History YMMV / FridayNightFunkinDSides

** In a similar vein, why choose VideoGame/WariosWoods to replace Super Mario Bros for D-Sides MX and Lucas? While again, it could just be because it’s obscure, it could also be because it’s one of the last games released on the NES, contrasting it with Super Mario Bros, which was among it’s launch titles.

* FridgeBrilliance: Out of all the Sonic characters to choose for Xenophanes' ''D-Sides'' counterpart, why Mighty the Armadillo? While one might just assume it's simply for an obscure choice, in ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix'', Sonic was planned as a playable character, but was ultimately scrapped and replaced: his replacement being, of course, Mighty, whose sprites in ''Chaotix'' are mostly edits of Sonic's original sprites.

* NotSoCheapImitation: Given Grimbo's debut in the original mod during Slaybells, one might at first assume that the Xenophanes that appeared in God Feast was Grimbo. However, do not be fooled by appearances. WordOfGod has it that it is actually Xenophanes being [[CaptainErsatz a ripoff version of Grimbo]], thereby KnockingTheKnockoff. Not so slick now, right?

* NotSoCheapImitation: Given Grimbo's debut in the original mod during Slaybells, one might at first assume that the Xenophanes that appeared in God Feast was Grimbo. However, WordOfGod has it that it is actually Xenophanes being [[CaptainErsatz a ripoff version of Grimbo]], thereby KnockingTheKnockoff. Not so slick now, right?

* NotSoCheapImitation: Given Grimbo's debut in the original mod during Slaybells, one might at first assume that the Xenophanes that appeared in God Feast was Grimbo. This was later confirmed that it was actually Xenophanes being [[CaptainErsatz a ripoff version of Grimbo]], thereby KnockingTheKnockoff. Not so slick now, right?

* NotSoCheapImitation: Given Grimbo's debut in the original mod during Slaybells, it was once assumed that the Xenophanes that appeared in God Feast was Grimbo. This was later confirmed that it was actually Xenophanes being [[CaptainErsatz a ripoff version of Grimbo]], thereby KnockingTheKnockoff. Not so slick now, right?

* NotSoCheapImitation: Given Grimbo's debut in the original mod during Slaybells, it was once assumed that the Xenophanes that appeared in God Feast was Grimbo. This was later confirmed that it was actually Xenophanes being [[CaptainErsatz a ripoff version of Xenophanes]], KnockingTheKnockoff. Not so slick now, right?

* NotSoCheapImitation: Given Grimbo's debut in the original mod during Slaybells, it was once assumed that the Xenophanes that appeared in God Feast was Grimbo. This was later confirmed that it was actually Xenophanes being [[CaptainErsatz a ripoff version of Xenophanes]], KnockingTheKnocmoff. Not so slick now, right?

* NotSoCheapImitation: Given Grimbo's debut in the original mod during Slaybells, it was once assumed that the Xenophanes that appeared in God Feast was Grimbo. This was later confirmed that it was actually Xenophanes being [[CaptainErslatz a ripoff version of Xenophanes]]. Not so slick now, right?

** God Z takes it further, with a much creepier unlock method behind his song that is made to threaten [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou the player]], claiming that they're playing a pirated copy of the mod and are at risk of a virus. After a few seconds, everything cuts to black, with God Z asking what you seek, then offering to show you its world. God Z kicks things up a notch from where Lord X set the standard, towering over Boyfriend in all of his sequentially shifting forms, his Mighty form especially having pulsating muscles in his shell and an incredibly tall head, while holding brutalized bodies of rivals to his current form in his hand as a makeshift mic. The final phase of the song returns to the darkness, with Z rapidly changing form, all while looking right at the player.

** While a D-Side version of Lord X was inevitable after Mighty.zip, absolutely ''no one'' expected God Z to turn into VideoGame/{{Ristar}}, VideoGame/{{Vectorman}} and VideoGame/AlexKidd during the "Cycles" remix.

* FandomEnragingMisconception: Do not, under any circumstances, say that D-Sides is a RoleSwapAU. While some characters do get swapped out for others, certain characters have their ''designs'' swap with others from their series, and on very rare occasions, some characters do end up having their roles in the story swapped with another (like Sonic with Knuckles or Maria with Eggman), ''D-Sides'' still has the characters being mostly as they are with the same general roles, just with new twists. The official design guide for the mod eventually had to spell this out clearly for any aspiring fanartists, noting that {{Creepypasta}} characters get a minor exception by being able to change their hosts (e.g. God Z using Mighty as an avatar instead of Lord X using Sonic.)

