[deL]

Text by: TAdeL and Cute
Graphics by: TAdeL

It's finally upon us. The much anticipated second season of the Southeast Asian Clan League officially kicks off on the 17th of January. Boasting almost fifty clan entries, SEACL promises to be one of the biggest events in SEA Starcraft this year.

And at the top of it, is the Sharn Kemp SEA Clan League. The cream of the crop. This isn't just a few big names scattered haphazardly through the bracket of some random tournament. The top division of the SEACL features all of SEA's top players. Name a player, and you will find them in this tournament.

Unfamiliar with the teams? Want to know the inside stories? Which players to look out for?

Chill guys, we got this.

aLternative [aLt]
"no shortizz, you have the same tee shirt size as jaczie" - nirvAnA

Last season's runners up, aLt, benefit from an even stronger roster than they had in season 1, but with the increased competition it doesn't mean it will be any easier for them. PiG and Jimdiddy are both in hot form and they join their clutch player YoonYJ and sleeping giant Ninja as the Australian core of the Singapore based clan and are all valid ace match choices. Add to this some of Singapore's best players including WCG champion nirvAnA and up-and-comers Han, Shortizz and MrFool and aLt represents a depth few teams can match with a mix of styles perfectly suited to the clan match environment.

Player to watch: TtPiG

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aLternative

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Captain: nirvAnA
Founded: 2000
Country of Origin: Singapore
Contact: skype, public email or PM

Why they will win: aLt have amazing depth of talent and established practice and leadership.
Why they won't win: Their ace players don't have amazing records against other teams' top players comparatively.

Full Roster

aLtnirvAnA
aLtsheepy
aLtcure
aLtSouJ
aLtDementia
aLtJimdiddy
TtPiG
aLtHan
aLtShortizz
aLtMrFool
YoonYJ
SQLTtHuT
SQLTtNinja

Team Achievements:

• SEA COTH #4 Winners
• SEA COTH #5 Winners
• SEACL Season 1 Runners-Up

Facts and Trivia:

• Oldest clan in the lineup, with a long history of success starting all the way back in 2000.
• Benefit from homegrown talents PiG and YoonYJ, long time members who got picked up by sponsored teams Tt eSports and iM respectively. They are the sole players in their sponsored teams as such their Pro Teams are not large enough for to be represented as a team.
• Recently returned to theirs roots with a lot of Singaporean recruits.
• aLt members have won over 8 WCG Singapore national championships over SC1, SC2 and WC3.

HeroCraft [-]
"I am certainly not playing in this" - mOOnGLaDe

Despite not being a real clan, HeroCraft has a bit of a history in team events and are lead by the enigmatic mOOnGLaDe. As if SEA's most accomplished players wasn't enough, they add to their roster the well-travelled tgun who has competed in the Korean GSTL team league and brings his experience to the competition. The FXO influence doesn't end there are Malaysian up-and-comer Timber fills out the roster alongside compatrior Cobo, providing ample backup for the two ace worthy players.

Player to watch: mOOnGlaDe

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HeroCraft

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Captain: mOOnGLaDe
Founded: 2011
Country of Origin: Australia
Contact: skype, public email or PM

Why they will win: They have two of the best players in SEA who know how to practice effectively, and are supported by some of the best Malaysian talent even if the Australian Zergs don't get the job done themselves.
Why they won't win: Without much of a history together or sharing a true clan they will have to keep on top of schedules and try their best to work together for making practice, turning up on time and submitting lineups.

Full Roster

mOOnGLaDe
tgun
Timber
Cobo
Risen
Shuffle

Team Achievements:

• Team and/or major individual

Facts and Trivia:

• Two players (tgun, mOOnGLaDe) have experience in the Korean leagues, and many of the other players have been in or are in sponsored teams.

Made in Thailand [MiTH]
"It stands for Made in Thailand? Mind blown" - everyone

Thai team MiTH consists of the backbone of the Thailand national team. With Maya, RedArchon, Fah, indy and jump the individual talent is undenyable but they may suffer in depth compared to many of the other teams. With the smallest roster they will rely on their superstar RedArchon to bring them home against most opponents, and the players should look to him for inspiration. Being the only Thai representatives they are sure to have the full backing of the large eSports fanbase in their home country and have a lot to prove.

Player to watch: MiTH.RedArchon

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Made in Thailand

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Captain: MiTHjump
Founded: 2011
Country of Origin: Thailand
Contact: skype, public email or PM

Why they will win: A combination of talent represented by RedArchon and many of Thailand's best players, and national pride as the players look to make up for the country's poor NationWars performance.
Why they won't win: They lack the lineup size and perhaps depth of the other teams and if RedArchon is taken out the rest of the team may struggle.

