Pokémon VS Digimon

Pokémon VS Digimon is the 57th episode and Season 2 Finale of Death Battle, featuring Red and Charizard from the Pokémon series and Tai Kamiya and Agumon from the Digimon series in a battle between young heroes and their reptilian monster partners. Red was voiced by Nathan Sharp, Tai was voiced by Todd Haberkorn, and Agumon was voiced by Xander Mobus.
==Interlude==
Boomstick: Since the darkest depths of the human psyche first created monsters, we've dreamed of harnessing their awesome power. Like Red and his Pokémon, Charizard.
Wiz: And Tai and his Digimon, Agumon.
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.
==Red & Charizard==
Boomstick: If you're an old man who's wasted his life doing God knows what, you may realize that you've always wanted to catalogue every animal in the world. But that would be a lot of work, so you probably would just bribe a kid to do it for you.
Wiz: So began the story of Red, an 11-year-old boy from Pallet Town. Red's mission was to challenge the Gym Leaders of the Kanto region, defeat the Elite Four to become Champion, and of course, capture all 150 currently known Pokémon. To do this, he needed a partner, a companion, a friend, a Pokémon.
Boomstick: For obvious reasons, he chose the awesome fire dragon.
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Red: It wasn't really a tough decision. The thing is, my dad gave me the name Red, hoping that when I grew up, it would help me have the passion and energy of a red hot fire.
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Boomstick: While exploring the world, Red and his Charmander began to grow and learn. Eventually, the little red lizard evolved into the five foot seven, 200 pound, mighty Charizard.
Wiz: Red's Charizard is his go-to Pokémon in battle, and he's taught him a variety of powerful moves. His Flamethrower is hot enough to melt boulders, making it over 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Boomstick: He can throw enemies around with Seismic Toss, beat the shit out of them with Mega Punch and Mega Kick, trap foes in a vortex of flame with Fire Spin, never miss... stars with Swift, and bring the heat even higher with the ultra powerful Fire Blast.
Wiz: Being a trained Pokémon, there are dozens of other moves Red may have taught Charizard, including Blast Burn, the most powerful fire attack.
Boomstick: Over the course of their adventure beating up lesser animals, Red and Charizard became more than just Trainer and Pokémon. They became friends, and in the Pokémon world, a strong bond between Trainer and monster can make crazy things happen.
Wiz: In Red's case, he unlocked the power of Mega Evolution.
Boomstick: Mega Charizard X gets a major boost in attack, defense, and special attack, making him a far deadlier Pokémon than before.
Wiz: To add even more power, Mega Charizard X gains the Tough Claws ability, increasing the power of contact moves by 33%.
Boomstick: But fighting with a Charizard has its own share of problems. Being a Fire and Flying-type, Charizard is weak to Rock, Electric, and Water-type attacks, and if the flame on the tip of Charizard's tail goes out, he dies. Man, that seems like the worst thing ever. I mean, could you imagine living in constant fear that, oh, I don't know, you'd get caught in the rain and die?
Wiz: Fortunately, a Charizard's tail flame burns so hot, not even water can douse it so easily. However, Charizard's battle strategy relies entirely on Red's decision and direction. Without his Trainer, he would be as random and unfocused as a wild animal.
Boomstick: Luckily, strategy is Red's specialty.
Wiz: Red is famous for not just his unbreakable faith in his Pokémon, but also his brilliant and sometimes unorthodox strategies in battle. While still only 11 years old, Red defeated Kanto's eight Gym Leaders, took down the criminal organization Team Rocket, and became the regional Champion, all in less than a year.
Boomstick: He's good, but he's also got one hell of a Pokémon on his side. Charizard's are proud warriors; they dislike fighting weaker opponents and really enjoy a challenge. Many well-trained Charizard's have won tough battles against all odds. Ash Ketchum's Charizard defeated an Articuno, and both his and Red's claimed victory in one-on-one duels with Blastoises. Blasti? The-the big wa- the wa- the water turtle, that's hard to beat.
