History Characters / DeathBattleSeasonFive

* ForWantOfANail: The hosts openly acknowledged that both Strange and Fate are so stupidly powerful and versatile each could have a number of valid ways of beating the other, meaning the battle could have gone either way; but ruled that Fate defeating Strange was the more likely option by virtue of being a god.

* ForWantOfANail: In referencing the previous Death Battle between the two back in 2011 with Sonic's victory, Wiz notes Sonic ''could'' still conceivably take the win over Mario in specific circumstances, but Mario now is the one more likely to win.

* MascotWithAttitude: One of the two main ones for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, along with his opponent Spyro.

* MascotWithAttitude: The other main one for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, along with his opponent Crash.

[[folder:Batman VS Black Panther]]

[[folder:Black Panther VS Batman]]
* AnimalMotifs:
** The black panther for T'Challa, of course. He has a suit that has the appearance of a panther, is the totemic avatar of the Panther Goddess, and has abilities of a panther such as enhanced strength, agility, and senses. When he gets the drop on Batman near the end of the battle, he's even briefly shown as the image of a lunging panther.
** The bat for Bruce Wayne, of course. His Batsuit has a very bat-like design, and he's also seen with bats during the fight itself when he gets out of his batmobile and also when Black Panther confronts him in the orca enclosure.
* DarkIsNotEvil:
** Black Panther wears an all-black high-tech suit of Vibranium-laced armor but is the [[GoodIsNotSoft more-or-less benevolent]] king of an African nation.
** Bruce Wayne may spend his nights dressed in a suit of bat-themed high-tech combat armor, but he's one of the DC universe's staunchest superheroes.
--> '''Batman:''' I'll give them something to fear.
* GeniusBruiser:
** T'Challa is one of the top eight smartest people in the Marvel universe, possessing multiple degrees from some of the world's most renowned universities. He is also an even better fighter than Captain America. He can equal Bruce in both combat and mental ability, though it turns out equipment is what carries the day... equipment T'Challa has a serious edge.
** Bruce has mastered multiple martial arts and possesses a genius-level intellect and keen analytical mind to match. He proves to be T'Challa's equal in skill and mental capacity, but equipment load-out proves a fatal discrepancy.

!![[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Black Panther (King T'Challa)]]
--> '''Black Panther''': ''"Klaue, do you have any children?"''
--> '''Ulysses Klaue''': ''"...N-no?"''
--> '''Black Panther''': ''"Good... because I would have to kill them too."''\\

''Marvel's Royal Warrior Scientist''

