MEME NOVA: ｙｏｕ ｉｄｉｏｔ． ｈａｖｅ ｙｏｕ ｒｅａｌｉｚｅｄ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ＇ｖｅ ｊｕｓｔ ｕｎｌｅａｓｈｅｄ．
PEEP THE HORROR: Ŝ̵̖T̶̝̆A̵͓̅Ř̵͜Ê̵̩ ̵̻̔Ḯ̶͇N̵͈͑ ̴͍̐T̵͍́H̵̬͋E̵͕͊ ̴̫̅E̵̮͌Y̶̝̓Ę̶̇S̴̠͌ ̵̜́O̴̩̐F̶̱͐ ̶̩̋D̵̿ͅË̷̦A̵̐͜Ṭ̵̐H̴͓̎ ̴̩́Ȁ̸̩Ñ̴̡D̴̼͑ ̸̟͐S̵̥̃A̵͉̾Y̸͍͋ ̷̄͜G̴̓͜Ơ̶̻Ǫ̵͐Ḑ̴̆N̵̛̺Ȉ̵̩G̵͓̎H̴̨̋T̶̗̑.̴̏ͅ
DARWIN: Oh jeez, this is bad Finn! What do we do!?
FINN: God, this is worse than anything I've had to face... Let them handle it for now, w-we need to get the others out quick!

RESULTS: https://soundcloud.com/finn-for-a-fish/thats-all-for-tonight

MarStarBro ft. Punkett and Uptaunt - Triple Trouble (BOTH - Internet Horror/TerminalMontage)
Kirby: Right Back At Ya - Theme Song (MEME NOVA - Kirby)
Asher Rose - Toxic Masculinity (PEEP - The Mind)
Quad City DJs - Space Jam (MEME NOVA - Unfunny Jokes/Space)
wolfman1405 - BE THE KING (MEME NOVA - SiIvaGunner Originals)
Princess Sylvysprit - VS Fighting Placeholder Team (MEME NOVA - SiIvaGunner Originals)
Camino 84 - Dreams II (PEEP - Dreams)
Madeon - Pomme (PEEP - Internet Horror, things you laugh at.)
JT Music - Your Own Damnation (MEME NOVA - Religion)
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...
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NOMA - BRAIN POWER (PEEP - The Mind)
Love Live - Snow Halation (MEME NOVA - Unfunny Jokes)
Earthbound SFX (PEEP - MOTHER)
Dust Devils - D-Code (the beginning of the end.)

[r1m4] A Horrific & Troubling Jam ~ Tournament INVADED.

Render by Teleportato!

4: rag [my friend rag]

- Roguelites/likes and dungeon crawlers
- Adele, her genres, and music that wipes you the fuck out
- Creative struggles, lethargy, and stupid choices/decisions
- The undead, death, and what should've stayed dead
- Sickness and symptoms/causes of illnesses

STRENGTH: RESURRECT
WISDOM: BIT
PSYCHIC: GOOP
WEAKNESS: EXHAUSTION

REQUESTED PRIZE: Never needing to sleep again.

+TEK - Skeleton Boomerang: Vampire Hunter - Crimson Strings (Undead)
Streets of Rogue - Do The Gorilla (Roguelikes)
Younger Hunger - Dead Inside (Undead, symptoms of sickness, death)

victory theme - rag

ART BY: CyManCyan, Bowsie, Syrcuz, Pokopakku, Happysackboy29, Altali/Parsee
TRACK BY: STARSEER
CHARACTERS REPRESENTED: The False Prophet, Darth Vader, STARVED, Aku, El Lobo
BECOME A WITNESS: discord.gg/9jNdTZCzcN

The start of REVELATIONS is upon us. Round 1 is nearly complete, and while it may take some time for it to begin, we appreciate your patience and support.

In Round 1, AKU will face STARVED, while DARTH VADER will be pitted against EL LOBO.

Let their strength never waver, and your faith in them never falter.

SOURCES USED:

PART 1: PURGATORIO
Halsey - Control (Internal Struggles)
Bella Poarch - Living Hell (Religion)
Pendulum - The Other Side (Tournament Theme, Religion)
Chvrchbvrner - Sitting Alone At The Edge Of Space (Religion, Space, Fire, Unholy Religion, Inevitabilities - Loneliness)
Shpongle - Once Upon The Sea Of Blissful Awareness (Esionjim Remix) (𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏 𝙂𝙊𝘿 𝙃𝘼𝙎 𝙈𝘼𝘿𝙀)
John Williams - Imperial March (𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚.)
TWRP ft. Dan Avidan - Starlight Brigade (Space, Military)
iteachvader - Hedgehog Stew (Sonic, Food)
Armydillo - Prey (𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙢𝙚?)
Samurai Jack Intro (𝙁𝙊𝙊𝙇𝙎! 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙠𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙮!)
Glass Animals - Space Ghost Coast To Coast ( [adult swim] )
Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode (Canines, Addictive Substances)
SIAMES - The Wolf (𝘿𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙚. 𝙄'𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜.)

PART 2: THE DIVINE COMEDY
Case & Point - Descender (𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡.)
Tut Tut Child - Eat Me (Consumption)
Armed With Wings Rearmed OST - Level 25+ Theme (Villains Who Won: Vandheer Lorde)
Kenji Kaneko - Blue Twilight (Fallen Heroes/Corruption)
Waterparks - War Crimes (War, Inevitabilities - Loneliness)
Bella Poarch & Sub Urban - INFERNO (Fire, Unholy Religion, Ways To Die: a lot of them)
Y&V - Back In Time (Time)
Madeon - POMME (Jack Wire Edit) (Steps To The Dark Side: Anger, Food)
longestsoloever - INTRUDER (Online Horror)
The Stupendium - Fiend Like Me (Inventors, Villains Who Won)
Tomas Dvorak - Nanorobot Tune (Sentient Machinery)
Smash Mouth - All Star (Celestial Bodies, DreamWorks Artists)
F.O.O.L. - Conflict (War)
xylo - Aliens (Extraterrestrial Life, Addictive Substances)
Anna And The Apocalypse - Soldier At War (War/Military, Egotism, Killing)
Des Rocs - Used To The Darkness (The Dark Side, Darkness, Killing)
PYLOT - A Race Against Time (Time)
PVRIS - Fire (Fire, Death)
Pendulum - The Other Side

𝓣𝓗𝓔 𝓑𝓔𝓖𝓘𝓝𝓝𝓘𝓝𝓖 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑬𝑵𝑫 ~ { BRACKET }

4: rag [my friend rag]

- Roguelites/likes and dungeon crawlers
- Adele, her genres, and music that wipes you the fuck out
- Creative struggles, lethargy, and stupid choices/decisions
- The undead, death, and what should've stayed dead
- Sickness and symptoms/causes of illnesses

STRENGTH: RESURRECT
WISDOM: BIT
PSYCHIC: GOOP
WEAKNESS: EXHAUSTION

REQUESTED PRIZE: Never needing to sleep again.

Rounds - Set to Slow Fry (Roguelikes)
etroup - Rag Bergentrückung (rag)
Streets of Rogue - Mayor's Lament (Roguelikes)
Teenage Disaster - It's Alive (Undead/Stupid choices: whatever Dr. Frankenstein had going on)
Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 (Undead/Music that wipes you the fuck out (those stadium chants can bowl you over if you aren't careful))

The Day Rag Fries

CHAD: "J-Just so you know, after everything we've been through, there's nothing that you could do that could scare me more than what's already scared me. I'm ready to face you head-on, no matter the cost. It's time the world knew the truth."
NZ: "Listen here, you right-wing paranoid fuck. Do you understand the shit I've had to go through? The sacrifices I've made?! I'm gonna do this for the others. For EVERYONE. And if saving the world means kicking the shit out of ANYONE who gets in my way? ...I'm going to FUCK. YOU. UP."

...PHOTOGRAPH defeated The Wanderer, Calculester Hewlett-Packard, and Miku Holly.
...WARMONGER NAZARETH defeated Halcyon Holgate, Athletic Doctor, and Wally Darling.
...COMEBACK against NULL. Bizarre internet media against plunderphonics. One stands, one falls.
...This is going to be something greater than you've ever imagined.

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Contains various samples from:
XQwizzie - Busting The Crypt [PG - JerryTerry, Surrealism (PilotRedSun)]
dreem! - MARCHING INTO WAR [NZ - War]

SOURCES USED:
- BUST SOME HEADS - JerryTerry [PG - JerryTerry]
- The Crypt - Bullets Per Minute [Offsource (BUSTING THE CRYPT)]
- Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life [NZ - DJ Hero]
- Nickelback - Photograph [PG - duh]
- Edwin Starr - War [NZ - duh]
- Eminem - My Name Is [NZ - DJ Hero]
- Pearl Jam - Even Flow [PG - Hard Rock]
- Stephanie Mabey - The Zombie Song [Offsource (MARCHING INTO WAR)]
- MACINTOSH PLUS - Lisa Frank 420 / Modern Computing [PG - Vaporwave]
- M.I.A. - Paper Planes [NZ - DJ Hero]
- Inside Out - clipping. [Offsource (BUSTING THE CRYPTS)]
- Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye [Offsource (BUSTING THE CRYPTS) / 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁]
- Tom Cardy - Get Louis (Theroux It) [PG - Questions / 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆]

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FINALIST 012 - photograph
Expect him to pull...
- JerryTerry & Sampled/Featured Media // Surrealism // Live Action Sitcoms
- Nickelback & Collabs // Grunge Genres // Hard Rock // Vine Memes/Celebs
- Vaporwave // Synthwave // “Chill” Aesthetic Genres
- Conspiracy/Paranoia // Mysteries // Questions // Insanity
…And yet, the search continues.

FINALIST 008 - Warmonger Nazareth
Expect her to pull...
- Activision // DJ Hero Featured Artists
- Justice/remixed Artists // French Touch // Ed Banger Records
- Edwin Starr // Motown Records // Funk Genres
- War // Religion & Its Concepts // Vocal Sampling
…And yet, she keeps fighting.

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This match contains references to the following mashups:
https://soundcloud.com/unknown_artist10/busting-the-crypt-lightning
https://soundcloud.com/kristintntake/marching-into-war

Special shout-out to the creator of BUSTING THE CRYPT, Maivy, one of the wonderful creators responsible for getting me into the community proper. Follow them and their tournament here:
@maivymaybe
@mycooltourney

[SHOWDOWN! BUSTING THE CRYPT vs MARCHING INTO WAR PHASE 1] CRYPT-KICKERZ

(art by @dreemstrider)

[ the victor makes their escape. time will tell if they'll make the most of their second chance. win or lose, there's no returning from the monster they've become. ]

In LR2M2, rag will face Sweater Weather: After Dark.

2: rag

- Horror media, monsters, classic cinema/literature and Fucked Up Shit
- RJD2, their genres, sample-heavy music, and other amalgamations
- The undead, sickness, death, and what didn't stay dead
- Creative struggles, lethargy, and stupid choices/decisions
- Roguelikes and other media that makes you feel tired

STRENGTH: RUTHLESS
WISDOM: THE TRUTH
PSYCHIC: REVENANT
WEAKNESS: STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY

REQUESTED PRIZE: [PUBLICIST'S NOTE] Neither Dinkle nor Rag could be reached for comment.

RJD2 - The Horror (RJD2/Horror media/Classic cinema/What didn't stay dead/Stupid choices)
clipping. - Blood of the Fang (Monsters/Classic cinema/The undead)
etroup - CHARACTER INTRO #4 - rag
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES (Sample-heavy music/RJD2 genres: Experimental Hip-Hop)
etroup - CAN'T K.O ME [the drums from it, anyway] 
Crypt of the Necrodancer - Tombtorial [Chimpazilla Remix] (Roguelikes/The undead/Monsters)
Ludo - Love Me Dead (Death/Stupid choices)
Clarence Clarity - Adam & the Evil (Death)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Castle Theme (Monsters/The undead/What didn't stay dead)
Gjallarhornit - morning star (Death/Lethargy)

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Hi guys! etroup here! As you can see, Rag has been returned to the roster in order to replace the previous 2nd contestant, who, after certain allegations came to light (that were actually made quite some time ago, I simply wasn't aware of them until they were brought up to me) was cut completely. 

Yes, this means in a sense, this tournament has seven characters. I don't mind this! The "old Rag" will remain character four for posterity, and just become an archived character who doesn't receive official content. I really enjoyed working with Rag's past sources, and I think they're different enough here as to where it won't feel like they're getting a "second chance", at least not directly. I'm also able to rep a lot of niches I really enjoy working with in this retooling. The sound this character has compared to the previous Rag is quite different in my opinion, so please judge them on their own merits! 

If this choice rubs you the wrong way, well... you're in luck, because it's a tournament, and you can vote! Dinkle Tourney was always something for me to have fun with first and foremost, and I really wanted to work with an eliminated character again, so I added them back. Sorry to the Kokichi fans amongst us, by the way! I hope you don't see this as a snub against your fave - I just like working with Rag a lot.

We have a very special event coming up in a bit, and then Losers' Round 2 will begin in earnest. I think I always say this, but LR2 truly has some of my best work in store, and I'm so excited to share it! That's all! See you later : )

CHARACTER REINTRO - rag

[ Amongst a life of drudgery, the portents of doomsday Holly saw in every shadow became a comfort. They took the edge off, helped her manage the expectations she set. Sure, she fucked up with the only other tolerable girl in a fifty mile radius. Sure, she's trapped in a shithole flyover town. Who cares? It won't last, so she thought. But now, plucked from her old life, she's faced with a far more immediate calamity. Her match is next. It's funny - Holly never thought she could feel empathy for a talking car, but its shrieking howls just won't leave her mind. She tries not to imagine what could have elicited sounds like that. ]

[ Honestly, she just wants to know who the hell she'll be facing. ]

3: Sweater Weather: After Dark

- The Neighbourhood, Mr.Kitty, their associates, and their genres*
- TikTok trends and artists who blew up from them
- Dead-end jobs, the apocalypse, and ways the world could end
- Desire, yearning, and heartbreak / lost love
- The nighttime, its activities, and "doomer music"

* [ The Neighbourhood: Indie rock, indie pop, alt-pop, ect. ]
* [ Mr.Kitty: Synthpop, witch house, synthwave, post punk (sort of), ect. ]

STRENGTH: POKER FACE
WISDOM: INTROSPECTION
PSYCHIC: MELANCHOLY
WEAKNESS: MOTIVATION

Gorillaz - Saturnz Barz (Mr.Kitty genres: Synthpop)
Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am (The Neighbourhood genres: Alt-pop)
Billie Eilish - xanny (Alt-pop)
Tyler, The Creator ft. Kali Uchis - See You Again (Lost love, nighttime activities: Dreaming)
jaydes - rose (Heartbreak, The Neighbourhood genres: Indie rock, TikTok)
Mike Oldfield - Nuclear (Ways you can end the world, dead-end jobs: Security contracting)
Jakob - Aural (Indie rock)
The Neighbourhood - Fallen Star (The Neighbourhood, heartbreak)
Metal Gear Solid V - Sins of the Father (Ways you can end the world, dead-end jobs: Security contracting)
Gorillaz ft. Kali Uchis - She's My Collar (Synthpop, desire)

She Sold Saturn

[ losing a second contestant was too much. something gives. the latent fear and paranoia of those trapped in dinkle's domain, previously a constant background hum, swells into something suffocating. the effects are instantaneous. the immune system cares not for subtlety now. ]

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Travis Scott - TIL FURTHER NOTICE (Trap/Mainstream hip hop artists)
Deltarune - Before The Story (Toby Fox)
Lil Yachty - REACH THE SUNSHINE (Mainstream hip hop artists)
solunary - Disparity (UTSC artists/Alternate dimensions)
LostSoul - joking aside (UTSC)
Kid Cudi ft. Travis Scott - GET OFF ME (Trap/Mainstream hip hop artists)
Undertale: Yellow - END OF THE LINE (Toby Fox fancontent)
CTRL - esketit 
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet - Final Boss (Toby Fox)
Kendrick Lamar - Sing About Me (Mainstream hip hop artists)

Change of plans.

[ all is silent on the surface. the survivors find themselves in a new world - a labyrinth without end. new to all but one, anyway. ]

[ they failed to escape. but in its own way, acceptance is a victory. ]

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Magic Beach - Christmas Is Here, Christmas Is Coming (Creative struggles, lethargy: "Energy Crisis -- Energy Drink Review #91 Monster Zero Ultra")
FTL: Faster Than Light - Dangers of the Nebula [744 Music Remix] (Roguelikes)
breathingtechniques - ladybug graveyard (Death)
Adele - Skyfall [ ... ]
Teenage Disaster - Takes 2 To Kill Me (Death, the undead, stupid choices)

There's peace in giving up.

(Contestant 04 - Record Scratchers)

Ahh, fuckin' GG! We didn't do too bad though. Maybe we'll win next game if we don't dick around, eheheheheh!

...Let them know who I really was. Please.

EDM/Genre Fusion, Electronica, & Garage House
SEGA Properties, & Artists
Bones, Organs/Anatomy, & What They Produce
Y2K aesthetics, & Counter-Culture
Trans Folk, Facewear/Identity, & Winter Iconography

Songs used:
- Hideki Naganuma - Moody's Shuffle (SEGA Properties/Y2K Aesthetics: Jet Set Radio)
- Hideki Naganuma - What U Need (SEGA Properties: Sonic Rush)
- Spencer Nilsen - Palmtree Panic: Bad Future (SEGA Properties: Sonic CD)
- Nebula & Quasar - Cosmic Heroes (Y2K Aesthetics)
- Tyler, the Creator I Am the Grinch (Winter Iconography: The Mean One)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Y2K Aesthetics)
- Bare To The Bone - The Skelliz (EDM/Bones)
- Genesis Samples (SEGA Properties: Sonic 3 & Knuckles)
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[This is a fantrack for an Alternate DOATK Timeline; obviously not official by any means, but could you imagine? LMAO]

Track by THE INBETWEEN (@Calebddfwa), Happy new years!

VICTORY - RECORD SCRATCHERS

WITH A TOTAL OF:
𝟭𝟴 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦

[9TH PLACE] [SHAGGY ROGGERS]
- Scooby-Doo, it's artists and Hanna Barbera media
- Music in the Reggae genre and its subgenres
- Songs in the Psychedelic genre, Psychedelic imagery and Hippie Culture
- Drugs/Addictive substances and Mysteries

By Spring Souls:
Neil Cicierega - Who [Mysteries]
Avicii - Addicted to You [Addiction]

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐒! 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐘 𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 [𝟗𝐓𝐇]

Hello fellow maniacs! I am Spring Souls. I repost tracks, post mashups on occasion and make playlists for tournaments I enjoy. Always be sure to vote responsibly.