Wiz: Which on paper, should have an enormous advantage, but that's not the limit to the Flame Pokémon's feats.
Wiz: Mega Charizard X has gone toe-to-toe with legendary Pokémon capable of altering the planet, and Red's has even defeated Mewtwo, the most powerful Psychic Pokémon known to man.
Boomstick: After becoming the Kanto Champion and catching over 150 Pokémon, Red and Charizard wandered the world, always training, always fighting, until eventually, they stopped at Mt. Silver in Johto, distancing themselves from the rest of the world, for no real reason. Red and Charizard stood atop its peak, waiting for the day a new Champion would rise to challenge them.
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Ethan reaches the top of Mt. Silver and is challenged by Red, who brings out his Charizard.
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==Tai & Agumon==
Boomstick: One fateful summer day in 1995, Tai Kamiya—
Wiz: Or Yamagi Taichi in Japan.
Boomstick: —went to camp with his friends. It promised to be a summer of fun and youthful adventures. Then a rainbow hole opened up in the sky, shot Tamagotchis at everybody, and sucked them into cyberspace.
Wiz: Well, yeah, basically. When Tai woke up, he discovered that he had been transported to the Digital World, where he met...
Boomstick: A bouncing pink blob that can talk.
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Koromon: You don't need to be afraid of me! (chuckling) I'm your friend, I'm your friend, I'm your friend!
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Boomstick: Man, this show is weird.
Wiz: That's Koromon, a Digimon specifically created to be Tai's partner and friend. And to protect Tai from harm, Koromon learned how to Digivolve, becoming the fire lizard Agumon.
Boomstick: That's more like it. Agumon is a Rookie level Digimon with deadly claws and a fire attack called Pepper Breath.
Wiz: Together with the other DigiDestined, Tai and Agumon traversed the Digital World, bringing balance to the chaos and destruction caused by several diabolical monsters.
Boomstick: Including an Elvis Presley impersonator, who was also a monkey.
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Etemon: Now let's get something straight, sonny boy. I'm the monarch of rock and roll, your job is to make me happy!
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Boomstick: Man, how high were they when they wrote this thing?
Wiz: As their opponents became more and more powerful, so did the friendship between Tai and Agumon. As their bond grew, so did their power, and Agumon soon learned how to Digivolve even further.
Boomstick: First up is his Champion form, Greymon.
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Agumon: Agumon, Digivolve to... Greymon!
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Boomstick: Unlike Agumon, who can still pull off the whole cute and cuddly mascot thing, Greymon is two terrifying stories tall and way more powerful. Good luck snuggling up with that.
Wiz: Greymon is so strong, he is more than capable of trumping other Champion level opponents in combat. Especially with his trademark attack, Nova Blast.
Boomstick: Next up is my favorite, MetalGreymon. This form's got a robot arm and shoots missiles.
Wiz: MetalGreymon also wears layers of Chrome Digizoid armor, the hardest metal in the digital world. Since the Digital World is based on the Real World, all real life metals can exist in it as well, making Chrome Digizoid tougher than the likes of tungsten, steel, and titanium.
Boomstick: And finally, there's Agumon's Mega level, WarGreymon, though he's a lot shorter than MetalGreymon for some reason, but it's a small package with a lot of punch.
Wiz: Quite literally in fact. WarGreymon wears two clawed gauntlets called the Dramon Destroyers, weapons which are extremely deadly against draconic foes. To add to his defense, he carries the Brave Shield on his back, which is capable of blocking attacks from other Mega level Digimon.
Boomstick: We've come a long way from the annoying pink blob. WarGreymon's ultimate attack is the Terra Force, where he puts all the energy from the atmosphere into a big ball of total annihilation. God damn! That is some Dragon Ball Z shit right there.
Wiz: But don't overestimate a Digimon's power. The Agumon line is weak to Earth elemental attacks and too much damage may exhaust him and force him back to a prior form. Also, while Agumon and his ascending forms can fight and think alone, his power comes directly from Tai. Without their connection, Digi-evolution would be impossble.
