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TRACK BY: @nelchael-recabarren
ART BY: https://twitter.com/_Syrcuz_
CARACTER: Fender Bender, Lilith

[ SOURCES ] -

Fender Bender

[1]  Bonnie Tyler - Holding out for a hero (CG Movies) [Shrek 2]
[2] Daniel Pemberton - Catch the S Train (CG Movies) [Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]
[3] Carl Dougas - Kung Fu Fighting (CG Movies) [Kung Fu Panda]
[4] Rick & Morty - Main Theme (Adult Cartoons)
[5] Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (CG Movies) [Monsters Vs Aliens]
[6] Pharrell Williams - Happy (CG Movies) [Minions]
[7] Dragon Ball Super - Ultimate Battle Akira Kushida (Adult Animation) [Aired on Adult Swim]
[8] Boku No Hero Academia - Polaris (Adult Animation) [Aired on Adult Swim]
[9] Yakuza 0 - Baka Mitai (Illegal Activity)
[10] Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (Illegal Activity)
[11] Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Il Vento Di Oro (Adult Animation/Illegal Activity) [Aired on Adult Swim]
[12] Aladdin (1992) - Friend Like Me I (Films Featuring Robin Williams)
[13] Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca (CG Movies) [Shrek 2]
[14] Simpsons: Hit and Run - Homer's Day (Adult Cartoons)
[15] Reel 2 Real - I Like to Move it (CG Movies) [Madagascar]
[16] Talking Heads - Physco Killer (Illegal Activity)
[17] Gustavo Cerati - Crimen (Illegal Activity)
[18] Grand Theft Auto V - Welcome To Los Santos (Illegal Activity)
Lilith
[1] Paul Shortino - E.G.G.M.A.N (Robot Creators)
[2] Mega Man 2 - Dr. Wily's Castle (Robot Creators)
[3] PSY - Gangnam Style (Sexual Suggestive)
[4] Martin Garrix - Animals (House)
[5] ALEXIO - Tumba La Casa (Sexual Suggestive)
[6] Nokia 3220 Ringtone - Espionage (Technology)
[7] Vico C - La Vecinita Tiene Antojo (Sexual Suggestive)
[8] Reol - LUVORATORRRRRY! (Robot Creators/Sexual Suggestive)
[9] Rythm Heaven - Fillbots 2 (Non-Sentinen Robots)
[10] Naomi Oozora - Nadame Sukashi Negotiation (Sexual Suggestive)
[11] DJ NikiforoV - Windows Dance (Technology)
[12] Avicii - Levels (House)
[13] Los Wachiturros - Tirate un Paso (Sexual Suggestive)
[14] Sidney Samson - Riverside (Robot Creators/Sexual Suggestive)
[15] Pitbull - El Taxi (Sexual Suggestive)
[16] Phineas & Ferb - Phineasbot and Ferbot (Non-Sentinen Robots/Robot Creators)
[17] Nokia - Destiny (Technology)
[18] 50 Cent - Candy Shop (Sexual Suggestive)
MATCHMAKERS CAMEO LET'S GO
[1] Homestuck - Doctor (Homestuck Related)
[2] Wowaka - Rolling Girl (Otaku Culture)
[3] Homestuck: [S] Collide - Heir of Grief (Homestuck Related)
[4] Mitchiri MitchiriNeko - みっちりねこマーチ (Cats)
[5] Homestuck - Sunslammer (Homestuck Related)
[6] The Cab - Angel With A Shotgun (Nightcore)
Both
[1] Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (House/Robotic Tone)
[2] Daft Punk - One More Time (House/Robotic Tone)
[3] Yakuza 5 - Machine Gun Kiss (Illegal Activity/Technology)
[4] Daft Punk - Robot Rock (House/Robotic Tone/Robots)
[5] Alfredo Mateos - Dura [Version Simpsons] (Adult Cartoons/Sexual Suggestive)
[6] Daft Punk - Digital Love (House/Robotic Tone)
[7] Daft Punk - Technologic (House/Robotic Tone/Technology)
[8] Poter Robison - Goodbye To a World (House/Robotic Tone)
[9] MTC - S3RL (Sexual Suggestive/Robotic Tone)
[10] Benny Benassi - Satisfaction (Sexual Suggestive/Robotic Tone)

[ R3M1P2 ] - The Industrial Revolution - Man VS Machine

DISCORD: discord.gg/UuBkav5FWB

VOTE - [ https://soundcloud.com/alterna-concept-02/r1m1-results ]

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[ 001 - PANIC! AT THE FISH-CO ]

- Songs made by Panic! At The Disco and their collaborators
(I Write Sins Not Tragedies, Emperor's New Clothes, Victorious, etc.)
(Lolo, Fall Out Boy, Lil Dicky, etc.)
- Songs from or associated with the Spongebob franchise / other Nickelodeon media
(Best Day Ever, Agua, Goofy Goober Rock, etc.)
(My Shiny Teeth and Me, Kilted Yaksmen Anthem, Bowling for Soup, etc.)
- Songs relating to SpongeDubs and TTS/vocoded vocals
(Get Lucky, my future, High Hopes, etc.)
(Hatsune Miku, Cut Dick, Satisfaction, etc.)
- Songs relating to determination, never giving up, or hope
(Never Gonna Give You Up, Hope You're Feeling Better, I Will Survive, etc.)

[ 008 - NITORI & DOLPHIN EMULATOR ]

- Songs from and about Touhou, its fangames, and other Bullet Hells
(Night of Nights, Bad Apple, U.N Owen Was Her?, Illness Illusioner)
(Enter The Gungeon, Just Shapes and Beats, Zero Wing, DoDonPachi)
- Songs relating to water and aquatic life [NO SPONGEBOB]
(Cry Me A River, Back 2 Back, Dire Dire Docks, Yellow Submarine)
(Crab Rave, Splatoon, Octodad, Ecco the Dolphin)
- Songs related to modding, emulators and keygens
(Project M, Newer Super Mario Bros Wii, Earthbound Halloween Hack, PGEN Emulator OST, The Snippet)
- Songs associated with pre-GameCube exclusives, as well as Console BIOS
(Super Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Bros Melee, Metroid Prime, Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance)
(Eshop Music, WIi Shop Channel, Sega Channel OST, PS2 Clock Ambience)

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Sources:
[ BOTH ]
Benlab - An Enigmatic Encounter (Bullet Hell / Determination)
Eminem, JuiceWRLD - Godzilla (SpongeDubs / Aquatic Life)
Owl City - Fireflies (SpongeDubs / Water; Ocean Eyes)
Shaggy, Biggie Cheese - Boombastic (Nickelodeon / GameCube; Donkey Konga 2)

[ NITORI AND DOLPHIN EMULATOR ]
Masked Wolf - Astronaut in The Ocean (Water)
Ke$ha - Tik Tok (Water; Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief)
MissaSinfonia - La Leyenda de Zelda RAP! (Pre-GameCube)
Phoenix Kappashiro - PRESERVED VAMPIRE (Touhou)
Pendulum - Watercolour (Water)
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - Drowning (Water)
Earth, Wind and Fire - September (GameCube; Donkey Konga, This is a Koishi Moment)
Blink-182 - All The Small Things (GameCube; Donkey Konga)
Engelwood - Crystal Dolphin (Water)
grandson - Blood // Water (Water)
Super Mario World SFX (Pre-GameCube)

[ PANIC AT THE FISH-CO ]
Timmy Trumpet, Savage - Freaks (Spongebob)
Invader Zim - Theme Song (Nickelodeon)
Tobu - Hope (Hope)
Marshmello - Alone (Vocoded Vocals)
Panic At The Disco - I Write Sins, Not Tragedies (PATD)
Porter Robinson - Sad Machine (Vocoded Vocals)
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life (SpongeDubs)
Crusher-P, MiatriSs - ECHO (Vocaloid)
dj-Jo, CircusP - The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid)
Momomomo - Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya! (Vocaloid)
Acercate viejo acercate!! (Spongebob)

