- “Prove You're the Best.”
- ―The Scare Games' slogan.
The Scare Games is an annual competition with different events to put a monster's scaring skills to the test. It is pivotal in the 2013 Disney/Pixar animated film, Monsters University.
Background[]
In the film's universe, the Scare Games were founded by Abigail Hardscrabble when she was a student of MU, and she won them four years in a row. The two main rules/requirements for the overall competition are that you have to be part of a fraternity or a sorority in order to compete and you need to have at least six monsters on a team—even if one member is technically two monsters who share the same body (i.e., Oozma Kappa was initially barred from competing before Sulley joined because Terri and Terry Perry counted as one member since the two brothers share the same body). In the film, six teams competed:
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After the introduction of laughter as a more reliable and efficient source of energy, Hardscrabble properly changes the Scare Games into the Laugh or Comedy Games in which participants try to compete in games that represent the principles of comedy to make a child laugh.
Official Description[]
- The Scare Games is an annual competition between the fraternities and sororities to prove who are the scariest monsters.
Events[]
For the teams to know about the events, they get a riddle/rhyme which gives them a clue what the event will be and where it will take place.
Name of Event |
Riddle |
Where it Took Place |
What the Event Was Representing |
What the Teams Have to Do in the Event |
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Toxicity Challenge |
"A child's room is where you scare, but avoid the toxicity lurking there." |
The Sewers |
Avoiding the toxic items in a child's bedroom. |
Run through a sewer tunnel in the dark, avoiding the stinging glow urchins. |
Avoid the Parent |
"If a kid hears you coming, they'll call Mom or Dad, then you'd better run fast or things will get bad." |
The Library |
When scaring, don't alert the parents and get caught. |
Grab their team's flag from a statue and get out, all without disturbing the librarian. |
Don't Scare the Teen |
"To frighten a child is the point of a scare. If you frighten a teen, then scarer beware." |
In a Maze |
Avoid scaring teenagers. |
Run through a maze and scare kid pictures, but don't scare the teen pictures. |
Hide and Sneak |
"Someone is coming, this could ruin your night; stay hidden, take cover, and stay out of sight." |
In the ΣΚΘ House |
Keep yourself hidden so you don't get caught when scaring. |
Hide in the fraternity house from a referee and escape without getting found. |
Simulated Scare |
"Every one of your skills will be put to the test. The Scare Simulator will prove who's the best." |
The Scaring Stadium with 2 Scare Simulators |
How scary are you? |
One by one, team members go head to head in Scare Simulators, set to the very highest difficulty level. |
The team who finishes the contest last is eliminated from competition.
Team |
Event |
Reason |
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Jaws Theta Chi |
Toxicity Challenge |
They were caught cheating and were disqualified for putting on an illegal protective gel that would prevent them from getting swelled up by the urchins. |
Slugma Slugma Kappa |
Avoid the Parent |
They were making excessive noise and were removed from the library. |
Python Nu Kappa |
Don't Scare the Teen |
They were stuck in the maze because they unintentionally scared the Teenagers. |
Eta Hiss Hiss |
Hide and Sneak |
They failed to find wise places to hide, which they were found in all places where they hid. |
Roar Omega Roar |
Simulated Scare |
They were out-scared by Oozma Kappa, but it was later revealed that Sulley tampered with the settings on Mike's simulator. |
Results[]
Toxicity Challenge | Avoid the Parent | Don't Scare the Teen | Hide and Sneak | Final Round | |
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Oozma Kappa | Reinstated | Safe | Safe | Safe | Champions |
Roar Omega Roar | Safe | Safe (unseen) | Safe | Safe | Runners-up |
Eta Hiss Hiss | Safe | Safe | Safe (unseen) | Eliminated | |
Python Nu Kappa | Safe | Safe (unseen) | Eliminated | ||
Slugma Slugma Kappa |
Safe |
Eliminated | |||
Jaws Theta Chi | Disqualified and eliminated |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- A picture of the Pixar Ball is seen during the "Toxicity Challenge".
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