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{{quote|''"<nowiki>HellfireComms;</nowiki> it'll happen eventually!"''|'''TheHelldragon'''}}
 
{{quote|''"We don't ''do'' two takes."''|'''NTom64'''}}
 
Hellfire-Commentaries is a commentary group based mainly on [http://www.youtube.com/user/HellfireComms Youtube] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20100510135847/http://hellfire-commentari.blip.tv/posts?view=archive&nsfw=dc Blip.tv], and now branching off to [https://web.archive.org/web/20131118134814/http://www.hellfirecomms.com/ a site of their own].▼
 
Founded by NTom64 and [http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHelldragon The Helldragon], they partake in [[MST3KMystery Science Theater 3000|MTS3K]]-style riffs on various video games, movies and television episodes.▼
▲Hellfire-Commentaries is a commentary group based mainly on [http://www.youtube.com/user/HellfireComms Youtube] and [http://hellfire-commentari.blip.tv/posts?view=archive&nsfw=dc Blip.tv], and now branching off to [http://www.hellfirecomms.com/ a site of their own].
 
▲Founded by NTom64 and [http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHelldragon The Helldragon], they partake in [[MST3K|MTS3K]]-style riffs on various video games, movies and television episodes.
Members of the group include:
 
* NTom64, co-founder and main commentator of HellfireComms
* TheHelldragon, co-founder and commentator on the [[Kingdom Hearts]] series, and various others.
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/FindTheComputerRoom Fastest Thing Alive], head of [https://web.archive.org/web/20131023165929/http://www.findthecomputerroom.com/ Find the Computer Room] and commentator on the [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] series.
* TheGamingBrit, game critic and occasional commentator.
* Mexirican Bass Monkey, commentator on the Legend of Zelda series and Pokemon speed runner.
* Cold Chaos, commentator on various different titles on both Youtube and Blip.
* Datai, commentator on various different Nintendo games on both Youtube and Blip.
* sskinner, commentator of any game on both Youtube and Blip.
* thesnake383,commentator on various titles who can be found on both Youtube and Blip.
* RespawnPoint, Youtube game commentator and frequent Twitch streamer.
 
Older members who no longer contribute to the site for one reason or another:
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* [http://www.youtube.com/user/greatzombieron Greatzombieron], movie reviewer and commentator on retro/puzzle game series.
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/IRTundraboy IRTundraBoy], commentator on any game series.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100325235700/http://thebigalnetwork.blip.tv/ BigAl2K6], Blip ranter and commentator on various films.
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/captainblue50 Captainblue50], technical advisor and commentator on various films.
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/luizprower LuizPrower], Youtube LPer and commentator on various films and TV shows.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100523153836/http://randomlivers.blip.tv/ RandomDCE], creator of random vids on Youtube, and commentator on various films.
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/SonicMovies SonicMovies], creator of Sonic the Hedgehog movies, and commentator on various Sonic games and films.
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/MrPoT4tO MrPoT4tO], technical support, in charge of media etc.
 
Affiliated websites:
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131023165929/http://www.findthecomputerroom.com/ Find the Computer Room], FTA's aforementioned site.
* [http://hpaw.net/ Hot Pants Action Webcast] (HPAW), a fellow podcast/commentary group.
* [http://thebusystreet.com/ The Busy Street], a review site targeting various internet-based media, also with its own podcast.
* [http://www.gtacomplete.com/ GTA Complete].
 
Tom has also done a hilarious dramatic reading of the ever so infamous [[My Immortal]]. The complete reading can be found [http://hellfire-commentari.blip.tv/file/3904729/ here.]{{Dead link}}
 
 
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=== HellfireComms contains examples of: ===
 
* [[Aborted Arc|Aborted Playthrough]]: Their second run of ''Sonic '06'' -- lack of material and/or interest got the better of them.
* [[Actually Pretty Funny]]: FTA's line during the ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' playthrough (before the Dark Moray boss), which could be considered an [[Incredibly Lame Pun]] if not for the fact that NTom ''applauded'' him for it:
{{quote| '''NTom:''' What's a moray?<br />
'''FTA:''' When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, ''that's'' a moray.<br />
'''NTom:''' (clapping) Well done, that is actually well deserved. }}
** "''Ow''. That was ''good''." (Helldragon, regarding [[Hurricane of Puns|Tom]])
** In the ''[[Seltzer and Friedberg|Disaster Movie]]'' commentary, both Tom and Ron were genuinely amused when the main character was accidentally impaled by [[The Chronicles of Narnia|Prince Caspian]], even though it was only a dream sequence.
** They also decided this about a single joke in ''The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White'' (the fact that the dwarfs eat shortcake for dessert).
* [[AllAny IsTorment WellYou ThatCan EndsWalk WellAway From]]: From the ''[[Sonic Adventure (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure]]'' playthrough:
{{quote| '''Tails:''' All's well that ends well, right?<br />
'''FTA:''' ''THE CITY'S BEEN FUCKING DESTROYED!'' }}
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Done several times, almost always by FTA.
* [[Anachronic Order]]: The Disney-thon -- of the commentaries that were finished, most of them were recorded out of order.
** Also, ''[[Sonic Storybook Series|Sonic and the Secret Rings]]''<ref>(According to the non-commentary footage on [http://www.youtube.com/HellfirePlaythroughs this channel].)</ref> -- {{spoiler|4 of the 7 World Rings are collected ''after'' fighting Erazor Djinn.}}
* [[Analogy Backfire]]: In the ''[[Brutal Legend]]'' playthrough -- Tom compares their own group's [[Power Trio]] to that of ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'', but after assigning Daniel as Ed and Ron as Edd, he finds that the remaining pair (himself and Eddy) don't match at all.
* [[And Call Him George]]: In the ''[[Half-Life 2 (Video Game)|Half-Life 2]]'' playthrough, they decide to name a random scanner "Barry" before destroying it with the crowbar. They do it again later with a pair of Antlions after obtaining a pheropod, naming one of them Mr. Kitty.
* [[Angrish]]: "Restart your sentence, kthnx." (NTom, to FTA after a bout of this trope during the ''Sonic '06'' playthrough)
** Tom himself isn't immune to this, as he and Ron slipped into it a few times during the ''[[X -Men (Filmfilm)|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'' commentary.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: Helldragon sums up ''[[Dragon BallDragonball Evolution]]'':
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' [[Cluster F-Bomb|Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit,]] lettuce.}}
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: "Hellfire", natch.
* [[A Wizard Did It]]: During the first ''Sonic '06'' playthrough, when asked by FTA to explain things like plot-holes, magic mirrors, and all sorts, Tom's answer is almost always "Magic".
{{quote| '''Tom:''' Don't question the logic of this game, because there is none. }}
** He uses the "Magic" explanation quite frequently, actually (along with "Don't bother questioning video game logic".
*** And there's the occasional variation -- [[Brutal Legend|Metal]], [[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Dance, Tim Burton]], etc.
* [[Atomic F-Bomb]]: "Excuse me for ten seconds, please *leaves computer* WHAT THE FUCK!"
* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Despite NTom and FTA's constant arguing and insults, there are times when they'll actually agree. Not much, though...
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't bring up the Captain mission from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 (Videovideo Gamegame)||Sonic '06]]'' to FTA, trust us on that one. When that came around, he completely ''snapped'':
{{quote| '''FTA:''' ...WHAT?! You're fucking jo- please tell me you're joking on that, please tell me, [[Idiot Plot|tell me he]], I, just, ....e-e-excuse me for ten seconds please..." (Leaves his mic) "WHAT THE FUCK?! GRAAAAAAHH!"[[hottip:*:<ref>During the Sonic Unleashed commentary, FTA reveals that {{spoiler|the reaction used in the actual Sonic 06 LP was staged, though it ''was'' genuine the first time he saw it.}}</ref>}}
** Don't EVER call their playthroughs "[[Let's Play|Lets Plays]]", unless you want NTom to kill you.
** Also, never call Greatzombieron by his real name, or ''he will end you''.
* [[Better Than a Bare Bulb]]: Invoked quite a few times, and finally noted by name, thanks to Tom in the ''[[Half-Life 2 (Video Game)|Half-Life 2]]'' playthrough.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: While Tom is usually the calm one of the group, he did lose it during the ball puzzle from Silver's Dusty Desert from Sonic '06.
