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His LPs are quite un-[[Walkthrough]]-like compared to others, even though he hardly ever offscreens anything. His knowledge about the mechanics of the game he's playing are often limited or non-existant, but he usually makes up for it with general videogame savvy. His commentary about equally consists of review-like opinions on strength and weaknesses of the game, witty illustration of [[Fridge Logic]], random talk, opinions and [[Real Life]] observations, and puns he [[Incredibly Lame Pun|apologizes for immediately afterwards]].
His LPs are quite un-[[Walkthrough]]-like compared to others, even though he hardly ever offscreens anything. His knowledge about the mechanics of the game he's playing are often limited or non-existant, but he usually makes up for it with general videogame savvy. His commentary about equally consists of review-like opinions on strength and weaknesses of the game, witty illustration of [[Fridge Logic]], random talk, opinions and [[Real Life]] observations, and puns he [[Incredibly Lame Pun|apologizes for immediately afterwards]].


Gronkh is one of the administrators of the [[MMORPG]] site ''playmassive.de'' and the gaming site ''playnation.de''. Together with some other PlayNation administrators and affiliated [[Let's Play|Lets Players]], he publishes his videos on his website [http://www.gronkh.de/ gronkh.de] along with Youtube.
Gronkh is one of the administrators of the [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] site ''playmassive.de'' and the gaming site ''playnation.de''. Together with some other PlayNation administrators and affiliated [[Let's Play|Lets Players]], he publishes his videos on his website [http://www.gronkh.de/ gronkh.de] along with Youtube.


''Certainly'' not to be confused with [[Gonk]] or [[Gronk]].
''Certainly'' not to be confused with [[Gonk]] or [[Gronk]].
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* [[Catch Phrase]]:
* [[Catch Phrase]]:
** Most of them vary and only stick for a few episodes or a single [[Let's Play]], but the persistent ones include:
** Most of them vary and only stick for a few episodes or a single [[Let's Play]], but the persistent ones include:
** "Du alte Pottsau!". (Literally "You old pot-sow"; "Pottsau" is both a rarely-used, relatively mild generic insult and today a humorous slur towards the inhabitants of [[The Sixteen Lands of Deutschland|North-Rhine Westphalia]]).
** "Du alte Pottsau!". (Literally "You old pot-sow"; "Pottsau" is both a rarely-used, relatively mild generic insult and today a humorous slur towards the inhabitants of [[The Sixteen Lands of Deutschland|North-Rhine Westphalia]]).
** <insert recurring or overused joke here> "That joke'll never get old."
** <insert recurring or overused joke here> "That joke'll never get old."
** [[Critical Hit|Crit damage! Crit damage!]]
** [[Critical Hit|Crit damage! Crit damage!]]
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* [[Drinking Game]]: He suggested one himself on his Facebook page: Take a shot every time he quicksaves during his Let's Play of [[Prey]]. During some fights, this literally happens every ten seconds.
* [[Drinking Game]]: He suggested one himself on his Facebook page: Take a shot every time he quicksaves during his Let's Play of [[Prey]]. During some fights, this literally happens every ten seconds.
* [[Dronejam]]: Happens to him occasionally, always snarkily commented.
* [[Dronejam]]: Happens to him occasionally, always snarkily commented.
* [[The Eeyore]]: Fenris from ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' is this to him.
* [[The Eeyore]]: Fenris from ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' is this to him.
* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]: He considered constructing one of these [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBMnBWkPknQ here].
* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]: He considered constructing one of these [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBMnBWkPknQ here].
* [[Fake Longevity]]:
* [[Fake Longevity]]:
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* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[A God Am I]]: Frequently parodied.
* [[A God Am I]]: Frequently parodied.
* [[Heh, Heh, You Said "X"]]: He often uses this on himself, foregoing such potential comments.
* [[Heh Heh, You Said "X"]]: He often uses this on himself, foregoing such potential comments.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: [[Played for Laughs]] in-character, caused by seeing Evil Chicken again in Minecraft.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: [[Played for Laughs]] in-character, caused by seeing Evil Chicken again in Minecraft.
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: He often apologizes for his own puns or complains about how often he already used them.
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: He often apologizes for his own puns or complains about how often he already used them.
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** Every time Sandal from the ''[[Dragon Age]]'' series says "Enchantment!".
** Every time Sandal from the ''[[Dragon Age]]'' series says "Enchantment!".
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z62SDh91rD4 This entire video]. ([[Mood Whiplash|At least the first part.]])
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z62SDh91rD4 This entire video]. ([[Mood Whiplash|At least the first part.]])
* [[So Bad It's Good]]:
* [[So Bad It's Good]]:
** He stated this about singer Andreas Elsholz, whose music he had "recommended" before as a [[Rick Rolling]]-style prank.
** He stated this about singer Andreas Elsholz, whose music he had "recommended" before as a [[Rick Rolling]]-style prank.
** Also the premise of his simulator "Let's Trash"s.
** Also the premise of his simulator "Let's Trash"s.
* [[Sorting Algorithm of Weapon Effectiveness]]: A [[Wall Banger (Darth Wiki)|Wall Banger]] to him if done unsubtly.
* [[Sorting Algorithm of Weapon Effectiveness]]: A [[Wall Banger]] to him if done unsubtly.
* [[The Stinger]]: Parodied for example [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywyFkqTvmnk here].
* [[The Stinger]]: Parodied for example [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywyFkqTvmnk here].
* [[Take That]]: He justified intending to set a ''[[Minecraft]]'' chicken on fire with the statement that "incinerating a chicken is relatively tame compared to what regularly happens to them at [[KFC]]".
* [[Take That]]: He justified intending to set a ''[[Minecraft]]'' chicken on fire with the statement that "incinerating a chicken is relatively tame compared to what regularly happens to them at [[KFC]]".
* [[Uncanny Valley]]: [[Lampshaded]] regarding humans in ''[[Adventure At The Riding Stables]] 7''.
* [[Uncanny Valley]]: [[Lampshaded]] regarding humans in ''[[Adventure At The Riding Stables]] 7''.
* [[Urban Legend of Zelda]]: There's a persistent rumour going on that his real name would be "Gregor Onkh". He has given up on correcting the naive viewers who kept thinking so, and regularly jokes about the name or even supports the rumour himself. This culminates in a "Gregor Onkh Loves You" shirt worn by him during several interviews.
* [[Urban Legend of Zelda]]: There's a persistent rumour going on that his real name would be "Gregor Onkh". He has given up on correcting the naive viewers who kept thinking so, and regularly jokes about the name or even supports the rumour himself. This culminates in a "Gregor Onkh Loves You" shirt worn by him during several interviews.
* [[Vendor Trash]]: He often sarcastically praises such items for their value and usefulness.
* [[Vendor Trash]]: He often sarcastically praises such items for their value and usefulness.
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An important participant of the German Let's Play community, Gronkh started recording LPs in 2009.

