Death Battle

Death Battle
Genre	Media crossover, Web-based documentary
Created by	Ben Singer Chad James
Directed by	Ben Singer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	75
Production
Executive producer	Craig Skistimas
Running time	Varies
Production company	ScrewAttack
Original release
Network	YouTube
Release	December 6, 2010 – present

Death Battle (stylized as DEATH BATTLE!) is a web-based video show hosted by "Wizard" (Ben Singer) and "Boomstick" (Chad James) presented by ScrewAttack. The show pits two or more fictional characters from different medias such as movies, comics, manga, television programs, literature and video games, and create a simulated battle to the death. The characters are analyzed with their respective powers, strengths, and weaknesses, to determine a winner.

Format overview

The show's central concept consists of taking two or more fictional characters and pitting them against each other in a simulated "death battle". Before the start of the battle, the hosts analyze the character's strengths, weaknesses, physicality (weight, height, age, intellect), and weapons. This is done by extensive research of each of the characters, taking notes from various known experts, collaboration from various conventions (e.g. Comic-Con), official websites, and franchise encyclopedias. People are sometimes interviewed in these conventions to know their opinions about the battle. All other traits try to be represented with accuracy based on the character's canon universes. If the character has multiple versions, the most well-known version will be the one chosen. After studying the characters, the battle commences shown in a form of a virtual battle in either 2D sprites or 3D CGI. Many of the characters involved are voiced by many YouTube personalities like MasakoX and ItsJustSomeRandomGuy (who played Goku and Superman respectively) and later anime dub voice actors like Christopher Sabat and Chuck Huber. After a conclusion is made to who is the winner, the hosts explain the reasoning he or she is triumphant over their opponent. In the show "Wizard" is portrayed as highly knowledgeable about all fight subjects, and claims to have a (malfunctoning) cybernetic arm. "Boomstick" is portrayed as a gun-loving, misogynistic, foul-mouthed redneck. Although, he has shown proficiency in some topics, including giving a surprisingly deep explanation as to why Superman is able to masquerade as Clark Kent using only a pair of eyeglasses.

Characters in the virtual simulation kill their opponents, even though many of them are usually portrayed as against killing (such as Batman or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). These are made as a "What If" scenario for entertainment purposes, and does not go against the accuracy of the analysis of the respective winner. In the case of Justin Bieber versus Rebecca Black however, the battle was satirically made for comedic purpose. The show has been animated by a number of sprite animators for the 2d fights, while the 3d fights have always been animated by Torrian Crawford (barring Link vs. Cloud and the first Goku vs. Superman) ever since "Terminator vs Robocop."

A spin-off, The Desk of Death Battle, began airing in January 2015, in which the show's intern Jocelyn (voiced by Lisa Foiles) discusses interesting facts about characters that were found during research but not mentioned during their respective episodes. A new show named "Death Battle Cast," began in November 2016, which is a podcast featuring the staff of the show.

One of the sprite animators, Mali De'lisser, began producing the series One Minute Melee, in August 2014. This series features animated battles similar to that of the main series, but all fights conclude in 60 seconds with no research done beforehand. During the second season of the show, Mali and a couple other sprite animators who worked on Death Battle quit producing the show on Screwattack and animating for Death Battle and moved One Minute Melee to Hyun's Dojo. In Season 3 of Death Battle, Screwattack started a new show named DBX, which like One Minute Melee, features fights with no research to determine the winner. The main differences being that there's no time limit and like Death Battle, the fight will be guaranteed to end in a death.

Rules

1. Combatants possess no non-canon knowledge of each other.
2. To ensure a fair fight, character personality restraints from killing are ignored.
3. All other character traits & tactics are not ignored & largely attempted to be represented faithfully.
4. Research source prerequisites are generally determined equally unless specified.
5. If there is a trainable combatant then it will enter the fight in a non player influence.

