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8* QuipToBlack: In ''Pitt'' #1 review after rattling off a string of cop show and movie cliches:
9-->''"Looks like someone got... [[GlassesPull *sunglasses*]] Bent out of shape."'' [[Series/CSIMiami cue]] [[MemeticMutation YEAHHHHHH]]
10** Returns in the ''Punisher: Silent Night'' review.
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14* RageJudo: When he and WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic had just finished panning ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'', and the Critic has compared Linkara's special effects to [[SpecialEffectsFailure the movie's]].
15-->'''Critic:''' Get over it, you comic geek! Your special effects suck.\
16'''Linkara:''' Bat-credit card!\
17'''Critic:''' A BAT CREDIT CARD?!! I'LL KILL YOU!!! I'LL KILL YOU ALL!!! (goes crazy and shoots things)
18* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Linkara takes offence at the use of rape as a cheap narrative device, as explained in his critique of ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis2004''.
19* RapidFireComedy: A relatively new trick whenever something truly baffling or ridiculous pops up that Linkara can craft multiple jokes for. The first example was in ''Comic Book Quickies #10,'' and also appears in the ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'' Retrospective, ''[[Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse Star Trek #9 (Gold Key)]]'', and the infamous [[MemeticMutation Grandma's Peach Tea]] scene in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''.
20* RapidFireNo: His review of "Mr. T Comics #2" had two rather impressive examples when he finds that Mr. T gets knocked out by [[MeaningfulName "Stare Roy"]], a man pumped up on steroids.
21* ARareSentence:
22-->"So Superman...You know what, I'm not gonna call him that. ''Bearded Idiot'' flies off with the remaining kids to fight the mutant hordes of the [[YouClonedHitler twin Hitlers]]. Dear God in Heaven, I can't believe that this comic makes that sentence possible!"
23** In the ''Bimbos in Time'' review:
24--->"So the woman takes the Bimbos to see Franchise/SherlockHolmes, and… wow, there's a phrase I never thought I'd say!"
25** Also this:
26--->"So let's dig into ''Archie meets the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and... wow, I just said that, didn't I?"
27** In ''The Wild #1'':
28--->"Next to him is a grasshopper holding a gun — now there's a sentence I never thought I'd be saying when I started this show!"
29--->"'The [[InherentlyFunnyWords Duck]] [[TheEmpire Empire]].' That was a thing that was just said."
30* RealityIsUnrealistic: Linkara notes in the beginning of his "Daredevil vs. Vapora #1" review that he put off reviewing it because he didn't believe people would wash items in gasoline. ...Until he saw a short mocked by Podcast/RiffTrax showing the dangers of washing clothing in gasoline.
31* RearrangeTheSong: Starting with ''Maximum Clonage'', his theme song was given a fuller orchestration and better production. It was rearranged again in 2021 with some lyrical changes that better reflect the show's content and omit a few of the more TakeThat-leaning lyrics.
32* RecordNeedleScratch: In part two of Linkara's review of ''Countdown''.
33-->'''Linkara:''' And we directly see (Superboy-Prime) vaporise a pregnant woman. My God, it's like the worst parts of the '90s all over again!
34-->'''90's Kid:''' *Nirvana plays* Duuuuuude, I-- wait. *RecordNeedleScratch* Did you just vaporize a pregnant chick? Dude, that-- that's not cool, man. That's not cool.
35* ReedRichardsIsUseless: In his commentary for ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' he expresses his annoyance that superhero comics, for how often they delve into this, always end up saying the superheroes cannot change the world. In ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'', he mentions the short-sightedness of Supe's belief that removing nukes from the world will solve everything wrong with Earth.
36** He also discusses about this trope when seeing the scene in ComicBook/OneMoreDay when Spider-Man visits multiple characters of the Marvel universe to help him heal Aunt May and they seemingly can't do anything about it (including ComicBook/DoctorStrange and ''Dr. Doom'').
37* ReferenceOverdosed: To the point of a LampshadeHanging about it.
38* RelaxOVision: Linkara gives us a break from the terrible artwork of ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightStrikesAgain Part 3'' with a clip of a cute little kitten.
39* RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear: Linkara mocks Commissioner Gordon's use of this trope in his review of ''Detective Comics No. 27''.
40-->'''Linkara (as Gordon):''' Repeat what you say so we don't have to show the other side of the conversation?
41* {{Retraux}}: His "Archie Giant Series Magazine #452" review, being a WholeEpisodeFlashback, lampshades the poor lighting and voice quality of his first reviews (which he drops after a few seconds), and uses the old version of the theme song and a Greenscreen backdrop of his original set.
42* RhymesOnADime: When Linkara reviewed a Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock Christmas comic, the last third of the review, starting with the "Twas the Night Before Christmas" parody, was done in rhyme.
43** Again in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation #2'', because the bad guys are [[spoiler:alien [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas grinches]].]]
44* RobotBuddy: Pollo.
45* RockBeatsLaser: Called on ''Amazons Attack'' for taking the trope ''way'' too far.
46* RootingForTheEmpire:[[invoked]] Linkara pretty much seems to be rooting for Snowflame in ''New Guardians #2'', liking the [[SoBadItsGood insane, cocaine-powered, cocaine-worshiping supervillain]] more than the bland racist stereotypes that were the comic's heroes.
47* RoundHippieShades: During a gag in his third review of ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightStrikesAgain'', Linkara reads Batman's rant about the rebellion and why they're fighting the government. In response, he dons some dark circle glasses and snaps in applause.
48-> ''Preach on, you crazy hepcat.''
49* RuleOfCool: He really don't care about physics if something really awesome is happening, like two giant robots fighting each other.
50* RuleOfFunny: During "Secret Origins Month", he says repeatedly that he is judging these decades-old comics based on modern standards just because it is funny, and they were good for their time. This is also why he does the entire last fourth of his New Kids on the Block review in rhyme.
51--->'''Linkara:''' I'll continue the summary in rhyme since it's funny. If you prefer something else, "Hey look at the pretty bunny".
52** In his ''[[WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #2]]'' review, he says that the Squishee machine somehow having a reverse function would be nonsensical in any other comic, but due to the comic being based on a show as zany as ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', it works.
53* RunningGag: Now with [[RunningGag/AtopTheFourthWall its own page]].
54* RunningGagged: In his review of ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' and ''Legionaries'' #0, R.J. Brande being the only holder of the secret Stargate technology leads to a plethora of ''Franchise/StargateUniverse'' jokes before ultimately stopping a little over halfway through.
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58* SanitySlippage: Linkara goes batshit crazy during his review of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Maximum Cloneage]]''.
59* SanitySlippageSong:
60** In some of the earlier episodes, Linkara used "Combine Harvester" by The Wurzels this way. The song itself is not about someone going insane, but it plays whenever ''Linkara's'' sanity starts to slip, such as at the end of the ''Doom's IV'' and ''Amazons Attack'' reviews. Up until ''Ultimatum #3–4'', however, it hadn't been used since ''Maximum Clonage''.
61** In the ''ComicBook/{{Marville}}'' #2 review, [[spoiler:"Forgetting You" from ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'']] seemed to have replaced it, but was only used in said review and the ''Marville'' #3 one.
62** [[spoiler:It comes back with a vengeance for the review of ''ComicBook/TandyComputerWhizKids: A Deadly Choice''.]]
63** An entire recollection of clips when Linkara lost it alongside "Combine Harvester" was shown in the ''Marville'' #6–7 review.
64--->'''Linkara:''' ''(sighing with pleasure)'' Ah, that was relaxing. Looking at old clips of my insanity is far more entertaining than anything these characters have said so far.
65** It then comes back in a few isolated later episodes, such as ''Youngblood'' #7 (when he freaks out at the sight of Troll showering) and the 500th episode, ''The New 52: Future's End'' (when, at the end of the story, he learns that [[YouCantFightFate Brother Eye is still in control of the dark future]], and thus, the events of the 48 comics in the series (not to mention the much-longer-than-usual running time of the episode (well over an hour)) were AllForNothing).
66** An interesting variation of this concerning ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'' as he plays the song as he mimics what one of the Sanctuary robots would be like if they really had the personality traits of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, but can't bring himself to do so when Wally West's role in the book is revealed.
67* SarcasticClapping: A really ''venomous'' one in order to credit Creator/FrankMiller's ''ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder'' #5.
68* SarcasticWellWishing: This doubles as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for Linkara in the 300th episode on Frank Miller's infamous ''Holy Terror''. When the Fixer begins torturing a terrorist, Linkara puts the book aside, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness takes off his glasses]], and talks about his personal philosophy and why ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'' is his favorite film of all, because it encouraged his philosophy of [[GoodFeelsGood goodness, decency, compassion]] and [[CycleOfRevenge not always resorting to violence]]. And then he explains why he brings this up, because he hates ''Holy Terror'' more than any other comic book he's reviewed on the show, because it encourages the exact opposite philosophy. It teaches that you should be paranoid, violent, brutal and intolerant of those who are different. This is perhaps the greatest TheReasonYouSuckSpeech he has ever given, and it is truly awesome to watch. In the process, Linkara points out Miller's little [[BrokenAesop "Aesop"]] in the book, to give into your own fear and paranoia when confronted by terrorism, is pretty much ''the exact definition of what terrorism is.'' He closes his speech by saying, "Frank... you must be so proud."
69* SavingChristmas: During his ''[[http://atopthefourthwall.com/supermans-christmas-adventure/ Superman's Christmas Adventure]]'' review, Linkara notes how often some villain wants to ruin the holiday for everyone, calling it "the ''real'' 'war against Christmas.'"
70* SavingTheOrphanage: In his review of ''Tales of Suspense'' #39, he momentarily gives Wong-Chu a different reason for making Tony Stark build for him.
71-->'''Comic Wong-Chu:''' Here room where you work! Plenty of scrap iron! Plenty tools!\
72'''Linkara:''' ''(continuing)'' You build fast go-kart! Win race; save community center!
73* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: '90s Kid did this during his review of ''Freak Force''. He actually read the sound effects out loud and even summarized the battle using nothing but sound effects.
74* ScheduleSlip:[[invoked]] Linkara has made a RunningGag out of the continued delays in writing and publishing issue 2 of ''Revolution of the Mask''. His actual reviews avert this and he manages to turn out new ones very consistently, updating once per week since ''Godzilla vs. Barkley'' (his ninth episode), almost always on Monday. So much so that Lee from Still Gaming pointed out that Linkara was the only Website/ChannelAwesome contributor who wasn't incredibly sick from [=MAGFest=] 9. The closest thing to missing a week since then was on 7th November 2011, and he still had a live episode from Youmacon to show that week, and he decided to air that week's properly scheduled episode in a double-bill with the following week's.
75* TheScrappy:
76** In-universe [[InvertedTrope inversion]]: Danny Chase, regarded as one of the most hated ComicBook/TeenTitans members, happens to be Linkara's ''favorite superhero of all time''. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer He's not even kidding.]]
77** In-universe played-straight example: Stare Roy in the Creator/MrT comics, for both being a DiabolusExMachina InvincibleVillain and his lazy-sounding PunnyName.
78** The entire main cast of ''Marville'' is this to him, thanks to being Bill Jemas' mouthpieces and being complete idiots (especially Al, who didn't know that ''the dinosaurs were extinct''). He even asks the InNameOnly Wolverine in the ''Marville'' #5 review to kill them.
79** He considers Troll to be this for the ''ComicBook/{{Youngblood|ImageComics}}'' series, both for his status as an unfunny comic relief character and his generally dickish behavior.
80** Every character who he gives the Superboy-Prime voice. He associates it with extreme {{Wangst}} and neverending complaining.
81** Harvest from the ''The Culling'' reviews earned Linkara's hatred in record time, due to being a poorly written villain with a backstory and motivations that make little sense and were clearly written up on the fly.
82* ScreamingAtSquick:
83** At a guy dreaming he has his head on Music/LadyGaga's body.
84** His review of ''ComicBook/{{Youngblood|ImageComics}}'' #7 as him doing this at [[spoiler:seeing Troll taking a shower.]]
85** In his review of ''Trouble'' #2, his reaction to the idea of [[spoiler:ComicBook/SpiderMan's dad masturbating.]]
86*** Followed by [[spoiler:Ben Parker]]'s face during sex in the ''Trouble'' #3 one.
87* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Attempts this in ''The Dark Knight Strikes Again'' Part 3. He attempts this ''in text form'' in his text review [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2008/10/web-of-spider-man-122-part-1-of-3.html]] of ''Web of Spider-Man'' #122.
88--->''Speaking of running...''
89--->''*Tries to run away but is forced back by his promise to recap the three comics.*''
90** He attempts to leave his review of ''Superman At Earth's End'', but he comes back, concluding...
91--->''It's almost done. It's ''almost'' done...''
92* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: Harvey Finevoice points this out about the cover of ''Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse'' [=#1=].
93* SecondVerseCurse:[[invoked]] His theme song has a second verse which is not usually used in the show's open. On one live show, he encouraged the audience to sing along as usual… then played the long version of the theme, leading to an awkward moment where they didn't instantly realize what was going on.
94* SelfDeprecation:
95** In the review for ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' #4, he reveals that he eats at [=McDonalds=] a lot, and then follows up with "Which explains my weight".
96** The [[http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s102/Linkara/New%20Guardians-2/NG-2-3.jpg caption]] of his text review of ''New Guardians'' #2 [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-guardians-2.html]]:
97--->'''Narrator:''' We left the hospital. Stunned and silent. Until RAM said what the rest of us were thinking.
98--->'''Linkara:''' Wait a second, how come it takes ''three months'' to do a review of a 24-page comic?!
99** In the ''Chain Gang War'' #1 review, Iron Liz reveals that the notes Linkara left for her include a conspiracy theory that rambles for thirty pages about how ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' is connected with ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice''.
100** Linkara calls Sonic the Hedgehog's quips in ''Sonic Live'' #1 worse than his own.
101** When using clips from previous reviews, especially early ones, he often points out how comparatively thin he was back then, lamenting his since-then somewhat increased waistline.
102** In ''Land of [=AT4W=] Live'', he reminds his audience that the show is being recorded. He then elaborates that this means if they want to add their own comments to the show, they better be funny since it's going to go on the Internet and he doesn't want them to be unfunny in front of thousands of people, because, in his own words, he has to deal with that burden every week and wouldn't wish it upon anyone.
103*** Actually a running gag with [=At4W=] Live when he introduces the panels.
104** As with the AprilFoolsDay ''WebVideo/HistoryOfPowerRangers'' review of the revision of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', he kicked himself again for forgetting Scorpina in his original ''[=HoPR=]'' review of ''MMPR'' Season 1 in his Patreon-sponsered review of ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' when her ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' counterpart Lamy is introduced.
105** ''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers #1'' has a scene early on where Mechakara starts ranting about how horrible Linkara's voice is, describing as a cat dying. He insults Linkara's voice again in ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee''.
106** In his retrospective on ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'', he says that "Three Septembers and a January" is how long it'll take him to get back on schedule.
107* ShamelessSelfPromoter: Linkara occasionally does this in his reviews to promote his own comic, Revolution of the Mask. However, at Power Morphicon, he was trying not to draw any attention away from the actual stars of the convention and when someone else in the crowd at the ''Time Force'' panel drew attention to him, he was mortified.
108* ShapedLikeItself: Linkara says the worst moment of Countdown is the entirety of Countdown. Also, "[[ComicBook/JLAActOfGod Steel is dead, ergo, he is dead]]."
109* SharpDressedMan: "[[ThemeSong He's a man, PUNCH! Wears a purdy hat!]]"
110* ShipTease: With WebVideo/MarzGurl. A lot. Only between their ''characters'', mind you; the possibility of such a pairing in RealLife has basically been [[ShipSinking sunk]] with the introduction of Iron Liz, since confirmed to be Linkara's girlfriend, in the Warrior #2 and #3 video.
111** It remains sunk even after Iron Liz and Linkara broke up, notably.
112* ShoePhone: Linkara parodies ''US-1's'' silver dollar remote control by mentioning he will show us how to stick a TV remote inside of a quarter and a gun inside of a nickel. The ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr.'' review had some gadgets that stretched one's WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief, the most important of which was the gold detector, of which there are real-life variants, but nowhere near the fictional depiction.
113* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/AtopTheFourthWall Has its own page.]]
114* ShownTheirWork: Quite evident when discussing comic history, or when he points out an egregious error made by the writers of a certain issue. In his ''WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}} #3'' review, he notes that just launching a nuclear bomb into space just does not work, citing that there are several problems with this, mainly that in doing it, it would cause an InferredHolocaust. He has, in response to internet responses to the errors in some of his works, given lectures on UsefulNotes/SchrodingersCat and the effects of a [[SpaceIsCold vacuum environment on a liquid]]; capped by the admission [[JustForFun/OneOfUs that we are all nerds]].
115** In his review of ''The Thing from Another World: Eternal Vows'', he reveals a surprisingly detailed knowledge of New Zealand laws.
116* ShutUpHannibal:
117-->'''Linkara:''' When debating, solve your disagreements not with words, but by screaming '''[='=]I AM A MAN!!![='=]''' and punching them in the guts. Allow me to demonstrate... '''''[[MemeticMutation I AM A MAN!!!!]]''''' [[MemeticMutation *punch*]]
118** He retorts to Manchester Black demanding "Now be a good dream little dream and say, 'I understand, Mr. Black," with "Up yours, Dicknose" and "Cram it, Puss-Lips."
119* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids / TrueArtIsAngsty: Averted. Linkara will frequently go out of his way to Defy this trope during his reviews.
120* SillyWalk: Linkara imitates the bizarre walk of Dan Donegal, the [[CaptainErsatz Not-Jim Gordon]] of ''ComicBook/HolyTerror''.
121* SincerityMode: His sudden MoodWhiplash on ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice #5 through #7 (in response to [[spoiler:Lian Harper getting offed for no good reason]]) drives the point home on just how serious he is.
122* SingingVoiceDissonance: Despite his somewhat high and nasal speaking voice (even out of character), Lewis has a rather smooth singing voice. He can sing in both tenor (in his usual character) and baritone (as Harvey Finevoice).
123* SlowNo:
124** Uncanny X-Men #423. [[SarcasmMode "OH MY GOD! ANGELO IS DEAD!]] NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WHY, CRUEL WORLD, WHY DI- wait, who's Angelo?"
125** And in his very first review — (Adjective-less) ''Spider-Man'' #56 — when he realizes that the Gwen Stacy clone is going to dissolve into goop. In his later commentary about his early work (where he jokes about his terrible lighting and slow line delivery back then), he says that a slow-mo BigNo is ''always'' funny.
126** Also when Snowflame dies in ''[[ComicBook/TheNewGuardians New Guardians]]'' #2.
127** And again in ''Captain America: Return of the Asthma Monster'', when he points out how the ending is at total odds with the original comic.
128* SmallNameBigEgo: The character of Linkara has a fairly inflated ego, with his bitching at his fans for their requests and having an annoyed cameo when WebVideo/DiamandaHagan said he was not sexy. (Out of character, of course, Lewis is a sweetie.)
129* SmokingIsCool: Harvey Finevoice, although...
130-->'''Pollo:''' Do you ever light that cigarette?
131-->'''Harvey:''' Shut up!
132* SoBadItsGood:[[invoked]] [[InUniverse As Linkara says]], Snowflame is either the worst villain ever created or the ''awesomest'' villain ever created. He seems to have a soft spot for this trope, treating these occasions as highlights of the comics he reviews. As far as Linkara is concerned, ''ComicBook/{{Brute Force|MarvelComics}}'' is the "epitome" of SoBadItsGood.
133** It's also his reaction to the first two issue of ''Game Boy''.
134** And ''US-1''.
135** ''Mr T. And the T Force,'' number two got this as well.
136** ''Batman: A Word To The Wise.''
137** He also reacts this way to the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' 6-issue miniseries.
138* SoOkayItsAverage: In-universe, his opinion of the ''ComicBook/{{Street Fighter|MalibuComics}}'' comic.
139* SpaceIsCold: In his review for the Kool-Aid comic, Linkara commented that the Kool-Aid Man, as a glass container filled with liquid, would freeze in space. After the somewhat insistent comments from his fans, he admitted in his "Top 15 Screw-Ups" video that this was an error, and then went on to give a scientific explanation for the sublimation of liquids to gas in a vacuum.
140* SpaceWhaleAesop: Parodied at the end of any "Comic Book Quickies" episode: Linkara will take some or all of the lessons learned in the short stories (at least one of which will usually be an ad for Hostess products), as well as in ''Literature/TheSuperDictionary'', and string them together to make up a nonsensical lesson:
141-->''(In the first video)'' "[[ComicBook/StarWarsTales Love ultimately leads to planetary annihilation]], so just sit back and have a [Hostess] Fruit Pie, or Conjura will make you invisible.\
142''(In the second video)'' "To prevent polio, avoid goblins and entering giant animal mouths. Your mouth should be used to eat Fruit Pies, but not Twinkies, lest ComicBook/JohnnyTurbo will enter your dreams and make you his high priest."\
143''(In the third video)'' "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Robin will do anything Batman says]], but Kmart has fifty Twinkles to sate your hunger. But be warned, in case artichokes try to shove bees into their heads."
144''(In the fourth video)'' "Cowboy boots and Hostess products can intimidate criminals, but you'll only find your true love if you imagine dirty windowsills."
145* SpecialEditionTitle: His review of the ''UsefulNotes/GameBoy'' comics has an 8-bit version of the theme.
146* SpiderSense:
147** Invoked in his ''Zero Patrol'' #1 review: when one of the characters [[StrawFeminist is calling another a chauvinist for no good reason]], Linkara says "I gotta say, my feminist senses are not tingling with that one."
148** In the Action Comics #593 review, the villain and the porn producer are talking about the possibility of making a Superman exploitation porn film -- Linkara reacts by saying that WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob should be reviewing this if that is where the comic is going. Cut to WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob -- "My Snob Senses are tingling!"
149* SpiritualSuccessor: Considers ''ComicBook/TroubleMarvelComics'' and ''ComicBook/TheNew52FuturesEnd'' to be ones to ''Marville'' and ''Countdown'' respectively - in fact, during 2018[[note]]where each non-Patreon review was a follow-up to a previous episode[[/note]] he explicitly chose ''Futures End''[[note]]his 500th review[[/note]] as the followup to ''Countdown'' ''because'' of this reason.
150* {{Squee}}: In ''The Technis Imperative'', seeing the moon being pushed back into position by every living superhero in the DCU while it was being lassoed by invisible plane goop and willpower makes him gush about why comics are awesome.
151* {{Squick}}: Linkara's in-universe reaction in ''Ultimates 3 #1 and #2'' about how Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are officially a couple... who are also still {{twin|cest}} [[BrotherSisterIncest brother and sister]].
152-->'''Linkara:''' "No, Wasp. It's still incredibly creepy. You don't see Superman shacking up with his mom.... BECAUSE IT'S '''''CREEPY!'''''"
153* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Frequently finds himself doing this.
154** In ''Amazons Attack'', when Artemis and Phillipus are constantly debating on what to do about an obviously insane Hippolyta: "Here's an idea: stab your crazy queen in the head, assume command and act like Amazons!!!!!!"
155** Inverted in his ''ASBAR'' #1–2 review, Linkara wonders why the killer shot Dick Grayson [[InsistentTerminology Age 12's]] parents rather than make it look like an accident, especially since they are so determined afterwards to pass it off as an accident.
156** Brought up multiple times in his review of ''James Bond Jr.'' #3 in that the villain would rather use a probably difficult to use laser to kill whoever is being threatened rather than a simple gun, on two occasions, even. Of course, he ''is'' a Franchise/JamesBond [[BondVillainStupidity Villain]].
157** Linkara notes that outside of damaging a copy of ''The Children's Story'', the gun-carrying ninjas in ''Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos'' never fire once.
158** Iron Liz wonders why the chain gang in ''Chain Gang War'' #1 does not just kill the mob bosses, rather than just imprisoning them.
159** Linkara also wonders why Prometheus from ''Cry for Justice'' goes through a ludicrously convoluted GambitRoulette to get his revenge on the Justice League instead of just torturing or killing their loved ones.
160** In his review of ''Sonic Live'', he wonders why Robotnik didn't off Tails, Rotor, and Sally, when he just vaporized Sonic earlier in the comic.
161* StealthPun: "Pollo" is Spanish for "chicken"...So in other words Linkara's RobotBuddy is a WesternAnimation/RobotChicken. Made no longer stealth in the ''ComicBook/{{Chew}}'' review that focused on Poyo, whose name is a pun on the same thing.
162** Linkara's Hobbit Trilogy also has one, #1 is on his Futon, #2 is by the Christmas Tree, and #3 is back at the Futon. [[spoiler: He was "There And Back Again". Which he had to explain in the Credits]].
163* TheStinger: A usual feature in his videos. [[spoiler:Half of them are plot-relevant.]]
164* StrangledByTheRedString: Linkara was extremely critical in-universe of the relationship between ComicBook/{{Superman}} and Franchise/WonderWoman in ''ComicBook/JLAActOfGod''.
165* StunnedSilence: The World Trade Center damage in ''ComicBook/{{Cable}} #1'' left him horrified. He then decided to ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject.
166* StupidEvil: His opinion of the Asthma Monster in both of his appearances extends past (though well dwelling on) his motivations of "giving people asthma attacks" out of personal insecurity when he could just take the damn medication, and into questioning victims as relevant ''when'' he just made it difficult for them to breathe.
167* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Some variant on this phrase has been uttered several times, especially when discussing ''X-Men'''s "Holy War" storyline:
168--> '''Linkara:''' This is quite possibly the dumbest plan I've ever heard in my life, and I've seen someone deciding to make twin clones of Hitler!
169** ''Holy War'' is then topped by the goal of the villain in ''Future Five'', whose goal is essentially to stop kids from going to college by planting agents to stay stuff about how college is not necessary, making himself the smartest man in the world.
170*** Even ''that'' is eventually topped in ''Brain Drain'', in which Dr. Doom's plan is to enhance his intelligence with stolen knowledge... Taken from ''high schoolers''.
171*** And then Doom ''again'' tops it in ''Ultimates 3''/''Ultimatum'': He had the Scarlet Witch murdered and started a robot war that would also kill Quicksilver but ''not'' Magneto so Magneto would declare a war on humans that Doom would somehow would come out on top of in the end. And then ''that'' was topped in ''Return of the Asthma Monster'' with the monster's plan to infect everyone in the world with asthma.
172--> '''Linkara:''' Just when I think I'm done with stupid plans for world domination, they pile on another one!
173** And again in Youngblood 10: The agency infected Chapel with specialized strain of HIV that can be activated if he gets out of control. Linkara points out that not only is Chapel [[ReallyGetsAround a womanizer]], but HIV mutates like crazy and creating a "specialized strain" makes absolutely no sense.
174* SubvertedCatchPhrase: He's basically made it a running gag to subvert "Because poor literacy is kewl!" by swapping "kewl" for another word or phrase.
175** In several reviews, including ''ComicBook/RobocopVersusTheTerminator #1'', ''The Electric Tale of Pikachu'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man on Bullying Prevention'', ''The New Teen Titans Anti-Drug Giveaway'', ''Sir Charles Barkley and the Referee Murders'', ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 #1'' and ''Doom 2099 #1'', he subverted "This comic sucks!" because said comics did ''not'' suck.
176** He Double Subverts it in his review of ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'':
177--> THIS COMIC-- is actually a lot better than I thought it would be.\
178(*{{Beat}}*)\
179(*{{Beat}}*)\
180'''''OF COURSE IT ISN'T! THIS COMIC SUCKS!'''''
181** On a number of occasions, he's interrupted his own running gag clips when sufficiently angry with a story, despite said clips being already intended sarcastically: "[[Series/DoctorWho There is logic in what he says]]", "[[ComicBook/SupermanAtEarthsEnd Of course! Don't your know anything about science?]]", "You MagnificentBastard, [[Film/{{Patton}} I read your book!]]" and "[[WebVideo/{{Phelous}} Great continuity!]]". (In that last case, Linkara notes that the line isn't sarcastic ''enough'').
182** In his review of ''Spider-Man: Web of Life'', a narration quote from Ben Reilly stating that he "is not a man" prompts Linkara to shout "I AM NOT A MAN!" and knock himself out.
183* SuckySchool: Linkara's opinion of the Coastal City Elementary School (or variations thereof) from the ''ComicBook/TandyComputerWhizKids'' comics. Linkara observes that the school's budget is clearly stripped to the bone from its over-reliance on computer products as the tightly-packed classrooms (which in some panels don't even appear to have enough desks) show, and he believes that [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation the teacher Ms. Wilson is insane]] as she clearly has no lesson plan and constantly takes the class out to sudden field trips without permission slips.
184* SuperheroPackingHeat: Parodied with 90's Kid thinking a superhero made of guns would be awesome.
185* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: [[invoked]] Linkara's verdict on ''ComicBook/DarkKnightIIITheMasterRace'' was that it was a huge step up on Frank Miller's last two Batman entries.
186* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the 2020 year-end recap Allen releases a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to President Trump after putting up with him for four years. Of course, he's fired for ranting at his boss, pointing out his various character flaws and his failures during the COVID pandemic. But Allen's pretty blasé about it, treating it like he's on holiday for the next month until Joe Biden is sworn in.
187* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: In "JLA: The Obsidian Age Book One in 5 Panels": "We're the Justice League and we're going back in time to rescue Aquaman! [[TemptingFate This certainly won't result in our deaths or anything!"]] *smash cut to Dead Skeleton Supes* "OH F***!!!"
188* SwordAndGun: He occasionally mixes things up by having the pistol in one hand and the [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Green Ranger's]] Dragon Dagger in the other; when using the dagger on its own, he can play it like a flute, making it shoot green lightning. He later starts using Saba instead of the Dragon Dagger on occasion when fighting Silent Hill a second time.
189* SyntheticVoiceActor: Pollo. It's then replaced by an actual voice actor since the ROM Spaceknight retrospective and [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWallTheMovie the movie]].
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193* TakeAThirdOption: Kirk vs Picard? For the record, the answer is Sisko.
194* TakeOurWordForIt:
195** Used word-for-word at the start of the ''Series/{{Manimal}}'' comic review; he says he bought the comic off some guy he met in the elevator, then adds this trope because the hotel won't let them film outside their rooms.
196** ''Youngblood'' #10 has Linkara refusing to show a splash page of Chapel shooting himself, while also giving it a detailed description - he even notes that if it wasn't so graphic and tasteless, it would enter all those lists featuring Rob Liefeld's worst drawings.
