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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: [[invoked]] Points out that ''JamesBondJr'' was one of numerous kids' animated shows based on movies that definitely were not made for kids. Others were ''{{Rambo}}'', ''{{Conan|TheBarbarian}}'', and ''{{Highlander}}''.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: [[invoked]] Points out that ''JamesBondJr'' was one of numerous kids' animated shows based on movies that definitely were not made for kids. Others were ''{{Rambo}}'', ''RamboTheForceOfFreedom'', ''{{Conan|TheBarbarian}}'', and ''{{Highlander}}''.''HighlanderTheAnimatedSeries''.
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** In some of the earlier episodes, Linkara used "Combine Harvester" by The Wurzels this way. The song itself is not about someone going insane, but it plays whenever ''Linkara's'' sanity starts to slip, such as at the end of the ''Doom's IV'' and ''Amazons Attack'' reviews. It hasn't been used since ''Maximum Clonage'', however.
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** In some of the earlier episodes, Linkara used "Combine Harvester" by The Wurzels this way. The song itself is not about someone going insane, but it plays whenever ''Linkara's'' sanity starts to slip, such as at the end of the ''Doom's IV'' and ''Amazons Attack'' reviews. It hasn't Up until ''Ultimatum #3-4'', however, it hadn't been used since ''Maximum Clonage'', however.Clonage''.
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* {{Trekkie}}: Has a large collection of various Starfleet uniforms, which he wears whenever he reviews something ''StarTrek''-related (as well as in ''{{Kickassia}}'').
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* {{Trekkie}}: Has a large collection of various Starfleet uniforms, which he wears whenever he reviews something ''StarTrek''-related ''Franchise/StarTrek''-related (as well as in ''{{Kickassia}}'').
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* ViewersAreGeniuses: The ''StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' review has a very subtle running gag that he decided to explain in the credits: he switches between various Trek uniforms throughout the video, all to point out how much better they all are than the ones in TMP.
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* ViewersAreGeniuses: The ''StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' review has a very subtle running gag that he decided to explain in the credits: he switches between various Trek uniforms throughout the video, all to point out how much better they all are than the ones in TMP.
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* SanitySlippageSong: Combine Harvester by The Wurzels. The song itself is not about someone going insane, but it plays whenever ''Linkara's'' sanity starts to slip, such as the end of the ''Doom's IV'' and ''Amazons Attack'' reviews. It hasn't been used since ''Maximum Clonage'', however.
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* SanitySlippageSong: Combine Harvester SanitySlippageSong:
** In some of the earlier episodes, Linkara used "Combine Harvester" by TheWurzels. Wurzels this way. The song itself is not about someone going insane, but it plays whenever ''Linkara's'' sanity starts to slip, such as at the end of the ''Doom's IV'' and ''Amazons Attack'' reviews. It hasn't been used since ''Maximum Clonage'', however.
** In some of the earlier episodes, Linkara used "Combine Harvester" by The
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* SanitySlippageSong: Combine Harvester by The Wurzels. The song itself is not about someone going insane, but it plays whenever ''Linkara's'' sanity starts to slip, such as the end of the ''Doom's IV'' and ''Amazons Attack'' reviews.
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* SanitySlippageSong: Combine Harvester by The Wurzels. The song itself is not about someone going insane, but it plays whenever ''Linkara's'' sanity starts to slip, such as the end of the ''Doom's IV'' and ''Amazons Attack'' reviews. It hasn't been used since ''Maximum Clonage'', however.
** As of the ''{{Marville}}'' #2 review, [[spoiler: "Forgetting You" from ''ManosTheHandsOfFate'']] seems to have become this.
** As of the ''{{Marville}}'' #2 review, [[spoiler: "Forgetting You" from ''ManosTheHandsOfFate'']] seems to have become this.
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* RunningGag: Several.
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* RunningGag: Several.Eight.
** [[HollywoodScience Of course! Don't you know anything about science?]]
** [[HollywoodScience Of course! Don't you know anything about science?]]
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** More and more occasions have cropped up as the series has continued. An example from the end of his ''Robocop vs Terminator #1'' review:
--->'''Linkara''': '''THIS COMIC'''...is not that bad at all.
** A similar one in ''The Electric Tale of Pikachu'':
--->'''Linkara''': This comic… doesn't suck at all.
--->'''Linkara''': '''THIS COMIC'''...is not that bad at all.
** A similar one in ''The Electric Tale of Pikachu'':
--->'''Linkara''': This comic… doesn't suck at all.
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** More and more occasions have cropped up as the series has continued. An example from the end of his In several reviews, including ''Robocop vs Terminator #1'' review:
--->'''Linkara''': '''THIS COMIC'''...is not that bad at all.
** A similar one in#1'', ''The Electric Tale of Pikachu'':
--->'''Linkara''': This comic… doesn't suck at all.Pikachu'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man on Bullying Prevention'' and ''The New Teen Titans Anti-Drug Giveaway'', he's subverted "This comic sucks!" because said comics did ''not'' suck.
--->'''Linkara''': '''THIS COMIC'''...is not that bad at all.
** A similar one in
--->'''Linkara''': This comic… doesn't suck at all.
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* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: The ever present magic gun, the dragon dagger, a few BFGs, and several others.
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* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: The ever present magic gun, the dragon dagger, a few BFGs, {{BFG}}s, and several others.
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* SlowNo: In the ''Spider-Man #56'' review.
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* SlowNo: In SlowNo:
** Uncanny X-Men #423. [[SarcasmMode "OH MY GOD! ANGELO IS DEAD!]] NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WHY, CRUEL WORLD, WHY DI- wait, who's Angelo?"
** And in his very first review — (Adjective-less) ''Spider-Man'' #56 — when he realizes that the''Spider-Man #56'' review.Gwen Stacy clone is going to dissolve into goop. In his later commentary about his early work (where he jokes about his terrible lighting and slow line delivery back then), he says that a slow-mo BigNo is ''always'' funny.
** Uncanny X-Men #423. [[SarcasmMode "OH MY GOD! ANGELO IS DEAD!]] NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WHY, CRUEL WORLD, WHY DI- wait, who's Angelo?"
** And in his very first review — (Adjective-less) ''Spider-Man'' #56 — when he realizes that the
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** Now provides (part of) the page quote!
** Now provides (part of) the page quote!
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** "[[CryForJustice And together, we could]] ''[[CryForJustice be]]'' [[CryForJustice justice]]!"
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* UnusualEuphemism: "What the Funk & Wagnalls?" is a recurring one.
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** From the ''Silent Hill: Dying Inside'' review: "What has two heads, one mouth and no brains?" "Ooh! MichaelMoore!"
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** Him having a meltdown to TheWurzels "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9rQmyAxS3U Combine Harvester]]".
** Lately, he's been using a clip of a [[Series/DoctorWho Cyberman]] saying "There is... logic in what he says" when a character reaches a conclusion through a deduction [[InsaneTrollLogic that makes no sense whatsoever]].
** Lately, he's been using a clip of a [[Series/DoctorWho Cyberman]] saying "There is... logic in what he says" when a character reaches a conclusion through a deduction [[InsaneTrollLogic that makes no sense whatsoever]].
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** Him having a meltdown to TheWurzels "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9rQmyAxS3U Combine Harvester]]".
"Combine Harvester".
**Lately, he's been using a clip of a A [[Series/DoctorWho Cyberman]] saying "There is... logic in what he says" when a character reaches a conclusion through a deduction [[InsaneTrollLogic that makes no sense whatsoever]].
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* SanitySlippageSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btEpF334Rtc Combine Harvester by The Wurzels]]. The song itself is not about someone going insane, but it plays whenever ''Linkara's'' sanity starts to slip, such as the end of the ''Doom's IV'' and ''Amazons Attack'' reviews.
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** "Great continuity!"
* SanitySlippageSong:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btEpF334Rtc Combine Harvester by The Wurzels]].Wurzels. The song itself is not about someone going insane, but it plays whenever ''Linkara's'' sanity starts to slip, such as the end of the ''Doom's IV'' and ''Amazons Attack'' reviews.
* SanitySlippageSong:
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** In the Action Comics #593 review, the villain and the porn producer are talking about the possibility of making a Superman exploitation porn film - Linkara reacts by saying that WebOriginal/TheCinemaSnob should be reviewing this if that is where the comic is going. Cut to WebOriginal/TheCinemaSnob - "My Snob Senses are tingling!"
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** In the Action Comics #593 review, the villain and the porn producer are talking about the possibility of making a Superman exploitation porn film - Linkara reacts by saying that WebOriginal/TheCinemaSnob WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob should be reviewing this if that is where the comic is going. Cut to WebOriginal/TheCinemaSnob WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob - "My Snob Senses are tingling!"
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** In the review of Pitt #1, he notes of the motorcycle gang in the opening of the comic, "[[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds We have yet to see if they'll start playing card games on their motorcycles, or if they're just your standard kind of stupid]]". Repeated in Scarlet #1, where he asks if vampires on motor cycles are going to play a [[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries children's card game]].
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** In the review of Pitt #1, he notes of the motorcycle gang in the opening of the comic, "[[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds We have yet to see if they'll start playing card games on their motorcycles, or if they're just your standard kind of stupid]]". Repeated in Scarlet #1, where he asks if vampires on motor cycles are going to play a [[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries children's card game]].
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* {{Troll}}: He acts like one on occasion, but he's never mean-spirited about it. For example, he kicked off the Theme Song contest with a video that made him look like a SmallNameBigEgo with incredibly limited knowledge of the entire CausticCritic community, up to confusing WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd with TheNostalgiaChick.
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* {{Troll}}: He acts like one on occasion, but he's never mean-spirited about it. For example, he kicked off the Theme Song contest with a video that made him look like a SmallNameBigEgo with incredibly limited knowledge of the entire CausticCritic community, up to confusing WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd with TheNostalgiaChick.
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* UnstoppableRage: Linkara becomes so frustrated with the video game ''Wolverine: Adamantium Rage'' that he starts shouting "Adamantium Rage!" and punching various objects including [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], a {{Kirby}} doll, a pillow and a can of soda...but ends up getting punched himself by WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd.
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* UnstoppableRage: Linkara becomes so frustrated with the video game ''Wolverine: Adamantium Rage'' that he starts shouting "Adamantium Rage!" and punching various objects including [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], a {{Kirby}} doll, a pillow and a can of soda...but ends up getting punched himself by WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd.WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd.
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* WolverinePublicity: Outside of the Brawl and even his PreviouslyOn segments, Linkara has cameoed with the Nostalgia Critic, the Spoony One, Benzaie, Bennett the Sage, [=MarzGurl=], Lee and so on. WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic appears to be making a RunningGag out of reacting negatively to his appearances. Played with and lampshaded in the ''Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes'' #2 review with the appearance of [[spoiler:Mechakara]], despite said character having been defeated more than a month ago.
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* WolverinePublicity: Outside of the Brawl and even his PreviouslyOn segments, Linkara has cameoed with the Nostalgia Critic, the Spoony One, Benzaie, Bennett the Sage, [=MarzGurl=], Lee and so on. WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic appears to be making a RunningGag out of reacting negatively to his appearances. Played with and lampshaded in the ''Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes'' #2 review with the appearance of [[spoiler:Mechakara]], despite said character having been defeated more than a month ago.
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* SubvertedCatchPhrase: Done in the ''Power Ringers'' review: "Because poor literacy is... completely expected in this."
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* SubvertedCatchPhrase: Done in the ''Power Ringers'' review: He's basically made it a running gag to subvert "Because poor literacy is... completely expected in this."is kewl!" by swapping "kewl" for another word or phrase.
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* TheUnreveal: WebOriginal/ToddInTheShadows makes an appearance in the PreviouslyOn in the ActionComics #593 review. He wants to kill Linkara since he has seen his face, and just as he flips up his hoodie the scene cuts to That Jewish Guy.
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** He gives even more to the Man of Steel in ''Superman #701'', particularly for making a little boy deliver a warning to a gang he just pissed off.
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** The third part of his [[spoiler:April Fools']] triple feature, where Linkara did a rather thorough parody of WebOriginal/TheIrateGamer that basically summed up every single complaint that's been made about the IG.
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* ShipTease: With WebOriginal/MarzGurl. A lot. Only between their ''characters'', mind you; the possibility of such a pairing in RealLife has basically been [[ShipSinking sunk]] with the introduction of Iron Liz, since confirmed to be Linkara's girlfriend, in the Warrior #2 and #3 video.
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* ShipTease: With WebOriginal/MarzGurl.WebVideo/MarzGurl. A lot. Only between their ''characters'', mind you; the possibility of such a pairing in RealLife has basically been [[ShipSinking sunk]] with the introduction of Iron Liz, since confirmed to be Linkara's girlfriend, in the Warrior #2 and #3 video.
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** Also occurs in his crossover with [[WebOriginal/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]]:
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* YouNeedToGetLaid: {{Inverted|Trope}} in his review of ''Ultimates 3'', Linkara is convinced that things with the Ultimates would probably be going better if they STOPPED getting laid, as it never seems to go well for members of the team.
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* YouNeedToGetLaid: {{Inverted|Trope}} in his review of ''Ultimates 3'', Linkara is convinced that things with the Ultimates would probably be going better if they STOPPED getting laid, as it never seems to go well for members of the team.team.
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* RootingForTheEmpire:[[invoked]] Linkara pretty much to be rooting for Snowflame in New Guardians #2, liking the [[SoBadItsGood insane, cocaine powered, cocaine worshiping supervillain]] the bland racist sterotypes that were the comic's heroes.
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* RootingForTheEmpire:[[invoked]] Linkara pretty much to be rooting for Snowflame in New Guardians #2, liking the [[SoBadItsGood insane, cocaine powered, cocaine worshiping supervillain]] more than the bland racist sterotypes that were the comic's heroes.
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Cleaning up misuse of The Commissioner Gordon
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* RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear: Linkara {{lampshade|Hanging}}s CommissionerGordon's use of this trope in his review of ''Detective Comics No. 27''.
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* WaxingLyrical: He does this a lot. Examples he has quoted include Music/TheBeatles' "I Am the Walrus", Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", Avril Lavigne's "Complicated," Eagle-Eye Cherry's "Save Tonight," Music/TheBeeGees' "Staying Alive," Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)," and [[Wangst Nickelback's "How You Remind Me."]] In his final ''SilentHill Dead/Alive'' review, the [[spoiler:book from the Other World]] is full of quotes from Coldplay's "42" in a rather angsty use of this trope.
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* WaxingLyrical: He does this a lot. Examples he has quoted include Music/TheBeatles' "I Am the Walrus", Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", Avril Lavigne's "Complicated," Eagle-Eye Cherry's "Save Tonight," Music/TheBeeGees' "Staying Alive," Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)," and [[Wangst Nickelback's "How You Remind Me."]] " In his final ''SilentHill Dead/Alive'' review, the [[spoiler:book from the Other World]] is full of quotes from Coldplay's "42" in a rather angsty use of this trope.
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* RearrangeTheSong: Not long after its introduction, his theme song was given a fuller orchestration and better production.
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---> Tropes A-D [[AtopTheFourthWall/TropesAToD HERE!]]
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* QuipToBlack: In the ''Pitt'' #1 review after rattling off a string of cop show and movie cliches:
-->''"Looks like someone got... [[GlassesPull *sunglasses*]] Bent out of shape."'' [[CSIMiami cue]] [[MemeticMutation YEAHHHHHH]]
* RageQuit:
-->"Well I'm back from being imprisoned onboard Lord Vyce's ship and I'm ready to review again! That's why today we're digging into ''Cable #2''! [[{{Beat}} *realizes what he just said* ]] ...I quit!"
* RapidFireNo: His review of "Mr. T Comics #2" had two rather impressive examples when he finds that Mr. T gets knocked out by [[MeaningfulName "Stare Roy,"]] a man pumped up on steroids.
* ARareSentence:
-->"So Superman...you know what, I'm not gonna call him that. ''Bearded Idiot'' flies off with the remaining kids to fight the mutant hordes of the [[YouClonedHitler twin Hitlers]]. Dear God in Heaven, I can't believe that this comic makes that sentence possible!"
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: According to Lewis, Linksano was introduced so he would not have to keep asking Spoony to do segments for him and adding to his own workload.
** Part of the reason for [[spoiler:Pollo's abduction by the Entity]] was because Lewis wished to retire the Pollo prop and build a new one.
*** The in-show explanation for there being no 11/07/11 episode is that Linkara needed a break after the [[spoiler: past few weeks with the Entity and Silent Hill]], though the actual reason was because Lewis was at YoumaCon for the week before, so he couldn't produce and write the following week's episode.
* RecordNeedleScratch: In part two of Linkara's review of ''Countdown''.
-->'''Linkara:''' And we directly see (Superboy-Prime) vaporise a pregnant woman. My God, it's like the worst parts of the '90s all over again!
-->''''90s Kid:''' *Nirvana plays* Duuuuuude, I- wait. *RecordNeedleScratch* Did you just vaporize a pregnant chick? Dude, that- that's not cool, man. That's not cool.
** In the ending to his SilentHill review, to hilarious ends.
* ReedRichardsIsUseless: In his commentary for ''SupermanIV: The Quest for Peace'' he expresses his annoyance that superhero comics, for how often they delve into this, always end up saying the superheroes cannot change the world. In ''SupermanIV'' he mentions the short-sightedness of Supe's belief that removing nukes from the world will solve everything wrong with Earth.
* ReferenceOverdosed: To the point of a LampshadeHanging about it.
* RefugeInVulgarity: Linkara complains about comics attempting to be funny solely by being obscene.
* RelaxOVision: Linkara gives us a break from the terrible artwork of ''TheDarkKnightStrikesAgain Part 3'' with a clip of a cute little kitten.
* RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear: Linkara {{lampshade|Hanging}}s CommissionerGordon's use of this trope in his review of ''Detective Comics No. 27''.
--> '''Linkara (as Gordon):''' Repeat what you say so we don't have to show the other side of the conversation?
* RhymesOnADime: From the middle of his ''New Kids On The Block'' review until the end.
* RobotBuddy: Pollo.
* RockBeatsLaser: Called on ''Amazons Attack'' for taking the trope way too far.
* RootingForTheEmpire:[[invoked]] Linkara pretty much to be rooting for Snowflame in New Guardians #2, liking the [[SoBadItsGood insane, cocaine powered, cocaine worshiping supervillain]] the bland racist sterotypes that were the comic's heroes.
* RuleOfCool: He really don't care about physics if something really awesome is happening, like two giant robots fighting each other.
* RuleOfFunny: During "Secret Origins Month", he says repeatedly that he is judging these decades-old comics based on modern standards just because it is funny, and [[FairForItsDay they were good for their time.]] This is also why he does the entire last fourth of his New Kids on the Block review in rhyme.
---> '''Linkara:''' I'll continue the summary in rhyme since it's funny. If you prefer something else, "Hey look at the pretty bunny."
* RunningGag: Several.
** The evil of Ancient Egypt *cue [[StarWars Imperial March]]* has become one.
** Him having a meltdown to TheWurzels "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9rQmyAxS3U Combine Harvester]]".
** Lately, he's been using a clip of a [[Series/DoctorWho Cyberman]] saying "There is... logic in what he says" when a character reaches a conclusion through a deduction [[InsaneTrollLogic that makes no sense whatsoever]].
** Youngblood's Disease: The curious disease that plagues superheroes where their musculature becomes implausibly disproportionate and their eyes dissolve into featureless white voids.
** Sometimes when a character does something stupid, he has {{Patton}} say "...you MagnificentBastard, I read your book!"
** "[[RobotChicken THIS! ISN'T! FUNNY!]]"
** Issues of the Image series ObjectiveFive appears constantly in the TitleSequence as well as several 'comic pile' scenes throughout the series, yet Linkara did not get to review an issue yet.
** Batman's hatred of rock music.
** "Only a [[{{Spiderman}} science major]] could *insert activity here*!"
* SanitySlippageSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btEpF334Rtc Combine Harvester by The Wurzels]]. The song itself is not about someone going insane, but it plays whenever ''Linkara's'' sanity starts to slip, such as the end of the ''Doom's IV'' and ''Amazons Attack'' reviews.
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: 90's Kid did this during his review of ''Freak Force''. He actually read the sound effects out loud and even summarized the battle using nothing but sound effects.
* ScheduleSlip: Linkara has made a RunningGag out of the continued delays in writing and publishing issue 2 of ''Revolution of the Mask''. His actual reviews avert this and he manages to turn out new ones very consistently, updating once per week since ''Godzilla vs. Barkley'' (his ninth episode), almost always on Monday. So much so that Lee from Still Gaming pointed out that Linkara was the only ThatGuyWithTheGlasses contributor who wasn't incredibly sick from [=MAGFest=] 9. The closest thing to missing a week since then was on 7th November 2011, and he still had a live episode from Youmacon to show that week, and he decided to air that week's properly scheduled episode in a double-bill with the following week's.
* ScreamingAtSquick: At a guy dreaming he has his head on Music/LadyGaga's body.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Attempts this in ''The Dark Knight Strikes Again'' Part 3. He attempts this ''in text form'' in his text review [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2008/10/web-of-spider-man-122-part-1-of-3.html]] of ''Web of Spider-Man'' #122.
--->''Speaking of running...''
--->''*Tries to run away but is forced back by his promise to recap the three comics.*''
** He attempts to leave his review of ''Superman At Earth's End'', but he comes back, concluding...
--->''It's almost done. It's ''almost'' done...''
* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: Harvey Finevoice points this out about the cover of ''Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse'' [=#1=].
* SelectiveObliviousness: Still appears to be baffled as to Dr. Insano's true identity. [[spoiler:After stealing Neutro from Dr. Insano, he remarks offhandedly that Insano parked it behind Spoony's house, but seemed to be dismissing this as Dr. Insano just being careless.]]
* SelfDeprecation:
** Parodies his own ScheduleSlip in his ''Superman vs. The Terminator'' review, where his self-published comic ''Revolution of the Mask'' has still not come out with a third issue 30 years from now.
** The [[http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/Linkara/New%20Guardians-2/NG-2-3.jpg caption]] of his text review of ''New Guardians'' #2 [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-guardians-2.html]]:
--->'''Narrator:''' We left the hospital. Stunned and silent. Until RAM said what the rest of us were thinking.
--->'''Linkara:''' Wait a second, how come it takes ''three months'' to do a review of a 24-page comic?!
** In ''Chain Gang War'' #1 Iron Liz reveals that the notes he left for her include a conspiracy theory that rambles for thirty pages about how ''OneMoreDay'' is connected with ''CryForJustice''.
** Linkara calls Sonic the Hedgehog's quips in ''Sonic Live'' #1 worse than his own.
** He openly calls himself overweight in the ''Mightily Murdered Power Ringers'' review.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Linkara arrives 30 years into his own future and is horrified to discover that his future self ''still'' reviews bad comics, ''still'' lives in his parents' basement, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has lost his hat]]. Linkara proclaims that he will go back and change everything, and when he leaves the timeline does indeed change...[[spoiler: but the only real change is that he has his hat back.]]
* ShamelessSelfPromoter: Linkara occasionally does this in his reviews to promote his own comic, Revolution of the Mask. However, at Power Morphicon he was trying not to draw any attention away from the actual stars of the convention and when someone else in the crowd at the ''Time Force'' panel drew attention to him he was mortified.
* ShapedLikeItself: Linkara says the worst moment of Countdown is the entirety of Countdown. Also, "[[ComicBook/JLAActOfGod Steel is dead, ergo, he is dead]]."
* ShipTease: With WebOriginal/MarzGurl. A lot. Only between their ''characters'', mind you; the possibility of such a pairing in RealLife has basically been [[ShipSinking sunk]] with the introduction of Iron Liz, since confirmed to be Linkara's girlfriend, in the Warrior #2 and #3 video.
* ShockingSwerve:[[invoked]] Who is the master mind behind ''Amazons Attack''? [[MemeticMutation GRANNY GOODNESS!!!]]
* ShoePhone: Linkara parodies ''U.S. 1's'' silver dollar remote control by mentioning he will show us how to stick a TV remote inside of a quarter and a gun inside of a nickel. The ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr.'' review had some gadgets that stretched one's WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief, the most important of which was the gold detector, of which there are real-life variants, but nowhere near the fictional depiction.
* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/AtopTheFourthWall Has its own page.]]
* ShownTheirWork: Quite evident when discussing comic history, or when he points out an egregious error made by the writers of a certain issue. In his {{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}} #3 Review he notes that just launching a Nuclear Bomb into space just does not work, citing that there are several problems with this, mainly that in doing it it would cause an InferredHolocaust. He has, in response to internet responses to the errors in some of his works, given lectures on SchrodingersCat and the effects of a [[SpaceIsCold vacuum environment on a liquid]]; capped by the admission [[OneOfUs that we are all nerds]].
* ShutUpHannibal:
-->'''Linkara:''' When debating, solve your disagreements not with words, but by screaming '''[='=]I AM A MAN!!![='=]''' and punching them in the guts. Allow me to demonstrate... '''''[[MemeticMutation I AM A MAN!!!!]]''''' [[MemeticMutation *punch*]]
** Linkara once flung a magnet at Cable to get him to stop his awful, ellipses-ridden self-narration.
* SincerityMode: His sudden MoodWhiplash on CryForJustice #5 through #7 (in response to [[spoiler:Lian Harper getting offed for no good reason]]) drives the point home on just how serious he is.
* SmallNameBigEgo: The character of Linkara has a fairly inflated ego, with his bitching at his fans for their requests and having an annoyed cameo when DiamandaHagan said he was not sexy. (Out of character, of course, Lewis is a [[MeanCharacterNiceActor sweetie]].)
* SmokingIsCool: Harvey Finevoice, although...
-->'''Pollo:''' Do you ever light that cigarette?
-->'''Harvey:''' Shut up!
* SoBadItsGood: [[{{in-universe}} As Linkara says]], Snowflame is either the worst villain ever created or the ''awesomest'' villain ever created. He seems to have a soft spot for this trope, treating these occasions as highlights of the comics he reviews. As far as Linkara is concerned, BruteForce is the "epitome" of SoBadItsGood.
** It's also his reaction to ''Gameboy #1''.
** And ''US-1''.
* SoOkayItsAverage: In-universe, his opinion of the ''StreetFighter'' comic.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** "Ninja-style dancing".
** "We now interrupt our regularly scheduled piece of crap comic to show a bit from ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''. You'll thank me later!" (From his Bimbos in Time review)
** Harvey Finevoice and 90s Kid are definitely not the easily-frustrated analytical comic book nerd type, as you could probably tell from their guest reviews of ''Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse'' #1 and #2 and ''Freak Force'' #1. Liz, while a lot closer in reviewing style to Linkara, is still definitely not "Linkara with boobs".
* SpaceIsCold: In his review for the Kool-Aid comic Linkara commented that the Kool-Aid Man, as a glass container filled with liquid, would freeze in space. [[InternetBackdraft After the somewhat insistant comments from his fans]] he admitted in his "Top 15 Mistakes" video that this was an error, and then went on to give a scientific explanation for the sublimation of liquids to gas in a vacuum.
* SpecialEditionTitle: The review for ''Star Trek'' #2 has a MirrorUniverse version of the title sequence, with the mirror universe theme music from ''{{Enterprise}}'' in place of the usual song.
** His review of the ''GameBoy'' comic has an 8-bit version of the theme.
* SpiderSense:
** Invoked in his ''Zero Patrol'' #1 review: when one of the characters [[StrawFeminist is calling another a chauvinist for no good reason]], Linkara says "I gotta say, my feminist senses are not tingling with that one."
** In the Action Comics #593 review, the villain and the porn producer are talking about the possibility of making a Superman exploitation porn film - Linkara reacts by saying that WebOriginal/TheCinemaSnob should be reviewing this if that is where the comic is going. Cut to WebOriginal/TheCinemaSnob - "My Snob Senses are tingling!"
* {{Squick}}: Linkara's in-universe reaction in ''Ultimates 3 #1 and #2'' about how Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are officially a couple... who are also still {{twin|cest}} [[BrotherSisterIncest brother and sister]].
-->"No, Wasp. It's still incredibly creepy. You don't see Superman shacking up with his mom.... BECAUSE IT'S '''''CREEPY!'''''"
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Frequently finds himself doing this.
** In ''Amazons Attack'' when Artemis and Phillipus are constantly debating on what to do about an obviously insane Hippolyta: "Here's an idea: Stab your crazy queen in the head, assume command and act like Amazons!!!!!!"
** Inverted in his ASBAR review, Linkara wonders they they ''did'' shoot Dick Grayson [[InsistentTerminology Age 12]]'s parents rather than make it look like an accident, especially since they are so determined afterwards to pass it off as an accident.
** Brought up multiple times in his review of ''James Bond Jr.'' #3 in that the villain would rather use a probably difficult to use laser to kill whoever is being threatened than a simple gun, on two occasions even. Of course, he ''is'' a JamesBond [[BondVillainStupidity Villain]].
** Linkara notes that outside of damaging a copy of ''The Children's Story'', the gun-carrying ninjas in ''Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos'' never fire once.
** Iron Liz wonders why the chain gang in ''Chain Gang War'' #1 does not just kill the mob bosses, rather than just imprisoning them.
** Linkara also wonders why Prometheus from ''Cry for Justice'' goes through a ludicrously convoluted GambitRoulette to get his revenge on the Justice League instead of just killing their loved ones.
** In his review of ''Sonic Live'', he wonders why Robotnik didn't off Tails, Rotor, and Sally, when he just vaporized Sonic earlier in the comic.
* StealthPun: "Pollo" is Spanish for "chicken"...so in other words Linkara's RobotBuddy is a RobotChicken.
* TheStinger: A usual feature in his videos.
* StrangledByTheRedString: Linkara was extremely critical in-universe of the relationship between {{Comicbook/Superman}} and WonderWoman in ''ComicBook/JLAActOfGod''.
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: He was NOT happy about this happening to Lian Harper in ''CryForJustice''.
* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Some variant on this phrase has been uttered several times, especially when discussing ''X-Men'''s "Holy War" storyline:
-->"This is quite possibly the dumbest plan I've ever heard in my life, and I've seen someone deciding to make twin clones of Hitler!"
** "Holy War" is then topped by the goal of the villain in ''Future Five'', whose goal is essentially to stop kids from going to college by planting agents to stay stuff about how college is not necessary, making himself the smartest man in the world.
*** Even ''that'' is eventually topped in ''Brain Drain'', in which Dr. Doom's plan is to enhance his intelligence with stolen knowledge... taken from ''high schoolers''.
*** And then Doom ''again'' tops it in ''Ultimates 3 / Ultimatum'': He had the Scarlet Witch murdered and started a robot war that would also kill Quicksilver but ''not'' Magneto so Magneto would declare a war on humans that Doom would somehow would come out on top of in the end. And then ''that'' was topped in ''Return of the Asthma Monster'' with the monster's plan to infect everyone in the world with asthma.
--> Just when I think I'm done with stupid plans for world domination, they pile on another one!
* StunnedSilence: The world trade center damage in ''Cable #1'' left him horrified. He then decided to ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject.
* SubvertedCatchPhrase: Done in the ''Power Ringers'' review: "Because poor literacy is... completely expected in this."
** More and more occasions have cropped up as the series has continued. An example from the end of his ''Robocop vs Terminator #1'' review:
--->'''Linkara''': '''THIS COMIC'''...is not that bad at all.
** A similar one in ''The Electric Tale of Pikachu'':
--->'''Linkara''': This comic… doesn't suck at all.
* SuperheroPackingHeat: Parodied with 90s Kid thinking a superhero made of guns would be awesome.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: In "JLA: The Obsidian Age Book One in 5 Panels": "We're the Justice League and we're going back in time to rescue Aquaman! [[TemptingFate This certainly won't result in our deaths or anything!"]] *smash cut to Dead!Skeleton!Supes* [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "OH F***!!!"]]
* SyntheticVoiceActor: Pollo.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Used word-for-word at the start of the ''{{Manimal}}'' comic review; he says he bought the comic off some guy he met in the elevator, then adds this trope because the hotel won't let them film outside their rooms.
* TakeThat:
** In the review of Pitt #1, he notes of the motorcycle gang in the opening of the comic, "[[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds We have yet to see if they'll start playing card games on their motorcycles, or if they're just your standard kind of stupid]]". Repeated in Scarlet #1, where he asks if vampires on motor cycles are going to play a [[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries children's card game]].
** In ''Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes #1'' he suggests that an alchemy machine could make Hardee's into edible food.
** In the ''Act of God'' review, he brings up Bill's speech about Superman from ''KillBill Vol. 2'', then dismisses it with "Well, that's a load of crap."
** He actually invoked this trope towards ''himself'' at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX5EqneuZa0&feature=related Youmacon 2009.]] Though he was 90's Kid at the time.
** In his Silent Hill: Dead/Alive review, he makes one towards L.A.
** In ''SpiderMan: The Greatest Responsibility'', a scientist mentions setting off "the world's first Virtual Reality Bomb" to which Linkara responds:
-->"Oh come on, we all know the world's first virtual reality bomb was the VirtualBoy! OOH ZING!"
** "New Genesis is idyllic, peaceful, and good. Apokolips is basically NewJersey." (He did add a "Just kidding, New Jersey" caption afterward, but at least one NJ resident commented that the zinger was perfectly acceptable.)
** The third part of his [[spoiler:April Fools']] triple feature, where Linkara did a rather thorough parody of WebOriginal/TheIrateGamer that basically summed up every single complaint that's been made about the IG.
** In ''Sonic: Live'', when Robotnik is gloating about how sick and twisted he is, Linkara suggests that he's going to force his hostages to play VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Mocked in ''Sonic: Live''. When Robotnik has [[TheLoad a couple kids held hostage]], Sonic responds that [[SuperSpeed he's fast enough]] to rescue the kids before Robotnik's Swatbots can fire, and Robotnik counters by [[CardCarryingVillain gloating about how evil he is.]] Linkara shows us how the exchange ''should've'' gone after that:
-->'''Linkara(as Sonic)''': Hmmm? Oh, sorry; while you were talking about how evil you were, I rescued everybody, got something to drink, ''and'' gave you a wedgie.
-->'''Linkara(as Robotnik)''': *shifts uncomfortably* ...so you have.
* {{Technobabble}}: Willing to call comics out for it, but also willing to use it in his videos, especially when spoken by Dr. Insano or Linksano.
* TemptingFate: From CryForJustice #5-7:
--> '''Linkara:''' How can my day get any worse?
--->Answer, by Lord Vyce showing up and kicking his ass.
** Also, his "Top 15 Comics I'll Never Review" is helmed by "SonicTheHedgehog comics". Then he's warned that for his 100th episode, he'll have to review... a Sonic comic!
* TestosteronePoisoning:'''"I AM A MAN"!!!''' * This article is now pregnant*
* ThemeInitials: How awesome a coincidence is it that a BigNameFan comic book reviewer happens to have the initials "L.L", which are so famously associated with {{Superman}}? (Bonus: He's also a big Superman fan.)
* ThemeTuneCameo: Ever since getting his own theme song he is prone to humming or singing a few lines behind the scenes.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Pointed out in his review of Spider-Man, {{Storm}}, and [[LukeCageHeroForHire Cage]]. We already have Spider-Man and Luke Cage working to get the track star to stop smoking, and Spider-Man decides that they need a mega powerful member of the X-Men who can bring a massive storm down on your head to help them out too. As he pointed out, "Geez, overkill much, Spidey?!"
* ThereWasADoor:
** Linkara gets steadily more enraged by the Kool-Aid Man's apparent need to destroy a barrier every time he enters the scene in ''Adventures of the Kool-Aid Man''.
-->'''Linkara:''' I can't wait to see the PTA meeting where they explain they have to cut funding on art and music to replace that scoreboard.
** In a crossover review of the ''Alone in the Dark'' movie with Spoony and Nostalgia Critic, Jesse Ventura's character kicks a door down and then crashes through a window.
--->'''Linkara:''' What is with this guy and his fear of doors? Did a door kill his family?
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: While many criticized the ''{{Comicbook/Watchmen}}'' [[Film/{{Watchmen}} movie]] for being too close to the source material, Linkara initially panned it in-universe for the few things they changed, like [[spoiler:Ozymandias' plan changing from an "alien invasion" to blowing up energy reactors and framing Dr. Manhattan]] and his belief that the ending was more upbeat than ambiguous. However, he eventually did acknowledge that the movie was still very good despite the changes and mentions that he made the first review too soon after having seen the movie. Whenever Linkara ''does'' complain about something being changed he gives a good reason about ''why'' it sucks other than "it's different", or "they changed the status quo".
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Several in-universe invocations of comics he believes are better in theory than practice.
** Linkara provides the page quote in reference to ''Bearded Idiot: At Earth's End'', which is a story about how Superman fought clones of AdolfHitler in the future. Despite the interesting conflict that this idea presented the final result was the first comic to actually be [[KillItWithFire burned]] on the show.
** In his review of ''ComicBook/JLAActOfGod'' Linkara remarks that the underlying plot of the story, namely every superhero in the DC universe [[BroughtDownToNormal losing their powers]], is actually a very good idea and showed great promise as a story premise. However, the execution of the idea was so atrocious that this three-part series became one of the comics he decided to actually destroy on the show, shooting it with his magic gun after he finished the review.
** In his review of "Law and Order'' he mentioned that, upon hearing the title, he thought it should have been about "Zombie Lenny Briscoe and Detective Goren. TheyFightCrime!"
* ThisIsGonnaSuck:
** A staple of his reviews, but the funniest is probably when he silently raises his gun to his head after he says that the character Troll in ''Extreme Super Christmas Special'' #1 is a member of Youngblood.
** In his Yu-Gi-Oh! duel with Iron Liz, he reacts this way when Iron Liz draws ''two'' [[MadeOfExplodium Balloon Lizards]].
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch:
** "It's MAGIC, bitch!"
** "Because I am [[{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]... bitch!"
* ThisIsWrongOnSoManyLevels: A caption to a girl giving the Kool-Aid man a kiss on the cheek.
* TitleDrop : "Help me set bad comics on fire from Atop the Fourth Wall!"
** Also occurs in his crossover with [[WebOriginal/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]]:
-->'''Film Brain''': Did he just break the fourth wall? \\
'''Linkara''': Don't worry - we're atop it! \\
'''Audience''': [CollectiveGroan] \\
'''Caption''': Channel Awesome would like to apologise for [[IncrediblyLamePun that pun]]. The writer has been flogged for his sins
* TitleSequence: ''Atop the Fourth Wall'' has an opening sequence composed of assorted clips from previous reviews combined with [[LockAndLoadMontage video of Linkara putting on his signature clothing and preparing for the review]]. There have been three montages created for the sequence, with the replacement using updated and newer clips that were created in the time since the first montage was produced. The sequence includes a theme-tune composed specifically for the series by Vincent E.L. and background graphics by [=NagyMarci=]. Throughout the sequence numerous comics are visible, primarily bad comics that are reviewed and featured on the show, but occasionally it will feature portions of Linkara's house that are not normally seen in the show, including his personal collection of comics (Presumably ''good'' comics). The three series displayed cover-to-camera and easily identifiable are ''InfiniteCrisis'', ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'' and ''BoosterGold'' (Presumably the collection of Booster Gold's first series that Linkara mentioned in his ''Act of God'' review).
* TooSoon: The explosion on the top of the World Trade Center in ''Cable #1'' left Linkara with a horrified face, and whatever joke he would make was clearly skipped.
* TotallyRadical: {{Parodied|Trope}} with '90s Kid.
* TranquilFury: He does this in his review of ''Justice League: Cry For Justice'', regarding [[spoiler: [[StuffedIntoTheFridge Lian Harpers death.]]]] It's... unsettling.
* {{Trekkie}}: Has a large collection of various Starfleet uniforms, which he wears whenever he reviews something ''StarTrek''-related (as well as in ''{{Kickassia}}'').
* {{Troll}}: He acts like one on occasion, but he's never mean-spirited about it. For example, he kicked off the Theme Song contest with a video that made him look like a SmallNameBigEgo with incredibly limited knowledge of the entire CausticCritic community, up to confusing WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd with TheNostalgiaChick.
-->[[GannonBanned I only follow]] [[invoked]]TheIrateGamer.
* TuxedoAndMartini: Linkara does not like this type of secret agent. Said best at the end of the Sci Spy review:
-->'''Linkara:''' '''REAL SPIES ARE NOT LIKE JAMES BOND!'''
** However, he does expect a character named [[SpinOffspring James Bond Junior]] to have ''something'' to do with this trope.
* TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary: He throws around a lot of Troper terms in his reviews.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Quite literally at the start of "Law and Order #1"
* UnpleasableFanbase: [[{{in-universe}} He stated]] [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/bt/aj/ajs/13236-youmacon02 in a Youmacon Q&A panel]] that part of why he had not done any of the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog Archie Sonic comics]] at that point was because he was afraid of what the fans would do if he screwed it up.
** However, by picking Sonic Live! as his target, he did the only thing that ''could'' please them: Tear apart one of the few things in the franchise that gets universal hatred.
* TheUnreveal: WebOriginal/ToddInTheShadows makes an appearance in the PreviouslyOn in the ActionComics #593 review. He wants to kill Linkara since he has seen his face, and just as he flips up his hoodie the scene cuts to That Jewish Guy.
* UnsoundEffect: Notes the "Run" sound effect in ''Archie Meets the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''.
* UnstoppableRage: Linkara becomes so frustrated with the video game ''Wolverine: Adamantium Rage'' that he starts shouting "Adamantium Rage!" and punching various objects including [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], a {{Kirby}} doll, a pillow and a can of soda...but ends up getting punched himself by WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd.
* UpToEleven: Linkara has said that his video personality is his normal personality with this applied.
* ValuesDissonance: The casual misogyny of ''The X-Men #1'' (written in the '60s) turns Linkara against it in-universe.
* VerbalTic:
** Linkara's Elvis impression ends every sentence with an "uh-huh-huh".
** '90s Kid starts every speech with "DUUUUUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDDDDE!"
** [[LargeHam WARRIOR WILL NOT BE TROPED HOAK HOGAN!]]
** Ensign Munrooooe!!!
* VideoReviewShow
* ViewersAreGeniuses: The ''StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' review has a very subtle running gag that he decided to explain in the credits: he switches between various Trek uniforms throughout the video, all to point out how much better they all are than the ones in TMP.
* VillainSue: [[invoked]] Calls Prometheus this during ''CryForJustice'', pointing that that he has a ridiculous amount of counters to every super hero he comes across, like a magic bullet for Supergirl, his bombs have the absurd ability to counter the powers of any superhero from the respective cities, even the Shade, despite Prometheus supposedly not knowing who he is because he didn't keep a database on villains/antiheroes (which Linkara points he would if he was [[InformedAbility as much of a genius as the comic makes him out to be]]), and easily taking the Shade down after earlier comics had raised him to "Mega badass status." As he puts it, Prometheus was made too powerful for there to be any believable way for him to be defeated, and this turns out to be true as he's defeated by Green Arrow breaking into his hideout and shooting him the head.
* VocalEvolution: His voice was a lot calmer in earlier episodes. The difference is notable even when looking at his first two episodes; in his review of Adjectiveless ''Spider-Man'' #56, he almost sounds like he is whispering so as to not disturb the neighbours. Compare that to his reaction to the letters column of ''Doom's IV'' #2 just eight days later.
* TheVoiceless: Ninja Style Dancer. [[spoiler: Except in Linkara's Silent Hill-induced hallucinations.]]
* {{Wangst}}:[[invoked]] PlayedForLaughs. After his date with Telsia is abruptly cut short during ''Elite Force'', Linkara spends several minutes drunkenly staggering around Voyager, wailing to himself and trying to get Häagen-Dazs out of the replicators.
* WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma: He has pointed out several times the annoying nature of weird emphasis on words and improper use of punctuation marks, particularly in the beginning of his ''Secret Defenders'' #9 review and the Spoony Crossover Warrior #1 video, as well as his reviews of ''Zero Patrol'' and ''TheDarkKnightStrikesAgain''.
* WatsonianVersusDoylist: He falls under Doylist a lot of the time when justifications are poor.
** With Peter Parker being married to Mary Jane, he calls on the writers for including pointless scenes of her since then, and making her say stupid things.
* WaxingLyrical: He does this a lot. Examples he has quoted include Music/TheBeatles' "I Am the Walrus", Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", Avril Lavigne's "Complicated," Eagle-Eye Cherry's "Save Tonight," Music/TheBeeGees' "Staying Alive," Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)," and [[Wangst Nickelback's "How You Remind Me."]] In his final ''SilentHill Dead/Alive'' review, the [[spoiler:book from the Other World]] is full of quotes from Coldplay's "42" in a rather angsty use of this trope.
* WeaponOfChoice: His CoolGun, an 18th-century flintlock (or a replica of such. One episode mentions parts of it are made of aluminum) pistol ([[ICallItVera dubbed "Suicide Gun" and later "Magic Gun"]]) that shoots magic [[FamilyFriendlyFirearms lasers]].
** DualWielding[=/=]SwordAndGun: He occasionally mixes things up by having the pistol in one hand and the [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers Green Ranger's]] Dragon Dagger in the other; when using the dagger on its own he can play it like a flute, making it shoot green lightning. He later starts using Saba instead of the Dragon Dagger on occasion when fighting Silent Hill a second time.
* WeirdnessMagnet: Linkara's house prior to the 100th episode.
* WhamLine: Linkara gives one to those who have not read ''CryForJustice'':
-->"Meet Lian Harper... Or rather... [[spoiler: Lian Harper's ''corpse.'']]"
* WhatAnIdiot: Linkara points out in-universe that the best solution two scientists can think of to restrain an easily manipulable, NighInvulnerable super robot is to chain him up rather than disassembling him or fortifying him against enemy radio signals.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: [[invoked]] Points out that ''JamesBondJr'' was one of numerous kids' animated shows based on movies that definitely were not made for kids. Others were ''{{Rambo}}'', ''{{Conan|TheBarbarian}}'', and ''{{Highlander}}''.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the stinger for ''Superman and Wonder Woman: Tandy Computer Whiz Kids'', he notes that the jumbotron and train derail in the comic's teaser has absolutely no bearing on the actual plot.
* WhatTheHellHero: Linkara gives one to Superman when he insults Big Barda for having heavy makeup after she has spent two days being mind-controlled and possibly raped.
* WhatWereTheySellingAgain:
** "Because, um... '''EXTREME!'''" (hand waving, flashing ad banners, electric guitar version of Pachelbel's Canon in D)
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Parodied in the ''Ewoks'' #9 review.
* AWizardDidIt: "What part of 'it's magic' don't you understand?!?"
** Also complained about in Superman: Distant Fires review. There's "Magic as a Wonderful Force", and "Narrative Magic." Linkara likes the former, hates the latter. As the latter is often just used for lazy writing.
* WolverinePublicity: Outside of the Brawl and even his PreviouslyOn segments, Linkara has cameoed with the Nostalgia Critic, the Spoony One, Benzaie, Bennett the Sage, [=MarzGurl=], Lee and so on. WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic appears to be making a RunningGag out of reacting negatively to his appearances. Played with and lampshaded in the ''Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes'' #2 review with the appearance of [[spoiler:Mechakara]], despite said character having been defeated more than a month ago.
--->'''[[spoiler:Mechakara]]:''' [[LampshadeHanging I was a popular character and villain. Seeing me again should drive up the viewers]].
** Invoked with [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/lag/comic/29282-spider-man-omit his co-review with The Last Angry Geek]], where he basically states that he's popular and {{The Last Angry Geek}} isn't.
** Lampshaded when he cameos for [[TheBunnyPerspective Phil Bunni]].
-->'''Linkara''': Want me to do anything else?
-->'''Phil''': Nope. Now you can just promote this video on {{Twitter}}, post it on your blog, talk about it on the forums...your coattails have been rode.
* WorldsSmallestViolin: Linkara once got out a violin in an ''Ultimates'' Vol 4.
* WriterOnBoard:
** His ''Batman: Fortunate Son'' review is half a review and half a pro-capitalism rant in response to the comic's [[YouFailEconomicsForever idiotic idea of what constitutes "selling out"]].
** Later, his review of ''ComicBook/JLAActOfGod'' calls out the story's author Doug Moench for [[IdiotPlot having every DC hero act like an idiot]] and [[{{Anvilicious}} muse on how their powers made them arrogant]] ([[DidNotDoTheResearch which they most certainly are NOT]]) just so he can fanboy over how awesome {{Batman}} is for being a BadassNormal.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: Linkara frequently bashes this practice in comics. "Because poor literacy is kewl!"
* YouAreFat: [[spoiler: This makes up roughly half of the (cursed) ''Mightily Murdered Power Ringers'' comic's insults toward Linkara. Linkara doesn't deny it, but he's not fazed by it, either.]]
* YouAreNotAlone: Used in the showdown with Mechakara when 90s Kid, The Ninja Style Dancer and Harvey Finevoice show up to help. [[spoiler: Subverted when they are not much help and they run away.]]
* YouBastard: The last ''Ultimates 3'' review has a rant about how the audience is to blame for the comic being created.[[spoiler:..delivered by Mechakara.]]
* YearInsideHourOutside: Lord Vyce's dimension goes through just three days during a month in our world.
* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: DefiedTrope; Linkara refuses to do this, but he does a great parody of Dickens' classic for his Christmas special review. Complete with [[spoiler:what looks like Mechakara as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and Pollo saying that the "Day of reckoning is at hand."]]
* YouKeepUsingThatWord:
** You do not need Linkara to tell you that "arrogance" gets thrown around a lot in ''Act of God'', as well as references to the DC heroes being "gods" themselves.
** Linkara himself uses "[[BeggingTheQuestion begs the question]]" incorrectly.
** He also consistently incorrectly uses the word "subsequently" where it does not really apply.
** He quickly becomes annoyed at the poorly-defined overuse of the word "Justice" throughout the ''CryForJustice'' miniseries. Early in the review he speculated that the fact they were blatantly just after revenge and calling it justice would be an obvious plot point, but it is never acknowledged in the comic.
* YouNeedToGetLaid: {{Inverted|Trope}} in his review of ''Ultimates 3'', Linkara is convinced that things with the Ultimates would probably be going better if they STOPPED getting laid, as it never seems to go well for members of the team.
---> Tropes A-D [[AtopTheFourthWall/TropesAToD HERE!]]
---> Tropes E-P [[AtopTheFourthWall/TropesEToP HERE!]]
---> Storyline Tropes [[AtopTheFourthWall/StorylineTropes HERE!]]
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* QuipToBlack: In the ''Pitt'' #1 review after rattling off a string of cop show and movie cliches:
-->''"Looks like someone got... [[GlassesPull *sunglasses*]] Bent out of shape."'' [[CSIMiami cue]] [[MemeticMutation YEAHHHHHH]]
* RageQuit:
-->"Well I'm back from being imprisoned onboard Lord Vyce's ship and I'm ready to review again! That's why today we're digging into ''Cable #2''! [[{{Beat}} *realizes what he just said* ]] ...I quit!"
* RapidFireNo: His review of "Mr. T Comics #2" had two rather impressive examples when he finds that Mr. T gets knocked out by [[MeaningfulName "Stare Roy,"]] a man pumped up on steroids.
* ARareSentence:
-->"So Superman...you know what, I'm not gonna call him that. ''Bearded Idiot'' flies off with the remaining kids to fight the mutant hordes of the [[YouClonedHitler twin Hitlers]]. Dear God in Heaven, I can't believe that this comic makes that sentence possible!"
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: According to Lewis, Linksano was introduced so he would not have to keep asking Spoony to do segments for him and adding to his own workload.
** Part of the reason for [[spoiler:Pollo's abduction by the Entity]] was because Lewis wished to retire the Pollo prop and build a new one.
*** The in-show explanation for there being no 11/07/11 episode is that Linkara needed a break after the [[spoiler: past few weeks with the Entity and Silent Hill]], though the actual reason was because Lewis was at YoumaCon for the week before, so he couldn't produce and write the following week's episode.
* RecordNeedleScratch: In part two of Linkara's review of ''Countdown''.
-->'''Linkara:''' And we directly see (Superboy-Prime) vaporise a pregnant woman. My God, it's like the worst parts of the '90s all over again!
-->''''90s Kid:''' *Nirvana plays* Duuuuuude, I- wait. *RecordNeedleScratch* Did you just vaporize a pregnant chick? Dude, that- that's not cool, man. That's not cool.
** In the ending to his SilentHill review, to hilarious ends.
* ReedRichardsIsUseless: In his commentary for ''SupermanIV: The Quest for Peace'' he expresses his annoyance that superhero comics, for how often they delve into this, always end up saying the superheroes cannot change the world. In ''SupermanIV'' he mentions the short-sightedness of Supe's belief that removing nukes from the world will solve everything wrong with Earth.
* ReferenceOverdosed: To the point of a LampshadeHanging about it.
* RefugeInVulgarity: Linkara complains about comics attempting to be funny solely by being obscene.
* RelaxOVision: Linkara gives us a break from the terrible artwork of ''TheDarkKnightStrikesAgain Part 3'' with a clip of a cute little kitten.
* RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear: Linkara {{lampshade|Hanging}}s CommissionerGordon's use of this trope in his review of ''Detective Comics No. 27''.
--> '''Linkara (as Gordon):''' Repeat what you say so we don't have to show the other side of the conversation?
* RhymesOnADime: From the middle of his ''New Kids On The Block'' review until the end.
* RobotBuddy: Pollo.
* RockBeatsLaser: Called on ''Amazons Attack'' for taking the trope way too far.
* RootingForTheEmpire:[[invoked]] Linkara pretty much to be rooting for Snowflame in New Guardians #2, liking the [[SoBadItsGood insane, cocaine powered, cocaine worshiping supervillain]] the bland racist sterotypes that were the comic's heroes.
* RuleOfCool: He really don't care about physics if something really awesome is happening, like two giant robots fighting each other.
* RuleOfFunny: During "Secret Origins Month", he says repeatedly that he is judging these decades-old comics based on modern standards just because it is funny, and [[FairForItsDay they were good for their time.]] This is also why he does the entire last fourth of his New Kids on the Block review in rhyme.
---> '''Linkara:''' I'll continue the summary in rhyme since it's funny. If you prefer something else, "Hey look at the pretty bunny."
* RunningGag: Several.
** The evil of Ancient Egypt *cue [[StarWars Imperial March]]* has become one.
** Him having a meltdown to TheWurzels "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9rQmyAxS3U Combine Harvester]]".
** Lately, he's been using a clip of a [[Series/DoctorWho Cyberman]] saying "There is... logic in what he says" when a character reaches a conclusion through a deduction [[InsaneTrollLogic that makes no sense whatsoever]].
** Youngblood's Disease: The curious disease that plagues superheroes where their musculature becomes implausibly disproportionate and their eyes dissolve into featureless white voids.
** Sometimes when a character does something stupid, he has {{Patton}} say "...you MagnificentBastard, I read your book!"
** "[[RobotChicken THIS! ISN'T! FUNNY!]]"
** Issues of the Image series ObjectiveFive appears constantly in the TitleSequence as well as several 'comic pile' scenes throughout the series, yet Linkara did not get to review an issue yet.
** Batman's hatred of rock music.
** "Only a [[{{Spiderman}} science major]] could *insert activity here*!"
* SanitySlippageSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btEpF334Rtc Combine Harvester by The Wurzels]]. The song itself is not about someone going insane, but it plays whenever ''Linkara's'' sanity starts to slip, such as the end of the ''Doom's IV'' and ''Amazons Attack'' reviews.
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: 90's Kid did this during his review of ''Freak Force''. He actually read the sound effects out loud and even summarized the battle using nothing but sound effects.
* ScheduleSlip: Linkara has made a RunningGag out of the continued delays in writing and publishing issue 2 of ''Revolution of the Mask''. His actual reviews avert this and he manages to turn out new ones very consistently, updating once per week since ''Godzilla vs. Barkley'' (his ninth episode), almost always on Monday. So much so that Lee from Still Gaming pointed out that Linkara was the only ThatGuyWithTheGlasses contributor who wasn't incredibly sick from [=MAGFest=] 9. The closest thing to missing a week since then was on 7th November 2011, and he still had a live episode from Youmacon to show that week, and he decided to air that week's properly scheduled episode in a double-bill with the following week's.
* ScreamingAtSquick: At a guy dreaming he has his head on Music/LadyGaga's body.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Attempts this in ''The Dark Knight Strikes Again'' Part 3. He attempts this ''in text form'' in his text review [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2008/10/web-of-spider-man-122-part-1-of-3.html]] of ''Web of Spider-Man'' #122.
--->''Speaking of running...''
--->''*Tries to run away but is forced back by his promise to recap the three comics.*''
** He attempts to leave his review of ''Superman At Earth's End'', but he comes back, concluding...
--->''It's almost done. It's ''almost'' done...''
* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: Harvey Finevoice points this out about the cover of ''Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse'' [=#1=].
* SelectiveObliviousness: Still appears to be baffled as to Dr. Insano's true identity. [[spoiler:After stealing Neutro from Dr. Insano, he remarks offhandedly that Insano parked it behind Spoony's house, but seemed to be dismissing this as Dr. Insano just being careless.]]
* SelfDeprecation:
** Parodies his own ScheduleSlip in his ''Superman vs. The Terminator'' review, where his self-published comic ''Revolution of the Mask'' has still not come out with a third issue 30 years from now.
** The [[http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/Linkara/New%20Guardians-2/NG-2-3.jpg caption]] of his text review of ''New Guardians'' #2 [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-guardians-2.html]]:
--->'''Narrator:''' We left the hospital. Stunned and silent. Until RAM said what the rest of us were thinking.
--->'''Linkara:''' Wait a second, how come it takes ''three months'' to do a review of a 24-page comic?!
** In ''Chain Gang War'' #1 Iron Liz reveals that the notes he left for her include a conspiracy theory that rambles for thirty pages about how ''OneMoreDay'' is connected with ''CryForJustice''.
** Linkara calls Sonic the Hedgehog's quips in ''Sonic Live'' #1 worse than his own.
** He openly calls himself overweight in the ''Mightily Murdered Power Ringers'' review.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Linkara arrives 30 years into his own future and is horrified to discover that his future self ''still'' reviews bad comics, ''still'' lives in his parents' basement, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has lost his hat]]. Linkara proclaims that he will go back and change everything, and when he leaves the timeline does indeed change...[[spoiler: but the only real change is that he has his hat back.]]
* ShamelessSelfPromoter: Linkara occasionally does this in his reviews to promote his own comic, Revolution of the Mask. However, at Power Morphicon he was trying not to draw any attention away from the actual stars of the convention and when someone else in the crowd at the ''Time Force'' panel drew attention to him he was mortified.
* ShapedLikeItself: Linkara says the worst moment of Countdown is the entirety of Countdown. Also, "[[ComicBook/JLAActOfGod Steel is dead, ergo, he is dead]]."
* ShipTease: With WebOriginal/MarzGurl. A lot. Only between their ''characters'', mind you; the possibility of such a pairing in RealLife has basically been [[ShipSinking sunk]] with the introduction of Iron Liz, since confirmed to be Linkara's girlfriend, in the Warrior #2 and #3 video.
* ShockingSwerve:[[invoked]] Who is the master mind behind ''Amazons Attack''? [[MemeticMutation GRANNY GOODNESS!!!]]
* ShoePhone: Linkara parodies ''U.S. 1's'' silver dollar remote control by mentioning he will show us how to stick a TV remote inside of a quarter and a gun inside of a nickel. The ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr.'' review had some gadgets that stretched one's WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief, the most important of which was the gold detector, of which there are real-life variants, but nowhere near the fictional depiction.
* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/AtopTheFourthWall Has its own page.]]
* ShownTheirWork: Quite evident when discussing comic history, or when he points out an egregious error made by the writers of a certain issue. In his {{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}} #3 Review he notes that just launching a Nuclear Bomb into space just does not work, citing that there are several problems with this, mainly that in doing it it would cause an InferredHolocaust. He has, in response to internet responses to the errors in some of his works, given lectures on SchrodingersCat and the effects of a [[SpaceIsCold vacuum environment on a liquid]]; capped by the admission [[OneOfUs that we are all nerds]].
* ShutUpHannibal:
-->'''Linkara:''' When debating, solve your disagreements not with words, but by screaming '''[='=]I AM A MAN!!![='=]''' and punching them in the guts. Allow me to demonstrate... '''''[[MemeticMutation I AM A MAN!!!!]]''''' [[MemeticMutation *punch*]]
** Linkara once flung a magnet at Cable to get him to stop his awful, ellipses-ridden self-narration.
* SincerityMode: His sudden MoodWhiplash on CryForJustice #5 through #7 (in response to [[spoiler:Lian Harper getting offed for no good reason]]) drives the point home on just how serious he is.
* SmallNameBigEgo: The character of Linkara has a fairly inflated ego, with his bitching at his fans for their requests and having an annoyed cameo when DiamandaHagan said he was not sexy. (Out of character, of course, Lewis is a [[MeanCharacterNiceActor sweetie]].)
* SmokingIsCool: Harvey Finevoice, although...
-->'''Pollo:''' Do you ever light that cigarette?
-->'''Harvey:''' Shut up!
* SoBadItsGood: [[{{in-universe}} As Linkara says]], Snowflame is either the worst villain ever created or the ''awesomest'' villain ever created. He seems to have a soft spot for this trope, treating these occasions as highlights of the comics he reviews. As far as Linkara is concerned, BruteForce is the "epitome" of SoBadItsGood.
** It's also his reaction to ''Gameboy #1''.
** And ''US-1''.
* SoOkayItsAverage: In-universe, his opinion of the ''StreetFighter'' comic.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** "Ninja-style dancing".
** "We now interrupt our regularly scheduled piece of crap comic to show a bit from ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''. You'll thank me later!" (From his Bimbos in Time review)
** Harvey Finevoice and 90s Kid are definitely not the easily-frustrated analytical comic book nerd type, as you could probably tell from their guest reviews of ''Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse'' #1 and #2 and ''Freak Force'' #1. Liz, while a lot closer in reviewing style to Linkara, is still definitely not "Linkara with boobs".
* SpaceIsCold: In his review for the Kool-Aid comic Linkara commented that the Kool-Aid Man, as a glass container filled with liquid, would freeze in space. [[InternetBackdraft After the somewhat insistant comments from his fans]] he admitted in his "Top 15 Mistakes" video that this was an error, and then went on to give a scientific explanation for the sublimation of liquids to gas in a vacuum.
* SpecialEditionTitle: The review for ''Star Trek'' #2 has a MirrorUniverse version of the title sequence, with the mirror universe theme music from ''{{Enterprise}}'' in place of the usual song.
** His review of the ''GameBoy'' comic has an 8-bit version of the theme.
* SpiderSense:
** Invoked in his ''Zero Patrol'' #1 review: when one of the characters [[StrawFeminist is calling another a chauvinist for no good reason]], Linkara says "I gotta say, my feminist senses are not tingling with that one."
** In the Action Comics #593 review, the villain and the porn producer are talking about the possibility of making a Superman exploitation porn film - Linkara reacts by saying that WebOriginal/TheCinemaSnob should be reviewing this if that is where the comic is going. Cut to WebOriginal/TheCinemaSnob - "My Snob Senses are tingling!"
* {{Squick}}: Linkara's in-universe reaction in ''Ultimates 3 #1 and #2'' about how Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are officially a couple... who are also still {{twin|cest}} [[BrotherSisterIncest brother and sister]].
-->"No, Wasp. It's still incredibly creepy. You don't see Superman shacking up with his mom.... BECAUSE IT'S '''''CREEPY!'''''"
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Frequently finds himself doing this.
** In ''Amazons Attack'' when Artemis and Phillipus are constantly debating on what to do about an obviously insane Hippolyta: "Here's an idea: Stab your crazy queen in the head, assume command and act like Amazons!!!!!!"
** Inverted in his ASBAR review, Linkara wonders they they ''did'' shoot Dick Grayson [[InsistentTerminology Age 12]]'s parents rather than make it look like an accident, especially since they are so determined afterwards to pass it off as an accident.
** Brought up multiple times in his review of ''James Bond Jr.'' #3 in that the villain would rather use a probably difficult to use laser to kill whoever is being threatened than a simple gun, on two occasions even. Of course, he ''is'' a JamesBond [[BondVillainStupidity Villain]].
** Linkara notes that outside of damaging a copy of ''The Children's Story'', the gun-carrying ninjas in ''Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos'' never fire once.
** Iron Liz wonders why the chain gang in ''Chain Gang War'' #1 does not just kill the mob bosses, rather than just imprisoning them.
** Linkara also wonders why Prometheus from ''Cry for Justice'' goes through a ludicrously convoluted GambitRoulette to get his revenge on the Justice League instead of just killing their loved ones.
** In his review of ''Sonic Live'', he wonders why Robotnik didn't off Tails, Rotor, and Sally, when he just vaporized Sonic earlier in the comic.
* StealthPun: "Pollo" is Spanish for "chicken"...so in other words Linkara's RobotBuddy is a RobotChicken.
* TheStinger: A usual feature in his videos.
* StrangledByTheRedString: Linkara was extremely critical in-universe of the relationship between {{Comicbook/Superman}} and WonderWoman in ''ComicBook/JLAActOfGod''.
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: He was NOT happy about this happening to Lian Harper in ''CryForJustice''.
* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Some variant on this phrase has been uttered several times, especially when discussing ''X-Men'''s "Holy War" storyline:
-->"This is quite possibly the dumbest plan I've ever heard in my life, and I've seen someone deciding to make twin clones of Hitler!"
** "Holy War" is then topped by the goal of the villain in ''Future Five'', whose goal is essentially to stop kids from going to college by planting agents to stay stuff about how college is not necessary, making himself the smartest man in the world.
*** Even ''that'' is eventually topped in ''Brain Drain'', in which Dr. Doom's plan is to enhance his intelligence with stolen knowledge... taken from ''high schoolers''.
*** And then Doom ''again'' tops it in ''Ultimates 3 / Ultimatum'': He had the Scarlet Witch murdered and started a robot war that would also kill Quicksilver but ''not'' Magneto so Magneto would declare a war on humans that Doom would somehow would come out on top of in the end. And then ''that'' was topped in ''Return of the Asthma Monster'' with the monster's plan to infect everyone in the world with asthma.
--> Just when I think I'm done with stupid plans for world domination, they pile on another one!
* StunnedSilence: The world trade center damage in ''Cable #1'' left him horrified. He then decided to ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject.
* SubvertedCatchPhrase: Done in the ''Power Ringers'' review: "Because poor literacy is... completely expected in this."
** More and more occasions have cropped up as the series has continued. An example from the end of his ''Robocop vs Terminator #1'' review:
--->'''Linkara''': '''THIS COMIC'''...is not that bad at all.
** A similar one in ''The Electric Tale of Pikachu'':
--->'''Linkara''': This comic… doesn't suck at all.
* SuperheroPackingHeat: Parodied with 90s Kid thinking a superhero made of guns would be awesome.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: In "JLA: The Obsidian Age Book One in 5 Panels": "We're the Justice League and we're going back in time to rescue Aquaman! [[TemptingFate This certainly won't result in our deaths or anything!"]] *smash cut to Dead!Skeleton!Supes* [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "OH F***!!!"]]
* SyntheticVoiceActor: Pollo.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Used word-for-word at the start of the ''{{Manimal}}'' comic review; he says he bought the comic off some guy he met in the elevator, then adds this trope because the hotel won't let them film outside their rooms.
* TakeThat:
** In the review of Pitt #1, he notes of the motorcycle gang in the opening of the comic, "[[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds We have yet to see if they'll start playing card games on their motorcycles, or if they're just your standard kind of stupid]]". Repeated in Scarlet #1, where he asks if vampires on motor cycles are going to play a [[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries children's card game]].
** In ''Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes #1'' he suggests that an alchemy machine could make Hardee's into edible food.
** In the ''Act of God'' review, he brings up Bill's speech about Superman from ''KillBill Vol. 2'', then dismisses it with "Well, that's a load of crap."
** He actually invoked this trope towards ''himself'' at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX5EqneuZa0&feature=related Youmacon 2009.]] Though he was 90's Kid at the time.
** In his Silent Hill: Dead/Alive review, he makes one towards L.A.
** In ''SpiderMan: The Greatest Responsibility'', a scientist mentions setting off "the world's first Virtual Reality Bomb" to which Linkara responds:
-->"Oh come on, we all know the world's first virtual reality bomb was the VirtualBoy! OOH ZING!"
** "New Genesis is idyllic, peaceful, and good. Apokolips is basically NewJersey." (He did add a "Just kidding, New Jersey" caption afterward, but at least one NJ resident commented that the zinger was perfectly acceptable.)
** The third part of his [[spoiler:April Fools']] triple feature, where Linkara did a rather thorough parody of WebOriginal/TheIrateGamer that basically summed up every single complaint that's been made about the IG.
** In ''Sonic: Live'', when Robotnik is gloating about how sick and twisted he is, Linkara suggests that he's going to force his hostages to play VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Mocked in ''Sonic: Live''. When Robotnik has [[TheLoad a couple kids held hostage]], Sonic responds that [[SuperSpeed he's fast enough]] to rescue the kids before Robotnik's Swatbots can fire, and Robotnik counters by [[CardCarryingVillain gloating about how evil he is.]] Linkara shows us how the exchange ''should've'' gone after that:
-->'''Linkara(as Sonic)''': Hmmm? Oh, sorry; while you were talking about how evil you were, I rescued everybody, got something to drink, ''and'' gave you a wedgie.
-->'''Linkara(as Robotnik)''': *shifts uncomfortably* ...so you have.
* {{Technobabble}}: Willing to call comics out for it, but also willing to use it in his videos, especially when spoken by Dr. Insano or Linksano.
* TemptingFate: From CryForJustice #5-7:
--> '''Linkara:''' How can my day get any worse?
--->Answer, by Lord Vyce showing up and kicking his ass.
** Also, his "Top 15 Comics I'll Never Review" is helmed by "SonicTheHedgehog comics". Then he's warned that for his 100th episode, he'll have to review... a Sonic comic!
* TestosteronePoisoning:'''"I AM A MAN"!!!''' * This article is now pregnant*
* ThemeInitials: How awesome a coincidence is it that a BigNameFan comic book reviewer happens to have the initials "L.L", which are so famously associated with {{Superman}}? (Bonus: He's also a big Superman fan.)
* ThemeTuneCameo: Ever since getting his own theme song he is prone to humming or singing a few lines behind the scenes.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Pointed out in his review of Spider-Man, {{Storm}}, and [[LukeCageHeroForHire Cage]]. We already have Spider-Man and Luke Cage working to get the track star to stop smoking, and Spider-Man decides that they need a mega powerful member of the X-Men who can bring a massive storm down on your head to help them out too. As he pointed out, "Geez, overkill much, Spidey?!"
* ThereWasADoor:
** Linkara gets steadily more enraged by the Kool-Aid Man's apparent need to destroy a barrier every time he enters the scene in ''Adventures of the Kool-Aid Man''.
-->'''Linkara:''' I can't wait to see the PTA meeting where they explain they have to cut funding on art and music to replace that scoreboard.
** In a crossover review of the ''Alone in the Dark'' movie with Spoony and Nostalgia Critic, Jesse Ventura's character kicks a door down and then crashes through a window.
--->'''Linkara:''' What is with this guy and his fear of doors? Did a door kill his family?
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: While many criticized the ''{{Comicbook/Watchmen}}'' [[Film/{{Watchmen}} movie]] for being too close to the source material, Linkara initially panned it in-universe for the few things they changed, like [[spoiler:Ozymandias' plan changing from an "alien invasion" to blowing up energy reactors and framing Dr. Manhattan]] and his belief that the ending was more upbeat than ambiguous. However, he eventually did acknowledge that the movie was still very good despite the changes and mentions that he made the first review too soon after having seen the movie. Whenever Linkara ''does'' complain about something being changed he gives a good reason about ''why'' it sucks other than "it's different", or "they changed the status quo".
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Several in-universe invocations of comics he believes are better in theory than practice.
** Linkara provides the page quote in reference to ''Bearded Idiot: At Earth's End'', which is a story about how Superman fought clones of AdolfHitler in the future. Despite the interesting conflict that this idea presented the final result was the first comic to actually be [[KillItWithFire burned]] on the show.
** In his review of ''ComicBook/JLAActOfGod'' Linkara remarks that the underlying plot of the story, namely every superhero in the DC universe [[BroughtDownToNormal losing their powers]], is actually a very good idea and showed great promise as a story premise. However, the execution of the idea was so atrocious that this three-part series became one of the comics he decided to actually destroy on the show, shooting it with his magic gun after he finished the review.
** In his review of "Law and Order'' he mentioned that, upon hearing the title, he thought it should have been about "Zombie Lenny Briscoe and Detective Goren. TheyFightCrime!"
* ThisIsGonnaSuck:
** A staple of his reviews, but the funniest is probably when he silently raises his gun to his head after he says that the character Troll in ''Extreme Super Christmas Special'' #1 is a member of Youngblood.
** In his Yu-Gi-Oh! duel with Iron Liz, he reacts this way when Iron Liz draws ''two'' [[MadeOfExplodium Balloon Lizards]].
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch:
** "It's MAGIC, bitch!"
** "Because I am [[{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]... bitch!"
* ThisIsWrongOnSoManyLevels: A caption to a girl giving the Kool-Aid man a kiss on the cheek.
* TitleDrop : "Help me set bad comics on fire from Atop the Fourth Wall!"
** Also occurs in his crossover with [[WebOriginal/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]]:
-->'''Film Brain''': Did he just break the fourth wall? \\
'''Linkara''': Don't worry - we're atop it! \\
'''Audience''': [CollectiveGroan] \\
'''Caption''': Channel Awesome would like to apologise for [[IncrediblyLamePun that pun]]. The writer has been flogged for his sins
* TitleSequence: ''Atop the Fourth Wall'' has an opening sequence composed of assorted clips from previous reviews combined with [[LockAndLoadMontage video of Linkara putting on his signature clothing and preparing for the review]]. There have been three montages created for the sequence, with the replacement using updated and newer clips that were created in the time since the first montage was produced. The sequence includes a theme-tune composed specifically for the series by Vincent E.L. and background graphics by [=NagyMarci=]. Throughout the sequence numerous comics are visible, primarily bad comics that are reviewed and featured on the show, but occasionally it will feature portions of Linkara's house that are not normally seen in the show, including his personal collection of comics (Presumably ''good'' comics). The three series displayed cover-to-camera and easily identifiable are ''InfiniteCrisis'', ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'' and ''BoosterGold'' (Presumably the collection of Booster Gold's first series that Linkara mentioned in his ''Act of God'' review).
* TooSoon: The explosion on the top of the World Trade Center in ''Cable #1'' left Linkara with a horrified face, and whatever joke he would make was clearly skipped.
* TotallyRadical: {{Parodied|Trope}} with '90s Kid.
* TranquilFury: He does this in his review of ''Justice League: Cry For Justice'', regarding [[spoiler: [[StuffedIntoTheFridge Lian Harpers death.]]]] It's... unsettling.
* {{Trekkie}}: Has a large collection of various Starfleet uniforms, which he wears whenever he reviews something ''StarTrek''-related (as well as in ''{{Kickassia}}'').
* {{Troll}}: He acts like one on occasion, but he's never mean-spirited about it. For example, he kicked off the Theme Song contest with a video that made him look like a SmallNameBigEgo with incredibly limited knowledge of the entire CausticCritic community, up to confusing WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd with TheNostalgiaChick.
-->[[GannonBanned I only follow]] [[invoked]]TheIrateGamer.
* TuxedoAndMartini: Linkara does not like this type of secret agent. Said best at the end of the Sci Spy review:
-->'''Linkara:''' '''REAL SPIES ARE NOT LIKE JAMES BOND!'''
** However, he does expect a character named [[SpinOffspring James Bond Junior]] to have ''something'' to do with this trope.
* TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary: He throws around a lot of Troper terms in his reviews.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Quite literally at the start of "Law and Order #1"
* UnpleasableFanbase: [[{{in-universe}} He stated]] [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/bt/aj/ajs/13236-youmacon02 in a Youmacon Q&A panel]] that part of why he had not done any of the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog Archie Sonic comics]] at that point was because he was afraid of what the fans would do if he screwed it up.
** However, by picking Sonic Live! as his target, he did the only thing that ''could'' please them: Tear apart one of the few things in the franchise that gets universal hatred.
* TheUnreveal: WebOriginal/ToddInTheShadows makes an appearance in the PreviouslyOn in the ActionComics #593 review. He wants to kill Linkara since he has seen his face, and just as he flips up his hoodie the scene cuts to That Jewish Guy.
* UnsoundEffect: Notes the "Run" sound effect in ''Archie Meets the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''.
* UnstoppableRage: Linkara becomes so frustrated with the video game ''Wolverine: Adamantium Rage'' that he starts shouting "Adamantium Rage!" and punching various objects including [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], a {{Kirby}} doll, a pillow and a can of soda...but ends up getting punched himself by WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd.
* UpToEleven: Linkara has said that his video personality is his normal personality with this applied.
* ValuesDissonance: The casual misogyny of ''The X-Men #1'' (written in the '60s) turns Linkara against it in-universe.
* VerbalTic:
** Linkara's Elvis impression ends every sentence with an "uh-huh-huh".
** '90s Kid starts every speech with "DUUUUUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDDDDE!"
** [[LargeHam WARRIOR WILL NOT BE TROPED HOAK HOGAN!]]
** Ensign Munrooooe!!!
* VideoReviewShow
* ViewersAreGeniuses: The ''StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' review has a very subtle running gag that he decided to explain in the credits: he switches between various Trek uniforms throughout the video, all to point out how much better they all are than the ones in TMP.
* VillainSue: [[invoked]] Calls Prometheus this during ''CryForJustice'', pointing that that he has a ridiculous amount of counters to every super hero he comes across, like a magic bullet for Supergirl, his bombs have the absurd ability to counter the powers of any superhero from the respective cities, even the Shade, despite Prometheus supposedly not knowing who he is because he didn't keep a database on villains/antiheroes (which Linkara points he would if he was [[InformedAbility as much of a genius as the comic makes him out to be]]), and easily taking the Shade down after earlier comics had raised him to "Mega badass status." As he puts it, Prometheus was made too powerful for there to be any believable way for him to be defeated, and this turns out to be true as he's defeated by Green Arrow breaking into his hideout and shooting him the head.
* VocalEvolution: His voice was a lot calmer in earlier episodes. The difference is notable even when looking at his first two episodes; in his review of Adjectiveless ''Spider-Man'' #56, he almost sounds like he is whispering so as to not disturb the neighbours. Compare that to his reaction to the letters column of ''Doom's IV'' #2 just eight days later.
* TheVoiceless: Ninja Style Dancer. [[spoiler: Except in Linkara's Silent Hill-induced hallucinations.]]
* {{Wangst}}:[[invoked]] PlayedForLaughs. After his date with Telsia is abruptly cut short during ''Elite Force'', Linkara spends several minutes drunkenly staggering around Voyager, wailing to himself and trying to get Häagen-Dazs out of the replicators.
* WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma: He has pointed out several times the annoying nature of weird emphasis on words and improper use of punctuation marks, particularly in the beginning of his ''Secret Defenders'' #9 review and the Spoony Crossover Warrior #1 video, as well as his reviews of ''Zero Patrol'' and ''TheDarkKnightStrikesAgain''.
* WatsonianVersusDoylist: He falls under Doylist a lot of the time when justifications are poor.
** With Peter Parker being married to Mary Jane, he calls on the writers for including pointless scenes of her since then, and making her say stupid things.
* WaxingLyrical: He does this a lot. Examples he has quoted include Music/TheBeatles' "I Am the Walrus", Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", Avril Lavigne's "Complicated," Eagle-Eye Cherry's "Save Tonight," Music/TheBeeGees' "Staying Alive," Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)," and [[Wangst Nickelback's "How You Remind Me."]] In his final ''SilentHill Dead/Alive'' review, the [[spoiler:book from the Other World]] is full of quotes from Coldplay's "42" in a rather angsty use of this trope.
* WeaponOfChoice: His CoolGun, an 18th-century flintlock (or a replica of such. One episode mentions parts of it are made of aluminum) pistol ([[ICallItVera dubbed "Suicide Gun" and later "Magic Gun"]]) that shoots magic [[FamilyFriendlyFirearms lasers]].
** DualWielding[=/=]SwordAndGun: He occasionally mixes things up by having the pistol in one hand and the [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers Green Ranger's]] Dragon Dagger in the other; when using the dagger on its own he can play it like a flute, making it shoot green lightning. He later starts using Saba instead of the Dragon Dagger on occasion when fighting Silent Hill a second time.
* WeirdnessMagnet: Linkara's house prior to the 100th episode.
* WhamLine: Linkara gives one to those who have not read ''CryForJustice'':
-->"Meet Lian Harper... Or rather... [[spoiler: Lian Harper's ''corpse.'']]"
* WhatAnIdiot: Linkara points out in-universe that the best solution two scientists can think of to restrain an easily manipulable, NighInvulnerable super robot is to chain him up rather than disassembling him or fortifying him against enemy radio signals.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: [[invoked]] Points out that ''JamesBondJr'' was one of numerous kids' animated shows based on movies that definitely were not made for kids. Others were ''{{Rambo}}'', ''{{Conan|TheBarbarian}}'', and ''{{Highlander}}''.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the stinger for ''Superman and Wonder Woman: Tandy Computer Whiz Kids'', he notes that the jumbotron and train derail in the comic's teaser has absolutely no bearing on the actual plot.
* WhatTheHellHero: Linkara gives one to Superman when he insults Big Barda for having heavy makeup after she has spent two days being mind-controlled and possibly raped.
* WhatWereTheySellingAgain:
** "Because, um... '''EXTREME!'''" (hand waving, flashing ad banners, electric guitar version of Pachelbel's Canon in D)
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Parodied in the ''Ewoks'' #9 review.
* AWizardDidIt: "What part of 'it's magic' don't you understand?!?"
** Also complained about in Superman: Distant Fires review. There's "Magic as a Wonderful Force", and "Narrative Magic." Linkara likes the former, hates the latter. As the latter is often just used for lazy writing.
* WolverinePublicity: Outside of the Brawl and even his PreviouslyOn segments, Linkara has cameoed with the Nostalgia Critic, the Spoony One, Benzaie, Bennett the Sage, [=MarzGurl=], Lee and so on. WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic appears to be making a RunningGag out of reacting negatively to his appearances. Played with and lampshaded in the ''Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes'' #2 review with the appearance of [[spoiler:Mechakara]], despite said character having been defeated more than a month ago.
--->'''[[spoiler:Mechakara]]:''' [[LampshadeHanging I was a popular character and villain. Seeing me again should drive up the viewers]].
** Invoked with [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/ir/lag/comic/29282-spider-man-omit his co-review with The Last Angry Geek]], where he basically states that he's popular and {{The Last Angry Geek}} isn't.
** Lampshaded when he cameos for [[TheBunnyPerspective Phil Bunni]].
-->'''Linkara''': Want me to do anything else?
-->'''Phil''': Nope. Now you can just promote this video on {{Twitter}}, post it on your blog, talk about it on the forums...your coattails have been rode.
* WorldsSmallestViolin: Linkara once got out a violin in an ''Ultimates'' Vol 4.
* WriterOnBoard:
** His ''Batman: Fortunate Son'' review is half a review and half a pro-capitalism rant in response to the comic's [[YouFailEconomicsForever idiotic idea of what constitutes "selling out"]].
** Later, his review of ''ComicBook/JLAActOfGod'' calls out the story's author Doug Moench for [[IdiotPlot having every DC hero act like an idiot]] and [[{{Anvilicious}} muse on how their powers made them arrogant]] ([[DidNotDoTheResearch which they most certainly are NOT]]) just so he can fanboy over how awesome {{Batman}} is for being a BadassNormal.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: Linkara frequently bashes this practice in comics. "Because poor literacy is kewl!"
* YouAreFat: [[spoiler: This makes up roughly half of the (cursed) ''Mightily Murdered Power Ringers'' comic's insults toward Linkara. Linkara doesn't deny it, but he's not fazed by it, either.]]
* YouAreNotAlone: Used in the showdown with Mechakara when 90s Kid, The Ninja Style Dancer and Harvey Finevoice show up to help. [[spoiler: Subverted when they are not much help and they run away.]]
* YouBastard: The last ''Ultimates 3'' review has a rant about how the audience is to blame for the comic being created.[[spoiler:..delivered by Mechakara.]]
* YearInsideHourOutside: Lord Vyce's dimension goes through just three days during a month in our world.
* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: DefiedTrope; Linkara refuses to do this, but he does a great parody of Dickens' classic for his Christmas special review. Complete with [[spoiler:what looks like Mechakara as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and Pollo saying that the "Day of reckoning is at hand."]]
* YouKeepUsingThatWord:
** You do not need Linkara to tell you that "arrogance" gets thrown around a lot in ''Act of God'', as well as references to the DC heroes being "gods" themselves.
** Linkara himself uses "[[BeggingTheQuestion begs the question]]" incorrectly.
** He also consistently incorrectly uses the word "subsequently" where it does not really apply.
** He quickly becomes annoyed at the poorly-defined overuse of the word "Justice" throughout the ''CryForJustice'' miniseries. Early in the review he speculated that the fact they were blatantly just after revenge and calling it justice would be an obvious plot point, but it is never acknowledged in the comic.
* YouNeedToGetLaid: {{Inverted|Trope}} in his review of ''Ultimates 3'', Linkara is convinced that things with the Ultimates would probably be going better if they STOPPED getting laid, as it never seems to go well for members of the team.
