User blog:Nkstjoa/Nkstjoa's Season Lookback and Future Plans

16 battles, 30 characters, and 13 months (not unlike my colleague Shadow7615), a t long last it is complete.

Well before I talk about my plans for the future, let's talk about all of these battles I have done.

''Spoiler Warning: I will be talking about each battle and its outcome in detail. If you haven't read any of them, a link to each is provived in its name. You've been warned.''

Scorpion vs. Ryu
Completion Date: October 15, 2014

What you're looking at here is the first Death Battle here to come true... and the first battle completed on this Wiki. While not the Ryu match I wanted to write (it's coming up pretty soon), I was driven to complete ol' 1 here before the actual Death Battle aired and so I gave it my best shot at a battle.

I knew both were powerful (but didn't know about Scorp's "powers up while in Hell" and Ryu's Power of Nothingness) and as such, this was the first time I had two endings due to being unable to make the call, and it wouldn't be the last. But I suppose for two analysis' whose size and care would pale to mine later on, as well as perhaps my shortest battle here, I am proud of two things: nearly aceing Scorpion's end line in the actual episode and the battle's overall quality.

Vergil vs. Sesshōmaru
Completion Date: November 1, 2014

Whether you've known me on this Wiki for a year or you've just met me, you know this here's my #1 most wanted Death Battle of all time, which I just had to complete. Literally the first battle page and characters I ever added here were these two, that's how much it's most wanted. Well the day finally came and I began getting to work on writing a battle matching my expectation. While I did finally finish it, I constantly came back to this to add new things here and there, which some time later will finally be a full-on Remastering.

So despite me being quite the InuYasha fan, bias was the last thing to play a part in the outcome, as I also really like Vergil. When it came down to it, I honestly didn't see either completely surpassing the other in speed or durability, so it really came down to their weapons and healing factors. Vergil had to score a perfect and precise hit from Yamato in order to win whereas Sesshomaru only needed one successful strike, major or minor, from Bakusaiga to end the eldest Son of Sparda... though to his credit, not before leaving Sesshomaru the most bloodied winner yet.

And if you caught my one and only music cue, yes, the whole death scene was inspired by Voldemort's end in the last Harry Potter movie.

Deadpool vs. Deathstroke
Completion Date: December 8, 2014

And after writing one a most wanted battle of mine... I wrote another battle for a Death Battle coming true. So for starters, my take on Deadpool wasn't what most would expect. I tried to emulate the more (for lack of a better term) subtle Deadpool that I remembered from the Marvel Ultimate Alliance games (check out the first especially). After that, I mostly stuck to their video game weapons, as I really didn't know much about their usual arsenals aside from their most well-known tools.

While big shock, it was two endings. Looking back, picking a smelting plant as the battleground for Deathstroke was... yeah. The whole thing was perhaps me giving Deathstroke an incredible amount of credit compared to Deadpool, including his rage ironically saving him at one point when compared to the actual episode... but no matter. I'll take the "I am the thing that keeps you up at night" line.

Jin Kazama vs. Kasumi
Completion Date: December 20, 2014

So after my #1 battle, I decided to go with the next best... well #2 would actually have to wait for a while, but I was ready to write my #3 most wanted. Jin Kazama's by far one of my favorite fighting game characters of all time, if not my most favorite, and considering the intense rivalry between Tekken and Dead Or Alive's creators, I felt a battle with Kasumi would have been the most befitting. Not just the two protagonists, but also two cast into the middle of a conflict and battling their demons (Devil Gene and Kasumi's clones respectively).

When I got down to the two's stats, I actually saw Kasumi as edging out Jin. Even with the possibility that she couldn't handle Jin's power and fighting style, she wouldn't need to keep it a fair fight by any means and could've easily left him astray with her far superior agility as he isn't about to jump multiple stories in the air. Even regarding Devil Jin, its power and durability have frankly never been proven to be absolutely superior to standard Jin and its arrogant personality didn't help him one bit. Kasumi just had the more versatile style with which to take it.

Ghost Rider vs. Scorpion
Completion Date: February 1, 2015

With this match-up with a returning character, I decided to give myself a challenge by working on a character I wasn't the most knowledgable about, as I didn't know Ghost Rider much aside from his movies (first one's better) and some video game appearances. Also, I wanted to show that a "stomp match" could still be an entertaining fight, akin to Thor VS Raiden. Lastly... well let's just say one version wasn't particularly well-written.

