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GRAND FINALS OF TUMBLR'S FASHION DISASTER TOURNAMENT GOLDEN CROC AWARDS 2023
Matchup #7.1: Cecil Gershwin Palmer (Welcome to Night Vale) vs Teruki Hanazawa (Mob Psycho 100)
This is it! From 64 initial contenders, we're down to the final 2. Trexel Geistman from Stellar Firma took the third spot already, but who will be first on the podium? Who deserves a nice pair of golden crocs for just how BAD their fashion sense is?
For one last time, let's review their Fashion Crimes!
On the left side, rises Cecil Gershwin Palmer. Crowned the Tumblr sexyman, iconic enough to make it into so many tournaments, is he also Disastrous enough to win here? His run in this competition so far has been smooth, full of sweeps even against the toughest contenders. He has been often nominated for (all canonically):
his first date outfit being described as "my best tunic and furry pants"
wearing capri pants and a cummerbund to work
wearing yellow sponge clogs, cat ears, and tights to the opera
wearing "a black tuxedo and white bow tie, open-toed polished black shoes, a burgundy velvet cape, earrings made from repurposed car keys, and a top hat with furry tassels hanging from the brim" to his wedding
going to sleep in "a honeycomb hat, a Hawaiian shirt, and leather pants"
On the right, we have Teru. Oh Teru. While his fashion sense has inspired much art from his voters, he struggled in a couple of matchups, but Terunation always pulled through - even in the last 10 minutes in one case. Can he take down Cecil? Can he succeed where Reigen failed? Here are a few of his (illustrated) Fashion Crimes:
wearing a three foot wig which causes him to resemble a cactus (above)
picking out that horrible monkey shirt that you could see in the Mob poll for Mob (it was so bad it defeated god)
certain... official promo art and official fanbook outfits (below)
This poll will last for a WEEK per democratic choice from y'all, so you have tons of time to make and share that propaganda!
[VD: A Discord call with icons showing Mob, Ritsu, Reigen, Serizawa, Teru, and Tome from Mob Psycho 100 participating. Everyone except Reigen has their audio on as they sing happy birthday, but they stop singing as Teru begins to sing with many dramatic vocal flourishes. Tome wheezes with laughter before quickly muting, and Ritsu leaves the call. Once Teru has almost finished, Tome unmutes again, still screeching with laughter. Mob quickly gets out a party horn honk at the very end. End VD] (VD credit: @princess-of-purple-prose )
i genuinely and truly wish that the english translation of the Yakiniku omake kept Shigeo’s slurred words as “Tch… Shut the hell up.” because just fucking imagine what the next ten seconds must’ve been like at the table after that. I’ve made like a billion posts about it and it still makes me laugh out loud like an idiot. Imagine being Ritsu and seeing that happen before your very fucking eyes. AND TERU. THE WAY TERU’S ONLY REACTION WAS “😀”. AND THE DEAD SILENCE AT THE TABLE. Reigen went home and scream sobbed into his pillow for sure. I genuinely could not imagine being Reigen and having Mob look at you like you’re a cockroach on the bottom of his shoe and tell you to shut the hell up. I would never again speak unless spoken to.
and Mob didn’t even apologize. He knows that what he said isn’t what he meant to say and he just let it linger there with no explanation or remorse. He’s like “whatever, close enough”. And then Ritsu tries to max out Reigen’s credit card 💀 The entire situation is expertly crafted to be as funny as possible.
realised i may have never posted these doodles here, so here?
from my ancient au where teru and mob meet in a hospital after ritsu's injury and shigeo/???% ends up being fond of him instead (due to teru convincing mob to use his powers more etc etc..)
from the same one. teru doesn't trust any adult with "psychic" abilities...