Strong Bad's Strength

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[[Image:StrongBadPushups.png|thumb|Strong Bad by name, but not by nature.]]
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Even though [[Strong Bad]] (and his brothers [[Strong Mad]] and [[Strong Sad]])'s names imply they are physically strong, '''Strong Bad's true strength''' is demonstrated with ambiguity in the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. He is sometimes shown to be weak and out of shape, but there also instances where he is incredibly strong.
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Even though [[Strong Bad]]'s name, as well as those of his [[The Brothers Strong|brothers]] [[Strong Mad]] and [[Strong Sad]], imply that they are physically strong, '''Strong Bad's true strength''' is demonstrated with ambiguity in the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. He is sometimes shown to be weak and out of shape, but there are also instances where he is incredibly strong.
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===Strength===
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==Strength==
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*Strong Bad showed no difficulty in carrying the supposedly 42 pound [[Lappy 486]], even with one arm.
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*Strong Bad shows no difficulty in carrying the supposedly 42-pound [[Lappy 486]], even with one arm.
*Strong Bad is quite adept at [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking]] [[The Cheat]], who is said to weigh 18 pounds.
*Strong Bad is quite adept at [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking]] [[The Cheat]], who is said to weigh 18 pounds.
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*Email [[invisibility]] — Strong Bad knocks the [[Tandy 400]] off the desk with a single punch. Later, while imagining the things he'd do if invisible, Strong Bad punches [[Homestar Runner]] while carrying eleven boxes of Swiss Cake Rolls in the other hand.
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*Email [[invisibility]] {{--}} Strong Bad knocks the [[Tandy 400]] off the desk with a single punch. Later, while imagining the things he'd do if invisible, Strong Bad punches [[Homestar Runner]] while carrying eleven boxes of [[Swiss Cake Rolls]] in the other hand.
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*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] — Strong Bad pulls Homestar Runner above the stage using a rope and pulley. However, he cannot lift him all the way, stating "[the] guy's like a frickin' house" before dropping him. [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] and [[Pom_Pom#Character_Video_Transcript|Pom Pom's Character Video]] show that Homestar weighs 100 pounds.
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*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] {{--}} Strong Bad pulls Homestar Runner above the stage using a rope and pulley. However, he cannot lift him all the way, stating "[the] guy's like a frickin' house" before dropping him. Combining information from [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] and [[Pom Pom's Character Video]] suggests that Homestar weighs 100 pounds.
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*Email [[the process]] — Strong Bad hurls a "discount" brick at Homestar Runner (and misses) with such velocity that it travels in a straight line and near instantaneously smashes something offscreen.
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*Email [[unused emails]] {{--}} Strong Bad bodyslams the [[Compy 386]]'s keyboard to [[DELETED|delete]] the email, and breaks the desk in half.
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*Email [[car]] — Strong Bad punches Homestar Runner in the face so hard, the back of his head cracks the wall behind him, and he begins uttering nonsensical sentences.
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*Email [[the process]] {{--}} Strong Bad [[Throwing Bricks|hurls a "discount" brick]] at Homestar Runner (and misses) with such velocity that it travels in a straight line and near instantaneously smashes something off-screen.
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*Email [[the bet]] — Strong Bad hoists the "Typing Tutor" arcade cabinet over [[The King of Town]]'s head, intending to drop it on him.
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*Email [[the bet]] {{--}} Strong Bad hoists the "[[Typing Tutor]]" arcade cabinet over [[the King of Town]]'s head, intending to drop it on him. The average arcade cabinet weight tends to be between 250-300 pounds.
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*Email [[animal]] — [[Powered By The Cheat]] Strong Bad asks [[Baby Styles]] if she wants to watch him "bench press a lot of weights".
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*Email [[car]] {{--}} Strong Bad punches Homestar Runner in the face so hard, the back of his head cracks the wall behind him, and he begins uttering nonsensical sentences.
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*Email [[lady...ing]] — Strong Bad throws an anvil into a crowd after being booed.
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*Email [[animal]] {{--}} [[Powered by The Cheat]] Strong Bad asks [[Baby Styles]] if she wants to watch him "bench press a lot of weights".
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*Email [[secret identity]] — Strong Bad (offscreen) literally picks up and throws Homestar Runner and the King of Town across the [[The Computer Room|computer room]] and out of [[House of The Brothers Strong|his house]].
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*Email [[lady...ing]] {{--}} Strong Bad throws an [[anvil]] into a crowd after being booed.
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*Email [[specially marked]] — Strong Bad throws a heavy and pointy cereal box toy at Homestar Runner hard enough to knock him off his feet.
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*Email [[secret identity]] {{--}} Strong Bad (off-screen) literally picks up and throws Homestar Runner and the King of Town across the [[computer room]] and out of [[House of The Brothers Strong|his house]].
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]] — Strong Bad [[Crimes Committed by Strong Bad|walks out of Marzipan's house carrying her amp]].
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*Email [[specially marked]] {{--}} Strong Bad throws a heavy and pointy [[cereal]] box toy at Homestar Runner hard enough to knock him off his feet.
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*[[Kick-a-Ball]] — Strong Bad kicks an inflatable ball across the playing field.
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*Email [[concert]] {{--}} Strong Bad throws a vinyl record at Strong Sad so hard that it shatters and embeds a shard in his head.
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]] {{--}} Strong Bad [[Crimes Committed by Strong Bad|walks out of Marzipan's house carrying her amp]].
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*[[Kick-a-Ball]] {{--}} Strong Bad kicks an inflatable ball across the playing field.
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*[[Compy Catalog]] {{--}} Strong Bad pulls a 450-pound bag containing 80,000 pennies from [[Hammerspace]] and tosses it onto his [[mailbox]] with ease.
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*[[Strong Bad Sings on Vinyl!]] {{--}} Strong Bad has no problem in using a 100 gram record to knock Strong Sad down off of his feet.
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===Weakness===
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==Weakness==
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*[[Original Book]] and [[Strongest Man In The World Contest]] — Though Strong Bad claims to be the strongest contestant, he could not hold 22 of the giant grapes without The Cheat's help, while Homestar Runner and [[Pom Pom]] could do it by themselves. The grapes fall on top of him once Homestar puts his down and removes The Cheat.
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*[[Original Book]] and [[Strongest Man in the World]] {{--}} Though Strong Bad claims to be the strongest contestant, he could not hold 22 of the giant [[grapes]] without The Cheat's help, while Homestar Runner and [[Pom Pom]] could do it by themselves. The grapes fall on top of him once Homestar puts his down and removes The Cheat.
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*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] — Strong Bad loses "The War For The Star" after being barely able to fight Homestar Runner at all, with the exception of him shoving a bomb down Homestar's throat and punching him in the stomach, which ultimately backfires.
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*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] {{--}} Strong Bad loses the "War for the Star" after being barely able to fight Homestar Runner at all, with the exception of him shoving a bomb down Homestar's throat and punching him in the stomach, which ultimately backfires.
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*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] — Strong Bad gets Strong Mad and The Cheat to dress as and stand in for him during the contest. Towards the end, he is shown lounging by a pool.
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*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] {{--}} Strong Bad gets Strong Mad and The Cheat to dress as and stand in for him during the contest. Towards the end, he is shown lounging by a [[Swimming Pool|pool]].
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*[[Homestar Quiz]] — The quiz sheet on Strong Bad's desk reads "Strong Bad isn't so strong after all. If he tried hard, which of the following could he lift?", and lists the choices as "an ounce", "a weak", "a week", and "pepper".
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*[[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary]] {{--}} After Strong Bad says he wouldn't trust Pom Pom any farther than he can throw him, Strong Sad remarks that he "must trust Pom Pom a whole lot". According to his character video, Pom Pom weighs 4 pounds.
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*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] — Strong Sad writes that Strong Bad's punches do not hurt him, while Strong Mad's punches do.
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*[[Homestar Quiz]] {{--}} The quiz sheet on Strong Bad's desk reads "Strong Bad isn't so strong after all. If he tried hard, which of the following could he lift?", and lists the choices as "an ounce", "a weak", "a week", and "pepper".
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*Email [[stunt double]] — Strong Bad claims that "only big wusses and lesser wimps" use stunt doubles, and yet he uses Strong Sad (wearing oven mitts and a paper bag with his face drawn on it) as his stunt double. At the end, he again assures that [[Blatant Lies|he did his own stunts]].
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*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] {{--}} Strong Sad writes that Strong Bad's punches do not hurt him, while Strong Mad's punches do.
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*Email [[date]] — A 3D polygon rendered Homestar Runner says that "Strong Bad's muscles could beat [him] up". Though this is likely untrue, as this takes place within [[Homestar Runner and Marzipan Extra Real Dating Sim XR|a computer program]] written by Strong Bad that contains other pieces of self-praise.
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*Email [[stunt double]] {{--}} Strong Bad claims that "only big wusses and lesser wimps" use stunt doubles, and yet he uses Strong Sad (wearing [[oven mitts]] and a paper bag with his face drawn on it) as his [[The Stunt Double|stunt double]]. At the end, he again assures that [[Blatant Lies|he did his own stunts]].
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*Email [[pom pom]] — When Strong Bad attempts to poke Pom Pom with a pin, he punches him seven times in mid-air, with the last punch sending him airborne. [[Bubs]] proceeds to [[Bubs' Shady Business Practices|charge him]] ten dollars for "severe pummelings".
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*Email [[date]] {{--}} A 3D polygon-rendered Homestar Runner says that "Strong Bad's muscles could beat [him] up". However, this is likely untrue, as this takes place within [[Homestar Runner and Marzipan Extra Real Dating Sim XR|a computer program]] written by Strong Bad that contains other pieces of self-praise.
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*Email [[bottom 10]] — The email is addressed to "Weak Bad" and signed "someone stronger than you". He claims these are typos, and "amends" them.
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*Email [[lady fan]] {{--}} Strong Bad cannot do a single push-up, and claims he could do at least four in the past.
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*Email [[lady fan]] — Strong Bad cannot do a single push-up, and claims he could do four in the past.
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*Email [[strong badathlon]] {{--}} Strong Bad says that Homestar Runner can beat the [[crud]] out of [[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's Relationship|himself]] harder than he can.
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*Email [[road trip]] — The email is addressed to "Fatty bad", which Strong Bad reads as "I've actually lost two pounds in the last nine months, thank you very much Bad".
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} Strong Bad cannot carry a small weight on a pogo stick without lightening the load with balloons.
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Strong Bad cannot match [[Coach Z]] or Pom Pom's time in the Race to the End of the Race without cheating.
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*[[Compy Catalog]] — Strong Bad pulls a 450-pound bag containing 80,000 pennies from [[Hammerspace]] and tosses it onto his mailbox with ease.
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Current revision as of 21:16, 8 August 2024

