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Potential Merchandise

Merch that the crew will probably never make but totally could.

## Clothing

### T-Shirts

* "Where's the Hatch?" (proceeds go to Emily's Tooth Dust Fund) (Episode 27 - Digimon Manga)
* A picture of Wendy Koopa with the caption "Daddy's Girl" (Episode 32 - Super Mario Adventure Book: Koopa Capers)
* Azagog the Green Dragon 2020 (Episode 34 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dragons But Were Afraid to Ask)
* "Green Dragons Cut Loose" (Episode 34 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dragons But Were Afraid to Ask)
* A picture of Shrek holding a beer along with the text "Dreamworking for the weekend" (Episode 34 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dragons But Were Afraid to Ask)

### Jackets

* A leather jacket with "Bad Dad, Great Uncle" written on the back along with a picture of Big Cat (Episode 36 - World of Warcraft: The Shattering: The Prelude to Cataclysm (Part 2))

### Other

* Breeches (Episode 35 - World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm)

### Accessories

* A full leather man-choker/gorget/wimple with "Daddy" or "Hey Sweetie" written on it in diamonds (Episode 35 - World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm). Only comes in one size.

## Fan-Made Merch Designs

Wonderful merch fan-art, mostly from the subreddit. Credits and sources are in the image descriptions!
Episode 9 - Diablo III: The Order (Part 2)

**Diablo III: The Order (Part 2)** is the 9th episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The club catches up with Deckard Cain and his rag-tag crew of Horadric rapscallions. Plus, we read some user-submitted Diablo fan fiction about Caldwell falling in love with a hell beast.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* Deckard Cain
* Caldiem

## Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Browniegate

### First Appearance

Episode 36 - World of Warcraft: The Shattering: The Prelude to Cataclysm (Part 2)

Browniegate was a protest started by 8-Bit Book Club host Emily Axford on the 13th of October 2017 upon her claims that no one likes brownies or eats them on their own.

## Timeline

### **Events Leading to Browniegate**

The events leading up to Browniegate began after Emily hosted a party where her gluten-free brownies were left untouched. This, combined with her having to eat the leftovers for the next week, caused Emily realise she didn't like brownies either, believing they were too dry. Emily then began to question if anyone even liked brownies in the first place, or if people claimed they did, did they just mean they liked them with other desserts.

### **Episode 36 (Week 1)**

Episode 36 - World of Warcraft: The Shattering: The Prelude to Cataclysm (Part 2) began with host Brian Murphy stating that before the podcast Emily said she had something she really wants to talk even though it has nothing to do with the podcast. Emily began to explain her point of view stating (controversially) that "people don't like brownies" and asking "Have you ever seen some one eat a naked brownie?... It doesn't happen!". The other hosts Brian Murphy and Caldwell Tanner disagreed wholeheartedly with Emily's claims and mocked her for them.

### **The Interim (Week 1)**

Over the week between episodes, a thread was started on the 8-Bit Book Club subreddit by long time listener DMCDawg titled "Brownie appreciation thread". Sitting currently at 24 upvotes with a 100% upvoted rate, the thread gained 15 comments which were in the far majority positive and supportive of brownies. It's also here where the protest was officially named by host Caldwell Tanner.

### **Episode 37 (Week 2)**

In episode 37 next week, the episode closes with Emily saying that she still holds her opinion despite the backlash it received. To back up her argument she did some "investigative journalism" and recorded interviews with multiple people for their thoughts on brownies. The interviews gave a wide range of opinions, some saying they're not fans of them overall, one saying they prefer brownie bites, and some liking them. Murph and Caldwell conceded that not everyone likes brownies, though still pointed out that her claims that "no one likes brownies" and that she's "never seen someone eat one" is insane. Murph then tells a story of how in the interim, he and Emily saw a child asking their mother "Mom, can I have my brownie?" and then eating it in front of Emily while humming "Yum yum yum".

## Theories

A theory behind the events that led up to Browniegate has been discussed between fans, saying that it sounded like Emily came to believe no one liked brownies because she made bad dry gluten-free brownies that neither her friends or herself enjoyed. Emily did address this, saying the pie was also gluten-free and people still liked it, but she neglected to consider that gluten is way less important in pie quality than brownie quality.
Episode 50 - Talking About Our New D&D Podcast (w/ Jake Hurwitz)

**Talking About Our New D&D Podcast (w/ Jake Hurwitz)** is the 50th episode in the series and the sixteenth episode of the second season.

## Plot synopsis

The club announces their new D&D play podcast, Not Another D&D Podcast, coming out at the end of January! Jake, Emily, and Caldwell discuss their characters, including a redneck elf, a religious halfling teen, and a cut, pensive man who was raised by dwarves.

## Cast

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner
* Jake Hurwitz

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread
Coke the Sprite

Coke was a Sprite who fought in the Mourning Woods team at the Monster Madness Tournament.

Coke was known for her seductive and flashy personality seen in her entrances. She died committing suicide mid-fight with Dixie the Pixie.

