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* In his opening lines, Musk mocks Facebook as a place where people find out their relatives are racist. Musk later bought out Twitter and was criticized for his controversial statements and actions, such as restoring the account of Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin.

! Donald Trump vs Joe Biden
* Many of the accusations made about Trump would later go on to be even more true of Joe Biden, with a massively long history of corruption and taking bribes been revealed, many racist comments by him from both past and present popping up, been extremely chummy and lenient with dictators and totalitarian regimes, many instances of him openly sniffing children and non-consenting women & making inappropriate comments towards them, and most recently has tried to get his political opponents (including Trump) locked up and disqualified from office on trumped up charges, along with [[FromBadToWorse many of the accusations Trump made towards Biden also coming true]], with him becoming increasingly senile, causing massive inflation, been more concerned about other countries while ignoring national tragedies and supporting policies that cause massive amounts of rising crime across the nation, all while been more concerned with pursuing a Social Justice agenda.

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* In his opening lines, Musk mocks Facebook as a place where people find out their relatives are racist. Musk later bought out Twitter and was criticized for his controversial statements and actions, such as restoring the account of Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin.

! Donald Trump vs Joe Biden
* Many of the accusations made about Trump would later go on to be even more true of Joe Biden, with a massively long history of corruption and taking bribes been revealed, many racist comments by him from both past and present popping up, been extremely chummy and lenient with dictators and totalitarian regimes, many instances of him openly sniffing children and non-consenting women & making inappropriate comments towards them, and most recently has tried to get his political opponents (including Trump) locked up and disqualified from office on trumped up charges, along with [[FromBadToWorse many of the accusations Trump made towards Biden also coming true]], with him becoming increasingly senile, causing massive inflation, been more concerned about other countries while ignoring national tragedies and supporting policies that cause massive amounts of rising crime across the nation, all while been more concerned with pursuing a Social Justice agenda.
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* In his opening lines, Musk mocks Facebook as a place where people find out their relatives are racist. Musk later bought out Twitter and was criticised for his controversial statements and actions, such as restoring the account of Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin.

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* In his opening lines, Musk mocks Facebook as a place where people find out their relatives are racist. Musk later bought out Twitter and was criticised criticized for his controversial statements and actions, such as restoring the account of Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin.Anglin.

! Donald Trump vs Joe Biden
* Many of the accusations made about Trump would later go on to be even more true of Joe Biden, with a massively long history of corruption and taking bribes been revealed, many racist comments by him from both past and present popping up, been extremely chummy and lenient with dictators and totalitarian regimes, many instances of him openly sniffing children and non-consenting women & making inappropriate comments towards them, and most recently has tried to get his political opponents (including Trump) locked up and disqualified from office on trumped up charges, along with [[FromBadToWorse many of the accusations Trump made towards Biden also coming true]], with him becoming increasingly senile, causing massive inflation, been more concerned about other countries while ignoring national tragedies and supporting policies that cause massive amounts of rising crime across the nation, all while been more concerned with pursuing a Social Justice agenda.
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* This battle referenced the disappointment that was ''Film/Terminator3'', and said battle ended with an ad for ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'', released around the time of the release of the video, complete with a brief cameo from Arnold himself. Then the critical and box office results of ''Genisys'' came in and, well, let's just say that it seems that ''Terminator 3'' will have to share its place as most disappointing ''Terminator'' movie.

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* This battle referenced the disappointment that was ''Film/Terminator3'', ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'', and said battle ended with an ad for ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'', released around the time of the release of the video, complete with a brief cameo from Arnold himself. Then the critical and box office results of ''Genisys'' came in and, well, let's just say that it seems that ''Terminator 3'' will have to share its place as most disappointing ''Terminator'' movie.
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* Lloyd mocks Peter for smoking weed, and also assumes his obsessive behavior stems from being on "on two beers and a pill and a half of Adderall." Peter would later reveal that he actually did have a serious problem with drug and alcohol use, partly to keep him working so hard on ERBOH, leading to a CreatorBreakdown around Season 6. The lack of consistent uploads in the 2020s was due to him getting sober and not setting the tight deadlines that triggered his addictions, which he luckily did overcome.
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* Jordan's shot at Ali's Parkinson's disease is this after the real Muhammed Ali died of sepsis as a result of his worsening conditions in 2016.

