History WebAnimation / TheWatchers

''The Watchers'' is a dark themed WebAnimation created by a {{YouTuber|s}} known as LT.LICK ME. First known for his COD Montage Videos, he would later delve into genre of Voice Trolling, where various characters such as the Stalker, and eventually {{WebAnimation/Anonymous}}, would enter public servers and target seemingly random people and say their name and address, and scare them into thinking that they were in danger. Eventually, his Stalker series would be rebooted into the Watchers series, where the origin of the Stalker would be revamped, with new characters revealed and announced. As of October 2023, this series would garner over 20,000,000 views, with a comic book currently on sale on the LT Army website. In 22 October 2023, it was announced that 10-minute comic-animated episodes of the Watchers might be released in between the normal scheduled episodes.

* HighlyVisiblePassword: ''Dim is the light in the dark, the wicked will run the night.''

* SignatureLine: I'm sure every fan has their own signature line they remember from the series. Mine is this: ''We are the moths drawn to the flame of vile indescretions''.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: According to WordOfGod himself, and the comic book. Even the community has yet to derive on an answer about their true alignment.

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: A common trope in a series for all of the main Watchers; They make offers that the targets just ''can't'' refuse.

* AssholeVictim: The Watchers' favourite targets. In all of the episodes.
* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: From the Watcher, to Anonymous during the Civil War video.

* BribeBackfire: Doubles as a ForTheEvulz. Try bribing the Watchers with any type of money, just like Keith in episode 3. It most definitely won't work.

-->'''Watcher:''' GIVE HIM TO ME.
-->'''Anonymous:''' No, we are not finished.

* CivilWar: The Watcher vs Anonymous. There is even a video, dudes.

* DisproportionateRetribution: An eye for an eye. A common trope in the series.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: If you consider the change from the Stalker to Watcher, this is literally him. Even the Watcher confirms this in the first episode and the first Q&A.

-->'''Theme Song''': Will you come play their game? But their game is rigged, you might as well surrender. You will never get away.
--> '''My Domain by Tommee Profitt feat SVRCINA (Song associated with the Watchess)''': This is my domain, domain. You're in the kingdom now.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The victims they target all seem to have this trope.

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Every episode has this moment. When a target refuses to believe in the EmptyCopThreat, this technique would be implemented.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Every episode has this moment. Good luck finding a counterargument against the Watchers, because, let's face it, they have good justification in what they do.

* MuggingTheMonster: Doubles as a {{You Have No Idea Who Youre Dealing With}} moment. In Issue #1, Anthony took a knife out of a knife-holder and threatened the Watcher with it. When rushing into the kitchen to threaten his wife's safety, he was confronted by not one, but ''two'' other Watchers. Anthony, you dun goofed up now.

* {{Now Buy The Merchandise}}: Ah yes, the Watcher would like you to buy the Watchers hoodies. And the limited Moths to a Flame merch.
* NurseryRhyme: Wow, this one became quite the norm in their twisted games. After all, ''there are no strings on me''...
* ObligatoryEarpieceTouch: Cassie (Presumed female side Watcher) did this in Episode 7 when she was talking to Jessica.

* PaintingTheMedium: Oh my god. This was SOOOOO heavily utilised. Just take a look at the Watchess Character Origins, and various episodes. When the Watchess got angry, the player character even stopped walking.

* PoweredArmor: The Watchers all seem to have this in the comic book. All the armor have the same colours as the Watchers themselves.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The Watchers always give this speech to their targets. For very obvious reasons.

* RedIsViolent: Red is literally their main colour scheme. Made abundantly clear in the comics and episodes.

* {{Riddle}}: The Watchess Character Reveal Livestream is basically one big riddle.

* SaunaOfDeath: Corbin was treated to this in Episode 7. Burn, Corbin. BURN.
-->'''Corbin''': I can't breathe...I CAN'T BREATHE!
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Implied heavily on Episodes 5 and 7. Seems like they have some dark web connections to help them verify the contract given...

* SignificantDoubleCasting: The Watcher's 2nd voice actor. Both the main Watcher and Brian (presumed male side Watcher in the news studio).
* SociopathicHero: Made it abundantly clear in the comics.
* SevenDirtyWords: Yes, this comic and series are definitely not for little kids. And yes, those are seven dirty words that I would never be allowed to say.

