Death

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In the Homestar Runner universe, there are several instances of a character's death or near death. As in many cartoons, such deaths are often impermanent: the character may later appear alive, often with no explanation.

Appearances

Bad Graphics Ghost

• In an Easter egg in the Strong Bad Email ghosts, it is possible to "kill" the Bad Graphics Ghost.

Bubs

• In the Strong Bad Email pom pom, Bubs mentions having "almost died the 15th time."
• In Sample of Style, Mike Chapman rips the cardboard tube that "produces" Bubs' voice. Matt Chapman says that they will have to kill off Bubs, "just like Homeschool Winner". A picture of Bubs' grave then appears.

Cheat Commandos

• In the original commercial, Firebert is shown killing two Blue Laser Minions by blowing up a cliff above them, sending rocks crashing down on top of them. (Coach Z similarly "kills" five Blue Laser Minion action figures by using Reinforcements' Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket to send a pie plate crashing down on them.)
• In Shopping for Danger, Crackotage remarks that Reynold would "prob'ly die" if he went on a mission with the rest of them.
• In Commandos in the Classroom, two Blue Laser Minions are just about to shoot Fightgar when we cut away from them.
• In Let Us Give TANKS!, all of the main Commandos (except Reynold) are ostensibly killed in a nuclear explosion at the Blue Laser Cottage, along with the Blue Laser Commander and at least two Blue Laser Minions.
  • In the same toon, the commander of the Green Helmets asks Gunhaver for air support in a battle because of the "heavy losses" they're suffering.
    • Also in the same toon, Fightgar threatens to shoot the Blue Lasers with "bullet-shooting guns."

Frank Bennedetto

• In the Strong Bad Email army, Frank Bennedetto "dies", after being kicked by Strong Bad. He is later seen alive in Labor Dabor.

Homestar Runner

• In the Strong Bad Email the show, Homestar says, "But it turned out I didn't die."
• In Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2.0, Strong Bad as "Detective Everybody" said Homestar was shot for being too stupid.
• Homestar is in heaven on Main Page 6 and is seen in a zombie-like form on Main Page 7.

Homsar

• In the Strong Bad Email homsar, Strong Bad "kills" him with the Heavy Lourde at the request of Vinnie C. Although The Brothers Chaps intended at first for him to be killed, he was later revealed to be alive but seriously injured in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5. The Heavy Lourde is dropped on him again on the Homsar Main Page.
• In the Strong Bad Email origins, he and Marzipan are glued together and "left for dead" at The Stick, even though neither one actually dies.
• In cliffhangers, Strong Bad drops Homsar and The King of Town off a cliff.

Kerrek

• In interview, an Easter egg shows him after being "smote" by Trogdor.
• In Peasant's Quest, he is slain by Rather Dashing with his bow and arrow.

The King of Town

• In Halloween Fairstival, after seeing an X-ray of the King's heart, Strong Bad is content to "let the King die in peace."
• In cliffhangers, the King is dropped from a cliff, along with Homsar.

Old-Timey

• In Parsnips A-Plenty, Old-Timey Strong Bad falls off a cliff. He is later revealed to be in Hell in an Easter egg.
• In That A Ghost, all of the main characters are reduced to skeletons, and Old-Timey Bubs pokes his head out of a grave asking Strong Man to "please keep it down".
• Rumble Red is killed by Old-Timey Marzipan's machine, which she gave to him as a Decemberween present.
• Sickly Sam buries himself alive on Tuesdays, and has numerous traits of an undead being, including a partially exposed skeleton.

Pom Pom

• In the Strong Bad Email pom pom, Kevin wonders what would happen to Pom Pom if he was poked with a pin. Strong Bad decides to try this, except that he would also be blindfolded and Pom Pom would be set on fire with the BMW Lighter. He believes that Pom Pom exploded in "a big fiery ball that was visible from space", when in reality he got a "severe pummeling" by Pom Pom. He even wrote Pom Pom's his parents a letter of condolence.
• In Where's The Cheat?, Strong Bad calls Marzipan and pretends to be Homestar Runner, and he tells her that he got mad and killed Pom Pom.
• Pom Pom's ghost flies out of his grave on Main Page 7.

Rather Dashing

• Rather Dashing can die in a variety of ways throughout Peasant's Quest. The most noteworthy of these is when he gets burninated by Trogdor at the end of the game.

Señor and Mr. Bland

• According to the email origins, they were by far the most popular characters until they were crushed by a falling Bubs' Concession Stand.

Strong Bad

• Strong Bad is in heaven on Main Page 6 and he rises from his grave on Main Page 7.
• Strong Bad's grave is seen at the end of replacement.
• Strong Bad's computers often meet with untimely demises, as seen in gimmicks, virus, and Biz Cas Fri 3. The Tandy 400 returned in ghost form in ghosts, and both the Compy 386 and the Tandy appeared in ghost form after Strong Bad destroyed them in retirement.

Teen Girl Squad

• The main characters in Teen Girl Squad are killed off nearly every episode in a variety of ways, yet they always come back alive in the next issue, and sometimes later in the same issue, as seen with Cheerleader in Teen Girl Squad Issue 7.

The Cheat

• The Cheat has his own song, The Cheat is Not Dead.
• In the Strong Bad email bedtime story, The Cheat's vitals are tested after being bug-bombed in order to go to sleep. Strong Bad also says "If we're lucky, the Cheat will wake up alive the next morning".

Videlectrix Mascot

• At the beginning of Peasant's Quest, when the Videlectrix logo is shown, the mascot runs in with a sword, then trips and impales himself on it.

The Yello Dello

• During the mountain scene in the new version, Pom Pom aims his gun at the Yello Dello, but throws it away when Homestar says he wants to "take her alive."

Strong Sad's Imagined Death

Is he dead?

Strong Sad's Imagined Death is a running gag throughout the Homestar Runner universe, in which various characters either imagine or believe that Strong Sad has died.

• In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary mdash; Strong Sad reveals that he himself dreams of his own death (over and over and over...).
• A Folky Tale — Strong Sad "faints", making Coach Z believe he killed him.
• Email caffeine — Strong Bad concludes that his "test subject" was dead (which Strong Sad immediately denies.)
• Email impression — In complimenting The Cheat's costume, Coach Z says "It's as if Strong Sad was still alive and with us today!"
• Email fingers —As Strong Bad imagines what it would be like if he used fake fingers, you can see a dead Strong Sad behind the couch in one scene. Also, two Easter eggs during this sequence show Strong Sad stuffed inside a locker and a soapbox.
• Email personal favorites — Strong Bad types "I swear on Strong Sad's grave" in the unaired email "Tape Leg 2".
• HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS! — A picture on the first screen shows The Cheat serving a platter with Strong Sad's head on it to Strong Bad.
• Email retirement — "Strong Sad's ghost" and "Strong Sad's corpse" are among the entries in Strong Bad's Cloud Shape Spotting Log, as seen in an Easter egg.
• Decemberween Short Shorts — Strong Sad's ornament falls to the ground and breaks into several pieces.

See Also

• Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad
• Strong Sad's Severed Head
• Grim Reaper
• Skulls