DEATH BATTLE

Isn't Ken just Ryu's training buddy who'll never match up?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

Ken's a better match for Terry, though. Terry is basically knockoff Ken, but is more popular within the KOF mythos (and arguably fighting games as a whole these days) than Ken is within his.

"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.

From what I got from the analysis, Terry is a main character while Ken is a side/supporting character.

So shit Ken was fucked from the beginning.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

Kinda like Ace vs. Natsu, honestly.

Is this another part of pony friendship? Telling each other what you learned all the time?

Another fight whose victor was obvious just by determining the narrative importance of both fighters.

Not sure a supporting character can beat a main character.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

Protagonists get to do all the cool stuff.

What about Nightwing vs Daredevil?

Nightwing is a protagonist and the golden calf of DC comics.

I hope they won't do Darkwing vs Duck Avenger/Paperinik/Phantomias, or my whole childhood would be destroyed.

Currently too lazy to switch pics... Although, it's cute, shut up

Given the existence of Calamity Ganon, that just pushes things even further in Ganondorf's favour. Even if they allow Bowser the use of the divine weapons he's stolen, Breath of the Wild's Dark Beast Ganon is completely impervious to injury from literally everything — even divine weapons like the Master Sword and Light Arrows, which are usually his Achilles Heel — except when Zelda uses her divine sealing magic to weaken it from within.

I still don't get why the "super lava" theory is drawing such ire - it's just a hypothesis as to how Bowser can be completely unharmed by lava in one game and reduced to a skeleton by it in another. A dumb hypothesis, sure, but it was probably meant as a joke to highlight how inconsistent Bowser's durability has been anyway.

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Guts vs. Nightmare is my least favourite episode, chiefly because it was poorly researched on the Soul series' end and they didn't do any of their usual analysis to explain why the character they picked won the match.

Edited by Arawn999 on May 23rd 2019 at 3:02:35 AM

If we're talking least favorite episodes, for most earlier episodes I'll give a pass on the rough animation and spottier-sounding research. But the dated episode featuring actual real-life people just for the sake of being a mean-spirited Take That! at pop music? I'm not gonna let that one slide.

Bowser vs. Ganon is the runner-up and my least favorite "real" episode but everyone else already covered that so...

🏳️‍⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse Alberia

Doomguy vs Master Chief battle to this day is still deeply unpopular with Doom community and I rightfully so.

People are pissed over Goku vs Superman. They are pissed Goku lost.

I am still pissed over Master Chief winning.

With Doom Eternal and Halo Infinite incoming, I wouldnt mind a rematch provided Wiz and Boomstick do not downplay Slayer's prowess.

@Arawn 999: thing is, while I firmly believe Doomguy and Doom Slayer are one and the same, Slayer is much stronger and powerful than Doomguy. Thats why I find it dishonest they switched the thumbnail after Doom '16 release.

Doomguy mightve lost but not without putting a hell of a fight. Slayer is a different story...

Edited by Dhiruxide on May 23rd 2019 at 4:16:50 PM

They really should stop using insanely powerful, world breaking, reality warping, nigh-omnipotent characters (whether they're cartoonishly invincible or not) for their fights, because it gets ridiculous very fast. Their abilities are impossible to measure, they can do pretty much anything they want, and trying to justify the outcome of the fight between them through "science" and flimsy assumptions is just laughable. Not to mention that when all of it comes down to "who can punch the universe harder" or something like that, it just incredibly dull and, pretty much, meaningless. What is even the point to have them hit each other with fists when in actuality they could just blink their eye to erase their opponent from existence, and the only thing that matters is who can blink faster? It effectively breaks any stakes and excitement the fight can possibly have, and I don't really understand who would've like this aside from people obsessed with absurd power levels.

Also, it just tiring to see a DC/Marvel character for the billionth time, almost all of them are ridiculous because comics made up tons of ridiculous stuff over the years, and I won't be surprised if one day they'll make Batman a fricking multiverse destroyer just for the sake of it (if they didn't already do this, of course).

Mewtwo VS Shadow is mine. I'm fine with the conclusion but not the premises used to reach the conclusion. Mewtwo wins using a power he's used twice in 20 years. Looking at their own stats, it seems like Shadow should've won.

