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->''"Rise to the challenge!"''
-->-- '''Rise Motto'''
Rise is an {{Original Character Tournament}} hosted by [[http://mr-tea-and-crumpets.deviantart.com Mr-Tea-and-Crumpets]] along with a group of five judges. The story is about how a Rift opened in the core of [[http://riseoct.deviantart.com/art/Planet-Kinvar-136800603 Kinvar]], and how a being called 'E' sent the {{NPC}} [[http://riseoct.deviantart.com/art/HOST-Mr-Inverted-119677181 Mr.Inverted]] all around the universe to find the 32 competitors that will battle (and race) through the tournament to get a wish to fix that Rift in the way they want, getting to change the Universe if they want to. Sometimes Mr.Inverted got accompained by another of the guardians ([[http://riseoct.deviantart.com/art/HOST-Ms-Jury-119717397 Ms.Jury]], [[http://riseoct.deviantart.com/art/HOST-Mr-Henderson-119742555 Mr.Henderson]] and [[http://riseoct.deviantart.com/art/HOST-Mr-Kite-122699944 Mr.Kite]]).
Rise had several factors setting it apart from the pack - the rounds were alternating vehicular challenges and on-foot battles, the competitors had to be an alien (a small percentage of humans and robots were allowed) and the tournament would take a Double Elimination format, meaning you had to lose twice to truly be out of the competition. After Round 6, the winner of the Upper Bracket would have the chance to get directly to the finals if they won, meaning Round 7 would be a 1vs1 semifinals.
The tournament opened auditions on April 2009 and Round 1 began on September 2009 with 32 competitors (called Risers by themselves), choosen out of the 111 auditioners by a group of five judges. The finalists, [[http://someguy0203.deviantart.com someguy0203]] and [[http://limeindacoconut.deviantart.com LimeInDaCoconut]] against [[http://crowbarTK-hullo.deviantart.com CrowbarTK-Hullo]], finished their final entries on November 23rd, 2010. [=CrowbarTK-Hullo=] was announced as the winner on February 7th, 2011, to very little fanfare and a lot of disagreement from spectators.
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!!General Tropes:
* AMillionIsAStatistic: Many, many people are killed at the end of Round 6, but what causes the tears? The death of a sidekick.
* ActionGirl: Most female contestants, such as Veera, Starcrosser, and Rosemary. Also tagalongs such as Pilot Gal and Mia (later on).
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: Where both of the finalists' entries are set, mainly due to that all the conventional battlefields have been made unavailable.
* ArtificialGravity: Traveller uses this, in conjunction with spinning tiers. The redesigned Protos has it, but Bungalow's ship lacks it.
* BigBad: A handful of contestants have their own coming after them. Mr. A may have been supposed to be one.
* BloodierAndGorier: Increasingly so as the rounds go on. Curiously, no one seems willing to kill their opponent [[KilledOffForReal for real]]. Yet.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Happens with most of the good characters, such as Mahrko and Areim.
* FurryComic: Many 'aliens' are anthro animals or otherwise furry. Notably, the native Kinvarians are frogs, and Mahrko is a purple giraffe.
* GadgeteerGenius: Several characters, given that each contestant has a custom vehicle. [[HorseOfADifferentColor Of]] [[GiantFlyer sorts]].
* GrandTheftMe: All of round 4- all contestants swap bodies- it was a mess.
* {{Heroic Build}}: Averted; most of the contestants are thin and lanky. Moose has too much muscle.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Leads to Inverted's poor choice of contestants.
* InTheirOwnImage: The act of closing the rift allows the winner to redefine the universe as he sees fit.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Veld, Ivan Jury, and later on [[spoiler: Obb]].
* MohsScaleOfSciFiHardness: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay at the low end.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: If only Inverted had [[ScreeningTheCall screened the call]].
* NightmareSequence: A few characters like Veera and Mahrko get heavy doses of these in their entries. Obb gets a taste of this himself.
* OnlyOneName: Most contestants and [=NPCs=].
* ParentalAbandonment: Mahrko, Stylx, Zuciel, and Clown all have seriously troubled, parentless childhoods.
* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Traveller was supposed to have the mass of a moon, though some depictions sized it down. Serpe's capital ship is stated to be 'moon-sized.' Where do they get the mass for these?!
** Not to mention that Veera's skimmer can pop over to the next planet in 2 panels.
* SpaceStation: Traveller, in orbit around Kinvar.
* SquareCubeLaw: Obeyed in some instances, ignored in others.
* StealthInSpace: Said moon-sized ship manages to stay cloaked NEXT DOOR to Traveller for most of the tournament's duration.
%%* TraumaButton: Practically everyone has one of these. Obvious physical ones are Mahrko's tail, and Clown's emotion pully. ZCE
!![[http://crowbartk-hullo.deviantart.com/ CrowbarTK-Hullo]]'s Entries (Tournament Winner)
* Fighter: [[http://crowbartk-hullo.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Ref-Bungalow-Forrester-169738796 Bungalow Forrester]]; Vehicle: Formerly RSSS Bungalow.
* Side characters: Pilot Gal, Jon Etman, Joshua Xozault, 'mini' Bungalow, 'Mickalow.'
* Opponents: Lenny, Veera (loss), Mick, Ivan, Gear, Areim, Veera, Mahrko (in progress)
!!!Tropes:
* ActionGirl: Pilot Gal
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: Round 8, but the trip getting there is trippier than the actual field.
* AppendageAssimilation: Bungalow Forrester took [[spoiler: Areim's]] eyes and changed them up into lenses for his own eyes.
* ArtificialGravity: Bungalow's ship has or used to have this ability, but ceased using it when the crew became the ship.
* BishonenLine: Forrester crosses this in Round 8.
* BodyHorror: The TransformationSequence in Round 5, and what must have happened to Ferudaeran before the tournament began.
* CameBackStrong: Round 4.
* TheChessmaster: Bungalow Forrester becomes this in the latter half of the tournament.
* ColonyDrop: [[spoiler:Forrester gets the citizens of Traveller to do this to themselves in Round 7]]
* TheCorruption: Bungalow's drones easily infect mechanical and biological structures.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Irais]] at the end of Round 6. [[spoiler: Also like 2/3 the other fighters between that round and 7.]]
* FullFrontalAssault: Forrester, all the time. Luckily, he has no dangly parts.
* GodivaHair: Koo Li Tien in Round 8.
* TheGodsMustBeLazy: Despite that most depictions show the Guardians in a very active role, Crowbar TK-Hullo makes them conspicuously absent when shit hits the fans of both Kinvar and Traveller. E, the personification of the universe, has only appeared once in her entries.
