Web Animation / Death Battle

"IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLE!!!!!"

Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wizard: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.

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Death Battle (stylized as DEATH BATTLE!) is a web series hosted by Screwattack.com and is presented by "Wizard" (Ben Singer) and "Boomstick" (Chad James). Episodes 20-29 were animated by Mr Lange, aka Short Factor (Jordan Lange), with Episodes 29 onwards animated by Torrian Crawford and some guest animators. The point of the show is to take two similar characters and pit them against each other, analyzing their respective strengths and weaknesses to see who would win, similar to Deadliest Warrior.

So far, there are 101 videos. The first 18 episodes were featured exclusively on ScrewAttack's YouTube account, and starting with episode 19 the series is now posted to the redesigned screwattack.com, with a delayed posting of past fights to their YouTube page.

There is a recap page, as well as a Best Episode Crowner page.

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The Rules (unwritten and official) of a Death Battle are:

Rules

• The warriors can only know of each other if they do know each other in canon in both official universes (as seen with Leonardo strategizing in his match against his brothers). Otherwise, they cannot know each other's movesets. Even if they do know of each other in canon, no one is allowed to prepare for the fight (e.g. Batman and Spider-Man had to use their default weapons instead of using weapons designed to exploit each other's weaknesses, like Spider-Man's weakness to pesticides or Ganon's weakness to holy/light-based weaponry).
  • The script for the dialogue has been known to ignore this rule, with characters calling each other by name (Lex & Iron Man) and/or referencing their internet rivalry (Sonic & Mario or Deadpool & Deathstroke), but can't know each other's physical traits.
  • To prevent fighters from exploiting weaknesses of others for a cheap victory (in Darth Vader's case, though Doctor Doom did use electricity against him, he managed to use the Force to save himself), a character's weaknesses normally only come into play if the enemy can find a way to detect a weakness (like how Superman and Terminator had x-ray vision) or if there is a specific reason why it cannot be exploited (such as Goku being too honorable to use Kryptonite on Superman). Other than that, if a combatant survives a match long enough, they may discover a way to counter the fighting style of their opponent (like Black Orchid figuring out how to counter Ivy's snake-sword, Tai attacking Red so that Charizard would not know how to fight WarGreymon, or Spider-Man knowing that Batman had explosive batarangs).
• A battle has to end with the loser dying (though not necessarily at the hands of the winner, as shown when Dan Hibiki accidentally ingested one of Hercule Satan's capsules), or at least "dead" as far as physical forms are concerned (Starscream and Mega Man having their physical bodies blown to pieces but still being technically "alive" otherwise, or gods and similar characters left with no working mortal avatar to continue fighting with). The are two major exceptions to this: the more comical "Deadpool vs. Pinkie Pie" episode, and the "Chuck Norris vs. Segata Sanshiro" episode. (The latter due to the fight moving beyond mortal perceptions.)
• Pacifist warriors will not have their peaceful nature interrupt the fight, and both combatants will have any personality restraints from killing removed (such as Spider-Man and Batman fighting each other to the death when they would not do so otherwise). However, if their traditional arsenal uses nonlethal weapons, they cannot change it (e.g. Batman). They can only use lethal weapons if they have them as part of their regular arsenal.
• All other traits will be represented with accuracy based on the warrior's canon universes (as stated with Goku. Expanded universes, like GT, are only allowed to be mentioned if they do not conflict with the original canon, like the Dragon Ball manga). All consistent and canon sources available during the time of the episode's release will be examined by the hosts (for example, the old Star Wars Expanded Universe was accounted for Luke Skywalker because the Luke vs. Harry Potter fight was produced about three years before Disney declared the original EU to be Alternate Continuity, and it was still accounted for the Samus vs. Boba Fett Remastered fight one year after said declaration because it was produced 10 months before the release of The Force Awakens, which completely overwrites the post-Return of the Jedi timeline in which Boba Fett got a greater number of appearances^note In the original EU, Boba managed to get out of the sarlacc pit and live another day; in the Disney canon, he had not appeared in any story set after his battle in Return Of The Jedi when the episode was produced.). Characters with multiple incarnations, such as Link, Spider-Man, Deadpool, and Godzilla, will be composites combining the best aspects of their various incarnations, unless said incarnation is drastically different from other incarnations. If a specific incarnation of a character is chosen, the canon used will most likely be the most popular depiction (e.g. G1 Starscream, G4 Rainbow Dash, and post-Crisis Superman and Batman). The research will avoid biases.
  • B. If one warrior is allowed abilities from a non-canon source, the other warrior must be allowed to use their own non-canon sources as well.
  • C. Also, if a certain depiction of the warrior has them ridiculously overpowered or inconsistent (like Shao Khan turning into a hydra in the live-action films), or powers that would be difficult to examine logically, (e.g. pre-1986 Superman could destroy entire solar systems WITH A SNEEZE and could both "super-weave" and "super-shapeshift") then it will not be used.
  • D. Not every weapon owned by the warriors in every canon will be used. Instead, only the ones they are commonly using (as seen with Rogue or Batman) or their best or most iconic weapons (e.g. Link and Cloud were equipped with their best armor and magic, Raiden used the Murasama he gained at the end of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance rather than the weaker HF Blade he used for most of the game) will be used.
  • E. If a warrior originated from non-English language media, the English dub will not be used if it contradicts the original source in any way (i.e. Goku's abilities used the Japanese canon, not the English dubs and mistranslations — which, for sake of example, slowed down his Instant Transmission from being literally instantaneous regardless of distance to "just" allowing him to move at the speed of light).
  • F. A piece of media that claims to be canon but clearly isn't will be avoided. For instance, the 1998 Godzilla film is not used to measure Godzilla's abilities because, as was shown in Godzilla: Final Wars, the monster Zilla is clearly not Godzilla. Also alternate forms of media might be avoided, like Shao Khan's film depiction (where he can transform into a hydra).
  • G. Because the warriors are examined by their latest depiction, they cannot use abilities that they lost in their past (ie how Shukaku was removed from Gaara or how Kratos, Spawn and Raiden gave up their divine immortality.)
  • H. Claims made by fans will only be considered canon if the official franchise or character from an official source recognizes it, as seen by Chuck Norris recognizing and acknowledging fan claims in his book "The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book: 101 of Chuck's Favorite Facts and Stories".^note Although that episode is a bad example.
• To get as many common abilities as possible, the warrior will be shown at their latest depictions or their oldest age as an active warrior. Examples include Harry Potter is depicted as he is at the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when he learned all his skills, not while he was a young kid in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone where he only knew minor spells. Or Goku knowing Super Saiyan 4 and being 53 years old, which is his age in DBGT. However, "future canon" will be avoided if it unbalances the fight as some characters will gain more power - like Superman in the future in DC One Million - while some characters will grow old and weak - like Batman in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. In the case of 2D end battles, a character's depiction in the end fight is limited by what sprites are available for them, such as Harry Potter and Toph having their appearances as children despite using abilities and weapons obtained as adults, Nightmare appearing in his SoulCalibur IV form, and Ganon using his look from A Link to the Past.
• Summoning other combatants is not allowed unless it fits the theme of the matchup (like how Eggman and Wily fought with their robotic armies, Solid Snake and Sam Fisher having their mission support from Otacon and Grim, and Pokemon Trainer Red and Tai assisting Charizard and Greymon respectively). Unless the battle asks for multiple characters for each side, the combatants must fight alone, even if they are used to fighting with a partner (like how Pikachu wasn't allowed to have Ash command him).
  • B. One exception is if the fighter uses a creature for an attack that can reasonably be replaced by a non-combatant projectile (like how Peach can summon a sheep that doesn't do anything but fly at the opponent and put them to sleep with contact, or the Goomba firing Mini-Goombas) or when the act would fall under using the environment to their advantage (like how Batman can summon bats from the surrounding area with his gadgets), but the fighter cannot be dependent on these creatures and, in cases of summoning as an attack, the creatures cannot act on their own (like how Link and Cloud were not allowed to use summons or fairies because the summons attack on their own once summoned and the fairies are sentient beings making a decision to help Link once he runs out of hearts).
  • C. Another exception is a Doombot or fake clones, as seen with Wily and Dr. Doom. However this clone cannot fight alongside the original simultaneously as it would mean the opponent would be outnumbered.
  • D. Another exception is if the other ally is, or can be used as, a living or sentient weapon or suit of armor, like Spawn's costume, Saba accompanying Tommy Oliver, Iron Man's Endo-sym armor, Mega Man using Rush's Super Adapter form, or Agent Carolina and the Meta having access to their AI fragments.
  • E. Another exception can be if summoning is integral to the character as a primary method of combat in-universe. Case in point, Bayonetta is still given full access to her ability to summon Infernal Demons (such as Madama Butterfly and Gomorrah) as this is one of her trademark abilities in all of her games and even guest appearances in other franchises. Not allowing her to do so would be a major disadvantage to her as summoning is so integral to Bayonetta's fighting style that without it her powers and abilities would be severely limited in comparison to her opponent. During the time of summoning, however, the summoner may not engage in combat alongside the summoning to prevent an unfair advantage by having multiple combatants versus one. The summoner must remain passive until such time the summoning is destroyed, incapacitated, or has destroyed the enemy combatant.
• The terrain chosen in the fight will either be a terrain from the fighters' franchises (like Superman's Metropolis or Goku's mountainous terrain) or would be a location that both warriors are experienced in (like Batman and Spider-Man fighting at night in a city). The area itself however doesn't matter nor play any role in determining the outcome of the battle, and even the entire battle itself is just a visual representation of the researchers' conclusions. The environment only becomes important if a character's skills use it, like with Leonardo hiding in the shadows, Chun-Li/Mai wall-jumping, or Gaara/Toph using it as a primary means of combat.
  • One exception to this rule is if a fighter has the ability (usually via teleportation) to change the environment into one specifically favorable to them, they'll be able to do so normally. This was seen when Scorpion transported Ryu into Netherealm, a place that greatly enhances Scorpion's own power while fatiguing his opponent, or when Ganon warped Bowser to a lava pit and attempted to drop him into it.
• The fight at the end of the episode is not what determines the victor in battle. It is nothing more than a fun little dramatization showcasing most if not all of the research displayed beforehand of the combatants in action. The winners are determined before the battle through quasi-scientific analysis of their abilities, and the character with the objectively better abilities will win.

