Eggman VS Wily

Eggman VS Wily is the 19th episode of Death Battle, featuring Doctor Eggman and his Eggman Empire from the Sonic the Hedgehog series and Doctor Wily and his Wily Army from the Mega Man series in a battle between video game mad scientists with robotic armies. Doctor Eggman and Metal Sonic were voiced by Caden Redpearl.
==Interlude==
Boomstick: It's no secret that scientists are, well, crazy as hell, but these two take it way too far.
Wiz: Doctor Ivo Robotnik, AKA the Eggman.
Boomstick: Doctor Albert Wily, AKA Einstein without Rogaine.
Wiz: In this scenario, both Doctors will be leading their mechanized armies to see who is the deadliest robot commander.
Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle.
==Doctor Eggman==
Wiz: Doctor Eggman is the obese, yet strangely athletic evil mastermind responsible for terrorizing the world of Sonic the Hedgehog, in his quest to rule a global empire. His engineering mastery has led to a massive army of unique robot warriors using the strangest fuel source: kidnapped animals.
Boomstick: He's PETA's worst nightmare.
Wiz: His army is based around speed and defense, including Moto Bugs, Caterkillers, Buzz Bombers, Egg Pawns, and SWATbots.
Boomstick: But Eggman's got way more than that! His Egg Fleet is a huge armada of battleships, led by the massive Egg Carrier, which supports a huge, front-mounted laser cannon.
Wiz: The Eggman Army is spearheaded by his deadliest robot warriors, the Badniks. The Eggrobo is a smart-bot crafted in Eggman's own image and designed to carry out tasks Eggman himself would normally do.
Boomstick: What's this guy's deal with eggs?
Wiz: On its own, Silver Sonic appears slow and bulky, but it is powered by a Chaos Emerald, making it a much faster and more practical machine.
Boomstick: Then he made another robo-hog, Mecha Sonic, who focuses on firepower over speed.
Wiz: Mecha Sonic can even absorb Chaos energy to attain a short lived Super form.
Boomstick: But Eggman wanted more than just Sonic bots. Mecha Knuckles can glide and vomit giant rockets.
Wiz: And E-101 Beta remains one of Eggman's most versatile creations.
Boomstick: He's a flying robot with super speed, teleportation, and a reflector shield. He shoots homing missiles and Kamehamehas, and has one of my favorite defensive abilities ever, the backhand!
Wiz: The Shadow Androids are fast and durable and typically fight in groups of three. However, their design is so complex, they sometimes glitch in close combat. And speaking of glitches, despite being an absolute genius, Doctor Eggman appears to suffer from a peculiar personality disorder that sent him through several different "phases."
Boomstick: Let's just hope that Scratch and Grounder phase doesn't show up today.
Wiz: But none of Eggman's creations have ever been as deadly or as successful as his ultimate killing machine...
Boomstick: Hyper Metal Sonic.
Wiz: Metal Sonic was specifically designed to be better than Sonic the Hedgehog in every way, and was a complete success. Metal can move much faster than Sonic, easily reaching near Mach 5 speeds. Metal's abilities include Sonic's Spin Dash and Homing Attack, along with the impenetrable Black Shield.
Boomstick: He's also got a chest laser, rocket-powered flight, and the Maximum Overdrive attack, where he overloads his circuits to create a glowy energy field that'll burn through pretty much anything!
Wiz: And that's not all. Somehow, Eggman managed to make Metal Sonic an ever-evolving force. Metal has the uncanny ability to scan and copy data from others, flawlessly replicating their abilities.
Boomstick: Damn, Eggman sure stepped up his game!
Wiz: Obtaining enough power can transform Metal into a number of more impressive forms, all of which increase his abilities immeasurably.
Boomstick: The only downside to giving Metal Sonic a super brain is Eggman sometimes has trouble keeping him in line.
Wiz: But even with his metallic minions waging his war, Doctor Eggman is perfectly willing to step into the battlefield himself. He pilots the Egg Mobile, a fast, single-man pod with twin-mounted machine guns. The Egg Mobile's most vital function, however, is its universal compatibility to operate almost all of Eggman's machines.
