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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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'''Homsar''' is perhaps the strangest and most enigmatic of all the [[Characters#Main characters|main characters]] in the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner universe]].  He was originally created as a result of a typo in the [[Strong Bad Email|email]] [[homsar]], in which Vinnie C. asked, "If you hate homsar so much, why don't you kill him?" (Presumably, Vinnie had actually meant to type "[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]".) [[Strong Bad]] promptly dropped a [[Heavy Lourde]] on Homsar and left him for [[Death|dead]].  [[The Brothers Chaps]] later decided to keep Homsar as a main character, and they brought him back in an Easter egg in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] and in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]], where he thanked [[Marzipan]] for the flowers she sent him while he was in the hospital.
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'''Homsar''' is perhaps the strangest and most enigmatic of all the [[Characters#Main characters|primary residents]] of the [[Homestar Runner universe]].  He was originally created as a result of a typo in the [[Strong Bad Email|email]] [[homsar]], in which Vinnie C. asked, "If you hate Homsar so much, why don't you kill him?" (Presumably, Vinnie had actually meant to type "[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]".) [[Strong Bad]] promptly dropped a [[Heavy Lourde]] on Homsar and left him for [[Death|dead]].  [[The Brothers Chaps]] later decided to keep Homsar as a main character, and they brought him back in an Easter egg in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] and in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]], where he thanked [[Marzipan]] for the flowers she sent him while he was in the hospital.
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Homsar occasionally makes brief appearances in various cartoons, but most of the time he appears only in Easter eggs (and has even been referred to as the "secret guy"). In every [[Holidays#Halloween (October 31st)|Halloween toon]] since his introduction, Homsar has appeared in an Easter egg somewhere in the middle of the Toon. (This is usually triggered by clicking somewhere on or near [[The Poopsmith]].)
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Homsar occasionally makes brief appearances in various cartoons, often in [[Easter eggs]] (and has even been referred to as the "secret guy"). With the exception of [[Which Ween Costumes?]], Homsar has appeared in an Easter egg somewhere in the middle of every [[Holidays#Halloween (October 31st)|Halloween toon]] since his introduction (except for [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] and [[Later That Night...]], in which his appearances were not Easter eggs). These eggs are typically triggered by clicking somewhere on or near [[The Poopsmith]].
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Homsar doesn't have very many friends other than [[Strong Sad]] and Marzipan. Most of the other characters generally regard him as a nuisance.  In particular, Strong Bad and [[Bubs]] seem to dislike him the most. Homestar Runner doesn't like him much either, but is friendly to Homsar, occasionally. Despite his unpopularity, he serves in the [[Homestarmy]] and occasionally attends parties where these characters are present.  He enjoys playing board games with Strong Sad, and he has organized his own activities, such as a [[Tree Hugging|tree hugging]] concert and the play "[[stupid stuff|Butt's Twelve by Pies]]" (starring Lighting and Set Decoration). He ran the Merch Masala on the [[Cool Tapes]] tour in [[Weclome Back]].
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Homsar doesn't have very many friends other than [[Strong Sad]] and Marzipan. Most of the other characters generally regard him as a nuisance. In [[Fall Float Parade]], Marzipan describes Homsar as "never a hit with anyone." In particular, Strong Bad seems to dislike him the most; he states in [[interview]] that he would rather gnaw his own leg off than talk to him for 3 seconds. [[Bubs]] apparently refuses to talk to him, as evidenced in [[Where's The Cheat?]]. Despite his unpopularity, he serves in the [[Homestarmy]] and occasionally attends parties where the other main characters are present.  He enjoys playing board games with Strong Sad, and has organized his own activities, such as a [[tree hugging]] concert and the play "[[stupid stuff|Butt's Twelve by Pies]]" (starring Lighting and Set Decoration). He ran the Merch Masala on the [[Cool Tapes]] tour in [[Weclome Back]] and played a [[Wikipedia:Theremin|theremin]] in Strong Bad's band in [[Baddest of the Bands]].
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In the email [[interview]], Strong Bad, using a pen puppet, claimed that Homsar was "raised by a cup of coffee" (also mentioned by the narrator in Strong Badia the Free when you take over the [[Homsar Reservation]]: "raised by a cup of coffee indeed"). In [[fan club]], Homsar proclaimed that he was "the son of a [[Wikipedia:Chipwich|Chipwich]]", and an Easter egg revealed a photo of a cup of coffee and an ice cream sandwich labeled "Homsar's Parents". Homsar finally says "I was raised by a cup of coffee" himself in an Easter egg in [[Haunted Photo Booth]].
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Homsar was the winner of a month-long sales competition between himself and Senor Cardgage for the title of [[Non-Sequitur Champion]]. The topic was brought up in [[fan club]], and the loser had to complete a coherent thought as punishment on Homestar Runner's [[The Show]]. (It was later announced that [[Senor Cardgage]] was the loser.)
