#king for another day

[things-that-are-weezer-blue]

#weezer blue #king for another day #siivagunner

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 13/02/2024

NIGHTMARESCAPE 〜Unrestrained HyperCam 2〜 (Final Boss Phase 2)

Season 4 Episode 1 Featured on: FINAL BOUT ~ SiIvaGunner: King for Another Day Tournament Original Soundtrack VOL. 3

Ripped by Princess Sylvysprit Visuals by 813N

I covered KFAD just two posts ago with Unhealed, and a big point I wanted to drive home in that post was just how much effort each and every ripper and contributor put into the event, in a way that still feels unbelievably impressive to this day. It's no secret that the King for Another Day Tournament absolutely ballooned in scope from its initial proposal, with tons of things added and changed last-minute to keep raising the bar even higher. And that scope is, again, the main reason why I cover the event so prominently when discussing Season 4 Episode 1, as its unprecedented scale and quality throughout eclipsed anything the channel had done up until that point (and, arguably, since!). Yet for as troubled as production reportedly was, as unchecked as that ambition might have been, its incredible to think that...most all of it still managed to stick the landing? And there's no better example of this in action, I find, than NIGHTMARESCAPE 〜Unrestrained HyperCam 2〜 (Final Boss Phase 2).

I think it came as a surprise to most of us, especially those who had followed the original King for a Day tournament just a year earlier, that the second contest slowly began to grow itself a sort of storyline. It wasn't much, and it wasn't in the forefront - but ones who remembered to check the King for Another Day MOJO website would get to see in universe "interviews" with the event's contestants, small little side stories in their time between matches, and full-on emotional beats of character development. As I mentioned way back in mines.ogg (unused) (and of course in Unhealed), a contestant like MissingNo wound up actually becoming a fleshed-out, fully-rounded character, more than just a vague concept attached to a source list. I truly salute the team who worked on the MOJO writing, being able to effectively improvise such an effective narrative and writing wholly unique dynamics and developments based on the per-match outcomes of the tournament. All of this all-around development, this investment into the entire cast of the event, and the excitement for the final match, made the surprise reveal to come so much more exciting - the reveal that the King for Another Day Tournament had a final boss to defeat.

Winner of the prior year's King for a Day Tournament and the in-universe host of the entire second tournament, Unregistered Hypercam 2 fell victim to possession by the mysterious "crown", set to be awarded to the Tournament's winner. Controlled by a still-unexplained sentient life found within the crown's ruby, the final match between DJ Professor K and Mariya Takeuchi wound up suspended - as this new monstrous force threatened to keep the Tournament running forever, eternally suspended with no resolution, yet another timeloop right alongside the one the Christmas Comeback Crisis already presents in the channel's main story. The Tournament calls for the help of both finalists, every other contestant - and the power of us, the viewers, to use the "MF LIKE BUTTON" from all the way back in Season 1's lore - to fight against and destroy the concept of eternal safety, the concept of maintaining stagnation for the sake of not losing those temporary moments of joy.

...look, I could over-analyze and dissect this finale as much as I want, about how pitch-perfectly each storybeat fell into place to truly connect the King for Another Day Tournament to the theming and narrative that the prior three Seasons had been so rigorously following, but...we're here to cover the theme of the battle itself. But I felt that all this context did need to be conveyed in some way - becuase NIGHTMARESCAPE 〜Unrestrained HyperCam 2〜 (Final Boss Phase 2) reflects the tone and energy of the entire event so pitch-perfectly, it amazed me to learn just how last-minute its production truly was. Princess Sylvysprit employs her expertise and familiarity with the Touhou series to arrange Dreamscape, anthem of the old internet that Hypercam represents, into a rhythmic, hectic, exciting melody, with a sense of dread overlaid on top of it all from the heavy synth covering it (see, there WAS a point in covering Nostalgic Blood of the Gregg ~ Old Source right before this!). It becomes a full-on back and fourth, triumphant higher-key brass responding to the droning eternity of Hypercam's synth melody - made even clearer as the melody and instrumentation occasioally changes to reflect the two finalists' own sourcelists. The amount of layers present in this theme are absolutely incredible, from the choir adding a sense of dread to the track's Hypercam-led sections, to the lone piano sounding as if the original Hypercam is trying to break free from the eternal spell he's been cast under, to the incorporation of the King for Another Day Tournament's main theme for the chorus - we may not see the battle play out, yet the music all on its own conveys a battle in such an engrossing, layered way.

