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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: One of the zombie dwarves in Stoneholm is actually a giant zombie dwarf[[note]]The zombie dwarf texture used for regular zombies also applied to the giant, a DummiedOut gigantic zombie with the same model as its smaller counterpart[[/note]], startling Lewis, Simon, and Peculier as they venture below Stoneholm.
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: One of the zombie dwarves in Stoneholm is actually a giant zombie dwarf[[note]]The zombie dwarf texture used for regular zombies also applied to the giant, a DummiedOut [[invoked]]DummiedOut gigantic zombie with the same model as its smaller counterpart[[/note]], startling Lewis, Simon, and Peculier as they venture below Stoneholm.
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** In Stoneholm, the zombies encountered are zombie dwarves, due to Finbar's undead curse placed upon the dwarves. Xephos, Honeydew, and Peculier later find that down in the Deepcore, the DummiedOut [[GiantMook Giant]] also has a zombie dwarf form.
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** In Stoneholm, the zombies encountered are zombie dwarves, due to Finbar's undead curse placed upon the dwarves. Xephos, Honeydew, and Peculier later find that down in the Deepcore, the DummiedOut [[invoked]]DummiedOut [[GiantMook Giant]] also has a zombie dwarf form.
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** A DummiedOut hostile mob, the giant, appears as a giant zombie dwarf when Xephos, Honeydew, and Peculier explore the Deepcore. They never fight it, opting to run, but lucky for them, only a single giant was present.
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** A DummiedOut [[invoked]]DummiedOut hostile mob, the giant, appears as a giant zombie dwarf when Xephos, Honeydew, and Peculier explore the Deepcore. They never fight it, opting to run, but lucky for them, only a single giant was present.
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* ToiletHumor: During Granny Bacon's Funeral, a Yognau(gh)t lets out a small fart, getting glares from the other Yognau(gh)ts and the attention of Lewis and Simon (Simon in particular calling it disrespectful and punching him).
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** The [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda found a secret theme]] mentioned above was incorporated into a note block puzzle in Grimjaw's Treasure Hold, which plays the notes that make the theme when all the levers are arranged in the right order.
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* ShoutOut:
** When warding off Israphel at the end of the Battle of the Breach, Simon suggests "Maybe we should just get up on the wall and [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail swear at him]] until he's forced to retreat."
** "There's probably something on Website/TVTropes about that."
** Simon and Lewis remark on how [[IneptMage Fumblemore]] is probably a reference to [[Literature/HarryPotter Dumbledore]].
*** After [[spoiler:Mistral City is burned]], the Yogscast discuss who did this, and Simon wonders "I have a good idea who did this. [[Literature/HarryPotter He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named]]."
** Simon often sings [[Music/EltonJohn "And it seems to me, that she lived her life, like a candle in the wind!"]]
** At one point, Fumblemore asks, "Can [[VideoGame/{{Magicka}} wizards swim]] in this game?"
** A reformed Creeper in Mistral City is named Astley, and Lewis was afraid he might get JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}'d. Astley does exactly that when the heroes find him in a bedrock cell in Stoneholm.
---> '''Mr_AsSsstley''': "Never gonna [=givesSsSss=] you up! I'm no [=sssssSstranger=] to love! You know the [=rulessssSs=] and [=sSssso=] do I!"
** One gravestone in Mistral City says "Michael Barrymore's [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor career]]".
** When avoiding Mr. Banjo, they say "[[Film/TheDarkKnight Why so serious? ...If he asks you if you want to see a trick, just say "no, not interested".]]
*** Their reason for the above quote is Mr. Banjo's clown skin, which the Yogscast deride as [[UnintentionalUncannyValley creepy]] and for being a mix of a Minecraft skin of Simon's IRL appearance and ComicBook/TheJoker.
** Apparently, the papers to climb the Skylords' tower are blank because they're [[Series/DoctorWho psychic]]. Lewis and Simon also assume that the Skylords are related to the Time Lords.
** The two leads are a dwarf from [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Khaz Modan]] and [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration William Thomas Riker]].
** At one point they sing "[[WesternAnimation/TheWombles Underground, underground, zombling free, The Zombles of Terrordale ah-are we...]]".
*** Terrorvale itself is an allusion to Terrordale in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. The city of the dwarves, named Stoneholm, and the Deepcore within it, allude to Deepholm and the Stonecore, also from ''World of Warcraft''.
** "What can I do for you [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Zapdos]]?", as Fumblemore mistook Xephos' name for Zapdos.
** The undead pirate dwarf called Spacker [[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland LeChuck]].
** The house from ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' is behind Dread Pirate Norris' ship. Speaking of her, her name is a reference to [[Literature/ThePrincessBride Dread Pirate Roberts]].
** The [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda found a secret theme]] mentioned above was incorporated into a note block puzzle in Grimjaw's Treasure Hold, which plays the notes that make the theme when all the levers are arranged in the right order.
** "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI It's dangerous to go alone! Take this]]! [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime ...Hey, listen!]]"
** "[[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Up and out, like the Great Glass Elevator.]]"
** "[[Franchise/StarTrek POWER FIST!]]"
** Skyhold is compared to [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Bespin]].
** Episode 30 of ''Shadow of Israphel'' is titled ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell''.
** The last episode of the first season ends in a manner similar to an episode of ''Series/{{Lost}}'', with the logo slowly rotating and the exact same sound playing as in the show.
** "[[Film/TheRoom2003 I did not do it! It naht. Oh hai Lewis.]]"
** They reference the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' method of killing vampires a couple of times.
** "[[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies There's a zombie in the mi-ine!~]]"
** ''"That's a very nice X you have there..."'' is a (very frequent) reference to the popular ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' meme, which ironically became even more popular with their series.
** Simon has taken to humming the ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' theme song whenever Lewis mentions bedrock.
** When warding off Israphel at the end of the Battle of the Breach, Simon suggests "Maybe we should just get up on the wall and [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail swear at him]] until he's forced to retreat."
** "There's probably something on Website/TVTropes about that."
** Simon and Lewis remark on how [[IneptMage Fumblemore]] is probably a reference to [[Literature/HarryPotter Dumbledore]].
*** After [[spoiler:Mistral City is burned]], the Yogscast discuss who did this, and Simon wonders "I have a good idea who did this. [[Literature/HarryPotter He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named]]."
** Simon often sings [[Music/EltonJohn "And it seems to me, that she lived her life, like a candle in the wind!"]]
** At one point, Fumblemore asks, "Can [[VideoGame/{{Magicka}} wizards swim]] in this game?"
** A reformed Creeper in Mistral City is named Astley, and Lewis was afraid he might get JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}'d. Astley does exactly that when the heroes find him in a bedrock cell in Stoneholm.
---> '''Mr_AsSsstley''': "Never gonna [=givesSsSss=] you up! I'm no [=sssssSstranger=] to love! You know the [=rulessssSs=] and [=sSssso=] do I!"
** One gravestone in Mistral City says "Michael Barrymore's [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor career]]".