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*'''Possible Domicile:''' [[Homsar Reservation]]
*'''Debut:''' Email [[homsar]]
*'''Debut:''' Email [[homsar]]
*[[:Category:Homsar Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
*[[:Category:Homsar Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
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===Speech===
===Speech===
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Homsar's most distinct characteristic is his unusual manner of speaking, which has varied over time.  His tone of voice is generally quite exaggerated, and he often begins sentences by wailing "AaAAaaAAaaAAaa!". (In some cases, such as on [[Homsar Main Page]], this wailing affects the environment around him in strange ways.)  His speech tends to range from perfectly normal English to often random and disconnected phrases that have little to no connection to the scene.  Many believe that Homsar speaks in [[Wikipedia:Word salad (mental health)|word salads]] (a speech disorder characteristic of [[Wikipedia:Schizophrenia|schizophrenia]] in which grammar and sentence structure is often intact, but the words themselves have no particular meaning), but a [[Analysis of Homsar's Speech Patterns|detailed analysis of his speech patterns]] has shown that this is seldom the case.  Instead, it seems that Homsar can and does relate well to his environment and other characters when he needs to, but is also prone to saying completely random things when there's no particular reason for him to stay in context.
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Homsar's most distinct characteristic is his unusual manner of speaking, which has varied over time.  His tone of voice is generally quite exaggerated, and he often begins sentences by wailing "DAaAAaaAAaaAAaa!". His speech tends to range from perfectly normal English to often random and disconnected phrases that have little to no connection to the scene.  Many believe that Homsar speaks in [[Wikipedia:Word salad (mental health)|word salads]] (a speech disorder characteristic of [[Wikipedia:Receptive aphasia|Receptive aphasia]] in which grammar and sentence structure is often intact, but the words themselves have no particular meaning), but this is not always the case.  Instead, it seems that Homsar can and does relate well to his environment and other characters when he needs to, but is also prone to saying completely random things when there's no particular reason for him to stay in context.
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Although the viewer is frequently left to figure out what Homsar's statements mean, other characters tend to just accept his speech and usually seem to understand it.  Strong Bad is so far the only character to point out that Homsar's speech is "just nonsense", and even then, he was using a pen puppet to illustrate his point rather than talking to Homsar directly.  It has been argued that his unusual speech patterns are the result of being crushed by the Heavy Lourde, but considering that he was able to speak more or less normally when he called Marzipan after that event, this seems unlikely.
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It has been argued that his unusual speech patterns are the result of being crushed by the Heavy Lourde. This could be evidenced by the fact that in [[homsar]], he is able to speak "normally" to Strong Bad. Some find this unlikely, considering that he was able to speak more or less normally when he called Marzipan after that event. Alternate theories suggest that his speech patterns came as a delayed reaction or, as stated in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], he is simply more articulate while speaking on the phone. This exception to his speech does not seem to extend to recording outgoing messages for his own answering machine, as seen in [[Homestar Ruiner]].
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As shown in [[DNA Evidence]], he can make his voice sound like a whole crowd of people, even when he is alone. In [[Happy Dethemberween]], he and Strong Sad demonstrate that he can also make chiming noises when hit on the head.
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Another notable aspect of Homsar is that his yellow [[Bowler Hats|bowler hat]] can float. It appears that this hat, which levitates when Homsar speaks, is actually being manipulated, as opposed to just flying about on its own. Homsar is, after all, a character [[Lack of Visible Arms|lacking visible arms]]. A theory for this is that Homestar, and quite possibly the other characters lacking arms, have limited psychokinetic abilities. Support for this theory is not only the fact that Homsar's hat floats whenever he speaks, but that it can float even when he isn't. Homsar himself is even capable of levitation, as demonstrated in [[narrator]], his character video, [[A Folky Tale]], and [[Halloween Fairstival]].  Apart from levitation, Homsar can duplicate himself ([[Fall Float Parade]]), make a paintbrush ring like a bell ([[Homestar Presents: Presents]]), transmute his bowler hat into an engineer's cap ([[Homsar#Character Video Transcript|Character Video]]) and perhaps manipulate time ([[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]), metamorphose ([[impression]]), and shrink in size ([[Happy Hallow-day]]). (Homsar's supposed metamorphosis in impression is generally accepted to be just a very convincing costume by most people, however, but this cannot exactly be proven or disproven.) Indeed, it appears that the laws of both science and logic do not apply to him.