Episodes

Season 1

No. in series	No. in season	Characters	Winner	Recap
1	1	Boba Fett vs. Samus Aran	Samus Aran	Samus has superior weaponry and athletic skill, combined with Fett's homing anti-vehicle rocket being inaccurate to human-sized targets.
2	2	Akuma vs. Shang Tsung	Akuma	Akuma is an incredibly vicious fighter, so his constant punishment and unmatched skills were more than what Shang Tsung's stamina could handle. Plus, Shang Tsung isn't used to winning anything on his own, which left him wide open when it came to delivering the final blow. Finally, Shang Tsung has been constantly defeated by Liu Kang alone, and Akuma is far more deadlier.
3	3	Rogue vs. Wonder Woman	Rogue	Wonder Woman is a trained fighter so she instinctively hit Rogue in the face, allowing Rogue to absorb her power. Her outfit also made it easy for Rogue to gain even more of her abilities by grabbing her uncovered leg.
4	4	Goomba vs. Koopa	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	5	Haggar vs. Zangief	Zangief	Zangief is younger, larger, stronger, and has been training all his life, whereas Haggar has had to put training aside due to being mayor of Metro City.
6	6	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Battle Royale	Leonardo	Leonardo knows how to pick battles and has the deadliest of the weapons. Michelangelo is killed first due to his lack of discipline, nunchaku and rotten luck to face Leo first. Donatello managed to use his ranged weapon to best Raphael and his shorter weapons. But the non-lethality of his bō staff and a well time distraction from Leo led to Don being ambushed and killed by Raph. Finally, despite snapping Leo's swords with his sai and stabbing him in the stomach, Raphael failed to hit anything important (turtles have small organs). Leo, simultaneously, stabs Raph in the throat, making sure to get the kill.
7	7	Zitz vs. Leonardo	Leonardo	Zitz is a powerhouse compared to Leonardo, but Zitz's strategies always relies on overpowering foes, whereas Leonardo can rely on his ninja training to outsmart and outflank.
8	8	Yoshi vs. Riptor	Yoshi	Riptor is offensively more powerful than Yoshi, outclassing him in close quarters combat, but Yoshi has been known to be able to take a beating, and his arsenal is varied thanks to his digestive system. He's also smart, being described as an incredibly intelligent species by Nintendo and possessing at least enough intelligence to drive a car.
9	9	Felicia vs. Taokaka	Taokaka	Taokaka has the superior agility, not to mention her razor-blade claws, which both combined cancel out her A.D.H.D..
10	10	Kratos vs. Spawn	Spawn	The only weapon Kratos possesses that's actually capable of hurting Spawn is the Blade of Olympus. Even though Spawn is not immortal, he could feed on evil energy from Kratos, who is covered in the ashes of his murdered family. Even if Kratos pieces together only the Blade can kill Spawn, he would also need to know through unlikely odds that Spawn needs to be decapitated in order to die.
11	11	Bomberman vs. Dig Dug	Dig Dug	Dig Dug has the superior movement when below ground, and unlike White Bomberman, he has a way of controlling his opponent. Bomberman had to rely on his power ups for success.
12	12	Vegeta vs. Shadow	Vegeta	Vegeta is one of the most durable characters in the Dragon Ball series and has survived attacks from more powerful foes. As a result, Vegeta could survive Super Shadow long enough for Shadow to revert to his much weaker form.
13	13	Mario vs. Sonic	Sonic	Outside of their power-up items, which are evenly matched, Sonic's super speed was enough to trump Mario's strength.
14	14	Justin Bieber vs. Rebecca Black	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, resulting in the death of her, her driver, Bieber, the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus.
15	15	Luke Skywalker vs. Harry Potter	Luke Skywalker	Harry has an inherent weakness in his famous lightning-bolt scar that can be exploited with Shatterpoint, and most of his curses and spells can be blocked with Luke's lightsaber and the force.
16	16	Chun-Li vs. Mai Shiranui	Mai Shiranui	Although Chun-Li outmatched Mai in strength and hand-to-hand combat skill/experience, Mai has a varied arsenal, and her ninja training makes her unpredictable compared to Chun-Li. Mai also had superior speed and fire-based attacks.
17	17	Starscream vs. Rainbow Dash	Rainbow Dash	Rainbow Dash is faster and more agile while Starscream is more foolish. As a result, Starscream ends up taking all the real hits, including from his own missiles. Additionally, his Null Ray is not designed to affect organic life forms. Also even though Starcream's spark cannot be destroyed, it can only possess machinery and when Rainbow Dash ate it, it won her the match.
18	18	Master Chief vs. Doomguy	Master Chief	While Chief's armor makes Doomguy's look obsolete, he's also more versatile than Doomguy, whose main tactic is "slash, tear, shoot, repeat". Chief's use of shields and other equipment were to his best advantage, proving enough to outclass Doomguy's destructive arsenal.
19	19	Eggman vs. Wily	Metal Sonic	Wily's robots are used to working as a team, and solidly beat Eggman's forces, except for Metal Sonic, who is a whole different caliber. Metal Sonic takes a few scans, gets a Chaos Emerald, and spreads the Roboenza virus, leaving the world in ruins.
20	20	Zelda vs. Peach	Peach	While Zelda is a more apt combatant, her attacks are relatively limited and predictable whereas Peach has a varied arsenal, is more athletic, and has a kick that's powerful enough to crush Zelda's skull.
21	21	Thor vs. Raiden	Thor	Thor and Raiden are immune to each other's lightning but while lightning is Raiden's main power outside martial arts, Thor's main weapon is a million-ton hammer. Also, he has experience defeating clever foes like Raiden, given that his main enemy is his trickster god half-brother, Loki.
22	22	Link vs. Cloud	Link	Link has the superior experience and is used to thinking on the fly, as compared to Cloud's 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	23	Batman vs. Spider-Man	Spider-Man	Peter's Spider-Sense negates stealth and surprise, Batman's two greatest weapons. Unlike Batman, Spider-Man possesses superhuman strength, speed, and durability, and has survived grenades and fights with powerful characters like Juggernaut. Batman's weapons are mostly designed to be nonlethal. While Batman is an escape artist, he needs time to escape from Spider-Man's webs, which have been known to restrain the 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 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, as his main enemy is the Green Goblin, who possesses a similar style of fighting compared to Batman.
24	24	Pikachu vs. Blanka	Blanka	Despite his lack of formal training, Blanka's survival skills, superior strength, electrical resistance, and size trumped Pikachu's electrical powers and speed. Furthermore, Pikachu's dependence on his trainer Ash and lack of techniques also contributed to his defeat.
25	25	Goku vs. Superman	Superman	Goku's extreme tenacity and Superman's restraint only prolonged the inevitable outcome. Goku did not know that Superman draws power from the Sun and even if he did he couldn't blow up it up without incerating himself from the resulting supernova. Goku refuses to weaken Superman by using kryptonite, as he prefers to beat his foes at full power. While Goku could teleport Superman to a red star by instant transmission to weaken him, this would be impractical as the move requires extreme concentration. Subsequently, the fight is decided on power and Superman trumps Goku in strength, speed, and durability. Superman's and Goku's capabilities are vastly different because of their core characters and challenges. Goku's story is understanding his limits and breaking them through constant training. Superman's story is about accepting his alien background, thus unlocking his full unlimited potential. Ultimately, Superman's lack of limits allows him to overpower and defeat Goku.

