Dan (Dan Vs.)
Dan is the titular protagonist and anti-hero of the 2011 animated series Dan Vs. According to the show's co-creator Dan Mandel, the character is "based on his negative qualities". He is a short-tempered, misanthropic, and unemployed adult man who is constantly triggered by small problems, and believes that the world is out against him. The series' premise involves Dan wanting to exact revenge on practically everything that has wronged him; naturally this also includes the /co/ tournaments and the wiki that documents those events.
A common source of contention for Dan is his name. Officially, his full name is simply 'Dan', a mononym that the creator has implied he adopted to avoid the law. His full name was likely Dan Mandel or Daniel Mandel, after his creator, but this is only a theory. To make matters worse, in 2020 a typo led to his name being mistakenly written as "Dan Vs", causing a wave of imposters taking advantage of the confusion.
Tournament history
Dan is mainstay in Mr. /co/lympus ever since he has nominated in 2018. He has garnered a cult following throughout the contest's history due to his personality, which has resulted in several pieces of fan arts and a notable place in contest lore. But keeping in with the show's theme, Dan has a history of losing in the early rounds, and has even missed the tournament in 2019, causing much frustration for him.
After a weak showing in 2018 (losing to Danny Fenton without much fanfare), Dan fought a significantly more notable campaign in 2020. Confusion with his name lead to various memes about his real identity and who the REAL Dan was, including problems with his old nemesis [[Dan*]] and even Zoidberg (why not?).
Dan's most notable role, however, would be his feud with Mao Mao, which would grow into arguably the most famous rivalry of the year, and one of the most notable feuds in the tournament's history. The two dominated the round in an ugly back and forth spat, roasting each other on their weaknesses (with Dan prophetically predicting both Mao Mao's cancellation and his own revival that would occur in 2021) and trying to prove their own based status to the fans. Despite running into trouble when Mao Mao offered to release doujin images, Dan ended up winning a narrow victory, commonly attributed to him taking on the role as an Irish Nationalist and writing a parody ballad against the wicked feline, "Come Out Ye Mao Mao Fans". Dan did far less in Round 2, and primarily relied on his lack of fear of the IRS to win voters against the Joker (as Joker is notably terrified of the Internal Revenue Service). This failed, however, and Dan ended up sulking away a loser.
Outside of Mr. /co/lympus, Dan has found much success by becoming the champion of the inaugural Mr. /mlp/ held in 2019, perhaps due to both My Little Pony and Dan Vs. being broadcasted on the same channel (The Hub / Discovery Family). The tournament, which is similar in format to /co/'s, featured characters from other series outside of /mlp/ because its cast has significantly fewer males. Dan also showed a solid run in /co/'s Tag-Team Tournament 2020 together with his best friend Chris, making it to Round 3 and losing to eventual Elite 8 members Alastor and Bill Cipher, the Dapper Dealers.
Dan Vs. Mr. /co/lympus
Mr. /co/lympus 2018 - seed 80
- R1: (49)
Danny Phantom @ Danny Phantom 97 - 128 (43.1%)
Mr. /co/lympus 2020 - seed 31
- R1: (98)
Mao Mao @ Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart 308 - 302 (50.5%) - R2: (95)
Joker @ DC Comics 302 - 336 (47.3%)
Dan Vs. Tag-Teams
Tag-Team Tournament 2020: The Avatars of Nemesis (Dan/Chris) - seed 41
- R1: (88) File:Rick s icon.png
I Turned Myself Into a Pickle-inator (Rick/Doof) - 56.6% - R2: (24)
Ineptive Invaders (Zim/GIR) - 58.4% - R3: (9)
Dapper Dealers (Alastor/Bill) - 42.7%
Dan Vs. Ponies
- TBD
Tournament Lore
During the 2020 roleplaying season, which initially started in Ms. /co/ with HenchGwen and Monarch-Posting and rapidly escalated in Mr. /co/ following the Rameses incident, Dan became one of the most heavily, and yet consistently, arced characters. The following is a loose and somewhat patchy summary of the 'plot' of Dan's arc.
Pre-Tournament
Backstory
Dan lost to Danny Fenton in 2018 to little fanfare, and for a while laid low on /co/, not even qualifying in 2019 and instead going to /mlp/ to win their tournament. In celebration, he went on a drinking and questionably legal sex binge.
In late 2020, shortly before the tournament, a series of 'rumors' circulated that Dan Vs was being revived. These rumors (while revealed to have been correct in February 2021) were dismissed quickly and lead to significant spite against Dan. His history as having won on /mlp/ only made things worse. Hoping to shed his bad reputation, Dan decided to enter in Mr. /co/ again and prove once and for all he was not only based, but remembered, and thusly worthy of a revival.
Thanks to his Irish heritage, Dan had long been a member of the real Irish Republican Army, or r-IRA. He sought out funding for them prior to the tournament to help support his campaign in exchange for using it to pursue the cause. Dan most certainly agreed, both to help the Isle and further bury the 'rumors' that were hurting him.
The Name Game: Enter the Impostor(s)
During the filing process as Dan signs up to be nominated, stats mistakenly lists his name as "Dan Vs", instead of Dan or Dan Mandel. This led to several anons growing confused and mocking Dan, and Dan's old rival, Dan* (or The Imposter) showing up to take advantage of the situation and steal Dan's place in the tournament.
Dan declared vengeance on the one who made the typo, and immediately attempted to aggressively correct his error. Most anons, however, continued to insist he was 'Dan Vs', allowing the Imposter to further steal support as the 'real Dan'. The Imposter even went so far as to alter Dan's license to say 'Dan Vs', further worsening his stance and leading more people to side with the Imposter Dan*.
In the confusion, Karkat Vantas, having been passed over in nominations, attempted to take Dan's identity himself, declaring both Dan and Dan* to be imposters (Karkat baring an odd resemblance to Dan himself). Eridan quickly informed the public of this fraud, but Karkat continued to insist he was 'so the real Man Dandel', despite his horns.
The real Dan attempted to shoot Karkat down by pointing out their mismatched zodiac signs (Dan is a scorpio) as the Impostor continued to rally support, and the growing confusion lead to more and more anons questioning who the real Dan was. To make matters worse, Dan's actor from the early concept version of the show appeared as well, and armed with his trustworthy sleaves, only deepened confusion on the identity of the true Dan.
As the qualifiers continued, Dan and Dan* heated up their primary feud over who was the real Dan (with Karkat being widely dismissed by the public and Beta Dan having vanished). The situation escalated as accusations of /mlp/ collusion spread and arguments over who was the better pet owner to Mr.(Ms.) Mumbles.
Despite the Imposter's smooth charm and planning winning over the majority of anons support as the real Dan, logic prevailed, and stats managed to fix the typo and enter the REAL Dan into the tournament.
Mr. /co/
Rise of Mao Mao and a continuing Impostor Problem
Despite Dan securing his status in the polls as the 'true Dan', Dan* continued to claim to be the real Dan in the threads, swaying many anons to remain at his side, as did Karkat....or, he at least tried. His campaign was far less persuasive to most anons due to his distinctive troll appearance. Dan made several attempts early in the Round to correct these errors, but eventually gave up, as there was a bigger problem on the horizon.
Dan had drawn Mao Mao, the hero warrior cat of Pure Heart Valley, as his first round match up. After a rallying speech by Mao Mao calling upon his honor to justify support, it was, interestingly enough, Dan's pet cat Mr. Mumbles who would draw first blood, threatening Mao Mao with horrific violence in a language only cats could understand. This prompted Mao Mao to order Badgerclops(his overweight sidekick) to kill Mumbles, which lead to Dan himself threatening to have Mao Mao disemboweled, mutilated, and cannibalized if so much as a hair on Mr. Mumbles was touched. And thus, with just a few words between angry cats, a rivalry of the ages was born.
As Round 1 continued, Dan initially relied on leveraging his lolita girlfriend Hortence to appease the coomer vote, and hanging the possibility of his show getting brought back to further win over voters. Mao Mao initially laid back, attempting a more casual approach of impressing the anons with his athletic skill.
