
The Cheat is loyal to Strong Bad for many reasons. According to the client list in the On Point Kings recruitment brochure seen in more armies, The Cheat has a sister. No one knows when The Cheat's birthday (or Cheatday) actually is, so it is celebrated on April 18, the date on his Scandinavian fake ID, since it's the most likely day that his birthday isn't. Strong Bad's retelling of how he met The Cheat in flashback professes that he was hidden in a giant egg containing a lifetime supply of fish sticks, though it's not clear if it can be taken as truth or not. The Cheat works at an unspecified tech company with Homestar Runner and Strong Bad at The Office, possibly tech support. The Cheat lives in the The King of Town's grill which, according to Strong Sad, is a nice place. In lunch special, Strong Bad says The Cheat reminds him of a duck, and in huttah!, Strong Bad suggests that The Cheat looks like "a cheese, or maybe an anvil." Homestar once referred to him in Date Nite as a Trivial Pursuit cheese wedge.
#THE CHEAT MACHINE SKIN#
Rather than shedding loose hairs in the way that fur normally would, he appears to shed an entire translucent layer of skin at once, similar to a snake. According to Fan Costumes 2018, he molts regularly. The Cheat presents an adorable figure that is marred only by his large gold tooth, which he is hesitant to show, as seen in his character video. He has round black eyes and a pointed "facebone". Instead, The Cheat crawls along the ground on something similar to a pseudopod. His arms resemble flippers (although he's still able to type and use a computer), and he doesn't have any legs to speak of. In secret recipes and retirement, it is shown that The Cheat's skin is a pinkish flesh color under his fur. He is at knee-height (1' 2" and 18lb., or 35.56 cm and 8.17 kg) and covered with yellow fur with prominent black spots down his back, similar to a cheetah. According to his Yearbook Character Page, his motto is "No rule is solid". The Cheat, whose name includes the integral article, or pronounced The Chort by Coach Z, is what could be called Strong Bad's sidekick and Strong Mad's best friend.
