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''Trogdor 's "teeth, spinities, and angry eyebrows" are illustrated using consummate V's.'' | |||
[[ | '''Consummate V's''' are a graphic element used by [[Strong Bad]] in his illustration of [[Trogdor]] in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dragon]]. One of the more distinctive steps in the drawing instructions, the term (or even just the adjective "consummate") is frequently recalled when discussing Trogdor as well as on occasions where [[Strong Bad]] is demonstrating other illustrations. | ||
The drawing tutorial in "dragon" is a pastiche of [[Ed Emberley]]'s drawing instruction books;[#endnote_1 [1]] Emberley's guides broke down complex objects like dragons into basic shapes like triangles or V's. Note that Trogdor's scales are not illustrated with consummate V's,[#endnote_2 [2]] rather, they are "regimented U's".[#endnote_3 [3]] | |||
== Appearances == | |||
* Email [[dragon]] — [[Strong Bad]] instructs viewers to use consummate V's to draw [[Trogdor|the dragon]]'s "teeth, spinities,[#endnote_4 [4]] and angry eyebrows". He expresses disapproval at [[Coach Z]]'s "[[Wormdingler]]" drawing for not using "consummate" V's. | |||
** Email [[rock opera]] — The word chosen from [[dragon]] was "consummate". | |||
* [[Trogday 08]] — Strong Bad sings that [[The S is for Sucks Dragon]] uses "''constabulate'' V's". | |||
** In an Easter egg, Coach Z opines that the Wormdingler "[doesn't] need no Consummate V's to be my bride". | |||
* Email [[dragon]] — [[Strong Bad]] instructs viewers to use consummate V's to draw [[Trogdor|the dragon]]'s | |||
** Email [[rock opera]] — The word chosen from [[dragon]] was | |||
* [[Trogday 08]] — Strong Bad sings that [[The S is for Sucks Dragon]] uses | |||
** In an Easter egg, Coach Z opines that the Wormdingler | |||
* [[8-Bit is Enough]] — | * [[8-Bit is Enough]] — | ||
** Strong Bad asks [[The Innkeeper|the Innkeeper]] about Trogdor, [[8-Bit is Enough Responses (Peasantry)|describing the dragon]] as having | ** Strong Bad asks [[The Innkeeper|the Innkeeper]] about Trogdor, [[8-Bit is Enough Responses (Peasantry)|describing the dragon]] as having "teeth that look like consummate Vs". | ||
** [[Rather Dashing]] [[8-Bit is Enough Responses (Peasantry)|says that]] in all his attempts to kill Trogdor, he has never been able to even scratch a consummate V. | ** [[Rather Dashing]] [[8-Bit is Enough Responses (Peasantry)|says that]] in all his attempts to kill Trogdor, he has never been able to even scratch a consummate V. | ||
* Shopify [[Store]] — The [[Shopify Store Clothing|Trogdor zip-up hoodie]] listing describes | * Shopify [[Store]] — The [[Shopify Store Clothing|Trogdor zip-up hoodie]] listing describes "two pockets for holding extra spinedies and consummate V's". | ||
* Email [[sbemail 206]] — The fake Trogdor beefy arm backpack is said by the announcer to have | * Email [[sbemail 206]] — The fake Trogdor beefy arm backpack is said by the announcer to have "secret [[Portmanteaus|com-pockt-ments]] for all your consummate V's". | ||
* [[Eagle]] — Strong Bad draws | * [[Eagle]] — Strong Bad draws "tiny, semi-consummate V's" on the wings. | ||
* [[Large Bean (toon)]] — Strong Bad uses consummate V's to draw a collar on a shirt. | * [[Large Bean (toon)]] — Strong Bad uses consummate V's to draw a collar on a shirt. | ||
* [[Guitar]] — The guitar Strong Bad draws is dubbed a | * [[Guitar]] — The guitar Strong Bad draws is dubbed a "custom 13-string Les Gibsonez Exploding Consummate V", in reference to the [[Gibson Flying V]]. | ||
[[File:TrogdorCardConsummateVs.png|180px]] | |||
''Consummate V's feature in Trogdor!! The Board Game .'' | |||
* [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] — The box features the tagline "A cooperative game of Burnination, Majesty, and Consummate V's." [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items|Action card]] "Consummate V's" allows players to move Trogdor diagonally (typically, Trogdor can only be moved in the four cardinal directions). | |||
** The highest-tier reward available on the Kickstarter, a handcrafted wooden gameboard and box, was called the "Consummate Level". | |||
* [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] — The box features the tagline | |||
** The highest-tier reward available on the Kickstarter, a handcrafted wooden gameboard and box, was called the | |||
** [[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)]] — The aforementioned tagline and card appear in this promotional video. | ** [[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)]] — The aforementioned tagline and card appear in this promotional video. | ||
** [[Stack 'Em to the Heavens!]] — The game's box art is shown. | ** [[Stack 'Em to the Heavens!]] — The game's box art is shown. | ||
** [[Trogdor!! The Board Game|Magicks and 'Mergencies Expando Deck]] — [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items|Emergency Card]] | ** [[Trogdor!! The Board Game|Magicks and 'Mergencies Expando Deck]] — [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items|Emergency Card]] "Singular Consummate V" allows Trogdor to be moved one space diagonally. | ||
*** [[Expando Deck Promo]] — The | *** [[Expando Deck Promo]] — The "Singular Consummate V" card is featured. | ||
* [[Trogdor Was A Man]] — The bridge repeats the chant | * [[Trogdor Was A Man]] — The bridge repeats the chant "Get consummate", culminating in "Consummate V's". | ||
