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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:hs_wallpaper.png" title="Homestar through the years"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="188" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/7/7e/hs_wallpaper.png/250px-hs_wallpaper.png" width="250"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:hs_wallpaper.png" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Homestar through the years</div></div></div> | |||
<p>Over the years, <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_%28body_of_work%29" title="Homestar Runner (body of work)">Homestar Runner</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Characters" title="Characters">characters</a> have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. The first two years of <a href="/index.php?title=homestarrunner.com" title="homestarrunner.com">the site</a> saw particularly dramatic shifts in appearances, as creative duo <a href="/index.php?title=The_Brothers_Chaps" title="The Brothers Chaps">the Brothers Chaps</a> familiarized themselves with <a href="/index.php?title=Flash" title="Flash">Flash</a> and developed their signature art <a href="/index.php?title=Style" title="Style">style</a>. | |||
</p><p>Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed. | |||
</p> | |||
<a id="Character_evolution_pages_by_category" name="Character_evolution_pages_by_category"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Character evolution pages by category </span></h2> | |||
<ul><li><b><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Main_Characters" title="Main Characters">Main Characters</a>:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_Evolution" title="Homestar Runner Evolution">Homestar Runner</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Evolution" title="Strong Bad Evolution">Strong Bad</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Pom_Pom_Evolution" title="Pom Pom Evolution">Pom Pom</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Coach_Z_Evolution" title="Coach Z Evolution">Coach Z</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Bubs_Evolution" title="Bubs Evolution">Bubs</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat_Evolution" title="The Cheat Evolution">The Cheat</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Mad_Evolution" title="Strong Mad Evolution">Strong Mad</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Sad_Evolution" title="Strong Sad Evolution">Strong Sad</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Marzipan_Evolution" title="Marzipan Evolution">Marzipan</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=The_King_of_Town_Evolution" title="The King of Town Evolution">The King of Town</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=The_Poopsmith_Evolution" title="The Poopsmith Evolution">The Poopsmith</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Homsar_Evolution" title="Homsar Evolution">Homsar</a> | |||
</li><li><b><a href="/index.php?title=Old-Timey" title="Old-Timey">Old-Timey</a>:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=The_Homestar_Runner_Evolution" title="The Homestar Runner Evolution">The Homestar Runner</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Old-Timey_Strong_Bad_Evolution" title="Old-Timey Strong Bad Evolution">Old-Timey Strong Bad</a> | |||
</li><li><b><a href="/index.php?title=20X6" title="20X6">20X6</a>:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Stinkoman" title="Stinkoman">Stinkoman</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=1-Up" title="1-Up">1-Up</a> | |||
</li><li><b><a href="/index.php?title=Storybook_World" title="Storybook World">Storybook World</a>:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Mr._Bland" title="Mr. Bland">Mr. Bland</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Se%C3%B1or" title="Señor">Señor</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=The_Robot_%28storybook%29" title="The Robot (storybook)">The Robot</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=The_Grape_Fairie" title="The Grape Fairie">The Grape Fairie</a> | |||
</li><li><b>Other:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=The_Announcer" title="The Announcer">The Announcer</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=The_Umpire" title="The Umpire">The Umpire</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=The_Knight" title="The Knight">The Knight</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=The_Yello_Dello" title="The Yello Dello">The Yello Dello</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=The_Goblin" title="The Goblin">The Goblin</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Visor_Robot" title="Visor Robot">Visor Robot</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=The_Sad_Kids" title="The Sad Kids">The Sad Kids</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Nebulon" title="Nebulon">Nebulon</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Preshy_and_Rafferty" title="Preshy and Rafferty">Preshy and Rafferty</a> | |||
</li></ul> | |||
<a id="General_design_trends" name="General_design_trends"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> General design trends</span></h2> | |||
<p>Many characters were initially designed for <a href="/index.php?title=Original_Book" title="Original Book">children's books</a>. These hand-drawn designs were simple and loose, with thin outlines and bold, solid colors: | |||
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gallery"> | |||
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<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:firsthomestar.png" title="firsthomestar.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="119" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/e/ec/firsthomestar.png/51px-firsthomestar.png" width="51"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
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<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:tinyhandedstrongbad.png" title="tinyhandedstrongbad.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="120" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/2/2f/tinyhandedstrongbad.png/69px-tinyhandedstrongbad.png" width="69"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
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<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 24px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:The_cheatachu72.PNG" title="The cheatachu72.PNG"><img alt="" border="0" height="98" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/3/3e/The_cheatachu72.PNG/120px-The_cheatachu72.PNG" width="120"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
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<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:firstpompom.png" title="firstpompom.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="120" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/f/ff/firstpompom.png/118px-firstpompom.png" width="118"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
</tr> | |||
</table> | |||
<p>When <a href="/index.php?title=The_Brothers_Chaps" title="The Brothers Chaps">the Brothers Chaps</a> began using <a href="/index.php?title=Flash" title="Flash">Flash</a>, character designs still kept the hand-drawn feeling with thick, irregular lines (as drawings were often digitized with <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Adobe_Streamline" title="wikipedia:Adobe Streamline">Adobe Streamline</a>); coloring made use of gradients: | |||
