| 1 | !!v1 |
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| 3 | * Between @/{{Chabal2}}'s Chernobog and Mu Nu Xi's ice phoenix (and, later, fire phoenix), these came about once a page, especially when the two colossi fought each other. |
| 4 | * Near the end of the thread, @/{{Artemis92}}'s [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Nac Mac Feegles]] attempted a ColossusClimb of the former. |
| 5 | * The aerial antics of [=Rallyfan9000=]'s, Strigon's, and [=Flanker66=]'s respective air forces (which, in Flanker's case, was actually just the one plane). |
| 6 | * @/{{Gloom}}'s [[Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy Honorius]] and @/{{Artemis92}}'s Laeven had a tussle or two, and at one point both challenged Mu Nu Xi's phoenixes (unsuccessfully for the most part, it must be said). |
| 7 | ** The latter also fought @/{{Plumbum}}'s [[Franchise/MortalKombat Sub-Zero]]'s Lin Kuei soldiers. |
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| 9 | !!v2 |
| 10 | |
| 11 | * At one point, someone (I cannot recall who at this point) brought in a Franchise/{{Transformer|s}}, which terrorized the locals; [[VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}} Mattias Nilsson]] (played by [=Art92=]) fought it for awhile. |
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| 13 | !!v3 |
| 14 | |
| 15 | * Arguably, the first two bossfights (and ''inarguably '''not''''' [[AbortedArc the third one]]). |
| 16 | * The epic duel between @/{{Randomman5}}'s [[VideoGame/AsurasWrath Asura]] and @/{{DarkDestruction}}'s [[VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead The Emperor]] in Leisure Park, which starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=4ch5iivpqg5zgxz0qa9tbrtl&page=678#16938 here]]. |
| 17 | * The battle in which [[Videogame/AsurasWrath Asura]] and [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Shadow]] teams up against [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Demise]], which starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=4ch5iivpqg5zgxz0qa9tbrtl&page=673#16802 here]]. So awesome, combatant Dark Destruction abridged it into a signature. |
| 18 | * [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} Alex Mercer]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=4ch5iivpqg5zgxz0qa9tbrtl&page=774#comment-19334 vs.]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Master Eraqus]] and [[Literature/TheGardenOfSinners Ryougi Shiki]]. [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Eraqus and Shiki wins]]. Bonus points for the fight being a CurbStompBattle ''in their favor''. |
| 19 | * The 4th BossBattle, vs. [[Manga/SoulEater Crona]], which started [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=4ch5iivpqg5zgxz0qa9tbrtl&page=987#24651 here]]. |
| 20 | * The thread's grand finale, which started [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=4ch5iivpqg5zgxz0qa9tbrtl&page=1405#35112 here]]. It was basically a BossRush of all the previous bosses, culminating in a players vs [[ActingForTwo Artemis92 vs Knowlessman]] free-for-all. |
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| 22 | !!v4 |
| 23 | |
| 24 | * The battle against the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Anti-Spiral]], which begins [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=233 here]]. Started as a Franchise/{{Pokemon}}-style battle between the Anti-Spiral King and a fusion of Golurk and Solrock, turned into an epic boss battle against a (significantly scaled down) [[HumongousMecha Grand Zamboa]]. Highlights include sweet Dragonite rides and [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Soldier]] revealing his powers as a Spiral Warrior by deadlocking (and breaking) the Grand Zamboa's massive drill with a shovel! |
| 25 | * The two-days-long brawl involving [[VideoGame/MushihimeSama Queen Larsa]], [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Galacta Knight]], [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Mewtwo]], [[OriginalGeneration Daniel]], [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]], and (late into the fight) King Arthur, which kicks off [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=386#9642 here]]. |
| 26 | * An all-too-realistic conflict of religious ideologies tears friendships apart. Starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=447#11166 here.]] |
| 27 | * The glorious battle between [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Archer]] and [[{{Franchise/Transformers}} Optimus Prime]] and Grimlock, which starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=463 here]] |
| 28 | * Beginning [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=468 here,]] the technically-speaking boss battle versus [[{{VideoGame/Prototype}} Alex Mercer]], a glorious work of combat. In detail: |
| 29 | ** [[AuthorAvatar bEaTrIcE]] appears in Whiterun, being teleported by [[EldritchAbomination the voice inside her head]]. She encounters Alex, who intends to absorb bEa so he can use this voice to return to Manhattan. [[{{Toys/Bionicle}} Pohatu]] steps in to defend her, as does Archer, respawning from the brawl with Optimus. Then, Belial joins in. |
| 30 | ** Pohatu gathers up all of the cobblestone in Whiterun while Archer, bEa and Belial fight Mercer. Then, he drops all of it on Alex [[SuicideAttack and himself,]] complete with a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and BadassBoast. Alex ends up killing bEaTrIcE just before being buried, but bEa disintegrates herself [[DyingAsYourself so as not to be incorporated into Alex.]] |
| 31 | ** With bEa and Pohatu down, Alex smashes his way out of the rubble, triggering his Musclemass and attempting to try and pummel Archer into the dirt. In order to match Alex's strength, Archer responds by [[BodyHorror tracing Alex's Blade Arm]]. |
| 32 | ** Then, [[VideoGame/Borderlands2 Handsome Jack]] takes Pohatu's place, deploying a [[BossInMooksClothing Super Badass Loader]] and a fleet of Surveyors. He proceeds to [[{{Troll}} taunt Alex and give Archer a powerful shield.]] |
| 33 | ** Finally, Archer executes [[StormOfBlades Unlimited Blade Works]], while a biomass-starved Mercer attempts to counter with [[DesperationAttack Tendril Barrage.]] Mercer's attack fails to kill Archer and Jack (with the latter barely noticing the Tendril Barrage); sixty swords later, he is defeated. [[HellYesMoment Fuck Yeah.]] |
| 34 | ** All that being said, Alex deserves props for fighting all these enemies at once; even as he sustained injury after injury, he kept chugging along. |
| 35 | * What was originally a battle between [[VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus a Colossus]], [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Braum]], [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey, Homura,]] and [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Marcia (the Downnerd Magician)]] soon escalated into one of the most memorable fights in Arena history. Starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=483 here.]] Prepare to have your mind blown. |
| 36 | ** First, Kyubey, who was originally a JokeCharacter intended to kick things off by getting killed, manages to [[SpringtimeForHitler score a Contract with Marcia]] when she gets terrified of the SandWorm Colossus. |
| 37 | ** Meanwhile, Homura and Braum show up, and the BarrierWarrior teams up with the pair of {{Magical Girl Warrior}}s (including the newly contracted Marcia) to knock the Colossus around a bit. Snorlax shows up soon after, and Kyubey gets nommed. |
| 38 | ** Afterwards, Homura, Marcia, Snorlax and Braum, after an massive tussle that stretched all around Whiterun, [[CurbStompBattle manage to beat the Colossus, Dirge, to near death,]] however, he manages to escape before they can finally kill him. |
| 39 | ** Not long after Dirge's disappearance, a new opponent appears to challenge the fighters, a [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Witch]] controlling a [[AlienGeometries wireframe]] PocketDimension, which suddenly attacks the group, forcing an exhausted Dirge to intervene and pull a HeelFaceTurn. The team is sucked into the PocketDimension and are forced to fight through a small battalion of {{Mooks}} to survive. |
| 40 | ** [[VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus Dormin]] also makes his appearance as an encouraging voice from nowhere providing aid to the team. Snorlax and Braum manage to hitch a ride on Dirge's back, protecting his remaining Sigil with gusto and fighting off Witch's familiars. |
| 41 | ** Eventually, said Witch manages to finish off Dirge and it briefly seems the fight has taken a solemn turn. Instead, Dormin raises what's left of Colossus' vital essence, aiding the team one last time in an incoming {{Beam O War}} where Witch's ultimate attack collides with Braum's shield - empowered with both Dirge and Homura's energy - and slowly gets pushed back thanks to combined effort of all combatants, finally dealing the killing blow to the Witch and ending the fight with two combatants dead(Dirge and Homura), but not before bidding their farewells and acknowledging the bonds they've made over this short moment of acquaintance. |
| 42 | ** A short while later, the Witch's remaining {{Mooks}} return, [[AntiClimax only to have their asses handed to them]] by [[CurbstompBattle Corvo, Archer, Kid Buu and Hakumen.]] |
| 43 | * An epic brawl between [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Joshua]], [[VideoGame/Persona3 Elizabeth]], [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Jonathan Joestar]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Jecht]] and numerous others, which starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=612#15293 here]]. Particularly awesome was the appearance of [[OneWingedAngel Draco Cantus]], Elizabeth "hopping over" to the UG and casting [[NukeEm Megidolaon]] ([[NoKillLikeOverkill multiple times, with Joshua somehow surviving all of them]]), and Jecht destroying Joshua's meteor of light with his [[LimitBreak Blitz King]] attack. The sequence of events, in order: |
| 44 | ** Elizabeth leaves the Cantina some time after fighting Roxas. Joshua sees her, and, needing a proxy for the Reaper's Game, decides to shoot her. She's just fine, but Joestar believes that she has been mortally wounded, and attacks Joshua. After brief hand-to-hand, Joshua rises up to the air... where [[SummonMagic Elizabeth's Persona, Thanatos]] can safely cast [[StuffBlowingUp Megidola]] on him. To soak up the damage from the attack (which affects all enemies), Joshua summons thousands of Walls of Grizzly, and it ''works,'' for a little while. |
| 45 | ** Then, the remaining bears combine into Anguis Cantus, a huge serpent. Thanatos goes after Anguis while Jonathan and Elizabeth try to knock Joshua out of the air. After Thanatos successfully wounds Anguis, the latter transforms into [[FinalBoss Draco]] [[SuperForm Cantus]]. During the transformation, Elizabeth successfully downs Joshua with [[LightEmUp Mahamaon]], only for him to reappear in Draco's midsection. Then, Jecht and a [[FusionDance Powerful]] [[OriginalCharacter Kyurem]] appear to assist in taking down Draco, while [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Nu-]][[RobotGirl 13]] observes from a distance. Then, Thanatos cleaves Draco's head in half, accidentally releasing Joshua. |
| 46 | ** Joshua calls in a [[ColonyDrop huge meteor of light]] to destroy Mos Eisely. He summons another army of bears to restrain the other combatants and enters the UG. Elizabeth somehow follows him, and begins executing her ultimate attack: [[NukeEm Megidolaon,]] a huge non-elemental explosion. Joshua tries to stop it, but fails, being vaporized. As Joshua and Elizabeth leave, Jecht executes [[LimitBreak Blitz King,]] succesfully ''destroying'' the meteor. A sorcerer named Rubick appears and observes from a safe distance. |
| 47 | ** Joshua had been killed by the Megidolaon, but a player pin he was planning on giving Elizabeth falls onto his Angel Feather, and he comes [[BackFromTheDead back to life.]] Elizabeth returns to the RG to find that she accidentally destroyed Mos Eisely. Nu analyses the situation, and Elizabeth hears her. Joshua tries to give her a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, only to be totally ignored. Joshua tries to shoot her again, only to be interrupted by Nu, Rubick and the Powerful Kyurem, while Elizabeth simply keeps walking, not even turning around to look at the fight behind her. |
