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Still not a tournament.
Character: Tony's Puppet Show (Tony the Talking Clock, Pinocchio and Wilkins)
Bio: Welp. Now there’s three of them! After realizing he needed some help in this tournament, time slowly wasting away since his last appearance, Tony gathered two classic characters from the past who couldn’t refuse his offer. After all, without time, how will Wilkins brew his one-of-a-kind Wilkins coffee? How could Pinocchio stay a real boy if his time were to run out? Together, these two malicious puppets (and their nervous sidekick) become a full-on puppet show! They won’t rest until they’ve got the entire competition on strings!
Sources:
- Music from media related to puppets and dolls and songs that use them as a theme.
(Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, Sesame Street, Avenue Q, Dollhouse - Melanie Martinez, Valley of the Dolls - Marina and the Diamonds, etc.)
- Songs related to time, clocks and aging.
(Back to the Future Soundtrack, Clocks - Coldplay, (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley/Jennifer Warnes, Photograph - Nickelback, etc.)
- Music from commercials and songs known more for being ads than songs. (i.e. modern Indie Rock)
(Trampoline - Shaed, Feel It Still - Portugal. The Man, Believer - Imagine Dragons, Renegade - X-Ambassadors, etc.)
- Songs about deceit and lies.
(Golden Liar - Bradio, You're Gonna Go Far Kid - The Offspring, Hips Don't Lie - Shakira, Call You Out - Flyleaf, etc.)
Songs used:
Stay - Zedd, Alessia Cara (Clocks)
Master of Puppets - Metallica (Puppets)
There’s 3 Of Us - Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared (Puppets)
You’re Gonna Go Far Kid - The Offspring (Lies and Deceit)
Believer - Imagine Dragons (Commercials)
One Last Time - Ariana Grande (Time)
Inspire The Liars - Dance Gavin Dance (Lies and Deceit)
When You Wish Upon A Star - Pinocchio - cover by James Rose (Puppets)
Okay, so this'll probably be the final massive change to any of these characters. Tony was a character I always liked but I found his source list pretty limiting and not all that interesting. Time gives you a lot, but his other stuff just wasn't that creative. So, I had this weird idea to lean more into the side of him that's...y'know, a puppet, and put him with other puppet-themed characters who I always thought would be interesting to see in a tournament. The whole "There's three of us!" thing from the new DHMIS show got me to finally go through with it, as wonky as this pairing is. I always just imagined Tony and Wilkins being absolutely insane and getting along super well, while Pinocchio is just their butt-monkey who has to deal with their bullshit. I love trios like that lmao
So yeah, weird character, but this is a much more comfortable source list, and I can finally make Tony a regular character again!
- Genre
- Mashup