Author's note: Hey guys, what's up? Back with a new season. And this time around, I've decided every single match-up will come from the comments/messages you guys gave me from season 1. I'll be sure to credit everyone for their ideas as I post them. I've also made a decision for seasons 3 and 4 (even though they probably won't be for a while). One of them will be exclusively Battle Royales, and one will be exclusively Team Battles. What I'll do with anything beyond that remains to be decided, but then again we're talking about stuff that won't be for years at this point, so who cares right now? Anyway, for those of you who want to give me battle ideas, here are my rules:
1. Like in the actual show, all fights are random encounters with no prep time.
2. Fight will go until one opponent is dead. Anyone who would normally not kill will have these traits removed for that purpose.
3. I will only be using ONE version of the character (if they're a character with multiple versions/incarnations etc.) For example, if I use Batman, I could chose the Nolan trilogy version, Adam West version, DCEU version, Animated series, any version from the comics etc. I'd also like to state that I will have their opponent from the same medium (movie, comic, game, etc.) where possible, since often comic versions are significantly more powerful than movie versions. This is so I'm less likely to miss some obscure piece of information that MIGHT turn the tide of the fight, and keep things somewhat more even.
4. I want to make this rule as clear as possible: NOTHING THAT DEATH BATTLE HAS ALREADY DONE! EVER! I don't care if you think Goku should have beat Superman, I'm not going to do it. This rule is here to keep fanboys from demanding that I overturn results that may or may not get overturned. If you want to suggest someone who has already been in Death Battle, fine, but no match-ups from it.
5. I'm open to criticism if I get something wrong. But you have to explain it. Don't just say "[character a] one shots [character b]" with no evidence to back it up. Either provide a feat that proves me wrong, or shut the hell up.
Okay, with all that out of the way, this match-up was suggested by Jimmy on Archive of Our Own. RWBY and Resident Evil spoilers ahead.
Death Battle intro plays.
Wiz: Power. It's something that many people seek for their whole life. Some have it naturally, while others have to work out ways to attain it.
Boomstick: And wouldn't you know it, we have one of each in today's season premiere.
Wiz: Yang Xiao Long, fiery brawler and only member of Team RWBY we haven't used in this fic yet.
Boomstick: And Albert Wesker, Umbrella Co.'s ultimate weapon from Resident Evil. He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyse their weapons, armour and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.
Scene cuts.
Wiz: We've said it once, and we'll say it again, the world of Remnant is wild. Monsters called Grimm roam wild, many of its inhabitants have a superpower, and almost every weapon is also a gun.
Boomstick: It sounds so freaking cool. How soon can I move there?
Wiz: Maybe once COVID-19's over. Anyway, our story starts on a tiny island off the coast of Vale called Patch. Patch is home to a talented Huntsman named Taiyang Long, and his daughters Ruby and Yang.
Boomstick: As a young girl, Yang learned that she and her sister had different mothers, and wanted to one day track down her own mother Raven and confront her about the fact that she ditched her and her father. Basically the same issue I have with Daddy Boomstick.
Wiz: Yang was trained in combat by her dad and uncle, before getting accepted into Beacon Academy as a Huntress in training and joining Team RWBY, led by her younger sister Ruby.
Boomstick: You'd think big sis would object to having little sis lead her, but she didn't even care. In fact, Weiss was the only one to kick up a fuss. Too bad we killed her...twice.
Wiz: Anyway, most of Yang's teammates prefer to have some kind of bladed weapon for melee combat, but Yang likes to be more direct with her opponents.
Boomstick: Yeah, by punching explosions at them! Seriously, who does that?
Wiz: Katsuki Bakugo from My Hero Academia?
Boomstick: Oh, right...why didn't we use him for this fight?
Wiz: Because this match-up was requested and that wasn't. Anyway, Yang's weapon is called the Ember Celica, a pair of gauntlets that double as shotguns. Shells from these guns explode on impact with a target, knocking them back great distances, and can fly dozens of feet away.
