does anyone actually read these? either way, this match was closer than we expected at the start.

the winner of [lr1m2] is...
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zalbo.
69.1%-30.9%

[lr1m2] results

Thank you for voting. Results are below the box.
Results buildup by @gg2k01, original instrumental by @that-guy-612575399.

Buildup Sources:
A Hat In Time - Welcome to Mafia Town (Remix) [CC - Time]
Reeses Puffs Rap [CC - Food]
Friday Night Funkin - High [Mom - Mothers]
Super Mario Brothers Super Show - Plumber Rap [Mom - Family]
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem [Mom - Parties]
Angry Birds - Title Theme [CC - Mobile Games]
Ke$ha - TikTok [Both - Time/Parties]
Lemon Demon - Two Trucks [Both - Food/Demons]
Filthy Frank Voicelines [Both - Family and Time respectively.]
Angry Birds - SFX [CC - Mobile Games]

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Croissant Cookie: "Uh...well, if it makes you feel any better, it's only three more days of reruns?"

35.2% (37) Delilah "Mom" Details | 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞 64.8% (68)

Croissant Cookie is your victor!
Delilah Details will continue to compete in the losers' bracket...

[R1 - M3] RESULTS!

Track donated by: @max_emerald
Art donated by: https://twitter.com/BettaSush1
CLASH! [01] | [05] - Professor Henry Hidgens | Stupendiguy
Exhibit: Wax Museum

VOTE HERE! https://forms.gle/czMBKAE55JZMyvfF6

Stupendiguy: "There's not really much call for a meeting considering you performed a whole song of suspicious behavior, but I think you'd be up for the showmanship."
Hidgens: "You'd be surprised how fast words fail after getting thrown out of the airlock."

To round off the first half of our inaugural round, we're returning to the wax museum where Hidgens and Stupendiguy seem to be discussing their placement in the grand scheme of things. In one corner stands the new version of the first of a long line of theatre reps, but standing in the other is an up-and-coming Fall Guy not willing to give up his ground for the little nerdcore reps get. Though their interaction may have been more peaceful than the last few, one still must come out on top. Vote responsibly.

★Music from all musicals, or otherwise related to theatre.
(The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Hamilton, Beauty and the Beast, Battleblock Theatre)
★Music related to space and aliens.
(Counting Stars, Fly Me To The Moon, Mean Green Mother From Outer Space, Katamari Damacy OST)
★Music about the apocalypse or post-apocalyptic worlds.
(Nuclear Throne OST, It's The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine), Country Roads, Take Me Home)
★Music about science.
(Weird Science, Portal OST, Rick and Morty, She Blinded Me With Science)

⇩Music by The Stupendium, as well as songs in the nerdcore genre or by artists known for it.
(And So We Fall, Rest Employed, I've Got A Bone, Take My Breath Away, etc.)
(The Living Tombstone, Shadrow, The Chalkeaters, OR3O, etc.)
⇩Music related to top Twitch and battle royale games.
(League of Legends, Among Us, Overwatch, Fortnite, etc.)
(Fall Guys, Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone, Tetris 99, etc.)
⇩Music related to competitive TV shows.
(Total Drama Island, Jeopardy!, Battle for Dream Island, Hell's Kitchen, etc.)
⇩Music about falling, heights, or failure.
(Falling Down, Sword Fights on the Heights, In the End, Nothing to Lose, etc.)

Sources:
Vault Number 76 - The Stupendium [Both - Stupendium, Post-Apocalyptic, Falling]
Cabinet Battle #1 - Hamilton [Hidgens/Exhibit - Theatre, Rap Battles]
The House Always Wins - The Stupendium [Both - Stupendium, Post-Apocalyptic, Falling]
Slowly Fall Apart - Shadow [Both - Aliens, Nerdcore, Twitch Games]
Among Us vs. Fall Guys Rap Battle - Freshy Kanal [Both/Exhibit - Aliens, Nerdcore, Twitch Games, Rap Battles]
The Outer Worlds - Dan Bull [Both - Nerdcore, Space]
Blackout - In the Heights [Both - Theatre, Heights]
Minecraft Vs. Lego - The Stupendium (ft. Dan Bull) [Stupendium/Exhibit - Nerdcore, Twitch Games, Rap Battles]
An Impostor Calls - The Stupendium (ft. Dan Bull) [Both/Exhibit - Aliens, Stupendium Nerdcore, Twitch Games, Rap Battles]
Backfire - Firebringer [Both - Theatre, Failure]
Cabinet Battle #2 - Hamilton [Hidgens/Exhibit - Theatre, Rap Battles]
96,000 - In the Heights [Both - Theatre, Heights]
In the Heights - In the Heights [Both - Theatre, Heights]
Words Fail - Dear Evan Hansen [Both - Theatre, Failure]
The World Was Wide Enough - Hamilton [Both - Theatre, Failure]
The Smell of Rebellion - Matilda/The Stupendium [Both - Musicals, Stupendium]
You'll Be Back - Hamilton/The Stupendium [Both - Theatre, Stupendium]
Blood in the Water - Legally Blonde/The Stupendium [Both - Theatre, Stupendium]

