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

DISCORD: discord.gg/UuBkav5FWB 

[ 004 - RULER OF THE TRI-STATE AREA ] 

- Songs from original Disney movies or shows
(Busted, You're Welcome, High School Musical OST, etc.)
- Songs made by Tally Hall and other indie rock artists
(Ruler of Everything, Turn The Lights Off, A Lady, etc.)
(Songs by Arctic Monkeys, OneRepublic, M83, etc.)
- Songs relating to science, scientists, and non-vgm cartoony villains
(Science Blaster, Bill Nye, She Blinded Me with Science, etc.)
(It's Gonna Get Weird, Discord, Despicable Me, Pixie Rap, etc.)
- Songs relating to 21st century humor [LOW OVERLAP PRIORITY]
(We Are Number One, Distraction Dance, Wide Putin, etc.) 

Sources:
Capital Cities - Safe and Sound [Indie Rock]
Blonde Redhead - For The Damaged Coda [Indie Rock / 21 Century Humor]
Tally Hall - Turn The Lights Off [Tally Hall / Indie Rock]
Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know [Indie Rock]
Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out [Indie Rock]
Passion Pit - Take A Walk [Indie Rock]
Imagine Dragons - Demons [Indie Rock]
Tally Hall - The Bidding [Tally Hall / Indie Rock]
Anamanaguchi - Shrine Bros [Indie Rock]
The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist [Indie Rock]
Coldplay - Viva La Vida [Indie Rock]
Glass Animals - Heat Waves [Indie Rock]
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends [Indie Rock]
Tally Hall - Welcome To Tally Hall [Indie Rock]
WALK THE MOON - Shut Up and Dance [Indie Rock]
Happy Monster Band - Do The Monster Stomp [Disney / Tally Hall]
Tally Hall's Internet Show - Death Request [Tally Hall] 

Arrangement: @megalolazing-1
Art: Moog
Stock: ElectroCV

Turn The Sound Off

art by maruin
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toby fox - megalo strike back [undertale, fuck you it counts]
ren - money game part 2 [ ]
spongebob squarepants - stadium rave [the beach]
jellyfish - ignorance is bliss [mario]
post malone, swae lee - sunflower [flowers]
100 gecs - money machine [money]
toby fox - into the mind [generic enemy themes]
kanye west - black skinhead [kanye]
ed helms - how bad can i be [money/capitalism/corruption]
kawai sprite - roses [flowers, senpai cameo]
the living tombstone - squid melody [third person shooters]
the stupendium - the fine print [capitalism/corruption, auction day/gaben cameo]
phineas and ferb - backyard beach [the beach, pattern recognition cameo]

[r2m1 - transmission!] stadium strikes once more

[ SOURCES ]
Mudeth - Innocence Glitched ()
Persona 4 Dancing All Night - Dance! (TBOI [Specialist Dance for Good Items])
Lena Raine - Pigstep (Demonic Religion)
Nuclear Throne - Where the Gun at (Roguelikes)
WWE - Shawn Michaels impersonating Hulk Hogan (TBOI [incendiary Esau's voice]/Family)
CYBERPUNK 2077 SOUNDTRACK - BIGGER MAN (TBOI [the dripping of isaac])
Five Finger Death Punch - Mother May I (TicToc) (Family)
Devil May Cry 5 - Devil Trigger (Demonic Religion)
Lemon Demon - As Your Father I Expressly Forbid It (Family)
Bayonetta 2 - Moon River (∞ Climax Mix) (Demonic Religion)
Wiz Khalifa - See You Again (Family)
Kanye West - Heartless (Betrayal)
The Living Tombstone - Long Time Friends (Betrayal)
Skillet - Monster (Rage)
Various TBOI SFX
Various Answered Prayers SFX (Fluorette saves the day!)  

~ 

#03 - [ THE DESERTER AND REVENANT ] 

You unlocked "JACOB"!
The Deserter and his Revenant are here to show Lightning Round what a real bracket run looks like! Having tricked his brother into giving up his birthright, a tainted Jacob has wandered into the Weather Tower, with a chain for protection and Esau's vengeful, bloodthirsty spirit as a constant reminder of his burden. They've made it time and time again through the depths of the Basement with their souls in-tact, but this run may just cause Jacob's karma to finally catch up to him and seal their fate...