* AbsurdlySharpClaws: The claws on his suit are made of Antarctic Vibranium, a.k.a. ''Anti-Metal'', and can easily slash through anything -- especially other metals -- bar Wakandan Vibranium. As previously shown in ''Raiden vs. Wolverine'', Antarctic Vibranium can even weaken Adamantium's molecular bonds. Batman's armor, while tough, was no match for that type of cutting power.
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: To be crowned king, the first step of his initiation rite of passage was to beat down six powerful and trained opponents. He passed that with flying colors.
* AntiArmor: The Panther Habit's Panther Claws are made of Antarctic Vibranium and are especially able to weaken the molecular bonds of other metals, even Adamantium. Batman's Batsuit stood no chance once the claws came out.
* BadassBoast: Gives one which acts as a PreAssKickingOneLiner, a PreMortemOneLiner, and a BondOneLiner, seeing as he says this while killing Batman:
--> '''Black Panther''': The strong shall hunt the weak -- that is the law of nature! And my rule is law.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: T'Challa was a genius and a seasoned warrior even before he acquired mild superhuman strength, durability, agility, and senses by eating the Heart-Shaped Herb; and he is the totemic avatar of the Panther Goddess Bast.
* FedToTheBeast: During the encounter in the orca enclosure, Batman ''attempts'' to do this to him by blowing up the walkway, but he avoids this fate by [[SteppingStonesInTheSky jumping off the falling debris]]. Later on, he pulls this off on Batman's decapitated body by kicking it into the orca pool, where one indeed eats Bruce.
* GoingToGiveItMoreEnergy: The major weakness of the vibranium-laced Black Habit is that it can only absorb and nullify so much kinetic energy at a time, and it tends to explode when given too much, leaving T'Challa vulnerable. Luckily for Black Panther, Batman didn't have any gadgets capable of such a feat before T'Challa could land the necessary killing blows.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Anyone wanting to invade Wakanda, as Boomstick learned as he was greeted with a scene from ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'' of numerous dead Skrull bodies with a warning written in blood about what would happen to those who invaded Wakanda.
* HopelessBossFight: Ultimately, without any tool, weapon, or gadget to counter Black Panther's Vibranium armor along with no notable weakness for him to exploit, Batman's fight against the King of Wakanda is not a matter of "if Batman could win?" but "''how long can Batman last?''".
* ImmuneToBullets: His suit isn't just bulletproof; it stops the bullets in place and makes them immediately fall to the ground.
* LightningBruiser: While T'Challa isn't the strongest, fastest, or toughest superhero in the Marvel Universe, he's still stronger, faster, and tougher than a normal human; and possesses superhuman senses, intensive combat experience, and vibranium-laced armor that make up for his shortcomings. While Batman has defeated opponents as strong, fast, and tough as T'Challa, the vibranium-laced Panther Habit gave him an insurmountable advantage.
* MasterOfAll: It's essentially why he beat Batman. As the hosts all but stated, he's basically Batman with superpowers, and if he wore a suit that's MadeOfIndestructium, and used claws that can ''cut through'' Indestructium.
* NighInvulnerability: The Panther Habit is virtually impervious to damage thanks to Vibranium nullifying kinetic energy, though it can be overwhelmed ([[GoingToGiveItMoreEnergy explosively]]) should it absorb too much energy at once. Despite all of Batman's gadgets over his lengthy crimefighting career, he's never utilized anything that could bypass the Habit, and without any weak points to exploit, Batman just couldn't reliably kill him.
* OffWithHisHead: Inflicts this on Batman via {{Shoryuken}}.
* PantheraAwesome: T'Challa's Panther Habit is themed after Wakanda's patron deity, the Panther Goddess -- aka [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Bast]] -- and as the Black Panther T'Challa acts as her totemic avatar.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's usually on the front lines of battle for his kingdom and the world.
--> '''Black Panther:''' To challenge a king is to face the might of his people!
* {{Shoryuken}}: Uses one to knock out a rhino and uses another to slice Bruce's head off.
* SteppingStonesInTheSky: When Batman breaks the bridge under him in an attempt to feed him to the orcas, he jumps across the debris as it's still falling to get to where Batman is and takes him by surprise.
* StrongAndSkilled: T'Challa had to beat several skilled warriors to earn his title and abilities (and is expected to do the same thing every year just to show he's still got it).
* SuperReflexes: While consuming the Heart-Shaped Herb and becoming Bast's avatar granted T'Challa's physical and sensory augmentations across the board, one of his greatest assets in combat is his enhanced kinesthetic awareness. While it certainly helped him in the fight, Batman's experience with fighting other superpowered opponents allowed him to keep up the pace.
* {{Vibroweapon}}: While not explicitly mentioned by the hosts, two of the comic panels[[labelnote:note]][[CallBack Longtime Death Battle viewers may remember them as the panels which proved that Wolverine's Adamantium bones were vulnerable to vibrating weaponry]][[/labelnote]] shown when explaining the Panther Habit's claws mentions that Antarctic Vibranium, which the Habit's claws are made of, emits a vibration that breaks down the molecular bonds of any other metals that it comes into contact with, up to and including Adamantium. Suffice it to say, Batman's armor put up minimal resistance against something that powerful.
* WeaksauceWeakness: The lack of this played into his victory. Batman has often exploited specific weaknesses to defeat physically superior foes like cutting off Bane's Venom supply, but Black Panther has nothing for him to take advantage of.

!![[Franchise/TheDCU Batman (Bruce Wayne)]]
--> '''Carmine Falcone''': ''"What the hell are you?"''
--> '''Batman''': ''"I'm Batman!"''\\
\\
''The Genius Crime-Fighter from DC Comics''

