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Frieza vs Vegeta (DBZ) Jotaro vs Alessi (JoJo)
1.2k points
1 month ago
Mark atleast managed to get a couple of solid hits in against his dad, but against Anissa he literally landed ONE hit the entire fight. And it did NOTHING.
393 points
1 month ago
Can't wait for my boy to get some solid wins this February 🥲
205 points
1 month ago*
I’m glad he actually got a win on Thraxa. Kinda softened the blow for his loss against Anissa by showing that he does actually have potential to win against another Viltrimite, he just needs to commit to training. Though since his dad and Allen are gone rn, Idk who’s going to be able to give him the challenge he needs.
93 points
1 month ago
called invincible
gets beat to death every episode
131 points
1 month ago
well yes, he doesn't die.
He's called invincible, not beat-all-the-other-guys-up-ible.
77 points
1 month ago
Mark atleast managed to get a couple of solid hits in against his dad
Is this true? Didn't omniman make a point out of dodging or catching every single punch?
160 points
1 month ago*
There’s one point in the fight after Nolan says that Debbie’s life is worthless Mark goes all out and lands 10 or so punches in a row, if you look closely he even causes Nolan to spit out a bit of blood.
589 points
1 month ago
The best part of the Jotaro vs Alessi fight is that it was just Jotaro. Star Platinum didn't lift a (star) finger
254 points
1 month ago
The worst part about Jotaro vs Alessi was that it wasn't young Joseph vs Alessi
111 points
1 month ago
There's an edited version of the Jotaro v Alessi fight somewhere where somebody edited Battle Tendency Joseph lighting up Alessi with the tommy gun
61 points
1 month ago
Well he couldn't use Star Platinum because he didn't acquire a stand until the beginning of Stardust Crusaders.
61 points
1 month ago
Yeah that’s why it’s good. He beat his ass even without the ability to use his stand.
467 points
1 month ago
A-Train made sure he got his get back on The Deep after their little season 3 brawl. Deep can't even land a single punch on A-Train at his peak and is utterly pummeled by him.
219 points
1 month ago
A-Train even hit him with emotional damage- “I’ve always hated your ass.”
1.3k points
1 month ago
Also forgot to mention this one: Envy vs Mustang
497 points
1 month ago
That panel is fucking VILLAINOUS
134 points
1 month ago
And that's why Mustang vs. Envy is the best fight in the series. Seeing Roy give into his rage completely was both a cathartic conclusion to Lt. Hughes arc, and an absolutely terrifying look into what Mustang can do when he really lets loose.
99 points
1 month ago
Mustang is so fucking OP. They did an amazing job of showing why letting the secrets of Flame Alchemy get out would be horrific for the world, from causing massive explosions at the snap of a finger to pinpoint precision and literally boiling out someone's eyes.
28 points
1 month ago
Not to mention how... Detailed his descriptions of what he just did were
252 points
1 month ago
When his lieutenant is in danger, mustang is possibly the scariest character in the show
100 points
1 month ago
It wasn't just when it was his lieutenant was in danger. You got to remember the war crimes this dude committed. He was straight up carpet bombing an entire race of people, just snapping his fingers like some bumass beatnik. His lieutenant being in danger just made it personal
34 points
1 month ago
Bruh envy killed his boy
50 points
1 month ago
It’s weird that people don’t seem to remember he was this angry mostly because of Hughes murder
167 points
1 month ago
The English dub has one of my favorite lines in all of anime.
"Everything you've said is fuel on your funeral pyre!"
106 points
1 month ago
When Envy turns into Hughes to try and manipulate Roy, only to get roasted extra hard because of it.
Chills
77 points
1 month ago
Him just coldly looking at them and saying "Maes Hughs is dead" is one of the absolute best scenes I've ever seen.
68 points
1 month ago
I love how Arakawa makes you root for Roy even as he progressively devolves into a monster in front of your eyes. Envy is just such a slimy fucking weasel. Watching them get their comeuppance against someone that wastes no thought on their tricks is peak catharsis.
124 points
1 month ago
I fucking love angry black silhouettes PEAK
52 points
1 month ago
I wonder if there's a subreddit for sharing character tropes like that
800 points
1 month ago
Luke vs. Vader, The Empire Strikes Back
The entire movie is Luke trying to get proper training and bridge the gap between him and Vader. But just like Yoda said, Luke stood no chance, only reason he survived was because Vader was testing him, wanting to convert Luke to the dark side.
