So blocky... But so cool!
...*click*... connecting to server...
Minecraft: The N00b Adventures is a Web Animation series by Falconer02
set in the popular Minecraft video game. It was hosted on YouTube via Machinima until their eventual shutdown in 2019, whereafter it would go on to be hosted on Newgrounds, where it remains to this day.
The story revolves around three newbie Minecraft players who join a server one day, only to find it oppressed by the tyrannical Gaylord_Steambath. They resolve to fight him and his griefing ways, but must first meet powerful allies, learn what happened to the server, and, you know, learn the ropes of the game.
As of May 2022, the remastered Youtube series can be found here. The original Machinima versions are available on Newgrounds, but can also be found archived here.
Tropes present in The N00b Adventures include:
- Abandoned Laboratory: Milky_Dad's Secret Laboratory in the NPC village.
- Abnormal Allergy: Parodied by Fart, who claims to be "allergic to lava" in Episode 24.Fart_Garfunkel: Oh, god! Lava! I'm allergic to lava! It causes me to die!
- Absurd Phobia: Fart has a crippling fear of dwarves.
- Affectionate Parody: Of both online gaming on Minecraft and of online gaming in general.
- A God Am I: Gaylord considers himself a "blocky god among men", and even insists the trio refer to him as such when they first meet.Gaylord_Steambath: Mm, they call me "Gaylord_Steambath"... I am the operator of this server... but, you may refer to me as... "God"...
- Ambiguously Gay: Fittingly, Gaylord_Steambath.
- Animated Outtakes: Released in three parts for the whole series, primarily comprised of the voice actors Corpsing from several lines, with the characters animated along with this.
- An Offer You Can't Refuse: Gaylord proposes several of these.Gaylord_Steambath: I am here to make you a deal involving the misfortune... of your companions...Milky_Dad: What if I refuse, huh?Gaylord_Steambath: Oh, it is simply an offer you cannot refuse...
- Another Dimension: Applicable to the Nether and the End, both of which the noobs traverse during their journey.YoDa_MoRpHeUs, about the End Portal: This... leads to another realm...
- Anti-Climax: Xx_Dark_PvP_Hacker_xX spends several episodes hunting down N00bly's party, and once he finally corners them, he falls in lava and dies.
- Anti-Hero: As he is introduced, it certainly seems Milky_Dad is going to be this. But then again...
- Antiquated Linguistics: Gaylord's stereotypically noble demeanor dictates he speak like this.
- Apocalyptic Log: The journals of B0NER's previous owner.
- Art Shift: During the battle between Gaylord and N00bly in Episode 28, the video abruptly switches to footage of two Minecraft players with skins based on the characters slapping each other around.
- Assumed Win: Upon knocking N00bly off his horse, Gaylord prematurely declares himself a winner. Spoilers: He's blown up BY N00bly shortly after.
- Back from the Dead: Gaylord explicitly dies twice in the series, but comes back due to his ability to respawn. This is also applicable to every player Gaylord has killed, as when L0RD_S3RV3R returns to the server, he disables Hardcore Mode, allowing everyone to respawn.
- Badass Cape: L0RD_S3RV3R wears one.
- Bad People Abuse Animals: When Xx_Dark_PvP_Hacker_xX is gearing up to hunt down N00bly's party for Gaylord, there are several scenes of him gutting animals for their drops, and testing his weaponry on them, likely because of this trope.
- Beat Them at Their Own Game: N00bly and co. eventually realize that they, as a trio of newbie Minecraft players on a hardcore server, can't really do much to take down Gaylord for good. Instead, what they decide to do is to "out-grief" and "out-troll" Gaylord in the hopes that he ragequits.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: Uglina the Witch saves the heroes from the Wither because, unlike Milky_Dad, they were nice to her and gave her a name.
- Bloodier and Gorier: The series as a whole is this to Minecraft. While the original game only ever has Bloodless Carnage, with all hostile mobs and defeated players disappearing into puffs of smoke, here Zombies, Skeletons, and Spiders get dismembered, decapitated, and stabbed with their corpses being left behind. Spurts of blood can also be seen on occasion coming from both injured mobs and other players.
- Blood Knight: Out of the rest of the trio, Fart_Garfunkel is the one who is the most eager to fight. He also repeatedly displays a want for shotguns in Minecraft.
