Line #35 LetsPlay/HoboBros


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:WA-HEY![[note]]From left to right: Luke ([=SMG4=]) and Kevin.[[/note]]]]
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4	->''"Welcome to the Glitchy Boy's gaming channel Hobo Bros! Where we play stupid crap. Mods, hacks, memes and bootlegs, if its weird, funny or awesome, we'll play it!"''
5	-->--'''Their previous channel description'''
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7	[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ywBAXO4F4CoJGlfVIg9kw Hobo Bros]] is the Website/YouTube channel of Luke Lerdwichagul (known to some as [[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]) and his brother Kevin. Most of their videos are {{Lets Play}}s of multiplayer games, especially those in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series. They also enjoy multiplayer minigame modes of otherwise single player games.
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9	On December 3, 2016, Luke uploaded a video on his [=SMG4=] channel [[https://youtu.be/cFxhsvf3WQo announcing the start of the Hobo Bros channel]]. The channel had been started a few days earlier on November 28, but it wasn't until December 3 that they uploaded their first video, on ''Super Smash Bros'', and they've been going strong ever since.
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11	Their style is very informal and casual, with lots of emphasis on humor. Although there are some games that they take fairly seriously (mainly ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' games), they prefer to just screw around with their games and have fun. Most of the games they play are poorly made ([[StylisticSuck intentionally]] or not), surreal, based around {{meme\|ticMutation}}s, and/or more.
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13	They are also notable for coming up with an idea for a game [[VideoGame/HoratioTheThirdSeniorManjensenWithKnuckles that was later actually made]], as well as creating their own epic miniseries in the form of ''WebAnimation/TheCarlChronicles''.
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15	They also started Minus World, a group of Nintendo fan Website/{{YouTube}}rs who get together to play various games, particularly a multiplayer mod of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''.
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17	Starting in 2018, they started playing games less due to more focus on ''WebAnimation/MetaRunner'' and other projects, and mostly react to meme compilations and, staring in early 2020, old [=SMG4=] videos and [=SMG4=] Wiki entries.
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19	Starting in 2021, the channel has gone on hiatus for the foreseeable future, so that the duo can work on Glitch’s ever-expanding catalog of projects.
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21	[[foldercontrol]]
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23	[[folder:Games the Hobo Bros have played]]
24	* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOrigins''
25	* ''VideoGame/BaldisBasicsInEducationAndLearning''
26	* ''[[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney]]'s Hide and Seek Game''
27	* ''VideoGame/BrawlOut''
28	* ''VideoGame/{{Bubsy}} 3D''
29	* ''VideoGame/CrashBash''
30	* ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay''
31	* ''VideoGame/TheCrew2''
32	* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}''
33	* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
34	* ''VideoGame/DragonballZBudokaiTenkaichi 3'' (modded)
35	* ''VideoGame/{{Dreams}}''
36	* ''VideoGame/FattyBear's Birthday Surprise''
37	* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation''
38	* ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}''
39	* ''Gang Beasts''
40	* ''VideoGame/GarrysMod'' (used for their themed deathruns, the "Hobo Theatre" videos, as well as videos about the maps "NECROPHOBIA" and "Hagrid's Adventure")
41	* ''VideoGame/GoldenEye1997''
42	* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' (with mods)
43	* ''VideoGame/AHatInTime''
44	* ''VideoGame/HoratioTheThirdSeniorManjensenWithKnuckles''
45	* ''VideoGame/KartFighter''
46	* ''VideoGame/{{Knack}} 2''
47	* ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' (modded by Luke to replace the zombies with [[MemeticMutation memetic]] characters)
48	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''
49	* ''VideoGame/MetalSlug 3''
50	* ''VideoGame/{{Milanoir}}''
51	* ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}''
52	* ''VideoGame/NickelodeonToonTwister3D''
53	* ''VideoGame/NintendoLand''
54	* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''
55	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
56	** ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium''
57	** ''VideoGame/PokkenTournament'' (and ''DX'')
58	* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndBlue''
59	* ''Ronald VideoGame/McDonaldsTreasureLandAdventure''
60	* ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsRoadRage''
61	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''
62	** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' (repainted)
63	** ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''
64	* ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur 2''
65	* ''Super VideoGame/{{Bomberman}} R''
66	* ''VideoGame/SuperBunnyMan''
67	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
68	** ''VideoGame/HotelMario''
69	** ''VideoGame/MarioParty10''
70	** ''VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsKingdomBattle''
71	** ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii''
72	** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' ([[MemeticMutation repainted]])
73	** ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' (a modded version that allows for two players)
74	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker''
75	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''
76	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' ([[MemeticMutation repainted]])
77	* ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall''
78	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
79	** ''Super Smash Bros'' (64)
80	** ''Super Smash Bros Melee''
81	** ''Super Smash Bros for Wii U''
82	** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''
83	** ''Super Smash Bros Infinite'' (a modded version of ''Brawl'')
84	** And many other modded or hacked versions of ''Super Smash Bros'' games.
