History WebAnimation / XRayAndVav

''X-Ray and Vav'' is an animated web series created by Creator/RoosterTeeth first released on November 27, 2014. The series focuses on the adventures of the titular heroes, who are in turn based on the fictional alter egos of Creator/RayNarvaezJr and Creator/GavinFree from Creator/AchievementHunter (who also provide their voices).

A second season began on 18 July 2015, and you can watch the new intro trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybJ_OhFfTQ here]], and the Comic Con trailer [[http://roosterteeth.com/archive/?id=11675 here]]. Though Season 2 will be longer than Season 1 with ten episodes, Rooster Teeth opted to split it in half, with the second season of ''WebAnimation/TheStrangerhood'' (one of the many stretch goals for funding ''Film/LazerTeam'') airing between the first and second halves. Despite Narvaez's departure from Rooster Teeth in April that year, he continued to do voice work for his character in the series during Season 2; however, when asked by fans, he said he was [[http://ask.fm/RNarvaezJr/answers/138471464567 "not interested"]] in returning to voice the character again should they do a third season.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: In the the second episode Hilda is able to turn the heroes' underwear into bottomless pockets. X-Ray spends some time fumbling around and Hilda thinks he's trying to find a grappling hook... he's not.
** X-Ray uses hand-lotion, but only on one hand...

A second season began on 18 July 2015, and you can watch the new intro trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybJ_OhFfTQ here]], and the Comic Con trailer [[http://roosterteeth.com/archive/?id=11675 here]]. Though Season 2 will be longer than Season 1 with ten episodes, Rooster Teeth has opted to split it in half, with the second season of ''WebAnimation/TheStrangerhood'' (one of the many stretch goals for funding ''Film/LazerTeam'') airing between the first and second halves. Despite Narvaez's departure from Rooster Teeth in April that year, he continued to do voice work for his character in the series during Season 2; however, when asked by fans, he said he was [[http://ask.fm/RNarvaezJr/answers/138471464567 "not interested"]] in returning to voice the character again should they do a third season.

* WithCatlikeTread: X-Ray proclaims that they'll be silent as ninjas when breaking into Monarch Labs and actually does a good job at it. Vav, on the other hand... not so much. Upon being found out by the security guard [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy who didn't even notice Vav's lack of stealth]], X-Ray shouts ''I AM A NINJA'' as he fires his titular WeaponOfChoice.

A second season began on 18 July 2015, and you can watch the new intro trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybJ_OhFfTQ here]], and the Comic Con trailer [[http://roosterteeth.com/archive/?id=11675 here]]. Though Season 2 will be longer than Season 1 with ten episodes, Rooster Teeth has opted to split it in half, with the second season of ''Machinima/TheStrangerhood'' (one of the many stretch goals for funding ''Film/LazerTeam'') airing between the first and second halves. Despite Narvaez's departure from Rooster Teeth in April that year, he continued to do voice work for his character in the series during Season 2; however, when asked by fans, he said he was [[http://ask.fm/RNarvaezJr/answers/138471464567 "not interested"]] in returning to voice the character again should they do a third season.

They’re awesome guys, who kick crime in the ''butt!''\\

-->-- '''ThemeSong Season 2 theme song'''

X-Ray and Vav!''
-->-- '''ThemeSong/Season 2 theme song'''

-->They’re best of buds, they prowl the night;\\

X-Ray and Vav!

X-Ray and Vav!!!!\\

X-Ray and Vav
-->-- '''[[ThemeSong/Season 2 theme song]]'''

X-Ray and Vaaav!\\

X-RAY AND VAAAV!!!!\\

X-Ra-ay and Vav
-->-- '''ThemeSong'''

* KnightOfCerebus: The Mad King. While still somewhat comedic, the fact that he's an actual murderer made him far more threatening than the [[PokeThePoodle poodle poking]] criminals previously encountered, and his appearence marked the beginning of Season One's story arc. [[spoiler: His return in Season Two takes it further as he quickly uses an effective HannibalLecture to to coerce X-Ray and Vav into distrusting each other, then convinces Mogar to free him. Becoming arguably a bigger threat than even the Corpirate was.]]

* KnightOfCerebus: The Mad King. While still somewhat comedic, the fact that he's an actual murderer made him far more threatening than the [[PokeThePoodle poodle poking]] criminals previously encountered, and his appearence marked the beginning of Season One's story arc. [[spoiler: His return in Season Two takes it UpToEleven as he quickly establishes himself as the series resident MagnificentBastard by using an effective HannibalLecture to to coerce X-Ray and Vav into distrusting each other, then convinces Mogar to free him. Becoming arguably a bigger threat than even the Corpirate was.]]

* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:The Mad King]] is implied to be one since he mentions his "dead people collection." [[FridgeHorror Take that what you will.]] [[spoiler:While he's imprisoned in Season Two Episode Five, he says he's barred from reading the newspaper for murdering two guards in two weeks.]]

* TheStinger: S2:Ep10 reveals after the credits that [[spoiler:The Corpirate, still in slow-motion, has finally made it down to the ground.]]

* YaoiFangirl: Both the girl in purple and Hilda in S2:Ep2 don't mind [[spoiler:watching X-Ray kiss Vav.]]

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: X-Ray has EyeBeams, but his aim is very poor. He fails to hit a practically unmoving target, instead scorching the ground around them, and somehow escalating to frying parts of the buildings ''nowhere near'' the target. A JustifiedTrope, since a) he was getting increasingly angry with his failed hits and b) Hilda mentions that one of the side effects is blindness, which could include the glare from the shots.

* NeverSayDie: Surprisingly, this series seems to avoid saying "kill" or "killed" despite having no problems with adult language or jokes. For example, [[spoiler: The Mad King]] is described to have been "defeated" or have "suffer[ed]" despite presumably being fried with a WaveMotionGun. However, the same character has no problems with saying "kill" himself, which makes sense as he's a psycho villain.
** [[spoiler: Justified in that he didn't die.]]

* YouWatchTooMuchX: "You watch too many action movies."

** Rusty's tinfoil hat [[spoiler: is actually how you protect yourself from the brainwashing]].

* NoodleIncident:

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The Mad King in Season 2 is adored by the public... [[WhatTheHellTownspeople even when he seemingly throws X-Ray into molten lava.]]

* DeconstructiveParody: Of superhero tropes, similar to TheGreatestAmericanHero.

'''''X-Ray and Vav''''' is an animated web series created by Creator/RoosterTeeth first released on November 27, 2014. The series focuses on the adventures of the titular heroes, who are in turn based on the fictional alter egos of Creator/RayNarvaezJr and Creator/GavinFree from Creator/AchievementHunter (who also provide their voices).

* {{Badass}}:
** Hilda. She has a {{BFG}} taser that can literally ''fry people to cinders''.
** The titular duo ''would'' be this if they used their powers and equipment properly. [[spoiler:By Episode 4, they are.]]
** Rusty Bonjour isn't too shabby in a fight himself.
** Mogar is probably the biggest example so far in the series, [[spoiler: being able to power through Vav's slow-mo powers, and shrug off X-Ray's blasts.]]

* BritishAccents: Vav has one. He mentions it as one of his "powers", saying that it throws people for a loop.