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The [[http://www.4playerpodcast.com 4Player Podcast]] is a daily web show and podcast run by [[TheBigGuy Brad Simons]], [[{{Otaku}} David Liao]] ([[PutOnABus formerly), [[StraightMan Nick Henderson]] and [[CloudCuckooLander Travis Granger]] ([[DemotedToExtra formally]]), with special guest appearances by [[LatinLover Juan Pantoja]] (formerly), [[TheChick Matt Hill]] (formerly), [[EnsembleDarkhorse Mike Azzato]] (formerly), Bob Webb (occasionally), Aryton Travina (Japancast), Daniel Dae Lee (Japancast), [[FunnyForeigner Carlos Ottino]], [[AscendedExtra Nolan Hedstrom]], [[SixthRanger Joseph Petrick]], Chris Davis, [[TheStoic Mike Pittman]] (formerly) and Jack Claxton (formerly). The podcast was originally started by Brad and David as East vs. West, but evolved into the 4Player Podcast after being joined by Travis and Nick.

** SixthRanger: Chris Davis and Bob Webb, with occasional appearances by Jack Claxton and Mike Pittman. Joseph was the primary SixthRanger during the first couple of years, but he's been upgraded to TheLancer since David was PutOnABus.

* AbortedArc: "Ask Brad", where he answered questions submitted by fans. It lasted all of two episodes before it was dropped.

* FiveManBand: Has varied over the years, as people have come and gone and the group has grown and shrunk. We'll list all of the bands since 2008.
** 2008 - 2009:
*** TheLeader: Brad Simons.
*** TheLancer: Travis Granger
*** TheBigGuy: Juan Pantoja.
*** TheSmartGuy: David Liao
*** TheChick: Nick Henderson
*** SixthRanger: Joseph Petrick.
** 2010 - 2011
*** TheLeader: Brad Simons
*** TheLancer: David Liao
*** TheBigGuy Carlos Ottino
*** TheSmartGuy: Jack Claxton
*** TheChick: Nick Henderson
*** SixthRanger: Nolan Hedstrom.
** 2012:
** TheLeader: Brad Simons
** TheLancer: Joseph Petrick
** TheBigGuy: Carlos Ottino
** TheSmartGuy: Nolan Hedstrom
** TheChick: Nick Henderson
** SixthRanger: Chris Davis and Bob Webb
* HateDom: Brad to Apple, for starters.

-->'''Nick''': ''[pause]'' Give m... give me a minute.

The [[http://www.4playerpodcast.com 4Player Podcast]] is a daily web show and podcast run by [[TheBigGuy Brad Simons]], [[{{Otaku}} David Liao]] ([[PutOnABus formerly), [[StraightMan Nick Henderson]] and [[CloudCuckooLander Travis Granger]] ([[DemotedToExtra formally]]), with special guest appearances by [[LatinLover Juan Pantoja]] (formerly), [[TheChick Matt Hill]] (formerly), [[EnsembleDarkhorse Mike Azzato]] (formerly), Bob Webb (occasionally), Aryton Travina (Japancast), Daniel Dae Lee (Japancast), [[FunnyForeigner Carlos Ottino]], [[AscendedExtra Nolan Hedstrom]], [[SixthRanger Joseph Petrick]], Chris Davis, [[TheStoic Mike Pittman]] and Jack Claxton. The podcast was originally started by Brad and David as East vs. West, but evolved into the 4Player Podcast after being joined by Travis and Nick.

* PutOnABus: David's living far away right now, so he hasn't shown up in the podcast for a while.

The [[http://www.4playerpodcast.com 4Player Podcast]] is a daily web show and podcast run by [[TheBigGuy Brad Simons]], [[{{Otaku}} David Liao]], [[StraightMan Nick Henderson]] and [[CloudCuckooLander Travis Granger]] ([[DemotedToExtra formally]]), with special guest appearances by [[LatinLover Juan Pantoja]] (formerly), [[TheChick Matt Hill]] (formerly), [[EnsembleDarkhorse Mike Azzato]] (formerly), Bob Webb (occasionally), Aryton Travina (Japancast), Daniel Dae Lee (Japancast), [[FunnyForeigner Carlos Ottino]], [[AscendedExtra Nolan Hedstrom]], [[SixthRanger Joseph Petrick]], Chris Davis, [[TheStoic Mike Pittman]] and Jack Claxton. The podcast was originally started by Brad and David as East vs. West, but evolved into the 4Player Podcast after being joined by Travis and Nick.

