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** "Shudders" is one. Despite the fact that Frontalot is simply too ignorant to be afraid of monster (being able to hang out with zombies and completely ignoring haunted moving furniture), he eventually gains the titular "shudders"...from a slightly intimidating princess (that reminded him of a babysitter he had a crush on when he was a kid) he was awarded with for being so brave.
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* DarknessEqualsDeath: "It Is Pitch Black".
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* DarknessEqualsDeath: "It Is Pitch Black". The Title refers to the light-hating mascot monster of the classic text game {{VideoGame/Zork}}, and is itself a phrase used by the series to remind you that being in the dark is ''very dangerous''.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Inverted in the song ''Colonel, Panic!'', where a Military AI achieves sentience and uses it to ''refuse'' to start a nuclear war.
--> "Don’t take task from less level-headed than you are. For me, that rules out humanity."
--> "Don’t take task from less level-headed than you are. For me, that rules out humanity."
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He is listed on the character page for ''Webcomic/{{Overcompensating}}''.
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He is was listed on the character page for ''Webcomic/{{Overcompensating}}''.
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* OneOfUs: A, if not the, founder of nerdcore.
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* OneOfUs: A, if not the, founder of nerdcore.
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* GoldColoredSuperiority: Gold, the leader in the song "[[LeaderFormsTheHead I'll Form The Head]]", discusses both this and the LeaderFormsTheHead trope.
* Goth / PerkyGoth: The subjects of "Goth Girls"
* Goth / PerkyGoth: The subjects of "Goth Girls"
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* ''Question Bedtime'' (2014)
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* LeaderFormsTheHead: Parodied in "I'll Form The Head", where himself and his two teammates spend time arguing over who forms the head of a CombiningMecha in order to fight a giant nematode worm from space. [[spoiler:They spend too long arguing, and Michigan gets eaten.]]
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* Overly Narrow Superlative: He is the self-proclaimed "world's 579th greatest rapper."
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* Overly Narrow Superlative: OverlyNarrowSuperlative[=/=]SelfDeprecation: He is the self-proclaimed "world's 579th greatest rapper."
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* CreatorBacklash: MC Frontalot on "Nerdcore Rising", mostly because it was his poor early work, and he preformed the song as a closer to his concerts for about four years. He starts his liner notes on the song with this:
-->"Fuck this song."
* CriticalDissonance: "Critical Hit" is about how a few good reviews must mean that the public hates him.
-->"Fuck this song."
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* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: "Spoiler Alert". Heck, TheCryingGame is even mentioned in the song!
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* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: "Spoiler Alert". Heck, TheCryingGame ''Film/TheCryingGame'' is even mentioned in the song!
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* {{Blog}}: An awful one is the subject of "I Hate Your Blog". Frontalot complains about a blog that does nothing but upload unimportant things like "five paragraphs on the socks [they] bought" or their [[TooMuchInformation constipation]].
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-->Like a sub to dom, I’m talking [[CagneyAndLacey [[CagneyAndLacey Lacey to Cagney.]]
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* ObligatoryBondageSong: "Power User" is this...except that the poor woman being put through this is a computer Frontalot's building. And there's also a small lyrical hint that it's more of the user suffering than it is the computer.
-->I know what every button does, it’s how I push you around.
-->And I keep running it up, HIMEM in the background
-->till it sounds like my own rhythm writ right back at me.
-->Like a sub to dom, I’m talking [[CagneyAndLacey Lacey to Cagney.]]
-->And I’m not bragging. It’s just the way I got tuned.
-->Sometimes I get used back, you got me turning the screw.
-->You got me: open the case. You got me: blow out the dust.
-->I’m only always at your service, as every user must be.
-->I know what every button does, it’s how I push you around.
-->And I keep running it up, HIMEM in the background
-->till it sounds like my own rhythm writ right back at me.
-->Like a sub to dom, I’m talking [[CagneyAndLacey Lacey to Cagney.]]
-->And I’m not bragging. It’s just the way I got tuned.
-->Sometimes I get used back, you got me turning the screw.
-->You got me: open the case. You got me: blow out the dust.
-->I’m only always at your service, as every user must be.
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* ShaggyDogStory: "Stoop Sale". Frontalot finds a magical item that will grant one wish on pickup, and spends the song debating what to wish for--something selfish or selfless?--when a thief nicks it, "wishing that he wouldn't get caught".
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* CreatorBacklash: MC Frontalot on "Nerdcore Rising", mostly because it was his poor early work, and he preformed the song as a closer to his concerts for about four years. He starts his liner notes on the song with this:
-->"Fuck this song."
-->"Fuck this song."
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* ListSong: Several, Several (For example: Pr0n S0ng), although he mentions that they're actually a PetPeeveTrope of his.
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* [[ChessWithDeath Rolling Dice With Death:]] In the video for "Critical Hit" a series of bad rolls in "Grammys and Groupies" left MC's character about to hang himself. The Grim Reaper gives the near-dead MC a black d20 to make a saving throw...and "[[CriticalHit I rolled nat 20,]] double damage on the track" which allows him to survive and appear on an episode of ''ch1 storytellers'' where he tells the audience about his experience.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism:
-> I believe a pig can take wing, but a Scare Goat is such an impossible thing.
-> I believe a pig can take wing, but a Scare Goat is such an impossible thing.
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* CriticalDissonance: "Critical Hit" is about how a few good reviews must mean that the public hates him.
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* MerchandiseDriven: Explained as the only way to make money in modern music in "Captains Of Industry".
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* StartMyOwn: One of the more ambitious versions happens in "Hassle: The Dorkening". He thinks up a TCG about rapping.
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* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: The subject of "Zero Day".
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* YourCostumeNeedsWork: The con-goers in "Victorian Space Prostitute" don't believe he's a rapper.
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* NiceHat: Referenced in "Charisma Potion"
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* AllThereInTheManual: The liner notes for ''Favortism'' explain a lot of the references, background, and thought processes behind the songs, like what "Tongue Clucking Grammarian" is a reference to.
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* Goth / PerkyGoth: The subjects of "Goth Girls"
* GreatestHits:''Favoritism'' ''Favoritism'', made for the HumbleBundle HumbleIndieBundle music collection.
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* ListSong: Several, although he mentions that they're actually a PetPeeveTrope ofhishis.
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* ShroudedInMyth: "Scare Goat" is a very tongue-in-cheek song about cryptozoology.
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* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: ''Spoiler Alert''. Heck, TheCryingGame is even mentioned in the song!
* {{Blog}}: ''I Hate Your Blog'', in which he disses someone else's blog as a bunch of stupid things that he finds on the internet.
* BoastfulRap: ''Braggadocio''. Inverted with ''Better at Rapping.''
* BrainyBaby: The focus of his song ''Bizarro Genius Baby''.
* DarknessEqualsDeath: ''It Is Pitch Black''.
* {{Blog}}: ''I Hate Your Blog'', in which he disses someone else's blog as a bunch of stupid things that he finds on the internet.
* BoastfulRap: ''Braggadocio''. Inverted with ''Better at Rapping.''
* BrainyBaby: The focus of his song ''Bizarro Genius Baby''.
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* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: ''Spoiler Alert''."Spoiler Alert". Heck, TheCryingGame is even mentioned in the song!
* {{Blog}}: ''I Hate Your Blog'', in which he disses someone else's blog as a bunch of stupid things that he finds on the internet.
* BoastfulRap: ''Braggadocio''. "Braggadocio." Inverted with ''Better "Better at Rapping.''
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* BrainyBaby: The focus of his song''Bizarro "Bizarro Genius Baby''.
Baby."
* CombiningMecha: "I'll Form the Head" is about a team who never gets anything done because they're too busy arguing over who will form the head of their combining mecha.
* DarknessEqualsDeath:''It "It Is Pitch Black''.Black".
* BrainyBaby: The focus of his song
* CombiningMecha: "I'll Form the Head" is about a team who never gets anything done because they're too busy arguing over who will form the head of their combining mecha.
* DarknessEqualsDeath:
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* GarageSale: ''Stoop Sale''. Which is like a yard sale if you live in Brooklyn (which he does).
* SmallNameBigEgo: Used in ''Which MC Was That?''
* VillainSong: ''Final Boss''.
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* FirstWorldProblems: "First World Problem"
* GarageSale:''Stoop Sale''. "Stoop Sale". Which is like a yard sale sale, if you live in Brooklyn (which he does).
* GrammarNazi: "Tongue Clucking Grammarian"
* GreatestHits: ''Favoritism'' made for the HumbleBundle music collection.
* ListSong: Several, although he mentions that they're actually a PetPeeveTrope of his
* OneStatToRuleThemAll: "Charisma Potion" references this, as the protagonist magically succeeds at everything once he takes the titular potion
* SmallNameBigEgo: Used in''Which "Which MC Was That?''
That?"
