| 1 | %%For obvious reasons, only list the tropes that invoked by the characters in this particular ARG. Both the tropes kept from their original works and the ones new to the ARG. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | A character page for the AlternateRealityGame ''ARG/TheWallWillFall''. This provides information on the fictional characters that have crossed The Fourth Wall, and all the relevant characters from our side. Characters are listed in the order they were found. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ---- |
| 6 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 7 | |
| 8 | [[folder:Characters from Reality]] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | !! Mr. Administrator |
| 11 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_MrA_883.jpg]] |
| 12 | -> [[AndAnotherThing OH, AND ONE MORE THING.]] MANY OF YOU ARE WONDERING WHO WE ARE. NICE TRY... |
| 13 | |
| 14 | The Administrator of TV Tropes who you may know from WebVideo/EchoChamber. He informed the players of the collapse of the wall, and has given infrequent updates throughout the ARG. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | * [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs His Twitter account]]. Most of his communication comes through this account. |
| 17 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/user/OneAboveTheWall His Youtube channel]]. Be prepared for messages with eerie music playing in the background. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | !!! Tropes that apply to Mr. Administrator: |
| 20 | * AFatherToHisMen: All of his instantiations refer to Administrator Prime as "Father". |
| 21 | * AuthorityInNameOnly: Really, who put him in charge? |
| 22 | --> '''Mr. Administrator:''' WE ALSO ARE NAMED MR. ADMINISTRATOR. CLEARLY, WE SHOULD BE AN ADMINISTRATOR. |
| 23 | * AWizardDidIt: Any inconsistencies in his speech may be handwaved with two excuses: "Above my pay grade" and "It was a different instantiation". The puppetmasters acknowledged this, and tried not to abuse the trope. |
| 24 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: Literally. At the very end of the ARG, Administrator Prime revealed that HE ACTUALLY BROKE the wall. ForScience |
| 25 | * BuffySpeak: PlayedForLaughs [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/status/267414493557035009 sometimes]]. |
| 26 | * DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm: |
| 27 | --> @/{{WackyMeetsPractical}}: Are you suggesting that there is somebody here who is not being honest with him? #[=TotallyInnocent=] |
| 28 | --> Mr. Administrator: MAYBE IF MORE OF YOU WERE AS #TOTALLYINNOCENT AS MR. WACKY, WE WOULD BE SENDING MORE CHARACTERS BACK. |
| 29 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It was pointed out that some of his [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/status/120777636346728448 early tweets]] were not in all-caps. |
| 30 | * EldritchAbomination: After enough interaction, it becomes apparent that he is very, very much non-human in how he interacts with the Metaguards. |
| 31 | * ExactWords: In one of his videos he addressed the question about the reason for the wall's collapse. His response was "We cannot answer that". In a double subversion, this particular instantiation probably ''didn't'' know, but Mr. Administrator ''was'' responsible. |
| 32 | * FunPersonified: One of his instantiations. |
| 33 | --> '''Mr. Administrator:''' THIS INSTANTIATION PERSONALLY LIKES TO PLAY FOOSBALL.\ |
| 34 | '''@/{{WackyMeetsPractical}}:''' Are you any good?\ |
| 35 | '''Mr. Administrator:''' ARE YOU KIDDING, MAN? I'M DA BOMB |
| 36 | * TheGiant: Administrator Prime is much, much bigger than all his instantiations. See the WebVideo/EchoChamber episode "Mind Screw" for evidence. |
| 37 | * MysteriousEmployer |
| 38 | * NoSocialSkills: Much of the frustration he causes stems from his inability to communicate, leading to gems like [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/statuses/270344097078853632 this]]. |
| 39 | * ObstructiveBureaucrat: His tendency to release only as much information as he thinks the Metaguards need has driven many of them [[IncrediblyLamePun up the wall.]] |
| 40 | * OurNudityIsDifferent: Revealed [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/status/258356487116705792 here.]] |
| 41 | * {{Spoiler}}: Accidentally had the ending to ''Film/CitizenKane'' ruined for him by the Metaguards. |
| 42 | * ThreatBackfire: See this example. |
| 43 | -->WE HAVE SENT THIS EMAIL. FEEL FREE TO USE IT AS A TEMPLATE: |
| 44 | -->DEAR MS. FEY, |
| 45 | -->WE HATE YOU. YOU ARE THE WORST. YOUR VILE DECISIONS SHALL BE PUNISHED. YOUR WICKEDNESS WILL BE MET WITH JUSTICE. YOUR CHOICES WILL RETURN TO HAUNT YOU. ''YOUR GOLDFISH WILL DIE FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER.'' |
| 46 | -->WE HATE YOU. WE HATE YOU. WE HATE YOU. |
| 47 | * YouAreNumberSix: Carried from ''WebVideo/EchoChamber''. The instantiations are referred to by their numbers (which usually, but not always, may be decoded into {{Meaningful Name}}s). [[spoiler:Radio Void Rebels defy the trope by filing the numbers off and getting names for themselves.]] |
| 48 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: |
| 49 | --> '''Mr. Administrator:''' WE GET PAID BY OUR EXISTENCE CONTINUING TO BE TOLERATED BY PRIME. [[FoodAsBribe ALSO, TASTY FOOD.]] |
| 50 | * YouNeedToGetLaid: Was mentioned by the Metaguards at least twice. Coincidentally, ''all'' {{Shipping}}s so far involve him. |
| 51 | |
| 52 | !! Average Joe |
| 53 | -> "I have a feeling that this is going from bad to worse." |
| 54 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/AverageJoe_5296.jpg]] |
| 55 | [[caption-width-right:250:"Hi everybody, I'm Joe, and you're Watching The Footage..."]] |
| 56 | |
| 57 | While visiting an antique shop in Prague, Average Joe has caught puppets on film who were doing things they weren't supposed to. After that, he became interested in researching unusual unexplained phenomena. He posted several videos on his Youtube channel showing sightings of fictional characters, and that was when he started to receive threatening letters. When the threats became too numerous, he decided to go on the run. His whereabouts are currently unknown, but he manages to keep the tropers updated. |
| 58 | |
| 59 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/user/WTFAverageJoe His Youtube channel]]. Has all of the Watch The Footage episodes and any other videos Joe has made. |
| 60 | * [[http://watchthefootage.twwf.info/ Joe's website.]] This is where Joe gives most of his updates through blogs and many players discuss events on the forum. |
| 61 | |
| 62 | !!! Tropes that apply to Average Joe: |
| 63 | %%* AgentMulder |
| 64 | %%* RidiculouslyAverageGuy |
| 65 | * WhoWouldWantToWatchUs: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrD-tF8JblM this video]], at 2:49 he addresses the idea that he is part of an ARG, saying "Why would someone make a game about me?" |
| 66 | |
| 67 | |
| 68 | !! Edward |
| 69 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_Ed_9520.png]] |
| 70 | |
| 71 | Joe's friend who made the opening titles for the Watch The Footage show and helped set up Joe's website and forum, acting as an admin on the latter until he had a falling out with Joe after the Thanksgiving Day. |
| 72 | |
| 73 | !!! Tropes that apply to Edward: |
| 74 | * AscendedExtra: At first he was just the guy who made the WTF intro, but the [=GMs=] have decided to give him a bigger role, and eventually he spent even more time in the spotlight as the forum administrator than Joe did. |
| 75 | * DeadpanSnarker - On occasion, especially regarding the fact that none of the Metaguards thought to ''phone up'' the restaraunt where Joan Lawson lost her notebook, and by the time he acted, the Cabal had already gotten to it first. |
| 76 | %%* OnlySaneMan |
| 77 | %%* WildHair |
| 78 | |
| 79 | !! Dr. Joan Lawson |
| 80 | -> "Doesn’t it make the world a little better when each of us performs his or her own job well every day?" |
| 81 | [[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/JoanLawson_8603.jpg]] |
| 82 | |
| 83 | A therapist in Boston who has been providing updates through her blog. They mostly focus on one particular patient, who is a fictional character. She also has two suspicious polydactyl cats - [[ThemeNaming Carl and Jung]]. She is now working on the case of Jennifer Cooney AKA Deanna Hackins. |
| 84 | |
| 85 | * [[http://mindsandmatters.ezblog.co/ Minds and Matters blog.]] The posts provide information on her sessions with the patient and other notable events. Communication is also provided in the comments. |
| 86 | * [[https://twitter.com/mindsNmatters Her Twitter account]]. Notifies followers if new blog posts. Also tweets some personal information, including many posts about her polydactyl cats. |
| 87 | |
| 88 | !!! Tropes that apply to Joan Lawson: |
| 89 | |
| 90 | * AllTherapistsAreMuggles |
| 91 | * TheShrink: She seems to need crowdsourcing to help her patient. |
| 92 | |
| 93 | !! Tara Coulson |
| 94 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TaraCoulson_899.jpg]] |
| 95 | |
| 96 | A waitress at Arby's and an actress wannabe from Seattle. The sister of Bradley Foreman. Now deceased. |
| 97 | |
| 98 | !! Tropes that apply to Tara Coulson: |
| 99 | * CouldntFindAPen: She wrote "LOVER" in her blood. |
| 100 | * DyingClue: The calendar in her video (see below) contained a clue that helped to find Jennifer. |
| 101 | * KilledOffForReal |
| 102 | * PosthumousNarration: Found in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKQWVcJLZTI this]] video, released the day after her death. |
| 103 | %%* SacrificialLion |
| 104 | |
| 105 | !! Yamata Sayuri |
| 106 | -> You suck! I can do a better job, and I'm only twelve! |
| 107 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_Sayu_2883.png]] |
| 108 | [[caption-width-right:250:YouAreAlreadyDead.]] |
| 109 | |
| 110 | A Japanese girl who somehow stumbled upon Gulliver's blog, continuously berating him under the nickname of ''Not Your Sayu-chan''. She later joined the forum, only to disappear later, because of her mother's disapproval of her internet activities. As impossible as it sounds, she happened to meet him in person in Hawaii (seen at their echo). |
| 111 | |
| 112 | !!! Tropes that apply to Sayu-chan: |
| 113 | %%* BrattyHalfPint |
| 114 | * ContrivedCoincidence: Wondering "What country would have to put up with his idiocy next?" has apparently led Gulliver to where she lived. |
| 115 | * MamaBear: After one of the tropers has tried to PM her, her mother has received the PM notification, and was quick to jump in with [[http://forum.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=312 accusations]]. |
| 116 | |
| 117 | !! Kenneth Tripky (AKA Kenny "Lover" Mann) |
| 118 | First Tara's photographer and her (very) TemporaryLoveInterest. Killed by Deanna. |
| 119 | |
| 120 | !!! Tropes that apply to Kenneth Tripky: |
| 121 | %%* AssholeVictim: The shooter who killed Tara. |
| 122 | |
| 123 | !! Jeffrey Hope |
| 124 | Another Tara's boyfriend, who was recruited by Tripky to harass her after being dumped. Fearing Deanna's retribution, strangled himself to death in jail. |
| 125 | |
| 126 | !!! Tropes that apply to Jeffrey Hope: |
| 127 | * AssholeVictim: An accomplice in Tara's murder. |
| 128 | * DrivenToSuicide: Out of fear of Deanna. |
| 129 | |
| 130 | !! ConspiracyTheorist |
