I own nothing. I thank Cup full of whimsy for helping me yet again.

Oh, and the Gamma102, Mattardis is doing his own original death battles and he already did Davy Jones vs LeChuck.

I thank everyone for the support they have given me, and I have an announcement to make. I am only going to be doing twenty original Death Battles, counting this one, with extra ones for the strawhat crew.

Straw Hat Death Battles

Luffy vs Gai – battle of the stubborn warriors

Zoro vs Erza – battle of the sword warriors, complete

Nami vs Lucy Heartfilia

Usopp vs Mine – sniper showdown.

Sanji vs Rock Lee – masters of the kicks

Chopper vs Beast – battle of the scorned doctors

Robin vs Kurapika – battle of the outcasts

Franky vs Adam Jensen – cyborg slamfest.

Brook vs Spinal – skeletal smackdown

Jinbei vs Kisame Hoshigaki

I changed Luffy's battle partner to who I think would be better, plus Gai in his red form vs Luffy's Fourth Gear sounds like it would be insane. For Nami, I went with a girl who deals with crazy people, and seems to be the most normal members of her team…or at least the one with the most sense. For Usopp, I went with the dutiful sniper who always manages to come through in a pinch. Sanji and Lee are both brutal martial artists who were both looked down on in their lives, but have risen to be considered powerful. And, personally, I can't wait to see Judge's face when someone finally breaks that maniacs' jaw. Chopper, I shouldn't have to explain. Robin and Kurapika were both assassins and outcasts in their respective world. Franky and Adam are both cybrogs and both have their main weapons located in their arms. Brook and spinal seemed like it would be fun, plus any chance to write a Brook moment is a delight. Finally, Jinbe and Kisame are both fish-like in appearance, and are nearly unstoppable.

Other Original Death Battles

Sora vs Noctis – complete

Dio vs Alucard (Hellsing), rewrite of another original death battle

Alucard (Castlevania) vs Alucard (Hellsing)

Predator vs Prophet

Joseph Joestar vs Edward Elric

Cinder Fall vs Azula

Deadshot vs Widowmaker

Indiana Jones vs Jack Sparrow

Bruce Lee vs Jackie Chan

John Stewart vs Nova

Sigma vs Ultron

? Battle Royale

Lubbock vs Walter Cornez

Zuko vs Roy Mustang

Cinder Fall vs Naruto

Meliodas vs Ichigo Kurosaki

Whitebeard vs Gildarts

Kenpachi Zaraki vs Jack Rakan

Red Hood vs Punisher

Swamp Thing vs Man Thing

I thank everyone for their submissions. Let the fights begin and I hope that everyone enjoys the fights. Also, if anyone can think of someone canon ending Naruto would be a good match for, please tell me. Now on to the filler chapter. Now, if you notice I took away the Pyrrah, Eustass kid fight. That's because I feel that Kid's full power hasn't been shown. If they go into more detail I the show, I may spring this battle later.

Chapter 7: Aftermath and introductions…damn it Luffy we were in the middle of something.

The sunny sailed away from the wreckage of the ruined warship. After taking down John "Iron Fist" Henderson, Chopper got the crew members back to the ship, and began working on him. Meanwhile, the newly awakened Isom and those who could still walk raided the ship for some supplies and food. They went mostly unopposed as many of the marines were too scared to go up against the still armored individual.

Soon the sunny was one it's merry way, but things were not well.

Sanji was freaking out over the injured Nami and was begging Chopper to work on her first, however Chopper was conflicted as he knew that, due to the bad injury to Sanji's leg, he would have to amputate it if he didn't get treatment soon.

Thankfully, Isom had a solution. He went down and grabbed the box taking a few devices out of it. Literally, opening a small portal through the top of the box and bringing out a few boxes.

Now, we join the straw hats. Luffy was munching on a side of comically sized turkey leg, regaining his strength from the use of his second gear. Franky was chugging down a bottle of cola to restock his energy, while Brook was drinking a large bottle of milk to replenish his strength. Robin sat quietly, eyeing the door where the others would come through in a moment. Zoro was in the same boat, despite his dislike of Sanji and Nami, he was not fond of the idea of losing them.

There was a moment of silence, before the door opened, getting everyone's attention. Isom and Chopper entered the room, followed by Sanji who was leaning on a crutch, with a high-tech cast on his injured leg.

"Whoa, what is that?" Luffy asked, awed at the sight of the technology.

Isom answered, "It's hard to explain, but that thing is going to enhanced Sanji's healing abilities through his leg, to help the mending of his bones and flesh."

Sanji sat down and set his leg up on the couch, under Choppers orders.

"How are the others?" Luffy asked as he swallowed the meat in his mouth with a gulp, showing some concern for his crew.

Isom answered, "Don't worry. Usopp is healing from his burns quickly, thanks to some devices of mine, and Nami's brain and skull are fine. She's more durable than she seems."

Back in the medical room, Nami was laying on her back, with a bizarre spider-shaped machine attached to her skull. She girl twitched slightly, but she didn't seem to be uncomfortable. Meanwhile, Usopp was floating in a tank and with a mask attached to hose, providing him with air.

Robin said, "I'm glad to know that our friends are okay…but I believe we have some very important matters to discuss."

"Yeah." Luffy said, "…WHERE DID YOU GET THAT AWESOME ARMOR FROM!? HOW DID YOU BEAT THAT IRON GUY, AND WHY DID YOUF ALL OUT OF THE SKY!? WILL YOU JOIN OUR CREW?"

The others turned to Luffy, surprised that he had kept on subject…except for the armor and joining their crew thing. They were all curious as to who their mysterious savior was.

The man cleared his throat and said, "Okay then, I know you have a lot of questions, so I'll get started. One questions per person here. Okay?"

Everyone nodded.

"First off, my name is Isom. A pleasure to meet you all."

Chopper sat down and said, "Listen, I'm grateful for what you're doing for our crewmates and everything, but we're going to be needing a lot more information than that. How did you get out here? And how did you get that technology and that box?"

Isom sighed and answered, "As you can guess…I'm not from around here. I come from….

He was cut off when a familiar music filled the room. Everyone turned to see Luffy was standing in front of the box and Death battle was playing.

"Luffy!" everyone yelled out.

Boomstick said, "Wrestling…one of the greatest sports ever made. Full of smash, skull bash, and table crashing action."

Wiz said, "True. Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in history, and, while it has gotten pretty over the top over the years, it is still a brutal sport…so we're pitting two of the toughest wrestlers in gaming history against each other."

Boomsitck said, "In the red corner, we have Zangief, Russia's Red Cyclone."

Wiz said, "And Mike Hagger, the hard-hitting mayor of Metrocity."

"We're in the middle of something important here!" Sanji yelled. He would have kicked Luffy if it wasn't for his bad leg.

Isom sighed and said, "Well, Luffy is a selfish piece of work. Forget it, I'll tell you my life story later. I like this episode."

Luffy said, "Cool."

Wiz said, "These two have met before, but they've never fought against each other until today."

"What did he mean by that?" Zoro asked, slightly confused as to what Wiz meant.

Isom explained, "In canon, Zangief and Mike both share the same gym, however, they've never fought each other before."

Everyone looked at Isom and then turned back to the screen. This was going to be interesting to watch.

"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."

The doors shut and opened.

Boomstick said, "Metrocity…a beautiful metropolis that anyone would be lucky to live in. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere."

Wiz said, "Probably, however, there is one problem. The city suffered had a bit of a problem. While some cities had problems with rats or pigeons, Metrocity had street gangs."

"Street gangs?" Chopper asked confused, the concept kind of new to him.

Isom answered, "Street gangs are groups of thugs who get together to terrorize people…usually to get what they want, and they have no problems hurting people. Think mountain bandit…but larger and more organized."

Everyone nodded at this in understanding. Luffy thought back to Dadan and the mountain bandits who helped raise him. He wondered what life would have been like if he, Ace, and Sabo had formed a gang in the city. He shook off these thoughts as he turned back to the show.

Boomstick said, "The most dominant of these gangs is Mad Gear Gang. This ruthless gang, ruled over the fearful city. The only person who didn't bend to them was their mayor."

Wiz said, "In an attempt to take control, they tried to bribe the mayor, but he refused. He would not allow the city he lead and loved to be taken over completely, or to be intimidated to be these thugs. In retaliation…they kidnapped his daughter Jessica, so they could bend him to their will."

"They what!?" Sanji yelled out.

"I have a feeling that was a mistake," Brook said, though he was still annoyed at the whole kidnapping thing.

Luffy and the others didn't respond as they simply watched on.

Boomstick said, "Unfortunately, this was no ordinary mayor. This was Mike Haggar!"

Boomstick pressed his remote and showed an image. The holographic image of Mike was summoned, revealing a huge man, both tall and broad shouldered with huge muscles. He only wore a pair of dark green pants, with a suspender strap going over one of his shoulders. He had slicked back hair and a thick mustache.

"Who that guy is big," Luffy said.

"Wow so cool!" Chopper said.

Isom said, "Yeah, some people had that reaction.

Mike Haggar

Height: 6'7''

Weight: 266 lbs.

Occupation: Former wrestler, current mayor

Holder of awesome mustache.

Wiz said, "Before he was elected mayor, Mike was a professional wrestler, and a pretty damn good won. Standing nearly seven feet tall and weighing over two hundred and sixty pounds, he was a monster."

Boomstick said, "You got that right. He got so much cred beating down people in the ring and criminal on the streets he was got an awesome enough reputation to win the election for mayor…which makes you wonder how smart these mad gear guys were. I mean, seriously, a wrestler turned mayor elect of whoop ass shouldn't be below your notice."

Zoro said, "You know he's right. If everyone knew how tough Mike was, why would they kidnap his daughter? It doesn't make any sense."

Isom said, "Well nobody ever said gang members were supposed to be smart…the same can be said about great pirate captains. I mean look at Luffy."

Everyone turned to Luffy who was watching and picking his nose.

Boomstick continued, "Anyway…with his daughter kidnapped he did the only think a ridiculously tall, insanely buff former wrestler with an awesome mustache would do. He went down and started kicking some serious ass!"

Wiz said, "All of which was thanks to his mix of wrestling styles."

Everyone leaned in and started to listen, curious as to Mike used to fight his opponents.

Wrestling styles

American Wrestling

Grabs, holds, submissions, tie ups, submissions, quick strikes,

Scottish Backhold

Balance focused, grappling, pressure, sustained grip, no ground work

Wiz explained, "Mike specializes in two styles of wrestling. The first being American wrestling."

Boomstick said, "American wrestling is a forward style. Mainly, he grabs onto his foes and hold them in place, or puts them in incredibly painful holds until they tap out. I remember me and my dad doing that when I was a boy…unfortunately the tapping out part didn't mean you lost, it meant you didn't get to go to the shooting range."

Everyone was silent at Boomsticks weird comment.

"His family must be crazy," Luffy said.

"Like you're one to talk, son of Dragon and grandson of Garp," Isom muttered.

Robin looked at him with shock and asked, "How do you know that?"

Isom cryptically answered, "I know a lot of things."

Wiz looked at his cohost and said, "His second style of wrestling is the Scottish Backhold. Formed in Scotland, the place of Mike's ancestry, this style of wrestling relies on a wrestler keeping an iron grip on his opponents. With this iron grip, he can set his opponents up for a brutal slam attack, or hold his own against strong opponents."

"Wow, that sounds like it could be useful," Sanji said, "but couldn't someone strong enough break out of the hold?"

Isom answered, "Possible, but with how strong this guy is it would nearly be impossible to do so."

As everyone talked, Chopper watched with interest at the two styles.

'I wonder if I could mix those styles with my heavy point?'

Boomstick added, "Yeah…and you know how he trains with this style? He wrestles sharks!"

"WHAT!?"

Everyone, except for Isom, looked shocked at the discovery and stared in awe at the man. Meanwhile in his tank, Usopp threw his arms up and let out a muffled sound that sounded like a scream of "What", but it was unintelligible through the mask and the tank.

Wiz said, "Given where Metrocity is located, it is likely, for training, he wrestles bull sharks. At eleven feet long and weighing nearly five hundred pounds, they are considered one of the most dangerous sharks on earth. He is not only capable of holding these massive behemoths, but can also handle the rough shark skin tearing into his skin."

Everyone immediately turned to Luffy and said, "Don't even think about it."

Boomstick said, "Hey, I just had a great idea for a new shark movie. Anyway, aside from his massive strength he's got a series of moves to bring pain to his enemies."

Notable Moves

Suplex

Piledriver

Back Flip Drop

Body Splash

Spinning Clothesline Double Lariat

Spinning Piledriver

Boomstick continued, "He can use his massive weight for powerful body splashes, and with his massive muscles he can piledrive his opponents into the ground. He's also got the Spinning Clothesline Double Lariat, which is good for crowd control, and the Spinning Pile Driver, which is good for adding some extra hurt to his opponents."

Zoro whistled as they saw the images of Mike's brutal attacks.

"Dang…that is one tough dude," Zoro said, "now I'm glad that Usopp isn't here because he'd be reaking out at how strong and manly this guy is."

Robin glanced at the green-haired swordsman and said, "I think I know someone better."

Sanji growled and made a mental note to beat on Zoro when his leg was better.

"My word," Brook said, "What a powerful man. My jaw would drop further, but I don't feel like picking it up from the ground."

Chopper started in awe as he imagined his heavy point doing those moves and he loved the idea.

Wiz said, "Yeah, Mike is a human army, easily earning his reputation as a brutal fighter. However, sometimes his muscles aren't enough. He is also a master of improvisation, using his environment to his advantage…usually by throwing things at his opponents…or just beating them down with a steel pipe."

Boomstick said, "He kicks ass and he recycles. I like this guy even more, and with all the things he'd one over the years it's not a surprise."

"So, he's not only strong, but he's smart," Robin said, "I wonder how this is going to play in the fight?"

The others didn't answer as they watched.

Feats

Defeated Mad Gear gang twice

Defeated Skull Cross gang

Beats cars to death

Casually broke down a steel door

Withstood a war with the entire gangland

Wrestles sharks as a training exercise

Boomstick said, "This guy took down entire armies of gang members with his own two hands and a few other things, usually on his own. He's smashed steel cars to pieces with his bare hands, broke down a steel door with a casual punch, and is responsible for taking several gangs with his own two fists."

Zoro said, "We could probably do that too."

The others nodded. Given everything that they've faced, it seemed larger compared to what Mike could do. It was still impressive none the less given that he didn't have the crazy powers or superhuman abilities that some of them possessed."

Wiz said, "However, Mike still has a few problems. He usually doesn't go out fighting unless necessary, as he takes the part of politician and mayor very seriously. This has also lead to him neglecting his training as he's had to put politics ahead of his training. This also means that many of his techniques are a little out of date."

Boomstick said, "Yeah, but we both know that even if they're out of date. He' still taking names and kicking ass."

The doors closed.

"I have to say I like this Mike fellow," Robin said.

Zoro nodded and said, "He doesn't take any crap of anyone. I have to say I admire that."

Chopper just stared in awe, his eyes turning into stars…somehow.

The doors reopened.

Wiz said, "In the ice cold, unforgiving country of Russia, there is legend of a man. Stronger than any beast, he stands above all others. He is known as the Red Cyclone to those unfortunate enough to stand in his path. His name is Zangief."

Wiz presses a button on his remote, bringing up a holographic image of another man. This one stood taller than Mike. He wore very little clothing, wearing only wrestling shorts shoes, and wristbands. He had a short pointy beard, a hairy chest, and hair that seemed to be located only on his shins.

"What is with these large fighters and wearing little clothes?" Robin asked, somewhat disgusted by the large man's body hair.

"I think it might be a wrestler thing," Zoro said, "I don't know."

"Holy cow that guy is big!" Luffy said.

Zangief

Height: 7'0''

Weight: 400 lbs.

Hobbies: Drinking vodka, cossak dancing, wrestling

Hero children everywhere

Boomstick said, "And we kind of mean that standing above all others kind of literally. Standing seven feet tall and weighing four hundred pounds, Zangief weighs in as one of the strongest street fighters ever."

"Dang that is one big dude," Sanji said.

"I don't know what vodka is, but I think I want some," Zoro said.

Isom said, "It's an alcoholic beverage."

Zoro said, "Yep, I want some. Think you can get me some?"

Isom shrugged and said, "I'll see what I can do."

Wiz said, "That's putting it simply. Zanief is easily considered one of the largest and strongest characters in the series."

Boomstick said, "With a guy that big you know he has to be a total beast."

Wiz said, "Well, yes and no."

"What do they mean?" Chopper asked, "I mean look at the guy! He's huge! And that face. He has to be a villain, right?"

Isom said, "In case you forgot, based on your appearance everyone thought you were a monster. Last I checked, you are not."

Chopper wanted to say something, but stopped when he realized Isom was right. He had judged this huge man by his somewhat scary appearance and ow he felt ashamed. Robin, seeing her doctor slightly upset, reached down and patted him on the head.

Boomstick looked at him in surprise and asked, "Wait what do you mean?"

Wiz explained, "You would think that this huge man would be a jerk and a beast, but he is far from that. He's jovial and very friendly. He is considered a hero to children everywhere and is very proud of the fact."

Boomstick now looked confused and asked, "Wait then why is he usually portrayed as a bad guy in some of the movies?"

Wiz answered, "Well in one case it was because the director couldn't get past him on the game."

Boomstick said, "Yeah, I feel the same way whenever I reached Dhalsim's stage."

Chopper looked upset, now feeling even worse that he had pegged the man as a bad guy just by his appearance alone.

"Whose Doll him?" Luffy asked, mispronouncing the man's name.

Isom answered, "A very hard character to defeat. Let's leave it at that, and get back to the fight."

Boomstick started mumbling about elephants and yoga, while Wizard took a step or two away from his cohost.

Wiz said, "However, despite his personality, Zangief is a brutal fighter with an impressive move set and strength."

Russian Wrestling

Grabs and holds

Tie ups into throws

Push and pull

Counter attacks

Sambo

Wrestling and martial arts

Uses ancient tactics

Grappling, groundwork, and submissions

No leg locks

Wiz said, "While he has shown to used European wrestling, Zangief's main style of fighting is Russian wrestling. Using his great strength, he can hold his enemy in a tight grip. However, his specialty is the use of push and pull techniques, which he used to knock his enemy off balance and take them down."

Boomstick said, "Cool, and that's not his only fighting skill. He also uses Sambo, a mix of wrestling and martial arts, that mostly focuses on upper body strength, which thankfully he has in spades thanks to his favorite training exercise: Wrestling bears!"

"This guy wrestles bears as a training exercise?" Sanji asked, "That's pretty impressive."

"Cool," Chopper said, "I wonder how he would do against the Hiking bears and Lapins back home?"

Wiz said, "Bear wrestling has been Zangief's favorite wrestling style ever since he was a child. He has supposedly fought against grizzly bears, but that is most likely false as grizzlies aren't native to Russia."

Boomstick mumbled, "Oh damn it."

Wiz said, "Though, it is also true as Zangief has traveled the world and, most likely, trains by fighting bears in various countries. In Russia, he most likely fought against ussuri brown bears which can grow up to 1300 pounds. Given his travels he's also probably wrestled Kodiak bears which can grow up to 1400 pounds, and polar bears which can grow up to 2100 pounds."

"Whoa," Luffy said, "That is so cool. He fights those things daily."

Robin said, "It makes you wonder what someone would do if they had a bear zoan type fruit."

Chopper was staring in awe as what he heard. He imagined himself in his heavy point to grab and throw his heavy opponents into the air. He imagined facing off against a small army of creatures leady by Hogback. He saw himself charge in knocking around before finding the alpha of the pack. The grabbing it and throwing it into the air, performing a powerful suplex and then roaring in victory as the others bowed to him.

Boomstick laughed and said, "Holy shit! With that kind of training no wonder this guy has so many powerful moves."

Notable moves

Double Lariat

Cyclone Lariat

Flying Power Bomb

Atomic Suplex, multiple versions

Screw Piledriver

Siberian Express

Bolshoi Russian Suplex

Borscht Dynamite

Final and Ultimate Atomic Buster

Banishing Flat

Siberian Blizzard

Boomstick explained, "Much like his opponent, Zangief can perform the double lariat pile driver as well as several other moves, such as the Atomic Suplex, the Flying Power Bomb, the variants of the Atomic Buster, and the Siberian Express. Heck, his Bolshoi Russian Suplex is so powerful, he can create craters in the ground. However, his most iconic move is his Screw Piledriver, a move he supposedly learned after getting caught in a tornado…while piledriving a goddamn bear!"

Everyone was shocked at hearing that.

"That is one of the single coolest sentences I have ever heard!" Luffy yelled out.

Wiz said, "And he's not just limited to attacks on the ground. In the air, he can smash opponents into the ground with the Borscht Dynamite move, and the Siberian Blizzard."

"Dang, that last one reminds me of my Gum Gum Screw," Luffy said, "Maybe I can start using these in my fights too. What do you think Chopper?"

Chopper was too busy watching Zangief with stars in his eyes.

Usopp was in the same way.

Zoro and Sanji were both impressed by the man's strength. Brook was imagining him going against the army in Thriller Bark and winning.

Nami and Robin were both somewhat impressed.

Boomstick got a thoughtful look and asked, "Wait, Wizard, I've notice that all of Zangief's moves are physical. Doesn't he have any cool ki attacks?"

Wiz answered, "No. You see, Zangief prefers to fight up close and personal, so he has no ranged attacks to speak of, as opposed to others who use long range ki blasts."

"Well, that's a bit of a disadvantage," Zoro said.

Zoro, at one time, had a disadvantage when it came to long range weapons, so he learned the flying blade techniques to help close this gap and it had done wonders.

Brook looked down at his cane and wondered if he could learn long ranged versions of his techniques. His music only did so much, and he wouldn't stand a chance against someone stronger than him.

Wiz smiled and said, "Actually…no. During a match, Zangief witnessed a young woman named Karin Kanzuki reflect a ki blast with a special technique, Zangief copied it into what is known as the Banishing Flat, which utilizes the barely controllable vibrations of his arm to deflect oncoming projectiles."

Boomstick looked shocked as he said, "Wait…you're telling me that Zangief does with his arm flesh and blood what others can do with Ki?!"

Wiz simply looked at his cohost and said, "Yes."

Everyone was quiet. Isom simply sat back and crossed his arms with a smirk as he saw their reactions.

Boomsitck was completely dumbstruck and said, "Damn…no wonder this guy can do some amazing stuff."

Feats

Threw a fully grown Ussuri Brown Bear

Tanked a chair to the back of the head

Somehow posed without falling after being beaten out cold by Cammy and Chun-Li

Withstood a punch from Balrog

Shattered a psycho power enhanced against his chest

Boomstick said, "He's obviously strong. Not only can he wrestle bears, but he can throw the over the freaking distance. He's taken some powerful blows, such as a chair to the head. However, he's also taken a lot worse, like a punch from Balrog and a psycho power infused sword to the chest."

"What does that have to do with anything?" Zoro asked, "We've all taken some nasty punches before.

Isom answered, "Listen and he'll explain."

Wiz explained, "Balrog is famous for his strength. He apparently killed an elephant with a single punch. Elephants are known to knock down trees with their heads, this means that their skulls can withstand over ten thousand pounds of force. Zangief took this blow, and knocked him back just by flexing!"

Chopper and Luffy were staring with stars in their eyes at the thought of that.

Even Zoro was impressed by Zangief's incredible strength and durability. He began wondering if he should start upping his strength training to increase his arm strength.

Boomstick asked, "Still not enough for you, well, he once fought against a member of the Dolls, a group of highly trained bodyguards/assassins. One of them wielded a sword infused with Psycho Power, a dark malevolent energy fueled by madness and evil intentions…and the damn thing just shattered against his chest! Seriously, how does he even do all this crap? He's like Super Wrestler."

Wiz explained, "According to Zangief, he draws his strength from muscle spirit. We don't know exactly, what that means, but whatever it is, it allows him his great strength and durability."

"Muscle spirit," Luffy and Chopper muttered to themselves.

Brook sighed and said, "Muscle Spirit…how I wish I still had muscles…then I could learn this amazing art."

Zoro simply shrugged and said, "If they don't even know what it is, how does it even work?"

Robin asked, "Good point. Do you know what it is Isom?"

The interdimensional traveler simply shrugged his shoulders, having no idea what muscle spirit even was.

Franky simply sat in quiet examination, wondering if some of the moves he saw he could use…or use them for inspiration for another team move with Chopper and Usopp. The thoughts of Tactic 16, 17, and 18 already forming in his mind.

Boomstick said, "But as awesome as he is, Zangief isn't unstoppable. He's been beaten a few times. Plus, he's not the sharpest tool in the shed."

Wiz nodded at his cohost and said, "Zangief is more of a follower than a leader, preferring to fight for his country over anything else, however, what he lacks in actual intelligence he makes up with in sheer tactical ability. Without a doubt, Zangief is the most dangerous animal in Russia."

The doors closed.

Everyone was quiet as they looked between each other.

"I think that Zangief is going to win," Luffy said bluntly.

Soon it devolved into an argument between the crew. Isom, knowing the result of the battle stayed out of it.

In the end, Chopper, Luffy, Franky, Zoro, and Brook all thought that Zangief would win.

Robin and therefore Sanji, thought Mike would win.

Zoro was indifferent.

Wiz said, "Alright, the combatants are set, it's time to end the debate."

Boomstick pulled out a bell and rang it, "Ding, ding. It's time for a wrestling death battle!"

Wiz looked at his cohost and asked, "Where did you get that?"

The doors opened revealing a large building. Suddenly, a loud announce style voice.

"Hello everyone and welcome to the new and improves SMASH FIGHTERS!"

There was the sound of cheering. As the camera zoomed in on the roof.

"What's going on?" Luffy asked, "What is with all of the cheering?"

Isom answered, "They have it set up like everyone is viewing an actual wrestling match…mostly just for fun."

This was met with a few sounds of surprise before they turned back towards the show.

"First up, we have our challenger. He's big, he's bad, but he's got a heart of gold. All the way from the Siberian Country Side…the Red Russian Cyclone…Zangief!"

The near the edge of the building, a door was smashed open and thrown out. Zangief walked out, practically strutting as he raised his arms up and flexed his massive arms.

"And now our second competitor. This is going to be a favorite for you long time Smash Fighter fans. He's a former champion turned mayor. That's right. He's back ladies and gentlemen."

Zangief looked confused at the words, but turned when he heard helicopter blades. His eyes landed on a large black helicopter flying towards the building. He didn't even flinch as the spinning blades kicked up dirt and dust.

"The mayor of whoop ass, Mike Haggar!"

The door opened as Mike jumped out, his body clad in his usual green pants and white shirt.

The two men stared at each other for a few moments. The helicopter flying away. The silence was staggering as the two massive mountains of muscles stared each other down.

The silence was broken when Zangief growled and assumed a pose, flexing his mighty muscles. He stared Mike right in the eyes as a glimmer shined in his own.

Mike simply glared back, a glimmer forming in his eyes. He crouched slightly and flexed his muscles tearing his shirt apart. He then performed a pose of his own, flexing his muscles.

This continued for a few minutes as the two continued to pose.

"So cool…so manly," Chopper said in awe, imagining his more muscular form performing such moves and then fighting off large numbers of marines.

"Is it just me or is the testosterone getting thick in here?" Robin asked.

Brook looked depressed and said, "I feel so…inadequate."

"Are…are they having a pose off?" the announcer asked.

Finally, after striking one last pose Zangief let out a loud laugh.

"Hahaha," the Russian wrestler said, "You are just as impressive as comrades Ryu and Ken say, Haggar. Very few have been able to impress me in terms of muscles. Come and show me your spirit!"

Haggar smirked and said, "You got it."

The pair got into their respective fighting stances, and then charged.

"Ready? And…Fight!"

The two wrestlers crashed into each other, the larger Zangief towering over the shorter Mike, as they grappled with each other. Mike got in low and wrapped his arms around Zangief's waist, pushing against him. However, the heavier wrestler barely moved.

"Ha, you have nothing on Zangief!"

Zangief grabs his smaller opponent and broke out of the grip. The two grappled again only for Zangief to throw him off and strike him with a double lariat that sent Mike, rolling across the roof.

"Oh, and Mike is the first to hit the ground after taking a Double Lariat to the face. Mike may be strong, but Zangief's got the edge in size. What will the former champion do?"

Mike got up and grunted. He then charged and started spinning performing his own Double Lariat.

Zangief in response, grabbed the American wrestler's arm and pulled, throwing him across the building.

"Oh, and Mike goes for his Double Lariat, but is countered by Zangief!"

"This does not seem to be going in Mike's favor," Zoro said, noticing how Zangief seems to be to be overpowering Mike easily.

"Come on, Mike, you got this!" Sanji yelled out as he watched with rapt attention, "If you let Robin down I will find your dimension and beat you to death!".

Mike go up and growled as he slammed his fist into the roof beneath him and ripped out a pipe. He brandished the weapon menacingly as he charged forward. He swung the pipe, only for Zangief to brush off the attacks blocking them with his bare hands.

He then grabbed Mike's arm, but before he could throw him, the pipe connected with his throat. Now, Zangief may be superhuman, but he was still human. He grabbed his sore neck and stumbled backwards. Mike then unleashed hell, swinging his pipe furiously, battering Zangief like he was a big piñata.

"And it looks like Mike has turned this around with a brutal blow from a pipe. If he wants to stay ahead in this match, he had better keep it up."

"Come on, you got this Mike!" Sanji cheered. Robin just smiled at seeing her chosen fighter on the winning side.

"Come on Zangief, you've taken worse than that!" Luffy yelled, "If you can take an elephant killing punch you can take that!"

Chopper said, "I'm not so sure. Zangief is still human Luffy. And that shot to throat, must have hurt. He's not a rubber human like you so he might not be able to shrug that off so easily."

Luffy looked at the doctor.

Mike continued raining blow after blow, but after a few moments the pipe shattered. With the now sharped instrument, he stabbed Zangief in the shoulder, causing the Russian Red Cyclone to cry out in pain.

To add to it, Mike acted quickly. He ran away and then charged back, leaping into a body splash, slamming into Zangief and knocking him off his feet. As he fell to the ground, Mike performed anther double lariat. Zangief stumbled slightly, but he fought against the pain. He grappled with the attacking Mike, the two squaring off against each other.

Mike held on tight, but he had soe difficulty moved Zangief due to his wait. Unfortunatley, he didn't have time to adjust his stance and do something about it. Zangief took advantage, grabbing his opponent and tossed him into the air. He then grabbed him by the neck and threw him across the roof top.

Zangief then charged forward with a battle cry, aiming to tackle the slightly shorter American wrestler. Mike, however, proved his resourcefulness. Reaching down he grabbed an unexpected weapon, the metal door Zangief had broken down earlier. Mike quickly began swinging the metal object. Zangief took the blow full on to the face, and stumbled backwards, clutching a now injured nose. Mike swung again, but Zangief countered with a brutal punch that not only shattered the remains of the door, but knocked Mike into the air. Zangief then jumped up after his airborne opponent and then slammed into the ground.

"Oh, and Zangief counters the surprising door attack with the Borscht Dynamite!"

Zangief began to walk away, only to hear a groan of pain. The bear wrestling champion turned and saw Mike standing up.

The two wrestlers had a brief stare down before they charged at each other releasing battle cries. Zangief charged in, preparing for the Siberian express, however, Mike moved out of the way, and aimed at the pipe still stabbed into Zangief's shoulder. The Russian wrestler cried out in pain, but didn't falter, however, before he could fight back, Mike grabbed him around the waist and performed a brutal suplex.

"Oh, come on, that is just against all the rules of wrestling," Sanji said angrily.

He may have wanted Mike to win, but he didn't want it done through means that might upset is beloved Robin.

Sanji laughed and said, "I'd like to see your choice fight with that."

Mike didn't let up as he grabbed Zangief and proceeded to perform a suplex, slamming the larger Russian man into the ground, with a good amount of effort. While Zangief was sore and shaken up, Mike grabbed the larger man and jumped into the air with him. He held him in a familiar position and spun like a top.

"After a surprising comeback, Mike is using his patented Spinning Piledriver!"

The duo slammed into the ceiling. There was a loud crack as the concrete shattered and gave out beneath the force of the duo's combined weight.

"Oh, that gad to hurt," Sanji said.

"I have a feeling that things are about to get interesting," Robin said, seeing the climax of the final battle approaching.

Sanji yelled, "Come on, Mike, end that overgrown muscle head!"

"Take him down Zangief!" the two members of the childish trio yelled out.

"You got this muscle head," Zoro yelled out.

Robin just sat back and watched.

"Oh, that had to hurt. Now the two have fallen into the building. What will happen next?"

Zangief and Mike were laying on the ground in a mound of rubble. Zangief growled as he ripped the bloody remains of the pipe from his shoulder with a splash of gore. The large Russian growled with anger as he glared at his opponent.

Mike rose up, shrugging off the pieces of rubble like nothing had happened. However, the fight was starting to take its toll. He was now slightly injured from being thrown around, as well as being slammed into solid concrete.

Zangief roared as he charged at Mike. Mike quickly responded by grabbing things he could and throwing them. Zangief responded by a smacking everything that got near him with a banishing flat. When he was close enough, Zangief lunged forward and tackled Mike, sending them through the glass of the building.

"Are…are they free falling?" Sanji asked.

"Yes…yes, they are," Robin said, unable to believe how this battle had turned.

"So, this is going to define who wins isn't it?"

"Come on Zangief!" Luff yelled out.

"Yeah, go!" Chopper yelled out.

Isom just stayed quiet.

"Oh, did not see this coming! The fight has just been taken off the building! And it looks like Zangief is going for the Siberian Blizzard!"

It was true, Zangief had grabbed Mike in a headlock and held on tight, spinning like a top. Mike struggled for a few moments and managed to break out of the hold with a loud roar.

With both fighters now in freefall, Mike shot forward, with a bit of difficulty, not used to fighting in midair, and grabbed Zangief and put him in a familiar position.

"It looks like Mike is going to perform the spinning piledriver!"

As Mike began to spin, Zangief pulled on Mike's legs and found himself in control of the attack, performing the screw piledriver.

The two began fighting for control, trying to find out which one would come out on top of this madness.

"It's a power struggle, ladies and gentlemen! Who will come out on top!?"

The pair continued to freefall towards the ground, their power struggle continuing for a few more minutes. Then as they spun, they slammed into the ground, slamming right into a gas main with a resounding explosion that rocked the city.

KO

"Whoa! Did either of the survive that?!"

The crew sat on the edges of their seats, wondering if anyone had survived the explosion.

There was a moment of tense silence, the only noise being the sound of the crackling flames. Then a large humanoid shape was visible in the flames. Then out walked Zangief, casually brushing some of the fire off his arms. He then posed heroically as he stood victorious.

"Damn it, I can't believe that he lost," Sanji said, annoyed that his beloved Robin lost a bet, more than anything.

"Ha," Zoro said, "Just proves you suck at gambling like you do cooking."

Chopper and Luffy were cheering happily.

The two hosts now stood next to each other for the analysis.

Boomstick sighed sadly and said, "A great man has fallen today. He did his city a service kicking ass and keeping the beaches safe from rogue sharks."

Wiz looked at his cohost with a surprised and slightly disturbed expression.

"Wow he's really upset that Mike lost," Luffy said, noting Boomstick's reaction.

"Well he was a big fan of the guy," Sanji said.

Wiz started, "With similar fighting styles-"

Boomstick cut off his cohost crying, "I'm going to miss that manly mustache!"

The man was now sobbing at the loss of his hero.

"This is getting awkward," Robin said.

Zoro said, "Yeah, this is getting a little hard to watch."

Boomstick cried for a few more minutes. Wizard patted him on the back.

"Are you done?" Wizard asked.

Boomstick sniffed and said, "Yeah, I'm good."

Wizrd smiled and said, "Good…with similar fighting styles, Mike and Zangief seemed really close in terms of fighting, but Zangief edged out in every category."

Boomstick nodded and said, "Yeah, Mike might be strong enough to wrestle a five-hundred-pound bull shark, but Zangief's bears are several times heavier, stronger, and deadlier."

Wizard said, "Plus, while Mike may be smarter, Zangief is better in terms of tactical skills and he constantly trains, while Mike has been stuck doing paper work in his office."

Boomstick said, "Plus, being taller, years younger, and a lot heavier gave Zangief an immediate advantage. In the end…damn it I can't come up with a good wrestling pun."

Wizard simply said, "You'll come up with something later. The winner is Zangief."

"Yeah go Zangief!" Luffy yelled out as those who bet on him cheered. Those who bet on Mike gave him a few claps of interest, and were glad he put up a good fight.

"So, what were you saying earlier, Isom?" Robin asked.

The dimensional traveler answered, "You know what, let's just wait until Usopp and Nami are back up."

Next time on Death Battle…

The background was completely dark as the sound of footsteps echoed out, like someone was talking down a long dark corridor. There was a red glow as a figure dressed in red was seen, his face shadowed by darkness, as his black hair waved behind him.

A dark maniacal chuckled was heard as he smiled revealing a mouth of sharp teeth, and his eyes opened revealing a dark red color that haunted those who saw it. He continued to laugh as more crimson eyes opened in the darkness around him.

"Scary," Chopper shuddered hiding behind Luffy.

The others were agreed. Whoever this guy was, he gave off a very dangerous air.

The man shot forward roaring as he opened his mouth wide.

"The World!"

Suddenly, he froze as they heard a ticking clock slowing down was heard. A shadowed figure stood above the frozen man with its arms raised, before unleashing a barrage of punches.

"MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA!"

Violent vampires. Alucard Vs Dio Brando!

"Vampires?" Luffy asked.

"This ought to be interesting," Robin said, her interest in these ancient beings of myth quirked.

Brook said, "I wonder if he enjoys making bat or blood jokes."

'Chopper is going to be having nightmares after this,' Isom thought.

Cut! Okay here you all go. Now I'm going to try and get the next update up by Halloween, but I can't guarantee it will show up on time. I keep getting sidetracked…I got to stop watching youtube while I write. Anyway, after that I won't be writing for a while. I intend to go through my stories and do a little editing, mostly correcting a few problems I've left in my wake. After I get that changed, I will add a new chapter after it's over.

Criticism is welcome, flames will be sent to Alucard…or Zoro…whichever I can reach first.