Line #18 HilariousInHindsight/AtopTheFourthWall


1	HilariousInHindsight examples for ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall''.
2	----
3	* In ''The Star Wars #1'', Linkara jokes when Anakin and his father are headed home "We need a vacation. Set a course for the Atlantic City planet." Later in ''Film/TheLastJedi'', Finn and Rose spent most of the film at a space casino.
4	* In his {{review}} of the first chapter of ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'', Linkara jokes that Senshi's name means "poop farmer" in Northern dwarven dialect. Come Chapter 8 and it turns out Senshi really is harvesting poop to make fertilizer for his golem vegetable fields.
5	* At one point in his Doom's IV review, he said '[[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries IN AMERICA]]'. In episode 45 of the Abridged Series he provided a guest voice for that show.
6	* During his ComicBook/BlueBeetle Tribute, he went into an episode of anger induced insanity; claiming he would be the only one to hold the title of Linkara and run the show. Later on after being kidnapped, it was shown he had left in his will that Iron Liz would take his place. Even so much as to have her wear his hat and use his scripts.
7	* Not two days after his ''Ultimatum #5'' review and his calling DC and Marvel out over rebooting continuity, DC announced they were relaunching their entire comic line. He was stunned enough by this to [[AGodAmI declare himself the Comic Prophet over Twitter]].
8	* Back in 2008 when the show was just getting started, Spoony mentioned it (not in a negative way) as an example of an internet review show that focuses on the reviews and doesn't have any overarching plot. Since then, ''Atop the Fourth Wall'' has become the defining example of a plot-focused web review show.
9	* Linkara's magic gun looks ''exactly'' like the guns from a [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger very popular Sentai]]. He's going to be very happy when that gets adapted into Power Rangers... especially since [[FridgeBrilliance he can dual-wield it with the Dragon Dagger and have it be canonical]]. Unfortunately, this crosses over into HarsherInHindsight when you see his thoughts on it over on History of the Power Rangers.
10	* In ''Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four Brain Drain'', he jokes about the frequent ProductPlacement of [=OfficeMax=], and has a character say that if it had been Office Depot, they would've been screwed. [=OfficeMax=] and Office Depot merged in late 2013.
11	* In his ''Superman Meets the Quik Bunny'' review, Linkara considers the idea of a flying treehouse as utterly ridiculous. In the TGWTG special WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee, the Critic's house turns into a spaceship.
12	* Many of the comics Linkara listed on his "Top 15 Comics I'll Never Review" would later be featured on the show, to the point he explicitly [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it whenever it happens:
13	** Number eight on the list was the CriticProof Spider-Man event ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage'', which in contrast to most people who read it and requested he tear it a new one, Linkara actually enjoyed. He would eventually review it in 2022 as a Patreon request.
14	** Number seven on the list was ''ComicBook/MarvelVersusDC'', with Linkara thinking the comic was pretty good and he wanted to focus his show on covering bad comics. He would review it in 2024 as a Patreon-sponsored review, with Linkara admitting that while he still enjoyed the story, it wasn't as good as he remembered.
15	** Number six on the list was manga, with Linkara mentioning how he lacks enough knowledge on the medium to give it a proper analysis. He would later review ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'' over a year later. Linkara has since covered plenty of manga on the show, either due to being part of a franchise he's a fan of or as a result of a Patreon request.
16	** Number five on the list were political satire comics, with part of the reasoning being his fear of starting political arguments in his comments. Linkara would later review the infamous ''Reagan's Raiders'' in 2017, and has since become a lot more open regarding his political standings during his reviews.
17	** Number four on the list were superhero movies, cartoons, and motion comics, with Linkara being adamant about his show focusing solely on comics. Once Linkara opened up a slot for Patreon-sponsored reviews, he would end up covering plenty of films and cartoons, some of which aren't even based on comic books at all.
18	** Number three on the list were webcomics, with Linkara admitting he thought it wasn't fair to cover material that was released for free. Once again, Patreon-sponsored reviews would have Linkara cover plenty of webcomics on the show, such as ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'', and ''Webcomic/TheSwordInterval''.
19	** Number two on the list was ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', with Linkara feeling there was nothing more to say about the comic and giving a "mini-review" to placate his fans. Come the 200th episode, Linkara would later do a proper review of the story and had so much material that it ended up being the first episode of his show to be released across multiple parts.
20	* May overlap with HarsherInHindsight, during his ''JLA: Act of God'' review, he complains that how in Elseworld miniseries, Franchise/{{Superman}} is often paired up with Franchise/WonderWoman with little to no build up. Cue ComicBook/New52, where they were an official couple with the same amount of chemistry as those Elseworlds stories (which was before ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' happened and had Supes back with Lois Lane).