Boomstick: And they're also powerful enough to propel Yang through the air, or knock an entire dancefloor's worth of people down. On top of that, the weapon automatically reloads after every shot, so Yang doesn't have to spend time reloading.
Wiz: Of course, Yang only has one of the original Ember Celica, after disaster struck her school.
Boomstick: And Yang ended up disarmed.
Wiz: BOOMSTICK! That's a horrible way to describe someone's horrible injury. Ahem, yes, Yang had her arm cut off by her teammate Blake's ex Adam. But this was replaced by a robot arm with a built in Ember Celica. They also got revenge on Adam later.
Boomstick: Taste the power of Bumblebee, bully. You see what I did there Wiz?
Wiz: *sigh* Yes Boomstick. Anyway, Yang's direct approach in battle wouldn't be as effective without her Aura, a kind of personal forcefield that everyone in Remnant has. Aura has the ability to dull the effectiveness some most blows and even heal minor wounds. And it also helps power Yang's Semblance, her personal superpower.
Boomstick: Yeah, see, Yang's habit of punching things isn't just because she's always angry. She has the ability to absorb kinetic energy into herself, and deal it back to her enemies. Like the time she got punched by a giant robot TWICE, then she destroyed it with a single punch.
Wiz: However, Yang's not perfect. She is quick to anger, which can lead to her becoming irrational and reckless. Like when she was fighting a fairly quick opponent who made fun of her weight, Yang just fired off dozens of shots without any proper aiming or strategy, and only won when her opponent tripped herself on accident.
Boomstick: Also, Yang's Aura can only handle so much. If you overtax it, she becomes as vulnerable as anyone. Though given that she once got knocked through the roof of the school and didn't come back down for over a minute and a half, AND SHOOK IT OFF LIKE IT WAS NOTHING, she can take a lot of punishment.
Wiz: Then there's the fact that Yang tends to have trouble with opponents who specialise in kicking. This doesn't mean she'll lose to them, like when she beat Mercury, but just that they'll cause her more problems than other fighters.
Boomstick: Finally, Yang has a bit of PTSD from the whole 'Adam cutting off her freaking arm' incident. Sure, killing him with Blake helped, but something like that's not something you just get over. I know, that's why I have a shotgun leg.
Wiz: Still, Yang has constantly gone out to fight tough opponents without a second thought to her own safety, and frequently comes out on top. That's just what happens when you're one of the best brawlers around.
Yang: Yeah, I'm scared. But I'm still standing here! I'm not like you, I won't run, which is why you're going to give me the Relic.
Scene cuts.
Wiz: Dr. Oswell E. Spencer had a dream: to create a bunch of intellectual humans with superhuman abilities.
Boomstick: But to do this, he needed to kidnap a bunch of kids and basically brainwash them into his way of thinking. And his way of thinking was basically 'humans suck, better get rid of them.'
Wiz: All the children were named Wesker after the project's leader, but one of these children stood out above all others: Albert.
Boomstick: Dude was super smart, graduating college at seventeen and immediately started working at the Umbrella Corp. in the Pharmaceuticals division. Where they were working on biological weapons, because of course they were.
Wiz: Wesker managed to steal a sample of the t-virus, which Umbrella decided should be mixed with Ebola. Which created zombies.
Boomstick: Not exactly a good marketing strategy.
Wiz: Look, long story short, people started suspecting Umbrella of dodgy business practices, Umbrella got Wesker to join STARS who were investigating them, Wesker leaked STARS information back to Umbrella, and eventually he was found out.
Boomstick: And then he got killed by a monster called Tyrant. Except then he wasn't. Because, you know, he had them superpowers we mentioned earlier.
Wiz: Yeah, see, Wesker had injected himself with what was known as the Prototype Virus, which gave him superhuman strength, speed, endurance, and reflexes, as well as a minor healing factor.
