Gremlin Haiku Hijinks - Summer 2011
Sponsored by the Obsidian Guild to herald the arrival of the upcoming Tier 2 gremlin boss stratum,
The Ironclaw Munitions Factory and the arrival of 2 new gremlin spies...derp...merchants.
Details
Competition details are at the following link:
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/12071
Deadline
To be announced
Judges
Raspberry
Thebadger
Guest Judges
Prizes
The Spiral Haiku Master Receives:
- 100,000 Crowns
- A Wallpaper Honoring the Winning Haiku
Honorable Mentions Receive:
Gremlin Haiku Library
All haiku WILL EVENTUALLY BE sorted alphabetically by the IGN(or forum name, if IGN wasn't given) of the submitter.
Agger
Gremlins gremlins, what
y'gonna do? What y'gonna do
when they come for you?
Alexest
Gremlin in the night
Wandering in the bazaar
Merchanting he likes
Armorjack
June is dry tinder.
Tier Three fires burn shyly:
In tier one decon!
Azerk
Small dark eyes glaring
Scaly claws grasp your money
Ripped off once again
Battlebeard
Gremlin team hurts you
You go buy from "nice" Gremlin
He was team leader
Betrael
new boss, hiding foes
sneaky spies of gremlin blood
hidden, wait for you
Bigfootm
Gremlins in Haven.
Is it the Unbind Center?
Crazy at bazzar.
Boelens
Gremlins
Damage armor
Merchant happy
Boxboxbox
gremlins bizarre sale
strangers thought, will the snipes like
still give me shinies
Brischli
Gremlin over there!
Draw my sword and charge right in,
just to realize that it's a merchant Gremlin.
Catrix
Menders fill my woe
as the red numbers stack high
no true end in sight
Couture
a gremlin haiku?
what is this I don't even...
too busy grinding
Crashfu
Gremlins come to us,
In this our town of haven.
Spy cam in the Loo...
Credendo
Emerging Shadows
Reveal a new villain
The outlook was grim
Dasparian
Crimsonite + Moonstone =
Mechanized Mile, Decon Zones.
Where's my Dark Matter…
Desdinova
gremlin merchants here!
do they sell anything new?
just gremlin gizmo
Dhobby
Gremlins are coming
Unsheathe your shadow weapons
Kill the healers first
Diggidy
I hear them plotting
Filling Cradle with their stench
Trust gremlins? Never
Dirty-Harry
More than one mender
Hammers surrounding my rear
please don't thwack me bro.
Dogrock
Munitions abound
Pyros o'er yonder training
This will not end well
Drandor
Factory means jobs!
Such as spies and guardians
Against pesky knights
Drmchsr
Mechanical Fiends!
Their Arcane Factory Looms!
Onwards, Knights! To Glory!
Drthz
Can they be trusted
Ironclaw in our Haven
Or will we all burn?
Duskdash
Mender ascetics:
while clockworks turn like seasons,
hone ironclaws on spikes.
Dziurka
Merchant's watchful eye,
Coldly watching as knight dies
Trust them you cannot
Exnem
Factory is a go!
Stay a while and listen!
Shields are wise ahead!
Farewells
The Gremlin is hiding
They come to watch
Eyes open! The sale begins!
Flehrad
Gremlin axe hurt much
Knight need better equipment
Gremlin merchant smiles
Frizz
Gremlins with big guns
Bombs, Hammers, Menders! Oh my!
I have my sword ready
Fusoya
No food past midnight
Not your typical mogwai
This guys no Gizmo
Gotname
Redfur fix Clockworks
Redfur has broken something
Redfur needs more bombs
Green-Onion
Gremlin bombs abound
Frenzy heats up the office
Working over knights
Griffinbane
Annoying gremlins.
Alas, a gremlin boss comes!
I shall burn you good.
Guardianknight
New Gremlin Merchants?
But I Am Inflammable
Firebreak Armor
Guyjin
Too many Gremlins!
O why did I go solo?
A mecha knight, please!
Helmnut
Gremlins in Haven
King Tinkinzar has to know
Traders, Spies Stay Close
Hexxy
King Tinkinzar speaks
Crimson Order battles knights
For Cradle's future.
Hirus
The twin shopkeepers
Ride a breeze to market square.
Will costs rise like sun?
Hlowan
Two gremlin merchants...
They are spies! Looks like they are...
Sappin' my Haven!
Hollowxxvii
Axes razor sharp
Watching re-runs on TV
Healer ahhhhhh aight.
Ibubble
Gremlins are so cute.
But may be spies! awww so cute...!!!
Too cute *Frogpalm* dies...
Iskender
They have run over
In order to support you
Energy only.
Katmint
Deep in the Clockworks
Mender fires ember bolt
Embarrassing death
Kalsb
Outcasts with distrust
Will they really help us out?
Emberlight Gremlins
Kevaan
Oh freaking Gremlins!
How can you all torch me so!?
Oh God oh God oh-
Keiko
Welcome to Haven!
This Gremlin has things to sell.
"What are you buying?"
Kilrain
Singed fur, toothy grins.
Armor smoking in silence
After thund'rous blasts.
LeJerque
Gremlins aren't so tough.
I can handle guys like you.
OH GOD GUN PUPPIES
Lordofnecromancers
Advance scouts are here
Plotting Havens ultimate
Demise. Get ready...
Mynarde
Haven, Tinkinzar
Covert means intentions hide
Service knight for naught
Natash
Boom Bang Gremlins work
In second tier gather mines
Flamers smile tonight
Necrax
Two shady figures
A cause for celebration?
A battle ahead
Neofalcon
Go for the mender
So very close, casts his dome
Bounced into a mine
Ozymandius
I hear gremlins shout,
Hammer and Fire! And I see,
Death falls like blossoms.
Panzervaughn
Rising tide of flame
shield flickers in the tempest
the others flank right
Parvus
Gazing at the sky
With friends and brothers in arms
Ironclaw wins again
Redten
Sneaky Gremlin kind
Wouldn't trust them with ice cream
What are they planning?
Rezrov
Two Gremlins, red hair
Their masked eyes are sparkling stars
Born to sell used cars
Rinneval
Gremlins in Bazaar
Defective goods aplenty
Conning knights of crowns.
Ryuzhin
The smell of oil
And deconstructed world parts,
But I'm in Haven?
Saadi
Gremlins? Let's take them!
"Remember last time?" you say
Oh whoops I'm on fire
Shadownox
Those gremlin merchants,
Don't trust them! Probaly spies
Spying in the night...
Silverfire
A shield of fire
The Sun's jealousy prior
White path green again
Skrumm
Wrenches don't kill knights.
Soon: Ironclaw factory!
Now, bullets kill knights...
Tantarian
Gremlins around you
Bullets come, dodge them all
Got hit by a wrench
Tedming
Gremlin merchant spies
Sells poor equipment and lies
Then grins as we die.
the_magician59
deceit in haven
war machines rumble forward
according to plan
Therring
Gremlins have arrived.
Enter the Haven Bazaar,
They will be waiting.
Thunderboltz
Do not be afraid
These gremlins bring goods for sale
Lay down your crowns now
Thunderbunz
Six star sword, you say?!
I'll buy it! Wait… just a fake.
Need more Scam Resist...
Tipiak
Flamelash Arena
When the fire is "broken"
Gremlin barbecue
Trojandeathlord
Ironclaws for hire!
Eligible if skilled at:
Bombs; Heals; Thwacks; Scorching.
Vincey
Bazaar in the sun
Do two new merchants sell? Thwack!
The gathered snipes mourn.
Xing-Loong
To Arms fellow Knights!
New Gremlin foes have arrived
We fight for shinies!
Xplad
The merchants are lies
The Ironclaws send their spies
Let's hope no-one dies
Zenstar
IronClaw Gremlins come
I forsee explosions
Craft fire resist gear
Zhouball
Charge! The Spiral Knights
Swing shiny swords at gremlin!
Then looks up at…Thwack!
For all you do, this thumb's for you. Thank you Dogrock!
Spiral Fun-ku Outtakes
The entire Spiral Community had fun tossing non-competition haiku, including staff and judges...
Armorjack
Cicadas and ants,
Butterflies and the silkwings,
Crown loss and lockout!
Dogrock (Slave Labor)
Gremlins beneath feet
Sounds of industry echo
What do they prepare?
Spy intel arrives
Radio transmits static
What beast makes that noise?
A name, "Roarmulus"
The decipher team instructs
"Needs more test subjects"
More chatter is heard
Are those shouts of volunteers?!
Knights shudder in wait
Copy-paste all day
The keys V and C wear down
All day erry day yeah!
Bumbity bump bump
A thread you should recognize
Maybe this will work
Drmchsr
I don't know if The
Good General Patton Approves
Of Gremlins in Haven
But All I Know Is
The fastest route to The Core
Is Through The Factory
"Onwards, Knights!" Patton
would say. "The quickest way home
is through Ironworks!"
Hearing those words, I grab
my Faust and Vog Cub Suit, and
entered Ironworks
Alas, my love, it was
Not to be! A Mender came and
Shot off my poor knee!
As I lay dying, with
my last breath, I silently cursed
General Patton.
Those Gruesome Gremlins!
Their aim: Roast Snipe for Mealtimes!
Boswick, go get them!
Eurydice (Spiral Staff)
Haiku contest judge?
Iceni, I'd be honored!
Awaiting beauty...
Griffinbane
Dogrock missed entries.
Griffy harasses Dogrock.
Dogrock says brain fart.
Hyperion (Spiral Staff)
I am impressed by
Your splendid imagery and
Crazy haiku skillz
Inhanzt
Poetry is lame
W T F is a haiku
Wikipedia
Writing a haiku
I can't think of syllables
These stupid haikus
Other Spiral Knights
Please go die in a fire
So I get your heat
Disqualify me
mine are not about gremlins
and I posted four
Raspberry (reply to Inhanzt)
Yours resemble trolls
Tad uglier than gremlins
Love the zen thinking
Jesse Henning (facebook)
Spiral Knights Haiku?
You can't make me make one up.
Wait, hang on. Dammit!
Kilrain
Xenophobia
Everywhere in this thread;
Poor gremlin merchants.
Matthew Ku (facebook)
In the gloaming woods
Snarbolax awaits the knights,
Plotting their demise.
Parvus
Darkfang flamers come
This floor once cold is blazing
3 caps aren't enough
Deconstruction zone
O no here we go again
Fodder for gremlins
Raspberry (Judge)
Gremlin scorcher love
Summer heat wave danger rooms
Singed knight jumps in pond
Flogging continues
Whip, whip, work, work all day long
The slaves need a break
Slave labor Dogrock
Mumbles copy paste haiku
Need more Mountain Dew
No knights will be harmed
In the production of this...
Film at eleven
Redten
Those stupid bombers
Dropping land mines like hot cakes
Fill em' with holes, mates
Big King Tinkinzar
And his nasty gremlin crew
What you gonna do?
Shadownox
Here's King Tinkinzar
With his army of gremlins
Ready to destroy...
Skrumm
What are you sellin'?
I'll buy it at a high price!
Is that all, stranger?
Got a selection
of good things on sale, stranger!
Come back any time.
Just for fun, of course.
I love that merchant so much.
Greatest shop ever.
Spiral HQ (facebook)
Mulling, pondering
intercepted transmission?
Submit your haiku.
Therring
For my in game name,
My knight is known as Therring.
(I couldn't help it...)
Zenstar
Skelly suit, let's go
Into fiery dungeon depths
Now just skeleton :(
Wolver howl by night
Bright red eyes in the shadows
Pure white fangs flashing
Zhoulball
THWACK THWACK THWACK THWACK THWACK
THWACK THWACK SINGE MEND THWACK BURN THWACK
SEAR TORCH MEND THWACK DEAD
Oh great Tinkinzar
We have brought you test subjects!
Good…*flames rise up* More!
Gremlin Merchant sells.
Gremlin Merchant sabotages.
Gremlin Thwacker wins.
Winners TBA
Spiral Haiku Master:
Honorable Mention:
- ★★★★☆TBA
- ★★★☆☆TBA
- ★★☆☆☆TBA
- ★☆☆☆☆TBA
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