Chapter 51: Donkey Kong vs Knuckles
Now to respond to some reviews from last chapter:
On Soaring Wings: Hey it's alright if you don't like Natsu at all, I kinda like him for being an important core character that always risk his life even though his power is OP.
SoNNeikO: Sorry, but I already have other plans for an omake in Dante vs Bayonetta.
Axel Uzumaki: 1: Any character match-up with Tatsumi, Mine, Leone, Akame and Esdeath would do. 2: That won't happen in this story as they'll stay dead, but it would be useful to do that if I made a DBZ Abridged version of Night Raid watches.
Ultimatrix bearer: My least favorite is Gaara vs Toph, but at least I'm not too obsessed about the loss. Also my friend would like to see Kiba Inuzuka vs Seryu Ubiquitous and Kurome vs Sasori in Death Battle someday.
WillofTheNight (Guest): Thank you very much for the compliment and I'll add your suggestions in this chapter.
Dinocam3: Like all the others, any Akame ga Kill characters would do. Like Tatsumi vs Issei, Akame vs Ryuko for example.
Paradox Traveler: I'll make separate stories of DBX or OMM if I have the time in the future.
Anyways that's all for now, enjoy Night Raid and the others watch two dense brutes fight each other and coming soon next the epic fight between indestructible mutant vs badass cyborg ninja.
Donkey Kong belongs to Nintendo.
Knuckles the Echidna belongs to SEGA.
Akame ga Kill belongs to Takahiro and Tetsuya Tashiro.
All Soundtracks belongs to their respective owners.
A week has passed since everyone has watched some episodes of Death Battle. Most missions they gotten were minor ones like hunting out of control Danger Beasts or stopping corrupted and greedy targets. But some time whenever there's no job, Najenda would allow Chelsea and Susanoo to watch the old episodes before the ones they first watched with Esdeath and the others watching the first season and a few others in the second season that they didn't see.
Everyone except Night Raid were impressed at all of the previous fighters, even Esdeath's list has been racked up to make her fight people like Kratos, Spawn, Link, Cloud and Thor. Stylish liked Riptor's creation and the procedures to make Master Chief a super soldier, Bols liked Blanka for reuniting with his long lost family, Kurome felt pity for Hiryu for killing his sister with no other option. And everyone else were impressed by the other fighters.
Back in the base, everyone was surprised when Sheele and Run announced that they're dating and everyone clapped in celebration for them. Cosmina had Suzuka and Mez teach her some Imperial Fist to not only protect herself better, but to also protect a certain someone she likes. Everyone else were just minding their own businesses as well as the daily visit of Bols's family coming over to check on Bols. And Tatsumi managed to get his lightsaber upgraded to dual phased during training.
Soon after Bols said goodbye to his wife and daughter, everyone all head to the TV room to watch some more Death Battle. Akame checked over the Season 2 episode list and stated to everyone that they only have this episode and six others left and they'll be finished with the second season. They all settled down in their usual spots to get ready for more Death Battle.
Wave decided to grab the remote this time and pressed play to where they left off. The episode starts playing and they see the red echidna from earlier fighting a giant strong ape with a red tie.
(Cues Invader - Jim Johnston)
Wiz: Guardians of Treasure, Champions of Justice.
Boomstick: And proof that if you've got enough brute strength, you don't need to be smart to kick some serious ass.
"Strength alone can only get you so far to accomplish things." Susanoo stated.
"Yeah and if someone relies on strength, then that means they are complete morons." Mine scoffed.
"I don't care if they're smart, if they have the muscles then they'll surely do some damage to each other." Leone responded with a shrug.
Wiz: Donkey Kong, Defender of the world's largest banana hoard.
Boomstick: And Knuckles the Echidna, Guardian of the all-powerful Master Emerald.
"A giant ape fighting an echidna? This should be good." Wave said as he ate some cooked seafood.
"Donkey Kong looks very powerful from his size." Dr. Stylish commented.
"Knuckles might be interesting if he's another friend of Sonic." Lubbock grinned.
Wiz: We've already established that Mario and Sonic-related power-up's counter each other, for example, DK's Strong Kong could counter Hyper Knuckles, so for this fight, we'll be sticking to the bare essentials.
"Really, this bare essentials thing again?" Cosmina whined.
"They only want to make this fight fair so they won't get an unfair advantage." Dorothea replied to the singer.
Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.
The first fighter is a huge ape with brown hair all over his body and he wore a red tie with the yellow letters DK on it. He also wields a log that fires painful coconuts and he also has a massive pile of bananas. He's incredibly strong, but also an idiot in his adventures of beating humanoid crocodiles and other animals in a jungle-like island.
Donkey Kong
(Cues DK 64: DK Isle Orchestral Remix)
Wiz: Now this is the law of the jungle. As old and as true as the sky, the ones that shall keep it may prosper...
Boomstick: But the ones who touch Donkey Kong's banana hoard must die! See? I know literature. Well, the parts about killing, anyway.
"I would also beat up anyone that tries to steal my food." Akame muttered.
"Or any of my sweets." Kurome added.
"They are really going to take this whole food hoard thing seriously now." Tatsumi sweatdropped.
Wiz: Long ago, an illegal pet gorilla famously did battle with his abusive owner atop a construction site.
They see Donkey Kong fighting a familiar plumber.
"Mario fought with Donkey Kong before?" Sheele asked.
"Yes and it seems Mario has a bit of a history abuse animal." Bulat frowned.
"I hope it's not completely cruel." Seryu mumbled as she held Koro tight.
Boomstick: The ape's name was Donkey Kong, and the conflict didn't go so well for him.