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The hosts explain that Batman has often beaten tougher foes by abusing this trope, like preventing Bane from getting a supply of Venom. However, Black Panther had nothing he could exploit in the same manner given his default loadout.
* BadassNormal: He's the only founding member of the Justice League to not have any superpowers at all. By all accounts, all he's done is train and study enough to the point where he's massively tougher and smarter than the average human even though he is still one by the end of the day. Experience fighting superpowered villains allowed him to keep pace with Black Panther for a while.
* BatmanGambit: He's able to get people to do what he wants by making them think it was their own decision. During the fight, he goads Black Panther into walking over a bomb that would destroy the bridge he's on and fall to his death. However, T'Challa quickly recovered, fatally punishing Bats' mistake.
--> '''Batman:''' (*after trapping Black Panther*) [[BondOneLiner Amateur.]]
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: As discussed in his previous appearances, Batman is a master martial artist and is in peak physical and mental condition -- the trauma of losing his parents at a young age notwithstanding. Unfortunately for him, this simply isn't enough to overcome the Panther Habit.
* CompositeCharacter: As various Bat-related media had come out since Batman's last appearance in Season 2, including ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' and the New 52 Movie Universe starting with ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar'', they were incorporated into Batman's character.
* CrazyPrepared: He's gained a reputation both in-universe and out for having a trick up his sleeve to get out of nearly any problem. Bats basically boast about it in front of Black Panther's face. Unfortunately, Vibranium armor proved to be something he ''wasn't'' ready for.
--> '''Black Panther:''' Prepare yourself.
--> '''Batman:''' I'm prepared for ''anything''.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: After being slashed open, Bruce is decapitated while a whale eats up his headless corpse.
* CurbStompCushion: Batman's loss is inevitable due to Black Panther being [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter his equal in martial arts and combat experience, on top of having superpowers, better equipment, greater resources, and no exploitable weaknesses]]. Yet, he still gives T'Challa one hell of a fight despite the Vibranium armor ensuring [[NoSell zero damage]] to the latter.
* DoesntLikeGuns: Due to a gun being what killed his family, Bruce has a pathological hatred of them. This is what really bites him in the ass -- Boomstick and Wiz searched high and low for a weapon Batman could have used to overwhelm Black Panther's Vibranium armor and found that he didn't have any. As well, any usage of guns was right out because of this hatred.
* FedToTheBeast: During the encounter in the orca enclosure, he attempts to do this to Black Panther by blowing up the walkway to make him fall in, but T'challa avoids this by [[SteppingStonesInTheSky jumping off the falling debris to get to the high ground]]. Later on, this fate befalls his decapitated body after T'Challa kicks it in, where an orca indeed eats him.
* IdleRich: Bruce Wayne in the public eye is just the face of Wayne Industries. This is used to contrast with T'Challa's very-busy-king image.
* LightningBruiser: He's strong and fast enough to take down rooms full of mooks ranging from thugs to ninjas to mercenaries, and his body armor enables him to tank hits from the likes of Bane. However, while he's defeated opponents as strong, fast, and tough as T'Challa, he's simply not equipped to bypass the nearly indestructible Panther Habit, and his armor is no match for the Habit's Antarctic Vibranium claws.
* {{Ninja}}: Bruce Wayne trained in ninjutsu, and Batman uses that training to great effect in taking out criminals.
* OffWithHisHead: On the receiving end by Black Panther.
* StealthExpert: Bruce trained in ninjutsu and specializes in using the shadows in conjunction with his dark costume to catch enemies off guard.
* StealthHiBye: He's a master of disappearing as soon as you take your eyes off him. Even Superman doesn't know how he does it.
* ThouShaltNotKill: He usually will never kill anyone, even someone like the Joker. The sole exception is Darkseid. He also refuses to carry a gun or any type of firearm because he knows how unstable he can be and refuses to take the chance. This is his undoing because none of his gadgets had the power to damage Black Panther's Vibranium-laced armor. Though Batman ''could'' have possibly created a gun-like gadget to get around this, he never would have taken this option, thus leaving him with no way to defeat Black Panther.
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[[folder:Raven VS Twilight Sparkle]]
!![[ComicBook/RavenDCComics Raven (Rachel Roth)]]
--> '''Brother Blood''': ''"No, you stay away from me! You demon filth!"''
--> '''Raven''': ''"They're not demons. Let me show you one. Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"''
--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KiraBuckland\\
\\

* HeroesWantRedheads: His character analysis mentions that he has a thing for redheads, alluding to his relationships with Batgirl and Starfire.

---> '''Roshi''': Only a coward lets others fight for them!

* HopelessBossFight: Ultimately, without any tool, weapon, or gadget to counter Black Panther's Vibranium armor along with notable weakness for him to exploit, Batman's fight against the King of Wakanda is not a matter of "if Batman could win?" but "''how long can Batman last?''".

** T'Challa is one of the top eight smartest people in the Marvel universe, possessing multiple degrees from some of the world's most-renowned universities. He is also an even better fighter than Captain America. He can equal Bruce in both combat and mental ability, though it turns out equipment is what carries the day... equipment T'Challa has a serious edge in.

