#twewyautismshowdown

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And the Most Autistic TWEWY Character is... NAGI USUI! 🎉🎉🎉

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Thank you to everyone who participated, and be sure to stick around for the loser's bracket, because I have big plans for that!

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inspired by @twewyautismshowdown! welcome to the twewy trans bracket!

it's a well-known fact that every twewy character is trans but which one of them is the most swag about it? that's what we aim to figure out here!

inbox is open for all kinds of propaganda but do be nice or i'll revoke anon privileges. we all love this game so let's have a nice time okay? :D

polls will open... when i finish the graphics. so who knows! soon though i promise

Round 1 Matches!:

Shiki Misaki vs Coco Atarashi

Sanae Hanekoma vs Eiru

Futoshi vs Makoto 'Mick' Miki

Rindo Kanade vs Sho Minamimoto

Shoka Sakurane vs Beat Bito

Koki Kariya vs Sota

Shiba Miyakaze vs Tsugumi Matsunae

Kaie Ono vs Yoshiya 'Joshua' Kiryu

Eri vs Hazuki Mikagi

Nao vs Kanon Tachibana

Fuya Kawahara vs Eiji Oji

Neku Sakuraba vs Shuto 'Shooter' Dan

Nagi Usui vs 777

Mitsuki Konishi vs Uzuki Yashiro

Fret Furesawa vs Ayano Kamachi

Hishima Sakuzuki vs Rhyme Bito

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sho just demolished kanon in the twewyautismshowdown proceedings

hashtag Shosweep?

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We all know that every single TWEWY character is autistic, but who's the most autistic? Time to figure that out!

Welcome to the TWEWY Autism Showdown!

Please vote based on the character's autism, not how much you like them! I will be including a brief description of what autistic traits each competitor has, so make sure to read those before voting. Propaganda is encouraged!

Round one of the tournament starts Friday, March 24!

Round 1 Matchups:

Neku Sakuraba VS 777

Hishima Sakazuku VS Shoka Sakurane

Raimu "Rhyme" Bito VS Coco Atarashi

Eiji Oji VS Fuya Kawahara

Kaie Ono VS Uzuki Yashiro

Mitsuki Konishi VS Itaru "Yammer" Yokoyamada

Shiki Misaki VS Megumi Kitaniji

Tsugumi Matsunae VS Shuto "Shooter" Dan

Sho Minamimoto VS Kanon Tachibana

Makoto "Mick" Miki VS Shiba Miyakaze

Kaichi "Susukichi" Susuki VS Koki Kariya

Eiru VS Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu

Beat Bito VS Ken Doi

Hazuki Mikagi VS Yodai Higashizawa

Rindo Kanade VS Tosai "Fret" Furesawa

Sanae Hanekoma VS Nagi Usui

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Kaie Ono and Nagi Usui face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

TWEWY Autism Showdown Final Match: Kaie Ono VS Nagi Usui

What Autism Swag propelled these two to the finals?

Kaie Ono:

Is nonverbal and communicates through text messages, even when talking face-to-face. He prefers it because it's easier for him to convey what he means and prevent miscommunications.

Has a flat affect in person but frequently uses emoticons while texting, and his language is very formal.

Is a programmer, data analyst, and fortune teller.

Nagi Usui:

Has a Special Interest in Elegant Strategy. Her backpack is covered in EleStra merch, including pins and plushies, and she was literally willing to infiltrate someone's mind as payback for her being unable to get a rare EleStra pin. Even when she thinks she's dead and in a death game, her primary concern is with the newest chapter of EleStra and avoiding spoilers, and reading it is one of her biggest motivations for winning.

Is hyper-empathetic, which manifests in her Dive ability. She is very uncomfortable doing this, and always apologizes in advance for the breach of privacy.

Can tell when people are being fake and is severely put off by it.

Speaks in an overly-formal way, has a large vocabulary, and calls people "Lord" or "Lady" before their name as a sign of respect. She also frequently makes incomprehensible blubbering noises.

