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| - | [[Image:The Cheat Character Video.PNG|thumb|"Meh."]]
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| - | == Biography ==
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| - | [[Image:thecheat physiology.png|thumb|[[Physiology of The Cheat|Yet another biological mystery]]]]
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| - | '''The Cheat''', whose name includes the [[integral article]], or pronounced '''The Chort''' by [[Coach Z]], is what could be called [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Strong Bad and The Cheat's relationship|sidekick]] and [[Strong Mad]]'s [[Strong Mad and The Cheat's relationship|best friend]]. According to his [[Yearbook Character Page]], his motto is "No rule is solid". He is at knee-height (1' 2" and 18lb., or 35.56 cm and 8.17 kg) and covered with yellow fur with prominent black spots down his back. In [[secret recipes]] and [[retirement]], it is shown that The Cheat's skin is a pinkish flesh color under his fur. His arms resemble flippers (but he's still able to type and use a computer), and he doesn't have any legs to speak of. Instead, The Cheat crawls along ground, similar to a [[Wikipedia:pseudopod|pseudopod]]. He has round black eyes and a pointed [[Physiology of The Cheat#Facebone|"facebone"]]. The Cheat presents an adorable figure that is marred only by his large [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|gold tooth]], which he is hesitant to show, as seen in his character video. In [[lunch special]], Strong Bad says The Cheat reminds him of a [[duck]], and in [[huttah]], Strong Bad suggests that The Cheat is "a cheese, or maybe an anvil."
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| - | The Cheat lives in the [[The King of Town]]'s grill which, according to [[Strong Sad]], is a nice place. The Cheat works at an unspecified tech company with [[Homestar Runner]] and Strong Bad at [[The Office]], possibly tech support. Strong Bad's retelling of how he met The Cheat in [[flashback]] professes that he was hidden in a giant [[egg]] containing a lifetime supply of fish sticks, though it's not clear if it can be taken as truth or not. No one knows when The Cheat's birthday (or Cheatday) actually is, so it is celebrated on April 18, the date on his [[cheatday|Scandinavian fake ID]], since it's the most likely day that his birthday isn't. According to the client list in the [[On Point Kings]] recruitment brochure seen in [[more armies]], The Cheat has a sister. His favorite color may be blue, as suspected from [[Drive Thru]].
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| - | [[Image:TheCheatAsTheCheat.png|thumb|Now pretend this is The Cheat...]]
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| - | The Cheat is loyal to Strong Bad for many reasons. In [[privileges]], The Cheat earns points for doing things that amuse Strong Bad, and when he gets enough points, he earns extra privileges (e.g. use of the mute button on the remote control). Strong Bad pays The Cheat for his services; in [[lackey]], he reveals that The Cheat thinks that pencil shavings are legal tender, only for The Cheat to trick [[Bubs]] into accepting the shavings as cash. Strong Bad also pays The Cheat soft tacos for being his lawyer, as evidenced in e-mail [[rough copy]]. Strong Bad coerces and bullies The Cheat into being his lackey to a certain extent, and the two share a somewhat abusive relationship, particularly since Strong Bad is fond of [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking him]]. In [[animal]], The Cheat was overshadowed by [[Sterrance]] when [[Strong Bad]] declared Sterrance to be "way cuter than that stupid ugly old washed-up The Cheat [he] used to have." In [[secret recipes]], Strong Bad said he had a recipe for cooking "The Chekt". It's possible that Strong Bad's bullying has given The Cheat an almost murderous hatred of him at times (as in [[secret recipes]] and [[disconnected]]). Finally, The Cheat sees Strong Bad's brother Strong Mad as a source of protection, as seen in The Cheat's character video. While The Cheat is more than willing to help Strong Bad in his schemes of obvious [[Crimes committed by Strong Bad|illegitimacy]], it must be noted that he isn't very good at it. Whenever he and Strong Bad try to pull off a heist, prank, etc., The Cheat usually screws something up and thus causes the plan to fail. A few examples of this are in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], and [[caper]].
