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Description	Shows the main 12 characters of Homestar Runner, from left to right, Strong Sad, Strong Mad, Strong Bad, The Cheat, Coach Z, Bubs, Pom Pom, Homestar Runner, Marzipan, Homsar, The King of Town, and The Poopsmith.
Author or copyright owner	Mike and Matt Chapman
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: 2020 on https://old.homestarrunner.com/ Immediate source: https://old.homestarrunner.com/
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	List of Homestar Runner characters
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	This image shows a visual representation of the entire main 12 characters of the web series Homestar Runner, which provides critical visual information that cannot be described only by words.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The very first illustrations of Homestar Runner characters in any form were created in 1996, so they would not be free media until decades later.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	It will only be used in one article at the beginning, with the purpose of primarily identifying the characters so people can know if they have what they are looking for in the article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	This is a low quality image illustrating every main character of the show, which can easily be found on the website or cartoons. There is no information in the image that cannot be easily accessed online.
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Description	An image that shows the main 12 characters of the web series Homestar Runner, from left to right, Strong Sad, Strong Mad, Strong Bad, The Cheat, Coach Z, Bubs, Pom Pom, Homestar Runner, Marzipan, Homsar, The King of Town, and The Poopsmith.
Source	https://old.homestarrunner.com/
Article	List of Homestar Runner characters
Portion used	The whole image is used to provide maximum clarity of each character design.
Low resolution?	The size and resolution of the image is sufficient to provide identification of the work, but is unsuitable for stealing or replicating.
Purpose of use	This image will be at the beginning of the article to identify all 12 main characters of Homestar Runner, and help identify the contents of the article so people know they have found what they need.
Replaceable?	The very first instances of Homestar Runner began in 1996, so any free substitute would not be possible for decades.
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