The fights so far, in order of airing are:

Season One

1. "Boba Fett vs. Samus Aran" ^Result Samus Aran wins. Samus has superior weaponry and athletic skill, combined with Boba's homing anti-vehicle rocket (his most powerful weapon) being inaccurate to human-sized targets.
2. "Akuma vs. Shang Tsung" ^Result Akuma wins. Akuma is an incredibly vicious fighter, so his constant punishment and unmatched skills were more than what Shang Tsung's stamina could handle. Shang Tsung's versatility and power-stealing abilities weren't able to stop Akuma's brutal tactics.
3. "Rogue vs. Wonder Woman" ^Result Rogue wins. Wonder Woman's outfit exposes a lot of skin, making it fairly easy for Rogue to steal her powers and eventually kill her with her touch. Wonder Woman's fighting style also worked against her as it contains several variations of blows to the face, the only part of Rogue that is uncovered, and Wonder Woman had no knowledge that Rogue could sap power from skin contact.
4. "Goomba vs. Koopa" ^Result It's a draw. The Goomba's idiocy and the Koopa's cowardice respectively lead to their downfalls. Kicking the Koopa's shell sent it back at the Goombas and the Koopa was too afraid to get out of its shell in time to avoid the lava pit.
5. "Mike Haggar vs. Zangief" ^Result Zangief wins. Zangief is younger, heavier, larger, considerably stronger, and has been training all his life, whereas Haggar's training is distracted by a political career.
6. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Battle Royale" (Blocked from YouTube due to copyright but can still be viewed on ScrewAttack's website.) ^Result Leonardo wins. Leonardo knows how to pick battles and knows the others inside and out, and has the deadliest of the weapons. Michelangelo suffered from a lack of discipline and overcomplicated weapons. Donatello's bo staff didn't have adequate killing power, and Raphael was weakened from fighting Donatello. Leonardo would pick a fight with Michelangelo right off the bat — knowing that he's the weakest. This would leave Raphael to fight Donatello first — against whom he has a massive range disadvantage.
7. "The Winner of the TMNT Battle Royale vs. Zitz" ^Result Leonardo wins. Zitz is a powerhouse compared to Leonardo, but Zitz's strategies always relies on overpowering foes via sheer brute force, whereas Leonardo can rely on his ninja training to outsmart and outflank. When the fight moved to the darkness of the sewers, Leonardo was in his element, and the untrained Zitz just couldn't figure out what to do.
8. "Yoshi vs. Riptor" ^Result  Yoshi wins. Yoshi has been known to be able to take a beating, and his arsenal is varied thanks to his digestive system. Though Riptor is smarter than your average Velociraptor, Yoshi has been described as an incredibly intelligent species by Nintendo and only he has enough intelligence to drive a car.
9. "Felicia vs. Taokaka" ^Result  Taokaka wins. Taokaka has the superior agility, not to mention her razor-blade claws.
10. "Kratos vs. Spawn" ^Result Spawn wins. The only weapon Kratos possesses that's actually capable of hurting Spawn is the Blade of Olympus, and Spawn has plenty of energy to feed on from Kratos himself, since he's covered in the ashes of his deceased family. In addition, even if Kratos pieced together that only the Blade can kill Spawn, he would also need to know through unlikely odds that Spawn needed to be decapitated in order to die. And even then, Kratos would have to do so while dodging Spawn's array of superpowers that Kratos is not immune to.
11. "White Bomberman vs. Taizo Hori" ^Result Taizo Hori wins. Taizo has the superior movement when below ground, and unlike White Bomberman, he has a way of controlling his opponent by stunning Bomberman with his harpoon. In addition, Bomberman's own weapons are just as much a danger to himself as they are to his enemies, which crucially allowed Taizo to trap him next to his own explosives.
12. "Vegeta vs. Shadow" ^Result Vegeta wins. The most evident reason was the vast difference in terms of power and defence between the two- in their base forms, Shadow was at a disadvantage against even base Vegeta (Let alone his Super Saiyan self), forcing him to rely on his Super Shadow form to be able to properly do damage. However, this has a time limit of approximately 50 seconds at maximum without supplementation (Rings, etc.), and not even that is offensively powerful enough to kill Vegeta in such a short amount of time.
13. "Mario vs. Sonic (2011)" ^Result Sonic wins. In terms of battling with their various Power Ups, the two were very evenly matched and able to counter each other blow-for-blow (To the point where Mario could use a combination of the Starman, Metal Mario and Mega Mario to nullify the nigh-unstoppable Super Sonic), meaning that this fight ultimately came down to who was stronger in their normal forms once their supplies ran out. Sonic won out thanks to his Super Speed and generally much wider range of abilities as his base self, with Mario much less able to bring his biggest advantages- namely, his higher strength/defence and jumping abilities- into play due to his much lower speed and agility, and general lack of experience in dealing with opponents as fast as the blue hedgehog.
14. "Justin Bieber vs. Rebecca Black" ^Result It's a draw. Bieber's fear of thrown objects kept him at a distance while Black's daredevil recklessness put her at just as much risk as it did her opponent. ^note  Actual reason: Boomstick and Wizard hate pop stars.
15. "Luke Skywalker vs. Harry Potter" ^Result Luke Skywalker wins. Harry has an inherent weakness in his famous lightning-bolt scar that can be exploited with Shatterpoint. Most of his curses and spells can be blocked or deflected with Luke's lightsaber, and Luke's versatile Force Abilities were more than capable of both offensive (Pulling Harry's Firebolt down to the ground to take away his speed advantage) and defensive (Force-choking Harry to prevent him from casting spells) purposes, which let him control the fight.
16. "Chun-Li vs. Mai Shiranui" ^Result Mai Shiranui wins. Although outmatched in strength and hand-to-hand combat skill/experience, Mai has weapons (her metal fans) and superior energy-based attacks, and her ninja training makes her unpredictable to the formally trained Chun-Li.
17. "Starscream vs. Rainbow Dash" ^Result Rainbow Dash wins. Rainbow is fast and agile enough to dodge Starscream's missiles, and his Null Rays have no effect on organic life forms. Even if they did, his extremely poor marksmanship negates most of his arsenal. Rainbow's speed is also superior to Starscream's, and he has no effective means to counter a target that's faster than he is. Even if the fight had considered a more competent version of Starscream, all incarnations of the Transformer are far better at fighting against larger, non-organic beings than small, organic ones like Rainbow Dash. When one factors in how even high-tier Transformers have been beaten by humans, it seems likely that a Flying Brick with magical powers and Super Speed could take down Starscream.
18. "Master Chief vs. Doomguy" ^Result Master Chief wins. Although Doomguy is slightly faster, Chief has superior strength, agility, reflexes, and durability due to his augmentations, is equipped with armor that can counter Doomguy's incredible offensive arsenal, and, albeit factoring into his victory to a small degree, is noted to possess incredible luck in battle. Doomguy is also somewhat more dependent on power ups than Chief, and his armor isn't enough against Master Chief's wide array of weapons. Lastly, Doomguy's trump card, the BFG-9000, can be negated by the Halo 3 Bubble Shield.
19. "Doctor Eggman ^note With Hyper Metal Sonic, Silver Sonic, Mecha Sonic, Mecha Knuckles, E101 Beta MKII, Egg Robo, Scratch and Grounder, Shadow Androids, and an assortment of lower-level robo-mooks for Infantry, including Motobugs, Caterkillers, Buzzbombers, Egg Pawns, and Swatbots vs. Doctor Wily ^note With Bass and Treble, Metal Man, Guts Man, Pharaoh Man, Magnet Man, Slash Man, Sheep Man, Yellow Devil, and an assortment of lower-level robo-mooks for Infantry, including Bladers, Sniper Joes, Mettaurs, Hotheads and Paozos" ^Result Technically, it's a draw, as Wily and Eggman are both killed by Metal Sonic in his Metal Overlord form, after he was infected by the Roboenza Virus and absorbed the Egg Fleet. The hosts, dumbfounded, debate for a moment on which way to call the draw before just declaring Metal Sonic himself the winner. Wily would have carried the battle due to him being Crazy-Prepared with his booby-trapped robot doubles and the fact that his robots can coordinate effectively as a team with their more advanced AI and diverse abilities. Together, Wily's robots soundly destroyed Eggman's army. On the other hand, Metal Sonic more than made up for the ineffectiveness of Eggman's other troops by being a One-Man Army capable of beating any of Wily's Robot Masters. The one thing neither Eggman nor Wily counted on was Metal Sonic going berserk. A few scans, a Chaos Emerald, a Roboenza virus later, and the whole city is ruins; and mostly likely the world is doomed.
20. "Princess Peach vs. Princess Zelda" ^Result Princess Peach wins. While Zelda is magically potent, Peach's magical powers can at least match her blow for blow. Zelda's trump card, her Light Arrow, can be negated by Peach's Anger Magic. Where Peach truly carries the advantage is in the physical strengths in that she has a varied arsenal, is shown to be much more athletic, and has a kick that's powerful enough to cause decapitation.
21. "Thor vs. Raiden" ^Result Thor wins. Thor and Raiden are immune to each other's lightning, but while outside lightning Raiden's main power is martial arts, Thor comes equipped with million-ton hammer and the strength to wield it. Also, he has experience defeating clever foes like Raiden, given that his main enemy is his trickster god brother, Loki.
22. "Cloud Strife vs. Link" ^Result Link wins. Link has the superior experience and is used to thinking on the fly, as compared to Cloud's predictable brute force style. The Hylian Shield is indestructible and combined with the Golden Gauntlets (which give him Super Strength) can block Cloud's Buster Sword, while the Master Sword weakens Cloud by purging his Jenova Cells.
23. "Batman vs. Spider-Man" ^Result Spider-Man wins. Spidey's Spider-Sense negates stealth and surprise, Batman's two greatest weapons. Unlike Batman, Spider-Man possesses superhuman strength, speed, and durability, having knocked out a dinosaur in a single punch, running 200 MPH in some canons, and survived grenades to the face and fights with powerful characters like Juggernaut. Batman has weapons but most are designed to be nonlethal, and Spider-Man's reflexes and previously mentioned abilities would make hand-to-hand combat with him futile. Batman is an master escape artist but he would still need a considerable time to escape from Spider-Man's webs, which have been known to restrain the The Incredible Hulk. Batman's greatest feats, such as fighting the rest of the Justice League and succeeding, were only accomplished thanks to the amount of time Batman put into preparing a plan of attack (and prep time is banned in Death Battle), and even if Batman was allowed time to prepare, so would Spider-Man, who also possesses genius-level intelligence and cunning; lastly, albeit factoring in to his victory a lesser degree, Spider-Man already has some experience in fighting strategic, gadget-oriented opponents, such as the Green Goblin, who possesses a similar style of fighting compared to Batman.
24. "Pikachu vs. Blanka" ^Result Blanka wins. Blanka's survival skills, superior strength, resistance to electrical attacks, and size trump Pikachu's Glass Cannon abilities despite his lack of formal training. Pikachu's dependence on Ash for instructions and lack of techniques that can harm Blanka hinder him.
25. "Son Goku vs. Superman" ^Result Superman wins. Goku's extreme tenacity and magical equipment combined with Superman's tendency to hold back only prolonged the inevitable. At the end of the day, Superman is simply stronger, faster, and tougher by many orders of magnitude. Taking into account the Super Saiyan forms, even when Goku is in Super Saiyan 4, Superman is still at least 4.125 X 10^13 times stronger, 3 times faster, and 288 times tougher than Goku. In addition, Goku did not know Superman drew power from the sun, and he couldn't blow up the sun since the resulting supernova would incinerate Earth and Goku but not Superman (who has survived supernova explosions), as well as because Goku can't breathe in space while Superman can. As for the argument that Goku could teleport Superman to a red star, Goku has no way of knowing that Superman is drained by red stars, and it would require concentration, which would be very hard when up against Superman. While Superman weakened by green Kryptonite would be defeated easily, Goku has shown various times that he refuses to fight weakened opponents.

Season Two

1. "He-Man vs. Lion-O" ^Result He-Man wins. He-Man's strength easily overpowers Lion-O's and He-Man is just as fast as him, if not faster. He-Man is more than strong enough to destroy the Sword of Omens, leaving Lion-O vulnerable, and his Power Sword can deflect all the energy blasts fired by the Sword of Omens. This would leave the Eye of Thundera's impressive magical energies as Lion-O's only trump card, but by the time it gets that far, Lion-O would already be in serious danger.
2. "Shao Kahn vs. M. Bison" ^Result Shao Kahn wins. Shao Kahn's battle experience of over ten thousand years in addition to the absorption of billions of souls, all of which grant him power, was enough for him to overcome for M. Bison's ruthless fighting style. In addition, Bison's soul-fueled Psycho Power isn't the best weapon against someone who eats souls for breakfast, neither is his ability to brainwash and psychically manipulate others against someone who has similar experience. Lastly, Kahn's otherworldly physiology means Bison's soul would find it much more difficult to possess if he had to.
3. "Ryu Hayabusa vs. Strider Hiryu" ^Result Strider Hiryu wins. Hiryu's drones were able to match all of Hayabusa's ninpo arts, leaving the battle down to who has the advantage in strength, speed, and weaponry, all of which Hiryu is superior in. Hayabusa can cut someone in half with the Dragon Sword, he can dodge automatic fire, and he has a vast array of weapons at his disposal. Compare that to Hiryu who can cut someone in half with his bare hands, he can dodge computer-guided Shadow-Tag bullets (antiaircraft rounds designed to kill Striders), and he has a plasma blade, Falchion, that can generate enough heat to cut through all of Ryu's weapons except for the True Dragon Sword — which, in and of itself, lacks enough impact to turn the fight around.
4. "Ivy Valentine vs. Black Orchid" ^Result Black Orchid wins. Her ability to defeat the millennia-old warlord Eyedol when even the greatest warriors of the past failed highlights Orchid's superior fighting capabilities, as compared to Ivy's spotty win-loss record (3-4, to be precise, but 2 of the wins were rematches) within the Soul canon. While Ivy is able to outmatch Orchid in long-ranged fights, Orchid's ability to turn into a flaming panther and phase through attacks forced the fight into close combat, which Orchid is more skilled in. On the topic of Orchid's finishing moves, while Ivy is known for her infamously enlarged breasts, Orchid's are only a size smaller, meaning neither of them are capable of utilizing Orchid's more well-known finisher (where she flashes her breasts at an opponent, causing them to die out of sheer shock at how big they are) properly; finally, despite her experience in alchemy, Ivy would be unable to negate Orchid being able to turn her into a frog, as Soul Edge's protection does not fare well against other forms of magic.
5. "Fox McCloud vs. Bucky O'Hare" ^Result Fox McCloud wins. Real-life food chain aside, both sides have distinct advantages, rendering the fight close. In space, the Star Fox team's Arwings outclass the Righteous Indignation in both maneuverability and defenses. On the ground, Bucky's acrobatics and Fox's reflectors both render the other's laser fire an irrelevant matter. With both having several advantages over each other (bravery vs. wits, land mobility vs. aerial mobility, etc.), the battle comes down to experience. Fox has fought in more wars than Bucky's rebellion, and singlehandedly won all of them by himself, in comparison to Bucky relying on his squad-mates on field missions.
6. "The Terminator vs. RoboCop" ^Result RoboCop wins. While the Terminator is faster, more agile, and more "trained" (he has knowledge of combat and tactics uploaded into his A.I.), RoboCop is stronger and tougher. He has survived bombs, lasers, falls from the tops of skyscrapers, and a 3000 psi hydraulic press and been absolutely fine afterwards; T-800/850 units have been obliterated by most of these things. Plus, RoboCop still has the mind of Alex Murphy, meaning he has some human creativity that helps him outsmart machinery, and his arsenal was generally superior to that of his opponent.
7. "Luigi vs. Tails" ^Result Tails wins. Luigi has more combat experience, but Tails' flight and vastly superior speed allowed him to control the battlefield completely. He is also stronger (able to lift 10 tons, while Luigi can barely lift a radish the size of a car), far, far smarter (with an IQ of 300) than the plumber, and his gadgets make up for his weaknesses. In addition, the randomness of Luigi's greatest weapon, the Negative Zone, produces inconsistent results and is non-lethal in and of itself, as well as the fact that the Poltergust 5000, Luigi's other trump card, can be destroyed by Tails's bombs.
8. "Venusaur vs. Charizard vs. Blastoise Pokémon Battle Royale" ^Result Blastoise wins. Blastoise has an incredible defense but isn't lacking in attack either. Charizard has an incredible offense but a weak defense, and since he can't learn Sunny Day naturally he can't counter Blastoise's Rain Dance move, which weakens him significantly. Venusaur's most powerful attack takes time to charge up, and the rest of his moveset is filled with double-edged swords and status-effect moves that merely weaken an opponent instead of killing them. Though the three Pokémon theoretically counter each other due to Elemental Rock–Paper–Scissors, when you mathematically break down the 7000+ ways the fight can play out, Blastoise wins 48% of the time, Charizard 35%, and Venusaur 17%.
9. "Fulgore vs. Sektor" ^Result Fulgore wins. Fulgore was heavily outmaneuvered by Sektor's speed and agility — the latter being 250 pounds lighter and having the training of a ninja on his side — But Fulgore can even the playing field easily by super-charging his nuclear reactor to overclock his weapons and armor, breaking through Sektor's combos with pure brute strength. Fulgore also has a wider variety of options than Sektor in melee, ranged, and defensive combat, and in addition, Fulgore has a better victory streak against his own Archenemy — while Sektor has been repeatedly defeated by Sub-Zero, Fulgore barely lost against Jago only because Black Orchid got involved.
10. "Godzilla vs. Gamera" ^Result Godzilla wins. While Gamera is faster and smarter, Godzilla is 9 times heavier, much stronger, and vastly more durable, having tanked a city-busting meteor without flinching whereas Gamera barely survived a similarly destructive nuke. As Gamera's shell had been pierced by foes physically weaker than him before, there's no doubt that the much stronger Godzilla could overpower him. Godzilla's Atomic Breath is composed of pure radiation, not oxygen-based combustion, so Gamera couldn't feed off of it. Finally, Gamera often needs two rounds of battle to defeat his opponent — the first to analyze them, and then the second to win the day — whereas Godzilla usually comes out on top the first time, and actively prevents his enemies from running away until they're dead.
11. "Batman vs. Captain America" ^Result Batman wins. Captain America is physically stronger and faster than Batman, but even with his superior reflexes, Cap has no effective counter to Batman's stealth and gadgets— being unable to see through the pitch darkness or smokescreens that Batman uses heavily. As versatile as Captain America's shield is for both defensive and offensive purposes— deflecting all of Batman's weapons, including the shock gloves— it's still useless if he has no idea where Batman is, especially since Batman has even hidden from Superman. Furthermore, while Captain America is familiar with most forms of martial arts, Batman has not only mastered all known forms of martial arts, but also has a superior knowledge of pressure points and is generally far more willing to fight dirty; meaning that even in a straight-up brawl, Batman is far from helpless against Cap.
12. "Tigerzord ^note Piloted by Tommy Oliver (the White Ranger) and Saba vs. Gundam Epyon ^note Piloted by Zechs Merquise" ^Result Zechs/Epyon wins. Zechs is a trained and experienced pilot compared to the less experienced Tommy who was drafted for the Power Rangers out of high school, and despite the size difference the two mechs have about the same durability relative to each other's attacks. The Epyon's Zero system allowed Zechs to see the next move coming which allowed him to keep ahead after the initial delerium and counter all of the Tigerzord's attacks. Not even the combined power of all other Zords forming the Mega Tigerzord was enough to overcome Epyon's predictive capabilities, which it used to strike with precision attacks and shatter the Tigerzord's connection to the morphing grid to clench the match.
13. "Ryu vs. Scorpion" ^Result Scorpion wins. Scorpion is able to teleport him and his opponent to the Netherrealm, which increases his power indefinitely the longer he is there, making victory a matter of time. In addition, Scorpion being unkillable by physical attacks leaves Ryu with only one move that can actually kill Scorpion — Evil Ryu's Shun Goku Satsu — which he has little experience using and thus could be dodged by Scorpion with relative ease.
14. "Deadpool vs. Deathstroke" ^Result Deadpool wins. Deadpool's regenerative ability is not only far greater than Deathstroke's, but it's so fast-acting that Deathstroke had no means of putting him down. Furthermore Deadpool's unpredictable nature makes him impossible for Deathstroke to plan against, despite Deathstroke being the far better tactician. Finally, Deadpool's carbonadium sword nullifies healing factors, meaning he could kill Deathstroke with a single well-placed hit.
15. "Kirby vs. Majin Buu" ^Result Kirby wins. Although lacking the regenerative and destructive ability of Majin Buu, Kirby's agility, strength and durability proved to be more than a match for him — his Warp Star reaches light speed, he's strong enough to throw an equivalent of 3.5 tons to the Sun at escape velocity, had the sufficient combat experience to defeat numerous Lovecraftian cosmic horrors and other such powerful foes, and he has tanked a planet-sized explosion and being blasted through the exhaust flames of a massive jet engine thousands of feet down to the ground among other things — whilst equivalent forces can blow Buu's body apart, making him surprisingly much less durable outside of his regenerative powers. Furthermore, Kirby was capable of absorbing and rebounding whatever attacks could kill him — including the Planet Burst Ball by way of Hypernova Kirby — and likewise, Buu's instantaneous movement has limits in extreme situations due to requiring heavy concentration to pull off, such as when a huge energy ball capable of eviscerating him heads his way.
16. "Ragna the Bloodedge vs. Sol Badguy" ^Result Sol Badguy wins. Sol's centuries of developing a fighting style trump Ragna's relatively short training time with Jubei, and his soul has been through the soul-destroying Backyard, making it strong enough to withstand the combined soul draining effect of both the Azure Grimoire and Blood Scythe. Also, while both combatants have rebounded from seemingly fatal injuries, Sol's ability to withstand punishment outclasses Ragna by an enormous factor. While Ragna's Black Beast form is powerful, Sol's gear form is much stronger, even when he's holding back. Sol's gear form has been proven to take down enemies even more immense and powerful than the Black Beast and even then his power was limited by his headband meaning that it's merely a fraction of his full potential.
17. "Gaara vs. Toph Beifong" ^Result Toph Beifong wins. Although Toph is blind and Gaara's sand allows him to fly, Toph can feel the earth even if it isn't on the ground. Even though Gaara's sand is controlled by his mother, it's still sand, and can be manipulated by Toph's bending. Furthermore Gaara adding his father's gold dust to his own mixture of sand to make it easier to control also works to Toph's advantage, as that gold has trace amounts of iron (bearing in mind that it took a magnetic ability to use the gold dust) and is thus vulnerable to Toph's mastery of metal bending making it easier for her to redirect. Gaara's ultimate move, The Sand Tomb and Burial techniques, could easily be countered by Toph's bending cocooning herself in rock and steel. Gaara's sand armor also lets Toph see wherever he was at any point and her mastery of sand and metal bending helps her see, prepare for, and redirect any attack before it hits her. Maintaining the sand armor also takes a lot of Gaara's Chakra energy. When Toph got in close enough and broke Gaara's focus, it was all she needed to manipulate the sand to entomb and crush his body completely.
18. "Boba Fett vs. Samus Aran REMASTERED" ^Result  Samus Aran still wins. All of Samus's previous advantages still apply, namely her superior speed, maneuverability, and technology. Boba Fett may have better durability and physical strength, but Samus regularly defeats opponents that trump her in those areas. In addition, while Fett has a history of taking down differently empowered individuals, he tends to accomplish through cunning and mind games, playing his prey into traps — this is difficult to accomplish against Samus, who has maintained a high level of distance and anonymity from the rest of civilization. This would give Fett almost nothing to research, making him fall back on an arsenal that, while formidable, simply can't keep up.
19. "Chuck Norris vs. Segata Sanshiro" ^Result  It's a tie, though ...there isn't really a result. As far as we know, they might still be going, and Death Battle's instruments can't pick them up. They also possibly ripped a hole in space-time, sending them to another plane of existence or completely destroyed their own. Or both. Point is, neither of them are in any way willing to die anytime soon, so under Death Battle's rules we can't even call this one a draw.
20. "Guts vs. Nightmare" ^Result Guts wins. Though Guts was outclassed by Nightmare's incredible strength and powers, he already faces demonic beings leagues above his skill level every day, and he always prevails through his sheer strength and force of will. Although Nightmare can only be hurt by swords that exist in the astral plane, Soul Calibur isn't necessarily the only such sword (as evidenced by how Soul Edge was damaged the first time) and Dragonslayer more than fits the bill. On top of Guts' already incredible resilience to seemingly fatal injuries the Berserker Armor helps by allowing Guts to fight without feeling pain and literally holding his body together until he is too damaged to continue fighting and dies. Even though he takes an incredible thrashing during the fight, neither Nightmare, Night Terror nor even Inferno itself could damage Guts enough to kill him outright. Finally, Guts has dealt with enough demonic trickery to know how not to be enthralled into becoming Inferno's next vessel, and he wouldn't give up the Dragonslayer for Soul Edge anyhow.
21. "Iron Man vs. Lex Luthor" ^Result Iron Man wins. The various Iron Man suits combined with Stark's ability to remotely summon and change into them at will make him significantly more versatile. Additionally, Lex's Warsuit is only effective against Superman because its weaponry is Kryptonite-based, and thus it's not particularly effective against anything that's not Kryptonian. The Warsuit is strong enough to protect Luthor from Superman's punches, making it strong enough to withstand the Hulkbuster modification, but it's far from invincible and can be penetrated if the fight lasts long enough. The Endo-Sym variation of the Iron Man suit is also capable of countering nearly all of Lex's weaponry by itself. Finally, while Lex considers physical combat a last resort, Stark relies on, and actively enjoys it, giving him a significant experience advantage in a duel to the death.
22. "Beast vs. Goliath" ^Result Goliath wins. Both Goliath and Beast were almost even in terms of strength and speed, making this a battle of wits and experience. Beast is more of a team player and rarely spends time fighting directly — only when he needs to — whilst Goliath is considerably more experienced in hand-to-hand combat, having spent several decades defending Castle Wyvern and New York City from intruders. Goliath is also more durable, having more-or-less shrugged off being shot down from the air by an anti-aircraft round. Finally, Beast couldn't wait until daylight for Goliath to turn to stone for two reasons — the gargoyles in the Marvel universe do not turn into stone by day, so he would not have known about it being Goliath's weakness, and even if he was aware of it, it's highly unlikely the battle would have lasted that long, given that Beast once fought Griffin, a being similar to Goliath, and only won due to the aid of his ally Angel.
23. "Solid Snake vs. Sam Fisher" ^Result  Solid Snake wins. While both are experts in stealth and combat, Snake's mastery of CQC outweighs Sam's equivalent training by a long shot when it comes down to one-on-one battle. The Solid Eye could keep track of Sam anywhere, negating his stealth. While Sam possessed EMP grenades that could shut down Snake's Octo-Camouflage, Snake's Solid Eye and nanomachines would have been unaffected- both having survived far worse in the past. Snake is also more physically durable than the average man- having survived intense exposure in a microwave chamber a full three minutes where a regular human wouldn't even last half as long. Lastly, Sam's and Grim's Mission Control systems have a history of being hacked, whereas Snake's Codec has not. Combined with Otacon's proven track record of hacking into any system Sam's mission support from Grim would be completely disabled. Overall, Snake's superiority in melee combat and having a counter for anything Sam could throw at him clinched the fight in his favor.
24. "Darth Vader vs. Doctor Doom"^Result Doctor Doom wins. His achievements and mastery of science and magic is simply far more powerful than anything Vader can do with the Force. Furthermore, the magical barriers of Doom's armor and its separation from the physical world has protected him from reality warping and telekinetic attacks by the likes of Thanos and the Silver Surfer, more than enough to handle whatever Force and lightsaber attacks Vader will send his way (and leave Force Choke's effectiveness rather dubious); whereas Vader's armor - while durable - was deliberately engineered with flaws that hamper his ability to fight. Even assuming Vader can penetrate Doom's armor through the Force, Doom's mind is protected by his willpower, which is more than strong enough to render mind manipulations ineffectual. Lastly, although factoring in his victory to a lesser degree, Doom's electric attacks were able to short-circuit Darth Vader's armor.
25. "Goku vs. Superman 2" ^Result  Superman still wins. Regardless of how many new, more powerful forms Goku obtains, it does not change the fact that Superman has accomplished things far beyond what physics can allow, such as lifting a literal infinite amount of weight, hearing things lightyears away in the vacuum of space, and flying over a million times the speed of light. Superman has no limits beyond morals against killing (which are ignored in the rules of Death Battle) and no weaknesses aside from kryptonite (which Goku would never use out of honor alone) and magic (which Goku has no access to - his ki may be divine, but it's still not magic). While absurdly powerful as a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, Goku is still bound by limits, whereas Superman is not. Also, while a Spirit Bomb powered by several multiverses worth of ki might be enough to kill Superman, it would take far too long to create, and Superman is pure-hearted enough to ward it off anyway. While Superman has been beaten in fights before (such as with his famous fight with Doomsday), this is no more a reason for Superman to lose than to say that Goku was beaten by Raditz, because Death Battle looks at characters in their prime. In the end, the hosts explain that both characters are admired by many - Superman is an ideal to aspire towards, and Goku proves that any limit can be overcome with hard work and determination. Even so, the hosts maintain their original decision that "in a fight between a man with no limits and a man who can break any limits, only one has limits to give at all".
26. "Donkey Kong vs. Knuckles" ^Result Donkey Kong wins. While Knuckles has the advantage in speed and agility, DK's Homing Coconut Shooter nullified this advantage through ranged attacks and DK has the advantage in strength and durability on a much grander scale. What's more, Knuckles' greatest weakness, his lack of combat strategy and love of charging forward, played into DK's greatest strength by keeping the battle up close and personal. With DK's strength measured in thousands of megajoules, and the red echidna having no similar feat, Knuckles was simply outclassed.
27. "Wolverine vs. Raiden" ^Result Raiden wins. Raiden's High Frequency Murasama Blade is the exact kind of Vibro Weapon that can cut through adamantium in the Marvel canon- nullifying Wolverine's advantage in endurance and healing. Raiden has a near-overwhelming advantage in power and speed and another boost from activating Ripper Mode, completely outclassing Wolverine to where he could barely even land a hit. Wolverine's only real shot at victory was to last long enough to drain Raiden's fuel cells, but being dramatically outclassed in so many areas Wolverine had no chance of doing so. Raiden was also able to nullify Wolverine's healing factor by utilizing his superior speed and strength to cut Wolverine's head off and reduce it to pieces.
28. "Hercule Satan vs. Dan Hibiki" ^Result Hercule Satan wins. Both are joke characters and notorious punching bags, but it's under vastly different contexts. Dan is a joke among normal humans, whereas Hercule is a joke among Physical Gods. Hercule is strong enough to pull about 60 tons at once, punch a hole through solid metal, break 19 tiles with a single karate chop, and is the only Dragon Ball character to have fought both Cell and Majin Buu, and not die. Contrast that with Dan Hibiki, who can barely throw the average sized person over his shoulder, has utterly useless ki attacks, almost always fails when in combat, and the only win he canonically has under his belt was given to him out of pity by Sagat. Also worth mentioning is Hercule's almost unnatural amount of good luck, whereas Dan can just never seem to catch a break.
29. "Yang Xiao Long vs. Tifa Lockhart" ^Result Yang wins. Tifa might be stronger initially and more experienced in combat, but Yang's Semblance to keep getting stronger the more physical damage she takes was able to use that strength against her. While Tifa can lift up large enemies several times heavier than her during her Limit Breaks, that strength seems to be only limited to Limit Breaks, seeing as she doesn't show this strength outside of battle. Tifa's Premium Heart increases her power over time, but resets after using a Limit Break, while Yang's Semblance continues to grow over time until the battle's completion. This, combined with Yang's already freakish durability, plus her aura, meant that Yang could take Tifa's punishment and give just as much to her far less defensively sound opponent.
30. "Mega Man vs. Astro Boy" ^* Announced on 10/24/2015 during the The Industry season finale. ^Result  Astro Boy wins. Astro Boy is much stronger, far faster, and vastly more durable than Mega Man, being able to fly around the entire planet Earth in approximately two seconds, catch an entire flying island that was falling to Earth and slow it down enough to prevent any major damage upon impact, and survive being launched into the Sun with only some superficial melting to show for it- putting him on borderline Superman levels of power. Mega Man's only real advantages in the fight were his more varied arsenal and much stronger ranged weaponry- but only very few of his weapons are powerful enough to kill Astro Boy outright, some pose a threat to Mega Man himself, and all but his basic weapons are prone to running out of energy with repeated use. Furthermore, Astro Boy is more than agile enough to dodge the few of Mega Man's weapons that could pose a threat to him, and completely outmatch Mega Man's speed even when he had the Super Adaptor equipped. Ultimately, the best Mega Man could do was prolong the fight until Astro Boy eventually overpowered him.
31. "Green Arrow vs. Hawkeye" ^Result  Hawkeye wins. While both have similar arsenals and remarkable accuracy, Hawkeye has more feats to his name that showcase his superior strength, firing speed, agility, and durability. He's able to dodge machine gun fire and catch arrows out of the air - while blind - greatly diminishing the chance of Green Arrow being able to even land a hit. Furthermore, Hawkeye has distinct advantages such as his Adamantium-tipped arrows being superior to Green Arrow's Diamond-tipped arrows and his ability to keep up an incredible volume of fire despite his bow being almost double the draw weight of his opponent's bow. While the fight was close, Hawkeye's superior reflexes and firing speed simply outclassed Green Arrow's.
32. "Red and Charizard vs. Tai and Agumon" ^Result  Tai and Agumon win. Once Agumon digivolves to WarGreymon, Charizard simply cannot keep up with him, as WarGreymon is several factors stronger, faster, and tougher than Mega Charizard X. WarGreymon also holds a unique advantage with his "Dramon Killer/Destroyer" gauntlets, which are specifically intended to kill dragons - a type that Charizard gains after mega-evolving into Mega Charizard X. Also, while Red and Charizard are undoubtedly True Companions, Charizard can be considered a pet at best. Agumon and Tai, by contrast, treat each other as equals. Agumon feeds off this bond in a much more literal manner than a Pokemon does, drawing power directly from his friendship and courage, as opposed to Charizard merely feeling more motivated. Finally, whereas Charizard is reliant on Red for instructions in battle, Agumon is significantly more intelligent and capable of battling with strategy independent of Tai's command. And while Red is a genius when it comes to strategy, he doesn't do any fighting himself in battle, while Tai historically has no problem getting his hands dirty. This becomes important when Tai attacks Red directly to protect Agumon, robbing Charizard of Red's command and leaving it vulnerable.

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Season Three

1. "Dante vs. Bayonetta" ^Result  Dante wins. While Bayonetta eclipses Dante in pure strength, and their respective arsenals and time-slowing abilities were about on par, Dante had a major advantage in durability with his near-instant regeneration from seemingly fatal wounds. This meant Bayonetta lacked anything that could effectively kill him. Dante's experience as a devil hunter also makes him perfectly suited to counter Bayonetta's summons. Bayonetta- meanwhile- lacks durability on a similar level; she is reliant on evasion and Witch Time to dodge any and all attacks as any conventional weapon can kill her. Dante had the means to counter this (besides Quicksilver) and Bayonetta's superhuman reflexes with his own speed, reflexes and ability to counterattack. Bayonetta couldn't kill Dante and could not dodge his attacks forever, meaning Dante's victory was only a matter of time.
2. "Bowser vs. Ganon" ^Result  Ganon wins. Whilst Bowser had the advantage in terms of brute strength, Ganon's own considerable strength, deadlier magic, and superior intellect allowed him to outwit the comparatively stupid Bowser whilst still being able to keep up with him in a straight-up brawl. The other key factor was in their endurance. Ganon can only be truly killed by holy weapons such as the Master Sword and Silver/Light Arrows- meaning that Bowser can injure Ganon, but not actually kill him. Bowser- meanwhile- can eventually be killed through conventional means. In New Super Mario Bros. DS, Bowser is reduced to his Dry Bowser form and then dies from a simple fall while still in his Dry form. Ganon also has the ability to decay Bowser's body (Using the same death curse he killed the Great Deku Tree with in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time), allowing him to exploit this very weakness.
3. "Ratchet & Clank vs. Jak and Daxter" ^Result  Ratchet and Clank win. While Jak and Daxter's abilities with Eco were outstanding, it could not match their opponents' superior teamwork, arsenal and defensive capabilities. Ratchet and Clank's supply of Nanotech was plentiful and more effective in healing than Jak and Daxter's Green Eco, while their shields allowed them to block the latter duo's offensive Eco. Also, despite the Morph Gun's impressiveness, the arsenal Ratchet has amassed over his adventures easily surpasses it in destructive power and versatility. Jak's Dark and Light forms were his trump card, but his limited Eco prevented him from using all of their abilities, and Ratchet's arsenal had the necessary capability to keep up with both forms. Finally, Clank outmatches Daxter in every category, providing ample backup for Ratchet, which Daxter simply couldn't match for Jak. Clank's Zoni biology nullified Light Jak's Flash Freeze, and passing that immunity along to Ratchet gave them the opening needed to claim victory.
4. "The Flash vs. Quicksilver" ^Result The Flash wins. The Flash is simply much faster than Quicksilver - capable of feats Quicksilver cannot hope to match such as thinking and reacting in less than an attosecond and running ten times the speed of light. The Flash can also drag his foes into the Speed Force itself, further increasing his powers. Despite Quicksilver's formal combat training from both Magneto and Captain America, he's dramatically over-matched by Flash and had no chance of catching up with him. In addition, Flash was not as arrogant as his opponent was, giving him an advantage in strategy.
5. "The Joker vs. Sweet Tooth (Needles Kane)" ^Result  The Joker wins. Both clowns are very capable fighters and boast large arsenals, but the Joker's cunning, unpredictability and sufficient durability to survive all kinds of deadly situations — along with all the experience that comes with regularly going toe-to-toe with the likes of Batman, Superman and the rest of the Justice League — edged him over Needles Kane. While Needles' Sweet Tooth had the Sweet Bot as his ace in the hole, The Joker's experience in manipulating very similar people allowed him to play Needles' bloodlust against him and convince him to get out of the mecha to finish him off up close and personal, which gave Joker the one opportunity he needed to hit Needles with his signature Joker Venom. Considering Joker Venom has worked against most of the members of the Justice League — many with superhuman physiology — there is little doubt that it would kill Needles.
6. "Mewtwo vs. Shadow" ^Result  Mewtwo wins. Although Shadow has the edge in speed and strength, Mewtwo's psychic abilities are too much for Shadow to handle. Mewtwo could read Shadow's mind, meaning it can predict Shadow's moves and tactics. Also, Mewtwo can alter memories with precision, allowing it to completely erase Shadow's memories and obliterate his ability to fight. Even in his Super Form, Shadow has no way to counter Mewtwo's psychic power, having been mind-controlled with ease in the past by the likes of Black Doom, the Voxai Overmind and Lyric, and required external help to break free of the mind control in all of those cases. On top of its already-great defense and mobility, Mewtwo also has several techniques (including Barrier and Recover) that allowed it to effectively withstand Shadow's attacks long enough to figure out how to beat him.
7. "The Meta vs. Agent Carolina" ^Result Agent Carolina wins. While the Meta has more brute strength and destructive capabilities, Agent Carolina was able to utilize her mastery in martial arts and equipment to hold her own and counter the Meta's advantages almost blow-for-blow. With her healing unit, she could more effectively recover from injuries faster than The Meta could harm her— even with The Meta's Time Distortion active— and outlast his energy reserves. The primary factor was with the relation between Freelancer and AI— Maine had 8 different AI controlling him, causing an unintelligible mess of commands that overlap at crucial moments and hinder his ability to make effective tactical decisions. In contrast, Carolina and Epsilon share a mutual trust as partners, allowing them to coordinate their tactics and compensate each other's weaknesses. Plus, if the leaderboards are anything to go by, Maine ranks 7th while Carolina ranks 2nd, proving her continued dominance over some of the best warriors in the Freelancer Project.
8. "Cammy White vs. Sonya Blade" ^Result  Sonya wins. While Cammy may have had the edge in speed and agility, Sonya's deadlier arsenal and greater strength was enough for her to win the fight. Although Cammy has encountered many threats of otherworldly and supernatural nature and has defeated leaders of entire armies during her time with Delta Red and Shadaloo, Sonya has done the same — but for both a longer period of time and on a grander scale, as evidenced by her rank of General by the time of Mortal Kombat X. Also, whilst Cammy was adept at dodging projectiles such as bullets, Sonya's drone and assortment of grenades, bombs, stunning weaponry and the like (along with her greater willingness to fight dirty) meant that Cammy had to deal with a constant barrage of such attacks from multiple angles — and could therefore only dodge for so long before something eventually hit her, nullifying the biggest advantage she had over Sonya.
9. "Tracer vs. Scout" ^Result  Tracer wins. Scout's physicality, more powerful firearms and Bonk! Atomic Punch let him hold his own against Tracer, but Tracer's extreme reaction time and time-bending abilities meant that most of his attacks couldn't do so much as hit her. Even when he could catch her off-guard, her Recall ability let her undo the damage done and then dodge the attack. Also, while Scout did survive a bombardment from three rockets at once in Meet the Medic, it's never shown where exactly they landed and it's unlikely Scout could survive a direct impact. After all, Scout's far more durable teammates the Heavy, Demoman and Pyro have still been one-shotted by individual rockets. Finally, while Scout is genuinely faster than a normal human and his reaction speeds are insane, Tracer is both, albeit on a far greater level — meaning ultimately, he was simply outclassed.
10. "Ken Masters vs. Terry Bogard" ^Result  Terry wins. Whilst Ken and Terry are about on par with each other in terms of years of combat experience and skill, the sheer power Terry's able to use and counter put him above Ken. Although Ken has previously beaten deadly fighters such as Zangief, Hugo and Vega, and is capable of dodging attacks from the all-powerful Akuma on his own, Terry has displayed a far greater resume— keeping up with a man capable of catching and shooting back bullets, and beating his universe's top-tier fighters, such as Geese Howard, Wolfgang Krauser and even Mars, the God of War himself. On the other hand, Ken's greatest opponent, M. Bison, was only beaten with Ryu's help, putting him at a major disadvantage in a one-on-one battle to the death.
11. "Amy Rose vs. Ramona Flowers" ^Result  Amy wins. While Ramona was both smarter and more even-tempered, Amy completely destroys Ramona in the speed department; Amy is capable of catching up with Sonic, whose casual running speed sits at the speed of sound. While Amy and Ramona possess similar hammer feats in destroying giant robots and sending people flying long distances, Amy has shown feats several magnitudes higher by throwing her hammer several thousand feet into the sky with enough force to make a giant robot stagger back, much greater than anything Ramona has shown doing, and has survived being crushed by stronger forces than Ramona as well. Ramona's trump card in her Subspace Suitcase gave her an edge, but as her ex-boyfriend Gideon was able to break out by destroying it, there was nothing stopping Amy from doing the same and taking Ramona's best chance of victory away.
12. "The Incredible Hulk vs. Doomsday" ^Result  Doomsday wins. The Hulk has the advantage in strength while Doomsday has the edge in speed, making the battle fairly evenly matched... were it not for a quirk of Hulk's powers. Even transformed, the Hulk's physiology is human, and due to the way the human body processes anger, Hulk's endless strength is a by-product of his healing factor. If Hulk's healing factor is over-taxed by taking enough damage the Hulk begins to lose his strength and is rendered vulnerable. Doomsday's speed, combat prowess, and immense strength make him more than able to overtax Hulk's healing factor and weaken him enough to kill. Doomsday is also immune to most ways the Hulk could potentially kill him, having been defeated repeatedly by Superman and the Justice League and evolving to be immune to pretty much any form of brute strength.
13. "Roronoa Zoro vs. Erza Scarlet" ^Result  Zoro wins. While Erza has a vast arsenal and powerful magic on her side, Zoro was a lot stronger, faster, and more durable. While Erza's feats of strength are impressive, all of them pale in comparison to Zoro's; he's taken Luffy's damage as well as his own in his fight against Kuma, moved from the top of a tall building to the ground faster than the human eye can process, and had the strength to bisect a mountain-sized Pica with one swing and lift Pica's upper half into the air, which by itself would take more than a hydrogen bomb blast's worth of force. Zoro also has a clear experience advantage, having trained with his swords all his life as well as training under the world's greatest swordsman, whereas Erza is mostly self-taught, and switches between many weapons rather than mastering a single fighting style. Finally, Erza's last resort is her sarashi form, where she sheds all armor to enhance her speed and weapon power. This boost still wasn't enough to close the gap with Zoro, and shedding her armor exposed her for a quick kill.
14. "Deadpool vs. Pinkie Pie" ^Result  It's a no-contest. Deadpool and Pinkie Pie's common penchant for breaking the fourth wall led to them striking a friendship; culminating in Pinkie throwing Deadpool a birthday party. Even if they had fought one another, Deadpool's healing factor and Pinkie's mastery of Toon Physics meant neither was particularly likely to die. Boomstick theorizes that the combatants' fourth wall-breaking abilities led to almost all of Death Battle's long-standing rules and traditions being discarded. With the hosts flabbergasted and the fourth wall in tatters, Wiz declares that the hosts themselves lost the fight.

Season Four

1. "Lara Croft vs. Nathan Drake" ^Result  Lara wins. Both Lara and Nathan have exhibited superhuman feats of agility, strength, and durability, but Lara outclasses Nathan in all of those categories. Lara has moved heavier objects than Nate and moved them farther. She's survived drops from greater heights and powered through far worse injuries for much longer periods of time under much worse circumstances. Lara was impaled by an iron re-bar and then survived an island filled with hostiles for an entire week; Nathan took a gun shot in a similar area of his body and climbed from a train, and not only passed out shortly after, but needed intense medical attention for three days. However, what really sealed Nathan's fate was the difference in survival skills and strategies. Lara has trained with masters of combat and survival from all corners of the world as preparation for her adventures; she has a strategy for virtually any situation she encounters. Nathan has some training from Sully but is mostly self-taught; he plays every situation by ear and often relies on luck, which eventually runs out if pushed too long.
2. "Scrooge McDuck vs. Shovel Knight" ^Result  Scrooge McDuck wins. Shovel Knight has an impressive array of magical relics, but his ability to use them was limited due to a finite magic supply. While Shovel Knight does have a full suit of armor, Scrooge has fought and beaten knights before, so he's familiar with their weak points. On top of that, Scrooge is strong enough to rip apart a pair of steamboat smokestacks with his bare hands, can outrun a silver dollar he himself threw over the Potomac River, survived being dragged through a live minefield after having been hit with a cannonball, and has over 150 years of experience, meaning he outclassed Shovel Knight in every area. Above all that, Scrooge's incredible wealth gives him access to weapons that literally defy the laws of physics, such as the Anti-Inertia Ray and the Neutra-Friction Ray, which Shovel Knight would have no idea how to work around.
3. "Venom vs. Bane" ^Result  Venom wins. Venom's feats of strength and speed considerably outclass Bane's similar showings (Venom catching and lifting up a falling 200-ton ferris wheel versus Bane lifting and throwing a 27-ton armored security van, for example). While both combatants have taken beatings from Superman-level entities and survived, the symbiote's healing factor allows Venom to recover more quickly from critical wounds. Bane is far more intelligent and strategic than Venom granted, but it's unlikely that Bane would be able to deduce the symbiote's weaknesses to fire and sound-based attacks in time. And even if he was aware of them, Bane has no reliable means of exploiting either of these weaknesses on his own, whereas Venom can more easily find and exploit Bane's primary weakness by cutting off the systems supplying the Venom drug into his brain.
4. "Megazord vs. Voltron" ^Result  Voltron wins. While the Power Rangers and their Megazord possess the superior close-range combat skills, Voltron outclasses the Megazord almost everywhere else. Voltron can travel between planets in less than a day, allowing it to easily outmaneuver the sluggish Megazord. Voltron has demonstrated a feat of strength 5.5 times greater than the Megazord's feats, and Voltron has survived forces equivalent to a black hole, while far more powerful Zords have been broken apart by far weaker forces. None of the Power Rangers' other Megazords have come close to matching Voltron's feats either. In addition, Voltron has a larger arsenal of ranged weapons, giving it a tactical advantage.
5. "Natsu Dragneel vs. Portgas D. Ace" ^Result  Natsu wins. Both combatants had clear advantages over the other — Natsu with his strength and speed, and Ace with his durability and endurance. Their mutual immunity to fire attacks also played against each other. However, what sealed this fight in Natsu's favor was his superior use of tactics and experience. Natsu's enhanced senses and more formal combat training allowed him to take note of Ace's ability to turn into fire, forcing Ace to rely more on his human form to avoid being eaten. This, along with Natsu's superior speed, provided him with the opening needed to hit Ace with lightning magic — an element that Ace is not immune to. Given the large amounts of fire Ace could throw, it only served to give Natsu more opportunities to keep his magic supply topped up and eventually land the fatal blow he needed to win.
6. "Sub-Zero vs. Glacius" ^Result  Sub-Zero wins. While both characters were more-or-less equal in terms of their cryokinetic powers, Sub-Zero had the edge in melee combat training due to the more varied opponents he's faced in the Mortal Kombat universe, including other cryomancers. He also had the advantage in agility and versatility, allowing him to maneuver around Glacius' more ranged fighting style and teleport away from his liquid form. At first, it seemed Glacius had better defense with his ice armor; assuming his armor was made of blue ice, the purest and most durable form of ice, it would take at least 57,000 pounds of force per square inch to break it. However, Sub-Zero is strong enough to destroy titanium with a single strike, which requires 63,000 pounds of force per square inch, thus he had the strength necessary to break through Glacius' armor and destroy his vulnerable body within.
7. "Android 18 vs. Captain Marvel" ^Result  Android 18 wins. While Captain Marvel is an incredibly powerful Avenger, 18 outclassed her in strength, durability, speed and tactics. Captain Marvel's personal speed record is flying from New York City to the Earth's Exosphere in under two minutes, putting her top speed at Mach 247 or 200,000 MPH. 18, on the other hand, can match the speed of a Super Saiyan (which was previously calculated in "Goku vs. Superman"), meaning she could move about 15,300,000 MPH (the video listed 340,000 MPH, but the crew posted afterwards they'd lowballed it). She's durable enough to reflect and tank massive ki blasts with no noticable damage, and was also strong enough to break Vegeta's arm, which is notable since Vegeta's bone structure was able to endure the stress of 450x gravity. Captain Marvel's only chance to match 18 was to absorb her power and become Binary, but since 18 can absorb energy as well and has fought opponents who could do so too (the hosts later admitted they'd made a mistake and 18 can't do this, but that it also doesn't effect the result enough to matter), she was able to recognize what Captain Marvel was doing and stop giving her energy. Even if Binary was at full power, there doesn't appear to be any major changes to her durability; in her most recent appearance in Marvel Comics, Binary was taken out by alien weaponry that seems no different from the type that would have injured her Captain Marvel form. With every advantage Android 18 had, she managed to wear Captain Marvel out and secure victory.
8. "Metal Sonic vs. Zero" ^Result  Zero wins. While Metal Sonic might have had the supposed speed advantage by clocking in at around 26,844 MPH, Zero trumps that via scaling to Mega Man, who he was built to surpass. Zero's vast arsenal also allowed him to counter roughly anything Metal tried to use against him, and his time-stopping Dark Hold technique was just as effective as but crucially more instantaneous than Metal's imperfectly-copied version of Chaos Control. In addition, surviving the destruction of the Eurasia space colony meant that Zero held the durability advantage compared to Metal ramming into and destroying a giant stalagmite during his fight with Sonic. To top this all off, Metal simply lacked the means to put Zero down. Metal ramming at full speed with his 275-pound frame would only amount to destroying a building, when Zero has survived far worse, and Zero is certainly strong enough and experienced enough in dealing with giant Mavericks to bring down Metal even after reaching his Metal Overlord form.
9. "Lucario vs. Renamon" ^Result  Lucario wins. While Renamon had the advantage in speed and durability, Lucario's aura allowed it to sense and predict Renamon's moves to keep up, and could also use Extreme Speed to add to it when necessary. Lucario also had the edge in strength and adaptability, having a considerably larger arsenal to help adapt to the fight— including various abilities to strengthen itself and weaken its opponent, versus Renamon's purely attack-based ones— and its feats of strength far outclassed those of Renamon. Finally, while Renamon might have had an edge in endurance over time, it's unlikely that Renamon would be able to survive long enough to see Lucario overexert itself, due to Renamon's Glass Cannon fighting style and Lucario's own speed, strength, and aura-based powers of prediction and becoming stronger the more damage it takes being effective enough to keep said endurance from being a factor.
10. "Balrog vs. TJ Combo" ^Result  TJ Combo wins. Both fighters were evenly matched in terms of strength and durability, with TJ edging out in the former and Balrog in the latter, but what mattered the most in this scenario was their fighting styles. Balrog's boxing style fell under the "Slugger" catagory, sacrificing finesse and versatility for a greater focus on powerful direct strikes and maintaining the offensive. TJ, on the other hand, makes use of a more defensively minded "Outboxer" style, keeping his distance and taking advantage of whenever his opponent misses an attack. Using the real-life triangle theory of boxing, it was determined that TJ's Outboxer style held an advantage over Balrog's Slugger style. Balrog's attacks were predictable and used a lot of force, so TJ was able to dodge his attacks to tire him out and wait for him to make a mistake he could take advantage of, similar to when Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman in the famous Rumble in the Jungle. In addition, TJ had greater experience as a boxer, having held the World Heavyweight Championship title for twenty years, as well as some minor superhuman abilities from Ultratech's experiments like a slight healing factor and the ability to call on a reserve of energy to help him move faster in dire situations.
11. "The Shredder vs. Silver Samurai" ^Result  Shredder wins. Both fighters were incredibly tough, though while Silver Samurai is physically stronger than baseline Shredder and his armor more durable, it also possessed a number of weak points that the more skilled and agile Shredder could exploit with precision striking. Silver Samurai's teleportation has also been primarily used for escape rather than mobility or as a means of attack; even on the occasions that he weaponizes it, experienced fighters can still predict his movements — and a warrior as experienced as Shredder could easily do so. Between Harada's tachyon blade and Shredder's ninja precision, the fight would ultimately come down to who would land the first crucial blow — and Shredder, capable of moving faster than eyesight, can attack twice as fast as Harada can protect himself. Even then, if all else fails, Shredder can absorb mutagen to become Super Shredder — whose strength and durability feats far eclipse those of Silver Samurai — and overpower him that way.
12. "Smokey Bear vs. McGruff the Crime Dog" ^Result  Smokey Bear wins. McGruff had advantages in speed and his smaller frame would be difficult for Smokey to hit, but this is counterbalanced by Smokey being a bear, and thus having far greater physical strength; these also serve as the only way McGruff had the edge on Smokey in the fight. Beyond this, the vaster differences lie in their abilities; both combatants are capable of manipulating the flow of time, but only Smokey can interact with the world around him in the process. Smokey can also change his size and grow large enough to dwarf mountains. Ultimately, Smokey had advantages in both natural physique and additional skills to be more than a match for McGruff.
13. "Thor vs. Wonder Woman" ^Result  Wonder Woman wins. Both combatants were evenly-matched in terms of their experience, weaponry, and super modes, but Wonder Woman's reaction speed — capable of deflecting projectiles fired from across the universe and catching a foe ahead of her in time — far eclipsed Mjölnir's highest known speed when thrown. Thor is capable of withstanding a bomb capable of destroying planets, giving him the edge in durability, but Wonder Woman has moved the planet Earth itself; a feat eight thousand times greater than Thor lifting the Midgard Serpent. Lastly, while Mjölnir is a highly destructive weapon, it is incapable of cutting or piercing, injuries that Diana would be susceptible to; by comparison, Diana's Sword of Athena is sharp enough to cut on a molecular level and has previously killed demigods and other similar deities, meaning Thor had little resistance against a direct strike from it.
14. "Naruto Uzumaki vs. Ichigo Kurosaki" ^Result  Naruto wins. While both fighters had the determination and willpower to push through and battle to the best of their abilities, and even with Ichigo's speed trumping his opponent's by a wide margin, Naruto had overwhelming advantages in strength, durability, and versatility, which proved to be too much for Ichigo to handle. To expand upon this, the hosts went over an extensive review of Ichigo's power. Even giving Ichigo the benefit of the doubt in every area possible by granting him the full multiplier all his powered up forms could possibly give him, and even compounding the multipliers together to calculate the fullest potential of his abilities, that was still not enough for him to overpower Naruto. Not only that, but Ichigo's trump card — Mugetsu — was a Death-or-Glory Attack which would rob him of his powers; Naruto was more than capable of surviving such an attack, and retaliating at full force as soon as Ichigo became vulnerable sealed his victory.
15. "Batman Beyond vs. Spider-Man 2099" ^Result  Batman Beyond wins. Both were even in terms of agility and durability, but Terry had Miguel beat at speed, being fast enough to keep pace with a missile moving at 15,000 MPH. He was also stronger than Miguel as well; his greatest strength feat was easily lifting a dark limestone boulder underwater, which weighed at most 192 tons. While Miguel has lifted a large antenna of similar weight, he only did so with the assistance of the original Spider-Man, whose own strength feats still pale in comparison to Terry's. As for their assistants, Bruce Wayne had the advantage with the advanced technology of the Batcomputer and past experience as Batman to aid Terry in battle, while Miguel's A.I. Lyla wasn't designed for combat capabilities, and she was unable to hack the Batsuit thanks to the power of the Batcomputer's security which has held off much more powerful intruders in the past like Brainiac. In addition, Terry had the edge in formal combat training having trained with Bruce, Bruce's old Sensei Kairi Tanaga, and Dick Grayson while Miguel had little to no formal training at all. With Bruce's quick advice Terry was able to take advantage of the fight by knocking Miguel out of the sky and blinding his heightened senses with a flashbang grenade, giving him the chance he needed to go in for the kill.
16. "Sephiroth vs. Vergil" ^Result  Sephiroth wins. Both combatants are powerful and deadly swordsmen but Sephiroth has vastly superior strength, durability, and magical power compared to Vergil. By scaling to Zack Fair, Sephiroth has been shown to output much greater strength than Vergil, and had enough experience battling fast opponents to deal with Vergil's superior speed. Not only that, but Yamato's dimension-cutting abilities were inconsistent at times; as it struggled with cutting through Dante's Rebellion and Lady's Kalina Ann rocket launcher, and required more force in slicing tougher materials like the mutated Arkham's body, it could not destroy its opposition in the Masamune. While Vergil's healing factor was impressive, Sephiroth was able to sustain similar levels of punishment and cast recovery spells from his infinite pool of magic to keep fighting. By utilizing illusions, which Vergil had been shown to be susceptible to in his home series and led to his canonical death, Sephiroth had enough time to patch himself up and perform Supernova, an attack more than powerful enough to overtax Vergil's healing; even if he were successful in cutting through dimensions to escape it, he would have been far too weak to retaliate and be left open to a fatal blow.

Season Five

1. "Black Panther vs. Batman" ^Result  Black Panther wins. While both have similar martial arts skills, genius intellects, and vast resources, Batman simply had no way of getting through Black Panther's nigh-indestructible vibranium-based suit. Batman's aversion to lethal weapons means he has never — in any known medium — constructed a gadget with enough destructive power to overload the kinetic energy absorption of Black Panther's suit, much less have one readily on hand for a Death Battle. Black Panther also edges out Batman in physicality and weapons, as Wakanda's Heart-Shaped Herb gives him supernatural strength, speed, and reflexes and T'Challa's anti-metal claws could tear through any of Batman's various suits and ruin his gadgets.
2. "Raven vs. Twilight Sparkle" ^Result  Raven wins. Both combatants have similar expertise in magic and a roughly even number of spells to instantly end a fight. However, Raven has proven to be far stronger and more durable than Twilight, having lifted the majority of Titans Tower by herself, and withstood energy blasts of nearly 300 sextillion newtons of force. Twilight's most impressive feats — moving the Sun and the Moon at the same time, as well as battling Lord Tirek — pale in comparison, and can be chalked up to outside aid as these were both accomplished when she had the power of all four alicorn princesses inside of her. Most crucially, Raven's Soul-Self is capable of operating independently, allowing Raven to keep fighting even when incapacitated. The Soul-Self is also capable of overpowering Twilight all on its own, with it able to move at Mach 36, having a track record of being used as an effective battering ram, and capable of draining emotions from its target, which has been shown to weaken Twilight's magic. Even low-balling its mass to be only as heavy as Raven, the Soul-Self had more than enough power and magical skill to weaken Twilight enough to clinch the match.
3. "Jotaro Kujo vs. Kenshiro" ^Result  Kenshiro wins. Kenshiro is able to sense the fighting spirit of other individuals, and JoJo's Stand, Star Platinum, is made of fighting spirit, which would allow Kenshiro to detect him. Both Star Platinum and Kenshiro had the strength to tear apart buildings, but while Star Platinum has only been shown to break apart and throw small portions, Kenshiro could single-handedly topple an entire skyscraper and No-Sell it collapsing on top of him. In addition, Jotaro is accustomed to analyzing and exploiting his foes' weaknesses mid-fight, which would serve no purpose against a straightforward offense with few evident weak points like Hokuto Shinken. The only real advantages JoJo had were Star Platinum's superior speed, time-stopping ability, and the fact that Stands can only be truly damaged by other Stands; but Kenshiro's durability, the intangibility skill of Musuo Tensei, and the length and cooldown-based limitations on the time stop gave Kenshiro time to work around all these factors. Kenshiro had more than enough raw power and techniques from Hokuto Shinken to make up for his own shortcomings and land the one direct hit to Jotaro's pressure points that he needed to kill him.
4. "Crash Bandicoot vs. Spyro the Dragon" ^Result  Spyro wins. Spyro had the edge in speed, flight, and elemental manipulation, whereas Crash had the advantage in strength — being able to lift and throw eight-ton boulders — and could keep up with Spyro's abilities using his various gadgets, weapons and protection from Aku Aku, despite not being able to jack Spyro due to his opponent not being composed of Mojo. Both combatants also had similarly massive levels of durability, capable of surviving impacts of billions of tons of force; this meant that, for the most part, neither combatant had a way to truly finish the other off. The only way any significant damage could be dealt in the fight was through Dark Spyro's aether breath; a force that can destroy on an atomic level, which even Aku Aku — who has previously been overpowered by far weaker attacks — would be unable to defend Crash against.
5. "Sora vs. Pit" ^Result  Sora wins. Pit had the ability to fly, far more battle experience, excellent physicality, and a strong and varied arsenal of weapons and powers, which allowed him to hold his own. However, Sora outmatched Pit in speed, strength, and durability — with several notably more impressive feats by comparison. Sora's attacks also move faster than light speed, and when combined with the ability to teleport and manipulate time, this meant that Pit would be unlikely to land much in the way of crucial blows. Even when Pit could get some good hits in, Sora's healing and defensive magic provided efficient counters, whereas Pit lacks a similar means of prolonging a fight, being limited to mostly just offensive magic. Combined with the fact that Sora's Magic Power could be restored by items or regenerated over time, this ensured that Sora had all he needed to outlast Pit's limited uses of his strongest powers and land the crucial hits necessary to claim victory.
6. "Leon S. Kennedy vs. Frank West." ^Result  Leon wins. While Frank matches Leon in durability, and his creative arsenal and strategies kept Leon on his toes, Leon outclasses Frank everywhere else. Though Frank has incredible strength in his Exosuit, Leon has shown far greater feats of strength with no assistance, and his reaction and movement speed are better than anything Frank has ever shown. While Leon's firearms weren't as creative as Frank's combo weapons, Leon still had a very serviceable and overall deadlier arsenal to call upon, giving him an edge over Frank's most useful trait. Combine that with his formal combat training and experience fighting B.O.W.s and other super-powered monsters that could have easily killed him in one hit, plus the intelligence to craft his own creative mid-battle strategies, and Leon simply had an answer for anything that Frank could throw at him.
7. "Doctor Strange vs. Doctor Fate" ^Result Doctor Fate wins. Both sorcerers were ridiculously powerful, so trying to find upper limits to their abilities was borderline impossible. While both combatants had abilities that could have ended the fight in an instant, the hosts looked for the most reasonable outcome, which saw Fate having the advantage. While Strange had been in a war for over five thousand years, Fate had Nabu, who has been in existence since the beginning of time, over ten billion years ago. Fate also has the advantage of casting spells non-verbally, while Strange needs specific hand movements and incantations to cast his magic. Even removing the Helmet of Fate would not make a difference, as Kent Nelson has superhuman strength and magic even without the Helm's power, and Strange's speed was not as impressive as the Helmet of Fate's "velocity of God" (calculated to be 18 decillion times the speed of light). All of this combined meant that Fate was superior to Strange in every significant area.
8. "Ryu vs. Jin Kazama" ^Result Ryu wins. Since their base forms were near evenly matched, the hosts used Akuma and Kazuya as base levels for Ryu and Jin's respective Superpowered Evil Sides to see which had the advantage. In these forms, whereas Jin had the speed advantage — being able to take off into Space and reach escape velocity to do so — Ryu had the strength advantage, as Akuma had the power to shatter an island by punching it, making it over four times stronger than Kazuya's feat of causing a volcano to erupt. In addition, Akuma survived his feat of strength whereas Kazuya did not, giving Ryu an edge in durability. Even using non-canon sources, like Gun Jack destroying a meteor, Akuma has done far more impressive things than Kazuya and survived them. Thus, while Jin had the speed, Ryu had the discipline, strength and durability to overwhelm Jin.
9. "Samurai Jack vs. Afro Samurai" ^Result Samurai Jack wins. While Afro is one of the most dangerous swordsmen to ever live, Jack simply outclassed Afro in every category. Firstly, Afro has no feats of strength to match Jack's ability to jump while holding a thirty-nine ton boulder. Second, while both fighters are capable of moving at superhuman speeds, Jack's feat of dodging concentrated sunlight from a very short distance meant that he was over twice as fast as Afro. Finally, while Afro was able to tank an explosion from a superpowered RPG, Jack's feat of surviving a propelled fall from space gave Jack the edge in durability. Even Afro's Combat Pragmatist tendencies couldn't save him, as Jack has defeated similarly pragmatic opponents before. Afro may have had the ruthlessness to keep Jack on his toes, but Jack's physical capabilities, skills, and experience meant that Afro simply couldn't keep up with Jack.
10. "Carnage vs. Lucy." ^Result  Lucy wins. While Carnage’s healing factor and bloodlust gave him an advantage in durability and versatility, Lucy's vectors were able to reach greater ranges, faster speeds, and higher power than anything Carnage is capable of. Also, the sheer number of vectors Lucy is capable of creating meant that Carnage was unlikely to get past them, and their invisibility would keep him surprised and on his toes. Finally, Lucy is able to use her vectors to create explosions comparable to nuclear fusion. This capitalized on Carnage’s weakness to heat, and such an explosion could obliterate him down to an atomic level, which not even his healing factor could overcome. A note pointed out that even if the symbiote had survived such a blast, human blood burns at 1,800 degrees, so there would be nothing left of Cletus himself for the symbiote to exist as.
11. "Optimus Prime vs. RX-78-2 Gundam" ^Result  Optimus Prime wins. While the Gundam was an impressive war machine, it paled in comparison to the Autobot Commander. Firstly, Optimus has vastly more experience than Amuro in combat and is several factors stronger and faster than the Gundam. Even with Amuro's Newtype precognition ability that let him keep up with Prime's superior speed to an extent, Optimus is durable enough to survive the limited shots from the Gundam's beam rifle, having survived an explosion powerful enough to be seen from outer space with no apparent injury, meaning any hits he did take were inconsequential. Also, Optimus had faster and unlimited shots from his ion blaster, which is able to reach targets in orbit from the ground level of Earth, and access to the Matrix of Leadership, which could unleash a planet-destroying beam of energy that far surpassed the Gundam's durability. Simply put, there was nothing Amuro could do to close the very wide gap in power between his Gundam and Optimus.
12. "Nightwing vs. Daredevil" ^Result  Nightwing wins. With the physical capabilities and feats for both combatants being extremely similar, the deciding factor was their arsenal. The HUD in Nightwing's mask could detect the radar waves Daredevil emits, and thanks to his training from Batman, he could quickly deduce Daredevil's reliance on sound over sight. His Supersonic Wing-Dings are the perfect weapon to overwhelm Daredevil's senses and leave him vulnerable to a killing blow — and since they are part of his regular arsenal anyway, Nightwing did not need to learn about Daredevil's enhanced senses to consider bringing or using the supersonic wing-dings specifically for the fight. Though one of the closest bouts in Death Battle history, Nightwing just gained the edge thanks to his athletic training, detective skill, and superior gadgets.
13. "Mario vs. Sonic (2018)" ^Result Mario wins. Ignoring all alternate continuities of each character, Sonic's speed is still far greater than anything Mario is capable of. Even so, Mario is several times stronger and more durable than Sonic. Though Sonic could literally run circles around his opponent, Mario's reaction speeds are at a comparable level to Sonic's, meaning it was only a matter of time until Mario managed to hit him. Also, Chaos Control wouldn't save Sonic, as he's never actually shown using the time-stopping function of the ability despite being heavily implied to know how. And even if Sonic could use it, Mario's stopwatch power-up has the same time-stopping effect. Also, while the two had ways to counter each other's invincibility forms (Mario's Starman or Rainbow Star, and Sonic's Super Sonic or Hyper Sonic forms), Mario has a far wider range of power-ups than Sonic does, and the ability to hold several of them in reserve. All in all, while Sonic may always be faster than Mario and could potentially get the win in specific circumstances, Mario is simply too tough and too versatile for Sonic to take down reliably, and thus is the more likely victor.
14. "Ultron vs. Sigma" ^Result Ultron wins. Simply put, all of Ultron's stats blow Sigma's out of the water. Ultron scales to Thor, who destroyed several planets miles away during his clash with Gorr the God Butcher, leagues more intense than Sigma's closest match in The General, who could at best block a beam capable of destroying one planet. Even if Sigma scaled to the potential star-buster Lumine, he still wouldn't be strong enough to match Ultron's strength or durability. Speed was a similar story, as Ultron was able to move over 1,500 times faster than Sigma's best calculable feat. Even then, the hosts note that it's iffy thanks to said robot Duo never fighting at his best, and Ultron's speed advantage was potentially even wider. Even disregarding physical stats and focusing solely on their assimilating capabilities, Ultron was again the clear-cut winner, with the sidenotes pointing out that Sigma's infecting of the entire Earth with the Sigma Virus tired him out, whereas the Ultron AI was able to take over an entire galaxy with little trouble and infect the Phalanx, a race of techno-organic beings who could also infect technology and assimilate it. In the end, Ultron had the better body, the better AI, and the better mind for battle, landing him an easy victory over Sigma.
15. "Master Roshi vs. Jiraiya"

Bonus episodes

1. "Death Battle vs. The World" ^Result The Death Battle T-shirt wins against every other T-shirt in the world. This is mainly just a joke. And also to sell t-shirts. Aired between Episodes 13 and 14 of Season 1.
2. "Vegeta vs. Mewtwo" ^Result The Internet wins. The video itself was done as a playful Take That! to the YouTube channel Silvermania, who recruited 30 other YouTubers to help create a 30-minute Death Battle parody. As such, Vegeta and Mewtwo quickly teamed up to destroy Silvermania and then go for beers together afterward. Aired between Episodes 7 & 8 of Season 2.
3. "ScrewAttack Steam Sale vs. Your Wallet" ^Result  The Steam Sale wins. It was released to shamelessly promote The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures, The Angry Video Game Nerd IIAS Similation and Disorder being on sale the weekend of August 5th, 2016

The show has a number of spinoffs. First came One Minute Melee, envisioned as just the fight animations with no research (thus the winner decided purely through Author Appeal). Due to "undisclosed mismanagement" One Minute Melee has split off to its own publisher (Hyun's Dojo); as such Screwattack hopes to revive the concept under the title DBX, which aired a pilot alongside Death Battle's season 3 premiere. The Desk of Death Battle, on the other hand, doesn't involve two characters engaged in battle, but covers bits of trivia about characters discovered by the Death Battle researchers that wasn't presented in their episode.

DBX Season One

1. "Trish vs. Jeanne" ^Result  Jeanne wins.
2. "Jango Fett vs. Master Chief" ^Result  Master Chief wins.
3. "Ronald McDonald vs. Colonel Sanders" ^Result  Colonel Sanders wins.
4. "Amy Rose vs. King Dedede" ^Result  King Dedede wins. Then Kirby wins.
5. "Saitama vs. Kenshiro" ^Result  It's a draw.
6. "Sakura Haruno vs. Rin Tohsaka" ^Result  Sakura wins.
7. "Trunks vs. Silver the Hedgehog" ^Result  Trunks wins.
8. "Ryu vs. Lucario" ^Result  Ryu wins.
9. "Sasuke Uchiha vs. Hiei" ^Result  Both die, and a rabbit gets the Hello Kitty doll they were both after.
10. "Bruce Lee vs. The World^Characters Fei Long, Liu Kang, Rock Lee, Marshall Law, and Hitmonlee" ^Result  Bruce Lee wins.
11. "Spider-Man vs. Mikasa Ackerman" ^Result  Mikasa wins.
12. "Jotaro Kujo vs. Yu Narukami" ^Result  Jotaro wins.
13. "Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton" ^Result Both die. Afterward, Captain America calls out the public on picking the worst possible candidates, and a talking Bald Eagle declares Captain America as president for life. ^note So, America wins?
14. "Terry Bogard vs. Jon Talbain" ^Result  Jon (and Felicia) wins.
15. "Spawn vs. Alucard" ^Result  Spawn wins.
16. "Predator vs. Prophet" ^Result  Prophet wins.

DBX Season Two

1. "Iron Man vs. Mega Man X" ^Result  X wins.
2. "Kenshin Himura vs. Roronoa Zoro" ^Result  Zoro wins.
3. "Greninja vs. Espio the Chameleon" ^Result  Greninja wins.
4. "Link vs. Meta Knight" ^Result  Meta Knight wins.
5. "Genji Shimada vs. Raiden" ^Result  Raiden wins.
6. "Guile vs. Paul Phoenix" ^Result  Paul wins. Sadly, his hair does not survive.
7. "Raphael vs. Wolverine" ^Result  Wolverine wins.
8. "Broly vs. Doomsday" ^Result  Doomsday wins.
9. "Aigis vs. Noel Vermillion" ^Result  Noel wins.
10. "Cloud Strife vs. Guts" ^Result  Cloud wins.
11. "Sasuke Uchiha vs. Killua Zoldyck" ^Result  Killua wins.
12. "Mega Man vs. Bomberman" ^Result  Mega Man wins.
13. "Mario vs. Luigi" ^Result  Bowser wins. Don't mess with Junior's birthday, boys!
14. "Zero vs. Strider Hiryu" ^Result  Zero wins.
15. "Iron Fist vs. Akuma" ^Result  Akuma wins.
16. "Ken Masters vs. Blaziken" ^Result  Blaziken wins.
17. "Samus Aran vs. Master Chief" ^Result  Samus wins.
18. "Wii Fit Trainer vs. Dhalsim" ^Result  Dhalsim wins.
19. "Magneto vs. Darth Vader" ^Result  Darth Vader wins.
20. "Vegeta vs. General Zod" ^Result  Vegeta and Trunks win.
21. "Demitri Maximoff vs. Alucard" ^Result Alucard wins.
22. "Noctis Lucis Caelum vs. 2B" ^Result Noctis wins.
23. "Kratos vs. Dante" ^Result Dante wins.
24. "Captain Falcon vs. Viewtiful Joe" ^Result It's a draw.
25. "Goku Black vs. Black Adam" ^Result Goku Black wins.

DBX Season Three

1. "Gambit vs. Taskmaster" ^Result Taskmaster wins.
2. "Lara Croft vs. Jill Valentine" ^Result Jill wins.
3. "Krillin vs. Tien Shinhan vs. Yamcha" ^Result Krillin wins.
4. "Chun-Li vs. Tifa Lockhart" ^Result Chun-Li wins.
5. "Thor vs. 100 Pikachu" ^Result Thor never got hit even once.
6. "The Incredible Hulk vs. Juggernaut" ^Result Hulk wins.
7. "Blade vs. Hellboy" ^Result Hellboy wins.
8. "Monkey D. Luffy vs. Mr. Fantastic" ^Result Luffy wins.
9. "Daredevil vs. Kenshi Takahashi" ^Result Kenshi wins.
10. "Harley Quinn vs. Domino" ^Result  Harley wins.
11. "Akame vs. Killua Zoldyck" ^Result Killua wins.
12. "Yoshi vs. Pac-Man" ^Result  Pac-Man wins.
13. "Natsu Dragneel vs. Iceman" ^Result  Iceman wins.
14. "Sakura Haruno vs. Amy Rose" ^Result Sakura wins.
15. "Juri Han vs. Mileena" ^Result Mileena wins, though Juri wins in the alternate ending.
16. "Vergil vs. Hakumen" ^Result Hakumen wins.
17. "Chie Satonaka vs. Karin Kanzuki" ^Result Chie wins, though Karin wins in the alternate ending.
18. "Burning Gundam vs. Thunder Megazord" ^Result Burning Gundam wins.
19. "Batman vs. Scorpion" ^Result Scorpion wins.
20. "Sasuke Uchiha vs. Ichigo Kurosaki" ^Result Sasuke wins.
21. "Wolverine vs. 100 Baraka" ^Result Wolverine slaughtered them all while taking minimal hits.
22. "Alucard vs. Dio Brando" ^Result Alucard wins.
23. "Catwoman vs. Black Cat" ^Result Black Cat wins, though Catwoman wins in the alternate ending.

Also with a character sheet for the combatants and hosts, as well as an episode list.

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Death Battle provides examples of the following tropes:

• Tropes A to C
• Tropes D to M
• Tropes N To Z

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