Boomstick: Yeah, Wesker became fast enough to dodge gunfire, and tough enough to have about a dozen steel beams dropped on him and be perfectly fine.
Wiz: He's also a skilled martial artist, taking full advantage of his speed to attack his opponents in rapid fire blows. Kinda helps that he's faster than the eye can track.
Boomstick: But sometimes beating the shit out of people isn't enough, so he also carries a gun too. This baby is the Beretta 92F Custom "Samurai Edge", which holds fifteen rounds and can use laser aiming.
Wiz: And if you thought Prototype Wesker was powerful, you haven't seen Uroboros Wesker, because apparently infecting himself with one virus wasn't enough.
Boomstick: Wiz, if I knew I'd be okay after being dropped into a freaking volcano, I'd inject myself with every type of virus known to man.
Wiz: That's not...ugh, whatever. Anyway, after fusing with the Uroboros Virus, Wesker enhances his already impressive strength at the cost of his speed, as well as some...monstrous looking characteristics.
Boomstick: It's a horror game Wiz, what did you expect? Anyway, Wesker gives himself several tentacles, as well as some big arms, one of which is covered in metal that he can use as a drill, and the other can fire stuff at his enemies.
Wiz: However, this form has one crucial weakness: the exposed heart on his chest.
Boomstick: Yeah, Wesker's mutated form took 'wear your heart on your sleeve' a little too literally, and now there's a very obvious weak spot people can take advantage of.
Wiz: Hell, even normal Wesker's not without his flaws. His arrogance has led to the development of a God complex. And his Uroboros form needs a steady supply of the virus, or it will start to poison him.
Boomstick: Still, Wesker's a scarily intelligent man with all the strength to back it up.
Wesker: Every day, humans come one step closer to self-destruction. I'm not destroying the world, I'm saving it!
Scene cuts.
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. Let's ends this debate once and for all.
Boomstick: It's time for a Death Battle!
Scene cuts.
Wesker had been observing the battles at the UA sports festival from an isolated spot in the stands. 'Some of these kids have some potential', he thought to himself, as the fire and ice kid left the arena. Wesker looked over to his right, and saw three teenage girls staring at the scene before them, one with dark red hair, one with black, the other a blonde. He watched as the blonde left the group, heading through one of the entry tunnels. Wesker turned and walked down the near entry way to him, intent to talk to this girl.
Yang splashed some water on her face. She just couldn't believe it. How could Weiss lose? Was she okay? Yang looked at herself in the mirror, and jumped when she saw a man standing behind her. "What the hell? You can't be in here," said Yang, getting into a defensive position.
"Hello young lady," said Wesker. "I'm looking for people interested in the Uroboros Project."
"So you followed me into the girl's bathroom?" asked Yang angrily. "Go away, creep."
"Aww, don't be like that," said Wesker. "I might even be able to do something about that missing arm of yours."
Yang froze for a moment, considering the possibilities, before shaking her head. "Nothing legitimately good would make someone follow another person into the wrong bathroom," said Yang, getting her gauntlets ready. "Now get lost. This is your last warning."
Wesker sighed, shaking his head. "The hard way it is," he said, preparing himself for a fight.
FIGHT!
Yang immediately went on the offensive, punching several concussive blasts at Wesker. Wesker simply dodged these blasts, immediately grabbing Yang around the throat. "I'd like to finish this quickly," he said, reaching for something in his coat.
Yang responded letting a blast off right in Wesker's face. "Too bad I like to be difficult," she said, charging at him again.
Wesker looked at the remains of his sunglasses. "Those were my favourite shades," he said, blocking a punch from her. "Just a tad rude, don't you think?"
"You're one to talk," said Yang, swinging a kick at Wesker's knee. "You're the one hanging out in the women's restroom."
Wesker grabbed Yang by the hair, and threw her out through the bathroom's wall. When he looked back, several strands of blonde hair were still in his gloves. "I suppose that was a miscalculation on my part," he admitted. "But I..." Whatever he was about to say was cut off by an explosion right in front of him. "What is..." He started, as Yang stood before him surrounded by fire.
