History Recap / AnimatorVsAnimationAVMShortsEpisode27MonsterSchool

** Herobrine transitions out of the classroom using a [[StylisticSuck purposely low-quality]] shrinking of his sprite, a direct nod to the cheap animation that shows up sometimes in Willcraft's videos.

* WhatTheHellHero: Endie is understandably furious with Red when the latter throws Spider off a platform during the final race. His anger is dispelled when it's shown that Spider used his silk to grab onto Ghist stop his fall, and it's by swinging from the silk that allows Red's team to catch up.

** Enderman teleporting all over the Sneaking class, and then getting his cover blown at point-blank range, brings to mind the Spy from Machinima/TeamServiceAnnouncement.

Immediately after this victory, Red enlists the help of his team to get to the portal. He manages to rescue TSC, and, with his team and a Netherite-Block empowered scepter, manages to whack Orange away. This appears to be the end, but Orange flies in with ''two'' Master Blocks, leading to another cliffhanger.

* TheArtifact: Alexcrafter's Master Block (the one the Second Coming stole from him) is still [[LightIsGood glowing white]] despite [[DarkIsEvil Orange]] now being in possession of it.

* BigDamnHeroes: Just when Orange trapped the Second Coming and the Warden and is about to put the Master Block in his staff, Red comes back through the portal with his teammates, who snatch the staff from Orange and help turn the tides in battle.

* DifficultButAwesome: A netherite-powered magic staff is strong enough to send [[MadeOfIron Orange]] flying into the background, but it's extremely heavy, leading to Red collapsing from exhaustion after using it.

* HopeSpot: The heroes seem to have won when Red used a Netherite-enhanced staff to send Orange flying away. [[{{Cliffhanger}} Unfortunately, Orange was able to find]] ''[[{{Cliffhanger}} the other]]'' [[{{Cliffhanger}} Master Block]].

* MadeOfIndestructium: Not even the Warden can break through Netherite blocks. Subverted when [[MadeOfIron Orange]] is slammed against these blocks.

* PostVictoryCollapse: Red has one after using the Netherite-powered staff to blast King Orange away to kingdom come.

* StealthHiBye: After winning, Red convinces his team to sneak out of class with him to confront King Orange in the Nether. To get away, Endie grabs everyone and teleports away, and when Herobrine realizes that they're gone, it's too late for him to do anything about it.

* ThrowTheDogABone: After spending nearly the whole episode being bullied by the other monsters, culminating in most of them beating him up, Red's team has a JerkassRealization and pulls Red out of danger, having accepted him as a valuable member of their team. They even agree to sneak out of class with him to confront King Orange in the Nether.

* WeaponizedTeleportation: Endie proves himself a vital ally with his teleporting skill, especially during the throwdown with Orange, usually by way of [[SummonBiggerFish teleporting the Warden in front of him]].

* GoOnWithoutMe: Red, in the midst of getting the stuffing beat out of him by every other monster, gestures for his team to go to the finish line on their own. [[UngratefulBastard They almost take him up on that]], [[ChangedMyMindKid before deciding to go back and save him after all.]]

* MadeOfIndestructium: Even the Warden can't break through Netherite blocks. Subverted when [[MadeOfIron Orange]] is slammed against these blocks.

* HadTheSillyThingInReverse: Inverted. Skellington [[ATeamFiring can't shoot his bow to save his life]] (literally in the "Sneaking" lesson), [[MythologyGag just like in Willcraft's videos]]. When Red secretly turns his bow so it's facing the other way, however, Skellington suddenly shoots like a pro.

Red falls into a... monster school, and encounters Herobrine once again (who fortunately fails to recognize him), as well as a classroom of monsters. Despite Red not being a monster, Herobrine forces him into the classroom. During a series of lessons, Red gets repeatedly sabotaged by his "classmates", first by being tripped by the Spider's web, then hit by the Zombie and Enderman while running, then kicked into a pit by the Skeleton, then getting splashed around by the Creeper, and finally by getting his creations fireballed by the Blaze. Red repeatedly gets an F, and then the final exam arrives, a team-based running game.\\\

* TheArtifact: Alexcrafter's Master Block (the one the Second Coming stole from him) is still [[LightIsGood glowing white]] despite [[spoiler:[[DarkIsEvil Orange]] now being in possession of it]].
* TheBully: Dispite not being inherently hostile towards him, pretty much every monster was this to Red until his teammates in the final exam had a JerkassRealization and carried him with them to victory.

* HadTheSillyThingInReverse: Inverted. Skellington [[ATeamFiring can't shoot his bow to save his life]] (literally in the "Sneaking" lesson), [[MythologyGag just like in Willcraft's videos]]. [[spoiler:When Red secretly turns his bow so it's facing the other way, however, Skellington suddenly shoots like a pro]].
* HopeSpot: The heroes seem to have won when Red used a Netherite-enhanced staff to send Orange flying away. [[spoiler:[[{{Cliffhanger}} Unfortunately, Orange was able to find]] ''[[{{Cliffhanger}} the other]]'' [[{{Cliffhanger}} Master Block]].]]

** Just like in Willcraft's ''WebAnimation/MonsterSchool'' videos, Skellington is shown to be [[ATeamFiring incompetent with a bow]] [[spoiler:until Red turns it so it's facing the other way]]. A FreezeFrameBonus shortly after the "Cooking" lesson also shows that he got an A+ in it, referencing his amazing cooking skills in Willcraft's shorts.

* ContinuityNod: When Herobrine first sees Red, he walks up to him and gives him an intense stare, [[Recap/AnimatorVsAnimationAnimationVsMinecraft as if he was about to remember taking over his body once and wreaking havoc across Alan's computer]]. Fortunately, he drops it and simply insists on Red taking part in his class.

Red is grouped with the Enderman, Spider, and Skeleton, and runs away trying to get to the portal. However, he has no way to get up, and decides to help his team, rescuing them from being stabbed by Steves. The next trial has Red mess up the Skeleton's bow, allowing the Skeleton to shoot the flying Steves on an elytra. In the next, he angers the Enderman with a feather, then quickly moves out of the way so that Steves are hit instead. Finding a large gap between the mountain and a base, Red throws the Spider off a cliff, causing the Spider to web on to the Ghast. After using the other monsters to get to the mountain, Red is teamed up on by them, though is saved by his team and gets to the top by the Spider webbing on to the top.\\\

** The episode is a [[WholePlotReference partial plot reference]] to ''Disney/Mulan'': Three struggling students bully a newcomer until the latter proves themself worthy and eventually earning their former bullies' respect. The scene with the monsters and Red hopping across the tops of poles only further cements the reference, with Mulan and her class having done the same thing.

* ShoutOut: Enderman teleporting all over the Sneaking class, and then getting his cover blown at point-blank range, brings to mind the Spy from Machinima/TeamServiceAnnouncement.

* TheCalvary: Just when Orange trapped the Second Coming and the Warden and is about to put the Master Block in his staff, Red comes back through the portal with his teammates, who snatch the staff from Orange and help turn the tides in battle.

** Just like in the original videos, Ghist seems to be good at not being noticed when hiding despite her large size, as she hides behind a tree during the "Sneaking" lesson and doesn't give herself away until she shoots a Fireball at the target Herobrine created for said lesson.