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Originally known as 'Le Démon du Rire'[[note]]'The Laughter Demon'[[/note]], he struck fame by recording several UsefulNotes/MP3 sagas parodying well-known videogames and movies in the early 2000s. In 2012, he decided to create a Website/YouTube channel where he could freely talk about his main passion: cinema. The channel, named 'Le Cinéma de Durendal'[[note]]'Durendal's Cinema'[[/note]], currently houses his vlogs and other shows. After his laptop was stolen in 2013, he abandoned his Démon du Rire projects to focus entirely on his channel.

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Originally known as 'Le Démon du Rire'[[note]]'The Laughter Demon'[[/note]], he struck fame by recording several UsefulNotes/MP3 Platform/MP3 sagas parodying well-known videogames and movies in the early 2000s. In 2012, he decided to create a Website/YouTube channel where he could freely talk about his main passion: cinema. The channel, named 'Le Cinéma de Durendal'[[note]]'Durendal's Cinema'[[/note]], currently houses his vlogs and other shows. After his laptop was stolen in 2013, he abandoned his Démon du Rire projects to focus entirely on his channel.
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Durendal (born March 13, 1988), real name Timothée Fontaine, is a French Website/YouTube video maker who talks about movies.

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Durendal (born March 13, 1988), real name Timothée Fontaine, is a French Website/YouTube video [[WebVideo video]] maker who talks about movies.
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* ''Vlog'': Durendal makes a detailed review of a recent box-office release and encourages you (or not) to go and see it. During the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, unable to review new films as movie theaters were closed in France, he renamed the series as ''Coronavlogus'' and talked about older movies, series and some of his favorite films.

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* ''Vlog'': Durendal makes a detailed review {{review}} of a recent box-office release and encourages you (or not) to go and see it. During the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, unable to review new films as movie theaters were closed in France, he renamed the series as ''Coronavlogus'' and talked about older movies, series and some of his favorite films.
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* LargeHam: Goes UpToEleven in his PJREVAT videos, played for laughs.

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%%ZCE? * LargeHam: Goes UpToEleven Exaggerated in his PJREVAT videos, played for laughs.
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** Badmouthing beloved directors of his like Creator/RolandEmmerich.

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** Badmouthing beloved directors of his like Creator/RolandEmmerich. Emmerich is ''really'' SeriousBusiness for him.
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* NonIndicativeName: His name has nothing to do with [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Roland de Roncevaux]]'s legendary sword Durandal. He revealed in his ''Planet of the Apes'' PJREVAT video that he simply chose the name ''Durendal'' randomly in a dictionary.

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* NonIndicativeName: His name moniker has nothing to do with [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Roland de Roncevaux]]'s legendary sword Durandal. He revealed in his ''Planet of the Apes'' PJREVAT video that he simply chose the name ''Durendal'' ''Dur'''e'''ndal'' (note the "e") randomly in a dictionary.
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-->-- '''Introduction to Durendal's 'Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort' videos'''

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-->-- '''Introduction to Durendal's 'Pourquoi Durendal's''' '''''Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort' videos'''
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-->'''Introduction to Durendal's 'Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort' videos'''

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-->'''Introduction -->-- '''Introduction to Durendal's 'Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort' videos'''

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* BerserkButton: Creator/RidleyScott. Specifically how he handled the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise since ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'' (which remains one of his most brutal reviews to date).

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Creator/RidleyScott. Specifically how he handled the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise since ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'' (which remains one of his most brutal reviews to date).date).
** Badmouthing beloved directors of his like Creator/RolandEmmerich.
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* TakeThatTitForTat: In December 2014, French radio host Raphaël Enthoven, during a philosophy show, insulted and savagely criticized Durendal. This resulted in the latter responding to the insults, followed by the former giving a counter-response, leading to Internet drama. Although Durendal seems to have come to terms with the incident (even hinting it in some of his videos), Enthoven is still annoyed by this, years later.

