Note: Max Mueller II has been eliminated from the tournament, but that does not mean that he won't get extra music!

Music: Victory! Max Mueller II
Artwork: Aleph (twitter.com/astralephh)
Arrangement: Popopo (@yaypopopo)
Sources:
Nintendogs - Bath Time
Character Represented: Max Mueller II
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Straight from Idyllwild, California, Maximus Mighty-Dog Mueller II (also known simply as Mayor Max) is on his way to the tournament! Holding the position of mayor for 7 years, he's no stranger to dealing with heated politics during his campaign. With his cute and fluffy appearance, he's sure to win over dog-lovers from around the world! Also, tagging along him is U.S. California Representative Gil Cisneros to assist him with communications, although he won't directly interfere with the tournament.

Sources:
- Tracks featuring songs related to California or by Californian artists
(ex: Californication, Hotel California, California Girls)

- Tracks featuring songs related to Dogs and dog-related artists
(ex: Who Let the Dogs Out, Dogsong, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, songs by Vulfpeck)

- Tracks featuring songs about or featuring politics
(ex: Rise Above, Fight the Power, Gimme Some Truth)

Victory! Max Mueller II

it was a close match, but as you know, there can only be one winner.

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sans: * and for the record, i don't have blue balls.

pro fortnite gamer sans undertale.
52.5%-47.5%

[r1m1] results

VOTE HERE: forms.gle/v5FVyKNPm4GYpFdS9

► CROCKER: No! I can't be pinned up against anthropomorphic animal college dropouts! I'm not a people person! OR a cat person!! I'M BARELY EVEN A PERSON!!
► MAE: How did I get an F if I had a 92%??
► GREGG: Obviously it's the bell curve. Everyone else got a 93.
► MAE: Oh. Yeah, that's dumb.
► BEA: Should've studied.

𝐌𝐫. 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫
✮ Any songs from Nickelodeon media
✮ Songs related to school and edutainment media
𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬
✮ Songs from the Night in the Woods OST
✮ Bands in the Alternative/Punk Rock genre
✮ Songs from the Mystery Horror genre
𝒮𝑜𝓃𝑔 𝒮𝑜𝓊𝓇𝒸𝑒𝓈
✮ I Found A Way - Drake Bell
✮ Bring Me To Life - Evanescence
✮ mus_school.mid - mystman12
✮ Magic School Bus Intro - Magic School Bus
✮ F.U.N Song - Brad Carow 
✮ Your Reality - Dan Salvato, Jillian Ashcraft
✮ Walkin' On The Sun - Smash Mouth
✮ Accidentally In Love - Countin' Crows
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Mashup by @megalolazing (Name by @the-name-s-rael)
Art by @keep-smyling

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(R1 - M2) A Lesson of Life

Original Composer(s): DJ NikiforoV, DHMIS, Michael Land, Microsoft
Arrangement: 9mmPeter

Character Represented: Windows Warriors

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The Windows Warriors are here to reclaim their lost thrones! Led by Bonzi Buddy, these classic internet-famous friends have banded together. With much of the PC gaming scene of the past under their belt, and plenty of meme potential, these three are making use of their last shot to make it big!

SOURCES
- Edutainment games
- Pre-2000s PC adventure games
- Songs from various Microsoft OS's, or using sounds from them
- Songs about/related to computers

EXAMPLES
- Songs from Mario Teaches Typing or Kahoot
- Sam and Max, Lego Island
- Xbox OS music, songs made using Windows 95 sound effects
- Clean Your Computer, Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates

Victory! Windows Warriors

DR. KAWASHIMA: You know, writing rap like the two of you do is a great way to train your brain! Surely you must be in tip-top shape.
LIL NAS X: ...Uh, bro, I'm not tryin' to train anything. I'm just in it for the music, man.
CHILDISH GAMBINO: I've been grinding my whole life, doc. You may have science on lock, but you don't know shit about the streets.

VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/ubjsK6bRMkDAuWpG7

The streets have emptied, and the devil has arrived to take his toll. However, two rap legends stand in his path, ready to play his game. There will be no deals tonight, everyone! After all, why be a devil, when you can be a god? No, tonight is an all-out brawl between Atlanta Roads and Dr. Kawashima! Do your best to focus, because when these contenders start moving, you might not even be able to see them. In any case, the choice is yours.

Arrangement: 9mmPeter (@9mmp3ter)
Art: Bowser
Character Represented: Atlanta Roads, Dr. Kawashima

Sources:
ATLANTA ROADS
- Rap songs from 2005 and forward
- Songs by Childish Gambino
- Songs by Lil Nas X 

DR. KAWASHIMA
- Franchises exclusive to the DS family (plus Brain Age)
- Songs about doctors
- Songs about devils

Songs used:
Lock & Load - Devil May Cry OST (Kawashima - Devils)
Bad Case of Loving You - Robert Palmer (Kawashima - Doctors)
None Shall Pass - Aesop Rock (Atlanta - Rap)
Teach Me How To Dougie - Cali Swag District (Atlanta - Rap)
Devil Inside Me - KSHMR (Kawashima - Devils)
Mercy - Kanye West (Atlanta - Rap)
Drums on the Wheel - Aesop Rock (Atlanta - Rap)

Only One Shall Pass [LR2M2 ~ PHASE 1]

VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/PzoxaHtzogonJkQU6

LUMINARY: [You encounter an aggressive talking cat, and... a schoolgirl? Hm... You are reluctant to fight, but...]
FIRESTAR: Shizuku, stand back. This swordsman will not strike us down.
SHIZUKU: Oh my goodness, this encounter feels perfect to write a song about! 

Prepare for a surprisingly chill fight! The final match of Losers Round 2 is upon us, and what a match it is. Famed luck meets studied skill in a true clash of two ideals, in a battle that will decide the final spot in Losers Round 3. Whether you study the sword, or study the pen, now is the time to make a decisive decision.

Arrangement: Bulnosaur40 (@user-263154627)
Art: Libbec (@libbec)
Characters Represented: Animated Musical Vibes, The Luminary

Sources:
ANIMATED MUSICAL VIBES
- Songs widely used in animation memes or AMVs
- Lo-fi Hip Hop songs from 2015 and forward
- Songs from Whisper of the Heart

THE LUMINARY
- Songs from Square Enix JRPGs 
- Songs about luck and RNG 
- Songs by Famous Dex
- Songs by popular bands with "Dragon" in the name

Songs used:
Silver Lining - Kupla, j’san (AMV - Lo-fi)
Warriors - Imagine Dragons (Luminary - Artists with “Dragon” in the name; AMV - AMV songs)
I’m Poppy - Poppy (AMV - Animation memes) 
Where You Belong - Little Dragon (Luminary - Artists with “Dragon” in the name)
Lucky - Lucky Twice (AMV - Animation memes; Luminary - Luck)
Rawest Forest - Christopher Niosi, Martin Hagwell (Luminary - Square Enix JRPGs) 
Somewhere I Belong - Linkin Park (AMV - AMV songs) 
Deadpool - Famous Dex (Luminary - Famous Dex)
I’ll Be Lucky Someday - Glen Campbell (Luminary - Luck)
Centuries - Fall Out Boy (AMV - AMV songs)
Dawn - Yuji Nomi (AMV - Whisper of the Heart) 
Simple And Clean - Hikaru Utada (Luminary - Square Enix JRPGs)
charlie teh unicron voice clips

Silver And Clean Belonging [LR2M4 ~ PHASE 1]

Four more are lost, and only a half of our start is still with us.

12th - Stage Stars
A man simply wanting to atone, and two children he had taken into his care. Unfortunately, they couldn't take the pressure of the hatred for them.

