Character Evolutions - Revision history

71.244.110.107: Revised a bit.

71.244.110.107 — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:09:37 GMT

Revised a bit.

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-	When [[the Brothers Chaps]] began using [[Flash]], character designs still kept the hand-drawn feeling with thick, irregular lines (as drawings were often digitized with {{w\|Adobe Streamline}}); coloring made use of gradients:	+	When [[the Brothers Chaps]] began using [[Flash]], character designs still kept the hand-drawn feeling with thick, irregular lines (as drawings were often digitized with {{w\|Adobe Streamline}}); coloring made use of either flat, bright colors and simple shading or gradients:
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:hr3.png		File:hr3.png

Bleu Ninja: Interpuncted list rather than columnar treatment.

Bleu Ninja — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 23:09:12 GMT

Interpuncted list rather than columnar treatment.

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-	[[Image:hs_wallpaper.png\|thumb\|250px\|~~Through~~ the years]]	+	[[Image:hs_wallpaper.png\|thumb\|250px\|Homestar through the years]]
-	Over the years, [[~~homestarrunner.com~~]] [[characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.	+	Over the years, [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] [[characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. The first two years of [[homestarrunner.com\|the site]] saw particularly dramatic shifts in appearances, as creative duo [[the Brothers Chaps]] familiarized themselves with [[Flash]] and developed their signature art [[style]].
		+
		+	Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.
	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
-	== Character ~~Evolutions~~ by category ==	+	== Character evolution pages by category ==
-	~~{\| width="75%"~~	+	*'''[[Main Characters]]:''' [[Homestar Runner Evolution\|Homestar Runner]] · [[Strong Bad Evolution\|Strong Bad]] · [[Pom Pom Evolution\|Pom Pom]] · [[Coach Z Evolution\|Coach Z]] · [[Bubs Evolution\|Bubs]] · [[The Cheat Evolution\|The Cheat]] · [[Strong Mad Evolution\|Strong Mad]] · [[Strong Sad Evolution\|Strong Sad]] · [[Marzipan Evolution\|Marzipan]] · [[The King Of Town Evolution\|The King of Town]] · [[The Poopsmith Evolution\|The Poopsmith]] · [[Homsar Evolution\|Homsar]]
-	\|-	+	*'''[[Old-Timey]]:''' [[The Homestar Runner Evolution\|The Homestar Runner]] · [[Old-Timey Strong Bad Evolution\|Old-Timey Strong Bad]]
-	~~\|valign=top\|~~	+	*'''[[20X6]]:''' [[Stinkoman#Character Evolution\|Stinkoman]] · [[1-Up#Character Evolution\|1-Up]]
-	~~===~~[[~~Characters#Main characters\|~~Main Characters]]~~===~~	+	*'''[[Storybook World]]:''' [[Mr. Bland#Character Evolution\|Mr. Bland]] · [[Señor#Character Evolution\|Señor]] · [[The Robot (storybook)#Character Evolution\|The Robot]] · [[The Grape Fairie#Character Evolution\|The Grape Fairie]]
-	*[[Homestar Runner Evolution]]	+	*'''Other:''' [[The Announcer#Character Evolution\|The Announcer]] · [[The Umpire#Character Evolution\|The Umpire]] · [[The Knight#Character Evolution\|The Knight]] · [[The Yello Dello#Character Evolution\|The Yello Dello]] · [[The Goblin#Character Evolution\|The Goblin]] · [[Visor Robot#Character Evolution\|Visor Robot]] · [[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids]] · [[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon]] · [[Preshy and Rafferty#Character Evolution\|Preshy and Rafferty]]
-	*[[Strong Bad Evolution]]	+
-	*[[Pom Pom Evolution]]	+
-	*[[Coach Z Evolution]]	+
-	*[[Bubs Evolution]]	+
-	*[[The Cheat Evolution]]	+
-	*[[Strong Mad Evolution]]	+
-	*[[Strong Sad Evolution]]	+
-	*[[Marzipan Evolution]]	+
-	*[[The King Of Town Evolution]]	+
-	*[[The Poopsmith Evolution]]	+
-	*[[Homsar Evolution]]	+
-	~~\|valign=top\|~~	+
-	~~===~~[[Old-Timey]]~~===~~	+
-	*[[The Homestar Runner Evolution]]	+
-	*[[Old-Timey Strong Bad Evolution]]	+
-		+
-	~~===~~[[20X6]]~~===~~	+
-	*[[Stinkoman#Character Evolution\|Stinkoman ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[1-Up#Character Evolution\|1-Up ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-		+
-	~~===~~[[Storybook World]]~~===~~	+
-	*[[Mr. Bland#Character Evolution\|Mr. Bland ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[Señor#Character Evolution\|Señor ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[The Robot (storybook)#Character Evolution\|The Robot ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[The Grape Fairie#Character Evolution\|The Grape Fairie ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	~~\|valign=top\|~~	+
-	~~===~~Other~~===~~	+
-	*[[The Announcer#Character Evolution\|The Announcer ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[The Umpire#Character Evolution\|The Umpire ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[The Knight#Character Evolution\|The Knight ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[The Yello Dello#Character Evolution\|The Yello Dello ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[The Goblin#Character Evolution\|The Goblin ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[Visor Robot#Character Evolution\|Visor Robot ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	*[[Preshy and Rafferty#Character Evolution\|Preshy and Rafferty ~~Evolution~~]]	+
-	\|}	+