So getting the obvious stuff out of the way, Ghost Rider was jsut in a whole other league and Scorpion would need way too long in the Netherrealm to even stand a chance against the rider's full power. The one area where I felt that Scorpion could better withstand Ghost Rider was his hellfire attacks due to him being a hellspawn, but that was about it. Other than that, as it has been one of my most well-received battles here, I suppose I did something right.

Liu Kang vs. Ryu
Completion Date: February 9, 2015

Another most wanted battle which I have yet to give up on even after Ryu VS Scorpion came out. Before, I hesitated to write it due to the big question "Does Ryu have absolutely anything that can counter Liu Kang's Dragon form". Thankfully, with said episode, I knew much more about Ryu that I was unaware about before (mainly the Power of Nothingness), which finally allowed me to get to an outcome.

Liu Kang's achievements and victories against Shao Kahn were definitely not to be scoffed at, so from the start, I knew it would be a close call. Even with Ryu's Power of Nothingness countering the dragon transformation, the two were still fairly close in power and abilities. Ryu essentially had the means to counter all of Liu Kang's moves and could survive even the likes of his Fist of Flame fatality. Ryu's durability and strength won this, but I definitely wouldn't call it a stomp by any means.

On a final note, funny that Liu Kang came around to Mortal Kombat X maybe a month after I finished this, gaining new moves and such. While I don't see any of them being enough to change the outcome, I do regret not giving Boomstick a reaction towards Liu Kang's new Sore Throat fatality, which would definitely go as follows.

'''Boomstick: Oh... oh God. *vomits profusely* Dude, that is not monk-like at all.'''

Sub-Zero vs. Glacius
Completion Date: March 27, 2015

I had wanted to do this battle between my favorite Mortal Kombat character and Killer Instinct's icy alien for quite some time, but held off on it for two reasons: 1. not having enough data on Glacius as a whole, and 2. potential bias towards said favorite Mortal Kombat character. After some research help from Ahomeschoolingroudon, it was finally time to finish it.

Neither Sub-Zero nor Glacius were in fact completely immune to ice attacks or capable of controlling their opponent's own attacks, and Glacius seemed to be the bigger powerhouse of the two, but Sub-Zero took it through his versatility and Dragon Medallion. Glacius had a move that caused Sub-Zero trouble, Sub had a counter to it. Glacius had his liquid form, but couldn't regenerate limbs or his head. Sub-Zero simply needed to keep Glacius in place long enough to ensure an ol'-fashioned decapitation.

Ken Masters vs. Ken Masters
Completion Date: April 10, 2015

After using Sub-Zero in a match... I used him again immediately after. The one time I wrote only the battle and results, this was already completed by BonBooker and Apro319. While definitely not a match-up for Sub-Zero that I wanted to see, I decided to give it a shot at making it entertaining and intense.

Initially, Ken actually wasn't doing that hot against Sub-Zero, with his much smaller moveset overwhelmed by Sub-Zero's larger arsenal. I even had an Evil Ken be unleashed, which even then, Sub had tools to counter and avoid, but the one thing Sub-Zero couldn't counter, the Power of Nothingness, was what gave Ken this win. While I did have to kill my favorite ice ninja, I knew that he gave Ken a good fight because he pushed him to his absolute limit.

Lex Luthor vs. Iron Man
Completion Date: April 28, 2015

My third and last (for now) match that came true I've completed. I literally got to work on this fight after rewatching all three Iron Man movies and the first Avengers. I'll admit I feel like I had rushed this one out in time for the actual episode as usual, but as usual, I gave it the good ol'-fashioned try.

Again, couldn't make the call and made two endings, of which I'll admit it was painful writing Iron Man losing in particular due to the method I had assigned to Lex. Also actually nerfed Tony significantly by leaving him with just the latest version of his standard suit (Mark 42, which predated the Endo-Sym) and ironically had Lex using an EMP on Iron Man and even disabling communications to stop him from even summoning other suits. Only thing I have to say is... *dodges tank fire, fires rocket at it, turns and walks away as it explodes*.

Johnny Cage vs. Dan Hibiki
Completion Date: May 12, 2015

This match-up had been one of my favorites since even the same time as Vergil vs. Sesshomaru, though as the support for Hercule VS Dan grew and better match-ups for Johnny Cage were suggested, I realized it would never be... but I had to at least finish the page I had created. I owed it that much at least.

Seems I had actually put a bit more faith into Dan than I had thought, as I felt he would have actually given Cage a solid fight before going down. Pretty much all his hard-hitting moves and taunting demeneor ammounted to was delaying the inevitable. I am at least proud of the dialogue in some regards, especially Cage's "I've been playing an actor" line. Shameless rip-off of "I've been playing human", I know.

