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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Inverted; as the first rapper, Rasputin’s the only one of the five who's not a direct politician or leader, and becomes mostly irrelevant once the tone shifts to Russia's political history (hence spending the rest of the episode dancing to the beat, aside from receiving a few potshots regarding being ThePigpen).
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* GutturalGrowler: Rasputin’s got a raspy voice that adds to his ominous mystique.
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* TrrrillingRrrs: Lenin rolls his R’s when he gets real emotional.
-->"You were supposed to be [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil my RRRIGHT HAND MAN]], but your loyalty shriveled up '''like your [[RedRightHand RRRIGHT HAND, MAN!]]'''"
-->"You were supposed to be [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil my RRRIGHT HAND MAN]], but your loyalty shriveled up '''like your [[RedRightHand RRRIGHT HAND, MAN!]]'''"
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* TrrrillingRrrs: TrrrillingRrrs:
** Stalin makes a conjoined one in his second verse:
---> "See the soul of the man who made Mothe[=RRR=] [=RRR=]ussia his bitch!"
** Lenin rolls his R’s when he gets real emotional.
-->"You ---> "You were supposed to be [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil my RRRIGHT HAND MAN]], but your loyalty shriveled up '''like your [[RedRightHand RRRIGHT HAND, MAN!]]'''"MAN!]]'''"
** Even Gorbatchev uses some to scare the previous communist leaders:
---> "Shook hands with both Rrrronalds, [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan Rrrreagan]] and [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds McDonalds]], no doubt!"
** Stalin makes a conjoined one in his second verse:
---> "See the soul of the man who made Mothe[=RRR=] [=RRR=]ussia his bitch!"
** Lenin rolls his R’s when he gets real emotional.
** Even Gorbatchev uses some to scare the previous communist leaders:
---> "Shook hands with both Rrrronalds, [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan Rrrreagan]] and [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds McDonalds]], no doubt!"
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking:
** Stalin was the General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
** Lenin was the premier of the Soviet Union.
** Gorbachev was the General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
** Putin is president of Russia, and takes pride in his judo moves.
** Arguably Rasputin as the Romanovs' advisor.
** Stalin was the General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
** Lenin was the premier of the Soviet Union.
** Gorbachev was the General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
** Putin is president of Russia, and takes pride in his judo moves.
** Arguably Rasputin as the Romanovs' advisor.
* ChestOfMedals: Stalin wears two Hero of the Soviet Union medals, three Orders of Lenin, three Orders of the Red Banner, and an Order of Victory. He's actually missing his Marshal's Star, a second Order of Victory, and an Order of Suvorov, not to mention several lesser medals and foreign awards. Oh, and one of his Gold Stars should be a Hero of Socialist Labour (also a gold star, but thinner and with hammer and sicle in the center). That's despite the fact that in real life Stalin usually wore only his Hero of Socialist Labour medal.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Lenin is depicted in red and white, which he mentions during his rap.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Lenin is depicted in red and white, which he mentions during meant to represent his rap. portrayal in Soviet banners. He lampshades it, naturally.
* {{Flanderization}}:
** Needless to say, Stalin wasn't a CardCarryingVillain in real life, unlike his ERB portrayal. In the battle, he threaten Rasputin with execution of his family, his "wizard friends", and anyone who ever sold pierogi to him. In real life he specifically noted that "the son is not responsible for the father", and, while he did order to arrest families of some of high-ranking "enemies of the people" purely by association, they were not executed, and some later had successful careers. Stalin also wears full ChestOfMedals here, while in real life he, as noted by contemporaries, preferred to wear only the Hero of Socialist Labour medal, parade portraits notwithstanding.
** Putin is a WalkingShirtlessScene here, referencing his famous horseback photo. The thing is, the photo was already 4 years old at the time the battle came out, and beyond this photo report he's almost never seen shirtless, or even in anything else than a business suit.
** Needless to say, Stalin wasn't a CardCarryingVillain in real life, unlike his ERB portrayal. In the battle, he threaten Rasputin with execution of his family, his "wizard friends", and anyone who ever sold pierogi to him. In real life he specifically noted that "the son is not responsible for the father", and, while he did order to arrest families of some of high-ranking "enemies of the people" purely by association, they were not executed, and some later had successful careers. Stalin also wears full ChestOfMedals here, while in real life he, as noted by contemporaries, preferred to wear only the Hero of Socialist Labour medal, parade portraits notwithstanding.
** Putin is a WalkingShirtlessScene here, referencing his famous horseback photo. The thing is, the photo was already 4 years old at the time the battle came out, and beyond this photo report he's almost never seen shirtless, or even in anything else than a business suit.
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* GratuitousRussian: Putin calls Stalin, Lenin, and Gorbachev "bitch" in Russian.
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* GratuitousRussian: Putin calls Stalin, Lenin, punctuates his BigEntrance with a random "да" (yes), and Gorbachev "bitch" later does ThisIsForEmphasisBitch in Russian.
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Putin's "schooling every communist сука" is not actually a direct insult, as "сука" (bitch) is not declensed, meaning it's just here for emphasis
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* WalkingShirtlessScene: Much like in real life, Putin never wears a shirt.
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* WalkingShirtlessScene: Much like in real life, Putin never wears doesn't wear a shirt.shirt, referencing his 2009 horseback photo.
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* RatedMForManly: Putin acts the most masculine of the Russian Five, such as arriving to the rap battle shirtless and bragging about his judo moves.
