Santa Claus

Santa Claus is a modern mythical icon of winter and Christmas. He travels around the world and gives presents to all of the good children every night of Christmas Eve.

Fanon Ideas So Far

 * Delibird VS Santa Claus
 * Santa Claus vs General Frost

Possible Opponents

 * Easter Bunny
 * Jack Frost
 * Other modern mythology characters

Death Battle Info

 * Santa has origins dating back over 1000 years ago; however the modern depiction originated from the 1800s and popularized (although not created) by Coca Cola advertisements in the 1930s (as he coincidentally shared the soda's iconic red color).
 * While his exact age is unconfirmed, it's generally agreed that Santa is canonically at least 100 years old.
 * Raised by the Elf Queen (Tanta Kringle) and her toy-making elves, just outside of Sombertown (most likely in Germany). This family of Elves were 'The First Toy Makers to The King' and taught Santa their expert toy-making ways. (Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town)
 * CEO of his toy factory at the North Pole.
 * Leads an army of elvish toy builders.
 * It's unconfirmed where such a massive income to build and maintain the factory originates from.
 * Married to Mrs. Jessica Claus
 * Only delivers presents at night to avoid being arrested, and has a beard to obscure his identity. (Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town)
 * Close allies with various other Christmas and Holiday characters including; Jack Frost, Frosty the Snowman and Jesus.
 * Knows the Easter Bunny; although their relationship varies depending on the canon.
 * Once had a pet penguin named Topper. (Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town)
 * Once had a pet cat named Blinky. (The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus)
 * Befriended literally hundreds of other fictional characters including; The X-Men, Superman, Mario and Luigi, Mickey Mouse and many other Disney characters (as he hosts the Disney Christmas parade), Sonic the Hedgehog, The Powerpuff Girls, The Muppets, Elmo, Big Bird, The Wiggles, Sally the Ragdoll (and the rest of Halloween-Town), The Bean Scouts of Camp Kidney, Kiss Band, Buzz Lightyear and the Galactic Alliance, The Care Bears, the residents of South Park, The Flintstones, Winnie the Pooh and the animals of the Hundred Acre Wood, the kids of Disney's Recess, Jackie Chan (Adventures), The Kids Next Door, Inspector Gadget, the cast of Dreamwork's Madagascar, Phineas and Ferb, and Jimmy Neutron.
 * Favorite food: Milk, Cookies and Coca-Cola.
 * Self-declared King of Jingling

Powers

 * Multiple magical abilities; sometimes depicted as a reality warper.
 * Touching his nose is his most iconic way to cast a spell.
 * Allows him to fly up or down chimneys.
 * Was able to erase Princess Morbucks' powersuit from miles away.
 * Can magically watch anyone in the world, to determine if they are naughty or nice.
 * This is either via a magical omnipresence, a magical snowglobe or video surveillance.
 * Most likely possesses Hammerspace.
 * (Both Santa and his Sleigh) Must be traveling AT LEAST 2.5 times the speed of light to deliver all his presents; not including the time it takes to eat milk and cookies, occasional moments when he talks to children, and the weight of his sack of presents potentially slowing him down.
 * In Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: Santa can fly across galaxies and possesses time control technology.
 * Granted eternal life by The Mantle of Immortality (although Santa is not invincible). (The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus)
 * 8 Reindeer; Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder, and Blixem.
 * Imbued with flight from Magical Feed-Corn owned by Winter Warlock. (Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town)
 * Rudolph is sometimes included as the 9th and youngest member; possessing a luminous nose bright enough to see through the thickest fogs.
 * Strong enough to carry an enormous sack of toys for a full night without much fatigue.
 * Is a pokemon trainer who owns multiple Jinxes, Stantlers and Delibirds.
 * Is a Vampire (Billy and Mandy) (Blade)
 * Once had the Infinity Gauntlet

Feats

 * Considered to be the most popular fictional character in the world; matching or surpassing the popularity of Ronald McDonald or Superman.
 * Was able to deliver his presents within 24 hours around the world even after multiple mishaps.
 * Delivered his presents across the galaxy despite having his technology temporarily stolen by Emperor Zurg.
 * Delivered his presents even after spending most of the night being tortured by Oggie Boogy Man and wasting extra time taking back the haunted toys delivered by Jack Skellington. (Nightmare Before Christmas)
 * Delivered presents even while severely sick. (A Year Without a Santa Claus)
 * Redelivered all his presents with help from the PowerPuff Girls.
 * Reads his list and checks it twice. This list has the names of literally billions of children.
 * Easily one of the richest characters in history (as directly implied in Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer). Estimates are at least in the tens-of-billions of dollars. Has topped the Forbes Fictional 15 list in 2002 and 2005.
 * His Christmas Spirit touched the hearts of many former villains; including the Winter Warlock and Squidward Tentacles.
 * Other characters affected by 'the true meaning of Christmas' include; The Grinch and Skeletor.
 * (In his first years of being Santa) Led a successful campaign of Civil Disobedience against Burgermeister Meisterburger's Toy-Ban; which led his successors to discard the unjust law. (Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town)
 * Revived Frosty the Snowman after Frosty was melted into a puddle.
 * Is considered a Beyond Omega Mutant (in Marvel Comics).
 * Assisted Superman in defeating Toyman. (DC Presents)
 * Tied with Superman in a race (Robot Chicken).
 * Killed the satanic Woodland Critters (South Park).
 * Has won multiple trials against him; either challenging his legitimacy (Miracle on 34th Street) or accusing him of committing a crime (Grandma got run over by a reindeer).

Faults

 * Depictions are inconsistent in terms of Santa's abilities and limitations.
 * Normally depicted without superhuman strength or durability.
 * Requires Rudolph to see in foggy skies, meaning his eyesight is limited.
 * Can still get sick. (A Year Without a Santa Claus)
 * Is kind and gentle gift-giver; rarely depicted as a combatant in any way.
 * Has on multiple occasions; considered skipping Christmas (for various reasons). Normally however, Santa changes his mind.

Failures

 * Even he couldn't show Burgermeister Meisterburger the 'Christmas Spirit'. Burgermeister managed to temporarily arrest him in a trap. (Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town)
 * Died after falling off a roof; forcing Tim Allen to be his successor (The Santa Clause).
 * Killed by Lobo. (DC)
 * Killed by Darkseid. (DC)
 * Killed by Blue The Soldier. (TF2)
 * Died of exhaustion. (Family Guy)
 * 'You might think I look great, but I'm 28 (years old)'.
 * Got his skin burned off by an easter-egg dragon; forcing him to skin to replace his skin with the skin of soccer balls (Aqua Teen Hunger Force).
 * Was once kidnapped by children and almost killed by Oggie Boogy Man. (Nightmare Before Christmas)
 * Was temporarily overthrown and replaced by Bowser. (Super Mario Super Show)
 * Was temporarily overthrown and replaced by Eggman. (Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog)
 * Was temporarily overthrown by Scout Master Lumpus. He almost lost a battle against him until a Deus Ex Machina meteorite crashed into Lumpus. (Camp Lazlo).
 * Was tricked by Princess Morbucks into giving everyone coal except Morbucks; who got all the other presents. (PPG)
 * Was kidnapped and tortured by Iraqi terrorists (South Park).
 * Fainted when he discovered that Red-Green M&Ms existed.
 * Was a villain of Hulk, Ironman , Deadpool and other Marvel characters.
 * (According to Santa's Slay) Santa was the result of a virgin birth produced by Satan (meaning that Santa is a murderous demonic Antichrist). Christmas was "The Day of Slaying" for Santa until A.D. 1005, when an angel defeated him in a curling match and sentenced him to deliver presents on Christmas for 1000 years.
 * Many Psudo-Santas are evil; including Santa Claws from Yugioh (who is literally a demon) and Robot Santa Claus from Futurama.
 * Was outlawed in the Soviet Union.