...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]

We’re near the homestretch for this mini tourney! For more info about this project, check out the official Discord server!  More news, updates and polls for our upcoming matches are coming soon! https://discord.gg/hcmSBUmaS5

Special thanks to @sam-644590388 for this amazing bracket track!

Songs Used:
OR3O ft. Kuraiinu & Sleeping Forest - Winner (Netflix Exclusives: Squid Game)
Better Call Saul - Main Title Theme (Gilliverse)
Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open (Contemporary R&B)
Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Alt-Pop/Scream Artists)
Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - Low (Clothing)
The Living Tombstone - I Got No Time (Viral Horror, Indie Horror/Notable Fan Works)
Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams (Heartbreak/Edgy Teen Music)
Grandson - blood // water (Creepypasta Tropes: Hyperrealistic Blood)
Owl City - Fireflies (Republic Records, Indietronica)
The Caretaker - It’s Just A Burning Memory (Memories/Normal Things Made Scary)
Halsey - Without Me (Contemporary R&B/Toxic Love/Scooby-Doo Artists)
The Killers - Mr. Brightside (Alt Rock/Emo Music/Heartbreak)
Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (Colors/One-Hit Wonders)
Basshunter - I Can Walk On Water (Early Internet Culture)
DECO*27 - Ghost Rule (Rishie-P Cover) (The Paranormal)
CG5 - Superstitious Foundation (Unfiction)
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (Indie Pop/Clothing/Murder)
The Upside Down Show - Destination Music (Educational Media/Australian Artists: The Umbilical Brothers)
Run The Jewels ft. Zach De La Rocha - Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck) (Scooby-Doo Artists: Killer Mike/School Topics: Counting)
Lil Nas X - Call Me By Your Name (Calling)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can’t Stop (Alt Rock/Colors)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Creepypastas: Jeff The Killer)
Little Witch Academia - MIND CONDUCTOR (School)
McDonald’s eCrew Development Program - Password (Lost Media/Restaurant Chains)

Outro:
Groovy Joe: Dance Party Countdown by Eric Litwin (Mr. Eric & Pete the Cat)
BEN Drowned Laugh (Horror Author)
Scream (1996) - “If you get it wrong, you die!” (Matthew Lillard)
Watch Gotye & Kimbra Win GRAMMY For “Somebody That I Used To Know” In 2013 | GRAMMY Rewind (Gotye)

MR. LOW PROFILE - [FMTOSC W/L FINALS BRACKET]

(VICTIM 07 - Kirby)
- Hal Laboratory,
- Food & consumption,
- J-pop, jazz, & "cafe" music,
- Aliens & space

💧︎⚐︎🕆︎☼︎👍︎☜︎💧︎

☠︎⚐︎❄︎

☞︎⚐︎🕆︎☠︎👎︎

Songs used:
Danny Baranowsky - Bootus Bleez (Edmund McMillen)
Desolo Zantas - La Follia d’amore -ʀᴇᴀʀʀᴀɴɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ- (Religion/HAL Laboratory)
Red Velvet - #Cookie Jar (Food)
ReggieH23 - Corruption (Guardian Battle Cover) (Anarchy: Referenced: Spirit Sword/Bladed Weapons/Heroism/What Nature Reclaimed/Anarchy: Sword Kirby)
VGR - Guardian Battle (Remix) (Anarchy: Referenced: Spirit Sword/Bladed Weapons/Heroism/What Nature Reclaimed/Anarchy: Sword Kirby)
Ridiculon - Genesis Retake Light (Edmund McMillen)
Soshi, Seiren, Slothington - Shadow is the Light 【𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖔𝖘’ 𝖑𝖚𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖇𝖞】 (Religion/J-Rock)
Clarence Clarity - Vapid Feels Ain't Vapid (Glitch Genres)
Yoko Shimomura - Kass Theme (Remix) (Anarchy: Referenced: Spirit Sword/Bladed Weapons/Heroism/What Nature Reclaimed/Anarchy: Sword Kirby)
Jun Ishikawa - Factory Inspection (HAL Laboratory)
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Religion)
Jun Ishikawa - Lose Life (HAL Laboratory)

[Recovered from DOATK M-LOU]

Something's wrong...

