Coach Z
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Coach Z's primary gag is his thick and occasionally incomprehensible Pittsburghese/midwestern accent. An early profile suggested he came from a "foreign country." This accent causes various mutations in common English, for example, the word "job" comes across as "jorb", "jaerb", or even "JAAAAEEEEOOOORRRRRGHB!". He claims to have been a hip-hop star in his home country and is a fan of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Coach Z is older than most of the other characters. While Strong Bad, Homestar, and the others appear to be written as children or teens, the Coach Z character is written as an adult, and hence performs a variety of "adult" roles in the series.
His favorite piece of advice, which he suggests to Homestar at various points, is "It's like a great sports play. You can't just rush into the score zone." This little gem seems to apply to any type of situation - even the ones in which it makes absolutely no sense.
The details of the sport he coaches remain unclear. While played on an American football field, it also involves basketball hoops and a baseball being kicked around. His actual knowledge of sports seems to be quite limited; in one of Strong Bad's emails he is seen with a basketball, saying, "What is this thing? A bounce thing?"
The Coach has a pathetic life, and is probably the most disturbed character in the series. He has left a message on Marzipan's answering machine in which he drunkenly professes love, and it has also been hinted that he is stalking her. While several jokes involving characters drinking have been made, he is the only character to have actually appeared on screen intoxicated, having passed out from drinking Listerine (it is uncertain whether Strong Bad's consumption of soy sauce counts as drinking per se). He lives in the locker room, and spent one Decemberween eating a TV dinner while pretending to talk to his parents on a non-functional telephone. He has also hinted he has children (more specifically (and bizarrely), he has hinted at being a mother).
Coach Z has had two music videos: "Hip Hop Dance" and "These peoples try to fade me". The latter appears on the Strong Bad Sings CD.
Alternate versions
1936
A Coach Z-like character briefly appeared in the past as "The Fort Wayne Locomotive," a 1930s football player.20X6
The 20X6 Coach Z has a minor appearance in the site's games menu. All that can be determined from this appearance is that in 20X6, Coach Z has eyebrows and more detailed eyes. He is rumored to be the villain of the Stinkoman 20X6 video game.References
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