History WebVideo / EmceeProphIt

He attempts to blend [[MixAndMatch humor, education, nostalgia and analysis]] in order to keep people's attention. His viewers often praise the sheer uniqueness of his subject matter and the fact that he makes the topics approachable without [[LaymansTerms dumbing them down]]. His biggest gimmick is his false pretentiousness; the P.A.H.N. in [=PAHNalysis=] is supposedly an acronym for Pretentious Analysis of Humble Nintendo games, alluding to the self-aware humor of his videos.

* BadassBeard: Several forum goers and viewers point out Emcee's unique face fuzz.

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There have been some rumors of him joining a website, but for now he's just on Youtube. He's fairly well known on Website/TheEscapist User Review Forum, and his video on Duality in Video Games was the first ever featured Community Review for the website.

His [=YouTube=] channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/user/EmceeProphIt here]], and his Patreon is located [[https://www.patreon.com/EmceeProphIt here]].

!!''Emcee Proph It's Videos'' provide examples of:

Armed with a wine glass, a self-aware sense of entitlement and a golden radio voice, EmceeProphIt (Mark C. Stephens) is host to a series called PAHNalysis with a very bizarre topic: ''Deconstructing symbolism and subtext in Video Games''. He's known to treat his topics seriously while still being able to poke fun at them, all while [[SelfDeprecation constantly emphasizing the irony of a goofy, barely adult college student]] making [[EdutainmentShow educational videos on fiction and symbolism]] on the internet. [[JustForFun Just For Fun]], no less.

He attempts to blend [[MixAndMatch humor, education, nostalgia and analysis]] in order to keep people's attention. His viewers often praise the sheer uniqueness of his subject matter and the fact that he makes the topics approachable without [[LaymansTerms dumbing them down]]. His biggest gimmick is his false pretentiousness; the P.A.H.N. in PAHNalysis is supposedly an acronym for Pretentious Analysis of Humble Nintendo games, alluding to the self-aware humor of his videos.

There have been some rumors of him joining a website, but for now he's just on Youtube. He's fairly well known on the EscapistMagazine.com User Review Forum, and his video on Duality in Video Games was the first ever featured Community Review for the website.

You can watch his videos here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EmceeProphIt?feature=mhee

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: EmceeProphIt has put a bit less emphasis on the wine glasses and pretense of stuffiness as the show has progressed, revealing a snarky, sarcastic commentator who is certainly open-minded, but never afraid to criticize. He still presents the image of false-classiness, but there's more to the persona nowadays.

** For Mark himself, he was a [[PissTakeRap rapper]] a few years ago with a small following on Screwattack.com. He hasn't made any new music recently. He still went by EmceeProphIt back then. He's certainly far more known as a journalist now.

!!''EmceeProphIt's Videos'' provide examples of:

There have been some rumors of him joining a website, but for now he's just on Youtube. He's fairly well known on the EscapistMagazine.com User Review Forum, and his video on Duality in Videogames was the first ever featured Community Review for the website.

* ArcWords: [[spoiler: "You shouldn't give death a meaning," or "Death shouldn't always be taken seriously," and variations there of. Started off in the second part of the No More Heroes review, eventually building to an implication that violence in media and [[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]] are the next topics up for discussion on the show. The way he delivered this hint suggests the episode on Majora is not going to be an upbeat analysis.]]

* HilariousOutakes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AbwmVAIWjM He made a blooper reel comprised of mistakes from the Ocarina of Time videos]]. They're pretty funny, if not embarrassing.

->"'''Ever notice that nintendo loves to make dark versions of it's worlds and characters? Ever wonder why they do that? Well to bad 'cause we're gonna talk about it anyway.'''"
-From the description of Emcee's 'Duality in Video Games' video.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Go watch the first few minutes of his No More Heroes analysis. Other episodes all have great moments, but those moments take the cake.

** He references the [[OneOfUs Trope by name in one of his Ocarina videos]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: An amusing Real Life example. Stephens does NOT look like he's only [[spoiler: 21 years old.]]

He began his quest for knowledge in summer of 2012 with an experimental analysis of [[TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]], discussing it's themes of aging, mortality, unity and the power music had to unite cultures. After he earned a small following from that series, he continued the show, discussing topics like duality in games, No More Heroes' Symbolism, the feminist undertones of Samus Aran, and the meaning of Minecraft's Ending.

* ButIDigress: A fairly often used tactic. Just a few examples of resulting digression are; attempts to flesh out metaphors, provide random info, and provide comic relief.

* But I Digress: A fairly often used tactic. Just a few examples of resulting digression are; attempts to flesh out metaphors, provide random info, and provide comic relief.

''(Editor's Note: For the record emceeprophit is all one word. Until the title is fixed, bare that in mind.)''

* ArcWords: [[spoiler: "You shouldn't give death a meaning," or "Death shouldn't always be taken seriously," and variations there of. Started off in the second part of the No More Heroes review, eventually building to an implication that violence in media and [[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]] are the next topics up for discussion on the show. The way he delivered this hint implies that Foreshadowing the episode on Majora is not going to be an upbeat analysis.]]

* TonalShift: His videos follow this format; when the game get's dark, so does his tone of voice. He's less likely to joke around when things take a turn for the worse. [[GallowsHumor But not always.]]

* Meaningful Name: The name 'Emcee' could mean several things: A reference to his rapping, his hosting abilities, or just the fact that his first two initials are M. C.

* Tonal Shift: His videos follow this format; when the game get's dark, so does his tone of voice. He's less likely to joke around when things take a turn for the worse. [[GallowsHumor But not always.]]

* Hilarious Outakes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AbwmVAIWjM He made a blooper reel comprised of mistakes from the Ocarina of Time videos]]. They're pretty funny, if not embarrassing.

* ArcWords: [[spoilers: "You shouldn't give death a meaning," or "Death shouldn't always be taken seriously," and variations there of. Started off in the second part of the No More Heroes review, eventually building to an implication that violence in media and Majora's Mask are the next topics up for discussion on the show.]]

You can watch his videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/EmceeProphIt?feature=mhee

He began his quest for knowledge in summer of 2012 with an experimental analysis of {{The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}, discussing it's themes of aging, mortality, unity and the power music had to unite cultures. After he earned a small following from that series, he continued the show, discussing topics like duality in games, No More Heroes' Symbolism, the feminist undertones of Samus Aran, and the meaning of Minecraft's Ending.

Armed with a wine glass, a self-aware sense of entitlement and a golden radio voice, EmceeProphIt (Mark C. Stephens) is host to a series called PAHNalysis with a very bizarre topic: ''Deconstructing symbolism and subtext in Video Games''. He began his quest for knowledge in summer of 2012 with an experimental analysis of {{The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}, discussing it's themes of aging, mortality, unity and the power music had to unite cultures. After he earned a small following from that series, he continued the show, discussing topics like duality in games, No More Heroes' Symbolism, the feminist undertones of Samus Aran, and Minecraft's Ending.

He attempts to blend humor, education and analysis in order to keep people's attention. His viewers often praise the sheer uniqueness of his subject matter and the fact that he makes the topics approachable without dumbing them down. His biggest gimmick is his false pretentiousness; the P.A.H.N. in PAHNalysis is supposedly an acronym for Pretentious Analysis of Humble Nintendo games, alluding to the self-aware humor of his videos.

Armed with a wine glass, a self-aware sense of entitlement and a golden radio voice, EmceeProphIt (Mark C. Stephens) is host to a series called PAHNalysis with a very bizarre topic: Deconstructing symbolism and subtext in Video Games. He began in summer of 2012 with an experimental analysis of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, discussing it's themes of aging, mortality, unity and the power music had to unite cultures. After he earned a small following from that series, he continued the show, discussing topics like duality in games, No More Heroes' Symbolism, the feminist undertones of Samus Aran, and Minecraft's Ending.