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| - | [[Image:Cheatdrums.jpg|thumb|Break it down]]
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| - | The Cheat is an amateur [[Flash]] animator in his spare time, creating [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons and music videos first on an older orange iMac computer, [[Tangerine Dreams]], and later on a [[Monosodium Dreams|newer iMac computer]] in [[redesign]]. These animations sometimes make their way into [[Strong Bad Email]]s, often even blurring "reality" with The Cheat's fantasy. The Cheat often uses his animations as an outlet for his pent-up feelings of abuse and lack of appreciation, rewarding his fictional self with [[trophies]], fame, and friendship. He's also a master of many [[Characters' Instruments|instruments]]; he plays the piano, the flute, [[The Cheat's keyboard|the keyboard]],{{ref|1}} the drums,{{ref|2}} the guitar,{{ref|3}} and his [[The Cheat's Record Player|record player]].{{ref|4}} He also is a [[DJ Teh C.'s Equipment|music producer]], doing remixes for The Geddup Noise ([[geddup noise]]) and the King of Town's New Jam, "Not Talkin' 'bout Butter" ([[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]]) under the name "DJ Teh Cheat." Also, as evidenced by scenes in [[Seasonal Sweaters]] and [[No Hands On Deck!]], he can knit. According to Strong Bad, he is [[rough copy|"the best lawyer soft tacos can buy"]], but since his idea of suing is throwing water bombs at the defendant, this statement might not be sound. However, his aim with water bombs is so good, he can hit Strong Sad from three football fields away.
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| - | [[Image:FleaPrisonRiot.png|thumb|[[retirement|Flea Prison Riot!]]]]
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| - | The Cheat's less admirable qualities include being [[Smoking#The Cheat's Smoking|addicted to cigarettes]], and extensive use of [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]] on the computer. His [[Contacts|AIM screenname]] is ''Cheatachu72''. He also seems to possess [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|explosive properties]], which can cause his head to explode with no lasting effects. It is debated exactly what triggers it, since The Cheat's [[Physiology of The Cheat|anatomy]] provides no information about the subject. It could be triggered chemically (i.e. [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats|carbonated drinks and Pop Rocks]]), when the brain is being overworked, such as in [[pizzaz|states of confusion]], or even for [[couch patch|no apparent reason]]. The most spectacular display was in [[Happy Fireworks]], when he was shaken by Strong Mad and thrown into the air. This provided a huge explosion resembling fireworks. The Cheat once had a battle with insomnia, as Strong Bad recounted in [[bedtime story]], due to watching a shockumentary about gingivitis. To go to sleep, he needs [[The Denzel]], a glass of [[suudsu]], and a story about him and [[Moses Malone]], followed by a chainsaw lullaby. Failing that, two or three [[Roach Killa!|roach foggers]] are used. The Cheat also attracts fleas, as seen in [[retirement]]. As explained in [[bottom 10]], The Cheat has a foul stench when he is wet. He is a very good swimmer, however, as seen in [[keep cool]], when he easily skims across the surface of the water in a fashion similar to a speedboat.
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| - | [[Image:TheCheat 3D variation.PNG|thumb|3D The Cheat!]]
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| - | Despite these issues, ladies are often attracted to The Cheat. Strong Bad advises his fans to use a cute pet like The Cheat to attract women in both [[lady...ing]] and [[lady fan]]. At times, however, The Cheat's charms are so irresistible that ladies prefer him to Strong Bad. This is seen most clearly in [[huttah!]], in which several people send emails indicating that they are more interested in The Cheat than Strong Bad. The Cheat's capture of so many girls' affections contrasts sharply with Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad's Ladies|lack of success with women]]. The Cheat [[Marzipan and The Cheat's Relationship|seems to have a particular crush]] on [[Marzipan]], as seen in [[do over]], in which The Cheat (in Homestar-esque makeup and covered in lip-shaped lipstick marks) is seen with Marzipan. He also went out on a date with Marzipan in [[Date Nite]], but it did not work out in the end, as Marzipan found out that he had been declawed and then dumped him.
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| - | *'''Domicile:''' [[The King of Town's Grill]]
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| - | *'''Debut:''' [[Original Book|"The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest"]]
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| - | *[[:Category:The Cheat Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
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| - | *[[:Category:Powered by The Cheat|Powered by The Cheat toons]]
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| - | ==The Cheat's Language==
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| - | The Cheat speaks entirely in a language of [[Lack of Intelligible Speech|high-pitched squeaks and growls]], which is actually called "The Cheat", that other characters apparently understand just fine. It's hinted that he knows some English, as he frequently says things that sound like fitting sentences not only in tone, but in how the words sound (for instance, in [[coloring]], he sounded out "okay"). At other times, however, it seems to be just gibberish.
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| - | According to [[Matt Chapman]] in [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|this interview]], The Cheat does all the voices in his Flash cartoons. He normally can speak only in squeaks, but can impersonate the other characters speaking English remarkably well for a The Cheat.
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| - | The Cheat also provides the voice for the character [[Firebert]] in the ''[[Cheat Commandos]] Adventures'' [[TV show]], in which he speaks entirely in his native language.
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| - | Interestingly, during ''[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]'' The Cheat plays the role of the villain [[Craig]], when Craig is revealed the first part of The Cheat's monologue actually appears to be in English using his [[Powered by The Cheat]] Homestar voice. However, this may just be a glitch since the rest of the speech has clearly been dubbed over his The Cheat noises.
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| - | {{Character Video Transcript}}
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| - | == Relationships ==
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| - | :''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
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| - | *[[Strong Bad and The Cheat's Relationship]]
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| - | *[[Strong Mad and The Cheat's Relationship]]
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| - | *[[Marzipan and The Cheat's Relationship]]
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| - | *[[Homestar Runner and The Cheat's Relationship]]
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| - | *[[Strong Sad and The Cheat's Relationship]]
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| - | == Variations ==
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| - | *[[The Sneak]] ([[Old-Timey]])
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| - | *[[Cheatball]] ([[20X6]])
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| - | *[[:Image:sbemail107.PNG|Ilko Skevüld]] ([[cheatday]])
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| - | *[[Cheat Commandos]]
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| - | *[[Striped Green Rabbit|Stripéd Green Rabbit]]
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| - | *[[Wilbur]]
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| - | *[[The Cheatbot]]
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| - | *[[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations|The Cheatfish]]
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| - | *[[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations|The Cheatsaurus]]
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| - | *[[Tito]]
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| - | *[[The Teach]]
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| - | *[[Istanbul]]
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| - | *[[Szechuan Steve]]
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| - | *[[Craig]]
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| - | *[[The Popular Vote]]
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| - | === [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
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| - | *[[Wikipedia:Garfield|Garfield]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
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| - | *[http://www.galleryc.net/images/a403.jpg Punchy] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
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| - | *[http://www.fantasykat.com/shows/Images/fat-albert/Russell-2.jpg Russell] (from [[Wikipedia:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids|Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]) in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
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| - | *[http://www.aldaver.com/Images/Os/masc1996.gif Izzy] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
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| - | *[http://www.albany.net/~genxtv/sig3.gif Sigmund] (from [[Wikipedia:Sid and Marty Krofft|Sid and Marty Krofft's]] [[IMDB:tt0069632|Sigmund and the Sea Monsters]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
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| - | *[[Wikipedia:Toad (Nintendo)|Toad]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
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| - | *[http://membres.lycos.fr/solharis/Gizmo.jpg Gizmo] (from [[Wikipedia:Gremlins|Gremlins]]) in [[Happy Hallow-day]].
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| - | *[[Wikipedia:Penfold|Penfold]] (from [[Wikipedia:DangerMouse|Danger Mouse]]) in [[Jibblies 2]].
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| - | *[[Wikipedia:Scud: The Disposable Assassin|Drywall]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]].
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| - | *[[Wikipedia:The Lorax|The Lorax]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]].
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| - | ==See Also==
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| - | *[[The Cheat Evolution]]
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| - | *[[The Cheat Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
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| - | *[[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]
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| - | *[[Physiology of The Cheat]]
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| - | ==Sources==
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| - | #{{note|1}} [[Strong Bad Sings]], [[flag day]], [[guitar]], [[sibbie]], [[Everybody Knows It]]
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| - | #{{note|2}} [[It's Like It Was Meant to Be]], [[Cool Things]], [[Weclome Back]]
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| - | #{{note|3}} [[It's Like It Was Meant to Be]]
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| - | #{{note|4}} [[rampage]]
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| - | == External Links ==
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| - | *[[HR:vcr_cheat.html|watch The Cheat's character video]]
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| - | *[[HR:vcr_cheat.swf|view the Flash file for The Cheat's character video]]
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