## The Monster Madness Tournament

### **Round 1**

In the first round, Coke fought Dixie the Pixie. Coke strutted out and put on a show, practically stripping. The fight began, Dixie casted detect thoughts on Coke and found out she was planning on going invisible, that she was scared of water, that she had been in one relationship and has commitment issues, and that her weakness was being outperformed. In the second round of combat Dixie grabbed the mic and talked down on Coke Sprite, claiming that she would win, then dropped the mic. Coke assumed a downward dog position then talked into the mic trying to get the crowd on her side. The attempt was to no avail as everyone was still upset at Ruth Chris the Riding Horse's death. Dixie polymorphed into Ruth Chris and the crowd went wild. At this point in the fight, Coke was so sad that no one would pay attention to her that she turned her own short bow on herself. Before she fired, the polymorphed riding horse went up and nusseled Coke while the crowd booed from every direction. Coke then went invisible. In her horse form, Dixie bucked and kicked in a circle, eventually hitting Coke. It's at this point that it's found out that Coke had already killed herself with her short bow.
Episode 25 - Kingdom Hearts: The Novel

**Kingdom Hearts: The Novel** is the 25th episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The club reads glorified fan fiction featuring Final Fantasy characters, Disney critters, and anime-forever-friends. Caldwell sings the Kingdom Hearts theme more than once in our new segment, "The Bard Yard."

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Episode 34 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dragons But Were Afraid to Ask

**Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dragons But Were Afraid to Ask** is the 34th episode in the series and is the last episode of the first season.

## Plot synopsis

The club cracks open the D&D Monster Manual to learn about dragons -- their mating habits, personality-types, and treasure preferences. Emily tries more than once to mimic the sound of a "dragon greeting."

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* (Vernacular) Silver Dragons
* (Corner) Dreamworkin' for the Weekend
* Azagog the Green Dragon

* Green dragons - will hook you up with the dankest Dragon kush: "If green be their skin, then brother, you're in."

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spreaker
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Episode 1 - Resident Evil: Zero Hour

**Resident Evil: Zero Hour** is the first episode of the first series and the beginning of a legacy.

## Plot synopsis

The club discusses zombie trains, leech father-queens, and why our heroes should bone.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Matt Muncher the Troglodyte

Matt Muncher was a member of The Bad News Bugbears who fought at the Monster Madness Tournament. Matt Muncher is known for his horrible stench. Matt died fighting Ssspider the Giant Poisonous Snake.

## The Monster Madness Tournament

Upon starting the fight, Matt farts in Ssspider's general direction but it's easily waved away by Ssspider's tail. Ssspider then lashes out and bites Matt in the neck, and although he managed to resist it, the poison is enough to kill him. He is then slowly ingested by Ssspider and waves goodbye to Caldwell (the team leader).
Azagog the Green Dragon

### First Appearance

Episode 34 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dragons But Were Afraid to Ask

## Physical Description

### Gender

Male

*"I know that we're a little down on the Republic Party, but I think that their candidate for 2020, Azagog the Green Dragon...I think he's really got some stuff to say!" - Caldwell Tanner*

The 2020 Republican candidate. Very trustworthy and knows how to cut loose with his buds. Has been criticized for his locker room talk.
Episode 46 - Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day

**Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day** is the 46th episode in the series and the twelfth episode of the second season.

## Plot synopsis

The club watches two Christmas specials from 2013's Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. Can Pacster and his X-TREME pals Cyli and Spiral stop the ghosts from gooing all over Pac-World and save Christmas-I-mean-Berry-Day!?

## Cast

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* (Vernacular) Pak Gak
* (Vernacular) Ghost Gunk
* (Phrases) Flood the place

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread
Ssspider the Giant Poisonous Snake

*Not to be confused with Snake the Giant Wolf Spider.*

Ssspider was a giant poisonous snake and member of The Mourning Woods who fought in the Monster Madness Tournament. He is best remembered for his classic original catchphrases, "Show some resssspect"/"I get no resssspect"/"R-E-Sssss-P-E-C-T". The catchphrases were invented between the first and second round.

## The Monster Madness Tournament

### **Round 1**

Upon starting the fight, Matt Muncher the Troglodyte farts in Ssspider's general direction but it's easily waved away by Ssspider's tail. Ssspider then lashes out and bites Matt in the neck, and although he managed to resist it, the poison is enough to kill him. He is then slowly ingested by Ssspider.

### **Round 2**

In the second round, Ssspider fights John Elway the Flying Sword. Ssspider goes first, attacks, and misses. John then flies through the air (whistling like a nerf football from the 90s) attacks, but also misses. Ssspider attacks and hits. Ssspider hisses "I get no ressssspect" and Emily translates for him. John Elway attacks and hits for a large amount of damage. Ssspider says "R-E-Sssss-P-E-C-T". Ssspider attacks again and misses which John responds to by spinning around to make a laughing noise. John Elway attacks and kills Ssspider, chopping him up into sushimi and doling him out to the audience.
Fanfiction Challenges

Occasionally the gang ask their viewers for fanfiction relating to them or the things they read, sometimes reading it out on the show. Here's a list of the requests they've made for fanfiction (including some fanfiction-fulfilments!).

