Arkham Origins' Assassins Battle Royale

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Season 2, Episode 38
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Air date	Oct 01, 2015
Written by	Venage237
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The Arkham Origins' Assassins Battle Royale, or Killer Croc vs. Deathstroke vs. Firefly vs. Copperhead vs. Deadshot vs. Electrocutioner vs. Lady Shiva vs. Bane, is a What-If Death Battle created by Venage237. This fan made Death Battle is an Eight-Way Battle Royale between Killer Croc, Deathstroke, Firefly, Copperhead, Deadshot, Electrocutioner, Shiva, and Bane, all from Batman: Arkham Origins.

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It's been two years since Batman has been spotted in Gotham, and placing criminals and corrupted cops to justice. Knowing that he could pose a threat to his plans and operations, "Black Mask" has placed a $50,000,000 bounty on Batman's head. He even resorted into hiring eight assassins to help him kill the Dark Knight. But which of these eight assassins is the most worthy to take on Batman and claim the bounty for themselves?

Interlude

Boomstick: Boy, Batman has to do a lot of shit.

Wiz: And to make matters worst, "Black Mask" had place a $50,000,000 bounty on Batman's head. Hell, he even resorted to hiring eight assassins to kill Batman.

Boomstick: Uh, here's a question; Who the most worthy to claim the bounty on Batman's head?

Wiz: I honestly don't know. Care to find out in a Death Battle?

Boomstick: FUCK YEAH! Let's do this!

Wiz: Killer Croc, The sideshow turn cannibal psychopath.

Boomstick: Deathstroke the Terminator.

Wiz: Firefly the Pyromaniac who wants to see the world burn.

Boomstick: Copperhead, The contorting dominatrix.

Wiz: Deadshot, the self-proclaimed greatest assassin.

Boomstick: Electrocutioner; a man with a not-so-shockingly generic name.

Wiz: Shiva, of the League of Assassins.

Boomstick: And Bane, AKA the Man who Broke the Bat.

Wiz: I'm Wizard and he's Boomstick.

Boomstick: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor and skills to find out who will win a Death Battle.

Killer Croc

Wiz: Killer Croc is one of the assassin hired by "Black Mask" to kill Batman.

Boomstick: And this guy has had a hard life.

Wiz: Born under the name of Waylon Jones, Killer Croc was born with a rare skin condition known as epidermolytic hyperkeratosis. This condition, eventually, resulted in his skin becoming green an scaly.

Boomstick: To make matters worst, Waylon was abandoned by an abusive and alcoholic aunt, and was also bullied by some kids just because he's different. This got so bad, that Croc decided to embrace his animal instincts and decided to violently murders and devours his aunt after finally reaching his breaking point.

Wiz: Sometime afterwards, Croc joined a traveling circus and this is where he was named "Killer Croc". It was here when Croc finally felt at peace since he befriended with the carnival workers and felt like he had a family.

Boomstick: But all good things must come to an end as a bunch of jackass, and vicious audience members in Gotham City destroyed the carnival and killed everyone that Croc cared for. Pissed off and having even more hatred towards humanity, Croc went to get some revenge and murdered every human he came across, and well as devouring the corpses of those he'd killed.

Wiz: Eventually, Croc decided to become a hitman for hire, but only accepted a job that could both provide him with money and a larger scope of victims.

Boomstick: Croc is one strong individual. He capable of lifting items that are roughly two times, to hell maybe even three times as heavy as he is. He also has razor sharp teeth and claws, capable of ripping the flesh of human beings.

Wiz: And because of his skin condition, Croc is partially bullet-proof, and can tolerate electrical shocks with ease. Not to mention Croc as impressive lung capacity since he can stay underwater for minutes on end before he has to come out of the water and take a breathe. And since he's more of a water fighter, Croc can both see and hear just as well as he can above ground.

Boomstick: Croc is one of Batman's deadliest foes. He's tough enough to take on several blows that would knock out a normal human being, and he's even strong enough to slam through a brick wall with ease. Not to mention, Croc is deemed so dangerous in Arkham Asylum, that they had to restore to both giving him an electric collar, and even created a series of underground mazes underneath Arkham for Croc, just to them, and the other inmates safe from Croc's rampages.

Wiz: That being said, Croc is not the brightest of Batman's foes. He shown to be arrogant, as well as solely relies of his brute strength, and animal instincts over tactics. So whenever he confront Batman, which, while is maybe good to go use against an actual animal, Batman uses Croc's arrogant nature against him.

Boomstick: But if Croc manages to get your his hand on you, pray to God that your may be able to escape..... or else.

Killer Croc: Tick, Tock! Feed the Croc!

Deathstroke

Wiz: His name was Slade Joseph Wilson. When Slade was 16 years old, he illegally joined the U.S. Military. After spending years of fighting in Korea, his skills were enough to both earned the attention of an experimental serum program and the beautiful Captain Adeline Kane.

Boomstick: And yes, Slade gets the girl in the end. While he was under Adeline's teachings, Slade was able to master every fighting style under in record time. This managed to not only impress her, but the two were married in a matter of months with a child on the way.

Wiz: Feeling lucky with all that he accomplished, Slade volunteered with an experiment that would help his resist truth serums. But....

Panels of Deathstroke lashing out appear along with the sounds of screaming and shattering glass.

Wiz: Yeah, it shouldn't come as to no surprise, but the experiment went wrong. However, despite things not going the way the U.S. Government wanted, Slade's body was altered, partially for the best. Which raises the question, what on Earth does the U.S. military think is in truth serums?

Boomstick: Thanks to that failed experiment, Slade rose up and to become the assassin known as Deathstroke. Thanks to that experiment, Slade is nearly superhuman. He's capable of hitting harder, running faster than a normal human being, is capable of reacting quicker, and is even capable of pushing himself longer than an Olympic athlete. Plus, he can use 90% of his brain, unlike the average 10% we stupid human only use.

Wiz: Which I still call bullshit on. If me really on uses 10% of our brains, we'd be about as dumb as sheep. But with that said, Slade is capable of thinking 9 times faster than a normal human being. And because of that he can think quicker, hear better, and see faster-- goddammit, THAT DOESN'T EXIST! How the hell do you see faster!?

Boomstick: Slade is also capable of healing much faster than a normal human being, to the point where even if his brain was blown to bit, he'll be fully healed in matter of hours.

Wiz: And his skills were put to the test when his son was kidnapped by a group of rival mercenaries. And while he was able to rescue him, his son is unable to speak.

Boomstick: Pissed off that their son is unable to speak Adeline responded by shooting Slade in the face.

Wiz: Luckily for Slade, he survived, thanks to his healing factor, but in the processes, lost one of his eyes.

Boomstick: But if he has a healing factor, why doesn't he heal that eye?

Wiz: No one really knows. Some say that his healing factor can't replace vital organ like an eye or a liver. Others say that he doesn't need it, as he's intentionally not healing his missing eye, and that he believes he fights better with one eye.

Boomstick: O-kay then. When it comes to Slade's weapons, he has some that her prefers. He carries dual machineguns, a sniper rifle, a super bomb, which is a bomb made with bits of kryptonite. And as foe melee weapons, Slade carries his sweet Thundercats-style sword and laser-shooting energy lance.

Wiz: And as for his armor, Slade wears a suit made out of Kevlar, and a material known as Nth metal, which is another fictional material that stronger and lighter than titanium. He also has armor composed of promethium, which in the DC universe, it's capable of absorbing energy, is incredibly durable, and is self-regenerative.

Boomstick: With his impressive skills and arsenal, Deathstroke is capable of taken out 38 men in under two minutes, tough enough to survive an exploding nuclear submarine, and took down most of the Justice League by himself.

Wiz: That being said, while Deathstroke maybe one of the deadliest assassins, he still had his fair share of losses. He's lost to a group of teenagers on several occasions, and has even lost to opponents like Batman and even Lex Luthor managed to equal him in combat. So, while Slade is calculating, you could make the argument that because of his brain-processing also made him a bit arrogant. Not to mention is known for violent outbursts of rage when he's in extreme pain. Depending on who he's fighting, this can make him even more dangerous.

Boomstick: Deathstroke doesn't just solve problems. He terminates them.

Deathstroke: Your methods and tactics are impressive, but inferior. They will not save you.

