Line #32 WebVideo/AngelartsVALetsPlayEarthbound


1	angelarts' Voice-Acted LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' is a let's play series that ran for four years from 2013 to 2017.
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3	As the name suggests, there are voice actors whom Angel had recruited to read out the in-game dialogue.
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5	Unique to this series is the use of four unique voice actors as the Chosen Four who would live-chat the game with Angel, occasionally offering snarky commentary on the situation at hand.
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7	The entire playlist can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmuCNoOBEgjSF5j5Gar1h-3wGHdUyzJYO here]].
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9	!!''angelarts' VA Let's Play Earthbound'' provides examples of:
10	* AdaptationalIntelligence: Giygas in the game becomes an AlmightyIdiot the minute he breaks through the Devil's Machine, and he stays that way until he is defeated. Here, the minute Pokey [[DirtyCoward flees]], Giygas manages to form one last coherent thought, swearing revenge on Pokey.
11	-->"[[IShallReturn I... will return...]] And when I do... Pokey... [[IWillFindYou I will find you...]] '''[[IllKillYou AND I WILL KILL YOU, YOU TRAITOR!]]'''"
12	* AdaptationalJerkass: In canon, Pokey is AmbiguouslyEvil at best, with many of his qualities being up to interpretation. Here, it's implied that he's a jerk to Ness from the very beginning, and he even physically abuses his little brother Picky at some points.
13	* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: In canon, none of the Chosen Four have definite personalities aside from a few lines of dialogue (including Ness, who is essentially a BlankSlate for the player), they all have distinct personalities.
14	** Ness goes from being a SilentProtagonist to a talkative DeadpanSnarker who isn't afraid to call out everyone he meets for their stupidity.
15	** Paula was already a NiceGirl in canon, but the dub increases her innocence to the point where she becomes a KiddieKid, still holding tea parties with her teddy bear from time to time.
16	** Jeff goes from being the StereotypicalNerd portrayed in fanworks into a TriggerHappy GenkiGuy who is all too eager to use bottle rockets on any enemy he comes across.
17	** {{Downplayed\|Trope}} with Poo. While he was already TheStoic in canon, the dub makes him out to be the OnlySaneMan, often being the one to rope the group back into the task at hand. It's also implied that he has a slight affinity for western culture and media, where this quality was not found in ''[=EarthBound=]''.
18	* AdaptationalSexuality: While Jeff's sexuality is not specified in canon, here, he's implied to be gay and has feelings for Tony.
19	* AdaptationExpansion:
20	** There are several scenes in the Let's Play that were not present in the original game. For example, [[https://youtu.be/OaHlsI5CSaY?list=PLmuCNoOBEgjSF5j5Gar1h-3wGHdUyzJYO&t=184 at one point during Part 31]], Ness receives a phone call from [[TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive Giygas]] in the middle of the night, giving him an ImpliedDeathThreat before hanging up.
21	** If the ChristmasEpisode is to be believed, Giygas is explicitly stated to be the one possessing [[VideoGame/Mother3 Claus]] in addition to having cybernetic enhancements to him. There is no indication of this happening in Claus' home series.
22	* AprilFoolsDay: The Let's Play [[http://youtu.be/0P4BUZxUbEY was updated]] in April 1st 2013 stating that it was canceled. [[http://youtu.be/6qDVuOKGX5g An additional video]] was added later that day stating that it was, indeed, an April Fools' Day joke.
23	* BerserkButton: As far as Ness and company are concerned, the photo-man can go die in a hole. Ness and Paula even wonder at some points why the photo guy is [[PaedoHunt stalking a group of children]].
24	* BreakingTheFourthWall: Every so often, Ness and the rest of the Chosen Four talk to Angel to communicate their thoughts towards him.
25	* ChristmasEpisode: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFHPS3Nztp4&list=PLmuCNoOBEgjSF5j5Gar1h-3wGHdUyzJYO&index=34 Holiday Special]], uploaded on December 23, 2013, is YetAnotherChristmasCarol, with Pokey (Scrooge) being visited by [[VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings Ninten]], Ness, and [[VideoGame/Mother3 Lucas]] as the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future respectively.
