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AJ Bene
Приєднався 30 лис 2012
Welcome to my UA-cam channel. Here I discuss many different topics. This includes my Shared Universe concept titled Shareverse, as well as video essays, and other forms of reviews.
Smiling Friends Season 1 and 2 Tier List
With the conclusion of Smiling Friends season 2, I decided to create a tier list of every episode from both seasons. Some of my evaluations of each episode may be controversial, but I try to explain my rankings for either beloved or despised episodes within the show.
Twitter.com: AJSmashing
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Smash Parody Series - Era 2 Finale
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2017, was a major year for Shareverse's Smash Parody Series. With Super Smash Lesbians the Series for Switch being the final production of the second era for the series. However, this video will only be a partial taste of the events that unfolded on that fateful November week. More to come in an eventual sequel to Blood of Sephzero. S-Tier: ua-cam.com/video/D62mEMSGVXc/v-deo.html&pp=ygUMbWVsZWU...
Immediate thoughts on Metroid Prime 4
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My last Metroid video aged somewhat horribly, but anyway, let's talk about Prime 4 I guess. Twitter: AJSmashing
Smash Parody Series - Era 2 Penultimate
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In the second to last episode of the second era of the Smash Parody Series, I discuss the crossover event between Super Smash Lesbians and Sephgirls, as well as the disastrous pilot for a planned serialized installment of the parody series. Twitter: AJSmashing
The Bizarre Current State of Metroid
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Metroid has been one of Nintendo's most beloved franchises for its exploration and gameplay for nearly 40 years. But recently, the company has not been giving a fair representation for the series, whether it be in Direct presentations, or promoting the titles in certain countries. This video will discuss some of the latest Metroid announcements, releases, and it's lasting reputation for the com...
A Postmortem Analysis of The Amazing Spider-Man 2
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It's 10 years since the release of Marc Webb's Amazing Spider-Man 2, in my opinion, one of the worst comic book movies ever made. And even though this movie has been ripped to shreds by other, more successful, people on this website. I can't help but inject my thoughts on what I don't like about it. In addition, the video will discuss other aspects of the Amazing films as a whole, including whe...
Sephgirls (Remastered)
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In a brief interlude to the Smash Parody Series of Shareverse, I discuss an event that would change the direction of the production in many ways than one. Sephgirls takes the many wild ladies of the Sephzero organization and places them in a production themed to the fighting game of it's namesake. Who will be playing what role and take home the fake Skull Heart? Watch the video to find out. Twi...
Super Smash Lesbians Anniversary Remastered
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After a long pause, I have decided to return back to Sharevere's Smash Parody Series. In this video, I discuss the third SSL event, Smash Lesbians Anniversary. While it is yet another short video, the event housed one of the more tragic events in its entire production, as well as a tease of what's to come in the near future. Final Destination Remix: ua-cam.com/video/o9NGu_2Oq-I/v-deo.html Twitt...
U.N.I.T.S - Finale
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The final chapter of U.N.I.T.S is here. After 4 years of threats and conflicts within the Great War alignment, the multi-storyline concludes with surprising revelations that will question the motives of many of the alignment's astral souls. This video culminates the previous U.N.I.T.S storylines, which are readily accessible in a chronological playlist on my channel. Following this, I do plan o...
U.N.IT.S: Blood of Sephzero
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In the final storyline of U.N.I.T.S, a demon uncovers the truth of a conspiracy that will bring back an old foe. But with help from the most unlikely sources, it's a race against time before a ritual could commence. Ultimately, it ends in a firey explosion between life and death. Twitter: AJSmashing
U.N.I.T.S: Prophecy
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Reupload. Original release date December 31st, 2023 To close out 2023, here's another storyline within the U.N.I.T.S. Family. Prophecy tells the tale of a hero from the United Kingdom defending their country whilst fulfilling a premonition from the stars. Twitter: AJSmashing
U.N.I.T.S - Stand Up
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Upon reaching the finale of U.N.I.T.S, Stand Up discusses the dilemma of destiny when those reject their roles within a bigger picture. Of course, this discourse seems out of left field in regards to a series of spandex-wearing soldiers fighting giant rubber-suited monsters while piloting a giant robot. But with a show that has been on air for 30 years, what else is new? Oh and also, a Digimon ...
Pierce the Heavens Addendum
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When I first made the original Pierce the Heavens storyline, there I made the haste decision to place the storyline in the U.N.I.T.S family. Because of that, when working on the related storylines, I knew that I would have to retroactively tie Mileena's rampage of 2015 somewhere in between. So, I decided to make a small video revisiting Pierce the Heavens and adding in some clarifications and c...