Dan's focus on Mao Mao, however, allowed an opening for the Impostor's to re-intensify their efforts, with Dan* and Karkat upping their attempts to prove themselves as the 'real Dan', with Beta Dan returning and even Mr. Dwicky from Invader Zim throwing his hat in the ring. Despite a smear campaign by Dan* with fake leaks, most of the public by this point had faith in the real Dan.
Mao Mao's Doujin
With more and more attention drawn to Dan (partially due to the Impostor Problem and partially due to his campaign of basedness), Mao Mao pulled out a dirty manuever. Offering to release scans of a doujin manga drawn of him to the board if he won. Many anons found themselves tempted, either to the thoughts of a lewd cat or simply the prospect of generating chaos by unleashing such a thing.
Dan panicked at the possibility of losing the round, and attempted to bribe Garfield into eating Mao Mao, which failed. He then doubled down on his prior efforts, offering to mail a loli version of Elise to every voter if he won(which backfired on him), and then reintensifying his campaign to look as based as possible, which proved more successful. Dan also attempted to sway the Hungarian Vote that had been brought in via Jucika in Ms. /co/ by bringing up his Hungarian Dub, though this failed to bare fruit. Many voters fell to the temptation of Mao Mao's Doujin and jumped ship.
Dan* and Karkat also continued to attempt to sway voters, though no one believed Karkat and even Dan* was losing his core of followers, as several anons saw him venting and finally realized he had been an Imposter the whole time. Mao Mao, confident in his doujin, focused on planning his victory with Badgerclops, until a chance encounter would lead to the highlight of the round.
The Great Debate
A Mao Mao fan who's name has been lost to time praised him for his technique, proclaiming that sex sells and Mao Mao's OnlyFans would lead his campaign to victory. Dan, at the same event, saw his chance and attacked Mao Mao on his lack of integrity, sparking a bitter back and forth debate.
After insulting his lack of integrity and willingness to whore himself out, Mao Mao fired back, mocking Dan for his lack of relevancy. Dan threatened Mao Mao and warned him not to underestimate him, prompting Mao Mao to mock Dan for his series age, implying Dan was an old man not long for this world. Mao Mao's confidence against Dan was immense, proclaiming him to be nothing, but another punk. Somewhat caught offguard, Dan fired back, insisting he was far from finished, though Mao Mao continued to pound him with insults, comparing Dan to a common incel and noting his lack of charisma.
Initially backing off after such a defeat, Dan came back with a roaring speech about his integrity and refusal to surrender. The speech proved so moving, it silenced all remaining debate about his name or whether Dan* (Impostor) was the true Dan, unifying all factions of Dan Fans behind him. (Dan* continued to insist he was the real Dan, but the last of his following was gone). Mao Mao followed up by pulling the dreaded /mlp/ card, noting Dan's long connection to the forbidden series, and suggesting Dan's network forgot about him. Dan countered by mentioning an incident where Nickelodeon had stolen Mao Mao's likeness, going after Cartoon Network in the process. Mao Mao turned the insult against Dan though, and suggested his face was simply THAT marketable. Confident in his win, Mao Mao told Dan he needed to accept that he had lost and the battle was unwinnable.
At his highest moment, Mao Mao made the mistake of snidely remarking Dan had been forgotten.
Freshly united, the Dandom countered hard, pointing out how Mao Mao would be floundering if not for the doujin bribes and general lewds, and how most of his fanbase was made of furrys. Playing the integrity card again, Dan noted how his fandom was still fighting to bring him back and stay together even after all these years, and how the creator was still posting based memes after all this time. Dan finished by implying(somewhat prophetically) his fandom would ensure he came back someday, while very soon Mao Mao would be abandoned by his network and forgotten, and turning the age argument against Mao Mao by treating him as an immature fool. (Both of Dan's arguments proved true in 2021, with a revival announced in February and Mao Mao's cancellation leaked in June.)
Mao Mao attempted to fire back, calling Dan senile, implying his family connection made him superior, and INSISTING he would be remembered personally LONG after Dan was forgotten. This failed to make the same impact, and Dan pulled up statistics, showing even at that time, while Mao Mao was still airing and Dan Vs hadn't aired in 7 years, Dan Vs was the more searched for show. Mao Mao's counter ended up only hurting him, as he accidentally implied Dan was correct about Cartoon Network ignoring him. Quickly getting back on track, Mao Mao proclaimed his dip in search activity was due to him being in an interlude, and with S2 coming soon he was certain to soar to new heights on HBOMax as Dan faded into obscurity.
Dan simply told him that sort of thing cuts both ways, and someday he would see that.(Again, extremely prophetic), and called out Mao Mao for attacking the Infinity Train Fandom.
Dan Rush
Following the conclusion of the debate, Dan*(Impostor) had lost all his remaining support due to Dan's speech, and was trying to regain recognition. Dan* attempted to ally himself with Mao Mao and portray himself as a nicer person in order to regain support as the real Dan, taking advantage of the debates to sway several Mao Mao fans to his side and once again draw Dan's validity into question. Mao Mao himself was hesitant to trust his intentions, as they'd still be enemies if he became the Dan competing (Which was of course, the Impostor's plan, being a better Dan then the original and thus beating Mao Mao in the polls). Still, Mao Mao eventually agreed, and assisted the Imposter in locking Dan in a cellar with Zoidberg.
While Dan* took his opportunity to flaunt his baking skills and begin rebuilding support as the true Dan, Dan was still trapped in the cellar, no one answering his cries for help and even fellow prisoner Zoidberg saying the Impostor was a better Dan. Left to his own devices to scheme, Dan began chewing his way out of the cellar.
Eventually, Dan*'s own niceness and charisma came to bite him in the ass, as several anons claimed he was 'too nice' and thusly a terrible Dan. This sparked an outrage against the Impostor, and spurred on by Dan(who had escaped by this point), a rush of Dan Impostors raided the site, including Karkat, a ditto, Dan's friend Chris, Zoidberg(who followed Dan's escape tunnel), Genderbent Dan, Badgerclops, a Gingerbread Man, Dan's cat, a guy waiting for the bathroom, creepy Beta Dan, cool Beta Dan, his former opponent Danny Fenton, Danny from Cats Don't Dance, Dan Avadan, and Shinji. This only got worse when the horde of Impostor's got their hands on a cloning machine ,creating various broken Dan clones, including tiny Dan, Sub Dan, Dom Dan, Coomer Dan, and an Alien Queen Dan.
As the latter half of the round began, the Dan Vs Fandom came in strong, with the army of Dan clones having formed a borderline army. Strong campaigning continued to dominate the threads with other half the posts being Dan Vs, with all versions of Dan piling on the support. Even the original impostor Dan* (loosely) allied himself with the marching force. A specific Danon even acquired a copy of the same Doujin Mao had been threatening to leak in exchange for votes, removing the ace in Mao Mao's strategy. Mao Mao was reported to have passed out as soon as he heard the news.
Just as the army of Dan's seemed to have taken over the threads, Benrey (A Black Mesa Security Guard concerned about the army of clones) appeared, quickly taking issue with the out of control horde of Dan Clones and Impostors, demanding passwords and papers from all of them. Despite attempts to resist him, most of the Dam Army was driven away by the determined civil servant, with the notable exception of Danielle, a female version of Dan, who continued to attempt to win the coom vote.
Back on his feet, Mao Mao used the fear of the Dan Rush to rally voters to his support, claiming the rushes would continue if Dan was allowed to win. The situation between the two was tense, but the playing field had been leveled with the doujin and Danrush out of action.
Black and Tan Posting
With his other options exhausted, Dan decided to look back to his roots and channel the strength of his Irish blood towards victory. Writing quickly, Dan wrote a song to the tune of Irish War Ballad "Come out ye Black and Tans", with the lyrics altered to fit the situation. It went as follows.
Come Out Ya Mao Mao Fans!
I was born in The Hub's midday, where ole MLP would play.
Those pink and purple hoves, they stomped all over us.
And every single day, when the fandom said no way.
We'd stay free, proud and active to this chorus.
Come out ya Mao Mao Fans, come out and fight all of us Dans!
Show them Stucks how you won brackets back in Nineteen .
Tell em how the Dandom ai, they made ya pussy foot away.
From the blue and bas-ed threads of our ole /co/ board.
Come tell us very well, how you slandered Great Mandel!
Where you thought him truly dead, beat, and defeated!
When the horde it came to fight, you turned tail into the night.
Because you cats couldn't accept, you were beat-ed!
Come out ya Mao Mao Fans, come out and fight all of us Dans!
Show them Stucks how you won brackets back in Nineteen .
Tell em how the Dandom ai, they made ya pussy foot away.
From the blue and bas-ed threads of our ole /co/ board.
Come tell us how you beat, Mister Wilkins nice and neat!
Like the Geico he had ads and meager posssst-or!
How sadly you mocked Dan, said he twas a daft old man!
But me and the lads will show this man what we'rrrrre for!
Come out ya Mao Mao Fans, come out and fight all of us Dans!
Show them Stucks how you won brackets back in Nineteen .
Tell em how the Dandom ai, they made ya pussy foot away.
From the blue and bas-ed threads of our ole /co/ board.
The time is coming quick, and I think that day is soon.
Tis the Captain says our grand return upon us!
And if the Mao Mao's fight, well we'll kiss that cat goodnight.
And prance round his corpse til morrow, with this chorus!
Come out ya Mao Mao Fans, come out and fight all of us Dans!
Show them Stucks how you won brackets back in Nineteen .
Tell em how the Dandom ai, they made ya pussy foot away.
From the blue and bas-ed threads of our ole /co/ board.
Come out ya Mao Mao Fans, come out and fight all of us Dans!
Show them Stucks how you won brackets back in Nineteen .
Tell em how the Dandom ai, they made ya pussy foot away.
From the blue and bas-ed threads of our ole /co/ board.
The plan proved successful, with anons crying in support of the 'based Ireland pill' and the Irish vote massively turning to Dan. Despite continued harassment from Benrey and an overall reduction in posting, Dan developed an advantage. Karkat also showed up at this point, having apparently slept in, and was displeased to learn he had missed the Dan Rush. Despite showing off his (obviously fake) Cobrastani passport, Karkat was unable to get past Benrey, and wisely retreated before he took action.
Mao Mao attempted to turn the situation against Dan, citing his ploys to Irish Nationalism as a sign of weakness. Dan's cat Mr. Mumbles threatened Mao Mao once again, but this time he took the threat far less seriously, attacking Dan for his underhanded tactics with the clones and violating the tournaments entry rules(as clearly cited by Benrey). Still, with a major victory in hand, Dan kept his head down, allowing his fans to continue to showcase his based-ness and Danielle to continue trying to win the coomers over.
The Final Countdown
As the end of Round 1 drew near, a feud brokeout between supporters of Dan and Simon, each accusing eachother of being cancerous and launching falseflag attacks. This went nowhere as both turned to face their opponents.
Mao Mao continued to treat Dan as beneath him, playing up that Dan supporters were desperate and had nothing to return to if they lost, while he had a full second season to look forward too(at the time, anyway). Accusations of Mao Mao's furry connections flared up as the round drew towards it's end, and he countered by attempting to portray Dan as gay.
In the final hours, both Dan and Mao Mao themselves took a step back from campaigning to allow the results to come in(Dan did take a moment to speak with Ramses about Garfield's voring rampage, comparing it to Chris's sleep eating). Dan's fanbase continued small scale campaigning, Danielle apparently attempting to bridge their problems with Simon by making out with him. Adorabat took the lead role campaigning for Mao Mao in the closing hour, bringing up the doujin yet again(despite Dan offering to leak it himself)
As the time drew to a close, the results were announced.
Round 2
Dan won an extremely narrow victory, edging out Mao Mao. Dan's fans rejoiced that the furry fodder had fallen, while Mao Mao buried his sorrows in ice cream, leaving Badgerclops to handle the public. But Dan had drawn a much larger threat, The Joker (DC).
Much of Dan's supporters felt uneasy about the matchup. Some hoped Dan could emulated the based Charlie Collins and teach the Joker a lesson, while others feared Dan was doomed.
Deciding to 'cheer Dan up', the Joker sprayed Dan with a dose of Joker Gas (which Chris McClean encouraged, the dark attack would rise ratings). Fortunately, Dan's years of exposure to all sorts of poisons left him immune to the gas, and he mocked the Joker's failure. The Joker simply laughed.
Taking a break from campaigning, Dan halted an attempt by Ramses to kill Tyra, his dinosaur friend (who Ramses had mistaken for Fang), and attempted to bribe the grieving Infinity Train supporters into electing him the new leader of the Apex(which failed). Impostor Dan* attempted to manipulate Joker into helping him dispose of the real Dan, but the Clown Prince of Crime simply laughed off his efforts.
Danielle and Dan continued to campaign as things continued, and Karkat continued to try to convince everyone he was the real Dan, to little luck. Even Zoidberg joined in.
With the return to simple campaigning to show the world just how based Dan was, things remained calm for quite a time before Joker insulted Dan's cancellation. Dan countered by pointing out Joker's age.
As Benrey reappeared and continued to harrass the remaining Dan's, Dan* decided it was in his best interests to cooperate with the others, and proposed they needed to create a homeland for all the Dans (Intending to become the Ruler of it). Dan suggested Ireland for obvious reasons, while Dan* was interested in cutting a deal with Ramses to acquire Israel and Karkat wanted to ask Vriska to get them a home in Alternia. Dan* proposed they should allow Mr. Mumbles to decide(assuming the cat would favor Egypt due to it's history of cat worship).
As the other Dan's debated their new homeland, Dan called up his friends in the IRA, and, as a thank you for his support, asked them to plant a car bomb in Mao Mao's car. The plan worked, but due to Mao Mao's 9 lives, he survived with 8 to spare.
Mr. Mumbles ended up pointing to Mao Mao and saying "Meow", leading to the group of Dan's deciding that Pure Heart Valley could be their new homeland, since Mao Mao was SUPPOSEDLY dead and the citizens would be easily conquered. They were unable to go there at the time, though, due to the tournament still being in progress.
Dan continued to run his based campaign, trying to make Joker look like the normie pick. But as the Round drew towards the end, Dan grew nervous, and pulled out his ace in the hole, the IRS. Joker had had a long and well known fear of the IRS ever since the incident with King Barlo, while Dan was known for not fearing the wrath of the tax man. Dan even attempted to win over the Rick and Morty haters by pointing out Dan's victory against squirrels, which Rick was so scared of he fled an entire dimension to escape them. Still, Joker was confident, and simply reminded Dan of his mortality.
Dan, confident he was going to win, began planning for his fight against his presumed opponent, Eustace, planning a series of WAR! posters to call upon his supporters to fight, beginning to plan a cover of "The Foggy Dew", and even acquiring a functional WW1 German Tank, the K-Wagen.
As the Round ended, Dan lost a narrow defeat, and sulked off, as the Joker cried it was the year of the clown. Dan assaulted Joker in the parking lot before leaving, however.
Aftermath
Wipeout of the Dans
Joker would go on to lose to Eustace in the following round. The real Dan sulked off to go home and comfort himself with his girlfriend Hortence, leaving a vacuum in the tournament that Dan* was eager to fill. Now without any competition to the status as the 'true Dan', the Impostor lurked throughout the tournament, making appearances in the name of Dan. He eventually managed to rebuild the clone army and get around Benrey.
During the infamous wedding, Dan* attended in the place of Dan, attempting to leverage Ramses for a parcel of territory in the Holy Land he could rule over as a Kingdom of Dans. While negotiations were underway, all of the Dan's begin to suspect Dan* is an Impostor. Fearing betrayal, Dan* attacks them first, leading to an ugly fight in the desert that escalates and eventually leads to the deaths of all the Dan's, except for Dan*(who won the fight) and Karkat(who managed to slink off in the chaos).
