Arby 'n' the Chief: Difference between revisions

''[http://www.youtube.com/show?p=H4Z8Vj7XZOc&s=1 Arby 'n' The Chief]'' is a comedic Live Action Puppeteering/[[Machinima]] series created by [http://joncjg.blogspot.com/ Jon Graham] (formerly known as "DigitalPh33r"), who also produced ''[[Deus Ex Machina (Machinima)|Deus Ex Machina]]''. The focus of the series is based around [[Living Toys|figurines]] based on Bungie and Microsoft's ''[[Halo]]'' series coming to life when their owner is out. As the title suggests, the main characters are based on Master Chief (a [[Leet Lingo]]-speaking [[Jerkass]] whose only concern is how much he "pwns" in any given game, something that he is completely incapable of actually doing) and the Arbiter (a [[Deadpan Snarker]] who often acts as the voice of reason to the Chief's mindless ranting). One of the unique features of the series is that many of the characters actually speak through a [[Synthetic Voice Actor|PC voice synthesizer]], instead of acted voice-overs. The series is based on Graham's previous shorts, ''Master Chief Sucks At Halo'', where the series' trademarks (including synthesized voice-overs and the Chief's personality) were developed. This is the show that has made Graham a internet wide phenomenon, rivaling [[Rooster Teeth]] in popularity.

* [[Foreshadowing]] - In Season 3 Episode 4, two of [[Jerkass|Craig]]'s Major League Gamer] pals [[Fetish|get (presumably Halo-induced) erections]] and [[A Date With Rosie Palms|decide to go rub one out.]] This later becomes the catalyst for Master Chief's win against Craig later in the episode.

* [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot]]: Introduced in season 4... [[What Happened to The Mouse?|never to be mentioned again.]]

** [[Double Subversion|...until "Hypernews I" (43/S5E5)]], where it turns into somewhat of a [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]] variety.

** Season 5 runs on these. There were [[Call Back|Call Backs]] to [[Fail O'Suckyname|Josh Butterballs]] and his [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Stupid Obvious Information Magazine]], sm0k3w33d4lyph3420, Chief also makes a few variations on his lines from previous episodes.

* [[Homage]]: "Hypernews I" to ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Ocarina of Time]]'', which is [[Author Appeal|Jon's favourite game]]. And that's despite Chief giving the game an extremely negative review, akin to [[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|The Angry Video Game Nerd]], making it somewhat an [[Affectionate Parody]] of the former (and possibly the latter).

* [[Real Trailer Fake Movie]]: a parodic variant in the [[Cold Opening]] to "The Mail Room II" (37/S4E12), complete with [[Parrot Exposition]]. [[Recycled in Space|IN 3D!]]

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|TECHNODICKS]]. [[Ear Worm|TECHNO TECHNO TECHNO TECHNO TECHNODICKS.]]

* [[Shout-Out]]: The end of the machinima Chief produces in [[The Movie]] is an obvious shout out to the end of the [[So Bad It's Good]] [[Doom]] fanfic ''[[Doom Repercussions of Evil (Fanfic)|Repercussions of Evil]]''.

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX18WUL-SH0&list=SL "Digital Fruitcakes" (4x09)] is one long [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[A Clockwork Orange (Film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'', complete with the same colorful opening titles and credits.

See also [[Arby 'n' the Chief (Machinima)/Characters|the character sheet]].

'''Chief''': [[Hey That's My Line|HAY. thats mai thing arbitur. u cant use mai thing.]] remember. remember its mien. lol remember arbitur?<br />

** It's also a little weird watching Chief write off many games as stupid and that Halo is way better than them (like [[Super Smash Bros Brawl]], [[Devil May Cry (Video Game)|Devil May Cry]] 4 and [[Call of Duty 4]]) and took some serious convincing to get him to even play them when you later see the chief willingly play many different games without a mention of Halo or even that the game sucks (like [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[Resident Evil 5]])

* {{spoiler|[[Hijacked By Ganon]]}}: {{spoiler|In Severance, the twelfth episode of Season 6, Kylie and Clyde were fragged, disbanding Chaos Theosis. However, by signing into Clyde's account using his password, Arbiter and Chief find out that Trent Donnovich, Season 5's [[Big Bad]] was behind the entire thing.}}

* [[And Then John Was a Zombie]]: The "shocking" twist ending of Chief's first machinima "TEH AELINS FRUM TEH OTUAR SPAESS" in [[The Movie]], which as mentioned above is a shoutout to the notoriously bad Doom fanfic [[Doom Repercussions of Evil|Repercussions of Evil.]]

* [[Caught With Your Pants Down]]: During a ''[[Halo]] 3'' match between Chief and professional gamer Craig, Craig notices he has a hard-on and goes at it while Chief is temporarily distracted from the match. Craig, however, gets caught in the act by his parents, and the ensuing confusion on his side allows the normally incompetent Chief to win the match.

* [[Put On a Bus To Hell|Put On A Spaceship To Hell]]: The fates of Cortana, Todd and Travis at the end of "King".

* [[Who Would Be Stupid Enough]]: When Chief learns about the visual effects.