This is a "Wild Mass Guess" entry, where we pull out all the sanity stops on theorizing. The regular entry on this topic is elsewhere. Please see this programme note.
Death Battle
In-universe reasons as to why some Death Battles were as they were
Doomguy VS Master Chief: Why is Doomguy sluggish and tanking every hit? Why is Master Chief able to deflect all of the chaingun's bullets like that? They aren't the real Doomguy and Master Chief, just two other awesome (at least one of them) Space Marines with the same appearance, but different strategies.
Maybe it's representative of two players competing in a game that has both characters; Master Chief's user is a professional tourney player. Or a hacker, irate admin, or a donator on one of those cheesy servers that give special and sometimes gamebreaking abilities to players who contribute money. Hence being able to throw a grenade from being locked down inside of a shield, and deflecting an entire minigun barrage. Doomguy is being controlled by a player that's either new to Doom or a scrub, and therefore doesn't have the skill to take advantage of Doomguy's amazing speed.
Or it could just be representative of their own intelligence levels. Master Chief is a Genius Bruiser and would use terain to his advantage, Doomguy is probably too busy shouting things and claiming he'll RIP A TEAR master chief's guts to do much.
Starscream VS Rainbow Dash: How is Rainbow Dash able to take a direct hit from Starcream's Null Ray without much consequence? After all, the Null Ray is explicitly stated as being capable of stopping any electrical activity in a target with one shot. That means she should've been knocked out or killed, not stunned.
In-universe, prior to the battle, Rainbow has been given a one-time protection something that saves her from death. Whether it's from a potion or spell (from Princess Celestia, Twilight Sparkle, or somepony else entirely).
As they mentioned, she's Ponyville's weather manager, so she obviously has dealt with lightning before. In fact, fan favorite Derpy Hooves got hit with a blast of lightning and outside of being slightly charred and shaken, she was fine after a few seconds, which is pretty much what happened when Starscream used the Null Ray.
Starscream has shot humans with his null ray and it doesn't inflict any serious harm to them, so why would it bother something with magic powers that can take G-forces that would kill a human 10 times over.
Remember that they should have at least some common factor. Even the Starscream VS Rainbow Dash had one; both being popular high flyers in their toylines in Hasbro. Also, no fanon interpretations of characters like Christian Brutal Sniper (RED Sniper) or Cupcakes!Pinkie Pie (Pinkie Pie).
OP here. I'm seeing plenty of ??'s and not pointing out common factors. Please, I would like everyone to at least get why there should be a Death Battle between the two "combatants" (as some probably aren't).
I'm kind of liking the idea of the RED Team against the Blood Gulch Crew. Assuming we count the three main members of each side of the BGCnote Sarge, Simmons, Grif, Church, Tucker, and Caboose along with the extra charactersnote Lopez, Donut, and Tex it'd be even in terms of fighters. Though throwing in Lopez and Donut might not work since they're both dead...maybe some Freelancers, like Wash and York?
Donut's not dead. And Lopez has lots of spare bodies ready. And whether or not they're dead doesn't matter anyway.
Joke: Wiz vs Boomstick
That's…actually a good idea.
If that happened, it would likely be a joke battle, sort of like the "Death Battle T-Shirt VS All Other T-Shirts" battle. They'd probably make up just about everything and argue constantly over the result. Wouldn't stop it from being damn funny.
The entire point of death battle is one-on-one. This kinda breaks it.
Death Battles don't have to be one-on-one (case in point: Wily vs Eggman). Summons usually aren't allowed, but if both combatants are summoners, why not?
I have to disagree. If they compare what humans are capable of to what Steve? is capable of, it is clear that Steve? has superhuman strength and endurance. Not only that but he makes he's own weapons and armor, regularly fights off monsters, and has traveled to Hell and can come out alive.
Though in the manga, Sailor Moon is presented as being leagues above the rest of the team, it wouldn't be much of a fight. Although if Sailor Moon is excluded, maybe we can have this.
Not necessarily working together, right? Instead, it would be two separate battles, just so we can see two fights at once.
Or alternatively, RED and Black vs BLU and White.
