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->"Well, howdy there folks, my name's Motormouth Mike from the Discount [=GMod=] Map Emporium off of Route 5! Selling quality maps at dirt cheap prices!"
-->Motormouth Mike
Have you ever wanted to own a [[VideoGame/GarrysMod GMod]] map? Well, if you have the cash to burn, swing on down to the Discount [=GMod=] Map Emporium off of Route 5 and buy one from Motormouth Mike!
"Motormouth Mike" is a [=GMod=] {{Machinima}} series developed by [[https://twitter.com/TheAJakes Adam]] and [[https://twitter.com/tekken3553 Talon]] over on the "[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNwDs4_4QAm8j6f7HjKjNYw/featured Checkpoint!]]" [=YouTube=] channel.
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!!Tropes:
* AsYouKnow: [[spoiler:Nightwalker Ned reads aloud from a clipboard explaining which episodes of Season 2 were reruns and which ones were filmed by the robots... something Dale already knew.]]
* BreakingTheFellowship:
** Played with: After Mike and Dale get separated in "gm_fork - Episode 1.5", Dale takes over the video to try and sell the map himself... only for him to bump into Mike (who was still doing the video on his end).
** At some point between Seasons 1 and 2, Dale went solo, doing "Motormouth Dale". [[spoiler:But then it turns out that this Dale was actually a robot in disguise as part of a long con against Nightwalker Ned.]]
* BigBad: Nightwalker Ned is established as this in the Season 1 finale.
** [[spoiler:Motor Mike and Motor Dale]] take over this role in Season 2.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Mike wears a blue jumpsuit, whereas [[spoiler:Motor Mike (in his Mike costume)]] wears a brown suit.
* CrackIsCheaper: InUniverse, [[spoiler: Mike and Dale (or at least the robot duplicates) deliberately jack up the price on maps so that no one can buy them. That way, they get to keep them.]]
* CriticalResearchFailure: InUniverse. According to Mike, Thomas Jefferson invented electricity.
* ExactWords: "Sorry, Mike. [[TemptingFate But it's two against one.]]"
* EyeScream: The "eye popping textures" of "gm_7eleven_v6" ''literally'' cause Mike's eyes to pop out of his skull (luckily, we don't actually see it, and he pops them right back in).
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** "gm_7eleven_v6 - Episode 1.9" sees the first mention of Nightwalker Ned.
** For whatever reason, "rp_cscdesert_v2-1 - Episode 2.2", "gm_blackbrook_asylum - Episode 2.4", "dm_bridge - Episode 2.7" have their comment acknowledgements edited in in post.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: "dm_bridge - Episode 2.7" stops being a video on the map in question the second Mike gets sideswiped by a car and passes out. The rest of the video is an exploration into Mike's subconscious (represented by the map "yeayuhhh").
* JerkassHasAPoint: Dale points out to Nightwalker Ned in "gm_mobenix_v3 - Episode 2.8" that [[spoiler:he had plenty of time to work out that Dale was setting him up]].
* LoopingLines: InUniverse, [[spoiler:Motor Mike and Motor Dale, when rerunning older episodes, splice in their own dialogue to thank the newer commentators.]]
* MindScrew:
** "gm_mobenix_v3 - Episode 2.8" reveals that [[spoiler:Dale was actually working with Mike the entire time this season, in order to lure Nightwalker Ned to him, that Mike ''intentionally'' jacks up the prices on maps so that he and Dale can keep them for themselves... [[RoboticReveal and that Mike and Dale are actually robots]] planning total server domination]].
** "rp_amsterville - Episode 2.9" ups the ante by revealing that [[spoiler:the robot Mike and Dale are ''not'' actually the real Mike and Dale; the robots took them captive and threw them in jail]].
* HostileShowTakeover:
** Parodied: "gm_fork - Episode 1.5" sees Dale briefly take over after he and Mike get separated, only to lose control when he bumps back into Mike a short while later.
* RefugeInAudacity: The entire gist of the series is Mike (and Dale) selling [=GMod=] maps... maps that you can get ''for free''.
* TheReveal: As it happens, Mike met Dale in "rp_amsterville", when he was conducting interviews for a cameraman (feeling that having one would lift up his spirits). It also reveals Dale's last name: Docernicus.
* SelfDeprecation:
** In "gm_blackbrook_asylum - Episode 2.4", Nightwalker Ned flat out says the show had been getting worse over the course of Season 2, calling out Mike for [[TookALevelInJerkass becoming more aggressive and violent]].
* ShoutOut:
** When attempting to enter the Fisherman's Diner in "rp_amsterville - Episode 2.9", Mike is stopped by a bouncer, [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants inquiring about how tough he is]].
* WhamLine: Nightwalker Ned calls into question one specific detail that has been lingering over Season 2 in "gm_blackbrook_asylum - Episode 2.4":
-->'''Movie Vendor''': If you were a true "Motormouth Mike" fan, you would understand that.
-->'''Nightwalker Ned''': True "Motormouth Mike" fan, huh? Then I got one question for you. ''[[WhateverHappenedToTheMouse Where's Dale?]]''
** This is when "gm_mobenix_v3 - Episode 2.8" takes a turn:
--->'''Nightwalker Ned''': (chuckles) Sorry, Mike. But it's two against one.
--->([[ClickHello gun is aimed at Nightwalker Ned's skull]])
--->'''[[spoiler:Dale]]''': That's right, Ned. [[ExactWords Two. Against. One.]]
*** And then, motives are revealled:
---->'''Nightwalker Ned''': Why take the maps, to turn it around and make a quick buck?!
---->'''Dale''': A quick buck? How can we, [[spoiler:when we've never even sold ''one'']]...
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: [[spoiler:As it turns out, almost half of Season 2[[note]]episodes 2, 4, and 7[[/note]] is just reruns of older "Motormouth Mike" episodes from before Mike met Dale.]]
** The same applies to "rp_amsterville - Episode 2.9", [[spoiler:as Dale plays the tape before he and Nightwalker Ned go to find Mike, stating it was his favorite]].
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-->Motormouth Mike
Have you ever wanted to own a [[VideoGame/GarrysMod GMod]] map? Well, if you have the cash to burn, swing on down to the Discount [=GMod=] Map Emporium off of Route 5 and buy one from Motormouth Mike!
"Motormouth Mike" is a [=GMod=] {{Machinima}} series developed by [[https://twitter.com/TheAJakes Adam]] and [[https://twitter.com/tekken3553 Talon]] over on the "[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNwDs4_4QAm8j6f7HjKjNYw/featured Checkpoint!]]" [=YouTube=] channel.
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!!Tropes:
* AsYouKnow: [[spoiler:Nightwalker Ned reads aloud from a clipboard explaining which episodes of Season 2 were reruns and which ones were filmed by the robots... something Dale already knew.]]
* BreakingTheFellowship:
** Played with: After Mike and Dale get separated in "gm_fork - Episode 1.5", Dale takes over the video to try and sell the map himself... only for him to bump into Mike (who was still doing the video on his end).
** At some point between Seasons 1 and 2, Dale went solo, doing "Motormouth Dale". [[spoiler:But then it turns out that this Dale was actually a robot in disguise as part of a long con against Nightwalker Ned.]]
* BigBad: Nightwalker Ned is established as this in the Season 1 finale.
** [[spoiler:Motor Mike and Motor Dale]] take over this role in Season 2.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Mike wears a blue jumpsuit, whereas [[spoiler:Motor Mike (in his Mike costume)]] wears a brown suit.
* CrackIsCheaper: InUniverse, [[spoiler: Mike and Dale (or at least the robot duplicates) deliberately jack up the price on maps so that no one can buy them. That way, they get to keep them.]]
* CriticalResearchFailure: InUniverse. According to Mike, Thomas Jefferson invented electricity.
* ExactWords: "Sorry, Mike. [[TemptingFate But it's two against one.]]"
* EyeScream: The "eye popping textures" of "gm_7eleven_v6" ''literally'' cause Mike's eyes to pop out of his skull (luckily, we don't actually see it, and he pops them right back in).
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** "gm_7eleven_v6 - Episode 1.9" sees the first mention of Nightwalker Ned.
** For whatever reason, "rp_cscdesert_v2-1 - Episode 2.2", "gm_blackbrook_asylum - Episode 2.4", "dm_bridge - Episode 2.7" have their comment acknowledgements edited in in post.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: "dm_bridge - Episode 2.7" stops being a video on the map in question the second Mike gets sideswiped by a car and passes out. The rest of the video is an exploration into Mike's subconscious (represented by the map "yeayuhhh").
* JerkassHasAPoint: Dale points out to Nightwalker Ned in "gm_mobenix_v3 - Episode 2.8" that [[spoiler:he had plenty of time to work out that Dale was setting him up]].
* LoopingLines: InUniverse, [[spoiler:Motor Mike and Motor Dale, when rerunning older episodes, splice in their own dialogue to thank the newer commentators.]]
* MindScrew:
** "gm_mobenix_v3 - Episode 2.8" reveals that [[spoiler:Dale was actually working with Mike the entire time this season, in order to lure Nightwalker Ned to him, that Mike ''intentionally'' jacks up the prices on maps so that he and Dale can keep them for themselves... [[RoboticReveal and that Mike and Dale are actually robots]] planning total server domination]].
** "rp_amsterville - Episode 2.9" ups the ante by revealing that [[spoiler:the robot Mike and Dale are ''not'' actually the real Mike and Dale; the robots took them captive and threw them in jail]].
* HostileShowTakeover:
** Parodied: "gm_fork - Episode 1.5" sees Dale briefly take over after he and Mike get separated, only to lose control when he bumps back into Mike a short while later.
* RefugeInAudacity: The entire gist of the series is Mike (and Dale) selling [=GMod=] maps... maps that you can get ''for free''.
* TheReveal: As it happens, Mike met Dale in "rp_amsterville", when he was conducting interviews for a cameraman (feeling that having one would lift up his spirits). It also reveals Dale's last name: Docernicus.
* SelfDeprecation:
** In "gm_blackbrook_asylum - Episode 2.4", Nightwalker Ned flat out says the show had been getting worse over the course of Season 2, calling out Mike for [[TookALevelInJerkass becoming more aggressive and violent]].
* ShoutOut:
** When attempting to enter the Fisherman's Diner in "rp_amsterville - Episode 2.9", Mike is stopped by a bouncer, [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants inquiring about how tough he is]].
* WhamLine: Nightwalker Ned calls into question one specific detail that has been lingering over Season 2 in "gm_blackbrook_asylum - Episode 2.4":
-->'''Movie Vendor''': If you were a true "Motormouth Mike" fan, you would understand that.
-->'''Nightwalker Ned''': True "Motormouth Mike" fan, huh? Then I got one question for you. ''[[WhateverHappenedToTheMouse Where's Dale?]]''
** This is when "gm_mobenix_v3 - Episode 2.8" takes a turn:
--->'''Nightwalker Ned''': (chuckles) Sorry, Mike. But it's two against one.
--->([[ClickHello gun is aimed at Nightwalker Ned's skull]])
--->'''[[spoiler:Dale]]''': That's right, Ned. [[ExactWords Two. Against. One.]]
*** And then, motives are revealled:
---->'''Nightwalker Ned''': Why take the maps, to turn it around and make a quick buck?!
---->'''Dale''': A quick buck? How can we, [[spoiler:when we've never even sold ''one'']]...
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: [[spoiler:As it turns out, almost half of Season 2[[note]]episodes 2, 4, and 7[[/note]] is just reruns of older "Motormouth Mike" episodes from before Mike met Dale.]]
** The same applies to "rp_amsterville - Episode 2.9", [[spoiler:as Dale plays the tape before he and Nightwalker Ned go to find Mike, stating it was his favorite]].
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