>>105979982true story - in the early days on home internet, when people were putting up tripod and geocites up as fansites [we called them shrines back then], I saw a site just full of Edd fan art, and literal musing to a Edd. The background was solid white with red hearts, jpegs from the show in random spots, red lettering that bled into the hearts and was hard to read. Everything in Times New Roman, with occasional italics. Edd as a chick magnet was a thing since the fucking start.
Him and those two gays guys from Yu-Yu Hakusho. I think the focus on Edd was due to the slouch image/genius in the slop pit contrast. He was just the only guy who was fleshed out, not as asshole, quirky, and not insane.