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== Tropes pertaining to multiple main Guys: ==

{{quote| '''Jon''': GAAAAAAME!}}

** [[Chuggaaconroy]] has spells of being this every now and again, so that practically makes ''everyone'' these.

** A large portion of the Great Maze in Subspace Emmissary can be summed up by "''TIIIM!''"

* [[Chromatic Arrangement]]: Both in terms of characters in New Super Mario Bros and of names in Brawl, Chugga is Red (He's called the fearless leader), Jon is Blue (He's shown to be better at the games than the other two, while knowing the most,) and Tim is Green (The most laid-back and gentle of the three). Josh even fulfills the Yellow fourth member part of the trope.

* [[Griefer]]: Chugga plays this role ''very'' well.

** Since New Super Mario Bros., however, [[Token Evil Teammate|Jon has stolen this title]], [[Epic Fail|with]] [[Laser-Guided Karma|varying]] [[Hilarity Ensues|effectiveness.]] Though with the highest kill count and lowest death count, it's easy to say he's great at it even with the fails.

* [[Large Ham]]: Chugga is the Largest Ham of the entire group, as per his usual LP's where he sends his mic levels skyrocketing into the red zone. He really doesn't like it when things don't go his way.

** Josh Jepson appears to be one as well.

* [[Motor Mouth]]: [[Nintendo Capri Sun]] talks real fast. [[Chuggaaconroy]] does this as well, though mostly due to having a ton of things he wants to say.

** <small>'''ProtonJon:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVwSxw4jNDM#t=13m43s TV Tropes just kinda had a heart attack.]</small>

*** He also directly references [[Heavy Rain|Press X]] [[Holler Button|To Jason.]]

*** And [[Press X to Not Die|Press A to not die.]]

*** And the fact that TV Tropes has labeled NCS as [[The Medic]] and Josh as [[The Chick]]. It's pretty much confirmed by now that they've been reading this page.

{{quote| '''Emile:''' His first name is Proton, his last name is Jon. Plot twist!}}

** Ironically, NCS ''does'' usually call him "Proton" rather than "Jon".

{{quote| [[Running Gag|"Press L to P!"]]}}

 

 

* [[The Ace]]: Not normally, but in Mario Power Tennis. To the point where {{spoiler|Rodri is praised for being the only player to NOT be curb-stomped by him.}} Indeed, the guest players seem to see him as the [[Opposing Sports Team]].

* [[Berserk Button]]: Steve, as usual.

* [[Better Than a Bare Bulb]]: If there is any form of coincidence, irony, or status quo change in either the game or with the three of them, Chuggaa ''will'' point it out sooner or later.

** Also, in the sequel, {{spoiler|getting a last second hidden star on the final turn in Pirate Land, ultimately leading to his victory.}}

** Jon points this out in Horror Land of Mario Party 2 and refers to it as Chugga's "stupid luck".

'''Jon''': Dream? You're the American dream?<br />

'''Tim''': [[Deadpan Snarker|One more reason to move to Canada.]] }}

** This has continued into later LP's as well.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Might as welllll JUMP!"

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Almost as much as Jon.

* [[Determinator]]: According to [http://www.formspring.me/PJon/q/329394223721759303 Jon's Formspring], Chuggaa ''really'' wanted to be Player 1 in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' since the three of them hadn't changed player numbers since the beginning, despite not being terribly good at the game. So he allegedly powered his way through the game in order to prove to Jon that he was capable of being Player 1. And he was, once the project began.

* [[Double Standard]] / [[Fantastic Racism]]: Played to very humorous effect and lampshaded every single time.

* [[Grammar Nazi]]: Is the first to correct Jon whenever he says something like "Tim and me", reminding him to say "Tim and ''I''" instead.

* [[The Hero]]: The unofficial leader, due to his gaming skill. Furthered by him always being Player 1, except in Subspace Emissary, where the guys took turns as Player 1, Player 2, and not playing.

* [[Hidden Depths]]: In episode 3 of Kirby's Return to Dream Land, it's mentioned that he can beatbox.

** Later, {{spoiler|he loses to Diabetus when he forces the match into Sudden Death. Though to be fair, if he didn't do that, he would've [[Failure Is the Only Option|lost anyway]], since Diabetus was about to kill him.}}

* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Tortures Jon with the "Move faster Pokey" line for fun, but reacts in pure agony whenever Jon mentions [[Pikmin|Steve]].

* [[Mr. Exposition]]: He is often the one to know the most about the game they're [[L Ping]], and will supply information about the details and background of it as they play.

* [[No Indoor Voice]]: Utterly ''screams'' whenever something really good or bad happens.

* [[Out-of-Character Moment]]: He occasionally becomes angry or irritable, despite usually being the cheerful one. Most prominent examples are Bowser Land of Mario Party 2, the [[Precision F-Strike]] example below, and the Mario Party 2 recording failure story listed on their [[Epic Fail]] page.

* [[Phrase Catcher]] / [[Fan Nickname]]: Jon and some of the tournament guests have taken to calling him "Mr. Conroy" in a crotchety old man voice.

* [[Screams Like a Little Girl]]: Before the [[Precision F-Strike]] example, but after Jon died, Chugga goes into this territory.

