History Webvideo / DeathFromAbove

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Episode 1.17, "Nest of Vipers", has no mech combat and is more of a TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}} spy mission.

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Lord Commander Garrilac
** TheLancer: Talon, whose rank, ironically ''is'' Lance Commander. Later shared with Coryphee.
** TheBigGuy: Valravan, both in her Mech, where she's the most likely to go for toe-to-toe combat and on the ground.
** TheSmartGuy[-/-]TheSneakyGuy: Beta
** TheChick: Diva

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Episode 1.17, "Nest of Vipers", has no mech combat and is more of a TabletopGame/Shadowrun spy mission.

* TheBerserker: Jackal is this even when he's on his meds.

* CombatPragmatist: The Lord Commander, which has lead to clashes with both Valravan and especially Talon.
* CoolOldLady: Salty Nan
* DanceBattler: Coryphee, both in and out of her mech.
* DropShip: The ''Yojimbo.''
* EyepatchOfPower: Garrilac sports one.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Frequently provided by the second Executioner, Viking Lass.
* GrimReaper: In the first couple of episodes this is how the Executioner dressed.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Beta and Diva]]

* PsychoForHire: All of the Benefactor's henchfolk

* TheTeetotaler: Talon, who prefers chocolate milk.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Valravan and Diva respectively. [[spoiler: After Diva's death Coryphee takes the GirlyGirl spot]]

* AllDeathsAreFinal: There are no resurrections in the Battletech setting, so when a character dies in game their actor is off the show forever.

* BlackAndGreyMorality: It is the Battle Mech universe after all. The Marauders at least have a semblance of morality but in the end they're mercenaries.

* TheTeetotaler: Talon, whose DrinkOrder is chocolate milk.

* ActionGirl: Diva and Valravan, especially the latter. Also several opposing [=NPCs=]
* TheAlcoholic: Lord Commander Garrilac

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Frequently provided by the second Executioner.

* ButchLesbian: Valravan who responds enthusiastically to flirtation from an opposing female commander and whose wiry build, sleeveless t-shirt and jeans and general {{Tomboy}} appearance and behavior definitely fit the trope.

* TheyHaveMyWife: Or in [[spoiler: Garrilac's]] case, daughter.

* Known OnlyByTheirNickname: They all have real names but except for Garillac nobody calls them by anything but their call signs

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Valravan and Diva respectively.

** TheLancer: Talon, whose rank, ironically ''is'' Lance Commander.

* ButchLesbian: Valravan who responds enthusiastically to flirtation from an opposing female commander and whose wiry build, sleeveless t-shirt and jeans and general {{Tomboy}} appearance and behavior definitely fit the tro[e.

* ActionGirl: Diva and Valravan, especially the latter. Also several opposing [[=NPCs=]]

* ButchLesbian: Valravan who responds enthusiastically to flirtation from an opposing female commander.

** TheLancer: Talon

* BlackAndGretMorality: It is the Battle Mech universe after all. The Marauders at least have a semblance of morality but in the end they're mercenaries.

* BadassNormal: Almost every character who's appeared on the show is a ''highly'' competent Battlemech pilot. Even the [[=NPCs=]] consist of skilled tank drivers and dropship pilots.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Diva, who likes to decorate her mech with glitter and, for a short time, a parrot and pirate hat, until they were destroyed [[spoiler: along with her mech at the time]].

** TheSmartGuy: Beta

* TheStoic: Talon who has yet to crack a smile.

* DropShip: The ''Yojimbo.''

Seasons 1 and 2 were GM’d by HarebrainedSchemes game designer Tyler Carpenter. DFA: Renegades was run by ZOE's Chris Ode. ZOE's Matt Shimkus took over as the GM for Season 3.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Episode 1.17, "Nest of Vipers", has no mech combat and is more of a [[TabletopGame/Shadowrun]] spying mission.

* [[Badass]]: Almost every character who's appeared on the show is a ''highly'' competent Battlemech pilot. Even the NPCs consist of skilled tank drivers and dropship pilots.

Hosted on Creator/HyperRPG's Twitch channel on Friday nights, this homebrew TabletopGame/BattleTech game uses a mashup of rules from the tabletop version and the upcoming [[VideoGame/BattleTech video game]] followed the adventures of Mason's Marauders, a group of mercenaries under the command of Mason Garrilac. Their story begins in the year 3024, when a series of events bring them to the planet of Zathras, where Garrilac has a tortured history and hatches a plan to save the war-torn planet and find his own redemption in the process.

Season 2 takes place in 3025, and the Marauders are now officially the Zathran Defense Force, under the command of now-Lord Commander Garrilac. But the peace is uneasy on Zathras, with offworld enemies seeking the planet's secrets, diplomatic forces on the planet angling for power in the new order, and tensions and instabilities threatening the ZDF itself.

The series stands out for its AudienceParticipation and tabletop battles with custom 3D-printed ‘Mechs. When the ‘Mechs take damage in-game, we damage them in real life -- watch the ‘Mechs get hammered, burned, drilled and more to simulate battle damage! It's also the one show on the channel with perma-death -- if a character dies, their actor is off the show forever!

Seasons 1 and 2 were GM’d by Harebrained Schemes game designer Tyler Carpenter. DFA: Renegades was run by ZOE's Chris Ode. ZOE's Matt Shimkus took over as the GM for Season 3.

* AudienceParticipation: The audience can purchase buffs and consumables to either help or hinder the players.

Hosted on Creator/HyperRPG this homebrew BattleTech game is GM’d by Harebrained Schemes BATTLETECH designer Tyler Carpenter! Death From Above follows Mason’s Marauders, a group of mercenaries brought together by a mysterious benefactor.

As they traverse the Periphery, making friends and foes, they find themselves engaged in dramatic tabletop battles with 3D-printed ‘Mechs! When the ‘Mechs take damage in game, we damage them in real life- watch the ‘Mechs get hammered, burned, drilled and more to simulate battle damage! Don’t get too attached to those Marauders though- permadeath exists on Death From Above! When a character bites the dust, their actor is off the show forever!

Hosted on HyperRPG this homebrew BattleTech game is GM’d by Harebrained Schemes BATTLETECH designer Tyler Carpenter! Death From Above follows Mason’s Marauders, a group of mercenaries brought together by a mysterious benefactor.

* AudienceParticipation: The audience can purchase buffs and consumables to either help or hurt the players.