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* BadassBaritone:
** Rasputin is an infamous mystic and hypnotist with the deepest voice in the battle.
** Putin has a really deep voice.
** Rasputin is an infamous mystic and hypnotist with the deepest voice in the battle.
** Putin has a really deep voice.
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* NiceHat: Putin wears a large furry Ushanka that, combined with his shirtless chest, makes him look manlier than the other four.
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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Lenin's opinion of Stalin sounds like something out of ''Franchise/StarWars''
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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Lenin's opinion of Stalin sounds like something out of ''Franchise/StarWars''''Franchise/StarWars'':
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** Russian President Putin takes pride in his judo moves.
** Arguably Rasputin as the Romanovs Advisor
** Arguably Rasputin as the Romanovs Advisor
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** Russian President Putin is president of Russia, and takes pride in his judo moves.
** Arguably Rasputin as theRomanovs AdvisorRomanovs' advisor.
** Arguably Rasputin as the
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* ChummyCommies: Unlike Stalin and Lenin, Gorbachev "shook hands with both Ronalds; Regean and [=McDonald=]”.
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* ChummyCommies: Unlike Stalin and Lenin, Gorbachev "shook hands with both Ronalds; Regean Ronalds: Reagan and [=McDonald=]”.
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* CommissarCap: Stalin wears one but he is, technically, a government clerk. He's still tough and commanding like the trope.
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* CommissarCap: Stalin wears one one, but he is, technically, is technically a government clerk. He's still tough and commanding like the trope.
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* DeathGlare Quoth Stalin:
-->"Look into my eyes you perverted witch."
-->"Look into my eyes you perverted witch."
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* DeathGlare DeathGlare: Quoth Stalin:
-->"Look into myeyes eyes, you perverted witch."
-->"Look into my
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** Stalin’s the filthiest of them all. Even others communists think he's dirty.
** Lenin gets lots of talk about fighting the bourgouisie and such but compared to Stalin, he looks downright spotless.
** Lenin gets lots of talk about fighting the bourgouisie and such but compared to Stalin, he looks downright spotless.
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** Stalin’s the filthiest of them all. Even others other communists think he's dirty.
** Lenin gets lots of talk about fighting the bourgouisie andsuch such, but compared to Stalin, he looks downright spotless.
** Lenin gets lots of talk about fighting the bourgouisie and
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* EvilCripple: Lenin points out Stalin has a withered arm in the same breath as his betrayal.
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* EvilCripple: Lenin points out that Stalin has a withered arm in the same breath as his betrayal.
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-->"Look into my eyes you perverted witch.\\
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-->"Look into my eyes eyes, you perverted witch.\\
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* FateWorseThanDeath: Stalin claims that the trope namer for RasputinianDeath ''got off easy'', (whether he means the embellished account of Rasputin's death or the more realistic one is unclear) and threatens to hang him, shoot him, starve him for days until he wasted away (either as a preparation for the execution or as a contingency if Rasputin survived both the hanging and the shooting) and leave him for dead in a trench before moving on to [[AndYourLittleDogToo killing everyone Rasputin ever knew, loved, or bought pierogies from.]]
* FormulaBreakingEpisode: This episode had an unprecedented 5 rappers each getting one verse.
* FormulaBreakingEpisode: This episode had an unprecedented 5 rappers each getting one verse.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: Stalin claims that the trope namer for RasputinianDeath ''got off easy'', easy'' (whether he means the embellished account of Rasputin's death or the more realistic one is unclear) unclear), and threatens to hang him, shoot him, starve him for days until he wasted away (either as a preparation for the execution or as a contingency if Rasputin survived both the hanging and the shooting) shooting), and leave him for dead in a trench trench, before moving on to [[AndYourLittleDogToo killing everyone Rasputin ever knew, loved, or bought pierogies from.]]
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* LargeHam: Lenin is ham served Russian style; powerful and grim.
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* LargeHam: Lenin is ham served Russian style; style: powerful and grim.
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Inverted; as the first rapper, Rasputin’s the only one of the five who's not a direct politician or leader, and becomes mostly irrelevant once the tone shifts to Russia's political history (Hence spending the rest of the episode dancing to the beat, aside from receiving a few potshots regarding being ThePigpen).
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Inverted; as the first rapper, Rasputin’s the only one of the five who's not a direct politician or leader, and becomes mostly irrelevant once the tone shifts to Russia's political history (Hence (hence spending the rest of the episode dancing to the beat, aside from receiving a few potshots regarding being ThePigpen).
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* NiceHat: Putin wears large, furry Ushanka that, combined with his shirtless chest, makes him look manlier than the other four.
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* NiceHat: Putin wears large, a large furry Ushanka that, combined with his shirtless chest, makes him look manlier than the other four.
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** Lenin’s the same deal with Rasputin, just switch "deep" for "loud".
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** Lenin’s the same deal with as Rasputin, just switch "deep" for "loud".
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--> "If your name end with "in" ''time to get out!''"
* OneSteveLimit: Averted - there are two Vladimirs in this battle: Lenin and Putin.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted - there are two Vladimirs in this battle: Lenin and Putin.
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--> "If your name end with "in" "in", ''time to get out!''"
* OneSteveLimit:Averted - Averted-- there are two Vladimirs in this battle: Lenin and Putin.
* OneSteveLimit:
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* PetTheDog: Gorbachev references his reforms, attempts to open the Soviet Union and its people to the West and bringing down the Berlin Wall.
