Track donated by: @max-emerald
Art donated by their respective creators. Please reference earlier tracks, there are too many names and not enough space in this description for them all. Bracket design made by San_KA#9984.

A little over seven months ago, we revealed our first contestant and officially began Exhibition Gallery. And today, we are here to finally begin the bracket. Thank you for everyone that supported us, it's going to be a fun ride...

MR. SATURDAY VS. NEON J
THE NUMBER ONES VS. THE WARDEN
DELILAH "MOM" DETAILS VS. CROISSANT COOKIE
PROFESSOR HENRY HIDGENS VS. STUPENDIGUY
JAMBASTION VS. COPY THAT, COPYCATS!
PEARL HOUZUKI VS. BABY HOTLINE MIAMI
EDDY, THE ULTIMATE SCAM ARTIST VS. DK RAPPER
BRIAN DAVID GILBERT VS. HALF OF A LIFETIME

Sidenote, a few contestants have received some final buffs before the bracket proper!
The Number Ones no longer have their cartoony villains restriction.
Copy That, Copycats! now get Earthbound-inspired games in addition to their bullet hells source.
Pearl Houzuki now gets J-Pop, as her voice actor is in a J-Pop...and Alternative Rock band, so sidenote to people who complained that source didn't fit her, yes it did.

Sources:
[See, there wasn't even enough room for all of the sources!]
https://pastebin.com/E8Prm7vR

[WR1] BRACKET! ~PAINT BY BRACKET~

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[CYCLE #328]

Even these two have gotten into their fair share of spats over all this. It hurts, watching someone once so gentle slowly fall into something so... wrong. She never does a lot of the actual combat though, it's always Firestar. I don't remember what got them fighting this time. Was it Firestar deciding to take on a creature he saw as wrong? Was it Thomas, still seeing red after the fight with the Lost? I don't know.

All I know is, another reset is imminent. I wish the Baron would come earlier to them more. It does happen on occasion, but... not enough.

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Arrangement: Bulnosaur (@bulnosaur40)
Art: Pun
Character Represented: Lone Digger, Animated Musical Vibes

Sources:
LONE DIGGER
- Songs by Caravan Palace
- Songs in the electro swing genre
- Songs related to cats, and digging

AMV
- Songs well-known for animation memes or AMVs
- Lo-fi Hip Hop songs from 2015 and forward
- Songs from Whisper of the Heart

Songs used:
Immortals - Fall Out Boy (AMV - AMVs)
Clash - Caravan Palace (LD - Caravan Palace)
But Dear - Jazzbit (LD - Electro Swing)
People I Don’t Like - UPSAHL (AMV - Animation Memes)
Tangled Up (Lokee Remix) - Caro Emerald (LD - Electro Swing; AMV - Animation Memes)
Life Is Beautiful - Sixx:A.M. (AMV - AMVs)
Failed Attempt - Dated (AMV - Lofi)
Boolean Sisters - Peggy Suave (LD - Electro Swing)
Above Clouds - jhove (AMV - Lofi)
Human Leather Shoes for Crocodile Dandies - Caravan Palace (LD - Caravan Palace)
The Faulty Feline Philosophy - Ferry (LD - Cats)
Slipping Into Ash Filled Streets - City Girl (AMV - Lofi)
Rock It For Me - Caravan Palace (LD - Caravan Palace)
What I’ve Done - Linkin Park (AMV - AMVs)
Ellipsis - City Girl, tiffi (AMV - Lofi)
Russian - Caravan Palace (LD - Caravan Palace)
Losing My Mind - Mystery Skulls (AMV - Animation Memes)
Baron’s Song - Yuji Nomi, Yoko Honna (AMV - Whisper of the Heart; LD - Cats)

Will You Swear On Your Nine Lives [L FINALS ~ PHASE 2]

Track by: Kqmade (Anqnymqus)
Art by: twitter.com/TVGhost__
Geqmetry by: @diamondbrickz , twitter.com/DiamondBrickZ1 (Warfstache)
Writing by: twitter.com/telepotato; twitter.com/babybowser101
Character Represented: Wilfqrd Warfstache

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WARFSTACHE: Gooood evening our ladies and gents! Tonight we have a special guest joining us for your post-track lore. It took us quite a while to find this sly little clown, but give it up for the judas of the theatre, Komade!

