Track and art by @catbattleofficial

Sombra Lore (In image form):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t6jnZ5iU9ucsxclfoE9De-JcpCvBGgPh/view?usp=drive_link

Preshow character #01 - Sombra
A once cocky hacker who was discovered by a global conspiracy, she suppressed her identity and re-emerged as Sombra. Even still, she's looking for a clean getaway. This tournament is just the opportunity she needs; No matter what she has to do to make it happen.

Sources:
- Music from multiplayer-focused shooters
- Music from Mexico or Mexican artists
- Music related to hacking, ARG's, stealth, and espionage

Examples:
- Overwatch, Apex Legends, Halo, Team Fortress 2
- México Lindo y Querido, Cien Años, La Bamba
- Hacknet, Celine, Metal Gear Solid

Sources used:
Apex Legends Main Theme - () - (Multiplayer Shooters)
Roller Mobster - (Carpenter Brut) - (Hacking: Featured in Hacknet)
Genesis - (Justice) - (Overwatch: Krusher99 ad campaign)
74 is the new 24 - (Giorgio Moroder) - (Hacking: Featured in Watch Dogs)

Hack The Universe

Track and art by @catbattleofficial

Preshow Character #02 - Wrench
Woah, who the hell is this? Wrench from the Bup Ciphers lore is attempting to join the Low Budget Tournament, first try! With his "naturally" good luck, he's fairly confident that he'll not only get in, but also take the tournament; With a shoutout to Simpleflips, of course!

Sources:
- Music related to Simpleflips jokes, and games he's known for playing
- Music related to speedrunning and the speedrunning community, and notable speedrunning games (No Valve/Minecraft)
- Music related to construction/building (Limited Minecraft/Terraria)
- Music related to luck, and games notable for lucky elements (RnG)

Examples:
-  Brain Power, the vengabus, 1 2 oatmeal, sm64 OST
- HOME - We're finally landing, Trance Music for Racing Game, Super Mario Bros, Celeste
- Toads factory, home depot song, Everything is Awesome
- Dicey Dungeons OST, Get Lucky, Mario Party, The Binding of Isaac

Sources used:
Repentant - (The Binding of Isaac) - (RnG games)
The Sorcerers Tower - (Realm of the Mad God) - (RnG games)
Cave Dungeon - (Mario 64) - (Simpleflips games/Speedrunning games)
Enter the Gungeon - (Enter the Gungeon) - (RnG games)
Not Evil - (Lego Movie 2) - (Building)

Rogue's Legacy

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Track and art by @catbattleofficial
Characters represented: Kiryu, Wrench
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Kiryu: I straighten out troublemakers like you all the time. Don’t think you have a chance
Wrench: I belong here, jackass! I won't let you lecture me!
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Sources:
Kiryu:
- Songs from non-Sonic SEGA games and franchises
- Songs related to crime (Excluding Persona 5, no murder)
- Music in the City-Pop and j-funk genre's

Wrench:
- Music related to Simpleflips jokes, and games he's known for playing
- Music related to speedrunning and the speedrunning community, and notable speedrunning games (No Valve/Minecraft)
- Music related to construction/building (Limited Minecraft/Terraria)
- Music related to luck, and games notable for lucky elements (RnG)

Sources used:
Both:
Decisive Battle - (Puyo Puyo Tetris) - (Non-Sonic SEGA, Simpleflips games)

Kiryu:
Everybody Jump Around - (Jet Grind Radio) - (Non-Sonic SEGA, Crime)
FIGHT! - Aests - (Citypop)

Wrench:
Daft Punk - Get Lucky - (Luck)
Brain Power-  (NOMA) - (Simpleflips)
Harder Better Faster Stronger - (DP) - (Simeplflips Jokes: Common Oatmeal Source) 

For bonus content, lore, and to show support for the tournament:
Low Budget Tournament Discord: discord.gg/uA8Ntnk

Thank you for supporting the tournament.
Project start date: 12/23/2019

Decisive Battle - LR1M2 [VOTE NOW!]

The competitors fought well in the last round of losers round 1, but only one can remain victorious.

Thank you for voting, and good luck in your next matches.

Art by Catbattle
Video editing by Catbattle
Results theme by Catbattle
Victory theme by Catbattle

Final results:

4 votes to 3 votes.
Winner took all.

Low Budget Tournament Discord: discord.gg/uA8Ntnk

Thank you for supporting the tournament.

RESULTS - LR1M2: Kiryu vs. Wrench

Track and art by @catbattleofficial

Preshow Character #06 - Jaden Yuki

Here to crush everything in his path, it's the legendary duelist himself, Jaden Yuki! With his incredible skills, he'll send you to the shadow realm if you diss the Slifer Red Dorm!

Sources:
- Songs related to card games
- Music from media featuring 1v1 duels (limited smash bros)
- Anime series dubbed by 4kids entertainment
- Shonen Jump media

Examples:
- Get Your Game On, Your Move, Leather Pants, Birdhouse in Your Soul
- MGS - Duel, SFV OST, MvC3 OST, Epic Rap Battles of History
- Sonic X, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Dragon Ball, One Punch Man

Sources Used:
Los Simpsons vs. La Familia Peppa Pig - () - (VS Content)
Theme of Pheonix Wright - (UMVC3) - (VS Content)
Moonsiders 1st - (Tekken 7) - (VS Content)
Be Kind - (Marshmello and Halsey) - (Offsource)
Simpleflips voice clip - (Offsource)

Low Budget Tournament Discord: discord.gg/uA8Ntnk

Thank you for supporting the tournament.

Peppa Moonsiders Pig

Track and art by @catbattleofficial

Preshow Contestant #07 - Space Cowboy

Some people call him the space cowboy… And he’s gunning to bounce into the Low Budget Tournament! With his peacekeeper by his side and his western roots locked and loaded, this is one gunslinger you don’t want to mess with; or you’ll be shooting stars.

Sources:
 - Songs related to cowboys, westerns, and the wild west era.
- Songs by Steven Haworth Miller, Neil Cicierega, and Will Smith (Low Priority) 
- Songs sampled by Neil Cicierega
- Music in the country genre

Examples:
- West of loathing OST, Wild West
- Space Cowboy, My Dark Hour, Fly like an Eagle
- Wow Wow, Men in Black, All Star
- Country Roads, Sweet Home Alabama

Sources used:
Feel Good Inc. - (Gorillaz) - (Mouth Albums)
Spongebob Intro - (Spongebob) - (Mouth Albums)
Never Gonna Give You Up - (Rick Astley) - (Mouth Albums)

Low Budget Tournament Discord: discord.gg/uA8Ntnk

Thank you for supporting the tournament.

Feels Bob

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Voting continues until 3PM PST on Friday, 1/19/2024

Track and art by @catbattleofficial
Characters represented: Jaden Yuki, Space Cowboy
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Jaden Yuki: I have the feeling that you would like Crash Town!
Space Cowboy: I’m more of a wicky wicky style of man, but a GaGaGa Cowboy doesn’t sound so bad.
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Sources:
Jaden Yuki: 
- Songs related to card games
- Music from media featuring 1v1 duels (limited smash bros)
- Anime series dubbed by 4kids entertainment
- Shonen Jump media

Space Cowboy:
- Songs related to cowboys, westerns, and the wild west era.
- Songs by Steven Haworth Miller, Neil Cicierega, and Will Smith
- Songs sampled by Neil Cicierega
- Music in the country genre

Sources used:

Jaden Yuki:
Yu-Gi-Oh Theme - () - (Card Games/Shonen Jump)
Swing Me Another - Chipzel - (Card Games)
The Room Where It Happened - (Hamilton) - (Dueling)
Alexander Hamilton 2 - (jacksfilms) - (Dueling)
Character Select - (Marvel Vs. Capcom 3) - (VS. Media)

Space Cowboy:
Pokemon Theme Song - () - (Mouth Albums)
Chop Suey - (System of a Down) - (Mouth Albums)
Touch Tone Telephone - (Lemon Demon) - (Neil)
As Your Father I expressly Forbid It - (Lemon Demon) - (Neil)
Lifetime Achievement Award - (Lemon Demon) - (Neil)
Walkin on the Sun - (Smash Mouth) - (Mouth Albums)

For bonus content, lore, and to show support for the tournament:
Low Budget Tournament Discord: discord.gg/uA8Ntnk

Thank you for supporting the tournament.
Project start date: 12/23/2019

[WR2M1] DUEL! The Luck Of The Draw

The competitors fought well in the first match of winners round 2, but only one can remain victorious.

Thank you for voting, and good luck in your next matches.

Art by Catbattle
Video editing by Catbattle
Results theme by Catbattle
Victory theme by Catbattle

Final results:

5 votes to 4 votes.
Winner took all.

Low Budget Tournament Discord: discord.gg/uA8Ntnk

Thank you for supporting the tournament.

RESULTS - WR2M1: Jaden Yuki vs. Space Cowboy

Track and art by @catbattleofficial

#04- Bedrock Golem
Here to rock the competition, this indestructible guardian is out to represent not only its village, but the entire Minecraft community! It's own lack of speech won't stop it from laying down some rock-solid beats; Just don't attack it, and you'll get along fine! 

Sources:
- Music related to Minecraft, and songs used in popular Minecraft parodies
- Music from mods, and PC games notable for modding
- Music by C418 and Lena Raine

Examples:
- Revenge, Fallen Kingdom, Minecraft OST
- Terraria Calamity Mod, The Binding of Isaac: Antibirth, Skyrim, The Sims
- Celeste, Cookie Clicker, Pigstep

Sources used:
Mobs Can’t Handle Us - (Lachlan) - (Minecraft)
Take Back the Night - (TryHardNinja and Captainsparklez) - (Minecraft)
Glad you Came - (The Wanter) - (Minecraft: I’ll Make Some Cake)
Mine It Out - (GameChap) - (Minecraft)
Pigstep - (Lena Raine) - (Minecraft)
Witch encounter - (lildeucedeuce) - (Minecraft)
Supernatural Mobs - (TheAtlanticCraft) - (Minecraft)
TNT - (CaptainSparklez) - (Minecraft)
Don’t Mine At Night - (Brad Knauber) - (Minecraft)
How Do I Craft This Again - (The Yogscast) - (Minecraft)
I’ll Make Some Cake - (Itsallminecraft) - (Minecraft)
Find the PIeces - (TryHardNinja and Captainsparklez) - (Minecraft)
Zedd - Stay The Night MINECRAFT SYNC  - (Minkks) - (Minecraft
I'll Play Minecraft - (ThnxCya) - (Minecraft)
Mine on Venus - (C418) - (Minecraft)
Revenge - (TryHardNinja and Captainsparklez) - (Minecraft)

Minecraft.

Track and art by @catbattleofficial

Preshow Contestant #03 - The Runaway Guys

After multiple failed recordings of Mario Party, instead of strangling a puppy, The Runaway Guys are here to compete in the Low Budget Tournament Preshow! They need so much mental help it’s not even funny.

Sources:
- Songs from games TRG have played in the past, and games their core members are notable for
- Music by/for TRG and its members, and projects they have worked on. (Limited covers)
- Music related to gaming YouTube, and YouTube itself

Examples:
- Pikmin, Sonic Adventure, Mario Party, Xenoblade Chronicles
- Insaneintherain, 8BitDrummer, FamilyJules, Cadence of Hyrule
- Breakout, Science Blaster, Shine Get, Robocopyright

Sources used:
Unity - (TheFatRat) - (Gaming Youtube: common montage music, intro song, etc.)
Theme 4 - (Retro Shooting OST) - (Gaming Youtube: Youtuber intro)
Breakout - (3d Dot Game Heroes) - (Gaming Youtube: Youtuber Outro)
Watch Out Rengar - (Sim Gretina) - (Gaming Youtube)
Birthday Rats - (Jerma985) - (Gaming Youtube)

Low Budget Tournament Discord: discord.gg/uA8Ntnk

Thank you for supporting the tournament.

Unified Shooting

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Voting continues until 3PM PST on Wednesday, 5/29/2024

Track and art by @catbattleofficial
Characters represented: Bedrock Golem, The Runaway Guys
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Bedrock Golem: *stone scraping noises* (Your audience might be too old for Minecraft).
ProtonJon: Oh yeah? Well, we've been getting views since before your game even existed!
NintendoCaprisun: I prefer the term "wise in years". 
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Sources:
Bedrock Golem:
- Music related to Minecraft, and songs used in popular Minecraft parodies
- Music from mods, and PC games notable for modding
- Music by C418 and Lena Raine

The Runaway Guys:
- Songs from games TRG have played in the past, and games their core members are notable for
- Music by/for TRG and its members, and projects they have worked on. (Limited covers)
- Music related to gaming YouTube, and YouTube itself

Sources used:

Both: 
Revenge - (TryhardNinja ft. Captainsparklez) - (Gaming Youtubers, Minecraft)
TNT - (Tryhardninja ft. Captainsparklez) -  (Gaming Youtubers, Minecraft)

Bedrock Golem:
Pigstep - (Lena Raine) - (Minecraft, Lena Raine)
Culmination (Vs. Champion) - (Pokemon Clover) - (Mods)

The Runaway Guys:
Science Blaster - (The Game Theorists) - (Gaming Youtubers)
Jerma Twitch Outro - (Jerma985) - (Gaming Youtube)
File Selection - (Mario Party 8) - (The Runaway Guys Notable Games)

For bonus content, lore, and to show support for the tournament:
Low Budget Tournament Discord: discord.gg/uA8Ntnk

Thank you for supporting the tournament.
Project start date: 12/23/2019

Minecraft Blaster

Welcome to the second part of the Low Budget Tournament Pre-Show, a 8-contender tournament where the fighters battle to earn their rightful place in the Low Budget Tournaments main roster as the 16th character!

This is a multimedia project, taking place on Soundcloud, YouTube and Discord. Interviews, extra lore, and other content can be found in full on the Discord right now.

If you want to get more information, or root on your favorite character with fellow fans, join our discord at discord.gg/uA8Ntnk

Characters:
#1: Sombra
#2: Wrench
#3: The Runaway Guys
#4: Bedrock Golem
#5: Crusher
#6: Jaden Yuki
#7: Space Cowboy
#8: Kiryu

LBT: Preshow - Practice Makes Perfect

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