Gentle Tauradonna Oathsworn/Histoire/WorldTagLeague2021

Short & Skinny
Al Molloy & Gentle Tauradonna Oathsworn faced off against other Tag Teams in a tournament. Al made a personal stipulation of activating his own GARION MODE mini-challenges if Gentle did, to double the GARION MODE Activations in a given run.

Match 1: vs The Mega Monkes (LOST)
The Mega Monkes created a custom board called "BONEDANCE" with a litany of tasks related to Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage. The objective was to do the tasks in any order desired, but then end on watching Bone Dance in Skelos Badlands. To make it World Tag League compatible, two of the tasks for any one letter could be done and count for the team.

Paesani Di Legaia came close, but Gentle had to pivot at the very beginning. Unable to immediately run the fade on Ripto, because he kept botching Swim through Air in Winter Tundra, he had to do double time to collect the BONEDANCE tiles he was assigned. Furthermore, Al went on auto-pilot in the Colossus Hockey 2 task, and did not go 5-4 in the challenge as was requested by the BONEDANCE board. He and Gentle agreed to switch goals to complete the board. Al went to 100% Icy Speedway, while Gentle picked up the slack for Colossus Hockey 2.

The following GARION MODEs were activated:

Al's GARION MODE: Al Molloy performed "a swag Climb skip."

Gentle's GARION MODEs:
 * 1) Gentle Tauradonna Oathsworn completed Breeze Harbor Trolley Trouble without crashing the trolley even once
 * 2) In Zephyr, Gentle collected Juliet 1 & 2 alongside Cowleks 1 & 2.
 * 3) While 100%-ing Metro Speedway, Gentle got the Metro Speedway Skill Point.
 * 4) In Skelos Badlands, Gentle acquired the Catbat Quartet Skill Point.

Mutually, they activated a specific GARION MODE: Between the two of them, Al & Gentle collected an exact total of 40 Orbs.

Total amount of GARION MODE Activations in the Match: 6

The GARION MODE activations were a small comfort, as Gentle had once again found himself unhappy with how he performed in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage. He had to be assured that the loss to Mega Monkes was not completely his fault.

Match 2: vs Big Spaghetti Mommas (WON)
The challenge was for each team to 100% one Sunrise Spring level and Sunny Villa, and to 100% one Midday Gardens level and Icy Peak. The division of labour was up to each team. To keep things from being too easy, Sheila's Alp could not be 100%'d as The Other Sunrise Spring Level, and omissions of Speedways, Warp Rooms, and Sparx Levels were enforced.

Al Molloy 100%'d Sunny Villa and Icy Peak. Gentle Tauradonna Oathsworn 100%'d Seashell Shore and Bamboo Terrace.

Gentle Tauradonna Oathsworn activated the following GARION MODEs:


 * 1) In Sunrise Spring, Gentle performed Swim-through-Air Jutsu to enter Seashell Shore, so he did not have to collect 14 Eggs beforehand.
 * 2) Since Gentle chose to do Seashell Shore as his 100% level, he had to ensure he did not crash the game in the Sheila section of the level. Doing Sand Castles without crashing counted as a GARION MODE, as a Running Gag of that Egg having given him trouble in the past.
 * 3) Gentle also had trouble with Swimming Tunnel in the past, and so made it a GARION MODE to perform Swimming Tunnel without failing it once. He succeeded.
 * 4) Gentle completed Seashell Shore 100%, having chosen the level ahead of time on purpose due to it having the worst Gems per Second out of the Sunrise Spring levels.
 * 5) To advance to Midday Gardens, Gentle had to do the other levels. As they could be done in any order, Gentle chose to do Sunny Villa last. This gave Al time to 100% Sunny Villa, on his end.
 * 6) In Midday Gardens, Gentle performed the Bridge Swim Jutsu to enter Bamboo Terrace, so he did not have to collect 30 Eggs beforehand.
 * 7) Gentle completed Bamboo Terrace 100%, having chosen it out of the other Main Levels. The reason was because it was originally the level which was supposed to be mandatory, before last-minute changes decreed otherwise.
 * 8) Because Al voiced concerns about being able to efficiently complete Icy Peak 100%, Gentle entered Icy Peak to help him. This ended up not being necessary, therefore counting as a GARION MODE.
 * 9) Wanting to do something of substance while waiting for the other team to finish the goal, Gentle went to pay 700 gems for Sgt. Byrd's release.
 * 10) Gentle watched the entire cutscene which played after releasing Sgt. Byrd from Moneybags' custody, without skipping any of it.
 * 11) Gentle collected all Eggs in Sgt. Byrd's Base. Originally, the plan was just to collect the Hummingbirds Egg, but the other two Eggs were compulsory to collect on the way to all the Hummingbird Cages.
 * 12) After finishing what he had set out to do in Sgt. Byrd's Base, Gentle got some last minute Eggs in Midday Gardens to bring his overall total of Eggs collected to 30.

