Line #88 TakeThat/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries


1	It's not uncommon for Creator/LittleKuriboh to use the series as a way to express his disdain for a particular subject.
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3	* Creator/FourKidsEntertainment is mercilessly mocked at every available opportunity, with the series constantly making jabs at a lot of the questionable changes they made to the original anime (such as the infamous "[[FamilyFriendlyFirearms invisible guns]]" for one). Ironically, [=4Kids=] themselves are fond of the series and weren't responsible for its removal from Website/YouTube. {{Filler Villain}}s the Big Five are in the employ of [=4Kids=] as of Episode 37. [[spoiler:Melvin also works for 4Kids, according to episode 45.]]
4	* The series frequently makes fun of general internet fandom ("I'm going to go complain about it on my Platform/LiveJournal!") and the various [=LittleKuriboh=] impostors who try to fool people into thinking a new episode is out. [=LittleKuriboh=] also isn't above making potshots aimed at his own fanbase, particularly the more impatient members ("Where's the new episode?!").
5	* "We update almost as frequently as Webcomic/VGCats." Touché, LK.
6	* After trolls started flagging the episodes on [=YouTube=] (leading to their takedown), Kaiba informs Mokuba that he's "flagging videos on [=YouTube=] to compensate for the fact that [he has] an incredibly small penis."
7	* For probably the same reasons as above, the first time Mariks Evil Council of Doom gathers, they decide to spam Yugi's [=YouTube=] account so that he will have no choice but to bow before their might. Marik compliments that it is very evil.
8	* Creator/LittleKuriboh also frequently takes aim at the other AbridgedSeries, especially ''WebVideo/NarutoTheAbridgedSeries'', largely because they tend to use a lot of similar if not identical jokes as YGOTAS (the creators of which actually appears once as guest stars [[SelfDeprecation to make fun of themselves]]). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnczksTB4us He raps about it, too.]]
9	* In episode 15, when Kaiba loses his duel to Pegasus, he claims that he hasn't been this disappointed since he saw ''Film/ReignOfFire''.
10	* In Epsiode 18, Yugi compares getting his life force drained away by the Shadow Realm to watching an Creator/UweBoll movie.
11	* In Episode 24, Kaiba notes that they're already 24 episodes into the series and are just ''now'' establishing a MythArc, prompting him to ask if Creator/JJAbrams writes the show.
12	* Episode 27:
13	--> '''Joey:''' ''[after getting [[JustForFun/{{Rickroll}} Rickrolled]] by the clerk selling Duel disks]'' That bastard Kaiba Rickrolled me! I haven't been this mad since they made [=HeavyDDR=] a sub-mod! [[note]]referring to a moderator on the series' official website, who was infamous for rude behavior towards fans. He was controversially made a sub-mod in 2007 until his banishment from the site a year later when it was discovered he lied about being a victim of Hurricane Ike.[[/note]]
14	* In episode 26, Kaiba gets his finger cut off by sticking it into the blades of the helicopter he was riding. Episode 28 picks up on this:
15	-->'''Kaiba:''' Thanks for fixing my hand, doc. I'm not sure how you did it, but my finger feels good as new.\
16	'''Doctor:''' It's not really that complicated, we just replaced your finger with a synthetic replica. Did you ever see ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''?\
17	'''Kaiba:''' No-I don't watch crap.
18	* Episode 30:
19	** In the intro:
20	--->'''Yami:''' "According to Website/{{Wikipedia}}, we don't exist!"
21	** Immediately after the intro:
22	---> '''Bully:''' "Hey, punk! This card isn't Graceful Charity! It's Graceful Dice!"\
23	'''Victim (with an apparent British accent):''' "Really? Well, I guess I got them confused. But you can't really blame me, they're very similar."\
24	'''Bully''': "Like hell they are! Graceful Dice has a dice on it! Whereas Graceful Charity does not have a dice! You, sir, are a fool!"[[note]]In the prior episode, one of Espa Roba's brothers mentions Joey is holding the Graceful Charity card in his hand, when the card is actually Graceful Dice. Obviously, people took notice.[[/note]]
25	** When Yami meets Arkana (or rather, "Steve" Arkana):
26	---> '''Arkana:''' Soon your Dark Magician will belong to me!\
27	'''Yami:''' That's about as likely as ''[[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Battlestar Galactica]]'' having a satisfying conclusion.
28	* The fanboy in Episode 31; he calls the cast by their Japanese names, and apparently made bad fanfictions of the show. [[{{Otaku}} Sound familiar?]]
29	* Episode 32:
30	** Yugi has no problem with challenging Strings, who's being possessed by Marik, once he's informed that he's a mime
31	---> '''Yugi:''' Why do you keep using innocent bystanders as pawns of your deadly game?\
32	'''Marik:''' ''[through Strings]'' ''Innocent?'' Are you kidding me? Have you ''seen'' this guy? He's got piercings all over his body. You've got to be pretty '''''(EFF)'''''ed up to agree to something like that.\
33	'''Yugi:''' He's still a human being!\
34	'''Marik:''' He's also a mime.\
35	'''Yugi:''' Oh... In that case, yeah, I'll kick his ass.
36	** Yami compares dueling Marik to playing the [[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Nintendo Wii]]: "it got boring after five minutes."
37	* Episode 33 appears to poke fun at the sometimes questionable design choices made by video game developer Creator/SquareEnix:
38	--> '''Marik:''' Look, I'll have you know that I like women!
39	--> '''Florence:''' No doubt-that's probably why dressed yourself like one. Face it, you about as manly as a Square Enix character.
40	* Episode 34:
41	** Marik's cover-up name being Malik could be interpreted as a TakeThat to the fans who watch the sub and ''insist'' Marik is actually Malik. Damn 4Kids!
