Flipped Images

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When animating characters from different angles, it is often easier to flip images rather than draw new ones. While often this technique works, without careful attention the flip will reverse text or other asymmetric features unintentionally. The Brothers Chaps will sometimes do this intentionally as a parody of cheap or amateur animation, although sometimes they fall prey to this themselves. Matt has referred to this as "Blue Laser Commander eyepatch syndrome."

Appearances in Alternate Animation Styles

• Blue Laser Commander's eyepatch often switches eyes.
• Silent Rip's headset switches sides.
• Fightgar's ammunition sash switches sides.
• New Boots — The Cheat's cool boots sometimes have the dollar sign backwards.
• Cheat Commandos (toon) — Fightgar, shooting his machine gun, flips a few times, switching his shooting arm a few times. This is seen again in an Easter egg in virus.
• Let us give TANKS! — The fork in the injured Blue Laser Minion's eye switches eyes depending on which direction he is facing.
• An Important Rap Song — The "fresh honey" scene is the same as the "fly girlie" scene, but flipped; the "BL" logos on the Blue Laser Minions' uniforms are backwards.
• The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw — The duck on Homestar's shirt flips before Homestar somersaults.
• 2 Part Episode: Part 2 — The text on Dryghost's T-shirt is backwards when he is seen riding the Ramshankle.

Appearances in the Standard Animation Style

• Marzipan's eyes are occasionally backwards. In the DVD commentaries for marzipan and suntan, Matt accuses Mike of doing this.
• Senor Cardgage's combover switches sides. In the DVD commentary for rated, Mike points this out.
• A Jorb Well Done — The label on the "job" tape is backwards in some scenes.
• A Decemberween Pageant — Coach Z's headset switches sides.
• Email ghosts — The Ghostbusters logo on Strong Bad's T-shirt is sometimes backwards.
• Email dragon — Coach Z's Wormdingler drawing flips. Mike points this out in the DVD commentary.
• Email personal favorites — The Kikkoman logo is backwards on some soy sauce bottles.
• Email couch patch — In the Strong Sad flashback where Lil' Strong Bad is writing on the couch, the text on the marker is mirrored.
• Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon — The Pom Pilot has its text reversed. Coach Z's medallion is backwards at one point as well.
• Halloween Fairstival — Strong Mad's Pistons jersey is reversed when leaving the locker room.
• Email pom pom — The BMW Lighter has a backwards logo at some points.
• Email other days — Homestar's polo shirt, with "Diskettes Etc." on it, switches sides and yields backwards text.
• Email garage sale — Gooblies's image is flipped, as evidenced by the "G" on the tag being backwards.
• Email more armies — Coach Z's medallion briefly appears backwards.
• Email bike thief — The Bubs' Old Pizza box is backwards.
• Rotten Eggs — Strong Bad tosses the egg between his hands, flipping the text on it.