History Creator / AchievementHunter

On September 2023, Achievement Hunter will dissolve but the YouTube channel will remain as an archive channel.

* {{Squad Nickname}}s: They've formed so many duos, trios, and teams that [[TheWikiRule The Rooster Teeth Wiki]] has an article [[http://roosterteeth.wikia.com/wiki/Achievement_Hunter_Teams just for covering team names.]] The most recurring set of squads are divided based on older and younger: Team Gents (Geoff, Jack, Ryan) versus Team Lads (Ray, Gavin, Michael). Since their debut in the "Capture the Tower" episode of ''Let's Play Minecraft'' it's become a standard to play team challenges this way.

** Michael, Alfredo, Trevor, and Joe played ''VideoGame/Diablo4'' for 14 hours.

** Michael also played the ''VideoGame/DeadSpaceRemake'' played in its entirety for 18 hours with Alfredo on commentary and jumping in if necessary.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Invoked at one point in their ''VideoGame/{{Mari0}}'' Let's Play. After Gavin has been trolling with portals for a long time and [[LaserGuidedKarma been done in by his own portals a few times]], Michael asks him whether he has been taking anything. [[spoiler:He hasn't.]]

** Also, among the main six guys' Gamertags (most prominently seen in ''Minecraft'', though also applies to other Xbox games), we have [=BM Vagabond=] (Ryan), [=BrownMan=], and [=FluttershySucks=] (both Ray), which are drastically different than the other four guys' more normal gamertags. At the very least, the other four guys have their own names somewhere in their gamertags - [=DG=]''Geoff'', ''[=JackP=]'', ''[=MJones=]'' (formerly MLP ''Michael''), and ''Gavin''o''Free''.

** As of Update 12, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsKDtf72u-0 Tower of Pimps]] is hidden in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}: Xbox 360 Edition'''s tutorial map. Amazing considering that the Tower of Pimps began as nothing more than one of Gavin's methods of trolling, and even more amazing considering that he was ''drunk'' when he made it.

* StupidStatementDanceMix: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x-M3NlpbkM Yeah, so we could really do anything.]]

** The ''VideoGame/Halo5'' LASO series starts at an hour and half, with each episode gradually becoming longer, with the most recent episode clocking in at nearly 4 hours.

* ''Post Team Does Stuff'', a weekly Thursday stream featuring [[ADayInTheLimelight the AH post-production and support crew]] where they play games and other things.

** Gavin takes the cake in the second episode of ''Let's Play Minecraft''. He's mentioned himself that editing the Let's Play afterward was painful to listen to. On the other hand, at the very least Gavin managed to steal gold then stack four blocks of it and declare "I've made the Tower of Pimps, everyone gather around and worship me" in his drunken buffoonery ([[ItWillNeverCatchOn even though they thought the idea was stupid initially)]].

* BewareTheSillyOnes: When Gavin gets his shit together for games, you had better run. Doubles as CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass. This is perfectly demonstrated in almost all of his ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreed'' multiplayer showings.

As of 2023, the current main cast members are: Jack Pattillo, Creator/GavinFree, Creator/MichaelJones, Lindsay Jones, Trevor Collins, Alfredo Diaz, Ky Cooke, [=BlackKrystel=], and Joe Lee. Matt Bragg currently appears on a part-time basis after his position was dissolved. Achievement Hunter's Post Team have also made regular appearances in content and have their own streaming slot ''Post Team Does Stuff''. Kerry Shawcross and Ify Nwadiwe are occasional guests.

Along with Pattillo, the other main cast members of this group are Creator/GavinFree, Creator/MichaelJones, Lindsay Jones, Trevor Collins, Alfredo Diaz, Ky Cooke, [=BlackKrystel=], and Joe Lee. Ray Narvaez, Jr., Geoff Ramsey, Ryan Haywood, Fiona Nova, Jeremy Dooley, and Matt Bragg were also part of the main cast; Narvaez left Rooster Teeth in April 2015 to focus on an independent livestreaming career (Dooley officially took his spot in October the same year), Ramsey was promoted to executive creative director of Rooster Teeth in September 2019, Haywood departed RT in October 2020 after allegations of misconduct led the company to part ways with him, Dooley moved back to his home state with his partner during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic and decided to remain there (but will continue to make recurring appearances remotely with occasional visits to Austin), Nova left after two years to work for the revived Creator/{{G4}}, and Bragg had his role dissolved in October 2022 but still continues to appear in content as a part-time contributor. Kerry Shawcross of the same overall company is also a frequent collaborator with the group.[[note]]Caleb Denecour transferred to Rooster Teeth's marketing division before leaving the company entirely for other pastures, while Mica Burton and Kdin Jenzen transferred over to ''The Know''. Due to unfortunate budget cuts by RT's parent company, Andy Blanchard was the only AH employee who was sadly let go.[[/note]]

** TheChick: Jack. Usually a calming influence on his teammates, and tends to play as a female character.

** Team Gents also forms this in a more traditional fashion, with [[TheHyena Geoff]] as the [[TheMcCoy Id]], [[EvilGenius Ryan]] as the [[TheSpock Superego]], and [[TheChick Jack]] as the [[TheKirk Ego]].

* TheMovie: Let's Play Live, a documentary about both the regular AH Let's Plays and the event [[NamesTheSame "Let's Play Live"]], where they [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin did several live Let's Plays]].

* ExtraLongEpisode: ''LetsPlay/UnoInfinite'', the sequel to ''Uno: The Movie'', clocks in at '''37.5 hours''', with everyone in AH rotating in shifts, plus a guest appearance by Armando from Funhaus.

** Referring to Alfredo and Trevor as twins, due to the fact that they look eerily alike aside from a difference in skintone. The two of them have played into this, having once swapped shirts and seats during an episode of ''Off Topic'' and nobody mentioned it.

** Subverted. It looked unlikely that the ''VideoGame/MarioParty 8'' playthrough would be finished--and, indeed, ''AHWU'' #259 announced it had been canceled due to Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s constant flip-flopping on Let's Plays--but then they finished ''8'' and released ''9'' and ''10'' videos as well.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRnI5GAy1Ck&t=40m When playing Bowser Land]] on ''Mario Party 2'', the board's winner came down to whether [=ProZD=] or Michael's team won the final minigame, the 1 vs. 3 "Look Away". [[spoiler:[=ProZD=] manages to beat Michael's team easily due to them facing leftwards twice in a row, giving [=ProZD=] the board win via robbing Michael of the Minigame Star. Michael, usually TheAce when playing ''Mario Party'', ends up in third.]]

** The longest non-livestream Let's Play as of 2021 is the ''four and a half hour'' long 50-turn Let's Play of ''VideoGame/MarioParty 6''. The slightly shorter 50-turn Let's Plays of ''Mario Party 8'' and ''Mario Party 5'' were roughly three hours and 50 minutes while the one of ''Mario Party 4'' is four hours.

Along with Pattillo, the other main cast members of this group are Creator/GavinFree, Creator/MichaelJones, Lindsay Jones, Trevor Collins, Alfredo Diaz, Ky Cooke, [=BlackKrystel=], and Joe Lee. Ray Narvaez, Jr., Geoff Ramsey, Ryan Haywood, Fiona Nova, Jeremy Dooley, and Matt Bragg were also part of the main cast; Narvaez left Rooster Teeth in April 2015 to focus on an independent livestreaming career (Dooley officially took his spot in October the same year), Ramsey was promoted to executive creative director of Rooster Teeth in September 2019, Haywood departed RT in October 2020 after allegations of misconduct led the company to part ways with him, Dooley moved back to his home state with his partner during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic and decided to remain there (but will continue to make recurring appearances remotely with occasional visits to Austin), Nova left after two years to work for the revived Creator/{{G4}}, and in 2022 Bragg had his role dissolved but still continues to appears in content as a part time contributor. Kerry Shawcross of the same overall company is also a frequent collaborator with the group.[[note]]Caleb Denecour transferred to Rooster Teeth's marketing division before leaving the company entirely for other pastures, while Mica Burton and Kdin Jenzen transferred over to ''The Know''. Due to unfortunate budget cuts by RT's parent company, Andy Blanchard was the only AH employee who was sadly let go.[[/note]]

Along with Pattillo, the other main cast members of this group are Creator/GavinFree, Creator/MichaelJones, Lindsay Jones, Trevor Collins, Alfredo Diaz, Ky Cooke, [=BlackKrystel=], and Joe Lee. Ray Narvaez, Jr., Geoff Ramsey, Ryan Haywood, Fiona Nova, Jeremy Dooley, and Matt Bragg were also part of the main cast; Narvaez left Rooster Teeth in April 2015 to focus on an independent livestreaming career (Dooley officially took his spot in October the same year), Ramsey was promoted to executive creative director of Rooster Teeth in September 2019, Haywood departed RT in October 2020 after allegations of misconduct led the company to part ways with him, Dooley moved back to his home state with his partner during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic and decided to remain there (but will continue to make recurring appearances remotely with occasional visits to Austin), Nova left after two years to work for the revived Creator/{{G4}}, and in 2022 Bragg had his role dissolved but still continued in a part time role. Kerry Shawcross of the same overall company is also a frequent collaborator with the group.[[note]]Caleb Denecour transferred to Rooster Teeth's marketing division before leaving the company entirely for other pastures, while Mica Burton and Kdin Jenzen transferred over to ''The Know''. Due to unfortunate budget cuts by RT's parent company, Andy Blanchard was the only AH employee who was sadly let go.[[/note]]

Along with Pattillo, the other main cast members of this group are Creator/GavinFree, Creator/MichaelJones, Lindsay Jones, Trevor Collins, Alfredo Diaz, Ky Cooke, [=BlackKrystel=], and Joe Lee. Ray Narvaez, Jr., Geoff Ramsey, Ryan Haywood, Fiona Nova, Jeremy Dooley, and Matt Bragg were also part of the main cast; Narvaez left Rooster Teeth in April 2015 to focus on an independent livestreaming career (Dooley officially took his spot in October the same year), Ramsey was promoted to executive creative director of Rooster Teeth in September 2019, Haywood departed RT in October 2020 after allegations of misconduct led the company to part ways with him, Dooley moved back to his home state with his partner during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic and decided to remain there (but will continue to make recurring appearances remotely with occasional visits to Austin), and Nova left after two years to work for the revived Creator/{{G4}} and in 2022 Bragg had his role dissolved but still continued in a part time role. Kerry Shawcross of the same overall company is also a frequent collaborator with the group.[[note]]Caleb Denecour transferred to Rooster Teeth's marketing division before leaving the company entirely for other pastures, while Mica Burton and Kdin Jenzen transferred over to ''The Know''. Due to unfortunate budget cuts by RT's parent company, Andy Blanchard was the only AH employee who was sadly let go.[[/note]]

Along with Pattillo, the other main cast members of this group are Creator/GavinFree, Creator/MichaelJones, Lindsay Jones, Matt Bragg, Trevor Collins, Alfredo Diaz, Ky Cooke, [=BlackKrystel=], and Joe Lee. Ray Narvaez, Jr., Geoff Ramsey, Ryan Haywood, Fiona Nova, and Jeremy Dooley were also part of the main cast; Narvaez left Rooster Teeth in April 2015 to focus on an independent livestreaming career (Dooley officially took his spot in October the same year), Ramsey was promoted to executive creative director of Rooster Teeth in September 2019, Haywood departed RT in October 2020 after allegations of misconduct led the company to part ways with him, Dooley moved back to his home state with his partner during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic and decided to remain there (but will continue to make recurring appearances remotely with occasional visits to Austin), and Nova left after two years to work for the revived Creator/{{G4}} and in 2022 Bragg had his role dissolved but still continued in a part time role. Kerry Shawcross of the same overall company is also a frequent collaborator with the group.[[note]]Caleb Denecour transferred to Rooster Teeth's marketing division before leaving the company entirely for other pastures, while Mica Burton and Kdin Jenzen transferred over to ''The Know''. Due to unfortunate budget cuts by RT's parent company, Andy Blanchard was the only AH employee who was sadly let go.[[/note]]

Along with Pattillo, the other main cast members of this group are Creator/GavinFree, Creator/MichaelJones, Lindsay Jones, Matt Bragg, Trevor Collins, Alfredo Diaz, Ky Cooke, [=BlackKrystel=], and Joe Lee. Ray Narvaez, Jr., Geoff Ramsey, Ryan Haywood, Fiona Nova, and Jeremy Dooley were also part of the main cast; Narvaez left Rooster Teeth in April 2015 to focus on an independent livestreaming career (Dooley officially took his spot in October the same year), Ramsey was promoted to executive creative director of Rooster Teeth in September 2019, Haywood departed RT in October 2020 after allegations of misconduct led the company to part ways with him, Dooley moved back to his home state with his partner during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic and decided to remain there (but will continue to make recurring appearances remotely with occasional visits to Austin), and Nova left after two years to work for the revived Creator/{{G4}}. Kerry Shawcross of the same overall company is also a frequent collaborator with the group.[[note]]Caleb Denecour transferred to Rooster Teeth's marketing division before leaving the company entirely for other pastures, while Mica Burton and Kdin Jenzen transferred over to ''The Know''. Due to unfortunate budget cuts by RT's parent company, Andy Blanchard was the only AH employee who was sadly let go.[[/note]]

The channel also featured ''Game Kids'', which was an infrequently-updated series where Burnie Burns plays games with his children, JD and Teddy. [[https://www.youtube.com/user/gamekids It now has its own channel with different shows.]]

