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* {{Expy}}: The Alliance gang meets two old colleagues of Hana's, who sound an awful lot like [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros Henchmen 21 and 24]]24]].
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Guy's shtick during his first few episodes [[OnlySaneMan is being marginally saner than Ellers]], actively telling him that his idea for trying to join the Pious Patron Bar paladins is a bad idea doomed to fail. He was also more heavily aligned towards his warlock profession, being very sensitive to being called out as [[BerserkButton being part of a cult]], and said warlock traits were the primary reason he was forced to go on the quest, since the paladin Lord William threatened to have him thrown in the Stockades for "collaborating with demons". Episodes after this have Guy shift into making extremely thoughtless decisions that end up complicating matters, such as getting Hana stuck in cat form (thus necessitating a detour to Moonglade), or drinking a potion that severed his soul from his body, thus needing ''another'' detour. He also began to focus more and more on his Otaku traits and routine with Ellers.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Guy's shtick during his first few episodes [[OnlySaneMan is being marginally saner than Ellers]], actively telling him that his idea for trying to join the Pious Patron Bar paladins is a bad idea doomed to fail. He was also more heavily aligned towards his warlock profession, being very sensitive to being called out as [[BerserkButton being part of a cult]], and said warlock traits were the primary reason he was forced to go on the quest, since the paladin Lord William threatened to have him thrown in the Stockades for "collaborating with demons". Episodes after this have Guy shift into making extremely thoughtless decisions that end up complicating matters, such as getting Hana stuck in cat form (thus necessitating a detour to Moonglade), form, or drinking a potion that severed his soul from his body, thus needing ''another'' detour. necessitating a detour to Moonglade. He also began to focus more and more on his Otaku anime nerd traits and routine arguments with Ellers.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Guy's primary shtick during his first few episodes is being marginally saner than Ellers, actively telling him that his idea for trying to join the Pious Patron Bar paladins is a bad idea doomed to fail. He was also more heavily aligned towards his warlock profession, being very sensitive to being called out as being part of a cult, and said warlock traits were the primary reason he was forced to go on the quest, since the paladin Lord William threatened to have him thrown in the Stockades for "collaborating with demons". Episodes after this have Guy shift into making extremely thoughtless decisions that end up complicating matters, such as getting Hana stuck in cat form (thus necessitating a detour to Moonglade), or drinking a potion that severed his soul from his body, thus needing ''another'' detour. He also began to focus more and more on his Otaku traits and routine with Ellers.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Guy's primary shtick during his first few episodes [[OnlySaneMan is being marginally saner than Ellers, Ellers]], actively telling him that his idea for trying to join the Pious Patron Bar paladins is a bad idea doomed to fail. He was also more heavily aligned towards his warlock profession, being very sensitive to being called out as [[BerserkButton being part of a cult, cult]], and said warlock traits were the primary reason he was forced to go on the quest, since the paladin Lord William threatened to have him thrown in the Stockades for "collaborating with demons". Episodes after this have Guy shift into making extremely thoughtless decisions that end up complicating matters, such as getting Hana stuck in cat form (thus necessitating a detour to Moonglade), or drinking a potion that severed his soul from his body, thus needing ''another'' detour. He also began to focus more and more on his Otaku traits and routine with Ellers.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Guy's primary shtick during his first few episodes is being marginally saner than Ellers, actively telling him that his idea for trying to join the Pious Patron Bar paladins is a bad idea doomed to fail. He was also more heavily aligned towards his warlock profession, being very sensitive to being called out as being part of a cult, and said warlock traits were the primary reason he was forced to go on the quest, since the paladin Lord William threatened to have him thrown in the Stockades for "collaborating with demons". Episodes after this have Guy shift into making extremely thoughtless decisions that end up complicating matters, such as getting Hana stuck in cat form (thus necessitating a detour to Moonglade), or drinking a potion that severed his soul from his body, thus needing ''another'' detour. He also began to focus more and more on his Otaku traits and routine with Ellers.
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* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Ellers, if only because he's the one who's given the quest initially.