The visual of the Unrestrained Hypercam 2's looming figure just adds the final touch upon it all, wielding the same spinning buzz-saw that was seen severing the thread of hope for all contestants way back in the "opening" to the tournament as a whole. The finality of the story was conveyed so expertly on every front, and the excitement back then was palpable - I still have my contribution to the MF LIKE BUTTON's power left on the video from all the way back in 2019, alongside 14 thousand other viewers (19 thousand on the video announcing the battle!). A duel with the Hypercam, and NIGHTMARESCAPE 〜Unrestrained HyperCam 2〜 (Final Boss Phase 2) by extension, may not have been part of the initial plan for the event - but I am so, so happy that it wound up happening. Because the sense of community and excitement that I, and so many others, felt at this very moment of the channel's life, is one I'll forever cherish.

#todays siivagunner #season 4 episode 1 #siivagunner #siiva #princess sylvyspirit #visual rip #813N #king for another day #kfad #king for another day tournament #king for a day tournament #siivagunner kfad #unregistered hypercam 2 #uhc2 #unrestrained hypercam 2 #touhou #touhou project #touhou music #dreamscape #2000s internet #2000s youtube #Bandcamp

[shf1art]

King for Another Day - Final Four! [2019]

The KFAD2 Final Four: Law & Disorder, Missingno, Mariya Takeuchi, and DJ Professor K.

This part of the tournament was possibly the most hype round, so I had to draw these four reaching out to grab the crown. ...Who will be the King?

#king for another day #siivagunner #crossover #my art #dj professor k #mariya takeuchi #phoenix wright #monokuma #missingno #law & disorder

[reachzodact1]

7 YEARS OF HIGH QUALITY RIPS

#aseprite #pixel art #ドット絵 #pixel #siivagunner #woodman #the voice inside your head #7 grand dad #wood man #megaman 2 #kfad #king for another day #tito dick #nutshackwoodman34 #smol nozomi #love live #nozomi toujou #the nutshack #unregistered hypercam 2 #so many tags #the voice

[jpeps-house-of-things]

Drew Pix and Bit's Emperor for an Hour portrait in my style.

This is probably the best drawing I have ever done, and this was from January 14th, the day their debut track "Castle Machine" dropped. That was what introduced me to Pix and Bit in the first place. With that I can technically say SiIvagunner's King For another Day tournament was one of the best things that happened to me.

the original piece was drawn by Realuity

#pix and bit #patricia taxxon #Emperor for an Hour #king for a day #king for another day #mashup tourney #you should vote for pix and bit when EFaH's bracket starts #go on vote for them #do it

[basketcace]

is this

is this what i think it might be

#ooohghngh #please please please holy shit #please let it be what i think it is #siivagunner #king for another day #another one polease. please oh my god. #like i know theres other tourneys and i love them dearly #but pleas.e #hooly shit

[joshconfirmed]

Introducing YET TO BE REMIXED!

The universe has been shattered to pieces by a toxic gamer kid, and it’s up to the niche characters of Yet To Be Confirmed to save it! Charmelo, Cirno, Papyrus, and countless other videogame/meme/niche/pop culture characters are putting together a last-ditch effort to fight back with the immense power of large crossover events and cool music! (It’s a viable strat.) 

YET TO BE REMIXED follows a similar structure to that of SiIvaGunner’s King For Another Day Tournament, although REMIXED itself is NOT a tournament. There is a prevalent focus on story and character’s music sources are more flexible. For example, all Pokémon characters will get Pokémon music as a general source, albeit with a loose focus on their respective generations. 

This event is live on the Yet To Be Confirmed YouTube channel right now! Spread the word!

#yet to be confirmed #yet to be remixed #music #meme #smash bros #king for a day #king for another day #remixed #a personal project years in the making #hi tumblr #Youtube

[melblur]

Todays rip: 25/05/2023

DEARLY BELOVED...

Featured on: SECOND WIND ~ SiIvaGunner: King for Another Day Tournament Original Soundtrack VOL. 2

Ripped by Slime Girls

Though the hard work of the ripping team is what the channel is built upon, the direction it heads in is often decided by chance, a series of happy accidents that the community and creators take to drive the channel forward. There's no better example for that than Season 3's King for a Day Tournament - an event planned just to give the creatives behind the channel something to do whilst uploads to the channel were restricted for a month. Despite its haphazard nature, its popularity grew to make it one of the most defining parts of Season 3, with its sequel - the King for Another Day Tournament - effectively being synonymous with Season 4 as a whole. Rippers and audience have repeatedly worked in tandem in this way for the channel's future and its a huge part of its appeal to me.