** When avoiding Mr. Banjo, they say "[[Film/TheDarkKnight Why so serious? ...If he asks you if you want to see a trick, just say "no, not interested".]]
*** Their reason for the above quote is Mr. Banjo's clown skin, which the Yogscast deride as [[UnintentionalUncannyValley creepy]] and for being a mix of a Minecraft skin of Simon's IRL appearance and ComicBook/TheJoker.
** Apparently, the papers to climb the Skylords' tower are blank because they're [[Series/DoctorWho psychic]]. Lewis and Simon also assume that the Skylords are related to the Time Lords.
** The two leads are a dwarf from [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Khaz Modan]] and [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration William Thomas Riker]].
** At one point they sing "[[WesternAnimation/TheWombles Underground, underground, zombling free, The Zombles of Terrordale ah-are we...]]".
*** Terrorvale itself is an allusion to Terrordale in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. The city of the dwarves, named Stoneholm, and the Deepcore within it, allude to Deepholm and the Stonecore, also from ''World of Warcraft''.
** "What can I do for you [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Zapdos]]?", as Fumblemore mistook Xephos' name for Zapdos.
** The undead pirate dwarf called Spacker [[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland LeChuck]].
** The house from ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' is behind Dread Pirate Norris' ship. Speaking of her, her name is a reference to [[Literature/ThePrincessBride Dread Pirate Roberts]].
** The [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda found a secret theme]] mentioned above was incorporated into a note block puzzle in Grimjaw's Treasure Hold, which plays the notes that make the theme when all the levers are arranged in the right order.
** "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI It's dangerous to go alone! Take this]]! [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime ...Hey, listen!]]"
** "[[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Up and out, like the Great Glass Elevator.]]"
** "[[Franchise/StarTrek POWER FIST!]]"
** Skyhold is compared to [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Bespin]].
** Episode 30 of ''Shadow of Israphel'' is titled ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell''.
** The last episode of the first season ends in a manner similar to an episode of ''Series/{{Lost}}'', with the logo slowly rotating and the exact same sound playing as in the show.
** "[[Film/TheRoom2003 I did not do it! It naht. Oh hai Lewis.]]"
** They reference the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' method of killing vampires a couple of times.
** "[[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies There's a zombie in the mi-ine!~]]"
** ''"That's a very nice X you have there..."'' is a (very frequent) reference to the popular ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' meme, which ironically became even more popular with their series.
** Simon has taken to humming the ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' theme song whenever Lewis mentions bedrock.
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* HelpImStuck: The server crashed when Xephos and Honeydew reached the end of the minecraft track near the CHLOE, and resulted in their minecarts being stuck together and Xephos and Honeydew remarking on their predicament[[note]]The act of getting stuck made for a cliffhanger, but eventually was remanded to the outtakes.[[/note]].
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* HelpImStuck: The server crashed when Xephos and Honeydew reached the end of the minecraft track near the CHLOE, and resulted in their minecarts being stuck together and Xephos and Honeydew remarking on their predicament[[note]]The predicament.[[note]]The act of getting stuck made for a cliffhanger, but eventually was remanded to the outtakes.[[/note]].[[/note]]
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* DropTheHammer: Simon inexplicably has one while playing as Verigan in the Legend of Verigan charity livestream.
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* TheAloner: [=PirateTinman=], who has been trapped in Grimmjaw's teasure hold for decades because two people are required to solve the first puzzle. Ends up being ditched ''again'' by the Yogscast duo because they couldn't figure out the proper way to solve the final puzzle, but somehow manages to get out of the puzzle anyway, HandWave'd in a parody animation in the beginning of one of the next episodes where he either [[ConvectionSchmonvection swam in lava]], [[ComicBook/IronMan used powered rockets to fly]], [[ComicBook/SpiderMan grappled his way across]], or a joke suggestion that [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Olivia Wilde and Katy Perry started kissing each other]].
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* TheAloner: [=PirateTinman=], who has been trapped in Grimmjaw's teasure hold for decades because two people are required to solve the first puzzle. Ends up being ditched ''again'' by the Yogscast duo because they couldn't figure out the proper way to solve the final puzzle, but somehow manages to get out of the puzzle anyway, HandWave'd in a parody animation in the beginning of one of the next episodes where he either [[ConvectionSchmonvection swam in lava]], [[ComicBook/IronMan used powered rockets to fly]], [[ComicBook/SpiderMan grappled his way across]], or a joke suggestion that [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Olivia Wilde and Katy Perry started kissing each other]].
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From late 2010 through early 2012, the bulk of the WebVideo/YogscastMinecraftSeries was composed of a semi-improvised comedy drama, where Lewis and Simon "play" the parts of a Xephos, a heroic "Spaceman", and Honeydew, a mighty dwarf, respectively. The series is set in the fictional land of Minecraftia, where Xephos and Honeydew encounter a range of colorful characters, and, by virtue of their talent and skill (or a succession of lucky flukes), become worshiped as mighty heroes by the citizens of the land. This series is known ''Shadow of Israphel'', though a survival multiplayer ''Minecraft'' and Survival Island series are generally considered to be a part of this series, with the [=BlueXephos=] channel lumping together the somewhat narratively linked series under the [=YouTube=] playlist "[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF60520313D07F366 Minecraft Survival Multiplayer/ SoI]]".
From late 2010 through early 2012, the bulk of the WebVideo/YogscastMinecraftSeries was composed of a semi-improvised comedy drama, where Lewis and Simon "play" the parts of a Xephos, a heroic "Spaceman", and Honeydew, a mighty dwarf, respectively. The series is set in the fictional land of Minecraftia, where Xephos and Honeydew encounter a range of colorful characters, and, by virtue of their talent and skill (or a succession of lucky flukes), become worshiped as mighty heroes by the citizens of the land. This series is known ''Shadow of Israphel'', though a survival multiplayer ''Minecraft'' and Survival Island series are generally considered to be a part of this series, with the [=BlueXephos=] channel lumping together the somewhat narratively linked series under the [=YouTube=] playlist "[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF60520313D07F366 Minecraft Survival Multiplayer/ SoI]]".
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!!''Shadow of Israphel'' contains examples of:
* ActionSurvivor: Old_Peculier, who is a retired knight, has a smattering of prowess with the sword (enough to keep him from becoming TheLoad), but is not as good as Simon or Lewis, and needs to rest often and drink a ton of water because of his age. This is then subverted twice, but in two different ways. First, he becomes TheLoad because of [[TheVirus The Taint]]. Then, he [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass]] and becomes Knight_Peculier.
* AdventureTowns: First was Terrorvale, a small, out-of-the-way town with only three [=NPCs=] and a couple quests built on top of a vast cave system. Then came Mistral City, an immense city of airships, floating castles, shops, [=NPCs=] and even a mine dungeon, now burnt to a crisp then entirely covered by trees thanks to Swampy. Then there was the Carnivale de Banjo, a carnival owned by an eccentric man. Then came Barbecue Bay, a port under siege from pirates built right on top of a nether portal. Then was the Skyhold, home to the Skylords and new location of the Carnivale. Then was Stoneholm, subterranean home to the dwarves.
