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* BritishAccents: His thick accent is often riffed on by the duo.

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* BritishAccents: His thick accent is often riffed on by the duo.
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* CloudCuckooLander: Aside from his "great game ideas", much of his commentary is outlandish at best.
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The main character of the first three ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' games.
* ChristmasEpisode: Dresses up as Santa Claus for a good part of the second game.

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The main character of the first three ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' ''Franchise/AloneInTheDark'' games.
* ChristmasEpisode: Dresses up as Santa Claus for a good part of the [[VideoGame/AloneInTheDark2 second game.game]].
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!!John Jenkins
The subject of two Kickstarter Nonstarters.
* BerserkButton: Repreatedly hits slowbeef's, with his ignorance of how computers actually work.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His actions and attempted kickstarters are bizarre, to say the least.
* InsaneTrollLogic: It's safe to say that merely introducing a kickstarter for a 4-dimensional operating system is the ''least'' nonsensical thing he's rambled about.

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* BerserkButton: Near the end of the 11th part, he finally has enough of the puzzles and simply smashes a safe open.

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* BerserkButton: Near the end of the 11th part, he finally has enough of the puzzles and [[PercussiveMaintenance simply smashes a safe open.open]].


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* {{Engrish}}: More of a fault of the translator's than his.


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* DirtyOldMan: The Retsupurae Live 2016 panel showcases a game show that George Wood held where they joked he was going to sexually harass the boy contestant as a prize. [[spoiler: The uploader of the video ends up creating horrible implications by blurring the screen while the two go backstage.]]
* DisneyDeath: The 2016 Retsupurae panel briefly shows a video that claims that George Wood is deceased, though Diabetus affirms that he's alive (at the time).

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* BerserkButton: Near the end of the 11th part, he finally has enough of the puzzles and simply smashes a safe open.



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!!Alexander!!Alexander Morris



* GenreBlind: Is remarkably blind to the completely obvious clues that someone is a vampire.

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* GenreBlind: Is remarkably blind to the completely obvious clues that someone is a vampire.vampire and has an inability to catch on to what's happening in the plot.




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* SleptThroughTheApocalypse: He tends to fall asleep on guard duty, which screws over the other characters.
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* ManOfAThousandVoices: He's pretty good at imitating other characters in wrongpuraes, and does such a good imitation of [[{{VideoGame/Harvester}} The Sergeant at Arms]] that he's able to trick slowbeef into thinking it was actual dialog a few times.
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* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Inverted with regards to LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys; Jon is treated with the most respect out of the trio while LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} and LetsPlay/NintendoCapriSun are treated as hanger-ons.
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* Name'sTheSame: As Michael "Mookie" Terraciano, who writes ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan''.

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* Name'sTheSame: NamesTheSame: As Michael "Mookie" Terraciano, who writes ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan''.



* WhamLine: [["Because I'm a terrorist!"]] It was probably meant to be dramatic but the delivery of the line sent the duo and fanbase into hysterics.

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* WhamLine: [["Because [[spoiler:"Because I'm a terrorist!"]] It was probably meant to be dramatic but the delivery of the line sent the duo and fanbase into hysterics.
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* ButtMonkey: Most of his appearances have the duo making fun of him for doing an LP of ''VideoGame/NotteLuminosa'', whose creator faked cancer to get people to play his game.

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* ButtMonkey: Most of his appearances have the duo making fun of him for doing an LP of ''VideoGame/NotteLuminosa'', ''Notte Luminosa'', whose creator faked cancer to get people to play his game.



The Let's Player of a rather infamous ''VideoGame/EternalDarknessSanitysRequiem'' playthrough.

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The Let's Player of a rather infamous ''VideoGame/EternalDarknessSanitysRequiem'' ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'' playthrough.

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* ButtMonkey: Thrown into some conspiracy where he repeatedly gets locked into places, especially the titulat cars.

