Strong Badia the Free

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Cheat Talk#

In the english.langdb file are internal directions for The Cheat's lines, used by Matt Chapman to give the little guy the right intonations. Find out what the talking cheese is really saying!

Since The Cheat has so many lines in this episode, only the more interesting lines are included.

Context	Subtitles	Translation
Strong Bad asks The Cheat what's red and fat and smells	Mezeh meh?	[quick comeback?]
Strong Bad: No, the other thing.	Meh, meh!	[Oh, yeah!]
Strong Bad wants The Cheat to rethink his country's name.	Meh mehzemeh!	[The heck you say!]
Strong Bad shows The Cheat Strong Badia's splendor.	Meh meh meh meh.	[It's not that great, actually.]
More diplomatic failure from Strong Bad	Meh meh MEH meh meh!	[We reject your rule! We've seceded!]
Strong Bad is begging at this point	Mehzemeh.	[Deal with it.]
He's still begging. It's getting kinda sad	Mezeh meh meh!	[I reject my slave name!]
Strong Bad wants his lighter back	Mezemeh, meh.	[Spoils of war, buddy.]
Strong Bad gives the pilot wings to The Cheat	Mehehme MAHehme?	[what the heck is this for?]
The Cheat is ready to "persuade" Strong Sad with a lighter and tongs.	Mezehmeh meh meh ze MEH MEH!	[We vant to ask you some questions!]
The Cheat, acting as interpreter, asks Strong Mad to join Strong Badia.	Mezeh meh. Mezeh meh?	[You heard the man. How about it?]
What does The Cheat think of The Of Town?	Mezeh meh meh MEH meh MEH!	[I'm saying something that sounds kind of dirty!]
Strong Bad: Where'd you learn to talk like that?	Me ze meh.	[War is Hell.]
Strong Bad wants The Cheat to wrap the Tire in chains.	Mezehememeh meh meh meh?	[Are you going to make an obvious joke about snow tires?]
Strong Bad has slain Strong Mad's monster	Meh mezeh meh! Meh ze Meh!	[He has slain the monster! Hail Strong Bad!]
The Cheat is attacking The Of Town's castle	Mezeeh meh!	[Death to the king!]
The Cheat steps into The Poopsmith's fog of war	Meh meh meh meh?	[What the heck did I just step in?]
Strong Mad and The Cheat met again on the battlefield	Meh Meh!	[Strong Bad!]
Strong Mad loudly proclaims his forgiveness.	Meh, meh.	[Whatever!]
Strong Mad and The Cheat are friends again!	Meh meh meh-meh meh!	[I've already forgotten what this was about!]

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Lines#

All subtitles are ripped directly from the game's english.langdb script file. Any errors or inconsistencies are intentionally preserved.

Alternate Lines#

Several lines of dialogue have alternate versions left in the voice archive. Interestingly, four of these lines were rewritten because they mentioned real life products.

Early Line - 76304000	Final Line - 81045376

But seriously, who wants that job? Stuck in a castle all day, hooked up to an IV of Crisco, making dumb laws...no thanks, man.	But seriously, who wants that job? Stuck in a castle all day, stuck making dumb laws, probably stuck in the bathtub...no thanks, man.
Early Line - 76640512	Final Line - 80618368

A weird rock with some popsicley crystals and suspiciously obvious indentations!	A weird rock with popsicley crystals and a suspiciously obvious hole in the top!
Early Line - 76683008	Final Line - 79902976

Homsar My baseboards are full of Chick-O-Sticks!	Homsar My baseboards are full of chicken sticks!
Early Line - 76990080	Final Line - 79911552

That's from their sold out "A December to Dismember" tour. I went through 3 cases of Mentos just to get backstage to steal that thing!	That's from their sold out "A December to Dismember" tour. I had to bribe 3 roadies, 2 guitar techs, and like a dozen dark wizards just to get backstage to steal that thing!
Early Line - 77155456	Final Line - 79884928

Homestar Oh child, don't get me started! Double trouble, triple trouble, Pop-O-Matic Trouble, pretty much all types!	Homestar Oh child, don't get me started! Double trouble, triple trouble, stomach trouble, pretty much all types!
Early Line - 77284224	Final Line - 82484480

A donation of energy, from the 24-Hour Pwawty People of Pompomerania.	From Pompomerania, a half-empty can of Bull Honkey Caffeinergy Sauce.

General#

Sound ID	Subtitles	Comments
81206656	Strong Sad I have an unusually sensitive epidermis. (No subtitles)	Just Strong Sad being Strong Sad. This line would have been used somewhere...for something.
81219584	I'll never get anywhere throwing money around like that.	Two more generic responses for trying to use Strong Badian Quesos.
81219968	Bribing people is beneath me. ACCEPTING bribes, on the other hand...

House of Strong / Bleak House#

Sound ID	Sound	Subtitles	Comments
76791168		If that mob weren't trying to help me, and these pilot wings were a tear gas canister, then MAYBE I'd use this there.	It's impossible to get the pilot wings while the protesters are in the yard.
77201280		Eh, it's the door to the attic. Nothing worth setting up there.	There's no door to the attic. There is no attic. There is nothing up there where there's nothing.

