History Recap / TheOfficeUSSWE4Blackmail

* SympathyForTheDevil: Downplayed, but everyone ends up deciding to give in to Creed's demands (which, as it turns out, is merely $6.00, either collectively or per-person) mainly because his attempt at setting himself on fire as a final gambit is so pathetic and delusional that they end up both pitying him and not wanting to waste any more time on the matter.
* UnacceptableTargets: An in-universe example. Oscar was offended when footage spliced from Film/{{Milk}} into a video made by Creed for extortion.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Once Creed gets his toy helicopter, he plans to send it to the Amazon, home to the largest bookstore.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Had Creed been given six dollars before hand for his helicopter, he wouldn't have to blackmail everyone.

* SympathyForTheDevil: Downplayed, but everyone ends up deciding to give in to Creed's demands which, as it turns out, is merely $6.00, either collectively or per-person mainly because his attempt at setting himself on fire as a final gambit is so pathetic and delusional that they end up both pitying him and not wanting to waste any more time on the matter.
* UnacceptableTargets: An in-universe example. [[spoiler: Oscar was offended when footage spliced from Film/{{Milk}} into a video made by Creed for extortion.]]

* AllThereInTheManual: The webisodes explain why [[spoiler: Creed got a toy helicopter and Andy got a Nard Dog tattoo.]]

* {{Blackmail}}: What Creed is doing so he can get a helicopter. [[spoiler: In actuality, he wanted six dollars to buy a toy helicopter on Amazon.]]

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: [[spoiler: Once Creed gets his toy helicopter, he plans to send it to the Amazon, home to the largest bookstore.]]
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: [[spoiler: Had Creed been given six dollars before hand for his helicopter, he wouldn't have to blackmail everyone.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: Creed threatens to set himself on fire if he doesn't get paid, but [[HardToLightFire his chosen method]], [[spoiler:rubbing two sticks together]], leaves something to be desired.

** [[spoiler:He was Music/JanisJoplin's drug dealer.]]
** [[spoiler:He made Chinese anti-democracy videos where he yells "Confucius is a fool! We grow fat on greed."]]
** [[spoiler:He introduced the Walking Snakehead fish into the North American Ecosystem.]]
** [[spoiler:He threw plenty of raves in the Dunder-Mifflin warehouse and was known to the kids as Papa Smurf.]]

* SympathyForTheDevil: Downplayed, but everyone ends up deciding to give in to Creed's demands [[spoiler: which, as it turns out, is merely $6.00, either collectively or per-person]] mainly because his attempt at setting himself on fire as a final gambit is so pathetic and delusional that they end up both pitying him and not wanting to waste any more time on the matter.

* SympathyForTheDevil: Downplayed, but everyone ends up deciding to give in to Creed's demands [[spoiler: which, as it turns out, is merely $6.00, either collectively or per-person]] mainly because his attempt at setting himself on fire as a final gambit is so pathetic and delusional that they end up both pitying him and not wanting to waste any more time on the matter.

* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: When starts sheepishly mumbling to avoid explaining why he doesn't want to punish Creed, Toby actually says the word "mumble", which Andy frustratedly {{Lampshades}}.

Creed has been blackmailing the entire crew of Dunder Mifflin including Oscar, Andy, Kelly and Toby.

* DrivenToSuicide: Creed threatens to set himself on fire if he doesn't get paid.

* TheReveal: In the fourth and final webisode, there are several reveals about Creed, which he acknowledged.
** [[spoiler:He was Janis Joplin's drug dealer.]]

* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: Toby said the word "mumble", to Andy's frustration.

* SympathyForTheDevil: Downplayed, but everyone ends up deciding to give in to Creed's demands (which, as it turns out, is merely $6.00 per person at least) mainly because his attempt at setting himself on fire as a final gambit is so pathetic and delusional that they end up just feeling exasperated and pitying.

* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: Toby said the word "mumble", to Andy's frustration.

* ProductPlacement: [[spoiler: Amazon.]]

** [[spoiler:He made Chinese anti-government videos where he yells "Confucius is a fool! We grow fat on greed."]]

** [[spoiler:He threw plenty of raves in the Dunder-Mifflin warehouse and was known to the kids as Papa Smurf.]]

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Creed wants a helicopter, commodities, gold, oil, political capital, four-leaf clovers, bones information (as in gossip) and uranium.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Creed wants a helicopter, gold, political capitals, information (as in gossip) and uranium.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking / TheReveal: In the fourth and final webisode, there are several reveals about Creed, which he acknowledged.
** [[spoiler:He was Janis Joplin's drug dealer.]]
** [[spoiler:He made Chinese anti-government videos where he yells "Confucius is a fool! We grow fat on greed."]]
** [[spoiler:He introduced the Walking Snakehead fish into the North American Ecosystem.]]
** [[spoiler:He threw plenty of raves in the Dunder-Mifflin warehouse and was known to the kids as Papa Smurf.]]

* ProductPlacement: [[spoiler: Amazon.]]

* {{Blackmail}}: What Creed is doing so he can get a helicopter.

* GratuitousSpanish: Creed took introductory Spanish classes and said "Jonas Brothers" with a silent J. He even talked to Oscar in Spanish before returning in English.

* EmbarassingTattoo: Andy has a tramp stamp on his lower back that means "Nard Dog".
* GratuitiousSpanish: Creed took introductory Spanish classes and said "Jonas Brothers" with a silent J. He even talked to Oscar in Spanish before returning in English.

* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: Said nearly word-for-word by Creed.