Firefly

Boomstick: You remember The Fury who appeared in a previous Death Battle?

Wiz: Yeah, what about him?

Boomstick: Well remember that he has a flamethrower, his body was heavily burned, and he has jetpack?

Wiz: Yeah, I remember.

Boomstick: Well, call me crazy, but I think he's was inspired from our next combatant; Firefly!

Wiz: Boomstick you are--- actually, I you could be not that far off. Garfield Lynns was born to be a pyromaniac. He stated out as a petty criminal, but eventually rose to become a terrorist, focusing on arson by torching huge parts of Gotham.

Boomstick: But one day, one of Lynns' fires burned out of control, and engulfed him, resulting in 90% of his body getting burned.

Wiz: To make sure nothing like that will every happen again, Lynns wore a flame-r******* suit, and even added both a powerful flamethrower and, above all other things, a jetpack. With this, Garfield Lynns went under the alias of Firefly.

Boomstick: Being a pyromaniac, Firefly specializes in virtually anything fire related. His flamethrower is designed to generate long streams of fire. He also carries several fire bombs, and hell his jetpack is capable of burning anyone, of anything that's near his range.

Wiz: He's also so into his wanting to see Gotham burn that he even burns firehouses.

Boomstick: Hey, it makes sense when you think about seeing how they are call FIREhouses!

Wiz: That's not why they are call-- OH Nevermind! Firefly is a dangerous arsonist. Prior to Batman's second year, Garfield has committed 178 counts of arson, in which, 52 of them resulted in various deaths, 4 counts of 1st degree murders, and 10 counts of robbery. He also was so determine to kill Batman and win the bounty that he was willing to blow up the Gotham Pioneer's Bridge, with multiple hostages, just to do said deed.

Boomstick: But because he's a bit of a psychopath, Firefly is shown to be arrogant. Not to mention, his Jetpack is his vital flaw. If his jetpack gets jammed, or heavily damaged, then he's grounded. And because of that, Firefly is not the best at hand-to-hand combat, since he prefers to keep his distance, and have as much aerial advantage as he can.

Wiz: But despite this, Firefly will always be around and watch whatever he torches burn to the ground.

Boomstick: BURN, BABY, BURN!!!

Firefly: Gotham's gonna BURN! And with you out of the way, there's no one left to stop me!

Copperhead

Wiz: When it comes to Arkham Origins, the developers managed to keep the assassins relatively similar towards their comic book adaptations.

Boomstick: That is, except for Copperhead.

Wiz: In most adaptations, Copperhead is a male supervillain with a snake motif, but in Arkham Origins, Copperhead is a woman. However, Copperhead still keeps her snake motif, with her tongue being forked, her eyes appearing to be reptilian, and carrying talons that are venomous.

Boomstick: The name and origins of this bitch is unknown. All is really known about is that she's a killer who can contort her body and is a master escape artist. And because of her slim physique, Copperhead can fit through tight corners and hide in the darkness.

Wiz: Actually to be fair, there are some speculations that there are multiple Copperheads, and that this Copperhead is part of a group of contract killers. In fact, according to the DC Comics Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, this version of Copperhead is apparently the daughter of a male Copperhead that is supposedly suppose to appear in a future 'New 52' comic.

Boomstick: But we may never know.

Wiz: When it comes to her combat, Copperhead prefers to hide in the shadows and ambush her opponent. And when successfully, she'll then injects her target with a deadly neurotoxin, which is capable of weakening the victim, and is capable of creating hallucinations.

Boomstick: And when her victim is in a weaken state, Copperhead will attack her foe head on. But.... if her victim is able to resist the neurotoxins, or managed to have an antidote at their disposable, then she's pretty much screwed.

Wiz: Copperhead is a deadly and ruthless kill. She's capable of sneaking behind Batman while he was investigating the Steel Mill. Not to mention, she's the only one of the Assassins to discover that they were hired by The Joker instead of Black Mask.

Boomstick: Wait, I thought you said at the beginning that Black Mask was the one who placed the bounty on Batman's head, and hired these assassins.

