History YMMV / TwentyOnePilots

* SnarkBait: The duo is this in the eyes of many music critics, particularly those on websites like [=RateYourMusic=], who have a noticeable disdain for everything from their scattershot style and lyrical content to their extensive use of backing tracks in live shows. This treatment contrasts drastically with the overwhelmingly positive reception received from the general populace and their diehard fans. Of course, [[CriticalDissonance that's the critical audience's general reaction to most popular music]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Heathens", "Ode to Sleep", "Holding On To You","Tear In My Heart", "Heavydirtysoul", "Lane Boy", "Jumpsuit"... most Twenty One Pilots songs easily fall in this category.

* EarWorm: Most of their songs.

* {{Mondegreen}}: In "Polarize", some people cannot unhear the title as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcsouLHNdB8 "bowl of rice"]].

** With Music/FallOutBoy, mostly because a lot of their fans found them when they opened for Music/FallOutBoy and Music/PanicAtTheDisco on the Save Rock and Roll Tour.

** There's a lot of crossover between their and Music/{{Halsey}}'s fandom due in part to her and Josh's friendship.

* FandomBerserkButton: The Clique is very adamant about the correct spelling of the band name: it's "Twenty One Pilots", not "21 Pilots".

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: When sinning the "Heavydirtysoul" video, Jeremy Scott of [[WebVideo/CinemaSins Music Video Sins]] noted how similar the song sounded to Music/TheProdigy's "Firestarter".

** The Reading Festival 2016 incident. During "Car Radio", Tyler attempted to crowdsurf out to a high platform in the middle of the audience, a stunt he had performed at countless previous shows. The attendees of the festival pulled Tyler in the crowd, tearing his shirt, stealing his mask and shoes, and delaying the set so long that they had to end it early. Much of the Clique reacted with horror, while other observers claimed that the whole thing was blown out of proportion and that Tyler should have had a better read on the crowd, as Reading is notoriously rowdy and many other performers have experienced similar abuse.

* NarmCharm: With the band members [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} being who they are]], it's no surprise that the band can occasionally come off as pretty goofy. Their combined self-awareness and sincerity usually leads to this coming off as more endearing than anything.

** Josh and his fiancée [[Creator/DebbyRyan Debby]] are referred to as "Jebby."

* SnarkBait: The duo has become this in the eyes of many music critics, particularly those on websites like [=RateYourMusic=], who have a noticeable disdain for everything from their scattershot style and lyrical content to their extensive use of backing tracks in live shows. This treatment contrasts drastically with the overwhelmingly positive reception received from the general populace and their diehard fans. Of course, [[CriticalDissonance that's the critical audience's general reaction to most popular music]].

* AngstAversion: Their heart-on-sleeve lyrics about depression and suicidal thoughts have made them extremely popular among people who suffer from them. For everyone else, it can make them difficult to appreciate.

** "Car Radio" ''is'' about the positive and negative aspects of distracting oneself from introspection or depression. It also is not just a metaphor -- Tyler really did have his car radio stolen.

* SequelDisplacement: ''Vessel'' was the band's first ''studio'' album, but is often incorrectly described as the band's debut by some media. Many fans don't know about the first two independent albums, which was not helped by the pulling of ''Regional At Best'' from distribution. Further confusing things is Tyler's [[ShrugOfGod inconsistent]] counting of the independent albums himself- he often refers to the self-titled record as "more of a mixtape" and [[CanonDiscontinuity acts as though ''Regional At Best'']] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/9mi18l/ama_hey_we_are_tyler_and_josh_from_twenty_one/e7eqvtk doesn't exist]].

* HypeBacklash: A surprising number of Clique members who view Twenty One Pilots as "their" band have expressed some resentment toward "Stressed Out" and fans who are only familiar with the band's biggest hit. This feeling in turn caused some degree of CreatorBacklash from Tyler; he once performed the song with alternate lyrics criticizing its overplayed status when he felt that fans at their concerts showed markedly less enthusiasm toward "Stressed Out" than other tracks.

** The Reading Festival 2016 incident. During "Car Radio", Tyler attempted to crowdsurf out to a high platform in the middle of the audience, a stunt he had successfully performed at countless previous shows. The attendees of the festival pulled Tyler in the crowd, tearing his shirt, stealing his mask and shoes, and delaying the set enough that they had to end it early. Much of the Clique reacted with horror and were moved enough to get the hashtag [=#RespectTylerJoseph=] to trend on Website/{{Twitter}}. Other observers claimed that the whole thing was blown out of proportion and that Tyler should have had a better read on the crowd, as Reading is notoriously rowdy and many other performers have experienced similar abuse.

** There's also the debate that rages on about whether the group should be considered a rock band. Though their songs have dominated the rock charts, almost none of them use actual guitars and often sound like they belong in entirely different genres. WebVideo/TheRapCritic argues that "Stressed Out" was arbitrarily excluded from hip-hop radio because of this. Despite its popularity and fitting neatly into the genre, "Stressed Out" never made it on to any hip-hop charts because the band was more commonly identified as a rock group.