Arrangement: @megalolazing-1
Art: https://twitter.com/GhenSaur

[ R1M1P3 ] I'MA FIGHT 'TIL YOU BRING ME BACK TO LIFE

Music: WORK IT WORK IT WORK IT
Artwork: aeiouko (https://twitter.com/c0ffee_crazee)
Arrangement: aeiouko (https://soundcloud.com/keep-smyling)
Character Represented: XO-Tan
Sources:
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger [Anime Aesthetic]
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem [Partying]
The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me? [The Weeknd / XO Records]
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night [Partying / Day of the Week]
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After a 10-year journey through parties, pain, and silence, the dawn has come, and so has this R&B icon to AUT! Ladies and gentlemen...XO-Tan?! This cutesy anime girl might not look like the type for hardcore party life, but she’s willing and able to host the biggest shindig this side of Las Vegas! Get ready on Thursday, because ain’t no one surviving without a massive hangover!

Sources:
- Songs featuring The Weeknd and other artists under the XO Records label.
(Thursday, Blinding Lights, Starboy, Belly, Nav, Black Atlas, etc.)

- 2010 and onward’s R&B music.
(Hotline Bling, Run The World, Let Me Love You, etc.)

- Songs related to parties or days of the week.
(Party Rock Anthem, Party In The U.S.A., Last Friday Night, Working for the Weekend, etc.)

- Songs, music videos, & albums with an anime aesthetic.
(Shelter, Harder Better Faster, Futsal Shuffle 2020)

WORK IT WORK IT WORK IT

{ 06 - GIYGAS }
[ * Their SOUL provides... ]
| Shigesato Itoi/MOTHER/Artists sampled within it | JRPGs/RPGs that Stink | NES/SNES games & samples |
| Aliens | Space | Psychic abilities |
| The Apocalypse | Dystopia | Time |
| Hatred | Pain | Flesh |
| Eldritch/Lovecraftian/Incomprehensible horrors | Static/Intentionally disorienting music | Internal/External struggles |
[ * ...but refuses to have limits. ]

{ 09 - PIZZAHEAD }
[ * Their SOUL provides... ]
| Pizza Tower | Indie platformers | Tour De Pizza's inspirations |
| Sample-heavy genres | Sampling | 'Old' music |
| Food franchises/mascots | YTPMV | niconico | 
| Selfishness | Wanting | Ego |
| Slapstick | 'Cartoonish' tropes | Boss rushes |
[ * ...but refuses to have limits. ]

sources:
DJ Hero 2 - War vs Waters of Nazareth [ Intentionally disorienting / Sampling ]
Insane Clown Posse - Toy Box [ Pain / Wanting ]
Mr. Sauceman - Thousand March [ Dystopia / Internal struggles / Pizza Tower ]
Magnavolt - Intruder Alert [ Static ]
Stephanie Mabey - The Zombie Song [ The Apocalypse / Flesh / Wanting ]
aivi & surasshu - Decisive Path [ Aliens ]
Bronze - pa$$ the time [ Aliens ]
Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka - Pokey Means Business! [ MOTHER / Selfishness / Ego ]
clipping. - body & blood [ Flesh ]
Toby Fox - Oppa Toby Style [ SNES samples ]
Robert Blaker - Dave Fucking Owns at This Game [ The Apocalypse ]
Kate Micucci & Michaela Dietz - Disobedient [ Aliens / Hatred / Wanting ]
Toby Fox - Megalovania [ SNES samples / Sampling ]
TryHardNinja - That Me Is Not Me [ Incomprehensible horrors ]

MARCHING INTO WAR

*Boss Rush is not affiliated with PRIZM. This track is purely fan-made. The thumbnail was created by the PRIZM team and originally used for the track ULTIMATE ANNIHILATION.

Submit your choices for...actually, I'm still working on it...

