UPDATE: No idea what the hell happened when I first uploaded this, deleted/updated four times, gave up, got McDonald's, hoping it works now.
Quick update regarding Goku V Superman. I've got a poll up on my profile, whichever option hits 300 votes first will be the result. If you want it to be one mega battle combining GVS 1 and 2, go vote. If you want two separate battles, go vote.
Regardless, it's gonna be a while until we get to that fight, because the chapter will need to surpass 68+ pages. And if I end up doing both battles in one (which I both hope and dread at the same time in equal amounts) I think,THINK we might be looking at close to 100 pages… Plus, I want to have some more DB/Z/S 'Guests' join in the fun beforehand…
Thanks for your time, brief bit of non-Death Battle story to begin, then onto the fight! (Also, any 'story' elements that revolve around dimensional shenanigans will be relegated to the end of the story. If you're here for the fighting, don't worry! They won't interfere with the fights 99.99% of the time, I promise.)
The Z-Fighters had arrived on the Planet With No Name, and the energy in the air was almost electric to the point where you could charge your phone with it. The Z-Fighters and Skorch were being shown around the grounds for the Tournament of Destroyers, the Nameless Planet that they were be fighting on.
"So, Skorch, please tell me that you assure that our team is going to win this tournament?" Beerus asked, looking to the 'human' as Skorch rolled his eyes.
"Even if I could, I'd be…why do I have that feeling of incoming doom that I am in no way responsible for?" Skorch said in a somewhat sarcastic tone, but stopped and looked over his shoulder as everyone able to sense felt a pair of powers in the distance.
While the non-fighters dispersed to rest or get food, the actual fighters who were going to, y'know, fight, flew off to the arena proper. Once there, the fighters of Universe Seven met a fighter from Universe Six who was rather… surprising, to be honest.
"He's… he's a Sayian?!"
"Actually, the clothes look about right…"
"Yeah, but he…"
"Wait." Vegeta muttered, thinking about something the skull had told him. "Hey, kid. What's your name?"
"Cabba!" The smaller Sayian said with a smile.
"Lord Beerus." Vados spoke up, appearing next to the God of Destruction. "I have a question for you."
"Which is?" Beerus asked flatly.
"Can you guarantee that HE will not interfere with the matches?" She asked, pointing with her staff to Skorch, who seemed to hear her question and appeared nearby, quietly watching, and waving like an idiot.
"Hey, yeah! If he's some sort of outer God, what's to keep him from empowering the fighters?!" Champa asked in agitation.
"Actually, I never considered that…" Whis remarked, thinking about what his sister had said. Still, Skorch seemed to sit down and look at something, clearly thinking the same thing. As the fighters gathered for the entrance exam, then noticed they were one fighter short…
"Hey, where's Buu?" Goku asked, looking around.
"There he is."
Everyone looked to Piccolo in confusion, then looked down to where he was pointing. Indeed, there was Majin Buu, but much smaller, and rounder and-
"THAT is Majin Buu?" Vados asked skeptically. "I thought he was bigger…"
"Yeah, we figured under the rules of the tournament, using planet destroying attacks would be illegal, so Buu takes this form to ensure he can't just cheat to win by blowing the place up and claiming victory that way."
"Hiiii!" The tiny Buu waved one of its stubby arms, and Vados couldn't help but smile at it.
Thankfully, Vados didn't look to Goku or Vegeta, both of whom seemed utterly shell-shocked, but looked to Champa, who shrugged indifferently.
"Very well then." She nodded, accepting this fighter. Meanwhile in the general area, everyone who had been around for chapter fourteen was looking at the screen in unspoken shock and disbelief.
"Uh, does anyone wanna explain what Kirby's doing here?!" Krillin asked, feeling at a loss for words with what was currently happening.
"I have no idea…" Roshi finally admitted with a shrug.
With everyone now deciding to wait for a while, they decided that there were two options; have a normal conversation, or watch another Death Battle. Naturally, everyone went for option #2, but it occurred to them that a few of those present hadn't seen these before, namely Jaco and the Kai's. Meanwhile, Vegeta casually walked over to Skorch, who leaning against a wall.
"Ya mind telling me what's happening!?" They said in unison, and almost immediately, Vegeta realized something. "You meant that wasn't you!?"
"…but…how?" Vegeta finally got out. Skorch nodded to the others, and Vegeta growled. This wasn't over…
"Wait, so this is a show about fighters from other worlds?" Jaco asked, being introduced to the Death Battles. "How… how did you get this?"
Those present looked to one another, as if trying to think of a response. Finally, Bulma took the lead. "A few months ago, Goku and Vegeta just… disappeared." She explained. "Something weird happened, and we don't know all the details. This old man showed up and gave us this, then those two teamed up with a kid in another dimension, and then… everything ended."
"Ended? How so?" Old Kai asked, intrigued by the story.
"That's just it, we have no idea." Krillin shook his head. "Goku and Vegeta showed up a few days later, then Skorch showed up a month or so after that, and that's the last we've heard of any of this." The monk paused, then looked to Jaco. "Hey, there's laws about time travel, but what about interdimensional travel?"
"Well that… that would…" The Galactic Patrolman began but trailed off, seemingly never having considered this. "Huh. I think some of the same laws would apply to it in similar fashion, but I honestly don't know. I feel like if I try and get answers, this'll just make things so much more complicated…"
"And on that note." Yamcha remarked.
(*Cues: Invader - Jim Johnston*)
"For nearly twenty-five years, since the first major explosion in the popularity of handheld entertainment. people across the globe have struggled endlessly to make one crucial, exhausting, seemingly impossible choice." Wiz began with his usual dramatic flair.
"Bulbasaur, Squirtle, or Charmander?" Boomstick asked, as three small animals were shown. One looked like a frog of some sort with a flower bulb on his back, the second was a blue turtle, and the third was an orange lizard with fire on the end of his tail.
"Okay, I was not expecting that." Tien remarked, feeling like these creatures should be more… intimidating, so to say. Collectively, his feelings were shared.
"Well, now it's finally time to learn if the one you chose really was the very best, like no one ever was."
"And what better way than with their evolved forms: Venusaur, the pimply plant monster." Boomstick continued as a large frog-like creature with a massive flower growing on his back was shown.
"Blastoise, the bazooka water-turtle." A massive blue turtle was shown with two cannons coming out of his shoulder. Everyone had questions.
"And Charizard, the... dragon." Finally, a dragon was shown.
"Okay, that's more what I was expecting." Tien remarked.
"So, there's three fighters this time? Cool!" Chiaotzu exclaimed.
"A dragon, a turtle and a frog?" Kibito asked. "Kinda seems like it's obvious how this is going to end…"
"It may seem that way, but nine times outta ten, that kinda thinking ends with you losing." Roshi remarked. "Just because someone seems like the winner, doesn't mean they will win, that's what makes these entertaining."
"Huh. Well, this should be fun." The Kai smirked.
"For a fair assessment, we're examining maxed out wild Pokémon. For those of you nerdy enough to care, this means no special EV training, no Mega Evolutions, no Dynamaxing, no Z-Power attacks, no GX attacks, and no tutor, bred or otherwise unnaturally learned attacks. This way, we'll avoid any and all player influence." Wiz stated, and frankly, no one had any idea what Wiz was talking about. "Also, let's be fair. If we included those forms, Charizard would win almost immediately because… well, Charizard has like, fifty forms."
"So, these beasts are trained? Is that how this works?" Old Kai asked, everyone else shrugged, not knowing.
"Whatever. He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick!"
"And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle." Wiz declared as the doors closed, then re-opened. Showing a black-and-white path with someone walking down it. Honestly, it looked like an old video game.
(*Cues: Setting Off - Pokémon Anime*)
"The first starter Pokémon, and technically the third or fourth pokémon depending on who you ask, evolves from Bulbasaur, to Ivysaur and finally, to Venusaur, the Seed Pokémon." Wiz began as Bulbasaur was shown again, followed by 'Ivysaur', a larger creature with a bigger bulb and four leaves on its back, and finally, a massive beast with a fully formed flower on its back.
"Why does it have fangs?" Videl asked, confused by the design choice.
"Becoming uglier and uglier with every form, especially when compared to his enemies. Seriously, what the hell is that thing?!" Boomstick asked aloud.
"I mean, I guess they're basing it on a frog? So that kind of makes sense, but still…"
"That thing just looks weird." Jaco remarked.
BACKGROUND
- PokéDex Number: #003
- Region Of First Appearance: Kanto
- Species: Seed Pokémon
- Type: Grass And Poison
- Height: 2 m / 6'07"
- Weight: 190 kg / 220.5 lbs
- Natural Habitat: Plains, Grasslands
- Personality: Patient, Generous, Guardian Mentality
- Weak Against: Flying, Fire, Psychic, Ice
"Of the three starters, Venusaur is the most well rounded and easiest to raise, due to its protective and generally relaxed nature." Wiz explained. "In combat, it relies on its above average Special Attack and Special Defense, or non-physical combat."
(*Cues: Rival Theme - Pokémon X/Y*)
"People fight with these creatures?" Old Kai asked, wondering what exactly these 'Pokémon' were used for.
"Long story short, people keep them as pets." Skorch said, appearing from nowhere. "They also love fighting, so people train them and fight with them. Making bonds that last lifetimes."
"That seems a lot like animal cruelty." Chi-Chi frowned.
"No, it's not…" The entity muttered.
"I'm sorry, who is that?" Jaco asked, taken aback by the newcomer.
"That's Skorch, the dimensional guy I mentioned." Bulma answered.
STATISTICS
- HP: 270 – Average
- Attack: 167 – Below Average
- Defense: 168 – Average
- Sp. Attack: 205 – Above Average
- Sp. Defense: 205 – Above Average
- Speed: 165 – Average
ABILITIES
- Overgrow: Increases Grass-Type Powers
- Chlorophyll: Boots Speed In Sunny Weather
"And despite seeming like a push-over, old froggy-plant has a variety of powerful moves. Vine Whip's for slappin' bitches and Razor Leaf can cut through whole trees. On top of that, attacks like Seed Bomb attack its victim with a barrage of powerful, hard-shelled seeds and Petal Blizzard damages everything in its path! Then there's the less action-packed skills like Sleep Powder, which is used to put foes to sleep, and take women home from bars."
"I didn't need to hear that." No. 18 growled.
"Well, that… that's disgusting on so many levels." Roshi muttered, appalled by the implications. Yes, he was Master Roshi, and was perverted, but even perverts have standards damn it!
"Hey! Whichever one of you idiots wrote this script!? Yeah, we're talking after this!" Boomstick shouted off at someone.
"Even Boomstick agrees. Shocking."
"Even hillbilly drunks have standards, I guess." Hercule muttered.
"Is he always like this?" Kibito asked, disgusted by what he had just heard.
"No, usually he's worse." Tien admitted.
MOVE SET
TACKLE
- Simple Physical Attack
GROWL
- Reduces Opponent's Attack Power ("…how?" Tien asked.)
VINE WHIP
- Multipurpose Vines, Inflict Inflict Low Damage, But Can Grab And Flip Extremely Large Enemies
RAZOR LEAF
- Projectile Attack, Can Slice Through Trees
SEED BOMB
- Powerful Projectile Attacks, Throws Hard-shelled Seeds At Opponent
PETAL BLIZZARD
- Strikes Multiple Targets
SOLAR BEAM
- Powerful Sun Laser, Requires Two-to-three Turns To Charge
POISON POWDER
- 75% Chance Of Poisoning Target
SLEEP POWDER
- 75% Chance Of Putting Target To Sleep
LEECH SEED
- Slowly Absorbs Target's Health Over Time
SYNTHESIS
- Uses Sunlight To Restore 25% Of Its Health
SWEET SCENT
- Decreases Target's Evasion
"Venusaur's adaptability is its greatest asset." Wiz continued. "Unlike its two opponents, it can absorb health with Leech Seed like some kind of jungle vampire, or simply heal on its own by using it's Synthesis ability. This gives it the advantage of self-healing over its rivals in this battle. Add to this, it also knows Sweet Scent, which aids the poor accuracy of the sleep and Poison Powders."
"Hang on, how does the accuracy work? Aren't these attacks just that? Attacks?" Goten asked confused.
"Yeah, there seems to be a lot of math behind animals fighting." Trunks nodded.
"For those of you who are new to this whole franchise, Pokémon's attacks have set accuracy, strength and damages values to them." Boomstick spoke up. "Some are super powerful and hit every time, while some are weaker and hit ever other time, or are all over the place. Sweet Scent effectively allows Venasaur to make sure it's attacks that do damage over time hit on the first try."
"So, it's like focusing on a Ki attack to make sure you hit with the full power on the first shot." Krillin mused. "Seems overly complicated, but I can follow that."
"But who cares about poisons and powders when you've got a freakin' super laser! Venusaur can absorb so much sun energy, that he can fire the Solar Beam!" Boomstick added as Venasaur charged up, and then fired a massive beam that reminded some of the fighter of what Goku could do.
"VENASAUR!" The large pokémon shouted as it fired a beam at a beetle-like pokémon, knocking it out.
(*Cues: Reflection Cave - Pokémon X/Y*)
"When I find flowers that can do that, I might actually take up gardening… Try and pollinate now, bees!" Boomstick declared, getting a laugh from some of the viewers.
"He seems… astoundingly stupid." Supreme Kai blinked.
"He is." A few muttered.
"How many of these things are there? If these three evolve, that means there's nine, but how many exist in total?"
"Eight hundred and ninety." Skorch remarked, taking in the shocked reactions. "Yes. Really."
"How…but…?!"
"Right… In real life, celestially powered lasers rely on heated magnesium combustion in order to reach their burning point and lethal power. In order to fire, the Solar Beam's temperature needs to be over 6,700 ºF., anywhere from four to six times more power needed to completely disintegrate a human body." Wiz explained as 'The Board of Wizdom' re-appeared.
SOLAR LASERS
- Heated Magnesium Combustion
- Magnesium Combustion Requires: 4,000 Kelvins Reaches Temperature Of 3,726 C Or 6,739 F
- Human Incineration Occurs At Between 760 To 1150 Degrees Centigrade Or 1400 To 2100 Degrees Fahrenheit.
"It concerns me that he knows that." Chi-Chi muttered.
"Still, that's pretty cool. It's like a Kamehameha blast, but with a plant-frog-thing…" No. 18 remarked.
"I can't imagine what it would be like living in a world filled with these creatures. If this one can create a laser out of the sun, what else can they do!?" Jaco asked, unsure how to feel about Venasaur.
"There's one that can literally rip time a new one simply by roaring, one can rip space a new one by roaring, one can literally drain all the life of an entire world by spreading it's wings and yelling 'Perish', and one of them can grant any wish with no limits to said wish." Skorch listed off some of the more powerful Pokémon that came to mind. "Oh yeah, and there's one that literally just feeds off of the life force of anything that breathes. It was so evil it was banished into a world of anti-matter."
"They… they can just… destroy time and space!?" The Intergalactic Patrolman asked, shocked.
Skorch nodded, his tone way too casual about discussing the Anti-Matter God.
(*Cues: Successor Korrina - Pokémon X/Y*)
"Unfortunately, the Solar Beam is so powerful, it takes twice as long to perform as any other attack." Wiz continued. "But considering it can be powerful enough to one-shot some of its foes, the trade-off is worth it to some. Furthermore, as a Grass and Poison type, Venusaur's attacks are extremely effective against Water, Rock Ground and some Dark-type Pokémon."
"But keep him away from Flying and Fire types. Because, as we all know, plants burn, and birds fucking hate grass." Boomstick added.
"That makes sense." Goten nodded.
PROS AND CONS
EFFECTIVE AGAINST
Eclectic, Dark, Grass, Water, Fighting, Fairy
WEAK AGAINST
Flying, Fire, Psychic, Ice
PRO: Diverse Move Set
PRO: Great Status Effecting Moves
CON: Little Specialization
CON: Too Few Effective Sp. Attacks To Justify Above Average Stat
"Venusaur's are not known for being bare-knuckle fighters, and spend most of their days enjoying warm sun, fresh fruit, doing nothing and- damn, these guys have got it made…" Boomstick began but trialed off. "But you can find them working in greenhouses, nature reserves, or hippie communes."
"Yet when it comes down to it, Venusaur's well-rounded skills and tricky move set could outsmart the competition, giving it the advantage to strike where it hurts and take the victory!" Wiz concluded as a young boy held up what looked like a phone.
"Venusaur, the final form of the Bulbasaur evolution. This Seed Pokémon soaks on the sun's rays as a source of energy." A robotic voice spoke as the doors closed, and Skorch paused the video.
"Fascinating." Old Kai remarked aloud. "And you're telling me that they have these battles for beings from all over the place?"
"Yeah, even Vegeta, Hercule and Buu were in one." Roshi nodded, and this shocked a number of those who hadn't seen these battles before
"Wait. What!? How!?" Jaco finally got out, his disbelief reaching breaking point.
"Talk to him. It's a long story." Roshi remarked, pointing to the entity, who was playing a small silver hand-held system, with crunched audio coming from the nearly blown out speakers. "But apparently there's this place called 'D-Zero', and if I had to bet on it, I'd say this is a video game in that world."