** Subverted. It looked unlikely that the ''VideoGame/MarioParty 8'' playthrough would be finished -and, indeed, ''AHWU'' #259 announced it had been canceled due to Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s constant flip-flopping on let's plays-, but then they finished ''8'' and released ''9'' and ''10'' videos as well.

** The Tower of Pimps from ''Let's Play Minecraft'' has found its way into custom maps made for AH for ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/{{Trials}} Trials Evolution]]''. Only time will tell if the trend continues.

* AudienceParticipation: Occasionally, the audience will be allowed to participate and play along with them. They've had several GTA live streams and Let's Plays where they invited random players from the community to play alongside with them. Any time they play ''Quiplash'' or other party games that have an audience element, they'll encourage the audience to play along.

** In the Survivors Beta 3 Let's Play, Ryan sees a car and Michael asks Gavin what kind of car he thinks it is. In the ''Slender Rage Quit'' Let's Play that Michael played with Gavin, Gavin spent several minutes trying to figure out the brand of the truck they saw with Michael angrily yelling at him that it didn't matter. All the funnier when you consider that Survivors is based off of Slender.

** "LLLLLLLET'S PLAY!" Usually said by Ray to signal the beginning of a video.
** "Let's stop!" The exact opposite, a signal to the viewer and to the editors that the actual video content is ending.
** "Let's go ahead and roll on into it." Let's Roll host Larry announcing the beginning of play after having explained the rules.

** The Lads at times embodied these roles during Let's Plays, with Michael as TheLeader, Gavin as TheFool, and Ray as the OnlySaneMan. That's not to say the Gents (Geoff, Jack, and Ryan) don't have their moments.
** As the group as expanded, there is also The Dusk Boys, consisting of Gavin, Trevor, and Alfredo. They particularly like to cause hijinks in ''GTA'' or ''Gmod''.

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Averted in their play through of ''VideoGame/RainbowSixVegas 2''. Though their 4 player-controlled operatives rack up a lot of kills, death happens ''very'' quickly in the game and they struggle to eliminate all 40+ terrorists before failing the mission. They even comment on the idiocy of sending a small squad after a small army of terrorists and expecting them to succeed.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: You can see it within Michael's ''Rage Quit'' videos as they refer to him by his message board name on the video description and most of the videos up until the game for ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' had him just focused on one part.

* FiveManBand: After Ray's departure in 2015, this breaks down roughly as follows:

* LongRunner: At 13 years and going, Achievement Hunter is one of the oldest gaming groups on the internet.
* LoopholeAbuse: Ryan's AH persona is basically the incarnation of this rule. He also admitted to having always been this way, such as being "that smartass" in college who delivered exactly what the professor asked for. He calls it "Creative Thinking". Michael calls him "[[LampshadeHanging the loophole guy]]".

*** And as of 2022, it has a spin-off in ''LetsPlay/UnoInfinite''., a ''37 and a half hour'' long stream with literally all of Achievement Hunter taking shifts in playing the card game.

** The longest non-livestream Let's Play as of 2021 is the ''four and a half hour'' long 50-turn Let's Play of ''Videogame/MarioParty 6''. The slightly shorter 50-turn Let's Plays of ''Mario Party 8'' and ''Mario Party 5'' were roughly three hours and 50 minutes while the one of ''Mario Party 4'' is four hours.

* OneManArmy: Halfway through their first LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/TroubleInTerroristTown'', a random server denizen named Shadowiz guns down Ray, Michael, Ryan ''and'' Gavin. He also kills Geoff on account of blowing up and catching Geoff in the line of fire. Ray's body gets thrown around ragdoll style in the air and hanged for good measure. They were so impressed that they still ShoutOut to "Shadles," as they pronounce his name, much later.

* ParanormalInvestigation: The ''Haunter'' pilot, in which main seven look for ghosts in the abandoned Yorktown Memorial Hospital. Since then, they've filmed two seasons.

** LoopholeAbuse is called "pulling a Ryan."

** For non-employee instances, AH often uses "Austin Powers" as a verb referring to a getting a vehicle utterly stuck in ''GTA''. Due to their spectacular failures in the ''Let's Play Worms'' series, "Worms" (as in "Wormsed it" or "Wormsing it") in any game means either an EpicFail at something that seems simple, accidentally killing off members of one's team, or most commonly ''both''.

* PrecisionFStrike: The Let's Play of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3'' has the distinction of replacing the usual title, going from "Let's Play - [Name Of Game Here] - Part X" to "F*** THIS GAME - ''Five Nights at Freddy's 3'' - Part 1"

* RedOniBlueOni: Michael is the red and Gavin is the Blue. Doubles as OddFriendship.