Line #61 Creator/DAGames


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6	[=DAGames=] (DA standing for "Diamond Armada") is a fairly known Website/YouTube channel hosted primarily by its founder, Will Alex Ryan. The channel consists of various types of content including [[LetsPlay let's plays]], animations, livestreams, and most notably music. Despite doing a variety of works, including original works, Will is most well-known for songs he has made for various popular franchises such as VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys and VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine.
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8	Will started off as an animator on Website/{{Newgrounds}}, the Comix series and Reality series being his most notable on the site. After the migration to [=YouTube=], he followed along and has stuck around ever since. Musicwise, Will has been making music for over 11 years now. With a fascination for rock and metal, he and a friend of his started a band known as Onyx Colony. After a couple of years the band split apart and Will began to make music under the alias of W.A.R., his initials. Eventually, he began to make music under the [=DAGames=] name, starting with ''It's Time to Die'', a Videogame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3 song. As for the [[LetsPlay let's plays]], he kicked off his LetsPlay career with VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld.
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10	There have also been additional members on the channel, known as the [=DACrew=]; the most prominent members at present being Will himself, Aficionados Chris, [=CosmicKeyframe=] (Chrissy), and Sean Webby. All four have also started a challenge series together called [=DAKnockout=]. Chrissy also hosts a weekly livestream known as [=DARadio=] which acts as the channel's radio show complete with a trivia segment and an ability to request songs.
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12	Will has also made his own original stories separate from [=DAGames=]. Among them are ''[[Music/IrisUK IRIS]]'', a dystopian ScienceFantasy story, and ''Pandorium'', an anthology that consists of three stories; ''Solitude''[[note]]which was born from the Solitaire [=DAKnockout=] movie[[/note]], ''Mercy's Garden'', and ''[=HumN=]''. Details and related songs/albums can be found on both the main [=DAGames=] channel and on [[https://www.youtube.com/@WillRyanDA Will's solo channel]].
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14	A side-channel focused exclusively on animated skits, called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/bantermation BanterMation]]'', run mainly by Will and his friend Dexter Manning was launched on November 21, 2020.
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16	[[https://www.youtube.com/user/DiamondArmadaOnline Visit the DAGames channel here!]]
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19	[[folder:Songs Based on Games]]
20	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om-k4Zi8hEE It's Time to Die]] (and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZcY_tzZn2I remaster]]), VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3
21	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACDXoFjoYsA I'm the Purple Guy]] (and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA1tfyPIOuU remaster]]), VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3
22	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi3ssgn_-WU Not Here All Night]] (and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HVXHi66T_U remaster]]), [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys The first 3 FNAF games]]
23	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOgwaJLOIu8 Flumpty's Jam]], Videogame/OneNightAtFlumptys
24	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX-aYgYALqc Another Date]] (and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05tUy8LFX5g remaster]]), VideoGame/HuniePop
25	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhdNa3iy5rw Break My Mind]], VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4
26	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqYnUcRYRZE March Onward to Your Nightmare]], VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4
27	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6TvILFwdvY Game Over]], VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4
28	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSh_WgjJwes The Spirit Divine]], A Christmas song
29	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUX2q1k6y3I Dear Brother]], VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4
30	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIORXomwCcE Follow, Greet, Wait, Repeat]], VideoGame/OneTwoThreeSlaughterMeStreet
31	* 123 Slaughter Me Street 2 song (Canceled)
32	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ePLY6gXfxU The Path of Genocide]], VideoGame/{{Undertale}}
33	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb9zRCdm7k8 Until Dawn]], VideoGame/UntilDawn
34	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAO3A0CElMA Atomic Renegade]], VideoGame/Fallout4
35	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj1ZDdXPvTY I Stay Determined]], VideoGame/{{Undertale}}
36	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgBFH60t4xY Summon the Wave]], VideoGame/NaziZombies
37	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjPRCSKwyAg I'm on the Hunt]], VideoGame/MonsterHunter
38	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdxOPltLiQ I Will Not Be Moved]], VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysWorld
39	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75fX5Pnoz-0 Rip Em' Up]], VideoGame/GearsOfWar
40	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAq8YC5KFL4 Layers of Fear]], VideoGame/LayersOfFear
41	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFThUT8NK80 Dream On]], VideoGame/{{Undertale}}
42	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2lUc8FWNR4 We Go Under]], VideoGame/Metro2033
43	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VytbSTFUKrs Born Champion]], VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}
44	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE--aSvBn0I Left Behind]], VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation
45	* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mBbIihQHw0E We Want Out]], VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys
46	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0VY6Qs18P8 Wrath of a Titan]], VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}
47	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8USrsGAnq0 Slay for Honor]], VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake
48	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAuqX8QCbc8 Lost in the Dark]], VideoGame/{{Outlast}}
49	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gJA9os9EAA United We Stand]], VideoGame/Battlefield1
50	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMcVwJpTSIk Unfixable]], VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation
51	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HLP5YMxT08 Beacon of Hope]], original song for a St. Judes fundraiser.
