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1[[quoteright:350:[[Magazine/{{Wizard}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/superman_fighting_goku.png]]]]
2[[caption-width-right:350:''[[WebAnimation/DeathBattle Just "Saiyan", it's okay!\
3Doesn't matter who wins anyway!\
4Test ourselves, a bond in battle!\
5Men of steel, we're not that fragile!]]'']]
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7->'''[[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]]:''' Today's the day! We'll finally settle who's stronger!\
8'''ComicBook/{{Superman}}:''' Heh. If you say so!
9-->-- ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'', [[Recap/DeathBattleS10E15GokuVSSuperman "Goku VS Superman (2023)"]]
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11Ah, the IntercontinuityCrossover fight. Everyone wonders once in a while "If X and Y met, who would win in a fight?" And whether you [[FanWank come up with incredibly thorough theories of your own]], [[FandomRivalry argue it with others]], write a {{fanfic}}, or just [[MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad resort to name-calling]], everyone has their own opinion.
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13Such bouts between characters from different works will often involve [[TrappedInAnotherWorld one or more of the fighters being pulled into a different continuity]], [[LetsYouAndHimFight the strangers fighting for no logical reason]] and [[PowerCreepPowerSeep handicaps or caveats being introduced to make the fights more interesting]]. Also usually ends with [[PopularityPower the most popular of the combatants winning]] frequently due to the opponent conveniently not using his [[ForgotAboutHisPowers powers]] or [[ForgottenPhlebotinum resources]] to the fullest. Far more often, however, [[EvasiveFightThreadEpisode no one will actually win at all]] in order to avoid ticking off the loser's fanbase; this is typically accomplished either by [[ConflictKiller a common enemy appearing]] and thus allowing both characters to save face or, more humorously, a MemeticBadass of the ironic kind arriving to curb-stomp everyone involved.
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15Characters commonly subjected to this include those who are [[CaptainErsatz identical]] or at least the [[{{Archetype}} same kind]] of character when compared to someone else, and prominent characters in franchises or works with heavy amounts of FandomRivalry between them.
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17As for the location, fanfic writers often write it as taking place in either [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Tokyo]], [[BigApplesauce New York City]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or the occasional]] [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere rural town]].
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19Overlaps with MassiveMultiplayerCrossover when more than two works are involved. Can also overlap with BehemothBattle if the two combatants are both giants. If the characters end up in a relationship instead of fighting, it's a CrossoverShip. Characters discussing other characters having one of these battles is a HypotheticalFightDebate. Compare to CharacterTiers and GuestFighter. See also CoolVersusAwesome. Contrast with StoryBreakerTeamUp.
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21If you were looking for the song, [[Music/TheUltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny go here]].
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23'''ATTENTION:''' The examples list is for matchups actually portrayed in media. Matchups that you or the fandom would ''like'' to see? [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=00000000000000000000001y There's a forum for that!]]
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31* ''Anime/MyOtome'': Put the Otome against the [=HiME=], or, more specifically, their resurrected ''Anime/MyHime'' counterparts.
32* ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters'' features several models from different series, many of which are modified, fighting it out. So you have situations like the Build [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Strike]] vs. the [[Anime/AfterWarGundamX GX]] Maoh. Heck, the initial episode where these two "fight" has the builders dressed up as Kira and Garrod respectively. The ''Build Fighters Battlogue'' series has an even more blatant example in its first episode. The Gunpla Battle system has been upgraded with an AI component to act as support for newbies and can imitate famous characters from the ''Gundam'' franchise. Tatsuya Yuki and Alan Adams, both humongous ''Gundam'' {{Otaku}}, decide to test the system out by having AI copies of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Ribbons Almack]] fight each other. At the end of the short, they're excitedly talking about having [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Emma Sheen]] face off against [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Seabook Arno]].
33* ''Anime/SuperDragonBallHeroes'': Here's a fight that the fans of ''Franchise/DragonBall'' have been thinking about for a long time since [[Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF Frieza's resurrection]]: [[Anime/DragonBallGT Super Saiyan 4]] vs. Super Saiyan Blue! In addition, the combatants of this fight are both Goku; one being the Goku that we know of in the [[Anime/DragonBallSuper present timeline]] using Super Saiyan Blue, and the other Goku hailing from another dimension and working for the [[VideoGame/DragonballXenoverse Time Patrol]] who uses Super Saiyan 4.
34* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': The entire premise of the series includes dimension-hopping between worlds that are all AlternateUniverse counterparts of [[Anime/YuGiOhGX past]] ''[[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' [[Anime/YuGiOhZexal series]], and features several epic battles between opponents whose decks are based on the special summoning methods featured in each past series, along with several FreezeFrameBonus shots of [[ContinuityCameo minor characters from past series making minor appearances]], [[spoiler: along with two major characters from ''5D's'', one from ''Zexal'', and two from ''GX'' returning in full]]. This [[WarIsHell gets]] much [[JigsawPuzzlePlot more]] complex than most [[MoralityKitchenSink viewers]] were [[MythologyGag expecting]].
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38* [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/124/645/a37.jpg This image,]] called ''War of the Worlds'' (Война миров), painted by the Russian contemporary artist Nikolai Kopeikin depicts an epic but gruesome battle between cartoon characters of mostly Western Animation and [[EasternAnimation Russian Animation]]. Not only this picture is an example of the trope but it also stresses the [[FandomRivalry rivalry]] between domestic and foreign animation in Russia.
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42* ''Anachronism'': A card game that lets you pit various historical (or somewhat historical, like Myth/RobinHood) characters against each other. For more fun, trade the character's goodies around -- give Achilles Beowulf's chain mail and Miyamoto's katana.
43* ''Superfight!'' is another card game in this vein, where each player plays a character card and two power/problem cards (one on their own character, another on an opponent's character), then debates over which creation would beat the character of that round's judge in a fight, resulting in match-ups like Mr. T with an assault rifle and riding a unicorn vs. 3 Stephen Hawkings with [[Franchise/StarWars the Force]].
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47* ''ComicBook/NewTeenTitans''[=/=]''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'' crossover goes out of its way to avert this, as Professor X and Robin confer immediately, and the two teams join forces. The crossover instead focuses on how the personalities of the members of both teams would interact, both smoothly and with friction.
48* ''ComicBook/BatmanVampire'' put to rest an age-old debate: The Dark Knight or the Prince of Darkness? Dracula and Batman fight over Gotham City to find out who the true master of fear and deception is. [[spoiler: They both lose. Dracula is killed and Batman becomes an irredeemable vampire.]]
49* In ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' one-shot ''ComicBook/SupergirlSpecial'' it is discussed by a news site's article titled "Battle of the Blondes", referring to Supergirl and Power Girl. Likewise, a social media user states he would pay good money to see them fighting each other.
50* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
51** ''Dracula vs. Superman'': By hypnotizing Lois, Dracula actually gained the upper hand and succeeded in drinking Superman's blood. However, Superman is solar powered, and seconds after drinking his blood, well... [[YourHeadASplode imagine eating a grenade]].
52** ''ComicBook/SupermanVsMuhammadAli'': When The Man of Steel is pitted against The Greatest in an intergalactic boxing match.
53** ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'': In issue #78, a fight between Superman and Batman happens, but suddenly you see a narration, or rather, two narrations arguing against each other. Eventually, it is shown that two kids, one a fan of Superman and the other a fan of Batman, are arguing who wins. After much {{Ass Pull}}s done with each argument, [[spoiler:the two kids agree that the two are friends and would not fight each other]]. Towards the end, we see Superman and Batman observing the kids. Superman wonders who would win and asks Batman what he thinks, but Batman just flies away. [[spoiler:Batman believes Superman will win]].
54** Crossover "ComicBook/FromEterniaWithDeath", pits the Man of Steel versus He-Man the Champion of Eterny, their respective dimensions' strongest men.
55* ''ComicBook/FreddyVsJasonVsAsh'' is a comic run about a three-way battle between them.
56* ''ComicBook/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1977'': Though technically not a ''true'' inter-continuity crossover, being planted firmly in the main 616 continuity throughout, the Creator/MarvelComics take on Franchise/{{Godzilla}} nonetheless features the Big G throwing down with some of their most (as of [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks the 1970s]]) famous faces. To whit:
57** The very first issue has the King of Monsters crossing swords with Marvel's premiere super-spy, ComicBook/NickFuryAgentOfSHIELD. Once it's clear that the standard SHIELD armaments are ''not'' going to do much more than annoy Godzilla, he assigns his [[ComicBook/SgtFuryAndHisHowlingCommandos old friends]] Dum Dum Dugan and Gabe Jones to the case. The following series is essentially one long UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny pitting Godzilla against the entire Marvel Universe.
58** Issue 3 sees Godzilla visiting San Francisco, at the time under the aegis of the original [[ComicBook/Champions1975 Champions]] team: [[ComicBook/UncannyXMen Angel and Iceman of the X-Men,]] [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Black Widow of... many things,]] and ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules. Other members ComicBook/GhostRider and [[OriginalGeneration Darkstar]] are not present- fortunately for them, because even combining their forces with SHIELD is [[CurbStompBattle not nearly enough to stop Godzilla's rampage.]]
59** Issue 20: Godzilla is wandering New York after being shrunken by [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]] two issues previous. His height returning in fits and spurts, soon he finds himself facing down the ComicBook/FantasticFour at a "mere" 20 feet. Even when no bigger than your average T. Rex, Godzilla still gives them a run for their money, and they are forced to use Dr. Doom's time machine to send him back to the prehistoric past, leading to:
60** Issues 21 and 22 where the King faces the Devil, ComicBook/DevilDinosaur that is. Despite the inevitable LetsYouAndHimFight situation, the two prehistoric mutants eventually sense a kinship with one another and become FireForgedFriends. Unfortunately, Godzilla's radiation causes Doom's machine to malfunction, so he's pulled from his new ally and deposited in the middle of Times Square- now at his [[{{Kaiju}} full size]] and very, ''very'' [[UnstoppableRage pissed off.]]
61** Issues 23 and 24: Well, even in the [[CityOfAdventure New York City of the Marvel Universe,]] a fire-breathing lizard the size of a building doesn't go unnoticed for long. In what probably ranks among the single greatest cases of CoolVsAwesome in comic book history, Godzilla squares up against both the ComicBook/FantasticFour (again) and Marvel's premiere super hero team- ComicBook/TheAvengers. As the narrator says:
62---> [-''"THE FEVER REACHES CRITICAL PEAK... AS''-] '''''EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES''''' [-''LAUNCH A LAST-DITCH ONSLAUGHT... AGAINST THE''-] '''''KING OF ALL MONSTERS.'''''
63* ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers'', has the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica vs. ComicBook/TheAvengers, the highlight one-on-one fight being Superman vs. Thor. [[spoiler:Superman wins, but with great difficulty.]]
64* The October 2002 issue of Wizard Magazine included an "East vs. West" feature pitting American superheroes against Japanese manga and anime stars: the [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bat Family]] vs. the [[Anime/BattleOfThePlanets G-Force]], [[ComicBook/JeanGrey Phoenix]] vs. [[Manga/{{Akira}} Tetsuo]], ComicBook/SpiderMan vs. [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]], ComicBook/{{Superman}} vs. [[Manga/DragonBall Goku]], and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} vs. [[Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal Manji]].
65* ''ComicBook/TheUnbeatableSquirrelGirl'':
66** The first issue has a faked fanmail column consisting almost entirely of "Who would win in a fight, Squirrel Girl or [insert character here]?"
67** Galactus is heading toward Earth, cloaked in a stealth field ("...but he forgot to make it work on squirrels!",) so fans will finally see that match-up. [[spoiler:Squirrel Girl wins by talking Galactus into changing his diet.]]
68** Pretty much the entire point of Squirrel Girl is that she is ''unbeatable'', because she always manages to talk her opponents down. She does have to fight occasionally, but she still wins. A RunningGag consists of her defeating Doctor Doom, who has pretty much just accepted it at this point.
69* "Marvel What-The", as a parody mag, of course takes the trope to hell and back. "Fight", though, is interpreted very liberally. And who dies? [[spoiler:[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou The comic writer, from a heart attack.]]]]
70* ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueVsGodzillaVsKong'': Despite the title, the actual ultimate showdown is more between the King of the Monsters and the Man of Steel. [[spoiler:Godzilla wins and Superman is almost killed by Godzilla's atomic breath.]]
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74* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RukNQcnM4c The Great Battle between the Whale and the Elephant.]]
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78* ''The Alterverse War'': Kristofer Straub, the author of ''Webcomic/StarslipCrisis'', put together ''[[Webcomic/StarslipCrisis Fuseli]]'' vs. the ''[[Webcomic/SchlockMercenary Touch and Go]]'' [[spoiler:the ''Fuseli'' won, but only due to some clever maneuvering]].
79* ''Blog/TheBraveAndTheBoldTheLostIssues'' often sets Franchise/{{Batman}} or [[ComicBook/FantasticFour The Thing]] against various characters.
80* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Bagan]], resident BigBad and a kaiju easily titled a [[EldritchAbomination deity]]; versus [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Harmony]], living incarnation of the [[MacGuffinSuperPerson Tree of Harmony]] and source of Equestrian magic. [[spoiler:Marginal victory to Bagan, Harmony couldn't stop Bagan and Bagan couldn't kill Harmony. Though Bagan did succeed in cutting her off from helping the heroes due to their battle's collateral damage, a secondary goal.]]
81* ''Fanfic/CivilizationVPeaceWalker'' is more or less about [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake]] and his Militaires Sans Frontiers faction being dropped into a game of ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} V'', facing off against some of history's greatest conquerors. In other words, [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker Big Boss]] vs UsefulNotes/AttilaTheHun, UsefulNotes/ShakaZulu, UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat, UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte, UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga, [[UsefulNotes/{{Augustus}} Caesar Augustus]], UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington, UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler...
82* ''[[http://www.electricferret.com/fights/ The Comic Book Universe Battles]]'', which started in 1997 as a sub-section of a ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' fan's Callisto fansite and eventually grew into something all its own. Seen as a friendly rival by the above Grudge match, it later stopped proposing scenarios [[http://www.electricferret.com/cbub/ and let users submit, debate and vote on them]]. This user section has been shutdown and reopened several times over the decades but a [[LongRunner small]] sample of the scores from match ups have been preserved and usually remain viewable in the database even when the site is "closed". It has a sister section called the "Fantasy Powers League" for user created characters. FLP players are less patient with the website's dormant periods than CBUB's, resulting in FPL having a few {{spiritual successor}}s, the most relevant usually being linked in the forums.
83* The SeriesFinale of ''Fanfic/TheConversionBureauWorldsWhereItWouldntWork'', pits {{Fanon}} character Tyrantlestia, against Canon Celestia in ''Screw Attack's Death Battle'' style fight. [[spoiler:A decently written character, beats a GodModeSue.]]
84* ''Fanfic/CoreLine'' name-drops this Trope on its OpeningNarration and delivers big-time: a post-apocalyptic world where superheroes that are [[FusionFic fusions with other franchises]] and canonical supers beat the hell out of each other, ''Anime/{{Naruto}}''-verse Ninja and ''Anime/OnePiece'' Pirates [[PiratesVersusNinjas try to kill each other in earnest on the high seas]] (with the occasional additional gunfire from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' pirates and other types of ninja), Franchise/{{Gundam}}s face off against TabletopGame/{{Battle|tech}}mechs, [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 MannCo.]] fights [[Fanfic/NoGodsOnlyGuns Torgue-Urdnot]] in a CorporateWarfare race to out-badass each other... [[WorldOfBadass and the more-than-occasional]] BadassBystander that is sick of all the shit will try to bring the fight to a stop via gunfire (and maybe they will be packing something like a Franchise/MassEffect weapon or a [[Videogame/{{Borderlands}} Torgue gyro-jet rifle]] or a {{BFG}} designed by [[ComicBook/GoldDigger Brianna Diggers]] or being juiced out of their minds on [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Slaught]]... ''or all of the above'').
85* ''Fanfic/DeadOrAlive4TheDevilFactor'' is a crossover between the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' and ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' franchises. During the raid on DOATEC Paris, Dante ends up fighting none other than Ryu Hayabusa. The former is a half-demon mercenary while the latter is a super ninja with mystical elemental abilities and it is every bit as awesome as one would expect such a battle to be.
86* ''Dream Tournament'', a popular series of vote-driven fanfics on the Usenet group rec.games.video.arcade from the mid-'90s, pitted FightingGame characters from different games against each other. The Tournament gave rise to several spinoffs, as well as many {{Fanon}} personality traits for the characters.
87* ''Fanfic/EarthsAlienHistory'': One of the glimpses of the BadFuture that Katie [[spoiler: Marek]] comes from depicts her mother [[Literature/TheCosmere Vin]] (who has had Force training in addition to her canon Allomancy) going up against [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] (who is augmenting his power with a [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Red Lantern Ring]]). It ultimately ends with [[spoiler: a MutualKill, as Vin fatally electrocutes Vader, and he in turn uses the last of his strength to NeckSnap her]].
88* ''Fanfic/FantasyOfUtterRidiculousness'' asks the question: "Who would win in a fight between [[WesternAnimation/MegasXLR Megas]] and [[Franchise/TouhouProject Suika Ibuki]]?" [[spoiler: The answer: Marisa Kirisame.]] The Extra Stage asks the same question with Yuuka Kazami taking Suika's place.
89* Stefan "Twoflower" Gagne organized a RoundRobin tournament featuring characters from all over anime (and sometimes, beyond) called [[http://www.mtcffultra.com/ Magical Troubleshooting Crossover Fighting Federation ULTRA.]] The various writers used and abused pretty much the entire ProfessionalWrestling trope list, with backstage plots ranging from mere personal power grabs and MindControl to [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Third Impact]] and wresting Godhood from [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Kasumi Tendō]] Herself. The golden rule staving off the inevitable FanBoy [[FlameWar flame wars]] was understood to read, "Anyone, under the right circumstances, can defeat anyone else in a fight." The only systemic exceptions to this idea were made to account for anime-style "weight restrictions." It's worth noting that the story of ''how'' Kasumi became God and several other plot points such as Dark Sakura originated from MTCFF '''Beta''' which was a single-elimination tournament decided by votes rather than by individual authors, with such oddities as [[FusionDance Fusion character]] "Nario" resulting from Naru of ''VideoGame/BattleArenaToshinden'' and Mario of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' tying in votes.
90* ''Fanfic/MakeYourMove'' applies this to ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' with movesets for everything from King K. Rool to Socrates.
91* This is the entire premise of ''Fanfic/MyLittlePonyVs''.
92* ''Website/TheOutskirtsBattledome'' exists for people to speculate who would win in a fight between two fictional characters or real-world people.
93* ''Webcomic/RichsComixBlog'' has a story that pits [[Series/ForeverKnight LaCroix]] against [[Series/DoctorWho the Master]]. Another story pits the [[Series/DoctorWho Daleks]] against some [[Film/{{Alien}} Xenomorphs]].
94* [[http://www.rpgdl.com/ The RPG Duelling League]] is a site dedicating to deciding which VideoGame RPG characters would win in a fight. The site is organized into 6 week long elimination tournaments (refered to as seasons) with four different CharacterTiers (Light, Middle, Heavy, and Godlike). The voters who decide who wins are also ''strongly'' encouraged '''NOT''' to vote according to [[PopularityPower popularity]] or [[GameplayAndStorySegregation plot powers]], but rather comparative in-battle capabilities and performance.
95* {{Discussed}} and {{Exploited}} in ''Fanfic/ThisBites''. Even in ''Manga/OnePiece'', "who would win in a fight" is SeriousBusiness. In a bid to escape Mr. 13 trying to kill him, Cross lies to the gathered crowd by saying they were fighting over who is the strongest of the Four Emperors (and that Mr. 13 said Kaido). This gets the local pirates arguing and snowballs into a street brawl among the onlookers that ends up setting half of Mock Town on fire.
96* There was an old fanfiction Dream Tournament called the ''Fanfic/UltimateVideoRumble'', where some truly memorable fights happened both within and without the arena. Highlights include Haohmaru and Genjuro of ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' fame clashing swords furiously, while everyone who attempts to break their battle gets tossed aside, and dysfunctional organizers and security staff who make Eddy Gordo of ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' fame suffer after he got eliminated from the ring. The UVR was a deliberate spiritual successor to the first three Dream Tournaments, continuing many of the fanon events and characterizations from the DT.
97* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMgnNI0Puxo "Valve World"]], showing ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' Then ''VideoGame/CounterStrike'', ''VideoGame/Dota2'', ''VideoGame/Left4Dead 1 and [[VideoGame/Left4Dead2 2]]'', ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', ''Deathmatch Classic'', ''Day Of Defeat'', ''VideoGame/AlienSwarm'', ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and then ending on ''VideoGame/HalfLife1''.
98* ''Fanfic/WeissReacts'' has the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gurren Lagann]] against the [[Anime/EurekaSeven Nirvash]]. [[spoiler: The Gurren Lagann wins, barely, through Blake being a {{Determinator}} of the highest order.]]
