Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Creator / TomSka

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


-->'''Tom (In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSuYQ0mYUE The Orb]]:''' Oh, yeah. That's The Orb™

to:

-->'''Tom (In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSuYQ0mYUE The Orb]]:''' Orb]]):''' Oh, yeah. That's The Orb™
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


-->'''Tom (In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSuYQ0mYUE The Orb]]:''' Oh, yeah. That's The OrbTM

to:

-->'''Tom (In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSuYQ0mYUE The Orb]]:''' Oh, yeah. That's The OrbTMOrb™

Changed: 17

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Removed per TRS


* EEqualsMCHammer: Parodied in "Cake". The whiteboard Tom used for "science" ends up filled with nonsense like a dollarsign, the infinity-symbol, the pi-symbol on a sticky-note, the phrase "[[YouMakeMeSic A* in mafs]]", a pentagram, and crude drawings of - among other things - a cake, a cat, Earth, a cube, [[Series/DoctorWho the TARDIS]] and a penis.

to:

* EEqualsMCHammer: Parodied in "Cake". The whiteboard Tom used for "science" ends up filled with nonsense like a dollarsign, the infinity-symbol, the pi-symbol on a sticky-note, the phrase "[[YouMakeMeSic A* "A* in mafs]]", mafs", a pentagram, and crude drawings of - among other things - a cake, a cat, Earth, a cube, [[Series/DoctorWho the TARDIS]] and a penis.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AbsurdPhobia: He's secretly afraid of music, as shown in "Bad Singer".

to:

* AbsurdPhobia: He's The premise of "Bad Singer," where Tom plays a singer who is secretly afraid of music, as shown in "Bad Singer".music.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The bar in "Literal Drinks" seems to serve nothing but drinks that create whatever circumstance or behavior they're named after.


Added DiffLines:

** The aptly named [[LampshadeHanging Recurring Gag]] is one in "Literal Drinks".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Badass Mustache and Badass Beard are being merged into Manly Facial Hair. Examples that don't fit or are zero-context are removed. To qualify for Manly Facial Hair, the facial hair must be associated with masculinity in some way. Please read the trope description before readding to make sure the example qualifies.


* BadassBeard: As you can see in the page image.
** This is played with in his sketch [[https://youtu.be/VpvqoYUybyA BEARD]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* YourHeadAsplode: The "Juice That Makes Your Head Explode" sketch.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* YouAreDrinkingBreastMilk: In "Baby With A Gun 2", the titular baby has a flask on him. Tom takes a sip and finds out that it is breast milk. He's later seen actually enjoying the taste.

to:

* YouAreDrinkingBreastMilk: YoureDrinkingBreastMilk: In "Baby With A Gun 2", the titular baby has a flask on him. Tom takes a sip and finds out that it is breast milk. He's later seen actually enjoying the taste.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* YouAreDrinkingBreastMilk: In "Baby With A Gun 2", the titular baby has a flask on him. Tom takes a sip and finds out that it is breast milk. He's later seen actually enjoying the taste.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* WishingForMoreWishes: Defied in "The Wish" as the genie makes it perfectly clear you can't do this, can't use a loophole to get around it, and in fact reduces the amount of wishes he'd grant to one for being pestered about it. The girl who found the lamp however is determined to get infinite wishes, by [[BlackComedy any means necessery]]

to:

* WishingForMoreWishes: Defied [[DefiedTrope Vehemently defied]] in "The Wish" as the genie makes it perfectly clear you can't do this, can't use a loophole to get around it, and in fact reduces the amount of wishes he'd grant to one for being pestered about it. The girl who found the lamp however is determined to get infinite wishes, by [[BlackComedy any means necessery]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* WishingForMoreWishes: Subverted in "The Wish" as the genie makes it perfectly clear you can't do this, can't use a loophole to get around it, and in fact reduces the amount of wishes he'd grant to one for being pestered about it. The girl who found the lamp however is determined to get infinite wishes, by [[BlackComedy any means necessery]]

to:

* WishingForMoreWishes: Subverted Defied in "The Wish" as the genie makes it perfectly clear you can't do this, can't use a loophole to get around it, and in fact reduces the amount of wishes he'd grant to one for being pestered about it. The girl who found the lamp however is determined to get infinite wishes, by [[BlackComedy any means necessery]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* AsideGlance: In "Meanwhile 2," the Tom from the universe where the letter M doesn't exist gives one after saying "video gaes."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* AchievementsInIgnorance:
** Parodied in ''I Don't Know'', where one of Big Jimmy's mooks dies from asphyxia after being told she doesn't know how to breathe, another somehow got himself stabbed in the chest after being told he doesn't know how to use knives, and Big Jimmy himself instantly vanishes when he realizes he doesn't know who he is. All of this happened during a game of poker where the infiltrating spy protagonist doesn't know how to play poker, and apparently neither does Big Jimmy, with both of them saying to "go fish".
** The villagers in ''Wizzo the Wizard'' don't know what magic is, and thus are utterly unimpressed with [[EvilSorcerer Wizzo]]'s wizardry.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[caption-width-right:350:''[[CatchPhrase Hey you! My name is Thomas "TomSka" Ridgewell.]]'']]

to:

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[CatchPhrase Hey "Hey, you! My name is Thomas "TomSka" Ridgewell.]]'']]
"]]'']]

Added: 141

Changed: 1487

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[caption-width-right:350:[[CatchPhrase Hey you! My name is Thomas "TomSka" Ridgewell.]]]]

[=TomSka=] (real name: Thomas Ridgewell, born June 27, 1990) is a UK-based web filmmaker, producer, vlogger and actor known for his live-action and animated productions, particularly {{WebAnimation/asdfmovie}}s. He also voices his AuthorAvatar, Tom in ''WebAnimation/{{Eddsworld}}'' and, after Edd Gould's passing, was the main producer and scriptwriter up until 2016, finishing his tenure with the two-parter "The End". He has also served as one of the executive producers on ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared'' from episode three onwards.

His main Website/YouTube channel is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Tomska here]]. His second channel [=TomSka=] & Friends (formerly [=DarkSquidge=]), containing mostly vlogs and behind-the-scenes material is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/DarkSquidge here]]. He also has a [[http://twitter.com/thetomska Twitter]] and [[http://thetomska.tumblr.com Tumblr]] account.

He also made a game called ''[=KatataK=]'' ([[XtremeKoolLetterz deriving]] from ''Cat Attack'') which was available on iOS and Android.

to:

[[caption-width-right:350:[[CatchPhrase [[caption-width-right:350:''[[CatchPhrase Hey you! My name is Thomas "TomSka" Ridgewell.]]]]

]]'']]

[=TomSka=] (real name: Thomas Ridgewell, born June 27, 1990) is a UK-based web filmmaker, producer, vlogger and actor known for his live-action and animated productions, particularly {{WebAnimation/asdfmovie}}s. {{WebAnimation/asdfmovie}}s.

He also voices his AuthorAvatar, gained prominence as a part of ''WebAnimation/{{Eddsworld}}'', voicing an AuthorAvatar character named Tom in ''WebAnimation/{{Eddsworld}}'' and, after Edd Gould's passing, was working as the series' main producer and scriptwriter up until showrunner. He eventually departed from the role in 2016, finishing his tenure with the two-parter "The End". End", after which he passed control over the series to Gould's family alongside Matt Hargreaves. He has also served as one of the executive producers on ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared'' from episode three onwards.

His main Website/YouTube channel is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Tomska here]]. His second channel channel, titled [=TomSka=] & Friends (formerly [=DarkSquidge=]), [=DarkSquidge=]) and containing mostly vlogs and behind-the-scenes material material, is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/DarkSquidge here]]. He also has a accounts on [[http://twitter.com/thetomska Twitter]] Twitter]], [[http://instagram.com/darksquidge Instagram]] and [[http://thetomska.tumblr.com Tumblr]] account.

Tumblr]].

He also made a game called ''[=KatataK=]'' ([[XtremeKoolLetterz deriving]] (its name [[XtremeKoolLetterz derived]] from ''Cat Attack'') "cat attack") which was available on iOS and Android.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


His short film ''Hit It'' [[WebVideo/HitIt has its own page]], as does his animated series ''WebAnimation/CrashZoom''.

to:

His short film ''Hit It'' [[WebVideo/HitIt has its own page]], as does his animated series ''WebAnimation/CrashZoom''.''WebAnimation/CrashZoom'' and his comedy challenge series ''WebVideo/TryHards''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* JugglingLoadedGuns: The premise of the "What Happened?" sketch:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** In an episode of ''Try Hards'', Tom, Elliot and Eddie were challenged to make a profit out of £100, Eddie went for gambling, in the end he lost all the money he was given, and to add salt to the injury, one of his bets had him guessing the name of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle' next child as Charlotte, not only was it already the name of one of [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's children]], thus unlikely to be Harry and Meghan's chosen name for their future child, but he also wouldn't have had the results for weeks and couldn't cancel his bet.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None





