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** Fuse boxes.

** '''TIDUS.'''

** When [[TNA]] devotes its program to talking instead of wrestling, expect Spoony to flip out.

** [[John Cena]] versus [[Randy Orton]], or as Spoony likes to call it '''''[[Angrish|AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!]]'''''

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Depraved Bisexual]]: A list of the people Spoony has "spooned": {{spoiler|The Nostalgia Chick, That Chick With the Goggles, Benzaie, The Nostalgia Critic, Angry Joe, Bennet the Sage and Lord Kat (As punishment for losing a game of [[Robot Unicorn Attack]] against 8-Bit Mickey)}}.

* [[Despair Event Horizon]]:

** Pumpkinhead was the game that pushed beyond the brink of no return. Also, expect him to cross this every time he watches TNA.

** Done again in his [http://spoonyexperiment.com/2010/08/01/mazes-monsters/ Mazes and Monsters review], almost word for word.

{{quote| "I mean, I kill people, because it's the only way I can get an erection... WAIT!-" * video cuts off* }}

** In Final Fantasy X review part 1:

{{quote| '''Spoony''': Focus! [[Lampshade Hanging|Stupid sexy cosplayers]].}}

** From ''Howling 2'':

{{quote| '''Spoony''': The sex scene in this movie is metaphorical of showing Sybil Danning's jugs. Okay, so that's probably not a metaphor, but for some reason, I just completely lost focus and... forgot what a metaphor even is.}}

* [[Driven to Madness]]:

{{quote| '''Spoony:''' If a demon ever wanted to take revenge on this world, he couldn't ask for a better way than this - because ''this'' isn't a game... it's fucking ''punishment!'' It's the most accurate simulation of a burning eternity in Hell ever made! And you know what? [[Slasher Smile|There's a good side! There's a good side!]] You see this? The people who made this game actually had the ''balls'' to put their names in the back of the fucking instruction book - and I swear to God, if I ever find any ''one'' of you assholes [[I'll Kill You!|I WILL FUCKING]] ''[[I'll Kill You!|KILL YOU!]]'' '''[[Unstoppable Rage|I WILL STAB YOU IN THE BRAIN!]]''' And... Th.. This game is FUCKING ''UNHOLY'' it's so bad! GOD''DAMN'' IT!}}

** As far into insanity as Pumpkinhead takes him, it's nothing compared to the laughter-bordering-on-tears he displays in his vlog on the [[Professional Wrestling|WWE 2009 Slammies]].

** And again in his "Wrestle! Wrestle!" vlog for August 6, 2010, where he expresses absolute disgust at WWE for spending half the show on what is essentially laughing at a woman for being ugly.

* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Spoony is ''very'' obviously gay for narrator Drew Skye of [[Deadliest Warrior]].

* [[Fan Hater]]: Although it's [http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/02/19/fanboys-are-mine-to-toy-with-old-man/ just part of the Spoony persona].

** "''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' sucks and you suck for liking it!"

** His ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' review is even more venomous.

** He also shares quite a bit of venom for [[Joss Whedon]] worshippers.

** His [http://spoonyexperiment.com/2009/11/17/roast-rebuttal/ Rebuttal to the Forum Roast] is an example of this, although after he doles out the lashes, he quickly responds with warm thanks to his fans.

** In a Vlog on Wresting and Final Fantasy XIII, he basically says that anyone who liked Final Fantasy XIII was just fooling themselves, as there was no way that game was good.

** In his commentary for the FFX review, he makes it very clear that this is only a trait of his on-screen character, and in real life he feels nothing of the sort.

* [[Fetish]]: Spoony has a [[Hospital Hottie|nurse]] one.

{{quote| '''Spoony':''' "I HAVE MY RIGHTS, I HAVE MY RIGHTS!!! IT WAS CALLAHAN, THE BIG ONE, HE DID THIS TO ME!!AAAAAAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!"}}

** When Noah discuses the final Laguna flashback sequence in Final Fantasy VIII, he simply sets it up (Laguna is now an actor working on a sci-fi film, when suddenly a real dragon attacks the set), and then just proceeds to laugh uncontrollably.

** [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|He also kicked someone for referencing TheGame]].

* [[Heroic BSOD]]:

** Happens almost literally in his review of ''[[Highlander II the Quickening]]''. He experiences a Windows fatal error message when he sees the back of the box call it "the smartest sci-fi thriller since ''[[Blade Runner]]''." He's also wearing a [[Stealth Pun|"Hero"]] shirt from the Game Heroes.

* [[Heroic Neutral]]: Most of the fights Spoony gets into are solely because the villain du jour shows up in his house and starts harrassing him.

* [[I Call It Vera]]: "Spoondalf's" Flame of Arnor.

* [[Ill Girl|Ill Boy]]: [http://spoonyexperiment.com/2010/11/06/vlog-11-6-10-health-update-more-dd-unboxing/ Apparently] he used to be one.

** He still is. Just an adult version.

* [[Madness Mantra]]: "You have failed" from [[Pumpkinhead|Bloodwings: Pumpkinhead's Revenge]].

* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Some of his jokes actually do [[Dude, Not Funny|cross the line]]. When not in "review mode," Spoony is much calmer and nicer; he explains in one commentary that no, he's not actually going to stab anyone in the brain. He also is on record as (sort-of) apologizing for that "Final Fantasy VIII sucks and you suck for liking it!" line by elaborating that since he's devoted so much time to it, and plays the "song you only listen to if you're a pussy" that he must be a pussy too.

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Just look at how [[Double Entendre|long]] his [[Fetish Fuel]] [http://fetishfuel.wikia.com/wiki/The_Spoony_Experiment page] is!

* [[Papa Wolf]]: There are multiple examples of this trope.

* [[Perma Stubble]]: He's often unshaven in his videos. Whether or not he's clean-shaven is sometimes a coin-toss.

** At the end of the special, after spending a good four or so hours berating the game, he provides a list of incredibly favorable reviews courtesy of multiple highly credible sources. Of course, whether it's this or an expression of extreme disbelief à la [[Red Letter Media]] is up to you.

** He now has an actual dog to pet.

* [[Phrase Catcher]]: "You're in my spot sir." "'''''OH FUCK YOU!'''''". Apparently it's second nature, since he says it accidentally during his review of the live-action ''Tekken''.

* [[Sanity Slippage]]: In his review of ''Mazes and Monsters'', the mother's comment about not going to MIT to become a computer programmer leads Spoony to reflect this upon himself and question what he's been doing with his life for the past 10 years while reviewing games and movies, before he pulls out a gun and goes crazy. The camera cuts out and shows a picture of a ton of white Lego Men tackling another man who's gone crazy, with the caption "We'll be right back. Time for my medicine."

** Again in the Nostalgia Critic's review of "The Room", when Spoony interrupts the Critic to tell him that nobody should have to review Highlander 2, only to be told of the actual movie being reviewed.

** You can tell that while he makes fun of Cena frequently, Spoony does have some modicum of respect for the man, and stated that he's one of the few young guys today that actually seems to care for the business. He's even stated during the Wrestlemania 27 review that Cena does up his game for PPV's, but at the same time shouldn't be depended on to carry a match.

* [[Start of Darkness]]: Atributed to ''Microcosm'', which comes wrapped in so much [[Polish the Turd|turd-polishing]], promised so much and delivered so very little that it broke his youthful optimism and made him the bitter, cynical shell he is today.

* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: In his New Moon review, he spends a lot of time [[Shirtless Scene|describing]] [[Mr. Fanservice|Jacob]].

* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: When Angry Joe tries to strangle him at the end of Spooning With Spoony II, Spoony responds by proclaiming his love for erotic asphyxiation.

{{quote| '''Spoony''': "I call this one the shaken baby syndrome."}}

* [[Troll]]: Since the beginning of the Experiment, Spoony has openly revelled in goading fans of many things [[It Amused Me|for the Lulz]], most prominently Final Fantasy VIII. He also enjoys annoying his fanbase when he believes they are in the wrong.

* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: ''Bloodwings: Pumpkinhead's Revenge'' drove him to Nightmare Fueling levels of anger, including a [[Skyward Scream]]..... which Benzaie heard all the way from France.

'''Beary:''' "Do you think that we should go help him?"<br />

'''Benzaie:''' "[[You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!|Are you kidding?]] I just got into the [[Fallout 3|Brotherhood of Steel!]]" }}

 

* [[The Artifact]]

* [[Robot Buddy]]

* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: At the end of Spoony's review of the ''[[Tekken]]'' anime when he notes that [[Tempting Fate|the recent live action film must be better, surely?]]

** In his ''Robowar'' review, he reappears at the end with the same [[Stylistic Suck]] point-of-view shot and "greasy, greasy" monologue as the enemy from that film.

** In ''Phantasmagoria2'' he takes on the equivalent role of Curtis' rat Blob.

 

=== Dr. Insano ===

''"I brought science!"''

 

 

** And now, after {{spoiler|Spoony went missing}}, he took over again and reviewed another movie, ''The Dungeonmaster''.

* [[Asshole Victim]]: According to the Cinema Snob's Bibleman review he was raped in prison and traumatised so badly he sewed up his backside.

* [[Beware the Silly Ones]] - Though played for laughs, Insano does have moments where he's actually able to be a legitimate menace, such as discovering the Anti-Comic Equation (Warrior #1), taking control of Neutro (the titular robotic weapon sought after by dozens of mad scientists in the comic Linkara reviewed), and {{spoiler|hiring Squall to kill Spoony}}.

* [[Giggling Villain]]

* [[Goggles Do Something Unusual]]: He claims that they protect him from his patented Neuralizer.

** It seems the only weakness of Dr. Insano's goggles thus far is [[Bruce Lee Clone|a Bruce Lee impersonator]] [[Brain Bleach|in tiny pink shorts]].

* [[Goofy Print Underwear]]: The ''Warrior #4'' review shows him in boxer shorts with red hearts when Linkara asks him why [[Pants-Free|he's not wearing pants]]. Insano replies that it's not important right now.

* [[High Collar of Doom]]: Laments that he can't find a labcoat that has one.

* [[Mad Doctor]]

* '''[[Mad Scientist]]'''

* [[Multiple Choice Past]]: Is Dr. Insano an incarnation of Spoony trapped in a [[Stable Time Loop]]? Was he one of the horny and nerdy Schlumper brothers who, after being rejected by his high school crush, turned to mad science in the hopes that he could create a artificial girlfriend? Was he a woman (or possibly a robot) until Linkara punched a hole in the fabric of the multiverse? Was he a split personality of Spoony? [[Word of God]] is that "the origins of Dr. Insano are shrouded in mystery". Also keep in mind that the [[Rule of Funny]] applies here. "It's kind of cute how people are trying to come up with some kind of continuity for all this. There's no continuity, there's only Insano."

** This hasn't dissuaded [[Channel Awesome|Chad Rocco]] coming up with [http://facesfamiliar.blogspot.com/2010/08/familiar-faces-dr-insano.html a perfectly coherent explanation.]

** To add to the confusion, {{spoiler|if Kickassia has proven Insano to be an evil split personality, is he the evil version of the original Spoony (who is now a Black Lantern), or the clone Spoony? Or is the Spoony seen in Kickassia, a good version of clone Insano?}}

* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]: He doesn't specialise in Science, so long as it's [[Mad Science|mad!]]

* [[President Evil]]: Inspired by [[Final Fantasy VIII|Edea]] and [[Superman|Lex Luthor]]. His running mate was Fu Manchu. [[Word of God]] says he was eventually impeached.

{{quote| '''Insano''': ''[giving his inaugural speech]'' I even used my real name! You voted for a guy named ''Dr. Insano!''}}

* [[The Starscream]]: Occasionally plots to take over Spoony's site.

