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'''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]]. | '''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 | + | 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 the most well-known, and arguably most 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. |
== Characterization == | == Characterization == | ||
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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. | 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]]. | + | He has green, shiny 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 | + | 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 shiny black pants and red boots. |
====Mask and Gloves==== | ====Mask and Gloves==== | ||
{{seealso|some kinda robot}} | {{seealso|some kinda robot}} | ||
- | 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 | + | 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 asserted that it is simply his face, not a mask. A gag in the email [[the chair]] features his 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 | + | Strong Bad has red boxing gloves for hands with shiny, window-pane reflections on them. Although they almost always appear curled up into fists, 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. |
==Popularity== | ==Popularity== |