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Yuko

## PROFESSIONAL

### Occupation

Ronin, Sword Who Cuts the Heavens, whichever line of work they consider worth mentioning

### Attunement

percentage of attunement throughout the books

## RELATIONSHIPS

### Family

relevant family (ie: Mother (Deceased) and so on)

### Friends

friends! if mentioning other ronins, link to their page

## VOICE ACTORS

### English

english VA for the character

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Write an introduction paragraph for the character with the most general and important information. This is where people get the gist of the character.

## APPEARANCE

Describe the character's appearance here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs. Do not make a lists (ie: Hair : black. Eyes : black) but use actual descriptions (ie: "They have short, black hair that is cut in an assymetrical style")

## PERSONALITY

Describe the character's personality here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs.

### STATS

Describe your character in relation to the game stats within each section (ie: how does their calculated nature manifest? perhaps they're stuck between brutal and finesse, how does that affect their techniques? etc). Mark their assigned stats in **BOLD** and *ITALICS* for easier reading!

**Delete this entire section if your character isn't an MC/Ronin and therefore has no stats.**

* IMPULSIVE (%) - CALCULATED (%)

Text here.

* PERVERTED (%) - CHIVALROUS (%)

Text here.

* CHARMING (%) - STOIC (%)

Text here.

* DRIFTER (%) - PROTECTIVE (%)

Text here.

* BRUTAL (%) - FINESSE (%)

Text here.

## BACKGROUND

Describe the character's background here. For reference, it should be a general rundown of their life before the start of Book 1.

## TRIVIA

* Write a bullet list of fun trivia and details about your character that don't fit anywhere else. For example, if your character has a fanon spirit animal that differs from the game, mention it here!
* Perhaps share their favorite food or color.
* Or maybe tells us which characters from other media inspired you to create them.
* Feel free to write as much as you'd like!

## GALLERY

To insert a gallery, press on INSERT and then GALLERY - you'll be prompted to pick the pictures relevant to the character from the wiki's database, so make sure you've submitted them properly. The names of the file are case sensitive!
Grey Day

## Music Video

"**Grey Day**" is a 2-Tone song written by Mike Barson and recorded by British pop/ska band Madness. The song was the first single released from the band's third studio album *7*. It was a big departure from their early ska sound with a much darker, miserable feel. The song title does not appear in the lyrics as a single phrase, though a couplet rhyming "grey" with "day" features in the chorus.

The song was written prior to the band becoming a success in the UK music scene, and the first performance of the song came back in 1978 at the Acklam Hall while the band were known as "The North London Invaders". The song was finally recorded in 1981 and was released as a single on 17 April 1981. The song spent 10 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, reaching a high of number 4. It was able to crack the charts in Australia as well, but only as high as number 82.

## Music video

The music video for the single was filmed in March 1981. The majority of the video was shot on an open top bus as it drove around London, and in Bowmans shop window on Camden High Street, where the band performed the song. The street they are featured walking down is Royal College Street just off Camden High Street; they're seen entering houses between 109 and 121. A recurring theme in the music video is common dreams such as dreaming; that one is flying or falling.

## Appearances

"Grey Day" is one of Madness' most anthologised singles. In addition to its single release and appearance on the album *7*, "Grey Day" also appears on the Madness collections *Divine Madness* (a.k.a. *The Heavy Heavy Hits*), *Complete Madness*, *It's... Madness*, *The Business* and *Our House*. It also features on all four US Madness retrospectives, *Madness*, *Total Madness*, *Ultimate Collection* and *The Millennium Collection*.

## Chart performance

 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)
 Ireland (IRMA)
 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
 Netherlands (Single Top 100)
 UK Singles (OCC)
Alternate Exetior

Alternate Exetior serves as a major antagonist in late Phase Three and a minor posthumous antagonist in Phase Four.

He is the evil replacement of our Exetior, that entered the universe during the timeline reset.

## Biography

This version of Exetior had almost the same backstory as the Original. Just like the original, he too was once a highest, rebelled against them, and became a demon. He too teamed up with Zalgo and attempted to take over Hell. But unlike the original Exetior, this one never redeemed himself and instead manipulated Aurora and her friends for years without them noticing. After Ozymandias messed with the timeline, this Exetior and his counterpart switched places, while the original Mephiles was completly removed from reality, being replaced with a nicer counterpart. Luckily for Mephiles, he could save his consciousness with his time manipulating abilities. The evil counterparts then made a deal: Exetior collects the Dragonballs and wishes Mephiles back into existence, and the two of them then take over all of reality. This plan didn't really work out for Exetior, as he has been captured by the TVA. Altough he managed to escape, he was defeated, banished by Shenron, and eventually even killed by Corrupt.

## Powers and Abilities

Should be the same as those of his mainstream counterpart.

## Attack Potency

Same as his mainstream counterpart, possibly lower.

