History LetsPlay / PrepareToTry

* FailureMontage: Essentially every episode where they fight a boss.

* LegacyCharacter: Throughout all their playthroughs of the SoulsBorne games, they make their PlayerCharacter a hilariously grotesque MemeticLoser named Finchy.

* MissingEpisode: Downplayed. [[spoiler:As if Anor Londo didn't drive them up the wall enough, they lost the footage for the final stretch of the battle against Ornstein and Smough. They also lost the footage for their first real encounter against Seath the Scaleless in the Crystal Cave.]]

-->'''Dan:''' Can I just say, honestly, you've done this bit ''amazingly'' well. Do you wanna know what happens if you get cursed by the frogs?

-->'''Rory:''' *horrified* I-indefinitely?

[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[TheGadfly Gavin Murphy]], [[IdiotHero Rory Powers]], [[TheSmartGuy Dan Krupa]]]]

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* MagicFeather: The rationale behind Rory's boss clothing (either [[VideoGame/DarkSouls Solaire's armour]] in sweater form, or a [[Bloodborne Yarnham Hunter's cap]] as appropriate to the game).

* MagicFeather: The rationale behind Rory's boss clothing (either [[VideoGame/DarkSouls Solaire's armour]] in sweater form, or a [[VideoGame/Bloodborne Yarnham Hunter's cap]] as appropriate to the game).

* MagicFeather: The rationale behind Rory's boss clothing (either {{VideoGame/DarkSouls Solaire's armour}} in sweater form, or a {{VideoGame/Bloodborne Yarnham Hunter's cap}} as appropriate to the game).

* EveryoneHasStandards: Gav doesn't like the idea of any harm coming to the Onion Knights, to the point where even the ''idea'' that one of them dying is enough for him to declare that he'll end the series. [[spoiler:When Rory accidentally socks Seigward in the face during their ''Dark Souls III'' playthrough, Gav's just put in StunnedSilence.]]

* 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''.
* SeinfeldianConversation: Several points throughout each of their playthroughs end up with them making pretty mundane yet humorous conversation. Gav calls this the "Banter Bus," wherein they literally just banter with one another as Rory focuses in on his latest challenge. While it actually works from time to time (Rory's concentration on the conversation actually helping him acclimate to the current challenge), sometimes it works too well (Rory ending up in a fit of laughter over something ridiculous Gav's said).
* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: InUniverse. Rory has an affinity towards Prism Stones in ''Dark Souls III'', which are essentially glowing marbles used to mark where you've been. But he likes them because they're shiny. This gets PlayedForLaughs when Dan ends up believing Rory popped the Soul of the Demon to buy Prism Stones--[[NotMeThisTime even when he didn't]].

* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: Rory has an affinity towards Prism Stones in ''Dark Souls III'', which are essentially glowing marbles used to mark where you've been. But he likes them because they're shiny. This gets PlayedForLaughs when Dan ends up believing Rory popped the Soul of the Demon to buy Prism Stones--[[NotMeThisTime even when he didn't]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: You can ''see'' the surprise and amazement in Gav's face when Rory manages to predict a particular plot point in ''Dark Souls III''.

* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: Rory has an affinity towards Prism Stones in ''Dark Souls III'', which are essentially glowing marbles used to mark where you've been. But he likes them because they're shiny. This gets PlayedForLaughs when Gav ends up believing Rory popped the Soul of the Demon to buy Prism Stones--[[NotMeThisTime even when he didn't]].

* UnluckilyLucky: Rory tends to get himself in particularly terrifying situations, but has more often than not found a way to wiggle out of it. Such as [[spoiler:falling down a hole in The Depths in ''Dark Souls'' and getting swarmed by [[DemonicSpiders Basilisks]], only to ''somehow'' make it out relatively unscathed]]. Gav lampshades it as much when it's all over.

* Foreshadowing: You can ''see'' the surprise and amazement in Gav's face when Rory manages to predict a particular plot point in ''Dark Souls III''.

* VideoGameCaringPotential: The trio grows affectionate towards BreakoutCharacter {{Cloudcuckoolander}} Solaire, to the point where Rory [[spoiler: can't bring himself to kill him when he goes Hollow in Lost Izalith]]. Throughout their ''Souls'' playthroughs, they make constant references to Solaire and frequently have their PlayerCharacter don at least one piece of Solaire's armor set. They even opted to have Rory wear an actual Solaire hoodie during boss fights; Dan and Krupa also join in the fun whenever they reach the final boss of a ''Souls'' game. In ''Dark Souls III'', Rory and the gang grow especially attached to [[ImpliedLoveInterest Anri]], [[spoiler:even opting to marry her--when they see her in the Usurpation of Fire ending, they're outright ecstatic]].

* CensorBleep: Since this series is released under IGN, each episode has to have its curse words bleeped out. That being said, it's pretty inconsistent throughout the whole series, since the games tend [[SirSwearsALot to bring out the sailor in everybody]].

* TheSmartGuy: Dan is Rory's guide and conscience throughout the playthroughs, advising him on where to go and what to do in sticky situations, evenproviding bits of lore now and again for the sake of making the journey more interesting.

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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[TheGadfly Gavin Murphy]], [[TheSmartGuy Dan Krupa]], [[TheHero Rory Powers]]]]

* UnluckilyLucky: Rory tends to get himself in particularly terrifying situations, but has more often than not found a way to wiggle out of it. Such as [[spoilers:falling down a hole in The Depths in ''Dark Souls'' and getting swarmed by [[DemonicSpiders Basilisks]], only to ''somehow'' make it out relatively unscathed]]. Gav lampshades it as much when it's all over.

* UnluckilyLucky: Rory tends to get himself in particularly terrifying situations, but has more often than not found a way to wiggle out of it. Such as [[spoiling:falling down a hole in The Depths in ''Dark Souls'' and getting swarmed by [[DemonicSpiders Basilisks]], only to ''somehow'' make it out relatively unscathed]]. Gav lampshades it as much when it's all over.

* {{VideoGame/Dark Souls}}
* {{VideoGame/Dark Souls III}}
* {{VideoGame/Bloodborne}}

* EpicFail: Rory is subject to these ''a lot'' throughout the series. So much so that to list them would be a challenge in and of itself. But this is one of the reasons why the series ended up so successful, anyway.

* TheSmartGuy: Dan is Rory's guide and conscience throughout the playthroughs, advising him on where to go and what to do in sticky situations, evenproviding bits of lore now and again for the sake of making the journey more interesting

* VideoGameCaringPotential: The trio grows affectionate towards BreakoutCharacter Cloudcuckoolander Solaire, to the point where Rory [[spoiler: can't bring himself to kill him when he goes Hollow in Lost Izalith]]. Throughout their ''Souls'' playthroughs, they make constant references to Solaire and frequently have their PlayerCharacter don at least one piece of Solaire's armor set. They even opted to have Rory wear an actual Solaire hoodie during boss fights; Dan and Krupa also join in the fun whenever they reach the final boss of a ''Souls'' game. In ''Dark Souls III'', Rory and the gang grow especially attached to [[ImpliedLoveInterest Anri]], [[spoiler:even opting to marry her--when they see her in the Usurpation of Fire ending, they're outright ecstatic]].