That's not the purpose of Death Battle. Death Battle is about finding out which of two characters from different works is better. It should be RED and Black vs White and BLU.
It would start as a battle royale with lots of alliances and betrayals.
The Slayersnote Takeo Masaki, Nikolai Belinski, Tank Dempsey, and Edward Richtofen vs The Survivorsnote (Bill, Francis, Louis, and Zoey, or Coach, Ellis, Nick, and Rochelle)
Ganon would be like Link, a Composite Character, probably modeled after Twilight Princess. Maybe Ansem, Seeker of Darkness since he already has battle sprites, but Master Xehanort would make for a cooler fight.
Battle of TheScrappies: Scrappy Doo vs Sasuke Uchiha. While Ben Singer (Wizard) has stated that he outright despises Sasuke and doesn't even want to do an episode with Sasuke, but maybe he'd do it if it was done ala Justin Bieber vs Rebecca Black with another hated character as the opponent.
In-Virtual Reality fighters: Kirito vs. Kite : Both come from similar works and both are dual wielding legends in their respective series, of course, this would be an in game fight too.
Deathwing vs Auldiun, battle of dragons that nearly brought the apocalypse, or Deathwing vs Lord Toruk if that's considered too hard to depict due to the size gap between them.
Shepard seems to have a considerable advantage in terms of range and rate of fire. Unless Hawke can disable that advantage, he/she won't put up much of a fight.
Alien honor-bound invisible hunters: Yautja vs Zeratul.
Anthromorphic Space Heroes: Fox McCloud vs Bucky O'Hare. In the behind-the-scenes interview, Chad and Ben did say they wanted to do a Death Battle between the two. I say it should happen.
As interesting as this could be for the guys in the Pantheon, not only is there little info about Elmyra, I'm absolutely sure a magical pegasus pony still has an advantage over a regular (though running on Cartoon Physics) human being. Also, we all know pacifism is ignored in Death Battle, and pacifism is one of Fluttershy's defining traits.
I personally wouldn't even want this to happen. If it doesn't end immediately, it will probably drag on and just be one big reminder of why everyone hates Elmyra.
Natsu can consume just about any fire that isn't his own. Find someone better, then let's consider.
Toa Tahu of BIONICLE fame might be a good candidate for a battle of this nature. He too can consume fire that's not his own, and he's got other skills besides slinging fire balls and manipulating the heat around him.
He'll do.
Blaze the Cat can also work. She can redirect, or cancel out Natsu's flames, since she controls fire.
While a good way to represent the fanbase, neither Homer nor Peter are Badass Normal, or have any special powers aside from non-canon moments like cutaway gags or Treehouse of Horror episodes. If said non-canon moments were counted, the fight would just come down to who once did the most rediculous stunt in one obscure episode.
Also remember that, even canon, both series rely heavily on the status quo. so even if these two did something spectacular and provide analysis for a battle in a normal episode, it's almost impossible to tell if said spectacular moment was hit by the status quo bat or not, so even with normal episodes considered it'd be extremely difficult to conclude.
Due to the fact that Phoenix can't fight (Unless they take Marvel vs. Capcom exclusive abilities into the battle) the battle wouldn't be interesting, and easy on Layton's part, since he's skilled at fencing. I think the Death Battle should only be made if they somehow make it a battle of wits.
A battle of wits could work for a Death Battle if Nick is involved. Mr. Wright (and almost any other Ace Attorney character, for that matter) kinda has Weapons Grade Vocabulary, anyway.
Akuma vs. Shang Tsung: Akuma, still on his search for the perfect opponent, crosses paths with the cursed shape-shifter, and promptly engages him in combat.
#2: Akuma is chosen to represent Earthrealm in the MK tournament, and eventually takes on Tsung.
Rogue vs. Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman has gotten sick and tired of Rogue hogging all the "attention" and wants to show the world what she's capable of.
#2: The Amazons have attacked, and this time, Wonder Woman's at the head of the invasion. Unfortunately for her, Rogue isn't about to let her run around and cut down her fellow Americans. Why would they attack in the first place? Simple; Subpar writing.
Goomba vs. Koopa: Bowser has decided to up his troops' combat prowess and figures the best way to train his minions is to kill off the weaker ones while the survivors only get stronger. Unfortunately, it doesn't work as planned.
#2: One of the Koopa Troopas decides the life of fighting under Bowser's rule isn't worth the coins anymore, and about to retire. However, the Goomba isn't going to let him without a fight.
Mike Haggar vs. Zangief: Their rivalry has reached an all time high. Zangief visits Metro city to challenge Haggar and they decide to settle it once and for all.
#2: The Cold War just turned hot! Zangief is encouraging and fighting alongside his brothers and sisters in arms, when he finds Haggar tossing them around like dodge-balls while taking their bullets like a champ! For the Motherland, he must be stopped!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Battle Royale: The turtles are victims to some sort of brainwashing and are forced to fight to the last turtle standing.
Leonardo vs. Zitz: Leonardo (still under the effects of the brainwashing) is on a hunt for various other warriors, he comes across Zitz and all hell breaks loose...
#2: Zitz was sent to destroy a rampant Leonardo.
#3: Leo, after realizing he had just committed fratricide, leaves and plans to stop whoever made him do this, only to get into a misunderstanding/battle with Zitz immediately after.
Yoshi vs. Riptor: Riptor's effing hungry and wants Yoshi for lunch! The ultra-combos were supposed to tenderize the meat.
Felicia vs. Taokaka: This one already has a sort of back story; Felicia accidentally tackles Tao, who mistakes it for an attack and promptly retaliates.
Why was Tao loafing around there in the first place? Maybe she was on the hunt for either Rawrgna (who she doesn't yet know is Ragna, AKA "good guy") or some food…or both!
Kratos vs. Spawn: Spawn notices some chaotic activity on Earth and decides to investigate. He quickly tracks down Kratos as the cause of this chaos and intends to "stop" him.
White Bomberman vs. Dig Dug: Bomberman visits Dig Dug and the two decide to find out who is the true master of terrain via the ways they know best.
Mario vs. Sonic: Much like Haggar vs Zangief, a way to end this rivalry once and for all!
They're tired of the little games they've had together. They want a definitive end to their rivalry.
Considering the sizeable backlash with the result (especially after before Screwattack updated their site) you could argue neither "character" was satisfied with the result (after Mario respawned). Both arguing that the other held back. Mario acted like he was dizzy when the Mega mushroom ran out. Sonic limiting himself to classic abilities despite the fact that the authors included info from the Archie and Fleetway comics as well as the modern games. Both characters (having extra lives) bet the opposite would win.
#2: It's just a normal celebrity feud taken to a very extreme level.
#3: Black, a confirmed Belieber, wanted to get a literal piece of Bieber. Bieber, fed up with his Fan Dumb, decides to finally kill them all off, starting with the Belieber right in front of him.
Luke Skywalker vs. Harry Potter: Harry mistakes Luke as an enemy and attempts to quickly dispel him using Avada Kedavra. Unfortunately for Harry, Luke wasn't going down without a fight.
But…how did Harry end up on…wherever they fought in?
#2: Mai has been assassinating several Interpol higher-ups, and Chun-Li has been sent to stop her by any means necessary. However, her guns and assorted weaponry have been rendered inert by a Shiranui curse while chasing Mai, and she can't escape, so she's left to her martial arts skills to take down Mai.
Starscream vs. Rainbow Dash: The Decepticons invade Equestria and Starscream is sent on a recon mission for any possible rebels, and indeed, he finds one. Rainbow responds with Esquestria's greatest weapon: friendship. This explains her casual greeting, teasing, and her 'love and tolerate' line.
#2: Megatron tells Starscream that someone had challenged him to a battle and gave him the coordinates of where the challenger wanted to meet him, to finally get rid of him.
Master Chief vs. Doomguy: After dealing with Hell's alien invasion (what?), Doomguy ends up teleported onto a Halo while Master Chief is on a mission. The cockfight ensues…
#2: Doomguy's mind is so screwed up from his trip to hell that he's been carving a big bloody swathe all over the universe. Master Chief steps in to put him down.
Doctor Eggman vs. Doctor Wily: The world ain't big enough for two evil geniuses to rule over, robot armies collide!
#2: After Mega Man (and all of his allies like Dr. Light and Protoman) was somehow sent out of the way by Dr. Wily, Dr. Eggman for some reason decides to invade the Mega Man universe…Dr. Wily somehow anticipated him and amassed his army to counter the attack.
Princess Peach vs. Princess Zelda: The Mushroom Kingdom and the Land of Hyrule are at war with each other! The Princesses accidentally meet while escaping the battlefield and have no choice but to fight for their homes!
#2: The two princesses have seen something incredibly gorgeous and aren't willing to share it, nor give it up. They are, however, willing to kill for it.
Raiden vs. Thor: A test to see who is the true God of Thunder! Thor sent the invitation and Raiden accepted.
#2: Being a Thunder God is one of those Highlander-type deals, and the god who slays the other gets the power of their fallen foe. Raiden and Thor are both willing to kill each other because they know the other deity will put their strength to good use.
#3: The Fallen Raiden believed that Thor was unworthy of the position of God of Thunder and challenged him to Mortal Kombat.
#4: God Ego.
Cloud Strife vs. Link: The two swordsmen consider each other to be worthy opponents, and swords clash.
#2: Cloud and Link teamed up to destroy a common foe, only for one of them to fall during their adventures. The villain later resurrects the dead person as a zombie slave and pits him against his former friend.
Batman vs. Spider-Man: Batman's become a Justice Lord, while Spider-Man has succumbed to the Symbiote. Fallen heroes will fight furiously, but only one will live to wallow under the summit they once stood upon.
#2: One Boomstick himself joked on from a cover of Spidey being denied from the Justice League; Spidey's either taking out the members one-by-one or Batman's testing him in combat only for Spidey to take it too far.
Pikachu vs. Blanka: Going by the preview, Pikachu just happened to be unlucky enough to come upon a starving Blanka.
#2: While searching for his mom, Blanka unfortunantily runs into Ash, who mistakes him for a Pokemon and sends Pikachu to weaken him.
#2: Mr. Mxyzptlk mind-controlled Goku and made him fight Superman.
#3: The two pods ram into each other and the babies are deposited on a desolate area of the world.
#4: The planets are about the collide, superman moves in to change Dragonball!Earth's orbit when Goku finds some weird dude in tights pushing his planet. or vice versa. Although Goku would be more likely to fall for such a stunt.
JOSSED! It's because Master Roshi told Goku that Superman was an alien and Goku thought that alien = blown up Earth! Then again, all the characters were treated as their Dragon Ball Abridged selves.
He-Man vs. Lion-O: One of the heroes has been irrevocably hexed by the combined powers of Skeletor and Mumm-Ra. The curse is too powerful: The afflicted will either be put down, or continue their killing spree.
#2: Possibly a more comical ideal; Lion-O gets easily enraged upon seeing He-Man ride Kringer in his Battle Cat mode and wants to free him, thinking He-Man is using him as a servent.
CONFIRMED!
#3: Similar to the above reasons for Link vs Cloud, the two heroes teamed up against common foes (likely a team-up of Skeletor and Mumm-Ra), and one of them falls at their hands. The other now must fight their zombie-reincarnated teammate. Or...
#4: The two heroes of their worlds clash for sport as they find each other to be worthy opponents.
M. Bison vs. Shao Kahn: Shao Kahn has won the right to take over Earthrealm, but M. Bison has no intention of kneeling before another conqueror.
Goku vs Superman will be the season finale.
Confirmed
And, in keeping with the pattern of "If a character wins a Death Battle, the next character from that series will lose and vice-versa", Superman will win because Vegeta won his last Death Battle and Batman lost his. Goku's loss will be due to his Cloud Cuckoolander mentality and a possible appearance of the Muffin Button.
Confirmed on Superman winning the battle. Jossed about the Muffin Button.
Because {=Its Just Some Random Guy=} is voicing Superman, there may be a segment where Superman and Goku are represented by action figures. Or the other superheroes are watching from the Hero Bar...
Jossed
Jokes and Memes from Dragon Ball Abridged will show up. "Kaio-WHAT?" has been confirmed.
Because of the talent involved, this is really going to be more of a "I'm A Marvel and I'm a DC" VS. "Team ~~Three~~ Four Star's Dragon Ball Z Abridged" fight than a "REAL" Superman vs. Goku.
As far as the animation is concerned anyway, which has no bearing on the research.
The past winners and losers (or their graves/corpses per say) of Death Battle will appear in Goku vs Superman...
Jossed. The only previous combatant to show up is Vegeta in the intro.
The next fight isn't actually Goku VS Superman.
They're just tricking us with the preview.
Jossed. They confirmed it's release, and released an analysis.
The next fight will be a tie
To avoid flame.
I think a tie wouldn't avoid flame. It would just make fans on both sides be angry at the creators. If they would make a tie to avoid flame, they would probably do that to Mario and Sonic also.
Superman will use the Dragon Balls on Namek to revive the Earth
Well he has to do something with all his friends and family dead after the Earth blew updue to his Infinite Mass Punch.
It helps that Goku, being Goku, is almost certainly OK with having died in such a fun fight, and, not holding any grudges and wanting the Earth back, will probably let Superman know about the Namek Balls via King Kai telepathy messaging.
It's also possible that Superman will charge up in the sun for 15,000 years and become Superman Prime, then travel back to the past and resurrect the Earth and it's inhabitants. How? Because he's now God.
Vegeta was right and he COULD have defeated Superman.
At least in the scenario. Because when the Kryptonite came into play, he wouldn't destroy it and let Supes back up. He'd mock Superman for being weak to a green rock and keep beating him, likely with the Kryptonite. Because Vegeta is a dick like that.
Some people argue that his Saiyan pride would get the better of him since he himself was cool with letting Cell reach his Perfect form in spite of the huge advantage he had (Regardless, he was still a huge dick the whole time).
He only let Cell reach his Perfect form because Cell played on the aforementioned Saiyan pride by promising him a much better fight if he allowed him to do so. Before that, Vegeta was seen to be perfectly content on beating down Cell and mocking him for his weakness. So, unless Superman did the same by promising a better fight if Vegeta destroyed the Kryptonite, then Vegeta would likely do as stated above.
On the other hand, the kryptonite came into play because Goku just happened to blow Superman down into the ONE building in metropolis that one can reliably find Kryptonite in. Vegeta would simply be unlikely to do the same actions that Goku did during the fight, do to different combat styles and slightly different powers. So, in 99 potential fights out of 100, Vegata, without knowing about Kryptonite, where to get Kryptonite, or that Superman is weak to the green rock, would just of lost faster than Goku did.
Wiz said that the kryptonite could fall from the sky for all he cared, it wouldn't matter but for context. But as stated above, if Vegeta even came across it in any scenario, we all know what he would do if he saw it was Supes' weakness. But also as stated above, a fight between Vegeta and Superman, and any other character for that matter, could happen any other way. But in the end, whoever would truly win will depend on the truth and facts. Especially, here in Death Battle.
It's possible since we already saw a clear reference to it in the preview analysis rundown for He-Man. Maybe an instrumental of it could even show up as the background music for whatever advertisement they'll plug into the episode right before the fight in the YouTube version.
Confirmed. He-Man's stats list him as "An Excellent Singer?" as stated above, and at the end of the fight, He-Man's victory profile is that of his infamous "HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA" face while inaudibly singing said song to a rainbow background.
Outcome guesses for He-Man vs Lion-O
Lion-O will use his power over cats to sway Cringer to his side... if Cringer is even allowed to take part.
Confirmed. It doesn't really help him much in the end however.
Goku vs Superman will need to be done over
With the release of "Battle of the Gods", Goku now possesses a new transformation in the form of Super Saiyan God, which is several magnitude more powerful than any other transformation, canon or otherwise. It is either that or doings Bills vs Superman or Bills vs Doomsday.
The new transformation requires outside aid, disqualifying it from use in a Death Battle. Bills/Beers is possible, though.
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