NARRATOR: "One night, a spy and his tagalong shadow approached us, thinking they could catch us unawares. They were wrong."
AGENT S: "Ah. Omniscience. That's a problem. But one with plenty of workarounds."
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The final match of FMGB's losers round has begun! VOTE HERE:
https://forms.gle/PLasQ3fRJZuJn9bY9
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TRACK BY: swoldow
ART BY: kirb (Stocks) and PandaWithPixels (Background Assets)
Characters: Narrative Nihilism, Shadowsnatched!
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#15: Narrative Nihilism [K]
-Environmental narrative and indie puzzle games
-Vocal synth, or theatre/musicals
-Self-aware/choice-centric media, or bad endings
-Normalcy/boredom, loneliness and unrequited love

#13: Shadowsnatched! [K]
-PM Seymour media and Tumblr-prominent artists
-Urban fantasy and cosmic/eldritch horror
-Spy/stealth media, spy music and espionage
-Darkness/shadows, chaos and the void

SOURCES:
The Spy And The Liar - Puddles Pity Party (Spy Media, Indie Puzzle Games: I Expect You To Die 2, Theatre)
A Good Song Never Dies - SAINT MOTEL (Spy Music, Self-Aware Media: Inscryption)
Hole Dwelling - Kikuo (Vocal Synth)
BAD END THEATER - true end ver. - BAD END THEATER OST (Indie Puzzle Games, Vocal Synth, Choice-Centric Media, Unrequited Love)
Bunk Rock - Cosmic Wonders OST (PM Seymour)
Miku's Little Dark Age - Astrophysics (Vocal Synth, Darkness)

[LR1M4] - The Credits Are More Than The End

track & art by urotsuki (@frankie-1205)

#32 - The Dreamer // OMORI

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THEIR FOCUS SOURCES ARE…
- OMOcat, RPG Maker/Indie RPG media, and Omori artists
- Psychological/Deceptive Horror, Indie Horror, and Webcomics
- The Mind, Mental Processes, and Emotions of any kind
- Guilt, Anxiety, and other themes present in OMORI
- Escapism, Isolation, and the Truth
BUT CAN PULL MUCH MORE THAN THAT!

[[ FEATURING... ]]
#0F - "SABITSUKI"

ouurhg m,y tumby hort

THIS BONUS ADDS:
-.lolrust media, content within .flow, along with Psychological, Body, and Japanese Horror
- Virtual Reality, Demonic Religion, and Sickness/Diseases
- The Human Body, what it contains/what can be let out, and Bloody Media/Hyperviolence

//

OMORI - You Cannot Go Back (OMORI)
OMORI - "169" (OMORI)
DREAM Vs DREAM - Rotting Chamber ([B] 錆 - lolrust media)
DREAM Vs DREAM - Time Machine Inc. ([B] 錆 - lolrust media) 
DREAM Vs Dream - Botanic Boogie ([B] 錆 - lolrust media)
OMORI - Whale Whale Whale (OMORI)
Omarion, Timbaland - Ice Box (OMORI - Friendly Follow-Up: MARI - Heavy Piano Usage... I-In the instrumental, at least!)
OMORI - It Means Everything. (OMORI)
Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion - Your Consenting Mind (BOTH - The Mind / OMORI - Indie Horror / [B] 錆 - Religion)
GHOST - oxidation and dream monsters ([B] 錆 - .flow associated artists)
.flow - bgm30 ([B] 錆)
Eversion - Desolation (OMORI - Indie Horror, Deceptive Horror / [B] 錆 - Corruption)
OMORI - Sweet Paralysis (OMORI)
Train - Hey Soul Sister (OMORI - Friendly Follow-Up: MARI - Siblings!)
GHOST, Vane Lily - Reckless Battery Burns (BOTH - RPG Maker, The Mind / ?)
Keina Suda Balloon - Veil (OMORI - Fan-Content [Zora Moyashi's Fan AMV])
Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion - Breakfast Was Too Late (OMORI - Indie Horror / [B] 錆 - Japanese Horror, Found in .flow: Ghosts)
Ao Oni - The Chase (BOTH - RPG Maker / OMORI - Indie Horror / [B] 錆 - Japanese Horror, Demons)
.flow - .flowbeat ([B] 錆 - .)
? - YOU ARE AN IDIOT ([B] 錆 - Technological Errors / ?)
Various OMORI and .flow SE

.THE NIGHTMARE COME TO LIFE

Art by abstractCognizance & @kidwhom
Music by abstractCognizance
Characters Represented: Umbra, KID WHOM HAS A HAT

Songs used:
2 Mello - Mirror Temple [Mirror Magic Mix] (Umbra's Kins [Badeline], Doppelgängers, Mirrors, Ambient, Piano/Whom's Creations [Roommates's Mirror Magic])
Toby "Radiation" Fox - Lost Girl (Homestuck Composers/Costume ["DOATK Media"])
Raspberry Pie - Murder on the Dance Floor (Darkness/Percieved Whom)
Dr.Steel - Back and Forth (Umbracore Artists/Steampunk, Costume [Doctors])
Ace of Hearts - Fool for You (Homestuck [Heart, Dreams], Streamers/Art, Costume ["DOATK Media"])
Insane Clown Posse - In My Room (Homestuck [ICP], The Undead, Darkness/Whom's Creations [Roommates's Mirror Magic], Costume ["DOATK Media"])
Jack Stauber - Easy to Breathe (Homestuck [Breath], Weirdcore/Costume ["DOATK Media"])
Jason Segel, Walter - Man Or Muppet (Homestuck [Smuppets], Reflections, Piano)

The Fool In My Mirror

Smoking Out the Window - Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic [After Hours - R&B, The Edfield - Heartbreak]
Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Intro [The Edfield - Cartoon Network]
Cartoon Network 4.0 Jingle [The Edfield - Cartoon Network]
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and His News [The Edfield - New Wave]
Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs [After Hours - Vegas Culture]
Out of Time - The Weeknd [After Hours - The Weeknd]
What's New Scooby Doo? - Simple Plan [The Edfield - 2000's Cartoons]
Ed, Edd 'n Eddy Theme Song [The Edfield - Cartoon Network]
Party Tonight - Mordecai and the Rigbys [The Edfield - Cartoon Network/New Wave/Pop Rock]
Rockstar - Post Malone ft. 21 Savage [After Hours - 2020 Top 100/Addictive Substances]
Gorgeous - Kanye West, Raekwon & Kid Cudi [After Hours - Weeknd Collaborators]
Your Love - The Outfield [The Edfield - The Outfield]

Contestant 01 - After Hours
i like the weeknd he makes good music. fuck
- The Weeknd, his collaborators, & R&B Musicians
- Addictive Substances, Gambling, Vegas Culture & Psychedelic Media
- 2020 Top 100 Hits

Contestant 02 - ???

Stuck In The After Party

TSCOTY AU 9HC8: Bizly's slot is taken by Doc and Ren who also serve as the "Adam-Like". Audrey beats Contestant 12, a current unknown, and makes it to LR3 before getting stomped to bits by David Firth.
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(Doomed 1 - Audrey)
-MSP(F)A, their composers & general webcomics
(James Roach, Michael Guy Bowman, Cerulean)
-Trans Artists/Culture & Audrey’s References
(atsuover, They Might Be Giants, Laura Les)
-Abandoned/Removed Media & Development Hell
(FTA, Yellow Submarine Remake, Lisa The Lustful)
-Authors, Self-Inserts & any meta media
(Sonichu, DDLC, A Heist With Markiplier)
-A Constant State of Ohio 
(Lincoln Vlogs, twenty one pilots, Jake Paul)

(████████ 09 - THE GLITCHES)
-HERMITCRAFT, SANDBOX GAMES & ANYONE RELATED
(C418, JONO, SCOTT LLOYD SHELLY)
-GOATS, CANINES, ARTIFICIALITY & HYBRIDS
(DOGSONG, CABINET MAN, G.O.A.T)
-MODDING, CODING & COMPLETELY BROKEN MECHANICS
(THE VURM, ALLNOISE, MONA LISA OVERDRIVE)
-COMPLEXTRO, GLITCH GENRES & GENERAL TECH ERRORS
(VIRUS ALERT, THE DEVIL’S DEN, BACK AND FORTH)
-ARGS, UNFICTION, REALITY, SPACE & CELESTIAL BODIES
(DARK STAR, BLACK HOLE SUN, COALESCENCE)
-THE ENDTIMES, THEIR CAUSES, APOCALYPTIC MEDIA & FINALITY
(LAST GOODBYE, RADIOACTIVE, CREDITS SONG FOR MY DEATH)

Sources:
Clark "Plazmataz" Powell, Astro Kid - Crystalmethequins (MSPA/Goats/Artificiality/Complextro)
PointlessHub VFX (A Constant State of Ohio/Celestial Bodies/Apocalyptic)
Saruky - Broadcasting (Trans Artists/Modding)
Hexane Music Team - Reverse Engineering (Hexane/Artificiality/Hybrids)
Lena Raine - otherside (Trans Artists/Audrey’s References; Minecraft/Sandbox)
CaptainLazerGuns - The Greatest Minecraft Video Ever (Audrey’s References; Minecraft/Sandbox/Space)
Porter Robinson - Divinity (Complextro)
Gideon - Praise the Moon (Self-Inserts/Hermitcraft/Celestial Bodies)
Ephixa, Bossfight - Subside (MSPFA composers; featured in PDR!!!1/Complextro)
Jonah Senzel - OH_SUS_!DROPTABLE_ (Removed/Meta/A Constant State of Ohio/Tech Errors/ARGs)
Gideon - Sewer Cats (Self-Inserts/Hermitcraft)
The Stupendium - WHY DID I SAY OKIE DOKI? (Authors/Meta Media/Artificiality/Tech Errors)
TLPA world, TheRealJimJam - Moonfall (Audrey’s References; Minecraft/Sandbox/ARGs/Celestial Bodies)
mudeth - allnoise (Modding/Broken Mechanics)
Little Shop of Horrors - Mean Green Mother From Outerspace (Audrey’s References/Space/Causes the Endtimes; Bloodthirsty Monster Plants)
bronze - pa$$ the time (Abandoned/Artififciality/Reality)
Matchbox Twenty - How Far We’ve Come (MSPA/Hermitcraft)
Poe - Haunted (Authors/Meta/Unfiction)
Noisemaker - Goldfinger (MSPFA composers; CANMT artist/Abandoned/Apocalyptic)
Markiplier, The Gregory Brothers - The Last Goodbye (Self-Inserts/A Constant State of Ohio/Space/Finality)

𝕋ℍ𝔸𝕋'𝕊 ℕ𝕆 𝕄𝕆𝕆ℕ

TRACK BY @lgbtrights
ART BY arsenicCatnip

CHARACTERS FEATURED:
[01] sardonicBeliever & innerVenusian // ALIESBIANS
[02] nonsenseBinary // ENA

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Songs used:

METAROOM & TELEMIST - Dog Bus (Joel G Artists, Webcore)
Fortnite - Justice Lobby [Orange Justice Remix] (Fortnite)
Aphex Twin - T69 Collapse (IDM, Webcore)
The Third Rates - Stumbling Down (Ska/Newgrounds Animation, Indie Web Animation [Spazkidin3D])
IDKHow - New Invention (Fortnite Artists)
Reel Big Fish - Cheer Up! (Fortnite Artists [Matt Appleton], Ska/Indie Web Animation [Matt Wilson's High Score])
At Least There Is Čeda Čedović - 3D Man (Indie Web Animation, Computers, Absurdist, Surreal/Space, Aliens)
Reel Big Fish - Brand New Hero (Fortnite Artists [Matt Appleton], Ska/Indie Web Animation [Matt Wilson's High Score])
Eichlers - My Checkered Future (Ska/Hyperpop)
Space Laces - Kaiju (Space)
Neon White - House of Cards (Fortnite Artists/Joel G Artists [Machine Girl], IDM)
Porter Robinson - Vandalism (Fortnite Artists)
dynastic ft. DJ Re:Code - 54320 (Ska/Hyperpop)
SOPHIE - Ponyboy (Hyperpop)
Library of Ruina - Gone Angels (Sci-Fi)
Irish Stew of Sindidun - I Will Never [Be Your Friend] (Indie Web Animation)
VLIF - SILENT CHAMBER (Joel G Artists, Indie Web Animation, Absurdist, Surreal, Webcore, Breakcore)
Rick Astley - Together Forever (Fortnite Artists)
DJ Debussey Turnpike Vs Ghibli - Lady #Fitness VIP (Indie Web Animation)
Reel Big Fish - Lost Cause (Fortnite Artists [Matt Appleton], Ska)
100 gecs - got my tooth removed (Ska/Hyperpop)
KawaiSprite - burning drug (Hyperpop)
The All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secrets (Pop Punk)
The Red Jumpsuit Appartus - Face Down (Pop Punk)
Carpenter Brut - Invasion AD (Aliens, Invasion, Darksynth)

CMON EVERYBODY LETS HOP ON THE DOG BUS

TRACK BY arsenicCatnip
ART BY arsenicCatnip

:33< meowrry christmas from me and my team x3

CHARACTERS FEATURED:
[HOST] arsenicCatnip // NEPETA LEIJON
[02] nonsenseBinary // ENA

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Songs used:
PilotRedSun - Grinch's Ultimatum (Homestuck [Stylistic Suck], Rejects/Joel G Artists, Indie Web Animation, Surreal, Absurdist, IDM)
Toby Fox - Black (Homestuck)
WHATISLOSTINTHEMINES - You're A Mean One, Mr. Slick. (Homestuck)
Tensei - Elevatorstuck (Homestuck)
Crystal Castles - Crimewave (Webcore)
Laura Shigihara - The Fall  (Homestuck: Time/Webcore)

Slick's Ultimatum

Music by: rinaten (https://soundcloud.com/yaysmile)
Art by: avery999 (https://soundcloud.com/lemolemoo)

Music: The Orange Skies Sparkle White On Christmas Day 
Characters Represented: Namco Museum Curator, Reigen Arataka, Bandana Dee, Red Mist
Sources:
- Another Unnecessary Tournament - Battlefield
- Kirby Star Allies - Kirby's Curtain Call [Bandana Dee - Kirby]
- Mob Psycho 100 - Passing my heart, I'm getting bigger [Reigen - Mob Psycho 100]
- Earthbound - Smiles and Tears [Red Mist - Mother]
- Mappy - Main Theme [NMC - Namco]
- Dark Souls - Gwyn, Lord of Cinder [NMC - Namco]
- Mob Psycho 100 - memosepia [Reigen - Mob Psycho 100]
- Kirby Return to Dreamland - Credits [Bandana Dee - Kirby]
- Earthbound - Snowman [Red Mist - Mother]
- Kirby's Adventure - Butter Building [Bandana Dee - Kirby]
- SpongeBob Squarepants - Very First Christmas [Red Mist - SpongeBob]
- Katamari Damacy - Katamari☆Stars [NMC - Namco]
- SpongeBob Squarepants - Hello Blues [Red Mist - SpongeBob]
- SpongeBob Squarepants - Don't Be A Jerk, It's Christmas [Red Mist - SpongeBob]
- Tekken 7 - Infinite Azure [NMC - Namco]
- Mob Psycho 100 - Mob's Kindness [Reigen - Mob Psycho 100]

https://discord.gg/k3aPAmw

The Orange Skies Sparkle White On Christmas Day

The final match before final four has officially concluded. Will the HEMATITE HELLIONS get more blood on their hands  or will THE DEVIL achieve their second fall from grace. Thanks for voting and stay tuned for more.
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RISOTTO NERO: Gibril, that is not what “blood money” refers to.
GIBRIL: Really? Looks to me like we tore him up and made away with both.

HEMATITE HELLIONS WIN!

HEMATITE HELLIONS - 19 Votes [59.4%]
THE DEVIL - 13 Votes [40.6%]

[LR4M2 Results] - Hematite Hellions vs The Devil

VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/uZ1UEMj3PR6DpyLcA

YT: https://youtu.be/kSlsXP7pa5Q
SC: https://soundcloud.com/leaky-steve-1/wr1-m1-p2

SAKAKI: Are there any videos with cats on that YouTube site?..
EDUARD KHIL: Not just YouTube - the whole web is filled to the brim with LOLcats! You'll love it here, young lady!

Arrangement: https://soundcloud.com/s4ok
Art: https://soundcloud.com/tisracky, https://soundcloud.com/laybox

Source List:
- Ayane - Go→Love&Peace (Otaku culture)
- КарМэн - Чио-Чио-Сан (Slavic and otaku cultures)
- Ozone - Dragostea Din Tei (Early web)
- nobocyknows+ - Hero's Come Back!! (Otaku culture, early web)
- SaiyaSounds - Ai Chuuseishin (J.C Staff)
- MC Virgins - A Love Letter to 2010 (Friendship, early web)
- Tamura and Akasaki - Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu (Youtube Poop, otaku culture)
- Shoko Nakagawa - God Knows... (Otaku culture, comedy and slice-of-life anime)
- AContari - Я ОБОЖАЮ ИНТЕРНЕТ (Happy hardcore, early web)
- Король и Шут - Кукла Колдуна (Slavic artists, otaku culture: https://youtu.be/pcwwAxKEzmA)
- Градусы - Научится бы не париться (Slavic media and school-based media: Универ)
- Jersey! - Все изменится (Slavic media and school-based media: School 13)
- Cascada - Everytime We Touch (Otaku culture, early web)
- 009 Sound System Dreamscape - Trance (Early web)
- ICQ Message Sound (Friendship, early web)
- AIM Message Sound (Friendship, early web)
- This Is Хорошо Transition Sound (Slavic culture, absurd media, early web)
- +100500 Transition Sound (Slavic culture, absurd media, early web)
- Ray William Johnson Transition Sound (Absurd media, early web)

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#02: Azumangakas (All the main girls from Azumanga Daioh)
Leaked from: Temporary Flight Attendant

OH MY GAH! The whole class is in session yet again, and this time we will learn all about otaku culture and aughts anime with six extravagant girls of Class 3: the child prodigy Chiyo, the shy Sakaki, the restless Tomo, the intelligent Yomi, the athletic Kagura, and peculiar Osaka. Together they are an unstoppable force, that always finds their way in a misadventure or two, no matter if it's recess hours or lesson time, so you better get this all together - because school times were never this fun before!

Sources:
- Songs from shows by J.C Staff and Genco, as well as Comedy or Slice of Life anime (Songs from The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Golden Time and Lucky Star)
- Songs in the J-core, happy hardcore, and kawaii bass genres (Songs by S3RL, Snail's House and YUC'e)
- Songs from surreal and absurdist media, related to otaku culture, or it's associates (Songs by Jack Stauber, songs from OFF, Caramelldansen by Caramella Girls)
- Songs related to education, school-related media, and friendship (Songs from High School Musical and School of Rock, Fifteen by Taylor Swift, Count on Me by Bruno Mars)

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#07: Seventh Trollement (Eduard Khil and Vitas)
Leaked from: Alterna Concept

Alo and salut, le people of teh Internets! Welcome the Eastern European stars of the golden age of the World Wide Web: Eduard Khil and VITAS! Taking a break from their musical careers, they decided to take hold of their fame and fly through the endless online space, forming the duo by the name of Seventh Trollement. You better believe your ears right now, because this ain't no YTPMV, it's their masterful old school singing! They will never retreat from their mission to take over this tournament, as only a coward doesn't play hockey. So get ready and strap in, because we are here for a long time - 3, 2, 1, GO!

- Slavic culture or artists and traditional pop
(Party Like a Russian, Atomic Heart, Frank Sinatra)
- Euro or acid house, eurodance, and sovietwave
(MCR-T, Captain Jack, Артек Электроника)
- Early Internet, Bait & Switch, and YouTube Poop cultures
(Caramelldansen, Replay, Shuric Scan)
- Space, celestial bodies, extraterrestrials, and deception
(Трава у дома, A L I E N S, Would I Lie to You?)

[WR1 M1] Мир, дружба, АМВ!

TRACK BY @maivymaybe

Colors - Halsey [After Hours - 2020 Top 100 Artists, Survivor's Guilt - Existentialism]
Umbrella - Rihanna [After Hours - R&B Musicians]
THIS IS A PROTEST FOR YOUR HEART!!! - Left At London [Survivor's Guilt - Indie Rock]
Swimming Pools (Drank) - Kendrick Lamar [After Hours - Weeknd Collaborators/Addictive Substances]
The Stars - Jukebox The Ghost [Survivor's Guilt - Alt. Rock/Piano Pop/Death]
Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey [After Hours - 2020 Top 100]
My Boy (Twin Fantasy) - Car Seat Headrest [Survivor's Guilt - Indie Rock]
Circles - Post Malone [After Hours - R&B Artists/2020 Top 100]

Constestant 03 - Survivor's Guilt
welcome to my new tournament.................
- cheesyhfj, Allenmations, OSC Creators/Projects & Elimination-Based Media
- Alternative/Indie Rock, Ambient & Piano Pop
- Death, Psychological Horror, Existentialism, and objects in ONE/The Nightly Manor

Contestant 01 - After Hours
i like the weeknd he makes good music. fuck
- The Weeknd, his collaborators, & R&B Musicians
- Addictive Substances, Gambling, Vegas Culture & Psychedelic Media
- 2020 Top 100 Hits

[LR4M2 Results] - Hematite Hellions vs The Devil

Funny Mashups Go Brrr