Boomstick: Yeah, but Tai started off as kind of a selfish dick, even trying to trick Greymon into Digivolving further, which ended in a skeletal monstrosity rampage.
Wiz: Well, he never wanted to come off that way, but sometimes Tai was just too courageous for his own good, and for those around him. Even as a child, his courage was unprecedented, promoting his strong relationship with Digimon in the first place.
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Tai shields his sister Kari from a falling Greymon.
Kari: Oh no, Tai, he's hurt!
Tai: Kari, there's nothing you can do!
Parrotmon begins walking up.
Tai: Greymon, wake up, he's coming!
Parrotmon readies an attack, and Kari blows on her whistle to try and wake him, but coughs. Tai takes it and blows it long and loudly.
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Wiz: Over time, he learned the humility and responsibility necessary to successfully lead the DigiDestined against Apocalymon, basically the physical embodiment of the recycle bin, and save both the digital and real worlds from being deleted forever.
Boomstick: And with the universe saved, they donned suits to become... UN diplomats to the digital world. Drugs, man.
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Young Tai keeps blowing the whistle, but he runs out of breath. Greymon's eye snaps open and he rises up, roaring.
Tai: Go for it.
Greymon: NOVA FLAME!!
He fires, destroying Parrotmon.
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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 a mission for ya!
Wiz and Boomstick read out an advertisement for Lenovo.
Boomstick: But right now, IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLEEE!!!
==Death Battle==
In a canyon, Tai's Agumon is sitting by a campfire, roasting a marshmallow.
Agumon: Ah, there's nothing better than a campfire, and a golden, delicious marshmallow.
As Agumon continues roasting his snack, Red walks on by and notes his presence.
Red: Who's that Pokémon?
Red proceeds to take out a Poké Ball and throws it at Agumon, which fails to catch him as he's not a Pokémon and forces the dinosaur to drop his marshmallow.
Agumon: You killed my marshmallow!
As soon as Agumon starts speaking, Red is left visibly surprised.
Red: Whoa, you can talk!? You must be really rare!
As Red prepares to take out another Poké Ball, Tai returns with some firewood.
Tai: Hey Agumon. I got some-
Tai is suddenly cut off by Red, who has procured the Poké Ball containing his strongest Pokémon.
Red: I choose you, Charizard!
Red throws the Poké Ball, and out from it comes the Flame Pokémon, Charizard, who roars upon release. The Trainer and Pokémon take a fighting stance.
Tai: Uh, okay?
Tai and Agumon reluctantly respond with the like.
Tai: Okay buddy. Go for it!
Agumon accepts the command and makes the first move.
Agumon: Pepper Breath!
Agumon fires multiple fireballs from his mouth, which Charizard shields itself from with its wing. Agumon bears his claws in response and unleashes his Claw Attack on Charizard's abdomen, with no visible result. Charizard looks back at Red, wondering if it should do something, but Red simply shrugs. Agumon goes in for the final strike, bringing both his claws down on Charizard, but once again, it has no effect. Charizard finally makes a move and stomps the ground, shattering some surface underneath and sending Agumon into the air. Charizard then headbutts Agumon, sending him tumbling back. Charizard takes flight and sends Agumon higher into the air by striking him with its claws before reaching his height and sending him crashing into the ground with another claw strike. Charizard lands on the ground where Red silently commends Charizard for its efforts. Agumon gets up from his assault.
Tai: Agumon! Okay buddy. Let's kick this up a notch!
Tai activates his Digivice and prepares to Digivolve Agumon.
Agumon: Agumon! Digivolve to...
The Digivolution sequence from Digimon Adventure would occur in a 3D reanimation, as soon in Agumon's place stands his Champion form, Greymon, towering over Red and Charizard.
Greymon: Greymon! Hahahahahaha!
Red and Charizard look upon their newly-Digivolved opponent.