[R1 - M4] CLASH! Sus in the Spotlight ~ The Impostor Always Wins

Track by: @xinos1
Art by: @tripped-as-fawk-boi with shading by @laybox
Character(s) Represented: Multi-Dan Smash

3... 2... 1... GO! Get hyped for these two smashers turned to developers, because they're bringing the disrespect! Having the chance to return to the tournament scene and seeing how tough the competition would be, these two have come together, seeing how similar their roots were, and on top of that, both being named Dan! With the unstoppable tech of bringing along their own works and the FGC, they'll be sure to hit the sweetspot! Will you let this tournament write them an ending, or will you leave them to the abyss? Remember though... NO JOHNS!

Sourcelist:
- Media from Dan Fornace games or games that have had a crossover with Rivals of Aether
- Media and music related to and from visual novels
- Media and music from post-Melee fighting games or related to the FGC
- Media and music related to general literature & the martial arts

Track Sources:
Rivals of Aether - Fire's Last Hope (Dan Fornace / Post-Melee Fighting Games)
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors - Digital Root (Visual Novels)
Shovel Knight - Strike the Earth! (Crossover with Rivals of Aether)
Quad City DJ's - C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (Related to FGC)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Lifelight (Post-Melee Fighting Games)
Guilty Gear -STRIVE- - The Disaster of Passion (May's Theme) (Post-Melee Fighting Games)

Hype Responsibly!

You don't need to spend that much time in the TFA community to know that Comedy and Tragedy had gotten a raw deal- or at least, that I believe so. As such, now that TFA has been cancelled and I've actually been given ownership of the rodeo clowns, you might be wondering why I'm uploading a Klowns track.

𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩! Believe me, these have been sitting for a while at this point, so now that TFA's done...yeah, take this. If I'm going to decanonize their ass faster than a ten-draw, I might as well give them something big to go out on. So a W to Comedy and Tragedy fans everywhere. (All 15 of us.)
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Track by: @max_emerald
Art by: twitter.com/pokopakku
Characters represented: Killer Klowns [BOSS], Fancypants, Pufferfish

Killer Klowns' Sourcelist:
- Songs related to clowns, circuses, and clown-adjacent entities (Songs by Insane Clown Posse, THE WORLD REVOLVING, Spark the Electric Jester OST, etc.)
- Songs related to extraterrestrial beings (Alien Boy by Oliver Tree, Songs from the Metroid series, Alien Hominid, etc.)
- Songs related to theater, acting & deception (Songs from Broadway musicals, Only Acting by Kero Kero Bonito, Master of Disguise from Lazy Town, etc.)
- B-List Movies/"so bad, it's good" media (The Room, Sharknado, Birdemic, Who Killed Captain Alex, etc.)

Songs used:
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The Ultimate Show - Super Paper Mario [Klowns/Fancypants, Clowns/Arts & Crafts/Theatre (Used in The Ultimate Show and Victory! Judas Jesters)]
Water - Kirby Air Ride [Klowns/Pufferfish, Water/Extraterrestrials] (I'm going to assume they get Kirby under extraterrestrial because it'd be weird if they didn't get all Kirby.)
Ripped Pants - Spongebob SquarePants [Pufferfish/Klowns, Aquatic Life/Deception]
Alexander Hamilton - Hamilton [Klowns, Theatre (Used in Victory! Comedy & Tragedy)]
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk [Fancypants, Flipnote (Used in The Ultimate Show)]
The Great Space Circus - Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Return [Klowns, Circus/Deception/Extraterrestrial(?)/B-Movies(?)]
Water Me - Lizzo [Pufferfish, Water (Used in Wet N' Wild)]
[Just a] Simple Sponge - Spongebob the Musical [Pufferfish/Klowns, Aquatic Life/Theatre (Pseudo-reference to Wet N' Wild?)]
Replay - Iyaz [Fancypants, Flipnote]
Buckle Your Pants - Battleblock Theatre [Klowns, Theatre (Used in Wet N' Wild)]
I Got No iPhone - Parry Grip [Fancypants, Flipnote (Referenced in Comedy's quote in The Ultimate Show)]
Master of Disguise - LazyTown [Klowns, Deception]
Hair Scare - Parappa the Rapper 2 [Pufferfish, Aquatic Life (and Fancypants if the paper-flat aesthetic counts as arts and crafts)]
Dad Battle - Friday Night Funkin' [Fancypants/Klowns, Flash (Temporary Funkin' Attendant Moment)/Theatre (It's a performance that takes place on a stage.)]
Cake by the Ocean - DNCE [Pufferfish, Water (Used in LR1M1 Results Buildup)]
Airplanes - B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams [TFA Anthem (Used in My Life Is A Mirage ~ ACT K)]
Underwater Woman - They Might Be Giants [Pufferfish, Water/Aquatic Life?]
The Riddle - Gigi D'agostino [Fancypants, Stick Figures]
Pencil SFX [Fancypants, Arts and Crafts]

(LOST TFA...BOSS?) WHAT COMES AROUND, GOES AROUND ~ The Sunken Carousel, Gone In A Flash!

[CHARACTER - Mariya Takeuchi]
- Songs by Mariya Takeuchi or her husband, Tatsuro Yamashita
- Songs in the City Pop and Future Funk genres

Sources:
Supernatural - Fibre (Future Funk)
Lovesick - Moe Shop (Future Funk?)
Angels - SAINT PEPSI (Semi-Related Offsource)
ウイスキーがお好きでしょ - Mariya Takeuchi (Mairya Takeuchi)
Leave it 2 U - ADRIANWAVE (Future Funk)
Flyday Chinatown - Yasuha (City Pop)
Plastic Love - Mariya Takeuchi (Mariya Takeuchi)

[DAY 1 - KFAD 2] ウィスキー天使

VOTING HAS CONCLUDED. https://soundcloud.com/chance_second_impact/results-wr1m3
Title: <=[WR1M3P1] Jim’s Big Breakout=>
Characters: Wicke VS Scott the Woz
Arranger(s): Bulnosaur#6967
Art: @DFX#2095, Scott the Woz logo by Nico Vliek, Scrimblo Bimblo design by https://twitter.com/toxicnapkin 
SONGS USED: 
SHARED: 
Brother Goes Away - Ollie King (Sports Games [Scott the Woz], 6th Gen 3D Platformers [Wicke]) 
Elder Magic - Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (3DS/Wii U Era [Scott the Woz], Magic [Wicke])
Stress - Jim’s Big Ego (Reviewers [Jim Sterling] [Scott the Woz], Coffee [Wicke]) 
Ashley's ☆ Revolution 3 - Game & Wario (Magic [Wicke], 3DS/Wii U Era [Scott the Woz]) 

WICKE: 
Terror Infinitus - Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable (Magic) 
Cinder - Stretch Panic (6th Gen 3D Platformers) 
Magic - Mystery Skulls (Magic) 
Main Theme - Catastrophe Crow! (5th Gen 3D Platformers) 
Super Freak - Rick James (Funk) 
Lemonade - iamalex ( Funk) 

SCOTT: 
Breakout - 3D Dot Game Heroes (Reviewers [Scott the Woz]) 
Battle (World 2) - Miitopia (3DS/Wii U Era) 
Words Cannot Express - an Unkindness (Reviewers [Yourmoviesucks.org]) 
The Review Must Go On - Michael “Skitch” Schiciano (Reviewers [Nostalgia Critic]) 
Urabon - Lethal League Blaze (Sports Games)
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Wicke: I appreciate the retrospective, Scott, but I prefer my games in 64 bits…the “wrist game” doesn’t sound half bad, though.
Scott the Woz: Y’know, you should be more careful. You never know when Microsoft is gonna come a-knockin’.

