Wizard

Wizard, usually shortened to Wiz, is one of the two main co-hosts of Death Battle, alongside Boomstick. He was also a temporary co-host of DBX in Season 6 alongside Ringmaster and co-commentated Death Race alongside Boomstick.
He is a mad scientist who typically serves as a more intelligent and rational foil to Boomstick, but is also not without his erratic traits.
==History==
It's unknown how Wiz got a robotic arm, but he has been a mad scientist for most of his life, having graduated from the Evil School of Science, though he would regret choosing an English major.Samurai Jack VS Afro Samurai He avoided paying his student loans through various methods, such as a fake identity and a Dyson sphereBatman VS Iron Man, causing him to be wanted by Homeland Security to this day.Link VS Cloud (2021) It is implied that Wiz's motivation for inventing things is due to a want to make his late father proud, having attempted to resurrect him multiple times.Akane Pilots Mechagodzilla into DEATH BATTLE! Eventually, Wiz would meet Boomstick, and the duo would go on to create and host Death Battle from 2010 onward.
==Appearance==
Wiz is a tall and skinny man that closely resembles the stereotypical "mad scientist", with his long white lab coat and messy unkempt grey hair. He wears lime green-tinted googles and wears a green t-shirt under his lab coat, which depicts a spinning rock, a visual pun on the term "Rock 'n' Roll", and has the DEATH BATTLE! skull pin on his lab coat. His left arm has been dismembered and replaced with a robotic one. Prior to his first on-screen appearance, Wizard had two robotic arms.
==Personality==
As one could tell by his name, Wiz is extremely intelligent and almost always keeps a cool head (though some things can annoy/upset him, specifically Boomstick's vulgar traits). He also expresses frustration with Doomsday's origin story involving him being killed over and over again by his creator, Bertron, for 30 straight years and even threatened to remove the latter's name from the "Hall of Mad Scientists" out of sheer spite. 
On the other hand, Wiz isn't exactly the most sane human being. He uses rats for genetic testing, dissected a "voluntary" Goomba to study its anatomy, and his only objection to Boomstick wanting to build a "Baby Cannon" would be that such a weapon would require nine months (the time it takes for a pregnant woman to give birth to babies) to reload, and it's also implied that Wiz has attempted to clone Boomstick behind the latter's back (presumably to replace him) and has admitted to making a deal with the Yakuza. He also seems rather nervous when it comes to discussing his marriage, as seen when he quickly tries to change the subject after accidentally letting the news slip.
Despite supposedly being a "sadistic mad scientist who enjoys watching others fight to the death", it has been implied that most of the battles seen in the show are merely simulations, and Wiz does care about the well-being of civilians, like when he expressed concern for the citizens of Gotham City in Death Race, and when he tried to call off the battle royale between the Seven when he learned that not everyone has been evacuated.
==Quotes==
*"He's Boomstick and I'm Wizard." (at the end of the interludes for Rogue VS Wonder Woman and Chun-Li VS Mai Shiranui)
*"I'm Wizard and he's Boomstick." (at the end of the interludes for Haggar VS Zangief, Yoshi VS Riptor, Kratos VS Spawn, Vegeta VS Shadow, Mario VS Sonic (2011), Justin Bieber VS Rebecca Black, DEATH BATTLE! vs The World, Zelda VS Peach, Link VS Cloud (2012), Pikachu VS Blanka, and Fulgore VS Sektor)
*"And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle." (starting every episode)
**"And it's our job to... shamelessly promote our game sale to find out who would win... a Deal Battle." (starting ScrewAttack Steam Sale VS Your Wallet exclusively)
*"Alright, the combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all." (beginning every fight prelude from Seasons 1 through 5 and Cole MacGrath VS Alex Mercer)
**"Alright, the combatants are set, and we've run the data through all possibilities." (beginning every fight prelude from Season 6 onward, excluding Cole MacGrath VS Alex Mercer)
*"That's right, Boomstick." (On Boba Fett's armor and before announcing Samus as the winner in Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2010))
