History OOCIsSeriousBusiness / WebVideos

* WebVideo/TheRealJims'': Usually, the "60 Second Simpsons" reviews have him offering humorous thoughts about the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode being reviewed. However, with "Co-Dependent's Day", he was so disgusted with the episode that he simply said "There are no words to describe how terrible this episode is", and then sat in silence for 30 seconds before going to the closing credits. He would later post an "Extra Seconds" about the episode, which would elaborate why he hated it.

** And ''then'' there's [=AniMat=], a guy who's been known to not only be a respectful critic who tries to find something good in almost every movie he sees, but also frequency employs GoshDangItToHeck with his "What the fridge?!" [[{{Catchphrase}} catchphrase]]. Then in came his review of ''[[HateSink Where the Dead Go to Die]],'' which he not only refers to as "the worst animated film ever" (and even calls it that in the title!), but also calls anyone who likes the film "sick, messed-up freaks" and tells them to get an intervention. The latter, however, led him to have a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment later on, as he explains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqi0bYr7PSI here.]]

** There is also when she went an [[https://youtu.be/ksZIWAVqPCQ entire episode]], about rapper Drake, putting her middle finger up. Without saying a word. For seven minutes. Keep in mind, she has done several episodes featuring Music/SimplePlan, Music/{{Creed}} and Music/{{Nickelback}} with several things to say.

--->'''Cadeceus:''' I'm not built for this. I was not built for this. This is the first time I've been in nature and gone "This is gross." This is just- It's in my boots. [[{{Squick}} It's just in my boots and I can smell it]]. Nope.

* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': Caduceus Clay is a cleric of the [[MotherNature Wildmother]], and deeply connected to all things natural, even if others would find them disgusting. It turns out that he does have his limits, which he discovers after the ''second'' time he ends up waist-deep in a tar pit while a giant antlion tries to eat his legs.
-->'''Cadeceus:''' I'm not built for this. I was not built for this. This is the first time I've been in nature and gone "This is gross." This is just- It's in my boots. [[{{Squick}} It's just in my boots and I can smell it]]. Nope.

** PlayedforLaughs in the Broly special, where despite Goku thinking he'd have to coax Vegeta into letting him borrow his energy (which is what happened in the official movie), Vegeta quickly and willingly gives it up. Because Broly is that annoying.

* In ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', Cui is baffled when his nemesis, the incredibly arrogant Saiyan Prince Vegeta, begins describing how he lost a fight. This quickly turns into fear, which turns out to be well-justified.

'''Cui:''' But...but I ''hate you!'' Why would I-- (''[[KilledMidSentence gets blown up]]'')\\

** A moment from [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness/DragonBall the original canon]] gets extra emphasis during the final confrontation with Super Perfect Cell. Where in the original Vegeta curses his weakness before apologizing to Gohan, here Gohan berates ''him'' for having "picked ''now'' to be a parent", forgetting that Trunks could be revived by the dragon balls (only to berate ''himself'' for not being any better for saving Vegeta, and getting injured in the process).

* The horror game [[LetsPlay Lets Player]] {{LetsPlay/Markiplier}} usually tries to make a conscious effort to keep his language [[GoshDangItToHeck PG]] so when he starts [[ClusterFBomb swearing up a storm]], you can bet he is either scared or frustrated.

'''Dr. Lithium:''' No, seriously, this is some crazy-ass lethal shit. If you screw this up, [[PunctuatedForEmphasis '''you. Will. Die.''']] I'm not even joking around here. The only reason why ''I'm'' even doing this is because it's necessary to make the drug pyrimethamine[[note]]An antiparasitic used to treat toxoplasmosis[[/note]]. If you do not possess at least a bachelor's degree in chemistry, do not try this. Doing it is straightforward but staying safe requires a safety mentality that you can only get with actual lab experience. Seriously. Don't try this.

'''Dr. Lithium:''' No, seriously, this is some crazy-ass lethal shit. If you screw this up, '''you. Will. Die.''' I'm not even joking around here. The only reason why ''I'm'' even doing this is because it's necessary to make the drug pyrimethamine. If you do not possess at least a bachelor's degree in chemistry, do not try this. Doing it is straightforward but staying safe requires a safety mentality that you can only get with actual lab experience. Seriously. Don't try this.

