There were some things science could not solve. He wouldn't say there was much, but there was a bit. And this... this was one of them. Staring down what had once been some of his dearest friends in the Estate, now turned into... whatever these things were. He could not explain this.

Regretfully, violence was the only answer. With a heavy heart, he attacked.

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The head of the Squid Research Labs, Hisashi Nogami approaches his upcoming battles with gusto. This curious mind started as a face in the background of the Ultimus Estate, brought to the forefront after the course of the tournament pushed him into taking a more active role. While Nogami may be a bit more passive, his passion for exploration has given him many years of experience. Perhaps this knowledge will be what drives him to success...? Only time will tell, so press A to continue!

SOURCES
- Songs from the Splatoon and Animal Crossing series, including fanworks
- Songs from Mii-focused games
- Songs used in Nintendo BIOS

Arrangement: Bulnosaur40 (@bulnosaur40)
Art: Bowser
Character Represented: Hisashi Nogami, The Lost (Aria da Copo, Jonesy, Dr. Kawashima)

Songs used:
Primitive - Melty Blood Actress Again (ADC - Traditional Indie Fighters)
Temple - Call of Duty: Black Ops - Zombies (Jonesy - 3D Non-Indie Shooters; ADC - Undead)
Electro-Fied Lobby - Fortnite (Jonesy - 2010s+ Viral Games)
Tide Goes Out - SayMaxWell (Nogami - Splatoon)
Rogue’s Gallery - The Stupendium (Nogami - Animal Crossing)
The Vengeful God in the Dark Ocean Abyss - Etrian Odyssey III (Dr. Kawashima - DS-Family Exclusive Franchises)
Behind the Mask - SlyphStorm, TIFWhitney (Jonesy - 2010s+ Viral Games Fan Songs)
Undead Drums - Everhood (ADC - Undead)
Devil’s Gonna Get You - Bessie Smith (ADC - Blues; Dr. Kawashima - Devils)
Nintendo eShop Theme (April 2014) (Nogami - Nintendo BIOS)
Witch Encounter (Remix) - LilDeuceDeuce (Jonesy - 2010s+ Viral Games)
Emile the Devil - Theresia (Dr. Kawashima - DS-Family Exclusive Franchises/Devils)
Friends in Low Places - Worthikids (ADC - Undead)
All Eyes On Me - OR3O (Jonesy - 2010s+ Viral Games; Dr. Kawashima - Devils)
Hellbent - Mystery Skulls (ADC - Undead)
Cold Cold Cold - Cage The Elephant (Dr. Kawashima - Doctors)
Please Don’t Stay - R.L. Burnside (ADC - Blues)

Hisashi Nogami vs. The Lost ~ SANITIZATION PROCESS INCOMPLETE

CHARACTER 7: STICKFIGURED CRACKHEADS (STICKFIGURE ON CRACK AND THE BOY)

- Flash, Flipnote, and Stick Figure media
- Gangs and drugs
- Household Items
- Insanity/Craziness, and Absurdity

Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (Insanity)
Run 3 - Unsafe Speeds (Flash)
VVVVVV - Potential For Anything (Flash)
Parry Gripp - Hailing Taquitos (Flipnote [Raining Tacos Sequel])
Gigi D'Agostino - The Riddle (Flipnote)

Potential For Virtual Speeds

Title: A Sneak Peek at Frozen 3 
Arranger(s): phase#0867
Art: @DFX#2095
SOURCES:
The Jungle Book - I Wanna Be Like You [Dave Wave Electro Swing Remix] (Animated Disney Films) 
Aladdin - A Friend Like Me [Dave Wave Electro Swing Remix] (Animated Disney Films) 
Princess and The Frog - Friends On The Other Side [Dave Wave Electro Swing Remix] (Animated Disney Films) 
Boney M - Rasputin (History) 
The Hamilton Mixtape - My Shot [Rise Up Remix] (History) 
The Lion King - I Just Can't Wait To Be King (Animated Disney Films/Royalty) 
Peaches & Herb - Shake Your Groove Thing (Animated Disney Films - An Extremely Goofy Movie) 
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Animated Disney Films - Ralph Breaks The Internet) 
Billie Eilish - you should see me in a crown (Royalty) 
Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta (Royalty)
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**16: Kuzco**