** TheLancer: Guy, who's only along because he was forced to.
** TheSmartGuy: Deuce, but also [[StraightMan Hana]].
*** Hana also acts as TeamDad more often than not.
** TheBigGuy: Kit, being a Warrior, has the most physical strength (and turns into TheBerserker if you piss her off).
** TheChick: Flayme
** TheSixthRanger: Rora
** TheHero: Ellers, if only because he's the one who's given the quest initially.
** TheLancer: Guy, who's only along because he was forced to.
** TheSmartGuy: Deuce, but also [[StraightMan Hana]].
*** Hana also acts as TeamDad more often than not.
** TheBigGuy: Kit, being a Warrior, has the most physical strength (and turns into TheBerserker if you piss her off).
** TheChick: Flayme
** TheSixthRanger: Rora
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* BadGuyBar: Looking for a guide, Guy checks out a bar, which is host to a furbolg, a treant, [[DragonWithAnAgenda Akama]], a doomguard, [[{{VideoGame/Diablo}} Tyrael]], Emperor Vek'nilash, a gronn, an ogre, a kobold, a gnoll, a stone giant, Heigan the Unclean, [[HornyDevils a succubus]], a bunch of murlocs and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a guy in a murloc suit]]. Guy understandably backs away immediately.
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* BadGuyBar: Looking for a guide, Guy checks out a bar, which is host to a furbolg, a treant, [[DragonWithAnAgenda Akama]], a doomguard, [[{{VideoGame/Diablo}} Tyrael]], Emperor Vek'nilash, a gronn, an ogre, a kobold, a gnoll, a stone giant, Heigan the Unclean, [[HornyDevils [[SuccubiAndIncubi a succubus]], a bunch of murlocs and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a guy in a murloc suit]]. Guy understandably backs away immediately.
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-->''"Let me get this straight. You joined a celibate order... to get chicks?"''
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* AnAxeToGrind: Kit's WeaponOfChoice.
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* FakeShemp: Kam Uraki (Guy) was a stand-in for Deuce (normally voiced by Ian Boyle) in episode 7. This resulted in a bit of TalkingToYourself when the two enter the inn discussing the band ''Rush''.
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* FakeShemp: Kam Uraki (Guy) was a stand-in for Deuce (normally voiced by Ian Boyle) in episode 7. This resulted in a bit of TalkingToYourself ActingForTwo when the two enter the inn discussing the band ''Rush''.
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''Chronicle of the Annoying Quest'' is a {{Machinima}} series produced by [[http://www.warcraftmovies.com/pv.php?l=kamuraki Baka Savant Productions]], and set in the ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' universe. It seems to have been inspired by ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. The story follows a novice Paladin, [[GoodIsDumb John Jacob Ellers]], and his Warlock companion, [[ChewToy Voliostromort Guy]], as they seek out a Black Dragon. They need the dragon's head so that Ellers can [[OnlyTheWorthyMayPass prove his worth]] to the other Paladins so he can drink with them in their tavern (really [[SnipeHunt it's just so they can get rid of him]]). Guy is forced along because the Paladins threaten to arrest him for his use of demonic magic. They are joined on their quest by [[OnlySaneMan Hana]], a night elf Druid, and his human lover [[TheBerserker Kit]], who also want a black dragon to [[LovePotion create an aphrodisiac.]]
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''Chronicle of the Annoying Quest'' is a {{Machinima}} series produced by [[http://www.warcraftmovies.com/pv.php?l=kamuraki Baka Savant Productions]], and set in the ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' universe. It seems to have been inspired by ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''.''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''. The story follows a novice Paladin, [[GoodIsDumb John Jacob Ellers]], and his Warlock companion, [[ChewToy Voliostromort Guy]], as they seek out a Black Dragon. They need the dragon's head so that Ellers can [[OnlyTheWorthyMayPass prove his worth]] to the other Paladins so he can drink with them in their tavern (really [[SnipeHunt it's just so they can get rid of him]]). Guy is forced along because the Paladins threaten to arrest him for his use of demonic magic. They are joined on their quest by [[OnlySaneMan Hana]], a night elf Druid, and his human lover [[TheBerserker Kit]], who also want a black dragon to [[LovePotion create an aphrodisiac.]]
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* ShoutOut: Too many to list. For example, when Deuce falls into an orc camp, they chase him to "Yakety Sax" à la ''Series/TheBennyHillShow''. The same episode has Kit and Flayme duke it out to the Franchise/StarTrek "fight theme." They make direct references to ''Series/DoctorWho'' in at least two episodes, and to ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' in the season two finale.
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* ShoutOut: Too many to list. For example, when Deuce falls into an orc camp, they chase him to "Yakety Sax" à la ''Series/TheBennyHillShow''. The same episode has Kit and Flayme duke it out to the Franchise/StarTrek "fight theme." They make direct references to ''Series/DoctorWho'' in at least two episodes, and to ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' in the season two finale.
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-->'''[[PunnyName Captain Buck F. Pirate]]''': ''You'' try getting a better crew with a ship named ''The Butt Pirate!''
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-->'''[[PunnyName Captain Buck F. Pirate]]''': ''You'' try getting a better crew with a ship named ''The ''"The Butt Pirate!''Pirate"''!
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[[caption-width-right:350: The quest to kill a black dragon...[[RunningGag to get chicks.]]]]
''Chronicle of the Annoying Quest'' is a {{Machinima}} series produced by [[http://www.warcraftmovies.com/pv.php?l=kamuraki Baka Savant Productions]], and set in the ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' universe. It seems to have been inspired by ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. The story follows a novice Paladin, [[GoodIsDumb John Jacob Ellers]], and his Warlock companion, [[ChewToy Voliostromort Guy]], as they seek out a Black Dragon. They need the dragon's head so that Ellers can [[OnlyTheWorthyMayPass prove his worth]] to the other Paladins so he can drink with them in their tavern (really [[SnipeHunt it's just so they can get rid of him]]). Guy is forced along because the Paladins threaten to arrest him for his use of demonic magic. They are joined on their quest by [[OnlySaneMan Hana]], a night elf Druid, and his human lover [[TheBerserker Kit]], who also want a black dragon to [[LovePotion create an aphrodisiac.]]
The series plays out like a long quest chain in the MMORPG it's based on. After finding someone who can tell them where to find a black dragon, they must lift a curse on his two brothers to get the information. The brothers, [[StupidGood James]] and [[JerkAss Eric]], are trapped in swords. So the group sets off to find a way to lift the curse, meeting several amusing characters along the way, such as Hana's ex-girlfriend [[ClingyJealousGirl Flayme]], a [[LongRangeFighter draenei hunter]] named [[FriendlySniper Rora]], and a gnome with the very odd name of Deuce Ex Machina (Not to be confused with DeusExMachina). HilarityEnsues.
On the other side of things, there are the antagonists, led by [[CardCarryingVillain the undead Warlock Dirim]]. His followers include his blood elf "girlfriend" and ValleyGirl [[DumbBlonde Stephie Ilumvari]], the orc Warrior Orgrath Axeblade, the tauren Shaman Hawkwynd Bighooves, and [[BewareTheQuietOnes the troll Rogue Jin'zul]].
Guy and Ellers are both massive {{Otaku}}, and often exasperate their colleagues with their incessant discussions of {{Anime}} and [[ProudToBeAGeek other forms of Nerd/Geek culture.]] Flayme is in a LoveTriangle with Kit and Hana, often resulting in catty words exchanged between the two women. Despite their generally keeping quiet (relatively speaking), Hana and Deuce have both exposed their geekiness as well. Perhaps they've been spending too much time with Guy and Ellers?
Unfortunately, the show hit a snag in season three, when RealLife interfered, and the crew was scattered (much like their characters in that season). After a long hiatus, the show has returned after nearly four years, with a few cast changes.
You can view the series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Bf_wJSq2A on Youtube]] as well as BSP's website. There is also a Remake of the series in progress [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLECYq24__PXtXrRh2GRms0zdr5OxA2F66 with Episode 6 being the most recent release.]]
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!!Tropes:
* AnAxeToGrind: Kit's WeaponOfChoice.
* ArtShift: Though it's all done with ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' graphics and models, some episodes use the Model and Map Viewers instead of actual game footage.
* AuthorAppeal: It's easier to count the number of times when geek humor and nerd/Otaku culture ''isn't'' referenced in some form or fashion.
* BadGuyBar: Looking for a guide, Guy checks out a bar, which is host to a furbolg, a treant, [[DragonWithAnAgenda Akama]], a doomguard, [[{{VideoGame/Diablo}} Tyrael]], Emperor Vek'nilash, a gronn, an ogre, a kobold, a gnoll, a stone giant, Heigan the Unclean, [[HornyDevils a succubus]], a bunch of murlocs and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a guy in a murloc suit]]. Guy understandably backs away immediately.
* BerserkButton: Early on, Guy was ''very'' sensitive about being called part of a cult (he's a warlock, which don't have the best of reputations). This gets dropped as time passes on.
** Do not call Deuce "puny." The Horde in Splintertree learned this the hard way.
** Or lock [[TheBerserker Kit]] up and try to seduce her boyfriend. For that matter, ''don't be Flayme'' in general. This faded overtime, especially after their truce.
** Do ''not'' be a pervert around either Flayme or Kit. Goliath pushed his luck too far and suffered accordingly.
* ButtMonkey: Guy seems to get the brunt of this treatment.
* CaptainCrash: Goliath, evidently, was driving the Exodar when it crashed into Azeroth.
* ClickHello: Rora's first appearance was this.
* CrystalPrison: Guy gets trapped in a Soul Shard for a while
* DeadpanSnarker: Kit and Guy both fit this trope.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Deuce suggests he polymorph the gang into Horde races so they can sneak through Warsong Gulch.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Voliostromort is quite an unusual name for a human, so it's small wonder why Guy prefers to go by his last name. Though it sounds kinda cool for a warlock.
* [[spoiler: EnemyMine: After Dirim reveals himself as a Black Dragon and leaves, Orgrath, Hawkwynd, and Stephie end up aligning with the protagonists out of necessity (and in Orgrath's case, out of hatred for Dirim's true nature due to their role in enslaving his race in the past), but it's a tense alliance at best.]]
* {{Expy}}: The Alliance gang meets two old colleagues of Hana's, who sound an awful lot like [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Henchmen 21 and 24]]
** And then of course, there's "[[Series/DoctorWho Doctor Whom]]"
* FakeShemp: Kam Uraki (Guy) was a stand-in for Deuce (normally voiced by Ian Boyle) in episode 7. This resulted in a bit of TalkingToYourself when the two enter the inn discussing the band ''Rush''.
* FemaleGaze: After a series of mishaps leave Guy in the body of a Forsaken, they head to Gadgetzan to fix him. The machine (which he has to be naked to use) initially turns him into a tauren...
--> '''Guy:''' Whoa! [[GagPenis Check me out downstairs!]]
--> '''Kit:''' [[Film/YoungFrankenstein Ach! Mein gott! His schvanschtucher!]]
--> '''Rora:''' Woof.
--> '''Guy:''' Hey, try and get it to leave ''that'' the way it is.
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Ellers, if only because he's the one who's given the quest initially.
** TheLancer: Guy, who's only along because he was forced to.
** TheSmartGuy: Deuce, but also [[StraightMan Hana]].
*** Hana also acts as TeamDad more often than not.
** TheBigGuy: Kit, being a Warrior, has the most physical strength (and turns into TheBerserker if you piss her off).
** TheChick: Flayme
** TheSixthRanger: Rora
* FreezeFrameBonus: In episode 15: '' "Congratulations! You've found the hidden transition card. Thanks for having no life and looking for this kind of thing in videos. Way to go!" ''
* TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson: Considering it doesn't even take place ''on Earth'', there sure are a lot of pop culture references.
* GlamourFailure: During their DressingAsTheEnemy moment above, the disguises fail soon after reaching the lumber camp. This encourages a rather out-of-nowhere, yet hilarious moment for Kit, when she has a sort-of MagicalGirl Transformation and slaughters her way through the camp.
* GoodIsDumb: Rora's uncle Goliath is not the brightest bulb.
** For that matter, neither is Ellers.
*** Or [[StupidGood James.]]
* HilariousInHindsight / HarsherInHindsight: Guy accidentally starting an out-of-control fire on Teldrassil that causes the crew to be banned from Darnassus takes on a whole new meaning come the ''Battle for Azeroth'' expansion when the tree is burned by the Forsaken in The War Of Thorns.
* HuskyRusskie: Draenei in this show are apparently the equivalent.
* LikeIsLikeAComma: to [[ValleyGirl Stephie]] it is...
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Many, if not most of the episode titles are these.
* MaleGaze: When the gang is wandering through the [[ThirstyDesert Shimmering Flats]] on their way to Gadgetzan, they, understandably, travel with very little clothing. [[ChivalrousPervert Goliath]] can't help but stare at Kit and and Flayme. His wife (and ''especially'' Kit and Flayme) were not amused.
* MeaningfulName: Flayme is Hana's... [[PunnyName old flame]]!
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Stephie, of course. One wonders why Dirim even keeps her around.
* NoodleIncident: ''Why'' exactly Goliath crashed the Exodar is still something of a mystery, though given his [[ChivalrousPervert character]] [[MaleGaze traits]]...
* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Ellers get's mad at Eric, he starts [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything beating the sword against a tree]]. The Darnassus Police were not thrilled by what appeared to be someone chopping down their trees, and [[NotSoImaginaryFriend Eric's silence afterward]] didn't help.
* PersonaNonGrata: Following Kit's Berserker state and Guy losing control over his incineration spell: the crew is no longer welcome in Darnassus.
* QueerPeopleAreFunny: The series parodies this trope with the crew of ''The Butt Pirate'' (there was a miscommunication with the painters). Except for one off-screen ButchLesbian (and possibly the captain), most of the crew is CampGay.
-->'''[[PunnyName Captain Buck F. Pirate]]''': ''You'' try getting a better crew with a ship named ''The Butt Pirate!''
* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale[=/=]BlackComedyRape[=/=]PrisonRape: By a ''[[OurMinotaursAreDifferent tauren]]'' no less...
* RunningGag: "So wait, [Ellers] joined a celibate order... [[CasanovaWannabe to get chicks?]]"
** "You know, I said the same thing."
* SeinfeldianConversation: Ellars and Guy both tend to break out into debates about nerd fandom while on their journey and have been doing this since they were kids.
-->'''Guy:''' Okay look, it's very simple dude: [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers The Autobots and Decepticons woke up after 65 million years of being in emergency stasis, when the volcano that they crash-landed on erupted.]]
-->'''Ellars:''' Oh come on, what are you talking about: millions of years? The volcano would have erupted hundreds of times. What'd they do? Hit the "Volcano Snooze Button"?
-->'''Guy:''' Look, I don't know. And we've gone ''completely'' off of our original topic.
* ShapeshifterModeLock: Hana's specialty is "natural magic and healing" and so isn't very good at shapeshifting. He can get into cat form okay, but needs the help of an Archdruid to get out of it. [[spoiler:At least until the Archdruid gives him a ring that lets him shift at will.]]
* ShoutOut: Too many to list. For example, when Deuce falls into an orc camp, they chase him to "Yakety Sax" à la ''Series/TheBennyHillShow''. The same episode has Kit and Flayme duke it out to the Franchise/StarTrek "fight theme." They make direct references to ''Series/DoctorWho'' in at least two episodes, and to ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' in the season two finale.
** "[[WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw Ha HA! Random Stephen Colbert tribute!]]"
* TransformationSequence: Kit gets one in Warsong Gulch. Guy and Ellers of course have to {{lampshade}} it:
--> '''Guy''': Would an "[[MemeticMutation Over Nine-thousand]]" joke be appropriate here?
--> '''Ellers''': Heh, she just went [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]]!
* WretchedHive: Hana quotes the Franchise/StarWars line (almost) word-for-word when they reach Gadgetzan. When everyone just stares at him, he says "What? [[BreakingTheFourthWall Can't I have a funny line now and then?]]"
* ValleyGirl: Stephie's favorite pastimes include shopping, [[LikeIsLikeAComma annoying vocal patterns]] and [[DumbBlonde being blonde]]. She sees herself as Dirim's girlfriend, but is oblivious to the fact that he can barely tolerate being around her. She finally gets the hint when he [[spoiler: reveals himself as a black dragon and]] ends up "breaking up with her" (when really [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he just doesn't need her services anymore]]). She then ends up transferring her girlfriend status to Guy, much to his flabbergasted confusion.
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[[caption-width-right:350: The quest to kill a black dragon...[[RunningGag to get chicks.]]]]
''Chronicle of the Annoying Quest'' is a {{Machinima}} series produced by [[http://www.warcraftmovies.com/pv.php?l=kamuraki Baka Savant Productions]], and set in the ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' universe. It seems to have been inspired by ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. The story follows a novice Paladin, [[GoodIsDumb John Jacob Ellers]], and his Warlock companion, [[ChewToy Voliostromort Guy]], as they seek out a Black Dragon. They need the dragon's head so that Ellers can [[OnlyTheWorthyMayPass prove his worth]] to the other Paladins so he can drink with them in their tavern (really [[SnipeHunt it's just so they can get rid of him]]). Guy is forced along because the Paladins threaten to arrest him for his use of demonic magic. They are joined on their quest by [[OnlySaneMan Hana]], a night elf Druid, and his human lover [[TheBerserker Kit]], who also want a black dragon to [[LovePotion create an aphrodisiac.]]
The series plays out like a long quest chain in the MMORPG it's based on. After finding someone who can tell them where to find a black dragon, they must lift a curse on his two brothers to get the information. The brothers, [[StupidGood James]] and [[JerkAss Eric]], are trapped in swords. So the group sets off to find a way to lift the curse, meeting several amusing characters along the way, such as Hana's ex-girlfriend [[ClingyJealousGirl Flayme]], a [[LongRangeFighter draenei hunter]] named [[FriendlySniper Rora]], and a gnome with the very odd name of Deuce Ex Machina (Not to be confused with DeusExMachina). HilarityEnsues.
On the other side of things, there are the antagonists, led by [[CardCarryingVillain the undead Warlock Dirim]]. His followers include his blood elf "girlfriend" and ValleyGirl [[DumbBlonde Stephie Ilumvari]], the orc Warrior Orgrath Axeblade, the tauren Shaman Hawkwynd Bighooves, and [[BewareTheQuietOnes the troll Rogue Jin'zul]].
Guy and Ellers are both massive {{Otaku}}, and often exasperate their colleagues with their incessant discussions of {{Anime}} and [[ProudToBeAGeek other forms of Nerd/Geek culture.]] Flayme is in a LoveTriangle with Kit and Hana, often resulting in catty words exchanged between the two women. Despite their generally keeping quiet (relatively speaking), Hana and Deuce have both exposed their geekiness as well. Perhaps they've been spending too much time with Guy and Ellers?
Unfortunately, the show hit a snag in season three, when RealLife interfered, and the crew was scattered (much like their characters in that season). After a long hiatus, the show has returned after nearly four years, with a few cast changes.
You can view the series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Bf_wJSq2A on Youtube]] as well as BSP's website. There is also a Remake of the series in progress [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLECYq24__PXtXrRh2GRms0zdr5OxA2F66 with Episode 6 being the most recent release.]]
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!!Tropes:
* AnAxeToGrind: Kit's WeaponOfChoice.
* ArtShift: Though it's all done with ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' graphics and models, some episodes use the Model and Map Viewers instead of actual game footage.
* AuthorAppeal: It's easier to count the number of times when geek humor and nerd/Otaku culture ''isn't'' referenced in some form or fashion.
* BadGuyBar: Looking for a guide, Guy checks out a bar, which is host to a furbolg, a treant, [[DragonWithAnAgenda Akama]], a doomguard, [[{{VideoGame/Diablo}} Tyrael]], Emperor Vek'nilash, a gronn, an ogre, a kobold, a gnoll, a stone giant, Heigan the Unclean, [[HornyDevils a succubus]], a bunch of murlocs and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a guy in a murloc suit]]. Guy understandably backs away immediately.