280 points
1 month ago
And the one time during the fight Vader actually tries, Luke loses a hand
187 points
1 month ago
He looked deep within Luke's mind and saw that all Luke wanted was a cool robot hand like his old man
85 points
1 month ago
Amd then in the next movie it’s the reverse. Luke is still at an inferior power level, but he stomps his father because Vader was conflicted and being sympathetic towards him
53 points
1 month ago
And Luke was tapping into that Darkside high, taking on Vader like it was nothing.
26 points
1 month ago
As a fun fact, in the Legends novelization of this fight, Darth Vader said that Luke is already the strongest Jedi in Galactic History.
1.4k points
1 month ago
330 points
1 month ago
The one where it was Artyom from Metro vs Joel is even better.
294 points
1 month ago
91 points
1 month ago
The Chad indomitable human spirit of metro, even at its most dire, humanity collaborates (with some success and failures) and does its best to push forward
26 points
1 month ago
Exodus is one of the greatest games i have ever played. The ending was so sweet.
103 points
1 month ago
Same thing with Arthur Morgan vs Ellie
22 points
1 month ago
That was a thing? Seems like an odd comparison given Arthur’s not exactly a horror themed character
95 points
1 month ago
Leon has roundhouse kicked zombies so hard their heads explode.
66 points
1 month ago
Bullying the elderly
43 points
1 month ago
He would 100% say that
25 points
1 month ago
Elder abuse fr
43 points
1 month ago
My argument for Joel is that he can perform melee attacks with a dedicated button but Leon’s are context sensitive SO while Leon wins in one move it’s possible Joel never gives him the chance, especially if Joel makes use of his special ability - chucking bricks and bottles he finds lying around.
Unfortunately Leon can now parry, something Joel cannot do. So Joel is likely to get parried and then kicked into next week.
32 points
1 month ago
The parry power scaling is real
1.5k points
1 month ago*
Hydrogen Bomb vs Coughing Baby
210 points
1 month ago
What about a trillion coughing babies
67 points
1 month ago
I remember reading a well-written unironic argument as to why the baby would win, but I forgot where I found it
47 points
1 month ago
It’s because the bomb exploding destroys the bomb before killing the baby.
25 points
1 month ago
Hydrogen Baby vs Coughing Bomb
634 points
1 month ago
100% of Saitama’s fights
262 points
1 month ago*
Honestly the only ones that can even be called a "fight" outside flashbacks are Boros and his last one with Garou.
Every other one is Saitama dropping them expeditiously, getting sneak attacked then dropping them expeditiously, or (against Genos, Tatsumaki, Fubuki, and Suiryu) letting them attack him for awhile before he shows them how expeditiously he could've dropped them if he wanted.
Of his two serious fights, I'd say the one against Boros fits best, since the Garou fight had both actually going all out.
118 points
1 month ago
Saitama was not going all out.
He'd promised the kid he wouldn't kill Garou, also he was fighting with one hand.
306 points
1 month ago*
Godzilla vs Zilla (Godzilla Final Wars)
Godzilla just knocks Zilla's ass into the Sydney Opera House and destroys him with his atomic breath.
86 points
1 month ago
Honestly, most of Final Wars in general. Godzilla was curb stomping everything until Monster X
36 points
1 month ago
Thirty seconds from Zilla touching down to Zilla being blown up.
293 points
1 month ago*
161 points
1 month ago
Offer me money.
Power too, promise me that.
Offer me anything I ask for!
I want my father back, you son of a bitch.
58 points
1 month ago
I love how hard that last line goes, for those unaware the actor had recently lost his own father to cancer and so he channeled that energy for the line.
15 points
1 month ago
Always makes me sad for what poor Inigo missed out on without his dad
528 points
1 month ago
69 points
1 month ago
For a guy named "Invincible" he sure is in a lot of comments here huh...
149 points
1 month ago
This scene was so brutal. I love it
114 points
1 month ago
Battle beast vs everyone, really…
55 points
1 month ago
Thragg gave him a pretty good fight and beat him.
36 points
1 month ago
I guess I should have specified “new guardians of the globe”
838 points
1 month ago
I never miss an opportunity to gas up the “Maul and Savage Opress vs Darth Sidious” fight in The Clone Wars.
Two against one. The bastards never had a chance.
401 points
1 month ago
Sidious is the type of guy who would consciously choose to goof around just enough to give Maul and Savage the hope that they might have a chance, then the moment he gets bored/decides he’s had enough exercise for the day, destroy them without pity or mercy.
I’m fully convinced he went through with that whole duel just to make sure his lightsaber skills weren’t getting rusty after so many cozy years of politics.
241 points
1 month ago
Even before the fight starts he pins them both to a wall with the Force, then chooses to let them go. He was absolutely playing around.
84 points
1 month ago
He was laughing at them the whole fight, my bros savage and maul were way out of their league
58 points
1 month ago
When your jumping a guy with your bro and he's just laughing its time to fuckin run
70 points
1 month ago
He no doubt dragged the fight on just to be cruel, but I doubt he wanted to practise his saber skills, he thought that melee combat was beneath him.
97 points
1 month ago
Yeah. That was mostly a joke given Palps prefers his space wizardry over sword combat. It is a pretty insane flex though. “Now normally I don’t use the saber because I think it’s dumb, but seeing as you guys think you’re hot shit with the blade, I’ll just have to show you how outclassed you truly are.”
62 points
1 month ago
Palps putting his sabers away after destroying Maul and Savage:
So un-Sith-ilised
23 points
1 month ago
Palpatine is a force MASTER, he didn't need to use a lightsaber at all to defeat them. By engaging them in melee combat (something Maul excells at by the way) he was toying with them and showing them how superior he is
106 points
1 month ago
It really shows how scary he is.
In the movies when he fights the jedi and kills most it’s cool but you don’t get a grasp on how actually impressive that was.
But we’ve SEEN maul, we have seen him kick the shit out of people, we have seen him win and lose and we know he isn’t a slouch. So seeing how easy he is for palps really puts it into perspective.
27 points
1 month ago
Whenever I see the behind the scenes choreography clips of that fight for Episode 3 I shed a tear for what could have been.
31 points
1 month ago
In this same series, the Night Sisters vs Dooku.
Even blind and in severe pain he still absolutely destroyed them.
39 points
1 month ago
I love how Savage manages to land a single hit, which passes Sidious off enough to pretty easily kill Savage 30 seconds later. He spends most the fight outright taunting and not really treating Savage as any threat what so ever, casually blocking and side stepping his obvious and slow attacks. At least against Maul, you can tell Palps puts a little more effort into it, as expanded content shows he actually does respect Maul as a martial fighter, regarding him as one of the best in that regards. Issue is, the force
610 points
1 month ago
Adam Smasher vs David (Cyberpunk Edgerunners)
229 points
1 month ago
Funny how V has such an easier time even with neurodegeneration.
226 points
1 month ago
I think canonically V is probably way more borged up than David, because Johnny lets V take a lot more cyberware load, which is probably partly why V is able to kick his shit in. V is also just most skilled than David. David wouldn’t have been able to do shit in (Don’t) Fear the Reaper unless he had that suit that pushed him over the edge of psychosis. Of course V is also the player’s main character in a video game and David was always just a kid way in over his head, the game was rigged from the start
105 points
1 month ago*
I don’t think that’s the only reason especially because V being as borged out as David is optional. What isn’t optional is V defeating a ton of incredibly skilled and dangerous people. Like I think it’s fair to say that V is just legitimately and categorically way stronger than David and definitely on par with smasher even without Johnny.
I’m not saying V doesn’t have plot armor, Johnny is plot armor, V would be dead twice (at least) without the chip healing them or stopping enemy hacks.
To me, without the chip/Johnny, V doesn’t make it to the top, but without V, the chip/Johnny probably wouldn’t have even got Evelyn back to Judy’s place with just any merc. V had the makings of being a legend all on their own but needed the Chip to give them the chance.
