History WebAnimation / CastleSeries

Because of the extremely long production time for each film and how young the creator was initially the series shows [[ItGetsBetter vast improvement]] both in terms of [[ArtEvolution art]] and writing. What started out initially as an [[ExcusePlot excuse]] for essentially extended Matrix lobby scenes gradually evolved into a dark, dramatic and effective work of [[CosmicHorrorStory cosmic horror]] complete with incomprehensible [[EldritchAbomination Eldrich Abominations]], [[UnreliableNarrator Unreliable]] [[GoneMadFromTheRevelation Narrators]], DemonicPossession ([[AmbiguousSituation maybe]]) and AlienGeometries.

* {{Badass}}: Hell, the whole Elite Team qualifies, as well as some of the ordinary soldiers. Special mention goes to Mullins in Part 3C who defends himself against two evils ''with a knife'''. In subtropes:

** BadAssNormal: All of them, really. Props go to Etrius for killing a dragon with a machicine gun and riding down it's back while cutting it open with a sword.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: Jason and Some Other Guy. We only ever hear Jason's voice before he's offed (although he is seen in 3D, fighting off one of the creatures).

* {{Badass}}: Hell, the whole Elite Team qualifies, as well as some of the ordinary soldiers. Special mention goes to a soldier in Part 3C who defends himself against two evils ''with a knife'''. In subtropes:

** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Ray Williams

* MauveShirt: Roberts, Some Other Guy and Jason. Roberts is the only one out of the three who survives.

* RedshirtArmy: The regular zombies. [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in terms of the soldiers that accompany the team. Initially everyone is indistinguishable and essentially there to be killed off to demonstrate the danger and the competence of the team. While there are a few frantic, adrenaline fuelled moments of awesome, it's easy to loose track of even how many there are eventually. However come Castle Repercussions, the various faceless mooks left behind get their own characterisation (arguably much deeper than the characterisation of the original main cast) and AwesomeMoments.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: Jason and Some Other Guy. We only ever hear Jason's voice before he's offed.

* ScheduleSlip: A new episode hasn't come out in years, but Oscar is still drawing, animating, and running the website.

* ArtisticLicenseFirearms: A fan pointed out that the gun Plisskin used (which is a real gun design) should have more bullets than he fires with it.

* CausalDangerDialogue: When Some Other Guy [[spoiler: gets gutted]], all Mullins has to say is (completely dead pan) "Shit".

* HeyItsThatGuy: Dave McElfatrick (Boomer) and Rob DenBleyker (Etrius, Lloyd, Miscellaneous Soldiers) of CyanideAndHappiness fame.

* ArtisticLicenseGuns: A fan pointed out that the gun Plisskin used (which is a real gun design) should have more bullets than he fires with it.

* ChaseScene: All the second half of castle three and all of Reprecussions. All of it.

* RuleOfCool: The main driving force of the entire series. Explains why Lloyd only brought a sword, and The General used a .44 instead of a more practical assault rifle or shotgun. One of the fans did the research. There were way more causalities than men that actually went in the castle. Only reprecussions had an accurate head count of survivors left behind.

* DeadpanSnarker: Lloyd has shades of this.

* FatherToHisMen: The Colonel really does treat his men right and goes out of his way to save as many as possible. That being said, he will still sacrifice the minority to save the majority.

Made by Oscar Johansson, the Castle series is set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Earth is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable due to quickly dwindling natural resources and global scale wars over the scarce remains. With the survival of the human race looking increasingly unlikely, a privately owned company develops technology to reach alternate dimensions with the intention of finding a new source of energy in order to [[AssPull conveniently save the world]].

* ApocalypticLog: [[spoiler: The Wise One's inscription over the walls of the central chamber in the third castle]]

* CeilingCling: The Zombies, to great effect.

* CosmicHorrorStory

* EldritchAbomination: [[AmbiguousSituation The Castles]]

* LargeHam: A few, but Dr. Romanov in particular.
-->'''Dr. Romanov''': "COME WITH ME if you WAHNT to LIIVE! Those FOOLS have no IDEA what's going ON! COME WITH ME! HURRY!!"

-->'''Ray''': Was there anyone else with you?
-->'''Mullins''': Boomer. Roberts. Some other guy.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The main faceless [[{{Mook}} mooks]] of the ambiguous "Evil." "Zombie" is actually more of an inappropriate FanNickname - There's little to no implication that they're reanimated corpses, and they're only referred to as "Creatures" in canon and official media. Also they're fast, agile and [[spoiler: have a tendancy to [[EvolutionaryLevels transform]] into huge musclebound demon creatures]]. The [[FanNickname Droners]] on the other hand may well indeed be zombies in the stricter sense. They move slowly, look pained and confused, and seem to be fairly decomposed.

-->'''The General''': Boomer! How many more explosives do you have!?
-->'''Boomer''': Enough to blast our way out of here.

* RuleOfCool: The main driving force of the entire series. Explains why Lloyd only brought a sword, and The General used a .44 instead of a more practical assault rifle or shotgun.
* StickFigureAnimation: The practical artistic conclusion of the technique.

A web-based flash series notable for intense and stylised cinematic technique and excellent quality of animation. Oh, and [[StickFigureAnimation it's all done with stickmen]].

Made by Oscar Johansson, the Castle series is set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Earth is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable due to quickly dwindling natural resources and global scale wars over the scarce remains. With the survival of the human race looking increasingly unlikely, a privately owned company develops technology to reach alternate dimensions with the intention of finding a new source of energy in order to [[AssPull conveniently save the world]].

!!This series contains examples of:

* ArtEvolution: Immediately noticeable between Castle 1 and Castle 2.

* ChaseScene: And how!

* CliffHanger: Both Castle 3 and Repercussions have one at their respective ends.

--> '''Lloyd''': "Come on, let's move before Boomer challenges the others to a wrestling match. Don't want anyone to die early."
* {{Determinator}}: Mullins.

* LargeHam: A few, but Dr. Romanov in particular.

* LeftForDead: Lloyd, Ray, Plisskin, Jason, Mullins, Boomer, Roberts, and some other guy. Most of them got out, but SOG and Jason were killed, and Lloyd's whereabouts are a mystery. Also, [[NotQuiteDead I'm sure there was a dead body in the center of that room a few episodes ago]]....

* MobileMaze: The third castle - [[NothingIsScarier although you never see the movement]]
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg:

-->'''Mullins''': Boomer. Roberts. Some other guy.

-->'''Boomer''': Enough to blast our way out of here.

--> '''Etrius:''' SHUT! UP! *cue [[{{Gorn}} exploding soldier]]*
* RedshirtArmy: The regular zombies. [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in terms of the soldiers that accompany the team. Initially everyone is indistinguishable and essentially there to be killed off to demonstrate the danger and the competence of the team. While there are a few frantic, adrenaline fuelled moments of awesome, it's easy to loose track of even how many there are eventually. However come Castle Repercussions, the various faceless mooks left behind get their own characterisation (arguably much deeper than the characterisation of the original main cast) and AwesomeMoments.

* RuleOfCool: The main driving force of the entire series. Explains why Lloyd only brought a sword, and The General used a .44 instead of a more practical assault rifle or shotgun.

* VomitIndiscretionShot: Courtesy of Ray in Repercussions part A

* WeHardlyKnewYe: Jason and Some Other Guy. We only ever hear Jason's voice before he's offed.

TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Earth is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable due to quickly dwindling natural resources and global scale wars over the scarce remains. With the survival of the human race looking increasingly unlikely, a privately owned company develops technology to reach alternate dimensions with the intention of finding a new source of energy in order to [[AssPull conveniently save the world]].

-->'''Dr. Romanov''': "COME WITH ME if you WANT to LIVE! Those FOOLS have no IDEA what's going ON. COME WITH ME! HURRY!!"

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The main faceless [[{{Mook}} mooks]] of the ambiguous "Evil." "Zombie" is actually more of an inappropriate FanNickname - There's little to no implication that they're reanimated corpses, and they're only referred to as "Creatures" in canon and official media. Also they're fast, agile and [[spoiler: have a tendancy to [[EvolutionaryLevels transform]] into huge musclebound demon creatures]]. The [[FanNickname Droners]] on the other hand may well indeed be zombies in the stricter sense. They move slowly, look pained and confused, and seem to be fairly decomposed.

!!The series have examples of:

* ThisIsSparta: Etrius in Castle 3 Part C.
--> '''Soldier:''' Romanov just left. He took two of our men. He said-
--> '''Etrius:''' SHUT! UP! *cue [[{{Gorn}} exploding soldier]]*