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Dominic Panganiban, born September 27, 1990, better known online as Domics, is a Filipino-Canadian YouTuber who regularly posts videos with the help of his animating crew. They involve stories about his life, which may occasionally lead into a lesson for his viewers.

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Domics provides examples of:

• Accidental Misnaming: Dominic notes that people often mispronounce his name, especially his last name.
• And Your Reward Is Clothes: In his "Birthdays" video, he notes how kids hate getting clothes as a present.
• Asian and Nerdy: Is Filipino and a huge fan of anime and video games.
• Beat Without a "But": From the ending to "The Media Badge":
• Birthday Episode: He once posted an episode about birthdays.
• Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: In his "Crushes" video when he's talking about different traits one's crush might have to be interested:

  "Do they have a sense of humor, do they like animals, do they play video games, are they as weeaboo as you, do they have a self-esteem issue that forces them to undermine others in order to validate themselves under self-worth?"

• Early-Bird Cameo: Used humorously in "Crushes"; his third crush, Stephanie, was briefly shown in the second crush's segment during running.
• Disproportionate Retribution: In "New Shoes", the protagonist buries a man after the latter steps on the former's new shoes.
• Dude Magnet: Dom stated that a few girls in his school were crushed on by most guys, himelf included.
• Five Stages of Grief: Does a parodied version of this in "New Shoes."
• Good Samaritan: In "Stranger's Thing," he notes how letting in strangers through a security door feels bad, but the door is there for a reason.
• Growing Up Sucks: May sometimes note how life was easy as a kid.
• Hypocrisy Nod: Sometimes notes that he's a hypocrite in certain situations.
• I Just Want to Have Friends: Has a downplayed version back when he was younger, where his family moved around a lot and he always lost any friends he made.
• Kids Are Cruel: One time, a fellow elementary school kid accidentally dropped all his slammers (see Serious Business below) and every other kid stole all his stuff. Including Dominic (who feels bad about it).
• LOL, 69: In "Buying Used Things", he jokes that most games that came with a console he wanted to buy were Fifa from 11 to 69.
• Malaproper: His last name is very hard to pronounce, which he discusses in the video "Last Names."
• Nice Guy: Dominic is generally a nice and friendly person who gives other people the benefit of the doubt.
• Oh, Crap!: Had this reaction when he overslept for a court meeting.
• The Oldest Profession: One of his apartment neighbors was a prostitute.
• One of the Boys: One of his crushes, Rachel, was a sporty girl who mostly hung out with the guys.
• Passionate Sports Girl: In "Crushes", he mentions a Rachel who was the fastest girl in running, even faster than most guys.
• Serious Business: Playing slammers in elementary school served as this for him and his classmates.
• Shout-Out: Provides numerous examples in each video, with each Shout-Out usually referencing a popular video game or anime.
• Spoiled Brat: Downplayed. Discusses how birthdays should celebrate parents more than the kids, 'cause the parents were the ones to give birth and the kid didn't really do anything, yet they still get presents.
• Sound-Effect Bleep: Occasionally does this for his swears.
• Take Our Word for It: Whatever Steve did that made Dom hate on him in "Crushes". This is represented by a concerned fan asking Dom then being horrified and angry upon being told.
• Toast of Tardiness: Shows a drawing of one briefly in his Back to School video.
• Virtual YouTuber: In 2023, he made his own VTuber model and revealed it in the video "Passport".
• Youthful Freckles: Rachel in "Crushes" has these.

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