Disclaimer: The upcoming 'Red Hood vs. Winter Soldier' battle has no relationship with the official Death Battle.
Ed: In a world of heroes, which is either comic books or animations, exists two kinds of protectors; those who fight to uphold justice.
Demo: And those who bring justice into their two hands! Like Red Hood, DC Red-Mask Vigilante!
RUBY: And the Winter Soldier, Marvel's Enchanted Wolf Soldier. I am RUBY, and these two are Ed and Demo.
Ed: And it is our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skill of these two anti-heroes and ask an important question. Who would win a Death Battle!?
Red Hood
Ed: Batman. The Dark Knight of Gotham city. He's a harsh protector that would make criminals crumble in fear. But despite his serious demeanor, he is a man covered in burdens and regrets.
Demo: One of his biggest failures lies in none other than his second sidekick, and second adopted son, Jason Todd.
Background:
-Name: Jason Peter (Rojo) Todd
-Height: 6'0
-Weight: 225lbs
-The Second Robin
-Member of the Bat-Family
-Multi-lingual in English, French, German, Italian, etc.
-The scar on his left cheek looks like the 'J' letter
RUBY: Jason's life was always rough, his father got sent to jail, and his mother died from a drug overdose. These actions force him to live on the streets and survive by any means necessary.
Ed: Luckily, things changed for him when he found one of the best fictional cars ever created; the Batmobile. Leading Jason to meet with the Caped Crusader and be under his wing by the name of 'Robin.' With Batman's guide, the car-thief of the streets became a real superhero.
Demo: Unfortunately, life would change him one more time. In a mission to capture the Joker, the clown prince of crime himself, Todd got captured, nearly beaten to death, and killed by an explosion. Then, shit happened with the Lazarus Pit, was resurrected, AND found out that Bats didn't avenge his death! Which pissed him off!
RUBY: That's when he learned a valuable lesson from Joker; no matter what you do, some people don't deserve forgiveness. So, he dropped the Robin mantle, traveled the world, put on a crimson mask, and became the crime-fighting killer, Red Hood.
Skills and Arsenal:
-High Peak Strength, Speed, and Durability
-Advanced Hand to Hand Combat
-Acrobatic Skills
-Indomitable Will
-Healing Ability
-Expert Martial Artist, Escapist, and Swordsmanship
-Intellectual Level Genius
+Red Hood Helmet
+Bulletproof Armor
+Dual Hand-guns
+Electrical/Explosive gauntlets
+Cloaking Device
-Ninja Shuriken
+Flashbangs
+Electric Gliding Wings
+Grapple gun
+Combat knives
+All-Blade
++Basically, almost anything that Batman uses
Ed: Thanks to Bruce training, Jason isn't one to be underestimated. Just like his former mentor, Jason is a master of martial arts, swordsmanship, and stealth. His skills in the air are comparable to Batman and Nightwing. His intelligence has rivaled Batman, despite being a very hot-headed guy in the arena. And just like the Dark Knight, Jason's spirits had gone beyond the untamable, resisting mind-controlling and indescribable pain.
Demo: His arsenal consists of almost Batman-related weapons; bulletproof armor, smoke bombs, grappling hook, flashbangs, explosives, electrical shock gloves, etc. But he added several things that Bats wouldn't put on his suit. His helmet's equipped with night vision tech, a radio jammer, a self destruct mechanism, in case it's stolen. His costume suit is a rip-off Batman's outfit; it can withstand bullets, knives, grenades, and has a cloaking device that can hide Jason, becoming invisible. It comes with high tech lasers, attached blades, tasers, and pretty much everything Batman uses. Now let's go to the real fun; Guns!
RUBY: His primary weapons are, what seemed to be, two advanced-customized M1911 Handguns. A single shot from this gun is capable of damaging Deathstroke's armor, which is more durable than titanium. They can also be combined to form a sniper rifle, perfect for long-range attacks. And finally, there's his secret weapon, the All-Blades.
Ed: Created from the All Castle and powered by Jason's unbridled rage, these twin swords come to life thanks to his soul. They are nearly indestructible, can cut metal, and be capable of trading blows with Wonder Woman's sword, which is capable of splitting atoms apart.
Demo: Hot damn! You mean the weapon of Hephaestus, which had cut Thor and She-Ra's head, was stopped by a blade made out of soul power? Holy shit, I knew Jason was an awesome ass-kicker, but anyone that can hold a sword that can take on that atom cutting edge sword is a badass!
Feats:
-Took control of Gotham's Street Gangs
-Fought a SWAT team while naked
-Forced Lobo to his knees
-Defeat a Godly Powered Ra's al Ghul in a sword duel
-Fast enough to dodge rockets and laser fire
-Effortlessly flip Bane over his shoulder
-Gave the Joker a piece of 'his' crowbar
-Got beaten to near-death and send crashing through seven floors, was completely fine
-Defeat Batman (Dick Grayson), Robin (Time Drake), Deathstroke, and Catwoman
-Broke out a chain set by the League of Assassins, said they're a joke
Ed: With all this, Jason had become one of DC mortal champions. Thanks to his training from both sides of the yin and the yan of the world, Jason has fought powerful beings no ordinary human can take on. He's strong enough to throw Bane over his shoulder without any struggle, get out of Supergirl's grip, takedown multiple SWAT members while not wearing anything, and bring Lobo, the Main Man of DC, to his knees.
Demo: Son of a bitch is fast enough to dodge rockets, bullets, knives, and lasers. He can outrun a vehicle with no problem, react fast adequately to avoid alien attacks that Supergirl claimed to be 'hard' to dodge. He survived falling off a cliff, a rocket explosion, getting beat the crap out of Batman, and getting sent through multiple building floors, no problem! He can thank the high pain tolerance he got after being revived, also the healing factor.
RUBY: To put things simply, Red Hood is capable of doing almost anything Batman and Nightwing had done in their career. While not on the same level, he can keep up with the Dark Crusader in battle, and according to him, he held back in their fights.
Weakness:
-Still human
-Violent and ruthless
-Mentally unstable
-Weapons and armor aren't durable
-The All-Blade can disappear if Jason is heavily damaged or tired
Ed: True, but he is not his equal. Batman still holds Jason vital to him, so he tries not to damage him too much. A reminder that Red Hood is a man under the helmet, one who acts on violence and ruthless aggression and may suffer from an unstable mind. Probably an effect after being resurrected.
Demo: Also, while his armor can block knives and bullets, more durable metals had managed to crack it before, and his All-Blade, while unbreakable, will vanish if Jason sustains too much damage in battle or gets tired. That sucks because if he gets tired in combat, his weapon suddenly disappears like nothing!
RUBY: Still, with weapons or not, Jason Todd has proven time and time again that he isn't a weakling. On the contrary, he is the most brutal and dangerous son of the Batman Family.
Demo: Ah, right! He patched things up with Bruce and the others! Now they all can go and hunt for blood in the night, with a side of fear and terror!
Ed: That's weird. Ignoring that, criminals beware, for if you see a bat shadow in red and two guns echoing in the sky, don't even think of fighting, because this 'Batman' isn't letting you walk alive.
*Red Hood: Yes! You can't stop crime. That's what you never understood. I'm controlling it. You want to rule them by fear, but what do you do with the ones who aren't afraid? I'm doing what you won't do; I'm taking them out.*
Winter Soldier
Ed: Captain America. The Sentinel of Liberty. The First Avenger. The man had fought in the name of America in WWII to defeat the Nazis. So when he returned from his hibernation cage on the deep waters, he was one of the few 'Remnants' of the historical past.
Demo: But what he didn't know was that he wasn't the only soldier that survived WWII and hasn't aged one bit; his sidekick and best friend, James Buchanan Barnes!
Background:
-Name: James Buchanan (Bucky) Barnes
-Height: 5'9"
-Weight: 260lbs
-Age: Physically 25, chronologically 80s
-Alias: White Wolf
-Member of SHIELD
-Steve Roger's friend and partner
-Brainwashed into a spy/assassin by the Soviet Union
-Became Captain America while Roger was absent
RUBY: While not an enchanted soldier like Roger, Bucky Barnes was accepted into the army at the age of 15, becoming one of the best soldiers in the war alongside Captain America to battle HYDRA, a Nazi branch forces. They were the dynamic duo of 1900.
Ed: Together, they brought HYDRA and its founder, Red Skull, to its knees multiple times, until one fateful mission. Steve and Bucky were close on ending Red Skull once and for all when suddenly, the red-clad man escaped from his clutches. The rocket they were on was full of explosions, and Bucky got himself stuck in the ladder. Knowing that the world needed Captain America, he pushed the Avenger off the rocket, just as the bomb detonated. Taking the life of the only man Steve trusted the most.
Demo: Or so you would believe! It turns out; Bucky survived from that explosion! But at the cost of losing his left arm. Later on, he was found and saved - by Russians!
RUBY: The Soviets found the injured Bucky and submitted him into a brainwashing program, erasing everything from his mind. Transforming him into the world's greatest killer, a predator that does the job without the need to ask. A white wolf that hunts to survive; the Winter Soldier.
Skills and Arsenal:
-Enchanted strength, speed, durability, agility, and reaction
-Master Assassin, Spy, and Marksman
-Expert Martial Artist and Acrobatic
+Bionic Arm
+Domino Mask
+Body Armor
+Grappling Gun
+Hand guns
+Assault Rifle
+Submachine guns
+Sniper Rifle
+Grenade Launcher
+Combat Knives
Ed: While having trained with Roger, the regimen put under the brainwashing gave him far better abilities than before. His strength, speed, durability, and agility had broken the chart. He has mastered the same martial arts that Black Widow learned in her times in the Red Room. Becoming a master of the art of stealth, weaponry, infiltration, high-flying, and assassination.
Demo: Oh yeah, his arsenal is perfect for any job, body armor to protect himself from bullets and explosions—a mask built with a 3D map and can pinpoint invisible enemies. A grappling gun to reach a high point place. A list of handguns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, grenade launchers, combat knives, and several explosive/sleeping/smoke grenades! But the real beauty of this man lies on his left arm, or rather, what is replacing it; the Vibranium Bionic Arm!
RUBY: As our weapon expert has said, Bucky's arm is composed of Vibranium, a metal capable of absorbing kinetic energy and storing it within the bonds between the molecules that make up the substance, and used it back to repel enemies. The Bionic Arm also comes with upgrades like emit electrical shock, activate an EMP, hologram into a human arm to hide it. If he ever gets it to detach it, the Bionic Arm is programmed to act on its own through Bucky's thoughts, becoming a functional limb with a mind of its own.
Ed: With an arsenal of a soldier, and erased memory of his past, you would think an old veteran from an old War wouldn't do much, but Bucky Barnes has proven to tangle with the best of the best.
Feats:
-Caught Captain America shield
-Follow Wolverine for an entire month
-Dodged Unicorn energy blasts
-Survived a life-threatening explosion that mutilated his arm and getting frozen in ice
-Shot three arrows fired by Hawkeye in mid-air
-Tank Iron Man's repulsor blasts
-Survive a fall off an airplane and crashing through trees
-He fought against super-powered beings in an Arena for two months while his bionic arm was depowered and had very little sleep and barely ate any food
-Fought Captain America, Wolverine, Black Widow, Daredevil, and The Punisher
Demo: Damn right! Like when he caught Captain America's shield, which Cap has thrown fast enough to cut through tanks! He is fast enough to outrun cars, dodge beams, bullets, and keep up with most of the Avengers! He survived RPG, crash landing in cars, electrocution, and beaten to a pulp by Super-Villains, and Heroes!
RUBY: He has shot down Hawkeye's arrows, which he can throw at machine-gun speed and fight three people at the same time.
Demo: This guy is a badass! I mean, even someone like Wolverine had to admit that he would have died against Bucky in battle if it wasn't for his stupidly healing factor and adamantium skeleton! Also, did you guys know that he trained Natasha in her time in the Red Room?! He is the master of the Avenger's fatal spy! And this guy is not a superhuman!
Weakness:
-Still Human
-No superpowers
-An EMP can disable the Bionic Arm
-Victim to multiple brainwashing incidents
Ed: Correct. While having tangled with super-powered beings, mutants, robots, and aliens before. Bucky is still a mortal man - a good bullet to the head can always put him down for good. Also, despite his Bionic Arm having it in the first place, it can get disabled by an EMP, don't ask how; it just can. Finally, he has been victims of multiple brainwashing scenarios, which is pretty bad since every time mind-controlling events happen, he is the first one to fall victim to it.
RUBY: Still, the Winter Soldier has gotten out of those incidents before. While someone who would do the dirty work without question, the Winter Soldier has proven time and time again. Captain America isn't the only Super-Soldier.
*Winter Soldier: That little guy from Brooklyn who was too dumb to run away from a fight, I'm Following Him.*
Ed: All right, the combatants are ready and set! Let's end this debate once and for all!
RUBY: Analysis complete. I am initiating the mock battle.
Demo: Is time! Red Hood, the Brutal Vigilate of the Bat-Family, takes on the Enchanted Wolf Killer turned Avenger, the Winter Soldier! Whose justice will come out on top!? Let's answer that right now because it is time for a DEATH BATTLE!
Two security guards stood in front of a metal door located deep underground a city, "So...uh," The first guard began to speak, "How much are they paying you for standing in this door?"
"...Not enough." The second guard grunted. "We fundamentally are in the most cliche scenario of this world. Two things will happen; either we get knocked out and fired, or lose our lives fighting whatever comes down here."
"Man, that sucks." The first guard said in tiredness, "I could have been watching a new episode of My Hero Academia or One Piece about now."
"...Want to ditch this place and go watch it?"
"Bitch. That's the best plan I ever heard."
With the most random conversation done in life, the two guards abandoned their posts. Should they have stayed there a bit longer, they 'might' have been killed since the one that came out of the shadow was one of the world's greatest assassins.
Dressed in an entirely black outfit of espionage was a man, it's brown long messy hair covering most of his face, while a black mask hid the rest. In his hands was a Colt M4A1 Assault Rifle, hoisted around his shoulders, and was ready to shoot the guards head off.
('...It's for the best,') Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, thought to himself as he made his way to the door and quickly opened it, aiming his weapon around.
The room he was entering was, unsurprisingly, a computer room. Fill with several monitors that had a view of the city, buildings, and underground facilities. But Winter Soldier's attention was on the mission, so he went to the nearest computer and began to download the information he was assigned to do.
A few minutes later, all data he needed to collect was on a USB. He was about to get it when something pressed against the back of his head, stopping any kind of movement the Winter Soldier wanted to do.
"Don't move."
Behind Bucky was another man, his body covered with a black suit like him with the difference of a red bat symbol pressed on the chest, a light brown-color jacket, and a complete red mask hiding his face completely. He pressed his modified gun at the back of the WWII Veteran's head.
"Thanks a lot for doing my job." Jason Todd, aka Red Hood, said as he grabs the USB from the monitor. "Now, don't try to do anything, and I won't need to blow your face. Got it?" He asked in an ordering tone.
"...Эта угроза даже отдаленно не страшна." Winter Soldier spoke in russian, confusing Red Hood with it.
('This threat is not even remotely scary?') "What the-?"
Whatever Jason was about to say was cut short when Bucky spun around and grabbed his arm, twisting it to the side to make let go of the gun. However, Red Hood had a firm grip on it and simply jumped and curved himself in the air, getting out of Winter Soldier's hold before pushing him away. Getting positioned in mid-flight, he took out his other gun and began to shoot at the assassin.
Bucky rolls on the floor and bursts out of the room, running away. Red Hood wasn't bothered by the tactic until he realized that something was missing from his hands.
Back with Winter Soldier, he looks at his right hand, which had the USB that came to collect. He had managed to take it off the red-mask man when he jumped on the air. He taps his left ear, "This is Winter Soldier speaking. I complete my mission, but I'm getting pursued by another. Requesting immediate evacuation."
"Copy that. Sending pick-"
The connection with his pick up team cut short when a bullet hit his left arm, making Bucky flinch and dove inside a storage room. He went deep into the place, just barely escaping the attacker's bullets. Taking cover behind a few crates, Bucky took his assault rifle and fired back, making Red Hood prioritize his covering.
Resting against a container, Jason reloads his guns and his mask eyes glow, having activated night vision and saw his opponent still hiding behind those crates, reloading his rifle with a new magazine, ('This will be over in a minute.')
However, Winter Soldier had done the same thing; activate his mask infra-ray mode. A 3D map from before his eyes, showing the location of the bat vigilante. ('I got you in my sight.')
With the target in their sight, Red Hood rolls out of his cover just as Winter Soldier jumps over the crates, both firing bullets.
May we have a Winter Bloodshed!
FIGHT!
Some of the bullets managed to intercept one another, while the ones that didn't were blocked either by bouncing off Red Hood's durable suit or dodge by Winter Soldier's reflexes. Being the one with the speed advantage at the moment, Bucky sprinted forward while still shooting his assault rifle.
Seeing him coming, Jason quickly did a roundhouse kick, kicking the firearm out of Bucky's hands just as he got close. The Avenger recovered and threw a fist at Jason's face, but Jason dodged it and aimed his gun at his face. Winter Soldier quickly places his left arm forward as Jason fired three times but was left shock at seeing that none of the bullets had gone through the hand. Bucky quickly disarms Jason, sending the gun away from them, and delivers a devastating right fist to the gut. Red Hood coughs at the attack, but he recovers in time to dodge another punch from the assassin. He hits Bucky with a fist to the ribs, followed by grabbing his left arm and throwing him into some crates which shattered in contact. Winter Soldier quickly stood up, just in the nick of time to dodge a knife heading to his face. Red Hood began to swing at Winter Soldier several times before plunging forward. Only for Bucky to grab it with his left hand and crush it before delivering a right fist to Red Hood's cheek, making him stumble and allowing Winter Soldier dropkick the vigilante away.
Jason growls in anger before letting an object fall off his hand. A grenade pin.
Bucky notices something next to him and sees the grenade. Before he could do anything, it exploded and sent him crashing backward. His back hit the ground hard, making him grunt in pain.
Jason quickly stood up and collected his gun before using his grappling hook and shoots it to the upper level of the storage room, disappearing through the shadows.
Recovering his senses, Bucky stood from the ground and looked for Red Hood. But the red-mask man was nowhere to be seen. He knew he was close-
*Bang!*
"Guh!" Winter Soldier grunt in pain as a bullet hit his right shoulder, almost piercing his bulletproof vest. More shots were fired at him, forcing the Ex-Soviet assassin to run away for cover behind a larger crate.
('Dammit! So close!') The jeered thought came from Red Hood, who was hiding above the ceilings catwalk and had combined both of his guns jointly to make his customized sniper mode. Not having a good view, he began to run to the other side as quietly as possible.
However, the Winter Soldier domino mask had located his target above him and was moving forward. Predicting where he might go, Bucky grabs a metal crate with his left hand and throws it into the air with a mighty force.
Jason saw the incoming object and backflipped into the air as the crate bent the railing of the catwalk and blocked the way for a bit. A hook appeared on the other side of the catwalk, and Bucky jumped onto it, taking out his Vz. 61 Skorpion submachine gun. He didn't hesitate to fire a lead of bullets at Red Hood, who sprinted forward and took cover behind the crate, that may or not be inches away from falling off the dangling, damaged catwalk.
Knowing that his cover might fall, Jason crouches and jumps into the air, throwing a grenade. Bucky's attention was on the device and quickly tried to shoot it down, but was stopped by Jason, who began to shoot with his two guns in mid-air, forcing Bucky to place his left hand forward to block the bullets. The grenade bounced to Winter Soldier's feet, and the assassin turned hero chose to jump off the catwalk.
*BOOOM!*
The grenade detonated, and the blast sent Bucky bashing against a door, smashing right through it and going into the outside world, digging his left fingers on the ground, leaving finger marks on the cement.
Red Hood was suddenly above him, three daggers coming out of his arms. He flew at Winter Soldier, swinging his left weapon arm, making the Avenger start blocking the attacks. Jason began to take control of the battle, releasing his martial arts on him. However, Bucky managed to keep up with everything that was thrown at him, making Red Hood start getting annoyed. So, he pulled his right gauntlet, charging electricity in it, and flung forward.
Winter Soldier caught it with his left arm with no problem, but he was a little too late to notice the electricity as it course through his arm, making a grunt at the pain. The shock also malfunctioned the arm's camouflage, revealing the metallic arm-limb with the red soviet star in it.
"Huh...I was wondering how you kept blocking those bullets." Red Hood said before jumping onto the man's shoulder and did the amber lock, falling to the ground and starting to pull his limb. "Since you won't be needing it any time soon, I'll take it out of you."
"Sorry, boy." Bucky grunts and surprised Jason by resisting the pull without the need of his other hand, "This arm isn't for sale." Without warning, Winter Soldier jumps to his feet while Jason still hangs on his left bionic arm. Just like a green goliath monster would do, Bucky began to smash Jason to the ground several times, making cracks in it before he did a vicious swing, one that Jason couldn't hold on to and got sent crashing against a wall.
The muscle of the Bat-Family walked out of the wall like it was nothing, only making his anger grow little by little. He took five black pellets out of his pockets, or utility belt (your choice), and threw them into the floor.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thick gray smoke emerged from them, swallowing the entire area and both combatants. Red Hood vanishes through the thickness of the fog.
The Winter Soldier stood in high alert. He couldn't see, but he could feel the red mask man moving around through the smoke. A strange presence can be senses, so the Avenger took out a SIG Sauer P220 Pistol and aimed with caution.
His ears pick up a faint sound coming at him. He was about to shoot only to dodge as several shurikens skim his mask. Bucky didn't have time to recover as more shurikens came at him, forcing him to start evading.
When he dodges another one of those, something slams itself against Bucky's stomach, making him cough out. He stumbles back and looks around, not finding anything nor anyone responsible for it.
His right temple received a devastating force, and then, a sharp pain went through his right leg. He felt his head getting grabbed and being smashed against, what he believes, a knee cap and ending with something hard connecting with his chin that sent him through the air, throwing his mask off his face. The USB that Bucky had somehow managed to find itself into the sky. While the assassin crashed backward, the small device began to fall, only to stop in mid-air, floating like a ghost. ('Got you back.') While invisible to the naked eye, there was a small intangible form of a human holding the USB. They grab it and hide it away while taking out the shape of a gun and walk forward to the Winter Soldier.
Bucky began to stand up, holding his sour face, only for something to pin his neck and his left arm on the ground, his instant lack of hair made him struggle. The sound of a gun clicking catching his attention.
"Any last words, Russian?" Jason, still cloaked, asked as he aimed right between the assassin's eyes.
"..." Winter Soldier simply glared before clenching his bionic arm, "You'll be shocked by it." and activate the EMP waves.
The short-circuiting took Red Hood by surprise as static began to cloud his suit, his cloaking suit getting deactivated. Bucky quickly removed the foot off him and delivered a powerful left hook to Red Hood's chest, pushing him backward.
It didn't stop there as Bucky was already on him, grabbing his face with his Bionic arm and slamming him against the wall, where he began to bash it hard, cracking it.
Growling in absolute anger, Red Hood stops the assault by pushing himself off the wall and changes position. He grabs the Winter Soldier's head and begins to slam him on the wall multiple times, before sticking a grenade on its back. Jason toss him away-
Boom!
Just as the bomb detonated, exploding into pieces of scrap and cloth.
Bucky screams in pain. Most of his suit was blown to pieces by the explosion. He slowly began to stand up, the pain coursing like electricity. Meanwhile, Jason heavily bangs on his red mask, the static getting out-of-control from the banging the Avenger did to it. It wasn't helping, so he took it off, revealing his scar-face and threw at Winter Soldier.
Bucky saw it coming and quickly punched the mask away just as it detonated into pieces.
"You seriously starting to get on my nerves!" Red Hood yelled as hands began to glow. Moments later, two fire-looking blades formed in both of his hands and swung it around before crossing them together. The All-Blades had been created and were ready to spice things up.
Staying calm, the Winter Soldier rips away the damaged vest, showing his muscular body and the bionic arm. He proceeded to take out two combat knives and held it together.
Without a second, they both charge forward. Clashing weapons together and sending a small clicking sound through the air. From there, they both began to trade blows with their weapons.
Red Hood's swordsmanship made it difficult for Winter Soldier to be able to keep up, forcing the Avenger to be on the defense with his small knives. Every time the red vigilante went for a stab, either were blocked by the Bionic Arm and dodge by him. The same could be said about Jason since he could stop and avoid all the knives plunges with his All-Blades.
Both Jason and Bucky found themselves clashing with their weapons, struggling to overcome one another while they glared at each other.
*Crick*
But it was about time that one of them overcame the other since they are 'supposedly' unbreakable.
The All-Blades cut through Winter Soldier's combat knives, forcing him to move back. Looking at his useless weapon, he threw them away before entering into a fighting pose. Jason dashes forward, slashing at Bucky, who blocks it with his Bionic Arm. The blades clang with the arms, but Red Hood was persistent as he focused on removing the metal arm.
Bucky, deducing what his rival was planning, wasn't going to let that happen, so he caught one of the blades with his Bionic Arm and threw his right fist forward. However, Red Hood saw it coming, so he let go of the captured sword and used his free hand to stop Bucky's fist. The released All Blade disappeared, making Bucky's hold on it disappear by surprise. Jason quickly went behind him, pinning his right arm on his back.
With a scream of anger and his left arm holding tight the All-Blade, Jason swung it on the Winter Soldier's left shoulder-
Sling!
Ripping the Bionic Arm off.
"GAAAAAH!" Bucky screamed as his metallic limb got removed out of his body, along with some blood. While a sacrificial act, it allows him to escape the hold.
Red Hood kicked the useless arm away and jumped forward to stab the All-Blade on the fallen Bucky, but the Avenger managed to roll out of the way.
Despite having one arm, Bucky didn't let that stop him as he shoulder tackled him to the ground, his right hand quickly grabbed Jason's throat and began to put all the pressure behind it.
Red Hood began to choke, as the All-Blades disappeared and grabbed the hand that was crushing his neck and tried to take it off, while the other hand shot forward and grabbed Winter Soldier's throat, also starting to grind it.
Soon, both men were beginning to crush their target, but they were on equal strength, but the anger of Jason, and the fact that he had two arms, began to overpower Bucky, who was losing hold. Getting a bit of strength back, the Red-clad Batman found himself rolling to the side, now it was Bucky on the ground, struggling to remove the hand.
"Not too shabby, old man!" Jason growled as he could feel the Winter Soldier's strength going away little by little. "But I'm just better! Because I was trained by the best!" Bucky began to choke out, losing air on his lungs.
Suddenly, Jason felt a hand grab his throat from behind, instantly losing his air and stopping the choking on Winter Soldier, who began to recover his breath. What had commenced choking Red Hood was none other than the Bionic Arm. Red Hood started to use his force to remove the arm off. Fortunately, he managed to get between them after a few minutes and get it off him.
Tick. Click!
Unfortunately, it was too much time.
Bang!
A bullet burst out of the front of Jason's forehead; his eyes widened in horror. Blood began to come out as his body twitched a few times before falling to the ground. Behind him was the Winter Soldier, gun in the right hand and breathing heavily. He stares at the dead body in front of him with nothing but calm expression. "...Тебя учили лучшие." ("You were taught by the best.") Bucky spoke in Russian as he walked to it and took back the stolen USB. "Но я лучший." ("But I'm the best.")
K.O!
Demo: Ouch! That did not look pretty one bit!
Ed: Both Jason and Bucky were excellent fighters and hard to kill vigilantes/superheroes. Given their background in weaponry and martial arts, they both matched each other on fighting ground as they are excellent tacticians, had an equally matched arsenal, and would do whatever it takes to achieve victory, no matter what.
RUBY: Comparing them isn't very hard, since they both are similar in many ways. Jason's bodysuit and Bucky's military vest had helped them survive bullets and explosions, had more options of weaponry and were trained to be perfect tacticians, weapon masters, and quick reflexes. They're strength, speed, and durability were so similar; it was practically a stalemate.
Demo: I mean, it's pretty hard considering that neither of these guys was super-human. They do things normal humans can't do, like lifting a small part of a building or breaking metal like if they were sand. We can't just say who would win by comparing their primary skills. SO! We went the old known way; experience, tactics, and weapons!
Ed: Jason got train by Batman, the greatest detective in the DC comics. There's no need to explain since Bruce Wayne had trained and master 127 martial arts. But Bucky was trained by Captain America, who can be equal to Batman. So, we are still in a stalemate. So let's compare their present experience up to now.
RUBY: When it comes to it, Red Hood has a slight advantage in martial arts and tactics, but the Winter Soldier is more experienced in everything else. He's been in action for six decades. Not to mention that he was taught every possible martial art, spy, assassination & infiltration technique in his time as a Soviet Spy. So his years of experience gave Jason a hard time.
Demo: There's also how the two of them do the job. Red Hood has had a history of anger problems, to the point where he begins making irrational decisions. Winter Soldier has been calm and coolly collected through his time as an assassin, infrequently does he let his emotions get the better of him. And as for the weapons, Jason takes the more options of weaponry and gadget!
Ed: True, if we look at the history, Red Hood's arsenal is far better than what Winter Soldier's arsenal. However, they pale in comparison to the Bionic Arm. Thanks to its Vibranium material, it could block all bullets and explosions without sustaining much damage. Looking at the Red Hood's inventory, searching deep into it, we couldn't find any weapon that could damage the Winter's Soldier enchanted limb.
Demo: Ed, you aren't fooling anyone. We took that information from the official Black Panther vs. Batman fight.
Ed: But it is not wrong since T'Challa's Panther Habit is made out of Vibranium as well, and bullets didn't just bounce; they stop when hitting the suit. So, the same could be said to the Bionic Arm. Even the All-Blades wasn't much of an option. Sure, it stopped Wonder Woman's Sword of Hephaestus, but blocking and cutting something are two different things.
RUBY: There's also the fact that Red Hood's ammunition would run low in mid-battle, given that most of his fight he was prepared beforehand, but we are in a Death Battle; we don't accept prep-time. Lastly, their gadgets were perfect counters for each other, since the Red Mask could show where Bucky was hiding, and the Domino Mask could pinpoint where Jason was. However, the EMP stashed inside the Bionic Arm destroyed Jason's surprised attacks since it can disable the suit's invisibility and high-tech mask.
Demo: Sure, Red Hood can figure out Bucky's Bionic Arm and disarm him, but shocking enough, he has no way to truly put it out of commission, especially when Winter Soldier can just mentally take command of it if he ever loses it.
Ed: In short, Red Hood was a powerful and deadly adversary from the Bat-Family thanks to his abilities & arsenal, but Bucky's years of experience, quick reflexes, perfect counter gadgets, and enchanted Vibranium Arm were too much to handle.
Demo: Bucky didn't just have victory in hand; he shot it to pieces!
RUBY: The winner is the Winter Soldier.
The upcoming fight is one that I have (literally) dreamed for two years.
I kept having discussions whenever I should do it or not, yet I waited for the right moment to do it.
And I'm happy to say to you all…It's time.
Next time of Death Battle!
A green skin creature burst out of his house, watching the invaders that had forcefully trespass his home. He let out a famous catchphrase-
?: "What are you doing in my swamp?!"
Vs.
A big man climb to the top of a building, smashing bricks and windows before reaching the top, glaring down at the people and screaming-
?: "I'm gonna wreck it!"
