Up, Up, Down, Down



"Up, Up, Down, Down" is a Flash animated music video by self-proclaimed "Nerd Rock" band, Kirby Krackle. It starts out as a love song about a geeky video game store clerk who has a crush on a girl who frequents his shop before going into something completely different. The video can be viewed here.


 * Adorkable: Everyone in the video and both the song and video in general.
 * Animesque: Including several standard "anime gestures".
 * Blank White Eyes: The pianist switches between theses and Eyes Always Shut.
 * Dogged Nice Guy: The male lead is a milder version.
 * Foreshadowing: The girl has a poison mushroom shirt.
 * Gamer Chick: The female lead.
 * Eyes of Gold: The female lead sports them.
 * Fluffy Cloud Heaven:
 * Lyrical Dissonance:
 * Nerds Are Sexy: Yes.
 * Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: The girl.
 * Played for Laughs: The twist ending.
 * Shout-Out: Many.
 * The girl's poison mushroom shirt.
 * The lyrics even mention Hyrule.
 * "I should take a risk, then like Wilson Fisk, be the Kingpin of this day."
 * During his daydream, the male lead imagines the girl wearing Morrigan's signature outfit.
 * Guys... THE KONAMI CODE in the title and song lyrics!
 * Twist Ending:
 * Unmoving Pattern: The girl's skirt
 * Guys... THE KONAMI CODE in the title and song lyrics!
 * Twist Ending:
 * Unmoving Pattern: The girl's skirt
 * Unmoving Pattern: The girl's skirt