Bennett the Sage: Difference between revisions

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* [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]]: He says that the entirety of ''Doomed Megalopolis'' is this, since while the scenes leave an impact on the viewer they're perfunctory to the plot.

* [[Bread Eggs Breaded Eggs]]: When reading ''[[My Immortal (Fanfic)|My Immortal]]'', the caption states that he couldn't decide whether to voice a secondary character as gay or annoying, so he made the character sound annoyingly gay.

* [[Brother Sister Incest]]: He's particularly incensed by this subplot in ''Doomed Megalopolis'', though his objection has less to do with it being incest and more with it being ''rape''.

* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: He's particularly incensed by this subplot in ''Doomed Megalopolis'', though his objection has less to do with it being incest and more with it being ''rape''.

* [[The Casanova]] / [[Casanova Wannabe]]: In the ''[[Golden Boy]]'' review, complete with bathrobe.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Our story begins..."

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* [[Gratuitous Rape]]: He's brought up several times in Anime Abandon that he hates it when shows use this trope just for shock value, and takes special issue with the incestuous rape subplot in ''Doomed Megalopolis'', and seriously considers ending the review right then because he'll just continue to be pissed off about it for the rest of the review. Rather ironic considering how he acts [[The Sociopath|in character]]. He even lampshades it:

{{quote| I know [[Hypocrisy Nod|who I am]] when I'm saying this, but rape is possibly ''[[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|the worst thing]]'' one can do to another. Such an act, if included in a narrative, ''will bring it to a [[Wham Episode|grinding halt]]''. You have to respect your audience and address the issue directly. You do not diminish this violent act by making it the sidestory.}}

* [[He Panned It Now He Sucks]]: An [[Invoked Trope]], since Bennett's made a habit of anticipating this reaction whenever he reviews something that he knows is popular.

* [[He Panned It, Now He Sucks]]: An [[Invoked Trope]], since Bennett's made a habit of anticipating this reaction whenever he reviews something that he knows is popular.

** At the start of the ''Akira'' review he spends a long time talking about how influential the film was before he starts laying out its flaws.

** Same with ''[[Perfect Blue]]'', complete with anticipatory covering of his ears from expecting boos, only for them to not come at first [[Delayed Reaction|and start up a second later once he removes his hands]].

** At the start of his ''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'' review, he makes it clear he's fully expecting this when he says he doesn't like it.

* [[Her Codename Was Mary Sue]]: One episode of "Masterpiece Fanfic Theater", ''Bennett vs KFC''.

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]]: He [[Invoked Trope|points out]] that the voice of Mikura in ''[[Mezzo Forte]]'' is the same as Rika from ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'' and Edward from ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', and proceeds to refer to Mikura as "Edward" for the rest of the review.

* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: He [[Invoked Trope|points out]] that the voice of Mikura in ''[[Mezzo Forte]]'' is the same as Rika from ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'' and Edward from ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', and proceeds to refer to Mikura as "Edward" for the rest of the review.

* [[I Need a Freaking Drink]]: He keeps a bottle of scotch on hand during the ''Doomed Megalopolis'' review, and runs out near the end.

* [[Karma Houdini]]: He's incensed by the fact that the rapist brother in ''Doomed Megalopolis'' gets off with only a few punches to the jaw.

* [[Kavorka Man]]: Suave, at least until Bennett kills him. [[Not Quite Dead|Or not]].

* [[Loves the Sound of Screaming]]: Critic's crying [[Angrish]] in ''Starchaser'' leads to the [[A Date With Rosie Palms]] subversion up above.

* [[Mean Character Nice Actor]]: In character, he delights in all manner of depraved acts to the point that [[Ask That Guy With the Glasses (Web Video)|Ask That Guy]] [[Even Evil Has Standards|is afraid of him]], while out of character he's disgusted by the incestuous rape subplot of ''Doomed Megalopolis'' and the treatment of women in ''Mad Bull 34''.

* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: In character, he delights in all manner of depraved acts to the point that [[Ask That Guy With the Glasses (Web Video)|Ask That Guy]] [[Even Evil Has Standards|is afraid of him]], while out of character he's disgusted by the incestuous rape subplot of ''Doomed Megalopolis'' and the treatment of women in ''Mad Bull 34''.

* [[Mind Screw]]: His consensus on the old dub of [[Akira (Manga)|Akira]].

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: He had to snap his head loose after an extremely bad instance from ''Doomed Megapolis''.

* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: He [[Invoked Trope|says]] that he can't have any sympathy for the protagonist of ''Junk Boy'' after he tells a starlet that masturbating to photos of her is probably the only reason he's not a rapist.

* [[Nightmare Fuel ~~Stationattendant~~]]: Given that he reads the most vile, disgusting and horrendous fanfics in existence without batting an eye... yeah. And that's not even getting into his guest appearance on Ask That Guy, where he manages to do the impossible and make That Guy With The Glasses [[Squick]].

* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: Given that he reads the most vile, disgusting and horrendous fanfics in existence without batting an eye... yeah. And that's not even getting into his guest appearance on Ask That Guy, where he manages to do the impossible and make That Guy With The Glasses [[Squick]].

* [[Nice Hat]]: Most of the time, anyway.

* [[The Nicknamer]]: In "Anime Abandon" he hardly ever calls any character by their actual name unless he can't find anything he can compare them to.

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* [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil]]: Evidently Bennett's feelings on it, since whenever he sees rape being played less than seriously or in a juvenile manner, especially with ''Mad Bull 34'', he gets ''very'' mad.

{{quote| Japan, what is this, the third fucking time in a row we've had this discussion? If you can't write a story without rape in it, could you at least wait until AFTER the five minute mark?}}

* [[The Reason You Suck Speech]]: He gives an extended one to the brother in ''Doomed Megalopolis'' after he launches into a [[Wangst|wangsty]] whine session about how hard his life is since he has to take care of his sister, who, Bennett points out, ''he raped and impregnated'', and his own niece/daughter, and Bennett concludes that he should have a fundraiser concert thrown for him. The pure vitriol in the last line really sells it.

* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: He gives an extended one to the brother in ''Doomed Megalopolis'' after he launches into a [[Wangst|wangsty]] whine session about how hard his life is since he has to take care of his sister, who, Bennett points out, ''he raped and impregnated'', and his own niece/daughter, and Bennett concludes that he should have a fundraiser concert thrown for him. The pure vitriol in the last line really sells it.

{{quote| Don't you worry, asshole, because when Bono is up there on stage, guilt-tripping the audience about you and your plight, you'll finally get all the of sympathy you've been waiting for since you first took your sister's virginity, ''you worthless sack of shit''.}}

* [[Running Gag]]: Outside of videos, his refusal to admit he has fangirls.