Darkest Duels of Death and Domination!

Because we all have occasional bouts of lust for bloodshed and murder, I think that we oughta have a long-term tournament to appease this appetite as well as the appetites of other violence lovers out there.

These duels shall pit the most evil, cruel and vile villains in the fictional universes from films, tv shows, anime, cartoons and video games into a one on one battle where there can only be one victor! The combatants will have access to all of their standard and native abilities and any weapon that they can bring with them into the arena. The battle will be concluded one one combatant is rendered unable to continue, forfeits or dies. There is no time limit and the arena is an endless dimension with random environments.

Both are living examples of mankind's attempt to enter the threshold of God through science; Both are walking reasons why such attempts are always bad ideas; Both are powerful and rightfully feared masters of nearly limitless abilities; and both are famous characters in the anime realm.

But only one can emerge victorious in today's Darkest Duel:

Tetsuo

VS

Mewtwo

I'm Thaeonblade and with me are guest co-hosts, street punk Kaneda Shotaro and Team Rocket's Meowth to give us a wider perspective on these walking psychic powerhouses.

Change that to pipsqueck and that'll do it for Tetsuo.

I'm getting paid for this gig right?

No.

THEN WHY AM I EVEN HERE?

Because you won't get any milk if you leave.

If it's really even milk...

Kaneda...

THAT'S MR. KANEDA TO YOU PUNK!

Let's just get this started...

Preface: The Combatants

Tetsuo

Born: 2004

Age: 15

Species: Human

Sex: Male

Weight: Thin or Slim

Height: Short

Affiliations: Himself, Kaneda's biker gang (formerly)

Background:

The second principal character of Akira, Tetsuo is shown as a black sheep in a thrill seeking biker gang. More of an introvert, Tetsuo quietly suffered from a deeply rooted inferiority complex towards his best friends since preschool, Kaneda.

He really liked my bike, I guess he saw it as some symbol of strength or not needing anyone else. I wish I could've helped him before that freak from the labs showed up.

What freak?

Some kid named Takeshi, an esper with psychic powers. After meeting him, Tetsuo started getting his own psychic powers and they just kept growing. It also did something to his mind, when someone who wants power suddenly gets it...they become scary people.

With his newfound power, Tetsuo declared a one-man war on anyone in his way. The resultant slaughter resulted in the deaths of many rival gang members, numerous scientists and army personnel. As he fought, he began to wean himself off of specifically designed pills that were meant to surpress the growth of his powers. Eventually his powers grew too great for him to control which resulted in the creation of a giant...flesh...fetus...thingie...

Don't look at me, I don't know what happened!

Then what happened?

Then Tetsuo got absorbed by this blue ball of light and I guess he made another universe somewhere else...I DON'T KNOW!

Is the Manga any clearer?

Only barely, while much more fleshed out as far as plot, characters and story is concerned...there's a few things that still remain confusing.

One of those anime I guess?

Says the cat from a show where the hero stays 10 for over fifteen years!

IT'S MARKETABLE!

Skills and Abilities:

Prior to receiving his powers, Tetsuo was an introverted member of a biker gang where he was a competent though often off-focus biker.

Can't believe that Tetsuo ever clabbered anyone.

Where was your parents?

Parents?! You're funny Meowth!

After being inducted into the psychic program, Tetsuo quickly developed his powers to the point where they could easily rival the titular character, Akira. His powers primarily manifest in the form of psychokinesis which focuses more on projecting his powers into the physical world rather than the mind like telepathy. One way of projecting this power is through the usage of a thin barrier that can deflect incoming attacks. He can additionally halt the movement of speeding tank rounds and jets with minimal strain.

I wonder if he's constipated, cause most of the time he gets this look like he's crapping a rock. Most of the time he just blows up whatever's going after him or whatever's in the way. He lifts stuff up and crushes it; pushes it away with the force of a hurricane or just outright crushes things till they die or explode.

What's the biggest thing that this guy has crushed?

A satellite that hovered in orbit.

HOW DID HE GET UP THERE?!

Despite his inexperience, Tetsuo has been known to improvise on the fly. For instance, he used his powers to cloak himself as he flew out of the earth's atmosphere and attacked SOL after he'd lost his arm. Using his psychokinesis, he can use surrounding debris to construct a working replacement limb. Oh yeah and as I mentioned before, Tetsuo can use his powers to levitate through the air to accelerate or de-accelerate his fall.

The little sucker has even been to the moon.

What did he do there?

He punched it and left a crater!

Neat...

Accomplishments and Kill Count:

Tetsuo's power growth has impressed ever authority on the matter, allowing Tetsuo to even rival his predecessor Akira.

The kid wasted about half of the city by the time he was done, including the Army, that old woman psychic...those shriveled up kids even when it was three on one and a giant satellite...

So how'd you beat him?

Cause I'm awesome.

In fact, it's been implied that Tetsuo's total energy would not only rival Akira's, but has the potential to equal the energy of the big bang...creating an entirely new universe in the process.

Weaknesses:

Though a powerful telekinetic monster, the stability of Tetsuo's abilities flux according to his mental stability and his stamina. If he overuses his powers or becomes mentally unstable then he'll turn into a giant flesh fetus thingie that randomly absorbs anything around it. While in this form, Tetsuo has no conscious control over himself and is extremely vulnerable to just about any attack since he's only muscle and tissue. In addition, he also absorbs the pain of anything that he captures and kills which will further unhinge him.

Tetsuo's a cocky little bastard too and I bet he doesn't know how to really use his powers. Why else could I beat him with one laser when earlier an entire line of soldiers couldn't hit him with that same weapon?

Cause your voiced by the Black Ranger?

By the who?

Tetsuo also has little defense to no defense even with his barrier. The barrier is only effective when Tetsuo is aware of the threat and since Tetsuo isn't the brightest apple in the bunch, he tends to get surprised a lot. In addition, his makeshift replacement limb doesn't heal the original wound and will only cause more physical and mental pain. His greatest defense is an overwhelming offense and this leaves him as a somewhat tunneled combatant.

Who needs defense when you can crush a tank with your mind?

And that's why you haven't caught a kid and his mouse...

I HATE THESE TWERPS!

Mewtwo

Born: Recently

Age: No more than a few years old

Species: Artifically Engineered Psychic Pokemon

Sex: Unknown

Weight: 2 meters

Height: 269 lbs.

Affiliations: Team Rocket (formerly), Himself, Pokemon clone colony

Background:

A feline/humanoid telepath, Mewtwo is one of the first Pokémon created by science.

Mewtwo was created from a fossil of Mew as part of a secret Team Rocket experiment to clone Pokemon and people. But Mewtwo was the only who survived though he was forced to forget about his memories of the other clones. The scientist who created him dreamed of creating the world's strongest Pokémon.

He succeeded I guess, where's he now?

Dead.

Soon after his birth, Mewtwo didn't appreciate being a scientific whim and decided to blow up his birth laboratory along with all of the scientists inside. Afterwards, he briefly joined Team Rocket to learn to control his powers, but left upon realizing that Giovanni was a manipulative dick. So he returned to his birth island and transformed it into a large castle where he housed a perfected cloning device for the intentions of creating a clone army to destroy the world of man.

That's how I met him...The twerp and his friends were caught in Mewtwo's plan to lure Pokemon trainers to the island and then steal their pokemon to make more clones for his army. I even fought a clone of myself!

Who won?

We decided that fighting was wrong.

Isn't that the entire premise of your series?

IT SOUNDS BETTER IN CONTEXT!

After an encounter with his genetic parent Mew and seeing a better side of humanity from pokemon trainer Ash Ketchem, Mewtwo changed his mind and wiped the memories of the trainers so that him and his clones could find their place in the world. Eventually, Team Rocket tracked down Mewtwo and his clones but with timely help from Ash and company, Mewtwo was able to defeat the Rockets and wipe their memories of ever even creating Mewtwo.

He really likes mind-wiping people, doesn't he?

Makes things simple really...Wish I could wipe the boss' mind and then I'll be Top Cat again!

Skills and Abilities:

Mewtwo's a Psychic Pokemon which means that psychic and fighting type attacks won't hurt him as much. The only thing that psychic's gotta worry about are Dark, Ghost and Bug Pokemon.

Bug Pokemon?

I don't get it either...

Statistically, Mewtwo was the most powerful pokemon in the series until Later Generations introduced literal dieties in Pokemon form. Even then, Mewtwo is still only equaled by few other legendaries such as Lugia, Ho-Oh, Reshirom and Zekrom and only surpassed by two pokemon: Kyurem and Arceus. Even then, the statistical difference between them is less than 50.

Who are Kyurem and Arceus?

Kyurem's Dragon/Ice type pokemon that can be spliced with the DNA of Reshirom or Zekrom and Arceus' the Pokemon equivalent of God.

So only God can beat this guy and it'll still be a close fight? NICE!

Due to a few confusing inconsistencies between the Pokemon anime and the video game, gauging Mewtwo's approximate level is somewhat difficult. In the game, the player can find him in the Cerulean Cave at level 70. But seeing as that anime Mewtwo blew up an entire facility by getting pissed off, I'd say that he was at least 70 at the time. Also considering the number of feats that he accomplishes without any real effort on his part, Mewtwo could easily be level 100 even in his debut movie.

Mewtwo's one of the strongest pokemon on the planet, even the twirp's Charizard's flamethrower got blocked by a barrier. Mewtwo used his power to make a storm around his island and brainwashed the local Nurse Joy to make Brock jealous. Later he wiped the memories of everyone who'd been on the island except for him, Mew and his clones.

So how do you remember him now?

Thaeonblade hit me really hard...a lot...

Hardcore!

In addition to these great displays of power, Mewtwo possesses the ability of flight through psychic levitation which he use at great velocity and maneuverability. His primary movelist includes a simple yet powerful burst of Psychic energy known as Psychic; The Counter move which deals back double the damage of a physical attack which he can channel through his barrier; Barrier which increases his defense and allows him to deflect attacks; Disable to disallow a random ability within his opponent; Shadow Ball, a Ghost type attack that rarely misses and has a 20% chance of lowering the opponent's defenses; and Recover, an ability that allows it's user to recover up to 50% of their health. With Confusion, Mewtwo psychokinetically whirls the opponent in front of it around, and lets the opponent land clumsily on the ground, doing some minor damage in the process. Mewtwo can additionally use Teleport to quickly vanish and reappear in a different location assuming that Mewtwo can visualize the destination.

Mewtwo's Special Ability, Pressure makes any attack targeted at the ability-bearer twice as much energy whether it hits or not. So if you're facing this guy then don't miss cause Mewtwo's attack and special attack are it's strongest stats along with speed. So this guy can move pretty quickly around the field and let me tell ya...I'm glad that I was never on his bad side...

Didn't he try to kill you once?

I'm one of his best friends now...

Then why don't you try capturing one of his clone pokemon?

And end up like the twerp in the First Movie? No way!

Accomplishments and Kill Count:

Despite only being a few years old, Mewtwo has a near-genius level intellect. With it he was able to quickly master his own powers for lethal effect with minimal effort as seen with his manipulation of both the human mind and weather patterns. He was further able to perfect the very cloning technique that birthed him and stabilized it so that it could be used on a mass-production level without any defective results as opposed to his own creation which he only had a 1 in 5 chance of surviving.

He also created custom pokeballs that can freely levitate in the air and pursue their targets without stopping! Those things could withstand attacks and even capture pokemon while they're in their own pokeballs.

Since Mewtwo rarely fights himself, his kill count isn't all that high. The only on-screen victories that we've witnessed is him effortlessly levitating a herd of Tauros into the air; curb-stomping a Machamp; an Alakazam; and Gary's Arcanine and Nidoking with little effort. He was also able to tie against the much older and experienced Mew in his debut movie.

He's only the only pokemon in the series to actually kill someone! Especially that stupid kid with the pikachu...

If only the twerp had stayed dead...

Do you really mean that?

Nah! If anything happened to the twerp then I'd be out of show business!

You'd just find another kid to stalk...

We're not stalking the twerp! We want his pikachu!

THEN FIND A RAICHU! Aren't those things way stronger?

TELL THAT TO THE THREE RAICHU'S THAT THE TWERP'S PIKACHU BEAT! AND THAT REGICE! AND THE LATIOS!

Then why not just shoot the kid and take his pokeballs?

4 Kids won't let us...

Aren't they bankrupt?

Weaknesses:

Though nigh invulnerable, Mewtwo is not without weakness. His defense and special defense aren't all that high and he takes twice the damage from Ghost, Bug and Dark-type attacks.

His psychic abilities also aren't as effective against Steel or other Psychics. Dark Type pokemon don't even gotta worry about being hit because psychic attacks aren't effective at all to them.

So what makes something a dark type?

If it's sinister or deceptive, most folk think that darkness always equals evil. But dark-type pokemon can still be good, they're just more pragmatic in battle and use abilities with harmful side effects. There's this one attack that lets all of the trainer's pokemon beat up one pokemon.

Aren't you supposed to be a kid's show?

Kid's gotta grow up sometime.

The stats are in, the opponents are measured and now it's time for them to be thrown at each other. Only one can stand above the other is the most dangerous psychic in anime history and only one will emerge from their battle alive.

Which one will survive and claim victory? Will it be the world's most powerful psychic pokemon? Or the power-mad psychopath who punched a crater in the moon?

PLACE.

YOUR.

BETS!

F%$ that! I'm broke!

Jessie and James spent all of our money on our latest scheme...and it didn't work...

Sucks for the two of you...

Who are you betting on hotshot?

I'm not telling!

You cheap little...you're just saying that so that you'll get a cut of the winnings from either one!

I already do.

I'm getting my laser gun...

No promises that I'll leave anything!

Security...


Author's Notes:

Who will win between these psychics? Not that it matters, we're screwed other way!