History WebVideo / SummoningSalt

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: A recurring theme in many episodes. One of the few things Summoning Salt treat with a hint of sarcasm is hearing the runner boasting [[TemptingFate "This record is unbeatable!"]]. No matter how perfect a run seems to be, no matter how long it takes, someone will ''always'' beat that seemingly impossible time eventually. He also makes a point that this isn't a bad thing, much on the contrary, this is what makes people work so hard to get new records, improve their times, or discover new tricks to make a run even faster.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: A recurring theme in many episodes. One of the few things Summoning Salt treat with a hint of sarcasm is hearing the runner boasting [[TemptingFate "This record is unbeatable!"]]. No matter how perfect a run seems to be, no matter how long it takes, someone will ''always'' beat that seemingly impossible time eventually.

* {{Catchphrase}}: ''"This is the history of [[MadLibsCatchphrase [game name/subject]]]]."''

* {{Catchphrase}}: ''"This is the history of [[MadLibsCatchphrase [game name/subject]]]."''

* {{Catchphrase}}: ''"This is the history of [game name/subject]."''

* {{Catchphrase}}: "This is the history of [game name/subject]."

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When it comes down to cheaters: none. There is none regarding those who cheat their way to the top, simply because they don't even deserve a modicum of attention beyond being something less of a footnote whenever they are barely mentioned.

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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: A recurring theme in many episodes. One of the few things Summoning Salt treats with a hint of sarcasm is hearing the runner boasting [[TemptingFate "This record is unbeatable!"]]. No matter how perfect a run seems to be, no matter how long it takes, someone will ''always'' beat that seemingly impossible time eventually.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: For cheater: none. There is none regarding those who cheat their way to the top, simply because they don't even deserve a modicum of attention beyond being something less of a footnote whenever they are barely mentioned.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: None. There is none regarding those who cheat their way to the top, simply because they don't even deserve a modicum of attention beyond being something less of a footnote whenever they are barely mentioned.

* DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally throws in jokes without changing the tone of his voice. Usually they involve punch lines that are the opposite of the setup. In his Warpless Super Mario Bros. video, he states the runner went crazy upon setting a new record. Cue the clip... Where the runner makes no sound upon setting the record. Another variation is to say a record went untouched for a long time... only to reveal it fell within the week it was set.

* HumbleHero: Holds the two greatest Mike Tyson's ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' records, fastest completion of the game and fastest TKO of Tyson, but never brags about it. He casually mentions it towards the end of his first MTPO video, in the same tone one might describe the weather. In the Matt Turk video, he never verbally acknowledges his record, just shows it at the end of the video, as part of a compilation of Turk's times and the current record.
* {{Leitmotif}}: While his channel has no "official" theme, [[https://youtu.be/hQX7Zub0ZdI?t=5 We're Landing]] is used in most of his latest episodes at the beginning and/or ending, and thus is easily one of the most recognizable tracks Summoning Salt uses in his videos.

* HumbleHero: Holds the two greatest ''VideoGame/Mike Tyson's PunchOut'' records, fastest completion of the game and fastest TKO of Tyson, but never brags about it. He casually mentions it towards the end of his first MTPO video, in the same tone one might describe the weather. In the Matt Turk video, he never verbally acknowledges his record, just shows it at the end of the video, as part of a compilation of Turk's times and the current record.

* HumbleHero: Holds the two greatest ''Mike Tyson's PunchOut!!'' records, fastest completion of the game and fastest TKO of Tyson, but never brags about it. He casually mentions it towards the end of his first MTPO video, in the same tone one might describe the weather. In the Matt Turk video, he never verbally acknowledges his record, just shows it at the end of the video, as part of a compilation of Turk's times and the current record.

* DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally throws in jokes without changing the tone of his voice. Usually they involve punch lines that are the opposite of the setup. In his Warpless Super Mario Bros. video, he states the runner went crazy upon setting a new record. Cue the clip.....where the runner makes no sound upon setting the record. Another variation is to say a record went untouched for a long time...only to reveal it fell within the week it was set.

* {{Leitmotif}}: While his channel has no "official" theme, [[https://youtu.be/hQX7Zub0ZdI?t=5 We're Landing]] is used in most of his latest episodes at the beginning and ending, and thus is easily one of the most recognizable tracks Summoning Salt uses in his videos.

* {{Speedrun}}: The topic of every video is the history of speedrunning in video games; additionally, the very first videos on the channel feature Summoning Salt's own ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' speedruns.