National Pride Contest CLOSED, JUDGING ENTRIES

UPDATE: Deadline extended! The deadline is now Friday, April 19th @ 11:59 P.M. EDT! Feel free to continue working on your entries or update them if you felt like you had to rush them due to a lack of time!

Hey everyone! Waluigi-Prower here with a new opus theme for everyone!

The new contest theme is

There's over 100 different countries on this huge blue ball flying through space we call Earth, which one is your favorite? Make an emote relating to it and show your pride!

RULES

Your entry must be an emote (they don't call it EmoticonOpus for nothing, right? )
You may submit up to THREE (3) entries for this contest.
Static and animated emotes are acceptable.
Make sure it's somehow related to the theme! If it doesn't fit the theme, it's disqualified!
In the artist comments, state that it was made for the EmoticonOpus contest, and if how the emote related to the theme isn't glaringly obvious, state your reasoning.
The submission entry must have been submitted on April 1st (current Opus starting date) or later.
Any contest entry must be submitted to the Featured gallery for the EmoticonOpus group account.
Applicants must be a member of the EmoticonOpus group. Membership is automatically accepted once you apply, so there shouldn't be any hassle with this part.
All Official Submission Rules for deviantART apply that aren't stated here.

DEADLINE

The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 19th at 11:59 P.M. EDT (8:59 P.M. PDT / 4:59 A.M. GMT).

PRIZES

First Place

Eternal glory on our winners board!
50 from Waluigi-Prower
50 from IceXDragon
Journal feature from Waluigi-Prower
Journal feature from Tahog
Custom Journal Skin (or headshot if non-premium) from KalteEinsamkeit

Second Place

25 from Waluigi-Prower
25 from IceXDragon
Journal feature from Waluigi-Prower
Journal feature from Tahog

Third Place

15 from Waluigi-Prower
10 from IceXDragon
Journal feature from Waluigi-Prower
Journal feature from Tahog

Prize donations are encouraged and greatly appreciated! Everything from points to features to art requests are accepted! If you wanna donate, just comment below on this journal.

ENTRIES

1.

by TheWritingDragon

2.

by son-link

3.

by Ducksauce-splash

4.

by Serrius07

5.

by Web5teR

6.

by OneEuroMutt

7.

by shewolfzoroark

8.

by IceXDragon

9.

by TanteTabata

10.

by sugarislife28

11.

by KitLightning

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Good luck everyone, and have fun!