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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:stave_it_off_guy.png" title='"Stave it off, one two three and now you can count to three. Stave it off, one two three and now you can count to three. Sta—"'><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="130" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/f/fa/stave_it_off_guy.png/180px-stave_it_off_guy.png" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:stave_it_off_guy.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>"Stave it off, one two three and now you can count to three. Stave it off, one two three and now you can count to three. Sta—"</div></div></div>
''"Stave it off, one two three and now you can count to three. Stave it off, one two three and now you can count to three. Sta—"''
<p>The <b>Stave It Off Guy</b> (or <b>Stave</b> for short) is the folk guitarist who first appeared in the <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email" title="Strong Bad Email">Strong Bad Email</a> <a href="/index.php?title=for_kids" title="for kids">for kids</a>, where he sang "<a href="/index.php?title=Stave_It_Off" title="Stave It Off">Stave It Off</a>" on <a href="/index.php?title=Homsar" title="Homsar">Homsar</a>'s show, <a href="/index.php?title=Whaddaya_Know%2C_Haddi-Man%3F" title="Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?">Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?</a>. He later appeared in <a href="/index.php?title=Crystal_Fortress" title="Crystal Fortress">Crystal Fortress</a>, where he attempted to convince <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> to "come down from [his] crystal fortress", only to have Strong Bad fight back with a <a href="/index.php?title=Heavy_Metal" title="Heavy Metal">heavy metal</a> song about <a href="/index.php?title=French_Fries" title="French Fries">french fries</a>. Strong Bad describes him as a "stupid hippie", and says he "doesn't get French fries".
 
</p><p>His appearance seems to be based on folk singer <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=James_Taylor" title="wikipedia:James Taylor">James Taylor</a> as seen on <i><a href="/index.php?title=Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i>, while his singing voice in <a href="/index.php?title=Crystal_Fortress" title="Crystal Fortress">Crystal Fortress</a> is done by John Linnell of <a href="/index.php?title=They_Might_Be_Giants" title="They Might Be Giants">They Might Be Giants</a>. In the <a href="/index.php?title=FeedBurner_Page" title="FeedBurner Page">RSS feed for Crystal Fortress</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Matt_Chapman" title="Matt Chapman">Matt Chapman</a> introduces the name "Stave It Off Guy", or "Stave" for short, which is later used by Strong Bad in <a href="/index.php?title=Fan_Costumes_%2709" title="Fan Costumes '09">Fan Costumes '09</a>.
The '''Stave It Off Guy''' (or '''Stave''' for short) is the folk guitarist who first appeared in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[for kids]], where he sang "[[Stave It Off]]" on [[Homsar]]'s show, [[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]. He later appeared in [[Crystal Fortress]], where he attempted to convince [[Strong Bad]] to "come down from [his] crystal fortress", only to have Strong Bad fight back with a [[Heavy Metal|heavy metal]] song about [[French Fries|french fries]]. Strong Bad describes him as a "stupid hippie", and says he "doesn't get French fries".
 