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===Similarity to Homestar Runner===
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In [[Strong Badia the Free]], Strong Sad describes him as speaking an entirely different language altogether. Strong Bad briefly gains complete understanding of Homsar's language by utilizing a nearby "pylon". He is the only one who understands Homsar, however (as evidenced by a quick view of the conversation from Strong Sad's perspective, in which Homsar not only sounds normal, but Strong Bad is speaking in word salads as well), and at the end of the conversation, the pylon is destroyed, ending Strong Bad's ability to understand him. This version of Homsar has a distinctly different voice (like a stereotypical Native American, which Strong Bad describes as "soothing"), and quite visibly understands everything that's going on around him in a very coherent manner, though he also has a tendency to talk a lot. This would be contradicted in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], in which he recognizes his nonsensical speech patterns and expresses frustration that he cannot take part in a constructive conversation when not on the telephone.
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In terms of general appearance, Homsar bears a striking resemblance to [[Homestar Runner]]. Although he is grossly exaggerated and more curved, he and Homestar share underbites, clothing style (a hat and shirt), feet style, shading and skin color. As he was originally a misspelling of "Homestar", it is logical that Homsar is somewhat of a badly drawn Homestar. Strong Bad remarks upon this in the email [[for kids]], where he refers to Homsar as a "blue midget Homestar". Homestar himself even calls Homsar "Homestar" in [[looking old]].
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===Naming of Other Characters===
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===Homsar and the Laws of Physics===
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Homsar often assigns the other characters, including himself, strange names. This could be because he has forgotten their real names, is confused, or disregards their real names. These "names" are sometimes based on the character's appearance (Strong Sad: That Rhinoceros) or a similar-sounding name (Bubs: Tubbs). Others (Strong Bad: Reggie) just don't make much sense.  This is assuming that he is speaking to/about these characters and that he is not just disoriented or believes he is talking to someone else.  His way of naming may also be used to describe how a character looks at the time, like when he called The Cheat "chocolate cake" when The Cheat was covered in [[Whatsit|whatsit]].
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[[Image:Homfloat.PNG|thumb|Homsar floating in [[The Field]].]]
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Another bizarre aspect of Homsar is his ability to defy the laws of physics through means that are not entirely explained. In many cases it would appear that Homsar can bend reality to his will, performing feats that other characters cannot. Various feats of science defiance include:
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*[[Flying#Homsar Flying|levitation]] ([[narrator]], his [[Homsar's Character Video|character video]], [[A Folky Tale]], [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[the paper]], [[Strong Badia the Free]], [[Baddest of the Bands]], [[mini-golf]])
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*[[Duplicate Characters|self-duplication]] ([[Fall Float Parade]], [[Happy Dethemberween]])
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*sound manipulation ([[Homestar Presents: Presents]], [[DNA Evidence]], [[Happy Dethemberween]], [[Strong Badia the Free]])
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*possible time manipulation ([[3 Times Halloween Funjob]])
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*teleporting ([[for kids]])
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*shapeshifting ([[impression]])
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*retracting his head like a turtle ([[Happy Hallow-day]])
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*morphing/bending terrain ([[Homsar Main Page]])
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*possibly causing (or at least reflecting back) the [[jibblies]] ([[Jibblies 2]])
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*inability to be killed ([[homsar]], [[your friends]], [[cliffhangers]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]], possibly [[A Decemberween Mackerel]])
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===Walking===
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On top of this, Homsar's yellow [[bowler hat]] can levitate and float around, as well as transmute into different shapes (e.g an engineer's cap as seen in his [[Homsar's Character Video|character video]]). It is possible that this hat, which levitates when Homsar speaks (including when he is upside down, as in [[cliffhangers]]), is actually being manipulated, as opposed to just flying about on its own. Homsar, after all, [[Lack of Visible Arms|lacks visible arms]]. However, Homsar's solo in the music video [[One Two, One Two]] involves his hat flying farther than arms on a character his size would allow. Another theory for this is that Homsar, and quite possibly the other characters lacking arms, have limited psycho-kinetic abilities. Indeed, it appears that the laws of both science and logic do not apply to Homsar.  The powers of Executive Meddling in recreating Fiction also do not apply, as evidenced in [[Xeriouxly Forxe]], where he doesn't get changed into a hip new character, unlike the rest of the cast (he is in fact called "Still Homsar").