Strong Badia#

Sound ID	Subtitles	Comments
81225216	Burn the Strong Badian flag?	Unlike in the previous episode, the Strong Badian flag isn't an interactive object.
81225344	I'm gonna pretend you didn't just ask me to do that.
81235712	Hours of flaming fun for 1-4 players!	This line indicates that the Maps and Minions board was supposed to stay lit, like some of the other flammable objects.

Concessionstantinople#

Sound ID	Subtitles	Comments
76793472	Bubs Heya, Strong Bad! (No subtitles)	A different intro for the Black Market behind the stand. The lack of subtitles indicate that it was cut early on.
76793600	What- Bubs? But how'd you get back here so quick? (No subtitles)
76793728	Bubs Human rights groups move fast these days. I gotta move faster! (No subtitles)
76903168	Once again, Bubs. Where's all the good stuff?	This would have been triggered by asking about the Black Market twice, but the option to ask about it goes away after asking once.
76903296	Bubs You mean like weapons, and harvested organs, and illegally excavated artifacts...
76903424	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
76903552	Bubs I don't know WHERE you'd find a Black Market around here! A-la-ma wink! Wink!
76903680	Okay, it's lost its intrigue.
77270272	Bubs Heya, Strong Bad! Want to buy something totally and completely legal?	Either introductory lines from Bubs or dialogue for Strong Bad passing by the stand.
77270400	Bubs All hail Strong Bad!
77271040	Bubs Thanks for comin' by! Tell your friends, unless your friends are the police!
78729472	Bubs Solid gold (jold)! (No subtitles)	Another one of those mysterious lines with no subtitles and no context.

Pompomerania#

Sound ID	Subtitles	Comments
76929280	You might wanna put on safety goggles, Pom Pom. My dance moves have been known to shoot sparks, shrapnel, and blinding lime juice.	A set of conversations remarking on Strong Bad's dance skills...
76929408	Pom Pom Bubble bubble-bubble.
76929664	All right Pom Pom, prepare to join Strong Badia. My dance moves are gonna style you out.	...but it's not possible to talk to Pom Pom about it beyond the initial conversation...
76929408	Pom Pom Bubble bubble-bubble.
76929920	Do my worst? Man, I ALWAYS do my worst.
76930048	I'm using my best moves here, man. What does it take to impress you?	...and these lines just confuse the issue on how to solve this puzzle.
76930176	Pom Pom Bubble, bubble bubble.
78234624	Bubs I'm gonna have to cut you off, Strong Bad. You've already got one of those!	Bubs will just give Strong Bad the drink regardless of what it is.
81111424	Bubs Sorry, Strong Bad! No flaming drinks! Pompomerania doesn't allow drink fads that died out ten years ago!	Unused dialogue for trying to use the lighter on any one of the drinks.
81117312	Cold Ones Light: Half the calories, half water.	There's no interactive Cold Ones Light sign anywhere in the cloughb.

Country#

Sound ID	Subtitles	Comments
81048960	When I take over, I'm gonna have to do something about Country's educational system. Like... make one.	Country's flag can't be clicked on.
81055360	I can't burn Strong Mad's flag. He clearly spent hours on it.	Country's flag can't be clicked on! Pay attention.
81055488	Plus, he'd probably give me another thermonuclear wedgie.	Country's flag can't be clicked on! Pay attention.

Marzistar#

Sound ID	Sound	Subtitles	Comments
77278976		Those flowers are just begging to be oppressed by the twin fist juggernauts of Powersledge and Hammerbolt.	The flowers aren't a hotspot and thus cannot be clicked nor threatened.

The Castle#

Sound ID	Sound	Subtitles	Comments
77139584		Can you believe The Old King of Town trying to play me like that?	A second conversation where Strong Bad tries to weasel out of his kingship.
77139712		Strong Sad 'Twas a vile deception, my lord. But worth it, for putting you on the throne, where you belong!

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Graphics#

File Name	Image	Comments
env_clubtechnobeersigns_text		Reference images for the Cold Ones signs in Pompomerania. They're ripped directly from the sbemail "buried" and the short "Ever and More!" on the site, background elements and all.
obj_blackmarketitemsbubs		Items that should appear on the shelves in Bubs' Concession Stand. The top half of the gun is seen briefly, but the camera isn't positioned to see the whole set of items.
obj_mapstrongbad		A rough doodle of what would become the Maps and Minions world map. At one point, the player might have had control over what country went where, like in the first episode.

They said it was Fhqwhgads...
env_bushedbgbridge has an image apparently from the texture designer in an e-mail viewed in Windows Live Mail. In Homestar Ruiner, this image has a proper alpha background.

Early (env_castlemayojar)	Final (obj_jarmayofluffpuff)
	Now that's expensive store-brand goodness

This early Fluffy Puff Mayo label is written in Comic Sans, is spelled wrong, and shouldn't even exist since the newer label was already in the previous episode. Three strikes, it's out.

(JayTheBrainMann: Original TCRF research)