Strong Mad Evolution

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Despite numerous design changes, Strong Mad's basic shape has been more or less constant. The only major changes he has gone through are with his singlet, which has altered in color, and at one point lost and regained the trademark "M".

Image	Info	Created	Appearances	What's Changed?
	Early sketches	1996	Sketchbook (museum) Middle right: flashback; alternate universe; Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold; The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods	N/A
	First design	1999	Marshmallow's Last Stand; Old Characters Page	Strong Mad's design has been greatly simplified from the initial concepts, with no visible indication of a head. His singlet is black, with an M symbol on the center.
	Second design	2000	A Jumping Jack Contest; Strong Libs; Yearbook Character Page (in photo); Dancin' Bubs; Character Cards	His singlet has changed to purple. The chest hairs have disappeared, as has most of the shading. The outline is thinner and his skin is lighter and less reddish. His eyebrows are in a different shape, and they are thicker and rounder. His toes are thicker and more rounded. The point on his nose has moved down and left. His eyes now have a bit of a gleam/light reflection.
	Third design	2000	Theme Song Video; Strong Bad Sings; Homestarloween Party; 2022 Costume Pack Now Available	The outline is now colored. He has brighter colors.
	Fourth design	2000	A Holiday Greeting; Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True; Yearbook Character Page	The "M" on his singlet is gone, his eyebrows are less slanted, and the shading is more advanced.
	Fifth design	2001	A Jorb Well Done, The Luau, The House That Gave Sucky Treats	The "M" on his singlet has returned with a new, more sweeping design. His shoes are a darker shade of red. His mouth is a bit smaller. His nose is facing a different direction, though it does still point left on occasion (usually when he faces left).
	Current design	2001	Toons from The Best Decemberween Ever to current; various Strong Bad Emails starting with little animal; Teen Girl Squad Issue 10; A Mother's Day Message	Strong Mad is drawn with a thicker and darker outline, and with more pronounced shading. His eyebrows are slightly more slanted. The "M" is back to a design similar to earlier versions, with more white space around it, and in a slightly different shade of red. His shoes are also a slightly different shade of red. When he speaks, his voice is slightly higher (this is because his voice is not slowed down like it was in earlier designs) and also raspier. He also talks more often, instead of the occasional growls and grunts he made before.