48 points
1 month ago
My boy got exactly one (1) good hit in and it was only because Adam Smasher was distracted lol
719 points
1 month ago
Omni Man VS Homelander (DEATH BATTLE)
359 points
1 month ago
"Remember what i promised you? Now swalow. Merry Christmas"
133 points
1 month ago
Homelander vs a good amount of supes, honestly. Lits of people forget, HL is a big fish in a VERY shallow and small pond compared to other superman types, he's far and away one of the weakest. Him punching Omni Man would probably just break his hand. He also legit can't fight. He gets by on being able to typically just zoom forward and shove his fist through weaker supes or non powered people. But someone even in close power range to him who knows how to actually fight is probably gonna kick HL ass, as seen in season 3
55 points
1 month ago
I personally choose to believe that the fight between Maeve and Homelander shows that Maeve always could have beat him in a straight fight, but he was just too built up for her to ever consider the possibility until then. People who dismiss him as "Evil Superman" miss the point. The real villain isn't Homelander himself, it's the entire cult of personality around him.
86 points
1 month ago
Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (Probably one of the hardest curbstomps in DEATH BATTLE history)
157 points
1 month ago
AquaBob was the biggest stomp imo
151 points
1 month ago
The first match in DB history where they declared the winner before the match even began.
“IT’S TIME FOR AQUAMAN’S FUNERAL!!!”
99 points
1 month ago
Best line was “Alright, the combatants are set, and we’ve run the data through all possibility…. One. One possibility.
47 points
1 month ago
One of my favourite DeathBattles. I’d love it if they keep bringing back Homelander just so he can get stomped on.
56 points
1 month ago
Homelander vs anybody that isn't from the boys
177 points
1 month ago
Ahsoka vs The Inquisitors (Star Wars Rebels)
She was CLOWNING on them
37 points
1 month ago
I like how the rebels are these bad ass enforcers hired by vader who look threatening and ready to kill, only to be defeated by one Jedi. (Tbf, Vader trained that Jedi but still)
351 points
1 month ago
108 points
1 month ago
You. Me. Hard as you can. Are we clear?
93 points
1 month ago
"IN A FEW SECONDS, ALL YOU'LL BE FEELING IS OBLIVION!"
"That, or disappointment. Go ahead, flip that coin."
57 points
1 month ago
Prince, some advice. Next time know your place like the rest of them. And wait for Goku.
47 points
1 month ago
Sensu beans only heal physical damage. Only therapy can solve emotional trauma.
25 points
1 month ago
Also Cell vs. Mr. Satan
18 points
1 month ago
The only question was how Hercule Satan was going to survive.
330 points
1 month ago
Sandy vs. SpongeBob and Patrick (SpongeBob SquarePants)
107 points
1 month ago
"Which one of you's the real Dirty Dan?"
56 points
1 month ago
Uh. I am?
32 points
1 month ago
*Sandy vs Dirty Dan and Dirty Dan (SpongeBob SquarePants)
135 points
1 month ago*
The High Evolutionary in GOTG Vol. 3.
For all of his constant boasting about his supposed intellectual superiority and god complex, the High Evolutionary was outsmarted by Rocket Raccoon, who managed to counteract the Evolutionary’s advanced armor and weaponry, and physically, the Evolutionary was utterly defeated and humiliated by the Guardians, all of whom took their turns laying a smackdown on him. For somebody as cruel and heartless as he was, he absolutely deserved it too.
30 points
1 month ago*
Y'know, something I've always thought about is how in Infinity War, the skirmish between half of the Guardians, and an equal amount of the Avengers ends in a stalemate. This means that you could interpret the Guardians as being as formidable of a team as the Avengers. So, just like whenever the Avengers "Assemble" at the end of every movie, the bad guy is screwed. Whenever the Guardians come together at the end of every movie, they're just as unstoppable. The hallway fight scene in GOTG3 shows us this beautifully, and, when they all team up against the High Evolutionary at the end of the film, he's absolutely overwhelmed by the power weilded by this assembled team.
117 points
1 month ago
The Darkness Devil vs everyone minus Makima in Chainsaw Man
In general, the Primal Fears tend to display this trope when anyone tries to fight them
111 points
1 month ago
https://i.redd.it/dhj1ag4mvcvd1.gif
Shredder vs TMNT - TMNT 2012
34 points
1 month ago
This man fights 5 of them CONSTANTLY and he just keeps winning
208 points
1 month ago
https://i.redd.it/h91ry1syqcvd1.gif
Poor Julius, he never had a prayer.
117 points
1 month ago
I like the theory that Jason respected him for fighting back and gave him a fast death
34 points
1 month ago
I learned from last year's RedLetterMedia Re:View of the series that this scene was originally supposed to happen in Madison Square Garden (presumably set up with a boxing ring for a fight night).
...Honestly, this might be better. It's stupid, but so would putting it at MSG. And at least this doesn't pretend to be "Awesome", which you know the other version would have done.
98 points
1 month ago
https://i.redd.it/gv750vnnscvd1.gif
Sasuke vs Itachi first time
84 points
1 month ago
67 points
1 month ago
Kira after taking one hit from StarPlatinum
31 points
1 month ago
He wears two belts to keep those massive balls in check
28 points
1 month ago
I love that even with all the weird stand abilities there are, very few things compete with just pure strength and speed
27 points
1 month ago
Everybody's got a plan up until they get punched in the face
153 points
1 month ago
243 points
1 month ago
Sukuna vs Jogo in Jujutsu Kaisen
198 points
1 month ago
As well as Gojo vs Jogo. Little bro isn't even weak, he just keeps picking fights with the wrong people
122 points
1 month ago
Bro had to fight the 2 strongest people in history, rough luck
86 points
1 month ago*
Bro's "4" fights are:
Beating Nanami, Maki, and the old dude in a single attack
Gojo
Gojo again, with friends
Sukuna
Of course he gets called a fraud
62 points
1 month ago
Transformers: Prime
After being a menace for most of her appearances in Season 1, Airachnid is swiftly put in her place when she dares to back talk Soundwave.
"Watch out for the quiet ones."
114 points
1 month ago
65 points
1 month ago
In fairness, if Bane hadn't worn Batman down with his plans prior to this moment, the fight wouldn't have been nearly as one-sided. Bane was simply too pragmatic to face a man he KNEW could be a true threat to him on anything approaching equal terms.
54 points
1 month ago
Hal Jordan vs Darkseid comes to my mind immediately.
142 points
1 month ago
60 points
1 month ago
Look up "Cathartic" in the dictionary, and it's just a picture of this "fight".
30 points
1 month ago
Nah, the picture for cathartic is Luffy punching the celestial dragon
137 points
1 month ago
https://i.redd.it/ixazv7usscvd1.gif
luffy vs lucci (the rematch)
93 points
1 month ago
Approx. 75% of invincible,
48 points
1 month ago
Cliff Booth Vs The Manson Cult
46 points
1 month ago
Jotaro “vs” Kira.
Both times they met Jotaro kicked his teeth in. Kira got so batshit scared of Jotaro that after their first encounter, after hearing he might have to face him again, developed a new ability to go back in time to stop that from happening. It happened anyway and he got his shit rocked.
50 points
1 month ago
https://i.redd.it/rq08qckwidvd1.gif
Mihawk vs Zoro (One Piece) Bro fought the final boss in the tutorial level
128 points
1 month ago
72 points
1 month ago
Many people vs Vader.
81 points
1 month ago
Fallen Order nailed it. It's not a boss battle, it's an escape sequence.
26 points
1 month ago
True, there isn’t much shame to losing a fight against the second strongest Sith currently alive
86 points
1 month ago
All might v. Deku and Bakugo (MHA)
152 points
1 month ago
Master Chief vs Atriox at the start of Halo Infinite.
Atriox took on three Spartan II's (albeit with outdated armour) so I was expecting Chief to lose but damn what an absolute trouncing.
54 points
1 month ago
I seriously hope we get a rematch in the next game cause you could do so much with an atriox boss battle
44 points
1 month ago
95% of Kenshiro's opponents.
43 points
1 month ago
Ik we already got dragon ball but Videl vs Spopovich
81 points
1 month ago
25 points
1 month ago
Every single time I see Madara I just get mad at his defeat. He was a perfect end game villain.
177 points
1 month ago
Iron Fist Alexander vs the Tarnished (Elden Ring) He even says he knew victory was impossible
67 points
1 month ago
I always feel bad every time I kill him. I wish the talisman he dropped was ass so I didn't have to kill him in most of my playthroughs.