Full Roster

MiTHjump
MiTHMaya
RedArchon
Fah
NEOindy
Moran

Team Achievements:

• None yet.

Facts and Trivia:

• RedArchon is a former Blizzcon representative for SEA.

Mineski Pro-Gaming [Mski]
"Dat Azz" - TAdeL

Self proclaimed as a team inspiring to lift the level of eSports in the Philippines, Mineski's SC2 lineup represents exactly that - the best that the Philippines has to offer. Pinoy powerhouses EnDerr and JaBiTo join some familiar names in the Fili scene. Add to this one of the most successful Protoss players from SEA, Azz, into their already solid lineup and Mineski could prove a handful for the more prominent clans.

Player to watch: Mski.EnDerr

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Mineski Pro-Gaming

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Captain: MskiZenDeX
Founded: 2011
Country of Origin: Philippines
Contact: skype, public email or PM

Why they will win: Another team with abundant local talent, this Philippines team not only has a good team vibe but also adds a solid protoss who will no doubt add a lot of experience and knowledge to the team.
Why they won't win: While many of the players are undenyably talented, only EnDerr boasts relatively recent strong results and they may have to count on new recruit Azz to pull his weight in order to take out some of the bigger clans.

Full Roster

1. MskiEnDerr
2. theDUDE
3. MskiJaBiTo
4. MskiDane
5. MskiRye
6. MskiWaning
7. Pobbes
8. Fate
9. MskiYax
10. VTAzz

Team Achievements:

• None yet.

Facts and Trivia:

• Has a long history in other games as the top Philippines team.
• Recently picked up controversial personality Azz as their only not-Filipino player.
• Mineski lost their chance to have a representative at the WCG finals in Korea as EnDerr was denied a visa.

iTA Terror Australis [TA]
"I openly dislike TA" - GoSuTgun

Last season's defending champions have their work cut out for them. Not only are TA missing two core members due to player bans (Protoss star Pinder and deth, who took the winning game for TA in the grand final last season), the clan must also deal with the absence of one more of their biggest names in MaFia representing his sponsored team, but protoss masters Yang and SenSei will be representing TA for the event. Despite this, two players who have proven their worth in season 1's victory will be back to represent TA, Rossi and EdgE, and could provide the pivot necessary to see the team through the finals.

Player to watch: TARossi

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Terror Australis

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Captain: TAriiChard
Founded: 2010
Country of Origin: Australia
Contact: skype, public email or PM

Why they will win: It is reported that after an extra large margherita, Rossi can't lose a game. While two talented players no longer grace the roster, the two that are left have proven the most valuable under pressure in online tournaments. With two powerhouses like Rossi and EdgE, it takes pressure off other players who may feel they only need 1 win between them and when those other players include Light, BiGbiRd, spidereight and Voices TA have the potential to bring down the best.
Why they won't win: Missing two of their top players is a blow to the roster strength and the morale of the players. While they will be cheering in the infamous TA teamspeak, the presence of added muscle will leave TA less confident and put extra pressure on the clutch duo of Rossi and EdgE.

Full Roster

TAriiChard
TARossi
TAEdgE
TAVoices
TASalvatioN
TASpider
TALionSsaKs
TACosmic
TAHectic
TABiGbiRd
TAGuest
SQLTtyang
SQLTtSenSei

Team Achievements:

• SEA COTH #3 Winners
• SEACL Season 1 Champions

Facts and Trivia:

• A notable Australian Brood War clan and one of the largest SC2 SEA clans.
• Two players on TA's roster were banned from competing due to disciplinary actions.
• One of the few SEA teams with a Liquipedia page.
• Formed based on the New South Wales State of Origin B-Team from the SoO SC1 event.
• Won a season of iCCup ClanLeague in Division C in SC1.

Team EVE [EVE]
"lol at still sucking so hard when you maphack" - Strafe

EVE are relatively new to the RTS scenebut have proven competitive in both individual and team tournaments, most famously qualifying for SEACL Season 1. Being based primarily in Singapore, their roster contains some of the strongest Singaporean players and merged with GnS. In addition to the Singaporean players like Yekke, Dutch-turned-Thai ex-BW pro Strafe joins their ranks and gives them a serious ace option to join techtron, another accomplished player in the Australian scene.

