CPU Kerfuffle 4

## Fighters

* Mozilla: Fox, 7th place
* Sauceboss: Mario, 7th place
* Elphabuff: Little Mac, 5th place
* Star Platinum: Ryu, 5th place
* Home MD: Doctor Mario, 4th place
* Corn on the Cob: Corrin, 3rd place
* Perfect Spriteman: Piranha Plant, 2nd place
* The Grunk: Bowser, 1st place
* Hamburger Helper: Ridley, Reigning Champion

## Bracket

#### **Home MD vs. Corn on the Cob**

Game one goes to Rainbow Cruise, where Corn was born. Corn starts with an early lead off of a counter to take the first stock, and can keep the momentum going to take Home's second stock. Home is finally able to fire back with a stomp on stage, taking a stock. Home is able to even the stocks but not the game, landing a down b but taking a side b to end the game.

Game two goes to Lumiose City, with both fighters going for defensive plays. Corn, despite being on her back foot for most of it, takes stock one while the stage is transitioning. Home is able to take that stock back, but loses his own to stage jank leaving Corn firmly in the lead. She keeps this lead going to finish the match after Home cannot stay on stage, losing to his recovery.

Winner: **Corn on the Cob**

#### **Perfect Spriteman vs. Mozilla**

Game one goes to Pirate Ship, which is sailing the Sprite Seas. Using the lemon lime goodness of the stage, Perfect Spriteman is able to get a kill with up smash for a lead. Mozilla is unable to keep up, and takes enough percent to put him in easy kill range before dropping Perfect Spriteman. Using his new jaws, Perfect Spriteman is able to take Mozilla out with an up throw while staying pretty healthy. With a swift down b KO, Perfect Spriteman takes game one.

Game two goes to Great Bay where Perfect Spriteman takes a speedy KO with a dash attack off the turtle. Perfect Spriteman is able to keep the momentum rolling, netting an extremely early up smash kill. Mozilla is able to up smash and take a late stock, but it isn't anywhere near enough as Perfect Spriteman takes him out.

Winner: **Perfect Spriteman**

#### **Star Platinum vs. The Grunk**

Game one goes to Taco Mac, or at least a place called Fountain of Dreams that just looks like it. The Grunk takes an early lead with an off stage fair, and keeps the train moving with a killer forward smash. Star Platinum just cannot handle the Grunk, and can only barely manage to get a up smash kill before dying to a back air.

Game two goes to Pokemon Stadium where Star Platinum starts going on the offensive. Star Platinum dunks the Grunk but that doesn't stop the Grunk from recovering. The Grunk, after talk of him sitting on people's faces, foot stools Star Platinum which is a sentence that you should not put into any search engine. The Grunk is finally launched out of the blast zone, starting Star Platinum's rapid gain of momentum that takes another Grunk stock shortly afterward. That momentum is short-lived, as Star Platinum eats a forward smash and gets sent right back to halo. It doesn't take long for Star Platinum to take the game, as he finds a lucky back air and sends the match to round three.
Game three goes to Battlefield, where both fighters are throwing out their strongest moves to fish for early kills. Star Platinum takes the first, landing a sour down air off stage to gimp the Grunk. The Grunk proceeds to yeet Star Platinum out of the stage, with Star Platinum taking a stock with forward air soon after. The Grunk is able to even it out with a down air, and then does it again to win the set.

Winner: **The Grunk**

#### **Elphabuff vs. Sauceboss**

Game one goes to Mario Maker with Sauceboss threatening to kill within seconds of the match starting. Elphabuff, taking notes, does an up b of her own on top platform to take stock one. Elphabuff continues to do the unthinkable, and recovers from being thrown by a Mario as Little Mac. Now for something more predictable, Elphabuff armoring through a hit to decimate Sauceboss. Elphabuff finally loses a stock to an off stage aerial before coming back with a down smash.

Game two goes to Wuhu Island, with neither fighter able to do anything to each other for a while. Elphabuff is able to take stock one with a meaty forward smash, with the game being reset by a parry into up smash from Sauceboss. Both fighters continue to keep it even up to last stock after they quickly trade one after another. Elphabuff is able to come on top with a KO punch and up smash to take the set.

Winner: **Elphabuff**

### **Losers Round 1**

#### **Home MD vs. Mozilla**

Game one goes to Skyloft, with an early stock lead from Home MD and oil spill accusations for Mozilla. Home MD, wiht his recovery falling short yet again, loses a stock but fires back with a forward smash to retake the lead. Home is able to keep the lead, in no short part due to Mozilla just not doing anything, and win the game.

Game two goes to Duck Hunt, which Mozilla wants to turn into an oil field for capitalist reasons. Mozilla, fueled by greed, is able to take the first stock. Home MD is able to retake a stock with a back air before dash dancing on the concept of corporations. Mozilla, through the powers of making everything worse, is able to net a stock with a double foot stool. Mozilla, after deforesting the entirety of Duck Hunt, wins the match with a down smash.

Game three goes to Find Mii, a metaphysical manifestation of Mozilla's ideal world. With Thanos in a cage, as Mozilla plans to eradicate half of life on earth first, Home MD comes out swinging and takes stock one with minimal issue. Continuing the momentum, for the sake of the planet, Home takes a second stock with an up b to crush Mozilla's capitalist fantasies. Mozilla, as unhappy as everyone is to hear it, is able to take a stock and even the game somewhat. With the disturbing realization that Ryan may have done a Homestuck, Home gets Mozilla stuck in the blast zone to send the capitalism out of the Keruffle.

Winner: **Home MD** (and the planet)

#### **Star Platinum vs. Sauceboss**

Game one goes to Gamer, with neither fighter doing much. Sauceboss takes the first stock over a minute into the game, and Star Platinum is able to take it back very quickly. Sauceboss is able to take the lead with a back throw, but only briefly as Star Platinum takes the game to its last stock. Sauceboss takes game one with an off stage gimp, what will be his only game win in the tournament.

Game two goes to Halberd, where Sauceboss gets sauced and decimated by Star Platinum who takes an early stock lead. Sauceboss evens the stocks, but given that he's at 110 and fighting Star Platinum, that doesn't last long. Star Platinum learns the hard way why Halberd isn't legal, and cannot recover. After what can only be described as the weirdest period of two fighters not hitting eachother ever, Star Platinum wins game two with a forward air.

Game three goes to Smashville, where the game just gets really weird. Star Platinum takes the first stock with a shoryuken, only to get gimped by Fludd. Both fighters soon SD at nearly the same time after both whiffing up bs. The fighters then go to high percents, each almost dying multiple times until Sauceboss dies to an up air.

Winner: **Star Platinum**

### **Round 2**

#### **Corn on the Cob vs Perfect Spriteman**

Game one goes to Pokemon Stadium, with an extremely early Spriteman stock lead. After taking sizable damage, Corn is able to close a stock with an up smash that is quickly counteracted by a forward smash. Corn is able to even the stocks for a brief moment, landing a forward tilt to kill before her jump is read by Perfect Spriteman's neutral b.

Game two goes to Mementos where Corn takes an early percent lead, only for Spriteman to neutralize it. Stock one is taken a minute and a half in when Corn stuns Perfect Spriteman and kills with a forward smash. Spriteman quickly returns the favor with a killer down b. The fighters continue to search for kill moves, to the point where nearly anything would work, until Corn lands a forward tilt and Spriteman lands an up throw. After taking him to over 150%, Corn drops to a neutral b to give Perfect Spriteman the set.

Winner: **Perfect Spriteman**

#### **The Grunk vs. Elphabuff**

Game one goes to Dracula's Castle, a terrible stage for Elphabuff. The Grunk is able to easily score a down smash kill at ledge, and then another one on the other side of the stage. Elphabuff narrowly avoids getting three stocked by landing a KO punch shortly before being knocked out by the Grunk's forward air.

Game two goes to Norfair, probably Elphabuff's worst stage. This is demonstrated by Elphabuff clipping through the floor and into the blast zone immediately. Elphabuff, deciding only she and the stage get to take her stocks, SDs soon after getting to kill percent. She goes for a forward smash, just so she doesn't get three stocked, and proceeds to lose the set.

Winner: **The Grunk**

### **Losers Round 2**

#### **Elphabuff vs. Home MD**

Game one goes to Delfino Plaza which can be annoying for Elphaba. Home MD is able to take stock one with a down b finisher, before getting forward smashed into his next stock. After a failed KO Punch, Home is able to scoop with another down b to gain a lead. Elphabuff evens the game out with a back throw, and has a KO punch on deck that she doesn't get to use because Home lands a nasty forward air on her.

After losing three consecutive games in a row, Elphabuff walks off to hang out with her gym buddy The Grunk, giving the win to Home MD.

Winner: **Home MD**

#### **Corn on the Cob vs. Star Platinum**

Game one goes to Dream Land where Corn has direct contact with the earth. She is able to rack up the damage, but gets pineappeled and SDs. She isn't able to close out the stock, Star Platinum has begun to go and once he starts he does not stop, without losing her own to a forward smash. With Star Platinum up by two stocks, Corn seems frazzled, and SDs again.

Game two goes to Brinstar, one of the least natural stages. With the frames dropping by the dozens, the game is a little hard to see and comprehend. Star Platinum seems to SD, or trade with Corn and get KOed mid recovery, before KOing Corn with a shoryuken. Corn is able to take another stock from Star Platinum, but it is unclear how. Star Platinum closes out the game with an SD and it is onto game three.

Game three goes to Magicant, with an early lead from Corn with a down smash to close out stock one. Star Platinum isn't far behind, closing out her stock with a side b. Star Platinum keeps the offense up, and takes another side b stock before going down to a back air. Star Platinum just cannot find a window, and dies to a back air from under the stage.

### **Corn on the Cob vs. Home MD**

Game one goes to Yggdrasil's altar with Home going too deep and dying for it. Home is able to even the stocks for a brief moment, landing an aerial only to be smacked into the blast zone from halo. Home is able to catch up, landing his patented Doc Stomp to even the game to its last stock. Corn is the first one to land a big hit, killing with pin to take game one.

Game two goes to Yoshi's Story, with a dominating early game from Corn. With a counter to up b into a stun and forward smash, Corn takes stock one. She is able to keep the pressure on, landing another forward smash to close out stock two. Home MD is able to fire back with one of his own but it is too little too late. Corn is able to take game two with another pin and win the set.

Winner: **Corn on the Cob**

### **Perfect Spriteman vs. The Grunk**

Game one goes to Pilotwings, with both fighters cautiously playing offense. The Grunk is able to secure the first KO, throwing Perfect Spriteman into the volcano from the looks of it. Perfect Spriteman is understandably upset and up smashes The Grunk to even it up. After spot dodging a Grunk side b, Perfect Spriteman lands another killer up smash. Grunk is able to even the game up with an up b, putting them both on last stock. The game ends with a Grunk SD as a result of missing an air dodge.

Game two sees the fighters in New Donk City. The Grunk takes stock one with an up tilt but can't hold onto the lead after a Perfect Spriteman up smash. The Grunk keeps it even for a bit, before taking another up smash to the face, before neutralizing the lead with a back air. After a hard to decipher slideshow period, The Grunk takes the match with a forward smash to take game two.

Game three goes to Midgar, somewhere Perfect Spriteman may be familiar with. That possible familiarity does not matter to the Grunk, who gets a kill with a forward throw at ledge. Perfect Spriteman is able to come back with a forward smash to even out the stocks, but Grunk is able to take his lead back without much issue. With a Perfect Spriteman up smash to even it up, the game is on its last stock, which the Grunk closes with a forward smash.

Winner: **The Grunk**

### **Perfect Spriteman vs. Corn on the Cob**

The first game goes to Town and City where Perfect Spriteman pens with an early spike to take stock one. Corn is able to recover and quickly retakes the stock she lost. Perfect Spriteman is easily able to keep his momentum, taking a stock with a foot stool under the stage but Corn comes back with an up smash. Perfect Spriteman does the tried and true trick of holding b until your opponent drops the ball on themselves to win the game.

Game two goes to Kalos League where both fighters go on the defensive. Spriteman takes stock one with his funny ball trick, before eating a neutral b from Corn herself. Perfect Spriteman is able to wait out ledge invincibility and get a down b to take Corn's stock, leaving her with her last one for the tournament. Corn is able to take one last stock, before eating a forward smash from Spriteman.

Winner: **Perfect Spriteman**

### **Grand Finals**

Game one goes to Pictochat, where the Grunk shows his stuff and takes the first stock in just under fifteen seconds. Perfect Spriteman, after almost losing his stock multiple times, lands a back air to finally close the Grunk's first. After taking a sudden massive amount of damage, the Grunk takes a second stock with an up smash. Perfect Spriteman brings the game to last stock with a forward smash, but the Grunk is able to take the first game with a quick throw.

Game two goes to Green Greens, a stage notorious for its jankiness. After taking a heavy beating, Perfect Spriteman gets the Grunk into a pit and foot stools him to take stock one. The Grunk, proving that he can die in the pit on his own thank you very much, goes for the Bowsercide which kills him but not Perfect Spriteman. Using his up b off stage, the Grunk takes a stock off of Spriteman. Despite the two early deaths, the Grunk brings the game to last stock with another side b. It doesn't last very long due to a sour spot Spriteman down air.

Game three, out of five, goes to Frigate Orpheon, with the Grunk taking the lead after a forward smash. Without losing a stock, the Grunk manages to take another with a chain of up smashes into Perfect Spriteman's face. Perfect Spriteman is able to stay composed, landing a foot stool to kill the Grunk early. The Grunk is able to take the game with a down b.

Game four goes to Final Destination. The fighters are able to keep the match even, until the Grunk takes the lead with a forward throw. Spriteman is able to take a stock, but the Grunk is hot on his terracotta heels with a down smash to keep his lead. With an amazing parry, the Grunk is able to land a down smash to KO Perfect Spriteman and win him the tournament.

Winner: **The Grunk**

### **Championship Matches**

Hamburger Helper takes it to his signature stage, Unova League, and begins by gimping the Grunk. The Grunk, being the Grunk, does not care and immediately takes his stock back. Little did he know that Hamburger Helper was just getting started. Hamburger Helper maintains his momentum with an off stage neutral air to take the lead, which Grunk neutralizes with a down air. Like clockwork, as soon as the Grunk comes close to winning, Hamburger Helper breaks out the side b. But wait, hold on, who's this?

**It's Perfect Spriteman with a steel chair!**

Perfect Spriteman tags in, hoping to finish what his rival started. Sadly, the Grunk couldn't keep up and neither can Spriteman. He quickly drops to a forward smash and neutralizes the lead, but Hamburger Helper hits the side b and takes it back. Perfect Spriteman takes it to the last stock, but just cannot keep up and just like that, Hamburger Helper keeps his crown.

Champion: **Hamburger Helper**