Season 2

No. in series	No. in season	Characters	Winner	Recap
26	1	He-Man vs. Lion-O	He-Man	He-Man's strength easily overpowers Lion-O's and He-Man is just as fast as Lion-O, if not faster. He-Man is more than strong enough to destroy the Sword of Omens, leaving Lion-O vulnerable, due to having the strength to push a moon back into orbit. His Power Sword can deflect all the energy blasts fired by the Sword of Omens. Finally he has the habit of accomplishing the impossible, which would include destroying the Eye of Thundera, which could kill him if given the chance.
27	2	Shao Kahn vs. M. Bison	Shao Kahn	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 despite eliminating his good soul and using his most brutal techniques. 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.
28	3	Ryu Hayabusa vs. Strider Hiryu	Strider Hiryu	While a very close fight, Hiryu's tech was 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. Hiryu can dodge bullets that are equivalent to anti-aircraft rounds, which are approximately 43% faster than automatic fire, which is Hayabusa's known limit, along with the fact that Hiryu is shown to be considerably stronger, seeing as he is able to cut through limbs with his bare hands, something Hayabusa has never done before. Finally, despite the fact that Hayabusa has a larger weapon arsenal, they were effectively useless against the Cypher, the only exception being the True Dragon Sword, which in itself has less of an impact in a fight than the Cypher, due to the Cypher's technological capabilities.
29	4	Ivy vs. Orchid	Orchid	Orchid's ability to defeat the millennial-old warlord Eyedol when even the greatest warriors of the past failed highlights her superior fighting capabilities, as compared to Ivy's spotty win-loss record 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 forces 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 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.
30	5	Fox vs. Bucky	Fox	Real-life food chain aside, both sides have distinct advantages, rendering the fight close. In outer space, the Star Fox team's Arwings outclass the Righteous Indignation in maneuverability, weaponry, and defenses. On the ground, Bucky's acrobatics and Fox's reflector 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 single-handedly won all of them at self-request, in comparison to Bucky relying on his squadmates on field missions.
31	6	Terminator vs. RoboCop	RoboCop	The T-850 Terminator has a speed and fighting skill/strategy advantage in this fight, but RoboCop outclasses it in nearly every other way. RoboCop is stronger (he resisted a 3,000 PSI hydraulic press that can crush a Terminator in the first film), considerably tougher (he has withstood several devastating explosions, while a Terminator was destroyed with a homemade pipe bomb), and has superior weaponry. Finally, RoboCop has the human mind that allows him to adapt quickly and outsmart the Terminator.
32	7	Luigi vs. Tails	Tails	While Luigi technically does have more battle experience and survived being the buttjoke of Nintendo, Tails's arsenal and skills proved to be superior. Along with his training with Sonic to be more faster and his complete control over the battlefield due to his flying ability, complete with strength and gadgets to make up for his weaknesses, Tails was able to win.
33	8	Pokémon Battle Royale	Blastoise	Charizard's greater speed allowed first attack, and its proud warrior mentality caused it to attack Blastoise. Venusaur's attacks are negligible against Charizard's dual typing and Blastoise's bulky defenses. Blastoise could also use Rain Dance to power its water moves and weaken the moves of his foes. Even though all of them should counter each other based on the rock-paper-scissors typing, the fights are based on mathematics. Out of 7,000 possible outcomes Blastoise wins the majority (48% compared to Charizard's 35% and Venusaur's 17%).
34	9	Fulgore vs. Sektor	Fulgore	Sektor's ninja training and abilities meant he could easily outmaneuver Fulgore, but Fulgore outclasses Sektor in every other aspect. Being almost twice as heavy (6' 5" and 550 lbs vs. 6'1" and 300 lbs) meant Fulgore's strength and size easily surmounted that of Sektor's, plus Fulgore had more options offensively and defensively and could easily overclock his reactor when Sektor got the upper hand. Finally, it took the combined efforts of Jago and Black Orchid to take Fulgore down, whereas Sektor has constantly been defeated by Sub-Zero alone.
35	10	Godzilla vs. Gamera	Godzilla	Gamera had the advantage of speed, but Godzilla's superior strength and durability won out. Godzilla is nine times heavier than Gamera and has strength on par with that of Thor. Godzilla's atomic breath is composed of radiation and not fire-based combustion so Gamera could not feed off of it. Gamera survived an exploding alien flower, which had the strength to wipe of Sendai, yet was mortally injured by it. In contrast, Godzilla was able to survive an oncoming meteor, which possessed enough power to obliterate Tokyo and wasn't injured at all. As weaker enemies like Viras could pierce Gamera's shell, there's no doubt that Godzilla could overwhelm his defenses. Finally, Gamera victories are based on retreating as he needs one round to analyze his foe's weakness and another to exploit enemy weaknesses to win. However, the Death Battle rules and Godzilla's habit of chasing down fleeing opponents renders this approach unusable.
36	11	Batman vs. Captain America	Batman	Captain America had an advantage in endurance and power, but Batman had the advantage in stealth, having frequently snuck around other super-beings (including Superman), and disarming skills, using his gadgets to turn the tide of the battle. Also, whilst Captain America is adept in all known fighting styles, Batman has mastered all of them, including a strong knowledge of pressure points
37	12	Tigerzord vs. Gundam Epyon	Gundam Epyon	Epyon's pilot Zechs Merquise has better training and more experience that the Tigerzord's pilot Tommy Oliver. As Epyon once destroyed an entire space station with one sword swing and the bumbling Rito Revolto was able to destroy the Tigerzord, Epyon would have enough power to overwhelm the Tigerzord's defenses. Furthermore, Epyon's ZERO system was able to predict the Tigerzord's moves and easily counter them.
38	13	Ryu vs. Scorpion	Scorpion	Despite Ryu's more powerful techniques, Scorpion's undead nature and inability to be killed by physical attacks left Ryu at a disadvantage. While Ryu could kill Scorpion with the Raging Demon technique, his lack of experience using said technique and Scorpion's agility made the move impractical. Finally, Scorpion's power increases indefinitely when the battle shifted to the Netherrealm, rendering Ryu's defeat inevitable.
39	14	Deadpool vs. Deathstroke	Deadpool	While Deathstroke was superior to Deadpool in both fighting capabilities, strategy, and armor, Deadpool's smarts, ability to regenerate entire organs at a much faster rate, and having the means of defeating those with healing factors through his Carbonadium sword put Deathstroke at a disadvantage. In addition, Deadpool's unpredictability (which is known for confusing the Taskmaster and even himself) caused Deathstroke to be unable to defend himself against Deadpool's assaults, as well as being unable to capitalize on any open opportunities to fatally attack, let alone even kill Deadpool permanently.
40	15	Kirby vs. Majin Buu	Kirby	While Buu had more destructive potential, Kirby's Inhale & Copy Ability allowed him to absorb and rebound anything that could've killed him, and his Hypernova ability only expanded on this. Kirby also outclasses Buu in durability and speed, being able to withstand a Planet-Sized explosion without a scratch, while the same kind of explosion caused Buu to split into tiny pieces, forcing him to regenerate; Kirby's Warp Star also allowed him to move at speeds faster than light, a speed Buu had never faced before. Finally, Buu was unable to avoid having his own Planet Burst technique being reflected back at him, due to the fact that his Instantaneous Transmission technique has limits when in extreme situations, such as when he could not avoid being killed by Goku's Super Spirit Bomb at the end of Dragon Ball Z.
41	16	Ragna vs. Sol Badguy	Sol Badguy	Sol has had centuries more battle experience than Ragna had training, and is tough enough to withstand the Azure Grimoire given that Sol survived the Backyard. Ragna's Black Beast form was, while extremely powerful, completely outclassed by Sol's Gear form, given that he was able to completely disintegrate a Gear the size of Mt. Everest, which is much larger than the Black Beast. All of these feats were performed using only a fraction of Sol's maximum power.
42	17	Gaara vs. Toph	Toph	Ordinarily, Gaara's sand would spell the doom of his opponents, but Toph can feel all forms of earth, even if they are not connected to the ground. Plus, with her Seismic Sense, she could feel Gaara's attacks the instant they started and since the gold dust he added to his arsenal after defeating his father contains traces of copper and iron, Toph could bend that as well. Finally, because Gaara's sand armor uses his own chakra instead of his late mother's, when he ran low on chakra, Toph could turn that advantage against him easily.
43	18	Boba Fett vs. Samus Aran (Remastered)	Samus Aran	Samus has superior weaponry and athletic skill, combined with Fetts' homing anti-vehicle rocket being inaccurate to human-sized targets. Also, Boba often makes his victims show themselves and lure them into his trap, but Samus has often used the advantage of anonymity. Note: The episode is a remade version of the very first Death Battle, and dedicated to famed independent animator Monty Oum, who died from a severe allergic reaction during a medical procedure on February 1. At the end of the episode, Samus, Boba Fett, Deathstroke, Deadpool, and a squad of Clone Troopers danced to "Shine", a song from Monty's acclaimed web series RWBY.
44	19	Chuck Norris vs. Segata Sanshiro	N/A	Both Combatants tore a hole into the fabric of space and time and vanished into it. They are speculated to still be fighting, so the winner, if there is one, is unknown.
45	20	Guts vs. Nightmare	Guts	Despite being far more powerful, Nightmare was no different than any other demon that Guts has fought in the past, as he fights demons every day of his life. Despite Guts being dealt with critical blows the Beserker armour allowed Guts to continue without a problem, as it literally rips the body back into place when wounded. Also, even with the fact that only the Soul Calibur could kill Nightmare, Nightmare exists on the astral plane, something that Dragonslayer also exists on.
46	21	Iron Man vs. Lex Luthor	Iron Man	While Luthor's warsuit can stand against Superman, this is largely because its weapons are powered by Kryptonite, making them less effective against non-Kryptonian opponents. Even in its intended role of countering Superman, the warsuit has been damaged and destroyed regardless. Conversely, Iron Man can adapt his strategy by remotely summoning and changing suits, with the Endo-Sym armor capable of countering almost any of Luthor's attacks. Furthermore, Iron Man has far more battle experience than Luthor, who treats direct physical combat as a last resort.
47	22	Beast vs. Goliath	Goliath	With both combatants being fairly equal in strength and speed, the true factor came from wit and experience. Beast prefers to work as part of a team and is usually a strategist instead of a fighter, only fighting on his own when necessary, whereas Goliath has had many years' more combat experience. Beast was also at a disadvantage due to not knowing of the gargoyles' stone-by-day weakness (as his universe's Gargoyles operated differently than Goliath's), and would not be able to stand against Goliath for twelve hours straight. Finally, Beast has fought Griffin, a being similar to Goliath, and nearly lost, only winning with the help of Angel.
48	23	Solid Snake vs. Sam Fisher	Solid Snake	Although both combatants were equal in strength, Snake's training in hand-to-hand combat was superior to Fisher's. Also, Grim's systems have a history of being hacked, unlike Otacon's, making him the better support. Although Fisher is almost invincible in the darkness, Snake had his Solid Eye to detect Fisher. Finally, Snake's nanomachines were still active after he was bombarded by microwave radiation for three minutes straight, proving that Fisher's EMP would not be strong enough to disable them.
49	24	Darth Vader vs. Doctor Doom	Doctor Doom	Darth Vader could effortlessly beat one of the Doombots, but Doctor Doom himself is a mastery of science and magic was superior to Vader's mastery of The Force. In addition, Victor's armor was almost invincible, evidenced by his survival of Thanos' Infinity Gauntlet and The Silver Surfer's attacks. Although Darth Vader had military experience leading an army for twenty years, Doctor Doom surpassed this by ruling a country, and sometimes an entire planet, for centuries.
50	25	Goku vs. Superman 2	Superman	Goku's story is all about finding his limits and training to become stronger and overcome them, and the foes he battles in his world, even gods, are designed around that concept. In contrast, Superman's story is written around an all-powerful being learning to use his abilities for good, with his past feats reaching unrealistic and physically impossible levels to the point of his power being limitless. As a result, this imbalances him from a "Vs." perspective, meaning that with both characters at their strongest, Goku could not defeat him no matter how long he trained or how many new forms he reaches. Note: This is the second battle between Goku and Superman, made in light of significant additions to their abilities since their first battle in Season 1, such as Superman's Super-Flare used in Superman #38 and Goku's "Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan" form achieved in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'.
51	26	Donkey Kong vs. Knuckles	Donkey Kong	Although Knuckles was faster and more agile than Donkey Kong, his usual lack of combat strategy beyond direct punches kept him within range of DK at all times. Having survived an explosion powerful enough to launch him into space and being strong enough to punch a small moon out of orbit, Donkey Kong greatly outclassed Knuckles, who had no similar feats, in both strength and durability.
52	27	Wolverine vs. Raiden	Raiden	Wolverine's healing factor gave him a huge advantage in endurance, as Raiden needs to recharge his fuel cells, however, Raiden's Murasama functions in a similar fashion to Marvel's "antarctic vibranium" by weakening the molecular bonds of any material, including adamantium. In addition, Raiden was also significantly faster and more powerful than Wolverine, and activating "Ripper Mode" would give him another power boost.
53	28	Hercule Satan vs. Dan Hibiki	Hercule Satan	Although both characters are considered very weak in their respective universes, Satan has been shown to be powerful enough to pull four tour buses at once, punch through one of the aforementioned buses and survive fighting both Cell and Majin Buu, the only character to have fought both without dying. Any advantage Hibiki had in comparison, such as his ki attacks, were let down by his own clumsiness or incompetence. In addition, whilst Satan has legitimately won at least one World Martial Arts championship, Hibiki only has one win to his name, which was given to him out of pity.
54	29	Yang vs. Tifa	Yang	Tifa was initially the stronger of the two, but Yang was able to withstand all her attacks with her aura, which has protected her from being smashed through concrete, and her Semblance, which increased her strength in relation to the physical damage she takes, quickly turned all of Tifa's power against her. In addition, Tifa's power reset after activating a successful limit break, whereas Yang had no such limit.
55	30	Mega Man vs. Astro Boy	Astro Boy	Astro Boy was significantly faster and stronger than Mega Man, and he is durable enough to withstand being launched into the sun. Mega Man's only advantage was his varied arsenal of weapons, but as the majority of these had limited usage, all he could do was prolong the inevitable.
56	31	Green Arrow vs. Hawkeye	Hawkeye	Although very similar in terms of arsenal and accuracy, Hawkeye has significantly faster reflexes, being able to dodge machine gun fire and catch an arrow out of the air whilst blinded. His bow draw weight is nearly double that of Green Arrow's, yet he was able to maintain an extremely fast draw speed despite this. In terms of trick arrows, whilst both are very similar, Green Arrow's diamond-tipped arrows were inferior to Hawkeye's adamantium-tipped arrows.
57	32	Pokémon (Red & Charizard) vs. Digimon (Tai & Agumon)	Digimon (Tai & Agumon)	The increase in strength and power when a Digimon digivolves is much more drastic compared to when a Pokémon evolves or Mega-evolves. MetalGreymon alone has been described as having strength comparable to nuclear warheads, far surpassing even Greymon's power, whereas Charizard's power is not that far removed to what it was as a Charmander. The friendship between trainer and monster is also significantly different; Tai and Agumon are close friends on equal terms, with Agumon directly using this close friendship to draw power from, whereas Red is clearly the master to Charizard, who in turn relies entirely on Red's commands to battle effectively (unlike Agumon who can fight strategically without Tai's input). Factoring in to a lesser degree, Tai is more willing to jump into a confrontation than Red, and WarGreymon's Dramon Destroyer gauntlets are specifically designed to kill dragons, a typing Charizard gains upon Mega-Evolution.

Season 3

No. in series	No. in season	Characters	Winner	Recap
58	1	Dante vs. Bayonetta	Dante	While Bayonetta is significantly stronger than Dante, he edges her out in every other category. He has a superior arsenal, is difficult to kill because of his healing factor (whereas Bayonetta can die via stabbing), and is significantly faster as he was capable of destroying 108,000 raindrops in less than a second early in his career. His Quicksilver ability also renders Bayonetta's Witch Time practically useless.
59	2	Bowser vs. Ganon	Ganon	Bowser may have had the advantage in brute strength, but Ganon's deadlier magic and superior intellect won out in the end. While both are highly durable to conventional weaponry, Ganon can only be killed by specific holy weapons like the Silver Arrows and Master Sword, meaning that while Bowser could harm Ganon, he couldn't kill him. Bowser can be killed if he's damaged enough to his Dry Bowser state, which Ganon can accomplish using his dark magic to decay Bowser's body similar to the Great Deku Tree.
60	3	Ratchet & Clank vs. Jak & Daxter	Ratchet & Clank	Ratchet and Clank's better teamwork, superior defenses, and overwhelming arsenal trumped Jak and Daxter. Ratchet's nano tech and shields was more reliable for healing and defense than Jak's Eco. While Jak and Daxter's Morph Gun is a highly versatile weapon, it absolutely pales in comparison to the sheer size and power of Ratchet and Clank's arsenal. Their weaponry was enough to hold up against Jak's Dark form, and Clank's time manipulative powers and hovering capabilities make him a far more reliable ally than Daxter.
61	4	Flash vs. Quicksilver	Flash	Flash is overwhelmingly faster than Quicksilver, who can just clear the speed of light while Barry can go at least ten times that. Flash can pull his foes into the Speed Force for a home field advantage and is capable of processing things at less than an attosecond, meaning he had plenty of time to predict any action Quicksilver could take. Quicksilver's only advantage was in hand to hand combat training, which is useless against someone as fast as Flash.
62	5	The Joker vs. Sweet Tooth	The Joker	Both clowns were skilled in combat, but Joker's superior tactics and unpredictable weaponry gave him the leg up he needed. His Joker gas is powerful enough to take out the Justice League, so all he needed was one opportunity to use it on Needles. He's tough enough to take a large amount of punishment and can keep up with Batman in hand to hand combat. He also has plenty of experience manipulating the minds of homicidal maniacs, and given how inferior Needles was to Joker's intellect, it was only a matter of time before the opportunity to use the Joker gas would present itself.
63	6	Mewtwo vs. Shadow	Mewtwo	Shadow had the advantage in speed and power, but Mewtwo's psychic and telepathic abilities allowed him to read Shadow's mind to prepare for his attacks. There was nothing stopping Mewtwo from just taking over Shadow's mind, and it's impressive durability and healing power bought it enough time to do so. Shadow's Super form doesn't make him immune to Mewtwo erasing his memories in an instant, which Shadow himself is no stranger to.
64	7	The Meta vs. Agent Carolina	Agent Carolina	In this special crossover with Red vs. Blue, the cast of the show asks two Freelancer Command scientists voiced by Wiz and Boomstick who'd win in a fight between the Meta and Agent Carolina. The scientists determine that despite the Meta's strength, Carolina's mastery of martial arts let her hold her own and her use of equipment allowed her to match and even counter The Meta's. He may have gained an upper hand with his Temporal Distortion, but Carolina's Healing Unit and the heavy energy drainage that the technique causes to Meta quickly repaired damage done during the attack. Carolina's relationship to her AI Epsilon also gave her a heavy advantage on the Meta, who's head is filled with an unintelligible mess of voices and commands.
65	8	Cammy White vs. Sonya Blade	Sonya Blade	Though Cammy had an edge in speed and agility, Sonya's far superior strength, arsenal, tactics, and experience overwhelmed her. She's fought multiple opponents who can conquer worlds back to back and has at least more than ten years of military experience than Cammy. Sonya's crushed materials more durable than Cammy in the "Test Your Might" minigames, and her large arsenal of drones and projectiles can attack Cammy from multiple angles, making it difficult to dodge her assault.
66	9	Tracer vs. The Scout	Tracer	While the Scout is strong and tough, Tracer's speed and abilities made her very evasive to his tactics. She can avoid a sniper round from thirty feet away, meaning she can react twenty five times faster than the vast majority of other human beings. This, combined with her Recall ability which allows her to go back in time and heal injuries, means she can nearly avoid anything he throws at her and ruin his element of surprise.
67	10	Ken Masters vs. Terry Bogard	Terry Bogard	Ken and Terry both have spent a long amount of years fighting, but the people Ken's fought aren't nearly as strong as Terry's opponents like Krauser and Mars. Terry also defeated Jamin, who can effortlessly catch bullets and shoot them back with his fingers, giving him a significant speed advantage over Ken.
68	11	Amy Rose vs. Ramona Flowers	Amy Rose	Although Ramona may be smarter and more levelheaded of the two, Amy had the advantage in every other category. She's fast enough to keep up with Sonic, strong enough to knock over a large spaceship high in the sky by throwing her hammer, and is tough enough to survive getting crushed by a boulder during a fight with Knuckles, all of which were superior to Ramona's feats. Ramona's best shot was her Subspace Suitcase, which could trap Amy in a world where Ramona had more control over the battlefield. However, Amy being stronger and faster than Ramona means she'd likely be able to escape the same way Gideon did, by destroying Ramona's bag.
69	12	Hulk vs. Doomsday	Doomsday	While Hulk may have the advantage in raw power in Worldbreaker form, Doomsday has taken similar beatings from the likes of Superman and Darkseid. He is also faster than Hulk as he is more used to taking on opponents who can go past lightspeed. Even assuming the Hulk had infinite strength with his anger, his healing factor has been overtaxed by the likes of Zeus and Sentry, whom Doomsday's comparable to, and given how the brain functions, Hulk's near limitless strength can't exist without his healing factor. Doomsday's fights with Superman also makes it nearly impossible to beat him with brute force.
70	13	Roronoa Zoro vs. Erza Scarlet	Roronoa Zoro	Erza may have had the advantage in weaponry and armor options, but Zoro outclassed her in speed, damage output, and sword training. While Erza's artificial eye may have seen through Zoro's nine sword style illusion, it couldn't prevent him from actually attacking her, and her weapons couldn't close the power and speed gap in between them.
71	14	Deadpool vs. Pinkie Pie	N/A	Both of the combatants stopped fighting when they became aware they're both fourth-wall breakers and start interfering with past Death Battle episodes. They then confront the show's creators, which ends with Pinkie taking Deadpool to a party when she finds out it's his birthday. Even if they had fought, Deadpool's healing factor and Pinkie's toon physiology would have made it almost impossible for them to kill each other.