* BerserkButton: Early on, Guy was ''very'' sensitive about being called part of a cult (he's a warlock, which don't have the best of reputations). This gets dropped as time passes on.
** Do not call Deuce "puny." The Horde in Splintertree learned this the hard way.
** Or lock [[TheBerserker Kit]] up and try to seduce her boyfriend. For that matter, ''don't be Flayme'' in general. This faded overtime, especially after their truce.
** Do ''not'' be a pervert around either Flayme or Kit. Goliath pushed his luck too far and suffered accordingly.
* ButtMonkey: Guy seems to get the brunt of this treatment.
* CaptainCrash: Goliath, evidently, was driving the Exodar when it crashed into Azeroth.
* ClickHello: Rora's first appearance was this.
* CrystalPrison: Guy gets trapped in a Soul Shard for a while
* DeadpanSnarker: Kit and Guy both fit this trope.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Deuce suggests he polymorph the gang into Horde races so they can sneak through Warsong Gulch.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Voliostromort is quite an unusual name for a human, so it's small wonder why Guy prefers to go by his last name. Though it sounds kinda cool for a warlock.
* [[spoiler: EnemyMine: After Dirim reveals himself as a Black Dragon and leaves, Orgrath, Hawkwynd, and Stephie end up aligning with the protagonists out of necessity (and in Orgrath's case, out of hatred for Dirim's true nature due to their role in enslaving his race in the past), but it's a tense alliance at best.]]
* {{Expy}}: The Alliance gang meets two old colleagues of Hana's, who sound an awful lot like [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Henchmen 21 and 24]]
** And then of course, there's "[[Series/DoctorWho Doctor Whom]]"
* FakeShemp: Kam Uraki (Guy) was a stand-in for Deuce (normally voiced by Ian Boyle) in episode 7. This resulted in a bit of TalkingToYourself when the two enter the inn discussing the band ''Rush''.
* FemaleGaze: After a series of mishaps leave Guy in the body of a Forsaken, they head to Gadgetzan to fix him. The machine (which he has to be naked to use) initially turns him into a tauren...
--> '''Guy:''' Whoa! [[GagPenis Check me out downstairs!]]
--> '''Kit:''' [[Film/YoungFrankenstein Ach! Mein gott! His schvanschtucher!]]
--> '''Rora:''' Woof.
--> '''Guy:''' Hey, try and get it to leave ''that'' the way it is.
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Ellers, if only because he's the one who's given the quest initially.
** TheLancer: Guy, who's only along because he was forced to.
** TheSmartGuy: Deuce, but also [[StraightMan Hana]].
*** Hana also acts as TeamDad more often than not.
** TheBigGuy: Kit, being a Warrior, has the most physical strength (and turns into TheBerserker if you piss her off).
** TheChick: Flayme
** TheSixthRanger: Rora
* FreezeFrameBonus: In episode 15: '' "Congratulations! You've found the hidden transition card. Thanks for having no life and looking for this kind of thing in videos. Way to go!" ''
* TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson: Considering it doesn't even take place ''on Earth'', there sure are a lot of pop culture references.
* GlamourFailure: During their DressingAsTheEnemy moment above, the disguises fail soon after reaching the lumber camp. This encourages a rather out-of-nowhere, yet hilarious moment for Kit, when she has a sort-of MagicalGirl Transformation and slaughters her way through the camp.
* GoodIsDumb: Rora's uncle Goliath is not the brightest bulb.
** For that matter, neither is Ellers.
*** Or [[StupidGood James.]]
* HilariousInHindsight / HarsherInHindsight: Guy accidentally starting an out-of-control fire on Teldrassil that causes the crew to be banned from Darnassus takes on a whole new meaning come the ''Battle for Azeroth'' expansion when the tree is burned by the Forsaken in The War Of Thorns.
* HuskyRusskie: Draenei in this show are apparently the equivalent.
* LikeIsLikeAComma: to [[ValleyGirl Stephie]] it is...
