History Film / TenaciousDInThePickOfDestiny

** "I DO NOT NEED - (he does not need...) - A MICROPHONE - (a microphone...) MY VOICE IS FUCKING - (fucking) - '''''POWERFUL!!!'''''"

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The pick is gone and Satan isn't paying the D's rent since they lost the rock-off, but they still managed to banish him back to hell and save Kage (and the world). Plus, now they have a different suprenatural Satanic artifact: the Bong of Destiny.]]

* CallBack: The D's part in "Beelzeboss" is strongly implied to be the song they refer to in "Tribute", as it gets referred to afterwards as "The Greatest Song In The World".

** Music/MeatLoaf playing Jables's dad, and Music/RonnieJamesDio singing as a poster of himself, [[UpToEleven IN THE SAME SONG.]]

* ChessWithDeath: [[{{Dissimile}} Not so much chess as a rock off, and not so much Death as Satan himself.]]

* TheDanza: Despite the fictional nature of the story, Kyle Gass goes by his first and last real names, with jack Black going by "JB" or "Jables" throughout (even having been addresses by his real name in the original series).

* HonourBeforeReason: Turns out that even ''the Devil'' must abide by the Demon's Code and accept any declaration of a rock-off challenge. Keep in mind, he presumably wrote this part of the code in the first place.
** Also, while the Devil can't refuse the challenge, it appears that [[KangarooCourt he is the sole judge of who wins]]. Which may be a factor in why he has never lost.

* TheDanza: Despite the fictional nature of the story, Kyle Gass goes by his first and last real names, with jack Black going by "JB" or "Jabbles" throughout (even having been addresses by his real name in the original series).

* AsHimself: Music/RonnieJamesDio appears as his himself in the film's intro.

* RockMeAsmodeus: Parodied, especially with lines like "I'm the devil, I love metal!".

* {{Satan}}

* DuelsDecideEverything: Tenacious D engages Satan in a rock-off, the terms being that Satan must return to Hell should he lose, and that Kyle is to be Satan's bitch if Tenacious D loses.

* ChekhovsArmory

* EtTuBrute

A 2006 film starring Music/TenaciousD founders Kyle Gass and Creator/JackBlack, known in the story as Jables and Kage. It's a [[BigDamnMovie spin off]] of a lesser known HBO series that premiered back in 1997. In it, the explicit details of the band's origins are explored, and a strong change in dynamic is observed ([[RandomEventsPlot from just sitting around doing random shit]] to sitting around doing random shit and going on an adventure on the big screen).

** Also, while the Devil can't refuse the challenge, it also appears that [[KangarooCourt he is the sole judge of who wins]]. Which may be a factor in why he has never lost.

* AnimatedCreditsOpening

* DramaticIrony: MeatLoaf, as the very religious dad, punishes young Jables for liking/playing rock 'n roll in the house.

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Satan's reaction when Jables challanges him to a Rock Off, knowing he can't refuse it.

* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: JB agrees to put KG up as a bet for their rock-off with the devil...despite the Devil having said that he literally CANNOT decline a rock-off challenge.]]
** Averted: [[spoiler: In order to send Satan back to hell from whence he came. Jables HAD to strike a deal with him of some sort. Souls are probably the only thing The Devil would substantially benefit from (thus making it a deal), and he was about to take both their souls anyway if they lost. Plus it's quite likely that Satan, being who he is, wouldn't have let an opportunity like this slide by without specifically defining a Rock-Off as having some sort of stakes involved.]]

* BadassBoast: "I DO NOT NEED - (he does not need...) - A MICROPHONE - (a microphone...) MY VOICE IS FUCKING - (fucking) - '''''POWERFUL!!!'''''"
** [[spoiler:The Devil, in the guise of the open mic host, gives a RousingSpeech about himself and how he's responsible for everything awesome; see ItWasWithYouAllAlong.]]

* BrokenAesop: The film starts off with Jables being ranted at by his fundamentalist Christian dad, who claims that rock and roll is evil and the work of Satan, to which JB says it's "not the Devil's work, it's magical and rad". The rest of the movie is spent searching for a pick that makes you an awesome rock star through the power of the Devil.
** There's even a line in the credits song that states that rock techniques were developed in hell.

* TheCameo: Creator/NeilHamburger has a very short one as himself, performing at the same open mic night as Tenacious D themselves.

* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler: Power-slides and cock push-ups]] both turn out to be very useful tools for stealing the Pick of Destiny.

* ClusterFBomb: Throughout the movie, but especially whenever Jables is improvising song lyrics. Just listen to "Classico".

** BrickJoke: "Pass the B.O.D."

* MushroomSamba: When Jables gets lost out in the woods, he survives by eating unidentified mushrooms, which results in this trope.
** Specifically, he has a trip wherein he becomes a baby sasquatch, and then begins singing about how his dad is awesome and shall protect him.
* MythologyGag: [[spoiler:The D are met by Satan and have to play a song to save their lives (and the world).]] After surviving, they are unable to remember the kickass tune they played, so they try to rewrite it from scratch. Mayhaps a ''Tribute'' to that song?

* NoIndoorVoice: An in-story example, Jables ends up daydreaming that with the eponymous pick, his voice will become so loud he will lose any need for microphones.

* OhCrap: The song that plays when Satan gets the pick:

* PlotHole: Pointed out in the DVD Commentary by Jack, during the training montage, Jables collects $10 worth of coins in a cup while performing on the boardwalk. How can he assume he collected ten exact bucks just by looking into the cup?

* FantasyForbiddingFather

The film has two main parts to the plot. The first part deals mainly with the formation of the band. In the beginning, Jables, a young rocker living in an oppressive, religious household, prays to a poster of RonnieJamesDio, and is given a vision of his future. He is bidden to [[TheRunaway run away]] from home to California, where he is to meet [[HeterosexualLifePartners his best friend]] and [[TheLancer band partner.]] [[TravelMontage After traveling far,]] he meets this man, Kage, who turns out to be something of a bum wanna-be. Kage gives him extensive rock "training."

* AsHimself: RonnieJamesDio appears as his himself in the film's intro.

* NoSell: After Tenacious D bust out their best EpicRocking against Satan in their rock-off, Satan just says "You guys are fuckin' lame!" and declares himself the winner.

* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: Parodied. When the guys break the POD before going on stage and start crying, the open mic host warmly reassures them that [[MagicFeather they don't need a magic guitar pick to channel the Devil in their music]], then gives an inspiring, heartfelt speech about how Satan lives within "all of our hearts", ever tempting us to debauchery and defiance. [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop Jables and Kage find this comforting]].