## Villainous Deeds

* Upon having switched places with his mainstream counterpart, he manipulated Aurora and her friends into trusting him, and his true colors have only been revealed, ironically enough, by Sark.
* Quickly kills Sark in order to silence him, doesn't work out.
* Attempts to reason with Aurora at first, but upon realizing his facade failed, he tries to kill her immediately.
* Conspires with Mephiles the Dark, and plans to take over the multiverse with him.
* Breaks into an insane asylum and helps Evelin, a deranged serial killer, escape.
* Teams up with Evelin and a few other EXEs.
* Attempts to collect the dragonballs in order to ressurect Mephiles. (The evil one)
* Fights and attempts to kill Aurora on multiple occasions.
* After being captured by the TVA, he kills a variant of Tails and wears his tails as a scarf.
* Escapes the TVA.
* Tries to steal the dragonballs on Cyst.
* Rejects Corrupt's offer after being defeated, though that's probably a good thing.

## Trivia

* This version of Exetior is quite similar to his canon counterpart in the Nightmare Universe.
* Just like his canon counterpart, he too is (most likely) Inconsistently Heinous.
* Altough he did kill a variant of Tails while at the TVA, Exetior claims that the Tails variant was a jerk and that he deserved it.
* He is usually pretty polite, and can be affable to his allies. It's also implied that he has some standarts.
* Unlike his mainstream counterpart, he wasn't hunted by the highests for currently unknown reasons.
Shimizu Hiroko

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Write an introduction paragraph for the character with the most general and important information. This is where people get the gist of the character. Start with their relationshop to the MC/OC they're tied to. (ie: Naoko is Kurosawa Nao's birthmother, who died years after abandoning him, etc)

## APPEARANCE

Describe the character's appearance here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs. Do not make a lists (ie: Hair : black. Eyes : black) but use actual descriptions (ie: "They have short, black hair that is cut in an assymetrical style")

## PERSONALITY

Describe the character's personality here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs.

## BACKGROUND

Describe the character's background here. For reference, it should be a general rundown of their life before the start of Book 1.

Explain their relevance to the MC/OC they're tied to.

## TRIVIA

* Write a bullet list of fun trivia and details about your character that don't fit anywhere else. For example, if your side character has a spirit animal, mention it here
* Perhaps share their favorite food or color.
* Or maybe tells us which characters from other media inspired you to create them.
* Feel free to write as much as you'd like!

## GALLERY

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Cecil Campbell

## Prince Buster

**Cecil Bustamente Campbell** OD (24 May 1938 – 8 September 2016), known professionally as **Prince Buster**, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer. The records he released in the 1960s influenced and shaped the course of Jamaican contemporary music and created a legacy of work that would be drawn upon later by reggae and ska artists. A notable example of these reggae and ska artists is Madness, a British ska band named after Prince Buster's song "Madness". Madness have also released a cover of the Prince's "One Step Beyond" and written a song about him called "The Prince".
Kurosawa Naoko

Kurosawa Nao (son)

 —Kurosawa Nao, about his mother.

Naoko is Kurosawa Nao's biological mother. She was born as the middle daughter of the Kurosawa household, a family of tailors native to Genfu who especialized in ornate, ocean based patterns and designs.

After becoming pregnant as a victim of the pirate raids, Naoko was disowned and moved to the slums at the outskirts of Genfu, where she lived in a small community of other disgraced women - among them was Taiga, a Kondo woman who would eventually become her best friend and romantic partner.

## APPEARANCE

Despite being the middle child of the Kurosawa, Naoko is by far the shortest of her siblings, standing at 155cm (or 5'0'') with a pale, easily sunburnt complexion. Her eyes are of a light and faded pink, often carrying an air of melancholy that heavily contrasts her cheerful demeanor, and her long, black hair is rather messy as she can't ever decide which hairstyle she'd like. In her teenage years, she became partial to braiding her hair as practice, so she could "impress her daughter in the future" - in the end, Naoko became skilled when it came to implement braids to common hairstyles.

She's often seen wearing her favorite bright peach furisode, with white branches and leaves, alongside a light blue obi. This tends to set her apart from her family, as they use more muted and cold palettes with the sea themed patterns they're known for.

Naoko's hands are rough and calloused, often covered by bandages due to her dedication to her craft, which have led to many sleepless nights perfecting a specific pattern or piece of clothing she was commissioned.

## PERSONALITY

Describe the character's personality here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs.

## BACKGROUND

Describe the character's background here. For reference, it should be a general rundown of their life before the start of Book 1.

Explain their relevance to the MC/OC they're tied to.

## TRIVIA

* It's suspected that her spirit animal could be a hermit crab, following the established lore about families sharing the same or similar spirit animals. Taiga noted that everytime Naoko went to the beach, she'd end up befriending a hermit crab along the way.
* Naoko has a thick Genfu accent that she never bothered to conceal, as she believed she would spend the rest of her life in her little province by the sea.

## GALLERY

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Total Madness - The Very Best of Madness

**Total Madness - the Very Best of Madness** is a greatest hits album by Madness, released in 1997. It was released exclusively in the United States and Canada.

