Trogdor
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Genesis
Trogdor does not interact with the rest of the gang, but is featured in an animated short at the end of the "[Dragon]" email (which also includes the song "Trogdor," known for its heavy-metal sound and the phrase "And the Trogdor comes in the night!"), and he appears in two video games (Peasant's Quest and Trogdor!) on the site. Trogdor's nefarious deeds consist of "burninating the countryside", "burninating the peasants" and "burninating all the peoples and their thatched-roof cottages."The design of Trogdor is described by Strong Bad as an S, paired with a "more different S," closed up real good at the top, with "consummate V's" for teeth, angry eyebrows, and "spinities." He also has a "big beefy arm," which "looks good, coming out the back of his neck." Trogdor is also a specific variation on the basic design, called a "wing-a-ling dragon." Much like Strong Bad's attempt at describing his own made-up animal, as well, Trogdor is not the first dragon Strong Bad tried drawing, as the first featured too many beefy appendages. He started that drawing with "An s for snake...err, dragon", and then put "the s is for sucks" in a speech bubble. The final version of Trogdor is enhanced by the flames coming from his mouth and the radiant lines around him to represent his majesty.
Other attempts at drawing a dragon were not as well received. Coach Z drew something resembling a giant-headed eel, which Strong Bad criticized for not using consummate V's. Coach Z was further criticized by Strong Bad saying that "[the] Guy wouldn't know majesty if it came up and bit him in the face!" (to which Coach Z replies, off screen, "that happened once!") Strong Mad has only managed to carve the word "DAGRON" into the table with a knife, and, in an easter egg, Homsar has managed to write "Taster's Choice" on a piece of paper. When Strong Sad reveals his drawing, enhanced by Chiaroscuro shading, Strong Bad "burninates" it with his BMW lighter.
Name of the Burninator
Some fans prefer to write his name TROGDOR the BURNiNATOR, as this is the way Strong Bad originally wrote the name on a piece of paper, complete with the uncapitalized "i". The reason that the "i" was uncapitalized is because the font that The Brothers Chaps used for Strong Bad's handwriting, "Ahnberg Hand", does not have a capital "i". However, uncapitalized i's have since appeared in other fonts on the site (such as a store name, "PRiCE STYLE") and have become a running gag.In a "Happy Trogday" message, Strong Bad incorporates the lowercase "i" by calling him "TROGGiE."
Burninate!
In the game [link], Trogdor achieves "Burnination" by killing peasants. Once he has managed to crush ten peasants without dying himself—Knights and archers are also out to see him "Sworded" or "Arrow'd," respectively—he begins breathing fire, allowing him to burninate both the peasants and the thatched-roof cottages. The count goes down for every peasant who makes it back into his cottage, and a burninated peasant does not count toward the next 10-count. When all the thatched-roof cottages are burninated, the game proceeds to the next level.Trogdor's Song
The lyrics to the song are as follows:
''Trogdor!
''Trogdor!
''Trogdor was a man.
''I mean, he was a Dragon-man.
''Or maybe he was just a Dragon.
''Um...but he was still...
''Trogdor!
''Trogdor!
''Burninating the countryside.
''Burninating the peasants.
''Burninating all the people and the thatched-roof cottages
''Thatched roof cottages!
''And the Trogdor comes in the
''NIGHT!
The inspiration for this song most likely comes from SBEmail #36, "Guitar", which features the lyrics "And the Dragon comes in the NNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" (Strong Bad doesn't pronounce the 'T' so he doesn't type it either.)
The version of the song that appears on the CD Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits is remixed as a heavy metal song, adds a "duelling" guitar solo (complete with Strong Bad commentary), and the following final verse:
''When all the land is in ruin
''And burnination has forsaken the countryside
''Only one guy will remain
''My money's on...
''TROGDOR!
''TROGDOR!
Later Appearances
After the appearance of Trogdor in the original "Dragon" e-mail, the dragon appeared in various other forms, most notably in video game form, played by characters in the games Trogdor! and Peasant's Quest. Both games are available in Videlectrix form on the "Games" section of the website.Trogdor has also made an appearance in a live-action mini-movie made by The Brothers Chaps and their friends. He, however, still remains in animation as he tramples the countryside while "burninating" it all. This movie is the live-action rendition of Peasant's Quest, which involves a peasant named Rather Dashing seeking revenge against Trogdor for "burninating" his thatched-roof cottage.
Strong Bad also considered cashing in on Trogdor's prestige when asked whether he had ever thought of opening a [theme park]. In Strong Bad's design for "Strong Bad's Mount Ridesplace, USA," the signature ride was to be called The Bowels of Trogdor, which would spin in a circle "until you either throw up or catch on fire somehow."