U.N.I.T.S: Kingdom in the Sky
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In the last of the three 2014 storylines from U.N.I.T.S, comes Kingdom in the Sky. A little time capsule of when the MLP and Sonic feud was at an all-time high. This storyline had the most rewrites within U.N.I.T.S, but I think what has replaced the old draft is suited better for future storylines. Twitter: AJSmashing
The Turnaround(?) of Rick and Morty: Thoughts on Season 7
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With Season 7 of Rick and Morty coming and going, I have taken some time to think about the overall season and decide whether or not the show is starting to recover. Following my now heavily dated previous video on the topic, there is a lot to discuss with the new direction the show is taking. Twitter: AJSmashing
Shrek 2: A Change in Franchise and Studio Identity
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Shrek 2: A Change in Franchise and Studio Identity
Disney is NOT dead (But they still have issues...)
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Disney is NOT dead (But they still have issues...)
Digimon Adventure Re:02 - A Thorough Rewrite
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Digimon Adventure Re:02 - A Thorough Rewrite
Super Smash Lesbians Melee Remastered (Channel Update)
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Super Smash Lesbians Melee Remastered (Channel Update)
The Negligence of Lore in Rick and Morty
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The Negligence of Lore in Rick and Morty
Disney Fighting Evolution - Wild and Crazy Guy Day
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Disney Fighting Evolution - Wild and Crazy Guy Day
Bro does NOT care about well executed animation
Enchanted forest is definitely B tier. If Spamtopia is B tier, then at the very least Enchanted Forest is B tier too. Definitely worth a re-watch imo.
id drop the shrimp and snowman episode down but other than that agree. wish there was an S tier because brazil is good, but no where near as good as mr frog or frowning friends
How’s that vodka taste bro?
Who that's interesting. Fun idea for a video! Hey follow up, why did you say a slur in a discord and why have I seen the screenshot?
love how this is one of the only comments he didn't interact with
@qhrly bro he denies it too in the weirdest way. I know people who know him personally. This guy is not a cool person
@@WilliamHasMelted oh my stars thats wild
He seems the type
i don't blame you, i also like the original telling more. the reboots have a few cooler things, considering more was added to the lore between the time of the first telling, and the reboot. but nothing beats the original, most original tellings are the best ones, reguardless of what franshice. Most, some reboots are better, but most are not. yole did one thing good, she became a housemom, for ken's kids, at least no one has to work with her.
The airport one was f tier
The only two I disagree with is Simon S salty bc I would’ve put it in B and the Halloween is the C tier. That’s just bc the interviewing of the suspects in the Simon S salty episode is funny to me like the cup and mustard
Brother did not acknowledge spamtopia at all
@@pacificgull7374 Spamtopia was fine. It could’ve been better.
@@AJSmashingbeen better?!??👁️👄👁️
spamtopia in b is a crime
The only one I strongly disagree on is the president episode. I personally thought the twist worked really well. Because I was asking myself "how the hell is Mr Frog so popular when he's clearly a terrible candidate too?".😂 And I thought they did a really good job with them trying to be campaign staffers for an incompetent candidate and funny references to actual situations that happen in politics. I also might move Enchanted Forest up, because I personally really like the episodes where the characters interact, and I always find it hilarious when Pim's morale is broken. I might also move S1:2-3 down a bit, theyre good, but I didnt think they were *that* good. Otherwise I actually more or less 100% agree with the tier list, and you even changed my mind on a few episodes.
Mr frog is kinda meh for me and your c tiers are some of my favorites, i really didnt like either the brothers egg or the britannt episode
@@ponzufeels personally I love brothers egg with the brotherly love aspect that I didn’t talk about. It’s cheesy and forced but only in a way that it could work for Smiling Friends.
Weirdly enough I agree with this tier list 100%. Doesn’t happen often
Wild putting enchanted forest and salty one in C, definitely some of the stronger episodes for me like the one where Charlie goes to hell which is imo leagues better than the season 2 holiday special. Also downplaying the creativity of the Brazil special which is the best episode of the whole series for me.
@@inky5595 I just think Smiling Friends works well when there more kinetic energy. Which is why I liked the Rotten episode more than Charlie going to Hell.
I Never thought you would cover Smiling friends
@@edemyeboah4505 I mean I did make 2 Rick and Morty videos, this shouldn’t come as a shock.
Brothers egg was definitely top tier, i can't really disagree with your list for the most part.
We can all agree Mr Frog had some of the best episodes of the whole show.
i actually love digimon fusion a lot and digimon fusion is my favourite digimon series and i'm not lying.
@@user-cx8xg7my3j good for you, I’m glad you saw something that I couldn’t.
@@AJSmashing i like digimon fusion for the designs and story
The only best thing for me is black wargreymon can't go wrong on my buddy
@@reddiegaming195 fair, I just didn’t care for him in general.
Character development just goes right over your head huh.
For who?
Hey are there screenshots of you using the n word?
@@WilliamHasMelted as far as my most recent experience online. No, I have not.
@AJSmashing saying I "I didn't say it recently" does not mean no
@@WilliamHasMelted throughout my time online I have not said it.
@@AJSmashing you have now said two different statements.
@@WilliamHasMelted the full statement is that, I have not said the n word on my UA-cam channel, and that would be within 3-4 years of recency.
You gonna delete the video now that Prime 4 is revealed?
@@tubes680 I have no reason to. Since I have some claims in regards to how Metroid is treated in Japan compared to other countries that are still valid.
I don't think you can call metroid successful from a sales perspective when there are a lot of nintendo franchises that outsell metroid. I don't even think the series makes the top 20 of sales
@@saintlugia even still, Metroid would have to at least be in the top 10-15 first party franchises that sell well at Nintendo. Sure as hell better than other franchises like Mother or F-Zero.
19:26 I think that’s just the case because when people argue about wether things are satanic or not they’re arguing that something seemingly innocent that is meant for many people to enjoy has a hidden meaning behind it that promotes those things. While DIGIMON is very clearly showing that there are demons and angels and by doing this it is very clear that there is no ulterior motives behind the designs or names as they clearly are reference to those things and depict both sides so things like devimon and angemon are the same as religious paintings/drawings while with Pokémon there is no clear depiction meaning people who think it’s satanic think that it’s trying to activity deceive
hey question, aren't there screen shots of you using the n word?
Answer the question
The comments has 9 times more likes than your video
Wouldn't Woody also be incredibly furious at the fact that Fox Kids held back his shows for a full year?
@@SecretFilesOfTheSpyDogs in Shareverse, even if a show on a SAT AM block doesn’t last the full year, the astral souls would still be employees for those respective organizations for an entire year. So for Woody, even though his show didn’t last an entire year, he would still be around for said year at the groups office.
Yeah, man. I agree(d) with you! I liked the season, but didn't love it! I didn't hate it :-) Either
I would remove the whole Dark seed thing. Even as a kid, I wanted the concept of Ken, just losing his mind after his brother died and turning to anger towards others, and eventually being rescued by the kids. And then atoning for his sins throughout the series, culminating in him, finding the strength to forgive himself.
02 rewrites are certainly not the most popular fanfic in Digimon fanfic 😅
Welp. I just assumed so judging from how many people talk about 02 rewrites.
I was not expecting a Spectrobes cameo. Goated series
I would have loved to have seen them figure out how to connect their D Terminals together so they could all access each others eggs.
The wait's getting to me too man.
Ngl Metroid being dev by game makers outside Nintendo is nothing shocking at this point. They do the same thing with many of their other smaller IP like Star Fox (most of the games in that series are made by 3rd parties. However, overall I think Metroid will be just fine MP4 being either the last Switch game or the Last Switch game the launch title for Switch 2 is setting the series up for newer heights and if all goes super well I could see Nintendo giving Metroid its own dev teams like Xenoblade, Mario, and Zelda have.
Mercury steam being the main devs for Metroid would be an absolute dream.
I liked Fusion personally! It was at the very least better than Data Squad. Still bitter we didn’t get Hunters.
I think not getting Hunters is a blessing. If it gets dub, Saban would have to deal with that one episode.
Are you going to make a video on Terminator Genesis and why you think it’s better than terminator dark fate because honestly, I think Terminator dark fate is worse than terminator Genesis
One day I will. The video will basically discuss who everyone is wrong about the film, as well as discussing other topics within the franchise.
@@AJSmashing the reason I think terminator dark fate is worse than terminator Genesis is because Terminator dark fate killed John Connor hello does no one see the problem with that by killing John Connor, you pretty much make the events of the first two terminator movies pointless
@@henrymockingbird9645 you could make the argument that Genisys does the same thing too but considering it’s a different set of events unfolding, I think it gets a free pass.
@@AJSmashing at least terminator, genesis only committed character assassination on John Connor they didn’t straight up, kill him
Bro Dread sold the best of the series and squarely placed Metroid as a B-list franchise, ensuring more will be made. Metroid Prime Remastered is commonly seen as the best-looking game on Switch. MP4 is easily the most hyped future Nintendo release. Is the wait getting to you? I know the 2010’s sucked ass for Metroid, but the dark ages are behind us.
I honestly hope that the wait isn’t killing me. I just thought a neat checkpoint of the state of the series could be a fun deep dive, even if it does get to conspiracy talk.