## Critical reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album three out of five stars and wrote that the album "[is] an overview of Madness in their decline, with a couple of earlier hits thrown in for good measure."

## Track listing

1. "Our House" (Chas Smash, Chris Foreman) - 3:20
2. "It Must Be Love" (Labi Siffre) - 3:18
3. "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" (Smash, Michael Barson) - 3:09
4. "Shut Up" (Foreman, Graham McPherson) - 3:26
5. "Grey Day" (Barson) - 3:38
6. "The Sun and the Rain" (Barson) - 3:30
7. "Wings of a Dove" (Smash, McPherson) - 3:03
8. "Michael Caine" (Smash, Daniel Woodgate) - 3:36
9. "One Better Day" (McPherson, Mark Bedford) - 4:06
10. "Uncle Sam" (Foreman, Lee Thompson) - 4:16
11. "Yesterday's Men" (Foreman, McPherson) - 4:32
12. "One Step Beyond" (Cecil Campbell) - 3:33 (Version exclusive to compilation)
(Waiting For) The Ghost Train

## Music Video

"**(Waiting For) The Ghost Train"** is a single by Madness. Released in 1986 shortly after the band announced they were to split, it was their last single prior to reforming in 1992. It spent nine weeks in the UK charts, peaking at number 18. The song first appeared on an album on the band's 1986's Utter Madness greatest hits compilation, issued one month after its single release.

The song was written by Suggs about apartheid in South Africa, with its chorus "It's black and white, don't try to hide it" and the line "The station master's writing with a piece of orange chalk / One hundred cancellations, still no one wants to walk" (in reference to the South African flag). Mike Barson reunited with the other members of the band to record this song, although he did not appear in the music video.

A Christmas flexi-disc record containing the 'band demo' of the song was sent out to Madness fan club (M.I.S.) members, featuring farewells and thanks from each member of the band (except Barson).

## Critical reception

Upon its release, Anna Martin of *Number One* stated: "Reminiscent of the classic sound of "Grey Day" and "The Sun and the Rain", the chorus follows in the great tradition of sing-a-long-ability and ends in a big, sweeping crescendo that signals the end." Simon Mills of *Smash Hits* related the song to the band's recent material of that time: "Their "farewell single" is more of the same doomy stuff about an unfortunate bunch of folk who are all waiting for this train that never comes. Life's like that isn't it?"

## Chart performance

 UK Singles Chart
Misako

—Misako Uesugi

Misako was found in the fishing village of Jijinto as a child, raised on the streets before she met Gensai... Koko was busy nibbling on a piece of raw fish at the time.

## APPEARANCE

Misako had chartreuse green hair in a classical yet elegant bob-style, with two brown antennae trailing down her neck. She also had a scar upon her left-eye (due to unknown circumstances), and sharp golden eyes.

## PERSONALITY

### STATS

Describe your character in relation to the game stats within each section (ie: how does their calculated nature manifest? perhaps they're stuck between brutal and finesse, how does that affect their techniques? etc). Mark their assigned stats in **BOLD** and *ITALICS* for easier reading!

* 70%-30%

Text here.

* 30%-70%

Text here.

* 10%-90%

Text here.

* 70%-30%

Text here.

* 80%-20%

Text here.

## BACKGROUND

Misako was adopted by Gensai at the age of 11; along with her other brother Landon while they were living in the seaside village of Jijinto... However Gensai didn't see much potential in Landon's capability to wield Jigoku Itto-ryo and thus rejected him. Misako found herself living with a bunch of other children at Gensai's dojo, but to Misako's own ire Gensai would only pick a few orphans to learn the arts of Jigoku... While Jun, often got on her nerves more than once, Koko grudgingly accepted her own circumstances under Gensai's training methods...

## TRIVIA

* Misako had often worked multiple jobs in the past.
* Misako's favourite colour is red; and her favourite number is 4
* Misako had fangs and a long tongue, it was often implied that she is not of human origin
* Misako is currently married to Jun Uesugi since *Book 4*
* Koko is terrible at shogi matches, and is also currently illiterate
* Koko had a sweet tooth and she loved sampling dango and miscellanous sweets in Hyuga
* Misako's main theme song would be *Flower of Blood*, by the vocaloid Gumi
* OC partially inspired by a combination of Rei Ayanami, Yuki Nagato, wuxia cinematography *and* shounen heroes
* Misako has a scar on her left-eye (because scars are so cool!)
* The Chinese Giant Salamander is her spirit animal due to her stoic nature

## GALLERY

Misako Uesugi (as drawn by Snow\_firefly)Drawn by 'Genfu's gay Leader' on SoH server
Arakawa Emiko

Arakawa Emiko is the half-sister of Arakawa Tetsuo. She was born as a result of the pirate raid on Genfu. In her timeline she survived her brother.

## Personality

###### Stats:

1. Impulsive
2. Perverted
3. Charming
4. Protective/Drifter
5. Brutal

## Relationships

### **Tetsuo**

Tetsuo is Emiko's older half-brother, they share the same mother. Having known Tetsuo for the entirety of her early life she always found it weird how much their mother disliked her. She never fully understood it until later when they ended up at the orphanage and Tetsuo gave her their mother's red bead bracelet.

Being her caretaker and older brother Emiko always tried to play pranks or run away from Tetsuo to get his attention. He was devastated when during the famine Tetsuo suggested Emiko ate him so she should survive. She never forgave herself for this and wished to one day meet her brother again, even if it's in her dreams.

She keeps her red bead bracelet as a momentum on her brother to remember him by.

#### **Ichika**

Ichika is the mother of Emiko. She had a rough time with her mother who never fully accepted Emiko as her daughter due to the fact she was a bastard child from an assault. Emiko always felt sad how much her mother hated her even after she was gone.
Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)

## Music Video

"**Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)**" is a song by British band Madness from their fourth album *The Rise & Fall*. It spent 9 weeks in the UK charts, peaking at # 8 in February 1983. It was released as a double A-side with the Chris Foreman composition, "Madness (Is All in the Mind)".

The single version is a slight remix of the album track. A slower, blues-style version of the song, with Elvis Costello on vocals, was included as a bonus track on the 12" single. The latter version was later included as a bonus track on the 2004 2-disc reissue of Costello's *Goodbye Cruel World* album.
SIDE CHARACTER TEMPLATE

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Write an introduction paragraph for the character with the most general and important information. This is where people get the gist of the character. Start with their relationshop to the MC/OC they're tied to. (ie: Naoko is Kurosawa Nao's birthmother, who died years after abandoning him, etc)

## APPEARANCE

Describe the character's appearance here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs. Do not make a lists (ie: Hair : black. Eyes : black) but use actual descriptions (ie: "They have short, black hair that is cut in an assymetrical style")

## PERSONALITY

Describe the character's personality here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs.

## BACKGROUND

Describe the character's background here. For reference, it should be a general rundown of their life before the start of Book 1.

Explain their relevance to the MC/OC they're tied to.

## TRIVIA

* Write a bullet list of fun trivia and details about your character that don't fit anywhere else. For example, if your side character has a spirit animal, mention it here
* Perhaps share their favorite food or color.
* Or maybe tells us which characters from other media inspired you to create them.
* Feel free to write as much as you'd like!

## GALLERY

To insert a gallery, press on INSERT and then GALLERY - you'll be prompted to pick the pictures relevant to the character from the wiki's database, so make sure you've submitted them properly. The names of the file are case sensitive!
Shimizu Hanako

## PROFESSIONAL

### Occupation

Ronin, Sword Who Cuts the Heavens, whichever line of work they consider worth mentioning

### Attunement

percentage of attunement throughout the books

## RELATIONSHIPS

### Family

relevant family (ie: Mother (Deceased) and so on)

### Friends

friends! if mentioning other ronins, link to their page

## VOICE ACTORS

### English

english VA for the character

 —and here's whoever said it

Write an introduction paragraph for the character with the most general and important information. This is where people get the gist of the character.

## APPEARANCE

Describe the character's appearance here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs. Do not make a lists (ie: Hair : black. Eyes : black) but use actual descriptions (ie: "They have short, black hair that is cut in an assymetrical style")

## PERSONALITY

Describe the character's personality here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs.

### STATS

Describe your character in relation to the game stats within each section (ie: how does their calculated nature manifest? perhaps they're stuck between brutal and finesse, how does that affect their techniques? etc). Mark their assigned stats in **BOLD** and *ITALICS* for easier reading!

**Delete this entire section if your character isn't an MC/Ronin and therefore has no stats.**

* IMPULSIVE (%) - CALCULATED (%)

Text here.

* PERVERTED (%) - CHIVALROUS (%)

Text here.

* CHARMING (%) - STOIC (%)

Text here.

* DRIFTER (%) - PROTECTIVE (%)

Text here.

* BRUTAL (%) - FINESSE (%)

Text here.

## BACKGROUND

Describe the character's background here. For reference, it should be a general rundown of their life before the start of Book 1.

## TRIVIA

* Write a bullet list of fun trivia and details about your character that don't fit anywhere else. For example, if your character has a fanon spirit animal that differs from the game, mention it here!
* Perhaps share their favorite food or color.
* Or maybe tells us which characters from other media inspired you to create them.
* Feel free to write as much as you'd like!

## GALLERY

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Kokutan

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Write an introduction paragraph for the character with the most general and important information. This is where people get the gist of the character. Start with their relationshop to the MC/OC they're tied to. (ie: Naoko is Kurosawa Nao's birthmother, who died years after abandoning him, etc)

## APPEARANCE

Describe the character's appearance here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs. Do not make a lists (ie: Hair : black. Eyes : black) but use actual descriptions (ie: "They have short, black hair that is cut in an assymetrical style")

## PERSONALITY

Describe the character's personality here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs.