And in case you couldn't tell, the arena might as well be Warner Bros studios, where they're working on a Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe sequel... hey, a guy can dream, can't he?

Shao Kahn vs. Akuma
Completion Date: July 3, 2015

Perhaps the biggest fighting game battle I've done. I decided to answer the big question regarding the Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat bosses that some people felt were mismatched regarding Death Battle. I had to make sure it was epic and fit the bill for what everyone expected with such a battle.

Even with Shin Akuma, power alone was not going to end Shao Kahn. From there, I knew Akuma had one method of winning, whose chances of occuring were best when Akuma was being his usual arrogant self. Even if Shao's probably mastered soul-defending, that's 10,000 years worth of sins coming his way. Perhaps the nice thing that came out of this fight's outcome... 60 billion souls were set free.

Taki vs. Mileena
Completion Date: August 22, 2015

Hadn't worked with a single female character since Jin vs. Kasumi back in December, and all this time, it had been a sausage fest in my fights. I wanted to have my favorite female from Soulcalibur in a battle, but only one opponent worked for me: Mileena. Even with research, I saw that neither stomped the other, let alone dominated by a large margin, which then began what I consider one of my closest and longest fights yet.

Both were nearly on par with speed and agility, and could counter each other's teleports and various moves. The one area which gave Taki the win was her weapons and magic attacks. Mileena's sais, while magical, didn't have as much power as Rekki-Maru and Mekki-Maru, and while Mileena did have magical prowess, Taki's gave her additional offensive power. But to rephrase, Taki didn't stomp Mileena; the Edenian-Tarkatan almost took it.

Perhaps the craziest thing that worked for this battle was the sheer number of intros Mileena had in Mortal Kombat X, which allowed me to create unintentionally fitting dialogue for her to taunt Taki with. Gonna have to thank Netherrealm Studios for that.

Mercenary Tao vs. Albert Wesker
September 30, 2015

For so long, I had searched everywhere for a fitting foe for the fearsome Mercenary Tao of the Dragon Ball series, who not only was similar in power, but also fitting in theme. Well Wesker randomly popped into my head, the theme for their battle being cruel humans beyond peak human, and so I made the page (coincidentially the same day as ParaGoomba finished Captain America vs. Albert Wesker), and with both Para and Shadow's help in covering Wesker, I was confident in my portrayal of him.

For one, Wesker actually surprised me with being in pretty much the same ballpark in speed as Tao while I was already aware of his greater durability and healing factor. What gave Tao the edge were his far superior centuries of experience, lifting strength, and an arsenal and moveset which allowed him to leave Wesker exposed long enough for a kill. Of course, this was after Tao got over his own arrogance and took the threat seriously while ol' Albert was cocky the whole way through.

Lastly, while Wesker's quotes were a mix of some of his standard fare, I kid you not, every single thing Tao said was taken word-for-word from every line he had in his Dragon Ball episodes up until he became a cyborg. Why did I write down every single line of Tao's? ...because I had nothing better to do one day.

Electro vs. Cole MacGrath
Completion Date: November 3, 2015

Literally a year after I had written my #1 most wanted battle, I finally felt it was time for me to write my #2. Cole MacGrath has been one of my favorite video game characters of all time and I grew up with Electro, so I felt duty-bound to write out their battle. It wasn't easy writing this ELECTROCOLE battle, but I finally did it.

I had done ties with literally every single battle that came true... until this one. This was the only case of my Top 3 most wanted fights where I said to myself "I just cannot call this one", so I did the next best thing by showing both good and evil winning. If there is the one thing I hope I nailed, it was the two's interaction with each other, with Cole constantly berating Electro and Electro being annoyed while still keeping his composure when against a novice super-hero.

Assassin's Creed Battle Royale
Completion Date: November 14, 2015

I had wanted to cover this battle royale for the longest time with the one thing stopping me was no knowledge of Ezio... which was immediately solved thanks to a discounted Ezio Trilogy. Even then, I didn't want it to seem like there was some bias towards any one assassin, so I consulted Shadow to assist me in research, as well as in writing the final dialogue of the battle. With his help, my first same-series fight and battle royale was underway.

Not one assassin was faster, stronger, or overall physically outclassed the other two. It came down to their arsenals and experience, which meant that the youngest assassin of the group was the first to be taken out due to his brashness. The big showdown was between the two master assassins and even with his armor and weaponry, Altair had the means to get around and counter them thanks to his mastery and knowledge. Despite his seemingly limited arsenal, he was far less dependent on his weapons to do his job and could overcome both of his fellow assassins'.

