“I love Galactus vs Unicron, but as far as I’m concerned THIS is the real season finale” finally someone gets it. It also works great as a series finale depending on how the whole Rooster Teeth closure situation plays out
Goku VS Supermans final scene really emphasized their character development throughout the fight and i appreciate it alot for that. Goku having given it his all, isn’t sad he lost the fight, if anything he’s happy he has even more room to train and get stronger. A fight he will always strive to beat. Superman having helped out a new friend in testing his limits, while also showing how much he has to hold back to protect the ones he loves. Its just beautiful.
I think my favorite part of Frieza Vs Megatron was Megatron's absolute chilling monologue after Frieza damages Cybertron's core. The change from violent rage and anger to cold, calm, and venomous is terrifying.
Fun fact: Supposedly (i'm getting this from the wiki so i'm not completely sure.) Gojo's english dub voice actor was actually Jack's actor on samurai jack vs afro samurai, so they included it there as a little reference along with the fact that the animator for that episode also animated courage vs scooby, so a sort of double reference
The improvements in Death Battle's storytelling far outclass their improvements in the technical categories in my eyes, and seasons 9 and 10 have so many perfect examples of that. Magsuo, Spongequaman, Billcord, and Goku vs Superman 3 all stand out, but that's just off the top of my head
Just noticed that Black Adam puts the ring on his middle finger. Idk how accurate my interpretation of thats him doing it for the sake of saying fuck you without actually flipping him off but im going with it.
He said he wouldn't include the deaths but then he said that atom chrushing (aka killing) ant-man's ants was the best scene. Smh what a hypocritical youtuber.
From James Bond vs. John Wick, my favorite scene was the "smoke" break scene, where Bond explains that Wick's reputations is too dangerous for him to left alive, but Bond tells him "He'll be sure to keep up", his way of saying that he is a worthy rival.
I might as well mention a highlight of mine from season 10 here. In Galactus versus Unicron, the part where they both grow incredibly giant that galaxies collapse in their wake stands out to me. And them speaking in rhymes gives me life. Unicron is fully declaring what he is, an unstoppable force of evil that seeks nothing but destruction. Galactus on the other hand, exclaims that he will do everything in his power to destroy that evil for good, because he still retains his humanity even after becoming one of, if not, THE most powerful entity in the Marvel Universe imaginable. Plus, it's just fun to recite those rhymes, so what do you want from me?
Tbh, on Billcord, I really like when they switch from animated of MachoKool to BendyHead and to Puppet live action If DB continues I want to see another Live Action, some of y'all was mad that y'all want Jason Vs Michael on Live Action, but I didn't care if it's 3D or Live Action, but as long my boy Jason wins For Live Action I'm thinking that I want to be Spike Vs Revy Captain America Vs Kamen Rider Ichigo Or Optimus Prime Vs Megazord
My opinion (I'll factor in the whole episode): Harley vs Jinx - The Mirror Maze (Easily one of the coolest and most chilling scenes in any 3D Death Battle and it does something stylistically that no other 3D fights have done by implementing hand drawn elements) Scarlet Witch vs Zatanna - The Superman Punch (Hot take, but this felt like the only moment in the fight that truly gave me what I wanted. The two using their magic in creative and badass ways to harm each other like Bill Cipher and Discord rather than just standing around and making a bunch of mindless colors.) Tanjiro vs Jonathan Joestar - The Sunlight Yellow Overdrive (One of the most intense final attacks of the season) Vegeta vs Thor - Thor's fake out death (Everything about this sequence from the amazing final flash to the hand drawn shot of Thor refusing to go down makes this one of the absolute best comebacks in the series) Omniman vs The Homelander - Homelander's death (When Omniman said "I'm going to feed you your own heart" in the sneak peek, that got me ready for one of the most horrifying deaths in the entire show. I can safely say that this is the third best death in the whole show.) Magneto vs Tetsuo - Magneto's mercy kill (Although it's not crazy and bombastic like Omniman's kill, it is still one of the most characterful deaths in all of Death Battle) Hercules vs Sun Wukong - The three-headed Wukong fight (Along with Hercules' line, the actual fight is really cool and well choreographed too) Boba Fett vs The Predator - The staff fight (Very fast paced and well choreographed compared to the two swinging energy swords like gorillas at the end) Excalibur vs Raiden - Wiz and Boomstick arguing before the fight (One of the rare moments where the analysis has a moment more memorable and funny than anything in the actual fight) James Bond vs John Wick - The knife fight (After the fight had been fairly lowkey up to this point, I really feel like it picked up here and gave us one of the coolest set pieces in a grounded Death Battle like this) Black Adam vs Apocalypse - Giant Apocalypse (He's so goddamn