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[[File:theguildani.jpg|frame|From left to right: Bladezz, Vork, Zaboo, Codex, Clara and Tinkerballa.]]
 
''[[The Guild]]'' is an online [[Vlog Series]]-style sitcom created by [[Felicia Day]] of ''[[DoctorDr. HorriblesHorrible's Sing -Along Blog|Dr. Horrible]]'' fame (and credited by [[Joss Whedon]] as an inspiration) after a two year addiction to ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. Each 3-8 minute episode centers on "The Knights of Good", an online guild in an unnamed MMORPG [[Brand X|similar to]] ''WOW''.▼
 
▲''[[The Guild]]'' is an online [[Vlog Series]]-style sitcom created by [[Felicia Day]] of [[Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog|Dr. Horrible]] fame (and credited by [[Joss Whedon]] as an inspiration) after a two year addiction to [[World of Warcraft]]. Each 3-8 minute episode centers on "The Knights of Good", an online guild in an unnamed MMORPG [[Brand X|similar to]] WOW.
 
Recognitions include winning the 2007 Youtube Video Award and the 2008 Yahoo Video award. You can keep up with the series at its official website, [http://www.watchtheguild.com/ watchtheguild.com.] A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU music video] called "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar" was released to promote the third season. This song is the [[Trope Namer]] for [[Date My Avatar]]. The episodes come out on Tuesdays on watchtheguild.com, Xbox Live, Zune, and MSN video. [[Tough Act to Follow|Without trying to top it]], they went [[Bollywood]] to promote the fourth season, as seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMrN3Rh55uM here]. It took the top #3 spot in the US iTunes chart and the #1 in the UK on the day of its release.
 
For their fifth season´s launch on youtube, they released "[[Proud to Be a Geek|I'm the one that's cool"]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFhgupR565Q&list=UUaBf1a-dpIsw8OxqH4ki2Kg&feature=plcp here].
 