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* PetTheDog: Gorbachev references his reforms, attempts to open the Soviet Union and its people to the West West, and bringing down the Berlin Wall.
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* RasputinianDeath: Stalin says that his opponent’s trope-naming demise was getting off easy. It's also subverted -- Stalin threatens the RasputinianDeath, but otherwise it's not even referenced -- [[GeniusBonus because Rasputin didn't die that way, contrary to his legend.]]
* RatedMForManly: Putin acts the most masculine of the Russian Five such as arriving to the rap battle shirtless and bragging about his judo moves.
* RatedMForManly: Putin acts the most masculine of the Russian Five such as arriving to the rap battle shirtless and bragging about his judo moves.
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* RasputinianDeath: Stalin says that his opponent’s trope-naming demise was getting off easy. It's also subverted -- Stalin threatens the RasputinianDeath, but otherwise it's not even referenced -- [[GeniusBonus because Rasputin didn't die that way, contrary to his legend.]]
* RatedMForManly: Putin acts the most masculine of the RussianFive Five, such as arriving to the rap battle shirtless and bragging about his judo moves.
* RatedMForManly: Putin acts the most masculine of the Russian
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* TheStoic: Putin seems relatively calm for the most part and less expresses less emotion on his face than the others.
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* TheStoic: Putin seems relatively calm for the most part and less expresses less emotion on his face than the others.
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* ToThePain: Stalin threatens Rasputin with pickled moose cock, hanging, shooting and then laying in a trench. See FateWorseThanDeath.
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* ToThePain: Stalin threatens Rasputin with pickled moose cock, hanging, shooting shooting, and then laying in a trench. See FateWorseThanDeath.
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* {{Unperson}}: Stalin’s tendency to do this, specifically with Trotsky who he literally "took out of the picture", is mentioned.
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* {{Unperson}}: Stalin’s tendency to do this, specifically with Trotsky who whom he literally "took out of the picture", is mentioned.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: In the rap, Lenin is presented as somebody who really did believe he was doing the right thing.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Lenin calls Stalin out for betraying his trust but it's an historical imprecision, as Lenin and Stalin never saw eye to eye, despite what Stalin's propaganda said.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Lenin calls Stalin out for betraying his trust but it's an historical imprecision, as Lenin and Stalin never saw eye to eye, despite what Stalin's propaganda said.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: In the rap, Lenin is presented as somebody who really did believe he was doing the right thing.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Lenin calls Stalin out for betraying histrust trust, but it's an historical imprecision, as Lenin and Stalin never saw eye to eye, despite what Stalin's propaganda said.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Lenin calls Stalin out for betraying his
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This episode had an unprecedented 5 rappers each getting one verse.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: If you watch Rasputin during Gorbachev's and Putin's verses, he's half-heartedly dancing to the beat.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: ActuallyQuiteCatchy: If you watch Rasputin during Gorbachev's and Putin's verses, he's half-heartedly dancing to the beat.
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* BaldOfAwesome:
** Lenin burns both Stalin and Rasputin without a hair on his head.
** Gorbachev’s dome is highlighted by his birthmark.
** Lenin burns both Stalin and Rasputin without a hair on his head.
** Gorbachev’s dome is highlighted by his birthmark.
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* HypnotizeThePrincess: Rasputin brags of his history with this, but [[DefiedTrope Lenin doesn't care.]]
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* HypnotizeThePrincess: HypnotizeTheCaptive: Rasputin brags of his history with this, but [[DefiedTrope Lenin doesn't care.]]
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* NoEyeInMagic: Much of Rasputin’s performance is in the eyes, between {{Kubrick Stare}}s and {{Death Glare}}s, as befitting his [[HypnotizeThePrincess character]]. However, when your opponent is [[YellowEyesOfSneakiness Josef Stalin]], even the infamous EvilSorcerer is powerless.
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* NoEyeInMagic: Much of Rasputin’s performance is in the eyes, between {{Kubrick Stare}}s and {{Death Glare}}s, as befitting his [[HypnotizeThePrincess [[HypnotizeTheCaptive character]]. However, when your opponent is [[YellowEyesOfSneakiness Josef Stalin]], even the infamous EvilSorcerer is powerless.
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* BadassBeard:
** Rasputin’s beard is grown heavily down to his chest.
** Lenin has both a beard and [[BadassMustache a moustache]], which make him look cool. He had both in real life.
** Rasputin’s beard is grown heavily down to his chest.
** Lenin has both a beard and [[BadassMustache a moustache]], which make him look cool. He had both in real life.
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* BadassMustache: Rasputin thinks Stalin’s signature handlebar makes him look like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Wario.]] [[{{Gonk}} This wasn't a compliment on his part.]]
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** Arguably Rasputin as the Romanovs Advisor
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* BadassMustache: Rasputin thinks Stalin’s signature handlebar makes him look like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBrothers Wario.]] [[{{Gonk}} This wasn't a compliment on his part.]]
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* BadassMustache: Rasputin thinks Stalin’s signature handlebar makes him look like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBrothers [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Wario.]] [[{{Gonk}} This wasn't a compliment on his part.]]
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** Stalin’s right hand is withered and Lenin compares it to his withered loyalty.
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** Stalin’s right hand is withered and Lenin compares it Stalin's loyalty to his withered loyalty.right hand... [[GeniusBonus which confuses Stalin]], because it's actually his ''left'' hand that was stunted due to a childhood accident.
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* TheCameo: Ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov (played by LetsPlay/PewDiePie) appears in the background of Gorbachev’s verse. Also, Gorbachev is seen shaking hands with UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan and Ronald [=McDonald=] as he describes doing so, but only their hands are visible.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Ronald [=McDonald=] makes a tiny cameo appearance in this battle, a decent 6 years before his official debut in the series.
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The Season 2 finale features a shakeup in the show’s usual format: what starts out as a normal battle between [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Grigori Rasputin]] (Peter Shukoff) and [[UsefulNotes/JosefStalin Joseph Stalin]] (Lloyd Ahlquist) becomes a battle royale when UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin (Peter Shukoff), UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev (Lloyd Ahlquist), and UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin (Peter Shukoff) jump into the fray.
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* AbusiveParents: Stalin’s father beat him like a dog, as Rasputin can attest to. He's also one himself.
* AbusivePrecursors: Gorbachev claims that Russia was put on the road to ruin because of the faults of the previous leaders.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: If you watch Rasputin during Gorbachev's and Putin's verses, he's half-heartedly dancing to the beat.
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Lenin's opinion of Stalin sounds like something out of ''Franchise/StarWars''
-->'''Lenin''': ''You let your heart grow dark, and stopped the greatest revolution since the birth of Marx!''
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Stalin threatens to shoot Rasputin's family, friends, and pierogi sellers.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking:
** Stalin was the General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
** Lenin was the premier of the Soviet Union.
** Gorbachev was the General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
** Russian President Putin takes pride in his judo moves.
* AxCrazy: Stalin is just as crazily sadistic here as he was in real life.
-->I'll leave your neck in a noose in a trench and shot!\\
Your whole family, shot!\\
All your wizard friends, shot!
-->Anyone who sold you pierogi, shot!
* BadassBaritone:
** Rasputin is an infamous mystic and hypnotist with the deepest voice in the battle.
** Putin has a really deep voice.
* BadassBeard:
** Rasputin’s beard is grown heavily down to his chest.
** Lenin has both a beard and [[BadassMustache a moustache]], which make him look cool. He had both in real life.
* BadassBoast:
** Courtesy of Stalin:
--->See the soul of the man who made ''Mother Russia his bitch''!\\
Dropped a hammer on you harder than I bitch-slapped Hitler!
** A few from Putin:
---> "Doing judo moves and schooling every communist сука."
---> "The last man who attacked me has a half-life so comrade, come at me!"
---> "You'll find the ex-KGB is the best MC in the ex-CCCP!"
* BadassMustache: Rasputin thinks Stalin’s signature handlebar makes him look like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBrothers Wario.]] [[{{Gonk}} This wasn't a compliment on his part.]]
* BaldOfAwesome:
** Lenin burns both Stalin and Rasputin without a hair on his head.
** Gorbachev’s dome is highlighted by his birthmark.
* BerserkButton: Lenin believes that Stalin completely ruined his revolution and is '''''extremely''''' angry about it. In particular, Stalin calling himself "pride of Lenin" after dismantling his life's work makes Lenin pissed enough to drop in.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Gorbachev opened up relations with the West, and a can of whoop-ass too.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Gorbachev may seem like a goofball, but he's got great raps.
* BigEntrance: Putin's introduced by his face on a jumboscreen that bursts to reveal him.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: Gorbachev "Tore down that wall like the Kool-Aid man, Oh yeah!"
* CardCarryingVillain: Like Hitler, Stalin enjoys his reputation as one of the most evil men to ever live.
* ChummyCommies: Unlike Stalin and Lenin, Gorbachev "shook hands with both Ronalds; Regean and [=McDonald=]”.
* TheComicallySerious: Putin’s stone-faced mug adds some silliness to his verses.
* CommissarCap: Stalin wears one but he is, technically, a government clerk. He's still tough and commanding like the trope.
* DeadpanSnarker: Putin is [[DullSurprise incredibly deadpan]] and incredibly snarky.
* DeathGlare Quoth Stalin:
-->"Look into my eyes you perverted witch."
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Lenin is depicted in red and white, which he mentions during his rap.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Stalin taunts Rasputin, the infamous hypnotist, with his eyes.
* DirtyCommunists:
** Stalin’s the filthiest of them all. Even others communists think he's dirty.
** Lenin gets lots of talk about fighting the bourgouisie and such but compared to Stalin, he looks downright spotless.
** Gorbachev is not presented as cruel like Stalin or even intense like Lenin, since he's much more mellow than them, here. He insists that he's one of the ChummyCommies instead.
* DistinguishingMark: Gorbachev’s birthmark. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Was almost an]] [[TitleDrop "ERB"]] but it didn't work out.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: DefiedTrope. Stalin flat out denies this when he scoffs at Rasputin's boast that he can get at him through his wife and ''brags'' about not saving his own son's life. See LackOfEmpathy below.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Rasputin belonged to a sect that believed sin was finite, so [[InsaneTrollLogic sinning in abundance meant others couldn't.]] Even he thinks Stalin's an unforgivable bastard.
* EvilCripple: Lenin points out Stalin has a withered arm in the same breath as his betrayal.
* EyesNeverLie: Stalin seems to believe this:
-->"Look into my eyes you perverted witch.\\
See the soul of the man who made Mother Russia his bitch!"
* FateWorseThanDeath: Stalin claims that the trope namer for RasputinianDeath ''got off easy'', (whether he means the embellished account of Rasputin's death or the more realistic one is unclear) and threatens to hang him, shoot him, starve him for days until he wasted away (either as a preparation for the execution or as a contingency if Rasputin survived both the hanging and the shooting) and leave him for dead in a trench before moving on to [[AndYourLittleDogToo killing everyone Rasputin ever knew, loved, or bought pierogies from.]]
* FreudianExcuse: As Rasputin put it to Stalin, "Your daddy beat you like a dog and now you're evil".
* FunPersonified: Gorbachev is the only one who looks like he's having a good time, is generally lighthearted and seems to have a permanent smile.
* GagPenis: Rasputin claims that he is a "big dick mystic", and Stalin makes reference to his "moose cock".
* GratuitousRussian: Putin calls Stalin, Lenin, and Gorbachev "bitch" in Russian.
* GutturalGrowler: Rasputin’s got a raspy voice that adds to his ominous mystique.
* HitlerCam: Putin’s appearance on the jumboscreen.
* HypnoticEyes: Rasputin’s superpower, according to legend, was a form of hypnosis, and he threatens to use it to control Stalin's wife.
* HypnotizeThePrincess: Rasputin brags of his history with this, but [[DefiedTrope Lenin doesn't care.]]
-->'''Lenin:''' "The Czar's wife can't do shit tonight!"
* IgnoredEnemy: Rasputin becomes increasingly disregarded by his opponents as the battle goes on. Lenin throws a verse his way but otherwise focuses entirely on chewing out Stalin, Gorbachev gives him one line about needing a shower, and Putin pretty much ignores him completely.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Putin never directly disses or even really addresses any of his opponents, spending his entire verse boasting about himself.
* ItsPersonal: While Lenin claims that he's there to beat both Rasputin and Stalin, he has a ''lot'' more to say to Stalin than he does Rasputin. [[WeUsedToBeFriends The reasons for this]] [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil should be obvious]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Stalin raps in a way that would indicate that his atrocities are ''something to be '''proud''' of''.
-->'''Stalin''': You think I give a fuck about my wife? '''My own son got locked up in prison and I didn't save his life!'''
* KnightOfCerebus: Inverted. Gorbachev’s predecessors were [[GagPenis still]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking pretty]] [[Literature/{{Goosebumps}} silly]], but they rapped about parental abuse, tyranny, murder, and betrayal. The darkest Gorbachev gets is blaming them for the Cold War.
* KryptoniteFactor: In reference to Stalin's [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Name to Run Away from Really Fast]], Rasputin brags:
-->"You're the [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Man of Steel]], I spit Kryptonite."
* KubrickStare: Rasputin’s creepy stare is part of his 'creepy mystic' vibe.
* LackOfEmpathy: Stalin just doesn't care how many people died because of him. Even his family wasn't safe.
* LargeHam: Lenin is ham served Russian style; powerful and grim.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Gorbachev seems like just a friendly, goofy guy at first, but he spits very hot raps.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Inverted; as the first rapper, Rasputin’s the only one of the five who's not a direct politician or leader, and becomes mostly irrelevant once the tone shifts to Russia's political history (Hence spending the rest of the episode dancing to the beat, aside from receiving a few potshots regarding being ThePigpen).
* TheManBehindTheMan: Rasputin points out that he controlled Czar Nicholas II by hypnotizing his wife, and threatens to do the same to Stalin.
* NiceGuy: Comparatively speaking, Gorbachev's the contestant with the fewest skeletons in his closet. Most of his rhymes are good-natured and focused on his accomplishments instead of putting the other guys down.
* NiceHat: Putin wears large, furry Ushanka that, combined with his shirtless chest, makes him look manlier than the other four.
* NoEyeInMagic: Much of Rasputin’s performance is in the eyes, between {{Kubrick Stare}}s and {{Death Glare}}s, as befitting his [[HypnotizeThePrincess character]]. However, when your opponent is [[YellowEyesOfSneakiness Josef Stalin]], even the infamous EvilSorcerer is powerless.
* NoIndoorVoice: Lenin's voice is Lincolnesque in its volume.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Lenin has this red and white rotoscope effect that makes him look like an animated propaganda poster.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent:
** Rasputin’s voice is impressively deep, but there's only the tiniest hint of an accent in there.
** Lenin’s the same deal with Rasputin, just switch "deep" for "loud".
* OddNameOut: Gorbachev's the only contestant in the battle that doesn't have an "in" attached to the end of his name (or nickname, in the case of Stalin and Lenin).
--> "If your name end with "in" ''time to get out!''"
* OneSteveLimit: Averted - there are two Vladimirs in this battle: Lenin and Putin.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Putin starts somewhere [[FakeRussian vaguely Russian]], ends up somewhere vaguely Creator/SylvesterStallone.
* PerpetualFrowner: Frowns and snarls are Stalin’s only expressions.
* PerpetualSmiler: Gorbachev's got a giant smirk on his face the whole time.
* PetTheDog: Gorbachev references his reforms, attempts to open the Soviet Union and its people to the West and bringing down the Berlin Wall.
* ThePigpen: Gorbachev says Rasputin needs a shower.
* RasputinianDeath: Stalin says that his opponent’s trope-naming demise was getting off easy. It's also subverted -- Stalin threatens the RasputinianDeath, but otherwise it's not even referenced -- [[GeniusBonus because Rasputin didn't die that way, contrary to his legend.]]
