Finn TDK

""What time is it? It's [insert game title here] time!""

- Finn TDK's catchphrase in every beginning of his video.

Finn (June 10, 2001), better known as Finn TDK, is an American/Filipino YouTuber. He is known for gaming (mostly Doki Doki Literature Club! & Minecraft), reviews, media, vLogs and IRL content.

From the Very Beginning (2013)
Finn created his channel in January 13, 2013 under the name, Finn The Diamond Knight. He was inspired to make content from his huge love of the popular cartoon series Adventure Time with Finn & Jake on Cartoon Network and the popular block game Minecraft, along with popular Minecraft YouTubers during the game's heyday. His first video was " IMT MUGEN: Episode 1: Wreck-It Ralph (Me) and Fix-It Felix (AI) VS Princess Bubblegum and Finn" uploaded on August 3, 2013. The video had received small views as he was inspired and watching M.U.G.E.N and other arcade fighting games.

His first Minecraft video entitled "HUNGER GAMES at Cosmic Craft & Keinett w/ Jyric! MINECRAFT TIME Ep. 1" was uploaded on December 24, 2014. The video slowly gained views as Minecraft's server minigame Hunger Games was popular at it's time. He continued to make more Minecraft videos as he slowly evolved when he received a laptop as a graduation gift. He kept making more content focused on the popular block game, but also took an approach to his favorite cartoon series Adventure Time by taking an website test and made a video entitled "Which Adventure Time character are you?"

Left in the Dust (2014–2018)
The channel was left inactive for some time due to Finn's busy schedule and time somewhere in 2014 and 2015 due to his personal life. He still makes videos but on a weekly or monthly basis as he was having technical difficulties with his limited setup (a low-end laptop). However, he returned in 2016 with the creation of his own Minecraft Survival Adventure series called "Minecraft Time", a survival mode series where he embarks on a journey into the world of Minecraft in creating some sort of his own adventures using his imagination and small storytelling. It received small views, but the reception is that the series got a second season at some point in the future. Later videos featured him going to anime conventions as part of his IRL adventures, another content theme to represent on what he does or what his life is outside the digital world.

The Mid-Peak Journey (2019–2020)
The channel became active once again as Finn finally received a major upgrade when he got a desktop on January 2019. He continued making more Minecraft content after years and months of waiting. He started to play the infamous psychological horror visual novel game ''[https://doki-doki-literature-club.fandom.com/wiki/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club! Doki Doki Literature Club!]'' on April 27, 2019. He wanted to play the game when it was first released in September 22, 2017, but to no avail until the latter got his new rig. It received good views and gained more audience and subscribers. Prior to the release of the game's finale video, he was found by variety content Twitch streamer and DokiTuber user igoesRAWR ; focused on making DDLC, DDLC fan mod content and VODs taken from his Twitch channel. Finn was inspired by him to play DDLC fan mods, thus dubbed as a  "semi-DokiTuber" from a fellow DokiTuber on Reddit, YouTube user and Doki Doki: Take Two! Mod Creator halibabica. He continued to make more Minecraft and DDLC videos simultaneously in his daily schedule. During it's time was the release of the second season of his well-loved and planned Minecraft Survival Adventure series "Minecraft Time". Along the way, he met new people such as GendiGo, Collelyn , etc.

During this time, his Discord server was created under the name "Diamond Knight Legion", but was changed to "Knights of Finn-land" as his first ever community where his viewers, friends and fans meet, greet, chat and have fun.

Back To Square One (2021–present)
Finn's channel reached the 500 subscribers milestone prior to his latest upload, "THE UNFAIR WINDOW GLITCH | Minecraft: Hypixel Hide and Seek (ft. Numba2, Numba3 & Drtrongamersteam)". The video received fair views and balanced like and dislike ratio. However, when the infamous horror visual novel was announced from Team Salvato (and Serenity Forge) for the release of ''[https://doki-doki-literature-club.fandom.com/wiki/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club_Plus! Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!]'', Finn changed his mind and decides to abandon his old channel and created a new channel on July 13, 2021 under the name, Finn TDK. The reason is because of the improvements have changed drastically since 2013, evolving from one low-end laptop to an upgraded computer he dreamed of from the very start. The old channel is now currently inactive and all videos are private and serves as an archive. He's now known as a DokiTuber by the DDLC community and met new faces such as JQilin Gaming and various DDLC mod dev teams.

Finn reached 100 subscribers before the end of 2021. He made a video where he thanked everyone for the help and support of his content and a hair reveal as promised. Jake the Dog (Plush) made his small debut and cameo. This hints that more characters will be appearing in the channel soon as part of the Finn's character and channel lore.

