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| | [[Image:Somber.png|thumb|[[Strong Sad]] backlit by [[the moon]]]] | | [[Image:Somber.png|thumb|[[Strong Sad]] backlit by [[the moon]]]] |
| | [[Image:secretweapon.png|thumb|[[Perducci]]'s [[Killingyouguy|secret weapon]]]] | | [[Image:secretweapon.png|thumb|[[Perducci]]'s [[Killingyouguy|secret weapon]]]] |
| - | '''{{w|Silhouette}}s''' are the image of a person, object, or scene as a solid color, usually black. In the [[Homestar Runner universe]], silhouetted characters are usually seen at night, presumably due to backlighting caused by moonlight. They are used in all the [[Halloween teasers]] in order to hint at the costumes that the main characters are wearing. They are also sometimes used as a reference to old ''{{w|Dennis the Menace}}'' comics, as noted in DVD commentaries. | + | [[Wikipedia:Silhouette|'''Silhouettes''']] are the image of a person, object, or scene as a solid color, usually black. In the [[Homestar Runner universe]], silhouetted characters are usually seen at night, presumably due to backlighting caused by moonlight. They are used in all the [[Halloween teasers]] in order to hint at the costumes that the main characters are wearing. They are also sometimes used as a reference to old ''[[wikipedia:Dennis the Menace|Dennis the Menace]]'' comics, as noted in DVD commentaries. |
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| | + | ==Permanently Silhouetted Characters== |
| | + | These characters are only seen silhouetted. |
| | + | *[[Shadowy Figure]] |
| | + | *[[Videlectrix Mascot]] |
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| | ==Notable Appearances== | | ==Notable Appearances== |
| - | *The [[Videlectrix Mascot]] is only seen silhouetted.
| + | *[[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] — pressing "l" makes a silhouetted [[Abraham Lincoln]] appear. The same silhouette is shown in [[Everybody to the Limit]]. |
| - | *The vast majority of [[Z Sabre]]'s appearances are in silhouette.
| + | *[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — Many of the decorated [[pumpkins]] have carvings of shapes, such as [[Pom Pom]]'s having a silhouette of a woman carved onto his pumpkin. |
| - | *[[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] {{--}} Pressing "l" makes a silhouetted [[Abraham Lincoln]] appear. The same silhouette is shown in [[Everybody to the Limit]]. | + | *[[Strumstar Hammer]] — Strong Bad edits one page of the [[Original Book]] to suggest that "[[The Grape Fairie]] silhouetted everybody and put tiny, inverse suns on top of them." |
| - | *[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] {{--}} Many of the decorated [[pumpkins]] have carvings of shapes, such as [[Pom Pom]] having a silhouette of a woman carved onto his pumpkin. | + | *Email [[couch patch]] — [[Coach Z]], while silhouetted and with his voice "digitally altered" to protect his identity, gives the real story about the patch on [[the couch]]. |
| - | *Email [[couch patch]] {{--}} [[Coach Z]], while silhouetted and with his voice "digitally altered" to protect his identity, gives the real story about the patch on [[the couch]]. | + | *Email [[dangeresque 3]] — In a monologue by [[Perducci]], a silhouette of [[Killingyouguy]] is shown, playing off a stereotypical tease of the main antagonist's plan to stop the protagonist. It is later revealed in the end-credits montage that [[The Cheat]] had simply painted [[Strong Mad]] with black paint in order to create a silhouette. |
| - | *Email [[dangeresque 3]] {{--}} In a monologue by [[Perducci]], a silhouette of [[Killingyouguy]] is shown, playing off a stereotypical tease of the main antagonist's plan to stop the protagonist. It is later revealed in the end-credits montage that [[The Cheat]] had simply painted [[Strong Mad]] with black paint in order to create a silhouette. | + | *Email [[imaginary]] — the [[imaginary friends]] appear as silhouettes. |
| - | *Email [[myths & legends]] {{--}} Coach Z is again silhouetted with his voice digitally altered to protect his identity while he provides information on "the [[Biscuitdoughhandsman]] conspiracy". | + | *[[Hremail 62]] — Homestar thanks his silhouette in the beginning of the hremail. |
| - | *Email [[cliffhangers]] {{--}} In cliffhanger #3, [[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|Space Captainface]] and Strap are set on a collision course with a circle silhouette assumed to be Malmsteen's Comet, which is revealed in the resolution to just be a cantaloupe.