* RatedMForManly: Putin acts the most masculine of the Russian Five such as arriving to the rap battle shirtless and bragging about his judo moves.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Gorbachev insists that he's the only one in the Russian Five to use authority on an even heel.
--> "You all need to learn how to handle real power!"
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Lenin is ''very'' pissed about how the Russian Revolution was ruined by Stalin. In fact, his ''first line'' is to debunk Stalin's "pride of Lenin" remark.
* RedRightHand:
** Stalin’s right hand is withered and Lenin compares it to his withered loyalty.
** Inverted with Gorbachev, who has a birthmark on his forehead, but is the nicest of the Russian Five.
* ReligiousBruiser: Rasputin proudly mentions his status as a monk, and looks like he'd be more than happy to wring Stalin's neck.
* TheSociopath: Stalin clearly feels no regret for his evil actions, even being proud of them.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This episode had an unprecedented 5 rappers each getting one verse.
* SpeakOfTheDevil: Lenin pops in after Stalin claims to be "The pride of Lenin" to refute that remark. It also sets a precedent for Gorbachev and Putin to find an excuse so they can get in on the action as well.
* TheStoic: Putin seems relatively calm for the most part and less expresses less emotion on his face than the others.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Gorbachev plays himself up as the most moral of the Soviet leaders, claiming the others were too aggressive.
* ToThePain: Stalin threatens Rasputin with pickled moose cock, hanging, shooting and then laying in a trench. See FateWorseThanDeath.
* TrrrillingRrrs: Lenin rolls his R’s when he gets real emotional.
-->"You were supposed to be [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil my RRRIGHT HAND MAN]], but your loyalty shriveled up '''like your [[RedRightHand RRRIGHT HAND, MAN!]]'''"
* {{Unperson}}: Stalin’s tendency to do this, specifically with Trotsky who he literally "took out of the picture", is mentioned.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Much like in real life, Putin never wears a shirt.
* WasItReallyWorthIt: Basically, Rasputin’s thesis regarding the history of the Soviet Union, from the revolution against the Tsarist empire to the "union of ruinous states" it [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell eventually became]], thanks to Stalin's dictatorial methods and WeHaveReserves mentality.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: In the rap, Lenin is presented as somebody who really did believe he was doing the right thing.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Lenin calls Stalin out for betraying his trust but it's an historical imprecision, as Lenin and Stalin never saw eye to eye, despite what Stalin's propaganda said.
* WhamLine:
** Gorbachev's unexpected presence is heralded with a "Knock-knock-knock... did somebody say ''birthmarks?''"
** Similarly, Putin's surprise appearance starts with an abrupt "Did somebody say ''real power?''"
* WhamShot: Lenin abruptly dropping into the battle out of nowhere, Gorbachev's entrance through a door in the background, and Putin's sudden appearance on a jumbo screen all signify an unexpected shift in what was otherwise a normal battle.
* WizardBeard: Naturally, being a hypno mystic, Rasputin has the long beard for it.
* YourMom: Rasputin refers to how he gained influence over Tsar Nicholas through Nicholas' wife, and threatens to do the same to Stalin.
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* AbusiveParents: Stalin’s father beat him like a dog, as Rasputin can attest to. He's also one himself.
* AbusivePrecursors: Gorbachev claims that Russia was put on the road to ruin because of the faults of the previous leaders.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: If you watch Rasputin during Gorbachev's and Putin's verses, he's half-heartedly dancing to the beat.
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Lenin's opinion of Stalin sounds like something out of ''Franchise/StarWars''
-->'''Lenin''': ''You let your heart grow dark, and stopped the greatest revolution since the birth of Marx!''
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Stalin threatens to shoot Rasputin's family, friends, and pierogi sellers.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking:
** Stalin was the General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
** Lenin was the premier of the Soviet Union.
** Gorbachev was the General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
** Russian President Putin takes pride in his judo moves.
* AxCrazy: Stalin is just as crazily sadistic here as he was in real life.
-->I'll leave your neck in a noose in a trench and shot!\\
Your whole family, shot!\\
All your wizard friends, shot!
-->Anyone who sold you pierogi, shot!
* BadassBaritone:
** Rasputin is an infamous mystic and hypnotist with the deepest voice in the battle.
** Putin has a really deep voice.
* BadassBeard:
** Rasputin’s beard is grown heavily down to his chest.
** Lenin has both a beard and [[BadassMustache a moustache]], which make him look cool. He had both in real life.
* BadassBoast:
** Courtesy of Stalin:
--->See the soul of the man who made ''Mother Russia his bitch''!\\
Dropped a hammer on you harder than I bitch-slapped Hitler!
** A few from Putin:
---> "Doing judo moves and schooling every communist сука."
---> "The last man who attacked me has a half-life so comrade, come at me!"
---> "You'll find the ex-KGB is the best MC in the ex-CCCP!"
* BadassMustache: Rasputin thinks Stalin’s signature handlebar makes him look like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBrothers Wario.]] [[{{Gonk}} This wasn't a compliment on his part.]]
* BaldOfAwesome:
** Lenin burns both Stalin and Rasputin without a hair on his head.
** Gorbachev’s dome is highlighted by his birthmark.
* BerserkButton: Lenin believes that Stalin completely ruined his revolution and is '''''extremely''''' angry about it. In particular, Stalin calling himself "pride of Lenin" after dismantling his life's work makes Lenin pissed enough to drop in.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Gorbachev opened up relations with the West, and a can of whoop-ass too.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Gorbachev may seem like a goofball, but he's got great raps.
* BigEntrance: Putin's introduced by his face on a jumboscreen that bursts to reveal him.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: Gorbachev "Tore down that wall like the Kool-Aid man, Oh yeah!"
* CardCarryingVillain: Like Hitler, Stalin enjoys his reputation as one of the most evil men to ever live.
* ChummyCommies: Unlike Stalin and Lenin, Gorbachev "shook hands with both Ronalds; Regean and [=McDonald=]”.
* TheComicallySerious: Putin’s stone-faced mug adds some silliness to his verses.
* CommissarCap: Stalin wears one but he is, technically, a government clerk. He's still tough and commanding like the trope.
* DeadpanSnarker: Putin is [[DullSurprise incredibly deadpan]] and incredibly snarky.
* DeathGlare Quoth Stalin:
-->"Look into my eyes you perverted witch."
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Lenin is depicted in red and white, which he mentions during his rap.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Stalin taunts Rasputin, the infamous hypnotist, with his eyes.
* DirtyCommunists:
** Stalin’s the filthiest of them all. Even others communists think he's dirty.
** Lenin gets lots of talk about fighting the bourgouisie and such but compared to Stalin, he looks downright spotless.
** Gorbachev is not presented as cruel like Stalin or even intense like Lenin, since he's much more mellow than them, here. He insists that he's one of the ChummyCommies instead.
* DistinguishingMark: Gorbachev’s birthmark. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Was almost an]] [[TitleDrop "ERB"]] but it didn't work out.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: DefiedTrope. Stalin flat out denies this when he scoffs at Rasputin's boast that he can get at him through his wife and ''brags'' about not saving his own son's life. See LackOfEmpathy below.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Rasputin belonged to a sect that believed sin was finite, so [[InsaneTrollLogic sinning in abundance meant others couldn't.]] Even he thinks Stalin's an unforgivable bastard.
* EvilCripple: Lenin points out Stalin has a withered arm in the same breath as his betrayal.
* EyesNeverLie: Stalin seems to believe this:
-->"Look into my eyes you perverted witch.\\
See the soul of the man who made Mother Russia his bitch!"
* FateWorseThanDeath: Stalin claims that the trope namer for RasputinianDeath ''got off easy'', (whether he means the embellished account of Rasputin's death or the more realistic one is unclear) and threatens to hang him, shoot him, starve him for days until he wasted away (either as a preparation for the execution or as a contingency if Rasputin survived both the hanging and the shooting) and leave him for dead in a trench before moving on to [[AndYourLittleDogToo killing everyone Rasputin ever knew, loved, or bought pierogies from.]]
* FreudianExcuse: As Rasputin put it to Stalin, "Your daddy beat you like a dog and now you're evil".
* FunPersonified: Gorbachev is the only one who looks like he's having a good time, is generally lighthearted and seems to have a permanent smile.
* GagPenis: Rasputin claims that he is a "big dick mystic", and Stalin makes reference to his "moose cock".
* GratuitousRussian: Putin calls Stalin, Lenin, and Gorbachev "bitch" in Russian.
* GutturalGrowler: Rasputin’s got a raspy voice that adds to his ominous mystique.
* HitlerCam: Putin’s appearance on the jumboscreen.
* HypnoticEyes: Rasputin’s superpower, according to legend, was a form of hypnosis, and he threatens to use it to control Stalin's wife.
* HypnotizeThePrincess: Rasputin brags of his history with this, but [[DefiedTrope Lenin doesn't care.]]
-->'''Lenin:''' "The Czar's wife can't do shit tonight!"
* IgnoredEnemy: Rasputin becomes increasingly disregarded by his opponents as the battle goes on. Lenin throws a verse his way but otherwise focuses entirely on chewing out Stalin, Gorbachev gives him one line about needing a shower, and Putin pretty much ignores him completely.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Putin never directly disses or even really addresses any of his opponents, spending his entire verse boasting about himself.
* ItsPersonal: While Lenin claims that he's there to beat both Rasputin and Stalin, he has a ''lot'' more to say to Stalin than he does Rasputin. [[WeUsedToBeFriends The reasons for this]] [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil should be obvious]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Stalin raps in a way that would indicate that his atrocities are ''something to be '''proud''' of''.
-->'''Stalin''': You think I give a fuck about my wife? '''My own son got locked up in prison and I didn't save his life!'''
* KnightOfCerebus: Inverted. Gorbachev’s predecessors were [[GagPenis still]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking pretty]] [[Literature/{{Goosebumps}} silly]], but they rapped about parental abuse, tyranny, murder, and betrayal. The darkest Gorbachev gets is blaming them for the Cold War.
* KryptoniteFactor: In reference to Stalin's [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Name to Run Away from Really Fast]], Rasputin brags:
-->"You're the [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Man of Steel]], I spit Kryptonite."
* KubrickStare: Rasputin’s creepy stare is part of his 'creepy mystic' vibe.
* LackOfEmpathy: Stalin just doesn't care how many people died because of him. Even his family wasn't safe.
* LargeHam: Lenin is ham served Russian style; powerful and grim.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Gorbachev seems like just a friendly, goofy guy at first, but he spits very hot raps.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Inverted; as the first rapper, Rasputin’s the only one of the five who's not a direct politician or leader, and becomes mostly irrelevant once the tone shifts to Russia's political history (Hence spending the rest of the episode dancing to the beat, aside from receiving a few potshots regarding being ThePigpen).
* TheManBehindTheMan: Rasputin points out that he controlled Czar Nicholas II by hypnotizing his wife, and threatens to do the same to Stalin.
* NiceGuy: Comparatively speaking, Gorbachev's the contestant with the fewest skeletons in his closet. Most of his rhymes are good-natured and focused on his accomplishments instead of putting the other guys down.
* NiceHat: Putin wears large, furry Ushanka that, combined with his shirtless chest, makes him look manlier than the other four.
* NoEyeInMagic: Much of Rasputin’s performance is in the eyes, between {{Kubrick Stare}}s and {{Death Glare}}s, as befitting his [[HypnotizeThePrincess character]]. However, when your opponent is [[YellowEyesOfSneakiness Josef Stalin]], even the infamous EvilSorcerer is powerless.
* NoIndoorVoice: Lenin's voice is Lincolnesque in its volume.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Lenin has this red and white rotoscope effect that makes him look like an animated propaganda poster.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent:
** Rasputin’s voice is impressively deep, but there's only the tiniest hint of an accent in there.
** Lenin’s the same deal with Rasputin, just switch "deep" for "loud".
* OddNameOut: Gorbachev's the only contestant in the battle that doesn't have an "in" attached to the end of his name (or nickname, in the case of Stalin and Lenin).
--> "If your name end with "in" ''time to get out!''"
* OneSteveLimit: Averted - there are two Vladimirs in this battle: Lenin and Putin.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Putin starts somewhere [[FakeRussian vaguely Russian]], ends up somewhere vaguely Creator/SylvesterStallone.
* PerpetualFrowner: Frowns and snarls are Stalin’s only expressions.
* PerpetualSmiler: Gorbachev's got a giant smirk on his face the whole time.
* PetTheDog: Gorbachev references his reforms, attempts to open the Soviet Union and its people to the West and bringing down the Berlin Wall.
* ThePigpen: Gorbachev says Rasputin needs a shower.
* RasputinianDeath: Stalin says that his opponent’s trope-naming demise was getting off easy. It's also subverted -- Stalin threatens the RasputinianDeath, but otherwise it's not even referenced -- [[GeniusBonus because Rasputin didn't die that way, contrary to his legend.]]
* RatedMForManly: Putin acts the most masculine of the Russian Five such as arriving to the rap battle shirtless and bragging about his judo moves.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Gorbachev insists that he's the only one in the Russian Five to use authority on an even heel.
--> "You all need to learn how to handle real power!"
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Lenin is ''very'' pissed about how the Russian Revolution was ruined by Stalin. In fact, his ''first line'' is to debunk Stalin's "pride of Lenin" remark.
* RedRightHand:
** Stalin’s right hand is withered and Lenin compares it to his withered loyalty.
** Inverted with Gorbachev, who has a birthmark on his forehead, but is the nicest of the Russian Five.
* ReligiousBruiser: Rasputin proudly mentions his status as a monk, and looks like he'd be more than happy to wring Stalin's neck.
* TheSociopath: Stalin clearly feels no regret for his evil actions, even being proud of them.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This episode had an unprecedented 5 rappers each getting one verse.
* SpeakOfTheDevil: Lenin pops in after Stalin claims to be "The pride of Lenin" to refute that remark. It also sets a precedent for Gorbachev and Putin to find an excuse so they can get in on the action as well.
* TheStoic: Putin seems relatively calm for the most part and less expresses less emotion on his face than the others.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Gorbachev plays himself up as the most moral of the Soviet leaders, claiming the others were too aggressive.
* ToThePain: Stalin threatens Rasputin with pickled moose cock, hanging, shooting and then laying in a trench. See FateWorseThanDeath.
* TrrrillingRrrs: Lenin rolls his R’s when he gets real emotional.
-->"You were supposed to be [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil my RRRIGHT HAND MAN]], but your loyalty shriveled up '''like your [[RedRightHand RRRIGHT HAND, MAN!]]'''"
* {{Unperson}}: Stalin’s tendency to do this, specifically with Trotsky who he literally "took out of the picture", is mentioned.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Much like in real life, Putin never wears a shirt.
* WasItReallyWorthIt: Basically, Rasputin’s thesis regarding the history of the Soviet Union, from the revolution against the Tsarist empire to the "union of ruinous states" it [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell eventually became]], thanks to Stalin's dictatorial methods and WeHaveReserves mentality.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: In the rap, Lenin is presented as somebody who really did believe he was doing the right thing.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Lenin calls Stalin out for betraying his trust but it's an historical imprecision, as Lenin and Stalin never saw eye to eye, despite what Stalin's propaganda said.
* WhamLine:
** Gorbachev's unexpected presence is heralded with a "Knock-knock-knock... did somebody say ''birthmarks?''"
** Similarly, Putin's surprise appearance starts with an abrupt "Did somebody say ''real power?''"
* WhamShot: Lenin abruptly dropping into the battle out of nowhere, Gorbachev's entrance through a door in the background, and Putin's sudden appearance on a jumbo screen all signify an unexpected shift in what was otherwise a normal battle.
* WizardBeard: Naturally, being a hypno mystic, Rasputin has the long beard for it.
* YourMom: Rasputin refers to how he gained influence over Tsar Nicholas through Nicholas' wife, and threatens to do the same to Stalin.
