History WebAnimation / SockSeries

* ArtEvolution: ''Empire of Sock'' has a much richer color palette than the first 2 installments.

* WeakSauceWeakness: Sock, an eldritch being from hell, is rendered harmless by a hamster cage.
* TheXOfY: All parts of the series follow the X of Sock formula.

* EldritchAbomination: Sock in spades. By the end of ''Empire'' he and his cult seem to have outright broken reality itself.

* FlowerMouth: How Ceriazibus' mouths looks like.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Gaeous die by getting cut in half by one of Ceriazibus' tongue as he's about to attack Sock.

* AmbiguousGender: We neither know the gender of Sock, it's monsters or the three gods.
* AmputationStopsSpread: Ceriazibus opts to amputate one of its two remaining heads after getting infected by having Gaeous' blood on its tongue.

* BlowYouAway: One of Hothica's powers. It can manipulate wind in many ways.
* BodyHorror: The series as a whole is ripe with this, but special mention goes to Ceriazibus exposing its flailing guts.

* GreenThumb: Gaeous's powers. It simply has to cry on something to create giant sentient flora.

* GoodIsNotNice: The gods who arrive to defeat Sock are utterly indifferent to human suffering, [[HumanResources to the point that Hothica steals their bones for a wind spear, Gaeous using them as mulch for its creations and Uquorion stealing all the water from its surroundings to attack with, including the water inside humans]]. Although with [[GodOfEvil Sock]] [[EldritchAbomination it's kind of necessary.]]

** When Ceriazibus get freed by Gaeous' vines by Sock's cultists, it have some wound that instantanly disapears. it can't regrow its heads though.

* IgnoredEnemy: At no point are the gods seen attacking Sock's cultists, which bite them in the ass because a group of them trap Hothica in a magical cylinder and crush it to death while another group free Ceriazubus from the vines it was trapped in which allow him to kill Gaeous, the one who wrapped it with wines.
* KillerRabbit: Sock is an adorable hamster. He is also a seemingly unkillable demon that commands an army of monsters from hell.

** Ceriazibus sound like "Cerberus", the creature it's based on.

* MakingASplash: Uquorion's powers. It can manipulate any water in its vicinity, including the fluid in human bodies.

* OverlyLongTongue: Ceriazibus's tongues are so long that it can wrap them around on of it's head multiple times and it's so sharp that it can '''decapitate''' itself.
* PerpetualFrowner: Gaeous has an unchanging morose look on its face.

* PlayingWithFire: Sock have power over fire.
* PortalDoor: Sock turns his owner's fridge into one, though it's never shown where it leads.

* BlackBeadEyes: Sock, some humans, and a few others have these.

* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: The sea god, on account of being modeled after an angler fish.

* OverlyLongTongue: Ceriazibus's tongues are so long that he can wrap them around on of it's head multiple time and it's so sharp that it can '''decapitate''' itself.

* AmputationStopsSpread: Ceriazibus opts to amputate one of its two remaining heads after getting infected by touching the plant god with its tongue.

* AmputationStopsSpread: The cerberus monster opts to amputate one of its two remaining heads after getting infected by touching the plant god with its tongue.

* BlowYouAway: One of the sky god's powers. It can manipulate wind in many ways, but its main offence is to use [[ShockAndAwe lightning]].
* BodyHorror: The series as a whole is ripe with this, but special mention goes to the Cerberus monster exposing its flailing guts.

* GreenThumb: The plant god's powers. It simply has to cry on something to create giant sentient flora.

* GoodIsNotNice: The gods who arrive to defeat Sock are utterly indifferent to human suffering, [[HumanResources to the point that the sky god steals their bones for a wind spear, the plant god using them as mulch for its creations and the water god stealing all the water from its surroundings to attack with, including the water inside humans]]. Although with [[GodOfEvil Sock]] [[EldritchAbomination it's kind of necessary.]]
* {{Hellhound}}: Though not a canine per se, the giant three-headed creature that is summoned by Sock is definitely evocative of Cerberus.