Content and Influence
Finn's content consists of DDLC and Minecraft as the main staple of the channel. He often adds rambles and makes silly jokes in his commentaries during gameplay to keep the pace going and for laughs and giggles. He does reviews in his sub-series called Figure Of The Month, where he showcases any merchandise/figure from any franchise every month. He makes gaming content and vLogs as his IRL adventures.

He was influenced by various physical, online media, but mostly YouTubers such as Lost Pause, SkyDoesMinecraft, Bodil40, Simonhds90, Slamacow, and more. His channel and content's theme, personality and style are similar that of Adventure Time, but in an original twist along with mixed comedy, lore and skits inspired from FilthyFrank, JobbyTheHong and Cinemassacre.

Personality
Finn is charismatic, friendly, positive and full of energy. He loves what he does best in making content on YouTube and considers them as his adventures throughout his online and real life journey. He also loves making new friends who have similar interests and content, and he will stay loyal to them when striking up a conversation or spending time with them in making a close, friendly connection. Finn engages to his viewers, fans, friends and subscribers in his videos and comments by replying and chatting with them. He is self-aware when there's negativity, toxicity, or hate involved as those traits are the most disliked by him as he normally brushes them off and serves as his obstacle and motivation.

Like a hero/knight, he has a strict code of honor that he will ensure to do the right thing, no matter the cost. This shows his wholesome trait in showing his kindness and righteousness to others (and his friends) by helping out when they needed it the most, and comforting them when they're in their sad, stressful times.

In playing games, online or offline, winning or losing doesn't matter to Finn as this proves his sportsmanship towards others (players and even his friends). This shows that winning and losing doesn't matter, as long as he's having fun playing and goofing around for fun and entertainment. If the game shows or contains 18+ content, he would freak out, be in shock and make weird noises.

Roleplay Characters
These characters occasionally show up in one of Finn's either through comedy or the channel's lore. The characters who are not original retain the personality they have from the series they belong to, but they are not the same characters to their original counterparts.

Jake The Dog
Jake is a shape-shifting dog (considering that he bears a plush-like body, his powers are limited) from Adventure Time. He's a roommate and brother-figure to Finn. He often lazes around the house and Finn's room playing video games, sleeping on the bed or reading books. He's aware and alert whenever Finn makes an innuendo joke (ex. Tier 15) in a video, he will bonk him on the head (off-screen) with a plastic baseball bat as a sign for Finn to "go to horny jail".

He wasn't seen in any of the videos, but was mentioned often by Finn in some of his videos in case the latter gets in trouble for playing any game that features inappropriate themes. However, he'll forgive him and brush it off unless Finn gives a proper excuse and explanation. He first appeared in Finn's 100 subscriber special video.

Intro & Outro Quotes

 * "Hello, fellow knights! Finn here, and welcome back to [insert game title here]" (Intro)
 * "What time is it? It's [insert game title here] time!" (Catchphrase before beginning of every video)
 * "As always.. stay awesome and have fun, fellow knights and adventurers." (Outro)

2021 Quotes

 * "There we go, we are diamond knights! Let's go!"
 * "I killed the hoe! (the farming tool)"
 * "This is not Tier 15!"
 * "Just google it."
 * "There is no way the move just coined."
 * "Mathematical'int."
 * "...and no crazy man with a crown and penguins around!"
 * "It's a good thing he didn't tell me I should get in the friggin' robot."
 * "Holy mother of Lemongrab's ass!"

Trivia

 * Finn's name is a mix of two of his favorite things: a rare ore called a Diamond from Minecraft and Adventure Time 's main character and protagonist, Finn The Human. He loved the diamond armor (tools and weapons) so much while exploring the game, thus leading to the creation of his OC (or unofficial mascot) named Finn The Diamond Knight.
 * Prior to the creation of the character, he is the ancestor to Finn (The Human) Mertens in an alternate universe ( AU) who hails from the Land of Ooo II, a semi post-apocalyptic fantasy world with futuristic themes and human civilization.


 * Finn's favorite Doki Doki Literature Club! character is Sayori.
 * Finn's name is somewhat a reference to DanTDM; except the latter does not have identical or similar content to ea ch other (Minecraft Mod Reviews, Fortnite, etc.).
 * Finn is a huge Adventure Time fan.
 * It has revealed that Finn is an anime weeb and toy/figure/merch collector, as shown in his face cam in all of his videos featuring a figure/merchandise collection of various franchises not limited to his favorite TV series and video game, but also favorites such as Star Wars, Sonic The Hedgehog, Transformers and a variety of anime series.
 * He watches anime in his free time.
 * Finn speaks more fluently in English rather than his native language, which is Filipino.
 * He watched too many English cartoons on TV (Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel) when he was younger in his childhood, the reason why he got used to the language years later.
 * Finn hates being called by his real name, and prefers to be comfortably called by his nickname/username.