*Note: If you've written fanfiction for the show, paste it or post a link here!*

## Challenges

Episode 9 - Diablo III: The Order (Part 2) The show endorses any fan-fiction, especially ones based around the books they've read

* Incorporate Caldwell
* Lean in to sex stuff (for Emily)
* Caldwell/Sonic/Amy love triangle where everyone ends up heartbroken
* Emily x Johnny Lightfoot / Emily at home receiving a letter from the Mobius government saying that her husband Johnny Lightfoot had died.
* Murph fucks Tails

Episode 10 - Super Mario Adventure Book: Leaping Lizards

* Emily wants Roy Koopa fanfication from Mario Kart.
* Caldwell would love to see Wooster related fanfiction.

Episode 12 - Pokemon: I Choose You!

* Emily requests fanfiction where she (or the others) is Cubone's mother being the mother figure Cubone never had.
* Caldwell requests fanfiction where the club are team rocket and two of them are going to try a relationship.

Episode 17 - Sonic Adventure Gamebook: Metal City Mayhem (Part III)

* Caldwell requests a fanfiction of all of Sonic's friends having a good life without him
* The club request fanfiction of Sonic being a dentist giving Emily a root canal
* Emily requests Dancer x Boombox

## On-Air 8BBC Fanfiction

Episode 8 - Diablo III: The Order

* Caldwell is the youngest brother of the Prime Evils. They're currently all at home and their parents are out. (By "Trevor").

Episode 11 - Super Mario Adventure Book: Leaping Lizards (Part 2)

* Murph reads a small fanfiction story where Caldwell is working at a pizza place that Luigi frequents when he's sad.

Episode 14 - Mortal Kombat Slash Fiction

* Viewer Ali wrote about the club as Diablo characters where Murph is a cloaked assassin (called Murphy the bitch) Emily is a powerful wizard, and Caldwell is Caldiem the goblin.

Episode 55 - Final Fantasy VI Fan Fiction

* Caldwell reads the Final Fantasy VI adventure book-style fan-fiction he had to write for Emily and things get wild and teary-eyed quickly.
* Murph reads some erotic (lemon) Final Fantasy VI fan-fiction he found online of Locke and Celes hooking up in the desert.
Episode 28 - D&D MONSTER MADNESS

**D&D MONSTER MADNESS** is the 28th episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

In an improvised fictional world, Lord Beran Murphial (a Lawful Good benevolent lord) summons the greatest battle masters of the world and oversees an epic tourney between two teams of 8 scrub monsters picked out of the D&D5E Monsters Manual. Lord Beran does this all to try and connect with his shit son and see him smile. To the winner goes the real life opportunity to pick the next book they read on the podcast.

Emily Axford, a woman scantily clad in vines and twigs with her nipples tastefully covered by 2 leaves but her vagina clearly exposed, heads the team: "Defenders of the Forest AKA: Forest WIN-aker AKA: The Green Deck AKA: They are Definitely In fact Giants AKA: The Monster Marsh AKA: Mourning Woods", an army of forest creatures. Caldwell "The Belt Master" Tanner, a man wearing nothing but belts, heads the "Bad News Bugbears", a group of monstrous rejects.

More info on the tournament can be found here.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* The Monster Madness Tournament
* Lord Beran Murphial
* Lord Beran Murphial's Shit Son
* Spider, the Giant Poisonous Snake
* Matt Muncher, the Troglodyte
* John Elway, the Flying Sword
* Needle Blight
* Borf, the Giant Badger
* Ruth Chris, the Riding Horse
* Coke, the Sprite
* Dixie, the Pixie
* Peder, the Giant Centipede
* Horse, the Bullywug
* Legolas, the Drow
* George Bush, the Goblin
* Arthur Treacher "the Winged Creature", the Winged Kobold
* Rob, the Zombie
* Snake, the Giant Wolf Spider
* Jack Skeleton "the Squash Prince", the Skeleton

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & Trivia

* Needle Blight was originally called "Son of Gulthias" by Emily, but she took the name back after realising she had taken it from the description of the Vine Blight
* Needle Blight would have died in one hit, had the gang not got so caught up in John Elway's backstory that they forgot to role damage

## References

1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/8bitbookclub/comments/64uw4n/episode\_28\_dd\_monster\_madness/
Arthur Treacher the Winged Kobold

### Died

Killed and eaten by Rob the Zombie but was resurrected by Rob's Zombie Virus. Then killed by headbutt from Giant John Elway (The Primary Elway).

## Physical Description

### Gender

Male

**Arthur "The Winged Creature" Treacher** the Winged Kobold was a fighter in The Bad News Bugbears and took part in The Monster Madness Tournament. Arthur was killed fighting Rob the Zombie and his body was eaten by him also. He was resurrected later in the fight as a zombie but got too cocky and got killed quickly after. Arthur was known for his loyalty to the Kobold Crew.

## The Monster Madness Tournament

### **Round 1**

In round 1, Arthur fights Rob the Zombie. In the fight, Rob grabs the mic twice realising both times he can't speak. Arthur flies up into the sky to drops a rock on Rob which causes part of his shoulder to come off. After, Rob lands a devastating hit to Arthur which knocks him out the air and kills him. Rob then eats Arthur thinking he's eating a sandwich.

