History Series / LevelUp

* FiveManBand: The expanded version of Never Fail.
** TheLeader: Wyatt. In "Acid Spitting Mini-dragons" Lyle and Dante frankly admit they can't have a successful raid without his leadership.
** TheLancer: Lyle. Who better than a popular jock to contrast the adorkable nerd? Or fill in when he can't lead?
** TheSmartGuy: Max, the super genius who created the game. Never Fail goes to him when they have a tech problem.
** TheBigGuy: Dante the aggressive guy with the club. He's also Never Fail's tank in the game world.
** TheSmurfettePrinciple: Angie. The sole girl of the group and, as the non-gamer, sees herself as the voice of reason.

* AwesomeButImpractical: The War Hammer of Splat is a powerful weapon, but unlike his game avatar Joaquin doesn't really possess the strength to wield it forcing him to drag the thing on the ground.

* ExactWords: Lyle challenges Joaquin to a race, which Joaquin wins by taking a bus since Lyle said it was a race not a footrace. Dante (who technically wasn't competing in the race) picked up on the logic as well and used his skateboard, but he still lost to both of them.

* ToungeOnTheFlagpole: A variant of this is weaponized against the Ice Titan, as it is so frigid that shooting water on a pole (in pretty standard temperatures) causes it to freeze to the pole when it runs into it making it a lot easier to take down.

* TheAce: Joaquin is better than everyone at everything. In the words of Dante, [[BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame he beats the jock at jock stuff and the nerd at nerd stuff]]. Eventually, Never Fails refers to this as "[[PersonAsVerb being Joaquined]]".

* FiveManBand: The expanded version of Never Fails.

* KingKongCopy: One of the NPCs in Conqueror of All Worlds is a giant gorilla, [[Film/KingKong2005 albeit smaller than the one in the Peter Jackson movie]].

* BigBrotherInstinct: The members of Never Fail towards Angie. For example, in "Leroy," the group lets it go when Leroy trashes Double Dash Dan, they aren't too angry when he gets Wyatt sent to detention, and they even let it slide when he deliberately screws them up in the game, but when he [[spoiler: stands Angie up for a date]], they're royally pissed off.

* KingKongCopy: One of the characters in Conqueror of All Worlds is a giant gorilla, [[Film/KingKong2005 albeit smaller than the one in the Peter Jackson movie]].

* MsFanservice: Angie

** In the first episode, when the group clean up Bob the Barbarian, he's wearing an outfit similar to Ed's of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''

* AllTrollsAreDifferent: The Trash Troll, who appears, wrecks the scenery, and can make off with everything portable that you own (including your character).

* ButterflyOfDoom: A case could be made for parody (or taking the phrase too literally) when the Blast-A-Ton fired a butterfly that flew to a leak and exploded.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* HatesBeingTouched: Max created a body suit that would shock anyone that touched him.

%%* MsFanservice: Angie

* OutOfOrder: The episodes were shown out of order. The production code for the first premiered episode (not including the movie) shows it was made 6th. They try to stop some confusion with a recap opening but suddenly the Clan now have an HQ and it's treated as normal.

* RainbowPimpGear: When the trio first venture out in RealLife, their improvised gear is essentially this, including multicoloured helmets and sports gear and a ''beret''.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Leroy may have been a major {{Jerkass}}, but he didn't deserve to be attacked by a giant troll. In Never Fail's defense, that was an accident: The troll was supposed to attack his character in the game, not come out into the real world and find him.

* EekAMouse: Lyle can face trolls, in the real world, but can't handle mice.

* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Averted. Lyle outlines the prank against Leroy just before he does it: Find a trash troll, teleport it on Leroy, and have it steal his gear. That's exactly what happens: they find a trash troll, teleport it on Leroy, and it steals all his gear; [[GoneHorriblyRight in real life.]]

** TheChick: Angie. The sole girl of the group and, as the non-gamer, sees herself as the voice of reason.

* WeaponOfChoice: Never Fail's team use weapons that are appropriate for their in-game classes (and in Angie's case, martial art experience).