Greymon: Let's try-
Before Greymon can finish speaking, Red, still thinking Greymon is a Pokémon, throws another Poké Ball at Greymon, which, of course, fails to capture the Digimon as he and Tai look in stunned silence, the music itself cutting short. Red then orders Charizard to take the offensive.
Red: Mega Punch!
Charizard takes flight again and lands multiple Mega Punches on Greymon's head, all with little visible effect. as the Digimon barely staggers from it. Charizard proceeds to fly higher before dive-bombing at Greymon and landing Mega Punch-first on Greymon. The Digimon knocks the Flame Pokémon away with his horn, with no visible damage.
Greymon: Great Horns Attack!
Greymon unleashes his Great Horns Attack, sending Charizard flying back.
Tai: Haha! That's it!
Red: Flamethrower!
Charizard unleashes its signature Flamethrower at Greymon.
Greymon: Nova Flame!
Greymon retaliates with his Nova Flame, which clashes with Charizard's Flamethrower evenly before he increases its power, overpowering Flamethrower and sending the flying lizard back. Charizard recovers and stays in midair to keep Greymon at a range.
Tai: We got him on the run. Turn up the heat!
Greymon continues unleashing his Nova Flame, which Charizard swiftly and repeatedly dodges around. Red issues another command to Charizard.
Red: Fire Blast!
Charizard unleashes the Fire Blast, striking Greymon and visibly hurting him.
Red: Keep it up!
Charizard complies and unleashes Fire Blast after Fire Blast, which is appearing to take its toll on Greymon. Greymon is knocked back until his back is against a cliff.
Red: Aim above its head!
'Charizard fires one final Fire Blast on the cliff above Greymon, causing rocks to fall on Greymon's head.
Red: Rock Smash!
Charizard prepares a huge boulder.
Tai: Greymon! He's coming!
Charizard plunges the boulder onto Greymon's horn before smashing it with its fist. Greymon takes little damage and responds appropriately.
Greymon: Tail Whip!
Greymon smashes his tail into Charizard, but instead of lowering its Defense like in Pokémon, it instead sends the lizard flying into the side of the canyon.
Red: Get up, Charizard!
But before Charizard can recover...
Greymon: Nova Blast!
Greymon fires his signature Nova Blast attack, destroying more of the terrain and sending Charizard into the lake, Red running to it out of worry for his Pokemon.
Red: NO!
Tai: Huh. I guess that's that. Heh.
Charizard is seen falling into the lake's surface.
Red: It's not over yet! I believe in Charizard!
Red takes out his Key Stone and activates it, causing Charizard's Charizardite X to respond and creating a huge explosion of energy.
Coming out of the lake is Charizard, now Mega Evolved into Mega Charizard X, who roars with power.
Tai: Whoa! He Digivolved!
Red corrects Tai upon hearing those words.
Red: N-no. This is Mega Evolution!
Red signals Tai to his newly evolved Mega Charizard X before preparing to continue the battle.
Red: Let's go, Mega Charizard! Dragon Claw!
Mega Charizard X's claws glow green as it enters the offensive. Greymon tries to stop it with a series of Nova Blasts, but the now-christened Fire/Dragon type effortlessly avoids each blast before unleashing Dragon Claw upon Dragon Claw on the Digimon, visibly hurting him.
Red: Flare Blitz!
Charizard flies high into the air before crashing down on Greymon with Flare Blitz, creating a fiery explosion and forcing Greymon to revert back into Agumon, the Rookie level reeling back on the ground
Agumon: Tai!
Tai runs to Agumon.
Tai: Agumon! No!
Tai activates his Digivice to Digivolve Agumon once more, a shining light going off.
Agumon: Agumon! Warp Digivolve to...''
Agumon goes through Digivolution once more, passing through both his Champion form and Ultimate form MetalGreymon, as eventually, his Mega form emerges from the shining light, letting out a fury of flames and bearing his new Dramon Destroyers.
WarGreymon: WarGreymon!
Red recoils back in surprise.
Red: What!? It evolved again!?
Tai walks up to the side of the newly Digivolved WarGreymon.
