I'll be honest, Sengoku here is... a nice change of pace! She's a bit shy, content to remain in the background, but compared to these other three it's a godsend. With so much fixation on death, and the end... Having a normal girl around to change the subject when it gets too deep is very nice. Still, I don't know how much help she'd be in pushing back the Shattered... The Zeta Protocol has certainly been a mixed bag so far. Twelve more, though. Who knows, maybe I'll find the perfect person for the job? 

I sure hope I do. We don't have forever.

-

Every journey's got to start with a step, and Sengoku Nadeko is here to take her first! Though she's something of a romantic, it seems something may be hidden under the surface for her... not that she'd say much about it. This shy high school student represents all things Studio Shaft, as well as... snakes and ghosts? How peculiar! Most interestingly, she's got quite a knack for the Soundclown style... Though she hides plenty of mysteries, she's sincerely ready to go!

- Songs from Monogatari and other anime by Studio Shaft
  (Renai Circulation, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Nisekoi)
- Songs from anime with a heavy supernatural focus
  (Phantom Blood, Another, Mob Psycho)
- Songs heavily associated with Soundclown
  (Bonfire, Takyon, Gangster's Paradise)
- Songs related to snakes and ghosts
  (Snake Eater, Ghosts 'n' Stuff, Ghost)

Track: MoonageDream
Art: SushiBetta

Songs used:
Renai Circulation - Bakemonogatari (All Sources)
Space Jam - Quad City DJs (Soundclown)
Fire Fly - Childish Gambino (Soundclown)
Ghost - Mystery Skulls (Ghosts)
Connect - ClariS (Studio Shaft)
All Star - Smash Mouth (Soundclown)
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. (Ghosts)
il vento d'oro -  Yugo Kanno (Supernatural anime/Soundclown)
The Last Episode - Dr. Dre (Soundclown)
X Gon' Give It To Ya - DMX (Soundclown)
Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz (Soundclown)

Ghostly Circulation

Fan track for Diary Of A Tourney Kid, go follow them! - https://soundcloud.com/doatk

I Wanna Feel Just A Little - Fitz And The Tantrums [TV Ads]
Spiral Of Ants - Lemon Demon [Unfunny Comedians]
Ground Theme 1 - Fancypants Adventures [Pants/Things Adam Ruined (Video Games)]
Wake Me Up - Avicii [TV Ads/Things Adam Ruined (Sleeping)]
Game Over - Falling In Reverse [Things Adam Ruined (Video Games)]
Thunder - Imagine Dragons [TV Ads]
ECNALUBMA - They Might Be Giants [Things Adam Ruined (Medical Work/Hospitals)]
3 Is A Magic Number - Bob Dorough [Educational TV]
Remind Me - Royksopp [TV Ads/Things Adams Ruined (Insurance Mascots)]
MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X [Calling]
Flood - They Might Be Giants [TV Ads/Generic White People Music]
Wolf In Sheep's Clothing - Set It Off ft. William Beckett [Clothing]

Staycation In An Anthill

Track donated by: @max_emerald
Art donated by: https://twitter.com/Honk_B_Clowne
CLASH! [04] | [16] - Brian David Gilbert | Half of a Lifetime
Character [16] donated by: DemonicKraken#0695
Exhibit: Other Tournaments

VOTE HERE! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsmD_TvBKwpSuF18kmc--e6SK18NX0DpOova8S-OJ7uckxJQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Brian: "Why won’t you just listen to me, can’t you see it? Don’t you care?! WE’RE ALL LIVING A L-"
[𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘸…]
Brian: "…Why don’t you…did you already know?"

Our first round has finally comes to an end! And as such, our resident theorist Brian has decided to...well, he's doing something between interviewing and interrogating his questions, for there are so many questions to be asked! How did these two unlike folk come together for this tournament? How did ENA escape the Great Runas? Where even 𝘪𝘴 the G.A.L.L.E.R.Y.? Will ENA and G-Man be unable to answer the unraveler's questionnaire, or has Brian bit off more than he could chew against the dancing new wave enthusiasts? In the end, it all comes down to you.