Boomstick: Like the humongous Death Egg Robot with its spiked rocket arms and lasers!
Wiz: Eggman is vicious and clever. He's an expert at playing his opponents right into his hands. At the same time, though, he can be overly obsessive to the point of overlooking some important factors in an effort to concentrate on a single goal, but while this can be a perilous game for Eggman, it also makes him dangerously unpredictable.
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Eggman: A nice dream, but dreams are meant to be...
He uses his rocket boots to fly out of a hole as Antoine Depardieu runs in fear.
Eggman: ...broken.
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==Doctor Wily==
Wiz: After being continuously out-shined by his insensitive colleague Doctor Light, Doctor Albert W. Wily turned to a life of crime in an attempt to achieve fame and power.
Boomstick: How did he plan to get so famous, you ask? By taking over the world!
Wiz: Whether through his own engineering or impressive hacking, over the years, Wily developed a large, diverse robot army built on the ideals of both solid defense and ranged firepower. Mets, Sniper Joes, and Bladers make up the bulk...
Boomstick: With Hotheads and elephants, oh my!
Wiz: Wily is a mastermind in more than just hardware. His Roboenza virus is a deadly disease for robots, making them unstable and violent with no regard for human life.
Boomstick: But Wily's weirdest bot is definitely the Yellow Devil, a giant pulsating yellow blob thing that pulls itself apart and uses its own body as a weapon.
Wiz: Wily's army is led by his Robot Masters. Guts Man was a civil engineering machine remade as a powerhouse who can lift over two tons.
Boomstick: Metal Man was made specifically for killing things. You can tell 'cause he's got evil red eyes!
Wiz: He wields ceramic titanium Metal Blades, one of the deadliest weapons in video game history, and is made of lightweight material, making him quick-footed.
Boomstick: Slash Man is fast and agile and wields the Slash Claw, a portable alien blade that's designed to destroy asteroids. Okay...
Wiz: Magnet Man is a tactical fighter who uses homing Magnet Missiles and the Magnet Shield to outmaneuver enemies. And then there's Sheep Man. Originally designed to actually herd sheep, he was reprogrammed by Wily to turn into clouds, get bored easily, and fall apart when hit by rubber baseballs.
Boomstick: What the fu—
Wiz: Napalm Man is a walking weapon.
Boomstick: And a Robot Master after my own heart. He likes blowing shit up so much that he built his own weapons museum, and then blew it up!
Wiz: Pharaoh Man possesses a large arsenal of mysterious powers, including fireballs, energy waves, teleportation, a magic shield, and levitation.
Boomstick: And he's also known for being a little punch-happy.
Wiz: But Doctor Wily's ultimate Robot Master is none other than Bass, a direct imitation of his nemesis, Mega Man.
Boomstick: He even has a robo-dog helper called Treble.
Wiz: Bass is powered by Bassnium, an extremely potent and unique energy source.
Boomstick: "Bassnium"? You just made that up.
Wiz: I wish I did.
Boomstick: Well, he wields the Bass Buster, an arm cannon that has both rapid fire and charge shot settings.
Wiz: He is programmed to be able to copy any action he has seen. If he gets a hold of another's weapon, he can use it to the same effectiveness as the original owner.
Boomstick: He can also fuse with Treble using the Super Adapter, creating... Super Bass!
Wiz: Bass is extremely powerful but fairly brash and arrogant. He seeks to prove he is the strongest robot warrior there is, and will even disobey Doctor Wily's orders if he thinks they impede his goal. Though he will not kill his creator, he has occasionally attacked him.
Boomstick: That's when Wily busts out his personal fighting vehicle!
Wiz: The Wily Machine has gone through several variations—
Boomstick: Even a dinosaur!
Wiz: —though Wily's favorite appears to be Machine #8.
Boomstick: Good old 8 can fly, launch missiles, and has a triple barrel laser cannon and a boomerang buzzsaw.
Wiz: It also houses Wily's personal transportation, the Wily Capsule.
Boomstick: Which makes the worst sound you've ever heard in your life!
The Wily Capsule sound plays.
Boomstick: Make it stop! MAKE IT STOP! (groan)
Wiz: Wily designs and commands his robots with long-term strategy in mind, and, as a result, often keeps his team as flexible as possible, though this means each robot has specific exploitable weaknesses. As a unit, Wily's team is prepared for anything.
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Wily: I will create chaos, destroy everything, and the best part, ooh, the very best part is...
He prepares to activate his laser.
Wily: ...I have finally gotten the best of Doctor Light! (laughs maniacally)
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==Prelude==
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all!
Boomstick: But first, we've got an advertisement from... uh...
Wiz: Actually Boomstick, we don't need to do those anymore!
Boomstick: Really?
Wiz: Absolutely!
Boomstick: Freedooom! It's time for an ad-less DEATH BATTLE!!!... (quickly) except-for-the-beginning-unless-you're-Advantage-which-really-helps-us-support-the-show-so-we-can-make-more-things-fight-each-other-to-the-death-thank-you-we-love-you.
==Death Battle==
The armies of both Doctor Eggman and Doctor Wily confront each other, with Eggman piloting his Egg Mobile and Wily flying in his Wily Capsule.
Eggman: Attack! Attack!
Wily: Fool! My firepower is superior! Attack!
Three Buzz Bombers target four Mets, but the Mets' protective hard hats absorb the hits, allowing them to counterattack and destroy the Buzz Bombers. Meanwhile, three Moto Bugs charge at a Paozo, only to be knocked out by a well-aimed ball thrown by the Paozo. Two Sniper Joes leap over the Paozo and begin dismantling a group of Egg Pawns, leaving only two standing. As reinforcements, three SWATbots arrive to support the Egg Pawns, but their shots are ineffective against the Sniper Joes' shields. The Sniper Joes retaliate, eliminating both the Egg Pawns and the SWATbots in the process.
Wily: Haha! Your minions are outmatched!
Eggman: No matter. Get a load of this!
E-101 Beta MK II Beta appears.
Beta: Target confirmed.
Beta soars above Wily's ground forces, decimating most of them with his laser blasts. He then backhands a group of Bladers into one another before swatting the last one directly into the camera. Meanwhile, the Eggrobo drops a bomb, annihilating four Mets in the blast. A trio of Shadow Androids rushes past a pair of Hotheads, who retaliate by hurling Changkeys at them. Just in time, Silver Sonic and Mecha Sonic arrive, using their Spin Dash attacks to obliterate the Hotheads.
Wily: Robot Masters! Go!!!
Napalm Man, Metal Man, Slash Man, Guts Man, and Pharaoh Man appear, swiftly tearing through Eggman's forces. Metal Man and Slash Man coordinate their attacks, back-to-back, wiping out an Egg Pawn, three Buzz Bombers, a Caterkiller, and a Moto Bug. Magnet Man uses his magnetic powers to yank Beta and the Eggrobo toward him before obliterating them with a barrage of Magnet Missiles. Meanwhile, Mecha Sonic clashes with Pharaoh Man, but Pharaoh Man's teleportation and Eye Shield thwart Mecha Sonic's attacks. With a quick move, Pharaoh Man lands a devastating Pharaoh Shot, destroying Mecha Sonic. Guts Man, not missing a beat, hurls a Moto Bug at Mecha Knuckles, smashing him to the ground. Elsewhere, Napalm Man chases Silver Sonic, launching missiles in pursuit. However, as he closes in, Napalm Man is blindsided by a powerful blast from Metal Sonic, who activates his Black Shield to deflect any retaliation.
After deactivating his shield, Metal Sonic scans Napalm Man, claiming his abilities, then destroys Napalm Man's body and flies over Sheep Man...
...who is surrounded from both sides by Scratch and Grounder.
Scratch: Bahahaha!
Both Scratch and Grounder collide with Sheep Man, forming a dust cloud.
Scratch: Watch out, I got him!
Grounder: No, I got him!
As the dust clears, Sheep Man is missing.
Grounder: I thought you had him!
Scratch: I thought YOU had him!
Sheep Man strikes the duo with his Thunder Wool, knocking their heads clean off. As he floats down to the floor, Grounder's head lands on Scratch's body, and Scratch's head lands on Grounder's body, creating an odd, mismatched pair. Before they can react, Silver Sonic descends and obliterates Scratch, Grounder, and Sheep Man in a single attack.
Silver Sonic is then destroyed by Bass, dropping the Green Chaos Emerald. Treble also stands at Bass' side.
Bass: Oh yeah. I'm a badass.
Wily: About time you showed up, Bass!
The two of them notice the Chaos Emerald lying on the ground.
Wily: Wait. What's that Green thing?
Metal Sonic takes the Chaos Emerald and begins to transform into Neo Metal Sonic.
Wily: Well... good luck, Bass!
Wily proceeds to fly off.
Bass: Finally! A worthy challenge!
Several yellow blobs fly past Bass in Metal Sonic's direction.
Bass: ?!?
The blobs fly past Metal Sonic, who is still transforming, and form into the Yellow Devil. After Metal Sonic completes his transformation, the Yellow Devil entraps him with his hand. Eggman then flies in with the Egg Wrecker's wrecking ball and attacks the Yellow Devil.
Eggman: No!
Bass jumps over and shoots the chain supporting the wrecking ball. Eggman flies away as a Shadow Android attacks Bass with a Homing Attack, but Bass retaliates by shooting it mid-air.
Eggman: This is a disaster. Call in the Egg Fleet!
Wily: Not so fast, fatso!
Wily is inside his Wily Machine 8. Eggman laughs as he lowers his Egg Mobile into his Death Egg Robot, then closes the top of it. The Wily Machine fires eight blasts at the Death Egg Robot, which hits the Wily Machine with its spiked fists, only for it to fire two missiles at it. Meanwhile, Neo Metal Sonic escapes the Yellow Devil's clutches and takes out Guts Man and Slash Man. The Yellow Devil is knocked back by Metal Sonic, then destroyed by two Napalm Bombs. Bass runs in.
Bass: Doctor Wily, look out!
Metal Sonic attacks the Wily Machine until it explodes. Wily flies out and lands in front of the Death Egg Robot before proceeding to perform dogeza.
Wily: Wait! I admit defeat! Please spare me!
The Death Egg Robot steps on Wily.
Eggman: Hohohohohohohoho! Sucker!
The Death Egg Robot steps backward and sees that it stepped on a robotic copy of Wily.
Eggman: What? It's a dummy!
Wily: Look who's talking.
Eggman turns his robot around and sees Wily Machine 9. Treble walks forward, only to get knocked backwards by Metal Sonic and into Bass. Metal Man throws four Metal Blades at Metal Sonic, who uses his Black Shield to absorb them and send three of them to destroy Metal Man. Bass tries to shoot Metal Sonic from behind, but Metal Sonic teleports behind him and attacks him.
Wily: Dumb robots! Why do I always have to do everything myself?
Wily opens up his machine's mouth, and launches a capsule containing Roboenza at Metal Sonic, which shatters, unleashing a purple haze.
Wily: Ha! That's Roboenza! Looks like I win!
Eggman: Not yet! Behold the almighty Egg Fleet!
Up above Eggman and Wily, the Egg Fleet is in the sky, which consists of Mako gunships, Sawfish battleships, and the Egg Carrier. However, as Eggman laughs over his supposedly incoming victory, the Roboenza virus begins to take its effect over Metal Sonic, whose eyes glow bright red.
Metal Sonic: Kneel before your master!
Metal Sonic proceeds to fly upward towards the Egg Fleet and begins absorbing all of the ships, beginning to transform afterward.
Eggman: What are you doing?!
Bass: Oh no... Come on, Treble!
Bass jumps into the air and uses the Super Adapter to become Super Bass. As Metal Sonic's transformation nears its end, Bass shoots at him a few times, only to get blasted out of the sky by Metal Sonic's missiles. Metal Sonic completes his transformation into the Metal Overlord and destroys Bass with a laser, along with a Shadow Android, a Buzz Bomber, and Pharaoh Man. He then goes on to destroy Doctor Eggman and his Death Egg Robot. Wily escapes Wily Machine 9 before it is destroyed by Metal Sonic. However, he is not quick enough to avoid Metal Sonic's onslaught of lasers, which eventually destroys him as well before the screen goes white.
Metal Overlord is seen alone floating over the now destroyed city.
==Results==
Boomstick: Well, that world's fucked! Our bad.
Wiz: So, I suppose technically Wily won because he used the Roboenza, which ultimately meant the end for Eggman.
Boomstick: But, then he died, too, and that's technically Eggman's robot, so...
Wiz: Then the winner is, uh...
Boomstick: Metal Sonic?
We cut to the "Metal Sonic" winner card, where Metal Overlord is still floating over the ruined city.
Wiz: Metal Sonic.
==Comparison==
===Dr. Wily===
*Had Less Adaptable Troops
*Ranged Infantry Trumped Eggman's Mixed One
*Robot Masters Worked Better as a Team than Individually
*Planned Ahead, and Planted a "Just in Case" Dummy
===Dr. Eggman===
*Limited Infantry Variety
*Individually Varied Badniks
*Badniks were not Designed to be a Team
*Focus on Personal Victory Neglected Minion Control
==Trivia==
===Production===
*The core connections between Doctor Eggman and Doctor Wily are that they are both classic video game villains who are evil, genius scientists who lead an army of robots (the Eggman Empire and the Wily Army, respectively) to take over the world and have a heated rivalry with iconic, blue protagonists (Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man, respectively). In addition:
**Both created evil counterparts and rivals to the main protagonists of their series with transformations and copying powers who have betrayed their creators several times (Metal Sonic and Bass, respectively).
**Both make frequent use of a spherical vehicle for flight (the Egg Mobile and the Wily Capsule, respectively).
**Both have created deadly, robot-related viruses (the Metal Virus and the Roboenza, respectively).
**Both would team up in the Worlds Collide and Worlds Unite crossover events between the Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man comics by Archie Comics.
**Both have appeared together in the Super Smash Bros. since Super Smash Bros. 4, with Eggman appearing as a trophy in 4 and a spirit in Ultimate, whereas Wily appears as a trophy in 4 and an Assist Trophy in Ultimate.
*This is the last battle to have been animated by Ben Singer.
**Ben said on the DEATH BATTLE Cast that he created this battle to show that he needed animators.
*Ben considers Metal Sonic VS Zero to be a spiritual sequel to this episode,https://twitter.com/BenBSinger/status/875104885322129408 as the fight features the two doctors' strongest creations. Zero wasn't included in this fight because he never truly functioned while Doctor Wily was alive.
*Despite Wiz claiming in the prelude that they no longer need to have advertisements in the episodes, the very next episode would have one regardless, and the series would continue doing so.
*This is the first episode to show a post-fight animation after the battle.
*This episode had promotional trailers made for it that highlighted members of both combatants' respective armies. However, most of them have seemingly been lost to time outside of the last one showcasing the complete Badnik and Robot Master rosters on each side (including the reveal of Metal Sonic and Bass), made on the day of the episode's release.
**This would be done again for Eggman's next army fight.https://x.com/DEATHBATTLE/status/1851741278146302279https://x.com/DEATHBATTLE/status/1852459046198210656https://x.com/DEATHBATTLE/status/1854299770178674770https://x.com/DEATHBATTLE/status/1855060546418012274
===Easter Eggs===
*Metal Sonic is introduced with the full title of "Hyper Metal Sonic" in Eggman's analysis, the name given to his incarnation from Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie.
*Boomstick notes how Pharaoh Man is "known for being a little punch-happy" in Wily's analysis, referencing this memetic moment from the 1994 Mega Man cartoon.
*Metal Sonic's "Kneel before your master!" line is a reference to his quote from Sonic Heroes.
*When Metal Sonic becomes Metal Overlord, he uses Godzilla's roar.
===Errors===
*The episode uses the term "Badnik" to refer to Eggman's higher tier robots that typically serve as bosses, while the Sonic the Hedgehog series uses the term to refer to all of Eggman's infantry, with everything from Motobugs to Metal Sonic being considered under the same label.
*Most of Eggman's text boxes throughout the fight don't match what he actually says:
**"Attack!!! For the Eggman Empire!" is shown when he actually says "Attack! Attack!" at the start of the fight.
**"No! Get back, blob thing!" is shown when he actually just says "No!"
**"Not yet! Behold the almighty Egg Fleet!" is shown when he actually just says "Not yet!"
**"Now it's over! I've won!" is shown when he actually just laughs once the Egg Fleet arrives.
**"Metal!!! What are you doing?!?" is shown when he just asks "What are you doing?!" to Metal Sonic.
===Other===
*This is the third episode where both main combatants die, after Goomba VS Koopa and Justin Bieber VS Rebecca Black, and with the next two being All Might VS Might Guy and The Seven Battle Royale.
*This is the first non-joke episode that resulted in neither title combatant winning (as Metal Sonic was crowned the winner after killing Eggman and Wily), with the next one being Scooby-Doo VS Courage the Cowardly Dog.
*This is the first episode where a combatant attempts to escape the battle, with the next four being Lara Croft VS Nathan Drake, Black Widow VS Widowmaker, Sabrewulf VS Jon Talbain, and Martian Manhunter VS Silver Surfer.
*This is the first Army-themed episode, with the next one being Bowser VS Eggman.
*This is the first Sega VS Capcom-themed episode, with the next two being Dante VS Bayonetta and Metal Sonic VS Zero.
**This is the first Sonic VS Mega Man-themed episode, with the next one being Metal Sonic VS Zero.
***This is the first time a Sonic character wins.
*This is the first episode where Boomstick does not make an ending pun, with the next four being Goku VS Superman 2, Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, Miles Morales VS Static, and Macho Man VS Kool-Aid Man.
*This is the third episode in which only one combatant received a voice actor, after Mario VS Sonic (2011) and Luke Skywalker VS Harry Potter, and with the next seven being Hulk VS Doomsday, Lucario VS Renamon, Crash VS Spyro, Blake VS Mikasa, Link VS Cloud (2021), Boba Fett VS Predator, and Skyrim VS Dark Souls.
*This is the fourth episode where Boomstick yells a variation of his pre-fight catchphrase (via saying "Freedooom! It's time for an ad-less DEATH BATTLE!!!... except-for-the-beginning-unless-you're-Advantage-which-really-helps-us-support-the-show-so-we-can-make-more-things-fight-each-other-to-the-death-thank-you-we-love-you."), after Akuma VS Shang Tsung, Rogue VS Wonder Woman, and Felicia VS Taokaka, and with the next 23 being Terminator VS RoboCop, Pokémon Battle Royale, Fulgore VS Sektor, Tigerzord VS Gundam Epyon, Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015), Guts VS Nightmare, Solid Snake VS Sam Fisher, Hercule Satan VS Dan Hibiki, Bowser VS Ganon, Joker VS Sweet Tooth, Meta VS Carolina, Mega Man Battle Royale, Dragonzord VS Mechagodzilla, Scarlet Witch VS Zatanna, James Bond VS John Wick, Trunks VS Silver, SpongeBob VS Aquaman, Jason Voorhees VS Michael Myers, Sauron VS Lich King, Gogeta VS Vegito, Phoenix VS Raven, Scooby-Doo VS Courage the Cowardly Dog, and Galactus VS Unicron.
*This episode has the second-highest amount of active combatants in a single episode at 29, only being beaten by Bowser VS Eggman with 42 active combatants.
**The non-Army-themed episode with the most combatants, however, is Power Rangers VS Voltron with 12.
==References==
Category:Death Battles
Category:Season 1 episodes
Category:Sonic episodes
Category:Mega Man episodes
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Category:Fights animated by Ben Singer
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Category:'Villains' themed Death Battles
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Category:'Antagonists' themed Death Battles
Category:'Team' themed Death Battles
Category:'Sega VS Capcom' themed Death Battles
Category:'Army' themed Death Battles
Category:'80s VS 90s' themed Death Battles