* [[Book Ends]]: In the ''Sonic '06'' commentary, the first line Tom says after introducing himself is [[Loads and Loads of Loading|"This is a loading screen."]] Then, during the ''Sonic Unleashed'' commentary, {{spoiler|Tom utters this once again before Perfect Dark Gaia is revealed.}}
{{quote| '''FTA:''' Oh, God, it's ''Sonic '06'' all over again!}}
** Another example (albeit unintentional) happens in the ''[[Pokémon Destiny Deoxys (Anime)|Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys]]'' commentary. At the beginning, Helldragon mistakenly states that ''[[Pokémon 3 (Anime)|Pokémon 3]]'' was not released in Western theaters. Tom corrects him. Then at the end, Tom mistakenly states that ''[[Pokémon Ranger and The Temple of The Sea (Anime)|Pokémon Ranger and The Temple of The Sea]]'' was the last movie to feature the original voice actors. Helldragon corrects him.
** ''Kingdom Hearts II''. In the segment directly after the prologue, Helldragon says the [[Innocent Innuendo]] quoted in the YMMV page, and Tom asks him to rephrase it. Then, before the finale ({{spoiler|The World That Never Was}}), their roles are reversed:
{{quote| '''Tom:''' Well, Goofy goes into Sora when he does Valor Form.<br />
'''Helldragon:''' [[Flat What|What.]]<br />
'''Tom:''' [[It Makes Sense in Context|Yeah]].<br />
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** A better example would be from the first ''Kingdom Hearts'' playthrough -- NTom and Helldragon discussed a few times about which Keyblade is better: Metal Chocobo ([[Awesome Yet Practical]]) or Olympia ([[Boring but Practical|Less Awesome, But Slightly More Practical]]). Later: {{spoiler|"Oh my, where has Metal Chocobo disappeared to?"}}
* [[Broken Aesop]]: ''Sonic 06'':
{{quote| '''FTA:''' If your parents are dead, and the only friend you ever had is about to be erased from history, ''just smile!''}}
* [[Butt Monkey]]: A little bit of everyone, but mostly Tom.
** IRTundraboy, on this site, having perused it during the ''[[Half-Life 2 (Video Game)|Half-Life 2]]'' playthrough, felt left out at it making no mention of him.
* [[Call Back]]: In the ''KHII'' playthrough -- upon visiting the Hundred Acre Woods, there's some discussion similar to when they visited the area in the ''first'' game.
** In the ''[[Sonic CD]]'' playthrough, FTA references the later parts of the ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' playthrough (his previous appearance, nine months prior) several times.
{{quote| '''FTA:''' "When's ''CD'' getting made?", "when's ''CD'' getting made?", ''[[Precision F-Strike|fucking today!]]''}}
* [[Camp Straight]]: Skyler. Doesn't really help that he seemed perfectly okay with the prospect of dressing up as Classic Amy and dancing for FTA.
** "Hey, boys... do you know Classic Amy?" (Skyler)
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Each member has at least one.
** "[[Goddamned Bats|BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATS!]]" (Helldragon)
** "Awesomesauce." (FTA)
** "Do I care?" (Helldragon)
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** "I don't know/care!" (Helldragon)
** "Well; wasn't that wonderful?" (NTom, at the end of each Dramatic Reading video)
** "Sky-Neville" and "Sky-Jesus", among other things starting with the prefix 'Sky' ([[N Tom]], Skyward Sword)
* [[Celebrity Resemblance]]: In the ''[[Brutal Legend]]'' playthrough, Ron jokingly noted a resemblance between Tom and [[Jack Black]]. Tom denied this.
** In the ''[[Half-Life 2 (Video Game)|Half-Life 2]]'' playthrough, Tom compares Greatzombieron to [[Harry Potter (Literaturenovel)|Ron Weasley]].
{{quote| '''Ron:''' No I'm not, I'm fat.}}
* [[Chekhov's Gag]]: [[Kingdom Hearts|Parasite Cage]]. First seen in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' playthrough, then given a [[Call Back]] in the ''Sonic '06'' playthrough, and brought up again in the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' playthrough upon encountering {{spoiler|'''Mecha-Cage'''}}.
* [[Chuck Norris Facts]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB4Pac8ANlI This video.]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: greatzombieron.
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: During their second take on ''Sonic '06''...