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* TakeThatTitForTat: [[invoked]]TakeThatTitForTat: In December 2014, French radio host Raphaël Enthoven, during a philosophy show, insulted and savagely criticized Durendal. This resulted in the latter responding to the insults, followed by the former giving a counter-response, leading to Internet drama. Although Durendal seems to have come to terms with the incident (even hinting it in some of his videos), Enthoven is still annoyed by this, years later.

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* NoodleIncident: In December 2014, French radio host Raphaël Enthoven, during a philosophy show, insulted and savagely criticized Durendal. This resulted in the latter responding to the insults, followed by the former giving a counter-response, leading to Internet drama. Although Durendal seems to have come to terms with the incident (even hinting it in some of his videos), Enthoven is still annoyed by this, years later.


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* TakeThatTitForTat: In December 2014, French radio host Raphaël Enthoven, during a philosophy show, insulted and savagely criticized Durendal. This resulted in the latter responding to the insults, followed by the former giving a counter-response, leading to Internet drama. Although Durendal seems to have come to terms with the incident (even hinting it in some of his videos), Enthoven is still annoyed by this, years later.

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* NoodleIncident: In December 2014, French radio host Raphaël Enthoven; during a philosophy show; insulted and savagely criticized Durendal. This resulted in the latter responding to the insults, followed by the former giving a counter-response; leading to Internet drama. Although Durendal seems to have come to terms with the incident (even hinting it in some of his videos); Enthoven is still annoyed by this, years later.

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* NoodleIncident: In December 2014, French radio host Raphaël Enthoven; Enthoven, during a philosophy show; show, insulted and savagely criticized Durendal. This resulted in the latter responding to the insults, followed by the former giving a counter-response; counter-response, leading to Internet drama. Although Durendal seems to have come to terms with the incident (even hinting it in some of his videos); videos), Enthoven is still annoyed by this, years later.



* TakeThatCritics: Often Lampshaded in his videos; mostly in his special videos.
** This quote from his PJREVAT on ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'':
--->'''Instead of that, I work more than 507 hours, alone with people spending their time saying that what I do is not real work, and that I'm a fool who doesn't know anything.'''

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* TakeThatCritics: Often Lampshaded in his videos; Lampshaded, mostly in his special videos.
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videos. For example this quote from his PJREVAT on ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'':
--->'''Instead -->'''Durendal:''' Instead of that, I work more than 507 hours, alone with people spending their time saying that what I do is not real work, and that I'm a fool who doesn't know anything.'''
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-->'''"Take care of yourselves and go watch movies, Ciao!"'''

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-->'''"Take -->''"Take care of yourselves and go watch movies, Ciao!"'''Ciao!"''
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-->'''Take care of yourselves and go watch movies, Ciao!'''

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-->'''Take -->'''"Take care of yourselves and go watch movies, Ciao!'''Ciao!"'''

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* ''Vlog'': Durendal makes a detailed review of a recent box-office release and encourages you (or not) to go and see it. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, unable to review new films as movie theaters were closed in France, he renamed the series as ''Coronavlogus'' and talked about older movies, series and some of his favorite films.

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* ''Vlog'': Durendal makes a detailed review of a recent box-office release and encourages you (or not) to go and see it. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, unable to review new films as movie theaters were closed in France, he renamed the series as ''Coronavlogus'' and talked about older movies, series and some of his favorite films.



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* BerserkButton: Creator/RidleyScott. Specifically how he handled the Alien Franchise since Film/{{Prometheus}} (which remains one of his most brutal reviews to date).

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* BerserkButton: Creator/RidleyScott. Specifically how he handled the Alien Franchise ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise since Film/{{Prometheus}} ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'' (which remains one of his most brutal reviews to date).



* LargeHam: Goes UpToEleven in his PJREVAT, played for laughs.
* NonIndicativeName: His name has nothing to do with [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Roland de Roncevaux]]'s legendary sword Durandal. He revealed in his Planet of the Apes PJREVAT video that he simply chose the name ''Durendal'' randomly in a dictionary.

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* LargeHam: Goes UpToEleven in his PJREVAT, PJREVAT videos, played for laughs.
* NonIndicativeName: His name has nothing to do with [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Roland de Roncevaux]]'s legendary sword Durandal. He revealed in his Planet ''Planet of the Apes Apes'' PJREVAT video that he simply chose the name ''Durendal'' randomly in a dictionary.



-->'''Take care of yourselves and go watch movies, Ciao!'''

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-->'''Take care of yourselves and go watch movies, Ciao!'''Ciao!'''
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Durendal (born March 13, 1988), real name Timothée Fontaine, is a French Website/YouTube video maker that talks about movies.

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Durendal (born March 13, 1988), real name Timothée Fontaine, is a French Website/YouTube video maker that who talks about movies.
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Durendal, real name Timothée Fontaine, is a French Website/YouTube video maker that talks about movies.

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Durendal, Durendal (born March 13, 1988), real name Timothée Fontaine, is a French Website/YouTube video maker that talks about movies.

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-->''"Welcome to 'Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort'.[[note]]'Why I'm Right And You Are Wrong'[[/note]]"''
--->'''Introduction to Durendal's 'Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort' videos'''

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-->''"Welcome [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/17_86.jpg]]

->''"Welcome
to 'Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort'.[[note]]'Why I'm Right And You Are Wrong'[[/note]]"''
--->'''Introduction -->'''Introduction to Durendal's 'Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort' videos'''
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* NeverLiveItDown:
** Him crying while watching Creator/LucBesson's ''Film/{{Lucy}}''. He still gets angry comments about it, nearly '''6 years''' after the Vlog's release.
** In November 2015, he released his Vlog on ''Les Nouvelles Aventures d'Aladin'' with Kev Adams. While nearly everyone panned the film; he defended it... something many viewers were enraged about.[[note]]The like-dislike ratio speaks for itself.[[/note]]
** On a more personal level, the loss of his cat Cléo in 2016 continues to affect him to this day, as he feels responsible.
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* OneEpisodeWonder: Averted. His pilot for ''Dur en Dalle'', where he planned to eat food from several movies. It didn't take-off and even he hates it.

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* BaseBreakingCharacter: His unpopular opinions on certain movies created a clear division between people who enjoy his work and those who despise it.
** And not only by Website/YouTube users, but directors themselves.
* BerserkButton:
** Creator/RidleyScott. Specifically how he handled the Alien Franchise since Film/Prometheus.
* BileFascination: Zig-Zagged. Although he personally doesn't want to watch bad movies, he still finds himself tearing them apart.

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* BaseBreakingCharacter: His unpopular opinions on certain movies created a clear division between people who enjoy his work and those who despise it.
** And not only by Website/YouTube users, but directors themselves.
* BerserkButton:
**
BerserkButton: Creator/RidleyScott. Specifically how he handled the Alien Franchise since Film/Prometheus.
* BileFascination: Zig-Zagged. Although he personally doesn't want
Film/{{Prometheus}} (which remains one of his most brutal reviews to watch bad movies, he still finds himself tearing them apart.date).



* NonIndicativeName: His name has nothing to do with [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Roland de Roncevaux]]'s legendary sword Durandal.
** He revealed in his Planet of the Apes PJREVAT video that he simply chose the name ''Durendal'' randomly in a dictionary.

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* NonIndicativeName: His name has nothing to do with [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Roland de Roncevaux]]'s legendary sword Durandal.
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Durandal. He revealed in his Planet of the Apes PJREVAT video that he simply chose the name ''Durendal'' randomly in a dictionary.
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* ''Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort'': His most popular creation. Abbriviated as PJREVAT, a series of longer videos where he analyses and defends a movie or a cinema-related subject he likes.

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* ''Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort'': His most popular creation. Abbriviated as PJREVAT, a series of longer videos where he analyses and defends a movie or a cinema-related subject he likes.likes; or breaks down movies that he particularly hates.
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** Him crying while watching Creator/LucBesson's ''Film/{{Lucy}}''. He still gets angry comments about it, nearly '''6 years'' after the Vlog's release.