Likes eating a whole grilled alligator, which everyone else hates.

"I am simply aware of the importance of communication. And I take great pains to ensure my interactions with others remain as peaceful as possible. Asking questions. Gauging responses. Reacting aptly. I leverage every element at my disposal—actions, words, emojis, anything at all—to ensure everyone feels welcome."

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Sho Minamimoto and Nagi Usui face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

Round 4 Match 2: Sho Minamimoto VS Nagi Usui

What gives these two Autism Swag?

Sho Minamimoto:

Special Interest in math. Can recite god-knows-how-many digits of pi, refers to people with math terms, and just randomly shouts out math words sometimes. Managed to access the Imaginary Numbers Plane through this, something that is never really explained but seems pretty impressive! Also figured out an attack that could kill god if it landed (it did not land).

Makes public trash sculptures as street art and writes poetry on them.

"So zetta slow." "Where's your beauty?" "CRUNCH! I'll add it to the heap!"

Yells through a megaphone. Saw a "zetta sexy" mic and figured it would be okay to take it as long as he left his megaphone behind in its place.

Polarized tastes: likes sweet things, and none of his favorite foods have meat (he's the only character who can't get a tasty bonus from meat).

Nagi Usui:

Has a Special Interest in Elegant Strategy. Her backpack is covered in EleStra merch, including pins and plushies, and she was literally willing to infiltrate someone's mind as payback for her being unable to get a rare EleStra pin. Even when she thinks she's dead and in a death game, her primary concern is with the newest chapter of EleStra and avoiding spoilers, and reading it is one of her biggest motivations for winning.

Is hyper-empathetic, which manifests in her Dive ability. She is very uncomfortable doing this, and always apologizes in advance for the breach of privacy.

Can tell when people are being fake and is severely put off by it.

Speaks in an overly-formal way, has a large vocabulary, and calls people "Lord" or "Lady" before their name as a sign of respect. She also frequently makes incomprehensible blubbering noises.

Likes eating a whole grilled alligator, which everyone else hates.

"I am simply aware of the importance of communication. And I take great pains to ensure my interactions with others remain as peaceful as possible. Asking questions. Gauging responses. Reacting aptly. I leverage every element at my disposal—actions, words, emojis, anything at all—to ensure everyone feels welcome."

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Sho Minamimoto and Joshua Kiryu face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

Round 3 Match 3: Sho Minamimoto VS Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu

What gives these two Autism Swag?

Sho Minamimoto:

Special Interest in math. Can recite god-knows-how-many digits of pi, refers to people with math terms, and just randomly shouts out math words sometimes. Managed to access the Imaginary Numbers Plane through this, something that is never really explained but seems pretty impressive! Also figured out an attack that could kill god if it landed (it did not land).

Makes public trash sculptures as street art and writes poetry on them.

"So zetta slow." "Where's your beauty?" "CRUNCH! I'll add it to the heap!"

Yells through a megaphone. Saw a "zetta sexy" mic and figured it would be okay to take it as long as he left his megaphone behind in its place.

Polarized tastes: likes sweet things, and none of his favorite foods have meat (he's the only character who can't get a tasty bonus from meat).

Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu:

Believes it's impossible to truly understand and connect with another person.

Speaks in a formal, sing-songy manner. Sometimes seems to be following a script, repeating phrases to deflect and avoid deeper conversation.

Gets frustrated and annoyed when things don't go exactly to his plan.

Has a Special Interest in Shibuya, and spends an entire day infodumping trivia about its history with absolutely no prompting or greater reasoning.

Enjoys cartoons and got distracted for a week in another dimension playing a kid's game.

Became god to avoid people, lived to regret it (RIP the aut4aut4aut4aut4aut friend group he could have been in).

Likes eating Sync Bars, which everyone else hates.

Really likes playing detective and solving mysteries.

Plays with his hair a lot, rubbing it between his fingers, twirling it, or flipping it when he's bored.

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Makoto Miki and Sho Minamimoto face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

Round 2 Match 5: Makoto "Mick" Miki VS Sho Minamimoto

What gives these two Autism Swag?

Makoto "Mick" Miki:

Absolutely no knowledge of how to behave in social situations. Literally recites phrases from a book and follows a manual because he wouldn't know what to do otherwise.

His job requires him to keep up with the trends, but he's terrible at it.

"Come get some hot stuff!"

Starts masking for a week, trying to lean into social conventions and mainstream taste to the point of becoming an unrecognizable heartless douchebag, before reverting back to how he was before.

Literally cannot fathom the idea that Neku might be a regular customer at his ramen shop because he likes the ramen, he HAS to be into him. Meanwhile he went on a date with a girl and didn't realize it. Yes, this is because he's gay and homophobic, but he's also just super oblivious.

Sho Minamimoto:

Special Interest in math. Can recite god-knows-how-many digits of pi, refers to people with math terms, and just randomly shouts out math words sometimes. Managed to access the Imaginary Numbers Plane through this, something that is never really explained but seems pretty impressive! Also figured out an attack that could kill god if it landed (it did not land).

Makes public trash sculptures as street art and writes poetry on them.

"So zetta slow." "Where's your beauty?" "CRUNCH! I'll add it to the heap!"

Yells through a megaphone. Saw a "zetta sexy" mic and figured it would be okay to take it as long as he left his megaphone behind in its place.

Polarized tastes: likes sweet things, and none of his favorite foods have meat (he's the only character who can't get a tasty bonus from meat).

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Sanae Hanekoma and Nagi Usui face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

Round 1 Match 16: Sanae Hanekoma VS Nagi Usui

What gives these two Autism Swag?

Sanae Hankeoma:

Introduces himself by infodumping a bunch of random trivia about himself, regardless of whether that was what was asked for or not (it was not).

The way he dresses. The dress pants with sandals.

The entire reason Hanekoma opened a café was because he "loved beans." Not an interest in brewing styles or the flavor of coffee, as one might expect. Just an unexplained interest in the beans themselves. Neku additionally comments on how strange of a reason this is to open a café.

Hanekoma talks in a very distinct manner from the other characters, using very dated slang that is different from that used by characters like Beat, or characters of a similar age range

He is noted to have aptitude for a variety of art mediums, even those that don't necessarily correlate, like fashion design and music videos.

Nagi Usui:

Has a Special Interest in Elegant Strategy. Her backpack is covered in EleStra merch, including pins and plushies, and she was literally willing to infiltrate someone's mind as payback for her being unable to get a rare EleStra pin. Even when she thinks she's dead and in a death game, her primary concern is with the newest chapter of EleStra and avoiding spoilers, and reading it is one of her biggest motivations for winning.

Is hyper-empathetic, which manifests in her Dive ability. She is very uncomfortable doing this, and always apologizes in advance for the breach of privacy.

Can tell when people are being fake and is severely put off by it.

Speaks in an overly-formal way, has a large vocabulary, and calls people "Lord" or "Lady" before their name as a sign of respect. She also frequently makes incomprehensible blubbering noises.

Likes eating a whole grilled alligator, which everyone else hates.

"I am simply aware of the importance of communication. And I take great pains to ensure my interactions with others remain as peaceful as possible. Asking questions. Gauging responses. Reacting aptly. I leverage every element at my disposal—actions, words, emojis, anything at all—to ensure everyone feels welcome."

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Neku Sakuraba and 777 (Triple Seven) face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

Round 1 Match 1: Neku Sakuraba VS 777

What gives these two Autism Swag?

Neku Sakuraba:

Feels isolated and annoyed by other people. "I don't get people. Never have, never will."

Is extremely sensitive to sound, wearing headphones to muffle it and reacting to loud noises by covering his ears.

Ignores social cues in order to do his own thing, such as not responding or even listening during conversations and leaving while someone is in the middle of talking to him, mid-sentence. He doesn't care if he is seen as rude.

Special Interest in CAT. Would spend hours after school every day just staring at the mural in Udagawa and lived by CAT's words.

Dislikes lying and doesn't even understand why anyone would lie.

Can do complex math problems very quickly in his head.

Wears clothes exclusively from one brand and doesn't care about their fashion or condition.

His whole arc in the first game was about learning to expand his world and connect with people, that even if they'll never fully understand each other, it's okay. It's the clashing that makes relationships worth it.

777:

Literally just wearing a hoodie and a binder.

Enjoys living a double life in the RG and UG.

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Sho Minamimot and Kanon Tachibana face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

Round 1 Match 9: Sho Minamimoto VS Kanon Tachibana

What gives these two Autism Swag?

Sho Minamimoto:

Special Interest in math. Can recite god-knows-how-many digits of pi, refers to people with math terms, and just randomly shouts out math words sometimes. Managed to access the Imaginary Numbers Plane through this, something that is never really explained but seems pretty impressive! Also figured out an attack that could kill god if it landed (it did not land).

Makes public trash sculptures as street art and writes poetry on them.

"So zetta slow." "Where's your beauty?" "CRUNCH! I'll add it to the heap!"

Yells through a megaphone. Saw a "zetta sexy" mic and figured it would be okay to take it as long as he left his megaphone behind in its place.

Polarized tastes: likes sweet things, and none of his favorite foods have meat (he's the only character who can't get a tasty bonus from meat).

Kanon Tachibana:

Hot girl shit (being autistic).

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Kaie Ono and Yammer Yokoyamada face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

Round 2 Match 3: Kaie Ono VS Itaru "Yammer" Yokoyamada

What gives these two Autism Swag?

Kaie Ono:

Is nonverbal and communicates through text messages, even when talking face-to-face. He prefers it because it's easier for him to convey what he means and prevent miscommunications.

Has a flat affect in person but frequently uses emoticons while texting, and his language is very formal.

Is a programmer, data analyst, and fortune teller.

Itaru "Yammer" Yokoyamada:

Has a Special Interest in Tin Pin and makes custom pin mods.

Wears a long white t-shirt, bright yellow vest with padded pockets, blue gloves, and green cargo pants. That's an autistic 12-year-old boy fit if I've ever seen one.

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Neku Sakuraba and Kaie Ono face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

Round 4 Match 1: Neku Sakuraba VS Kaie Ono

What gives these two Autism Swag?

Neku Sakuraba:

Feels isolated and annoyed by other people. "I don't get people. Never have, never will."

Is extremely sensitive to sound, wearing headphones to muffle it and reacting to loud noises by covering his ears.

Ignores social cues in order to do his own thing, such as not responding or even listening during conversations and leaving while someone is in the middle of talking to him, mid-sentence. He doesn't care if he is seen as rude.

Special Interest in CAT. Would spend hours after school every day just staring at the mural in Udagawa and lived by CAT's words.

Dislikes lying and doesn't even understand why anyone would lie.

Can do complex math problems very quickly in his head.

Wears clothes exclusively from one brand and doesn't care about their fashion or condition.

His whole arc in the first game was about learning to expand his world and connect with people, that even if they'll never fully understand each other, it's okay. It's the clashing that makes relationships worth it.

Kaie Ono:

Is nonverbal and communicates through text messages, even when talking face-to-face. He prefers it because it's easier for him to convey what he means and prevent miscommunications.

Has a flat affect in person but frequently uses emoticons while texting, and his language is very formal.

Is a programmer, data analyst, and fortune teller.

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Beat Bito and Nagi Usui face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

Round 3 Match 4: Beat Bito VS Nagi Usui

What gives these two Autism Swag?

Beat Bito:

Struggles with language, often mixing up words and confusing them with each other.

Doesn't understand idioms and takes everything literally.

