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4	''[=M3RKMUS1C=]'', real name Erik, is an American [=YouTuber=] who used to make music videos with a guitar, before going into gaming videos on first person shooters like ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'', ''VideoGame/CounterStrike'', and ''VideoGame/BattleField''. He has also done videos for games like ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', ''[[VideoGame/MineCraft Minecraft]]'', and ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''.
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7	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The modder in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' gave Erik all his achievements, abused god mode, told him to lick butts, and made his teammates cry.
8	-->'''Erik''': "Where does it ''end''?
9	* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Dog, the CEO of Infinity Ward, mentions how Ghosts 2 will have players paying for ammo like an actual soldier. Unless you're a mercenary, this is blantanly untrue. [[BribingYourWayToVictory Though given the other microtransactions listed,]] this could be justified.
10	* BerserkButton: Erik does ''not'' like modders in public games.
11	* BlackComedyBurst: [[https://youtu.be/LjSF5rXJLns PS4 Messages]] gives us this example.
12	-->'''Messager''': "What do you call a 7-year old with no friends?"
13	-->'''Erik''': [[SelfDeprecation "Me"]]
14	-->'''Messager''': [[MoodWhiplash "A Sandy Hook survivor."]]
15	* BlackComedyRape: He once got banned from ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'' for saying "I'm getting raped" when he was trapped in a corner.
16	** This is also how [[https://youtu.be/C_r7Svs2Dmg Disturbing Xbox Messages]] begins.
17	-->'''Messager''': I WILL RAPE YOU IN YOUR SLEEP
18	-->(Cuts to Erik loading a airsoft Thompson)
19	-->'''Erik''': What was that again?
20	* BlatantLies: Erik claims they are "''fixing''" or "''improving''" player's houses or creations in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''... even though they are '''far''' from helping
21	** Also, in [[https://youtu.be/oPU0e7D6Ak4 Triggered Racist]], Erik claims he did ''none'' of the stuff he did in he killcam, despite doing so.
22	* CallBack: in [[https://youtu.be/6Uk8fKH_FVM We Broke Battlefield 4]], Erik's friend teaches him how to do [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob]] laugh. Erik uses this trick again in [[https://youtu.be/oPU0e7D6Ak4 Triggered Racist]].
23	* DownerEnding: Any ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII'' or ''VideoGame/CounterStrike'' supply drop and crate opening videos respectively where Erik does not get ''anything'' good.
24	* FailedASpotCheck: In his early ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' videos, he would often fail to block or dodge Tina's X-Ray and instead opts to try hitting Ferra/Tora in the ''middle'' of the X-Ray Move when Trope/SuperArmor is active.
25	* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Erik claims that ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII'' was doomed from the start due to the [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent lack of the original characters from the first two games]] and the [[GenreShift change from "boots on the ground" to "rocket jumping exosuits"]].
26	* FormulaBreakingEpisode: [[https://youtu.be/xCuS8Oxd3K0 The Sound of Silence - Modern Warfare Remastered]] is nothing like Erik's normal videos at all, as it acts more as a tribute to [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Modern Warfare]].
27	* FunWithAcronyms: According to Timmy, Swag means "Secretly We Are Geese".
28	* InsaneTrollLogic: In [[https://youtu.be/9gXb0CgIChY Ghosts 2]], [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext the CEO of Infinity Ward "Dog"]] addresses the complaints of [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts Time to Kill]], so he comes up with a solution... by having '''''every single weapon kill everyone in [[OneHitKill one shot]]''''' so that no one would complain.
29	-->'''Dog''': "You can't complain about getting melted if ''everything'' melts! [[DirtyCommunists Communism]]."
30	* InsistentTerminology: Any type of automatic shotgun is a "[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII Brecci]]".
31	* InterfaceSpoiler: Erik has pointed out that screamers on Platform/XboxOne are predictable due to the voice message's ''viewable'' sound wave.
32	* TheInternetIsForPorn: In [[https://youtu.be/Y2Yp99vTaUI RIP Xbox One]], the first negative aspect he speaks about the console is that the Kinect won't let him access porn sites like "Moist Grandpa's Crotches".
33	* MundaneMadeAwesome: Just the ''sheer'' way the guy replying to Erik on returning dildos.