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** Him crying while watching Creator/LucBesson's ''Film/{{Lucy}}''. He still gets angry comments about it, nearly '''6 years'' years''' after the Vlog's release.
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** Him crying while watching Creator/LucBesson's ''Film/Lucy''. He still gets angry comments about it, nearly '''6 years'' after the Vlog's release.

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** Him crying while watching Creator/LucBesson's ''Film/Lucy''.''Film/{{Lucy}}''. He still gets angry comments about it, nearly '''6 years'' after the Vlog's release.



--->'''Instead of that, I work more than 507 hours, alone with people spending their time saying that what I do is not real work, and that I'm a fool who doesn't know anything.''']]

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--->'''Instead of that, I work more than 507 hours, alone with people spending their time saying that what I do is not real work, and that I'm a fool who doesn't know anything.''']]'''
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** And not only by YouTube users, but directors themselves.

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** And not only by YouTube Website/YouTube users, but directors themselves.



* LargeHam: Goes UpToEleven in his PJREVATs, played for laughs.

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* LargeHam: Goes UpToEleven in his PJREVATs, PJREVAT, played for laughs.
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Originally known as 'Le Démon du Rire'[[note]]'The Laughter Demon'[[/note]], he struck fame by recording several MP3 sagas parodying well-known videogames and movies in the early 2000s. In 2012, he decided to create a Website/YouTube channel where he could freely talk about his main passion: cinema. The channel, named 'Le Cinéma de Durendal'[[note]]'Durendal's Cinema'[[/note]], currently houses his vlogs and other shows. After his laptop was stolen in 2013, he abandoned his Démon du Rire projects to focus entirely on his channel.

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Originally known as 'Le Démon du Rire'[[note]]'The Laughter Demon'[[/note]], he struck fame by recording several MP3 UsefulNotes/MP3 sagas parodying well-known videogames and movies in the early 2000s. In 2012, he decided to create a Website/YouTube channel where he could freely talk about his main passion: cinema. The channel, named 'Le Cinéma de Durendal'[[note]]'Durendal's Cinema'[[/note]], currently houses his vlogs and other shows. After his laptop was stolen in 2013, he abandoned his Démon du Rire projects to focus entirely on his channel.
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Durendal, real name Timothée Fontaine, is a French YouTube video maker that talks about movies.

Originally known as 'Le Démon du Rire'[[note]]'The Laughter Demon'[[/note]], he struck fame by recording several MP3 sagas parodying well-known videogames and movies in the early 2000s. In 2012, he decided to create a YouTube channel where he could freely talk about his main passion: cinema. The channel, named 'Le Cinéma de Durendal'[[note]]'Durendal's Cinema'[[/note]], currently houses his vlogs and other shows. After his laptop was stolen in 2013, he abandoned his Démon du Rire projects to focus entirely on his YouTube channel.

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Durendal, real name Timothée Fontaine, is a French YouTube Website/YouTube video maker that talks about movies.

Originally known as 'Le Démon du Rire'[[note]]'The Laughter Demon'[[/note]], he struck fame by recording several MP3 sagas parodying well-known videogames and movies in the early 2000s. In 2012, he decided to create a YouTube Website/YouTube channel where he could freely talk about his main passion: cinema. The channel, named 'Le Cinéma de Durendal'[[note]]'Durendal's Cinema'[[/note]], currently houses his vlogs and other shows. After his laptop was stolen in 2013, he abandoned his Démon du Rire projects to focus entirely on his YouTube channel.



* ''Vlog'': Durendal makes a detailed review of a recent box-office release and encourages you (or not) to go and see it. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, unable to review new films as movie theaters were closed in France, he renamed the series as ''CoronaVlogus'' and talked about older movies, series and some of his favorite films.

