Take The Train In Order

Art by: @altali
Music by: @boopidee

-01: CALEB
I live...againnnn...a long time ago, after being betrayed by the god he worshipped, a rage-fueled man named Caleb rose from the grave to kill the dark god along with his entire cult. And now, 100 years later, he has risen once more to Take the Train! He may seem disinterested, but he has big plans if he takes the win...trains don’t have much luck with him, do they?

-DOS games and 90s shooters
(Blood, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Quake, Rise of the Triad, Wolfenstein 3D, Shadow Warrior, Turok, Strife, GoldenEye 007, MDK)
(Commander Keen, WarCraft, Jazz Jackrabbit, Secret of Monkey Island, Rayman, Lemmings, Tyrian)

-Gothic and eldritch horror
(Castlevania, Bloodborne, Haunting Ground, MediEvil)
(Call of Cthulhu, Eternal Darkness, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Alone in the Dark)

-Gods, cults and the undead 
(Rap God, Zeus vs Thor, Hades, Wild Woody)
(MANOS: The Hands of Fate, Cola Cult, Thriller, Skeleton Boomerang)

-80s-90s horror and action movies 
(Evil Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Halloween)
(Robocop, The Terminator, Die Hard)

Songs used:
Adrenaline Junkie - Quake II (90s shooters)
Spooky, Scary Skeletons - Andrew Gold (Undead)
Bloody Tears - Castlevania II (Gothic Horror)
Mr. Sandman - Stubbs the Zombie (Undead)
Gyges - Tyrian (DOS)
Zombie Love Song - YFM (Undead)
Are You Ready For Freddy? - The Fat Boys (Horror films)
Suck This - Rise of the Triad (90s shooters)
Caleb and T'chernobog voice clips

Back From The Grave

Art by @cymancyan
Track by @boopidee

-02: TIME SQUAD
THIS IS THE STEVEN FROM 2 ROUNDS LATER. GIVE UP. The time traveller stuck in a box, Steven, has broken free, and is ready to Take the Train, but has been trapped in yet another prison in the meantime, the tong-loving troublemaker himself, Blockhead! These two may be an unlikely alliance, but with Steven’s brains and Blockhead’s insanity and inability to listen...hope for the best.

-Newgrounds media and Edmund McMillund games
(Blockhead, Madness Combat, Eddsworld, The Clock Crew, VVVVVV, Henry Stickmin, games by The Behemoth)
(TIME FCUK, Super Meat Boy, Gish, The Binding of Isaac and expansions)

-Time, or media with a heavy theme of time travel
(Back in Time, The Final Countdown, A Hat in Time)
(Back to the Future, Ape Escape, TimeSplitters)

-Insanity and madness
(Ronald McDonald Insanity, Crazy, She is a Maniac)

-Boxes and being stuck/trapped
(Heart-Shaped Box, BOXBOY, Trapped in the Drive-Thru)

Songs used:
Can o' Salt - Super Meat Boy (Edmund)
The Final Countdown - Europe (Time)
Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads (Time) (its not just cause of the name THE SONG IS ABOUT THE PASSAGE OF TIME. SHUT UP)
Battle - Chrono Trigger (Time Travel)
Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana (Boxes)
Second Factory - Electricman 2 (Newgrounds)
Insane in the Membrane - Cypress Hill (Insanity)
Obligatory Building Montage - Eddsworld (Newgrounds)

TIME For Us To Join!

Art by @frankie-1205
Track by @boopidee

-03: THE KID
NO! I WANNA BE THE GUY!!! The Kid, after successfully avenging Grandfather The Guy, has finally earned a break from his Kaizo lifestyle, and can’t wait to Take the Train! Sure, he’s gonna have to compete, but have you seen what he’s been up against? This is a vacation for him!

-Games used in IWBTG
(Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Tetris, Super Metroid, Street Fighter 2)
(Wily’s Castle 1, Monty on the Run theme, Green Greens)

-Infamously hard games or hard moments in games
(Dark Souls, Cuphead, Ghosts n’ Goblins, Contra, Battletoads, N. Sane Trilogy)

-2000s indie games
(Cave Story, Flywrench, N, Braid, VVVVVV)

-Rage and death
(Rage, Hate Me, Don’t Rage Quit, AMV (Lil Darkie), Blind Pass [Irate Gamer Theme])
(You Are Dead, Clubbed to Death, Kill This Love, Psycho Killer, Death Note)