## BACKGROUND

Describe the character's background here. For reference, it should be a general rundown of their life before the start of Book 1.

Explain their relevance to the MC/OC they're tied to.

## TRIVIA

* Write a bullet list of fun trivia and details about your character that don't fit anywhere else. For example, if your side character has a spirit animal, mention it here
* Perhaps share their favorite food or color.
* Or maybe tells us which characters from other media inspired you to create them.
* Feel free to write as much as you'd like!

## GALLERY

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Embarrassment

## Music Video

"**Embarrassment**" is a song recorded by ska/pop band Madness, predominantly written by Lee Thompson, but partially credited to Mike Barson. The band first began performing the song at live shows in April 1980, and it was featured on their second studio album, *Absolutely*.

The song was released as a single on 14 November 1980 and spent 12 weeks in the UK singles chart, reaching a high of number 4. The song was remixed for issue as a single, which is different from the album version, although they both have the same running time.

## Lyrical content

The meaning behind the song was particularly dark, considering the band's previous material. Primarily written by Lee Thompson, the plot of the song reflected the unfolding turmoil following the news that his teenage sister, Tracy, had become pregnant and was carrying a black man's child. The subsequent rejection by her family, and the shame felt, was reflected in the song.

As Thompson was on the road with the band, he only heard snippets of the story, through phone calls and letters, but this was enough for him to piece the story together. The song is a clear indication of changing attitudes (see miscegenation). The real-life story had a happy ending, however; Thompson later stated that when the child named "Hayley" was born, the antipathy of Tracy's relatives dissolved.

## Music video

The music video for the single was filmed in Embassy Club, London, on 7 and 8 November 1980. The music video was particularly dark for Madness, corresponding to the lyrical content of the song. The video mainly features Suggs at a gloomy bar, interspersed with shots of the band playing various brass instruments.

## Appearances

In addition to its single release and appearance on the album *Absolutely*, "Embarrassment" also appears on the Madness collections *Divine Madness* (a.k.a. *The Heavy Heavy Hits*), *Complete Madness*, *It's... Madness*, *The Business*, *Our House* and the US compilation *Ultimate Collection*.

## Charts

 Ireland (IRMA)
 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
 Netherlands (Single Top 100)
 UK Singles (OCC)
Ronins of Hyuga Wiki

**Welcome to the Ronins of Hyuga Wiki!**
Welcome to the **Ronins of Hyuga** wiki, a comprehensive anthology of ronins and fancharacters for "**Samurai of Hyuga**", an interactive-fiction novel by Devon Connell. The saga takes place in Hyuga and revolves around the main characters, the ronin and their companions. Anyone can edit or create their own articles, so feel free to add your fancharacters and invite your friends over!

**Due to the nature of the canon source, there might be dark and mature themes throughout the wiki, such as cannibalism, violence, abuse and more. There might also be spoilers, so tread with caution.**

## New here? Check out these pages!

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	+ ***MC/RONIN PAGE TEMPLATE.***
	+ ***SIDE CHARACTER PAGE TEMPLATE.***
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Shiko

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Write an introduction paragraph for the character with the most general and important information. This is where people get the gist of the character. Start with their relationshop to the MC/OC they're tied to. (ie: Naoko is Kurosawa Nao's birthmother, who died years after abandoning him, etc)

## APPEARANCE

Describe the character's appearance here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs. Do not make a lists (ie: Hair : black. Eyes : black) but use actual descriptions (ie: "They have short, black hair that is cut in an assymetrical style")

## PERSONALITY

Describe the character's personality here, with as much detail as you'd like with a minimum of two or three paragraphs.

## BACKGROUND

Describe the character's background here. For reference, it should be a general rundown of their life before the start of Book 1.

Explain their relevance to the MC/OC they're tied to.

## TRIVIA

* Write a bullet list of fun trivia and details about your character that don't fit anywhere else. For example, if your side character has a spirit animal, mention it here
* Perhaps share their favorite food or color.
* Or maybe tells us which characters from other media inspired you to create them.
* Feel free to write as much as you'd like!

## GALLERY

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Mad Not Mad

Disambiguation page for Mad Not MadThe following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Madness has titled some of their songs and/or albums similarly to other items relevant to this wiki. If you followed a link to this page, please fix it to one of the following pages

* Mad Not Mad (album), Madness' 1985 album
* Mad Not Mad (song), the title track in Madness' 1985 album
Stiff Records

**Stiff Records** is a British independent record label formed in London, England, by Dave Robinson and Jake Riviera. Originally active from 1976 to 1986, the label was reactivated in 2007.

Established at the outset of the punk rock boom, Stiff signed various punk rock and new wave acts such as Nick Lowe, the Damned, Lene Lovich, Wreckless Eric, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, and Devo. In the 1980s, with most of their early signings having moved on, the label found commercial success with Madness, The Pogues, Tracey Ullman, The Belle Stars, Kirsty MacColl and others.

In December 2017, Universal Music Group acquired Stiff Records and ZTT Records. Razor & Tie, a division of the Concord Music Group, holds the American rights to the Stiff catalogue. The British rights to the Stiff catalogue were held by BMG Rights Management under Union Square Music until 2022, when Universal relaunched the Stiff and ZTT labels.

In 1979, Dave Robinson signed Madness, and Madness released albums from 1979 to 1984.
Sugar and Spice

## Music Video

"**Sugar and Spice**" is a single by the band Madness, released on 3 August 2009. It is the third single from the album The Liberty of Norton Folgate and is the first ever Madness single to be released only digitally.

The version of Sugar and Spice featured in the single release differs slightly from the version included in the album, as it has a different opening verse and words differ throughout the song.

The B-side included in the release is the demo version of Sugar and Spice featuring keyboard player Mike Barson on vocals; it also includes an extra verse. This is the second time a Madness release has featured Mike Barson on vocals after a demo version of My Girl was released on the 12-inch version of "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" in 1981.

The song was written by Mike Barson on the subject of his separation from his now ex-wife Sandra.

## Music video

The video for "Sugar and Spice" featured the band, minus Chas Smash, playing the song in a traditional music hall venue. The video shows the band playing invisible instruments, performing magic tricks and acting out various scenes from the song against a digitalised background.

This marks a return to form for Madness videos, as the previous singles "NW5" and "Dust Devil" featured clips of live performances and actors respectively.
The Return of the Los Palmas 7

## Music Video

"**The Return of the Los Palmas 7**" is a song by British ska/pop band Madness, written by Mike Barson, Mark Bedford and Daniel Woodgate. The song was Woodgate's first credit as a songwriter, and was released as the band's seventh single on 16 January 1981. The single reached number 7 in the UK and remained in the charts for 11 weeks. The single release is slightly different from the track on the album *Absolutely*, upon which it is listed as "Return of the Los Palmas 7" and is approximately 30 seconds shorter.

The song is mainly instrumental, except for some ad-libbing by Chas Smash at the beginning, the sound of "Waiter!" approximately 42 seconds into the track and "Good night!" at the very end. Dave Robinson, head of Stiff Records, was keen on Madness recording another instrumental track, especially after the success of "One Step Beyond...". The resulting song was not as ska-influenced as were their earlier songs, but was played heavily on BBC Radio 2. This helped Madness gain a new generation of older fans.

## Music video

The single's music video was filmed in January 1981 at the Venus Cafe, 95 Golborne Road, London W10 5NL, and at Kenwood Park, North London.

The video mainly features the band in the cafe, switching between a greasy-spoon scene and an elegant restaurant scene. In the middle of the video, the band are shown dressed as cowboys in Kenwood Park. These three scenarios are interspersed between random clips, which comprise the bulk of the video, as it was created just two weeks before the single's release. Some of these clips are also included in the video for the Bob Marley song "One Love", which includes guest appearances by Suggs and Chas Smash.

The song is incorrectly titled "Return to the Los Palmos 7" in the credit block, appearing both at the head and tail of the video.

The clips that are interspersed throughout the video are chronologically summarised below.

## Appearances

In addition to its single release and appearance on the album *Absolutely*, "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" also appears on the Madness collections *Divine Madness* (a.k.a. *The Heavy Heavy Hits*), *Complete Madness*, *It's... Madness Too*, *The Business*, *Our House* and *Ultimate Collection*.

## Chart performance

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The Rise & Fall

***The Rise & Fall*** is the fourth studio album by English ska band Madness. It was originally released on 8 October 1982, on the label Stiff. This album saw Madness at their most experimental, exhibiting a range of musical styles including jazz, English music hall, and Eastern influences. *NME* described it at the time of its release as "the best Madness record". It has often been retrospectively described as a concept album.

Though the album was never released in the US, several tracks were later placed on the compilation *Madness*, including "Our House", the band's only top 10 hit in America.

## Content

Initially conceived as a concept album about nostalgia for childhood, the concept was eventually dropped, though the original theme is still evident particularly in the title track and the album's major hit "Our House". This theme was also mentioned recently when interviewed as part of T in The Park highlights, where their lead vocalist Suggs claimed that all the band members were told to write about their childhood memories for *The Rise & Fall* (although he did say that their keyboardist Mike Barson got the wrong idea, and went off and wrote about New Delhi).

Although the band had previously been avowedly apolitical, the track "Blue Skinned Beast" was an overt satire on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her handling of the Falklands War, paving the way for more political comment on subsequent Madness albums.

## Critical reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four and a half out of five stars and wrote that "*The Rise & Fall* is recognisably Madness in sound and sensibility; faint echoes of their breakneck nutty beginnings can be heard on "Blue Skinned Beast" and "Mr. Speaker Gets the Word," the melodies are outgrowths of such early masterpieces as "My Girl," there’s a charming, open-hearted humo[u]r and carnival[-]esque swirl that ties everything together." also noting that "The rest of the record contains the same wit, effervescence, and joy, capturing what British pop life was all about in 1982, just as the Kinks *Village Green Preservation Society* did in 1968 or Blur's *Parklife* would do in 1994."