21	* In his 100th review, he does a joke regarding how [[FridgeLogic Sonic has super speed and can thus save everyone, while screwing around with Robotnik]]. ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' has a ''very'' similar joke in the end where [[spoiler:Eggman tries to make a getaway, but the exhaust hose for his jetpack was removed by Sonic, who most likely did that in ''the few seconds he tried to get away'']].
22	* 90's Kid gushing over a {{Music/Nirvana}} reunion in "{{Music/KISS}} Comics" came true [[CrossesTheLineTwice (not counting digging up and puppeteering Kurt)]] in a way a year later with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBd9330h9kI "Cut Me Some Slack"]] from ''[[Film/SoundCity Sound City: Real To Reel]]'', only with Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, and [[spoiler: ''Music/PaulMcCartney!'']]
23	* In the ''Ultimatum #3-4'' review, after hearing Doctor Doom's ridiculous plan to take over the world, he says that [[ActuallyADoombot it must be a doombot.]] In the ''Ultimate FF'' series, that was revealed to be the case (more specifically an impostor).
24	* Back in November 2011 in his ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}: Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'' review, Linkara wished for a Pokémon fighting game where you actually control the Pokémon (akin to the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series). Jump to 2014 where ''VideoGame/PokkenTournament'' is announced. (He's still a little disappointed that you can't play as ''every'' Pokémon, but that's to be expected.)
25	** In the same review, he mentioned wanting a sandbox-style Pokémon game as well. Come 2021, and ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'' was revealed
26	* In his review of ''ComicBook/CaptainElectron #1'' from 2012, he comments that if he ever changes his outfit, he's going to find a way to include a top hat. In 2014, he did change his outfit... though it doesn't have a top hat; he still wears his [[SignatureHeadgear trademark trilby]]. Though, he does briefly wear one, in his review of ''Power Man and Iron Fist #79''.
27	* Linkara joked about that he loved the new Star Wars film, when referring to his thoughts on ''Film/StarTrek2009''. Creator/JJAbrams, the director of this movie and ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'', would later direct two of the three Sequel Trilogy films for Star Wars!
28	* Linkara once quipped that "''[[Film/TheForceAwakens Star Wars: Episode VII]]'' makes the bold move of being yet another prequel" long before the movie came out. It turns out that [[Film/RogueOne the movie immediately following SWE7]] would indeed be a prequel.
29	* In his Live Show, for the Fantastic Four Manga, Reed Richards objects to experiments, on the Moon, that would "Write Cheat Codes In To The Universe". Linkara insists that; "If (he) wants to play Pokémon Moon Edition, with Gen One Starters, (he) should be allowed to!". This is now more amusing, since Nintendo announce in 2016 that not only shall Gen Seven be called [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Sun & Moon]], but you can also trade up from [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Gen One]] with the Virtual Console ports!
30	* In one of his Live Shows, he jokes about being more forgiving of One More Day, if it was to [[spoiler: bring back the Spider Signal]], When Spider-Man appeared in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' (whose source material directly led into One More Day), [[spoiler: the post-credits scene feature Peter discovering that the costume Tony made for him includes the Spider Signal]].
31	* In the ''Doctor Doom's Revenge'' review, Linkara makes a joke about Spider-Man believing that Captain America is going to invite him to the homecoming dance. Not only did 2017 give us ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', but it also happened to include multiple cameo appearances from Captain America.
32	* In his review of the ''{{ComicBook/Doom}}'' comic, he read the Doom Guy as a single-minded rage filled curbstomping kill obsessed one-track mind character who cares nothing about anything other than destroying demons. Then came the 2016 ''VideoGame/{{Doom\|2016}}'' game starring... the ''exact'' same character who despite being a HeroicMime expresses violent contempt at any form of narrative railroading or tutorial guidance.
33	** Even more hilarious since the memorable "Rip and Tear" line has become an AscendedMeme.
34	** Oh, but it gets better. It's ''extremely'' heavily implied that the comic ''actually happened'' in Doom: Eternal's backstory.
35	* In his review of the ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'' comic, he says that he doesn't think about things like who'd win in a fight between characters from different franchises. A few years later in a [[https://youtu.be/QGPPpAcaL4k?t=348 PO Unboxing]], Lewis revealed that the guys at WebAnimation/DeathBattle actually contacted him to voice Superman in Goku vs Superman, but he declined due to schedule problems.
36	* One of his few complaints about [[Film/Deadpool2016 the Deadpool movie]] was that Deadpool didn't acknowledge Creator/StanLee during his gratuitous cameo. Come the ''Film/DeadpoolNoGoodDeed'' teaser...