Some cringe when they saw Donkey Kong fell off and landed head first into the steel girder.
Wiz: After escaping, he fled to a remote island with his son, also named Donkey Kong. His son would later bear a child destined to rule the island. This powerful ape was named... you guessed it, Donkey Kong.
"The moment his son was named Donkey Kong, it was kinda obvious." Suzuka commented.
"Why not Donkey Kong the Third?" Cosmina asked.
"Hmm... yeah it's actually kinda fitting." Najenda hummed.
BACKGROUND
Height: 6'1" [On Knuckles] (Equally Taller than Bulat but Slightly Bigger)
Weight: 800 Ibs.
Name was Meant to Translate to "Stupid Ape"
According to the Crystal Coconut, He was Destined to Rule His Home Island
Can Devour Several Dozen Bananas in Three Seconds Flat (Everyone Were Shocked)
Greatly Expanded His Percussionist Talents Over the Years (Cosmina Was Greatly Impressed at this)
(Cues The Map Page/Bonus Level - Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
Boomstick: Being a gorilla, Donkey Kong naturally LOVES bananas.
Wiz: No no no no no. Real gorillas primarily eat plants, like stems and bamboo shoots, and sometimes termites to fight diarrhea.
Everyone were pretty grossed out by this piece of information.
Boomstick: Too much info, Wiz.
"Yeah, we don't need to learn more about gorillas anymore." Lubbock said as he shield his eyes.
"Just switch back to Donkey Kong before any of us lose our lunch again." Tatsumi added.
Mine looked like she was a few seconds away of throwing up.
Boomstick: Well, this gorilla loves bananas so much that he's hoarded hundreds for himself. And if someone tries to take away any of his delicious golden treasures, may God help them.
The groups sees Donkey Kong punched a Goomba so hard, it flew off into the cliff.
"Yikes, never get on Donkey Kong's bad side." Wave winced.
"Those bastards deserve it." Leone shrugged.
Akame and Kurome were now taking notes of defending their food stash from anyone unlucky.
Wiz: And yet, his enemies have been bold enough to steal his entire stockpile several times. Right out from under his nose. That's what happens when you hog every banana on the island to yourself, just basic supply and demand.
"Yeah, that usually happens in the Capital when merchants sell their stuff on expensive prices." Najenda pointed out.
"Well technically it was our fault that we conquered some of their land." Esdeath added.
Boomstick: Donkey Kong weighs 800 pounds and stands about eight feet tall. That's almost twice as big as a normal gorilla.
"That's one very big and heavy ape." Run said.
"And ten inches more than Susanoo if he stands up." Chelsea stated.
"Indeed he is." Susanoo nodded.
Boomstick: He spends his afternoons as if he were a Florida native, by finding ways to kill crocodiles, such as crushing them with his sheer weight, chucking barrels at 'em like his old man, or just straight up punching them to death.
(Cues Irate Eight (Chase) - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)
Wiz: The strength this ape wields is so tremendous, his very palms can shake the earth. And his trademark Giant Punch can send his victims flying beyond the horizon.
"Damn, he can create small earthquakes if he slams his palms a lot!" Mez exclaimed in shock.
"And the Giant Punch seems perfect for Koro to learn!" Seryu added with Koro nodding it's head in agreement.
Boomstick: But just because he's strong, doesn't mean he's slow. He can unleash a flurry of blows so fast, he ignites the hydrogen in the air, creating explosions!
Wiz: This is similar to a meteor catching fire while falling through the atmosphere... at 25,000 miles per hour.
"Holy crap that's fast." Tatsumi muttered in awe.
"If there was a Danger Beast that has some traits to Donkey Kong, it would be a tough battle to win." Bols commented.
Boomstick: I'm telling you, Wiz. It's only a matter of time before the apes take over.
"What does he mean by that?" Sheele asked.
"It's probably a theory of a scenario about these apes evolving to the point where they become the dominant race to rule their planet." Bulat answered.
"That's gonna be a nightmare just to imagine that." Dorothea shuddered.
ABILITIES & WEAPONS
Tremendous Strength & Durability
Giant Punch
- If Fully Charged, Unleashes a Punch of Significant Power
Hand Slap
- Causes Small-Scaled Earthquakes That Can Alter The Environment
Weaponry:
Coconut Shooter
- Holds Up to 20 Homing Coconuts
Orange Grenades
- Actual Fruit Turned Explosives
(Cues The DK Rap - Donkey Kong 64)
Wiz: While common gorillas have impressed the scientific community by using basic tools, Donkey Kong is a little beyond that.
Boomstick: Yeah! He's got a shotgun! Like, I know it looks like he's just carrying around a log, but no, seriously, it's a boomstick that Funky Kong somehow made out of a tree, that fires concussive homing coconuts!
"Impressive set of tools." Dr. Stylish complimented.
"That's got to hard for anyone being hit by dozens of coconuts." Mine said.
"Yeah, it's going to hurt with those hard shells coming at you." Leone added.
"I feel like making coconut drinks for some reason." Akame commented.
Wiz: It can fire in spurts and if he shoots ya, it's gonna hurt. At least, that's what the DK Rap tells us, but what it doesn't tell us is that the series of grunts you hear from the Kongs is actually them speaking their own language.
Boomstick: Really? I wonder what he's saying...
The group then blinked owlishly when they see Donkey Kong riding on a minecart saying a catchphrase that makes some of them groan with a migraine.
Donkey Kong: BANANA SLAMMA!
The scene cuts inside of the mine with Donkey raising his fist.
Donkey Kong: BANANA SLAMMA!
Next scene was Donkey Kong jumping down to stop a giant blue crocodile.
Donkey Kong: BANANA SLAMMA!
Another scene when he switched brains with a robot
Robo-DK: BANANA SLAMMA!
Next one was when Donkey Kong was sent flying.
Donkey Kong: BANANA SLAMMA!
And the last one is Donkey Kong reeled back a punch to beat two crocodiles.
Donkey Kong: BANANA SLAMMA!
"What the hell did we just hear?" Dorothea asked in irritation.
"I think we heard his old catchphrase or something." Kurome replied.
"Well, it was completely annoying for my ears to even bear it." Esdeath frowned.
Wiz: Mostly just that, sometimes he sings too.
Everyone now sees and hears Donkey Kong singing on top of a snowy mountain.
Donkey Kong: *Singing* From uptop of the White Mountains, your glory rises high to the skyyyyyy!
"That was... interesting." Run spoke up.
"I kinda like it!" Cosmina chirped.
(Cues Main Menu - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)
Boomstick: What the hell?! Okay, I know I watched some of this show, but I do not remember there being any musical numbers, like, at all!
Wiz: Oh, there were two in every episode, forty episodes in all, your brain likely shut down watching to protect your fragile consciousness.
Donkey Kong: *Singing* I'd shower you with coconut cream pies~
Suddenly Lubbock, Mine, Leone, Tatsumi and Wave spit take on their drinks as they heard the innuendo of the song before coughing.
"Okay now that's going to scar me in my nightmares." Suzuka cringed.
"You tell me, some of my brain cells just died right now." Seryu commented.
"I'm going to need something to clear my head after this." Chelsea muttered.
Boomstick: Good one, brain, I owe you a beer.
"Way ahead of you Boomstick." Leone called out as she chugged some beer to wipe away that one song line.
"It's quite disturbing and funny when that happened." Bulat chuckled slightly.
FEATS
Punched a Giant Walrus so High, He Caused a Small Tsunami When He Landed in the Ocean (Everyone was Impressed)
Can Deadlift Pirate Ships Out of the Ground... While Standing on Top of Them (Wave was Impressed)
Can Tank Point-Blank Cannonball Fire (Seryu and Mine were Impressed)
Shatters Flaming Meteors by Simply Clapping His Hands Together (Everyone were Amazed)
Has Survived Atmospheric Re-Entry On At Least Two Occasions
(Cues Title Screen - Donkey Kong Jungle Beat)
Wiz: Donkey Kong has done some ridiculous things. With a clap of his hands, he can create a shockwave strong enough to shatter meteors, also, I exaggerate nothing when I say he ate an entire plantation of bananas in a single afternoon.
"Holy crap, he can eat more just like Kirby and Buu. Except it's bananas." Lubbock said.
"And destroying meteors with just powerful claps is really impressive as well." Bols complimented.
"Eating an entire plantation in one afternoon has gotten my vote for him to win." Akame commented with Kurome nodding in agreement.
Boomstick: He's agile enough to dodge arrows on a narrow ledge, and tough enough to survive point blank explosions, multiple times!
Wiz: But most impressively, after surviving an explosion that launched him into orbit, he used a fully charged Giant Punch to send a moon careening into the planet.
"He could give He-Man a run for his money since that hunk can push moons." Leone grinned.
"And he can be a formidable foe if the Empire harvest his food supply for the nobles." Run added.
Boomstick: He apparently expands his power by using both his bananas, and... his body hair, like a monkey Burt Reynolds. If he gets a haircut, though, he loses his power, and looks really weird.
"Losing all your powers if your head is shaved? That's pretty weird." Mez commented.
"Yeah, it sounds kind of stupid." Dorothea agreed.
"But it works well if Donkey Kong can't hurt anyone if his head is shaved." Susanoo responded.
Wiz: Wow... I... wow... well, perhaps DK's cranial deformity is linked to his greatest weakness, you see, Donkey Kong is kind of an idiot.
WEAKNESSES & STUPIDITY
Immensely Stupid
As Lazy as He is Unintelligent
- Motivated Exclusively by Bananas... And Sometimes His Loved Ones
Should the Hair on Top of his Head is Shaved, He Loses All of His Strength (Everyone All Thought it's Weird for a Weakness)
Despite His Extreme Power, He's Still Susceptible to Being Kidnapped Easily (Everyone All Facepalm)
(Cues Super Smash Bros 64 - Kongo Jungle)
Boomstick: We're talking about an ape who didn't realize he was following his own treasure map, until after he found the bananas it led to.
A few facepalm at this part since no one would be that stupid.
Wiz: Or, while suffering from amnesia, a pirate crocodile was able to convince him that he was a crocodile, through song and dance. Donkey Kong joined in, singing about physical features he clearly does not possess.
"Can't blame him if he has amnesia." Najenda said.
"If I encounter anyone while I have amnesia, I'd kill them right away." Esdeath suggested.
"Stranger Danger." Kurome muttered.
Boomstick: He's also just as lazy as he is stupid. One time, he and Diddy were making a killing selling frozen coconuts and could've had all the bananas they ever wanted, but the simple task of just cracking coconuts open all day was too strenuous for the big ape, so he sold the business for a couple measly bananas.
This time, a lot of facepalm noises were heard at this, merchants who are bankrupt always get shitty deals whenever they do business with the Empire, but not like this kind of mess up.
Wiz: Bananas are the only motivator that seem to work on DK, but they're also the only one he needs to bring out the big guns.
"So he's only serious if it involves his bananas?" Sheele asked.
"Yes and if his opponent messed his fruit in any sort of way then he'll definitely take the situation more seriously then ever." Bulat answered.
"But to most unfortunate people, they'll be wishing not to mess with Donkey Kong and his bananas ever." Mine stated.
Boomstick: If something separates him from his precious fruit stockpile, someone is going to die.
The group then sees Donkey Kong stopping his arch-nemesis, King K. Rool.
King K. Rool: Nothing's stopping me this time!
Donkey Kong: Not a doin', you're gonna stop, because that's what you do when you're faced with an irresistible force!
Donkey Kong then punches hard enough to knock K. Rool off of his minecart and crash down to the ground with a thud.
Despite being a complete idiot and a lazy ape, Donkey Kong is a powerful fighter that would stop at nothing to protect his banana hoard from anyone stupid enough to steal a single one. Stylish was impressed by the tools, Seryu and Koro liked his Giant Punch attack, Akame and Kurome liked him for trying to protect his favorite food from scum. And everyone else seemed okay with him for his strength and power. Now to his opponent.
The next fighter was a red echidna with long dreadlocks and purple eyes. He has a white streak in his chest and a large pair of gloves with two knuckle spikes on them, he also wore a pair of red, white and orange shoes with green socks on them. He lives in a giant floating island protecting a giant green emerald gem and he was completely reckless and relies on simply punching anything to solve any problems. Another depiction was him being a giant buff guy with bandages on his hands.
Knuckles
(Cues Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric Main Theme)
Wiz: 4000 years ago, the echidna race thrived due to their advanced technology and talent for warfare.
"Now that's very interesting, and maybe we could make them our allies for their resources." Esdeath grinned at the possibilities.
"True, but sadly they don't exist here, they would be very helpful for the Revolution." Najenda sighed.
Boomstick: Now that's what I call a pet! I know what i'm picking up at the pet store on the way home!
Wiz: Just a heads up, the males have four heads on their penises.
Everyone all spit take when they saw an actual echidna with a four-headed dick.
Boomstick: What...? AWESOME!
"NOT AWESOME!" Lubbock, Wave, Mine and Tatsumi exclaimed while gagging.
"I'm already having the thought of stabbing my eyes on this image." Akame complained as she closed her eyes to not see the picture.
"Truly fascinating." Dr. Stylish hummed.
"Can we just move on please?" Chelsea complained before the episode moved on to the important stuff.
Wiz: Desperate for the power to command the world, the Knuckles tribe staged a raid to obtain the legendary power of the Master Emerald.
Leone drooled as she imagined the amount of money that thing was worth, while Esdeath thought about the powers she would receive when obtaining the giant gem.
Boomstick: What they didn't know is that it was protected by a giant, murderous water dragon with tentacles named Chaos, and it just killed the shit out of them.
They saw Chaos as a giant dragon made of water while another form it took was humanoid with green eyes and had a brain-like membrane inside of the liquid body.
"That thing killed the entire echidna tribe?" Mez asked.
"And from the power it holds, it's definitely destructive." Bulat said sternly.
"Poor echidnas." Sheele mumbled in sympathy.
Wiz: Miraculously, a young echidna girl survived, and managed to seal Chaos inside the Master Emerald. The resulting energy output ripped the echidnas' home into the sky to become Angel Island, perpetually floating so long as the emerald remained in it's shrine. Sonic lore everybody.
Boomstick: Centuries later, one final descendant of the Knuckles clan remained and his name was... Knuckles.
They now see Knuckles guarding the Master Emerald while his jamming theme plays, which made Chelsea and Cosmina bob their heads to the theme.
BACKGROUND
Age: 16
Height: 3'7" (Completely Shorter Than Mine and Everyone Else)
Weight: 88 Ibs.
Sole Survivor of the Echidna Race
Actually Does Have Spikes on His Knuckles (Some Knew it's Obvious)
Doesn't Chuckle (Everyone Raised A Brow at this)
According to a Recent Redesign, Evidently Skips Leg Day (Bulat and Leone frowned at this)
(Cues Unknown from M.E. - SA2 Version)
Boomstick: So, not the most creative parenting in the world but hey. Knuckles is the lone guardian of the Master Emerald, dedicating his entire life to protecting the family jewel. Ha! But he spends most of his days sleeping and doing nothing, because really, who's gonna fly up all the way up to a tiny, floating island just to steal a rock?
"We all have one guess to this one." Mine commented.
"Eggman." Everyone all said correctly.
Wiz: Why the nefarious Dr. Eggman of course. As a ploy, Eggman convinced Knuckles that a certain blue hedgehog and a fox with two tails planned to steal the Master Emerald. Knuckles left to stop the thieves, and Eggman swiped the gem for himself.
Boomstick: Not the sharpest head on the dick, is he?
Some of them all chuckle or laugh at what Boomstick had said.
Wiz: Without its energy source, Angel Island plummeted out of the sky, until Sonic the Hedgehog literally beat the sense into Knuckles and together, they saved the day, forming a tense bromance.
"That's gotta be tough." Wave said.
"But from the looks of things, it's kinda stable." Bols pointed out.
"But for how long I wonder?" Kurome asked with no one answering.
The group watched Knuckles being mocked by a sexy anthropomorphic bat named Rouge and Lubbock slightly nosebleed at her curved figure before Najenda punched the top of his head to snap him out of it.
Rouge: Sounds like you've got an inferiority complex.
Knuckles: Huh? I have a what?
Rouge: Oh, nothing. Never mind Knuckles... *Chuckling*
Boomstick: Since then, Knux has continued to try to guard the emerald. However most people who try to steal it... do. But luckily for ol' rad red he can track the Master Emerald using his treasure hunting skills.