- Book Ends: Near the end of the last episode, N00bly says that the newly-repaired server is "so blocky, so cool", which was the title of the first episode.
- Brick Joke: After Gaylord_Steambath gets banned, L0RD_S3RV3R says that all he needs to do now is install some plugins. At the end of the episode, the server is abruptly shut off, presumably to do just that.
- Brown Note Being: Herobrine. It seems the mere sight of him is enough to drive some people insane.
- Brutal Honesty: Fart displays this in Episode 27, to comedic effect.Fart_Garfunkel: I’ve been meaning to say something since we first met...but I could never find the words...Fart_Garfunkel: When you die-, eh-, if you die... I'm probably gonna take all your shit.
- Bullet Time: This happens when Fart takes a shot at the Blaze in Episode 13.
- But Now I Must Go: YoDa_MoRpHeUs, at the end of his debut, saying he got grounded for playing too much Minecraft. He later makes a cameo in the finale after the server is freed.
- Can't You Read the Sign?: Upon finding Milky_Dad's Secret Laboratory, Snake observes a sign reading, "Don't touch anything". He then proceeds to touch everything.
- Caught in a Snare: The trio are caught and held prisoner by Gaylord several times throughout the series.
- Chew Bubblegum: Fart quotes this at the end of Episode 10.Fart_Garfunkel: Looks like it's time to chew porkchops and kick ass...Fart_Garfunkel: ...And I'm all out of porkchops...
- City with No Name: The main city in which the series started.
- Comedic Relief Characters: Fart_Garfunkel could classify as this.
- Companion Cube: The sword Irene is this to Milky_Dad. Which is why, after Milky_Dad betrays N00bly & co, Fart_Garfunkel (who just barely survived the former's betrayal) wants to make sure that Irene is going to be used in a certain, very specific way against Milky_Dad
- Cool Bike: In Episode 1, Fart mentions that Minecraft needs one of these.Fart_Garfunkel: You know what this game needs? Motorcycles!
- Creepily Long Arms: Endermen, which appear several times throughout the series.
- Curse Cut Short: This happens twice with Snake; first in Episode 4, and later in Episode 20.
- Death Course: Gaylord forces Fart to traverse one of these in Fappington Manor.
- Death Trap: Gaylord certainly seems to be fond of these.
- Delusions of Eloquence: Case and point: Gaylord.
- Demanding Their Head: Gaylord offers a freedom deal to Xx_Dark_PvP_Hacker_xX on the condition he bring back the heads of N00bly, Snake and Fart.Gaylord_Steambath: Your freedom, for, mmm... let's say... the price of three heads?
- Dies Wide Open: The death of Pwny_Rainb0w and, to a lesser extent, Milky_Dad.
- Digital Abomination: Herobrine. Nobody is sure what his motives are, what he is or why he exists, only that he stalks the world of Minecraft despite being removed with every new update.Snake: I know they keep saying they took him out of the game, but... what people don't think about, is that he keeps getting removed after every update! That could mean that, somehow, he keeps coming back INTO the game.
- Dirty Coward: Gaylord will quickly teleport himself or his enemies away whenever he's on the losing end.
- Disk-One Final Boss: The Ender Dragon.
- Disney Villain Death: Gaylord_Steambath, in an attempt to kill the trio, ends up blowing himself up in a Nether Fortress. All in glorious slo-mo. Of course, by virtue of being an Operator, it doesn't do him in for good.
- Do Not Call Me "Paul": Snake hates his IGN and gets snappy at anybody who refers to him as such, preferring he be called "Snake".
- Don't Call Me "Sir": Milky_Dad insists he simply be called by his full name after Snake refers to him as "Mr. Dad".
- Don't Go in the Woods: The trio wander into a dark forest biome during their journey. Fart uncomfortably lampshades this sentiment a few times.Fart_Garfunkel: Darkness ain’t harmless, bros. I don’t like the looks of those woods. They look like... evil Disney woods... or somethin'.
- Double Entendre: Fart drops one of these after fishing up a Guardian in Episode 25. This trope is also applicable to the subtle jokes about B0NER's name.Fart_Garfunkel: I caught it with my elite baiting skills. That’s why my grandma used to call me the "Master Baiter"!
- Enemy Rising Behind: Herobrine in Episode 20.
- Establishing Shot: The shot of the city in Episode 3, complete with an orchestral flourish.