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* ButtMonkey: Thrown into some conspiracy where he repeatedly gets locked into places, especially the titulat cars.titular cars.
* JumpedAtTheCall: Readily decides to join [[spoiler: the police in the drug wars led by Heidenberg.]]

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* FailedASpotCheck: The longplayer actively attempts to thwart [[spoiler: Samantha's death]] by getting Hopkins to check the target [[spoiler: she's stuck behind]]. Hopkins claims that there's nothing there.
* IWorkAlone: Mr. DJB speculates that the reason why he goes after Bernie on his own is because getting the rest of the force involved would lead to an investigation over all the stuff Hopkins stole.




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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Aside from his CatchPhrase, Hopkins also attempts to resign from the force and Mr. DJB and Slowbeef interpret the island section of the game to be him giving up and going on vacation.
--> '''Slowbeef (as Hopkins)''': I give up! I just want to play Game in the mountains and be happy!

!!Bernie Berckson
The main villain of ''VideoGame/HopkinsFBI''.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When he starts gloating over [[spoiler: tricking Hopkins into killing Samantha]], Mr. DJB and Slowbeef actually agree that it's pretty hilarious.
* ImpossibleThief: More like Impossible Killer. Mr. DJB notes that his methods of killing and hiding people is fast and absurd.
-->'''Mr.DJB''': This is the most effective killer in the goddamn world.
* WickedCultured: A pretty quick and talented sculptor on top of everything.
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* CatchPhrase: "Did you kill Rita?"


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* CatchPhrase: [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere "I have to go."]]
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* BastardBoyfriend: Regularly steals things from his girlfriend's place, even after [[spoiler: her death - which he caused no less.]]
* BiTheWay: The commentators interpret a term of endearment toward an effeminate male character to be this.


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* IdiotHero: Willingly follows the instructions of a terrorist and falls for an obvious twist - a twist that the player controlling him ''actively attempts to thwart'' no less.
* KleptomaniacHero: Slowbeef and Mr. DJB think that he's a bit too much of one, even by adventure game standards.

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[[MyNameIsNotDurwood Actually two people.]] George Wood was the host of a small video game review show called ''GamingInTheClintonYears'' and [=NAVGaTR=] is simply a Youtube channel that happened to archive them.

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[[MyNameIsNotDurwood Actually two people.]] George Wood was the host of a small video game review show called ''GamingInTheClintonYears'' and [=NAVGaTR=] is simply a Youtube channel that happened to archive them.them; this gets clarified from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' and onward.
* CrazyJealousGuy: They speculate that he's a [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Rinoa]] fanboy, and that his negative assessments of Squall, Zell, and the game in general are out of spite.
* DrivenToSuicide: George Wood declares that he'll do this if ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' doesn't have voice acting, which prompts bafflement and concern from them; they hilariously note the [[invoked]]HilariousInHindsight in that voice acting came a game after.

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!!Alexander
The main character of ''Dracula Unleashed''; not to be confused with [[KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow Prince Alexander]].
* FailureHero: He fails to save a lot of characters, usually due to the below trope.
* GenreBlind: Is remarkably blind to the completely obvious clues that someone is a vampire.
* IdiotHero: See above.
* KnifeNut: Has no problem threatening people with a knife.






* NeverMyFault: The duo note that the series takes this approach toward Ted, blatantly trying to apologize for his actions and blaming them on others even when he's blatantly in control. Ted himself further blames Bridget and/or evil forces for his own actions.



* ManChild: Gets characterized as such due to his voice.
** BunnyEarsLawyer: On top of saying weird phrases and this trope, he's still one of the most competent characters in the series.
** PsychopathicManChild: After [[spoiler: being revealed to be a terrorist.]]




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* WhamLine: [["Because I'm a terrorist!"]] It was probably meant to be dramatic but the delivery of the line sent the duo and fanbase into hysterics.

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!!Mike's Friend
The unseen main character of the ''Car Escape'' series.
* ButtMonkey: Thrown into some conspiracy where he repeatedly gets locked into places, especially the titulat cars.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Somehow knows magic in the ninth game.
* NoNameGiven: Winds up getting called Mike's Friend in the absence of an actual name.



* WithFriendsLikeThese: They point out that Ted repeatedly threatens people that are the last bit close to him.

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* WithFriendsLikeThese: They point out that Ted repeatedly threatens people that are the last least bit close to him.



* TheChewtow: Pinstripe Hourglass really likes taking the options that hurt him.

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* TheChewtow: TheChewtoy: Pinstripe Hourglass really likes taking the options that hurt him.



* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Slowbeef and Diabetus speculate that he's being controlled by the green light that appears [[spoiler: most of the time when he kills the protagonist]].

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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Slowbeef and Diabetus speculate that he's being controlled by the green light that appears [[spoiler: most of the time when he kills the protagonist]].protagonist]]

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* ButtMonkey: Most of his appearances have the duo making fun of him for doing an LP of ''VideoGame/NotteLuminosa'', whose creator faked cancer to get people to play his game.
* TheCameo: The priests that hold the trials in ''Sonic 06'' look like him, which leads to obvious jokes.



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Shmorky's appearances in Retsupurae were from before their hormone therapy.




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* TheEeyore: A depressive let's player that even has the duo feeling sorry for him, leading to them urging their followers to give him encouragement.




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The Let's Player of a rather infamous ''VideoGame/EternalDarknessSanitysRequiem'' playthrough.
* TheChewToy: Became one after the riffing of her playthrough, with Retsupurae followers bullying her. The duo weren't amused.
* LargeHam



The main character of ''VideoGame/ShadowOfDestiny''.




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!!Edward Carnby
The main character of the first three ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' games.
* ChristmasEpisode: Dresses up as Santa Claus for a good part of the second game.
* DrunkenMaster: With drinking flasks being the method of healing, he gets characterized as this pretty fast.
* OnlySaneMan: His constant drinking could be interpreted to be his reaction to the game's events.

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!!Bagel

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* [[invoked]]TheScrappy: On top of being one to them, the duo notes that almost everyone in the game world hates him as well.




!!John Mayor

!!Jugg

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\nThe main character of the titular game.
* [[invoked]]DesignatedHero: The commentators note that he's arguably done just as much, if not more damage than the villains and is completely incompetent as a hero.
* PoliceAreUseless: He allows the bank robbers to get away from the scene - after killing several hostages no less - and continually proves that he's incompetent, which makes the commentators wonder if he's only being kept on the force for his one genuinely good case.

!!John Mayor

!!Jugg
Parker
The main character of ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheComet'', who is prone to doing rather silly things.
* TheComicallySerious: Does completely silly antics like [[spoiler: somehow flying with wax wings]] while keeping a completely straight face.
* CowardlyLion: The duo characterizes him to be easily frightened [[spoiler: after he fainted looking at a constellation]] but he's still willing to take on the forces of Cthulhu.
* LameComeback: Is rather bad at doing insults.
* ShipTease: After characterizing the character Juggs as a StalkerWithACrush for Parker, the duo are genuinely pleased when Parker states [[spoiler: he's getting revenge for Juggs]].

!!Juggs
One of the characters from ''ShadowOfTheComet'', reinterpreted to be a StalkerWithACrush for Parker.
* DirtyOldMan: Some of his flirts with Parker head into this direction.
* [[invoked]]EnsembleDarkhorse: The duo seem to like him and continue voice acting him [[spoiler: long after his death]] and are genuinely pleased when [[spoiler: Parker deals with Narackamus in his name]].



!!Phobos



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* FreudIsRight: Somehow manages to constantly think of sexually charged Bill Clinton jokes for every ''GamingInTheClintonYears''.

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* FreudIsRight: FreudWasRight: Somehow manages to constantly think of sexually charged Bill Clinton jokes for every ''GamingInTheClintonYears''.



One of the main characters of the ''[[ZapDramatic Ambition]]'' series.

