User blog:AgentHoxton/AgentHoxton's Death Battle - In Retrospect/Trivia

So I decided to do a thing based on Para's blog. Soooo... yeah. Enjoy I guess.

Guile vs. The Soldier (Original)
So... my legacy started off with a legendary character - Guile. A badass, an American fighter, I knew I had to find someone similar to start this off with a bang. And while it seemed quirky at first, I thought the Soldier of Team Fortress fame would fit the role perfectly - loud, brash, and a patriot extreme, I figured he'd fit the bill quite nicely. And, well... as resrarch turned out... yes he did. Quite more than I expected, really.
 * Words: 1,573

I must admit, though... I don't think this first match did Guile justice at all, and I kinda played him OOC for some reason, which I kinda regret. Luckily when I used him again he was OOC, but he was OOC for a reason, and there wasn't much wrong with that that time around.

Apart from that and the somewhat intense moments of the battle, not much to say here. As far as starting battles go, I think I did pretty well.

Trivia

 * Cameo appearances:
 * The Announcer
 * The remainder of the RED Team
 * I felt like I botched research on both sides in this match, hence why I decided to make the penultimate match of Season 3 a "rematch" between the two, this time conducting research properly and adding on to the notes I'd already used.
 * This match was the end product of me wanting to start off by using Guile.
 * I had Guile actually say "Go home and be a family man" for the sheer hell of memetic purposes.
 * I actually didn't think the Soldier would stand that much of a chance at first.
 * I felt that I really did not do Guile justice in this fight.
 * I really, REALLY want Death Battle to use Guile more than any other Street Fighter combatant at some point.

Agent 47 vs. Aiden Pearce
47 vs. Aiden. This was one of my longer fights starting, but I honestly feel that it was too much because of slow movements and stalling out the battle via them sneaking around looking for each other, taking a long time to just carry out what would have been a simple action in a fight. But then again, I suppose if the two WERE to fight in an official Death Battle, they would sneak around stealthily, trying to remain undetected by the remainder of the world. I guess that was sorta the idea.
 * Words: 2,148

I honestly had a hard time figuring out how Aiden would utilise his hacks in a Death Battle, but I think I did a decent job portraying it. But even still, Aiden didn't really stand much of a chance in the long run. 47's just that much stronger and smarter than him that any hacks Aiden can pull wouldn't really matter, even though he could easily render 47's disguises useless.

I felt like I did a good job on this one. I wish I could say the same about what came afterwards...

Trivia

 * I felt that this battle was my equivalent of Solid Snake vs. Sam Fisher.
 * I actually left a lot of potential equipment out for Agent 47, but I don't think it would leave an impact on the outcome.
 * Aiden blocking the bullets of 47's Submachine gun was based off of a TF2 Source Film Maker video, where an SMG-wielding assassin shot at another, while the other was using the lid of a trashcan to block the bullets.
 * As soon as I found out about the poison syringe, I knew immediately how 47 would kill Aiden.
 * I had made exactly four references/comparisons to Batman in the two sets of analysis. Why? To this day I still don't know.

Dan Hibiki vs. Glass Joe
Dan Hibiki is a rubbish fighter. Glass Joe is a rubbish fighter. I figured "put the two rubbish fighters together and it'll be funny, right?" I wish I was right in that regard, because Dan vs. Joe was... pretty lackluster, especially after you consider the matches both before and after this one. It's one of the battles I'd like to forget that I did. Really, the only reason I felt it would end in a draw because both Dan and Joe would screw up their own chances of winning too much, which... might not even be the case.
 * Words: 718

I mean, this fight pretty much sucked. It didn't even go past the 1K mark that my other two fights did, that's how bad it was. I really dropped the ball on this one, and I frankly don't wish to revisit it. Ever. I'd rather just not acknowledge its existence after this.

Trivia

 * This is in the Top 5 of my least favourite battles to write.
 * I feel that the match wouldn't end in a draw now, but I honestly don't care about Dan, Joe or this match enough to revise it or change the outcome.
 * Joe's helmet was probably the only reason I felt Joe stood a chance.

Trevor Philips vs. Dallas
Thank god I jumped onto this battle immediately afterwards, because after the abysmal Dan vs. Joe, I needed something to get back onto a more higher-quality road. And I was getting pretty invested in Payday around this point, and I figured it was about time to do the series some justice in a Death Battle. I had to find someone like Dallas, a criminal mastermind feared by many. Enter Trevor Philips of Grand Theft Auto 5 fame, and the rest is history.
 * Words: 1,826 (not counting the music cue)

I had a lot more fun writing this one, and true to GTA's violent nature, it was only fitting to have the fight end in such a violent death. I could have written it a little smoother, maybe, but otherwise I'm content with how this came out.

Trivia

 * Cameo appearances:
 * Bain (voice only)
 * Cloaker
 * Bulldozer
 * This is the first battle since Guile vs. Soldier to have cameos.
 * This fight came from me wanting to use a Payday character.
 * Despite botching up Dallas' Skills (which I admit should NOT have been taken from any other Skill Tree sans Mastermind), I actually underestimated Dallas in retrospect.
 * I played the beginning part of the battle out like Terminator vs. RoboCop. I don't get why.
 * I tried making this battle to play out as close to a Death Battle, a Grand Theft Auto game and a Payday heist all at the same time, hence the two getting swarmed by police as well as various GTA/Payday features being mentioned.
 * I took a stab at the infamous Jack Thompson in Trevor's analysis, and it's one of the earliest in-jokes I have made that I still remember to this day.

Sonic vs. Lilac
At first, this sounded like a good idea. In a way, it somewhat is. Sonic being the veteran speedster of the gaming industry whereas Lilac is more a newcomer. I decided to try and do this battle justice. Did I?
 * Words: 2,232 (Outcome #1), 2,384 (Outcome #2)

Honestly, I don't know.

Not only did I make some questionable decisions in the fight itself as well as have it end in a draw, I absolutely made a MESS of Sonic's analysis. I could have done way better handling this fight than I did in the past, and I know it. Granted, this was the first time I've dealt with a returning combatant, but still. This isn't one of my better fights, in all honesty, despite its strange amount of popularity.

Trivia

 * Cameo appearances:
 * Carol Tea
 * Milla Basset
 * This was the first time I used a returning combatant.
 * Sonic would later re-appear 2 seasons later down the line.
 * I made the battle a draw because I didn't know who could actually win the fight, given that Lilac's abilities are akin to Sonic's. Looking back... it really should not have been like that.
 * I don't get why this battle was/is so popular.
 * I think I was just outright lazy or trying to pull a Zitz vs. Leonardo on Sonic's analysis, when I should've done it properly.
 * I feel like I did neither character justice at all - Sonic for being the punch-bag of constant abuse in the fight, and Lilac for being somewhat OOC.

Thunderbird 2 vs. Gundam Heavyarms
Now, you might think with a combatant match-up like that, that this would be a joke fight. I actually intended for that to start with when having this thing around. But when I looked into Thunderbird 2 and actually looked up its capabilities and equipment, I actually started to realise that this thing wasn't exactly something to be underestimated. So I... actually started taking the match seriously. And it actually proved to be quite close.
 * Words: 2,712

Now, this is far from my most quality battle (what that would be is up to you guys to say) but this one is probably the one I'm most proud of for being able to make the most out of such a bizarre match-up. It just goes to show that you can pretty much expect anything, even from things that don't fight all that much.

Trivia

 * Cameo appearances:
 * Heero Yuy
 * Jeff Tracy
 * I have no idea how I managed to make the fight this close and interesting.
 * This fight is primarily inspired by Tigerzord vs. Gundam Epyon, hence the match ending in a similar fashion.
 * I poked fun at metals stronger and lighter than titanium with "Thunderbirdium".
 * I actually decided to find out how long it would take Thunderbird 2 to travel around the world at top speed without requiring refuelling myself. The result actually was surprising.
 * I was surprised that the Thunderbird could actually put up so much of a fight against a Gundam, of all things.
 * I actually did watch Thunderbirds as a child, hence why I decided to give them a shot at fighting in my series.

Link Battle Royale (Part 3)
This battle was part of a collaborative effort between me, Grnmachine1 and SuperSaiyan2Link. This was all about looking through the 12 incarnations of Link and seeing which one was the strongest through a series of five fights. This particular battle was between the Hero of Light and Dark, Hero of the Minish and the Child Hero of Time. And honestly... the Child Hero of Time had this in the bag from the beginning through sheer versatility alone.
 * Words: 762

This was one of my least favourite battles to write, as I felt that I could have done much better and could have pulled my load in the collab a lot better. I also botched up quite a few of my comparison notes, but I honestly don't think it makes a difference.