Full Results: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1042301366674137243/1147219326705877123/image.png

Boss: SATAM from PRIZM (The Figment static is just flavor you don't have to guess who it is)
Art by: Anon

???'s Notes:
Hey guys. Uh, you might've noticed that my boss is missing. I've been managing while he's away. It's not as easy as it looks, trust me. I'm doing my best, okay? I don't really know how to use Google Forms. I'm more of a Pastebin kind of guy. Anyway, the reason The Emperor is away apparently has something to do with his research on "Figments." Apparently, they've been working all this time to make a breakthrough into "The Jetblack," which is some kind of alternate dimension. And this guy managed to slip through the portal. I guess he's still "forming," he just keeps ranting about hedgehogs, Obama, taking over the world, stuff like that. I've made an executive decision to start a pseudo-round to get some characters to deal with it. Once we meet face to...lack of face, you can submit them. Stay tuned.

SOURCES:
Cash Cash, Jun Senoue - BOSS BATTLE : BIG ARM (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Jahn Davis - Steel Plated Faker (Sonic the Hedgehog)
iteachvader - Hedgehog Stew (Sonic the Hedgehog, Cartoony Villains, YTPMV)
Jay Eazy -  Mega Man (YTPMV)
iteachvader - Win The Race (Sonic the Hedgehog, Cartoony Villains, YTPMV)
SEGA Sound Team - Flying Battery Zone Act 1 (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Toby Fox - THE WORLD REVOLVING (YTPMV: ytpmv elf)
Tyler Smyth, Andy Bane - Infinite (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (Sonic the Hedgehog, Video game adaptations)
Tyler The Creator, Fletcher Jones - I AM THE GRINCH (Cartoony villains, Villains who won)
Yuzo Koshiro - Scrap Brain Zone: Game Gear/Master System ver. (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Rainbowdragoneyes - Creatures Ov Deception (Villains who won)
RainingKetchup - Redditor Too (YTPMV)
Máni Svavarsson, Stefán Karl Stefánsson - We Are Number One (Cartoony villains)
Xavier - Work That Sucker To Death (Sonic the Hedgehog: Sampled in Sonic CD)
COOL&CREATE - Last Brutal Sister Flandre S (YTPMV)
Ryan Gosling - I'm Just Ken (Villains who won)
Bo Burnham - Welcome to the Internet (Villains who won)
Jun Senoue - Boss : Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Robomi - Yanklish War (YTPMV)
Brad Breeck - Weirdmageddon Intro (Dark children's media, Villains who won)
Jack Levy - Reading the Letter (YTP)
Imagine Dragons, JID - Enemy (Video game adaptations)

SFX:
2^ - Figment Forming Buildup
Sonic The Hedgehog SatAM Clips
Sonic CD Siren Sample
ytp sexer (YTP)
"Mama Luigi" Clip (YTP)
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Clips
Zelda CDi Morshu Clips (YTP)
Snapcube - Sonic Adventure 2 Dub
Sonic Spinball Robotnik Scream

[COMBATANT SELECTED] THERRRE'S ONLY RRROOM FORRR ONE SONG ON BOSS RRRUSH. MINE!

VIII - Spanky Ham

SOURCES====

》Comedy Central artists, adult animation & Newgrounds/Flash media.
》Sex & crude/inappropriate behaviors. 
》Parodies & songs you can’t take seriously.

EXAMPLES====

》Michael Jackson, American Dad, Madness Combat, Neil Cicierega, Invincible
》Die Young, How Low, Bones, No Cock Like Horse Cock, So Anxious
》White And Nerdy, High Hopes, Sans Battle - Stronger Than You, Chug Jug With You, Swalla

X - MaximumMichael

SOURCES====

》Meme culture & YTPMVs.
》Homes (With a focus on apartments) & locations.
》Pennsylvanian artists.

EXAMPLES====

》Sandstorm, Close Eyes, Macintosh Plus, Hedgehog Stew, Rainbow Tylenol
》HOME, Beverly Hills, Uptown Funk, Our House, Homesick
》Will Smith, The Bloodhound Gang, Taylor Swift, Nine Inch Nails, Hall & Oates

SONGS USED====

Saster - Atrocity [Newgrounds media, Meme culture]
beatMario - Night of Knights / Knight of Nights [YTPMVs]
Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes [Songs you can't take seriously]
Ed Sheeran - Shivers [Sex] 
flashygoodness - Luna Ascension [YTPMVs]
Flo Rida - My House [Homes]
Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! [Sex, Locations: In My Room, Meme culture]
Kesha - Die Young [Sex]
Noma - Brain Power [YTPMVs]

====CREDITS

Track by @seeya_le

One Atrocity After Another

(on all plats) https://open.spotify.com/track/67CBCepeZqplEyPPLnidzY?si=d7bbdcce6d084bb4
with @junkermail
prod @junkermail

alr alr (aln aln) w/ junk

Free Download

MELODRAMA (THEODORA X DISIZ)

Moje vibrácie Vol 2

VOTE NOW! https://forms.gle/XAwSKsAYosyAbtuy6
Track by: @popopo_3
Art by: @popopo_3
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Squidward: I want that pizza, and YOU'RE gonna hand it over one way or another.
Noid: AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Miku: 私たちを一人にしてください、あなたは気紛れなイカです!! [Leave us alone, you freaky squid!]
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Music: May You Find VA-11 HALL-A...
Sources (both):
VideoGameRapBattles - Slenderman vs Baldi (Instrumental)

Sources (Red Mist):
Earthbound - Sanctuary Guardian
Earthbound - Get On the Bus
SpongeBob SquarePants - The Grinder
Earthbound - Pokey Means Business
MOTHER - Versus Giegue
SpongeBob SquarePants - Grass Skirt Chase
SpongeBob SquarePants - The Krusty Krab Pizza Song
SpongeBob SquarePants : Battle for Bikini Bottom - Industrial Park
Earthbound - Hi Hi Hi
Earthbound - Onett
SpongeBob SquarePants - Death Trap
SpongeBob SquarePants - Woe is Me
Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams

Sources (Vocanoid):
Va-11 Hall-A - Safe Haven
SUPERHOT - SUPERHOT
Hatsune Miku - PoPiPo
The Binding of Isaac - Atonement
Hatsune Miku Project DIVA Arcade - Sweet Devil
Baba Is You - Lava Is Hot
GHOST - Entomologists
Goat Simulator - Goat Chill
Crusher-P ft. Hatsune Miku - Propaganda!
Hatsune Miku - World is Mine 
Celeste - Reflection (Center of the Earth Mix)
The Living Tombstone - Basics in Behavior [Red Instrumental]
FGTVEE - Baldi's in the Elevator
Va-11 Hall-A - Believe In Me, Who Believes In You
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Red Mist
- Tracks featuring songs featured in SpongeBob Media
(ex: Sweet Victory, Ripped Pants, Battle for Bikini Bottom OST)

- Tracks featuring songs from Mother 1 and 2
(ex: Battle Against a Weird Opponent, Smiles and Tears, Pokey Means Business)

- Tracks featuring music related to classic Creepypasta
(ex: Hill, Godzilla NES OST, Slender: The Arrival OST)

Vocanoid
- Tracks featuring songs made to advertise brands and corporations
(ex: Music from OxiClean Commercials, M.C. Kids OST, Education Connected)

- Tracks featuring songs performed by Hatsune Miku
(ex: Vegetable Juice, Rolling Girl, Hirari Hirari)

- Tracks featuring music from video games made for game jam events
(ex: Super Hot, Celeste, VA-11 HALL-A)

[W R2 M4] May You Find VA-11 HALL-A...

ROUND ONE MATCH FIVE HAS COMMENCED.
VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/KZjdRa7uHRCA1GV59
VOTE ENDS IN 24 HOURS.

MONCHE: Creo que he tenido suficientes anfitriones extraños sin que mi vida esté en juego...
DANGAN-GRANDPA: What's the matter, boy? Don't let your weird friend pull you astray; you've gotta get your OWN hands dirty, now!

