Bias Steamroller: Regarding both Chris Brown and the 'White Guys With Acoustic Guitars' genre.Author Appeal: Clips from The Simpsons appear quite a bit in his reviews.

Todd himself has turned this into a deliberate Running Gag.

Ambiguously Brown: From what we have seen of him in the light, he has somewhat dark skin, but God only knows what his specific ethnicity is.Alter Ego Acting: Downplayed while he has a distinct persona, it only manifests in his interactions with other characters.Or whenever he starts singing or dancing along with the track - especially in his Best of 2011 video when he dances to Usher's More (Remix).Just look at him singing at the start of the 'The Spider-Man Musical Review'.Actually Pretty Funny: In the credits to his 'Sexy And I Know It' review, he admits that he did think it was funny that one of the dancers tears off his Speedo to reveal another Speedo underneath.He explains his hatred of the band in his FAQ (short version: It's not that they suck, it's that they so consistently suck across such a long period of time). Though not talked about that much in his videos, he also really hates the band Nickelback, whom he often uses as a comparison for music he absolutely loathes (such as Chris Brown's verse in Look At Me Now).And he's pretty open about his LOATHING of Chris Brown (he even started this), but most people find this to be justified.However, he really doesn't like Chicago (the band, not the city).He owns up to liking some songs from certain performers people love to hate, he made his case against Justin Bieber very clearly, and he even faked out the audience by pretending to have a deep-seated hatred of Barry Manilow before admitting he really had nothing against the guy. Acceptable Targets: One would expect Todd, as a music critic on the Internet, to take cheap shots at popularly-hated acts.Todd in the Shadows provides examples of the following tropes: Tropes regarding Todd in the Shadows himself

Shadows by Robin Todd