Strong Badia
From Homestar Runner Wiki
| ||
| Language | English, The Cheat | |
| Sovereign | Strong Bad | |
| Population | Tire | |
| National anthem | "Strong Badia National Anthem" | |
| Space Program | The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil (SBASAF) | |
| Currency | Queso | |
Strong Badia (sometimes misspelled as Strongbadia) is a dirt field ruled over by Strong Bad. First introduced in the Strong Bad Email i rule, it consists of a white fence with a tire leaning against it, and a stop sign reading "STRONG BADIA POP: TIRE", which leans on a cinder block. It is directly adjacent to The Field, as revealed in monument, and is said to be located behind dumpsters that remain to be seen.
Contents |
[edit] History and Politics
According to Strong Bad in the email colonization, Strong Badia was founded around the time that the wireless web and "maybe" energy drinks were invented, dating its founding around the mid-1980s. Strong Bad rented the lot from Bubs so he could have the freedom to put ketchup on his eggs. In exchange for use of the lot, Strong Bad allows Bubs to bury "inTOXICatingly good WASTE" in the dirt weekly (along with someone named Rich, unbeknownst to Strong Bad), as shown in buried.
In monument it is revealed that the Stop Sign and the Cinder Block serve as an unfinished monument to Strong Badia's monarch — specifically, they represent Strong Bad's right foot. This monument was left unfinished due to distraction by The Thnikkaman.
Strong Bad gives Strong Badia a firm scrubbing every Thursday for community service due to a prior arrest, as he explains in other days.
Strong Badia has also dealt with its fair share of unnatural disasters — in the email unnatural, King Bubsgonzola Supreme crushed part of Strong Badia's fence, and in 8-Bit is Enough, Trogdor escaped from his video game and burninated Strong Badia. Strong Bad retaliated by journeying to slay Trogdor.
[edit] Foreign Relations and Conflicts
In 2004, Homestar Runner attempted to conquer Strong Badia with his Homestarmy, which at the time consisted of himself, Strong Sad, Homsar, the Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife, and a popcorn maker named Frank Bennedetto. However, Homestar made the mistake of trying to recruit Strong Bad, giving Strong Badia plenty of warning of the impending Battle of Strong Badia. Though Strong Bad was outnumbered almost 2 to 1, Homestar agreed to cancel the invasion because Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Strong Mad were playing badminton. The only casualty was Bennedetto, who was seriously wounded and even considered dead after sustaining severe kick trauma from Strong Bad.
This swift victory served as justification for Strong Badia's lack of a military. Furthermore, the email more armies explains that Strong Badia is backed up by the muscle of the On Point Kings, a band of shady missionaries mercenaries who specialize in "black ops, brown ops, and the occasional beige op".
In Strong Badia the Free, Strong Badia secedes from Free Country, USA and develops its own currency (board game bills with Strong Bad drawn on them), known as Quesos. The Strong Badian empire soon expands, conquering the newly-fractured nations in its way and overthrowing the King of Town thanks to an alliance with the Homestarmy. Eventually though, Strong Bad tricks the King back onto his throne, presumably ending Strong Badia's rule. Additionally, Strong Bad mentions that he traded the patch of grass in the bottom left-hand corner of Strong Badia to Strong Mad for a giant gummy foot; Strong Mad is said to have gotten the better deal.
The email little questions illustrates a political cartoon depicting the Strong Badian flag shaking hands and welcoming trade with Sweden. Following this, the Swedish flag did a dance.
[edit] Population
Contrary to the Stop Sign's population count ("Tire"), citizens of Strong Badia also include Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat (although all three of which do not actually live here), the Stop Sign itself, the Cinder Block, the Bear Holding a Shark, and General Tso's Chicken. Strong Badia is completely devoid of any permanent flora or fauna.
In the email 2 years, Strong Bad predicted that by September 2005 (two years after the email was released), the population would have tripled to also include a bundt cake pan and Coach Z. The Cheat would also have painted a mural on the fence (reading "FIReWORKS or die"), there would be a world-class hole, the Cinder Block and Sign were to have separated, the Tire would have "won the title", and Strong Sad would have become more whiny. However, none of these events ever came to pass.
[edit] Culture and Institutes
Strong Badia has its own flag and national anthem, first revealed in the email flag day. Strong Bad once led Ms. Partsmatter's first grade class in the singing of this anthem, the recording of which was featured on Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits.
Strong Badia has its own local news station which broadcasts on Action Cool 5, and a space program called The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil (or SBASAF), dedicated to the manned taping of aluminum foil to cardboard. Their rivals are the Italian Space Program, who have once attempted to spy on Strong Badia with a satellite, according to Strong Bad.
Strong Badia also has a pizza joint called The Pizz, with Homestar Runner and The Cheat as employees. The restaurant's website is called virtualpizz.biz, where users can create their own piece of pizza and spend Pizz points, although some use that advantage to request orders from Strong Bad. Although The Pizz was not as popular as "Cheatsa Pizza", The Cheat's pizza place, its logos are still featured on pizza boxes as of Homestar Ruiner.
In 2007, Strong Badia held the Strong Badathlon, an Olympics-like group of contests like The Cheat Chuck, Greco-Roman Homestar Crud-Out-of-Beating, Remote Put, Clean and Jerk Strong Mad's Underwear Over his Head, and Probably something with Guitars Lazors Robots and Hot Girls. The event ended with Marzipan and Strong Sad swirling ribbons, interrupted by Homestar.
[edit] Emails involving Strong Badia
Strong Bad sometimes receives emails concerning Strong Badia. The landscape itself usually doesn't play an important part, and in a few, it doesn't even make an appearance.
Many of these have had the sender mistake Strong Badia for Free Country, USA; in keep cool, this drives Strong Bad to clearly define the borders of Strong Badia (the dirt field).
- flag day — Pablo thinks Strong Bad has a "totally awesome flag for Strong Badia."
- ghosts — Josh, John, and Doug ask Strong Bad if there are any ghosts in Strong Badia.
- 2 years — E. Fullmer asks what the greatest advancement will be for Strong Badia in two years.
- local news — Dan asks if Strong Badia has its own local news.
- colonization — Shana asks when Strong Badia was first colonized.
- army — Hank asks if Strong Badia had an official army.
- space program — Ryan asks if Strong Badia has a space program.
- myths & legends — Cephas asks if Strong Badia has any "mysterious myths or legendary legends".
- isp — Gary asks what kind of internet Strong Bad gets in Strong Badia.
- keep cool — Tom asks how hot it is in Strong Badia. Strong Bad actually stops the email for a voice-over explaining that Strong Badia is not the same as Free Country, USA.
- unnatural — An anonymous writer asks if Strong Badia had any natural disasters.
- more armies — Paul tells Strong Bad that his three sons would like to join the Strong Badia army.
- mini-golf — Another anonymous writer asks if Strong Badia has a miniature golf course.
- pizza joint — Daphne asks if Strong Badia has a pizza joint.
- nightlife — Somekindaguy wonders what the nightlife is like in Strong Badia.
- buried — Paul M. Pasquella asks whether Strong Bad knows of any ancient ruins buried deep under Strong Badia.
- independent — "-=Evil Gif=-" asks if Strong Badia hosts an independent film festival.
- dictionary — Costrick asks if the Strong Badian language has a dictionary.
[edit] Strong Badia Variations
 A Mario Paint version of Strong Badia as seen in Strong Bad is a Bad Guy. |
 The puppet version of Strong Badia from alternate universe. |
 Strong Badia as seen in mile. |
 The pixelated version of Strong Badia as seen in Population Tire |
 Strong Badia as seen in Awexome Cross |
 Strong Sad runs through Strong Badia in Kid Speedy |
 Strong Borneo in Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective |
[edit] Appearances
|
|
|