There are despots and dictators, political manipulators...but then there’s this guy! Kuzco rules the Kuzconian Empire down in Peru and is known far and wide as the coolest ruler to ever live...in reality, he’s rather egotistical and blind-sighted by his own perceived greatness. He comes to realize this when his former advisor transforms him into a llama and gets him kicked out of his palace, forcing him to go on a journey of self-exploration and makes him change his stuck-up ways...if only that’s the version FAUX got.

FAUX originally called for his advisor, Yzma, only for Kuzco to unknowingly take the invite for himself. Seeking to expand his empire out beyond time itself, this Kuzco is from the point in time before he became a llama, meaning he keeps all of his negative personality traits and ego the size of the sun itself. Kuzco’s eyes are set on the prize and there’s no way someone like YOU can throw off his groove now!
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SOURCES:
-Songs from all animated non-Pixar Disney movies, theatrical or otherwise
[The Emperor’s New Groove, Hercules, Frozen, the Lion King, Beauty & the Beast]
-Songs about or related to royalty/royal figures
[Ruler of Everything, Killer Queen, the Prince, Royals, Dancing Queen]
-Songs specifically about history or with history in the title
[We Didn’t Start the Fire, Epic Rap Battles of History, Jack the Ripper, the History of Nintendo]
-Songs made by or featuring Tom Jones
[Sexbomb, Whats New Pussycat?, Its Not Unusual, Without Love]

A Sneak Peek at Frozen 3

TOTAL VOTES: 148
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Characters: Saints of Shovelry VS Kuzco
Arranger(s): Mr. 404#7304
Art: DFX#2095
SONGS USED:
Phase/Daft Punk - CHANCE Results Buildup
Crypt of the Necrodancer - Konga Conga Kappa (Danny Baranowsky, Brace Yourself, Royalty)
Danimal Cannon - Long Live the New Fresh (Shovel Knight Crossovers [Just Shapes & Beats])
nelward - nice to meet ya ~i'm digging a hole~ (Underground)
They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (History)
Caravan Palace - Lone Digger (Digging)
Aladdin - One Jump Ahead (Disney)
Aladdin - Friend Like Me (Disney)
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SAINTS OF SHOVELRY: 43.9% (65)
KUZCO: 56.1% (83)
VICTORY THEME BY: limi#5829

Kuzco: Hey, sorry you got tossed out...actually, no I'm not! *Nobody* throws off my groove and gets away with it!

Quote by Sword, edited by Doodle!

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l2TSvbtyBw6UPyZTrgB5tv7OTuj9l2fZGO24FQfvj8Q/edit?usp=sharing

<=RESULTS - WR1M7=>

TOTAL VOTES: 134
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Characters: The Doomstalkers VS Space Cowboys
Arranger(s): phase#0867
Art: DFX#2095
SONGS USED:
Phase/Daft Punk - CHANCE Results Buildup
Baccano - Guns and Roses (Guns/Thievery) 
Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Iron Man (Marvel/Capcom Fighting) 
Judas Priest - Electric Eye (Space/Heavy Metal) 
Seatbelts - Tank [Luke Vibert Remix] (Space/Shinichirō Watanabe/Outlaws) 
Space Dandy - Cosmic Adventure (Space/Shinichirō Watanabe) 
LUPIN THE THIRD JAM - THEME FROM LUPIN 2019 [AmPm Remix] 
Darkstalkers 3 - Green Scream (Capcom Fighting/Arcade) 
Foo Fighters - The Pretender (Heavy Metal) 
Fortnite - Subterfuge (offsource)
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THE DOOMSTALKERS: 41.8% (56)
SPACE COWBOYS: 58.2% (78)
VICTORY THEME BY: Ethan#4355

