Welcome, one and all, I am Oddmegaman, back at it with another reaction fic. In between writing "RWBY's Multiversal Gaming", I wanted to write a separate fic where the RWBY cast watches Death Battle (inspired heavily by DaltWisney's fic). Now, this won't be every episode, I'll be cutting some episodes that I either don't like or just don't consider interesting. With that said let's get this show on the road!
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Yang Xiao Long was currently out on a walk. She, as well as the rest of her team, had just finished the last of their classes for the day and they could look forward to having the weekend off.
Despite that though, Yang just felt… stressed. About school, her partner, her sister, and above all else, her anger issues. She didn't quite know why but it all just seemed to get to her, so she went on this walk to try and unwind. It was on this walk that she suddenly came upon a mysterious package.
Back in the dorm, the rest of Team RWBY had invited Team JNPR to hang out. Blake, Jaune, Ren and Nora were so far in the middle of a game of "Cards Against Remnant", with Ruby, Weiss and Pyrrha choosing to withhold from playing.
"You sure you guys don't want in?" Jaune asked.
"No way am I playing such a crude card game. I consider myself to enjoy highbrow humor, thank you very much." Weiss asserted.
"Yeah, I'm not sure if this is really my thing." Ruby sheepishly said.
"Well that's to be expected of you two, I mean you still have a swear jar Ruby-"
"Used to. I used to have a swear jar. I retired it." Ruby said, interrupting Nora. She realized that if she was attending Beacon, she sorta needed to grow up. Not to mention that she'd gotten way more used to swears now.
"Well either way, I suppose we can start-"
Before Jaune could finish, Yang burst through the door like a fireball. She was panting, likely due to the fact that she hurried her way to the dorm. In her hands was a rather small looking gift box.
"Hey guys, look what I found!" The blonde brawler yelled out.
"Yang, what is that?" Blake asked.
"Okay so you're probably not going to believe me but I found this on my walk and it's addressed to us!" She responded, bringing the present closer. Indeed had been addressed to both Team RWBY and Team JNPR.
"So let me get this straight," Weiss began. "You just so happened to find this random package for us, just right in the middle of your walk?" Weiss asked, skeptical.
"Yeah it was kinda weird, I took a break to swap out what playlist I was listening to and suddenly it was just right at my feet." She answered.
"And you don't at all find this suspicious?" Pyrrha asked.
"Well- okay yeah it is kinda weird but aren't you guys at least a little curious?"
"I agree with Yang, let's open it!" Before Ren could stop her, Nora quickly opened the package… however, all that was in there was a USB.
"A USB?" Weiss questioned.
"Aw, I was hoping it would be something cool…" Nora said.
"Either way, it's probably best we check what's on it." Blake suggested.
"Oh, Weiss, you have a laptop, right?" Ruby asked.
"That's private! I use that for important work projects, not for unknown USBs!" She asserted.
"Well we don't exactly have another option, do we." Yang said.
"I can't believe this, surely no one else is-" Weiss stopped and saw everyone looking at her. "Oh come on, even you Pyrrha?"
"Well, I won't lie, I myself am curious."
Weiss just sighed. "Alright, I'll go get it. But if this is some virus, you'll never hear the end of it!"
Weiss went to go get her laptop and powered it on. The group inserted the USB and found a lot of stuff on it.
"Death Battle? Anyone know what that is?" Ruby asked. No one could give a definitive answer.
"From the looks of it, seems to be some sort VS show? Like 'Deadliest Fighter'. Don't recognize any of these names though." Blake assessed.
"Oh wait, there's a README file here." Ruby said, quickly clicking it open.
Blake read the whole thing out loud. "Greetings RWBY and JNPR, my name is… not important right now. What is important is what's on this USB. Don't worry, there isn't any malware or the like on it. I come from a higher plane of reality from you guys, although I can't affect your world in major ways."
"A 'higher plane of reality', now I know this is a bunch of nonsense." Weiss dismissed.
"Well if this person really does exist, bet they can't make a bowl of chips appear in front of us." Yang teased.
"Yang you can't seriously-"
Weiss was suddenly cut off by a bolt of lightning randomly striking in the dorm room, where it struck was now a bowl of potato chips and a note. Ren went to pick up the note and it read "need more proof?"
"Okay so… I think this file is telling the truth." Pyrrha said, her eyes widened.
Blake, still a little shook, decided to read the rest of the file. "In this USB, I have given you guys the show "DEATH BATTLE!", from my realm. In our realm, we see universes like yours through a lens of… fiction (don't worry you guys are real) and DEATH BATTLE! takes characters from these worlds and puts them in a simulated fight to the death, using research to find who would win. I personally enjoy it a lot and have left many of its episodes on here as well as the music and DEATH BATTLE's ruleset. I hope you guys enjoy!"
"Well, we got nothing better to do, and I'm down to binge something." Yang said excitedly.
"I just said this laptop was for- *sighs* never mind."
After perusing through the rather standard rules, they hooked up the laptop to a TV and proceeded to press play on the first episode.
Wiz: The bounty hunter. Galactic pirates of living beings.
Boomstick: They blow shit up for cash.
Wiz: A prime example is Boba Fett, the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy.
Boomstick: But don't forget Samus Aran. She's so badass, whole planets explode when she's done with them. BOOM!
Wiz: I'm Wizard.
Boomstick: And I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze the weapons, armor, and skills of these two beastly killers and answer the most important question of all: Which of these two warriors would win... a Death Battle.
No one really had any words at first. They weren't quite what they expected but it wasn't this. The silence was broken by one Yang Xiao Long snickering like a mad woman.
"Okay, wow… this is rough." Yang said. "Like in an endearing way, but you can definitely tell this was made a while ago."
"What were those names? Wizard and Boomstick?" Pyrrha questioned.
"This is going to be a long night." Weiss said.
"No one's forcing you to watch this Weiss." Blake told her.
"No no, I want to be part of this team, so even if I think this is a waste of time, if we're doing this as teams, then I'll endure it."
"Okay but roughness aside, their armor looks so cool! Oh I wonder how many guns, and cannons, and blasts, and-" Ruby continued to ramble about the weapons as the rest of the group rolled their eyes at her antics, but in an appreciative sort of way.
Wiz: Boba Fett is well known for his cunning, ruthlessness, and brute force. But his killer instinct relies on his diverse arsenal of death.
Boomstick: Plus, he wears the most badass spacesuit ever.
MANDALORIAN BATTLE ARMOR
Nearly Indestructible
Micro Energy Field
Penetrating Radar (Yang and Nora snickered at the obvious innuendo)
Protection from Fire, Poison, Acid, Cold
Retractable Drinking Straw
Wiz: That's no ordinary spacesuit, Boomstick; that's Fett's Mandalorian armor, forged of nearly indestructible duraplast, containing a micro-energy field for dispersing impacts.
Boomstick: This guy can have a freaking bomb blow up in his face and still walk away.
"A whole bomb?! I mean, that's fairly vague, but only some of the stronger Atlas robots can survive whole bombs!" Weiss exclaimed
"Something tells me we're going to see a lot of stuff that outclasses us." Jaune said, also in surprise.
WRIST GAUNTLETS
Flame Projectiles
Fibercord Whip
Wrist Laser
Concussion Missiles
Stun Missiles
Wiz: His gauntlets house a flamethrower with a reach of five meters, a fibercord whip, and numerous concussion and stun missiles.
Both teams were impressed on Fett's various tools, with Ruby in particular getting ideas for new "siblings" of Crescent Rose.
EE-3 CARBINE RIFLE
Fires in Short Bursts
Scope-Outfitted
Shoulder Sling
Rock-A-Bye Rifle (Most of the group silently eyed Ruby)
Wiz: His weapon of choice is his EE-3 carbine rifle, an extremely accurate and powerful weapon which Fett often cradles like a child.
"So like Ruby." Yang joked with a smile on her face.
"Hey, I'll have you know that I'm not… completely obsessed." Ruby tried to argue.
"Ruby no offense, and I think your interest in weapons is cool, but on the first week of Beacon you literally went around asking every single student questions about their weapons. In admittedly uncomfortable detail." Jaune told her.
"Oh, I uh, didn't realize that I was probably disrespecting boundaries. Sorry." She awkwardly apologized.
Boomstick: Yeah, I do that with my guns, too…
"Seems Boomstick isn't all too different…" Blake said, not really knowing if that was a good thing or not.
"I mean, talking about the rifle myself, it seems fairly simple and while I do prefer flashy weapons, if it gets the job done then I'd say it's good." Ruby gave her two cents.
Wiz: That's... not weird at all, Boomstick. Fill us in on Fett's heavy weaponry.
MITRINOMON 2-6 JETPACK
Hands-Free
Up to 1 Minute of Flight
Max Speed: 145 kph (Yang whistled at how fast that travel speed was)
Magnetic Grappling Hook
Anti-Vehicle Homing Rocket
Boomstick: Well, everybody and their grandmother knows that Fett can zoom around on his badass jetpack, but that jetpack also has a single anti-vehicle homing rocket, and believe me, you don't want to see this thing heading your way.
"Oh Renny, I should totally get myself a jetpack, that'd be so awesome!" Nora exclaimed.
"Nora, I don't think the world is ready for you with a jetpack." Ren told his childhood friend.
"I can't imagine how heavy it is carrying an entire rocket on your back while having that armor on." Jaune said.
Wiz: That's right, Boomstick. In short, Fett is a human Swiss Army knife. He's killed hundreds of criminals, politicians, and Jedi. He's even held his own against Darth Vader... twice.
Boomstick: Holy shit, that is hardcore!
"Don't know who Darth Vader is but he sounds tough as hell." Yang said.
"Sounds like a bad guy, looks like one from what they've shown as well." Ruby observed.
Wiz: He became leader of the Mandalorian mercenaries after the Galactic Civil War and battled Mace Windu to a draw when he was 12 years old.
"He's definitely very experienced, sure that's only 3 years behind Ruby but defeating a seemingly expert warrior like that is very impressive." Blake said.
Boomstick: Sam Jackson's got nothing on him.
Wiz: But with all his awesomeness, every so often, Fett will totally blow it. He's fallen into the Sarlacc three times. Three! And the Sarlacc's not exactly running around looking for snacks.
Boomstick: Three times? How do you even do that once? It's a giant hole in the ground with teeth, and he's got a jetpack!
"Okay, once I can understand, even twice, but three times is a little ridiculous." Jaune said.
"I think the universe is just out for him at that point." Yang said, honestly feeling a little bad for the guy.
Wiz: Still, even with his ridiculous flaws, Boba Fett is a whole new meaning of deadly.
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Darth Vader: No disintegrations.
Boba Fett: As you wish.
From the little they were shown of Fett, they were pretty impressed. Not to mention that the show itself had promise. Now it was time for the other combatant.
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Wiz: Samus Aran was infused with bird-like Chozo DNA at a young age, increasing her strength, speed, and athletic ability far beyond those of a normal human being.
Boomstick: How do they do that?! I want me some bird DNA!
"Okay we're just getting right into then, I'll take it." Yang said, a little surprised.
A few members were laughing at Boomstick's exclamation, or more accurately at how it was said.
"I don't want to be mean, I'm sure whoever's doing Boomstick's voice is doing their best but… it could definitely use some work." Pyrrha said, stifling a laugh.
POWER SUIT
Shields Entire Body
Environmental Protection
Easy to Upgrade
No Restriction of Movement or Flexibility
Wiz: She wears the Power Suit, typically in Varia form, shielding her entire body without restricting any movement or flexibility.
Boomstick: Too bad it makes her look like a dude…
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Weiss asked with scorn.
"Let me check the date… yep, 14 years ago."
"14?! I knew this looked old but over a decade?!" Yang said, shocked at what Blake just said.
"If that's the case, standards were probably a little different from now." Blake figured.
ARM CANNON
Easy to Updrage ("Aw hell yeah, 'updrage', definitely not a typo." Yang laughed)
Power Beam
Charge Beam
Ice Beam
Grapple Beam
Missiles
Wiz: Her primary weapon, the Arm Cannon, has acquired numerous awesome upgrades over the years. Though, the basic Power Beam is a pea shooter with a pathetic range.
"Well okay, so far nothing too crazy-
Boomstick: But when it's fully charged, it'll blow your face off. BAM! Shoop Da Whoop!
"Woah, now we're talking!" Ruby exclaimed.
Nora was about to talk before Weiss interrupted her, already knowing what she was about to say. "No Nora, you can't replace your arm with an arm cannon, we don't even have that technology." She said. Nora just sat back down, disappointed.
Wiz: The Arm Cannon can also use an Ice Beam, a Grapple Beam, and a plethora of seeking and Super Missiles.
MITRINOMON 2-6 JETPACK ("Another typo?" Weiss questioned.)
Powerful Electric Charge
Temporary Invincibility
Extremely Fast
Namesake of an Awesome Website! ("Given this was 14 years ago, that website is probably defunct unfortunately." Blake said.)
Wiz: Samus controls the skies with a powerful and speedy Screw Attack, and if there's trouble on the battlefield, she can curl up into Morph Ball mode and slip away unnoticed.
MORPH BALL ALT-FORM
1 Meter Diameter
Can Release Bombs
Jumping Ability
Also Called "Maru Mari"
Can Access Small or Hard to Reach Places
Boomstick: What the f-?! How does she do that?
Wiz: Bird DNA, Boomstick. Bird DNA.
"Of course, because we all know that birds can just curl up into balls and ignore their entire bone structure." Weiss said sarcastically.
"You never know, Weiss, birds can do some terrifying things…" Yang said in an uncharacteristically soulless and terrifying way.
"Is your sister okay?" Ren asked Ruby.
"Don't mind her, she's been weird about birds since forever. She swears that a raven has been following her and now she talks like a conspiracy theorist about them." Ruby explained.
"You don't understand Rubes, the raven is following me for a reason, the birds are plotting against me!" Yang exclaimed.
POWER BOMBS
Huge Blast Radius
Deals Massive Damage
Crystal Flash Healing Ability
Deployed Only in Morph Ball Form
Boomstick: Samus also has a freakin' huge supply of Power Bombs, which will destroy anything on the screen in seconds. Nothing survives!
"Woo! Explosions!" The hammer wielding member of JNPR yelled out.
Wiz: She is known to be the bounty hunter capable of taking on impossible missions, fighting massive beasts, and even wiping out an entire species. However, she often makes mistakes. Somehow, she always seems to lose all her power-ups and upgrades at the beginning of every mission.
"She… genocided an entire species?" Blake questioned.
"I mean, we're basically doing the same to Grimm. If that species was too dangerous to be left alive then… yeah, sometimes that's the only option." Yang said somberly.
Ruby looked down. She never really thought about it but, yeah, in a way the huntsman and huntresses were leading a genocide against Grimm. Thankfully they didn't seem to have conscious thought and were only destructive creatures unlike other animals, but she wasn't sure if that's how it was with Samus.
"Moving on from… genocide… the fact she keeps losing her abilities is… concerning." Jaune said.
Boomstick: Man, someone get this chick a purse.
"It was 14 years ago, let it go, it was 14 years ago, let it go." Weiss kept repeating to herself.
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Samus: Time to go.
Overall, Samus was also a promising fighter to both teams. She seemed to have less variety than Fett but her weaponry looked overall more powerful.
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Wiz: The combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all!
Boomstick: Oh yeah, well it's time for a Death Battle!
Yang pauses the video as she turns toward both teams. "So… who do y'all got?" She asked.
"Oh we're betting? Um… well Fett's armor seems tougher but overall I'd say Samus has more useful weapons, though Fett does have some interesting items…" Pyrrha pondered.
After discussing, Weiss, Jaune, and Ren went with Boba Fett due to his armor and his jetpack allowing for better mobility, while Blake, Yang, Pyrrha and Nora went with Samus due to her more useful weapons like the Ice Beams, Charge Beams and Power Bombs. Ruby abstained from voting because she couldn't decide, they were both so cool.
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Samus is shown flying through space in her gunship. Suddenly, Boba Fett's ship, the Slave I, shoots at her gunship, throwing it out of orbit and landing on Earth, where it crash lands somewhere in the middle of a futuristic city. Samus gets out of her ship as Boba hovers down to where Samus landed.
FIGHT!
"Wait… are these video game sprites?" Weiss asked.
"Oh that's how these are animated? We're in for a good time then, even if this does seem like someone's first sprite animation." Yang smirked.
"You can't be serious how can-" Weiss stopped talking as the whole room looked at her. "What?"
"You've never watched sprite animations have you?" Jaune asked.
"N-no?" Weiss clarified.
"Well then, we have a lot of catching up to do then." Ruby said.
Samus shoots her Power Beams, which fade out almost instantly without even reaching her opponent. Boba responds with a few shots from his blaster, but Samus jumps in the air, firing a missile at Fett which hits him.
"Come on Samus, keep on the missiles!" Yang shouted out.
When she lands, Boba unleashes his flamethrower on her. Samus jumps back and shoots another missile which Boba dodges by using his jet pack.
"There's Boba's jetpack, as I thought, he's too durable and fast." Weiss asserted.
"I wouldn't be so sure about Weiss." Pyrrha told the heiress.
However, Samus goes after him using her Screw Attack and eventually hits him, which forces him to the ground.
"What the- she reached him with the screw attack?!"
"I didn't think about it but Samus is very agile, using that Screw Attack, it would be likely she could reach Fett."
As Samus lands, Boba shoots missiles at her. He then fires his anti-vehicle homing missile, which Samus escapes by going into Morph Ball mode and escaping through a doorway.
"Damn it, he missed!" Jaune cursed.
"And now Fett doesn't know where Samus is." Blake smiled.
Fett cautiously creeps toward the doorway as Samus sneaks behind him in Morph Ball mode and plants a Power Bomb near his feet. The bomb explodes, heavily damaging Fett.
"Yes, the power bomb!" Nora exclaimed.
"Wait, Fett isn't out yet! He can still-" Weiss exclaimed.
With his suit having withstood the blast, Boba sees Samus and fires a missile at her. Samus dodges by stepping to the side and then freezes him using her Ice Beam.
"Oh…"
She then moves toward the frozen bounty hunter and begins charging her Arm Cannon. With the charge at its apex and Fett's body slightly moving as he tries to break free of the ice, Samus positions her cannon toward his head.
Samus: You're mine.
Before Fett can escape, Samus fires her Charge Beam point-blank, knocking his head clean from his body.
KO!
His head flies back downward, clanking on the ground.
Weiss sighs, having bet wrong.
"Alright, what are we paying?" Jaune asked.
"Paying? Nah, this time was just for fun. We're not doing it for Lien." Yang said. "For now." She whispered.
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Boomstick: Holy shit! Did you see that, Wiz? That was insane!
Wiz: Fett battled like a champ, but in the end, Samus' superior technology and athletic skill trumped him... hard. While her basic Power Beam failed miserably, Samus put her Chozo DNA to work by jumping and dodging around Fett's offenses. Boba Fett, who relies more on cunning and brute force, simply didn't have the means necessary to catch Samus.
"Yeah, I wasn't even thinking about Samus' athleticism, shows what I know…" Jaune said.
"Don't beat yourself Jaune, Weiss and Ren voted for Fett as well." Pyrrha told Jaune, trying to cheer him up.
Boomstick: He was shooting all over the place, but that space chick was just too quick for him. He even tried to use his homing rocket, but anybody whose blown up a lot of shit knows anti-vehicle rockets don't work too well with people.
Wiz: Exactly. Samus is about four times smaller than the average vehicle, so there's only about a one in four chance for a direct hit from Fett's rocket. Not to mention she kept moving, preventing Fett from getting a solid lock on her.
"Uh, really? People are only four times smaller than the average vehicle?" Blake questioned.
"I mean, the general logic makes sense, the rocket isn't made to hit normal sized people. But the car thing is kinda funny." Pyrrha said.
Boomstick: After that screw up, Samus managed to sneak around Fett and left a little surprise at his feet.
Wiz: Fett's micro-energy field managed to minimize the damage he took from the Power Bomb, but by that point, it was all over. Samus froze Fett with her Ice Beam and finished him off with a Charge Beam to the face.
Boomstick: She sure stopped him cold.
Everyone but Yang groaned, as the blonde in questioner let out a little laugh.
"Please don't tell me Boomstick likes making puns…" Weiss said.
Wiz: That's right, Boomstick.
We cut to the "Samus Aran" winner card.
Wiz: The winner is Samus Aran.
Ruby, who at this point had been staring at the screen since the start of the fight, finally said something. "That. Was. Awesome! Boba Fett shot his rifle like 'pew pew' but Samus shot her missiles and then Fett used jetpack and-"
As Ruby continued to talk about how awesome that was. The rest of the group could only smile or laugh at her antics.
"So Weiss… you seemed to get pretty into this show." Yang teased.
"I'll admit, I enjoyed this more than I thought, despite its age."
"Well then, let's continue to the next episode on here." Yang said as she pressed play.
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As much as Boba VS Samus 1 has aged, it is kinda endearing and it was the prefect starting point. As previously stated, I'll be skipping some episodes so Akuma VS Shang Tsung won't be the next chapter, you'll just have to find out when the next chapter is posted.
Either way, I hope y'all enjoyed and I'll see everyone next time!