| 131 | An unknown man in charge of [[http://fictionalthreat.twwf.info http://fictionalthreat.com]], who apparently served as Deanna's inspiration. He renounced her after she killed Tripky and shot Literature/DonQuixote. His plan for fixing reality is [[NoOntologicalInertia killing Mr. Administrator]]. |
| 132 | |
| 133 | !!! Tropes that apply to the Conspiracy Theorist: |
| 134 | * ConspiracyTheorist |
| 135 | * DumbassHasAPoint / ProperlyParanoid |
| 136 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: He called Deanna out when she told him that she shot Don Quixote. |
| 137 | * StylisticSuck: As expected of his paranoid ramblings. |
| 138 | |
| 139 | !! Jennifer Cooney (AKA Deanna Hackins) |
| 140 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_Deanna_5465.jpg]] |
| 141 | [[caption-width-right:250:As seen by Literature/DonQuixote.]] |
| 142 | A mysterious, possibly insane girl, who talked to her {{Imaginary Friend}}s until she turned 18. After that, her friends disappeared, and she was taken to a mental hospital. |
| 143 | |
| 144 | !!! Tropes that apply to Jennifer Cooney: |
| 145 | * BigBadWannabe: Seriously. Her plan amounted to nothing. |
| 146 | * CriminalMindGames: She left way too much information on purpose, as her initial plan was a 'test-run'. Her hints included her complete EvilPlan, along with her location, encrypted with a cipher Brad was sure to know. |
| 147 | * GodhoodSeeker: Her goal was to kill Mr. Administrator and take his place, so that she can bring fiction and reality together into one. Unbeknownst to her, this was not actually possible or accurate. |
| 148 | * EmptyEyes: Braddock mentioned that she had "no light in her eyes". When he met her in Seattle, he said that her eyes didn't have ''anything'' in them. Her eyes appear normal now. |
| 149 | * HannibalLecture: Attempted to give one to Quixote during their final confrontation. Quixote easily countered. |
| 150 | * HeelRealization: After Quixote's [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShutUpHannibal Shut Up, Hannibal!]], she came to realize that she was the villain. Except she didn't mind. |
| 151 | * IHaveNoDaughter: When everything was over, her parents told Quixote to refer to her as Deanna Hackins, because [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/status/273515091998154753 Jennifer wouldn't do that]]. |
| 152 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It is debatable to what extent her story is true, like whether her {{Imaginary Friend}}s [[PowerBornOfMadness told her]] about Brad and Miranda's relationship, or she found out herself. |
| 153 | * OmnicidalManiac |
| 154 | |
| 155 | !! Bradley Foreman (temporarily known as Braddock Foreman) |
| 156 | [[quoteright:154:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_Brad_photobombed_4136.png]] |
| 157 | A bystander who taught Don Quixote how to use his phone. He later turned out to be Jennifer's ChildhoodFriend and Tara's brother. |
| 158 | |
| 159 | !!! Tropes that apply to Bradley Foreman: |
| 160 | * ChekhovsGunman: Initially, he only he was just a man who taught Quixote how to use his phone. Turned out, it was a part of Deanna's plan, which he later helped to stop. He has also recently become Quixote's closest friend. |
| 161 | |
| 162 | * FacePalm: When the B&B owners assured Quixote that they accept his and Brad's relationship. |
| 163 | * MistakenForGay: Numerous people in-universe have assumed he and Quixote are a couple. This is probably not the case, but he gave up trying to deny it after Don Quixote was seen naked at the waterpark (ItMakesSenseInContext). |
| 164 | * OnlySaneMan: In Quixote's story at least. |
| 165 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: He wanted to kill Jennifer for what she did to Tara. He even left without Quixote at one point, knowing that he'd try to stop him. He didn't succeed. |
| 166 | * SequenceBreaking: On a meta level. When he posted [[http://taracoulson.ezblog.co/?p=187 a picture of him and Tara]], a minor discussion was held in the chatroom about photobombed "bunny ears" and the picture in general (it was the first and only picture of Brad, so it was going straight to his chracter sheet). Soon after, Brad [[http://taracoulson.ezblog.co/?p=190 made a post]] with his photo cropped "for those who needed it for whatever reason", without being explicitly asked. When prompted, the [=GMs=] pulled an AuthorsSavingThrow... by making Brad say that [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments he just wanted a picture of himself]]. |
| 167 | * YourDaysAreNumbered: Deanna promised to kill him on his birthday, on 12th November. She failed. |
| 168 | |
| 169 | !! Mary Gamble |
| 170 | An elderly woman who was found house-sitting for Jennifer. Later turned out to be her former psychiatrist. |
| 171 | |
| 172 | !!! Tropes that apply to Mary Gamble: |
| 173 | * HollywoodPsych: She let Jennifer go just because she was afraid of her, which is exactly why a real therapist wouldn't do that (turned out, she was [[NotThatKindOfDoctor Not That Kind Of Therapist]]). The trope was averted, though, as Brad's final post had shown she got in trouble for that. She was also about to get on trial after her capture, but she got off with a fine when Quixote asked the Metaguards to let her have the credit for it. |
| 174 | * UnfazedEveryman: She was not at all surprised by the events. Even Don Quixote was amazed. |
| 175 | |
| 176 | !! James Raikes |
| 177 | A young British man who helped both Poirot and Holmes set up their blogs. He also let Holmes stay in his apartment for a while until Holmes was able to get a benefactor to support him. Nephew of Claire Widdicombe. |
| 178 | |
| 179 | !!! Tropes that apply to James Raikes: |
| 180 | * ChekhovsGunman: He seemed a minor character thrown in to explain how Holmes and Poirot have blogs. Then about a month later he resurfaces, having run into Gulliver, and aids monumentally in finding evidence to incriminate Moriarty for murder. |
| 181 | |
| 182 | [[/folder]] |
| 183 | |
| 184 | [[folder:Characters from Fiction]] |
| 185 | !! Cheshire Cat |
| 186 | [[quoteright:201:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Cheshire_Cat_TWWF_2209.png]] |
| 187 | |
| 188 | -> Smile, and the world smiles with you. Frown and you may as well be dead. |
| 189 | |
| 190 | Came from ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''. He is one of the few who openly acknowledges his fictional nature. Occasionally drops cryptic updates, and, more rarely, plot-important riddles. |
| 191 | |
| 192 | * [[https://twitter.com/AVeryMadCat Twitter account]] |
| 193 | |
| 194 | !!! Tropes that apply to Cheshire Cat: |
| 195 | * CatsAreSnarkers |
| 196 | * CheshireCatGrin: [[TropeNamer Obviously]]. It even appears in his tweets as an emoticon :D. |
| 197 | * {{Foreshadowing}} |
| 198 | * FourthWallObserver |
| 199 | * MathematiciansAnswer: He was once proposed a riddle game in exchange for his location if he loses. He lost, and, true to the deal, said that he was on Earth. |
| 200 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He began thinking "painfully straight" after Cthulhu's presence was announced, dropping his rhyming and smiling habits. |
| 201 | * PlayfulHacker: Whether he used some supernatural powers or a keyboard and his paws was left unsaid, but he had access to a lot of information he wasn't supposed to, going as far as accessing the Cabal's chat. |
| 202 | * PowerBornOfMadness: He is sufficiently mad to not care. |
| 203 | * RhymesOnADime |
| 204 | |
| 205 | !! Hercule Poirot |
| 206 | [[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Screen_shot_2012-11-27_at_8_54_56_AM_3430.png]] |
| 207 | |
| 208 | -> "I am just a short little man with too much time on his hands, trying to make himself useful with the only gift I possess: my inspection." |
| 209 | |
| 210 | Literature/HerculePoirot, who has crossed over from the novels of Creator/AgathaChristie that include him, such as ''Literature/MurderOnTheOrientExpress'', ''Literature/DeathOnTheNile'', ''Literature/TheMurderOfRogerAckroyd'' and ''Literature/DeathInTheClouds''. He first crossed into London and stayed at a hotel owned by a Mrs Widdecombe under the name of Reynald Saint-Jerome. He began solving cases, one of which crossed over with a case taken on by Franchise/SherlockHolmes. He travelled to Paris, where he again became involved in a criminal case. He had a meeting in the Eiffel Tower with Holmes which went... badly. He is currently en route to [[BigApplesauce New York.]] |
| 211 | |
| 212 | * [[http://belgianamongtheenglish.wordpress.com His Wordpress blog]], which he unwittingly hijacked from a man called James Raikes, Mrs Widdecombe's nephew. |
| 213 | * [[http://littlegreycells.biz/ His website]], where he is advertising his detective services. This was set up by an unnamed 'benefactor'. |
| 214 | |
| 215 | !!! Tropes that apply to Hercule Poirot: |
| 216 | * BerserkButton: He does not like when his fictional nature is brought up. |
| 217 | %%* CrazyPrepared: See DramaticUnmask. |
| 218 | * DramaticUnmask: Subverted for Holmes, who [[http://xovr.net/found/plaza.png tried to unmask him at the ball]], only to realize that Poirot was wearing a smiling mask under the frowning one. Having tried it again, only to see a ''third'' mask, Holmes admits defeat. |
| 219 | %%* FishOutOfTemporalWater |
| 220 | * ForcedTransformation: He did not appreciate the Wicked Witch turning him into a croissant. |
| 221 | * GratuitousFrench: Uses copious French phrases in his otherwise English posts. |
| 222 | * UnwillingSuspension: He was found tied upside down in a broom cupboard in the Denver Art Museum. |
| 223 | |
| 224 | !! Theatre/SweeneyTodd |
| 225 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_SweeneyTodd_6602.jpg]] |
| 226 | -> "People deserve what they get." |
| 227 | |
| 228 | The patient that the therapist has been treating. There was an overwhelming amount of evidence pointing to his identity, but it was only officially confirmed when the tropers have broken into the therapist's voice mail. He has been refictionalized successfully. |
| 229 | |
| 230 | !!! Tropes that apply to Theatre/SweeneyTodd: |
| 231 | |
| 232 | * ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: |
| 233 | --> "Your villainous, idiotic ways have allowed me to suffer these long weeks when all I needed for proof was available on your information networks! Why didn’t you tell me my wife lived? LET NOW THIS EFFIGY REAP THE WHIRLWIND YOU HAVE SOWN! Also, can I get an appointment for tomorrow? Yours truly, BB" |
| 234 | * IcyBlueEyes: in the comic, with a very disturbing stare. |
| 235 | * ThereAreNoTherapists: Subverted. We got wind of his existence in our reality due to his therapist's twitter and blog. |
| 236 | \ |
| 237 | \ |
| 238 | |
| 239 | !! Sherlock Holmes |
| 240 | -> [[BeamMeUpScotty "I do not frequently say 'Elementary, my dear Watson.'"]] |
| 241 | [[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_Sherlock_8389.png]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | Series/SherlockHolmes, who crossed from ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', ''The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'' and ''The Return of Sherlock Holmes''. Like Poirot, he found himself in London. He had been staying with a man called James Raikes, who is the nephew of Mrs Widdecombe. For a while he went under the name of Hugh Hefner. He took over James' ezblog and used it to update readers on criminal cases he took on. One of these cases crossed over with that of Literature/HerculePoirot. After pursuing Poirot through London, he followed him to Paris. The two eventually met at the Eiffel Tower. Poirot didn't believe Holmes' claims as to his identity and they parted on bad terms. He spent time in [[BigApplesauce New York]] before being redirected to Seattle to investigate Don Quixote. |