Spike: I was killed once before by a woman...looks like I'm lucky it wasn't twice.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LBNV3j7zeXpJvZOOqzK5wIZaBTI-ZjORF12jjcj2A6Q/edit?usp=sharing

<=RESULTS - MARVEL VS CAPCOM=>

[VOTE NOW.]
https://forms.gle/16GaEjat95i3eQTP8

Track by @max-emerald
Art by @babybowser101

BO: Fuck, it's happening again. Fuck, fuck. fuck-
METTATON: FOCUS, MR. BURNHAM! NO MATTER WHAT, THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

Mr. Finale - Battleblock Theater [Mettaton - Theatre, The EnderEmerald Track 2: Mr. [REDACTED]'s Mix reference]
ECHO - Crusher-P (ft. Gumi) [Both - Robotic Vocals, Piano]
Vidiots - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [Both - Theatre, Satire]
Under Attack (performed by a murder robot) - AAAH!BBA (ft. 2winz^2) [Both - Comedy Musicians, Robots]
Show Stoppin Number - The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals [Both - Theatre, Comedy, Piano, Satire, Professor Henry Hidgens (REPAEINT) reference]
The Masochism Tango - Tom Lehrer [Bo Burnham - Comedy Musicians, Satire, Piano]
The Hole - Beetlejuice: The Demos [Mettaton - Theatre]
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A Man After Midnight (performed by Victor Frankenstein) - AAAH!BBA [Bo Burnham - Comedy Musicians, Satire?]
Birth to My Creation - Frankenstein [Mettaton - Theatre]
Loser Geek Whatever - Be More Chill [Both - Theatre, Robots, Satire]
UHF - “Weird Al” Yankovic [Bo Burnham - Comedy Musicians]
Goodbye - Bo Burnham [Bo Burnham - Bo Burnham]
History Has Its Eyes On You - Hamilton [Both - Theatre, Piano]

[LR4 M1 Phase 2] Echoes of a Stage Long Forgotten

Track donated by: @max_emerald
Art donated by: https://twitter.com/Honk_B_Clowne
CLASH! [04] | [16] - Brian David Gilbert | Half of a Lifetime
Character [16] donated by: DemonicKraken#0695
Exhibit: Other Tournaments

VOTE HERE! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsmD_TvBKwpSuF18kmc--e6SK18NX0DpOova8S-OJ7uckxJQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Brian: "Welcome friends, I'm BDG- and I'll teach you how to dance properly!"
ENA: "Nice movings! What conspiracies are we cooking on the menu today?"
G-Man: "𝘼𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝......𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣, 𝙈𝙧. 𝙂𝙞𝙡𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩?"

Our first round has finally comes to an end! And as such, our resident theorist Brian has decided to...well, he's doing something between interviewing and interrogating his questions, for there are so many questions to be asked! How did these two unlike folk come together for this tournament? How did ENA escape the Great Runas? Where even 𝘪𝘴 the G.A.L.L.E.R.Y.? Will ENA and G-Man be unable to answer the unraveler's questionnaire, or has Brian bit off more than he could chew against the dancing new wave enthusiasts? In the end, it all comes down to you.

｢?｣Music related to Brian David Gilbert, Polygon, and game reviewers.
(Dances Moving, The Adventure Zone, Thumbnail, Breakout)
｢?｣Music from comedic musical YouTubers, or comedy artists in general.
(Tim Minchin, Jacksfilms, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Ninja Sex Party)
｢?｣Music related to absurd/surreal media, both comedic and horrific.
(The Eric Andre Show, Frontier Psychiatrist, Waltz of the Meatball Man, Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared)
｢?｣Music related to media with infamously complicated or confusing plots.
(Homestuck, Five Nights at Freddy's, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, music related to ARGs.)

◐Songs in or by artists in the new wave genre, as well as David Byrne’s discography.
(Once in a Lifetime, Weird Science, Never Gonna Give You Up, music by Men At Work)
◐Original Music from Youtube animations, as well as music associated with webcore/weirdcore.
(GOD RACE, Khonjin House, Browser History, Eddsworld)
◐Music associated with Valve games and related fanmade content, with a focus on SFM animations.
(Hazardous Environments, How Low, Kazotsky Kick, Count To Three)
◐Music and media related to dancing and contrasting elements.
(Hot and Cold, Footloose, &, The Safety Dance)

Sources:
[PLEASE INSTALL COUNTER-STRIKE: SOURCELIST]
https://pastebin.com/9BaeXbWZ

[R1 - M8] CLASH! Phase 1 ~ DANCE PARTY: Who Could Have Been At The Club?

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[THE VICTOR IS SAKURA]

[MESSY RECIPE] : 63 VOTES : 46.3%
[SAKURA] : 73 VOTES : 53.7%

SAKURA: It's getting harder for me to be sorry, but... I'll do what you two couldn't. That's what you'd do, that's what anyone who's made it this far would do...

Buildup Sources:
Vane - Perfectly Sweet (MR, Food)
GHOST - Appetite of a People Pleaser (MR/Sakura, Food/Undead)
The Living Tombstone - Collecting Cookies (MR, Food)
Kids See Ghosts - Ghost Town Pt. 2 (Sakura, Undead)
Ice Cube ft Snoop Dogg & Lil Jon - Go to Church (MR, Lil Jon)
Zombieland Saga - DEAD or RAP (Sakura, Undead/Idols)

[LR4 M2 Results] Sakura vs Messy Recipe

[Log 02 ~ Sakura Katana-chan & Terezi-chan]

Well, it was that time again. We have to give the account back to the other two hosts after every losers round or something. They say it’s in our contract, but I don’t remember seeing anything of the sort in there. I’m getting ahead of myself though, this is the last log for a while. The contestants in question were always the loudest ones, maybe after this it’ll be a lot quieter in the studio.

When we went to see Sakura and Terezi, they were having a little somber moment. I can’t blame the two, they lost their match against Nova real bad. I’d feel embarrassed as well if I were them. Eric gave them a really vague rundown on what was to come, to not “scare ‘em right away'' or something like that. It wouldn’t be long until we all started heading down to the cell floor. 

As we were walking down the halls with them, I could feel Sakura tremble a lot. Her breath got shakier as we got close to the cell. I looked over to Terezi and she looked unphased. She looked prepared for what was about to happen, even if she probably knew she wouldn’t survive through it all.

I respect her bravery, regardless.

We got to the cell door and shoved the two in there. They were face to face with the mass of Darkness, Sakura-chan instantly started shivering and hugged Terezi. She was screaming like she usually does, it sounded like someone blowing into their microphone. Terezi shoved her off and started heading straight toward the Darkness, she likely tried to attack it. Sakura started running behind her to try and save her. It wasn’t long before Terezi got pulled in by the Darkness, it kind of looked like it was Fred's hand that pulled her in. 

Sakura-chan got teary-eyed and started panicking. She tried running away, but she got pulled in by the Darkness before she could. She tried crawling out of its grasp but she got pulled in closer and closer. Her whole body was inside of the Darkness at this point. All of the sudden, she let out one of the loudest screams I've heard from her, crying for help. There was a sudden bright light that blinded me and Eric, then a massive explosion rocked the studio that ended up blasting us both to the wall.

There was smoke, rubble, and fire everywhere, and it was hard to make out what had happened in the chamber. The smoke cleared after a good bit, and the darkness seemed to be gone. There was also a giant hole in the cell wall that led to the outside.

Eric got up and ran out to call the repair crew or something of the sort, I followed behind him. This whole situation could end badly if we don’t act quick.

Sugoi Quest For Kokoro - Episode 2
Homestuck - Flare (Homestuck)
Bo Burnham - Comedy (Satire Songs)
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04 - [find out next time]

Mashup: @maddy-mashups (Our first fan submitted track! Thank you!)

Stan Smith's Winners Round 2 interview by Tiny ninja!: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c4HbLjVB4jRd8lAKYx6D1vTNWnQYH6_qWzgb019zMpY/edit?usp=sharing

Stan Smith

-Songs original to cartoons made by or produced by Seth MacFarlane (American Dad!, Family Guy, The Cleveland Show)

-Songs used in American Dad! (Majestic, The Sign, Electric Feel)

-Songs about the C.I.A. and Secret Service (Party in the C.I.A., X-Files Theme, 007 Theme)

-Games with notably large speedrunning scenes (Super Mario 64, Celeste, DOOM (1993))

-Songs used in Summoning Salt videos, as well as songs heavily associated with speedrunning culture (We're Finally Landing, Mainframe, Descriptor)

Art by: Pun

Songs Used:

Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Songs in American Dad!)
Celeste - Resurrections (Chase Sequence) (Speedrun-Heavy Games)
Minecraft - Pigstep (Speedrun-Heavy Games)
Rascal Flatts - Life Is A Highway (Songs in American Dad!)

Life is a Mountain Climb

TRACK: @ender_legends
ART: @ender_legends 
CHARACTERS REPRESENTED: Josie McCoy
TOMLR DISCORD: discord.com/invite/9QeKGYb

SOURCES USED:
- Lizzo - Juice (Female Empowerment)
- Josie And The Pussycats - Main Theme (Yea)
- Heart - Crazy On You (Female Rockstars)
- Dua Lipa - Physical (Female Empowerment)
- Steven Universe - Stronger Than You (CN)
- Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Female Rockstars)
- Marceline - I'm Just Your Problem (CN/Female Rockstars/Virtual Artists?)
- Doja Cat - Say So (Cats)
- Pain - Jabberjaw Running Underwater (CN/Virtual Artists?)
- Simple Plan - What's New Scooby Doo? (CN)

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Let's get our groove on, 'cus Josie McCoy's taking stage! Separate from her kitty cat cohorts from her previous tourney outing, Josie's ready to go-go with her vintage hits & smooth style - and to maybe have some fun on the way. So hold on to your whiskers & don't touch that dial, because Josie's coming back to you stronger than ever. Hurry, hurry!

» Media owned by Cartoon Network & its associated brands.
(Back To The Lab Again, Stronger Than You, Party Tonight, adult swim, Hanna-Barbera, Boomerang)
» Music featuring female rockstars & pre-2000s girl groups.
(Joan Jett, Heart, Pat Benatar, Spice Girls, The Go-Gos, The Runaways)
» Music by virtual artists/bands, or featuring the glam aesthetic
(Studio Killerz, Jem & The Holograms, Dethklok, David Bowie, ABBA, Elton John)
» Music about female empowerment and/or cats.
(Physical, Juice, The Man, What's New Pussycat?, Eye Of The Tiger, Roar)

Coming Back Groovier

PREVIOUS ACCOUNTS:
https://soundcloud.com/chance_the_world_warriors
https://sites.google.com/view/chance-mojo/home?authuser=0
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CHANCE: The Tourney is an upcoming mashup tourney in the making. Currently, we're looking for musicians willing to make tracks - all 16 characters have been revealed to the public. You can find more information and stay up to date at our official Twitter and Discord. We're ALWAYS looking for composers.
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THE ROSTER:
1: Doomstalkers
2: Barnacle Boy
3: Erdrick
4: Ed, Edd & Eddy
5: NOODLEZ
6: Sam & Max & Knuckles
7: Tyler, the Creator
8: Troy McClure
9: Wicke
10: Ghouls Next Door
11: Space Cowboys
12: George Volcano
13: Bigtop Burger
14: Scott the Woz
15: Saints of Shovelry
16: Kuzco

<=RESULTS - MARVEL VS CAPCOM=>

CHANCE - Second Impact