Thrills, Chills, Kills! Looks like the Dangan-duo has trapped Monche and Gun-Chan in their killing game! And their only way out is to buy an affordable insurance plan that only takes 15 minutes to complete! Will our lovey-dovey duo escape their untimely fate? Or will they succumb to wonderful, glorious despair! Find out next time on Total Reject Rumble! ...remastered!

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Track by @megalolazing.
Art by @babybowser101.
Writing by @ragnamalamity, @mrjazzgotbored.
Characters Represented: Gun Lovers, Monokrewma
Tournament Origin: PRIZM█, Temporary Flight Attendant, Third World Tournament, Repost Reprise

Sources:
Destroid - Annihilate (Monokrewma - Murder / TTS, Gun Lovers - Bullet Hell)
Eminem - KILLSHOT (Monokrewma - Murder, Gun Lovers - Guns)
John C - C90 (Gun Lovers - Spanish Artists, Monokrewma - Transport; C90 is a Motorcycle)
A-Trak, Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (Monokrewma - Murder)
DANGANRONPA - Punishment Rocket (Monokrewma - Non-Romantic Visual Novels, Murder)
Biff Chitlins - I'm Not Your Daddy, I'm Your Grandpa (Monokrewma - TTS, Transport; Geico Ad)
Mystery Skulls - Magic (Monokrewma - Mysteries)
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Monokrewma - Questions)
Britney Spears - Toxic (Monokrewma - Transport; Airplanes)
Lemon Demon - Two Trucks (Monokrewma - Transport; Trucks)
Train - Hey Soul Sister (Monokrewma - Transport; Group is called Train)
La CQ - Monche vs. Roque xd (Gun Lovers - CN, School Settings, Spanish Artists)
Nuclear Throne - Where The Guns At (Gun Lovers - Guns)
Rebecca Sugar - Stronger Than You (Gun Lovers - CN)
Drake Bell - I Found A Way (Gun Lovers - School Settings; Drake and Josh)
Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Gun Lovers - Spanish Artists)
David Comedia / Daddy Yankee - DURA (Simpsons Cover) (Gun Lovers - Spanish Artists)
Nene Malo - Bailan Rochas y Chetas (Gun Lovers - Spanish Artists)
Nene Malo - Como Me Gusta La Noche (Gun Lovers - Spanish Artists)

#13. - Gun Lovers
- Songs from American CN medias and currently airing Latin America CN properties
(Dexters Laboratory, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Hey, Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?, 31 Minutos, Victor and Valentino)
- Songs made by Spanish artists
(Pitbull, Porta, Luis Fonsi, Shakira)
- Movies, shows and Anime primarily in a school setting
(Schoolhouse Rock, Love Live!, Harry Potter)
- Songs relating to guns, shooting and bullet hell games (NO UNDERTALE (EXCEPT MEGALOVANIA))
(Touhou, Just Shapes and Beats, Enter The Gungeon)
(Pumped Up Kicks, BANG!, Shotgun Willie, 21 Guns)

#16. - Monokrewma
- Songs relating to modes of transporation
(Remind Me, Faster Car, Airplanes)
- Songs from Non-Romantic Visual Novels / Competitive TV Media (NO ACE ATTORNEY)
(Danganronpa, VA- 11 Hall-A, Total Drama Island, Fall Guys)
- Songs relating to questions, mysteries, or murder
(What is Love?, Songs made by Mystery Skulls, I Can't Decide)
- Songs relating to TTS
(Sexy Grandpa Time, Dat Boi, Triple Baka, ECHO)

Join the discord at discord.gg/xZKWarX.
Stay groovin'!

[ R1M5 PHASE 2 ] DANCE TILL YOU'RE DESTROID

Welcome to Another Unnecessary Tournament; a bracket packed with a multitude of characters inspired by SiivaGunner's King For a Day Tournament, where they will each compete for a surplus of tracks based on their sources.

Tournament Outline:
- There will be 16 characters in total.
- Matchups will have Vs. Tracks uploaded alongside the poll for the vote.
- This tournament is Double Elimination.
- Contestants will get tracks before the end of the tournament too, alongside victory themes (ala the King for a Day Tournament)
- The prize is a bunch of tracks themed around that character and its sources.