Al Molloy activated one GARION MODE:


 * 1) Al tried to do different GARION MODE activations, but failed 3+ activation attempts consecutively. Upon discussion during the race, both Al and Gentle agreed this counted as a GARION MODE in of itself.

Total amount of GARION MODE Activations in the match: 13

The original plan was just to do 8, in order to fulfill the conditions for a Miracle Art.

Match 3: vs The Slytharyens (WON)
A simple Bingo match was the name of the game.

While Gentle had estimated everyone would get tiles before time theoretically "ran out," DessertMonkeyJK reminded him the goal had to be done within an hour. By the time an hour had passed, only four goals were left to fill; by then, however, the score was Paesani di Legaia with 11 and The Slytharyens with 10. It had been close the whole time, too.

Al Molloy's GARION MODE Activations were:


 * 1) Al not only did the Bingo Challenge, but also did it while watching a soccer match between Italy & Spain.
 * 2) Al accidentally got the Skill Point in Molten Crater for breaking the wall and Butterfly Jar in the Thieves 1 & 2 section.

Gentle's GARION MODE Activations were:


 * 1) Gentle gunned for a specific Bingo tile as a shoutout to Gawr Gura ("Harbour Speedway Race & Crawdad Farm Egg")
 * 2) After the run, Gentle stayed in Icy Peak and listened to its soundtrack for upwards of 2 minutes. He otherwise would have gone to Agent 9's Lab to listen to the soundtrack for the same amount of time.

Between the two of them, the following GARION MODE Activation was collected:


 * 1) Gentle & Al got a vertical line of Bingo tiles collected for Paesani Di Legaia.

Total amount of GARION MODE Activations in the match: 5

Match 4: vs Crass Blasters (LOST)
Paesani Di Legaia v Crass Blasters happened twice.

The goal was to complete as many level Dragons and level Orbs as possible within the span of 30 minutes. Both teams were assumed to have tied, due to a miscount on Gentle's part. Because of this, all four players (Al Molloy, G4video5, Gentle Tauradonna Oathsworn, and Muddy Maestro) where they had to Rematch again. In the second match, Crass Blasters easily defeated Paesani Di Legaia on account of Muddy having a much better round of Spyro 1.

The following GARION MODE Activations were logged:


 * 1) Gentle did Spyro 1, because he sucked at the other two games.
 * 2) Al did Spyro 2, as it was his best game.
 * 3) All four players Rematched again in the exact same goal, when a different goal theoretically could've been done for the Rematch.

Total GARION MODE Activations: 3

Because everyone activated GARION MODE from doing the exact same goal again (effectively performing the same GARION MODE), this was the first time a Variable Art was performed.

Match 5: vs BFF Gamers (LOST)
Paesani Di Legaia v BFF Gamers was scheduled for a while. The goal was created to be The Mori Calliope Circuit Side B, and then made easier much to Gentle's annoyance.

Gentle did the 100% Bentley's Outpost, 100% Honey Speedway, and Frozen Altars Yeti Boxing 1 & 2 components. Al did the Lost Fleet Subs 1 & 2, Lost Fleet Hunter Fucks Himself 1 & 2, Charmed Ridge Jack 1 & 2, and Charmed Ridge Cat Witches components.

Al's GARION MODE Activations were:


 * 1) Al shot the last Crab for Lost Fleet Hunter Fucks Himself 2 with a Red Rocket.
 * 2) Al only used one Mushroom Seed for Charmed Ridge Jack 2. "Some nice spin jumps" were done to facilitate this.

Gentle's GARION MODE Activations were:


 * 1) Gentle tried to not tilt, when his EPSXE crashed in the middle of a really good Frozen Altars Yeti Boxing 2.
 * 2) Gentle completed Frozen Altars Yeti Boxing 2 in One Round, getting the Skill Point and then some.
 * 3) After completing Bentley's Outpost to 100%, Gentle exited the stage by going back to the Character Door to talk to Spyro.

Total GARION MODE Activations: 5

The main reason Paesani lost was because of Gentle's game crashed (from a defective emulator) forcing him to do Frozen Altars Yeti Boxing 1 again while he was having Frozen Altars Yeti Boxing 2 dead to rights.

Match 6: vs Golden Lovers (WON)
Golden Lovers made a point to turn every one of their challenges into a Tag Team Championship title match. This included their match with Paesani Di Legaia.

100%-ing all the "Critter" levels in Spyro 3 was the goal (Sheila's Alp, Sgt. Byrd's Base, Bentley's Outpost, Agent 9's Lab). Al did Sheila's Alp and Sgt. Byrd's Base; Gentle did Bentley's Outpost and Agent 9's Lab.

The win condition was determined by "time differential" between Al & Nintendogen64, and Gentle & Crystal Fissure.

The following GARION MODE Activations were logged:

Al's GARION MODEs:


 * 1) Al performed the Boar Proxy in Molten Crater.
 * 2) Al performed Whirlwind Bypass a total of 3 times.
 * 3) Al did Cloud Spires last, and used Cumulus (the NPC from Cloud Spires) to warp to The Balloon.
 * 4) Al's clean sweep of both Sheila's Alp and Sgt. Byrd involved not having to look for stray Gems at the last minute.
 * 5) Al declared Gentle the "World Champion" in Spanish, after the race was finished.

Gentle only had one GARION MODE Activation, as his mood was nearly sunk by outside context problems: He listened to Agent 9's Lab for a solid minute, using the time to take deep breaths while his body shivered at the fact he narrowly secured the victory for himself and Al.

Total GARION MODE Activations: 6

Match 7: vs Vita Cheaters (LOST)
Round Two theoretically would have only lasted two matches, with the second one being the Final. The team which stood in the way of Paesani Di Legaia making it to the World Tag League 2021 Finals was Vita Cheaters (Charity Royall and Dan Davidson).

All three Spyro games were played, but with a catch: each team had a Robber who would get collectibles (Dragons/Orbs/Eggs), and another would be a Cop. The Cop would attempt to collect the same collectibles as the enemy Robber, in order to negate any points scored. There was a requirement of communication between One Cop and their rival Robber, and no one person could be the same role across all three games.

The following happened:


 * 1) In Spyro 2 - Charity Royall was Robber / Dan Davidson was Cop, Al Molloy was Robber / Gentle Tauradonna Oathsworn was Cop
 * 2) In Spyro 1 - Charity Royall was Robber / Dan Davidson was Cop, Al Molloy was Cop / Gentle Tauradonna Oathsworn was Robber
 * 3) In Spyro 3 - Charity Royall was Cop / Dan Davidson was Robber, Al Molloy was Cop / Gentle Tauradonna Oathsworn was Robber

Due to the intensity of the match and the focus on communication between the racers, no GARION MODE Activations were logged for this race.

Furthermore, Paesani fully expected to lose to Vita Cheaters and mostly aimed to get the most out of their race against them.