KQMADE: Well, I'm glad sqmeqne cquld finally recqgnize my wqrk in helping keep this wretched flight interesting!

WARF: I would love to do a bit of a preamble... but we only have so much of a character limit here to transcribe, so apologies if I rush things here. First question is the one I know you’ve probably been dying to tell us all!

KQMADE: Why I chqse tq thrqw “thy cqusin” under the bus?

WARF: Actually, I was going to ask if you brought your ice cream coupon so I can stamp it!

KQMADE: We’re qn the radiq… yqu’re qn an airplane… I’m qn an island…. 

WARF: You don’t know how much of a good throwing arm I've got! Anyways, the drama of that situation IS very enticing to many of our... theatre rep enthusiasts… so I suppose it would be a great tragedy to not talk about your own!

KQMADE: Well Mark, it was quite simple really, cqusin was just hqlding me back! Really the whqle “Cqmedy and Tragedy” shtick is such a simple, basic act... sqmething like the Killer Klqwns is a much grander chaotic perfqrmance, bringing everyqne tq their knees and in tears! An ultimate shqw that truly brqught qut the purest emqtiqns fqr everyqne! ...And nq qther sq-called "theatre rep" has tqpped our spectacle since!

WARF: Well, Hidgens gave you the old 1-2 wallop back during April Fools, and those plants did better than you OR your backstabbing buddies, so...

KQMADE: What the- that... that’s impqssible fqr yqu tq knqw! Yqu were busy with that mqtherf**king flqwer frqm the stqrage clqset, a-and Dimentiq said- 

WARF: Sorry, you can't say that on air, I'll need to censor it in the transcript.

KQMADE: I-It dqesn't make any sense… Qur failures in qur suppqsedly perfect scheme were enqugh as is, but nqw YQU sqmehqw-

[ Suddenly, the airplane's WiFi cuts out. ]

WARF: Oh, and just as we were starting to get into the good part! Always when we get close to getting to this clown’s stories he always has to slip away! HELLO! MISSUS COMPUTERMAJIGGY? I WAS TRYING TO HAVE AN INTERVIEW HERE!

…

WARF: Fine! I guess I will handle it myself! ...I'm going to contact my agent after this goshdarn flight finally lands...

[A small grunt and a following whisper comes from the rafters above in Markiplier's Cabin as Warfstache leaves]

???: ...You must know that I have taken the liberty of investigating you, "Warfstache"....

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Squrces:
videogamedunkey - Green Eggs and Jam / Sim Gretina - Watch Out Rengar (Featuring Nqn-Music Qriented YquTubers: videogamedunkey)
Ninomae Ina'nis - 『VIOLET』 (Featuring Nqn-Music Qriented YquTubers: Ninomae Ina’nis)
Retro Shooting - Theme 4 (YquTuber Qutros: UberHaxorNova)
HoloBass - Amelia Watson - Pop on Rocks: A Dr. Seuss Rap (Featuring Nqn-Music Qriented YquTubers: Amelia Watson)
CORPSE - 🌧️ 𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘤 🌧️ (Featuring Nqn-Music Qriented YquTubers: Corpse Husband)
Garrett Williamson ft. Scott the Woz - Closing In (Featuring Nqn-Music Qriented YquTubers: Scott the Woz)
Gawr Gura - REFLECT (Featuring Nqn-Music Qriented YquTubers: Gawr Gura)
CalebCity - The homie never shares. (Featuring Nqn-Music Qriented YquTubers: CalebCity)

I Will Not Eat This Here Nor There

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TAKUMI: You two are almost as tall as Mt. Akina!
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Track: @abluetomato
Art: Alluma, @beat5kids
Characters Represented: Takumi Fujiwara, Giant Enemy Duo

Takumi Fujiwara's Sources:
- Songs from Initial D
(Running in the 90's, Deja Vu, Gas Gas Gas)
- Songs in the Eurobeat genre
(Go to the Top, Kingdom of Rock, Adrenaline)
- Songs related to racing
(F-Zero, Cars, Ridge Racer)

Giant Enemy Duo's Sources:
- Songs associated with Feudal Japan
(Genji 2: Days of the Blade, Burned Tower, YASUKE)
- Songs featuring beatboxing
(Cartoon Beatbox Battles, Mirrors, Supersonic)
- Songs related to Jerma985
(Rats Birthday Mixtape, Pirate Marching Band, jermaBars)
- Songs related to spiders, crustaceans, and giant enemies
(Spider Dance, Crab Rave, Kaiju Media)

Sources:
Manuel - Tiger (Takumi - Eurobeat)
2 Mello - LUV 2 LUV (GED - Beatboxing)
Bobby Cole - Trance Music for Racing Game (Takumi - Racing)
Mario Kart Tour OST - Ninja Hideaway (Both - Racing, Feudal Japan)
GO2 & DJ BOSS - Superstar (Takumi - Eurobeat)
Gimli Son of Gloin - My drunk friend sent this to me at 4:04am. (GED - Beatboxing)
Tally Hall - Welcome to Tally Hall (GED - Beatboxing)
Rich Brian - TOKYO DRIFT FREESTYLE (Takumi - Racing)
S.A.L.T. - This Game's Winner Is...
S.A.L.T. - Victory! Takumi Fujiwara
S.A.L.T. - Victory! Giant Enemy Duo 
CrystalForce - That Jerma Track (GED - Jerma)
UNBEATABLE OST - WORN OUT TAPES (GED - Feudal Japan)
Initial D - Golden Age (Takumi - Initial D)
Verbalase - Mario Beatbox (GED - Beatboxing)
Don Omar - Bandoleros (Takumi - Racing [Used in Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift])
MadWorld OST - ain't that funny (GED - Feudal Japan)

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[ 016 - SNAIL'S SHOP ]

- Songs by Snail's House, Moe Shop, or in the Kawaii/Future-Bass genres
(Pixel Galaxy, Umbrella, Love Taste, Notice)
(Gundam, Dark Cat, fujishiro tatsuya, Don't Let Me Down, Say My Name)
- Songs relating to houses
(Cory In The House, Sweet Home Alabama, Homestuck, Songs in the House genre)
- Songs about or associated with audio technology
(Radio Ga Ga, That's Why God Made The Radio, Blow the Speakers Up, Voicemail - Russ)
- Shop Themes / Music related to money and trade
(Wii Shop Channel, Morshu YTPMVs, Money Money Money - ABBA, Trading Places)

[ 010 - MANNE Q. ]

- Songs made by Mystery Skulls and other indie pop artists (NO TALLY HALL)
(Freaking Out, The Future, Ghost, Money)
(Bastille, Charli XCX, Half Alive, Machine Gun Kelly)
- Songs relating to animation memes (+500k views minimum)
(Can I Get A Witness, Pixel Pig, NEVER MET!, Spider Dance)
- Songs made, featured, or remixed by Jakeneutron and Sim Gretina
(Oswald, Gee, it's You!, Please Subscribe, Reboot Me)
(Wonderwall, Mama Leho, A Friend Like Me, Keep A-Knockin')
- Songs relating to mysteries or questions
(Turn Down For What, Gravity Falls, She Is Still a Mystery, Where is The Love)

Sources:
[ BOTH ]
Snail's Shop - Hot Milk [Snail's Shop / Animation Memes]
The Weeknd, Daft Punk - Starboy [Houses / Animation Memes]
DJ Snake, Lil Jon - Turn Down for What [Houses / Mystery]
Carly Rae Jepsen - Everywhere You Look [Houses / Indie Pop]

[ MANNE Q. ]
Mystery Skulls - Magic [Mystery Skulls]
Tim Legend - Soda City Funk [Animation Memes]
Childish Gambino - Sweatpants [Animation Memes]
SonReal - Can I Get A Witness [Animation Memes]
Bill Wurtz - i don't wanna go to school [Indie Pop]
Joji - SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK [Indie Pop]
Redbone - Come and Get Your Love [Questions]
Lady Gaga - Just Dance [Questions]
OR3O - Doki Doki Forever [Jakeneutron]
LVL1 - FVN! [Animation Memes] yea

[ SNAIL'S SHOP ]
Pegboard Nerds - Disconnected [Houses]
Enrique Iglesias - Subeme La Radio [Audio Technology]
Daft Punk - Get Lucky [Houses]
Goldfish - One Million Views [Houses]
Katana ZERO - Kill Your TV [Audio Technology]
Hatsune Miku, Shindig, Twine - Ignition [Future Bass]
Gym Class Heroes, Adam Levine - Stereo Hearts [Audio Technology]
Timmy Trumpet, Savage - Freaks [Audio Technology]
Avicii - Wake Me Up [Houses]
Bad Computer - Disarray [Houses]

Arrangement: @megalolazing-1
Art: https://twitter.com/EshapRC - https://www.instagram.com/akyracoon/

[ R1M4P3 ] HAVE YOU HEARD OF DAFT PUNK'S SWEATPANTS

[Read the lore transcript here!]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sGGrSUAI76W3UqJYazKdlY_WUG39GOPZq8diYm5IuMw/edit?usp=sharing

Music: Mitt Romney Madness
Artwork: Teleportato (https://twitter.com/telepotato)
Writing: Teleportato (https://twitter.com/telepotato)
Mashup: Phase (https://soundcloud.com/phase999)
Sources:
Sonic Mania - Metallic Madness Zone Act 2 [Lil Boulder Remix] (Sonic)
Sonic the Hedgehog OVA - Look-a-Like (Sonic)
Schmoyoho ft. Weird Al Yankovic - Bad Hombres, Nasty Women (US Presidents)
CollegeHumor - Mitt Romney Style (Semi-Offsource)
Sonic Adventure 2 - City Escape (Sonic)
Sonic Adventure 2 - A Ghosts Pumpkin Soup (Sonic)
Crush 40 - Live And Learn (Sonic)
Sonic Rush - Back 2 Back (Sonic)
Shadow The Hedgehog - Never Turn Back (Sonic)
ERB - Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney (US Presidents/USA)
Hamilton - Washington On Your Side (US Presidents/USA)
Sonic Heroes - What I'm Made Of (Sonic) 
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Art Sources:
Sonic IDW - Shadow's Halloween Outfit (Sonic/Halloween)
Shadow The Hedgehog - Black Doom's Necklace (Sonic/Monsters)
Sonic: After The Sequel - Moon Mansion Ribbons (Obama's Sweater) (Sonic/Halloween)
Sonic Adventure 2 - Paper Bag Chao Hat (Sonic)
Saturday Night Live - Obama's Halloween Costume (US Presidents/Halloween)
Obama's Yearly Sweaters (US Presidents/Halloween)
Monster Prom - Liam Alt Outfit (Halloween/Fitting Vampire Offsource) 
Character represented: G.U.N.
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https://discord.gg/k3aPAmw
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President Obama is back, baby! Back for a third term, Obama isn't alone. Joining him is the new Vice President, Shadow the Hedgehog! With their hands on the seven Chaos Emeralds, not even the secret services can stop them from decimating the competition. They're fit to win another election with their sources about Presidents and the beautiful U.S.A! And no president is without backup; they also get with them numerous songs about secret agents. Now then, my fellow Americans, G.U.N. out.

Sources:
- Tracks featuring songs related to any president of the U.S.
(ex: Songs from Obama's yearly playlists)

- Tracks featuring songs about the United States of America
(ex: America Fuck Yeah, God Bless the U.S.A., songs from Hamilton)

- Tracks featuring songs from 3D Sonic the Hedgehog games
(ex: Live and Learn, Escape From the City, I Am... All of Me)

- Tracks featuring songs related to Secret Agents and Spies
(ex: International Super Spy, songs from Goldeneye 007)

Mitt Romney Madness

b.o.b, hayley williams - airplanes
porter robinson, madeon - shelter [sports]
100 gecs - hand crushed by a mallet ["experimental"]
kawai sprite - game over [flash-adjacent]
kanye west - stronger [flipnote]
fallout boy - thnks fr th mmrs [memories]
anamanaguchi - this is the end [unused contestants]
markiplier, schmoyoho - space is cool
lemon demon - no eyed girl
c418 - sweden [minecraft]

ohhhhh nine eleven ohhhhhhhh

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Track by @max-emerald
Art by @babybowser101

BO: Fuck, it's happening again. Fuck, fuck. fuck-
METTATON: FOCUS, MR. BURNHAM! NO MATTER WHAT, THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

Mr. Finale - Battleblock Theater [Mettaton - Theatre, The EnderEmerald Track 2: Mr. [REDACTED]'s Mix reference]
ECHO - Crusher-P (ft. Gumi) [Both - Robotic Vocals, Piano]
Vidiots - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [Both - Theatre, Satire]
Under Attack (performed by a murder robot) - AAAH!BBA (ft. 2winz^2) [Both - Comedy Musicians, Robots]
Show Stoppin Number - The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals [Both - Theatre, Comedy, Piano, Satire, Professor Henry Hidgens (REPAEINT) reference]
The Masochism Tango - Tom Lehrer [Bo Burnham - Comedy Musicians, Satire, Piano]
The Hole - Beetlejuice: The Demos [Mettaton - Theatre]
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A Man After Midnight (performed by Victor Frankenstein) - AAAH!BBA [Bo Burnham - Comedy Musicians, Satire?]
Birth to My Creation - Frankenstein [Mettaton - Theatre]
Loser Geek Whatever - Be More Chill [Both - Theatre, Robots, Satire]
UHF - “Weird Al” Yankovic [Bo Burnham - Comedy Musicians]
Goodbye - Bo Burnham [Bo Burnham - Bo Burnham]
History Has Its Eyes On You - Hamilton [Both - Theatre, Piano]

[LR4 M1 Phase 2] Echoes of a Stage Long Forgotten

distrokid.com/hyperfollow/drayve…ll/no-pain-no-gain

he fury of battle, the pain of loss, and a scream from the depths of your soul...
Every note is a rebellion, every word is a grievance. This track is for those who
carry broken hearts.

👇 Feel it, shout it out, share it... embrace the power of the pain. 👇

No Turning Back

TRACK BY: @problematic-maika
ART BY: pokopakku#3393
CHARACTER: Powerline

[ SOURCES ] -

Replay - Iyaz [ Replay - Iyaz ]

STAND OUT! Powerline, the hit pop sensation has graced our presence with his rad moves and groovy tunes! He’s on a world tour, and it appears he’s gone off the grid. With his sweet friends from the Disneyverse, he’s ready to crash the party and steal the spotlight!

Sources:

-Disney canon circa. 1989-2004
(A Goofy Movie, The Little Mermaid, Hercules, Toy Story, The Lion King, The Incredibles)

-Michael Jackson and Prince’s discography, or music referencing either
(Thriller, When Doves Cry, Beat It, Lifetime Achievement Award)

-Songs that are arranged in a distinctly 90’s style / 90’s Top 100 hits
(Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme, Barbie Girl, Mambo No. 5)

-Songs related to electricity, thunder, or lightning as well as specifically Replay by Izay
(Thunderstruck, Elec Man, Thunder - Imagine Dragons, Replay - Izay)

rply

TRACK BY: @phase999
ART BY: pokopakku#3393
CHARACTER- The Jackbox Party Pack

[ SOURCES ] -

Muppets Most Wanted - Interrogation Song (Puppets)
The Jackbox Party Pack 5 - Mad Verse City Credits ()
2Mello - 24 Hour Party People (Partying)
Ultimate Chicken Horse - Main Title (Party Games)
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (Partying)
Mr Oizo - Cut Dick (Puppets)










super split

Interrogation At Party City (Remastered)

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S.A.L.T. is an online music tournament where 32 characters from across pop culture & media go head to head to see who can win bracket & take over the S.A.L.T. diner! Thank you for dining with us!

CONTESTANTS:
Peacock
Lou Albano
Mordecai & Rigby
Okabe Rintarou
Jenny Wakeman
The Pyro
Captain Viridian
Niko
Lord Raptor
Giant Enemy Duo
Lupin III
Over Justice
Gandhi
Ruby Rose
IGOR
Top Tutorialists
The Joker
Duane
Penguins of Madagascar
Tonio Trussardi
Rabbids
Gandalf
Takumi Fujiwara
The Milkman
Penta Axe General
Murderous Goose
Etemon
The Add-Ons
Spring Men
Richard Cheese
King Knight
Gucci Smart Toilet

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