Talk:Super Smash Bros. 4 Newcomer Battle Royale/@comment-25620113-20150710031942/@comment-5037299-20150710140456

Why would he hold no sentiments for himself? Even if he didn't care about the dog and the duck, it wouldn't change anything, he still wants to win.

On ask.fm, Ben Singer said: ...technically the 'no outside help' rule does not actually exist... ...Because there is an endless number of characters who could be in a Death Battle with such a variety of differences in ability, every single match-up needs to be looked at individually without influence from a lot of restrictive rules. The idea of no outside help, for example, isn't a rule because 'outside help' applies to each character differently. While each match-up in meant to be one-on-one, the goal is to pit the characters against each other at their prime and maximum potential. (Though this can also be changed depending on match-up, but we specify that, like with Link vs Cloud.)