	== General design trends==		== General design trends==
-	Many characters were initially designed for [[Original Book\|children's books]]. These designs were simple and loose, with thin outlines and bold, solid colors:	+	Many characters were initially designed for [[Original Book\|children's books]]. These hand-drawn designs were simple and loose, with thin outlines and bold, solid colors:
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:firsthomestar.png		File:firsthomestar.png
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-	When [[~~The~~ Brothers Chaps]] began using [[Flash]], character designs still kept the hand-drawn feeling (~~images may have been~~ digitized with {{w\|Adobe Streamline}}) ~~with thick, irregular lines. Coloring was often done with~~ gradients:	+	When [[the Brothers Chaps]] began using [[Flash]], character designs still kept the hand-drawn feeling with thick, irregular lines (as drawings were often digitized with {{w\|Adobe Streamline}}); coloring made use of gradients:
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:hr3.png		File:hr3.png
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-	Around the time of [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], characters ~~were redesigned~~ to ~~use~~ cleaner vector lines with more precise shapes. This art style primarily used black outlines, flat colors, and limited shading:	+	Around the time of [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], characters began to be drawn in Flash and appeared with cleaner vector lines with more precise shapes. This art style primarily used black outlines, flat colors, and limited shading:
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:jjhomestar.png		File:jjhomestar.png

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc: Preshy and Rafferty

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:29:31 GMT

Preshy and Rafferty

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	*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]		*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]
	*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]		*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]
		+	*[[Preshy and Rafferty#Character Evolution\|Preshy and Rafferty Evolution]]
	\|}		\|}

Bleu Ninja: /* Other */ P&R don't seem to have evolution sections.

Bleu Ninja — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:37:21 GMT

Other: P&R don't seem to have evolution sections.

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	*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]		*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]
	*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]		*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]
-	*[[Rejected Characters#Character Evolution\|Rafferty Evolution]]
-	*[[Rejected Characters#Character Evolution\|Preshy Evolution]]
	\|}		\|}

47.54.64.95 at 21:18, 1 November 2024

47.54.64.95 — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:18:15 GMT

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	*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]		*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]
	*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]		*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]
		+	*[[Rejected Characters#Character Evolution\|Rafferty Evolution]]
		+	*[[Rejected Characters#Character Evolution\|Preshy Evolution]]
	\|}		\|}

Bleu Ninja: Add gallery section to describe overall trends in design evolution.

Bleu Ninja — Thu, 04 May 2023 23:59:03 GMT

Add gallery section to describe overall trends in design evolution.