Trogday
On January 13, 2006, the three-year anniversary of the week Trogdor debuted on the site, a "Happy Trogday" animation was released, featuring fanstuff pictures of Lite-Brite drawings, tattoos, pancakes, license plates and other things inspired by Trogdor. At the end of the animation, Stinkoman rants, saying that those never happened on his birthday last week (which is true, because Stinkoman was created a week earlier than Trogdor), but instead, gets a challenge against "Trogador," a 20X6 version of Trogdor which bears a resemblance to a Chinese dragon,and Stinkoman thinks that was a birthday challenge. The design of Trogador had previously been revealed by the Brothers Chaps at a talk at New York University (NYU) on March 1, 2005, and was originally not set to make an appearance on the website.
Trogdor References
- Trogdor was also in the final episode of the television series Buffy The Vampire Slayer as a character in a game of Dungeons and Dragons that the cast was playing in the episode. Series creator Joss Whedon is a fan of Homestar Runner, and has been seen wearing a Strong Bad T-shirt (of the same design later seen worn by the character Andrew in the Buffy spin-off Angel).
- In the MMORPG World of Warcraft, "Master Smith Burninate" is a quest-giving NPC at Thorium Point. [link]
- In the video game Guild Wars, you have a chance to learn the spells 'Rodgort's Invocation' and 'Mark of Rodgort', where Rodgort spelled backwards is Trogdor. The name fits perfectly as a fire element skill, as Trogdor is a dragon that breathes fire. There is also a boss in Talmark Wilderness named "Hops Flameinator" that uses the Mark of Rodgort skill.
- The word "Burninate" also appears in Final Fantasy I & 'Final Fantasy II: Dawn of Souls for Game Boy Advance in one of the bonus dungeons added into the GBA version. In Hellfire Chasm, one of the NPCs says, "This is private property. Trespassers will be burninated!"
- In Kingdom of Loathing, if you attack someone with your Mysticality in a PvP battle you are said to "burninate" your opponent.
- In Brian Clevenger's 8-Bit Theatre, Black Mage imagines Drizz'l's Guardian to look like Trogdor. [link]
- In the Warcraft 3 expansion, Frozen Throne, a soldier guarding the cell occupied by Kael is named Trogdar. He is "burninated' shortly after his introduction by Lady Vashj.
- In the Half-Life modification Counter-Strike, servers running AdminMod occasionally display the message, "(Player 1) was burninated by Trogdor, er by (Player 2)."
- In the Flash animation Decline of Video Gaming 2 created by the Super Flash Bros and Double Helix, if Creator's notes are turned on, then the creator's notes space at the top of the screen should yell BURNINATED during the scene when Tom catches on fire.
- In the online flash game Adventure Quest, when you summon the guardian dragon one of the random quotes he says is BURNINATE!
- Howstuffworks.com now uses the word "burninate." In an article concerning [cold heat soldering tools], it is on the caption describing the condition of the solder after being worked with.
- The website Neopets has an avatar with the word "burninate" in it.
- On the Sluggy Freelance website on May 1, 2004, the demon Lord Horribus uses the "Unholy Hand Grenade" (A reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.) When it explodes, the screen says, "And all was laid to burnination..."
- Multiple tributes to the song have been made, such as one tribute by Lessthan3 and another by Screaming Mechanical Brain.
- Google Page Creator was codenamed "Trogdor".
- In the video game Kingdom Hearts II, one of the boss fights (The Hydra, a Dragon itself) grants you a special attack which involves throwing huge clay urns at the boss. The attack is called "Urninator".
- In the video game The Sims 2, one of the songs you can have on the stereo says "Trogador" in the bizarre language of "Simlish."
- The 13th track of the Planet Smashers album Mighty, "Girl in the Front Row", begins with a band member yelling, "TROGDOR!".
- The loading screen messages of Auto Assault are particularly notable for saying completely random things, rather than saying what they are actually loading. One of the loading messages is "Burninating the peasants...".
- In the video game Gladius you have a chance of fighting a Minotaur named Tr'gdor at the Exuro's Eye arena.
- In the video game, Bujingai: The Forsaken City (PS2), you end up fighting a boss battle against a creature named Trogdar. (It uses fire attacks, and it makes sense with Trogdor, a dragon that breathes fire.)
- A comedy band from New Brunswick, Canada is called Extreme Burnination. The cover of their self titled debut cd has a fire breathing dragon on it bearing some resemblance to Trogdor. One of the songs on the cd is called The Burninator.
- In the online game Legend of the Green Dragon, there exists a Forest Event where a player can be BURNiNATED by Trogdor. [link]
Downloads
- The song is downloadable for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh on the homestarrunner.com downloads page for free.
- At the [website], you can download the actual e-mail, along with others, for a video iPod. This includes the Homsar easter egg before Strong Sad shows his picture, and a longer ending. It involves the screen of the iPod showing the main menu. Then, Strong Bad's head pops up and starts banging on the screen to get out. He then breaks the iPod screen.
See also
External links
- [Email introducing Trogdor and featuring his song]
- [Trogdor turns three years old]
- [Short introducing Trogdor arcade game]
- [Trogdor the game]
- [TROGDOR - The Burninator! (A Guide To The Game)]
- [Trogdor realized in Post-It notes]
- [Trogdor realized in LEGO]
- [Trogador action screenshot]
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