｢?｣Music related to Brian David Gilbert, Polygon, and game reviewers.
(Dances Moving, The Adventure Zone, Thumbnail, Breakout)
｢?｣Music from comedic musical YouTubers, or comedy artists in general.
(Tim Minchin, Jacksfilms, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Ninja Sex Party)
｢?｣Music related to absurd/surreal media, both comedic and horrific.
(The Eric Andre Show, Frontier Psychiatrist, Waltz of the Meatball Man, Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared)
｢?｣Music related to media with infamously complicated or confusing plots.
(Homestuck, Five Nights at Freddy's, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, music related to ARGs.)

◐Songs in or by artists in the new wave genre, as well as David Byrne’s discography.
(Once in a Lifetime, Weird Science, Never Gonna Give You Up, music by Men At Work)
◐Original Music from Youtube animations, as well as music associated with webcore/weirdcore.
(GOD RACE, Khonjin House, Browser History, Eddsworld)
◐Music associated with Valve games and related fanmade content, with a focus on SFM animations.
(Hazardous Environments, How Low, Kazotsky Kick, Count To Three)
◐Music and media related to dancing and contrasting elements.
(Hot and Cold, Footloose, &, The Safety Dance)

Sources:
Dreamscape - 009 Sound System [Both - Valve Fan Media, ARGs (gmod9fan)]
The Device Has Been Modified v2 - Victims of Science [Both - Valve Fan Media, ARGs]
Dog Eat Dog - “Weird Al” Yankovic [Both - Comedy Musicians, New Wave/David Byrne (Stylistic Parody of Talking Heads)]
Erectin’ a River - wazgul [Half of a Lifetime - Valve Fan Media]
Closing in - Scott the Woz (ft. Garrett Williamson) [Brian David Gilbert/Exhibit - Game Reviewers, Commonly Pulled]
How Low - Ludacris [HOAL/Exhibit - Valve Fan Media/SFMs/Dancing, Commonly Pulled]
Breakout - 3D Dot Game Heroes [BDGs/Exhibit - Game Reviewers, Commonly Pulled]
Paralyzer - Finger Eleven [Both/Exhibit - Valve Fan Media, ARGs (Classic GM Videos), Commonly Pulled Songs]
The Pit Song - Harry101UK [HOAL - Valve Fan Media, SFMs]
Smack’s Theme - Khonjin House/Supermental [Both - Indie YouTube Animations, Absurdist Humor, ARGs(?)]
The Masochism Tango - Tom Lehrer [Both - Comedy Musicians, Dancing]
You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring [HOAL - Dancing, Valve Fan Media]
Lay All Your Blood On Me - AHHH!BBA [BDG - BDG]
DON’T YOU LECTURE ME WITH YOUR $30 HAIRCUT/Heavy Sings “Can’t Stop” - Mittens/Red Hot Chili Peppers [HOAL - Valve Fan Media, SFMs]
GOD RACE - METAROOM [Both - Indie YouTube Animations, Webcore, Surreal Media]
Daycare Theme - Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach [Both - Complicated Plots, Contrasting Elements (The Daycare Attendant is the Sun and Moon)]

[R1 - M8] CLASH! Phase 2 ~ Erectin' In a Dog Eat Dog World

Track donated by: @404thecomputer
Art donated by: twitter.com/Honk_B_Clowne
Character donated by: DemonicKraken#0695
Character [16] - Half of a Lifetime

Looks like these two David Byrne enthusiasts have found themselves in the G.A.L.L.E.R.Y.! How did they get here? Well, let's just say the right team-up in the right place can make all the difference. The mysterious businessman known as the G-Man and the curious and geometrical ENA, bound together by their fondness of new wave, are ready to figure out how to work this and not let the competition hold them down! If they nab a victory, they'll hold an extinction party for the ages! (Hopefully minus the extinction part...)

