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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to the basement...]]
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4	->''"Greetings. And welcome back... to the basement."''
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6	%% Should this article be moved to Creator or Web Video?
7	Jordan Underneath is the host of his self-named Internet Review Show, with a taste for the dark, eerie, and flat out disturbing. Subsequently, the bulk of his videos focus on HorrorVideoGames, though he has occasionally strayed into less creepy territory, albeit rarely.
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9	In 2017, however, Jordan began focusing instead on making original BlackComedy, SurrealHumor, or SurrealHorror short films, utilizing odd puppets, props, [[ManOfAThousandVoices and various accents]], changing his name several times to emphasize his new focus (it is currently Jordan Go To Sleep). On June 17th, 2018, Jordan removed all videos before the puppet era of his channel, but he would later create a new channel called [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcYVa863V6Pqk_VnVePzxCQ Jordan Underneath Archive]] where he re-uploaded many (but not all) of his Jordan Underneath-era videos.
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11	!! ''Jordan Underneath'' provides examples of the following tropes:
12	* ArchEnemy: WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}} would likely qualify, since the latter often interrupts the former's videos, Jordan often pokes fun at Caddy, and Jordan is one of the few people to guest star on one of Caddy's videos who has killed Caddy, instead of vice versa.
13	* BewareTheSillyOnes: Skele-Jordan is rather whimsical and odd, but will threaten Jordan with a knife when he wants to.
14	* CatchPhrase: "And welcome back... to the basement."
15	** "Hey, Jumpscare Kirby!"
16	** "ATMOSPHERE."
17	* BiggerOnTheInside: From the outside, the titular EldritchLocation of "This Is My House" is the size of a birdhouse. On the inside, however, it's an endless void.
18	* ButtMonkey: Jordan doesn't like Sad Jordan at all, constantly insulting him and making fun of his attitude.
19	* CausticCritic: Averted; Jordan calmly gives both praise and criticism to both good and bad games, if they deserve it.
20	** ''Film/SilentHillRevelation3D'' is the only piece of media he reviewed so far that he showed unrepentant contempt for.
21	* CloudCuckooLander: Jordan himself at times, though his characters frequently play this trope for horror rather than amusement. The creature from "This is My House" frequently talks in non-sequiturs to the camera, but it's to portray how casual it is about the horrors that surround it.
22	* CosmicHorrorStory: "This Is My House" is a short film about a child trying to escape the [[EldritchLocation "house"]] of an EldritchAbomination, all while said EldritchAbomination talks about it's life to the viewer. [[spoiler: [[DownerEnding It doesn't end well...]]]]
23	* CreepyChild: Apparently, he was one. He frequently told doctors that he felt "empty" inside.
24	* CreepyGood: "I'm Here To Help" introduces an emotionless reptilian monster who works as a therapist.
25	* DarkerAndEdgier: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpTn-eH4omM This Is My House]] is one of the darkest, weirdest, and scariest videos Jordan has done. [[BlackComedy And one of the funniest.]]
26	* DarkIsNotEvil: Most of his muppet video protagonists are creepy or demonic entities, but with a few exceptions they're more likely to be quirky than (intentionally) malevolent.
27	* DissonantSerenity: [[EldritchAbomination The Monster... Thing]] from "This Is My House" always addresses the audience in a calm and even quite personable manner, despite always moving and acting in very unnerving -- and at times -- outright threatening ways. It helps really to up the eeriness of the piece.
28	* EldritchAbomination: The host of "This is My House." What appears to be a purple... ''thing'' with tired eyes is actually capable of manipulating reality inside of its house to be extremely scary and dark, trapping and killing children for no adequately-explained reason.
29	* EldritchLocation:
30	** The basement where Jordan resides in. In his IMSCARED video the skeleton says, "You don't know the way out, and I don't know the way out either," and in another video Jordan hears "the people upstairs" and says that not even he knows who they are, bringing into question what the basement really is and why Jordan is there. [[spoiler: In fact the only video where Jordan leaves the basement is "The Cat Lady" also raises some questions.]]
31	** The house from "This is My House" is filled with surreal horrors, and is seemingly endless.
32	** All of the locations from his short films are odd and filled with strange things.
33	* TheEeyore: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sad Jordan]], who has black lines running down his face that look like tears, and always talks about how depressed he is.
34	* {{Emo}}: Seems to identify as one.
35	* FormulaBreakingEpisode:
36	** He's done video reviews on many horror games...and ''[[VideoGame/{{YoshisIsland}} Yoshi's Island]]'', calling it his favorite non-horror game.
37	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXbde8Fnv1k When No One Understands You]] is LighterAndSofter than the other shorts he's created in 2017.
38	** [[https://youtu.be/8CN4rQvU1zE Dark Red]] is an [[AlternativeRock alt rock]]/[[GothRock goth-rock song.]]
39	* JumpScare: He has some fun with these, but ultimately finds them to be a weak, uninspired device for scaring the audience.
40	** Also parodied with Jumpscare Kirby, using Kirby to perform jumpscares despite being cute and cuddly.
41	--> '''Jordan:''' Hey, Jumpscare Kirby!\
42	'''Kirby:''' [=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!=]
43	* LiteralSplitPersonality: Many of the characters on his show are other versions of himself, representing exaggerated emotions.
44	** Sad Jordan is a perpetually sad Jordan that represents Jordan's sadness and depression. He is characterized by the black tear streaks coming from his eyes, his friendship with the scary Mr. Whiskers, his habit of saying depressing things and his compulsion to remind Jordan constantly of those depressing things.
45	** Skele-Jordan is Jordan. And a [[DemBones skeleton]]. He might also be insane and a representation of his inner NightmareFetishist.
46	** Evil Jordan is Jordan's [[EnemyWithin evil side]] who tries taking over as the dominant personality in the ''VideoGame/SilentHill3'' review. Half of his face and his right hand are [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver painted black with]] [[RedEyesTakeWarning one red eye]]. The other half of Jordan is normal.
47	** Anxiety Jordan represents Jordan's anxiety. He has swirly eyes, a cracked face and wears a white hoodie, and usually mutters all of the little things that bother him.
48	* MadLibsCatchphrase: The Monster has, "This is my ___."
49	* MoodWhiplash: His videos have plenty of this, there can be a moment of eeriness just for a funny joke to be made or a set up to a funny joke being interrupted by something creepy.
50	* NightmareFace: Jordan will occasionally show off some rather frightening face paint.
51	** His avatar as of May 2017, a still from a [[MissingEpisode now deleted]] short, also counts.
52	* NightmareFetishist: His whole schtick, really. He outright admits he's fascinated by the dark and macabre, and that reflects in his taste in games.
53	* NonIndicativeName: "Resident Evil Month" and "Silent Hill Month" went on for longer than a month.
54	* NothingIsScarier: He greatly enjoys this trope. He says that building tension only for nothing to happen is a great way to unnerve the audience, no matter the medium.
55	** This is one of Jordan's favorite things about the ''Silent Hill'' series. He even makes comparisons to other horror video game franchises, and how different the scares are. A scare in ''Resident Evil'' might be a dog jumping through a window and coming to bite you, whereas a scare in ''Silent Hill'' might be hearing a woman cry while you're in a bathroom... and you never find out who cried or why.
56	** His video "Come Here For a Second" uses this. It features a worm-like creature whispering to the viewer in a hushed tone to come closer for a few seconds before slinking back down behind a rock. The entire time, nothing happens.
57	* PerkyGoth: While Jordan may not exactly be goth, he usually wears dark clothing and has a keen interest in some gruesome games and shows, but despite all that, he's quite a cheerful and humorous person.
58	* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Jumpscare Kirby, who was killed by Evil Jordan to make Jordan feel hate.]]
59	* SlasherSmile: Skele-Jordan is quite good at these.
60	* TookALevelInJerkass: Sad Jordan, despite normally being a harmless person suddenly becomes hostile in Jordan's video on ''VideoGame/TheCatLady'', threatening to have his friend Mr. Whiskers hurt him if he doesn't give advice on depression.
61	* WalkingShirtlessScene: He's been shirtless in several of his videos.
62	* WhamEpisode: The ''Silent Hill 2 and Depression'' review, wherein he talked about his past and how he came to be so... dark.

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