Tai: Yeah! Now you'll see what a real Mega Form can do!''
Red realizes he must end this fight as soon as possible.
Red: Charizard! Take him out quick!
Mega Charizard X complies and charges forward with another Flare Blitz.
WarGreymon: Great Tornado!
WarGreymon responds with Great Tornado, clashing into Charizard's Flare Blitz before sending Charizard flying back.
Red: Fire Blast!
Charizard unleashes another Fire Blast, now blue instead of red and drastically increased in power.
WarGreymon: Brave Shield!
WarGreymon puts up his Brave Shield and stops the Fire Blast entirely.
Red: Dragon Claw!
Charizard's claws glow green once again and flies to WarGreymon, who takes to the skies in return. Charizard attempts to strike the Mega level Digimon with Dragon Claw, but he swiftly dodges them all until the dragon finally lands a blow, sending WarGreymon flying back. WarGreymon responds by slashing the dragon with his Dramon Destroyers multiple times, damaging Charizard.
Red: Use Swift!
Charizard unleashes Swift upon WarGreymon, who attempts to fly away from the stars. However, thanks to Swift's no-miss ability, it quickly homes in on the Digimon.
Red: That's it! Set him up!
WarGreymon finally lands on the ground and defends himself from the Swift attack with his Brave Shield. Red takes this opportunity to finish off the Digimon.
Red: Perfect! Charizard, Blast Burn!
Charizard is surrounded in blue flames before punching the ground. The flames rip through the ground to WarGreymon, where Blast Burn is unleashed, creating a massive explosion that overwhelms the Brave Shield, a huge cloud of smoke covering their part of the battlefield.
Red: Hoohoo! Yes, we did it!
Tai: Stop hurting my friend!
Tai runs up to Red, briefly getting the Pokemon Trainer's attention.
Red: What!?
Before Red can react, Tai punches him in the face which causes Red to stumble back.
Red: Ow!
Tai then kicks him in the shin, bringing Red down to the ground. Red is confused as to why Tai is fighting in a Pokémon battle.
Red: What are you doing!? We're not supposed to fight!
But Tai is beyond listening, gesturing to the fight in anger.
Tai: Call off your dragon!
Without Red to give it orders, Charizard just stands there, confused and unsure of what to do. Suddenly, WarGreymon reappears from the smoke.
WarGreymon: My turn!
Before Charizard can react, WarGreymon impales it with his Dramon Destroyers, a brief pause happening as if the battle itself was registering the pain of the attack, before the Mega level Digimon unleashed a series of fatal slashes to mutilate Charizard's wings.
WarGreymon: Let's see you fly without these!
WarGreymon finishes assaulting Charizard before throwing it down to Red, who now has a black eye and is currently being assaulted by Tai, the DigiDestined lifting the Trainer up by the collar as he continued the beatdown.
WarGreymon: Tai, look out!
Tai takes note of the crashing dragon and drops Red before running out of the crash zone.
Red: Oh geez...
Red is unable to react in time thanks to the beating Tai gave him and the speed of which Charizard is falling, forcing him to brace his 200 pound Charizard crashing into his battered body. Red survives, but this leaves both of his legs completely broken.
Red: Charizard... you okay...?
Both Trainer and Pokémon are covered in blood as Charizard weakly gets up and starts limping to keep fighting. But WarGreymon prepares to end this once and for all, rising up to the air and summoning a massive orange sphere of burning energy.
WarGreymon: Terra Force!
WarGreymon unleashes his Terra Force upon the fatally injured Red and Charizard, Mega Charizard X doing its best to withstand the blast but ultimately being disintegrated, Red following his Starter Pokémon's fate shortly after. Tai lets go of WarGreymon and lands atop a cliff while the Mega level Digimon reverts to his Rookie Form Agumon once more, and both look upon the canyon, now set ablaze from the battle with flames, smoke, and red sparks going off within, and then the screen fades to black.
Tai: Phew... that was rough.
==Results==
Boomstick: Ow... my childhood.
