Death Battle suggestions for one-on-one matches with a common link, sorted from T-Z:
A few things to keep in mind:
- Remember that they should have at least some common factor. Even the Starscream vs. Rainbow Dash had one; both being popular high flyers in their toylines in Hasbro. Also, no fanon interpretations of characters.
- No creepypasta. They have too many unknowns to be qualified combatants, and Death Battle is known for showing their research.
- Characters who run on the Rule of Funny are generally frowned upon. With no established limits, any scientific limits would be random. However, this doesn't really apply if that is the entire point; if you have a "just for fun" type match up, put it in the Jokes Battles folder.
- No Memetic Badasses after Chuck Norris and Segata Sanshiro (that match-up's enough, thanks!). The fun of the meme is kind of ruined when the show reveals and proves that they're not nearly as badass as all the jokes and facts say. And besides, the aforementioned match ended in an apocalyptic draw. note
- If you see several characters carrying the same consistent theme in this page, be sure to move them here.
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T-U
- T260G vs. Robo (Robots from Japanese role playing games released in the mid 90s by Square Enix, they were created for the sake of war (T260G was created to destroy the RB3 while Robo was to destroy humanity] but after getting reawaken, they learn more about humanity leaving their original programmin behind)
- Tai Lung vs...
- Incineroar (Anthropomorphic cats talented in fighting who seek worthy opponents)
- Kaigaku (Prodigious students of old masters who despite their hard work ended up being turned down [Oogway didn't find Tai Lung worthy of becoming the Dragon Warrior while Jigoro was more focused on Zenitsu Agatsuma], which in turn made them jealous of the protagonists for it [Po & Zenitsu].)
- Morro (Former students of the Big Good who were raised under the belief that they were The Chosen One, only to get rejected for the role, leading to them performing a Face–Heel Turn that results in their imprisonment, which they escape from during the events of the story)
- Ty Lee (kung fu villains who use Pressure Point attacks)
- Taki vs. Ayane (Kunoichis from rival 3D fighting games, that fight with daggers and fast kicks, can perform dark base super attacks and are usually in the pursuit of someone they consider a rival [Mitsurugi and Kasumi respectfully])
- Takumi vs. Revali (Smug and arrogant archers from Nintendo-owned video game franchises that constantly clash with the protagonist despite actually being pretty caring people, are well beloved in their respective communities, and perform aerokinetic attacks)
- Tamaki Kotatsu vs. Kohaku Hearts (Cute Clumsy Girls with fire based powers [Kohaku also has other elements like wind] that they combine with martial arts and acrobatics, can be quite the Tsunderes)
- Tamamo-no-Mae vs...
- Cerberus (Hyperactive canine women summoned by the protagonist to protect the world, are spirits of higher order of nature, have past that they aren't proud of [Tamamo killed thousands of people in her past life and possibly poised her husband, and Cerberus was forced to be the guard of Pandemonium and captured other Primal Beasts and Archangels leading to their deaths, when summoned they're looking for a certain individuals to improve their life [Tamamo wants a good husband and Cerberus wants a good master], are loyal to their masters and seek affection from them, telepathically control weapons in combat [Tamamo's mirrors and Cerberus's hand puppets], have elemental magic, have debuffing skills, are restricted in power from being split apart [Tamamo's tails and Cerberus's other heads], said other halves are separate personalities of the original, and both can summon their other halves to assist them in battle and even fuse when the time calls for it)
- Elphelt Valentine (Girls that at some point were used by their arcs main antagonists to further their plan on destroy humanity [[Twice piecemen used to have Tamamo as a Servant to help him destroy humanity, and Elphelt's mother planning to destroy the world and merging her with Justice]], both going back to help the protagonist during the events of fighting their former masters, with both their arcs involve understanding the concept of love as they want to find someone they can truly devote too since due to their complicated origins prevented them from having it)
- Tamamo (Different interpretations of the Japanese goddess Tamamo-no-Mae that are brought into a war in which they must fight with and against several other iconic warriors and gods from many pantheons, can be mischivious [Though Tamamo-no-Mae is a good person while Tamamo's doing it for her own reasons], hate superforms they acquire later on [however Tamamo-no-Mae avoids getting it as much as possible while Tamamo desired only to regret it later], and have contrasting fighting styles [Tamamo-no-Mae attends to keep her distance while Tamamo attacks head on])
- Yae Miko (Similar looking pink-haired kitsunes that are highly praised in their nations [fictional takes on Japan], can be mischievous despite not being evil, had being consired similar to mikos, and have strong afiliations with gods [with Tamamo being a reincarnation of Amaterasu while Yae Miko is familiar with Ei and Makoto])
- Talim vs...
- Josie Rizal (Filipino characters from Bandai Namco Entertainment games)
- Nakoruru (Fighting games protectors of Nature)
- Yosuke Hanamura (teenagers who dual wield bladed weapons, use wind-based magic that they can use for both attack and support, and who make up for their poor defense by being extremely fast)
- The Tank vs...
- The Gargantuar (giant, muscular zombies with the ability to throw objects)
- Guts Man (bulky non-humans able to toss rocks towards their foes)
- Tanya von Degurechaff vs...
- Akainu (Cruel, magical enforcers of dictatorial organizations, with the former being unassuming but truly wicked while the latter plays his appearance straight)
- Cagliostro (Brilliant, shocking vicious magicians who are men trapped in the bodies of little girls of small stature with blond hair)
- Izetta (Militaristic magical girls fighting in world wars, with the former being a villainous protagonist who fights for German forces while the latter is a hero who fights against them)
- Seras Victoria (Female enforcers of organizations who use both magic and traditional machinery, with the former being a vicious and villainous figure who serves a dictatorial organization while the latter is a hero who fights against one)
- Tari vs...
- Asuna Yuuki (Gamer girls who have the ability jump into video games, albeit in different ways)
- Miko Kubota (Gamer Chicks that have Ambiguously Human origins and wear an advanced technological armwear attached to them that allows them to access and scan various video game data and have interacted with various video game characters and their worlds and has even befriended a video game character that has come to life in the real world. Both are also taken in by their corporations/companies for their unique and odd abilities and have to deal with the number one hot-headed gaming champion rival who are also on the same team as them. Both also have wielded a hammer at one point)
- Taro Namatame vs. Egil (Disc-One Final Bosses who commit heinous actions because they think they're doing what's right, and have One-Winged Angel forms based on different types of mythology)
- Taskmaster vs. Kojiro Sasaki (master swordsmen who've fought with some of the greatest warriors in their worlds, copying their moves and using them to their fullest advantage)
- Tatsumi vs. Sieg (Young knights who can summon incredibly durable armor derived from a dragon that they obtained from the sacrifice of another hero, can turn invisible, have powerful dragon-related weapons, and can transform into more draconic forms the more power they use with the caveat of them possibly turning into dragons with using them)
- Tear Grants vs. Azura (RPG protagonists that guide a prince on a mission once they met one another, have Cool Big Sis personalities, fight using a spear and specialize in Magic Music which lets them heal different types of wounds to buff allies)
- Terra vs. Raditz (Both are aliens that on the world to conquered it, were both the strongest threat the hero faced up to that point, have long hair that's big part of their asthetic, and were the first sign of a bigger coming threat [Sunstar and Vegeta])
- Tezcatlipoca vs...
- Loki (Divine mischief makers who often cause trouble for their respective pantheons and are often thwarted by more heroic deities [Quetzalcoatl and Thor, respectively]. They've also had direct involvement with apocalyptic events)
- Zeus (High-ranking gods whose actions were directly responsible for many of the stand-out stories of their respective myths. [Zeus consistently cheats on Hera, giving birth to an untold number of heroes in Greek Myth, Tezcatlipoca is directly responsible for all four times the world ended in Aztec Myth])
- Tharja vs...
- Cia (Nintendo's Dark Action Girls with dark base magical powers, have an obsession for a hero that they attempt to manipulate in order of being with them, are perceived as enemies [even when joined the side of good], and show their sex appeal only to their love interest)
- Medea (Manipulative witches that make use of hexes in order have things go their way, can extract people's life force, and are willing to sacrifice themselves for the person they love)
- The Thing vs...
- The Blob (Blob Monster aliens that consume lifeforms and can only be stopped by the cold)
- T-1000 (Morphing, mutating monsters from movies who disguise themselves as people)
- Thorkell the Tall vs...
- Goro Majima (One-eyed warriors known for their near-undefeatable combat prowess and a rivalry with the main protagonist [Thorfinn & Kiryu].)
- Raiden Tameemon (Interpretations of real-life people who, in-universe, are near-undefeatable, are known for their ridiculous strength, and are a lot more fantastical than their historical counterparts. As far as contrasts go, Raiden is averse to fighting out of fear his full strength may hurt or kill a man while Thorkell doesn't care so long as a foe is strong.)
- Thrall vs. Ghazghkull (Fantasy vs. sci-fi fight of orcs who lead an army of their race)
- Tier Harribel vs. Xenovia Quarta (Calm and cool yet Fanservicey swordswomen who lead organizations and fight against evil entities, with Tier being a supernatural entity while Xenovia hunts them)
- Tiki vs. Tohru (Badass Adorable dragons who can transform into a humanoid form and are friends with a human protagonist)
- Timmy Turner vs...
- Akari Sakura (Pink-clad children who each team up with two magic users from a land of magic and gain their own powers)
- Aladdin (Animated protagonists partnered with magic wish-granters)
- Calvin (Children who team up with invisible imaginary friends whose greatest weapon is their imagination)
- Hayato Kawajiri (Loner children with neglectful parents and no powers who rely on their wit and external sources of supernatural power to save the day)
- Tio Plato vs. Lysithea von Ordelia (Young girls that dislike getting treated as children from long-running RPG franchises that were chosen among many children to be abducted and subjected to inhumane experimentes by underground cults [the D:G and Those Who Slither in the Dark] with said other children dying off, them left as the only successful subjects with severe cost [Tio's emotional growth and Lysithea now shortened lifespan], have big magical potency due to the experiments that is useful in combat, they're among the smartest members of their respective groups [the Special Support Section and the Golden Deer] where they have quite the sharp tongue and fight with magic attacks, and they'd get the opportunity to take revenge on the cults that experimented on them)
- Tohru Adachi vs...
- Alex DeLarge (Unsuspecting criminals who are equal-opportunity sexual predators and have ties to the police)
- Vaati (Villains who use gifted abilities and weather phenomena to rebel against their bosses and commit crimes, with sexist views on women)
- Yoshikage Kira (Serial killers from the fourth entries of their respective series aided by familiar-like beings)
- Tomura Shigaraki vs...
- Blackbeard (Orphans that were taken in by powerful leader figures in their worlds whom they even inherited powers from [Whitebeard and All for One, respectively] that lead a merry band of criminals that help them go behind the scenes to scheme against the authority figures so they can secure absolute power. Both utilize a power that allows them to steal the powers of others for themselves [The Dark-Dark Fruit and the All For One quirk, respectively] They also act as a darker, more evil counterpart to the main protagonist [Luffy and Deku, respectively])
- Cinder Fall (The Dragon with Make Them Rot/Reduced to Dust abilities who became resentful of heroism due to feeling neglected by them and desire to change the status quo to fit their desires by following the command of another villain [All For One and Salem])
- Kabuto Yakushi (Teenage villains with tragic backstories before becoming mentees of a feared villain who learn to step out of their mentor's shadow and gain the ability to use other people's special abilities)
- Yoshikage Kira (Manga villains with hand-themed Body Motifs and powers [Decay vs Killer Queen])
- Tony Montana vs...
- Omar Little (one of fiction's most famous drug dealers against a man famous for robbing them)
- Tommy Vercetti (Two exiled criminals that arrived in their cities wearing Hawaiian shirts, are people of short tempers that use violence to rise in the criminal world, traffic with drugs, work as contract killers to let them to kill their ex-bosses, and own gigantic mansions. In contrast, Tony became addicted to his own narcotics, while Tommy didn't)
- Tord vs. Penelope (Evil Former Friends who are Gadgeteer Geniuses that pilot Humongous Mechas)
- Torque vs. Ethan Thomas (Protagonists from action-horror games released in the early 2000s involved with the law [with the former being a prisoner while the latter is a special agent] who find themselves fighting both criminals, the paranormal, and their own sanity)
- Touma Kamijou vs...
- Giorno Giovanna (Anime protagonists who have a strong sense of what is right, are determined to pursue their goals no matter what, and have abilities that nullify other magical attacks)
- Moe Shishigawara (Powerful punchers, Touma having bad luck while Moe has good luck)
- Shirou Emiya (Clueless Chick-Magnet amnesiacs with chronic hero syndrome and unique powers)
- Ty Lee (Unarmed fighters who specialize in nullifying powers)
- Tour vs. Puss in Boots (Green-eyed, Spanish cat thieves whose greatest weapons are their eyes [Tour casts spells with his while Puss mesmerizes others with his Puppy-Dog Eyes] and are romantically linked to a female member of their species)
- Travis Touchdown vs...
- Jack Cayman (Protagonists of ultra-violent Wii-exclusive games)
- Overhaul (Assassins of the superhuman variety)
- Scott Pilgrim (Nerd fighters that can turn enemies into coins)
- Star-Lord (Anti-heroic bounty-hunters with a cocky personality, fight their own family members, are often associated with a certain type of media, and go to space to fight aliens)
- Viewtiful Joe (Heroes with red outfits who have girlfriends named Silvia, fight using moves inspired by tokusatsu works [especially Kamen Rider, even yelling "Henshin!" to transform], fight opponents with inspiration from different sources, and wield big mechas = [Glastonburry and Six-Machine respectfully] to fight in the depths of space at the climax of their journey)
- Trent Hawkins vs. The Raptor Mercenary (pilots of surprisingly durable Shoot 'Em Up craft)
- Trish vs...
- Trixie Lulamoon vs...
- Draco Malfoy (Two arrogant magic users/magicians who consider themselves higher than others and are the rivals of the protagonist)
- Luea (Both of them have similarly arrogant personalities, magic powers, and rivals that match their species [Twilight and Ruby respectively])
- Peridot (redeemed antagonists with similar personalities)
- Vile Ranma (Two card-playing former villains with special abilities)
- Tsubasa Kazanari vs. Yukari Takeba (Teenage celebrities who lead a double life fighting monsters that can only be killed by people with special abilities, works on a team alongside other ability users, becomes emotionally distant after the death of a loved one, and initially resents another team member who inherited the loved ones power, but eventually gets over it and becomes friends with them)
- Tsukune Aono vs. Iruma Suzuki (Teenage boys that got send to supernatural academies despite being regular humans [Tsukene took the wrong bus and Iruma had his soul sold by his parents], have to keep their identities as humans a secret, make friends with several of the monsters thanks to their good personalities, grow an Unwanted Harem when least expected, and they eventually start gaining their own powers [Tsukune becomes a ghoul while Iruma uses the gluttony ring that let's him absorb and expel magic])
- Tsumugi Shirogane vs…
- TM4!Sweet Tooth (Contrasting Sequel Antagonist hosts of their respective series' Deadly Games, with their respective games having a much Denser and Wackier tone compared to the rest of the series. Both also have minions hated by fans [The Monokubs and Melvin and the rest of the clowns respectively].)
- Mr. Puzzles (Maniacal, TV-obsessed villains who brainwash or otherwise manipulate the minds of the main cast in order to put them in their tv shows, with opposing reasons why [Tsumugi is a Looney Fan of the Danganronpa series, Mr. Puzzles views SMG4 and Co.'s adventures as stupid and decided to cast them to show how great of a creator he is]).
- Tsunayoshi Sawada vs. Oga Tatsumi (high school students roped into business that's way over their heads)
- Tsuyu Asui vs. Toad (Mutants with amphibian abilities, with the former being a hero while the latter is a villain)
- Turbo vs. Balthazar Bratt (In-universe actors who played the lead roles of 80s media [TurboTime and Evil Bratt respectively] before becoming the main antagonists for real)
- Turok vs. Jonah Hex (Powerful superheroes from older time periods who go on time-travelling adventures after being removed from their groups)
- Tuxedo Mask vs. Cat Noir (Domino Mask-clad deuteragonist superheroes who are in love with their female main characters and keep their powers under wraps)
- Two-Face vs. Mal (Evil split personalites)
- Tyrian Callows vs. Tricky (Lunatic killers from web series renowned for their fast-paced, fluid battle scenes)
- Tyrone King vs...
- The Black Baron (Antagonists who are large orchestrators of televised events that put a spotlight on general bloodbaths)
- Roman Torchwick (Wealthy, power-hungry manipulators who seek to cheat their way into becoming powerful)
- Ulquiorra Cifer vs...
- Cú Chulainn (Alter) (Powerful warriors with little understanding of humanity that become more Eldritch Abominations the more they keep transforming, and are extremely loyal to their masters)
- Xemnas (Humanoid beings of darkness and emptiness who serve evil organizations and seek to become human, acquiring it in death)
- Zenon Zogratis (Powerful non-human warriors antagonist with little to no emotion from Shonen Jump franchises that have fallen angel motifs, are quite similar looking in their final forms, can open portals and have regeneration abilities)
- Ultimecia vs. Towa (Red-dressed women with extreme knowledge of time travel, travel through time altering evens for their own gain, manipulate or brainwash others to use them as henchmen, fight with magic rather brawn, have creations that could devour the consect of time [Ultimecia's final form and Mira's, Towa's creation and husband, absorbing Toki Toki's egg], later gain super forms that enhance their strenght, and have good counterparts in the enemies side [Rinoa Heartilly for Ultimecia and Chronoa for Towa])
- Ultraman vs...
- Birdy Cephon Altera (Space Cops that while hunting a criminal befre accidentally killed someone, fused with them in order to save their lives [Shin Hayata for Ultraman and Tsutomu Senkawa for Birdy], and became guardians of the Earth itself)
- Gigaman (Giant size-changing superheroes that constantly fight in cities)
- Zone Fighter (Similar-looking superheroes with a wide array of technological abilities who grow to massive sizes to fight kaiju and save the planet)
- The Undertaker vs. The Crow (Unstoppable, undead anti-heroes who are masters of No-Sell)
- Undyne vs...