### **Appearance of John Elway**

Around the time Giant John Elway appears, Arthur is resurrected by Rob's zombie curse. Arthur flies up and attempts to poke John Elway's eyes through his helmet, but he's not dexterous enough and is headbutted to oblivion while John yells "INTERCEPTION!".
Episode 26 - Kingdom Hearts: The Novel (Part 2)

**Kingdom Hearts: The Novel (Part 2)** is the 26th episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The Lore Lords use their keyblades of wisdom to unlock the secret to Kingdom Hearts. Emily spends a good 10 minutes talking about the tan M&M and how it tasted different than the other M&Ms (it didn't).

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* Morton the Moth
* (Added to) Emily's Boob Mentions

## Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Bill McCay

Bill McCay (a pen name of John Grisham) is a *New York Times* Best Selling author who also wrote several officially licensed Mario adventure books: Koopa Capers, Doors to Doom, Monster Mix Up, and Flown the Koopa. Bill McCay is known on the show for having "puzzle problems", i.e. he punishes you for correct solutions, he randomly gives points to the player for doing nothing, leads you on for a long time before telling you that you've failed, and presents puzzles that have no consequence whatsoever.

Bill is blamed for sparking the events of Magmagate with his backwards writing. He is also known for his foot fetish which he inserts into all his writing. The Club have described him as a "snake in the grass" and a "koopa in mans' clothing".

Bill can be found in his Hollywood mansion bathing in a tub full of adventure book money.

## Facts

* If you Google "Bill McCay", at least three different men show up, but they all have identical mustaches.
Episode 21 - The Angry Birds Movie: The Junior Novel

**The Angry Birds Movie: The Junior Novel** is the 21st episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The club graduates to a 3rd grade reading level and discusses a children's book based on a movie based on a game. We contemplate the hidden message behind the bird/pig war, and Caldwell considers getting a very bad tattoo.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* Tucker Tanner
* Tucker Murphy-Axford
* Caldwell's "Stay angry my friends" full-back tattoo
* Twisted Metal live-action movie featuring Vin Diesel as Axel

## Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Mozinga

Mozinga, not to be confused with Mazinga, is an add-on for Mozilla Firefox themed around Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. It contains features such as Sheldon commenting on your emails and replacing every fifth word with "bazinga." Some users have experienced an issue with Sheldon migrating onto their phone.

Mentioned in Episode 27 - Digimon Manga
Legolas the Drow

**Legolas** was a Drow and fought in the The Mourning Woods team in the Monster Madness Tournament. Legolas had very knotted and awful hair. Legolas was killed and eaten by Rob the Zombie in the semi-finals of the tournament, but came back to life at the appearance of John Elway.

Legolas was known for being a huge Legolas fan, a huge whiner and coward, and generally being unlikable.

## The Monster Madness Tournament

### **Round 1**

In the first round, Legolas fought George Bush the Goblin. The fights starts with George shooting Legolas with his shortbow through his chain shirt. Legolas struts to the center of the arena and asks "Who wants to see me take down this goblin?" and is met with cheers. George Bush then shouts out that Legolas is an impostor, points to Lord Beran Murphial's Shit Son and says "this one's for you!" which the son responds to positively. Legolas creates a darkness sphere around them both and George Bush starts a happy birthday chant with the audience for Beran's shit son. George goes up to Legolas and attacks him with his scimitar through his beloved chain shirt. Legolas gets his crossbow and puts it up to George's temple, fires, then misses somehow. George attacks again and misses. Legolas takes his crossbow and fires, blowing George's head off. Legolas then whips his hair around and points his crossbow at the lord's son, Beran allows this saying "Let him taunt, my son is a shit.". Legolas then runs out the arena screaming in despair, "My chain shirt! I need to repair it!".

### **Round 2**

In the second round Legolas fights previous teammate Peder the Giant Centipede. Before the fight, Peder says "Remember son, I'm taking you fishing!" to his son. During the fight, Legolas is so blinded by the sun that he shoots his crossbow into the crowd and shoots a peanut salesman in the butt. Legolas shoots again and misses, shooting the peanut salesman in the butt again. Legolas then points his crossbow at Peder, Peder's son saying "I hope we catch a trout!" as Legolas fires a bolt between Peder's eyes. Peder's lifeless body falls to the ground staring at his son and his son tries to look for a sign of farewell in his eyes, but it's not there. He's dead. Legolas then spits on Peder's son.

### **Semi-Finals**

In the first match of the semi-finals, Legolas fought Rob the Zombie. During the fight, Rob flexes and flesh falls off of him. The fight mostly continues as them just missing each other until Rob lands a hit that kills Legolas, a chance Rob takes to slowly eat Legolas.

