Meowth

That’s right! The talkative Scratch Cat Pokémon himself chimes in as the official interviewer of the King for Another Day Tournament! Taking a much-needed break from his misadventures with Team Rocket, he, alongside last year’s tournament winner Unregistered HyperCam 2, is here on the scene, interviewing all 32 contestants and asking them questions peppered with attitude. Make sure you don’t make him angry though, or Pay Day’s coming early!

Illustration: Count Cannoli (@CannoliCount) ft. Coach (@CoachArt_)

John Notwoodman

The esteemed and very nice >:3] CEO of King for a Day Tournament Enterprises once more lends the tournament his daunting presence! Though he has passed hosting duties off to Unregistered HyperCam 2, he will still be around to announce all matches in his signature reverberating voice, and will crown the one most fearsome challenger the King* for a Day!

(*or Kings, or Queen, or Queens, or Queen and King… or, uh… H-HOBaRT?)

Illustration: Keeby (@KeebyAstrokat)

Daft Punk ft. Pharrell

Like the legend of the phoenix, Daft Punk and Pharrell have risen up to the challenge! Thomas and Guy-Manuel have gotten some new gear, and they invited Skateboard P himself to help them out with the fight. With music of their own as well as from their friends at Ed Banger Records, they plan to win the tournament as swiftly as a gust of wind!

  • Sources
  • Rips featuring music by Daft Punk
  • Rips featuring music by Pharrell Williams or N.E.R.D., or music that includes him as a feature
  • Rips featuring vocoded vocals
  • Rips related to the Despicable Me franchise
  • Rips featuring music by artists signed to Ed Banger Records and other songs in the French Touch genre
  • Examples
  • Get Lucky, Lose Yourself to Dance, Gust of Wind
  • Harder Better Faster Stronger, Robot Rock, One More Time
  • Happy, Frontin’, It Girl
  • Baby I’m Yours, Waters of Nazareth, Music Sounds Better with You
Individual portraits: Thomas BangalterGuy‑Manuel de Homem‑Christo Pharrell WilliamsIllustration: ackrostation (@ackrostation)

Metal Ajit Pai

After his crushing defeat in the last tournament, Ajit Pai, now a sentient pile of dust, comes back with a vengeance… and a giant mech sponsored by Reese’s® peanut butter. Armed with a massive Nerf gun and fidget spinner, he is equipped to rule the Internet with an iron fist… and, of course, finally make his dreams of a Harlem Shakeover a reality.

  • Sources
  • Rips featuring Ajit Pai-related memes
  • Mecha-related rips
  • Rips featuring latency (such as slow internet)
  • Examples
  • Harlem Shake by Baauer, the Reese’s Puffs rap, fidget spinners
  • Gundam franchise, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Transformers franchise
  • Online Practice Stage from Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Illustration: thefluffyslipper (@fluffySlipper1) and Eevee (@eivuiee) ft. art team