85	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashFlash 2''
86	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashLand''
87	* ''VideoGame/SupraMayroBross''
88	* ''VideoGame/SupraMayroKratt''
89	* ''VideoGame/SupreSmeshBras''
90	* ''VideoGame/SyobonAction'' (though they refer to the game as ''Cat Mario'')
91	* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''
92	* ''VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater'' (hacked)
93	* ''VideoGame/{{Warioware}}: Mega Party Games''
94	* ''VideoGame/WhosYourDaddy''
95	* ''VideoGame/WiiParty U''
96	* ''VideoGame/WiiPlay''
97	[[/folder]]
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99	[[folder:Other video series they have]]
100	* Hobo Theatre: Luke plays around with props in ''VideoGame/GarrysMod'' while the other (usually Kevin) lists words or phrases based on a particular theme, and Luke has to work those words into a story he tells using the Gmod props.
101	* Hobo Amigos: Luke and Kevin play games (mostly ''Mario Party'') with their editors, Martin and Harry.
102	* Hobo Pod: Luke and Kevin talk about various subjects, although so far, they have mostly talked about Kevin's old Deviantart account.
103	* Hobo Mobile: Luke and Kevin look through the Google Play Store to find [[BileFascination the worst games possible]], especially those that are blatant ripoffs of popular games.
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106	!!Tropes present in the Hobo Bros' videos include:
107	* AbortedArc: They seem to have discontinued their series on ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'' despite only being on the third level. It's unknown exactly why they stopped (although it might simply be because [[LovableCoward they aren't horror fans]]), or whether or not they plan to get back to it eventually.
108	* TheAce: Downplayed with Luke. In some games (particularly ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''), he is very knowledgeable of most of the levels, and usually knows what he's doing. But there are other games where he does... not so well, particularly ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', where he gives up constantly, and ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'', where he goes LovableCoward.
109	* AllLowercaseLetters: A lot of the later videos' titles are like this, mostly the meme reaction videos.
110	* AndIMustScream: While playing ''VideoGame/WhosYourDaddy'', Luke (playing as the dad) decides to help the baby (who Kevin is playing as) commit suicide by dropping him into the swimming pool. The baby glitches and falls through the bottom of the pool. After that, the video cuts to Luke and Kevin trying a different game mode, so it's unclear if the baby actually died eventually, or if the baby would have kept falling forever, and Luke and Kevin had to restart the game.
111	--> '''Kevin:''' I went into another dimension.\
112	'''Luke:''' Well, shit.\
113	'''Kevin:''' I don't think I'm dead, though.
114	* AprilFoolsDay: On April 1, 2017, they uploaded a video claiming to be footage of a new ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' game. It was actually [[spoiler:''VideoGame/FattyBear's Birthday Surprise'', a children's game about a friendly teddy bear.]]
115	* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: They sometimes do "Asian voices" that use this accent. The brothers note that they have Chinese ancestry themselves, but still find the voices funny.
116	* AssShove: Referenced a few times.
117	** At one point while playing ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'', Kevin, playing as Mario, has Mario jump over a pit of lava, only for a Podoboo to jump out and hit Mario from below, killing him. Luke and Kevin then joke that Mario was killed by the Podoboo going up his butt.
118	** They joke about Mario's voice in ''VideoGame/HotelMario'', saying he sounds like he has "something shoved up his ass."
119	* BodyHorror: Often PlayedForLaughs with the way they contort the bodies of VideoGame/GarrysMod characters.
120	** Turned up to eleven with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0LzCGNyjqg two]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chZzrO3srCk videos]] in which they contort Mario's face.
121	* BlackComedyRape: It's come up several times in their ''VideoGame/NickelodeonToonTwister3D'' series: [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Carl]] attempts to get [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents Timmy]] to [[ItMakesSenseInContext take a bagel from his pants]] in Part 3, and in Part 4, [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Mr. Krabs]] is perfectly happy to do the same to Carl [[PrisonRape in prison]].
122	* BreakingOldTrends: The "Hobo Theater" videos originally had Kevin read a list of words relating to the video's theme, with Luke having to work each word into the story. However, this eventually led to Kevin saying phrases, or even full sentences, instead of single words, and they seem to have abandoned the idea of using single words despite doing it for many videos.
123	* BuffySpeak: Luke is often prone to this, like in this exchange in "Squidella gears up for SPLATOON 2":
124	-->'''Luke:''' Alright, so she is actually one of the... most championship people. (starts laughing)\
125	'''Kevin:''' Most championship people?\
126	'''Luke:''' You love my English?\
127	'''Kevin:''' Yes!\
128	'''Luke:''' I love my English!
129	* CatchPhrase: They have a few:
130	** "Welcome back, you sexy hobos!", as said at the beginning of nearly every video.
131	** Luke has "Ooh, my ass!" which he sometimes says when his character in a game gets hit, or ''almost'' gets hit.
132	** "My Cupdick!" is a variation of the above, specifically used during their playthrough of ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}''. It gets to the point where Luke starts calling the character, and even the ''game'', "Cupdick".
133	** Kevin has "I did it! I did barrier skeep!", quoting [[https://youtu.be/2s2BleXVFMQ this video]], which he says when he and Luke do some amazing feat in a game.
134	** Kevin also has "This is the run", used to try and motivate himself and Luke when they keep failing in a game and convince them that this will be their final attempt.
135	* ChristmasEpisode:
136	** "Santa Claus and the Christmas Visit" is this for the Hobo Theatre series.
137	** They celebrated Christmas 2016 by playing... Pokemon games, which they [[HumorMode jokingly]] called "very Christmasy".
138	* CircusEpisode: The Hobo Theatre episode "The Bowser Jr. Tragedy" has Bowser and Bowser Jr. go to an amusement park. Bowser goes off on his own to ride the Tunnel of Love ride, while Bowser Jr. starts to ride other rides when he suddenly stops to consider his relationship with Bowser, and things only get stranger from there.
139	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Both brothers regularly show off their bizarre senses of humor. This is especially noticeable in the "Hobo Theatre" videos, where the stories they tell often descend into madness, and it gets to the point that they're laughing so hard at, say, [[VideoGame/FZero Captain Falcon]] deciding that he wants to be a wizard, that they can barely speak.
140	* ComedicSociopathy: Luke and Kevin discuss the concept of schadenfreude while struggling with the levels in one of their ''Super Mario Maker'' videos. [[LemonyNarrator Martin]] puts a comment on the screen saying that he enjoys watching Luke and Kevin struggle, complete with an evil grinning emoticon.
141	* CompanionCube: In [[https://youtu.be/H0cdh5l8bd4 NECROPHOBIA]], they become very fond of a human corpse they find in the haunted house and start carrying it with them, trying to take it to the end of the map with them. They even name it Wilson as a ShoutOut to ''Film/CastAway''.
142	* CutenessProximity: [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Isabelle]] causes this to Kevin.
143	* ADayInTheLimelight:
144	** A lot of "Hobo Theatre" episodes feature focus on characters from [[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers Luke's other channel]] such as Fishy Boopkins, Bob, and [=SMG3=].
145	** Whenever Luke and Kevin read the [=SMG4=] Wiki definitely falls into this, as they look at pages on specific characters.
146	* DemotedToExtra: The "Hobo Theatre" series used to be one of the main draws of their channel, with Hobo Theatre videos being uploaded frequently, if not almost as often as gameplay videos. However, when the channel decided on an official upload schedule, Hobo Theatre was pushed back to being only uploaded on Sundays along with Hobo Pod, meaning that the channel would upload only one or the other on Sundays.
147	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first Hobo Theatre video was a video on [=SMG4's=] channel titled [[https://youtu.be/dtCjqjSiQqg SMG4 Theatre: Mr. Joey goes to the theatre]]. It's still Luke making up a story with Garry's Mod props, but in this video, he mostly tells the story by himself, and there's no real theme or words that Luke has to work into the story.
148	* FauxHorrific: They do this a lot. One example is [[https://youtu.be/jRYynXcvy7U their video on "Barney's Hide and Seek Game"]], where they make up a backstory about [[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney]] being a Satanic CreepyDoll, and react with mock horror with almost everything Barney does in-game.
149	* TheGamblingAddict: Played for laughs in their playthrough of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''. The brothers discover a room which Kevin dubs "the casino", with a slot machine-like minigame that requires 10 coins to play. Kevin gets so determined to win the minigame that he starts to gamble away all their money, to Luke's protest. When they go back out to collect more coins, Kevin makes it clear that he intends to spend them at "the casino". The episode in which this happens is even titled "Gambling is Bad" as a reference to this scene.
150	* GameplayGrading: At the end of each Hobo Theatre video, Kevin grades Luke based on how well the story went.
151	* GenreSavvy: At the beginning of NECROPHOBIA, a ''VideoGame/GarrysMod'' horror map, Luke and Kevin notice the game suddenly lagging and realize that [[ParanoiaFuel something else had spawned in the area, they just couldn't see it yet]].
152	* TheHyena: There isn't much that the bros ''don't'' find funny. They keep laughing throughout most of their videos, when they're not struggling with a hard game (and even sometimes when they ''are''.) In one particular Hobo Theatre video, Kevin kept laughing harder and harder until he started crying, and unashamedly admitted it.
153	* IdiotBall: The Hobo Bros claim that they're getting worse the more they play ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', and cite this as the reason why.
154	-->'''Kevin:''' Have you noticed that we're actually getting ''worse'' as the game goes on?\
155	'''Luke:''' Yeah, I know! We were so good doing that lava level, and now I'm sad.\
156	'''Kevin:''' [[SelfDeprecation It's because of me, my retard-ness is washing off on you]]. This is what happens when you spend too much time with Mario, this shit happens!
157	** During their first playthrough of ''Super Mario Party'', Martin's bad luck from ''Mario Party 10'' seems to have rubbed off onto Kevin.
158	* InTheHood: Parodied in [[https://youtu.be/fvOZ7_EZwJU this Halloween video]]. Luke, wearing a hoodie, claims that he's dressed as a "scary hobo" for Halloween.
159	* InherentlyFunnyWords: Carried over from [=SMG4=]'s other videos is the constant use of "hobo", most likely because it's just a funny word.
160	* LemonyNarrator: Their cameraman and editor, Martin, sometimes puts snarky comments on the screen describing what Luke and Kevin are doing.
161	* LovableCoward: Luke dips into this in the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'' and ''VideoGame/BaldisBasicsInEducationAndLearning'' videos. He often tries to cover his face when he's not playing, and when he is playing, Kevin often urges him to keep going. Kevin gets scared too, although not nearly as often.
162	* MaliciousMisnaming: Downplayed. They like to call [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros the Koopalings]] by the wrong names, although less out of hatred and more because [[ItAmusedMe they simply find it funny]]. For example, they call the Koopalings in general "Iggies", and they call Iggy "WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck".
163	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: The "Hobo Theatre" videos often use characters and items from a variety of video games and other works. For example, "Not Just Another Order" includes [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas Big Smoke]], [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]], [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Kabu]], Wrestling/JohnCena, and WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}}, among others. Justified in that these videos are made using ''VideoGame/GarrysMod'', which was specifically designed to incorporate all these elements and allow for crossovers like this.
164	* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: InUniverse. Luke and Kevin have Chinese ancestry, but find [[AsianSpeekeeEngrish the stereotypical East Asian voice]] hilarious.
165	* PrisonEpisode: Their Hobo Theatre series has "The Great Luigi Escape", in which [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]] breaks out of prison.
166	* RageQuit: Luke is prone to this when playing ''Super Mario Maker'' levels. In one episode, which is even titled "[=SMG4=] (Luke's nickname) RAGE QUITS", he gets so pissed that he has to get up and leave the room in order to stay calm.
167	* RedOniBlueOni: Although both brothers are {{Large Ham}}s to some extent, Luke usually has more extreme reactions than Kevin, who is usually somewhat calmer.
168	* RefugeInAudacity: In "Not Just Another Order", Luke and Kevin jokingly claim that their goal is to offend as many cultures as possible.
169	* RunningGag: The "You are retard?" clip from ''Film/{{Borat}}'' plays whenever they [[EpicFail make an especially stupid mistake]].
170	* ShipSinking: [=SMG4=] shot down the infamous [[NoYay Mario x Meggy]] ship from [[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers the main channel]] by confirming she is under 18 after Kevin touches a cardboard cutout of her inappropriately.
171	-->'''Luke:''' "I'm gonna call [[Series/ToCatchAPredator Chris Hansen]], you're goin' to jail."
172	-->'''(Kevin is seen getting incarcerated with Chris Hansen next to him)'''
173	* ShoutOut:
174	** In [[https://youtu.be/H0cdh5l8bd4 NECROPHOBIA]], when they claim a corpse as their CompanionCube, they name it Wilson, after the volleyball in ''Film/CastAway''.
175	** "What's the time?" "[[WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared It's quarter to nine]]."
176	** While screwing around in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', Kevin quotes [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]]'s "If there's a better use for the internet..." line, but substituting "[[Platform/NintendoGameCube GameCube]]" for "internet".
177	** Also in Sonic Heroes, while Team Sonic performs a move that involves Knuckles swinging Sonic and Tails around, Luke says "[[VideoGame/SuperMario64 So long]], [[MemeticMutation gay Bowser!]]"
178	** In ''Ronald VideoGame/McDonaldsTreasureLandAdventure'', when Ronald fires his magic projectiles, Kevin shouts "[[Film/TheExorcist The power of Christ compels you]]!"
179	** In "Squidella gears up for SPLATOON 2", when Luke tries to position VideoGame/QBert's mouth, Kevin shouts "[[WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}} Noot noot!]]"
180	* SirSwearsALot: Both brothers curse a lot, but especially Luke. "Ooh, my ass!" is a catchphrase for him.
181	** Kevin tends to lampshade this from time to time, stating that he intends to "keep it PG".
182	* SwallowedWhole: In the Hobo Theatre video "[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Waluigi]] and the Great Heist", [[VideoGame/{{Rayman}} Globox]] swallows Waluigi to help him sneak into the bank.
183	* ViolentGlaswegian: Invoked, Kevin sometimes tries to imitate a Scottish accent when he gets angry at a game.
184	* WithLyrics: In one video, they make up lyrics to their outro music. "Hobo Bros, Hobo Bros, gonna watch Hobo Bros..." The actual outro for that episode actually starts out with their version before shifting to the normal version.
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186	----
187	-> "We'll see you guys next time on Hobo Bros! Bye-bye!"

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