*"If you were wearing a parka, which is cold resistant, and you were shot by Samus' ice beam, you would be frozen solid!" (regarding Boba Fett's cold-resistant armor in Death Battle's first Q&A)
*"Boomstick! That's a terrible idea! Any time you'd want to reload, you'd have to wait nine months." (after Boomstick states he wants a "Baby Launcher" of some sort during Yoshi's analysis in Yoshi VS Riptor)
*"HE'S NOT A FAIRY!" (his response when Boomstick mistakes Link for a fairy again at the end of his analysis in Link VS Cloud (2012))
*"Well, that's stupid. That's like if you were named 'Boomstick' because you just like shotguns." (on Tails' namesake during his analysis in Luigi VS Tails)
*"[Cyborgs... are fucking badass!] As someone with my own cybernetic arm that suffers constant glitches, I have to agree! Cyborgs are awesome!" (on Fulgore and Sektor during Fulgore VS Sektor's interlude)
**(sarcastically) "Oh, sorry, arm's glitching up again." (after he "accidentally" punches Boomstick with his robot arm during the interlude)
*"NO! Not after last time! That poor intern..." (when asked by Boomstick to play the knife game during the Tigerzord's analysis)
*"No one knows." (infamous running gag during Ragna's analysis in Ragna VS Sol Badguy)
**"When this person was born into the world, his parents looked at this child and decided they would name him 'That Man'!" (trying to explain to Boomstick the name of Guilty Gear's main villain, That Man, in Sol Badguy's analysis)
*"Few can withstand the overwhelming power of this sand shinobi... or Mama Boomstick's cooking." (ending Gaara's analysis in Gaara VS Toph, while also poking fun at Boomstick's mom)
*"He has fallen into the Sarlacc a total of three times. Three! And the Sarlacc's not exactly running around looking for snacks. It's a friggin' hole in the ground!" (on Boba Fett falling into the Sarlacc Pit during his analysis in Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015))
*"Wolverine's healing factor stems from his brain.... Eh? Get it? Stem? Like brainstem?" (on Wolverine's healing factor during his analysis in Wolverine VS Raiden)
*"DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE!" (after Boomstick references Anakin Skywalker's infamous "I don't like sand" speech during Ganondorf's analysis in Bowser VS Ganon)
*"A word to the wise: This is why you use animals before moving to human trials, like I always do." (on the Slipstream incident during Tracer's analysis in Tracer VS Scout)
*"[Jesus, what the hell were these writers on?] Heroine. And by that, I mean a strong, female protagonist! Hey-oh!" (on Ramona Flowers' convoluted abilities during her analysis in Amy Rose VS Ramona Flowers)
*"Ugh... After a hundred episodes, you still can't think of a good pun?" (in response to Boomstick's ending pun for Mario VS Sonic (2018))
*"Ow, my nards!" (after Boomstick punches his nuts in Johnny Cage's analysis preview)
**"This isn't my first rodeo." (during Johnny Cage's analysis cutaway in Johnny Cage VS Captain Falcon proper)
*"Boomstick, I'm married. [WHAT?!] Uh, to my work!" (when Boomstick teases him about Wally being married and having kids during his analysis in Flash VS Sonic)
*"This... is the fastest calculable speed feat... in our show's history... And it belongs to SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!!!" (after calculating the speed of SpongeBob unraveling the universe in around five seconds in SpongeBob VS Aquaman's post-analysis)
*(As Jizz) "Hoo, he was just Miles ahead of 'im, don'tcha know?" (ending pun for Miles Morales VS Static)
==Gallery==
===Promotional Images===
DEATHBATTLE.png|Wizard and Boomstick on a Death Battle poster
Db poster final-800x800 1024x1024.png|Wiz and Boomstick on a special Death Battle poster celebrating Episode 100
DBNewShirts1.jpg|Artwork promoting Death Battle's new shirts
DBNewShirts2.jpg|Artwork promoting Death Battle's new shirts without text
DBNewShirts3.jpg|Artwork promoting Death Battle's new shirts without the explosion and text
DB Shirt Wiz.png|Artwork of Wiz wearing a Death Battle shirt
RT Store Banner.jpg|Rooster Teeth Store banner
Boomsticks is a family guy.jpg|Artwork promoting RTX Austin 2020
AC RT.jpg|"RT Animation Island" artwork
AC Wiz.jpg|Wiz as an Animal Crossing character
98001735 10157906550151185 6269553973187837952 o.jpg|Artwork promoting RTTV
===Appearances===
Live-Action Wiz.PNG|Wizard's very first on-screen appearance
Wiz.png|Artwork of Wiz used in Wiz VS Boomstick RAP BATTLE! Written by YOU!