* AllohistoricalAllusion: In the ''Legend of Verigan'' flashback, Simon and Lewis have fun debating the strange green exploding monsters, how they tend to creep up on people, and how they seem to be made out of those (creeper) vines that grow on trees, and end up dubbing them "viners".
* TheAloner: [=PirateTinman=], who has been trapped in Grimmjaw's teasure hold for decades because two people are required to solve the first puzzle. Ends up being ditched ''again'' by the Yogscast duo because they couldn't figure out the proper way to solve the final puzzle, but somehow manages to get out of the puzzle anyway, HandWave'd in a parody animation in the beginning of one of the next episodes where he either [[ConvectionSchmonvection swam in lava]], [[ComicBook/IronMan used powered rockets to fly]], [[ComicBook/SpiderMan grappled his way across]], or a joke suggestion that [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Olivia Wilde and Katy Perry started kissing each other]].
* AmusementPark: Carnivale del Banjo. Lampshaded; Simon and Lewis refer to the local [=NPCs=] as "carny folk" and suspect them of cheating them out of money.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: While in Madame Nubescu's scrying chamber, you can see one of the signs labeling the contents of the chests around the room says "Tomes of Nightmare, Prophecy and Tasty Cooking".
* AscendedExtra: Professor Grizwald only appeared in writing in an adventure map, but his memorable [[LargeHam voice acting]] done by Simon made him into a [[OneSceneWonder One Episode Wonder]] that made him become a part of the ''Shadow of Israphel'' backstory (spelled "Grizwold") in the Legend of Verigan special.
** His grandson (Prof_Webley), who they encountered in Episode 40, has joined the duo on their adventure. Sadly, he seems to be TheLoad more than anything else.
* AssShove: How [=PirateTinman=] plays the security tape.
-->'''Simon:''' Oh God, he's going to bend over and slip the disk between his butt cheeks.\\
'''[=PirateTinman:=]''' *Bends over*\\
'''Simon:''' ''Oh my God, he is as well!''
* AtrociousAlias: Lewis notes his player-invulnerability makes him like a superhero. Simon then grants him the names of Uselessnoobman and Terribleatcomputergames Fella.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: One of the zombie dwarves in Stoneholm is actually a giant zombie dwarf[[note]]The zombie dwarf texture used for regular zombies also applied to the giant, a DummiedOut gigantic zombie with the same model as its smaller counterpart[[/note]], startling Lewis, Simon, and Peculier as they venture below Stoneholm.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: One of the reasons why it takes a while for anything to get done is that Lewis and Simon, to their own admission, keep getting distracted by interesting things that have no baring in the story.
* BadFuture: Appears in a map-fragment induced vision in ''Shadow of Israphel'' Part 25.
* BerserkButton: Do '''not''' make any sort of threat to Daisy's safety! Old/Knight_Peculier WILL kill you! King_Finbar learned this the hard way.
* BigBad: Israphel, or at least the closest by far, is the overarching villain. He booby trapped the Yogcave and then tried to ambush Lewis and Simon with arrows to provoke them into becoming part of the story in the first place, is the titular head of the Cult of Israphel and the one all his minions answer to, and bears a personal vendetta towards the Antioch family.
* BigDamnHeroes: [=PirateTinman=], who saved Isabel from Israphel in a flashback.
* BiggerOnTheInside: The "plane crafting table" in ''Shadow of Israphel'' episode 27.
* BigNo:
** Simon goes to town with a particularly large one when they discover the Yogcave has been destroyed at the start of ''Shadow of Israphel''.
** Simon also just does this whenever something bad happens, like him or Lewis dying, Old_Peculier passing out, or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Lewis killing Daisy the cow]].
** Played tragically straight by Simon in Episode 38 when Knight_Peculier falls into the lava and dies.
** Skylord_Lysander has one while imprisoned by Skylord_Jasper, after inquiring whether the heroes have found the key to his cell...Honeydew decides to produce a [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption block of TNT.]]
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: Fumblemore's house, which he always rebuilds differently when he destroys part of it with a particularly destructive spell.
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Good guys are good, bad guys are bad, and it's just a question of who is on which side in the end. Especially since the good guys are also {{Idiot Hero}}es.
* BlackComedyRape: Ep. 26, though it's only implied in the case of Skylord Jasper attempting it.
** DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale
** There's just as much implication that it ''wasn't'' rape. Which just makes it funnier.
* BlackSpot: The pirates describe the fragment of Karpath's map as this.
* BlatantLies:
** Jock Fireblast says ''Down there just be hard tack and bilging gear.'' when Lewis and Simon are investigating his "underwater ship" as he tries to hide the Hellgate.
** Simon burns Israphel's geave in Terrorvale and says "I just went for a piss...I didn't burn anything....I DIDN'T BURN HIM!!!" to try to misdirect Old Peculier, but this is put aside when a hidden passageway is revealed.
* BleakBorderBase: Knight_Peculier recounts his backstory to Lewis and Simon in one of these, or rather on top of one of these buried under several metres of sand. The area in question, named Lastwatch Hold was at one point a prominent Templar outpost, but gradually fell into decline and was eventually submerged entirely in the Sands.
* BookEnds: A bit before discovering the town full of [=NPCs=], Lewis and Simon build a portal to the Nether (which doesn't work). At the end of the season, they are at the same portal, preparing to venture into it. However, they end up not trying to enter until the start of season three, with season two being more of a breather season. And the portal ''still'' doesn't work.
** Season three starts with the ''Celaeno'' on fire, and Simon and Lewis trying to reclaim their Survival Island items from the wreckage. Much later (though not at the end of the series, but at the end of an important part), they find Mistral City also on fire, and are trying to reclaim items from the wreckage. This time, specifically the Holy Record from the church.
** In Survival Island (a custom map that eventually starts having slight relevance to the main plot), they are in a slight hurry at the start to get coal for torches. Near the end, they again go looking for coal, this time to fuel the airship that will take them home.
* BrainBleach: Both Lewis and Skylord_Lysander reach for the Super Whitening Extra Strength variety when they hear certain... noises coming from the Greasy Spoon Shoppe during Simon's fling with Granny_Bacon.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: The description of "Hitting Bedrock" says that they discover iron, gold, redstone and zombies.
* TheCameo:
** [[Creator/TheCynicalBrit TotalBiscuit]]'s grave is in one of the ''Shadow of Israphel'' videos.
** [=TotalBiscuit=], Notch, and deadmau5 seem to cameo occasionally in side events such as Granny_Bacon's funeral and a livestream event, but they're actually all bots.
* CampGay: Skylord_Jasper revealed this time when the heroes meet him again.