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In [[Strong Badia the Free]], after the "secession", Homsar lives in a place called the "Homsar Reservation". Everything in this location seems to defy the laws of physics as much as Homsar himself. Examples of this phenomenon are floating and moving rocks, ripples in the sky, and a strange rock structure with the ability to make others understand his language. Strong Bad is also seen defying the laws of physics by floating like Homsar whilst the rock structure is in full effect.
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== Character Video Transcript ==
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===Similarity to Homestar Runner===
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''{'''Page Title:''' The Hand-Me-Down Clown!}'' ''{'''Place:''' [[The Field]]}''
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In terms of general appearance, Homsar bears a striking resemblance to [[Homestar Runner]]. Although he is grossly exaggerated, pigeon-toed, and more curved, he and Homestar share [[Wikipedia:Prognathism|underbites]], clothing style (a hat and shirt), feet style, shading, skin color, and a [[lack of visible arms]]. As he was originally a misspelling of "Homestar", it is logical that Homsar is somewhat of a badly-drawn Homestar. Strong Bad remarks upon this in the email [[for kids]], where he refers to Homsar as a "blue midget Homestar". Homestar himself even calls Homsar "Homestar" in [[looking old]]. In [[Baddest of the Bands]] Strong Bad calls him a "weird little misspelling", and when Homestar is impressed with his performance, he curses the letters E and T in his name for preventing him from being as cool as Homsar. Despite their appearances, Homestar claims that he and Homsar are not actually related in the [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD#DVD Credits|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD Credit Sequence]].
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''{The background is upside-down throughout the video, with the blue sky on the bottom of the screen and the green grass at the top.}''
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Homsar often assigns the other characters, including himself, strange names. This could be because he has forgotten their real names, is confused, or disregards their real names. These "names" are sometimes based on the character's appearance (Strong Sad: That Rhinoceros) or a similar-sounding name (Bubs: Tubbs). When asked for an Autograph for Homsar by [[Strong Bad]] in [[Baddest of the Bands]], Marzipan signs herself, "Matzah Ball", indicating that is what he calls her. One might reason that the epithet is used due to the fact that both monikers have the same starting letter and amount of syllables. They are also both foods.  Others (Strong Bad: Reggie) hardly make sense.  This is assuming that he is speaking to/about these characters and that he is not just disoriented or believes he is talking to someone else.  His way of naming may also be used to describe how a character looks at the time, like when he called The Cheat "chocolate cake" when The Cheat was covered in [[whatsit]]. Homsar also thinks up strange names for himself, such as "Homsar, the captain of the gravy train", "the human wedgie", "a friendly reminder", "A knock-knock joke about jogging suits", and "a song from the '60s". Homsar doesn't seem to repeat any of his made-up names (except a song from the '60s), in keeping with his tendency to forget or disregard things or become confused. Homsar has also been named by others, like when Homestar called him "the secret guy" or when Strong Bad referred to him as "America's favorite blue midget Homestar".
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'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaAaAaAaA! Hi, Wonder Mike! I'm Homsar! The captain of the gravy train.
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===Walking===
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Homsar has pigeon-toed feet that move incredibly fast, but his movement is very slow. Also, whenever Homsar walks, he makes a peculiar fluttery noise, although this sound effect is not present in [[Strong Badia the Free]]. Some other characters have also [[Sound Effects#homsar walking|made this noise]].
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''{His bowler hat pops up and turns into a train conductor's hat.}''
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'''HOMSAR:''' Climb aboard!
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'''HOMSAR:''' I've brought my best foot flowered... Pshoooo!
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''{His hat slides down the back of his head, then snaps back at the end of the sound.}''
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'''HOMSAR:''' Sure beats breaking up with me. Don't look now! I'm just a friendly reminder. AaAaAaAaAaAaA! AaAaAaAaAaAaA!
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''{While screaming for the second time in a row, he spins around the screen backwards two and a half times. He ends up at the top, upside down.}''
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'''HOMSAR:''' Think I won the Powerball.
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(Note: To view Homsar's character video, click "Eject" on [[The VCR|the VCR]], then click the tape.)
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{{Character Video Transcript}}
== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