** Episode 10 of Subspace Emmissary, when having to confront his worst nightmare... a red Pikmin who refuses to die...

{{quote| '''[[Proton Jon]]:''' Oh, so ''you're'' the one saying [you're] surrounded by idiots now!}}

* [[Troll]]: It's difficult ''not'' to imagine Chugga making a [[Memetic Mutation|trollface]] when he makes an [[Incredibly Lame Pun]] or screws Jon over. His teachers always said (and he agrees) that he does not work well with others, which explains why he acts differently than in his solo videos.

{{quote| "[[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|GAAAAAAAAME!!!!]]"}}

 

 

* [[Berserk Button]]: His old catchphrases, such as "Move faster Pokey".

** Insulting his mother is shown to be one in the first episode of Horror Land.

* [[Take That, Audience!]]: Chuggaa has his fun sometimes, but Jon makes fun of the [[Fan Dumb]] among the Guys' fanbase more than anyone else.

* [[Third Person Person]]: When playing as Captain Falcon in ''Brawl''.

* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: Goes from somewhat annoyed with Chugga in ''Mario Party'' to outright trying to kill him (and occasionally Josh) in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Even more after Chugga accidentally gives him a black eye.

** He goes back to "normal" in ''Subspace Emissary'', though he still tries to annoy Chugga whenever possible.

{{quote| [[Toilet Humor|"In the bathroom!"]]}}

 

 

* [[Apologetic Attacker]]

* [[Only Sane Man]]: Almost the entire time in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Also during other games, though to a somewhat lesser extent.

* [[Out-of-Character Moment]]: Any time NCS sends his voice skyrocketing for one reason or another (to the extent he outdid even ''Chugga'') usually ends up catching everyone involved off guard.

** He seems to be getting this in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. So far, he's {{spoiler|died on the first Goomba, lost more lives than anyone else, and was the first player to have to use a continue}}. This can mostly be attributed to his nice guy nature in refusing to use everyone else as springboards, and falling to his death ([[Beware the Nice Ones|except once]]). And as Josh Jepson pointed out in a comment, he actually feels ''he's'' doing worse than Tim because [[Mercy Invincibility|Tim never uses]] [[Bottomless Pit Rescue Service|the bubble mechanic]]. On the bright side, he's collected a good majority of the Star Coins so far, but the LP is too early on to say for sure if this will be a constant.

*** He does seem to be doing better than Josh now, but he's still miles behind Chugga and Jon in the long run.

** This was lampshaded in a Facebook post:

** Chuggaa finally came out and just asked him about it, and Tim responded that it's the control sticks in general that mess him up so bad. The evidence matches up, as all the games he's pulled off incredibly well were before the advent of analogue sticks. Also, the fact that there are more players on the screen was mentioned.

** He's doing better now in ''[[Mario Party]] 2'', but unfortunately the [[Random Number God]] is still causing his overall performance to suffer.

*** Jon also mentions in his interview with LPCatchPhrases that NCS is a generally quiet and shy person, so part of it is probably him warming up to his new team members.

* [[Some Call Me... Tim]]: Literally.

** While still the only one to never win a match, he did KO Jon once or twice during the Smash Bros. filler video, and then {{spoiler|won Rainbow Road during the Mario Kart video}}.

** He's also gotten ''loads'' better as of ''Mario Party 2''. However, due to Jon and Chugga also being a bit better and luck usually not going in his favour, this tends to not show as well as it should.

{{quote| "[[Mondegreen|Geez it's thrusting!/Jesus frosting!]]"}}

 

 

* [[Berserk Button]]: People making fun of his name by connecting him to [[The Jetsons|George Jetson]].

* [[Big No]]: A milder version when she gets beaten.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Alongside Josh, he and she are both the first losers of the entire tournament.

* [[Southern Belle]]: She kind of has that accent.

 

* [[Cross Player]]

* {{spoiler|[[Hero-Killer]]: The only guest competitor to knock out one of the Guys in the first round}}.

* [[Large Ham]]: At times, especially in his second battle.

* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: He starts out his matches as Zelda and plays rather poorly. However, when he switches to Sheik, he starts kicking ass.

* [[Handicapped Badass]]: Does well in the tournament, despite being sleepy.

* {{spoiler|[[Hero-Killer]]: Defeats Chuggaaconroy for good in sudden death, even after Chuggaa was buying himself time to kill him there first, and previously Diabetus had knocked Tim out of the Tournament. He's responsible for two out of three Runaway Guys losing the tournament}}.

* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Cracked a few during his second match.

* [[Pyrrhic Victory]]: Realizes that the cost of winning another match means he'd have to stay awake late at night for even longer.

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Delivers one unto ALoyalGamer in their tennis match.

* [[Les Yay]] / [[Crack Pairing]]: The joke that he's not only with Daisy, but that he's also female and with Daisy.

 

 

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Quite a bit in his match. For example, after someone points out how [[Proton Jon|Jon]] is Luigi and [[Name's the Same|Jon (himself)]] is Mario:

{{quote| '''JP''': Yeah, that makes sense.}}

* [[Funny Background Event]]: Himself. All of the tennis players are in the same room, and he shouts during matches he's not involved with frequently, as opposed to most everyone else being silent.

* [[Name's the Same]]: As [[Proton Jon|Jon]].

 

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