A bunch of misfits doing a bunch of random crap.note
Ze Pyromancers is a YouTube team that primarily dabbles in Garry's Mod Machinima. Their primary videos are part of their Pyromancer Misadventures Series, in which the team's Author Avatars go about their days in various hijinks. From playing baseball, to escaping an underground cave they were trapped in, to battling the evil forces of the Necronomicon. Each one also has a weapon and power, as well as a model based around a specific character.
In addition, they have a smaller series called, Pyromancer Shenanigans which contains some members of the team doing live commentary while playing games together, usually as filler until the next animation comes out.
List of Games played in Shenanigans
- Team Fortress 2, Mann vs. Machine note
- Cards Against Humanity note
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U note
- PAYDAY 2 note
- Overwatch note
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Has a Characters page.
- Akuago220, or Aku. One of the founding members of Ze Pyromancers and co-leader of the team. A Fox Mcloud Smasher whose Stand-in is a Fox recolor dressed in green and gold, wearing a green TF2 Wiki Cap. His weapon is a golden version of Fox's Blaster. He is easily annoyed and hard-nosed, but usually isn't afraid to go along with his friend's antics. Aku's element is Nature.
- Azure Melody, or Mel/Melo. The other founding member of Ze Pyromancers. A former Wolf Smasher, her stand-in model was originally that of a geth rocketrooper wearing a white Stetson, but has since been replaced with that of an Octoling Girl wearing a Pink version of Jotaro Kujo's hat after she publically came out as a Transgender woman. Her weapons are Moesashi, a black recolor of the Monado with the ability to emit fire, and a pair of twin pistols named Love and Hate (which were later turned into a Reskinned set of Ember Celica). She is the other co-leader of the team, but is far less authoritative and high strung than Aku and and such usually lets him take care of the more extreme issues. Melo's element is Fire.
- Electricstar, or Star. Arguably the most active of the group, a former Ike Smasher, his stand-in model is a modified version of a BLU Scout wearing a blue coat, blue goggles, blue bandages, and a blue Jacket. He uses a morphing weapon called Tesura can which morph between a Spy's Diamondback and a Scout's Three-Rune Blade. Star is the team's coordinator, in charge of attempting to get the group's name out via advertisements and finding new members to add to the group. Easily the most cynical and snarky of the group, Star rarely looks on the positive side and is rarely without a snide remark at the current event's expense. Star's element is Electricity.
- LightBrawler, or Light. A Marth Smasher who uses a modified stand-in model of Marth with lighter hair. His weapons are Marth's Falchion, alongside light based magic called Light Matter. He's a low-key second in command to the team, which is lucky for him as Aku and Melo are rarely both away at any given time. Light's element is Light.
- Shugou. The group's mascot, Shugou is a Pachirisu Pseudo-Smasher who uses the stand-in model of a Pachirisu that wears a blue helmet with a red stripe and white stars marked with the Ze Pyromancers logo. His weapon of choice is The Beggar's Bazooka. Shugou's element is Wind.
- Ryo Kamezdov, or Ryo, or The Orange Cyclone, or Turtle. The team's oldest member, and their punching bag, Ryo uses the stand-in model of A Koopa Troopa with an orange shell and wearing A samurai's kabuto. His weapons are a pair of Kodachi Swords named Suijin and Ryujin, though his shell works as one too. Ryo's element is Water.
- LE-The-Creator, or just LE. The team's craziest member, LE is a BLU Engineer whose stand-in model is a BLU Engineer. His weapons are the Toastbuster, the Bread of Champions, and the Big Ol' Maul. LE's elements are Metal (and Toast).
- Sacrificial_Bella, or Bella. The team's first (and originally only) female. A Former Zelda Smasher, her model is usually that of a Sylveon, though she has been known on ocassion to take the form of an Inkling Girl named Stella. Bella's element is Lunar, which gives her access to a special "Lunar Magic", perfect for entertaining or helping the team.
- JCTheAllStar, or JC. The team's youngest member by several years. A Scout whose stand-in is a Scout model with a white-and-blue color motif. He and Richto both developed an interest in the gang of misfits which eventually lead to them joining the crew. His weapons are a warhammer named Cloudbreaker and a shotgun named Imperium. JC's element is Aether.
- Richtofen115, or Richto. A scientifically minded RED Demoman who wears the Gaelic Garb, Cool Breeze, Dangeresque Too, and Gentle Munitionne of Leisure. His weapon is an unnamed claymore. He is the one who ordered JC to meet Ze Pyromancers and gather information on them, which lead to the both of them joining the team. Richto's element is Darkness.
- NightSkye, or Night. One of the original members of the team, but left not too long after its foundation; as a (now Former) Sonic Smasher he was captured by Saphyyne, leader of the Smasher Purification Order. Willingly used a damaged Smash Coin to transformed into a red pony with glasses and facial hair, gaining a second human form in the process. which they can shapeshift between at will. Night's weapon is a shiny blue sword that they wield whilst in human form. Night's element is Mana.
- TheInvertedShadow, or Shads. An Inkling denizen of Inkopolis and a fan of the group for a long time, he was inducted into the group after showing off how well he was able to easily deal with the SPO (Smasher Purification Order). He and his trusty hat can come in handy for the team in many future misadventures to come. Shadow's element is Void.
Ze Pyromancers provides examples of:
- Aerith and Bob: The team members have names ranging from Akuago and Shugou to JC and Bella.
- Alliterative Title: Most of the Misadventures fall under this trope, such as:
- Ragtag Rumble, Apparitious Armory,
- Preoccupation Procrastination
- All of the Other Reindeer: It's mentioned a few times that the guys aren't too well liked by the Critopolis citizens and/or have a history of being abused. Star is likely the worst out of all this, being the most prominent untrusting Deadpan Snarker and Misanthrope Supreme of the team.
- All There in the Manual: At first, most of the content regarding "Smashers" and "Former Smashers" could be found on Aku's Youtube channel rather than the team's. It wasn't until mid-2019 that those videos made it sway to Ze Pyromancer's channel.
- Art Shift: Often times, several of the teams' animators will be making different scenes for one video resulting in this.
- Author Appeal: You can tell whose animating what by these.
- If a video has anything from Professor Layton or Transformers, you can bet Aku is behind it.
- If a video has anything from Homestar Runner or the pre-2004 LEGO games, you can bet Electricstar is involved.
- Batman Can Breathe in Space: Both a lampshading and a shout out to this trope happens simultaneously in "Underground Rapture 3"Light: You're just lucky that we can somehow breathe in space...
Max: I can breathe in spa—
Aku: WE KNOW! - Bilingual Bonus: At the end of Aggrandized Augmentations, the message "we own nothing" is actually used in Binary. Binary was also used in Apparitious Armory, in a close up of Melo's eye, that says "No sir, not getting out of this chair" a Shout-Out to Courage the Cowardly Dog
- Couch Gag: Every misadventure/mini-venture has a unique intro having something to do with their logo. Also the credits always state something about how/why they don't own anything.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: The original emblem for the gang was the Pyromancer's Mask from Team Fortress 2, fitting the name "Ze Pyromancers". From "The Spark of Friendship" onwards, they use a different skull as their emblem.
- Elemental Powers: The whole team has one.
- Green Thumb: Aku.
- Playing with Fire: Melo. Making her the only Pyromancer who is actually a Pyromancer.
- Shock and Awe: Star.
- Light 'em Up: Lightbrawler.
- Blow You Away: Shugou.
- Extra-ore-dinary: LE.
- Making a Splash: Ryo.
- Lunacy: Bella.
- Casting a Shadow: Richto.
- Power of the Void: Shads.
- Freeze-Frame Bonus: Quite a few of them, most being Shout-Outs
- Mundane Made Awesome: According to "Furniture Failure", the guys can't get new furniture without a "crazy item-get montage."
- No Animals Were Harmed:
- During the credits of "A Familiar Feeling", it says that No Pacharisu's were harmed in the making of the misadventure, although Shugou did need some therapy.
- Also parodied in "Necronomicon Nightmare" saying that "No Engineers, Koopas, Marths, or Scouts were harmed during the making of this video... although they did have an odd craving for French bread afterwards... and Star was diagnosed with Insomnia for animating this whole thing by himself."
- Non-Indicative Name: With the exception of Melo, none of the members of the group can actually use fire. In fact, each one of them uses another element instead.
- Noodle Incident: Apparently Max, an Evil Former Friend got in a feud with Ra, the Egyptian God of the Sun, and now the two are no longer on speaking terms.
- Previously on…: An entire episode was dedicated to lampshading this trope, right down to the same name.
- Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The team is frequently referred to as such.
- Shout-Out: Several in different episodes
- Spot the Imposter: Also lampshaded during "Previously On" where TNT has to find out who the real Aku is: Aku, or Star.
- The Stinger: Most Misadventures have this after the credits, usually a small and humorous tidbit.
- "Scooby-Doo" Hoax: Subverted at the end of "The Mystery Misfits". The shadowy ghoul Ze Pyromancers attempt to unmask really was a ghoul, and they ended up decapitating him.
- Stuff Blowing Up: A lot of things that shouldn't be explosive in the Pyromancer universe are. From piano playing Pyros, to Max, to the Earth itself having been detonated at least once.
- Talking Animal: Just about every Pokemon that appears in this series can talk like a human, to the point where 3 members and 2 pets of the members are talking Pokemon; lampshaded in "Key Rules 2". It's explained that Bella a Zelda Smasher from another universe who willingly transformed into a Pokemon and Joltik learned how to talk like a human, ostracizing him from his family; Tnt, Cheesecake, and Shugou have no real explanation.
- Wraparound Background: Lampshaded and played with in "The Mystery Misfits" where Aku takes note of the repeating background... only to reveal that the team were simply running in a fully circular hallway during that scene.
- "YEAH!" Shot: Parodied in "The Mystery Misfits" where after the credits, Max walks up to the guys, still freeze framed, and expresses annoyance that he wasn't "invited to the freeze frame party."
