So... About this Summer... It's been crazy. I have no current movie reviews planned and I am not doing anymore Superhero movies on the blog. I have shared my thoughts on both Marvel and DC Comics and I don't like repeating myself.
However, 2 albums I was really looking forward to are out and I will be writing reviews for those this week. For anyone who is curious about those, look forward to it.
In December, I did some Top 10 list and I enjoyed doing them so much, I decided to do it more often and go into some fun, geeky territory. Just something for fun until a movie comes up I want to review or a new Rock Album comes out and I get enough request for it.
If anyone is wondering what Death Battle is from the Title. It is a series created by the group, Screw Attack, and I will post a link to the YouTube playlist of all the episodes of Death Battle they have done over the years. To put it simple, they take two characters from multiple forms of fiction and do research and decide not only who would win, but also add an animated fight between the two to show the scenario.
Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB833073B659FD65A
It is one of my favorite things to watch on YouTube and it is always fun to go back and look at old videos. Even though the research is not always perfect, I have found myself enjoying the majority of the videos they do. I have ended up thinking about this myself and who would win between two characters I really like. In the end, I thought up 10 and decided to do a top 10.
2 rules here:
1) No characters that were previously in Death Battle. I wanted to push myself.
2) No Marvel/DC characters. The Marvel versus DC crap is getting old, and I want something different.
So, here is my top 10 Death Battle Episodes I want to see.
#10- Sailor Moon Battle Royal
This is a fight that will have a lot going on and is something multiple fans of the series have debated on who would win between them all. I would love to see and let someone who does the time and research to decide who would win. They have done Battle Royals in the past with The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Pokemon, so it would be interesting to see another one in the future. Not to mention how much carnage we will see in this one video. Seriously? What Sailor Moon hater wouldn't want to see some of these characters die? There will be something or everyone right?
#9- Jan Lee (Street Fighter) vs. Johnny Cage (Mortal Kombat)
We have had so many Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat debates, but I have never heard a debate between the two movie stars in the series. It is also a tough call since they both have had training in many styles of martial arts and have some unique abilities. Basically, it would be high kicks, versus punching in the balls. What is the better strategy?
#8- Paul (Tekken) vs. Bass (Dead or Alive)
On the topic of fighting games, when was the last time Death Battle did an Brawl Fights. Grappling, Heavy Hitting, One Punch knock outs, that is something I would love to see again. Bass and Paul are two heavy hitters from their games and it would be nice to see them duke it out in the ring or even in the street. I would enjoy seeing it and they are both completely human. I think it would be nice to see and a good fight for wrestling fans. I know you are out there! Screw Attack does have Wrestling Fans. This can happen!!
#7- Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin) vs. Mitsrugi (Soul Calibur)
As things stand, Soul Calibur hasn't gotten a lot of love from Death Battle recently. In fact, I have two entries on this list that have 2 Soul Calibur characters. Anyways, we have seen Ninjas in Death Battle more than once, but we haven't seen Samurai. How about a classic Samurai fight between two of the strongest samurai in fiction right now. Both of them have accomplished a lot in their franchises and it would be a close and hard call to decide who would win based on technique alone. I think it would be a good mix to see who's overall sword technique would surpass the other. They also existed around the same time period too, so it would make it easy for them to encounter each other.
#6- Vampire Hunter D vs. Alucard (Hellsing)
Who wouldn't want to see a vampire fight? Besides Twilight fans! I already appealed to you! I mean real vampires. The walkers of the night. The creatures that have inspired many works of fiction and storytelling that are sometimes good and sometimes bad. Both of these characters are known to Anime fans will recognize both characters and the question is who would win? The Vampire Hunter, or the Lord of all Vampires. Both of which have been mentioned of being immortal and have incredible power. It would be a cool fight to see and I would love to see the guys behind Death Battle settle this debate.
#5- Ike (Fire Emblem) vs. Siegfried (Soul Calibur)
Sword fighting is one of the things that has been interesting and overused in fiction, especially Middle Ages era of sword fighting. So, why not put two knights against each other. We have seen some sword fights in the past, but I think this one would be an interesting fight overall since they are both human with a little magic ability in them. It is one of those fights I can't decide who would win. Since they already gave us Guts from Berzerk fighting against Nightmare from Soul Calibur, let's see two noble knights fight each other.
#4- Voltron vs. The Megazord (Power Rangers)
This is a fight that needs to happen! Not just because of the Power Rangers movie coming out next year, but because Voltron got rebooted on Netflix (It is really good by the way. Go watch it.) With a return of 80's and 90's franchises I think it would be great to put two of the biggest Giant Robot icons in America, that isn't Gundam related, against each other. Also, they are both marked as Ultimate Weapons in their fictional universes. It is also 5 pilots against 5 pilots. It feels like the combination would be a perfect battle with many things to look at and consider on who would win.
#3- Lloyd (Tales of Symphonia) vs. Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
Two dual wielding warriors against each other. Swords will clash against Keyblades. Physical Strength against Magic. Two teenagers with personal issues fighting out their aggression. It is something I have debated and thought about for quite some time and if nothing else, it would be a really flashy fight and I really couldn't think of anyone else besides Roxas to fight against Lloyd. Not to mention it would be Square Enix versus Namco/Bandai. The creators of Final Fantasy against the creators of the "Tales of..." franchise. Oh, the comments would be beautiful. I just want to see what group of fans will take it personal when a character loses.
#2- Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tale) vs. Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII trilogy)
I am going to say this right now. I love both these character. They are both incredible women and they are also incredible warriors. That is why I want to see who would win against the other. Erza and her armor and sword switching against Lightning who knows all styles of magic and swordplay. I can imagine this being not only flashy, but also a huge controversy no matter who wins... Because both fan bases are crazy!! All humor aside, I really can't decide who would win with this one either. No matter what though, my opinion on these two incredible women in fiction will never change.
A little warning: I didn't choose the most popular characters for my number 1. instead I picked two character with similar features and the debate on who would win has kept me awake at night sometimes whenever I am home alone. I have struggled with this one and want it the most.
#1- Vyse (Skies of Arcadia) vs. Captain Harlock (Old Anime Icon)
PIRATES!!! We haven't seen any love for pirates from Death Battle, and they have gone on record to say a few of them love Skies of Arcadia. A forgotten Video Game character (Who is amazing) versus every Old Otaku favorite character, Captain Harlock. I want to see a battle between ships and a melee battle between the two as well. Neither character is experienced fighting against someone like the other. They all have strengths and weaknesses and they have accomplished world changing task in their universes that they are both legends. Legend against Legend. Blue Rogue Sky Pirate versus Space Pirate. A clash between worlds. I want them to see the ships, the crew, the characters abilities and equipment as a whole. I want this to be the Pirate fight to satisfy all pirate lovers. Make this happen.
I hope you enjoy and if you are willing to predict winners to these fights, go ahead and leave it in the comments. And if anyone who is in touch with Screw Attack reads this, please? At least no more Marvel/DC fights for season 3? Please?