** This may be do to her slightly more destructive depiction of Kite, who is shown thoroughly enjoying the shit-fan-collision events, and prevents Inverted from doing anything to stop it.
* HiveMind: Bungalow, Bungalow, and Bungalow, [[spoiler: later joined by Mick, Xozault, Ivan, a Xenon kid named Azalea, and a slew of Traveller's inhabitants.]]
* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler: the ship turns into one in Round 7.]]
* IRejectYourReality: Most competitors chose to accept the winners' entry as canon when they were demoted to the lower tier. Crowbar TK-Hullo refused to accept Riyami's entry as canon when she lost in Round 2.
* InSpaceEveryoneCanSeeYourFace: Veera and Pilot Gal's space helmets. However, Veera's becomes polarized when [[spoiler: the S3 systems (AKA shiney stabby tentacles of death) take over]] against Forrester in Round 7.
* LoopholeAbuse: The one rule of the tourney, up to round 6, is that you can't kill your opponent. Bungalow Forrester pushes this rule as much as he can from the start.
* MadeOfPlasticine: Forrester easily tears off [[spoiler: his own arm]] in Round 5.
* TheNapoleon: Bungalow Forrester is about a foot shorter than most of his opponents. He gains a foot in height for the final round... then is pitted against the 7'5" Mahrko.
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: [[spoiler: Areim to Irais.]] The grief is compounded by that their culture's funerals involve summoning and talking to the spirit of the deceased.
* NoNameGiven: Despite appearing in most rounds, Pilot Gal has not been given a name. This is because Crowbar TK-Hullo has not thought of one.
** Supposedly, she has, but is keeping it under wraps.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Mecha Bungalow,]] arguably.
* OrificeInvasion: Bungalow Forrester to Ivan, Round 7.
** And to many others as early as Round 5.
* PuppeteerParasite: [[spoiler: A variant of Bungalow's drones can take root in people's bodies and add them to the HiveMind.]]
* SeenItAll: Bungalow Forrester was type two, before TheVirus turned him to what he is presently. He's still seen it all, but now he sees it differently.
* SquareCubeLaw: Obeyed; the HumongousMecha falls and can't get up when in a gravity field.
* StatOVision: Used in the second part of the final round, through the big Bungalow's point-of-view.
* VillainProtagonist: Bungalow Forrester.
* WasOnceAMan: Bungalow Forrester.
** His ship was once completely mechanical.
!![[http://someguy0203.deviantart.com/ someguy0203]] and [[http://limeindacoconut.deviantart.com/ LimeInDaCoconut]]'s entries (Finalists)
* Fighter: [[http://someguy0203.deviantart.com/art/RISE-OCT-reference-131149850 Mahrko]]; Vehicle: Protos I & II.
* Side Characters: Veld, Mia, Serpe, Zelton.
* Opponents: Stylx, Zopel, Areim, Veera, Robopongi, C.C. Dot, Bungalow Forrester (in progress)
!!!Tropes:
* AGodAmI: Serpe
* AllDeathsFinal: someguy0203 has declared that [[spoiler: Veld's]] death will not be undone by the end of the tournament. Whether or not the character's been KilledOffForReal has yet to be seen.
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: Round 8
* BigBad: Serpe
* CardCarryingVillain: Serpe, Zelton.
* DefeatMeansFriendship
* FireForgedFriends: Clown, Gearbox, and Starcrosser reluctantly team up to fight off Serpe's army.
* FurryComic: Mahrko is a purple giraffe and the Minkins are just furry.
* IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight: In Round 6, Veld and Stylx try to free [[spoiler: Mahrko]] from Serpe's control without resulting in [[spoiler: Mahrko's]] death.
* MeatPuppet: [[spoiler: Mahrko]]
* MindHive: Serpe and/or the Nexus.
* PuppeteerParasite: Serpe, through his 'extensions,' may be a mechanical version.
* ParentalAbandonment
* NightmareSequence
* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale
* StealthInSpace
* TookALevelInBadass: Mia is meek and passive at first, but by Round 6 starts making some bold moves.
** Mahrko, more subtly. In earlier round he doesn't hesitate to try and hug his opponents, but gradually becomes less open and more willing to fight.
!![[http://riyami.deviantart.com/ Riyami]] (Semi-finalist)
* Fighter: [[http://riyami.deviantart.com/art/Veera-Reference-Sheet-120620403 Veera]]; Vehicle: skimmer
* Side Characters: TIR, Vargen, Azeryn.
* Opponents: Starcrosser, Bungalow Forrester, Moniq, Mahrko (loss), Starcrosser, Robopongi, Bungalow Forrester (loss)
!!!Tropes:
* ActionGirl
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* NightmareSequence
* PeopleJars: Veera was shown in one via flashback.
!![[http://jedi-and.deviantart.com/ Jedi-and]]'s Entries:
* Fighter: [[http://jedi-and.deviantart.com/art/Star-Crosser-Rise-info-sheet-121074652 Star Crosser]]; Vehicle: none
* Opponents: Veera (loss), Rosko (special round), ???, Moniq, Veera (loss)
!!!Tropes:
* ActionGirl
* {{All Encompassing Mantle}}: Starcrosser's cape acts this way. Overlaps with {{Superheroes Wear Capes}}.
* BigEater: Starcrosser, aggain thanks to the always-hungry parasite.
* {{Clothing Damage}}: Starcrosser's costume becomes more and more damaged (and repaired in a rather rushed manner) as the contest goes on until she is forced to accept a new one from the judges.
* {{Clark Kent Outfit}}: Starcrosser is the only one of her race on the planet, yet hardly anyone realised the rather curvy red alien was in fact the heroic Starcrosser (again who was the "only other" example of her race). This is somewhat subverted as Veera saw through the costume with little effort, only comfirming it with a DNA scan.
** This might be considered to be a {{Paper Thin Disguise}}.
* CursedWithAwesome: Being a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever 50 foot tall]] FlyingBrick comes at the cost of an eternally hungry parasite living in Starcrosser's gut.
* MostCommonSuperPower: Star's a bit lacking.
* PuppeteerParasite: Under the right circumstances, the World Eater Parasite can completely control Starcrosser.
* {{Superhero}}: Starcrosser
* SquareCubeLaw: Played with. Starcrosser has no problem functioning when at many metres of height, however she requires more energy (and food for the parasite) the more she grows.
!![[http://digidaydreamer.deviantart.com/ DigiDayDreamer]] and [[http://inzekkt.deviantart.com/ Inzekkt]]'s Entries
* Character: [[http://digidaydreamer.deviantart.com/art/Obb-Ozarais-Reference-Sheet-137477037 Obb]]; Vehicle:
* Side Characters: Gust, Capritia, Hobby
* Opponents: Dash, Clown, Gearbox
!!!Tropes:
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: Hobby.]]
* FauxShadow: [[spoiler: Hobby]] has always been shown in the shadows, seemingly watching over Obb and even mocking Obb for his failure in his dreams, almost along the same lines as Serpe with the implication that he has some control over Obb. [[spoiler: It turns out Hobby was just a parasite inside Obb and is basically his guardian angel whenever Capritia isn't around.]]
* FourthWallPortrait: Inverted with Gust in the 3rd Round, when he surprised Obb with an oddly simplistic drawing of Gust himself...which looks just like the style that Gust was drawn in by the artist of Obb's 2nd Round opponent.
* FreudianExcuse: Invoked by Hobby during Obb's 3rd Round.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Gust vouches for Obb so the latter can join the Rise tourney, in spite of Obb taking out Gust's guardian Dlaigo just a minute earlier, on the sole basis that Obb knows Gust's father and is supposedly [[BlatantLies his friend]].
* GogglesDoNothing: Subverted with Obb. Even though he wears his goggles over his forehead, the audition shows his aunt Capritia (who's of the same species) bearing another pair of eyes of the insect kind right above her regular, dark eyes. As for the suspenders, well...[[WardrobeMalfunction maybe he can't keep his trunks up without them?]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Played straight with Hobby.
* JerkAss: Capritia (Obb's aunt) and later Hobby make it clear that Obb is not a nice guy.
* JerkAssWoobie: Arguably [[spoiler: Obb]], as it's heavily implied the constant wars on his homeplanet had affected him deeper than he wished to admit.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler: Obb]] turns into one.
* MadeOfIron: Obb in the 3rd Round.
* MoralityChain: Capritia and [[spoiler: Hobby]] are this to Obb. Or at least they're trying to be.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Obb both invokes and plays straight with this in the 3rd round.
* NoodleIncident: Obb doesn't disclose why he hates [[TheRival Cedor]] so much or what Cedor did to him.
* NonhumansLackAttributes: Capritia is shown to be covered partly in carapace over her body, so she doesn't need clothes. Obb wears them because he supposedly ripped off most of his carapace (which supposedly males have in greater proportion compared to females) to give himself TrainingFromHell and implies he feels rather naked as a result. [[LimitedWardrobe Not that Obb wouldn't wear his boxing clothes if he had a choice, given his boxing obsession.]]
* {{Monocle}}: Hobby.
* PetTheDog: In the 3rd round, Obb gets this by breaking his opponent Gearbox out of a glass mountain...[[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished with unfortunate consequences.]] Obb later on helps train Gearbox become a better fighter in the 4th Round.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: All their characters.
* PuppeteerParasite: [[spoiler: Hobby]] turns out to be this for Obb.
* RealMenWearPink: Exaggerated with Obb, since his flesh is pink.
* RedBoxingGloves: Averted with Obb's black boxing gloves and TheRival Dlaigo's white gloves. Played straight with his TagalongKid Gust.
* ScreeningTheCall: Played straight to the extreme when Obb does this to Dlaigo for the audition into the Rise tourney by [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty stunning him with an electric bubble net.]]
* SociopathicHero: Obb starts out as this, going out of his way to harm an unconscious opponent he raced against in the 1st round.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Averted with Capritia as she doesn't wear any clothing save for the orange scarf. Inverted with Obb with his dark boxing clothes contrasting against his pink flesh.
* TheConscience: [[spoiler: Hobby]] to Obb. Arguably somewhat subverted and played straight to the extreme, since Obb isn't inclined to do good even with said person, but he can be forced to do so if necessary.
* ToughLove: Justified when Capritia explains that Obb didn't respond well to casual affection in the past, so she's forced to adopt this in hopes of straightening him out.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Arguably Obb, as he has suspender-like straps holding up some black leather layers covering up his midriff.
* WhatTheHellHero: Obb gets chewed out by [[spoiler: Hobby]] for his sociopathic behavior.
!!Other Competitors:
* [[http://dark-velox.deviantart.com/ Dark-Velox]] and [[http://kokoniko.deviantart.com/ KokoNiko]] Characters:[[http://dark-velox.deviantart.com/art/RiseRef-Eoh-137451077 Eoh]] and [[http://dark-velox.deviantart.com/art/RiseRef-Roppongi-137452144 Roppongi]] [[http://dark-velox.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-137448719 Audition]] (Final 6!)
* [[http://curlypocky.deviantart.com/ Curly-PoCkY]] Character: [[http://curlypocky.deviantart.com/art/Rise-C-C-Dot-ref-sheet-137187116 C.C.Dot]] [[http://curlypocky.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-Pg-1-137281614 Audition]] (Final 6!)
* [[http://fluna.deviantart.com/ Fluna]] Character: [[http://fluna.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Areim-and-Ocan-RefSheet-137467013 Areim]] [[http://fluna.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-pt-1-136993357 Audition]] (Final 6!)