"Can't talk. Fighting Steven."
(*Cues: Fighting Spirit - Pokémon Anime*)
"The second starter Pokémon evolves from Squirtle." Wiz began, showing a blue turtle with big eyes. "To Wartortle…" Now, a larger blue turtle was shown, with a darker blue colour, and what could've passed for ears, and a large tail. "…and finally, to Blastoise, the Shellfish Pokémon." He concluded, showing a large blue turtle with a strong jaw, and two what could only be described as cannons coming out at his shoulders.
"I have so many questions…" Bulma muttered. "Genetically that shouldn't be possible… that's a fusion of metal and marrow…"
"Yeah, how does a turtle get shoulder guns?" Trunks asked. "And how can I get some?"
"Say anything, and I will make you regret it." Bulma said, her eyes narrowing to Skorch, who wasn't paying attention.
"Screw that, I'm with the kid." Roshi nodded, finding the fighter he was rooting for. "Freakin' back cannons?! That would be extremely impractical and honestly pretty stupid, but also amazing, so I don't really care."
"So how did this thing come about?" Boomstick asked stating the question everyone wanted an answer to, and a curtain appears as Boomstick's origins of Blastoise were explained.
(*Cues: Team Rocket's Secret Strategy - Pokémon Anime*)
"So, did a turtle get really drunk one night, maybe coming off of a bad breakup or just pounding the tequila so much that when they came across a tank they were like, 'Eh, I'll put my dick in that!' and went to town?" Boomstick began, showing a crudely drawn cartoon of a turtle drinking heavily, then meeting a tank, and them getting into bed before the curtains closed.
"Okay… I… did not need to see, or hear that." Bulma groaned, rubbing her temples.
"I'm sorry, what are they watching?" Vados asked, looking bewildered to Beerus and Whis, the former shrugged while the other looked as lost as she was.
"It's Boomstick. He's an idiot." Beerus stated matter-of-factly.
"Can you even like… do that with a vehicle?" Goku asked, looking to Piccolo, the latter of whom was watching *ahem* 'Majin Buu' walk around the small ring, looking at things with a care-free attitude.
"Goku. Don't ever ask that question again." The Namekian said flatly.
"Yeah, I figured not."
"Then nine months later, the tank showed up at his door and was like "BOOM! This is yours!'" Boomstick continued. "And then he raised it out of shame, until one day it evolved and all the other turtles were like 'THAT'S FUCKING AWESOME!' So, then they all started plowing tanks?!"
"…sure…" Wiz muttered. "Moving on-"
"Is no one going to question that?" Kibito asked, bewildered.
"Most likely not." Tien muttered. "It's just how things seem to work with these two…"
"That is… revolting."
"No, that's Boomstick." Roshi shrugged.
BACKGROUND
- PokéDex Number: #009
- Region of First Appearance: Kanto
- Species: Shellfish Pokémon ("I thought he was a turtle…" Jaco muttered.)
- Type: Water
- Height: 1.6 m / 5'03"
- Weight: 85.5 kg / 188.5 lbs
- Natural Habitat: Lakes, Islands
- Personality: Stubborn, Solitary, Warrior Mentality ("Never expected Piccolo to have so much in common with a water-turtle." Krillin said.)
- Weak Against: Grass, Electric
(*Cues: Fighting Spirit - Pokémon Anime Again*)
"Blastoise firmly boasts defense over offense, using his weighty bulk to outlast and overpower foes. With his sturdy shell, much like a stone firm upon the shore, he can take wave after wave of punishment." Wiz continued, trying to move on from what Boomstick had been talking about. What looked like some sort of black-hydra flew down at Blastoise, its tail coming in to impale him, only for it to smash into his shell… and bounce off.
STATISTICS
- HP: 268 – Average
- Attack: 172 – Below Average
- Defense: 205 – Above Average
- Sp. Attack: 215 – Average
- Sp. Defense: 193 – Above Average
- Speed: 161 – Average
ABILITIES
- Torrent: Increases Water-Type Powers
- Rain Dish: Recovers Health In The Rain
Looking at the stats, some of the Z-Crew had a rough idea what some of these stats meant, but the two marked 'Sp. Attack' and 'Sp. Defense' left them wondering what exactly was that all about?
"As insightful and truly poetic as that was, Blastoise has the disadvantage of being unable to win any marathons. He's almost as slow as a tortoise, which makes sense…" Boomstick said. "…unlike the giant guns sticking out of his back! Which… okay. That's freakin' awesome, but also like... REALLY impractical."
"Still, despite his slower speed, he more than makes up for it by being able to boost his defensive capabilities significantly by using Iron Shell." Wiz continued as A blue aura surrounded Blastoise, and then what looked like a red version of the Ki charging appeared.
MOVE SET
TACKLE
TAIL WHIP
IRON DEFENSE
- Drastically Increases Defense Stats
RAPID SPIN
- Can Clear Ground Hazards Like Spikes, And Can Deflect Some Attacks
PROTECT
- Shields From All Attacks, Renders Blastoise Immobile
FLASH CANNON
- Not What You Think It Is
BITE
- May Cause The Enemy To Flinch And Be Unable To Move ("How does that work?" Trunks asked, confused. "Maybe it makes more sense in the games." Goten shrugged.)
SKULL BASH
- Requires Time To Charge, But Can One-shot Some Pokémon ("That could also probably kill you, but whatever. Turtle with shoulder guns. I'll accept it." Roshi added, watching Blastoise ram head first into what looked like a yellow, electrical dog.)
WATER GUN
WATER PULSE
- May Confuse Target, Causing Them To Hurt Themselves
AQUA TAIL
BUBBLE
- May Lower Target's Speed
"…barrel through hazards and projectiles with Rapid Spin, and firmly guard against any and all attacks with Protect." Wiz concluded.
"And that's not all!? Boomstick declared. "He can chomp foes with Bite, which can snap bones, and crack heads with Skull Bash. Which just… looks painful, geez… but most of his arsenal focuses on water power, blasting foes with Water Gun, Water Pulse, Aqua Tail and... Bubbles!"
"F**KING BUBBLES!" A random voice screamed from… somewhere.
"Who was that?" Krillin asked.
"And despite, or perhaps because of, its lack of attack type diversity, Blastoise can maximize its watery weaponry with Rain Dance. A rain storm that amplifies Water type moves and blocks out the sun, which can also negate bonus strength to fire, electric, and grass type attacks."
"That would actually be very helpful." Chi-Chi remarked, watching Blastoise literally summon rain. "Some days the weather just doesn't want to work with me…"
"I dunno, feels like if you tried to get one to water the crops, it'd just blast them out of existence." No. 18 said.
"The smaller one probably wouldn't have that issue." Yamcha shrugged.
"I'm surprised one of these creatures can change the weather like that." Old Kai said. "That doesn't seem like some sort of Ki or magic, it just seems like a natural ability."
"Kinda wonder what other abilities they have. Can one do that with the sun? Or snow?" Grand Kai asked.
RAIN DANCE
- Creates Rainfall, Which Increases Water-type Powers By 50%
HYDRO PUMP
- Ultra-powerful water cannon with 80% hit-rate (Essentially, the aftermath of Dr. Nefarious designing a Super Soaker)
- Can punch through steel (That shocked a few of the fighters)
"But by far, Blastoise's ultimate attack is Hydro Pump, where he blasts water out of his twin cannons with enough pressure force to accurately punch through steel at a range of up to 160 feet away." Boomstick spoke as Blastoise seemed to charge up a powerful blast, and fired.
"Okay, that's… that's some pretty hard water."
"Can water actually cut through steel?" Goten asked. Before Bulma could answer, the screen cut to water being used to cut through a sheet of steel.
(*Cues: Kanto Elite Four/Gym Battle Theme - Pokémon Anime*)
"Today, high pressure water jet cutters are used industrially to cut through metal for things such as cars and other useful things. In order to cut through metal with a clean edge, then high pressure water jets need to cut with a force of at least 55,000 PSI, or pounds per square inch." Wiz spoke up, as a demonstration was shown, until the 'Board of Wizdom' re-appeared.
"By measuring Blastoise's cannons, with a diameter of twelve-point-seven centimeters by five inches and in comparison, to his size, with a rough height of one-hundred and six centimeters, or five feet three inches. We can tell his Hydro Pump has a power of ninety-thousand PSI."
"IT'S OVER NINTY THOUSAND!" Boomstick shouted. "Ha! Nailed it."
"…heh. Nice." Vegeta smirked.
"How much power is that!?" Goten asked, bewildered. He was left questioning what would happen if he was hit with that.
"That'd kill ya. No questions about it." No. 18 blinked.
