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* AutoTune: Once employed in a musical remix of a video in which Boogie was discussing vandalism triggered by YouTube's new comment section, which included the easily taken out of context "Swastikas and Penises" quote.
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->''"Swastikas! And penises!"''

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* TheVoiceless: Francis has a somewhat catatonic brother who has appeared in several Francis videos such as Francis' Star Wars Christmas video and his Mario Maker rage video.

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** Mentioning the UsefulNotes/XboxOne's "always online" requirement.

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** Mentioning the UsefulNotes/XboxOne's the "always online" requirement.requirement that was originally planned for the UsefulNotes/XboxOne.



* IdiotBall: Francis once made a massive Creeper in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''...but unwisely decided to make its insides entirely TNT, so as to make it more realistic (since Creepers are natural {{Action Bomb}}s). Someone had the great (dis)pleasure of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGRAf_fAvJk igniting one of the TNT blocks]].

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* IdiotBall: Francis once made a massive Creeper in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''... but unwisely decided to [[MadeOfExplodium make its insides entirely TNT, TNT]], so as to make it more realistic (since Creepers are natural {{Action Bomb}}s). Someone had the great (dis)pleasure of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGRAf_fAvJk igniting one of the TNT blocks]].



* MadeOfExplodium: Francis decided to fill a giant Creeper statue he made in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' with TNT. You can probably guess [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGRAf_fAvJk what happened next.]]



* PreciousPuppy: Boogie got a dog, Sammy, in October of 2015, who stars in a Francis video as the new dog that David (Francis' roommate) gets for Francis to keep him company in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61x1H8V5sxk FRANCIS MEETS SAMMY THE DOG]].



* SadClown: While he acts as Francis, his outrages can be comedic and while growing up he was regarded as funny and cool by his friends but Boogies past is arguably one of the most tragic due to systematic abuse from his mother and from others while growing up, multiple suicide attempts and body confidence issues. Due to his experiences Boogie suffers from PTSD and various other disorders.

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* SadClown: While he acts as Francis, his outrages can be comedic and while growing up he was regarded as funny and cool by his friends friends, but Boogies Boogie's past is arguably one of the most tragic due to systematic abuse from his mother and from others while growing up, multiple suicide attempts attempts, and body confidence issues. Due to his experiences experiences, Boogie suffers from PTSD and various other disorders.


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* SitcomArchNemesis: Francis' roommate, David. It doesn't help when David is dating Francis' sister.
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* EyeScream: Boogie claims that his mother attempted to gouge his eyes out while they were sitting in a car together, and that Boogie had to jump out of a moving vehicle to escape.

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* RageQuit: Francis will not only do this when recorded playing video games, he will flip out and walk away from his own rage videos.


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* PercussiveMaintenance: Francis uses ''a dumbbell'' to try to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfPevOLy72w fix a broken Nerf gun]].


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* RageQuit: Francis will not only do this when recorded playing video games, he will flip out and walk away from his own rage videos.

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* FatSlob: Francis.

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* FatSlob: Francis.Francis, as revealed in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBhUYcXuYZM&list=PLIaMOSX9DUiz_fdFIQr3mMb3_sA4qEh9e this P.O.V. video.]]


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* POVCam: A few Francis videos are shot from his point of view as he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBhUYcXuYZM&list=PLIaMOSX9DUiz_fdFIQr3mMb3_sA4qEh9e&index=1 sits at his computer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p8eitLYybs&list=PLIaMOSX9DUiz_fdFIQr3mMb3_sA4qEh9e&index=2 shops at Walmart]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_ZAGi7J_JA&index=3&list=PLIaMOSX9DUiz_fdFIQr3mMb3_sA4qEh9e goes to Planet Comicon 2013]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lwDFT7k-ds&index=4&list=PLIaMOSX9DUiz_fdFIQr3mMb3_sA4qEh9e goes to Vidcon 2014]], or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNTSLfg403w plays Flappy Bird]].

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Jessy's name is alternately spelled "Jesse".



** Jesse Junior, Jesse's son.

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** Jesse Jessy Junior, Jesse's Jessy's son.
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* ShockinglyExpensiveBill: Francis' sister discovers that Francis spent 380 dollars on ''VideoGame/CandyCrushSaga'' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9n7WHARUXE this video.]]

