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Tari is notable for making an EarlyBirdCameo in [=SMG4's=] main videos. The first season premiered on July 25, 2019.

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Tari is notable for making an EarlyBirdCameo in [=SMG4's=] main videos.videos as a member of the main cast, albeit a more cartoonish version who is bad at everything except video games. The first season premiered on July 25, 2019.
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''Meta Runner'' is an animated web series created by Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul (better known as [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]) and their studio, Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

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''Meta Runner'' is an animated web series created by Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul (better known as [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]) and their studio, Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, Lucks, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...



* BigBad: Lux is shaping up to be this.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Lux appears to be one in the Season 1 trailer, wanting to acquire Tari to further strengthen [=TASCorp=].

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* BigBad: Lux Lucks is shaping up to be this.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Lux Lucks appears to be one in the Season 1 trailer, wanting to acquire Tari to further strengthen [=TASCorp=].



** Lux and Belle's first conversation sets them up. We get a full display of Belle's [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]] and discrimination against non-pro gamers as well as Lux's [[SoftSpokenSadist controlled yet cruel nature]].

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** Lux Lucks and Belle's first conversation sets them up. We get a full display of Belle's [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]] and discrimination against non-pro gamers gamers, as well as Lux's Lucks's [[SoftSpokenSadist controlled yet cruel nature]].



* OminousVisualGlitch: Happens in Episode 2 where Lucks showed up in the game as a PaletteSwap of Theo and during the process of Lucks' scientists attempting to tamper with Tari's cybernetic arm.

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* OminousVisualGlitch: Happens in Episode 2 where Lucks showed up in the game as a PaletteSwap of Theo and during the process of Lucks' Lucks's scientists attempting to tamper with Tari's cybernetic arm.



* ShoutOut: To Simpleflip Island.
* WhamShot: In Episode 2, [[spoiler: When Tari is forcibly pulled out of the game world, we then see Theo, a game character, in the real world.]]

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* ShoutOut: To Simpleflip Island.
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* WhamShot: In Episode 2, [[spoiler: When when Tari is forcibly pulled out of the game world, we then see Theo, [[spoiler:Theo, a game character, in the real world.]]
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* OminousVisualGlitch: Happens in Episode 2 where Lucks showed up in the game as a PaletteSwap of Theo and during the process of Lucks` scientists attempting to tamper with Tari`s cybernetic arm.
* PalmtreePanic: The level that Tari and Theo are on in Episode 2 is this, filled with plenty of tropical trees, sand shores and wooden platforms and structures.

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* OminousVisualGlitch: Happens in Episode 2 where Lucks showed up in the game as a PaletteSwap of Theo and during the process of Lucks` Lucks' scientists attempting to tamper with Tari`s Tari's cybernetic arm.
* PalmtreePanic: The level from Ultra Jump Mania that Tari and Theo are on in Episode 2 is this, filled with plenty of tropical trees, sand shores and wooden platforms and structures.
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* ShoutOut: To Simpleflip Island.
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* OminousVisualGlitch: Happens in Episode 2 where Lucks showed up in the game as a PaletteSwap of Theo and during the process of Lucks` scientists attempting to tamper with Tari`s cybernetic arm.
* PalmtreePanic: The level that Tari and Theo are on in Episode 2 is this, filled with plenty of tropical trees, sand shores and wooden platforms and structures.
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* WhamShot: In Episode 2, [[spoiler: When Tari is forcibly pulled out of the game world, we then see Theo, a game character, in the real world.]]
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* FictionalCounterpart: Some video game logos/designs shown in Silica City are stand-ins for their real life counterpart such as [[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} Borderworlds]] and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mr. Mero]].


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* ProductPlacement: Website/{{Crunchyroll}} ads are seen around at the city.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The "Tari's Live Stream" short sets up most of the supporting cast in short order: Sofia as the [[GenkiGirl excitable]] [[SmartGuy tech girl]], Lamar as an {{Otaku}} and Masa as the no-nonsense commander.

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The "Tari's Live Stream" short sets up most of the supporting cast in short order: Sofia as the [[GenkiGirl excitable]] [[SmartGuy tech girl]], Lamar as an {{Otaku}} and Masa as the no-nonsense commander.commander.
** Lux and Belle's first conversation sets them up. We get a full display of Belle's [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]] and discrimination against non-pro gamers as well as Lux's [[SoftSpokenSadist controlled yet cruel nature]].


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* PullTheIV: Tari does this when she wakes up in the lab in the first episode.
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* AmnesiacHero: Hinted at with Tari in the Season 1 trailer.

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* AmnesiacHero: Hinted at The very first episode begins with Tari in the Season 1 trailer.leaving some lab with no recollection to where she is, or why.
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* BigBad: Lucks is shaping up to be this.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Lucks appears to be one in the Season 1 trailer, wanting to acquire Tari to further strengthen [=TASCorp=].

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* BigBad: Lucks Lux is shaping up to be this.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Lucks Lux appears to be one in the Season 1 trailer, wanting to acquire Tari to further strengthen [=TASCorp=].
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''Meta Runner'' is an animated web series created by Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul (better known as [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]) and their studio, Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lucks, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

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''Meta Runner'' is an animated web series created by Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul (better known as [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]) and their studio, Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lucks, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...
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''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul (better known as [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]) and their studio, Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

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''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul (better known as [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]) and their studio, Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, Lucks, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...



* BigBad: Lux is shaping up to be this.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Lux appears to be one in the Season 1 trailer, wanting to acquire Tari to further strengthen [=TASCorp=].

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* BigBad: Lux Lucks is shaping up to be this.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Lux Lucks appears to be one in the Season 1 trailer, wanting to acquire Tari to further strengthen [=TASCorp=].
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* MegaCorp: [=TASCorp=] appears to be your standard cyberpunk megacorporation, though there are a few others, such as Cloud7 and AlphaMax.

