I think they need to be more upfront about how it's mostly just speculation. They do lots of research, but that won't give a definitive answer in a lot of cases.
Their rules are also pretty arbitrary and poorly upheld, especially what they consider to be outside help.
I have enjoyed some of their battles, but a lot of them are extremely questionable.
I can agree with that, at least.
They've also had some pretty big research failures, like claiming that going SSJ only multiplies Vegeta's power by ten times instead of fifty.
In the end... I still think they're nowhere near as bad as the guys making calculations about how strong the Naruto characters are.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariDid they? then I'm probably thinking SSJ 2. Either way, it's just so incredibly wrong it's frikkin' hilarious, and it's a totally made up figure.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimariI think a lot of the reasoning in Death Battle is idiotic. Like "OMG guiz Kirby can tank a planetary exposion to the faec unharmd becas the ending cutseen has a big flash and then Kirby sent flying like cartoon!!!1!11!1"
Sometimes the fights are well-animated, but they run on those aforementioned presumptions.
edited 1st Jul '15 10:04:31 PM by Anomalocaris20
You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!Up until the end, it made a lot of sense. It, amusingly enough, showed that nothing in Kirby's usual arsenal is capable of the sort of full-body atomization needed to kill Buu outright.
And yes, there is assuredly precedent for Kirby using Supernova to suck in a massive energy blast and spit it right back. But that makes it amusing, as it no longer is "can Kirby kill Buu", but rather "Can Buu kill Buu".
Which I'm not entirely sure of the answer. Buu's tanked his own planet busters by regenerating after the planet blew up, for example. I'd say the only reason the battle would be a KO is that they had him fly into the sun, which i suppose would work.
Buuut that's such a specific set of events (Buu shooting at Kirby directly instead of at a random point on the planet, Buu taking the reflected hit, and the battle taking place at daytime) that I question how it fit their whole "it's a representation of who would win the most times in various circumstances" setup.
I have a message from another time...My headcanon about the future timeline was that Gohan was weaker because he subconsciously believed there wasn't anything stronger than a Super Saiyan. So he didn't believe he could get strong enough.
The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!It's not a matter of whether Kirby could finish Buu off or not. It shouldn't have gotten that far.
Kirby can die from walking into a Waddle Dee six times. Or being instantly killed by a closing wall. Even if we're generous and ignore video game trappings like contact damage, he still takes severe damage from all sorts of mundane attacks from mundane creatures. He shouldn't be able to survive even one hit from a planet-buster like Buu.
edited 2nd Jul '15 12:16:04 AM by Anomalocaris20
You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!If you mean Marx's attack, it's not a literal black hole, just a vortex-y attack, and that deducts a whole third of Kirby's health anyway, not "one hit".
Incidentally, getting stabbed in the face by Galacta Knight takes off half. The lance is mightier than the black hole.
edited 2nd Jul '15 12:29:10 AM by Anomalocaris20
You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!

I like the concept of a Death Battle and I think that what they do isn't inherently wrong. For the most part, they compare abilities that characters have demonstrated and say who would win a fight based on that.
I like the one in which Rogue beat Wonder Woman, not because she was stronger (in fact, Wondie was stronger), but because Wonder Woman's outfit has a fatal flaw when fighting Rogue, that being that Rogue can eat your powers through skin to skin contact.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari