History WebVideo / TheCompletionist

* CanadaEh: In the episodes guest starring LetsPlay/ProtonJon, jokes of this nature are usually averted in favor of Greg thinking that Jon is Creator/BruceWillis. A few sneak through in the ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'' review, though, [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten which leads to Jon]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=FLk1Fo1TfTOFWRhffJGvDSUg&v=--gP6bCgCs8&t=1022 ranting about how he is always the butt of these jokes whenever he collaborates with someone American.]]

Jirard "Dragonrider" Khalil is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ThatOneVideoGamer The Completionist]]. Every week, he [[HundredPercentCompletion completes a game 100%]] and then reviews it, detailing the quality of the game overall and whether or not the payoff is worth the hours spent on completing it. Refreshingly, Jirard uses very little (if any) profanity[[labelnote:*]]Except in the [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness first few episodes]], which use quite a lot of offensive content. Thankfully, a "remastered" version of the first episode (which was the worst offender) has been released, replacing some of the more tasteless/dated humor and censoring the remaining swearing-though his Doom review provided an uncensored F-bomb for the first in a while.[[/labelnote]] in his reviews, making them reasonably family friendly, as well as informative and entertaining. He originally had an ongoing storyline in his reviews, but certain certain RealLife incidents and departures, those were junked entirely in favor of self-contained reviews with occasional skits.

** During the ''Videogame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack'' episode, after Jirard uses an "Epic Manoeuvre" joke, the guys from ''Continue?'' appear on screen in a Codec Call, á la ''Franchise/MetalGear''. They mention how Jirard should make an episode on ''Series/BreakingBad''. Skip ahead to episode 48, and...

--> '''Greg''': But Beardman! Creator/{{SEGA}} stopped making consoles since the Dreamcast. Why are they still a company? Haven't they made like 150 [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic games]]? Why is he blue? Is Tails into dudes? What's an echidna? How old is Sonic? Why is Doctor Robotnik weird? ''What the hell is Team Chaotix?'' What if Sonic and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] fought? [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Brothers]]! I didn't know Sonic liked sports-- [[VideoGame/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames Mario vs Sonic at the Olympics]]. [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed Sonic is a werewolf?]] [[VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries Why is Sonic in Agrabah?]] [[VideoGame/SonicColors Aliens!]] [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure BIG THE CAT!]]

''[[Creator/XanderMobus "COMPLETE IT!"]]''

** In "Super Mario Sunshine", Jirard and Greg notice that Mario looks like he's humping Yoshi. Greg asks why [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion the]] [[VideoGame/PokemonSnap last]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine three]] {{Creator/Nintendo}} games they reviewed have featured the main character humping things.

* GuestStarPartyMember: In a few episodes, notably WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer for the ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' episode, LetsPlay/ProtonJon for the ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'' (and Jirard in turn guest stars in his LetsPlay of the game) and ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Contra 3]]'' episodes, Dodger of ''WebVideo/PressHeartToContinue'' for the ''VideoGame/AladdinCapcom'', and Mat-Pat from ''Game Theory'' for the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' review.

'''The Completionist''' is part of the Website/ThatOneVideoGamer community.

Jirard "Dragonrider" Khalil is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ThatOneVideoGamer The Completionist]], an internet reviewer who is partnered with Creator/{{Polaris}}. His show is the flagship show for his own community, That One Video Gamer. Every week, he [[HundredPercentCompletion completes a game 100%]] and then reviews it, detailing the quality of the game overall, and whether or not the payoff is worth the hours spent on completing it. Refreshingly, Jirard uses very little (if any) profanity[[labelnote:*]]Except in the [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness first few episodes]], which use quite a lot of offensive content. Thankfully, a "remastered" version of the first episode (which was the worst offender) has been released, replacing some of the more tasteless/dated humor and censoring the remaining swearing-though his Doom review provided an uncensored F-bomb for the first in a while.[[/labelnote]] in his reviews, making them reasonably family friendly, as well as informative and entertaining. As the series continues, the reviews become much more plot-focused, with {{Wham Episode}}s and {{Cliffhanger}}s galore.

His reviews were divided into the following segments until October 2016: Story[[labelnote:*]]An introduction to the game's plot and characters[[/labelnote]], Presentation[[labelnote:*]]A look at the game's graphics and music[[/labelnote]], Gameplay[[labelnote:*]]A look at the game's gameplay and controls[[/labelnote]], Final Level[[labelnote:*]]Detailing the [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon final level]] and [[FinalBoss boss]] in a spoiler-heavy but skippable section[[/labelnote]], The Struggle[[labelnote:*]]A look at how hard the process of completing the game is, added in Season 2[[/labelnote]] and the Completion Bonus[[labelnote:*]]A look at the bonus received for achieving [[OneHundredPercentCompletion 100% Completion]], anything from a [[InfinityPlusOneSword secret weapon]], to a [[NewGamePlus new game mode]][[/labelnote]], before Jirard gives his final "Completionist Rating"[[labelnote:*]]On a [[FourPointScale rating scale]] as follows:"Complete It", "Finish It", "Play It", "Look At It", and "Donate It" (previously known as [[KillItWithFire "Burn It"]] until Season 4)[[/labelnote]].

However, the show went under a massive retool after the ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' review in the October of 2016, getting an new interface as well as the new segments: The Legend[[labelnote:*]]Information about the game and ''why'' he's playing it, and also what the game's reputation is in gamer culture: this also includes his gameplan for how to complete it based on what (occasionally little) he knows about it[[/labelnote]], The Quest[[labelnote:*]]His experience with the game and his initial impressions of it[[/labelnote]], The Battle[[labelnote:*]]Usually detailing his journey towards completion and focusing on several challenges in particular on his quest to complete the game[[/labelnote]], and The Reward[[labelnote:*]]The details of completion bonuses, and also his review of the game itself: whether it's worth playing and whether it's worth completing[[/labelnote]]; with only the rating system left from the original system-with each of the new segments merging and mixing previous aspects.