Wiz: Charizard may have started off with the mobility and versatility advantage, but the difference in power between the two only grew as the battle went on. First, when comparing the Trainers, Red's bond with Charizard was strong enough to Mega Evolve, but like most Pokémon, the relationship is still one of master and, well...
Boomstick: Slave. Come on, you know it's true. I know there's the bond of friendship and whatever, but when Red's through with Charizard, it's back to the tiny spherical prison.
Wiz: Tai and Agumon, on the other hand, are best friends on equal footing, and Agumon's fighting power comes directly from Tai.
Boomstick: Yeah, these kids were called the DigiDestined for a reason, and together they had enough power to stop an attack which could've wiped out both the Digital and Real Worlds, and this is the power Agumon's using to Digivolve.
Wiz: Charizard's flame could melt boulders, but that's hardly comparable to Chrome Digizoid armor.
Boomstick: Hell, MetalGreymon alone is officially documented as possessing the power of a nuclear warhead, and WarGreymon has weapons specifically designed to kill dragons.
Wiz: Honestly, it all comes down to a huge difference between Pokémon and Digimon itself: the escalation of evolution. Pokémon evolution improves monsters in increments, whereas the gap between Digimon forms is often massive, and quite frankly absurd.
Boomstick: In the end, Red and Charizard couldn't even hope for as much as a Tai.
We cut to the "Winner" card.
Wiz: The winner is the Digimon.
==Original Track==
===Composition===
The track for this fight is "Pokémon VS. Digimon MASHUP THEME!" by Nathan Sharp. It is a rock metal music cover mashup of Red and Lance's battle theme from Pokémon Gold and Silver and the English opening theme of the Digimon Adventure anime.
==Trivia==
===Production===
*The core connections between Red and Charizard and Tai and Agumon are that they are both teams of a young heroic boy and a reptilian monster who are their main partners, icons of their respective series, have fire-elemental attacks, and have multiple stages of evolution, with their final forms being a dragon.
*Agumon was originally planned to fight against Pikachu in Season 1 as part of the .User blog:CrossoverKing96/Road to 100 (Archive) Haggar vs Zangief
*The end-of-analysis clip for Red and Charizard features an altered version of HeartGold/SoulSilver, as Red is programmed to always bring out Pikachu first instead of Charizard.
*The gruesome finisher for Red and Charizard was originally pitched as a joke by the Death Battle crew, but after the finished script was given to the fight's animator, Torrian Crawford, which had a far less brutal ending, Torrian ignored it and went through with the original idea.User blog:CrossoverKing96/Road to 100 Archive: Pokemon vs Digimon
*During the planning for the fight, Ash Ketchum was originally going to cameo during the animation, where he would've been the one trying to catch Agumon just to get immediately murdered once the fighting started (referencing the Pokémon fandom's view of Ash at the time as being a far less impressive Trainer compared to Red). This would eventually be scrapped, with the running gag of trying to catch Agumon going to Red himself, and Ash being confirmed to debut nearly a decade later.
*Wiz and Boomstick comparing the relationship of Red and Charizard to that of slave labor has received minor controversy since the episode's release due to the negative connotations surrounding such a comparison.
===Easter Eggs===
*Red immediately battling Tai is a reference to how Pokémon Trainers have to have a Pokémon battle upon eye contact.
*The ScrewAttack logo is on Charizard's Poké Ball.
*Charizard's game battle cry from the first four generations can be slightly heard as it's sent out by Red.
*Red's Charizard Mega Evolving underwater, as well as Red just carrying the Charizardite X instead of using a Mega Bracelet, are references to how Charizard Mega Evolved in Pokémon Origins.
* where Charizard flies high and then lands its final Mega Punch on Greymon is heavily similar to when it used the move on Blue's Blastoise in Pokémon Origins.
*Charizard performing Blast Burn is very similar to Alain's Charizard performing the move in Pokémon the Series: XYZ.
===Errors===
*Several shots during the fight show the characters' outlines unblurred, most notably when Agumon is getting up after being slammed to the ground by Charizard.
*When Tai shouts "Stop hurting my friend!" at Red, his mouth is not animated to match what he says.
===Other===
*This is the fifth episode to feature a returning combatant, after Zitz VS Leonardo, Batman VS Captain America, Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015), and Goku VS Superman 2, and with the next 35 being Mewtwo VS Shadow, Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, Metal Sonic VS Zero, Thor VS Wonder Woman, Black Panther VS Batman, Ryu VS Jin, Mario VS Sonic (2018), Mega Man Battle Royale, Captain Marvel VS Shazam, Dragonzord VS Mechagodzilla, Ganondorf VS Dracula, Deadpool VS Mask, Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Venom VS Crona, Hulk VS Broly, Shadow VS Ryuko, Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, Link VS Cloud (2021), Batman VS Iron Man, Akuma VS Shao Kahn, Thor VS Vegeta, Boba Fett VS Predator, Excalibur VS Raiden, Darth Vader VS Obito Uchiha, Phoenix VS Raven, Guts VS Dimitri, Goku VS Superman (2023), Omni-Man VS Bardock, Bowser VS Eggman, Kratos VS Asura, Master Chief VS Doom Slayer, Aang VS Traveler, Ash VS Yugi, and Hulk VS Godzilla.
**This is the fourth episode to feature a returning loser, after Batman VS Captain America, Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015), and Goku VS Superman 2, and with the next 24 being Mewtwo VS Shadow, Thor VS Wonder Woman, Black Panther VS Batman, Ryu VS Jin, Mario VS Sonic (2018), Mega Man Battle Royale, Captain Marvel VS Shazam, Dragonzord VS Mechagodzilla, Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Hulk VS Broly, Shadow VS Ryuko, Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, Link VS Cloud (2021), Batman VS Iron Man, Thor VS Vegeta, Boba Fett VS Predator, Darth Vader VS Obito Uchiha, Goku VS Superman (2023), Bowser VS Eggman, Kratos VS Asura, Master Chief VS Doom Slayer, Ash VS Yugi, and Hulk VS Godzilla.
***This is the third time the returning loser loses, after Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015) and Goku VS Superman 2, and with the next 11 being Mewtwo VS Shadow, Black Panther VS Batman, Mega Man Battle Royale, Captain Marvel VS Shazam, Dragonzord VS Mechagodzilla, Hulk VS Broly, Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, Batman VS Iron Man, Darth Vader VS Obito Uchiha, Goku VS Superman (2023), and Bowser VS Eggman.
**This is the first episode to feature a previous combatant working under another combatant (in this case, Charizard fighting as Red's trained Pokémon after the Pokémon Battle Royale), with the next two being Bowser VS Eggman and Ash VS Yugi.
*This is the first episode where neither Brandon Yates or Therewolf Media worked on its track, with the next three being Meta VS Carolina, Miles Morales VS Static, and Winter Soldier VS Red Hood.
*This is the eighth Video Game VS Anime/Manga-themed episode, after Vegeta VS Shadow, Pikachu VS Blanka, Ryu Hayabusa VS Strider Hiryu, Kirby VS Majin Buu, Guts VS Nightmare, Hercule Satan VS Dan Hibiki, and Mega Man VS Astro Boy, and with the next four being Lucario VS Renamon, Shadow VS Ryuko, Guts VS Dimitri, and Joker VS Giorno.
**This is the sixth time that the Anime/Manga character wins, after Vegeta VS Shadow, Ryu Hayabusa VS Strider Hiryu, Guts VS Nightmare, Hercule Satan VS Dan Hibiki, and Mega Man VS Astro Boy.
*This is the first Pokémon VS Digimon-themed episode, with the next one being Lucario VS Renamon. 
**This is the first time Digimon wins.
*This is the first episode to be named after the combatants' home series rather than the combatants themselves, with the next three being Power Rangers VS Voltron, Skyrim VS Dark Souls, and Among Us VS Fall Guys.
==References==
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