Hullo, this is HC Bailly. And I finally have a picture on this page!
Hullo, this is HC Bailly. And welcome back to Let's Play (title of game, always emphasized as if pronounced with three syllables)! -The opening of just about every single LP video he has ever made.
But will we achieve (insert goal here)? Find out next time, on Let's Play (title of game here, always emphasized as if pronounced with three syllables)! This is HC Bailly, signing off. Have a good day! -The ending of just about every single LP video he has ever made.
I "Let's Play" video games in a walkthrough/commentary format for your entertainment and my own. -the description of his YouTube channel
HC Bailly produces Let's Play video series on YouTube for many Eastern RPG and S/NES-age Action RPG video games. Most of his LPs are for Squaresoft, Enix, and Square-Enix games, with the bulk of his library consisting in games from the 8- and 16-bit eras; however as shown in the list below, he has done LPs for games from other publishers and for other consoles as well, Final Fantasy XIII being his first LP for a current-generational console game.The focus in his LPs lies mainly on information and completeness; as the channel description quote indicates, they are quite similar to a walkthrough, though they still contain the humour, opinions and fridge observations usually found in Let's Plays. All of his series are for games he has played numerous times before, not only in his childhood (as with the older classics), but also in preparatory test-runs for the LP series. Having familiarized himself with these games, his LPs typically exemplify all the methods and secrets needed to achieve 100% Completion and Game-Breaking allocations of stats and resources, with minimal to zero Level Grinding whenever possible. He even explains how the game works and takes time to figure out how they work; which will help others play the game.He also composed songs on Mario Paint.His real name is Henri Carl Bailly. He revealed what H means in his Terranigma LP, and he revealed what the C meant in his very first episode of Seiken Densetsu 3 (surprisingly, it didn't turn out to be 'Cliffhanger' or 'Catchphrase').His channel. He is also a member of The Game Station.Has a page for all his catchphrases right over heeeere.
As we all know, rumours and legends in jRPGs are always 100% accurate.
Alternate Ending: To the second-to-last episode of the Crystalis LP, in which HC and the boss have a funny conversation.
Though not exactly an ending, there's an alternate entire video of what the death ofAerith would've been like if HC was talking throughout the whole thing like normal.
He does an alternate cut of his reaction to Golbez's introduction where he makes jokes the whole time.
He's also mentioned that he can give a game that's not very good a pass as long as it has good battle mechanics, witty dialogue, fun puzzles to solve, fun exploration, or a great soundtrack.
Then there's if the game allows you to tank damage or if there's an ice level.
A more serious example is that he doesn't take kindly to insults or arguments in his comments section, and won't hesitate to block people for them.
This is a case of Tropes Are Not Bad, as now his comments section and fanbase are usually on good behavior, as opposed to the rest of Youtube.
JB has one in the form of Dream Seed Herbs. Likely because he always has to stop what he's doing so HC can make sure they get one, whether or not they really need to.
Like all good bosses, he (explodes/melts/shatters/...)
Cliffhanger: Darn near every video, even his FAQ on himself. He really, really enjoys these.
Notable subversion, in one episode of Seiken Densetsu 3, HC is just about to do a cliffhanger, when JB accidentally walks into the next area of the level, causing HC to have to extend the episode with a boss fight.
Completely Missing the Point: At one point in Seiken Densetsu 3, he doesn't know why monsters in a certain elemental environment wouldn't be weak to their respective element, thinking they're weaker from heavy exposure to it. JB tries to tell him why, but ultimately abandons it.
Foreshadowing: He often foreshadows what'll happen in other games; as well as what might happen in the future. Commonly, he says "If only there was some way I could get past this obstacle/some power that would do this/weapon that would help my situation."
Often he will make a pun that relates to something he will be doing so that those familiar with the game know what to expect without ruining it for newcomers.
Four Point Scale: During the credits, he reviews the game he just played, and a 7 is about the lowest he ever goes. Though it's justified since he only plays games that he really likes.
Fridge Logic: A mini-rant about how useless a dragoon's heavy armor would be if they're always jumping out of range of enemy attacks. invoked
Fun with Acronyms: During Seiken Densetsu 3, HC tells his brother to kill a certain enemy last because of the item they'd drop. JB tries to explain it, but it goes right over his head.
Funny Background Event: In one bit during Seiken Densetsu 3 in Hawk and Lise's storyline, HC is talking like usual, and JB has his character start pushing around a bird that's been following them.
At the ends of some of their videos together, JB has his character do a little dance. Lampshaded and enforced on one occasion.
Every so often one (or both) of his cats will jump on the table (presumably where the computer is located) or otherwise cause a distraction and/or interrupt what's going on, much to HC's annoyance.
Game Breaker: To a certain extent he will use these (when he deems it fair), sometimes to great comedic effect. invoked
In Final Fantasy VIII he does use the card game and Junction System to dramatic effect, remarking at one point (in configuring an extreme boost to everyone's HP levels), "I just BROKE the game." He did however not go so far as to attain the game's ultimate Disk One Nuke — obtaining the Infinity+1 Sword literally on disk one of a linear, four-disk game — as he viewed that as a little over the top.
Large Ham: When he wants to be. Especially when saying "He's weak to [ICE!/FIRE!/THUNDER!/WATER!/...]". Otherwise, he often warns his viewers that they should turn down the volume
I don't know why lava is so popular in video games...
Let's Play: Yeah, but occasionally posts videos about his progress in random games like Minecraft, or "FAQ Me" videos in which he answers questions asked by his viewers, or more recently his occasional blog videos.
Level Grinding: Usually averted. He demonstrates stat- and resource-allocations which allow you to bypass grinding, assuming you engage (rather than run from) all the enemies randomly encountered while traveling from Point A to Point B and during dungeon exploration.
With olderRPGs which necessitate grinding, he will lampshade it in the opening: "Are you ready for massive level grinding??!!"
In his Final Fantasy V LP, which requires some targeted grinding, he conveniently breaks the grinding down into neat little evenly spaced 5-10 minute portions so that it's ... less of a grind. Thanks HC!
Made of Iron: Lampshaded with RPG characters, who can apparently survive any fall or explosion.
As you all know, in RPGs you'd be better off if you just never got involved in the plot at all, because the villain is trying to manipulate you into helping them.
Nostalgia Filter: He often has these mocking spiels of "Back in my day, we....and WE LIKED IT!". However, brilliantly averted when, during Crystalis, he went on a spiel about how there were no save points mid-dungeon and if you died at the boss, you had to trek all the way through the dungeon again. Right as he's about to say that they liked it, he interrupts himself and says, "Actually...no, we didn't."
His word on most modern JRPG's in general. He does play them and like some, but it's clear as day that he finds a good majority of them to be inferior to the SNES-era ones.
Obfuscating Stupidity: HC Bailly will often feign ignorance to the plot of the game he is playing, even though he has already played the game numerous times in preparation for the Let's Play, so that he doesn't spoil future events.
Playing with Fire: Tends to gravitate towards fire elementals when given the choice between different elements (in situations where attacking power is the only part that matters).
Precision F-Strike: On rare occasions; it varies. He sometimes refers to his cuss-word per-series quota. The rarity of him cussing has made his fans make up text lines like "When HC Bailly cusses a volcano erupts somewhere on Earth".
During the LP of Final Fantasy V, he pulled an Atomic F-Bomb, with his impression about Exdeath revealing itself when he was disguised as a splinter, to show he survived the last battle against the heroes.
HC: YOU'RE FUCKING KIDDING ME! He disguised himself as a splinter, because he was a tree! Come on, game! Come on! What the hell!? We defeated him already!
HC: Really game? Really? The fate of the world hangs in the balance depending on who I choose to watch the FUCKING FIRE. This is ludicrous!
And who can forget his suffering about rebuilding the bridge to Arus in the Lufia LP?
HC: YOU'RE FUCKINGKIDDING ME! WHY!? Just fix the damn bridge!! What's wrong with you?
Previously On: When recapping a previous video's events, he usually plays small clips with movie quotes, or maybe even just with movie quotes. Like this one for Final Fantasy VI.
But in recent days, he doesn't put clips of movies due to copyright issues. Ever then, he has made some, like this for the Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection LP, to prove he doesn't need clips to reference movie quotes or such.
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: Generally does a variation of this whenever he says the name of the game he's currently playing in his videos.
In Seiken Densetsu 3, one antagonist cannot be killed or else a sympathetic character will also be killed due to a curse.
HC: Wouldn't she be a lot easier to kill?
JB: Not really preferable.
HC: Of course not, but the world's coming to an end. Gotta do what you gotta do. Take one for the team!
JB: ... Not. Really. Preferable.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: When he and his brother record, they have this dynamic, though downplayed. HC is more prone to outbursts and JB is The Quiet One.
Retsupurae: A target of a couple of their videos. One of their more Base Breaker videos, given there seem to be more people in the comments defending him than usual.
The Reveal: In his FAQ video, he showed a picture of himself from a few years previously. Then on 2012 new year, he finally shows his face to his fans, who have been wondering for a long time. The page image might have spoiled it though. Here you go.
Rule 34: JB guesses that this applies to HC now that he's shown his face.
Scrappy Level: The cave to Arus in Lufia, but mentions how it's the only truly low point of the game compared to everything else and isn't too long. invoked
Subverted in Dragon Quest IV: he doesn't mind the Tactics system of the NES version as much as other people seem to. For those curious, in the NES version of the game, you could not directly control anyone aside from the main character in Chapter 5, so you had to set their Tactics instead.
Self-Deprecation: His intro to the beginning of the Dragon Quest IV LP.
"And now, for another edition of Square-Enix Fanboy."
Sequelitis: He feels that despite the pros of Final Fantasy XIII-2 over its predecessor, the cons outweigh them. invoked
Shout Out: So, so many. Has stated in one episode that he can rattle off Shout Out after Shout Out without even trying.
That said, he does reference certain things more than others. More recurrent shout outs are to, Star Wars, My Little Pony, and Code Geass.
If he misses a shout out, JB Bailly will likely make it.
Stone Wall: Likes to tank, as in having a character take all the damage on behalf of other teammates in games.
Supporting Protagonist: In a way. During Seiken Densetsu 3, in Lise and Hawk's storyline, HC plays as Hawk, who wasn't chosen as the first character, therefore it's more Lise's story than Hawk's. Despite being "player 2", HC is still the one leading the game (though he did play as Lise until there were more characters). Then they switched.
Take That: He often gives Take Thats to other games but also ones he even likes.
More traditionally, he's fond of picking on Final Fantasy XII. And he delivered an extended take that to The World Ends With You during Hawk's intro of the Seiken Densetsu 3 LP., telling his brother that he's lucky to have not played it.
Taken even further by pretending to Let's Play that game and mocking it all the while.
Troll: He accuses Radiant Historia of being this after one of the game's multiple Bad Endings, in which Marco kills everyone in response to one of his old friends being accused of spying and being captured.
The Windy City: Has a bit of an accent, which is especially noticeable when doing his impression of fellow Chicago native Bill Murray, particularly in one of his favorite movies, Groundhog Day.
You Keep Using That Word: He says this to an NPC in Radiant Historia regarding "inconceivable", after various other NPCs used this word in a strange manner. [1] (On that occasion, they weren't even using that word, but said "impossible" instead.)
He is also a member of The Game Station.Has a page for all his catchphrases right over heeeere.
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