- The Deep Sea King (Fishwoman who's a parody of Shonen heroes vs. Fishman who's a parody of Shonen villains)
- Elisanne (Lance-wielding, water-themed knights who are one of the closest allies of a king, leaders of a group of knights, have a more powerful second form, and both are LGBT [with Undyne being a lesbian while Elisanne is heavily implied to be bisexual]).
- Pearl (Spear-wielders who serve as major protagonists in a group)
- Splash Woman (Aquatic Action Girls who fight with similar weapons)
- Xaldin (Fighting with multiple lances)
- Uncle Grandpa vs. Coconut Fred (Childlike entities from cartoons with reality warping powers)
- Urizen vs...
- Fecto Forgo (Malevolent halves of final bosses whose other halves are on the heroes' side)
- Queen Sectonia (Video game antagonists who cover the world in vines to feed off it, armor themselves in said vines, attack with lasers, tentacles, and explosive shots, and have fruit-induced final forms)
- Ushiwakamaru vs. Warspite (High ranking and respected swordwomen commanders, renown for their strategical talent and skill in battle, are summon through human will to defend the world, represent the foundations of samurai and knights, have extremely revealing clothing, have dog motifs with their headpiece/hair resembling ears, are extremely faithful to their siblings and Masters [Yorimoto and Queen Elizabeth], look forward to impress their summoners, and are always ready to fight)
- Usopp vs...
- Don Dogoier (cowardly pirates who fight at long range)
- Joseph Joestar (Guile Heros who rely on deceptive and somewhat cowardly tactics to defeat vastly stronger opponents.)
- Sokka (Both are funny and sharp-witted characters who grew up in a village where they lead children to be warriors and started out as comic-relief only to become competent warriors in their own way despite lacking the standard abilities of their respective series)
- Utena Tenjou vs. Pearl (LGBT+ swordfighters. Helps that Steven Universe has referenced Revolutionary Girl Utena, which also served as an inspiration for the former)
V-W
- V1 vs.Y.V. (One-eyed, gun-toting protagonists that orginated from FPS games that are set after mankind's extinction, with the former being an emotionless Killer Robot while the latter is a vibrant Cloudcuckoolander)
- Valkenhayn R. Hellsing vs. Walter C. Dornez (Battle Butlers that serve women that deal with the supernatural [Rachel Alucard and Integra Hellsing], fought in wars, fight against vampires and werewolves [Valkenhayn being a werewolf and serving Rachel, a vampire; while Walter fought alongside and against vampires and werewolves], and focus on dispatching the opponent quickly with brutal slashes [Valkenhayn with his claws and Walter with his wires])
- Vane vs. Percival (Humble, noble knights that are among the most respected in their kingdoms, have a strong Big Brother Instinct, fight using spears [a halberd for Vane and the Holy Spear Longinus for Percival], are friends with stoic knights [Lancelot and Gawain], and can be quite foolish)
- Vanilla Ice vs. Walken (Characters created by Hirohiko Araki who are long-haired, deranged minions who can erase matter)
- Vanitas vs. Baby (Villains who are the only beings that exist of their kind, were created by another person, and desire to cause destruction the for the glory of their master's power-hungry schemes)
- Vatista vs...
- Altina Orion (Mysterious white-haired girls with limited emotions that had code names at first [Puppet of Resurrection and Black Rabbit], created out of magic [Vatista is an Autonomic Nerve infused with a human soul and Altina is a homunculus], they fight from a distance commanding automated weapons [Vatistas's wings the Aegis Attributor and Altina's Claiomh Solais, robotic companion], and they can act as bladed weapons, fire laser beams, grant their users the flight powers)
- Eve (Android being with appearance of young white-haired girls that slept for hundreds of years only to wake up in current times, they're pretty naive and barely talked, fight with Magitek abilities and weapons, and befriended shonem-esque MC heroes)
- Vega vs...
- Voldo (Villainous fighting game characters who are minions, are from European countries [Vega being Spanish while Voldo is Italian] attack using bladed weapons, and are seeking for something [Vega seeking beauty while Voldo seeks the Soul Edge], with Vega dating those he deems ugly while Voldo has a very unsightly appearance)
- Zhang He (Henchmen to powerful overlords who wear long ponytails, are obsessed with beauty and elegance, fight using metal claws, are extremely narcissistic, are notorious for their hammy tendencies, have dance motifs [flamenco with Vega and ballet for Zhang He], and are so prideful one could think they're in love with themselves. Furthermore, while Vega is usually extremely aggressive towards opponents that he sees as ugly, while Zhang He has a notorious code of honor, and praises those he deems suitable)
- Velma Dinkley vs. Dipper Pines (Members of groups of paranormal mystery solvers whose main point of residence is called "The Mystery X" (the Mystery Machine and the Mystery Shack respectively) who act as the brains and the main detectives of their respective groups)
- Velvet Crowe vs...
- Noctis Lucis Caelum (Protagonists from the latest entries of their franchises who're motivated by revenge)
- Zero (Action Girls with demonic powers whose goals are to kill someone personal to them)
- Nero (People with demonic murder-arms who oppose the local Corrupt Church)
- Jeanne d'Arc Alter (Women from RPG games driven by revenge, with antagonistic desires for their worlds religions, are persived as despair bringers yet they helped humanity, and have fire and darkness base magic attacks])
- Saya Kisaragi (Kind non-human women that turned vengeful once they were betrayed by people they trusted, now on pursuit to kill them, they constantly fight gigantic monsters, and become stronger when consuming said monsters)
- Venjix/Evox vs...
- Vert Wheeler vs. Mike Chilton (Leaders of a Five-Man Band that have weaponized cars)
- Venom Snake vs. Hephaestion Mnemosyne (Two body doubles which carried the title of some of humanity's greatest warriors, having no identities of their own as their decoys [but do have their own thoughts and ideas], and followed their leaders until the end)
- Vex vs. King Olly (Big Bads of craft-based games who want to reshape the world while also enslaving/killing a race they have a grudge against for one reason or another [Sackboy's species and Toads respectively])
- Vicky vs. Lucille Botzcowski (Babysitters from Hell who have criminal records and attempt to dominate the houses they look after)
- Victor S. Arseid vs. Sterkenburg Cranach (One of the strongest swordsmen of their respective nations who have a strong sense of duty and are somewhat handicapped from sustaining near-crippling injuries)
- Vile vs. Turles (Arrogant and aggressive villains with purple designs that started out as normal soldiers to a bigger villain but left them to accomplish their own goals)
- Vilgax vs. General Zod (Former alien generals who betrayed their race following their banishment to an extradimensional prison for disobedience who became intergalactic warlords who attempted to conquer Earth)
- Vincent Valentine vs. Vash the Stampede (Anti-heroic, Badass Longcoat-clad revolver users who have incredibly powerful, supernatural abilities)
- Violator vs...
