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(Hollywood Hype Machine is NOT a YMMV trope.)
(It Will Never Catch On, Meaningful Name and Punny Name are NOT YMMV tropes; moved Trivia trope to its respectable page.)
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* [[It's Short, So It Sucks]]: A common criticism from players who aren't interested in the multiplayer.
* [[It's Short, So It Sucks]]: A common criticism from players who aren't interested in the multiplayer.
* [[It Was His Sled]]: {{spoiler|Ophelia leads the Drowning Doom.}}
* [[It Was His Sled]]: {{spoiler|Ophelia leads the Drowning Doom.}}
* [[It Will Never Catch On]]: Activision and EA's attitude toward the Stage Battles.
* [[Just Here for Godzilla]]: Achievement whores are DESPISED by the online community.
* [[Just Here for Godzilla]]: Achievement whores are DESPISED by the online community.
** [[Tim Schafer]] met one who asked him to lose intentionally to boost achievements. He was pissed.
** [[Tim Schafer]] met one who asked him to lose intentionally to boost achievements. He was pissed.
{{quote|'''[[Tim Schafer]]:''' "surrender plz? surrender plz??? This is what I go online for? To have some kid tell me "surrender plz" at my own game?"}}
{{quote|'''[[Tim Schafer]]:''' "surrender plz? surrender plz??? This is what I go online for? To have some kid tell me "surrender plz" at my own game?"}}
* [[Lowest Common Denominator]]: EA's '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQo2kf4Y4hQ ENTIRE.] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4QdYFa-eAc&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_stronger_r2-2r-1-HM MARKETING.] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFWM8sUkd_E&feature=channel CAMPAIGN.]'''
* [[Lowest Common Denominator]]: EA's '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQo2kf4Y4hQ ENTIRE.] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4QdYFa-eAc&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_stronger_r2-2r-1-HM MARKETING.] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFWM8sUkd_E&feature=channel CAMPAIGN.]'''
* [[Meaningful Name]] / [[Punny Name]]: Lita, the {{spoiler|future [[Punny Name|Leader]] of Ironheade.}} Not to be confused with [[The Runaways|Lita Ford]] or [[Judas Priest|RobHalford]], though [[Word of God|her name is a combination of theirs.]]
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* [[Memetic Sex God]]. Doviculus. Voiced by [[Tim Curry]].
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: '''DECAPITATION!!!'''
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: '''DECAPITATION!!!'''
** [[Hate Dumb|LOL RTS!]]
** [[Hate Dumb|LOL RTS!]]
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** IS [insert band] IN THIS GAME?
** IS [insert band] IN THIS GAME?
** [[Badass Beard|Beard Beard Action Beard!]]
** [[Badass Beard|Beard Beard Action Beard!]]
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* [[Memetic Sex God]]. Doviculus. Voiced by [[Tim Curry]].
* [[Misaimed Marketing]]: Vivendi disallowed all announcements of [[Real Time Strategy]] elements to the point that no marketing would ever use the phrase RTS ever. When they axed the game, Double Fine moved to EA, who did the same thing.
* [[Misaimed Marketing]]: Vivendi disallowed all announcements of [[Real Time Strategy]] elements to the point that no marketing would ever use the phrase RTS ever. When they axed the game, Double Fine moved to EA, who did the same thing.
* [[Misblamed]]: [[Tim Schafer]] and Double Fine get all the flack for the [[Misaimed Marketing]], when it was [[Electronic Arts]] fault.
* [[Misblamed]]: [[Tim Schafer]] and Double Fine get all the flack for the [[Misaimed Marketing]], when it was [[Electronic Arts]] fault.
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* [[Needs More Love]]: Fans believe [[Electronic Arts]] [[Executive Meddling]] send this game out to die.
* [[Needs More Love]]: Fans believe [[Electronic Arts]] [[Executive Meddling]] send this game out to die.
* [[Nightmare Retardant]]: The [[Personal Space Invader|metal spider babies]]. Normally they're fairly creepy, but when you Earthshaker them off of Eddie, they die with the noise of ''popping popcorn''.
* [[Nightmare Retardant]]: The [[Personal Space Invader|metal spider babies]]. Normally they're fairly creepy, but when you Earthshaker them off of Eddie, they die with the noise of ''popping popcorn''.
* [[One of Us]]: [[Tim Schafer]] plays on online matchmaking sometimes. His tag is [[Timof Legend]] on Xbox Live and PSN.
** Skeletonwitch was boasting their track "Soul Thrashing Black Sorcery" was in the game before performing it live.
** [[3 Inches of Blood]] also has expressed pride that their music was in the game.
* [[Player Punch]]: There's ''three'' of them all caused by the same character.
* [[Player Punch]]: There's ''three'' of them all caused by the same character.
* [[Polish the Turd]]: While virtually all players and critics agree that ''Brutal Legend'' is most certainly '''not''' a turd, the EA marketing department seemed to '''think''' that this is what they were doing, by ignoring major components of the game while playing up others.
* [[Polish the Turd]]: While virtually all players and critics agree that ''Brutal Legend'' is most certainly '''not''' a turd, the EA marketing department seemed to '''think''' that this is what they were doing, by ignoring major components of the game while playing up others.
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