History Creator / TheCynicalBrit

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->''"Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is [=TotalBiscuit=], and I'm here to ask and answer one simple question. WTF is..."''

The Cynical Brit?

AKA [[Literature/{{Discworld}} TotalBiscuit]]; [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft TotalHalibut;]] [[VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline Dark Halibut]]; [[VideoGame/TheSecretWorld El Poncho Grande]]; Theultimatelettuce; [[AwesomeMcCoolName John Bain]].

John Peter Bain (8 July 1984 – 24 May 2018), better known by his screen name [=TotalBiscuit=], was a British-born creator of Website/YouTube videos and commentary showcasing his first impressions of whatever game has only just been released. He did fast-paced ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' Multiplayer commentary, first-impression videos of indie games on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and other digital-distribution platforms through a series known as ''WTF is...'', and collaborations with other channels, such as co-op playthroughs of ''VideoGame/{{Magicka}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Trine}} 2'' with LetsPlay/LewisBrindley and LetsPlay/SimonLane of the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} and a ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' series with WebVideo/JesseCox. As for his ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' involvement, he became a sponsor for Team Dignitas' [=BlinG=] and founded Team Axiom, which had five players before his real-life illness forced him to shut it down.

During his time with Wow Radio, [=TotalBiscuit=] hosted a few shows - Dungeon Master (a short-lived non-intensive raid guide), Titan, TB's Show About Videogames, and EPIC! - but, in the world of podcasts, he is best known for both his "shock-jock"-inspired persona and ''Blue Plz'', a ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' weekly podcast, ''Cataclysm'' expansion beta (and afterward, published content) playthroughs with commentary, and daily updates of "[=WoW=] news and content" through his ''Azeroth Daily'' videos. He discontinued his regular ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' videos as of May 2011 and, although he continued it for a few weeks afterward, confirmed that ''Blue Plz'' is "done for good" as well. He did 27 videos of an ambitious LetsPlay for ''VideoGame/ShiningForceIII'' (which he was unfortunately been forced to take down due to copyright claims by Sega Japan), and had been embarking on a playthrough of ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' after a handful of beta content videos were well-received on his channel.

You can find his Website/YouTube channel here, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/TotalHalibut TotalHalibut]]. In August of 2011, he created another Website/YouTube channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/TotalBiscuit TotalBiscuit]], which he used to host exclusively ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' content. He was yet another member of Creator/{{Polaris}}, and ever since it was called [=TheGameStation=] helped run a weekly podcast, now called Podcast/TheCoOptionalPodcast.

In April 2018, Bain formally retired as a game critic, due to failing health caused by increasing issues with the cancer he had been diagnosed with back in 2015. [[https://twitter.com/Totalbiscuit/status/999787845127634944 He passed away due to complications from the disease on 24 May 2018.]]

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!!Tropes that apply to [=TotalBiscuit=]:
* AbortedArc: Several videos he intended to make were scrapped or never made
** He said he'd give a WTF is... of [[StreetFighter Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition]] in his Dannish Inquisition episode. He didn't.
** He'd mentioned that he created a LOT of videos, had a lot of ideas for video series, but had to cut a lot of them because they didn't meet his strict standards, he didn't have the time for it, or other reasons (such as his boycott of SEGA related content).
* AccidentalInnuendo: He did this from time to time, at which point either he or someone he was playing/casting with would inevitably tell people not to look into it. [[invoked]]
-->'''Crossing a Watermelon field while playing a female engineer in Guild Wars 2''': "Look at that advanced melon technology. No, not THAT kind of melon technology."
-->'''TB during his WTF is of Binary Domain:''' You will notice the camera is sort of jerking off to one side or another - ''no not like that'', jerking off ''to one side'' - [[GenreSavvy no, this is not going to sound good regardless of how I say it, let's just abandon that sentence.]]
-->'''TB during his WTF is of [=OlliOlli2=]: Welcome to Olliwood:''' I was swearing like an aircraft carrier's worth of seamen. That... That didn't come out the way that I wanted it to.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: During "WTF Is...''VideoGame/DutyCalls''," he was clearly pissed that it was made in place of a proper demo for the PC version of ''VideoGame/{{Bulletstorm}}'', yet couldn't help but laugh at it from beginning to end.
* AndAnotherThing: "Oh yeah, and [[ObviousBeta it crashes when you try to quit it!]]", at the end of one of his videos after the usual ending.
* AndThatsTerrible: During one of the ''Dead Rising 2: Broken Record'' videos
--> '''TB''': (to Jesse) Stop doing that or you'll break the game. And that's bad.
* {{Angrish}}: Lapsed into this when playing [[NintendoHard punishingly difficult]] games, and since he played quite a few of those, he spoke it almost fluently.
** In ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'', Angrish is apparently "Hell-ese" and TB was very fluent in it, though it mostly involved asking for cooking ingredients.
** At the end of his WTF is The Tiny Bang Story video he actually resumes recording after the designated end and almost [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16qZtnqUleU&t=47m5s immediately descends into this.]]
** He had since done a WTF Is... of ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy Gaiden''. He set a record for giving in to rage about 2 minutes in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY6TrLsN6qM and doesn't let up]][[note]]He later stated that he was faking it in a parody of [=RagePlayers=] such as Tobuscus and [=PewDiePie=][[/note]].
* ApologeticAttacker: During his Blood Bowl game against Dodger.
* AuthorAppeal:
** Top hats and monocles appeared to be high on his agenda. If there were in-game cosmetics for one's avatar, TB was certain to go and seek them out.
** While the monocle never became such, TB ''did'' wear a top hat on "official" videos in which his face was shown. One example of this would be his coverage of the GamesCom show.
** TB was a big Creator/TerryPratchett fan, sometimes encouraging people to read the books. The origin of his name? From the book ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'', [=TotalBiscuit=], a "horrible" name given to a child because of the child's culture. His first online handle also came from Creator/TerryPratchett, ''Soulcake''.
** Given quotings during his bout as Darkhalibut in ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' and also during his videos against [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]] in ''Videogame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'', his love of Frank Klepacki's music and knowledge of events that occur within the series, it seems likely that [=TotalBiscuit=] was a fan of ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer''.
---> '''TB:''': ''[[Videogame/CommandAndConquerGenerals You'll come for the toxins, but you'll stay because you're dead!]]''
* AwesomeMcCoolName:
** John [[AC:Bain]]. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in one of his ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' videos, when he fought [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the other Bane]].
** And again in episode 35 of ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}} - The Next World Generation'', where Jesse in his 'Bane' (him talking into a cup) voice...
--->'''Jesse:''' Ah, John '[=TotalBiscuit=]' Bain. It is I, the ''real'' Bane...
** Even better is his son, ''Orion Bain'', who may or may not be [[CaptainSpaceDefenderOfEarth defender of the galaxy.]]
* BadassBaritone: Had a very deep and characterful voice.
** Averted for the last 6 months of his life, as various cancer complications caused pressure against his chest, which raised the pitch of his voice about an octave.
* BadassBoast:
** "I HAVE MORE YOUTUBE MONEY THAN GOD!"
** On Twitter " I angered [[{{LetsPlay/PewDiePie}} pewdiepies]] [[FanDumb fanbase]] last night, do you really think I'm a known giver of a fucks?"
** He gives another one during said aforementioned video on ''Gotham City Imposters''.
---> [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiHcLEXmMO0 I AM THE FREAKIN ARCHMAGE OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE!]]
* BadassInANiceSuit: His casting attire.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When TB started streaming Faeria, he thanked a small number of viewers for sending him in-game chests, and informed the rest of his viewers that they could add him as their recruiter to send him a gift and get a prize of their own. He later regretted doing this, when the game became borderline unplayable as fans sent him chest after chest.
* BerserkButton: He had a quite a few of these. Lord help you if you pressed one...
** Don't mess with Creator/HuskyStarcraft -- the guy was responsible for getting TB his Website/YouTube partnership, and the job to provide for his family, or, in TB's own words: "Husky is the reason my family still has a roof over their heads".
** [[invoked]] Had a bit of a trigger finger on banning FanDumb -- both his own and that of others. It doesn't matter if you like his videos, you love kittens or you like [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Ponies]] -- if you were being a dick about what you liked, you would piss him off.
** Also, don't touch his hat, as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drAi35ipbnA&t=21m10s Jesse found out]] the hard way in ''Videogame/{{Terraria}}''.
** [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Don't. Diss. Charity]]! Be it the [[Creator/HumbleBundle Humble Indie Bundle]] or Red Cross. You ''WOULD'' get shouted at, banned from his channel, and possibly set on fire through the internet.
** ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' and its publisher Riot Games ever since his falling-out with both [[note]]Riot used to have a referral program with the ultimate reward being an all-expense-paid trip to their HQ to help design a new champion. After TB met this goal, which was thought to be impossible, this was redacted before he could actually claim his prize and instead got an in-game item named after him, the Total Biscuit of Rejuvenation. TB was not too happy.[[/note]]. He talked about the game from time to time during his Content Patch news discussions, but asking him why he didn't stream it anymore was a quick way to get his wrath.
** Newest one... Moogles, which made [=TotalBiscuit=] punch a kitten.
*** Chocobo~...
** His biggest one yet at the time: Do not, under any circumstance, question TB's morals as a commentator and as a game consumer. Nearly an hour of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfuptVs94_U the fourth GameStation podcast]] was devoted to a debate/shouting contest between Jesse and TB on this.
** ''{{VideoGame/Minecraft}}''. He found the game itself to be overrated, thought the community was the worst on the internet, and had come to hate Mojang themselves, especially after Notch bad-mouthed the {{LetsPlay/Yogscast}} on Twitter after the first Minecon.
** [[VideoGame/SuperAmazingWagonAdventure Buffalo.]]
** Censorship, the mess with ''VideoGame/DayOneGarrysIncident'' showcased perfectly how enraged TB could become when someone abuses fair use or other copyright laws to censor opinion.
** Making crappy sequels to beloved franchises of his.
** Companies he found terrible such as Creator/TheChineseRoom.
** Hand-holding in video games, such as forced tutorials.
** Horrible game title screens, limited option menus, and generally bad interface designs or UI. TB tended to give these more attention that the average critic, as he spent the first part of each "WTF Is..." video breaking these aspects down.
** The claim that 30 FPS is ideal for video games because "it's more cinematic" tended to set him off, especially since he'd shown that games can markedly improve at 60 FPS and many modern computers can handle it. In July 2015 he started a Steam curator list called "The Framerate Police," dedicated to pointing out games that are locked at 30 FPS, alongside any possible means of unlocking the frame rate.
** Pre-ordering and Early Access games on Steam and the people who support these practices with their money. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VymCZspMS-4 One of his rants]] succinctly states why.
** One particular influx of [[PoliticalOvercorrectness overzealous people]] seemed to irk him quite a bit, as set from the [[http://youtu.be/VhrcMTMPzT0?t=16m2s opinion he set]] on the Website/GiantBomb controversy and when fellow content creator WebVideo/JonTron came under fire from them.
** Anything falling under TB's "anime bullshit" umbrella, particularly the stuff that [[WithFriendsLikeThese his wife forced him to play with her]]. He explained that while he recognized Japanese culture's eccentricities, the main reason for his distaste was the obnoxious fanbase and the tendency to be overly Japanese/cute/perverted/etc. for its own sake.
--> '''TB:''' Ughh... I'm gonna be honest. I'm mostly doing this stream so you guys'll ''shut the fuck up'' about this stupid thing.
--> '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEOcBBrndss Genna]](in a super-cute voice):''' ANIME SENPAI!
--> TB: Ugh, oh God. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck I'm already regretting this.]]
--> Genna (still in cutesy voice): Awww...
** Transphobia and intolerance among his community, [[JustifiedTrope which was quite understandable]]. [[https://soundcloud.com/gennabain/we-need-to-have-words His response]] to the unpleasantness with reddit's response to [=LauraKBuzz's=] appearance on the Co-Optional Podcast makes this quite plain; if you're a bigot and expressed hatred in his community, he did NOT want you as a fan and he would do whatever he could to ensure that your hate speech was silenced.
* BigNo: See [[BigWhat Big "WHAT!?"]] below.
** Combined with YouBastard at the loss of [[Videogame/FTLFasterThanLight Charlie the Mantis]], whose many kills stood as an unbeaten streak even as the game drew to a close.
* BigWhat: During his livestream of ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' on [[NintendoHard Classic difficulty with Iron Man mode on]] he missed the alien with an 83% chance to hit. This is his reaction immediately followed by a [[BigNo Big "NO!"]]. [[http://www.twitch.tv/totalbiscuit/b/335049943 Jump to 15:13 if you'd like to see.]]
* BlasphemousBoast: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Wdrr5ALnU TGS Podcast #39]].
-->'''TB''': I have more Youtube money than GOD![[note]]Note: there actually is a youtube channel called GOD and TB did in fact have more youtube money than its owner[[/note]]
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Male Version. The 6th Podcast has WebVideo/{{Jesse|Cox}}, TB and LetsPlay/SimonLane respectively, beards and all.
* {{Bowdlerise}}:
** He might not be fond of cursing in front of his audience in regular videos, and if he did do so, expect a warning from him in advance.
** Averted for ''WTF Is... Long Live The Queen ?'' episode, though. The preparation stream with his wife Genna had TB calling the game on having tons of "anime bullshit", and for the actual episode, TB said "anime nonsense" right ''once''.
** Humorously used during the ''WTF Is... Hatoful Pigeon?'', another collab between him and Genna. He initially names the protagonist "FUCKOFF PLEASE" in a fit of annoyance, but after making an AccidentalPun a few minutes in, he restarts and names the new PC "FLOCKOFF FTHERFCE" as a funnier and more family-friendly alternative.
* BrutalHonesty: Came hand in hand with the CausticCritic trope, he never softened the blow when picking faults.
--> '''TB (Speaking about Q.U.B.E. - [[RageQuit a puzzle game]]):''' "A well designed game with a lot of thought behind it... but has honestly the character of your average plank of wood."
* BuffySpeak: Phsysicsy Style (From his WTF Is of Intrusion 2) "Is that even a word? It is now."
* BullyingADragon:
** When the makers of an indie game TB snubbed tried to claim copyright to censor his extremely unflattering opinion, they wound up looking like idiots and [[StreisandEffect generating even ]]''[[StreisandEffect more ]]''[[StreisandEffect negative press]] by showing how poorly they took criticism. The mess with ''Day One'' and ''Guise Of The Wolf'' had left both companies humiliated and their reputations utterly tarnished. And that's not even half of it when you take into account his fanbase's (sometimes overkill) reactions to said threats.
** The makers of ''Guise Of The Wolf'' actually threatened to sue, TB's response roughly amounted to "bring it on". They backed down within the day since no sane prosecutor would take a case that censored free speech (a constitutional right) and the fact that TB has access to Polaris' lawyers.
** Even funnier is that although he didn't pursue it as his career, he actually graduated college with a Law degree.
* TheCameo:
** As pointed out by TB and Jesse in their Q & A video together on WebVideo/OMFGCata, LetsPlay/SimonLane (a Gnome) and LetsPlay/LewisBrindley (then named Zephir, a Night Elf) are literally ''right there'' when TB is accepting and recording the "Peacebloom vs Ghouls" quest, back in the days when the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}'s flagship channel, [=TotalBiscuit=], and WebVideo/OMFGCata had a friendly rivalry uploading ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' content as quickly as they could.
** Simon decides to finally add [=TotalBiscuit=] to his UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} friends list during one of his ''Videogame/{{Terraria}}'' livestreams.
** Another one where he cameos during the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}'s Earth Defense Force Livestream (audio only as the video is game footage). Notable of reducing LetsPlay/{{Sips}} to a blithering fanboy.
---> '''Sips:''' Say my name. Oh please say my name!\\
'''TB:''' Um...\\
* TB chats for a while then leaves*\\
'''Sips:''' He probably thinks I'm a weird fanboy now...
** And now Lewis is a cute necromancer girl followed by 4 meatpatchworked monsters while TB is a furry with a charrzooka and stabby stabby daggers in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8-9VEvAmFg&t=28m GW2 beta]].
--->'''TB: '''Greetings Lewis, how are you today?
** In Tom Syndicate's 6th August Minecraft Project livestream, TB called him up on Skype after 15 minutes to help him with streaming lag issues.
* CatchPhrase: Numerous. Some of the most frequent ones seem to be more along the lines of a VerbalTic, in fact.
--> "Fire ze missiles!" \\
"I'm working on it." \\
"Yes indeed.." \\
"Sounds reasonable." \\
"That's problematic." \\
"Covered in [[MadLibsCatchPhrase X]]!"\\
"Yes, it is delicious!"\\
"My name is [=TotalBiscuit=] and I'm here to ask and answer one simple question... [[TitleDrop WTF is]] [[MadLibsCatchPhrase [insert game title here]]]?"\\
"By any stretch of the imagination"\\
"Free [[MadLibsCatchPhrase X]]! My favorite kind of [[MadLibsCatchPhrase X]]!"\\
"Big fan of that."\\
"Ah, ''bollocks''..."\\
"[[MadLibsCatchPhrase X]] is/are the worst thing/things in the world..."\\
"Not the worst thing to ever happen/in the world..."\\
"Death to you!"
---> "Death to the heathens!"
----> [[Music/{{Manowar}} "Death to those who play false metal!"]]
--> "Onwards, for great justice!"\\
"Let us rock and/or roll... whichever comes first."\\
"Lets kick it off, shall we?"\\
"Funny how that works."\\
"I can tell you that for a fact."\\
"...in any way, shape or form."\\
"Honestly" or "If I'm being totally honest."\\
"Wundabar!"\\
"For the good of the land!"\\
"Beta is Beta." or "Alpha is Alpha"\\
"At the end of the day..."\\
"Sit down!"\\
"...as much as Humanly (sometimes [[VideoGame/StarcraftII Zergly]]) possible\\
"...see what he can see..."\\
"...streaming across the map"\\
"Bit of a bugbear;..."\\
"Welcome to the Game Station Podcast where we occasionally talk about Videogames."\\
"...as a direct result..."\\
"I have more... [[BlasphemousBoast than god!]]"\\
"This/that is not ideal." or "Not the most ideal X..."
-->"This/that is not brilliant."
* CatchPhraseInterruptus:
--> "Onward, for great (''*[[TheManyDeathsOfYou Meat Boy runs into buzzsaw]]*'') ...death"
** A game called VideoGame/NoTimeToExplain also does this to him a few times;
---> '''TB''': "Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Totalbiscuit and I'm here to as-- \\
'''PC''': [[DynamicEntry *Crashes into the room*]] "I am you from the future, there's no time to explain! Follow me to -- OH CHRIST!! WAAAAH!!" *giant claw grabs PC*\\
'''TB''': "What the Chr--? *{{Beat}}* My name is Totalb--" \\
'''PC, still in Claw''': "Use the arrow keys to move!! UAAHGH!!" \\
'''TB''': "[[{{Unpaused}} --iscuit...]] and I'm here... to ask and answer one simple question..."
** He also namechecks the trope during WTF is... Dustforce.
** By the end of his critique on ''WASTED - A Post Apocalyptic Pub-crawler''
---> '''TB''': If you have enjoyed this video, then by all means please feel free to hit the like button, and if you don't, the dislike--
** TB unexpectly stoped in his tracks, TB checks down and saw a bear trap clamping his feet
--->'''TB''': ....it's a bear trap. *draws breath* The DISLIKE BEAR TRAP is right here!
** Right after, TB shot a mutamutt, the mutamutt exploded into a bunch of tiny flying enemies chasing TB
--->'''TB''': "NO! NO! GO AWAY! GOD DA-$%@$^-- I'll see you next time OH BLOODY HELL...."
* CantHoldHisLiquor: During the Star Wars Kinect Dance Off and the 14th podcast, TB visibly drinks the least amount of Champagne among the three of them, but looks even more drunk than Jesse (downed his whole bottle [[note]]Or, well.. he did spill a lot of his and filled a colostomy bag with liquor, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfscLnagXDE see here]][[/note]], yet only acts slightly more silly than usual) and Dodger (almost finished her bottle and does not look drunk at all).
* CantTakeCriticism: He fell under the common Youtube commentator curse of being able to dish criticism but being unable to take it.
* CausticCritic: At times, but less often than the name "Cynical Brit" would suggest. He's actually quite fair, and often finds something to appreciate even in a game he doesn't like.
* CerebusSyndrome: A number of relatively recent commentators on his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv4dkc9CKWs Super Meat Boy Wipe-A-Thon 3000]] video note that he seems a lot happier in that relatively-early video.
* ClusterFBomb: At times when he's streaming, especially during particularly awful/frustrating games (in example: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ask3Dn1ocIQ Let's Not Play: Guise of the Wolf]]). Normally averted in "regular" Youtube videos (including WTF Is...) as TB tries to maintain a certain level of professionalism there.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Upon going to Paris and witnessing the Eiffel Tower lit up, his reply is this:
--> '''TB:''' That is '''NOT''' energy efficient.
* TheComicallySerious: What really makes TB's ''WTF is...'' episode of ''VideoGame/ScribblenautsUnlimited'' funny is the way TB maintains his StiffUpperLip and avoids {{corpsing}} despite constantly looking for an excuse to spawn miniguns and {{Eldritch Abomination}}s.
* CoolButInefficient: TB's most well known ''VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft'' series of videos was ''Lord of the Legendaries'', where he played a deck composed entirely of impressive-seeming legendary cards, most of which are AwesomeButImpractical. Despite being a non-viable joke deck and getting stomped quite a bit, he never gave up on trying to make the deck work somehow.
* {{Corpsing}}: Almost never in proper videos, but on the Co-optional Podcast he had his moments of laughing so hard that he couldn't find his composure or continue talking. [[StraightManAndFunnyMan Naturally]], it was Jesse's goal to get TB to corpse as often as possible, to which the others will joke about TB temporarily being out of order or broken since he's in hysterics.
* CoughSnarkCough: During his WTF Is... of ''Game of Thrones - A Telltale Game Series'', he had this to say about the voice acting:
--> '''TB:''' Pretty much solid across the board. Nobody phoned it in, which is nice, considering we have had some recent instances of celebrity voice actors kind of phoning it in lately. *cough*Creator/PeterDinklage*cough* [[LampshadeHanging Sorry there about that, had to clear my throat there]].
* CriticalDissonance: Invoked for discussion as part of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJANS0VTpbY this video]] released in the wake of the CriticalDissonance surrounding ''VideoGame/MadMax''.
* {{Crossover}}: With other members of Polaris such as Dodger and Jesse, as well as various members of the Yogscast, such as Simon, Lewis and LetsPlay/{{Strippin}}.
* CutenessProximity:
** He was not usually a victim of this, but then the Popori appeared. "[[VideoGame/TeraOnline IT'S A BEAVER]]!"
** That said, this trope is possibly parodied for the most part. There have been quite a few times where he said something that isn't stereotypically cute (like the cyber-skull in ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'') being adorable.
** One instance of this happened during Easter Day where his twitter avatar became a cute rabbit, followed up by him [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEcYkZhlVlc linking to bunny videos on YouTube]] and posting random cute bunny pictures throughout the day. Subscribers and followers of his Twitter had a WildMassGuessing about whether he was momentarily possessed, drunk, sad, hungry for rabbit meat, {{Troll}}ing, if it was his wife, or if he had a soft spot for bunnies.
--->'''Subscriber''': Cynical Fleet currently experiencing bunnies, please try again later.
---> Then he linked a [[NightmareFuel demonic looking bunny.]]
** If he couldn't acquire a guest host (or one of the regular hosts was unavailable) for the weekly [=TGS=] Podcast, he'd replace the spot in the overlay with either a still image or video of a cute animal, often one of his own pet chinchillas or dogs.
* TheCynic: It's in the name.
* DecoyProtagonist: In all three runs in his ''VideoGame/DeathRoadToCanada'' stream, his character always died in the middle (with the true protagonists being ''WebVideo/JesseCox'' in the first two, and ''WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer'' in the third).
* DeadpanSnarker: He does this quite often.
* {{Determinator}}:
** He could be quite persistent in his efforts to complete a task set before him, be it by a game or by a person. [[spoiler:When it came to ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy'', though...]]
---> I'm not leaving until this is done! I don't care if this is a three-hour freaking video! It's gonna happen!
** In terms of his personal life, Bain managed to fight off getting cancer ''twice''. Even better? The second time was Metastatised Pancreatic cancer, generally agreed to be a guaranteed death sentence with no cure, ''And he still beat it.''. Ultimately, he succumbed to the disease in May 2018, after it spread to his liver.
* DoingItForTheArt: He mentioned in his WTF Is.. episode on the Blizzard Arcade that managing his competitive ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' team Axiom is a passion project.
* DoubleTake: During his WTF is ''VideoGame/{{Darkspore}}''.
--> "Hold stuff down and you get this combo, called the 'voltic slash' it's got a cooldown right there, two meter range... Two meter range? That's fairly impressive, quite the reach on that guy!"
* EpicFail:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5a09JVXoxs&t=3m17s This Terraria video]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpR7U5hnwHE The end of this Hearthstone video applies as well.]]
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: He went on record admitting that he's straight. That said, he called [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV Rashid]] "a hot, hot man."
* EverythingTryingToKillYou:
** During his multiplayer WTF of Section 8: Prejudice, he gets killed by an elevator slamming him into the edge of the door.
--> "Did I just get killed by an elevator? *{{Beat}}* I just git auhg-uhhug... Everything in this game is out to kill me! And is doing an exceptionally good job of it.
** Also during his Halloween playthrough of ''VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent'':
---> "Nothing is bloody safe in this game!"
* EvilBrit: He liked to fashion himself as a heartless sociopath sometimes, though at the end of the day he was just a Cynical Brit.
* EvilIsHammy: During his Dungeonland videos.
* EvilLaugh:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_yJiOD7qJ8&t=21m36s Just listen to that laugh!]]
** [[FaceHeelTurn DarkHalibut]] gets a pretty good, hammy "super-villain" one in the beginning of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UVnOxeYl8A this]] video.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm3qOAt7GgU&&t=26m11s Now with added intimidating echo!]]
** Then he started playing Dungeon Land with Jesse, Dodger, and Genna. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVNS38h9k5U With TB as the dungeon master.]] [[HilarityEnsues You can probably guess what happens.]]
* ExpansionPackPast: To date, he has been recorded saying that he had been a drummer, singer, game store clerk [[note]](he worked at Game - the UK's leading game store franchise - for at least part of his time at [=WoWRadio=])[[/note]], economic consultant, radio caster [[note]](playing metal on university radio, then shifting to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live365 Live365]] platform - which shows just how long he'd been doing it - before becoming an integral part of [=WoWRadio=])[[/note]], and game commentator [[note]](first won a Blizzard-run [=WoW=] Arena commentary competition, then began casting competitive Starcraft 2)[[/note]].
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: He occasionally released videos titled "I will now talk about [subject] for just under/over n minutes", [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment in which he talked about [subject] for just under/over n minutes]].
* FighterMageThief: In his ''VideoGame/{{Dungeonland}}'' videos, [=TB=] acted as a KillerGameMaster to the 3 adventurers: [[WebVideo/JesseCox Jesse]] playing as a warrior, his wife Genna Bain as a mage, and [[WebVideo/PressHeartToContinue Dodger]] as a rogue.
* FirstNameBasis: He's one of the few people to refer to Strippin as "Sam" on a constant basis, typically referring to him as "Strippin" only when introducing him to an audience.
* FlatWhat:
** TB's reaction to Jesse's revelation in ''Terraria'' that their fans have made GenderFlip slashfic.
** During Dungeonland, Jesse's given pause when TB introduces his EliteMook.
---> '''Jeese''': The... dire...duck?\\
'''TB''': *Matter of factly* The dire duck.
* FriendlyFire: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HJCXCR_FCo Warning! There is an Imperial issue frag grenade heading in your general direction. I anticipate six seconds before total evisceration.]]
* FunWithAcronyms: During his VideoGame/{{Magicka}} Let's Plays with LetsPlay/LewisBrindley and LetsPlay/SimonLane, they began to [[RunningGag repeatedly use (and fail with)]] a spell combo they call "ARSE Mines" due to the keys needed to execute it.
* FrivolousLawsuit: The developer of ''VideoGame/DayOneGarrysIncident'' issued a copyright takedown notice under the justification that, "[[BlatantLies Total Biscuit has no right to make advertising revenues with our license]]" (sic). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfgoDDh4kE0 TB was NOT happy]].
* GagDub: The Cynical Redub series of videos, which riffed video game conferences. The description even says it was inspired by other AbridgedSeries, though it currently doesn't fit the description of the trope.
* GeneralRipper: During the ''WTF Is... Long Live The Queen'' episode, TB proceeded to turn Princess Elodie into a military-oriented baroness with total focus on the army and navy the moment Genna is watching. [[WrongGenreSavvy This fails to protect her when she unwittingly eats poison chocolates]], to TB's incredulity.
* GodwinsLaw: Played straight and {{lampshaded}} in his Mailbox for February 15, 2012:
-->''You want hate? You see what the Nazis did, that's hate! [[LampshadeHanging Yes I brought the Nazis in]].'' --[=TotalBiscuit=], disagreeing with the term "hater" to describe someone who strongly dislikes a game.
* GoneHorriblyRight:
** His ''WTF'' is of ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy Gaiden''. He made it intending it to be a [[StealthParody parody]] of "rageplayers" on Youtube who overreact to everything, getting outraged over the smallest things and throwing in plenty of {{Out Of Character Moment}}s in order to emphasise this. Unfortunately, he managed to do a rage video a bit ''too'' well and created a genuinely funny video. Naturally, most people didn't get the joke.
** Inverted with his time with ''ComicBook/SquirrelGirl'' in ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes''. He assumes that the person who gifted him her did so as a joke. After playing with her, and doing some research into the character, he becomes a fan of the character (citing her as one of the funniest ''Creator/{{Marvel}}'' characters out there)
* HeroicComedicSociopath: A portion of his humor, especially in the ''Terraria'' LP.
* HiddenDepths: One might be surprised to find out that he's actually a pretty good singer (he even had a brief stint of trying to be one) and that he's quite well-versed in law. The latter is because of his law background- while he didn't take the bar exam, he still got his degree.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The trope name was actually name dropped in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teb0vJ3qXQk March 21, 2012 Mailbox.]]
** [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist by his own vocabulary]] during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKxeyTC0Ukk&t=14m48s this]] Terraria episode, you're welcome world.
* HypocriticalHumor: Emphasis on humor. He has a personal disdain of [[LetsPlay Let's Plays]] because he finds them devoid of creativity, but his [[LetsPlay Let's Plays]] with LetsPlay/LewisBrindley, LetsPlay/SimonLane and WebVideo/JesseCox are some of his most popular and hilarious videos.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every single part of the ''Terraria'' LP with WebVideo/JesseCox has the subtitle "Jesse is bad at X".
* InsistentTerminology:
** [[RunningGag He doesn't do reviews -- he does FIRST IMPRESSIONS.]]
** The ''Terraria'' LP with Jesse is not a Let's Play, it's a [[RunningGag talk show]]. There's even a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRAJeEBGECw video]] to prove this.
** More of a pronunciation insistence but he has stated on numerous occasions that the British way of saying 'issues' (ISS-yews) is much better than the American way (ISH-ews)
* ItsEasySoItSucks: [[invoked]] [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], TB generally disliked the "hardcore" gaming crowd who disparaged games for appealing to casuals, as it drove away potential players (and customers). While he acknowledged that ''VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft'' and ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'' both dumb things down for newcomers, this is not necessarily a bad thing for the consumers that are willing to sacrifice tactical depth for ease of entry.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: In Episode 39 of their Terraria series, TB and Jesse decide to make some Spelunker potions to help with finding the new ores to make better equipment. They head out to find Moonglow, which is one of the ingredients, and continue to search for it throughout episodes 40-42. They return with only 2 Moonglow and one Moonglow seed, and when Jesse opens one of the chests to find clay to make a pot...
--> '''Jesse:''' Uh, we have a chest full of- ARE YOU KIDDING ME? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? There's a chest filled with 5 Moonglow!
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: How an innocent fishing boat turns into a boat full of Satan's diseased orphan spawn.
* JumpScare: Encounters one with [[SpeakOfTheDevil impeccable timing]] in "An Early Look At ''Outlast''".
--> '''TB:'''If you blow your load too quickly with jump scares-(Opens the door, cue ScareChord) '''''AAHH'', JESUS CHRIST!'''
* JustOneMoreLevel: TB suffered from this so hard that he ''accidentally'' completed VideoGame/XCom2 ''before'' the game was officially released.
--> '''TB:''' I've said for the last six years that I only do [[InsistentTerminology first impressions]]. Well.. my first impressions is.. seventy.. two.. hours.. long.. [[{{Beat}} uhm.... eh..]] Ooops.
* KnightInSourArmor: TB could be extremely bitter and realistic about the motives of publishers, developers, even gamers, and always pointed out the flaws in the industry... but it was very clear that he utterly loved his job, and believed Gaming would continue to be a hugely beneficial medium.
* LargeHam: He tended to seemingly overreact to certain things.
--> ''[[VideoGame/MeatBoy "I FEEL EVERY DEATH IN THE HEART OF MY SOUL]]''"\\
"Oh, you have a [[VideoGame/StarcraftII Viking]], uh, that's adorable... ''[[WavemotionGun YAMATO CANNON]]!!!'' BOOM!! [[CaptainObvious You don't have a Viking any more]]."
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuxPVa4OnQ8 The Ballad of TotalBiscuit]], also available in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWqzfLpKe5M shortened version]], played during the ending of most of his videos. He originally used "[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean He's a Pirate]]", until he was asked not to for copyright issues. The artist then made the ballad using a similar melody.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: Had a training sword in real life dedicated to this, according to the 45th TGS podcast.
* LiteralistSnarking: Along with DeadpanSnarker, usually towards some stupid question already answered by him.
--> '''Guy on twitter, having missed TB's announcements about the assembly in Finland''': What's in Finland?\\
'''TB''': Finns.
* MadnessMantra: During his WTF is of ''VideoGame/LoneSurvivor''.
-->'''TB:''' There was no jazz at all! [[ItMakesSenseInContext NO JAZZ AT ALL!]]
* MemeticBadass: Invoked. Jesse is ''incredibly'' flattering towards TB during their ''Videogame/{{Terraria}}'' LetsPlay, among other situations.
---> '''Jesse''': Is this where you tell me, "I ate steak off the back of a naked Asian woman [for breakfast], then I went and killed a rhinoceros with my bare hands, upon which I took his horn and made a flute- even though it seems impossible. And I did that all before ''6 A.M.''"\\
'''TB''': Ah, so you do follow my Twitter.
* MindScrew: He starts thinking this near the end of ''VideoGame/ThirtyFlightsOfLoving''. Although he feels there's some sort of significance to everything, he feels as if he's too stupid to get it.
* MissingEpisode: The three lost ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' videos. All of them had the videos lost (the second and third by accidental deletion on TB's part) but the audio saved, and TB has released the second and third lost episodes (meant to be before episode 32) as an [[http://www.cynicalbrit.com/audio/terraria_lostepisodes.mp3 audio podcast]]. The first one, meant to be before episode 13, has not been released, though; TB has said in an AMA on Reddit that the file for Episode 13 was "[[http://www.reddit.com/r/Cynicalbrit/comments/10o4x5/i_am_totalbiscuit_i_make_videos_on_the_internet/c6f7aky?context=3 completely fucked]]" and therefore was never released.
* MoodWhiplash: On his WTF episode for VideoGame/ThisWarOfMine near the end he is sneaking up on a woman with a rifle on the second floor of a building and kills her with a sneak attack, alerting the woman upstairs to his presence. At first he is pumped and ready to fight the other person rushing towards him... Until she runs past his character and cries over the corpse of the other woman (her sister) stunning him into silence before remarking what a horrible person he is for killing her.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um_rftrTNcs Behold, Cranky Cat! Too good for Greenlight!]]
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: During ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xExNW36WpFs WTF is...]]'' ''Videogame/PokerNightAtTheInventory'', he describes the players as "Four internet celebrities... and me."
-->'''TB:''' Looks like they ran out of budget, when they went for their fifth unlockable character.
* OhCrapThereAreFanficsOfUs: When Jesse found out about the existence of Jesse/TB slash fics, all TB had to say on the matter was a FlatWhat and a declaration that he's lost the will to live (even moreso than usual around Jesse). Jesse on the other hand [[{{Troll}} encourages fans to produce more]] and to add some tentacles and ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' chicks next time.
* NauseaFuel: Invoked. He got motion sickness from playing ''Datajammers: Fast Forward''.
** See also "WTF Is...VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac". He said several times that the game, while fun and very well-made, is absolutely disturbing and disgusting.
* SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove: [Invoked] He thought ''[[VideoGame/Section8 Section 8: Prejudice]]'' was becoming so massively underrated that he decided to feature it a second time, to the point where he created an entire series based on the concept, called "This is why we can't have nice things."
* NoJustNoReaction: TB's immediate reaction to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzTo6XUiIA4 the title screen of]] ''Revelations: 2012''. The entire video has his continual reaction before [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere he just gives up]] after playing through one level.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: [[invoked]] Averted, he thoroughly enjoys doing his work (The FanDumb that comes with it, not so much), and is not above doing charity work and donating to charity. Of course he has to earn a living from his work, but money is not the primary motivator.
--> TB (speaking of money he earned): ''"As regards to the money I don't really care, so I went and bought'' [[http://www.justgiving.com/yogscast a goat]]."
* OnlySaneMan: On the TGS/Polaris podcasts, he was in charge of keeping things on-topic and somewhat resembling a constructive discussion. [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption Bless his heart, he tried...]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When the US government/[=ISPs=] tried to shut down net neutrality again in mid-2017, he prefaced a video on the subject by altering his usual customary intro.
-->'''Totalbiscuit:''' Ladies and gentlemen, my name is John Bain. You know this is serious when I'm ''using my real name''.
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: One of his catch phrases was to call a game "The Premier [*insert short, few word description pertaining to one aspect of the game*] Simulator."
* {{Podcast}}:
** Had done numerous "classic" radio shows and podcasts; the most notable one, also discontinued shortly after quitting ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', was "Blue Plz".
** One of the regular hosts of "The Co-Optional Podcast" (formerly "The Game Station Podcast") alongside WebVideo/JesseCox and [[WebVideo/PressHeartToContinue Dodger.]]
* PoesLaw:
** He starts off his ''Star Wars Pinball'' video by stating that said video isn't meant to be a joke, and that the positive words he says about it are legit.
** His Let's Play of ''I Wanna Be The Guy: Gaidan'' was a not-too-subtle mockery of "rage gamers" who overreact to everything with abundant yelling and cursing. Despite acting quite unlike himself for a lot of the video, some people still missed the parody and thought he was dead-serious.
* PrecisionFStrike:
** At the end of his video ''WTF is [=GLaDoS=] doing in The Ball?'', after having struggled with a simple ball-based physics puzzle and (finally) passing it:
--> ''I am the master [[DoubleEntendre of my own balls!]]'' (sees a ball-required pressure pad) ''Bollocks.''
** In fact, pretty much any use of profanity on TB's part (outside videos containing "spur-of-the-moment" reactions such as his Hallowe'en special on Amnesia: The Dark Descent or daily [=VoDs=] of his raw I Suck At Starcraft stream) - due to its irregularity, even despite his tendency to rant/be cynical - could be considered one of these.
** Subverted in his ''Super VideoGame/MeatBoy'' video:
---> '''TB''': You have ''any'' idea how difficult it is (''*[[TheManyDeathsOfYou Meat Boy runs into buzzsaw]]*'') to resist the urge to say ''FFFFFFFFFF'''''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!'''''
** He outright stated during a ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' livestream that it wouldn't be going up on his Website/YouTube channel ''because'' he was swearing so much. It would go against his personal expectations when it comes to the quality of his videos.
** His first death in ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy Gaiden'' produces one of these, and a subsequent death provokes a, "SON OF A BITCH!".
* PungeonMaster: Quite literally in the Dungeonland videos.
* RageQuit: Normally the "WTF Is..." series ended when TB reached the end of the game demo or ran out of time (if he/the audience wanted more, he'd usually remind them that it was just first impressions). Sometimes, though, games were just so terrible or unplayable that he was clearly at the end of his patience and [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere stopped playing in disgust]].
* RealitySubtext: [=TotalBiscuit=] admitted that his [[VideoGameCaringPotential overall behavior]] in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brTJzrXQVLU WTF is]]...''VideoGame/PapersPlease'' was affected by his own experiences with immigration.
* RealMenWearPink:
** He mentions tea parties in his WTF is... of ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' (though it was most likely a joke based on the situation).
** He also mentioned ''VideoGame/RobotUnicornAttack'' in his WTF is... of Who's That Flying.
** He also has a tendency to make some of his character avatars (special mention to his [[Franchise/MassEffect Krogan]] from the ''Mass Effect 3'' Multiplayer) wear mostly or completely pink. If not pink, some other ridiculous color.
* RedOniBlueOni: Normally TB could easily be the Red Oni to a duo because of his LargeHam moments... but compared to WebVideo/JesseCox, he was a true blue DeadpanSnarker that was frequently exasperated with his partner's antics.
* RousingSpeech: He was a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8JeYIWQgrE surprisingly good]] speaker.
* RuleOfFun: Pretty much the point of TB's ''VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft'' "Lord of the Legendaries" and "Lord of the Gimmicks" series of videos. Despite having a thorough understanding of the metagame, he dislikes playing [[BoringButPractical viable competitive decks]] and would much rather play more interesting gimmick-y decks that are objectively worse.
* RunningGag: Numerous.
** [=TotalBiscuit=]'s and Jesse's ineptitude with explosives in their ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' LetsPlay.
** Earlier, he LetsPlay/SimonLane and LetsPlay/LewisBrindley had issues with explosives (a spell combination Simon discovered, which they began calling "ARSE Mines" after the keys needed to cast it) in their and TB's VideoGame/{{Magicka}} series.
** There's also the completely unrelated matter of TB describing games he plays as simulators:
--->''VideoGame/{{Magicka}}'': The premier [[UnwantedAssistance mage]] [[AwesomeButImpractical suicide]] simulator!\\
''Videogame/NitronicRush'': The premier car breakdancing simulator!\\
''Videogame/{{Limbo}}'': The premier get-stabbed-by-shadowy-spider simulator!\\
''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cxM5UIsAnE Envirobear2000]]'': The premier bear driving simulator!\\
''VideoGame/OrcsMustDie'': The premier orc stabbing and trap placing simulator!\\
''VideoGame/Journey2012'': The premier cloth flying simulator!\\
''Videogame/ZenoClash'': a punch-alien-bird-men in the face simulator!\\
''VideoGame/TheWarZ'': The premier [[ObviousBeta being-killed-by-a-floating-rucksack]] simulator!\\
''VideoGame/DearEsther'': The premier Hold-W simulator!\\
''VideoGame/{{Shelter}}'': The premier badger survival simulator!\\
''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'': The premier tragic walking simulator!\\
''VideoGame/{{Antichamber}}'': The premier [[MindScrew brain melting out your ears]] simulator!\\
''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjpStRyKI2c Go Home Dinosaurs]]'': The world's premiere BBQ defense simulator[[note]]An AscendedMeme: it was the developers, not [=TotalBiscuit=], who used the phrase. When pressed on it, they replied that it was because they watched his videos.[[/note]]\\
''VideoGame/{{Thief|2014}}'': The premier [[KleptomaniacHero candlestick-larceny]] simulator.
** A Meta-example: Whenever a Website/YouTube Video receives recognition from TB (via a Like or share on his channel), expect one of the top liked comments to be some variation of "The Cynical Fleet has Arrived" because of the legion of TB fans watching the video.
*** This originated from TB's tendency of 1-base Battlecruiser-rushing on ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' before he switched to Zerg: It got popular enough for the subscriber icons in chat to be Battlecruisers, the subscribers to be named the Cynical Fleet, and the cruisers themselves to be renamed "Biscuitcruisers".
*** A variation of this is "A [=TotalBiscuit=] army is approaching from the west!", derived from the Terraria in-game message 'A goblin army is approaching from the west/east!'
** [=TotalBiscuit=] pronouncing M. Night Shyamalan as Shyamalalalal.
* SarcasmMode: Absolutely overloaded during his video ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um_rftrTNcs "Behold Cranky Cat, too good for Greenlight"]]''... With a rather strange twist that turns it into... Something else altogether... It's easier to just watch the video and watch the magic unfold before your eyes, than trying to explain it.
* ScheduleSlip:
** In regards to his ''VideoGame/{{Magicka}}'' co-op with LetsPlay/LewisBrindley and LetsPlay/SimonLane; the three had increasingly busy schedules starting after Part 8, and Part 14, a 40+ minute episode, had audio issues that [=TotalBiscuit=] still hadn't edited out yet when it was released ''two months'' after recording.
** This happened with his ''Terraria'' series, although that's due to a combination of a very busy schedule and complete apathy to continue the series.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: TB had a strong set of principles and ethics that he applied to his work and expected the same from other content producers, reviewers, and game developers/publishers he would work with. As a result of this, he turned down a number of "incentives" or outright bribes to influence his opinion in his videos, as he discussed in several videos. While not a BerserkButton, he expressed strong disdain whenever he heard news of dishonest business practices going on in the industry, as he himself adamantly refused to take part in paid positive promotions of video games.
* SelfDeprecation:
** If his video on his role in ''{{VideoGame/Awesomenauts}}'' is any indication, he didn't seem to have all that much confidence in the lines he recorded for the game, or whether or not he thought he was the best choice for the character.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T75aLLbODk The Top 5 Worst videos I made in 2012.]]
-->'''TB''': I present to you the top 5 worst pieces of shit that I put on my channel in 2012, because good lord, there have been a lot of bad videos.
** In the Game Station podcast, while talking with [[HundredPercentCompletion Jirard the Completionist]], he did some good-natured ribbing on his own tendency to look at options menus first during WTF Is? (and FOV sliders in particular) by coming up with a hypothetical Let's Play channel called "TB Doesn't Complete It" ("the worst LP channel on the entire Internet"). It consists entirely of him looking at the options menu, fiddling with the FOV slider (or complaining if it isn't there) and then ending the video.
* ShoutOut:
** During his ''[[VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft Hearthsone]]: Lord of the Arena'' videos, he explicitly calls for the [[Manga/YuGiOh Heart of the Cards]] to come help him when he's in a hairy situation.
** One from when TB streamed ''Faeria'' and began receiving a never ending stream of in-game chests sent by his viewers, to the point where the game ran at 11 frames per second:
-->'''TB''': I used to have frames...and [[Memes/TheElderScrolls then I took a deluge of chests]] to the fa - NO! ''(game briefly runs so slow that it seems to have crashed)''
* {{Spoonerism}}: Mentioned by name in his WTF is... video for Dustforce.
* {{Squee}}:
** Oh, so ''very'' much during his video ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb50aAFiOpM WTF is Warhammer 40k: Space Marine?]]''. He even admitted that the only two things in the world he admits to being a fanboy of are Warhammer 40k and Deus Ex.
** During his WTF Is... Magicka video, half of the video is explaining why the game is so good, and the other half is Totalbiscuit enacting the lighter counterpart of {{angrish}}.
---> '''TB:''' ''You can actually [[ViolationOfCommonSense set yourself on fire]]!''
** This trope is also in full effect during ''VideoGame/OneFingerDeathPunch''. When TB is enjoying a game, it's ''very'' noticeable.
* {{Straight Man|AndWiseGuy}}: To WebVideo/JesseCox's [[StraightManAndWiseGuy Wise Guy]], when paired up in projects such as ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' and ''Videogame/{{Terraria}}''.
** Hell, he was pretty much the [[StraightManAndWiseGuy Straight Man]] to the entire Game Station. Which says a lot about the Game Station. Regarding his "GOLD RUSH!" rant on the co-optional podcast #24, this his remark in the Youtube comments:
--> '''TB:''' Behold, the one time I'm actually funny on the podcast.
** He [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] it himself in the Terraria series.
--->'''TB:''' "You're the funny guy, I'm the straight guy, start singing, dammit!"\\
'''Jesse:''' "I dunno if I'd call you the straight guy! '''HEY-O!'''"\\
'''TB:''' ''*Disgusted Sigh*''
* TheSnarkKnight: He appeared to have a worldly disdain for anything and anyone around him, including some of his closest e-friends...
** ...To the point where he clearly reacted positively when the trope itself was referenced in relation to him during the 14th TGS Podcast.
* SophisticatedAsHell:
** TB had a tendency to talk about some subject in a technical and professional manner (such as game UI design or current industry practices) while peppering his speech with "bloody" or "bollocks" or other unprofessional language.
** [=TotalBiscuit=]'s response to [[WebVideo/PressHeartToContinue Dodger]] challenging him to 'bring it' during [[Creator/{{Polaris}} TheGameStation]]'s ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl'' league:
-->'''TB:''' "There is a statistical likelihood that I can 'bring it'. But there are certain inherent risks within the 'bringing it'. So I have to carefully consider the consequences of 'bringing it'. The conclusion so far is that it may be worthwhile to 'bring it.'"
* StealthParody: He clarified that his ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy Gaiden'''s video was a {{satire|ParodyPastiche}}, and that it included lots of fake rage and {{Out of Character Moment}}s in order to hint people about the true nature of the video. But much to his chagrin, no one understood the true joke, mostly because it was a genuinely funny video. The fact that he denied it halfway through with his, "No, this game is PAIN" quote didn't help.
* StreisandEffect: There were a few times where a few individuals tried to organize a mass unsubbing of his channel. They backfired quite spectacularly and even resulted in an influx of subscribers and people donating to charity to mock the attempt. With quite a few news subs not even being aware of TB until people actively tried discrediting him.
* StiffUpperLip: Discussed several times as what TB considers to be an important part of being British. [[TheStoic It]] [[DeadpanSnarker really]] [[OnlySaneMan showed]] when he was around Americans.
* StockholmSyndrome: Brought this up whenever referring to the [[FanDumb overly-defensive]] fanboys of ''The War Z'', particularly when said defensiveness was juxtaposed around the... questionable approach to the game's release and advertising. In general, he theorized this was why people continued to defend questionable practices of companies they'd given money to.
* StupidStatementDanceMix:
** More like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j190cYqxD_w Awesome Statements' Dance Mix]], though... brought to you by the same man who made WebVideo/OMFGCata's.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiHcLEXmMO0 And now with one of his podcasts.]]
* [[TheSpock Superego]]: In a FreudianTrio with LetsPlay/LewisBrindley's [[TheKirk ego]] and LetsPlay/SimonLane's [[TheMcCoy id]] in the ''VideoGame/{{Magicka}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Trine}} 2'' videos.
** He's also the Superego on The Game Station podcast FreudianTrio with [[WebVideo/PressHeartToContinue Dodger's]] [[TheKirk ego]] [[WebVideo/JesseCox Jesse's]] [[TheMcCoy id]]. Specifically they fit the roles of OnlySaneMan, TheHeart, and ManChild, respectively.
* TheTeamBenefactor: TB and his wife, Genna, owned their own competitive ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' team, before having to close its doors while undergoing cancer treatment.
* ThatOneLevel: Discussed in-universe with [[spoiler: the entirety of]] "WTF Is ''Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters''". The second level involves making risky low-level bombing runs in an extremely hilly area, without passing over [[FakeDifficulty a radar ceiling that ends the mission instantly]]. [[spoiler: He spends the entire episode trying to get past this level.]]
* TemptingFate: During his WTF is...? of VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth near the tail end of the video he discussing the game difficulty and how it seemed rather easy on normal. Not only does he immediately get mauled after that just as he says it an annotation pops up on the video reading [[LampshadeHanging "YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING. I SHOULD NOT HAVE SAID THAT."]]
* TookALevelInCynic: Relatively recent comments on his old Super Meat Boy Wipe-A-Thon point out that he was a lot happier then.
* TotallyRadical: Occasionally attempts this ironically, with [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy predictable results.]]
-->'''TB:''' Yo yo! The west side! Lemme - lemme spit for ya... and such.
-->'''Jesse:''' That... that is... no. No. Never - on behalf of the world, no. Don't spit for us.
** Inverted (?) in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAlZ1JpmFPo his reading]] of Music/LimpBizkit's ''Rollin''.
** This likely stemmed from a segment in his ''Blue Plz'' series titled ''Rappin' The Forums'', in which he took an near-incomprehensible rant thread from the official World of Warcraft forums each week and (badly) rapped it for the sake of mockery and amusement.
-->'''TB:''' Yo, yo, yo! Fo' shizzle and so forth...
* TranquilFury: Used in his video about the school shootings in America in late 2012. He also gave the media a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech for focusing on the shooter and not on the victims.
* {{Troll}}: Even TB is not above this sometimes.
** Towards LetsPlay/SimonLane in ''VideoGame/{{Magicka}}'' and to a lesser extent ''VideoGame/{{Trine}} 2''.
** In his Sims 4 collab video with Genna, TB either has the world's ''worst'' taste in home creation and decorating, or he's just messing his (increasingly exasperated) wife.
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: {{Discussed}} in-universe when playing ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' and ''VideoGame/DearEsther''.
* {{Understatement}}: Frequently used these as part of keeping a StiffUpperLip about things. It's especially apparent when he was with Jesse; a turn of events that makes Jesse panic or react loudly might only get a calm "That's quite unfortunate" from TB.
* UnsettlingGenderReveal: In his ''VideoGame/DeathRoadToCanada'' stream, he was amused that ''WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer'' was a woman.
* VerbalTic: Overlaps with {{Angrish}}. His version of distinct from others. It sounds like a weird combination of a squeak, squawk and screech.
** Also has a tendency to throw in ''"right?"'' and ''"yeah?"'' at the end of sentences, often after he makes an interesting or obvious observation. Parodied in episode 7 of the Next World Generation ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' Let's Play:
-->'''TB''': The dungeon is to the left all the time, if I recall correctly. I might be wrong.\\
'''Jesse''': I don't know! Don't ask me this.\\
'''TB''': That's fine, we're going left, right. I've got my midas helmet on and you got your orb of light, so let's go.\\
'''Jesse''': [[{{beat}} (Beat)]] Wait, we're going left right?\\
'''TB''': We're going left...right? Yes?\\
'''Jesse''': No, we're going left.\\
'''TB''': [[WhosOnFirst No, we're going left, right?]]\\
'''Jesse''': Pick a direction!\\
'''TB''': We're going left, right?\\
'''Jesse''': Correct?
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Initially thinks the Mechanic in ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' is male. [[invoked]]
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** With Jesse Cox of WebVideo/OMFGCata, though he admitted that it was a bit played up. A bit, but not very much: he still hated Jesse. Even in front of their TGS associates.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FYEo_FUK2w Now in song form...]]
** He used to get along pretty well with LetsPlay/LewisBrindley of the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}, at least better than he did with LetsPlay/SimonLane. Unfortunately for professional (and possibly personal) reasons, [[https://twitter.com/totalbiscuit/status/578686506262478848 the friendships between the creators ceased]].
* WeaksauceWeakness: Or more to the point, ''[[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why did it have to be puzzle games (or any game that requires puzzle-solving skills)]]''?? TB is Dyspraxic, which according to a comment, ''is a motor learning difficulty that can affect planning of movements and coordination as a result of brain messages not being accurately transmitted to the body'', which means it took TB around twice as long to solve puzzles as someone who doesn't have this.
** Despite this, he seemed to really like Super ''VideoGame/MeatBoy'', which was hard enough already for a person without dyspraxia!
* WeSellEverything: {{Discussed}} and basically ranted about in Part 4 of his ''VideoGame/KingdomsOfAmalurReckoning'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JITD7sbVWU&t=4m37s livestream]].
* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: When Wowcrendor's skink player [[PintsizedPowerhouse "Lil Skittles"]] became very famous in the TGS Blood Bowl league, TB named his bull centaur "Big Skittles" upon buying him.
* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings:
** [[invoked]] Will never ''ever'' post a ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' video due to the FanDumb: According to TB, once you go ''Minecraft'', you never go back because of never ending fan demand. Funny enough, his wife, Intricacy, had her first Cynical Brit Community News video with ''Minecraft'' in the background, even lampshading how she's going against TB's "no ''Minecraft''" rule.
** Ditto for ''VideoGame/HeroesOfNewerth''. TB isn't going to cover it mostly because the community is so horrible, but especially because, when he'd done his first ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' video, he received a massive amount of hatemail from ''Heroes'' players insulting him and demanding him to cover their superior game instead. Yeah. Not too hard to believe.
** TB no longer reads the Website/YouTube comments in his videos because of the sheer amount of stupidity that resides there. He used to read them, but blocked them on his personal computer after his doctor told him they had ''given him stress-related illness''. Now, his volunteer mods and his wife read them for him and relay the best and most frequent comments. Whenever he does occasionally read and respond to comments, it is like seeing chum thrown into a shark pool.
** At this stage, the ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' community is nearing this point as well, as despite having stated on several occasions that he will not do ''Skyrim'' content (because he wouldn't be able to live up to the standard for content on his page (as well, he's outright stated that he just doesn't like Skyrim, so that's probably why), and also because everyone and their mother is doing it), he still gets tweets, Facebook messages and Website/YouTube comments on whether or not he will do a ''WTF is... Skyrim''.
** It's gotten to the point where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zqSnlzXcGU he has made a video solely to explain why he doesn't take requests.]] He called out a commenter for accusing him of being a jerk just because he stated, in a neutral tone, "I don't do requests". His explanation basically boils down to the fact that taking requests results in going straight down a slippery slope, would make it harder for him to do his job, and would just be a massive disservice to his viewers. Sadly, it's inevitable that some people will not get the point.
** No longer does giveaways thanks to massive bile from a particularly vocal minority amongst the non-North Armerican viewerbase over a graphics card giveaway. Why were they angry? Because the giveaway was limited to North America due to contest laws varying wildly outside it and massive shipping costs across continents, which could very easily have gone up to $1000. Once again, a case of a few bad apples spoiling the rest of the basket.
*** Some exceptions are made, usually where shipping is not an issue (i.e. giving away Steam keys for titles, such as ''VideoGame/RetroCityRampage''.)
** And now he's disabled the voting feature on Youtube's comments on all his videos.
* WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings: Has an irregular show called this, and in a sense it fits the description of the trope: The show focuses on good and memorable games that didn't sell all that well because of either bad rep by review sites or questionable decisions by the developer. Like his "WTF is", this sometimes leads to a massive sales increase for a short while after.
* WhyWontYouDie: Says this word for word after trying (and failing) several times to kill Lil' Skittles during the final match of the TGS Blood Bowl tournament.
* WordSaladHumour: TB refers to it as "[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons purple monkey dishwasher]]" and doesn't much like it.
* WorstAid: I'm sure you can [[{{VideoGame/Scribblenauts}} perform surgery]] with an [[AxeCrazy axe, right?]]
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhAJV5D353w "5 Words I'd like to see Retired from Game Discussion"]], he discusses five terms that people insist on using incorrectly:
** "[[BribingYourWayToVictory Pay-to-win]]": He calls it a "thought-terminating cliché" used primarily by people who [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch complain about F2P games they don't play]], also criticizing the term for having so many definitions ranging from "pay to skip" to "literally buying power" that it's essentially meaningless. He believes the only context in which "pay-to-win" has any meaning is when discussing an [=F2P=] game with someone who's actually played it for an extended period of time, as they'd likely give accurate information on it.
** "Cinematic": While initially used in a review article describing the movie-like cutscenes of ''VideoGame/TheOrder1886'', he points out that developers and publishers have misused the term to essentially mask possible performance issues if a game were to run at 60 frames per second, with the most often-used reason being "television runs at 24 FPS". He believes the comparison should be dropped completely, as comparing two different forms of media is comparing apples to oranges.
** "Overrated": Calls the term "lazy criticism" and is of the opinion that it's used solely by [[FanHater fan haters]] who are annoyed by a large crowd of people who like a thing they don't like. He then goes on to say that offering alternative game suggestions that are better than the "overrated" game would be a more productive use of one's time than essentially making fun of other peoples' opinions.
** "{{Roguelike}}": Points out that the term has strayed far from its original definition of "like ''VideoGame/{{Rogue}}''" (e.g. ''VideoGame/NetHack'' or ''VideoGame/{{Angband}}''). Instead, it's misused in a way to describe a game that has ''any'' gameplay elements in common with ''Rogue'', like RandomlyGeneratedLevels, {{Permadeath}}, or turn-based combat. He does at least acknowledge the existence of the term "Roguelite" as an effort to remedy this problem.
** "Beta": Notes that developers misuse the term to describe what is essentially a demo, instead of a game in a "feature-complete, but buggy state" as is commonly used in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#BETA software development jargon]]. He then goes on to use ''VideoGame/RainbowSixSiege'' as an example, pointing out that the "open beta" for it went largely unchanged when the game actually came out. He also believes the term "beta" is used to deflect criticism, pointing out that several games have supposedly [[PerpetualBeta been in beta]] for years, and he takes particular issue with supposed "betas" that have monetization.
* YoungerThanTheyLook:
** If you estimate using his voice and the way he looked without his hat on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X9aGdI2-Gc here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp4SQVkkZ0Q here]], it's easy to forget that he was actually younger than LetsPlay/LewisBrindley and LetsPlay/SimonLane of the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} who were respectively born in 1983 and 1978.
** Going purely by their voices and demeanor, you could be forgiven for thinking that TB was in his late 30's or so that's constantly admonishing a ManChild in his 20's when he's with Jesse. TB was actually 3 years ''younger'' than Jesse.
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-->''My name's been [=TotalBiscuit=], and I'll see you next time...''
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[[TheMeanBrit The Cynical Brit]]?

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] MeanBrit.[[note]]Though, if game developing was the topic of a RealityShow, TB would ''definitely'' have been the MeanBrit.[[/note]]

** Averted for ''WTF Is... Long Live The Queen ?'' episode, though. The preparation stream with his wife Genna had TB calling the game on having tons of [[YouKeepUsingThatWord "anime bullshit"]], and for the actual episode, TB said "anime nonsense" right ''once''.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord:
** Used the term "8-bit" to describe any game with {{Retreaux}} graphics, despite the fact that most of them are actually representative of 16 and 32-bit systems.
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhAJV5D353w "5 Words I'd like to see Retired from Game Discussion"]], he discusses five terms that people insist on using incorrectly:
*** "[[BribingYourWayToVictory Pay-to-win]]": He calls it a "thought-terminating cliché" used primarily by people who [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch complain about F2P games they don't play]], also criticizing the term for having so many definitions ranging from "pay to skip" to "literally buying power" that it's essentially meaningless. He believes the only context in which "pay-to-win" has any meaning is when discussing an [=F2P=] game with someone who's actually played it for an extended period of time, as they'd likely give accurate information on it.
*** "Cinematic": While initially used in a review article describing the movie-like cutscenes of ''VideoGame/TheOrder1886'', he points out that developers and publishers have misused the term to essentially mask possible performance issues if a game were to run at 60 frames per second, with the most often-used reason being "television runs at 24 FPS". He believes the comparison should be dropped completely, as comparing two different forms of media is comparing apples to oranges.
*** "Overrated": Calls the term "lazy criticism" and is of the opinion that it's used solely by [[FanHater fan haters]] who are annoyed by a large crowd of people who like a thing they don't like. He then goes on to say that offering alternative game suggestions that are better than the "overrated" game would be a more productive use of one's time than essentially making fun of other peoples' opinions.
*** "{{Roguelike}}": Points out that the term has strayed far from its original definition of "like ''VideoGame/{{Rogue}}''" (e.g. ''VideoGame/NetHack'' or ''VideoGame/{{Angband}}''). Instead, it's misused in a way to describe a game that has ''any'' gameplay elements in common with ''Rogue'', like RandomlyGeneratedLevels, {{Permadeath}}, or turn-based combat. He does at least acknowledge the existence of the term "Roguelite" as an effort to remedy this problem.
*** "Beta": Notes that developers misuse the term to describe what is essentially a demo, instead of a game in a "feature-complete, but buggy state" as is commonly used in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#BETA software development jargon]]. He then goes on to use ''VideoGame/RainbowSixSiege'' as an example, pointing out that the "open beta" for it went largely unchanged when the game actually came out. He also believes the term "beta" is used to deflect criticism, pointing out that several games have supposedly [[PerpetualBeta been in beta]] for years, and he takes particular issue with supposed "betas" that have monetization.

** If you estimate using his voice and the way he looked without his NiceHat on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X9aGdI2-Gc here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp4SQVkkZ0Q here]], it's easy to forget that he was actually younger than LetsPlay/LewisBrindley and LetsPlay/SimonLane of the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} who were respectively born in 1983 and 1978.

* NiceHat:
** Why yes he did own a top hat in RealLife, and if there was a top hat to be obtained in a game he'd make it one of his top priorities to get it.
** He owned a variety of other hats. A running gag on [=TGS=] Podcast is that every episode he wore a different hat, either sent in by a fan or self-purchased.

''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'': The premier cloth flying simulator!\\

* PolygonCeiling: Part of his ''[[VideoGame/{{Trine}} Trine 3]]'' [=WTF Is...=] involved him discussing this (in fact, it's one of his primary complaints when it comes to ''Trine 3'').

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] MeanBrit.[[note]]Though, if game developing was the topic of a RealityShow, TB would ''definitely'' have been the MeanBrit.[[/note]] Or [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation a certain OTHER cynical Brit]]. Or [[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} the OTHER other one]].

** One particular influx of [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad overzealous people]] seemed to irk him quite a bit, as set from the [[http://youtu.be/VhrcMTMPzT0?t=16m2s opinion he set]] on the Website/GiantBomb controversy and when fellow content creator WebVideo/JonTron came under fire from them.

** FanNickname: There is an ongoing petition to rename the song ''Monocle (and/or) Top Hat of Destiny''.

* BaldOfAwesome: Well, ''nearly''. The reason for his extensive hat collection was because of his very stressful casting life along with complications in his personal life and the fact that baldness runs in his family, his hair started thinning out. To hide this, he would wear a hat whenever he could. Although, without a hat on and his usual attire when casting ([[BadassInANiceSuit a suit and tie]]) as shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rwX-Wutn0U here]], he was noted to look like a [[TheDon Mafia Boss]].

* RageQuit: Normally the "WTF Is..." series ended when TB reached the end of the game demo or ran out of time (if he/the sudience wanted more, he'd usually remind them that it was just first impressions). Sometimes, though, games were just so terrible or unplayable that he was clearly at the end of his patience and [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere stopped playing in disgust]].

* FrivolousLawsuit: The developer of ''VideoGame/DayOneGarrysIncident'' issued a copyright takedown notice under the justification that, "[[BlatantLies Total Biscuit has no right to make advertising revenues with our license]]" ([[YouMakeMeSic sic]]). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfgoDDh4kE0 TB was NOT happy]].

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: [[VideoGame/DynastyWarriors Dih-Nah-Stee Warriors]], [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei Shin Meh-Goo-Me Ten-See]], [[VideoGame/ProjectXZone Project Ex Zone]], and others; though the last one is mostly to troll people who take proper pronunciation too seriously

* BadassBeard: Had a very cool beard.

* BadassMoustache: Had a very cool moustache.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Male Version. The 6th Podcast has WebVideo/{{Jesse|Cox}}, TB and LetsPlay/SimonLane respectively, {{Badass Beard}}s and all.

John Peter Bain (July 8, 1984 - May 24, 2018), better known by his screen name [=TotalBiscuit=], was a British-born creator of Website/YouTube videos and commentary showcasing his first impressions of whatever game has only just been released. He did fast-paced ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' Multiplayer commentary, first-impression videos of indie games on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and other digital-distribution platforms through a series known as ''WTF is...'', and collaborations with other channels, such as co-op playthroughs of ''VideoGame/{{Magicka}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Trine}} 2'' with LetsPlay/LewisBrindley and LetsPlay/SimonLane of the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} and a ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' series with WebVideo/JesseCox. As for his ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' involvement, he became a sponsor for Team Dignitas' [=BlinG=], and founded Team Axiom, which had 5 players before his real-life illness forced him to shut it down.

During his time with Wow Radio, [=TotalBiscuit=] hosted a few shows - Dungeon Master (a short-lived non-intensive raid guide), Titan, TB's Show About Videogames and EPIC! - but, in the world of podcasts, he is best known for both his "shock-jock"-inspired persona and ''Blue Plz'', a ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' weekly podcast, ''Cataclysm'' expansion beta (and afterward, published content) playthroughs with commentary, and daily updates of "[=WoW=] news and content" through his ''Azeroth Daily'' videos. He discontinued his regular ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' videos as of May 2011 and, although he continued it for a few weeks afterwards, confirmed that ''Blue Plz'' is "done for good" as well. He did 27 videos of an ambitious LetsPlay for ''VideoGame/ShiningForceIII'' (which he was unfortunately been forced to take down due to copyright claims by Sega Japan), and had been embarking on a playthrough of ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' after a handful of beta content videos were well-received on his channel.

In April 2018, Bain formally retired as a game critic, due to failing health caused by increasing issues with the cancer he had been diagnosed with in 2015. [[https://twitter.com/Totalbiscuit/status/999787845127634944 He passed away due to complications from the disease on 24 May, 2018.]]

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] MeanBrit [[note]]Though, if game developing was the topic of a RealityShow, TB would ''definitely'' have been the MeanBrit[[/note]]. Or [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation a certain OTHER cynical Brit]]. Or [[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} the OTHER other one]].

* MadnessMantra: During his WTF is of ''LoneSurvivor''.