26	* ClosetGeek: While Poo was away learning PK Starstorm, it's implied he also got his first taste of western media and technology, developing a fascination for it. In the penultimate episode, he can even be heard singing "[[Music/BritneySpears Baby, One More Time]]" to himself before Ness and Paula approach him.
27	* CreepyDoll: The teddy bears, each one affectionately named "Teddy Snuggle-Wuggles". Ness is freaked out by them, and is convinced each teddy bear is haunted.
28	* TheDreadedPretendTeaParty: Ness and Paula are revealed to have partaken in this while they were trapped underground and Jeff was on his way to rescue them.
29	* TheFakeCutie: Paula is easily the most bubbly and childlike of the Chosen Four. However, [[LittleMissSnarker she can be sassy just as much as the boys]], [[PrecociousCrush dotes on Ness's father]], [[FilleFatale and is rather flirty]], especially when it comes to talking about romance.
30	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Ness is the melancholic DeadpanSnarker who isn't afraid to call out those who annoy him, including angelarts himself. Paula is the sanguine RedMage, very compassionate and innocent with a good moral compass (most of the time). Jeff is the choleric, TriggerHappy GadgeteerGenius, who gets a little too excited whenever he uses bottle rockets. Finally, Poo is the phlegmatic OnlySaneMan, very quiet and mostly keeping to himself whenever around the rest of the Chosen Four.
31	* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Paula has a habit of holding onto the various teddy bears Ness buys every so often, much to Ness's dismay.
32	* HalloweenEpisode: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI8C-f56uOs&list=PLmuCNoOBEgjSF5j5Gar1h-3wGHdUyzJYO&index=33 first Halloween Special]] of the series is an anthology episode consisting of four loosely-related skits. The first skit involves Ness being haunted by the spirits of the teddy bears he killed, while the second involves the Chosen Four debating their Halloween costumes. The third is a TMZ parody revolving around angelarts himself, and the fourth is Paula's PublicServiceAnnouncement about Halloween safety (with one additional rule).
33	* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: Jeff repeatedly denies he's gay, and he insists that his relationship with Tony is purely platonic. Ness and the others aren't convinced by this in the slightest.
34	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Right before the Chosen Four face off against Giygas, Poo mentions that it took only a couple of months for them to reach this point, but it felt like three years. The series began on New Years Eve 2013, and the final battle was reached in late 2016.
35	* LoveTriangle: Between Ness, Paula, and Poo. Ness rescued Paula in Twoson, and immediately hit it off, while Poo keeps complimenting Paula, saying she would be a strong ruler. This makes Ness extremely jealous of Poo.
36	* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Initially, Poo's voice was a standard American accent. This was changed in Part 29, his debut episode, where he was given a vaguely Chinese accent.
37	* ShoutOut: In [[https://youtu.be/adRMyY0vEsw?list=PLmuCNoOBEgjSF5j5Gar1h-3wGHdUyzJYO&t=1454 Part 33]], when Paula uses PK Fire, she shouts "Mars Fire Ignite!", the name given to Sailor Mars' attack in the [=DiC=] dub of ''Anime/SailorMoon''.
38	* SuddenlyVoiced: A given, considering each character, no matter how insignificant they are to the plot, is given a unique voice.
39	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: During the Christmas special, Jeff can be seen wearing a ''yarmulke'', and he mentions that Tony celebrates Hanukkah. He tries to explain that he is only looking into Jewish customs for scholarly purposes, but Ness doesn't buy it at all.
40	* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Jeff is from Winters, a country that is the ''[=EarthBound=]'' equivalent of England, but his accent can only be described as vaguely European. Shortly after Jeff's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgX0KoxCq68&list=PLmuCNoOBEgjSF5j5Gar1h-3wGHdUyzJYO debut episode]] was uploaded, his voice actor, [[WordOfStPaul HylianOni]], finally dispelled rumors about his accent by describing it as "Asian/German/British".

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