### **Appearance of John Elway**

Around the time Giant John Elway appears, Legolas is resurrected by Rob's zombie curse. He goes on to fire his crossbow at John but immediately misses. Legolas is hurled the magic bag of footballs by Snake the Giant Wolf Spider and catches it. Legolas is then told to check out the footballs by his group of goth fans. Legolas casts darkness to obscure himself/cower. Legolas picks a ball out of the bag and hears the voice of John Elway the Flying Sword within the balls. Johnathan Elsingway explains himself and Legolas starts running away with the bag of footballs.
John Elway (The Wizard)

*This article is about the wizard. For other uses, see John Elway (disambiguation).*

## Physical Description

### Size

Medium

John Elway (The Wizard) was the creator/father of John Elway (The Flying Sword) who he created by using dire football magics and a piece of his own soul. These "dire football magics" came from a dimensional void linked to John Elway who which John essentially prayed to in order to enchant the sword.

It's believed the death of Lord Beran Murphial's Shit Son and the birth of Giant John Elway (The Primary Elway) was John Elway's original plan all along.

It's revealed later in the Monster Madness Tournament that John Elway the Flying Sword was a combination of the primary elway and a warriors spirit, the warrior being captured by John Elway and used to open a portal to John Elway (The Football Player/Deity).
Miles Prower

**Miles "Tails" Prower** is a body builder and known foot fetishist. He is the good friend of Sonic the Hedgehog, whom he fights alongside as freedom fighters on the planet Mobius. Miles is a strong advocate of the Ketogenic diet, the diet being the source of his strong prehensile tails. Tails is depicted by Adam Driver in the upcoming film Fortress.
Montgomery

Montgomery was a smart child and the previous owner of the Super Mario Koopa Capers adventure book the club bought. While playing through the book, the club found that Montgomery had already solved a puzzle in the book. Murph called him a "privileged little brat". It was theorised that Montgomery was very intelligent (a Mensa baby) as he hadn't solved any of the other puzzles the club ran into, meaning he had avoided all their missteps.

It was later revealed that Montgomery was actually host Caldwell Tanner.
Episode 48 - Sonic Adventure Gamebook: Zone Rangers (Part 2)

**Sonic Adventure Gamebook: Zone Rangers** is the 48th episode in the series and the fourteenth episode of the second season.

## Plot synopsis

The club picks up where they left off -- with zero lives, zero rings, and zero hope. Can their buff, beautiful hedgehog defeat Robotnik and save the Jungle Zone?

## Cast

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread
Nathan Yaffe

Nathan Yaffe (Right) seen with Caldwell Tanner, who is either laughing or sneezing, I can't tell.

### Notable Work

Can You Kiss A Nathan? (Known as Can You Kiss Anathan by Emily Axford)

### First appearance

Intermission: Caldwell's Lore Corner - Skyrim (with Nathan Yaffe)

Nathan Yaffe is an illustrator and a colleague ofCaldwell Tanner. Additionally, Nathan co-hosts the Headgum podcast "What Should We Draw" with Caldwell. Nathan has only appeared on one episode/ intermission, being brought in to keep Caldwell company when when Murph and Emily left town.

Nathan is known on the show for his love of levels.
Episode 49 - Sonic Adventure Gamebook: Zone Rangers (Part 3)

**Sonic Adventure Gamebook: Zone Rangers (Part 3)** is the 49th episode in the series and the fifteenth episode of the second season.

## Plot synopsis

The club embarks on the last leg of their adventure, and tensions are HIGH. Murph re-distributes Sonic's stats to make him a more sensible hog, while Caldwell and Emily mourn the loss of their beautiful buff blue blur. The journey takes them from the desert to the mountains to a city and to SPACE for what can only be described as an hour and a half of literary torture.

## Cast

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* (Vernacular) "Re-rolling the hog"
* (Vernacular) "Trundle"
* Emily is short for Emerald

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* Features a record breaking earliest defeat at only 6 minutes in (6:37)
Episode 15 - TEKKEN: The Dark History of Mishima

**TEKKEN: The Dark History of Mishima** is the 15th episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The club reads the videogamiest videogame book they've ever read, featuring cursed bloodlines, squirrel suit ninjas, and lots and lots of helicopters.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Be Your Own Daddy

Cover art by godspeedyoublacknerd on the subreddit!

> *"You have to be your own daddy, okay? You're out there, there are these other critters. They will kick your ASS if you are not your own daddy. Your dad will not save you."* - An excerpt from Be Your Own Daddy
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**Be Your Own Daddy** is a self-help book and audiobook written and performed by 8BBC host Brian Murphy. The book focuses on not having to rely on others and to take control of your own life. "Daddy" is used to describe a person in control, "critter" is used to describe gatekeepers and those who want to put you down. The book has been described as "hard to understand" due to it's large amount of Sonic the Hedgehog references, but audiences still find that the general cadence gets them really motivated.
Episode 20 - The Twisted Lore of Twisted Metal

**The Twisted Lore of Twisted Metal** is the 20th episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The club, aka the Lore Lords, explore the lore of Twisted Metal by travelling down a wiki rabbit hole. Things are about to get TWISTED! And CONFUSING.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* Seal Team 666 - A 14 to 15 action video game series.

## Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Episode 41 - Super Mario Adventure Book: Doors to Doom

**Super Mario Adventure Book: Doors to Doom** is the 41st episode in the series and the seventh episode of the second season.