* CanineCompanion:
** Fumblemore had one in the "Legend of Verigan" livestream before it burned to death.
** Angus_Eyeless has a dog, likely a seeing eye dog to help the blind pirate.
* CerebusSyndrome: From the 100% light-hearted beginning as a tutorial teaching others how to play ''Minecraft'', to a highly popular dramedy series with an epic soundtrack, both the plot and the characters mature and become grimly serious. Meanwhile, Simon and Lewis do not (for the most part). Played for some laughs with MoodWhiplash, as the presence of the two heroes stops some well-written scenes that could've been pulled from a horror movie from being downright nightmarish. Such as episode 38's horrific aftermath of some guy who ''ripped his own bones out'' that is glanced over by Simon hitting Lewis with an arm and laughing at the slapping sound it makes.
* ChaosArchitecture: Lysander describes Fumblemore's floating tower as having this.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Skylord_Jasper started out as extremely loud and extremely angry all the time. He even threatens to murder Lysander for stealing his towels. The only hint that he might have homosexual tendencies is his preference for pink in his home and Lysander calling him a "fag" while distracting him. When he reappears in ''Shadow of Israphel'' Part 26 he is no longer aggressive toward the heroes, he is flamboyantly [[CampGay gay]], and he's calling Lysander "lover", making him ''outstandingly'' uncomfortable.
* ChekhovsGun:
** The sand that always seems to appear in odd places during the ''Shadow of Israphel'' series, revealed to be part of a great desert that corrupted the lands in the past.
** The "Cave of Terror," seen in the first episode, turned out to be not a cave at all, just the underside of a cliff. They decide to use this place to set up a portal to the Nether, which doesn't work. Turns out it may have resurrected Israphel from the dead, allowing him to let evil spread through the world once again.
** The pumpkins' HeadsUpDisplay, originally just something silly and lighthearted becomes important when the pumpkins ([[ItMakesSenseInContext now TVs]]) held a cryptic clue to [[spoiler:find the third map fragment]] in their [=HUDs=].
* ChivalrousPervert: Simon has shown shades of this, with his many love interests, who he seems to have only found attractive because of their looks. For further proof, watch the introduction to ''Shadow of Israphel'' episodes 21-23.
* ClipShow: The latter half of ''Shadow of Israphel'' Episode 35, being told by Knight_Peculier as his backstory to the heroes.
* CoDragons: Jock_Fireblast, Reverend_John, Creeper_Boss and Zombie_Boss have all served as this to Israphel. Jock did all of Israphel's handiwork at BBQ Bay, Reverend John carried out important actions at Terrorvale and the Ruined Castle, and both Creeper Boss and Zombie Boss were at Israphel's side at the castle under Terrorvale and the breach at the Wall.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In part 10 of Survival Island, Lewis discovers the Temple of the Lost Curator...while Simon is distracted by all the iron and coal that's in front of it.
** When Lewis, Simon, and Old_Peculier come across the Hellgate the former two made much earlier on:
-->'''Simon:''' "OH MY GOD!"\\
'''Lewis:''' "OH MY GOD! [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny A sheep just fell out of the sky!]]"
** A hilarious (Acted out) one is given by Simon in "The Jackal and the Cave", when they come across a gruesome cave painting depicting The Jackal mauling a small group of people.
-->'''Simon:''' "Okay, okay, I think I can understand this. [[TooDumbToLive See, these three guys have been having a barbecue, and this is an x-ray view, showing that they've eaten a bunch of hot dogs]] [[note]]Actually a bunch of bloody claw marks.[[/note]], and that black swirly thing in the background [[note]]Actually an image of The Jackal that has been scratched out[[/note]] is the smoke, coming from the grill."
* CoolAirship: Skylords Jasper and Lysander have one, with Mistral City acting as the main port.
* CrewOfOne:
** The airships don't seem to have any crew other than a Skylord captaining it, plus passengers.
--->'''Lewis:''' Well I assume it's more than one person on there. It's quite a big thing. Maybe it's one guy though.
* CuttingTheKnot: Simon and Lewis come to a door with a puzzle lock mechanism. Lewis tries to figure out the puzzle when [[spoiler: Sim grabs some TNT and blows up the door]].
* DeadpanSnarker:
** Peculier has his moments.
-->"The signal tower doesn't need to be that bright..."
** Lysander too.
* DeadPersonConversation: Simon and Lewis have a very revealing one with Verigan in a vision in ''Shadow of Israphel'' Part 25, showing them that Israphel will take over the word if they fail.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In ''Shadow of Israphel'' Part 12,
--> '''Mr_Banjo''': "This is a beautiful and exciting and fun and exciting place!"
* DestructiveSavior: Where they go, explosions, fire, and stolen items tend to follow.
* DiskOneFinalBoss: Episodes 15 and 16 of ''Shadow of Israphel'' are all about this, consisting of Simon and Lewis rescuing a wounded Old_Peculier from a deserted guard tower, and then ending up in an epic battle against [[BigBad Israphel]] and his hordes of minions, and repairing the wall while the enemy is regrouping. All the while, the three are constantly bombarded by a ZergRush of spiders, and forced to deal with [[TheCorruption the Sand]] everywhere.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Simon traps Strongman_Bruno in a tree as revenge for him cheating him out of a victory in a contest of strength.
* DistressedDamsel: Twice; first Daisy_Duke, who is currently somewhere in the Nether after Israphel kidnapped her, then Granny_Bacon, who didn't last very long after Israphel's forces turned her into a zombie. Both of which were Simon's (very temporary) love interests, funny enough.
* DistressedDude: Knight_Peculier in ''Shadow of Israphel'' episode 15, wounded and forced to hide in a tower near the Wall by the forces of Israphel that breached it.
* DontLookAtMe: Although Endermen were a later addition in the saga (as the series began long before they were added to ''Minecraft''), when Peculier sees the first Endermen near the spire, he is already aware of how they become aggressive and warns Xephos and Honeydew of this.
-->'''Peculier''': "Avert your eyes!"
* DoomedHometown: The Yogcave, which was blown to smithereens by Israphel. Stoneholm is also this for Honeydew and Spacker [=LeChuck=], as the people were enslaved by their resurrected king, and most of the populace was turned into zombies.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Knight_Peculier's death is out of nowhere and painfully anticlimactic. It takes Lewis several seconds to even realize what happened.[[note]]A livestream animation revealed years later would actually show he survived.[[/note]]
** Um_Bongo's death is also very sudden, but unlike the above example it didn't appear to be scripted, but instead the result of a poorly aimed jump. His appearance in one of the Yogscast's Minecraft snapshot videos seems to hint that he didn't really die.
* DropTheHammer: Simon inexplicably has one while playing as Verigan in the Legend of Verigan charity livestream.
* DugTooDeep: Simon says this word for word when exploring the Deepcore Tunnels in part 33.
* DumbMuscle: Strongman_Bruno.
* EmoTeen: Simon's description of Young!Fumblemore.
* EpicFail:
** When Simon, Lewis, and Skylord_Lysander try to sneak into Skylord_Jasper's house, the use a waterfall to quietly make their way down. Skylord Lysander doesn't make it in, and instead gets washed off of the roof.
** Every time Lewis and Simon try to build themselves a bridge or stairs to walk across a gap or get out of a hole. After playing Minecraft so much, you'd think they would have some clue about how to do it properly, but as seen in their attempt to rescue Um_Bongo in ''Shadow of Israphel'' Part 29, Lewis always manages to block someone else's way with a misplaced block and doesn't even try to break it, while Simon just forgets to put something to stay on under himself BEFORE walking towards empty space and falls from the Skyhold.
-->'''Um_Bongo:''' "Don't take me with you down there."
** Surprisingly, Creeper_Boss does this in his first appearance. While Simon and Lewis had to actually fight Zombie_Boss, Creeper_Boss just [[StuffBlowingUp blows himself up]] before the heroes can attack, and only deals slight damage. He's more careful in future episodes, though.
* EvilOverlord: What Israphel will apparently become if the duo fails, resulting in the BadFuture seen in their vision.
* EvilVersusEvil: The pirate ship battle between Grimmjaw_Slugface and Jock_Fireblast when Jock, who initially seemd to be the more noble pirate, turned out to be no better than Grimmjaw.
* ExactTimeToFailure: As of the ending of Episode 34, an ancient Sand God wakes up and the world ends in 3 days, 7 hours.
* FarSideIsland: Survival Island pretty much starts off this way.
* FetchQuest: To make a cure for Old_Peculier, Fumblemore requested a bucket of water (of life), dirt, feathers, creeper powder, and two golden apples. The two golden apples themselves had to obtained by getting diamonds for Granny_Bacon and a record for Father_Braeburn, and stealing them from another NPC. The result? A bucket of muddy water with two golden apples and some feathers in it.
** Another fetch quest appears in Stoneholm. Moira_Magmabloom requires gold, lava, and beer to forge the key to the next area. The result? She gives the duo a lever. Knight_Peculier [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it this time, asking why the duo didn't just make one themselves.
* FindTheCure:
** For Old_Peculier, as he was tainted by Israphel in ''Shadow of Israphel''.
** Later, for Skylord_Baako in Skyhold. Subverted when Nubescu and/or the Yogscast had the ingredients available. Double subverted when it only delayed his curse and he ends up dying on his deathbed.
* FlatWhat:
** Lysander gives us one after Simon dismounts from a plane indoors and teleports through a ceiling in episode 27 of ''Shadow of Israphel''.
** Father Braeburn has a blink and you miss it one when Lewis falls off the sky platforms, dies, and then comes back and gets his stuff a few minutes later from where he fell.
* FloatingContinent: Skyhold, a flying base for the Skylords.
* FortuneTeller: Madame_Nubescu is the Carnivale del Banjo's fortune teller, who gives advice for Lewis and Simon on their journey.
* FreezeFrameBonus: When Simon breaks his block of stone a split second faster than Strongman Bruno breaking his last block of stone during their strength contest, yet Mr. Banjo declared Bruno the winner, Simon discusses whether the viewers are going to pause the video to look at that split second.
* FrothyMugsOfWater: Inverted. The beer in Stoneholm is buckets of milk with a texture pack applied. Bonus points for the new texture having froth on top.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent:
** In part 17 of ''Shadow of Israphel'', a zombie is seen lurking about in the background before setting itself on fire and dying.
** In part 16, the tapestry on the wall in Verigan's Hold shows George Washington crossing the Delaware.
* TheGogglesDoNothing
-->'''Simon:''' Put the goggles on!\\
'''Lewis:''' Do I get magical powers when I put the goggles on?\\
'''Simon:''' No, but they make you look [[RuleOfCool cool as heck.]]
** Subverted in part 31. Lewis puts them on to protect himself from a plague in Stoneholm (Simon doesn't need them, dwarves are apparently immune to plague) but has to remove them because one of their mods makes you heavier when you have armour on. Fortunately the plague was a lie.
* GraveHumor: The graveyard in Mistral City contains a good selection of this.
* GuestStarPartyMember: In ''Shadow of Israphel'', Old_Peculier sometimes lends a hand with the duo's adventures, but typically leaves after a while. Likewise, [=PirateTinman=] helped the duo out for a bit... before being ditched because the Yogscast ''couldn't figure out a puzzle to get all three party members across''. Skylord_Lysander occasionally delves in this, too.
* HeelFaceTurn: Astley the reformed creeper, until he blew up when the heroes try to get sulphur for the potion for Peculier. A cameo of him in Stoneholm's prison cells (played by a morphed player) is there to hiss "Never Gonna Give You Up" lyrics.
* HellBentForLeather: The leather cap keeps getting re-purposed into different items. From ''Shadow of Israphel'' Parts 3 to 11 it's Granny_Bacon's head. In Part 12, it appears to be Mr. Banjo's monkey head. In Part 26 it's a ball gag. From Parts 27 to 30 it becomes a pair of goggles that Simon loves because of RuleOfCool. The rest of the leather armor is likewise repurposed to the rest of Granny's skin and the rest of Banjo's monkey suit.
* HelpImStuck: The server crashed when Xephos and Honeydew reached the end of the minecraft track near the CHLOE, and resulted in their minecarts being stuck together and Xephos and Honeydew remarking on their predicament[[note]]The act of getting stuck made for a cliffhanger, but eventually was remanded to the outtakes.[[/note]].
-->'''Honeydew:''' Ahh! Ahhh!\\
'''Xephos:''' Oh god, I'm stuck!\\
'''Honeydew:''' I can't - how do I get out!? I'm stuck, oh god, help!
* HilariousOuttakes: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N3rNMzbpx4 Here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIAPug4bcWM&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL Here]]. (Major spoilers.)
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Jock_Fireblast is killed in the same fire that he started.
* HomeBase: The Yogcave, which is consistently flawed, booby trapped, or on fire. Or outright bombarded while they were away.
* IdiotHero: Lysander has his moments, from allowing himself to be swept off Jasper's roof to constantly getting lost while looking for something.
* [[IfICantHaveYou If I Can't Port Here]]: Grimmjaw blows up part of the bay with his cannons [[DisproportionateRetribution simply because the other pirates wouldn't let him dock his ship in the Bay]].
* IslandHelpMessage: To get attention from a nearby airship, in Survival Island part 8, Simon writes out help in lowercase with torches, and makes it stand out with an exclamation point.
* ItMakesSenseInContext: A man in a pilot's outfit and goggles called a Skylord distracting his CampGay rival by stealing his pink towels from his mansion so that Simon and Lewis can break in through the roof with a waterfall and attempt to steal his gold record for the [[RuleOfThree third]] time, which turns out to be hidden in a chest ''inside'' his bed. [[FetchQuest They need this record so that they can give it to a rock n' roll preacher who is also an Elvis impersonator so that he will give them a golden apple in exchange for dedicating his church to the record.]] That, my friends, is one of ''many'', '''many''', '''''MANY''''' examples.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Granny_Bacon, as seen in a flashback, as well as the Legend of Verigan Charity Livestream.