* AbsurdlySharpClaws: The claws on his suit are made of Antarctic Vibranium, a.k.a. ''Anti-Metal'', and are able to easily slash through anything -- especially other metals -- bar Wakandan Vibranium. As previously shown in ''Raiden vs. Wolverine'', Antarctic Vibranium can even weaken Adamantium's molecular bonds. Batman's armour, while tough, was no match for that type of cutting power.
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: In order to be crowned king, the first step of his initiation rite of passage was to beat down six powerful and trained opponents. He passed that with flying colours.
* AnimalMotifs: The black panther, of course. He has a suit that has the appearance of a panther, is the totemic avatar of the Panther Goddess, and has abilities of a panther such as enhanced strength, agility, and senses. When he gets the drop on Batman near the end of the battle, he's even briefly shown as the image of a lunging panther.

* BadassBoast: Gives one which acts as a PreAssKickingOneLiner, a PreMortemOneLiner and a BondOneLiner, seeing as he says this while killing Batman:

* {{Shoryuken}}: Uses one to knock out a rhino and used another to slice Bruce's head off.
* SteppingStonesInTheSky: When Batman breaks the bridge under him in an attempt to feed him to the orcas, he jumps across the debris as it's still falling to get to where Batman is and take him by surprise.

* {{Vibroweapon}}: While not explicitly mentioned by the hosts, two of the comic panels[[labelnote:note]][[CallBack Longtime Death Battle viewers may remember them as the panels which proved that Wolverine's Adamantium bones were vulnerable to vibrating weaponry]][[/labelnote]] shown when explaining the Panther Habit's claws mentions that Antarctic Vibranium, which the Habit's claws are made of, emits a vibration that breaks down the molecular bonds of any other metals that it comes into contact with, up to and including Adamantium. Suffice to say, Batman's armour put up minimal resistance against something that powerful.
* VictoryByEndurance: Ultimately, without any tool, weapon, or gadget to counter Black Panther's Vibranium armor along with notable weakness for him to exploit, Batman's fight against the King of Wakanda is not a matter of "if Batman could win?" but "''how long can Batman last?''".

* AnimalMotifs: The bat, of course. His Batsuit has a very bat-like design, and he's also seen with bats during the fight itself when he gets out of his batmobile and also when Black Panther confronts him in the orca enclosure.

* CrazyPrepared: He's gained a reputation both in-universe and out for having a trick up his sleeve to get out of nearly any problem. Bats basically boasts about it in front of Black Panther's face. Unfortunately, Vibranium armor proved to be something he ''wasn't'' ready for.

* CurbStompCushion: While Batman's loss is inevitable due to Black Panther being AlwaysSomeoneBetter in regards to superpowers and resources and with no exploitable weaknesses, he still gives T'Challa one hell of a fight.
* DarkIsNotEvil:
--> '''Batman:''' I'll give them something to fear.
* DoesntLikeGuns: Due to a gun being what killed his family, Bruce has a pathological hatred of them. This is what really bites him in the ass -- Boomstick and Wiz searched high and low for a weapon Batman could have used to overwhelm Black Panther's Vibranium armor and found that he didn't have any. As well, any usage of guns were right out because of this hatred.

* LightningBruiser: He's strong and fast enough to take down rooms full of mooks ranging from thugs to ninjas to mercenaries, and his body armor enables him to tank hits from the likes of Bane. However, while he's defeated opponents as strong, fast, and tough as T'Challa, he's simply not equipped to bypass the nearly indestructible Panther Habit, and his armour is no match for the Habit's Antarctic Vibranium claws.

* StealthExpert: Bruce trained in ninjutsu and specializes in using the shadows in conjunction with his dark costume in order to catch enemies off guard.
* StealthHiBye: He's a master of disappearing soon as you take your eyes off him. Even Superman doesn't know how he does it.

* DropTheHammer: His Electric Crusher is a combination of a sledgehammer and a car battery, giving it ShockAndAwe properties on top of its general usage as a blunt weapon. It's his main melee weapon against Leon during the fight, though Leon eventually disarms him of it.

* DropTheHammer: The Gundam Hammer... [[NonindicativeName which is actually a mace on a chain.]]

* DropTheHammer: He likes to use hammers as melee weapons.

