History WebAnimation / MysterySkullsAnimated

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Uncle Lance's double-barreled pump-action shotgun? It's based on [[https://heilos.tumblr.com/post/633629147863941120/so-since-this-comment-keeps-coming-up-about-uncle a real thing]], although it's not completely accurate, as it lacks the two triggers and 2 loading ports on the under side.

* BattleDiscretionShot: In "The Future", Arthur's uncle futilely tries to rescue his boy by shooting at an increasingly pissed off Lewis. When Lewis loses his patience, the scene cuts before we can see the rest of their confrontation, and when we come back to them the fight was long over and Percival has been [[CurbStompBattle thoroughly pummeled]].

On May 16th 2020, a [[https://youtu.be/fX6x3G08Ozk video]] was released to coincide with the release of Mystery Skulls[='=] album ''Now or Never''. At the end of the video, the next installment, set to "[[https://youtu.be/pBndx99Ho50 The Future]]", was announced and projected for October 2020, ultimately being released on Halloween. In the interim between this and the last video, a short comic, ''Losing My Mind'', was released. The story serves as a prequel set before the events of ''Ghost'', and is illustrated by Melanie Pulsipher.

** The way Lewis points accusingly at Arthur during the phrase "Fuck, it's you I hate the most" is identical to [[Franchise/AceAttorney Miles Edgeworth's]] whenever he screams "Objection!". Also, Lewis' human design seems to have been a lot inspired on Miles and one of the haunted pictures has a slight resemblance to the prosecutor. It worths noting that Mystery Ben made previously [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhjk5x54bsE an animated video]] featuring Phoenix Right and Miles with Mystery Skulls' song "Money", it was that video that took the group to ask him to animate "Ghost".

** The way Lewis points accusingly at Arthur during the phrase "Fuck, it's you I hate the most" is identical to [[Franchise/AceAttorney Miles Edgeworth's]] whenever he screams "Objection!". Also, Lewis' human design seems to have been a lot inspired on Miles and there's a picture of the prosecutor at the gallery.

* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: The gang passes by a trio of mirrors when they fall into a trap door. Vivi's reflection has no eyes, Arthur's is missing his robotic arm, and Mystery's mirror ''shatters'' when he looks into it. This is {{foreshadowing}} for their backstory, in which Vivi [[LaserGuidedAmnesia got her memories of Lewis erased]], Arthur lost his arm to DemonicPossession and Mystery is [[{{Kitsune}} not a dog]].

** Subverted in "Hellbent" when [[spoiler:Shiromori attacks the Mystery Skulls' van, breaks the front windshield and slashes Mystery with her scissors; it initially seems like it did nothing before a drop a blood drips down from the scratch.]]

** Averted then played straight in "Hellbent", as the video begins with "Every Note" as an in-universe radio track rather than the background music before "Hellbent" takes over the radio [[DiegeticSwitch and fades into the background track]].

On May 16th 2020, a [[https://youtu.be/fX6x3G08Ozk video]] was released to coincide with the release of Mystery Skulls[='=] album ''Now or Never''. At the end of the video, the next installment, set to "[[https://youtu.be/pBndx99Ho50 The Future]]", was announced and projected for October 2020, ultimately being released on Halloween. In the interim between this and and last video, a short comic, ''Losing My Mind'', was released. The story serves as a prequel set before the events of ''Ghost'', and is illustrated by Melanie Pulsipher.

** A much more dramatic example occurs when [[spoiler:it fully possesses Mystery in ''The Future''. It's unclear how much is the effects of the possession and how much is Mystery's true, nine-tailed form influencing things, but 'Murder Mystery' (as named in concept art) is several times taller than the Mystery Skulls, with a jet-black coloration accented in the same bright green as before, nine brightly-coloured tails, a third eye (and all three eyes are MismatchedEyes), and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a collar tag that says !? instead of ?]].]]

