Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles: Difference between revisions

* [[...And Show It to You]]: Except the way Tex is said to have done this doesn't seem physically possible (which were essentially the victim's last words.)

* [[And Then What?]]: Church asks this in the final episode of Blood Gulch Chronicles:

* [[Anything That Moves]]: Sister, see also [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]] below. She says the following while retreating from a gun-happy Tex:

'''Sister:''' Ohh, sorry, ''she's'' a badass. She's kinda hot. }}

** And later, while she is naked during Doc's physical exam:

* [[Arc Words]]: "You ever wonder why we're here?"

* [[Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering?]]: Often through Caboose, to the point he's just plain ignored most of the time.

''[[Beat|(silence)]]''<br />

'''Caboose''': ''(louder)'' I have an idea!<br />

'''Tucker''': Yeah, we heard you the first time, Caboose. We were just ignoring you. }}

* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]:

* [[Art Shift]]: Several scenes set in the distant past were done in the style of ''[[Marathon Trilogy|Marathon]]'', a trilogy of FPS games made by Bungie back in the '90s. And, of course, the series gets art upgrades with each new installment of ''[[Halo]]''.

* [[Ascended Fanboy]]:

* [[Buried Alive]]: Sarge allows this to happen to himself in the fifth season when his dedication to Red Command orders causes him to think he's been killed in action.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Nearly the entire cast to some degree or another. Grif, Simmons, Grif, Tucker, Grif, Caboose, Grif, Lopez, Grif, Donut, [[Department of Redundancy Department|Grif, and Caboose]] are some of the examples.

'''Donut:''' That's okay, that's how ALL our emergency plans start. ''* Sarge is kicking Grif* '' }}

** Later…

'''Donut:''' Where am I going to get a steamroller? }}

* [[Call Back]]: It's probably easier to list jokes in the series that do not get a [[Call Back]], [[Brick Joke]] level reference, or [[Running Gag]].

* [[Catch Phrase]]: Several, including one that's apparently genetic in Tucker's case as his alien "baby" does his own version:

'''Junior''': Blarg chicka honk honk! }}

** Not that everyone's attempt is appreciated...

'''Tucker''': Caboose! What did I tell you about that? }}

** The entire cast has "Son of a Bitch!"

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Caboose, who joined the army after mistaking the recruiting center for college and has totally incorrect versions of other characters running around in his head. For instance, Sarge speaks like a pirate, Donut is a girl, Grif is the wrong color, and Church is his <s> stupid</s> [[Cluster F-Bomb|vulgar]] best friend while Caboose himself is intelligent. And Sister is Church's twin brother, who [[Lost|crashed on the 'island' in the "tail section" of the space ship.]]

** The incident with Omega occupying his mind is also partially responsible for Caboose's crippling stupidity any time after season two.

'''Sarge''': Sounds like he took some of the furniture when he left. And the carpet. And the drapes. And I wouldn't expect to get that deposit back, if you know what I mean. }}

* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: The series is rife with it.

** "Kittens covered in spikes! That makes me angry!"

*** "My name is Michael J. Caboose and ''I hate babies!''"

'''Caboose:'''"But I have no horns! Or lumberjack friends..." }}

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]] - Usually any fight that Tex is involved in, including killing Church's teammates in a flashback in episode ten, and killing the Battle Creek Grunts in season 4. Caboose also effortlessly decimates the Grunts once his [[Berserk Button]] is pressed. And then there's the Reds vs. The Wyomings in episode 99.

** While the canonical ending is probably the least "dark", it's still quite bleak; despite all his efforts and suffering throughout the entire series, [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog|Church fails to accomplish anything, including his ultimate goal of saving Tex]], and everything goes back to the way it was at the very beginning, with no improvement at all. On the plus side, the Blood Gulch crew managed to stop Omega and potentially saved the galaxy, [[The Greatest Story Never Told|not that anyone outside the canyon will ever know or care.]]

* [[Dude Not Ironic]]: In the season 2 finale, the majority of the cast has an (off-screen) two-hour discussion about whether or not the situation they found themselves in was ironic. The opening lines to the discussion produce several examples of things which which aren't ironic, including this gem from Caboose:

* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]: Caboose has these moments from time to time.

