History Creator / JoshScorcher

* LoopholeAbuse: In "Top Ten Fan Made {{Villain Song}}s", Josh justified putting both "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZT8PXj0xuA Discordant Decipher]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edjFHWFOhy8&pp=ygUQc3VuIG9mIHRoZSBuaWdodA%3D%3D Sun of the Night]]" on the list, even though both are about ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' characters. In the former, even though Discord is one of the "singers", he's not the villain of the song, ''[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]]'' is.

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* ArtifactTitle: Fiery Joker Rant was originally ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Basically, Josh angrily rants about certain video game related topics ala Jim Sterling. While the basic premise is still the same, there isn't a lot of, if not any, of Josh getting angry, ranting, or complaining and is more along the lines of the Nostalgia Critic Editorials than Jimquistion.

* DarkerAndEdgier: His more recent videos seem to contain [[BlackComedy darker jokes]].

* PromotedFanboy: [[invoked]] Josh has since hit a stage in his Website/YouTube career where he makes enough through revenue and Patreon to hire a team of editors. Said team of editors have all been subscribers of his for at least a year each, and have each contributed to the pacing, as well as some jokes being written. Some have even provided voice work.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** When an anon on his Tumblr disparaged Zachary Rich for taking down ''WebAnimation/DoubleRainboom'', Josh went on a '''''huge''''' one of these, directed at anyone who thought Mr. Rich's decision was a bad one. The whole post is rather long, so to get an idea, here's the final line:
--->'''Josh:''' Bottom line, shut up about things you don't understand and don't instantly assume the worst in people. Context is a thing; try to understand that before rushing to make a judgement. Besides, if you liked it, ''Double Rainboom'' isn't going away. There's probably a dozen or so mirrors on [=YouTube=].
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgIzbx3qAQA Beata Nomura]]'' could be considered one towards Tetsuya Nomura.
** In his "Top 10 Evil Video Game Characters", Josh gives a scathing one Number 6: [[spoiler:Joel Miller, for his actions during the climax of ''The Last of Us'' where he murders innocent people who are trying to save the human race from extinction to prevent losing his daughter.]] Josh completely and utterly destroys his IDidWhatIHadToDo mindset.
--->'''Josh:''' [[spoiler:Would letting Ellie die be heartless and inhumane? That's not even a question. Absolutely! But you know what else is heartless and inhumane? KILLING DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS AND ACTIVELY DAMNING HUMANITY IN THE PROCESS!!! Joel could've at least picked the lesser of two evils. Buddy, grief happens to everybody. This isn't all about you. And the fact that Joel is choosing to lie about his actions to Ellie, who for all we know, might be willing to sacrifice herself makes this even worse. Joel Miller gets on this list for potentially being responsible for the extinction of the human race through his supreme act of selfishness! Nice going, ***hole! Your real daughter would be proud!]]
::: What makes this speech more memorable is how angry Josh is during this moment. This isn't over-the-top anger; he is legitimately furious!

* SelfDeprecation: Josh's "Top 10 Demon Bosses" video starts with there's no such thing as pure evil, except [[TakeThat reality shows, video game companies, corrupt businesses and Youtube influencers.]] And the one he shows for 'Youtube influencers' is... himself.

* ShownTheirWork: When he states a fact, it's usually true. Such as his pointing out the amount of real-world influenzas (and showing their respective names onscreen) in his review of Three's A Crowd.
** And in the same episode, he brings up the true mythological origins of the Tatzlwurm, and compares its poisonous breath to the episode's Tatzlwurm's [[ItMakesSenseInContext mucus]].
** This is generally the point of "Taking Too Seriously", which is more about analysis and nitpicking than about reviewing and comedy.

* {{Troll}}: Occasionally deals with these on his Tumblr. For example, after answering a question regarding whether or not he'd done house work before (he's done some roofing), this exchange happened:
--> '''Anon:''' A house killed my Aunt, you insensitive son of a female dog!\\
'''Josh:''' Obvious troll, so... -ahem- Sorry, but I really wanted [[Film/TheWizardOfOz her red slippers]].