Wiz: Actually, it was later revealed that it was the Joker who was responsible for hiring the assassins. Make a long story short, the real Black Mask was kidnapped by the Joker, and the Joker impersonated as him to become the new crime boss of Gotham. And, until Joker revealed himself to the remaining members, Copperhead was the only one who knew who their paid employee was.

Boomstick: That sounds a bit too serious for Joker's standard.

Wiz: He only did this so he could spread chaos and destruction throughout Gotham.

Boomstick: Oh, okay! But when it comes to Copperhead, she's a bit of a glass cannon. Whenever she's fights someone who isn't affected by her neurotoxins, then she can be taken out pretty easily. Not to mention, her neurotoxins IS curable.

Wiz: Not to mention, Copperhead has debatably the foulest mouth out of all the assassins, since she call Batman a "Pendejo", and even said "Cabrón".

Boomstick: What's so special about those words? They don't look like swears to me.

Wiz: "Predejo" actually means "Asshole", while "Cabrón" is "Motherfucker" in Spanish.

Boomstick: This game was rated T foe Teen, right?

Wiz: I guess swearing in a different language, especially using the word "Cabrón" doesn't automatically make a game M-Rated.

Boomstick: Society makes no sense.

Copperhead: Lo siento, Batman. Pero mi veneno es la muerte. (Translate: Sorry, Batman. But my poison means death.)

Deadshot

Boomstick: So, you know how Deathstroke is often classified as the world's greatest assassin? Well, one assassin begs to differ. The assassin who claims that he's the world's greatest assassin is Floyd Lawton, AKA Deadshot.

Wiz: Floyd Lawton was once a military sniper, a great assassin, and a master marksman. But because of his actions, Lawton had a tendency to take unnecessary risks, and was eventually was discharged from the Army. Now how he gained his reckless nature is never really confirmed, however, it's likely that it stated after he accidently killed his brother. Despite this Lawton became an assassin, and eventually dubbed the name Deadshot.

Boomstick: And his name perfectly fits him. Deadshot has amazing accuracy and precision. He's amazing as a sniper that he can kill multiple people with one bullet.

Wiz: And if his targets are in an obscure view where he can't see them, Deadshot can do multiple forms of calculations and fire a bullet at, well, virtually anything. The bullet then ricochets at something like a wall, and still hits hit target. And it also helps that he has a red scope on his mask that further helps his accuracy.

Boomstick: But when things get a little too close for his comfort, Deadshot will resort to hand-to-hand combat. And the with aid of his dual wrist guns, Deadshot is ready to take on anyone who dares come close to him.

Wiz: Deadshot is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Though is he the World's Greatest Assassin is still debatable. He has a complex mind since he can aim at the precise area where he needs to fire in order to kill his target. Hell, with a single bullet, Deadshot is capable of taking down a helicopter. And prior to Batman's second year in Gotham, he's already had six counts of murder of the first degree, which including the assassination of a government official.

Boomstick: But as we've already mentioned before, Deadshot has a reckless attitude and that attitude has resulted in him getting his ass handed to him on a couple occasions. And while he may be decent at hand-to-hand combat, it's clear that he doesn't like to get close and personal with his target. Hell, he was nearly killed by the Joker when those two fought unarmed. Not to mention, he's kinda of a sore loser whenever he misses his target. Yeah, did I mention that despite him claiming that he never misses Deadshot missed a couple of his targets? Which includes Batman.

Wiz: Well, Batman was trained to dodge sniper rifles. But since we aren't Batman, we better hope someone doesn't hire Deadshot to kill us. Or else....

Deadshot: ............Bullseye.

Electrocutioner

Boomstick: Ok, it's time to take about the black sheep of these assassins. The Pit Fighter Lester Buchinsky, AKA the Electrocutioner.

Wiz: Once a pit fighter, Lester Buchinsky has had a nasty streak of bad luck as he constantly lost. Growing tired of losing, Buchinsky created electrical Shock Gloves to take out anyone who dared opposed him. And because of his shock gloves, Buchinsky decided to give himself the nickname Electrocutioner.

Boomstick: This guy's not to bright is he?

Wiz: No, not really.

Boomstick: Eventually, Jok--- I mean Black Mask hired Electrocutioner to assassinate the Batman, in which his reward would be $50,000,000.

Wiz: Because he's a Pit Fighter, it only stands to reason that Buchinsky fights dirty. Not to mention, Buchinsky is surprisingly decent with electrical engineering. And because of his skills, he managed to create gloves that can generate electricity, known as Shock Gloves.

Boomstick: Wait, are those the same Shock Gloves that Batman uses?

Wiz: Actually yes. Batman took them from Electrocutioner sometime after his... uh.... well, we'll talk about that later.

Boomstick: Those Shock Gloves are capable of penetrating through Kevlar and even penetrate riot shields with ease. The electricity are so powerful in fact, that they can stop a person's heart and even restart the heart as well.

Wiz: The reason why these gloves are capable of preforming said deeds is because they are apparently capable of generating 50,000 volts of electricity. Unfortunately though, we never see Lester do any of these things. Everything that we talked about the Shock Gloves were all done by Batman. But with that said, Lester is a dangerous individual. Before encountering Batman, he managed to perform criminal acts, which include 16 counts of murder, 3 of them being first degree of murder, while the other 13 were second degree. He also has 12 counts of assault, 16 counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and 8 counts of aggravated assault.

Boomstick: But sadly, despite Buchinsky's record he's debatably the most arrogant of the assassins, as he's all bark and no bite. During his fight with Batman, he kept on gloating on what he's going to do, and how he's going to kill Batman... only to get knocked out with a single kick. And, like we said before, Electrocutioner is a big-mouthed idiot.

Wiz: Not to mention, remember that I said that Batman acquired the Shock Gloves from the Electrocutioner?

Boomstick: Yeah, he kicked Elecrocutioner's ass and claimed the gloves for himself.

Wiz: Not even close Boomstick. You see, after Joker revealed himself to the remaining assassins, he then kicked Buchinsky out of a window, and fell 50ft into a chandelier, killing him. After which, Batman frisked the Shock Gloves from Buchinsky's corpse and claimed them for himself.

Boomstick: This guy SUCKS!

Electrocutioner: I'm-a kill you. Then, I'm-a jumpstart your heart - and kill you again!

Shiva

Wiz: As we all know, Bruce Wayne was trained by the League of Assassins. There, he was trained by Kirigi, a master martial artist. And while being trained by Kirigi, he also had a fellow student by the name of Sandra Wu-San.

Boomstick: Or as she's more commonly known as Lady Shiva.

Wiz: Being trained by Kirigi, Shiva is a master in virtually every form for martial arts and sword combat. She has a heighten intellect, an amazing willpower, as well as being a master of stealth, an expert marksmen, and skilled at analyzing her enemies tactic. Basically she's a female version of Batman.

Boomstick: But the big difference though is that unlike Batman who prefers not to kill, unless we tell him to, Shiva is willing to kill the corrupted, or what the League of Assassins refer to as the evils of the world.

Wiz: On top of that, Shiva is not only dangerous in combat, but she's skilled at manipulating certain people. She managed to convince Quincy Sharp to both reopen Arkham Asylum, because apparently it was shut down years ago, become the warden of the Asylum, and even convinced him to run for Mayor so they, along with the League and Hugo Strange could create a prison for all of the criminals in Gotham to roam free.

Boomstick: This was actually part of a bigger plan that he master Ra's al Ghul had be concocting for sometime. But to be fair, Sharp isn't really the sharpest.

Wiz: You had to go there didn't you?

Boomstick: Hey, the jokes partially write themselves.

Wiz: Right. Anyway, while Shiva maybe a master is virtually all forms of martial arts, it does seem that she prefers sword combat above everything else. But despite this, she is one dangerous threat. In fact, Shiva has no real weaknesses. But she's never actually defeated Batman in Hand-to-hand combat. However, one could argue that she was holding back.

Boomstick: Why was she hold back against the Batman?

Wiz: Well, for one she knows the code that Batman follow, "Harms don't kill". Plus while she was hired by "Black Mask" to kill the Batman, the only reason why she accepted was that her master wanted her to test the Batman. In which she did test his ingenuity, tracking skill and tactics.

Boomstick: Man, I'd sure as well wouldn't want to see how she fight while not holding back.