His appearance seems to be based on folk singer [[James Taylor]] as seen on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', while his singing voice in [[Crystal Fortress]] is done by John Linnell of [[They Might Be Giants]]. In the [[FeedBurner Page|RSS feed for Crystal Fortress]], [[Matt Chapman]] introduces the name "Stave It Off Guy", or "Stave" for short, which is later used by Strong Bad in [[Fan Costumes '09]].
He also looks like Gordon Giltrap on his "Live in 99" and "The Solo Album" sleeves.
He also looks like Gordon Giltrap on his "Live in 99" and "The Solo Album" sleeves.
</p><p>On the <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual" title="@StrongBadActual">@StrongBadActual</a> Twitter account, a video was posted showing the Stave It Off Guy singing the protest song, <a href="/index.php?title=Justice_Combo_Meal" title="Justice Combo Meal">Justice Combo Meal</a> from <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Badia_the_Free" title="Strong Badia the Free">Strong Badia the Free</a>, suggesting that he was the singer of the original song. In <a href="/index.php?title=Halloween_Hijinks" title="Halloween Hijinks">Halloween Hijinks</a>, he appears on <a href="/index.php?title=The_Homestar_Runner_Mysfit-steries" title="The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries">The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries</a> as a murderer disguised as <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Large_Bean_%28character%29" title="Large Bean (character)">Large Bean</a>, before he joins the group's band in playing <a href="/index.php?title=Kooky_Moonlight" title="Kooky Moonlight">Kooky Moonlight</a>, backing up the song with the lyrics to "Stave It Off".
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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:stave_bean.PNG" title="stave bean.PNG"><img alt="" border="0" height="120" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/3/36/stave_bean.PNG/78px-stave_bean.PNG" width="78"/></a></div></div>
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<p>"I guess he wouldn't give me no permits."
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<div class="thumb" style="padding: 19px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:stave_moon.PNG" title="stave moon.PNG"><img alt="" border="0" height="107" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/7/7b/stave_moon.PNG/120px-stave_moon.PNG" width="120"/></a></div></div>
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<p>In the moonlight, things get kind of kooky.
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<div class="thumb" style="padding: 42px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:decemberweenventcalendarday2.PNG" title="decemberweenventcalendarday2.PNG"><img alt="" border="0" height="61" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/d/d7/decemberweenventcalendarday2.PNG/120px-decemberweenventcalendarday2.PNG" width="120"/></a></div></div>
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<p>And now you can play this song
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<a id="Davey" name="Davey"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Davey</span></h3>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Davey.png" title='"Mmm. French fries."'><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="195" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/7/7f/Davey.png/180px-Davey.png" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Davey.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>"Mmm. French fries."</div></div></div>
<p><a href="/index.php?title=Crystal_Fortress" title="Crystal Fortress">Crystal Fortress</a> begins with two <a href="/index.php?title=Powered_by_The_Cheat" title="Powered by The Cheat">Powered by The Cheat</a>-style hand puppets eating french fries. The one addressed as "Davey" announces that he'll sing a song he's written about Strong Bad, and a wig, moustache and guitar appear on him to make him resemble Stave. Their connection is supported by the toon's <a href="/index.php?title=Page_Titles" title="Page Titles">page title</a>, "Davey Gets His Due!". In the rest of the toon, however, Stave is seen singing the song in a different voice from Davey's. Strong Bad, in his heavy metal retaliation, says the hand puppets get french fries but Stave doesn't, suggesting that Davey and Stave may be separate characters.
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<a id="Appearances" name="Appearances"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Appearances</span></h2>
<ul><li><b>Debut:</b> Email <a href="/index.php?title=for_kids" title="for kids">for kids</a>
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=virus" title="virus">virus</a> (mentioned)
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Crystal_Fortress" title="Crystal Fortress">Crystal Fortress</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Fan_Costumes_%2709" title="Fan Costumes '09">Fan Costumes '09</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual" title="@StrongBadActual">@StrongBadActual</a> Tweet (<a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2019" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019">31 Jan 2019</a>)
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Halloween_Hijinks" title="Halloween Hijinks">Halloween Hijinks</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=2022_Costume_Pack_Now_Available" title="2022 Costume Pack Now Available">2022 Costume Pack Now Available</a> (Easter egg)
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Decemberweenvent_Calendar" title="Decemberweenvent Calendar">Decemberweenvent Calendar</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=Decemberweenvent_Calendar" title="Decemberweenvent Calendar">Day 2</a>)
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On the [[@StrongBadActual]] Twitter account, a video was posted showing the Stave It Off Guy singing the protest song, [[Justice Combo Meal]] from [[Strong Badia the Free]], suggesting that he was the singer of the original song. In [[Halloween Hijinks]], he appears on [[The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries]] as a murderer disguised as [[Large Bean (character)|Large Bean]], before he joins the group's band in playing [[Kooky Moonlight]], backing up the song with the lyrics to "Stave It Off".
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=== Davey ===
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''"Mmm. French fries."''
[[Crystal Fortress]] begins with two [[Powered by The Cheat]]-style hand puppets eating french fries. The one addressed as "Davey" announces that he'll sing a song he's written about Strong Bad, and a wig, moustache and guitar appear on him to make him resemble Stave. Their connection is supported by the toon's [[Page Titles|page title]], "Davey Gets His Due!". In the rest of the toon, however, Stave is seen singing the song in a different voice from Davey's. Strong Bad, in his heavy metal retaliation, says the hand puppets get french fries but Stave doesn't, suggesting that Davey and Stave may be separate characters.


== Appearances ==


* '''Debut:''' Email [[for kids]]
* Email [[virus]] (mentioned)
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* [[Crystal Fortress]]
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* [[Fan Costumes '09]]
* [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|31 Jan 2019]])
* [[Halloween Hijinks]]
* [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]] (Easter egg)
* [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] ([[Decemberweenvent Calendar|Day 2]])
[[Category:Secondary characters]]


Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

"Stave it off, one two three and now you can count to three. Stave it off, one two three and now you can count to three. Sta—"

The Stave It Off Guy (or Stave for short) is the folk guitarist who first appeared in the Strong Bad Email for kids, where he sang "Stave It Off" on Homsar's show, Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?. He later appeared in Crystal Fortress, where he attempted to convince Strong Bad to "come down from [his] crystal fortress", only to have Strong Bad fight back with a heavy metal song about french fries. Strong Bad describes him as a "stupid hippie", and says he "doesn't get French fries".

His appearance seems to be based on folk singer James Taylor as seen on Sesame Street, while his singing voice in Crystal Fortress is done by John Linnell of They Might Be Giants. In the RSS feed for Crystal Fortress, Matt Chapman introduces the name "Stave It Off Guy", or "Stave" for short, which is later used by Strong Bad in Fan Costumes '09. He also looks like Gordon Giltrap on his "Live in 99" and "The Solo Album" sleeves.

On the @StrongBadActual Twitter account, a video was posted showing the Stave It Off Guy singing the protest song, Justice Combo Meal from Strong Badia the Free, suggesting that he was the singer of the original song. In Halloween Hijinks, he appears on The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries as a murderer disguised as Large Bean, before he joins the group's band in playing Kooky Moonlight, backing up the song with the lyrics to "Stave It Off".

"I guess he wouldn't give me no permits."

In the moonlight, things get kind of kooky.

And now you can play this song

Davey

"Mmm. French fries."

Crystal Fortress begins with two Powered by The Cheat-style hand puppets eating french fries. The one addressed as "Davey" announces that he'll sing a song he's written about Strong Bad, and a wig, moustache and guitar appear on him to make him resemble Stave. Their connection is supported by the toon's page title, "Davey Gets His Due!". In the rest of the toon, however, Stave is seen singing the song in a different voice from Davey's. Strong Bad, in his heavy metal retaliation, says the hand puppets get french fries but Stave doesn't, suggesting that Davey and Stave may be separate characters.

Appearances

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