Top 10 YouTubers Who Should Be on an English Language Version of #TubeClash
"What's #TubeClash?" you may be asking now. Well, let me explain.#TubeClash is an animation project by German YouTuber and filmmaker darkvikt0ry that started in 2014. The premise is that ten famous YouTubers ("clashers") suddenly wake up in a lonely location and are told by the mysterious Master to fight each other until only one remains. Each of them receives a weapon based on their videos. They are divided into two teams, Clash A and Clash B.
The project was uploaded on darkvikt0ry's YouTube channel, split into ten parts/episodes. After a season was fully uploaded, it was edited into a feature film, which could be bought on DVD and Blu-ray.
The project was created interactively.
Viewers could suggest what happens next in the comments, which was then interpolated into the story. They could also vote on which YouTuber they wanted to survive the most - one of the two clashers with the fewest votes would die (which one was decided by flipping a coin). Even before the actual project started, viewers could vote on which YouTubers they wanted to be part of #TubeClash.
That's it for the premise, and that's basically all the information you need for this list. But for whoever is interested in how the project turned out, I included more information down here.
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The lineup of the first season/movie consisted of big names from all corners of the German YouTube scene: Germany's first YouTube star coldmirror (who is known for her Harry Potter-themed videos as well as raunchy animations), nerd blogger Chan, comedian iBlali, foul-mouthed video battle rap tournament host JuliensBlog, Let's Players Gronkh and GermanLetsPlay (the latter of whom was called by his real-life name Manu so often in that saga that he is now mainly known as Manu), vlogger Kelly aka MissVlog, trivia blogger Taddl (who would quit YouTube to become a member of the music group Dat Adam a few months later), news channel host LeFloid, and knowledge channel host Doktor Allwissend.
I really liked this lineup. These are names everybody who is familiar with the German YouTube scene knows, either because they are among the most subscribed or because they have been around for quite a long time. Coldmirror and Chan, for example, have been there since the very beginning of YouTube. They are well known in the scene despite not having millions of subscribers. This group also covers a variety of genres and target audiences.
The tone of the first #TubeClash was comedic. It was full of inside jokes referencing the YouTubers it portrayed. There were also parodies of YouTube life in general, movie spoofs, and a light-hearted storyline. The characters behaved just like their real-life YouTuber counterparts.
The project was a smash hit and made darkvikt0ry famous in the German YouTube scene.
The second installment, #TubeClash02, starts off just like the first movie. Ten YouTubers wake up in a lonely city, there is a new Master, and again we get lots of the humor that made the first installment great. I wasn't quite as satisfied with the lineup, though. This time, six of the ten YouTubers were Let's Players or were at least known for game-related content: byStegi, Paluten, rewinside, ConCrafter, HandOfBlood, and Sturmwaffel.
The other four characters were beauty and lifestyle blogger Dagi Bee, comedian Julien Bam, vlogger LifeWithMelina aka Melina Sophie, and anime blogger Kurono. While they are all well known, the lineup dwelt too much on video games, and they were not as legendary as the ten from the first season.
But then, something happens: halfway through the movie, the tone changes. It becomes more like a dark anime. We see emotional flashback stories, characters torn between good and evil, and clashers who begin developing personalities of their own instead of imitating their real-life counterparts. We also learn a bit about the world this is all set in. In other words, darkvikt0ry started taking his franchise seriously.
He still interpolated comments suggesting jokes, though these served more as comic relief. Also, the animation improved in this sequel.
The rules completely changed for the third and apparently final volume, #FinalClash. Not only does the entire season/movie have the darker tone of the second half of #TubeClash02, but it also brings together all the main characters from its predecessors.
However, there are also three new clashers. Viewers could suggest rather unknown YouTubers with a maximum of 150,000 subscribers, and then vote for them to become part of the project.
The final lineup consisted of singer-songwriter Horrorkissen, trivia blogger dieserpan, and Let's Player Halbzwilling. Each of them had three lives, and after each episode, one of them lost a life depending on the votes.
The interesting thing is that the YouTubers' real-life counterparts encouraged their fans not to vote in favor of them. Instead, they wanted each character to remain part of the story for as long as possible. I can understand that - the three characters had perfect chemistry.
In terms of storytelling, this installment was the best. It was the most complex and featured the most interesting storylines and character developments. However, it was as far away from the original premise as it possibly could be.
None of the YouTubers dubbed themselves. Most of the voices were done by darkvikt0ry, with a few characters voiced by some of his friends. They did a very good job with the vocals (especially Paperblossom, who perfectly imitated Coldmirror's very characteristic voice).
I also have to compliment the soundtrack of all three movies. It was inspired by Japanese anime soundtracks and can perfectly keep up with them.
The Top Ten
The Angry Video Game Nerd

He could be the English language counterpart to HandOfBlood's role in the German version: an ever-grumpy gamer who is still good-hearted inside.
By the way, I screwed up in the description. She's called Kelly, aka MissesVlog, not MissVlog.
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