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** Acts like a NiceGuy to Critic's pain in ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'', but is really on Tamara's side and is all too happy to torture him with a bat. Also doubles as KickTheSonOfABitch as Critic had always been abusive and wanted to kill him in ''Film/TheShining'' just because he was black. He deserves some retribution.
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** Acts like a NiceGuy to Critic's pain in ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'', but is really on Tamara's side and is all too happy to torture him with a bat. Also doubles as KickTheSonOfABitch as Given Critic had always been abusive and wanted to kill him in ''Film/TheShining'' just because he was black. He black, he deserves some retribution.
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* GutturalGrowler: He's got a very gruff voice. It makes his RealMenWearPink shtick all the funnier.
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* BookDumb: He's cunning, manipulative and has fourth wall powers, but thinks a passage from ''A Midsummer's Night's Dream” is rap lyrics.
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* CompositeCharacter: He's based in appearance and methods on ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'''s Amon, wearing a black robe and mask and delivering a video taped threat similar to Amon's addresses to Republic City.
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** In ''The Happening'' Malcolm, Tamara, and Jim get Shyamalized but Shyamalan is not directly responsible this time, and once the group finds out they are immediately cured. The Critic then admits that he likes ''The Happening'' in a SoBadItsGood way, and Shymalan agrees to not Shyamalize anyone again. [[invoked]]
** In ''Lady in the Water'' he genuinely seems to enthusiastic describing his movie idea to the director's at the poker game, even through they think his ideas are ridiculous. When the Critic summons him, the Critic and group are willing to talk to him about and Shymalan is eager to explain them.
** In ''Lady in the Water'' he genuinely seems to enthusiastic describing his movie idea to the director's at the poker game, even through they think his ideas are ridiculous. When the Critic summons him, the Critic and group are willing to talk to him about and Shymalan is eager to explain them.
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** In ''Lady in the Water'' he genuinely seems to enthusiastic describing his movie idea to the director's at the poker game, even through they think his ideas are ridiculous. When the Critic summons him, the Critic and group are willing to talk to him about his ideas and Shymalan is eager to explain them.
** In ''Lady in the Water'' he genuinely seems to enthusiastic describing his movie idea to the director's at the poker game, even through they think his ideas are ridiculous. When the Critic summons him, the Critic and group are willing to talk to him about his ideas and Shymalan is eager to explain them.
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* CaptiveDate: Somewhat platonic, somewhat not, as Critic kidnapped him for the job and Malcolm isn't allowed to leave Chicago, but [[StockholmSyndrome fancies Critic]].
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* AMatchMadeInStockholm: According to ''Film/TheSmurfs'', Critic kidnapped him, and according to the first Hyper vlog, he's also Malcolm's ClosetKey.
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* MomentKiller: For the good, as if he hadn't found the ''Transformers 4'' tape, Critic would have kissed Hyper and completed the falling into StockholmSyndrome.
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* KubrickStare: Mixing with SlasherSmile at the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'', as when Critic learns he has to do ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'', Malcolm grins, cocks his head down and glares evilly at him beneath his eyebrows.
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* KubrickStare: Mixing with SlasherSmile at the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'', as when Critic learns he has to do ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012'', Malcolm grins, cocks his head down and glares evilly at him beneath his eyebrows.
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* PoisonousFriend: Will occasionally enable Critic's need for money and anger at his audience. Notably though, the first time he did this, Critic lampshaded that he'd {{mind rape}}d him and Tamara into being his scientists.
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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Will occasionally enable Critic's need for money and anger at his audience. Notably though, the first time he did this, Critic lampshaded that he'd {{mind rape}}d him and Tamara into being his scientists.
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* WeaponOfChoice: [[WebVideo/DemoReel Rebecca]]'s baseball bat, fittingly enough. He's hit Critic in the face (and the groin) with it at least twice.
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* AngryBlackMan: Occasionally, like in ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' where he edgily asks if the confederates were popular in the 80s, and the white guys try to hide evidence that they were. And while it's not angry, Carrot Juice's reason for being so happy in ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' is there finally being a main black man in a Tim Burton movie.
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* ParodySue: Let's see: He gets introduced without us knowing who he is, gets along with everyone due to him being a super nice person, can solve Hyper's and Devil Boner's relationship issues via convenient cuople therapy skills, [[NoodleIncident was briefly the king of Iceland,]] and dresses in an over the top colorful fashion; he fits the [[{{Pun}} bill.]]
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* ParodySue: Let's see: He gets introduced without us knowing who he is, gets along with everyone due to him being a super nice person, can solve Hyper's and Devil Boner's relationship issues via convenient cuople couple therapy skills, [[NoodleIncident was briefly the king of Iceland,]] and dresses in an over the top colorful fashion; he fits the [[{{Pun}} bill.]]
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* {{Asexuality}}: Doug and Rob joke on the [=ReLife=] Project livestream that Bill is asexual.
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** Played straight in the ''Film/{{Spawn}}'' review, though, where his idea of taking over the world is getting multiple Kermit the Frogs to sing and he needs to be reminded how to be a devil just because a bad movie stopped making people take him seriously.
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* TheDevilIsALoser: People started to see him this way after the [[Creator/MNightShyamalan Shyamalan]] movie so he responded by acting like the devil from ComicBook/{{Spawn}} unfortunately he took inspiration from the [[Film/{{Spawn}} movie]] instead of the [[ComicBook/{{Spawn}} comic]]
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: In ''Disney Afternoon'', he praises ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' and tells Critic unknowingly that it “must have had some impact on [his] life”. Critic reacts violently. The same happens when he reminds Critic of the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' theme song.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: In ''Disney Afternoon'', he praises ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' and tells Critic unknowingly that it “must "must have had some impact on [his] life”.life". Critic reacts violently. The same happens when he reminds Critic of the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|1987}}'' theme song.
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!! In General
* ActionSurvivor: While he loses, and is a NonActionGuy most of the time, he puts up a much longer fight against Dante Basco than Critic did, and Critic actually seems sincere when he says he assumed that Malcolm could sort it out himself.
* TheAlcoholic:
** In the ''WesternAnimation/TheChristmasTree'' review, it turns out that when Critic doesn't need him, he drinks from a flask that he tries to hide when Critic bursts in.
** In ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPlutoNash'', he keeps a champagne bottle in {{hammerspace}} and gets wasted with Tamara on their days off. When she asks where he gets the booze from, he tells her she doesn't want to know.
* AlterEgoActing: At Connecticon, Malcolm said that aside from the Devil, his favorite 'character' to play is this exaggerated version of himself.
* AmazonChaser: Not to the extremes of Critic, but he prefers to let the more dominant Rachel or Tamara lead the way.
* AngryBlackMan: Occasionally, like in ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' where he edgily asks if the confederates were popular in the 80s, and the white guys try to hide evidence that they were. And while it's not angry, Carrot Juice's reason for being so happy in ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' is there finally being a main black man in a Tim Burton movie.
* TheAntiNihilist: What's under the StepfordSmiler trait. His pretentious ContemplateOurNavels in Matrix Month is about how life is full of lying to yourself and that the past informs the present, but spinning it in a positive way.
* BadassBoast: After saving him in ''Matrix Reoaded'', he tells Critic to never deny his pretentiousness again, while putting his katana sword back in its sheath. It's cooler than it sounds.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Doug likes putting him in snazzy suits (even saying at a con, quite rightfully, that he fills them out beautifully), see the characters of Satan, Carrot Juice and Black Willy Wonka, all of whom command authority.
* TheBait: Critic uses him as such in “The Best Avatar Episodes”, starting with WeNeedADistraction against Dante Basco, pretending he's going to fight behind him and leaving him to fend for himself. He also gets used by Dante, telling Critic that everything's fine (when it's not) to lure him out.
* BatterUp: His WeaponOfChoice is a baseball bat, and he's given Critic a couple of {{no holds barred beatdown}}s with it.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Talks the most to Hyper because she compliments him and calls him pretty. Note that he still thinks she's slightly scary.
* BeleagueredAssistant: More so than Tamara or Rachel. In “The Best Avatar Episodes”, he has to be the target practice for Dante's firebending, and when Critic is an UngratefulBastard saying “you can't get good help these days”, apologizes for being weak.
* BlackAndNerdy:
** When Critic chases him through the woods because BlackDudeDiesFirst, he tries to counter with movies where the trope isn't true.
** In ''Film/TheSmurfs'', Andre The Black Nerd shows up, and Malcolm thinks Tamara's talking to him when she calls the former “black nerd”.
* ButtMonkey: In the original ''Film/FaceOff'' video, Rachel and Tamara's fighting ended up giving him bruises. This is generally par for the course for his characters as he often plays the StraightMan.
* BoomerangBigot: His TMZ character is a black man who wants to wipe out the Chinese.
* BreakTheCutie: In the same vein as Rachel and Tamara, Critic has made him more fucked up and desperate for boss's affection, and he went from only helping Critic out because it might lose him his job otherwise (''Shining'') to dealing with Dante's fire-bending alone because Critic was a coward (''Best Avatar Episodes'').
* CaptiveDate: Somewhat platonic, somewhat not, as Critic kidnapped him for the job and Malcolm isn't allowed to leave Chicago, but [[StockholmSyndrome fancies Critic]].
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Wearing the Sokka costume in “The Best Avatar Episodes” makes him go from an ExtremeDoormat NonActionGuy to willing to fight against someone with fireball powers. And when Critic abandons him, while he's really afraid and of course loses, he still holds out for a while.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: In ''Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer'', he's the one in charge of keeping Critic under control, in the abusive but well-meaning use of the trope. This comes back in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRockyAndBullwinkle'', when he keeps trying to push a broken Critic to suicide, but in better ways that won't leave gore everywhere.
* ConflictingLoyalties: He's in love with the Critic and wants to help him out (usually this ends up in getting used), but also wants him to suffer. So essentially he's a typical person with a Critic crush.
* ContemplateOurNavels: When he's [[spoiler: brainwashed]] in Matrix Month, he relishes every opportunity to have a rambling speech.
* ControlFreak: In Hyper's fourth vlog, he wants to be able to read minds and control matter. It gets darker when he talks about evolving and breaking down the matter while you're controlling it.
* TheCorruptible: Because he's an ExtremeDoormat who needs affection, he can switch from following Tamara and punishing Critic for being awful, enabling Hyper Fangirl when she wants to force Critic to love her (because she's been nice to him), or being on Critic's side and acting just as sexist to Tamara as he is.
* CowardlyLion: He might be WeakWilled, but he fends off against Dante Basco's firebending for a decent amount of time because Critic asked him to help but proved how cowardly ''he'' was by leaving him to it.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: [[WholesomeCrossdresser When playing]] the Eartha Kitt Catwoman.
* CrazyPrepared: He hid a whiteface costume in the woods just in case a “crazy white person” tried to kill him. And because both Critic and Rachel are racist white people, they don't recognize him.
* CreepyGood: Carrot Juice freaks out Critic with a dead-eyed smile and popping right up in his personal space, but tells him not to be upset and that it's “the greatest day ever”, shows everyone Critic's home movies (not in a malicious way) and was just happy to have representation.
* CutenessProximity: He goes all gooey with Tamara over the young Attorney General of Crimea, wanting to eat her up.
* ADarkerMe: With Critic lampshading YouLookFamiliar, there's a strong implication that Malcolm and Carrot Juice are the same person, or at least the latter is Critic's version of the former.
* DesperatelyCravesAffection:
** He doesn't particularly like the Hyper Fangirl (for obvious reasons), but her complimenting his clothes and camera gets him acting a lot nicer to her.
** 2007-Critic uses this to his advantage, preying on his and Tamara's need to be included by promising them he'll use them more than present-Critic. [[spoiler: He uses Malcolm as a table.]]
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Comes off as the case when he's friends with Rachel up until hitting on her and getting blocked by Critic, but then just not caring when she leaves.
* DisguisedInDrag: Malcolm had to play Eartha Kitt for the Catwoman review.
* DistressedDude: In ''Film/BridgeToTerabithia'', he plays a poor crying random who is tied to a chair by Rachel!Leslie and is starved and tortured with scrotum waxings.
** Critic chases him through the words, trying to kill him because he's black, and he dresses up in whiteface to escape it.
** Apparently Critic kidnapped him for this gig, as in ''Film/TheSmurfs'', Black Nerd makes to call the police saying “Critic kidnapped another black guy again”, and Malcolm looks alarmed, say it's true, and gets punched by Critic to make him shut up.
* EthnicScrappy: [[invoked]] Plays parodies of this. Although as Malcolm IRL has noted, the parodies can sometimes end up redundant and therefore just as racist.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim:
** Judging by the “Awesome Comics” promo, he seems to fancy Shaun Mendez, wanting a pervy magazine with him in it and calling him the “future of America”.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** When Hyper asks him at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uftck3AuXYI Midwest Media Expo]] to give her Critic's hotel room number, he thinks that's going too far and outright runs off when she's still oblivious. He also backs off very quickly (helped on by Rob urging him to run) when Hyper tells him she likes him more than she does Tamara.
** He might like Critic taking him out for dates to assuage his WhiteGuilt, but during ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001'', he moves in and gives him a DeathGlare when he has no idea what he's talking about regarding slavery, and punches him when he gets a patronizing “boop” on the nose.
** There's a running joke that he has some weird fetishes, but even he's disgusted at the prospect of shipping a sister and brother.
** He has creepy issues with kids, but has concern for the “boring protag kids” Critic is torturing in Percy Jackson.
* ExtremeDoormat: For the most part he either just takes Critic's shit (with some EveryoneHasStandards) because it's easier that way, or combats with passive-aggressiveness. He's also the one enabling Hyper the most (like telling her they're friends when clearly not meaning it) because he wants affection even though he finds her disturbing, although it's not like she understands when he even tries to stop her doing anything.
* FalseFriend:
** Acts like a NiceGuy to Critic's pain in ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'', but is really on Tamara's side and is all too happy to torture him with a bat. Also doubles as KickTheSonOfABitch as Critic had always been abusive and wanted to kill him in ''Film/TheShining'' just because he was black. He deserves some retribution.
** More understandably, while he's nice to Hyper (and tries valiantly to ignore her more disturbing comments), he's not actually her friend. When she asks him to be, his reply is a very halting “...s-sure?”.
** He's turned on Tamara quite a few times as well, mostly because Critic is being mean to her but treating him nicer in comparison.
* {{Fanboy}}: In ''Film/GhostDad'' he turns out to be a big fan of ''Franchise/SamAndMax'', and tells Tamara how to do both voices right. In ''Disney Afternoon'', he also likes ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' and has an Optimus Prime action figure.
* FourthWallObserver: While he's probably the least aware of the fourth wall than other characters, he still recognizes in the “Top 11 Worst Avatar Episodes” that there's two minutes left in the episode and something will go wrong.
* GenreSavvy: In The Shining Mini-Series review, Malcolm was hesitant of returning to Psycho-Critic, [[BlackDudeDiesFirst because he knows what happens in these kind of movies to the black guy]]. Promptly, he only returns with an armor on [[spoiler:and a WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant disguise in store]].
* GoodIsNotSoft: When Jason is wearing a Confederates hat at the end of ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'', he very happily waves a gun in his face while also slinging a friendly arm around him. It gets the message across.
* HandsomeLech: At the end of ''Jurassic World'', he joins Critic in leering at Tamara, wanting her to be the Ana in the ''50 Shades'' review, even though she makes it very clear she doesn't want to.
* HiddenDepths: He's reading “Understanding Human Behavior And The Social Environment” at the end of “Disney Afternoon”.
* HoodOrnamentHottie: RareMaleExample PlayedForLaughs, as his clip in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hle2-bGDh10 Moustache music video]] is him working on a car and shaking his ass at the camera.
* HypocriticalHumor: In ''Film/BridgeToTerabithia'' he tells Critic to live his childhood fantasies at some other time, but then does the exact same thing. He's not ''as'' bad as Critic though, because when Critic does it again, he agrees with Rachel that they should try working for ''Website/CollegeHumor'.
* IdenticalStranger: Fans noticing that Malcolm looks like [[Series/{{Psych}} Dule Hill]] was lampshaded in one throwaway line during the TMNT movie crossover.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: He tells Hyper in her fourth vlog that he wants to live in the ''Creator/{{Marvel}}'' universe because that would mean he has powers. Telekinesis to be exact.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: In ''Disney Afternoon'', he praises ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' and tells Critic unknowingly that it “must have had some impact on [his] life”. Critic reacts violently. The same happens when he reminds Critic of the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' theme song.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Not as extreme as Critic, but still there. Like when he's reacting to the obnoxiousness of ''WesternAnimation/SchnookumsAndMeat'', he's clinging to Pinkie Pie's doll like she's a SecurityBlanket.
* InstantExpert: In the TMNT crossover BTS, he's shown to be almost perfect at wielding nun-chucks. Doug on the other hand, sucks at that and deprecates he's better at posing like a cheerleader with them, FootPopping and all.
* ItsAllMyFault: He's the first one to think in ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' that Critic is a FailureHero, but when Rachel admits that he's pathetic, he blames himself.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Issues aside, he has LoveMartyr affection for Critic and tries to take care of him in ways he knows how, is reasonably optimistic about chances for anything, and when he senses Rachel is hurting in ''Film/TheShining'', invites her out for pumpkin stuff.
* JokeCharacter: Subverted in the ''Film/FantasticFour2005'' review, he gets the power to turn objects into video game characters. It's a joke ability (if based on him being a ControlFreak) and is treated as such even in-universe. That is, until he becomes a LethalJokeCharacter, when he defeats Cthulhu by turning him into a video game character. Effectively making him the strongest member of the team.
* KubrickStare: Mixing with SlasherSmile at the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'', as when Critic learns he has to do ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'', Malcolm grins, cocks his head down and glares evilly at him beneath his eyebrows.
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* LoveMartyr: He knows full well how abusive and awful Critic is, but by the Hyper Fangirl's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=286TgavfyfE vlog]], he's realized he also thinks Critic is ''really'' cute.
* MadeOfPlasticine: In comparison to most other TGWTG characters at the very least. While they can take much worse punishment without a scratch, Critic can beat on him and he'll be in bruised/bleeding pain for the rest of the episode.
* ManChild: While he gets annoyed at Critic's mid-life crisis affecting his life negatively, he also wants to stay in his childhood.
* ManipulativeBastard: While he needs a boost from Tamara, he does a good job playing friendly and supportive when Critic is crying from not knowing what meme to use when in reality he just wants to hurt him.
* MartyrWithoutACause: While with much screaming at Critic for being a coward, he still distracts Dante Basco with being target practice for at least five minutes, and even apologizes to Critic's ungratefulness for being “weak”.
* MommasBoy: ''Disney Afternoon'' has him beaten hard enough to get bruises all over his face, but the only thing he gets angry about is Critic using his mom for his HollywoodMidlifeCrisis illusion.
* MoralityPet: While he doesn't make Tamara a nicer person generally, when he cries or gets hurt she's always comforting him or wants to help. Reversed every so often though, like when Critic is vulnerable and she's the one who has to tell him to stop taking advantage.
* NonActionGuy: In contrast to Tamara's NervesOfSteel during ''Disney Afternoon'', he is far more helpless and keeps glancing over to her when Critic is sticking a gun in his face. And while he puts up a good fight against Dante's firebending, he obviously didn't last.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: A lot of the time he plays stupid or harmless to make Critic feel like the boss. At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' he outright tells him that they've been out of the ClosetSublet for a while and just making him think that they hadn't. In Matrix Month, being brainwashed and so clearly knowing something Critic doesn't, allows him to take the lead and show off.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: In ''Blue Brothers 2000”, he comes around to Critic's thinking when Critic shows him that just saying the word “pony” gets them views and cash.
* PerpetualSmiler: Carrot Juice. As grouchy Critic asks, “what's he so happy about anyway”? It's revealed in the end that he's just happy that ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' had a black man in a main role.
* PluckyComicRelief: As Malcolm!Sokka
* PoisonousFriend: Will occasionally enable Critic's need for money and anger at his audience. Notably though, the first time he did this, Critic lampshaded that he'd {{mind rape}}d him and Tamara into being his scientists.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Not as bad as Critic, but he's still willing to be misogynist to curry favor with his boss, reminding Tamara that “girls suck!” after the first time they're terrible to her in ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' review.
* PowerFantasy: He shows a little too much joy at the thought of torturing someone (and it couldn't be anyone else than Critic) with telekinesis in Hyper's fourth vlog.
* ProneToTears: He breaks down sobbing on Tamara's shoulder just because Nash told him there's going to be a review of ''Film/{{Highlander}}''.
* ProperlyParanoid: He buried a whiteface kit in the woods just in case the white people he works with went crazy. He was right to do so.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue oni to Critic's (and sometimes Tamara's) red. This even goes for cartoon shows in ''Disney Afternoon'', as Critic likes the energetic timeless cartoons, while Malcolm likes the more suburban laid-back ones like ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'', ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' and unfortunately for him, ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''.
* TheResenter: The conflict part in his ConflictingLoyalties. Being chased through the woods and nearly dying just because you're a black guy would give anyone resentment issues, even if you're a LoveMartyr.
* SecurityBlanket: While both Jason and Critic borrow it, he spends most of ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'', both when he's StepfordSmiler mode and when he's depressed, cuddling the Appa plushie.
* ServileSnarker: But never on his own. If Rachel or Tamara are in a snarky mood, he'll join in. He's too scared of/in love with the Critic otherwise.
* ShamelessSelfPromoter:
** In the fifth vlog, Hyper says she's going to go off and stalk the Critic again and he responds with quick approval (even if he's disturbed by how she even gets into the studio so much) before going back to talk about his voiceover work.
** Played for laughs in the ''Film/EventHorizon'' behind the scenes, as he has one of the site's Critic t-shirts and jokes that he's selling out for the company.
* SharpDressedMan: In the two episodes where Critic changes his and Tamara's personalities because he's just that lazy with his job, he switches out Malcolm's usual casual clothes for suits and Lennon glasses.
* SkewedPriorities: He thinks Pinky And The Brain splitting up is depressing enough to be considered America taking steps back after the plus of legalizing gay marriage.
* SlasherSmile: As much as Critic deserves it, he sure looks pleased at the thought of torturing his boss with a baseball bat.
* SmallNameBigEgo: In the ''Film/FantasticFour2005'' review, he whores himself, Critic and Tamara out to the press, saying they're still amazing even when they've done nothing, and when press calls him out on it, he turns the guy into a video game character.
* SourSupporter: It's clearly not her reasoning, otherwise she wouldn't be so desperate to 'help' Critic, but Rachel only convinces him to go back to their boss by saying they could be out of a job if something bad happens. This is justified, as he's more than aware of racist tropes in scary movies and funnily enough doesn't want to die.
* StepfordSmiler: Check out his blank happy smile even when ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' reveals that “Scary German Guy” is a holocaust survivor, or when they're trying to stop reality from getting to them. And while reality's MindRape makes him stop, ''WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer'' shows he still has this trait, telling Tamara that Critic's solution for being mentally ill should just be repression.
* StockholmSyndrome: According to ''Film/TheSmurfs'', Critic kidnapped him, and according to the first Hyper vlog, he's also Malcolm's ClosetKey.
* StraightMan: Most of his characters.
* StrawFeminist: In ''Ghostbusters'', he's on the side of Critic is sexist because he maybe didn't like the new movie and not for the actual sexist things he's done.
* SweetOnPollyOliver: When Tamara dresses up like a cowboy in ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' to get into Critic's boy club, it fools everyone and has Malcolm thinking “he's” hot. Rare example where the male character is (in-universe) bi already.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Befitting his role as NonActionGuy and StepfordSmiler, he saves Critic from Schmucker by blowing up the latter's henchmen with babbling about nihilism.
* TokenBlackFriend: For a loose definition of “friend”. He's one of the only people that Critic even talks to, and the fact that he's treated as a TokenMinority is lampshaded pretty often. Given ''Film/TheSmurfs'', he might have been kidnapped just for this purpose.
* TokenMinority: He's the Black Kid in ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' review, and shows in the opening to ''Film/JupiterAscending'' that he's irritated with people treating him like he has to represent all black people.
* ThrowTheDogABone:
** In ''Care Bears Nutcracker'', he gleefully tells Tamara that he likes the WhiteGuilt films because Critic will be nice to him for a while and take him out for dinner after. She congratulates him on this plan. The end of ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'' is something similar, as after reassuring Critic that it won't be anything heavy, he and Tamara get their abusive boss to agree to have coffee with them and talk like equals for once.
** In ''Film/DemolitionMan'', his seashell idea makes Critic want to marry him and he's celebrated at a con. [[note]]Although according to Rob, filming that got Malcolm his first ass-grab, which he's slightly terrified about.[[/note]]
** In ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001'', when Critic makes racist comments and condescendingly boops him on the nose, he gets to punch Critic in the face with no repucussions.
** According to twitter, Critic, in-universe Malcolm and in-universe Tamara are in a relationship, so he got the "bromance" and more with Critic that he'd wanted.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Althought is played as an episode joke, Malcolm wants to find all the pumpkin goodies he can find during The Shining Mini-Series review. Subverted in ''Film/TheHappening'', as he's suddenly obsessed with oranges but that's just because he's [[ItMakesSenseInContext being controlled by them]].
* UngratefulBastard: While he latches onto Tamara like a ReplacementGoldfish, he was friendly with Rachel yet happily tells Critic in ''Film/FaceOff'' after her video that he's more interested in Cage month than missing her at all.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: While he's unsettled by it, he makes Hyper think that her wish to MindRape Critic into loving her is totally okay, which is most likely the final push she needed to kidnap Critic at the end of ''Film/SmallSoldiers''.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In ''Fantastic Four'', along with Tamara and Critic, as he whores them out to the press and turns anyone who criticizes them into a video game character.
* WaistcoatOfStyle: In ''Jurassic World'', he looks very handsome in a brown waistcoat.
* WeaponOfChoice: [[WebVideo/DemoReel Rebecca]]'s baseball bat, fittingly enough. He's hit Critic in the face (and the groin) with it at least twice.
* WholesomeCrossdresser:
** In the ''Film/{{Pixels}}'' behind the scenes, he says he's lost count of how many times he's been in drag.
** In ''Jem'', he happily takes Critic's and Tamara's place in drag and a wig for the executives to make a crappy 80s movie at the end.
* YankTheDogsChain: In ''WesternAnimation/EightCrazyNights'', Critic says you can click away from the review, and it cuts to Malcolm getting with Rachel. Critic, being a dick, separates the two and doesn't even let Malcolm get any booty from him either.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: In the ''Garfield'' behind the scenes where he's getting wrinkle make-up, he jokes about looking aged is a side-effect of working in CA.
* YouKnowImBlackRight: The thought is clearly on his face when he sees Fat Grandma for the first time.
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[[folder:Satan]]
!!Satan
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Made his debut in the Critic's review of ''Film/SonOfTheMask'', where he tried to raise his daughter Evilina into a real spawn from Evil.
* AffablyEvil: He is both pleasant and cheerful when he runs into Santa Christ, giving the impression that he'd be someone you wouldn't mind meeting while he's not there to collect your soul.
* AntiHero: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyae98GFVOs&feature=youtu.be&a How Malcom sees him at least]], [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil keeping the balance between Hell and everything else]].
* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: In every appearance.
** Satan arrived in time before the ''Son of The Mask'' DVD could destroy Santa Christ and the Critic.
** Arrived in time before Peter the Producer could show Critic and Evilina all the Creator/DrSeuss movies [[spoiler:and [[DraggedOffToHell collects his soul]] as payment for his DealWithTheDevil]].
** Was [[spoiler:pursuing Shyamalan who escaped from Hell]] in the Devil review and [[spoiler: [[DraggedOffToHell apprehended him]] once he revealed himself before he could talentbend Critic]].
* BadassBaritone[=/=]EvilSoundsDeep: Played straight for the most part, except when he says "what" in a normal tone.
* BreakoutCharacter: Alongside Santa Christ and Rick, Satan appears as a character in ''Film/JesusBro''.
* ChickMagnet: Surprise, the HotAsHell devil in a nice suit [[https://twitter.com/MalcolmtheRay/status/680969482894876672 gets a lot of ladies]].
* DealWithTheDevil: Pretty obvious, though in this case he was responsible for Critic's great [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Zod]] impression and Souless' success with bad Creator/DrSeuss movies. He also gave Aunt Despair demonic powers and would be more than happy to give Hyper Critic if she sold her soul over.
* TheDevilIsALoser: People started to see him this way after the [[Creator/MNightShyamalan Shyamalan]] movie so he responded by acting like the devil from ComicBook/{{Spawn}} unfortunately he took inspiration from the [[Film/{{Spawn}} movie]] instead of the [[ComicBook/{{Spawn}} comic]]
* DomesticAbuser: The emotional kind. As stupid as Kim is made out to be, she still doesn't deserve to be called a whore for wanting her daughter to be good, and he and Santa Christ laugh about how he's never kind to her.
* EldritchAbomination: His [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit the Frog]] form from the "Spawn" review.
* EndearinglyDorky: Shows his softer side every now and then, with RealMenWearPink thrown in there too. For example, the ''Spawn'' ending has him dancing with an army of Kermits and even Critic thinks it's endearing.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Subverted. Since he's trying to convert his daughter into Pure Evil, he's disgusted by cute shows like ''My Little Pony'', ''The Care Bears'' and ''Dora the Explorer'', while ''Bratz'' is not that bad for the purpose.
** Played straight when he's shocked to learn that the Critic doesn't think Mike Myers was as funny as people tend to remember. Moreover, he's not exactly fond of the Dr. Seuss movies either, and seemed actively disgusted by Soulless.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: According to a panel at Midwest Media Expo, Doug apparently fangasmed over how cool Malcolm looked as the devil when he first saw him.
* FairWeatherFriend: He and Critic might have a villainous friendship, but Malcolm says that he'd still hand Critic over like a toy to Hyper if she were to sell her soul.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: He tends to make appearances when the villains who make [[DealWithTheDevil deals with him]] get out of hell or when their time is up. And with Malcolm headcanoning that he keeps the balance between hell and everything else, he comes off a lot more heroic than Critic ''or'' Reboot!Santa Christ.
* HotAsHell: It's lampshaded that he's sexy, and Doug had EvenTheGuysWantHim feelings when seeing Malcolm in the suit for the first time.
* {{Hunk}}: While it's really [[spoiler:Shyamalan]] talking, ''Devil'' lampshades his attractiveness by having him be proud of his “pretty profile”.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Doug's CreatorThumbprint so even a devil has this trait. In ''Spawn'', he feared he wasn't as popular as he used to be, so took notes from the movie even though it's awful.
* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Like Sage [[http://blip.tv/nostalgiacritic/nostalgia-critic-star-chaser-6093534 before him]], is delighted by Critic's pain.
-->'''Satan:''' (hears Critic scream in fear from fanged baby in ''Film/SonOfTheMask'') That's my music!!!
* ManipulativeBastard: At Midwest Media Expo, Malcolm-as-Satan says he would know exactly how to make Hyper make a DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler: give her Critic's soul and let her play with him]].
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: He dresses in a very sharp and stylish suit.
* MisterSeahorse: In the shocking twist at the end of the fourth Nostalgic Commercials video, he reveals that [[spoiler: he's pregnant!]]
%%* NiceHat
* OnlySaneMan: In reboot's DysfunctionJunction, he stands out at being good at his job, is happily evil yet a cool and collected ManipulativeBastard, and the only time he displayed issues was when he was NotHimself.
* PapaWolf: He's very involved with his daughter's upbringing as the Spawn of The Devil.
* RealMenWearPink: When he casually sets his hell up in Critic's ass, he spends most of his time putting in nice plants. He also has a girly notepad in ''Spawn'', and when Critic side-eyes, fiercely says to not judge him. He also has an adorable pink tentacle pen.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Thanks to his [[SharpDressedMan Nice Suit and red dress shirt]].
* {{Satan}}: Just not the horned devil kind.
* SlasherSmile: In ''Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'', when he's proud of Evilina growing up so fast, i.e making Joe's life a misery (and mutilating him somehow) with her mind.
* SharpDressedMan: Satan Is Stylish. At Connecticon 2016 Doug said that it's actually Malcolm's own suit, and "it wears him beautifully".
* SoProudOfYou:
** He likes the way Critic's sadistic mind works. Critic hearing this and fluttering happily tells you all you need to know about where his brain is at.
** He also tells Evilina this in ''Ghost Rider II'', when she's learned to do horrible things to Joe with her mind.
** At Midwest Media Expo, after Tamara says that Hyper would get Critic if she sold her soul, Malcolm-as-Devil tells her he likes the way she thinks.
* SurprisePregnancy: At the end of ''Dawn Of The Commercials''.
* ToughLove: He sent Evilina on a trip to Texas to help her grow up and hone her skills better, while still keeping contact and telling her how proud he is.
* VillainDecay:
** [[spoiler: Subverted]] in the review of ''Film/{{Devil}}''-it seems like he's lot more silly and stupid than normal... [[spoiler: except the one who acts stupid is actually ''Shyamalan'', while the real one is quickly shown to still be a MagnificentBastard]].
** Played straight in the ''Film/{{Spawn}}'' review, though, where his idea of taking over the world is getting multiple Kermit the Frogs to sing and he needs to be reminded how to be a devil just because a bad movie stopped making people take him seriously.
* YourSoulIsMine: Critic sold his soul to him in ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'' review, and Malcolm thinks that his character has power to give said soul away to, for example, Hyper if she wanted to DealWithTheDevil.
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[[folder:Dog Johnson]]
!!Dog Johnson
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Creator/MichaelBay's ghetto roomate.
* BlaxploitationParody: In particular, he is a parody of Bay's rather questionable and insensitive approach to non-white characters.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: While Bay is a recurring villain, neither him or Tina A appeared again, mostly because even Rachel thought it was a RedundantParody.
* OnlySaneMan: After Creator/MichaelBay rises, he and Tina A. question his direction choices (too much slow motion and explosions) for being ''too much''.
* StraightMan: Aside from his stereotypes, he's the one who talks Bay into his senses to cheer him up.
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[[folder:The Breaking of the Wind]]
!!The Breaking of the Wind
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The mystical, living personification of the Fart Joke.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: He's a humanized representation of [[ToiletHumour fart jokes]].
* DisneyDeath: Film/TheMasterOfDisguise ruins the Fart Joke, [[spoiler:temporarily]] erasing The Breaking of the Wind from existence.
* MagicalNegro: At least, the Critic seems to think he's one, at any rate.
* OnlyFriend: Because he's pushed everyone else away by this point, Critic is practically crying when he begs Fart Joke not to leave him.
* WalkingTheEarth: He goes [[StealthPun wherever the wind blows him.]]
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[[folder:Shyamalan]]
!![[Creator/MNightShyamalan Shyamalan]]
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A once-promising film director who now prides himself on plot twists he likes but others find convoluted and lame. He appears wearing a mask and wearing a dark robe.
-->Played by Malcolm, Voiced by Rob.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Compared to the real-life M. Night Shyamalan, this one actively enjoys making awful films and revels in the destruction of the ''Franchise/{{Avatar|The Last Airbender}}'' franchise.
* TheArtifact: He wears an [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Amon]] mask since his first appearance was the Critic's ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' review, but he continues to wear it in later appearances that have nothing to do with ''Avatar''.
* BackFromTheDead: In ''Film/TheHappening'', Critic asks how come Shyamalan keeps coming back after dying at least twice in his reviews.
* BeneathTheMask: Literally at the end of ''Film/LadyInTheWater'', as he takes off his mask when Critic/Tamara/Malcolm indulge him, and is revealed to be genuinely excited about movies (if awful at them).
* BigBad: Of the much anticipated ''The Last Airbender'' review, [[spoiler:and of the ''Devil'' review]].
* BlackCloak: Combines it with MalevolentMaskedMan.
* CardCarryingVillain: He boasts about being able to strip good actors of their talent and openly admits to making bad films on purpose.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Before he actually appears in the ''The Last Airbender'' he appeared to be a Fire Lord Ozai parody, but when he actually showed up became a Amon parody.
* CompositeCharacter: He's based in appearance and methods on ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'''s Amon, wearing a black robe and mask and delivering a video taped threat similar to Amon's addresses to Republic City.
* CreepyMonotone: He never raises his voice above a monotone, just like Amon.
* DeathIsCheap: He reappears in the review of [[spoiler:''After Earth'']], where the Critic [[SelfServingMemory says]] he's already killed Shyamalan twice. Shyamalan proclaims that anything with his name attached to it makes no sense, and to [[SelfDeprecation go to a Linkara video if he expects continuity]].
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After his VillainDecay in ''Film/AfterEarth'', Critic helps him in ''Film/{{Pixels}}'' to “sandlerize” Peter Dinklage instead of “shyamalanize”, and for his part he's thankful.
* DePower: He has mastered the art of "Talentbending". Just like Amon can strip benders of their ElementalPowers, Shyamalan can strip people of their acting ability.
* DevilInDisguise: [[spoiler: Inverted. He was disguised as The Devil in the "Devil" review]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** His reaction to the twist to WesternAnimation/{{Foodfight}} was a pained NoJustNoReaction.
** In the ''Film/{{Pixels}}'' review, even ''he'' finds the movie making a bad joke and thinking it's funny awkward.
--->"[[LampshadeHanging Christ, this is to awkward even for me! AND I AM SHYAMALAN!]]"
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Implied at the end of ''Film/TheHappening'', as he sulks that Critic probably hates the movie, and when Critic says he finds it enjoyably bad, he's pleased and says he doesn't have to MindRape anyone else then. Confirmed at the end of ''Film/LadyInTheWater'' where Critic, Malcolm and Tamara give him the attention he wants, and he takes off his mask and talks excitedly about his movies.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: As useless as he's portrayed, he's still the only enemy able to make Critic a literal EmptyShell, and would have done it again in ''Film/{{Devil}}'' if he hadn't been stopped.
* PastVictimShowcase: He shows Critic a talentbended Wahlberg in an attempt to get him to stand down, and shows Critic himself to Malcolm and Rachel before he tries to take their minds away too.
* RedBaron: The "Fuck-Up Lord", as a parody of the Fire Lord from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.
* TookALevelInJerkass: During the shows original run when he reviewed ''Signs'', the Critic expressed sympathy and pity for Shyamalan, claiming he has genuine talent for writing, acting, ''and'' directing, and made several great films, but was brought down to a joke due to a string of half-baked film ideas that flopped. Since the revival, Shyamalan is actively trying to the destroy the ''Avatar'' franchise, boasts of his ability to strip actors of their talent, and is generally a CardCarryingVillain when it comes to being a horrible filmmaker.
* VillainDecay: Starts off a a genuine threat in his first appearances, but latter grows harmless.
** In the ''The Last Airbender'' and [[spoiler:''Devil'']] reviews, he is depicted as [[TheDreaded terrifying everyone around him]] and require a DeusExMachina to defeat him each time.
** In [[spoiler:''After Earth'']], he just trolls the Critic rather than harming him and exits by doing a Woody Woodpecker-esque laugh and jumping through the ceiling.
** In ''Pixels'' the Critic helps him “Sandlerize” Peter Dinklage, and he is thankful. Once he sees the results of this, even he thinks it is awkward.
** In ''The Happening'' Malcolm, Tamara, and Jim get Shyamalized but Shyamalan is not directly responsible this time, and once the group finds out they are immediately cured. The Critic then admits that he likes ''The Happening'' in a SoBadItsGood way, and Shymalan agrees to not Shyamalize anyone again. [[invoked]]
** In ''Lady in the Water'' he genuinely seems to enthusiastic describing his movie idea to the director's at the poker game, even through they think his ideas are ridiculous. When the Critic summons him, the Critic and group are willing to talk to him about and Shymalan is eager to explain them.
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[[folder:Bennie]]
!!Bennie
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The Hitman Hyper-Fangirl hired to keep the Critic a CaptiveDate.
* TheAlcoholic: He agrees with Hyper that it's never too early to start drinking.
* BigDamnHeroes: Subverted in "Old vs New: Evil Dead", when he comes to save a hostage Critic from Hyper Boner, but gets distracted by the movies.
* BigWhat: When both Critic and Hyper-Fangirl are lost for words during a stupid scene, Bennie is the first to voice a confused "What?!"
%%* CoolShades
* DefrostingIceQueen: He starts out just pointing his gun at the Critic completely deadpan. As the review progresses, he joins them with the commentary.
* GutturalGrowler: He's got a very gruff voice. It makes his RealMenWearPink shtick all the funnier.
* HeelFaceTurn: While only a PunchClockVillain in the first place, he goes from indulging Fangirl's obsession by keeping Critic at gunpoint and forcing him to be a CaptiveDate, to blowing the lid on her plan and siding with Critic when he's telling her that what she feels isn't love.
** HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: And he's back to being on her side in ''Christmas Story II'', although this is lampshaded by him asking if she'll ever learn her lesson and her replying no and neither will he for ten grand. He's also friends with Critic in ''Spawn'' [[SomethingWeForgot but leaves him tied up in ''Old vs New: Evil Dead'']].
* HiredGuns: He's literally there to follow Hyper around while she makes Critic do whatever she wants, and to shoot Critic if he doesn't comply. Hyper thinks he blends into the background after a while, Critic doesn't quite agree.
* HitmanWithAHeart: Well, more of a heart than his [[AxCrazy employer]], at any rate.
* HypercompetentSidekick: He's good at his job. Really good. ''Insanely good.''
-->'''Nostalgia Critic:''' (picks up phone) Bennie, I need you!
-->'''Bennie:''' (on the phone) I'm already there.
* IfICantHaveYou: When Hyper replaces him with Devil Boner as her outlet for violence, he tries to assassinate her.
* InLoveWithTheMark: At Midwest Media Expo, Malcolm said he's perfectly willing to play a male StalkerWithACrush to Critic, and thinks Benny would be the one to do it. So it's more like... “thinks the mark is hot but doesn't actually care about him”.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: To a much healthier, balanced extent than Critic. Bennie is RealMenWearPink, while Critic's issues with masculinity could go on for pages.
* LackOfEmpathy: Aside from the PetTheDog moment at the end of ''Princess Diaries 2'', he's OnlyInItForTheMoney and had no qualms about helping Hyper do whatever she wants to Critic for two weeks as long as he was paid.
* LimaSyndrome: Malcolm said at Midwest Media Expo that he'd totally be fine playing a male stalker of Critic, and teases that Benny should be the one to do it.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Despite agreeing with Critic that Hyper is wrong, he really does think that the signs of a good relationship are bickering, manipulating, lying and insulting each other. To his credit he's embarrassed by it.
* MomentKiller: For the good, as if he hadn't found the ''Transformers 4'' tape, Critic would have kissed Hyper and completed the falling into StockholmSyndrome.
* NoSocialSkills: More than his employer, but he's far more likely to get what he wants by using his gun than actually even saying anything to the other person (who is usually Critic).
* NotSoAboveItAll: In ''Old vs New Cinderella'', he proves he's not quite so OnlySaneMan, trying to kill Hyper because she doesn't need him anymore, and having a dude-fight with Devil Boner.
* NotSoStoic: Downplayed when he starts quivering at the idea that Hyper doesn't need him anymore, but played straighter when he has a great time talking about ''Evil Dead'' with Hyper Boner and laughs out loud with them.
** He's surprised at how beautiful Hyper looks in her wedding, and looks choked up multiple times during the ceremony.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: When he's irritated at Fangirl for never learning her lesson about not leaving Critic alone, she gives him ten grand and he says he'll be there in ten minutes.
* OnlySaneMan: His calm demeanor is a welcome distraction from Hyper Fangirl being crazy and Critic being a (lampshaded) sexist hypocrite.
* OpportunisticBastard: The moment he sees a knife, he's ready to plunge it into Critic's back. Hyper has to be the one to stop him.
* TheOmniscient: He claims to know where everyone is at a given moment.
* PunchClockVillain: He only takes part on kidnapping the Critic because Hyper Fangirl hired him. Outside of that, he is seen enjoying the testosterone collection with the Critic and even does jobs for in ''Spawn'' and (briefly) "Old Vs New Evil Dead."
* RealMenWearPink:
** He admitted that he was crying like a bitch during Film/RunawayBride. When the review is over, he joins the Critic to watch ''Film/TheExpendables3'' while reading Creator/JaneAusten.
** This evolves into a running gag, as he is seen in the ''Christmas Story II'' review cleaning a gun and reading ''Emma'' lamenting the fact that "''Clueless'' is a fucking ripoff."
** In Hyper's Q & A vlog, she says he lives with her and Devil Boner in their basement, and spends most of his time reading Jane Austen and polishing his guns.
* VillainousFriendship: According to ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004'' behind the scenes, Devil and him get on decently, and he spends his vacations down there.
** He befriends Devil Boner at the end of "Old Vs New Cinderella" and betrays Critic's request for help to spend time with him and Hyper in "Old Vs New Evil Dead". According to Hyper, he lives with them and all are happy in this arrangement.
* SharpDressedMan: He wears a completely black suit. This might be one of the reasons why Hyper thinks “he blends into the background after a while”. In the episode's commentary, Doug says that Malcolm looking handsome in the suit is why the character got popular in the first place.
* StealthHiBye: So good at stealth that he pulls one of these on Devil Boner while he was looking ''directly'' at him.
* TheStoic: He typically speaks in a tough monotonous voice and keeps his face straight.
* TookALevelInJerkass: He agreed (and bonded) with Critic in the end of ''Princess Diaries II'' that what Hyper was feeling wasn't love, but is back helping her in ''Christmas Story II''. Lampshaded as Hyper says she'll never learn her lesson, and for ten grand neither will he.
* VoiceChangeling: The ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne2018'' review reveals that he can imitate Hyper's voice ''perfectly''. Apparently, "it's not so hard if you practice."
* WildCard: He's on the side of whoever can pay him best.
* WomanScorned: A male example but his reaction to Hyper replacing him with Devil Boner is to try and kill her.
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[[folder:Pencilhead the Troperaiser]]
!!Pencilhead the Troperaiser
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A spoof of Pinhead, with pencils instead of pins.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He explains in great detail how great Stephen King's cliches are, and even he's bored by Critic's patentedly sappy speech at the end of the movie.
* HumanoidAbomination
* ShoutOut: He's a parody of Pinhead from ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}''.
* TheSpock: Says “this is fun” in a completely deadpan manner, and obsesses over Stephen King tropes instead of critically enjoying the movie.
* TooKinkyToTorture: He loves Stephen King movies because the tropes bring him pain.
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[[folder:Black Willy Wonka]]
!!Black Willy Wonka
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* AffablyEvil: He makes no promises to not destroy anything, and suggests to caramelize Hyper's insides, all with a laidback smile.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Analyst Two is really Black Willy Wonka. He set out to make the horrible Dr. Seuss movies to make sure people remember the books, and will appreciate how great they really are now that they're contrasted against the adaptations.]] Though given that we later find out he likes to just be a dick for no reason and make up excuses after the fact, this might not be true.
* BookDumb: He's cunning, manipulative and has fourth wall powers, but thinks a passage from ''A Midsummer's Night's Dream” is rap lyrics.
* TheChessmaster: He made the Seuss films purposely terrible and dated, assuming everyone would hate them (despite the review of ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' having the moral be "you can like it if you want to") so they would appreciate the books more.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: Killing "the man who had got what he always wanted" and stealing all his belongings implies that the guy he killed was the original Willy Wonka.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: He is initially presented as the mastermind of ''The Matrix'' films at the end of the ''Reloaded'' review, but admits he was just working under orders from someone else.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: According to Doug he's married to Analyst 1 and does actually love him.
* EvilFeelsGood: He created all the bullshit around Ghostbusters because "being a trolling asshole is fun".
* FourthWallObserver: In "Spider-Man: Old vs New", he calls himself a "popular holdover from the last review", and in ''Matrix Reloaded'' he takes the place of Doug as a "creator" Critic talks to. Also in the 2015 DVD, he {{mind rape}}s Critic to get him to do what the audience wants.
* HairTriggerTemper: In the {{tranquil fury}} sense. He'll caramelize anyone who disagrees with his views.
* MagicalNegro: Played with a little because his DissonantSerenity is meant to be creepy, but his whole purpose is to make things go the way Critic wants them to and stroke his ego.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Played for laughs in Critic's review of his home movies, as he quite literally decides he should have MindRape powers.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: They had only just met for five minutes and he ends the ''Lorax'' review giving an uncomfortable Critic a big hug. As he'd also just told him he'd killed a man, this is most likely just to freak him out.
* OnlySaneMan: If only Critic had listened to his initial suggestion of just unfriending Hyper when she's trying to guilt him into being with her. Of course the second suggestion, liquefying her insides, isn't exactly ''sane'', but Critic ends up wanting to do that more than once.
* ScaryBlackMan: In a SoftSpokenSadist "acts like he's on your side but probably isn't" kinda way.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He speaks in a quiet, lilting voice, even as he casually admits to stuff like killing a man and stealing all his possessions and caramelize anyone who disagree with his views.
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[[folder:Barack Obama]]
!!UsefulNotes/BarackObama
* TheComicallySerious: Every time he appears, he delivers funny lines in a completely deadpan manner.
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[[folder:Cliff]]
!!Cliff
* CreepyChild: Unlike his nicer but traumatized sister(s), he gets excited about animals being hurt and has a concerning fascination with naked Barbies, though this has been downplayed from the ''Film/{{Monkeybone}}'' review onwards.
* KidAnova: In a creepy way, as his 'playing' with a Barbie in ''Conquest Of The Commercials'' doesn't bode well for how he'll treat human girls.
* MommasBoy: In ''Film/LadyInTheWater'', Aunt Despair is wrecked as ever and falls over, but he's still glad it's better than nothing.
* NoNameGiven: Up until ''Hulk'' where it's revealed his name is Cliff.
* SecurityBlanket: When Aunt Despair is pathetically reading him a bedtime story, he clings to a [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Waddles]] plushie.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: His sadism and harassment of the aforementioned Barbie were concerning enough, but assuming he's her only brother, ''Old Vs New Evil Dead'' suggests he once ''buried Hyper alive.''
* UsedToBeASweetKid: It's only when his parents start scaring him more often does he go into enjoying animals being abused and being disturbing with Barbie dolls.
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[[folder:Carrotjuice]]
!!Carrotjuice
* CompositeCharacter: He's a mashup of the White Rabbit (Or in this case, Black Rabbit) and Beetlejuice.
* EasterBunny: Is revealed to be this in "Hop".
* NoodleIncident: He got Malice sent to a mental institution, leading her to want to capture him to prove she isn't crazy.
* RascallyRabbit: His debut episode has him steal Critic's old home movies hard drive as his Establishing Character Moment. He also says "Wa-hey!" and zips around.
* SadClown: Is this in "Alice Through the Looking Glass".
* {{Troll}}: Likes to mess with Critic for kicks.
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[[folder:D-Bag]]
!!D-Bag
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* TheAntichrist: By the end of the ''Film/IllBeHomeForChristmas'' review, it is revealed that D-Bag was [[spoiler:the Devil's nephew.]]
* HateSink: Deconstructed. He's so easy to hate, and actually ''begs'' people to hate him, but Critic finds it so pointless to hate him because it takes more effort to be kind and find ways to ''relate'' to someone else.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: On the way to the Critic's place, he comes across a little kid who pours his heart out to D-Bag about how he could not go home for the holidays and be with his family. In reaction, D-Bag then burned the boy's house down just 'cause.
** Somewhat deconstructed in that he deliberately wants people to hate him, but the Critic finds that far too easy to do and that his attitude isn't worth it.
* {{Sadist}}: By every meaning of the word.
* StrawmanPolitical: Subverted in that he says nothing political while being evil, but from the way Critic treats him it's clear he's meant to be to a Trump supporter stand-in.
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[[folder:Bill]]
!!Bill
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* {{Asexuality}}: Doug and Rob joke on the [=ReLife=] Project livestream that Bill is asexual.
* NiceGuy: Every character he interacts with loves him and praises how nice he is. In "Flinstones: Viva Rock Vegas'', Critic says he's the only Bill he knows who isn't a cheater or a rapist.
* ParodySue: Let's see: He gets introduced without us knowing who he is, gets along with everyone due to him being a super nice person, can solve Hyper's and Devil Boner's relationship issues via convenient cuople therapy skills, [[NoodleIncident was briefly the king of Iceland,]] and dresses in an over the top colorful fashion, similar how most [[MarySue Mary Sues]] are designed. He fits the [[{{Pun}} bill.]]
* RememberTheNewGuy: He's created to mock this trope, appearing for the first time as the Critic asks him why movies don't introduce new characters and just assume viewers know them, though Critic insists he's always been there. He also turns out to be Benny's brother.
* RummageSaleReject: His costume is best described as throwing whichever props were available on Malcolm and see which one sticks.
* TheShrink: He works in therapy and is the only one who can handle Hyper Boner's crazy.
* TalkingWithSigns: He does this at one point to give away subject of the next review.
* TeamDad: He helps Hyper Boner's relationship, is the daddy in Harley's Daddy Little Monster shirt, and Critic freaks out because without Bill nobody will look after him.
* TheVoiceless: He communicates entirely in hums of varying pitch and tone.
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After ''WebVideo/DemoReel'' ended, Malcolm Ray and Rachel Tietz started to perform in The Nostalgia Critic's skits and storylines, playing different characters. While Rachel left the show in early 2014, Malcolm remains a regular performer with a variety of characters.
[[folder:In General]]
!! In General
* ActionSurvivor: While he loses, and is a NonActionGuy most of the time, he puts up a much longer fight against Dante Basco than Critic did, and Critic actually seems sincere when he says he assumed that Malcolm could sort it out himself.
* TheAlcoholic:
** In the ''WesternAnimation/TheChristmasTree'' review, it turns out that when Critic doesn't need him, he drinks from a flask that he tries to hide when Critic bursts in.
** In ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPlutoNash'', he keeps a champagne bottle in {{hammerspace}} and gets wasted with Tamara on their days off. When she asks where he gets the booze from, he tells her she doesn't want to know.
* AlterEgoActing: At Connecticon, Malcolm said that aside from the Devil, his favorite 'character' to play is this exaggerated version of himself.
* AmazonChaser: Not to the extremes of Critic, but he prefers to let the more dominant Rachel or Tamara lead the way.
* AngryBlackMan: Occasionally, like in ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' where he edgily asks if the confederates were popular in the 80s, and the white guys try to hide evidence that they were. And while it's not angry, Carrot Juice's reason for being so happy in ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' is there finally being a main black man in a Tim Burton movie.
* TheAntiNihilist: What's under the StepfordSmiler trait. His pretentious ContemplateOurNavels in Matrix Month is about how life is full of lying to yourself and that the past informs the present, but spinning it in a positive way.
* BadassBoast: After saving him in ''Matrix Reoaded'', he tells Critic to never deny his pretentiousness again, while putting his katana sword back in its sheath. It's cooler than it sounds.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Doug likes putting him in snazzy suits (even saying at a con, quite rightfully, that he fills them out beautifully), see the characters of Satan, Carrot Juice and Black Willy Wonka, all of whom command authority.
* TheBait: Critic uses him as such in “The Best Avatar Episodes”, starting with WeNeedADistraction against Dante Basco, pretending he's going to fight behind him and leaving him to fend for himself. He also gets used by Dante, telling Critic that everything's fine (when it's not) to lure him out.
* BatterUp: His WeaponOfChoice is a baseball bat, and he's given Critic a couple of {{no holds barred beatdown}}s with it.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Talks the most to Hyper because she compliments him and calls him pretty. Note that he still thinks she's slightly scary.
* BeleagueredAssistant: More so than Tamara or Rachel. In “The Best Avatar Episodes”, he has to be the target practice for Dante's firebending, and when Critic is an UngratefulBastard saying “you can't get good help these days”, apologizes for being weak.
* BlackAndNerdy:
** When Critic chases him through the woods because BlackDudeDiesFirst, he tries to counter with movies where the trope isn't true.
** In ''Film/TheSmurfs'', Andre The Black Nerd shows up, and Malcolm thinks Tamara's talking to him when she calls the former “black nerd”.
* ButtMonkey: In the original ''Film/FaceOff'' video, Rachel and Tamara's fighting ended up giving him bruises. This is generally par for the course for his characters as he often plays the StraightMan.
* BoomerangBigot: His TMZ character is a black man who wants to wipe out the Chinese.
* BreakTheCutie: In the same vein as Rachel and Tamara, Critic has made him more fucked up and desperate for boss's affection, and he went from only helping Critic out because it might lose him his job otherwise (''Shining'') to dealing with Dante's fire-bending alone because Critic was a coward (''Best Avatar Episodes'').
* CaptiveDate: Somewhat platonic, somewhat not, as Critic kidnapped him for the job and Malcolm isn't allowed to leave Chicago, but [[StockholmSyndrome fancies Critic]].
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Wearing the Sokka costume in “The Best Avatar Episodes” makes him go from an ExtremeDoormat NonActionGuy to willing to fight against someone with fireball powers. And when Critic abandons him, while he's really afraid and of course loses, he still holds out for a while.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: In ''Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer'', he's the one in charge of keeping Critic under control, in the abusive but well-meaning use of the trope. This comes back in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRockyAndBullwinkle'', when he keeps trying to push a broken Critic to suicide, but in better ways that won't leave gore everywhere.
* ConflictingLoyalties: He's in love with the Critic and wants to help him out (usually this ends up in getting used), but also wants him to suffer. So essentially he's a typical person with a Critic crush.
* ContemplateOurNavels: When he's [[spoiler: brainwashed]] in Matrix Month, he relishes every opportunity to have a rambling speech.
* ControlFreak: In Hyper's fourth vlog, he wants to be able to read minds and control matter. It gets darker when he talks about evolving and breaking down the matter while you're controlling it.
* TheCorruptible: Because he's an ExtremeDoormat who needs affection, he can switch from following Tamara and punishing Critic for being awful, enabling Hyper Fangirl when she wants to force Critic to love her (because she's been nice to him), or being on Critic's side and acting just as sexist to Tamara as he is.
* CowardlyLion: He might be WeakWilled, but he fends off against Dante Basco's firebending for a decent amount of time because Critic asked him to help but proved how cowardly ''he'' was by leaving him to it.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: [[WholesomeCrossdresser When playing]] the Eartha Kitt Catwoman.
* CrazyPrepared: He hid a whiteface costume in the woods just in case a “crazy white person” tried to kill him. And because both Critic and Rachel are racist white people, they don't recognize him.
* CreepyGood: Carrot Juice freaks out Critic with a dead-eyed smile and popping right up in his personal space, but tells him not to be upset and that it's “the greatest day ever”, shows everyone Critic's home movies (not in a malicious way) and was just happy to have representation.
* CutenessProximity: He goes all gooey with Tamara over the young Attorney General of Crimea, wanting to eat her up.
* ADarkerMe: With Critic lampshading YouLookFamiliar, there's a strong implication that Malcolm and Carrot Juice are the same person, or at least the latter is Critic's version of the former.
* DesperatelyCravesAffection:
** He doesn't particularly like the Hyper Fangirl (for obvious reasons), but her complimenting his clothes and camera gets him acting a lot nicer to her.
** 2007-Critic uses this to his advantage, preying on his and Tamara's need to be included by promising them he'll use them more than present-Critic. [[spoiler: He uses Malcolm as a table.]]
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Comes off as the case when he's friends with Rachel up until hitting on her and getting blocked by Critic, but then just not caring when she leaves.
* DisguisedInDrag: Malcolm had to play Eartha Kitt for the Catwoman review.
* DistressedDude: In ''Film/BridgeToTerabithia'', he plays a poor crying random who is tied to a chair by Rachel!Leslie and is starved and tortured with scrotum waxings.
** Critic chases him through the words, trying to kill him because he's black, and he dresses up in whiteface to escape it.
** Apparently Critic kidnapped him for this gig, as in ''Film/TheSmurfs'', Black Nerd makes to call the police saying “Critic kidnapped another black guy again”, and Malcolm looks alarmed, say it's true, and gets punched by Critic to make him shut up.
* EthnicScrappy: [[invoked]] Plays parodies of this. Although as Malcolm IRL has noted, the parodies can sometimes end up redundant and therefore just as racist.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim:
** Judging by the “Awesome Comics” promo, he seems to fancy Shaun Mendez, wanting a pervy magazine with him in it and calling him the “future of America”.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** When Hyper asks him at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uftck3AuXYI Midwest Media Expo]] to give her Critic's hotel room number, he thinks that's going too far and outright runs off when she's still oblivious. He also backs off very quickly (helped on by Rob urging him to run) when Hyper tells him she likes him more than she does Tamara.
** He might like Critic taking him out for dates to assuage his WhiteGuilt, but during ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001'', he moves in and gives him a DeathGlare when he has no idea what he's talking about regarding slavery, and punches him when he gets a patronizing “boop” on the nose.
** There's a running joke that he has some weird fetishes, but even he's disgusted at the prospect of shipping a sister and brother.
** He has creepy issues with kids, but has concern for the “boring protag kids” Critic is torturing in Percy Jackson.
* ExtremeDoormat: For the most part he either just takes Critic's shit (with some EveryoneHasStandards) because it's easier that way, or combats with passive-aggressiveness. He's also the one enabling Hyper the most (like telling her they're friends when clearly not meaning it) because he wants affection even though he finds her disturbing, although it's not like she understands when he even tries to stop her doing anything.
* FalseFriend:
** Acts like a NiceGuy to Critic's pain in ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'', but is really on Tamara's side and is all too happy to torture him with a bat. Also doubles as KickTheSonOfABitch as Critic had always been abusive and wanted to kill him in ''Film/TheShining'' just because he was black. He deserves some retribution.
** More understandably, while he's nice to Hyper (and tries valiantly to ignore her more disturbing comments), he's not actually her friend. When she asks him to be, his reply is a very halting “...s-sure?”.
** He's turned on Tamara quite a few times as well, mostly because Critic is being mean to her but treating him nicer in comparison.
* {{Fanboy}}: In ''Film/GhostDad'' he turns out to be a big fan of ''Franchise/SamAndMax'', and tells Tamara how to do both voices right. In ''Disney Afternoon'', he also likes ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' and has an Optimus Prime action figure.
* FourthWallObserver: While he's probably the least aware of the fourth wall than other characters, he still recognizes in the “Top 11 Worst Avatar Episodes” that there's two minutes left in the episode and something will go wrong.
* GenreSavvy: In The Shining Mini-Series review, Malcolm was hesitant of returning to Psycho-Critic, [[BlackDudeDiesFirst because he knows what happens in these kind of movies to the black guy]]. Promptly, he only returns with an armor on [[spoiler:and a WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant disguise in store]].
* GoodIsNotSoft: When Jason is wearing a Confederates hat at the end of ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'', he very happily waves a gun in his face while also slinging a friendly arm around him. It gets the message across.
* HandsomeLech: At the end of ''Jurassic World'', he joins Critic in leering at Tamara, wanting her to be the Ana in the ''50 Shades'' review, even though she makes it very clear she doesn't want to.
* HiddenDepths: He's reading “Understanding Human Behavior And The Social Environment” at the end of “Disney Afternoon”.
* HoodOrnamentHottie: RareMaleExample PlayedForLaughs, as his clip in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hle2-bGDh10 Moustache music video]] is him working on a car and shaking his ass at the camera.
* HypocriticalHumor: In ''Film/BridgeToTerabithia'' he tells Critic to live his childhood fantasies at some other time, but then does the exact same thing. He's not ''as'' bad as Critic though, because when Critic does it again, he agrees with Rachel that they should try working for ''Website/CollegeHumor'.
* IdenticalStranger: Fans noticing that Malcolm looks like [[Series/{{Psych}} Dule Hill]] was lampshaded in one throwaway line during the TMNT movie crossover.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: He tells Hyper in her fourth vlog that he wants to live in the ''Creator/{{Marvel}}'' universe because that would mean he has powers. Telekinesis to be exact.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: In ''Disney Afternoon'', he praises ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' and tells Critic unknowingly that it “must have had some impact on [his] life”. Critic reacts violently. The same happens when he reminds Critic of the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' theme song.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Not as extreme as Critic, but still there. Like when he's reacting to the obnoxiousness of ''WesternAnimation/SchnookumsAndMeat'', he's clinging to Pinkie Pie's doll like she's a SecurityBlanket.
* InstantExpert: In the TMNT crossover BTS, he's shown to be almost perfect at wielding nun-chucks. Doug on the other hand, sucks at that and deprecates he's better at posing like a cheerleader with them, FootPopping and all.
* ItsAllMyFault: He's the first one to think in ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' that Critic is a FailureHero, but when Rachel admits that he's pathetic, he blames himself.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Issues aside, he has LoveMartyr affection for Critic and tries to take care of him in ways he knows how, is reasonably optimistic about chances for anything, and when he senses Rachel is hurting in ''Film/TheShining'', invites her out for pumpkin stuff.
* JokeCharacter: Subverted in the ''Film/FantasticFour2005'' review, he gets the power to turn objects into video game characters. It's a joke ability (if based on him being a ControlFreak) and is treated as such even in-universe. That is, until he becomes a LethalJokeCharacter, when he defeats Cthulhu by turning him into a video game character. Effectively making him the strongest member of the team.
* KubrickStare: Mixing with SlasherSmile at the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'', as when Critic learns he has to do ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'', Malcolm grins, cocks his head down and glares evilly at him beneath his eyebrows.
%% * LargeHam
* LoveMartyr: He knows full well how abusive and awful Critic is, but by the Hyper Fangirl's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=286TgavfyfE vlog]], he's realized he also thinks Critic is ''really'' cute.
* MadeOfPlasticine: In comparison to most other TGWTG characters at the very least. While they can take much worse punishment without a scratch, Critic can beat on him and he'll be in bruised/bleeding pain for the rest of the episode.
* ManChild: While he gets annoyed at Critic's mid-life crisis affecting his life negatively, he also wants to stay in his childhood.
* ManipulativeBastard: While he needs a boost from Tamara, he does a good job playing friendly and supportive when Critic is crying from not knowing what meme to use when in reality he just wants to hurt him.
* MartyrWithoutACause: While with much screaming at Critic for being a coward, he still distracts Dante Basco with being target practice for at least five minutes, and even apologizes to Critic's ungratefulness for being “weak”.
* MommasBoy: ''Disney Afternoon'' has him beaten hard enough to get bruises all over his face, but the only thing he gets angry about is Critic using his mom for his HollywoodMidlifeCrisis illusion.
* MoralityPet: While he doesn't make Tamara a nicer person generally, when he cries or gets hurt she's always comforting him or wants to help. Reversed every so often though, like when Critic is vulnerable and she's the one who has to tell him to stop taking advantage.
* NonActionGuy: In contrast to Tamara's NervesOfSteel during ''Disney Afternoon'', he is far more helpless and keeps glancing over to her when Critic is sticking a gun in his face. And while he puts up a good fight against Dante's firebending, he obviously didn't last.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: A lot of the time he plays stupid or harmless to make Critic feel like the boss. At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' he outright tells him that they've been out of the ClosetSublet for a while and just making him think that they hadn't. In Matrix Month, being brainwashed and so clearly knowing something Critic doesn't, allows him to take the lead and show off.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: In ''Blue Brothers 2000”, he comes around to Critic's thinking when Critic shows him that just saying the word “pony” gets them views and cash.
* PerpetualSmiler: Carrot Juice. As grouchy Critic asks, “what's he so happy about anyway”? It's revealed in the end that he's just happy that ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' had a black man in a main role.
* PluckyComicRelief: As Malcolm!Sokka
* PoisonousFriend: Will occasionally enable Critic's need for money and anger at his audience. Notably though, the first time he did this, Critic lampshaded that he'd {{mind rape}}d him and Tamara into being his scientists.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Not as bad as Critic, but he's still willing to be misogynist to curry favor with his boss, reminding Tamara that “girls suck!” after the first time they're terrible to her in ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' review.
* PowerFantasy: He shows a little too much joy at the thought of torturing someone (and it couldn't be anyone else than Critic) with telekinesis in Hyper's fourth vlog.
* ProneToTears: He breaks down sobbing on Tamara's shoulder just because Nash told him there's going to be a review of ''Film/{{Highlander}}''.
* ProperlyParanoid: He buried a whiteface kit in the woods just in case the white people he works with went crazy. He was right to do so.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue oni to Critic's (and sometimes Tamara's) red. This even goes for cartoon shows in ''Disney Afternoon'', as Critic likes the energetic timeless cartoons, while Malcolm likes the more suburban laid-back ones like ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'', ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' and unfortunately for him, ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''.
* TheResenter: The conflict part in his ConflictingLoyalties. Being chased through the woods and nearly dying just because you're a black guy would give anyone resentment issues, even if you're a LoveMartyr.
* SecurityBlanket: While both Jason and Critic borrow it, he spends most of ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'', both when he's StepfordSmiler mode and when he's depressed, cuddling the Appa plushie.
* ServileSnarker: But never on his own. If Rachel or Tamara are in a snarky mood, he'll join in. He's too scared of/in love with the Critic otherwise.
* ShamelessSelfPromoter:
** In the fifth vlog, Hyper says she's going to go off and stalk the Critic again and he responds with quick approval (even if he's disturbed by how she even gets into the studio so much) before going back to talk about his voiceover work.
** Played for laughs in the ''Film/EventHorizon'' behind the scenes, as he has one of the site's Critic t-shirts and jokes that he's selling out for the company.
* SharpDressedMan: In the two episodes where Critic changes his and Tamara's personalities because he's just that lazy with his job, he switches out Malcolm's usual casual clothes for suits and Lennon glasses.
* SkewedPriorities: He thinks Pinky And The Brain splitting up is depressing enough to be considered America taking steps back after the plus of legalizing gay marriage.
* SlasherSmile: As much as Critic deserves it, he sure looks pleased at the thought of torturing his boss with a baseball bat.
* SmallNameBigEgo: In the ''Film/FantasticFour2005'' review, he whores himself, Critic and Tamara out to the press, saying they're still amazing even when they've done nothing, and when press calls him out on it, he turns the guy into a video game character.
* SourSupporter: It's clearly not her reasoning, otherwise she wouldn't be so desperate to 'help' Critic, but Rachel only convinces him to go back to their boss by saying they could be out of a job if something bad happens. This is justified, as he's more than aware of racist tropes in scary movies and funnily enough doesn't want to die.
* StepfordSmiler: Check out his blank happy smile even when ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' reveals that “Scary German Guy” is a holocaust survivor, or when they're trying to stop reality from getting to them. And while reality's MindRape makes him stop, ''WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer'' shows he still has this trait, telling Tamara that Critic's solution for being mentally ill should just be repression.
* StockholmSyndrome: According to ''Film/TheSmurfs'', Critic kidnapped him, and according to the first Hyper vlog, he's also Malcolm's ClosetKey.
* StraightMan: Most of his characters.
* StrawFeminist: In ''Ghostbusters'', he's on the side of Critic is sexist because he maybe didn't like the new movie and not for the actual sexist things he's done.
* SweetOnPollyOliver: When Tamara dresses up like a cowboy in ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' to get into Critic's boy club, it fools everyone and has Malcolm thinking “he's” hot. Rare example where the male character is (in-universe) bi already.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Befitting his role as NonActionGuy and StepfordSmiler, he saves Critic from Schmucker by blowing up the latter's henchmen with babbling about nihilism.
* TokenBlackFriend: For a loose definition of “friend”. He's one of the only people that Critic even talks to, and the fact that he's treated as a TokenMinority is lampshaded pretty often. Given ''Film/TheSmurfs'', he might have been kidnapped just for this purpose.
* TokenMinority: He's the Black Kid in ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'' review, and shows in the opening to ''Film/JupiterAscending'' that he's irritated with people treating him like he has to represent all black people.
* ThrowTheDogABone:
** In ''Care Bears Nutcracker'', he gleefully tells Tamara that he likes the WhiteGuilt films because Critic will be nice to him for a while and take him out for dinner after. She congratulates him on this plan. The end of ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'' is something similar, as after reassuring Critic that it won't be anything heavy, he and Tamara get their abusive boss to agree to have coffee with them and talk like equals for once.
** In ''Film/DemolitionMan'', his seashell idea makes Critic want to marry him and he's celebrated at a con. [[note]]Although according to Rob, filming that got Malcolm his first ass-grab, which he's slightly terrified about.[[/note]]
** In ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001'', when Critic makes racist comments and condescendingly boops him on the nose, he gets to punch Critic in the face with no repucussions.
** According to twitter, Critic, in-universe Malcolm and in-universe Tamara are in a relationship, so he got the "bromance" and more with Critic that he'd wanted.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Althought is played as an episode joke, Malcolm wants to find all the pumpkin goodies he can find during The Shining Mini-Series review. Subverted in ''Film/TheHappening'', as he's suddenly obsessed with oranges but that's just because he's [[ItMakesSenseInContext being controlled by them]].
* UngratefulBastard: While he latches onto Tamara like a ReplacementGoldfish, he was friendly with Rachel yet happily tells Critic in ''Film/FaceOff'' after her video that he's more interested in Cage month than missing her at all.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: While he's unsettled by it, he makes Hyper think that her wish to MindRape Critic into loving her is totally okay, which is most likely the final push she needed to kidnap Critic at the end of ''Film/SmallSoldiers''.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In ''Fantastic Four'', along with Tamara and Critic, as he whores them out to the press and turns anyone who criticizes them into a video game character.
* WaistcoatOfStyle: In ''Jurassic World'', he looks very handsome in a brown waistcoat.
* WeaponOfChoice: [[WebVideo/DemoReel Rebecca]]'s baseball bat, fittingly enough. He's hit Critic in the face (and the groin) with it at least twice.
* WholesomeCrossdresser:
** In the ''Film/{{Pixels}}'' behind the scenes, he says he's lost count of how many times he's been in drag.
** In ''Jem'', he happily takes Critic's and Tamara's place in drag and a wig for the executives to make a crappy 80s movie at the end.
* YankTheDogsChain: In ''WesternAnimation/EightCrazyNights'', Critic says you can click away from the review, and it cuts to Malcolm getting with Rachel. Critic, being a dick, separates the two and doesn't even let Malcolm get any booty from him either.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: In the ''Garfield'' behind the scenes where he's getting wrinkle make-up, he jokes about looking aged is a side-effect of working in CA.
* YouKnowImBlackRight: The thought is clearly on his face when he sees Fat Grandma for the first time.
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[[folder:Satan]]
!!Satan
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Made his debut in the Critic's review of ''Film/SonOfTheMask'', where he tried to raise his daughter Evilina into a real spawn from Evil.
* AffablyEvil: He is both pleasant and cheerful when he runs into Santa Christ, giving the impression that he'd be someone you wouldn't mind meeting while he's not there to collect your soul.
* AntiHero: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyae98GFVOs&feature=youtu.be&a How Malcom sees him at least]], [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil keeping the balance between Hell and everything else]].
* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: In every appearance.
** Satan arrived in time before the ''Son of The Mask'' DVD could destroy Santa Christ and the Critic.
** Arrived in time before Peter the Producer could show Critic and Evilina all the Creator/DrSeuss movies [[spoiler:and [[DraggedOffToHell collects his soul]] as payment for his DealWithTheDevil]].
** Was [[spoiler:pursuing Shyamalan who escaped from Hell]] in the Devil review and [[spoiler: [[DraggedOffToHell apprehended him]] once he revealed himself before he could talentbend Critic]].
* BadassBaritone[=/=]EvilSoundsDeep: Played straight for the most part, except when he says "what" in a normal tone.
* BreakoutCharacter: Alongside Santa Christ and Rick, Satan appears as a character in ''Film/JesusBro''.
* ChickMagnet: Surprise, the HotAsHell devil in a nice suit [[https://twitter.com/MalcolmtheRay/status/680969482894876672 gets a lot of ladies]].
* DealWithTheDevil: Pretty obvious, though in this case he was responsible for Critic's great [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Zod]] impression and Souless' success with bad Creator/DrSeuss movies. He also gave Aunt Despair demonic powers and would be more than happy to give Hyper Critic if she sold her soul over.
* TheDevilIsALoser: People started to see him this way after the [[Creator/MNightShyamalan Shyamalan]] movie so he responded by acting like the devil from ComicBook/{{Spawn}} unfortunately he took inspiration from the [[Film/{{Spawn}} movie]] instead of the [[ComicBook/{{Spawn}} comic]]
* DomesticAbuser: The emotional kind. As stupid as Kim is made out to be, she still doesn't deserve to be called a whore for wanting her daughter to be good, and he and Santa Christ laugh about how he's never kind to her.
* EldritchAbomination: His [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit the Frog]] form from the "Spawn" review.
* EndearinglyDorky: Shows his softer side every now and then, with RealMenWearPink thrown in there too. For example, the ''Spawn'' ending has him dancing with an army of Kermits and even Critic thinks it's endearing.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Subverted. Since he's trying to convert his daughter into Pure Evil, he's disgusted by cute shows like ''My Little Pony'', ''The Care Bears'' and ''Dora the Explorer'', while ''Bratz'' is not that bad for the purpose.
** Played straight when he's shocked to learn that the Critic doesn't think Mike Myers was as funny as people tend to remember. Moreover, he's not exactly fond of the Dr. Seuss movies either, and seemed actively disgusted by Soulless.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: According to a panel at Midwest Media Expo, Doug apparently fangasmed over how cool Malcolm looked as the devil when he first saw him.
* FairWeatherFriend: He and Critic might have a villainous friendship, but Malcolm says that he'd still hand Critic over like a toy to Hyper if she were to sell her soul.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: He tends to make appearances when the villains who make [[DealWithTheDevil deals with him]] get out of hell or when their time is up. And with Malcolm headcanoning that he keeps the balance between hell and everything else, he comes off a lot more heroic than Critic ''or'' Reboot!Santa Christ.
* HotAsHell: It's lampshaded that he's sexy, and Doug had EvenTheGuysWantHim feelings when seeing Malcolm in the suit for the first time.
* {{Hunk}}: While it's really [[spoiler:Shyamalan]] talking, ''Devil'' lampshades his attractiveness by having him be proud of his “pretty profile”.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Doug's CreatorThumbprint so even a devil has this trait. In ''Spawn'', he feared he wasn't as popular as he used to be, so took notes from the movie even though it's awful.
* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Like Sage [[http://blip.tv/nostalgiacritic/nostalgia-critic-star-chaser-6093534 before him]], is delighted by Critic's pain.
-->'''Satan:''' (hears Critic scream in fear from fanged baby in ''Film/SonOfTheMask'') That's my music!!!
* ManipulativeBastard: At Midwest Media Expo, Malcolm-as-Satan says he would know exactly how to make Hyper make a DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler: give her Critic's soul and let her play with him]].
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: He dresses in a very sharp and stylish suit.
* MisterSeahorse: In the shocking twist at the end of the fourth Nostalgic Commercials video, he reveals that [[spoiler: he's pregnant!]]
%%* NiceHat
* OnlySaneMan: In reboot's DysfunctionJunction, he stands out at being good at his job, is happily evil yet a cool and collected ManipulativeBastard, and the only time he displayed issues was when he was NotHimself.
* PapaWolf: He's very involved with his daughter's upbringing as the Spawn of The Devil.
* RealMenWearPink: When he casually sets his hell up in Critic's ass, he spends most of his time putting in nice plants. He also has a girly notepad in ''Spawn'', and when Critic side-eyes, fiercely says to not judge him. He also has an adorable pink tentacle pen.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Thanks to his [[SharpDressedMan Nice Suit and red dress shirt]].
* {{Satan}}: Just not the horned devil kind.
* SlasherSmile: In ''Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'', when he's proud of Evilina growing up so fast, i.e making Joe's life a misery (and mutilating him somehow) with her mind.
* SharpDressedMan: Satan Is Stylish. At Connecticon 2016 Doug said that it's actually Malcolm's own suit, and "it wears him beautifully".
* SoProudOfYou:
** He likes the way Critic's sadistic mind works. Critic hearing this and fluttering happily tells you all you need to know about where his brain is at.
** He also tells Evilina this in ''Ghost Rider II'', when she's learned to do horrible things to Joe with her mind.
** At Midwest Media Expo, after Tamara says that Hyper would get Critic if she sold her soul, Malcolm-as-Devil tells her he likes the way she thinks.
* SurprisePregnancy: At the end of ''Dawn Of The Commercials''.
* ToughLove: He sent Evilina on a trip to Texas to help her grow up and hone her skills better, while still keeping contact and telling her how proud he is.
* VillainDecay:
** [[spoiler: Subverted]] in the review of ''Film/{{Devil}}''-it seems like he's lot more silly and stupid than normal... [[spoiler: except the one who acts stupid is actually ''Shyamalan'', while the real one is quickly shown to still be a MagnificentBastard]].
** Played straight in the ''Film/{{Spawn}}'' review, though, where his idea of taking over the world is getting multiple Kermit the Frogs to sing and he needs to be reminded how to be a devil just because a bad movie stopped making people take him seriously.
* YourSoulIsMine: Critic sold his soul to him in ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'' review, and Malcolm thinks that his character has power to give said soul away to, for example, Hyper if she wanted to DealWithTheDevil.
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[[folder:Dog Johnson]]
!!Dog Johnson
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Creator/MichaelBay's ghetto roomate.
* BlaxploitationParody: In particular, he is a parody of Bay's rather questionable and insensitive approach to non-white characters.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: While Bay is a recurring villain, neither him or Tina A appeared again, mostly because even Rachel thought it was a RedundantParody.
* OnlySaneMan: After Creator/MichaelBay rises, he and Tina A. question his direction choices (too much slow motion and explosions) for being ''too much''.
* StraightMan: Aside from his stereotypes, he's the one who talks Bay into his senses to cheer him up.
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[[folder:The Breaking of the Wind]]
!!The Breaking of the Wind
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The mystical, living personification of the Fart Joke.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: He's a humanized representation of [[ToiletHumour fart jokes]].
* DisneyDeath: Film/TheMasterOfDisguise ruins the Fart Joke, [[spoiler:temporarily]] erasing The Breaking of the Wind from existence.
* MagicalNegro: At least, the Critic seems to think he's one, at any rate.
* OnlyFriend: Because he's pushed everyone else away by this point, Critic is practically crying when he begs Fart Joke not to leave him.
* WalkingTheEarth: He goes [[StealthPun wherever the wind blows him.]]
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[[folder:Shyamalan]]
!![[Creator/MNightShyamalan Shyamalan]]
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A once-promising film director who now prides himself on plot twists he likes but others find convoluted and lame. He appears wearing a mask and wearing a dark robe.
-->Played by Malcolm, Voiced by Rob.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Compared to the real-life M. Night Shyamalan, this one actively enjoys making awful films and revels in the destruction of the ''Franchise/{{Avatar|The Last Airbender}}'' franchise.
* TheArtifact: He wears an [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Amon]] mask since his first appearance was the Critic's ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' review, but he continues to wear it in later appearances that have nothing to do with ''Avatar''.
* BackFromTheDead: In ''Film/TheHappening'', Critic asks how come Shyamalan keeps coming back after dying at least twice in his reviews.
* BeneathTheMask: Literally at the end of ''Film/LadyInTheWater'', as he takes off his mask when Critic/Tamara/Malcolm indulge him, and is revealed to be genuinely excited about movies (if awful at them).
* BigBad: Of the much anticipated ''The Last Airbender'' review, [[spoiler:and of the ''Devil'' review]].
* BlackCloak: Combines it with MalevolentMaskedMan.
* CardCarryingVillain: He boasts about being able to strip good actors of their talent and openly admits to making bad films on purpose.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Before he actually appears in the ''The Last Airbender'' he appeared to be a Fire Lord Ozai parody, but when he actually showed up became a Amon parody.
* CompositeCharacter: He's based in appearance and methods on ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'''s Amon, wearing a black robe and mask and delivering a video taped threat similar to Amon's addresses to Republic City.
* CreepyMonotone: He never raises his voice above a monotone, just like Amon.
* DeathIsCheap: He reappears in the review of [[spoiler:''After Earth'']], where the Critic [[SelfServingMemory says]] he's already killed Shyamalan twice. Shyamalan proclaims that anything with his name attached to it makes no sense, and to [[SelfDeprecation go to a Linkara video if he expects continuity]].
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After his VillainDecay in ''Film/AfterEarth'', Critic helps him in ''Film/{{Pixels}}'' to “sandlerize” Peter Dinklage instead of “shyamalanize”, and for his part he's thankful.
* DePower: He has mastered the art of "Talentbending". Just like Amon can strip benders of their ElementalPowers, Shyamalan can strip people of their acting ability.
* DevilInDisguise: [[spoiler: Inverted. He was disguised as The Devil in the "Devil" review]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** His reaction to the twist to WesternAnimation/{{Foodfight}} was a pained NoJustNoReaction.
** In the ''Film/{{Pixels}}'' review, even ''he'' finds the movie making a bad joke and thinking it's funny awkward.
--->"[[LampshadeHanging Christ, this is to awkward even for me! AND I AM SHYAMALAN!]]"
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Implied at the end of ''Film/TheHappening'', as he sulks that Critic probably hates the movie, and when Critic says he finds it enjoyably bad, he's pleased and says he doesn't have to MindRape anyone else then. Confirmed at the end of ''Film/LadyInTheWater'' where Critic, Malcolm and Tamara give him the attention he wants, and he takes off his mask and talks excitedly about his movies.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: As useless as he's portrayed, he's still the only enemy able to make Critic a literal EmptyShell, and would have done it again in ''Film/{{Devil}}'' if he hadn't been stopped.
* PastVictimShowcase: He shows Critic a talentbended Wahlberg in an attempt to get him to stand down, and shows Critic himself to Malcolm and Rachel before he tries to take their minds away too.
* RedBaron: The "Fuck-Up Lord", as a parody of the Fire Lord from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.
* TookALevelInJerkass: During the shows original run when he reviewed ''Signs'', the Critic expressed sympathy and pity for Shyamalan, claiming he has genuine talent for writing, acting, ''and'' directing, and made several great films, but was brought down to a joke due to a string of half-baked film ideas that flopped. Since the revival, Shyamalan is actively trying to the destroy the ''Avatar'' franchise, boasts of his ability to strip actors of their talent, and is generally a CardCarryingVillain when it comes to being a horrible filmmaker.
* VillainDecay: Starts off a a genuine threat in his first appearances, but latter grows harmless.
** In the ''The Last Airbender'' and [[spoiler:''Devil'']] reviews, he is depicted as [[TheDreaded terrifying everyone around him]] and require a DeusExMachina to defeat him each time.
** In [[spoiler:''After Earth'']], he just trolls the Critic rather than harming him and exits by doing a Woody Woodpecker-esque laugh and jumping through the ceiling.
** In ''Pixels'' the Critic helps him “Sandlerize” Peter Dinklage, and he is thankful. Once he sees the results of this, even he thinks it is awkward.
** In ''The Happening'' Malcolm, Tamara, and Jim get Shyamalized but Shyamalan is not directly responsible this time, and once the group finds out they are immediately cured. The Critic then admits that he likes ''The Happening'' in a SoBadItsGood way, and Shymalan agrees to not Shyamalize anyone again. [[invoked]]
** In ''Lady in the Water'' he genuinely seems to enthusiastic describing his movie idea to the director's at the poker game, even through they think his ideas are ridiculous. When the Critic summons him, the Critic and group are willing to talk to him about and Shymalan is eager to explain them.
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[[folder:Bennie]]
!!Bennie
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The Hitman Hyper-Fangirl hired to keep the Critic a CaptiveDate.
* TheAlcoholic: He agrees with Hyper that it's never too early to start drinking.
* BigDamnHeroes: Subverted in "Old vs New: Evil Dead", when he comes to save a hostage Critic from Hyper Boner, but gets distracted by the movies.
* BigWhat: When both Critic and Hyper-Fangirl are lost for words during a stupid scene, Bennie is the first to voice a confused "What?!"
%%* CoolShades
* DefrostingIceQueen: He starts out just pointing his gun at the Critic completely deadpan. As the review progresses, he joins them with the commentary.
* GutturalGrowler: He's got a very gruff voice. It makes his RealMenWearPink shtick all the funnier.
* HeelFaceTurn: While only a PunchClockVillain in the first place, he goes from indulging Fangirl's obsession by keeping Critic at gunpoint and forcing him to be a CaptiveDate, to blowing the lid on her plan and siding with Critic when he's telling her that what she feels isn't love.
** HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: And he's back to being on her side in ''Christmas Story II'', although this is lampshaded by him asking if she'll ever learn her lesson and her replying no and neither will he for ten grand. He's also friends with Critic in ''Spawn'' [[SomethingWeForgot but leaves him tied up in ''Old vs New: Evil Dead'']].
* HiredGuns: He's literally there to follow Hyper around while she makes Critic do whatever she wants, and to shoot Critic if he doesn't comply. Hyper thinks he blends into the background after a while, Critic doesn't quite agree.
* HitmanWithAHeart: Well, more of a heart than his [[AxCrazy employer]], at any rate.
* HypercompetentSidekick: He's good at his job. Really good. ''Insanely good.''
-->'''Nostalgia Critic:''' (picks up phone) Bennie, I need you!
-->'''Bennie:''' (on the phone) I'm already there.
* IfICantHaveYou: When Hyper replaces him with Devil Boner as her outlet for violence, he tries to assassinate her.
* InLoveWithTheMark: At Midwest Media Expo, Malcolm said he's perfectly willing to play a male StalkerWithACrush to Critic, and thinks Benny would be the one to do it. So it's more like... “thinks the mark is hot but doesn't actually care about him”.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: To a much healthier, balanced extent than Critic. Bennie is RealMenWearPink, while Critic's issues with masculinity could go on for pages.
* LackOfEmpathy: Aside from the PetTheDog moment at the end of ''Princess Diaries 2'', he's OnlyInItForTheMoney and had no qualms about helping Hyper do whatever she wants to Critic for two weeks as long as he was paid.
* LimaSyndrome: Malcolm said at Midwest Media Expo that he'd totally be fine playing a male stalker of Critic, and teases that Benny should be the one to do it.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Despite agreeing with Critic that Hyper is wrong, he really does think that the signs of a good relationship are bickering, manipulating, lying and insulting each other. To his credit he's embarrassed by it.
* MomentKiller: For the good, as if he hadn't found the ''Transformers 4'' tape, Critic would have kissed Hyper and completed the falling into StockholmSyndrome.
* NoSocialSkills: More than his employer, but he's far more likely to get what he wants by using his gun than actually even saying anything to the other person (who is usually Critic).
* NotSoAboveItAll: In ''Old vs New Cinderella'', he proves he's not quite so OnlySaneMan, trying to kill Hyper because she doesn't need him anymore, and having a dude-fight with Devil Boner.
* NotSoStoic: Downplayed when he starts quivering at the idea that Hyper doesn't need him anymore, but played straighter when he has a great time talking about ''Evil Dead'' with Hyper Boner and laughs out loud with them.
** He's surprised at how beautiful Hyper looks in her wedding, and looks choked up multiple times during the ceremony.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: When he's irritated at Fangirl for never learning her lesson about not leaving Critic alone, she gives him ten grand and he says he'll be there in ten minutes.
* OnlySaneMan: His calm demeanor is a welcome distraction from Hyper Fangirl being crazy and Critic being a (lampshaded) sexist hypocrite.
* OpportunisticBastard: The moment he sees a knife, he's ready to plunge it into Critic's back. Hyper has to be the one to stop him.
* TheOmniscient: He claims to know where everyone is at a given moment.
* PunchClockVillain: He only takes part on kidnapping the Critic because Hyper Fangirl hired him. Outside of that, he is seen enjoying the testosterone collection with the Critic and even does jobs for in ''Spawn'' and (briefly) "Old Vs New Evil Dead."
* RealMenWearPink:
** He admitted that he was crying like a bitch during Film/RunawayBride. When the review is over, he joins the Critic to watch ''Film/TheExpendables3'' while reading Creator/JaneAusten.
** This evolves into a running gag, as he is seen in the ''Christmas Story II'' review cleaning a gun and reading ''Emma'' lamenting the fact that "''Clueless'' is a fucking ripoff."
** In Hyper's Q & A vlog, she says he lives with her and Devil Boner in their basement, and spends most of his time reading Jane Austen and polishing his guns.
* VillainousFriendship: According to ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004'' behind the scenes, Devil and him get on decently, and he spends his vacations down there.
** He befriends Devil Boner at the end of "Old Vs New Cinderella" and betrays Critic's request for help to spend time with him and Hyper in "Old Vs New Evil Dead". According to Hyper, he lives with them and all are happy in this arrangement.
* SharpDressedMan: He wears a completely black suit. This might be one of the reasons why Hyper thinks “he blends into the background after a while”. In the episode's commentary, Doug says that Malcolm looking handsome in the suit is why the character got popular in the first place.
* StealthHiBye: So good at stealth that he pulls one of these on Devil Boner while he was looking ''directly'' at him.
* TheStoic: He typically speaks in a tough monotonous voice and keeps his face straight.
* TookALevelInJerkass: He agreed (and bonded) with Critic in the end of ''Princess Diaries II'' that what Hyper was feeling wasn't love, but is back helping her in ''Christmas Story II''. Lampshaded as Hyper says she'll never learn her lesson, and for ten grand neither will he.
* VoiceChangeling: The ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne2018'' review reveals that he can imitate Hyper's voice ''perfectly''. Apparently, "it's not so hard if you practice."
* WildCard: He's on the side of whoever can pay him best.
* WomanScorned: A male example but his reaction to Hyper replacing him with Devil Boner is to try and kill her.
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[[folder:Pencilhead the Troperaiser]]
!!Pencilhead the Troperaiser
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A spoof of Pinhead, with pencils instead of pins.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He explains in great detail how great Stephen King's cliches are, and even he's bored by Critic's patentedly sappy speech at the end of the movie.
* HumanoidAbomination
* ShoutOut: He's a parody of Pinhead from ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}''.
* TheSpock: Says “this is fun” in a completely deadpan manner, and obsesses over Stephen King tropes instead of critically enjoying the movie.
* TooKinkyToTorture: He loves Stephen King movies because the tropes bring him pain.
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[[folder:Black Willy Wonka]]
!!Black Willy Wonka
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* AffablyEvil: He makes no promises to not destroy anything, and suggests to caramelize Hyper's insides, all with a laidback smile.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Analyst Two is really Black Willy Wonka. He set out to make the horrible Dr. Seuss movies to make sure people remember the books, and will appreciate how great they really are now that they're contrasted against the adaptations.]] Though given that we later find out he likes to just be a dick for no reason and make up excuses after the fact, this might not be true.
* BookDumb: He's cunning, manipulative and has fourth wall powers, but thinks a passage from ''A Midsummer's Night's Dream” is rap lyrics.
* TheChessmaster: He made the Seuss films purposely terrible and dated, assuming everyone would hate them (despite the review of ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' having the moral be "you can like it if you want to") so they would appreciate the books more.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: Killing "the man who had got what he always wanted" and stealing all his belongings implies that the guy he killed was the original Willy Wonka.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: He is initially presented as the mastermind of ''The Matrix'' films at the end of the ''Reloaded'' review, but admits he was just working under orders from someone else.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: According to Doug he's married to Analyst 1 and does actually love him.
* EvilFeelsGood: He created all the bullshit around Ghostbusters because "being a trolling asshole is fun".
* FourthWallObserver: In "Spider-Man: Old vs New", he calls himself a "popular holdover from the last review", and in ''Matrix Reloaded'' he takes the place of Doug as a "creator" Critic talks to. Also in the 2015 DVD, he {{mind rape}}s Critic to get him to do what the audience wants.
* HairTriggerTemper: In the {{tranquil fury}} sense. He'll caramelize anyone who disagrees with his views.
* MagicalNegro: Played with a little because his DissonantSerenity is meant to be creepy, but his whole purpose is to make things go the way Critic wants them to and stroke his ego.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Played for laughs in Critic's review of his home movies, as he quite literally decides he should have MindRape powers.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: They had only just met for five minutes and he ends the ''Lorax'' review giving an uncomfortable Critic a big hug. As he'd also just told him he'd killed a man, this is most likely just to freak him out.
* OnlySaneMan: If only Critic had listened to his initial suggestion of just unfriending Hyper when she's trying to guilt him into being with her. Of course the second suggestion, liquefying her insides, isn't exactly ''sane'', but Critic ends up wanting to do that more than once.
* ScaryBlackMan: In a SoftSpokenSadist "acts like he's on your side but probably isn't" kinda way.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He speaks in a quiet, lilting voice, even as he casually admits to stuff like killing a man and stealing all his possessions and caramelize anyone who disagree with his views.
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[[folder:Barack Obama]]
!!UsefulNotes/BarackObama
* TheComicallySerious: Every time he appears, he delivers funny lines in a completely deadpan manner.
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[[folder:Cliff]]
!!Cliff
* CreepyChild: Unlike his nicer but traumatized sister(s), he gets excited about animals being hurt and has a concerning fascination with naked Barbies, though this has been downplayed from the ''Film/{{Monkeybone}}'' review onwards.
* KidAnova: In a creepy way, as his 'playing' with a Barbie in ''Conquest Of The Commercials'' doesn't bode well for how he'll treat human girls.
* MommasBoy: In ''Film/LadyInTheWater'', Aunt Despair is wrecked as ever and falls over, but he's still glad it's better than nothing.
* NoNameGiven: Up until ''Hulk'' where it's revealed his name is Cliff.
* SecurityBlanket: When Aunt Despair is pathetically reading him a bedtime story, he clings to a [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Waddles]] plushie.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: His sadism and harassment of the aforementioned Barbie were concerning enough, but assuming he's her only brother, ''Old Vs New Evil Dead'' suggests he once ''buried Hyper alive.''
* UsedToBeASweetKid: It's only when his parents start scaring him more often does he go into enjoying animals being abused and being disturbing with Barbie dolls.
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[[folder:Carrotjuice]]
!!Carrotjuice
* CompositeCharacter: He's a mashup of the White Rabbit (Or in this case, Black Rabbit) and Beetlejuice.
* EasterBunny: Is revealed to be this in "Hop".
* NoodleIncident: He got Malice sent to a mental institution, leading her to want to capture him to prove she isn't crazy.
* RascallyRabbit: His debut episode has him steal Critic's old home movies hard drive as his Establishing Character Moment. He also says "Wa-hey!" and zips around.
* SadClown: Is this in "Alice Through the Looking Glass".
* {{Troll}}: Likes to mess with Critic for kicks.
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[[folder:D-Bag]]
!!D-Bag
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* TheAntichrist: By the end of the ''Film/IllBeHomeForChristmas'' review, it is revealed that D-Bag was [[spoiler:the Devil's nephew.]]
* HateSink: Deconstructed. He's so easy to hate, and actually ''begs'' people to hate him, but Critic finds it so pointless to hate him because it takes more effort to be kind and find ways to ''relate'' to someone else.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: On the way to the Critic's place, he comes across a little kid who pours his heart out to D-Bag about how he could not go home for the holidays and be with his family. In reaction, D-Bag then burned the boy's house down just 'cause.
** Somewhat deconstructed in that he deliberately wants people to hate him, but the Critic finds that far too easy to do and that his attitude isn't worth it.
* {{Sadist}}: By every meaning of the word.
* StrawmanPolitical: Subverted in that he says nothing political while being evil, but from the way Critic treats him it's clear he's meant to be to a Trump supporter stand-in.
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[[folder:Bill]]
!!Bill
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* {{Asexuality}}: Doug and Rob joke on the [=ReLife=] Project livestream that Bill is asexual.
* NiceGuy: Every character he interacts with loves him and praises how nice he is. In "Flinstones: Viva Rock Vegas'', Critic says he's the only Bill he knows who isn't a cheater or a rapist.
* ParodySue: Let's see: He gets introduced without us knowing who he is, gets along with everyone due to him being a super nice person, can solve Hyper's and Devil Boner's relationship issues via convenient cuople therapy skills, [[NoodleIncident was briefly the king of Iceland,]] and dresses in an over the top colorful fashion, similar how most [[MarySue Mary Sues]] are designed. He fits the [[{{Pun}} bill.]]
* RememberTheNewGuy: He's created to mock this trope, appearing for the first time as the Critic asks him why movies don't introduce new characters and just assume viewers know them, though Critic insists he's always been there. He also turns out to be Benny's brother.
* RummageSaleReject: His costume is best described as throwing whichever props were available on Malcolm and see which one sticks.
* TheShrink: He works in therapy and is the only one who can handle Hyper Boner's crazy.
* TalkingWithSigns: He does this at one point to give away subject of the next review.
* TeamDad: He helps Hyper Boner's relationship, is the daddy in Harley's Daddy Little Monster shirt, and Critic freaks out because without Bill nobody will look after him.
* TheVoiceless: He communicates entirely in hums of varying pitch and tone.
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