The album was also included in the book *1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die*.

In an interview with *Popular 1 Magazine*, guitarist Kavus Torabi of Cardiacs named *The Rise & Fall* as one of his favourite albums.
One Better Day

## Music Video

"**One Better Day**" is a song by British band Madness from their 1984 album *Keep Moving*. The song, written by Graham McPherson and Mark Bedford, was released as a single in the United Kingdom, and spent seven weeks in charts peaking at number 18.

The single was a last minute choice, as "Victoria Gardens" from the same album was originally slated to be the album's second single. The remixed version of "Victoria Gardens" intended for the A-side was instead included as a bonus track on the 12" single. The substitution was likely made to avoid releasing two consecutive singles with Carl Smyth as lead vocalist, following the disappointing (by their standards) sales of "Michael Caine" and widespread rumours that Suggs was about to leave, or had already left, the group. This was the last single on the Stiff Records label, before the band's creation of their own label, Zarjazz Records. The B-side "Guns" was McPherson's first solo writing credit and meant that all seven members of the group had at least one solo composition.

## Music video

The single was the final release under *Stiff Records* and the label did not want to produce an accompanying music video so the band had to fund it themselves. Mike Barson flew from Amsterdam especially and a video was filmed in London's Arlington Road, just outside the homeless refuge Arlington House, which is mentioned in the first line of the song.

Most of the video shows the band members as homeless people, except a few clips showing them performing the song. It also shows Suggs dancing with his wife Bette Bright, who plays a homeless woman in the video.

## Appearances

In addition to its single release and appearance on the album *Keep Moving*, "One Better Day" also appears on the Madness collections *Divine Madness* (a.k.a. *The Heavy Heavy Hits*), *Utter Madness*, *Total Madness*, *The Business* and *Our House: the Best of Madness*. It did not appear on any of the band's US compilations.

## Chart performance

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It Must Be Love

"**It Must Be Love**" is a song written and originally recorded and released in 1971 by English singer Labi Siffre on his 1972 album *Crying Laughing Loving Lying*. It was also recorded by ska/pop band Madness in 1981.

## It Must Be Love

### Album

Originally a standalone single in 1981, later debuted in the Complete Madness album in 1982

## Music Video

Madness's version was originally issued as a standalone single in late-1981, reaching #4 on the UK singles chart, and appeared on their UK number one compilation album *Complete Madness* the following year, and on many other Madness compilations since. In 1983, it peaked in the US *Billboard* chart at #33.

In 2009, Madness's cover version was featured in an advertisement for LoveFilm. In 2012, it was featured in a US advertisement for Volkswagen Passat.

In 2012, Madness performed the song with Olly Murs at V Festival.

### Music video

The video mostly shows band members playing in a white room and standing over a grave. It also features guitarist Chris Foreman and saxophonist Lee Thompson playing their instruments underwater. A killer whale is also seen. Foreman appears at the start of the video warning viewers not to attempt the "very dangerous stunt" they are about to see. Labi Siffre makes a cameo appearance as a violin player.

Madness's recording was reissued in 1992, and this time reached #6 in the UK charts. A slightly remixed version with a definite ending instead of the original fade-out, appeared on the 2002 compilation *Our House: the Original Songs*. In 2007, a remixed version of the Madness cover appeared in the German Edgar Wallace spoof movie *Neues vom Wixxer*, along with a new recording called "NW5". As well as the remix to the song, a new video was filmed, including three members of the band (Suggs, Chas Smash and Dan Woodgate) along with members of the cast.

### Charts

 Ireland (IRMA)
 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
 UK Singles (OCC)
 US *Billboard* Hot 100
Can't Touch Us Now (album)

***Can't Touch Us Now*** is the eleventh studio album by the British band Madness, released on their Lucky 7 Records label through Universal Music Catalogue (UMC) on 28 October 2016. The album marked the return of founder member Mark Bedford but the departure of Cathal Smyth (Chas Smash).

The album received supportive reviews from a variety of publications. For example, critic Jon Dennis of *The Guardian* labeled the group "legends" and described them as being "as entertaining as ever" in the release. The song "Pam the Hawk" was highlighted in particular for its lyrical themes.

A special collector's edition box set version of *Can't Touch Us Now* was released simultaneously with the album under the title "The Greatest Show on Earth". This version was packaged to resemble a board game complete with a playable card game. It also contained a second disc consisting of demos.

## Singles

The first single from the album, "Mr. Apples", was released in September 2016 and A-listed on BBC Radio 2. For the first time since Sugar And Spice in 2009 a scripted video was released. The song "Herbert" was released as a teaser on 14 October 2016, two weeks prior to the album. It was accompanied by an animated lyric video in the style of the album's artwork. On Friday 18 November, at the start of the 2016 "House of Fun Weekender" at Butlin's, the band announced title track "Can't Touch Us Now" as the second single from the album, accompanied by a brand new video which contained a performance by the band and footage from the album's ad.