* [[Villain Decay]]: He goes back and forth. When introduced, Insano was a hair's breadth away from conquering the world, but was soon reduced to a lonely, pathetic wretch... then he ''murdered'' Spoony, but the next episode came groveling back asking to stay at Spoony's house... then he killed Tidus... and the cycle continues.

* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Being hit with a comic book takes him down pretty easily. Either that or [[Squishy Wizard|he's just that puny]].

* [[Heroes Love Dogs]]

* [[Loyal Animal Companion]]

* [[Phrase Catcher]]: Typically Noah will be halfway through a vlog or view, only to have Oreo leap into the scene, demanding attention...

{{quote| '''Noah''': Hi doggie!}}

* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: In the new animated opening as of the "Tekken: Blood Vengeance" review.

* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]

* [[Sleep Cute]]: [http://yfrog.com/nwl0paj Spoony took a picture.]

* [[Stunned Silence]] / [[Quizzical Tilt]]: She's developed a rather adorable "WTF" face whenever Spoony's doing something that looks ridiculous.

* [[Messianic Archetype]]: He ''is'' the [[Ultima]] series Christ figure. Though, it doesn't stop him from a being a foul mouthed, lazy, womanizing jackass sometimes, as seen in ''The Serpent's Isle''.

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Accidentally ignited a moat full of flammable tar in the ''Beastmaster'' review.

 

=== Black Lantern Spoony ===

 

 

* [[Back From the Dead|Back from being Merged With His Clone]]: Recently made a cameo on [[Sad Panda Q and A|Panda Q&A]], despite it being after he merged with the clone. [[Blatant Lies|And that was the only nonsensical thing that occured in the history of Panda Q&A]].

=== Chuckles the Fucking Jester ===

 

 

* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: Literally comes out of nowhere to scare the shit out of us, and Spoony.

=== The Gate Cleaner ===

 

 

* [[Dimension Lord]]: As the keeper of the '''blagole'''.

* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: [[Real Life]] example; Spoony didn't realise Doug wanted him to appear in ''[[Suburban Knights]]'' for a long time because Doug kept calling the character "The Dungeon Master".

* [[Nephewism]]

Scourge of Spoony's action figure collection. Has his own line of T-shirts.

 

* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Despite his popularity, Spoony has had to stop using the statuette (besides occasional cameos) because of its fragility.

* [[Cool Versus Awesome]]: Has gone up against [[Conan the Barbarian]], Racist [[Golden Age]] [[Superman]], Giant [[Green Lantern]]...

=== Neutro ===

 

 

* [[Hypocritical Humour]]: When Spoony is ranting about how he hates characters with spiral eyes and giant robots from ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', Insano drops in to ask him if he remembers where he parked Neutro. {{spoiler|We find out later that Linkara stole Neutro as a contingency plan to battle Mechakara}}

* [[People in Rubber Suits]]: His latest appearance, with Iron Liz in the suit. Previously he was represented by a 2D animation effect.

=== Spencer D. Bum ===

 

 

* [[...And Show It to You]]: Got his heart ripped out by Black Lantern Spoony.

=== Terl ===

 

 

* [[Camp]]

=== The Ultimate Spoony ===

 

 

* [[Arch Enemy]]: HOAK HOGAN! Who is [[Talking to Himself|also portrayed by Spoony]].

* [[Fan Disservice]]: It's Spoony with fake breasts and makeup.

* [[Fan Nickname]]: "Spuna"

* [[Guns Akimbo]]

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Ditches her guns for a microphone.

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Attacks Spoony for what he did to Tidus in the [[Final Fantasy X]] review.

* [[Fair Cop]]: He's an actual police officer.

* [[Foil]]: Unintentionally makes a perfect foil to his brother--both are snarky and have no problem pointing out flaws in a show or movie. However, whereas Noah is [[Hot-Blooded]] and prone to [[Angrish]]-filled rants, Miles is almost always a deadpan straight man. They highlight each other remarkably well.

* [[Pretty Boy]]: It is said.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The blue to Spoony's red.