Wiz: And his special bond with the gem, which allows him to detect its presence and harness some of its power.
"He would be useful of finding lost Imperial Arms and other treasures." Lubbock commented.
"It would be helpful if we have an expert treasure hunter in our team." Akame said.
"Indeed, who knows what other secrets lie in the ruins throughout the land." Susanoo stated.
Wiz: Which he can focus through the ancient martial art passed down through the Knuckles clan.
Boomstick: The ancient art of "punch the crap out of everything!" No, really. That's the answer to every single problem Knuckles has. Something in the way? Punch it! Need to climb a cliff? Punch it! Falling down a trap? Punch it! Punching not working for some reason? You fucking know he punches it more!
"Of course, it's always punching everything to solve your problems too!" Mine ranted as this episode was giving her a headache.
"And he doesn't have a lot diversity in his fighting style besides other things." Sheele pointed out.
"I feel like this is going to be a one-sided fight again." Tatsumi muttered.
The group sees Rouge sneaking in the right way while Knuckles just settled with punching through the wall really loud.
Rouge: You're taking this breaking and entering business way too literally.
(Cues Knuckles' Theme - Sonic and Knuckles)
Wiz: Speaking of which, Knuckles can throw punches so extreme, they create explosions by igniting hydrogen in the air.
Boomstick: Sounds familiar...
"Yeah, he can do the same kind of thing as Donkey Kong." Leone said.
"This is going to be a very close match if both can do that in the fight." Seryu added.
POWERS & ABILITIES
Super Strength
Can Expertly Tunnel Through the Ground
Gliding
- Does This By Catching Air Under His Dreadlocks
Limited Pyrokinesis and Geokinesis
- Punches Can Leave a Trail of Explosions or Shoot Flaming Rocks Out of the Ground
Apparently Can Breath in Space (Some Eye Roll at this)
Wiz: Knuckles is fast, capable of running at least 100 miles per hour. He can also take to the sky and glide. Reportedly by trapping air underneath his dreadlocks, although there's no logical way those locks are aerodynamic enough to keep him airborne.
"Although it is kinda silly, it is impressive for an echidna to glide." Dr. Stylish commented.
"Yeah, logic in other worlds just got a big middle finger when this happens." Dorothea agreed.
Boomstick: Hey it's better than a tanuki flying with it's nutsack. Then again he could just be twirling his di-
"NO!" Everyone all shouted and Wiz quickly changed the topic to something else.
(Cues Babylon Garden - Sonic Riders)
Wiz: Annd with the spikes on his fists, Knuckles can effortlessly dig through dirt and rock, add on his attachable Shovel Claws and he can even tunnel through solid metal.
"Wow, he can mine a lot of resources if he does that!" Cosmina exclaimed happily.
"Indeed, miners would be grateful to have Knuckles helping out." Run smiled.
Boomstick: With arms that stringy, it makes you wonder where all this strength comes from.
Wiz: Well, his connection with the Master Emerald is responsible for much of his more absurd attributes, like gliding and punching explosions.
Everyone seemed to nod at this, knowing the Master Emerald played a part in Knuckles's strength and abilities.
FEATS
Can Go Toe-to-Toe with Sonic the Hedgehog in Combat (Everyone was Impressed)
Outruns Machine Gun Fire
Smashes Through Boulders Effortlessly
Punches the Ground With Such Force That it Triggers Volcanic Eruptions (Everyone were Surprised at this)
Runs so Fast That He Crumbles The Ground Beneath Him
Defeated Super Mecha Sonic
Boomstick: Knux can shatter boulders, dodge machine guns, ride atop flying jets and missiles like skateboards, oh, and he can breathe in space.
Wiz: He's matched and even trumped Sonic in battle, runs fast enough to cut holes in the ground, is strong enough to uproot massive trees.
"I'll admit, he's pretty good for a reckless echidna." Suzuka admitted.
"Yeah and a resourceful ally at best too." Mez added.
Boomstick: Hell, he's strong enough to throw this!
They see a footage of Knuckles throwing a giant robot away for a few feet and they were impressed.
Wiz: With a single punch, he can trigger a volcanic eruption. Doing so requires displacing pressure in a volcano's magma chamber, at minimum, this can sit around 3,280 ft or 1 kilometer below the Earth's surface. Knuckles had to have punched the ground with at least 3.9 megatons of force, over three times more powerful then the highest yield bomb in the US nuclear stockpile.
"Now that's pretty awesome if he can do that easily." Wave complimented.
"And knowing how deadly nuclear weapons are, it's pretty devastating." Kurome added.
"Still, it would make wars end shorter and it's no fun about that." Esdeath said as she knew those weapons are powerful but the weak tend to surrender if they have no other options left.
(Cues Unknown from M.E. - SA1 Version)
Boomstick: That's cute, how about the time he punched the moon? One day, Eggman blew up half the moon, and rebuilt it into a robot moon, because, well, he gets off on that shit.
Wiz: Via remote control, Eggman actually changed the moon's orbit to create a never ending eclipse.
"Why would he do that?" Sheele asked in confusion.
"I don't know, but Sonic and Knuckles stopped whatever plan he had with a solar eclipse." Bulat answered.
"But it's beautiful to see an eclipse if you think about it." Seryu admitted.
Boomstick: But never fear, Knuckles just dove out into outer space and punched the remote control into dust, causing an explosion visible from Earth.
Wiz: And returning the moon to its normal orbit.
"Okay I see a con for this feat, he only destroyed a remote control that controlled the moon." Najenda stated.
"Yep, no real strength on that feat at all." Leone commented.
Boomstick: But having these abilities isn't enough to let him win every time, especially when his biggest obstacle is his own brain.
WEAKNESSES & STUPIDITY
By Far The Stupidest of His Friends
Illiterate
Falls For Eggman's Deceptions Time and Time Again (Everyone Facepalm)
Jumps Into Fights Without Much in The Way of Strategy (Kinda like Leone)
Possesses A Huge Ego (Kinda like Mine)
Wiz: Knuckles is illiterate, doesn't know left from right, and one time, didn't realize until too late that he was eating a napkin.
"What a moron." Esdeath commented.
"Yeah, it's pretty sad when you're a moron." Seryu added.
Boomstick: Hey, give credit where its due, Wiz, when he did figure it out, he stuck to his guns and finished every bite of that damn napkin. Its dinner and clean up at the same time!
"I wouldn't be that dumb enough to eat my own napkin." Akame said blankly.
"Yeah, too bland and disgusting for my tastes." Kurome agreed.
"Who would eat a napkin is beyond me." Chelsea deadpanned.
Wiz: He hardly ever strategizes before combat, preferring to run in swinging.
Boomstick: Hey, whatever works.
"Sometimes it doesn't work at all." Najenda stated.
"Just another reckless fighter who would die for a few minutes." Susanoo added.
Wiz: It doesn't, well, not all the time. And despite being mortal enemies, Dr. Eggman has duped Knuckles into allying with him on multiple occasions. It's happened so often by now, you have to wonder who's side he's really on.
Everyone just facepalm again at how Knuckles was dense enough to fall for Eggman's deception all the time.
Boomstick: Hey, his fists can blow the top off a volcano, so why waste precious time on things like reasoning?
They now see a footage of how Knuckles was narrating an even that never happened.
Amy: What a dreamboat!
Sonic: I wanna be just like you when I grow up.
Tails: Knuckles, you've been elected governer!
Knuckles: All in a day's work.
Knuckles then started to fly away like Superman before Sonic interrupted a few seconds later.
Sonic: Hey, that's not how it...
Knuckles: Shh!
Knuckles a pretty resourceful ally if anyone needs some muscles, but his illiterate mind, huge ego and reckless strategy will make him lose quicker. Leone was only interested in the Master Emerald and Knuckles's problem solving method, Stylish and Esdeath liked the Echidna Tribe's talents. And most kinda liked him but not so much when he's dense enough to trust a bad guy into allying with him. Now to the battle.
Wiz: Alright the combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all.
Boomstick: It's time for a Death Battle!
Wave paused the video to have everyone vote on who would win. Donkey Kong and Knuckles are very powerful fighters and defenders, but they all have low intelligence and dense enough to fall for many bad things. Donkey Kong can only be really serious if his bananas are involved so he might get an advantage, while Knuckles could recklessly get in close to pound Donkey Kong, but that would also be trouble even if his speed and agility are greater then the ape.
In the end, Tatsumi, Akame, Kurome, Esdeath, Bulat, Seryu, Najenda, Wave, Leone, Chelsea, Mine, and Bols voted for Donkey Kong while the rest voted for Knuckles. Wave resumed the episode as the fight scene is starting.
(Cues Guilty Gear Xrd - Django Django)
The group first sees are a set of guitar strings being played before they saw Knuckles gliding across a huge jungle area. Until Knuckles heard his stomach growling loudly and he noticed a banana pile in the distance, he lands to the ground and walks up to grab one to eat and not noticing the sign that said it belongs to Donkey Kong himself.
"Oh no, he's really going to eat the banana." Lubbock said, slightly paled.
"He can't beat hunger, but he'll be regretting it soon." Akame added.
"I can't imagine how Donkey Kong will reacts to this." Mez commented.
As Knuckles was eating the fruit, Donkey Kong poked his head out to see the red echidna eating his banana which caused him to tremble in anger. Noticing that someone was watching, Knuckles paused and looked back to see Donkey Kong glaring at him. There was a few seconds of awkward silence before Knuckles munched down on the remainder of his eaten banana.
(Cues Impulse to Victory - Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3)
Seeing his fruit eaten caused Donkey Kong to go into a rage and knocks all of bananas away as he rapidly pound his chest in an uproar. Knuckles was stunned before he quickly got ready to fight.
"Now he's got a reason to fight Knuckles now." Seryu commented.
"And this is going to be a tough fight too." Suzuka added.
"Let's go Donkey Kong!" Leone cheered as she chugs down some more alcohol.
Time to see which of these dense protectors is really the strongest.
FIGHT!
Donkey Kong made the first move by slamming his palms on Knuckles, but he dodged them, making the big ape even more pissed as he slammed his palms three more times for the echidna to dodge them all before Donkey Kong pounced on him creating a cartoon cloud. Knuckles simply walked out of as Donkey Kong was left in a daze, giving Knuckles an opening as he cracks his fists and a boxing bell noise suddenly rung from nowhere.
Knuckles then delivered a hard punch then with some follow up combo attacks before launching Donkey Kong away, and to add insult to injury he crossed his arm and did a laughing motion without any noise.
"Wait, if he doesn't chuckle then why does he laughs?" Sheele asked.
"It's probably because there's no sound to it from the look of it." Mine replied.
"But still, he's showing a big ego that none has ever seen." Dorothea commented.
As Donkey Kong crashed into a palm tree and a coconut fell on him, he has gotten an idea. As Knuckles continued to silently laugh, he got hit with a homing coconut.
Knuckles: Oh no!
Donkey Kong was seen riding on a vine as he held his Coconut Shooter and fired more Homing Coconuts and Knuckles avoids them by ducking under them, he turned and sees a dozen more heading his way. Time seemed to slow time as Knuckles flailed his arms as he lean down to avoid all the Homing Coconuts and succeeded.
Knuckles: *Cheered* Alright!
However, the coconuts started to make a U-turn as they are heading back to hit Knuckles.
"Looks like Knuckles will have a sore head if he gets hit a lot by those coconuts." Najenda slightly chuckled.
"Yeah, the humor of it looked amusing." Esdeath grinned.
As soon as Knuckles turned around, he was suddenly hit by another Homing Coconut.
Knuckles: Oh no!
The echidna turned around and was stunned at the amount of coconuts coming back, and this gives an opportunity for Donkey Kong to step in and delivered a harsh uppercut as the coconuts passed him. Knuckles counted back by hitting Donkey Kong in the head and delivered a flurry of hits and avoids a sudden palm slap, but not dodging a Homing Coconut along the way.
Knuckles: Oh no!
Donkey Kong quickly kicks Knuckles as he was pummeled by a lot more Homing Coconuts afterwards.
Knuckles: Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!
"Why does he keep saying that?" Mez asked.
"I don't know, but he seems to be saying that whenever the coconut hits him." Run concluded.
"I think it's funny when he says it!" Cosmina chirped.
Knuckle grabbed a few coconuts and spin around then tossed them at Donkey Kong, getting a lot of successful hits. Until another coconut hits him.
Knuckles: Oh no!
Now completely fed up with the coconuts, Knuckles punched one coconut that causes a ricocheting chain reaction as all the coconuts were deflected away with Donkey Kong looking surprised. Knuckles used this chance to run away and looked back to see his opponent not following him, however as he was close to a shrub, Donkey Kong suddenly came out of his shrub disguise and headbutted Knuckles hard enough to bury half of his body into the ground, head first.
"That's a wicked headbutt." Bols complimented.
"And strong enough to bury people is something I wouldn't want to be in." Wave added with a shuddered.
"Well he dug his own grave the moment he ate one of Donkey Kong's bananas." Dr. Stylish reminded.
Two stray Homing Coconuts suddenly hit the downed Knuckles.
Knuckles: *Muffled* Oh no! Oh no!
"I'm really starting to get annoyed when he says it now." Mine said.
"Agreed and it's making my head hurt a little." Dorothea added.
Knuckles was pissed and Donkey Kong charges up his Giant Punch and slammed it into Knuckles. But when he pulled his fist out, he was surprised to see Knuckles gone as he checked the hole and scratching his head as he was clueless to find out what had happened.
"Clever, Knuckles managed to dig his way out before the hit got him." Susanoo stated.
"And gives him an opportunity to strike Donkey Kong at different directions underground!" Mez finished with a smile.
(Cues Jungle Level Ver. 2 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
Suddenly the music changed to a more badass tone as Knuckles pops out from underground and delivers a hard punch behind Donkey Kong to make him all down, the giant ape recovers and looks around to try and hit Knuckles, but he couldn't as Knuckles kept hitting him at different directions and making the big ape mad that he slams his palms repeatedly to cause the earth to shake to lure him out.
Knuckles noticed the ground shake and digs faster enough to create a large deep hole for Donkey Kong to fall off of. Knuckles emerged out of the ground and ran around Donkey Kong so fast that the ground gave in and create a giant whole with Donkey Kong screaming as he falls down. Knuckles smirked at his accomplishment that he'd won.
Knuckles: Hmph! Not as strong as you thought you were.
As soon as he turned around to left, another stray Homing Coconut hit him enough to fall on his own hole.
Knuckles: Oh no!
Everyone either laugh or facepalm at the display.
"Oh man, this is both awesome and funny at the same time!" Leone laughed.
"But we're almost finished with the battle soon." Sheele giggled a little
"Yeah, I wanna see how it ends." Tatsumi wiped a tear as he continued watching.
The scene changes to underground mining area as Donkey Kong landed on a minecart, as the minecart slowly starts to move, Donkey Kong looks at the viewers with uncertainty before he went on a crazy ride. Knuckles manages to recover and glides after Donkey Kong.
The two continued to fight while traversing the entire railway before they locked their arms in a struggle and the camera pans to the dead end of the rails.
"Oh boy, this isn't good." Run said.
"Look out you two!" Seryu and Cosmina shouted.
When the two noticed they held onto each other as they screamed, Knuckled latched his fists to the wall while Donkey Kong held on. Knuckles tried to hold on to the wall, but their combined weight makes him slowly slide down, until Donkey Kong slaps the wall and gives Knuckles a suicidal idea by punching the wall a few times before the last punch triggers a giant cave collapse and the two starts falling down and screaming.
However, Knuckles was too close to Donkey Kong that the ape prepares for one final clap.
Knuckles: Oh no-
Knuckles was unable to finish as Donkey Kong clapped on the echidna so hard that blood gushed out all over.
"OH!" Some of the group members exclaimed.
"Squashed him like a fucking fly!" Mine shouted.
"Pretty good and i wonder how he'll get out of there." Esdeath wondered.
"Let's find out and hope it's not a tie." Bulat said.
Outside of the mines, the huge part of the jungle soon got blown up and created a huge crater in it's wake. The camera zooms to the mountain and Knuckles's theme starts playing as the arms and gloves of the red echidna popped out, until the music stops as Donkey Kong emerged as he used his opponent's severed arms to dig his way out. Donkey Kong tossed the arms away and repeated pound on his chest in victory.
