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It seems like TBC are turning Strong Sad happier and happier over time. He seems to me more like a smart character (which should be Pom Pom's role) and less depressed and abused. He seems too... normal now. It's unnerving. I like our antisocial round friend, and Free Country USA should not have a normal character!

Anyone else see this?

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not me. remember "nightlife"? he was just as depressed as ever.

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Isn't this like the 2nd "is strong sad changing lol" thread?

I don't think any of the Homestar characters will really change as fundamentally as that. And I certainly don't think that Strong Sad is becoming "normal", or at least not beyond playing the "straight man" from time to time.

I agree that he's not as sad as he used to be, but that's been happening for a long time. Even in crying, it was unusual to see him sad like he was in that toon. I think he's funnier and a more interesting character this way.


For example.

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Strong Sad's always going to be a bummer. Remember how much of a downer he was in "nightlife"?

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I put "happier" mostly because he's gaining a lot more confidence in himself. Yes, he'll probably always be the bummer but he is definitely evolving to a more rounded character with ups and downs. Not just downs

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But really, he's not getting any happier. In Somber Vacation, he did seem a lot more outgoing, but burying himself alive? The dampening? No way.

He's still as sad as usual. Less whiny, though.

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He's less whiny, definitely, but not too much less sad. A little, though.

I wouldn't say happier - I'd say more two dimensional. It's like Strong Bad's evolution from the generic villain to the lovable rogue; in the same way Strong Sad's become less one-track-pony and more developed as a character.
If I pull a comparison out the air, Strong Sad is, say, the Charmy to Strobro's Knuckles.
Except Charmy is way more annoying.

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Not even more two-dimensional, I think he's becoming more three-dimensional. I love that they gave him a starring role in the most recent short, and I think he's just becoming more real. The moments when he smiles and giggles are the most unnatural bits of him that we ever see, and he remains the emo-tastic Strong Sad we've come to know and love.

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...he is becoming slightly less depressing - but I wouldn't call him normal just yet. He's a lot more likeable now-a-days then he used to be.
(he was my least favorite character when I first started watching way back when)

He makes a lot more jokes now, or at least that's why I see him as a bit happier.

to be honest i prefer his "your edge" styles, to his "Homestarloween" styles.

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lol, i voted for both, cuz in many ways hes the same, yet in those very same ways, hes not the same

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