History Awesome / DreamSMP

** The way he did it is awesome too. For context, [[TheStarscream Quackity]] got into an argument with Schlatt over him being a ControlFreak, as the latter tore down the White House, which Quackity had helped build. As [[BadBoss Schlatt]] belittled him and mentioned that he was on 2 and a half hearts and [[TemptingFate could be killed in one blow]], Quackity resigned as Vice President of Manburg and [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal shot Schlatt in the chest with a bow]] before leaving.

*** As Techno is trying to escape, he winds up in the Final Control Room, desperately trying to widen the tunnel to get his horse, Carl, through to the other side. Quackity confronts him there, and after a brief shouting match, the two get into a fight. Quackity has full Netherite with Protection IV and a diamond axe, while Techno has potions, unenchanted iron armor, and a Netherite [[ImprobableWeaponUser pick]][[PowerfulPick axe]]... and Techno ''wins''.

** Despite it all ending in an EpicFail, Quackity ''also'' gets one for having the guts to go after and duel [[TheDreaded Technoblade]] himself, especially because back in Season 1, Q was [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes scared shitless]] of Techno and his later attempt at [[FaceYourFears trying to overcome his trauma and fears]] ended quite terribly. It's very clear that he's had some CharacterDevelopment since then, how small it may be. It probably also helps that watching from Techno's perspective, the main reason he won the fight was because he had a Turtle Master potion that [[StoneWall allowed him to tank hits]], but Quackity did enough damage to take down about ''25%'' of Techno's health. Not bad at all, especially for someone who's more of a NonActionGuy.

** It's revealed in Wilbur's livestream "inconsolable Differences" ''four'' real-life months later that Dream ''still hasn't realized'' the keys have since been stolen from him after Sam gave them to him, making it even more impressive.

'''Quackity:''' ''(chuckles)'' Guess what, Bad? I did! I did. In fact, I brought [[OneManArmy the next best thing]]. I brought ''[[EnemyMine my biggest enemy!]]''\\

** After Foolish is killed by Ant, Bad starts gleefully picking out a new sacrifice... Before being suddenly interrupted by [[BigDamnHeroes Quackity]], who jumps out of a secret tunnel, armed and ready to fight. He starts [[KirkSummation calling Bad out for all of his horrific misdeeds]], and tries to get him to stand down. Bad, however, refuses, and the Eggpire surrounds Quackity, ready to take him down... not knowing that Quackity has quite the ace up his sleeve.

* Another villainous [[GreyAndGreyMorality (from a certain point of view)]] example comes with the Doomsday War, during which Dream, Techno, and Phil show why the Anarchists should be the most feared faction in the SMP. They don't just win. They win so handily it's not even close. They attack fifteen minutes ahead of schedule to catch L'Manburg off-guard, and their method of attack (have Techno and his wolves provide a distraction while Dream rigs a device to launch an aerial bombing, with Phil sitting in wait to launch Withers) isn't far off from a Minecraft-esque ''blitzkrieg'', with the attack being swift, sudden, and unpredicted. By the time of 3 PM EST, the originally-planned time of the attack, the war was pretty much already over -- at that point, the L'Manburgians were reduced to fending off Techno and Phil in the smoking crater of L'Manburg as Dream continued to rain down fiery hell from above.

---->'''Tommy:''' You know what, you son of a bitch, you told me ''everything''. You said I'm too important to kill. Even now, you're not gonna– You're not gonna fuckin' kill me. You don't have the ''guts.'' ''(digs a hole)'' [[IronicEcho Put your armour in the hole]]. Everything on you, ''there.''

** The way he did it is awesome too. For context, [[TheStarscream Quackity]] got into an argument with Schlatt over him being a ControlFreak, as the latter tore down the White House, which Quackity had helped build. As [[BadBoss Schlatt]] belittled him and mentioned that he was on 2 and a half hearts and [[TemptingFate could be killed in one blow]], Quackity resigned as Vice President of Manburg and [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal shot Schlatt in the chest with a bow]] before leaving. And then there's also their [[UnequalPairing volatile]] [[DomesticAbuse engage]][[TilMurderDoUsPart ment]] to bear in mind, which means the entire situation doubles as getting out of an abusive relationship.

-->'''Niki:''' [TranquilFury I hope you starve]].

** "[[TranquilFury I hope you starve.]]"

--->'''Quackity:''' ''(kills Schlatt)'' Fuck you. Fuck you. [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I'm out. I'm outta here.]] I'm fucking outta here, man, go fuck yourself.

* Techno's speeches. He used to be an English major in real life (he dropped out about a year in), and you can absolutely tell that with the detail and intensity he manages to work into every speech. Special mention should go to his speech about Theseus, which was not only one of the most intense moments in the server's history, but--according to Philza--was also ''entirely improvised''.

-->'''Tommy:''' His last words were, "I'll see you every- every week to come and watch you." [[DrivenToSuicide Well... Now, you... I'll... Now you won't, you...]] ''({{Beat}})'' Come and watch me, to come and watch me. See me every week to come and watch me. ''(looks around)'' To come and- come and... ''(looks at his pictures)'' Every week to come and ''watch'' me. ''({{Beat}}; indignant)'' [[EurekaMoment He'd come...]] to ''watch'' me. [...] He wasn't here to be my friend. He said it. He was ''just'' here so he... ''({{Beat}})'' He was just here ''so he could '''watch''' me!'' [...] What did he say on the first day? Like a little bug that he can't flick off. I'm the only person who never does exactly what he says. ''([[EurekaMoment sudden realization]])'' ''I'm'' the only person who never does what he says! ''Me!'' He said that to me, didn't he?! [...] Dream wasn't- He was just here to make sure... 'Cause ''I'm'' the only one that will throttle him. ''({{Beat}})'' [[IKnowWhatYouFear I'm the only one Dream's scared of.]]

** From the perspective of the Butcher's Army, the fact that they managed to trap Technoblade was a feat in and of itself. Killing him would have been impossible, but taking his horse hostage put Techno completely at their mercy. [[BrassBalls It's such a ballsy move, one can't help but applaud it.]]

---->'''Techno:''' The only thing that works in this world, is that you treat others the way they treat you, alright? Those that have treated me with kindness, I will repay that kindness tenfold, AND THOSE THAT TREAT ME WITH INJUSTICE?! That ''use'' me?! That hunt me down, that HURT MY FRIENDS?! [[LetsGetDangerous I shall repay that injustice a thousand times over.]]

--->'''Tommy:''' ''SHUT UP, EVERYONE, SHUT THE '''FUCK''' UP!'' Alright?! We have a ''day!'' I'm s- Tubbo, we can resolve whatever we have, everyone, sorry about that dog I just killed, sorry about every- every shit thing I've done. And you should all be sorry for every shit thing YOU'VE done, I've been in EX- No, this isn't the time. Wh- ''(sigh)'' You know Dream. I saw he built a- a PRISON over there, I don't know what's happening here, I've been gone, and ''none'' of you, NONE of you came to see me. But this isn't... This isn't about that. This is about L'Manburg. And probably the rest... of the SMP, I- I- If they're really coming on at 3 PM tomorrow... Then I dunno about you all, but I'm not gonna say my goodbyes. I'm gonna ''prepare''.

* Another villainous [[GreyAndGreyMorality (from a certain point of view)]] example comes with the Doomsday War, during which Dream, Techno, and Phil show why the Anarchists should be the most feared faction in the SMP. They don't just win. They win so handily it's not even close. They attack fifteen minutes ahead of schedule to catch L'Manburg off-guard, and their method of attack (have Techno and his wolves provide a distraction while Dream rigs a device to launch an aerial bombing, with Phil sitting in wait to launch Withers) isn't far off from a Minecraft-esque ''blitzkrieg'', with the attack being swift, sudden, and unpredicted. By the time of 3 PM EST, the originally-planned time of the attack, the war was pretty much already over--at that point, the L'Manburgians were reduced to fending off Techno and Phil in the smoking crater of L'Manburg as Dream continued to rain down fiery hell from above.

** Once Dream has cut off all escape routes, he tells the kids his real plan, to kill Tubbo and put Tommy in the prison. Tommy tries to fight back, but Tubbo comforts him as he accepts his impending death, and the two give each other a heartfelt goodbye... And then Punz steps through the portal. And then Sam. And Puffy. [[BigDamnHeroes And then about]] ''[[BigDamnHeroes half the whitelist]]'', [[BigDamnHeroes all armed to the teeth and ready for a fight.]] This scene has been compared by practically every fan to the iconic Portals scene from ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', and for a ''damn'' good reason.
--->'''Punz:''' [[HeelFaceTurn I'm sorry, Dream.]] But you should've paid me more.

