08 - NIKO

Track: @game-person-red
Character Art: twitter.com/DrawinDev
Character Represented: Niko

- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Sources Used:
OneShot - Eleventh Hour (RPG Maker)

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At the Eleventh Hour

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FUNKY: Pretty bodacious lightbulb you got there! You mind if Funky's 24/7 repair service fashions it into a cool lamp for your room?
NIKO: I don’t think that’s a good idea...
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Track: @friendthebarrel
Art: twitter.com/DrawinDev, twitter.com/TVGhost__
Characters Represented: Niko, The Add-Ons

Niko's Sources:
- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

The Add-Ons' Sources:
- Songs from/related to the Devil May Cry series and other games Dante has appeared in
(Devil Trigger, Show Your Style, Bury the Light)
(Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne, Viewtiful Joe, Seven Knights)
- Songs from the Donkey Kong series and other games Funky appears in
(Funky Waters, Bonus Theme, Jungle Japes)
(DKC Cartoon, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Super Sluggers)
- Songs from 2D Sonic games, and any other Sonic song that relates to Knuckles
(Studiopolis Act 1, Back 2 Back, Unknown from M.E.)
- Songs from games with long titles (8+ Words Minimum)
(Summer Colored High School, Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age)

Sources Used:
Hyper Potions - Friends (Add Ons - & Knuckles)
Sonic 3 - Ice Cap Zone (Add Ons - & Knuckles)
Dan Salvato - Your Reality (Niko - Metaphysical Storytelling)
Smash Mouth - Walking on the Sun (Niko - Sun)
Devil May Cry 5 - Devil Trigger (Add Ons - Ft Dante)
Katrina and The Waves - Walking on Sunshine (Niko - Sun)
Ellie Goulding - Lights (Niko - Light)
Sonic Mania - Stardust Speedway (Add Ons - & Knuckles)
OMORI - Worlds End Valentine (Niko - RPG Maker)
Avril Lavinge - Hello Kitty (Niko - Cats, frick you milkman and jenny)
The Weekend - Blinding Lights (Niko - Light)
Random Encounters, Casey Dwyer - Tricked by the Eggman (Add Ons - & Knuckles)
Qumu, Sonic 1 - Green Hill Zone (Qumu Remix) (Add Ons - & Knuckles)
Owl City - Fireflies (Niko - Light)
Weezer - Island in the Sun (Niko - Sun)
Mario Kart Wii - DK Mountain (GCN) (Add Ons - New Funky Mode)
Sonic Adventure 2 - Unknown From M.E (Add Ons - & Knuckles
Snails House - Kitty (Niko - Cats)
DK Cartoon - I'm Leo Luster (Add Ons - New Funky Mode)
Tony Beyond - Light Em Up (Niko - Light)
The Stupendium - Why Did I Say Okie Doki? (Niko - Metaphysical Storytelling)
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze - Big Top Bop (Add Ons - New Funky Mode)
Donkey Kong 64 - DK Rap (Add Ons - New Funky Mode)
Dante saying hell yeah (Add Ons - Ft Dante) 
Dante saying go back to hell (Add Ons - Ft Dante, he is telling Niko to go back to hell, awesome)
Woman yelling at cat meme (Niko - Cats)
Sonic The Hedgehog SFX (Add Ons - & Knuckles)
Oneshot SFX (Niko - RPG Maker)

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[WR2 M8] Phase 1 ~ Showing My Friends The Light

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NIKO: Eugh, I'm starting to feel a bit woozy...
DANTE: Alright little ol' Sunshine. Just one of you versus the three of us! Let's dance!
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Track: @abluetomato
Art: Aquaria#8008
Characters Represented: The Add-Ons, Niko,「RAY OF SUNSHINE」

The Add-Ons' Sources:
- Songs from/related to the Devil May Cry series and other games Dante has appeared in
(Devil Trigger, Show Your Style, Bury the Light)
(Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne, Viewtiful Joe, Seven Knights)
- Songs from the Donkey Kong series and other games Funky appears in
(Funky Waters, Bonus Theme, Jungle Japes)
(DKC Cartoon, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Super Sluggers)
- Songs from 2D Sonic games, and any other Sonic song that relates to Knuckles
(Studiopolis Act 1, Back 2 Back, Unknown from M.E.)
- Songs from games with long titles (8+ Words Minimum)
(Summer Colored High School, Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age)