Player to watch: Strafe

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Team EVE

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Captain: EveJaFF
Founded: 2011
Country of Origin: Singapore
Contact: skype, public email or PM

Why they will win: Despite being 'underdogs' or even relative unknowns, EVE have proven they can compete at the top level and their roster does boast a lot of talent. What they lack in true ace players they make up for in numbers and a good spread of skill across the board. Techtron has had several strong performances in Australian tournaments and his recent inclusion in the team really increases their chances.
Why they won't win: With the ace match worth double points the aforementioned lack of a clutch could prove costly. Their primary options are techtron and Strafe andw hile they have the capacity to take out any other ace player, they will be less consistent and it may cost EVE a few victories.

Full Roster

Westley
Strafe
nGenVendetta
Yekke
tDpMaltiso
GnSMicroN
JuanMarco
GnSxEverlast
EveSigns
Derpy
techtron
EveRekanise
EveJaFF
Rorschach

Team Achievements:

• SEACL Season 1 Qualifier 1 Winners

Facts and Trivia:

• Strafe is a former member of Templars of Twilight from SC1. He is also Dutch.
• Merged with former clan GnS as can be seen by the tag in some of the player names.
• One of the two last minute additions to the Premier Division lineup.

Team Infinity [inFi]
"We got Revenant and Roz. The two Rs. Ready to roll." - inFiTargA

While inFi has had an up-and-down year, they were one of the four giants in the SEA scene not long ago. Despite the reduced activity and results by many of their players, ice is seemingly always in-form, TargA and Revenant can compete with the best players in the league, and Muse and Roz are no pushovers. Losing RedArchon and latest recruit JazBas to their sponsored teams may have nudged inFi from potential tournament favourites to mere potential darkhorses but they have more than enough talent to take it to the wire with the best teams.

Player to watch: iceiceice

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Team Infinity

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Captain: inF
Founded: 2011
Country of Origin: International
Contact: skype, public email or PM

Why they will win: If TargA is back in form they have 3 very, very good ace match options and that leaves the other 2 to hopefully pick up wins on their favourite maps. While the roster is small the skill is undenyable and not many teams have players the calibre of Muse and Roz "filling up numbers" in the lineup each week.
Why they won't win: Any no-show or unavailability is really going to hurt their depleted roster. In addition, their players are less active than most of the top performers on SEA and that extra bit of practice may cost them when everything is on the line.

Full Roster

inF
inFiTargA
inF
iceiceice
inFiJokes
inFiFinest
inFiPeace
FlashMuse

Team Achievements:

• SEACL Season 1 Semi-Finalists

Facts and Trivia:

• One of the original "Big Four" clans in SEA.
• The two players that are unavailable due to team commitments have both represented SEA at the BlizzCon finals, RedArchon and Jazbas.

Team Supreme [SPR]
"If their pro Koreans turn up, they will give every team a run for their money." - TAriiChard

Starting out as a community clan for Koreans and Korean speakers on SEA, SPR recently broke out as one of the most competitive clans on SEA. They have an active channel, albeit most of that activity is Korean hangeul spam, and after a marathon run of friendly clanwars have finally formed a roster truly capable of taking a podium place in this event. Soulman should form a great backbone to a team that also includes in-form player iSt and the Korean ex-pro's experience should be invaluable in the practice room. There's no doubt that SPR will take this league very seriously and they should not be underestimated despite lacking individual tournament accomplishments.

Player to watch: SoulmanSPR

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Team Supreme

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Captain: XenomorphSPR
Founded: 2010
Country of Origin: International
Contact: skype, public email or PM

Why they will win: In addition to their regular competitive lineup, which has proven itself in many friendly clanwars, iSt is in good form and will provide viable alternatives to Soulman as ace.
Why they won't win: It's hard to pick a weakness with the team as there is a large, talented roster and a very strong ace player. SPR have some players who are inexperienced in prized tournaments and while many can undeniably take games off the tournament favourites they are so far untested in the crucible that is SEACL.

Full Roster

SoongheeSPR
SooieSPR
MasterSPR
KangSPR
RyoomakSPR
iStSPR (GGiST)
SatuSPR
tbkSPR
RsSPR
SoulmanSPR
BlitzSPR
SunginSPR

Team Achievements:

• None yet.

Facts and Trivia:

• Primarily Korean or Korean-speaking players living in SEA countries.
• SoulmanSPR is an ex-pro from Korea for the fOu (now FXO) team.
• Their chat channel "Team SPR" is popular on Battle.net.
• Decided not to include their Korean "pros" on their official roster as they would be inelligible for most tournaments on SEA.