11th - The Luminary
A hero from another world, dead set on saving those he cared for to his grave. Rest well, chosen hero of Yggdrasil. Thank you for all you've done.

9th - Dr. Kawashima, Aria da Copo
A surprising tie between the two.

Dr. Kawashima, a bright mind left in an unforgiving scenario. However, mental acuity is not enough to survive, and it seems he learned this a little too late.

Aria da Copo, an old man and a child trying to make their way through the world in the only way they knew how. Against superior opponents, however, this couldn't save them.

As of now, all but one of their statuses are unclear. In the end, all one could wonder is what could have been. Your choices, as always, have been noted. Eight contenders remain.

I wonder, how long until they're all gone...?

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Arrangement: Bulnosaur40 (@bulnosaur40)
Character Represented: Stage Stars, Dr. Kawashima, Aria da Copo, The Luminary

Songs used:
Cliff Notes (Cliff Stage) - +tek (ADC - Undead)
All I’ve Ever Known - Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Anaïs Mitchell, Hadestown Original Broadway Company (Stage Stars - Musicals)
Tubeworqs - Monster Tale (Dr. Kawashima - DS-family exclusive franchises)
Proofread - Famous Dex, Wiz Khalifa (Luminary - Famous Dex)
Reaganomics - Lemon Demon (Stage Stars - Historical American Politics)
Spoonful - Howlin’ Wolf (ADC - Blues)
My Angel Put The Devil In Me - Yamit Mamo, Murray Gold (Dr. Kawashima - Devils)
Crystalfilm - Little Dragon (Luminary - Artists with “Dragon” in the title)
Menacing Presence - Stuart Ferguson, Whitetail (ADC - Traditional indie fighters)
The World Was Wide Enough - Leslie Odom Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda (Stage Stars - Musicals)
in this unstable world - Yoshiko Tsushima (Stage Stars - Music-focused anime)
Doctor! Doctor! - Thompson Twins (Dr. Kawashima - Doctors)
The Lucky One - Taylor Swift (Luminary - Luck)
Undead - Satellite Citi (ADC - Undead)
Ole! Sylvando! - Koichi Sugiyama (Luminary - Square Enix JRPGs)
Luminescent - Mittsies (Dr. Kawashima - Devils)
The Loneliest Girl - Vo. Nai Br.XX, Celeina Ann (Stage Stars - Music-focused anime) 
Doctor Who voice clips (Dr. Kawashima - Doctors)
Hero voice clips (Luminary - Luminary)

For Those We've Failed (Second Round Losers' Eulogy)

Mashup: @carmelfunny

Stan Smith

-Songs original to cartoons made by or produced by Seth MacFarlane (American Dad!, Family Guy, The Cleveland Show)

-Songs used in American Dad! (Majestic, The Sign, Electric Feel)

-Songs about the C.I.A. and Secret Service (Party in the C.I.A., X-Files Theme, 007 Theme)

-Games with notably large speedrunning scenes (Super Mario 64, Celeste, DOOM (1993))

-Songs used in Summoning Salt videos (We're Finally Landing, Mainframe, Descriptor)

Art by: Pun

Songs Used:

Slide - Super Mario 64 (Speedrun-Heavy Games)
Intro - American Dad! (Seth Macfarlane)
Gadget Room - Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Secret Agents)
The Sign - Ace Of Base (Songs in American Dad!)
Perry the Platypus Theme - Phineas and Ferb (Secret Agents)
Party In The U.S.A - Miley Cyrus (Songs in American Dad!)
September - Earth, Wind and Fire (Songs in American Dad!)
The Song Used in the ''Hey Shitass'' videos - Tbh i have no clue (Speedrunning)
Several Super Mario 64 SFX (Speedrun-Heavy Games)
Some guy reacting to completing a speedrun and freaking out (Speedrunning)

8-Source + SFX Slider Mashup any% Speedrun [2:27:38]

103 to 78. 56.9% to 43.1%. It was never truly far, but the loser of this match never quite caught up. However, it was certainly a bold attempt. In any case, our winner will be moving on. And for our loser...