Niko's Sources:
- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Sources Used:
Casey Edwards feat. Victor Borba - Bury the Light (Both - Light, ft. Dante from the Devil May Cry Series)
Sonic Rush - Wrapped in Black (Add-Ons - & Knuckles)
Grimm's Hollow - Soul Keeper (Niko - RPGMaker)
Vince Staples - BagBak (Niko - Cats, used in Black Panther promotional media)
Your Turn To Die - Your Turn To Go  (Niko - RPGMaker)
LISA: The Painful - All Hail The Fishmen (Niko - RPGMaker)
Owl City - Fireflies (Niko - Light)
Sonic CD - Collision Chaos Bad Future (JP/EU) (Add-Ons - & Knuckles)
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (Niko - Light)
DK Cartoon - Metal Head (Add-Ons - New Funky Mode)
Sonic CD - Sonic Boom (Add-Ons - & Knuckles) 
Knuckles' Chaotix - Overture (Add-Ons - & Knuckles)
George Michael - Careless Whisper (Niko - Metaphysical Storytelling, used in Deadpool)
Devil May Cry 5 - Devil Trigger (Add-Ons - ft. Dante from the Devil May Cry Series)

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[WR2 M8] Phase 2 ~ Fury of Light

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KNUCKLES: You sure aren't like any of the cats I know, but you got spirit, kid!

THE ADD-ONS - 55.4% (144 Votes)
NIKO - 44.6% (116 Votes)

[WR2 M8 Results] Niko vs. The Add-Ons

Track: @abluetomato
Character Art: twitter.com/DrawinDev
Character Represented: Niko

- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Sources Used:
Persona 3 - Moonlight Serendipity (Light)
Englewood - Light It Up (Light)
Garfield Kart - Sneak-A-Peak (Cats)
bo en - my time (RPGMaker)

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Lightbulb Serendipity

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NIKO: Do they have robots shaped like this?
GST: I'M NOT A CAT. I DON'T SAY MEOW.
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Track: @that-guy-612575399
Art: twitter.com/DrawinDev, @dafisha21
Characters Represented: Niko, Gucci Smart Toilet

Niko's Sources:
- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Gucci Smart Toilet's Sources:
- Rap songs released from 2015 onwards (Low priority on overlap)
(Gucci Gang, The Box, This is America)
- Classical music/songs that sample it
(Moonlight Sonata, Flight of the Bumblebee, Lacrimosa)
- Songs related to toilets/sewage
(Polish toilet spin basshunter dota homosex K19, Paralyzer, TMNT)

Sources Used:
Temporary Flight Attendant - Zalgar Rap (Both - Cats/2015+ Rap)
Ellie Goulding - Lights (Niko - Lights)
LISA: The Painful - Chris Columbo (Niko - RPGMaker)
Catghost - Spare Hearts (Niko - Cats/Metaphysical Storytelling)
Oxenfree - Tape Player A (Niko - Metaphysical Storytelling)
Cats - Memory (Niko - Cats)
The Scissor Sisters - I Can't Decide (Niko - Metaphysical Storytelling, used in EveryManHybrid)
NateWantsToBattle - Haunted and Unwanted (Niko - Metaphysical Storytelling)
TMNT 2007 - Tower Power (GST - Sewage)
Modest Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain (GST - Classical)
Parappa the Rapper - Stage 5 (GST - Toilets)
Run the Jewels - Legend Has It (GST - 2015+ Rap)
Childish Gambino - This is America (GST - 2015+ Rap)
Danny Gonzalez - Spooky Ho (GST - 2015+ Rap)
John C - C90 (GST - 2015+ Rap)

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[LR2 M5] Phase 1 ~ Battle for the Litterbox

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GUCCI SMART TOILET: COP LIGHTS, FLASHLIGHTS, SPOTLIGHTS, STROBE LIGHTS. GET FETTI, HE’S STEADY ON THE MIC!
RAY OF SUNSHINE: Is this one a friend, Master Niko?
NIKO: Uh... Yes? I think?
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Track: DJ ZOTA
Art: twitter.com/pinguin60894866
Characters Represented: Gucci Smart Toilet, Niko