Strong Bad by name, but not by nature.

Even though Strong Bad's name, as well as those of his brothers Strong Mad and Strong Sad, imply that they are physically strong, Strong Bad's true strength is demonstrated with ambiguity in the Homestar Runner universe. He is sometimes shown to be weak and out of shape, but there are also instances where he is incredibly strong.

[edit] Strength

[edit] Weakness

  • Original Book and Strongest Man in the World — Though Strong Bad claims to be the strongest contestant, he could not hold 22 of the giant grapes without The Cheat's help, while Homestar Runner and Pom Pom could do it by themselves. The grapes fall on top of him once Homestar puts his down and removes The Cheat.
  • Marshmallow's Last Stand — Strong Bad loses the "War for the Star" after being barely able to fight Homestar Runner at all, with the exception of him shoving a bomb down Homestar's throat and punching him in the stomach, which ultimately backfires.
  • A Jumping Jack Contest — Strong Bad gets Strong Mad and The Cheat to dress as and stand in for him during the contest. Towards the end, he is shown lounging by a pool.
  • In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary — After Strong Bad says he wouldn't trust Pom Pom any farther than he can throw him, Strong Sad remarks that he "must trust Pom Pom a whole lot". According to his character video, Pom Pom weighs 4 pounds.
  • Homestar Quiz — The quiz sheet on Strong Bad's desk reads "Strong Bad isn't so strong after all. If he tried hard, which of the following could he lift?", and lists the choices as "an ounce", "a weak", "a week", and "pepper".
  • Strong Sad's Lament — Strong Sad writes that Strong Bad's punches do not hurt him, while Strong Mad's punches do.
  • Email stunt double — Strong Bad claims that "only big wusses and lesser wimps" use stunt doubles, and yet he uses Strong Sad (wearing oven mitts and a paper bag with his face drawn on it) as his stunt double. At the end, he again assures that he did his own stunts.
  • Email date — A 3D polygon-rendered Homestar Runner says that "Strong Bad's muscles could beat [him] up". However, this is likely untrue, as this takes place within a computer program written by Strong Bad that contains other pieces of self-praise.
  • Email lady fan — Strong Bad cannot do a single push-up, and claims he could do at least four in the past.
  • Email strong badathlon — Strong Bad says that Homestar Runner can beat the crud out of himself harder than he can.
  • Homestar Ruiner — Strong Bad cannot carry a small weight on a pogo stick without lightening the load with balloons.
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