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'''Homeschool Winner''' is a [[Rejected Characters|rejected character]], appearing visually similar to [[Homestar Runner]]. Though never properly appearing with a significant, identifiable role in a [[toons|toon]], Homeschool Winner has been the most frequently referenced of the site's rejected characters — likely due to his resemblance to the site's title character.

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* [#Origin_and_Design 1 Origin and Design]
* [#Appearances 2 Appearances]
** [#Arcade_Guy 2.1 Arcade Guy]
* [#Filmography 3 Filmography]
* [#See_Also 4 See Also]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Origin and Design </span> ==

The name "Homeschool Winner" came about when a friend of [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]] misremembered [[homestarrunner.com]] as "HomeschoolWinner.com". In keeping with the connection to Homestar Runner, his design is an intentional distortion of Homestar's: similar white skin, [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack of arms]], and general proportions; but with an overbite instead of an underbite, blue shirt and red-soled feet rather than a red shirt and blue-soled feet, and speech bubble rather than star on his shirt. This parodic design is somewhat similar to [[Homsar]], another joke character inspired by [[homsar|an incorrect version of Homestar's name]].

Contrasting with Homestar's status as a "[[Terrific Athlete|terrific athlete]]", Homeschool is described as a "big nerd" — depicted [[Sketchbook 2008|in the Sketchbook]] holding a calculator or in [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] winning a "Quiz Bowl" [[Trophies|trophy]]. While "everybody loves the Homestar Runner", people seem more antagonistic to Homeschool: Matt Chapman remarked that the character has "a creepy edge to him", while the [[Generic Announcers|narrator]] of Why Come Only One Girl angrily calls him a "weaselly know-it-all". In [[Quickstart Overview]], it is implied that he may be Homestar's stepbrother.

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Despite inclusion in the [[Secret Pages|unused]] [[Character Cards]] and a cameo in a [[Dancin' Bubs]] background, Homeschool Winner was never fully introduced to the site. In [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|a 2003 interview]], [[Matt Chapman]] described Homeschool as a "joke character", indicating that [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]] were unlikely to continue developing the character.

Although Homeschool Winner sees relatively more frequent mention than other rejected characters, references to him typically have been tongue-in-cheek — the character becoming an inside joke, emblematic of abandoned, rarely-used, or otherwise niche elements of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|the body of work]]. In [[Sample of Style]], Matt implies that Homeschool Winner had been [[Death|killed off]]. A skull resembling Homeschool's head was seen deep underneath [[Strong Badia]] in [[buried]]. He appeared alongside several other rejected characters in [[A Decemberween Mackerel]]. In 2019, he appeared in [[Powered by The Cheat]] form in [[Quickstart Overview (video)|Quickstart Overview]]. Four days later, an [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|animated GIF tweeted by @StrongBadActual]] marked the first time Homeschool Winner appeared in the site's modern animation style.

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Arcade Guy </span> ===

In [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2]], the silhouette of the [[Stand-Up Arcade Games|arcade game]] [[Minor Game Characters|player]] in the window bears a striking resemblance to Homeschool Winner, and has a voice vaguely similar to Homestar's without the [[Rhoticity in English|rhotacism]]. In addition, Dangeresque mentions the silhouette's behavior being "creepo", presumably referencing the aforementioned "creepy edge" to Homeschool's character. If this figure is indeed Homeschool, the game would be the first time he has been heard speaking.

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* [[Character Cards]]
* [[Dancin' Bubs]]
* [[Sample of Style]] (mentioned)
* [[Why Come Only One Girl?]]
* [[Sketchbook]] ([[Sketchbook 2008|February 28, 2008]])
* Email [[buried]] (mentioned)
* [[A Decemberween Mackerel]]
* [[Quickstart Overview (video)|Quickstart Overview]]
* [[@StrongBadActual]] ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|April 30, 2019]])

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* [[Rejected Characters]]
* [[Dijjery Doo]]
* [[Trivia Time]]
* [[Folly]]
* [[Homsar]]

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