In November of 2012, Jirard and Alex started a spin-off show named WebVideo/SuperBeardBros, which was later rebranded "Super Beard Bros. Deluxe" when Greg joined the two. The show was called a "journalistic approach to [[LetsPlay Let's Plays]]". In 2013, the show was cancelled, and its run was ended in early 2014, after month of delayed episodes. However, the show was rebooted entirely in April of 2014. The show now consists of subseries where they look at certain aspects of gaming, along with the regular Super Beard Bros. [[LetsPlay Let's Plays]]. For more information, see WebVideo/SuperBeardBros.

Since then, the brand name "That One Video Gamer", while originally only used for those two shows, has become [[Website/ThatOneVideoGamer a collection of web series]], including "Super Bunny Hop", "Satchbag's Goods", "The Dex", "The TOVG Podcast" and even a Completionist-themed comic. The official site, which serves as a hub of sorts for all TOVG series can be found [[http://www.thatonevideogamer.com/ here]].

For the majority of four seasons, the videos heavily featured Jirard's producer and comedic partner, Greg Wilmont (The Mediocre-ist) [[PluckyComicRelief providing much of the comic relief]], and later with Alex Faciane of "The Dex". In early 2015, Greg left the show after a falling out between him and Jirard (alluded to be because of the difficulties in maintaining a friendship while running a business, though neither have said much in regards to the details).

In August 2017, Jirard eventually confirmed his falling out with Greg and that sometime after they parted, Greg had requested, and then ''demanded'', that he pull down all the videos featuring the two (that's ''120'' videos from ''The Completionist'' alone and more if you include other videos by TOVG as a whole). In a vlog, Jirard noted that it was a difficult decision and he considered fighting it, but ultimately decided to comply. [[TheDeterminator He then announced that he would]] ''[[TheDeterminator recomplete]]'' [[TheDeterminator all 120 of those games in a new bi-weekly series called "The Completionist: New Game Plus"]].

Jirard encouraged his viewers to [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes upload the old episodes and disseminate them]] before he pulled them, and they can all be viewed [[https://archive.org/details/TheCompletionistArchive here]], for free and without ads.

In 2021, Creator/G4TV was relaunched, and Jirard became one of the first hosts recruited for the new service. He is a constant on both ''Series/XPlay'' and ''Series/AttackOfTheShow''. Due to his responsibilities for G4, he had to scale back ''The Completionist'' to six videos a month (two Wednesdays, four Saturdays), and only appear on ''Super Beard Bros'' on the "'Eff it" videos.

Jirard is also a part of the bands Music/BigBadBosses (alongside Alex Faciane, Satchell Drakes, and a rotating fourth member each album) and Complete Chaos, a metal cover band.

He frequently streams on Twitch late at night [[http://www.twitch.tv/TheCompletionist here]]

* BuxomIsBetter: Catherine.

* CourtroomAntics: Quite frequently in the "Defend it!" videos, in which Jirard defends a game which received a large backlash.

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The show can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL37DA718ACF6B1323 here]], starting from episode 121, midway through season four. Jirard also encouraged his viewers to [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes upload the old episodes and disseminate them]] before he pulled them, and they can all be viewed [[https://archive.org/details/TheCompletionistArchive here]], for free and without ads.

** At the end of the episode, Jirard will ask viewers to "[=FaceTwitTambleGram=]" him before saying "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to do X".

** Comes to a head in the ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' review, where Jirard falls into a depression over her, binging on Chex Mix.

* CloudCuckooLander: Greg. [[CrazyAwesome That's why we love him]]

** Collaboration Month, kicking off Season 3, was of course built on this trope, featuring Pat The NES Punk, Caddicarus, ProJared and Jesse Cox for individual reviews.

* MadnessMantra: After unleashing some epic ''Angrish'' upon learning the infamously hard 20/20/20/20 mode has been returned to FiveNightsAtFreddys 4, Jirard kept repeating "This game is really hard and it makes me cry."

* BizarroEpisode: The episode on ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie'' was hosted by Jirard's brother Jacque.

** In the review of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', Jirard was unable to pronounce '''Agahnim''', so Greg suggested to call him [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Agrabah.]] Fast forward to Jirard's review of [[VideoGame/AladdinCapcom Aladdin's SNES game]], and Jirard desides to call the city of '''Agrabah''' "Agahnim". It returns once more in the review of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'', with Agahnim referred to offhand, as Agrabah.

* CanadaEh: In the episodes guest starring LetsPlay/ProtonJon, jokes of this nature are usually averted in favor of Greg thinking that Jon is Creator/BruceWillis. A few sneak through in the ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'' review, though, [[NeverLiveItDown which leads to Jon]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=FLk1Fo1TfTOFWRhffJGvDSUg&v=--gP6bCgCs8&t=1022 ranting about how he is always the butt of these jokes whenever he collaborates with someone American.]]

** A secondary leitmotif for Jirard is Critical Hit from ''VideoGame/WildARMS''. Prior to the remodeling, this song plays throught the Struggle section of each video. After the remodeling, however, Critical Hit was removed from the show due to the Reward section combining the Completionist Bonus and Struggle sections of the show. However, it made a return in the New Game Plus series to bring back nostalgia of the old model of the show, beginning to play as Jirard tallies the statstics of each completed game. However, it was eventually phased out and replaced by DK Island Swing, just like the remodeling of the actual show.