Gamehiker Member OG VIII: The Final Parody

Start: August 2, 2005
End: August 12, 2007
Timeline: Good Timeline (with strands in the Bad Timeline and Neutral Timeline)
Writers: Masamune, GORE-ILLA, Vorpal, SteveT, Luiigii of the Pipes, Golem, Fred.
Cast: Masamune, Vorpal, Golem, Luiigii of the Pipes, Donkeyman, GORE-ILLA, Sapphire, EVIL Scientist Dude, Siphnitty, Kuria Eiren, Yami Yoshi, Lupus, SteveT, Fred, Loogi, Youma Ganon.
Official Theme Song: "Fragile Army" by The Polyphonic Spree
Official Music Video: Watch it here
Archive: Read it here

Overview

This OG was made to revive the Gamehiker Member OG series after Masamune had gone nostalgic for the older GMOGs (and in order to combat the failure of Golem's heretical Gamehiker Member OG VI: Which Way Does Time Go?. It brought back the movie parodies that had disappeared earlier in the series, although the parodies were downtoned as the story progressed and became its own creature. It eventually became a miniature Crisis on Infinite Earths with visits to several other timelines such as the Bad Timeline and Neutral Timeline, as well as non canon timelines like the world of VGF Member OG 1.1. Despite various slumps, it eventually reached a conclusion and was followed by Gamehiker Member OG IX: TRAITOR?!?!?!?!?!?!.

References/Homages to Other OGs

• Misty from the Party Goers appears, returning to the OGing scene after an extended absence of life.
• Other characters carried over from other OGs include Loogi (originally from Member Adventures) and Farmer Jon (from the Kwest series).
• There are several references to the Golden Cheesecake Pirate Armada, particularly when GORE keeps mentioning his "other captain", and the pirates themselves eventually appear with Scruffy in a supporting role.
• Similarly, a parody of the OG Six from Member OG appears and is quickly killed off. Various more Member OG references arise when the OGers arrive in the Bad Timeline during the timeframe leading up to and during the early events of Member OG 8.
• Luiigii's disgusting mop fetish from Oregon Goers is referenced twice, when it turns out That Krazy Dude's wife once was his fiancee.
• Donkeyman's backstory mentions the Festivity Attenders.
• When wondering what they would do in the Bad Timeline, EVIL Scientist Dude suggests Lupus build up a gorilla army to crush Yami Yoshi before he can become a hero and destroy them, referencing the gorilla army at Lupus's command in the first Member OG.
• Golem's title of Messiah of Parties, originally from Party Goers 15: A New Beginning, is reprised here.
• In reference to Final Fantasy OG III, Imajin is mentioned at one point while Kyson makes a cameo to match his appearance in Golem's slideshow.

Quotes

ESD: The Good timeline has you, Lupus. You can take the blue pill, and wake up in your house in your bed, and believe whatever you want to believe. You can take the red pill, and that helps digestion. I've also got Tylenol and Flintstones vitamins if you're into the harder stuff.

Fred: I'll take Giant Mexican Robots for $500, Evil.
-By Freddy McWonder.