@@halkill8801 that does sound true about near launch titles. Look at the Xenoblade series. The first game came out when the Wii was already a dead console and didn’t do too well in America. Contrast to Xenoblade 2, where it came out within the first year of the Switch’s launch, and it’s still the best selling game in the series. So it’s possible if Prime 4 comes out in the first year of the Switch 2, then it may be possible that those sales will surpass any sales of the rest of the series.
@@halkill8801 That’s doomer shit. Metroid doesn’t need to be a “system seller.” People don’t talk about Kirby this way, and something like Fire Emblem typically doesn’t sell much better than Metroid with only ONE notable exception. Why these unrealistic expectations for Metroid? Metroid can keep getting by just by being itself, and I’d have it no other way.
What are you talkin about? 😂
The paranoid ramblings of a fanboy.
I'd love for Metroid to have its own new comic book mini series adaptation, or atleast have the old Metroid Mangas rereleased here physically in the US, like they did in the Zelda Mangas.
That could be fun, Nintendo rereleasing the Nintendo Power comic of Super Metroid, the same way they did for Mario and Link to the Past. An official release of the manga in the states could also be good recognition. But I highly doubt the somewhat lewd one shot manga of Hunters will ever see the light of day again.
@@AJSmashingThe one shot manga you are referring to is a fan made doujin so it was never gonna see an official western release anyway.
Ugh even if Metroid Prime 4 sells as we'll as Marvels Spider-Man 2 which I doubt it will Metroid will still be a niche franchise.
I’m not saying Metroid needs the numbers of a Sony Spiderman title, more so Nintendo giving some acknowledgment to the series outside the release window of a new game.
Thank you bro I’m tired of these dumbass NWH watchers saying amazing spider 2 was actually a good movie and how it was over hated. Like no this movie is trash. Andrew Garfield ain’t a good Spider-Man.
Why bring Andrew to this lmfao he did his job good
Either way imma like this video to support you and for talking about the tasm series lol
I can never respect someone’s opinion if they only mention the bad in it. This movie has LOTS of good stuff almost everything is good but the writing,sadly most don’t mention it which is fucking sad considering how well it’s directed,Amazing visuals also great soundtrack, good casting and the fantastic acting. Those movies really felt real and the most fun spider-man has ever been portrayed on the big screens (not talking about peter <although i liked him> and the plot). Basically this movie had insane potential and lots of effort in it. Hope I didn’t sound like a 12 years old because of my English skills lol. (i’m 19)
I didn’t really discuss what I did like about the movie because that’s not the main point of the video. That said, I did like a few good things about the film. The casting and acting is good and Peter and Gwen’s relationship was realistic, I just felt their climax of breaking up and Gwen’s untimely dead was a bit rushed. Also, Spidey’s suit in this movie is a major step up from the last film.
Hi, I'm the guy who grilled AJ about the movie that he mentions at the end. I brought up a lot of points about what the film does get right, and a handful of criticisms. He addressed a few of them, but then he completely ignored others. AJ, I'm still bitter about the "first law of thermodynamics is stupid because this is a movie about a guy dressing as a spider and saving people" point.
I actually really like the Digimon 2020 reboot. I'm not gonna invalidate anyone who has their reservations about it, especially fans of the original Adventure 01. However, I really enjoy it. I like the cast, I love the writing and the music is absolutely stellar. Be the Winner is an absolute bop.
Takeru & Hikari getting married, ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME!! 😭😭😭 Also Iori having a dojo and Miyako being a designer makes more sense! Nothing wrong with being a housewife but it wasn’t giving Miyako energy
Found your channel with your R&M season 7 review I just gotta say, what is this???? It's very strange and confusing. You make good reviews, maybe try for that some more? If you don't care and just like creating this stuff, respect, just know that people would probably enjoy more reviews.
I try to find a balance with making shareverse content and video essays with my channel. But I promise that videos that could be classified as reviews will be coming out soon. My main statement for my channel is making the content I want to make.
Not having TK and Kari not being the leaders was a big missed opportunity on the show on a whole. They are the embodiment of hope and light, respectfully, and they, and their Digimon, know that it is their job to restore hope and light back to the Digital world. Not have them in background and have them there for the hours. They know Andromon, Whaemon, Liomon, and the rest, and the they've lost Digimon friends too, Wizardmon, Pumpkinmon and Gotsumon. They are the ones who knows what is at stake and should be helping the other kids to understand that. I never got why the Davis, Yolei and Cody are saving the Digital World other than it's the right thing to do. The other kids don't have any stake to the digital world other than their own Digimon.
You have a great rewrite. I hope you rewrite digimon frontier
I really wished that T.K. and Kari's partners digivolved to their mega forms in 02, since we see them do that in the Hurricane Touchdown movie featuring Willis (which I believe takes place after Ken's defeat) since it features Magnamon.