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Over the years, [[homestarrunner.com]] [[Characters|characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.
Over the years, [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] [[Characters|characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. The first two years of [[homestarrunner.com|the site]] saw particularly dramatic shifts in appearances, as creative duo [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]] familiarized themselves with [[Flash]] and developed their signature art [[Style|style]].


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Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.
=== <span class="mw-headline">[[Characters|Main Characters]]</span> ===


* [[Homestar Runner Evolution]]
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* [[Strong Bad Evolution]]
== <span class="mw-headline"> Character evolution pages by category </span> ==
* [[Pom Pom Evolution]]
* [[Coach Z Evolution]]
* [[Bubs Evolution]]
* [[The Cheat Evolution]]
* [[Strong Mad Evolution]]
* [[Strong Sad Evolution]]
* [[Marzipan Evolution]]
* [[The King of Town Evolution|The King Of Town Evolution]]
* [[The Poopsmith Evolution]]
* [[Homsar Evolution]]


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* '''[[Main Characters]]:''' [[Homestar Runner Evolution|Homestar Runner]] · [[Strong Bad Evolution|Strong Bad]] · [[Pom Pom Evolution|Pom Pom]] · [[Coach Z Evolution|Coach Z]] · [[Bubs Evolution|Bubs]] · [[The Cheat Evolution|The Cheat]] · [[Strong Mad Evolution|Strong Mad]] · [[Strong Sad Evolution|Strong Sad]] · [[Marzipan Evolution|Marzipan]] · [[The King of Town Evolution|The King of Town]] · [[The Poopsmith Evolution|The Poopsmith]] · [[Homsar Evolution|Homsar]]
=== <span class="mw-headline">[[Old-Timey]]</span> ===
* '''[[Old-Timey]]:''' [[The Homestar Runner Evolution|The Homestar Runner]] · [[Old-Timey Strong Bad Evolution|Old-Timey Strong Bad]]
* '''[[20X6]]:''' [[Stinkoman]] · [[1-Up]]
* '''[[Storybook World]]:''' [[Mr. Bland]] · [[Señor]] · [[The Robot (storybook)|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]]


* [[The Homestar Runner Evolution]]
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* [[Old-Timey Strong Bad Evolution]]
== <span class="mw-headline"> General design trends</span> ==


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Many characters were initially designed for [[Original Book|children's books]]. These hand-drawn designs were simple and loose, with thin outlines and bold, solid colors:
=== <span class="mw-headline">[[20X6]]</span> ===


* [[Stinkoman|Stinkoman Evolution]]
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=== <span class="mw-headline">[[Storybook World]]</span> ===


* [[Mr. Bland|Mr. Bland Evolution]]
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* [[Señor|Señor Evolution]]
* [[The Robot (storybook)|The Robot Evolution]]
* [[The Grape Fairie|The Grape Fairie Evolution]]


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


* [[The Announcer|The Announcer Evolution]]
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* [[Visor Robot|Visor Robot Evolution]]
 
* [[Nebulon|Nebulon Evolution]]
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* [[The Goblin|The Goblin Evolution]]
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* [[The Umpire|The Umpire Evolution]]
 
* [[The Sad Kids|The Sad Kids Evolution]]
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When [[The Brothers Chaps|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.


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Revision as of 01:53, 14 July 2026

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Homestar through the years

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

Many characters were initially designed for children's books. These hand-drawn designs were simple and loose, with thin outlines and bold, solid colors:

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:

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:

Characters' current designs are typified by colored outlines and the use of shadows, highlights, and varying line width to add depth:

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.

See Also

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