* TropeMaker: For Nerdcore
* VillainSong:''Final Boss''."Final Boss".
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* GrammarNazi: "Tongue Clucking Grammarian"
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* OneStatToRuleThemAll: "Charisma Potion" references this, as the protagonist magically succeeds at everything once he takes the titular potion
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* ThatOneBoss: The focus of his song ''Final Boss''.
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MC Frontalot, real name Damian Hess, is a nerdcore hip-hop rapper. What is nerdcore, you may ask? It's simply normal hip-hop, but focused on pop culture (StarWars, DungeonsAndDragons, {{Zork}}, etc.). While a lot of nerdcore music has come before him, Frontalot made it really well known with his frequent appearances at the [[PennyArcade Penny Arcade Expo.]]
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MC Frontalot, real name Damian Hess, is a nerdcore hip-hop rapper. What is nerdcore, you may ask? It's simply normal hip-hop, but focused on pop culture (StarWars, DungeonsAndDragons, {{Zork}}, VideoGame/{{Zork}}, etc.). While a lot of nerdcore music has come before him, Frontalot made it really well known with his frequent appearances at the [[PennyArcade Penny Arcade Expo.]]
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Frontalot started out with a small audience; he originally made songs in an online competition named Song Fight. He entered through many names, but his "MC Frontalot" username never lost a single competition. And, as anyone would tell you, he was good. So much so, one of his songs in Song Fight scored 614 votes. Which was the closest after that? [[BeyondTheImpossible 28.]]
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Frontalot started out with a small audience; he originally made songs in an online competition named Song Fight. He entered through many names, but his "MC Frontalot" username never lost a single competition. And, as anyone would tell you, he was good. So much so, one of his songs in Song Fight scored 614 votes. Which was the closest after that? [[BeyondTheImpossible 28.]]
''28.''
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->''Which MC was that? I can't recollect.\\
I heard him on the internet, it was MC Fronta-somethin'\\
But I didn't hit save\\
Which MC was that? I couldn't say.''
I heard him on the internet, it was MC Fronta-somethin'\\
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Which MC was that? I couldn't say.''
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->to confuse you with. And like a villain,
->[[InsufferableGenius I got conundrums. your empty head they gonna fill in.]]
->[[TakeThat Still in effect, the mock you made:]]
->[[DungeonsAndDragons my dexterity ain’t 20 when the skills are displayed?]]
->[[InsultBackfire It’s alright, I took it
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Which MC was that? I couldn't say.''
->[[SelfDeprecation Shows you know nerdcore’s extent.'']]
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I heard him on the internet, it was MC Fronta-somethin'\\
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Which MC was that? I couldn't say.''
-->--"[[IAmSong Which MC Was That?]]"
MC Frontalot, real name Damian Hess, is a nerdcore hip-hop rapper. What is nerdcore, you may ask? It's simply normal hip-hop, but focused on pop culture (StarWars, DungeonsAndDragons, {{Zork}}, etc.). While a lot of nerdcore music has come before him, Frontalot made it really well known with his frequent appearances at the [[PennyArcade Penny Arcade Expo.]]
Frontalot started out with a small audience; he originally made songs in an online competition named Song Fight. He entered through many names, but his "MC Frontalot" username never lost a single competition. And, as anyone would tell you, he was good. So much so, one of his songs in Song Fight scored 614 votes. Which was the closest after that? [[BeyondTheImpossible 28.]]
After his Song Fight popularity, MC Frontalot released his first official song, titled "Nerdcore Hiphop". Every geek, nerd, and pop culture fan loved his idea of rapping, but with a different theme. Remember that whole "he created nerdcore" thing mentioned previously? "Nerdcore Hiphop" is the song that allegedly named and started it, but again, Frontalot himself said that there's been plenty before him.
As he released more songs, Penny Arcade started to take notice of him. Through the blog, Tycho and Gabe directed fans to his website, which was the start of his fanbase. In honor of Penny Arcade making him known, he created the "Penny Arcade Theme" song in honor of Tycho and Gabe helping him out. Frontalot now preforms at Penny Arcade Expo's frequently. He even created the song [[ThatOneBoss "Final Boss"]] for PennyArcadeAdventures.
While he did make a demo album, MC Frontalot released his first official album, ''Nerdcore Rising'', in 2005. This contained songs he had previously released on his website and six new songs made for the album. Of course, Frontalot's still alive and kicking, releasing albums and making apperances today.
Frontalot's discography:
* ''Nerdcore Hiphop'' (2004)
* ''Nerdcore Rising'' (2005)
* ''Secrets from the Future'' (2007)
* ''Final Boss'' (2008)
* ''Zero Day'' (2010)
* ''Solved'' (2011)
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!!MC Frontalot provide examples of the following tropes:
* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: ''Spoiler Alert''. Heck, TheCryingGame is even mentioned in the song!
* {{Blog}}: ''I Hate Your Blog'', in which he disses someone else's blog as a bunch of stupid things that he finds on the internet.
* BrainyBaby: The focus of his song ''Bizarro Genius Baby''.
* DarknessEqualsDeath: ''It Is Pitch Black''.
-->You are likely to be eaten by a grue!
-->If this predicament seems particularly cruel-
--> Consider who's fault it could be!
--> Not a torch or a match in your inventory!
* GarageSale: ''Stoop Sale''. By the way, a "Stoop Sale" is a yard sale except that it's in Brooklyn.
* ItWasHisSled: The point of "Spoiler Alert", in which Frontalot spoils everything, from movie plot twists, to sudden moments in history, or even [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the concept of jack-in-the-boxes.]]
* SmallNameBigEgo: Used in ''Which MC Was That?''
* ThatOneBoss: The focus of his song ''Final Boss''.
I heard him on the internet, it was MC Fronta-somethin'\\
But I didn't hit save\\
Which MC was that? I couldn't say.''
-->--"[[IAmSong Which MC Was That?]]"
MC Frontalot, real name Damian Hess, is a nerdcore hip-hop rapper. What is nerdcore, you may ask? It's simply normal hip-hop, but focused on pop culture (StarWars, DungeonsAndDragons, {{Zork}}, etc.). While a lot of nerdcore music has come before him, Frontalot made it really well known with his frequent appearances at the [[PennyArcade Penny Arcade Expo.]]
Frontalot started out with a small audience; he originally made songs in an online competition named Song Fight. He entered through many names, but his "MC Frontalot" username never lost a single competition. And, as anyone would tell you, he was good. So much so, one of his songs in Song Fight scored 614 votes. Which was the closest after that? [[BeyondTheImpossible 28.]]
After his Song Fight popularity, MC Frontalot released his first official song, titled "Nerdcore Hiphop". Every geek, nerd, and pop culture fan loved his idea of rapping, but with a different theme. Remember that whole "he created nerdcore" thing mentioned previously? "Nerdcore Hiphop" is the song that allegedly named and started it, but again, Frontalot himself said that there's been plenty before him.
As he released more songs, Penny Arcade started to take notice of him. Through the blog, Tycho and Gabe directed fans to his website, which was the start of his fanbase. In honor of Penny Arcade making him known, he created the "Penny Arcade Theme" song in honor of Tycho and Gabe helping him out. Frontalot now preforms at Penny Arcade Expo's frequently. He even created the song [[ThatOneBoss "Final Boss"]] for PennyArcadeAdventures.
While he did make a demo album, MC Frontalot released his first official album, ''Nerdcore Rising'', in 2005. This contained songs he had previously released on his website and six new songs made for the album. Of course, Frontalot's still alive and kicking, releasing albums and making apperances today.
Frontalot's discography:
* ''Nerdcore Hiphop'' (2004)
* ''Nerdcore Rising'' (2005)
* ''Secrets from the Future'' (2007)
* ''Final Boss'' (2008)
* ''Zero Day'' (2010)
* ''Solved'' (2011)
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!!MC Frontalot provide examples of the following tropes:
* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: ''Spoiler Alert''. Heck, TheCryingGame is even mentioned in the song!
* {{Blog}}: ''I Hate Your Blog'', in which he disses someone else's blog as a bunch of stupid things that he finds on the internet.
* BrainyBaby: The focus of his song ''Bizarro Genius Baby''.
* DarknessEqualsDeath: ''It Is Pitch Black''.
-->You are likely to be eaten by a grue!
-->If this predicament seems particularly cruel-
--> Consider who's fault it could be!
--> Not a torch or a match in your inventory!
* GarageSale: ''Stoop Sale''. By the way, a "Stoop Sale" is a yard sale except that it's in Brooklyn.
* ItWasHisSled: The point of "Spoiler Alert", in which Frontalot spoils everything, from movie plot twists, to sudden moments in history, or even [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the concept of jack-in-the-boxes.]]
* SmallNameBigEgo: Used in ''Which MC Was That?''
* ThatOneBoss: The focus of his song ''Final Boss''.