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* ShockinglyExpensiveBill: Francis' sister discovers that Francis spent 380 dollars on ''VideoGame/CandyCrushSaga'' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9n7WHARUXE com/watch?v=KYRcAKYYEG4 this video.]]
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* ShockinglyExpensiveBill: Francis' sister discovers that Francis spent 380 dollars on ''VideoGame/CandyCrushSaga'' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9n7WHARUXE this video.]]
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Boogie2988 is an mentally unstable morbidly obese faggot from Arkansas who created his YouTube account just to seek attention about his obesity.
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Boogie2988 is an mentally unstable morbidly obese faggot from Arkansas who created his YouTube account just to seek attention about his obesity.
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Boogie2988 is an mentally unstable morbidly obese faggot from Arkansas who created his YouTube account just to seek attention about his obesity.

His email: uberwolf0@gmail.com

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Boogie is an mentally unstable morbidly obese faggot from Arkansas who created his YouTube account just to seek attention about his obesity.

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Boogie Boogie2988 is an mentally unstable morbidly obese faggot from Arkansas who created his YouTube account just to seek attention about his obesity.
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His email: uberwolf0@gmail.com
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Boogie is an mentally unstable morbidly obese faggot from Arkansas who created his YouTube account just to seek attention about his obesity.

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Well, that happens to be the story of '''Stephen Williams''' (b. 1974), better known as '''[=boogie2988=]''', who is a Website/YouTube vlogger, comedian, armchair philosopher, and gamer who goes by the nickname "Boogie".

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Well, that happens to be the story [[DarkAndTroubledPast story]] of '''Stephen Williams''' (b. 1974), better known as '''[=boogie2988=]''', who is a Website/YouTube vlogger, comedian, armchair philosopher, and gamer who goes by the nickname "Boogie".



* AbusiveParents: Boogie's mother was physically and emotionally abusive towards him.



* BattleStrip: Francis does this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuzBkP8bTwI Francis Attempts to go Super Saiyan]]

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* BattleStrip: Francis does this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuzBkP8bTwI Francis Attempts to go Super Saiyan]]Saiyan]].



* BigNo: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSpHVrnt7HM Francis plays QWOP Flash Game]], Francis lets off an enraged variant of this.

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* BigNo: BigNo:
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In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSpHVrnt7HM Francis plays QWOP Flash Game]], Francis lets off an enraged variant of this.this.
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0GAsm01VYc Francis' Worst Nightmare]], Francis lets out a genuinely horrified one after seeing that all of his Mountain Dew has been replaced with the diet type.



* ClusterFBomb: Francis, when playing a video game he is not as skilled at, such as Flappy Bird or QWOP.

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* ClusterFBomb: Francis, when playing a video game he is not as skilled at, such as Flappy Bird ''VideoGame/FlappyBird'' or QWOP.''VideoGame/{{QWOP}}''.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: Boogie had one that is explored in detail in his "Draw My Life" video.



* IdiotBall: Francis once made a massive Creeper in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''...but unwisely decided to make its insides entirely TNT, so as to make it more realistic (since Creepers are natural {{Action Bomb}}s). Someone had the great (dis)pleasure of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGRAf_fAvJk igniting one of the TNT blocks]].



* NoNeckChump: Boogie has jokingly stated that he doesn't have a neck.



** Whoever hacked Francis' World of Warcraft and League of Legends accounts.

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** Whoever hacked Francis' World of Warcraft ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' and League of Legends ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' accounts.



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* SincerityMode: Boogie will often follow up a Francis Rages video with a calm and collected appraisal of a game or an issue, in which he voices his honest opinion.

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* SelfDeprecation: Too many examples to list; some of them [[PlayedForLaughs funny]], others [[PlayedForDrama not]].
* SincerityMode: Boogie will often follow up a Francis Rages "Francis Rages" video with a calm and collected appraisal of a game or an issue, in which he voices his honest opinion.



* SpeechImpediment: Francis suffers from a comically exagerrated lisp.

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* SpeechImpediment: Francis suffers from a comically exagerrated exaggerated lisp.