## Personnel

* Graham "Suggs" McPherson – lead and backing vocals, tambourine, brass arrangements
* Mike Barson – upright piano, organ, harpsichord, electric piano, glockenspiel, celesta, Mellotron, guitar, saw, backing vocals, string and brass arrangements
* Chris Foreman – guitar, Mellotron, Roland Juno-60, brass arrangements
* Mark Bedford – bass, double bass, tuba
* Lee Thompson – saxophone, lead vocals on track 9, backing vocals, Jew's harp, brass arrangements
* Daniel Woodgate – drums, programming, brass arrangements

Additional personnel
* Mike Kearsey – trombone, brass arrangements
* Steve Hamilton – baritone saxophone, brass arrangements
* Joe Auckland – trumpet, banjo, brass arrangements
* Mez Clough – percussion
* Ade Omotayo – backing vocals
* Spider J. – backing vocals
* London Community Gospel Choir – backing vocals
* Elise De Villaine – backing vocals
* Jo Archard – violin
* Kirsty Mangan – violin, string arrangements
* Amy May – viola
* Sarah Chapman – viola
* Rachael Lander – Cello
* Clive Langer – production
* Liam Watson – production
* Charlie Andrew – production, mixing, electric piano
* Madness – production, string arrangements
* Katie Earl – assistant mixing engineer
* Paul Agar – design, layout
* Perou – photography

## Charts

 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
 Irish Albums (IRMA)
 Scottish Albums (OCC)
 UK Albums (OCC)
Ultimate Madness

**Ultimate Madness** is a compilation album from the band Madness, consisting of 21 of their singles. It reached 27 in the UK charts and was an exclusive Tesco release.

## Track listing

1. "The Prince" - 2:29
2. "One Step Beyond" - 2:20
3. "My Girl" - 2:44
4. "Night Boat to Cairo" - 3:30
5. "Baggy Trousers" - 2:46
6. "Embarrassment" - 3:10
7. "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" - 2:33
8. "Grey Day" - 3:39
9. "Shut Up" - 2:51
10. "It Must Be Love" - 3:17
11. "Cardiac Arrest" - 2:56
12. "House of Fun" - 2:48
13. "Driving in My Car" - 3:17
14. "Our House" - 3:22
15. "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" - 3:10
16. "Wings of a Dove" - 3:01
17. "The Sun and the Rain" - 3:30
18. "Michael Caine" - 3:38
19. "NW5"
20. "Dust Devil"
21. "Forever Young"
Forever Young

"**Forever Young**" is a single by the band Madness, released on 18 January 2010. It was the fourth and last single to be taken from the album The Liberty of Norton Folgate, peaking at #199 in the UK.

Unlike the previous single "Sugar and Spice", "Forever Young" was released both physically on CD and on 7 inch vinyl, as well as digitally.

The single version of "Forever Young" (the "Melt Music Edit") is shorter and slightly faster than the album version, having been remixed by drummer Daniel Woodgate's company Melt Music. There is also the "Future Cut Remix", which is also faster but resembles older Madness tracks. The B-side is a cover of the Billy Ocean song "Love Really Hurts Without You", recorded in the sessions leading up to Madness's 2006 album *The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1*.
Forever Young: The Ska Collection

***Forever Young: The Ska Collection*** is a compilation album by English band Madness, released in 2012 by Salvo/Union Square Music as part of their re-issues of the Madness back catalogue. The album consists of a selection of the band's ska sounding songs, including singles, b-sides and album tracks. In addition to the classic Madness tracks, the album contains two previously unreleased covers: Jimmy Cliff's "Vietnam" and Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King". Both of these bonus tracks were originally recorded for the 2005 Madness album *The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1*. The album includes a fold-out poster booklet with liner notes by *Record Collector'*s Ian McCann, including new interviews with guitarist Chris Foreman and saxophonist Lee Thompson. Foreman said of the album: "It was our take on ska, and the songs on this album have ska as their basis. Not all are full-on; I wanted it to be called *The Ska and Reggae Collection*, but *The Ska Collection* it is."

## Critical reception

AllMusic wrote, "While they were never strictly a ska band, Madness had more than their share of skanky moments, many of which can be found on this 24-track compilation." AllMusic felt that while longtime fans will appreciate the collection's "quirky" set list, listeners looking for "something with "Our House" on it" would be better off with a greatest hits album.

## Personnel

See individual albums for full personnel credits.

Madness
* Graham "Suggs" McPherson – vocals
* Cathal Smyth – vocals, trumpet
* Mike Barson – piano, keyboards
* Chris Foreman – guitar
* Mark Bedford – bass
* Lee Thompson – saxophone
* Daniel Woodgate – drums

Technical
* Clive Langer – producer (1-22)
* Alan Winstanley – producer (1-22)
* Madness – producer (23, 24)
* Kerstin Rodgers – cover photo
* Ian McCann – liner notes