History Characters / DeathBattleSeasonTenPart2

** With Cybertron vaporized, Frieza got ''[[AllForNothing absolutely nothing]]'' of worth out of the whole ordeal and it cost him the soldiers he brought with him,.not to mention his ships; one of which was his ''mothership''-

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Prior to the battle being officially confirmed to be the season 10 finale, "Gojo vs. Makima" hinted at its existence through a man killed when Makima transferred her injuries to him reading a newspaper featuring a picture of a unicorn in space with Japanese text reading "Galactic unicorn. We have entered the solar system."
** Later in "Goku vs. Superman", there is [[https://twitter.com/RingmasterDBX/status/1734649324112408642 a very faint glimpse]] of the two before Goku and Superman accidentally destroy the universe.

** Megatron was destroyed utterly by Frieza, meaning he can't even ColdBloodedTorture him as {{revenge}} like he promised he would.

* PyrrhicVictory: Frieza is the only thing to not be entirely vaporized where Cybertron once was, but that's a bit of a cold comfort: He might be able to ''survive'', but he's without any kind of navigatory aid or means to contact his Empire. Megatron is unlikely to be right that he is doomed to wander the depths of space for eternity given Frieza's freakish speed, but he's definitely lost for the foreseeable future -- not to mention that with Cybertron vaporized, Frieza got ''absolutely nothing'' of worth out of the whole ordeal. Frieza isn't about to take that lying down and promises to wipe out every other Cybertronian in retaliation.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: In the ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' comics, Discord has changed the genre, messed with the narration boxes, and even turned the pages on his own. This is even reflected in the Battle Track where he interrupts Bill's lyrics for being far too linear for his liking.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When he realizes that he's going to die to the Weeping Angels but can come back with Operation: Phoenix, he doesn't scream, rant or show fear or anger, he just deflates and whispers a ClusterFBomb.

* VengefulGhost: Becomes a VirtualGhost version at the end of the fight, being the only definitive proof of his existence after getting {{Ret Gon|e}}ned from the rest of existence. He threatens to "haunt [Morty's] ass" if he [[TemptingFate forgets his existence]], only for Morty to yell in terror, asking who Rick is.

* CosmicRetcon: Galactus wields the Ultimate Nullifier, a device that can inflict this on anything, even {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of abstract concepts, so long as the user knows how to wield it. Even the absurdly unkillable Unicron has never faced a weapon of this magnitude before. While he manages to escape its effects in the fight proper, Wiz and Boomstick make it clear he ''cannot'' defend against it.

* BigEater: Scooby's apetite is ''immense'' and equallyed only by his best friend Shaggy. In the fight, his immense apetite comes into play against Courage's God Bone. He doesn't lick it, he ''devours the whole thing outright''.

* MadeOfIron: They have both survived insane amounts of damage that would kill someone millions of times over, yet they managed to somehow live. This was a major factor in their draw, as neither competitor could potentially have a way to end another (not that it mattered anyway...).

* EveryoneHasStandards: Before the fight begins, Cole makes his disgust with Alex and [[ImAHumanitarian his actions]] very clear and that he's not going to stand for it.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Back in "Bill Cypher vs. Discord", Doctor Hooves, a Tenth Doctor expy, is seen fighting the pony version of Rick Sanchez in one of the latter's portals. This hinted at their eventual duel five episodes before it happened.

* EldritchAbomination: Galactus and Unicron are among the most incomprehensibly powerful and ancient beings in their respective franchises.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: [[invoked]][[OutdatedByCanon Likely because the fight was written before his specials aired]], this version of the Fourteenth Doctor is far more cheerful and optimistic than the actual Fourteenth Doctor would turn out to be in canon.

* AndIMustScream: Boomstick explains that [[BewareTheNiceOnes despite his good nature and inclination toward peaceful solutions]], the Doctor ''will'' [[FateWorseThanDeath inflict a horrendous fate upon you]] if pushed far enough. The examples given include imprisoning you within every mirror in existence, throwing you into a collapsing galaxy's event horizon, or freezing you in time and turning your immobilized body into a scarecrow... all of which he inflicted on the immortal [[BigBadDuumvirate Family of Blood]] over the course of ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood one]]'' [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood episode]]. The Doctor [[RetGone turning a shot from the D-Mat back at Rick]] by way of [[HoistByHisOwnPetard his own invention]] could be considered merciful by comparison.

* GuileHero: The Doctor prefers to defeat his foes by outsmarting them, rather than through brute force. In the animation, he tricks one Rick into killing himself by lying about how Weeping Angels work, telling him to blink fast -- a Weeping Angel CantMoveWhileBeingWatched, but can kill you in the milliseconds that you're blinking -- while he flees using the stolen Portal Gun.

* SuperToughness: While the Doctor's physical abilities are stated to be not far above average for human (outside of regeneration circumstances), it ''is'' noted that he's more durable, such as surviving a lightning bolt that vaporized humans. This may have played a role in how getting chestbursted wasn't lethal to him (but this ''was'' also one of those regeneration circumstances).

* ThrowEmToTheWolves: Gives Rick faulty advice when both are surrounded by Weeping Angels in the hopes that Rick gets attacked by one. It works, but thanks to either Operation Phoenix or Rick having his own methods to escape from the past (which the Angels send their victims to), it doesn't stick.

This war will bring destruction to it all.

* BadassNormal: Cybernetic enhancements and BizarreAlienBiology aside, the two have rarely shown physical abilities that exceed that of an average how.

* AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed. He was already a powerhouse in both games, but he goes much further in his fight against Cole by manifesting four whipfist-like tentacles from his back à la [[Manga/TokyoGhoul Ken Kaneki]]. Furthermore, he also uses his other abilities in conjunction with his "[[SuperMode Evolved]] [[OneWingedAngel Form]]" compared to his final fight against Heller in the second game.

* ChaosIsEvil: Unicron prides himself as a "Chaos Bringer" and boasts that his chaos can kill even gods.

* RedBaron: Besides his shared one with Galactus -- of the "PlanetEater" -- some of the names Unicron are known by include "The Chaos-Bringer" and "The Lord of Chaos".

* TheDreaded: Besides his shared one with Galactus -- of the "PlanetEater" -- some of the names Unicron are known by include "The Chaos-Bringer" and "The Lord of Chaos".

[[CharactersDeathBattleGokuVsSuperman See Here]]

* TheBusCameBack: Goku and Clark make their third appearance as combatants since their first rematch in Season 2 (or if we count minor appearances, Goku's appearance in Gogeta VS Vegito last season) to do battle for the third time for Season 10's penultimate episode (a first in and of itself).
* BattleAura: Goku has one in each of his super modes, while when Superman stops holding back, he generates one with electricity.
* ClothingDamage:
** Both Goku's gi top and undershirt end up being destroyed, and his pants get pretty roughed up too, once Superman stops holding back and pummels Super Saiyan Blue to the point he loses the transformation.
** Superman meanwhile gets his BadassCape torn up something fierce once Goku manages to activate Ultra Instinct and get some momentum back.
* CompositeCharacter: It was [[https://twitter.com/BenBSinger/status/1726673588219203885 confirmed by Ben Singer]] that for this matchup, they're using sources such as ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'' for Goku (thus allowing feats performed by Xeno Goku, too) and ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier'' for Superman (Infinite Frontier combines all mainline versions of heroes, including Superman, into one, essentially allowing Superman to use even his Pre-Crisis abilities, which were banned from the first two versions of the fight). When Boomstick complains about Batman beating Superman, Wiz points out those are Elseworlds stories and ''DEATH BATTLE'' uses them at their best. Later on, [[https://roosterteeth.com/g/death-battle Ben Singer would state on the Rooster Teeth website]] that alongside Heroes, all feats done in the movies, manga and anime would be taken into account for Goku similarly to how Infinite Frontier did the same for Superman.
* TheDeterminator: At the end of the day, both Goku and Superman will always face down impossible odds and overcome their limits in order to save those around them.
** Goku is one of anime's most famous examples, with his Saiyan heritage even weaponizing that trait by making him grow stronger every time he bounces back from death, allowing him to contend with practically every one of ''Dragon Ball'''s greatest threats. In the fight itself, he even manages to force Superman to go all out due in large part to his refusal to stay down.
** Superman's strength and sense of responsibility means that he will often be the DC universe's go-to for taking down the greatest cosmic threats, such as the World Forger, who stranded the Man of Steel on a dying planet with an extremely distant sun. Superman still found the strength of will to reach that sun and fly through countless others to gain the power necessary to bring down the World Forger.
* {{Foil}}: During Goku's breakdown, the hosts bring up the original English dub's rewrites of Goku into a Superman-like figure to bring up the ways Goku is ''not'' like Superman in the original text. Goku fights for self-improvement and self-discovery -- as reflected in the original Super Saiyan monologue where he fully comes to terms with and embraces his Saiyan heritage -- whereas Superman fights out of necessity to save whatever worlds and people he can.
* FriendlyRivalry: This time around, Goku and Superman are on very good terms, respect one another, and genuinely get into the fight. Superman is even happy to fight Goku now, unlike before where he was fighting to stop Goku, whom he had seen as reckless and uncaring of collateral damage, as thanks to the Dragon Balls being able to undo any and all damage to their surroundings, he can actually go all out against Goku. The ending shows both of them share a fist bump, grateful for the battle and ready to clash again.
* GoldenSuperMode: Goku has the classic Super Saiyan and its non-divine Ki derivatives, while Superman gets this after supercharging on solar energy. Ironically, Goku starts the fight in his particular version, and Superman ends it in his own.
* InstantExpert: Both combatants have a knack for learning new skills on the fly, even ones that require years of training.
** Thanks to his Saiyan heritage, Goku is able to manipulate ki to the point where he could perform the Kamehameha, a technique that Master Roshi spent ''decades'' perfecting, in ''seconds'' after seeing it ''once''.
** Superman was once able to gain ten years' worth of medical training after reading for five minutes before successfully performing lung surgery.
* LighterAndSofter: The third fight between Goku and Superman is more of a friendly brawl than the first two. The death involved both sides being on good terms, and Goku and Superman compliment each other multiple times throughout the fight, compared to the first two fights where Superman saw Goku as more of a threat that he had to defeat.
* LightningBruiser: Both fighters are [[ExaggeratedTrope some of the most legendary Lightning Bruisers in all of fiction]]. Both have the strength to destroy countless universes, the toughness to endure those attacks, and speed too great to be measured.
* NiceGuy: Goku and Superman are both friendly, compassionate, and good natured individuals who will do anything to protect those they care about.
* StrongAndSkilled: Interestingly, both are incredibly powerful and have trained in the martial arts, but lean towards opposite halves of the trope. Goku's mastery of the martial arts makes him the more Skilled while Superman's absurd power makes him the more Strong.
* TookALevelInBadass: Both combatants have gotten considerably more powerful since their first rematch in season 2. Justified, as Goku is continually breaking his own physical barriers, while Superman is continuing to overcome his own mental blocks.
** Goku now has Hakai and Mastered Ultra Instinct at his disposal, and can stack Kaioken on top of his other forms. He's shown to be able to rattle his whole universe with his punches, a far cry from his calculated strength at the time of the first two episodes. He's also kept up with Jiren, a mortal that surpasses the Gods of Destruction, and defeated opponents that could see the future and threaten the multiverse itself, like [[VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes Aeos]] and [[VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse Demigra]] respectively. He's stated to be able to defeat almost every version of Superman out there, and he's now considered the main Supes' equal in speed and superior in combat skill, though is still beat in terms of strength, powers and experience. Previously, Clark had him outclassed by an absolute landslide in every category.
** Superman, thanks to ''Infinite Frontier'' combining all mainline versions of the man, now has access to his feats from other continuities. This includes the Golden Age and Pre-Crisis Supermen, who famously towed a dying solar system and broke the bonds of infinity. That's on top of more modern feats like escaping and destroying the World Forger's multiverse, or obliterating Darkseid's true form with a shout. All of this is ''in spite'' of the Kryptonian being given proper limits this time around.
* WorthyOpponent: Goku has nothing but respect for Superman's power and fighting ability, and by the end of the fight, Superman reciprocates the feeling. Despite losing, Goku comments on how fun the fight was and demands a rematch, which Superman says he looks forward to while fist-bumping him.
-->'''Superman:''' Almost had me, there. That was actually pretty fun!\\
'''Goku:''' (''chuckles'') Yeah, sure was! But I'll get stronger next time.\\
'''Superman:''' I look forward to it!

!![[Franchise/DragonBall Son Goku (Kakarot)]]
-->'''Goku:''' ''"Today's the day! We'll finally settle who's stronger!"''\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelKovach

* BackForTheDead: Unfortunately for Goku, a return for a third round isn't enough to net him a win against Clark. Even so, [[GracefulLoser he's still very happy to have gotten a good fight out of it]], and eagerly awaits the opportunity to improve himself and (eventually) go another round.
* BloodKnight: Goku's love of a good fight is a cornerstone of his character. No surprise he's happy fighting against the strongest rival he's ever known, even if he did take another loss.
* CameBackStrong: Thanks to his Saiyan physiology, Goku receives a significant power boost every time he recovers from a severe injury.
* ChallengeSeeker: If there is one trope that embodies Goku, it is this - it doesn't matter what challenge you put before him, he ''will'' accept it.
* DefenseMechanismSuperpower: Though Goku's capable of Ultra Instinct, it isn't easy for him to get into the headspace of the technique the way he can just transform into a Super Saiyan at will. The most consistent way he's been able to get 'in the zone' has been when he's pushed to his very limits and his only options are to grasp Ultra Instinct or die. In the battle, he only enters the state after Superman has just finished thrashing him out of his normal transformations and is about to throw the would-be finishing blow.
* EnlightenmentSuperpower: Autonomous Ultra Instinct, which isn’t so much a transformation as it is a state of mind; with it, Goku lets go of consciousness thoughts and lets his body automatically respond to any attack to the best of his abilities, [[HeroicRROD even if it pushes his body past its safe limit]]. Along with Kaioken, it's the last form Goku uses in the fight itself.
* GracefulLoser: While slightly upset over dying, he makes it clear he enjoyed the fight all the same and tells Superman that he hopes for another round in the future.
* GuardianEntity: The defensive power of Ultra Instinct is so great that if Goku’s body is unable to defend against an attack, it will cause his ki to manifest as an entity to defend him. This happens at the end of the fight as Superman is powering through Goku's Kaioken-boosted Kamehameha, but it's not enough to protect him from the resulting explosion from its and Superman's punches clashing.
* KamehameHadoken: His signature technique is the first half of the [[TropeNamer trope's name]]. The Kamehameha is a technique that focuses ki into a single point to be fired as a beam. It’s a surprisingly versatile technique with over 50 variations, such as curving the beam after firing or using your feet to fire it.
* KiManipulation: Goku can harness his ki to increase his physical strength and fire energy blasts. He can also use it to blind opponents with flashes of light, set up energy landmines, bind people in place, or even seal opponents away with the Mafuba. It's noted, however, that many of these techniques either require too much setup, or are straight-up countered by Superman's own abilities.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Goku's reaction to his defeat and death is, more than anything, annoyance. Given this is far from his only time dying and going to the afterlife -- without even taking his previous Death Battle appearances into account -- it's not that surprising. He does at least perk up when [[WorthyOpponent Superman compliments him]], and eagerly vows to get stronger and battle him again.
-->'''Goku:''' (''dejectedly, as he notices his halo'') Aw, darn it...!
* MysticalWhiteHair: When using his ultimate transformation, Ultra Instinct, Goku's hair turns a silvery-white.
* OneHitKill: He's tried to learn the Gods of Destruction's Hakai technique, a move that erases a target from existence (soul included), but hasn't perfected it. Even if it's assumed he can for the purpose of Death Battle, Superman is a CosmicKeystone and immune to being metaphysically erased, so it wouldn't work.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Goku is incredibly strong, and has gotten incredibly stronger since the first battle and rematch. He can punch his own universe apart and make good time flying laps around it. But Superman can do all that too, and ''his'' universe is ''way'' bigger than Goku's.
* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: Wiz mentions that while Goku isn't academically gifted -- a weakness Goku himself is well aware of -- he's a veritable genius when it comes to martial arts and fighting as a whole, fitting for a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Saiyan]]. It's noted in the analysis that skill is the one solid advantage Goku has over Superman: Superman doesn't actively train or seek combat the same way Goku does, leaving Goku's battle instincts to be judged superior.
* SupernaturalMartialArts: While Goku's main style is the ''Kame Sennin Ryu'' style, which focuses on discipline and tenacity, Goku's strength is so great, literal gods, such as the Namekian known as Kami, the King Kai of the North and the angel Whis, are the only ones who can train him. Oh, and Korin, too.
* SuperMode: Goku can undergo a plethora of transformations that exponentially boost his power; with the [[KiManipulation Kaioken]], multiple levels of [[GoldenSuperMode Super Saiyan]], [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan/Super Saiyan Blue]], and [[MysticalWhiteHair Ultra Instinct]] transformations being the one he uses in the fight. He starts in Super Saiyan Level 1, transforms into Blue midway through the fight, uses Ultra Instinct to continue fighting after Superman knocks him out of Blue, and finally augments his final Ultra Instinct Kamehameha with Kaioken to try and overpower the supercharged Superman.
* SuperSpeed: He's moved universal distances at insane speeds and even outpaced opponents who can stop time or see the future. His calculated speed feats aren't as impressive as Superman's, but since both are incalculably fast and Goku has Instant Transmission and Ultra Instinct to make up the difference, they were deemed comparable enough to roughly tie.
* SuperStrength: Shockwaves from his and Beerus's clashing punches shook all of Universe 7 and could have destroyed it eventually, and that was just in his first outing with Super Saiyan God. This makes him a much closer match of strength to Superman compared to the first and second battles... but that doesn't matter, because Superman can rattle or break his own ''unfathomably larger'' universe and multiverse with punches too, so Superman is still just ''way'' stronger. Even if it's assumed Goku became millions of times stronger or more since that feat, the DC universe is so much bigger than Universe 7 that it wouldn't matter.
* {{Teleportation}}: With Instant Transmission Goku can instantly teleport to someone’s location by sensing their ki, then hopping through a dimension where time doesn’t move.
* WeakButSkilled: [[DownplayedTrope Weak in comparison to Superman's reality-warping strength]], but it still counts: Goku is a martial arts master without peer, and many of his greatest chances against Superman relies on his speed and ability to exploit openings by Superman's less experienced fighting styles - because he is ''never'' going to measure up to Superman's sheer strength.