99** Later, Weiss against Glynda. [[spoiler: Weiss wins by using an antic, ironically.]]
100** Even later still, the Gurren Lagann, the Nirvash and [[Anime/CodeGeass the Shinkiro]] against [[Anime/LagrangeTheFlowerOfRinne the Voxes]]. [[spoiler: Nobody wins: the Jersey Club and the Beacon gang team together to beat Tukson up for daring to intervene.]]
101** [[Manga/KOn Hokuago Tea-Time]] vs Team RWBY. [[spoiler: The former win by being better musicians and being adorable. Blake is not happy.]] And the convention chapter has Adam and Raven, [[spoiler: which nobody wins, although both are forced to retreat due to outside circumstances.]]
102* Sites like Comic Book Resources and Hero Chat have their own (Comic Book Rumbles and It's Clobberin' Time!, respectively), among many, many other websites. They often [[FlameWar don't like each other.]] Most infamous incident was a flame war and board raid between Rumbles and Star Destroyer, after Rumbles determined Borg Cubes can destroy the Death Star. Cue FanWank and board raid.
103* Website/DeadliestFictionWiki: using the formula from Deadliest Warrior, but for warriors of any media and franchise, with the warriors chosen by logical debates from the members of the site. It's essentially a wiki for Ultimate Showdown Of Ultimate Destiny.
104* Ultimate Showdown tournaments are a [[http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Most_Powerful_Character_Contest common occurrence]] on Website/GameFAQs' "Board 8", allowing users to debate to the most extremely geekish limits possible about who'd win. The arguing can lead to some, hmmmm, very curious victories (Apparently, Film/TheMask can just barely beat [[Anime/DragonBallZ Broly]] with cartoon physics, the most powerful ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' can win left and right merely based on their '''vague backstories''' alone, Voldemort can upset [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha's]] constant nuking of areas and people and [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] can defeat ComicBook/TheFlash with, uhhh, timey wimey stuff. Or prep time. Or whatever).
105* ''Numerous'' websites dedicated solely to what faction from ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek'' would lay the ultimate smackdown upon all the others. Website/StarDestroyerDotNet is a particularly (in)famous one, and Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom caters to all kinds of sci-fi matchups but is invariably dominated by ''Trek'' vs. ''Wars'' as well as the occasional just-for-fun curbstomp (the Orcs from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' vs. modern machine guns, [[UsefulNotes/PeaceThroughSuperiorFirepower carpet bombing from B-52s]], ''an orbiting Imperial Star Destroyer'', and finally, the real kicker, [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 doze udda Orkz]]). Both of these websites more or less grew out of the Usenet newsgroup alt.startrek.vs.starwars.
106* Tor.com: Tor Books' website holds yearly "cage matches" pitting various fantasy characters against each other in a single-elimination tournament, with the characters' creators invited to write how ''they'' think each of their characters' battles would go.
107* A now-gone discussion on the ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' forums about which of the capital cities in the game would be most defensible against attack. One side said the Undercity (the underground sewers and basements of the destroyed city Lordaeron, the [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Forsaken]] capital) would be the hardest to assault, and someone said they'd just put poison gas into the surface vents.
108-->"What kind of gas would work against the undead?"\
109"Febreeze."\
110"...well played, sir."
111* "Hitler continued laughing, then finally said 'Goku! You came here expecting to find a madman, but instead, you found a GOD!' Hitler had become a Super Saiyan." How's that for a CrackFic-style showdown? See it [[http://smallcave.net/goferchan/afgoku01.html right]] [[http://smallcave.net/goferchan/afgoku02.html here]] in all its Not Safe For Sanity glory. By the way, it also [[{{shipping}} ships]] Goku x Anne Frank.
112* The ''Fanfic/WhatIfRaditzTurnedGood'' series by Creator/MasakoX has an epic one for DBZ fans, with a battle between Vegeta's Super Sayian 4 and Raditz's Super Sayian Blue ending in a mutual KO. The level of destruction beforehand is a testament to the power the two have at their disposal.
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116* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
117** ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'':
118*** Thor vs. Iron Man, with Captain America joining in at the end, and we get to see {{Mjolnir}} vs. Captain America's shield.
119*** Later, Thor vs. The Hulk.
120** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' is a massive extravaganza of this, starting off with Winter Soldier vs. Black Panther vs. Captain America, leading into [[spoiler:a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy re-brainwashed]] Winter Soldier fighting through several Avengers before Cap stops him]], leading into the titular all-character melee featuring pretty much every possible combat matchup between any two characters on opposite sides and culminating in [[spoiler:[[LetsGetDangerous super-sized Ant-Man]] vs. all of Team Iron Man]], leading into [[spoiler:Cap and Winter Soldier vs. Iron Man after Tony sees [[RelativeButton that one video]]]].
121** ''Film/ThorRagnarok:'' Thor and The Hulk fight in the Grandmaster's arena. Thor seems to be winning, only for the Grandmaster to abruptly knock him out.
122* ''Film/MegaSharkVsGiantOctopus'': ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LpjxWF7C6E Vs. R. Lee Ermey]], [[spoiler: with a cameo from Creator/BillyMays.]]
123* ''Film/TheForbiddenKingdom'': Creator/JetLi vs. Creator/JackieChan. It was a draw, though Jet Li has gone on record as saying that in a no holds barred fight, Jackie would wipe the floor with him.
124* ''Film/FreddyVsJason''. Two popular eighties SlasherMovie icons duke it out for the right to slaughter teens.
125* ''Film/FrankensteinMeetsTheWolfMan'', the very first Famous Monster vs Famous Monster movie. Universal then did two more (''Film/HouseOfFrankenstein'' and ''Film/HouseOfDracula''), adding Dracula to make it a Triple Threat.
126* ''[[Film/TheFastandtheFurious Fast Five]]'': Creator/VinDiesel vs. Wrestling/DwayneJohnson. Yes, it's as awesome as it sounds.
127** ''[[Film/TheFastandtheFurious Furious 7]]'' seeks to up the ante by adding Creator/JasonStatham and Tony Jaa to the mix as villains.
128* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' features a piano duel between WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck and WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck, which quickly escalates into an ''actual'' duel.
129* ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', in which the two greatest movie monsters of all time, [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} one from the East]] and [[Franchise/KingKong one from the West]], beat the tar out of each other. [[spoiler:The victor is ambiguous in the film, but Toho went on record giving the win to King Kong.]] ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' will see the two throw down again after fifty-nine years.[[spoiler: This time Godzilla wins decisively.]]
130* ''Film/TheBlackCat:'' Creator/BelaLugosi vs. Creator/BorisKarloff. And it is awesome.
131* ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' Where Superman and Batman throw down on the big screen.
132* ''[[Film/TheRing Sadako]] [[Film/SadakoVsKayako vs.]] [[Film/{{Juon}} Kayako]]'': Cinematography's two most famous [[StringyHairedGhostGirl onryō]] throw it down in ''Film/TheGrudge'' match of 2016.
133* ''Film/WayOfTheDragon'' features Creator/BruceLee vs. Creator/ChuckNorris. [[spoiler:Lee wins by [[NeckSnap snapping Norris's neck.]]]]
134* ''Film/RockyBalboa'' centers around an in-universe example, as a simulation between Rocky and current heavyweight champion Mason Dixon prompts enough media buzz to lead to a real exhibition bout between them.
135* ''Film/IpMan3'' has the main conflict boil down to a sparring match between the Chinese martial artist Creator/DonnieYen and American boxer Creator/MikeTyson. Donnie fights Mike to a standstill.
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139* "Shark vs. Train": Parodied in the children's book which takes the more common sense approach, with hilarious results (it matters, for instance, whether the competition is under water, or involves trying to sell lemonade).
140* 1906: ''[[Literature/ArseneLupin Arsène Lupin]] vs. Literature/SherlockHolmes'', by Lupin's author Maurice Leblanc, as an AffectionateParody. Soon afterwards, Arthur Conan Doyle complained and, from the following edition onwards, the story became ''Arsène Lupin vs. [[WritingAroundTrademarks Herlock Sholmes]]'' (or, in some versions, "Holmlock Shears").
141* The battles in ''Literature/EscapistDream'' fit this trope, since they're basically about fights between fandoms. There's literally a fight between an American geek with a lightsaber vs a Japanese otaku dressed as a ninja. And there's even a fight between two gamers using video game powers but one was a retro gamer while the other was a modern FPS player.
142** In the sequel ''Literature/OtakuGirl'' various internet {{meme}}s join combat.
143* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'': Huge fanboys Jake and Marco from like to argue about whether Batman could beat Spider-Man.
144* OlderThanDirt: Literature/TheIliad is this to a significant portion of [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]], including the gods themselves. It also makes clear that Zeus would win with one arm behind the back if he decided to join the frame (so he claims, and the gods, ''speaking from experience'', don't dare to contradict him)... [[TrueNeutral And that's why he stays out of it]].
145* David Weber's ''Literature/OutOfTheDark'' and [[spoiler:vampires versus aliens]]. And that's just the first part of the trilogy!
146* The climax of ''Literature/ReadyPlayerOne'' becomes this due to the major players all piloting simulations of HumongousMecha from [[TheEighties 1980s pop culture]], culminating in a showdown between the protagonist's Series/{{Ultraman}} and the [[BigBad Big Bad's]] [[Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzilla Mechagodzilla]].
147* "Bear v. Shark" by Chris Bachelder could be termed the discussed version of this trope.
148* ''The Circumstances Leading to a Certain Magical Heavy Zashiki Warashi’s Simple Killer Queen's Marriage'' crosses over a whole bunch of different series by Creator/KazumaKamachi. This results in (and this isn't an exhaustive list) espers vs {{Badass Normal}}s vs HumongousMecha vs {{Youkai}} vs Norse gods vs [[spoiler:an EldritchAbomination stronger than everyone else combined]].
149* Discussed in ''Literature/TheWatsonsGoToBirmingham1963''. Kenny sees his BigBrotherBully Byron meeting their cantankerous Grandma Sands for the first time in years as this, anticipating a massive fight between them (and even likening it to [[Film/KingKongVsGodzilla Godzilla versus King Kong]]). Needless to say, he's disappointed when Byron immediately submits to Grandma Sands and obeys her.
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153* ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}''
154** In ''Series/TheFlash2014'', the first ever crossover with ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' in 2014 is titled "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Flash vs. Arrow]]", where [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Oliver Queen]] has to take on a BrainwashedAndCrazy [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]].
155** In ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', the episode "The Justice Society of America", has the Legends take on [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica said titular team]], and [[CurbStompBattle losing spectacularly]].
