Clone High Redraws

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Clone High Redraws refers to redraws based on promotional art for the 2002 animated series Clone High in which characters from other media properties are illustrated in the style of the show, typically maintaining the characters' poses from the promotional image. Initially appearing in 2020, the format later surged in popularity following the release of season 2 of Clone High in May of 2023.

Origin

On November 2, 2002, MTV aired Clone High, an animated series about teenage cloned historical figures attending high school.^[1] A piece of promotional art features the primary characters of the series, which includes depictions of real historical figures as teenagers; Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc, Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, and Cleopatra; and two characters original to the series; Principal Scudworth and his robot assistant Mr. Butlertron (shown below). The earliest known date of said promotional art found online was on May 3rd, 2003^[2].

On July 2nd, 2020, MTV announced a continuation of Clone High^[3], triggering renewed interest toward the series. No later than July 14th, 2020, now-deleted Twitter user Dommy20 (@Dommy28323647) tweeted the earliest known instance of a redraw with Hazbin Hotel characters (shown below).

Spread

Over the following months, artists began redrawing the Clone High promotional artwork with characters from other intellectual properties. For example, on September 15th, 2020, Twitter user DeanFalkyn^[4] tweeted a Steven Universe Future redraw (shown below, left), receiving over 200 likes and 40 retweets in under 3 years. On September 23rd, 2020, Redditor DontWeDoItInTheRoad^[5] posted a Team Fortress 2 redraw to the /r/tf2 subreddit (shown below, right), receiving over 16,400 upvotes in under 3 years.

Following the release of season 2 of Clone High on May 23rd, 2023,^[6] the format saw a resurgence in popularity. For example, on June 13th, Twitter user Balloon (@MrBalloon_898)^[7] tweeted a redraw with indie horror game characters (shown below, left), receiving 68,800 likes and 10,800 retweets in 1 month. On July 7th, VioletMadness (@VioletMadness7)^[8] tweeted a redraw with characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise (shown below, right), receiving 28,900 likes and 4,300 retweets in less than 2 weeks.

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