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 The Cheat also has yellow and black fur with about 30 black spots visible at once. It is discussed in [[Fan Costumes 2018]] that he molts rather than shedding loose hairs in the way that fur normally would; he appears to shed an entire translucent layer of skin at once, similar to a snake. Strong Bad has noted that The Cheat's pelt is thick enough to take &quot;a lotta kickin's&quot;.

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Just plain baffling

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The physiology of [[Blue Laser Commander]]

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'''The [[Physiology|physiology]] of [[The Cheat]]''' is one of the great mysteries of the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. An in-depth and detailed look at the anatomy of The Cheat was published in ''The Journal of The Cheat Science and Medicine'', although it raises more questions than it answers.

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* [#External_features 1 External features]
* [#Internal_features 2 Internal features]
** [#Bones 2.1 Bones]
** [#Facebone 2.2 Facebone]
** [#Skelebrates 2.3 Skelebrates]
** [#Chest 2.4 Chest]
** [#Sclipula_and_Ulterior_Sclipula 2.5 Sclipula and Ulterior Sclipula]
** [#Other 2.6 Other]
* [#See_Also 3 See Also]
* [#Appearances 4 Appearances]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> External features </span> ==

One of The Cheat's external and more easily observed features is his teeth, which includes [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|one gold tooth]] (also one of the internal features). Although only four teeth are visible on the outside, it is revealed that The Cheat has five total.

The Cheat also has yellow and black fur with about 30 black spots visible at once. It is discussed in [[Fan Costumes 2018]] that he molts rather than shedding loose hairs in the way that fur normally would; he appears to shed an entire translucent layer of skin at once, similar to a snake. Strong Bad has noted that The Cheat's pelt is thick enough to take "a lotta kickin's".

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Internal features </span> ==

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Bones </span> ===

The Cheat has 18 or 19 bones (if the Skelebrate is considered one bone), which are probably fairly sturdy given the amount of [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking]] he's received.

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Facebone </span> ===

The Facebone is probably The Cheat's equivalent of a [[Skull|skull]], and most likely holds his brain. It features five teeth, all on the top row of The Cheat's mouth (four regular teeth and [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|one gold tooth]]). It also has the "for seeing" sockets, where his eyes go.

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"Look at this guy. He's lookin' real cross-sectional."

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Skelebrates </span> ===

The Skelebrates are probably The Cheat's [[Vertebral column|backbone]], although it is attached to nothing except for the facebone. Its name is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of "[[Skeleton|skeleton]]" and "[[Vertebrate|vertebrate]]".

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Chest </span> ===

The Cheat's chest contains the aptly named "organ" and "tube" (their function is unknown), and six independently supported ribs.

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Sclipula and Ulterior Sclipula </span> ===

A sclipula is a bone which serves as some kind of leg or leg-like structure. It is accompanied by an ulterior sclipula, also a bone and similarly shaped to a sclipula. The sclipula always faces whichever way The Cheat is facing and the ulterior sclipula always faces towards The Cheat's back. The Cheat appears to move by shuffling the sclipulae. Its name is derived from "[[Scapula|scapula]]".

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Other </span> ===

The Cheat's left arm has two bones and the right has only one visible bone (the other is presumably obscured).

The Cheat also has two clusters of [[nerve|nerves]] (or possibly [[vein|veins]]; though this is unlikely as they are green): one coming from the bottom of the facebone and one coming out of the back of the facebone and extending into his left arm-like structure.

Apparently, The Cheat can survive with one pulse every 4.45 seconds, even after being bombed with two or three roach foggers in [[bedtime story]].

In [[Date Nite]], [[Marzipan]] stops dating The Cheat because he was declawed, suggesting he had claws at some point.

The Cheat has only two organs and no circulatory system, and if one of the organs is the brain, then The Cheat might not use any form of blood. The Cheat clearly has nerve endings. His nerves dangle out from below the unlabeled brain-like organ in his head like roots. Given the location of the other organ, and the fact that it has a tube extending from it to the mouth, it could possibly be the stomach, as he can eat and drink, or some sort of respiratory organ, as The Cheat has been inflated with helium. On the other hand, the position (behind the ribs) and appearance of the organ might be the heart, although that too seems fairly impossible due to the fact that there are no blood vessels. As Strong Bad said: "The Cheat's physiology just plain baffles me."

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* [[Lack of Visible Arms]]
* [[Lack of Visible Body Parts]]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Appearances </span> ==

* '''Debut:''' Email [[big white face]] (Easter egg)
* [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]]
* [[Skills of an Artist LIVE!!]]

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