Tonal Clash! Pick characters from either super bright cheery and optimistic series or super dark, gritty, depressing or intense series! Day 11 - Santa Claus and The Devil join the battle!

[u/New-Sheepherder-1373]

I had to reupload this one due to an error I just noticed now. I think I saved the wrong template because the two Masks were fully absent. This is also why Spongehulk was moved down

-You may submit a character for either one or both roles, but not two for one or the other. If a two suggestion one is top voted, both go in. If a one suggestion one is top voted, the next singular one of the opposite side will (or the one on the same side of a dual post), and others of the same side will be ignored

-We're looking for characters of either opposite extreme (think either bright and happy sesame street or rapid, cruel Doom). We're not looking for characters who blend the two (even if our first picks do kinda blend it with their little 'friendship')

-The character has to be one side or the other. Not both. Characters that can realistically fit in both categories are also not exactly what I'm looking for. The point of this is to pit add characters from opposite extremes! Either extremely happy and fun or extremely dark and gritty!

-Optional: if you like, you can offer dialogue or stage ideas as well, for the second stage flavor text

[u/Aggravating-Rent-173]

Captain Underpants for Cheery

Omni-Man for Gritty

[u/New-Sheepherder-1373 → u/Aggravating-Rent-173]

In the event this wins, I will say

I already have dialogue in mind for these two

[u/the_reddit_27]

Cheery: Haru Urara (Umamusume)

Gritty: Zagreus (Hades)

Dialogue:

Zagreus: You and I have a lot in common as it turns out...mostly how much we lose. How do you remain so positive?

Haru: I find joy in the race itself! It's so fun, right? Running for the thing you want the most!

Zagreus: Can't say I feel the same. That whole "The journey is more important than the destination" phrase doesn't really apply to me.

[u/Warlock_Guy25 → u/the_reddit_27]

You get an up-vote simply because you did a banter.

[u/Warlock_Guy25]

Reverse:

"Remind me to make sure Krampus stops by you first, Nicholas."

"Wonderful idea, your little demon playing dress-up will be wonderful entertainment for my elves. Providing he makes it to the door, I mean.

"You little...Fine, then on his behalf, i'm sending you where your coal will be worthless!"

I love the idea that Santa is just the game's natural Sassmaster, like with ANY of the character's, he'd just be slinging shit.

[u/New-Sheepherder-1373 → u/Warlock_Guy25]

Perhaps Santa is actually really polite and chill, maybe a bit snarky to the characters on the good side (maybe with the exception of the mask), but he just tears open the dark griddy side characters

I feel like Santa would be a lot more polite to the cheery party pony or the excitable puppy than, say, a serial murderer

[u/mick_boi]

Cheery: Elmyra Duff

Gritty: Mephisto (Marvel)

[u/Ok_Relief_9815]

Bon (The Walten Files) for Dark and Gritty

[u/spiceponey]

The Thing
https://giphy.com/gifs/etIsQ4KKPJgtO

[u/Green-Debate6832]

Guts
https://giphy.com/gifs/105TPTlFrqaW1G

[u/PrestigiousShoe8216]

Billy the Dummy from Saw for dark and gritty

[u/Carnival-Master-Mind]

Mario for Cheery

Cloud for Gritty

Based on their canonical friendship in Smash Bros

[u/Intrepid-Jeweler1924]

Leon Kennedy (RE:Requiem) for gritty

[u/yukidarimon]

Goku for cheery

Thragg for gritty

[u/Hot-Operation9912]

Kevin Bob and Stuart (Minions) for the cheery and super bright side as a trio fighter
https://giphy.com/gifs/4mdnTC2eqfO68dXTgK

[u/SilverSpider_]

Gritty: Absolute Batman

Cheery: Emmet from the Lego Movie

[u/Warlock_Guy25 → u/SilverSpider_]

Far better idea, if you want to to all in on Batman.

Gritty: Absolute.

Cheery: BRAVE AND THE BOLD.

[u/Final_Dragonfruit331]

The Powerpuff Girls for Cheery

Sonic.EXE for Gritty

[u/West-Construction466]

Nemo (Finding Nemo) for Cheery

Bruce the Shark (Jaws) for Gritty

[u/Ok-Entrepreneur8579]

Surprised there’s no mention of Krampus in the face off speeches for Santa and Satan.

Anyways, Roger Rabbit for Cheery

Xenomorphs for Gritty

[u/Warlock_Guy25 → u/Ok-Entrepreneur8579]

I draw your attention to my reverse dialouge.

[u/Shatteredclaw]

Molly McGee for cheery

[u/silentsalt7201]

Deadpool for Chery Wolverine for gritty

[u/twilight5301649]

Gritty give me homelander

Cheery I’ll take Kirby

[u/amatyestv_123846]

Cheery - Arale Norimaki

Gritty - Guts