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* Spoony's perception of his own superego. It's not simply because he's completely nude save for a thong, its that his limbs look [[UncannyValley unnaturally skinny]].

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* Spoony's perception of his own superego. It's not simply because he's completely nude save for a thong, its that his limbs look [[UncannyValley unnaturally skinny]].skinny.
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** What makes it so shocking is the buildup: the dialogue (and the usual goofy nature of [[ButtMonkey Mickey's character]]) leads you to believe that the exchange will end in a slap fight, or a humorous parody of The ComicBook/IncredibleHulk; instead, the scene cuts abruptly. And then Mickey enters the control room, and we see the bloody aftermath....

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** What makes it so shocking is the buildup: the dialogue (and the usual goofy nature of [[ButtMonkey Mickey's character]]) leads you to believe that the exchange will end in a slap fight, or a humorous parody of The ComicBook/IncredibleHulk; ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk; instead, the scene cuts abruptly. And then Mickey enters the control room, and we see the bloody aftermath....

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* The sequence where Ma Ti sends information about the Hole to different computers while Spoony convulses uncontrollably in his chair is very eerie. And then it makes the Critic's computer blow up.

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* The sequence where Ma Ti sends information about the Hole to different computers while Spoony convulses uncontrollably in his chair is very eerie. And then it makes the Critic's computer blow up.up, while Chick's computer is ''also'' getting the messages.



*** The distorted screen flashes will make anyone familiar with Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos somewhat uncomfortable even if there is nothing in the plot even familiar to the Mythos.



** In the next part, Spoony's GlowingEyesOfDoom when Prick unplugs the mental upload.
** Apart from the fact that all of the Critic's other computers apparently got Ma-Ti's messages, ''so did the Chick's'', which is a little unsettling...
* Mechakara, as per usual.
** He completely kicks Linkara's ass, leaves him locked in a closet (stuck in a Chinese finger trap), reveals he has Malachite's Hand and is attempting to obtain its power, and goes off to impersonate him and kill everyone else.
** Despite knowing where he lives, Mechakara makes a point of executing all the other comic book critics in the city before he confronts Linkara.
** After being beamed in by the Critic, Mechakara looks around with an evil smirk, followed by...a lot of malevolent scowling. It's quite unsettling considering Linkara's [[{{Adorkable}} usual demeanor]]. And then there's his line assuring of his victory and the rest of the gang's failure...although it's somewhat nullified by [[BigYes the reaction to the line]] and [[FunnyBackgroundEvent CR's facial expressions in the background]] when Mechakara is speaking.
* Critic's nightmares.
** CR and WebVideo/JesuOtaku's dreams, too.

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** In the next part, Spoony's GlowingEyesOfDoom when Prick unplugs the mental upload.
** Apart from the fact that all of the Critic's other computers apparently got Ma-Ti's messages, ''so did the Chick's'', which is a little unsettling...
* Mechakara, as per usual.
** He completely kicks Linkara's ass, leaves him locked in a closet (stuck in a Chinese finger trap), reveals he has Malachite's Hand and is attempting to obtain its power, and goes off to impersonate him and kill everyone else.
** Despite knowing where he lives, Mechakara makes a point of executing all the other comic book critics in the city before he confronts Linkara.
** After being beamed in by the Critic, Mechakara looks around with an evil smirk, followed by...a lot of malevolent scowling. It's quite unsettling considering Linkara's [[{{Adorkable}} usual demeanor]]. And then there's his line assuring of his victory and the rest of the gang's failure...although it's somewhat nullified by [[BigYes the reaction to the line]] and [[FunnyBackgroundEvent CR's facial expressions in the background]] when Mechakara is speaking.
%% * Critic's nightmares.
** CR and WebVideo/JesuOtaku's dreams, too.
nightmares.



* Insano's "fail and it'll be your doom" line. Another SurpriseCreepy moment, considering his usual LargeHam.