* FiveManBand: Has varied over the years, as people have come and gone and the group has grown and shrunk, but as of 2012, it's roughly:
** TheHero: Brad
** TheLancer: David
** TheBigGuy: Carlos
** TheSmartGuy: Nick
** TheChick: Mike
** SixthRanger: Joseph

** Also, Jack when playing Uncharted 2.

* EverythingsWorseWithBears: Nick and Brad take on ''{{Condemned}} 2'''s most infamous scene in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixvh-8W1OS8 "Holy Crap, That's A Bear!"]]

** Nick also severely disliked the {{Halo}} series, primarily because of HypeBacklash with the Master Chief, whom he viewed as a CreatorsPet. To be fair, he became interested in the series lore once he played [=ODST=], but he failed to point out that the Rookie himself was basically the Chief as an ODST, only mute.

They also have a [[http://twitter.com/4playerpodcast Twitter]] and a [[http://facebook.4playerpodcast.com/ Facebook page]]. [[Characters/Podcast/{{Four Player Podcast}} Here's the character sheet for their members]].

They also have a [[http://twitter.com/4playerpodcast Twitter]] and a [[http://facebook.4playerpodcast.com/ Facebook page]]. [[Characters/{{Four Player Podcast}} Here's the character sheet for their members]].

They also have a [[http://twitter.com/4playerpodcast Twitter]] and a [[http://facebook.4playerpodcast.com/ Facebook page]]. [[Characters/FourPlayerPodcast Here's the character sheet for their members]].

They also have a [[http://twitter.com/4playerpodcast Twitter]] and a [[http://facebook.4playerpodcast.com/ Facebook page]]. [[Characters/Podcast/FourPlayerPodcast Here's the character sheet for their members]].

They also have a [[http://twitter.com/4playerpodcast Twitter]] and a [[http://facebook.4playerpodcast.com/ Facebook page]].

* DemotedToExtra: Travis was one of the founding 4PP members throughout the first few years of its run. By the time March 2012 rolled around, he's now just making cameos in podcasts.

The [[http://www.4playerpodcast.com 4Player Podcast]] is a daily web show and podcast run by [[TheBigGuy Brad Simons]], [[{{Otaku}} David Liao]], [[StraightMan Nick Henderson]] and [[CloudCuckooLander Travis Granger]] ([[DemotedToExtra formally]]), with special guest appearances by [[LatinLover Juan Pantoja]] (formerly), [[TheChick Matt Hill]] (formerly), [[EnsembleDarkhorse Mike Azzato]] (formerly), Bob Webb, Aryton Travina (Japancast), Daniel Dae Lee (Japancast), [[FunnyForeigner Carlos Ottino]], [[AscendedExtra Nolan Hedstrom]], [[SixthRanger Joseph Petrick]], Chris Davis, [[TheStoic Mike Pittman]] and Jack Claxton. The podcast was originally started by Brad and David as East vs. West, but evolved into the 4Player Podcast after being joined by Travis and Nick.

* HoYay: Four guys doing a podcast together? It's almost inevitable, though Travis tends to invoke it the most.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: [[http://www.justin.tv/school/b/262453754 "God's Mistake"]] [[VideoGame/TheGodfather Trapani]]
* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Brad said that if 4PP won the 2010 Podcast Awards, he would play ''VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent''. Then they won the 2010 Podcast Awards, and most fans had a seizure on-spot.
* ArcFatigue: They acknowledged that they had problems reviewing Mass Effect 3, because it took ''weeks'' for them to finish it. In fact, they ''still'' haven't fully reviewed it - Podcasts 261 through 267 all have them talking about it to some degree, but it decreases with after 263.
** They ''[[http://4playerpodcast.com/2012/04/29/audible-impressions-mass-effect-3-vol-1-spoilercast/#comment-96166 finally]]'' made that long-awaited ME3 podcast, available for download on ITunes. In short, there was an overall 'meh' vibe from everyone, since they consider it the BlackSheep of the Mass Effect trilogy.

* BrokenBase: Between the site goers and the youtubers.