Strength: Shadow > Mewtwo (already stated). Durability: Mewtwo > Shadow (already stated). Speed: Shadow > Mewtwo (Shadow's top speed is FTL 670,600,000 mph, Mewtwo's is 25,000 mph, making Shadow more than 26,000 times faster than Mewtwo in their super forms. Psychic power: Shadow > Mewtwo (Mewtwo's best feat is 385 million tons while Shadow's is at least twice that at 915 million tons).

The shitty animation and cringy voice acting didn't help matters.

I admit my least favorite episode is still Iron Man versus Lex Luthor, because the only reason Lex lost was due to Tony having an armor he was only recently given. Had they waited a year after the Endo-Sym suit debut to know if it would stick around, then I wouldn't have an issue with the verdict.

But I really dislike Goku/Superman 2 for all the reasons Known Unknown gave.

I also inherently dislike fights with RPG characters because their true capabilities are often so determinant that it brings out the worst in vs battle logic just to see what they can do in a "canon" situation. This is worse with Turn-based characters like Cloud and Tifa, who only have feats outside of an environment they're actually powerful in.

Tony is constantly getting new armor types. But that doesn't mean he throws away his old armor.

It wouldn't help.

Honestly, there's no reason to avoid RWBY. People call them shills no matter who wins in every battle.

There's always going to be someone who's like "Green Lantern only won because Death Battle is owned by Warner Bros.^Hey! Well, more specifically, they're owned by AT&T who is the parent company to Warner Bros. Death Battle and DC Comics are sister brands." Or "Black Widow only won because Marvel probably paid them a bunch of money." It happens every fight.

Butthurt fans crying "SHILL!" through salty tears is just something you build up a tolerance for when you make this show.

Edited by TobiasDrake on May 23rd 2019 at 8:08:40 AM

My Tumblr. Currently liveblogging Haruhi Suzumiya and revisiting Danganronpa V3.

I've seen a Screw Attack/Rooster Teeth article or a DB Cast video some time in which Ben actually came out and said that when they did the fight, he was literally told about all the Volume 3 details that could be relevant to Yang's depiction — specifically, he said that he was aware of her clash with Adam and how he managed to break her Aura and slice off her arm. All in all, Ben says that they took all that data into account when they made the verdict, even if they didn't actually specify said data in the episode to avoid spoilers.

... When did that happen? Are you talking about DBX? Because those are non-canon even to DB itself, they're just for fun and often don't involve much research beyond getting the basics of how each character fights.

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.

If anything, I want Weiss to win just to see the fallout. If there is to be a shitstorm, let it be grand!

There's a fighting game with RWBY girls and Persona cast. And also BlazBlue characters - can't forget about them.

Okay since I'm the only one to really be butthurt and salty over Doomguy vs Master Chief outcome on this site (maybe, maybe there's also someone displeased like me), anyone think Death Battle might do a rematch?

Again, DOOM Eternal and Halo Infinite are coming. Would be nice if they did a rematch...

Doomguy or Doom Slayer in Eternal looks like to be at his strongest. And that Crucible-like sword too can make whole lotta difference. And that Predator styled shoulder cannon as well. Whole lotta upgrades, including a 1up!

Edited by Dhiruxide on May 23rd 2019 at 4:52:50 PM

Well, they have been in the same game before. But saying they have fought against eachother is bit untrue (Mitsuru never appears in any of the story modes).

I want a remake just because the fight itself was rather lackluster.

Edited by TPPR10 on May 23rd 2019 at 5:53:28 PM

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!

Well the remade Mario vs Sonic so they could prolly remake some of the old fights.

Edited by slimcoder on May 23rd 2019 at 7:55:33 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

Not to mention Fett vs Samus (though the remake had the same result)

Okay Ben vs GL is currently clocking at around 37K likes & 23K dislikes.

All because GL travelled back in time & Alien X didn’t follow. It’s pretty funny really how all this rage came from that.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

Anyone think Hal Jordan would still be lucky if he faced off Ben 10,000 ?

The one from alternate reality with Biomnitrix.

Atomic X would fuck Hal Jordan's shit to the edge of the omniverse.