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*Homsar is the only main character with no [[Old-Timey]] or [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] counterpart. In fact, he has only one character variation (not including style changes)&mdash; the least of any main character.
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*Homsar's coloring is similar to that of the unused character [[Homeschool Winner]].
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*Homsar is the only male character with an animated girl variation, Modestly Hot Homsar. (see [[#Variations|below]])
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*The [[font]] on Homsar's shirt is [[Fonts#B|Bauhaus93]].
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*Besides Homestar, Homsar was the only one not to get the [[Jibblies]] in [[Jibblies 2]]. In fact, the opposite effect occurs when the [[Jibblies Painting]] gets the Jibblies instead.
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*[[Wikipedia:Wonder Mike|Wonder Mike]] is a member of [[Wikipedia:The Sugarhill Gang|The Sugarhill Gang]], famous for the song "Rapper's Delight". In the beginning of "Rapper's Delight", Wonder Mike says "I am Wonder Mike and I'd like to say hello", so Homsar saying "Hi, Wonder Mike" could possibly be a response.
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== Relationships ==
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*"Think I won the Powerball" is a reference to the multistate [[Wikipedia: Powerball|Powerball Lottery]], which is known for having large jackpots.
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:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
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*Homsar's character page is the only one with background music.
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*[[Homestar Runner and Homsar's Relationship]]
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*Since the camera is presumably upside-down throughout his character video, Homsar starts the video upside-down and ends it right-side-up; this was more visible during [[April Fool's 2006]]. He "stands on air" again in the long toon [[A Folky Tale]] as an Easter egg.
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*[[Strong Bad and Homsar's Relationship]]
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== Variations ==
== Variations ==
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*[[Different Town Character Variations#Modestly Hot Homsar|Modestly Hot Homsar]]
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*[[Still Homsar]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
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*Character 12 ([[Yonder Website Character Variations|Yonder Website]]) (only mentioned via [[@StrongBadActual|Strong Bad's Twitter]]<sup>[[twitter:StrongBadActual/status/923712008993886208|[1]]]</sup>)
=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
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*[[wikipedia:J. Wellington Wimpy|Wimpy]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
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*[[wikipedia:J. Wellington Wimpy|Wimpy]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
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*[[IMDB:tt0165798|Ghost Dog]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
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*[[IMDB:tt0165798|Ghost Dog]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
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*[[wikipedia:Slash (musician)|Slash]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
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*[[wikipedia:Slash (musician)|Slash]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
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*Kumar (from [[IMDB:0115734|Bottle Rocket]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
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*Kumar (from [[IMDB:0115734|Bottle Rocket]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
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*[[Wikipedia:Tingle|Tingle]] from [[Wikipedia:Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]] series in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Tingle|Tingle]] from [[Wikipedia:Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]] series in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
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*[[Wikipedia:Ed Grimley|Ed Grimley]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
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*[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Typewriter The "Noony Noony Noo" Typewriter Guy] in [[Jibblies 2]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Captain Caveman|Captain Caveman]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Little Orphan Annie|Little Orphan Annie]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)#Characters|Dungeonmaster]] in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Time Bandits|Fidgit]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
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*Zebraman (from [[Wikipedia:Heavy Metal Parking Lot|Heavy Metal Parking Lot]]) in [[Later That Night...]]
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*Greg (from [[Wikipedia:Over the Garden Wall|Over the Garden Wall]]) in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
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*[[Wikipedia:David St. Hubbins|David St. Hubbins]] in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
==See Also==
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Revision as of 17:38, 1 May 2019

