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This page tracks the '''evolution of [[Pom Pom]]'''. Due to his simple spherical design, his look has not changed dramatically.
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! Image !! Remarks !! Created !! Appearances !! What's Changed?
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| [[Image:firstpompom.png|150px]] || This is Pom Pom's first design || 1996 || [[Original Book]]; ''[[flashback]]'' || N/A
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| <center>'''First design'''</center>
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[[Image:firstpompom.png|150px]]
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| Named "Pom‑Pom" || July 1996
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| [[Original Book]]
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''[[Strumstar Hammer]]''; ''[[flashback]]''; ''[[alternate universe]]''; ''[[Strongest Man in the World]]''; ''[[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]]''
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|[[Image:oldpompom.png|150px]] || Pom Pom's second design. || 1999 || [[Where My Hat Is At?]] || His eyes are now ovular and white, and his stripe has moved up a bit. He's a darker color and has a thicker outline and more shading. His arms are smaller and his legs are further apart.
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| <center>'''Second design'''</center>
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[[Image:oldpompom.png|150px]]
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| The cap is an outfit from the book's storyline, not part of his actual design. || June 1999 || [[Where My Hat Is At?]] || The points of his arms and legs are more rounded; his arms are now the same size as his legs. His eyes are now oval and white. His stripe has moved up and his stance is wider, emphasizing his round shape. Pom-Pom is drawn with a thicker outline, slightly different colors, and simple shading.
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| [[Image:pompom_evolution_iop.png|150px]] || Pom Pom's third design. || 1999 || [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]; [[The Reddest Radish]]; [[Isle of Pom]]; [[First Flash]]; [[Old Characters Page]] || His stripe is wider and has moved back down, his eyes are oval and black, and his head seems to have gone from a pill shape to a skinny egg shape. His "relaxed" positions for his arms seems to have changed. His legs are close together again. His colors seem to be a little brighter, and he's more rounded.
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| <center>'''Third design'''</center>
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[[Image:pompom_evolution_iop.png|150px]]
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| By this point, his name is written as "Pom Pom". || October 1999 || [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]; [[Pom Pom, Too]]; [[First Flash]]; [[Old Characters Page]] || Much of this design is closer to his first iteration than the second.
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His stripe is wider and has moved back down. He stands in a narrower stance, and his legs are shorter than his arms. His eyes are now black, and his head is more of an egg shape that is slightly wider at the base. His "relaxed" positions for his arms seems to have changed. He has been redrawn with a rounder shape, lighter colors, and narrower lines.
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| [[Image:jumpingjackspompom.png|150px]] || Pom Pom's fourth design. || 2000 || [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] || His stripe has moved up again, his legs are longer and farther apart, he has a thinner outline, his eyes have a gleam/light reflection and he's more of a citrus yellow than a mango yellow. His head is a pill shape again.
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| <center>'''Fourth design'''</center>
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[[Image:jumpingjackspompom.png|150px]]
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| || April 2000 || [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]; [[The Reddest Radish]]; [[Character Cards]] || This design integrates elements of the prior two designs.
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His stripe has moved back up, his stance is wider, his limbs are all equal length, and his head is a symmetrical pill shape. His eyes now have a small white glint. He has a thinner, consistent black outline. He is a bolder shade of yellow and his orange color is slightly adjusted; his shading is darker and less saturated.
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| [[Image:SecondNewestPomPom.png|150px]] || Pom Pom's fifth design, not much different from his current. || 2000 || [[Yearbook Character Page]]; [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]]; [[Theme Song Video]]; [[Homestarloween Party]]; [[Main Page 7]]; [[A Holiday Greeting]]; [[A Mother's Day Message]]; [[A Jorb Well Done]]; [[The Luau]]; [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] || His outlines are colored instead of black and his head is slightly darker. His eyes are closer together.
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| <center>'''Fifth design'''</center>
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[[Image:SecondNewestPomPom.png|150px]]
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| || May 2000
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| [[Yearbook Character Page]]; [[In Search of the Yello Dello]]; [[Theme Song Video]]; [[Homestarloween Party]]; [[Main Page 7]]; [[A Holiday Greeting]]; [[A Jorb Well Done]]; [[The Luau]]; [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]; [[Old Everybody Intro]]
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''[[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]]''
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| Pom Pom's eyes are closer together. His outlines are colored instead of black, and the colors of his shading have been adjusted.
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| [[Image:newestpompom.png|150px]] || Pom Pom's current design || 2001 || Toons from [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] to current; various [[Strong Bad Emails]] starting with [[the bird]]; [[Main Page 19]] ||  
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|align=center|'''Sixth design'''
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[[Category: Character Evolution]] He has much more advanced shading, a little glare on his head, darker outlines and brighter colors. His stripe has moved up a little bit.
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[[Image:pompom.PNG|140px]]
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| This is the current design. || May 2001 || Toons from [[A Mother's Day Message]] to current; various [[Strong Bad Emails]] starting with [[the bird]]; [[Main Page 19]] || His stripe has moved up a little bit. He has much more advanced shading, gaining highlights that include two circular spots on his head; his orange is a slightly different shade. His outlines now vary in thickness to enhance the shading.  
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[[Category:Pom Pom]][[Category: Character Evolution]]

Current revision as of 21:14, 17 May 2023

This page tracks the evolution of Pom Pom. Due to his simple spherical design, his look has not changed dramatically.

Image Remarks Created Appearances What's Changed?
First design

 Named "Pom‑Pom" July 1996 Original Book

Strumstar Hammer; flashback; alternate universe; Strongest Man in the World; Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold

N/A
Second design

 The cap is an outfit from the book's storyline, not part of his actual design. June 1999 Where My Hat Is At? The points of his arms and legs are more rounded; his arms are now the same size as his legs. His eyes are now oval and white. His stripe has moved up and his stance is wider, emphasizing his round shape. Pom-Pom is drawn with a thicker outline, slightly different colors, and simple shading.
Third design

 By this point, his name is written as "Pom Pom". October 1999 Marshmallow's Last Stand; Pom Pom, Too; First Flash; Old Characters Page Much of this design is closer to his first iteration than the second.

His stripe is wider and has moved back down. He stands in a narrower stance, and his legs are shorter than his arms. His eyes are now black, and his head is more of an egg shape that is slightly wider at the base. His "relaxed" positions for his arms seems to have changed. He has been redrawn with a rounder shape, lighter colors, and narrower lines.

Fourth design

 April 2000 A Jumping Jack Contest; The Reddest Radish; Character Cards This design integrates elements of the prior two designs.

His stripe has moved back up, his stance is wider, his limbs are all equal length, and his head is a symmetrical pill shape. His eyes now have a small white glint. He has a thinner, consistent black outline. He is a bolder shade of yellow and his orange color is slightly adjusted; his shading is darker and less saturated.

Fifth design

 May 2000 Yearbook Character Page; In Search of the Yello Dello; Theme Song Video; Homestarloween Party; Main Page 7; A Holiday Greeting; A Jorb Well Done; The Luau; The House That Gave Sucky Treats; Old Everybody Intro

2022 Costume Pack Now Available

Pom Pom's eyes are closer together. His outlines are colored instead of black, and the colors of his shading have been adjusted.
Sixth design

This is the current design. May 2001 Toons from A Mother's Day Message to current; various Strong Bad Emails starting with the bird; Main Page 19 His stripe has moved up a little bit. He has much more advanced shading, gaining highlights that include two circular spots on his head; his orange is a slightly different shade. His outlines now vary in thickness to enhance the shading.
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