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DRAGON HAMMER
+3 Growlithe
+2 Dragonair
+1 Ludicolo
-1 Dracovish
-2 Flittle
-3 Brute Bonnet

MAKE IT RAIN
+3 Milotic
+2 Ampharos
+1 Mightyena
-1 Registeel
-2 Arceus
-3 Croagunk

Milotic and Ampharos are both top 5 Pokemon for me, rough draw. Luckily I know Ampharos is popular so the +3 is an easy decision between them.

Both divisions are pretty strong, honestly.

Glad you liked Light Up the Night! "Fun" is the right descriptor - just has a ton of energy and gets stuck in my head all the time.

If there are infinite universes out there, that means in at least one universe, LMS rules the world.

What must that be like?

I've only seen a handful, but the only one of those I liked a lot was Castle in the Sky. Kiki was good, too.

I know it's sacrilege but I don't quite understand why he's so beloved.

SKETCH
+3 Skiddo
+2 Donphan
+1 Joltik
-1 Frigibax
-2 Silcoon
-3 Miraidon

HARDEN
+3 Salandit
+2 Aegislash
+1 Scizor
-1 Cascoon
-2 Emboar
-3 Sinistcha

Harden division might be my least favorite so far. Woof.

PSYCHIC TERRAIN
+3 Lapras
+2 Ogerpon
+1 Rhyperior
-1 Scraggy
-2 Duraludon
-3 Hariyama

AGILITY
+3 Quagsire
+2 Omastar
+1 Croconaw
-1 Iron Jugulis
-2 Iron Leaves
-3 Iron Thorns

Liquidation
+3 Hitmontop
+2 Blitzle
+1 Chespin
-1 Cursola
-2 Skuntank
-3 Dewpider

Bone Club
+3 Pawniard
+2 Jirachi
+1 Kecleon
-1 Volbeat
-2 Seismitoad
-3 Maushold

Iron Head
+3 Maractus
+2 Absol
+1 Litleo
-1 Pecharunt
-2 Klang
-3 Zacian

Storm Throw
+3 Pidgeot
+2 Armarouge
+1 Mantine
-1 Appletun
-2 Mareanie
-3 Varoom

I understand the 2 -> 3 arguments, but since that's the answer Lopen is supporting, 4 -> 5 seems like the obvious right one.

Mystical Power
+3 Tyranitar
+2 Oshawott
+1 Oricorio
-1 Darumaka
-2 Froakie
-3 Polteageist

Mirror Shot
+3 Uxie
+2 Volcanion
+1 Cloyster
-1 Kakuna
-2 Lickilicky
-3 Volcarona

Mr. Bungle | None of Them Knew They Were Robots (6:03)
https://youtu.be/qrXPvu6lYFY?si=lVl29FO-zBbVj9jb
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The Republic of Wolves | Oarsman (5:16)
https://youtu.be/GidrsJOQgSc?si=5HP1OT3lW-MKCcvp
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Alter Bridge | Blackbird (7:58)
https://youtu.be/ISBIht69fkE?si=vlNJxA4s_w3S1bPX
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Kansas | Carry On Wayward Son (5:23)
https://youtu.be/2X_2IdybTV0?si=WA7Yiv2USpkXxKKy
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Fleet Foxes | The Shrine / An Argument (8:07)
https://youtu.be/PTIZ0BCry_k?si=GNxqnuhawMSAyahU
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Struggling a bit to come up with a good final one but I'm sure inspiration will strike soon.

She's from Encanto and she's a jerk.

Thought Unexpected Fight may hang around a tiny bit longer, but I'm not surprised Wisdom of Rage is going to be my best finisher.

Power Trick
+3 Arcanine
+2 Darkrai
+1 Floragato
-1 Drowzee
-2 Poipole
-3 Necrozma

Morning Sun
+3 Shedinja
+2 Terapagos
+1 Archen
-1 Morpeko
-2 Gastly
-3 Iron Crown

I'd give all my positive votes to Arcanine in that first group if I could, but Morning Sun is pretty stacked.

Dodgeball Academia gets a little overly repetitive and padded by the end but doesn't overstay its welcome to the point that it's a real problem IMO.

Searing Shot
+3 Ponyta
+2 Raikou
+1 Clodsire
-1 Florges
-2 Grimer
-3 Type: Null

Rain Dance
+3 Hawlucha
+2 Xatu
+1 Pawmot
-1 Bergmite
-2 Sinistea
-3 Barbaracle

Rain Dance is a bit dire but I do quite like the top two.

Poison Jab
+3 Whimsicott
+2 Klawf
+1 Scyther
-1 Overqwil
-2 Hypno
-3 Hydrapple

Dragon Rage
+3 Cubone
+2 Slaking
+1 Regice
-1 Nacli
-2 Noivern
-3 Elgyem

Whimsicott is the only one in Poison Jab that I really like and it seems to be wildly unpopular, huh. Wouldn't have thought that.

Thanks for the input, folks!

RikkuAlmighty posted...

I should play Sky Third Chapter

Yes, you should!