* PinkIsErotic: Lewis Pepper is the ex-lover of Vivi Yukino and he seeks to reunite with her despite his undead state. Lewis is depicted with a black and pink design and is unrelenting in his attempts to be with her again. In part 4 of the animation series, Lewis's backstory is accompanied by the song ''Hellbent''.

* EveryCarIsAPinto: A random truck parked in Lance's lot explodes after Shiromori collides with it.

** In the stinger for "The Future", [[spoiler:Vivi starts saying "What the fu-?" before Arthur interrupts her with screams of terror]]. Though, given how goofy the scene is at an otherwise very dramatic moment, it's probably not canon. Probably.

** At the end of "The Future", [[spoiler:Vivi starts saying "What the fu-?" before Arthur interrupts her with screams of terror.]]

* FireBreathingDiner: The photo on Arthur's laptop in "Freaking Out" shows him obvious pain with a trail of smoke emitting from his mouth after drinking a milkshake, Lewis's prankster sister Cayenne laughing under the table with a bottle of hot sauce in her hand.

* EveryCarIsAPinto: Rooster's truck ''explodes'' after Shiromori collides with it.

* {{Retcon}}: In addition to some general art improvements, the photo in Lewis's locket in "Freaking Out" was altered to [[HiddenEyes hide his living self's eyes]], rather than showing his eyes as in "Ghost". [[spoiler:This turned out to be more plot-important that initially thought, as when Lewis sees the full picture in "The Future", the locket flickers between his shaded face and his original unshaded design, implying the original change was also in universe.]]

On May 16th 2020, a [[https://youtu.be/fX6x3G08Ozk video]] was released to coincide with the release of Mystery Skulls[='=] album ''Now or Never''. At the end of the video, the next installment, set to "[[https://youtu.be/pBndx99Ho50 The Future]]", was announced and projected for October 2020, ultimately being released on Halloween. In the interim between this and and last video, a short comic, ''Losing My Mind'', was released. The story serves as a prequel set before the events of ''Ghost'', and is illustrated by Melanie.

On May 16th 2020, a [[https://youtu.be/fX6x3G08Ozk video]] was released to coincide with the release of Mystery Skulls[='=] album ''Now or Never''. At the end of the video, the next installment, set to "[[https://youtu.be/pBndx99Ho50 The Future]]", was announced and projected for October 2020, ultimately being released on Halloween.

Created by BigNameFan [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MysteryBen27 MysteryBen]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlEb3L1PIco first video]] (released October 26, 2014) follows Vivi, Arthur and their dog Mystery, [[AffectionateParody a trio of]] [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo paranormal investigators]], as they traverse a haunted house and flee from a hostile ghost. The short video and a [[http://mysterybensmysteryblog.tumblr.com/CharacterProfiles handful of character profiles provided by MysteryBen]] quickly developed a thriving fan community, with said video having eight times more views than the ''original'' official music video.

* AntiRegeneration: In ''The Future'', ice prevents Shiromori from growing back her limbs.

* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Perhaps deliberately invoked in the 4th episode. [[spoiler:After Uncle Lance stops Lewis by shooting him, he seems to forget that his nephew is behind his target and he starts to panic fire as his shots prove ineffective.]]
%%* BarbieDollAnatomy: The brief glimpse of Lewis without clothes in ''Freaking Out''. Killer abs, though.

** At the end of "The Future", [[spoiler:Vivi starts saying "What the fu-?" before Arthur interrupts her with screams of in terror.]]

* OurMonstersAreDifferent: In the lore of Mystery Skulls, each monster or spirit or what-have-you appears to have a funky little heart, which also serves as their [[AttackItsWeakpoint weakpoint]]. After [[spoiler: Vivi bats Shiromori's heart out of her chest she [[UncertainDoom appears to be killed]] as she decomposes into the base of a tree. It can be assumed that a monster or spirit can be revived by their heart as Lewis was revived after Shiromori grabbed his heart.]]