197* TakeThat:
198** In the review of ''Pitt #1'', he notes of the motorcycle gang in the opening of the comic, "[[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds We have yet to see if they'll start playing card games on their motorcycles, or if they're just your standard kind of stupid]]". Repeated in Scarlet #1, where he asks if vampires on motorcycles are going to play a [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries children's card game]].
199** In ''Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes #1'', he suggests that an alchemy machine could make Hardee's into edible food.
200*** Hardee's gets another jab in ''Silent Hill: Paint It Black''.
201*** and ''Fist of the North Star: chapter 1''.
202*** and TMNT #1. Linkara really doesn't like Hardee's.
203** In the ''Act of God'' review, he brings up Bill's speech about Superman from ''Film/KillBillVol2'', then dismisses it with "Well, that's a load of crap."
204** He actually invoked this trope towards ''himself'' at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX5EqneuZa0&feature=related Youmacon 2009.]] Though he was 90's Kid at the time.
205** In his Silent Hill: Dead/Alive review, he makes one towards L.A.
206** In ''ComicBook/SpiderMan: The Greatest Responsibility'', a scientist mentions setting off "the world's first Virtual Reality Bomb" to which Linkara responds:
207-->"Oh come on, we all know the world's first virtual reality bomb was the Platform/VirtualBoy! OOH ZING!"
208** "New Genesis is idyllic, peaceful, and good. Apokolips is basically UsefulNotes/NewJersey." (He did add a "Just kidding, New Jersey" caption afterward, but at least one NJ resident commented that the zinger was perfectly acceptable.)
209** The third part of his [[spoiler:April Fools']] triple feature, where Linkara did a rather thorough parody of WebVideo/TheIrateGamer that basically summed up every single complaint that's been made about the IG.
210** In ''Sonic: Live'', when Robotnik is gloating about how sick and twisted he is, Linkara suggests that he's going to force his hostages to play VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006.
211** From the ''Silent Hill: Dying Inside'' review: "What has two heads, one mouth and no brains?" "Ooh! Creator/MichaelMoore!"
212** He's made so many towards ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' that he did a highlight reel of them [[spoiler:when he reviewed it for the 200th episode]]. These stretch all the way back to the very first reviews.
213** From ''Marville'' #3: "Look, if I wanted to read pseudo-philosophical garbage pretending to be a comic book, I'd read something by [[ComicBook/CerebusTheAardvark Dave Sim]]!" (''RimShot'')
214** In the episode "The Next 15 Screw-Ups of [=AT4W=]", he threw a terrific one towards all the angry [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Nostalgia Critic]] fans who decried the entire TGWTG site after Doug ended his show.
215** In ''Transformers'' #31, he jokes that a character who has "vacated" his mind is now thinking that ''WesternAnimation/{{Brickleberry}}'' is a hilarious show.
216** From one of his live shows: "Godzilla: King of Monsters #1" has a reporter tell a scientist she's interviewing, "I'm sure you could make ''anything'' entertaining." Linkara comments, "In that case, could you start with Creator/DanielTosh?"
217** "All Star Batman and Robin #7" has "Obi-Wan Kenobi in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' was more of a detective than you!"
218** In his retrospective of the ''ComicBook/BlueBeetle'' legacy, he said that Dan Garrett's very white-looking love interest from Egypt resembled the kind of Egyptian you'd only see in an Creator/AlexProyas [[Film/GodsOfEgypt movie]].
219** He takes a couple jabs at the Trump administration, such as saying he misses the times when ComicBook/LexLuthor being {{president|Evil}} was unbelievable.
220** His 600th episode opens with one at Creator/BradJones and his recent activities.
221** His intro to ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' comic review has one at WebVideo/RedLetterMedia. [[note]] Linkara removed these remarks from his compilation of his prequel comic reviews. [[/note]]
222** Given his numerous jokes about it, Linkara does not like Dr. Pepper.
223* TakeThatAudience: In most of his live shows, Linkara dishes one to audience members who tend to crack unfunny jokes during his panel, usually along these lines:
224--->'''Linkara''': ...and I know people can get excited during these live shows and wanna throw out their own jokes, but just remember, ''I'm'' recording this, so if your comments are ''not funny,'' then you're being "not funny" in front of thousands of people.
225** However, he tends to combine this with SelfDeprecation, adding that he knows what it's like to be not funny and wouldn't wish it on anyone.
226* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Mocked in ''Sonic: Live''. When Robotnik has [[TheLoad a couple kids held hostage]], Sonic responds that [[SuperSpeed he's fast enough]] to rescue the kids before Robotnik's Swatbots can fire, and Robotnik counters by [[CardCarryingVillain gloating about how evil he is.]] Linkara shows us how the exchange ''should've'' gone after that:
227-->'''Linkara(as Sonic)''': Hmmm? Oh, sorry; while you were talking about how evil you were, I rescued everybody, got something to drink, ''and'' gave you a wedgie.
228-->'''Linkara(as Robotnik)''': *shifts uncomfortably* ...so you have.
229* TalkingWithSigns: The Ninja-Style Dancer usually communicates by holding up cue cards.
230* {{Technobabble}}: Willing to call comics out for it, but also willing to use it in his videos, especially when spoken by Dr. Insano or Linksano.
231* TemptingFate: His "Top 15 Comics I'll Never Review" is helmed by "Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog comics". Then he's warned that for his 100th episode, he'll have to review... a Sonic comic!
232* TestosteronePoisoning:'''"I AM A MAN"!!!''' * This article is now pregnant*
233* ThemeInitials: How awesome a coincidence is it that a FandomVIP comic book reviewer happens to have the initials "L.L", which are so famously associated with Franchise/{{Superman}}? (Bonus: He's also a big Superman fan.)
234* ThereAreNoTherapists: ''Brutally'' deconstructed in the review of ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis''. Linkara acknowledges how poorly comic books - and media in general - portray mental health issues, perpetrating the InsaneEqualsViolent stereotype among other things, as well as how there seems to be no ''actual'' mental health services in the worlds of DC or Marvel to deal with such issues. The book's central concept, Sanctuary, makes him ''beyond'' livid, since it hinges on the idea that an artificial intelligence is somehow a good substitute for ''actually qualified doctors, nurses, psychologists and psychiatrists''.
235* ThereIsAGod: After having... Pretty much everyone's religious beliefs insulted with Chuck Austen's bastardized and over-simplified representation of Catholicism and religion as a whole, Linkara asks that "Holy War" be expunged and be given something good. He is granted a Blue Beetle comic with a crack of thunder and responds "There is a God.". Benzaie parodies this scene later asking the dimensional portal for help too.
236* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Pointed out in his review of Spider-Man, ComicBook/{{Storm}}, and [[ComicBook/LukeCage Cage]]. We already have Spider-Man and Luke Cage working to get the track star to stop smoking, and Spider-Man decides that they need a mega powerful member of the X-Men who can bring a massive storm down on your head to help them out too. As he pointed out, "Geez, overkill much, Spidey?!"
237* ThereWasADoor:
238** Linkara gets steadily more enraged by the Kool-Aid Man's apparent need to destroy a barrier every time he enters the scene in ''Adventures of the Kool-Aid Man''.
239-->'''Linkara:''' I can't wait to see the PTA meeting where they explain they have to cut funding on art and music to replace that scoreboard.
240** In a crossover review of the ''Alone in the Dark'' movie with Spoony and the Nostalgia Critic, Jesse Ventura's character kicks a door down and then crashes through a window.
241--->'''Linkara:''' What is with this guy and his fear of doors? Did a door kill his family?
242* TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
243** While many criticized the ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' [[Film/{{Watchmen}} movie]] for being too close to the source material, Linkara initially panned it in-universe for the few things they changed, like [[spoiler:Ozymandias' plan changing from an "alien invasion" to blowing up energy reactors and framing Dr. Manhattan]] and his belief that the ending was more upbeat than ambiguous. However, he eventually did acknowledge that the movie was still very good despite the changes and mentions that he made the first review too soon after having seen the movie. Whenever Linkara ''does'' complain about something being changed, he gives a good reason about ''why'' it sucks other than "it's different", or "they changed the status quo".