| + | *[[A Decemberween Mackeral]] — the silhouettes of most of the [[rejected characters]] appear in line for Bubs' Concession Stand. |
| - | *Email [[retirement]] {{--}} The [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|Fluffy Puff]] ''My [[Lappy 486|Lappy]] Got Stole!'' Sweepstakes advertisement shows the main characters silhouetted with question marks in the middle.
| + | *All [[Halloween Teasers]] |
| - | *All [[Halloween Teasers]] {{--}} All characters are silhouetted with their costumes, with Strong Bad usually having an exaggerated costume not seen in the final toons.
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| - | **[[Halloween Safety]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] takes the silhouette gag even further by dressing up as a "roadside silhouette".
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| - | **[[Mr. Poofers Must Die Teaser]] {{--}} The text in front of the characters reads "i always have to look up how to spell silhouettes".
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| - | **[[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser]] {{--}} Narrator Strong Bad refers to [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]] as "silhouetted Strong Bad". The page title is "The Homestar Runner Enters the Silhouettiest Man in the World Contest".
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| - | *[[Hremail 62]] {{--}} Homestar thanks his silhouette in the beginning of the email. | + | |
| - | *[[Hremail 2000]] {{--}} Homestar appears in silhouette again to start the email.
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| - | *Email [[imaginary]] {{--}} The [[imaginary friends]] appear as silhouettes.
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| - | *[[A Decemberween Mackerel]] {{--}} The silhouettes of most of the [[rejected characters]] appear in line for [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]. | + | |
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| | ==Dennis the Menace-Style Silhouettes== | | ==Dennis the Menace-Style Silhouettes== |
| - | *[[Original Book]] and [[Strongest Man in the World]] {{--}} The page/scene in which [[The Grape Fairie]] adds another [[grape]] is silhouetted.
| + | *[[Lookin' At a Thing in a Bag]] — At one point while looking in the bag, [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]], and [[Homestar Runner]] are silhouetted. Homestar is also silhouetted when he runs to [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]. |
| - | **[[Strumstar Hammer]] {{--}} Strong Bad edits the page in question to suggest that "The Grape Fairie silhouetted everybody and put tiny, inverse suns on top of them."
| + | *Email [[flashback]] — The scene when [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)|The Homestar Runner]] wins the race and [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]] is awarded the egg is silhouetted. |
| - | *[[Lookin' at a Thing in a Bag]] {{--}} At one point while looking in the bag, Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat, and Homestar are silhouetted. Homestar is also silhouetted when he runs to Bubs' Concession Stand. | + | *Email [[old comics]] — The last panel of the second [[The Castlefunnies]] comic is silhouetted. |
| - | *Email [[flashback]] {{--}} The scene when [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)|The Homestar Runner]] wins the race and [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]] is awarded the egg is silhouetted. | + | *Email [[unnatural]] — The scene before [[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]] damages [[The King of Town's castle]], as well as the scene where he is fed kashi to return to normal, are silhouetted. |
| - | *Email [[old comics]] {{--}} The last panel of the second [[The Castlefunnies]] comic is silhouetted. | + | |
| - | *Email [[unnatural]] {{--}} The scene before [[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]] damages [[The King of Town's castle]], as well as the scene where he is fed Kashi to return to normal, are silhouetted. | + | |
| - | *[[Donut Unto Others]] {{--}} Twice during the toon, [[Do-Nots|Homestar's donut shop]] and Bubs' Concession Stand are seen in silhouette.
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| - | ==See Also== | + | ==See also== |
| | *[[Halloween Teasers]] | | *[[Halloween Teasers]] |
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| | [[Category:Object running gags]] | | [[Category:Object running gags]] |