Yet what really gets to me, is when full-on storylines are spun, just from how the audience interacts with the content. With Geno's unfortunate loss in the original King for a Day tournament, he became seen as the fallen hero of the channel, someone who longs for a place in the spotlight yet never given a proper chance to shine. Completely seperate from any of his canonical content on the SiIvaGunner channel, there came to be a sort of sorrow to the character itself, his fans knowing he lacked a realistic chance at winning the tournament yet rooting for his happiness althesame.

Through some twist of fate, with King for Another Day's massive list of guest contributors, Geno wound up with an arrangement from a creator more tragic than himself. Slime Girls, real name Pedro Silva, was one of the lead composers for Omori, and has effectively left online circles after admitting to having emotionally and physically abused past romantic partners. In their last posts online, they described further how they've been trying to make things right since, both seeking therapy for themself and donating a large part of their earnings to abuse victims worldwide. Its a situation we're very much in the dark on yet remains terrible for everyone involved, a battle with no winners.

Its a complicated subject to approach. Speaking personally, I really hope Pedro is sincere in their promises to better themself. And speaking as a SiIvaGunner fan, it upsets me that one of the channel's most arresting, beautiful pieces has such a tainted, complicated legacy tied to it. As a tribute to a character made icon by the fans, DEARLY BELOVED... made every fan stop to pay their respects. It was the perfect rip, with the perfect tone, at the perfect time, and the perfect emotional impact. I urge you, if nothing else, to listen to the video whilst reading some of the comments still up from the video's premiere in 2019. It hits different.

#todays siivagunner #siivagunner #siiva #king for another day #geno #super mario rpg #yoko shimomura #kingdom hearts #dearly beloved #omori #slime girls #vgm #Youtube

[biggreenstache7]

Posting my compilation of Siiva drawings i did once every day for a month (until the channel’s 7th anniversary)- Week 4

#big chungus #unregistered hypercam 2 #hypercam #woodyana stones #redwood #hobart #the jazz cats #tom milkbowl malone #shades dupris #sphelonious donk #mariya takeuchi #plastic love #dj professor k #john notwoodman #siivagunner #king for a day #king for another day #thats all of them! yiipee #john art

[l3gacymashups]

gravity flip

#l3gablog art tag #vvvvvavvvvvvr #king for another day

[boomer293]

Hey I wrote something again, it has MissingNo and a Mixer.

It's kinds cool I think.

#missingno #HOBaRT #KFAD #King For Another Day #KFAD2 #siivagunner #This is super self indulgent #Uhhh #do you think a kitty and a ouppy can be friends?

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 18/01/2024

MAGFest 2019: SiIvaGunner Presents - High Quality Ripping

Season 3 Featured on: MAGFest 2019

Presented by Nape Mango, Omknee, ShonicTH, Chaze the Chat, Harmony Friends, Trofflesby, Craz Xexe, Agent

Yeah, okay, this is cheating in a lot of ways - this is not on the SiIvaGunner channel, and its obviously not even a rip. But I felt it necessary to commemorate, as I mentioned briefly in Because I Love You, its finally time for MAGFest once again, and the SiIvaGunner team is to host their own panel there tomorrow! And in the spirit of that, I want to just...talk about SiIvaGunner and MAGFest, at least for a little bit. Because the first two panels in particular, the ones that marked the beginning and end of Season 3, are some of my all-time favorite videos associated with the SiIvaGunner channel.

A big part of the identity and gimmick of the channel itself, as you're likely well aware, is the bait-and-switch - to present it as a faceless entity simply uploading video game music, only to instead feature jokes, shitposts, edits, and so forth. Part of maintaining that kayfabe, then, is to intentionally obscure who makes what behind the scenes, to keep the real people under wraps for those who aren't going to dig deeper, in order to further sell the illusion of being an official VGM upload. The team does of course still give credit when its relevant, as any rip can be featured on an album be given full credits there, but just that degree of separation alone between casual fans and ones willing to download an album has probably led to a few too many people being unaware of who made their favorite rips. Back then, I typically fell somewhere in the middle - I wasn't actively using music listening software and thus missed out on listening to albums for a long time, but was still aware of some of the big names you'd see in comments sections, saw some shoutouts from Twitter, the works.