| 48 | ** Then, it turns out Rubick was studying Elizabeth's magical trace, and [[PowerCopying uses it]] to [[BeyondTheImpossible summon an exact copy of Thanatos.]] Joshua uses his Angel Feather to resurrect Anguis, while Rubick uses his copied Thanatos to attack them. Then, Elizabeth intervenes and summons the original Thanatos to attack Anguis. Joshua's Angel Feather randomly summons a Reaper to his side. |
| 49 | ** Then, the Powerful Kyurem reappears and diffuses into it's component creatures: Boldegeist, Dark Star, Primal Dialga, Kyurem and Volvagia, and each one of them decides to attack one being. Elizabeth casts Mahamaon again, on Joshua, Anguis, the Reaper and Dialga. None of the attacks hit, and Joshua calls down the Moon to crash in, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora-style.]] With to time to lose, Elizabeth charges another Megidolaon, but Joshua flees to the UG. |
| 50 | ** Back in the UG, Elizabeth points out the irony of the situation, which is almost exactly like the first time she entered the parallel dimension. Joshua summons a massive group of Reapers, but almost all of them die in the blast. Joshua and a squad of surviving Reapers flee to the RG, making this the second Megidolaon he's survived. |
| 51 | ** Joshua and Elizabeth return to the RG just as the Moon lands. Elizabeth uses Megidolaon ''again,'' '''''twice,''''' killing Anguis mid-fusion with Joshua. She looks about, finding what appears to be Joshua's ghost. The specter reveals the Angel Feather, but, before he can reach it, Thanatos grabs it. Joshua's angel feather comes into contact with Thanatos', and by extension Elizabeth's soul, and Joshua is reborn ([[MadeOfIron again]]), as Elizabeth, much to both characters' confusion. |
| 52 | ** Elizabeth!Joshua tuns back into normal Joshua, and Elizabeth decides that there is not much the two of them can do to hurt one another. She offers to leave him alone if Joshua promises to do the same, but he initially refuses. He explains that he needs a proxy for the Reaper's Game, and he had Elizabeth in mind for that role. Elizabeth tells him to find someone else, but Joshua points out that [[CallBack Roxas won't leave her alone because he thinks she killed Xion.]] Elizabeth explains that she can handle Roxas. She's about to leave, but asks Joshua if there's anything else he wants to say; Joshua briefly relates the story of Neku, and his tale of DefeatMeansFriendship. Elizabeth picks up on an important message: fighting for others. The two part ways, Elizabeth continuing her journey and Joshua going elsewhere. |
| 53 | * [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Homura]] and [[VideoGame/{{Dishonored}} Corvo]] engage in a stealth battle that turns into [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=635#15875 a brutal melee in the middle of their combined timestops]]. |
| 54 | ** Ending with [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Corvo choosing to spare Homura's life after knocking her unconscious.]] |
| 55 | *** Later, the same thing happens with [[Toys/{{Bionicle}} Pohatu.]] |
| 56 | * The Fight between [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure DIO]] and [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Yoshikage Kira]]. Even though the odds were in favor of DIO, the fact that the two baddies got to fight each other is still awesome. It even ended with DIO finishing off Kira in a similar manner as his death scene in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders''. |
| 57 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=699#17468 The awesome brawl]] between [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Nu-13]] and a DarkerAndEdgier version of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario.]] |
| 58 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=723#18051 The kickass duel]] between [[VideoGame/Persona4 Tohru Adachi]] and [[VideoGame/Persona3 Minato Arisato]]. Watch out for ''Persona 4'' spoilers. |
| 59 | * [[SummonMagic Lumina]] challenges the [[Anime/YuGiOhGX Supreme]] [[TinTyrant King]] to a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=733#18318 "duel"]]. She forces him to [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=734#18341 summon one of his strongest monsters]], and then [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=734#18347 proceeds to soundly outpower it]]. The Supreme King's [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=734#18348 response]]? Play [[FusionDance Super Polymerization]] to '' steal Lumina's summon'' and use it to make an ''uber''-powerful [[FusionDance Dark Gaia]], prompting Lumina to ''literally'' say OhCrap. |
| 60 | -->'''Supreme King:''' I discard a card to activate my ultimate magic card, the all-powerful Super Polymerization! And now I summon...Evil Hero Dark Gaia! [Its] power is equal to the combined attack power of both of the monsters used to Fusion Summon him, so this version is far stronger than the one you nearly slayed! Now go, Dark Catastrophe! |
| 61 | ** And immediately after, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=735#18357 one for Mitsuru]], who has ''just seen this'', and yet steps up to deliver a ''ReasonYouSuckSpeech'' to the Supreme King. Unfortunately, that part is an AbortedArc. |
| 62 | * The battle between [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Fate Testarossa]] and [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Archer]], which starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=782#19528 here]]. The fight starts out at melee range, escalates into an exchange of powerful long range attacks, then culminates in a giant clash between [[StormOfBlades Unlimited Blade Works]] and [[MagicMissileStorm Photon Lancer: Phalanx Shift]]. And in the end, after Archer defeats Fate, he spares her and gives her a few words that just might have been a catalyst for her eventual HeelFaceTurn. |
| 63 | * Starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=816#20379 here]], a meeting between Piroko and a reluctant [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Fate Testarossa]] (plus a lurking [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Homura Akemi]]) turns briefly chaotic, before becoming two memorable matches: |
| 64 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=817#20403 Piroko takes issue with Homura]], and attempts a pre-emptive strike, which fails thanks to the nature of Magical Girls and turns into a shoot-out. |
| 65 | ** Meanwhile, a spaceship shows up, as does the [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Soldier]], who pulls some brief shenanigans before leaving. |
| 66 | ** The spaceship disgorges [[VideoGame/InfinityBlade Ryth, the Deathless Blademaster,]] who [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=817#20425 calls out a challenge]] for a worthy opponent.... which is answered by Fate, in the hopes of [[WellDoneSonGuy proving herself to her mother]]. |
| 67 | ** As Fate and the Deathless Blademaster exchange blows, Homura and Piroko bring out the big guns and high explosives, including Homura's fuel tanker. |
| 68 | ** When Homura [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=818#20447 successfully defuses Piroko's defences, but winds up wounded in the process]], things get ''really'' ugly. Piroko requests Homura's surrender... and instead, both critically wound each other and proceed to reveal their {{Determinator}} sides in an intense close-range confrontation which ends in both of them barely surviving and returning to their own universes. |
| 69 | ** Meanwhile, Fate, who is outgunned in melee due to the Blademaster's even higher speed, abuses her ability to fly in order to buy time to charge her [[MagicMissileStorm Photon Lancer: Phalanx Shift]], which proves rather more successful than last time, and manages to land significant hits on the Deathless before Precia arrives to collect Fate and deliver a compliment... [[YankTheDogsChain with a typical sting in the tail]]. |
| 70 | * The entire battle between [[Characters/TheHailStormer Stormer Aurion]] and [[Anime/KillLaKill Ryuko Matoi]], beginning [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=838 here]]. What began as a duel of blades quickly escalated into a brutal hand to hand brawl as Darth Vader and The Persuer had their own duel beginning at the same time. It was blow for blow, complete with a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from Ryuko and a {{Shut Up Hannibal}} from Stormer in response. The battle reached a head when Stormer activated his Gigabolt Tornado, burning and shocking Ryuko as he was being brutally beaten to death by her fists. In the end, Ryuko won out, reversing a last ditch attempt by Stormer to stab her in the heart with his blade, Raijin. |
| 71 | * What [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=852#21284 begins]] as "just" a scrap between ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' and a shrunk and heavily modified [[VideoGame/ZoneOfTheEnders Idolo]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=853#21311 eventually escalates]] into an ''epic'' BeamOWar, which in turn further escalates into an UnrealisticBlackHole courtesy of ''Nanoha'' and ''Raising Heart'' of all people trying and failing to control [[SentientPhlebotinum Metatron energy]] [[TheCorruption and its influence]], learning the hard way that EvilIsNotAToy. |
| 72 | ** Now, that could have been a [=CMOA=] on its own, but instead, [[MyDeathIsOnlyTheBeginning it proved to only be the beginning]], as the UnrealisticBlackHole [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=869#21708 merges the corrupted Raising Heart into Zombie Idolo]], who proceeds to take Nanoha captive and run amuck as a boss-level enemy. |
| 73 | ** After dominating the Arena for a while (except for Joshua), Zombie Idolo leaves. |
| 74 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=880#21984 Not too soon after]], Fate arrives, searching for Nanoha, and eventually -in among other shenanigans- finds out that a robot is involved in her disappearance. |
| 75 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=892#22283 No sooner than Zombie Idolo returns]], [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=892#22285 Fate pulls a]] DynamicEntry [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=892#22285 on it]], beginning the FinalBattle. |
| 76 | ** At first, the fight is a horrible CurbStompBattle against Fate, with Zombie Idolo and the corrupted Raising Heart [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=892#22296 mocking her with every blow]]. |
| 77 | ** However, Fate [[{{Determinator}} perseveres]], and her persistence is rewarded when previously met Sho Minazuki - [[SplitPersonality we think]] - returns to assist her, making the battle more even (despite her allies' ignored insistence for her to retreat). |
| 78 | ** As Sho engages the beast in rather unsuccessful melee combat, Fate seemingly [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=893#22318 begins charging up an ultimate attack]], and Idolo's corrupted Raising Heart responds in kind with the [[WaveMotionGun formidable]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=894#22328 Hypernova Breaker]]. |
| 79 | ** Fate reveals her move: a ''shield'' specifically designed to counter Nanoha's Starlight Breaker... [[BatmanGambit which the Hypernova Breaker is based on]]. BeamOWar ensues. |
| 80 | ** At first, Fate seems to be battling merely for survival, as her allies back aboard Arthra pray for her and struggle to pull her out, but with Sho(?)'s Persona's assistance, she manages to hold out against the horrific attack... And then some. Her [[HeroicSecondWind Heroic Third Wind]] (having been using her Second Wind ''all through'' this portion of the fight) and Bardiche's self-sacrificial efforts prove sufficient to survive the Breaker, and when [[ChekhovsGunman Arf]] returns ''most'' of the magic power sustaining her to Fate, she manages to muster enough power to fire a retaliatory attack which critically damages Raising Heart, causing Idolo's ultimate attack to go out of control and detonate. |
| 81 | ** After the explosion, Fate is successfully pulled out by [[ChekhovsGunman the Arthra]], Sho(?) barely survives under his own power - and manages to just up and walk not too long after, to boot - and Nanoha is finally released from Idolo's clutches, [[EverybodyLives with Raising Heart left in repairable condition.]] Idolo is destroyed... but TheStinger shows that the Metatron threat is not over yet... |
| 82 | * [[DarthWiki/DiamondPhase Calia and Amber]] versus [[Characters/TheHailStormer Stormer and Chiharu]] in a battle between ThePowerOfFriendship against ThePowerOfLove, and also Tropers/{{Ironcommando}}'s [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=987#24672 first foray into the Arena]]! Calia and Amber are very {{De Power}}ed here as their powers would break most of the game. |
| 83 | ** Both sides use team tactics to fight the other, with Calia and Chiharu being on the defensive, Amber and Stormer on the offensive. |
| 84 | ** Stormer and Chiharu's [[ShockAndAwe lightning]]-and-[[PetalPower holographic petal]] CombinationAttack against Calia. Calia responds by creating lightning rods to dissipate the electricity, but gets hit by the petals. Thankfully, Calia prepared an armor in advance. |
| 85 | ** Calia gets the upper hand by [[HumanPopsicle trapping Stormer in ice]], but Chiharu manages to keep up against Amber's relentless onslaught with her DeflectorShields. Chiharu lures Amber near the frozen Stormer and lets Amber wail on her. Stormer, [[BerserkButton seeing Chiharu get hurt]] performs an IceBreaker via ThePowerOfLove and his electrical katana, rendering the Gifteds' efforts null. |
| 86 | ** Stormer and his girlfriend then double-team Amber to take her out, while Amber summons a fiery tornado to take them out. Calia tells Amber to take to the air, but Amber's [[LeeroyJenkins impulsiveness]] causes her to strengthen her attack instead. This allows Stormer and Chiharu to successfully cut Amber up with a CombinationAttack, but Amber's [[MyBloodRunsHot fiery blood]] and burning tornado severely burns Chiharu, who faints. |
| 87 | ** Stormer, now enraged from the defeat of his love, attacks the ever-so-stoic Calia in a rage. Calia creates an ElementalArmor to block Stormer's shots and performs an (mostly-)UnflinchingWalk, while Stormer effortlessly dodges her GemstoneAssault FlechetteStorm. Calia responds to Stormer's guns by grabbing them and coating them in crystal, rendering them useless. |
| 88 | ** Calia pulls a ruse to let Stormer attack her left arm with an electrically charged Raijin- this heavily damages the president's child, but by coming into contact with Calia, Raijin gets magically covered in rubber and polyurethane foam, rendering it completely useless and reducing Stormer to his last weapon, Foudre. |
| 89 | ** The battle ends in a DoubleKnockout when Stormer [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice stabs Calia in the chest]] with his ''other'' katana Foudre, which Calia had underestimated. Calia responds to her impalement by [[DeathInAllDirections summoning multiple crystal shards to impale him]]. As they fall, both combatants tell each other that they were a WorthyOpponent. |
| 90 | * When [[OriginalCharacter Fractured Mancer]] is [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by the EldritchAbomination powering his [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Gate]][[PowerAtAPrice seal]], [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1082#27038 all hell breaks loose]]. |
| 91 | ** Along with unleashing a barrage of powerful magical attacks using enhanced versions of Mancer's powers, the Entity alters [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha and Fate's]] (normally non-lethal) spells to have [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1083#27058 lethal effects]], forcing them into a MortonsFork - kill his host, or die. |
| 92 | *** It also almost casually kills [[Franchise/TouhouProject Cirno]]. It ''casually kills a [[SuperpowerLottery Touhou character]]''. (Although Cirno is pretty bottom of the barrel [[OvershadowedByAwesome as far as Touhou characters go]]). |
| 93 | ** In response, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1083#27061 knowing]] that FM believes ThouShaltNotKill and would not want them to become murderers on his behalf (even if the Arena would respawn him) Nanoha and Fate attempt to [[TakeAThirdOption teleport]] [[SheatheYourSword out]], but find their magics blocked by its. |
| 94 | ** When the Arthra breaks the barrier preventing teleportation, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1084#27078 a third party hijacks it]] to break ''another'' dimensional barrier. This third party turns out to be [[LeeroyJenkins Isaki]], an OriginalCharacter [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi]], who feels that (PMMM spoilers) Madoka's heaven [[VictoryIsBoring is boring]], and uses the hijacked signal to break out into the arena. |
| 95 | ** Seeing Isaki's resolve, Madoka proceeds to ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1084#27082 empower]]'' her, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1084#27089 declaring Isaki her champion.]] |
| 96 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1084#27090 An all-out battle between the two Ascended Entitites and their champions breaks out]]. Seriously, just read it. |
| 97 | * Starting from [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1435#35862 here]] and ending [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1436#35884 here]], a ten-year-old [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Black Mage]] is going up against [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden the Regent of the Mask]], and after the Regent steals Gigi's (the Black Mage) tome and he responds with a staff to the face, [[DisproportionateRetribution he decides to try to give the kid the]] [[TheCorruption Grip of Murder.]] And what does he do? He starts running, removing any articles of clothing the Grip has gotten itself upon, even flinging his hat into the air to distract it, which while ''that'' didn't work, he still got through. He even manages to get his book back and cast a Warp spell for him. The best part, however, comes at the end: the Regent, in a last ditch effort to seize the boy, teleports in front of him and fires an orb at him...[[ArtisticLicensePhysics which knocks Gigi through the portal.]] (Unless the org hit his feet, that is. It never specifies.) It's small, and it doesn't really matter in the long run, other than possibly setting up Spike with getting the [[TheCorruption Grip of Murder]], but it was still pretty dang awesome. |
| 98 | * An awesome battle against [[VideoGame/{{Mother}} the Ultimate Chimera]] begins [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1720 here]]. What really stands out is the way it's defeated: by dropping a massive LogicBomb on its commander Pseudo Porky. When Pseudo Porky claims that the Ultimate Chimera is the most perfect of beings, [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ryu]] points out that this means Pseudo Porky can never reach perfection himself. Because Pseudo Porky was created to become perfect, he refuses to accept that and weakens the Ultimate Chimera. When he realizes that he was tricked, he... [[VillainousBreakdown does not take it too well]]. It's a very satisfying moment because Pseudo Porky is a [[RecurringCharacter recurring villain]] in the Arena. |
| 99 | ** Even better, this is the beginning of a HeelFaceTurn for Pseudo Porky, who goes on to effectively become one of the few {{Big Good}}s in the Arena. |
| 100 | * Starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1899#47473 here]] and ending [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1907 here,]] we have the [[{{Kaiju}} Male M.U.T.O]] of [[Film/Godzilla2014 Godzilla fame,]] taking on Franchise/{{Kirby}}, {{Original Character}}s Isana, Renault, and Stadrick Gl'adesh, and [[Franchise/TouhouProject Mystia Lorelei]] all at once, in a battle that continuously shakes the entire Arena right to its core, eventually capping it all off with a nuclear climax. Here are some particular moments that stand out: |
| 101 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=1900 The entirety]] of the MUTO's DynamicEntry deserves a worthy mention. |
| 102 | ** Also, the moment the MUTO arrives, the massive Kaiju very quickly incapacitates the group of fighters, proceeding to easily trump all who get in its way and desolate the Facility. Notably, Renault and Kirby manage to stall the creature briefly in its rampage. |
| 103 | ** However, afterwards, the MUTO miraculously ceases its rampage to feed, granting the fighters a moment to breathe. Stadrick is rescued from the ruins by Isana. In its feeding habits, the MUTO inadvertently reveals two weaknesses - its attraction to nuclear materials, and powerful explosives being one of the only things that can damage the Kaiju. Stadrick and Isana devise a plan to construct a nuclear bomb from Titan wreckage to kill the creature, while Kirby exploits its sensitivity to explosives to buy the duo some time. |
| 104 | ** Notably, ''Kirby,'' of all fighters, manages to ''duel the MUTO solo and stand his ground for a pretty decent amount of time!'' Special mention goes to the moment where he, near defeat, goes Crash Kirby and knocks the MUTO out with a well-placed explosion to the face! |
| 105 | ** The MUTO, while heavily damaged, wakes up and tries to fly away... only for Kirby, briefly aided by the surprise appearance of Mystia, to delay and distract the beast once more, resulting in a dogfight where the MUTO eventually ends up ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill picking up entire buildings and tossing them at Kirby!]]'' |
| 106 | ** This grants enough time for Stadrick and Isana to finish the bomb, and fire it, just as the MUTO is about to tear the two apart... The resulting explosion not only kills the MUTO, but buries it under tons of rock, finishing the menace once and for all. Sadly, this comes at the cost of [[HeroicSacrifice Stadrick, Isana]], and [[ShootTheDog Kirby's]] lives. |
| 107 | * Starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=2152 here]] and ending [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=2154#53828 here]], [[Film/TheHobbit Smaug]] goes on a rampage against a pair of fighters before being confronted by Thorin Oakenshield. After a brief exchange of words and a tussle that ends with both of them wounded (Smaug being [[EyeScream hit in the eye by an arrow]], Thorin getting slashed by the dragon's claw), Tropers/{{Questor}}'s OC, F, joins the fray and ends up duking it out with Smaug in a clash of the titans (with some epic HamToHamCombat, to boot) while Thorin searches for a ballistae with Black Arrows he can use to kill the dragon with. After Smaug ends up trashing F, the dwarf finds a Dwarvish Windlance and hits Smaug with a Black Arrow. Noticing this, Smaug turns his attention to Thorin and destroys the Windlance, but not before Thorin manages to fire one more Black Arrow right into the dragon's [[AchillesHeel weak spot]], slaying his foe right on the spot. |
| 108 | * What do you do when a angel and a devil are fighting each other? [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=2740#68491 you give them a stern lecture and offer to treat them]], of course. |
| 109 | * A battle against a fully corrupted [[VideoGame/{{Mother}} Giegue]]/[[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 Gyigas]] begins [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=3062 here]]. Highlights include [[AntiHero Psycho!]]Ness using his ultimate technique for the first time to turn into [[OneWingedAngel Ness' Nightmare]], and the final Gyigas form, which is defeated just like in the source game - by praying. Almost every character of note in the Arena joins in, including even some of the evil ones. Featuring a BigDamnHeroes appearance from Mystia just in time to save [[LikeASonToMe Psycho!Ness]] from Gyigas' final attack. |
| 110 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=2866#71642 Starting from here]], is a duel to the death between two Master Swordsmen in the form of Questor's OC V and Hobo's Ryth, the Deathless Blademaster. It dragged on somewhat but the honor, skill and nobility displayed by both combatants is nothing short of inspiring. |
| 111 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=3127#78173 Beginning here]] Wes and a Corrupted!Tare duke it out, ending in Wes getting corrupted and then healed by [=NotCorrupted!Tare=] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments at the cost of the latters memories]] |
| 112 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=3123 The reveal of]] [[BadPowersGoodPeople Alpha, Daughter of Metatron]] sees her showing off her Metatron powers to a certain Knightess with familiar magics. Just as this provokes her to attack, fearing corruption, another mechanical knight shows up - the fully robotic Kain, seeking to prove his supremacy in the "heavily-armoured mechaknight" department in a three-way battle. The result quickly turns [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome]], as the knightess tricks Kain and Alpha into a rather hostile fistbump, leading to the first of many awesomely explosive exchanges and Kain's infection with Metatron. The JustForFun/HolyShitQuotient then gets ramped even higher as the Knightess breaks out a concentrated death beam, prompting Alpha to reveal her own ultimate attack, and Kain to activate his Null Field and sheer {{Determinator}}-ness to protect her. The result can only be described as cataclysmic. |
| 113 | ** There's also another battle going on at the same time, which I didn't pay that much attention to, but... it seemed pretty awesome as well, if not as wordy. |
| 114 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=3659#91458 Ironcommando's second foray into the arena]] brings with him [[http://www.einhander.org/imagenes/estrategia/fases/GECKO.jpg Gecko]], the third MiniBoss of ''VideoGame/{{Einhander}}'', against [[TheGunslinger Ome]][[TheOjou ga]], [[TheBerserker Ka]][[TheCaptain in]], Joffrey, and [[TransformingMecha Vic]] [[CoolPlane Viper]]. The SpiderTank proves to be a tricky foe, [[BeamSpam firing]] [[{{Roboteching}} various types]] [[HomingLasers of lasers]], using its gravitation system to perform {{Wall Crawl}}s and agile evasive manoeuvres, and using {{Combination Attack}}s with its summoned menions. The group gang up on it, leading to awesome stuff like Kain throwing one of the Gecko's own flunky trucks, Omega's fancy dodging skills, and Vic Viper's missile barrage entrance. Kain's, Omega's, Joffrey's and Vic Viper's attacks destroy its dual lasers, but it manages to take out Joffrey and (seemingly) Kain with well timed attacks.... and then reveals that it still has another, faster laser. |
| 115 | ** The highlight comes when the Gecko TurnsRed and {{Mooks}} are added to the mix, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=3661#91511 allowing it to unleash a lethal]] WaveMotionGun CombinationAttack, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=3661#91516 and an even bigger CMOA begins when the other combatants unleash their desperation attacks in response]], devastating the Gecko's weak spot and destroying it once and for all. |
| 116 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=4295 Starting from here]], Norman Daggett; one of the many OC's Questor uses and perhaps the vilest out of all of them, given that he was responsible for the creation of the ''Revenant Squadron'' all but declares war upon the entire arena by first cutting the Prism tower in half and darkening the sky above the city with a literal cloud of MechaMooks before starting a massive inferno that eventually burned the city down with a rain of napalm bombs. Highlights of the war include: |
| 117 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=4297#107420 F and Wes engaging each other in a brutal, ferocious but above all ''honorable'' duel]] that saw both warriors pulling out all the stops to see the other destroyed, ending with Wes (barely) emerging as the victor, [[GracefulLoser where F admits that he does not mind being defeated by a foe of his caliber and that Wes should take pride in his hard-earned victory]] before he explodes. |
| 118 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=4297#107414 R and Vezon]] ripping into one another. Please note that Vezon was ''[[IAmNotLeftHanded holding back the entire time]]''. Why? For shits and giggles. |
| 119 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=4298#107427 G taking on Madara Uchiha]], [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=4296#107384 right after the demigod had cleaned up an entire wing of Maverick fliers]]. [[HopelessBossFight Though the result was inevitable]], G fought on regardless and was able to land a devastating uppercut to the Uchiha patriarch before his unavoidable fate was sealed when Madara caves his face in and crushes his brain with a single punch. |
| 120 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=4298#107430 And finally, V versus Mecha-Rainbow Dash.]] After a drawn-out but desperate and fierce fight, V emerges as the victor when the Revenant Leader destroys the mechanical doppelganger in a truly cliched but fitting way: Through a SingleStrokeBattle. |
| 121 | * Starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=4616#115387 here]] a more than 9 hour (RL) fight starts against Damian, ending with Damian challenging Ler to a Duel and getting a challenge from her, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=4633#115806 he says he thinks about it]] |
| 122 | * Just as the fourth version of the Arena is approaching its end, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13792636210A84451500&page=5075 it receives a visit from Nightmare Moon]], somewhat symbolically bringing with her a total eclipse of the sun. What follows is a true no-holds-barred, over-the-top clash of the titans, involving [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Nightmare Moon]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Madara Uchiha]], [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Lucifrost]] (a tremendously powerful version of [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei Jack Frost]]) and a few other divine-level beings. Featuring giant moon lasers, mountain-sized energy constructs, attacks that could give ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' characters a run for their money, and the moon blowing up because a hammer was thrown at it. Lucifrost eventually emerges the winner. |
| 123 | |
| 124 | !!v5 (The Spinoff) |
| 125 | |
| 126 | * A general example: Pretty much any time a giant combo (especially an [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Astral Heat]]) is executed in detail. Some particular instances of this are... |
| 127 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13370#comment-334239 Reyna, Thranix, Terry Bogard and Azrael vs. Raging Brachydios]] |
| 128 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13425#comment-335610 Azrael vs. William Afton]] |
| 129 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13496#comment-337394 The Arbiter vs. Dark Samus]] |
| 130 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13508#comment-337680 Ruby Rose vs. Ridley]] |
| 131 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13596#comment-339891 Susano'o vs. Stardust Dragon]] |
| 132 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14357#comment-358905 Azrael and X vs. Grima, the Fell Dragon]] |
| 133 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=129#3206 The sparring match between Isaki and Vestara Khai.]] |
| 134 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=470 Starting from here]] [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei Lucifrost]] makes his second appearance. What follows afterward is a destructive and projectile-filled clash between him and the fighters, which included highlights like Alpha attacking with a ''homing shuriken'' and Cross taking on Lucifrost's form at one point, only to get killed by multiple lightning bolts. |
| 135 | ** The CMOA comes in when two of the three remaining fighters: Alderoth and Alpha, try to use their strongest attacks to finish Lucifrost off. Cue in Alderoth going SuperMode with his Chaos Form and ''' ripping through Lucifrost's Megidoloan''', which, mind you, had '''''triple''''' the power thanks to Lucifrost's Mind Charge. Alpha also easily pummels Lucifrost down, dodging the [[EnergyBall Megidoloan]] in the process and damaging him severely, just before Alderoth unleashes a FinishingMove which utterly pulverizes Lucifrost and ''part of the Arena'', turning him to dust and leaving no body in sight. |
| 136 | * [[VideoGame/Persona3 Minato, Elizabeth]], [[OriginalCharacter Engie]], [[OriginalCharacter Thana]], [[Literature/FateOfTheJedi Vestara Khai]] and [[VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2 Hibiki]] find themselves pitted against [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Team Rocket...]] using absurdly powerful legendary 'mons. Starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=997#24902 here.]] |
| 137 | * The fight between Isaac and Pluto from MegaManV, even though it turned into a CurbStompBattle courtesy of Isaac, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=1303= starting right here]]. |
| 138 | * An epic battle occurs when an horde of [[HealingFactor Do]][[ZergRush lls]] attack the Arena... only to be confronted by [[EldritchAbomination Engie]], [[Anime/DragonBallZ Vegeta]], [[DissonantSerenity Is]][[ImaginationBasedSuperpower ana]] and [[PlayingWithFire Day]][[AuthorAvatar dre]], special moments include Isana and Daydre making a DynamicEntry with waves of fire and a wireframe jet plane, Engie using his arsenal to lay waste to the dolls while finding their weaknesses, and Vegeta smashing his way trough them. Hell, the dolls ended up ''afraid'' of the warriors, even if props have to be given to them for initially surviving the opening attacks of Engie and Vegeta. |
| 139 | * It started as a Free-for-all duel between Dead Master, [[VideoGame/ShovelKnight Specter Knight]] and Lilith. Lilith left the battle fairly soon though, turning it into an epic and honorful duel instead, as the two reapers battled toe to toe with their scythes, their powers, the enviroment and all the techniques they could think of, to the point that both eventually stopped holding back, clashing in one final blow with full power that ended up in one big energy burst that nearly took them both out, with Dead Master winning by a small margin. Starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=1660 here.]] |
| 140 | * [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sasuke Uchiha]], [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Revan]], and a few other fighters go head-to-head with a squad of heavily-armed [[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Brutes]]. It culminates in a climatic battle against a rather [[MadeOfIron durable]] Brute Chieftain that, after taking an ungodly amount of punishment, is ''finally'' slain after Sasuke pulls an epic TakingYouWithMe on him. Starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=3520#87978 here]]. |
| 141 | * [[Toys/{{BIONICLE}} Vezon]] appears in the arena and unleashes chaos on the fighters. At the start of the battle the fighters couldn't do any damage to him thanks to the mask of life giving him immortality and protecting him from harm. He even sends a army of shadows against the fighters that reformed when destroyed and increased in numbers. [[TheDeterminator Despite the odds stacked against the fighters they still continued to fight and endure Vezon's attacks.]] During the fight Vezon's mask of life regained it's full power and he planned to unleash more shadows against the fighters....Except the mask of life removed his shadow manipulation and all of the shadows as a result, much to his displeasure. The fighters kept fighting until one of them managed to snatch his staff of fusion and help defuse the mask of life while other one took the mask and destroyed it. Vezon lost his immortality after that and the fighters unleashed their final attacks on him. The attacks and loss of his mask of life left the master troll a complete wreck. After dying his spirit was then devoured by the [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor Shadow Queen]], thus possibly killing the piraka for good. Starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=4454#111342 here]]. |
| 142 | * Two sets of Tag Team Tournaments have been held in the Arena. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=5020 With the first tournament]] having the teams of Derek and Neuff, Construct 13 and The Baron, [[Franchise/FireEmblem Ike]] and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]], and [[Anime/YuGiOh Dark Bakura and Dark Marik]], and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=5404 the second tournament]] having the teams of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]] and Terry, Thalia and Bydel, and [[Franchise/StreetFighter Dan]] and [[Creator/DingoPictures Yee]]. Yes, [[MemeticMutation ''that'' Yee.]] Both have had plenty of awesome moments, such as Yee of all beings fighting strategically, or Dark Marik and Dark Bakura successfully stalling, without words, until Marik is able to summon [[GameBreaker Ra]]. |
| 143 | * Starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=8367#209157 here]], [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Giorno Giovanna]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Dark Knight]] [[OriginalCharacter Flint, Varuch, and Nyriss]] take on [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 a Chaos Emerald-powered Mephiles]] and his army of clones in an intense battle. Despite the odds initially being stacked against them, the four nonetheless manage to slay their foe in the end. Especially noteworthy moments include: |
| 144 | ** Varuch showing just how powerful of a mage he really is by not only stopping one of Mephiles' massive shadow beams in midair, but sending it right back at him. |
| 145 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=9413#235312 Starting from here]], there's a Free-for-all [[HighAltitudeBattle airfight]] involving [[CrazyPrepared Planner]], [[PowerOfTheVoid Neavenit]], [[ThePowerOfCreation Evan]] [[CoolPlane Alto]], [[HumanoidAbomination Isana]], and [[LightningBruiser De]][[ThinkingUpPortals ez]]. Highlights include Neavenit's portal attacks and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], Evan's piloting and revealing that he can summon [[MacrossMissileMassacre missiles]] and even [[NukeEm guided nukes]], Deez' [[RuleOfCool over-the-top]], flashy and powerful attacks, Isana's resilience and capability to survive lots of what was thrown at her, and Planner, the seemingly weakest of them, managing to keep up with far less powerful weapons. |
| 146 | ** The end of the fight is also pretty spectacular. Having beaten Neavenit and Isana, Evan's aircraft is gravely damaged by Planner and Deez, prompting Evan to [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness completely lose his cool, cocky attitude]] and start screaming a BadassBoast. Planner's reaction? To give him a short TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, mainly focused on the fact that he's a one-man show and she had co-operation, right before Evan's plane falls apart, leaving Planner as the only one standing. Yes, that's right- [[WeakButSkilled Planner]] managed to outperform the rest, thanks to a little help from Neavenit. |
| 147 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=10008#250197 Starting from here]], Tamlyn and Neuff begin a friendly battle that ends in a draw, though not before destroying a ton of their surroundings. |
| 148 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=10638 Starting from here]], Garou and Zelerie clash in a one-on-one confrontation. Said battle involves Zelerie going Super Saiayn to match Garou's own transformation. |
| 149 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11232#comment-280795 Starting from here]], Spiralblock Peak. The whole damn thing. From [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11230#280727 the first fight against Security Force]] with a tangible damage counter, to [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11231#280757 Proteus Ridley]] who gets bombarded by [[Tropers/DevilPsyco Bakura]]'s card monsters, to ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11233#280811 the Flood]]'', to [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11239#comment-280952 the final showdown]] with [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Dark]] [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Fiddle]][[Franchise/{{Kirby}} sticks]][[VideoGame/MetroidFusion -X]]. It concludes with the birth of [[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies Morpho Knight]] as an Arena avatar and Green Jr. making plans for a new tournament, inspired by the battles of the treacherous mountain. |
| 150 | * [=KiriK=]'s first Epic Event of the Arena, a MarathonBoss fight against [[PhysicalGod Derak, God of Nihilism]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11337#comment-283422 Words cannot do it justice.]] Highlights include [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11342#comment-283529 the arrival]] of an EleventhHourRanger in the form of [[VideoGame/{{Okami}} Amaterasu]], Goku pulling off a ''Super Spirit Bomb'', and ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11341#283522 everyone]]'' receiving their own ThemeMusicPowerUp as the fight against Derak's final form begins. |
| 151 | * What happens when two beings who literally ''[[{{Immortality}} cannot die]]'' fight each other? We get a glimpse of the possible devastation to be wrought, when a scene that starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11447#286160 here]] ultimately leads to [[Toys/{{Bionicle}} Mata Nui]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11448#286195 vs.]] [[VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4 The Stranger]]. |
| 152 | * Starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240a21923900&page=11428#comment-285681 here,]] Vegeta fights... [=DucktaleZ=]!Vegeta. It's both hilarious and amazing. |
| 153 | * A hunt for [[VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse Time Breakers,]] starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11488#comment-287185 here,]] is truly a battle for the ages, revealing a new form of Super Saiyan that relies on Yellow Kirby's [[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies Friend Abilities]] to achieve. However, it ultimately leads into something even better: [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11491#comment-287256 A sparring match between Middler and Eternal Kakarotto,]] ''two of the most physically powerful fighting characters to ever appear in this version of the Arena.'' |
| 154 | * The [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11513#287811 battle against Troa.]] Featuring tons of characters, several people gather to fight Troa Tripadora, using the strength and wits to battle her across her base, enduring her blows and dishing the pain against her. After finally cornering the mob boss, however, she reveals her terrifying Limit Breaker form and proceed to ''shatter the mountains'', killing off several characters and causing the survivors and the newcomers to group up to try and fight her. Gods, powerful sorcerers, dragons, powerful technomancers, Kirby, Sisters, the Homunculi, Dragon Ball characters and other powerful individuals launch themselves at Troa, who manage to outmatch them all, killing a few of them in the process. Ultimately however, good triumph when the good guys manage to stagger Troa and open her up for a ruthless telepathic assault by the squad, allowing a powered up Neuff to wail on her and set her up for a major beatdown by the rest of the team. |
| 155 | * Behold! [=DevilPsyco=]'s Fusion Master (who is actually Missingno) seeks misguided revenge for the death of a friend who he had [[CameBackWrong "brought back"]], who he can't revive again due to the Assassins' curse. Thus, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11530#comment-288237 he summons Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre to destroy the Arena!]] Among the opposition are none other than ''a Rayquaza and a Deoxys,'' too. |
| 156 | * After [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11507#comment-287672 three]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11534#comment-288334 battles]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11538#comment-288437 leading up to it,]] a Tempered Deviljho attacks New Los Angeles, the ''de facto'' "safe zone" from large-scale threats, and rises from the rubble ''[[FromBadToWorse as a World Eater]]'' for one last showdown, starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11540#comment-288488 here.]] |
| 157 | * After a heck of a lot of buildup, including both the Tempered situation above and a fight against Storm Weaver leading into it, [[VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld Xeno'jiiva awakens]] and a shitload of draconic characters go in to throw down against it, receiving backup in the later parts. Things begin [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11567#comment-289163 here.]] |
| 158 | * Eternal Kakarotto gets into another awesome fight (this time against [[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]]), starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11682#comment-292027 here.]] |
| 159 | * [[Anime/TheIdolmaster Miki]] and OriginalCharacter Miles versus [[FanFic/ToTheStars Ceph,]] starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11703#comment-292553 here.]] |
| 160 | * [=KiriK=]'s unquenchable thirst for plot-based combat leads to three fights in a row - all taking place within the primary location of "civilization" for the then-current map. It starts with [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Kars]] and [[WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice Karstodes]] VS [[OriginalCharacter Marinette and Miles/Nebula]], [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11809#comment-295213 here.]] |
| 161 | * Towards the end of [=KiriK=]'s Jamba Heart plot (which involved a lot of characters getting possessed by pieces of the MacGuffin from VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies), [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Crazy Hand]] attacks the Jambastion mages in the midst of their attempt at a HeelFaceTurn. The heroes pursue, and end up fighting against a creation of his - ''[[VideoGame/LEGOUniverse Maelstrom]] [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Ridley,]]'' which possesses an aura that prevents them from simply attacking their way to victory like most bosses. It all starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11952#comment-298780 here.]] |
| 162 | * Speaking of said plot, it all caps off with a battle against Crazy Hand, and then Void Termina itself, the latter of which starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11986#comment-299646 here.]] Talk about a MarathonBoss that keeps the characters invested in beating it. |
| 163 | * [=KiriK=] had the ambition to do a series of battles based on [[VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse2 Xenoverse 2's DLC "Infinite History" storyline]], and the first, which ended up quite a spectacle taking place in what ''might'' have been an UrExample Arena predating v1 itself, began [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12114#comment-302835 here.]] |
| 164 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12151#comment-303753 Saitama VS. Jiren.]] Again, ''[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]]'' versus ''[[Anime/DragonBallSuper Jiren]]''. It shouldn't have to be explained why this 1v1 can be considered a clash for the ages. |
| 165 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12201#comment-305001 Starting here,]] [=DevilPsyco=] runs a ''superb'' battle against Count Kevin, from an obscure manga called ''The Horror Mansion''. |
| 166 | * Rbade runs a rematch fight for [[FanFic/TheLongRoad Taro]] starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12209#comment-305222 here.]] Starring a sudden "super-nerf" and all the combatants resorting to various methods to break their power limits (resulting in several crazy [[VideoGame/DragonBallFusions EX Fusions]]), the battle is a spectacle to behold. |
| 167 | * A Smash-style version of Giegue (here called Giygas regardless of his form) ends up nuked by Galeem... as is ''Broly'', and the two end up paired up as the first battle of a plot based on World of Light. The battle against Giygas possessed by Broly's Spirit begins [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12413#comment-310318 here.]] |
| 168 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12450#comment-311227 Super!Gogeta vs. Super!Vegito.]] The sheer power being thrown around in their battle is so great, it ''creates [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Spirits]] of them from the aftermath, without Galeem lifting a finger!'' |
| 169 | * Can anyone say... [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12506 creepypasta battle royale?!]] Featuring X from ''Fanfic/SonicExe'', RED from ''Literature/NESGodzillaCreepypasta'', Pinkamena from ''Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles'', WebVideo/{{BEN|Drowned}}, Jeff the Killer, Suicide Mouse with a dash of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' power expansion, and of course, [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos the Slender Man.]] Slendy's also got his appearance from [[WebAnimation/OneMinuteMelee Enderman vs. Slenderman (the one where]] his sprites were a modified version of [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Oswald's]]), and fighting capabilities to match. |
| 170 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12557 And then it happened again!]] Only this time, the setting was the ''FanFic/RainbowFactory'' (making its second appearance in the Arena, the first one being Daggett's invasion mentioned above in v4), with the freaks having to duke it out among themselves while also contending with the self-defense forces of the facility. Things escalate when Supervisor Rainbow Dash herself enters the fray, using a battle armor powered by no less than a Chaos Emerald, allowing her to match or even outmatch anyone in the fray. In the end, an unlikely winner emerges: GHOST from the ''Pokémon Black'' creepypasta, using its move Phantom Force [[OutsideTheBoxTactic in a creative way]] to TeleFrag Dash inside her armor and nab the emerald. Unfortunately this fight dragged on for days upon days and was fraught with absences from several participants, so you often need to dig through several pages just to find the next post. |
| 171 | * Dogfights are scarce in the Arena. Even Dragon Ball characters spend a lot of time on the ground or hovering in place, but a duel of [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Dark Pit]] and an alternate-universe version of [[Franchise/TouhouProject Wriggle Nightbug]] manages to ''deliver'' on the kind of fight you'd expect between two shoot-em-up characters, in a sky-high battle that travels across a canyon as it progresses, starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12525#comment-313106 here.]] |
| 172 | * While it took a long time with a lot of "posts getting buried" going on [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12428#comment-310687 (the story arc leading to it began January 3rd 2019]] and it ended July 1st), Mothra's entrance is subdued awesome, being DescriptionPorn of the finest degree. See [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12741#318522 here.]] Omega's self-insert's speechlessness is representative of how [[Tropers/OmegaShadowcry said troper]] believes he himself would feel if he saw such a sight, from the same perspective. |
| 173 | * [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate World of Light,]] reenacted. An entire plot spanning many months, which received focus from most if not all of the players who were largely active during its run. All events in the plot can be found in [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tKQCBRxnMoptwl6R6dQwAdRdUNvlp4HKfIT9N-XYCxA/edit?usp=sharing this Google Doc.]] |
| 174 | * In a wholesale reference to ''VideoGame/SixteenWaysToKillAVampireAtMcdonalds'', Marie, who possesses no superpowers aside from the ability to see the future, manages to kill a vampire before he has the chance to murder Mary Hart (who's from Genki, a Japanese language textbook) within one in-universe hour, without attempting direct confrontation. Starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13000#comment-324984 here.]] |
| 175 | * In a sequence that starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13088#comment-327187 here,]] Saitama singlehandedly fends off two of Bolded's biggest past bosses, Katre and Troa; as well as a third future boss who may have been created by their BE! counterparts named Eleven, all at once! Despite no longer being ''truly'' a one-punch man, this fight proves he's still got it, as he holds all three of them off until Set (their current master) decides to take them and leave rather than let the fight reach a conclusion. [=KiriK=] also noted that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOoKnMufR0o Oscurità di Xehanort]] fits oddly well with the premise of the battle - three characters, none of them going all-out or using their full arsenals, but all are treated like they're just as threatening as times before when they ''did'' do so - that is, if you read it from the perspective that ''they're'' the boss, and not ''Saitama''. |
| 176 | * After being antagonized by Arachnos' [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Dragonborn]], Farandare, since [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=12501#comment-312523 one of the early boss battles in World of Light,]] [=IchigoMontoya=] and [=KiriK=]'s Dragonborn Viserys and Awkeff, as well as their allies, ''finally'' get to take their sweet revenge, grind her authority and bravado into dust, and send her fleeing for the wilds before they hunt her down and kill her within her own world, [[KilledOffForReal ending her reign of terror for good]], in a loooong sequence that starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13096#comment-327392 here.]] |
| 177 | ** Coincidentally, although only relevant in the sense that Farandare is a vampire, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13097#comment-327414 at around the same time]] is the beginning of an epic battle between [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Azrael]] and [[VideoGame/AsurasWrath Augus]] on THE MOON! Though the fight is slow and spread thin, it delivers on the kind of fight you'd expect between two BloodKnight powerhouses. |
| 178 | * [=KiriK=]'s entire "''VideoGame/ToontownOnline'' Reenacted" arc is cool, but the final battle against the [[BigBad Chairman of the Cogs]] really delivers the goods. It is notable that the Chairman is currently not in ''Rewritten'' aside from vague mentions, so [=KiriK=] created the character and his ([[TragicVillain surprisingly relatable]]) motivations from whole cloth. The first phase, which plays out mostly like a traditional Toontown boss battle with original attacks, is awesome enough, but things really start kicking up in the second, which goes full anime - or rather full ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', with the Chairman crossing the BishonenLine and whipping out his secret weapon, the χ-blade, [[SuperpoweredEvilSide drawing out the darkness in the heroes' souls]]. The result is a chaotic high-stakes battle which reveals the protagonists' hearts - from their deepest flaws to the traits and bonds that ultimately allow them to keep their darker sides in check. Plenty of [[LimitBreak attacks on an epic scale]] ensue. Starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13124#comment-328100 here]]. |
| 179 | * Psyco strikes again with [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13190#comment-329739 a giant tournament for a whole lotta money!]] Almost every participant gets their own theme, their own big moment (except both Saitamas and Sho'nuff), and the victor, in a twist that almost never happens in a situation like this, is [[TheBadGuyWins Dark Riku.]] |
| 180 | * The combined efforts of Arachnos and [=KiriK=] managed to set up and run an event that surpasses the awesomeness of the Anti-Spiral fight from the top of the v4 header, and it's an ''Infinite History revisit'' of the epic battle from the bottom of that same section. The twist this time? The Anti-Spiral crashes the fight, creating a neat nod to the BookEnds of Arachnos' time in v4... until it ''destroys the alternate timeline'', bringing the fight into the mainline Arena where the heroes of the present ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Sephiroth]]) must band together in a cataclysmic showdown to stop it from doing the same! Starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13227#comment-330668 here.]] |
| 181 | * Beginning [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13261#comment-331502 here]], [[PersonOfMassDestruction Broly]] goes on a destructive rampage at the behest of Paragus. From there, things escalate to the point that not only does the usually neutral Odin step in to lend a hand, but nearly everyone present is pushed to their limit as they fight to stop the maddened Saiyan from ''obliterating'' the Arena. |
| 182 | * A massively buffed ''[[CantCatchUp Yamcha]]'' gives ''[[WorldsStrongestMan Sarah]]'' an intense battle and even (barely) defeat her, starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13285#comment-332108 here.]] The best part - by WordOfGod, this version of Yamcha was originally meant to be akin to the raid boss Yamcha in ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2'', who could shred ''anyone's'' Health to nothing in just a few hits, requiring his opponents to fight as a team and constantly revive each other - and Sarah ''BeatTheCurseOutOfHim on her own!'' |
| 183 | * For the [[ClimaxBoss climactic penultimate battle]] of Infinite History, [=KiriK=] pulled out all the stops. What did he do? Give a warm welcome back to ''[[HesBack Chabal2 and his character of Chernabog]]'', as well as the return of Baby Vegito Black, a villain favored by [=Rbade=] and [=DefRevenge24601=] who was initially thought to be KilledOffForReal! The battle begins [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13313#comment-332819 here,]] and is full of cool moves and old character throwbacks. |
| 184 | * Infinite History ends at last... with a huge ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13325#comment-333110 war]]'' between Dabura and Fu's respective minions from all the previous events (including one that was cancelled), plus the Demon God Demigra (on Dabura's side) and extra-temporal allies Middler, MCU!Thor, Godworld!Thor, Galacta Knight/Aeon Hero, the Goddess of Explosions, and Marcia the Morph Moth (on Fu's side). The cherry on top is a PostFinalBoss fight of sorts between Fu and GW!Thor, who had been aching for a chance to fight Fu since the very beginning of the plot! |
| 185 | * After Inceptiond unexpectedly left the Arena, leaving the [[Franchise/{{Blazblue}} Yūki Terumi/Hazama]] issue hanging for a while, and Bolded ran a boss fight in which the ''villains'' defeated the ''heroes'', [=KiriK=] spontaneously decided it was time for some CatharsisFactor and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13594#comment-339834 ran an Infinite History boss fight against Hazama.]] But it wasn't just a one-sided curbstomp that would be looked back on as 'insincere', though - he made sure to pull out ''all the stops'', and it culminated in [[PersonOfMassDestruction Terumi regaining the Susano'o Unit]] and going ''all-out'', pushing the heroes towards their limits and even ''[[OneHitKill pulling off his Astral Heat on one of them]]'' before they finally brought him down in glorious fashion, gaining the Susano'o Unit for themselves. |
| 186 | * When real life sucks away Def when he's running a 3v3 tournament arc, [=KiriK=] takes over for his characters during Round 1. The result is [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13844#comment-346083 the Howard Estate clash between the Strawhat Pirates and the Great Scientific Alliance Team,]] a fight worthy of '''''Grand Finals'''''. Even when it's all over, the victorious team's last member standing can only wonder how much harder Round 2 will be. |
| 187 | ** Speaking of Round 2, it manages to get ''just as good'' then, with Team One-Winged All-Stars versus Team Rocket (not [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries that one]]), opening [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13856#comment-346392 here]] (though due to [=KiriK=] and [=AqueousBunnies=] having another fight in the same round, it takes a bit for the fight to actually get underway, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13864#comment-346576 here]]). |
| 188 | * Beginning [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=13911#comment-347758 here]], [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Sidious]] falls out of favor with [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]], and ends up confronting the resident Jedi and their allies. What follows is an intense battle that culminates in Sidious [[OneWingedAngel transforming into]] [[Franchise/KingdomHearts a Heartless]] known as the Imperial Hate. |
| 189 | * Neo Pseudo Porky's long-running feud with his siblings, Pseudo and Pilly, comes to a head when [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14021#comment-350502 he faces his fellow Chimera and their allies in a climatic final showdown.]] Even when it seems like the battle has reached its conclusion, Neo's secret benefactor [[MadScientist Polyphemus]] reignites the conflict by [[VillainOverride assuming direct control of Neo]] and forcibly transforming him into ''[[OneWingedAngel Omega]]'' [[OneWingedAngel Pseudo Porky.]] From there, things escalate into an explosive finale that ultimately ends on a bittersweet note. And like Pseudo in V4's Ultimate Chimera battle, this looks to be the start of a HeelFaceTurn for Neo. |
| 190 | * A heroic OC belonging to [=KiriK=], Aeleris Aki, has been corrupted by [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] and [[VideoGame/BlueDragon Killer Bat]] simultaneously, turning him into a powerful minion of the Darkness called Leesarix. This is not the first time someone with a lover was Killer Bat's minion, but unlike last time, there is no [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight heartfelt plea by the heroic better half,]] no hesitation to strike them down, only what [=KiriK=] calls 'the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard Joe Baker]] approach to dealing with corrupted loved ones'. And it's not one-on-one. Terlette Asti faces off against her corrupted lover with the help of [[BadassArmy the Travelers]]' most powerful members, a version of [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Red]] with a fan-content team, and ''Manga/DragonBall'' [=OCs=]. Leesarix transforms into an AnimalisticAbomination, and ''everyone'' gives it ''everything they have'' to defeat him and save all of existence in a boss fight starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14167#comment-354170 here.]] |
| 191 | * Starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14253#comment-356301 here]] (event was pre-written and all rounds posted by [=KiriK=] as many players involved have schedule problems), a 'Fourth of July' celebration goes horribly wrong for those calling themselves the Self-Insert Gang when BE!Overclock attacks. Despite the NightmareFuel in him opening with a TeleFrag and reducing several allies of the Gang to thin gruel, they stand their ground, ''fight back'', and with the help of a few gods and a very angry [[WebAnimation/GwainSaga Gwain]], they ''kick the gibbering chaos-nightmare's ass''. |
| 192 | * In a scene starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14293#comment-357305 here,]] Pseudo's organization speaks with the long-dead Springtrap using a ouija board to learn what they can from him - like the fact that he's Michael Afton in his timeline, not William... as well as a sudden revelation: ''Balloon Boy is possessed by a minion of Mara''. In seconds, the Assassins make their grand return to the forefront of conflict in [=DevilPsyco's=] plots with an all-out assault on Pseudo's formerly-secret base, bringing forth a titanic offensive - but just the same, the heroes rally every ally they can to drive the Assassins back. The "real" fight begins [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14302#comment-357535 here,]] but there are a number of exceptionally badass moments that follow - some even for the villains' side! |
| 193 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14304#comment-357581 Here,]] Pseudo uses [[Anime/FinalFantasyUnlimited the Magun]] to summon [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Bahamut]] [[OriginalGeneration KAI]] and ''at the same time'' [[VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} Goro Majima]] unleashes his "Demonfire Rain" attack from ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon''. |
| 194 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14304#comment-357594 Here,]] [[Manga/OnePiece Kozuki Oden]] bypasses the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Black Knight]] Einherjar's blessing of Ashera to deal damage to him using his Haki. |
| 195 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14305#comment-357601 Here,]] Wanda Maximoff traps Mara, her arch-enemy and the Divine Guardian of Evil, in an illusion of her worst nightmare that actually manages to ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror traumatize]]'' her. It leaves Mara so rattled that, when she wakes up, all she can think to do is ''[[TheGlovesComeOff kill Wanda immediately]],'' and for all we know, the only reason she wouldn't have succeeded is thanks to [[Toys/{{Bionicle}} Botar]] pulling a HeroicSacrifice to send himself and Mara hurtling through time and space. |
| 196 | ** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14304#comment-357586 Here,]] allies of Pseudo's group send [[Film/GodzillaTokyoSOS the Modified Type-3 Kiryu]] to save the day, only for [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Hades]] to ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14306#comment-357630 oneshot it]]'' and take the pilot hostage... but he does make it look cool as hell. The awesomeness factor swings the heroes' way the very next instant when the Black Bandicoot, a clunky JokeCharacter of a mecha created by WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}} and [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Dr. Neo Cortex]], [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass body-checks Hades aside to save said pilot]]. |
| 197 | * Most of Whoma (also known as Small)'s events regarding the mysterious "Live Legna" are absolute acid trips, but just because they make no sense doesn't mean they can't be cool. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14422#comment-360547 A battle against the doll known as W846]] pushes fighters as legendary as Goku and Saitama closer to their limits than most foes could ever even hope to get, and manages not to be boring while it's at it. Live Legna themselves also ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou hijacks the narration]]'' for the fight. |
| 198 | * The final battle against [[GodOfEvil Set]] only lasted eight rounds of combat, but every single post had ''so much'' in it. From Iris unleashing more power than she even knew she had, to Thor using his recently acquired power boost to both land the first blow on Set and thoroughly make him pay for every last ounce of grief he ever gave him, to ancient literary heroes like Gilgamesh and Beowulf joining the fray alongside action movie stars like Indiana Jones and James Bond, to Loki briefly wielding Thanos' gauntlet, to the finishing blow being an ''absolutely tremendous'' Spirit Bomb filled with so much heroic energy it takes the form of a giant ''Soul Punisher'', every round of the battle against Set has ''some''thing to watch out for from ''some''one. And despite Set being immune to true death as per the laws of Godworlders (unless fate dictates they will die for real like the Norse Godworlders in Ragnarok, gods cannot die period), it's ultimately revealed that the ''essence of his being'' has been torn asunder and will be reformatted into something gentler, more benevolent, so not even his will survives. It all starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14449#comment-361207 here.]] |
| 199 | * A BadassFamily brawl ensues between the children of Sarah Tripadora, FutureBadass incarnate, and the Godworld's Thor, God of Strength and Thunder, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14537#comment-363424 here.]] While Sarah and Thor leave to battle elsewhere, Sandra and Niko have to team up to face down the might of Magni and Modi, in a thrilling battle where both duos never hold the upper hand for too long. |
| 200 | ** In the meantime, Sarah and Thor engage in a cataclysmic cosmic battle, wrecking stars and planets in their ferocious battle. Though Sarah ultimately loses to him this time, she still puts up such a terrifying fight that the ImplacableMan and PhysicalGod is left weakened enough to be beaten down by Niko and Sandra after winning their own fight, granting the Tripadora family a clean victory over the Aesir's finest. |
| 201 | * The final showdown with [[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 Infinity Ultron]] was ''meant'' to hearken back to the wild and wacky side of superhero comics, and it manages to deliver that on top of genuine catharsis. You've got Doctor Doom using the Chaos energy he had absorbed from Fleetway Super Sonic to become '''Super Doom'''. You've got Nagato playing the fabric of reality like an instrument to counteract Ultron's own warping. You've got Thanos bringing a ''shotgun'' built with ''another'' set of Infinity Stones along with an army of Zombie Hulks. You've got Doctor Strange Supreme pulling as much weight as the canon version of the fight on top of summoning an alternate berserk Samus. You've got Regigigas just ''being Regigigas'' and holding its ground. You've got Ultron stealing the Infinity Shotgun's Stones for two sets at once, only for Pietro to snatch them and perform ''the Snap'' with a Chaos Magic gauntlet. It's goofy, it's chaotic, it was ''fun'' and it is, of course, awesome. The smackdown begins [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14593#comment-364808 here]]. |
| 202 | * [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14616#comment-365378 The Tide of Flesh]] is one of the largest-scale Arena battles that didn't jump straight to a clash of galaxy-exploding supergods. A huge swathe of the map is overrun by hordes of skittering, seething, hateful and hungry space monsters. [[Franchise/{{Halo}} The Flood]], [[Franchise/StarCraft the Zerg]], [[VideoGame/MetroidFusion X Parasites]], [[VideoGame/DeadSpace Necromorphs]], [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Tyranids]], and [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Rakghouls]] all come together to wage war on the Arena. Despite the abominations they're up against, despite the odds being so heavily stacked against them, the Arena's heroes hold fast and stand their ground to defeat the invasion, finishing the job with ''[[TropeNamer the]] [[Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato original]]'' WaveMotionGun. |
| 203 | * Starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14799#comment-369953 here,]] Polyphemus tries to get a grudge match in with Klondike to finish the job after [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240a21923900&page=14553#comment-363810 their previous duel]] was interrupted by [[SealedEvilInACan Lucius's bracelet]] being destroyed and freeing him. What they end up with is Venom wearing them down until Klondike unleashes a colossal charged attack that ''[[SceneryGorn destroys even more of Winterhold]]''. Though this attack only manages to soften them up, it's enough that Rin, normally WeakButSkilled, is able to get some long-awaited payback and absolutely wipe the floor with them. Polyphemus barely gets enough hits in to seriously wound Rin, while she [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown mercilessly pummels them]], set to the ''[[DiegeticSoundtrackUsage in-universe]]'' background music of "Snakes" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'', a song that perfectly encapsulates who they are to her. The sheer damage is so great that Polyphemus's mask breaks in two, [[SamusIsAGirl finally revealing "their" true gender]], and at the end Poly is unable to do more than lie there in impotent anger while Venom kicks her while she's down and Eve is only just stopped from {{Jedi Mind Trick}}ing her into falling for the heroes' follow-up plan, even being mocked by her own second-in-command Blade for her recklessness. All in all, a satisfying karmic beatdown and reveal after Poly seemed nigh-untouchable and nigh-unknowable for so long. |
| 204 | * The second event featuring the Greentide, [=GMed=] by [=ArbiterOfTheBog=]. An all-out war, in which waves of Greenskins battled with the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FantasticRacism Magephobic Empyrreich]] and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SwordAndSandal high-tech Spartans,]] while [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionGirl Malenia, Blade of Miquella]] battled [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BloodKnight the fearsome Grimgor.]] |
| 205 | * Starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14899#comment-372455 here]], the Greentide is ultimately subsumed into a greater event by the arrival of a violently abhorrent Warp Storm, leading directly into a seige of Hub Centralis itself. Featuring some of the longest, most detailed posts the arena has ever seen, courtesy of [=ArbiterOfTheBog=], the Warpstorm siege was, in one word, ambitious. Beginning near-humbly compared to what would come with the arrival of Kroq-gar and Apothea, things soon spiraled deep out of control, leading the majority of the arena's population to flee to Hub Centralis- and even then, the chaos of bloodshed was so thick the ''arena itself'' had to be evacuated for a time, courtesy of Exotic Venture's near-limitless supply of ships. From strange, sentient nose-monsters to strange feline khymera to monstrous mutants to soaring phantoms, for once the enemy was an army more dangerous than just faceless drones to slaughter - and opposing them, a force working from the expanding Church of Gor, holding the line against innumerable warp-beasts and abominations. In the chaos, there was never a dull moment- like Evelyn and Loki turning whole crowds of people into mindless monsters, Adam and Eve teaming up against a common foe for the very first time, Makima working for once almost entirely with selfless intent, Philip and his Silver Knight showing what they're capable of and holding the front line, Hit singlehandedly defending the ''entire city of Aurum'', and a whole host of smaller moments from other characters as well. Even the finale held nothing back, starting with [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14916#comment-372898 Melia's revival]], leading into [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14928#comment-373190 this HEFTY post]], and ending with [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14928#comment-373192 Macrossreticle's SELF-EMBODIMENT OF PERFECTION]], leaving only Melia and Makima with unmodified memories of what took place. While it certainly didn't end with a mighty bang, the intrigue at play was more than satisfactory! |
| 206 | * Starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14785#comment-369603 here]] at the bottom of [=KiriK=]'s post, the Annihilation [[VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld Nergigante]], a mutant Nergigante with the amalgamated powers of those he consumes, raids [[VideoGame/AceCombat an Erusean airbase]], singlehandedly taking down a number of fighter planes in spite of their firepower, before going on to fight Souleater [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter4 Gore Magala]], a deviant Gore granted incredible magical power by [[TheDreaded Mara]]. Annie is an adult, Souleater juvenile. Annie is a perverted form of nature, Souleater is a being with actual magical powers of evil but still ''divine'' origin. Annie has fought countless battles against all sorts of warriors and monsters, while Souleater was subdued without a fight in its first ever hostile encounter before becoming a Deviant. They remain ''evenly matched'' all the way until the Erusians break up their fight by force with a superweapon. |
| 207 | * The Nohr event. Dear Gor (haha get it), the Nohr event. |
| 208 | ** For context, at the end of a big battle, one of Bolded's biggest/only factions, the Shepherds, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=14855#comment-371356 get whisked away back to their own worlds by high priest Meteorika of the Church of Gor.]] Nicole, one of the Shepherds' closest allies, soon discovers from Gor Itself that it wasn't as simple as that, and ''something'' has diverted their course, placing them in need of rescue in an alternate Nohr. She intends to gather a small group with the aim of sneaking in, freeing the Shepherds, and sneaking back out... but it turns out this world's King Garon has eyes just about everywhere, and stealth will only get them so far, so many, MANY more allies are recruited, some joining up before they move out and others appearing within Castle Krakenburg during the mission (helpfully provided by Gor). The event is first set up [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15009#comment-375214 all the way back here,]] a scene begins with Nicole [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15106#comment-377642 here]] that segues into the event proper [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15109#comment-377716 here,]] and as for awesome moments DURING the event, here's at least one from each player. |
| 209 | ** [=Bolded1=], the event runner: During the final battle, Garon has acquired the [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Stand 「Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap」]] and used it to make the bodies of alternate versions of his foes rain down to try and wipe them out by invoking NeverTheSelvesShallMeet, but [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15170#comment-379227 when Peppino collides with his alternate selves they fuse into a Centipeppino that just keeps going.]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15182#comment-379547 Corrin gets to deliver the righteous final blow upon Garon himself,]] restoring both the universal stability and the memory of the Nohrian retainers (including his beloved Beruka) who were being mentally "replaced" by their dead alternate selves. Also in the second post, [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Megatron]] spends the entire event charging up a ginormous laser cannon in the background with the intent to nuke Nohr with it, finally firing it just before the end, only to miss in that post - and [[AccidentalHero unwittingly vaporize countless versions of]] ''[[GreaterScopeVillain Anankos]]'' with its sheer power. |
| 210 | ** [=KiriK=]: Fed up with sitting around and waiting as things get worse and worse, Se'arah, the main protagonist of an AU based on the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Tellius]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Saga]], [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15147#comment-378665 drags her world's Anna into a suicidal 2v2 against Garon and Iago,]] the latter of whom has acquired the Stand 「King Crimson」 by this point. They are defeated and Se'arah dies, but Se'arah gets in a lot of good one-liners that rattle the enemy just enough that Garon feels a need to send a threatening message with her remains (which also works out poorly for them because it allows an act of divine intervention to resurrect her), and RF!Anna manages to figure out what King Crimson does ''and'' scare the daylights out of Iago by [[{{Determinator}} refusing to fall]]. |
| 211 | -->Anna's underarmor is mangled, her left arm broken, her jaw dislocated, her cheek torn open, one of her eyes knocked ''out of its fucking SOCKET''... And she stays standing, LimpAndLivid, staring into Iago's soul with one wide-open eye and one empty hole where an eye used to be. "Well then. Have you had enough yet?" |
| 212 | ** [=IchigoMontoya=]: During a phase of the infiltration, Se'arah duels Wamuu to earn his loyalty as an ally. During their fight, Nohrian soldiers storm the place, and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15127#comment-378151 Nicole goes on a bloody rampage,]] even in the face of Wyrmslayers, to keep them from interfering. |
| 213 | ** [=shroobot3000=]: Yamame also fights off the intruding guards, but Shroob himself points to her best showing as [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15170#comment-379229 the moment where she throws a Vallite spear into the eye of Garon's dragon form]] and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15173#comment-379306 delivers the first direct hit to his core,]] kicking off his VillainousBreakdown in earnest. |
| 214 | ** ISZATSO: In the same round as Yamame's spear throw, we have Pucci, the only participant in this event arranged by Gor to be a follower of It, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15172#comment-379299 narrowly managing to rip the D4C disc out of Garon moments before he would collide with a C-Moon-wielding variant of himself.]] |
| 215 | ** Rbade: Subaru Amanohara from Over Drive Girl is a [[ShowWithinAShow fighting game character transplanted into her world's reality]], strong but mostly an out-of-her-depth otaku in the ever-escalating Nohr event. When the stress gets to be too much after watching the Enclave—ostensibly their allies—mercilessly gun down surrendering Nohrians, shortly followed by Garon calling down the rain of alternates who collide into each other and explode, she runs and hides in an abandoned building... where she encounters Or, the human guise of Gor, who [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15173#comment-379306 gives her a motivational speech.]] Uplifted, Subaru races up Garon's mud-mountain form and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15177#comment-379403 returns to the heat of the action]] with a GroundShatteringLanding that [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15178#comment-379441 stuns numerous sludge replicas of Garon himself.]] |
| 216 | ** [=DevilPsyco=]: [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins Sin of Greed Ban]], one of the few people Nicole originally intended to go in with, recruits help from Sin of Gluttony Merlin, who makes her presence known in the fight by using [[TimeStandsStill Chrono Coffin]] and [[InfinityPlusOneSword the "cheating" spell Infinity]] in tandem to ''halt the rain of bodies summoned by [=D4C=].'' She does it with such grace and ability to continue fighting afterward that even [[GreaterScopeVillain the mysterious interloper responsible for this whole mess in the first place]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15170#comment-379227 calls foul]] on Gor even allowing her presence. |
| 217 | ** [=cyzja922=]: Jeridan, a self-insert heavily inspired by Creator/ProjectMoon's games, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15168#comment-379189 awakens to an EGO of his own after finding his resolve in an internal argument with a strange voice,]] granting him a suit of mechanical armor along with command of a robot army. |
| 218 | ** [=BombonBombin=]: During the final round of combat, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15182#comment-379546 Pampín calls upon Inti to seal Garon's core body in place as she blasts him with a disintegration spell,]] which is effective enough that Garon rips his own arm off to stop its spread, even though amputating a limb from his core is equivalent to ''tearing apart his own soul'', showing how afraid he is of it. |
| 219 | ** Collective: When trying to cut through 'Garolympus' to reach his core, three fighters use giant slashes to open the way—[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15175#comment-379360 Jeridan,]] shapeshifted into a Palkia, using Spacial Rend; [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15176#comment-379393 Domon,]] otherwise kept out of the event yet fighting to reach the others so fiercely that Gor is inspired to let him through for a single attack, using Shining Finger Sword; and the next round, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15177#comment-379408 Pampín,]] channeling the divine power of Inti, using Solar Blade. |
| 220 | * Back in 2016, Psyco planned to have a boss fight against a Genocide Route Chara, as part of their character arc and development, which they were supposed to nearly win regardless of the defenses mounted against them only to be talked into trying to reset for Pacifist. That fight never actually happened, only being [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=11950#comment-298726 referenced in hindsight]]... until INFINITE HISTORY struck once again, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14315151240A21923900&page=15333#comment-383318 bringing back this forgotten battle with a time travel twist]] just as Psyco's Undertale characters were about to leave the Arena. According to Fu, this is actually a ''correction'' to the timeline, as Chara's power reached such a peak it threw spacetime out of alignment, a distortion requiring those who can surpass the concept of fate, destiny and timelines to fix. And boy, did Fu know how to pick 'em. Those who ''were'' part of the original battle keep up just as well, especially the otherwise rarely-used Sebastian giving Chara a bad time in a forced 2v1, and Bolded reprising his role as Neuff after handing her off to [=KiriK=] in the present. |
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| 224 | * Yellow Kirby (played by [=KiriK=]) versus [[VideoGame/WinnieThePoohsHomeRunDerby Christopher Robin]] (played by [=DefRevenge24601=]) in a [[AbsurdlyHighStakesGame baseball game]] [[MundaneMadeAwesome for the ages]], starting [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14822705680A46698700&page=71#1770 here]]. Highlights include [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic C-R-O-W-N-E-D and Libera Me From Hell]], Kirby using a fusion of Hammer and [[PsychicPowers ESP]] to get a series of perfect runs, and the final pitch coming down to a world-shaking clash of [[LimitBreak fully-powered Grand Hammer]] versus [[AlphaStrike all of Chris's remaining baseballs]] [[SphereOfDestruction fused into one giant ball]]. The battle ends with some definite amount of catharsis factor for any reader who's tried to beat Christopher Robin and failed, plus the traditional DefeatMeansFriendship ending of any Kirby fight that doesn't end in death. |
| 225 | * A [=1v1=] between [[Manga/DragonBall Yamoshi, the original Super Saiyan (God)]] and a massively buffed version of [[Film/GodzillaFinalWars Monster X]], complete with two of the best songs to be associated with ''Dragon Ball Super'' and a traditional arms-race-esque series of transformations that takes Yamoshi all the way to Blue just to gain the edge over Monster X's final form, [[CompositeCharacter Kaiser Ghidorah]]. Starts [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14822705680A46698700&page=76#comment-1886 here.]] |
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