tl;dr, LR got cancelled. I won't get into why here, but it's for the better. I did Steph's victory and results, so they'll be uploaded here.

Justice - D.A.N.C.E x Fire x Safe and Sound (Ed Banger)
Mr. Oizo - Cut Dick (Ed Banger)
The Muppet Movie 1979 - Movin' Right Along [Alkaline Trio Remix] (Puppets)
Michael Jackson - Beat It (Short Films)
Mr. Oizo - M Seq (Ed Banger)
Modjo - Chillin' (French Touch)
Daft Punk Ft. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky (French Touch)
Justice - Genesis (Ed Banger)

Victory! Stephane

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

CHARACTER INTRO #9 - 😰

(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

[ 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]

This is one of two unreleased FULL tracks I made for INTO THE BACKROOMS, a primarily YouTube-based tournament run by @adrien-but-on-stereo-2, who did all of the art (including the thumbnail!). I had been following this tournament since its inception back in... I want to say 2022?... because the premise was interesting enough to warrant speculation. I mean, a backroom trapped in their own contestants? What could be more fascinating than that?

In the end, it just turned out to be a regular tournament, but I think it could've been a hell of a lot more with a few more available resources and/or time in the oven. It has been an honour seeing Adrien improve steadily with music as time went on, and I hope wherever he ends up next is somewhere he'll be able to share his gifts in a more impactful way.

This track wouldn't have been possible without the help of @inkybomb65, so give them my love. I'll be posting the other track in about a week or so. In the meantime, enjoy the show, and vote responsibly... you'll never know whose life could be on the line.

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BLART: Don't you have a water tower to get back to?
YAKKO: You're quite the rushed concept, Paul... no wonder you need that bike so badly!

FEATURING: Coconut Mall Cop, Wacky Wiseguys
SOURCES:

COCONUT MALL COP:
Justice - Phantom [Justice]
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky [Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop)]
The Beatles - Drive My Car [Vehicles]
Mario Kart DS - Waluigi Pinball [Racing]
Robin Sparkles - Let’s Go To The Mall [Malls]
Max Coveri - Running in the 90s [Racing (Initial D)]
Tiesto - Seavolution [Kevin James (Hotel Transylvania 3)]
Justice - DVNO [Justice]
Waka Flocka Flame ft. Good Charlotte - Game On [Kevin James (Pixels)]

WACKY WISEGUYS:
Deluxe - Shoes [Swing]
B.E.R. - The Night Begins to Shine [Warner Bros. Animation, 4th-Wall-Breaking Media (Teen Titans GO)]
Maroon 5 - Lucky Strike [Luck]
DMX - X Gon Give It To Ya [4th-Wall-Breaking Media (Deadpool)]
Lil Uzi Vert - Pump Up the Jam [Warner Bros. Animation (Space Jam: A New Legacy)]
Kid Rock and Joe C. - Cool, Daddy Cool [Warner Bros. Animation (Osmosis Jones)]
The Lion King - Be Prepared [2D Disney Animated Films]
Kyle Allen Music - Flow the Ink [Rubberhose]

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SUBJECT 014 - COCONUT MALL COP [Paul Blart, Mario Kart Wii]
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop, its actors, and Kevin James media
- Mario Kart, vehicles/racing, and malls/shopping
- Surf Rock/Beach Rock and Calypso
- Police/Justice and Tropical themes

SUBJECT 010 - WACKY WISEGUYS [Animaniacs, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]
- Animaniacs/its artists & Warner Bros. Animation (no Hannah-Barbera)
- Rubberhose animation & 2D Disney animated media
- Rabbits/luck & swing/its subgenres
- 4th-wall-breaking media

Victory! Stephane

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