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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Including FrickinLaserBeams and a SelfDestructMechanism.
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Based on the annoying jester from ''Ultima VI'' mixed with the voices of forum trolls (similar to Douchey Mcnitpick of ''TheNostalgiaCritic''), debuted in the review of that game.

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Based on the annoying jester from ''Ultima VI'' mixed with the voices of forum trolls (similar to Douchey Mcnitpick of ''TheNostalgiaCritic''), Mcnitpick), debuted in the review of that game.
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!!Fucking Chuckles

Based on the annoying jester from ''Ultima VI'' mixed with the voices of forum trolls (similar to Douchey Mcnitpick of ''TheNostalgiaCritic''), debuted in the review of that game.

* MonsterClown
* StrawFan
* VillainTeamUp: Allies with the Gate Cleaner after Spoony defeats him in the ''Ultima VI'' review.
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** But that doesn't even compare with his latest bit of cruelty. He [[spoiler:[[BeyondTheImpossible fixed a]] [[SoBadItsHorrible Atari Jaguar CD]] so [[HeroBall Spoony]] could [[FateWorseThanDeath play it]]!]]
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* MrFixit: He managed to get an AtariJaguar CD working (for just long enough for Spoony to record footage off it before it broke down again), a feat which even TheAngryVideoGameNerd and his own technical genius friend had failed at.
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The ''original'' Spoony One, killed by Squall Leonhart on Doctor Insano's orders and later brought back as a [[GreenLantern Black Lantern]] as a side-effect of the BlackestNight. Briefly served as a pawn for [[Characters/AtopTheFourthWall Mechakara]]. This undead monstrosity now seeks to destroy his clone and take his show back.

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The ''original'' Spoony One, killed by Squall Leonhart on Doctor Insano's orders and later brought back as a [[GreenLantern Black Lantern]] as a side-effect of the BlackestNight. Briefly served as a pawn for [[Characters/AtopTheFourthWall Mechakara]]. This undead monstrosity now seeks to destroy his clone and take his show back.
back [[spoiler:going so far as to turn Tidus into a Black Lantern in order to do so]].
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* ShoutOut: Burton often gets to take on a role related to Spoony's current review.
** In his review of the ''DemolitionMan'' video game, he's the machine that spits out fine notices for swearing.
** In his ''Robowar'' review, he reappears at the end with the same StylisticSuck point-of-view shot and 'greasy, greasy' monologue as the enemy from that film.
* In ''Phantasmagoria2'' he takes on the equivalent role of Curtis' rat Blob.
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!!Neutro

Dr. Insano's HumongousMecha. Actually the product of a short-lived SilverAge comic book reviewed by Linkara on ''AtopTheFourthWall'' (the plot being that the giant robot could be controlled by MadScientists, and Insano of course is one). Although destroyed by Linkara with his magic gun in his first appearance, Neutro has been referred to several times since then.

* EvilCounterpart: Cited as Insano's equivalent of Spoony's Burton in the ''FerrisBuellersDayOff'' review.
* HypocriticalHumour: When Spoony is ranting about how he hates characters with spiral eyes and giant robots from ''FinalFantasyX'', Insano drops in to ask him if he remembers where he parked Neutro.
* SequelDifficultySpike: Inverted, "Neutro 2.0" from the ''Blackest Night'' crossover review goes down easily.
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* ADayInTheLimelight - As an AprilFoolsDay gag, he took over the show as "The Insano Experiment" on April 1st 2010 to deliver an AlternateCharacterInterpretation review of ''FerrisBuellersDayOff''.
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* CatchPhrase: "[[ForScience SCIENCE!]]"

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* CatchPhrase: "With SCIENCE of course!" Sometimes contracted to just "[[ForScience SCIENCE!]]"SCIENCE!]]" as a BattleCry or ChewbaccaDefense.
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A ''(barely)'' exaggerated version of the Psychlo villain from ''[[{{Film/BattlefieldEarth}} Battlefield Earth]]'' played by Spoony. Originally just a one-off role in the Nostalgia Critic's review of that film, he proved popular enough to return in Spoony's review of the ''WingCommander'' film.

