Editing Strong Bad

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{{Infobox Main Character|img=currentbad.png|imgalt=The ramblin' wreck of email check!|domicile=House of the Brothers Strong|voice=[[Matt Chapman]]|debut=Original Book{{!}}''The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest''|3Dimg=StrongBad 3D variation.PNG|3Dalt="Check out all 3 of my glorious D's!"}}

'''Strong Bad''' is an [[Strong Bad Email|email-checking]] [[wrestleman]], a [[Handle My Style|self-professed]] cool [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy|bad guy]] and [[Strong Bad's Ladies|ladies' man]] with a penchant for [[Strong Bad Losing His Edge|acting tougher than he is]].

Starting out as a villain who would try to [[The Cheat|cheat]] his way to the top in opposition of the heroic [[Homestar Runner]], Strong Bad has become a comic relief {{w|antihero}}. One of, if not the most well-known and popular characters in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work, his irascible sarcasm makes him ever more popular with fans of the website.  

He [[Strong Bad Email|answers emails]] with a passion, and will [[Poorly Written Emails|make fun]] of their grammar, punctuation, and spelling{{--}}although he's not overly worried about [[Strong Bad's Spelling|his own]]. He also hates to be asked about [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|how he manages to type with boxing gloves on]]. He usually does what he does best when he gets certain emails, one of which falls into this category: '''[[DELETED]]!!''' He also writes, illustrates, and narrates the series of [[Teen Girl Squad]] comics. He has also [[Books Defaced by Strong Bad|"written"]] at least 5 books: [[kids' book|Everyone is Different]], [[Strumstar Hammer]], [[That Time of Year]], [[Strong Bad reads "The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden" (Teaser Trailer) - Worldbuilders 2014|Tubky the Typo-Named Tub]], and [[Strong Bad Classics!|The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden]]. He also seems to enjoy art, teaching lessons on how to draw [[Trogdor]] in [[dragon]], and a star in [[Fan Costumes 2016]]. These lessons have since been expanded into a semi-weekly feature, [[Skills of an Artist]]. In recent years, he has also become known for his Twitter account, [[@StrongBadActual]] (and to a lesser extent, his [[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|Instagram]] account).

Strong Bad is the middle child of [[The Brothers Strong]]. His is the dominant personality and he loves to push everyone around. He states that both of his brothers are "galactically incapable of [[Noun-Verb|friend-have]]" in the email [[imaginary]], one of the very few true insults he has ever made. He's often abusing Homestar, [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking]] [[The Cheat]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|prank-calling]] [[Marzipan]], or [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship|tormenting]] [[Strong Sad]] (although it's been hinted that they [[Strong Sad's Secret Styles|got along]] when they were younger). Although he seems to dislike or positively loathe most people, he enjoys the company of [[Bubs]], The Cheat (his ever-diligent lackey), [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Strong Mad]] (his older brother), and, [[Strong Bad and Pom Pom's Relationship|to a lesser extent]], [[Pom Pom]].

Strong Bad rules the land of [[Strong Badia]], a barren field behind the [[Wikipedia:Dumpster (term)|dumpsters]] that is completely devoid of any sentient life. One of his favorite sayings is (or was for a time) "[[holy crap]]", though he hates it when people use the word "crap" when [[Crapfully Yours|signing emails]]. He frequently mangles words, as seen in [[army]]. ("We're a one man army. Er, a three man one-y. [[Three-to-one marny]]?") It has also been [[road trip|implied]] that he wets the bed, a fact that he attempts to [[Blatant Lies|cover up]] with little success. However, he seems to sleep instead on [[the couch]] in his [[Basement of the Brothers Strong|basement]], frequently [[Couch Mumbling|mumbling]] video game titles, sometimes holding a bag of [[Potate]] potato chips. Strong Bad also seems to collect [[eggs]], as seen in [[morning routine]], and he keeps them in the couch.

