History WebVideo / TheCartoonHero

* JumpScare: Whether it was intentional or not, in his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'' the sudden close-up of Lucy from ''ElfenLied'' glaring at you accompanied by the music from ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' -- when curiosity drives him to check which characters Kira Vincent-Davis voices besides Kokoa Shuzen -- is pretty frightening the first time if you're not expecting it. Have fun sleeping tonight.

* JumpScare: Whether it was intentional or not, in his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'' the sudden close-up of Lucy from ''ElfenLied'' glaring at you accompanied by the music from ''Film/{{Psycho}}''--when curiosity drives him to check which characters Kira Vincent-Davis voices besides Kokoa Shuzen--is pretty frightening the first time if you're not expecting it. Have fun sleeping tonight.

* JumpScare: There's one in his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'', when curiosity drives him to check which characters Kira Vincent-Davis voices besides Kokoa Shuzen. The result is a sudden close-up of Lucy from ''ElfenLied'' glaring at you, accompanied by the music from ''Film/{{Psycho}}''. Have fun sleeping tonight.

* JumpScare: There's one in his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'', when curiosity drives him to check which characters Kira Vincent-Davis voices besides Kokoa Shuzen. The result is a sudden close-up of Lucy from ''ElfenLied'' glaring at you, accompanied by the music from ''Film/{{Psycho}}''. Whether it was intended to shock the viewer or not, it's pretty frightening the first time if you're not expecting it. Have fun sleeping tonight.

* JumpScare: There's one in his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'', when curiosity drives him to check which characters Kira Vincent-Davis voices besides Kokoa Shuzen. The result is a sudden close-up of Lucy from ''ElfenLied'' glaring at you, accompanied by the music from ''Film/{{Psycho}}''. Have fun sleeping tonight.

* JumpScare: There's one in his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'', when curiosity drives him to check which characters Kira Vincent-Davis voices besides Kokoa Shuzen. The result is a sudden close-up of Lucy from ''ElfenLied'' glaring at you, accompanied by the music from ''Film/{{Psycho}}''. He furiously drops an AtomicFBomb, apparently blowing her up. The joke is funny, but it's also pretty frightening the first time.

* JumpScare: There's one in his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'', when curiosity drives him to check which characters Kira Vincent-Davis voices besides Kokoa Shuzen. The result is a sudden close-up of Lucy from ''ElfenLied'' glaring at you, accompanied by the music from ''Film/{{Psycho}}''. He furiously drops an AtomicFBomb, apparently blowing her up. The joke is funny, but it's also pretty frightening.

* JumpScare: There's one in his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'', when curiosity drives him to check what characters Kira Vincent-Davis voices besides Kokoa Shuzen. The result is a sudden close-up of Lucy from ''ElfenLied'' glaring at you, accompanied by the music from ''Film/{{Psycho}}''. He furiously drops an AtomicFBomb, apparently blowing her up. The joke is funny, but it's also pretty frightening.

* JumpScare: There's one in his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'', when curiosity drives him to check what characters Kira Vincent-Davis voices besides Kokoa Shuzen. The result is a sudden close-up of Lucy from ''ElfenLied'' glaring at you, made complete with the music from ''Film/{{Psycho}}''. He furiously drops an AtomicFBomb, apparently blowing her up. The joke is funny, but it's also pretty frightening.

* PsychoStrings: Subverted as a running gag on his show; he plays the theme from Psycho whenever he cuts to the cover of a movie that he really hates:
** At the end of his review of ''[[Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas The Grinch]]'' (2000), he remembered he was scheduled to review the live-action [[spoiler:''Film/TheCatInTheHat''.]] Cue the Psycho music.
** At the end of his review of ''OmamoriHimari'', he checked to see what he had to review the next week. Turned out it was [[spoiler:''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion The End of Evangelion]]''.]] Cue the Psycho music.
** During his review of ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAForest'', he mentioned that the film was directed by Charles Grosvenor, who also directed [[spoiler:''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime VII: The Stone of Cold Fire'',]] which he hated so much that it put him off the ''Land Before Time'' movies forever. Cue the Psycho music.
** During his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'', he mentioned that Kokoa Shuzen was voiced by Kira Vincent-Davis in the dub, who also voiced Osaka from ''AzumangaDaioh''. He then checked to see what other characters she voiced. Cut to a picture of [[spoiler:Lucy from ''ElfenLied'',]] and cue the Psycho music.

* RunningGag: He has a few that NC made famous like [[Film/StreetFighter OF COURSE!]] (which he later replaced with one from [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]]), but there are a few of his own, like the aforementioned entry under MoneyDearBoy, as well as playing "Gold Digger" whenever...well, a gold-digging female character shows up. Occasionally, however, this is [[DefiedTrope defied]] when the movie actually makes the jokes for him. (See his ''SharkTale'' review for an example.)