** Jesse Junior, Jesse's son.

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** Jesse Junior, Jesse's son.son.
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Boogie2988 is the channel of Stephen Williams, a YouTube vlogger, comedian, armchair philosopher, and gamer who goes by the nickname "Boogie". Boogie's most prominent character is Francis, an overweight, easily-agitated gamer with a comical lisp who discusses current issues involving the Console Wars and the future of video games.

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Boogie2988 is [[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/boogie.jpg]]

Imagine growing up with your father as a heavy drinker and smoker who worked a dead-end job at a coal mine, and your mother as [[AbusiveParents abusive]] towards you on a regular basis to
the channel point that you are officially diagnosed with PTSD. Imagine being a target for frequent bullying.

Does that sound like the backstory
of Stephen Williams, a YouTube successful [=YouTuber=] to you?

Well, that happens to be the story of '''Stephen Williams''' (b. 1974), better known as '''[=boogie2988=]''', who is a Website/YouTube
vlogger, comedian, armchair philosopher, and gamer who goes by the nickname "Boogie". Boogie's "Boogie".

His
most prominent noticeable feature from first glance is his weight (526 lbs as of 2012), which has been PlayedForLaughs on a number of occasions (especially earlier in his career), but is also a [[PlayedForDrama very]] [[WeightWoe serious topic]] for him. The health issues induced by his weight have made Boogie diagnosed with depression, and he is open about how he hates his body but at the same time is unashamed of it.

He's known for "Rambling" videos and videos where he gives his 2 cents on certain relevant topics in gaming/[=YouTube=] news, but is by far most famous due to his
character is Francis, an overweight, easily-agitated [[HairTriggerTemper easily agitated]] hardcore gamer with a comical lisp who discusses current issues involving is often recorded by his sister (played by Boogie's wife Dez), who makes him rage for one reason or another. One of Francis' rage videos was featured on ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'', which [[ColbertBump was Boogie's first claim to fame]] and set him on the Console Wars and the future of video games.
road to success.



** Saying he looks like [[SelfDemonstrating/EricCartman Eric Cartman]] from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''.
** Mentioning the ''UsefulNotes/XboxONE'''s "always online" requirement.

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** Saying he looks like [[SelfDemonstrating/EricCartman Eric Cartman]] SelfDemonstrating/EricCartman from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''.
** Mentioning the ''UsefulNotes/XboxONE'''s UsefulNotes/XboxOne's "always online" requirement.
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* PoesLaw: Lampshaded by Boogie. Viewers of Boogie's videos will occasionally mistake Francis' hammy rages as genuine outbursts, not realizing that Francis is a character that Boogie plays.
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* SadClown: While he acts as Francis, his outrages can be comedic and while growing up he was regarded as funny and cool by his friends but Boogies past is arguably one of the most tragic due to systematic abuse from his mother and from others while growing up, multiple suicide attempts and body confidence issues. Due to his experiences Boogie suffers from PTSD and various other disorders.



** Jesse Junior, Jesse's son.

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** Jesse Junior, Jesse's son.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS4NT9IyC-U FRANCIS GETS PRANKED (GONE WRONG) (GONE SEXUAL) KILLING MY BEST FRIEND (IN THE HOOD)]] parodies various YouTube prank videos.
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* {{Crossover}}: Boogie joined the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} for their charity livestreams in 2015.

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* PrecisionFStrike: Francis will reserve these for rant videos.
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* PrecisionFStrike: Francis will reserve these for rant videos.
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* PrecisionFStrike: Francis will reserve these for rant videos.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjDKtvUPrZA Francis Meal Time - Mountain Dew Stew (Epic Meal Time Parody)]]
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* BraggingThemeTune: The ''Jesse Weighs In'' series has an intro song which claims that "Jesse knows best".
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* BadassBeard

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* AlterEgoActing: Francis acknowledges Boogie's existence; evidently they share income from their YouTube channel.
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* Catchphrase:
** [when playing a pre-recorded message] "What's up, ladies and gentleman of YouTube, Boogie2988 coming at you live through the power of the internet."

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** [when playing a pre-recorded message] video] "What's up, ladies and gentleman of YouTube, Boogie2988 coming at you live through the power of the internet."
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* ActingForTwo: Boogie plays several characters, including Francis, Jesse, and Pastor Jacob.
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Boogie2988 is the channel of Stephen Williams, a YouTube vlogger, comedian, armchair philosopher, and gamer who goes by the nickname "Boogie". Boogie's most prominent character is Francis, an overweight, easily-agitated gamer with a comical lisp who discusses current issues involving the Console Wars and the future of video games.

You can find his channel [[https://www.youtube.com/user/boogie2988 here]].

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* ActingForTwo: Boogie plays several characters, including Francis, Jesse, and Pastor Jacob.
* AtomicFBomb: Francis will let one of these off when especially angry at dying in a video game.
* BadassBeard
* BattleStrip: Francis does this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuzBkP8bTwI Francis Attempts to go Super Saiyan]]
* BigEater: Boogie, and by extension, all of the characters he plays.
* BigNo: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSpHVrnt7HM Francis plays QWOP Flash Game]], Francis lets off an enraged variant of this.
* BerserkButton: The beginning of every Francis Rages video follows someone pressing one of his buttons, including the following:
** ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'''s network issues.
** Calling him fat.
** Saying he looks like [[SelfDemonstrating/EricCartman Eric Cartman]] from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''.
** Mentioning the ''UsefulNotes/XboxONE'''s "always online" requirement.
** Any game that ships as broken, or whose servers crash on release day.
** Games and consoles that have conflicting exclusives.
** Digital Rights Management (DRM).
* Catchphrase:
** [when playing a pre-recorded message] "What's up, ladies and gentleman of YouTube, Boogie2988 coming at you live through the power of the internet."
** [as Francis] "Sons of bitches."
** [as Jessie, after listing something] "... and what have ya."
* CloudCuckoolander: Boogie will parody this, as he is not ashamed to act bizarre on camera.
* ClusterFBomb: Francis, when playing a video game he is not as skilled at, such as Flappy Bird or QWOP.
* ComicalOverreacting: Francis's reactions to losing in video games or hearing unsettling news.
* DysfunctionalFamily: Boogie had one of these as a child.
* FatSlob: Francis.
* HairTriggerTemper: Francis will record himself flying off the handle for relatively minor news.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen:
** Francis' sister, who is often behind the camera when Francis is not using his webcam for vlogs.
** Jesse Jr.
* HotBlooded: Francis will get very animated when discussing video games issues that he is passionate about.
* {{Jerkass}}: Judging by Francis' interactions with his friends and family, he is difficult to please.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Mild-mannered Boogie plays the easily-provoked Francis.
* ManChild: Francis plays video games and collects consoles, memorabilia, and magic cards.
* OffscreenVillainy:
** Francis's DM, Steve, who not only made off with his girlfriend Charlene, but cheated in their [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons DND]] sessions.
** Whoever hacked Francis' World of Warcraft and League of Legends accounts.
* RageQuit: Francis will not only do this when recorded playing video games, he will flip out and walk away from his own rage videos.
* PrecisionFStrike: Francis will reserve these for rant videos.
* ShoutOut:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeJ1UqnHsvU Francis Rages - Where's My Goddamned Mountain Dew?]] is a parody of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbU2Oi6a2W0 Angry Grandpa can't find his Pecan Pinwheels!]] from ''WebVideo/TheAngryGrandpa''
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO6GMw42Li4 Francis Says Dont Call me FAT! STOP CALLING ME FAT!]] is an obvious parody of the ''WebVideo/NormsBarStool'' viral video in which he rages about children calling him fat online.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPYFJwsXcFw Francis's Video For Briona]] parodies [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6laGvKtPZYQ My Video for Briona]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuzBkP8bTwI Francis Attempts to go Super Saiyan]] is a parody of a YouTube video in which a kid attempts to go Super Saiyan.
* SincerityMode: Boogie will often follow up a Francis Rages video with a calm and collected appraisal of a game or an issue, in which he voices his honest opinion.
* SirSwearsALot: Francis, of course.
* SpeechImpediment: Francis suffers from a comically exagerrated lisp.
* SuddenlyShouting: When you see a video in which Francis claims that he's "not going to get mad", you know this is coming.
* SweetTooth: Francis has one, especially for Mountain Dew.
* UnseenCharacter:
** Steve, Francis's dungeon master.
** Francis' girlfriend (and later ex-girlfriend), Charlene.
** Jesse Junior, Jesse's son.

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