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* An ongoing debate over the ''Franchise/StarWars'' series is how silly or serious the two trilogies are in comparison to each other. Many long-time Star Wars fans were outraged by the silliness and slapstick in the prequels. Other fans, including Lucas himself, insisted that the original trilogy was quite silly as well. The age at which you originally watch each trilogy may be a factor in how you perceive them on the scale. One could say that the original Star Wars trilogy was an example of CerebusSyndrome, depending on how much you buy the theory that the more dramatic, character-driven sequel ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' was largely the doing of director Irvin Kirshner and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan rather than Creator/GeorgeLucas.
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* An ongoing debate over the ''Franchise/StarWars'' series is how silly or serious the two three trilogies are in comparison to each other. Many long-time Star Wars fans were outraged by the silliness and slapstick in the prequels. Other fans, including Lucas himself, insisted that the original trilogy was quite silly as well. The age at which you originally watch each trilogy may be a factor in how you perceive them on the scale. One could say that the original Star Wars trilogy was an example of CerebusSyndrome, depending on how much you buy the theory that the more dramatic, character-driven sequel ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' was largely the doing of director Irvin Kirshner and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan rather than Creator/GeorgeLucas. Disney's sequel trilogy and spinoffs fall mostly on the serious side.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' quite often pits two characters from opposite sides of this scale in a fight to the death: one funny, light-hearted character, and a Darker and Edgier counterpart. As was the case with "ComicBook/{{Batman}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/SpiderMan (silly)", ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (silly) vs. ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} (serious)", "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] (silly) vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]] (serious)", "Franchise/{{Kirby}} (silly) vs. [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]] (serious)", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] (silly) vs. [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] (serious)", "ComicBook/{{Raven}} (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] (silly)", "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon S. Kennedy]] (serious) vs. [[VideoGame/DeadRising Frank West]] (silly)", "ComicBook/GhostRider (serious) vs. ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (silly)", "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Goro]] (serious) vs. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]] (silly)", "ComicBook/{{Cable}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/BoosterGold (silly)", "ComicBook/IronFist (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] (silly)", "[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] (serious) vs. Franchise/{{Popeye}} (silly)", "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] (serious) vs. [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] (silly)", "[[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] (silly) vs ComicBook/RocketRaccoon" (serious), and "[[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick Sanchez]] (silly) vs. [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] (serious)". [[spoiler:With the exceptions of "Raven vs Twilight Sparkle", "Leon S. Kennedy vs Frank West", "Ghost Rider vs Lobo", and "Rick Sanchez vs The Doctor" the silly character won in all those examples just listed. Never once have BewareTheNiceOnes and BewareTheSillyOnes been so relevant.]] Directly acknowledged in the aftermath of "Cable vs Booster Gold" where Boomstick [[spoiler:expresses disdain and disbelief that a grizzled soldier of a BadFuture like Cable lost to the much goofier Booster Gold]], but Wiz takes the time to note that reputations of "silly vs. serious" only matter in the context of their stories, while ''Death Battle'' is meant to take an objective look at what those characters can do when they clash head-to-head and who would more likely win based on abilities, not reputations.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' quite often pits two characters from opposite sides of this scale in a fight to the death: one funny, light-hearted character, and a Darker and Edgier counterpart. As was the case with "ComicBook/{{Batman}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/SpiderMan (silly)", ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (silly) vs. ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} (serious)", "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] (silly) vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]] (serious)", "Franchise/{{Kirby}} (silly) vs. [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]] (serious)", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] (silly) vs. [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] (serious)", "ComicBook/{{Raven}} (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] (silly)", "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon S. Kennedy]] (serious) vs. [[VideoGame/DeadRising Frank West]] (silly)", "ComicBook/GhostRider (serious) vs. ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (silly)", "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Goro]] (serious) vs. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]] (silly)", "ComicBook/{{Cable}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/BoosterGold (silly)", "ComicBook/IronFist (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] (silly)", "[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] (serious) vs. Franchise/{{Popeye}} (silly)", "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] (serious) vs. [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] (silly)", and "[[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] (silly) vs ComicBook/RocketRaccoon" (serious), and "[[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick Sanchez]] (silly) vs. [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] (serious)".(serious). [[spoiler:With the exceptions of "Raven vs Twilight Sparkle", "Leon S. Kennedy vs Frank West", and "Ghost Rider vs Lobo", and "Rick Sanchez vs The Doctor" Lobo" the silly character won in all those examples just listed. Never once have BewareTheNiceOnes and BewareTheSillyOnes been so relevant.]] Directly acknowledged in the aftermath of "Cable vs Booster Gold" where Boomstick [[spoiler:expresses disdain and disbelief that a grizzled soldier of a BadFuture like Cable lost to the much goofier Booster Gold]], but Wiz takes the time to note that reputations of "silly vs. serious" only matter in the context of their stories, while ''Death Battle'' is meant to take an objective look at what those characters can do when they clash head-to-head and who would more likely win based on abilities, not reputations.
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** "[[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick Sanchez]] vs. [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]]" zigzags this. While ''Rick and Morty'' is a BlackComedy and Rick's arsenal is quite outlandish, in the battle, he's the serious combatant with a more intense demeanor. Similarly, ''Doctor Who'' is a straight-up ScienceFiction that takes itself more seriously and The Doctor has more straightforward tools and powers, yet The Doctor is the silly combatant, making jokes and not actively trying to kill Rick. So it's a case of a serious combatant from a silly work vs. a silly combatant from a serious work. [[spoiler:And the silly combatant wins, due to Rick hitting himself with the killing blow thanks to The Doctor redirecting the attack using Rick's own portal gun.]]
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* The ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' series happily sticks to the silly end of the scale for the most part. For example, a new CPU war nearly starts over whether deep-fry should be spritzed with lemon or not and how the [=CPUs=] think that all they have to do to hide their identity is wear glasses, which somehow only works on other [=CPUs=]. However, it can get somewhat serious at times as well, like when, in the second game, Nepgear can find herself killing all the other goddesses in order to power up her hammer and try to save the world, [[spoiler:only to doom it instead]].
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* The ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' series happily sticks to the silly end of the scale for the most part. For example, a new CPU war nearly starts over whether deep-fry should be spritzed with lemon or not and how It gets even more silly in the [=CPUs=] think that all they many spinoffs. Though, some games still have to do to hide their identity is wear glasses, which somehow only works on other [=CPUs=]. However, it can get somewhat some serious at times as well, like when, in the second game, Nepgear can find herself killing all the other goddesses in order to power up her hammer moments, namely mk2, VII and try to save the world, [[spoiler:only to doom it instead]].Sisters vs Sisters.
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* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' is on the silly end of the spectrum roughly 95% of the time, but every so often something like "[[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=020114 Fire And Rain]]'' comes along and the series dives head first into seriousness. This seriousness is usually [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=020224 mocked]] later on. And yet, one of the reasons why Ian [=McDonald's=] guest Saturdays gained some hatedom seems to have been that he went over some invisible line in making the Dimension of Pain a bit more silly than usual.
* The ''Webcomic/{{Insecticomics}}'' has never really taken itself seriously, to the point where the fourth wall has a hinge on it, but there have been a few dramatic storylines to add an element of seriousness to the business--the current Unicron-related one being the most dramatic yet.
* Despite being known for a solid and serious storyline, ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' hits the silliness switch every second we step out of canon (even ''inside'' canon, sometimes). Case in point: the Ferretina arc.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', despite being one of the more [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] works out there, is quite silly, looking mostly like a normal gag a day strip at first glance.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' began on the silly side, slid slowly but surely towards the serious side, reached some major extremes during the Azure City battles and the split party arc, and has slid back noticeably since that story wrapped up, going back to self-aware joke-a-day strips, though still remaining within the story.
* The ''Webcomic/{{Insecticomics}}'' has never really taken itself seriously, to the point where the fourth wall has a hinge on it, but there have been a few dramatic storylines to add an element of seriousness to the business--the current Unicron-related one being the most dramatic yet.
* Despite being known for a solid and serious storyline, ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' hits the silliness switch every second we step out of canon (even ''inside'' canon, sometimes). Case in point: the Ferretina arc.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', despite being one of the more [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] works out there, is quite silly, looking mostly like a normal gag a day strip at first glance.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' began on the silly side, slid slowly but surely towards the serious side, reached some major extremes during the Azure City battles and the split party arc, and has slid back noticeably since that story wrapped up, going back to self-aware joke-a-day strips, though still remaining within the story.
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': The webcomic is on both ends of the scale so frequently and rapidly, it must have broken it by now. Can overlap with MoodWhiplash at times.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': The webcomic is on both ends of the scale so frequently and rapidly, it must have broken it by now. Can overlap with MoodWhiplash at times.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': The webcomic is on both ends of ''Webcomic/{{Insecticomics}}'' has never really taken itself seriously, to the scale so frequently and rapidly, it must point where the fourth wall has a hinge on it, but there have broken it by now. Can overlap with MoodWhiplash at times.been a few dramatic storylines to add an element of seriousness to the business--the current Unicron-related one being the most dramatic yet.
* Despite being known for a solid and serious storyline, ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' hits the silliness switch every second we step out of canon (even ''inside'' canon, sometimes). Case in point: the Ferretina arc.
* Despite being known for a solid and serious storyline, ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' hits the silliness switch every second we step out of canon (even ''inside'' canon, sometimes). Case in point: the Ferretina arc.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' began on the silly side, slid slowly but surely towards the serious side, reached some major extremes during the Azure City battles and the split party arc, and has slid back noticeably since that story wrapped up, going back to self-aware joke-a-day strips, though still remaining within the story.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', despite being one of the more [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] works out there, is quite silly, looking mostly like a normal gag a day strip at first glance.
* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' is on the silly end of the spectrum roughly 95% of the time, but every so often something like "[[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=020114 Fire And Rain]]'' comes along and the series dives head first into seriousness. This seriousness is usually [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=020224 mocked]] later on. And yet, one of the reasons why Ian [=McDonald's=] guest Saturdays gained some hatedom seems to have been that he went over some invisible line in making the Dimension of Pain a bit more silly than usual.
* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' is on the silly end of the spectrum roughly 95% of the time, but every so often something like "[[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=020114 Fire And Rain]]'' comes along and the series dives head first into seriousness. This seriousness is usually [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=020224 mocked]] later on. And yet, one of the reasons why Ian [=McDonald's=] guest Saturdays gained some hatedom seems to have been that he went over some invisible line in making the Dimension of Pain a bit more silly than usual.
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** In terms of time periods, Season 1 is mostly more silly with a serious undercurrent, whereas in Season 2, it leans towards the serious end due to CerebusSyndrome, albeit [[{{Bathos}} with the occasional silly moment interspersed in between]] -- one of the most serious arcs, Tommy's Exile arc, takes place in Season 2 and contains some of the [[WouldHurtAChild heaviest]] [[DrivenToSuicide lore]] in the entire history of the roleplay. As lore slows down in Season 3, it becomes more light-hearted, but there remain dedicated lore streams which are definitely on the serious side, most prominently Quackity's "Las Nevadas" series.
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** In terms of time periods, Season 1 is mostly more silly with a serious undercurrent, whereas in Season 2, it leans towards the serious end due to CerebusSyndrome, albeit [[{{Bathos}} with the occasional silly moment interspersed in between]] -- one of the most serious arcs, Tommy's Exile arc, takes place in Season 2 and contains some of the [[WouldHurtAChild heaviest]] [[DrivenToSuicide lore]] in the entire history of the roleplay. As lore slows down in Season 3, it becomes more light-hearted, but there remain dedicated lore streams which are definitely on the serious side, most prominently Quackity's "Las Nevadas" series.series, the culmination of a seasons-long TraumaCongaLine.
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* ''WebVideo/NewLifeSMP'': It depends on the perspective: most of the characters tend to be on the silly side and don't take things very seriously, but Owen's perspective as Sparrow is particularly lore-heavy -- he's one of the few characters who have a pre-series backstory from the get-go, covering a researcher with an IJustWantToBeSpecial mentality, who [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor eventually finds out just how much being a hybrid sucks]].
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This is also not a measure of quality. Many works are silly, but highly acclaimed, and many works are serious, but panned. Conversely, many works on the serious end are highly acclaimed, while many silly works are awful. Many works that are on the serious side but are considered DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible have been criticized for [[TooBleakStoppedCaring taking themselves TOO seriously, thus becoming humourless, po-faced and pompous]] on top of their other faults, and many people believe that [[SoBadItsGood such works would have been more enjoyable]] had they been more {{camp}}, sometimes leading the creator to attempt a ParodyRetcon. Conversely (although relatively rarer), it is possible for a show to not take itself seriously enough, which can affect the audience's ability to immerse themselves in the drama; if the writers and characters obviously don't take what's happening seriously, why should the audience? True to form, works that are SoOkayItsAverage can fall on either side of the scale, with slight silliness being moderately prevalent.
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This is also not a measure of quality. Many works are silly, but highly acclaimed, and many works are serious, but panned. Conversely, many works on the serious end are highly acclaimed, while many silly works are awful. Many works that are on the serious side but are considered DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible bad have been criticized for [[TooBleakStoppedCaring taking themselves TOO seriously, thus becoming humourless, po-faced and pompous]] on top of their other faults, and many people believe that [[SoBadItsGood such works would have been more enjoyable]] had they been more {{camp}}, sometimes leading the creator to attempt a ParodyRetcon. Conversely (although relatively rarer), it is possible for a show to not take itself seriously enough, which can affect the audience's ability to immerse themselves in the drama; if the writers and characters obviously don't take what's happening seriously, why should the audience? True to form, works that are SoOkayItsAverage can fall on either side of the scale, with slight silliness being moderately prevalent.
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* WebVideo/DreamSMP: This vastly depends on the time period and the perspective you're watching.
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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'' started out pretty silly (comparable to ''Series/{{Psych}}''), but has taken a turn in a more serious direction towards the end of season three. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks This development got a mixed reception]] [[BrokenBase from the fans.]]
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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'' ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'' started out pretty silly (comparable to ''Series/{{Psych}}''), but has taken a turn in a more serious direction towards the end of season three. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks This development got a mixed reception]] [[BrokenBase from the fans.]]
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* Individual ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'' games run the gamut from grim, [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] atmospheres (''Contra III'', ''Shattered Soldier'') to over-the-top SummerBlockbuster-esque antics (''Hard Corps'', ''Neo Contra'').
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* Individual ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'' games run the gamut from grim, [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] atmospheres (''Contra III'', ''Shattered Soldier'') (''VideoGame/ContraIIITheAlienWars'', ''VideoGame/ContraShatteredSoldier'') to over-the-top SummerBlockbuster-esque antics (''Hard Corps'', ''Neo Contra'').(''VideoGame/ContraHardCorps'', ''VideoGame/NeoContra'').
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' quite often pits two characters from opposite sides of this scale in a fight to the death: one funny, light-hearted character, and a Darker and Edgier counterpart. As was the case with "ComicBook/{{Batman}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/SpiderMan (silly)", ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (silly) vs. ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} (serious)", "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] (silly) vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]] (serious)", "Franchise/{{Kirby}} (silly) vs. [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]] (serious)", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] (silly) vs. [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] (serious)", "ComicBook/{{Raven}} (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] (silly)", "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon S. Kennedy]] (serious) vs. [[VideoGame/DeadRising Frank West]] (silly)", "ComicBook/GhostRider (serious) vs. ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (silly)", "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Goro]] (serious) vs. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]] (silly)", "ComicBook/{{Cable}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/BoosterGold (silly)", "ComicBook/IronFist (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] (silly)", "[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] (serious) vs. Franchise/{{Popeye}} (silly)", "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] (serious) vs. [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] (silly)" and "[[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] (silly) vs ComicBook/RocketRaccoon" (serious). [[spoiler:With the exceptions of "Raven vs Twilight Sparkle", "Leon S. Kennedy vs Frank West" and "Ghost Rider vs Lobo", the silly character won in all those examples just listed. Never once have BewareTheNiceOnes and BewareTheSillyOnes been so relevant.]] Directly acknowledged in the aftermath of "Cable vs Booster Gold" where Boomstick [[spoiler:expresses disdain and disbelief that a grizzled soldier of a BadFuture like Cable lost to the much goofier Booster Gold]], but Wiz takes the time to note that reputations of "silly vs. serious" only matter in the context of their stories, while ''Death Battle'' is meant to take an objective look at what those characters can do when they clash head-to-head and who would more likely win based on abilities, not reputations.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' quite often pits two characters from opposite sides of this scale in a fight to the death: one funny, light-hearted character, and a Darker and Edgier counterpart. As was the case with "ComicBook/{{Batman}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/SpiderMan (silly)", ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (silly) vs. ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} (serious)", "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] (silly) vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]] (serious)", "Franchise/{{Kirby}} (silly) vs. [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]] (serious)", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] (silly) vs. [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] (serious)", "ComicBook/{{Raven}} (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] (silly)", "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon S. Kennedy]] (serious) vs. [[VideoGame/DeadRising Frank West]] (silly)", "ComicBook/GhostRider (serious) vs. ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (silly)", "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Goro]] (serious) vs. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]] (silly)", "ComicBook/{{Cable}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/BoosterGold (silly)", "ComicBook/IronFist (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] (silly)", "[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] (serious) vs. Franchise/{{Popeye}} (silly)", "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] (serious) vs. [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] (silly)" and (silly)", "[[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] (silly) vs ComicBook/RocketRaccoon" (serious).(serious), and "[[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick Sanchez]] (silly) vs. [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] (serious)". [[spoiler:With the exceptions of "Raven vs Twilight Sparkle", "Leon S. Kennedy vs Frank West" and West", "Ghost Rider vs Lobo", and "Rick Sanchez vs The Doctor" the silly character won in all those examples just listed. Never once have BewareTheNiceOnes and BewareTheSillyOnes been so relevant.]] Directly acknowledged in the aftermath of "Cable vs Booster Gold" where Boomstick [[spoiler:expresses disdain and disbelief that a grizzled soldier of a BadFuture like Cable lost to the much goofier Booster Gold]], but Wiz takes the time to note that reputations of "silly vs. serious" only matter in the context of their stories, while ''Death Battle'' is meant to take an objective look at what those characters can do when they clash head-to-head and who would more likely win based on abilities, not reputations.
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* Paolo Villaggio is known for silly works like Fantozzi,Speriamo che me la cavo is still comedy but shows child labor,delinquency and violence on minori.
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* Paolo Villaggio id known for silly works like Fantozzi,Speriamo che me la cavo is still comedy but shows child labor,delinquency and violence on minori.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Bug}}''- Definitely at the end of the silly side. You know that when the "hit an enemy" sound is a wacky cartoon sound effect. Also, Bug's silly humorous quotes when he kills an enemy or when he takes damage show it too.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Bug}}''- ''VideoGame/{{Bug|1995}}''- Definitely at the end of the silly side. You know that when the "hit an enemy" sound is a wacky cartoon sound effect. Also, Bug's silly humorous quotes when he kills an enemy or when he takes damage show it too.
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* In spite of the name, ''VideoGame/SeriousSam'' is silly as can be, with a ClouCuckoolander DeadpanSnarker protagonist mowing down vast hordes of demons while taking things not at all seriously.
