Yeah I never really minded the visual style of Metal Sonic VS Zero (although I still have issues with the sound design). For whatever reason, the 3D renders just capture that weird PS1 era feel
I got an idea to fix for Scrooge McDuck vs shovel Knight set up how shovel Knight be trying to stop robbers from robbing scrooge's Manor accidentally falls into a chest before you can explain Scrooge McDuck is already on the offensive since he's greedy
find it kinda funny how every review of Vergil vs Sephiroth brings up chubby Vergil as one of the first points in the animation. 😆 this isn't a dig on the commentary. just something I've noticed
Ah the first season I watched. With Lara VS Nathan being the first episode. I watched it a few days after Scrooge VS Shovel came out. Every day I wake up and think about how close Venom VS Bane came to being my first Death Battle episode.
Honestly this is minor but the thing I hate most about Scrooge vs. Shovel Knight is because they left out one major key detail about Shovel Knight: He can reflect projectiles with his shovel if he times it right. He could've reflected Scrooge's shots back at him just saying
My personal ranking, with some explanations written in. Personally I felt like good outweighed the bad this season 16. Venom vs Bane 15. Scrooge McDuck vs Shovel Knight (Still probably the dumbest matchup in DB history.) 14. Smokey vs McGruff 13. Batman Beyond vs Spidey 2099 12. Sub-Zero vs Glacius 11. Captain Marvel vs Android 18 (DB really loves screwing Carol over huh.) 10. Lara Croft vs Nathan Drake 9. Shredder vs Silver Samurai (I get the appeal, but I personally never found it that interesting.) 8. Natsu vs Ace 7. Thor vs Wonder Woman 6. Power Rangers vs Voltron (I never liked either series and I generally ignore kaiju or robot fights. But this was a banger.) 5. Metal Sonic vs Zero (personally I loved the mix of 2D and 3D animation) 4. Lucario vs Renamon (Having it this high is batshit insane, but its because of personal biases. This was my top request for YEARS and it was just fun seeing it happen. I liked the analysis, even with that Renamon r34. Until GoroChamp this was by far my favorite Pokemon episode.) 3. Sephiroth vs Vergil 2. Naruto vs Ichigo 1. Balrog vs TJ Combo
So, if I were to make my own Death Battle episode, here's what my matchup idea would be: Mighty the Armadillo vs Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The theme between these 2 characters is lost or forgotten characters/mascots.
I actually hate that matchup for 1 simple reason... MIGHTY WAS NOT CREATED BEFORE SONIC!!! Yes, 1 of the concepts for Sega's original mascot was probably an armadillo, but he was never meant to be Mighty specificly! And Felix the Cat is a much better Oswald opponent!