* MakingASplash: The water god's powers. It can manipulate any water in its vicinity, including the fluid in human bodies.
* ManOnFire: In ''Dawn'' a man in hell has to endure being on fire with a bucket of water just out of reach.

* PerpetualFrowner: The plant god has an unchanging morose look on its face.

* ShockAndAwe: In addition to [[BlowYouAway creating wind]] the sky god can summon very powerful lightning bolts.

* SwissArmyTears: The plant god can create plants by crying.

* AllThereInTheScript: Nobody but Sock is named in the shorts themselves, but several names are revealed through character artwork Gerling posted on his developer blog. [[spoiler:The sky god is Hothica, the plant god is Gaeous, the water god is Uquorion, and the cerberus monster is Ceriazibus]].

* AmputationStopsSpread: The cerberus monster opts to amputate one of its two remaining heads after getting infected by a plant.

* BlowYouAway: One of the storm god's powers. It can manipulate wind in many ways, but its main offence is to use [[ShockAndAwe lightning]].

* GreenThumb: The jungle god's powers. It simply has to cry on something to create giant sentient flora.
* GodOfEvil: Sock is worshipped by his cult as this, rampantly murdering and torturing people seemingly for kicks... [[HumanResources Not that The Elementals are much better]]. In ''Empire'' we get a look at the Cult of Sock's creation myth, depicting Sock descending from a crack in the firmament with the other elementals, implying some rather disturbing things about them all.
* GoodIsNotNice: The elementals who arrive to defeat Sock are utterly indifferent to human suffering, [[HumanResources to the point that the lighting elemental steals their bones for a wind spear, the plant elemental using them as mulch for its creations and the water elemental stealing all the water from its surroundings to attack with, including the water inside humans]]. Although with [[GodOfEvil Sock]] [[EldritchAbomination it's kind of necessary.]]

* HopeSpot: For the citizens when the elementals arrive. It's quickly made clear that they only care about fighting Sock, with complete disregard to the destruction and death they cause in the process.

* LandSeaSky: The plant, sky and water elementals.

* ShockAndAwe: In addition to [[BlowYouAway creating wind]] the storm god can summon very powerful lightning bolts.

* SwissArmyTears: The jungle god can create plants by crying.

* CutShort: Development of the fourth installment, Rictus of Sock, unfortunately stopped when the creator decided to pursue another project.

The Sock series is made by [[http://www.barfquestion.com Grey Gerling]], who is known for his unique hand drawn style of animation. There are currently 3 parts, with the finale to the quadrilogy on its way. The series is available on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6dc0Ld9gO8&list=PLBC1E15B62F4B0011 YouTube]] and [[http://barfquestion.newgrounds.com/movies/ Newgrounds]].

* ShoutOut: In ''Empire'' a little girl is seen holding a plushie that looks like the Fetusaur from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nSw1RqtaRA The Faster The Treadmill]], another animation by Grey Gerling. .

* HumanSacrifice: Done to an unlucky pizza boy.

* GodIsEvil/GodOfEvil: Sock is worshipped by his cult as this, rampantly murdering and torturing people seemingly for kicks... [[HumanResources Not that The Elementals are much better]]. In ''Empire'' we get a look at the Cult of Sock's creation myth, depicting Sock descending from a crack in the firmament with the other elementals, implying some rather disturbing things about them all.

* BlackBeadyEyes: Sock, some humans, and a few others have these.

* ''Rictus of Sock'' (In development)

* ShoutOut: In ''Empire'' a little girl is seen holding a plushie that looks like the Fetusaur from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nSw1RqtaRA The Faster The Treadmill]], another animation by Grey Gerling.
* SealedEvilInACan: The can in this case being Sock's cage, which inexplicably nullifies his powers.

* BodyHorror: The series as a whole is ripe with this, but special mention goes to the cerberus monster exposing its flailing guts.

* BodyHorror: The cerberus monster exposing its flailing guts.