| 244 | |
| 245 | * [[http://londontales.ezblog.co/ London Tales]]. Originally James Raikes' blog before Holmes took over. Provides details on his cases and his interactions with Poirot. |
| 246 | * [[http://holmesinvestigations.net/ Holmes website]], where he is advertising his detective services. This was set up by an unnamed 'benefactor'. |
| 247 | |
| 248 | !!! Tropes that apply to Franchise/SherlockHolmes: |
| 249 | %%* BadassLongcoat: in the [[http://xovr.net/i_CGBMgKMD.php comic]] |
| 250 | %%* FishOutOfTemporalWater |
| 251 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: A rare heroic version. When trying to pull off TakingYouWithMe below, he encountered Long John Silver instead of Moriarty, who refictionalized Holmes. |
| 252 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold |
| 253 | --> '''Don Quixote:''' Holmes is still a bit of a mulehole, or donkeyhole, or whatever the term you people use is, but he is a good man, and his heart is in the right place. I am happy to call him a friend. |
| 254 | * SureLetsGoWithThat: Called "Hugh Hefner" by Raikes, he eventually used it as his fake name. |
| 255 | * TakingYouWithMe: He planned to lure Moriarty into a trap and make him read a refic that (unknown to Moriarty) would work on them both. As seen above, the trope was subverted. |
| 256 | |
| 257 | |
| 258 | !! Literature/DonQuixote |
| 259 | -> '''@/WackyMeetsPractical:''' How are you tweeting and riding at the same time? |
| 260 | -> '''Don Quixote:''' Very carefully. |
| 261 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/WTFDonQuixote_7474.jpg]] |
| 262 | |
| 263 | Don Quixote, the crazy wannabe knight who has come from the book of the same name. He has been living in Seattle, communicating through a smart phone he found on the pavement. He believes he is in our world as part of a "test". When he attempted to read his own book he found it to be blank. It is unconfirmed whether the other characters will find the same with their stories. |
| 264 | %% Insert more recap here |
| 265 | He spent his recovery days surfing various sites, such as WebOriginal/LOLCats. He also got himself a ''polydactyl'' [[http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/c67.0.403.403/p403x403/74706_286166918171290_1050481374_n.jpg cat]], which he named [[Literature/TortallUniverse Queenclaw]] (totally not a Hitler cat). |
| 266 | |
| 267 | Mr. Administrator has revealed his refictionalization deadline as December 11th, and due to his failing health, Quixote is expected to die by December 18th, unless this is successfully done. He's been reficitionalized. |
| 268 | |
| 269 | * [[https://twitter.com/thetruequixote His twitter account]]. Occasionally asks his followers questions and provides updates on the [[CloudCuckooLander chaos he causes.]] |
| 270 | |
| 271 | !!! Tropes that apply to Don Quixote: |
| 272 | * BilingualBonus: His fake name, Lance Chevalier. |
| 273 | * CloudCuckoolander: Considering the first thing he did when confronted with a Burger King was go up to the first employee he saw and demand to be proclaimed Knight of Burger... well. |
| 274 | * TheComicallySerious |
| 275 | * TheDeterminator |
| 276 | * FaceYourFears: He has overcome his fear of spiders (below), in part thanks to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' (or more specifically, beating [[BigCreepyCrawlies Gohma]]). |
| 277 | * FanBoy: Seems to have become one for Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann (and was even inspired by it) and Creator/MishaCollins. |
| 278 | * FishOutOfTemporalWater: Even more so than the others. |
| 279 | * FullFrontalAssault: Not yet, but after surviving two shots to the chest with no armor, he decided that ArmorIsUseless, and promised to [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/statuses/271011955819548672 fight naked]]. |
| 280 | * GeniusDitz: He solved a Rubik's cube in a minute [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/statuses/273187858213384192]], much to Brad's astonishment |
| 281 | * GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul: After being shot, he got a morphine shot (...no pun intended), and got as [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/status/265747522637664256 happy as hell.]] |
| 282 | * HeroicBSOD: [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/status/263675649909202944 After Tara's death, complete with a LampshadeHanging from a bystander.]] |
| 283 | * HeroicWillpower: Always, but it was lampshaded after he went to a ''roller coaster'' with a failing heart. By that time, this trope mostly acted as his PlotArmor. |
| 284 | * HorsebackHeroism: He stole a police horse to come to Tara's aid on time. [[labelnote:A note on the horse's name]]By the twitter vote, the horse got named [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]], but got renamed to [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Binky]] when it turned out that it didn't like the name.[[/labelnote]] The trope got subverted, as Quixote [[YouAreTooLate Was Too Late]]. |
| 285 | * ILetGwenStacyDie |
| 286 | * MadeOfIron: On two separate occasions, he took ''a bullet to the chest'', and survived both times. |
| 287 | * MistakenForGay: He was a little too excited excited about [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/statuses/274947270489829376 calling Brad his hero]] in the hospital, which led to this trope. |
| 288 | * PrecisionFStrike: Delivered an especially awesome one to Jennifer. |
| 289 | --> By the way, Jennifer. In the words of one of my wise and helpful friend, Dryunya… go fuck yourself… |
| 290 | * RousingSpeech: Gave an optimistic one after learning about Martin Luther King Junior. |
| 291 | * ShutUpHannibal: When he called out Deanna's Hannibal Lecture as being childish. |
| 292 | * StupidGood: [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/status/265912909488615424 He won't let the fact that it's a suicidal idea stop him from doing the right thing.]] |
| 293 | * TakeThat: He refused to look at Website/ThisVeryWiki, saying that Deanna's example shows that [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife its users become mindless monsters]]. |
| 294 | * TheLastDance: After learning the truth about his terminal illness, he escaped from the hospital with Brad's help, and spent his last days doing all awesome things imaginable, most of which either involved his old fears, or were generally dangerous. |
| 295 | * TranslationConvention: He thinks that everyone around speaks Spanish. |
| 296 | * TookALevelInBadass: [[https://twitter.com/TheTrueQuixote/status/265624495040102400 here]]. |
| 297 | * WeHaveToGetTheBulletOut: After being shot, he plucked the bullet out with his bare hands. It predictably causes severe complications. |
| 298 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: As impossible as it seems, he is scared of spiders. Has overcome it. |
| 299 | ** Also, motorized vehicles. Has overcome it. |
| 300 | * YourDaysAreNumbered: Brad has revealed to Don that his limited life expectancy is until about December 18th, due to his repeated chest wounds. This is one week after his December 11th Refictionalization deadline. |
| 301 | |
| 302 | !! The Wicked Witch of the West |
| 303 | -> '''@/{{Sicon112}}:''' Actually, you should probably treat her like a {{Tsundere}}... God, I can't believe I just called her that. |
| 304 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_WickedWitch_9930.jpg]] |
| 305 | [[caption-width-right:250:Not pictured: PersonalRainCloud.]] |
| 306 | |
| 307 | The West Witch, who landed in Kansas, from ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz''. She intends to run for President, whom she calls 'Wizard'. To this end she has hired three players as a campaign manager and two assistants. It is clear, though, that she is frustrated both with this world and her situation. |
| 308 | |
| 309 | * [[http://westwitch.ezblog.co/ The Witch's blog]]. Provides updates on her campaign and posts about her view of our world. |
| 310 | |
| 311 | !!! Tropes that apply to the Witch: |
| 312 | * BlackAndWhiteMorality: She was not pleased when she realized this world does not work like that. |
| 313 | %%* CardCarryingVillain |
| 314 | * CryForTheDevil: Reading her blog quickly makes one feel sorry for her. See also VillainousBSOD. |
| 315 | * FishOutOfWater: Even though she adapted to the technology and some other aspects, she didn't feel she belonged in this world, as the relationships between good and evil are absolutely not fun here. |
| 316 | * ForTheEvulz: |
| 317 | -->'''Wicked Witch:''' Where I’m from, it’s fun to be evil. |
| 318 | * MadScientist: She become on these temporarily attempting to create wormholes as part of her research for finding her way home. |
| 319 | %%* MageInManhattan |
| 320 | * PersonalRainCloud: Seen on her comic book page. She apparently summoned it herself, as she was down at the time (which is pretty baffling, given her WeaksauceWeakness). |
| 321 | * TakeOverTheWorld: Her intent, via a ''presidential campaign''. |
| 322 | * VillainousBSOD: She had one after getting mocked in a bank where she attempted to raise funds for her EvilPlan. It's even at her comic page. After that she made it clear that she wanted back to Oz. |
| 323 | |
| 324 | !! Long John Silver |
| 325 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_JohnSilver_5421.png]] |
| 326 | -> "Yar, desu desu kawaii indeed." |
| 327 | |
| 328 | Long John Silver, who has come from ''Literature/TreasureIsland''. He was washed up in Australia after a shipwreck, where he teamed up with Gulliver. They stayed at a pirate-themed restaurant for a while, before stowing away on a cargo ship to Japan. The ship was caught in a storm and the two of them were thrown overboard by the waves. They managed to row the rest of the way to Japan, and are now in Tokyo. |
| 329 | |
| 330 | * [[https://twitter.com/TheREALLJS Long John Silver's Twitter]], providing updates on their exploits. |
| 331 | |
| 332 | !!! Tropes that apply to Long John Silver: |
| 333 | * FaceHeelTurn: It has been implied that he has joined the Cabal to get revenge for the Metaguards tricking him into refictionalizing Gulliver. |
| 334 | * INeedAFreakingDrink: Twice. First when he found out about his fictional nature, and later when Gulliver was refictionalized unexpectedly (for him). |
| 335 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Was shown to be this in his echo. |
| 336 | * MessageInABottle: LJS first contacted us through [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/download/file.php?id=24 this]] means of communication while lost at sea. |
| 337 | * TalkLikeAPirate |
| 338 | * [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything The Pirate Who Doesn't Do Anything]]: While lack of plundering ships is easily explained, he isn't seen in any other explicitly criminal activity. This was subverted later, when he [[https://twitter.com/TheREALLJS/status/267885080419127296 confessed]] that "people were losing things around him". |
