Foreshadowing / The Masked Toon Singer

Here are the various ways the costumes were foreshadowed. Beware of spoilers!

Season One Contestants

Stallion

• His face off song was "I’m Too Sexy". A song like that perfectly fits Takeo's desire to be loved.

Bee

• The Bee says he lives between a rock and a stupid place. That refers to where Squidward's moai house is, between Patrick's rock and SpongeBob's pineapple.
  • He also says he knows one of the two inhabitants of those places being here. That alludes to SpongeBob being a judge, who ends up stalking Squidward and forcing his elimination.
• Bee says he's working for a queen bee protecting a recipe. Here, he alludes to Mr. Krabs and the Krabby Patty Formula.
• He also says the others don’t know good talent when they see it. Its a recurring gag that no one ever takes Squidward's music or other talents seriously, as seen in episodes like "Culture Shock".

Egg

• His weakness was not being smart. Dudley isn’t known for his intelligence.
• His face off song was "Holding Out For A Hero". Being part of a spy organization means this song fits Dudley well.

Ghost

• His first clue mentions not wanting to share the stage with a rabbit. Bugs Bunny is notorious for always being able to one up Daffy.
• Both of Ghost's songs were about money. If there’s one thing that’s been consistent about Daffy's personality, it’s that he's exceptionally greedy.

Knight

• Knight says she's got a bizarre sword. Ryuko's choice of weapon is a sword shaped like the blade of a pair of scissors.
• Her first song was "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off". A primary theme of Kill la Kill is clothes and being comfortable in your own skin.

Spider

• His weakness is being fragile. Despite being the personification of death, it doesn’t take much for Grim to fall to pieces.
• He mentions that he's being bothered by two people. That refers to Billy and Mandy, who end up hunting Grim down and forcing his unmasking.

Chameleon

• She says she's disappeared from most people's minds. Not many people nowadays remember Brandy and Mr. Whiskers.
• Her first song was "Conga". Of course a song like that would fit the jungle stranded Brandy.

Mermaid

• She uses lingo a lot. Clover did this frequently with her teammates, Sam and Alex.

Pharaoh

• She references her "King" a lot. That refers to Hinata’s husband, Naruto himself.

Rabbit

• She brings up a rival she had. That references her rival, Ringo.

Scorpion

• She mentions people have to be strong in her world. In a world like Akira's, that’s totally true.

Dog

• Says that he's gonna be the very best boy. The opening lyrics to the original Pokémon theme song are "I'm gonna be the very best, like no one ever was."
• Dog says that he's 10 years old. This has always been Ash's age, no matter how long he's been traveling.
• The area "Pelt Town" comes up frequently. This sounds similar to Pallet Town, Ash's place of origin.
• His weakness says he deals with balls frequently. As in Pokéballs, which trainers use to keep Pokémon on their person.
• His first song was "We Are The Champions". It took 21 years and a lot of heartbreak, but Ash finally won an official League in Alola.
• Their clue cupcakes are 6 red velvet with a white wrapping. The cupcakes look like Pokéballs and there only being six references only being allowed to have six Pokémon to a team.

Robot

• Mentions that he does kill bad people, but his friends don't agree with his beliefs. Deadpool is often at odds with the X-Men over being willing to kill.
• Says that no matter what happens to him, he can always pull himself back together. Deadpool is very well known for his Healing Factor.
• His fourth song was "50 Ways To Say Goodbye". A upbeat song about ways to die with a mariachi beat is pretty much tailor made for Deadpool.

Moon

• The word Universe comes up a few times throughout his clues. Steven's last name is Universe.
• Mentions that his destiny is clear as crystal. Steven is a member of the Crystal Gems.
• His second song was "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend". This alludes to Steven's major enemies, the Diamond Authority.
• His clue crystals are in the shape of a star. Steven's shirt has a star design on it.

Monster

• Throughout the Monster's clues, the number 11 pops up repeatedly. Lori is the oldest of 11 siblings.
• Her first song is "Let’s Get Loud". Lori's last name is Loud.
• Their clue cupcakes have a golf theme. Lori is an amazing golfer who plays for her school team.
• Says she's not good with saying goodbye. When her boyfriend, Bobby, moved away, Lori nearly had a mental breakdown.

Volcano

• The costume, considering that Lord Dominator has lava powers.
• Her first clue mentions that she's destroyed a place. Dominator is a planet destroyer.
• She sings several songs that could be considered a Villain Song, such as "Bad" and "When You're Evil". Dominator is bad to the core in her home show.

Season Two Contestants

Bouquet

• Her first clue has her tell the others to not mess with roses. A censored version of Bayonetta's famous quote, "Don't fuck with a witch".

Wizard

• His very first clue mentions a formula. Plankton's goal in life is to try to get his hands on the Krabby Patty formula or, failing that, a Krabby Patty itself for analysis to figure out the formula.
• Does the way Wizard introduces himself sound familiar? If so, then you remember the episode "The Fry Cook Games", where Plankton introduced the hulking fish carrying Patrick in a near identical way.
• His sole song was "Black Magic." In the episode "Dunces and Dragons", Plankton played the part of an evil wizard with a jellyfish dragon.

Spaghetti

• He says he's a leader amongst food groups. Woody is, of course, the leader of the toys, and often acts as their mediator during conflict.
• He says he's been treated as a childhood icon. Who hasn’t grown up watching the Toy Story films at one point?

Disco Ball

• His first clue has him claim to be a bread-winner. Toasters are used for making bread related dishes for the most part.

Vixen

• Vixen's very first clue reads "Vixen says, head, meet block". Lucy's favorite insult is Blockhead.
• She says she has to look good for her piano man. This alludes to Lucy's crush Schroeder, who is well known for his love of playing the piano.
• Her second clue package mentions football. This is an obvious one, referencing the running gag Lucy tormenting Charlie Brown by continually pulling away a football before he can kick it and causing him to fall on his back.

Mole

• Claims that they can spend thirty days awake. Thirty days is the max amount of days in the first Pikmin game.
• Their first performance was "Hungry Like The Wolf". A double reference. The reason Brittany came to PNF-404 to begin with was due to rapid famine on her home planet, and being sent there was a mission to try to find food, with them finding fruits to allow cultivation. In addition, Brittany is easily the biggest glutton between her and her co-workers.
• Their second and final performance was "The Final Countdown". This is also a double reference, first to rockets, which are frequently used throughout her series, and to the countdown at the end of every day when all Pikmin must be gathered up and brought to their Onions.

Top Hat

• In an unintentional instance of this, the costume itself. Top hats are often worn by magicians. Ronnie Anne's boyfriend, Lincoln, has expressed interest in becoming a magician.
• Their real Masked Singer clue, Robopine/Tyrese Gibson is a double one. First, it relates to Lincoln getting his own movie and second, it references Lincoln's role in Nickelodeon Kart Racers.

Kittens

• They mention having an eccentric owner. That refers to Grunkle Stan.
• Their first song is "Bump in the Night". If there's one thing Gravity Falls is known for, it’s creepy things.

Queen

• She mentions she was part of an army. In Micaiah's home series of Fire Emblem, maintaining an army is essential to win.

Broccoli

• Broccoli mentions that something they love got destroyed by an evil corporation. This is a reference to Unikitty's home of Cloud Cuckoo Land, which was sunk into the ocean by Octan.
• Her picture clue is cotton candy. This is one of the things Unikitty thought of to keep herself calm after Cloud Cuckoo Land was sunk.

Firefly

• The costume itself is one as Tiana had a firefly companion named Ray throughout her film.
• Makes repeated references to gumbo. Gumbo is Tiana's signature dish.