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* ''Vlog'': Durendal makes a detailed review of a recent box-office release and encourages you (or not) to go and see it. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, unable to review new films as movie theaters were closed in France, he renamed the series as ''CoronaVlogus'' ''Coronavlogus'' and talked about older movies, series and some of his favorite films.
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-->''"Welcome to 'Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort'.[[note]]'Why I'm Right And You Are Wrong'[[/note]]"''
--->'''Introduction to Durendal's 'Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort' videos'''

Durendal, real name Timothée Fontaine, is a French YouTube video maker that talks about movies.

Originally known as 'Le Démon du Rire'[[note]]'The Laughter Demon'[[/note]], he struck fame by recording several MP3 sagas parodying well-known videogames and movies in the early 2000s. In 2012, he decided to create a YouTube channel where he could freely talk about his main passion: cinema. The channel, named 'Le Cinéma de Durendal'[[note]]'Durendal's Cinema'[[/note]], currently houses his vlogs and other shows. After his laptop was stolen in 2013, he abandoned his Démon du Rire projects to focus entirely on his YouTube channel.

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!! Shows created by Durendal include:
*''Vlog'': Durendal makes a detailed review of a recent box-office release and encourages you (or not) to go and see it. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, unable to review new films as movie theaters were closed in France, he renamed the series as ''CoronaVlogus'' and talked about older movies, series and some of his favorite films.
*''Pourquoi J'ai Raison et Vous Avez Tort'': His most popular creation. Abbriviated as PJREVAT, a series of longer videos where he analyses and defends a movie or a cinema-related subject he likes.
*''Reaction Shot'': a series where he comes back on things he might have left vague or unexplained in his Vlogs.

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!! Tropes associated with Durendal:
* BaseBreakingCharacter: His unpopular opinions on certain movies created a clear division between people who enjoy his work and those who despise it.
** And not only by YouTube users, but directors themselves.
* BerserkButton:
** Creator/RidleyScott. Specifically how he handled the Alien Franchise since Film/Prometheus.
* BileFascination: Zig-Zagged. Although he personally doesn't want to watch bad movies, he still finds himself tearing them apart.
* CausticCritic: As someone who makes reviews on the Internet, of course he's going to be savage in some of his reviews.
*GeekPhysiques: Especially during his Démon du Rire era.
* LargeHam: Goes UpToEleven in his PJREVATs, played for laughs.
* NeverLiveItDown:
** Him crying while watching Creator/LucBesson's ''Film/Lucy''. He still gets angry comments about it, nearly '''6 years'' after the Vlog's release.
** In November 2015, he released his Vlog on ''Les Nouvelles Aventures d'Aladin'' with Kev Adams. While nearly everyone panned the film; he defended it... something many viewers were enraged about.[[note]]The like-dislike ratio speaks for itself.[[/note]]
** On a more personal level, the loss of his cat Cléo in 2016 continues to affect him to this day, as he feels responsible.
* NonIndicativeName: His name has nothing to do with [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Roland de Roncevaux]]'s legendary sword Durandal.
** He revealed in his Planet of the Apes PJREVAT video that he simply chose the name ''Durendal'' randomly in a dictionary.
* NoodleIncident: In December 2014, French radio host Raphaël Enthoven; during a philosophy show; insulted and savagely criticized Durendal. This resulted in the latter responding to the insults, followed by the former giving a counter-response; leading to Internet drama. Although Durendal seems to have come to terms with the incident (even hinting it in some of his videos); Enthoven is still annoyed by this, years later.
* OneEpisodeWonder: Averted. His pilot for ''Dur en Dalle'', where he planned to eat food from several movies. It didn't take-off and even he hates it.
* RealMenWearPink: He '''loves''' ''Anime/SailorMoon''.
* SelfDeprecation: Mostly on his homosexuality.
* TakeThatCritics: Often Lampshaded in his videos; mostly in his special videos.
** This quote from his PJREVAT on ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'':
--->'''Instead of that, I work more than 507 hours, alone with people spending their time saying that what I do is not real work, and that I'm a fool who doesn't know anything.''']]
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-->'''Take care of yourselves and go watch movies, Ciao!'''

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