* SuddenAnatomy: All the Watchers in the comics were suddenly treated to this. This troper's nose has yet to stop bleeding.

* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: Anonymous (Good), the Watchers (Bad), and their mutual targets (Evil).
* ThemeTune: Yes, there is a theme song. Debuted on Episode 6.

* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: A common trope in the series. Especially episode 7. The effects and visuals are all impressive.

* UrbanHellscape: Implied in Episode 7, since a wild dark web organisation can form in the depths of the dark web.

* VigilanteMan: Yup, this applies to the Watchers well. Confirmed by WordOfGod.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: This. This was discussed deeply between this troper, Monsuta and Gold Solider the first time we delve deep into the lore. On one hand, they seem to claim that they do not have a specific moral compass, but the way they handled their own contracts, ''checked'' their contracts to make sure it was all legit, and even made an effort to give the victims and the audience direct and indirect closure and retribution, and they don't kill...Where do the lines blur? Did they really lose their humanity?

* AmbiguouslyEvil: According to WordOfGod himself, and the comic book. Even the community has yet to derive on an answer about their true alignment. Have to say, LT, you are the goat.

Note to all since my earlier response has been deleted: I do not have a lot of time to edit this page. I have had real life stuff to do, and I know everyone has real life stuff to do. That's fine. I do not expect everyone to help edit this page or watch the full series, cuz that's gonna be a lot of trouble. However, I have reasons why I am very protective of this page. I almost had this page deleted on me while I was at work. I did not know how much time I had before this page was cancelled, and I intended this page as a gift to LT and his community, because they deserve MUCH, MUCH MORE recognition, than what they are currently getting now. Including the cast of the Watchers, and the people who worked long and hard in the background delivering this series to us (shoutout to them, they really did well). So, to avoid the page getting cancelled, I had to steal work hours to get this done. Hours turned into weeks, and now it's been a few months. I do not expect anyone to come and help, I do not expect anyone to give this page recognition, but at the very least when editing stuff, I would like to know when you are going to be editing stuff, and see whether this applies with what. I am just personally disappointed by the way some people are editing this page obviously without taking a look at the series before deleting my hard work trying to build this page. I understand that this is a public page, but please take a look at the series and comic book before trying to add or remove any tropes, and maybe better yet, do try to help from time to time. I would love to discuss lore, add tropes or remove them as per necessary, but the way some people are doing this and obviously just quoting 'Zero Context Examples' just baffle me.

And also, I am not trying to gatekeep. I am trying to get a point across that its especially rude that you are just quoting Zero Context Examples without a second thought. I am not trying to gaslight anyone, this is what I have been focusing on for the past few weeks, this is what I have been editing for a long time without much appreciation given by the LT Community. I do not expect recognition, but imagine what it's like to be in my shoes when you have worked long and hard on this, and then suddenly have some of your hard work just being hidden without warning whatsoever with no additional help or examples given.

Thanks for reading this, TV Tropes peeps. Appreciate it.

* TheVoice: In episode 1, a mysterious character was heard giving the Watchers in the organisation a briefing of the contract they were given. Even though the identity of the character is unknown, this presumed contractor was able to give the briefing to the Watchers and give information about the target's last known location and personal information, which implies that this person is of a higher authority than the 3 main Watchers, since they work with both the Watchers and the clients alike.

* UrbanHellscape: Implied in Episode 7, since a wild dark web organisation can form in the depths of the dark web.

* TheVoice: In episode 1, a mysterious character was heard giving the Watchers in the organisation a briefing of the contract they were given. However, the identity of the character is unknown.

Note: If anyone wishes to edit the page and hide the tropes, let me know beforehand in my direct messages. I HAVE STRONG EXAMPLES IN THE SERIES AND THE COMIC BOOK. PLEASE KINDLY WATCH THEM BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS.

* DisproportionateRetribution: An eye for an eye.

* GroupIdentifyingFeature: The red smiley face. Shows up everywhere.

* MeaningfulName: Thewa Tcher. The Watcher.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: If you consider the change from the Stalker to Watcher, this is literally him.