* CrossingTheLineTwice: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2llu5-hWdw What David and Brad have done with cute, innocent little EyePet.]] '''[+Not safe for work.+]'''
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: [[http://www.justin.tv/fourplayerpodcast/b/259297699 David survives a tense Left4Dead level with only 1 HP.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-t-2XzeRa0 Brad kicks a mook]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome into an empty barrel completely by accident]] in {{FEAR}} 3.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Their Youtube channel highlights most, if not all of these.
** Whenever Brad gets scared (which is ridiculously often).
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Nick got a big scare while playing F.E.A.R 2. Travis came over and hugged him. Can be seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3n774RVbxk here.]]
** The guys at 4PP needed money for plane tickets to E3, so they set up a Chipin while promoting "Marathon Week," where they would each play a game to full completion once a day. Their community donates enough for the tickets [[http://4playerpodcast.com/2010/05/24/marathon-week-fundraiser-edition/ after the first day.]]
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSOicOqbGH8 Sunset Heroes from the God Hand soundtrack]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfMHmdbF7zc Brad playing Red Dead Redemption to a live cover of "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked"]]

* FandomRivalry: It's not really as heated as some of the other examples, but some 4PP fans certainly enjoy screwing with HotBloodedGaming and GiantBomb.
* FanDumb: Whether because Brad has a generic voice or simply because he casts the most, almost anyone can be casting and someone will ask, "Is this Brad?" This even occurs with Carlos, who has a rather noticeable Mexican accent.

* PanderingToTheBase: Fund raisers will frequently be held to pay for plane tickets to different gaming expos, with the promise of Horror Week/Month, horror games being a fan favorite.

* {{Shipping}}: Strange enough, there is a Travis/David slash fic out there.
-->'''Travis''': David's the gay one though; I'm the straight one that walks away.
-->'''Brad''': It makes sense. Somehow I think David would initiate that relationship.
-->'''Travis''': Me too.

* RapeAsComedy: Implied in this video [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fsmIkQzgvo]]. Also counts as a BigNo.

* {{Shipping}}: Strangely enough, there is a Travis/David slash fic out there.

* FiveManBand: Has varied over the years, as people have come and gone and the group has grown and shrunk, but as of 2011, it's roughly:

** TheBigGuy: Carlos (often verging into DumbMuscle)

** SixthRanger: Jack
** GuestStarPartyMember: Joseph, whenever he has a chance to play a game.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: Brad seems to view ''HeavenlySword'' and ''VideoGame/DantesInferno'' in this light, as GodOfWar clones, though he certainly enjoyed the occasional 'shooter' elements of the former. He's met with agreement by the others on the latter. [[invoked]]

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkA2eTLV5fM&feature=related Brad actually experienced this]] when he watched TheShining as an eight-year old. [[invoked]]

* LongBusTrip: Travis was one of the original 4 players, but had been absent for quite a while, and many chatters and site-goers alike asked the question of what happened to him, many thinking he "quit." He was actually in Europe, and has recently returned.
** Not for long, though - he finally did quit by March 2012.

The [[http://www.4playerpodcast.com 4Player Podcast]] is a daily web show and podcast run by [[TheBigGuy Brad Simons]], [[{{Otaku}} David Liao]], [[StraightMan Nick Henderson]] and [[CloudCuckooLander Travis Granger]] ([[DemotedToExtra formally]]), with special guest appearances by [[LatinLover Juan Pantoja]] (formerly), [[TheChick Matt Hill]] (formerly), [[EnsembleDarkhorse Mike Azzato]] (formerly), Aryton Travina (Japancast), Daniel Dae Lee (Japancast), [[FunnyForeigner Carlos Ottino]], [[AscendedExtra Nolan Hedstrom]], [[SixthRanger Joseph Petrick]], Chris Davis, [[TheStoic Mike Pittman]] and Jack Claxton. The podcast was originally started by Brad and David as East vs. West, but evolved into the 4Player Podcast after being joined by Travis and Nick.

* They ''[[http://4playerpodcast.com/2012/04/29/audible-impressions-mass-effect-3-vol-1-spoilercast/#comment-96166 finally]]'' made that long-awaited ME3 podcast, available for download on ITunes. In short, there was an overall 'meh' vibe from everyone, since they consider it the BlackSheep of the Mass Effect trilogy.

* ArcFatigue: They acknowledged that they had problems reviewing Mass Effect 3, because it took ''weeks'' for them to finish it. In fact, they ''still'' haven't fully reviewed it. Podcasts 261 through 267 all have mentioning (or discussions, in the earlier ones) about it.

* ArcFatigue: They acknowledged that they had problems reviewing Mass Effect 3, because it took ''weeks'' for them to finish it. In fact, they ''still'' haven't fully reviewed it in a podcast, but they've always mentioned it, up to the latest podcast.