- Everybody Knew Already: Milky_Dad repeats the story of Gaylord's takeover, only for Fart to interrupt by stating this.
- Every Man Has His Price: Upon learning of Milky_Dad's successful escape from his Nether imprisonment, Gaylord summons him and proposes a deal involving the betrayal of the trio. When Milky_Dad seems hesitant to accept, Gaylord convinces him by offering Milky_Dad his freedom.
- Evil Laugh: Gaylord does this often.
- Evil Tower of Ominousness: Milky_Dad's Tower of Power.
- Extremely Short Timespan: According to the series creator, the entirety of The N00b Adventures unfolds in three real-world hours.
- Face–Heel Turn: In exchange for his freedom, Milky_Dad makes a deal with Gaylord_Steambath and becomes his right-hand man.
- Face Plant: N00bly does this in Episode 5.
- Failed Attempt at Drama: Fart attempts to motivate the Nether prisoners with a Rousing Speech, only to completely ruin it towards the end.Fart_Garfunkel: But I tell you, totally tubular friends of the Nether... we have something he doesn't!Fart_Garfunkel: Three words: normal length pants.
- Fantastic Racism: Milky_Dad really hates NPCs.
- Farm Boy: Fart speaks with a southern drawl, and says a number of things that suggests he grew up on a farm.Fart_Garfunkel: He's probably just a pampered little city boy. Probably can't even ride a pig.Fart_Garfunkel: Well... at least not like I could...
- Felony Misdemeanor: When confronted by L0RD_S3RV3R on his actions, Gaylord attempts to justify them by claiming the trio are guilty of this, to no avail.Gaylord_Steambath: These hoodlums were just about to get their medicine for the crime of... murdering a horse... and... defacing fine art...
- Fictional Document: Episode 21. Fart finds a book titled, "The Legality Of Potion Brewing From An International Perspective".
- Final Battle: N00bly meeting Gaylord atop the Nether Fortress in Episode 28.
- Final Speech: A dying Milky_Dad gives a moving speech to the trio, in which he apologizes for betraying them and swears to be better.
- Flashback: The story of Gaylord's takeover is delivered through these.
- Foreshadowing: This happens throughout several episodes. Some instances include...
- Milky_Dad agrees to help N00bly and Snake rescue Fart, on a few conditions; one of which being, Milky_Dad going AWOL if they "run into a Wither". Milky_Dad would later create a Wither in an attempt to kill them.
- Fart argues with Gaylord that neither he nor his companions would make deals with Gaylord. As he names said companions, he mentions Milky_Dad, who would later go on to make a deal with Gaylord.
- Herobrine appears in the background of many episodes. He becomes an important plot point later in the series.
- For the Evulz/It Amused Me: Everything Gaylord_Steambath does. Played with near the end; he claims it's the former, but his actions as a griefer suggest the latter.
- Fourth-Wall Portrait: Played with. See "Art Shift" above.
- Freeze-Frame Bonus: Many Youtubers appear as cameos in The N00b Adventures. Herobrine's many hidden appearances also count for this.
- Freudian Excuse: Gaylord_Steambath claims to come from a broken family, and to have been bullied in school. He quickly reveals he's lying, and attacks N00bly while he's distracted.
- Freudian Slip: Fart accidentally blurting out Milky_Dad's name to Gaylord.
- Freudian Trio: The three main characters.
- Fun with Subtitles: Enabling the Closed Captions on the Youtube remasters will reveal various instances of this, such as comedic descriptions of character actions, transcribed character accents, and more.
- Gasp!: Snake does a dramatic gasp in Episode 3, leading up to the reveal of an active Monster Spawner.
- Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: In Episode 21, Fart brings a catatonic Snake back to his senses with a good old-fashioned punch in the face.
- Giving the Sword to a Noob: Only three noobs can defeat evil!
- The best equipment among the group is also given to N00bly, the noobiest of the three. Fart gets second priority of high grade equipment as well.
- G-Rated Drug: Milky_Dad's merchandise, which includes unspecified potions, mushrooms, and Glowstone Dust, none of which (aside from maybe the potions) have any intoxicating effects in the actual game. He "goes straight" after Gaylord_Steambath is banned, opening a pharmaceutical stand.
- Griefer: Gaylord_Steambath. Hackers like "Xx_Dark_PvP_Hacker_xX" count as well.
