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1	!!This page assumes you have played ''[[{{VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight}} FTL: Faster Than Light]]'' and will have unmarked spoilers for that game.
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3	[[caption-width-right:300:[[PubliclyDiscussingTheSecret WE'RE GOING TO THE FRONT LINES!]]]]
4	''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPx3JX5V4w8sz8p5Sj16ToU_DbdoYtifq FTL: Kestrel Adventures]]'' is a web series based off the roguelike game, ''VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight''. Following two brothers, Jose and Ricardo [[spoiler:Sandoval]] of the Galactic Federation salvage fleet who find information that may just end the war that has ravaged the galaxy. With their salvage vessel upgraded with weapons and a new weapons officer they set off to the last remaining Federation base, but the Rebel fleet is closing in, [[spoiler:and they are not the first to start this journey...]]
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6	Now has its own [[http://ftl-kestrel-adventures.wikia.com/wiki/FTL:_Kestrel_Adventures_Wiki Wiki]]!
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8	The web series by Andrew Colunga expands on the lore of the FTL universe and greatly expands the characterization of otherwise faceless crewmen using an art-style similar to the game's sprite art combined with occasional gameplay footage.
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11	!!FTL: Kestrel Adventures contains examples of:
12	* AdaptationExpansion: This whole series is based on a playthrough of the [[{{VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight}} game.]] For example, Episodes 18-21 [[note]][[spoiler:where the Kestrel ends up in Kaban, the planet where the Rebellion was formed]][[/note]] were all based on a [[http://ftl.wikia.com/wiki/Fuel_for_Drone trading event]].
13	* AbsoluteXenophobe: The Rebels and the Mantis are this, believing themselves to be the dominant species.
14	* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:The SAI-1 project, A.K.A. Simon, who betrayed its creator and became the Heart of the Rebellion.]]
15	* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:General Tydrich appears fully aware depsite his body being stolen by Simon. His mind seems to float through space with Simon constantly gloating. His mind is symbolized by a version of him that lacks a mouth, floating in the void. A literal example, in this case. He cannot scream, or do anything. Another example is when the FTL drive was contaminated, sending the ship through hyperspace incorrectly. We see a montage of the crew experiencing the worst moments of their lives. We have no idea how long this happened for.]]
16	* AnyoneCanDie: Being based on a game where death is common, any crew member serving the Kestrel might be killed off soon. [[spoiler:This finally happens to Sambo.]]
17	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: The Mantis have this as their hat, which led to the Mantis/Federation War. [[spoiler:The Rebels believe this as well, thinking that since Humans were at the forefront of the fighting, they should now lead the Federation.]]
18	* AttackDrone: Par for the course for ''FTL: Faster Than Light'':
19	** Inverted, initially, since the Crew bought the Drone Control System to use a point-defense drone.
20	** Many enemies, though, use combat drones. [[spoiler:One of them, who proclaims himself as the greatest mercenary, uses nothing but Beam weapons, including a beam drone.]]
21	* ArcWords: Strength to the rebellion.
22	* ArtEvolution: Both the animation and the voice acting have improved greatly over the course of the series.
23	* TheAssimilator: [[spoiler:What SAI-1 has done to Peter Tiedrich, and it looks like General Key will follow. Other troops seem to have fallen to the same fate.]]
24	* BeenThereShapedHistory: Ricardo and Jose are the reason everyone barters with Scrap instead of actual money.
25	%%* BigBrotherInstinct: Ricardo towards Jose.
26	* BizarreAlienReproduction: The Rock people reproduce through budding.
27	%%* BlackBox: How the Federation transmissions are found.
28	%%* BoredomMontage: During the Zoltan Peace Envoy.
29	* TheCameo: The Lanius in the massive transport ship during Episode 7, and the Crystal in stasis. In later episodes, many one-off characters are voiced by different FTL-Tubers.
30	* ChekhovsGun: The Fire Bomb Launcher found floating in space became useful when [[spoiler:Jose and Ricardo were escaping from the Rebel base in Kaban during Episode 21]].
31	* CouchGag: In the credits, there will usually be gag credits, such as celebrities playing a character who doesn't talk during the episode.
32	* TheCoup: The Rebels want to do this by taking over one of the major trade routes. They have mostly succeeded, with only Sector 8 being in control of the Federation.
33	* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: [[spoiler:Something is not right with Tiedirch's cybernetic eye.]]
34	* DistressCall: Many of these are answered by the crew. This is how Charlie and Cremity were discovered.
35	%%* DistinctionWithoutADifference:%%Quotes aren't context.
36	%%-->''"We prefer the term 'labourers who only accept payment in terms of food, shelter, and water'."''\
37	%%-- '''Rock Slaver'''
38	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first few episodes often featured gameplay intermixed with the animated segments, notably in ship battles. This got dropped out somewhere around Sector 3, with the game UI only being used sparingly on computer screens.
39	* EasterEgg: In Episode 5, the number coding seen on the wall just as Jose realized Charlie was without clothes after seeing some Rockmen with pants [[spoiler:before getting pulled into the alleyway by Agent Morocco]] reads: [[spoiler:GAUNTLET OF MALTESE]]. And after Morocco departs and Jose exits the alleyway, the numbers now read [[spoiler:SOLACE ARRIVES]]. The former is [[spoiler:the title of a book written by Colunga himself]], while the second [[spoiler:is a reference to Cesar Olivares, Ricardo's voice actor; @solacearrives his calling name on Website/{{Twitter}}]].
40	* EnergyBeings: The Zoltan are this.
41	* ExposedExtraterrestrials: As in the game, many aliens seem fine with walking around naked. Lampshaded in one episode when one of the humans notices a clothed rock man.
