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The series has proved to be a winning formula, spawning lots of fan art (mostly drawings, but everything from plush toys to clay sculptures have been made) and a devoted community of fans further adding to the experience by role-playing as spectators.
The series has proved to be a winning formula, spawning lots of fan art (mostly drawings, but everything from plush toys to clay sculptures have been made) and a devoted community of fans further adding to the experience by role-playing as spectators.


Due to the fact that it is a Something Awful forum attraction, the first two Zoofights cannot be viewed by the average Internet denizen due to being too old, therefore requiring a Something Awful Archives account (which costs money). The [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2820029 third] is available for public viewing regardless of whether you have a Something Awful forum account, as is [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3299182 the fifth one]; however, [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3128966 the fourth] requires the Archives account upgrade. Fortunately, all of the Zoofights story arcs [[The Unfavorite|save the second]] are currently hosted on [http://www.zoofights.co.uk the Zoofights website], and the (now over) Zoofights 6 can be seen [http://forums.zoofights.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=3 here], since it's thread of Something Awful cannot be seen by non-members currently.
Due to the fact that it is a Something Awful forum attraction, the first two Zoofights cannot be viewed by the average Internet denizen due to being too old, therefore requiring a Something Awful Archives account (which costs money). The [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2820029 third] is available for public viewing regardless of whether you have a Something Awful forum account, as is [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3299182 the fifth one]; however, [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3128966 the fourth] requires the Archives account upgrade. Fortunately, all of the Zoofights story arcs [[The Unfavorite|save the second]] are currently hosted on [http://www.zoofights.co.uk the Zoofights website]{{Dead link}}, and the (now over) Zoofights 6 can be seen [http://forums.zoofights.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=3 here]{{Dead link}}, since it's thread of Something Awful cannot be seen by non-members currently.


The [[The Eighties|Eighties-themed]] 6th series began on May 1st, 2011, [[Schedule Slip|and ended]] [[Troubled Production|six-and-a-half months later]].
The [[The Eighties|Eighties-themed]] 6th series began on May 1st, 2011, [[Schedule Slip|and ended]] [[Troubled Production|six-and-a-half months later]].
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* [[Horny Vikings]]: {{spoiler|Odinkaru}}
* [[Horny Vikings]]: {{spoiler|Odinkaru}}
* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: Oh, The Huge Manatee vs. the Tapogres, {{spoiler|Gravatee vs. From Hell}}
* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: Oh, The Huge Manatee vs. the Tapogres, {{spoiler|Gravatee vs. From Hell}}
* [[In Medias Res]] [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|Bitches]]: For [http://zoofights.squarespace.com/storage/zoofights6/ll-fight-2/1%20larger.jpg HWAAD vs. Cold Warlrus].
* [[In Medias Res]] [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|Bitches]]: For [http://zoofights.squarespace.com/storage/zoofights6/ll-fight-2/1%20larger.jpg HWAAD vs. Cold Warlrus]{{Dead link}}.
* [[Joke Character]]: Wolfbike, A Cat With One Leg, Bikebike, A Jar of Frog Piss
* [[Joke Character]]: Wolfbike, A Cat With One Leg, Bikebike, A Jar of Frog Piss
** In an interview about Zoofights 5, Major Failure gives a few hints of upcoming fighters. One of the creations he names is {{spoiler|a psychic onion}}, which promptly started much joking and hypothesizing among the readers. However, {{spoiler|once actually revealed, The European Onion proved to be no joke at all}}.
** In an interview about Zoofights 5, Major Failure gives a few hints of upcoming fighters. One of the creations he names is {{spoiler|a psychic onion}}, which promptly started much joking and hypothesizing among the readers. However, {{spoiler|once actually revealed, The European Onion proved to be no joke at all}}.