History Recap / DeathBattleS10E09BillCipherVSDiscord

** Wrestling/MachoManRandySavage [[Recap/DeathBattleS08E11MachoManVSKoolAidMan and the Kool-Aid Man]] can be seen floating in the background of the claymation segment, and [[VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine Bendy]] sways alongside the flowers during the inkblot cartoon segment.

* ArtShift: Discord and Bill go through three in quick succession thanks to the latter's Weirdness Bubbles: a clay-stopmotion, an inkblot cartoon, and one with them as hand puppets.

* SoreLoser: A rare case where the ''winner'' is this, as before dying Discord manages to trap Bill back in the Nightmare realm where he can no longer hurt anyone, at least for the time being this causes Bill to go into a flying rage, screaming while in a really demonic form. He quickly calms down, saying how he's already done this song and dance before attempting to make another deal, however, his initial [[OhCrap reaction]] means that it's likely he's trying to play off just how screwed he is.

** Discord and Bill enter a Weirdness Bubble but escape through one of Discord's portals. When did this happen? During the hand puppet world. It's both a reference to ''MLP'', when Discord was about to send Tree Hugger through a portal to another world [[ItMakesSenseInContext that has a Mexican fox sock puppet]] because he was jealous that Fluttershy had a new friend. This also alludes to Discord's endgame; teleporting Bill ''away'' from Fluttershy and Equestria.

** The drumset Bill summons to perform a rimshot. The drum has the words [[Music/GreenDay Weird Day]], with the human heart replaced with a normal heart symbol. replicating the album art for ''American Idiot''.

* NoodleIncident: Who let Bill into Equestria to enact Weirdmaggedon in the first place? And if not from Equestria, from where?

* TheCameo: Throughout the fight, ''numerous'' cameos could be seen of various pony-fied characters, ranging from [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick]] who's appears to be in a brawl with Doctor Whooves, Dipper and Mabel, [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Sans]] and [[VideoGame/{{OFF}} Judge]], and ''numerous'' ponysonas of crew members on ''DEATH BATTLE!''[='s=] team. And that's not to mention Bill's name in the analysis rapidly cycling through anagrams of all sorts of fans of the ''DEATH BATTLE!'' community.

Emerging back in the true reality of Equestria, Bill Cipher stretches his arm out to grab his foe and squeeze the life out of him. Discord does likewise, but the showdown is actually due to both fighters playing with each others' plush toy versions of themselves. Deciding to spice things up, Discord summons some dice into the battlefield, but gets crushed by a knight chess piece courtesy of Bill. Discord still isn't down just yet and enters Bill's mind as a spirit, taunting him over knowing how he died, and tries to replicate Bill's most humiliating downfall while inside.

Infuriated by Discord's mocking, Bill Cipher enlarges his body into a three-dimensional pyramid, punches his hand into his own mind and grabs Discord just as he tries to fight Bill in the latter's mind. The draconic horse laments over not being able to defeat the menace of Pines family, but states that trying to do so was worth it, revealing he warped both of them out of Equestria and into Bill's original domain; now that Bill is no longer in Princess Celestia's kingdom, his would-be addition to his list of conquered realities is restored to its former glory. As Bill watches helplessly, the portal to Equestria closes as Fluttershy mourns Discord's "death", his letter being all that is left of him. A fuming Bill literally and fatally crushes Discord's spirit before roaring in unbridled fury over his latest defeat. He quickly calms himself down upon realizing he was in that state many times and is free to try again. With that, Bill turns to the screen and menacingly asking the viewers "WANNA MAKE A DEAL?!" with a hint of anger in his voice.

* BreatherEpisode: After the previous death battle had the combatants go through an existential crisis over why they were fighting that effectively deconstructed Death Battle's concept, this one is a chaotic fun free-for-all with RealityWarper tricksters who outright screw over the fourth wall with very keen awareness of their brawl, and to top it off, unlike that previous episode, both of them are ''well'' aware of why they are actually fighting, and because of this, Discord manages to [[spoiler: lose the battle while still]] saving his own reality.

* SoreLoser: After destroying Discord's soul, Bill goes into a flying rage, screaming while in a really demonic form. He quickly calms down, saying how he's already done this song and dance before attempting to make another deal.

* BreatherEpisode: After the previous death battle had the combatants go through an existential crisis over why they were fighting that effectively deconstructed Death Battle's concept, this one is a chaotic fun free-for-all with RealityWarper tricksters who outright screw over the fourth wall with very keen awareness of their brawl.

->'''Boomstick:''' Discord could ''try every angle'', but Bill just had his eye on the prize!\\

Infuriated by Discord's mocking, Bill enlarges his body into a three-dimensional pyramid, punches his hand into his own mind and grabs Discord just as he tries to fight Bill in the latter's mind. The draconic horse laments over not being able to defeat the menace of Pines family, but states that trying to do so was worth it, revealing he warped both of them out of Equestria and into Bill's original domain; now that Bill is no longer in Princess Celestia's kingdom, his would-be addition to his list of conquered realities is restored to its former glory. As Bill watches helplessly, the portal to Equestria closes as Fluttershy mourns Discord's "death", his letter being all that is left of him. A fuming Bill crushes Discord's spirit, finally killing him, before roaring in fury over his latest defeat. He quickly calms himself down upon realizing he was in that state many times and is free to try again. With that, Bill Cipher turns to the screen and menacingly asking the viewers "WANNA MAKE A DEAL?!" with a hint of anger in his voice.

** Discord and Bill enter a Weirdness Bubble but escape through one of Discord's portals. When did this happen? During the handpuppet world. It's both a reference to ''MLP'', when Discord was about to send Treehugger through a portal to another world [[ItMakesSenseInContext that has a Mexican fox sock puppet]] but also alluding to Discord's endgame; teleporting Bill ''away'' from Equestria.

* NoodleIncident: Who let Bill into Equestria to enact Weirdmaggedon in the first place?

Infuriated by Discord's mocking, Bill enlarges his body into a three-dimensional pyramid, punches his hand into his own mind and grabs Discord just as he tries to fight Bill in the latter's mind. The draconic horse laments over not being able to defeat the menace of Pines family, but states that trying to do so was worth it, revealing he warped both of them out of Equestria and into Bill's original domain; now that Bill is out Equestria, his would-be addition to his list of conquered realities is restored to its former glory. As Bill watches helplessly, the portal to Equestria closes as Fluttershy mourns Discord's "death". A fuming Bill crushes Discord's spirit before roaring in fury over his latest defeat. He quickly calms himself down upon realizing he was in that state many times... before turning to the screen and menacingly asking the viewers "WANNA MAKE A DEAL?!" with a hint of anger in his voice.

Infuriated by Discord's mocking, Bill enlarges his body into a three-dimensional pyramid, punches his hand into his own mind and grabs Discord just as he tries to fight Bill in the latter's mind. The draconic horse laments over not being able to defeat the menace of Pines family, but states that trying to do so was worth it, revealing he warped both of them out of Equestria and into Bill's original domain; now that Bill is out of there, his would-be addition to his list of conquered realities is restored to its former glory. As Bill watches helplessly, the portal to Equestria closes as Fluttershy mourns Discord's "death". A fuming Bill crushes Discord's spirit before roaring in fury over his latest defeat. He quickly calms himself down upon realizing he was in that state many times... before turning to the screen and menacingly asking the viewers "WANNA MAKE A DEAL?!" with a hint of anger in his voice.

Infuriated by Discord's mocking, Bill enlarges his body into a three-dimensional pyramid, punches his hand into his own mind and grabs Discord just as he tries to fight Bill in the latter's mind. The draconic horse laments over not being able to defeat the menace of Pines family, but states that trying to do so was worth it, revealing he warped both of them out of Equestria and into Bill's original domain. As Bill watches helplessly, the portal to Equestria closes as Fluttershy mourns Discord's "death". A fuming Bill crushes Discord's spirit before roaring in rage over failing to conquer Equestria. He quickly calms himself down upon realizing he was in that state many times... before turning to the screen and menacingly asking the viewers "WANNA MAKE A DEAL?!" with a hint of anger in his voice.

* TheCameo: Throughout the fight, ''numerous'' cameos could be seen of various pony-fied characters, ranging from [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick]] who's appears to be in a brawl with Doctor Whooves, Dipper and Mabel, [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Sans]] and [[VideoGame/{{OFF}} Judge]], and ''numerous'' ponysonas of crew members on DEATH BATTLE!'s team. And that's not to mention Bill's name in the analysis rapidly cycling through anagrams of all sorts of fans of the DEATH BATTLE! community.

'''Wiz:''' The mighty, the righteous, the profound, and the profane; we have featured all manner of warrior on ''DEATH BATTLE!'' before.\\

* ArtShift: Discord and Bill go through three in quick succession thanks to the latter's Weirdness Bubbles: a clay-stopmotion, an inkblot cartoon, and one with them as handpuppets.