Character: Homsar
watch Homsar's character video ← The Poopsmith Homestar Runner →
This article is about the character. For the Strong Bad Email, see homsar.
"AaAaAaAaA, nice try, alligator!"

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Biography

Homsar is perhaps the strangest and most enigmatic of all the primary residents of the Homestar Runner universe. He was originally created as a result of a typo in the email homsar, in which Vinnie C. asked, "If you hate Homsar so much, why don't you kill him?" (Presumably, Vinnie had actually meant to type "Homestar".) Strong Bad promptly dropped a Heavy Lourde on Homsar and left him for dead. The Brothers Chaps later decided to keep Homsar as a main character, and they brought him back in an Easter egg in The House That Gave Sucky Treats and in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0, where he thanked Marzipan for the flowers she sent him while he was in the hospital.

Homsar occasionally makes brief appearances in various cartoons, often in Easter eggs (and has even been referred to as the "secret guy"). With the exception of Which Ween Costumes?, Homsar has appeared in an Easter egg somewhere in the middle of every Halloween toon since his introduction (except for The House That Gave Sucky Tricks and Later That Night..., in which his appearances were not Easter eggs). These eggs are typically triggered by clicking somewhere on or near The Poopsmith.

"AaAaAaAaA, nice try, alligator!"

Homsar doesn't have very many friends other than Strong Sad and Marzipan. Most of the other characters generally regard him as a nuisance. In Fall Float Parade, Marzipan describes Homsar as "never a hit with anyone." In particular, Strong Bad seems to dislike him the most; he states in interview that he would rather gnaw his own leg off than talk to him for 3 seconds. Bubs apparently refuses to talk to him, as evidenced in Where's The Cheat?. Despite his unpopularity, he serves in the Homestarmy and occasionally attends parties where the other main characters are present. He enjoys playing board games with Strong Sad, and has organized his own activities, such as a tree hugging concert and the play "Butt's Twelve by Pies" (starring Lighting and Set Decoration). He ran the Merch Masala on the Cool Tapes tour in Weclome Back and played a theremin in Strong Bad's band in Baddest of the Bands.

In the email interview, Strong Bad, using a pen puppet, claimed that Homsar was "raised by a cup of coffee" (also mentioned by the narrator in Strong Badia the Free when you take over the Homsar Reservation: "raised by a cup of coffee indeed"). In fan club, Homsar proclaimed that he was "the son of a Chipwich", and an Easter egg revealed a photo of a cup of coffee and an ice cream sandwich labeled "Homsar's Parents". Homsar finally says "I was raised by a cup of coffee" himself in an Easter egg in Haunted Photo Booth.

Homsar was the winner of a month-long sales competition between himself and Senor Cardgage for the title of Non-Sequitur Champion. The topic was brought up in fan club, and the loser had to complete a coherent thought as punishment on Homestar Runner's The Show. (It was later announced that Senor Cardgage was the loser.)