** Even ''Bennett The Sage'' [[{{EvenEvilHasStandards}} was freaked out!]] And he's the guy who both mentally and physically raped That Guy With The Glasses!



** As pointed out by a couple of Spoony's fans in the comments section of his site, Mickey killed Prick with a Weed Whacker. No, not a Woodchipper... ''a Weed Whacker.'' As one person pointed out, "Weed whackers are designed to not be strong enough to break human flesh". If that isn't a slip in the script, [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon that... is pretty nasty.]]
** What makes it really bad is Terl's hesitation to say that he's dead, as if it isn't true. So, he may still ''technically'' be alive, but so horrifically mangled that he might as well be, almost certainly in unimaginable pain?
*** The crew tries to pull up Prick on the screen... Their disgusted reactions allow the viewers [[NothingIsScarier to imagine]] just how mangled he might be.

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** As pointed out by a couple of Spoony's fans in the comments section of his site, Mickey killed Prick with a Weed Whacker. No, not a Woodchipper... ''a Weed Whacker.'' As one person pointed out, "Weed whackers are designed to not be strong enough to break human flesh". If that isn't a slip in the script, [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon that... is pretty nasty.]]
** What makes it really bad is Terl's hesitation to say that he's dead, as if it isn't true. So, he may still ''technically'' be alive, but so horrifically mangled that he might as well be, almost certainly in unimaginable pain?
***
The crew tries to pull up Prick on the screen... Their disgusted reactions allow the viewers [[NothingIsScarier to imagine]] just how mangled he might be.



** Mickey throws Prick's [[{{Squick}} bloody, severed hand]] to Paw, who promptly drops it in horror.
* Whatever Mechakara...''does'' to Nostalgia Chick. There is a drill involved.
** Her crying out as he... does whatever he does to her. And everyone else writes it off as sex!
** Judging by [[HiveMind what comes of it]], it's pretty apparent that whatever happened involved her being assimilated Borg-style. [[NightmareFuel/StarTrek Which if you know how that tend to work]]...
** [[ScreamDiscretionShot Having it offscreen]] [[NothingIsScarier didn't help]]...
** And there's what looks like either a scar or some kind of tape on her head. To cover up the drill hole, maybe?
*** This is worse if you're familiar with Seven of Nine. That may not be her eye anymore...
*** Plus the fact that everyone thought she and Linkara were just having sex meant that no-one did anything to help her. What's even worse than being attacked with a power drill? Being attacked with a power drill while your friends sit there and let it happen.
*** What about Todd? Seven of Eleven used an even bigger drill on him, and whenever [=RoboTodd=] moves, he makes awful machine noises...
* Jesu Otaku turning into [[Anime/CowboyBebop Ed]]. Played for comedy, but it still comes across as vague LossOfIdentity regarding his true personality, particularly with the abruptness of the change.
** If you thought ''that'' was creepy, by the end of the movie JO now has a SplitPersonality with Ed. And he still doesn't know it. Who knows how Nash will feel about it.
* I'm sure it was supposed to be a joke, or drama fodder for later, but... "Now deploying all food rations."
** Evidentally the "food rations" weren't their main supply, as Critic still had sugar to put in the laser banks in Part 4 and there was some left over for Luke to do the same to the Deathbomb in Part 8.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain he may be, Terl's intense desire to see Critic die painfully is still disturbing.
** Even though they could safely assume he wouldn't be given a quick and easy death, Snob, Marz, Mickey and Paw try to drag Critic over there before he comes up with another plan.
** The later ''Film/ManOfSteel'' review reveals what Zod's "wrath" on Critic would be like, and "wouldn't have been given a quick and easy death" is an understatement.
* Phelous's death. Not helped by the fact that you can see the blood splatter each time he's stabbed.
** And what about the Terl's and Zod's minions? They are fairly creepy for FacelessMooks. And the way how they just start popping out of the field when the Critic is beamed there is fairly unnerving.