'''Church:''' ''I know.'' }}

* [[Eskimos Aren't Real]]: Episode 2:

'''Sarge:''' You're making that up. }}

** And later...

'''Sarge:''' Didn't I just tell you to stop making up animals?! }}

* [[The European Carry All]]: Donut's pink... er, "lightish red" armor.

* [[Evil Laugh]]: O'Malley's signature cackle while possessing Doc is an intentionally over-the-top parody of the [[Omnicidal Maniac]] character type.

* [[Evil Tastes Good]]: A sort-of reverse example from O'Malley:

* [[Fan Fiction]]: Apparently, Donut has written some of ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''. It involves a bartender and a sailor.

* [[Five-Man Band]]:

* [[Hidden Depths]]: Tex goes from a generic mercenary to the only person who seems to actually know what they're doing.

* [[Hilarious Outtakes]] (Each season [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cm2CPYwJOk has a collection of them])

'''Church:''' FUCK! }}

* [[Hired Guns]]: Tex and Wyoming.

** Also, Tucker himself and his "striking metrosexual good looks," as noted by Captain Flowers.

* [[It's Quiet... Too Quiet]]: Said by O'Malley:

'''O'Malley:''' ...Now, suddenly it's too loud. I preferred it when it was quiet. }}

* [[Ironic Echo Cut]]: Played straight and played for laughs.

* [[Knife Outline]]: Tex's introduction, using bullets against a wall, and Caboose as the outline.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Church does this after one of the (usually 5-10 minutes long) episodes ends on a cliffhanger:

** The series became increasingly self-referential and fourth-wall breaking as ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles'' reached its end.

* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Everybody, as they are in the military.

** "[[All Just a Dream|Ruby]] [[The Wizard of Oz (film)|Slippers]]": Church back during Season 1, having only been knocked unconscious by Sheila's cannon fire. He describes his dream to Tucker, Caboose, and Jacobs, who he apparently forgot about, before Simmons and Grif show up. Church tries to speak to them about the events of his dream, but they just hose the Blues down with [[More Dakka|machine gun fire]], killing them all. The Reds (complete with Sarge's original, nasally voice) then prepare to move on to the next zone.

** "Tex Wins": When Church screams for Tex to come back, the ship turns around (with Andy presumably having been deactivated). The ship then fires a missile at the Blood Gulch soldiers, killing them all.

** "[[Where Are They Now? Epilogue|Where Are They Now?]]": The death scenes from "Fight! Fight!" play in sequence, but as each character is killed, a short caption comes up, revealing a strange future for each.

* [[Multitasked Conversation]]: In season 5, before Sarge and Donut find Grif and Simmons after they fall into the cave beneath Blood Gulch, Sarge communicates with Simmons via their helmet radios. Donut's radio is broken, so he is completely unaware Sarge isn't talking to him.

** There's also the occasional, "Men! [[Ambiguously Gay|Donut]]!"

* [[My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels]]: Donut's high school Spanish.

** And Lopez' terrible Babelfish Spanish. One prime example is when he's translating Vic's message and somehow French gets in there.

* [[Not in the Face]]

* [[The Not-Secret]]: When Simmons is [[It Makes Sense in Context|pretending to be a Blue soldier]], Church immediately knows it's him, but pretends not to in order to torment him.

** See [[For Inconvenience Press One]] for another gem.

** In the episode "Where Credit Is Due":

'''Sarge:''' Grif doesn't know what he's talking about, eh? Stop the fuckin' presses. }}

* [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]:

** "Or my personal favorite: You just got ''Sarged.'' "

** Church attempts this with O'Malley in Caboose's mind, but fails utterly.

* [[Professional Butt-Kisser]]: Simmons. Although he apparently has his sights set on Sarge's position.

* [[Reactive Continuous Scream]]: Episode 28 1/2, aka "The Last Episode Ever." {{spoiler|Not really.}}

* [[Reading the Stage Directions Out Loud]]: Caboose engages in this in Donut's play about how they ended up in the future.

'''Caboose:''' I do not think we are meshing, artistically. I think you should talk to my agent. }}

* [[Reclusive Artist]]: Dan Godwin has gone on record that he finds any sort of fame or recognition from the series strange and uncomfortable. [[Word of God|Others at Rooster Teeth]] have claimed this is why he avoids appearances at conventions, and on podcasts or commentaries (and is quiet when he does appear). Godwin has remained at his day job throughout the series (unlike most of the cast, who now work full-time at Rooster Teeth), resulting in Donut being written in and out of the series depending on Godwin's schedule and other commitments. (Similarly, Tucker was written out of ''Reconstruction'' during Jason Saldana's absence).

