuth: charismatic, a born leader, balanced (Ego)
• Ace Dick: brash, gluttonous, violent (Id)
• Pickle Inspector: highly intelligent (Superego)

Homestuck

Homestuck has a "Trio plus one", complete with psychological reasoning:

• John: Ego
• Rose: Id
• Dave: Superego
• Jade: Unconscious Mind

Something*Positive

• Aubrey: Brash, impulsive, confrontational, slightly sociopathic (id).
• Davan: Somewhat of a Jerkass, but much more self-controlled than Aubrey (ego).
• Pee-Jee: Moral (relatively), often the voice of reason (superego).

Slightly Damned

• Kieri is calm and thoughtful most of the time: Superego (but develops tendencies in the other two types)
• Buwaro is naive and impulsive: Id
• Rhea keeps the other two under control: Ego

The Adventures of Wiglaf and Mordred

• Mordred: self-centered, lazy, and generally only moving if there's something in it for him, often amusement (Id)
• Wiglaf: the self described "perfect hero," and the one with an emotional need to help people (Superego)
• Driver: does most of the explanations and lampshading, the laid-back rather than lazy one (Ego)

Narbonic

• Mell: focused on violence and BFGs (Id)
• Dave: the worker bee who has the tech skills (Superego)
• Helen: the Mad Scientist who is their boss (Ego)

Skin Horse

• UNITY: the violence-oriented zombie (Id)
• Tip: the psychiatrist who tries to talk things out (Superego)
• Sweetheart: the genetically-engineered superdog who is the usual team leader (Ego)

Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name

• Hanna: Emotional but smarter than he seems, a leader, practical (Ego)
• ...: Nigh emotionless, always cool, taking necessary action and pointing things out (Superego)
• Conrad: Short-tempered, blustery, often does not think things through (Id)

Scandinavia and The World

• Denmark: Fun-loving party boy (Id)
• Sweden: Logically-minded to a fault (Superego)
• Norway: Friendly camping hobbyist (Ego)

Jerkcity

• Pants: Excessively vulgar weirdo (Id)
• Spigot: The closest thing to an all-rounder (Ego)
• Rands: Clever and intelligent (Superego)

Nerf Now

While this still is in development,

• The Artist: A hyperactive tentacle monster person who enjoys puppets. (Id)
• The Mascot: Calm redhead who manifests as a character in whatever game is played. (Superego)
• Josue Pereira: A Brazilian with bad luck and too many choices. (Ego)
  • Argumentatively, since these are not active characters in any storyline (save The Mascot), these three characters could also be heteronyms for the real-life Josue, harkening back to Fernando Pessoa, who developed the concept (and is also Portuguese).

Freefall

• Sam: (Id)
• Florence: (Superego)
• Helix: (Ego)
  • In the strictly freudian context, as Helix is effectively a child and both Sam and Florence compete for influence above him, as seen in this strip.

Furthia High

• Bruce: (Id)
• Ashley: (Ego)
• Campy: (Superego)
• Kale's Multiple Personalities form another one:
  • "Normal" Kale: (Ego)
  • Fox Kale: (Id)
  • Human Kale: (Superego)

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