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** "Milk" has Dr. Eggman rap battle against Sunky.MPEG, who has broken into his lab for whatever reason. After doing this for a while, Eggman [[LiteralMetaphor literally]] kicks Sunky out... ''through the wall''. And, [[FreezeFrameBonus if you look closely]], the sole of Eggman's shoe has "The Hedgehog Kicker" and a picture of Sunky getting stomped written on it.
** After he gets a good look at the trio found in "Milk" while you're busy with Tenma and God Z, even Zephaniah can't find anything clever to say or relevant to stage a riddle around because he's so confused by Sunky's world and why it's here, so he just unlocks the song no questions asked.
** Before the release of the update, Zephaniah took over the D-Side Twitter account to deliver messages from the new opponents. While Tenma and God Z's previews are suitably menacing, the other three shatter his attempts at a foreboding atmosphere in increasingly blatant ways.
*** Ved Guy's message is a plug for Fredbear's Family Diner, but he's legally required to stitch a liability disclaimer ''longer than his initial message'' onto it. He then caps it off by telling you to avoid Burger King.
*** [=MackPack=]'s message is a broadcast that showcases he's leagues more down the golden rabbit hole than our version, to the point where his ramblings about William's son being a murderer are cut off by Zephaniah because he can tell there'd be no end in sight otherwise.
*** Mitee doesn't have a message. He just drops in and bullies Zephaniah off the mic, takes over the account, calls him an old man, ''releases the update himself'', and hold a post-release [=Q&A=] session.
** God Z follows in Lord X's footsteps of being absolutely horrifying to look at, but being almost nothing but levity in motion.
*** As Mighty, his left pose has him put the back of his hand to his forehead, close his eyes and turn away as if to say "You ''wound'' me, sir", and his down pose has him do the splits abruptly, crumpling his muzzle slightly and looking as if he hates every nanosecond he spends like that.
*** As Ristar, his left pose changes to an AsideGlance not unlike Lord X, his down pose has an especially smug sneer compared to his previous form, and his right pose has Vectorman pry Ristar's mouth open and point at Boyfriend, extending his arm so far forward he actually manages to poke BF on the cheek.
*** As Vectorman, who lacks a mouth, his visor flexes like a giant frog's mouth to compensate. His down pose has the orbs making up his hips bunch up like ''especially'' prominent buttcheeks, and his right pose has Alex Kidd playing Janken and throwing Scissors. Matched with BF's left pose, it looks like a constant stalemate because neither of them wants to pick anything else.
*** Alex Kidd has the least overtly aggressive poses, with his left pose being a simple hand gesture as if he's having a casual conversation, his up pose looking like he's letting out a Metal song wail, and his down pose being a formal bow.
*** Speaking of that last one, within the files exists a joke reskin that makes him resemble LetsPlay/{{Dream}}, right down to him wearing Dream's mask based on his blob avatar. And following along the trend of Z's forms peaking out of the mouth of his current one in his Right pose, Dream's Right pose has Z in his Mighty form holding a sign that says "HELP!", along with a sad expression reminiscent of the [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Sad Spongebob meme.]]
** The sheer fact that, according to WordOfGod, God Z was brought to earth by SEGA ''[[MundaneUtility to make games for them]]'' because they lacked enough team members starting out. The worlds he made aren't attempts to lure people in so much as they are him just smashing the leftover game builds he has together to amuse himself since SEGA's response to getting more staff was to just leave the ''demon they enslaved'' unattended in an abandoned Sega Headquarters.
** The cavalcade of hilarity with the [=EXEs=] continue in "God Feast", with the hellish hedgehogs visiting the home of the abominable armadillos for Thanksgiving, saying grace to each other over a roast Cucky and mashed entrails.
*** During the intro cutscene, everything is shockingly domestic for a meeting between gods and anomalous entertainers. God Z prepared the meal, Tenma set the table, Zephaniah was sprucing himself up, and D-Sides Fleetway, [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Super Scourge]], and Mitee are passing the time playing games on the TV.
*** The intro also reveals that D-Sides Sanic is the default blank slate for Newgrounds' most popular "Sonic Character Creator" dress-up game. So, a white, Sonic-proportioned mannequin that just stands motionlessly by the couch.
*** Xenophanes tries to sneak a bite, but God Z slaps his hand away like a misbehaving child.
*** Lord X is wearing a stereotypical set of tiny old man spectacles, and God Z has an equally stereotypical green sweater-vest.
*** Xenophanes is wearing his Tails's tails as a scarf, while Zephaniah has a bowtie and Ray's flight membranes draped over his shoulders.
*** Majin has a stylish to hat with a blue infinity symbol on the front, and Tenma is wearing his best clown shoes. They also appear to be eating that weird Sonic Curry.
*** Sunky and Mitee are sitting by the fire in baby highchairs, playing with their Tails Dolls.
*** At the end, Zephaniah concludes the song with a final word of grace, and a realization. It gets funnier [[https://youtu.be/E1txUEUs6fM with the OST video even including a storyboard to go with the moment]].
--->'''Zephaniah''': Bless you, bless you all, for coming to, this... Cele-... what the fuck even ''is'' Thanksgiving?
** Over the course of Week 6, Boyfriend is simply heard talking down Sensei and pushing his temper buttons. By "Thorns D-Sides", he reaches his wit's end once Boyfriend calls his speeches corny. Even Spirit is unamused by Boyfriend's attitude towards things like this.
** The Mod's FAQ is mostly serious, but contains two joke questions towards the end, someone frantically asking why Mighty.ZIP is in their house, and another asking if Tenma Mighty is fruity. [=DastardlyDeacon=] responds "I was wondering why he was out of his cage" for the former and "A little" for the latter.
** The [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MJuLafwY-Vi5Lbz2R4OQnugtpn3tyYuPOXnGENmO67s/edit D-Sides lore document]] is a mostly-formal telling of various events and characters within the lore of the mod... except the section on ''Madness Combat'', which is simply "florida". Yes, not even capitalized.