42	** When Yugi is giving his speech to Kaiba about ThePowerOfFriendship.
43	---> '''Yugi:''' Look, Kaiba, we probably hate each other as much as Konami hates Upper Deck, but unlike them, we actually respect each other.
44	* Episode 35 makes another jab at the Nintendo Wii. This time for the various [[PortingDisaster gaming ports that had a tendency to be of questionable quality]]:
45	--> '''Kaiba:''' The graphics behind the Duel Monsters video game are incredible! It's just a shame about the [[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Nintendo Wii]] version.
46	* Episode 37:
47	** After Florence and Marik discuss 4Kids posting Japanese episodes of the show:
48	---> '''Florence:''' In the meantime, why don't you go buy yourself some more spary-on tan?\
49	'''Marik:''' HEY, '''''(EFF)''''' YOU!! This tan is one hundred-percent genuine!\
50	'''Florence:''' Yeah, genuinely awful. You look like that woman from the [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries Transformers]] movies.\
51	'''Marik:''' You mean Shia Labeouf?\
52	'''Florence:''' That's the one.
53	** When Zombie Boy finally speaks and complains about the script:
54	---> '''Zombie Boy:''' Oh, there was a time when zombies were respected. Those were the days when [[Creator/GeorgeARomero George Romero]] didn't suck and the undead never broke into more than a stumble.
55	* Episode 38:
56	--> '''Jean-Claude:''' If won't marry me, I'm going to kidnap you instead! Since that appears to be the default response to anything on this show.\
57	'''Yugi:''' [[SarcasmMode A deceitful scientologist? Who would've thought?]]
58	* Even fellow otaku aren't immune!
59	-->'''Bakura''': Now the duel will take place in a twisted and horror-filled environment where only the bravest souls dare to venture.\
60	'''Yami''': An anime convention?\
61	'''Bakura''': Close, but no cigar. Here the spirits of the damned roam freely and every second is like living in a wide-awake nightmare!\
62	'''Yami''': ...still sounds like an anime convention.
63	* When the show gets "canceled" in Episode 47: [at least we lasted longer than ''Series/{{Firefly}}'']. It's also been referred to as "about the one thing Nick Simmons ''didn't'' [[UsefulNotes/{{Plagiarism}} plagiarize]]."
64	* The internet trolls in episode 48 that do nothing but scream about various internet things. And in TheStinger at the end complain about how the episode was, including the phrase "Worst episode ever" and one saying that "These things were better when they were like five minutes long!"
65	** And Téa's response when she first meets them? "Go back to Website/FourChan you freaks!"
66	* Episode 50 has a subtle one in which Bandit Keith swears as a witness to tell the only truth that matters: [[{{Eagleland}} the American truth]].
67	* From Kaiba's Real Father - Conclusion upon learning [[spoiler: he doesn't have a father]]:
68	--> '''Kaiba''': What kind of George Lucas bullsh#t is this?! What, was I conceived by midi-chlorians or something?!\
69	'''[[spoiler:Cybernetic Ghost]]''': No, Kaiba. Nothing as lame as that.
70	* The ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]'' series has so far taken hits on two separate occasions.
71	* Right before Melvin said the series was going to go to Internet Obscurity, he said [[WebVideo/MyWayEntertainment "Say Hello to the Juggernaut for me!"]]
72	* The third episode of Season 0 includes a nine-minute long TakeThat to [=YouTube's=] copyright infringement policies. One gets the feeling that LK might be a bit bitter about their latest ban.
73	--> '''Yugi''': Have you ever arrested someone who was innocent?\
74	'''Gray of the Police Department''': Oh, all the time! It’s crazy how many people we arrest that didn’t do anything. I mean, we probably arrest more innocent people than we do criminals. It’s crazy.
75	* Episode 54 features a brief but big and truly hilarious jab towards the original show's [[TotallyRadical Singapore dub]].
76	* Episode 59 has Kaiba activate his Enemy Controller card, summoning a video game controller onto the field. This prompts a "Wait, I thought you had to be online to play with that thing," from Yami, making fun of Microsoft's initial plans to have the Xbox One require users to sign into Xbox Live once every 24-hours.
77	* Season 4 in general loves taking potshots at the Doma arc, pointing out all the {{plot hole}}s and {{Contrived Coincidence}}s.
78	* A good chunk of Episode 66 is spent insulting and criticizing United Airlines, with which [=LittleKuriboh=] has had multiple problems. Airport security and airports in general also come under fire.
79	* After [[spoiler:Alister unmasks himself from his disguise as Pegasus]], Kaiba claims it to be a more impressive reveal then [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren]].
80	* Episode 74 and 75 make jabs towards [[Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS a certain Virtual Reality card game]] and Yami blames Link Summoning for ruining the game.
81	* United Airlines gets made fun of again in Episode 77, where Kaiba makes several quips about them. Additionally, several jokes are made about the controversies around the major airlines' security violently removing passengers who seemed to have done nothing wrong.
82	* Episode 81 takes a jab at the casting of ''Film/GodsOfEgypt''.
83	--> '''Yami''': By the whitewashed cast of the film ''Gods of Egypt''!
84	* From Episode 83:
85	--> '''Yugi:''' I've always thought of you as my other me.\
86	'''Yami:''' "Other me?" What am I, some sort of ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' [[VideoGame/MetroidOtherM spin-off game nobody wanted?]]
87	* Also from Episode 83, Téa had this to say about Kaibaland:
88	-->'''Téa:''' It's like [[Ride/TheWizardingWorldOfHarryPotter the Wizarding World]] if it were created by a cold, heartless human being. In other words, it's just like the Wizarding World.
89	* Episode 84: Kaiba attempts to promote Kaibacorp [=NFTs=], only to walk back on it when the audience boos him.

Context TakeThat / YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries