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* BladeOnAStick: Rory's main weapon throughout all of the first ''Dark Souls'' playthrough is a simple halberd. Despite it being disliked by the viewerbase due to its lack of practical use throughout the late game, Rory manages to use it to his advantage and even [[spoiler:defeats Gwyn]] with it.
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* BeyondTheImpossible: ''Dark Souls III'' was released on April 12, 2016. Rory was around 75% through the first ''Dark Souls'' on April 5, 2016, meaning he had to do the remaining 25% and beat some of the most difficult bosses in the game in pretty much a week, if they were gonna meet the deadline. After a week of a horrible TroubledProduction plagued with SanitySlippage, ''they managed to pull it off'' a day before ''III'' released.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The whole point of the show is to demonstrate that even the most difficult games can be beaten with effort, patience, guidance, and ThePowerOfFriendship. [[spoiler:Though months where the gang suffers constant death after constant death, SanitySlippage and multiple moments where they nearly give up out of frustration or fear of what lies ahead, Rory manages to beat ''Dark Souls'' before ''Dark Souls III'' comes out, to the point of everyone shouting out a BigYES in absolute joy.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The whole point of the show is to demonstrate that even the most difficult games can be beaten with effort, patience, guidance, and ThePowerOfFriendship. [[spoiler:Though months where the gang suffers constant death after constant death, SanitySlippage and multiple moments where they nearly give up out of frustration or fear of what lies ahead, Rory manages to beat ''Dark Souls'' and release the final episode of the first season literally ''a day'' before ''Dark Souls III'' comes out, to the point of everyone shouting out a BigYES in absolute joy.]]
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* CripplingOverspecialization: What is the one thing Rory is consistently good at in each ''Souls'' game? ''[[DeathOrGloryAttack Parrying]]''. The few times he manages to apply parrying work especially well in his favor (such as the infamous segment involving the Anor Londo archers), but otherwise it doesn't come into real play until Rory [[WeaksauceWeakness parries Gwyn.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: What is the one thing Rory is consistently good at in each ''Souls'' game? ''[[DeathOrGloryAttack Parrying]]''. The few times he manages to apply parrying work especially well in his favor (such as the infamous segment involving the Anor Londo archers), but otherwise it doesn't come into real play until Rory [[WeaksauceWeakness parries Gwyn.parries]] [[FinalBoss Gwyn]].
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* {{Keet}}: While Rory may not be the best ''Souls'' player in the world, his positive attitude, self-awareness, and eagerness to learn more about each game and their lore easily wins most people over to him.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Gav started off the series as a pretty gruff guy, and was prone to displaying his annoyance in an especially antagonistic manner. People even called him "Grumpy Gav," as a result. In later episodes, he shows himself to be more laid-back and good-natured, with a bit of a rough edge to him.
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* CrazyEnoughToWork: The battle against [[ThatOneBoss Princes Lothric and Lorian]] in ''Dark Souls III'' drove the boys mad enough to try something utterly ridiculous: [[spoiler:tape up napkins over the bosses' healthbars, so that they wouldn't have to worry about gauging how much health the bosses have left--and in turn have them focus on the bosses' movesets and how much Estus they've got left.]] ''They pull it off'' after a few more tries, and they can't even believe it themselves when it's all over.
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* CrazyEnoughToWork: The battle against [[ThatOneBoss Princes Lothric and Lorian]] Lorian in ''Dark Souls III'' drove the boys mad enough to try something utterly ridiculous: [[spoiler:tape up napkins over the bosses' healthbars, so that they wouldn't have to worry about gauging how much health the bosses have left--and in turn have them focus on the bosses' movesets and how much Estus they've got left.]] ''They pull it off'' after a few more tries, and they can't even believe it themselves when it's all over.
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* RageBreakingPoint: There have been multiple occasions where the difficulty of each game aggravates Rory to the point where he just starts ranting like a stereotypical angry gamer. A notable occasion is before, during, and after his battle against [[ThatOneBoss Champion Gundyr]]; after dying constantly to both Gundyr and the multiple enemies before him, Rory manages to defeat him after apparently two and a half hours--only to get killed again by the Black Knights right outside the arena.
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* RageBreakingPoint: There have been multiple occasions where the difficulty of each game aggravates Rory to the point where he just starts ranting like a stereotypical angry gamer. A notable occasion is before, during, and after his battle against [[ThatOneBoss Champion Gundyr]]; Gundyr; after dying constantly to both Gundyr and the multiple enemies before him, Rory manages to defeat him after apparently two and a half hours--only to get killed again by the Black Knights right outside the arena.
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* SanitySlippage: The trio often comment upon how their constant deaths wear and tear on their wills to press on, and while it's all PlayedForLaughs, one can't help but feel sorry for them at times. One of the worst instances of this was when they traversed [[ThatOneLevel The Catacombs]] in ''Dark Souls''.
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* SanitySlippage: The trio often comment upon how their constant deaths wear and tear on their wills to press on, and while it's all PlayedForLaughs, one can't help but feel sorry for them at times. One of the worst instances of this was when they traversed [[ThatOneLevel The Catacombs]] Catacombs in ''Dark Souls''.
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* BookEnds: The last episode of the first ''Prepare To Try'' series contains Rory, Gav, and Dan half-jokingly freaking out about possibly losing their jobs at [=IGN=] (thanks to the troubled production of the series), and advising viewers to support them and their endeavors with the hashtag #givetheboysjobs. The final episode of the series as a whole features them actually leaving [=IGN=], [[{{WebVideo/RKG}} having gotten jobs]].
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* CripplingOverspecialization: What is the one thing Rory is consistently good at in each ''Souls'' game? ''[[DeathOrGloryAttack Parrying]]''. The few times he manages to apply parrying work especially well in his favor (such as the infamous segment involving the Anor Londo archers), but otherwise it doesn't come into real play [[spoiler:until Rory [[WeaksauceWeakness parries Gwyn]]]].
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* CripplingOverspecialization: What is the one thing Rory is consistently good at in each ''Souls'' game? ''[[DeathOrGloryAttack Parrying]]''. The few times he manages to apply parrying work especially well in his favor (such as the infamous segment involving the Anor Londo archers), but otherwise it doesn't come into real play [[spoiler:until until Rory [[WeaksauceWeakness parries Gwyn]]]].Gwyn.
* {{Irony}}: Rory manages to make it through some of the most frustrating sections in ''Dark Souls'' rather easily, despite having a harder time with the rest of it. He escapes the Basilisks in the Depths without getting Cursed once, and beats the infamous Anor Londo archers by parrying the one blocking his way through. Notably, the latter is so infamously hard that it's unanimously declared by virtually all players to be one of the worst sections of the game.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The impetus of their ''Save Solaire'' playthrough of ''Dark Souls Remastered'' is making up for killing Solaire back in their first run.
* TraumaCongaLine: Basically, their entire first playthrough of ''Dark Souls''. A challenge made on a whim ended up driving them through a seventeen-episode road trip through some of the most difficult levels in gaming. This actually extended behind the scenes, as doing the let's play was apparently such a TroubledProduction that they were seriously at risk of getting fired. Hence the hashtag in the final episode: #givetheboysjobs.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Rory ''really'' hates spiders of any kind. Whenever he is confronted by one during ''{{VideoGame/Resident Evil}}'', he goes on the offensive while freaking out all the while.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Rory ''really'' hates spiders of any kind. Whenever he is confronted by one during ''{{VideoGame/Resident Evil}}'', he goes on the offensive while freaking out all the while.while.
* WhyWontYouDie: One notable encounter Rory has with Artorias involves Rory hammering away at his health until he gets him down to less than a bar's worth of HP. When Rory hits Artorias with what's assumed to be the killing blow, the boss survives with literal ''pixels worth of health left''.
--> '''Gav:''' (horrified) ''[[BigWHAT What]]!?''\\
'''Rory:''' How is he still alive!? [[TrollingCreator This is some bullshit, Miyazaki]]!\\
'''Dan:''' ''Compose yourself! Compose yourself!''
* WhyWontYouDie: One notable encounter Rory has with Artorias involves Rory hammering away at his health until he gets him down to less than a bar's worth of HP. When Rory hits Artorias with what's assumed to be the killing blow, the boss survives with literal ''pixels worth of health left''.
--> '''Gav:''' (horrified) ''[[BigWHAT What]]!?''\\
'''Rory:''' How is he still alive!? [[TrollingCreator This is some bullshit, Miyazaki]]!\\
'''Dan:''' ''Compose yourself! Compose yourself!''
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* LegacyCharacter: Throughout all their playthroughs of the =[=SoulsBorne=]= games, they make their PlayerCharacter a hilariously grotesque MemeticLoser named Finchy.
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* LegacyCharacter: Throughout all their playthroughs of the =[=SoulsBorne=]= [=SoulsBorne=] games, they make their PlayerCharacter a hilariously grotesque MemeticLoser named Finchy.