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* MegaCorp: [=TASCorp=] appears to be your standard cyberpunk megacorporation, though there are a few others, such as Cloud7 [=Cloud7=] and AlphaMax.[=AlphaMax=].
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* MegaCorp: [=TASCorp=] appears to be your standard cyberpunk megacorporation.

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* MegaCorp: [=TASCorp=] appears to be your standard cyberpunk megacorporation.megacorporation, though there are a few others, such as Cloud7 and AlphaMax.
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Tari is notable for making an EarlyBirdCameo in [=SMG4's=] main videos. The first season is set to debut on July 25, 2019.

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Tari is notable for making an EarlyBirdCameo in [=SMG4's=] main videos. The first season is set to debut premiered on July 25, 2019.
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* NeonCity: Silica City, with its dark blue color aesthetic and gobs of billboards and signs.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The "Tari's Live Stream" short sets up most of the supporting cast in short order: Sofia as the [[GenkiGirl excitable]] [[SmartGuy tech girl]], Lamar as an {{Otaku}} and Masa as the no-nonsense commander.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Relax and play.]]''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul (better known as [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]) and their studio, Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

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[[caption-width-right:350:Relax and play.]]''Meta ]]

''Meta
Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul (better known as [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]) and their studio, Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...
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[[caption-width-right:350:Relax and play.]]''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers the Lerdwichagul brothers]] and their studio, Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

Tari is notable for making an EarlyBirdCameo in ''Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'', which is done by the same creators. The series' first season is set to debut on July 25, 2019.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Relax and play.]]''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul (better known as [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers the Lerdwichagul brothers]] SMG4]]) and their studio, Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

Tari is notable for making an EarlyBirdCameo in ''Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'', which is done by the same creators. [=SMG4's=] main videos. The series' first season is set to debut on July 25, 2019.

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This would make Tari's appearance in SMG 4 an Early Bird Cameo.


[[caption-width-right:350:Relax and play.]]''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers the Lerdwichagul brothers]] and their studio Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

The series' first season is set to debut on July 25, 2019.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Relax and play.]]''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers the Lerdwichagul brothers]] and their studio studio, Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

Tari is notable for making an EarlyBirdCameo in ''Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'', which is done by the same creators. The series' first season is set to debut on July 25, 2019.



* AscendedExtra: Tari herself is transplanted from Luke's [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]] series and made the main protagonist of ''Meta Runner''.
** Inverted. As revealed in a behind-the-scenes video prior to the air of the series, it was revealed that Tari's SMG4 design was based on Tari's final design for Meta Runner. Also played straight in that she as a character was envisioned to join SMG4's crew before the idea of making the series came up.
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** Inverted. As revealed in a behind-the-scenes video prior to the air of the series, it was revealed that Tari's SMG4 design was based on Tari's final design for Meta Runner. Also played straight in that she as a character was envisioned to join SMG4's crew before the idea of making the series came up.
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The pinned comment for the Meta Runner preview clip confirms a July release date for the first season.


The series' first season is set to debut sometime in June 2019.

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The series' first season is set to debut sometime in June on July 25, 2019.
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* BigBad: Lux is shaping up to be this.
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* SeriousBusiness: Video games are what the world of ''Meta Runner'' revolves around.

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* SeriousBusiness: Video games are what the world of ''Meta Runner'' revolves around.around.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Relax and play.]]''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by the Lerdwichagul brothers and their studio Creator/GlitchProductions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

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[[caption-width-right:350:Relax and play.]]''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers the Lerdwichagul brothers brothers]] and their studio Creator/GlitchProductions.Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...
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[[caption-width-right:350:Relax and play.]]''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by the Lerdwichagul brothers and their studio Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

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[[caption-width-right:350:Relax and play.]]''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by the Lerdwichagul brothers and their studio Glitch Productions.Creator/GlitchProductions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

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* AlternateUniverse: Confirmed to take place in a different universe from the Mario bloopers.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Relax and play.]]''Meta Runner'' is an upcoming animated web series created by the Lerdwichagul brothers and their studio Glitch Productions. The series follows the amnesiac cyborg Tari in a world centered around video gaming, where "Meta Runners" - individuals who replaced their limbs with machines to boost their gaming performance - dominate the competitive scene. Tari discovers she has the odd ability to "enter" the games she plays, allowing her the ability to master them unparalleled by other Meta Runners and the fame of the public. However, Lux, the head of local megacorporation [=TASCorp=], has his own plans for Tari and her abilities...

The series' first season is set to debut sometime in June 2019.
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* AmnesiacHero: Hinted at with Tari in the Season 1 trailer.
--> '''Tari:''' This place is incredible... but, why does it seem so familiar?
* AscendedExtra: Tari herself is transplanted from Luke's [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]] series and made the main protagonist of ''Meta Runner''.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Lux appears to be one in the Season 1 trailer, wanting to acquire Tari to further strengthen [=TASCorp=].
* CyberPunk: The world at large carries an aesthetic that can be considered as such, with culture being centered around a technological medium, transhumanism being a well-established practice, and a large corporation with minimal adherence to ethics running the show.
* {{Cyborg}}: The titular Meta Runners are these, being professional gamers who augmented themselves so they could be even better at gaming.
* GamerChick: Tari, as she was in her origins.
* IntrepidFictioneer: Tari does this (with varying degrees of intent) with games she plays to learn how to master them.
* MegaCorp: [=TASCorp=] appears to be your standard cyberpunk megacorporation.
* SeriousBusiness: Video games are what the world of ''Meta Runner'' revolves around.

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