Has a hard time remembering names and faces, instead identifying people by a distinguishing feature, like their clothes or hair color.

Has the most hated foods out of all the playable characters in the first game.

Nagi Usui:

Has a Special Interest in Elegant Strategy. Her backpack is covered in EleStra merch, including pins and plushies, and she was literally willing to infiltrate someone's mind as payback for her being unable to get a rare EleStra pin. Even when she thinks she's dead and in a death game, her primary concern is with the newest chapter of EleStra and avoiding spoilers, and reading it is one of her biggest motivations for winning.

Is hyper-empathetic, which manifests in her Dive ability. She is very uncomfortable doing this, and always apologizes in advance for the breach of privacy.

Can tell when people are being fake and is severely put off by it.

Speaks in an overly-formal way, has a large vocabulary, and calls people "Lord" or "Lady" before their name as a sign of respect. She also frequently makes incomprehensible blubbering noises.

Likes eating a whole grilled alligator, which everyone else hates.

"I am simply aware of the importance of communication. And I take great pains to ensure my interactions with others remain as peaceful as possible. Asking questions. Gauging responses. Reacting aptly. I leverage every element at my disposal—actions, words, emojis, anything at all—to ensure everyone feels welcome."

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Kaie Ono and Shuto Dan face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

Round 3 Match 2: Kaie Ono VS Shuto "Shooter" Dan

What gives these two Autism Swag?

Kaie Ono:

Is nonverbal and communicates through text messages, even when talking face-to-face. He prefers it because it's easier for him to convey what he means and prevent miscommunications.

Has a flat affect in person but frequently uses emoticons while texting, and his language is very formal.

Is a programmer, data analyst, and fortune teller.

Shuto "Shooter" Dan:

Has a HUGE Tin Pin Special Interest. Draws incomprehensible diagrams to try to get people into the game and adopted a nickname for himself based on it.

No volume control, pretty much shouts everything he says.

Is the #1 seed in a Tin Pin tournament despite only being in fifth grade.

When he decides something, he won't take "no" for an answer because he assumes everyone else must be on board and be just as invested as he is.

He is the protagonist of his own toyline-inspired show. Huge AutDHD energy.

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[ID: A transparent background with the rainbow autism acceptance infinity symbol, the sprites of Rindo Kanade and Nagi Usui face each other with a red decagram with a yellow "vs" between them.]

Round 2 Match 8: Rindo Kanade VS Nagi Usui

What gives these two Autism Swag?

Rindo Kanade:

Struggles with in-person interactions over text conversations.

Anxious and indecisive, prefers being told what to do and is resistant to change to the point where he rationalizes the Reaper's Game and ignores the weird elements of it for as long as he can.

Stares at his phone a lot, which could be a strategy for avoiding eye contact or preventing overstimulation in an overwhelming environment.

Was completely fooled by an0ther's "Facebook mom group"-caliber inspirational quotes and lives by them like a script.

Nagi Usui:

Has a Special Interest in Elegant Strategy. Her backpack is covered in EleStra merch, including pins and plushies, and she was literally willing to infiltrate someone's mind as payback for her being unable to get a rare EleStra pin. Even when she thinks she's dead and in a death game, her primary concern is with the newest chapter of EleStra and avoiding spoilers, and reading it is one of her biggest motivations for winning.

Is hyper-empathetic, which manifests in her Dive ability. She is very uncomfortable doing this, and always apologizes in advance for the breach of privacy.

Can tell when people are being fake and is severely put off by it.

Speaks in an overly-formal way, has a large vocabulary, and calls people "Lord" or "Lady" before their name as a sign of respect. She also frequently makes incomprehensible blubbering noises.

Likes eating a whole grilled alligator, which everyone else hates.

"I am simply aware of the importance of communication. And I take great pains to ensure my interactions with others remain as peaceful as possible. Asking questions. Gauging responses. Reacting aptly. I leverage every element at my disposal—actions, words, emojis, anything at all—to ensure everyone feels welcome."