[[caption-width-right:350: ''I'm the bomb and about to blow up.'' [[note]] L to R: [[ActionGirl Angie,]] [[BigManOnCampus Lyle,]] [[{{Nerd}} Wyatt,]] and [[TheBigGuy Dante.]] [[/note]]]]

It was made with the consultant help from Jagex (best known for the MMORPG ''VideoGame/RuneScape'') and Creator/RoosterTeeth (of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' and ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' fame).

** MagicStaff: Lyle's Thunder Pole for a mage. It's big enough to be a SimpleStaff but he only uses it as a MagicWand.

* NoSell: Bob the Barbarian catches a Mini-Sun blast from Wyatt's Blast-A-Ton and [[UpToEleven eats it.]]

** In the first episode, when the group clean up Bob the Babarian, he's wearing an outfit similar to Ed's of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''

* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Wyatt finds talking to girls and dealing with school bullies a lot harder than busting leaks. Lyle is more worried about his football record and social calendar than a leak attacking him.

It was made with the consultant help from Jagex (best known for the MMORPG ''VideoGame/RuneScape'') and Creator/RoosterTeeth (of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' fame).

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The main cast makes frequent mention of male genitals. See GratuitousForeignLanguage, below.

* BigBrotherInstinct: The members of Never Fail towards Angie. For example, in "Leroy," the group lets it go when Leroy trashes Double Dash Dan, they aren't too angry when he gets Wyatt sent to detention,and they even let it slide when he deliberately screws them up in the game, but when he [[spoiler: stands Angie up for a date,]] they're royally pissed off.

%%* TheFairFolk: The Rainbow Rider.

%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
%%** Sanguine: Dante.
%%** Choleric: Angie.
%%** Melancholic: Wyatt.
%%** Phlegmatic: Lyle.

[[caption-width-right:350: ''I'm the bomb and about to blow up.'' [[note]] L to R: [[ActionGirl Angie,]] [[BigManOnCampus Lyle,]] [[{{Adorkable}} Wyatt,]] and [[TheBigGuy Dante.]] [[/note]]]]

* {{Adorkable}}: Wyatt, the "socially awkward wimp". One girl said it was her type as opposed to overly macho guys.

* TheFace: In the game world Never Fail lets Wyatt do all the talking with other players because he's TheCharmer. In the real world, however, he's {{Adorkable}} and Lyle's the one with school-wide friends.

Lasted two seasons till it was cancelled in 2013.

* DeadpanSnarker: Angie gets some pretty good moments, especially where Dante is concerned.

* ExcaliburInTheRust: Angie's Fist of Schoolage leading up to GrailInTheGarbage.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: See GratuitousForeignLanguage, below.

* ItOnlyWorksOnce: The final weapon Never Fail has to use to defeat Maldark in the movie.

* ShoutOut: In the first episode, when the group clean up Bob the Babarian, he's wearing an outfit similar to Ed's of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''

** Angie, who joins the group in the movie as a SecretKeeper.

* WeaponOfChoice: Never Fail's team.
** BatterUp: Dante's Skull Cracker.
** {{BFG}}: Wyatt's Blast-A-Ton which has to be held in two hands.
** MagicStaff / MagicWand: Lyle's Thunder Pole. It's big enough to be the former but he only uses it as the latter.
** PowerFist: Angie's Fist of Schoolage.

[[caption-width-right:350:''I'm the bomb and about to blow up.''[[note]]L to R: [[ActionGirl Angie]], [[BigManOnCampus Lyle]], [[{{Adorkable}} Wyatt]], [[TheBigGuy Dante]].[[/note]]]]

A 2012 live-action show on Creator/CartoonNetwork based on a pilot TV film released in November 2011. The story follows the adventures of a group of gamers who call themselves "Never Fail" and cooperate well together on a MMORPG called ''Conqueror Of All Worlds''. However, they are unaware that they go to the same school, where they hate each others' guts. During a usual gaming session, the three unwittingly open a portal in the game to their world which is exactly the opportunity that the game's main villain, Maldark, was waiting for. He starts sending his minions to take over the real world. But Never Fail also find that if the monsters can become real, so can their weapons. Thus they take it upon themselves to put aside their hatred for each other, stop the monsters, and prevent Maldark from getting through.

It was made with the consultant help from Jagex (best known for the MMORPG ''VideoGame/RuneScape'') and RoosterTeeth (of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' fame).

!!''Level Up'' provides the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Angie has a black belt.

* BigBrotherInstinct: The members of Never Fail towards Angie. For example, in "Leroy", the group lets it go when Leroy trashes Double Dash Dan, they aren't too angry when he gets Wyatt sent to detention,and they even let it slide when he deliberately screws them up in the game, but when he [[spoiler: stands Angie up for a date]], they're royally pissed off.
* BigGood: Max who is Never Fail's benefactor and opposes the BigBad, but he's a {{Jerkass}}
* BigManOnCampus: Lyle is the football star and chick magnet.

* EccentricMillionaire: Max, the creator of the game. Also a self-admited MadScientist.

* EvilIsNotAToy: Max leaks his 10th most evil programmed villain, the Merchant, to help promote his expansion pack of the game. [[spoiler: Since he's the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Villain of the Week]], [[TheDogBitesBack the Merchant retaliates]] and plots [[TheStarscream to be the #1 villain]].]]

%%* TheFairFolk: The Rainbow Rider

** TheLeader: Wyatt. In "Acid Spitting Mini-dragons" Lyle and Dante frankly admit they can't have a successfull raid without his leadership.

** TheSmartGuy: Max, the supergenius who created the game. Never Fail goes to him when they have a tech problem.

%%** Sanguine: Dante
%%** Choleric: Angie
%%** Melancholic: Wyatt
%%** Phlegmatic: Lyle

[[caption-width-right:350:''I'm the bomb and about to blow up.'']]

* WeaponOfChoice: Never Fail's team
** BatterUp Dante's Skull Cracker.
** {{BFG}} Wyatt's Blast-A-Ton which has to be held in two hands.

A 2012 Live Action show on Creator/CartoonNetwork. The pilot movie aired in November 2011 and follows the adventures of a group of gamers who call themselves "Never Fail" and cooperate well together on a MMORPG called ''Conqueror Of All Worlds''. However, they are unaware that they go to the same school, where they hate each others' guts. During a usual gaming session, the three unwittingly open a portal in the game to their world which is exactly the opportunity that the game's main villain, Maldark, was waiting for. He starts sending his minions to take over the real world. But Never Fail also find that if the monsters can become real, so can their weapons. Thus they take it upon themselves to put aside their hatred for each other, stop the monsters, and prevent Maldark from getting through.

A 2012 Live Action show on Creator/CartoonNetwork. The pilot movie aired in November 2011 and follows the adventures of a group of gamers who call themselves "Never Fail" and cooperate well together on a MMORPG called ''ConquerorOfAllWorlds''. However, they are unaware that they go to the same school, where they hate each others' guts. During a usual gaming session, the three unwittingly open a portal in the game to their world which is exactly the opportunity that the game's main villain, Maldark, was waiting for. He starts sending his minions to take over the real world. But Never Fail also find that if the monsters can become real, so can their weapons. Thus they take it upon themselves to put aside their hatred for each other, stop the monsters, and prevent Maldark from getting through.

* {{Defictionalization}}: There is a real version of ''Conqueror of All Worlds'' on the Cartoon Network website.

* TheOtherDarrin: The actor playing Max has changed between the movie and the series. Also it seems the character has also been changed into more of a slacker type rather than paranoid.
** It also seems Dante's mom changed from the movie to the series, the actress playing her in the movie was older with shorter hair, in the series the actress is younger with longer hair.
** Wyatt's brother was a skinny little 11 (presumed) year old in the movie, but he has since changed actors and became a 13 year old pudgy kid.

Had been renewed for a second season, making it the first live action series to go beyond one season on the network, but then it was cancelled in 2013, before the second season could air.