* [=NurdRage=] is one of the oldest amateur chemistry channels on [=YouTube=], known for pioneering the genre and introducing most of the standard practices that come with it. Many episodes start with important safety instructions, but stop short of advising against trying the experiment out yourself. Not so in the episode on sodium cyanide.
-->'''Dr. Lithium:''' ''[narrates the standard operating procedures and safety precautions]''\\

'''Vegeta:''' Easy. Because I know you'll never tell anybody, Cui.

* ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'' has Jim Sterling taking their ideals and personality and cranking them UpToEleven for their shows. Jim normally snarks and goes on ranting fits if something in the gaming industry bothers them. There were a few times where they have dropped the act when talking about something much more serious or sad such as the passing of Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata and fellow game critic [[Creator/TheCynicalBrit Totalbiscuit]]. Jim also becomes much more serious at the end of one episode where they bring up how the writer of ''VideoGame/WeHappyFew'' downplays people suffering from depression by saying that people can just pop a pill to make it all go away and thus sadness is no longer valued (basically saying anyone who is depressed should just cheer up). Jim, who suffers from anxiety and depression themselves and takes medication to keep them in check, goes off on the guy and explains why they need the medicine to be able to function properly.

* Normally, WebVideo/BennettTheSage's Suave character is an unabashed pervert who'll take any opportunity to talk about sex or make sexual innuendos. However, in the midst of the ''I Dream of Mimi'' review, he gets so fed up with the male main character leading on his love interests that Suave gives him a serious dressing-down speech about treating people with respect.

** The show has a host named Kiara who can be [[Main/AxCrazy Ax Crazy]], [[Main/CloudCuckooLander weird]], and shows a variety [[Main/TheStoic of]] [[Main/DeadpanSnarker different]] [[Main/StepfordSmiler emotions]], with absolutely no swearing. However, at the last episode of season six, [[spoiler:during a memorial for Jake Paul]], she gives a [[Main/TheReasonYouSuckSpeech speech]] to both Paul and his fans, telling them to "suck their Daddy's cock with their slutty mouths". Add to the fact that all the [[https://youtu.be/anA8wdJpbYU Paul]] [[https://youtu.be/gdsJ5dT_pfc Brother]] [[https://youtu.be/TDmuTSXzAFU episodes]] were made during a year long [[Main/CreatorBreakdown Creator Breakdown]], she makes it clear that he wishes them harm...[[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1155991781 then it was revealed that it was not about them.]]
** There is also when she went an [[https://youtu.be/ksZIWAVqPCQ entire episode]], about rapper Drake, putting her middle finger up. Without saying a word. For seven minutes. Keep in mind, she has done several episodes featuring Music/SimplePlan, Music/{{Creed}} and Nickleback with several things to say.

** It has a host that can be [[Main/AxCrazy Ax Crazy]], [[Main/CloudCuckooLander weird]], and shows a variety [[Main/TheStoic of]] [[Main/DeadpanSnarker different]] [[Main/StepfordSmiler emotions]], with absolutely no swearing. However, at the last episode of season six, [[spoiler:during a memorial for Jake Paul]], she gives a [[Main/TheReasonYouSuckSpeech speech]] to both Paul and his fans, telling them to "suck their Daddy's cock with their slutty mouths". Add to the fact that all the [[https://youtu.be/anA8wdJpbYU Paul]] [[https://youtu.be/gdsJ5dT_pfc Brother]] [[https://youtu.be/TDmuTSXzAFU episodes]] were made during a year long [[Main/CreatorBreakdown Creator Breakdown]], she makes it clear that he wishes them harm...[[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1155991781 then it was revealed that it was not about them.]]

** He also starts ''screaming'' about how much he hates ''Film/{{Nine Lives|2016}}'' in his review of the film, primarily due to its idiotic portrayal of caring for a cat (such as putting the litter box ''[[WhatAnIdiot right next to the food]]''). Notably, he screams '''[[AtomicFBomb "WHAT THE FUCK?!"]]''' when talking about the latter (not even his most hated movie ever, ''Film/DragonballEvolution'', got that reaction out of him.

* As the endgame approached in ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets'', many would notice that [[TheDragon Totheark's]] [[MindScrew videos]] became disturbingly coherent.
* When WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic doesn't express joy, anger or depression through swearing and instead goes for GoshDangItToHeck ("holy smokes" is the usual), you know it's even more SeriousBusiness than usual.
** His CutenessProximity-overload review of ''Series/SesameStreet Presents: Film/FollowThatBird'' is probably the only episode with no swearing whatsoever.
** After selling his soul in ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'', his PapaWolf trait disappears and he spends the review being an abusive babysitter to Evilina.
** In the WebVideo/{{Bum Review|s}} of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', Doug breaks character twice (pulling off Chester's trademark wool cap and wig) to give a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer and assure the viewers that yes, the movie is '''that''' awesome, and they really should go out and see it.
** In-Universe example: When Bum reviewed ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', Bum was ''completely'' serious. And in the end, instead of using his catchpharse "Change! You got change?!", he tells to viewer ''to keep the change.''
** How deranged is Bennett the Sage? When he had a crossover with ''WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses'', his answers sent That Guy, who almost never shows visible signs of emotion, ended up curled in fetal position on the floor.
* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick:
** She never apologizes. So when she tells Nella that she's sorry for not including her in a review, you can see the manipulation coming a mile off.
** More seriously, ''The Christmas Shoes'' was so awful about having the kid (whose mother was dying) being taught the values of earning money that she -- a self-admitted ChildHater -- ended up screaming at the adults for how monstrous they were acting.
* Creator/BradJones has done this on several occasions when playing WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob.
** He starts his review of ''Caligula'' out of character claiming that it's his favorite movie and that it's going to be hard to "Snob" it.
** During the film ''Elves'', the main character's stepmother kills her cat. Brad (a well-known KindheartedCatLover) snarls, "I'd kill her. I'd fucking '''kill''' her!" -- without ''any'' of the Snob's usual tone.
** At the end of his review of ''{{Film/Goldengirl}}'', Brad Jones went so far as to take off his glasses and unslick his hair before telling his viewers to seek out the film, just to make it clear he was serious.
** The review of ''Gross Out'' starts with Brad almost ''begging'' his viewers not to watch the review. To put it in perspective, he didn't do this before the review of ''Film/PinkFlamingos''.
** On a similar note: the moment when the protagonist of ''Rock: It's Your Decision'' reveals decidedly homophobic tendencies. Brad's previous cheery mockery vanishes instantly, as he coldly, calmly states: "Kid...''go fuck yourself''."
* Normally, WebVideo/BennettTheSage's Suave character is an unabashed pervert who'll take any opportunity to talk about sex or make sexual innuendos. However, in the midst of the ''I Dream of Mimi'' review, he gets so fed up with the male main character leading on his love interests that Suave gives him a serious dressing-down speech about treating people with respect.
* Sag from WebVideo/MovieRehab took off his sunglasses in order to give Dr. Lester a '''huge''' reason you suck speech, which from his tone alone, seems to be quite genuine.
* In ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'', amoral NightmareFetishist Dr. Tease is actually ''scared'' of what's going on.
* ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'': Spoony gives off one in the middle of his ''VideoGame/UltimaIX'' review. His normal vitriol and hot-bloodedness fades away during the scene as he simply reminisces quietly to the audience on his history with the ''Ultima'' series and the value it had to him growing up... before throwing the cases of those individual games against a wall. The entire scene serves to illustrate not only how far the game itself had broken him, but arguably also [[CreatorBreakdown the state of mind of Noah himself at the time]].
* The horror game [[LetsPlay Lets Player]] {{LetsPlay/Markiplier}} usually tries to make a conscious effort to keep his language [[GoshDangItToHeck PG]] so when he starts [[ClusterFBomb swearing up a storm]], you can bet he is either scared or frustrated.
* ''Series/{{Noob}}'' has the well-established fact that Arthéon is afraid of Game Masters. He does quite a few uncharacteristic things after reaching his RageBreakingPoint, but the act that ended up having most of his [[spoiler:soon to be former]] guildmates as an audience was him asking for a Game Master [[spoiler:so he could officially disband the guild]].

* Creator/MarkKermode is a avid hater of [[UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie films in 3D]] and is more than willing to rip apart the technology, finding extremely gimmicky and is nothing more than a ploy for studios to make more money. Then ''Film/{{Gravity}}'' came along and on his blog, he posted a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJu7Ov8IN1c video]] announcing that "''Gravity'' is worth seeing in 3D". He then [[FacePalm face-palmed]] for saying those words.

* Music/SiIvaGunner is a collaborative Website/YouTube channel that presents "high quality rips" of video game music that are actually BaitAndSwitch remixes (or other jokes), ostensibly ran by a single person who refutes any claims that his music is anything but ordinary. However, after an incident where a video that [[MoodWhiplash abruptly delved into genuinely terrifying subject matter]] was uploaded without consent from the rest of the group, one person dropped {{kayfabe}} entirely to apologize.

* ''WebVideo/AniMat'':
** And ''then'' there's [=AniMat=], a guy who's been known to not only be a respectful critic who tries to find something good in almost every movie he sees, but also frequency employs GoshDangItToHeck with his "What the fridge?!" [[{{Catchphrase}} catchphrase]]. Then in came his review of ''[[HateSink Where the Dead Go to Die]],'' which he not only refers to as "the worst animated film ever" (and even calls it that in the title!), but also calls anyone who likes the film "sick, messed-up freaks" and tells them to get an intervention. The latter, however, led him to have a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment later on, as he explains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqi0bYr7PSI here.]]
** His review of ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2'' also counts, as not only was it his first vlog-style review, but at the very end, he drops an (albeit censored) PrecisionFStrike upon seeing a bunch of characters doing the Harlem Shake. Fans in the comments section broke out in ''hives,'' noting it was the first time they had ever heard [[GoshDangItToHeck [=AniMat=]]] curse.

* ''WebVideo/BuzzfeedUnsolved'':
** The show is full of BlackComedy, CrossesTheLineTwice, and funny banter between [[VitriolicBestBuds Ryan and Shane]]. So if the guys ''aren't'' laughing and cracking jokes, you can bet that the case is really getting to them.
** In the episode where they discussed the murder of [=JonBenét=] Ramsey, Shane -- DeadpanSnarker and NightmareFetishist extraordinaire -- didn't make any of his usual wisecracks ''[[SarcasmFailure at all]]'', and seemed like he was about to be sick when Ryan got into the details of what happened to Ramsey.
** Ryan is one of the sweetest guys you could ever hope to meet. So when he straight-up says he's glad [[AssholeVictim Ken Rex McElroy]] is dead, you know [=McElroy=] must've been a nasty piece of work.
** In a behind-the-scenes video, a member of the camera crew revealed that if [[AgentScully Shane]] is genuinely scared by a supposedly-haunted location, that's when they know something is definitely wrong. If he gets so scared he just wants to leave, that's when they know that it is ''time to leave''.
* Lee of ''WebVideo/CinemaWins'' will often looked at the positives of a movie and generally defend even controversial movies like several of the early installments of the ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'', but there are moments where even Lee can't help but hate stuff.
** The most notable being ''Film/Glass2019'', where he starts his summary by flat-out admitting he didn't like the movie, with a major sticking point being [[spoiler:[[TheHeroDies the death of]] [[Film/{{Unbreakable}} David Dunn]].]]
** Another moment was [[spoiler:the death of Gwen Stacy]] in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', feeling it was unearned and isn't enthused about tying it into the film's themes of time and foreshadowing.
** Not about the actual quality of the movie, but the video for ''Film/GetOut'' sees Lee, who usually never swears drop a(n albeit censored) PrecisionFStrike in response to the systemic racism the movie addresses.
** ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}'' sees two. A recurring one is despite having been a NightmareFetishist in past films, he's disturbed by the violence in ''Joker''. Another is he goes on a rant about the backlash to the movie's mere existence and the fear that it'll inspire violence that the film got before it was even released, which he argues is statistically unlikely and that it's more likely the articles generated by said backlash would do that.
* ''Series/TheCallOfWarr'': Durkin acts very strangely after his kidnapping, including being confused when Glintz-Terry uses his "Durkin me around" line- which immediately strikes Glintz-Terry as strange.
* Creator/TheCynicalBrit lampshaded this in his mid-2017 attack on the US government's attacks on net neutrality.
-->'''Totalbiscuit:''' Ladies and gentlemen, my name is John Bain. You know this is serious when I'm ''using my real name''.
* ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'': Arin usually exaggerates his rage at difficult games for comedic purposes, while Dan usually mocks him in a friendly manner. However, when the two played ''VideoGame/HeartOfDarkness'', an infamously very difficult and unfair game, Arin became ''genuinely'' upset. What tipped Dan and the viewers off to this was a YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious moment in which Arin responded to Dan's usual mocking with a plaintive "Danny, ''please''!" Since Arin never calls him "Danny", only ever "Dan" (or "Daniel" when pretending to be mad at him), Dan realises Arin is actually suffering and stops mocking him, becoming more gentle and supportive.
* ''WebVideo/BenDrowned'' has [[spoiler:BEN, of all people, entering a state of panic when Jadusable starts digging deep inside the haunted cartridge, not aware that he's going to wake [[GreaterScopeVillain The Father]] from his slumber in "The Father.wmv". He tries to stop him by resetting the game and begging him to stop playing, but after pissing him off for the majority of [=TheTruth.rtf/TheRealTruth.rtf=], Jadusable ignores his pleas for the remainder of the video.]]
* ''WebVideo/VGMyths'': After completing theirs, Gamechamp had the following advice to give for anyone attempting a damageless Pokémon run.
--> '''Gamechamp:''' ...Don't. Please, this is a very bad idea! Seriously, if a challenge run is giving you ''literal nightmares'', it has passed thoroughly into unhealthy territory. Do a challenge run, [[LampshadeHanging I always encourage doing challenge runs,]] just... just don't do this one please, you deserve better!