I'll be seeing you tomorrow.

One has fallen to the White Noise. But another remains. I'm sorry.

Read the Lone Digger vs. Atlanta Roads story here.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jR2Nv3MICbJwEj5z831VMWXfzQZdF9eNW1U1RSibY1o/edit?usp=sharing

RESULTS ~ LOSERS ROUND 3 MATCH 1

Track by the former owner.
Art by @e-twoup.
Characters Represented: Gun Lovers
Tournament Origin: Third World Tournament, Repost Reprise

Sources:
La CQ - Intro (CN)
La CQ - Monche vs. Roque xd (CN)
John C - C90 (Spanish Artists)
Nuclear Throne - Gun Locker (Guns)
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (Guns)
31 Minutos Intro (CN)
Drake Bell - I Found A Way (School Setting)
Drake & Josh - The Doorhole (School Setting)
#13 - Gun Lovers

Straight from the halls of La CQ is the coolest guy in class, Monche! And look, there's the new foreign exchange student, Gun-Chan! It seems they get along quite well, and each has dealt with a different form of rejection. But a chance at success is waiting at master Ruffman's new venture, a place where rejects can find hope! These newly made friends are now taking another shot at tournaments with Reject Rumble, and want to look cool and/or cute while doing it. With their overseas specialties, the Cartoon Cartoon Crave, and the power of lov- ...guns, tune in to what this new duo has in store! Este torneo ha sido totalmente... MONCHEADO.

- Songs from American CN medias and currently airing Latin America CN properties
(Dexters Laboratory, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Hey, Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?, 31 Minutos, Victor and Valentino)
- Songs made by Spanish artists
(Pitbull, Porta, Luis Fonsi, Shakira)
- Movies and Anime primarily in a school setting
(Schoolhouse Rock, Love Live!, Harry Potter)
- Songs relating to guns, shooting and bullet hell games
(Touhou, Just Shapes and Beats, Enter The Gungeon)
(Pumped Up Kicks, BANG!, Shotgun Willie, 21 Guns)

Join the discord at discord.gg/xZKWarX.
Stay groovin'!

Victory! Gun Lovers

Arrangement: Carmel (@carmelfunny)
Character Represented: The Humanz

Sources:
- Official music videos from 2000 and forward that have a large focus on animation (NO OVERLAP)
- Songs by Gorillaz or Studio Killers
- Songs sung originally by Hatsune Miku

Songs used:
Wolf - SIAMÉS (Official Animated Musical Videos)
The Ultimate Showdown - Lemon Demon (Official Animated Musical Videos, Stage Stars Cameo)
The Game of Life - JubyPhonic (Originally Sung by Hatsune Miku)
Rolling Girl - wowaka (Originally Sung by Hatsune Miku)
Brittle Bones Nicky - Rare Americans (Official Animated Musical Videos)
Epoch - The Living Tombstone (Official Animated Musical Videos)

Rolling Bones, Hungry Wolves

SECOND ACCOUNT: @mean-bean-act-2

Mean Bean Bracket is a 16 contestant tournament run by @gloomi-809911538. These contestants will attempt to get the GameCube 2! A new revolutionary console designed by our hosts, Dr. Eggman and Satan. As well as the Phantom Ruby, but that's not important! 

#01 - Maka Albarn
#02 - The Midnight Crew
#03 - NewGunners
#04 - Vibri
#05 - Big Bill Hell
#06 - Met
#07 - Stan Smith
#08 - Clover
#09 - Boosters
#10 - The Prince
#11 - Jill Stingray
#12 - Safety Not Guaranteed
#13 - Porygon
#14 - Nux-Taku
#15 - Straight Outta Scranton
#16 - Chiaki and Monomi