Marzipan (Homestar Runner)

Marzipan is a character in the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons. The only real female in the series, she is Homestar Runner's "on again/off again" girlfriend. She resembles a bell, broom, or a baseball bat wearing a skirt.

Marzipan's personality is based on a number of stereotypes regarding a typical American liberal college student / activist type. She is a folk singer, pacifist, and vegetarian, and loves animals. Strong Bad likens her to "a dirty hippie - without the dirt". She, like Homestar, has no visible hands, but is still able to manipulate things in the world around her as if she had hands, for no adequately explored reason. It is hinted that she has invisible hands in the cartoon "Search for the Yello-Dello" when she slaps Homestar due to a misunderstanding and her handprint appears on his face. Her acoustic guitar "Carol" is a prized possession. Marzipan is the lead guitarist in her band "Cool Tapes", which also features The Cheat on drums and Strong Mad on bass.

Homestar doesn't seem to really understand his relationship with her and, as a result, Marzipan is occasionally upset by Homestar's ineptitude. Over time, Marzipan has become more independent, and in one Halloween cartoon she became so annoyed with Homestar that she announced that she was breaking up with him (although it was apparently rescinded after Strong Bad was found to be at fault, as he was at the party dressed up as Homestar).

Marzipan's answering machine is a feature of the site where the other characters leave awkward or amusing messages. Often they involve Strong Bad posing as someone else as a prank, Homestar apologizing for his most recent blunder, and the occasional message from one of the other male characters who is desperate for female companionship (Coach Z, Bubs and Strong Sad; specifically). Strong Bad's pranks may be having an effect on Marzipan, as she has called herself to prank herself so she wouldn't feel bad when someone else did so. She also shows signs of depression, such as accusing herself of eating dirt.

Unlike most of the characters in the series, Marzipan is not voiced by Matt Chapman. She is instead voiced by Missy Palmer. In an interview , Palmer stated that Marzipan's personality has changed to match her own.

Marzipan was originally envisioned as the King of Town's daughter, but this is no longer really upheld and is not part of the Homestar Runner canon.