- Arkham (Demonic antagonists who take the form of Monster Clowns)
- Pennywise (Sadistic and cruel monsters who take the form of Monster Clowns)
- Tricky (Sadistic, demonic beings resembling Monster Clowns)
- Vlad III Berserker vs. Father Balder (Powerful entities summoned into the modern era [Vlad III to be in the Holy Grail War and Balder for his Eye of the World], fight using spears they can manifest from several constructs, and got possessed into becoming more villainous beings [Dracula and Father Baldur respectfully])
- Volk vs. Seija Kijin (Two antagonistic individuals whose goals involve having the weak dominate the strong)
- Walter White vs. John Kramer (Old men with crappy life who become infamous not-so-well-intentioned criminals with an iconic alias after being diagnosed with cancer, rather weak physically but are genius and have engineering skills)
- Wamuu vs. Necalli (Ancient warriors who seek to fight strong opponents, with one being an honorable fighter while the other is a vicious, honorless monster)
- Watame Tsunomaki vs. Schrödinger (Humanoids who are a Little Bit Beastly and have reality warping powers that they use to mess with people they know)
- Wei Shen vs. Takayuki Yagami (Once remarkable law enforcers that make good use of their martial arts to solve mysteries, are not afraid to use violence if needed, have Dark And Troubled Pasts that lead them to become detectives, have bonds with several criminals, and fought opponents that may even be supernatural)
- Whisper vs. Guntz (Anthropomorphic wolves with ranged weapons who lost loved ones after their teammates betrayed them and became solitary due to their pasts)
- Whitebeard vs...
- Escanor (Huge, muscular, charismatic, mustached men full of pride, who are both feared, as well as respected throughout the world for their might and pride, and also serve as support for the protagonist, even after their unfortunate passing)
- Genryusai Yamamoto (Extremely powerful old men who serve as leaders)
- Isaac Netero (Powerful old men who serve as leaders of a group)
- White Witch vs. Wicked Witch of the West (evil witches)
- Wiccan vs. Taako (Powerful, gay wizards)
- William Afton vs...
- Diavolo (Evil organization leaders with immense survival willpower who were sentenced to eternal damnation that prevented them from dying)
- Willy Weasel (Animatronics possessed by the souls of serial killers who survived their deaths by transferring their souls to said animatronics that haunt buildings owned by once-successful family entertainment franchises)
- William Shakespeare vs. Diethard Ried (Lovers of stories and theatrics that despite joining an organization, they're only doing it in order to have the world behold the greatest story, they're extreme strategist, and ham any moment they talked; in contrast Diethard defected to enemy forces, while Shakespeare was never truly in any side)
- Winston vs. Gorilla Grodd (hyper-intelligent gorillas)
- Wiz vs. Queen of Sheba (Powerful non-human wizards [Wiz is a lich and Sheba is half-djinn], with control over elements [Wiz with ice and Sheba with wind], that despite their great capabilities they much rather run stores)
- Wizpig vs...
- Nitrous Oxide (Original antagonists from racing games that are spin-offs of long-running platformer series with animalistic protagonists who are aliens who seek to conquer Earth)
- Ryl (Magical pigs)
- Wolf vs...
- Kano (Ruthless, one-eyed mercenaries and leaders of criminal groups that are constantly pursued by government-employed agents who are their rivals. Both also once teamed up with their enemies to take out a bigger threat than them)
- Tai Lung (Grey-colored rivals to the main protagonist who serve as dark reflections of them, with the former using futuristic weaponry while the latter uses martial arts and seeks magical power)
- Wonder-Pink vs. Trevor Belmont (2017) (Romanian whip wielders who often work best with their teams)
- Worf vs. Urdnot Wrex (space opera proud warrior race guys)
- Wreck-It Ralph vs. Silbee (Main antagonists of in-universe media who become heroes outside of it and fight an in-universe protagonist who turns out to be an antagonist)
X-Z
- X-23 vs...
- Dani Phantom (Younger Opposite Sex Clones who are more than capable of being able to fight on par with their originals)
- Marceline (Superpowered daughters of The Dreaded who have a Goth aesthetic)
- Mileena (Clones who have a major physical difference from the original that differentiates them, and are extremely violent in combat)
- Xanxus vs. Jack Atlas (People that betrayed their families on a attempt to get better positions [Xanxus tries to become the new Vongola leader while Jack steals Yusei's best equipment to secure becoming the new King of Riding Duels], are extremely arrogant and easy to trigger even when in the side of good, are quite picky eaters, and fight with pyokinetic attacks)
- Xavier vs. Uncle Grandpa (Goofy Reality Warpers with backward senses of logic who want to help people, but more often than not causes large amounts of destruction.)
- Xeno Cooler vs. Cul Borson (Older brothers of immensely powerful cosmic rulers [Frieza and Odin] who're shown to have resentment towards their brothers, while also having some similar forces to them [Cooler's Armored Squadron and Cul's followers], have transformations that none in their species have [Cooler's Final Form and Cul's Dragon Form], were imprisoned for an extended period of time [Cooler in the time before Super Dragon Ball Heroes and Cul at the beginning of Fear itself], were never truly mentioned before their first appearances despite them being related to very important characters, and would later have an army of machines [with Cooler controlling the Big Gete Star and Cul taking control of Hydra's mech forces])
- Xeno Goku vs. X (DiVE) (Both are more powerful versions of iconic main characters which we're created thanks to the memories from their comrades and a woman who's a gatekeeper of everything [Trunks & Chronoa and ViA & NiCO], they make sure to protect their franchise history from those wanting to alter it, usually even helping the player here and there, are in position of many transformations that grants them new powers and unique abilities, unlike their main counter parts they're in position of their own unique forms [Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker and the DiVE Armor], with these new forms been achieved the help of their friends, can perform a super powerful attack that's basically they flying at super speeds surrounded by a golden aura [Dragon Fist and Nova Strike], and both originated from Gacha games that celebrates their franchises history and its multiverses)
- The Xenomorph vs. the Demogorgon (Monstrous, eyeless creatures with strange months who are subservient to a larger monster, with the former being a biological creature while the latter is supernatural)
- Xiao vs...
