Notes: Thank you for reading this fanfiction. I have decided that I will post a few more chapters. After that, I'm going to stop writing this fanfiction for a while. I'm going through a rough time right now. Some negative feedback regarding this fanfiction is making me want to stop this story anyway. There are many people who are not reading my author notes, and this is causing me a lot of stress. I'm tired of all this negativity. But I promise I'll post at least a few more chapters eventually. Enjoy them for what its worth. Thank you.
Hulk belongs to Marvel Comics.
Doomsday belongs to DC Comics.
RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth.
Death Battle belongs to ScrewAttack. I used the video and script as sources to help me write this story.
All songs and copyright material belong to their respective owners.
RWBY was once again excited for another episode of Death Battle. Yang was hoping to see combatants with a focus on raw strength. Her wish will be granted soon.
(*Cues: Invader - Jim Johnston*)
Wiz: Pure, unadulterated rage. Usually, in a stressful situation, you'd want to avoid this sort of emotion, in order to keep yourself focused.
Yang's eyes lit up. She can't help but acknowledge how anger can sometimes cloud her judgement.
Boomstick: Unless you're a giant, rampaging pile of muscles, like these two.
RWBY sees two muscular giants. "Wow. They look incredibly strong," Yang retorted.
Wiz: Dr. Bruce Banner, The Incredible Hulk.
Boomstick: And Doomsday, the monster who killed Superman. He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
"He killed Superman! Holy cow! He's terrifying!" Ruby awed, as well as her teammates.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle.
Hulk
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)/In the SA version (*Cues: The Incredible Hulk - Give Him Everything You've Got*)
Wiz: Within each of us, off times, there dwells a mighty and raging fury, and this suits no one better than the mild-mannered scientist, Bruce Banner.
"That kinds of describes Yang," Weiss snickered.
"Hey!" Yang said as if she was offended. "Well. You're not far off actually."
Boomstick: Cause when Bruce gets angry, oh boy, you wouldn't like him when he's angry.
"Oh. That escalated quickly," Blake said, watching Dr. Banner turn into Hulk. RWY was impressed too.
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)
Background:
Real name: Robert Bruce Banner
Height: 8' 8'' | 288 cm (Hulk)
Height: 5'10'' | 177.8 cm (Bruce Banner)
Weight: 2,400 lbs | 1,086.6 kg (Hulk) (RWBY awed)
Weight: 128 lbs | 58 kg (Bruce Banner)
Born: Dayton, Ohio
Graduated from Oxford University
Likes dogs (Ruby: Just like me!)
Wiz: Dr. Robert ''Bruce" Banner may have grown up with few friends, but what he lacked in popularity, he made up tenfold with his intellect. However, in spite of his gifts, it was never enough to earn the respect and love of his father.
RWBY felt sad for Bruce. It's cruel to not be loved by your family, no matter how hard you try to seek their approval.
Boomstick: Partly because Bruce was so smart, that his alcoholic dad literally thought he was a monster, and expressed that to Bruce pretty thoroughly...
(We see Brian Banner send young Bruce flying with a slap)
RWBY was horrified.
"How could he do that to him?! That monster!" Ruby screamed at the top of her lungs.
WBY was on Ruby's side too. Raven may have left Yang, but Bruce was abused by his father as a baby. Yang's eyes turned red at this. "That's just wrong," Yang said, trying to control her rage.
Boomstick: God damn! How much distance do you think he got there, Wiz?
Wiz: Eh, nine, ten feet?
"How could they be joking about this? Those two idiots!" Weiss shouted. Her father is nowhere near as bad. Not even close.
Boomstick: Man, with an arm like that, he could really go places, like the nuthouse, after he murdered his wife right in front of Bruce. Aww…
"And he killed Bruce's mom too. What a horrible man," Blake said angrily.
(*Cues: The Lonely Man - The Incredible Hulk (TV Series)*)
Wiz: Understandably traumatized, Bruce coped by creating an imaginary friend to talk to.
"Understandable," Ruby quietly said.
Boomstick: You know, I had an imaginary friend once.
Wiz: You did? What was his name?
Boomstick: Dad.
Yang shuddered. She recalled how a couple of episodes earlier, the Sarge from Red vs. Blue abandoned Boomstick to join the army. "Pathetic excuse of a father," Yang said angrily. It reminded her of her own mother walking out of her life. "No children should experience something like that."
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)/In the SA version (*Cues: The Avengers - A Little Help*)
Wiz: Oh...well, Bruce's friend served as an emotional outlet all the way through his college graduation, however, his advice to Bruce was oftentimes... destructive...
"His rough childhood is taking a toll on him," Blake signed.
Boomstick: So, when the U.S. military recruited Bruce to make weapons, it was actually kind of fitting.
(We see a bomb with a very inappropriate shape, with an asterisk in the far right and the words NOT A ****)
Yang laughed really hard. Blake blushed hard. Weiss had her mouth dropped open, ready to rant on what she just saw.
"Wait. What's going on?" Ruby asked, naive to her teammates sudden reactions. It seems the girls immediately forgot about Bruce's troubled past in a matter of seconds.
Wiz: Bruce was tasked with developing a gamma bomb, which would use gamma radiation to target enemy weapons and buildings without endangering human lives. At least, that's what Bruce was told.
"And Bruce just believed them like that?" Weiss raised an eyebrow.
Boomstick: Surprise surprise, gamma radiation is actually pretty ******* harmful, and when it came time to test the bomb, and some dumb kid decided to play his harmonica right in the test zone, Bruce asked his assistant to stop the countdown and dashed off to save him. But, turns out his assistant was a Russian spy who set off the bomb anyway.
"Grrr. Dumb harmonica kid," Yang said, angry again.
Wiz: On that strange, strange day, Bruce's imaginary friend became a real-life terror, as he transformed into...the Incredible Hulk.
(Hulk roars and destroys a tank.)
"Darn! That's so awesome!" Ruby and Yang said, happy all over again.
Boomstick: Heh heh heh, really?
"How is that even possible?" Weiss questioned.
Wiz: Yes, apparently. Ever since, whenever he's angry, Bruce's body and mind morphs into that of The Hulk's, granting him unmeasurable power.
(Hulk stands on a cliff and roars as a storm rumbles in the sky)
"That's a cool scene," Yang awed.
/In the SA version (*Cues: The Incredible Hulk - Give Him Everything You've Got again*)
Powers & Abilities:
Incredible strength (Yang approves)
Enhanced durability
Rapid healing factor
Super speed (Ruby's favorite)
Power increases via anger (Yang awed)
Boomstick: While he loses Bruce's brain power, The Hulk is ridiculously strong, he can leap great distances, survive the harshest environments, and most importantly, smash the crap out of everything with his bare fists.
"That's what I'm talking about!" Yang beamed.
Wiz: He also knows a technique known as the Thunder Clap, which creates a shockwave that can deafen foes, level forests, and push back explosions.
"That's a nice technique, actually," Blake retorted.
Boomstick: As if he needed anything more than that, The Hulk has a healing factor that gives Wolverine's a run for his money.
(Caiera stabs Hulk through the chest, only for him to pull the arm out and the wound to instantly heal)
Caiera: You're healing, you should be dead!
"Wow. He can even heal. Cool!" Ruby exclaimed.
Boomstick: He's super strong and super hard to kill, what's not to like?
"I know right?" Yang said.
Wiz: Well, there's one little detail that kind of ruins the whole experience. Bruce can't really control The Hulk, in fact, The Hulk is his own being, and they both hate each other, fighting for dominance over Bruce's body, and yet, Bruce and The Hulk are often reminded of how much they depend on each other for survival.
Blake recalls about the book she read a while back about a man with two souls, fighting for dominance.
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)
Boomstick: Bruce figured, if he was stuck with this big green goliath forever, he might as well try using him for good, eventually joining the Avengers, Defenders, the Fantastic Four, and even the Illuminati.
"He teamed up with the likes of Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man," Ruby stated.
/In the SA version (*Cues: Avengers: Age of Ultron - It Begins*)
Wiz: Hulk has held up a 150 billion ton mountain, escaped Earth's gravitational pull with a single jump…
RWBY was amazed with the feats.
Boomstick: And one time, when a planet's tectonic plates started splitting apart, threatening to shatter the whole world, he just jumped right in there and pulled the planet back together.
"So powerful! Like superman and Goku!" Yang fangirled.
Wiz: The estimated average mass of a single lithospheric plate is nearly 45 quintillion tons, and The Hulk pulled two of these together with nothing but his bare hands.
"Oh my dust," Weiss is taken back by the Hulk's sheer power.
Feats:
Destroyed asteroid twice earth's size
Regenerated half his body in 18 minutes
Pulled two continental plates together
Created earthquakes with his footsteps
Destroyed a planet (RWBY was impressed by these feats of power)
Escaped Earth's orbit in one jump
Withstood Fin Fang Foom's fire breath
Boomstick: And he's not just strong and tough, he's more than twice as fast as a fighter jet, which puts him over Mach five speeds, at least, and he can always go faster if he's pissed off enough.
"He's got the speed to back up his strength," Ruby said, being a fan of speed.
Wiz: This is because the Savage Hulk's strength is directly related to his anger, the angrier he gets, the more powerful he becomes. In theory, this means his maximum level of strength is potentially infinite, and when he taps into that immeasurable rage to the fullest, he truly lives up to his name of "World Breaker".
Yang whistled. "World Breaker is one cool sounding name."
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)
Boomstick: Bigger, stronger, and oozing with gamma radiation, the World Breaker Hulk is so powerful, with a single stomp,
/In the SA version (*Cues: The Incredible Hulk - That Is The Target*)
Boomstick: He created earthquakes felt hundreds of miles away. In his battle with Sentry, basically Marvel's Superman, they almost destroyed New York, and when battling another World Breaker Hulk, a single collision between 'em obliterated an entire planet.
"The Hulk sounds unstoppable," Weiss said. "Atlas just pales in comparison."
Wiz: Even the mutant Darwin's power, which specifically adapts to counter any enemy, decided that the best defense against The Hulk was to be somewhere else.
"The Hulk is one of the strongest combatants we have ever seen," Blake said.
Boomstick: Holy hell, who could even stand up to this madness?
"Doomsday, maybe?" Ruby wondered.
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)
Wiz: Not many, obviously. Typically, Bruce does his best to contain and limit the Hulk's power, in fact, World Breaker Hulk is the result of Bruce relinquishing that control entirely. In terms of combat, usually only cosmic beings like Silver Surfer or Zeus have the might to challenge The Hulk.
"Makes sense," Weiss said.
Boomstick: Oh yeah, like that one time Zeus hit him so hard, it burned out his healing factor.
Wiz: But even gods sometimes have to learn the hard way, you do not mess with the Incredible Hulk.
Loki: I am a god, you dull creature, and I will not be bullied by—
(Hulk grabs Loki and slams him into the floor five times like a rag doll, then leaves him lying face-up in the resulting crater)
RWBY laughed hard at this.
"Just like a ragdoll," Ruby laughed. "That scene is very funny! Is it from a movie? If it is, then I want to watch that movie!"
"I like Hulk! He's super strong!" Yang beamed.
Hulk: Puny god.
Hulk is no doubt ready to smash with that sheer amount of power. Ruby likes the cool abilities. Weiss likes the abilities too, but doesn't admire the Hulk's lack of intelligence. Blake likes how Hulk is fighting for a good cause despite being angry all the time. Yang just loves how strong the Hulk is overall.
Doomsday
(*Cues: Injustice Gods Among Us - Betrayal, Revenge, and Murder*)
Wiz: What if all you had ever known was hatred and aggression, violence and pain? This life is reality for Dooms...
Boomstick: YouTube comments...Do-Doomsday, yeah, the D-Doomsday guy.
"The dolt probably meant those whiny fanboys who spent time complaining on the internet," Weiss put her hands on her hips.
Background:
Classified "The Ultimate Lifeform"
Height: 8'10'' | 269 cm
Weight: 914 lbs | 415 kg
Created through rapidly-accelerated evolution
Once temporarily gained sentience
Huggability level: Cactus (Ruby and Yang laughed)
Wiz: Thousands of years ago, on an uninhabitable, prehistoric planet which would one day be known as Krypton, a scientist named Bertron intended to engineer the ultimate lifeform.
Boomstick: Yep, it's another one of those stories, but with one hell of a twist!
"Why do I think this is going to end badly?" Blake pondered.
(*Cues: Injustice Gods Among Us - Main Theme*)
Wiz: See, at this time, Krypton was a harsh wasteland, filled with nothing but sharp rocks, poisonous air, and violent predators.
"That's Superman's planet in the old times?" Ruby asked.
Boomstick: Bertron believed that if he could create something that could live through that, they could survive just about anywhere.
Wiz: To realize this theory, Bertron acquired an infant from...somewhere, and through a rapidly accelerated evolution process, attempted to transform him into his dream creation.
RWBY wondered what Wiz meant by this.
Boomstick: Oh, don't try to dance around it, Wiz, Bertron put that little sucker into a baby cannon, blasted him into the wild to get murdered by any number of things, sucked up what was left of him with a vacuum cleaner, and just cloned a new one out of the mess to do it all over again.
RWBY gasped.
"Are you kidding me?! Another child abuser?!" Yang shouted.
"There are too many of them," Ruby signed.
"More like a baby murderer. Even worse. This Bertron disgusts me," Weiss sneered.
Blake agreed with her friends as well.
Wiz: Well...yeah, the idea being each new clone would be stronger than the one before, thus covering millions of years of evolution in just a few decades.
Boomstick: That...doesn't sound like science…
"Bertron is evil and disgusting," Weiss retorted angrily.
Wiz: No, it doesn't. So, after thirty straight years of...baby murder, one of the clones finally survived the tests. Amazed by his own success, Bertron named this baby "The Ultimate."
Boomstick: The ultimate baby!
Ruby laughed. "The ultimate baby!" Ruby mimicked Boomstick. She was still upset over the baby murder committed by Bertron.
Wiz: But to the rest of the universe, he was their Doomsday.
(*Cues: Doomsday Rising - Superman: Doomsday*)
(Doomsday walks out of the fire that was left after an explosion from a truck)
Boomstick: See Wiz? Reloading as it is, patenting my baby cannon was a good idea.
"Don't even joke like that," Blake said, annoyed.
(*Cues: Justice is Done - Injustice: Gods Among Us*)
Wiz: Successful as Bertron's experiment was, it was anything but a good idea. Turns out, while Doomsday usually appears to be a mindless beast, he remembered every single time Bertron had him killed. As a result, Doomsday had been unintentionally programmed, at a genetic level, to hate everything that lives.
"Oh my goodness. That's so much hatred," Blake was scared along with her teammates.
Boomstick: Bummer. Needless to say, Bertron was pretty screwed.
Wiz: Because even with thirty years of development, Bertron had never quite figured out what to do if his experiment actually worked, because Bertron is the worst.
"Yes he is. He's a baby murderer for crying out loud!" Ruby shouted. WBY agreed with Ruby.
Boomstick: I mean, he did do what he set out to do, he made an eight-foot ten monster that doesn't need to eat, breathe, or have internal organs to live, it just kills and kills and kills some more.
"This monster is so out of control. How does one stop it?" Weiss wondered.
Powers & Abilities:
Immense strength (Yang like this)
Superhuman durability
Rapid healing factor
Quickly adapts to his foe's attacks (Weiss was astounded)
If killed, will revive immune to cause of death (RWBY awed)
Wiz: Doomsday possesses enormous strength, incredible durability, and poisonous spikes, which can extend, but due to Bertron's experiments, Doomsday's greatest power of all is his ability to adapt to his opponent's powers.
"And he can evolve too? What kind of organism does that?" Weiss is left to wonder more.
Boomstick: After taking his sweet revenge, Doomsday stowed away on a supply ship and ravaged dozens of planets, until he finally found himself on Earth.
RWBY leaned forward at the mention of Earth.
Wiz: On that day, Doomsday did the unthinkable, on that day, Doomsday killed Superman.
RWBY gasped. "Not even Superman can take him on," Ruby said quietly.
Wiz: Well, kind of, he actually put him into a super sleep, after several days, he kinda woke up more powerful…
"Oh. He's fine then. Good," Ruby retorted.
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)
Boomstick: Yeah yeah yeah, we all know, Wiz, at least Supes took Doomsday down with him...or maybe not. Turns out, whenever Doomsday dies, he just comes back to life, forever immune to whatever killed him in the first place.
RWBY all dropped their jaws. "What?!"
(Superman tries to use his heat vision to lobotomize Doomsday as Justice Lord Superman did, but it fails and Doomsday just knocks him away)
Doomsday: Ah ah ah, can't beat me the same way twice.
(*Cues: Gotham City - Injustice: Gods Among Us*)
Boomstick: He's been punched to death by Superman, blasted apart by the Radiant's energy, brutally ripped in half, incinerated by Imperiex, and just curb stomped by a Kryptonian horde.
"He becomes immune to the last thing that killed him? He sounds invencible," Blake retorted.
Wiz: Practically invulnerable at this point, Doomsday's taken on Darkseid, tanking his Omega Beams and beating him to near death. He's single-handedly defeated most of the Justice League and took on an energy attack that wiped out a fifth of a planet.
"No wonder they pit him against the Hulk," Weiss pointed out.
Feats:
Survived Darkseid's Omega Beams
Battled Gogs for 100 nonstop years
Survived a one million nuke equivalent explosion
Defeated the Justice League (Ruby: Holy cow!)
Can tunnel through the center of the Earth
Defeated the Green Lanterns & Darkseid
"Killed" Superman
Boomstick: He's punched through the Phantom Zone, battled super beings called Gogs for a century, and even broken Wonder Woman's arms, arms strong enough to help pull the Earth.
"This guy's insane!" Yang exclaimed.
Wiz: And during his rematch with the Man of Steel, after witnessing Doomsday survive an explosion equivalent to one million nukes, Superman realized that the only way to stop him was to send him to the end of time.
"That makes a lot of sense. He's too powerful," Ruby said.
Boomstick: At his most powerful, Doomsday's mere presence can boil the ocean and disintegrate buildings, a casual stroll across Africa made Wildebeests an endangered species, just by walking around, but what he's got in strength, he really lacks in brains.
"So. He's just as dumb as the Hulk," Weiss said, unimpressed.
Wiz: Not that he's dumb, he just literally lacks a brain, more often than not, Doomsday is little more than a one track mind killing machine, this makes his intentions predictable, and a clever opponent could use this to, say, lead him into a trap, and should that foe come up with a new way to hurt Doomsday, he could be killed.
"Oh. He basically has the same mindset of a grimm. Just a predator," Weiss stated.
Boomstick: Still, that's gotta be pretty God damn hard to do.
(Doomsday beats on Superman)
"Poor Superman," Ruby said in a sad tone.
RWBY flinched as Doomsday is beating Superman.
Doomsday is ready to cause havoc with all those insane abilities. Ruby and Weiss thought his power were cool, like being able to adapt to his opponents' powers. Blake felt sad about Doomsday's tragic past, similarly to how she felt sympathy for the Hulk. Yang thought Doomsday being strong is a bonus.
"Anyway. I'm rooting for Hulk. He suffered a lot, he's a superhero, and he's awesome. How about you guys?" Ruby casted her vote.
"You bet I'm rooting for Hulk! Hulk will smash that mindless killing machine!"
"I want to root for Hulk too, but Doomsday's adaptability might turn the fight to his favor," Weiss said worriedly.
"Not to mention Doomsday has been killed before many times, so he's going to be immune to many different potential causes of death," Blake pointed out.
"I still believe in Hulk!" Yang shouted.
Wiz: Alright. The combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all.
Boomstick: It's time for a Death Battle!
Death Battle
A meteor crashes into a city.
(*Cues: Tekken 7 - Devil's Pit - Final Round (Volcano 2nd)*)
Doomsday appears and starts killing people. RWBY flinched.
"Ugh. All those poor people," Blake said.
"Hey. Is it just me, or did I see Sonic the Hedgehog run by?" Ruby said, noticing a blue blur quickly speeding by the streets.
(*Cues: Hot Wind Blowing - Metal Gear Rising Revengeance*)
A capsule lands near Doomsday. Hulk emerges from the capsule and confronts Doomsday.
Hulk: HULK SMASH UGLY FAKE HULK!
"Stop that monster, Hulk! Save the day!" Ruby cheered for Hulk.
Hulk and Doomsday clash each other.
FIGHT!
"People are still getting injured," Weiss shook her head.
(*Cues: Hot Wind Blowing (Instrumental) - Metal Gear Rising Revengeance*)
Hulk lands some hits in.
Hulk: HULK CRUSH YOU LIKE BUG!
"I like the way Hulk speaks," Yang laughed.
Doomsday soon retaliates and lands his own punches.
Doomsday: DIE!
Doomsday kicks Hulk far back, knocking the capsule he emerged from.
(*Cues: Hot Wind Blowing - Metal Gear Rising Revengeance again*)
Doomsday throws a bus at Hulk, whom he catches it. Doomsday forces himself into the bus and causes an explosion. Doomsday prepares a heavy, charged punch.
"For a mindless beast, that was a good strategy," Weiss was impressed. "I just hope no one was inside that bus."
Doomsday: DOOM!
(*Cues: Hot Wind Blowing (Instrumental) - Metal Gear Rising Revengeance again*)
Doomsday sends Hulk flying. Hulk crashes to a building and ends up on top of another building. Doomsday destroys a building by running through it.
"Doomsday is almost as strong as the Hulk," Blake said.
(*Cues: Hot Wind Blowing - Metal Gear Revengeance again*)
Doomsday throws cars at Hulk. Hulk parries them and catches a police car.
Hulk: STUPID GRAY MAN!
Hulk turns the police car into punching gloves.
Yang whistled hard. "I seriously need to try that. I want cars for fists so badly now."
Hulk: CARS CAN'T HURT HULK!
Hulk lands on Doomsday, attacking him.
Hulk: HULK SMASH!
Hulk punches Doomsday with his newly acquired police car gloves.
"Words can't express this awesomeness!" Ruby shouted.
(*Cues: Hot Wind Blowing (Instrumental) - Metal Gear Revengeance again*)
Doomsday is launched inside a building. Hulk follows inside.
Hulk: HULK HATE YOU!
(*Cues: Hot Wind Blowing - Metal Gear Revengeance again*)
Doomsday stands up.
Hulk: HULK HATES SPIKY BEARD! SMASH!
Hulk uses his Thunderclap technique. Doomsday is affected, but powers through it. He walks towards Hulk and punches his hands, destroying the building they're in.
Ruby cringed and spoke about the scene she just witnessed.. "That must've hurt, even to Hulk." WBY was also worried.
Doomsday escapes from the rubble. Soon enough, so does the Hulk, but in a damaged state.
"Hulk's healing factor is taking a toll," Blake pointed out.
Hulk: You break buildings good.
Hulk achieves World Breaker status, shaking the very Earth beneath him.
Hulk: But Hulk...BREAK WORLDS!
"Such tremendous power!" Yang fangirled again.
(*Cues: Sky Should be High - Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-*)
Hulk and Doomsday clash once more, destroying the whole city.
Ruby jumped up and down. "This is the best fight ever!" Ruby screamed.
"But what about the innocent civilians?" Weiss kindly reminded.
Hulk gets an advantage, and slams his enemy to the ground.
Hulk: SMASH!
Hulk breaks Doomsday's arm. Hulk roars, only for Doomsday to create some spikes and stick them in Hulk's leg. Doomsday heals his broken arm and sticks more spikes inside Hulk, this time, in Hulk's right arm. RWBY is shocked at what they are seeing, especially Yang.
"I can't believe this. Hulk is in danger," Yang said, horrified. "And why did Doomsday have to have to hurt Hulk's right arm?" Yang shuddered. Yang gets easily disturbed at the sight of right arm injuries, although she doesn't know why.
Doomsday keeps sticking more spikes until Hulk gets exhausted, his healing factor breaking down. Hulk falls on his knees.
"No! Get up, Hulk! Please get up!" Yang was terrified as she yelled. RWB felt Yang's pain.
Doomsday laughs and begins punching Hulk many times, green blood covering the screen.
"Oh my dust. That's just nasty," Weiss held her stomach.
Doomsday: ARGGGH! DIE!
Doomsday grabs Hulk's head.
Doomsday: DOOM!
Doomsday rips Hulk's head off. Hulk's body collapses, while Doomsday roars in victory.
KO!
Results
(*Cues: Hall of Justice - Injustice: Gods Among Us*)
Boomstick: (sniffles) Oh, that was beautiful!
Yang sniffled too. "It is, but why did it have to be Hulk?"
Wiz: With The Hulk's immeasurable power and Doomsday's impossible immortality, this truly felt like a fight between an unstoppable force and an immovable object.
"This was the most intense battle I have ever seen," Blake said.
Boomstick: Hulk may have had the advantage in raw strength, at least at his full potential, but Doomsday could certainly hold his ground. His victories against the likes of Superman and Darkseid prove he can take a hit from someone strong enough to break planets.
"He's pretty durable, alright," Weiss commented.
Wiz: And by experience, Doomsday had the speed advantage. He regularly fights foes with lightspeed capabilities, while that kind of speed is an extreme rarity in the Marvel Universe. In fact, the only foe that fast who Hulk's ever seemed to keep pace within a one on one match was Sentry, and that was when he was at his most powerful stage, World Breaker Hulk.
"Oh. He has experience fighting fast opponents," Ruby understood.
Boomstick: So overall, Hulk had strength and Doomsday had speed, but neither completely outclassed the other. At first glance, this one looked like it can go either way.
RWBY agreed with that statement.
Wiz: Which means the devil's in the very tiny details.
Boomstick: So why couldn't The Hulk's infinite strength just keep rising and eventually overwhelm Doomsday?
"That's what I want to know," Yang retorted.
Wiz: Well, even assuming Hulk's strength WAS infinite, his healing factor was not. Don't get me wrong, it can only be overtaxed by hits from absurdly powerful beings such as Zeus or Sentry, who Doomsday certainly compares.
Boomstick: Naturally, Doomsday's crazy strength and speed started wearing that healing factor down.
"Doomsday's stats are much crazier than the Hulk's. I'm astonished," Weiss said.
Wiz: Here's where it gets a bit tricky, The Hulk may look like a giant green monster, but he's still technically human, and his power directly correlates with his anger. A human being's anger stems from an increase in hormones and adrenaline in the body. However, the brain can only produce these chemicals at such a rate for a limited time, eventually giving up and turning apathetic. Therefore, Hulk's limitless power could never have existed without his healing factor, it's the key! It allowed his body to continue producing hormones and adrenaline far beyond the norm, theoretically an endless supply, thus increasing his superhuman power to an immeasurable degree. So, Doomsday overtaxing his healing factor meant the Hulk could no longer maintain his increasing rage and Hulk form.
RWBY kept listening.
Boomstick: And if you're still skeptical, that's why there's a bunch of times in comics when a huge impact forced The Hulk to turn back into Bruce Banner, including that battle between World Breaker Hulk and Sentry. With his healing power beaten down, he literally couldn't keep himself angry enough to stay in Hulk mode.
"I see. It makes a little more sense," Ruby stated.
Wiz: I love science, but there's still one more thing. Thanks to his battles with Superman and other Kryptonians, Doomsday has evolved to a point where it's basically impossible to kill him with brute force alone.
Boomstick: So Hulk couldn't have killed him just by getting angry enough to punch harder than Doomsday ever felt.
Wiz: Precisely, here's the proof: Superman and Doomsday eventually had a rematch, in which Superman was much more powerful than their first battle. As we discussed before, Superman's power is also potentially limitless by way of continually absorbing solar energy, and at this point in the story, he'd begun to discover that.
Boomstick: But try as he might, despite his increased power, Supes couldn't kill Doomsday with blunt force a second time.
"I knew Doomsday's immunity to certain causes of death would play a key role here.
Wiz: Ultimately, Doomsday's immunity to being ripped, impaled, incinerated, blasted with energy, and being beaten by blunt force from both focused and multiple sources means Hulk just didn't have the options available to take Doomsday out before his healing factor was overtaxed.
Boomstick: On this day, Hulk met his doom. D-Doomsday...
Yang laughed lightly. "That's kind of funny."
Wiz: The winner is Doomsday.
RWBY grew tired.
"Wow. Longest explanation ever. But best fight ever," Ruby said.
"You keep saying that to every fight, Ruby," Weiss said.
"This is one of the best ones though," Ruby responded.
"I can see why you two were looking forward to this one," Blake said to the two sisters.
"Awesome episode. This episode was so good, I forgot to make a lot of puns," Yang said as she got in her bed, her teammates following her example. "Seriously though. I wanted Hulk to win."
Ruby got in her bed and started dreaming. She dreamed about those times Yang got angry over losing in her favorite video games. The sight of Yang getting angry made Ruby recall how angry the Hulk can get. Ruby laughed at the dream. "Good night, everyone."
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