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* CensorBox: Fluttershy's head (see SoundEffectBleep below). When a larger, longer-lasting image is required in his review of the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft", he uses a photo of some kittens.

* CatchPhrase:

* CanadaEh:
** He occasionally makes fun of Canadians, but it's all lighthearted humor and he only does it because they can take a joke. Interestingly, most of his collab partners so far have been Canadian -- Chewie, The Autarch, and Bhaalspawn -- and have attempted to get back at him for it.
** In the aforementioned collab with Bhaalspawn, this trope is brought into play; when Josh tries to draw a line between the red and white face paint Chief Thunderhooves uses and the Canadian flag, Lily doesn't go along with it (by singing her country's national anthem, specifically)... until Josh offers to buy her Tim Hortons coffee if she does so. Cue GilliganCut.

* IronWoobie: He reveals in his [[https://youtu.be/sZDbfiqR-kg homage]] to WebVideo/CinemaWins on Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory that he lives with crippling flashbacks, likely as a byproduct of his time in the Marines, but he's certainly good at not showing it off.

* NotHyperbole: He describes Creator/{{Konami}} as a fusion of ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' and ''Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E65TheObsoleteMan''. He then clarifies no, this is not hyperbole. They actually ''are'' that bad.

* AudienceAlienatingEnding: [[invoked]] The subject of "Top 10 Worst Endings", with some particularly infamous candidates like ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. However, he notably considers ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'''s controversial ending to be ''worse'' than ''[=ME3=]'''s, and the #1 spot actually goes to the somewhat lesser known ''VideoGame/AsgardsWrath'' for [[spoiler:making all of the player's amazing adventures and lovable companions AllJustADream]].

** A Blink-And-You'll-Miss-It version appears in his "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E23PonyvilleConfidential Ponyville Confidential]]" review; when he expresses disbelief at [[TheBully Diamond Tiara]] being made editor-in-chief, he uses a clip of WebVideo/GradeAUnderA giving a BigWhat.

->''"Most people say time is like a river flowing swift and sure in one direction. I have seen the face of time, and I can tell you: they're wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I am and why I say these things. Come, and I will show you a review like none you have ever heard. Know first that I am the Fiery Joker, a mighty [=YouTube=] gamer. On my way through life, I was forced to watch '' My Little Pony'' and review it by a small company of men... painfully. The promise of [=AdSense=] and subs tempted me into a grievous error..."''

** His review of ''Mysterious Mare-Do-Well'' contains several, such as one to LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}}, ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', ''Film/VForVendetta'', and for those who have good eyes and a working pause button, ''{{WesternAnimation/Hoodwinked}}''.

* LongTitle: "Top Ten League Champions That Need Their Own Game". Josh even lampshades it...
--> '''Josh:''' [groan] Man, I can't believe I had to change the font size for that... stupid over-long titles...

* AudienceAlienatingEnding: [[invoked]] The subject of "Top 10 Worst Endings", with some particularly infamous candidates like ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. However, the #1 spot actually goes to the somewhat lesser known ''VideoGame/AsgardsWrath'' for [[spoiler:making all of the player's amazing adventures and lovable companions AllJustADream]].

** Immediately after that, the camera-pony observes that he could have said the same thing about [[AcceptableTargets tumblr and no one would have cared]]. [[invoked]]

He also has a [[https://twitter.com/joshscorcher Twitter account]] and a Website/{{Tumblr}} [[http://joshscorcher.tumblr.com/ account]]. He does the occasional LetsPlay, but isn't so good at finishing them. However, after making his Top 10 Worst ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' Bosses, he started an LP of ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', which he actually did finish. He also has several other channels, including Joshua Burner for his reaction videos, [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzLvfOsbP5zphjXEUXQxQ8g/featured Dragonfinder Gaming]] for his adventures in tabletop gaming, and [[https://www.youtube.com/fobequestria Fall of Equestria]] for cartoons, specifically for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.