244** His refusal to read any Spider-Man post-''One More Day'' also fits into this category.
245* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Several in-universe invocations of comics he believes are better in theory than practice.
246** Linkara provides the page quote in reference to ''Bearded Idiot: At Earth's End'', which is a story about how Superman fought clones of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler in the future. Despite the interesting conflict that this idea presented, the final result was the first comic to actually be [[KillItWithFire burned]] on the show.
247** In his review of ''ComicBook/JLAActOfGod'', Linkara remarks that the underlying plot of the story, namely every superhero in the DC universe [[BroughtDownToNormal losing their powers]], is actually a very good idea and showed great promise as a story premise. However, the execution of the idea was so atrocious that this three-part series became one of the comics he decided to actually destroy on the show, shooting it with his magic gun after he finished the review.
248** In his review of "Law and Order'' #1, he mentioned that, upon hearing the title, he thought it should have been about "[[WunzaPlot Zombie Lenny Briscoe and Detective Goren. They fight crime!]]"
249** He even conjures ways ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' could be handled right. Too bad that they went for easy and mind-numbingly stupid routes.
250** In ''ComicBook/TheThingFromAnotherWorld #2'', when the Thing gets loose aboard a submarine, Linkara notes that this is the ''perfect'' setting for a ''Thing'' sequel: a completely sealed off and isolated location which if the Thing were to escape from would mean instant doom for all life on Earth plus the added claustrophobia AND the fact that the Thing's weakness to fire could not be as exploited due to the limited oxygen. Unfortunately, the submarine sequence only lasts ''a couple of pages''.
251** In the second half of his ''The Thing from Another World: Eternal Vows'' review, he brings up the comic's solicitations, which paint the image of a far better story that the utter trainwreck that the final product ended up being. Linkara surmises that either the comic's story was originally much more interesting but got butchered by rewrites (possibly on top of being a DolledUpInstallment), or whoever was in charge of Dark Horse's solicitations at the time had better ideas about how to write a ''Thing'' sequel than the comic's actual writer.
252** Claims that the ''Batman'' story arc "The Gift" could have worked if, instead of ComicBook/BoosterGold putting Batman into a situation akin to that of ''ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything'' as the titular gift[[note]]said gift being for Batman's wedding to Catwoman[[/note]] of the story, Booster had taken Batman back in time to see his parents one last time before the wedding as said gift, Batman can't stop himself and interferes some way (ranging from merely talking to them to going out of his way to save them from getting shot), and changes the present - thus changing it from Booster acting OutOfCharacter to having him make an honest mistake.
253** The current page quote for this is from his review of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice'', noting he thought the idea of Congorilla and the Mikaal Tomas Starman fighting robots was a better premise that the actual story of a "proactive" League. Given the quotes page for the subject, he also thought the idea of Captain America and Thor fighting in Hel was a better idea than the main plot of the series that gave us that scene, ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}''.
254** In his review for ''ComicBook/ThePunisherPurgatory'', he argued that the idea of the Punisher dying and coming back with as an undead avenger with supernatural weapons in and of itself is not a bad idea -- if it was more akin to the ''ComicBook/TheCrow'' and thus while Frank has supernatural weapons, he was still dealing with ordinary criminals and ''maybe'' even some people who wielded ''some'' magic, as opposed to what the story actually did with having Frank fight demons [[spoiler:and the retcon that, up until that point, Frank was an unwitting pawn of a demon himself the whole time.]]
255* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch:
256** "It's MAGIC, bitch!"
257** "Because I am [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]... bitch!"
258* ThisIsGonnaSuck:
259** A staple of his reviews, but the funniest is probably when he silently raises his gun to his head after he says that the character Troll in ''Extreme Super Christmas Special'' #1 is a member of Youngblood.
260** In his Yu-Gi-Oh! duel with Iron Liz, he reacts this way when Iron Liz draws ''two'' [[MadeOfExplodium Balloon Lizards]].
261** For his 600th episode, he's forced to change what he's reviewing, so he randomly grabs something off the shelf behind him. Said comic happens to be ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski Spider-Man: Sins Past]]'', and then he realizes just ''what'' he grabbed, saying "Oh, God damn it!"
262** In his ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'' review, the first thing he says after the intro is to state how ''extremely'' frustrating the event is in detail with annoyance plain on his face.
263** The first five seconds of the ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'' review. That is all.
264* ThisIsUnforgivable: Linkara's attitude towards ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay''. He states that some people tell him during his review that it's been five years since ''OMD''[[note]]at the time of the video[[/note]] and hasn't he gotten over it? His reply, "'''''[[BigNo Nooooooooooooooooope!]]'''''". He goes on to say he's never purchased a post-''OMD'' book and if the mess it made is convincingly reversed, he'll buy ''every'' Spidey book published since ''OMD''.
265* ThisIsWrongOnSoManyLevels: A caption to a girl giving the Kool-Aid man a kiss on the cheek.
266* TitleDrop : "Help me set bad comics on fire from Atop the Fourth Wall!"
267** Also occurs in his crossover with [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]]:
268-->'''Film Brain''': Did he just break the fourth wall? \
269'''Linkara''': Don't worry - we're atop it! \
270'''Audience''': [CollectiveGroan] \
271'''Caption''': Channel Awesome would like to apologize for [[{{Pun}} that pun]]. The writer has been flogged for his sins.
272* TitleSequence: ''Atop the Fourth Wall'' has an opening sequence composed of assorted clips from previous reviews combined with [[LockAndLoadMontage video of Linkara putting on his signature clothing and preparing for the review]]. There have been three montages created for the sequence, with the replacement using updated and newer clips that were created in the time since the first montage was produced. The sequence includes a theme-tune composed specifically for the series by Vincent E.L. and background graphics by [=NagyMarci=]. Throughout the sequence, numerous comics are visible, primarily bad comics that are reviewed and featured on the show, but occasionally, it will feature portions of Linkara's house that are not normally seen in the show, including his personal collection of comics (presumably ''good'' comics). The three series displayed cover-to-camera and easily identifiable are ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' and ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'' (presumably the collection of Booster Gold's first series that Linkara mentioned in his ''Act of God'' review).
273* TooBleakStoppedCaring:[[invoked]]
274** Has with the Silent Hill comics in spades, whose unlikable characters to Linkara flat-out not giving a shit as to what happens in the story. To a lesser extent, he seems to have this somewhat with the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe with its superhero characters generally not being very likable, though, in that case, he says he simply doesn't like the Ultimate Marvel universe but doesn't say it's bad.
275** He also feels this way in regards to post OMD Spiderman.
276** This trope is one of his biggest criticisms of "current" comics. He feels that the increased amounts of DarkerAndEdgier content (villains being more evil, heroes being more anti-heroic) is to the medium's detriment. In addition, he takes issues with the belief that "[[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids darker equals more mature]]", feeling that a comic's tone shouldn't be that big an indicator of quality. He even admits that this is why he doesn't review modern comics as much, as while other decades have wide varieties of bad, his criticisms for current books would just end up with him repeating himself and making his own show hard to care about.
277* TooDumbToLive: [[invoked]] The behavioral patterns of the Justice League in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice''. At one point, he literally screams that they deserve to get killed for being so dumb after the Justice League, [[spoiler:having caught Prometheus, chain him down after ''giving him back his helmet'', the source of his powers, intelligence, and skills]].
278* TotallyRadical: {{Parodied|Trope}} with 90's Kid.
279* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Chicken tenders (or chicken fingers), according to ''The Next 15 Screw-Ups''.