* [[Rule of Three]]: The running "Son of a bitch" gag is usually done three times in a row.

* [[Running Gag]]: Among others:

** Tucker never gets the sniper rifle. The first time he did, he accidentally ''shoots Tex in the ass''. Then he [[Took a Level In Badass]] with it.

*** After this, Tucker's obsession with using the sniper rifle died down significantly. The fact that he found his own badass weapon (the Sword) also had something to do with it.

** Church's horrible aim, especially with the sniper rifle. He usually only hits people by accident, or when the [[Rule of Funny]] makes it possible. In Reconstruction this gets Flanderized to the point that he fires an entire clip at an enemy two feet away and [[Crowning Moment of Funny|misses every time.]]

** People who die say "HURK!...blehh." People react to hearing explosions by yelling "SON OF A BITCH!"

*** In the "Kill Them All!" ending, everyone says, "SON OF A BITCH!"

** Due to e-mail requests and concerns about younger audiences, episodes of the second season had fewer expletives in general, and bleeps over those that made it in. This caused an even larger backlash from people demanding the swearing be put back in. Rooster Teeth, as explained in the second season DVD commentary, responded by introducing Caboose's mental image of Church, who swore more than any other character. Third season episodes were offered in censored and uncensored versions before the idea of censorship was abandoned.

** Most of the swearing is intact on the episodes shown on ''Halo Waypoint''; however a joke in episode twenty which probably could be considered particularly offensive was bleeped out.

'''Church''': Tucker, I think he means '' {{spoiler|a pacifier.}}'' }}

* [[Something Blues]]: "Blood Gulch Blues", the show's theme.

* [[Stable Time Loop]]: Episodes 50-52.

* [[Strange Minds Think Alike]]:

'''Grif''': Yeah rookie, your idea sounds a little dumb. }}

** Most famously, episode two's "You mean like a puma?"

** And then Wyoming goes and screws it all up.

* [[Take That]]: Early in season three, the characters discuss Hollywood post-apocalypse cliches.

'''Tucker''': I'm talking about Matrix ''One''. }}

* [[Talking to Himself]]: Several times, given that people play multiple parts. Burnie Burns plays Church, Lopez, Vic, and other voices when needed; he also does foley and sound effects with his own voice, such as grenades hissing and ominous wind. Matt Hullum plays Doc, Sarge, and Wyoming. Later, Nathan Zellner plays Crunchbite and Andy, and Jason Saldana plays Tucker and {{spoiler|Junior}}.

* [[The Faceless]]: Everyone, by necessity, as the Halo games give everyone helmets; The exceptions are the alien, and Vic. Semi-[[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] when Church asks Tucker if he's black, after learning his first name (Lavernius).

* [[The Password Is Always Swordfish]]: During episode 74, Simmons regains entry to Red Base by guessing Grif's password, which is "password". Simmons suggests that Grif's new password be [[Too Dumb to Live|2dumb2live.]]

'''Grif:''' Everybody knows our code words! }}

* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Tex is the only girl in the show for quite some time, though in a case of [[Positive Discrimination]], she's definitely the best fighter on either team.

* [[Took a Level In Dumbass]]: Caboose started out in the series much more normal; but the creators decided to just make him dumber and dumber over time. As a result, he's one of the most beloved characters in the series. There is an in-universe explanation that he became this way due to having O'Malley screw with his mind and witnessing Sheila blow up, but he was still somewhat stupid anyway.

* [[Tonight Someone Dies]]

** {{spoiler|It isn't.}}

* [[Two-Act Structure]]:

** The story was originally going to be about the Reds, with Church and Tucker always observing from the cliff and making comments, a la [[Statler and Waldorf]].

* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?]]: From ''Looking For Group":

'''Sarge''': But '''''painting yourself blue?''''' Dear God man, don't you have any shame at all?! }}

* [[Worth It]]

** And for some reason got it to bite Caboose and drink his blood.

* [[Writers Cannot Do Math]]: According to Simmons, he has a real knack for [[Good with Numbers|multiplying large numbers in his head.]] {{spoiler|He doesn't.}}

'''Simmons''': I know. It's a gift. }}

** {{spoiler|The real answer is 1792. Although the spoiler isn't necessary.}}