* FandomEnragingMisconception: Do not, under any circumstances, say that D-Sides is a RoleSwapAU. While some characters do get swapped out for others, and certain characters have their ''designs'' swap with others from their series, ''D-Sides'' still has the characters being mostly as they are with the same general roles, just with new twists. The official design guide for the mod eventually had to spell this out clearly for any aspiring fanartists, noting that {{Creepypasta}} characters get a minor exception by being able to change their hosts (e.g. God Z using Mighty as an avatar instead of Lord X using Sonic.)

* FandomEnragingMisconception: Do not, under any circumstances, say that D-Sides is a RoleSwapAU. While some characters do get swapped out for others, and certain characters have their ''designs'' swap with others from their series, ''D-Sides'' still has the characters being mostly as they are with the same general roles, just with new twists.

* AccidentalInnuendo: Sensei with the line, "BEAT THEIR MEAT!"

* FridgeBrilliance: Out of all the Sonic characters to choose for Xenophanes' D-Sides counterpart, why Mighty the Armadillo? While one might just assume it’s simply for an obscure choice, in VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix, Sonic was planned, but got replaced. Who was his replacement? Mighty the Armadillo. On top of this, Mighty’s sprite is effectively an edited version of Sonic’s in the game, which further makes the choice make more sense.

** "Milk" has Dr. Eggman rap battle against Sunky.MPEG, who has broken into his lab for whatever reason. After doing this for a while, Eggman [[LiteralMetaphor literally]] kicks Sunky out… ''through the wall''. And, [[FreezeFrameBonus if you look closely]], the sole of Eggman's shoe has "The Hedgehog Kicker" and a picture of Sunky getting stomped written on it.

*** Alex Kidd has the least overtly aggressive poses, with his left pose being a simple hand gesture as if he's having a casual conversation, his up pose looking like he's letting out a Metal song wail, and his down pose beong a formal bow.

** The sheer fact that, according to WordOfGod, God Z was brought to earth by SEGA ''[[MundaneUtility to make games for them]]'' because they lacked enough team members starting out. The worlds he made aren't attempts to lure people in so much as they are him just smashing the leftover game builds he has together to amuse himself since SEGA's response to getting more staff was to just leave the ''demon they enslaved'' unattended in an abandoned Headquarters.

* ItWasHisSled: Given how he’s the most talked about addition to version 2.5, Mighty.ZIP isn’t as much of secret as he should be. It's telling that as of the 2.6 update, his song is no longer kept a secret and is simply available in the Freeplay menu from the start, likely because of this.

* FandomEnragingMisconception: Do not, under any circumstances, say that D-Sides is a RoleSwapAU. While yes, some characters do get swapped out for others, and certain characters have their designs swap with others from their series (and some rare characters even have a bit of this with them switching roles), D-Sides is a unique mod that doesn’t just swap characters out, but instead gives them unique designs for the mod.

** While a D-Side version of Lord X was inevitable after the above, absolutely ''no one'' expected him to turn into VideoGame/{{Ristar}}, VideoGame/{{Vectorman}} and VideoGame/AlexKidd during the "Cycles" remix.
** Similarly, while a D-Side version of Sunky was guaranteed after the above, practically nobody expected that Sunky would use Sonic’s normal D-Side design rather than just switch with Mitee, nor that Mitee would appear later in the song or that the player would play as Eggman.

* ItWasHisSled: Given how he’s the most talked about addition to version 2.5, Mighty.ZIP isn’t as much of secret as he should be.

** The sheer fact that, according to WordOfGod, God Z was brought to earth by SEGA ''[[MundaneUtility to make games for them]]''.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Mighty.ZIP has been the most popular addition to version 2.5, given the way to unlock his song, his strange style of talking, and being based off Mighty The Armadillo rather than Sonic

*** At the end, Zephaniah concludes the song with a final word of grace, and a realization.