!![[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)]]

[[Characters/DeathBattleSeasonEight Season 8]]\\

Season 10: [[Characters/DeathBattleSeasonTen Episodes 172-179]] | [[Characters/DeathBattleSeasonTenPart2 Episodes 180-187]]\\

[[Characters/DeathBattleSeasonTen Season 10]]\\

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In his favor. Batman isn't prepared for the indestructible Vibranium suit at all.

--> '''Twilight Sparkle:''' [[JustForPun Sorry to]] ''[[JustForPun soil]]'' [[JustForPun your fun.]]

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Yare yare daze/Good grief." Jotaro's spirit says this as the first words after the fight ends.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Omae wa mō shindeiru." (お前はもう死んでいる; "YouAreAlreadyDead."); usually delivered after pummelling an opponent with Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken or just before the opponent gorily explodes from any of Hokuto Shinken's fatal techniques. Sure enough, it plays out in the same way here.

* AuthorityGrantsAsskicking: He's not only the King of Wakanda -- a technologically advanced but isolationist African country -- but also the strongest warrior in the kingdom. Proving that was step one of assuming the throne.

* AuthorityGrantsAsskicking: Pit is the Captain of the Guard for Palutena, Goddess of Light, and by far the strongest warrior in her army -- attaining the position after [[ToHellAndBack escaping the Underworld and destroying Medusa]] in the first game and becoming tougher and tougher over time by endlessly respawning and training all his life.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Punches Jiraiya clean in half to kill him.

* KamehameHadoken: He is the creator of the Kamehameha Wave, which took him 50 years to master and is capable of blowing up mountains. He once used the even more-powerful Super Kamehameha to blow up the Moon. This feat is ''far'' above Jiraiya's own destructive capabilities and even defensive ones, and its fast enough that Jiraiya had few options to reliably dodge it.
* MindManipulation: Hypnosis is mentioned listed in the pre-analysis as one of the abilities Roshi has at his disposal. It's mentioned again in one of the notes during the post-analysis as one of the ways Roshi would be able to counter Jiraiya's tricks.

* PyrrhicVictory: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He wins the fight, but Kame House, his home, is destroyed when Gamabunta lands on it.

* VSign: He raises one after realizing that he's killed Jiraiya.

* ConfusionFu: Even if he's highly visible, Jiraiya's still a ninja, and he's got enough weird tricks up his sleeve to make Roshi, who's plenty eccentric himself, look downright conventional. They were his biggest advantage in the fight, but even then, Roshi's pretty smart himself and has seen a lot of crazy stuff during his several centuries of life.

* ForcedTransformation: His "turn into a toad" technique can force this on his targets. The hosts note this is one of the "instant-win" techniques that could have taken Roshi out.

!![[Franchise/TheDCU Raven (Rachel Roth)]]

* DoesNotLikeShoes: As Ryu himself has noted previously, he can certainly afford shoes, but he prefers to go barefoot for both comfort and self-discipline as a martial artist. This is mocked in his analysis -- which says that he probably has a foot fungus from walking barefoot all the time.

* FragileSpeedster: Lucy herself isn't that fast, but her Vectors greatly improve her maneuverability and move at incredible speeds, functionally making speedy deflection a ''defensive'' tactic for Lucy. It's also one of the primary factors in her victory; a few good hits from Carnage could easily put Lucy down, but given her Vectors extreme speeds (estimated at being ''two hundred fifty times faster'' than Carnage's greatest speed feat) and invisibility, Carnage was hard-pressed to get ''any'' good hits in, and had to mostly resort to glancing blows. This kept Lucy alive long enough to [[KillItWithFire kill Cletus with nuclear fire.]]

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Averted. Despite his physical appearance (and his mother attempting to kill him at birth), Thanos grew up admired and respected by his peers for his intellect and was poised to reach greatness among his Eternal kin.

* HateSink: In comparison to Lucy's rundown, Carnage's rundown doesn't hide that he's a monster through and through, even having Boomstick cheer on his mom for trying to kill him after killing her dog. His entrance in the fight is him killing a train full of innocent people, and then lunges at Lucy, who currently just seems like a normal kid. It's hard to feel any sympathy when he's taken out in a nuclear explosion

* SerialKiller: Even before Kasady got his own symbiote, he was a sociopathic serial killer who had been sentenced to 11 consecutive life sentences for the murders that were known of, and has since gleefully killed hundreds more people. He makes his entrance in the fight by proceeding to kill everyone on the train Lucy was about to board.