156** Once again in ''The Flash'', the 2016 "Invasion!" crossover had Team Arrow (Spartan, Speedy), the Legends (White Canary, [[ComicBook/TheAtom Atom]], [[ComicBook/FirestormDCComics Firestorm]], and Heat Wave), and [[Series/Supergirl2015 Supergirl]] get [[MindManipulation mind controlled]] by the Dominators, forcing Green Arrow and the Flash to fight their friends. Oliver takes on the {{Badass Normal}}s while Barry fights the ones with superpowers. Oliver manages to fight off most of the heroes before Wally West/Kid Flash [[BigDamnHeroes comes in and assists]]. Barry takes out most of the heroes with lightning throws before he's left in a one on one fight against Supergirl. Barry wins by tricking Supergirl into destroying the mind control device.
157** Series/{{Arrow}}'s season 5 finale has this with heroes and villains pulled from throughout Arrow's history in one giant showdown. The contenders include Oliver Queen, Malcolm Merlyn, Nyssa Al-Ghul, and [[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade Wilson]], facing off against Adrian Chase, Talia Al-Ghul, Evelyn Sharp, and Captain Boomerang. The stakes being Oliver's [[ArcWords legacy]] and the fate of his family. As a bonus, Dinah Drake and Black Siren pit their Canary Cries against each other.
158* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'''s Netflix shows.
159** ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' has ComicBook/JessicaJones fighting a BrainwashedAndCrazy ComicBook/LukeCage after he falls under Kilgrave's MindManipulation.
160** ''Series/TheDefenders2017'' pits Luke Cage against [[ComicBook/IronFist Danny Rand]], including a scene of Danny using the Iron Fist to deliver a right hook to Luke's face.
161* In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Barney, Marshall and Lily go to the event "Wrestlers Vs. Robots" where Mexican-style wrestlers battle a variety of robots.
162* ''Series/DeadliestWarrior'': A Spike TV show which explores "history's greatest killing machines", looks at their historic backgrounds and the science behind their equipment and fighting styles, and pairs them off in a one-on-one computer simulated fight. Showdowns include "Gladiator vs. Apache", "Ninja vs. Spartan", "Taliban vs. IRA", "Yakuza vs. Mafia", and "William Wallace vs. Shaka Zulu".
163* ''Series/JurassicFightClub'': A History Channel show, similar to ''Deadliest Warrior'' in that it uses best available knowledge to establish the abilities, strengths, and weaknesses of the animals, then [=CGIs=] the actual fights. Match-ups include Allosaurus vs. Ceratosaurus; Mega-Lion vs. the Short-Faced Bear; and Megalodon vs. Brygmophyseter, the "biting sperm whale".
164* Animal Planet had a short lived series called ''Animal Face Off'', which was basically ''Jurassic Fight Club'' done with living species that plausibly might confront one another in the wild.
165* ''Series/HarryHillsTVBurp'': "Well, I ''like'' X, but then I ''also'' like Y. But which is better?" ''[Costumed/made-up/bewigged representations/impersonators of X and Y crash into studio from opposite directions and make a beeline for each other]'' "FIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!"
166* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
167** The original series episode "The Mind Robber" eventually, through convoluted means, features a sword fight that involves Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac, [[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers D'Artagnan]], {{UsefulNotes/Blackbeard}}, and [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Sir Lancelot]].
168** And "Doomsday" brings the fight people had been wanting for ''decades'': Daleks vs. Cybermen.
169** The novel "All-Consuming Fire" had Sherlock Holmes and the seventh Doctor square off with the Cthulhu Mythos.
170** "Let's Kill Hitler" has the showdown we never knew we desperately wanted: UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler v. [[spoiler: The Eternal Legionary, Rory Williams]]. [[spoiler:Rory]] takes down Hitler without breaking a sweat.
171* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'': Spoofed in a recurring sketch in which George Wendt leads a cadre of football fans who speculate on the scores of hypothetical games pitting the Chicago Bears against other teams, with the Bears facing increasingly unlikely handicaps, such as being shrunk to the size of midgets. (Hint: Da Bears win.)
172-->'''Wendt:''' Who would win, the Death Star or the Enterprise?\
173'''Others:''' Ditka!
174* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': In the episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E22TheSavageCurtain The Savage Curtain]]", aliens set up a "good vs. evil" battle in an attempt to understand what "good" and "evil" are. On the "good" side are Kirk and Spock, along with alien-created simulations of Kirk's personal hero Abraham Lincoln and Spock's idol Surak, the Vulcan philosopher. On the "evil" side are simulacra of UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, the greatest conqueror in Earth history; Colonel Green, a vicious and amoral militia leader who liked to strike at his enemies while negotiating with them; Kahless the Unforgettable, the founder of the Klingon Empire; and Zora of Tiburon, a MadScientist who liked to experiment on live, intelligent beings.
175* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' do this about once a year [[BigDamnMovie as a movie]], usually by having the current Super Sentai meet up with the previous year's Super Sentai in a LetsYouAndHimFight scene before teaming up to take on the BigBad of the film.
176** ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' met up with ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' for a movie in 2011.
177** ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' then met up with ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' before taking on ''Series/SpaceSheriffGavan'' and going on to fight ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', the last done '''two months after their own series ended.'''
178** ''Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiSuperHeroTaisen'' pits the Kamen Riders (led by Decade) against the Sentai warriors (led by [=GokaiRed=]). ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' and the ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters'' eventually pop up and [[EvasiveFightThreadEpisode ask why they're even fighting in the first place]].
179* ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'': For the ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series. Decade can take on the form and powers of the last nine hero Riders, allowing match-ups like Kuuga vs. Kiva, Kiva vs. Knight and so on.
180* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': In one episode, Angel and Spike argue vehemently over who would win if astronauts and cavemen got into a fight. Even better, they somehow manage to get all of the other main characters at the time to argue over this. Through the entire episode.
181-->'''Wesley:''' Ah. You've been yelling at each other for 40 minutes about this? ...do the astronauts have weapons?\
182'''Angel & Spike:''' ''[in unision]'' [[SeriousBusiness NO!]]
183* One episode of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' opens with [[PunchClockVillain two Lannister soldiers]] discussing who's the best fighter in Westeros. They've narrowed it down to Ser Jaime [[RedBaron "Kingslayer"]] Lannister, Ser Gregor [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "The Mountain"]] Clegane, and Ser Loras [[AgentPeacock "The Knight of Flowers"]] Tyrell. Their discussion is cut short by [[spoiler:the Stark army]].
184-->'''Soldier #1:''' What about Loras Tyrell?\
185'''Soldier #2:''' He's been [[UnusualEuphemism stabbing]] Renly Baratheon for years, and Renly ain't dead!
186* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' has an episode called "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E1BuffyVsDracula Buffy vs. Dracula]]". The titular fight ends inconclusively, with Buffy killing the Count, but with him clearly able to come BackFromTheDead at will.[[note]]Though Drac was wise enough not to reform near Buffy, who shooed him away threateningly.[[/note]] The show also had to break many of its [[MagicAIsMagicA own rules]] about [[OurVampiresAreDifferent how its vampires work]] [[labelnote:*]] though season 8 reveals his powers are a result of his skill in magic.[[/labelnote]] in order to pit Buffy against a recognizable version of Dracula; the whole episode relied heavily on RuleOfCool.
187* Discussed in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' when the guys [[CavemenVsAstronautsDebate argue over]] which fictional characters, mostly superheroes, would best who in a fight.
188* ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'': After Ken Jennings' 75 wins in 2004, the producers held the "Ultimate Tournament of Champions", which ran from February to May 2005, inviting 145 previous tournament winners and 5-time champions who competed against one another. The tournament was littered with upsets and dark horse victories in the early rounds. Of the "Nifty Nine" champions that were byed to the second round following their record setting and accomplished prior runs on the show, ''seven'' of them lost their opening game, with only Brad Rutter and Frank Spangenberg advancing to the quarterfinals. Of the thirteen previous Tournament of Champions winners who started in Round 1, only ''four'' made it to Round 2 (Ryan Holznagel, Michael Dupee, Dan Melia, Mark Dawson), with only Melia making it to Round 3.
189* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': In the Season Four episode "Midway", [[Series/StargateSG1 Teal'c]] visits Atlantis. Naturally, he ends up in a sparring match with Ronan, Atlantis' resident BigGuy. The fight was still even when Carter broke it up. As a bonus, we also get [[spoiler:[[CoolVsAwesome Ronan AND Teal'c versus a large number of Wraith]]. The Wraith lose]].
190* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': Implied in "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS13E3 Blood on the Saddle]]". At the climax, despite now believing he’s Billy the Kid, Adam hallucinates that Tom Barnaby is Marshal Wyatt Earp. As it's established early on his persona is drawn from his love of Westerns, it is implied that his delusions are manifesting as an epic climax between the greatest Western outlaw and the greatest Western lawman.
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194* [[{{Trope Namer|s}} The trope is named for]] the song and flash animation "[[Music/TheUltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]]" by Music/LemonDemon, in which many famous fictional characters, pop culture icons and historical persons come together for the sole purpose of knocking the living crap out of each other. (The last one standing is [[spoiler:[[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood Mister Rogers]] in a bloodstained sweater]].)
195-->''This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny\
196Good guys, bad guys and explosions, as far as the eye can see\
197And only one will survive, I wonder who it will be\
198This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny.''
199* Defied in Ookla the Mok's "Stop Talking About Comic Books or I'll Kill You":
200-->''I don't care if the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] could defeat [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} the Man of Steel]]\
201I'm gonna rearrange your face if you continue to debate\
202Whether [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Logan's]] claws could pierce [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]]' shield''
203* "Dreadnought" by Music/{{Sabaton}} is about the battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI:
204->''The North Sea has drawn them here''\
205''The fleets of the high seas approach''\
206''A contest of titans commence''\
207''These days will dictate their fate''\
208''The Grand Fleet prepares their guns''\
209''Unleashed as the dreanoughts clash at last!''\
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213* The ''Galactic Watercooler'' podcast has a recurring feature called [=Fantasy Sci-Fi League=] in which participants choose teams based on specific roles (warrior, pilot, reconnaissance, etc) and place them in a scenario such as the rescue of one of the podcasters from a [[Franchise/StarTrek Klingon]] prison planet, and give them some basic equipment (such as Carl Sagan's [=Starship of the Imagination=]). The winner is chosen based on the most entertaining way of completing a mission.
214* The PAX Prime 2015 ''Podcast/AcquisitionsIncorporated'' game is called "Darkmagic vs. [[Literature/TheDarkElfTrilogy Do'Urden]]", Jim Darkmagic being the (self-proclaimed) greatest wizard of the TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms.