52	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1iYyzN4jMM Die! Die! Die!]], VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}
53	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vISSxIDytI0 Heart of an Artist]], an original song.
54	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziaf3RrG80U Get Out]], VideoGame/HelloNeighbor
55	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZstsPUKT5CI Build Our Machine]], VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine
56	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szoKzCY7_q4 Turn The Final Page]], VideoGame/{{Tattletail}}
57	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnT8ra9a2eI Take My Breath Away]], VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild
58	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTA1aeLsbTk Draw The Line]], an original song.
59	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jco30RGuHo Gospel Of Dismay]], VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine
60	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf2rNRniSr0 As The Lights Go Out]] and [[https://youtu.be/u_uitiXgryU a rock remake]], an original song.
61	%%* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vWKt3oafWzA Kings and Queens]], an original song.
62	* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk0M6OJLr4Y Bonds From The Grave]], VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard
63	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuxXwNDMvzM Founder's Pack #1]], A [=DAGames=] Medley
64	* [[https://youtu.be/pnmcrZQltPE Brothers In Arms]], VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}
65	%%* [[https://youtu.be/3_cWI7HTK6k I Am The Animal]], an original song.
66	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLcOrCP0P6s Instruments of Cyanide]], VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine
67	%%* [[https://youtu.be/Ot_zjJO2Qxo Surveillence]], an original song.
68	%%* [[https://youtu.be/ZXHVhZsSsxw Corporate Pain]], an original song.
69	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bTB4E1KAYY Meet Thy Maker]], VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine
70	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlouAA8mRZo You're Mine]], VideoGame/BaldisBasicsInEducationAndLearning
71	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=illDezNzl0M Ambush]], VideoGame/AmongUs
72	* [[https://youtu.be/QMWBBEYkwhc Hail To The Jester Queen & King]], TabletopGame/{{Solitaire}}[[note]][[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, this is serious.]] This is also connected to the Pandorium story, ''Solitude''.[[/note]]
73	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-bkRcNeB9w&ab_channel=DAGames Slave To The Factory Line]], VideoGame/PoppyPlaytime
74	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arghOOwtW30&ab_channel=DAGames Moving Up In The World]], VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach
75	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSkMzsU76cU Freaky Machine]], a mashup of [[VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine "Build Our Machine" and "Instruments Of Cyanide"]] made for the VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin mod VideoGame/IndieCross
76	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__d45EwgJ_I Cup De Grâce]], VideoGame/{{Cuphead}} (The Delicious Last Course)
77	* [[https://youtu.be/UKAahUZrei4 Brace For The Freight Train]], VideoGame/ChooChooCharles
78	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7tjOq82qbA Founder's Pack #2]], A [=DAGames=] Medley
79	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os3iTWSILzs Return To The Motherland]], VideoGame/PoppyPlaytime[[note]]Teased during Founder's Pack 2[[/note]]
80	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NExfFKdF4mI I'll Make Them Whole]], VideoGame/DeadSpace
81	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7HJKnqDTl4 The Streisand Effect]], VideoGame/GartenOfBanban
82	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvxNolK_k-M Shot Down by the Mirror]], VideoGame/DyingLight2StayHuman
83	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gBzqKGIDt8 Are You Proud Of Me Now]], VideoGame/BendyAndTheDarkRevival[[note]]Teased during Founder's Pack 2[[/note]]
84	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idAXGopMN1I Close to Home]] [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach Five Nights At Freddy's: Security Breach (Ruin DLC)]]
85	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ta5h0BwCV4 Know Your Place]], [[VideoGame/FullTiltPinball Space Cadet Pinball]][[note]][[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, this is serious.]] This is also connected to the Pandorium story, ''Solitude''.[[/note]]
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87	[[folder:Original Songs]]
88	* ''Flashdrive'' / ''Flashdrive: SSD''[[note]]Remake Album[[/note]]
89	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG-hyXqTDsw Black]]
90	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QhSMO1rx7E Purple]]
91	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj5Oi5WCj5I Red]]
92	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJyK81tNORM Yellow]]
93	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVON0WLZlVo Green]] / [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed1mA_F97lk Green: SSD]]
94	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97m5OdPVGUs Blue]] / [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6YcRJZZou4 Blue: SSD]]
95	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBoETjVcFDI White]]
96	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzssWpOYDLA Gold]][[note]](SSD exclusive)[[/note]]
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99	!! This creator provides examples of:
100	* TheBadGuyWins: In the video for [[VideoGame/AmongUs "Ambush"]], the Impostor is successful in killing off the crew.