Distinctive Characteristics

Speech

Homsar's most distinct characteristic is his unusual manner of speaking, which has varied over time. His tone of voice is generally quite exaggerated, and he often begins sentences by wailing "DAaAAaaAAaaAAaa!". His speech tends to range from perfectly normal English to often random and disconnected phrases that have little to no connection to the scene. Many believe that Homsar speaks in word salads (a speech disorder characteristic of Receptive aphasia in which grammar and sentence structure is often intact, but the words themselves have no particular meaning), but this is not always the case. Instead, it seems that Homsar can and does relate well to his environment and other characters when he needs to, but is also prone to saying completely random things when there's no particular reason for him to stay in context.

It has been argued that his unusual speech patterns are the result of being crushed by the Heavy Lourde. This could be evidenced by the fact that in homsar, he is able to speak "normally" to Strong Bad. Some find this unlikely, considering that he was able to speak more or less normally when he called Marzipan after that event. Alternate theories suggest that his speech patterns came as a delayed reaction or, as stated in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2, he is simply more articulate while speaking on the phone. This exception to his speech does not seem to extend to recording outgoing messages for his own answering machine, as seen in Homestar Ruiner.

As shown in DNA Evidence, he can make his voice sound like a whole crowd of people, even when he is alone. In Happy Dethemberween, he and Strong Sad demonstrate that he can also make chiming noises when hit on the head.

In Strong Badia the Free, Strong Sad describes him as speaking an entirely different language altogether. Strong Bad briefly gains complete understanding of Homsar's language by utilizing a nearby "pylon". He is the only one who understands Homsar, however (as evidenced by a quick view of the conversation from Strong Sad's perspective, in which Homsar not only sounds normal, but Strong Bad is speaking in word salads as well), and at the end of the conversation, the pylon is destroyed, ending Strong Bad's ability to understand him. This version of Homsar has a distinctly different voice (like a stereotypical Native American, which Strong Bad describes as "soothing"), and quite visibly understands everything that's going on around him in a very coherent manner, though he also has a tendency to talk a lot. This would be contradicted in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2, in which he recognizes his nonsensical speech patterns and expresses frustration that he cannot take part in a constructive conversation when not on the telephone.

Homsar and the Laws of Physics

Homsar floating in The Field.

Another bizarre aspect of Homsar is his ability to defy the laws of physics through means that are not entirely explained. In many cases it would appear that Homsar can bend reality to his will, performing feats that other characters cannot. Various feats of science defiance include:

On top of this, Homsar's yellow bowler hat can levitate and float around, as well as transmute into different shapes (e.g an engineer's cap as seen in his character video). It is possible that this hat, which levitates when Homsar speaks (including when he is upside down, as in cliffhangers), is actually being manipulated, as opposed to just flying about on its own. Homsar, after all, lacks visible arms. However, Homsar's solo in the music video One Two, One Two involves his hat flying farther than arms on a character his size would allow. Another theory for this is that Homsar, and quite possibly the other characters lacking arms, have limited psycho-kinetic abilities. Indeed, it appears that the laws of both science and logic do not apply to Homsar. The powers of Executive Meddling in recreating Fiction also do not apply, as evidenced in Xeriouxly Forxe, where he doesn't get changed into a hip new character, unlike the rest of the cast (he is in fact called "Still Homsar").

In Strong Badia the Free, after the "secession", Homsar lives in a place called the "Homsar Reservation". Everything in this location seems to defy the laws of physics as much as Homsar himself. Examples of this phenomenon are floating and moving rocks, ripples in the sky, and a strange rock structure with the ability to make others understand his language. Strong Bad is also seen defying the laws of physics by floating like Homsar whilst the rock structure is in full effect.

