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2->''"Ever notice that Creator/{{Nintendo}} loves to make dark versions of its worlds and characters? Ever wonder why they do that? Well too bad, 'cause we're gonna talk about it anyway."''
3-->--Description of Emcee's 'Duality in Video Games' video.
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5Armed with a wine glass, a self-aware sense of entitlement and a golden radio voice, [=EmceeProphIt=] (Mark C. Stephens) is host to a series called [=PAHNalysis=] with a very bizarre topic: ''Deconstructing symbolism and subtext in Video Games''. He's known to treat his topics seriously while still being able to poke fun at them, all while [[SelfDeprecation constantly emphasizing the irony of a goofy, barely adult college student]] making [[EdutainmentShow educational videos on fiction and symbolism]] on the internet. JustForFun, no less.
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7He began his quest for knowledge in summer of 2012 with an experimental analysis of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', discussing its themes of aging, mortality, unity and the power music had to unite cultures. After he earned a small following from that series, he continued the show, discussing topics like duality in games, No More Heroes' Symbolism, the feminist undertones of Samus Aran, and the meaning of Minecraft's Ending.
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9He attempts to blend humor, education, nostalgia and analysis in order to keep people's attention. His viewers often praise the sheer uniqueness of his subject matter and the fact that he makes the topics approachable without [[LaymansTerms dumbing them down]]. His biggest gimmick is his false pretentiousness; the P.A.H.N. in [=PAHNalysis=] is supposedly an acronym for Pretentious Analysis of Humble Nintendo games, alluding to the self-aware humor of his videos.
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11There have been some rumors of him joining a website, but for now he's just on [=YouTube=]. He's fairly well known on Website/TheEscapist User Review Forum, and his video on Duality in Video Games was the first ever featured Community Review for the website. Emcee was also one half of the Let's Play duo, ''LetsPlay/ModestlyProphItic''.
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13Emcee's [=YouTube=] channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/user/EmceeProphIt here]], and his Patreon is located [[https://www.patreon.com/EmceeProphIt here]]. He also has an active [[https://www.twitch.tv/emceeprophit Twitch channel]].
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16!!''[=EmceeProphIt's=] Videos'' provide examples of:
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18* ArcWords: "You shouldn't give death a meaning", or "Death shouldn't always be taken seriously", and variations there of. Started off in the second part of the VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes review, eventually building to an implication that violence in media and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]] are the next topics up for discussion on the show.
19* BaitAndSwitch: No two episodes follow the same formula. His No More Heroes analysis takes a very dark and philosophical turn by the conclusion, even though the first episode on No More Heroes is widely considered to be his funniest thus far.
20* CharacterizationMarchesOn: [=EmceeProphIt=] has put a bit less emphasis on the wine glasses and pretense of stuffiness as the show has progressed, revealing a snarky, sarcastic commentator who is certainly open-minded, but never afraid to criticize. He still presents the image of false-classiness, but there's more to the persona nowadays.
21* HiddenDepths: Looking at how his videos begin (usually with a joke), you'd never know how dark some of the subtext he covers can get. His tone of voice and behavior generally changes to suit the mood of the scene he's analyzing. He reversed this in his Duality video, which had a very dark opening narration, but was mostly a [[BaitAndSwitch light-hearted video]].
22** For Mark himself, he was a [[PissTakeRap rapper]] a few years ago with a small following on Screwattack.com. He hasn't made any new music recently. He still went by [=EmceeProphIt=] back then. He's certainly far more known as a journalist now.
23* HilariousOuttakes: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AbwmVAIWjM He made a blooper reel comprised of mistakes from the Ocarina of Time videos]]. They're pretty funny, if not embarrassing.
24* MeaningfulName: The name 'Emcee' could mean several things: A reference to his rapping, his hosting abilities, or just the fact that his first two initials are M. C.
25* Pilot: His Ocarina of Time series. He got into the swing of things by the conclusion, a lengthy video with much smoother editing and sound quality than his previous efforts. At the end he finally stated he was going to continue analyzing games, acknowledging that the show was slowly growing an audience.
26* RecursiveAcronym: The first "A" in "[=PAHNnalysis=]" stands for "Analysis". Overlaps with DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment.
27* SarcasmMode: Frequently employed. His reaction to [[spoiler: Sensei's tragic demise (and all the snark text) in No More Heroes]] being a prime example.
28* ToneShift: His videos follow this format; when the game get's dark, so does his tone of voice. He's less likely to joke around when things take a turn for the worse. [[GallowsHumor But not always.]]
29* YoungerThanTheyLook: An amusing Real Life example. Stephens does NOT look like he's only 21 years old.

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