20171229143520 1.jpg|Cameo in Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Wiz RvB.png|Wiz in Meta VS Carolina
Sexy Wiz.png|Wiz's Sexy Jutsu
Screen Shot 2019-07-20 at 8.33.02 PM.png|Wiz wearing Mitsuru Kirijo's fur coat (1)
Mitsuru Coat Wiz.jpg|Wiz wearing Mitsuru Kirijo's fur coat (2)
Morrigan Wiz 1.jpg|Morrigan Wiz (1)
Morrigan Wiz 2.jpg|Morrigan Wiz (2)
DB Animation Shirts.png|Wiz wearing a Death Battle shirt
Screen Shot 2020-01-27 at 11.50.43 AM.png|Jizz, the Alternate Universe version of Wiz
Screen_Shot_2021-06-22_at_10.09.02_AM.png|Wiz with a buzzsaw add-on
Death Battle Doodlewiz Screenshot.png|Doodle Wiz
Wiz_with_flashlight_arm.png|Wiz with a flashlight add-on
Wiz_Hologram.png|Wiz as a hologram
Wiz Marine.png|Wiz in a Marine uniform
Wiz possessed by Bill Cipher.png|Wiz possessed by Bill Cipher
Substantiated Wiz.png|Substantiated Wiz
Blacklight Virus Wiz.png|Blacklight Virus Wiz
Wiz Crewmate.png|Crewmate Wiz
===Props===
MVS18 Wiz Remote.png|Remote
Invert Ray.png|Invert Ray
Cyber Goose.png|Mecha-Goose Howard
Screen Shot 2020-01-27 at 12.53.48 PM.png|Multiverse Manipulator
DUMMI.png|DUMMI
Floaty Thingy.png|Custom Flying Podium
MVS18 Stopwatch.png|Mario's Stopwatch
MVS18 Ice Flower.png|Mario's Ice Flower
MVS18 Gold Flower.png|Mario's Gold Flower
Wiz Mega Buster.png|Mega Man's Mega Buster
Wiz Widow Gauntlets.png|Black Widow's gauntlets
Screen Shot 2020-04-21 at 6.56.48 AM.png|Booster Gold's forcefield belt
Screen Shot 2020-12-14 at 3.36.27 PM.png|Amp and electric guitar
Screen Shot 2020-12-14 at 3.29.23 PM.png|Sanji's Raid Suit Canister
Screen_Shot_2021-05-03_at_6.42.50_PM.png|Lex Luthor's Two-Dimensional Imprisonment Barrier
Screen_Shot_2021-12-20_at_7.47.57_AM.png|Link's Fire Rod
Wiz_with_time_ring.png|Goku Black's Time Ring
Screen_Shot_2022-03-28_at_12.47.55_PM.png|Jinx's teleportation device
Wiz_with_Digital_Presentation_Easel.png|Digital Presentation Easel
Wiz_with_grimoire.png|Asta's Grimoire
==Trivia==
*Wiz's nickname sounds similar to "whiz", a term used to describe an exceptionally clever person, fitting for his personality.
*Wiz is occasionally implied to be Boomstick's employer, which would also make him the in-universe founder of Death Battle.
*The existence of Wiz's robot arm was revealed in the interlude of Fulgore VS Sektor, where he said that it supposedly "suffers constant glitches", as demonstrated when he "accidentally" hits Boomstick.
**In Silver Samurai's analysis preview, it's confirmed that Boomstick apparently cut off his original arm with a tachyon table saw, and the only reason that Wiz isn't mad about that is because robot arms are just superior to normal arms.