*** What follows are perhaps some of the most [[CatharsisFactor cathartic moments]] in the server's history. Tommy, who knows for a fact that Dream won't kill him, grabs the Axe of Peace, borrows Sapnap's pickaxe... [[CallBack and digs a hole.]]
---->'''Tommy:''' You know what, you son of a bitch, you told me ''everything''. You said I'm too important to kill. Even now, you're not gonna- You're not gonna fuckin' kill me. You don't have the ''guts.'' ''(digs a hole)'' [[IronicEcho Put your armour in the hole.]] Everything on you, ''there.''

'''Tommy:''' Dream... You have caused me nothing but pain. And now... ''[[PreMortemOneLiner Now it's YOUR turn.]]'' ''(kills Dream with the Axe of Peace as everyone exclaims in shock)'' Where is he? [...] Dream, I'm gonna kill you, until you're ''[[KilledOffForReal dead]]''.

--->'''Foolish:''' Alright, ''stop!'' Stop, stop, stop! I have had ''enough!'' I am ''sick'' of this foul, red stench, I am TIRED of this endless cycle of Egg-nonsense, I tried -- WE tried to give this ''dreadful'' Egg another chance! But it's probably best it ends this way.

---->'''Bad:''' WE HIRED YOU TO- TO TAKE OUT PUFFY, AND YOU ''JOIN THE ENEMY SIDE?!''\\

---->'''Bad:''' [[VillainousBreakdown We're not going to allow you to stop this plan!]] We still outnumber you! It's four against three!\\
'''Puffy:''' ''(throws down a potion of strength at her feet)'' [[LetsGetDangerous Not for long!]] ANTFROST, [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge YOU'RE DEAD!]] [...] YOU'VE [[GoodIsNotSoft TAKEN MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS]], [[PreMortemOneLiner ANTFROST!]]

* Eryn manages to get one [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome before even joining the SMP]]... by allegedly ''[[BeatStillMyHeart ripping somebody's heart out]]''. ''With his bare hands.'' Considering how bright-red his sleeve is, one would wonder how recently it happened before he joined. What makes it even ''more'' awesome is that Eryn is currently the ''youngest'' member of the server--even Tommy, who was previously the youngest, is a few months older than them, and this can all but solidify that the Dream SMP is a WorldOfBadass.

* Eryn gets another OffscreenMomentOfAwesome--in trying to appeal to Eret to get them to teach him about the history of the SMP, he bribes them with the Warden's Access key card, and by that, we mean it was actually signed by Sam, as opposed to a copy he made. Given that the former owner should have been ''[[BigBad Dream]]'' of all people, the fact Eryn not only [[ImpossibleTheft did that]] but also ''got away with it'' is astounding.

** Dream takes Tommy and Tubbo prisoner, leading them down the mountain... then mines a wall, to reveal a pedestal. He forces the two of them onto it, then pushes a button, which makes the pedestal sink into the ground... To reveal an absolutely ''massive'' room, made entirely out of blackstone, with the discs on display. Not only that, but there's a side-room with displays for ''every valuable item on the server'', from pets, to weapons, to rarities, to [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Skeppy]]. Dream, in his final ploy to become the ultimate puppet-master, planned to gather ''everyone's'' most valued items, and blackmail them with them.

* Preceding the Battle of the Lake, Tommy gave a speech that he ended with "I have [[RedBaron The]] [[LetsPlay/{{Technoblade}} Blade]]." That itself is awesome given how he's outnumbered and outmatched even when he has Dream on his side, but it gets even better when, in a moment of perfect timing, ''[[TheDreaded Technoblade himself joined the game a split second later]]'', proceeding to help Tommy and Dream give Sapnap, Bad, Ant, and Skeppy the beating of their lives.

!!Meta
* Doubles as Heartwarming. On February 16th 2021, Ranboo went live for about five hours. During that time, he gained over ''18,000'' subscribers, breaking ''six'' sub-goals, and becoming the ''fourth most subscribed Twitch streamer of ALL TIME!'' Ranboo not only started crying TearsOfJoy live on stream, but changed his channel description from "Just a guy trying to do something", to "Just a guy doing something".
** And as of Feburary 19th 2021, Ranboo has become the third most subscribed Twitch-streamer of all time.
* On the same day as the above example, Captain Puffy officially became the biggest female Twitch streamer on the ''entire'' platform.
* The production value that goes into some of the streams is absolutely ''[[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome insane]]''. From Quackity turning his lore streams into cinematic events complete with scripted cutscenes and cinematic cameras, to Fundy managing to create a DreamWithinADream narrative in which the environment constantly changes around him that he pulls off without any signs of teleportation or the world being edited around him, to Ranboo setting up a scene where an obsidian prison collapses in on itself as part of a MindScrew narrative, to the ''massive'' builds commissioned for Tales from the SMP. The Dream SMP might just be silly Minecraft roleplay, but the level of effort and care put into some of these streams is nothing short of incredible.
* With the sheer amount of effort put into Pandora's Vault, it's not hard to see why it's considered nigh-inescapable, and with the amount of awe it inspires, a lot of people wanted to try making their own take on the Vault. From early vaults like Poseidon's Vault or later versions such as Gaia's Vault, the fact remains clear that all of this was inspired by Sam's effort and genius.
%%* Doubling as a [[Heartwarming/DreamSMP Moment of Heartwarming]], the c!Karlnapity [[{{polyamory}} polycule]]. Their three content creator counterparts have managed to ironic heterosexual recuperate[[labelnote:*]]"ironic heterosexual recuperation" is the academic term for men platonically flirting with their male friends, which is known to help reduce stigma to LGBTQ people[[/labelnote]] themselves into creating the most popular fictional polyamorous relationship of all time, with the ship [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32940190/chapters/81752827 ranking joint 87th most written-about relationship (including both platonic and romantic)]] on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn in 2020-2021, and being the only poly ship on the list. By that, we mean the list had to add ''a whole new category'' for polyamorous ships just for their characters. Not only are polyamorous people able to see themselves in popular media, especially poly teenagers and young adults (age groups which are the primary audience of the Dream SMP), but this might also be crucial to the start of a rise in tolerance for polyamorous people and possibly even greater rights for polyamorous people. All because three young men decided to roleplay their Minecraft self-insert [=OCs=] as romantically interested in each other.

!!Main series

*** What makes it better is that during the Exile Arc, the general fan consensus was that Tommy being saved by someone else (e.g. Technoblade) would be the most ''optimistic'' ending. Tommy [[SurprisinglyHappyEnding defies this expectation]] by '''''saving himself'''''. You would ''bet'' the chat went wild when Tommy landed in the water after jumping down from the tower.

** It's revealed in Wilbur's livestream "inconsolable Differences" ''four'' real-life months later that Dream ''still hasn't realized'' the keys have since been stolen from him after Sam gave them to him.

** The way he did it is awesome too. For context, [[TheStarscream Quackity]] got into an argument with Schlatt over him being a ControlFreak, as the latter tore down the White House, which Quackity had helped build. As [[BadBoss Schlatt]] belittled him and mentioned that he was on 2 and a half hearts and [[TemptingFate could be killed in one blow]], Quackity resigned as Vice President of Manburg and [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal shot Schlatt in the chest with a bow]] before leaving. And then there's also their [[UnequalPairing volatile]] [[DomesticAbuse engage]][[TilMurderDoUsPart ment]] to bear in mind, which means the entire situation can be easily equated to getting out of an abusive relationship.

* Techno's speeches. He used to be an English major in real life (he dropped out about a year in), and you can absolutely tell that with the detail and intensity he manages to work into every speech. Special mention should go to his speech about Theseus, which was not only one of the most intense moments in the server's history, but -- according to Philza -- was also ''entirely improvised''.

* After weeks of both physical and psychological abuse, and the complete destruction of Logstedshire, Tommy is pushed to the brink, [[DrivenToSuicide towering up to build limit]] while lamenting how alone he is... Then slowly, very slowly, realizes just what Dream has been doing to him.

-->'''Tommy:''' His last words were, "I'll see you every- every week to come and watch you." [[DrivenToSuicide Well... Now, you... I'll... Now you won't, you...]] ''({{Beat}})'' Come and watch me, to come and watch me. See me every week to come and watch me. ''(looks around)'' To come and- come and... ''(looks at his pictures)'' Every week to come and ''watch'' me. ''({{Beat}}; indignant)'' He'd come... to ''watch'' me. [...] He wasn't here to be my friend. He said it. He was ''just'' here so he... ''({{Beat}})'' He was just here ''so he could '''watch''' me!'' [...] What did he say on the first day? Like a little bug that he can't flick off. I'm the only person who never does exactly what he says. ''([[EurekaMoment sudden realization]])'' ''I'm'' the only person who never does what he says! ''Me!'' He said that to me, didn't he?! [...] Dream wasn't- He was just here to make sure... 'Cause ''I'm'' the only one that will throttle him. ''({{Beat}})'' [[IKnowWhatYouFear I'm the only one Dream's scared of.]]

** Despite it all ending in an EpicFail, Quackity ''also'' gets one for having the guts to go after and duel [[TheDreaded Technoblade]] himself, especially because back in Season 1, Q was [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes scared shitless]] of Techno and his later attempt at [[FaceYourFears trying to overcome his trauma and fears]] ended quite terribly. It's very clear that he's had some CharacterDevelopment since then, how small it may be.

*** And ''why'' he decided to fight Techno head-on? He saw Quackity die non-canonically in the in-game chat[[note]]by slipping off a ledge and falling while dodging and being hit in the leg twice by wither skull projectiles[[/note]], just after Quackity got on the battlefield while barely armoured.

* Although Quackity left L'Manburg after this confrontation, he eventually [[EurekaMoment has an epiphany]] after reading Ranboo's memory book (which Dream had used as proof for Ranboo's 'disloyalty' to L'Manburg) and ''[[HesBack returns to L'Manburg]]'' to fight Dream and his tyranny in the Doomsday War. The first time he charges into the battlefield, he's completely unarmoured and has to rely on Ponk to lend him a chestplate.

* Eryn gets another OffscreenMomentOfAwesome--in trying to appeal to Eret to get them to teach him about the history of the SMP, he reveals that he somehow managed to swipe the Warden's Access key card, and by that, we mean it was actually signed by Sam, as opposed to a copy he made. Given that the former owner should have been ''[[BigBad Dream]]'' of all people, the fact Eryn not only [[ImpossibleTheft did that]] but also ''got away with it'' is astounding.

%%* Doubling as a [[Heartwarming/DreamSMP Moment of Heartwarming]], the c!Karlnapity [[{{polyamory}} polycule]]. Their three content creator counterparts have managed to ironic heterosexual recuperate[[labelnote:*]]"ironic heterosexual recuperation" is the academic term for men platonically flirting with their male friends, which is known to help reduce stigma to LGBTQ people[[/labelnote]] themselves into creating the most popular fictional polyamorous relationship of all time, with the ship [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32940190/chapters/81752827 ranking joint 87th most written-about ship]] on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn in 2020-2021, and being the only poly ship on the list. By that, we mean the list had to add ''a whole new category'' for polyamorous ships just for their characters. Not only are polyamorous people able to see themselves in popular media, especially poly teenagers and young adults (age groups which are the primary audience of the Dream SMP), but this might also be crucial to the start of a rise in tolerance for polyamorous people and possibly even greater rights for polyamorous people. All because three young men decided to roleplay their Minecraft self-insert [=OCs=] as romantically interested in each other.

*** What makes it better is that during the Exile Arc, the general fan consensus was that Tommy being saved by someone else (e.g. Technoblade) would be the most ''optimistic'' ending. Tommy [[SurprisinglyHappyEnding defies this expectation]] by ''saving himself''. You would ''bet'' the chat went wild when Tommy landed in the water after jumping down from the tower.

** "I hope you starve."

* The following day, Bad confronts Sam over his interference in their plans, specifically, to trap Tommy and Tubbo inside the Egg-room. Sam immediately [[PapaWolf takes a stand]], with Puffy [[MamaBear backing him up]], and makes it ''very'' clear that, no matter what, [[PapaWolf he will]] ''[[PapaWolf not]]'' [[PapaWolf allow the Eggpire to get a hold of Tommy.]]

** Awesam and Bad also get a [=CMOA=] when they use the time Techno and Dream are wasting to gather [[TheCavalry everyone else on the server]] to try and stop the breakout. They do also take Ranboo hostage in an attempt to get Dream to surrender, considering it's [[LackOfEmpathy Dream]], he just leaves, and Ranboo's death causes Techno to mark Awesam and Bad for revenge. And we all remember the last time Techno [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge waged revenge]], it was [[NukeEm Doomsday]]...
** Part of the Jailbreak is Techno, Dream, Connor, and Philza all riding horses to outrun a Wither that's chasing them.