cool!) Silver vs Trunks - Super Saiyan God Trunks' beatdown (One of the rawest moments in any sprite fight) SpongeBob vs Aquaman - Hyper realistic Aquaman (One of the funniest jokes in any Death Battle animation) Jason Voorhees vs Michael Myers - Michael's death (At least we got a really cool kill even though the actual fight sucked) Sauron vs Lich King - The stare down between the Eye of Sauron and the Eye of Acherus (Everything about this sequence from the visuals, to the cinematography, to the score makes this possibly the most cinematic scene in all of Death Battle) Deku vs Asta - Deku's 1 million percent (The voice acting here was truly amazing) Gogeta vs Vegito - The Meteor Explosion (One of the most stunning shots in all of Death Battle and the music makes it even better) Ant-Man vs The Atom - Atom's death (Very creative and brutal) Chosen Undead vs Dragonborn - The buildup to the final clash (The actual clash was still great yet it somehow got surpassed by how amazing the buildup was) Killua vs Misaka - The kaiju (Really awesome and not held back by any janky animation) Rocket Raccoon vs Stitch - Stitch's foul mouth (Easily the funniest gag in the episode) Darth Vader vs Obito - Vader catching the Chakara ball (Insanely raw shot. The ending gave it a really strong run for its money, but it's held back a little by the uncanny faces) Phoenix vs Raven - The first clash between the soul self and the Phoenix force (This sequence in the sneak peek gave me really high hopes, but its a shame the rest of the choreography was held back by either feeling weightless or just being non-existent) Guts vs Dimitri - "I'll kill them, all of them, DOWN TO THE LAST ONE!" (This scene was perfectly done) Martian Manhunter vs Silver Surfer - Martian Manhunter's death (Not worth making the actual fight about as generic and dull as it gets, but still a really unique and impactful ending) Bill Cipher vs Discord - The entire ending (I could've gone with the entire animation, but this ending is perfect in every single way) Cole vs Alex - The final clash (This entire fight is one of the most exciting battles in the whole series, but this moment takes the cake) Megatron vs Frieza - Frieza exploding Cybertron (Absolutely stunning sequence) Gojo vs Makima - The Domain Expansion (See the previous entry) Scooby-Doo vs Courage - Scooby going god mode (I would've never expected this fight to go as hard as this) Rick Sanchez vs The Doctor - The fight at the Blips and Chitz arcade (Everything about this part of the fight made me happier than almost anything in the season) Galactus vs Unicron - The final clash among the galaxy clusters (The most visually stunning scene in the entire show.) Goku vs Superman 3 - The aftermath (This is my favorite scene from my favorite episode in all of Death Battle and it felt like the perfect way to end this. For how much of a toxic cesspool the Goku vs Superman debate is, something about it all culminating in the final shot here gives me feelings that no other Death Battle has even come close to replicating and it really makes this episode feel like a tribute to the genre of versus debating. Also what I was doing at the time was pretty relevant to the themes that I have gathered from this episode so that makes what is already my favorite shot in all of Death Battle hit even harder. I could probably talk about this episode for a whole hour honestly.)
Honestly I'm glad that im not the only one that thinks that Goku vs Superman 3 should've been the finale, as to me it had more to offer than Galactus vs Unicron (In my opinion 🙏)
Also, a big reference in Spongebob vs. Aquaman's fight with the photorealistic mouth is known as "Syncro-Vox," which was widely used in shows like Super Friends for budgetary or limited technology reasons
Music used in this video: Season 9: Prince of Pride, Diabolical Invincible Me, Hedge of Tomorrow, and One King to Rule Them All Season 10: Fireborn, God's Hand, Discordant Decipher, and Super Really nice detail and great music choices!
I'm kind of shocked the best scene in EldenSouls wasn't 'Prepare to Die', a perfect line, and the only fitting thing the Chosen Undead could ever possibly say, but best of all it clues the Dragonborn in that the spell has worn off, giving him access to his shouts again!
My fav part of Sauron vs Lich King was always the "I see you" It at first seems like a corny callback to one of Sauron's most well-known movie quotes, until you see him turn around and parry the Lich King. He knew his foe was sneaking up on him, and announced it just before the sneak attack happened. That's just a solid flex on Sauron's part, even after the insta-volcano.
It’s not my favorite battle but the transition into the Avengers EMH theme in the Ant-Man vs Atom is amazing especially how it transitions to the results of the battle
Well actually Biff okay is a synonym for bad because I am a Death Battle fan, therefore negativity is my God and I must praise it everytime an episode is below an 8 RRRRRAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!
Definitely not remastering the whole list, and at this point I struggle to think how I’d even go about ordering the newer ones. Modern episodes have made me so unsure about whether I’d count a good ending in general as a good death, so that sounds like a headache to figure out.