Trick or Treat [ToT]
"Game over. Chinese pwns!" - StitchSPR

If SPR is the primary Korean community clan on the SEA server then Team ToT, founded by Jerry, is the main community clan for Chinese speaking residents of Southeast Asia and Oceania. While many of the players are known as ladder cheesers, HotLips and pork have performed well at Australian LAN tournaments in Melbourne and Sydney respectively, and clan leader Jerry is experienced in online SEA events.

Player to watch: porkToT

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Trick or Treat

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Captain: AlwaysDry
Founded: 2011
Country of Origin: International
Contact: skype, public email or PM

Why they will win: They are the tournament underdogs but have recognisable names as up-and-coming players in the SEA scene. Jerry, pork and Hotlips in particular have all shown good online or offline tournament results.
Why they won't win: Of course being relatively unknown many of their players have not proven themselves at the top levels yet or under pressure situations where a real team effort is required. Often the team aspect of a clanleague is ignored and if ToT make this same mistake it could cost them.

Full Roster

Jerry
porkToT
HotlipsToT
ForJJToT
JesseYLToT
Gelivable
StefanToT
Dosperado
AnnieAreUOk
cJc
GaloisToT
LaSthOpeToT
NineToT
FlashToT
Team Achievements:

• None yet.

Facts and Trivia:

• Share a tag with famous Brood War clan Templars of Twilight.
• All or most of the players are of Chinese origin living in a SEA or Oceania country.
• porkToT aka SupArmani famously made a Liquipedia page about himself.
• One of the two last minute additions to the Premier Division lineup.

Xeria Gaming [xGKing]
"Drunk MaFia beats tgun" - inFiTargA

Xeria Gaming are a relatively new team but have wasted no time making a name for themselves. With the likes of Blizzcon beast JazBas, IEM representative iaguz, giant killer MaFia as well as the recent additions Bielsko, Myuu and pokerface they are hard to ignore. This depth will make it hard for other team captains to pick who will play ace, and this will give them the strategic edge over most opponents. Couple this with the inexhaustible list of individual achievements for these members and you have the potential tournament favourites.

Player to watch: xGKingJazBas

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Xeria Gaming

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Captain: xGKingBenji
Founded: 2011
Country of Origin: Australia
Contact: skype, public email or PM

Why they will win: As one of the most successful teams in terms of individual results on SEA, Xeria host a plethora of ace match options giving them a strategical edge over opponents. Their new recruits are undenyably talented and will compliment the established old guard to form a team with a lot of depth and skill.
Why they won't win: Despite the depth and talent on show, the roster is still relatively small and they will be counting on players backing up week after week and showing up on time. Any no show is going to cost them with a lack of replacements, and if they are forced to use similar lineups each week they may become a target for matchup sniping or replay analysis.

Full Roster

xGKingMaFia
xGKingiaguz
xGKingJazBas
xGKingBielsko
xGKingMyuu
xGKingPokerface

Team Achievements:

• None yet (TCL?).

Facts and Trivia:

• Xeria Gaming was formed of SEACL 1 semi finalists and former "Big Four" clan nGen members, as well as iaguz formerly from aLt.
• Recent pickup Myuu is known only from a few strong local LAN performances, but knocked EG's iNcontroL to the lower bracket in Dox Cup #2.

Stay tuned for a follow up article next week featuring interviews with team managers and tournament admins, predictions from prominent community members and more. #SEASPORTS

Resources

SEACL#2 post	SEACL#1 Recap	SEACL#1 Results	Stream
Xeria Gaming	Clan TA	Team EVE	Team SPR
Team Infinity	Mineski	aLt	MiTH

Quick Comments

	deL:	I am posting this to make it look like I repped myself when ownership is transferred.
	inFeZa:	loved the Y ang.... haha
	mGMUSE:	one of the best writeups ive seen on this site
	ZC.EvilSWAT:	If this doesn't pump you up, nothing will.
	x5.Revenant:	This writeup is beautiful...!
	VB_WhiplashJC:
	TAriiChard:
	SilentNoodle:	ily
	TCPKiaSu:
	aLtShortizz:	Wtfudge who changed the aLt Quote T_T
	JaFF:
	Antel0pe:	Nice write up :)
	wolf:
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	TAScarecrow:
	FSBenAD:	Great read, thanks :)
	TACeeSerps:

[Cute]

Sexy.

Let us know what you wanna see next time guys (interviews with who etc)

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	deL:	Sir, it's been an honour.
	TAEdgE:
	Asrathiel:	Love it <3
	ZC.EvilSWAT:	+1 rep for baller writeup!
	TargA:
	x5.Revenant:
	:	insanely good
	Brultze:
	ROOTPetraeus:	<3
	iM MaFia:
	ToR.Arnor:	I want your babies!
	Champi:
	dippa:	vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvery nicely done.
	VB_WhiplashJC:
	TAriiChard:
	Maynarde:
	AvPoker:
	inFeZa:	i guess you can have some rep too
	NvRossi:
	nirvAnA:	Mad props for coming up with this idea cute! Brillant hype!
	JaFF:
	cruxBsK:	dat write up #1 I've seen on this site so far. OUTSTANDING
	TAScarecrow:
	FSBenAD:	And thanks to you too :)

[deL]

Yah just want to stress that there will be a part 2 that Cute and I are slowly piecing together at the moment so get hyped!

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	Cute:	The honor was all mine
	Asrathiel:	Sexy writeup
	ZC.EvilSWAT:	Write your name larger next time dammit!
	TargA:
	x5.Revenant:
	:	madly good
	Brultze:
	ROOTPetraeus:	So hyped!!!
	iM MaFia:
	ToR.Arnor:	I would also like your babies maybe a little more than I want to person above babies
	Champi:
	dippa:	nursing a semi atm.
	VB_WhiplashJC:
	TAriiChard:
	Maynarde:
	inFeZa:	go go go !
	NvRossi:	Happy u used my 'herocraft' quote! great post nonetheless

[Dox]

People who gave rep to the OP - send it towards Cute and deL please, I didn't write the article, just posted it on the front page for the people who did.

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TargA:

[TargA]

i want interview with roz

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Champi:

ask him if there is a C key on his keyboard

[Asrathiel]

Pretty... looking forward to it ^_^

[DeNile]

Honestly can we ask for more you two have way outdone yourselfs in presenting an article that hypes and informs on such a big event in sea esports. Motivates me to do something similar for a lower tier, but alas I'm still on holidays and useing the iPhone.


Love the work ur legends

[ROOTPetraeus]

Awesome post guys!!! Really good write up. Personally, I would like to see at least some focus on the other tiers in part 2 and then maybe some interviews with unknown or up and coming players

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Cute:

Would love to see a writeup on the lower divisions that someone has done!

[iM tgun]

Yoyo, that TA quote is ridiculously old man |:

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	deL:	CANNOT BE UNDONE
	Champi:	i thought we were friends yo :(
	dippa:	I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT
	TAriiChard:	I LUB YOU!

[deL]

Originally Posted by Petraeus

Awesome post guys!!! Really good write up. Personally, I would like to see at least some focus on the other tiers in part 2 and then maybe some interviews with unknown or up and coming players

I'm not sure about the other tiers but I had decided myself that I'd be doing similar coverage for the tier/s I am administrating (Tier 2 iirc).

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breadfan:

[mGGDrGooSe]

So when do you think Centrebet is gonna be put out odds for this?

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deL:

TA unbackable favourites!

[crAzerk]

Wow I saw the draft and never expected it to turn out so awesome. Cute + deL, what more can you ask for??

P.S. When I saw Dox post this I was thinking 'zomg Cute did he ninja a post before you did!' ><

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Cute:

Somewhat hurtful haha

[crAzerk]

Originally Posted by TAdeL

I'm not sure about the other tiers but I had decided myself that I'd be doing similar coverage for the tier/s I am administrating (Tier 2 iirc).

How do I rep you again -spams click rep button-

[Asrathiel]

Originally Posted by Drgoose

So when do you think Centrebet is gonna be put out odds for this?

Who you betting on?

[Benji]

Originally Posted by Drgoose

So when do you think Centrebet is gonna be put out odds for this?

Bet the house on us

[TAminimat]

I dont want to lose my money though Benj Dog

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	syfChadMann:	I lol'd
	Dox:	DOGGGGGA

[mGGDrGooSe]

Originally Posted by Asrathiel

Who you betting on?

Yeah, I'm not that stupid. I think most teams are paying about the same; $1.50 :P.

[aLtShortizz]

This is sooo good.

Is it true that Mafia beats tgun when hes drunk and Rossi being unbeatable when hes had a drink? I thought it was Pizza!

[deL]

Originally Posted by aLtShortizz

This is sooo good.

Is it true that Mafia beats tgun when hes drunk and Rossi being unbeatable when hes had a drink? I thought it was Pizza!

Think you're confusing margherita and margarita!

[ToR.Arnor]

I freaken LOVE Xeria's theme music although with members such as Arnor and Iaguz wouldnt this be far more appropriate?

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	ROOTPetraeus:	hahaha
	deL:	LOL. Too many good themesong options.
	asdfSchnitzel: