The Deke
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'''The Deke''' is a [[basketball]] {{w|Basketball positions#Forwards|star forward}}, with the {{w|Number (sports)#Basketball|number}} 00. According to [[Words I Probably Said]], he played on the same team as [[Strong Bad]]. During a dramatic game, The Deke received a pass from [[Reg Having the Ball at the Top of the Key|Reg at the top of the key]], and {{w|slam dunk|slam-dunked}} it; during the team's celebration, The Deke "accidentally" shoved Strong Bad to the ground and then insulted him. | '''The Deke''' is a [[basketball]] {{w|Basketball positions#Forwards|star forward}}, with the {{w|Number (sports)#Basketball|number}} 00. According to [[Words I Probably Said]], he played on the same team as [[Strong Bad]]. During a dramatic game, The Deke received a pass from [[Reg Having the Ball at the Top of the Key|Reg at the top of the key]], and {{w|slam dunk|slam-dunked}} it; during the team's celebration, The Deke "accidentally" shoved Strong Bad to the ground and then insulted him. | ||
| - | The Deke's [[Biscuit]] [[Gravy]] trading card shows him wearing a winter hat, fur coat, and large sunglasses rather than a basketball uniform. The image has facial hair crudely drawn on with [[Photoshop]].<!--He is probably portrayed by [[Matt Chapman]].--> | + | The Deke's [[Biscuit]] [[Gravy]] [[Trading Cards|trading card]]<!--necessary pipe--> shows him wearing a winter hat, fur coat, and large sunglasses rather than a basketball uniform. The image has facial hair crudely drawn on with [[Photoshop]].<!--He is probably portrayed by [[Matt Chapman]].--> |
The Deke also has a media career. He "(perhaps)" reviewed Strong Bad's [[rock opera]] in the email of the same name, had a starring role in ''[[rated|Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain-Outener]]'', and is listed in a [[8-Bit is Enough Responses (House of Strong)#Pennants|fake credits sequence]] in [[8-Bit is Enough]] as being responsible for the slam dunks in [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]. | The Deke also has a media career. He "(perhaps)" reviewed Strong Bad's [[rock opera]] in the email of the same name, had a starring role in ''[[rated|Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain-Outener]]'', and is listed in a [[8-Bit is Enough Responses (House of Strong)#Pennants|fake credits sequence]] in [[8-Bit is Enough]] as being responsible for the slam dunks in [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]. | ||
Current revision as of 23:13, 5 August 2023
The Deke is a basketball star forward, with the number 00. According to Words I Probably Said, he played on the same team as Strong Bad. During a dramatic game, The Deke received a pass from Reg at the top of the key, and slam-dunked it; during the team's celebration, The Deke "accidentally" shoved Strong Bad to the ground and then insulted him.
The Deke's Biscuit Gravy trading card shows him wearing a winter hat, fur coat, and large sunglasses rather than a basketball uniform. The image has facial hair crudely drawn on with Photoshop.
The Deke also has a media career. He "(perhaps)" reviewed Strong Bad's rock opera in the email of the same name, had a starring role in Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain-Outener, and is listed in a fake credits sequence in 8-Bit is Enough as being responsible for the slam dunks in Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People.
A "deke" is a hockey term for a feint used to get past the defense; the term is occasionally used in other sports as well.
[edit] Appearances
- Debut: Email autobiography
- Email rock opera
- Email rated
- 8-Bit is Enough
