Line #64 WebVideo/TalkingSkullz


1	Talking Skullz is a {{Machinima}} and LetsPlay Website/YouTube group of British gamers. While not much has been shown so far, there is plenty that has been planned and is in development. A variety of material has been made, ranging from their main show WebAnimation/CombatDevolved and various [[LetsPlay Let's Plays]] to vid/pod-casts on a particular Video-Game based subject or recent events.
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3	Despite the current obscurity of the group, the Talking Skullz shows are incredibly {{Troperiffic}}, and its members have decided to start up a trope page for the purpose of continuing to add on further tropes as subsequent episodes are released.
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5	If anybody has happened to stumble upon this page and is curious to watch this group's work, there is a link to their Website/YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/user/TalkingSkullz here]].
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7	As you could probably guess, this is under construction - at the moment all focus is on developing WebAnimation/CombatDevolved instead.
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9	The members of Talking Skullz (and their loosely-defined roles) are as follows:
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11	* [[TheSociopath Jake Carruthers]]: "Social Media Publicist" (The JAKE's)
12	* [[PromotedFanboy Ross Clark]]: "TV Tropes Pimp #2" (Spartan 3)
13	* [[ReferenceOverdosed Callum Henderson]]: "Scenario Adviser" "Chief Spreadsheet maker", "TV Tropes Pimp #1" (Pilot)
14	* [[TheLeader Sam Horton]]: "Co-founder" "Head Writer" "Primary Machinimator" "Compiler and Editor" (Sniper)
15	* [[TheSixthRanger Tom Howick]]: "Consulting Web Assistant" (Nobody... yet)
16	* [[IronButtMonkey Tom "Krollie" Laughton]]: "Assistant Machinimator" "Idiot" "Punching Bag" (Spartan 2, other miscellaneous)
17	* Rob[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (ert)]] [[EmbarrassingLastName Micklewright]]: "Co-founder" "The Capturer" (Thompson, Spartan 1)
18	* [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Reece Mills]]: (probably) (One Alien)
19	* [[OneHeadTaller Matt Norriss]]: "Composer" (Heavy)
20	* [[LargeHam Tommy]] [[ChivalrousPervert Phillips]]: "Assistant Writer" "Lyricist" (Cadaver)
21	* [[SarcasmFailure James Wenban]]: "[[Series/TwentyTwelve Legacy]] Assurance Strategist" (Scout)
22	* [[ButtMonkey Nathan Wenban]]: "Company Mascot" "Scapegoat" (Rookie)
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24	Let's Plays include:
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26	* ''VideoGame/CastleCrashers'' (Sam, Rob, Krollie)
27	* ''VideoGame/{{Halo3}}'' (Sam, Krollie)
28	* ''VideoGame/{{Halo4}}'' (Sam, Rob, Callum, Nathan)
29	* ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVersusTheWorld'' (Sam, Rob, Callum)
30	* ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' (Also known as "the only one that will actually be finished entirely") (Sam, Rob, Callum, Krollie, Tom, Tommy)
31	* ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'' (Rob)
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33	Vidcasts include:
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35	* Best [[AwesomeMusic/VideoGames BGM]] (Sam, Callum, Krollie, Tommy)
36	* Series/DoctorWho, VideoGame/PokemonXAndY and {{Machinima}} (Sam, Krollie, Matt)
37	* Film/TheHobbit, Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor and Series/{{Atlantis}} (Sam, Rob, Callum, Krollie)
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39	!!!Tropes associated with Talking Skullz in general:
40	* AscendedFanboy: On the same day as becoming a member of the group, Ross was designated as the [[CrypticBackgroundReference "TV Tropes Pimp"]]... We don't get it either.
41	* BigShutUp: Callum is inevitably on the receiving end of this, many times per video, often when Tommy is present.
42	* EpicFail: A large amount of the VideoGame/CastleCrashers Let's Play had been done... and then Krollie accidentally loses all of the files.
43	** A lot of moments during the VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Let's Play can be described as this, particularly when a person (i.e. Krollie) dies at the same part 3 times in quick succession.
44	* NoIndoorVoice: Put three or more of these guys in a room together and a shouting contest ensues.
45	* NonIndicativeName: The Vidcasts can become this. A topic is presented, the present members try to talk about it for 5 minutes... and then it all deteriorates into madness, with said members usually talking about everything EXCEPT the titled topic.
46	* RunningGag:
47	** If something goes wrong, Nathan will be blamed. No exceptions.
48	** In any video, there is a high chance that Callum will be told to shut up; loudly shout [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog PINGAS]]; [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs be told to shut up for shouting PINGAS]].
49	* OneSteveLimit: Both PlayedStraight and {{Averted}}. There are three "Thomas"'s, but each goes by a different version: Tom, Tommy and [[OddNameOut Krollie]].
50	* ShoutOut: To many different things, as is the nature of the channel while doing stuff. Especially prominent in any LetsPlay, where any time ItMakesSenseInContext occurs, a reference will happen.
51	** A load of {{Shout Out}}s are made to things [[RealLifeWritesThePlot that happened that won't even make sense to standard viewers]] - that's just how it rolls.
52	** Callum in particular likes to shoehorn random stuff into things, especially when [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog an anthropomorphic blue rodent]] with SuperSpeed is involved.
53	* XtremeKoolLetterz: The title.
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55	[[folder:Sonic Adventure 2]]
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57	Talking Skullz' most comprehensive Let's Play thus far is their full playthrough of Sonic Adventure 2, currently in progress. Sam, Callum, Krollie, Rob, Tom and [[NonActionGuy Tommy]] join forces and take it in turns to fail their way through the various missions and bosses, with much shouting and many references along the way.
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59	View the playlist [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwc0zz9UNvtJ3Wu9Zx1sK_PRRgqYxsask here]].
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61	!!!Tropes included in the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' LetsPlay:
62	* BreatherEpisode: Episode 9.5 of the VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Let's Play doesn't feature any levels at all, [[ComedicSociopathy just Tommy traumatizing the Chao.]]
63	* EpicFail: If Rob picks up the controller, this will happen. If Tom picks up the controller, this will happen. [[RuleOfThree If Krollie picks up the controller, THIS WILL HAPPEN.]]
64	* RunningGag: Krollie falling into bottomless pits, Rob being hit by falling blocks.
65	** Expect the line "What have you done to Sonic? I'll never forgive you for this!" to appear every other episode.
66	** Rob's obsession with speed-running.
67	** Tommy's obsession with [[MsFanservice Rouge]].
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