* TheEndOrIsIt: Bill is trapped in the Nightmare Realm once again despite destroying Discord, but it will only be a matter of time before some poor sap lets him out again, if tempted enough.

* EveryoneHasStandards: While ''DEATH BATTLE'' has played host to malevolent entities before, Bill is among the worst, especially given how he's capable of BreakingTheFourthWall. As such, Wiz and Boomstick tread very carefully around him, even going so far as to keep him trapped while he rages behind the television scream, demanding they release him.

** In the character analysis, there's a back and forth between Discord and Bill, where Discord boasts that he has friends while Bill notes "Not for long". While it's a scathing CallForward to [[ComicBook/MyLittlePony2022 the G5 comics]], where Discord is now a hermit as the Mane 6 have passed on, it also points to Discord dying to save his friends and the plot of the battle that's Bill unleashing Weirdmageddon on Equestria.

* RunningGagged: Wiz and Boomstick no longer groan at the idea of a character from ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' being involved in a Death Battle. After all, they have witnessed [[Recap/DeathBattleS01E17StarscreamVsRainbowDash a Pegasus breaking the speed of sound]], [[Recap/DeathBattleS05E02RavenVsTwilightSparkle a Unicorn wielding powerful magic from emotion]], and [[Recap/DeathBattleS03E14DeadpoolVsPinkiePie an Earth Pony that can mess with the forth wall herself without]] ''[[Recap/DeathBattleS03E14DeadpoolVsPinkiePie any]]'' [[Recap/DeathBattleS03E14DeadpoolVsPinkiePie magic]], with Boomstick noting that [[ConvertedFanboy he actually got into the series after experiencing it with his daughter]].

** In the character analysis, there's a back and forth between Discord and Bill, where Discord boasts that he has friends while Bill notes "Not for long". While it's a scathing CallForward to the G5 comics, where Discord is now a hermit as the Mane 6 have passed on, it also points to Discord dying to save his friends and the plot of the battle that's Bill unleashing Weirdmageddon on Equestria.

** In the character analysis, there's a back and forth between Discord and Bill, where Discord boasts that he has friends while Bill notes "Not for long". While it's a reference to the G5 comics, where Discord is now a hermit as the Mane 6 have passed on, it also points to Discord dying to save his friends and the plot of the battle that's Bill unleashing Weirdmageddon on Equestria.

* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: After Bill and Discord return from their fight as hand puppets, there are no signs of Weirdmageddon aside from the Fearramid present—an early hint that Discord's finger snap did not, in fact, send them back to Equestria.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: in the character analysis, there's a back and forth between Discord and Bill, where Discord boasts that he has friends while Bill notes "Not for long". While it's a reference to the G5 comics, where Discord is now a hermit as the Mane 6 have passed on, it also points to Discord dying to save his friends and the plot of the battle that's Bill unleashing Weirdmageddon on Equestria.

'''Bill:''' ''[speaks in backwards speech]''[[labelnote:Translation]]"Reality is an illusion, the universe is a hologram, buy gold, bye![[/labelnote]]

* TheCameo: Throughout the fight, ''numerous'' cameos could be seen of various pony-fied characters, ranging from [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick]] who's appears to be in a brawl with Doctor Whooves, Dipper and Mable, [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Sans]] and [[VideoGame/{{OFF}} Judge]], and ''numerous'' ponysonas of crew members on DEATH BATTLE!'s team. And that's not to mention Bill's name in the analysis rapidly cycling through anagrams of all sorts of fans of the DEATH BATTLE! community.

* WhamLine: As Bill has Discord's soul in his hand, Discord lays one on him, turning the ending from what would have been a DownerEnding into a BittersweetEnding:

* HeroicSacrifice: Discord enters his spirit form in order to infiltrate Bills' mind [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind to continue doing battle with him]]; leaving the demon completely unaware that as soon as he managed to catch Discord and is proceeding to burn his soul into dust; they are already trapped in The Nightmare Dimension again as Weirdmageddon has ended in Equestria. It may also cross over into DisneyDeath as since Discord is chaos embodied, there's a chance he might come back.

'''Wiz:''' Yeah, yeah, that's--ugh, not the... noogie...

* MediumShiftGag: When Wiz expresses his desire to study Discord's chaotic powers, the latter demonstrates by causing this, going from digital animation to live-action as their voice actors, Ben Singer and Chad James, recording the episode's dialogue, with both reacting in-character. Cue WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties.

* ShoutOut: The drumset Bill summons to perform a rimshot. The drum h as the words [[Music/GreenDay Weird Day]], with the human heart replaced with a normal heart symbol. replicating the album art for ''American Idiot''.