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-	[[Image:hs_wallpaper.png\|thumb\|Through the years]]	+	[[Image:hs_wallpaper.png\|thumb\|250px\|Through the years]]
	Over the years, [[homestarrunner.com]] [[characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.		Over the years, [[homestarrunner.com]] [[characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.
	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
		+	== Character Evolutions by category ==
	{\| width="75%"		{\| width="75%"
	\|-		\|-
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	*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]		*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]
	\|}		\|}
		+
		+	== General design trends==
		+	Many characters were initially designed for [[Original Book\|children's books]]. These designs were simple and loose, with thin outlines and bold, solid colors:
		+	<gallery>
		+	File:firsthomestar.png
		+	File:tinyhandedstrongbad.png
		+	File:The cheatachu72.PNG
		+	File:firstpompom.png
		+	</gallery>
		+
		+	When [[The Brothers Chaps]] began using [[Flash]], character designs still kept the hand-drawn feeling (images may have been digitized with {{w\|Adobe Streamline}}) with thick, irregular lines. Coloring was often done with gradients:
		+	<gallery>
		+	File:hr3.png
		+	File:StrongBadThirdDesign.png
		+	File:oldthecheat.png
		+	File:pompom evolution iop.png
		+	</gallery>
		+
		+	Around the time of [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], characters were redesigned to use cleaner vector lines with more precise shapes. This art style primarily used black outlines, flat colors, and limited shading:
		+	<gallery>
		+	File:jjhomestar.png
		+	File:sb evolution jumpingjack.png
		+	File:2ndthecheat.png
		+	File:jumpingjackspompom.png
		+	</gallery>
		+
		+	Characters' current designs are typified by colored outlines and the use of shadows, highlights, and varying line width to add depth:
		+	<gallery>
		+	File:NewerestHomestar.png
		+	File:currentbad.png
		+	File:The Cheat Character Video.PNG
		+	File:pompom.PNG
		+	</gallery>
		+
		+	Most character designs have not significantly evolved since 2001. Post-2001 changes typically include minor adjustments to facial or body proportions, additional facial expressions, or reworking how a character is animated, not major changes to how the character is drawn.
		+
	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Minor Character Variations]]		*[[Minor Character Variations]]

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc: compromise; I still like this layout, as it eliminates much of the excessive empty space

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 23:54:26 GMT

compromise; I still like this layout, as it eliminates much of the excessive empty space

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	Over the years, [[homestarrunner.com]] [[characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.		Over the years, [[homestarrunner.com]] [[characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.
	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
-		+	{\| width="75%"
		+	\|-
		+	\|valign=top\|
	===[[Characters#Main characters\|Main Characters]]===		===[[Characters#Main characters\|Main Characters]]===
	*[[Homestar Runner Evolution]]		*[[Homestar Runner Evolution]]
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	*[[The Poopsmith Evolution]]		*[[The Poopsmith Evolution]]
	*[[Homsar Evolution]]		*[[Homsar Evolution]]
-		+	\|valign=top\|
	===[[Old-Timey]]===		===[[Old-Timey]]===
	*[[The Homestar Runner Evolution]]		*[[The Homestar Runner Evolution]]
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	*[[The Robot (storybook)#Character Evolution\|The Robot Evolution]]		*[[The Robot (storybook)#Character Evolution\|The Robot Evolution]]
	*[[The Grape Fairie#Character Evolution\|The Grape Fairie Evolution]]		*[[The Grape Fairie#Character Evolution\|The Grape Fairie Evolution]]
-		+	\|valign=top\|
	===Other===		===Other===
	*[[The Announcer#Character Evolution\|The Announcer Evolution]]		*[[The Announcer#Character Evolution\|The Announcer Evolution]]
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	*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]		*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]
	*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]		*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]
-		+	\|}
	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Minor Character Variations]]		*[[Minor Character Variations]]

Stux: methinks that's a little bit too condensed. I know the page seems long but are columns necessary? The sections aren't closely related.

Stux — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:58:38 GMT

methinks that's a little bit too condensed. I know the page seems long but are columns necessary? The sections aren't closely related.

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	Over the years, [[homestarrunner.com]] [[characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.		Over the years, [[homestarrunner.com]] [[characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.
	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
-	~~{\| width="50%"~~	+
-	\|-	+
-	~~\|valign=top\|~~	+
	===[[Characters#Main characters\|Main Characters]]===		===[[Characters#Main characters\|Main Characters]]===
	*[[Homestar Runner Evolution]]		*[[Homestar Runner Evolution]]
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	*[[The Poopsmith Evolution]]		*[[The Poopsmith Evolution]]
	*[[Homsar Evolution]]		*[[Homsar Evolution]]
-	~~\|valign=top\|~~	+
	===[[Old-Timey]]===		===[[Old-Timey]]===
	*[[The Homestar Runner Evolution]]		*[[The Homestar Runner Evolution]]
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	*[[The Robot (storybook)#Character Evolution\|The Robot Evolution]]		*[[The Robot (storybook)#Character Evolution\|The Robot Evolution]]
	*[[The Grape Fairie#Character Evolution\|The Grape Fairie Evolution]]		*[[The Grape Fairie#Character Evolution\|The Grape Fairie Evolution]]
-	~~\|valign=top\|~~	+
	===Other===		===Other===
	*[[The Announcer#Character Evolution\|The Announcer Evolution]]		*[[The Announcer#Character Evolution\|The Announcer Evolution]]
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	*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]		*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]
	*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]		*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]
-	\|}	+
	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Minor Character Variations]]		*[[Minor Character Variations]]
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	*[[Other Costumes]]		*[[Other Costumes]]