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* Jordan's shot at Ali's Parkinson's disease is this after the real Muhammed Ali died of sepsis septic shock as a result of his worsening conditions in 2016.
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! Michael Jordan vs Muhammed Ali
* Jordan's shot at Ali's Parkinson's disease is this after the real Muhammed Ali died of sepsis as a result of his worsening conditions in 2016.
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! Eastern Philosophers vs Western Philosophers
* The Western philosophers calling the Eastern philosophers "East infections" and Sun Tzu's line "Asians spitting sick, but no, this isn't SARS" seem a lot more uncomfortable nowadays after the wake of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic 2020]].
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* This battle has Mr. T both implying Mr. Rogers to be a sexual predator and comparing his manner of dress to that of Creator/BillCosby. For obvious reasons, this is a somewhat more uncomfortable connection in the years since.

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* This battle has Mr. T both implying Mr. Rogers to be a sexual predator and immediately after comparing his manner of dress to that of Creator/BillCosby. For obvious reasons, this is a somewhat more uncomfortable connection in the years since.
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* As of 2018, Peter and Lloyd have left the Disney-owned Maker Studios, due to wanting more creative freedom over their series, and if "Nice Peter vs [=EpicLLOYD=] 2" is of any indication, they probably also left due to the stress and pressure brought on by their schedule, which is reflected in Season 6 having monthly releases rather than biweekly ones. Going back and watching Disney singing about Henson and Lee having to "stay busy" and being told to "get back to work", one could infer that they weren't just criticizing Disney for their tendency to buy out other companies and properties, but were also [[RealitySubtext venting about the potential stress brought upon them]] by [[ExecutiveMeddling higher ups]] at the company.

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* As of 2018, Peter and Lloyd have left the Disney-owned Maker Studios, due to wanting more creative freedom over their series, and if "Nice Peter vs [=EpicLLOYD=] 2" is of any indication, they probably also left due to the stress and pressure brought on by their schedule, which is reflected in Season 6 having monthly releases rather than biweekly ones. Going back and watching Disney singing about Henson and Lee having to "stay busy" and being told to "get back to work", one could infer that they weren't just criticizing Disney for their tendency to buy out other companies and properties, but were also [[RealitySubtext venting about the potential stress brought upon them]] by [[ExecutiveMeddling higher ups]] at the company.
company. By 2023, this is no longer speculation; in a comment on the ERB [[Website/{{Reddit}} subreddit]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/ERB/comments/10m18qp/i_seriously_dislike_how_the_erb_team_has_been/j62va8w/ Peter confirmed that he and Lloyd had indeed been]] overworking themselves while at Maker Studios and even after, which is why the gaps between battles post-COVID are now several months long as opposed to a month or a few weeks.
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* This battle made several TakeThat attacks at Bill Cosby for his many sexual assault allegations and, at the time, conviction. Then, come 2021, he got OffOnATechnicality and released early, charges against him voided.

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* This battle made several TakeThat attacks at Bill Cosby for his many sexual assault allegations and, at the time, conviction. Then, come 2021, he got OffOnATechnicality and released early, charges against him voided.voided.

! Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg
* In his opening lines, Musk mocks Facebook as a place where people find out their relatives are racist. Musk later bought out Twitter and was criticised for his controversial statements and actions, such as restoring the account of Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin.
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! Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton
* It's one thing for this battle to end on [[spoiler:Abraham Lincoln]] personally stepping in to tell Trump and Clinton off; it's quite another when Trump not only set up a town hall at [[spoiler:the Lincoln Memorial]], but did it just to claim that he'd been treated worse than that person, in front of his monument.



* This battle made several TakeThat attacks at Bill Cosby for his many sexual assault allegations and, at the time, conviction. Then, come 2021, he got OffOnATechnicality and released early, charges against him voided.

! Donald Trump vs Joe Biden
* Trump makes several not-so-veiled threats to Biden and refers to the resistance against him as "a riot". Early in 2021, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building to try and stop Congress from certifying the 2020 electoral votes, which was basically resistance against Biden in the form of "a riot".
* Trump's line about Roe vs. Wade being overturned turns out to be prophetic when it really was in 2022.

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* This battle made several TakeThat attacks at Bill Cosby for his many sexual assault allegations and, at the time, conviction. Then, come 2021, he got OffOnATechnicality and released early, charges against him voided.

! Donald Trump vs Joe Biden
* Trump makes several not-so-veiled threats to Biden and refers to the resistance against him as "a riot". Early in 2021, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building to try and stop Congress from certifying the 2020 electoral votes, which was basically resistance against Biden in the form of "a riot".
* Trump's line about Roe vs. Wade being overturned turns out to be prophetic when it really was in 2022.
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* This battle referenced the disappointment that was ''Film/Terminator3'', and said battle ended with an ad for ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'', released around the time of the release of the video, complete with a brief cameo by Arnold himself. Then the critical and box office results of ''Genisys'' came in and, well, let's just say that it seems that ''Terminator 3'' will have to share its place as most disappointing ''Terminator'' movie.

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* This battle referenced the disappointment that was ''Film/Terminator3'', and said battle ended with an ad for ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'', released around the time of the release of the video, complete with a brief cameo by from Arnold himself. Then the critical and box office results of ''Genisys'' came in and, well, let's just say that it seems that ''Terminator 3'' will have to share its place as most disappointing ''Terminator'' movie.



* Trump makes several not-so-veiled threats to Biden and refers to the resistance against him as "a riot". Early in 2021, a mob of Trump supporters caused a riot in the Capitol building, which is basically resistance against Biden as "a riot".

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* Trump makes several not-so-veiled threats to Biden and refers to the resistance against him as "a riot". Early in 2021, a mob of Trump supporters caused a riot in stormed the Capitol building, building to try and stop Congress from certifying the 2020 electoral votes, which is was basically resistance against Biden as in the form of "a riot".
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* Trump makes several not-so-veiled threats to Biden and refers to the resistance against him as "a riot". Early in 2021, a mob of Trump supporters caused a riot in the Capitol building, which is basically resistance against Biden as "a riot".

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* Trump makes several not-so-veiled threats to Biden and refers to the resistance against him as "a riot". Early in 2021, a mob of Trump supporters caused a riot in the Capitol building, which is basically resistance against Biden as "a riot".riot".
* Trump's line about Roe vs. Wade being overturned turns out to be prophetic when it really was in 2022.
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! John Lennon vs Bill O’Reilly
* Bill O'Reilly responds to Lennon telling him to shut up by openly declaring himself to be evil and basically saying it's his job to shout at people. Becomes a little more awkward since Fox News fired O'Reilly in April 2017 after multiple sexual harassment allegations.

! Billy Mays vs Ben Franklin
* In-universe, Ben Franklin jokes that the battle's going to mark the Theatre/DeathOfASalesman. Just after he starts his second verse, Billy Mays kicks the bucket.

! Mr. T vs Mr. Rogers
* This battle has Mr. T both implying Mr. Rogers to be a sexual predator and comparing his manner of dress to that of Creator/BillCosby. For obvious reasons, this is a somewhat more uncomfortable connection in the years since.