Tester 07 - The Flyentologist

= El-P/Trent Reznor | Either's Associates | [adult swim] | Computer-Generated MVs
= Abstract/Experimental/Hardcore Hip-Hop | East-Coast Hip-Hop | White Rap
= Arthropods | Mutations | Hiveminds | Corruption/Corruptive Forces

Songs Pulled

Killer Mike, Bun B, T.I., Trouble - Big Beast (El-P Associates (Killer Mike)/Hardcore Hip-Hop)
Killer Mike - Reagan (El-P Associates (Killer Mike)/Hardcore/Experimental Hip-Hop/Corruption/Corruptive Forces)
Jinmenusagi - Go Kill 'em All (Hardcore Hip-Hop)
Killer Mike, El-P - Butane (Champion's Anthem) (El-P/El-P Associates (Killer Mike)/Hardcore Hip-Hop)
Run The Jewels, DJ Shadow - Nobody Speaks (El-P/Hardcore Hip-Hop)
Clipping. - Get Up (Experimental Hip-Hop)
Run The Jewels - Lie, Cheat, Steal (El-P/Hardcore/Experimental Hip-Hop)
Cal Scruby - MONEY BUY DRUGS (White Rap/Hardcore Hip-Hop/Corruption/Corruptive Forces)
Ren - Money Game, Pt. 2 (White Rap/Corruption/Corruptive Forces)

Enough With The Formalities

TRACK BY: [Lulu]
ART BY: [Anonymous]
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(14 - THE NOSTALGIA CRITIC)

Channel Awesome, their associates & Nostalgia Critic-reviewed media
(The Nostalgia Critic, The Angry Joe Show, Todd In The Shadows, MasakoX)
(Brentalfloss, The Angry Video Game Nerd, Rob Scallon, Uncle Yo)
(Sharkboy and Lavagirl, The Lorax, Pixels, It (2017))

Queen/their associates, Symphonic/Hard Rock & Rock Opera
(The Show Must Go On, Killer Queen, George Michael, David Bowie)
(Electric Light Orchestra, MALICE MIZER, Europe, Black Sabbath)
(Chuck Salamone, JHARIAH, The Who, Jeff Wayne)

Internet reviewers, early internet culture/artists & destruction
(Scott The Woz, I Hate Everything, TheReportOfTheWeek, RebelTaxi)
(Run Away, Everytime We Touch, 009 Sound System, Parry Gripp)
(Symphony of Destruction, Self Destruction, Destroy Build Destroy, Truth To Power)

The mind/nostalgia, vulgarity & ranged weaponry
(Scatterbrained, Laplace's Angel, Good Old Days, Thnks fr th Mmrs)
(I Don't Fuck With You, Eat Shit Bob, Meme Machine, Fuck Everything)
(I HAVE A GUN, Don't Shoot Me Santa, Shots Fired, No More Guns)
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Songs used:
Will Wood - Laplace's Angel [2018 Live in Studio Demo] (Critic-Reviewed Media: The Lorax [feat. The Onceler], The Mind)
Will Wood - Laplace's Angel [Live at Blueberry Hill Duck Room, St. Louis, MO] (Critic-Reviewed Media: The Lorax [feat. The Onceler], The Mind)
Will Wood - The Moral Implications of a Deterministic Universe feat. The Onceler [Laplace's Angel 2024 Edit] (Critic-Reviewed Media: The Lorax [feat. The Onceler], The Mind)
Hinchy, Sarvéproductions, MtH - NIGHTMARESCAPE 〜Unrestrained HyperCam 2〜 [Final Boss Phase 2] (Early Internet, The Mind)
Jamie Paige, Vane - FIRE!!! (Ranged Weaponry, Destruction)
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen, Ranged Weaponry)
The Beatles - A Day In The Life (Ranged Weaponry, The Mind)
Tangerine Dream - We Were Set Up (Ranged Weaponry)
Jhariah - MAYBE LATER DANCE (Rock Operas)
Franz Ferdinand - This Fire (Ranged Weaponry)
Garrett Williamson, Scott Wozniak - Why Don't You Play Them? (Internet Reviewers)
Trainboy54 - Theme Song (Internet Reviewers, Early Internet)
Pissed Off Video Gamer - The Rage Within (Internet Reviewers, Early Internet, Destruction)
Brentalfloss, Dave Bulmer - Zelda: Ocarina of Time WITH LYRICS (Channel Awesome Associates, Internet Reviewers)
Glass Animals - Mama's Gun (Ranged Weaponry)
justin oval - SCATTERBRAINED (The Mind)
Queen - We Will Rock You (Queen)
The Protomen - The Hounds (Rock Operas)
Chonny Jash - Laplace's Angel [Hurt People? Hurt People!] (Critic-Reviewed Media: The Lorax [feat. The Onceler], The Mind)
Jhariah - FIRE4FUN (Rock Operas, Ranged Weaponry)
Ed Helms - How Bad Can I Be? (Critic-Reviewed Media: The Lorax)
Rob Scallon - Nostalgia Critic Theme [Cello Cover] (Channel Awesome, Channel Awesome Associates)
Jhariah - Flight of the Crows (Rock Operas)
John Powell - Valley Exodus (Critic Media: The Lorax)
The Lorax - The Nostalgia Critic
Pissed Off Video Gamer - Nintendo Shitcube Review

IT'S NOT CLEVER, OR SUBTLE! IT'S JUST NORMAL!

(DOOMED 09 - HAMOOD HABIBI)
- Arabian media, arabfunny, and anything featured on the Hamood Habibi wiki
(Khallik Behalak, Arabian Nights, 🎤🐢)
- Sandbox titles & weird Minecraft videos
(Minecraft, Terraria, Roblox)
- Music popularized or frequently used on TikTok
(Buttercup, Peaches, Dance Monkey)
- Praise, sleep, waking up, clapping, terms of endearment, & bizzare or uncanny CGI
(What A Beautiful Name, Blinding Lights, Honey, Honey)
- YTPMVs and common YTPMV sources
(Big Beat Mario, The Glorious Octagon of Destiny, MAMAMAMA-MAMAMA-MAMA)

(VICTIM 11 - KEBIN)
- Will McDaniel
(Materials Can't Go To Heaven, My Christmas Hole, Kevin's Bunker)
- Puppets & dolls
(Sesame Street, The Muppets, Fraggle Rock)
- Reality TV Shows
(Shark Tank, Jersey Shore, The Bachelor)
- Aliens, space, meat, & media that have people named 'Kevin' in them
(It Came Out Of The Sky, Aliens Exist, Zero Zero UFO)

Songs used:
Instupendo - Comfort Chain (TikTok/'Weirdcore')
C418 - Dreiton (Sandbox titles/IDM/'Weirdcore' genres)
Pascal Michael Stiefel - Clocktowers Beneath the Sea (Absurdist/'Weirdcore' genres)
The Scary Jokes - A Mannequin Adrift ('Weirdcore'/Dolls)
KOAN - Introvert (Sandbox titles/IDM artists/Surrealist/Absurdist/Dolls/Size: Little Big Planet)
Pleasantries - Don't Tell Me How To Feed My Pigs (Sandbox titles/Surrealist/Absurdist)
Magdalena Bay - Image (TikTok/Surrealist/Weirdcore/Body Horror)
Cristobal Tapia de Veer - Drive (Rebirth/Business/Hiveminds/Body Horror)
Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (TikTok/Dancing/Dolls)
Packtion - Beautiful Creature (Bizarre CGI/Surreal/Absurdist)
The Daniel Pemberton TV Orchestra - Sugar Drum Scary (Sandbox artists/Reality TV/Game shows)
Lorn - Weigh Me Down (IDM/Weird videos/Rebirth/Surrealist/Witch House/Business/Meat)
Temporex - Nice Boys (TikTok/'Weirdcore')
Look Outside - Exposure (Rebirth/Size/Body horror/Body parts)
Amos Roddy - Tears (Sandbox titles/Absurdist/'Weirdcore' genres)

Don't Stop Smiling

tip: --NOTE TO AURORA: remove this text and replace it with something else

nicopatty - outta luck
nicopatty - kensuke
nicopatty - 8-twelve
twikipedia - titles
nicopatty - chill lobby
nicopatty, twikipedia - delta lobby
Aaron Cherof - Precipice
Lena Raine - Infinite Amethyst
Childish Gambino - 3005
Porter Robinson - Is There Really No Happiness?

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! ANNOUNCEMENT !
The Otherside Initiative will hereby cease any means of release/research, which means there will be no new content coming out from this project. We are very happy to have been able to amass a following, so thank you very much for all the support and attention! If you wish to have further insight on the details of this announcement, be sure to visit our discord server! Thank you!

RESEARCH LOG: https://pastebin.com/6z4gJmmR
PROJECT DISCORD: https://discord.gg/EdrNv3awSv

STUDENT 05 - THE ULTIMATE FISH :nail_care:
Alomomola says: I drift in the ocean. I let the current decide where I go.
-Pokemon, Gamefreak and Awesome Competitive/Party Games
-Fish Divas Water and Related
-Mother, Motherhood, & Drag Culture
-Beauty Serve & Cunt
-Love Expression & Freedom

SONG:
Pokemon You and Friends Forever Don't Forget..
Unleash Your Inner Queen RuPaul's "Born Naked" Message for All! #inspiration #spiritual
RuPaul ft. Season 5 Queens Can we get an Amen? :pray: 
WAter
Machine Saddener (Goodbye Otherside :cry: )
sad moments in video song
born this Way Lady Gaga

Love Yourself.

GUPTILL: Hey! What's the big idea?!
ANNOUNCER: You have been treated with TLC.
ICE KING: HEY! Let him outta there before I FREEZE YOU!
ANNOUNCER: No. Wait for the rejoin.

VOTING HAS ENDED.
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(VICTIM 04 - GUPTILL89)
- Sonic the Hedgehog
(Gotta Go Fast, Never Turn Back, Speed Me Up)
- Games & music played on his channel
(Portal 2, Body Harvest, Super Mario World)
- Music sung by hot chicks!
(Doja Cat, Brittany Spears, Kesha)
- Songs by Ray William Johnson
(Doin' Your Mom, Orphan Tears, Robot Bar Fight)

(VICTIM 10 - ICE KING)
- Tom Kenny media, Cartoon Network & Adventure Time artists
(SpongeBob, Adventure Time, Mitski)
- Royalty, ruling, crowns & other headwear
(Ice king theme, A Hat in Time)
- Magic, Ice, & being really cool or sad
(24K Magic, Magic, Ice king theme)
- Insanity, insults, lies & villains
(Crazy, Fuck You, Ice king theme)

(BOSS 03 - THE ANNOUNCER)
- Elimination-based reality/game shows
(BFDI, Total Drama, Survivor)
- Text-to-Speech
(Fitter Happier, Rewind, XTC)
- Anthropomorphized objects
(Pickle and Peanut, Sausage Party, The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Original web-based animation
(Spooky Month, Extinction Party, Interface)
- Sentient/audio-based technology
(Singularity, Man Made, Speakers)

Songs used:
SEGA SOUND TEAM & Tomoya Ohtani - Cyber Space 2-1: Slice & Sway (Sonic)
Kevin MacLeod - Ouroboros (Old Internet/Chiptune Elements/BFDI Artists)
Weezer - Pork and Beans (RWJ Collabs/Elements: Candy)
Homestar Runner - Everybody, Everybody! (Guptill associated: Homestar Runner/Old Internet/Original web-based animation)
Childish Gambino - Bonfire (Adventure Time Artists)
Parry Gripp - Raining Tacos (Old Internet/Text-to-Speech/Sentient Technology)
Steven Universe - Stronger Than You (Hot Chicks!/Cartoon Network/Anthropomorphized objects)
jacknjellify - Eliminating BFDI (Old Internet/Chiptune/BFDI)
Sloshy - No-Stalgia (Guptill associated: Homestar Runner/Old Internet/Original web-based animation)
Kenet & Rez - Unreal Super Hero 3 (Old Internet/Chiptune/Elements: Ice/BFDI Artists)
Chappell Roan - California (Hot Chicks!/Royalty)
Björk - All Is Full Of Love (Ambient Pop/Anarchy: "Dude, what the Björk?!")

[WR2M3 - BOSS - PHASE 2] - Dream Island Zone Act 2

(Part 1 )dance with me prod djzozodubai (original)(interlude

Upon the wrathful midnight sea, as waves and thunder wailed,
A soul of manly fortitude, alone yet bold, did sail.
He sought the scourge of Amity, that beast of death and dread,
To spear it in it's blackened heart, and paint the waters red.

(The boss is unable to affect the outcome of the current match, but it is up to you to decide if it is ultimately defeated or not.)
https://forms.gle/wvvDKB3hPZ6MpRJ96

Track by @tawny-does-mashups.
Art by https://twitter.com/SharkReaction.

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You can read the additional lore for this track here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gFyKEHlpiyl3qsJCHWA0O53OOvrp3CSbbq8Iw3Pp2SI/edit?usp=sharing

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Limbus Company - Compass (Literature, Indie horror, Water)
Slay The Princess - Two Miserable Wretches (Indie horror)
The Alan Parsons Project - The Cask Of Amontillado (Literature)
Lemon Demon - Spiral Of Ants (Neil Cicierega)
TEYA - Jail (Teya & Salena)
Nemo - The Code (Eurovision artists)
Rockit Music - Rivals (Indie horror, Sea life)
Life Eater - Stay With Me (Indie horror)

R4M3 [BOSS!] - A Miserable, Wretched Whaler

nn_bracket is a 5-contestant round robin tournament themed after nico's nextbots, featuring characters originally from other tournaments. 

[inspired by scary rosters (and nice tracks), penta clash, and uncle grandpa for a day.]

roster:
01 - MC Creepa
02 - Childish Gambino
03 - Fresh D-Sides
04 - Dead Air
05 - Goro Majima