Hello. In the past the challenges were not quite as perfessional as they would become. For those looking to repeat old challenges or see what is contained in the past I have posted this revised variation of the challenge based on current formats. The unmodified challenge is still maintained below the update.

Run Specific Rules:

• Players must select Rebel.
  
• Players must use their active at least once per level.
  
• Players cannot select Second Stomach, Blood Lust and Rabbit Paw.
  
• Players must start with their default weapon.
  
• Players the explicit farming of Freaks is not allowed.
  
• Players cannot select Crown of Destiny.
  
• Victory is based on number of kills.

To everyone who is reading this I am sorry as usual. Previously it was determined that Elminister had won, but it was noticed that he had missed a Brick Dude spawn on 1_2; as such Skooma gets the win with his dying Saiyans. Honorable mention goes to Elminister for being honest and forward about everything, Wizard who was low on time, Arands who was quick to post and Ganil who was just happy to figure out what part of the gun makes the bang noises.


Hello. As we all know Rebel is currently the best and most powerful character in the entire game. Many posts in the past have commented on how useful the brick dudes are, how the ability to reduce health on command to increase health drops is clearly over powered, and then there is the passive ability which is so good I don't need to comment on it. Even Wizard said during one of his streams that “Rebel is fine”. Obviously the only way to make Rebel reasonable is to reduce some health drops and compensate that with more brick dudes.

The person who posts the single player recording of a Nuclear Throne run with the most kills while using Rebel, spawning friends, and limiting mutations before June 14, 2014 will receive a game via steam (note the rules below).

Run Specific Rules: Players are only allowed to select the Rebel character. Players must produce at least 1 minion on every level where they start and end the level with more than 2 life. The game allows players to use their ability while being sucked into a portal; if a player uses the ability at the last moment the health should be reduced on the following level. (Basically if you have the health to spawn a minion during a level then you are required to do it at least once; even if the minion is produced as you are being sucked into the portal). Additionally crown vaults are exempt from the minion producing rules (you do not need to spawn a minion in vaults). Players are not allowed to select the Second Stomach, Blood Lust, or Rabbit Paw mutations. Players can choose any of the crowns except for the Crown of Destiny. Selecting the "no crown" option is allowed. Any weapons can be used, there is no limit to using Rebel's ability, starting with gold weapons is not allowed. Runs will be disqualified if players “farm” kills during levels (intentionally killing IDPD while avoiding exit portals or repeatedly killing freaks while not trying to progress). Use of the saiyan glitch is allowed unless the game is patched before the end of the challenge (I don't think it will be).

Recording Rules: The run must be done with update 30 (the current update). After the run ends please leave the death screen up for at least 5 seconds so the kill count can be confirmed; the number of kills will be determined by the death screen assuming it appears accurate (and thus will determine who wins). The game cannot be modded aside from the use of recording software. The run must be done on a version of the game that all Nuclear Throne players have access to. The video must also be viewable in the U.S. so that I can confirm the run happened (strongly suggest Youtube or Twitch). The videos must be imbedded in responses to this post or have a direct link to the video in the response to this post. Please do not put any visual or time related edits (aka cuts) into the video during the duration of the run (audio edits and voice overs are fine). If you pause or go afk during the run just leave it in the video.
Win Rules: If there is a tie I will give the win to the earliest post in response to this (it will be based on when the response is made in steam and not when the video is made). Previous challenge winners can still win this challenge. Members of the Nuclear Throne Dev Team and people associated with the Dev Team can enter the challenge. Whoever wins will have to accept their game through steam by using the friend system (yes, this means I will friend the winner to pass over the gift, no you are not required to keep me on the friends list after the exchange). The player who does the best in the challenge will be offered a game. (yes, games other than nuclear throne will be the reward although do not expect anything too new or expensive). Additionally if the “winning run” is done by someone who has won a challenge before then an additional game will be offered to the person with the best run who has not won a challenge yet.
Dates: The official time cut off time for responses to this post will be at 11:59 pm on Friday, June 13th, 2014 (right before it becomes June 14th, 2014) based on the GMT time zone (but because I am a stupid American I MAY accept runs that are posted after that time). I should get around to claiming the victor and trying to contact them around June 14th, 2014 (but that is entirely on the basis that my internet provider remembers to pay their electric bills again).

Simple Rules Thanks to Meow (based on the full rules)
1. Play as the best character in the game (Rebel).
   
2. Pop out 1 guy per level IF YOU HAVE THE LIFE (otherwise carry on).
   
3. Pick up any crown except Crown of Destiny ("no crown" can be selected).
   
4. Starting with gold weapons is not allowed.
   
5. No farming (repeat killing of IDPD and Freaks)
   
6. You can kill all the green rats you want.
   
7. Victory is based on the kill count on the death screen.
   
8. The mutations, Second Stomach, Blood Lust and Rabbit Paw cannot be selected.
   
9. ???
   
10. Profit

Post additional questions, clarifications, and ideas in the comments.