Line #24 WebVideo/Zerkaa


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4	Joshua Charlie Joseph Bradley (born 4 September 1992), also known by his online identity Zerkaa and his {{stage name\|s}} Josh Zerker, is an English internet personality.
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6	Bradley is a founding member of the Website/YouTube group the WebVideo/{{Sidemen}}, as well as their brand manager. First known in his early [=YouTube=] days (extending to the first year of the group) for hiding his face behind a mask until he warmed up to his eventual popularity, today he's known for maintaining a consistent look of combed black hair and a moderately thick beard, being the oldest and often {{only sane\|Man}} member of the group (although co-member [[WebVideo/{{Miniminter}} Simon Minter]] is just three days younger than Bradley), and his occasional bizarre remarks and outbursts he makes in frustration.
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8	!!Hey guys, and welcome to my trope list:
9	* TheAce: Is revered for his exceptional ability in a multitude of games such as ''GTA V'' races, ''VideoGame/{{Skate}} 3'', ''TabletopGame/TrivialPursuit'', ''TabletopGame/CardsAgainstHumanity'', ''3D Ultra Minigolf'', and ''[[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames London 2012]]''. He even won ''The Sidemen Experience'' because of his gaming skill.
10	** If his Twitter bio is to be believed, Josh also single-handedly founded the Sidemen's clothing line.
11	** [[SubvertedTrope Though not all the time.]] He's come dead last in several ''GTA V'' races, and has won very few rounds of ''TabletopGame/{{Uno}}''.
12	** {{Averted\|Trope}} if recent performances are to be seen. He's suddenly becoming so terrible and screws up so often, even KSI now can beat him regularly if he doesn't screw up just as often.
13	* AchievementsInIgnorance: He often accomplishes difficult stunts in ''GTA'' races on his first attempt, and even finds it surprising when the other Sidemen struggle with them.
14	* {{Acrofatic}}: His ''Skate 3'' character is a purple-mohawked and fairly overweight man who has the same airborne agility as anyone else, but doesn't have quite the physique to do technical tricks on the ground.
15	* BerserkButton: Formerly, calling him by his real name instead of the "Josh Zerker" alias. This has stopped since it became public knowledge.
16	* BlasphemousBoast:
17	** While playing ''Website/{{Akinator}}'', Simon asks for Josh to think of a random person to test the site. Josh picks [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Lord Farquaad]], since (according to him) Josh himself is a lord.
18	** From [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s_aFyPWIuI READING PERVERTED COMMENTS W/ THE SIDEMEN!!]] (a video that Josh was featured in alongside JJ and Simon):
19	-->"I am Mohammed."
20	* BlueOni: To Simon's red oni, though it's often reversed when the two are the only ones in a video.
21	* ButtMonkey:
22	** His "shit excuse for a beard" is his prime point of ridicule.
23	** The whole "Fuck off, Josh" RunningGag.
24	* CharacterCatchphrase:
25	** [[BigWordShout "FINITOOOOOOOO!"]] -- [[GratuitousItalian Italian]] for "finished", Josh yells this when he is about to cross the finish line in some ''GTA Online'' races.
26	** He has a habit of saying "fuck it" when playing a card in ''Cards Against Humanity''.
27	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH6sJHiFEEI "Have a shot, mate!"]] -- In ''FIFA'' when he's about to shoot. Usually prefixed with the name of the player he's using.
28	** [[IBangedYourMum "Your mum!" or "Your mother [insert something here]!"]] being Josh's most favorite words to say whenever he's angry.
29	* CelebrityResemblance: Many have noted a resemblance between him and [[Music/ADayToRemember Jeremy McKinnon]].
30	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: When playing games with Simon, with Simon serving as the CloudcuckoolandersMinder.
31	* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: His ''GTA'' vehicle colour is orange. In minigolf games, his ball colour is green. However, around late 2017, his ''GTA'' vehicle colour was changed to green.
32	* DefiantToTheEnd: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHmgkRqabX8 "THE LUCK IS INSANE"]] (''Monopoly Plus''), Josh ends up being the last man standing against [[Creator/{{KSI}} JJ]], who has an insane lead and has become fully DrunkWithPower, after everyone else ([[WebVideo/{{TBJZL}} Tobi]], [[WebVideo/{{Behzinga}} Ethan]], WebVideo/{{Vik\|kstar123}}) files for bankruptcy. While JJ tries to get Josh to quit and accept his ForegoneVictory, Josh continues to play [[ForegoneConclusion even though he practically knows there's no beating JJ]].
33	* DitzyGenius: Although he is generally intelligent and skilled, he does showcase shades of this at times, such as when he mentioned a [[https://youtu.be/M5DAAtpqJXg?t=36s "left clit"]].
34	-->'''Simon:''' I didn't know there [''were''] two!
