Crona vs. Eliza

Crona vs. Eliza is a What-If? episode of Death Battle featuring Crona from the Soul Eater series and Eliza from Skull Girls.

Interlude
Wiz: Crona, the Demon Swordsman and Kishin.

'''Boomstick: And Eliza, the Crimson Scourge and devilish diva. He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick!'''

Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons and skills and find out who would win this Death Battle?

Crona
Wiz: In the world of Soul Eater, there's the DWMA that maintain the world order and then there are those who attempt to disrupt it. Most of them are evil, insane, or both...


 * [In Italy, a silhouetted figure is walking when he erupts in pain before something explodes from his back in a geyser of blood.]

Wiz: And then there is Crona, the gender ambiguous child of a powerful witch named Medusa Gorgon who used him in experiments to bring about a new age of madness in the world.

Boomstick: I can describe his childhood in two words: Utter Hell.

Wiz: Correct. As part of Medusa's experiments, Crona received a blood transition that removed all of his blood in exchange for a synthetic blood that Medusa created: The Black Blood. This blood was designed to instill madness in the infected, but it had an added ingredient to it.


 * [Scene of child Crona after being sent to his room for refusing to kill his pet bunny.]
 * Ragnarok: Damn it Crona! Look what you did! You got me locked up in here with you because you couldn't pull yourself together!
 * [Ragnarok proceeds to pound on child Crona's head for hours.]

Wiz: Meet Demon Sword Ragnarok. Similar to Excalibur, Ragnarok was originally a independent being until he was melted down and mixed into the Black Blood that was injected into Crona. The result is a unwilling symbiosis, but adds to the blood's madness inducement as Ragnarok seems to make it his goal to torment Crona 24/7 in ways that include giving noogies.

'''Boomstick: But there is more to Ragnarok than being a jerk. Medusa purposely bond Crona to Ragnarok to get the same results that Asura got from eating Vajra and using the weapon as a medium to consume souls. In fact, Medusa long planned for Crona to absorb Asura. But like any mad science experiment, there were factors Medusa failed to calculate.'''

Wiz: The first is that Crona would enough Maka, who gave him a chance to turn his life around after it appeared Medusa died when she succeeded in freeing Asura from his prison. But Medusa returned and placed Crona in a difficult position as he later returned and was subjected to what his mother consider refinement. Eventually, Medusa purposing allowed herself to be killed by Crona to break the last thread of sanity that her child was clinging to in order to give him no other choice but to become the Kishin she wanted him to be.


 * [Scene of Crona repeatedly stabbing Medusa to death.]
 * Crona (Voiceover): I'm tired of hating myself all the time, and I'm tired of betraying the people I care about, and most of all... I'm sick of being some tool for you to use!

'''Boomstick: The Black Blood in Crona's body can be hardened into hard material, so he's not going to be taken down easy by a stab wound or bullet wound. And through Ragnarok, the blood can enhance Crona's muscles as consequence.'''

Wiz: Plus Crona and Ragnarok can weaponized their blood for attacks. First there is Bloody Slicer, with Crona slitting his wrist to fling a bit of Black Blood that is willed into a crescent shaped projectile blade. That can lead to Bloody Needle, where any blood spilled like the Bloody Slicer forms droplets are fired as needles to impale the opponent. And if Ragnarok ingests enough souls, he can transform into a form called the Black Dragon which gives Crona wings and a great sword as consequence.


 * Crona: I hate, hate, hate everyone. But that's okay I can use my screams to blow them all away. I bet dead people are a lot easier to get along with.
 * [Crona using Screech Alpha to destroy the Nidhogg.]

Wiz: And like normal Meister/Weapon partners, Crona and Ragnarok possesses their own form of Soul Resonance: powerful slashes called Scream Resonance that immobilize the target with loud screech so a deathblow can be inflicted in the form of a mouth of energy. There are three basic variations: Screech Alpha that creates a projectile wave that bites whatever it hits, Screech Beta where the mouth forms an aura around the blade, and Screech Gamma where the blade of Ragnarok's weapon form grows in width, length, and depth to give Crona a multi-slashing attack that negates most conventional forms of defense.


 * [Scene of the Black Clown manifesting itself and later merging with Crona.]

Wiz: But Crona gets more dangerous after being modified by Medusa. After absorbing the Black Clown that Medusa created to be compatible with him, Crona gains the ability to manifest two additional arms to use three additional sword extensions of Ragnarok: "The Abyss of Despair", "The Uncleanliness", and "The Darkness." He can also use one of his wings, despite their frail appearance, as a barricade from powerful attacks in his Bloody Coat defense move. But what makes Crona most dangerous is that he can use a more dangerous variation of the Black Blood: Mad Blood.


 * [Scene of Crona's Mad Blood covering the Ukraine.]

Wiz: Not only does it harden like regular Black Blood, it can also induce madness on physical contact by those who attempt to break it. While used as a means to trap enemies in spheres, the Mad Blood can used to destructive abilities like flooding an entire city, trapping the souls of those killed in the attack as normal humans cease to be.


 * [Scene of Crona absorbing Asura.]

'''Boomstick: Crona's abilities and mastery of swordplay have proven useful many times in and out of battle. In fact, Crona held his own against Maka Albarn, Fraken Stein, and Black Star. He even killed Tsar Pushka while taking out a city in the process. Even after absorbing Asura, Crona got stronger enough to use the vector magic he inherited from his mother to rip out one of the moon's teeth to use as a weapon.'''

Wiz: He might be overpowered, but Crona does have some personal weaknesses. The first being his lack of self-confidence and reasoning, as insanity is one of his strengths yet leaves him very vulnerable to emotions and stronger Soul Wavelengths. In fact, he tends to have a panic attack over what he does not understand like the bond between family.

Boomstick: And getting a Madness Wavelength that induces a love for b-

Wiz: Motherly affection. That child needs it badly. But he's still someone you don't want to meet in an alley.

''Crona: Having faith in other people? Trusting someone not to hurt you? How idiotic is that!?''

TALLY
 * Attack Potency and Speed: Able to move at Mach 10-25, Crona is powerful enough to wreck a city block. His Mad Blood enables him to damage a city.
 * Strength: Eliza can lift up to anything the size of a small pyramid, a hit from him could level a few buildings to the ground.
 * Durability: His Black Blood allows him to resist an attack that could wipe out a few city blocks.
 * Stamina: Large
 * Range: Standard melee range, hundred meters with projectiles, dozens of kilometers with Mad Blood.
 * Intelligence: Average
 * Rank: Superhuman (8-B), Nuke (7-B) with Mad Blood

Eliza
Wiz: In the world of Skullgirls, America is much different place. While the Canopy Kingdom is a peaceful country ruled by the Renoir family, it is a mystery how it quickly recovered after the Great War.

Boomstick: One word: Mafia!

Wiz: That's right. Turns out the capital city of New Meridian is under the control of Medici Mafia! These guys are so unopposed that their leader Lorenzo Medici can walk public with fear. But that was before the current holder of the Skull Heart started her vendetta against the Medicis, forcing the mafia to resort to dealing with the threat with unconventional. But the solution only complicated things further.


 * [A limo with Car2che on the license plate stops in front of the Medici building, with a young woman in her twenties emerging from it and looking up.]

Boomstick: Be still my beating heart!

Wiz: Despite her appearance, Eliza is centuries old. Long ago, she was Neferu of ancient Egypt before she became a host to a parasite called a Theon. The Theon, named Sekmet, replaced Neferu's skeletal system and the two literally became inseparable to the point of being essentially one and the same. As time passed, taking up numerous aliases until her current identity, Elisa drank the blood of her victims to maintain her youthful beauty. She eventually ended up in New Meridian where she posed as a nightclub diva while hosting blood drive charities. But since her place in the capital was from making arrangements with the Medicis, they give her an offer she can not refuse....


 * Vitale Medici: You've been skimming from all those blood drives, Eliza. There's no bigger sin than stealing from charity. Now, imagine if the public found out..
 * Eliza: So you're jumping at the chance to blackmail me. It doesn't pay to underestimate your partners, does it, darling? I take it you're not asking for a song.
 * Vitale Medici: We both have our secrets to protect.

Wiz: And so Eliza ends up bring hired by the Medicis to not only go after the Skull Girl, but also to reclaim Lorzenzo's Life Gem from Ms. Fortune. And let's say that Ms. Fortune went to pieces.


 * [Ms. Fortune's disassembled body-parts placed in canopic jars stored in the trunk of Eliza's limo.]
 * Ms. Fortune: Let meowt! This trunk for your JUNK, Not me!
 * Albus (slamming the trunk door shut): Oh, we ain't lettin' the cat out of this doggie bag.

Boomstick: And as expected, besides always wanting an arranging water fountain, Eliza decides to pull the old double cross on the Medicis.


 * [After knocking out the Medici agent Cerebella with Sekemet's blood-sucking jab, leaving her barely alive...]
 * Eliza: I do so love blood fresh from the source...There's no comparison, even after tasting that of an immortal. I wonder what the blood of a SkullGirl tastes like...

Boomstick: And this make her an enemy of all parties as she intends to use the power of the Skull Heart to take over the world.

Wiz: Eliza's usually method of attack is her blood, which apparently she is made up of, in a variety of forms like tendrils and animal heads. She also uses the Staff of Ra, a composite scythe/microphone, as her weapon of choice.

Boomstick: And what's a diva without her posse!


 * [Eliza and company arrive to the Grand Cathedral.]
 * Cerbella: I was looking for a reason to shut you up!
 * Albus: Same here, clown!
 * Horace: You'll regret crossing paths with the Crimson Scourge!

Wiz: Despite being practically comedy relief, Albus and Horace are effective bodyguards are too eager to assist their mistress when called. But in the end, Eliza relies solely on herself...and her other self.


 * [Scene of Eliza's face with part of her skin showing exposed bone.]

Boomstick: Not her best side.

Wiz: If you thought Eliza was bad, Sekhmet is her bloodlust personified as she inflict rapid slashes with blood-fashioned cutlery and cannot be easily harmed by conventional weapons. But as she needs blood for herself and Eliza to survive, Sekhmet can only last so long outside her fleshy sarcophagus. But if Eliza obtains a large amount of blood, she can heal herself to the point of regenerating severed limbs.


 * [Scene of Eliza plunging into a pool of blood in Gehenna.]
 * Eliza: Ah...Much Better.


 * [Scene of Filia, Squigly and their Theon parasites facing Eliza.]

Boomstick: And unfortunately for the idiot looking for a fight, her personal bathhouse in the nightclub is a blood reservoir.


 * [Moments later, a giant lion-headed blood golem erupts from the nightclub.]

Wiz: She may have a few personality flaws, namely her arrogance and god complex. But she's the type you have take down and quickly. For she'll do worse to you.

TALLY
 * Attack Potency and Speed: Able to move at Mach 5-10, Eliza is powerful enough to wreck a few city blocks. But after absorbing enough blood, she can potentially level a small city to the ground.
 * Strength: Eliza can lift up to 1000 kg and a hit from her could level a few buildings to the ground. But after absorbing enough blood, her strike have the force of an atomic explosion backing it up.
 * Durability: While about to resist an attack that could wipe out a few city blocks, higher after she absorbed enough blood.
 * Stamina: High
 * Range: Extended melee range with staff, dozens to hundreds of meters with blood
 * Intelligence: High
 * Rank: Superhuman (8-A), Nuke (Low 7-B) after absorbing enough blood.

Polls
Who are you rooting for? Crona Eliza