Songs used:
Call of the Mountain - Rayman (Rage Games)
Brinstar (Vegetation Area) - Super Metroid (IWBTG)
Madder - Groove Armada (Rage)
Minor Circuit - Punch-Out (IWBTG)
Map - Postal 2 (2000s Indies)
Pause Screen - Battletoads (Rage Games)
Main Theme - Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Rage Games)

10000 Km Mountain Climb

Art by: @enoderen
Track by: @boopidee

-04: DR. MADASALORRIE
Weapons up, soldiers! The mastermind of crate technology has come all the way from Buddie World to show off his destructive potential and Take the Train for his tribe. He’s not one for direct combat, so he’s brought along his latest evil creation: A Buddie mech, equipped with a load of Battle Toys of his design. Gee, I hope somebody tapes this!

-PS1 exclusives and games by Psygnosis
(Team Buddies, Crash Bandicoot, Oddworld, Metal Gear Solid, Brave Fencer Musashi)
(Assault Rigs, WipEout, Lemmings, Colony Wars, Attack of the Saucerman)

-Real-time strategy games
(StarCraft, WarCraft, Command and Conquer, Battle Cats)
(Age of Empires, Pikmin, Halo Wars, 8-Bit Armies, Cossacks)

-Machines, weapons and inventors
(Fear Factory, Gurren Lagann, War Machine) (this source does not give robots)
(She Blinded Me With Science, X Gon Give It To Ya, Weapon of Choice)
(E.G.G.M.A.N, Dr. Wily’s Castle, Quirky Worky Song)

-Space/aliens and twist villains
(Space Song, Super Mario Galaxy, Destroy All Humans, Spore)
(Vs Wheatley, Dancing Mad, The Ultimate Show)

Songs used:
Move Me - Ridge Racer Type 4 (PS1)
Parts of the Cell Rap (oops! this is an offsource now)
Alien - YFM (Aliens)
Karkalicious (i dont want this to count under aliens but its so fucking funny)
Lego 1 - 3D Lemmings (Psygnosis)
You Spin Me Right Round - Dead or Alive (Offsource)
Win the Race - iteachvader (Machine Makers)
Technologic - Daft Punk (Machines)
Title Screen (Saturn) - Baldies (RTS)

Take the Train

Mechanical Move

Art by: @stillnotshrekles
Track by: @boopidee

-05: D33RFAC3
Keep your eyes peeled, cause DEATH WEARS BLUE. After conquering many-a foe and taking down the CULT OF GIGABYTE, the CERULEAN SOLDIER is on the search for an opponent equal to his skill, and has ended up here to Take the Train. You cannot fight him, you dare not try, and if he beats you, hope you don’t see him again, cause next time, he’ll kill you.

-ST3AMG0AT Productions media and people they've worked with
(The G0ATFAC3 Corner, Dashing With -R, the Brottas series, The Goatfloyd Corneb, RTV, MOVE)
(Songs by -RTheViral, Neojock, Tachin1994)

-Genesis-06 Sonic and any music relating to Shadow
(Sonic 1-3, CD, Adventure 1-2, Heroes)
(All Hail Shadow, Vs. Shadow, This Machine)

-Rivals and doppelgangers
(Dark Link, Dark Samus, Real Slim Shady, songs by Tha Realest)

-Emo/goth culture
(Songs by My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Evanescence)
(Music from Kingdom Hearts I/II, Nightmare Before Christmas, Invader ZIM)

Songs used:
Destruction Dance - DDR: Mario Mix (Rivals)
FIST BUMP!! - The G0ATFAC3 Corner (ST3AMG0AT)
Bring Me to Life - Evanescence (Goth)
Mystic Cave Zone - Sonic 2 (Sonic)
Motivator - The G0ATFAC3 Corner (ST3AMG0AT)
The G0ATFAC3 Corner voice clips

D33RSTRUCTION.DANCE

Art by: @renegadejademan
Track by: @boopidee

-06: PLOK & WUBBA
After 20 years of being forgotten, the grand duke of Akrillic and forgotten platform mascot is here to Take the Train, and not just him, his pal Wubba Ducky is here as well! These two are a slightly unorthodox pairing, but they are an unstoppable duo! The Pickford Brothers are gonna love this!

-Follin or Pickford brother media
(Plok, Pictionary NES, Solstice, Silver Surfer, Treasure Master, Qix)
(Ghosts n’ Goblins, Xeno, Zub, Renegade, Tin Star, Equinox)

-Puzzle games
(Wetrix, Tetris, Dr. Mario, Baba Is You, Picross)

-SNES/N64 platformers
(Donkey Kong Country, Gex, Chameleon Twist, supa fuckin mario!!!!!!)

-Non-VGM music from 90s platformers
(Super Mario Super Show, Sonic SatAM, Ignorance is Bliss, Bubsy cartoon)

Songs used:
Title - Time Trax (Tim Follin)
Drawing Game - Pictionary NES (Tim Follin)
Metal Head - Donkey Kong Country (Non-VGM)
Type-A - Tetris Game Boy (Puzzle)
Storm Navigating Computer - LED Storm (Tim Follin)
The Mirror Never Lies - Donkey Kong Country (Non-VGM)

20 Years of Waiting

Art by: @altali and @cymancyan
Track by: @boopidee

01: CALEB
-DOS games and 90s shooters
-Gothic and eldritch horror
-Gods, cults and the undead
-80s-90s horror and action movies

VS

02: TIME SQUAD
-Newgrounds media and Edmund McMillund games
-Time, or media with a heavy theme of time travel
-Insanity and madness
-Boxes and being stuck/trapped

Songs used:
Hardcore - Daikatana (Both, 90s shooters/Time Travel)
To the Bone - JT Music (Caleb, Undead)
Blood Rave - Blade (Caleb, Undead)
Do It All the TIme - IDKHOW BUT THEY FOUND ME (Time Squad, Time)
Menu Theme - Fury of the Furries (Caleb, DOS)
Living in a Box - Living in a Box (Time Squad, Boxes)
Wabby Wabbo - Plants vs Zombies (Caleb, Undead)

The Legendary Sword

Art by: twitter.com/VitDraws
Track by: @cymancyan

-07: THE QUALITY OF SOUNDCLOUD
Its time for some high quality mashups! The embodiment of the insane, wacky webseries showing the best SoundCloud has to offer has arrived to use their memes to Take the Train! Hold on, is that YUGI? Yes, the card player himself has been chosen to represent this series, and he's not afraid to use some of his deadlier, shitpost-ier cards to win!

-Songs used in the Quality of SoundCloud series
(Feel Good Inc, Crisis City, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Psychosocial, Without Me)

-Shonen Jump
(Yu-Gi-Oh, Dragon Ball, HunterxHunter, One Piece)

-Songs based heavily on vocal sampling
(Sneakman, The Smile You Can't Hide, Best Foot Forward)

-Overused mashup songs
(DK Rap, MEGALOVANIA, How Low, The Ultimate Showdown)

Songs used:
Coda - BLOODY STREAM (Shonen Jump)
Barenaked Ladies - One Week (QOS)
Hideki Naganuma - Let It Go (Vocal Sampling)
Valentino Khan - Pump (QOS)
Smash Mouth - All Star (Overused In Mashups)
deadmau5 - Ghosts N' Stuff (QOS)
Death Grips - Lord Of The Game (Overused In Mashups)
Hideki Naganuma - Humming The Bassline (Vocal Sampling)
Childish Gambino - Bonfire (Overused In Mashups)
DragonForce - Through The Fire And Flames (QOS)
DK Rap (QOS/Overused In Mashups)
MOB CHOIR - 99 (Shonen Jump)
Lemon Demon - The Ultimate Showdown Of Ultimate Destiny (QOS/Overused In Mashups)

My Deck HAS No Pathetic Memes!

Art by: @enoderen
Track by: @unreleased-tourney-tracks

-09: COACH Z
The master of rap and owner of the track is here! He may be a bit of a pathetic loser, living in a locker room and all, but his gross old man issues won’t get in the way of him Taking the Train! He’ll do a jorb well done one way or the other!

-Homestar Runner, fan-content and other Brothers Chaps projects
(Fish Eye Lens, RAP SONG, These Peoples Try to Fade Me, Alrite42nite)
(A Tribute to Homestar Runner, Yo Gabba Gabba!, songs they worked with They Might Be Giants on)

-Sports
(That’s How I Beat Shaq, Mario Sports Mix, songs used by sports teams [We Are the Champions, Enter Sandman, Seven Nation Arm])

-Late 80s - 90s rap/hip hop, and distinctively "90s" music
(Jay-Z, N.W.A, Talib Kweli, Nas, Lauryn Hill, Wu-Tang Clan)
(Janet Jackson, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Madonna, TLC, The Spice Girls)

-Notably cheesy/white rap
(Logic, Tom MacDonald, Eminem, Macklemore, Post Malone)

Songs used:
Drake - Nice For What (90s Rap/90s Music, samples Lauryn Hill - Ex-Factor)
Logic - 1-800-273-8255 (ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid) (White Rap)
Lil Mosey - Blueberry Faygo (White Rap)
Queen - We Will Rock You (Sports, Common Sports Anthem)
Mantronix - King of the Beats (90s Rap, J Dilla)
Tag Team - Whoomp! (There It Is) (Sports, Common Sports Anthem, also sampled in "Sports" by Lil Dicky)
Homestar Runner - Todaybor Day is Labor Day (Homestar Runner)
Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) (90s Rap)
Homestar Runner - Rap Song (Homestar Runner, Sports, White/Cheesy Rap)
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (90s Music, Sports, Common Sports Anthem)

Nice For Nothing

Art by: @renegadejademan
Track by: @friedweegee

-08: PANCHITO SPONGEBOB
SON OF A BEACH, WHY AREN’T YOU VOTING FOR ME? PANCHITO SPONGEBOB, THE PSYCHOTIC BRAINCHILD OF PANCHITOMATRIX, IS READY TO SPREAD VIOLENCE TO ANYONE THAT OPPOSES HIM. DON’T EVEN THINK OF VOTING AGAINST HIM, ASSHOLE!

-Nicktoons and Spongebob fan-content
(Spongebob Squarepants, Fairly OddParents, Jimmy Neutron)
(Spongebob In Anime, Spongebob YTPMVs)

-Songs used by Panchitomatrix and media with Spongebob In videos
(Chiang - Dragon House, Five Nights At Freddy’s, Gears of War, Mortal Kombat, Among Us, Resident Evil, Fortnite)

-Crime and debauchery (murder, drugs, etc)
(Payday, Saints Row, GTA originals, Hotline Miami)
(Go To Sleep [Eminem], Drunk [The Living Tombstone], Drugs Drugs)

-Vulgar/low-brow media/songs and raunchy kids media parodies
(Postal, I Don’t Give a Fuck, Bitter Fuck, Shit Mirror, Smash My B%@#h Up! by The Prodigy)

Songs used:
Dragon House - Def Jam: Fight for NY (PanchitoMatrix Videos)
Welcome to Los Santos - GTA V (Crime)
Sound of Da Police - KRS-One (Crime)
PORN - lil barnacle (he used to have a sex source)
Default Dance - Fortnite (PanchitoMatrix Videos)
Danny Phantom Theme Song - Danny Phantom (Nicktoons)
Among Us Drip Trap Remix - Leonz (PanchitoMatrix Videos)
Pause Beat - AVGN Adventures (Low-Brow Humor)
Gangnam Style - PSY (Spongebob Videos; Oppa Spongebob Style)
Spongebob Beatbox Solo 2 - Verbalase (Spongebob Fan-Content)
The Greatest Cheer Ever - George Carlin (Low-Brow Humor)
Can't Touch Me - Family Guy (Low-Brow Humor)
Sponge Bob Super Bowl Half Time - Lott1e (Low-Brow Humor/Spongebob Fan-Content)
Now That We're Men - Spongebob Squarepants Movie (Nicktoons)
Lone Wolf - Atronach's Aura (Spongebob Videos; Used in Deliver Us YTP)
Best Day Ever - Spongebob Squarepants (Nicktoons)
Spongebob You're Cringe Meme (Spongebob Fan-Content)
"What The Hell's All This Shit?!" - AVGN (Low-Brow Humor)
Yoda Poopa Stinka (Low Brow Humor)
Fornite Death Sound Effect (CheetoMatrix Videos)

Welcome to NY Beach

Art by: @frankie-1205
Track by: @frankie-1205

-10: ČEDA ČEDOVIČ
Starter of 5 world wars, Counter-Strike 1.6 master and conqueror of hell Čeda Čedović is here to kill motherfuckers and Take the Train! With the Poor 4's insane antics and his love of weapons, there's nobody else like him! He who controls the Train, controls Counter-Strike. Also, why can't any of them speak normal?

-LeatherIceCream, media he's worked on and featured in his videos
(Revenge of the Lost Lost Mann, yung venuz has loads a moni, architect.wmv)
(MariObama, bone.exe, The Binding of Isaac: Anti-Birth, Spears 'n' Spades)

-Media referenced/sampled in Poor 4 and At Least There Is Čeda Čedović
(Numb, Bla Bla Bla, SexyBack, Ameno, Remove Kebab, I'm Blue, Bodies)

-Russian / Serbian Culture, Hell and War 
(Rasputin, Hardbass, Soviet Anthem, Remove Kebab)
(Devil Went Down to Georgia, I Am Satan, God of War, Sparta Remix, War [What's it Good For?])

-Youtube originating Animation
(DEATH BATTLE, Dick Figures, Piemations, Big Top Burger, no st3amg0at. obviously)

Songs used:
10 Year Animation Anniversary - LeatherIceCream ()
Russian Popcorn - Boopidee (FAKE MASHUP 1)
hell - Lemon Demon (fuck you)
"pestilence" - Vit (FAKE MASHUP 2)
~
Identical Twins - At Least There Is Čeda Čedović ()
Bad Apple!!! - Masayoshi Minoshima (LeatherIceCream Videos ~ Bad Trip!!!)
Poor 4 Christmas Episode - LeatherIceCream ()
I Feel Fantastic - Johnathan Coulton (LeatherIceCream ~ Top 5000 Scariest YouTube Videos)
SexyBack - Justin Timberlake (ALTICC Sample ~ The Main Menu is for Music)
Im Blue - Eiffel 65 (ALTICC Sample ~ The Main Menu is for Music)
~ RANDOM Y.V. EVENT ~
Into The Future #1 - The Battle Cats (War)
Loadsamoney (Doin' Up The House) - Harry Enfield (LeatherIceCream ~ yung venuz haz loads a moni)
Bodies - Drowning Pool (ALTICC Sample ~ The Main Menu is for Music)
HARD BASS ADIDAS 247 (Russia/(ALTICC Sample ~ Condensed Sugar and Sunflower Seeds)
~
Animal I Have Become - Three Days Grace (LeatherIceCream ~ Čeda Čedović - Animal I Have Become AMV)
Oh No - At Least There Is Čeda Čedović ()
Bla Bla Bla - Gigi D'Agostino (ALTICC Sample ~ The Main Menu is for Music)
Remind Me - Royksopp (LeatherIceCream ~ Revenge of the Lost Lost Mann)
~
Condensed Sugar and Sunflower Seeds (OST Version) - At Least There Is Čeda Čedović ()
Numb - Linkin Park (ALTICC)

The Tournament Is For Winning

Art by: @frankie-1205
Track by: @frankie-1205

--1: OMORI
ayyy im da fuckin white guy from omori
Due to just sort of forcing himself into the roster, Omori will not be competing in Take the Train. However, none of us are able to contain his power, so he will be a bonus.

-Quirky indie RPGs about depression
(Omori, Yume Nikki, Earthbound, FNAF World, Super Mario Smoking Weed: The Movie)
-White boy music
(Breakout, Lose Yourself, fucked up in the crib, My Balls)

Songs used:

OMORI Encounter SE
Into the Mind - YIIK (Quirky indie RPGs about depression)
Figment Forming - PRIZM (Quirky indie RPGs about depression)
Voice clip from the real Omori from Omori
No Eyed Girl - Lemon Demon (White boy music)
White Space Remix - VS OMORI (Quirky indie RPGs about depression)
Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffett (White boy music)
Real Slim Shady - Eminem (White boy music)
Pony - Genuwine (White boy music)
HUMBLE - Kendrick Lamar (White boy music)
Say So - Doja Cat (White boy music)
I Am... All Of Me - Crush 40 (Quirky indie RPGs about depression)
Rasputin - Boney M. (White boy music)
How Low - Ludacris (White boy music)
Running In The 90s - Inital D (White boy music)
my time - bo en (White boy music)

Tussle Among the Train Tracks

Art by: twitter.com/pokopakku
Track by: @boopidee

-11: WALDO
...We were supposed to have a character ready, where is he? Oh there he is! It's Waldo, the disappearing act himself! He seems to be on the run from something he is being quiet about, but he has some time to Take the Train for himself, for reasons unknown to us. Still, he’s here, and he’s ready to pull no punches!