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* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Zaboo, but it has nothing to do with looks and everything to do with his lack of emotional maturity and over-the-top stalkery behavior. Although, as of the end of Season 4, he's beginning to look less abhorrent...
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Clara, of the neglectful variety; Zaboo's mother of the psychological variety.
* [[Achievements in Ignorance]]: {{spoiler|Wiggly takes down Kwan with spells so unoptimal he hadn't thought to defend against them. Lampshaded when [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Wiggly says "Sheer idiocy is my gaming specialty".]]}}
* [[Actor Allusion]]: In 3.5 ''Application'd'', Zaboo can be seen wearing a [http://www.effinfunny.com/legend-store?id=1 ''Legend of Neil'' shirt]. ''[[The Legend of Neil]]'' is another web series, created by Zaboo's actor, Sandeep Parikh. There are at least two ''[[DoctorDr. HorriblesHorrible's Sing -Along Blog|Dr. Horrible]]'' references: Riley calling Zaboo "Bad Horse," and Codex putting up her fists while referring to "hammers." Also, Codex owns a frozen yogurt maker; in the musical, froyo was an important symbol for Penny and Billy's relationship.
* [[A Darker Me]]: Online, Bladezz is an obnoxious [[Troll]] who likes to make perverted comments and act like he's cool and edgy. In person, he lives with his parents, can't drive, and gets beat up by his little sister. Though, in a departure from the stereotype you'd expect, he's young and attractive (in a pretty, Hanson-esque way), so much that his mother made him do some embarrassing modeling photos to pay for college. Also Valkyrie, an Axis member, who tries to act uber -tough in an online chat with the Knights of Good only to be interrupted by his boss. Valkyrie tries to defuse his boss's suspicions he was internet surfing, which quickly degenerates into a conversation about how a client's damask came back coral instead of lavender as she'd requested.
** To be fair, Bladezz isn't the stereotypical "30 -year -old living in his parents' basement" gamer, he lives with his parents because he's in high school and is under-aged.
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Vork's real name, Herman Holden. Also, Wade Wei.
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]] -: Averted/Subverted. Season four is all about Codex trying to deal with her {{spoiler|one night stand with Fawkes. Despite her misgivings about Fawkes, Codex decides to pursue a relationship with him to save face from the Guild thinking she's a slut. Since Fawkes isn't interested in actually dating her, he goes along with pretending to date her [[It Amused Me|for the fun and chaos]]. But when he realizes he really does like Codex she rejects him for treating her poorly, and Codex discovers she has a crush on [[Dogged Nice Guy]] Zaboo.}}
* [[Almost Kiss]]: {{spoiler|The second season premiere.}}
** "Zero... latency..."
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* [[Brain Bleach]]: Tink, when Bladezz jokingly suggests he's going to release a sex tape.
* [[Break the Haughty]]: What happens to Tinkerballa at the end of Season 2, and to Bladezz in Season 3 courtesy of the Axis of Anarchy.
* [[Call Back]] -: In season 2, Codex threatens to hang herself with an Ethernet cord to stop her therapist from hanging up on her. Zaboo actually attempted this method in season 1.
* [[The Cameo]]: dozens in Season 5
* [[The Cast Showoff]] -: Felicia's fond of writing actoractors's talents into the script. Bladezz is a talented card dealer because actor Vincent knows sleight -of -hand card tricks, Codex plays the violin as does Felicia Day, Tink plays basketball, and Amy Okuda shows off her dancing skills in the music videos. Also stuntman Wade Wei was played by an actual stuntman who did his own stuntwork.
* [[Character Blog]]: Codex's video blog serves as a framing device for each episode. Additionally, [http://twitter.com/Vork Vork has a Twitter]. It's [[Rule of Funny|hilarious]].
* [[Character Development]]: Zaboo's determination to "level up" as a person has actually resulted in some of this.
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* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: The Axis seems real fond of this, especially Bruiser and Fawkes.
** As is Jeff Lewis, the actor who plays Vork. He seems to cuss in every other outtake in the gag reels.
* [[Code Name]]: All the characters seem to prefer their online aliases, at least with each other. Tinkerballa [[No Name Given|doesn't even give her real name when asked.]] It takes until Season 5 for her name to be revealed, it's {{spoiler|April Lu}}.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: A minor one, but the picture of Codex Zaboo photoshopped in Series 1 decorates his laptop in subsequent series and in the ''Game On'' music video.
* [[Cringe Comedy]]: Most of the funnies come from the incredibly rude, inappropriate, or shocking things that the guildies say.
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* [[Dojikko]]: Codex
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|Season 2 finale}}.
* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: Wade "Stunt guy" "Guns" Wei happens to be both an in-universe and out-of-universe example. In-universe, despite being a self-obessedobsessed jerk, he manages to come off looking awesome to the Guildies because he's also a real-life [[Badass]]. After beating the crap out of Zaboo and publicly humiliating Codex (Zaboo's love interest), all Zaboo can say is "he's nice" because the guy ''did motion capture for his favorite game'', and was an extra in a B-movie he loved. Then Clara, Codex's friend, ''makes out'' with Wade! Out-of-universe, his "leather pants" status has caused a few fans to think he should end up with Codex, despite how nonchalantly he comments that "she's not worth it" with a wink and a smile. And, in the spirit of equal opportunity, Riley. Her relationship with Zaboo is at best disturbing, and at worst downright twisted; she's violent, manipulative, and scarily controlling - all three neatly illustrated by her knocking Zaboo out, gagging him with tape, and chaining him up in the wardrobe because he forgot to make her breakfast. On the other hand, she's hot. Tall! I meant Tall!
* [[Dramatic Wind]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Codex at the end of episode 7 of season 4 after {{spoiler|Fawkes kisses her.}}
{{quote|Is there a breeze in here?}}
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* [[Expy]]: The in-show sci-fi series ''[[Doctor Who|Time Rings]]'', with the main character known only as "the Professor", featuring former co-star Madeline as "Charity", herself a loose [[Expy]] of ''(and dead ringer for)'' [[The Sarah Jane Adventures|Sarah Jane Smith]].
* [[Extreme Omnivore]]: Vork: Found Object Stew. That is all.
** Also, the "breakfast" he finds in season 5, made up of the discards of other people at the hotel.
*** And yet he won't eat tofu.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Tink, in season three.
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* [[Foreign Queasine]]: Tink's adoptive parents keep trying to give her tastes of her own culture by making disgusting fusion food. Teriyaki candy canes, anyone?
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Zaboo. Oh Shiva! Zaboo!
* [[Fridge Horror]]: Clara's airheadedair-headed neglect of her children becomes this when you read about parents who have actually let their children die while gaming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaming_addiction#Notable_deaths\].
* [[Friends with Benefits]]: Riley and Wade.
* [[Funny Background Event]]: Where to begin?
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{{quote|My vagina was practically in my hand! ([[Beat]]) Can we have some more towels, please?}}
* [[Geek]]: Pretty much the entire cast.
* [[Gamer Chick]] -: Riley fits this trope best but also Tink, Clara, Codex and Venom.
* [[GIRL]]: Valkyrie is an example with quite a bit of [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] and some [[Camp Gay]] aspects.
** Also [[Discussed Trope|discussed]] in the Dark Horse Comic. Thirteen percent'd!
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