Danta Fanta

**Danta Fanta** (also known, more simply as **Danta**) is an English competitor, and founding member of Square 2 Charge, who first appeared in The 1999 Speedrunning Championship (2023).

## **Tournament and Event History:**

### **Prior to joining Square 2 Charge:**

Danta Fanta competed in a previous organization, and broke away from that to form Square 2 Charge along with Bobbledink, ConorDavid, JaNinJuice, Lucas B, and MTB. Danta Fanta has previously competed in International Spyro Grand Prix with his best result coming in ISGP 3 when he finished as a Semi-Finalist. In addition, he has previously competed in Kolizzian's Speedrun Community with his best result coming in Disney Dash, when he finished a Semi-Finalist. He has also competed for Games Raced Awfully.

### **Debuting in Super Charge Season 1:**

Danta would make his Square 2 Charge debut appearance in the first Super Charge episode, which saw him compete in the Spyro 3 Egg Hunt. The competitors included ConorDavid, Danta Fanta, MTB and Skater6453. The match saw Skater get the first victory in the channel's history, and was awarded The Golden Egg.

### **Competing in The 1999 Speedrunning Championship (2023):**

Danta was drawn for Group Cork, along with Bobbledink, CharmedSky, JaNinJuice and MidnightHeart. His Square 2 Charge tournament debut was a win against CharmedSky playing Pepsiman, in a match that would later be voided because of CharmedSky's departure from the tournament, and her subsequent replacement by The Kiwi Dragon. Next Danta would face Bobbledink in Toy Story 2, going on to lose that match. Danta would then face JaNinJuice in Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time in a losing effort, but the match would later be voided for not meeting the 10 minute minimum match time requirement. From here Danta would lose to The Kiwi Dragon in Ape Escape, before securing back to back wins against MidnightHeart in Elmo's Letter Adventure, and in his rematch with JaNinJuice playing Kingsley's Adventure, finishing Round 1 with a Win-Loss record of 2-2.

With The Kiwi Dragon securing a Semi-Final spot after going undefeated in Round 1, and MidnightHeart eliminated without a single victory in Round 1, that left Danta to face Bobbledink and JaNinJuice again in the Group Cork Triple Charge as the trio all finished Round 1 with two wins and two losses. It was agreed that the trio would face off in Pokemon Snap, but on the day, Danta and JaNinJuice had technical issues with the Project 64 emulator, leaving Rhodri to claim victory uncontested. Danta and JaNinJuice agreed to solve their issue by doing 'Circle, Square, Triangle' (the Square 2 Charge version of Paper, Scissors, Rock) to determine which of them would advance. JaNinJuice won the 'Circle, Square, Triangle' game, and advanced to the Quarter Finals, which meant Danta would end his 1999 Speedrunning Championship campaign in Round 1.

### **Competing in Super Charge Season 2:**

Danta returned to Super Charge Season 2, in a trio of matches to promote the then-upcoming QUICKELODEON tournament. In Episode 5, he defeated Bobbledink, JoeTheMonkeyman, and Rexy in SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, before then defeating Bobbledink in Episodes 6 and 7, playing The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules! and a series of Dora the Explorer themed flash games, respectively.

### **Competing in QUICKELODEON (2023):**

Danta would make his second tournament appearance in QUICKELODEON. His first match was playing the Ice Cream Mountain Minigolf minigame in Rugrats: Search for Reptar, finishing in first place ahead of MTB, JoeTheMonkeyman and Rexy in Group Lines. Upon the placements being combined, this would also translate to a first place finish overall in the Bubble Blowout Round. From here, Danta would get a pair of wins over JoeTheMonkeyman and Bobbledink in SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom and iCarly: Groovy Foodie! respectively. From here, Danta would get his first loss against Rexy in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, but despite this loss, Danta was able to advance to the Semi-Finals.

In the Semi-Finals, Danta met MTB playing Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy, where he would defeat MTB, sending him on to face JaNinJuice in the Bronze Final. Meanwhile, Danta would once again meet Rexy in the Grand Final of QUICKELODEON, which would see the pair facing off in a continuous series of three games, with three goals. During this Grand Final, Danta would suffer from computer issues, and while he was permitted to fix those issues, it would seem these issues seemed to understandably affect Danta's performance. Rexy would go on to finish all three goals first, as part of this supersized match, and as a result was crowned the brand new S2C World Champion, ending Danta's QUICKELODEON campaign with a result of second place.

## **Results and Statistics:**

### **Singles Tournaments:**

**The 1999 Speedrunning Championship:**

\*JaNinJuice and Danta Fanta's initial match in Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time was voided for not meeting the 10 minute minimum match length requirement. As a result, the match does NOT count as a victory for JaNinJuice. The game was switched to Kingsley's Adventure and Danta Fanta's victory in that match does count.

\*\*JaNinJuice and Danta Fanta had technical issues with Pokemon Snap, and therefore weren't able to progress. As a result, they settled their tie with 'Circle, Square, Triangle' (the Square 2 Charge version of Paper, Scissors, Rock) which JaNinJuice won, and meant that he advanced to the Quarter Finals.

**QUICKELODEON (2023):**

\*Though these matches are listed under separate stages, they are in fact part of one continuous marathon length final race, with only the result of Stage 3 counting toward the Win/Loss record. This differs from the previous Grand Final seen in The 1999 Speedrunning Championship (2023), where each goal was treated as a separate race worth individual amounts of points.

 QUICKELODEON (2023) | 6
 Total

### **S2C Super Charge Exhibition Matches:**

 Season 2, Episode 5 | September 26, 2023
 Season 2, Episode 6 | September 28, 2023
 Season 2, Episode 7 | September 30, 2023

 Season 2

## **Trivia:**

* Danta is one of the founding members of Square 2 Charge.
* Danta appears as a regular personality on Square 2 Charge's other shows Triangle 2 Talk and X 2 Play.
* With his multiple appearances across tournaments, Super Charges, VERSUS, Triangle 2 Talk and X 2 Play, Danta is one of the most active member of Square 2 Charge.
* Danta and Bobbledink hold the distinction of having the first match that contained a flash game.
* As of November 2023, Danta holds the record for the best comeback between two consecutive events. Danta was eliminated in Round 1 during The 1999 Speedrunning Championship (2023), but would make it all the way to the Grand Final of QUICKELODEON (2023).