- Groin Attack: In Episode 11, N00bly stabs an Enderman in the groin. Later, in Episode 16, Fart punches an Enderman in the groin.
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Harpo Does Something Funny: Played with. According to the series creator, much of the comedy stemmed from the voice actors engaging in impromptu Improv - particularly by Jeff Schwertfeger (the voice actor of Fart_Garfunkel, Gaylord_Steambath and Milky_Dad). - Heel–Face Door-Slam: Milky_Dad. See Hero Killer.
- Heh Heh, You Said "X": Fart breaks down laughing over B0NER's name; dirty jokes ensue.
- He Knows Too Much: Pwny_Rainb0w, one of the sole survivors of Gaylord's reign, would eventually be killed by Gaylord for revealing the truth of his takeover.
- Hell: The Nether is this.
- Here There Be Dragons: "Here be Dragons" is the title of Episode 8.
- Hero Killer: Milky_Dad drops Fart in a dark pit to prove his new loyalty to Gaylord. Luckily, Fart survives.
- Hidden Depths: Fart, who knows a lot about French philosopher Descartes. He goes off for about 15 seconds, only to be cut off by Snake.
- Hidden Harasser: Gaylord becomes this later in the series by drinking a Potion of Invisibility and toying with N00bly.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: All of the major villains go out like this.
- Xx_Dark_PvP_Hacker_xX abuses his speed and jump hacks to chase N00bly & Co. When the trio find themselves standing next to a lava pool, Xx_Dark_PvP_Hacker_xX jumps down to attack them, only to fall in the lava pool as a result of his lack of skill.
- Milky_Dad betrays the noob trio and becomes Gaylord's right hand man, only for Gaylord to later backstab him For the Evulz.
- In Episode 28, Gaylord traps the trio in a room full of TNT, which he lights. They combat log to avoid dying to this, but Gaylord is too busy monologuing to notice. The resulting explosion throws him backwards into the lava. Downplayed, however, as Gaylord's Operator status negates the need to be careful.
- Huge Rider, Tiny Mount: Fart and Descartes.
- Human Sacrifice: Gaylord seals his deal with Milky_Dad by forcing Milky_Dad to drop Fart down a deadly pit. Later, Gaylord pulls prisoners from his Nether dungeon in order to kill them to lift his mood.
- Hurricane of Puns: Fart rattles off a bunch of puns about skulls in Episode 17.
- I Call It "Vera": Milky_Dad's iron sword, Irene. Doubles as a Companion Cube.
- Joker Jury: Parodied. Upon trapping the trio within the Nether Fortress using TNT, Gaylord speaks to them as though he's a judge delivering their final sentencing.Gaylord_Steambath: This court finds you guilty of treachery! The sentence? Death, by explosionry!
- Knight of Cerebus: Xx_Dark_PvP_Hacker_xX. Subverted, though, since, after a long buildup of him hunting down the trio, his lack of actual skill (thus his use of hacks) comes to bite him in the ass in the form of a deadly Epic Fail.
- Large Ham: Only Gaylord is capable of turning creepy flamboyance into this. And that's not even going into his speeches. If you want know what we're talking about just scroll down until you find Shut Up, Hannibal! and read his quote. Or, you know, just watch the series...
- Laser-Guided Karma: Milky_Dad backstabs the trio by aligning himself with Gaylord. As a reward, he is literally backstabbed by Gaylord later.
- Late to the Tragedy: By the time N00bly, Fart and Snake join the server, Gaylord's administration has already done quite a number on it.
- Laughing at Your Own Jokes: Fart does this a lot.
- Leeroy Jenkins: Fart yells this as he jumps into the End Portal in Episode 7.
- Le Parkour: Fart is forced to do this in order to survive Fappington Manor.
- Let's Get Out of Here: Although this trope is mainly exercised by the main three, everyone in the series runs from a dangerous situation at least once.
- Madness Mantra: After encountering Herobrine, a catatonic Snake mindlessly repeats phrases such as, "Gotta get out of this mine", "Gotta go away from here", and "Gotta get out".
- Man of a Thousand Voices: Jeff Schwertfeger, who voices Fart_Garfunkel, Gaylord_Steambath, and Milky_Dad, none of whom sound anything like each other.
- Meaningful Name: YoDa_MoRpHeUs and, possibly, Gaylord_Steambath. Also applies to Xx_Dark_PvP_Hacker_xX who, as his name suggests, is a hacker.
- Younger Than They Look: Played with. Despite YoDa_MoRpHeUs being an Obi-Wan expy, with Yoda's name, it's pretty easy to tell he's a kid in real life. At the end of his debut episode, he has to leave, because he got grounded for playing Minecraft for too long.
- Medium Blending: Although most of the visuals in The N00b Adventures are 2D, most backgrounds are traced from in-game screenshots. There are also instances of 3D-animated sequences throughout the series, such as specific particle effects, the Ender Dragon, the Blaze in Episode 13, and the Wither.
- Metaphorgotten: Gaylord makes up his own idioms occasionally when not making quote references.
- Missing Steps Plan: The entire plan to take down Gaylord. When the Nether prisoners prod for information, N00bly realizes the holes in their plan.
- Mission Briefing: Happens in Episode 5.
- My Life Flashed Before My Eyes: After his own TNT trap goes off on him, Gaylord flashes back to all the chaos he caused after becoming an OP as he falls into lava.
- Nice Day, Deadly Night: When night falls, hostile mobs begin to spawn and attack the heroes. This is a common occurrence in the series.Snake: Hey guys, the sun is setting and we don't have anything to build with. We probably should build a shelter before the monsters attack.
- Non Sequitur: Episode 3, in which Fart describes what he'd do to Gaylord if Minecraft had sniper rifles.Fart_Garfunkel: I'd shoot him in the face and then take his brain and give it a face and then shoot it in the face![silence]Snake: So how should we handle this? Suggestions?
- Noodle Incident: When the trio first meet Gaylord, he declines to comment on the whereabouts of the server populace, claiming the reason to be one of these.Gaylord_Steambath: They all left due to due to certain... jurisdictional conflicts which I'd rather not speak of at the moment...
- Also, for whatever reason, Fart seems to have an irrational fear of being assaulted by the dwarves from Snow White, to the point that zombie villagers completely frighten him. The weird part, though, is that his phobia seems to come from a mysterious and unspecified past trauma, as the first thing he says after being jumped by a baby zombie villager is: "It's all coming back to me!"
- In addition, the final episode has N00bly inquire why L0RD_S3RV3R would give Operator to Gaylord, to which L0RD_S3RV3R explained Gaylord's reason for promotion being large monetary donations... in old, Spanish gold coins, which apparently arrived to L0RD_S3RV3R's house from different locations across the world, all with Gaylord's name on them. This isn't explained at all.
- Not Quite Dead: Fart being dropped into the pit in Episode 14. His fate isn't revealed until Episode 16, where it is revealed he survived the fall by landing in some conveniently placed cobwebs.
- Obviously Evil: Xx_Dark_PvP_Hacker_xX. If it couldn't be inferred from his name, his skin with all-black clothing, a mask and goggles give it away.
- Offered the Crown: Played with. Although the trio do not outright defeat Gaylord themselves, L0RD_S3RV3R offers them Operator for their good deeds and trustworthy nature.
- Official Fan-Submitted Content: The lines "Fight me like a man, and not some... invisi-bitch." and "You shorts-wearing nancy boy!" come from fans; the first coming from a player on the actual real-life Minecraft server, the second coming from one of the server staff who had won a contest.
- Oh, Crap!: There are many instances of this throughout the series, but the most notable occurs in Episode 8.N00bly: Oh, crap! I'm pretty sure this was a mistake...
- Overly Long Name: Xx_Dark_PvP_Hacker_xX has the longest name in the series.Milky_Dad: Xx - underscore - Dark - underscore - PvP - underscore - Hacker - underscore - x-capital-X!
- Permadeath: Death in Minecraft is cheap, with the ability for dead players to respawn at a given spawnpoint. Unfortunately, this is not possible in Hardcore Mode, which the server has been established to be.
- Plummet Perspective: This happens twice; once in Episode 14, and again in Episode 17.
- Point of No Return: Episode 19. When the trio are overwhelmed by hostile mobs, they flee into a nearby mine to escape. Unfortunately, thanks to the mine entrance being rigged with TNT, the way out is destroyed, trapping Snake and Fart inside. This also causes an Involuntary Group Split.
- Pre-Mortem One-Liner: Fart delivers one of these as he prepares to shoot Gaylord. Slightly subverted, however, when Gaylord teleports Fart away before he can take the shot.