* JackOfAllStats: Knight_Peculier. He isn't as good with communication or a sword as Lewis, as skilled of a miner or bowman as Simon, or as smart as Skylord_Lysander, but is competent at all of these.
* JigsawPuzzlePlot: Many hidden clues of the lore are placed throughout the series in the form of the various items and locations.
* KilledOffForReal: While Simon and Lewis frequently come BackFromTheDead, as if they were playing regular Minecraft, any "[=NPCs=]" who die, outside of the "Legend of Verigan" special at least, remain dead. This applies both to scripted events such as Granny_Bacon's death and apparently accidental deaths, such as Um_Bongo falling to his doom.[[note]]Although Um Bongo then returned in a Minecraft snapshot video, hinting he isn't really dead.[[/note]] This rule inexplicably does not apply to Zombie_Boss or Creeper_Boss, who are killed in virtually every encounter, though it's possible Israphel either resurrects them or simply creates new ones.
** As of episode 38, it would appear Knight_Peculier is dead.[[note]]Barring that an unused animation did confirm his eventual survival.[[/note]]
* KillItWithFire: Jock_Fireblast likes this, being revealed to be the true culprit behind Mistral City's burning as well as the fire of BBQ Bay.
* KleptomaniacHero: Lewis and Simon spend almost an entire episode trying to steal from Skylord_Jasper.
* LargeHam: Skylord_Lysander, when not being the StraightMan, does this every now and then, yelling "For Victory!" every time he jumps into a dangerous situation. In ''Shadow of Israphel'' Part 30, Lewis started slipping Lysander's speech patterns into Grizwaldesque ones, which Simon noticed.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: The death of Knight_Peculier via minecart from ''Shadow of Israphel'' episode 38 can be seen on the [=BlueXephos=] channel background.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Young!Fumblemore in the Legend of Verigan Charity livestream. His combat skills are subpar, he constantly destroys his fellow adventurers by mistake with his spells, and can't gather resources without making a mess. However, he is incredibly good at blowing up spawners, and can deal with dense clusters of enemies with a blast of TNT.
* LudicrousGibs:
** Jock_Fireblast explodes into bones and porkchops (supposedly flesh) when he dies.
*** As do Zombie_Boss and Creeper_Boss during the events listed above under DiskOneFinalBoss.
** Skylord_Baaku does this quite suddenly, with a suffusion of redstone dust in place of blood, making poor Simon [[VomitIndiscretionShot sick]].
** The site of Templar_Enoch's death. The walls and floor are covered with blood, and his rotting limbs are lying around. Yes, it's freaky.
* MacGuffin: In ''Shadow of Israphel'', the items needed to prove that the heroes' have conquered the trials of Skyhold: Fire, Snow, Leaves, and probably Netherack. They are even called [=MacGuffins=] by Simon in Episode 30. [[spoiler:He turns out to be right, as Skylord_Lysander admits that they weren't really needed at all just as Simon is wondering why they couldn't have just used a flint and steel to break through the wooden seal.]]
%% The map fragments are not {{MacGuffin}}s. [=MacGuffins=] are items that can be replaced by anything else while still retaining their story purpose; the map fragments are needed to assemble a map that is then usable to further advance the story.
* {{Machinima}}: Becomes this when a mysterious player attacks them one (in-game) night.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: When the Yogscast boys came in for a "How to play Minecraft" video with Jesse Cox on WebVideo/OMFGCata, Lewis falls in lava. His reaction is quite calm.
-->'''Lewis:''' Oop, I've just fallen in some lava and I died.\\
'''Simon:''' Here is where he died. R.I.P. Lewis. Never forget. *proceeds to walk off*
* MauveShirt: Gareth the creeper and his brother Henry, and their uncle, Mr. Astley.
* MayDecemberRomance: Simon and Granny_Bacon have a brief romance until Israphel's forces capture her.
* MeadowRun: During Granny_Bacon's funeral, Simon reminisces about the good times he had with her. The screen then cuts to one of these in a wheat field, when suddenly [[RecordNeedleScratch the music stops]] and both of them [[MoodWhiplash duck down into the wheat while Simon makes grunting noises]].
* MeaningfulName:
** Old_Peculier is old, and a bit quirky. When he becomes Knight_Peculier, this becomes slightly averted - he's a knight, but no longer peculiar.
*** A bit less obvious is the fact that he first appears as the owner of a small tavern in a small town, and "old peculiar" is an obscure slang term for beer from a small, local brewery, generally in a small town.
** Jock_Fireblast turns out to be as much of a raging pyromaniac as Simon, as he was the one who burned down [[AdventureTowns Mistral City]], and much later, [[PortTown Barbecue Bay]].
** The Creepers in general. They usually creep up on Lewis or - much more often - Simon, exploding before they can react or be warned.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Simon in episode 2 of the Survival Island map.
--> '''Simon''': "You're throwing caution to the wind. You know how it goes with wind. Sometimes it can just change direction and you're left with egg on your... face. I think I mixed metaphors a bit."
* MightyGlacier: [[TheDragon Zombie_Boss]], due to the fact that he always crouches while walking in order to make him seem more "zombie-like", though he is occasionally capable of bursts of speed.
* MinorInjuryOverreaction: In one episode, while Simon, Lewis, and [=PirateTinman=] are trying to dig their way into another part of Grimmjaw's treasure vault, [=PirateTinman=] accidentally punches Simon. Simon then starts whining incessantly dispite having only having taken one heart of damage. Lewis then replies with the hilarious line "Man up, bitch!"
* MissionImpossibleCableDrop: The duo does this when trying to steal Skylord_Jasper's music disk ''WITH A FREAKING WATERFALL!!''
* TheMole: In ''Shadow of Israphel'', this is revealed to be Skylord_Lysander, claimed to have burned Mistral City. It later turns this he was framed, and Jock_Fireblast is the real culprit.
** In Episode 29 we learn Skylord_Vitali was this to the Skylords, secretly a vampire who was behind the killings of Skylords.
* MoodWhiplash:
** In general, the dramatic/story elements of the "official" ''Shadow of Israphel'' series is offset by the humor and ineptitude of Simon and Lewis, often cracking jokes and pointing out absurdities as soon as a scene is over. As the series matures with darker themes and the plot of saving the world becomes more grim, the mood whiplash deepens greatly from its completely light-hearted origins.
** The outright horrific [[SceneryGorn depiction]] of [[PosthumousCharacter Enoch's]] final resting place is severely undermined when both Simon and Lewis pick up his limbs and [[GrievousHarmWithABody hit each other with them]]. With ''sound effects''.
* MoreDakka: Israphel's earlier moments as an active threat involved him shooting rapid fire arrows at the heroes (back when this was how bows worked in ''Minecraft'', before they changed to charging up a shot and then firing).
* [[WholeEpisodeFlashback Multi-Episode Flashback]]: The Legend of Verigan charity livestream.
