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** He also calls Alastor Moody "[his] man".
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* An odd but neat ShoutOut; King Kong apparently has a high opinion of the Kraken, claiming Godzilla isn't the "bombest monster from the sea" because Kraken is.
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*Godzilla gets in a good one when he namedrops Mothra and Rodan as his 'homies'.
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* Marx is genuinely disgusted as he calls Ford out for his abusive treatment of his workers.


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* Special Thanks are credited to WebVideo/FreshyKanal, an upstart rap battle channel.
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* [[Film/BillAndTed Bill and Ted]] are left devastated after hearing Lewis and Clark's second verse which disses them completely, telling them that without Rufus they'd be useless. They start their own second verse doubting their own abilities and asking themselves what they can do. Then Rufus himself drops by and answers "Be excellent", making them so happy that they proceed to deliver a, shall we say, ''most excellent'' verse.

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* [[Film/BillAndTed [[Franchise/BillAndTed Bill and Ted]] are left devastated after hearing Lewis and Clark's second verse which disses them completely, telling them that without Rufus they'd be useless. They start their own second verse doubting their own abilities and asking themselves what they can do. Then Rufus himself drops by and answers "Be excellent", making them so happy that they proceed to deliver a, shall we say, ''most excellent'' verse.

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[[folder: Henry Ford vs Karl Marx]]
* When Ford accuses Marx of hypocrisy for living off of the income from Friedrich Engels' textile mills, Marx turns it around, pointing out that sharing money is part of what it means to be a communist, that Engels was extremely important to his cause, and was a true believer in their work.
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* Austin Powers calling out 60's Bond on being "a bit rapey." "I mean I like to swing/But Dr. No means no baby." Even better: this is consistent with his characterization from the movies when he turns down a drunk Vanessa because "it's not right." Austin may be a horny little cad, but even he has standards.

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* Austin Powers calling out 60's Sean Connery's James Bond on being "a bit rapey." "I mean I like to swing/But Dr. No means no baby." Even better: this is consistent with his characterization from the movies when he turns down a drunk Vanessa because "it's not right." Austin may be a horny little cad, but even he has standards.standards.
->'''Austin Powers:''' Yeah to be honest, you are a bit rapey. I mean, I like to swing but Dr. No means no, baby
* Likewise, Daniel Craig's James Bond calls out his counterpart's actor Sean Connery for his poor views on women. [[note]]In an interview with Playboy in 1965, Sir Sean Connery has stated he thinks there is “nothing wrong with hitting a woman, if she is a bitch.” In a later interview with Barbara Walters, Connery said he “had not changed his opinion, not at all.”[[/note]]
->'''Daniel Craig's James Bond:''' The world has had quite enough rug-wearing misogynists.
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-->'''Henson''': (Aw.) Stan, don't be sad. We all have a time to go. (Yeah…) \\

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-->'''Henson''': (Aw.) Aw Stan, don't be sad. We all have a time to go. (Yeah…) \\
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* After Harry says "I roll deep and the Weasleys got my back", we get none other than [[TrueCompanions Ron, Fred, and George,]] swooping in to deliver a few disses of their own! Made especially heartwarming when one realizes that Ron is often villainized in fanworks, to the point of being the literal TropeNamer for RonTheDeathEater.
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* A meta-example: in the battle between the Wright Bros. and the Mario Bros., the Wright Bros. are played by WebVideo/RhettAndLink, whom Peter and Lloyd have stated were a huge inspiration to them.



* In a strange meta example, [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2arlx5/i_am_bill_nye_the_science_guy_and_ceo_of_the/ciy1q1s Bill Nye watched his battle against Sir Isaac Newton]], and instead wondered why they would be fighting at all, when they could simply sit down and enjoy some snacks together while talking about science?



* A somewhat meta example: After Harry says "I roll deep and the Weasleys got my back", we get none other than Ron, Fred, and George, swooping in to deliver a few disses of their own! Made especially heartwarming when one realizes that Ron is often villainized in fanworks, to the point of being the literal TropeNamer for RonTheDeathEater.
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* The end credits in Jim Henson vs Stan Lee (the Season 4 finale) includes a "thank you" note to several people, including each of the season's guest stars, [[TheWikiRule the ERB Wiki]], "everyone on Website/YouTube" and "you".

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* The end credits in Jim Henson vs Stan Lee (the Season 4 finale) includes a "thank you" note to several people, including each of the season's guest stars, [[TheWikiRule the ERB Wiki]], Wiki, "everyone on Website/YouTube" and "you".
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* Pablo Picasso, portrayed as a GrumpyBear, lightens up when he mentions his pet dog, Lump.

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* Pablo Picasso, portrayed as a GrumpyBear, TheCynic, lightens up when he mentions his pet dog, Lump.
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* Ronald [=McDonald=] and the Burger King bob their heads to the beat of [[spoiler: Wendy's verse]]. The King in particular does it even after being dissed, and they both casually shrug to each other after [[spoiler: Wendy leaves the scene]], making it clear that they're [[ActuallyPrettyFunny not offended]].

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* Ronald [=McDonald=] and the Burger King bob their heads to the beat of [[spoiler: Wendy's verse]]. The King in particular does it even after being dissed, and they both casually shrug to each other after [[spoiler: Wendy leaves the scene]], making it clear that they're [[ActuallyPrettyFunny not offended]].offended.
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I know the name of the battle uses Caitlyn's deadname, but the practice of using deadnames is harmful to the trans community in general, and this battle is well-known enough in the ERB community that people will be able to tell which one it is.


[[folder: Bruce Banner vs. Bruce Jenner]]

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[[folder: Bruce Banner vs. Bruce Caitlyn Jenner]]



** Despite the obvious problems the battle had, prime among them deadnaming Caitlyn Jenner and the tasteless "Hulk Smash" line, the battle never once mocks Jenner's gender identity. The closest it comes is Hulk stating that Caitlyn made a huge deal out of her transition to drum up publicity and money and goes on to state that his issue isn't with Caitlyn's gender but with her ''actions.'' Also, even though she spends her time dissing him, Caitlyn correctly deduces that Hulk's anger comes from self-loathing and between her insults tries to advise him to forgive himself for the [[AbusiveParents root of his anger]] since it's not even his fault.

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** Despite the obvious problems the battle had, prime among them deadnaming Caitlyn Jenner and the tasteless "Hulk Smash" line, the battle never once mocks Jenner's gender identity. The closest it comes is Hulk stating that Caitlyn made a huge deal out of her transition to drum up publicity and money and goes on to state that his issue isn't with Caitlyn's gender but with her ''actions.'' Also, even ''
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though she spends her time dissing him, Caitlyn correctly deduces that Hulk's anger comes from self-loathing and between her insults tries to advise him to forgive himself for the [[AbusiveParents root of his anger]] since it's not even his fault.

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!!Season Seven
[[folder: Jeff Bezos vs. Mansa Musa]]
* After getting a pretty big following reacting to ERB's (among other rap videos), Scru Face Jean [[AscendedFanboy finally made it to the channel]] playing Mansa Musa. [[https://youtu.be/InsQQJWrsuk His sheer joy and enthusiasm are infectious]].
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