* JumpScare: In his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'', when curiosity drives him to check what characters Kira Vincent-Davis voices besides Kokoa Shuzen. The result is a sudden close-up of Lucy from ''ElfenLied'' glaring at you, made complete with the music from ''Film/{{Psycho}}''. He then furiously drops an AtomicFBomb. The joke is funny, but it's also pretty frightening.

* HeroicBSOD: Has one in his {{Inukami}} review, set to [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic "Everything You Know Is Wrong."]]
** He suffered a [[TearJerker less humorous example]] in his VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia review. [[spoiler: Six was killed off in the previous episode,]] so he starts off the review on the verge of tears. And his acting is actually pretty believable.

--> Hero: NO, Nintendo! You do NOT endorse bestiality in your movies! This is not [[SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic Next-Gen!]]

* ReferenceOverdosed: Seems to be one of his pet peeves--especially if the movie references something that has nothing to do with the movie or what the characters are talking about. See his SharkTale and [[Disney/ChickenLittle]] reviews for an example.

* RunningGag: He has a few that NC made famous like [[Film/StreetFighter OF COURSE!]] (which he later replaced with one from [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]]), but there are a few of his own, like the aforementioned entry under MoneyDearBoy, as well as playing "Gold Digger" whenever...well, a gold-digging female character shows up. Occasionally, however, this is [[DefiedTrope defied]] when the movie actually makes the jokes for him. (See his SharkTale review for an example.)

** At the end of his review of ''[[Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas The Grinch]]'' (2000), he remembered he was scheduled to review the live-action ''Film/TheCatInTheHat''. Cue the Psycho music.
** At the end of his review of ''OmamoriHimari'', he checked to see what he had to review the next week. Turned out it was ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion The End of Evangelion]]''. Cue the Psycho music.
** During his review of ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAForest'', he mentioned that the film was directed by Charles Grosvenor, who also directed ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime VII: The Stone of Cold Fire'', which he hated so much that it put him off the ''Land Before Time'' movies forever. Cue the Psycho music.
** During his review of ''[[RosarioToVampire Rosario + Vampire]] Capu2'', he mentioned that Kokoa Shuzen was voiced by Kira Vincent-Davis in the dub, who also voiced Osaka from ''AzumangaDaioh''. He then checked to see what other characters she voiced. Cut to a picture of Lucy from ''ElfenLied'', and cue the Psycho music.

* PsychoStrings: Subverted as a running gag on his show; he plays the theme from Psycho whenever he cuts to the cover of a movie or show that he really hates:

** And now Season 4: "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi.

* AprilFools: In 2013, he started off his review by saying that he didn't get why people loved Series/TheSuperMarioBrothersSuperShow and that he was going to bash on it...which he did, but [[spoiler: the footage was taken from ''VideoGame/HotelMario'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames''.]]

* AprilFools: In 2013, he started off his review by saying that he didn't get why people loved TheSuperMarioBrothersSuperShow and that he was going to bash on it...which he did, but [[spoiler: the footage was taken from HotelMario and TheLegendofZeldaCDiGames.]]

-> ''"Greetings! I am TheCartoonHero, because with great nostalgia comes great responsibility."''

* {{Expy}}: The Hero's reviewing style feels like some bizarre combination of WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, and ''FamiliarFaces''. And his origin story has shades of CaptainAtom and {{Batman}}.

* RunningGag: He has a few that NC made famous like [[Film/StreetFighter OF COURSE!]] (which he later replaced with one from [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]]), but there are a few of his own, like the aforementioned entry under MoneyDearBoy, as well as playing "Gold Digger" whenever...well, a gold-digging female character shows up. Occasionally, however, this is [[DefiedTrope defied]] when the movie actually makes the jokes for him. (See his SharkTale review for an example.)

* RunningGag: He has a few that NC made famous like [[StreetFighterTheMovie OF COURSE!]] (which he later replaced with one from [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]]), but there are a few of his own, like the aforementioned entry under MoneyDearBoy, as well as playing "Gold Digger" whenever...well, a gold-digging female character shows up. Occasionally, however, this is [[DefiedTrope defied]] when the movie actually makes the jokes for him. (See his SharkTale review for an example.)

* FateWorseThanDeath: The Villain tried to do this to the Hero by taking away his ability to use his powers--possibly to [[SamaritanSyndrome prevent him from saving anyone.]] [[spoiler: This backfired, and the Hero [[IGotBetter got better]]. ]]

** He also got a completely new set of abilities courtesy of the [[{{Okami}} Celestial Brush gods]]. [[spoiler:He lost the ability to use them one episode later...[[IGotBetter only to gain it back one SEASON later]].]]

* ReferenceOverdosed: Seems to be one of his pet peeves--especially if the movie references something that has nothing to do with the movie or what the characters are talking about. See his SharkTale and [[WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle]] reviews for an example.

* ReferenceOverdosed: Seems to be one of his pet peeves--especially if the movie references something that has nothing to do with the movie or what the characters are talking about. See his SharkTale and [[Film/ChickenLittle]] reviews for an example.