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* ''Film/TheRoom2003''. Every time Johnny is on screen, whatever seriousness the movie might have built up with the other characters is lost and his scenes quickly become hilarious.
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* ''Film/TheRoom2003''. ''Film/TheRoom2003'': Every time Johnny is on screen, whatever seriousness the movie might have built up with the other characters is lost and his scenes quickly become hilarious.
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* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' can best be described as a GagSeries with sincere heart. On the one hand, the creators' response to the absurdity of the concept is to lean into it by piling the absurdity on. On the other hand, Rentarou's romances need to be sincere and heartfelt to make the concept work. Which means the series needs to be able to [[MoodWhiplash switch between modes when needed]].
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** [[TheUnintelligible Rowley Birkin QC's]] sketches are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cwyq3XWeHE almost]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqSGmVlqR24 always]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDwDtUGDgTU entirely]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PICVTFfuOCg silly]], as he drunkenly recalls episodes his lifetime of {{Noodle Incident}}s, always ending with the CatchPhrase "I'm afraid I was very, very drunk!". However, in one sketch he recalls losing his true love, and Paul Whitehouse's delivery is, well... impossible to watch and be left with a dry eye. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlQ9KLrC4Us See for yourself]].
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** [[TheUnintelligible Rowley Birkin QC's]] sketches are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cwyq3XWeHE almost]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqSGmVlqR24 always]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDwDtUGDgTU entirely]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PICVTFfuOCg silly]], as he drunkenly recalls episodes his lifetime of {{Noodle Incident}}s, always ending with the CatchPhrase catchphrase "I'm afraid I was very, very drunk!". However, in one sketch he recalls losing his true love, and Paul Whitehouse's delivery is, well... impossible to watch and be left with a dry eye. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlQ9KLrC4Us See for yourself]].
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' quite often pits two characters from opposite sides of this scale in a fight to the death: one funny, light-hearted character, and a Darker and Edgier counterpart. As was the case with "Franchise/{{Batman}} (serious) vs. Franchise/SpiderMan (silly)", ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (silly) vs. ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} (serious)", "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] (silly) vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]] (serious)", "Franchise/{{Kirby}} (silly) vs. [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]] (serious)", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] (silly) vs. [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] (serious)", "ComicBook/{{Raven}} (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] (silly)", "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon S. Kennedy]] (serious) vs. [[VideoGame/DeadRising Frank West]] (silly)", "ComicBook/GhostRider (serious) vs. ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (silly)", "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Goro]] (serious) vs. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]] (silly)", "ComicBook/{{Cable}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/BoosterGold (silly)", "ComicBook/IronFist (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] (silly)", "[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] (serious) vs. Franchise/{{Popeye}} (silly)", "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] (serious) vs. [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] (silly)" and "[[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] (silly) vs ComicBook/RocketRaccoon" (serious). [[spoiler:With the exceptions of "Raven vs Twilight Sparkle", "Leon S. Kennedy vs Frank West" and "Ghost Rider vs Lobo", the silly character won in all those examples just listed. Never once have BewareTheNiceOnes and BewareTheSillyOnes been so relevant.]] Directly acknowledged in the aftermath of "Cable vs Booster Gold" where Boomstick [[spoiler:expresses disdain and disbelief that a grizzled soldier of a BadFuture like Cable lost to the much goofier Booster Gold]], but Wiz takes the time to note that reputations of "silly vs. serious" only matter in the context of their stories, while ''Death Battle'' is meant to take an objective look at what those characters can do when they clash head-to-head and who would more likely win based on abilities, not reputations.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' quite often pits two characters from opposite sides of this scale in a fight to the death: one funny, light-hearted character, and a Darker and Edgier counterpart. As was the case with "Franchise/{{Batman}} "ComicBook/{{Batman}} (serious) vs. Franchise/SpiderMan ComicBook/SpiderMan (silly)", ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (silly) vs. ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} (serious)", "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] (silly) vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]] (serious)", "Franchise/{{Kirby}} (silly) vs. [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]] (serious)", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] (silly) vs. [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] (serious)", "ComicBook/{{Raven}} (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] (silly)", "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon S. Kennedy]] (serious) vs. [[VideoGame/DeadRising Frank West]] (silly)", "ComicBook/GhostRider (serious) vs. ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (silly)", "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Goro]] (serious) vs. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]] (silly)", "ComicBook/{{Cable}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/BoosterGold (silly)", "ComicBook/IronFist (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] (silly)", "[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] (serious) vs. Franchise/{{Popeye}} (silly)", "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] (serious) vs. [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] (silly)" and "[[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] (silly) vs ComicBook/RocketRaccoon" (serious). [[spoiler:With the exceptions of "Raven vs Twilight Sparkle", "Leon S. Kennedy vs Frank West" and "Ghost Rider vs Lobo", the silly character won in all those examples just listed. Never once have BewareTheNiceOnes and BewareTheSillyOnes been so relevant.]] Directly acknowledged in the aftermath of "Cable vs Booster Gold" where Boomstick [[spoiler:expresses disdain and disbelief that a grizzled soldier of a BadFuture like Cable lost to the much goofier Booster Gold]], but Wiz takes the time to note that reputations of "silly vs. serious" only matter in the context of their stories, while ''Death Battle'' is meant to take an objective look at what those characters can do when they clash head-to-head and who would more likely win based on abilities, not reputations.
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* Website/ChannelAwesome is way, ''way'' on the silly side of things. RuleOfFunny is God, and RuleOfFun, RuleOfCool and [[{{Fanservice}} Rule Of Fanservice]] abound. If you ever see things start to edge up the scale towards serious, expect immediate MoodWhiplash back to silliness. And if it ''does'' get and stay serious, like the end of WebVideo/SuburbanKnights, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's commercial special, or [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] broken after losing a big fight, expect to [[TearJerker cry]].
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* Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses is way, ''way'' on the silly side of things. RuleOfFunny is God, and RuleOfFun, RuleOfCool and [[{{Fanservice}} Rule Of Fanservice]] abound. If you ever see things start to edge up the scale towards serious, expect immediate MoodWhiplash back to silliness. And if it ''does'' get and stay serious, like the end of WebVideo/SuburbanKnights, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's commercial special, or [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] broken after losing a big fight, expect to [[TearJerker cry]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', specially after its CerebusSyndrome, could just as much as take advantage of its WidgetSeries status for various silliness moment, and at the same time have themes of betrayal, NightmareFuel, and the moral ambiguity in the KidsVersusAdults conflict that forms the show's concept.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', specially after its CerebusSyndrome, could just as much as take advantage of its WidgetSeries QuirkyWork status for various silliness moment, and at the same time have themes of betrayal, NightmareFuel, and the moral ambiguity in the KidsVersusAdults conflict that forms the show's concept.
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* The Tone of the Wikis, from serious to silly. Website/{{Wikipedia}}, Conservapedia, Website/SCPFoundation, Rational Wiki, Website/TVTropes, Encyclopedia Dramatica, Wiki/{{Uncyclopedia}}. The SCP Wiki takes itself very seriously with {{Eldritch Abomination}}s [[CosmicHorrorStory abound]], but it also contains [[CloudCuckoolander Dr. Jack Bright]], as well as [[TalkingAnimal Dr. Crow]]. It's often rather dark humor though. The Joke [=SCPs=] are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
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* The Tone of the Wikis, from serious to silly. Website/{{Wikipedia}}, Conservapedia, Website/SCPFoundation, Rational Wiki, Website/TVTropes, Encyclopedia Dramatica, Wiki/{{Uncyclopedia}}.Website/{{Uncyclopedia}}. The SCP Wiki takes itself very seriously with {{Eldritch Abomination}}s [[CosmicHorrorStory abound]], but it also contains [[CloudCuckoolander Dr. Jack Bright]], as well as [[TalkingAnimal Dr. Crow]]. It's often rather dark humor though. The Joke [=SCPs=] are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
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* There have been two ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' cartoon series so far (with a third on the way) and they both represented opposite takes on the material. The first, made in 1987, was everything the original comics were not - hammy, TotallyRadical, entirely light hearted and harmless, family friendly fun with an eye on selling TheMerch. The second one, made in 2003, took the serious plots of the comic (often literally), and replaced its somewhat dry characterizations with the more realized turtles from the previous show and live action films to deliver something very comparable to Avatar: The Last Airbender. There were campy superhero stories, and alternate universe tales where everyone dies. There was even an episode that was a straight-up Creator/HPLovecraft send-up. When Executive Meddling retooled the show, it become a lot more like the first cartoon and stayed that way until the ''WesternAnimation/TurtlesForever'' crossover movie, which plays up the differences between the two shows for laughs. The 2007 CGI movie was in line with the 2003 series' tone. The [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 series]] so far has been fairly balanced, and many episodes have both serious ''and'' silly moments. It helps that it's pretty self-aware of its roots in both shows and the original comic.
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* There have been two four ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' cartoon series so far (with a third on the way) and they both represented opposite each represent different takes on the material. The first, made in 1987, was everything the original comics were not - hammy, TotallyRadical, entirely light hearted and harmless, family friendly fun with an eye on selling TheMerch. The second one, made in 2003, took the serious plots of the comic (often literally), and replaced its somewhat dry characterizations with the more realized turtles from the previous show and live action films to deliver something very comparable to Avatar: The Last Airbender. There were campy superhero stories, and alternate universe tales where everyone dies. There was even an episode that was a straight-up Creator/HPLovecraft send-up. When Executive Meddling retooled the show, it become a lot more like the first cartoon and stayed that way until the ''WesternAnimation/TurtlesForever'' crossover movie, which plays up the differences between the two shows for laughs. The 2007 CGI movie was in line with the 2003 series' tone. The [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 series]] so far has been fairly balanced, and many episodes have both serious ''and'' silly moments. It helps that it's pretty self-aware of its roots in both shows and the original comic.
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* ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'' is a noften very serious manga, with gory deaths and no character being safe from getting killed; however this doesn't stop it from constantly adding jokes or over the top elements. Even the normally very serious main character Gally/Alita has moments in which she cracks jokes, does silly things or accidently reveals that she is not as smart as she pretends. Last Order drives the point home when one character got heavily injured and the distraction to get him away results in a super sonic thumb fight between two martial arts fighters.
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* ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'' is a noften an often very serious manga, with gory deaths and no character being safe from getting killed; however this doesn't stop it from constantly adding jokes or over the top elements. Even the normally very serious main character Gally/Alita has moments in which she cracks jokes, does silly things or accidently reveals that she is not as smart as she pretends. Last Order drives the point home when one character got heavily injured and the distraction to get him away results in a super sonic thumb fight between two martial arts fighters.
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Compare and contrast {{Bathos}} when the story zigzags between silly and serious and/or when the story can be both silly and serious. See also SillinessSwitch, which is designed to slide a work towards the silly end. For shifts towards silly or serious, see LighterAndSofter, DenserAndWackier and DarkerAndEdgier.
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Compare and contrast {{Bathos}} when the story zigzags between silly and serious and/or when the story can be both silly and serious. See also SillinessSwitch, which is designed to slide a work towards the silly end. For shifts towards silly or serious, see LighterAndSofter, DenserAndWackier DenserAndWackier, and DarkerAndEdgier.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', specially after its CerberusSyndrome, could just as much as take advantage of its WidgetSeries status for various silliness moment, and at the same time have themes of betrayal, NightmareFuel, and the moral ambiguity in the KidsVersusAdults conflict that forms the show's concept.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', specially after its CerberusSyndrome, CerebusSyndrome, could just as much as take advantage of its WidgetSeries status for various silliness moment, and at the same time have themes of betrayal, NightmareFuel, and the moral ambiguity in the KidsVersusAdults conflict that forms the show's concept.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', specially after its CerberusSyndrome, could just as much as take advantage of its WidgetSeries status for various silliness moment, and at the same time have themes of betrayal, NightmareFuel, and the moral ambiguity in the KidsVersusAdults conflict that forms the show's concept.
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* ''Film/TheRoom''. Every time Johnny is on screen, whatever seriousness the movie might have built up with the other characters is lost and his scenes quickly become hilarious.
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* ''Film/TheRoom''.''Film/TheRoom2003''. Every time Johnny is on screen, whatever seriousness the movie might have built up with the other characters is lost and his scenes quickly become hilarious.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' quite often pits two characters from opposite sides of this scale in a fight to the death: one funny, light-hearted character, and a Darker and Edgier counterpart. As was the case with "Franchise/{{Batman}} (serious) vs. Franchise/SpiderMan (silly)", ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (silly) vs. ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} (serious)", "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] (silly) vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]] (serious)", "Franchise/{{Kirby}} (silly) vs. [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]] (serious)", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] (silly) vs. [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] (serious)", "ComicBook/{{Raven}} (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] (silly)", "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon S. Kennedy]] (serious) vs. [[VideoGame/DeadRising Frank West]] (silly)", "ComicBook/GhostRider (serious) vs. ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (silly)", "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Goro]] (serious) vs. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]] (silly)", "ComicBook/{{Cable}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/BoosterGold (silly)", "ComicBook/IronFist (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] (silly)", "[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] (serious) vs. Franchise/{{Popeye}} (silly)", "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] (serious) vs. [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] (silly)" and [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] (silly) vs Comic/RocketRaccoon (serious). [[spoiler:With the exceptions of "Raven vs Twilight Sparkle", "Leon S. Kennedy vs Frank West" and "Ghost Rider vs Lobo", the silly character won in all those examples just listed. Never once have BewareTheNiceOnes and BewareTheSillyOnes been so relevant.]] Directly acknowledged in the aftermath of "Cable vs Booster Gold" where Boomstick [[spoiler:expresses disdain and disbelief that a grizzled soldier of a BadFuture like Cable lost to the much goofier Booster Gold]], but Wiz takes the time to note that reputations of "silly vs. serious" only matter in the context of their stories, while ''Death Battle'' is meant to take an objective look at what those characters can do when they clash head-to-head and who would more likely win based on abilities, not reputations.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' quite often pits two characters from opposite sides of this scale in a fight to the death: one funny, light-hearted character, and a Darker and Edgier counterpart. As was the case with "Franchise/{{Batman}} (serious) vs. Franchise/SpiderMan (silly)", ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (silly) vs. ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} (serious)", "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] (silly) vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]] (serious)", "Franchise/{{Kirby}} (silly) vs. [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]] (serious)", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] (silly) vs. [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] (serious)", "ComicBook/{{Raven}} (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] (silly)", "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon S. Kennedy]] (serious) vs. [[VideoGame/DeadRising Frank West]] (silly)", "ComicBook/GhostRider (serious) vs. ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (silly)", "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Goro]] (serious) vs. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]] (silly)", "ComicBook/{{Cable}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/BoosterGold (silly)", "ComicBook/IronFist (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] (silly)", "[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] (serious) vs. Franchise/{{Popeye}} (silly)", "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] (serious) vs. [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] (silly)" and [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch "[[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] (silly) vs Comic/RocketRaccoon ComicBook/RocketRaccoon" (serious). [[spoiler:With the exceptions of "Raven vs Twilight Sparkle", "Leon S. Kennedy vs Frank West" and "Ghost Rider vs Lobo", the silly character won in all those examples just listed. Never once have BewareTheNiceOnes and BewareTheSillyOnes been so relevant.]] Directly acknowledged in the aftermath of "Cable vs Booster Gold" where Boomstick [[spoiler:expresses disdain and disbelief that a grizzled soldier of a BadFuture like Cable lost to the much goofier Booster Gold]], but Wiz takes the time to note that reputations of "silly vs. serious" only matter in the context of their stories, while ''Death Battle'' is meant to take an objective look at what those characters can do when they clash head-to-head and who would more likely win based on abilities, not reputations.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' quite often pits two characters from opposite sides of this scale in a fight to the death: one funny, light-hearted character, and a Darker and Edgier counterpart. As was the case with "Franchise/{{Batman}} (serious) vs. Franchise/SpiderMan (silly)", ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (silly) vs. ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} (serious)", "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] (silly) vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]] (serious)", "Franchise/{{Kirby}} (silly) vs. [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]] (serious)", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] (silly) vs. [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] (serious)", "ComicBook/{{Raven}} (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] (silly)", "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon S. Kennedy]] (serious) vs. [[VideoGame/DeadRising Frank West]] (silly)", "ComicBook/GhostRider (serious) vs. ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (silly)", "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Goro]] (serious) vs. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]] (silly)", "ComicBook/{{Cable}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/BoosterGold (silly)", "ComicBook/IronFist (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] (silly)", "[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] (serious) vs. Franchise/{{Popeye}} (silly)" and "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] (serious) vs. [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] (silly)". [[spoiler:With the exceptions of "Raven vs Twilight Sparkle", "Leon S. Kennedy vs Frank West" and "Ghost Rider vs Lobo", the silly character won in all those examples just listed. Never once have BewareTheNiceOnes and BewareTheSillyOnes been so relevant.]] Directly acknowledged in the aftermath of "Cable vs Booster Gold" where Boomstick [[spoiler:expresses disdain and disbelief that a grizzled soldier of a BadFuture like Cable lost to the much goofier Booster Gold]], but Wiz takes the time to note that reputations of "silly vs. serious" only matter in the context of their stories, while ''Death Battle'' is meant to take an objective look at what those characters can do when they clash head-to-head and who would more likely win based on abilities, not reputations.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' quite often pits two characters from opposite sides of this scale in a fight to the death: one funny, light-hearted character, and a Darker and Edgier counterpart. As was the case with "Franchise/{{Batman}} (serious) vs. Franchise/SpiderMan (silly)", ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (silly) vs. ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} (serious)", "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] (silly) vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]] (serious)", "Franchise/{{Kirby}} (silly) vs. [[Anime/DragonBallZ Majin Buu]] (serious)", "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] (silly) vs. [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] (serious)", "ComicBook/{{Raven}} (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] (silly)", "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon S. Kennedy]] (serious) vs. [[VideoGame/DeadRising Frank West]] (silly)", "ComicBook/GhostRider (serious) vs. ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (silly)", "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Goro]] (serious) vs. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]] (silly)", "ComicBook/{{Cable}} (serious) vs. ComicBook/BoosterGold (silly)", "ComicBook/IronFist (serious) vs. [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] (silly)", "[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] (serious) vs. Franchise/{{Popeye}} (silly)" and (silly)", "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] (serious) vs. [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] (silly)".(silly)" and [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] (silly) vs Comic/RocketRaccoon (serious). [[spoiler:With the exceptions of "Raven vs Twilight Sparkle", "Leon S. Kennedy vs Frank West" and "Ghost Rider vs Lobo", the silly character won in all those examples just listed. Never once have BewareTheNiceOnes and BewareTheSillyOnes been so relevant.]] Directly acknowledged in the aftermath of "Cable vs Booster Gold" where Boomstick [[spoiler:expresses disdain and disbelief that a grizzled soldier of a BadFuture like Cable lost to the much goofier Booster Gold]], but Wiz takes the time to note that reputations of "silly vs. serious" only matter in the context of their stories, while ''Death Battle'' is meant to take an objective look at what those characters can do when they clash head-to-head and who would more likely win based on abilities, not reputations.