Yet with the two MAGFest panels of 2018 and 2019 respectively, it felt like the first time that the magnitude of what SiIvaGunner is and how much it means to people was revealed to me for the first time ever. The uploaded recording of the 2018 panel, posted by Chaze's own account, features a shot about seven minutes in that turns the camera to the crowd - and it's an absolutely packed-full room of nerds just like me. And even though I've never been able to go to any of these MAGFest panels due to travel costs and complications...just seeing how many people truly do care about SiivaGunner, in such a tangible way, something more than a number...it resonated with me, yknow?

Beyond that, these panels are just such fascinating pieces of history for the channel, such good time capsules in so many ways - and that's in a lot of ways why I chose to highlight the 2019 panel in particular. Rather than discussing the upbringings of the channel, it features members of the team reminiscing and going through Season 3's timeline of events in particular, going into surprising detail into the thought process and direction the various pieces of the year took - while also giving insights into the production of the Christmas Comeback Crisis, King for a Day Tournament, and more. I feel like with the turn from Season 3 to Season 4 Episode 1, you can really notice that the idea of "hype" for SiIvaGunner content becoming so much more prominent, so much more deliberately handled by the team, which is made all the more evident by the King for Another Day Tournament reveal live on stage.

Man, look, it's an hour-long panel, and there's so many small things that I still remember from it, despite last having seen it five years ago. The members talking about their favorite rips, giving a round of applause to all the rippers who couldn't come join them at the panel or on-stage, the very funny last-minute rips made to "celebrate" the channel being terminated a day earlier (one of which I've embedded as the Bandcamp link), and even some slight discussions on what SiIvaGunner as a channel means to the team, what it represents, and what their goals have been overtime. And, of course, the fucking incredible PowerPoint hijinx with Inspector Gadget, which I am 100% going to take as confirmed canon that Gadget's level of sentience and awareness of the real world is just the same as Woodman's and The Voice.

I have, of course, been told a number of times that I overanalyze SiIvaGunner, that I'm uncovering depth that's clearly not intentional, looking too much into a silly meme channel. And sure, I'd admit that I do overthink things to a degree, anyone who read Vote Responsibly!! should be able to tell you as much. Yet its stuff like these in-depth behind-the-scenes looks, these moments of getting a face and a voice to attach to the works, that really just felt super validating to me even back then - that the intentions and goals of the channel that I myself had picked up on were in fact some sort of direction that the team itself were steering toward. And though Nape Mango does indeed declare in this very panel that "Everything is a coincidence with SiIvaGunner", I'm forever in awe at just how good the team has been at lining those coincidences up into something genuinely incredible.

We SilvaGunner, We Rip.

#todays siivagunner #season 3 #siivagunner #siiva #rip visuals #Nape Mango #Omknee #ShonicTH #Chaze the Chat #Harmony Friends #Trofflesby #Craz Xexe #Agent #magfest #conventions #magfest 2024 #magfest 2019 #behind the scenes #king for another day #king for a day #kfad #kfad2 #siivagunner kfad #king for a day tournament #king for another day tournament #Youtube #Bandcamp

[rook-specter]

#inanimate insanity #ii #king for another day #kfad #rhythm heaven #hakuko #ii test tube #test tube ii #this is so funny to me because i feel like test tube's just hakuko but obsessed with science instead of rhythm

[crystallinebarbasol]

what if a HYDROGEN BOMB was in KFAD2⁉️⁉️💀💀💥💀💯💯💀

#kfad #kfad2 #king for another day #hydrogen bomb #osc #just realizing that this guy would have the most powerful source list known to man #siivagunner #hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby

[gamerschaoticart]

[KFAD] if u like this art dont forget 2 rate 5 starz :3

*slamz handz on table* CRINGE IS DEAD POST ANDROID HYPERCAM ON MAIN [THIS ISNT MAIN THIS IS A SIDEBLOG BUT SCREW IT]

so yeah i made an “android”/humanized design for hypercam since his canon design will probly be hard as frick to draw

and im rlly proud of it!! funky lil guy

[ALSO this is ur sign to plz listen to the king for a day/king for another day tournamentz okthxbye-]

[this is original art by gamerschaoticart. DO NOT trace, steal, or use for cry/pto / n/f/t projects. please credit this blog if shared on other platforms in any way, such as being used as icons/pfps. reblogs > likes]

#gamers art #my art #hypercam #unregistered hypercam 2 #uhc2 #siivagunner #siivagunner kfad #king for a day #king for another day #kfad #kfad2

[tennosan]

tourneyvember day 1: king for a(nother) day

drew my mains unregistered hypercam 2 and missingno

#tourneyvember #king for a day #king for another day #kfad #kfad2