Afterwards, Donkey Kong goes around to rebuild his banana stockpile while one last stray Homing Coconut hits Knuckles's severed arms along the way.
K.O.!
Everyone were clapping and cheering at the great fight and those that voted for Donkey Kong gave him a big cheer while Knuckles got a lot of sympathy cheers. Now to see why Donkey Kong won the battle.
(Cues Donkey Kong Country Cartoon - Instrumental Theme Song )
Wiz: Knuckles may have had the edge in speed and agility, but his stubborn strategy of rushing in only played in Donkey Kong's favor by keeping close and in range.
"It's true they are close-ranged fighters, but Donkey had more strength to keep up with Knuckles." Susanoo commented.
"And Donkey Kong is more durable and stronger to curb stomp Knuckles during the whole battle." Najenda added.
Boomstick: Both were tough enough to survive atmospheric re-entry and the vacuum of space, but only Donkey Kong has survived an explosion strong enough to launch him into orbit in the first place.
Wiz: Knuckles and DK may have punched moons but both feats are not precisely what they seem. The moon Donkey Kong punched belongs to the Mario universe, and is clearly smaller than our own moon, by comparing the size to that of Donkey Kong Island, we found this moon is approximately 2775 feet in diameter and weighs 9.9 quadrillion tons. Knocking out of orbit means DK punched it with a strike of over 3000 megatons of force.
"Yeah, it's pretty impressive in contrast to Knuckles." Tatsumi admitted.
"He only destroyed a controller and not the moon itself. So it's a weak feat." Akame responded.
"Totally. It's pretty weak compared to all the other feats we've heard so far." Dorothea said.
Boomstick: So not quite as impressive as punching our real moon, but hey, still way better than what Knuckles can do. Knuckles only destroyed a receiver controlling the moon's flight path.
Wiz: And although the moon's orbit changed afterwards it's unreasonable to say Knuckles is responsible. He has no other feats supporting this outlier and the moon was previously established to move itself due to being... part robot now... Sonic lore.
Everyone all nodded at this.
Boomstick: Knuckles' speed wasn't enough when DK was just that much stronger and tough enough to take anything thrown at him. DK just wasn't echidna-ing around.
Everyone all chuckle at the last part.
Wiz: The winner is Donkey Kong.
The episode was pretty good, even though the fighters were dim-witted but they are strong to overpower anyone who's stupid enough to steal their prized possessions. Now to see which match-up is up next.
Boomstick: Next time on Death Battle.
The group hears a bunch of people talking and complaining before a man on a microphone starts speaking.
?: Now everyone, in all my years I've never seen anything like this.
They now saw a man wearing a yellow, black and blue hero suit with an angry look on his face, but his most unique power was the three metal blades slowly sprouting from his knuckles as he slice, slash and stab anything with sheer determination and savage willpower. Soon his name comes up on screen.
WOLVERINE
"So that's Wolverine huh? I'm really excited to know what he's all about now." Leone grin in excitement.
"Indeed, he looks very deadly to be on a lookout for." Dr. Stylish said.
"I wonder who's he fighting?" Sheele wondered.
Soon they see the screen black and saw a few red slashes before they see a blonde man in a black cyborg armor with a headband over his left eye and his right eye glowed red with bloodlust as he holds an advanced katana with a red blade with electricity sparking everywhere before speaking in a very chilling voice.
?: I think it's time for Jack, to LET 'ER RIP!
Then his name appeared on the screen as he said that.
RAIDEN
After some silence, one of them spoke up.
"Another badass cyborg joining the fray?" Seryu asked with hints of excitement in her voice.
"Yeah and he has the same name as the thunder god that faced Thor but sounded different." Bulat noted.
"Well, I know that those two will really do some serious damage next fight." Suzuka grinned.
Everyone all left the TV room to quickly check to make sure they aren't missing anything.
Omake: Hunting the Meat and Sweets Thieves
Akame and Kurome were walking down to their shared room to make sure that their secret stash of food were safe as they stored them up for a few days and they were now getting to their room to eat a few of their stash. By the time they entered their room and checked their stash locations, they screamed in horror to find their stashes were completely gone. They searched everywhere until they found nothing, they soon concluded that someone or some people took them and that's how they started their hunt.
They asked Susanoo, Najenda, Esdeath and a few others for anything unusual, but nothing. They tried to get information out of Leone and Lubbock as they spent some time chasing them down and beating the information out of them for anything that will lead them to their missing stash, unfortunately, they don't know anything usual happening in their room.
The two sisters spent the entire time searching for anything at all when they slowly start to give up, until they saw cookie crumbs and meat sauce trails from the distance and slowly starts to follow it, as they continue to follow the trail they were very desperate on getting their stash back. But once they followed the end trail, they saw Koro munching on Akame's meat and Chelsea and Mine munching on Kurome's sweets.
"WHAT THE HELL!?" Akame and Kurome yelled causing the culprits to look at them in shock.
"H-H-Hey guys, l-look it's not what it looks like." Chelsea stuttered.
"Y-Yeah we were just safe keeping it, that's all." Mine nervously laughed.
Koro just barked and none of the girls seemed to sit well with this and pulled out their swords as they step forward.
"We'll give you the count of five to pay up." Akame said darkly.
"Or else we'll beat the sense out of all of you." Kurome finished blankly.
However, they choose the cowardly option and the three perpetrators just ran while having the two gluttonous sisters hot on their trail with burning hatred in their eyes as the entire area was filled with screams of pain, slashing noises and Koro's yelping and whining.