- Quip to Black: Fart_Garfunkel is very fond of this, even possessing a pair of sunglasses for just such an occasion.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: L0RD_S3RV3R filled this role before his disappearance.
- Red Shirt: The Nether prisoners that Gaylord slaughters for fun. One of them is even named "Red_Shirt101".
- Remaster: "The N00b Adventures" has been remastered twice since its initial run on Machinima.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Fart makes it his goal to personally ram Irene up Milky_Dad's "blocky asshole".
- Screams Like a Little Girl: Fart does this several times throughout the series. Snake also does it after encountering Herobrine in Episode 20.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Money!: According to L0RD_S3RV3R, Gaylord was chosen as the next Operator not because of his abilities, but because of his large monetary donations to the server. He is still banned in the end when L0RD_S3RV3R discovers what he's been doing, though.
- See You in Hell: Milky_Dad says this after he backstabs Gaylord.
- Shame If Something Happened: Gaylord directly states this mere moments before blowing up Fart's rollercoaster in Episode 4.
- Shotguns Are Just Better: There are no shotguns in Minecraft, but this doesn't stop Fart from saying every once in a while that he really wishes there were.
- Shout-Out: The series is chock full of these, from movies to other video games, and even some classic literature.
- Shut Up, Hannibal!: Near the beginning of Episode 28, Gaylord monologues about how his existence gives the noobs purpose and that, without him, they'd be common players wasting away in dirt shacks, harvesting wheat and waiting for the cobblestone to bake. N00bly isn't having it, though.N00bly: Dude... you're just a dick.
- This happens again later in the same episode.
Gaylord_Steambath: Fine. You win this battle, but heed my words, and heed them well, inferiors...Gaylord_Steambath: You may think that removing my powers will save you from grief... but there are hundreds, thousands more just like me!Gaylord_Steambath: Enjoy your moment of serendipity! For I, Gaylord_Steambath, Eater of Worlds shall prevail!—L0RD_S3RV3R: Uh-huh, okay, that's nice. Bye!Gaylord_Steambath has been banned. - Sic 'Em: After a defeat at the hands of the trio, Gaylord enlists the help of a hacker to take them down.
- Sissy Villain: Check out those short shorts on Gaylord Steambath!
- Sixth Ranger: Milky_Dad.
- Sixth Ranger Traitor: The above becomes Gaylord_Steambath's Dragon.
- Skyward Scream: Fart does this in Episode 11. Could also be classified as a Big "NO!" moment.
- Slow-Motion Fall: N00bly falling into the ravine in Episode 17. This would happen again later in Episode 28 as Gaylord falls into the lava.
- Smurfette Principle: Pwny_Rainb0w is the only important female character in the series.
- Sole Survivor: There are very few survivors of Gaylord's reign, but Pwny is the first we meet.
- Starting Equipment: The low-tier gear the trio acquire. Even towards the end of the series, they still use much of the gear they found at the start.
- Stock Scream: Heard in Episode 11 when the Iron Golem flings a zombie into the air.
- Storming the Castle: In Episode 25, the trio finally make their way to Fappington Manor and plan to storm it.
- Supervillain Lair: Fappington Manor.
- Surprisingly Sudden Death: Pwny_Rainb0w's death in Episode 4.
- Swamps Are Evil: Played with. Upon entering a rainy swamp biome, Snake and N00bly are warned to keep their voices down, as hostile mobs stick around in the rain. Moments later, they arrive upon a potentially dangerous Witch hut.
- Take It to the Bridge: During the final face-off, N00bly and Gaylord commence a swordfight atop the bridge of a Nether Fortress.
- Talking in Your Sleep: N00bly does this in Episode 4.
- Team Pet: Descartes, a pig. Later, B0NER, a horse.
- Teleport Spam: One of Gaylord's many tricks.
- Tempting Fate: To quote Snake: "There are no ghosts in Minecraft."
- The Big Guy: Fart_Garfunkel, though not because he is physically stronger. Instead, he is this mainly because of his Blood Knight tendencies.
- The Cavalry: Milky_Dad becomes this when he frees the trio from the obsidian prison in Episode 26.
- The Dragon: Milky_Dad, later in the series.
- The Exile: This applies to pretty much every player on the server. The players that weren't killed during Gaylord's takeover were banished to the Nether.
- The Leader: Although everyone in the trio has occupied this position at least once, N00bly seems to be the one who most often finds himself giving the orders.
- The Mole: Gaylord_Steambath's backstory involves him becoming an admin by pretending to be a Nice Guy. Truth in Television on Minecraft servers.
- The Namesake: The series is called "The N00b Adventures" and primarily follows N00bly.
- There Are No Girls on the Internet: Fart makes reference to this upon meeting Pwny_Rainb0w.Fart_Garfunkel: Wait, hang on, stop. Lemme get this straight. Girls play Minecraft?Pwny_Rainb0w: Well, obviously!
- The Smart Guy: Snake does his best to fill this role by keeping a level head and coming up with the plans. He also seems to know the most about the game.
- The Speechless: Xx_Dark_PvP_Hacker_xX, not because he is mute, but because L0RD_S3RV3R previously muted him for spamming.
- Trauma-Induced Amnesia: After Snake encounters Herobrine, he seems to have some form of amnesia around the event, only vaguely remembering something happening to him.
- Trespassing to Talk: N00bly and Snake enter the hut of a hostile Witch to try and talk things out.
- Tyrant Takes the Helm: Although it happened before the start of the series, Gaylord's rise to Operator constitutes as this.
- Unfortunate Names: Almost every character in the series has this. Truth in Television, as Minecraft players tend to have odd usernames.
- Unusual Euphemism: Fart, despite having the biggest potty mouth of every character in the series, does this often.Fart_Garfunkel: HOLY TURTLE PENIS!
- Useful Book: Fart uses a book he found in a mineshaft chest to shield himself from Herobrine. Herobrine leaves, no thanks to the book, but Fart believe the book to be holy as a result. Later, he tries to use it to magically cure a bunch of zombies... to no avail.
- Verbal Backpedaling: Milky_Dad does this in Episode 15.N00bly: Oh, you're alive! What happened? Where's Fart?Milky_Dad: Oh, he's dead!Milky_Dad: ...Um, dead-, dead tired! Yeah, he's dead tired.Milky_Dad: He's, uh, he's takin' a-, a nap for Gaylord right now. He's watchin' him. It's pretty weird...
- Villains Act, Heroes React: In Episode 28, Gaylord makes light of this in his monologue, claiming the noobs would be nothing without him.
- Violence is the Only Option: Lampshaded in Episode 25.POOPLOSER_69: Who would have guessed that Gaylord’s weakness was just mercilessly beating the crap out of him?
- Visual Innuendo: In Episode 11, N00bly stabs an Enderman in the groin, and acquires two Ender Pearls in doing so.
- Vomit Indiscretion Shot: Episode 6. Fart eats a chunk of Rotten Flesh and begins throwing up. He throws up again at the end of the episode.
- Vulgar Humour: Very prevalent in the series, and not too different from the kind of humor you'd find in an actual online game chatbox.
- Walkie-Talkie Gag, Over: Episode 2. Fart briefly communicates as though he were speaking through a walkie-talkie, even giving out comedic codenames.Fart_Garfunkel: *Kch*. West side clear. Check east side, Goose 7.
- Watch Out for That Tree!: During Episode 24, Snake slams into a tree while chasing Fart on horseback. He lampshades this seconds later.POOPLOSER_69: Horses and trees just don't mix in this game.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Pwny_Rainb0w. Also, to a lesser extent, Descartes the pig.
- We Need a Distraction: Snake builds a grand pixel art of Gaylord in order to draw him out of Fappington Manor and distract him long enough for the trio to carry out their bombardment.
- "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: The epilogue shows the server back up and running, with N00bly, Snake, and Fart overseeing the repairs to the server. It also shows that Gaylord_Steambath decided to go and harass a Counter-Strike server after getting banned.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: YoDa_MoRpHeUs references this in Episode 7.
- Good Witch Versus Bad Witch: Played with. Uglina is a hostile Witch and initially tries to kill the protagonists, but she saves them later because they were nice to her.
- Your Mom: Fart makes a joke like this in Episode 27.Fart_Garfunkel: Holy hell, this place is so hot! It's hotter than all your moms!
- You Wouldn't Shoot Me: Gaylord says something to this effect shortly before Snake strikes him anyway.Gaylord_Steambath: You lads wouldn't strike a nobleman, would you?