101	* BadassBoast: [[VillainProtagonist Purple]] does this several times throughout "Ambush", complete with a close-up shot of his [[SlasherSmile Slasher Smile]] and his hands.
102	--> '''Purple''': I've taken many lives... by the holy knife... and yet you won't see it coming, I'm the one who takes the dagger to the eyes!\
103	'''Purple''': For inside us all, we got intact DNA... I hope I'm not on display... because once in the spotlight, my design will be their own demise!
104	* BigWhat: Night 5 of his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDGDlOLa5aM&feature=youtu.be&t=8797 Sister Location livestream]] when Circus Baby not-so-subtly makes a shout out to his ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'' song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE--aSvBn0I "Left Behind"]].
105	* ColorMotif
106	** Originally, the channel used green as its primary color. Since 2019, the [=DAGames=] channel started introducing more purple into its appearance. It switched to purple fully as its primary color in 2020 before eventually settling on a bright pink, which is has remained since.
107	** This is also the basis of the album ''Flashdrive'' alongside it's remake, ''Flashdrive: SSD''. Each song is based on a color and how Will sees them symbolically; green for toxicity and sewage, blue for the skies above, and etc.
108	* CurseCutShort: The ''VideoGame/HelloNeighbor'' song "Get Out" has one of these, wherein the neighbour calls the main character a 'nosy little f-', with wubs starting before he can finish his curse.
109	* DarkHorseVictory: During the first Try Not to Laugh Knockout, Chrissy manages to share her very first victory with Will after Chris and Sean both lose thanks to them.
110	* DelinquentHair: Will's hair used to commonly be dyed black with a green streak. These days, he has since gone back to his natural hair color, which is blonde.
111	* HopeSpot: Will gets his hopes up during the TabletopGame/{{Solitaire}} Knockout as it seems like he's on his way to victory... then he notices that he had somehow put two red cards together in a tableau (an illegal position that invalidated his current run).
112	* LateArrivalSpoiler: The middle part of the music video for [[VideoGame/{{Outlast}} "Lost In The Dark"]] is particularly spoiler heavy for the latter parts of the game, showing [[spoiler: Chris getting killed by the Walrider and Miles getting shot down by hired guns]].
113	* MundaneMadeAwesome: [[https://youtu.be/QMWBBEYkwhc "Hail To The Jester Queen & King"]], a song just as heavy as most of the other songs on the channel, which is kind of weird for a song based off of TabletopGame/{{Solitaire}}.
114	* MustHaveCaffeine: Will sure does love his Monster Energy Drinks. He has since been trying to dial back a bit on them recently.
115	* {{Nerdcore}}: Much of his music (sans ''IRIS'', ''Flashdrive'', and anything on his solo channel) is considered to be this.
116	* PenName: Will has had many throughout the years with his main one being [=DAGames=].
117	* ProductionForeshadowing:
118	** In both Medleys, Will sneaks in elements from upcoming songs, with the first one having lyrics from the then unreleased "Instruments of Cyanide" and "Brothers in Arms" and the second one having lyrics from the then unreleased "Are You Proud Of Me Now?" and "Return To The Motherland".
119	** Xavier Rotom, the central character of the ''Pandorium'' story ''Solitude'', was first revealed when the Solitaire [=DAKnockout=] and "Hail to the Jester Queen & King" were released; two years before his story even came to full conception.
120	* QuoteMine: Invoked in the "[=DAGames=] said..." series where clips of his other videos are shown alongside the lines from those clips.
121	* ShoutOut: The ''VideoGame/HelloNeighbor'' song "Get Out" is one to the [[Film/GetOut2017 movie]], given the song came out a couple weeks before the movie. The meaning of the words is the opposite though, the neighbor wants the player to get out and stop snooping in his house, rather than brainwashed slaves coming to their senses and pleading Chris to get out while he still has a chance.
122	* SirSwearsALot: He does, and how! It's rare he has a LetsPlay with no cuss words, or at least a substitute curse word.
123	** Exaggerated in ''F'', which can be seen from the very first line and continues throughout the entire song.
124	---> '''Will''': This is my open letter to you, go fuck yourself!
125	* StreisandEffect: This is actually the name of his ''VideoGame/GartenOfBanban'' song, which reflects how the word of mouth on the game's quality spread it everywhere.
126	* SuddenlyShouting: Constantly. It makes up quite a bit of "Get Out".
127	-->As much as it looks like I have stuff left for you\
128	My house is not a place to steal all my clues\
129	I know you're new here, so ''YOU SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU COME NEAR!''\
130	I'm smarter than your average neighbor too. ''I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO!''
131	* TrademarkFavoriteDrink: Will LOVES Monster Energy Drink. [[spoiler: He has us fooled, however; he just fills an empty can with water.]]
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133	->[[SigningOffCatchPhrase Peace out!]]

Context Creator / DAGames