* ArcWelding: The duo reinterpret the Ted that appears in ''Sir Basil Pike'' to be the same Ted in ''Ambition'', and that he still secretly holds his psychotic tendencies.




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One of the main characters of the ''[[ZapDramatic Ambition]]'' series.

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* FreudIsRight: Somehow manages to constantly think of sexually charged Bill Clinton jokes for every ''GamingInTheClintonYears''.




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[[MyNameIsNotDurwood Actually two people.]] George Wood was the host of a small video game review show called ''GamingInTheClintonYears'' and [=NAVGaTR=] is simply a Youtube channel that happened to archive them.
* MyNameIsNotDurwood: The duo mistake both entities to be the same thing until they went back to commentating on the shows.

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[[folder:Wrongpurae/ Retsufrash Subjects]]

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* ButtMonkey: He dies to a ridiculous amount of things. [[spoiler: Ending C pretty much cements him as downright unlucky.]]
* ComplexityAddiction: The duo repeatedly lampshade that he could have taken simpler ways to save himself. They are in complete disbelief in particular when [[spoiler: he disguises himself as a juggler to tell his past self to get protection - in the form of a ''frying pan'' - when he could have skipped the first part altogether.]]


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!!Ted Harthrup
* MadBomber: The duo continually maintains that he is crazy, in spite of the game's claims that [[spoiler: he's actually sane.]]

!!Duke Crabtree
* TheChewtow: Pinstripe Hourglass really likes taking the options that hurt him.
* HypercompetentSidekick: He succeeds at getting information the protagonist can't get and is accomplished at being a marriage counselor.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Slowbeef and Diabetus speculate that he's being controlled by the green light that appears [[spoiler: most of the time when he kills the protagonist]].
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* LovableJock: Beef and Beet seem to think of him as this.

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* TheChewToy: Everybody hates Mike, and Slowbeef and Diabetus love to make fun of him for practically everything he does.
* LoserProtagonist: Painfully so, especially in ''VideoGame/DarkSeed II''.




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* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Dies ''a lot'', often in pretty stupid ways, too.
* IdiotHero: Not exactly the smartest protagonist, much to Slowbeef and Diabetus' amusement.

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* RedOniBlueOni: Compared to other guests, he's definitely the Red compared to Dave_O's Blue (or pretty much everyone else, for that matter)
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* TookALevelInKindness: Compared to his earlier retsupuraes, where his commentary would be more acid and filled with F-Bombs, slowbeef has grown to be considerably more tolerant and less angry than he used to be.

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* HiddenDepths: slowbeef may come across as a short-tempered person with a bit of {{Jerkass}} tendencies, but he did take down several videos when the person riffed asked him politely. He all, but flat out said that the reason they're not doings as many retsupuraes as before is because they are concerned about people hassling the ones they riffed. [[note]]There's also the fact people they riff now tend to make copyright claims and slowbeef is also worried about their channel on YouTube getting banned for that.[[/note]]

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* HiddenDepths: slowbeef may come across as a short-tempered person with a bit of {{Jerkass}} tendencies, but he did take down several videos when the person riffed asked him politely. He all, but flat out said that the reason they're not doings as many retsupuraes as before is because they are concerned about people hassling the ones they riffed. [[note]]There's also the fact people they riff now tend to make copyright claims and slowbeef is also worried about their channel on YouTube getting banned for that. There's also the extra hassle that until a copyright strike is dealt with slowbeef ''cannot'' upload videos longer than 15 minutes.[[/note]]

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* MemeticBadass: He only uses Luigi, he has no time to die, and he takes shortcuts whenever possible. At least in the RPed video.


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* DeadpanSnarker: Naturally. He, however, is prone to more critical, cynical, commentaries than Diabetus.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Naturally. He, He however, is prone to more critical, cynical, cynical commentaries than Diabetus.
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* Name'sTheSame: As Michael "Mookie" Terraciano, who writes DominicDeegan.

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* Name'sTheSame: As Michael "Mookie" Terraciano, who writes DominicDeegan.
''Webcomic/DominicDeegan''.

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