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''This article is about the [[Characters|character]].'' ''For  other uses, see [[Trogdor (disambiguation)]].''
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<dl><dd><i>This article is about the <a href="/index.php?title=Characters" title="Characters">character</a>.</i> <i>For  other uses, see <a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor_%28disambiguation%29" title="Trogdor (disambiguation)">Trogdor (disambiguation)</a>.</i>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#ccf; padding:0.3em"><big><b>Trogdor</b></big>
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<td align="center" colspan="2"> <a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:A_dragon.PNG" title='"And the Trogdor comes in the NIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!"'><img alt='"And the Trogdor comes in the NIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!"' border="0" height="175" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/c/c0/A_dragon.PNG/200px-A_dragon.PNG" width="200"/></a>
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<th> Domicile
</th><td> The <a href="/index.php?title=Trog-Cave" title="Trog-Cave">Trog-Cave</a>
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<th> Voiced by
</th><td> <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Software_Automatic_Mouth" title="wikipedia:Software Automatic Mouth">Software Automatic Mouth</a>
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<th> Debut
</th><td> Email <a href="/index.php?title=dragon" title="dragon">dragon</a><br/><small>(January 13, 2003)</small>
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<td align="center" colspan="2"> <a href="/index.php?title=Category:Trogdor_Filmography" title="Category:Trogdor Filmography">Complete Filmography</a>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#ccccff"> <b>3D Variation</b>
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<td align="center" colspan="2"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:SBCG4APBurninator.png" title='"Does anybody know how to kill a dragon?"'><img alt='"Does anybody know how to kill a dragon?"' border="0" height="158" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/1/16/SBCG4APBurninator.png/120px-SBCG4APBurninator.png" width="120"/></a>
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<p><b>Trogdor the Burninator</b> is an S-shaped wingaling <a href="/index.php?title=Dragons" title="Dragons">dragon</a> with a <a href="/index.php?title=Beefy_Arms" title="Beefy Arms">beefy arm</a> that originated in the <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email" title="Strong Bad Email">Strong Bad Email</a> <a href="/index.php?title=dragon" title="dragon">dragon</a>. He sprang from the wild imagination of <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a>, originally appearing as an illustration and swiftly expanded upon with <a href="/index.php?title=Songs" title="Songs">music</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=Games" title="Games">games</a>. Rather than appearing in mainline toons or interacting with the main characters, Trogdor is typically found in the fantasy world of <a href="/index.php?title=Peasantry" title="Peasantry">Peasantry</a> wherein he <a href="/index.php?title=Glossary" title="Glossary">burninates</a> the countryside, <a href="/index.php?title=Peasants" title="Peasants">peasants</a>, and <a href="/index.php?title=Thatched-Roof_Cottage" title="Thatched-Roof Cottage">thatched-roof cottages</a>.
</p><p>Trogdor quickly became more popular than <a href="/index.php?title=The_Brothers_Chaps" title="The Brothers Chaps">The Brothers Chaps</a> ever could have imagined, developing into one of the most recognizable figures from the <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_%28body_of_work%29" title="Homestar Runner (body of work)">Homestar Runner</a> body of work (even more so among non-fans than the main characters), both on the Internet and in the real world. Fans often <a href="/index.php?title=Fan_Costumes" title="Fan Costumes">dress up as Trogdor for</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a>, and fan art of the dragon has been featured in the <a href="/index.php?title=Weekly_Fanstuff" title="Weekly Fanstuff">Weekly Fanstuff</a> and on <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual" title="@StrongBadActual">@StrongBadActual</a>. In 2018, Trogdor was adapted into the eponymous <a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor%21%21_The_Board_Game" title="Trogdor!! The Board Game">Trogdor!! The Board Game</a>.
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<a id="History" name="History"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">History</span></h2>
|-
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:jan10.jpeg" title="Countryside, peasants, thatched-roof cottages even!"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="127" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/f/f6/jan10.jpeg/180px-jan10.jpeg" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:jan10.jpeg" 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>Countryside, peasants, thatched-roof cottages even!</div></div></div>
| colspan="2" style="background:#ccf; padding:0.3em" | '''Trogdor'''
<a id="Creation" name="Creation"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Creation</span></h3>
|-
<p><i>From <a href="/index.php?title=Georgia_Tech_-_26_Apr_2007" title="Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007">a 2007 appearance at Georgia Tech</a>:</i>
| colspan="2" | https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/c/c0/A_dragon.PNG/200px-A_dragon.PNG
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|-
<blockquote><b>MATT CHAPMAN:</b> [The idea for Trogdor] is based on Ed Emberley drawing books. When we were kids, [we read] a series of drawing books that were like "to draw an alligator, you draw a triangle, and you draw a rectangle, and a bunch of triangles on the back for the scales, and two lines," and broke it all down. Originally, the email was gonna be mostly about how to draw crappy drawings, and so it was Strong Bad's version of that doing this dragon.</blockquote>
! Domicile
<p>Trogdor 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=dragon" title="dragon">dragon</a>, in which Strong Bad was asked to demonstrate his "skills of an artist" by drawing a dragon. After <a href="/index.php?title=The_S_is_for_Sucks_Dragon" title="The S is for Sucks Dragon">a fumbled first attempt</a>, Strong Bad uses "simple step-by-step instructions" (evocative of <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Ed_Emberley" title="wikipedia:Ed Emberley">Ed Emberley</a>'s books) to create a distinctive dragon: a winged serpent with a single muscular arm and an angry expression.
| The [[Trog-Cave]]
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|-
<a id="How_to_draw_Trogdor" name="How_to_draw_Trogdor"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> How to draw Trogdor </span></h4>
! Voiced by
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:sbemail58picture2a.PNG" title="TROGDOR the BURNiNATOR"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="130" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/f/f6/sbemail58picture2a.PNG/180px-sbemail58picture2a.PNG" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:sbemail58picture2a.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>TROGDOR the <a href="/index.php?title=Lowercase_i%27s" title="Lowercase i's">BURNiNATOR</a></div></div></div>
| [[Software Automatic Mouth]]
<ol><li>Draw an S (for snake... er, dragon).
|-
</li><li>Draw a more different S, joined at the tail.
! Debut
</li><li>Close it up real good at the top for his head, adding dots for eyes.
| Email [[dragon]]<br />(January 13, 2003)
</li><li>Add scales using regimented U's.<span class="reference"><sup class="plainlinks" id="ref_a" style="line-height:1px;font-size:70%"><a href="#endnote_a" title="">[a]</a></sup></span>
|-
</li><li>Using <a href="/index.php?title=Consummate_V%27s" title="Consummate V's">consummate V's</a>, give him teeth, spinities,<span class="reference"><sup class="plainlinks" id="ref_b" style="line-height:1px;font-size:70%"><a href="#endnote_b" title="">[b]</a></sup></span> and angry eyebrows.
| colspan="2" |
</li><li>Add smoke and/or <a href="/index.php?title=Fire" title="Fire">fire</a>.
|-
</li><li>Add some wings, to make him a wing-a-ling dragon.
| colspan="2" style="background:#ccccff" | '''3D Variation'''
</li><li>Put a <a href="/index.php?title=Beefy_Arms" title="Beefy Arms">beefy arm</a> on him for good measure.
|-
</li><li>Add majestic rays of light to indicate majesty.
| colspan="2" | https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/1/16/SBCG4APBurninator.png/120px-SBCG4APBurninator.png
</li></ol>
|}
<a id="Trogday" name="Trogday"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Trogday</span></h3>
 