-Children's literature
(Where’s Waldo NES/SNES music, Where’s Waldo cartoon theme)
(Where's Waldo, Where's Waldo, Where's Waldo)

-Stealth/spy and detective media
(Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, Deus Ex, Hitman, Thief, Sly Cooper)
(L.A Noire, Deadly Premonition, Phoenix Wright, Heavy Rain, Return of the Obra Dinn, Among Us, Danganronpa)

-Point n’ click games
(Grim Fandango, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Leisure Suit Larry, Day of the Tentacle)

-ARGs (including media that has done ARGs) and mysteries
(12122017, Lasagna Cat, Marble Hornets, Catastrophe Crow!)
(Gravity Falls, Mystery Skulls, Why)

Songs used:
Gravity Falls Theme (Mysteries)
DANGANRONPA - take a guess (Detective)
AMBUSH (Among Us Song) - DAGames (Detective)
Among Us Crisis SFX (Detective)
Micheal Rosen Rap (Children's Literature)
Casino Calevera - Grim Fandango (Point n' Click)
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (ARGs, used in Lasagna Cat)
Where the Guns at - Nuclear Throne (Mysteries)
Money - Mystery Skulls (Mysteries)
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (ARGs, used in Kaizo Trap)
I Can't Decide - Scissor Sisters (ARGs, used in EverymanHYBRID)

You Found Me! =)

Art by: @altali
Track by: @boopidee

-12: BRAMBLE BLASST
D-K! Donkey Kong?? Make no mistake, this isn't the ape you know, this is the boy next door, this is Bramble Blasst! This muscular monkey is here to wrestle his way to the top, and isn't afraid to get down and dirty in the mud and do what it takes to TAKE♂THE♂TRAIN!!! Give this gay gorilla a vote, c'mon, how can you not?

-Donkey Kong and RareWare
(Country, Tropical Freeze, Mario vs Donkey Kong)
(Anticipation, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Battletoads, Killer Instinct, Perfect Dark)

-Popular YTP/YTPMV and MAD/NND sources
(Big Ass Chocobo, Big Beat Mario, Rock My Forum, Shuric Scan)
(GachiMuchi, Touhou Project, RED ZONE, Kimono Princess, Gourmet Race)

-Primates and the jungle
(Super Monkey Ball, Ape Escape, Samba De Amigo, Bloons)

-Sexual themes
(Careless Whisper, Dancefloor Orgy, Hentai Girl, Baby Got Back)

Songs used:

Gang-Plank Galleon Remix - Smash Bros Ultimate (Donkey Kong)
Night of Nights - Touhou Project (MAD/NND)
The Bad Touch - Bloodhound Gang (Sex/Monkeys)
There's a Monkey in My Bathroom (Monkeys)
青龍 - Time to Air (NND)
ytp sexer and Gachi voice clips (YTP/MAD)
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot (Sex)
Pause Beat - Battletoads (Rare)
Metal Head - Donkey Kong Country Cartoon
Chirumiru (NND)
I'm In Love With My Dad - Matt Watson (Sex)
Anaconda - Nicki Minaj (Sex)
Diddy Drop Rap - Donkey Kong Country Cartoon

GAY♂PLANKING♂GALLEON

Art by: @altali and @enoderen
Track by: @unreleased-tourney-tracks

The sun rises in the morning. You get up, feeling the usual calm stillness of the early day. Summer is ending. School is about to begin once more. You probably feel many things, think many thoughts, or maybe...you feel nothing. The familiar nothingness of the void in your soul corrupts your train of thought. Maybe its that girl that won't give you a chance, maybe its a family that thinks they're better than you, maybe you lost something. But either way, you're alone with your thoughts, and your thoughts are a cruel host. You open up your computer or phone, try to numb your brain, hey why not check out those tournament things you like. You see an upload by Take the Train. You click on the upload.
Nothing huge today kids, just a nice chill track. Grab a drink and reflect. Until next time.

-04: DR. MADASALORRIE
-PS1 exclusives and games by Psygnosis
-Real-time strategy games
-Machines, weapons and inventors
-Space/aliens and twist villains

VS

-12: BRAMBLE BLASST
-Donkey Kong and RareWare
-Common YTP/YTPMV and MAD/NND sources
-Primates and the jungle
-Sexual themes

Songs used:

Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbrush Symphony (Bramble Blasst - Donkey Kong)
Daft Punk - Something About Us (Madasalorrie - Space/Aliens, Bramble Blasst - Sexual Themes)

Interstellar Checkpoint

Art by: @cymancyan
Track by: @jamie-makes-mashups-ig

-13: FIREMAN
LOOK AT THIS DUDE. This is FIREMAN, ‘lil yellow guy and infamous bastard creation from Jerma’s Jackbox streaming. Hot to the touch and beats more fire than himself, this guy’s been all around, and since his Jermarumble adventures, he’s ready to compete once more and Take the Train! Oh, and buy his T-shirt.

-Jerma memes and popular Twitch streamers
(Rats Birthday Mixtape, Coffee Cheetos Chicken, Pac-Man, SAW, Look its Jerma!)
(Scoot the Burbs, DJ Joel Beefzone, PASSPORT GUARDIAN)

-Party games and games popularized on Twitch
(Jackbox, Mario Party, Overcooked!, Raving Rabbids)
(Fortnite, Among Us, League of Legends)

-Fire, clothing and MS Paint artstyles
(Through the Fire and Flames, Bonfire, Ripped Pants, Apple Bottom Jeans) 
(THEY DON'T GET HOMESTUCK SHUT THE FUCK UP)

-Art/creation-based games
(Mario Paint, LittleBigPlanet, Minecraft)

Songs used:
Mad Verse City - Credits (Party Games/Twitch Games)
Monster Seeking Monster - Credits (Party Games/Twitch Games)
Mario Paint - Creative Exercise (Art Games)
Justin Timberlake - Suit And Tie (Clothing)
Jackbox Party Pack 5 - Patently Stupid (Party Games/Twitch Games)
Blackbear, Tiny Meat Gang - Short King’s Anthem (Jerma)
Linkin Park - Burn It Down (Fire)
Jerma “Teacher noise”

Albert Chamberlain's Album

LOOK AT THIS DUDE

Art by: @altali
Music by: @boopidee

-14: ICKYBOD CLAY
Wanna see something SCARY? The mysterious and frightening ghost of Playland Circus is ready to get freaky in a new environment and Take the Train! Bringing his own flair of spooks, scares and overly long 500 hit combos, you better watch your back when around him! Let's get ready to crumble!

-Stop-motion media
(ClayFighter, The Neverhood, Wallace & Gromit, Hylics, Primal Rage, Platypus)

-90s and notably broken fighting games
(Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Fatal Fury, Samurai Showdown)
(Guilty Gear (first one), Marvel vs Capcom, King of Fighters 2000, Hokuto no Ken, Power Stone, Smash Bros Melee, Cartoon Network Punch-Time Explosion)

-Halloween 
(Spooky Scary Skeletons, This is Halloween, Ghostbusters, Monster Mash)

-Kid-friendly horror and horror-themed areas in games
(Coraline, River Twygz Bed, Gregory Horror Show, Luigi's Mansion)
(Shadow Temple, Scream TV, Grave Danger, Mad Monster Mansion)

Songs used:
Inner Shade - King of Fighters 2000 (Broken FGs)
Player Select (Lets Get It On) - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (90s FGs)
Skullmonkeys Brand Hot Dogs - Skullmonkeys (Stop-motion)
Theme of Thor - Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Broken FGs)
This is Halloween - Nightmare Before Christmas (every source except fighting games)
Fancy Meat Computer - Hylics 2 (Stop-motion)
Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes (Stop-motion)
Title Theme - Ballz 3D (90s/Broken FGs)
Spooky, Scary Skeletons - Andrew Gold (Halloween)
ClayFighter voice clips

Welcome to Your NIGHTMARE!

Art by: twitter.com/VitDraws
Track by: @cymancyan

-15: RICK & FRY
The multiverse can be a strange place! When travelling, you might encounter worlds similar but unlike yours, strange timelines where things shake up differently, and in one, the smartest man in the universe Rick Sanchez has picked up a new partner, from a thousand years in the future, Phillip J. Fry! With Sanchez's smarts and Fry's delta brainwave, these two are a match made in robot heaven, and are ready to Take the Train! What happened to his Morty? The answer is don't think about it.

-Adult animation, and songs used in Futurama and R&M
(Futurama, Rick & Morty, The Simpsons, South Park, NO ANIME)
(Get Down Tonight, Baby Got Back, Can You Feel It, X Gon Give it to Ya)

-FOX and Turner Broadcasting, including Adult Swim published media
(Family Guy, The Critic, Hell's Kitchen, The Masked Singer)
(Eric Andre Show, Duck Game, Dexter's Lab, Ed Edd n' Eddy)

-Science, the future and parallel universes
(She Blinded Me with Science, Weird Science, Future Frenzy, Brawl originals, Total Distortion)

-Billy West & Justin Roiland
(Ren & Stimpy, The Looney Tunes Show, Back at the Barnyard, Crash Nitro Kart)
(Trover Saves the Universe, Star Vs, Gravity Falls, Dota 2)

Songs used:
Rick & Morty - Get Schwifty
Sonic Rush - What U Need (Parallel Universes)
Star Vs The Forces Of Evil Intro (Justin Roiland)
Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back (Used in Futurama)
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science (Science)
Grunkle Stan Voice Clip (Justin Roiland)
Prince Paul - Back To The Lab Again (Turner Broadcasting, Science)
South Park Theme (Adult Animation)
Abandoned Pools - Clone High Theme (Adult Animation)
DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya (Songs featured in R&M)
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes - Let's Watch The Show (Turner Broadcasting)
Bart Simpson - Do The Bartman (Adult Animation, FOX)
Mystery Skulls - The Future (Future)
Futurama Intro
SFX relating to the characters

All Rush Mixtape

Art by: @frankie-1205 and Twitter.com/VitDraws
Track by: @boopidee

-10: ČEDA ČEDOVIČ
-LeatherIceCream, media he's worked on and featured in his videos
-Media referenced/sampled in Poor 4 and At Least There Is Čeda Čedović
-Russian / Serbian Culture, Hell and War
-Youtube originating Animation

VS

-16: KINGS OF CON
-Non-fighting arcade games and media inspired by retro games
-Urban legends, conspiracies and internet horror
-Games with notable cheating incidents, and cheating/hacking in general
-Fake games and songs about gaming

Songs used:
That One Escape Sequence - ALTiCC (Both, ALTiCC/Internet horror)
Basics in Behavior - TheLivingTombstone (KOC, Internet horror)
HARD BASS ADIDAS 247 (Ceda, Russia/ALTiCC)
Kefka Laugh (KOC, Internet horror)
Block World - Yume Nikki (KOC, Internet horror)
Pac-Man Fever - Buckner and Garcia (KOC, Arcade)
Pac-Man SFX (KOC, Arcade)
This is SPARTA! (Ceda, War)

Art by: Twitter.com/VitDraws
Track by: @mainmanflux

-16: KINGS OF CON
WE ARE POLYBIUS. YOU CANNOT BEAT US. Billy Mitchell, after being WRONGLY accused of cheating at Donkey Kong, has begun to play a new arcade classic: The mysterious Polybius, and he's ready to Take the Train with it! It may seem like a bad influence, but Billy swears he feels fine! As long as he feeds it enough quarters. Oh, and don’t ask about the men in black, they’re his “coaches.”

-Non-fighting arcade games and media inspired by retro games
(Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Pong, Pac-Man, Asteroids, Galaga, Frogger, Q*bert)
(Do the Donkey Kong, Pac-Man Fever, Wreck-It Ralph, Scott Pilgrim, Annalynn)

-Urban legends, conspiracies and internet horror
(X Files Theme, Hill Act 1, FNAF, Song of Unhealing, bigfoot music)

-Games with notable cheating incidents, and cheating/hacking in general
(Celeste, Minecraft, Mario 1, COD:Black Ops, Team Fortress 2)
(Before He Cheats, Just A Friend, Cheat Codes, original music from ROM hacks)

-Fake games and songs about gaming
(Petscop, Sheriff Domestic, Illusion Lock, Kaizo Trap)
(Just Wanna Play Video Games, 40 Years of Gaming, Game Over)

Songs Used:
Super Mario 64 - Bowser's Theme [Notable Cheating Incidents]
Scott Pilgrim VS. The World: The Game - The Dark One [Media inspired by retro games]
Falling In Reverse - Game Over [Gaming]
Buckner & Garcia - Pac Man Fever [Arcade] 
Donkey Kong Hammer Tune [Arcade]
Queen - We Will Rock You [Inspired by retro games (Pixels)]
DAGames - Build Our Machine [Internet Horror]
DAGames - Break My Mind [Internet Horror]
The X Files Theme [Conspiracy Theories]
The Killers - Mr. Brightside [Cheating]
JT Music - Can't Be Erased [Internet Horror]
DAGames - Get Out [Internet Horror]
Dream Vs Dream - Blowing out the Cartridge [Inspired by Retro games/Internet Horror]
Gorillaz - Pac Man [Gaming/Inspired by retro games/Arcade]

Take The Train In Order

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