* NameMcAdjective: Simon notes that the crowd Swampy Bogbeard hangs out with would be the likes of "Clucky [=McFeathers=]" and "Wooly [=McBaaface=]".
* NeverLearnedToRead: Honeydew and Xephos. [[EnforcedTrope Enforced]], because all of the notes and map fragments are done through pieces of paper (which are blank), they both have to get [=NPCs=] to tell them what the paper is/says. Lewis comments they must not be able to read in Season 3.
* NeverMyFault: When Simon deliberately sets the Yogcave on fire:
-->'''Lewis:''' Was that my flint and tinder?\\
'''Simon:''' Yeah... so technically, it's ''your'' fault.
* NewAgeRetroHippie: Swampy, Fumblemore's brother, who lives in a floating chunk of earth and forces you to climb up using saplings and bone meal. Whether or not this is just Simon and Lewis's speculation of what he sounds like, and not who the character actually is, is up to debate.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Simon and Lewis are the ones that built the portal that led [[BigBad Israphel]] back to Minecraftia.
** Templar Enoch's expedition to investigate the metal remains ends up having a hand in releasing Israphel.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Israphel never messed around with Xephos and Honeydew, he never would've lured them to Old_Peculier when he was about to kill himself with poison. The rest is history.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot:
** Spacker [=LeChuck=], a pirate zombie dwarf in a boat.
** [=PirateTinman=], a robot pirate.
** The possessed zombie dwarves, one of whom is also a giant, in Stoneholm, which are dangerous and unintelligent, unlike Spacker.
* NoSell: The first encounter with Zombie Boss sees Lewis and Simon close a door on him. He just simply [[AxeBeforeEntering axes the door apart]].
--> '''Lewis:''' Oh god, he's gone through the door!\\
'''Simon:''' He destroyed the door!
* NobodyPoops: Averted. The first time Lewis and Simon meet Fumblemore, he requires some makeshift toilet paper.
* {{Non Player Character}}s: A major plot point that causes the GenreShift from LetsPlay to {{Machinima}}.
* NostalgiaLevel: The ruins of the Yogcave after the trip to Survival Island, destroyed from Israphel's machinations.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: According to the PAX 2011 Yogscast Teleconference, the fight with Jock Fireblast had to be reshot because of one of these, as while Simon completely destroyed him, Lewis, the cameraman, wasn't there to film anything.
* OffTheRails: ''Shadow of Israphel'' has been described by the Yogs as being like a ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' adventure, with Simon and Lewis's friends creating an elaborate story for them to play without them knowing the entire story. Thus, (relatively minor) deviations to the main story ensue that the "gamemasters" have to account for and ad-lib. Occasionally leads to HilariousOuttakes.
** Simon creating a plane ''inside'' the aircraft carrier instead of creating it ''on'' the carrier is an example in episode 27. Skylord_Lysander is obviously surprised and didn't plan on having to rebuild the plane.
--->'''Lysander:''' Please try not to break the laws of physics any more than you have already...
** As pointed out by many commenters on [=YouTube=], there ''was'' a way to get [=PirateTinman=] across the lava bridge puzzle instead of just abandoning him...
** Though no [=NPCs=] were present to advance the story, the time Simon and Lewis attempt to find shelter at the Temple of Lehparsi after a sudden downpour is definitely this.
* OhCrap:
--> Simon: ''Good news is I've dug our way out. Bad news is we're going to drown.''
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Daisy the Yogscave cow, and Daisy_Duke, the missing blacksmith's daughter. When the Daisy name is later used for a random cow in Mistral City, Simon says "Daisy's not a cow!" to Lewis.
* OnlySaneMan: Skylord_Lysander is definitely this when ever he's part of the party. He scolds Xephos and Honeydew for the things they break, he constantly has to remind them to stay on track, and in every video he appears in the heroes do something that completely baffles him. Lysander is quite possibly the most sensible character in the cast.
* OrgasmicallyDelicious: Granny_Bacon's cooked fish is apparently very delicious.
* OutOfCharacterMoment: At one point during the Legend of Verigan charity livestream, Lewis (who is playing Karpath) yells at a young Templar_Adaephon, after the young templar snaps at Professor Grizwald for needing to rest so often and even breaks his bed, which shocks everyone. Justified in that Templar_Adaephon is Karpath's apprentice. Lewis generally just acts generally braver than normal during the livestream.
-->'''Karpath/Xephos/Lewis:''' Cull your toungue young Templar! We need the old man well and rested!
* PercussiveMaintenance: Simon fixes an apparent error in young Granny_Bacon's NPC coding this way, even referencing Fonzie from ''Series/HappyDays'' in the process.
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* PlanetHeck: [[{{Hell}} The Nether]], now that it works in multiplayer.
* PosthumousCharacter: Templar_Enoch, the explorer that worked with Griswold in the desert excavation; Simon, Lewis, and Peculier find an ApocalypticLog written by him at the excavation in question.
* PortTown: Barbecue Bay, full of loud, talkative pirates - and perhaps even [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil some bootleggers of some kind.]]
* PowerTrio: They become this whenever Old/Knight_Peculier joins them. Simon is [[TheMcCoy the id]], Old/Knight_Peculier is [[TheKirk the ego]], and Lewis is [[TheSpock the superego]].
* RainOfArrows: Israphel's tactic of choice.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Much of the early story of Shadow of Israphel was made when nether portals were broken in [=SMP=], so they had to come up with excuses for why the heroes couldn't enter them until the game was fixed.
* ReformedButRejected: Mr. Astley the Creeper lives in his house alone, and didn't take the heroes trying to get sulphur from him well.
* TheReveal: Oh so many in ''Shadow of Israphel'':
** Skylord_Lysander is actually TheMole
*** And again in episode 24, where it turns out he isn't.
** Israphel was summoned by the portal [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Lewis and Simon created]]
** Jock_Fireblast is evil and stole the map fragment. He was the one responsible for burning down Mistral City.
** Old_Peculier's father is actually a knight who needs to destroy Israphel and the portals, but trapped himself in the Nether to also trap Israphel - that is, until Simon and Lewis summoned him (Israphel) again.
*** And he's actually Karpath Antioch, son of Verigan Antioch The First. Peculiar's real name is Verigan The Second and he is the next Templar King (whatever that means).
** Skylord_Vitali is a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]], is working for Israphel and killed all the other Skylords.
** King_Finbar is possessed by Israphel and all the dwarves have been turned into zombies.
** The Wall has been sabotaged and [[TheCorruption the Sands]] are pouring out.
** Israphel is working for a group of giant robots called Sentinels, who the Sand was just a prison for, the Sand was only evil because Israphel took control of it, and the Sentinels will activate and destroy the world in 3 days and 7 hours.
* RingOutBoss: In their first encounter with Zombie_Boss, Lewis kills him by knocking him into a ring of lava around Israphel's castle, which is just as dangerous for them.
