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* [[Alas, Poor Scrappy]]: A lot of people were unhappy when Max left and weren't too happy about his [[Replacement Scrappy|replacements]] either.
* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: The Show, the Hosts, and the Experts do not take this show seriously and know that it is primarily "for the lulz". But they ''act'' as if this is [[Serious Business]] (taking into account the number actors who show up as experts) for the entertainment purposes. This goes double for the higher profile fights, like Israeli Commandos Vs. Navy Seals.
* [[Broken Base]]: Are the new Season 3 format and hosts better or worse? Also manages to get one after [[Unpleasable Fanbase|every single episode]], because of fans' arguing over whether the ending was right or not.
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** Vlad the Impaler also gets this treatment, but only in the narration. The (unnecessarily creepy) Vlad specialists seem to think of him as a [[Badass]].
* [[Freud Was Right]]: Most of the Zande weapons in Aztec Jaguar vs Zande Warrior are purely phallic symbols and it is noted by Max and Geoff in the show.
** As a [[Shout
* [[Game Breaker]]: {{spoiler|Spartan's shield (382 kills PLUS a strong defense); Shaolin Monk's Hook Swords (566 kills; more than ANY weapon ever).}}
** The halberd, the Knight, Vlad the Impaler, and Hernan Cortez'<ref>His was a Spanish variation called the Alabarda</ref> mid-range weapons. It devastated it's target in every test and was one of the few weapons to consistently dominate in the sim. {{spoiler|The one time it lost was when it was up against the Pirate's Blunderbuss, it's most effective firearm.}}
** In the game, the new DLC warriors look set to become this:
*** The Shaolin Monk has a just plain ridiculous damage output. A simple 3-hit combo can take half of the health from a ''knight in fullplate''.
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** In Season 2, the X-Factors were constantly said to be "something that can't be measured in a lab," and only one per warrior was examined. Come Season 3, the computer that analyzes the battle data takes into account at least 100 of them, and the experts even discuss a few X-factors with each other.
** In Pancho Villa vs. Crazy Horse, {{spoiler|it was mentioned that Crazy Horse was inspired by a vision that bullets couldn't kill him. He died when Pancho ends up stabbing him with a bolo knife.}}
** A few days before Vampires vs. Zombies aired, ''[[Cracked.com]]'' came out with [http://www.cracked.com/article_19402_6-mind-blowing-ways-zombies-vampires-explain-america.html this,] basically turning Vampires vs. Zombies into [[What Do You Mean It's Not Political?|Democrats vs. Republicans.]] {{spoiler|Democrats win. ''Goddamn liberal media.''}}
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Vlad and Ivan get this big time, going from "tyrants but relatively competent leaders whom their people still respect" to [[Axe Crazy]] lunatics and mass murderers [[For the Evulz]].
* [[Hype Backlash]]: Not in regards to the show itself, but after saying that they'd have BIG NEWS in three days, it turned out to be announcing season 3 next summer... which they'd already announced, just not officially. YMMV, of course.
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** The "Spartan versus Ninja" episode provoked a lot of this.
** The claim in the first episode that Gladiators were specially trained to kill set the show on the wrong foot for some, since they were much closer to being very... ''aggressive'' actors--actual execution in combat was much rarer than pop culture made it out to be.
** The "IRA versus Taliban" episode also provoked a fair bit, with people accusing them of glorifying and/or exploiting terrorism. Since [[No Such Thing
*** However, every time they returned from commercial break, it came with a disclaimer denouncing both of their policies. They even made a donation that helps civilian victims of landmines.
** Host Max Geiger stated that the show would not attempt a Ninja vs Pirate episode because of this very reason.
** One of the most frequent pasttimes of viewers is to post reviews/responses on [[YouTube]] that critique various claims made by the show, some attempting to debunk and others just ranting for some time.
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** Kilong Ung mentions how [[Electric Torture]] is one of the less horrific tortures Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge used. Also, the fact they '''murdered a quarter of Cambodia's population.'''
** The scene in Vampires vs. Zombies where one Vampire gets torn apart by a horde of zombies. Sure, it's a blood-sucking predator, but you can't help but sympathize with it in its final, painful moments. Most of that episode was this.
* [[Pandering to
* [[The Problem
* [[Replacement Scrappy]]: Among those who did like Max for his nerdiness and gleefulness, Mack and Robert Daly weren't too well received.
* [[Ruined FOREVER]]: Many fans are claiming this over the [[Everything's Deader
* [[The Scrappy]]: Slings, to many of the fans. Not as much as seige/artillary weapons though.
** Max Geiger was, at least for the first two seasons, allowed to weigh in on tests, give the edge to weapons, and give commentary on simulations and tests. The ''data-entry drone was treated as an expert.'' Combine this with his horribly unprofessional dress sense (appearing on the Aftermath several times in...questionable at best attire and once even with a blatantly-unshaven neckbeard) and his corny jokes, and his removal from Season 3 was mourned by few.
** American warriors are becoming such, due to their constant winning streak ever since Spetsnaz VS Green Beret--a couple people are even accusing the show of having an American bias. [[Take That, Scrappy!|This is made fun of]] in the Aftermath of Theodore Roosevelt VS Lawrence of Arabia, in which the director wonders if he should include an X-Factor called "Being American". And then Geoff cracks that, [[Biting the Hand Humor|being Canadian, he has no American bias]].
* [[Squick]]: The Viet Cong's punji sticks were literally ''smeared with shit.''
** [[Truth in Television]] combined with [[Combat Pragmatist]]. It's a cheap way to ensure the sucker that steps on them gets an infection that'll require extensive medical treatment, instead of a simple puncture wound that could be dealt with by a field medic.
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* [[Unfortunate Implications]]: the show's format of presenting opposing sides, combined with the natural tendency to pick one, means that one can end up cheering for some pretty nasty characters, like Vlad the Impaler, Saddam Hussien and the [[Those Wacky Nazis|Nazis]]. Yay?
** [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] by British TV critic [[Charlie Booker]]:
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* [[Win Back the Crowd]]: The infamous Vampires vs. Zombies episode ended up being received a lot better than most of the straight-forward episodes.
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