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Many, if not most of the episode titles are these.
* MaleGaze: When the gang is wandering through the [[ThirstyDesert Shimmering Flats]] on their way to Gadgetzan, they, understandably, travel with very little clothing. [[ChivalrousPervert Goliath]] can't help but stare at Kit and and Flayme. His wife (and ''especially'' Kit and Flayme) were not amused.
* MeaningfulName: Flayme is Hana's... [[PunnyName old flame]]!
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Stephie, of course. One wonders why Dirim even keeps her around.
* NoodleIncident: ''Why'' exactly Goliath crashed the Exodar is still something of a mystery, though given his [[ChivalrousPervert character]] [[MaleGaze traits]]...
* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Ellers get's mad at Eric, he starts [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything beating the sword against a tree]]. The Darnassus Police were not thrilled by what appeared to be someone chopping down their trees, and [[NotSoImaginaryFriend Eric's silence afterward]] didn't help.
* PersonaNonGrata: Following Kit's Berserker state and Guy losing control over his incineration spell: the crew is no longer welcome in Darnassus.
* QueerPeopleAreFunny: The series parodies this trope with the crew of ''The Butt Pirate'' (there was a miscommunication with the painters). Except for one off-screen ButchLesbian (and possibly the captain), most of the crew is CampGay.
-->'''[[PunnyName Captain Buck F. Pirate]]''': ''You'' try getting a better crew with a ship named ''The Butt Pirate!''
* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale[=/=]BlackComedyRape[=/=]PrisonRape: By a ''[[OurMinotaursAreDifferent tauren]]'' no less...
* RunningGag: "So wait, [Ellers] joined a celibate order... [[CasanovaWannabe to get chicks?]]"
** "You know, I said the same thing."
* SeinfeldianConversation: Ellars and Guy both tend to break out into debates about nerd fandom while on their journey and have been doing this since they were kids.
-->'''Guy:''' Okay look, it's very simple dude: [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers The Autobots and Decepticons woke up after 65 million years of being in emergency stasis, when the volcano that they crash-landed on erupted.]]
-->'''Ellars:''' Oh come on, what are you talking about: millions of years? The volcano would have erupted hundreds of times. What'd they do? Hit the "Volcano Snooze Button"?
-->'''Guy:''' Look, I don't know. And we've gone ''completely'' off of our original topic.
* ShapeshifterModeLock: Hana's specialty is "natural magic and healing" and so isn't very good at shapeshifting. He can get into cat form okay, but needs the help of an Archdruid to get out of it. [[spoiler:At least until the Archdruid gives him a ring that lets him shift at will.]]
* ShoutOut: Too many to list. For example, when Deuce falls into an orc camp, they chase him to "Yakety Sax" à la ''Series/TheBennyHillShow''. The same episode has Kit and Flayme duke it out to the Franchise/StarTrek "fight theme." They make direct references to ''Series/DoctorWho'' in at least two episodes, and to ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' in the season two finale.
** "[[WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw Ha HA! Random Stephen Colbert tribute!]]"
* TransformationSequence: Kit gets one in Warsong Gulch. Guy and Ellers of course have to {{lampshade}} it:
--> '''Guy''': Would an "[[MemeticMutation Over Nine-thousand]]" joke be appropriate here?
--> '''Ellers''': Heh, she just went [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]]!
* WretchedHive: Hana quotes the Franchise/StarWars line (almost) word-for-word when they reach Gadgetzan. When everyone just stares at him, he says "What? [[BreakingTheFourthWall Can't I have a funny line now and then?]]"
* ValleyGirl: Stephie's favorite pastimes include shopping, [[LikeIsLikeAComma annoying vocal patterns]] and [[DumbBlonde being blonde]]. She sees herself as Dirim's girlfriend, but is oblivious to the fact that he can barely tolerate being around her. She finally gets the hint when he [[spoiler: reveals himself as a black dragon and]] ends up "breaking up with her" (when really [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he just doesn't need her services anymore]]). She then ends up transferring her girlfriend status to Guy, much to his flabbergasted confusion.
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