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A ''(barely)'' [[strike:barely]] not at all exaggerated version of the Psychlo villain from ''[[{{Film/BattlefieldEarth}} Battlefield Earth]]'' played by Spoony. Originally just a one-off role in the Nostalgia Critic's review of that film, he proved popular enough to return in Spoony's review of the ''WingCommander'' film.
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** This hasn't dissuaded Chad Rocco of "Familiar Faces" from coming up with a [[http://facesfamiliar.blogspot.com/2010/08/familiar-faces-dr-insano.html a perfectly coherent explanation.]]

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** This hasn't dissuaded [[ChannelAwesome Chad Rocco of "Familiar Faces" from Rocco]] coming up with a [[http://facesfamiliar.blogspot.com/2010/08/familiar-faces-dr-insano.html a perfectly coherent explanation.]]
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A fuzzy pink orb-shaped freak of nature created by Doctor Insano from his own spooge.

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A fuzzy pink orb-shaped freak of nature created by Doctor Insano from his own spooge.
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** This hasn't dissuaded Chad Rocco of "Familiar Faces" from coming up with a [[http://facesfamiliar.blogspot.com/2010/08/familiar-faces-dr-insano.html a perfectly coherent explanation.]]
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Orignally created for a MS3TK type series that never came to pass, Burton is Spoony's robot. He basically just sits in the background of most reviews. Despite this, he's mentioned in the opening credits.

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Orignally created for a MS3TK MysteryScienceTheater3000 type series that never came to pass, Burton is Spoony's robot. He basically just sits in the background of most reviews. Despite this, he's mentioned in the opening credits.
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* WaxingLyrical: "If you wanna be my lover, you've gotta get with my friends! Make it last forever, friendship never ends, Hoke Hogan!"

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* WaxingLyrical: "If you wanna be my lover, you've gotta get with my friends! Make it last forever, friendship never ends, Hoke Hogan!""IF YOU WANNA BE MY LOVER, YOU'VE GOTTA GET WITH MY FRIENDS! MAKE IT LAST FOREVER, FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS, HOKE HOGAN!"
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* WaxingLyrical: "If you wanna be my lover, you've gotta get with my friends! Make it last forever, friendship never ends, Hoke Hogan!"
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** DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Both Linkara and the Critic have been known to call him things like "You insane bastard!"

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'''Burton the Robot'''

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'''Burton !!Burton the Robot'''
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'''Dr. Insano'''

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'''Dr. Insano'''
!!Dr. Insano



'''Black Lantern Spoony'''

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'''Black !!Black Lantern Spoony'''
Spoony



'''The Gate Cleaner'''

Supposedly the nephew of the Gate Keeper character from the ''Nightmare / Atmosfear'' VHS board game. In reality a parody of him played by an unshaven, hooded Spoony. We have also seen ''The Bee Keeper'' (played by Linkara) and ''The Gate Keither'' (Bandit Keith from ''YugiohTheAbridgedSeries'', voiced by LittleKuriboh).

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'''The !!The Gate Cleaner'''

Cleaner

Supposedly the nephew of the Gate Keeper character from the ''Nightmare / Atmosfear'' VHS board game. In reality a parody of him played by an unshaven, hooded Spoony. We have also seen ''The Bee Keeper'' (played by Linkara) and ''The Gate Keither'' (Bandit Keith from ''YugiohTheAbridgedSeries'', ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}}'', voiced by LittleKuriboh).



'''Son of Insano'''

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'''Son !!Son of Insano'''
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'''Spencer D. Bum'''

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'''Spencer !!Spencer D. Bum'''
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'''Terl'''

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'''Terl'''
!!Terl



* OneSceneWonder: Appears fairly briefly in the Nostalgia Critic's ''Battlefield Earth'' review.



'''The Ultimate Spoony'''

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'''The !!The Ultimate Spoony'''
Spoony



'''Miles Antwiler'''

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'''Miles Antwiler'''
!!Miles Antwiler



* AsDifferentAsNightAndDay: One's a HotBlooded, snarky comedian, the other is a TheStoic, calm and responsible and works for the state, together they...occasionally review movies together.



* DifferentAsNightAndDay: One's a HotBlooded, snarky comedian, the other is a TheStoic, calm and responsible and works for the state, together they...occasionally review movies together.



'''Scarlett'''

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'''Scarlett'''
!!Scarlett
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* AsDifferentAsDayAndNight: One's a HotBlooded, snarky comedian, the other is a TheStoic, calm and responsible and works for the state, together they...occasionally review movies together.