"That'll get the stains off your patio!" Boomstick laughed. "Along with, your patio and possibly house... and skin, and bones, and… yeah. Everything."
"In battle, Blastoise is super-effective against Fire type Pokémon, but weak to Grass and Electric." Wiz explained. "They also have the disadvantage of being slower, using their extra weight to counter the effects of their water cannons."
PROS AND CONS
EFFECTIVE AGAINST
Steel, Fire, Water, Ice
WEAK AGAINST
Grass, Electric
PRO: Great Defensive Potential
PRO: Can Shoot Through Steel
PRO: Good Damage Output
CON: Lacks Options For Attacks
CON: Not Very Fast Or Mobile
CON: Lacks Dual-Type Effectiveness And Resistance
"Well, when he's not battling, Blastoise can be found training on secluded islands to strengthen his combat skills, or sometimes working with firefighters." Boomstick continued as A dozen Squirtles were shown in their shells, sleeping, and a massive shell on a rock. This was followed up by a team of Blastoise' working to put out a burning building.
"Again, if there was one that didn't tear up steel, it'd be really helpful." Chi-Chi nodded again.
"So, one of the Squirt? Was that what they were called?" Videl asked.
"If it plays its defenses right, Blastoise just might outlast everyone and be crowned the King of the Seas… or this fight might be a wash-out."
"Blastoise's strength lies in its power, rather than its speed. Its shell is like armor, and attacks from the hydro cannons on its back are virtually unstoppable." The robotic voice spoke again as the stats and info was shown for Blastoise. The doors closed, and someone hit pause.
"He's got my vote." Roshi stated.
"Because of you're the Turtle Hermit?" Tien asked.
"Partially, but also, his offense and defense are a good mix. Venasaur seems like more of an annoyance, and I honestly don't think he'd be able to take both this guy and whoever else there was down for the count. Hurt them? Oh, totally. But kill them? I just don't see it."
"Well, if the way they're establishing them is to be followed, logically the last one would be related to fire, which would most likely be weak to water." Kibito said, thinking it over. "I'll need to see the last competitor, but I think Muten Rōshi has a good point."
Doors closed, re-opened, same black-and-gray footage.
(*Cues: Pokémon I Choose You - Pokémon Anime*)
Wiz: The final starter Pokémon evolves from Charmander…" Wiz began, showing a bipedal orange lizard with a flame on its tail and wide eyes.
"Okay, that is adorable." Videl said matter-of-factly.
"…to Charmeleon." Wiz continued, showing a larger, lighter red lizard with claws, a bigger flame on its tail and what almost looked like a beak. "…and finally, to Charizard, the Flame Pokémon." Wiz concluded, showing Charizard, a large orange dragon with a sizable flame on its tail and blue accents on its wings.
"That thing looks awesome!" Goten exclaimed.
"Yeah, that's pretty cool." Jaco nodded.
"It's a dragon, typically they're pretty impressive." Yamcha nodded.
"Yeah, it does look pretty intimidating." No. 18 nodded.
"I would so ride that into battle!" Boomstick declared.
"Yes!" Trunks agreed excitedly.
"I mean… yeah, totally." Krillin admitted with a nod. "I have no idea what kind of battles these guys find themselves in, but riding an armada of dragons into battle? That would be awesome."
"Hey. Skorch, can you help with this?" Goten asked. The entity looked to him with what could be described as a frown, and jabbed his thumb towards the screen, as if he knew something they didn't.
"Well, that could be tough. A full grown Charizard is only five-foot seven-inches tall…" Wiz admitted, seeming disappointed himself.
"What?! That's bullshit!" Boomstick (and a few of those watching) shouted.
"How can a fully-grown dragon barely be taller than Krillin?!" No. 18 asked, surprised by Charizard's real height.
"Thanks…" Krillin muttered.
"I wanna ride a dragon to burn the homes of my enemies, leaving them crying in the ashes that was once their pathetic lives! Not hang out with it on the sofa." Boomstick continued.
"Hold on. That would still be awesome." Trunks said.
"Wait, no. That'd be pretty cool…" Boomstick remarked, as if he realized how awesome hanging out with a dragon would be.
BACKGROUND
- PokéDex Number: #006
- Region of First Appearance: Kanto
- Species: Flame Pokémon
- Type: Fire and Flying ("That means most of his attacks will severely injure Venasaur…" Supreme Kai realized.)
- Height: 1.7 m / 5'07"
- Weight: 90.5 kg / 199.5 lbs
- Natural Habitat: Mountains, Valleys
- Personality: Aggressive, Prideful, Warrior Mentality
"Despite its disappointing size, Charizard is naturally extremely fast and an absolute powerhouse! It's Speed and Special Attack eclipse the other two starters' twice over, the trade-off being its unfortunate frailty... It can dish out damage, but can't take too much." Wiz explained.
STATISTICS
- HP: 266 – Average
- Attack: 173 – Below Average
- Defense: 161 – Below Average
- Sp. Attack: 223 – Above Average
- Sp. Defense: 175 –Average
- Speed: 205 – Above Average
ABILITIES
- Blaze: Increases Fire-Type Powers
- Solar Power: Raises Sp. Attack in Sunny Weather, But Drains Health
"Why does speed and attack matter?" Videl asked. "This has been in all of them so far, why does that matter?"
"Actually, I think I get what they're trying to say." Supreme Kai remarked. "It seems like whichever of these… Pocket Monsters? Is that what they're called? Whatever they're called… if one has a higher stat in attack, then they do more damage, and I guess higher speed would give them the ability to attack first and ask questions later."
"But what's the Special Attack?" Yamcha asked.
"I… I dunno." Supreme Kai shrugged.
"But another trade-off is that since he can fly, it's pretty hard to get a hold of him." Boomstick said.
(*Cues: Victory Road Theme - Pokémon X/Y*)
"Charizard's move set is incredibly diverse, especially for a starter evolution Pokémon, it has attacks ranging from the obvious fire breath to flying based attacks, dragon, and even ghost type attacks."
"I think I get it." Hercule remarked, and a few turned to look at him. "So, fire beats grass, grass beats water, water beats fire. That's just rock-paper-scissors logic. But since Charizard has attacks which aren't just fire, that means he could hurt them with an attack that they're not resistant too!"
"That's simplifying it a bit, but yeah." Skorch nodded.
MOVE SET
SCRATCH
GROWL
- Lowers Opponent's Attack
SMOKESCREEN
- Reduces Visibility For All Parties
SLASH
DRAGON RAGE
DRAGON CLAW
SHADOW CLAW
- Ghost-Type Move With Increased Critical-Hit Damage
AIR SLASH
WING ATTACK
HEAT WAVE
- Creates A Small Wall/Wave Of Flames
FIRE SPIN
- Traps Target In Vortex Of Fire
FIRE BLITZ
- Powerful Flaming Tackle, Deals 33% Unavoidable Recoil Damage
FLAME BURST
- Burns Surrounding Area
- Hits Multiple Targets
FLAMETHROWER
- Powerful Flame Stream (I Can't Believe We Had To Explain This)
- May Burn Target ("May!?" Bulma exclaimed.)
- Can Melt Boulders
"At close range, he'll always have an edge up, by using either Slash, Dragon Claw, or Shadow Claw, he'll make sure you know what hit you! He can strike from above with Wing Attack or Air Slash; but his real strength lies in the flames. Unsuprisingly." Boomstick took over as some of Charizard's attacks were displayed. "He'll burn and bite you with Fire Fang, trap you in an endless vortex of embers with Fire Spin; smash you apart with Flare Blitz-"
"At the cost of unavoidable self-inflicted recoil damage." Wiz cut in.
"I'm surprised more of their attacks don't hurt them like that." Roshi said.
"And of course, incinerate your body like your hopes and dreams with Flame Burst or Flamethrower!" Boomstick concluded his tirade.
"Charizard can reportedly burn through solid stone. This means his fire breath is capable of reaching temperatures over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Nearly double your typical flamethrower's temperature."
(*Cues: A Formidable Enemy Appears - Pokémon Anime*)
"Charizards are aggressive and warrior-like, and will actively seek fights with stronger opponents." Boomstick began as a smaller Charizard walked up to a larger one, tapped on its shoulder, then fired of a flamethrower when it looked down at it. This got a laugh from some of the fighters. "They are also extremely prideful, making them very hard to train. Even Ash, the kid who's been doing this for years, struggled to raise one, eventually letting it go free… which ironically sealed their bond as firm and eternal."