37	* In his 100th episode, Linkara had several other members of [=TGWTG=] sing individual lines of his theme, and edited them together for the episodes' end. The line that [=JesuOtaku=] sang was "He is a man. PUNCH!". 6 years later, [=JesuOtaku=] [[https://youtu.be/n2He0zJgNak came out as a transgender man]].
38	* On May 30, 2017, as the finale of Event Comic month, Linkara posted a review of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', which came out a day later than scheduled due to editing issues. The very same day, ''WebVideo/CinemaSins'' posted a video of its AnimatedAdaptation, ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox''.
39	* At the beginning of his review of ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr #1'', he mentioned how there doesn't seem to be that many cartoons for children based on movies for adults being made these days and suggested, among other ideas, a ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' cartoon. Three months later, [[WesternAnimation/FastAndFuriousSpyRacers said cartoon]] [[http://deadline.com/2018/04/fast-furious-animated-series-netflix-expanded-deal-dreamworks-animation-television-1202374572/ was announced to be in development for]] Creator/{{Netflix}}.
40	* In his ''ComicBook/SupermanAtEarthsEnd'' review all the way back in 2008, Linkara joked that the characters talk like gangsters from the 1920s ("I fight for trooth, justice, and da American way, ya mook!"). Ten years later, ''WebVideo/YoungJusticeAbridged'' saw fit to portray Superman's EvilCounterpart Ultraman as a stereotypical New Jersey mafioso.
41	* In his "Top 15 Worst Heroes becoming Villains", he jokes that comics teach him to "Love no one ever". Eight years later, he's HappilyMarried to Viga Gadson.
42	* In his review of [=ASBAR=], he treats the comic's incarnation of Batman as an InNameOnly character (who he dubs as Crazy Steve). Wonder how he'd feel about the Red Death from ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'', who's basically Crazy Steve with The Flash's powers.
43	** Also related to Linkara's AlternateCharacterInterpretation of "Crazy Steve", Creator/JasonMomoa [[https://www.indiewire.com/2018/07/jason-momoa-met-russo-brothers-marvel-villain-1201985673/ revealed]] what landed him the role of Aquaman was that he'd originally auditioned for Batman and played it like a thug who stole Batman's costume--like Crazy Steve.
44	** Honestly the Millerverse being located in the Dark Multiverse would make too much sense.
45	* In "My Top 15 Favorite Episodes of [=AT4W=]", Linkara jokingly considers uploading episodes to [=PornHub=] in the event of other non-Website/YouTube video services going down. In 2019, his former colleague Creator/BradJones ''did'' actually begin uploading older, [=YouTube=]-inappropriate episodes of WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob to [=PornHub=] (though in fairness, the episodes in question ''were'' about porn films).
46	* In his review of ''ComicBook/HolyTerror'', Linkara unleashes a vicious TheReasonYouSuckSpeech against its writer Creator/FrankMiller for writing such a cartoonishly blatant revenge fantasy and caps it off saying, "Frank, you must be ''so'' proud." Well, [[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/27/frank-miller-xerxes-cursed-sin-city-the-dark-knight-returns come 2018]], Frank Miller [[CreatorBacklash isn't so proud of having written that book anymore]].
47	* In "The Next 15 Screw Ups of Atop the Fourth Wall", Linkara admits that one of the reasons why he was never able to get into the X-Men was that he found it nonsensical that the mutants are hated and feared whereas other meta-humans such as Captain America and the Fantastic Four are loved by the general public. In [[ComicBook/XMen2019 Jonathan Hickman's X-Men series]], this issue is actually addressed and discussed: when the mutant race withdraws to Krakoa and forbids ''all'' non-mutants from entering, Sue Storm calls them out for their policies -- only for Cyclops to retort that she's enjoyed the privilege of being beloved and accepted for ''not'' being a born mutant, while his species has been subject to discrimination at best and genocide at worst for decades.
48	* In "Marville #1", he stated that making a comic where Creator/TedTurner and Creator/JaneFonda are still a couple despite having since divorced in real life would be like commenting on Creator/BenAffleck and Creator/JenniferLopez's relationship in 2010. The two got back together in 2021 and then got married a year later, amusingly making that relationship a more recent talking point.
49	* When talking about Sins' Past, one of Linkara's ideas about how to improve the story would be to reveal the children were failed clones of some sort. [[spoiler:Later on, ''ComicBook/SinisterWar'' would retcon that to be the case.]]
50	* While reviewing ''Godzilla vs Barkley'', Linkara lists WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd as one of the few men who could defeat Godzilla. Years later, James Rolfe ''would'' be offered a role in ''Film/Godzilla2014'' but turn it down.

Context HilariousInHindsight / AtopTheFourthWall