Line #31 Recap/EpicRapBattlesOfHistoryBlackbeardVsAlCapone


1	It’s a battle for underworld supremacy as UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}} (Peter Shukoff) and UsefulNotes/AlCapone (Lloyd Ahlquist) match wits to see who between them is the more infamous criminal.
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4	!!TROPES
5	* AwesomeMcCoolName: "I'm a criminal legend, with a badass name!" To quote Edward "Blackbeard" Teach himself.
6	* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Blackbeard uses one of his pistols as a pointer. At one point, he points it at his own head while talking about Al Capone having "an STD in his brain".
7	* BadassBoast:
8	** Blackbeard’s second verse is loaded with these:
9	--->'''Blackbeard''': "The Valentine's Massacre brought you condemnation but I'm gonna sink you faster than your income tax evasion."
10	--->"So prepare to learn the Davy Jones locker combination."
11	--->"Forty cannon on the Queen Anne. Your gang can't stop it. I'll pilfer all your rum and sell it back at a profit."
12	*** And he ends by calling himself "a criminal legend with a [[AwesomeMcCoolName badass name]]".
13	** Most of Capone’s first verse has him addressing Blackbeard directly, by telling him exactly what he'd do to him:
14	--->'''Capone:''' "I'll use that fuse in your hat to light up you and your buddies,"
15	--->"Then burn your sailboat down and collect the insurance money."
16	--->"Then maybe they'll find your bloated body dead and washed up on the beach."
17	--->"This is Capone rappin'. I'm cappin' this Captain, capiché?"
18	*** Capone follows that one up with another one, during his second verse:
19	--->'''Capone:''' "I'm the MC assassin, slash like Edward Kenway. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Rap. So. HARD]], call me "Al. Dente."
20	* BadassInANiceSuit: Capone’s [[SharpDressedMan business suit]] strikes a contrast with Blackbeard's coat.
21	* BrooklynRage: Capone was born and raised in New York City, and has the accent and demeanor to prove it.
22	* CardCarryingVillain: Blackbeard is enormously proud of his ruthlessness and his cold heart.
23	* CombatPragmatist: Capone’s men contract [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Edward Kenway]] to kill Blackbeard's men while Al keeps him distracted with the rap battle.
24	* CoolShip: The ''Queen Anne's Revenge'', featured in Blackbeard’s background. He even mentions her 40 cannon.
25	* DiabolicalMastermind: Capone's running an "intricate criminal syndicate, so show respect".
26	* DudeNotFunny: Capone doesn't take kindly to Blackbeard using his syphilis as a diss.
27	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Downplayed but present when Capone mentions his kids like to dress up as Blackbeard for Halloween. [[note]]The real Capone [[FriendToAllChildren had a soft spot for children]].[[/note]]
28	* EvilVsEvil: It's a battle between a bloodthirsty pirate and a notorious gangster.
29	* FatBastard: Capone has more meat on him than Blackbeard, who uses this as an insult.
30	* GunsAkimbo: Blackbeard shows off a pair of guns in the background in his first verse.
31	* HypocriticalHumor: Blackbeard ''also'' had syphilis but Al died from it, whereas Blackbeard didn't.
32	* {{Jerkass}}: Capone accuses Blackbeard of being one, as he makes fun of Capone's syphilis.
33	* JusticeByOtherLegalMeans: Blackbeard mocks how Capone was toppled by tax evasion.
34	* KillItWithFire: Capone threatens to set Blackbeards' hat fuse on fire and burn down his whole crew.
35	* KubrickStare: In Blackbeard’s intro and very often while he raps, he makes a sinister look up at Capone.
36	* LickingTheBlade: Blackbeard tastes his cutlass in his intro, because he's a pirate.
37	* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Just look at Capone’s suit and wonder how he paid for it.
38	* TheMafia: Capone is one of the most notorious mob bosses in American history, and it definitely shows here. Notably, he was not part of the ''actual'' Mafia, but his outfit closely resembled it.
39	* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: In the background during Blackbeard's second verse, his crew can be seen stealing goods from Capone's gang. Then in Capone's last verse, we see those gangsters hiring [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Edward Kenway]] to take out Blackbeard's crew, which he does with ease.
40	* MenacingStroll: Blackbeard boasts in his intro verse how he walks with a "scallywag swagger".
41	* NervesOfSteel: Capone is not only completely unfazed by his opponent's lines, but in fact dismisses Teach outright.
42	* OffWithHisHead: Capone reminds Blackbeard that they cut his head off and hung it from a rope.
43	* PersonAsVerb: In the form of a pun, Capone uses his name as a verb as a final jab at Blackbeard:
44	-->'''Capone:''' "Tell South Carolina Blackbeard [[TakeThat got Capwn'd."]]
45	* ThePigpen: Capone makes fun of Blackbeard’s filthy living conditions.
46	-->'''Al Capone:''' The only legend you left was your prohibition on soap!\
47	I mean that rat nest beard’s trapped so many crumbs\
48	This bum could get marooned and still eat lunch for a month!
49	* ProductPlacement: The episode begins and ends with a blink-and-you-miss-it plug for ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag,'' whose producers developed the CGI for Blackbeard's ship.
50	* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Blackbeard's a vicious criminal (by his own admission) and his entire color palette is red and black (with touches of gold).
51	* RedBaron: Blackbeard calls himself "the High Seas Caesar."
52	* RedOniBlueOni: Blackbeard is the more energetic of the two. Meanwhile, Capone’s presence is intense but he is not as expressive as Blackbeard. Their dynamic is further [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience emphasized by Blackbeard’s bright red coat and Capone’s deep blue suit.]]
53	* SharpDressedMan: Al shows up for the battle decked out in a three-piece suit, a trench coat, and a fedora.
54	* SlasherSmile: Blackbeard has this crazy look in his intro.
55	* SmugSmiler: Check the smirk on Capone’s face during Blackbeard's second verse. Not only is Capone ''not impressed'', he folds his arms while waiting for him to finish.
56	* TakeThat: Al pokes fun at the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' franchise.
57	--> '''Capone:''' I'm ruining pirates faster than Creator/JohnnyDepp did.
58	* TalkLikeAPirate: Blackbeard is heavily into the "arrgh" accent.
59	* ThisIsReality: Blackbeard makes a point to defy a few common pirate tropes:
60	-->'''Blackbeard:''' Ain't no parrot on my shoulder and no rings in my ear\

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