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How old are they anyway?

MaxilyahMaxilyah
edited January 2010 in Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People
I don't know if someone's already posted a thread about this. I searched and couldn't find one, anyway.
It seems like Strong Bad and all the other characters do a lot of childish things, but they have jobs. Still, that could be an imaginary job, since a lot of the things they do are imaginary. Did it ever say how old they are? I would guess most of them are between the ages of 15 and 19 (since Homestar and Marzipan went to Senior Prom). Anyway, if anyone could help me out, that would be cool.

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  • GaryCXJkGaryCXJk
    edited May 2009
    Most are probably in their thirties.
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited May 2009
    They're in school all the time and have also presumably graduated from or at least attended college, and were kids "in the past" but also build forts and things out of cardboard boxes, and have jobs but infinite free time. I don't think they're any particular age, and it doesn't really matter.
  • light_riseslight_rises
    edited May 2009
    At a guess, I'd say they're around their late twenties with Bubs and Coach Z in their thirties and Senor Cardgage at least in his forties (ignoring them all being born around the same time, apparently). I'm pretty sure there's no real answer, though. The way the H*R universe works is purposefully nebulous, the only rule being that the characters remain themselves in everything that happens -- unless going out-of-character makes sense at the time and/or adds to the funny.

    In-universe-wise, Homestar & Co. seem to pick and choose things from the "real world" and act them out in whatever way they like. They're like overgrown kids trying to play at being grown-ups half the time, who for some crazy reason (blessedly for us) have the freedom to do so in ways which may or may not make a damn bit of sense. Outside canon, it's whatever TBC -- and for the games, Telltale as well -- believes will work best towards delivering the funny while staying true to the characters. Those are my observations, at least. :)
  • metalkombatmetalkombat
    edited May 2009
    To me, it seems as if the most probable answer to this question is that all characters in the h*r universe are without age, or at least in the sense that they can be as old (or young) as they need to be for a joke to work at any given time.
  • Guy in a BoxGuy in a Box
    edited May 2009
    My guess: They're as old as they feel.
  • wispwisp
    edited May 2009
    i think jake summed it up quite good. it does not really matter how old they are exactly. of course their relative ages are somewhat important.
    strong bad, homestar and marzipan are somewhat the same age, maybe marzipan is a bit younger. strong sad is younger than strong bad, strong mad is a bit older. maybe strong sad and marzipan are the same age, because they seem to hang out a lot. bubs and coach z are the same age and way older then the others. the kot is definitely the oldest character, since he is in his sixties. i don't know/care how old homsar is compared to the rest, since he is somewhat ageless/timeless/senseless...
  • StrongBadinatorStrongBadinator
    edited May 2009
    Well, hrwiki.org gives pretty close answers.
  • adventurejackadventurejack
    edited November 2009
    their like 18. check out my obvious thread in general chat it's called, strong bad
  • FalancaFalanca
    edited November 2009
    adventurejack wrote: »
    their like 18. check out my obvious thread in general chat it's called, strong bad

    A random question. Do you consider 18 as a.. um.. "big" age? Like "18 and beyond is the same as they all are BIG and TALL!!1"?

    Just out of curiousity.
  • Nintendo Boy1Nintendo Boy1
    edited November 2009
    Well as Strong Bad said: "My age is a closely garuded secret, proteced by a sect of closely garuded monks, who would no sooner dance with goats then divluge my age."
  • LikaLarukuLikaLaruku
    edited January 2010
    They keep it a complete mystery in the cartoons, but in the game, in just one episode, there were 2 suggestions that Strong Bad was in his late teens, one that he could be over 24, & he got called either "kid" or "little boy." You also have to take into account his strong affinity for 80s technology. The fact that they still live with their mom doesn't really make for anything...I'm 26 & I refuse to move out of a large house & into a dinky little appartment.

    All I know for sure is that Coach Z & Bubs are way older, with KoT, Poopsmith, & Senior Cardgage as the oldest....& that just makes Coach Z's interst in Marzipan all the more appropriately creepy.
  • LikaLarukuLikaLaruku
    edited January 2010
    wisp wrote: »
    i think jake summed it up quite good. it does not really matter how old they are exactly. of course their relative ages are somewhat important.
    strong bad, homestar and marzipan are somewhat the same age, maybe marzipan is a bit younger. strong sad is younger than strong bad, strong mad is a bit older. maybe strong sad and marzipan are the same age, because they seem to hang out a lot. bubs and coach z are the same age and way older then the others. the kot is definitely the oldest character, since he is in his sixties. i don't know/care how old homsar is compared to the rest, since he is somewhat ageless/timeless/senseless...

    I would guess that Marzipan is older than Homestar. They do occasionally crack "old" jokes on her, & the games aren't the only place & time she's gotten "Old man marzipan." Plus, Coach z is an adult & no one says it's inappropriate when he hits on Marzipan (gross & creepy, but not illegal or inappropriate). If she were a teen they would. Plus, she also has a part time teaching job.
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