!![[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Superman (Clark Kent/Kal-El)]]
-->'''Superman:''' ''"World made of cardboard... Alright, I'll show you just how powerful I really am!"''\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/XanderMobus

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. As showcased in the post-battle analysis, Goku has an advantage over Superman in terms of technique due to having a better understanding of ki. In ''every other category'', however, Goku either barely matches up to Superman, such as speed, or is otherwise far outclassed, especially in terms of strength. Not even Ultra Instinct plus any of his Super Saiyan forms are capable of closing the gap in power.
* BeyondTheImpossible: Superman's power is so great, it defies the laws of physics themselves. Such as when he rebuilt the reality warping Miracle Machine just from memory or when he hit Brainiac so hard that every single version of him across the multiverse felt it.
* CosmicKeystone: Superman is a major lynchpin in the greater metaverse, to the point that entire timelines revolve around him. This has the added benefit of making him immune to attempts to erase him from existence, something various time and reality warping being have tried to do. In the analysis, this is noted to render Goku's Hakai completely useless.
* EyeBeams: One of Superman's staple superpowers is to fire laser-like beams from his eyes, powered by solar energy. Notably, Clark uses them to cut a mountain range in half, and later to bolster his final super-charged attack against the Ultra Instinct and Kaioken-empowered Goku.
* FlyingBrick: Superman is immensely strong and durable, and can fly at tremendous speeds on top of that. One of the factors to Superman's victory is that compared to Goku, he has comparable speeds and is leagues more powerful.
* IAmNotLeftHanded:
** Superman rarely fights at his full strength as he feels he lives in a "world made of cardboard" - if he isn't careful, the world could be destroyed by accident.
** In the fight itself, Goku ''knows'' this is in play. The entire first half of the fight is Goku attempting to get Superman to stop holding back, but as Clark reaffirms, it's ''entirely'' by his choice. If Goku wants more out of him, he will have to prove he can take it. It's only when Goku enters Super Saiyan Blue and notes down that they can just wish everything back to the way it was through the Dragon Balls does Superman agree to no longer pull his punches, at which point [[LetsGetDangerous he starts hitting Goku with punches that rip apart the multiverse.]]
--->'''Goku:''' You're holding back! Give it your all! [...] No regrets!\\
'''Superman:''' I'm doing ''just fine''.
* LimitBreak: When his heat vision isn't enough, Superman can blast solar energy out of his entire body in a SphereOfDestruction. While this used to drain him significantly, he's since learned how to control it. He uses it to create some distance against Ultra Instinct Goku, and then uses the opportunity to fly through the galaxy charging up more solar energy from various yellow stars.
* TheNoseKnows: On top of his various other super senses, Superman's sense of smell is so powerful he could smell someone baking chocolate brownies ''from orbit'', which Boomstick cites as his favorite BeyondTheImpossible feat Superman has done.
* NoSell: After knocking Goku out of Super Saiyan Blue, he ignores Goku's attacks until he uses Ultra Instinct.
* PowerOfTheSun: Superman gets his power via solar radiation and some of his attacks use that power, such as his heat vision and the solar flare. He defeats Goku by flying at super-speed through millions of stars around the galaxy to absorb their power, then focus that energy into one final strike.
* SuperBreath: Twofold. His breath alone is powerful enough to blow away galaxies accidentally by sneezing, and [[AnIcePerson can be made cold enough to freeze ghosts]].
* SuperIntelligence: While Superman is most well-known for his strength and speed, he is also a veritable genius who could reconstruct a reality warping machine from memory alone and learned how to perform lung surgery after reading about it for five minutes.
* SuperSpeed: He can fly fast enough to reach the edge of the universe in seconds and even break the bonds of infinity. As both have immeasurable speeds, Superman was deemed even with Goku on this front.
* SuperStrength: It should come as no surprise that the man who is essentially the TropeNamer has this. Superman is strong enough to do anything from bench-pressing the Earth to crushing coal into diamonds. Between feats like breaking their own universes or tanking similar attacks, due to the DC Universe being over a ''Novemdecillion'' times larger than Universe 7, even highballing Goku's growth since he performed ''his'' feat against Beerus to trillions or quadrillions of times stronger would not be enough to close the gap. Thus, Superman had a clear edge in this regard.
* UnskilledButStrong: Zig-Zagged. While Superman has the power advantage, he's not a martial arts master, which is one of Goku's main advantages going in here. However, Superman is deemed to have more combat experience and has been able to beat similarly skilled fighters as Goku through combat prowess alone.
* WillfullyWeak: After learning of his heritage, Superman placed subconscious mental blocks on his powers, locking him out of his full potential for years until he discovered them himself. He spends a good deal of the fight holding back before finally deciding to get serious.
* XRayVision: One of Superman's numerous vision powers, which allows him to see through just about anything except for lead.

* MythologyGag: One of the names Unicron is apparently known by is Earth, as at least two continuities cast him as having been EarthAllAlong. He isn’t Earth in the fight animation; instead, he and Galactus both trying to ''eat'' it is how the fight starts.