** It has a host that can be [[Main/AxCrazy Ax Crazy]], [[Main/CloudCuckooLander weird]], and shows a variety [[Main/TheStoic of]] [[Main/DeadpanSnarker different]] [[Main/StepfordSmiler emotions]], with absolutely no swearing. However, at the last episode of season six, [[spoiler:during a memorial for Jake Paul]], he gives a [[Main/TheReasonYouSuckSpeech speech]] to both Paul and his fans, telling them to "suck their Daddy's cock with their slutty mouths". Add to the fact that all the [[https://youtu.be/anA8wdJpbYU Paul]] [[https://youtu.be/gdsJ5dT_pfc Brother]] [[https://youtu.be/TDmuTSXzAFU episodes]] were made during a year long [[Main/CreatorBreakdown Creator Breakdown]], he makes it clear that he wishes them harm.
** There is also when he went an [[https://youtu.be/ksZIWAVqPCQ entire episode]], about rapper Drake, putting his middle finger up. Without saying a word. For seven fucking minutes. Keep in mind, he has done several episodes featuring Music/SimplePlan, Music/{{Creed}} and Nickleback with several things to say.

* ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'' has Jim Sterling taking his ideals and personality and cranking them UpToEleven for his shows. Jim normally snarks and goes on ranting fits if something in the gaming industry bothers him. There were a few times where he has dropped the act when talking about something much more serious or sad such as the passing of Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata and fellow game critic [[Creator/TheCynicalBrit Totalbiscuit]]. Jim also becomes much more serious at the end of one episode where he brings up how the writer of ''VideoGame/WeHappyFew'' downplays people suffering from depression by saying that people can just pop a pill to make it all go away and thus sadness is no longer valued (basically saying anyone who is depressed should just cheer up). Jim, who suffers from anxiety and depression himself and takes medication to keep them in check, goes off on the guy and explains why he needs the medicine to be able to function properly.

** At the end of his review of ''Goldengirl'', Brad Jones went so far as to take off his glasses and unslick his hair before telling his viewers to seek out the film, just to make it clear he was serious.

** ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}'' sees two. A recurring one is despite having been a NightmareFetishist in past films, he's disturbed by the violence in ''Joker''. Another is he goes on a rant about the backlash to the movie's mere existence and fear that it'll inspire violence got before it was even released, which he argues is statistically unlikely and that it's more likely the articles generated by said backlash would do that.