 Plot synopsis

The club takes on another Nintendo adventure book because they just don't know when to quit. Emily eats a slug of steak fat, Caldwell gets horny for puzzles, and Murph is saved by Bahamut's blessing.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* Bill McCay
* (Corner) Emily's Main Gripe
* Caldiem

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spreaker
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread
Fortress

### Starring

Adam Driver, Christoph Waltz, Emily Blunt, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Michael Caine

### First Appearance

Episode 40 - Sonic the Hedgehog: Fortress of Fear (Part 2)

**Fortress** is a feature length crime thriller based on the Sonic the Hedgehog: Fortress of Fear adventure book released in 1995 by Troll Associates. The film is to feature an ensemble cast of all-star actors and Emily Blunt repeatedly doing "yoga push-ups" like she did in the trailer for Edge of Tomorrow. The film is to stay close to the original plot and dialogue of the book, but has a noticeably darker tone and includes multiple gruesome deaths. The film is to be rated R by the MPAA due to the aforementioned violence but also for the multiple sex scenes (Sonic and Sally, Rotor and Nicole) which are to be added to reach a feature length running time.

## Casting

Although casting is not entirely final, Adam Driver is to have a definite role as Miles "Tails" Prower. It's also to be noted that later in the film all casting roles are given to Adam Driver except for Sally Acorn.)

* George Clooney (or Zac Efron) as Sonic the Hedgehog
* Emily Blunt as Sally Acorn
* Christoph Waltz as Dr. Robotnik
* Adam Driver as Miles "Tails" Prower
* Matt Damon (or Dwayne Johnson) as Rotor Walrus
* Sir Michael Caine as Antoine

Other considered castings for the film include Tom Cruise as Sonic the Hedgehog and Jamie Hyneman as Rotor Walrus.
Giant Bed Age

The world dubbed "Giant Bed Age" is a world (or Age) created by Murph, specifically when he was depressed. It can only be accessed through it's accompanying tome.

## Description

* The whole world is a giant bed
* Anyone who goes there is always tired and has nothing to do
* Infinite supply of every food
* Animals are around to cuddle/spoon should you want to
* The bed has pillows which you can reach under to get pizza
* Has a Cum Button
Emily Axford

### Children

​Aaron, Caldwell Axford, Connor, Connor II, Darrel, Darren, Darren II, Darren III, David, Elisa, Jacob, Jesum, Tucker Murphy-Axford

### Occupation

Queen Bitch, Lore Lord, Lore-Smoother, Puzzle Master, Presidential Candidate, Comedian, Writer, Actor

### First appearance

Episode 1 - Resident Evil: Zero Hour

Emily Axford (AKA the Queen Bitch, AKA Hell's Nightmare) is a comedian and hosts 8-Bit Book Club with husband Brian Murphy and previous CollegeHumor coworker Caldwell Tanner. Emily is single-handedly the reason the podcast is marked as explicit. Emily is known for her dirty mind, her insights to the true meanings of books, and her incorrect recollections of classic games or shows.

Emily can commonly be found travelling around on a green horse claiming to be a lost princess from a magical world, usually in breeches and an autumnal feathered runecloth cloak. She also pines after Roy Koopa, the coolest bad-boy lizard in town.

## Life

From an early age, Emily always wanted big boobs. She'd draw them and stick pictures of them on her bedroom walls, it was all she thought about. But when puberty came and left her boobs, her one dream, in the dark... she changed. Her frustration gave her a potty-mouth like no other, creating a breeding ground for bad teeth monsters who began drilling her teeth into tooth dust. She also started calling people "daddy".

Her early life is also reflected on the show, as she claims she gets anxiety while reading out loud as it reminds her of biology class. She is now a celebrity puzzle master and lore-smoother with a huge house and a rolodex of women who want to sleep with her.

## Quotes

* "Every time I make a new friend I show them my pussy." (Episode 22 - Legend of Zelda Adventure Book: The Shadow Prince)
* "Who's your favourite... Creature, and who's your favourite... Star." (Episode 27 - Digimon Manga)
* "When you're a puzzle celebrity, the poon comes to you. You honestly don't even have to leave your house, if anything you need to lock your doors, because it will crawl in through the vents." (Episode 33 - Super Mario Adventure Book: Koopa Capers (Part 2))
* "Um, guys seriously, you better put away that Kylo Ren topless picture before I flood the place." (Episode 46 - Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day)

## See Also

* List of times Emily has mentioned wanting bigger boobs
* Emily's Dental Work
* Hot Tub Island
Uncle Daeril

Uncle Daeril is the weird uncle of Siris which Siris occasionally stayed with at his apartment while growing up.

In a way, Daeril was cool as he totally let Siris watch Skinemax which he wasn't allowed to do at home. It was weird though, as Daeril would watch it with him with his hand down his pants. When Siris would try to go to bed Daeril would stop him, saying "I don't like to be alone" (which is probably a good sign as it was more sad than sexual). He would also ask Siris to invite friends over and ask if he could film them wrestling each other.