-	[[Category:Character Evolution\|*]] [[Category:Lists]]	+	[[Category:Character Evolution\|*]]
		+	[[Category:Lists]]

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc: condensed list

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:17:51 GMT

condensed list

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	Over the years, [[homestarrunner.com]] [[characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.		Over the years, [[homestarrunner.com]] [[characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.
	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
		+	{\| width="50%"
		+	\|-
		+	\|valign=top\|
	===[[Characters#Main characters\|Main Characters]]===		===[[Characters#Main characters\|Main Characters]]===
	*[[Homestar Runner Evolution]]		*[[Homestar Runner Evolution]]
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	*[[The Poopsmith Evolution]]		*[[The Poopsmith Evolution]]
	*[[Homsar Evolution]]		*[[Homsar Evolution]]
-		+	\|valign=top\|
	===[[Old-Timey]]===		===[[Old-Timey]]===
	*[[The Homestar Runner Evolution]]		*[[The Homestar Runner Evolution]]
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	*[[The Robot (storybook)#Character Evolution\|The Robot Evolution]]		*[[The Robot (storybook)#Character Evolution\|The Robot Evolution]]
	*[[The Grape Fairie#Character Evolution\|The Grape Fairie Evolution]]		*[[The Grape Fairie#Character Evolution\|The Grape Fairie Evolution]]
-		+	\|valign=top\|
	===Other===		===Other===
	*[[The Announcer#Character Evolution\|The Announcer Evolution]]		*[[The Announcer#Character Evolution\|The Announcer Evolution]]
		+	*[[The Umpire#Character Evolution\|The Umpire Evolution]]
		+	*[[The Knight#Character Evolution\|The Knight Evolution]]
		+	*[[The Yello Dello#Character Evolution\|The Yello Dello Evolution]]
		+	*[[The Goblin#Character Evolution\|The Goblin Evolution]]
	*[[Visor Robot#Character Evolution\|Visor Robot Evolution]]		*[[Visor Robot#Character Evolution\|Visor Robot Evolution]]
		+	*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]
	*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]		*[[Nebulon#Character Evolution\|Nebulon Evolution]]
-	*[[The Goblin#Character Evolution\|~~The Goblin Evolution]]~~	+	\|}
-	*[[The Umpire#Character Evolution\|The Umpire Evolution]]	+
-	*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]	+
-		+
	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Minor Character Variations]]		*[[Minor Character Variations]]
	*[[Stylized Character Designs]]		*[[Stylized Character Designs]]
	*[[Other Costumes]]		*[[Other Costumes]]
-

	[[Category:Character Evolution\|*]] [[Category:Lists]]		[[Category:Character Evolution\|*]] [[Category:Lists]]

Religious Corn: two more characters

Religious Corn — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 22:20:58 GMT

two more characters

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	*[[Señor#Character Evolution\|Señor Evolution]]		*[[Señor#Character Evolution\|Señor Evolution]]
	*[[The Robot (storybook)#Character Evolution\|The Robot Evolution]]		*[[The Robot (storybook)#Character Evolution\|The Robot Evolution]]
		+	*[[The Grape Fairie#Character Evolution\|The Grape Fairie Evolution]]

	===Other===		===Other===
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	*[[The Goblin#Character Evolution\|The Goblin Evolution]]		*[[The Goblin#Character Evolution\|The Goblin Evolution]]
	*[[The Umpire#Character Evolution\|The Umpire Evolution]]		*[[The Umpire#Character Evolution\|The Umpire Evolution]]
		+	*[[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution\|The Sad Kids Evolution]]

	==See Also==		==See Also==