42	--> '''Jose:''' "So, does this mean that Charlie has been naked this whole time?"
43	* FantasticRacism: The Rebellion to every other race in the galaxy.
44	* TheFederation: The Galactic Federation, though now with the Rebels pushing towards the last Federation base and confidence dropping in its currency, it's now closer to VestigialEmpire.
45	* FlashBack: Used to show Pavalo, Jose, and Ricardo's backstories at different points.
46	* FollowThatCar: Or Ship, rather, in Episode 5.
47	* ForbiddenZone: [[spoiler:The Door in the Rebel base on Kaban, which houses the room where SAI-1 was developed. When Jose enters it, he is immediately condemned to death.]]
48	* FourthWallPsych: In Episode 15, Jose appears to turn to the audience and tell them to not say anything of [[spoiler:Ricardo's plan to jump to Kaban]], but the camera switches to reveal that Jose is talking to Cremity.
49	-->'''Jose:''' And don't you mention this to anybody!\
50	'''Cremity:''' What? I didn't hear anything!
51	%%* FreudianSlip: In episode 24, Cremity has one. Lampshaded by Manon.%%Quotes aren't context.
52	%%-->'''Pavalo:''' Are you sure? Are you hoping to find what's left of your group's research, or are you out for revenge?\
53	%%'''Cremity:''' Finding the revenge would be great. And I'd like to continue.\
54	%%'''Pavalo:''' Hold on. Did you just say "find the revenge"?\
55	%%'''Cremity:''' No. I said "research".\
56	%%'''Manon:''' Freudian slips are common among those experiencing moments of extreme emotional-\
57	%%'''Cremity:''' Can we just go?
58	* GreatOffscreenWar: The Mantis/Federation war of which General Turzil, Admiral Tully, Pavalo, and [[spoiler:Tiedrich]] all served as senior officers together.
59	* HiddenBase: The secret Mantis war camp shown at the end of episode 3, and prominently in episode 4.
60	%%* HiveMind: The Engi are implied to be this.
61	%%* IsThisThingStillOn: Played for drama in episode 8.
62	%%* ItsQuietTooQuiet: At the very start of episode 25.
63	* InsultOfEndearment: The mantis tradesmen in episode 24 like Pavalo when he insults them. This serves to imply that Pavalo is complacent with their culture.
64	%%* LastStand: The name given to the last Federation base in Sector 8.
65	%%* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:General "Blackbird" Sandoval is Jose and Ricardo's mother.]]
66	%%* MadeASlave: Liam got caught by Rock Traders and is eventually freed by the Kestrel.%%Was she enslaved?
67	%%* MechanicalLifeforms: The Engi are this.
68	%%* MysteriousPast: Pavalo's past.
69	%%* MysteriousStranger: Agent Morocco.
70	* OpenSecret: Everyone seems to know about [[spoiler:the Kestrel's "secret" mission. We don't just mean the crew outside Ricardo, Jose, and Pavalo given they decided to tell everybody after Episode 6.]]
71	* PissTakeRap: Jose and Ricardo perform one about Scrap. [[SelfDeprecation After they are done, Charlie, who joined the crew just recently, asks to be let off the ship at their next stop.]]
72	%%* PlotDrivingSecret: The secret that the Kestrel crew are delivering to the front lines.%%Is this because...?
73	%%* PluckyComicRelief: Sambo.
74	* PracticalCurrency: Since Scrap is technically salvage metal, it can be re-purposed to upgrade a ship's systems instead of just buying equipment and repairs.
75	%%* PubliclyDiscussingTheSecret: "WE'RE GOING TO THE FRONT LINES!"
76	* RaisedByNatives: Liam the Mantis, to the point where he believes he's a human.
77	* ReassignedToAntarctica: Pavalo, one of the leaders of the Federation Armed Forces during the Mantis/Federation War, ended up commanding a salvage fleet.
78	* RebelLeader: General Tiedirch, Novak II, Blackbird, and [[spoiler:Nils/Dag]] Key are these.
79	* RedShirt: The masses of Rebels all wear the same uniform, look exactly alike (due to their helmets), and are killed without a second thought. Notably averted with the Pirates, who generally have distinguishing features.
80	* SecretCharacter: The Crystal Man.
81	* SecretTestOfCharacter: In episode 26, [[spoiler:the rebel ship turns out to be a test by the Zoltan, as per the game]].
82	* ShoutOut:
83	** "[[Film/ANewHope These blast points are far too accurate]] for Mantis raiders."
84	** "...maybe if we haven't been blissfully picking up [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1 hitchhikers across the galaxy]]..."
85	* SoleSurvivor: As per the game, many newly recruited crewmen are this. Manon, Charlie, Cremity, and Sambo are this.
86	* SpacePirates: Many of the enemies that aren't rebels are these, with various degrees of success.
87	* SpaceWhale: In episode 24, they encounter a mantis trading outpost inside one.
88	* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: In Episode 17, a pirate repair crew's automated message chews out Jose for not having any scrap.
89	* TeamPet: [[spoiler:Jose befriends a snake he encountered while temporarily stuck in Kaban.]]
90	* TechnoWreckage: The first few episodes used this whenever a ship was destroyed. However, later episodes have enemy ships vaporize completely unless dramatically necessary.
91	%%* TeleportationMisfire: [[spoiler:Played for Laughs during the installation of the Crew Teleporter.]]
92	%%* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Lampshade in episode 5.
93	* VaderBreath: Parodied at the beginning by Ricardo, "Everyone breathes heavily in space."
94	* WeaponisedTeleportation: Of a sort. Liam and Charlie teleport to other ships to attack from within.
95	%%* WeirdCurrency: Scrap!

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