Jeez, only 762 words? It's barely longer than Dan vs. Joe!

Trivia

 * This used to be my #1 least favourite Death Battle I have written. It has since been uprooted by others.
 * I screwed up some of the comparison notes, but I don't think it makes a difference.
 * I was surprised at how similar some of the arsenals were of the three Links.
 * The Child Hero of Time would go on to win the overall Link Battle Royale as a whole.
 * Strangely, this is the only battle I have so far that utilised The Legend of Zelda.
 * Ironically, I think I did better with the sets of analysis than I did with the battle.

Madotsuki vs. Isaac
Like the Thunderbird/Gundam fight, this was one of the more "out-there" fights I had. Madotsuki and Isaac seemed to be very on-par with each other, but frankly I had to have the fight happen in Madotsuki's dreams to have the fight happen to begin with. And honestly, I think I did... okay. Not my best, but not my worst.
 * Words: 1,442 (not counting music cues)

I do agree that Isaac can win, but the chances of that are not definitive, unlike Madotsuki's, which is why this match tipped more in her favour than it did for Isaac. Shame, since Isaac's suffered a lot in his time, but that's just the roll of the dice for you.

Trivia

 * Cameo appearances:
 * Isaac's Mom (voice only)
 * It Lives
 * Chub
 * Polycephalus
 * I do agree that Isaac CAN win, but the chances and items have to be in his favour to do so.
 * Isaac's arsenal is more attributed to RNG, which is mostly why he lost.
 * I watched a lot of Yume Nikki videos and played The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth a lot prior to this fight.
 * Despite disagreements, this is one of my more confident verdicts.

Omega vs. Fulgore
Good ol' Omega, and another returning character in the form of Killer Instinct's Fulgore. This match was quite a lot of fun to write, actually, from Omega's Dalek-like speech patterns to the sheer firepower being thrown between them. It all made for quite an intense match.
 * Words: 1,000 (not counting music cues)

And the best part? I think I did well to keep both of them in-character - at least, I felt I did so for Omega - and kept it being a massively destructive fight. I thought it was going to be quite a close verdict, and the sheer ruthlessness of Fulgore definitely shone through. Even if it wasn't enough.

Holy shit, exactly 1,000 words without music cues? That's neat.

Trivia

 * Cameo appearances
 * Badniks (Egg Robos, Egg Pawns, Buzz Bombers, Motobugs, SWATBots, Shadow Androids)
 * Sektor (posthumous)
 * I made this fight out of wanting to use Omega.
 * Again, like Madotsuki vs. Isaac, this is one of my more solid verdicts.
 * In retrospect, I honestly think Fulgore doesn't really come close to Omega now that I've done a lot more research on him.
 * This fight contributed to Fulgore's pretty embarrassing losing streak.

Frollo vs. Gaston
And wrapping up Season 1 was none other than the fight between the conniving French villains of Disney history - Frollo of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Gaston of Beauty and the Beast. This one was gonna be pretty interesting, given that neither of these villains actually canonically use magic (the mirror Gaston had at one point doesn't count since Belle had it first, and Frollos' Darkness energy doesn't count because that was within Kingdom Hearts, a completely different continuity altogether). So with that, it was just down to their wits, arsenal and strength. Gaston definitely had the brawn to kill Frollo, but Frollo's brainpower and tactical mind was superior. He isn't exactly a slouch in any way.
 * Words: 1,768 (not counting music cues)

Depsite not being close to the longest Season finale, this was one of my favourites, because Frollo and Gaston are both two of my favourite Disney villains.

Trivia

 * Cameo appearances:
 * LeFou
 * Frollo's soldiers
 * I was kinda sad to write Gaston's death, especially in such an ironic way.
 * This was probably one of my favourite battles to write.
 * I worked in quite a lot of memes and references for this fight, namely Gaston.
 * Frollo would later re-appear in Season 4.
 * I do agree that Gaston COULD win, but Frollo would be too smart to let him get the jump on him forever, not to mention Gaston's own arrogance.
 * I felt that having a horseback battle first and setting fire to Paris was pretty mandatory, given that this is... well, Frollo.
 * Incidentally, I have indeed watched The Frollo Show, hence Frollo's victory theme being taken from there. Kudos to Chaos X.