Rain Cloud

• Her real Masked Singer clue was Tree/Ana Gasteyer, and she says she never got a Christmas special. Wendy isn’t lying, as there is no Christmas special for Gravity Falls.
• She is rather close to the Kittens. Considering it's Dipper and Mabel under those masks, Wendy being close to them makes a lot of sense.

Great White

• The word Million pops up a few times throughout Great White's clues. The cash prize on Chris's show in a million dollars.
• The costume itself is also a clue as sharks have appeared frequently on Total Drama, with one shark named Fang becoming a minor recurring character.
• Repeatedly opens clues with "Last time on..." much like how Chris opens every episode of Total Drama

Bananas

• The two mention they stole hearts frequently. As in Kingdom Hearts.
• Keys are also mentioned throughout the clues. Keyblades are the main weapons throughout the Kingdom Hearts series.

Wolf

• Their real Masked Singer clue was Monster/T-Pain, and they say that they appeared in their home material. This is true, as T-Pain met Panda and the other Bears and gave them a tour of his tour bus.

Season Three Contestants

Monkey

• He’s describe as being a pink monkey in a gold tuxedo. This is an inverse of how Pagan looks- wearing a pink suit with blonde hair.
• Brain's clue says, "Amazing how one bad thing can make you go ape." Pagan was driven to start ruining Kyrat by Ms. Ghale.
• His preview clue has a relaxed tone which encourages the reader to wait. Waiting for 15 minutes is how you get arguably the only good ending in Far Cry 4.

Sumo

• Says she started small, but still can't compete with someone bigger. In spite of Minnie's popularity, she is still nothing when compared to Mickey.
• On stage, she claims she's gained 28 pounds. Minnie's debut was in 1928.
• Brain's clue was about how big her career is. Considering Minnie’s one of the biggest cartoon stars out there, that's really no surprise.
• Her song was Cleopatra’s cover of "Right Back Where We Started From". That song was used by another one of Minnie's friends, Goofy, in A Goofy Movie.

Smile

• His opening clue was "These pearly whites aren’t just for show." This is an obvious reference to Glenn's career in dentistry.
• Brain's clue was "The teeth may not look the best from a certain point of view." This references how Glenn's show is a rather polarizing one.
• The costume itself is a massive clue as Glenn being a dentist means he sees a lot of smiles.

Otherworlder

• She changes her name from Universe to Otherworlder because she says it's against her. The title of the second Phineas and Ferb movie is Candace Against The Universe.
• Using the term busting quite a bit. Candace is obsessed with trying to bust her brothers.
• Her first clue reads "With brothers like mine, who needs sisters?" Candace has a somewhat rocky relationship with Phineas and Ferb.
• Mentions meeting Taylor Swift. She appeared on an episode of "Take Two With Phineas and Ferb".

Lion

• At one point, he says "Just pay attention to your new best friend, Lion." Baloo says almost the exact same line when trying to show Mowgli how to punch.
• His real Masked Singer clue is Bear/Sarah Palin. Baloo is a bear.
• Says he nearly died fighting a bigger cat. Baloo's fight with Shere Khan nearly killed him.

Cerberus

• Brain's clue reads "I'm glad this dog doesn’t have four heads." Currently, there have been three different versions of Spyro.
• Says they never fit in, but learned they had some special talents. Spyro is a rare purple dragon, which means that he can wield all the elements.
  • Building on this, he later calls himself a rare breed. Purple dragons are only born once every 10 years and there are often very few born on top of that.
• Claims he's got lasting power beyond other people’s capabilities. In spite of having trouble keeping himself in the spotlight, Spyro has a highly devoted fanbase.
• A subtle one is his final song, "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons. Spyro is a dragon.
• As a clue, Brain reveals a dragonfly chew toy. Spyro's closest ally is a dragonfly named Sparx.

Mango

• Says that Mangos get overlooked after two seasons. The show Lord Hater hails from, Wander over Yonder, was infamously cancelled by Disney after only two seasons.
• Admits that he's partly competing to avoid an annoying super fruit. This alludes to Wander, who Hater finds extremely annoying.
• His only song is Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone". Hater would like nothing more than for Wander to get out of his life.

Astronaut

• Her clue package took place on a plane. Being a spy, it’s only natural that Monkey would homage Mission: Impossible.
• Her Masked Alumni were the Bananas/Roxas and Xion. This one’s obvious, since she's a monkey.

Soap

• The first clue package for Soap is stylized like a fairy tale. This is a reference to the start of the first Shrek movie, which informs the audience of Fiona's plight via a storybook.
• Their Trick or Treat clue is a treat in the form of a piñata shaped like a donkey. One of Fiona's closest friend's is the apply named Donkey.
  • This is also the clue that causes Shrek to realize who it is. Of course he'd know it was his own wife under the costume.
• For the gossip clues, Soap implies that she doesn't smell great under the costume. Being an ogre, it's only natural that Fiona smells.

Orange

• Uses the word "ridonculous" a few times. The game show MacArthur competed on is called "The Ridonculous Race".
• Mentions looking after a certain daycare. In Total DramaRama, MacArthur almost always ending up at the daycare or running into the kids.
• Alludes to a partner a few times. This is a clear reference to MacArthur's partner, Sanders.
• Her Masked Alumni was Great White/Chris McLean. MacArthur competed against four of Chris' past contestants in the race (namely Leonard, Noah, Owen and Geoff).
• Mentions that she "clipped her partner's wing". MacArthur accidentally broke her partner Sanders' arm.
• Her final song is "Surfin’ Safari" MacArthur's love interest is the surfer dude and fellow finalist, Brody.
• Starfire dares her to show off her strongest muscle and Orange responds by shaking her rear. MacArthur is rather proud of her glute muscles.

Tree

• Mentions having a grand introduction, but recently having some problems with her reputation. Iris's game counterpart is well liked, but her anime appearance is much less liked.
• Claims she made a recent comeback. Iris recently made a return in the Pokémon Journeys: The Series season of the anime.
• Her only song is "The Christmas Song" by Nat Cole. The Pokémon Christmas album had that song sung by Team Rocket.

Dragon

• Her clues are full of three letter acronyms. Courtney almost never shuts up about being a C.I.T.
• Says that her last time on reality TV didn't go so well. Courtney has yet to win a season of Total Drama.
• Says it's not the first dragon mask she had to wear. In the episode "Chinese Fake-Out", Courtney is forced to wear a dragon mask to stop her from helping Alejandro cheat.
• Her Mask Jam clue is Skeleton/Paul Shaffer and mentions someone carving a skull into a tree. Courtney's ex, Duncan, was always carving or spray-painting skulls into trees.
• Says she lost a lot of friends because of her behavior. Courtney's behavior has cost her most of her friends, most infamously Gwen, as well as both of her relationships.
• Says that her Christmas present is simply being on a Christmas special. Total Drama has no Christmas special.
• The reason for her Non-Gameplay Elimination is because she was attempting to fix the game in her favor. Upon her return in Total Drama Action, Courtney gets herself special treatment to make things easier.

Hummingbird

• The costume is noted to be blue. To match her pony self, Rainbow's skin color is blue.
• The topic of speed comes up quite a bit throughout their clues. Even if she's not as fast as her pony counterpart, EG!Rainbow Dash is still quite the speedster.
• Says she's used to flying. OG!Dash is a pegasus and EG!Dash gains wings in her ponied up form.
• Brain mentioned them talking Rainbows. Not only is it her first name, Dash also has rainbow colored hair.
• Claims that they'd never leave their team hanging. Both versions of Rainbow Dash are loyal to a fault.
• Says that Halloween is used to pay respects to a mad moon goddess. In the world of MLP, the counterpart to Halloween, Nightmare Night, was based around Nightmare Moon.
• Her clue for Brain's spelling game is "_-_-A-_ G-_-I-T-A-_ & _-_-_-A_-_ _-_-_ T-H-_ _-A-I-N-_-_-_-M-_" Fill in the blanks and you get "Lead Guitar and Vocals for the Rainbooms", which is indeed Rainbow's role in her band.

Kangaroo

• During their introduction, Kangaroo complains about Joey fidgeting in the pouch. In their games, the player controls Sam while Max moves on his own.
• They mention making a comeback. The Sam & Max Telltale games were recently remastered.
• During one clue, they state "Welcome back to another episode of Kangaroo: Masked Toon Singer". This is a reference to the title of the series Sam and Max: Freelance Police.
• At one point, they claim "Patience is a tough boomerang to catch". This is a reference to a line from Sam and Max Save The World, "Patience is a sharp razor to swallow"
• Their solved puzzle reads N-O-T M-U-C-H T-O G-O O-N F-O-R C-O-N-S-P-I-R-A-C-Y. This references Sam and Max's conspiracy nut friend, Bosco.

Clock Tower

• Their preview clue reads "5 o’clock, get a call to join in karaoke!" This is an altered version of the first line to the My Life as a Teenage Robot theme song, "5 o'clock, get a call to go skating down at the mall."
• Mentions being kept on a strict schedule, and only recently managed to get more freedom. Jenny's mother/creator kept her locked in the house unless she was needed until she met Brad and Tucker.
• Her first song is "Mr. Roboto". This is a dead giveaway, since Jenny's a robot.
• Spongebob picks up on who she rather quickly and she later calls him a close friend. Of course he'd pick up on his fellow NickToon's voice!
• Enjoys being on the show since she can take a break from her normal duties. Jenny is almost always being called on to save the day or do other heroic tasks.
• Her MTS Alumni Clue is Robot/Deadpool. Jenny is a robot.
• Her fourth song is "Hey Look Ma, I Made It!" Jenny, while sometimes annoyed with her, is always trying to impress her mother/creator.
• During the Christmas Episode, she mentions that she's been both naughty and nice. During the MLAATR Christmas special, Jenny and co begins the episode helping out Santa before spending the next act brainwashed into destroying all holidays.
• One of her songs is in Japanese. Jenny can speak Japanese.
• Another song choice is "Teenage Dream". A song about a teenage romance is perfect for the normalcy craving Jenny.
• Her solved puzzle reads W-O-N-’-T C-L-U-S-T-E-R T-O-G-E-T-H-E-R A G-O-O-D S-O-N-G. One of Jenny's main foes is the Cluster.
• From the Bang-On or Bogus game.
  • Bang-On answers.
    • She lives with her mother. Jenny does indeed still live with her mother.
  • Bogus answers.
    • She's 100% human. Jenny's a robot and always has been.
    • She's a thousand years old. In spite of looking like a teen, Jenny's actually only 5.
    • She doesn't need friends. Jenny highly values her friendships with Brad, Tucker and Sheldon.
    • The world doesn't care less about her. Jenny is a world defender.

Angels

• At one point, they claim that Angel #5 only recently joined the group. She only joined Houkago Tea Time in her first year in High School.
• Their first song is "Man In The Mirror". It's meant to reference how the Light Club changed Yui's life.
• The solved puzzle is F-I-R-S-T S-O-N-G N-O-T T-H-E O-P-E-N-I-N-G. The intro of their anime is not the first song that Houkago Tea Time sings.
• From the Bang-On or Bogus game.
  • Bang-On answers.
    • One of them is a complete dunderhead. Yui isn't the smartest person in the band.
    • One of them is rich. Tsumugi is indeed wealthy.
    • They recorded all their albums. Not Houkago Tea Time themselves, but their voice actors have recorded a number of solos.
    • One of them had an embarrassing moment during their first concert. After performing their first song, Mio accidentally tripped and showed her panties.
  • Bogus answers.
    • The started with six members. Houkago Tea Time actually had four members to start.

Lady Dog

• Brings up a master repeatedly. This is Shinichi Sakurai, her upperclassmen, who Hana hangs out with to upgrade his social life.
• Has a noticeable love of cats. A double reference. First, it's clearly referencing Hana's love cats. Second, it also references a random cat that appears in the background of her show.
• Claims that her favorite treat isn't toothpaste, but chocolate mint ice cream. Hana says this to Sakurai at one point.
• Says she's not the best at baseball. Hana once hurt her back trying to do a power shot in a batting cage.
• When Starfire tries to rub the costume's tummy, she starts reaching for the chest first before being corrected. Sakurai has accidently grabbed Hana's chest twice.
• Two hot air balloons are shown at the end of episode 8. This references the blue and white bikini Hana wore at the beach.
• Her solved puzzle reads L-E-T-’-S G-O O-N A D-A-T-E T-O-D-A-Y. A reference to the title of her manga/show, Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out.
• From the Bang-On or Bogus game.
  • Bang-On answers.
    • Like Kangaroo, she started in comics. Hana's series began as a manga.
    • She looks good in a swimsuit. Should go without explaining.
    • She's a romantic kind of girl. Hana's series is a romantic comedy.
  • Bogus answers.
    • People have made fun of her for the size of her butt. Hana's large chest size has been a source of mockery online.

Thingamajiggy

• Is very close with former contestant Moon/Steven Universe. Amethyst is highly close to Steven.
• During her face off with the Angels, she mentions how they seemingly become one big angel when they sing, then mentions that she knows how it feels. This refers to the concept of fusion, which is something that Amethyst can do with her follow Crystal Gems.
• From the Bang-On or Bogus game.
  • Bang-On answers.
    • She's tougher than she looks. Amethyst is much tougher than she looks.
    • She knows when it's time to get serious. In spite of being a major goofball, Amethyst does know when it's time to take things seriously.
    • She's the best of the worst in her social group. Amethyst, while not bad, is the worst fighter in the Crystal Gems.
  • Bogus answers.
    • She's sung a lot of songs. Amethyst sang the least out of the major cast of Steven Universe.

Blob

• Brain's first clue reads "Blobs have always made it big in the books" Lotta is similar to her counterpart in Harvey Comics.
• Brain claims that they stated small. In her early childhood, Lotta was the tiniest girl on Harvey Street.
• She sings several songs by boy bands and later pays tribute to Piglet/Nick Lachey. Joey Fatone, Joey McIntyre, Shawn Stockman and Nick Lachey made prominent appearances in Lotta's show as the in-universe boy band CRUSH 4 U.
• Her Pokémon clue was Diggersby and her Masked Alumni was Rabbit/Minori Nazakawa Both relate to her owning pet rabbits.
• Mentions something small can grow massive. Lotta had a growth spurt which made her the biggest and strongest kid on Harvey Street.
• Her puzzle reads B-I-G-G-E-S-T S-N-U-G-G-L-E-R A-R-O-U-N-D. Lotta likes to call herself "The snuggler and cuddler of Harvey Street".
• Her inspiration for her fame was A. Smith circa 1947. This alludes to one of Lotta's best friends, Audrey.
• Brain's ink blot test shows lots of dots. This alludes to Lotta's other best friend, Dot.
• Apparently celebrates "Blobbukkhah". Lotta has a Jewish background.
• From the Bang-On or Bogus game.
  • Bang on answers.
    • She used to be a lot heavier. Lotta's comic book counterpart ate a lot.
    • She has connections to a rich family. In the series, Lotta became friends with Richie Rich.
  • Bogus answers.
    • Claims she doesn't have any friends. Lotta's friends with everyone.
    • She loves all animals. Lotta does like most animals, but not raccoons.
    • She stuck around for the finale of her show. The finale involved Lotta moving to Cincinatti.
• Just before her final performance, she said "A., D., this is for you." This is one more reference to her friends.

