Line #9 Music/ProfessorElemental


1	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/professor_elemental1_8319.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:300:"No; I-I want ''milk'' in it. [[KlatchianCoffee Strong, though; wanna see that spoon stand up]]."]]
3	->''"I need a cup of the brown stuff, the shade of an acorn,\
4	Made warm by the same source that I take my cakes from,\
5	Using a teapot, a mug or fine china,\
6	Been hooked up to [=IVs=], need constant supplies."''
7	-->--"Cup of Brown Joy"
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9	Alter ego of [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] rapper and comedian Paul Alborough, Professor Elemental (also known as MC Elemental) is a SteamPunk musical artist and one of the pioneers of "[[HipHop Chap Hop]]." While not [[Music/DoctorSteel the first to mix hip-hop with steampunk]], he is one of the first to put the unique British spin on it that has become known as chap-hop. His character is that of an eccentric upper class GentlemanAdventurer and MadScientist from [[UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain the late 1800s]]. While his act started out as a [[PissTakeRap piss take]] (he intended to do an album about rappers throughout history), he has become a major sensation in the SteamPunk community, and his rap about his [[BritsLoveTea love of tea]], "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELH0ivexKA Cup of Brown Joy]]", became a Website/YouTube hit.
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12	!!Tropes he displays:
13	* AdventurerOutfit: The classic Victorian "safari outfit" one is his attire of choice most of the time. Sometimes teamed with a Union Jack[[note]]more correctly known as the "Union Flag"[[/note]] jacket for an extra patriotic touch. Goggles on the pith helmet are often present as a nod to SteamPunk sensibilities.
14	* ApologisesALot: In "I'm British".
15	--> I begin every sentence with an apology.\
16	Sorry that's the case. That's just British policy.
17	** Later in the song:
18	--> Well, at this point I'd just like to take a moment to apologise on behalf of Britain for all the things that we've brought to the world. [[Series/AmericanIdol Simon Cowell]] for example. Creator/JimDavidson. [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals Fox hunting]]. [[ForeignQueasine Black pudding]]. But most of all, we're all terribly, ''terribly'' sorry about [[CountryMatters Piers Morgan]].
19	* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: His outfit might be over a hundred years out of date but he still makes it look iconic.
20	* BadassBoast: Much of "Cup of Brown Joy."
21	--> "And I've bathed in Earl Grey—I'm really that keen!"
22	* BadHumorTruck: "Animal Ice Cream."
23	* BattleRapping: Was in a feud (of sorts) with Music/MrBTheGentlemanRhymer, which gained them both [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-music-videos-that-justify-existence-internet/ international recognition]]. They have since guest-starred in each other's videos, peformed live together and recorded "The Duel" together for Elemental's latest album "Father Of Invention", which begins as a rap battle and ends with them praising each other.
24	** For instance, Mr. B makes a cameo in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkF_XpA5P48 "I'm British"]]'', complete with the Professor rushing into shot in an attempt to hide him from view. Likewise, Elemental appears in Mr. B's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiRPBCiJg2c "Just Like A Chap"]]'', this time with him rushing in to hide Elemental from view.
25	* BritsLoveTea: "Cup of Brown Joy" is a love letter to the stuff. "Love a cup! Oh, God yes!"
26	** In "Splendid", he mentions that the moat of his castle is filled with Tea.
27	* TheCameo: Elemental appeared and did a song on the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Steampunx".
28	* CoolHelmet: Elemental's pith helmet.
29	* CrowdSong / CallAndResponseSong: "Cup of Brown Joy." "Now when I say 'Earl Grey', you say 'Yes, please!"
30	* DarkerAndEdgier: Whilst still pretty hilarious, compared to his other work ''The Indifference Engine'' definitely plays up the more deranged side of the Professor's MadScientist persona, especially on tracks such as "Animal Magic" and "Elixir".
31	* DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: A [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Sherlockian]] calabash style one is sometimes in evidence.
32	* TheDissTrack: "Fighting Trousers" is positioned as a diss track attacking Music/MrBTheGentlemanRhymer. It's directly referred to as a diss song in the spoken word at the end, when the professor's butler Geoffrey goes off-script.
33	-->'''Professor Elemental:''' No, no jazz solo. This is supposed to be a diss song. ''Geoffrey, get off the drums! [sighs]''
34	* EldritchLocation: The attic from the song of the same name changes with each visit, is ruled by King Rat and populated by a range of strange and malevolent beings. The only safe way out is to be lead back by [[TheOwlKnowingOne Lord Owl]]. The professor uses it to store his abandoned experiments and various other curiosities, such as a [[AIIsACrapshoot malfunctioning robot butler]], [[MultipleHeadCase a two-headed toad that he adopted]], and a [[{{Unicorn}} unicorn's horn]].
35	* AFeteWorseThanDeath: The title of one of his songs, though it averts this trope.
36	* GentlemanAdventurer: Elemental dresses in [[AdventurerOutfit pith helmet and khakis]], and a Literature/SherlockHolmes pipe.
37	* GoodOldFisticuffs: In his video for "Fighting Trousers", Elemental enters a boxing ring wearing khaki shorts and boxing gloves, but still with his trademark pipe and pith helmet on.
38	* HipHop: In his own "chap-hop" variant.
39	* IAmVeryBritish: "I'm British" and a whole bunch of other songs scream this trope.
40	* JekyllAndHyde: "Elixir" is a retelling of the story, with Elemental in the main role.
41	* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: In the song ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iRTB-FTMdk Fighting Trousers]]''[[note]]A Diss Song aimed at fellow chap-hopper Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer[[/note]]:
42	-->"Never test Professors, we're the cleverest wits:\
43	Let's settle this like gentlemen armed with heavy sticks,\
44	on a rotating plate with spikes, like ''Film/{{Flash Gordon\|1980}}'',\
45	and you're [[BitCharacter Peter Duncan]], I gave you fair warning!"
46	* TheMadHatter: Elemental's gone mad from an excess of tea.
47	* MadScientist: Elemental raps about experiments that [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Dr. Moreau]] would be jealous of in "Animal Magic".
48	* NoodleIncident: Whatever the robot butler did that got him locked in [[EldritchLocation Elemental's attic]].
49	* ObliviouslyEvil: You won't meet a friendlier chap, but the Professor's stuck in his old timey ways, and those ways can be ''very'' morally dubious.
50	* LastNoteNightmare / MoodWhiplash: In "Sweet Cold Colation", Elemental gets seduced by his wife with a dress made of cakes. [[spoiler:It ends with Elemental drilling her teeth out, accompanied by her screams and a loud electric drill]].
51	** Likewise, "Elixir" ends with [[spoiler:the professor transforming into Mr. Hyde right in front of his friend and attacking him]].
52	* TheMusical: ''WebOriginal/TheChroniclesOfProfessorElemental''
53	* ShapedLikeItself
54	-->''If my home is my castle, that's most convenient/because my home is a castle''
55	* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: Of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukka_sahib pukka sahib]] variety, complete with pith helmet.
56	* TaxidermyIsCreepy: Elemental is a "mad taxidermist", who experiments with sewing parts of different animals together to create new ones (while they are living) in his song, "Animal Magic." [[spoiler: The animals get their vengeance in the end.]]
57	* TravelMontage: In "Cup of Brown Joy", his head on a teacup travels to places famous for tea across the globe.
58	* {{Vaudeville}}: Elemental is also a member of Come Into My Parlour, a "Victorian Cabaret" {{steampunk}} [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits theatrical troupe]] in England, several members of whom appear in his "Cup of Brown Joy" and "Fighting Trousers" videos.
59	* VitriolicBestBuds: As noted above, with Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer.
60	* WeirdWest: Referenced in "Weird Weird West", though the weirdest thing is Elemental himself, and the music video leans more toward CattlePunk.

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