Favorite part to write? The Winter Soldier moment... and if you read it, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Hulk vs. Doomsday (Season Finale)
Completion Date: November 14, 2015

By the time I had gotten this one out, I literally felt exhausted. This one took the most research to determine and was my toughest call here. I admit that I wish I had done more with the battle (like the Hulk running up buildings ala Ultimate Destruction), but otherwise I am pleased with what I had made and I hope you are as well.

There were two big points to Doomsday that I had to debunk:

1. Hulk should have no chance because Doomsday defeated Superman.

I had to really analyze Death of Superman on this one and eventually came to realize his greatest accomplishment was aided by him being near civilians, which forced Supes to hold his punches and not leave for the sun to recharge.

2. Doomsday is as strong as Superman.

Doomsday has fought Superman, but never showed nearly the same amount of strength anywhere else. He hasn't shattered entire planets or was unscathed by a supernova, proving he is nowhere near the Man of Steel's ballpark.

Those two aside, the remaining big poing was regarding Doomsday's adaptability. I would agree would be bad for the standard Hulk, but upon Hulk and Banner joining forces, the transition to Worldbreaker would have required much more time for Doomsday to adapt than he could get from the Hulk completely unleashed.

In the end, if the Hulk were forced to hold back due to being in a similar situation as Superman in his first fight, then this could have gone to Doomsday or even been a simultaneous kill. When you take in Death Battle's rules of no holds barred, Hulk's literal Worldbreaker power spelled the end for the Kryptonian monster.

Future Plans
So now the big question I'm sure you're all wondering: what shall I do now after this?

Truth be told... I'm still wondering that myself.

There is a part of me that want to say "Well it was a good career.", but then another part of me that says "Don't stop. You're only getting started."

The only thing I can say for certain is that I simply will do a season line-up anymore. From here, I'll just write out battles at my own leisure without any deadlines or a battle planned for immediately after. Might be a few months in between and maybe I might pop multiples out from time to time; either way, nothing set from here on.

And with no set line-up, I am also removing my category from any and all fights I am not currently planning on working on. I feel it would be unfair for me to lock down a page that I may or may not work on, as well as for those who may be interested in working on it. Regarding these battles...
 * Spinal vs. Cervantes
 * Punisher vs. Red Hood
 * Simon Belmont vs. Raziel
 * Green Lantern vs. Nova
 * Resident Evil Battle Royale (Nkstjoa)

If anyone is interested in adopting these, feel free. I look forward to seeing them.

Well anywho, got some polls for ya below.

Polls
Favorite victorious Season 1 character? Sesshōmaru Kasumi Ghost Rider Ryu Sub-Zero (vs. Glacius) Ken Masters Johnny Cage Akuma Taki Mercenary Tao Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad Hulk

Favorite defeated Season 1 character? Vergil Jin Kazama Scorpion Liu Kang Glacius Sub-Zero (vs. Ken Masters) Dan Hibiki Shao Kahn Mileena Albert Wesker Ezio Auditore da Firenze Connor Doomsday

Favorite fighting game-themed battle? Scorpion vs. Ryu Jin Kazama vs. Kasumi Liu Kang vs. Ryu Sub-Zero vs. Glacius Ken Masters vs. Sub-Zero Johnny Cage vs. Dan Hibiki Shao Kahn vs. Akuma Taki vs. Mileena

Favorite non-fighting game-themed battle? Vergil vs. Sesshōmaru Deadpool vs. Deathstroke Ghost Rider vs. Scorpion Lex Luthor vs. Iron Man Mercenary Tao vs. Albert Wesker Electro vs. Cole MacGrath Assassin's Creed Battle Royale Hulk vs. Doomsday

Favorite What-If? Death Battle that came true? Scorpion vs. Ryu Deadpool vs. Deathstroke Lex Luthor vs. Iron Man

Best dialogue? Vergil vs. Sesshōmaru Deadpool vs. Deathstroke Ghost Rider vs. Scorpion Ken Masters vs. Sub-Zero Lex Luthor vs. Iron Man Johnny Cage vs. Dan Hibiki Taki vs. Mileena Mercenary Tao vs. Albert Wesker Electro vs. Cole MacGrath Hulk vs. Doomsday

Let me know in the comments which of my fights you think was best, what was your favorite moment in any of my fights, best kill, and if you would like to see more battles from me in the future.

Until then, I am on battle break.

I'd like to thanking everyone here who has checked out my fights over this entire yearlong run. Special thanks to ParaGoomba, Shadow, Agent, Ahomes, and so many others for assisting me in research, keeping me going, and just in general being great.

Above all, thanks you for reading.