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{{about|guitar owned by Marzipan}} {{for-nothe|other uses of the word "guitar"|Guitar (disambiguation)}}
[[Image:carol.PNG|thumb|right|220px|"Come on Carol, let's rock!"]]
[[Image:carol.PNG|thumb|right|220px|"Come on Carol, let's rock!"]]
[[Image:carltheguitar.png|thumb|Powered by the Carl]]
[[Image:carltheguitar.png|thumb|Powered by the Carl]]
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'''Carol''' is [[Marzipan]]'s guitar, on which she plays syrupy songs. In the [[Powered by The Cheat]] music videos ''"Oh Yeah"'' from the email [[marzipan]] and [[Seasonal Sweaters]] from [[Decemberween In July]], she is called "Carl". She is modeled after a nylon-string classical/[[Spanish]] guitar. Carol features a drawing of a snake. In [[monster truck]], [[Strong Mad]] was going to smash her over [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]'s head. Marzipan played Carol in a band with The Cheat (drums) and Strong Mad (bass) in the toon [[Cool Things]]. The sound Carol makes in the song ''"[[Cool Tapes]]"'' and the short ''"[[One Two, One Two]]"'' has a [[Wikipedia:Fuzztone|Fuzztone]]-like [[Wikipedia:Distortion (music)|distortion effect]] applied to it. So Carol is either an [[wikipedia:electric_acoustic_guitar|acoustic-electric]] guitar, or there was a microphone used in these instances so that the effect could be applied. Carol also appears when [[Strong Bad]] auditions for [[replacement|people to take over checking emails]] when he retires. Marzipan plays two [[scroll button songs]], both of which Strong Bad dislikes. However, he later uses one of them.
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'''Carol''' is [[Marzipan]]'s guitar, on which she plays syrupy songs. In the [[Powered by The Cheat]] music videos "Oh Yeah Yeah" (from the email [[marzipan]]) and [[Seasonal Sweaters]] (from [[Decemberween In July]]), she is called "Carl". She is modeled after a nylon-string classical/[[Spanish]] guitar. Carol features a drawing of a snake and the word "carol", written in the font [[Fonts#MotterFemD|MotterFemD]]. In [[monster truck]], [[Strong Mad]] was going to smash her over [[Homestar Runner]]'s head. Marzipan played Carol in the band [[Cool Tapes]] with [[The Cheat]] (drums) and Strong Mad (bass). The sound Carol makes in [[Cool Things]] and [[One Two, One Two]] has a [[Wikipedia:Fuzztone|Fuzztone]]-like [[Wikipedia:Distortion (music)|distortion effect]] applied to it. This means Carol is either an [[wikipedia:Electric acoustic guitar|acoustic-electric]] guitar, or there was a microphone used in these instances so that the effect could be applied. Carol also appears when [[Strong Bad]] auditions for [[replacement|people to take over checking emails]] when he retires. Marzipan plays two [[scroll button songs]], both of which Strong Bad dislikes. However, he later uses one of them.
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According to Marzipan's comments on the email [[marzipan]] (found on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD), Carol is not her real guitar; her real guitar is named Joan. However, in these commentaries, Marzipan takes the rare position that the Homestar Runner characters are actors, and that the events we see in their cartoons are performed for us, and not, as everything else would imply, their actual "lives". It is debatable how literally the "Joan" comment can be taken.
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According to Marzipan in the commentary for the email [[marzipan]] (found on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD), Carol is not her real guitar; her real guitar is named Joan. However, in these commentaries, Marzipan takes the rare position that the Homestar Runner characters are actors, and that the events we see in their cartoons are performed for us, and not, as everything else would imply, their actual "lives". It is debatable how literally the "Joan" comment can be taken.
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Carol was named after Missy Palmer's mother, Carol Palmer.
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[[Image: Stinkoman 20X6 Marzi-Mei Shing.png|right|thumb|Your name is all squares!]]
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Other than "Carl" in Powered by the Cheat and the skeleton guitar in [[different town]], no alternate versions of Marzipan had an equivalent of Carol. This changed in 2020 with a redesign of [[Marzi-Mei]]. The [[20X6]] incarnation of Carol has a flower-shaped body, with a long neck like that of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamisen shamisen]. Like the original guitar, 20X6 Carol incorporates a snake in its design. The black snake spirals up along the instrument's neck, resting its head on top, forming a saber like handguard. This version of Carol serves as a weapon, shooting destructive laser beams when strummed, and her appearance here is similar to the keyblades of the RPG series ''Kingdom Hearts''.  
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Carol has appered in the [[Warped]] parody, repersenting [[Dingodile]]'s [[Flame-Thrower]].
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[marzipan]]
*'''Debut:''' Email [[marzipan]]
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*[[Marzipan]]'s Character Video
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*[[Marzipan's Character Video]]
*Email [[monster truck]]
*Email [[monster truck]]
*Email [[replacement]]
*Email [[replacement]]
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]]
*[[Baddest of the Bands]]
*Email [[dictionary]]
*Email [[dictionary]]
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*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] (20X6 version)
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**[[Stinkoman 20X6 Intro Cinematic]]
[[Category:Instruments]][[Category:Pseudocharacters]]
[[Category:Instruments]][[Category:Pseudocharacters]]

Revision as of 06:55, 4 January 2021

This article is about the guitar owned by Marzipan. For other uses of the word "guitar", see Guitar (disambiguation).
"Come on Carol, let's rock!"
Powered by the Carl

Carol is Marzipan's guitar, on which she plays syrupy songs. In the Powered by The Cheat music videos "Oh Yeah Yeah" (from the email marzipan) and Seasonal Sweaters (from Decemberween In July), she is called "Carl". She is modeled after a nylon-string classical/Spanish guitar. Carol features a drawing of a snake and the word "carol", written in the font MotterFemD. In monster truck, Strong Mad was going to smash her over Homestar Runner's head. Marzipan played Carol in the band Cool Tapes with The Cheat (drums) and Strong Mad (bass). The sound Carol makes in Cool Things and One Two, One Two has a Fuzztone-like distortion effect applied to it. This means Carol is either an acoustic-electric guitar, or there was a microphone used in these instances so that the effect could be applied. Carol also appears when Strong Bad auditions for people to take over checking emails when he retires. Marzipan plays two scroll button songs, both of which Strong Bad dislikes. However, he later uses one of them.

According to Marzipan in the commentary for the email marzipan (found on the strongbad_email.exe DVD), Carol is not her real guitar; her real guitar is named Joan. However, in these commentaries, Marzipan takes the rare position that the Homestar Runner characters are actors, and that the events we see in their cartoons are performed for us, and not, as everything else would imply, their actual "lives". It is debatable how literally the "Joan" comment can be taken.

Your name is all squares!

Other than "Carl" in Powered by the Cheat and the skeleton guitar in different town, no alternate versions of Marzipan had an equivalent of Carol. This changed in 2020 with a redesign of Marzi-Mei. The 20X6 incarnation of Carol has a flower-shaped body, with a long neck like that of a shamisen. Like the original guitar, 20X6 Carol incorporates a snake in its design. The black snake spirals up along the instrument's neck, resting its head on top, forming a saber like handguard. This version of Carol serves as a weapon, shooting destructive laser beams when strummed, and her appearance here is similar to the keyblades of the RPG series Kingdom Hearts.

Appearances

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