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* AsDifferentAsDayAndNight: AsDifferentAsNightAndDay: One's a HotBlooded, snarky comedian, the other is a TheStoic, calm and responsible and works for the state, together they...occasionally review movies together.
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** He's killed thousands with an army of robotic suicide squirrels.
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** DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Both Linkara and TheNostalgiaCritic have been known to call him things like "You insane bastard!"

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** DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Both Linkara and TheNostalgiaCritic the Critic have been known to call him things like "You insane bastard!"

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* AsDifferentAsDayAndNight: One's a HotBlooded, snarky comedian, the other is a TheStoic, calm and responsible and works for the state, together they...occasionally review movies together.
* [[CopBoyfriend Cop Brother]]
* EstrogenBrigadeBait: It is said.
* FairCop: He's an actual police officer.




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* DoubleEntendre: Pretty much everything she tweets.


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* HollywoodHomely[=/=]HollywoodPudgy: Not a good combination on the den of {{Troll}}s that is the Spoony Experiment.
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* GoKartingWithBowser: One week, he tries to viciously murder Spoony. The next, he's hanging out on Spoony's couch riffing on kung fu exploitation flicks.

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* GoKartingWithBowser: One week, he tries to viciously murder Spoony. The next, he's hanging out on Spoony's couch riffing on kung fu exploitation flicks. Apparently they live together, but Spoony has made Insano promise to stop trying to kill people, "especially me!"
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* CardCarryingVillain: Come on, his name is ''Doctor Insano''! [[{{Lampshading}} "Honestly, what part of the name 'Dr. Insano' don't you people understand?!"]]

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* CardCarryingVillain: Come on, his name is ''Doctor Insano''! [[{{Lampshading}} "Honestly, what part of what is it about the name 'Dr. 'Doctor Insano' don't that eludes you people understand?!"]]people?!"]]

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'''The Gate Cleaner'''

Supposedly the nephew of the Gate Keeper character from the ''Nightmare / Atmosfear'' VHS board game. In reality a parody of him played by an unshaven, hooded Spoony. We have also seen ''The Bee Keeper'' (played by Linkara) and ''The Gate Keither'' (Bandit Keith from ''YugiohTheAbridgedSeries'', voiced by LittleKuriboh).

* ItIsPronouncedTropay: The 'blagole' (black hole)
* {{Nephewism}}



'''Spencer D. Bum'''

Spoony's version of Doug Walker's Chester A. Bum character, brought in for bum-related jokes. Proved unpopular, so now only appears in jokes ''about'' him being unpopular.

* CaptainErsatz
* TheScrappy
* [[{{ptitleg1l7fm3v}} Take That Scrappy!]]



* CatchPhrase: "While you were still learning to ''spell'' your ''naaaaame!''"

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* CatchPhrase: "While you were still learning to ''spell'' your ''naaaaame!''"''naaaaame...!''"



* VerbalTic: Ends random sentences with ''HOAK HOGAN!''

'''Spencer D. Bum'''

Spoony's version of Doug Walker's Chester A. Bum character, brought in for bum-related jokes. Proved unpopular, so now only appears in jokes ''about'' him being unpopular.

* CaptainErsatz
* TheScrappy

'''The Gate Cleaner'''

Supposedly the nephew of the Gate Keeper character from the ''Nightmare / Atmosfear'' VHS board game. In reality a parody of him played by an unshaven, hooded Spoony. We have also seen ''The Bee Keeper'' (played by Linkara) and ''The Gate Keither'' (Bandit Keith from ''YugiohTheAbridgedSeries'', voiced by LittleKuriboh).

* ItIsPronouncedTropay: The 'blagole' (black hole)
* {{Nephewism}}

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* VerbalTic: Ends random sentences with ''HOAK HOGAN!''

'''Spencer D. Bum'''

Spoony's version of Doug Walker's Chester A. Bum character, brought in for bum-related jokes. Proved unpopular, so now only appears in jokes ''about'' him being unpopular.

* CaptainErsatz
* TheScrappy

'''The Gate Cleaner'''

Supposedly the nephew of the Gate Keeper character from the ''Nightmare / Atmosfear'' VHS board game. In reality a parody of him played by an unshaven, hooded Spoony. We have also seen ''The Bee Keeper'' (played by Linkara) and ''The Gate Keither'' (Bandit Keith from ''YugiohTheAbridgedSeries'', voiced by LittleKuriboh).