280* TrainingMontage: Linkara's preparation to review ''Amazons Attack'', set to ''Rocky'' epic music. He admits his geek physique is not adapted to this, so he follows it up with a LockAndLoadMontage instead.
281* TranquilFury:
282** He does this in his review of ''Justice League: Cry For Justice'', regarding [[spoiler:[[CollateralAngst Lian Harper's death.]]]] It's... unsettling.
283** He gets into this state when discussing what he dislikes about ''ComicBook/HolyTerror'', especially the scene where [[{{Expy}} Not-Batman and Not-Catwoman]] torture someone and call it "fun". The way he coldly points out how the book goes against everything he stands for is chilling; you can tell Lewis is legitimately angry.
284** He was clearly seething during his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech towards ''ComicBook/{{Youngblood|ImageComics}}'' #10 for [[spoiler:using HIV and suicide callously for Chapel's subplot involves making a DealWithTheDevil to prevent from dying from AIDS]].
285* {{Trekkie}}: Has a large collection of various Starfleet uniforms, which he wears whenever he reviews something ''Franchise/StarTrek''-related (as well as in ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'').
286* {{Troll}}: He acts like one on occasion, but he's never mean-spirited about it. For example, he kicked off the Theme Song contest with a video that made him look like a SmallNameBigEgo with incredibly limited knowledge of the entire CausticCritic community, up to confusing WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd with WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick.
287-->I only follow [[invoked]]WebVideo/TheIrateGamer.
288* {{Trumplica}}: In "Star Trek #9," the Enterprise crew meets the 45th President of the United States... Anton York. [[ObligatoryJoke Cue Linkara voicing him in a hammy Trump impression]] and noting that York even looks like Trump to a degree.
289* TuxedoAndMartini: Linkara does not like this type of secret agent. Said best at the end of the Sci-Spy review:
290-->'''Linkara:''' '''REAL SPIES ARE NOT LIKE JAMES BOND!'''
291** However, he does expect a character named [[SpinOffspring James Bond Jr]] to have ''something'' to do with this trope.
292* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Quite literally at the start of "Law and Order #1".
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296* {{Understatement}}: In the 200th episode, this happens:
297-->'''Linkara:''' If there’s a single story that has hung over this show since the first episode, it’s ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay''.
298-->(This is followed by nineteen clips of Linkara referencing/talking/complaining/raging about ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', which wraps up with him looking at an image of the book and growling ''”I hate you!”'')
299-->'''Linkara:''' [[SarcasmMode Yeah, I think I might have brought it up once or twice]].
300** Occurs again in the 300th episode.
301-->'''Linkara:''' You know, in three hundred episodes, you may have picked up that I'm not particularly fond of Frank Miller.
302-->''(Next comes eighteen clips of Linkara talking about Frank Miller, including how he's gone insane, is a misogynist as well as generally creepy and that his writing and directing is terrible).''
303-->'''Linkara:''' [[SarcasmMode I know, I've been very subtle about it, but it's there]].
304* UnderwearOfPower: Briefly {{Discussed|Trope}} in his "Post-Mortem on the New 52", regarding Superman's costume redesign in the ''ComicBook/New52'' that removed his red trunks. Linkara points out the reasoning for this trope: the color balance helps emphasize a [[HeroicBuild strongman physique]] that makes Supes look more imposing, and its removal consequently made him look slimmer and less powerful. Rather than directly fix this, artists instead compensated by giving him [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing heat-vision eyes]] whenever he needed to look intimidating, despite [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes]] normally being a ''villain'' trope.
305* UnfortunateImplications: Acknowledged in-universe by Linkara that BookBurning has some seriously negative connotations, and that he doesn't have anti-intellectual ideals.
306* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:[[invoked]] ''Speed Steer'' does a fine job of this as Linkara points out. The protagonist (a cow with super-speed who goes around preventing people from eating meat made from cows) invokes this twice in the same issue. The first time, he steals all the burgers from the Beefytown Burger Restaurant on its opening day, thereby preventing the employees from getting paid. The other issue is when the CEO plants a trap for Speed Steer by giving out free hamburgers. By stopping this, Linkara notes that all the homeless people and people struggling with money would be deprived of this inadvertent act of kindness if Speed Steer stopped this.
307* TheUnreveal: WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows makes an appearance in the PreviouslyOn in the ComicBook/ActionComics #593 review. He wants to kill Linkara since he has seen his face, and just as he flips up his hoodie the scene cuts to That Jewish Guy.
308* UnsoundEffect: Notes the "Run" sound effect in ''Archie Meets the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''.
309* UnstoppableRage: Linkara becomes so frustrated with the video game ''Wolverine: Adamantium Rage'' that he starts shouting "Adamantium Rage!" and punching various objects including [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], a Franchise/{{Kirby}} doll, a pillow and a can of soda...but ends up getting punched himself by WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd.
310* UnusualEuphemism: "What the Funk & Wagnalls?" is a recurring one, obviously used in place of F-bombs.
311* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: One of his criticisms of ''Psychoman'' is that everyone treats his super strength and ''ability to fly'' as something normal or just usually not really reacting to it.
312** He also makes the same complaint about the protagonist of ''Captain Electron''.
313** This trope usually gets Linkara to angrily scream out ''Be impressed, dammit!''
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317* ValuesDissonance: The casual misogyny of ''The X-Men #1'' (written in the '60s) turns Linkara against it in-universe.
318* VerbalTic:
319** Linkara's Elvis impression ends every sentence with an "uh-huh-huh".
320** 90's Kid starts every speech with "DUUUUUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDDDDE!"
321** [[LargeHam WARRIOR WILL NOT BE TROPED HOAK HOGAN!]]
322** Ensign Munrooooe!!!
323* VideoReviewShow
324* ViewersAreGeniuses: The ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' review has a very subtle running gag that he decided to explain in the credits: he switches between various Trek uniforms throughout the video, all to point out how much better they all are than the ones in TMP.
325* VindicatedByHistory: [[invoked]] In his review of ''ComicBook/TheThingFromAnotherWorld''# 1, Linkara discusses how [[Film/TheThing1982 the original film]] was panned by contemporary critics, but overtime, was reassessed as a sci-fi horror masterpiece. He's especially bemused that Music/EnnioMorricone's score was nominated for a Razzie.
326* VisualPun: In his ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk #1'' video, he briefly stops talking about the comic to deliver a rant directed at comics writer/illustrator Tony Harris, calling him out for his sexist remarks about female cosplayers in late 2012. After the rant ends, Linkara notices he seems to be sitting on something. The item turns out to be a literal soapbox.
327* VocalDissonance: Whenever ComicBook/TheJoker appears in a comic, Linkara voices him with a pretty good impression of Creator/MarkHamill's Joker from the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse. This usually works very well, but the manic, cheerful voice is very out of place in the review of ''ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder'' #8 and its brooding, gloomy Joker.
328* VocalEvolution: His voice was a lot calmer in earlier episodes. The difference is notable even when looking at his first two episodes; in his review of Adjectiveless ''Spider-Man'' #56, he almost sounds like he is whispering so as to not disturb the neighbours. Compare that to his reaction to the letters column of ''Doom's IV'' #2 just eight days later.
329** 90's Kid was a bit deeper and less hammy in his earlier appearances.
330* TheVoiceless: Ninja Style Dancer. [[spoiler: Except in Linkara's Silent Hill-induced hallucinations.]]
331* VulgarHumor: Linkara complains about comics attempting to be funny solely by being obscene.
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335* {{Wangst}}:[[invoked]] PlayedForLaughs. After his date with Telsia is abruptly cut short during ''Elite Force'', Linkara spends several minutes drunkenly staggering around Voyager, wailing to himself and [[HeartbreakAndIceCream trying to get Häagen-Dazs out of the replicators]].
336* WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma: He has pointed out several times the annoying nature of weird emphasis on words and improper use of punctuation marks, particularly in the beginning of his ''Secret Defenders'' #9 review and the Spoony Crossover Warrior #1 video, as well as his reviews of ''Zero Patrol'' and ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightStrikesAgain''.
337* WatchItForTheMeme: InUniverse. Linkara grumbled during his "Top 15 Comics I'll Never Review" video that people were requesting he review ''Batman'' #66 and ''ComicBook/TarotWitchOfTheBlackRose'' #53 mostly to hear him say ridiculous-yet-memetic dialogue written in their pages: [[HehHehYouSaidX the word]] [[InherentlyFunnyWords "boner"]] used over and over again [[HaveAGayOldTime due to it meaning something different back then]], and [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext "Samantha Brown! You have to get out of here! Your vagina is haunted!"]] respectively. He gave people what they wanted by saying these things, but still didn't review the issues in question.
338* WatsonianVersusDoylist: He falls under Doylist a lot of the time when justifications are poor.
339** With Peter Parker being married to Mary Jane, he calls on the writers for including pointless scenes of her since then, and making her say stupid things.
340* WaxingLyrical: He does this a lot. Examples he has quoted include Music/TheBeatles' "I Am the Walrus", Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", Avril Lavigne's "Complicated," Eagle-Eye Cherry's "Save Tonight," Music/TheBeeGees' "Staying Alive," Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)," and Nickelback's "How You Remind Me." In his final ''Franchise/SilentHill Dead/Alive'' review, the [[spoiler:book from the Other World]] is full of quotes from Coldplay's "42" in a rather angsty use of this trope.
341* WesternTerrorists: One of his many complaints about ''Holy Terror'' is that the possibilty of these is never considered.
342* WeirdnessMagnet: Linkara's house prior to the 100th episode.
343* WhamLine: [[WhamLine/AtopTheFourthWall Has its own page]].
344* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids:[[invoked]] Parodied in the review "Superman:For The Animals #1", an anti-animal cruelty [=PSA=] comic, when it's revealed that the animal abuser in question burned a dog alive and hanged cats.
345--> '''Linkara''': *[[SarcasmMode cheery with a thumbs up]]* This is a comic for children!
346* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: [[invoked]] Points out that ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr'' was one of numerous kids' animated shows based on movies that definitely were not made for kids. Others were ''WesternAnimation/RamboTheForceOfFreedom'', ''WesternAnimation/ConanTheAdventurer'' and ''WesternAnimation/HighlanderTheAnimatedSeries''.
347* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the stinger for ''Superman and Wonder Woman: Tandy Computer Whiz Kids'', he notes that the jumbotron and train derail in the comic's teaser has absolutely no bearing on the actual plot.
348* WhatTheHellHero: Linkara gives one to Superman when he insults Big Barda for having heavy makeup after she has spent two days being mind-controlled and possibly raped.
349** He gives even more to the Man of Steel in ''Superman #701'', particularly for making a little boy deliver a warning to a gang he just pissed off.
350** Basically anytime he points out "Our hero, everybody!"
351* WhatWereTheySellingAgain:
352** "Because, um... '''EXTREME!'''" (hand waving, flashing ad banners, electric guitar version of Pachelbel's Canon in D)
353* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Parodied in the ''Ewoks'' #9 review.
354* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: The ever present Magic Gun, the Dragon Dagger, a few {{BFG}}s, and several others.
355** [[spoiler: Turns out that they are ''actual'' toys, in reality.]]
356** It's even in the theme song.
357-->He has a magic gun - where'd he purchase that?!
358* AWizardDidIt: "What part of 'It's magic' don't you understand?!?"
359** Also complained about in the ''Superman: Distant Fires'' review. There's "Magic as a Wonderful Force", and "Narrative Magic." Linkara likes the former, hates the latter. As the latter is often just used for lazy writing.
360* WildMassGuessing: In-universe, Linkara theorized that ''ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder'' was actually a hallucination by Batman when he was going insane in ''Court Of Owls''.
361* WolverinePublicity: Outside of the Brawl and even his PreviouslyOn segments, Linkara has cameoed with the Nostalgia Critic, the Spoony One, Benzaie, Bennett the Sage, [=MarzGurl=], Lee and so on. WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic appears to be making a RunningGag out of reacting negatively to his appearances. Inverted in the ''Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes'' #2 review with the appearance of [[spoiler:Mechakara]], despite said character having been defeated more than a month ago.
362--->'''[[spoiler:Mechakara]]:''' [[LampshadeHanging I was a popular character and villain. Seeing me again should drive up the viewers]].
363** Invoked with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seaO1pZJI8o his co-review with The Last Angry Geek]], where he basically states that he's popular and WebVideo/TheLastAngryGeek isn't.
364** Lampshaded when he cameos for [[WebVideo/TheBunnyPerspective Phil Bunni]].
365-->'''Linkara''': Want me to do anything else?
366-->'''Phil''': Nope. Now you can just promote this video on Website/{{Twitter}}, post it on your blog, talk about it on the forums...Your coattails have been rode.
367** Likewise in the ''Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned'' crossover review, WebVideo/BennettTheSage says he brought Linkara on to explain the production's odd history. Linkara starts to say that he thought he was there to boost viewership, but Bennett quickly covers his mouth.
368* WorldBuilding: Linkara will praise art works that are able to organically implement this without resorting to {{Info Dump}}s. Relatedly, he appreciates it when superhero comics and their adaptations actually bother to show [[AlternateHistory how their heroes have changed their worlds in comparison to reality]], using the examples of Nixon winning another term in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', the Day of Remembrance from ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'', and Captain America and the Howling Commandos' Smithsonian exhibit in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as to make the universes feel "real." However, this cuts both ways, with him then pointing out how in several cases, the attempts at WorldBuilding will actually just open up plot holes and make the world feel even ''less'' original (i.e., Linkara's very confused how it took until the events of ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}'' for the Marvel Universe to have bothered designing sufficiently advanced prisons for supervillains).
369* WorldsSmallestViolin: Linkara once got out a violin in his ''Ultimates 3'' #4 review.
370* WriterOnBoard:
371** His ''Batman: Fortunate Son'' review is half a review and half a pro-capitalism rant in response to the comic's [[ArtisticLicenseEconomics idiotic idea of what constitutes "selling out"]].
372** [[invoked]] Later, his review of ''ComicBook/JLAActOfGod'' calls out the story's author Doug Moench for [[IdiotPlot having every DC hero act like an idiot]] and [[{{Anvilicious}} muse on how their powers made them arrogant]] (which they most certainly are NOT) just so he can fanboy over how awesome Franchise/{{Batman}} is for being a BadassNormal. (This comes up again when Linkara realizes Moench was using Starchild as a Batman {{Expy}} in ''[=SciSpy=]''.
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376* XtremeKoolLetterz: Linkara frequently bashes this practice in comics. "Because poor literacy is kewl!"
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380* YearInsideHourOutside: Lord Vyce's dimension goes through just three days during a month in our world.
381* YouAreFat: In the opening for his "Dragnet #4", while parodying the opening of the ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' series, he points out a [=McDonald's=]: "I eat there a lot, which explains my weight."
382* YouKeepUsingThatWord:
383** Linkara quickly becomes annoyed at the poorly-defined overuse of the word "Justice" throughout the ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice'' miniseries. Early in the review, he speculated that the fact they were blatantly just after revenge and calling it justice would be an obvious plot point, but it is never acknowledged in the comic.
384** In the Mr. T #2 review, he rants about writers who use "literally" incorrectly after a character mentions another who "literally burned away" without actually bursting into flames.
385* YouNeedToGetLaid: {{Inverted|Trope}} in his review of ''Ultimates 3'', Linkara is convinced that things with the Ultimates would probably be going better if they STOPPED getting laid, as it never seems to go well for members of the team.
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