He gained most of his fandom from his ongoing Minecraft Let's Play, which greatly increased the popularity of both himself and Minecraft in Germany. Contrary to popular belief, though, he did not define the Let's Play genre in Germany; he merely popularized it among more casual viewers.

His LPs are quite un-Walkthrough-like compared to others, even though he hardly ever offscreens anything. His knowledge about the mechanics of the game he's playing are often limited or non-existant, but he usually makes up for it with general videogame savvy. His commentary about equally consists of review-like opinions on strength and weaknesses of the game, witty illustration of Fridge Logic, random talk, opinions and Real Life observations, and puns he apologizes for immediately afterwards.

Gronkh is one of the administrators of the MMORPG site playmassive.de and the gaming site playnation.de. Together with some other PlayNation administrators and affiliated Lets Players, he publishes his videos on his website gronkh.de along with Youtube.

Certainly not to be confused with Gonk or Gronk.

Games Gronkh has Let's Played:

Wide Open Sandbox:

Trash/Let's Not Play:

MMORPG tests:

Others:


Tropes found in Gronkh's Let's Plays:

Okay, he'll be beaten black and blue, get killed and have to read many comments.

Female characters in MMORPGs can be distinguished by the fact that the better their armour is, the more skin is shown off.

Disgusting abominable spiders carrying money!

It hisses and grills like a briquette in the evening. Even though I don't know whether a briquette in the evening actually makes any sounds.

  • Player Tic: Repeatedly choosing the same dialogue options in RPGs that allow this.
  • Pungeon Master
  • Real Is Brown: He criticized this here.
  • Running Gag:
    • Him being "Almost Twelve Years Old (TM)", along with his "Gregor Onkh" identity.
    • Minecraft:
      • Using a shovel to "shear"/spank sheep. Once shears were introduced, their sprite in his custom texture pack by Honeyball was changed to what he called a "groping glove" to reflect this.
      • Chickens being evil.
      • A certain mispronunciation of "gravel", originating from his uncertainity on which word to use for it in German early in his Let's Play.
      • "Gronkh, you missed some coal!", originating from his viewers' annoying tendency of attempting to be helpful and telling him about ressources he purposedly ignored.
    • Mischief with snow golems as a stinger in Minecraft prerelease specials.
    • "Let me through, I'm a medic!"
    • All moonlit nights in Dragon Age II caused him to ask "Where is Batman?".
    • Fenris not cleaning up the corpses in his home in the course of several years.
    • In his "Adventures at the Riding Stables" LP, "Or the horse will die."
    • "CopyCopyCopyCopy", referring to the numerous backup saves he made in order to horribly screw around with the scenery in the course of experiments, in a manner similar to Raocow's "That was a demo."
  • Sarcasm Mode: Shows up rather snidely here.
  • Self-Deprecation: He often calls his own commentary "pointless rambling" or similar.
  • Shoot the Medic First: Applies to other sorts of casters as well in Dragon Age II.
  • Sinister Geometry: Inverted; he loves symmetry and tries to apply it in everything he builds in Minecraft.
  • Sir Swearsalot: Yes. Mostly mild swearing though, but he (occasionally) tries to avoid even "Crap!" since some fans complained about it, leading to some awkward examples of Last-Second Word Swap or Bowdlerization.
  • Sophisticated As Hell:

"My tender disposition doesn't take well to this, you bummer!"

Idiot dogs!

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