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' You know what? Fuck you [[Pinball Protagonist|Sonic]], fuck you Tails, fuck you [[Scrappy Mechanic|balls]], fuck you [[Scrappy Level|Aquatic Base]], fuck you [[Base Breaker|Shadow]], fuck you [[The Scrappy|Silver]], fuck you [[Goddamned Bats|laser fence]], fuck you [[Interspecies Romance|Elise]], FUCK EVERYONE! '''[[Cluster F-Bomb|FUCK THIS GAME!]]'''}}
** Also:
{{quote| '''FTA:'''Fuck the fucking fuckers!}}
* [[The Comically Serious]]: Tom is this in spades.
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: When addressing the [[Schedule Slip]] in the ''Sonic and the Black Knight'' playthrough:
{{quote| '''FTA:''' It's all Tom's fault; blame him.<br />
'''NTom:''' Umm, excuse me, who disappeared for a month?<br />
'''FTA:''' ...You did.<br />
'''NTom:''' ...''You didn't even let me know where you were! '''I thought you died!''''' I'm sorry, did I say that out loud? }}
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: They're pretty accurate with the stuff they discuss, but they can slip up from time to time. This is usually followed by them being corrected (by themselves, by their forumites, by [[One of Us|us]], etc).
* [[Disney Acid Sequence]]: NTom and FTA decide that the sixth special stage in ''[[Sonic CD]]'' is one of these.
* [[Don't Explain the Joke]]: Type 2, usually coming from [[Pungeon Master|NTom]].
{{quote| '''NTom:''' [[Freud Was Right|That was a penis joke.]]}}
** Also given a thorough lampshading.
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' See, that's how you tell jokes: you tell people the jokes you're going to make, then you make them, then you tell them the joke you just made.}}
*** However, at least in TheHelldragon's opinion, this does not work for puns.
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' If you explain the pun, it doesn't work. ''Fail.''<br />
'''Tom:''' [[Mind Screw|It makes it an anti-pun;]] [[Chewbacca Defense|therefore, it is still a pun.]] }}
* [[Dude, Not Funny]]: greatzombieron has made one or too quips that may have crossed the line -- an autism joke during the ''Disaster Movie'' commentary, or a [[Too Soon|Haiti]] joke in the ''Brutal Legend'' playthrough. NTom and (in the latter case) IRTundraBoy [[In-Universe|were not amused]], either way.
** [[Actually Pretty Funny|"The autism is]] [[Sonichu|in your mind."]] (SonicMovies)
* [[Dull Surprise]]: Typically lampshaded whenever it shows up in the works they comment on. For instance, they reference one moment in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' thusly:
{{quote| "''~[[Slight disappointment~]]''"}}
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: "Aww, I can't cuss at you, [[Winnie the Pooh|Pooh]]; that'd just be mean." (Helldragon) Made funnier when NTom ''does'', prompting the following exchange:
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' -gasp- Tom!<br />
'''NTom:''' I'm sorry...<br />
'''Helldragon:''' ...[[Disproportionate Retribution|I should kill you for that]].<br />
'''NTom:''' Isn't that a bit extreme?<br />
'''Helldragon:''' Extreme is how we do ''everything'' here on Hellfire Commentaries, Tom! }}
* [[Everything's Worse Withwith Bees]]: As of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'', bees have started to become NTom's equivalent to Helldragon's [[Goddamned Bats]].
{{quote| ''[[Memetic Mutation|"GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME."]]''}}
* [[Fan Boy]]: While FTA is quite the [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] fanboy, The Helldragon is a massive fan of [[Transformers]].
* [[Fanfic]]: Brought up (and mocked) on occasion.
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' ''And thus, thousands of fanfictions were born...''}}
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Helldragon's racist against technology -- NTom dubbed him a "techist".
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' AHLALALA! NTom seems to be like this with snowmen }}
* [[Filler]]: One time, due to not having enough time to record more ''[[Half-Life 2 (Video Game)|Half-Life 2]]'', NTom, and IRTundraBoy (later Greatzombieron) instead opted to record some more ''[[Brutal Legend]]'' -- exploring, collecting all the legends/songs, etc.
** Now Tom and Ron have done a commentary on ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', for a similar reason.