Dan* eventually found his way back to the United States, slipping away unnoticed. Karkat, unaware of Dan's reputation in the state, wandered through New Mexico and nearly murdered by a swarm of cultists. The incident finally pushes Karkat to stop pretending to be Dan and instead back Eridan and Dave in their efforts.
Tag Tournament Prelude
Dan, after spending most of the month with his girlfriend and binge watching Population Control Johnny on the couch(alongside a brief detour to destroy a pudding company in New Jersey), eventually learned about the tournament from Chris, who didn't want Dan to get mad at him if he didn't tell him. Dan is hesistant to bring Chris at first, since he didn't help much during Mr. /co/, and Dale Gribble(a fellow madlad and conspiracist) had offered to partner with Dan. Still, eventually he decided to team up with Chris and form The Avatars of Nemesis.
During the months in-between the tournaments, Dan has also discovered a series of portals near the beach that allowed him to move between the Tournament Dimension and his home at will, allowing him to bypass the troublesome guard Benrey.
The Impostor Dan* also learned of the tournament, and, while hesitant to get as involved after nearly dying in the Sudanese Desert, follows the duo.
Tag Team Tournament
Qualifiers
The duo easily get nominated, but the tournament is forced to relocate after Mr. Morris and Scruffy kick the tournament off of /co/, leading to Dan declaring vengeance on the jannies. Still, with no way to get to them, Dan settles in. Initially, Dan focuses on poster campaigning and riding off the wave of Irish Nationalism that had been spurred in Mr. /co/(drawing the ire of Ulster Nationalist Scrooge, though not enough for him to do anything), and promises that this time he'll ensure Mao Mao is taken care of permanently.
Dan's campaigning eventually captures the attention of Mao Mao, who had mistaken Dan* for Dan at the Wedding and was convinced Dan was either marooned or dead. Shocked to see him alive, Mao Mao demanded answers from Dan, who explained he had been watching Population Control Johnny. Mentioning the series, however, catches the attention of fellow nominee and known homicidal maniac Johnny 'Nny' Cee, who quickly becomes convinced the television network has been spying on him and based on the series on his own life.
Despite Chris insisting that finding out what the Impostor is up to is crucial(along with mentioning Joker had been sending him creepy phone messages), Dan becomes fixated on how Mao Mao had survived the car bomb, eventually growing convinced Mao Mao was Superman. Dan attempts to kill Mao Mao with 'kyrptonite'(actually uranium powder he bought online), but it fails. The real Superman decides not to intervene, as it's just too funny.
Dan eventually figures out the 9 lives factor, and steals an experimental estrogen formula from Elise in order to trick Mao Mao into thinking he's a woman named Tiffy, and get him to step into a car(rigged to blow up). Mao Mao, a master of disguise himself, is not fooled. Dan(ielle) soon discovers to his(her) horror that the serum will last for 24 hours, and Elise doesn't have an antidote. Elise(dummy thicc from her own use of the serum) mocks Dan for turning himself into a woman. He decides to lay low for the time, slipping out of of the dimension the Tournament is being held in and returning home(Dan having discovered the location of several hidden portals earlier in order to avoid problems with Benrey).
By this point, the /co/ media is reporting on the feud between the two, surprised after having prematurely declared them both dead. The writers of Population Control Johnny are all brutally murdered at this time by Nny, who only grows more angry when the media calls the incident 'wacky' (his least favorite word).
Mao Mao too avoids dealing with Dan for a time, until Samantha goes missing and appears to have been kidnapped(Grace having done so after an argument). Dan calls Mao Mao to dismiss the theory, but suspicions remain. Dan himself tries to fashion a duck tape sports bra at home to hide his assets feminine.
Shortly before the beginning of Round 1, the staff announce that(thanks to the generous donations of one Richard Dastardly), a race was going to be held between rounds, and while it wouldn't affect the results, it was sure to raise money and morale. Dan, decide Chris's protests, decided to use the K-Wagen he had purchased in Mr. /co/ for the fight again Eustace that ended up never happening. Dubbing the machine 'The Honorable K-Wagen', Dan readied himself at the starting line.
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