Gucci Smart Toilet's Sources:
- Rap songs released from 2015 onwards (Low priority on overlap)
(Gucci Gang, The Box, This is America)
- Classical music/songs that sample it
(Moonlight Sonata, Flight of the Bumblebee, Lacrimosa)
- Songs related to toilets/sewage
(Polish toilet spin basshunter dota homosex K19, Paralyzer, TMNT)

Niko's Sources:
- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Sources Used:
Run the Jewels - Meowpurrdy (Both - 2015+ Rap, Cats)
OMORI - Encounter SFX (Niko - RPG Maker)
OMORI - Sweet Paralysis (Niko - RPG Maker)
Gerrymanderbassist - Away From This Place (GST - 2015+ Rap)
LISA: The Painful - Work Harder (Niko - RPG Maker)
Gorrilaz ft. Pusha T & Mavis Staples - Let Me Out (GST - 2015+ Rap)
Kusorare - Dicko Mode (GST - 2015+ Rap)
DVA Fart (GST - Toilet Humor) (i'm so sorry)
Mario Pissing (GST - Toilets)
Travis & Jonathan - 100 Ways to Love a Cat (Niko - Cats)
BLACKPINK - How You Like That (GST - 2015+ Rap)
TV Girl ft. Maddie Acid - Song About Me (GST - 2015+ Rap)
???? - OMORI (Niko - RPG Maker)

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[LR2 M5] Phase 2 ~ TOILET RAMEN

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[Niko has gotten... a questionably unsanitary thing... and should probably wash their hands.]

NIKO - 68.2% (217 Votes)
GUCCI SMART TOILET - 31.8% (101 Votes)

[LR2 M5 Results] Niko vs. Gucci Smart Toilet

Track: @pengcloud
Character Art: twitter.com/DrawinDev
Character Represented: Niko

- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Sources Used:
OneShot - Pretty Nice Day, Huh... (RPGMaker)

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pretty nice day, huh

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LORD RAPTOR: If I hadn't had my spat with you sunny lot before, you may have actually stood a chance of beatin' me!
RAY OF SUNSHINE: Threat level dangerously high. Threat level is increasing as we speak. Initiating combat.
NIKO: I told you to stop that, Ray!
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Track: @game-person-red
Art: twitter.com/DrawinDev
Characters Represented: Lord Raptor, Niko

Lord Raptor's Sources
- Songs from Capcom arcade games
(Street Fighter 2, Ghosts N' Goblins, Marvel vs. Capcom 2)
- Songs related to zombies
(Re: Your Brains, The Walking Dead, Dead Rising)
- Songs from artists that inspired him
(AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden)

Niko's Sources
- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Sources Used: 
RedTheDrago - Kitska's Theme/The Altear (Both - Zombies / Cats)

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[LR3 M3] Phase 2 ~ Kitska, Lost in the Altear

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LORD RAPTOR: Hey! Which one of you lot let one of Felicia's litter into my show?!
RAY OF SUNSHINE: Threat level high. Shall I attack, Master Niko?
NIKO: Hmm, no, I think Ibuki has this one in check...
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Track: @weh-makes-the-funnies
Art: twitter.com/DrawinDev
Characters Represented: Lord Raptor, Niko

Lord Raptor's Sources
- Songs from Capcom arcade games
(Street Fighter 2, Ghosts N' Goblins, Marvel vs. Capcom 2)
- Songs related to zombies
(Re: Your Brains, The Walking Dead, Dead Rising)
- Songs from artists that inspired him
(AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden)

Niko's Sources
- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Sources Used:
Marvel VS Capcom 3 - Theme of Felicia (Both - Capcom Arcade, Cats)
Your Turn To Die - Cardiogram Intense (Niko - RPGMaker)
AC/DC - Thunderstruck (Lord Raptor - Inspirations)
Iron Maiden - Speed of Light (Both - Raptor Inspirations, Light)
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (Niko - Sun)
Captain Commando - Boss 4 Monster (Lord Raptor - Arcade
Capcom)
Black Sabbath - Iron Man (Lord Raptor - Inspirations)
Weezer - Island In The Sun (Niko - Sun)

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[LR3 M3] Phase 1 ~ Intense Heavy Meow-tal

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LORD RAPTOR: I'm sure Felicia keeps yarn handy just for the occasion...stinks to stink, kitty cat!

NIKO - 47.8% (129 Votes)
LORD RAPTOR - 52.2% (141 Votes)

[LR3 M3 Results] Niko vs. Lord Raptor

Track: @reviloja
Character Art: twitter.com/DrawinDev
Character Represented: Niko

- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Sources Used:
OFF - Pepper Steak (RPGMaker)
Doki Doki Literature Club - Your Reality (Metaphysical Storytelling)
Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun (Sun)
OneShot - On Little Cat Feet (RPGMaker, Cats)
JerryTerry - i'd just like to eat my breakfast (Cats)
Maroon 5 - Daylight (Light)
Tally Hall - Turn the Lights Off (Light)
Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion - Into the Light (Light)
bo en - my time (RPGMaker)
The Sculptor's Clayground - Intro (Metaphysical Storytelling)
NateWantsToBattle - Haunted and Unwanted (Metaphysical Storytelling)
Weezer - Island In The Sun (Sun)
Wham! - A Ray of Sunshine (Sun)

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my sunshine is OFF

Track: Anonymous
Art: twitter.com/DrawinDev, @user-780418779
Characters Represented: Niko, Richard Cheese

Niko's Sources:
- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Richard Cheese's Sources:
- Songs featuring Richard Cheese
(My Neck My Back, Creep, Welcome to the Jungle)
- Songs in the Lounge, Swing, and Big Band genres
(The Fragrance of Dark Coffee, Lone Digger, My Way)
- Commonly covered songs
(Wonderwall, Elanor Rigby, Not Megalovania Fuck You)

Sources Used:
Parov Stelar - Catgroove (Both - Cats / Swing)
Caravan Palace - Lone Digger (Both - Cats / Swing)
Smash Mouth - Walkin' on the Sun (Niko - The Sun)
Richard Cheese - Stronger (Richard Cheese - Richard Cheese)
OFF - Pepper Steak (Both - RPGMaker / Swing)
The Aristocats - Ev'rybody Wants to Be A Cat (Both - Cats / Swing)
Richard Cheese - Personal Jesus (Richard Cheese - Richard Cheese)
Weezer - Island in the Sun (Niko - The Sun)
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Richard Cheese - Commonly Covered)
Garfield - Cool Cat (Niko - Cats)
Billie Eilish - bad guy (Richard Cheese - Commonly Covered)
Vance Joy - Riptide (Richard Cheese - Commonly Covered)
The Living Tombstone - My Ordinary Life (Niko - Cats)

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Cats Be Groovin'

Track: @bluez04
Character Art: twitter.com/DrawinDev
Character Represented: Niko

- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Sources Used:
JerryTerry - i'd just like to eat my breakfast (Cats)
LISA: The Painful - Men's Hair Club (RPGMaker)
Ellie Goulding - Lights (Light)
Kanye West ft. Rihanna - All of the Lights (Light)

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Can't A Cat Just Eat Their Breakfast In Peace?!

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TONIO TRUSSARDI: You’re a good kid, amico mio. I’m glad you didn’t end up a Stray Cat, the last one of those I met was awful.
NIKO: You’re great too, Tonio. Think you can show me the ropes on pancakes later?
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Track: @bluez04
Art: @pengcloud
Characters Represented: Tonio Trussardi, Niko

Tonio Trussardi's Sources:
- Songs from/featured in JoJo's Bizzare Adventure
(Il Vento D'oro, Bloody Stream, I Want You)
- Songs and artists referenced by Stands in Diamond is Unbreakable
(Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Killer Queen)
- Songs related to cooking
(Cooking by the Book, Cooking Mama, Binging with Babish)
- Songs associated with Italy and Italian culture
(That's Amore, Spider-Man 2 Pizza Theme, Songs by Gigi D'Agostino)

Niko's Sources:
- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Sources Used:
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Avalon (Both - JJBA, Light)
Beautiful Duwang - Garfielf is Unbreakable (Both - JJBA, Cats)
Dan Salvato ft. Shoji - Poems Are Forever (Niko - Metaphysical Storytelling)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Overdrive (Tonio - JJBA)
OMORI - CHAOS ASSEMBLY (Niko - RPG Maker)
Earth, Wind and Fire - September (Tonio - Referenced in DiU)
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Can't Stop (Tonio - Referenced in DiU)
Steve Ibsen - The Kitty Cat Dance (Niko - Cats)
The Wiggles - Fruit Salad (Tonio - Cooking)
Christopher Torres - Nyan Cat (Niko - Cats)
Tally Hall - Turn the Lights Off (Niko - Light)
The Weeknd ft. Kendrick Lamar - Pray for Me (Niko - Cats)
Your Turn to Die - Seme (Attack) (Niko - RPG Maker)
Gigi D'Agostino - The Riddle (Tonio - Italy)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven - Funny Valentine Battle (Tonio - JJBA)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Canzoni Preferite (Tonio - JJBA)

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[R1 M15] Phase 1 ~ OverShot

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NIKO: Woah, what's with these little tomato guys? They're kind of cute!
TONIO: Un momento, how are you able to see Pearl Jam? Could it be...?
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Track: @bluez04
Art: Aquaria#4260
Characters Represented: Niko, Tonio Trussardi

Niko's Sources:
- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
(OneShot, OFF, Yume Nikki)
- Songs related to cats
(Garfield Media, What's New Pussycat, Memory)
- Songs related to light and the sun
(Walkin' On the Sun, Blinding Lights, Battle! Necrozma)
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling
(Doki Doki Literature Club, MetaWare High School, Deadpool)

Tonio Trussardi's Sources:
- Songs from/featured in JoJo's Bizzare Adventure
(Il Vento D'oro, Bloody Stream, I Want You)
- Songs and artists referenced by Stands in Diamond is Unbreakable
(Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Killer Queen)
- Songs related to cooking
(Cooking by the Book, Cooking Mama, Binging with Babish)
- Songs associated with Italy and Italian culture
(That's Amore, Spider-Man 2 Pizza Theme, Songs by Gigi D'Agostino)

Sources Used:
Yugo Kanno - Stand Activated (Tonio - JJBA)
Yugo Kanno - A Party of Stardust (Tonio - JJBA)
Yugo Kanno - Diamond is Unbreakable (Tonio - JJBA)
Smash Mouth - Walkin' on the Sun (Niko - The Sun)
Tom Jones - What's New, Pussycat? (Niko - CatsCats)
Randen Spook - Killer Queem (Both - Cats, JJBA)
Killer Queen Detonation Click SFX (Both - Cats, JJBA)

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[R1 M15] Phase 2 ~ BreakDown The Sun

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https://soundcloud.com/behind-the-throne
https://discord.gg/U2HppvsMvy

Track: DJ ZOTA (www.youtube.com/channel/UCgn5ure7jKShWhmg_I9ArgQ)
Character Art: twitter.com/DrawinDev, Drakloak
Characters Represented: Niko, Frog Friends

NIKO
- Songs from games made in RPG Maker
- Songs related to cats
- Songs related to light and the sun
- Songs from media with heavy themes of metaphysical storytelling

FROG FRIENDS
- Songs related to frogs 
- Songs related to works Jim Henson was heavily involved in, or that are derived from then 
- Songs from Pokemon games on the 3DS and Wii U 
- Songs related to the My Hero Academia series

Sources Used:
Crazy Frog - Axel F (Frogs)
Lisa: The Painful - Work Harder (RPGmaker)
Lisa: The Joyful - 666 Kill Chop Deluxe (RPGmaker)
Lisa: The Painful - Exploding Hearts (RPGmaker)
Travis and Jonathon - 100 Ways to Love a Cat (Cats)

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[S.A.L.T x Beyond the Throne] Lisa: The Frogful

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NIKO: [Niko got a special recipe.]

NIKO - 60.2% (153 Votes)
TONIO TRUSSARDI - 39.8% (101 Votes)

[R1 M15 Results] Tonio Trussardi vs. Niko

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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!

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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

08 - NIKO

S.A.L.T. Part 1: Appetizers