Black Sheep

• Mentions that her parents raised her in a way that most wouldn't consider nowadays. While they meant well, Moon and River raised Star in a somewhat restrictive way.
• Says that once she was able to socialize with other species, she blossomed. Star didn't get much of a handle on her powers until she met Marco.
• Says that you shouldn't play with scissors. Star's foe Ludo used magical scissors to travel between universes, which Star would later take for herself.
• Her solved puzzle reads N-O-T F-R-O-M R-O-U-N-D H-E-R-E, O-T-H-E-R D-I-M-E-N-S-I-O-N. These are some of the first lyrics heard in the theme song of Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
• Says that her life used to be full of magic, but lost it after one bad decision. In the poorly received finale of her series, Star destroys the magic in her series.
• From the Bang-On or Bogus game.
  • Bang on answers.
    • She comes from a broken royal family. The Butterfly family has several issues and Moon and Star ended the series on opposing sides.
  • Bogus answers.
    • Her hair is black. Star is a blonde.
    • She has a girlfriend. Star has a boyfriend in Marco and was also in a relationship with Tom.
    • She thinks monsters are mindless. Star befriended several monstrous beings over the course of her series.
    • Her show was progressive in the 90s. Star vs. the Forces of Evil began airing in 2015.
• Claims that the real version of the show began airing shortly before hers ended. The Masked Singer began six months before Star's series ended.

Season Four Contestants

Elephant

• Shantae mentions that the plot sounds like a M-rated Nintendo game. This is referring to the game Berri hails from, Conker's Bad Fur Day.
• Mentions packing her trunk and heading for a fall. Berri is kidnapped during the second part of the game and is later killed in action.

Chicken

• Her preview clue mentions eggs. Gluntz hails from a revival of Green Eggs and Ham.
• Mentions having done the show before. Gluntz has competed on another version, one where the singers dressed as Pokémon.
• She mentions a friend advised her to go on the show. Gluntz is referring to Guy-Am-I, who participated on another version as Ham.
• Her picture clue was an egg and toast. While we’ve already discussed the egg, the toast refers to the second season of the show, which took inspiration from The Butter Battle Book.

Tortoise

• He mentions having a home that easily falls apart. Eeyore lives in a construct of sticks which tends to fall apart easily.
• His sole song is "Lonely". A gloomy song like that fits Eeyore's personality.

Moneybags

• His first clue package mentions him being crazy, wacky, and loony. These lines are taken directly from the theme song for Skatoony.
• He also mentions coming onto the show to surprise a friend who had previously been on it. Not as a contestant, but as a guest judge; namely, Chudd Chudders himself.

Whatchamawhozit

• Her first clue reads "I suppose you can call this a mask in time." This is meant to hint at the game Mustache Girl hails from, A Hat in Time.
• She mentions someone who was once her friend taking all her song picks like a vampire. Hat Kid previously competed on another version of the show as a Bat.
• When mentioning the same past friend as above, she mentions that putting on masks is like putting on hats for her. Again, this references both Hat Kid appearing on another version as well as her drawing her powers from her hats.

Pirate

• His first clue reads "My performance will be anarchy". This references the second game Jack appeared in, Anarchy Reigns.
• He mentions seeing things in black, white, and red. These are the only three colors that can be seen in MadWorld.
• Says that everything he did was all for "that green". Jack is a mercenary.
• At the end of his first performance, Pirate raises a flag with the Masked Singer logo and a star on the top right corner. The star was meant to hint at the PlatinumGames logo, who created both games Jack appeared in.
• His second (and final) song is "Mad World". This, again, is a reference to MadWorld.
• In a moment of Five-Second Foreshadowing, when he attacks Charles, he summons a chainsaw from his arm. Jack's main weapon is a wrist mounted chainsaw.

Bookshelf

• Her clue package and her song, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", constantly have her bringing up words. The whole purpose of WordGirl's show is to teach children words.
• Her painted picture was a monkey. This refers to her monkey sidekick, Captain Huggyface.

Birthday Cake

• The first clue reads "It’s finally time for me to join in the fun!" The normal version of Pinkie Pie is the host of the show.
• Her first song is "Life Is A Party". Pinkie lives for parties.
• The painting clue is of a bunch of balloons. Pinkie's Cutie Mark is a bunch of balloons.

Conch Shell

• Nearly says Aloha during their first clue package. Lilo is from Hawaii.
• Is worried about being late due to having a prior commitment. In the beginning of the movie, Lilo is late to dance practice due to giving her fish friend a sandwich.
• Has more than 600 reasons to win. There are a total of 626 experiments that Lilo helps rehabilitate in the TV show.
• Second song is "Family is Family". A big theme of the Lilo and Stitch series is that family comes in all shapes and sizes.
• During the drawing game, they have the players draw out an alien mummy. There is a large focus on aliens in Lilo's series.
• Third song is "ET". This again, references the large focus on aliens in Lilo's series.
• The painting is of a dog. Lilo mistook Stitch for a dog, which lead to her adopting him.

Sword

• She repeatedly mentions mistakes. The second season of Maken-ki! was less positively received than the first season.
• There are several references to the sun. The sun is an integral part of the slogans used to start battles at Tenbi Academy.
• Her first song is "When I Kissed The Teacher". This references Aki Nijou, a founding member of Maken-Ki, who is a very attractive nurse and teacher.
• She mentions a perverted childhood friend. This is meant to be Takeru Ooyam, Haruko's longtime childhood friend.
• The costume itself is a clue as Haruko's weapon is a sword.

Unicorn

• All the clues based around butts are a dead ringer for the show Eleanor comes from.
• Mentions wanting to break the norm and do things a normal unicorn wouldn't do. Eleanor is a tomboy.
• Her first song is "Baby Got Back". Both the show Eleanor hails from and the song have a large focus around butts.
• Second song is "Kung Fu Fighting". Eleanor is a butt fighter.
• Third song is "Now That We Found Love". Eleanor is the Implied Love Interest of main character Zack Freeman.
• Her paint clue is a plunger. Eleanor's show loves Toilet Humor.
• Says her dad's the best at what he does. Eleanor's father, Silas, is one of the world's greatest butt fighters.

Goldfish

• The costume constantly shrinks for performances. The 2018 Polly Pocket had the power to shrink.
• During her performance of "Big Time Rush", the panel notes that she sings the lyrics "when you go big time" carefully. "Go Big" is the key phrase that makes her grow back to normal size.
• Her second clue package is full of allusions to previous iterations of animated Polly Pocket media.
• One of her clues has her mention that one of her friends being played by a Canadian voice actress before being replaced. Her friend Shani Smith was voiced by Kazumi Evans before being replaced by Cherlandra Estrada after the George Floyd controversy.
• Says that the Masked Singer wasn't the first secret she had to keep. Polly also has to hide her shrinking abilities.
• Her Mask Flung Dung painting was of a pocketwatch. This is meant to symbolize the locket she uses to shrink.

UFO

• She introduces herself by hacking the broadcast’s screen. Ms. Tarantula is the Bad Guys' hacker.
• Her first clue reads "I take it you were afraid I would show up?" A part of the reason the Bad Guys were so hated and viewed as villains was because they were all scary animals.
• During her first performances, the Vixen, Spider, Wolf and Great White costumes all join her on stage. These represent, in order, Diane, Ms. Tarantula herself, Mr. Wolf and Mr. Shark
• Her Mask Flung Dung painting was of a piranha. This represents Mr. Pirahna.
• Notes that she learned you can't judge a book by its cover and how her captain learned that when he was duped. The Bad Guys only realized they don't have to be bad after Mr. Wolf was tricked by Professor Marmalade into helping him with his own plot.
• Says that she's usually with four friends. The Bad Guys are a group of five.
• Her final song is "bad guy". Almost every trailer for the movie used the song.

Phoenix

• His first clue reads "This beautiful bird will finally get his chance to sing." The most famous thing about Justin is his looks, and he also did not speak until the end of Island.
• Says he vanished after three seasons. After season 3 of Total Drama, Justin never appeared again beyond one cameo at the beginning of Revenge of the Island.
• Dedicates his performances to his Phoenix Brothers. Justin was in a band with Trent, Harold and Cody called the Drama Brothers.
• His lines during both group performances have something to do with being a ladies' man. Justin managed to win over just about every girl on the show with his looks.
• Mentions being in a final nine in the past. In Action, Justin did make the final nine and ultimately made it to the top six.
• His performance of "Toxic" is dedicated to two women who he claims are the reason he didn't do very well on his late times on reality TV and he later says he's happy Dragon was disqualified. These women are Heather and Courtney (who was Dragon), who were the reasons he was eliminated during his two times competing.
• Says that the reason he joined the Courage League was because he was brave enough to handle two seasons of his past show. Total Drama is pretty dangerous.
• "...but I know that with a new chance at stardom comes the valuable prize at the end. Whether it’s the Golden Mask Plaque or a million dollars, anything goes." A million dollars it the prize for winning Total Drama.

Fire, Ice, and Lightning

• Their first clue is "Fire: It’s our time to shine, so let’s hop in! Ice: Let’s hope we don’t croak. Lightning: ...I got nothing." Frogs (who took in Anne) are known for hopping, Toads (who found Sasha) croak, while Newts (who found Marcy) don't really make noises)
• Their Mask Flung Dung clue is a music box. A music box is what sends the girls to Amphibia in the first place.
• Most of their clues have the word hop somewhere in them. Again, frogs and toads are known to hop.
• Lightning says that she never wants to be apart from her friends again. At the beginning of the show, the girls were split up by the music box, while the end of the show reveals they went their separate ways as well.

Season 5 Contestants

Zebra

• First clue reads "I'm going horse!" A play on Danny's transformation catchphrase, "I'm going ghost".
• Says he wasn't a natural zebra and only became the way he was thanks to an accident. The entire reason Danny became a ghost was due to an accident with his parent's ghost portal.
• First song is Mystery Skulls' "Ghost". Danny is, of course, a half ghost.

Owlets

• First clue, as well as some of the others, has one Owlet call the other "hoo-mie". Carrie and Devin's nickname for the other is "homie"
• The boy Owlet says that he never realized what the girl one meant to him until recently. Devin was completely oblivious to Carrie having feelings for him.
• Their Christmas clue is a postcard reading "Season’s greetings from Camp Wawanakwa; wish you were here... not.", sent from Great White/Chris McLean. Carrie and Devin competed on a spin off of Total Drama.
• Orange/MacArthur directly mentions having competed with them. The Best Friends and Police Cadets competed in the "The Ridonculous Race" together.

Graffiti

• First clue reads "Let’s hope this show can handle a city mask." Gloria resides in Big City.
• Mentions a screwball as well as the French Fries costume from another series. Both of these are meant to be Cricket, Gloria's co-worker, who she has an Intergenerational Friendship with.
• Sole song is Dolly Parton's "9 to 5". This references her job at Big Coffee.
• Mentions having a run in with Otherworlder/Candace Flynn and Lightning/Marcy Wu was what inspired her to join the show. Candace, Marcy and Gloria, along with Libby from The Ghost and Molly McGee, sang a Ways To Be Wicked parody called Ways We Feel Anxious.

Taxi Cabs

• First clue reads "I used to be on The Masked Singer in real life, and my buddy was there, too." This is a double mention. The first is to Mater's voice actor, Larry the Cable Guy, appearing as the Baby and the second hints at Mater's tendency to insert Lightning into his stories, even when he wasn't there.
  • The Mask Jam clue, Baby/Larry the Cable Guy, links to the same thing-Larry being Mater's voice actor.
• The costume is a clue as Mater and Lightning are living cars.
• Says he got a little rusty over time. Mater used to be a bright blue before rusting over.
• Mentions a face who is red in the face in his first clue. Lightning is a red racecar.
• Second cab mentions how he was in a hurry for a big event. Lighting was trying to get to a big race, only to get lost and end up in Radiator Springs.

Sun

• Mentions coming into her own on Wednesday the 9th. Vivi debuted with Baroque Works as Miss Wednesday, with her former partner, Mr. 9.
• Mentions a solar kingdom. Vivi is the princess of Arabasta.

Baby

• First clue reads "Won’t you come and play with the baby?" One of the possible names for Pibby's series was Come and learn with Pibby.
• Several times, when speaking, words suddenly spell out over her head, causing them to get annoyed. Pibby, being a preschool character, has this power in order to teach viewers how to spell. However, this same power also needs to the glitched Finn finding her and her allies.
• "...and our games of hide and seek were really hard." Hiding from the glitch was naturally not easy.
• First song is "It’s The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" Pibby's series deals with the glitch monster pretty much causing an apocalypse.
• "...considering I was born during Halloween and hit the height of adorability in April..." The first trailer for Pibby's show came out on October 30th 2021 while a highlights reel released on April Fool's Day the following year.
• "Usually babies had simple lives. I know this mouse baby who has a great time having fun while also learning life lessons, and for a time, I had that, too." Pibby, as a preschool character was basically forced into a horror show.

Traffic Cones

• They mention that they are pretty famous. The Lion King is one of the most well-known animated movies ever made.
• "And if for any reason the people turn their backs on us, we’ll turn our backs on them." A mirror of some advice Timon gives to Simba-"when the world turns it's back on you, you turn your back on the world!"
• They repeatedly talk about how they aren't worried about how they'll end up doing on the show. Hakuna Matata, of course, means no worries.

Professor

• First clue reads "For the first time, they’ll be asking me what’s up." A nod to Bugs' famous Catchphrase "What's up doc?"
• "Of course, I was here before while making a wrong turn..." Bugs was a judge the prior season.
• His party clue is a pamphlet reading "It's Ghost Season". A nod to the classic Duck Season, Rabbit Season gag, as Daffy was previously on the show as the Ghost.

Hydra

• They repeatedly reference a "dark master". The Koopa Kids answer only to Bowser.
• They claim they disappeared after their seventh appearance. The Koopa Kids last appeared in Mario Party 7. After that, they were replaced in every possible instance by Bowser Jr.
• Their party clue was a Mega Mushroom, and they claim it appeared before it's main debut. They're right- it first appeared in Mario Party 4 before it received the proper design it had in New Super Mario Bros.
• They mention they would have picked any of Team Bad's songs. The Koopa Kids are, obviously, bad guys.

Slug

• He talks in a very informal manner. Dodger is very chill and is very hard to anger.
• Says that his "monster" neighbor is now living a cushy life in the city. Oliver was adopted by a rich girl named Jenny, insuring him a very nice life.
• When talking about how he's excited for Broadway night, he mentions that it's a part of where he's from. Broadway is naturally a huge part of New York City, where Dodger hails from.
• After ending his Broadway Night performance, he says "check ya later" before heading backstage. Dodger says this before ditching Oliver after he helps him steal some hot dogs.
• Says that his boss was given a three day deadline and that he was his right hand slug. Fargin, Dodger's owner, was given a three day deadline to make up the money he owed Sykes and Dodger leads his gang of dogs.

Fast Food

• "Under the masks, we're just kids". Chanda and Beth are in middle school.
• Their first song is "Jai Ho". This is a reference to Chanda starting to watch Bollywood movies in "Besties: Find Their Groove".
• At one point, Burger says "It wouldn't be the first time I inspired someone to go the distance". In "Act", Beth unknowingly inspired Olive to run for Student Council.
• The final eight clue package refers to the World of Click volumes they appeared in.
• Their final song is "Glamorous". Chanda and Beth have an impressive sense of fashion.
• The Pokémon clue is Dolliv, the Olive Pokémon. This refers to their friend Olive, the main character of the World of Click graphic novels.

Bull

• First clue: "If you don’t think brains are required to sing, you can have a cow." A shout out to both Noah's smarts, as well as him laughing at Owen joking about Chef doing that in the first episode of the series.
• "But my big buddy is over on another show, and we both saw Phoenix get unmasked last season." Said big buddy, Owen, Was Heavy's guess for a contestant on another series and Noah implies that he isn't fond of Justin (who was Phoenix).
• Mentions he's been racing towards drama. This, of course, references both Total Drama and The Ridonculous Race.
• Says he couldn't care less about Christmas but vaguely remembers two Christmas specials. While Total Drama never had a Christmas special, Total Dramarama had two.
• His Present clue is a law book which he says will be great for his girlfriend. Noah's girlfriend, Emma, is a law student.
• During the merge, he mentions how Heavy was under the belief that FreshlyBaked2014's Whale/Numbuh 2 was his friend, mentioning he was big enough for it. Another reference to Owen.
• Mentions how someone close to him was unmasked on another series recently. Emma competed as the Horse on The Masked Crossover Singer.
• His Pokémon clue is Kirlia, the Emotion Pokémon, with him specifically highlighting how it does a happy dance whenever it sees someone it likes. Noah would go into lovestruck dazes when seeing Emma.
• Mentions how a trip around the world changes someone. Noah went through a lot of changes from his time on The Ridonculous Race.
• Undone, his cipher clue reads "Totally Dramatic Cow". Much like his castmates, Noah loathes his time on Total Drama.

Cyclops

• First clue: I haven’t sung in this kind of costume before, but I wanna try. Meena has dressed up for shows before, but nothing like what is seen here.
• "I may not look it, but I’m a gigantic ball of nerves under this mask. That’s how it’s always been, but thanks to a great friend of mine, I’ve found the confidence to step out of my lair and sing, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do." Meena suffered from stage fright, but thanks to some help from Buster, she managed to overcome it.
• Says her toon doesn't have a Christmas special. The Sing series does indeed not have a Christmas special of any kind.
• Her Christmas Clue is a message from the real show's Seahorse/Tori Kelly and she later sings one of Seahorse's songs. Tori Kelly is Meena's voice actress.
• "I’ve done this gig two times over,..." The whole point of the Sing series is the characters competing in singing contests for whatever reason.
• "Literally, I’m the biggest person in my circle of friends." Meena, being an elephant, is naturally much larger than the other members of the Moon Theater group, with only Johnny really coming close to her in height.
• Her Pokémon clue is Copperajah, the Copperderm Pokémon. Meena is an elephant, much like Copperajah.
• Mentions how she isn't as despicable as others. Illumination made both Sing films as well as being behind the Despicable Me franchise.
• Her cypher clue is revealed to read "MY SONG SAVED LIVES" Thanks to Meena's performance of "Don't You Worry About A Thing" in the first film, the Moon Theater is allowed to reopen.

Crystal Ball

• First clue: It’s time I show off the magic of songs. Twilight is naturally very skilled at magic.
• Uses the world "Celestial" quite a bit. Twilight's mentor is named Celestia.
• Is hinted to be very close to Pinkie Pie. Twilight and Pinkie are naturally very close friends.
• First song is Magic by Kylie Minogue. Another hint at Twilight's magical talents.
• "He may seem friendly, but in my home, I practically wrote the book on friendship." Twilight becomes the princess of friendship and the whole point of the show is how powerful friendship is.
• "My friends and I have stuck together through the toughest and most magical of trials..." A reference to the Mane Six.
• Her TV Mask Clue was Australia’s Unicorn/Deni Hines. That mask also happens to have wings, making it look much closer to Twilight, who is an Alicorn.
• "As a matter of fact, I wanted to sing one of Unicorn’s songs, to remind me of who I once was." Twilight was a normal unicorn.
• Her Pokémon is Galarian Rapidash. The Unique Horn Pokémon. It's a unicorn, much like Twilight was and Twilight Sparkle was a popular nickname for Galarian Rapidash.
• Cypher clue was "FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC" This one doesn't need to be explained.

Behemoth

• His intro clue is "Door is open, now I’m here. Let’s begin." The final line of Bear’s theme song is nearly identical, if you swap out "I'm" for "you're".
• He mentions he had a comeback recently. The episodes of Bear in the Big Blue House were uploaded to Disney+ at the time he said that.
• Smelling comes up a lot around him. Bear has a good sense of smell, and will smell the viewer at the start of each episode, commenting on what he thinks they smell like.
• His real life mask clues were Mouse, Bear, and Lemur. Each of these three are the same species as one of Bear’s housemates- Tutter, Ojo, and Treelo respectively.
• He says he knows Donny Osmond. Bear once appeared on a holiday episode of his talk show.
• After that, he says he would have liked to sing a song sung by Sarah Palin. She dressed up in a Bear costume.
• His Pokémon was Ursaluna. Again, it’s a bear, just like him.
• His final clue was the Otter costume from The Masked Crossover Singer. These reference the final housemates, Pip and Pop.
• Before he unmasked, he sang a song asking where Pinkie was. This is identical to the song he sings to summon Shadow, a character who acts out nursery rhymes.
• His cypher clue was "ME AND YOU AND THE HOUSE OF BLUE". Another line from the theme song.

Bride

• Top Hat/Ronnie Anne appears several times during their performances. Carlota and Ronnie Anne are cousins.
• Her and her cousin love each other, but mostly do their own thing. Ronnie Anne and Carlota are close, but are also about as different as night and day.
• Her Pokémon was Skeledirge. Another reference to Ronnie Anne, this time relating to her fiery personality.
• Brings up fashion quite a bit. Carlota is very into fashion.
• Her cypher clue was "GREAT LAKES CITY". It's the name of the city where Carlota and her family lives.

Season 6

Blowfish

• First clue reads "You better believe a puffer dressed like me is gonna make it all the way!" This is a lyric from the song "More, More More" from Arlo's movie.
• "I used to swim in a pretty small pond for most of my life". Arlo grew up in a swamp.
• "I was bait and tackled into a big adventure where I finally met my new friends and moved to a bigger pond". Arlo went on a journey to find his father in New York City.
• "Now I’m living the life I can and trying to make it a better place". Arlo and his friends spend all of I ♡ Arlo making sure Seaside By the Seashore was uncondemned.
• He always keeps a song in his heart. Arlo loves singing.

Nose

• He's on Team Bad. Pete is the first ever Disney villain.
• His clue is done in an extremely rude manner. Pete can be quite the Jerkass.
• His entire first clue package is a reference to Sora, Donald and Goofy's first meeting with Pete in Kingdom Hearts II.