* [[Trogday Micro Game]] — The website announcement invites the player to | * [[Trogday Micro Game]] — The website announcement invites the player to "Celebrate 19 years of majesty and consummate V's and maybe feel really old, too!" | ||
* [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] ([[Decemberweenvent Calendar|Day 23]]) — Strong Bad complains that | * [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] ([[Decemberweenvent Calendar|Day 23]]) — Strong Bad complains that "There's not a consummate V in sight!" upon seeing [[Cheap as Free|Cheap As Free]]'s off-model illustration of Trogdor. | ||
== References == | |||
= | |||
# [#ref_1 ^] | # [#ref_1 '''^'''] See [[dragon]] ([[dragon|DVD commentary]]) and [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech (2007)]]. Emberley was also mentioned at [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|NYU (2005)]] and [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|PAX East (2018)]]. | ||
# [#ref_2 ^] | # [#ref_2 '''^'''] [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2016|28 Dec 2016]]) | ||
# [#ref_3 ^] | # [#ref_3 '''^'''] As posted to [[@StrongBadActual|Twitter]] on [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|January 10, 2018]] and [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|December 6, 2019]]. | ||
# [#ref_4 ^] | # [#ref_4 '''^'''] Variously spelled as "spin'''ed'''ies" (posted to [[@StrongBadActual|Twitter]] on [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2016|December 28, 2016]] and [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|December 6, 2019]], [[Shopify Store Clothing|Trogdor Zip Hoodie]] description), "spin'''it'''ies" (posted to [[@StrongBadActual|Twitter]] on [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|January 10, 2018]], [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|July 13, 2018]], and [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|January 25, 2019]]), or "spin'''et'''ies" ([[Fangamer|Fangamer Trogdor Plush]] description). | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="3" style="background:#363;text-align:center;" | [[Trogdor]] | |||
|- | |||
[ | | style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''[[Toons]]''' | ||
| colspan="2" | [[dragon]] · [[Arcade Game]] · [[Snowglobe]] · [[Happy Trogday]] · [[Trogday 08]] · [[Trogdor Was A Man]] · [[Happy 20th Trogday!]] | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''[[Games]]''' | |||
| colspan="2" | [[TROGDOR!]] · [[8-Bit is Enough]] ([[Trogdor's 3D-Ungeon]]) · [[Trogday Micro Game]] ([[Burninate the Barnyard]]) · [[Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:#62d45f" | '''[[Peasant's Quest]]''' | |||
| [[Peasant's Quest Walkthrough|Walkthrough]] · [[Peasant's Quest Items|Items]] · [[Peasant's Quest Responses|Responses]] · [[Peasant's Quest Preview|Preview]] · [[Peasant's Quest Proposed Sequels|Proposed Sequels]] · [[Peasant's Quest Theme|Theme Song]]<br />[[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer|Movie Trailer]] · [[Peasant's Quest Animatic|Animatic]] · [[Peasant's Quest Outtakes|Outtakes]] · [[Your Hair is Messed Up]] · [[Here's How We Made It]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:#62d45f" | '''[[Trogdor!! The Board Game]]''' | |||
| [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items|Items]] · [[Meeple Character Variations|Meeples]] · [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Website|Website]] · [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook EP|Rulebook EP]] · · [[Six-Sadded, Die (series)|Six-Sadded, Die]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:#393" | '''[[Characters]]''' | |||
| colspan="2" | [[Rather Dashing]] · [[Peasants]] · [[Kerrek]] · [[Jhonka]] · [[Poor Gary]] · [[The Red and Blue Knights]] · [[Troghammer]] · [[The Keepers of Trogdor]] · [[Baby Lady & Her Baby]]<br />[[Mendelev and Dongolev]] · [[Naked Ned]] · [[Old Man]] · [[King of Peasantry]] · [[Ron Cumberdale]] · [[Pterodactyl]] · [[Munchox]] · [[Sluushfuund]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''[[Places]]''' | |||
| colspan="2" | [[Peasantry]] · [[Trog-Cave]] · [[Scalding Lake]] · [[Thatched-Roof Cottage|Thatched-Roof Cottages]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''Dragons''' | |||
| colspan="2" | [[The S is for Sucks Dragon]] · [[Wormdingler]] · [[Dragons|Other dragons]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''Variations''' | |||
| colspan="2" | [[Trogador]] · [[Mecha-Trogador]] · [[ULTIMATE TROGDOR!!!]] · [[Frishy Freshy Dragonman]] | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''Other''' | |||
| colspan="2" | [[Trogdor (song)|"Trogdor" song]] ([[Trogdor (karaoke)|karaoke]], [[Trogdor Tablature|tablature]]) · [[TROGDOR! Arcade Machine]] · '''Consummate V's''' · [[Main Page 27]] · [[Museum of Trogdor]]<br />[[Trogday (holiday)|Trogday]] · [[Trogdor Poster]] · [[Draw Trogdor Again]] · [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|Stinkoman 20X6 Level 10]] ([[Stinkoman Level 10 Launch Trailer|Trailer]]) | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Kickstarter Videos]] | |||
[[Category:Word running gags]] | |||
[[Category:Trogdor]] | |||
Latest revision as of 04:58, 5 August 2026
Trogdor 's "teeth, spinities, and angry eyebrows" are illustrated using consummate V's.
Consummate V's are a graphic element used by Strong Bad in his illustration of Trogdor in the Strong Bad Email dragon. One of the more distinctive steps in the drawing instructions, the term (or even just the adjective "consummate") is frequently recalled when discussing Trogdor as well as on occasions where Strong Bad is demonstrating other illustrations.
The drawing tutorial in "dragon" is a pastiche of Ed Emberley's drawing instruction books;[#endnote_1 [1]] Emberley's guides broke down complex objects like dragons into basic shapes like triangles or V's. Note that Trogdor's scales are not illustrated with consummate V's,[#endnote_2 [2]] rather, they are "regimented U's".[#endnote_3 [3]]
Appearances
- Email dragon — Strong Bad instructs viewers to use consummate V's to draw the dragon's "teeth, spinities,[#endnote_4 [4]] and angry eyebrows". He expresses disapproval at Coach Z's "Wormdingler" drawing for not using "consummate" V's.
- Email rock opera — The word chosen from dragon was "consummate".
- Trogday 08 — Strong Bad sings that The S is for Sucks Dragon uses "constabulate V's".
- In an Easter egg, Coach Z opines that the Wormdingler "[doesn't] need no Consummate V's to be my bride".
- 8-Bit is Enough —
- Strong Bad asks the Innkeeper about Trogdor, describing the dragon as having "teeth that look like consummate Vs".
- Rather Dashing says that in all his attempts to kill Trogdor, he has never been able to even scratch a consummate V.
- Shopify Store — The Trogdor zip-up hoodie listing describes "two pockets for holding extra spinedies and consummate V's".
- Email sbemail 206 — The fake Trogdor beefy arm backpack is said by the announcer to have "secret com-pockt-ments for all your consummate V's".
- Eagle — Strong Bad draws "tiny, semi-consummate V's" on the wings.
- Large Bean (toon) — Strong Bad uses consummate V's to draw a collar on a shirt.
- Guitar — The guitar Strong Bad draws is dubbed a "custom 13-string Les Gibsonez Exploding Consummate V", in reference to the Gibson Flying V.
Consummate V's feature in Trogdor!! The Board Game .
- Trogdor!! The Board Game — The box features the tagline "A cooperative game of Burnination, Majesty, and Consummate V's." Action card "Consummate V's" allows players to move Trogdor diagonally (typically, Trogdor can only be moved in the four cardinal directions).
- The highest-tier reward available on the Kickstarter, a handcrafted wooden gameboard and box, was called the "Consummate Level".
- Trogdor!! The Board Game (video) — The aforementioned tagline and card appear in this promotional video.
- Stack 'Em to the Heavens! — The game's box art is shown.
- Magicks and 'Mergencies Expando Deck — Emergency Card "Singular Consummate V" allows Trogdor to be moved one space diagonally.
- Expando Deck Promo — The "Singular Consummate V" card is featured.
- Trogdor Was A Man — The bridge repeats the chant "Get consummate", culminating in "Consummate V's".
- Trogday Micro Game — The website announcement invites the player to "Celebrate 19 years of majesty and consummate V's and maybe feel really old, too!"
- Decemberweenvent Calendar (Day 23) — Strong Bad complains that "There's not a consummate V in sight!" upon seeing Cheap As Free's off-model illustration of Trogdor.
References
- [#ref_1 ^] See dragon (DVD commentary) and Georgia Tech (2007). Emberley was also mentioned at NYU (2005) and PAX East (2018).
- [#ref_2 ^] @StrongBadActual tweet (28 Dec 2016)
- [#ref_3 ^] As posted to Twitter on January 10, 2018 and December 6, 2019.
- [#ref_4 ^] Variously spelled as "spinedies" (posted to Twitter on December 28, 2016 and December 6, 2019, Trogdor Zip Hoodie description), "spinities" (posted to Twitter on January 10, 2018, July 13, 2018, and January 25, 2019), or "spineties" (Fangamer Trogdor Plush description).
