History Recap / CraigOfTheCreekS1E12BringOutYourBeast

* CreatorCameo: The kid Bernard plays with in Craig's flashback is a caricature of co-creator Matt Burnett
* GameBreaker: In-universe, Beast Snare lets you ''permanently'' take your opponent's monsters the instant they're played, with no apparent cost or limit. It's a relic from very early in the game's history, and one of the few remaining copies is treated as an ArtifactOfDoom. It's an exaggerated parody how ''Magic: The Gathering'' started with some [[GameBreaker/MagicTheGathering overpowered cards]] as well as some based around [[https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Ante anteing]] (i.e. gambling) your cards.

* ShoutOut: Craig sings the [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E43MaximumCapacity Li'l Butler theme song]], including catch phrase, while doing the dishes.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Bring Out Your Beast!]]

* GameBreaker: In-universe, Beast Snare lets you ''permanently'' take your opponent' monsters the instant they're played, with no apparent cost or limit. It's a relic from very early in the game's history, and one of the few remaining copies is treated as an ArtifactOfDoom. It's an exaggerated parody how ''Magic: The Gathering'' started with some [[GameBreaker/MagicTheGathering overpowered cards]] as well as some based around [[https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Ante anteing]] (i.e. gambling) your cards.

* ReadTheFreakingManual: As the focus of the episode involves a trading card game, characters are reminded to read the cards to learn what they do.

-->'''Turner''': [[KnowWhenToFoldEm (Sighs)]] [[KnowWhenToFoldEm Felt nice while it lasted.]]

-->'''Turner''': [[KnowWhenToFoldEm (Sighs)]] Felt nice while it lasted.

-->'''Turner''': Oh, well. Felt nice while it lasted.

->'''Turner''': Oh, well. Felt nice while it lasted.

'''Turner''': Oh, well. Felt nice while it lasted.

--->'''Turner''': Oh, well. Felt nice while it lasted.

--->'''Turner''': Felt nice while it lasted.

* AffectionateParody: ''Bring Out Your Beast'' parodies multiple {{Collectible Card Game}}s, mostly ''TabletopGames/MagicTheGathering'', of which series co-creator Matt Burnett is a well-known fan.

* NotCompletelyUseless: Craig carelessly uses a monster card that is incredibly weak and damages the ''user'' for having it out. It's considered one of the worst in the game, for obvious reasons, but is basically the only thing that [[HoistByHisOwnPetard counters]] Beast Snare's ability to instant take an opponent's monsters.

* HoistbyHisOwnPetard: When Turner uses Beast Snare in her battle against Craig, she nearly defeats him by stealing every Beast he plays.Only for him to trick her into stealing a Beast that damages her at the end of her turn, costing her the last of her Life Total and the match.

* SuperWeaponAverageJoe: Turner has a very weak deck and seems very inexperienced at ''Bring Out Your Beast'', but with Beast Snare added to it[[FromNobodyToNightmare she's nearly unstoppable]].

* SuperWeaponAverageJoe: Turner has a very weak deck and seems very inexperienced at ''Bring Out Your Beast'', but with Beast Snare [[FromNobodyToNightmare she's nearly unstoppable]].

* AverageJoeSuperWeapon: Turner has a very weak deck and seems very inexperienced at ''Bring Out Your Beast'', but with Beast Snare [[FromNobodyToNightmare she's nearly unstoppable]].

* PowerEqualsRarity: Beast Snare was so overpowered the game's publishers tried to destroy every copy, leaving only a few in circulation. [[RuleOfFunny For some reason]], no one considered just banning it.

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