| 339 | * WildCard: He didn't get to shine as that (yet), but it became obvious that he is not swaying to any side to maximize his profit. It was [[ExploitedTrope exploited]] to make him refictionalize Gulliver under the promises of treasure and plunder in his own story (he also demanded for Gulliver to be his first mate, but we'll see if that will get pulled off). |
| 340 | |
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| 343 | |
| 344 | !! Lemuel Gulliver |
| 345 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_Gulliver_4303.png]] |
| 346 | [[caption-width-right:250:"Lemuel Gulliver, traveler extraordinaire!"]] |
| 347 | -> "Drat this pen!" |
| 348 | |
| 349 | Came from ''Literature/GulliversTravels''. Having embarked on his last journey as the ship's surgeon, he found himself on the shores of Australia after a blackout. Having met Long John Silver, he has been tagging along ever since. He was successfully refictionalised by a tricked Long John Silver. |
| 350 | |
| 351 | * [[http://gulliver.ezblog.co/ A Chronological Account of Lemuel Gulliver's Journey into Unknown Regions of the World]]. Gulliver posts images of letters he has written, as John doesn't trust him with their smart phone. |
| 352 | |
| 353 | !!! Tropes that apply to Gulliver: |
| 354 | * ConstantlyCurious |
| 355 | * TheIllegible: His blog posts can sometimes seem to be these. Since he writes each post by hand, some have a hard time reading it, although there are transcripts [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=148 here.]] |
| 356 | |
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| 361 | |
| 362 | !! Romeo |
| 363 | -> "I feel like such a jerk right now." |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[quoteright:274:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/RnJ_7110.jpg]] |
| 366 | Romeo from the [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet well-known Shakespeare play.]] Having been cast away into our world together with Juliet, he lives on a college campus with a fraternity. He is a quick learner, and is quite pleased with the wonders of the new world. Its wonders, however, have proven contagious and distracting, as by now he is speaking in modern slang, surfing the internet, and all but ignoring Juliet. He, along with Juliet, has been successfully refictionalized. |
| 367 | |
| 368 | * [[http://romeo.ezblog.co/ But One Half of Perfection]]. Romeo's blog, with updates on college life. |
| 369 | |
| 370 | !!! Tropes that apply to Romeo: |
| 371 | * CorruptTheCutie: To see the extent, compare [[http://romeo.ezblog.co/?p=5 this]] to [[http://romeo.ezblog.co/?p=21 this]]. |
| 372 | * GotMeDoingIt |
| 373 | * HurricaneOfExcuses: In [[http://xovr.net/i_ufecvhlv.php their comic]]. (Password: Gurt) |
| 374 | * YoungerThanTheyLook |
| 375 | |
| 376 | !! Juliet |
| 377 | -> "AND THAT MILK-LIVERED CODPIECE BLOCKED ME." |
| 378 | |
| 379 | Romeo's beloved, who came [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet from the same piece of fiction]]. Living with a sorority in the same campus as Romeo, she seems to be more careful in embracing the modern world. She is worried that Romeo is becoming too attached to our world. She, along with Romeo, has been successfully refictionalized. |
| 380 | |
| 381 | * [[http://juliet.ezblog.co/ What's in a Name?]]. Juliet's blog, also with college updates. |
| 382 | |
| 383 | !!! Tropes that apply to Juliet: |
| 384 | * BreakTheCutie: Very nearly, when Romeo accused her of nagging him when she continued to confront him on going back to Verona. |
| 385 | * DeathGlare: Really nasty ones in [[http://xovr.net/i_ufecvhlv.php their comic]]. (Password: Gurt) |
| 386 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Even more so than Romeo - in her 14 she doesn't look suspicious in her sorority, which members are in their twenties. |
| 387 | |
| 388 | !! Medusa |
| 389 | -> "You've seen me, yet you live. Why are you not [[TakenForGranite turned to stone]]?" |
| 390 | |
| 391 | A Gorgon from Greek Myth/ClassicalMythology who Metaguard Angel [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?p=13224#p13224 prevented from entering the real world.]] |
| 392 | |
| 393 | !!! Tropes that apply to Medusa: |
| 394 | * [[spoiler:IJustWantToHaveFriends]] |
| 395 | * MediumAwareness: In the story both her and Angel are aware that they are works of fiction. |
| 396 | * [[spoiler:ThePowerOfFriendship:]] How Angel got her to stay in the fictional side of the wall. |
| 397 | |
| 398 | !! Adam Frankenstein |
| 399 | -> [[InnocentInnuendo "I promise that if you contact me, I will take you on a ride you shan’t soon forget!"]] |
| 400 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_AdamFrankenstein_9295.png]] |
| 401 | [[caption-width-right:250:"Oh... Not again."]] |
| 402 | |
| 403 | Frankenstein's monster, trying to reinvent himself and fit into society. He's written a semi-autobiographical play and is currently trying to meet women. He was successfully refictionalised. |
| 404 | |
| 405 | * [[http://fm.ezblog.co/ Fire!]] Adam's blog. |
| 406 | |
| 407 | !!! Tropes that apply to Adam: |
| 408 | * CartwrightCurse: All of his dates seem to die for different reasons. His comic CrossesTheLineTwice. |
| 409 | * GeniusBruiser |
| 410 | * IJustWantToBeNormal: He tries a little too hard to fit in. |
| 411 | * NoSocialSkills: as evidenced by his cringe-inducing Craigslist ad. |
| 412 | |
| 413 | !! Cinderella |
| 414 | |
| 415 | Appeared mysteriously in New York; got a job at the hotel where Holmes was staying; disappeared even more mysteriously. She later turned out to have been refictionalised by Mr. A. |
| 416 | |
| 417 | !!! Tropes that apply to Cinderella: |
| 418 | * MeaningfulName: Holmes and the Metaguards alike cringed at not noticing how much Sandy sounds like Cindy. |
| 419 | |
| 420 | !! Peter Pan |
| 421 | -> "All grown ups are really grumpy. I hope I don't become like that if I am stuck here too long." |
| 422 | |
| 423 | He got in trouble with the law for breaking into the bedroom of a girl named Wendy; was on the run befpre being caught by the police and being put on trial. He was successfully refictionalised after his lawyer's closing statement. |
| 424 | |
| 425 | * [[http://www.facebook.com/PanOnTheRun Pan On the Run]] Peter's Facebook page. |
| 426 | |
| 427 | !!! Tropes that apply to Peter Pan: |
| 428 | * AmoralAttorney: His prosecutor. '''BIG TIME''' |
| 429 | * FishOutOfWater: Has no clue why his actions have led the police to believe he's a pedophile. |
| 430 | * RapidAging: Pan began getting older once he arrived in our world, and keeps aging the longer he stays here. |
| 431 | * UncomfortableElevatorMoment: While in Pitt's Law School with his lawyer, a woman sexily dressed as Tinkerbell went into the same elevator as them, causing him to act awkward at the time. |
| 432 | |
| 433 | ! The Cabal |
| 434 | |
| 435 | The Cabal is a group of fictionals who are opposed to ANY fictionals being sent back behind the wall. They found each other with the combined methods of Pheeble-- a secure chat site-- and sending Joe threatening letters. They also later sent threatening voicemails to Joan Lawson. They are actively working against the Metaguards, and are attempting to recruit various fictionals to their cause. The Cabal is made up of the following four fictionals: |
| 436 | |
| 437 | !! The Phantom of the Opera |
| 438 | [[quoteright:326:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Screen_shot_2012-12-14_at_8_01_41_AM_9696.png]] |
| 439 | [[caption-width-right:326: We got a BADASS over here!]] |
| 440 | |
| 441 | He was the one who created the Pheeble chats in order to seek out other fictionals who shared his goals. He used the pseudoynym Angelus on Pheeble. Recently contacted Adam about producing his play in exchange for certain "errands". |
| 442 | |
| 443 | !!! Tropes that apply to Erik: |
| 444 | * BadassLongcoat: Worn in the above image |
| 445 | %%* BatmanColdOpen |
| 446 | * BigDamnHeroes: Rescued a girl from a mugger that coincidentally followed Average Joe. |
| 447 | * CoolMask: He sports the full mask of the novel rather than the half mask of the play. |
| 448 | * GirlfriendInCanada: Invoked in his first Echo, regarding Christine. |
| 449 | * MalevolentMaskedMan: Just as he is in his main work, Erik is an enigmatic and creepy foe. |
| 450 | %%* MookHorrorShow |
| 451 | * MysteriousEmployer: To Adam. Erik offered him to finance his play in exchange for carrying out certain tasks, which were nonsensical at first, like mailing a banana to Alaska, when Erik was testing the water. |
| 452 | * PaperThinDisguise: During the premiere of his play, he went around with his mask OFF. And it was very obvious that he dyed his hair. |
| 453 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: Worn in the above image |
| 454 | * PreAssKickingOneLiner: "No Bat." |
| 455 | * LightningReveal: The way he was revealed in his second Echo. |
| 456 | |
| 457 | !! Don Juan |
| 458 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_DonJuan_568.png]] |
| 459 | [[caption-width-right:250:Believe it or not, [[UnwantedHarem he's trying to turn the ladies away]].]] |
| 460 | |
| 461 | The first one attracted to Erik's Pheeble chats, where he used the pseudonym Pyramus. Has been constantly hitting on Morgana since learning she was female, and is engaged to be married to a woman named Melissa. |
| 462 | |
| 463 | !!! Tropes that apply to Don Juan: |
| 464 | * LadykillerInLove: As of the most recent Pheeble chat, he's engaged. |
| 465 | * UnwantedHarem: He really doesn't like the attention he gets from several women. |
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| 467 | \ |
| 468 | \ |
| 469 | |
| 470 | !! James Moriarty |
| 471 | [[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TWWF_Moriarty_6770.png]] |
| 472 | |
| 473 | By far the most formidable of the Cabal in the Metaguards' minds, he used the pseudonym Steinitz on Pheeble. He tried to pit Holmes and Poirot against each other and frame each for murder. |
| 474 | |
| 475 | !!! Tropes that apply to Moriarty: |
| 476 | * BerserkButton: Sherlock Holmes. (See below) |
| 477 | * ChainedToABed: Apparently, what happened when Morgana decided to play naughty with him (cue BrainBleach reaction from everyone who listened to the recording). What he didn't know, though, is that Morgana was geniunely angry at him for framing John Silver, and tricked him to be helpless against his refictionalization. |
| 478 | * CrashIntoHello: Morgana crashed into him, pushing them both into a river. It's on their comic book page. |
| 479 | * FlippingTheTable: He performs a textbook example in his second Echo. |
| 480 | * LeaveHimToMe: Didn't let Morgana tackle Holmes for him. |
| 481 | * ManipulativeBastard: Manipulated Long John Silver into refictionalizing Holmes for him, which in turn caused Silver to be refictionalized himself. |
| 482 | * TantrumThrowing: Began trashing the Cabal's meeting room at just the mention of Holmes' name. |
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| 489 | \ |
| 490 | |
| 491 | !! Morgan le Fey |
| 492 | [[quoteright:120:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Screen_shot_2012-11-18_at_4_18_52_PM_9511.png]] |
| 493 | |
| 494 | She was the first to send Joe threatening letters, and the last to join the Pheeble chats, under the name Oberon. Annoyed by Juan's flirting, but seems pretty chummy with Moriarty. Then fell in love with him. And after that, broke up with him. |
| 495 | |
| 496 | !!! Tropes that apply to Morgana: |
| 497 | * CrashIntoHello: She crashed into Moriarty. The result is... well, she became good friends with him, then fell in love with him. However, she recently broke up with him out of anger. |
| 498 | * HomeSweetHome: Wales |
| 499 | * ImpossiblyLowNeckline |
| 500 | * MultipleChoicePast: She claimed to have fuzzy memories of her past, due to not having a canonical version of Arthurian legends she originated from. [[labelnote:Trope note]]The trope page in question also refers to myths as its origin.[[/labelnote]] |
| 501 | * SickeninglySweethearts: with Moriarty. Although the Metaguards aren't really sure. Even though in the Chat Room she said that she wanted to rule with him at her side. |
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| 510 | |
| 511 | [[/folder]] |
| 512 | |
| 513 | [[folder:Metaguards (Characters)]] |
| 514 | These characters have come to life after a suggestion to write somebody to guard the fourth wall from the fictional side. The fiction backing them up is [[https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B_g7nz_pWeK9dDJ0aUxMU2pQZzQ/edit here]]. |
| 515 | |
| 516 | !! Gurt the Lime Man |
| 517 | ->"I'm a hardened Lime. NOTHING scares me. [[WeaksauceWeakness Nothing except watermelons]]. They're GIGANTIC." |
| 518 | |
| 519 | [[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gurt-small_3950.png]] |
| 520 | [[caption-width-right:239:"Lime Man is not amused by your shenanigans."]] |
| 521 | Originating from a typo[[labelnote:*]]"LIMETED"[[/labelnote]] made by Mr. Administrator, the Lime Man quickly became a MemeticBadass. When the metaguard idea was proposed, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13479093530A31840100&page=62#1548 his story]] was posted on the forum. He was submitted under the name of Gurt (which Mr. Administrator finds funny), and, surprisingly, became the leader of the metaguards. He likes to use a lime based VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Minigun. |
| 522 | |
| 523 | * [[https://twitter.com/GurtTheLimeMan Twitter account]], managed by Mr. Administrator's instantiation 05-07-07-19 (EGGS). He provides us with rather [[LargeHam hammy]] updates. |
| 524 | |
| 525 | !!! Tropes that apply to Gurt: |
| 526 | * AscendedMeme |
| 527 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: [[https://twitter.com/GurtTheLimeMan/status/252445452073582592 His desk is a SYMBOL!]] He wields the authority. |
| 528 | * CigarChomper: Originated on his picture, and later canonized in his story. |
| 529 | * TheCameo: In this [[http://xovr.net/i_A8VOgQVP.php echo]] as a poster in the background. |
| 530 | * FloatingLimbs |
| 531 | * GatlingGood: He wields a terrifying and extremely powerful "Limegun" that suspiciously resembles the same Minigun aka Sasha, used in Team Fortress 2 as the signature weapon of the Heavy. |
| 532 | * LargeHam |
| 533 | * PungeonMaster: Needless to say, most of his puns are citrus-related. |
| 534 | * PutOnABus: According to Mr. A, he is busy [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/status/268276970226323457 doing loads]] [[https://twitter.com/YouHaveFailedUs/status/268603848908750848 of paperwork]] which renders him incapable of talking to the tropers or tweeting for some time. |
| 535 | ** He eventually returned after doing some field work to confirm [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=816 Cthulhu's attempt to pass the wall]] needing Tropers to write stories to stop him. |
| 536 | * SeriesMascot: He is the reason Administrivia/TheBadgeShop now has a lime badge. |
| 537 | * WeaksauceWeakness: As quoted above, he is afraid of watermelons. |
| 538 | |
| 539 | !! Angel |
| 540 | -> "She looked up, and smiled. 'Just call me Angel,' she said." |
| 541 | |
| 542 | An artifical lifeform, although she looks so much like a normal human girl that at first glance, you wouldn't be able to tell, Angel was created by a shamed scientist in his secret laboratories. Unfortunately for her, she was also bound by the instruction he gave her at the moment of her birth: to guard him, no matter what. Angel was approached by Gurt to join the Metaguards and has since carried out a dual role, both protecting her father and guarding the fourth wall from possible incursions. She has a [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?p=13224#p13224 follow-up story]] in which she encounters Medusa as a Metaguard. |
| 543 | |
| 544 | !!! Tropes that apply to Angel and her story: |
| 545 | * FlashStep: One of her favorite techniques. Used to take down Jonesy in the origin story, and also to block Medusa from getting past her in the follow-up. |
| 546 | * [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: In the elevated c!fic]] |
| 547 | * LoopholeAbuse: Angel cannot be [[TakenForGranite turned to stone]] by Medusa because [[spoiler:she already consists of inorganic material]]. |
| 548 | * MediumAwareness: In her second story, both Angel and Medusa are aware that they are works of fiction. |
| 549 | * [[spoiler:ThePowerOfFriendship]]: Used to keep Medusa on the fictional side of the wall. |
| 550 | * [[spoiler:RobotGirl]] |
| 551 | * UndyingLoyalty: To her father. |
| 552 | |
| 553 | !! Gnarbrydh |
| 554 | -> "'''YOU ARE NOT WORTHY'''" |
| 555 | |
| 556 | Created centuries earlier by a practitioner of magical arts, the fearsome Gnarbrydh has been rumoured for centuries to guard his creator’s most precious treasure ever since. After his most recent ‘master’ betrayed him in his greed, Gnarbrydh has awaited the arrival of a new Master. He most likely wasn’t expecting a gun slinging, street smart talking lime to show up. |
| 557 | |
| 558 | !!! Tropes that apply to Gnarbrydh and its story: |
| 559 | * MixAndMatchCritters |
| 560 | * CompleteImmortality: Survives in the same place for hundreds of years without eating or drinking, and [[spoiler:Reginald's knife breaks when he tries to stab it.]] |
| 561 | * {{Golem}}: Shares many traits with folklorical golems, including being entirely made out of minerals and being completely loyal to its master. |
| 562 | * PowerGlows: The red orb on its head certainly does. |
| 563 | * NoBiologicalSex: Often called by masculine pronouns, though. |
| 564 | * ShockAndAwe: It can breathe lightning. |
| 565 | * SpellMyNameWithAThe: In the story itself, anyway. It's often referred to by the real life Metaguards (and Gurt) simply as "Gnarbrydh." |
| 566 | * SuperStrength |
| 567 | * {{Telepathy}} |
| 568 | |
| 569 | !! Subject Psi |
| 570 | -> "''And so the writer became a narrator.''" |
| 571 | A being of stunning psychic ability, you could say Psi is an experiment that got way out of control. Created by a strange governmental program as a warrior, he was given the opportunity to escape incarceration by a previous escaped inmate, who gave him a Mask that granted to him extraordinary abilities and allowed him to change his fate. Psi had since guarded the fourth wall alongside Gurt and the other Metaguards. |
| 572 | |
| 573 | !!! Tropes that apply to Subject Psi and his story: |
| 574 | * OneLetterName |
| 575 | * RealityWarper |
| 576 | ** RewritingReality |
| 577 | |
| 578 | !! The Regulator |
| 579 | -> "Of course I do. It's a mere proof that I'm alive" |
| 580 | |
| 581 | The regulator is something of a mystery as he appears to have guarded the fourth wall (or at least his own place in it) for long before Gurt came along to recruit him to the Metaguards. His dedication to maintaining the flow of events in his own story has resulted in him repeatedly having to do battle with his younger self, in order to return him to the fiction he constantly tries to escape. Yeah, it's kind of confusing. His abilities now come in handy for guarding against escapees from beyond the wall. Perhaps the Regulator is a symbol of the ineffability of fate, and the unavoidable nature of destiny... He also stopped Anansi in his follow-up story: [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?p=21759#p21759]]. |
| 582 | |
| 583 | !!! Tropes that apply to The Regulator |
| 584 | * BadassInANiceSuit |
| 585 | * BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood: He warps the characters' minds to remove the desire to cross the fourth wall. |
| 586 | * ConsummateProfessional |
| 587 | * FutureMeScaresMe |
| 588 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: Anansi |
| 589 | * MediumAwareness |
| 590 | * MirrorMatch |
| 591 | * MysteriousEmployer: Canonically, he is employed by Mr. Administrator. It is unknown how direct he is being with him. |
| 592 | * NoNameGiven |
| 593 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome |
| 594 | * PlotArmor: Exploited - he knows that he, being a POV character, can't lose his fight. |
| 595 | * PsychicPowers |
| 596 | * ResetButton: Weaponized - he carries one as a last resort. |
| 597 | |
| 598 | [[/folder]] |
| 599 | |
| 600 | [[folder:Metaguards (Players)]] |
| 601 | To all tropers mentioned in this section: ''Do not add tropes to your section''. It is up to fellow tropers to judge whether or not a trope should be added. |
| 602 | |
| 603 | !! @/{{Adell}} |
| 604 | ->"Everyone is needed, The more people working together the more we have to compare, and speculate, and confirm. Remember, we're a team, working together is key! This goes for everyone, if you're ever asking yourself "Am I needed? Do they need my help?" The answer is always yes. Always." |
| 605 | |
| 606 | A troper who has been present right from the start. Was responsible for a significant amount of work on the URL puzzle that eventually lead to the discovery of the Therapist, and since the creation of WTF forums he has served as a moderator, in which capacity he fights to keep the more nutty members of the team on topic and the strange yet hilarious influx of spam bots from taking over the website. He has been recently chosen as the Metaguard to confront Cthulhu with the remaining members of the Cabal. |
| 607 | * DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Literally, since he's the only Metagaurd with the gall to face off with Cthulhu himself. |
| 608 | * EvenTheGuysWantHim |
| 609 | * [[FacePalm Facepalmer]]: Preformed exactly during [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=110&start=175#p3364 This Exchange]]. |
| 610 | * {{The Fettered}}: At least in the 'motivate others,' sense |
| 611 | * TheHeart |
| 612 | * HeartIsAnAwesomePower: He defeated Cthulhu with it! |
| 613 | * LogicBomb: His mind broke when, after over a week of fighting off advert bots, one of them made a post which ''specifically requested to be deleted''. |
| 614 | -->"...Are you seriously ASKING ME to delete your spam? Why did you post it then! Whaaaaaaaaat? I just...WHAAT? WHAAAAAA-" |
| 615 | --->"They did it, Sicon, they finally broke me!" |
| 616 | * OnlySaneMan: In a world of Green Stuff[[TradeSnark (TM)]] and Coffee Shops of Horror, he valiantly fights to re-rail what has been de-railed and slow the encroachment of the Drinking Game onto every thread of the forum. |
| 617 | * [[RedBaron Red Baron Title]]: Slayer of Hurricanes |
| 618 | * ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Which probably scared away Cthulhu all by itself. |
| 619 | * StupidSexyFlanders: When he posted a photo of himself, some male Metaguards were heard (seen) calling him sexy. |
| 620 | * SuicideMission: He was chosen to be the Metaguard to face the very big and dangerous Lovecraftian monster/god Cthulhu. Mr. Administrator had stated that he would possibly die. Subverted, in that he just suffered a minor concussion. |
| 621 | * TeamDad: Was elected this by Metaguard consensus, making him, to his bafflement, [[TeamMom married to]] @/{{IslaKariese}}. This became one of the major discussion factors during the poll to choose who would face Cthulhu. |
| 622 | * TookALevelInBadass: When he [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Punched Out Cthulhu]]. |
| 623 | * WhatTheHellHero: To @/{{Sicon112}} and @/{{VicariousShaner}} after their enormous [[GambitPileup smear campaign]] against each other. |
| 624 | -->"What the hell guys, I leave for a few hours and now you're running slander campaigns against each other??? TEAM. HIVEMIND. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU!?" |
| 625 | ** Ended up receiving a WhatTheHellHero himself when he decided to help crack the Psychiatrists answering machine after most had agreed not to do something potentially illegal. |
| 626 | |
| 627 | |
| 628 | !! @/{{agoraoptera}} |
| 629 | ->"What's 'w/e' mean? With elephants?" |
| 630 | |
| 631 | A young Chinese non-troper who eventually decided he wanted to be remembered as a player of The Wall Will Fall. Though generally quiet, he has made valuable contributions, especially involving cryptography. |
| 632 | |
| 633 | !! @/AMimsyBorogove |
| 634 | |
| 635 | -> "A tale is not some mere jumble of words in which a god imposes his whims upon helpless puppets. A tale is the story of living, reasoning beings who have their own hearts and their own minds. To call it otherwise is to deny the most fundamental tenets of that which we call literature." |
| 636 | |
| 637 | An American Troper with a tendency to go full on GodMode in the Coffee Room. A habitual roleplayer and author in his spare time. Brother of Sicon In RealLife. Discovered the forum has a post text [[WallOfText limit of sixty thousand characters]]. Broke it. Twice. |
| 638 | |
| 639 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}} |
| 640 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He's often called "Sicon's Brother" in the forums. |
| 641 | * LargeHam |
| 642 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Normally calm and seldom posting in ARG related threads, he grew [[BerserkButton very angry]] when people theorized that characters were forced to act differently than they normally would have by their authors, prompting the above quote. |
| 643 | * ShoutOut: Nearly all of his posts contain references to Franchise/TouhouProject. |
| 644 | |
| 645 | !!@/{{Anura}} |
| 646 | |
| 647 | A British troper, and one of the founding metaguards. His one major contribution to the game was creating the timeline. Some time after the move to the TWWF forums, he fell off of following the game as Uni had just started back up for him. |
| 648 | |
| 649 | |
| 650 | !! @/{{BlackWolfe}} |
| 651 | ->"Depending on how things go with the whole Cthulhu thing, I may not be able to get on the internet ever again starting around when the world ends. Just FYI." |
| 652 | |
| 653 | A troper from Austin, TX who was recruited by @/{{QaraXuanZenith}} late in the game when players were trying to secure the Echo located in his home town. |
| 654 | |
| 655 | * TheStoryteller: Is currently involved in writing the Metaguard Christmas Carol. |
| 656 | * InspectorJavert: Was one of those most strongly against the Cabal, at least until recent events. |
| 657 | |
| 658 | !! @/{{Blurred9L}} |
| 659 | |
| 660 | A mexican troper that joined a bit late into the game. Tries his hardest to keep everyone calm. Always fails spectacularly. |
| 661 | |
| 662 | * [[FacePalm Facepalmer]] |
| 663 | * GratuitousSpanish: Can break into this on the chatroom. Came in useful when the Witch became stranded in Mexico. |
| 664 | |
| 665 | !! @/{{Dryunya}} |
| 666 | ->"To understand our position, we need to understand how both reality and fiction interact, and that would mean creating the metaverse model." |
| 667 | |
| 668 | A Russian troper who is another original player. Has contributed to almost everything that has happened in one way or another, especially if it involved analyzing sound files, for which he was called the Sound Ninja even though he insists he isn't all that good. Was responsible for taking Sicon's [[MindScrew strange]] theories about a multi-layered, infinitely recursive in-game reality and turning them into the actually sensible Meta-Verse Model, which the tropers are still using to theorize on events. |
| 669 | |
| 670 | * MetaGuy: A trait he shares with Sicon112. They co-created the Meta-verse model of in-game reality. Unlike Sicon, however, his theories are usually stated in ways that make far more sense. There are times when he has to translate Sicon's work before others can actually understand it. |
| 671 | * MotorMouth: His Ask Me Anything-session with Mr. Administrator. |
| 672 | * [[InSeriesNickname Nickname]]: Most Metaguards call him Dryu. |
| 673 | ** Shyunya, after "Everyone is A Girl Day." |
| 674 | * ObsessedAreTheListMakers |
| 675 | * TheSmartGuy: His help in the creation of the Metaverse Model and his ability to make sense out of Sicon's posts painted him as one. |
| 676 | * TokenGoodTeammate: He's, perhaps, the the most vehement Metaguard who refuses to compromise on the fact that the Cabal is evil. |
| 677 | ** He's also the only known Gryffindor among the Metaguards. |
| 678 | |
| 679 | !! @/{{EliGoneCrazy}} |
| 680 | -->"This is eli, reporting from the land of the dead. |
| 681 | -->There are dead people. |
| 682 | -->End transmission." |
| 683 | |
| 684 | A newer arrival to the forum who adapted surprisingly quickly to the general chaos around here. Another of the girls, yet unlike most of them is rarely the victim of SamusIsAGirl (mostly because the image in her icon is obviously female). Enjoys skirmishes in the coffee room, and her day job apparantly involves occasional dealings with the undead, which would account for her unusually advanced skills in combat. |
| 685 | |
| 686 | * DeadpanSnarker |
| 687 | * FishOutOfWater: At the start, but learns very quickly. |
| 688 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Spent the first half of the game to all appearances just a girl who asked Mr. Administrator lots of funny random questions. Then she got fed up with the divisiveness on the boards, and started making on-topic posts... |
| 689 | * SeenItAll |
| 690 | * ShoutOut: Her icon appears to be a DistaffCounterpart of Mister A. |
| 691 | |
| 692 | |
| 693 | !! @/{{EndlessSea}} |
| 694 | ->"[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13479093530A31840100&page=54#1328 Yes, LIME-MAN.]] With enough citric acid to [[HollywoodAcid completely dissolve any threat to the Fourth Wall it encounters!]] [[NothingCanStopUsNow NOTHING CAN STOP US NOW!]]" |
| 695 | |
| 696 | -->"[[CantCatchUp ...I've been out too long. O_0]]" |
| 697 | |
| 698 | * AttentionDeficitOohShiny: He usually sets out to do something, only to return without having even started. |
| 699 | * BrilliantButLazy: by his own admission |
| 700 | * CantCatchUp |
| 701 | * {{CloudCuckoolander}} |
| 702 | * ClusterFBomb |
| 703 | * DeadpanSnarker |
| 704 | * TheInsomniac... |
| 705 | * LargeHam: On occasion |
| 706 | * TeasingCreator |
| 707 | * JustJokingJustification |
| 708 | |
| 709 | |
| 710 | !! @/{{Enlil}} |
| 711 | |
| 712 | Joined the game officially during the refictionalisation stage. Enlil became the first troper to successfully retrieve a Wall Piece as part of an experiment much to the annoyance of Mister Administrator. |
| 713 | |
| 714 | * JumpedAtTheCall: Delurked in hopes that an echo could appear in Pittsburgh. Needless to say, two of them appeared. |
| 715 | |
| 716 | !! The Finch/@/{{ApplesGalore}} |
| 717 | -> ''I WANT YOU TO SAVE THE WALL AND WATCH PONIES'' |
| 718 | |
| 719 | * LogicalWeakness: Much like JR Pictures, he can only use a school laptop with restrictions on it, no access to Twitter at school or at home and cannot access the forum while at home. He still can go to the library, though, and his restriction is currently moving in the opposite direction. |
| 720 | * MotorMouth: Can toss out ideas very very quickly, especially when working on riddles. |
| 721 | * ShoutOut: Many of his posts have SOMETHING to do with WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic. |
| 722 | ** He often refers to the Cabal as "[[Franchise/MortalKombat The Kabal]]." |
| 723 | |
| 724 | !! @/{{GenndyOdaCOG}} |
| 725 | ->"Hey! I may behave in a calm and reserved manner here, but that doesn't mean I'm always like this." |
| 726 | ->"You know what? I'm just going to decide not to irritate any potentially deadly fictionals (which is to say, all of them.) [[TrueNeutral I am now the Switzerland of this debate]]." |
| 727 | |
| 728 | A troper who joined shortly after Tara's death. After a month of being nothing but essentially comic relief, he joined the Cabal, then later volunteered to face Cthulhu. Serves as a source of logic in the Coffee Room, but seems a bit off his rocker everywhere else. |
| 729 | |
| 730 | * AffablyEvil: For working with the Cabal. |
| 731 | * ICantDance - Apparrantly, him breakdancing [[http://forum.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=116&p=23583#p23583 would be an abomination against God]]. |
| 732 | * OnlySaneMan - Has decided he is ''slightly'' less weird than everyone else in the forum. This is entirely possible. His siganture is ''"Apparently, slightly less weird than most of you."'' |
| 733 | * TheStoic |
| 734 | * NiceGuy |
| 735 | * TokenEvilTeammate: See Affably Evil for the reason. |
| 736 | * LargeHam |
| 737 | * GoshDangItToHeck |
| 738 | |
| 739 | !! @/{{Goldude}} |
| 740 | -> "October 20th. Attacked a windmill. Thought it was a giant on a rampage. Have to find out who put it there. Justice and chivalry will prevail." |
| 741 | |
| 742 | * ComicallyMissingThePoint: His response to Juliet's request for advice? [[http://juliet.ezblog.co/?p=30#comment-65 How to clean her computer.]] |
| 743 | |
| 744 | !! @/{{Guestuser17}} |
| 745 | -> '''@/{{JackAlsworth}}:''' He's not the hero the forum deserves, but he's the one it needed right now. |
| 746 | |
| 747 | -> "The more I examine his allies, the more I come to think of Batman as being as much of an enterprise as a single entity" |
| 748 | |
| 749 | A veteran ARG player hailing from Unfiction. He joined this ARG during the Echoes development when it seemed that the players would be unable to complete the physical errands and proceeded to attain the highest streak of successful field work tasks. |
| 750 | |
| 751 | * TheAce: All metaguards watched in awe after it was confirmed by WordOfGod that he wasn't a [=GM=] that he was actually a legitimate player who just happened to be that good. |
| 752 | ** As of the postmortem it was reveled by the [=GMs=] that even they were impressed by how good he was at getting things done. |
| 753 | * ShoutOut: Thanks to the his competence level, the metaguards nicknamed him Franchise/{{Batman}}. Later on, his title canonically became [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises The Meta-Dark Knight]]. |
| 754 | |
| 755 | !! @/{{guyshane}} |
| 756 | ->"I say we [[NukeEm nuke]] it from orbit...its the only way to be sure." |
| 757 | |
| 758 | * {{Angrish}}: From chat: |
| 759 | -->'''Guyshane:''' NO MORE BEES |
| 760 | -->'''Eli:''' SHANE IS BEES |
| 761 | -->'''Guyshane:''' I SWEAR TO GOD |
| 762 | -->'''Guyshane:''' ASDFGHJKL |
| 763 | -->'''Guyshane:''' ERTYUJKL; |
| 764 | * BrutalHonesty : GET TO DE CHOPPA! GO! NOAW!.........but srsly eli leave |
| 765 | * DeadpanSnarker |
| 766 | |
| 767 | !! @/{{H22}} |
| 768 | ->"'''H:''' He said genocide is not an option. Genocide is ALWAYS an option, often the only one." |
| 769 | |
| 770 | * DeadpanSnarker |
| 771 | * FishOutOfWater: He had no idea what Anime, Minecraft, or :p meant. |
| 772 | * GratuitousForeignLanguage: Latin. |
| 773 | * JustJokingJustification |
| 774 | * LogicBomb |
| 775 | * MurderIsTheBestSolution |
| 776 | * OneLetterName: In the chat room, at least. |
| 777 | * SophisticatedAsHell |
| 778 | * TokenEvilTeammate |
| 779 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: A number of people were surprised to learn that he is the youngest Metaguards, at 12 years. |
| 780 | |
| 781 | !! @/{{Inukai44}} |
| 782 | ->"They say and I quote "We just want to stay. We want all of us to stay." wouldn't that mean they would include the more dangerous ones? I mean good lord we already have a serial killer here! I don't think we shouldn't let them stay here. Because what if an Eldritch Abomination breaks through the cracks?" |
| 783 | |
| 784 | * TemptingFate: See his quote. |
| 785 | |
| 786 | !! @/{{IslaKariese}} |
| 787 | |
| 788 | -> "Let me declare it here and now: I, Tropers/IslaKariese aka Kestral St. Willow, am a GIRL. No, not a GuyInRealLife." |
| 789 | |
| 790 | A troper usually identified by her fox-themed icons. Another of the rarely found girls on the internet, and one of the most frequently mistaken for guy in spite of the femininity of the name Isla. Appears to have a penchant for the eldritch. Enjoys girl talk, chocolates, and gossiping about the activities of multiversal eldritch abominations in her spare time. |
| 791 | |
| 792 | * BreadEggsMilkSquick: Once had a "Girl Talk" with Scarab that consisted of them braiding one another's hair, eating chocolates and [[http://forum.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=211&p=13664&hilit=braid#p13664 gossiping about the activities of local Eldritch abominations]], culminating in a discussion about how Scarab [[ItMakesSenseInContext had to get out of her universe more]] if she was ever going to find the right abomination for her. |
| 793 | * [[FantasticFoxes Fantastic Mrs.Fox]]: Her icon. |
| 794 | * SamusIsAGirl |
| 795 | * TeamMom - Got elected this in the CastCalculus thread, alongside Adell. |
| 796 | |
| 797 | !! @/{{JackAlsworth}} |
| 798 | |
| 799 | * [[PluckyComicRelief Funny Guy]] |
| 800 | |
| 801 | !! @/{{jacktheriffer}} |
| 802 | A fairly quiet person who hasn't participated that much after people had to go to actual places in order to solve puzzles. Has resurfaced after following from the side, and is fairly confused as a result. |
| 803 | |
| 804 | * NonIndicativeName: We're not sure if he's a riffer or not. |
| 805 | * OneSteveLimit: Averted, there's also @/{{JackAlsworth}}. |
| 806 | * ShrinkingViolet: Most of his post are really short. He's a laconic kind of guy. |
| 807 | |
| 808 | !! @/{{Jeroic}} |
| 809 | A writer and martial artist who stumbled across this whole situation by virtue of his fascination with the nature of Mr. Administrator. Author of ''Literature/KingOfTheWaterRoads''. A fan of making random off-color comments and random, BrainBleach inspiring ships for amusement. Also loves cats and video games. Mostly present for emotional support and sunny demeanor as opposed to actual mission utility. |
| 810 | |
| 811 | * OpenMouthInsertFoot: Some metaguards claim he has an habit of saying awkward things. |
| 812 | * UnfazedEveryman: He never seems surprised by the events of the ARG... or the weird conversations in the chatroom. |
| 813 | |
| 814 | !! @/{{JRPictures}} |
| 815 | -> "He's right, we are the best people for the job. We know what to do, we can predict what's coming and we can take any threat and point out every trope that we can use or exploit. We are the heroes of fiction and reality. We will save both sides and be heroes in our own right." |
| 816 | |
| 817 | That one [[LandDownUnder Australian]] Troper who spends his time on the ARG talking on the forums, Twitter and the Chat. The confusing timezones don't help on matters of catching up for him and his one chance of doing field work was to collect the final wall piece which he did successfully. Is known for being crazy, liking Chocolate and quoting movie lines in the chat for no reason. Also his name is Jon. |
| 818 | |
| 819 | * BrotherSisterTeam: The wall piece recovery was a team effort between him and his younger sister Josie. |
| 820 | * CantCatchUp: Since he lives in Australia. |
| 821 | * LogicalWeakness: Can only use a school laptop to check up on the ARG because the school has blocked twitter, the WTF forums and blogs off access from the laptop. And he's sorta blocked off his main computer. Though that ban is now gone. |
| 822 | ** Got the "spam" package two weeks after putting in his address due to living in Australia. |
| 823 | * MetaGuy |
| 824 | * TheMovieBuff |
| 825 | |
| 826 | !! @/{{Krika}} |
| 827 | -> "But really, we're the masters of tropes. We know how stories work inside and out. We know every plot twist, every reveal, every possible element that could go into any possible story. We are the authors of their reality. They are characters, and their lives, their stories are built around the very tropes that we have mastered. If we try hard enough, we can bend their reality, and their characters to the plots we contrive." |
| 828 | |
| 829 | * CartographySidequest: Created the [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=222 Troper Map.]] Sidequest complete! (Now to complete the main quest!) |
| 830 | * TheAntiNihilist |
| 831 | * OnlySaneMan |
| 832 | * WrenchWhack |
| 833 | |
| 834 | !! @/LordXana0 |
| 835 | -> "I don't make people drink it, I just serve the coffee." |
| 836 | |
| 837 | A troper who wasn't around at the very beginning but came in before the WTF website was created. He is the one that created the quote used as the ARG quote on the page. He is also credited with starting the Coffee Room, a off topic forum about madness, realities within realities and sometimes the consumption of Green drink of questionable origins. He seems to mostly post in the off topic forum creating threads that range anywhere from the Coffee Room to an RPG he runs with the help of another troper |
| 838 | |
| 839 | * GameMaster: Runs both of the forum [=RPGs=] on the Off Topic section of the forums. And is the creator of the infamous Coffee Room. |
| 840 | * [[RedBaron Red Baron Title]]: The [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Demonic Coffee Salesman]]. |
| 841 | * A perpetual source of [[RousingSpeech Rousing Speeches]] |
| 842 | |
| 843 | !! @/{{Narrativedilettante}} |
| 844 | |
| 845 | A fellow metaguard who has, over the course of the game, attained the highest successful refic count among the players. Prompting the unique title of Meta-Robin. |
| 846 | |
| 847 | * BewareTheNiceOnes |
| 848 | * ConflictingLoyalty: Picked up a wall piece as part of an experiment in spite of Mister A's wishes. |
| 849 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: With regards to her Moriarty refic which actually took the leap of killing Sherlock Holmes. |
| 850 | * TheStoryteller: She has the single highest counter of successful refics. |
| 851 | |
| 852 | !! @/NeverSlender |
| 853 | -> "[[HilarityEnsues Hilarity]] is always a good reason to carry out a bad idea." |
| 854 | |
| 855 | An English troper who has altered his sleeping pattern quite dramatically in order to follow the ARG. Has discovered that alcohol causes the ARG to seem rather an odd past time. |
| 856 | |
| 857 | * EnragedByIdiocy: Is normally very calm and composed in the forums and even the coffee room... Except when Romeo is behaving dumbly. |
| 858 | * PutOnABus: Had to [[http://forum.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=397 leave the game]] due to real life. |
| 859 | * TheBusCameBack: But he still shows up now and again, to comment or offer a hand. |
| 860 | * TheStoic |
| 861 | |
| 862 | !! @/{{Pixelmage}} |
| 863 | -> "...But in the same way you feel sad reading a tragedy, or scared reading a horror story... We're reading these characters here and now. Their dramas and fights... How can we not sympathize as readers, and tropers at that, and wonder about the meanings and moralities of the ending or possible endings?" |
| 864 | |
| 865 | A brazilian troper who [[ForumSpeak delurked]] shortlly after the beginning of the ARG. Stays online for almost all the time, watching every event unfold and trying to help out as possible. He successfully refictionalized Don Quixote. |
| 866 | |
| 867 | * BatmanGambit: When a thread was started that offhandedly mentioned the naming patterns for blogs, Pixelmage got an idea and quickly messaged Dryunya in secret, asking him to get on the thread and derail it with as much trolling as possible. This gave him time to discover all of the blogs mentioned under SequenceBreaking before the [=GMs=] could react. |
| 868 | * TheChessmaster: His gambitting to get both Mr. A and the Cabal to march to his tune even elicited a LampshadeHanging from A: |
| 869 | --> '''Mr. Administrator:''' YOU ARE A WORTHY CHESS PLAYER. HOPEFULLY YOUR ENDGAME DOES NOT RELY ON HAVING THREE ROOKS. |
| 870 | * SequenceBreaking: Managed to discover three new blogs, those of Romeo, Juliet, and Gulliver, merely by examining naming and domain patterns in the previous ones. Subverted as of the end of the ARG, since the [=GMs=] have [[DevelopersForesight revealed that the discovery of these blogs was intended]]. |
| 871 | |
| 872 | |
| 873 | !! @/{{QaraXuanZenith}} |
| 874 | -> "Just because it's paranoid doesn't mean it's not worth planning ahead." |
| 875 | |
| 876 | Joined the game under a mistaken impression that the Cake blog was important, which persisted for a LONG time. Has gone from never-updated-a-page-before to frequently adding to the timeline, in a fairly short period of time. Pretended to be a Gulliver [[FanGirl fangirl]] in order to get information from what turned out to be a GM, and found the two addresses that Holmes' clues sent him to. One of the most paranoid Metaguards around. |
| 877 | |
| 878 | * ComplexityAddiction: Her plan with Scarab [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=193&p=17891#p17656 here]] about leaving a secret message just became more and more complex until even ''Sicon'' had to admit that it was too complicated. That was about the time they wanted to leave an unassuming comment referring to an unassuming comment linking to a Website/TVTropes page with a spoilered secret message hidden amongst the examples. |
| 879 | * CutenessProximity: Let's just say she really loves puppies. |
| 880 | * GenkiGirl |
| 881 | * GratuitousFrench: Sometimes when talking in the chatroom. |
| 882 | * ProperlyParanoid - Was worried about the Cabal finding out we had a chatroom and infiltrating the last possible safe space the metaguards had to discuss anything... she was right. |
| 883 | ** Your Mileage May Vary on whether this was something to worry about, however. The conversation that resulted ultimately led to the collection of the wall pieces that prevented Cthuhlu from immediately walking through the hole in the fourth wall. |
| 884 | * [[EverythingsBetterWithX Everything's Better With Lists]]: She discovered the listing function on the WTF Forums. Cue giant outlines on every subject she could think of. |
| 885 | * {{Tsundere}} |
| 886 | |
| 887 | |
| 888 | !! @/{{RotavatoR}} |
| 889 | ->"Excellent question. You see, I've got lungs and vocal folds and all that. Really classy stuff." |
| 890 | |
| 891 | ->"...They're still around, they make mayannaise." Rota talking about mayans. |
