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* YouWannaGetSued: In Direct 4, Adam Carra interrupts the puppets when they sing a very obvious rip-off of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' theme.
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* YouWannaGetSued: In Direct 4, Adam Carra interrupts the puppets when they sing a very obvious rip-off of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' theme.theme.
-->'''Adam:''' ''(on the phone with Dan)'' Dan, we can't do this. We're gonna get sued.
-->'''Dan:''' Nah, we're cool with [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} them]]. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint We already got our game on the Switch and everything]].
-->'''Adam:''' That's not what I was talking about.
-->'''Dan:''' Alrighty, it sounds like you've met the team. Remember, I'm counting on you, okay? Bye!
-->'''Adam:''' No, Dan, wait! ''(Dan hangs up)''
-->'''Adam:''' ''(on the phone with Dan)'' Dan, we can't do this. We're gonna get sued.
-->'''Dan:''' Nah, we're cool with [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} them]]. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint We already got our game on the Switch and everything]].
-->'''Adam:''' That's not what I was talking about.
-->'''Dan:''' Alrighty, it sounds like you've met the team. Remember, I'm counting on you, okay? Bye!
-->'''Adam:''' No, Dan, wait! ''(Dan hangs up)''
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''Rivals Direct'' is a series of videos promoting new content related to the PlatformFighter ''VideoGame/RivalsOfAether'', inspired by Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect'' videos.
Oh, and they're released each year on AprilFoolsDay, so expect lots of jokes and misinformation alongside the real announcements.
The Directs are:
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8FyRoiYgmY Rivals Direct 1]] (2018) - A standard parody of ''Nintendo Direct'', [[EarlyInstalmentWeirdness lacking any specific theme]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7o_cf-sTjs Rivals Direct 2]] (2020) - After skipping a year in favor of releasing the joke game ''VisualNovel/LoversOfAether'', the entire ''Rivals'' team has gathered at Dan Fornace's house to present new features coming to ''Rivals of Aether'''s [[UpdatedReRelease Definitive Edition]], as well as future works set in the ''Aether'' universe.
* Twitch Plays Rivals Direct 3 ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzZeDx-Fwts Good version]]) ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItI1i6xzWNQ Bad version]]) (2021) - Adam Carra uses HollywoodHacking to enter the world of ''VisualNovel/LoversOfAether'' and pursue information about the 3D models seen at the end of last year's Direct. As the title indicates, the video is presented as a VisualNovel, with the viewers being able to influence Carra's actions by voting.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQi0g676_k0 Rivals Direct 4]] (2022) - Dan Fornace wishes for the announcements to be taken more seriously, so he hires a professional film crew to put on a {{Puppet Show|s}} titled ''Puppets of Aether''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dUMQ_04zPA Rivals Direct 5 - Rivals World]] (2023) - As the rest of Aether Studio lacks motivation to create a Rivals Direct, Dan Fornace [[MediaNotes/AIGeneratedArtwork brings in an AI]] to help him announce new ''Aether'' content, including cross-promotions with other indie games.
! ''Rivals Direct'' contain the following tropes:
* FiveFiveFive: The home shopping parody in Direct 2 has the phone number 1-800-555-0127.
* AIIsACrapshoot: At the beginning of Rivals Direct 5, Dan Fornace creates an AI partner with instructions to keep the studio's best interests in mind. She determines that removing Dan as the head of Aether Studios is the best way to do that, and releases neurotoxin to kill him.
* AprilFoolsDay: All the videos are posted on April 1st, but contain real announcements.
* ArtifactTitle: Only the first two videos are parodies of ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect'', but later videos still keep the "Direct" in the title.
* TheTriple: Rivals Direct 3 has a few gags of this sort relating to class names:
** Aether University's top-rated classes are Psychology, Cryptozoology, Applied Astrology, and Taxidermy.
** Clairen's classes are Aetherian History, Abyssthrapology, Sylvan Expressionism, Hyperborean Philosophy, and Math 2.
* WhatWereTheySellingAgain: The Milestone System trailer in Direct 2 is incredibly vague, even after it gets two additional spots to "clarify" what it's supposed to be.
* YouWannaGetSued: In Direct 4, Adam Carra interrupts the puppets when they sing a very obvious rip-off of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' theme.
Oh, and they're released each year on AprilFoolsDay, so expect lots of jokes and misinformation alongside the real announcements.
The Directs are:
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8FyRoiYgmY Rivals Direct 1]] (2018) - A standard parody of ''Nintendo Direct'', [[EarlyInstalmentWeirdness lacking any specific theme]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7o_cf-sTjs Rivals Direct 2]] (2020) - After skipping a year in favor of releasing the joke game ''VisualNovel/LoversOfAether'', the entire ''Rivals'' team has gathered at Dan Fornace's house to present new features coming to ''Rivals of Aether'''s [[UpdatedReRelease Definitive Edition]], as well as future works set in the ''Aether'' universe.
* Twitch Plays Rivals Direct 3 ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzZeDx-Fwts Good version]]) ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItI1i6xzWNQ Bad version]]) (2021) - Adam Carra uses HollywoodHacking to enter the world of ''VisualNovel/LoversOfAether'' and pursue information about the 3D models seen at the end of last year's Direct. As the title indicates, the video is presented as a VisualNovel, with the viewers being able to influence Carra's actions by voting.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQi0g676_k0 Rivals Direct 4]] (2022) - Dan Fornace wishes for the announcements to be taken more seriously, so he hires a professional film crew to put on a {{Puppet Show|s}} titled ''Puppets of Aether''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dUMQ_04zPA Rivals Direct 5 - Rivals World]] (2023) - As the rest of Aether Studio lacks motivation to create a Rivals Direct, Dan Fornace [[MediaNotes/AIGeneratedArtwork brings in an AI]] to help him announce new ''Aether'' content, including cross-promotions with other indie games.
! ''Rivals Direct'' contain the following tropes:
* FiveFiveFive: The home shopping parody in Direct 2 has the phone number 1-800-555-0127.
* AIIsACrapshoot: At the beginning of Rivals Direct 5, Dan Fornace creates an AI partner with instructions to keep the studio's best interests in mind. She determines that removing Dan as the head of Aether Studios is the best way to do that, and releases neurotoxin to kill him.
* AprilFoolsDay: All the videos are posted on April 1st, but contain real announcements.
* ArtifactTitle: Only the first two videos are parodies of ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect'', but later videos still keep the "Direct" in the title.
* TheTriple: Rivals Direct 3 has a few gags of this sort relating to class names:
** Aether University's top-rated classes are Psychology, Cryptozoology, Applied Astrology, and Taxidermy.
** Clairen's classes are Aetherian History, Abyssthrapology, Sylvan Expressionism, Hyperborean Philosophy, and Math 2.
* WhatWereTheySellingAgain: The Milestone System trailer in Direct 2 is incredibly vague, even after it gets two additional spots to "clarify" what it's supposed to be.
* YouWannaGetSued: In Direct 4, Adam Carra interrupts the puppets when they sing a very obvious rip-off of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' theme.