Similarity to Homestar Runner

In terms of general appearance, Homsar bears a striking resemblance to Homestar Runner. Although he is grossly exaggerated, pigeon-toed, and more curved, he and Homestar share underbites, clothing style (a hat and shirt), feet style, shading, skin color, and a lack of visible arms. As he was originally a misspelling of "Homestar", it is logical that Homsar is somewhat of a badly-drawn Homestar. Strong Bad remarks upon this in the email for kids, where he refers to Homsar as a "blue midget Homestar". Homestar himself even calls Homsar "Homestar" in looking old. In Baddest of the Bands Strong Bad calls him a "weird little misspelling", and when Homestar is impressed with his performance, he curses the letters E and T in his name for preventing him from being as cool as Homsar. Despite their appearances, Homestar claims that he and Homsar are not actually related in the SBCG4AP Collector's DVD Credit Sequence.

Naming of Other Characters (and Himself)

Homsar often assigns the other characters, including himself, strange names. This could be because he has forgotten their real names, is confused, or disregards their real names. These "names" are sometimes based on the character's appearance (Strong Sad: That Rhinoceros) or a similar-sounding name (Bubs: Tubbs). When asked for an Autograph for Homsar by Strong Bad in Baddest of the Bands, Marzipan signs herself, "Matzah Ball", indicating that is what he calls her. One might reason that the epithet is used due to the fact that both monikers have the same starting letter and amount of syllables. They are also both foods. Others (Strong Bad: Reggie) hardly make sense. This is assuming that he is speaking to/about these characters and that he is not just disoriented or believes he is talking to someone else. His way of naming may also be used to describe how a character looks at the time, like when he called The Cheat "chocolate cake" when The Cheat was covered in whatsit. Homsar also thinks up strange names for himself, such as "Homsar, the captain of the gravy train", "the human wedgie", "a friendly reminder", "A knock-knock joke about jogging suits", and "a song from the '60s". Homsar doesn't seem to repeat any of his made-up names (except a song from the '60s), in keeping with his tendency to forget or disregard things or become confused. Homsar has also been named by others, like when Homestar called him "the secret guy" or when Strong Bad referred to him as "America's favorite blue midget Homestar".

Walking

Homsar has pigeon-toed feet that move incredibly fast, but his movement is very slow. Also, whenever Homsar walks, he makes a peculiar fluttery noise, although this sound effect is not present in Strong Badia the Free. Some other characters have also made this noise.

Character Video Transcript

See main article: Homsar's Character Video

{The background is upside-down throughout the video, with the blue sky on the bottom of the screen and the green grass at the top.}

HOMSAR: AaAaAaAaAaAaA! Hi, Wonder Mike! I'm Homsar! The captain of the gravy train.

{His bowler hat pops up and turns into a railroad engineer's hat.}

HOMSAR: Climb aboard!

{His hat returns to normal.}

HOMSAR: I've brought my best foot flowered... Pshoooo!

{His hat slides down the back of his head, then snaps back at the end of the sound.}

HOMSAR: Sure beats breaking up with me. Don't look now! I'm just a friendly reminder. AaAaAaAaAaAaA! AaAaAaAaAaAaA!

{While screaming for the second time in a row, he spins around the screen backwards two and a half times. He ends up at the top, upside down.}

HOMSAR: Think I won the Powerball. {His hat pops off, then lands back on his head before the video ends.}

Fun Facts

  • Homsar is the only main character with no Old-Timey or Dangeresque counterpart. In fact, he has only one character variation (not including style changes)— the least of any main character.
  • Homsar's coloring is similar to that of the unused character Homeschool Winner.
  • Homsar is the only male character with an animated girl variation, Modestly Hot Homsar. (see below)
  • The font on Homsar's shirt is Bauhaus93.
  • Besides Homestar, Homsar was the only one not to get the Jibblies in Jibblies 2. In fact, the opposite effect occurs when the Jibblies Painting gets the Jibblies instead.

Relationships

Main article: Character Relationships

Variations

Halloween Costumes

See Also

Quotes of the Week

Homsar's Quotes of the Week

External Links

Main Characters

Homestar Runner | Strong Bad | The Cheat | Strong Mad | Strong Sad | Pom Pom | Marzipan | Coach Z | Bubs | The King of Town | The Poopsmith | Homsar

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