Loud Clowns

* AUT
* Halloween

**Loud Clowns** are the 6th characters featured in Another Unnecessary Tournament, originating from the **Homestuck** franchise.

## Bio

"FUCK!" **Karkat Vantas**, future threshecutioner, joins the roster for the one thing he truely deserves, respect and recognition! "BLAH BLAH, OTHER NONSENSE." Ready to scream, shout, and let none of it out, Karkat will stop at nothing to lose. Oh, **Gamzee'**s here too. Gamzee agreed to join Karkat in the competition. Not to win or anything, just to be able to hang out with his best bro. Not only do they bring their own music, but they've got a ton of music from *Homestuck*'s adjacent properties -- Like *'Hiveswap*.

## Sources

- Songs featured in Homestuck, and it's spinoffs or fan music *(Sunslammer, Oppa Toby Style, Black, etc.)* *(Hiveswap, Alterniabound, Broadway Karkat, You Can't Fight the Homestuck, etc.)*

- Songs related to trolls or "trolling" *(Trolls, Trololololol, Sneaky Snitch, etc.)*

- Songs related to clowns or in a circus style *(Insane Clown Posse, Berry Big Circus, Entry of the Gladiators, etc.)*

## Physical Appearance

Karkat and Gamzee appear in Another Unnecessary Tournament as they do in Homestuck. They are a species of alien known as Trolls hailing from the planet of Alternia. Karkat dons his Cancer long sleeve shirt, grey slacks, and black sneakers. He also has small, nubby horns. Gamzee appears with his Capricorn tee, polka dot patterned pants, and purple sneakers. Gamzee has long horns styled similar to goats. They're both posed with their right hand in their pocket, with Karkat pointing his left arm up and Gamzee having his by his side. Karkat has a scowl on his face and Gamzee is just happy to be here.

The outline of Loud Clown's internal component is the Green Sun, shaded gray. The external component is a dark gray, with the Cancer and Capricorn zodiac signs.

## Tournament

Loud Clowns faced Fawful in Round 1 of the winner's bracket and lost. (**58.5%** - 41.5%)

Loud Clowns faced Fred Figglehorn in Round 1 of the loser's bracket and lost, eliminating them from the tournament. (**61.6%** - 38.4%)

## Trivia

* Loud Clowns is currently the only contestant to not be revealed in a video format, being revealed on *MS Paint Fan Adventures*.
* Their team name is a reference to both Karkat and Gamzee
	+ Loud comes from Karkat's typing quirk, where he speaks in all capital letters as if shouting.
	+ Clown comes from Gamzee's Juggalo culture.
* The line "Ready to scream, shout, and let none of it out, Karkat will stop at nothing to lose." is a reference to the song Scream & Shout by will.i.am.
* Loud Clowns are one of three characters in the tournament to be allowed to represent the genres in their source list, arrangement-wise (the others being Captain Viridian and Bandana Dee). This means that they are one of the few characters that can technically get an arrange of anything, as long as it is in the style of Circus music.
	+ Of these three, they are the only one to not get a single victory.
* Karkat's Halloween costume references Geromy from Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff.
* Gamzee's Halloween costume references Caliborn from Homestuck.
* Loud Clowns are the only one to have a different render used on their Halloween track between SoundCloud and YouTube.
	+ The YouTube render references Herbie, a fake character revealed in AUT, for Karkat's candy bag.

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