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{{quote|''[[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Awesome?|Since the dawn of time, a rift has existed between casual and hardcore gamers]]. A struggle that has threatened to tear the gaming community asunder. The question on everyone's mind: should games be played to have [[Scrub|fun]] or to [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys|win]]? No side seems to have an advantage over the other, it seems that no resolution will ever be made. However, a small portion of gamers know the truth. The answer lies not on either side, but in an unknown third side. These "sages", as they have come to be known, have kept the secrets of this third answer hidden for fear that the general public was not ready to understand. In early 2008, a game was released that would change everything. That game was [[Super Smash Brothers]] Brawl. Although most gamers did not know it at the time, that game embodied the very essance of this third way. The eldest sage called a meeting to be held in his [[Basement Dweller|mother's basement]] and it was decided that the time to teach the public of the mythical third way was at hand. A handful of the third way's greatest sages were gathered and sent off to teach their knowledge to the world. The wisest and most attractive of these sages realized the potential that the world wide web had in spreading his message. He began to work on a great project. A video series to teach others of the third way. It would be his magnum opus.<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Record Needle Scratch]]] [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him|Unfortunately, that man would later die in a freak accident while giving his]] [[Cute Kitten|cat]] [[Noodle Implements|a bath]]. [[Dying to Be Replaced|He has left me, his young apprentice, to finish the task at hand.]] This video is the first in that series".''|Introduction to ''How to Play Brawl Like a Man''.}}
 
''How to Play Brawl Like a Man'' is a video series on [[YouTube]] by Dairun Cates, which is an instructional series about how to [[Taking a Third Option|take a third option]] in the casual vs. hardcore debate, and [[MANLINESS|play like a man]]. This can be achieved by using the twelve rules of the Third Way.
 
==== '''Rules include: ===='''
* 1. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Finish with a bang]]
* 2. [[Suicide Attack|Manliness before victory]]
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* 7. [[Never My Fault|No Johns]]
* 8. [[Kick Them While They Are Down|Don't take unfair advantages]]
* 9. [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Don't Touch the Hog]]
* 10. [[Seppuku|Violations Mean Death]]
* 11. [[Be Yourself|Find your own path]]
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Not only is it informative, but it is also quite entertaining and has a regular cast of characters and a large storyline. These characters are:
 
==== Characters from the series include: ====
* The Apprentice: An [[Author Avatar]] and maker of the series. He is played by [[The Legend of Zelda: theThe Wind Waker (Video Game)|Toon Link]].
* The Muscle Sage: A [[TedSmall BaxterName, Big Ego]] type character who constantly talks about how manly and [[Badass]] he is, and runs the [[Spin -Off]] [[Let's Play|How to Play Subspace Emissary Like a Badass]]. He is played by [[Super Mario Brothers|Bowser]].
* [[Pikmin|Olimar]]: He starred in the first player specific episode, learned to abandon his pikmin and play manly. He is a [[Dreadful Musician|singer]].
* [[Super Mario Brothers|Peach]]: A [[Complete Monster]] who is [[Nightmare Fuel]].
* [[Fire Emblem|Marth]]: A [[Butt Monkey]] who is on the bottom of the man tier for no reason.
* The Brawn Sage: A calm but manly fighter played by [[Donkey Kong]].
* [[Kirby|Dedede]]: a [[Bad Santa]]. A VERY [[Bad Santa]].
* [[EarthboundEarthBound|Ness/"Billy"]]: A [[Woobie]] who is tortured by Dedede Clause and [[Metal Gear Solid|Snake]].
* [[Tiaras R Cool]]: Runs How To Play Brawl Like a Marth. {{spoiler|Is VERY MUCH hinted to be Marth himself.}}
 
<s> Unfortunately was [[Too Good to Last]] as the creator has officially announced its ending. There have been some hints it might be [[Un Cancelled]] in recent videos.</s> Turned out to be an [[April Fools Day]] prank.
 
It can be watched [http://www.youtube.com/user/DairunCates#p/u/39/rwEHUPkJ7lE/ here].
 
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=== This series provides examples of: ===
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: Peach and Kind Dedede.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Marth is in to interior decorating. [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?|He often claims he is not gay]].
* [[Angrish]]: When trying to prove Olimar can be played without Pikmin.
* [[April Fools' Day]]: See above. Complete with [[Naka Teleeli]] as a guest voice!
* [[British Accents]]: Marth has one.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Marth.
* [[Canon Dis ContinuityDiscontinuity]]: Played with. Episode 5, Mega Marth, is a little fuzzy regarding it's canoncy. The characters lampshade this.
* [[Character Tiers]]: Not which characters are better or worse, though. Rather, which ones have the most potential to be manly. The Man Tier, it's called. However, the creator himself has stated that the placing of a few characters on that list, such as [[Pokémon|JigglyPuff]] and [[Donkey Kong]] are just jokes and not to be taken too seriously.
* [[Curse Cut Short]]: In the beginning of the second episode, the creator's reaction to it's popularity. Used again in episode 3 with Olimar's reaction to the apprentice's claim he was holding back for dramatic effect.
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Because Ness hit the Apprentice with a yo-yo, he sent [[Complete Monster|Dedede Clause]] after him.
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: It's in character for the Muscle Sage to call himself "the fan's favourite character" but that doesn't change the fact the he's actually right for once. Let's Play Subspace Emissary Like A [[Badass]] was supposed to be only be [[One -Episode Wonder|one episode]].
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Revealed in [[Let's Play|Let's Play Subspace Emissary Like a Badass]] that Peach is one.
* {{spoiler|[[Hidden Depths]]: [[The Big Guy|The]] [[Boisterous Bruiser|Muscle]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Sage,]] [[Dumb Muscle|being portrayed previously as sort of lacking in the grey matter department in his]] [[Let's Play|LPs,]] [[Hidden Depths|has been shown to have read, and loves, The Lottery of Babylon (and read through it rather fluently for the most part).]]}}
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* [[Musical Episode]]: You Had A Bad Brawl.
* [[No Kill Like Overkill]]: [[Capcom vs. Whatever|BIRD]] [[Macross Missile Massacre|MISSILES]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: To illistrate how evil she is, Peach is edited to be given red eyes at one point in Let's Play Subspace Emissary Like A Badass. And [[Cute Little Fangs]].
* [[Rule of Cool]]: It seems that Manliness pretty much runs on this.
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: {{spoiler|[[Tiaras R Cool]]. At least her voice makes her sound like it in Inside [[Ht PB La M]].}}
* [[Schedule Slip]]: The show suffers from it A LOT. That's why a lot of people believed that the show was going to be cancelled during April Fools.
* [[Shout -Out]]: Metaknight provides a lot of these.
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Marth's Epic Journey. Also, Let's Play Subspace Emissary Like A Badass has The Muscle Sage play VERY badly occasionally.
* [[You Suck]]: This message is said [[Crowning Moment of Funny|with many Xbox achievements given to the Apprentice while trying to play Olimar solo. On the Wii.]]
 
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