History YMMV / Unraveled

** "Solving the Zelda Timeline in 15 Minutes" sees BDG pitch a theory that ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' -- while existing outside of Nintendo's established canon timelines -- [[InnocuouslyImportantEpisode is in fact the lynchpin]] that results in there being a "Time Break" that allows ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' to exist. Cue ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'', [[spoiler:which is itself canonically an AlternateTimeline to ''Breath of the Wild'' with [[ForWantOfANail its own "time break"]] where [[NotHisSled it averts the events of the game that it's ostensibly a prequel to]].]]

** While Brian's SanitySlippage is pretty much a regular occurence even in "I made a '90s dimension to fully understand Crash Bandicoot", there's the really unsettling thing about Brian contemplating ''locking himself in temporal stasis'' in his "David Brian Gilbert" persona just because of how badly he wants to relive the experience of playing the original ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' trilogy over and over again as a 90's kid. Especially when his Anachronistic Box shows footage of Activision's emails in his phones asking him about the status of his video, meaning ''Brian was even neglecting his current responsibilities.'' Good thing Crash Bandicoot (or rather, Pat in a crappy costume of him) came to save the day.

** "Kairi will continue to not matter." [[note]] Adopted by the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fandom as a self-aware meme that despite being positioned several times as if she will take on a bigger role in the series, Kairi usually ends up sidelined in each successive entry. [[/note]]

* NightmareFuel: The failed Trial #4 speech from "I used The Sims to perfect my apartment" qualifies as both a {{Tearjerker}} and a dosage of this trope:
--> '''Brian:''' In an effort to expedite the death sequence, I accidentally hit ultra-fast speed, and for some reason... ''this killed Death.'' I waited, hoping the reaper would respawn, but no. So I rushed through the days, waiting for someone to find my collapsed body in the weird corner of my creepy hallway, but the only people who noticed my "death" were the utility companies. I used this moment to look around my neighborhood. Most houses were far nicer. I was alone, in a little box, surrounded by neighbors who had forgotten me - or perhaps never knew I existed. Even Death had forgotten me. I watched my slumped body linger in limbo, as nothing changed. After a week, I resigned myself to quitting. ''[{{Beat}}]'' [[MoodWhiplash ...And then in Trial 5, I peed myself! A]] ''[[MoodWhiplash lot!]]''

** "Solving the Zelda Timeline in 15 Minutes" sees BDG pitch a theory that ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' -- while existing outside of Nintendo's established canon timelines -- [[InnocuouslyImportantEpisode is in fact the lynchpin]] that results in there being a "Time Break" that allows ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' to exist. Cue ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'', [[spoiler:which is itself canonically an AlternateTimeline to ''Breath of the Wild'' with [[ForWantOfANail its own "time break"]] in [[NotHisSled averting the events of the game that it's ostensibly a prequel to]].]]

* HilariousInHindsight: During "Which Dark Souls boss is the best manager?", BDG makes a joke comparing [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII The Nameless King]] [[MercyKill putting his wounded drake out of its misery]] to how he expects his boss at Polygon, Tara Long, to put him out of his misery when he stops being useful. Thanks to Tara's appearance in the "Pokemon Edibility" video where [[WrapItUp she declares it the final Unraveled episode]], this turns into a very unintentional BrickJoke[[note]]The main reason this avoids being HarsherInHindsight is that by all accounts, BDG's departure and the show's end were actually voluntary[[/note]].

** "God has cursed me for my hubris, and my work is never finished."[[note]]Typically used to refer to [[DoingItForTheArt passion projects]] and hyperfixations.[[/note]]

** The much loved quote "God has cursed me for my hubris, and my work is never finished" becomes this after the Pokemon Edibility episode, which ended up being the final episode of the series and was uploaded on the Brian's last day at Polygon. Though it can cross over with HeartwarmingInHindsight since this means that Brian is finally free to persue the projects that he wants to make, deep in his heart.

** ''When Mario Can Retire'', while humourous, is at the end of the day a showcase about how the world is now no longer designed to allow people to retire until they're too old for work.

** "THERE'S NOTHING THERE." [[note]]From his VideoGame/{{Kirby}} video, used to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin point out the absence of something expected.]][[/note]]

* HilariousInHindsight: During "Which Dark Souls boss is the best manager?", BDG makes a joke comparing [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII The Nameless King]] [[MercyKill putting his wounded drake out of its misery]] to how he expects his boss at Polygon, Tara Long, to put him out of his misery when he stops being useful. Thanks to Tara's appearance in the "Pokemon Edibility" video where [[WrapItUp she declares it the final Unraveled episode]], this turns into a very unintentional BrickJoke[[note]]The main reason this avoids being a FunnyAneurysmMoment is that by all accounts, BDG's departure and the show's end were actually voluntary[[/note]].

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The parody E3 "Unraveled Games" showcase ends with a vague trailer promoting an ''Unraveled'' episode on Pokémon edibility (parodying the tendency of conferences to vaguely promote a game that's purely PanderingToTheBase, but said game ends up in DevelopmentHell or [[VaporWare never coming out at all]]), before revealing that "Unraveled Games" shut down and said episode was cancelled. After this, many fans wanted Brian to make an actual ''Unraveled'' on the topic of eating Pokémon, which he eventually did...as his GrandFinale before ending ''Unraveled'' and leaving Polygon. The video explains how Brian hates the topic and [[YouBastard he calls out the fans who actually wanted it to be real]].

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** The "educational rap" section of the Perfect Pokérap parodies the {{Anvilicious}} nature of the genre, but the DrugsAreBad section transitions into how we shouldn't stigmatize drug users.
--->I tell you Natu do drugs but if someone's smoking Treecko does that make them a bad person? Definitely no!
--->I don't mean to carr-Yanma point in this verse, is that alienating drug users makes things worse!
--->Don't lock someone up if they take a Hitmonchan and criminalizing addicts is a really bad plan.
--->''Big pharma is the root of our country's problem with opiate addiction!''...[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Golem!]]
** “Every Sonic game is blasphemous” makes fun of Biblical literalism, which feels especially necessary in the 21st century.
** Although the setup involves [[ItMakesSenseInContext a need for creating sad clown paintings]], "I used The Sims to perfect my apartment" provides the message that [[YouAreNotAlone it is perfectly fine asking your loved ones for help]].
** The Kirby episode drops a much needed anvil for people who analyse media in search of a deeper meaning: Sometimes there isn't and that's okay.
** "When Can Mario Retire" drops the important fact that millennials were born in an age where they literally ''cannot'' retire even if they did everything right.
** The Crash episode deals with nostalgia and how wanting to escape to the past, while an understandable desire, is ultimately a bad mindset to engage in if you want to live in the here and now.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The parody E3 "Unraveled Games" showcase ends with a vague trailer promoting an ''Unraveled'' episode on Pokémon edibility (parodying the tendency of conferences to vaguely promote a game that's purely PanderingToTheBase, but said game ends up in DevelopmentHell or [[VaporWare never coming out at all]]), before revealing that "Unraveled Games" shut down and said episode was cancelled. After this, many fans wanted Brian to make an actual ''Unraveled'' on the topic of eating Pokémon, which he eventually did...as his GrandFinale before ending ''Unraveled'' and leaving Polygon. The video explains how Brian hates the topic and [[TakeThatAudience he calls out the fans who actually wanted it to be real]].