* [[http://dandy-vectrum.deviantart.com/ Dandy-Vectrum]] Character: [[http://dandy-vectrum.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-Rian-and-CD-ref-147352587 Rian]] [[http://dandy-vectrum.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-137050949 Audition]]
* [[http://masterthecreater.deviantart.com/ Masterthecreater]] Character: [[http://masterthecreater.deviantart.com/art/RISE-Mick-The-Robot-119936316 Mick the Robot]] [[http://masterthecreater.deviantart.com/art/RISE-audition-pg-1-132960361 Audition]]
* [[http://cool-fire-bird.deviantart.com/ Cool-Fire-Bird]] Character: [[http://cool-fire-bird.deviantart.com/art/Kaila-s-Ref-Sheet-OCT-Rise-121435961 Kaila]] [[http://cool-fire-bird.deviantart.com/art/Kaila-s-Rise-Audition-137148842 Audition]]
* [[http://kirokokori.deviantart.com/ Kirokokori]] Character: [[http://kirokokori.deviantart.com/art/Wafer-Reference-137481348 Wafer]] [[http://kirokokori.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-1-136857790 Audition]]
* [[http://bunnygirle26.deviantart.com/ bunnygirle26]] Character: [[http://bunnygirle26.deviantart.com/art/Grain-Rise-Ref-120283697 Grain]] [[http://bunnygirle26.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-Cover-120934432 Audition]]
* [[http://sky665.deviantart.com/ sky665]] Character: [[http://sky665.deviantart.com/art/Jackie-Ref-for-Rise-OCT-120719571 Jackie]] [[http://sky665.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Intro-Comic-Page-1-132310654 Audition]]
* [[http://dragol.deviantart.com/ dragol]] Character: [[http://dragol.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-Moniq-Ref-121467449 Moniq]] [[http://dragol.deviantart.com/art/Broken-Reflection-cover-121618666 Audition]]
* [[http://annaquinn.deviantart.com/ AnnaQuinn]] Character: [[http://annaquinn.deviantart.com/art/RISE-Character-Reference-133683356 Dash]] [[http://annaquinn.deviantart.com/art/RISE-Audition-Title-page-133683934 Audition]]
* [[http://flipsheep.deviantart.com/ FlipSheep]] Character: [[http://flipsheep.deviantart.com/art/Ivan-Ref-Sheet-2-0-130542171 Ivan]] [[http://flipsheep.deviantart.com/art/Ivan-s-Audition-2-0-130779915 Audition]]
* [[http://13thspiral.deviantart.com/ 13thSpiral]] Character: Stlyx (Reference Sheet Unavailable) [[http://13thspiral.deviantart.com/art/RISE-AUDTION-137457196 Audition]]
* [[http://thedemonsurfer.deviantart.com/ TheDemonSurfer]] Character: [[http://thedemonsurfer.deviantart.com/art/GearBox-Reference-122446618 GearBox]] [[http://thedemonsurfer.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-pg-1-137090319 Audition]]
* [[http://blyu-dono.deviantart.com/ Blyu-Dono]] Character: [[http://blyu-dono.deviantart.com/art/CLOWN-Riseoct-audition-ref-122326463 Clown]] [[http://blyu-dono.deviantart.com/art/Rise-intro-page-1-122744592 Audition]]
* [[http://twisted-goat.deviantart.com/ Twisted-Goat]] Character: [[http://twisted-goat.deviantart.com/art/OC-Zagaka-the-monster-124242568 Zagaka]] [[http://twisted-goat.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-comic-pg-1-136463135 Audition]]
* [[http://nakkistiltz.deviantart.com/ NakkiStitlz]] Character: [[http://nakkistiltz.deviantart.com/art/Rise-OCT-Cleo-Maleficent-121582371 Cleo]] [[http://nakkistiltz.deviantart.com/art/Rise-OCT-Audition-pg-1-123831614 Audition]]
* [[http://stephi-jk.deviantart.com/ stephi-jk]] and [[http://renka002.deviantart.com/ renKa002]] Character: [[http://stephi-jk.deviantart.com/art/Zopel-and-Brik-Reference-sheet-129672442 Zopel]][[http://renka002.deviantart.com/art/RISE-Audition-Fortunate-01-136643415 Audition]]
* [[http://isnult.deviantart.com/ Isnult]] Character: [[http://isnult.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-Moose-the-Viker-Ref-129468322 Moose]] [[http://isnult.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-Audition-Pg-1-130456669 Audition]]
* [[http://rue-foxclover.deviantart.com/ Ruse-Foxclover]] Character: [[http://rue-foxclover.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-character-reference-131736383 Bucket]] [[http://rue-foxclover.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-colored-cover-136165390 Audition]]
* [[http://dynamo5.deviantart.com/ dynamo5]] Character: [[http://dynamo5.deviantart.com/art/RISE-Scout-Reference-Sheet-134483556 Scout]] [[http://dynamo5.deviantart.com/art/RISE-audition-part-1-127441467 Audition]]
* [[http://chocohaulic.deviantart.com/ chocohaulic]] Character: [[http://chocohaulic.deviantart.com/art/Rise-OCT-White-Liquid-133231912 White Liquid]] [[http://chocohaulic.deviantart.com/art/WL-Rise-OCT-audition-Pt-1-134848194 Audition]]
* [[http://paite-chan.deviantart.com/ Paite-chan]] Character: [[http://paite-chan.deviantart.com/art/GC-Meet-Walter-Short-136881786 Walter]] [[http://paite-chan.deviantart.com/art/RISE-AUDITION-136882589 Audition]]
* [[http://zombiesensei.deviantart.com/ ZombieSensei]] Characters: [[http://zombiesensei.deviantart.com/art/The-Pixies-126059504 The Pixies (Diego and Sunny)]] [[http://zombiesensei.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-Pg-1-126207656 Audition]]
* [[http://graniteclaws.deviantart.com/ GraniteClaws]] Character: [[http://graniteclaws.deviantart.com/art/Character-Sheet-Rosemary-134773760 Rosemary]] [[http://graniteclaws.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-p-1-134841947 Audition]]
* [[http://ham-spam.deviantart.com/ Ham-Spam]] and [[http://taplaos.deviantart.com/ Taplaos]] Character: [[http://ham-spam.deviantart.com/art/Zuciel-and-24-ref-137044877 Zuciel]] [[http://ham-spam.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-Pt-1-135253019 Audition]]
* [[http://boredbuthappy.deviantart.com/ boredbuthappy]] Character: [[http://boredbuthappy.deviantart.com/art/Lenny-Reference-137474188 Lenny]] [[http://boredbuthappy.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Entry-Page-1-132532987 Audition]]
!!!Tropes For Other Competitors:
* {{Ambadassador}}: Dash. Though he/she acts as an ambassador, Dash qualifies for the tourney with retractable claws and a mean bite.
* ArtInitiatesLife: The Pixies' power.
* BrilliantButLazy: Ivan.
** In his defence, he has to sleep to survive. Taking a nap is like eating a meal to him.
* BucketHelmet: Bucket's head is, well, covered in a bucket.
* {{Curse}}: Clown (sealed/controlled emotions and IdentityAmnesia)
* DontYouDarePityMe: Clown's mistress Blanka doesn't take pity well... and vaguely resembles a certain DarkMagicalGirl.
* DumbMuscle: Moose, who always speaks in third person, is shocked when Inverted somehow knows his name.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Dash is a dinosaur-like alien. Also Dlaigo and Gust.
* {{Hermaphrodite}}: Dash.
* IdentityAmnesia: Clown's entire character and reason for entering Rise which branches into LossofIdentity and QuestForIdentity
* ItsAllAboutMe: Zuciel (though he gets better).
* MakingASplash: White Liquid, whose abilities range from becoming a puddle to turning into highly corrosive acid.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Cleo Maleficent.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Played straight with Gearbox, whose motivations for joining later turn out to involve a human girl from his past, though his reasons are unromantic, more or less. Partially subverted with Mick, who initially followed orders from Inverted; later entries implied he has an independent personality somewhere beneath.
* WrenchWench: Rosemary and Ginger.
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-->-- '''Rise Motto'''
Rise is an {{Original Character Tournament}} hosted by [[http://mr-tea-and-crumpets.deviantart.com Mr-Tea-and-Crumpets]] along with a group of five judges. The story is about how a Rift opened in the core of [[http://riseoct.deviantart.com/art/Planet-Kinvar-136800603 Kinvar]], and how a being called 'E' sent the {{NPC}} [[http://riseoct.deviantart.com/art/HOST-Mr-Inverted-119677181 Mr.Inverted]] all around the universe to find the 32 competitors that will battle (and race) through the tournament to get a wish to fix that Rift in the way they want, getting to change the Universe if they want to. Sometimes Mr.Inverted got accompained by another of the guardians ([[http://riseoct.deviantart.com/art/HOST-Ms-Jury-119717397 Ms.Jury]], [[http://riseoct.deviantart.com/art/HOST-Mr-Henderson-119742555 Mr.Henderson]] and [[http://riseoct.deviantart.com/art/HOST-Mr-Kite-122699944 Mr.Kite]]).
Rise had several factors setting it apart from the pack - the rounds were alternating vehicular challenges and on-foot battles, the competitors had to be an alien (a small percentage of humans and robots were allowed) and the tournament would take a Double Elimination format, meaning you had to lose twice to truly be out of the competition. After Round 6, the winner of the Upper Bracket would have the chance to get directly to the finals if they won, meaning Round 7 would be a 1vs1 semifinals.
The tournament opened auditions on April 2009 and Round 1 began on September 2009 with 32 competitors (called Risers by themselves), choosen out of the 111 auditioners by a group of five judges. The finalists, [[http://someguy0203.deviantart.com someguy0203]] and [[http://limeindacoconut.deviantart.com LimeInDaCoconut]] against [[http://crowbarTK-hullo.deviantart.com CrowbarTK-Hullo]], finished their final entries on November 23rd, 2010. [=CrowbarTK-Hullo=] was announced as the winner on February 7th, 2011, to very little fanfare and a lot of disagreement from spectators.
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!!General Tropes:
* AMillionIsAStatistic: Many, many people are killed at the end of Round 6, but what causes the tears? The death of a sidekick.
* ActionGirl: Most female contestants, such as Veera, Starcrosser, and Rosemary. Also tagalongs such as Pilot Gal and Mia (later on).
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: Where both of the finalists' entries are set, mainly due to that all the conventional battlefields have been made unavailable.
* ArtificialGravity: Traveller uses this, in conjunction with spinning tiers. The redesigned Protos has it, but Bungalow's ship lacks it.
* BigBad: A handful of contestants have their own coming after them. Mr. A may have been supposed to be one.
* BloodierAndGorier: Increasingly so as the rounds go on. Curiously, no one seems willing to kill their opponent [[KilledOffForReal for real]]. Yet.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Happens with most of the good characters, such as Mahrko and Areim.
* FurryComic: Many 'aliens' are anthro animals or otherwise furry. Notably, the native Kinvarians are frogs, and Mahrko is a purple giraffe.
* GadgeteerGenius: Several characters, given that each contestant has a custom vehicle. [[HorseOfADifferentColor Of]] [[GiantFlyer sorts]].
* GrandTheftMe: All of round 4- all contestants swap bodies- it was a mess.
* {{Heroic Build}}: Averted; most of the contestants are thin and lanky. Moose has too much muscle.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Leads to Inverted's poor choice of contestants.
* InTheirOwnImage: The act of closing the rift allows the winner to redefine the universe as he sees fit.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Veld, Ivan Jury, and later on [[spoiler: Obb]].
* MohsScaleOfSciFiHardness: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay at the low end.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: If only Inverted had [[ScreeningTheCall screened the call]].
* NightmareSequence: A few characters like Veera and Mahrko get heavy doses of these in their entries. Obb gets a taste of this himself.
* OnlyOneName: Most contestants and [=NPCs=].
* ParentalAbandonment: Mahrko, Stylx, Zuciel, and Clown all have seriously troubled, parentless childhoods.
* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Traveller was supposed to have the mass of a moon, though some depictions sized it down. Serpe's capital ship is stated to be 'moon-sized.' Where do they get the mass for these?!
** Not to mention that Veera's skimmer can pop over to the next planet in 2 panels.
* SpaceStation: Traveller, in orbit around Kinvar.
* SquareCubeLaw: Obeyed in some instances, ignored in others.
* StealthInSpace: Said moon-sized ship manages to stay cloaked NEXT DOOR to Traveller for most of the tournament's duration.
%%* TraumaButton: Practically everyone has one of these. Obvious physical ones are Mahrko's tail, and Clown's emotion pully. ZCE
!![[http://crowbartk-hullo.deviantart.com/ CrowbarTK-Hullo]]'s Entries (Tournament Winner)
* Fighter: [[http://crowbartk-hullo.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Ref-Bungalow-Forrester-169738796 Bungalow Forrester]]; Vehicle: Formerly RSSS Bungalow.
* Side characters: Pilot Gal, Jon Etman, Joshua Xozault, 'mini' Bungalow, 'Mickalow.'
* Opponents: Lenny, Veera (loss), Mick, Ivan, Gear, Areim, Veera, Mahrko (in progress)
!!!Tropes:
* ActionGirl: Pilot Gal
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: Round 8, but the trip getting there is trippier than the actual field.
* AppendageAssimilation: Bungalow Forrester took [[spoiler: Areim's]] eyes and changed them up into lenses for his own eyes.
* ArtificialGravity: Bungalow's ship has or used to have this ability, but ceased using it when the crew became the ship.
* BishonenLine: Forrester crosses this in Round 8.
* BodyHorror: The TransformationSequence in Round 5, and what must have happened to Ferudaeran before the tournament began.
* CameBackStrong: Round 4.
* TheChessmaster: Bungalow Forrester becomes this in the latter half of the tournament.
* ColonyDrop: [[spoiler:Forrester gets the citizens of Traveller to do this to themselves in Round 7]]
* TheCorruption: Bungalow's drones easily infect mechanical and biological structures.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Irais]] at the end of Round 6. [[spoiler: Also like 2/3 the other fighters between that round and 7.]]
* FullFrontalAssault: Forrester, all the time. Luckily, he has no dangly parts.
* GodivaHair: Koo Li Tien in Round 8.
* TheGodsMustBeLazy: Despite that most depictions show the Guardians in a very active role, Crowbar TK-Hullo makes them conspicuously absent when shit hits the fans of both Kinvar and Traveller. E, the personification of the universe, has only appeared once in her entries.
** This may be do to her slightly more destructive depiction of Kite, who is shown thoroughly enjoying the shit-fan-collision events, and prevents Inverted from doing anything to stop it.
* HiveMind: Bungalow, Bungalow, and Bungalow, [[spoiler: later joined by Mick, Xozault, Ivan, a Xenon kid named Azalea, and a slew of Traveller's inhabitants.]]
* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler: the ship turns into one in Round 7.]]
* IRejectYourReality: Most competitors chose to accept the winners' entry as canon when they were demoted to the lower tier. Crowbar TK-Hullo refused to accept Riyami's entry as canon when she lost in Round 2.
* InSpaceEveryoneCanSeeYourFace: Veera and Pilot Gal's space helmets. However, Veera's becomes polarized when [[spoiler: the S3 systems (AKA shiney stabby tentacles of death) take over]] against Forrester in Round 7.
* LoopholeAbuse: The one rule of the tourney, up to round 6, is that you can't kill your opponent. Bungalow Forrester pushes this rule as much as he can from the start.
* MadeOfPlasticine: Forrester easily tears off [[spoiler: his own arm]] in Round 5.
* TheNapoleon: Bungalow Forrester is about a foot shorter than most of his opponents. He gains a foot in height for the final round... then is pitted against the 7'5" Mahrko.
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: [[spoiler: Areim to Irais.]] The grief is compounded by that their culture's funerals involve summoning and talking to the spirit of the deceased.
* NoNameGiven: Despite appearing in most rounds, Pilot Gal has not been given a name. This is because Crowbar TK-Hullo has not thought of one.
** Supposedly, she has, but is keeping it under wraps.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Mecha Bungalow,]] arguably.
* OrificeInvasion: Bungalow Forrester to Ivan, Round 7.
** And to many others as early as Round 5.
* PuppeteerParasite: [[spoiler: A variant of Bungalow's drones can take root in people's bodies and add them to the HiveMind.]]
* SeenItAll: Bungalow Forrester was type two, before TheVirus turned him to what he is presently. He's still seen it all, but now he sees it differently.
* SquareCubeLaw: Obeyed; the HumongousMecha falls and can't get up when in a gravity field.
* StatOVision: Used in the second part of the final round, through the big Bungalow's point-of-view.
* VillainProtagonist: Bungalow Forrester.
* WasOnceAMan: Bungalow Forrester.
** His ship was once completely mechanical.
!![[http://someguy0203.deviantart.com/ someguy0203]] and [[http://limeindacoconut.deviantart.com/ LimeInDaCoconut]]'s entries (Finalists)
* Fighter: [[http://someguy0203.deviantart.com/art/RISE-OCT-reference-131149850 Mahrko]]; Vehicle: Protos I & II.
* Side Characters: Veld, Mia, Serpe, Zelton.
* Opponents: Stylx, Zopel, Areim, Veera, Robopongi, C.C. Dot, Bungalow Forrester (in progress)
!!!Tropes:
* AGodAmI: Serpe
* AllDeathsFinal: someguy0203 has declared that [[spoiler: Veld's]] death will not be undone by the end of the tournament. Whether or not the character's been KilledOffForReal has yet to be seen.
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: Round 8
* BigBad: Serpe
* CardCarryingVillain: Serpe, Zelton.
* DefeatMeansFriendship
* FireForgedFriends: Clown, Gearbox, and Starcrosser reluctantly team up to fight off Serpe's army.
* FurryComic: Mahrko is a purple giraffe and the Minkins are just furry.
* IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight: In Round 6, Veld and Stylx try to free [[spoiler: Mahrko]] from Serpe's control without resulting in [[spoiler: Mahrko's]] death.
* MeatPuppet: [[spoiler: Mahrko]]
* MindHive: Serpe and/or the Nexus.
* PuppeteerParasite: Serpe, through his 'extensions,' may be a mechanical version.
* ParentalAbandonment
* NightmareSequence
* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale
* StealthInSpace
* TookALevelInBadass: Mia is meek and passive at first, but by Round 6 starts making some bold moves.
** Mahrko, more subtly. In earlier round he doesn't hesitate to try and hug his opponents, but gradually becomes less open and more willing to fight.
!![[http://riyami.deviantart.com/ Riyami]] (Semi-finalist)
* Fighter: [[http://riyami.deviantart.com/art/Veera-Reference-Sheet-120620403 Veera]]; Vehicle: skimmer
* Side Characters: TIR, Vargen, Azeryn.
* Opponents: Starcrosser, Bungalow Forrester, Moniq, Mahrko (loss), Starcrosser, Robopongi, Bungalow Forrester (loss)
!!!Tropes:
* ActionGirl
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* NightmareSequence
* PeopleJars: Veera was shown in one via flashback.
!![[http://jedi-and.deviantart.com/ Jedi-and]]'s Entries:
* Fighter: [[http://jedi-and.deviantart.com/art/Star-Crosser-Rise-info-sheet-121074652 Star Crosser]]; Vehicle: none
* Opponents: Veera (loss), Rosko (special round), ???, Moniq, Veera (loss)
!!!Tropes:
* ActionGirl
* {{All Encompassing Mantle}}: Starcrosser's cape acts this way. Overlaps with {{Superheroes Wear Capes}}.
* BigEater: Starcrosser, aggain thanks to the always-hungry parasite.
* {{Clothing Damage}}: Starcrosser's costume becomes more and more damaged (and repaired in a rather rushed manner) as the contest goes on until she is forced to accept a new one from the judges.
* {{Clark Kent Outfit}}: Starcrosser is the only one of her race on the planet, yet hardly anyone realised the rather curvy red alien was in fact the heroic Starcrosser (again who was the "only other" example of her race). This is somewhat subverted as Veera saw through the costume with little effort, only comfirming it with a DNA scan.
** This might be considered to be a {{Paper Thin Disguise}}.
* CursedWithAwesome: Being a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever 50 foot tall]] FlyingBrick comes at the cost of an eternally hungry parasite living in Starcrosser's gut.
* MostCommonSuperPower: Star's a bit lacking.
* PuppeteerParasite: Under the right circumstances, the World Eater Parasite can completely control Starcrosser.
* {{Superhero}}: Starcrosser
* SquareCubeLaw: Played with. Starcrosser has no problem functioning when at many metres of height, however she requires more energy (and food for the parasite) the more she grows.
!![[http://digidaydreamer.deviantart.com/ DigiDayDreamer]] and [[http://inzekkt.deviantart.com/ Inzekkt]]'s Entries
* Character: [[http://digidaydreamer.deviantart.com/art/Obb-Ozarais-Reference-Sheet-137477037 Obb]]; Vehicle:
* Side Characters: Gust, Capritia, Hobby
* Opponents: Dash, Clown, Gearbox
!!!Tropes:
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: Hobby.]]
* FauxShadow: [[spoiler: Hobby]] has always been shown in the shadows, seemingly watching over Obb and even mocking Obb for his failure in his dreams, almost along the same lines as Serpe with the implication that he has some control over Obb. [[spoiler: It turns out Hobby was just a parasite inside Obb and is basically his guardian angel whenever Capritia isn't around.]]
* FourthWallPortrait: Inverted with Gust in the 3rd Round, when he surprised Obb with an oddly simplistic drawing of Gust himself...which looks just like the style that Gust was drawn in by the artist of Obb's 2nd Round opponent.
* FreudianExcuse: Invoked by Hobby during Obb's 3rd Round.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Gust vouches for Obb so the latter can join the Rise tourney, in spite of Obb taking out Gust's guardian Dlaigo just a minute earlier, on the sole basis that Obb knows Gust's father and is supposedly [[BlatantLies his friend]].
* GogglesDoNothing: Subverted with Obb. Even though he wears his goggles over his forehead, the audition shows his aunt Capritia (who's of the same species) bearing another pair of eyes of the insect kind right above her regular, dark eyes. As for the suspenders, well...[[WardrobeMalfunction maybe he can't keep his trunks up without them?]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Played straight with Hobby.
* JerkAss: Capritia (Obb's aunt) and later Hobby make it clear that Obb is not a nice guy.
* JerkAssWoobie: Arguably [[spoiler: Obb]], as it's heavily implied the constant wars on his homeplanet had affected him deeper than he wished to admit.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler: Obb]] turns into one.
* MadeOfIron: Obb in the 3rd Round.
* MoralityChain: Capritia and [[spoiler: Hobby]] are this to Obb. Or at least they're trying to be.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Obb both invokes and plays straight with this in the 3rd round.
* NoodleIncident: Obb doesn't disclose why he hates [[TheRival Cedor]] so much or what Cedor did to him.
* NonhumansLackAttributes: Capritia is shown to be covered partly in carapace over her body, so she doesn't need clothes. Obb wears them because he supposedly ripped off most of his carapace (which supposedly males have in greater proportion compared to females) to give himself TrainingFromHell and implies he feels rather naked as a result. [[LimitedWardrobe Not that Obb wouldn't wear his boxing clothes if he had a choice, given his boxing obsession.]]
* {{Monocle}}: Hobby.
* PetTheDog: In the 3rd round, Obb gets this by breaking his opponent Gearbox out of a glass mountain...[[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished with unfortunate consequences.]] Obb later on helps train Gearbox become a better fighter in the 4th Round.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: All their characters.
* PuppeteerParasite: [[spoiler: Hobby]] turns out to be this for Obb.
* RealMenWearPink: Exaggerated with Obb, since his flesh is pink.
* RedBoxingGloves: Averted with Obb's black boxing gloves and TheRival Dlaigo's white gloves. Played straight with his TagalongKid Gust.
* ScreeningTheCall: Played straight to the extreme when Obb does this to Dlaigo for the audition into the Rise tourney by [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty stunning him with an electric bubble net.]]
* SociopathicHero: Obb starts out as this, going out of his way to harm an unconscious opponent he raced against in the 1st round.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Averted with Capritia as she doesn't wear any clothing save for the orange scarf. Inverted with Obb with his dark boxing clothes contrasting against his pink flesh.
* TheConscience: [[spoiler: Hobby]] to Obb. Arguably somewhat subverted and played straight to the extreme, since Obb isn't inclined to do good even with said person, but he can be forced to do so if necessary.
* ToughLove: Justified when Capritia explains that Obb didn't respond well to casual affection in the past, so she's forced to adopt this in hopes of straightening him out.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Arguably Obb, as he has suspender-like straps holding up some black leather layers covering up his midriff.
* WhatTheHellHero: Obb gets chewed out by [[spoiler: Hobby]] for his sociopathic behavior.
!!Other Competitors:
* [[http://dark-velox.deviantart.com/ Dark-Velox]] and [[http://kokoniko.deviantart.com/ KokoNiko]] Characters:[[http://dark-velox.deviantart.com/art/RiseRef-Eoh-137451077 Eoh]] and [[http://dark-velox.deviantart.com/art/RiseRef-Roppongi-137452144 Roppongi]] [[http://dark-velox.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-137448719 Audition]] (Final 6!)
* [[http://curlypocky.deviantart.com/ Curly-PoCkY]] Character: [[http://curlypocky.deviantart.com/art/Rise-C-C-Dot-ref-sheet-137187116 C.C.Dot]] [[http://curlypocky.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-Pg-1-137281614 Audition]] (Final 6!)
* [[http://fluna.deviantart.com/ Fluna]] Character: [[http://fluna.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Areim-and-Ocan-RefSheet-137467013 Areim]] [[http://fluna.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-pt-1-136993357 Audition]] (Final 6!)
* [[http://dandy-vectrum.deviantart.com/ Dandy-Vectrum]] Character: [[http://dandy-vectrum.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-Rian-and-CD-ref-147352587 Rian]] [[http://dandy-vectrum.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-137050949 Audition]]
* [[http://masterthecreater.deviantart.com/ Masterthecreater]] Character: [[http://masterthecreater.deviantart.com/art/RISE-Mick-The-Robot-119936316 Mick the Robot]] [[http://masterthecreater.deviantart.com/art/RISE-audition-pg-1-132960361 Audition]]
* [[http://cool-fire-bird.deviantart.com/ Cool-Fire-Bird]] Character: [[http://cool-fire-bird.deviantart.com/art/Kaila-s-Ref-Sheet-OCT-Rise-121435961 Kaila]] [[http://cool-fire-bird.deviantart.com/art/Kaila-s-Rise-Audition-137148842 Audition]]
* [[http://kirokokori.deviantart.com/ Kirokokori]] Character: [[http://kirokokori.deviantart.com/art/Wafer-Reference-137481348 Wafer]] [[http://kirokokori.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-1-136857790 Audition]]
* [[http://bunnygirle26.deviantart.com/ bunnygirle26]] Character: [[http://bunnygirle26.deviantart.com/art/Grain-Rise-Ref-120283697 Grain]] [[http://bunnygirle26.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-Cover-120934432 Audition]]
* [[http://sky665.deviantart.com/ sky665]] Character: [[http://sky665.deviantart.com/art/Jackie-Ref-for-Rise-OCT-120719571 Jackie]] [[http://sky665.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Intro-Comic-Page-1-132310654 Audition]]
* [[http://dragol.deviantart.com/ dragol]] Character: [[http://dragol.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-Moniq-Ref-121467449 Moniq]] [[http://dragol.deviantart.com/art/Broken-Reflection-cover-121618666 Audition]]
* [[http://annaquinn.deviantart.com/ AnnaQuinn]] Character: [[http://annaquinn.deviantart.com/art/RISE-Character-Reference-133683356 Dash]] [[http://annaquinn.deviantart.com/art/RISE-Audition-Title-page-133683934 Audition]]
* [[http://flipsheep.deviantart.com/ FlipSheep]] Character: [[http://flipsheep.deviantart.com/art/Ivan-Ref-Sheet-2-0-130542171 Ivan]] [[http://flipsheep.deviantart.com/art/Ivan-s-Audition-2-0-130779915 Audition]]
* [[http://13thspiral.deviantart.com/ 13thSpiral]] Character: Stlyx (Reference Sheet Unavailable) [[http://13thspiral.deviantart.com/art/RISE-AUDTION-137457196 Audition]]
* [[http://thedemonsurfer.deviantart.com/ TheDemonSurfer]] Character: [[http://thedemonsurfer.deviantart.com/art/GearBox-Reference-122446618 GearBox]] [[http://thedemonsurfer.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-pg-1-137090319 Audition]]
* [[http://blyu-dono.deviantart.com/ Blyu-Dono]] Character: [[http://blyu-dono.deviantart.com/art/CLOWN-Riseoct-audition-ref-122326463 Clown]] [[http://blyu-dono.deviantart.com/art/Rise-intro-page-1-122744592 Audition]]
* [[http://twisted-goat.deviantart.com/ Twisted-Goat]] Character: [[http://twisted-goat.deviantart.com/art/OC-Zagaka-the-monster-124242568 Zagaka]] [[http://twisted-goat.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-comic-pg-1-136463135 Audition]]
* [[http://nakkistiltz.deviantart.com/ NakkiStitlz]] Character: [[http://nakkistiltz.deviantart.com/art/Rise-OCT-Cleo-Maleficent-121582371 Cleo]] [[http://nakkistiltz.deviantart.com/art/Rise-OCT-Audition-pg-1-123831614 Audition]]
* [[http://stephi-jk.deviantart.com/ stephi-jk]] and [[http://renka002.deviantart.com/ renKa002]] Character: [[http://stephi-jk.deviantart.com/art/Zopel-and-Brik-Reference-sheet-129672442 Zopel]][[http://renka002.deviantart.com/art/RISE-Audition-Fortunate-01-136643415 Audition]]
* [[http://isnult.deviantart.com/ Isnult]] Character: [[http://isnult.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-Moose-the-Viker-Ref-129468322 Moose]] [[http://isnult.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-Audition-Pg-1-130456669 Audition]]
* [[http://rue-foxclover.deviantart.com/ Ruse-Foxclover]] Character: [[http://rue-foxclover.deviantart.com/art/RiseOCT-character-reference-131736383 Bucket]] [[http://rue-foxclover.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-colored-cover-136165390 Audition]]
* [[http://dynamo5.deviantart.com/ dynamo5]] Character: [[http://dynamo5.deviantart.com/art/RISE-Scout-Reference-Sheet-134483556 Scout]] [[http://dynamo5.deviantart.com/art/RISE-audition-part-1-127441467 Audition]]
* [[http://chocohaulic.deviantart.com/ chocohaulic]] Character: [[http://chocohaulic.deviantart.com/art/Rise-OCT-White-Liquid-133231912 White Liquid]] [[http://chocohaulic.deviantart.com/art/WL-Rise-OCT-audition-Pt-1-134848194 Audition]]
* [[http://paite-chan.deviantart.com/ Paite-chan]] Character: [[http://paite-chan.deviantart.com/art/GC-Meet-Walter-Short-136881786 Walter]] [[http://paite-chan.deviantart.com/art/RISE-AUDITION-136882589 Audition]]
* [[http://zombiesensei.deviantart.com/ ZombieSensei]] Characters: [[http://zombiesensei.deviantart.com/art/The-Pixies-126059504 The Pixies (Diego and Sunny)]] [[http://zombiesensei.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-Pg-1-126207656 Audition]]
* [[http://graniteclaws.deviantart.com/ GraniteClaws]] Character: [[http://graniteclaws.deviantart.com/art/Character-Sheet-Rosemary-134773760 Rosemary]] [[http://graniteclaws.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-p-1-134841947 Audition]]
* [[http://ham-spam.deviantart.com/ Ham-Spam]] and [[http://taplaos.deviantart.com/ Taplaos]] Character: [[http://ham-spam.deviantart.com/art/Zuciel-and-24-ref-137044877 Zuciel]] [[http://ham-spam.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Audition-Pt-1-135253019 Audition]]
* [[http://boredbuthappy.deviantart.com/ boredbuthappy]] Character: [[http://boredbuthappy.deviantart.com/art/Lenny-Reference-137474188 Lenny]] [[http://boredbuthappy.deviantart.com/art/Rise-Entry-Page-1-132532987 Audition]]
!!!Tropes For Other Competitors:
* {{Ambadassador}}: Dash. Though he/she acts as an ambassador, Dash qualifies for the tourney with retractable claws and a mean bite.
* ArtInitiatesLife: The Pixies' power.
* BrilliantButLazy: Ivan.
** In his defence, he has to sleep to survive. Taking a nap is like eating a meal to him.
* BucketHelmet: Bucket's head is, well, covered in a bucket.
* {{Curse}}: Clown (sealed/controlled emotions and IdentityAmnesia)
* DontYouDarePityMe: Clown's mistress Blanka doesn't take pity well... and vaguely resembles a certain DarkMagicalGirl.
* DumbMuscle: Moose, who always speaks in third person, is shocked when Inverted somehow knows his name.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Dash is a dinosaur-like alien. Also Dlaigo and Gust.
* {{Hermaphrodite}}: Dash.
* IdentityAmnesia: Clown's entire character and reason for entering Rise which branches into LossofIdentity and QuestForIdentity
* ItsAllAboutMe: Zuciel (though he gets better).
* MakingASplash: White Liquid, whose abilities range from becoming a puddle to turning into highly corrosive acid.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Cleo Maleficent.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Played straight with Gearbox, whose motivations for joining later turn out to involve a human girl from his past, though his reasons are unromantic, more or less. Partially subverted with Mick, who initially followed orders from Inverted; later entries implied he has an independent personality somewhere beneath.
* WrenchWench: Rosemary and Ginger.
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