Coach Z Evolution

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This page tracks the evolution of [[Coach Z]].
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This page tracks '''the evolution of [[Coach Z]]'''. His design has remained largely consistent since his first appearance as Coach Zee, with most changes relating to the brightness of his colors and details of his medallion.
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| [[Image:Sketchbook Eleven.PNG|150px]] || Early Coach Z sketches (and [[Bubs]] ones, too) || ??? || [[Sketchbook (museum)]] || N/A
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| <center>'''Early concepts'''</center>
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[[File:Sketchbook Eleven-Coach Z.PNG|150px]]
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| || Unknown, likely 1999 or earlier|| [[Sketchbook (museum)]] || N/A
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| [[Image:FlashbackStyleCoachZ.png|150px]] || This is Coach "Zee's" first design || 1999 || [[Where My Hat Is At?]]; ''[[flashback]]''; ''[[alternate universe]]''; ''[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]]'' || N/A
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| <center>'''First design'''</center>
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[[Image:FlashbackStyleCoachZ.png|150px]]
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| Named "Coach&nbsp;Zee" || 1999 || [[Where My Hat Is At?]]
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''[[flashback]]''; ''[[alternate universe]]''; ''[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]]''; ''[[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]]''
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| [[Image:OCPcoachz.png|150px]] || Coach Z's second design || 1999 || [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]; [[Old Characters Page]] || His colors have gotten lighter, he has more shading, his head is rounder, and the Z's shape and color has changed.
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| <center>'''Second design'''</center>
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[[Image:OCPcoachz.png|150px]]
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| Name simplified to "Coach Z" || December 1999 || [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]; [[Old Characters Page]] || His colors are noticeably lighter and brighter, and he now is shaded. His head is rounder. The medallion is more detailed, gaining a gold border while the Z is more angular and similarly golden.
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| [[Image:coachz_evolution_card.png|150px]] || Coach Z's third design || 2000 || [[Character Cards]]; [[Yearbook Character Page]] (in photo) || He has darker and brighter colors, a thinner outline, rounder eyes and his hat and medallion have changed colors.
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| <center>'''Third design'''</center>
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[[Image:coachz_evolution_card.png|150px]]
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| || 2000 || [[Character Cards]]; [[Dancin' Bubs]]; [[Yearbook Character Page]] (in photo) || Colors are overall darker {{--}} excepting the blue background of the medallion, which is brightened {{--}} and include gradients. The outline is thinner and cleaner; his eyes are now perfect circles. His hat has been recolored, swapping to purple cap and blue bill from the other way around.
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| [[Image:oldcoachz.png|150px]] || Coach Z's fourth design || 2000 || [[Theme Song Video]]; [[Homestarloween Party]] || His outline is colored and not just plain black, his medallion has changed color, his shading is gone, and his hat has lighter colors.
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| <center>'''Fourth design'''</center>
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[[Image:oldcoachz.png|150px]]
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| || 2000 || [[Theme Song Video]]; [[Homestarloween Party]]
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''[[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]]''
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|Outlines are now colored. Coach Z's overall color scheme has been adjusted, with shades being brightened to various degrees and using flat colors rather than gradients. His head casts a light shadow on his neck.
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| [[Image:coach-z.png|150px]] || Coach Z's fifth design || 2000 || Toons from [[A Holiday Greeting]] to [[Ever and More!]]; Main Pages [[Main Page 11|11]] and [[Main Page 23|23]]; various [[Strong Bad Emails]] from [[stand-up]] to [[mini-golf]] || His skin tone has become a slightly lighter shade, the Z appears to be polished, and his medallion has changed color again. He also has much more advanced shading and thicker and brighter outlines. The Z has a shadow on his body.
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| <center>'''Fifth design'''</center>
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[[Image:coach-z.png|150px]]
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| [[Image:New Coach Z Styles.PNG|150px]] || Coach Z's sixth design || 2003 || (officially, without a switch back to the fifth design) various toons starting with [[Jibblies 2 Teaser]]; various [[Strong Bad Emails]] starting with [[hygiene]] || His feet aren't as far apart. The shine on his Z has changed, and it also leaves a lighter shadow on his body. His cap is less slanted and closer to his eyes, and the brim is smaller. His head is smaller, and his outlines no longer have gaps at his arms.
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| || 2000 || Toons from [[A Holiday Greeting]] to [[Date Nite]]; Main Pages [[Main Page 11|11]] and [[Main Page 23|23]]; various [[Strong Bad Emails]] from [[stand-up]] to [[mini-golf]] || His body is a darker, less-saturated green; it is now shaded (with his neck shaded differently from the prior design), with the medallion casting a shadow on his body for the first time. The medallion has been adjusted to look more metallic, with additional shading and highlights; the blue backing now has a darker pattern resembling an inverted Z. His outlines are drawn thicker and brighter overall, varying in weight to give a more three-dimensional appearance.
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Starting with [[impression]], TBC have switched between designs 5 and 6 in several toons.
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Although a newer design appeared in 2003, this design would still be used interchangeably through 2007.
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|align=center| '''Sixth design'''
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[[Image:New Coach Z Styles.PNG|120px]]
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| || 2003 || Various [[Strong Bad Emails]] starting with [[impression]]; various toons starting with [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || His bowlegged stance is narrower. The medallion has been subtly redesigned and recolored, giving it a more golden appearance while the blue Z is no longer inverted, it is overall slightly darker without inner shading; it leaves a lighter shadow on his torso than before, blending in with the body's other shading. His cap is less slanted, and the brim is smaller. His head is larger, and his outlines no longer have gaps at his arms.
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| [[Image:CurrentCoachZ.png|150px]] || The current design || 2005 || [[Happy Fireworks!]]; [[Weclome Back]]; [[Summer Short Shorts]];[[No Hands on Deck]]; [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]; [[mini-golf]]; [[shapeshifter]]; [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]]; [[dictionary]] || His legs are longer and his shoulders are broader. In [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]], the Z on his emblem was pointed.
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| <center>'''Seventh design'''</center>
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[[Image:Very Newest Coach Z.PNG|150px]]
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| This is the current design. || 2020 || [[Halloween Hijinks]]; [[parenting]] || His eyeline is tilted, now aligned with his cap. His head and hat are slightly smaller.  
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Current revision as of 20:36, 17 May 2023

This page tracks the evolution of Coach Z. His design has remained largely consistent since his first appearance as Coach Zee, with most changes relating to the brightness of his colors and details of his medallion.

Image Remarks Created Appearances What's Changed?
Early concepts

 Unknown, likely 1999 or earlier Sketchbook (museum) N/A
First design

 Named "Coach Zee" 1999 Where My Hat Is At?

flashback; alternate universe; The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw; Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold

N/A
Second design

 Name simplified to "Coach Z" December 1999 Marshmallow's Last Stand; Old Characters Page His colors are noticeably lighter and brighter, and he now is shaded. His head is rounder. The medallion is more detailed, gaining a gold border while the Z is more angular and similarly golden.
Third design

 2000 Character Cards; Dancin' Bubs; Yearbook Character Page (in photo) Colors are overall darker — excepting the blue background of the medallion, which is brightened — and include gradients. The outline is thinner and cleaner; his eyes are now perfect circles. His hat has been recolored, swapping to purple cap and blue bill from the other way around.
Fourth design

 2000 Theme Song Video; Homestarloween Party

2022 Costume Pack Now Available

Outlines are now colored. Coach Z's overall color scheme has been adjusted, with shades being brightened to various degrees and using flat colors rather than gradients. His head casts a light shadow on his neck.
Fifth design

 2000 Toons from A Holiday Greeting to Date Nite; Main Pages 11 and 23; various Strong Bad Emails from stand-up to mini-golf His body is a darker, less-saturated green; it is now shaded (with his neck shaded differently from the prior design), with the medallion casting a shadow on his body for the first time. The medallion has been adjusted to look more metallic, with additional shading and highlights; the blue backing now has a darker pattern resembling an inverted Z. His outlines are drawn thicker and brighter overall, varying in weight to give a more three-dimensional appearance.

Although a newer design appeared in 2003, this design would still be used interchangeably through 2007.

Sixth design

2003 Various Strong Bad Emails starting with impression; various toons starting with 3 Times Halloween Funjob His bowlegged stance is narrower. The medallion has been subtly redesigned and recolored, giving it a more golden appearance while the blue Z is no longer inverted, it is overall slightly darker without inner shading; it leaves a lighter shadow on his torso than before, blending in with the body's other shading. His cap is less slanted, and the brim is smaller. His head is larger, and his outlines no longer have gaps at his arms.
Seventh design

 This is the current design. 2020 Halloween Hijinks; parenting His eyeline is tilted, now aligned with his cap. His head and hat are slightly smaller.
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