<=[WR1M3P1] Jim’s Big Breakout=>

Title: The Reaper’s Legendary Battle 
Arranger(s): phase#0867
Art: @DFX#2095
SONGS USED: 
The World Ends With You - Calling (Square Enix RPGs) 
The World Ends With You - Calling [2Mello Remix] (Square Enix RPGs)
 The World Ends With You - Twister (Square Enix RPGs) 
Dragon Quest 3 - Adventure [Dominic Ninmark Eurobeat Remix] (Square Enix RPGs/Akira Toriyama) 
Skullgirls - Legend Of The Skull Heart (Legend in the title) 
Donkey Kong Country - Gangplank Galleon (Smash Culture) 
Chrono Trigger - Battle Theme (Square Enix RPGs/Akira Toriyama) 
Kanipan - RAWEST FOREST (Square Enix RPGs)
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**003: Erdrick**

The hero draws near! Hailing from the land of Aliahan, Roto, also known by the legendary title of Erdrick, is the legendary hero other heroes around the world strive to be. Destined to take down the sinister Baramos and restore peace to the world, Erdrick can’t do it alone and teams up with mages, warriors, martial artists, priests, and more in order to complete his quest. Erdrick as a title was later passed down to future generations of heroes, becoming something only a select few legends can use.

Across time and space, Erdrick could feel that something was off - as such, he immediately went off to find some peace. By chance, he ended up in the Great Lilac...him and a lone Slime, that is. While he knows he can rest easy in the Great Lilac, he can’t shake the feeling that another hero has fallen somewhere far away. Perhaps he’ll get his closure another day...
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SOURCES
-Songs featured in RPGs published or developed by Square Enix
[Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, the World Ends with You, Super Mario RPG, NieR: Automata]
-Songs with hero or legends in the title & songs related to medieval weaponry
[Holding Out for a Hero, Legend Has It, Legends, Heroes, Nobody’s Hero]
[Swords in the Wind, Black Blade, Golden Axe series, Magic Sword, My Axe]
-Songs from anything Akira Toriyama has worked on
[Dragon Ball Z, Jump Force, Dr. Slump, Dot Magic, Tobal No. 1]
-Songs original to the Smash Bros. series and its community + songs related to Smash culture
[Lifelight, Break the Targets, Mob Smash, How to Play, Battlefield]
[Settle It in Smash, Respect Your Elders, C'mon and Ride the Smash Hype Train, Hoes Mad, Gangplank Galleon]

The Reaper's Legendary Battle

Track donated by: @max_emerald
Art donated by: twitter.com/DoodlefoxB
Character [11] - JAMBASTION

Bonjam! Hailing from a Fortress of Shadows, the priest and priestesses of JAMBASTION are here to heat up the competition, shock them with their skills, and cool off before the sun goes down. After a great battle against the revived Void Termina that shook the edges of the universe itself, it would seem that all four have changed their ways, Hyness in particular returning to his wise ways from before he fell to the darkness. Together with music lent from their friend Kirby, songs related to their elements of choice, as well as their gospel, they plan to soar across the stars, win the tournament, and make even more friends through the power of the Jamba Heart! Now...Jambuhbye!

❤Music from the Kirby series.
(Song of Supplication, Ordeal of the Masked King, Green Greens, City Trial)
❤Music related to cults and religion, including stereotypical religious beings.
(Impaled Nazarene, Hallelujah, Stairway to Heaven, music by the Blue Oyster Cult)
❤Songs related to fire, ice, and electricity.
(Music by AC/DC, Ice, Ice, Baby, Fireball)
❤Music related to friendship and hearts.
(Achy Breaky Heart, You've Got a Friend In Me, My Heart Will Go On, I'll Be There For You)

Sources:
Tree to Tree - Kirby Mass Attack [Kirby]
Fool for You - Ace of Hearts [Hearts]
The Cult of Dionysus - The Orion Experience [Cults]
Wannabe - Spice Girls [Friendship]
We Didn’t Start the Fire - Billy Joel [Fire]

Heart to Heart

TOTAL VOTES: 135
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Characters: Erdrick VS Sam & Max & Knuckles
Arranger(s): phase#0867
Art: ragnarok#5878
SONGS USED:
Phase/Daft Punk - CHANCE Results Buildup
"Yo... did he just walk up slowly, and downsmash?!" (Smash Culture)
Crush 40 - Live and Learn (Sonic) 
Run The Jewels - Legend Has It (Legend)
Sam & Max - Cruisin' (Point & Click, Detectives/Investigation)
Final Fantasy 7 - Fight On! (Square Enix RPGs)
Sonic the Hedgehog Special Stage Warp SFX (Sonic) 
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ERDRICK: 37% (50)
SAM & MAX & KNUCKLES: 63% (85)
VICTORY THEME BY: phase#0867

MAX: You wishin’ ya had that sword from Bosco, Sam?
SAM: And go through that painfully long battle sequence again? Your desires positively befuddle me, little buddy.

Quote by Zenith, edited by Doodle!
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