* [[Five-Man Band]]
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** [[The Chick]] (SonicMovies)
* [[Follow the Leader]]: A good example is [http://www.youtube.com/user/BrainScratchComms BrainScratch Commentaries]. They now have [[Brain Scratch Commentaries|their own page]].
* [[Freud Was Right]]: During Rouge's driving section of ''[[Sonic Adventure 2 (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure 2]]''...
{{quote| '''FTA:''' We have a chick with cleavage bigger than Tails' head, and she's driving a friggin' ''penis!''}}
* [[Fun Withwith Acronyms]]: During the ''Half-Life 2'' playthrough, Tom deduced what the DCE in RandomDCE stood for, [[Rule of Funny|as a joke.]]
{{quote| '''Tom:''' Digest Cookies, Everyone!}}
* [[Gag Dub]]: It's been done by NTom, FTA, TheHelldragon, RandomDCE, and greatzombieron.
* [[The Ghost]]: Any playthrough that was on Tom's old [[YouTube]] page. They were deleted along with his old account, and were unable to be backed up due to Tom lacking an external hard-drive at the time.
* [[Gratuitous Japanese]]: Ron and Daniel slip into this during the ''Half-Life 2'' playthrough, [[Rule of Funny|for no real reason.]]
* [[Goddamned Bats|Goddamned ]] ''[[Running Gag|BAAAAAAATS]]'': Helldragon's worst in-universe enemy.
* [[Go Mad Fromfrom the Revelation]]: Tom and DCE very nearly lost their sanity during the dramatic reading of ''Twilight''. DCE even described their insane breakdown with excessive [[Purple Prose]], [[Take That|just like Twilight would have.]]
* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: Whenever they do commentary on something, but forget just how bad or [[Mind Screw|ridiculous]] it actually is (or are well aware, and [[What Were You Thinking?|go with it anyway]]), with [[Go Mad Fromfrom the Revelation|predictable]] [[Hilarity Ensues|results]]. ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', ''The Adventures of SharkBoy and LavaGirl'', and ''Dragonball Evolution'' are all good examples, and possibly ''Sonic '06'' as well.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: This occurred during their first ''Sonic '06'' playthrough (during the Trial of Love), when a glitch led Tom to believe that you ''had'' to choose [[Interspecies Romance|Elise]] [[Unfortunate Implications|in order to proceed]].
** and also while doing [[That One Level|Atlantica]] in the [[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]] playthrough, specifically during the final song.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Discussed a few times. "Hang on. I'm detecting copious amounts of ''[[Dan Green]]'' in the area..."
{{quote| "[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime]], what are you doing here?"}}
* [[Hijacked Byby Ganon]]: During a podcast from NTom64 and Helldragon, they spent some time discussing their problems with [[Twilight Princess|some]] [[Star Fox (Video Gameseries)|instances]] of this trope.
* [[Ho Yay]]: FTA and SonicMovies.
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: NTom has indulged in this from time to time, [[Hilarity Ensues|much to the chagrin of his cohorts]].
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' (After a particularly [[Incredibly Lame Pun|lame pun]]): ''Ow. [[I'm Having Soul Pains|That hurt my soul.]]''}}
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ylLhSyyGTo Part 120] of the Kingdom Hearts Playthrough nearly has ten minutes of "fucking game puns."
* [[Ice Cream Koan]]: IRTundraboy's random ancient Chinese wisdom:
{{quote| '''IRTundraboy''': Man with broom have no use for river!<br />
'''IRTundraboy''': Tiger-sleep-in-tree-to-escape-butterfly! }}
* [[I Meant to Do That]]: NTom has done this a few times.
{{quote| '''FTA:''' Sure you did, Tom, ''sure'' you did.}}
** He has also attempted to justify this on a few occasions, such as during the second ''Sonic '06'' playthrough:
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' ''(after Sonic runs into a wall of spikes)'' Well, why'd you do that?<br />
'''NTom:''' ''Because he deserves it, okay?'' }}
* [[Implacable Man]]: Apparently, Parasite Cage, later showing up as {{spoiler|Mecha-Cage, and even later, Proto-Cage.}}
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Done quite a few times. Lampshaded during the ''Half-Life 2'' playthrough:
{{quote| '''Tom:''' I make lame puns into an art-form, alright?<br />
'''Ron:''' No, you make an art-form even lamer. }}
** In an attempt to fight back against Tom's puns, Helldragon has delved into this as well. ("''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep|Terra]]''ble!")