Are the Daybreak games supposed to be pretty good? And what did people here think of Reverie?

Curious what I'm gonna be in for after I eventually make my way through Cold Steel in the next couple years.

I didn't see the FUN GAME in time but I would definitely not be surprised if King of Swords is still to drop in this tier.

Queens of the Stone Age | ... Like Clockwork (5:24)
https://youtu.be/s4f_yBCnbrg?si=_katR7mt_I2PgPYS
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Bats | Gamma Ray Burst (Second Date) (4:09)
https://youtu.be/jYmrnqFs5B4?si=uVXQUBS_oe538DOW
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Eidola | Elephant Bones (4:26)
https://youtu.be/OoCxdNf8Jis?si=xEbF6sF7E3R2ZcY2
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Kiss Kiss | Janet (4:15)
https://youtu.be/-2nFxVqNNkY?si=n2cjoTayKRE-Ra0d
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Exploring Birdsong | Ever the Optimist (4:14)
https://youtu.be/Rlmd5BbOpYI?si=TgmgIVc-3ZZUwOa4
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And I just realized I forgot to put the track lengths on my prior noms, so assuming you haven't pulled them already, here they are with my apologies:
Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell - 9:50
Ok Goodnight | The Fox and the Bird - 4:45
The Oh Hellos | Notos - 3:20
Hail the Sun | I Saw You Hanging - 3:44
Osamu Suzuki | Grand Sword - 2:56

Can't believe I haven't nominated anything by some of these artists before.

Yes

dowolf posted...

King's Bird, what a start. And middle. Early favorite for new discovery for me right here >_>

Yay!

Nice to see XII getting some respect.

Four of my songs at 5/10 or above is honestly better than I expected to do!

Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell
https://youtu.be/x7ES7ueI7p0?si=4nArOdICCPvhKTL2
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Ok Goodnight | The Fox and the Bird
https://youtu.be/vwoNn2g-m9Y?si=N14f-DrtY3NB90pq
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The Oh Hellos | Notos
https://youtu.be/C3GonVZTnRI?si=XIqsgDo7jds2MTo_
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Hail the Sun | I Saw You Hanging
https://youtu.be/rZXdukT2EnU?si=tHM1fyvZ_U9Hwz3B
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Osamu Suzuki | Grand Sword
https://youtu.be/jstZjORV6Cg?si=Enik75ynUU0sj-R4
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Character: Kenta Kobashi
(The video has this labeled as "Big Match version," which isn't entirely accurate as he used this version as just his regular theme for a short while, but if you want to specifically call it that for your purposes, it's close enough too. Also not 100% positive on the composer, because as far as I know it's never been confirmed anywhere, but I doubt anybody really cares that much.)

This is probably a dumb question and just me being obtuse, but does a character theme need to be explicitly identified as a theme specifically for that character to qualify? Or is it okay if it's just, like, very obviously implied?

I'm thinking of things like Mega Man Robot Master stage themes or songs from Cuphead fights, for example. Songs that only show up in one specific context and nowhere else but aren't always labeled as "Theme of Cala Maria" or whatever.

I didn't really expect Silent Howling to do great, as much as I like it. So no worries about anything misleading!

Might be my favorite 3d platformer. Alpine might be my favorite 3d platformer level.

Hey, cool, I avoided bottom five.

Goodness gracious.

ZaziGuado posted...

It's not surprising to me that you are struggling to figure out what to write. I was pretty speechless and had trouble finding the words to express what I was feeling as the credits ended, too.

I finished the game over a year ago and I still really can't get my thoughts on it down properly.

Well, I correctly predicted my first song out and it just missed the top 2/3rds. I'll call that a win!

DSO is definitely a band that either really lands with you or really doesn't, I think. I love them but understand why not everyone would!

I don't have much to contribute yet so for fun I'm going to just predict (read: blindly guess) at the order my noms are going to finish in, worst to best.

A Tap Dancer's Dilemma
Just a Ride
Astronomy
Light Up the Night
King of Swords (Reversed)

https://youtu.be/g9DsCc8CsA4?si=tk0LYPX4V9qR0VOY

Surprised there wasn't already a topic about this.

He honestly looks really cool IMO. I haven't touched SF6 for months because I got tired of playing Jamie and no other characters really appealed to me, but I'm tempted to hop back in and give him a shot.

Incredible game, definitely make this a playthrough topic.

Arlong Park arc is when it gets really good. Alabasta arc (episode 92 start) is when it gets great.

Water 7 saga (episode 229 start) is when it gets transcendent.

I'm gonna guess the "big name" is the Pumped Up Kicks cover, because the only other one I even recognize off the top of my head is Everlong.

I have no idea what your taste in music might be so I'll be a pessimist and guess that A Tap Dancer's Dilemma might be pretty far down there because it's the weirdest thing I nominated and I can see it falling really flat if you're not into the weirder stuff.

Sweet.

I'll resist the petty temptation to vote in this one despite knowing absolutely nothing about the category in response to all the people who got the Undertaker to third place yesterday.