35	* DoNotCallMePaul:
36	** He was quite adamant on stating that his stage surname "Zerker" is his "real" surname, even though his name is documented on [[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/-F0qSAN2PzgyiZRo29PVEoMo_6s/appointments Companies House showing him as an officer for Sidemen Clothing Limited and ZRK Ltd.]] As he said in a strange response to Vik in a ''GTA Online'' [[https://youtu.be/Op4IH3nj-FY?t=185 race]]:
37	--->'''Josh:''' Sweat out like a madman, come on.[[labelnote:context]]Josh is in last place and is trying to focus and boost his self-confidence to get ahead.[[/labelnote]]\
38	'''Vik:''' Nah, I don't wanna hear it Josh. I don't wanna hear you swear you're a madman... ''[unintelligible due to Josh talking over]''\
39	'''Josh:''' I don't want to hear your "I'm not a groupie, tell me your real name" speech; [my] real name is Zerker.\
40	''[{{Beat}}]''\
41	'''Vik:''' ''[giggles]'' Yo, he's rehearsed that! He's rehearsed that!\
42	'''Ethan:''' ''[speaking at the same time as Vik]'' That was the ''queerest'' thing... [that] I have ''ever'' heard!
43	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2SzL_MQ2A A February 2017 game]] of ''Cards Against Humanity'' has "Josh Bradley" appear on a white card and read by Simon, yet Josh didn't react at all to his real surname appearing on a ''CAH'' card. It's most likely that he was being GenreSavvy by deliberately not drawing attention to it since he remained adamant on the fake surname.
44	** By September 2022, however, this trope has started to cease for him. In a ''Quiplash 3'' video posted that month, Harry made a quip using "Josh Bradley", with Zerkaa saying, "Fuck's sake," in amusement.
45	* EmbarrassingNickname: "Pubes". Yeah...
46	* TheFaceless: Previously, but that ended in 2014.
47	* HiddenDepths: He has an A* in GCSE Business Studies, which explains why he's good at organising things for the Sidemen.
48	* HollywoodTourettes: Josh has said [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSRIYFefNyk so many strange things in his remarks and outbursts]] that fans and the other Sidemen believe that he may have Tourette's syndrome.
49	* IBangedYourMum: His (in)famous "Your mum" quotes, as mentioned above.
50	* IconicItem: [[http://ultimatesidemen.com/wp-content/themes/ultimatesidemen/images/zerkaahd2.jpg Previously, the mask he used to hide his face.]]
51	* TheLeader: He is more or less the ''de facto'' leader of the group as he hosts the Sidemen's online gaming sessions, creates the playlists for ''GTA Online'' sessions, and founded the Sidemen's clothing line.
52	* NotSoAboveItAll: While he is the last Sideman you'd expect to get over-the-top hammy, he does occasionally partake in the group's whimsical endeavors.
53	* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Sideman]]: [[NotSoAboveItAll While he has his moments]], Josh is not as excitable as the others.
54	* PhraseCatcher[=/=]PrecisionFStrike: "Fuck off, Josh."
55	* RunningGag:
56	** His extremely modest, lackluster beard.
57	** In 2011, Josh uploaded a trailer for a ''COD'' series called ''Illuminate'' that promptly never saw the light of day. To this day, fans and even the rest of the Sidemen have persisted in urging him to go through with it.
58	** His penchant for picking ''CAH'' cards that are ever so slightly out of left field that the other Sidemen can sometimes instantly tell what card is his.
59	** Being referred to as "Daddy (AF)".
60	* StageName: He refers to himself as "Josh Zerker" and the other Sidemen often invoke FullNameBasis with him to reinforce this.
61	* TeamDad: Being the oldest Sideman, Josh is often called "Daddy Josh" or "Father Josh" and is the most [[NotSoAboveItAll (relatively speaking)]] [[OnlySaneMan above the rest of the Sidemen's antics]]. He even has grey hairs.[[note]]It is possible for men to start having a few grey hairs by their mid-twenties.[[/note]]
62	** This is often referenced whenever the Sidemen plays ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''. Josh's favorite character to play is Soldier: 76, the character whom the ''Overwatch'' fandom has turned into the (a rather grumpy one) TeamDad.
63	** It also seems that he's in charge of general things in the house, like washing the dishes. On [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9un50RS25Y&t=774s this video by Calfreezy]], he's actually caught washing dishes ''on-camera''.
64	-->'''Freezy:''' You would be washing up, wouldn't you?
65	* ThatsWhatSheSaid: In his younger days, Josh loved saying this when someone makes a perceived innuendo.
66	* ThoseTwoGuys:
67	** With Simon when they play random games together.
68	** With Tobi, forming "Team X Years" ("X" being the number of years of their friendship).
69	* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Dr Pepper. He usually has a small drink of the soda at points in his videos. He's received [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMV4Qrg4g1A a Dr Pepper cake for his birthday]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlV-qO1jaAA attempted to make a pizza with Dr Pepper]] for a video, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group[[note]]today Keurig Dr Pepper[[/note]] even sent him [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az5DvY66ClQ an ice sculpture in the shape of a Dr Pepper can!]] However, ever since the group started taking their health more seriously after KSI and Creator/LoganPaul announced their fight, he's cut back on the soft drink.
70	* {{Troll}}: Often tries to mess with others in the name of XMustNotWin in games like ''Golf with Your Friends''. See [[https://youtu.be/Ptpel76o22Q?t=4m28s here]] for an example.
71	* TwoFirstNames: Four like with WebVideo/{{Wroetoshaw}}. [[DoNotCallMePaul Just don't say any of the last three names to his face.]]
72	* VictoryByEndurance: Aside from his role as TheAce, many of Josh's victories in ''GTA'' races come from him starting from behind but benefiting from the others screwing themselves up and inadvertently clearing the way for him.

Context WebVideo / Zerkaa