◐Songs in or by artists in the new wave genre, as well as David Byrne’s discography.
(Once in a Lifetime, Weird Science, Never Gonna Give You Up, music by Men At Work)
◐Original Music from Youtube animations, as well as music associated with webcore/weirdcore.
(GOD RACE, Khonjin House, Browser History, Eddsworld)
◐Music associated with Valve games and related fanmade content, with a focus on SFM animations.
(Hazardous Environments, How Low, Kazotsky Kick, Count To Three)
◐Music and media related to dancing and contrasting elements.
(Hot and Cold, Footloose, &, The Safety Dance)

Sources:
Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record) - Dead or Alive [New Wave]
Main Theme - Team Fortress 2 [Valve]
Dancing Queen - ABBA [Dancing]
Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads [𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣......]
livestock auctioneers have surprising rhythm - Oliver Buckland [Orignal YouTube Animation, Weirdcore]
Hazardous Environments - Half-Life [Valve]

[VICTORY!] Half of a Lifetime

track by sowrd (@swordsadventure)
art by altali (https://twitter.com/Altalii)

#07 - The Loyalist // BIGIKEFAN7000

HELLO. I WAS TOLD BY THE OWNER THAT THEY WERE USING THIS SPACE FOR MY BIO, BUT LITTLE DID THEY KNOW I WOULD TALK ABOUT IKE! IKE GANG FOREVER, PATH OF RADIANCE IS THE BEST GAME IN THE SERIES! LOOK AT HOW COOL HIS SWORD IS, I HAVE A BANDANA JUST LIKE THAT AT HOME! AND I'M GONNA BE THE GREATEST IKE PLAYER OF ALL TIME AND PROVE HE CAN BE VIABLE!!!!

THEIR FOCUS SOURCES ARE…
- INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS & OTHER MEDIA WITH A SWORDGUY MCJRPG
- HAL LABORATORIES & FIGHTING GAMES/PARTY GAMES
- MEDIEVAL FANTASY & IT'S ASSOCIATED TROPES/FEATURES
- EXCESSIVE SCREAMING/SONGS WITH TITLES IN ALL CAPS
- BADASS PEOPLE/MUSIC AND SONGS THAT FIGHT RACISM
- “ike mains and other people who need therapy“
- IKE MUSIC
BUT CAN PULL MUCH MORE THAN THAT!

//

METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE - A STRANGER I REMAIN
SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL - FINAL DESTINATION
PENDULUM - CRUSH
GUILTY GEAR XRD REV 2 - BREAK A SPELL
SHOVEL KNIGHT - IN THE HALLS OF THE USURPER [KUBBI REMIX]
THE KING OF FIGHTERS 14 - A KISS FOR GEESE [CYBER EDIT]
SABATON - THE LAST STAND
MAXIMILLIAN DOOD - WESKER VS DOOM RAP BATTLE
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE - THE ONLY THING I KNOW FOR REAL
BEAT SABER - THE TITULAR BEAT SABER

THE MERCENARY FROM NOWHERE

RESEARCH LOG: https://pastebin.com/eBdsRguG
PROJECT DISCORD: discord.gg/EdrNv3awSv

[ TRACK BY DREAMINGFIFI ]
https://soundcloud.com/frankie-1205 

~

[ SOURCES ]
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Doopliss Battle (Mario)
At Least There Is Ceda Cedovic - Party in the Tortures Room (2D Sidescrolling Platformers/Freeware Horror/Rom Hacks/Mario [GAME.bps])
At Least There Is Ceda Cedovic - Hotline Gangadiddle (2D Sidescrolling Platformers/Freeware Horror/Creepypasta/Mario [I HATE YOU])
The Living Tombstone - 1000 Doors (Deceptive Horror)
Eversion - Apprehension (<O>)
Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta (Royalty)
Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar (Plants, thematic lyrics)
Itoki Hana, Toby Fox - 74 (Royalty)
Yume 2kki - Obentou World (Freeware Horror)
Eversion - Erosion (<O>)
Mario's Mystery Meat - You Spin Me Right Round (Mario, Rom Hacks)
'the - the world (again?)
Various Eversion SE

~
#16 - [ DESOLATE DECEPTION ] (RENDER BY DREAMINGFIFI)

GIVEN DESCRIPTION:
GET READY! TO DIE, AS THEY ARE THE ONES YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
GOD OF THE FOREST AND SUPPOSED RULER OF THE FLOWER KINGDOM HAVE ARRIVED UPON A MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF SORTS, WHILE NEITHER'S MOTIVE ARE CLEAR, THIS STAGGERING SIGHT HAS ONE OBJECTIVE: THEY ARE THE ONES THAT W̸̃͋I̶͂̀N̸̆͑
again?

~

~ [ Mario, Eversion and 2D Side-Scrolling Platformers ] ~
[ Jump Jump Super Star - The Ultimate Show - Erosion - Induction ]
[ Shovel Knight - Spelunky - Super Meat Boy - At Least There Is Čeda Čedović ] 

~ [ Creepypastas, Freeware Horror and ROM Hacks ]~
[ Squidward's Suicide - Lavender Town - Yume Nikki - IMSCARED ]
[ Mario's Mystery Meat - I HATE YOU - Mario - Call of Cthulhu ]

~ [ Deceptive / Eldritch Horror ] ~
[ Madoka Magic - Poochy and Pansy - Doki Doki Literature Club - Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion ]
[ Darkest Dungeon - Amnesia - Eternal Darkness - The Thing ]

~ [ Plants and Royalty ] ~
 [ Blackened (Metallica) - How Far I'll Go - Watermelon Sugar - Apples and Oranges ] 
 [ Konga Conga Kappa - Ruler of Everything - Ollie King - Dancing Queen ]

wedding in the torture room - [ THE OTHERSIDE INITIATIVE ]

Arrangement: @tripped-as-fawk-boi
Art: Renegade Jade, Gueta189
Stocks: ElectroCV, Gamixer
---
(011 - PRINCESS SWEETHEART)
- RPGMaker games & OMORI composers 
(OMORI, Yume Nikki, Lisa the Painful, RPGMaker Generic Music)
(bo en, Slime Girls, Clover & Sealife, omniboi)
- TOPHAMHAT-KYO/FAKE TYPE & artists in the Japanese hip-hop/Electro Swing genre
(Princess, Mister Jewel Box, FAKE LAND, Urban Caravan)
(Punpee, Jamie Berry, Parov Stelar, M-Flo)
- The mind, its functions, & hearts/heartbreak
(The Bad Thoughts, Find Me in Your Dreams, Brain Plague, Don't Forget)
(Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Heartache, Heart of Glass, Heartbeat Heartbreak)
- Obsession or toxic relationships
(Grenade - Bruno Mars, Die for Me, I'll Be There, Hello - Lionel Ritchie)
(Bad Religion, I Can't Make You Love Me, Creep - Radiohead, One More Night)

(012 - TIGHTEY WHITEY)
-  DreamWorks films & artists featured in Captain Underpants/Megamind
(Prince Of Egypt, I Like To Move It, Livin' La Vida Loca, Thinkin' Bee)
(Weird Al, ELO, Micheal Jackson, AC/DC)
- Masks, clothing, or book/comic adaptations
(Beneath the Mask, Mask On, Buckle Your Pants, Master of Disguise)
(Garfield, Harry Potter, It, The Wizard of Oz)
- Superhero & supervillain media
(Marvel VS Capcom, Avengers Suite, Deadpool, Something Just Like This)
- Comedy artists, low-brow humor, & Paralyzer by Finger Eleven
(Bo Burnham, Jack Black, Richard Cheese, Tom Cardy)
(Pushing Dingle, Uncle Fucka, Yo Mama, Pink Guy)
(Paralyzer - Finger Eleven, Quagmire)
---
Songs used:
OMORI - You Were Wrong. Go Back. (RPGMaker/Superheroes)
LISA: The Joyful - All American Badass (RPGMaker)
LISA: The Joyful - Arrow To The Head (RPGMaker)
OMORI - All Phobia Themes (RPGMaker)
LISA: The Hopeful - Lovely Little Boys (RPGMaker/Hearts)
LISA: The Hopeful - Heart Palpations (RPGMaker/Hearts)
LISA: The Pointless - War Season: Reimagined (RPGMaker)
LISA: The Pointless - Land (RPGMaker)
Scott Pilgrim V.S. The World - Threshold (Comic Adaptations)
Metric - Black Sheep (Comic Adaptations)
LIL DARKIE - SOXNSANDALS (PROD. SOLSA) (Clothing)
Rare Americans - Gas Mask (Masks)
Spongebob - Ripped Pants (Clothing)
Neil Cicierega - Mask Of My Own Face (Masks)
Bo Burnham - Eff (Comedy Artists)
Bo Burnham - Hell Of A Ride (Comedy Artists)

Love-lies Under Masks

[Camper 04 - Stingy and That Blue Bloon]

"Listen up, everyone! This roster slot is MINE. I don't wanna hear any complaints. Because they're ALSO mine." - Stingy

>Balloons and their Enemies
(Balloon Boy // Hot Air Balloon // Led Zeppelin)
(Dance Monkey // Super Monkey Ball // Cactus)
>Tower Defense / Flash-Originating Media, and Education
(Plants vs. Zombies // Cursed Treasure 2 // The Impossible Game)
(Bill Nye // The Magic School Bus // Brain POP)
>Balloons, The Sky, and Celebrations
(Balloon Boy // I Believe I Can Fly // Happy Birthday)
>Capitalism, Possession, and Things Owned By Stingy
(Paper Airplanes // Whales // Call You Mine)
(Triagonal Sign // Ziggy’s Sweets // The Month of June)

Songs used:
1) Street Party - Bloons Monkey City (Bloons)
2) How Bad Can I Be? - The Lorax (Capitalism)
3) We Are Number One - LazyTown (Lazy Town)
4) Balloons - Confetti (Balloons)
5) Bitch Better Have My Money - Rihanna (Capitalism)
6) The Mine Song - LazyTown (Stingy)

How Bad Can I Be But Stingy And That Blue Bloon Replace The Fourth Contestant Slot

Virtuous Crown

[Verse 1]
A new world that beckons our souls near, 
Life is just one big tempting role here.
One can say that there's a bright life,
It's all just one big strife of ways.

Fire our essence to the door of truth,
One way or another we have proof. 
The existence of a higher plane dawns,
Iris is another way to spawn in our lives.

[Guitar Solo]

[Pre Chorus]
Beckon the call of a new world to haul,
A sea of remnants will always maul at you.
Fractures breach backwards under wraps,
Only I can map our location with ease.

Cornered with no escape to our reality,
The gravity of the situation is nigh.
Our lives are on a creators call to shine, 
A new reality will bind us to a new life.

[Chorus]
The remnants of the soul are swept away,
The door to a new world is born I may say.
You can come in to this new world it's fair, 
It's heralded with angels that praise there.

Gods wisdom is an endless ray of hope,
I have spoken the truth for you're soul.
Come on it so you can experience peace.
The Afterlife calls to our neverending reach.

[Verse 2]
Flowers that Bloom in endless sight, 
People that we have missed in light.
We gather together as one whole union, 
You have proven your worth as a few couldn't.

The toll is told to your everlasting life, 
Theres no strife or spite in this world.
One single being that harks above us all,
An almighty being to cry out to your fall.

[Pre Chorus]
Beckon the call of a new world to haul,
A sea of remnants will always maul at you.
Fractures breach backwards under wraps,
Only I can map our location with ease.

Cornered with no escape to our reality,
The gravity of the situation is nigh.
Our lives are on a creators call to shine, 
A new reality will bind us to a new life.

[Chorus]
The remnants of the soul are swept away,
The door to a new world is born I may say.
You can come in to this new world it's fair, 
It's heralded with angels that praise there.

Gods wisdom is an endless ray of hope,
I have spoken the truth for you're soul.
Come on it so you can experience peace.
The Afterlife calls to our neverending reach.

Afterlife

ווען דער שמאַראָגד וועט פאַרגיין

holy fucking shit
i make mashups sometime. not my first account
current main project: @tournaments-revisited

Staycation In An Anthill

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