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218* The promotional war and invasion angles can end up like this trope, in theory. In practice, they tend to be disappointments. One owner often refuses to acknowledge another organization as worth comparing to their own, and as such they usually end up being {{fake crossover}}s. The most famous flop among fans in the USA was Wrestling/{{WCW}} invades the Wrestling/{{WWE}}, an invasion angle InNameOnly. Vince's kids just aligned a bunch of WWF wrestlers, some of whom happened to have gained some prior fame elsewhere. ''Some of whom.'' The prior Wrestling/{{N|ationalWrestlingAlliance}}WA invades WWF was a truer example of this trope. New Japan's invasion with Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation did actually involve both companies but was so one sided it actually contributed to the latter's death.
219* Among some other examples truer to the spirit of this trope were Wrestling/{{A|llJapanWomensProWrestling}}JW vs LLPW, WWF vs Wrestling/{{SMW}}, Wrestling/RingOfHonor vs Wrestling/DragonGate, ROH vs IWA Puerto Rico, ROH vs Wrestling/{{CZW}}, CZW vs IWA Mid-South, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling vs Wrestling/ProWrestlingNoah, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling vs Wrestling/ProWrestlingZero1, NJPW vs ROH, Wrestling/{{WSU}} vs Beyond.
220* Subverted with Perros Del Mal Producciones, a company based around Wrestling/{{CMLL}}'s main rudo faction that was planned to be used for these purposes but broke away to make a deal with Wrestling/{{AAA}}. When PDM "invaded" AAA, the established rudo stables [[LegionOfDoom welcomed them into their Sociedad]].
221* This is the purpose of the World Wrestling League's Dream Match Tours. It gets together wrestlers working in different promotions and countries who may otherwise never fight or team up, or at least may not do so anywhere [[OffScreenMomentOfAwesome where the target audience can see it.]]
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225* A key draw of the ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'' series. Literally any fictional character can be [[SummonMagic summoned as an entity]] or appear as an NPC and fight other fictional characters on the Battlefield.
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229* Don Bradman and Creator/BabeRuth, widely recognized as the greatest ever players in cricket and baseball, respectively, met each other in 1932. While they didn't play against each other, certainly not in any formal capacity, Bradman offered Ruth the chance to try his hand at cricket. Ruth started by trying to bat cricket-style, and struggling to lay bat on ball, before switching to his baseball stance and hitting the Australian bowlers around the park. Ruth also took Bradman to watch a Yankees game, where Bradman surprised his host by spotting a double-play.
230* Boxing had three of them, all of them featuring Muhammad Ali:
231** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_of_the_Century Fight of the Century]], the 1971 fight between WBA/WBC heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and lineal champion Muhammad Ali. It was the first time two undefeated heavyweight champions had met in the ring. Frazier won by decision in 15 rounds.
232** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rumble_in_the_Jungle Rumble in the Jungle]], the 1974 bout with heavyweight champion George Foreman. Ali, having come off his suspension from boxing for draft evasion, had successfully battled his way back to the top of the boxing world to take back the title from Foreman. Ali won the fight by knockout in eight rounds.
233** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrilla_in_Manila Thrilla in Manila]], the 1975 rematch between Ali and Frazier, in which Ali won by TKO in 14 rounds to become undisputed heavyweight champion and taking a 2-1 career lead over Frazier.[[note]]The two had a second bout in 1974, but neither was champion at the time, Frazier having subsequently lost the title to Foreman[[/note]]
234* Then in 2017 the "showdown" many people had speculated on over the years between pro boxing and UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts happened, when champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. met MMA champion Conor [=McGregor=] for a one-off fight using boxing rules. The referee stopped the fight after ten of a maximum twelve rounds when [=McGregor=] failed to defend himself, giving Mayweather victory. However, many observers who had expected the fight to be one-sided were surprised by how well [=McGregor=] performed under boxing constraints.
235* College football runs on this trope, though they call it [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_the_Century_(college_football) The Game Of The Century]]. [[note]]The name is tongue-in-cheek, since these seem to happen every five years or so.[[/note]] Historically, the best teams in college football often didn't get to play against each other. So when they did, it earned this title, and the accompanying hype. Now that the post-season is designed to create such matchups, the trope still applies in seasons where two elite teams exist, and everyone wants to see them both make it to the final game. In recent years, this has been Alabama versus Clemson.
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239* ''Who Would Win?'': ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Two players each get a random character, and then an event. Argue why your character would win. Santa Claus vs. Genghis Khan in synchronized swimming? Babar vs. Einstein in ping pong?
240* ''TabletopGame/{{Monsterpocalypse}}'' has basically two lines: one based on its own FantasyKitchenSink setting, and one based on ''Anime/{{Voltron}}''. Two ''compatible'' lines. Meaning you can end up with Drule Empire vs. NotZilla Terra Khan or even Voltron vs. [[EldritchAbomination Cthugrosh]].
241* ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'' #200 had a debate on who was TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons' greatest wizard: [[TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms Elminster]] (argued for by Creator/EdGreenwood) or [[Literature/{{Dragonlance}} Raistlin]] (argued for by Creator/TracyHickman). At the end of the article, it's revealed that [[LetsYouAndHimFight the battle was being set up by]] [[TakeAThirdOption Mordenkainen]].
242** Reputedly, the design teams at TSR used to argue about which setting's badass 2nd Edition D&D baddies would trounce the other: ''Dark Sun'' or ''Ravenloft''. The usual conclusion was that the outcome would depend on whose turf the baddies fought on, and/or whether Vecna and Gwydion were allowed to participate.
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246* The ''Franchise/AlienVsPredator'' franchise is entirely devoted to this trope.
247* ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'': Lost Episodes 1 and 2 pits Asura against ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'''s (Evil) Ryu and Akuma/Oni. [[PowerCreepPowerSeep The latter had to be buffed up to Asura's level to stand a chance, of course.]]
248* In-universe example in ''VideoGame/BrothersInArms: Road to Hill 30'': [[ThoseTwoGuys Allen and Garnett]] start two missions by having an argument regarding who would win a fight between Batman and Superman.
249* ''VideoGame/CapcomVs'': The [[IntercontinuityCrossover Intercontinuity]] MassiveMultiplayerCrossover FightingGame series where a bunch of unconnected Capcom properties and unconnected properties from another company come together to see who's the best.
250* ''VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion'' and its updated version basically answers the questions of: what would happen if WesternAnimation/Ben10 and WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack met in a dark alley, [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Father]] and [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Aku]] had a little fiery feud, and [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Blossom]] and [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Dexter]] teamed up to fight Vilgax and [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Grim]] in [[WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack Stormalong Harbor]]. The game answers these questions, and a whole lot more.
251* ''VideoGame/EXTRAPOWERAttackOfDarkforce'': Attack of Darkforce serves as this for the EXTRAPOWER series. Want to see Zophy throw a punch against BigBad Dark Force? Ever wondered if Sharkungo or Forcestar can go toe to toe against the remodelers of Tarantula? Or if Guren Tiger and Gecko Wolf can take on Yoberiade and the Yami Clan themselves? The game unites heroes and villainous factions from across the EXTRAPOWER universe, with about two dozen playable characters to swap in and out of the party, giving ample room to explore matchups.
252* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy vs. WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' web fighting game in promotion of the series' DVD releases; [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]] is the game's boss.
253* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'': The game and its prequel ''012'' pit the lead characters from the first ten ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' titles (first thirteen as of ''012'', with both games also featuring the likes of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Shantotto]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Gabranth]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Kain]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Gilgamesh]], and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Prishe]]) against each of their respective arch-foes from their respective worlds with the fate of TheMultiverse at stake. [[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015 The 2015 sequel-slash-reboot]] extends not only as far as the then-most recent numbered entry, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', but also includes the protagonists from spin-off titles like ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Tactics]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0 Type-0]]''.
254* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam'': And when they didn't stop with Warriors, they decided to do the same thing to Gundam. But there are few things more awesome than watching completely unrelated Gundams ripping suits by the hundreds.
255** ''VideoGame/GundamVsSeries'': While on the topic of Gundam, there is also the Vs. Series that brings A LOT of the Gundam series ranging from the very first Gundam to the recent Gundam series in one huge 3D Arena Fighting Game. Characters from the Universal Century can fight the above mentioned Build Fighters characters in 1v1 or team battles (which implies that the Gunplas from the show are actually converted into real sized Gundams and Mobile Suits and that the fighters are actual pilots now).
256* In the ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'' mod ''The Specialists'', most character models are from some action movie (and two from video games): Smith Agents and Morpheus, from The Matrix; Castor, from Face/Off; Agent 47, from the Hitman series; and Gordon Freeman wearing a black trench coat. This means that it is impossible to play the game without an epic battle between action icons, unless everyone is using the generic Mercenary and Seal skins.
257* ''VideoGame/TheJackboxPartyPack'': "Champ'd Up" from ''Party Pack 7'' is a drawing game where each player is tasked to draw the "Champion" of a category like "Immaturity" or "Being Majestic". Then each player creates an "underdog" to face another player's Champion, having to guess the category from the Champion's design, and the other players vote to see who wins.
258* ''VideoGame/JumpForce'' is the latest game to pit ''Magazine/ShonenJump'' characters against each other. The first was 1989's ''Famicom Jump: History of Heroes'', followed by several games including ''VideoGame/JumpSuperStars''.
259* ''VideoGame/KamenRiderClimaxHeroes'' is the Kamen Rider Crossover Fighting Game that includes all of the main Heisei Riders as well as some Showa veterans as playable characters. The original ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'' can fight alongside with the original ''Series/KamenRiderKiva'' against ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' for example. Or you can even have a battle between ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'' vs ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' vs ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'' vs ''Series/KamenRiderDrive''. Is it awesome? HECK YEAH IT IS!
260* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel II'' has the two protagonists, Rean Schwarzer and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure Lloyd Bannings]] meeting and fighting against each other during the Divertissment Chapter. Although players are controlling Lloyd and Rixia for this fight, the end result was that both had a stalemate, right before Rean brings out his big guns.
261* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
262** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'': The final epic battle ends in a draw with only Superman and Raiden left standing, but the storyline does feature DC characters winning more fights than ''MK'' characters, due to their side of the story being a chapter longer. Perhaps most notable is a scene where a ''weakened'' Captain Marvel is able to defeat Scorpion, Baraka, and Shang Tsung in quick succession.
263** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' has become this through [[DownloadableContent DLC]] {{Guest Fighter}}s including [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], Franchise/{{Predator}}, [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]], and a [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]]-Tarkatan hybrid.
264** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' keeps up with its predecessors by including [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} the Terminator]], [[ComicBook/TheJoker the Joker]], ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, [[Film/RoboCop1987 RoboCop]] and [[Franchise/{{Rambo}} John Rambo]].
265** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' ups the ante by including [[WesternAnimation/Invincible2021 Omni-Man]], [[Series/TheBoys2019 Homelander]], and Series/{{Peacemaker|2022}}.
266* ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}'': A custom FightingGame system which allows anyone to create any character from any franchise and pit them against each other.
267* ''VideoGame/{{Multiversus}}'' is a platform MascotFighter that brings all sorts of iconic characters across the vast Creator/WarnerBros' library. You'll likely not find another fighting game where [[Creator/DCComics DC superheros]] such as ComicBook/{{Batman}} or ComicBook/{{Superman}} can fight classic cartoon icons such as WesternAnimation/BugsBunny or Franchise/TomAndJerry, alongside many others such as [[Series/GameOfThrones Arya Stark]], WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse, WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant, [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick Sanchez]], [[AscendedMeme a superpowered]] [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Shaggy Rogers]], or even freaking ''UsefulNotes/LeBronJames''.
268* ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'' lives up to its title, with characters from ''Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}''-owned series fighting each other. What's particularly noteworthy is that this is the first time where the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles and ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} would both be featured in an official fighting game, a few months after it launched.
269* ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale'': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's right there in the title.]]
270* ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' gives us [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri (with Estelle)]], considered as the biggest badass protagonist of the VideoGame/TalesSeries versus [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Sanger]], Banpresto's biggest walking badass for one fight. This game also gives us [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] (with Demitri) versus [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Jedah]], a fight we wanted to see back in ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution''.
271* Thanks to the ''VideoGame/PuzzleAndDragons'' collaboration series, players can send a team consisting of [[Anime/DragonBallZ Goku]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]], [[VideoGame/AngryBirds Red]], [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Shinji (and Unit 001)]], and Franchise/HelloKitty off to fight ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}. Unfortunately, while both Goku and Superman are in the game, neither appear in the dungeons for the collaborations (most of them are villains only). So that showdown is avoided.
272* ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'': pits ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'', ''VideoGame/QuakeII'', ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'' and OriginalGeneration characters against each other in a fight for supremacy. The Platform/PlayStation2 port ''Quake III: Revolution'' also adds [[VideoGame/DungeonKeeper the Reaper and the Mistress]].
273** ''VideoGame/QuakeChampions'', the continuation of ''III'', also adds ''Wolfenstein'' characters into the mix.
274* ''Samsara'', a mod for ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' Source ports, allows you to play as VideoGame/{{Doom}}guy, [[VideoGame/ChexQuest Chex Warrior]], [[VideoGame/{{Heretic}} Corvus]], [[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D B.J. Blazkowicz]], [[VideoGame/{{Hexen}} Parias]], VideoGame/{{Duke|Nukem3D}}, [[VideoGame/{{Marathon}} Security Officer]], and [[VideoGame/{{Quake}} Ranger]]. And in any game outside their own, their characters even have respective IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels depending on which one you chose. They're also balanced for class based gameplay in deathmatches, capture the flag, etc.
275** VideoGame/{{Doom}}guy: Damage (His weapons pack a heavy punch, particularly the Super Shotgun).
276** [[VideoGame/ChexQuest Chex Warrior]]: Defense (Fred Chexter comes from a kid friendly game that contained [[NonLethalKO Non-Lethal KOs]], thus he takes the least amount of damage from attacks).
277** [[VideoGame/{{Heretic}} Corvus]]: Utility (''VideoGame/{{Heretic}}'''s inventory system allows Corvus to deploy a variety of items).
278** [[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D B.J. Blazkowicz]]: Marksman (''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'' didn't have any shotgun type weapons and the weapons were pinpoint accurate).
279** [[VideoGame/{{Hexen}} Parias]]: Brawler (He moves the fastest and takes reduced explosion damage, allowing him to get up close).
280** VideoGame/{{Duke|Nukem3D}}: Crowd Control (Duke uses a jet pack and weapons with wide spread but can't take a lot of damage).
281** [[VideoGame/{{Marathon}} Security Officer]]: Suppression (Despite having a reload system and bullets not being {{hitscan}}, the Security Guard's weapons have SecondaryFire and can saturate the area with weapons fire).
282** [[VideoGame/{{Quake}} Ranger]]: Artillery (Ranger works the best using the rocket launcher, not only for raining hell but also for performing a RocketJump for mobility, it gets even worse for his enemies should he find QuadDamage.)
283** This is also the whole point of the GameMod ''VideoGame/QuakeChampionsDoomEdition''.
284* ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}'': allows for a nearly infinite number of these. Bigfoot versus Longcat, God + Shotgun + Skateboard versus Cthulhu, [[MemeticMutation T. Rex versus Robot Zombies...]] The fourth video found [[http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3175442 here]] takes this to absurd lengths.
285* ''Sherlock Holmes versus Arsène Lupin'': The Frogware 2007 game, known in some countries as ''Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis''.
286* ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur]] III'', ''IV'', ''[[VideoGame/SoulcaliburV V]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI VI]]'' all have the Create-A-Soul mode, which lets you build completely original characters. The games provide armor and equipment that lets you create characters from pretty much any franchise (within reason) and pit them against each other to see who's best. ''III'' even has a set of female-only parts that make your CAS look exactly like [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} KOS-MOS]], and certain other characters can be recreated with a striking degree of accuracy. You want one of [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctors]]? You can do it. Franchise/{{Batman}}? ComicBook/HarleyQuinn? ComicBook/TheJoker? No problem. [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Zoidberg?]] WHY NOT ZOIDBERG? [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} The Undertaker?]] Absolutely. [[VideoGame/MegaMan1 Bad]] [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Box Art]] [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken Mega Man]]? Paunchy stomach included. [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright?]] No objections here. Want to make the Franchise/PowerRangers? Just pick a color. ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}? ComicBook/JeanGrey? Them and [[ComicBook/XMen other mutants]] too. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu?]] I CHOOSE YOU! [[GlitchEntity MissingNo]]? Somehow... yes. ComicBook/DoctorDoom? Heck yeah! Film/AustinPowers? YEAH, BABY! Creator/ChuckNorris? Do you even need to ask? [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn, Jake, the Ice King, the Flame Princess, Marceline and Princess Bubblegum?]] MATHEMATICAL! [[Series/MythBusters Jamie Hyneman?]] Myth Busted. [[Franchise/StarWars Queen Amidala?]] The Force is strong with this one. [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Motoko Kusanagi?]] ''V'' lets you recreate her right from the moment you first pop in the game. The characters are nearly endless, and all yours to pit against each other as you wish. [[http://fuckyeahsoulcaliburcreations.tumblr.com/ Just check out this Tumblr for hundreds of recreations from V alone.]]
287** And after the release of VI, many more characters across the Entertainment Omniverse are being created and appearing in the Create-A-Soul's new gallery mode daily, which allows you to view the created characters of other players who uploaded them and you can download and customize them as your own. You saw your favorite [[Franchise/KamenRider Kamen Rider Character or wanna make your own]]? Definitely download them for even more RIDER KICKING BATTLES IN TIME!!!! Wanna prove who's the best in Never Land between [[WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverLandPirates Captain Hook and Captain Jake]]? YO HO AND LET'S GO!!!! A challenge between WesternAnimation/{{Danny Phantom}} against [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Kyo Kusanagi]]? OKAY!!!! Wanna play as [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob Ross]]? You better be ready to paint some combos! ComicBook/SpiderMan vs [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Thanos Rematch]]? ULTIMATE YES.
288* ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII'' has two instances:
289** This is the main point of the "Hero Assault" mode on Mos Eisley. In normal gameplay, a lucky player can become a HeroUnit such as Obi-Wan or Darth Vader. Mos Eisley offers an Assault mode, which is usually only seen in Space battles. This version has every single Hero Unit duking it out on one map. Every. Single. One. Yoda, General Grievous, Ki-Adi Mundi, Boba Fett, if he or she appeared on another map, he or she'll appear here. DLC for the Xbox verison of the game later added the mode to other maps, while also adding Kit Fisto and [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars Asajj Ventress]].
290** About halfway through the campaign mode, shortly after the Grand Army of the Republic turns into the Imperial Army, there's a sequence over a few missions where the player takes on a group of hiding Jedi, a reactivated army of battle droids on Mustafar and then another army of clone troopers on Kamino before the Rebellion gets off the ground.
291* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'' has one battle where half of the cast filled with famous HumongousMecha anime fight with another half the cast filled with famous HumongousMecha anime. Who wins? The side you control has to win, so you can progress through the game.
292* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration The Moon Dwellers'' delivers one hell of a showdown between [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsAlphaGaiden Sanger Zonvolt]], a German samurai fresh from his ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' adventures (see above), and [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsJudgment Al-Van Lunks]] who is an alien knight. And both men use a {{BFS}} as their primary weapon. To explain further: In Al-Van's debut game, a lot of his sword skills [[{{Expy}} were very similar to Sanger's]] (who has debuted long before Al-Van), so fans have been clamoring for their showdown long before ''Judgment'' gets included into the OG-verse. The fans got their wish.
293* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' is the Nintendo example of this trope, as it pits the Nintendo characters against each other outside their respective worlds. Then the third game began adding third-party characters, so as of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', you can set up matches like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] vs. [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]], Franchise/{{Kirby}} vs. VideoGame/PacMan, [[Franchise/StarFox Fox]] vs. [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake]], [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus]] vs. Classic Franchise/MegaMan, [[VideoGame/PunchOut Little Mac]] vs. [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]], [[VideoGame/KidIcarus Pit]] vs. VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]] vs. [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Simon]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Robin]] vs. [[VideoGame/Persona5 Joker]], [[Franchise/{{FireEmblem}} Marth]] vs. [[Franchise/DragonQuest Hero]], VideoGame/DuckHunt vs. VideoGame/BanjoKazooie, [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ken]] [[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom vs.]] [[VideoGame/FatalFury Terry]], [[VideoGame/{{AnimalCrossing}} Villager and Isabelle]] plus the Mii(s) vs. [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Steve and Alex]] (albeit this one is PlayedForLaughs, but still), [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], [[VideoGame/{{ARMS}} Min Min]] vs. [[Franchise/{{Tekken}} Kazuya]], or even [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Sora]] vs. [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros a Piranha Plant]].