* TheRival: Strongman_Bruno and Simon absolutely can't stand each other, and their personalities clash a lot. This is worsened by Bruno cheating Simon out of his victory in a strength contest, and Simon trapping Strongman_Bruno in a tree.
* SdrawkcabAlias: In the temple that Simon and Lewis take shelter in, a sign in front of an obsidian barrier says not to open, or else a beast of sorts named Lehparsi will be unleashed. [[TooDumbToLive They don't realize it's backwards for Israphel, and even consider breaking it open just for safety from the current enemy swarm.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: In addition to the wall holding the Sands back, Verigan built a massive machine to keep a Sand God sealed beneath the desert. [[OhCrap By the time Lewis, Simon and Peculier find it, the machine has recently failed.]]
* SkywardScream: Simon-as-Verigan lets out the equivalent of one when [[IneptMage Fumblemore]] accidentally blows him up while attempting to use magic to harvest wood.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: After burning Israphel's grave and possibly someone else's as well by accident:
--> <Honeydew> i just went for a piss
--> <Honeydew> i didn;t [sic] burn anything
* TakeUpMySword: Old_Peculier's father to Old_Peculier, to vanquish the evil spirit and destroy the Hellgates.
* TemptingFate: During the Battle of the Breach, Lewis remarks that the enemies probably can't make it through the then-recently repaired wall. Creeper_Boss blasts a new hole in the wall shortly after he says this.
** When going through one of the trials in Skyhold, Lewis says that the trial was simple and that he was surprised at how, despite the presence of cobwebs, there wasn't a spider in sight. Less than a minute later, the two of them are attacked by a swarm of spiders.
* ThisIsADrill: Stoneholm's giant bedrock mining drill, strong enough to break unbreakable bedrock.
* TooDumbToLive:
** Simon's idea of "putting the heating on" inside the Yogcave is to use a flint and tinder to set the wooden floor on fire, nearly destroying the entire cave.
** Lewis flooding the Yogcave after tunneling through one of the tower walls. Hell, both Simon and Lewis have a lot of these moments.
* TookALevelInBadass: Old_Peculier regains his strength when cured, then takes up his father's armor, becoming Knight_Peculier.
* TrashTheSet: The Yogscast have done this a few times over the course of the ''Shadow of Israphel'' series: so far they destroyed the Yogcave, Mistral City, and BBQ Bay. They do, however, either fix or ''destroy for others to fix'' some of the older "sets" in the series that they store in either a public museum server or an RPG server for fans to visit.
* TwentyBearAsses: Almost directly quoted from Website/TVTropes in ''Shadow of Israphel'' Part 7; and yes, they did have a FetchQuest to FindTheCure.
* UndergroundMonkey: A few common hostile mobs are easily modified in the series' texture pack when Lewis and Simon need variety among the enemies encountered.
** In Stoneholm, the zombies encountered are zombie dwarves, due to Finbar's undead curse placed upon the dwarves. Xephos, Honeydew, and Peculier later find that down in the Deepcore, the DummiedOut [[GiantMook Giant]] also has a zombie dwarf form.
** When Xephos, Honeydew, and Peculier venture into the Desert, the zombies and creepers are altered to resemble [[KingMook Zombie Boss and Creeper Boss]], respectively turning a pale green with a templar uniform, and turning mottled brown with red eyes.
** Modified zombies resembling Duncan's scientist skin appear [[spoiler:inside the Jade Sentinel's Hand to represent defective clones]].
* TheUnintelligible: Zombie_Boss, who only speaks in groans when confronting the heroes.
* UniqueEnemy: The specific spawning requirements of certain Minecraft mobs resulted in cases of this when they only appeared in specific areas of the series.
** Despite being a common Nether mob, and the first purely hostile Minecraft mob in the Nether, only a single ghast is ever encountered by Xephos and Honeydew. And it never spawns during any of the brief moments the heroes go to the Nether, instead it patrols over the mossy cobblestone maze in Grimjaw's Treasure Hold.
** Slimes in the earlier years of Minecraft had rare spawning conditions where they could only appear in specific chunks deep underground. Xephos and Honeydew only ever encounter a few of them in Skyhold, where they roam the ice maze during the Skylord Trials.
** Silverfish were a recent addition to Minecraft at the time they were featured in the series, but since the heroes had not found a stronghold at any point, the only encounter with silverfish took place for a brief trap in Stoneholm.
** A DummiedOut hostile mob, the giant, appears as a giant zombie dwarf when Xephos, Honeydew, and Peculier explore the Deepcore. They never fight it, opting to run, but lucky for them, only a single giant was present.
* TheUsualAdversaries: Silverfish. Simon in particular is ''terrified'' of them, calling them worse than Endermen, and both Simon and Lewis get mobbed by Silverfish multiplying repeatedly.
* VagueAge: Lampshaded. Old Peculier, who is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pretty old,]] has an uncle, who was around during a time Granny Bacon was young, who seems a little older than Peculier himself, but his father was around during that time too, and a sister who is rather young-looking in the present day and he... Well... Don't think about it too hard. To clarify: Granny Bacon and Templar_Adaephon are both ''over one hundred years old''.
* TheVirus: Called "the taint", later during ''Shadow of Israphel''.
* TheVoiceless: Israphel, despite being the major antagonist of the series, has not spoken a single voiceline.
* VomitIndiscretionShot:
** Simon spewing Jaffa Cakes, following Skylord_Baako's death.
--> '''Simon:''' AHHH! That's disgusting! What happened!?
** And after Enoch's remains are discovered, Simon does it again, this time with the equivalent of several ''meals'' in porkchops and beer.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Jock_Fireblast is ticklish, as the heroes discover using a feather.
* WebcomicTime: At least from the [=NPCs'=] point of view, the series is implied to occur over a much shorter timescale than aired.
** In ''Shadow of Israphel'' Part 25 (aired June 2011), Spacker_[=LeChuck=] mentions part of Swampy's forest being an inn "but weeks ago", even though Mistral City burned down and was evacuated in Part 10 in February.
** In Part 34 (November 2011), the gang have three days until the Jade Sentinel is fully operational. As of July 2012, this is essentially still ongoing.
* WhamLine: In part 23 of the first season, we have this line.
-->'''Old_Peculier:''' That poor man, his son Israphel was out hunting when the creepers got him.\\
'''Simon:''' *reacting to Peculier's line* Wait! What! Did you just ... Did you just hear that?
* WomenDrivers: Simon jokes about Isabel being one due to the Black Pimple apparently running aground on land.[[note]]This is also one of the few jokes that had multiple tries, with several screwups being cut as outtakes.[[/note]]
* WorldHealingWave: Used to restore the oasis of Swampy from Israphel's forces.
* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: ''Any'' of the pre-made dungeons and towns in the Israphel saga. Simon and Lewis typically have no idea what they're getting themselves into every episode, so they often awe at the scenery and detail put into the settings. And besides: it's ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''. It's bound to happen.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: The abandoned "Ye Olde Watche Towere", just outside Mistral. A less butcherede example is Granny Bacon's Greasy Spoon Shoppe.
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