* ItIsPronouncedTropay: The 'blagole' (black hole)
* {{Nephewism}}
''"HOAK HOGAN!"'', HOAK HOGAN!
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'''Spencer D. Bum'''

Spoony's version of Doug Walker's Chester A. Bum character, brought in for bum-related jokes. Proved unpopular, so now only appears in jokes ''about'' him being unpopular.

* CaptainErsatz
* TheScrappy

'''The Gate Cleaner'''

Supposedly the nephew of the Gate Keeper character from the ''Nightmare / Atmosfear'' VHS board game. In reality a parody of him played by an unshaven, hooded Spoony. We have also seen ''The Bee Keeper'' (played by Linkara) and ''The Gate Keither'' (Bandit Keith from ''YugiohTheAbridgedSeries'', voiced by LittleKuriboh).

* ItIsPronouncedTropay: The 'blagole' (black hole)
* {{Nephewism}}
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* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Spoony's red.
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'''Burton
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Orignally created for a MS3TK type series that never came
to start pass, Burton is Spoony's robot. He basically just sits in the background of most reviews. Despite this, he's mentioned in the opening credits.

* TheArtifact
* RobotBuddy
* TheVoiceless

'''Dr. Insano'''

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[[caption-width-right:234:SCIENCE!]]

A recurring character in both TheSpoonyExperiment and Atop the Fourth Wall, Dr. Insano is a mad scientist bent on world domination, and the current(?) President of the United States. He's also Linkara's archenemy.

* BewareTheSillyOnes - Though played for laughs, Insano does have moments where he's actually able to be a legitimate menace, such as discovering the Anti-Comic Equation (Warrior #1), taking control of Neutro (the titular robotic weapon sought after by dozens of mad scientists in the comic Linkara reviewed), and [[spoiler:hiring Squall to kill Spoony]].
** [[spoiler: Also takes revenge on Mechakara by saving him from Linkara's BFG...only to torture him to death in retaliation for making him get a haircut.]]
* BigBad
* CardCarryingVillain: Come on, his name is ''Doctor Insano''! [[{{Lampshading}} "Honestly, what part of the name 'Dr. Insano' don't you people understand?!"]]
** DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Both Linkara and TheNostalgiaCritic have been known to call him things like "You insane bastard!"
* CatchPhrase: "[[ForScience SCIENCE!]]"
* ContinuitySnarl / NegativeContinuity: "There is no continuity, there is only Insano." as Spoony put it in a commentary.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: See PresidentEvil below.
* EnsembleDarkhorse
* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler:Attempted to kill Spoony, despite the fact that it basically means killing himself]] in a parody of [[FinalFantasyVIII Ultimecia's]] plot.
* [[ForScience For SCIENCE!!]]
* GigglingVillain
* GogglesDoNothing: Although he claims that they protect him from his patented Neuralizer.
* GoKartingWithBowser: One week, he tries to viciously murder Spoony. The next, he's hanging out on Spoony's couch riffing on kung fu exploitation flicks.
* LargeHam: a ham of the cartoonishly villainous kind.
* MadScientist: Possibly the MostTriumphantExample.
* MultipleChoicePast: Is Dr. Insano an incarnation of Spoony trapped in a StableTimeLoop? Is he a high school loser named "Alfonse Plumbottom" who had an unrequited crush on Spoony? Was he one of the horny and nerdy Schlumper brothers who, after being rejected by his high school crush, turned to mad science in the hopes that he could create a artificial girlfriend? Was he a woman (or possibly a robot) until Linkara punched a hole in the fabric of the multiverse? Was he a split personality of Spoony? WordOfGod is that "the origins of Dr. Insano are shrouded in mystery". Also keep in mind that the RuleOfFunny applies here. "It's kind of cute how people are trying to come up with some kind of continuity for all this. There's no continuity, there's only Insano."
** To add to the confusion, [[spoiler: if Kickassia has proven Insano to be an evil split personality, is he the evil version of the original Spoony (who is now a Black Lantern) or the clone Spoony?]]
* NotSoHarmless: A couple of examples: when he sends Squall to kill Spoony at the end of the ''Final Fantasy VIII'' review and when he gets his revenge on Mechakara in ''AtopTheFourthWall''.
* PresidentEvil: Inspired by [[FinalFantasyVIII Edea]] and [[{{Superman}} Lex Luthor]]. His running mate was Fu Manchu.
* TrulySingleParent: To [[strike:a pink kooshball]] an odd, pink, orb-shaped "son" named [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Son of Insano]].
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Implied a few times (see his breakdown at the end of Spoony's Street Fighter 2010 review), but played for laughs.
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[[folder:Minor Characters]]
'''Black Lantern Spoony'''

The ''original'' Spoony One, killed by Squall Leonhart on Doctor Insano's orders and later brought back as a [[GreenLantern Black Lantern]] as a side-effect of the BlackestNight. Briefly served as a pawn for [[Characters/AtopTheFourthWall Mechakara]]. This undead monstrosity now seeks to destroy his clone and take his show back.

* HostileShowTakeover: Impending.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Falls under Type R--Revenant.
* TheUndead

'''Son of Insano'''

A fuzzy pink orb-shaped freak of nature created by Doctor Insano from his own spooge.

* PetTheDog: Ostensibly serves
this new page. purpose for Insano.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter

'''Terl'''

A ''(barely)'' exaggerated version of the Psychlo villain from ''[[{{Film/BattlefieldEarth}} Battlefield Earth]]'' played by Spoony. Originally just a one-off role in the Nostalgia Critic's review of that film, he proved popular enough to return in Spoony's review of the ''WingCommander'' film.

* BeyondTheImpossible: Spoony manages to out-ham JohnTravolta.
* {{Camp}}
* CatchPhrase: "While you were still learning to ''spell'' your ''naaaaame!''"
* CloningBlues: After dying in his first appearance, he was cloned back to life for his second.
* {{Fartillery}}: According to him the only reason the incompetent Psychlos are such feared warriors is that they fart nuclear bombs out of their anuses.
* AGodAmI: His "ability" to instinctively know the height above sea level of different locations makes him one, in his opinion.
* LargeHam
* {{Portmanteau}}: The cloned Terl calls himself a "Psychlone", which only confuses Spoony as he hears it as 'cyclone'.
* StylisticSuck: Mocking ''BattlefieldEarth''`s use of a tilted camera, Terl is always filmed on an absurd tilt as well.
** His third appearance takes this even further - Terl is tilted ''in the opposite direction'' to the chroma-keyed backdrop behind him.
* TedBaxter / MilesGloriosus: He makes out that he and all other Psychlos are an advanced alien race...until the Critic gets him to admit to his {{Fartillery}} strategy.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Has the "godly" ability to instinctively know the height above sea level of different locations.

'''The Ultimate Spoony'''

A parody of [[ProfessionalWrestling Professional Wrestler]] the Ultimate Warrior, played by Spoony, who shows up in Linkara and Spoony's joint reviews of his [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs bizarre]] and [[SoBadItsHorrible horrible]] tie-in comic, and occasionally in Spoony's other reviews.

* ArchEnemy: [[strike:Hulk Hogan]] HOAK HOGAN! Who is [[TalkingToHimself also portrayed by Spoony]].
* HavingAGayOldTime / InnocentInnuendo: His use of the word "foke" (supposed to be a TotallyRadical way of saying "focus", but sounds like something quite different, IfYouKnowWhatIMean)
* MemeticMutation: Makes use of it in his ramblings. "''[[MetalGearSolid I need scissors! SIXTY-ONE!]]''"
* NoIndoorVoice
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: "SKRONK!"
* TalkativeLoon
* VerbalTic: Ends random sentences with ''HOAK HOGAN!''
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[[folder:Real People]]
'''Miles Antwiler'''
Noah Antwiler's real-life brother. Miles occasionally joins Spoony out-of-character for his v-logs to provide a counterpoint for his reviews.

'''Scarlett'''

Spoony's girlfriend, webmistress, forum admin, and "fan-boy dominatrix". Scarlett receives sundry shout-outs on Noah's blog and v-logs, and maintains her own review blog [[http://scarlettopia.com/ here]].

* CosplayOtakuGirl: She likes wearing nurse outfits.
* FieryRedhead
* HotAmazon: She's apparently around six foot.
* NerdsAreSexy
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