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| <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:TwitterKickCheater.png" title="Pledge it out!"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="54" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/9/94/TwitterKickCheater.png/250px-TwitterKickCheater.png" width="250"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:TwitterKickCheater.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>Pledge <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=it_out" title="it out">it out</a>!</div></div></div>
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| <p><b>Kickcheater</b> is a crowdfunding company. Its name is a <a href="/index.php?title=Portmanteaus" title="Portmanteaus">portmanteau</a> of <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Kickstarter" title="wikipedia:Kickstarter">Kickstarter</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=Kicking_The_Cheat" title="Kicking The Cheat">kicking The Cheat</a>, and its logo similarly is evocative of <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> kicking <a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat" title="The Cheat">The Cheat</a>.
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| </p><p>Occasionally portrayed as a fictional platform in the <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_universe" title="Homestar Runner universe">Homestar Runner universe</a>, the name and logo are most regularly used in conjunction with the real-world <a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor%21%21_The_Board_Game" title="Trogdor!! The Board Game">Trogdor!! The Board Game</a> as a substitute term for "Kickstarter".
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| <ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=sbemail_206" title="sbemail 206">sbemail 206</a> — The Kickcheater logo is shown, illustrating Strong Bad's sarcastic plea to "support my crowdfunding campaign!" for making <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=April_Fools" title="April Fools">April Fools</a>' product mockups into real items.
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| <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:pledgeburst.PNG" title="Nerd Cultch!"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="101" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/7/7b/pledgeburst.PNG/180px-pledgeburst.PNG" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:pledgeburst.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>Nerd Cultch!</div></div></div>
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| <ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual" title="@StrongBadActual">@StrongBadActual</a> —
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| <ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2017" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2017">November 30, 2017</a> — Strong Bad considers making a Kickcheater to fund an inflatable <a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor" title="Trogdor">Trogdor</a> lawn decoration.
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| </li><li>The campaign for Trogdor!! The Board Game was referred to as a "Kickcheater" on <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2018" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018">13 Jul 2018</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2018" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018">17 Jul 2018</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2018" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018">7 Aug 2018</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2018" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018">12 Aug 2018</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2018" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018">15 Aug 2018</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2018" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018">17 Sep 2018</a>, and <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2018" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018">23 Sep 2018</a>.
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| </li><li>Other Kickstarter campaigns have been called "Kickcheaters" —
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| <ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2018" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018">29 Sep 2018</a> — <a class="extiw" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theaquabats/bringbacktheaquabats" title="kickstarter:projects/theaquabats/bringbacktheaquabats">Bring Back THE AQUABATS!</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2018" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018">10 Oct 2018</a> — <a class="extiw" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tommy-maranges/inhuman-conditions-a-game-of-cops-and-robots" title="kickstarter:projects/tommy-maranges/inhuman-conditions-a-game-of-cops-and-robots">Inhuman Conditions: A Game of Cops and Robots</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2018" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018">19 Nov 2018</a> — <a class="extiw" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/laywastegames/metal-0" title="kickstarter:projects/laywastegames/metal-0">METAL</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2019" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019">6 Apr 2019</a> — <a class="extiw" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/laywastegames/life-siphon" title="kickstarter:projects/laywastegames/life-siphon">LIFE SIPHON</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2019" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019">29 Apr 2019</a> — <a class="extiw" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schweizer/schweizercraft-sherlock-holmes-collection" title="kickstarter:projects/schweizer/schweizercraft-sherlock-holmes-collection">SchweizerCraft: Sherlock Holmes Collection</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2024" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2024">10 Sep 2024</a> — <a class="extiw" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schweizer/a-dream-of-swords" title="kickstarter:projects/schweizer/a-dream-of-swords">A Dream of Swords</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=PAX_East_-_8_Apr_2018" title="PAX East - 8 Apr 2018">PAX East - 8 Apr 2018</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Matt_Chapman" title="Matt Chapman">Matt Chapman</a> announces "We're doin' a Kickcheater" for the Trogdor board game.
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=The_Deleteheads_Download" title="The Deleteheads Download">The Deleteheads Download</a> — Volumes <a href="/index.php?title=The_Deleteheads_Download" title="The Deleteheads Download">two</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=The_Deleteheads_Download" title="The Deleteheads Download">three</a> mention the board game's "Kickcheater campaign".
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor%21%21_The_Board_Game_%28video%29" title="Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)">Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)</a> — The Kickcheater logo accompanies <a href="/index.php?title=Generic_Announcers" title="Generic Announcers">the announcer</a>'s mention of a "fundraiser drive" for the board game.
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor%21%21_The_Board_Game_Website" title="Trogdor!! The Board Game Website">Trogdor!! The Board Game Website</a> — "Kickcheater" is substituted for "Kickstarter" in some instances.
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Index_Page_Footer" title="Index Page Footer">Index Page Footer</a> — Board game preorders were advertised to viewers who "[missed] the Kickcheater campaign".
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| <ul><li><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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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Kick_The_Cheat" title="Kick The Cheat">Kick The Cheat</a>
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| | '''Kickcheater''' is a crowdfunding company. Its name is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of [[Kickstarter]] and [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking The Cheat]], and its logo similarly is evocative of [[Strong Bad]] kicking [[The Cheat]]. |
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| | == Appearances == |
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| | * [[sbemail 206]] — The Kickcheater logo is shown, illustrating Strong Bad's sarcastic plea to "support my crowdfunding campaign!" for making [[April Fools]]' product mockups into real items. |
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| | ''Nerd Cultch!'' |
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| | * [[@StrongBadActual]] — |
| | ** [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2017|November 30, 2017]] — Strong Bad considers making a Kickcheater to fund an inflatable [[Trogdor]] lawn decoration. |
| | ** The campaign for Trogdor!! The Board Game was referred to as a "Kickcheater" on [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|13 Jul 2018]], [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|17 Jul 2018]], [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|7 Aug 2018]], [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|12 Aug 2018]], [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|15 Aug 2018]], [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|17 Sep 2018]], and [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|23 Sep 2018]]. |
| | ** Other Kickstarter campaigns have been called "Kickcheaters" — |
| | *** [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|29 Sep 2018]] — [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theaquabats/bringbacktheaquabats Bring Back THE AQUABATS!] |
| | *** [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|10 Oct 2018]] — [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tommy-maranges/inhuman-conditions-a-game-of-cops-and-robots Inhuman Conditions: A Game of Cops and Robots] |
| | *** [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|19 Nov 2018]] — [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/laywastegames/metal-0 METAL] |
| | *** [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|6 Apr 2019]] — [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/laywastegames/life-siphon LIFE SIPHON] |
| | *** [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|29 Apr 2019]] — [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schweizer/schweizercraft-sherlock-holmes-collection SchweizerCraft: Sherlock Holmes Collection] |
| | *** [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2024|10 Sep 2024]] — [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schweizer/a-dream-of-swords A Dream of Swords] |
| | * [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018]] — [[Matt Chapman]] announces "We're doin' a Kickcheater" for the Trogdor board game. |
| | * [[The Deleteheads Download]] — Volumes [[The Deleteheads Download|two]] and [[The Deleteheads Download|three]] mention the board game's "Kickcheater campaign". |
| | * [[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)]] — The Kickcheater logo accompanies [[Generic Announcers|the announcer]]'s mention of a "fundraiser drive" for the board game. |
| | * [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Website]] — "Kickcheater" is substituted for "Kickstarter" in some instances. |
| | * [[Index Page Footer]] — Board game preorders were advertised to viewers who "[missed] the Kickcheater campaign". |
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| | == See Also == |
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| | * [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] |
| | * [[Kicking The Cheat]] |
| | * [[Kick The Cheat]] |
| | * [[Store]] |
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