**In Mob VS Tatsumaki, one slap from his robot arm was able to knock out Boomstick.
**Numerous functions and additions have been shown to the robot arm over the years.
***Ultron's analysis cutaway in Ultron VS Sigma shows that Wiz owns an attachable Mega Buster that he can switch his forearm out with.
***Wiz can apparently perform Naruto's Sexy Jutsu by pushing a button on it, as seen in Jiraiya's analysis cutaway in Roshi VS Jiraiya.
***In the prelude of Naruto Uzumaki VS Ryu Hayabusa, he's revealed to have a buzzsaw add-on that he can swap his robot hand with on the fly.
***As revealed in Jason Voorhees VS Michael Myers, he has a flashlight in his wrist that can be revealed by flipping his hand back.
*He considers many mad scientists in fiction, like Doctor Octopus, to be an inspiration, although Doctor Neo Cortex is an exception.
**In Stitch VS Rocket Raccoon, he was amazed at the work of Jumba Jookiba, specifically the creation of Stitch, to the point where he calls him a "great man with a vision".
*It's become a running joke that Wiz constantly finds universes with fictional metals that are somehow stronger and lighter than titanium.
**Another running joke that coincides with this is the superhuman experiment origin story, with Wiz particularly wound up by the phrasing of the concept of "seeing faster", as demonstrated by Captain America and Deathstroke.
*In Sol Badguy's analysis preview, he owned a Robo-Dog that he considered his best friend before Boomstick destroyed it out of anger and confusion over That Man's name.
*As revealed in Bowser VS Ganon, he has apparently seen a turtle penis "for science".
*According to Boomstick, he once broke his arm falling out of a chair.
*Wiz secretly wants to use Boomstick as a test subject for genetic engineering, which Boomstick is very well aware of.
*In Sephiroth VS Vergil, it is revealed that he is part of Sephiroth's fan club "for research".
*As of February 2018, Wiz has not seen natural sunlight in over five years, as he revealed in his Top Ten Robot Girlfriends list. He would eventually experience it again when he visits Camp Campbell in Macho Man VS Kool-Aid Man.
**In the same list, he also revealed that he owns a retro-aging serum and several giant mechs.
*In Jotaro Kujo's analysis preview, it is revealed he has a pet rat named "Ratsputin" who he uses as a test subject, which resulted in it being possessed by demons.
*In Crash VS Spyro, Wiz states he was trying to create a time travel wristwatch, and he was convinced that it worked when Boomstick lied after he put him into a month-long coma by shooting him with a potato gun.
*As revealed in Ryu VS Jin, he created his own version of the Devil Gene, but it was consumed by Boomstick's dog.
*As revealed in Samurai Jack VS Afro Samurai, Wiz graduated from the Evil School of Science with a major in English. He found out too late that nobody cares about English majors.
**As revealed in Rick Sanchez's analysis preview, he was bullied by Rick during his time at this school.
*It's been stated that when Wiz drinks he rants about how robots will destroy humanity, although he apparently drinks so much that he doesn't even remember going to a bar. It's also stated that he got a tattoo on his back during one of these times.
**The same episode also implies that Wiz might have syphilis, which was further joked about in its bloopers video.
*Thanos' analysis preview reveals that Wiz apparently owns a chair with a similar appearance and similar powers as Thanos' throne.
*In Captain Marvel VS Shazam, he made a gun that replicated the Tesseract Bomb, which can turn things and people inside out.
*In Johnny Cage VS Captain Falcon, it's revealed he has a metal plate covering his groin when Boomstick tried to perform Johnny's Nut Punch on him, and his reason for its existence was that it "wasn't his first rodeo", implying he was hit in the groin before (such as in the analysis previews for this episode and Sub-Zero VS Glacius).
**However, Boomstick would eventually punch hard enough to bypass this protection and successfully hit Wiz in the groin again in Discord's analysis preview.
*In Aang VS Edward Elric, Wiz was warned by Boomstick not to transmute his guns as the two explained the rule of Equivalent Exchange and the three principles needed to use alchemy well at the start of Edward Elric's analysis. However, Wiz has not been shown to be able to transmute anything on his own.