<dl><dd><i>See main article: <a href="/index.php?title=Trogday_%28holiday%29" title="Trogday (holiday)">Trogday (holiday)</a></i>
'''Trogdor the Burninator''' is an S-shaped wingaling [[Dragons|dragon]] with a [[Beefy Arms|beefy arm]] that originated in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dragon]]. He sprang from the wild imagination of [[Strong Bad]], originally appearing as an illustration and swiftly expanded upon with [[Songs|music]] and [[Games|games]]. Rather than appearing in mainline toons or interacting with the main characters, Trogdor is typically found in the fantasy world of [[Peasantry]] wherein he [[Glossary|burninates]] the countryside, [[Peasants|peasants]], and [[Thatched-Roof Cottage|thatched-roof cottages]].
</dd></dl>
 
<p>Trogdor's birthday of January 13 is recognized as "Trogday", occasionally celebrated with new Trogdor media.
Trogdor quickly became more popular than [[The Brothers Chaps]] ever could have imagined, developing into one of the most recognizable figures from the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work (even more so among non-fans than the main characters), both on the Internet and in the real world. Fans often [[Fan Costumes|dress up as Trogdor for]] [[Halloween]], and fan art of the dragon has been featured in the [[Weekly Fanstuff]] and on [[@StrongBadActual]]. In 2018, Trogdor was adapted into the eponymous [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]].
</p>
 
<a id="Song" name="Song"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Song </span></h2>
== History ==
<dl><dd><i>See main article: <a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor_%28song%29" title="Trogdor (song)">Trogdor (song)</a></i>
 
</dd></dl>
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/f/f6/jan10.jpeg/180px-jan10.jpeg
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Trogdor_%28karaoke%29.jpg" title="Sing along!"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="135" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/4/49/Trogdor_%28karaoke%29.jpg/180px-Trogdor_%28karaoke%29.jpg" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Trogdor_%28karaoke%29.jpg" 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>Sing along!</div></div></div>
 
<p><i>From </i><a href="/index.php?title=UMFM_Interview_-_20_May_2003" title="UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003"><i>a 200</i></a></p>
''Countryside, peasants, thatched-roof cottages even!''
</html>
 
=== Creation ===
 
''From [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|a 2007 appearance at Georgia Tech]]:''
 
<blockquote>
>'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' [The idea for Trogdor] is based on Ed Emberley drawing books. When we were kids, [we read] a series of drawing books that were like "to draw an alligator, you draw a triangle, and you draw a rectangle, and a bunch of triangles on the back for the scales, and two lines," and broke it all down. Originally, the email was gonna be mostly about how to draw crappy drawings, and so it was Strong Bad's version of that doing this dragon.
</blockquote>
 
Trogdor first appeared in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dragon]], in which Strong Bad was asked to demonstrate his "skills of an artist" by drawing a dragon. After [[The S is for Sucks Dragon|a fumbled first attempt]], Strong Bad uses "simple step-by-step instructions" (evocative of [[Ed Emberley]]'s books) to create a distinctive dragon: a winged serpent with a single muscular arm and an angry expression.
 
==== How to draw Trogdor ====
 
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/f/f6/sbemail58picture2a.PNG/180px-sbemail58picture2a.PNG
 
''TROGDOR the BURNiNATOR''
 
# Draw an S (for snake... er, dragon).
# Draw a more different S, joined at the tail.
# Close it up real good at the top for his head, adding dots for eyes.
# Add scales using regimented U's.[#endnote_a [a]]
# Using [[Consummate V's|consummate V's]], give him teeth, spinities,[#endnote_b [b]] and angry eyebrows.
# Add smoke and/or [[Fire|fire]].
# Add some wings, to make him a wing-a-ling dragon.
# Put a [[Beefy Arms|beefy arm]] on him for good measure.
# Add majestic rays of light to indicate majesty.
 
=== Trogday ===
 
''See main article: [[Trogday (holiday)]]''
 
Trogdor's birthday of January 13 is recognized as "Trogday", occasionally celebrated with new Trogdor media.
 
== Song ==
 
''See main article: [[Trogdor (song)]]''
 
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/4/49/Trogdor_%28karaoke%29.jpg/180px-Trogdor_%28karaoke%29.jpg
 
''Sing along!''
 
''From''[[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|''a 200'']]
 
[[Category:Trogdor Filmography]]


Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

This article is about the character. For other uses, see Trogdor (disambiguation).
Trogdor
"And the Trogdor comes in the NIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!"
Domicile The Trog-Cave
Voiced by Software Automatic Mouth
Debut Email dragon
(January 13, 2003)
Complete Filmography
3D Variation
"Does anybody know how to kill a dragon?"

Trogdor the Burninator is an S-shaped wingaling dragon with a beefy arm that originated in the Strong Bad Email dragon. He sprang from the wild imagination of Strong Bad, originally appearing as an illustration and swiftly expanded upon with music and games. Rather than appearing in mainline toons or interacting with the main characters, Trogdor is typically found in the fantasy world of Peasantry wherein he burninates the countryside, peasants, and thatched-roof cottages.

Trogdor quickly became more popular than The Brothers Chaps ever could have imagined, developing into one of the most recognizable figures from the Homestar Runner body of work (even more so among non-fans than the main characters), both on the Internet and in the real world. Fans often dress up as Trogdor for Halloween, and fan art of the dragon has been featured in the Weekly Fanstuff and on @StrongBadActual. In 2018, Trogdor was adapted into the eponymous Trogdor!! The Board Game.

History

Countryside, peasants, thatched-roof cottages even!

Creation

From a 2007 appearance at Georgia Tech:

MATT CHAPMAN: [The idea for Trogdor] is based on Ed Emberley drawing books. When we were kids, [we read] a series of drawing books that were like "to draw an alligator, you draw a triangle, and you draw a rectangle, and a bunch of triangles on the back for the scales, and two lines," and broke it all down. Originally, the email was gonna be mostly about how to draw crappy drawings, and so it was Strong Bad's version of that doing this dragon.

Trogdor first appeared in the Strong Bad Email dragon, in which Strong Bad was asked to demonstrate his "skills of an artist" by drawing a dragon. After a fumbled first attempt, Strong Bad uses "simple step-by-step instructions" (evocative of Ed Emberley's books) to create a distinctive dragon: a winged serpent with a single muscular arm and an angry expression.

How to draw Trogdor

TROGDOR the BURNiNATOR
  1. Draw an S (for snake... er, dragon).
  2. Draw a more different S, joined at the tail.
  3. Close it up real good at the top for his head, adding dots for eyes.
  4. Add scales using regimented U's.[a]
  5. Using consummate V's, give him teeth, spinities,[b] and angry eyebrows.
  6. Add smoke and/or fire.
  7. Add some wings, to make him a wing-a-ling dragon.
  8. Put a beefy arm on him for good measure.
  9. Add majestic rays of light to indicate majesty.

Trogday

See main article: Trogday (holiday)

Trogdor's birthday of January 13 is recognized as "Trogday", occasionally celebrated with new Trogdor media.

Song

See main article: Trogdor (song)
Sing along!

From a 200

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