LBT: Preshow

█TRACK BY█
@axcicos

█ART BY█
@pokopakku

█5TH - TWO AND A HALF SHADOWS█

█ABOUT THIS CONTESTANT█
bon and fred are a lawyer + detective duo that were born with the universe itself, presumably. despite their immense powers, they often only resort to going all out when at death's door or if it would be really, really funny, usually both. when given a young child to look after seemingly by fate, they've learned to take more creative approaches to their problems that have been thrust upon them since being put in the jetblack. while they seemingly got more and more competitive as they started winning matches, they've humbled into their fifth place finish.

█SOURCELIST█
-FNAF/Fanprojects
-Text-to-speech/RPGMaker Games/Media featured in the FNAFb OST
-All DS Games
-Mysteries/Darkness/Doppelgangers

█SOURCES USED█
No More Heroes 2 - Subuta.1 (FNAFB OST)
2Pac ft. Outlawz - Hit Em Up (FNAFB OST)
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Theme of Phoenix Wright (DS games, mystery)
DAGames - I Will Not Be Moved (FNAF)
Persona 4 - Reach Out to the Truth (Media featured in FNAFB OST, mystery, darkness)
Skullgirls - Pick of the Litter (FNAFB OST)
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax - A Fool or a Clown? (FNAFB OST, mystery, darkness)
WarioWare: Touched! - Mike's Song (DS games, doppelgangers)
Sonic Adventure 2 - Supporting Me ...for Biolizard (Media featured in FNAFB OST, doppelgangers)
OFF - Stay In Your Coma (Media featured in FNAFB OST, RPGMaker)
Viviette Quest Reloaded - Battle (RPGMaker)
Brandon Yates - Trapped Within Despair (FNAF, mystery)
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter - Final Boss (DS games, darkness)
Persona 3 FES - P3 FES (FNAFB OST)

FNAF / FNAFB / Drawn to Life SFX
mysterymouse SFX (TTS)

A PERFECT TWILIGHT.

(4/26/25: new thumbnail by @kingcorporeal THANK YOU SM it goes crazy!!)

Miphyll - ρossession β (Both - Toby Fox media (Earthbound), UTSC / What didn't stay dead, monsters, Fucked Up Shit)
Kendrick Lamar - Backseat Freestyle (Sans - Mainstream hip-hop)
BROCKHAMPTON - FAKE (Both - Mainstream hip-hop / Creative struggles)
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - Muddy Waters (rag - Experimental hip-hop, heavy sampling)
Toby Fox - Megalovania (Sans)
Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats - Cosmic.m4a (Both- Mainstream hip-hop / Heavy sampling)
Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka - Enjoy Your Stay (Sans - Toby Fox media)
Jellyfish - Ignorance Is Bliss (rag - Monsters)
AURORA - Cure For Me (rag - Sickness)

- CAN'T K.O ME -

Better late than never!
Art by Dreem!

Half Life 2 - Hazardous Environment
Vandooru - TI-2
Half-Life 2: Episode One - Penultimatum 
Pendulum - The Other Side

Victory Theme - Garry Modulate

art, ui, and tourney by @funnymanfan

Songs used:
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou - Café Alpha (Both - Relaxation/Sci-Fi)
Don Hertzfeldt - WORLD OF TOMORROW (Emily)
Tally Hall - Never Meant to Know (Both - The Unknown/The Mind, Love)
The Beatles - Octopus’s Garden (Mollusk’s Garden - The Beatles, The Ocean, Ocean Inhabitants)
Ween - Bananas and Blow (Mollusk’s Garden - Ween, Experimental Rock)
Strawberry Flower - Ai no Uta (Both - Friendship/Love)
The Beatles - Hey Bulldog (Mollusk’s Garden - The Beatles, Psychedelia)
Paul Halley - Winter (Emily - Short Films: The Maker, Time, Clones, Deterioration)
Dudley Simpson, Delia Derbyshire - Chromophone Band (Both - Arthropods/Sci-Fi, Time, Space: Doctor Who, Avant-Garde)
2 8 1 4 - 恢复 (Restore) (Emily - Ambient Genres)
Capability Brown - Sad Am I (Both - Progressive Rock / Time, Love)


[ 30 - THE MOLLUSK'S GARDEN ]
(Ween, The Beatles)
 - Ween | The Beatles | Their collaborators/associated media
 - Psychedelia | Experimental/Progressive rock | Baroque pop
 - The ocean and its inhabitants | Mollusks/arthropods | The unknown
 - Happiness | Relaxation | Friendship

[ 22 - EMILY ]
(World of Tomorrow)
 - Don Hertzfeldt | His Inspirations | Short Films | Sci-Fi
 - Minimal | Avant-Garde | Ambient Genres
 - Time | The Mind | The End | Space
 - Love | Clones | Deterioration

[FANTRACK] Watch The Waves Rise - Who Killed Fredbear?

(Please do not leave comments spoiling or referring to the results until a few days after release! Thank you!) 

super late edit: buildup sources cuz i never added them LOL
tryhardninja - after the end of the world (both)
fnaf 3 bad ending (vincent)
fish in a birdcage - four aces (vincent)
the national - exile vilify (garry)
csgo - black market theme (garry)
half life alyx - radio #6 (garry)

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The winner of Dinkle's Fun Tournament is Garry Modulate.

TOTAL VOTES: 204

Garry Modulate: 66.2% / 135
Vincent: 33.9% / 69

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YzuyEvizof2606a27JVgkDZ6a-fbteH1lKfSxqm-wqk/edit?usp=sharing

Stay tuned for the victor's mashup album later this year!

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7th Place: Kokichi's Dramaturgy, with a 32.25% average. 
[ Lost to Stupid Bus in R1M3, eliminated by a removed character in LR1M2. Don't be fooled by his percentage - he retains a base of dedicated supporters to this day. ]

6th Place: rag, with 42.47% average. 
[ Lost to SW:AD in R1M2, eliminated by Vincent in LR1M1. Resurrected into LR2M2, eliminated SW:AD, and was eliminated once and for all by Vincent once again. Divisive upon resurrection, and highly unconventional from start to finish. ]

5th Place: Stupid Bus, with a 46.93% average.
[ Defeated Kokichi in R1M3 and then lost to Garry Modulate in R2M2. Was then eliminated by Vincent in LR2M1. A high-energy fan favorite - to many, their demise in LR2 was a shock. ]

4th Place: Sweater Weather After Dark, with a 48.90% average.
[ Defeated Rag in R1M2, but ran out of luck in R2M1, losing to Sans. Fell to LR2 where she was eliminated by none other than Rag themselves. Her elimination set the disastrous consequences that followed in motion. Another perennial favorite with a uniquely mellow sound, her loss was a bitter disappointment for many. ]

3rd Place: Sans, with a 51.56% average.
[ Defeated Vincent in R1M1 and SWAD in R2M1. Proceeding into Winners' Finals, his success was abruptly cut short by Garry Modulate. Despite a late-game character swap from more controversial origins, Sans maintained massive prestige throughout the entire project. Notably came second in the bonus poll to determine who would be most likely to win out of anyone in the project, only falling short of the victor himself. ]

2nd Place: Vincent, with a 52.26% average.
[ Lost to Sans in R1M1 and began a reign of terror upon Losers' Bracket. He defeated Rag, Stupid Bus, won the rematch in Losers Finals, and was only stopped in Grand Finals. A titan of a character who fought ruthlessly every step of the way for his place with no safety net. ]

1st Place: Garry Modulate, with a 59.87% average.
[ Defeated all comers to take his place at the top. Despite originating from a pre-existing tournament project, his unique sound peerlessly charmed viewers - he was never in any danger throughout his run. Congratulations to his fans! ]

FINAL RESULTS

CRANBERRY: MEISWAGLORD
- Music from System Erasure media
- Songs with Amen breaks and genres associated with them!
- Songs that sound weird or are in the Glitch pop/Hyperpop Genres!
- Music related to FOOD! YUMMY FOOD! AND uymmm CARDS like CARD GAMES

LIME: RECONSTITUTE (but a bit more wizardy)
- Homestuck, Its Artists, and Media Associated With It, Including Fan Content
- Books and Their Adaptions, Literary References, and Stephen Merritt Projects
- Metafiction
- Wizards, Magic, and other things that aren't real

Iglooghost - Mei Mode (Mei - Music that sounds kinda weird and also hey wait thats my name!)
Toby Fox - Black (Recon - Homestuck)
Poe - Haunted (Recon -  Books, Metafiction)
underscores - where did you fall (Mei - Glitch Pop/Hyperpop artists)
Jonathan Young, Annapantsu - Fortune Teller (Mei - Cards / Recon - Magic)
SOPHIE - Ponyboy (Mei - Glitch Pop, Hyperpop)
The Magnetic Fields - All the Umbrellas in London (Recon - Stephen Merritt)
The Homestuck Fan Musicians - The Sock Ruse (Recon - Homestuck)
underscores - bozo bozo bozo (Mei - Glitch Pop/Hyperpop artists)


[squizm LR4M4] - Midnight Crew Mode

Fantrack for Who Killed Fredbear! A blindfad project by https://soundcloud.com/funnymanfan

[ 12 - LESHY, THE SCRYBE OF BEASTS ] 
(Inscryption)
-Daniel Mullins | Card Games | ARGs | Media Within Media
-Folk Genres | Darkwave | Dark Ambient | Woodwind Focused Music
-Nature | Beasts | Photography | Masks
[ 01100100 01100101 01100101 01110000 01100010 01100101 01101110 01100101 01100001 01110100 01101000 ]
-OLD_DATA.chr | %%84CKD00R

Sources:
MtH, Moder112 - *** EVERYTHING IS FINE *** (Woodwind Focused/Beasts/DATAEXPUNGED)
Leon Riskin - Black Lava (Media Within Media/Dark Ambient/%%84CKD00R)
Nickelback - Photograph (Photography)
Jonah Senzel - Beezelbub (Daniel Mullins)
MADEON - POMME (ARGs/OLD_DATA.chr)
Jonah Senzel - The Trapper (It is I. Leshy, Scrybe of Beasts)
Porter Robinson - Is There Really No Happiness? (OLD_DATA.chr)
Jonah Senzel - The Scrybe of Beasts (It is I. Leshy, Scrybe of Beasts)
Porter Robinson - Cheerleader (Photography/Masks/OLD_DATA.chr)
OMI & Felix Jaehn - Cheerleader (OLD_DATA.chr)
JerryTerry - photograph (Media Within Media/Photography/%%84CKD00R)
Jonah Senzel - The Hex (Daniel Mullins/Dark Ambbient/%%84CKD00R)
Porter Robinson - Fellow Feeling (Nature/OLD_DATA.chr)
MADEON - ABSOLU (ARGs/Dark Ambient/OLD_DATA.chr)

[WKF] Lo0K1N9 0UT 74E 8@cKD0Or

...And we're finally starting! There's some extra things that need to be done before matches start that (hopefully) won't take longer than a week or two to get them done, but other than that, WELCOME TO THE NEXT LEVEL!

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[Songs Used]

Lil Boulder - Metallic Madness Act 2 Remix (Mazin - SEGA Enterprises/Speed-Based Platformers)
Madeon - The Prince (Apollo - Synthpop)
The Home Team - Loud (Apollo - Dancing/Music-Related Concepts (Sound Measure))
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem (Apollo/Malkuth/Flyentologist - Dancing / Dystopic Settings / Corruptive Forces)
Madeon - HOMICIDE (Jacket/Lizardi - Violent Crime/Dark Techno / Death-Related Concepts)
Knife Party - Ghost Train (Jacket/Lizardi - Weaponry / Trains/Death-Related Concepts)
vivivivivi - credits song for my death (Apollo/Tentionmaru/Lizardi - Music-Related Concepts (Music Itself) / Stick Figures / Death)
Childish Gambino - Heartbeat (Polka Dot/Gundam!Teto - Contemporary R&B / Romantic Turnoil)
Landon Podbielski - Synth Rock (Jacket/Flyentologist - Avians / [adult swim] (Duck Game))
GHOST - Honey, I'm Home (Gundam!Teto/Malkuth/Flyentologist - Vocal Synths/It's Producers / Control? / Arthropods/Mutations)
Mystery Skulls - Money (Malkuth/Flyentologist - Visual Novels (Ace Attorney) / Corruptive Forces (Money))
Viridan Wright - DELIRIUM (Polka Dot/Tentionmaru/Malkuth/Flyentologist - The OSC (Objectified!) / Metal Genres / Control/Dystopic Settings / Corruption)
BAD OMENS - THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND (Tentionmaru/Gundam!Teto/Lizardi - Metal Genres (Alternative Metal/Metalcore) / The Lack of Something / Death)
Mr. Sauceman - Thousand March (Malkuth - Dystopic Settings)
MASKED - Plok! "Boss" Theme but it's an actual Hotline Miami 2 Track (Jacket/Tentionmaru - Devolver Digital/Darksynth / "Badass Fighting Music")
INJURY RESERVE - ALL THIS MONEY (Flyentologist/Apollo - [adult swim] (fishcenter)/Hardcore Hip-Hop / The Night)
Waterparks - RITUAL (Tentionmaru/Jacket/Apollo - Alternative Rock / Violent Crime? / The Night)
Styx - Mr. Roboto (Tentionmaru/Malkuth - Stick Figures (Counter Stick 2) / Artificiality)
OK GO - Return (Gundam!Teto/Lizardi - The Lack of Something / Death)
Viridian Wright - STARSHEET (Polka Dot/Apollo/Malkuth/Gundam!Teto/Flyentologist - The OSC (Objectified!) / The Nigth / Dystopic Settings / Space-Related Concepts (Stars/The Universe) / Corruption)
Brandon Yates - See Only Me (Tentionmaru/Malkuth/Polka Dot/Lizardi - The VS Community / Visual Novels / Elimination-Based Media (Death Battle) / Death)
Ice Nine Kills - Rainy Day (Tentionmaru/Malkuth/Flyentologist - Metal Genres (Alternative Metal) / Organizations/Sci-Fi Horror (Resident Evil) / Corruptive Forces (Umbrella Corporation))
Camelidea - The Fall of The Chaos Insurgency (Malkuth/Jacket - Organizations/Sci-Fi Horror / Dark Techno)
Skrillex, Wolfgang Gartner - THE DEVIL's DEN (Flyentologist/Jacket - Trent Reznor Associates (Skrillex)/Corruptive Forces / Deities (The Devil))
Sleep Token - Chokehold (All - Metal Genres (Alternative Metal) / The "Night" / Deities / Colors/ITFT Objects (Green) / The Lack of Something / Psychological Horror / Mutations/Corruptive Forces / Death / SEGA ENTERPRISES (Green Mountain))

WELCOME TO THE NEXT LEVEL - [Round 1 Bracket Medley]

VOTING CLOSED

Songs Used:
Iglooghost - Peanut Choker (Taski Maiden - Wonky)
Nova Reeves - Love Together (Parappa - used in the parappa anime, Love)
underscores - bozo bozo bozo (Taski Maiden - Hyperpop Artists / Parappa - Love)
Polo & Pan - Nana (offsource)
MGMT - Days That Got Away (Taski Maiden - Neo-psychedelia)
METAROOM, AQUASINE, mafti - ​ALGORITHM_ANGEL (Taski Maiden - Joel G Artists)
100 gecs - Doritos & Fritos (Taski Maiden - Hyperpop)
MadWorld - deathwatch (Parappa - VGM Rap)
Outkast - Ms. Jackson (Parappa - Pop Rap, Love)
femtanyl, issbrokie - NASTYWERKKKK (Taski Maiden - Hyperpop Artists / Parappa - Pop Rap Artists)
Iglooghost - Mei Mode (Taski Maiden - Wonky)
Magdalena Bay - Fear, Sex (Taski Maiden - Neo-Psychedelia / Parappa - Love)

[MATCH 1] - love love love

Track by: @nelneru
Art by: ragnarok (https://twitter.com/fuckingRagnarok)
Character Represented: Bec Noir

Everybody flip the fuck out, because Homestuck's very own Bec Noir will be competing in Temporary Flight Attendant! He's not only looking for victory, but he's looking for blood. The already bloodthirsty Jack Noir's rage only got worse when infused with a godlike dog designed to be the perfect being, but beneath all the animalistic aggression, he will always be the classy leader of The Midnight Crew at heart. Vote Bec Noir for tracks featuring dogs, tracks from Homestuck, tracks in the genre of swing, and of course; tracks about mafia and gangs.

Sources:
- Songs from Homestuck and its spinoffs (Showtime, Walk - Stab - Walk, Black, Oppa Toby Style, Flare, MeGaLovania, etc.)
- Songs related to gangs and the mafia (Pump by Valentino Khan, Gucci Gang, Gangsta's Paradise, Don’t You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia, etc.)
- Songs in the genre of ragtime/swing (Cuphead Soundtrack, I Can’t Decide, Other Friends, etc.)
- Songs related to dogs (Dogsong, Nintendogs OST, Who Let The Dogs Out, etc.)

Songs used:
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Mr. Pinstripe Suit (Swing)
Married with Children Argentian Intro (Swing)
Homestuck - Dance of Thorns (Homestuck)
AlterniaBound - Trollcops (Homestuck)
Caravan Palace - Rock it for Me (Swing)
Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E. (Dogs/Gangsters)
Homestuck - Moonsweater (Homestuck/Swing?)
Cuphead - Shootin n' Looting (Swing)
Clover - Help Me (Swing)
Rock Mafia - The Big Bang (Mafia)
Eddie Morton - I'm a member of the Midnight Crew (Homestuck)

Married With Bec Noir

Track and art by @catbattleofficial
Preshow character #01 - Sombra
Hacking into the tournament, Sombra’s here to cause some trouble! After being discovered by a global conspiracy, she’s looking for a clean getaway, and this tournament is just the opportunity she needs! 

Sources:
- Music related to Overwatch/team shooters (excluding TF2)
- Music related to hacking
- Music related to Mexico

Sources Used:
Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster (Hacking)
Unite the Shadows by TryHardNinja (http://www.youtube.com/TryHardNinja) - (Overwatch)
No Mercy by The Living Tombstone - (Overwatch)

SFX:
Sombra voiceline (Overwatch)

No Mercy For The Shadow Mobster

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! Sporting stuff related to general building, his "naturally" good luck, and a callback to his roots, he's fairly confident that he'll not only get in, but also take the tournament.

Sources:
- Music related to construction/building (Limited Minecraft/Terraria)
- Music related to Simpleflips jokes, or games he's known for playing
- Music related to luck

Sources used:
Slider - Super Mario 64 (Simpleflips games)
Die House - Cuphead (Lucky)
Lucky Ones - Tryhardninja feat. Dan Bull (http://www.youtube.com/TryHardNinja) (Lucky)
Lucky Ones - Lana Del Ray (Lucky)
Get Lucky - Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (Lucky)

SFX:
Simpleflips voiceclip (Simpleflips)

Lucky Slide

Track and art by @catbattleofficial
Preshow character #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
- In-Jokes between the members of TRG and their fanbase
- Music related to gaming focused YouTubers (No Minecraft parodies/songs, no Simpleflips) 

Examples:
- Nintendo Land, Pikmin, Sonic Adventure, Wheel of Fortune, SSBB, Fortune Street, Mario Party
- Hard daisy, dad Jon
- Breakout, Science Blaster, Shine Get

Sources used:
Space is Cool - The Gregory Brothers - (Gaming Youtubers)
Markiplier Rap - JT Music (Gaming Youtubers)
Menu Theme - Super Smash Bros Brawl (The Runaway Guy Games)
All the Way - The Gregory Brothers - (Gaming Youtubers)

SFX:
Markiplier voiceclips - (Gaming Youtubers)

Super Space Bros Brawl

Track and art by @catbattleofficial
Preshow character #04 - Bedrock Golem
Here to rock the competition, it’s a Bedrock Golem! This indestructible guardian is out to represent its village well, and bring a good time with it! It's not a poppy it'll be making tracks with; it's got the backing of the whole modding community!

Sources:
- Music related to Minecraft
- Music related to rocks, and mainstream rock songs.
- Music from mods

Examples:
- Revenge, Fallen Kingdom, Minecraft OST
- Steven Universe songs, Queen, AC/DC
- Terraria Calamity Mod, The Binding of Isaac: Antibirth, Pokémon Clover

Sources used:
1NF3S+@+!0N - DM Dokuro - (Mods)
Boom Boom Boom - Dan Bull - (Minecraft)
Pigman Rap - Dan Bull - (Minecraft)
Take Back the Night - TryHardNinja (http://www.youtube.com/TryHardNinja) - (Minecraft)

Monster Infestation

Ever since the Bedrock Golem arrived, it and The Runaway Guys have been inseparable. Perhaps that group is used to collaborating? Either way, it's quite nice to see contestants getting along.
- Ikamon

Sources used:

Both:
Formed by Glaciers - Kubbi (Gaming youtubers, Minecraft)

Bedrock Golem: 
Ph1lza voiceclips
Take Back the Night - Tryhardninja (https://www.youtube.com/user/TryHardNinja) (Minecraft)
Revenge - Tryhardninja (https://www.youtube.com/user/TryHardNinja)(Minecraft)

The Runaway Guys:
Open your heart - Crush 40 (Games TRG are known for)
All The Way - The Gregory Brothers (Gaming Youtubers)
Breakout - 3D Dot Game Heroes (Gaming Youtubers)

Ph1lza Had A Good Run

Welcome to 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

Ph1lza Had A Good Run

LBT: Preshow - Plot Thickening

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