Pulse Last Stand Season 1

Pulse Last Stand Season 1 is the first season of the online competition series Pulse Last Stand. It began on December 19, 2019 and the season finale was held on February 28, 2020.

This season has 15 cast members and 3 permanent judges. The winner of this season is Walt91.

Castings
The 15 cast members of this season are; The 3 regular judges for this season are;

Round 1 - Literally Anything
For this round, contestants had to send any song they like. No restriction.

Spidey failed to send by the deadline and thus got eliminated outside the judging panel. Walt91 impressed the judges the most and won the round. Au$tin and Jug only managed to barely impressed Sambalada and landed in the bottom two. Au$tin was eliminated as Jug beat him by .1 point.


 * First Call-Out: Walt91


 * Hall of Fame entry: The Cure - "Lovesong"


 * Bottom Two: Au$tin & Jug


 * Eliminated: Au$tin

Round 2 - Holiday Season Calling
For this round, contestants had to send a Christmas song. Lukas was unable to judge and Au$tin was asked to guest judge.

Trilogy sent the only song that received unanimous praise by the judges and won the round. Adrian C sent a charity song and the judges detested the selection while Carrie sent a song that received the lowest score from any judges this round. Both landed in the bottom two but Carrie survived and Adrian C. was sent home.


 * Eliminated outside judging panel: Spidey


 * First Call-Out: Trilogy


 * Hall of Fame entry: The Ronettes - "Sleigh Ride"


 * Bottom Two: Adrian C. & Carrie


 * Eliminated: Adrian C.

Round 3 - You're A Winner Baby
For this round, contestants had to send a song that has won a rankdown. Jug suggested that the eliminated contestant need to judge the round after their elimination. The idea appealed to everyone and thus Adrian C. was brought back to guest judge.

The round was proved to be super competitive but Io came through with two perfect scores from MoD and Adrian C. and secured their win, solidifying their place as a frontrunner after placed at third place twice in a row. Trilogy also continued his top 2 finish streak for the third time. Nick Perkins received a perfect score from Sambalada and placed at third. Jug also received a perfect score, from Lukas. In the strong round, both Charmander's and Walt91's selections fell flat and they landed in the bottom two. Walt91 was spared from elimination and Charmander was sent packing.


 * First Call-Out: Io


 * Hall of Fame entry: Coldplay - "Don't Panic"


 * Bottom Two: Charmander & Walt91


 * Eliminated: Charmander

Round 4 - Shorty
For this round, contestants had to send a short song under 3 minutes. Surfboardt was asked to guest judge.

Nick Perkins impressed everyone with the classic duet from Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, while Indulge once again had to settle with second place. Io extended their top 3 streak for the forth round in a row. Carrie's choice didn't impress the judges and she landed in the bottom two for the second time, but it was Leo who got eliminated for sending the lowest scoring song of the season.


 * First Call-Out: Nick Perkins


 * Hall of Fame entry: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"


 * Bottom Two: Carrie & Leo


 * Eliminated: Leo

Round 5 - Teh Sex
For this round, contestants had to send a song about sex.

Walt91 bounced back and got his second win of the season, becoming the first contestant in history to secure more than one win in one season. Nick Perkins held on and got second place this time. Indulge and Mayman landed in bottom two for their lackluster submissions. Indulge got eliminated in a shocking elimination, despite having placed at second place twice before.


 * First Call-Out: Walt91


 * Hall of Fame entry: Ariana Grande & The Weeknd - "Love Me Harder"


 * Bottom Two: Indulge & Mayman


 * Eliminated: Indulge

Round 6 - OK Boomer
For this round, contestants had to send by an artist who is younger than 25 years old. Mylo was the guest judge for this round.

Carrie and Trilogy both sent a Dua Lipa song and they were the top 2 for this round, with Carrie getting her first win. On the other side, Bigfan sent yet another country song and landed in the bottom two along with frontrunner Nick Perkins whose submission didn't catch the judges' hearts. The former was declared safe, leaving Nick Perkins as the eliminated contestant. But it was revealed next that this was a non-elimination round and he would still be competing and get a -0.5 penalty from each judges's scores next round.


 * First Call-Out: Carrie


 * Hall of Fame entry: Dua Lipa - "Don't Start Now"


 * Bottom Two: Bigfan & Nick Perkins


 * Eliminated (but saved): Nick Perkins

Round 7 - Golden Country
For this round, contestants had to send a country song from before 2010. Fearless was the guest judge for this round.

In the middle of the judging period, Io boardicided and this news shocked everyone. Sambalada decided to keep it an elimination round while Io's fate remained unknown. On a lighter news, Jug completed his redemption arc as he become the winner of this round. Ironically, the two country posters remaining, Bigfan and Carrie landed in the bottom two together. The former for the second consecutive time and the latter for the third time. Bigfan was declared safe and Carrie was eliminated from the game despite her winning the previous round.


 * First Call-Out: Jug


 * Hall of Fame entry: Johnny Cash - "Hurt"


 * Bottom Two: Bigfan & Carrie


 * Eliminated: Carrie

Round 8 - For The ESL
For this round, contestants had to send a song in foreign language. Juan Carlos was the guest judge for this round.

Io didn't return so they were officially eliminated from the competition. The judges weren't very impressed with this round in general but Trilogy wow'ed every judges with his song and ran away with the win. The gap between him and the second place, Hamed, was 10 whole points. Bigfan and Mayman landed in the bottom two and to no one's surprise, "Mi Gente" ended Bigfan's journey in the game.


 * Eliminated outside judging panel: Io


 * First Call-Out: Trilogy


 * Hall of Fame entry: Sigur Ros - "Hoppipolla"


 * Bottom Two: Bigfan & Mayman


 * Eliminated: Bigfan

Round 9 - Talk Fast Music
For this round, contestants had to send a 1990s rap song. Willapted and Shooter were the guest judges for this round.

Despite a tanking from Bigfan, Trilogy secured his third win of the season, barely beating Nick Perkins by .2 points. Hamed and Jug were the bottom two, and Jug's lack of drive ultimately got him eliminated from the competition.


 * First Call-Out: Trilogy


 * Hall of Fame entry: OutKast - "Rosa Parks"


 * Bottom Two: Hamed & Jug


 * Eliminated: Jug

Round 10 - Storytellers
For this round, contestants had to send a song that tells a story. Tanooki and Woods were the guest judges for this round. However, Woods bailed out of duty and was replaced by Matt.

The contestants were celebrating that they make the final 5. Mayman proved himself to be the top dog for this round and got his first win of the season. Nick Perkins, Trilogy, and Walt91 were neck-to-neck in points but it was Nick Perkins who landed on the bottom two along with Hamed, who got eliminated for sending the weakest track of the bunch.


 * First Call-Out: Mayman


 * Hall of Fame entry: Kendrick Lamar - "The Art Of Peer Pressure"


 * Bottom Two: Hamed & Nick Perkins


 * Eliminated: Hamed

Round 11 - The Motown Soul
For this round, contestants had to send a song from the Motown record. BB and fighter74 were the guest judges for this round.

Trilogy once again stole the attention by winning yet another round, adding a fourth win to his resume. Nick Perkins also impressed and became the second person to be declared safe. Mayman and Walt91 landed in the bottom two, both for not living up to the expectation of the final four. After Walt91 was called to safety, it was revealed that due to Io's sudden exit, Sambalada has decided to make this a surprise non-elimination round, and Mayman was also called to safety. He was told he'd be getting a -4 penalty from every judges's scores in the next round.


 * First Call-Out: Trilogy


 * Hall of Fame entry: The Supremes - "You Keep Me Hangin' On"


 * Bottom Two: Mayman & Walt91


 * Eliminated (but saved): Mayman

Round 12 - The Godfather of Pop
For this round, contestants had to send a synthpop song. Gates and Born were the guest judges for this round.

Trilogy was the only contestant to not get a single score under an 8, and he easily took home his fifth win of the season and also securing a spot in the final round. Walt91 quickly joined Trilogy in the final round. Mayman did pretty well but was bumped down to the bottom two by his penalty. Nick Perkins also did well before Lukas's score sank him down to the bottom two. It was Mayman's forth and Nick Perkins's third bottom two. In what seemed to be the most controversial elimination of the season, the later was sent packing.


 * First Call-Out: Trilogy


 * Hall of Fame entry: Ultravox - "Vienna"


 * Bottom Two: Mayman & Nick Perkins


 * Eliminated: Nick Perkins

Final Round - Goodbye 2010s
For the final round, the final three had to send a song by an artist who passed away in the 2010s. District, Samosaurus, and Ry4n were the guest judges for this round.

Walt91 received the highest total score and became the first finalist. Mayman and Trilogy was left standing in the bottom two. Despite collecting 5 wins in his pocket throughout the season, Trilogy was sent home for sending the weaker track out of the three and Mayman advanced as the second finalist.


 * Final Three: Mayman, Trilogy, & Walt91


 * First Call-Out: Walt91


 * Hall of Fame entry: Amy Winehouse - "Back To Black"


 * Bottom Two: Mayman & Trilogy


 * Eliminated: Trilogy

Finale
The final voting was split into three parts; the judges's vote, the previously eliminated contestants's vote, and audience's vote. Voting was open for 7 days.

With a vote of 3-0, Walt91 was announced to be the winner of the Pulse Last Stand Season 1.


 * Final Two: Mayman & Walt91


 * Eliminated: Mayman


 * Last Man Standing: Walt91

Season in Review

 * Song of the Season: Coldplay - "Don't Panic" (sent by Io in Round 3)


 * Top 10 highest-rated songs:


 * Top 10 lowest-rated songs:


 * Most wins:


 * Most bottom two:


 * Final standings: