History WebVideo / Kickassia

* StallingTheSip: The Nostalgia Critic does this when the The Nostalgia Chick poisons his tea
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Yes, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Molossia Molossia]] is [[http://www.molossia.org/ a real micronation]], and that is really its president AsHimself.

** Part 5 overflows with them thanks to [[spoiler:the death of Santa Christ]], with Goggles, Sean, and Little Miss Gamer coming back, plus MikeJ, WebVideo/{{Guru Larry|AndWez}}, Coldguy, Dominic from ''WebVideo/VideoGameConfessions'', WebVideo/TheLastAngryGeek, That Jewish Guy (and his character Guy Lynor), [[WebVideo/LeeAndDena Dena Natali]], the Cat, WebVideo/YRulerOfTime, and several members of Creator/TeamFourStar (Creator/{{Lanipator}}, [[WebVideo/SailorMoonAbridged Megami33]], [=KaiserNeko=], [=Takahata101=], and [[WebVideo/NarutoTheAbridgedSeries MasakoX]]). Plus, [[spoiler:WebVideo/BoardJames shows up to explain TabletopGame/{{Risk}} and {{lampshade|Hanging}}s his cameo appearance.]]

[[http://channelawesome.com/kickassia-part-2/ Triumph and Treacle]]\\

* StopHelpingMe: [[invoked]] In Part 5, [[spoiler:the Critic asks for Nostalgia Chick's help when Insano attacks. She pulls out a baseball bat and... [[TheStarscream attacks The Critic]]. He's too dense to realize she's turned on him, but still punches her out all the same.]]

* OhCrap: Insano's reaction to not having quite defeated N. Bison.

** Linkara is seen wearing a ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' communicator, and during the second invasion attempt, both he and [=MarzGurl=] are wearing color-coded Sentai-like masks and have synchronised poses. Linkara previously used the Green Ranger's dagger as a weapon in the Brawl and in episodes of ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'', and also successfully used a ''Power Rangers'' morpher in ''[=AT4W=]''.

** And then there's where The Cinema Snob easily recognizes that all Spoony has to do to become Dr. Insano is put on the goggles and labcoat.

** Kevin Baugh. In his meeting in Part 1, he consulted with himself as Fritz von Baugh about the Critic's invasion. {{Justified|Trope}}: he ''is'' the self-proclaimed President of a sovereign microstate within the United States. It comes with [[JustForPun the territory]].

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: With how the kitchen scene in Part 6 is shot, you wouldn't be surprised if they were leading up to a gangbang instead of just a beatdown.

** You really think TGWTG is going to come back home with a micronation? Industrial-class spoilage was contained at the [[http://www.molossia.org/ Molossian website]] before the event even aired.

* RailroadTracksOfDoom: While passing the Molossia Railroad in Part 2, Jew Wario trips and faceplants right on the tracks, and just lies there screaming as the toy train comes toward him. Lampshaded: His rescuer states that it was just a toy train.

-->''My darling Nella, thoughts of you are the only thing that keep me afloat in these dark, dark times, even though I know people will take that quote and use it as an excuse to write erotic fanfiction about the two of us.''

** Dr. Insano. For the first time, he actually fights and wins the first round. He also has ''fingerbeams'' all of a sudden.

* StoryArc: Continues on from the one in Critic's show about him hating his job, going as far as to be willing to commit mass murder-suicide just so he doesn't have to go back.

:: One of them finally notices in Part 6 when Angry Joe announces their freedom.

->''"I'm the Nostalgia Critic, [[SubvertedCatchphrase and I get a feeling that none of you are gonna have a hard time remembering this]].''"

[[caption-width-right:350:[-Alright people, this is the moment you've been waiting for! Bravery will be rewarded! Destinies will be revealed! And the honor of a new nation will be born! A nation which I will declare -- KICKASSIA!-] [[note]]Extreme front: Ma-Ti from ''WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}}'' (Bargo). Front row from left to right: WebVideo/BennettTheSage, WebVideo/{{Benzaie}}, Kevin Baugh, LordKaT, [[WebVideo/TheGameHeroes 8-Bit Mickey]], [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]], That Other Guy (Rob Walker). Second row from left to right: WebVideo/RolloT, WebVideo/MarzGurl, [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]], [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment The Spoony One]], WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob, WebVideo/{{Lee|AndDena}}, WebVideo/{{Phelous}}. Back row from left to right: WebVideo/PawDugan, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], [[Webvideo/TheGameHeroes Handsome Tom]], WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick, [[WebVideo/YouCanPlayThis Jew Wario]]. Top: WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic.[[/note]]]]

* GodwinsLaw / HitlerAteSugar: Somehow simultaneously played straight and inverted. In Part 1, The Nostalgia Critic gives a speech that compares the cast to the Nazis both as a positive and a negative.
-->'''Nostalgia Critic:''' Are you a Nazi? Or are you a ''Nazi!?''

** Taking advantage of the once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity offered by all the reviewers being in the same place, oodles of joint reviews followed. Highlights include the second season of Angry Joe's Hotel Awesome, Film Brain and The Cinema Snob's review of ''Film/McBain'', Brain and Linkara's review of ''Film/TheSpirit'' and Spoony and [=LordKaT=]'s review of ''Film/{{Pumpkinhead}}'s Revenge''.

[[http://channelawesome.com/kickassia-part-2/: Triumph and Treacle]]\\

[[http://channelawesome.com/kickassia-part-2/-triumph-and-treacle Part 2: Triumph and Treacle]]\\

[[caption-width-right:350:[-Alright people, this is the moment you've been waiting for! Bravery will be rewarded! Destinies will be revealed! And the honor of a new nation will be born! A nation which I will declare -- KICKASSIA!-] [[note]]Extreme front: Ma-Ti from ''WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}}'' (Bargo). Front row from left to right: WebVideo/BennettTheSage, WebVideo/{{Benzaie}}, Kevin Baugh, LordKaT, [[TheGameHeroes 8-Bit Mickey]], [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]], That Other Guy (Rob Walker). Second row from left to right: WebVideo/RolloT, WebVideo/MarzGurl, [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]], [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment The Spoony One]], WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob, WebVideo/{{Lee|AndDena}}, WebVideo/{{Phelous}}. Back row from left to right: WebVideo/PawDugan, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], [[TheGameHeroes Handsome Tom]], WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick, [[WebVideo/YouCanPlayThis Jew Wario]]. Top: WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic.[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[-Alright people, this is the moment you've been waiting for! Bravery will be rewarded! Destinies will be revealed! And the honor of a new nation will be born! A nation which I will declare -- KICKASSIA!-] [[note]]Extreme front: Ma-Ti from ''WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}}'' (Bargo). Front row from left to right: WebVideo/BennettTheSage, WebVideo/{{Benzaie}}, Kevin Baugh, LordKaT, [[TheGameHeroes 8-Bit Mickey]], [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]], That Other Guy (Rob Walker). Second row from left to right: RolloT, WebVideo/MarzGurl, [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]], [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment The Spoony One]], WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob, WebVideo/{{Lee|AndDena}}, WebVideo/{{Phelous}}. Back row from left to right: WebVideo/PawDugan, [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]], [[TheGameHeroes Handsome Tom]], WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick, [[WebVideo/YouCanPlayThis Jew Wario]]. Top: WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic.[[/note]]]]

* BlackAndGrayMorality: Team TGWTG aren't exactly nice guys, but they're a hell of a lot better than the [[EvilOverlord Nostalgia Critic]]. To put that into perspective: they were fine when he was plotting a hostile takeover of a country, comparing them to Nazis to motivate them, and planning to conquer the entire earth, but upset now that he sits around watching ''Series/HogansHeroes'' all day. Sure, he rigged the place to blow, but they can leave at any time and actually live in a hotel a safe distance away. It's just that blowing the place up would stop ''them'' from ruling it. While a lot of them did want to rule it, arguably they were also working under the assumption that a guy who'd rig an acre of land with twenty tons of dynamite in the event that someone hypothetically should try to usurp his position is definitely not safe in any position of power.

* [[NiceHat Fancy Fucking Hats]]: The Nostalgia Critic's, of course, though Angry Joe's is nothing to sneeze at either. And Linkara's still wearing his, except when he's channeling his inner Patton.[[note]]The "fancy fucking hats" line comes from Paw's rant on the Kickassian radio.[[/note]]

* OrcusOnHisThrone: Once Nostalgia Critic gains control of Molossia, instead of going through with his plan of eventually taking over the world, all he wants to do is sit on the couch and watch TV. Possibly due to the fact that his rocket chair hasn't arrived yet.

** Linkara and [=MarzGurl=] a few times. Part 1, they're shown ''holding hands'', wearing very similar masks, and jointly executing an Anime-esque battle pose. In Part 2, she falls because of an explosion which causes him to cradle her and specifically mention "his masculine arms." Which is ironic as hell since the last special had them attacking each other, ''despite being on the same side''. At least two commentators have suggested fanfic.

** Also Chick/Nella in the "Kickassian War" DVD extra -- {{lampshade|Hanging}}d, of course:

** Part 5 overflows with them thanks to [[spoiler:the death of Santa Christ]], with Goggles, Sean, and Little Miss Gamer coming back, plus MikeJ, WebVideo/{{Guru Larry|AndWez}}, Coldguy, Dominic from ''WebVideo/VideoGameConfessions'', WebVideo/TheLastAngryGeek, That Jewish Guy (and his character Guy Lynor), [[WebVideo/LeeAndDena Dena Natali]], the Cat, WebVideo/YRulerOfTime, and several members of Creator/TeamFourStar (Creator/{{Lanipator}}, [[WebVideo/SailorMoonAbridged Megami33]], [=KaiserNeko=], [=Takahata101=], and [[WebVideo/NarutoTheAbridgedSeries MasakoX]]). Plus, [[spoiler:WebVideo/BoardJames shows up to explain TabletopGame/{{Risk}} and even {{lampshade|Hanging}}s his cameo appearance.]]

** And, well, just about everyone else (except Phelous and The Nostalgia Chick, and even they go pretty nuts by the end). Cinema Snob is an exception... except for his evil laugh at the end.

* CombatStilettos: Played straighter than straight by the Nostalgia Chick, who literally carries a stiletto heel into battle as her WeaponOfChoice.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Compared to the Brawl, which was basically everyone randomly spouting their catchphrases while beating each other senseless, here most of the contributors get a chance to be showcased and can play to their strengths.
* DeadpanSnarker: Pretty much everyone, but especially Phelous.

* FaceHeelTurn: Pretty much the entire ''Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses'' crew do this when they choose to invade Molossia. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Handsome Tom when he changes his "Hero" shirt to a "Villain" shirt, and by a GenreSavvy Spoony in regards to becoming Dr. Insano. The Nostalgia Critic is more of a heel right from the beginning.

** Naturally, all of them are this to a certain degree, since knowing the genre is pretty much their job. They, for example, almost immediately realize that "Fritz" is trying to turn them against the Nostalgia Critic and suspect that he set up everything to let the NC look like a bigger douche than he actually is. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out that the NC actually ''is'' that much of a douche, since Fritz did, in fact, not order the 20 tons of dynamite.]]

* HeroicComedicSociopath: Pretty much everyone but special mentions go to [[VillainProtagonist Nostalgia Critic]], [[GunsAkimbo Angry Joe]], [[GeneralRipper "Ensign Patton" Linkara]], and [[MadScientist Dr. Insano]].

* JugglingLoadedGuns: Pretty much all of Sage's interactions with his weapon. Especially when, after [[spoiler:the banishment of the Cinema Snob]], Sage wiped his tears away ''with the barrel end of his Uzi''.

* LargeHam: The series is pretty much a WorldOfHam.
** Of special note are the Nostalgia Critic and Spoony.

* MandatoryLine: Inevitable given how many people are in the cast. Pretty much everyone who isn't given a story arc is reduced to this.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Many Channel Awesome reviewers from around the world came together to film the second anniversary special. Pretty much everyone after [[spoiler:Santa Christ dies.]]

* NegativeContinuity: Pretty much ''everyone'' is out of character to some degree, in the name of the RuleOfFunny. Obviously, the MST3KMantra is in full effect.

* PlayingATree: Handsome Tom is forced to be a flagpole (and 8-Bit Mickey's horse). In a behind-the-scenes video, Doug apologizes to Tom for writing his character as pretty much being "an object." Tom seems pretty cool and says that objects are still useful.

* SanitySlippage: Never exactly a paragon of sanity to begin with, actually having power turns the Nostalgia Critic totally insane. The "Nasty-Wasties" monologue is genuinely terrifying. And [[HeReallyCanAct unexpectedly]] [[MoodWhiplash so.]]

* SealedEvilInACan / SuperpoweredEvilSide: Pretty much how Dr. Insano is portrayed, with Spoony having defeated his evil split personality, and now determined to never let it out again. It completely clashes with all of Insano's previous appearances, but the character runs on NegativeContinuity anyway. As Spoony has said, "There ''is'' no continuity: there is only Insano."

* StockSoundEffects: Almost every fight scene. [[spoiler:One example of this is every time you hear a punch, its basically the same sound effect no matter who is hit.]]

* StraightMan: Or rather, Straight Chick. At the end of Part 2, [[spoiler:the Nostalgia Chick is drinking some beer during the Critic's rousing speech]]. Subverted later on, when [[spoiler:she pretty much turns into a homicidal Sarah Palin.]] The Cinema Snob falls under this a good chunk of the time.

* SympatheticPOV: We're with the Critic for most of the movie, so he's still likable (totally crazy and slightly broken... but still likable). If we'd been with, say, Film Brain for 80% of it, the perception would have been very different.

** Jimmy Carter ("Nice people always do so well in politics. Just look at Carter!") and pretty much every president in general.

** [[spoiler:Doug appears as Spider-Dr. Smith from the Critic's ''Film/LostInSpace'' review in Part 1 for a few seconds, suggesting an invasion involving an army of ''spiiiideeeers''. He has another brief one in Part 4, pushing much the same ideas. That idea being spiiiiiideerrrsss.]]
** The Critic tries calling [[spoiler:Goggles, Sean, and Little Miss Gamer]], none of whom can make it to the invasion.
** During the invasion in Part 2, [[spoiler:Chester A. Bum appears at one point and immediately runs away when a cannon shell explodes next to him.]]

** Part 5 overflows with them thanks to [[spoiler:the death of Santa Christ, with Goggles, Sean, and Little Miss Gamer coming back, plus MikeJ, WebVideo/{{Guru Larry|AndWez}}, Coldguy, Dominic from ''WebVideo/VideoGameConfessions'', WebVideo/TheLastAngryGeek, That Jewish Guy (and his character Guy Lynor), [[WebVideo/LeeAndDena Dena Natali]], the Cat, WebVideo/YRulerOfTime, and several members of Creator/TeamFourStar (Creator/{{Lanipator}}, [[WebVideo/SailorMoonAbridged Megami33]], [=KaiserNeko=], [=Takahata101=], and [[WebVideo/NarutoTheAbridgedSeries MasakoX]])]]. Plus, [[spoiler:WebVideo/BoardJames shows up to explain TabletopGame/{{Risk}} and even {{lampshade|Hanging}}s his cameo appearance.]]
** In Part 6, [[spoiler:WebVideo/{{Ask That Guy|WithTheGlasses}} shows up, and lampshades this by stating that he's just there for his cameo]].

** [[spoiler:Dr. Insano: "... with SCIENCE!!!"]]

* DopeSlap: N. Bison to Phelous.

* FacePalm: Linkara at the start of Part 5, in disbelief that [[spoiler:they'd unleashed Insano]].

* GodzillaThreshold: [[spoiler:Releasing Dr. Insano.]]
* GoodOldFisticuffs: [[spoiler:The Nostalgia Critic and Doctor Insano battle each other hand-to-hand in Part 5, but they end up breaking out the BeamOWar to finish the fight.]]

** And this becomes ''literal'' combat later on with [[spoiler:Critic fighting Dr. Insano.]] The ham becomes a Godzilla-sized monster of its own during the battle when the Critic goes on his rant about superconducting electromagnetism, complete with epic, bombastic music.

** When [[spoiler:Kevin Baugh pulls a gun, everyone quickly turns back and screams]].
** [[spoiler:In the more successful assault, the Bum quickly turns away after almost being blown up]].

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: [[spoiler:Kevin Baugh is skillful with a sword and can teleport!]]

* [[spoiler:CivilWar: Once the takeover of Molossia is complete, the TGWTG gang starts to fracture over the spoils. Nostalgia Critic goes completely insane with power, and the others having to stop him before he [[strike: tries to take over the world. (Naturally.)]]stops sitting on the couch watching TV long enough to blow everything up out of paranoia.]]

* DrillSergeantNasty: [[spoiler:[=MarzGurl=]. She punches recruits to keep them in line, and asks Linkara if he has when he's doing their FBI surprise training.]]

* BillingDisplacement: People are billed roughly according to their prominence on the site, rather than in the actual story. This results in things like fourth-billed Spoony having the second-largest role, and Film Brain, whose name is well into the opening credits, having a much bigger part than some of the people who are listed ahead of him. In contrast, Linkara, who has third billing, also has the smallest role of any of the major characters. This is rectified on the DVD cover. Nostalgia Chick herself claimed to be surprised that she received second billing despite her (relatively) small role.

* BillingDisplacement: People are billed roughly according to their prominence on the site, rather than in the actual story. This results in things like fourth-billed Spoony having the second-largest role, and Film Brain, whose name is well into the opening credits, having a much bigger part than some of the people who are listed ahead of him. In contrast, Linkara, who has third billing, also has the smallest role of any of the major characters. This is rectified on the DVD cover. Nostalgia Chick herself claimed to be surprised that she received second billing despite her (relatively) small role.

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