294* ''VideoGame/UltimateEpicBattleSimulator'' is designed with this trope in mind, allowing players to pit a wide variety of fighters and armies against each other. As of the time of writing it allows historical factions such as World War II-era US Marines and Roman legionnaires, fictional units such as zombies and orcs, wildlife such as chickens and penguins, normally inanimate furniture such as cupboards, dinosaurs and Chuck Norris. Later updates would add armies such as ogres, [[Franchise/StarWars Jedi and Stormtroopers]] (albeit not named that for copyright reasons) and mechs from ''Franchise/RoboCop''.
295* ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'': Koei's video game crossover between their Three Kingdoms China ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' and their Sengoku Japan ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' franchises. By ''Warriors Orochi 3'', they also tossed in {{Guest Fighter}}s ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'''s Ryu Hayabusa, and UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar's [[VideoGame/WarriorsLegendsOfTroy Achilles]].
296* Speaking of which it was about the time that one of the default create options was [[Franchise/StreetFighter Chun-Li]] that the VideoGame/WWEVideoGames and others like them showed they were serious about this trope, going as far as having actual wrestlers where this could be invoked. Could Wrestling/HulkHogan beat Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin or Wrestling/JohnCena? Please, why stop there? Ever wondered who the best fighter in ''Franchise/StarTrek'' is? You can get your answer here. Think this is way to show it's better than ''Franchise/StarWars''? Which obscure characters do you want to make up to prove it? Want another ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' fighter? Just pick the costumes you want them to wear. Could [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Kasumi or Ryu]] beat Tina or Bass in their natural environment? Why not? What about if a fighter from ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur]]'' could hang without weapons? Could you, yourself, win NXT? Try it. Is WesternAnimation/KimPossible really a better fighter than Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer? Or Buffy better than Faith? Or [[Franchise/MassEffect Commander Shepard?]] Heck you could recreate a fight in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' or have them fight someone from ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' if you wanted.
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300* Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}:
301** ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' revolves around Myth/KingArthur, [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]], [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Heracles]], Theatre/{{Medea}}, {{Medusa}}, [[Myth/CelticMythology Cu Chulainn]], UsefulNotes/SasakiKojiro, one [[TheHashshashin Hassan-i Sabbah]], and [[UsefulNotes/{{Zoroastrianism}} Angra Mainyu]] being summoned into the modern day for a fight to the death.
302** ''Literature/FateZero'' follows Myth/KingArthur, [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]], [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Lancelot]], [[Myth/CelticMythology Diarmuid Ua Duibhne]], UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat, UsefulNotes/GillesDeRais, one [[TheHashshashin Hassan-i Sabbah]], and [[UsefulNotes/{{Zoroastrianism}} Angra Mainyu]] in a similar war.
303** ''VideoGame/FateExtra'' changes it to [[UsefulNotes/{{Nero}} Nero]], [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Tamamo-no-Mae]], [[Myth/CelticMythology Cu Chulainn]], [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Lu Bu Fengxian]], [[UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake Francis Drake]], [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Gawain]], Myth/RobinHood, [[UsefulNotes/DynastiesFromShangToQing Li Shuwen]], [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Alice]], [[UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler Vlad III]], and [[UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} Vairocana]], along with the creators' own [[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Arcueid Brunestud]] and [[Literature/TheGardenOfSinners Shiki Ryougi]].
304** ''Anime/FatePrototype'' has Myth/KingArthur, [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]], [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Perseus, Heracles]], [[Myth/CelticMythology Cu Chulainn]] and [[Literature/BookOfRevelation The Beast]] in a fight to the death instead.
305*** The prequel ''Fragments of Sky Sliver'' has Myth/KingArthur, [[Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung Brynhild]], [[Myth/PersianMythology Arash]], UsefulNotes/RamsesII, [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde]], one [[TheHashshashin Hassan-i Sabbah]], and [[UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}} Paracelsus von Hohenheim]].
306** ''Literature/FateApocrypha'' has [[Literature/{{Nibelungenlied}} Siegfried]], [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Chiron]], [[UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler Vlad III]], [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Astolfo]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} Avicebron/Solomon Ibn Gabirol]], FrankensteinsMonster, and UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper working together as the Servants of Black to fight the Servants of Red, consisting of [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Mordred]], [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Atalanta]], [[Literature/{{Mahabharata}} Karna]], [[Literature/TheIliad Achilles]], Creator/WilliamShakespeare, [[UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire Spartacus]], and [[UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast Semiramis]]. Did we mention that they're headed by UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc and [[spoiler: [[UsefulNotes/{{AmakusaShiro}} Shiro Tokisada Amakusa]]]]?
307** ''Literature/FateStrangeFake'' has [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh, Enkidu]], [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse The Horseman of Pestilence]], Creator/AlexandreDumas, UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper, two members of TheHashshashin, UsefulNotes/RichardTheLionheart, [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Alcides, Queen Hippolyta]], Francois Prelati, some kind of SpiderTank with lion motifs [[spoiler:that was heavily implied to be ''UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison'', but eventually revealed to be Humbaba, a monster defeated by Gilgamesh and Enkidu]], and a mysterious being who can shapeshift into various characters like [[Literature/MobyDick Captain Ahab]], [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Icarus, and Asclepius]].
308** Of course, all of them pale in comparison to the CrisisCrossover of the franchise, ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', which has pretty much all of those characters, on top of having [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Xuanzang]], UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga, UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla, [[Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo Edmond Dantes]], and [[Literature/{{Mahabharata}} Arjuna]], just to name a few.
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312* ''WebAnimation/DeadFantasy'' shows what happens when a bunch of girls from the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series go up against a bunch of girls from the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series. [[spoiler:In case you didn't figure it out by yourself, it's {{fanservice}}.]]
313* ''Creator/RoosterTeeth'''s ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': sets characters up against each other as well, from [[Franchise/StarWars Boba Fett]] vs. [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]] to [[VideoGame/FinalFight Mike Haggar]] vs. [[Franchise/StreetFighter Zangief]] to [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] vs. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]]. Notably not decided by votes, but by a look at each side's actual capabilities and extrapolating based on that.
314** And for the 25th match they've did one for [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]] and ComicBook/{{Superman}}. [[spoiler:Superman won.]] Boomstick, one of the show's hosts, was utterly euphoric when the fight finished because it meant everybody would finally stop asking them to do it. Of course, ''lots'' of people were unhappy with the result, so Death Battle did their first and at-the-time only re-match for the 50th match. Same result. They then laid down very clearly why they were convinced that the fight would never turn out any other way, to curtail this happening again. Of course, that didn't stop them from eventually going in for their ''[[RuleOfThree third]]'' match for Season 10's penultimate match-up, another first-time for the series, this time using ''every'' canon and related material just to give them their best possible odds. Once again, the same result.
315** As of 2023, there's been only three ties in the show's history: [[spoiler:[[Recap/DeathBattleS02E19ChuckNorrisVsSegataSanshiro Chuck Norris vs. Segata Sanshiro]], which ended in them destroying the universe]], [[spoiler:[[Recap/DeathBattleS03E14DeadpoolVsPinkiePie Pinkie Pie vs. Deadpool]], which ended with Pinkie throwing Deadpool the birthday party that Chad and Ben had neglected]], and [[spoiler:[[Recap/DeathBattleS10E13ScoobyDooVSCourageTheCowardlyDog Scooby Doo vs. Courage the Cowardly Dog]], which was more like a spat between invincible friends and actually ends with Courage's abusive owner ''[[AssholeVictim Eustace]]'' dying instead.]]
316*** There's also the unique case of [[spoiler:[[Recap/DeathBattleS01E19DrEggmanVsDrWily Dr. Eggman vs. Dr. Wily]], in which ''neither'' combatant wins, and a crazed Metal Sonic takes them both out.]]
317** For the season finale of the show's 8th season, two of animation's heaviest hitters were put against each other to end the season with a bang, [[WebComic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] vs. [[WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}} Popeye the Sailor Man]]. [[spoiler:Popeye wins]].
318** The ninth season finale pitted [[Franchise/DragonBall Gogeta against Vegito]] in a battle of Potara Earrings versus FusionDance. [[spoiler:Vegito wins]].
319** Season 10 notably features two match-ups that were voted to happen by fans, that being [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]] versus [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Discord]], and [[VideoGame/InFamous Cole MacGrath]] versus [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} Alex Mercer]]. [[spoiler:While Bill ultimately wins the former match, Discord gets the last laugh by trapping Bill in the Nightmare Realm and saving Equestria from Weirdmageddon at the cost of his life]].
320** Season 10s finale also ends it with a bang, being a galaxy-sized slugfest between [[TropeMaker fictions first two]] PlanetEater's, [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Galactus]] vs. [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Unicron]]. [[spoiler:Galactus wins, though not before Unicron manages to steal his Ultimate Nullifier and ''resets the universe'' to try and kill Galactus]].
321* Creator/{{Machinima}}.com has ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Wasteland Battles'', pitting characters and enemies from ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' against each other, and with the help of mods, even characters like [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]]. Not that it matters, because [[CurbStompBattle Liberty Prime]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjTVhj4gHCE beats everything.]]
322* ''WebAnimation/SuperHeroBowl'' sees a ton of live-action heroes fighting it out in an alien arena. The second one features villains, while the third sees the heroes and villains team up to fight for their freedom.
323* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da0WMS4ieJY Toys vs Toys]]'' is a stop-motion time travel story involving Link, Goku, Jean-Luc Picard, and various good guys from several franchises teaming up to stop Darth Vader and numerous bad guys from obtaining a time-traveling machine to take over the universe.
324* ''WebAnimation/VideoGameChampionshipWrestling'' is an ongoing web series that uses recreations of both famous and relatively obscure video game characters (as well as some from non-game-based franchises and even a few people from real life) in the ever-glitchy VideoGame/WWEVideoGames in AI versus AI matches. It maintains a regular roster of wrestlers, so rematches where a previous winner lost and a previous loser won have happened before, such as [[VideoGame/BarkleyShutUpAndJamGaiden Charles Barkley]] versus [[Franchise/DragonBall Vegeta, and Nappa]] versus [[Creator/ValveSoftware Gabe Newell]].
325* While this is still upcoming, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvpHThakNwU When Heroes Meet Champions]]'' is hyped to be an UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny featuring characters from the two MultiplayerOnlineBattleArena juggernauts, as the title suggested: ''VideoGame/Dota2'' and ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''. Already in the teaser we've seen possible battles of Axe vs Darius, [[{{Samurai}} Juggernaut vs Master Yi]], [[ActionGirl Legion Commander vs Katarina]], [[WhenTreesAttack Treant Protector vs Maokai]] and [[MegatonPunch Tusk vs Vi]].
326* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzUZbTec8U request of F]]", an ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'' fan video made through the use of UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance, showcases mechs from nearly every continuity of the franchise's ''17'' or so games and pits them into a 3-minute slugfest that doesn't require you to be an ''Armored Core'' fan to enjoy.
327* ''WebAnimation/GamingAllStars'': Due to the [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover nature of this series]], expect quite a few of these kinds of battles to ensue. For example, there’s [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] and [[VideoGame/EnslavedOdysseyToTheWest Monkey]] vs [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Whomp]]]] in ''The Ultimate Crossover'' and ''Remastered'', as well as [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]] vs [[Franchise/MortalKombat Scorpion]] in ''2''.
328* Going back to the days of crappy flash animations, we have Lemon Demon's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrzKT-dFUjE Ultimate Showdown]], pitting everyone in every franchise against each other. You'll never guess who wins.
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332* ''Webcomic/TalesFromThePit'' exposes "Who Would Win" as a favorite conversational topic of the ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' R&D team. Pairings include Franchise/RoboCop vs. The Franchise/{{Terminator}} and Franchise/MyLittlePony vs. the Franchise/{{Transformers}}.
333* Dark Horse Comics [[http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/686/dark-horse-vs-dr-mcninja-vs-saxton-hale once asked]] who would win; [[Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja Dr. McNinja]], or [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Saxton Hale]]? Each character also asked fans to vote for them on their [[http://drmcninja.com/ respective]] [[http://www.teamfortress.com/ websites]]. (Votes are already done. Winner: [[spoiler:Saxton Hale.]])
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337* The now-defunct [[http://www.grudge-match.com/ WWWF Grudge Match]] though the archives are still there, listing the more than 200 fights the site has run. The fights are formatted in that there is a proposed scenario and a very tongue-in-cheek debate, after which there will be a vote. When the loser has fallen, often hilarious comments on the result would be posted.
338* ''[[http://screamsheet.wordpress.com/fights/ The Screamsheet]]'' has done weekly fights between a variety of characters since 2000. The fights have a loose continuity and several running jokes, such as Superman always losing and the Earth being destroyed multiple times.
339** Most prominent in the ''Fanfic/CharacterScramble'', hosted on Who Would Win, which regularly crosses over ''dozens'' of franchises per season.
340* [[http://thelonelywinds.com/phpBB2/index.php The Lonely Winds forum]] has three sub-forums dedicated to various [=USoUDs=] in eight different leagues of various power level and compositions.
341* History nerds are somewhat fond of debating Alexander the Great vs UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan. This battle actually happens in Creator/ArthurCClarke and Stephen Baxter's collaborative novel, ''Time's Eye''.
342* Whosthebitch.com was the HQ for a fun and easy game; simply match any two given personalities (or even inanimate objects) and answer the question, "Who's the bitch?" Basically pick which one would be the 'bottom' in a relationship between the two, and justify your answer with an explanation.
343* ''[[http://theboxingtribune.com/?s=what+if+heavyweight What If's Excellent Heavyweight Adventure]]'' uses the time machine from ''Franchise/BillAndTed'' and the World Cup soccer tournament format to create an AltHistory Ultimate Showdown of heavyweight boxers from 1910 to 1988.
344* It's a frequent enough thread topic on certain {{imageboards}} that it's become the subject of parody, such as asking who would win in a fight between a trillion lions and the Sun, or insisting that a stick would be victorious in any matchup you can think of.
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348* ''WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange'': In one episode, Liam the Leprechaun forces the orange to see if he was more annoying than WebVideo/{{Fred}}. It appears to end in a stalemate, only for Fred to get the last laugh.
349* ''Advertising/WillItBlend'': Anything, at all, versus a Blend-Tec blender.
350* ''WebVideo/ThePaulPowersShow'': Similar to ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'', Paul's ''Who Would Win'' videos are dedicated to determining who would win in a one-on-one fight between two characters from different franchises.
351* ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' has ''[[http://spoonyexperiment.com/2010/12/05/the-deadliest-character/ Deadliest Character]]'', a direct take-off of the aforementioned ''Series/DeadliestWarrior'', featuring the [[Franchise/PowerRangers Megazord]] vs. [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} MechaGodzilla]]. [[spoiler:Megazord wins by summoning TheSixthRanger and tearing [=MechaGodzilla=] apart]]. The [[WhatMightHaveBeen uncreated]] second episode promised a showdown between [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]] and [[Franchise/StarTrek Borg]].
352* ''WebVideo/TGWTGYearOneBrawl'' brought together dozens of gamers and reviewers from Website/ChannelAwesome for an epic throwndown. The winner: [[spoiler:It's a huge draw as a truce is declared when they realize that they are all on the same team at the end of the day.]]
353* The entire premise of ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'' is to pit (at least) 2 people, usually from different timelines or even universes, to do a BattleRapping against each other.
354* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQPsy92dpejcCJfZDbp__Q batinthesun]]'' has ''WebVideo/SuperPowerBeatDown'', which pits fictional characters against each other in live action with great special effects. Victories are decided by fan votes.
355* ''WebVideo/MinuteMatchUps'' does this with superheroes on both sides of the DC/Marvel divide, using their recent media portrayal, although the first episode actually matched up Deadpool from the [[Film/Deadpool2016 upcoming movie]] and Deadpool as Weapon XI from ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' ([[spoiler:the former won]]). The other two episodes match up Green Arrow vs. Hawkeye ([[spoiler:Green Arrow put two arrows into Hawkeyes head]]) and the Flash vs. Quicksilver ([[spoiler:the Flash vaporized Quicksilver with "supersonic punch, baby, yeah!"]]).
356* Rather than a fight, the video ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzajk7kciv4 Superhero Soccer]]'' features characters from Creator/DCComics, Creator/MarvelComics, ''Franchise/StarWars'', [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros various]] [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed video]] [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim games]], ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' and more playing a round of soccer together.
357* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kJaa1tdUQE&t=627s This video]] pits various sci-fi ships against one another in a massive battle. Just to name a few: ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' (''Moya'' and ''Talyn''), ''Franchise/StarTrek'' (Federation, Klingon, Romulan/Reman, and Borg ships from various time periods and [[Film/StarTrek2009 timelines]]), ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'' (''Andromeda Ascendant''), ''Franchise/StarWars'' (a Republic-era star destroyer), ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' (''Galactica'' and an old-style Cylon basestar), and ''Franchise/MassEffect'' (Systems Alliance ships with the ''Normandy'' SR-2 and a Reaper). The video got a few things wrong, like Moya being armed, the ''Andromeda'' having a tractor beam, with how slipstream looks, and with the ''Scimitar'' needing to decloak to fire, but overall it's an amazing video.
358* Parodied in [[https://youtu.be/slWT2N3NIKM "DARKIPLIER vs ANTISEPTICEYE".]] While it starts with a hostile confrontation between [[WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} Darkiplier]] and [[WebVideo/{{Jacksepticeye}} Antisepticeye]] that looks like it will lead to one of these, the fight quickly gets derailed by the random appearances of the evil alter-egos of other popular [=YouTubers=] and [[spoiler:the [[OhCrap realization]] that Mark forgot to feed Chica before Darkiplier took over, leading to said dog killing and eating everyone there.]]
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362* MTV's ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'' is a {{claymation}} version of ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Matches have included [[Series/TheXFiles David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson]] vs. [[Film/MenInBlack Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith]]; Bono vs. Fabio vs. Yoko Ono; Music/BetteMidler vs. Music/{{Cher}}; [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Adam West vs. Christian Bale]]; and [[Series/TheCrocodileHunter Steve Irwin]] vs. [[Film/ClashOfTheTitans Medusa]].
363%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatmanVsDracula''
364* ''WesternAnimation/BambiMeetsGodzilla'' is very short and... well, let's just say the verdict isn't exactly surprising.
365%%* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VujzyznQ4eE Son of Bambi vs. Godzilla]]''
366%%* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oCF-QFuoYs Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley]]''
367* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'': [[ThoseTwoGuys 21 and 24]] often get into arguments about hypothetical fights such as Champ vs. Nessie or [[CrossesTheLineTwice Lizzie Borden vs. Anne Frank]].
368* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'':
369** A college for worms has a "Theoretical fightonomics" class. According to the professor, the winner is always "Werewolf Queen".
370** An episode which is simply titled "Who Would Win" has Finn and Jake getting into a very long all-out [[SiblingRivalry fraternal punch-up]]. It ends in a technical victory for Finn, but really in an exhausted stalemate.
371** Invoked and Deconstructed in "Frost & Fire" where Finn tries to get Flame Princess to fight the Ice King in a Fire vs Ice themed battle. [[spoiler: It ends ''catastrophically'' with the Ice Kingdom getting razed, The Ice King almost getting killed, and Flame Princess breaking up with Finn when she learns of the details, because he hurt her. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero You blew it, Finn.]]]]
372* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "The Simpsons Guy" (crossover with ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') ends with a long, drawn-out battle between Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin reminiscent of the chicken fights from ''Family Guy'' (This is hinted to with Comic Book Guy appearing after the fight stating "Worst chicken fight ever!")
373* In ''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies'', Brendon, Jason, and Melissa attend a Renaissance fair and reenact a meeting between King Arthur and Robin Hood. When they first meet, they have a showdown in the woods before Arthur decrees that he and Robin Hood are "best friends forever." When Robin Hood crosses a few lines and keeps robbing his BFF, they prepare to fight to the death before they are interrupted by a dragon. They team up to defeat it, only to wonder if they will continue their duel or not. The play gets interrupted before they can finish.
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377* Yalta, 1942. [[UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill Winston "Brandy for Breakfast" Churchill]] and [[UsefulNotes/JosefStalin Josef "Steel Liver" Stalin]] have what is, in effect, [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22623251 a drinking contest]]. They go at it until three o'clock in the morning, but by one o'clock Churchill, suffering a "slight headache", has switched to wine. At which point Stalin presumably called him a pussy, fist-bumped Molotov, and cracked another bottle of vodka.
378* Boxing spar: '''Creator/BrianBlessed''' vs [[UsefulNotes/{{Tibet}} His Holiness the Dalai Lama]]. [[OddFriendship They bonded over their love of boxing in their youths.]]
379* Historical matchups such as Genghis Khan vs. Alexander the Great have been discussed among scholars.
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382->'''Superman:''' …That was actually pretty fun.\
383'''Goku:''' Hee-hee! Yeah, it sure was. But I'll be stronger next time.\
384'''Superman:''' I look forward to it.\
385'''Goku:''' ''(holding out his fist)'' Let's go again.\
386'''Superman:''' ''(bumping his in turn)'' You're on.

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