History YMMV / PhantomStrider

* AcceptableTargets:
** Creator/MileyCyrus, ''WesternAnimation/{{Breadwinners}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' are frequent targets of his vitriol.
** Whenever ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' is brought up, he won't shy away from making jabs at the [[KudzuPlot story]].
** He really hates ''{{Series/Teletubbies}}'' due to the show having no plot or character and just annoying babbling dialogue, so much that he hates it more than mentioned shows he hates like ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' and ''{{WesternAnimation/Caillou}}'', and respectfully asked his viewers to never request him to review it in his videos.
** ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'', so much so he dedicated various lists to it.

** In his "Worst Movies of All Time" list, we get [[spoiler: the unexpected appearance of [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic one of if not the biggest video critics of all time]]...]]

** In his ''5 Worst/Best Lego Games'' list when he discuses the game ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/LegoBatman Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes]]'', he stated that Creator/MarkHamill and Creator/ClancyBrown reprise their roles as the Joker and Lex Luthor respectively. While he was correct about Lex Luthor, he wasn't about the Joker as Creator/ChristopherCoreySmith voices the character in the game instead of Mark Hamill.

** "That is such a stupid Hippy-dippy haircut! I hate it, I hate it! Ugh..." [[labelnote: explanation]] Two of Strider's complaints about Austin & Ally are that Austin's haircut is ugly, which he expresses with said quote. It has since become a RunningGag.[[/labelnote]]
** "Why is there a banana on your desk?" [[labelnote: explanation]] Strider has a banana on his desk in almost every video. That is because it's his TrademarkFavoriteFood. Said phrase is usually seen in his comment section, some even complain about the banana ''not'' being there. It got to the point that when Strider makes a video on green-screen, he [[AscendedMeme makes sure that the banana is included.]] [[/labelnote]]
** Some of Strider's reactions [[note]] particularly when he's [[JumpScare scared]] or [[{{Squick}} disgusted]] [[/note]] are popular stock [[ReactionShot reaction shots]] in the cartoon community.

--->''Let me sweep in frankly for a second. Sorry to break the video with this live-action. If you ever ​feel suicidal thoughts, call this number in the U.S. [[note]]800-273-8255[[/note]] and this number in the U.K. [[note]]+44(0) 8457 90 90 90[[/note]]. I've also attached other countries in the description. Sorry to show you this "joke." You deserve better. And with that out of the way, let's continue the review.''

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Boo]], Strider's animated companion is ''everywhere'', he's in his profile icon, appears at the beginning of every single one of his videos and in Strider's merch. However, he never really plays a role in Strider's videos [[note]] outside of [[ADayInTheLimelight his own video]], "Boo's Clues" [[/note]], which is rather odd considering he's the closest thing Strider has as a mascot. Strider even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this a few times.

* AccidentalInnuendo: After watching "Sun Scream", Strider is so horrified that he puts lotion on his face instantly. While ItMakesSenseInContext, some dirty-minded viewers thought that he was using the lotion for [[ADateWithRosiePalms something else]]. It doesn't help that the episode required the Powerpuff Girls to be in their underwear.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: In 2019, Strider's videos started to get some criticism for being generic, short, and lacking in personality. In 2020, he started to lengthen his videos and explain his thoughts on the shows/games in the list.

* SeasonalRot: Starting in 2019, some fans have noticed that his content has been getting less personal and more generic.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' as #3, which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland, overly tame, and annoyingly cutesy. He didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding, but instead used footage from ''Film/TheBradyBunchMovie'' sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'', which is known as one of the edgier things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was like its predecessor PG-13, and was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film), drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream), and attempted murder, something that the clean series its based on never had.

* CriticalResearchFailure: In his ''5 Worst/Best Lego Games'' list when he discuses the game ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/LegoBatman Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes]]'', he stated that Creator/MarkHamill and Creator/ClancyBrown reprise their roles as the Joker and Lex Luthor respectively. While he was correct about Lex Luthor, he wasn't about the Joker as Creator/ChristopherCoreySmith voices the character in the game instead of Mark Hamill.
** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly tame and annoyingly too cutesy but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the edgier things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was like its predecessor PG-13, and was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly tame and annoyingly too cutesy but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the edgier things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was like its predecessor PG-13, was a parody making fun of the original show, and was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly tame and annoyingly too cutesy but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the edgier things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was like its predecessor PG-13 and was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly tame and annoyingly too cutesy but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the edgier things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was PG-13 and was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly saccharine and annoyingly too tame but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the edgier things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was PG-13 a farcry from the shows normal rating and was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly saccharine and annoyingly too tame but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the edgier things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had as it was a PG-13 parody spoofing the show.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly saccharine and annoyingly appropriate but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the edgier things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had as it was a PG-13 parody spoofing the show.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly saccharine and annoyingly appropriate but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the edgier things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass to the point it was later censored Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had as it was a PG-13 parody spoofing the show.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly saccharine and annoyingly appropriate but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the edgier things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass to the point it was later censored Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had as it was a PG-13 parody aimed at older audiences who thought the original was hokey.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly saccharine and annoyingly appropriate but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the more twisted things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass to the point it was later censored Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had as it was a PG-13 parody aimed at older audiences who thought the original was hokey.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly saccharine and annoyingly appropriate but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the more twisted things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass to the point it was later censored Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had as it was a PG-13 semi-adult parody of the G rated series.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly saccharine and annoyingly appropriate but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the more twisted things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass to the point it was later censored Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had as it was a PG-13 parody of the G rated series.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland overly saccharine and annoyingly appropriate but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the more twisted things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass to the point it was later censored Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had as it was a parody of the series.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland and overly saccharine but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding but instead used footage from Film/TheBradyBunchMovie sequel ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the more twisted things to come from the normally family-friendly IP (said film was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass to the point it was later censored Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had as it was a parody of the series.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland and overly saccharine but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding (despite the show being on hulu at the time) but instead used footage from the sequel to the Brady Bunch 90s movie ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the more twisted things to come from the normally kid-friendly IP (said film was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass to the point it was later censored Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and contained elements like incest (one of the first clips used was the infamous sexual incest tension moment from said film) drug use (another clip in the video was the villain putting out a cigar he was smoking on an ice cream) and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had.

** In "Top 10 Worst Sitcoms of All Time" he put Series/TheBradyBunch as #3 which would be fine for his argument that the show was too bland and overly saccharine but he didn't use clips from the 70s series he was deriding (despite the show being on hulu at the time) but instead used footage from the sequel to the 90s reboot movie ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' which is known as one of the more twisted things to come from that normally clean IP (said film was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan a cynical writing duo who notably did the extremely crass adaptation to the point on home video it was censored Film/JosieAndThePussycats years later) and said film containing elements like incest (one of the first clips was the infamous sexual incest tension from said film) drug use (another clip in the video is the villain putting out a cigar on an ice cream]] and attempted murder something that the clean series its based on never had.

* AnimationAgeGhetto: Strider is a firm opponent of this trope, as he believes that cartoons should be able to be enjoyed by parents as well as kids.
* AuthorsSavingThrow: In 2019, Strider's videos started to get some criticism for being generic, short, and lacking in personality. In 2020, he started to lengthen his videos and explain his thoughts on the shows/games in the list.

** Corrupt Strider gets this when while discussing ''{{WebVideo/Don'tHugMeI'mScared}}'' he states that he finds the show both unsettling and beautifully done. He also says that he cannot wait for the television premiere and recommends the viewers give it a look.

** Corrupt Strider gets this when while discussing [[WebVideo/Don'tHugMeI'mScared]] he states that he finds the show both unsettling and beautifully done. He also says that he cannot wait for the television premiere and recommends the viewers give it a look.

** Corrupt Strider gets this when while discussing WebVideo/Don'tHugMeI'mScared he states that he finds the show both unsettling and beautifully done. He also says that he cannot wait for the television premiere and recommends the viewers give it a look.

** Even in his more negative videos, Phantom Strider aways tries to end things on a positive note.

** Corrupt Strider gets this when while discussing [[WebVideo/Don'tHugMeI'mScared his number one,]] he states that he finds the show both unsettling and beautifully done. He also says that he cannot wait for the television premire and recommends the viewers give it a look.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: In light of the [[Website/ChannelAwesome #ChangeTheChannel]] controversy and the general decline in quality of WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, many were expecting the worst with the "10 Banned Fast Food Commercials" video when it was shown that Doug would be doing a collab. However, people refreshingly noticed that Strider served almost as a MoralityPet role to Doug, keeping his jokes from getting too predictable or overblown, and making his performance almost feel like a classic ''Nostalgia Critic'' video.

** The mere fact that he made sure that none of the [[NauseaFuel gruesomely detailed imagery]] was shown when he talked about "Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina". In other words, he actually ''fought himself through the episode, editing every shot of the operation out'', just so his audience doesn't get to see it. He also calls the creators of South Park out for their [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisy]] of showing a disgustingly accurate representation of a sex change operation, but censoring comparatively harmless things, like female characters flashing their breasts.

* HarsherInHindsight: His Top Ten Creepiest Animated Movies episode featuring WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic would wound up coming out not long before the whole "Change the Channel" controversy erupted, in which several Website/ChannelAwesome producers came out revealing years of mistreatment and mismanagement at the hands of the Channel Awesome higher ups and Doug Walker himself.

* TearJerker: His speech about the infamous scene in "Brian's a Bad Father" (''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'') is quite depressing, especially with the dramatic and quiet music and his no-nonsense serious talking with the viewer.

** With WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter, due to their mutual respect of one another, and Enter's desire to do a crossover. They’ve even mentioned that they’ve talked to each other on their respective reviews of ''WesternAnimation/BigMouth.''