Daeril often refers to himself as an "young soul", and owns large amounts of football jerseys, porn, and everberry pie.
Pokémon in-game reviews - Is this pokémon any good? Wiki

Stoopid whoever made this is stupid

## I choose a specific Pokémon in a specific game and review how well it does in-game. I do this:

Fadjejrbrbvr1. Its location.

2. Stats, evolutions...

3. Movepool, Abilities, Typing...

4. In important battles.

5. Conclusion.

## Important stuff

I do these randomly.

Just because a Pokémon got a bad score, doesn't mean you shouldn't use it. Those with a really bad score, though...

Pokémon is owned by Nintendo and Game Freak.

I'm currently doing Sun and Moon, including the Island Scan stuff.

Ratings are subjective.

DO NOT VISIT THIS SITE UNTIL I MAKE IT PUBLIC. You can give me advice, but still. I will complete things for now. I use a different account sometimes.￼

## Latest activity

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Emily's Boob Mentions

1. Episode 4 - Bioshock Rapture (at 46:26) Emily asks if she can use bacteria to give herself bigger boobs, in the end deciding just to "eat Christina Hendricks's shit" to see if it would make her boobs bigger.
2. Episode 7 - Infinity Blade: Awakening (at 37:28) Emily responds that if she could have any ring of power it would be one that gives her big boobs.
3. Episode 18 - Myst: The Book of Atrus (at 27:25) Emily says that if she could create a world it'd be one where she has huge boobs.
4. Episode 20 - The Twisted Lore of Twisted Metal (at 55:56) Emily wonders what Calypso would give her if she wished for big boobs after winning the Twisted Metal tournament. The club then talk about starting a Patreon to raise money for breast implants.
5. Episode 26 - Kingdom Hearts: The Novel (Part 2) (at 32:32) Emily says if she were a Final Fantasy villian her final form would be a phoenix with huge tits and seven wings.
6. Episode 37 - World of Warcraft: The Shattering: The Prelude to Cataclysm (Part 3) (at 1:02:03) After discussing which weapon the three would have, Caldwell offers the Queen Bitch move: a weighted bra, to which Emily points out that it'll make you look like you have huge tits, which is perfect for her.
7. Episode 42 - Super Mario Adventure Book: Doors to Doom (Part 2) (at 32:38) Emily talks about getting new tits at 45.
George Bush the Goblin

George Bush was a Goblin and fought in the Bad News Bugbears team in the Monster Madness Tournament. George Bush was known for his crowd work. He was killed by a bolt to the head from Legolas the Drow's crossbow.

## The Monster Madness Tournament

**Round 1**

In the first round, George Bush fought Legolas the Drow. The fights starts with George shooting Legolas with his shortbow through his chain shirt. Legolas struts to the center of the arena and asks "Who wants to see me take down this goblin?" and is met with cheers. George Bush receives cheers from the crowd chanting "We forgive you George!" and then shouts out that Legolas is an impostor, points to Lord Beran Murphial's Shit Son and says "this one's for you!" which the son responds to positively. Legolas creates a darkness sphere around them both and George Bush starts a happy birthday chant for Beran's shit son. George goes up to Legolas and attacks him with his scimitar through his beloved chain shirt. Legolas gets his crossbow and puts it up to George's temple, fires, then misses somehow. George attacks again and misses. Legolas takes his crossbow and fires, blowing George's head off. Legolas then whips his hair around and points his crossbow at the lord's son, Beran allows this saying "Let him taunt, my son is a shit.". Legolas then runs out the arena screaming in despair, "My chain shirt! I need to repair it!".
Episode 33 - Super Mario Adventure Book: Koopa Capers (Part 2)

**Super Mario Adventure Book: Koopa Capers (Part 2)** is the 33rd episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The club continues the most difficult, nonsensical, foot-worshipping Nintendo adventure book to date. Featuring a giant goomba with shaved legs, Magmagate Part 2, and Luigi drinking orange juice in his uncle's pool.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* (Vernacular) Superior Smile
* Montgomery
* (Corner) What'cha Bingin'?
* Magmagate #2

(ShiEric's lore from the Reddit thread, someone get on adding these gems!)

* Grand Goomba - Head of the KKK. David Duke is a Grand Goomba.
* Luigi's Uncle Harry - Breakfast juice enthusiast with magical spirit powers.

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spreaker
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Episode 19 - Myst: The Book of Atrus (Part 2)

**Myst: The Book of Atrus (Part 2)** is the 19th episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The club revisits their favorite D'ni wunderkind, his crap dad, and his cave-dwelling grandma while trying to wrap their heads around the mind-boggling lore of the Myst world.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* (Added to) Emily's Dental Work
* (Vernacular) "Crush a Box"
* (Vernacular) "Crunch a Brush"
* (Vernacular) "Slop Bucket"

## Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Wikia To-Do

A list of stuff that should be on the wikia/what the hosts want on the wikia. This is a list anyone can help with or add to.

## General

* Explanation of the show and show format
* Fill out cast pages with quotes and life stories.

## Episode Guides

* Probs change "Appearances" to "Cast". I'll probably get a bot to do that though if I really want it done.
Episode 18 - Myst: The Book of Atrus

**Myst: The Book of Atrus** is the 18th episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The club discusses the literary prequel to the original Myst game, which Emily confused for a children's puzzle game called The Island of Dr. Brain. Once again, the conversation devolves into jokes about dads.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* Hot Tub Island
* Giant Bed Age
* Planet Cum Button
* Cum Button

## Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Episode 43 - Super Mario Adventure Book: Doors to Doom (Part 3)

**Super Mario Adventure Book: Doors to Doom (Part 3)** is the 43rd episode in the series and the ninth episode of the second season.

## Plot synopsis

The epic conclusion to another Nintendo adventure book! Can the club make it through the Doors to Doom unscathed? No. No, they can't.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* (Vernacular) "Goomba see you"
* (Vernacular) "Fingie/"Stick a fingie"
* (Added to) Page 69

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* First adventure book episode to introduce donations to for charity for each time they die. For this episode they chose Child's Play.
Intermission: Caldwell's Lore Corner - Skyrim (with Nathan Yaffe)

**Caldwell's Lore Corner - Skyrim (with Nathan Yaffe)** is an intermission between the 18th and 19th episodes in the series recorded as Murph and Emily were out of town.

## Plot synopsis

With Murph and Emily out of town, Nathan Yaffe joins Caldwell to tackle a book WITHIN a videogame -- "The Wraith’s Wedding Dowry" from Skyrim.

## Appearances

* Caldwell Tanner
* Nathan Yaffe

## Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*
Episode 53 - Gex: The Novel (Part 2)

**Gex: The Novel (Part 2)** is the 53rd episode in the series and the nineteenth episode of the second season.

## Plot synopsis

Gex is BACK, BABY! And he's....PROBLEMATIC. Listen to the club's horror as everyone's favorite rad 90's lizard travels to WORLD WAR 2 WORLD AND BECOMES A PRISON OF WAR.

## Cast

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread
Episode 23 - Making Sense of Metal Gear

**Making Sense of Metal Gear** is the 23rd episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The Lore Lords explore the Metal Gear wikia, which proves almost unnecessary because Caldwell knows it by heart. Come for the cybernetic ninjas, stay for the nanomachines!

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

* (Vernacular) "Swoosh the goof"
* (Vernacular) "Ya fell down"
* (Corner) The Anime Corner

## Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* The first episode to feature an advertisment
Episode 58 - Mega Man 2: The Novel (Part 2)

**Mega Man 2: The Novel (Part 2)** is the 58th episode in the series and the twenty fifth episode of the second season.

## Plot synopsis

The club wraps up Mega Man 2: The Novel and their mad libs-style live reading gets even more confusing. Starring Mega Man aka The Rock From Jumanji aka Ronald QuickDonalds aka Cole and Dylan Sprouse aka The Fish Man From the Shape of Water aka Saucy Little Number aka Cole and Dylan Sprouse again.

## Cast

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread
Banana Split Monkey

**Banana Split Monkey** is a Common season 1 Scoop.

## Appearance

A chocolate-brown monkey with it's inner ear, paws, and face being tan. It has an oval-shaped brown nose and pale brown, wide eyes with a curious expression.

## Personality

*This playful little monkey has a real sweet tooth, so keep your eye on your ice cream or it will...split!*
Tucker Tanner

Tucker Tanner is the son of show host Caldwell Tanner and (presumably) Susanna Wolff. Tucker was born as a 14 year old boy, a scientific anomaly which proved extremely uncomfortable for his mother.

As revealed in episode 21, Tucker's tuition and all future debts are fully paid for by the $350 million Caldwell received to convince him to get a full-back "Stay angry, my friends" Angry Birds tattoo, which is believed to be the worst tattoo of all time. It's also revealed that Caldwell bought a house with the money he received (a good one, not a shitty one).

## References

1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/8bitbookclub/comments/5vfe11/episode\_21\_the\_angry\_birds\_movie\_the\_junior\_novel/
Episode 55 - Final Fantasy VI Fan Fiction

**Final Fantasy VI Fan Fiction** is the 55th episode in the series and the twenty second episode of the second season.

## Plot synopsis

Emily finally receives her reward for winning D&D Monster Madness -- Final Fantasy VI fan fiction! Caldwell blows everyone's minds with his own custom Final Fantasy Gamebook, Emily bursts into tears several times, Murph is forced to say "wet channel" while reading Locke/Celes erotica, and Kylo Ren makes several appearances.

## Cast

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## External Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread
Episode 12 - Pokemon: I Choose You!

**Pokemon: I Choose You!** is the 12th episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The club reads a novel based on the first few episodes of the Pokemon anime and engages in a heated debate about starter Pokemon. Everyone comes out dumber for it. The Club also discover that the book (and perhaps the entire Pokemon series) is an allegory for pro-choice and Roe v. Wade.

## Appearances

* Brian Murphy
* Emily Axford
* Caldwell Tanner

## Lore

Though its unnamed, Emily's Roe V Wade theory is a prime example of Emily's Mmmmmetaphor Corner.

## Links

* Headgum
* Spotify
* Reddit Thread

## Notes & trivia

* *This is where you can put notes and trivia, anything that is interesting or strange can be included here*