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** Mickey throws Prick's [[{{Squick}} bloody, severed hand]] to Paw, who promptly drops it in horror.
* Whatever Mechakara...''does'' to Nostalgia Chick. There is a drill involved.
** Her
involved. And her crying out as he... does whatever he does to her. And everyone else writes it off as sex!
** Judging by [[HiveMind what comes of it]], it's pretty apparent that whatever happened involved her being assimilated Borg-style. [[NightmareFuel/StarTrek Which if you know how that tend to work]]...
** [[ScreamDiscretionShot Having it offscreen]] [[NothingIsScarier didn't help]]...
** And there's what looks like either a scar or some kind of tape on her head. To cover up
sex! Todd's assimilation was even worse- the drill hole, maybe?
*** This is worse if you're familiar with Seven of Nine. That may not be her eye anymore...
*** Plus the fact that everyone thought she
was bigger, and Linkara were just having sex meant that no-one did anything to help her. What's even worse than being attacked with a power drill? Being attacked with a power drill while your friends sit there and let it happen.
*** What about Todd? Seven of Eleven used an even bigger drill on him, and whenever [=RoboTodd=] moves,
when he walks he makes awful horrible machine noises...
* Jesu Otaku turning into [[Anime/CowboyBebop Ed]]. Played for comedy, but it still comes across as vague LossOfIdentity regarding his true personality, particularly with the abruptness of the change.
** If you thought ''that'' was creepy, by the end of the movie JO now has a SplitPersonality with Ed. And he still doesn't know it. Who knows how Nash will feel about it.
* I'm sure it was supposed to be a joke, or drama fodder for later, but... "Now deploying all food rations."
** Evidentally the "food rations" weren't their main supply, as Critic still had sugar to put in the laser banks in Part 4 and there was some left over for Luke to do the same to the Deathbomb in Part 8.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain he may be, Terl's intense desire to see Critic die painfully is still disturbing.
** Even though they could safely assume he wouldn't be given a quick and easy death, Snob, Marz, Mickey and Paw try to drag Critic over there before he comes up with another plan.
** The later ''Film/ManOfSteel'' review reveals what Zod's "wrath" on Critic would be like, and "wouldn't have been given a quick and easy death" is an understatement.
* Phelous's death. Not helped by the fact that you can see the blood splatter each time he's stabbed.
** And what about the Terl's and Zod's minions? They are fairly creepy for FacelessMooks. And the way how they just start popping out of the field when the Critic is beamed there is fairly unnerving.
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* Christopher Clod. He's so sleazy and unsettling that even the guy who got himself desensitized to z-grade porn is disturbed.



** Now remember that that ''thing'' used to be an alternate universe version of Linkara's RobotBuddy Pollo. Just what did Linkara ''do'' to him to make him snap and become ''this?''?
** While just a brief moment, when Mechakara came back in Part 8 to get his revenge against Terl while on the latter's ship, he's first seen through a security monitor and then looks at the security camera, pissed off, out for blood and knowing either Terl or Zod is watching, plus the red glow of his damaged eye made things more frightening. Him also saying "Remember me?" to ''ZOD'' in a VERY angered tone before slamming his face mutliple times against the couch made it more frightening, even if that last one was a FunnyBackgroundEvent.

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** Now remember that that ''thing'' used to be an alternate universe version of Linkara's RobotBuddy Pollo. Just what did Linkara ''do'' to him to make him snap and become ''this?''?
** While just a brief moment, when Mechakara came back in Part 8 to get his revenge against Terl while on the latter's ship, he's first seen through a security monitor and then looks at the security camera, pissed off, out for blood and knowing either Terl or Zod is watching, plus the red glow of his damaged eye made things more frightening. Him also saying "Remember me?" to ''ZOD'' in a VERY angered tone before slamming his face mutliple times against the couch made it more frightening, even if that last one was a FunnyBackgroundEvent.frightening.



* Spoony starts to tell Film Brain that the plot hole isn't what they think, and then Ma Ti abruptly takes over and shouts "NOTHING!" Add Noah to the actors in these things who are way too good at being scary.
** Mat too. He ''screams'' at Spoony while shaking him when he needs to know what's going on, and his roar is genuinely a shock.
* In true '80s pop ballad fashion, Distraction uses a catchy beat to cover very disturbing lyrics: the world is ending, and the singers are giving their audience one last moment of happiness. And then you consider it supposedly was written on Krypton...
** Also, Nostalgia Chick is still suffering some side effects from being assimilated, as shown when she looks up the lyrics to the song.
--->[[BlackComedy You should probably get that looked at]].

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* Spoony starts to tell Film Brain that the plot hole isn't what they think, and then Ma Ti abruptly takes over and shouts "NOTHING!" Add Noah to the actors in these things who are way too good at being scary.
**
Mat too. He ''screams'' at Spoony while shaking him when he needs to know what's going on, and his roar is genuinely a shock.
* In true '80s pop ballad fashion, Distraction uses a catchy beat to cover very disturbing lyrics: the world is ending, and the singers are giving their audience one last moment of happiness. And then you consider it supposedly was written on Krypton...
** Also, Nostalgia Chick is still suffering some side effects from being assimilated, as shown when she looks up the lyrics to the song.
--->[[BlackComedy You should probably get that looked at]].
shock.



* The Executor torturing Luke. He's having so much ''fun'' while he does it.
** The contrast between the Executor getting electrocuted in Part 5 and Luke getting electrocuted is quite apparent: while Rob is obviously hamming it up and mugging to the camera, Kinley[[note]]Luke's real name after coming out[[/note]] sounds more like someone who is actually in pain.
* The thought of Executor, Snob and company capturing Critic and torturing him somehow into being the next Tommy Wiseau is horrifying enough to be Luke's BerserkButton.
* Critic merging with the Plot Hole is a beautiful scene, but his eyes going white and his body exploding in blue particles are still creepy.

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* The Executor torturing Luke. He's having so much ''fun'' while he does it.
**
The contrast between the Executor getting electrocuted in Part 5 and Luke getting electrocuted is quite apparent: while Rob is obviously hamming it up and mugging to the camera, Kinley[[note]]Luke's real name after coming out[[/note]] sounds more like someone who is actually in pain.
* The thought of Executor, Snob and company capturing Critic and torturing him somehow into being the next Tommy Wiseau is horrifying enough to be Luke's BerserkButton.
* Critic merging with the Plot Hole is a beautiful scene, but his eyes going white and his body exploding in blue particles are still creepy.
pain.
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* What Eight-Bit Mickey did [[to Prick. [[BewaretheNiceOnes Beware the Nice Ones]] indeed... [[BerserkButton Never call Mickey short.]] '''Ever.'''

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* What Eight-Bit Mickey did [[to to Prick. [[BewaretheNiceOnes Beware the Nice Ones]] indeed... [[BerserkButton Never call Mickey short.]] '''Ever.'''
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* What Eight-Bit Mickey did [to Prick. [[BewaretheNiceOnes Beware the Nice Ones]] indeed... [[BerserkButton Never call Mickey short.]] '''Ever.'''

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* What Eight-Bit Mickey did [to [[to Prick. [[BewaretheNiceOnes Beware the Nice Ones]] indeed... [[BerserkButton Never call Mickey short.]] '''Ever.'''
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** As pointed out by a couple of Spoony's fans in the comments section of his site, Mickey killed Prick with a Weed Whacker. No, not a Woodchipper... ''a Weed Whacker.'' As one person pointed out, "Weed whackers are designed to not be strong enough to break human flesh".]] If that isn't a slip in the script, [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon that... is pretty nasty.

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** As pointed out by a couple of Spoony's fans in the comments section of his site, Mickey killed Prick with a Weed Whacker. No, not a Woodchipper... ''a Weed Whacker.'' As one person pointed out, "Weed whackers are designed to not be strong enough to break human flesh".]] If that isn't a slip in the script, [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon that... is pretty nasty.]]

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