* SequelDisplacement: ''Vessel'' was the band's first ''studio'' album, but is often incorrectly described as the band's debut by some media. Many fans don't know about the first two independent albums, which was not helped by the pulling of ''Regional At Best'' from distribution.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: Invoked with the band's ''logo'' of all things, as it was made for the purpose of having a purpose.

* CrazyAwesome: Their concerts lapse into this sometimes.
** Shows typically end with Tyler and Josh pounding on drums covered in water held up only by the audience. Josh will also sometimes get up on platforms supported by the audience ''with a full drum kit'' and play from there.
** Tyler also ''really'' likes climbing up stage rigs with no safety precautions in place, since he only seems to do it if he feels like it in the moment, which means it comes as a complete surprise to ''everyone'', including the venue.[[note]]This has led to some venues preemptively asking him to sign disclaimers absolving them of any responsibility in the event he were to fall if he climbs up on the rig.[[/note]]

** "What's a Blurryface?"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Comes from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEBO22n5gg one particularly bad interview]] where one of the interviewers asked this question to Tyler in a case of extreme CriticalResearchFailure and attempted CringeComedy.[[/labelnote]]

** The band has gotten hit with this ''hard'' due to their music being interpreted as Christian ([[NotChristianRock although Christian themes are present due to Tyler's faith's influence on him, they're implicit at best]]), ''especially'' with ''Blurryface''.
** "Car Radio" ''is'' about the positive and negative aspects of distracting oneself from introspection or depression. It also is not just a metaphor- Tyler really did have his car radio stolen.

* MagnumOpusDissonance: "Ode to Sleep" and "The Judge" are non-singles that both Tyler and Josh regularly say are their favorite tracks to play live. Tyler also often claimed that the lyrics of "Taxi Cab" were his personal favorites; while an fan favorite, the song has not been played often, not being played for years before being played occasionally in 2018.

* MagnumOpusDissonance: "Ode to Sleep" and "The Judge" are non-singles that both Tyler and Josh regularly say are their favorite tracks to play live. Tyler also often claimed that the lyrics of "Taxi Cab" were his personal favorites; while an fan favorite, the song has not been played live for years.

* HilariousInHindsight: Tyler claims in "Fairly Local" that "this song will never be on the radio." Though it wasn't a radio single, the track was still played on the radio a number of times after it was used to announce the upcoming release of ''Blurryface''. [[note]]Tyler has stated in interviews that he wasn't entirely happy with this; the song was written to be a tribute to fans who had been with them pre-''Blurryface'' and thus hasn't even been played in full at concerts since the album's release.[[/note]]

** Josh and his girlfriend [[Creator/DebbyRyan Debby]] are referred to as "Jebby."

** Josh and his ex-girlfriend [[Creator/DebbyRyan Debby]] are referred to as "Jebby."

* {{Narm}}/NarmCharm: With the band members [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} being who they are]], it's no surprise that the band can occasionally come off as pretty goofy. Their combined self-awareness and sincerity usually leads to this coming off as more endearing than anything.

* NoTrueScotsman:
** The debate rages on about whether the group should be considered a rock band. Though their songs have dominated the rock charts, almost none of them use actual guitars and often sound like they belong in entirely different genres.
** WebVideo/TheRapCritic argues that "Stressed Out" was arbitrarily excluded from hip-hop radio. Despite its popularity and fitting neatly into the genre, "Stressed Out" never made it on to any hip-hop charts because the band was more commonly identified as a rock group.

* SnarkBait: The duo has become this in the eyes of many music critics, particularly those on websites like [=RateYourMusic=], who have a noticeable disdain for everything from their scattershot style and lyrical content to their extensive use of backing tracks in live shows. This treatment contrasts drastically with the overwhelmingly positive reception received from the general populace and their diehard fans. Of course, [[NoTrueScotsman that's the critical audience's general reaction to most popular music]].

* MagnumOpusDissonance: "Ode to Sleep" and "The Judge" are non-singles that both Tyler and Josh regularly say are their favorite tracks to play live. Tyler also often claimed that the lyrics of "Taxi Cab" were his personal favorites; while an {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}, the song has not been played live for years.

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Their first album, though available digitally, is basically out of print post-acquisition by Creator/FueledByRamen. It is regardless appreciated for its more subdued sound and holds some of the more well-loved songs in the fanbase, particularly "Addict With A Pen".
** ''Regional at Best'' has this even worse, as it can't even be purchased digitally, but it's similarly adored by the fanbase. The album holds some fan favorites like "Kitchen Sink", as well as the original versions of several songs from ''Vessel''.
** Tyler's very first album, a mixtape called ''No Phun Intended'' he made in high school, is even harder to find than the albums listed above. Favorites include "Drown" and "Blasphemy", which include lyrics that later made their way into Twenty One Pilots' songs, and "TB Saga", a comical ode to Taco Bell which has grown a memetic status in the fandom.