* [[Informed Ability]]: AxelRyman, BigAl2K6, Captainblue50, and LuizPrower are all members of the group, despite not having appeared too often, if at all.
** They have appeared in commentaries, but most of them aren't available. Axel starred in an ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'' playthrough (cancelled), Alan starred in a commentary of the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (Filmfilm)|Super Mario Bros]]'' movie, Captainblue50 was in the ''Ben10'' live-action film commentary with DCE, along with a ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' playthrough (cancelled), and Luiz starred in a ''Sonic Rewards Compilation'' playthrough (removed).
** Cloud8745 was also a member briefly for 5 videos or so of the Pokemon Emerald playthrough (removed) before THD was a regular.
** Luiz was also involved in something [[Street Fighter]] related, but it was never released.
* [[Insult Backfire]]: This exchange during the ''Sonic and the Black Knight'' playthrough:
{{quote| '''FTA:''' Well, you sound like a homosexual robot with a bad cold.<br />
'''NTom:''' ...That's the weirdest insult I've ever received; thank you. }}
* [[Jerkass]]: FastestThingAlive fits this to a T.
* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: Helldragon
** FTA has his moments to.
* [[Leave the Camera Running]]: During a live stream, Tom once forgot that there was a level after the final boss of [[Sonic Colors (Video Game)|Sonic Colors]], and went to get a drink, expecting the credits to roll. He came back missing about ten lives.
* [[Memetic Badass]]: The Disney-thon spawned a couple of them [[In-Universe|for the commentators]] -- Coach Bolton (''High School Musical'') and Persian Wolverine (''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'').
* [[Metaphorgotten]]: Helldragon compares the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 (Videovideo Gamegame)||Egg Genesis]] boss fight to [[Console Wars|the downfall of SEGA]]:
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' ...well, pieces fly off, it slowly [[It Got Worse|gets worse]]; soon its core is compromised and it blows up everywhere, but really it's SEGA's fault because [[Tactical Suicide Boss|it built itself]] [[Attack Its Weak Point|with a giant "FUCK ME" light on the very bottom]].}}
** Also later, as the boss is crashing:
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' Oh no, here comes SEGA's decline in the console market; run!<br />
'''NTom:''' [[Take That|Bye-bye, Dreamcast!]] }}
** In the ''Unleashed'' playthrough, Tom indulges in it as well.
{{quote| '''Tom:''' A ''[[Sonic Unleashed (Video Game)|Sonic Unleashed]]'' playthrough without boosting is like a sandwich without a filling! It makes no sense if it's just bread!}}
* [[Mind Screw]]: Tom pulls this on Ron in the ''Brutal Legend'' playthrough.
** A slightly meta example, but have you ''seen'' some of the stuff they've commented on? ''The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White'', etc.
* [[MS TingMSTing]]: How they usually go by their commentaries.
** Especially their dramatic readings.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Apparently]], ''[[High School Musical]]''.
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' ''YES. Robot Ghost Ninja Vampire High School. Best school ever!''}}
* [[Never Say That Again]]: "Don't you ever. ''Ever.'' Use my full name." (NTom, in response to FTA referring to him as "Thomas")
** Subverted in the [[Spider -Man: Shattered Dimensions]] stream, when asked if he could be addressed by his full name. He responded that he really doesn't care.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Ron's driving endeavors.
* [["No. Just... No" Reaction]]: During the ''Disaster Movie'' commentary, greatzombieron reacts to one of NTom's jokes this way. To make sense of it, the movie currently showed a character pinned to the ground with the spear from a collapsed statue:
{{quote| '''Ron:''' I don't even know what the point is, to this whole thing...<br />
'''Tom:''' Well, the point is on the end of the spear.<br />
(A [[Beat|beat]] is heard, followed by an audible slapping noise.) }}
** This exchange from the [[Dragon BallDragonball Evolution]] commentary.
{{quote| '''Helldragon:''' What is that structure in the background, the one with the big fuckin hole in it, what is that?<br />
'''Tom:''' Looks to be part of an ''oval office'', if you will.<br />
'''Helldragon:'''... Nooo, Tom. Noooo... }}
* [[Oh Crap]]: In the ''Alice in Wonderland'' comm, when Tom realizes that he accidentally pressed Ron's [[Berserk Button]].