Season 4

No. in series	No. in season	Characters	Winner	Recap
72	1	Lara Croft vs. Nathan Drake	Lara Croft	Lara and Nathan have both displayed impressive feats of strength, durability, agility and weapon skills, but Lara tended to have the edge in every category. She's pushed heavier blocks, survived in worse conditions, and is a better trained fighter than Nathan while keeping a cool head when the pressure's on. Nathan tends to rely more on luck, which runs out eventually.
73	2	Scrooge McDuck vs. Shovel Knight	Scrooge McDuck	Scrooge has nearly a hundred years of experience over Shovel Knight and superior feats that make him stronger and faster such as tearing apart a steamboat with his bare hands and rushing across a river to catch a coin he threw. Shovel Knight had very little options to defend against the duck's wackier physics-breaking weaponry. Those that could buy him some time could only last for so long, due to his limited supply of magic. Scrooge has also had experience fighting knights and magicians, while Shovel Knight hasn't fought anyone like Scrooge.
74	3	Venom vs. Bane	Venom	Venom had many advantages over Bane: speed, durability, versatility, and even strength. While Bane was strong enough to lift a 27 ton car, Venom held up a carnival ride weighing nearly 200 tons in a weakened state. Both have taken beatings from high level threats like Hulk and a Superman-powered Batman, but Venom's healing factor is superior to get him back in the fight quicker. Bane was more intelligent, however, even if he had deduced Venom's key weaknesses to fire and sound, he didn't have the equipment needed to take advantage of them.
75	4	Power Rangers vs. Voltron Force	Voltron Force	Despite the Megazord possessing greater combat skill, Voltron's superior arsenal, speed, and strength put the Rangers at a disadvantage. Voltron's durability was also far greater to that of the Megazord when it was shown to have survived the planet-destroying Omega Comet's Gravitational Pull, whereas the Megazord, even after upgrading to its far more superior Thunder Megazord, was ripped apart by Lord Zedd's equally planet-destroying Zord, Serpentera, even when said Zord was not fully charged.
76	5	Natsu vs. Ace	Natsu	While both opponents are immune to fire and both featured stats and abilities that canceled out each other's flaws (Natsu's Speed, Strength, and Arsenal vs. Ace's Endurance, Defense, and partial intangibility,) Natsu's additional combat experience, control over electricity, and ability to consume fire forced Ace to assume his physical form more often so as to not be eaten, thus leaving him to delay the inevitable while Natsu was left to wait for best opportunity to strike.
77	6	Sub-Zero vs. Glacius	Sub-Zero	Despite featuring similar cryomantic abilities, Sub-Zero's training and experience in fighting against kombatants in the Mortal Kombat tournaments trounced any opponent Glacius had faced before. Additionally, Sub-Zero's agility not only renders Glacius's distanced fighting style unsuitable, but the ninja's own durability and strength, as seen when he crushed minerals in the "Test Your Might" minigames that are far more dense that Glacius's Blue Ice armor, allowed Sub-Zero to pierce Glacius's hide to reveal his vulnerable flesh parts.
78	7	Android 18 vs. Captain Marvel	Android 18	Android 18's superior speed and strength left Captain Marvel at a disadvantage, leaving Carol's best weapon to be her Binary Form. However the Binary Form wasn't guaranteed to win either as Carol was known to have been defeated by weaker opponents in said form, and 18's experience with such attacks with it allowed her to find an alternative way to finish off her opponent. Note: In a rare post-reception video on ScrewAttack, Ben Singer (the Voice-Actor for Wiz) acknowledged and apologized for a major flaw in their research for this battle, in which they stated that Andriod 18 is capable of absorbing energy. It was later revealed that 18 is incapable of absorbing energy unlike Android 19 and Dr. Gero. However, Ben still defended that regardless of the error, 18's present set of skills, and greater-than-previously-researched speed still outweighs Captain Marvel's stats and that the outcome would not have been effected.
79	8	Metal Sonic vs. Zero	Zero	Being faster, possessing superior arsenal, and with his Dark Hold ability trouncing Metal Sonic's imperfect Chaos Control ability gave Zero the greater overall advantage in battle. Additionally, Zero had managed to survive the explosion of the Eurasia Space Colony, which is estimated to have equaled 100 Billion tons of TNT, which rivals that of the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, whereas Metal Sonic never withstood such a similar feat.
80	9	Lucario vs. Renamon	Lucario	Although Renamon's speed was more expendable, the Seer abilities from Lucario's Aura allowed him to predict her speed and attacks in advance. Lucario's stronger attacks, stat-enhancing abilities, and healing powers also allowed the Pokemon to better resist her attacks and strike with far more power than the Digimon's limited range of attacks and weaker durability.
81	10	Balrog vs. TJ Combo	TJ Combo
82	11	The Shredder vs. Silver Samurai	N/A

Special episodes

Episode	Characters	Winner	Recap
1	DEATH BATTLE! T-Shirt vs. Every Other T-Shirt In The World	DEATH BATTLE! T-Shirt	Setting the fastest kill in the show's history, the other T-Shirts of the world were caught off guard by awesomeness of the DEATH BATTLE! T-Shirt, causing them to explode. (Used to promote the DEATH BATTLE! T-Shirt.)
2	Vegeta vs. Mewtwo	The Internet	Vegeta's combat experience and Mewtwo's intelligence immediately alerted both of them to the real threat in the area being Silvermania. (Used as a satirical submission of an online video depicting a fight between Vegeta and Mewtwo.)

Reception

Death Battle was ranked sixth on WatchMojo's "Top 10 Youtube Series You Need to Watch." Writer Sean Harris claims, "These are the fights we'd all like to see, with a heap of hilarious pre-match analysis thrown in for our viewing pleasure. On Death Battle, the tale of the tape is as funny as the fights are brutal." Prior to this, WatchMojo also made a Top 10 Death Battle episodes list, in which they placed "Goku vs. Superman" as their #1 choice. Inquisitr also made a top ten Death Battle list and claimed "ScrewAttack Death Battles have been some of the most anticipated videos in years."

Acclaimed comic book writer Tom Taylor watched "Iron Man vs. Lex Luthor" and said, "As the writer of Superior Iron Man, & having written Lex Luthor, I totally approve of this." Insomniac Games, the developers behind Ratchet & Clank, also voiced their approval towards the "Ratchet & Clank vs. Jak & Daxter" episode.

See also

• Animal Face-Off
• Celebrity Deathmatch
• Deadliest Warrior
• Monster Bug Wars
• Epic Rap Battles of History

External links

• Death Battle on ScrewAttack.com
• Death Battle Youtube playlist
• Death Battle on Revision3
• Death Battle at the Internet Movie Database