</p> | |||
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gallery"> | |||
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<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:hr3.png" title="hr3.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="119" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/2/20/hr3.png/65px-hr3.png" width="65"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:StrongBadThirdDesign.png" title="StrongBadThirdDesign.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="120" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/8/85/StrongBadThirdDesign.png/100px-StrongBadThirdDesign.png" width="100"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 20px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:oldthecheat.png" title="oldthecheat.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="105" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/5/53/oldthecheat.png/120px-oldthecheat.png" width="120"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:pompom_evolution_iop.png" title="pompom evolution iop.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="120" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/4/44/pompom_evolution_iop.png/109px-pompom_evolution_iop.png" width="109"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
</tr> | |||
</table> | |||
<p>Around the time of <a href="/index.php?title=A_Jumping_Jack_Contest" title="A Jumping Jack Contest">A Jumping Jack Contest</a>, characters began to be drawn in Flash and appeared with cleaner vector lines with more precise shapes. This art style primarily used black outlines, flat colors, and limited shading: | |||
</p> | |||
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gallery"> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:jjhomestar.png" title="jjhomestar.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="119" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/0/0c/jjhomestar.png/58px-jjhomestar.png" width="58"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:sb_evolution_jumpingjack.png" title="sb evolution jumpingjack.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="119" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/e/ed/sb_evolution_jumpingjack.png/92px-sb_evolution_jumpingjack.png" width="92"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 23px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:2ndthecheat.png" title="2ndthecheat.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="99" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/5/5c/2ndthecheat.png/120px-2ndthecheat.png" width="120"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:jumpingjackspompom.png" title="jumpingjackspompom.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="120" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/d/dd/jumpingjackspompom.png/106px-jumpingjackspompom.png" width="106"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
</tr> | |||
</table> | |||
<p>Characters' current designs are typified by colored outlines and the use of shadows, highlights, and varying line width to add depth: | |||
</p> | |||
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gallery"> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:NewerestHomestar.png" title="NewerestHomestar.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="119" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/c/cc/NewerestHomestar.png/59px-NewerestHomestar.png" width="59"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:currentbad.png" title="currentbad.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="119" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/d/d5/currentbad.png/79px-currentbad.png" width="79"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 21px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:The_Cheat_Character_Video.PNG" title="The Cheat Character Video.PNG"><img alt="" border="0" height="103" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/2/23/The_Cheat_Character_Video.PNG/120px-The_Cheat_Character_Video.PNG" width="120"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
<td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> | |||
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:pompom.PNG" title="pompom.PNG"><img alt="" border="0" height="120" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/2/23/pompom.PNG/100px-pompom.PNG" width="100"/></a></div></div> | |||
<div class="gallerytext"> | |||
</div> | |||
</div></td> | |||
</tr> | |||
</table> | |||
<p>Most character designs have not significantly evolved since 2001. Post-2001 changes typically include minor adjustments to facial or body proportions, additional facial expressions, or reworking how a character is animated, not major changes to how the character is drawn. | |||
</p> | |||
<a id="See_Also" name="See_Also"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span></h2> | |||
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Minor_Character_Variations" title="Minor Character Variations">Minor Character Variations</a> | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Stylized_Character_Designs" title="Stylized Character Designs">Stylized Character Designs</a> | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Other_Costumes" title="Other Costumes">Other Costumes</a> | |||
</li></ul> | |||
<div class="visualClear"></div> | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026
Over the years, Homestar Runner characters have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. The first two years of the site saw particularly dramatic shifts in appearances, as creative duo the Brothers Chaps familiarized themselves with Flash and developed their signature art style.
Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.
Character evolution pages by category
- Main Characters: Homestar Runner · Strong Bad · Pom Pom · Coach Z · Bubs · The Cheat · Strong Mad · Strong Sad · Marzipan · The King of Town · The Poopsmith · Homsar
- Old-Timey: The Homestar Runner · Old-Timey Strong Bad
- 20X6: Stinkoman · 1-Up
- Storybook World: Mr. Bland · Señor · The Robot · The Grape Fairie
- Other: The Announcer · The Umpire · The Knight · The Yello Dello · The Goblin · Visor Robot · The Sad Kids · Nebulon · Preshy and Rafferty
General design trends
Many characters were initially designed for children's books. These hand-drawn designs were simple and loose, with thin outlines and bold, solid colors:
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When the Brothers Chaps began using Flash, character designs still kept the hand-drawn feeling with thick, irregular lines (as drawings were often digitized with Adobe Streamline); coloring made use of gradients:
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Around the time of A Jumping Jack Contest, characters began to be drawn in Flash and appeared with cleaner vector lines with more precise shapes. This art style primarily used black outlines, flat colors, and limited shading:
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Characters' current designs are typified by colored outlines and the use of shadows, highlights, and varying line width to add depth:
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Most character designs have not significantly evolved since 2001. Post-2001 changes typically include minor adjustments to facial or body proportions, additional facial expressions, or reworking how a character is animated, not major changes to how the character is drawn.