- Edmond Dantes (Green-colored protectors to the protagonists of their respective games [Ritsuka for Dantes, The Traveler for Xiao] that can also be summoned by players. Dantes and Xiao also possess powers with some ties to dark powers [Dantes is an Avenger-class Servant and Xiao is a Yaksha.])
- Illidan Stormrage (Ancient warriors who have been through tragic pasts and use dark powers to slay demons while taking on the visage of their prey).
- Linne (Immortal people that see their immortalities as curse, are task with slaying evil creatures to protect humanity, they befriended blonde sword wielding heroes, and can summon their weapons at will)
- Xiangling vs. Javelin (Young spear-wielders (Xiangling uses a bo) that originate for gacha games, are first character from their region (Liyue and Royal Navy) that the MC meets, are talented cooks who serve as a waitress in a restaurant, they go on adventurea when bored, are open on trying new items they obtained in their adventures, have associations with pandas [Xiangling has a red panda and wears a panda bear charm, while Javelin wears a bear hoodie], are happy go lucky girls that befriend whoever they met, have the abilities to buff their speed and evasion skills, and befriended people that should be their enemies [Beidou for Xiangling; Z23 and Ayanami for Javelin])
- Yamcha vs...
- Sayaka Miki (Members of a powerful group of warriors who, despite their abilities, are seen as the weakest of their group and are constantly defeated)
- Junpei Iori Baseball playing incompetents who are the second person to join their respective protagonists and never manage to actually accomplish anything.
- Yami Marik vs. Rago (Egyptian antagonists from anime series based around battling toys who wield dark powers based on Ancient Egypt, desire to rule over all, and manipulated their minions into gaining materials needed to become all-powerful)
- Yasha vs...
- Proto Man (Cool-headed characters from Capcom games who have some form of robotic nature, are a brother figure for the protagonist, and reluctantly work with a villain until pulling a Heel–Face Turn to help the hero defeat them, and have a leitmotif where the main instrument is whistling)
- Rei (Chivalrous but pragmatic martial artists who serve as The Lancer to the protagonist, contrasting the protagonist's strength-based fighting style with a speed-based fighting style based around manipulating air pressure with their body, and Go Out with a Smile after performing a Heroic Sacrifice)
- Yoh Asakura vs...
- William Adams (Fighters that make use of spirits to enhance their fighting capabilities, gain new moves and acquire super forms, use bushido as their main combat style and code, and obtained dominion over extremely strong spirits near the end of their journey)
- Youmu Konpaku (Swordfighters with control over the spiritual [Yoh being a shaman while Youmu is half-ghost], change between the use one or two katanas, perform Razor Wind attacks, and in constant presence of a container of souls)
- Yusuke Urameshi (Shonen Jump protagonists from the 90s that make use of spirits for combat [Yoh using the spirit of Amidamaru and Yusuke having spiritual energy], have soul heritages that makes them about their strongest in their verse [Yoh being and Asakura and twin to Hao and Yusuke being the son of a S Class demon], and got to be their team's leaders in a tournament against the supernatural. Furthermore, Yoh is a relaxed figure who avoids fights if he can, Yusuke is a delinquent troublemaker)
- Yhwach vs...
- Darth Vitiate (Leaders of dark empires who return after years of absence to attack the world, gain power through consuming the lifeforce of others, were originally powerless but gained power through their deeds [including killing their fahers] to the point they are now referred as god-like beings, constantly return from the dead, and gained enough power to become nearly-unstoppable concepts of destruction before meeting their ends at the hands of their children)
- Hao Asakura (Ancient spiritual leaders who were defeated in the past and returned over several generations. They seek to acquire great power from the god of the verse in order to reshape reality to their whim. Their view of the world as it should be has been shaped by their exposure to the desires and thoughts of others. Both become the god of their verse and now exist as essentially what stabilizes/oversees it)
- Master Xehanort (Major antagonists who cause a large amount of events in their series, lead an army of shadows, and fight against a hero who fights against said shadows)
- Zanza (Fate-changing, god-like beings who serve as the final antagonist of their works, were driven to insanity by a desire of power, and seek to destroy humanity)
- Yoko Littner vs...
- Alisa Ilinichina Amiella (Female marksmen who fight against invading monsters)
- Lucy Steel (Fille Fatales who wield guns and are very aerodynamic)
- Yor Forger vs...
- Yoruichi Shihouin vs...
- Black Lightning (Electromancers who grew up as very talented individuals who exceeded in almost every category and became teachers to a group of teens who needed their guidance. Both are also not fully recognized as heroes as they are more akin to vigilantes associated with heroic groups and still do the right thing)
- Diana (Black cat electromancers)
- Minato Namikaze (Insanely fast ex-leaders that were mentors to other powerful characters in the series and also reveal hidden power in the last arc of their series)
- Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu vs. Alcor (Mysterious guys that show up in front of the MC, with quite cynic personalities, that are part of situations in which the world can die, are both expies of Kaworu Nagisa, and are living gods that have power over reality)
- Youmu Konpaku vs. Kawakaze (White haired swordswomen of bullet hell games who wield multiple swords in combat. Both are hybrids (Youmu being half-human, half-phantom and Kawakaze being part fox) and fight against other supernatural, often reality warping beings to retain peace in their world)
- Younger Toguro vs. Nosferatu Zodd (Muscular, powerful rivals to heroes from classic manga/anime who seek to fight strong opponents and are honorable despite their status as villains)
- Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi vs...
- Carter Kane (Teens involved in ancient Egyptian magic and realms and play host to supernatural beings)
- Emil Castagnier (Descendants that inhabit the body of their successors [who were initially quite shy youngsters without knowing how to fight], these descendants were in charge of the vast majority of the battles on their journey, and specialize in summoning and controlling monsters)
- Ozymandias (Great fictional pharaohs of ancient Egypt beloved by their kingdom, were summoned into the modern world [Yami by using his descendant as vessel, and Ozymandias got summoned by Ritsuka], fight summoning a multitud of monsters, trap enemies into a Mental World [Yami traps them in the Millenium Puzzle and Ozymandias uses Ramesseum Tentyris, a multitud of pyramids], and have great connections to the God Ra [Yami can summon Ra while Ozymandias can summon Ra's power])
- Sakura Kinomoto (Monster summoners who summon monsters with cards to fight against other monsters)
- Yukari Yakumo vs...
- Abigail Williams (Blonde border manipulators that can open portals through dimensions, space, and time, can travel between them as they have curiosity for the outside world, can let creatures in or out if they so desire, and are seen as among the strongest beings in their series. Furthermore, Abigail has no control over her power [and the more she uses it, she'll get corrupted], while Yukari can do so as much as she wants)
- The Spot (White-colored portal makers)
- Yu Narukami vs. Takumi Aiba/Ami Aiba (JRPG protagonists from long-running Mon franchises, whose specific entries have a Color Motif in the color yellow, gain a special power from an alternate world accessed through a digital device, fight alongside a number of monsters they collect, and try to solve a mystery involving this alternate world)
- Yuna vs. Amane Kuzuryu (Women modeled after japanese Mikos with Amane being a proper one while Yuna plays a similar role as summoner, their main ways of fighting is through summoning creatures to fight and magic spells, are persived as messianic figures by their religious groups [the Church of Yevon and the Shomonkai respectfully], were raised to sacrifice themselves to summon a powerful God and stop a calamity, said sacrifice by the end was going to do more harm than good for humanity, and went to abandon their religions after their friends help them see the truth of their sacrifices)
- Yuno Grinberryall vs...
- Emilia (Chaste Hero Spirit users subject to All of the Other Reindeer which hinders their desires to rule over their country. They are very close with The Hero but aren't afraid to call them out on their flaws. They also use their magic for Spontaneous Weapon Creation albeit vastly preferring swords. Finally, they have elven ancestry [Emilia being a half-elf, Yuno having the soul of a half-elf inside him since birth] and are picked up by villains who themselves were to All of the Other Reindeer for their own goals [Patry, and by extension Vangeance to revive all the elves, Roswaal to revive Echidna)
- Wamuu (Skilled fighters that use Blow You Away and show respect toward the main character more than most and Undying Loyalty towards their leaders despite evidence against it [Vangeance letting Patry wreak hell on the kingdom, Kars having no real sense of honor])
- Wendy Marvell (Orphaned children skilled in aerokinesis that had a backstory they weren't fully aware of)
- Zaheer (Clever and innovative Masters of Blow You Away that go against their country's status quo)
- Yuno Gasai vs....
- Ayano Aishi (Yandere vs. Yandere)
- Harley Quinn (Cute and Psycho Anti-Villain Yanderes)
- Rena Ryuugu (Yandere vs. Cute and Psycho)
- Shana (Tsundere vs. Yandere)
- Yunyun vs. Bennett (Unlucky, energetic adventurers that have an unexpected group of friends, learn to use magic own their own [Yunyun by being alone in school while Bennett going on adventures on his own], can manipulate elements [Yunyun with electricity and Bennett with fire], and are far stronger than many give them credit for)
- Yuri Lowell vs...
- Diluc (Former knights who left an organization and later fought against it following them noticing their corruption, including that of sweeping the deaths of their masters under the rug)
- Ike (Young swordsmen originating from RPGs released around the mid-2000s, are legacy warriors chosen by the greatest to fight on war, combine psychical attacks alongside swordplay [Yuri with a more versatile and acrobatic style unlike Ike, who has more of direct punches], can perform magic attacks under special conditions, befriended princesses, are substantial parts of teams/guilds that travel their kingdoms eliminating monsters, and are among the most popular characters in the franchises)
- Psylocke (Heroic swordfighters with long, purple hair)
- Yusaku "Playmaker" Fujiki vs. Daimon Masaru/Marcus Damon (Brooding and violent teenage protagonist from long running anime franchises that fight against monsters with their own in monsters in a digital world. In contrast while Yusaku is serious and collected, Daimon is extremely hot-headed)
- Yusuke Kitagawa vs. Sylvando (Eccentric RPG party members who are the fifth members of their team, have issues with their fathers, and dedicate their lives to the arts [Yusuke for painting, Sylvando for performing])
- Yusuke Urameshi vs...
- Gon Freecss (Protagonists of manga created by Yoshihiro Togashi and published by Shonen Jump)
- Inuyasha (demonic heroes from retro anime who fight against evil spiritual entities)
- Kamen Rider Ghost (teenagers who gained ghost superpowers after dying)
- Reimu Hakurei (Humans [or at least originally human] with strong magical powers who fight against evil spiritual beings in realms made for them)
- Yuugi Hoshiguma vs. Quetzalcoatl (Powerful humanoid monsters [Yuugi being an oni while Quetzalcoatl is a deity] that have blonde hair, excel in unorthodox fighting styles [Yuugi preferring to use physical strikes over energy attacks, while Quetzalcoatl uses lucha libre moves alongside a Knightly Sword and Shield], constantly drink [while Yuugi fights while drinking, Quetzalcoatl can't hold it], and have No-Sell abilities [Yuugi just take hits due to bigger physical strength and Quetzalcoatl can't be hurt by anyone with good intentions], and pyrokinetic abilities [Yuugi being able to make things have more heat while Quetzalcoatl has The Power of the Sun])
- Yuuki Terumi vs...
- Isaac Westcott (Extremely powerful antagonists who delivered a countless amount of crimes For the Evulz)
- Michael Roa Valdamjong (Unhinged terrifying snake-themed immortal villains of their respective verses, nown for their devious trickery and cunning wits which has allowed them to manipulate events into their favor or getting others to do their bidding. Their fighting style is both brutal and savage, being pure physical brawlers who look to brutalize their opponents in the most vicious manner possible and used in tandem with their dark esoteric abilties which allow them to strike terror into the hearts of their enemies. Both were once part of a peacekeeping order/group that dedicated their lives to protecting the world from evil, but then betrayed and forsaken their said order/group to fulfil their personal ambitions for more power [[The Six Heroes and The Burial Agency]]. Sought to gain immortality and power for themselves by any means necessary, both can't seem to die because they keep reincarnating into a new body, previously possessed another important character as one of their other hosts in their series, whom they eventually got separated from [[Hazama and Ciel]])
- Zamasu (Genocidal antagonists from stories focused on time travel who were once respected figures, desire to destroy the universe to reshape it in their image [with Terumi wanting to create a universe filled with chaos and destruction, while Zamasu wanted to make a universe forged through order without mortals interfering], take a false form [Hazama for Terumi, Goku Black for Zamasu] in order to achieve their goals through deception, and eventually reach a higher form of being [Susano'o for Terumi, Infinite Zamasu for Zamasu] that is eventually defeated by a spikey-haired protagonist [Ragna for Terumi, Goku for Zamasu] that they harmed in the past)
- Yzma vs. Tzekel-Kan (Mayincatec high servants with aspirations of murdering their emperors; Disney vs. DreamWorks)
- Z vs...
- The Core (Beings comprised of the memories and feelings of the masses, manipulated a once nice man into becoming the one who would mostly carry out their plans [Andrias and N respectively], whose ultimate form involves taking control of a giant, metal, moon-like object, and whose main goal is to keep the world in an eternal stasis so that things always stay the same)
- Izanami (Omnipotent, godlike beings who falsely claim to know what humanity truly desires)
- Randall Flagg (Allegorical Characters who are Made of Evil and represent humanity's darkest and most heinous desires)
- Solaris, Mephiles and Iblis (Deities created from a failed scientific experiment who remain omnipresent and have the ability to bring time itself to an end)
- Zack Fair vs...
- Future Gohan (Heroes with scars on their faces, were mentored by legendary warriors of dubious allegiances originally [Angeal Hewley & Piccolo Jr.], were the last members of their teams, became the inspirations for young swordmen [Cloud Strife and Future Trunks], fought against evil scientists and their creations, and died in the rain next to their young friends)
- Kasumi Yoshizawa (Cases where the memories of The Ace end up becoming transplanted in their physically gifted successors who suffer from severe self-esteem issues)
- Zamasu vs...
- Goetia (God-like entities who once watched over humanity before they came evil after growing discontent with them [with Zamasu being disgusted by humanity and seeking to destroy it while Goetia desires to "save" it from its flaws], seek to destroy the universe to recreate it to their liking, stole the bodies of mortals, have multiple forms [including one they obtain after fusing with an alternate version themselves to defeat the heroes], wear important rings, and use powerful wish-granting tools in their quest for domination)
- Lucemon (Powerful, evil deities who were once good but now seek to destroy the world to remake it in their image)
- Odio/Oersted (Once-noble beings who have been driven to hate humanity for their own reasons and have plans to do great harm to them as "punishment" for their nature)
- Zanza (Arrogant deities who look down upon mortals, seek to recreate the world in their images, have forms similar to that of the main protagonist, and have their actions reversed in the end)
- Zanza vs...
- Nyx (Gods who create an endless cycle of death and rebirth, preside over a world created by a science experiment Gone Horribly Wrong, and require taking the form of a vessel or avatar)
- Xenos (Once ordinary humans who became deities after they created the world with the help of another being, have been butting heads with said other being since the dawn of time, laid dormant for years until they broke free by taking control of someone's body, wish to destroy the world and reshape it in their image, and left behind a fragment of themselves, which would be their greatest downfall, since said fragment would use their own power against them to defeat them once and for all)
- Zenitsu Agatsuma vs. Toka Todo (Blonde-haired, swordsmen who are a part of a group of fellow warriors [Zenitsu being a Demon Slayer while Toka is a Blazer], have lighting-based abilities, shown to be routinely capable of defeating an opponent in one slash and move at blinding speeds, are at their prime fighting ability when under a sort of handicap [Zenitsu falling asleep to showcase his true strength, while Toka either can either take off her glasses or temporarily blind herself to improve her reaction speed or other senses respectfully], were trained by a respected master [Jigoro Kuwajima and Nango Torajiro respectfully], and strive to overcome their status as Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass [Zenitsu for his cowardice, Toka for her clumsiness and disorganized habits])
- Zeref Dragneel vs...
- Meliodas (Immortal curse bearers who spend their life trying to break it and are known as the fiercest and deadliest dark magic users whereas their true personalities are far more friendly when the circumstances allow it. Both are also the elder brother of a flame-wielding demon [Zeldris and Natsu, respectively] and are also the leader of a faction identified by a number [Seven Deadly Sins and Spiggan 12])
- Ardyn Izunia (Immortal, death-seeking antagonists from Japanese media who were once beloved figures before being cursed to live forever for defying the gods, eventually becoming dark rulers who fought against members of their own family)
- Zekrom vs. Red-Eyes Black Dragon (Legendary black dragon Olympus Mons who can fuse together with other, similar dragons to become even more powerful)
- Zenos Yae Galvus vs. Vholran Igniseri (Despotic rulers who rose to power [Zenos is the Crown Prince of the Garlean Empire and Vholran was a former slave that slaughtered the previous Lord of his land], are swordsmen with strength enhanced through genetic experiments that made them cruel and sadistic, are bloodthirsty, value power over everything, introduced themselves by trashing the protagonist in their first encounter, can get near-death wounds and still fight like nothing [Zenos sliced his own throat and Vholran got impaled by the Blazing Sword in the chest])
- Zeo Megazord/Super Zeo Megazord vs. Vehicle Voltron (The 2nd Power Ranger team vs the 2nd/Other Voltron Force as a sequel)
- Zeus vs...
- Zim vs...
- Adu Du (Green aliens with funny robot sidekicks who are looked down back on their home planet, go to Earth in order to gain fellow aliens' respect, and their primary foes are young boys)
- Crypto (Mini alien invaders that want to Take Over the World and uses many various gadgets to do so)
- Keroro (Diminutive green aliens who seek to conquer Earth but keep failing to do so)
- Moxxie (Two small inhuman invaders that are voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz)