Popcorn

• First clue is "Don’t know why I’m here. No one likes 15-year-old corn." Both in universe and out, Total Drama has been running for 15 years.
• "Between being a reality TV star, and taking care of the kids, I was booked solid." This alludes to both Chef's role as Chris' co-host in the main universe as well as his role as the daycare owner in Total Dramarama.
• Mentions wanting a certain shark to compensate him. Chris, who appeared as the Great White, has a bad habit of never paying Chef.
• Alludes to oranges in his sole clue. MacArthur runs into Chef and the kids quite a bit during Dramarama.

Butterfly

• Claims that he "started out as a married man". He didn't get married, but in the first episode of his anime, Yūki gets engaged to Lala in the first episode of the anime.
• The hosts find secruity footage involving Butterfly groping Autumn and sliding under Love Goddess' dress. Yūki is (in)famous for his plethora of accidentally perverted moment with women.
• "My wife is out of this world". Lala is an alien.
• Claims his marriage is an accident. Yūki gets engaged to Lala by mistake.
• Second song was a Japanese cover. Yūki comes from an anime.

Princess

• Her "congratulations" clue was a reference to Kirika congratulating Densuke for being selected to join the Eiken Club.
• "I'm a take charge kind of girl". Kirika's the unofficial Eiken club leader.
• "The place I came from tried to do big things; they were bigger than my things." Kirika is known in her series for her rather large breasts.
• "We weren’t very popular in the 12 and up category". Out of the 18 volumes of the Eiken manga, only 12 were fully translated and released in America.
• "We’ve gotten into some naughty situations and nasty troubles". The series Kirika is from features various erotic positions and has been referred to as "empty fanservice".
• "We tried to include a guy into the mix". She's talking about the Eiken club's only male member, Densuke Mifune.
• "All he wants is to date my friend". Densuke wanted to be the boyfriend of Kirika's fellow club member, Chiharu Shinonome.
• The number 2 refers to the OVA of Eiken, which consists of two episodes.

 

Pizza

• The costume itself is a clue, as one of the quartet's weekend activities is going to a pizza place that has various themes.
• Two slices are worn by the member of the group who fits it best.
  • Tino wears a slice that looks like something the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would eat, as a reference to his mother making strange foodstuffs.
  • Tish wears a veggie pizza slice, owing to her being a vegetarian.
• Their song in the second round is "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd. They are the Weekenders.
• Their album clue reads 3 Days 4 Kids. They are a group of four friends who hang out on a three day weekend together.
• They quit at the end of the third round. All episodes of their show take place within a three day weekend.

Autumn

• The first clue reads "Looking formal as always before the fall." The conflict of the first Equestria Girls movie dealt with Twilight and Sunset trying to win the Element of Magic via becoming Fall Formal royalty.
• "Let’s hope I can earn the plaque to go along with my trophy." Sunset Shimmer won a previous Masked Singer series.
• Mentions how high school can be stressful, specifically citing dealing with sirens. This alludes to the Dazzlings, the main villains of Rainbow Rocks.
• During Kitakami Night, she's represented by the Hearthflame Mask. Not only does Sunset's hair look somewhat like fire, but she also gains a fiery One-Winged Angel form.
• Mentions how she originally didn't understand The Power of Friendship. Sunset, upon getting beaten by the Elements of Harmony, pulls a Heel–Face Turn and comes to embrace the meaning of friednship and the power behind it.
• Her final song is "I Put A Spell On You". Sunset's true form is a unicorn.

Kinkajou

• First clue says "Time to be a bother." Pooh's catchphrase is "Oh Bother."
• Several clues imply he likes food. Pooh is a Big Eater.
• Mentions that while he's usually a good toon, he got the scare of his life when he was allowed virtual freedom. Following the Winnie the Pooh franchise entering the public domain for the first time, the first thing made with it was the horror film Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey.
• MacArthur and Sanders present a piece of toast with honey on it that was found in Kinkajou's dressing room. Pooh's Trademark Favorite Food is honey.
• Says he wants to be on stage with either Tortoise or FireFlamerx9z's Bull. The true identity of these two are Pooh's friends Eeyore and Tigger respectively.
• Their clue from the circus episode was a book. The Winnie the Pooh franchise began as a book series.
• In the Avatar themed episode, they represent the Earth element. This alludes to Pooh's home of the 100 Arce Woods.

Spanich

• The costume itself is one, as Kronk loves to make spinach puffs and is very proud of them.
• First clue reads "A big thumbs up from me!": All Kronk wants is a thumbs up from his dad.
• "I come from a sort of place of royalty, only I was working for the bad guy..." Kronk helped Yzma usurp Kuzco.
• The clue Swedish Chef pulls out is a picture of the canon show's Llama. The plot of the film Kronk hails from deals with Kuzco getting turned into a llama.
• Finishes his first clue package with the line "Oh yeah, it’s all coming together.": Kronk says this once he realizes where Kuzco is.
• The Hand Of Fate makes Spanich very uncomfortable. Considering that the Hand of Fate is Yzma, no wonder Kronk feels uncomfortable.
• The album clue is "KNORK: Rockin’ Grooves": The first word is an anagram of Kronk's name.

Creature

• First clue reads "This creature may be ugly and annoying, but so is my best friend." Donkey is referring to Shrek.
• Shrek quickly picks up on who he is. Shrek and Donkey are naturally best friends.
• " I’m like the don’s key to the mafia, you know what I’m saying?" Get rid of the space and the 's in "don's key" and you get both his species and his name.
• Mentions how he hopes that the then unreleased season of the real show has a waffle costume. Waffles' are Donkey's Trademark Favorite Food.
• Calls himself part of the reason that Ruby Gillman was able to take off. Had the first Shrek film not taken off the way it did, DreamWorks never would have gotten as big as it did.
• During Bang-On vs Bogus, he claims doesn't have a spin off film. Donkey, in spite of being Shrek's friend first, never got a spin off, with that honor instead going to Puss in Boots.

Mouse Family

• Their first clue is "This costume for Masked Toon Singer is called Mouse Family". This is the way each episode of Bluey's title is revealed.
• The Brother Mouse claims to be the favorite child. Bluey is the star of the show.
• Sister Mouse mentions the family to be from overseas. The show that the Heelers hail from was produced and takes place in Australia.
• During the Ruby Gillman awareness special, Brother Mouse's actual species was blurted out but redacted so as not to spoil "his" identity. The Heelers are all dogs.
• For Kitakami Night, they chose the Wellspring Mask to represent themselves. This is a no brainer since the Wellspring Mask is blue.
• Mother Mouse was particularly excited to see She-Ra as a guest panelist. In the episode Fairytale, young Chilli could be seen cosplaying She-Ra, which happened to be popular in the 80s.
• Their song in the Face-Off Round was Hit Song by Custard, which Bandit's voice actor is a member of.
• They mentioned having a big party with friends. At the end of Blueyfest, they showcased an extended intro with Bluey's friends and Muffin and Socks.
• During Color Me Quizzy, Brother Mouse mentioned "his" best friend being represented by the color black. Bluey's best friend is Chloe the Dalmatian, a black and white dog.
• Before they unmasked, they asked if they could do so in a certain way. It was the same way that they played Musical Statues in the opening theme of their show.

Trash

• First clue is "I already know no one likes me. Why do I have to wear a costume that emphasizes it?" Charlie Brown tends to be made fun of by most of the other characters.
• He does quite a bit of Heroic Self-Deprecation. Charlie Brown has very low self esteem.
• Mentions how the Vixen/Lucy Van Pelt didn't believe in him and regularly torments him. Lucy seems to delight in Charlie Brown suffering.
• His circus episode clue was a baseball diamond. Charlie Brown tries hard to be a good baseball player but can't manage it.
• During the Avatar special, he's representing the Water element. During one of the specials, he competes in a rafting race with the other characters against a group of bullies.
• "If I make it through tonight, this Trash will be vindicated, hopefully in time for my new movie." A new Peanuts film is coming out in 2024.
• When playing "Wear In the World", he reveals there's two games in America he could do without. These sports are Baseball and Football, both of which Charlie Brown has very bad luck in.
• Right before he's unmasked, he screams out "AAUGH!!!" This is used to express frustration in the series Charlie Brown hails from.

Possums

• Their first clue reads "This is gonna be a heckuva time!" This hints at the show Moxxie and Millie hail from, Helluva Boss.
• Their first clue is a demonic sigil. The symbol belongs to Stolas, a main character from Helluva Boss.
• The male possum has a violent reaction to learning someone who knows them is sneaking around backstage. This alludes to Moxxie's dislike of Blitzo stalking him and Millie.
• For the Avatar special, they are representing the Fire Nation. This is meant to hint at Hell being known for Hellfire.
• Their Fire Nation stage mixes in a wild west theme. This hints at the appearance of the Wrath Ring.
• One of their songs is "Highway to Hell". Again, Moxxie and Millie are imps from Hell.
• They both completely freak when they realize that Charlie is the guest judge. Charlie is the princess of Hell, making Moxxie and Millie her subjects.

Red Velvet

• The costume itself is a clue to Ezra’s last name. The same also applies to her preview clue, "I’m here to paint the town scarlet".
• "I hope you’re ready for a titanic evening." Erza is often nicknamed Titania.
• "Under the fire oven’s roar…" Here, Erza references her teammate Natsu Dragneel and his Fire Dragon's Roar attack.
• She says the competition is nothing like the battles she's fought. Being from a shonen series, Erza has fought many fierce opponents.
• One of her songs is "Black Magic". Everyone in the series uses some form of magic.
• "Whether it’s seven years or a hundred…" The Fairy Tail manga ran for seven years and spawned a sequel called "100 Year Quest".
• Her Muppet clue was Abby Cadabby herself. She’s a fairy, referencing the name of the series Erza is from.
• "My usual plus one threw up in the limo." Natsu’s weakness is that he has extreme motion sickness and can only be transported by his Exceed friend Happy.
• "Outfits are a dime a dozen for me." Erza’s magic is called Requip and it allows her to change into new armors on the fly, though she often prefers to use one in particular to finish fights.
• "Slaying dragons with my calorie intake." Another reference to Natsu, who uses Dragon Slayer magic and gets stronger by eating fire.
• Her Pokémon was Kingambit. A knight like him perfect fits Erza.

Ramen

• First clue is "My conquest begins." Camilla is playable in the Conquest and Revelation routes of Fire Emblem Fates.
• Comes from a dark place. She lives in the kingdom of Nohr.
• Says she got out as soon as the fight was over. Camilla abdicated the throne after the events of Fates.
• The Swedish Chef's clue was a ring. Her spirit was contained in a Bond Ring in Fire Emblem Engage.
• Her keepers of the noodle shop are Selena (Severa) and Beruka, her retainers in Fates.
• Keeps mentioning fighting for the one she loves. This refers to Corrin, her adopted sibling.
• Album clue was RHON Darkside. RHON is Nohr spelled backwards.
• Her father was a bad guy. This is the truth, as King Garon was the main antagonist in the Birthright and Conquest routes.
• Her final clue package finds her bathing in her ramen bowl. Camillia loves bathing the most out of the Nohrian army.
• "Depending on what side you chose, we either won, lost, or teamed up to combat an even greater threat." This once again refers to the three routes in Fire Emblem Fates.
• Her Pokemon Clue is a Tinkaton, the Hammer Pokemon. The hammer is classified as an ax weapon, which Camilla uses.
  • Tinkaton's Dragon Tera Type is also a clue. It refers to the wyvern she rides as a Malig Knight.

Love Goddess

• She constantly mentions love. Her series is first and foremost a romance manga.
• Mentions her beloved. She's referring to Kaoru Hanabishi, her love interest.
• Her beloved didn't want anything to do with his family. Kaoru cast off the Hanabishi name.
• She constantly signs love song, referring to her romance genre.
• In Color Me Quizzy, her color is Purple. She is almost always seen wearing a purple kimono.
• She mentions she isn't the only woman in her beloved's life. This refers to Karou's friends Tina Foster and Taeko Minazuki.
• Freddi's Final Clue is a purple kimono and sandals. It's Aoi's kimono. She had to change out of it in order to feel comfortable wearing the Love Goddess costume.

Chocolate

• The costume itself is one as true to her name, Princess Bubblegum is a living piece of candy.

Feathered Serpent

• The costume itself is one as Luz's Palismen is the snake like Stringbean.
• First clue reads "Ahh, it feels good to slither again." Luz previously competed on another version.
• Repeatedly speaks Spanish throughout her clues. Luz is confirmed to be Afro-Latina.
• The Clue-Seeing Eye reveals a flaming number nine. Luz, competing as the Cobra, placed ninth in FireFlamerx9z's version.
• "This Serpent wanted to be a giraffe, but I guess this was more realistic." In The Owl House, Giraffes are confirmed to be monsters that escaped to Earth from the Boiling Isles.
• Her clue in the circus episode is Danny Phantom’s hometown, Amity Park. This alludes to Luz's girlfriend, Amity.
• Her clue in the Avatar episode is a bunch of sweet potatoes. Amity's nickname for Luz is the Spanish word for sweet potatoes.
• When getting ready to fight Feathered Serpent in the Showdown episode, Trash mentions "After losing her true way, she managed to find it again, but what happens when you fear the key and the lock?" This hints at the two acronyms from the first two seasons of The Owl House, ""A WITCH LOSES A TRUE WAY". and "SEEK THE KEY, FEAR THE LOCK".
• "Hopefully I can win this battle and not have to worry about dying this time." Luz died Taking the Bullet for the Collector against Belos, only to be revived by the Papa Titan.
• Her "Wear In The World?" question is asking where her name means light, with the correct answer being Mexico. Luz means Light in Spanish.
• Her clue from the Bowser Grid Of Booom! is a birdhouse in the shape of an ow. This alludes to Hooty, the titular Owl House.
• The Cypher Clue unscrambled reads "RUBBER DUCK WAS OKAY, GOOD LUCK OTTER" Before Luz herself was unmasked, King was unmasked as the Rubber Duck on, fittingly, FireFlamerx9z's version of the show and Amity was revealed the Otter on Fuzzball29's version after Luz got unmasked.
• The first letter of the real life singer of each of Feathered Serpent's songs spell out Luz's full name.

Other

Joke-O-Lantern

• Is prone to making puns, before laughing and following them up by saying "Get It?" This is something Luan does all the time in her home series.
• During the Christmas Episode, she mentions coming back from watching a bad Christmas special. This is referring to the poorly received A Loud House Christmas.

Brain

• The song they sang before being unmasked was "1985". This song was produced by Bowling for Soup, who also made the theme song to Phineas and Ferb's show.
• After being unmasked, Otherworlder said she had a good idea as to who they were. As if Candace couldn’t recognize her own brothers.

Clue Seeing Eye

• They are in charge of solving the mystery. Freddi Fish is a detective.
• Their peripheral visionary aide is revealed to be Luther, Freddi's best friend and sidekick.
• Their role as the clue revealer also refers to her detective skills.
• They make a big deal out of the Golden Mask Plaque being stolen. Every main game of Freddi Fish's series is about stolen belongings.
• "and if you don’t figure me out after this, then frankly, you should become a detective". Freddi is a detective.

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