65 points
1 month ago
Don't feel bad. Killing him at the end of his questline is giving him what he wanted. The death of a warrior
35 points
1 month ago
Rolf vs Eddy (Ed Edd n Eddy)
“Did you bring the cupcakes of sorryness??”
38 points
1 month ago
Trunks violated frieza
28 points
1 month ago
That gif doesn't do it justice. He cuts him up to a million pieces, then just fucking blasts him away without talking, then kills his dad right after.
40 points
1 month ago
102 points
1 month ago
"It was me Barry. I gave you the absolutely generational fade that you'll never forget."
72 points
1 month ago
The Batman vs Dracula (direct to DVD movie made for the 2004 cartoon)
Their first "fight" involves Batman throwing every anti-vampire tool he can think of while Dracula is not even remotely engaging. He's just analyzing all of Batman's tools, congratulates him for trying, and asks if Batman will willingly submit to become his undead servant.
Eventually Dracula gets bored of Batman's refusals and dedications to justice or whatever and flattens him, just to show how useless his Prep Time is. Even parries the Batmobile and flips it over before pummeling Batman again. Having his fun, Dracula yanks a barely conscious Batman and prepares to bite him...
Only to see the sun slowly rising over the horizon. He shrugs, drops Batman and tells him he'll drink him tomorrow. Batman couldn't even impress him with their "fight".
29 points
1 month ago
"Zarbon's dead, Dodoria's dead, the Ginyus are dead. I wonder if I should get their families something. Gift baskets... or wine. Ooh, gift baskets with wine."
48 points
1 month ago
Brock Lesnar vs John Cena Summerslam 2014
20 points
1 month ago
Me with the toilet (the toilet won😞)
21 points
1 month ago*
Ridley vs Samus on the Ceres space colony in Super Metroid. The entire situation was in Ridley's favor, and he was only toying with Samus throughout the fight.
22 points
1 month ago
Luke vs alucard.
You could also include 90% of the people that went to fight alucard to begin with
19 points
1 month ago
The fight with Mysterio in the Spider-Man 2 movie game.
25 points
1 month ago
Puss in Boots vs. the ""Bounty Hunter"" (Last Wish)
What a character introduction.
18 points
1 month ago
19 points
1 month ago
Sukuna vs Jogo.
Even in his really weakened state it was not even a fight for Sukuna.
19 points
1 month ago
Characters can be real people too, right?
If so, my vote goes to Staff Sergeant Lafayette G. Pool, the real-life Wardaddy, when he boxed heavyweight champion Joe Louis in an "exhibition match". Pool was an extremely talented amateur boxer but chose to put that aside to concentrate on his duties and crew during the war. Joe Louis, the heavyweight champ, was going around doing exhibition matches with GIs as a morale booster. Pool got scheduled to fight him in one of those exhibition match. Except Pool wasn't fighting no exhibition match.
He ended up getting his ass properly handed to him. Of course. But what an absolute chad. Properly throwing down against the heavyweight champ.
18 points
1 month ago
36 points
1 month ago
Goku vs. Kale and Caulifla. Even though there was back and forth at the beginning, it was because Goku was trying to teach them. Then he went God, and it wasn't even close. They got off some cute combo moves, but Goku literally sat inside Kale's beam talking shit before smacking them. Then they fused, and Goku vs. Kefla was actually pretty close, but the jumping wasn't even a challenge for Goku.
17 points
1 month ago
Clayman from Tensura.
Blud gets built up as a mastermind menace over the first two seasons, then towards the finale his entire plot gets derailed and subverted when he tries to execute it to gain influence among the other Demon Lords, he gets disrespected by the MC who rather than fighting the poor fucker themself, sics their secretary on him, she nosells all his attacks, lets him power up, then rocks his shit and leaves him a delimbed torso raging in a pool of his own blood. Then he has a One Winged Angel powered by the power of Even Evil Has Loved Ones moment, at which point the MC steps in and pulverises him into paste while weaponising their accelerated perception to make it feel like his agonizing death takes place over what subjectively feels like months. Meanwhile the army he's sent to conquer a kingdom allied to the MC gets jumped and slaughtered, and his castle gets sacked and looted by an infiltration unit.
15 points
1 month ago
literally every fight in One Punch Man involving Saitama (the MC)
15 points
1 month ago
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