! Bill Gates vs Steve Jobs
* Bill Gates's diss of the Apple tax—namely, "you can still afford a doctor if you buy a PC"—comes across as a whole lot less funny [[https://www.zdnet.com/article/deconstructing-the-base-mac-pro-why-is-it-so-expensive when you realize just why the Apple tax exists in the first place]].
* Steve makes some innuendo-filled jabs at Bill Gates such as claiming that he makes "the GUI that Melinda uses" and making a penis joke over the Microsoft name. After stories such as Melinda divorced Bill Gates, his history with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein coming to light and him having an inappropriate relationship with a Microsoft employee came to light, these jokes are a lot sleazier than intended.

! Terminator vs Robocop
* This battle referenced the disappointment that was ''Film/Terminator3'', and said battle ended with an ad for ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'', released around the time of the release of the video, complete with a brief cameo by Arnold himself. Then the critical and box office results of ''Genisys'' came in and, well, let's just say that it seems that ''Terminator 3'' will have to share its place as most disappointing ''Terminator'' movie.

! Stan Lee vs Jim Henson
* Jim Henson mentions how "the Four will always be Fantastic". The ''Film/{{Fantastic Four|2015}}'' reboot, which premiered a few days after the battle, turned out to be disappointing. Of course, this could instead be HilariousInHindsight depending on your viewpoint.
* Henson's line about how the Hulk will always be incredible becomes a bit cringe-worthy considering how the later rap battle with the Hulk himself ended up being one of the most divisive in the series, with the highest dislike percentage out of all the raps. It could also be seen as HilariousInHindsight considering that many viewers of that battle thought the Hulk won -- he was, indeed, still incredible.
* As of 2018, Peter and Lloyd have left the Disney-owned Maker Studios, due to wanting more creative freedom over their series, and if "Nice Peter vs [=EpicLLOYD=] 2" is of any indication, they probably also left due to the stress and pressure brought on by their schedule, which is reflected in Season 6 having monthly releases rather than biweekly ones. Going back and watching Disney singing about Henson and Lee having to "stay busy" and being told to "get back to work", one could infer that they weren't just criticizing Disney for their tendency to buy out other companies and properties, but were also [[RealitySubtext venting about the potential stress brought upon them]] by [[ExecutiveMeddling higher ups]] at the company.

! George R. R. Martin vs J. R. R. Tolkien
* Martin boasts about [[Series/GameOfThrones his show]] being the "hottest thing on H.B.O". As noted by many commenters, this line really hasn't aged well, since the final season of GOT saw [[SeasonalRot a steep decline in quality]] to the show that made most of its fans denounce it as a potential FranchiseKiller. Especially with further hindsight that, by the time the battle dropped, Martin had already cut creative ties with the show over what are now understood as growing irreconcilable CreativeDifferences with the showrunners. Boasting purely about the show and his pride in it was already inaccurate when the match dropped.

! Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton
* It's one thing for this battle to end on [[spoiler:Abraham Lincoln]] personally stepping in to tell Trump and Clinton off; it's quite another when Trump not only set up a town hall at [[spoiler:the Lincoln Memorial]], but did it just to claim that he'd been treated worse than that person, in front of his monument.

! Nice Peter vs [=EpicLLOYD=] 2
* This battle ends with them fake-cancelling the show, only for the show to later on actually go on an indefinite hiatus. Season 6 was eventually confirmed for spring 2019, however.

! Ronald [=McDonald=] vs The Burger King
* Ronald calls himself "Ronald Jeremy" because he's "getting nasty". A year later, Ron Jeremy was charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault.

! George Carlin vs Richard Pryor
* This battle made several TakeThat attacks at Bill Cosby for his many sexual assault allegations and, at the time, conviction. Then, come 2021, he got OffOnATechnicality and released early, charges against him voided.

! Donald Trump vs Joe Biden
* Trump makes several not-so-veiled threats to Biden and refers to the resistance against him as "a riot". Early in 2021, a mob of Trump supporters caused a riot in the Capitol building, which is basically resistance against Biden as "a riot".

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