Strong Bad talks a big line, claiming to be a [[Crimes committed by Strong Bad|criminal mastermind]], a [[Exaggerated Strong Bad|muscle man]], and totally popular with the [[Strong Bad's Ladies|ladies]], though there is little evidence of any of these claims, and no shortage of evidence that they are all untrue. Strong Bad refuses to acknowledge this, however, and continues unaffected with his delusions of grandeur. He is convinced that Marzipan likes, or has a crush on, him when in fact she "[[marzipan|really [doesn't] like him at all]]." Due to his delusional opinions about himself, much of what Strong Bad says is [[Blatant Lies|obviously untrue]]. However, Strong Bad also seems to state that he is uncool, as seen in the email [[pizzaz]].

He loves to listen to [[Limozeen]], [[Taranchula]], and [[Peter Frampton]]. He seems to dislike any band that isn't considered [[Heavy Metal|metal]], such as [[sloshy]], as seen towards the end of [[concert]]. He enjoys watching [[Caleb Rentpayer]]. He also enjoys doing [[caper|Jumble puzzles]] and [[The Interview|baking]]. His love for [[Strong Bad's Technology|older technology]] such as cassette tapes, command prompt computers, old video games (especially those made by [[Videlectrix]]) and laserdiscs, and the titles of events such as "[[monster truck|Awexome Cross '98]]", and "[[Trogdor Con '97]]" suggest that Strong Bad is "living in the past".  Despite his love of the nineties, he seems to despise and destroy anything from any previous decade, like [[Wikipedia:8-track cartridge|8-Tracks]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|TVs that lost their essence in the '70s]], and the [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|Nintendo Entertainment System]]. His unfamiliarity with modern technology seems to have subsided in recent years; he now has [[social media]] accounts and a [[cell phone]] (albeit made by [[Compy Inc.]]).

Strong Bad has sung many self-proclaimed hit singles, his most popular being "[[Everybody to the Limit]]", which The Cheat made an animated music video of. He also stars as the [[Dangeresque (character)|protagonist]] in the blockbuster action series "[[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]]". He works with Homestar and The Cheat at an [[The Office|unnamed tech company]], though despite this fixed income, he seems to have financial troubles, and often attempts money making solutions of questionable legitimacy and [[other days|burns his bills]] with his [[BMW Lighter]]. His financial troubles might be partly due to his high electric bill, which he claims to be $70,000 in [[environment]]. His dream job, as stated in [[from work]], is to be a 2nd 2nd Assistant Space Whale Scrubber. According to [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]], he is known far and wide for his enthusiasm for Bic ballpoint pens.

Strong Bad is somewhat prejudiced; he has been [[sb_email 22|banned from the UK]], and often [[little questions|ridicules non-English speakers]] on their emails. In [[Homestar Ruiner]], Strong Bad says that he hates the Swedes and later makes jokes at their expense, though he did say he should get married to the sender of [[magic trick]], possibly partly because she's Swedish. He also does not get on well with [[Dislike of Old People|old people]] or [[for kids|children]], although he claims to have children of his own, including Jeffrey Beffrey Mudgeman, at [[Trailer Home|his second secret home]] where he goes by the name [[Secret Identities#Vance Mudgeman|Vance Mudgeman]]. He doesn't appear to care much for those children either, or perhaps he does and truly believes that "you got to be firm".

As evidenced in [[stand-up]], Strong Bad once did [[Wikipedia:standup comedy|stand-up comedy]] as a kid. He apparently wasn't very good, as he tried to make up jokes instead of using natural comedy or rehearsed jokes. However, he doesn't like talking about his act, most likely because his pants fell down in front of the audience, and he ran away embarrassed. Strong Bad also made his own band in [[Baddest of the Bands]] which was known as [[Bands in Baddest Of The Bands|DÖI]]. In it, Strong Bad does the vocals, [[The King of Town]] plays guitar, and [[Homsar]] is on the theremin. Strong Bad didn't really pick who was in this band, as after he signed everyone else up, these two were the only characters left to be in the band. Strong Bad also receives mailed letters and items at his mailbox outside his house. On the side of the mailbox is printed "sb_snailmail.exe", which is a parody of "strongbad_email.exe", the computer command he uses to check his email.

[[Image:StrongBadPushups.png|thumb|Strong Bad by name, but not by nature.]]

There is highly conflicting evidence regarding Strong Bad's strength. For the most part, it is implied that Strong Bad is actually very weak and out of shape and that "Strong Bad" is merely his name and not an accurate description: In the email [[lady fan]], he is unable to do even a single push-up, and states that he used to be able to do only four. In addition, the paper on Strong Bad's desk in the [[Homestar Quiz]] reads "Strong Bad isn't so strong after all. If he tried hard, which of the following could he lift?", and lists the choices as "an ounce", "a weak", "a week", and "pepper". Strong Sad has stated on [[Strong Sad's Lament|his blog]] that Strong Bad's punches do not hurt, compared against Strong Mad's that do. In [[Homestar Ruiner]], Strong Bad is completely incapable of matching Pom Pom's time in the Race to the End of the Race, and can only beat Coach Z's time by heavily cheating. Despite this, though he ultimately resorted to cheating as he had done in the past by having The Cheat whack Homestar Runner with a baseball bat, he was able to keep up with him for the most part. In the email [[pom pom]], Pom Pom easily beats up Strong Bad when he attempts to poke Pom Pom with a pin.

On the other hand, in the email [[car]], Strong Bad demonstrates the ability to punch Homestar hard enough to hit and crack the wall, and in the email [[secret identity]], he literally tosses both Homestar and the King of Town out of his house. He can also easily pick up and carry the supposedly 42-pound [[Lappy 486]], and is quite adept at [[kicking The Cheat]] (hinted in [[Where's The Cheat?]] to weigh about 18 pounds). Also, in [[Compy Catalog]], Strong Bad easily throws roughly 450 pounds (204.12 kg) of pennies onto his mailbox and supposedly carried 62 pounds of quarters (28kg) in [[unused emails]].  In the email [[lady...ing]], Strong Bad picks up and throws an anvil. It is possible that, like Homestar's "[[Lack of Visible Arms|arms]]", Strong Bad's true strength may be purposely ambiguous. In contrast, Strong Mad holds the upper hand in strength over all of The Brothers Strong.

== Character Design and Conception ==

[[File:TwitterStrongBads.gif|thumb|Strong Bad [[Social Media Crap Compilation 3#Strong Bad vs Strong Bads|attacking the namesake "Strong Bads"]] from ''Tag Team Wrestling''.]]

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' Oh yeah, definitely. We just figured we had to make a bad guy, and obviously the embodiment of evil is the masked wrestlers from our childhood, so we had to make him a masked wrestler. He's more of a masked wrestling creature. It's not like he's actually got a face under that mask, that's basically his head.</blockquote>

Strong Bad originated in ''[[Original Book|The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest]]'', the very first entry in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. In the story, Strong Bad serves as the antagonist: rudely insulting his fellow competitors and then cheating during the contest. He repeated this simple, antagonistic behavior in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[The Reddest Radish]], and [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]; soon after, [[The Brothers Chaps]] started focusing on stories beyond simple competitions, allowing for Strong Bad's personality to become more developed in series like [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]] and [[Strong Bad Email]].{{ref|1}}

Although an early sketch by [[Craig Zobel]] considered [[@StrongBadActual_Tweets_2016#764276734631882752|a lizard-like character design]], Strong Bad's design was ultimately inspired by {{w|Wrestling mask|masked wrestlers}}, such as {{w|Mil Máscaras}}, {{w|Mr. Wrestling II}}, and most prominently the "Strong Bads" team from the [[NES]] game ''{{w|Tag Team Wrestling}}''.{{ref|2}} In keeping with the {{w|lucha libre}} look, Strong Bad had a Mexican-inspired accent in his early appearances. This accent became much less pronounced by early 2002{{ref|3}} with his voice becoming simply gruff (a change commented on in the email [[Accent]]). Even as the wrestling side of his character has been diminished, Strong Bad is still regularly referred to as a [[wrestleman]].

===Appearance===

[[Image:Strong Bad Eyes Closed.PNG|thumb|"Well, time to start evolving into mole people. Now shut your eyes really tight and try and heighten your other senses."]]

Strong Bad is one of the most humanoid of the [[Dumb Animal Characters|largely stylized]] [[main characters]] {{--}} though still not [[Fully Human Characters|fully human]] in design. It is humorously ambiguous how much of his design is an outfit or simply his body.

He has green eyes that lack pupils or sclera; in some earlier iterations of his design, his eyes appeared set in to his mask. When squinting or closing his eyes, they simply are narrowed; when seen dead in [[your funeral]], his eyes instead turn a monochrome dark gray. [[Strong Bad's rectangular mouth]] is flesh-colored, and usually frowning [[Strong Bad Smiling|rather than smiling]]. Although he typically is shown without visible teeth or tongue, his [[Jibblies 2 Costumes|Beetlejuice costume]] included false teeth and he has occasionally been depicted with a [[green tongue]].

 

His shiny, round torso usually goes uncovered [[Strong Bad Wearing a Shirt|by a shirt]]; according to him, this is to better [[suntan|show off his abs]]. He also wears tight black pants and red boots, similar to wrestling gear.

 

Strong Bad's [[husky head]] resembles a red wrestling mask, laced up in the rear. The mask's design includes large black angular markings that swoop down over his eyes and cheeks, a narrow silver v-shape covering his brow and nose, and a blue diamond centered on his forehead. Strong Bad has declared that it is simply his face, not a mask. A gag in the email [[the chair]] features the mask being removed [[Nice Try|in a manner obscured from the viewer]], an action that seems to cause him pain; in [[looking old]], a sharp pull to the lace on the back of his head (dubbed a "lace-lift") dramatically tightens his facial features.

 

Strong Bad has red boxing gloves for hands with bright window-pane reflections on them. They almost always appear curled up into fists, though this does not affect [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|his ability to type]] or otherwise manipulate objects. Although typically asserting they are hands, not gloves, in [[Fan Costumes 2016]] he states that he wears "A+ #1 All-Pro Panache" brand gloves.

 

<blockquote>'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm Strong Bad, and you don't know it yet, but I'm the reason you're here.</blockquote>

The {{w|List of breakout characters|breakout character}} of the series, Strong Bad has become more popular than title character Homestar Runner. [[Mike Chapman]] credited Strong Bad's popularity to his appearances in Marzipan's Answering Machine and Strong Bad Emails, noting the humorous balance of "how he rags on everyone, but isn't very threatening."{{ref|1}} As of {{CURRENTISOYEAR}}, Strong Bad has the highest complete filmography of all the characters on the website, at {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Strong Bad Filmography}} toons. He has more appearances than fellow main characters [[Homsar]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Pom Pom]], and [[The King of Town]] combined. Strong Bad additionally has the most featured [[Quote of the Week|quotes of the week]] of any character.

 

The runaway popularity of [[Strong Bad Email]] is likely the primary factor in Strong Bad's popularity. Originally intended as brief asides in the manner of an {{w|advice column}}, they eventually became more involved mini-cartoons{{ref|4}} updated most weeks from 2002 through 2008. At the peak of the series' popularity, Strong Bad was receiving up to 8,000 emails a day.{{ref|5}} Many recurring and popular elements of Homestar Runner [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs|spun off from Strong Bad Emails]], including [[Trogdor]], [[Teen Girl Squad]], and [[20X6]].

 

Strong Bad also features prominently in spinoff media and merchandise. ''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]'' was released as a CD, and [[Music Streaming Profiles|Homestar Runner music on streaming platforms]] is also credited under his name. The majority of [[:Category:DVDs|DVDs]] are related to [[strongbad_email.exe|collecting Strong Bad Emails]]. The multi-platform episodic game ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]'' centers around Strong Bad; he also cameoed in [[Telltale Games|the developer]]'s other game ''[[Poker Night at The Inventory]]''. Multiple [[social media]] accounts are written in-character as Strong Bad, with Twitter account [[@StrongBadActual]] currently the most active facet of the body of work.

 

[[Image:SBbrain.PNG|thumb|Strong Bad's brain, seen in [[specially marked]]]]

*As seen by [[Lil' Strong Bad]] and in [[high school]], his head seems to become more oval-shaped as he grows older.

*When he is sleeping, he [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles]] names of video games (especially for the SNES), such as ''Super Contra'' or ''Chrono Trigger''.

*Strong Bad has a [["Er" pronounced as "oi"|habit]] of pronouncing (and spelling) certain words with an "oi" sound the way a stereotypical New Yorker would pronounce them (for example, he says "soivice" instead of "service" in [[lackey]]).

*At his fastest, Strong Bad can type approximately 240 {{w|words per minute}} (in a segment in [[death metal]]).

*The blue diamond on Strong Bad's head is shown in the email [[super powers]] to be able to pop caps off [[cold one]] bottles and hats off people's heads.

{{seemain|Character Relationships}}

|[[Image:puppetstrongbad.png|thumb|180px|First [[Puppet Stuff|Puppet]] Strong Bad]]

[[Image:tinyhandedstrongbad.png|thumb|128px|Strong Bad's original design, dubbed "Tiny-handed Strong Bad" in later appearances.]]

*[[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque series]])

*[[Casio Head Strong Bad]] ([[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]])

*[[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]] ([[Storybook World]])

*[[Teenage Character Variations#Teenage Strong Bad|Teenage Strong Bad]]

*[[Free Petry Dish, USA Character Variations#Strongbadiophage|Strongbadiophage]] ([[high school]])

*[[Space Captainface]]

*[[Mario Paint Character Variations|Mario Paint Strong Bad]]

*[[Squintmoji Character Variations#Strong Bad|Squintmoji Strong Bad]] ([[Squintmojis]])

*Various [[Decemberweenvent Calendar Character Variations]]

*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1|Strong Bad]]

*{{w|Carmen Miranda}} in [[Homestarloween Party]]

*{{w|Carmen Sandiego (character)|Carmen San Diego}} in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]

*Homestar as {{w|Angus Young}} in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]

*Ozone (from the movie ''{{w|Breakin'}}'') in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]

*{{w|Cesar Romero}} as [[Wikipedia:Joker (comics)|The Joker]] (from [[Wikipedia:Batman (TV series)|the 1960s ''Batman'' show]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]]

*[[Wikipedia:Jambi the Genie|Jambi the Genie]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:Pee-wee's Playhouse|Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'') in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]

*{{w|Father Guido Sarducci}} (from ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'') in [[Happy Hallow-day]]

*{{w|Beetlejuice}} in [[Jibblies 2]]

*The Planet on the Cover of ''{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}'' in [[Most in the Graveyard]]

*[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Skull Kid]] (from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'') in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]

*Fragile Lamp (from ''{{w|A Christmas Story}}'') in [[Which Ween Costumes?]]

*{{w|Mac Tonight}} (1980s [[McDonald's]] mascot) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]

*{{w|David Lee Roth}} in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]

*No-Face (from the movie ''[[wikipedia:Spirited Away|Spirited Away]]'') in [[Later That Night...]]

 

 

*{{qotw|'''Strong Bad:''' "It's that cloc{{--}}"<br>'''[[Mike Chapman]]:''' "Sorry."|[[vacation]] outtake|Mirror:sb_clockmessup.mp3}}

*[[OldHR:cheatintro.swf|Strong Bad's website]], from [[website]]

*[[twitter:StrongBadActual|Strong Bad's Twitter account]], [[@StrongBadActual]]

*[[instagram:strongbadactual|Strong Bad's Instagram account]], [[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|@strongbadactual]]

*[mailto:strongbad@homestarrunner.com Email Strong Bad] (no longer available)