Rejected Characters

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This is a list of rejected characters — incomplete or largely unused character designs by The Brothers Chaps that were not developed into characters with a full, prominent appearance in a toon and do not appear outside of brief, rare cameos. These characters may have been designed for various purposes, often relating to one of the final main characters or as an attempt to fill a niche in character design.

Most unfinished characters hearken to the earliest days of the site: appearing in backgrounds, shared in the weekly or Museum Sketchbook, unlisted and/or unfinished pages, or otherwise limited to out-of-universe special features. By 2002, when the site had established a weekly schedule, the core cast had been solidified and few attempts were made to introduce new characters; instead, new and different characters generally appeared in alternate, variant, or fictional "universes".

In later years, some character designs have seen minor inclusions in the body of work — typically intended as inside jokes that would appeal to fans who could recognize such an obscure reference — for example, a scene in A Decemberween Mackerel features a silhouetted line of figures consisting mainly of rejected characters. More recently, several previously-rejected characters have been brought back for a full proper introduction to the body of work.

[edit] List of Characters

Image	Name	Description
	Homeschool Winner	See main article: Homeschool Winner Homeschool Winner is a spoof of Homestar Runner — a similar design with shifted details, and a tendency to be perceived as a creepy nerd rather than a well-loved athlete.
	The Unguraits	The Unguraits are small bandit-like characters, first depicted in a group of four on one of the unfinished Character Cards. They appear diminutive, posed in hunched stances; their appearances are obscured by long green robes and white wrappings covering their heads, the only visible part of their body are a pair of glowing red eyes. A Sketchbook drawing suggests Unguraits were originally considered to portray the forces of Blue Laser in Cheat Commandos. They were briefly mentioned in the DVD commentary for Date Nite: Mike and Matt ad-lib a scenario where the Unguraits' villainy would compel Homestar and Strong Bad to work together. Three Unguraits appeared, standing on top of each other, in A Decemberween Mackerel.
	Champeen	Champeen first appeared, unnamed, in the background of the Dancin' Bubs game. Her name was revealed years later in Why Come Only One Girl?, which explained she was intended to be the female equivalent of Homestar Runner. Similar to Homestar, she lacks arms and has a cylindrical body with long, thin legs and red soles at the bottom of her feet. Her skin is a light manila, and she has orange hair worn in pigtails. She wears a frilly light blue dress and a gold medal, hinting at her athletic successes (although Strong Bad suspects it's chocolate gelt). Her silhouette appears in A Decemberween Mackerel. She later appears in Mario Paint-form in the third edition of Mario Paint Thursdays, shown coming in first place in a competition. Fan Costumes of Champeen were featured in 2020 and 2022.
	Trivia Time	See main article: Trivia Time Trivia Time was designed to be Pom Pom's dog. Though the pet never appeared in a toon, a dog-shaped cookie jar bearing the name "Trivia Time" has been seen.
	The Hurricane	The Hurricane was designed to introduce another female character, as shown in Why Come Only One Girl?. After many scrapped ideas, the "corn-dog-cotton-candy-looking lady" character was chosen; her feet slightly resemble Strong Sad's soolnds, but are yellow and have only one toe. The design was built in Flash and prepped for animation, but The Brothers Chaps recall that the release of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker distracted them from finalizing her animation. Much like other rejected characters, she eventually appeared on the website via a cameo in A Decemberween Mackerel.

[edit] Former Rejected Characters

The following once-rejected characters have since had substantial, speaking roles in fully-released toons.

Dijjery Doo

Folly

Preshy and Rafferty

[edit] Gallery

"blue laser was gonna be an ungurait?!"	"champeen comin' atcha!"	"unguraits are go!"
Three Unguraits, The Hurricane, Champeen, Preshy, Rafferty, and Homeschool Winner in line at Bubs'.	Homeschool Winner, drawn in the modern art style	Champeen beats Preshy and Rafferty for the gold