** And in [[Drill Dozer]]...
{{quote| '''Tom:''' Oh, god, not another tank! I need health! [[This Is Gonna Suck|This won't end well...]]<br />
'''Helldragon:''' So you're on the [[Dual Boss|two Skullker tanks]], I presume-<br />
'''Tom:''' Oh, there's '''''two''''' of them?! }}
* [[One of Us]]: Otherwise, this page wouldn't exist. I wonder if it's [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|ruined their lives]] yet?
** NTom64 has lost some respect for this site though.
* [[Only Known Byby Their Nickname]]: Helldragon AKA Matt Willard
* [[The Plan]]: NTom64 and Helldragon [[Wild Mass Guessing]] this to be how the plot of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' got started, complete with [[[[Gargoyles]] [[Trope Namer|David Xanatos]] himself.
** It's gotten to a point where they believe that {{spoiler|Xanatos was responsible for not only the creation of the Cage legacy (Parasite Cage, Mecha-Cage, Proto-Cage), but also for Nomura letting no TV series be included in Kingdom Hearts}}.
** In the Super Mario Galaxy 2: Stream playthrough: The two worlds that are multiples of three were both 12 parts long, which is also a multiple of three! As a response, [[N Tom]] said "Funny how things work out like that."
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* [[Police Are Useless]]: Pointed out by Captainblue50 in their ''Ben 10: Race Against Time'' commentary.
* [[The Power of Rock]]: The ''[[Brutal Legend]]'' playthrough, natch.
** A variation occurs in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' playthrough; the Power of Dance.
* [[Power Trio]]:
** NTom, FTA, and TheHelldragon. (Not in any playthrough, but the three have appeared in livestreams and such.)
** NTom, greatzombieron, and IRTundraboy. (''Brutal Legend'', ''Half-Life 2'')
** NTom, FTA and {{spoiler|1=SonicMovies}} (The ''Sonic Heroes'' playthrough)
* [[Punctuated! forFor! Emphasis!]]: "Must... talk... in... fragments!" (Helldragon)
* [[Pungeon Master]]: NTom64.
* [[Quintessential British Gentleman]]: Lampshaded by Tom on a number of occasions.
{{quote| '''NTom:''' Yes, I'm actually drinking tea; I'm that much of a stereotype.}}
** In their ''Half-Life 2'' playthrough, they even call him out on it; and he openly admits it.
*** Then he references ''[[Professor Layton]]''.
{{quote| '''NTom:''' A true gentleman uses an FAQ to solve puzzles in a children's puzzle game.}}
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]
* [[Reed Richards Is Useless]]: The commentary for ''Destiny Deoxys'', which takes place in a futuristic city displaying a markedly higher level of general technology than anywhere else in the Pokémon world.
{{quote| '''NTom:''' Seriously, we can't put it towards curing cancer? No, just Pokémon battles? Ok.}}
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The ''Ben 10:Race Against Time'' commentary.
* [[Reset Button]]: At the end of their ''<nowiki>~[[Pokémon: The First Movie~]]</nowiki>'' commentary, when Mewtwo wipes the minds of everyone, he also wipes the minds of NTom and Helldragon, and they forget the entire commentary.
* [[Running Gag]]: At least one per commentary, as well as some general ones that span from comm to comm. Some notable ones:
** In the [[SMG 2]] playthrough, "Duck-face."
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*** Greatzombieron saying he can get through the entire game without getting attacked by a barnacle, then getting constantly attacked by them. Tom and TundraBoy keep reminding Ron about his earlier remark.
*** Also, Ron claiming he's the the ''[[Half-Life]]'' expert of the group, and then failing at random points in the game.
*** Whenever the NPC who modeled [[Half Life: Full Life Consequences (Fanfic)|John Freeman]] shows up, Tom will quote either ''Full-Life Consequences'' or ''Quarter-Life: Half-Way to Destruction''. [[Take That|And then shoot the NPC.]]
** ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]] and the King of Thieves'': "[[Drinking Game|Take a drink!]]"
** ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice in Wonderland]]'': "It's a living."
* [[Rule of Cool]]: They decide that ''[[Brutal Legend]]'''s "Bring It On Home" solo runs on this.
** Also quoted verbatim by Helldragon during their ''Sonic '06'' playthrough:
{{quote| '''NTom:''' [[Pokémon: 2000The (Anime)Movie 2000|Lawrence III]]'s Upgraded Styrofoam Fortress [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|versus a Dragon Mech]] for no reason.<br />
'''THD:''' But it would be the ''best'' reason... 'cause it'd be kickass -- [[Rule of Cool]], people, come on. }}
* [[Sanity Slippage]]: A mild case; whenever the work they're commenting on [[Mind Screw|stops making sense]], their commentary starts to [[Go Mad Fromfrom the Revelation|fall apart]], often with [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarious results]].
* [[Say My Name]]: FTA likes making fun of Tom's "[[Opening Narration|Hello, I'm NTom64]]" intro line (see [[Running Gag]] above). Tom's actually called him out on it once or twice.
* [[Schedule Slip]]: There's a schedule? Also lampshaded quite frequently. For example, during the ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' playthrough, Sora & co. entered a doorway at one point and come out on the other side ... nine months later.
* [[Self-Deprecation]]: "I was re-watching the ''Sonic '06'' playthrough earlier, and ''my God, we are boring.''" (FTA)
** "Daniel, you're recording video game footage for the Internet. I'm pretty sure you've hit rock bottom." (Tom)
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* [[Shameless Self Promoter]]/[[Please Subscribe to Our Channel]]: [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]] : towards/With [[Channel Awesome]] as of late.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Several, including Command and Commentary (a fellow Youtube commentary group which FTA is affiliated with), the Something Awful Let's Play forum, [[Atop the Fourth Wall (Web Video)|Linkara]], and [[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)|The Spoony One]], among others.
** Also, in their ''Half-Life 2'' commentary (and later ''Kingdom Hearts II'', among others), they make a shout-out to a [[TV Tropes|very special web page.]]
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Parodied and invoked; see [[Shameless Self Promoter]] above.
{{quote| '''NTom:''' One day, someone's gonna watch this and think we're actually being egotistical.}}
* [[Spot of Tea]]: Tom loves his tea. He even claims that it's his power source.
** And that he can summon it at will.
* [[The Straight Man]]: NTom64. IRTundraBoy shows traces of this as well.
* [[Straight Man and Wise Guy]]: Tom and FTA (or Tom and Helldragon) keep an act like this going strong.
* [[Sure Why Not]]: This was how a bored NTom and BigAl one day decided to do the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (Filmfilm)|Super Mario Bros]]'' movie commentary over Skype.
* [[Take That]]: To the material they're commenting on, [[Self-Deprecation|to themselves]], to something completely unrelated, etc.
* [[TradesnarkTradesnark™]]: Death Laser™!
** And, more recently, the Fractal Tech Gear™.
* [[Un CancelledUncancelled]]: ''[[Half-Life 2 (Video Game)|Half-Life 2]]''. Their playthrough of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'''s story mode will eventually be redone, as well.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Tom used to say "Indeed" quite a few times in earlier playthroughs.
** Also, "This is true."
*** And recently, "''The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White''."
** "Fair enough" - FTA.
* [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]: Played with in Tom's and BigAl's ''[[Super Mario Bros. (Filmfilm)|Super Mario Bros]]'' movie commentary.
{{quote| '''BigAl:''' This is happening ''now'', this is based on a true story.}}
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: NTom and... possibly everyone.
{{quote| '''Greatzombieron:''' This is why every day with you... is ''pain. Constant... pain''.}}
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Originally, the ''[[Seltzer and Friedberg|Disaster Movie]]'' commentary was to be done with RandomDCE, but there was never put a date for him and Tom to start recording, so Tom eventually did it with Greatzombieron instead.
** There's also the Disney-thon, a ten-day marathon of Disney movies. It was affected so much by the [[Schedule Slip]] that Tom eventually canceled it, releasing the 6 finished commentaries <ref>''Alice in Wonderland'', ''Toy Story'', ''A Bug's Life'', ''Tron'', ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'', and ''High School Musical''</ref> all at once as the "Proto-thon".
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