34	-->'''The operator''': "Basically the only way we're going to be able to do a return on it is what we call a blood oath! Basically what you're going to need to do we have a scroll, an ancient scroll! We unroll the scroll, we have a pen, it ''draws blood from the person holding it automatically through dark magic''. You're going to need to write your name on it and it'll be in your blood. And this will do a pact with ''the devil''. So as long as you have no moral reservations about doing word of the devil. We can totally return ''any'' dildo.
35	-->{{Beat}}
36	-->'''Erik''', in the voice of Melvin: "Well that sounds great!"
37	* NeverSayDie: PlayedForLaughs, as no matter what, Family Friendly Brayden always calls the word "kill" as "slouch" or "killing" or "dead" as "slouching".
38	* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: In [[https://youtu.be/LjSF5rXJLns Reading PS4 Messages]], Erik does not recognize the "Ey boss!" from [[WebVideo/FilthyFrank Filthy Frank]]
39	* PutOnABus: Game wise, Old ''VideoGame/{{Call of Duty}}'' games would disappear when the next game comes out and ''VideoGame/{{Grand Theft Auto V}}'' has little to no videos since late 2015.
40	** TheBusCameBack: ''VideoGame/{{Grand Theft Auto V}}'' ''did'' came back early July 2016 shortly after the ''Cunning Stunts'' update.
41	* RunningGag:
42	** FazeBooce.
43	** Erik referring [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Kim Jong-Un]] as "Kim Jong-Oink" in his ''Call of Duty Online'' videos.
44	** If ''Advanced Warfare'' appears in any way, it will usually be represented by Erik's clown-masked character ("Chuckles"). If ''Infinite Warfare'' appears in any way, it will usually be represented by [[Franchise/ToyStory Buzz Lightyear]].
45	** Chen, one of the character presets for ''Advanced Warfare'', comes up quite a bit.
46	** "''[[CallBack In the corner, what a surprise..]]''" when someone ([[SelfDeprecation including himself]]) is camping in a corner.
47	** Using [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Guile's theme]] when he's performing a Finishing Move.
48	* SarcasmMode: They show lots of sarcasm while playing ''Avatar Warfare'', praising it despite them not liking it, and treating it as the next ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' game.
49	-->'''Erik''': "Call of Duty has really gone down hill!"
50	** Erik also gives out scarcasm in [[https://youtu.be/s3lLj1YCwZ4 Reading Pokémon GO Reviews]] when someone says his iPhone 4S won't work for Pokémon GO since the phone has limited hardware for the game, [[InsaneTrollLogic so it's the games fault.]]
51	-->'''Erik''': Yeah bro, I've been having similar problems. I have been playing [[VideoGame/Battlefield4 Battlefield 4]] on the PC on [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows 98]]. I got 256 megabytes of RAM, I got Intel Pentium. I don't get why it's crashing though, it can't be of my old hardware, it's the fucking games fault.
52	* ShoutOut: Erik's reaction upon seeing four blackjacks in ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII Black Ops 3]]'' is to call them the [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Twats]].
53	** In [[https://youtu.be/LjSF5rXJLns PS4 Messages]], someone references "[[WebVideo/FilthyFrank Ey Boss."]] However, as stated above, [[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure Erik does not get this reference.]]
54	** In [[https://youtu.be/UvuYKJet5XI When You Can't Afford New DLC...]], when Erik goes up a short ladder, the beginning of the song [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater Snake Eater]] plays
55	-->''What a thrill''
56	* SpecialEffectsFailure: InUniverse, as Erik finds out in the 7th console generation version of ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII Black Ops 3]]'', the clouds ''[[EpicFail go over the flags in Uplink]]''
57	* SplitPersonality: Erik is just a normal player most of the time, but once in a while he starts roleplaying one of his characters to interact with other players or even make videos or video clips with the personality. There's the childish Melvin, the family-friendly Braiden, the dank [=FaZe=] Booce, and the disturbing "Marntch Manatee".
58	* TakeThat: Despite liking [[Platform/XboxOne the console]], [[https://youtu.be/Y2Yp99vTaUI RIP Xbox One]] almost immediately begins with the "Xbox One" (Read: A microwave) being shot with guns as Erik calls it a "piece of fucking shit!"
59	** Family-Friendly Brayden's entire character is a take that towards Website/YouTube's guidelines, which enforces a almost family-friendly image.
60	* VillainProtagonist: Erik is sometimes this in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' trolling videos.
61	* WhamLine: In ''R.I.P. Advanced Warfare'', Erik brings up Sledgehammer and Activision as potential suspects to blame for Advanced Warfare's death, but...

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