*In Ghost Rider VS Lobo, he swore to kill Deadpool one day after he suddenly appeared on the Death Battle Lab's monitor in Lobo's analysis cutaway.
**He got his wish in Deadpool VS Mask, but he and Boomstick soon regretted it and got emotional when they read the letter that Deadpool sent during the climax of the battle. However, he was accidentally revived by Boomstick in the end through the Continuity Gem (which was also sent alongside the letter), causing the two hosts to run away from him in fear.
*In Mechagodzilla's analysis preview, he had the idea to use cyber necromancy on his father like Kiryu and the skeletal remains of the original Godzilla so that he can tell Wiz that he was proud of him.
*In Dragonzord VS Mechagodzilla, it is shown he built a two-headed cyber goose out of a dead goose and parts he had lying around.
**It would later become a recurring character in the show, appearing in Black Canary VS Sindel, Heihachi Mishima VS Geese Howard, Darth Vader VS Obito Uchiha Phoenix VS Raven, and the Donald VS Daffy DBX.
*In Sasuke VS Hiei, Wiz's spirit comes out of his body when Boomstick punches him down. His spirit later returns to his body through unknown means.
*According to ScrewAttack's Top Ten Anime Betrayals, Wiz has cried three times in his entire life. One of these was Scar's betrayal of Mufasa.
*In Miles Morales VS Static, he created a machine called the "Multiverse Manipulator" to look into alternate timelines. However, Boomstick pushed a button on it, resulting in him and Wiz changing to versions of themselves from an alternate universe; Wiz's is named Jizz and has an Irish accent. When they reverted back, he destroyed the button, though it acted up again near the end of the episode.
**Jizz's accent was originally meant to be Wisconsin/Minnesotan, but Ben couldn't manage to get into the correct accent so they decided to go with the Irish accent instead.
*In Beerus VS Sailor Galaxia, he invented DUMMI.
**In Sailor Galaxia's analysis cutaway, he meant to show a picture of Galactica Inflation, but a censored video popped up instead in its place, implying Wiz watches some sort of fetish-based porn.
*In Zuko VS Shoto Todoroki, Wiz rigged his arm to replicate firebending and even blast out enough ice to freeze Boomstick.
*In Wally West's analysis preview, Wiz says he has a black hole generator that can destroy the world, which he states to have lost. Boomstick then confesses he gave it to DUMMI in an attempt to cheer him up.
*In Flash VS Sonic, Wiz reveals that he is married.
**The same episode reveals that Wiz laced a beer Boomstick drank with cosmic kinetic energy, which ended up giving him the powers of the Speed Force and allowed him to run to Jupiter and back in about three seconds.
***In the Hulk's analysis preview for Hulk VS Broly, Boomstick revealed that there was another time when he drank a lot of the "Speed Force sodas" and got classified as a natural disaster, with Wiz being legally responsible for all his future actions.
*In Venom VS Crona, Wiz says that his favorite book is The Most Dangerous Game.
**In the same episode, he has an amp and electric guitar that mimics Ragnarok's screech and used it on Boomstick, resulting in him going temporarily deaf.
*In Sanji VS Rock Lee, he has a canister that is similar to Sanji's; however, it turned out to be a can of beer as Boomstick drank the canister by accident.
**While Sanji's has the number three, Wiz's has the number 69.
*In King Mickey's analysis preview, Boomstick "officially announced" that in 2024, Mickey would become the new co-host of Death Battle once he entered the public domain, replacing Wiz, much to his dismay.
*In Blake VS Mikasa, it's revealed that he has clones of himself, though he doesn't know if he is the original or not.
**In Vegeta's analysis preview, he is killed by Boomstick, but Boomstick doesn't worry since he knows Wiz has clones and tells Jocelyn that he "needs another Code 4", implying Wiz has multiple contingency plans for death.
*In Link VS Cloud (2021), It's revealed that Wiz used a fake identity to avoid paying student loans and that Homeland Security is looking for him.