~ [ TBOI/Edmund McMillen related media, people he’s directly worked with and Roguelikes ] ~
 [ The Binding of Isaac - Super Meat Boy - The End Is Nigh - Gish ] 
 [ Ridiculon (Your House Is On Fire, Dirty Mittens) - Danny Baranowsky (Crypt of the Necrodancer, dannyBsides) - Laura Shigihara (Plants vs Zombies, Cube Land) ] 
 [ Enter the Gungeon - Risk of Rain 2 - Spelunky - Neon Abyss - Hades ] 

~ [ Demonic/Unholy Religion and its concepts/figures ] ~
 [ DOOM - The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Devil May Cry - Die House]
 [ Highway To Hell - Robot Hell - Titanium - Hell Is Other Demons ] 

~ [ Rage, Betrayal and Family Members ] ~
 [ 2 X 4 - AMV (PROD. WENDIGO) - Streets of Rage 2 - Cry Me A River - Somebody That I Used To Know ] 
 [ Brother Louie - Hey, Soul Sister - Familia - Dad Feels ] 

~ [ Death/Thrash Metal and Industrial ] ~
 [ Death - Cannibal Corpse - Bolt Thrower - Nile - Metallica - Megadeth - Slayer - Anthrax ] 
 [ Rammstein - Nine Inch Nails - Ministry - Rob Zombie ]

NEW  RUN - [ LIGHTNING ROUND TOURNAMENT ]

TOTAL VOTES: 161
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Characters: Troy McClure VS Barnacle Boy
Arranger(s): https://twitter.com/FlaJelly
Art: @DFX#2095 (characters) and @Eno#1234 (background)
SONGS USED: 
Phase/Daft Punk - CHANCE Results Buildup
"Your Pipsqueak is getting cold!” (Spongebob [Barnacle Boy]) 
"Steamed Hams!" (Simpsons [Troy McClure]) 
Pedro Castro - Jones BBQ & Foot Massage (Advertisements [Troy McClure]) 
Saturday Night Live - David S Pumpkin (Phil Hartman [Troy McClure]) 
Hyper Potions & ANDROSS - Dolphin Park (Ocean Creatures [Barnacle Boy]) 
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Superheroes - The Lego Batman Movie [Barnacle Boy]) 
Family Guy - Can't Touch Me + ai Peter (Animated Sitcoms [Troy McClure]) 
Masked Wolf - Astronaut in the Ocean (Ocean [Barnacle Boy])
 Simpsons Hit & Run - Circuit Race 1 (Simpsons [Troy McClure]) 
Spongebob - Mr Krabs' Green Stuff (Spongebob [Barnacle Boy])
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TROY MCCLURE: 51.6% (83)
BARNACLE BOY: 48.4% (78)
VICTORY THEME BY: Mr. 404#7304

Troy McClure: Yes, and you call them Krabby Patties despite the fact that they are obviously fish...must be a regional dialect.

<=RESULTS - WR1M1=>

STICKFIGURE ON CRACK: Look at me I'm white and nerdy!
THE BOY: You guys over there getting the fucking joke yet?
DOG MAN: * It's tempting for Dog Man to join in on the stickmen's gig, but he's more interested in the red stuff near the table. There's been a crime here, and he's got to solve it! *

RESULTS: https://soundcloud.com/finn-for-a-fish/r1m1-results

Neil Cicierega - Who (DOG MAN - Men [Men At Work])
The World's Hardest Game Theme (CRACKHEADS - Flash)
Run The Jewels - Legend Has It (DOG MAN - Crime)
Scratch21 - Sorry Jack (CRACKHEADS - Stick Figures)
Lil Darkie - RAP MUSIC (CRACKHEADS - Gangs [Spider Gang])
The 88 - Biggering (DOG MAN - Book to Film Adaptations)
One-T - The Magic Key (CRACKHEADS - Gangs [Magic Crew])
Keshawn - Chicken Wing (CRACKHEADS - Flipnote)

[ R1M1 ] The World's Hardest Match (Not Really)

Track donated by: @404thecomputer
Art donated by: twitter.com/Honk_B_Clowne
Character donated by: DemonicKraken#0695
Character [16] - Half of a Lifetime

Looks like these two David Byrne enthusiasts have found themselves in the G.A.L.L.E.R.Y.! How did they get here? Well, let's just say the right team-up in the right place can make all the difference. The mysterious businessman known as the G-Man and the curious and geometrical ENA, bound together by their fondness of new wave, are ready to figure out how to work this and not let the competition hold them down! If they nab a victory, they'll hold an extinction party for the ages! (Hopefully minus the extinction part...)

◐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:
Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record) - Dead or Alive [New Wave]
Main Theme - Team Fortress 2 [Valve]
Dancing Queen - ABBA [Dancing]
Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads [𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣......]
livestock auctioneers have surprising rhythm - Oliver Buckland [Orignal YouTube Animation, Weirdcore]
Hazardous Environments - Half-Life [Valve]

[VICTORY!] Half of a Lifetime

[VOTE NOW.]
https://forms.gle/kWeZqfSSYPGiB4hi6

Track by: @carmelfunny
Art by: @e-twoup

LIL JON: HEY! CHIN UP, GIRL! THIS THE LAST SHOW FOR ONE OF US - WE GOTTA MAKE SURE WE KEEP IT CRUNK!
Sakura: Y-You're right! An idol is supposed to put on a brave face, for the sake of their fans! With their support, I know I can do this!

