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1	->''The Adventures of Jaller! PAAAAAART Website/TVTropes!''
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5	What might you get if you had a video camera, a lot of ''{{Toys/Bionicle}}'' toys lying around, and a desire to marry brilliance and stupidity? Doubtless it would look a lot like The Chronicles of Jaller, a {{Website/Youtube}} series starring the eponymous IdiotHero and his fellow misfits: Axon, his bitter uncle, Hewkii, his (marginally) smarter brother, Black Piraka, a hapless bystander, and others.
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7	The series has since been discontinued due to the primary creator, Stephen, deciding to focus more on college...until 2017, when on the [[MilestoneCelebration tenth anniversary]] of the series Stephen officially announced Jaller 3 and a release date.
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9	!!Tropes present include:
10	* AbortedArc: Jaller's return from being kidnapped was going to be much longer and more complex, even including a song. Axon is unimpressed.
11	* AdaptationNameChange:
12	** Nuparu, for some reason or another, is renamed Hahli.
13	** Black Piraka isn't Reidak. '''''[[AsideGlance He's not Reidak]]'''''.
14	* ADayInTheLimelight: Kyle gets his own episode at one point.
15	* ADogNamedDog: [[spoiler:Penguin the Penguin.]] Though according to him, you do say the first one a ''leetle'' differently.
16	* AmusingInjuries: So many that they did a video discussing the various types of funny injuries Jaller experienced in-depth.
17	* BabysitterFromHell: Jaller's brief stint at childcare culminates in him ''eating'' the kids.
18	* BabysittingEpisode: "Jaller Babysits"
19	* BigBad:
20	** Sugar, aka "The Evil Dude" in the movies.
21	** The closest to a BigBad in the actual series was the car that keeps running over Jaller, though TheMovie reveals it's actually TheDragon.
22	* BigDamnMovie: Three of them.
23	* ButtMonkey: Black Piraka, Hewkii, and Jaller himself.
24	* CallBack: One episode has a bunch of stuff from previous episodes randomly fall on Jaller, including Hahli.
25	* CerebusRetcon:
26	** Jaller is revealed to be The One Who Was Chosen ([[InsistentTerminology not]] TheChosenOne), and Kookii points out all the times Jaller has proven to be indestructible or had NewPowersAsThePlotDemands as indicators. Except for the time he defeated Sugar's army by eating them, which has nothing to do with his powers and is just terrifying and weird.
27	** [[spoiler:Hahli disappeared because when he got lost on the way to his going-away party in ''Jallerfield'', Jaller's heavy accent made it seem that he told Hahli that nobody liked him.]]
28	* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
29	** Axon moves on from being a stereotypical tough guy to the OnlySaneMan once he gets promoted to the main cast.
30	** Kyle was the AlwaysChaoticEvil tormentor of Jaller but eventually settled into sharing the OnlySaneMan role with Axon.
31	* ChekhovsGun:
32	** Black Piraka is ignored in "Hewkii Breaks His Leg" because [[spoiler:he has been cursed and his friends cannot see, hear or touch him.]]
33	** Jaller pulls a "tingly" out of Hahli's helmet a la the Sword of Gryffindor to destroy Alastar.
34	* TheChosenOne: Jaller is revealed in [=J3III3R=] 3: Three that he is The One Who Is Chosen of the Forcefulness, [[InsistentTerminology which is completely different from The Chosen One]].
35	* ContinuityPorn: As the GrandFinale, [=J3III3R=] 3: Three is full of {{Call Back}}s and references to previous adventures and movies.
36	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Hoo's not the brightest, but he can lay the smack down if the occasion calls for it.
37	* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:Sugar shows up as a benevolent Forcefulness ghost in spite of being the BigBad of the first two movies. He's still antagonistic towards Jaller, though.]]
38	* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The third Jaller movie is titled [[Letters2Numbers J3III3R]] 3: Three.
39	* TheDreaded: Sugar in the movies.
40	* EasilyForgiven:
41	** In spite of holding a vengeful grudge for eleven years, [[spoiler:Hahli quickly realizes the errors of his ways once Jaller clarifies that (one of) his heavy accents somehow made his words sound like a KickTheDog moment.]]
42	** [[spoiler: The car is a major antagonist in the show, constantly running over Jaller and causing him pain, is revealed to be TheDragon to Sugar, and returns in the third film to run over Jaller again. For some reason it's seen in the ending among the people Jaller considers his friends.]]
43	* EpicFail: It's practically Hewkii's hat.
44	** Jailer said that he assumed that [[TheUnintelligible Kyle]] was always saying rude things about them...while standing right in front of him. Cue asskicking.
45	** Black Piraka once locked himself in a bathroom... for ''two years.''
46	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Black Piraka.
47	* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:The Eye Doctor turns out to be the Dark One, who is the antagonist of the third movie. By extension, all the puppets and stuffed animals that appeared throughout the later parts of the series were all working for him.]]
48	* ExactWords:
49	** Black Piraka's friend really ''did'' turn into a vegetable.
50	** Everyone refers to the old house as being a "ticking time bomb". A flashback reveals that Jaller had somehow accidentally created an actual ticking time bomb which forced everyone to flee to the new house.
51	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Hahli returns as a Kylo Ren-esque villain in [=J3III3R=] 3: Three.]]
52	* FlashbackStares: Jaller does this, but as the camera blurs, he says, "Nope, I don't remember."
53	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Lampshaded in "Axon Gets Kidnapped."
54	-->'''Jaller:''' I hope he doesn't get kidnapped. [--Foreshadowing...--]
55	* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Ambidextrous is too busy angsting about his arms being guns to realize that having guns for arms would probably be really useful in preventing a prisoner from escaping.
56	* FreudianSlip: In one episode, Hewkii for some reason ends up with "alone in your home" when he starts rambling. It gets to the point where Jaller demands that he seeks help.
57	* GoryDiscretionShot: At one point, a random car comes out of nowhere so that Jaller can have one of these. It happens once or twice more.
58	* HeelFaceTurn: Black Piraka in the second movie.
59	* IceCreamKoan: Jaller has about a bazillion.
60	-->'''Axon:''' I am going to save a lot of time and pretend that's a real saying.
61	* ImagineSpot: Axon has one when Jaller proposes making a "fold" (rap) music video.
62	* IncrediblyLameFun: Frolicking and slap-a-thon. Both are exactly what they sound like.
63	* InNameOnly: One look at any other example on this page will tell you this series has no concerns about the [[Toys/{{Bionicle}} toyline]] the characters are from.
64	* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Kyle.
65	* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: Most of the examples on this page are not exactly the style of comedy or events that happen in episodes taking place at the old house.
66	* LukeIAmYourFather: Axon and White Dude are revealed to be relatives of Jaller's in ''Jaller 2''.
67	* MediumAwareness: The characters all know that they're in a web series.
68	** BreakingTheFourthWall
69	* MindOverMatter: One of Sugar's many powers.
70	* MindScrew: There's an approximately 1:1 ratio between these happening to the viewers and these happening to the saner members of the cast.
71	-->'''Jaller:''' I sure do love walking upside down in midair! Too bad it's not possible. ''(falls)''
72	* MST3KMantra: [[invoked]] Axon invokes this when Jaller questions him on why the CIA would entrust ''him'' to keep an eye on an explosive ping pong ball.
73	* MusicalEpisode: "Jallerpop" and "Jaller Raps," though the latter is an ImagineSpot on Axon's part.
74	* NotHyperbole: When Black Piraka said his friend turned into a vegetable, he ''meant'' he turned into a vegetable. Specifically a piece of broccoli.
75	* OnlySaneMan:
76	** Hahli usually fulfills this role, but eventually went to Axon following his disappearance.
77	** White Dude regular takes on this role whenever he partners up with Jaller and friends in the movies.
78	* OrphanedPunchline: A commonly used opening.
79	* OverlyLongGag:
80	** The stain on the ceiling. The...the stain...
81	** Hewkii! [-Oops, wrong person...-] Hewkii! [-Oops, wrong person...-] Hewkii! [-Oops, wrong person...-] Hewkii! [-Oops, wrong person...-]
82	** Axon's OhMyGods with UsefulNotes/MillardFillmore, whose history and political influence he also goes on to explain for roughly 40 seconds.
83	** Jaller's training in the third movie, which consists of him and his master tied to a string on a pole and being bounced around the forest while the master repeatedly says "mmm...yes...good...mmm...yes...good..."
84	* PaintingTheMedium: Jaller lampshades how the AlternateUniverse they've landed in even has a different static transition.
85	* PreviouslyOn: Parodied ruthlessly in "Black Piraka Gets Noticed, Part 2."
86	-->'''Jaller:''' ''(dramatic voiceover)'' Previously on ''Series/LincolnHeights...''
87	-->'''Axon:''' Look, the thing was like three minutes long. Just watch it.
88	* PutOnABus: Hahli never really came back from that vacation...[[note]]It's heavily implied that the creators simply lost their Nuparu set, thus unable to do any scenes with Hahli[[/note]]
89	** As well as Joaquin.
90	* RandomEventsPlot: Almost all the episodes are just random skits involving the characters with the occasional BrickJoke or RunningGag.
91	* RunningGag: Black Piraka being ignored. [[spoiler:There's a reason for it.]]
92	** Hewkii.
93	-->-- '''Hewkii:''' I got hit by a bus and failed.
94	** Jaller being stupid, obviously.
95	* SanityBall: Hewkii is occasionally thrown it, but even he is not free from being as insane as Jaller.
96	* SeriesContinuityError:
97	** {{Invoked}}, {{Lampshaded}} and PlayedForLaughs in "Black Piraka Gets Noticed Part 2."
98	--->'''[[spoiler:Penguin the Penguin]]:''' Wait, vasn't there a table zere? And what's zat doing zere?\
99	'''Axon:''' What-- Oh! ''(laughs)'' Yeah, we don't work very hard with continuity here. Those scenes were filmed months ago.
100	** One was actually caused by "Black Piraka Gets Noticed" and "Jailer Plays With Black Piraka," to a slight degree; one says that the reason for Black Piraka's disappearance is because Black Piraka locked himself in the bathroom for two years, and the other one says that [[spoiler: [[ADogNamedDog Penguin]] put a curse on Black Piraka so that his friends wouldn't notice him.]] [[note]]the last reason corresponds with "Gets Noticed."[[/note]] Based on previous episodes, one would think "Gets Noticed" would be the correct version of events, but both play their stories straight, so it's a little confusing.
101	** Axon claims that the move to the new house was because of a NoodleIncident involving an overcooked salami, but ''[=J3III3R=] 3: Three'' reveals that the old house got blown up by a ticking time bomb Jaller accidentally created.
102	** Despite White Dude claiming that his real name is Matoro like his canon counterpart, ''[=J3III3R=] 3: Three'' has Axon give his name as Brenthony.
103	** Jaller is able to ''snort noise'' in the third movie despite ''Randomania'' specifically having a scene showing that his lack of nose prevented him from performing the feat.
104	* SeriousBusiness: Going to the Eye Doctor. Hewkii thinks Jaller is overreacting.
105	* ShoutOut: Self-Loathing, a robotic cyclops, speaks very similarly to Creator/CoreyBurton's [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Shockwave]].
106	* SimpletonVoice: Jaller's first voice.
107	* StylisticSuck
108	* SuddenlyShouting: Jaller's father, Edward Locobolt, suffers from a condition that causes him to randomly scream.
109	* SuperMode: The Mahri forms.
110	* TakeThat:
111	** "Democrat. Republican. Both mascots eat grass. But both can also be, [[CurseCutShort a pain in the a--]]"
112	** After transforming into Jaller Mahri, Jaller goes to say goodbye to all the troubles of his past. One of them is a picture of [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush George W. Bush's face]]. Jaller lampshades how he doesn't even know who he is in the midst of a gaggle of [[CallBack Call Backs]]
113	** While travelling through time, the gang tries to listen to some music. They hear Series/BarneyTheDinosaur's "I Love You You Love Me" and Series/HannahMontana's "Best of Both Worlds," which convinces them not to bother.
114	* TakeThatAudience:
115	** When Black Piraka's canon BIONICLE name is brought up, Jaller denies that his name is Reidak then stares straight into the camera to set the record straight in a ''very'' annoyed tone.
116	** [[invoked]] Jaller remarks that their third movie is a much better ''Star Wars'' story than ''Film/TheLastJedi'' before proceeding to mug for the camera and mock everyone over that movie's BrokenBase.
117	* VocalEvolution:
118	** Jaller's voice started out deep and with a lisp before eventually evolving into a combination of ElmuhFuddSyndwome and a Southern accent.
119	** Axon's voice similarly started off as a stereotypical tough guy voice before slowly settling into a deep Southern accent.
120	** [[invoked]] Hahli's ([[ActingForTwo and also Sugar and Joaquin]]) is due to his voice actor's progression into puberty.
121	* {{Wangst}}:[[invoked]] PlayedForLaughs with Ambidextrous in "Axon Gets Kidnapped". He constantly complains about the fact that both of his arms are guns.
122	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Hahli inexplicably went missing after the setting changed. While mentioned briefly in one episode, it's not quite clear what the RealLife reason was. This is also the reason behind Joaquin's slight voice change.
123	** Though Joaquin briefly returned for Jaller's funeral, after which Jaller directly addresses the audience and tells us that Joaquin's voice actor just couldn't be around as much. Still doesn't really explain Hahli, though.

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