"You think the bathroom was a miscalculation?" demanded Yang, her eyes changing from purple to red. "You never, and I mean NEVER, touch my hair."
Wesker was caught off-guard as Yang suddenly charged him, punching him so hard he broke most of the toilet cubicles. Before he could even get up, Yang was on him again, firing off shot after shot straight in his face. 'I've got to do something,' he thought to himself. 'I'm going to have to use it.' Wesker managed to raise one of his hands, and slapped Yang off of him. "ENOUGH!" he yelled, getting to his feet, but staggering. "I am a god, and you will bow to me."
"You're insane," said Yang, as Wesker pulled something out from his coat. "What's that?"
"This, my dear, is the Uroboros Virus," said Wesker, rolling up his sleeve. "All I have to do is..." Before he could finish his sentence, Yang fired a shot and destroyed the syringe.
"Nice try buddy," said Yang, stalking towards. "But this ends here."
"Yes it does," said Wesker, pulling a gun out of his jacket. "Dodge this." Wesker began firing at Yang, who dived behind a wall. Wesker kept his gun in one hand, and the other went into his jacket to get another syringe. "You know, it's not nice to deprive a man of his medicine." Wesker stuck the needle into his arm and pushed the plunger down.
"Medicine, eh?" asked Yang, who'd been reaching around the corner to fire shots every couple of minutes. "Well, that's an idea." Yang ran around the corner to rush him, and stopped dead in her tracks. "What the hell...?" Yang watched as Wesker began to mutate, tentacles bursting out from his back.
"Behold, my ultimate form," said Wesker, one of his tentacle arms spinning around like a drill. Yang cracked her knuckles, and ran at Wesker, dodging around the drill.
"Hey, this looks sensitive," said Yang, firing a shotgun blast into Wesker's exposed heart. Wesker screamed in pain and rage as Yang got behind him and ripped the remains of his coat off of him. "You needed this stuff, right?" asked Yang, throwing the coat on the ground and stamping on the syringes.
"Oh, that's it," snapped Wesker, his drill coming straight at Yang. Yang didn't move this time, and just held up her robot arm and caught the drill as it got to her.
"Something you should know about me," said Yang, her eyes seeming to glow with rage. "Every blow you've dealt me in this fight? I can dish it right back." As if to prove her point, Yang proceeded to pull hard on Wesker's tentacle, tearing it off. As Wesker screamed in agony, Yang leapt up and over him, before grabbing either side of his head and using her gauntlets to give her arms some momentum as she snapped his neck. Wesker stopped screaming as his head came loose from his body. "Nailed it again."
K. O.
Boomstick: Wow, Yang, she does not like people's necks.
Wiz: Wesker was a tough opponent, but he had nothing that Yang hadn't come across before.
Boomstick: He can move faster than the eye can track? So can her sister Ruby, who she spars against. He has a gun? So do 90% of the characters in RWBY, many of whom Yang has fought. He has a freaky monster form? This girl fights creatures of Grimm all the time, and wins. You think you can fight those things at close quarters and not know how to spot a weak point? I don't think so.
Wiz: Not even Wesker's overwhelming strength was something Yang couldn't handle. Wesker got crushed by some steel beams and was fine? Yang fell at terminal velocity and was fine. Wesker's only real advantage was being smarter than Yang, and even then, Yang's a very capable fighter. She can adapt as necessary to the situation, especially if every blow is making her stronger.
Boomstick: Albert has been wesked away to the afterlife.
Wiz: The winner is Yang Xiao Long.
Scene cuts.
Boomstick: Next time on Death Battle...
"I have to work harder than anyone else to make it! I'll never catch up otherwise...! I want to be like you...! Like you. The strongest hero."
"If I don't stand up here... If I don't reach higher here... When am I ever going to do it?"