His main Website/YouTube channel is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Tomska here]], his second channel, containing mostly vlogs and behind-the-scenes material is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/DarkSquidge here]]. He also has a [[http://twitter.com/thetomska Twitter]] and [[http://thetomska.tumblr.com Tumblr]] account.

to:

His main Website/YouTube channel is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Tomska here]], his here]]. His second channel, channel [=TomSka=] & Friends (formerly [=DarkSquidge=]), containing mostly vlogs and behind-the-scenes material is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/DarkSquidge here]]. He also has a [[http://twitter.com/thetomska Twitter]] and [[http://thetomska.tumblr.com Tumblr]] account.

Added: 41

Changed: 100

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tomska_4522.png]]

to:

[[quoteright:250:https://static.[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tomska_4522.png]]
org/pmwiki/pub/images/tomska.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[CatchPhrase Hey you! My name is Thomas "TomSka" Ridgewell.]]]]




----

to:

--------

''[[SigningOffCatchPhrase TomSka out.]]''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* {{Fingore}}: Somehow shoots off his friend Abi's pinky with a shotgun in ''Friendship''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TheQuisling: Tom plays one in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPTISdvyPiU this]] sketch, as a human who immediately dresses up as a robot and switches side in the face of an upcoming RobotWar. When the aliens invade at the end, he also immediately dresses up like an alien.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ChaosOfTheBells: In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpY4ym5fspQ Christmas Demolition]]", TomSka uses [=LilDeuceDeuce's=] bassy dubstep version of "Carol of the Bells" in his video, which sees his character violently battle Santa and his elves because Santa brought him nothing for Christmas years ago.

to:

* ChaosOfTheBells: In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpY4ym5fspQ Christmas Demolition]]", TomSka [=TomSka=] uses [=LilDeuceDeuce's=] bassy dubstep version of "Carol of the Bells" in his video, which sees his character violently battle Santa and his elves because Santa brought him nothing for Christmas years ago.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ChaosOfTheBells: In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpY4ym5fspQ Christmas Demolition]]", TomSka uses [=LilDeuceDeuce's=] bassy dubstep version of "Carol of the Bells" in his video, which sees his character violently battle Santa and his elves because Santa brought him nothing for Christmas years ago.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: In ''Tell Me Something I Don't Know'', Tom subjects [[LetsPlay/NerdCubed Dan]] to rather painful torture methods to get him to [[ExactWords tell him something he doesn't already know]].

Added: 130

Changed: 8

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AmbiguouslyGay: Not Tomska, but in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrkErsZ80iY&list=PLU74Y_bNwfvTEP9pUTuDmOiuSbBc8trLk Giant Fat Monster]] video, his mom is crushed by a tank, causing him to say, probably rhetorically

to:

* AmbiguouslyGay: Not Tomska, but in his [[https://www."[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrkErsZ80iY&list=PLU74Y_bNwfvTEP9pUTuDmOiuSbBc8trLk Giant Big Fat Monster]] Monster]]" video, his mom is crushed by a tank, causing him to say, probably rhetorically


Added DiffLines:

* ArmiesAreEvil: The "Big Fat Monster" sketch is about Tom being confronted by a group of soldiers who think he's a giant monster.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TooDumbToLive:
** The cops in ''What Happened?'' keep shooting themselves while explaining what just happened.
** Vladimir in ''I Don't Know'' ends up killing himself by playing Russian Roulette, thinking it's an acceptable game to play. Oh, and he also thinks it's the way to do [=CPR=].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** It happens again in ''The Impostor'', where Tom pretends to be a robot to infiltrate an army of warmongering robots, this time though, it works.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BadSanta: In "Secret Santa"[[spoiler: , a little girl catches him deposing the gifts under the Christmas tree, he utters the sentence [[LeaveNoWitness "No witnesses."]] to her, and [[DisproportionateRetribution shoots]] [[WouldHurtAChild her dead]]. Then he [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill pushes her corpse down a garden shredder]].]]

to:

* BadSanta: In "Secret Santa"[[spoiler: , a little girl catches him deposing the gifts under the Christmas tree, he utters the sentence [[LeaveNoWitness [[LeaveNoWitnesses "No witnesses."]] to her, and [[DisproportionateRetribution shoots]] [[WouldHurtAChild her dead]]. Then he [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill pushes her corpse down a garden shredder]].]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: Or rather "''[[ParodiedTrope Singing]]'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-nDfVIVhsM Down The Suicidal]]".

Top