Lights, Camera, Action Arena!note
Action Arena is a web-animated Object Show created by PK Rocker
on 6th September 2018, followed by 25th March 2019 then lastly 4th June 2020. Why those three separate dates were because the show notably went through three Pilots (The first two being privated) within the span of three years before it finally had its second episode. However, just when it's finally taking off past the first episode, the show was rebooted again due to controversy and in-drama within the crew.
Two of the contestants, Bowtie and Poptart, should not be confused with the identically-designed PK and Logi in Burger Brawl (The creator had said so himself).
The official playlist can be found here and if you're interested, here are the first two pilots.
The show contains the following tropes:
- Adapted Out: Bandit Scarf, Clubs, CPU, Dodgeball, Pyramid and Skittle were all in the second version of the show and don’t return for the third. Screw Up only appears once in a flashback.
- A Dog Named "Dog": As per usual in Object Shows, all of the objects in the show have names that are just the object that they are.
- Alliterative Title: Action Arena.
- Anthropomorphic Food: A buffet's worth of sentient foods and drinks. The show’s staff has Coffee and Hot Chocolate, while the contestants have Durian, Extra Big Ass Fries, Leeku, Mochi, Poptart, Radish, Sushi, and Tofu as examples.
- Armless Biped: Bowtie, Mochi, Sushi, and Tofu have legs but no arms.
- Author Avatar: Bowtie, Pop Tart and Script are the objectsonasnote of PK Rocker, Logi and PuhJayers respectively. All three are also voiced by the person they each represent (Until Poptart switched voice actors).
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Sushi tries acting like a Cheerful Child when in fact she's the stereotypical evil one of the contestants. Emphasis on "tries" since she's a bad actor and can barely keep the persona up though the others ignore her or don't care so
- Pilot: The show had a total of three with The Truth Unfolds (6th September 2018), A Hole Lot of Fun (25th March 2019), and The Truth Unfolds (Revamped) (June 4th, 2020).
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Exit Sign is a boy who has blue text on him. Tofu, one of the members of his detective guild, is a girl and a pinkish color.
- Rule of Three: Real-life example as Action Arena had released its Pilot three times with the third one finally moving onto episode 2. Later on, the show would reboot itself again after the third episode of the current iteration.
- Second Episode Introduction: Coin, Hot Chocolate, and Retro Boy don’t appear until episode 2.