**In Batman VS Iron Man, he apparently built a Dyson sphere as a potential solution to this particular issue. Boomstick goes on to mention Wiz destroyed several planets with said sphere, to which Wiz claimed he was not legally at liberty to discuss it.
**In Thor's analysis preview for Thor VS Vegeta, he apparently recreated the Godbomb for his college thesis, but "accidentally" deleted the campus and his student loan records from existence, with Boomstick getting third-degree burns in the process.
**In Skyrim VS Dark Souls, he apparently sold his soul to cover the down payment, preventing Boomstick from taking Wiz's soul and placing it in Azura's Star, though it should also be noted that the artifact cannot contain the souls of sapient beings unless it is corrupted into the Black Star.
*In DIO VS Alucard, he can regenerate when fatally injured like Alucard.
*In Saitama's analysis preview, Wiz stated that he made a homemade particle accelerator out of old microwaves and 2x4 wood planks on a strict budget.
*In Magneto's analysis preview, Wiz revealed that he apparently once pulled a black hole towards Earth to study it, which Boomstick doesn't remember, due to it having happened on a different Earth. When Boomstick asks if he is a clone, Wiz replies "Yes."
*In Tetsuo's analysis preview, Wiz reveals he is actually a different Wiz from an alternate universe, and doesn't reveal to Boomstick what happened to the original.
*In Sun Wukong's analysis preview, it is revealed that Wiz has a secret lab armed with booby traps, though he claims the lab is uninteresting.
*In Excalibur's analysis preview, it is revealed that Wiz has a weapons vault which includes a weapon capable of destroying the Moon.
*In Apocalypse's analysis preview, it is revealed by Boomstick that Wiz loves the film The Notebook and watches it every day.
*In Trunks' analysis preview, he houses a chupacabra; Boomstick apparently let it out completely energized on Red Bull.
*In Gogeta VS Vegito, having the seven Dragon Balls, it's revealed that his greatest wish is to conquer the world, but Boomstick snatched his first wish for wanting to see which fusion is the best.
**He later got his second wish from the Dragon Balls stolen by Boomstick at the end of the episode, this time wishing for the two of them to fuse.
*In Martian Manhunter's analysis preview, it is revealed that he is subscribed to a "Sexy Scientist of the Month" magazine, which he orders under the name "D. Battle".
*In Gojo VS Makima, it was revealed that Wiz had previously seen God at least 20 times, and the prospect of it no longer phases him.
*In Scooby-Doo's analysis preview, Wiz revealed he took DUMMI to a positive affirmation class to improve his personality.
**In Courage's analysis preview, Wiz canceled the class after DUMMI expressed his feelings towards the hosts off-screen, telling Boomstick to erase the hard disc.
*In Joker's analysis preview, Wiz revealed that if he could choose a Persona, it would be Cú Chulainn due to having a soft spot for Celtic mythology.
*In Death Race's third episode, it was revealed that Wiz wrote his contract with blood and that advanced A.I.s like K.I.T.T. are capable of possessing him thanks to his cybernetically enhanced brain.
*It was confirmed by the ScrewAttack crew that, should Death Battle ever reach its final episode, the last fight will be a one-on-one match between Wiz and Boomstick.[Convention Hopper ConBravo 2016 - Death Battle Q&A]
**In 2022, Ben Singer stated during the 304th episode of DEATH BATTLE Cast that no matchup is 100% confirmed aside from Ruby VS MakaKyogre vs Chaos! | DEATH BATTLE Cast #304. While this should include Wiz VS Boomstick, the crew has still discussed the episode several times since this Cast, treating it as if it was still the eventual series finale, which leaves its current stance questionable. The matchup would notably be done as a Community Death Battle for DEATH BATTLE Cast's final episode under Rooster Teeth, which even included a three-scene animatic of the two fighting.
*Both Wiz and Boomstick appear as cameos in Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
**Oddly enough, Wiz's sprite in the game has two robotic arms, as it is based on the artwork of him used in his Rap Battle against Boomstick instead of his current design, which wouldn't be revealed until the following year.
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