| 892 | |
| 893 | ->"The family that snarks together, tropes together." |
| 894 | |
| 895 | * DeadpanSnarker - See his first quote. |
| 896 | * FunWithPalindromes |
| 897 | * TheNicknamer: Created the nickname "Metaneko" for the cat. The tropers were ''very'' pleased. |
| 898 | |
| 899 | !! @/{{Scarab}} |
| 900 | -> "I would hate the first really world-altering crisis caused by fictional characters to be poor old Don Quixote causing a nuclear meltdown." |
| 901 | |
| 902 | A British troper and one of the rare girls on the internet. She participated in and won the contest for the Wicked Witch of the West's campaign manager and has since served as head of the Witch division and our main contact with her. In a way, she even succeeded at her role when she refictionalised the Wicked Witch. She also wrote the fic selected to refictionalise Cthulhu. |
| 903 | |
| 904 | |
| 905 | * BreadEggsMilkSquick: Her "girl talk" conversation with @/{{IslaKariese}} (see above) |
| 906 | * ComplexityAddiction: The plan made [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=193&p=17891#p17656 starting here]] between her and Qara-Xuan Zenith. It was so ridiculous that even ''Sicon'' told them they were overdoing it. |
| 907 | * CutenessProximity: Has a tendency to immediately glomp cute things once she lays eyes on them. |
| 908 | * INeedAFreakingDrink: Her first reaction upon learning of her new position was to [[OhCrap freak out]], but once that wore off she just showed up in the Coffee Room and asked for the strongest thing they had. |
| 909 | * {{Malaproper}} |
| 910 | * {{Squee}}: Her response to this page, when it was updated: |
| 911 | --> ''"I have a quote up!!!! I have a quote up, I have a quote up, I have a quote up!"'' |
| 912 | * TheMole: When she was first chosen, the plan was for her to give faulty plans to hold her position as long as possible while getting information from the Witch. |
| 913 | * TheDragon: However, the Witch soon found the forum, and since then she has become a rather nicer version of this trope. While she does serve as the Witch's right hand, she actively assists the truce between the tropes and the Witch in order to return the Witch where she belongs. |
| 914 | * WalkingTechbane: One of her many mutant typos spawned the Bonsus question meme. And can get stuck in capslock without any cheeto dust to help her along. |
| 915 | |
| 916 | |
| 917 | !! @/{{Screenstorming}} |
| 918 | |
| 919 | * WallOfText: Every. Single. Post. |
| 920 | |
| 921 | !! @/{{Sicon112}} |
| 922 | -> '''@/{{Scarab}}:''' You're lucky I trust you even though I have absolutely no idea why. You must have an aura that radiates honesty or something. |
| 923 | -> '''@/{{Sicon112}}:''' So I've been told. Unfortunately for most people who think that, I actually qualify for ConsummateLiar. Fortunately for you, I'm using that in your favor. ^_^ |
| 924 | |
| 925 | -> '''@/{{Sicon112}}:''' It's my job to see every single message that gets put up. I MAKE it my job. I'm supposed to be the guy in the know, right? That's what you all need me to be, so that's what I am. |
| 926 | |
| 927 | A [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], caffeine addicted BasementDweller and {{Otaku}} with a penchant for [[TheChessmaster manipulation and gambiting]] [[ComplexityAddiction even when it isn't necessary]]. He [[ForumSpeak delurked]] shortly after the WTF Forums were created and began using his [[GenreSavvy Genre Savvyness]], especially in the realm of [[FairPlayWhodunnit detective stories]], and [[MindScrew Mind Screwy]] meta-think to do what he could for the cause. Co-created the Meta-Verse Model with Dryunya. Is known for obsessively [[ArchiveBinge reading every single forum post, blog update, tweet, and chatbox message]], making him a walking encyclopedia of everything related to the ARG. Provides main planning support over all areas, and helps out on all sections of the forum with anything he can. Is a player in all three of the [=RPGs=] and has a habit of creating WallsOfText. |
| 928 | |
| 929 | * AscendedFanon: Pixel's title, "[[RedBaron Witch Hunter]]" which was given to him in jest early on became canon after he refictionalized the Witch. |
| 930 | * TheChessmaster: If there is a plan going on, he is one of the people planning it. And if there is something to plan about, he will already have made a plan a few weeks ago. He will also already have a plan if there ''isn't'' something to plan about. |
| 931 | * CrazyPrepared: In his own words: |
| 932 | --> "I'm going to [[XanatosGambit plan for EVERYTHING EVER]] if it is at all humanly possible!" |
| 933 | ** You want proof, check out his [[http://www.sendspace.com/file/nckysx preparations for dealing with the witch]]. |
| 934 | * ComplexityAddiction |
| 935 | * EnragedByIdiocy: If someone tries to defend a point and invokes LogicalFallacies. |
| 936 | * GambitPileup: With fellow Troper and teammate @/{{VicariousShaner}} during the competition for the Witch's campaign manager position. |
| 937 | * GodzillaThreshold: He is going to leave his room to reach the Witch's second Echo. And The Players Gasped. |
| 938 | * GuileHero |
| 939 | * HeroesPreferSwords: He collects various kinds of swords, and has a working knowledge of how to use them. |
| 940 | * HiddenDepths: One of the main strategists for the Metaguards in the ARG. He is skilled at [[http://forum.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=352&start=25#p18493 cooking]]. |
| 941 | * TheInsomniac: Rarely sleeps except in the rare event that some blood seeps back into hs cafffiene system. |
| 942 | --> "You would be surprised how many hours in the day there are once you eliminate the need for sleep." |
| 943 | * ItAmusedMe |
| 944 | * JustAsPlanned: What he says whenever he reveals what he was ''really'' up to. Usually also PunctuatedForEmphasis. |
| 945 | * LargeHam: Pretty much everywhere [[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4IvvYaLck5USWNxaGtKYVlkNWM/edit and we have audio evidence of it now]] |
| 946 | * Master of XanatosSpeedChess |
| 947 | * MustHaveCaffeine |
| 948 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: As seen [[http://forum.watchthefootage.twwf.info/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=147&start=216 here]]. |
| 949 | * ProperlyParanoid: Some people thought he was going overboard when he went into detail about methods to avoid being tracked by the Witch, including proxy servers and utilizing library computers while constantly switching locations. A few days later, she revealed that she had discovered the forum. |
| 950 | * WoundedGazelleGambit: Invoked and successfully pulled off against the Witch. |
| 951 | * XanatosGambit: Although he's more fond of XanatosSpeedChess |
| 952 | |
| 953 | !! @/{{SOHCAHTOA}} |
| 954 | |
| 955 | * AlwaysSecondBest: Complains that he feels like this whenever the tropes list is mentioned. |
| 956 | --> "But the thing is, I can't get a trope by doing something someone else does better" |
| 957 | |
| 958 | !! @/SoS |
| 959 | |
| 960 | -> "I literally cannot think of a worse idea than pissing off Sherlock ''fucking'' Holmes." |
| 961 | |
| 962 | A newer member of the Metaguards. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Insists that his name is in no way intended as a distress call.]] A Northern Irish university student who is frustrated at his inability to reach Echoes and chugs green in the Coffee Room. |
| 963 | |
| 964 | * MeaningfulName: It's not ''meant'' to be a distress call, but given the way things go on this forum, that would be fitting... |
| 965 | * OnlyKnownByInitials |
| 966 | * SuspiciouslySpecificDenial |
| 967 | |
| 968 | !! @/{{SpiritfChaos}} |
| 969 | -> "I'm just a guy who's trying to help save the world." |
| 970 | |
| 971 | A player who's been around since the beginning of the game, but for much of it only appeared on Twitter and briefly on the original thread. |
| 972 | |
| 973 | * TheGhost: He had almost no presence on the forum or chatrooms until after Gulliver was refictionalized. |
| 974 | * InsistentTerminology: It's "Spirit," not "Chaos." And his name doesn't have an O in the middle. |
| 975 | |
| 976 | !! @/TheWildWestPyro |
| 977 | -> "Also, I checked, and there are slightly more males then girls on the internet. SLIGHTLY." |
| 978 | |
| 979 | A troper, gamer, [[Franchise/UniversalHorror Universal Monsters]] fan, a Bookworm and VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Fan who used to be clueless at first, but as he found out more, he became more useful and was responsible for caching the fictionalthreat site when no one could access it, so the tropers could see what it was. He occasionally goes by TWWP, "West" or just "Pyro" on the forum. |
| 980 | |
| 981 | * BeneathTheMask: He would post a picture of himself on the [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=116&start=3625#p27775 the Coffee Shop Thread.]] |
| 982 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He hallucinates in the Coffee Room a lot. He thinks Mr. A and the fictionals are in the Coffee Room. Either he's hallucinating or has a very good imagination. He is also half insane. |
| 983 | * CreepyChild: He's the 2nd youngest known Metaguard and also a huge Franchise/UniversalHorror fan. He's also clearly capable of keeping up with the other Metaguards who are, on average, around college age. He is also very interested in guns. |
| 984 | * GratuitousForeignLanguage: Mandarin Chinese. And a little German. |
| 985 | * TagalongKid: Although he tends not to fit many of the stereotypes associated with that trope. |
| 986 | |
| 987 | !! @/{{Tohrinha}} |
| 988 | -> '''@/{{Tohrinha}}:''' Don't you love English? |
| 989 | -> '''@/{{Sicon112}}:''' Yes, yes I do. I think he gets what I mean though... |
| 990 | -> '''@/{{Tohrinha}}:''' Hic est quare linguam Latinam amo. No case ambiguity. |
| 991 | |
| 992 | * BewareTheQuietOnes: Rarely speaks, but is skilled at forming connections and tracking down wall pieces. |
| 993 | * TheQuietOne: She stays online most of the time in the chatroom, but very rarely says anything unless asked a direct question. |
| 994 | |
| 995 | !! @/{{Victin}} |
| 996 | -> "What did I lose?" |
| 997 | |
| 998 | * AttentionDeficitOohShiny |
| 999 | * ShipperOnDeck: Has come across as this, constantly pairing members of the metaguard together much to their chagrin. |
| 1000 | * TerribleArtist |
| 1001 | |
| 1002 | !! @/{{WackyMeetsPractical}} |
| 1003 | -> "I don't know what sort of drugs she'll have to take to pull off being a native Baltimorian." |
| 1004 | |
| 1005 | * PlayingDrunk: [[https://twitter.com/WackyMPractical/status/277253508095434752 Tried this to get LJS talking]]. It worked... sort of. |
| 1006 | * ThatCameOutWrong |
| 1007 | |
| 1008 | !! @/{{Zup}} |
| 1009 | ->"But aren't we already somehow crossing that line? How else does fiction come to be? Do we create it as we write, and thus reach across the sixth dimension? Or is already there and writers are getting glimpses of it as they write?" |
| 1010 | |
| 1011 | An American troper currently living in England to complete a University Degree. Was one of the hosts and original creators of the Pub Quiz. |
| 1012 | |
| 1013 | * GenreSavvy: See RightBehindMe below. |
| 1014 | * NiceGuy: In the not boring sense. |
| 1015 | * RightBehindMe: |
| 1016 | -->'So if I say, "I'm glad Sayu Chan isn't around, she's a twerp," she'll be Right Behind Me, right?' |
| 1017 | |
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