NO CURRY NO LIFE - The Idolm@ster (Both - Idols/Food)
Act A Fool - Lil Jon (Messy Recipe - Lil Jon)
REFLECT - Gawr Gura (Sakura - Idols)
Toy Food - Lemon Demon (Messy Recipe - Food)
Dragula - Rob Zombie (Sakura - Undead)
Zomboss - Plants VS Zombies (Sakura - Undead)
Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G (Sakura - 90s Hip Hop)
Louder Than Words - Pendulum ft. Hybrid Minds (Messy Recipe - Australian Musicians)
Victory! Messy Recipe - A Chance Of Redemption (Messy Recipe)
Victory! Sakura Minamoto - A Chance Of Redemption (Sakura)
Krazy - Pitbull ft. Lil Jon (Messy Recipe - Lil Jon)
Rockstar Cookie's Flaming Guitar - Cookie Run (Messy Recipe - Food)
Infatuation - Prozzak (Sakura - Virtual Artists)
Blueberry Train - Love Live (Both - Idols/Food)

[LR4 M2] Phase 1 - NO CRUNK NO HYPE

Track By: @lilcargoshort
Art by: twitter.com/fuckingRagnarok

BONUS CHARACTER REPRESENTED: Mashed Potato

Look out, because the lost soul of The Game has officially joined the bonus roster! Despite not knowing who they are, we know one thing: they'll produce some chill tunes that'll take you back to the old days. So sit back, pour yourself a drink, and enjoy!  ...And let's just hope they can figure themselves out along the way.

-Music related to memories, the mind, and identity 
(September, Something For Your M.I.N.D, Complicated)

-Music in the bardcore genre, or related to the medieval era 
(Any Bardcore cover, Shovel Knight OST, No Quarter)

-Music related to ice, snow, or the cold
(Iced Out, Let It Go, Fresh Static Snow)

-Music related to beverages
(Glass of Water, Hot Milk, Lemon Tea)

Track Sources:
The Weeknd - Snowchild (Snow)
Omori - Snow Forest - A Single Flower Blooms (Snow)
atlas - chamomile (Beverages/Memories)
Molina - Hey Kids (The Mind/Memories)
Hildegard Von Blingin' - Somebody That I Used Yo Know (Bardcore/Memories)
Hildegard Von Blingin' - Creep (Bardcore)
David Guetta ft. Kid Cudi - Memories (Memories)
Fall Out Boy - THNKS FR TH MMRS (Memories)

The Discord: discord.gg/VWCP2XyAQB

[BONUS] SNOWFLOWER

All this time Dear beautiful trance Remix

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TRACK BY: @TawnyBarnOwl
ART BY: pokopakku#3393
CHARACTER: Freaky Creatures Monster Party, Audrey II [ Sponsored by Plant Gang ] , The Once-ler

[ SOURCES ] -

JerryTerry - ReDoin (FCMP, Once-ler - Commercials, Money/Capitalism)
The Living Tombstone - Discord (FCMP, Once-ler - Apocalypse, Tumblr)
Hamilton - Non-Stop (Plant Gang, Once-ler - Musicals, Tumblr)
Smash Mouth - All Star (FCMP, Once-ler - Light, Book adaptations)
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem (FCMP - Parties)
SSBU - Lifelight (FCMP - Light)
Nuclear Throne - Where The Guns At (FCMP - Apocalypse)
Ke$ha - TiK ToK (FCMP - Partying)
Owl City - Fireflies (FCMP - Sleep, Dreams, Light)
Tokyo Machine - The Gardens (Plant Gang - Plants)
Super Mario Bros. 3 - Athletic (Plant Gang - Mainline Mario)
Among Us -  Body Reported [Trap Remix] (Plant Gang - Aliens)
Plants Vs Zombies - Graze The Roof (Plant Gang - Plants)
Phineas & Ferb - Platypus Controlling Me (Plant Gang - Musicals)
Beetlejuice - The Whole Being Dead Thing (Plant Gang - Musicals)
El Chombo - Dame Tu Cosita (Plant Gang - Aliens)
Friday Night Funkin' - Roses (Plant Gang - Plants)
Cash Cash - Overtime (Once-ler - Money)
Hail Mary Mallon - Whales (Once-ler - Money)
Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (Once-ler - Illumination, Dr Seuss)
Terraria - Corruption (Once-ler - Corruption)

NEW RUN - [ LIGHTNING ROUND TOURNAMENT ]

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