Editing Homestar Runner Evolution

Of all the characters in the [[Homestar Runner universe]], [[Homestar Runner|the titular character]] has gone through the most changes. His original name, The Homestar Runner, has been inherited by his [[The Homestar Runner|Old-Timey counterpart]].

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| [[Image:InstagramHomestarStrongBadZerothDesigns.jpg|150px]]|| Early design (left) || July 1996 || [[Instagram]]; [[@StrongBadActual]] || N/A
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| [[Image:firsthomestar.png|150px]] || This is the first "The" Homestar Runner design. || July 1996 || [[Original Book]]; [[Super NES]]; ''[[Strumstar Hammer]]''; ''[[flashback]]''; ''[[Main Page 20]]''; ''[[Strongest Man in the World]]''; ''[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]]''; ''[[Halloween Safety]]'' (Easter egg); ''[[Homestar Runner Goes For the Gold]]'' || N/A
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| [[Image:secondhomestar.png|150px]] || This is the second "The" Homestar Runner design. || June 1999 || [[Where My Hat Is At?]]; [[Second Flash]]; ''[[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]]'' || His eyes are now ovals and have moved to the left, his mouth is smaller, his "lip" is more pointed and it juts out further a little bit, he has thicker outlines, his star is bigger, his shirt is darker and no longer shown open at the bottom and he has some shading on his head and legs.  His feet are a different shape, his hat and feet are brighter and his head is smaller.
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| [[Image:hr3.png|150px]] || This is the third design. By this point he is no longer referred to as "The Homestar Runner" and is now just "Homestar Runner" || November 1999 || [[HR:loading.swf|Old loading screen]]; [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]; [[Bronco Trolleys]]; [[Old Characters Page]]; [[Old Intro]]; [[She Loves Me!]]; [[Hairstyle Runner]] (head); ''[[personal favorites]]''; ''[[lady...ing]]''; ''[[Loading Screens]]'' || His shirt is a brighter color, his feet have changed shape again, his shading is in different places, his underbite doesn't jut out as much and his hat and shoes have shading. His head is rounder, and he also doesn't look "sketchy" anymore.
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| [[Image:oldintro2homestar.png|150px]] ||  This is the fourth design. || 2000 || [[Old Intro 2]]; [[Character Cards]]; [[Dancin' Bubs]]; [[The Reddest Radish]]; [[Yearbook Character Page]] (in photo) || His star is smaller, his outline is thinner, his design is more realistic, and his eyes changed to the current shape. He's lost his shading, his shirt is darker and his legs are longer, closer together and a different shape. His eyes now have a little glare in them and are more clearly defined. He is slightly taller.
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| [[Image:jjhomestar.png|150px]] || This is the fifth design || 2000 || [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]; ''[[virus]]''; ''[[Main Page 22]]''; ''[[No Hands On Deck!]]''; ''[[Sbemailiarized]]''; ''[[Hremail 7]]'' || His shading is back, his hat, shirt and shoes are darker, his star is bigger and more pointed, his head is less squat, his eyes are closer together, and he has a thinner outline.
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| [[Image:hr4.png|150px]] || <span id="6thEvolution"></span>This is the sixth design || May 2000 || [[Theme Song Video]]; [[The Luau]]; [[Homestarloween Party]]; [[A Holiday Greeting]]; Main Pages [[Main Page 9|9]] and [[Main Page 12|12]]; [[In Search of the Yello Dello Theatrical trailer]]; [[In Search of the Yello Dello Deleted Scenes|In Search of the Yello Dello Deleted Scene 2]];   [[Yearbook Character Page]]; [[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad Screensaver|Homestar Runner Screensaver]]; [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] || His outlines are colored instead of just plain black, his colors are brighter, the shading on his legs has changed, and his eyes now periodically flip depending on the direction he is looking. The Brothers Chaps call this design the "Fat Homestar".<br /><br />The back view of this design is sometimes used in toons that use the eighth design, such as [[japanese cartoon]] (Easter Egg), [[A Jorb Well Done]] and [[Malloween Commercial]].
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 || This is the seventh design || February 2001 || [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]]; [[Sing Along]]; [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]; [[halloweener]]; [[Some Stupid Turkey]]; [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]; [[The Interview]]; [[Intro]]; [[Intro 2]] || He's taller, his head and torso are less broad, his shirt is brighter, his standing position has changed, he has much lighter outlines, his propeller is bigger, and his underbite is not as curved and juts out further. Occasionally his shirt is more magenta than red, as noted in many of the commentaries in [[Everything Else Vol. 1]]. Sometimes, the shirt design was fused with the eighth design.
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 || This is the eighth design || May 2001 || All [[Main Pages]] except [[Main Page 9|9]], [[Main Page 10|10]], [[Main Page 12|12]], [[Main Page 13|13]], [[Main Page 15|15]], [[Main Page 17|17]], [[Main Page 20|20]], [[Main Page 21|21]], [[Main Page 25|25]], and [[Main Page 26|26]]; toons from [[A Jorb Well Done]] to [[I Killed Pom Pom]]; [[First Time Here?]]; various [[Strong Bad Emails]] starting with [[the bird]]; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2|Marzipan Answering Machine Versions 9.2]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2|13.2]], and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2|14.2]] || His outline is thicker and darker, and the star on his shirt is more angular and less puffy. His mouth has gone back slightly and is more level. His head is stationary when he talks. His eyes are slightly higher. His shirt has more shading and his legs have less.  His legs seem shorter and a slightly different shape, and his shirt is darker. Also, his feet are smaller. His voice is somewhat lower. <br /><br />Starting with [[Coach Z's 110%]], Homestar has a new mouth position for when closing his mouth. <br /><br />Sometimes, this design is slightly different, e.g., in some toons, shorts and sbemails, his colors are brighter; in [[time capsule]], [[dreamail]] and [[modeling]], his eyes are closer together; in [[Main Pages]] before [[Main Page 15|15]] and in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], his head outline is shaped like the previous version; and in one scene of [[A Jorb Well Done]], his legs are an older design but the rest of his body is the current one.
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 || This is the current design || April 2015 || All toons and emails beginning with [[sbemail206]] || Homestar's feet are larger, his legs are slightly longer, all of his shading is lighter, with some shading in the brim of his hat, and his outlines are slightly thinner. His mouth is now bent into a very subtle frown.<br /><br />Starting with [[too cool]], he has gained a new facial expression indicating curiosity or confusion.
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