PROS AND CONS
EFFECTIVE AGAINST
Grass, Bug, Steel, Fire, Fighting, Fairy
WEAK AGAINST
Rock, Water, Electric
PRO: Great Speed and Maneuverability
PRO: Powerful Attacks
PRO: Immune to Ground-Type Attacks
CON: Frail Defenses
CON: Difficult To Raise And Control
"Well, the Fire and Flying type combination makes Charizard doubly effective against Grass Pokémon, but extremely weak to Water types. In fact, if it spends too much time in a heavy rainstorm, its flame will go out... permanently."
It took some of the fighters a second to fully comprehend what that meant, but when they saw a rather sick-looking Charizard lying on the ground, with the bright female on its tail slowly fading, they realized what this meant.
"So, it's fire is how healthy it is." Old Kai said what everyone saw. "And when that goes out… it's life is done."
"Fortunately, Charizard is so fast and deadly, he might just overpower his enemies before they know what hit 'em, leaving them nothing but charred husks of what once was a challenger!" Boomstick declared,
"Charizard, the Flame Pokémon. When competing in intense battles, Charizard's flame becomes more intense as well." The robotic voice spoke as the doors closed.
"Y'know, I really don't have a good guess who'll win this one." Krillin admitted.
"Not Venasaur, that much should be clear." Videl remarked with a frown, having originally decided to back the plant pokémon, but was now feeling very uncertain about his chances to win.
"I've gotta agree with Roshi on this one. I think Blastoise is going to win." Tien nodded.
"Who do you think'll win Vegeta?" Goku asked, him and the other fighters having been watching from where they were dealing with the drug test.
"Charizard." Vegeta answered simply. "Speed, strength, and multi-type abilities. Neither of the others can match up to that."
"Really? I was gonna say Venasaur." Goku shrugged. "Just because he doesn't look like he'll win, doesn't mean he won't."
"Eh, I'm said Blastoise." Piccolo remarked.
"Hey, Buu? What say you?" Goku asked, only to see 'Buu' still wandering around, looking at things. "Right."
"So, I take it that the fire guy is rooting for Charizard?" Jaco asked, looking over to Skorch, who looked up from the small system.
"Huh? Oh, no. I'm with Venasaur." Skorch corrected.
"Really!? Wait, don't you know how this ends?"
"And… you're literally made of fire..." Bulma added.
"Yeah. But I'm talking about the games, I usually take the grass starter ninety-nine percent of the time. Grass may not do the most damage, but they can heal and do damage over time. Plus, Charizard is super overrated. I said that. And I don't regret it."
In the end, the majority was voting for Charizard, but Blastoise had a decent number of supporters as well (namely Roshi, Old Kai, Yamcha, Piccolo and Chi-Chi). Some were rooting for Venasaur, but didn't have the highest of hopes, but then again, a Pegasus killed a giant robot, so… anything was possible!
"Alright, the combatants are set. It's time to end this debate once and for all." Wiz stated matter-of-factly.
"IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLE!" Boomstick declared.
(*Cues: Pokémon X and Y - Pokémon Center*)
The scene opened on a forest clearing on a sunny day, a wild Bulbasaur was eating some flowers, a Squirtle was sleeping and a Charmander was trying to breathe fire.
"I could watch this all day." Videl said. "Forget the fight, I just want to watch these guys…"
"Yeah." No. 18 nodded.
Pulling back, a man with white hair and a black jacket, as well as a sort of 'hip-hop' aesthetic to his clothing and the scraggly teen who had been seen a few times were watching.
"…not exactly the fight I expected." The older man teen nodded and seemed to type something on his phone. Suddenly, a claw-like machine appeared above them (quite literally out of nowhere which proceeded to drop a massive amount of what looked like blue candies, which covered up the three starter Pokémon. Before anyone could ask, the sound of a Super Sayian transformation, and several beams of white light emitted from the pile.
(*Cues: Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Victory Road*)
The music suddenly went from zero to eleven thousand with no warning as a massive fire-shockwave burst out, only to then be blasted away by two powerful jet streams, which in turn was followed up by a mass of fines snapping about. As everything seemed to pause for a second, the camera spun around revealing Blastoise, Venasaur, and Charizard, all of whom roared at one another in a defining battle cry.
"Well this just got real." Roshi stated.
FIGHT!
Without wasting any time, Charizard shot upwards and then turned back down and around flying in a loop before shooting straight towards Blastoise. The water turtle seemed to realize what was happening, but didn't have the speed to do anything to stop it, and received a claw across the chest as a result. Blastoise growled and immediately went into his shell, a blue honeycomb like light shone over him and when Charizard returned, his attacks seemed to be completely negated. A series of furious slashes did nothing but seem to agitate Charizard when he couldn't hurt his opponent. The fire-dragon finished his string of attacks by trying to incinerate Blastoise, but… nothing happened.
"What properties does that shell have!? If It can survive a direct assault and heat that can melt stone, can anything break it?!" Piccolo asked, watching the fight from the side of the arena.
"Still, if all it does is stay in its shell, that'll leave it prone to being picked up and thrown like a rock." Vegeta added. "Doesn't seem like much of a fighter."
Finally, Venasaur seemed to have prepared and attack, and launched a barrage of seeds from his flower at the pair. While Blastoise again remained unharmed, the seeds seemed to magnetically retract upwards, slashing Charizard's chest and wings. It didn't seem to damage them beyond use, but it was clear that his wings were a bit of a nerve spot for the dragon.
"If two attack the other, there's no way they could survive that." Supreme Kai said, beginning to pick up what the plan may be. "If Blastoise and Charizard decide to take on Venasaur, then he's defeated, or any other match up with a pair against the other."
"Maybe that's what Blastoise is planning." Goten reasoned. "Let Venasaur and Charizard kill each other, then take out whoever's the stronger one at the end."
Charizard shot up unto the air, grabbing Blastoise by one of his cannons, and spun, throwing the massive pokémon like a discus. It was impressive to some of the fighters to see a (relatively) small dragon be able to throw a massive turtle-tank like that, but wasn't out of the realm of possibility for them. Blastoise however, seemed to use this to his advantage, as he used the momentum to enter rapid spin attack, which tore across the screen and smashed directly into Venusaur's side, just barely missing his head. The spinning shell bounced, and Blastoise suddenly came out of his shell, sliding across the ground. Without missing a beat, he lowered his head and charged forward, smashing directly into Venusaur's head this time with an audible CRACK! that made some of the fighters wince. However, it was hard to tell if either part was really feeling all that damaged by the flurry of attacks.
"So far it really seems like Charizard's in the lead, he's at least done some damage to both parties." Krillin reasoned. "And Venusaur's really getting his ass handed to him."
Without warning, Charizard flew in from nowhere, striking Blastoise with another dragon claw. The sudden speed and impact sent both pokémon skidding across the ground, leaving two long trails in the grass where Blastoise' feet were. However, the girth of the water pokémon seemed to win against Charizard's force, and he not only grabbed Charizard's attack, but seemed to be stopping the dragon dead in his tracks. The cannons on its back lowered, and fired off a quick burst of water, directly in Charizard's face, which clearly hurt, and greatly pissed off, the attacker.
Venasaur meanwhile took the opportunity to attack once more. He began by drawing in energy form the sun, briefly covering himself in a green light, resorting some of his strength, and then he fired off six razor leaves at the intertwined starters. Or more accurately, tried to throw them at Charizard, but they didn't go the way he wanted. They both saw them coming, but weren't able to dodge the first three. Blastoise took one across the arm and across the chest, both leaving deep gashes which drew blood. Charizard fired off a flamethrower and incinerated the first two, but the third curved under it and cut the bottom left side of his stomach. It was a painful blow, but not deep enough to spill his guts. Charizard roared in anger, and Blastoise was briefly covered in a blue light with a sound effect that sounded like something powering down. Letting go of the dragon, Blastoise turned his attention to Venasaur, and began charging his hydro jet attacks, while Charizard prepared another flamethrower.
"Oh, he is so screwed…" No. 18 muttered, knowing how this was going to end…
Venasaur smirked, surprising everyone. The surprise turned to realization for a few of them when he suddenly expelled a shockwave of purple mist. The attack clearly irritated both other pokémon, forcing them to cut off their attacks. Charizard shot up into the air, and Blastoise tried to move out of the mist, but suddenly entered his shell audible snoring coming from it. It didn't do damage, but it clearly saved Venusaur's life.
"Huh… why would it do that?" Trunks asked. "Charizard and Blastoise were killing each other, why would it attack both of them? Just tag-team Charizard."
"I think that was its plan, but it saw how tough Blastoise was, and needed to hurt him as well." Kibito reasoned. "Or his aim is off and he didn't mean to hit Blastoise."
Venasaur wasn't done, and shot one of its vines upwards at the fleeing dragon. Perhaps it was the effects of the sleep powder, but Charizard didn't move out of the way, and was promptly smacked across the face by the incoming vine. Said vine then wrapped around his leg and slammed the dragon back into the ground, connecting with the dirt and causing a small crater to form where Charizard crashed. Now seeming more pissed off than anything, Charizard shot back into the sky, and shot off on a kamikaze-dive towards the plant pokémon.
"Vena…" Venasaur began as he seemed to be taking in a large amount of sunlight. "SAURRR!"
Firing off everything it had, Venasaur unleashed the full power of his solar beam. The golden-white beam tore through the sky towards the incoming Charizard, who roared in anger and responded with a powerful flamethrower. The attacks collided, sending a shockwave of light and ashes out around them, as the two beams struggled for dominance.
"That looks familiar." Goku remarked.
Charizard's eyes narrowed and it seemed to summon some of its draconic heritage or fury, using it as extra fuel for the attack, when in reality it tapped into its blaze ability. As the beam was slowly consumed in raging draconic fire, Venasaur seemed to realize It was losing the struggle. However, it was able to use its overgrowth ability and photosynthesis to absorb more of the sun's rays, allowing it to firmly hold its ground against the blazing inferno Charizard was spewing.
"Is this a battle of who's hotter? Or is it until one of them gives up?" Yamcha asked.
"If they compress that much energy into a single place, there's good chance that it could simply overcharge and react aggressively, ultimately expl-" Bulma began, only for the screen to be swallowed in white light by a massive explosion. "That." She nodded.
(*Cues: Pokémon X/Y - Battle! Lysandre (Guitar)*)
When the light died down, the forest and green lands were gone, now reduced to a smoking, scorched earth. Blastoise was still sleeping, completely ignoring everything going on, and Venasaur was left looking around, it's body tense due to the reduced vision.
"It's too quiet." Yamcha muttered.
Immediately, there was a flash, and Charizard came tearing towards the camera, his wing glowing white… and sliced the large plant on Venusaur's back clean off. The plant pokémon wailed in pain as Charizard moved in slow-mo as the flower was separated from the stem. Blood poured out from the stump, leaving Venasaur immobile in pain.
"Venusaur's dead." Krillin said matter-of-factly. "Without the flower, can he use most of his attacks?"
It occurred to those voting for the flower-frog that unfortunately, Krillin was right. There was a very, very good chance that Venasaur was done for.
"Well, maybe-" Videl began, but stopped when Charizard came roaring back in a flame blitz, grabbing Venasaur and recklessly damaging himself. Flying upwards, he pulled his wings inwards and effectively piledrove Venasaur back into the ground. To finish off this painful beat down, Charizard unleashed a flame burst, which immediately set Venasaur on fire. "Never mind."
Despite having seen decapitations, bifurcations, mutilations and the world of Mortal Kombat, there was something very unsettling about watching Venasaur struggle to escape the flames, wailing as it tired desperately to get out, to save itself… but it was clear that this was it. Maybe it was the pained cries, maybe because none of the fighters in this battle seemed live villains, or maybe it was because it took longer than usual, but Venusaur's death was rather unsettling. Hell, even Beerus thought that they should just put Venasaur out of its misery. It was weak, and it was destined to die, but drawing it out like this was senseless. It hadn't done anything to warrant such an end… Now if it had done something to offend him, then yes, make him suffer.
The music faded away as the camera tilted upwards, Venusaur's weak cries getting fainted and fainter. The screen faded to black, then came back on the still sleeping Blastoise.
"Hang on, how long has he been out!?" Jaco asked, bewildered. "Did the explosions or mass shift in temperature not do anything to wake him up?!"
"…I mean… maybe?" Tien muttered, while Bulma looked to Krillin, who shrugged.
"Yeah, I can't say how that works…"
Eventually, the wind blew the discarded flower around in the background, and a cloud of black dust seemed to dance in the air, being sent to freedom in the wild, allowing Venasaur to rest, now being at one with nature. It was a nice sight, despite the pain that lead to it, and maybe this mean that now the plant pokémon would finally-
"Oh, that's disgusting!" Chi-Chi bristled as the dust flew into Blastoises' shell through the head-hole. Needless to say, the hopeful feeling was gone.
"Ah…ah…ah…CHOO!" Blastoise sneezed as he suddenly woke up, looking around with a 'WTF' look on his face, before finally seeing Charizard.
(*Cues: Pokémon FRLG - Kanto Trainer Battle (Remix)*)
The screen started flashing, as it eventually breaks into black rectangles which flipped the image over to blackness, which was then consumed by a red-and-white ball. It felt like something that they should get, but didn't have the context behind, so didn't fully understand. Either way, it seemed cool.
"Blast!" Blastoise shouted, firing a blast of water into the air, the scorching sun seemed to disappear as black storm clouds formed over them, and a rainstorm began downpouring onto the arena. Charizard's eyes narrowed in anger while Blastoise smirked and narrowed his eyes in a defiant way, and with a large bolt of thunder striking the ground, the final fight began. The screen cut into two screens, Charizard roaring in front of an orange background while Blastoise roared in front of a white-and-blue background.
"Kick his ass, Blast!" Roshi yelled.
"Burn his ass, 'Zard!" Krillin countered.
Charizard began his attack with a rapid succession of slash attacks. His claws seemed to switch between white-fire or black-and-purple shadows. Either way, it was pushing Blastoise back and was noticeably doing real damage to Blastoise. Blastoise jumped, retreating into his shell, and spinning rapidly and hitting Charizard repetitively before landing and tackling him to the ground. Charizard roared and shot a blast of fire at Blastoise, who pushed off of the dragon to avoid it, then moved back in with surprising speed and chomped down on his neck.
"Ouch…" Goten winced.
Charizard roared and unleashed a fire spin attack, burning the ground around them, and trapping both of them in a ring of fire, as the rain went down, down, down, but the flames they went higher. And it burned, burned, burned…
"Sorry. I'll stop."
Charizard got back to his feet and roared, only to be cut off when Blastoise unleashed his water cannons, making Charizard fly away to try and avoid them. However, Blastoise was quicker, and began following Charizard wherever he flew, ensuring the dragon had on where to go.
"Aw, c'mon Charizard! You got this!"
Charizard roared, and then dove into the ring of fire. The fighters, and even Blastoise, seemed shocked by this choice, as there was nothing in the description that said Charizard wouldn't be hurt by its own fire.
"What the heck is he doing?! Is he trying to kill himself!?"
Suddenly, a flaming Charizard shot out of the fire and flew straight at Blastoise. Blastoise found himself thrown back as Charizard flew forward for another fire blitz, tackling Blastoise into the raging fire. Blastoise yelled in pain, and Charizard stopped for a few moments, clearly weakened after all he had gone through.
"Is that it?" Jaco asked.
"Probably not." No. 18 shrugged. "They usually go out with a lot more brutal death…"
(*Cues: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dovahkinn Song*) (2:10 Mark. Trust me, it works.)
As Charizard breathed heavily, a hole in the ring was created as Blastoise rose from the fire, surrounded by steam and smoke, burned, scarred, and not dead yet. Using his water guns to put out enough of the fire for him to stand and re-enter the metaphorical ring. Defiantly, Blastoise forced himself to walk, losing a concerning amount of blood, but not dead yet.
Roaring like an alpha about to kill a potential threat, Blastoise lowered its head and charged again, aiming to end this battle with a powerful skull bash. Charizard roared and fired a heatwave attack, but Blastoise barreled through it, using his water cannons to clear the way. The two collided in a struggle once more, and seeming out of desperation, Charizard repetitively chomped down on Blastoise's head. Dirven by a blazing fury and inability to accept defeat, Charizard was now trying to kill Blastoise by hitting where he couldn't stop him, and it seemed to be working… Studying himself, Blastoise, bleeding and battered, grabbed hold on Charizard's wings…
RI-I-I-I-P-P!
And tore them clean off. Kicking the wingless, screaming, and absolutely mortified Charizard to the ground.
"Oh, that's gotta hurt…" Roshi winced.
"Surprised he didn't try that earlier, honestly." Hercule said. "Kinda seems like an obvious place to try and hit."
"Still… he's not dead." Vegeta muttered, despite having a feeling he backed the wrong horse pokémon. When Goku looked to him skeptically, he added: "You saw how much damage Kratos went through, or Thor and Raiden."
"Sure."
Blastoise was thrown back by the sudden shift in force and landed on his shell, but jumped right back up and ran at Charizard who screeched in angered desperation and began striking with dragon claw. Blastoise seemed to lose any sense of strategy, and the two engaged in a brutal fist fight. Charizard's claws cut deep into Blastoise's skin, but the water-turtles fists hit hard, keeping Charizard at a disadvantage. As Blastoise came in for another punch, Charizard bit down with fire fang, catching the incoming fist and trying to bite it clean off. Blastoise roared and used his other hand to grab Charizard's throat, crushing his windpipe and causing a nerve reaction which caused Charizard to let go of the other hand. In one final act of defiance, Charizard spat a quick burst of fire into Blastoises' face, and it hurt. Shockingly, Blastoise didn't let go, but when the fire dissipated, Blastoise was missing his right eye.
"Damn this guy can take a lot of damage…" Krillin blinked.
Blastoise grabbed Charizard with both arms, now completely cutting off his air and potential fire attacks, before aiming his guns directly into Charizard's face, and letting him have both barrels.
"BLASTOISE!" It roared as the super-charged water hit Charizard directly in the face… only to literally peel the flesh from his muscles, the muscles from his bones, and eventually… his skull from his spine. However, Blastoise wasn't done as he rocketed Charizard's decapitated corpse into the air, filling it up with water as it did so, before it exploded with a disgusting squelching sound.
"Wow." Jaco blinked.
Everything went quiet, and the clouds seemed to clear, the bright sun returning and shining down on the ground. Blastoise breathed heavily, and then roared victoriously.
K.O.!
"Alright, wasn't completely expecting that." Tien admitted.
"And you guys thought I was wrong for backin' the turtle." Roshi smirked.
(*Cues: Total War - Pokémon Anime*)
Blastoise was currently eating the flower off of Venusaur's back, while Charizard's tail was shown with its flame extinguishing.
"CHARIZARD! Noooo!" Boomstick shouted. "Oh, and Froggy-Plant-whatever-asaur."
"Hey… his name is Venasaur." Videl pouted in annoyance.
At the same time, a number of the others felt disappointed and somewhat confused about how Charizard lost the fight, as he clearly seemed tougher…
"Well, Charizard's greater speed allowed first attack, and it's proud warrior mentality lead to striking Blastoise first, as it saw Blastoise as the bigger threat." Wiz began with the explanation.
"But not seeming like much of a fighter, Venasaur's a decent strategist and he knew that he had to take Charizard down right away, so everyone's favourite fire lizard was doomed. Taking blunt damage from Blastoise and more damage from Venasaur, his weaker HP just couldn't take the two avenues of punishment." Boomstick added.
"So, I was right." Supreme Kai nodded. "Still, it was a good strategy. Let its rival take on the harder enemy and let them fight it out."
"Except Venasaur wasn't strong enough to take them down." No. 18 said.
"But unfortunately, Venasaur just didn't stand a chance against Charizard's dual typing, and the bulky defense of Blastoise was more than enough to outlast both of them." Wiz added. "Also, since Charizard and Venasaur do not naturally learn Sunny Day, they could not counter the Rain Dance, negating their abilities to heal or increase their strength."
"BuT WiZaRd, sHOulDn't tHeY aLl jUsT COuNteR eAcH oThER?!" Boomstick shouted sarcastically, as the quote was shown, next to a derpy looking Venasaur with 'Inevitable YouTube/FanFic Comment/Review'.
"Yeah, and I'm still confused what the 'Special Attack' is about…" Trunks frowned.
"Actually, yeah. What was that about?" Krillin asked.
"Special attack?" Tien asked. "…oh, right."
"Ah, yes, the 'rock-paper-scissors' factor is a bit tricky; grass beats water, water beats fire, fire beats grass; but ultimately, the core of any Pokémon battle boils down to mathematics." Wiz explained as the Board of Wiz-Dom returned. "Every attack does a specific amount of damage, with specific effects to specific types with a specific accuracy. This is where the Special Attack and Defense come in for those of you who were wondering, as some attacks are basic attacks which is countered by basic defense, and Special Attacks are countered by Special Defense. Here, take flamethrower as an example."
FLAMETHORWER
- Type: Fire
- Category: Special
- Power: 90
- Accuracy: 100%
- Uses: 15
- STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) x 1.5
- All Effect: 10% Burn Chance
- Super Effect: Bug, Ice, Steel, Grass
- Not Effective Against: Dragon, Fire, Rock, Water
"That actually makes a lot of sense." Goten remarked.
"Yeah, when they put it like that, it really seems like there's more than just who hits the hardest."
"Feels like you could make a whole tournament out of this, and rather than pure strength, there'd be a lot more strategy to it all." Bulma reasoned. Skorch looked up from the booklet that came with the Pokémon World Championships 2019 box.
"Still, I don't' they they'd just throw Venasaur in there if there wasn't some way he could win." Videl reasoned.
"And each Pokémon's stats are clearly displayed in the good ol' PokéDex." Boomstick added.
"So, by comparing every move, effect, accuracy, choice, order, and likeliness of occurrence, there are over 7,000 possible ways this battle royale could play out." Wiz explained. "And out of all potential matches, the majority victor was Blastoise."
Three outlines appeared showing Blastoise, Charizard and Venasaur. Venasaur had 17%, Charizard had 35%, and Blastoise had 48%.
"Huh, wonder what the others did differently." No. 18 asked.
"Most likely they either attacked Venasaur or Blastoise first." Kibito reasoned. "Leaving the two attacking relatively unharmed while the third is taken out, leaving the remaining two to fight."
Even when removing type effectiveness entirely, and pitting attack and special attack against defense and special defense, factoring against health and speed, the turtle tank still takes it." Boomstick explained as a chart was shown with Charizard on the left and Blastoise on the right.
COMPARING ATTACK TO DEFENSE AND SO ON
-16 ATTACK +5
-5 DEFENSE +16
+4 SPECIAL ATTACK 0
0 SPECIAL DEFENSE – 4
1ST SPEED 2ND
78 HP 79
"Also, we didn't factor in items which give pokémon increased attack, defense, speed and so on, because there are so many, we don't have time. Plus, if we included tutor, HM and TM attacks, things might've turned out differently." Wiz added as a steam of items piled up on screen.
"Still, in the end, Blastoise H2-Owned!" Boomstick laughed.
"The winner, is Blastoise." Wiz concluded.
As the episode ended, Krillin hit pause before the teaser for the next battle arrived.
"That was… entertaining!" Old Kai remarked. "I wasn't expecting so much research behind animals, and you say there's warriors from all sorts of dimensions?"
"Well, we're assuming they have their own dimensions-" Bulma began.
"Yes." Skorch cut her off as he walked by.
"…okay, sure…" Bulma sulked.
"I'd be interested in seeing more of these, if there's warriors as well as animals from all sorts of dimensions, there truly is no end to who could be in one of these." Kibito reasoned, and a few others agreed with him.
"It'd be pretty cook to train against some of these pokémon…" Goku remarked, having caught the last chunk of the battle. "Wonder if there's any fighting pokémon…"
Across dimensions, a Machamp and Incineroar suddenly felt like they were being called.
"You all right Incineroar?" Ash asked.
"Incin." The cat nodded, looking back to the green-armored man he was about to arm wrestle.
"Right, well, we should wrap this up, the first fight is in five minutes." Vegeta said, getting Goku and Piccolo's attention. "Where's… where's Buu?"
"Still wandering the arena last I saw him." Piccolo remarked. "Come to think of it, one of us probably should've stayed with him…"
Before they left, they turned back to see the next battle.
"Next time on Death Battle!" Boomstick declared.
The screen faded in over a wide, bloody battlefield. Bodies lay mutilated, stabbed and impaled, bleeding all over the place, making it impossible to tell who had been fighting who, where, about what. At the center or it all, there was a sword, but as the camera moved closer, they all saw this wasn't a sword, it was a literal pillar of steel.
"He appeared right in front of me, and he wasn't a demon..." A man's voice spoke. "But what looked like a human. As if he'd been yanked from before into the present unchanged. I gazed at him and for a second... I forgot to kill him."
A figure dashed by, and the sword was gone. The camera showed the back of a ma, holding the unnaturally large weapon with absolute, almost comical ease. Or, to put it bluntly, he was holding it with one hand.
"Yes, this is it..." A twisted voice spoke. "I've been waiting for this day, for too long!"
From the smoke and dust, mixed with a mystified blood, a dark figure emerged, covered in dark blue armor that covers most of his body. His prominent feature was his right arm, which had been twisted and transformed into a large, inhuman three-digit claw whose flesh overlapped his entire right arm and shoulder. It seemed to be some sort of demonic parasite, a creature which could only be thought up of in one's worst nightmares… which was fittingly ironic once the names appeared.
GUTS VS. NIGHTMARE
Blinking in surprise, Goku looked to Vegeta, and muttered:
"I have a bad feeling about this one…"
"And… that's about it." Skorch remarked, picking up his tablet to read reviews. "First one is from… 'Lord Popo'… uh… oh, wait. Not the same one. They write…
Holy crap, double feature! Really cool seeing them react to Hercule actually win. Also, just a quick aside, during the Starscream Vs Rainbow Dash fight you said the Quintisson origin for the Transformers is the most widespread one, but it's actually only been used in the original Cartoon and the Michael Bay movies (Maybe. That whole thing was screwy.) The most widespread origin for the Cybertronian Race is actually them being the creations of the God Primus.
I'd recommend Chris McFeely's YouTube series The Basics for more info when you get around to Optimus VS Gundam, specifically the episodes Primus, Unicron, Quintissons, The Primes, The Matrix, and; obviously, Optimus Prime. They're not super in-depth, but they get the general stuff across to make it easier to decide what needs more in-depth investigation.
"All right, and fair point. I did use the basic origins for the Transformers, mostly because it wasn't a major factor in the battle itself, so I figured I didn't need to do as much research as I did on Starscream's many, many failures. Next is one from 'AdventureKing2017', who writes…
All of these fights were so amazing and well done, I enjoy how you make the characters have some sort of bond with each other and how Yamcha seems to be into swordsmanship as well. That reminds me of my own story The Lone Wolf Returns. But Hey I know this was asked again but WOW I did not expect Sailor Galaxia to be Beerus opponent, were you surprised? I thought for sure it would be beings like Trigon, Darkseid, or any other powerful universal demon threat. But yeah Galaxia is one of those powerful older like anime characters.
I really want to see Beerus full power. Who knows? Maybe the next superman battle will be better if Beerus fight against him XD but out of all the battles that may come the one I think it would surprise everyone more than anything would be Darkseid vs Thanos. Now this a battle of gods, Beerus seem to be giving too much credit to the human fighters, not that some are not strong but is it that easy to impress the destruction god?
"Well, I talked to him about this actually… To him, he hasn't seen anyone aside from maybe Kratos and Spawn, he won't tell me, as an actual threat. He's more impressed with their feats within their category. He's impressed and entertained… to an extent, he still sees them as pretty weak compared to him. And his ego. Next is one from 'Khoashex', who wrote…
O am going around trying warning people the CU mafia is at it again using copyright as a false reason to take down any fic better than their own with any form of reaction fic EVEN IF ITS THE AUTHORS OWN FIC OR A PUBLIC DOMAIN THING BEING REACTED TOO so please keep copies of your work and tell anyone who comes to youwho says there part of CU to f off or you'll sue even if it's a bluff.
"If that ever happens, I have like, three backups. I'll move and we'll be fine. Finally, we have one from 'icedshadows' who wrote…
Being drunk is probably the best feeling ever. it's like the number 1 of the seven feeling. Between nostalgia, disgust, anger, regret, depression, Madness and totally shit drunk.
Have I said how much I appreciate what you do? Your taking some of your personal time to make those amazing stories straight from the Depths of your mind and share it with us. thank you. sincerely thank you...
Also question that have nothing to do with the story. have you ever read the manwa HIVE? It's quite hot. But not as much as you. Did you know there a lot of people who respect and appreciate you and your work... never forget that. Stay fiery burning dude! And never forget to relaaaxxxx.
"…are you okay dude? Like, maybe you should cut back... like, drink responsibly folks. And- hang on…"
(And now, misc. shenanigans)
While they could not exactly pin where it was coming, the power appeared again, but then two figures appeared near the fighters. A man and a woman.
The woman was of a vibrant dark color with black hair and blue eyes. What made her stand out was her height, she towered over most of the women there at six foot five.
"I don't know who she is, but I want her to sit on my face." Roshi said as Chi-Chi smacked him upside his head.
Her build and body give off the telltale signs of a mother and martial artist. It was odd for the Z-Fighters as the woman looked as if she belonged and did not belong to the universe at the same time. Decked out black sleeveless midriff-baring top, matching baggy pants, a white overcoat with purple flames on the ends and a pocket on each side, metallic arm guards, Jade diamond earrings, purple ninja sandals, black armbands with silver studs; and black fingerless gloves, she set herself to look both stylish and intimidating. Her shoulder-length black hair was now worn in a high ponytail secured by an orange hair-tie, while a bang hanging over the left side of her face. Her blue eyes staring over the befuddled cast.
The male next to her was no slouch either only really being a few inches short than the woman next to him having lightly tanned skin, jet black hair, and purple eyes. His hair was somewhat spiky crackling with electricity with a bit of stubble on his face. In a subversion, he wore a traditional black yukata with grey details and a white cloud pattern on its bottom. In addition, he had a dark green jittoku haori with a patch on the left side of it showing the Blackthorn family crest and black boots. The yukata was tied with a silver sash under his haramaki holding his trio of blades. His wedding band was on his left middle finger whereas his wife wore hers on the right. Both had backpacks on their backs.
"Kept you waiting, huh?" The male said with a chuckle. "We apologize for the delay, but we had family business. I hope you did savor our gift of cable."
"Wait, don't tell me…it's…." Goku said as Skorch cut him off with a smirk.
"Akira and Genevieve Blackthorn, the leaders of the Blackthorn Clan, you son of a bit-" Skorch said making the introduction, but cut himself off when the two embraced, laughing like old friends. "You two took up my offer to come! It's great to see you two! Love the new outfits."
"Pleasure to be here, Skorch." Genevieve said as they walked up. "Thank you for having us come over. But we also came because of business."
"Concerning paperwork from the Order of Reality." Akira said dourly.
"What do those bureaucrats want from me? And why can't they just piss off an die?!" Skorch asked crossing his arms, smoking forming like a storm cloud above his head. "It was made clear that Watcher's weren't part of all that…"
"They just want to make sure there was someone in this world." Genevieve said handing him the capsule. "This is just the IDs, the warper rulebook, and the gift baskets. Also, your request for this universe to keep its roots was granted."
Skorch pocketed it before gesturing to his cohorts that he would explain later.
"But I bet the lot of you have questions about the multiverse. So, I'll answer some later." Genevieve said mirthfully. "Me and my husband are a bit winded from the long travel here."
"Yeah, no problem. There's rooms just down a way, you can watch the fight form there."
"Hang on, sorry. Who exactly are they?" Goku spoke up, awkwardly asking what everyone was thinking.
"Oh, right. The Blackthorns are dimension jumpers, kinda like me." Skorch explained. "Unlike me, they find themselves getting caught up in alternate universes and having to deal with all sorts of weird stuff. Also, they don't tend to stay in one world for too long."
"So, they're watchers too? I thought you said you were the only one."
"Not exactly. Skorch is the only actual Watcher any of us have ever met, but entities like Deadman can be classified in the same realm as us and him." Genevieve remarked.
"So, you're his… mentor? Boss?"
"I'd say Akira is to me what Piccolo is to you, Goku." Skorch answered. "Great friend, but we're not related in any way. Heck, Genevieve and I went to the same high school."
"Which you dropped out of about two months into the first year."
"And yet I'm happy, immortal, ageless, and awesome."
"And an asshole." Roshi added.
"You're not wrong." Arkia shrugged.
"Screw both of you."
"But we did get a present for Bulma and for everyone else." Akira said using his BlackTab to spawn a familiar suit of armor.
"Is that Samus Aran's Varia Suit?!" Bulma exclaimed coming up to it.
She touched it just to make sure it was real.
"Oh yes, it is." Genevieve said with a chuckle. "The real deal and fully functioning. Consider it a gift from us."
The other gift was what seemed to be a black box with a red lid to which they gave to Skorch, and explained it was the 'Battle Box'.
"Whenever a Death Battle is watched, the box will spawn out items from that universe or gifts or what not. Just watch a battle with it in the room and when the battle ends...it'll shake with the goods inside." Akira said with a fanged grin. "Figured you needed a chaos variable to shake things up."
"Oh, this can only end so well." Skorch thought sarcastically, then realized something. "Wait. BFG. HELL YES."
(Real quick A.N.) I have fun writing, and I like weird crossovers, but this is strictly going to stay a Dragon Ball/Death Battle Fic, so while some outside characters may have brief cameos, the Sayians aren't gonna travel to other worlds. At least, not in this story as I want to focus on the battles. As I said, all the 'story' parts that aren't taken from the show or manga will be relegated to the very end of each chapter, and even then, they probably won't be in every chapter.
Sorry if you have an issue with this, but I figured that if I'm cutting back on what stories I write so I can update the core four more frequently, I want to have some fun with this one.
I feel like that's fair, more frequent updates on this story, but I get to play around a bit more with the aftermath.
Also, Guts vs. Nightmare next time… Oh boy. :| That should be fun to write… and have characters who know hardships but not to the extent they're about to witness react to…