Shiva: You fought well. And so I grant you the favor of a quick death.

Bane

Boomstick: We're nearing the end of the analysis people. Once we finish talking about our final combat, the fight will, eventually begin. So, who's the final assassin Wiz?

Wiz: It's the luchador that proved to be Batman's deadliest foe, and the only one to temporarily incapacitate the Dark Knight. The Man Who Broke the Bat; Bane.

Boomstick: Shortly before he was born, Bane was imprisoned at a Santa Prisca prison to serve his father's sentence. And kids say that a month without TV was harsh.

Wiz: During his time in prison, the child known as Bane committed his first murder at the age of eight, thanks to a knife he had concealed inside his teddy bear. However, despite living in a harsh environment, Bane didn't let that go to his head. Instead he trained both his body and mind to perfection.

Boomstick: But during his time, Bane began to develop nightmares about a dark shadowy figure that resembled a bat. According to a Jesuit Priest, that he must of been dreaming about Gotham, and that his father was having the same dreams as well. Yeah, I don't get it either. How does a image of a dark shadowy figure that greatly resemble a bat, equal Gotham? But, with that said, Bane wanted to end the torments, and so his desire to escape came to be.

Wiz: And eventually, Bane did managed to escape, after being experiment by a new form of drug known as Venom. Venom is a formula designed to increase the muscle mass, stamina, durability, and adrenal levels to inhuman level for a short period of time. Thanks to the Venom now course through his veins, Bane managed to escape and, eventually made his way to Gotham.

Boomstick: And after making his way to Gotham, Bane eventually heard about Batman, and thought that that would be the way to end his torment once and for all.

Wiz: Thanks to his years living in a prison, Bane is at the peak of human capabilities. He's capable of lifting over three times his own weight. And despite him being a brute, Bane is very intelligent. In fact, according to various information, Bane is an expert on advanced hand-to-hand combat, is a skill tactician, and he has an IQ of 187. He's also fluent in four different languages, which include English, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish, AND he has a photographic memory.

Boomstick: And all of that is without the use of Venom. Thanks to several tubes surgically implanted on his body, mainly through the back of his skull, Bane can increase his strength, speed, durability, and stamina to near superhuman levels.

Wiz: And even with his temporary enhancement, Bane still retains his intelligence. However, there lies a major problem with Bane.

Boomstick: What's that?

Wiz: Bane is hopelessly addicted towards Venom, and he knows it. So, Bane has been trying to create alternate versions of Venom. One that will increase his muscle mass, and increase his strength, speed, durability, and stamina permanently. And eventually, he did. Behold the TN-1. The TN-1 is Bane's alternative towards his Venom. While it contains all the strengths of Venom, the effect would be permanent.

Boomstick: But if he wanted to use the TN-1 to end his addiction towards Venom, then why doesn't he use that damn formula?

Wiz: It's simple. The TN-1 has a nasty side effect. According to Bane's notes, the TN-1, while it would make the user stronger, and have an increase of muscle mass, it will cause permanent brain damage, more specifically it'll cause resent memory lost. And so far, Bane hasn't found a way to counteract that nasty side effect yet.

Boomstick: Oh, well that sucks! Bane is one of Batman's deadliest foes. He's strength rivals that of Killer Croc, and, hell maybe even surpasses them, and he's more intelligent than the Riddler.

Wiz: He's in fact so intelligent, that, unlike the Riddler who's yet been able to figure out who Batman is, Bane was able to deduce that Bruce Wayne and Batman are the same person within a year simply by studying him and his movements around Gotham. Not to mention, he knows most of Batman's tactic, and was even able to find the Bat Cave while he was storming Wayne Manor, and even nearly killed Alfred in the process.

Boomstick: But, as we've already mention, Bane is addicted towards Venom. But luckily for Bane, his addiction doesn't get the best of him. During a fight, Bane makes sure he has enough to endure encounters with various opponents. There's a reason why he's known as the Man Who Broke the Bat.

'Bane: First I broke your spirit, now I break your back.

Death Battle

(The scene begins around Christmas Eve, with each assassin receiving an envelop by one of Black Mask's thugs. All eight of them open their package, which each of them containing a paper that reads "Want Batman Dead! Reward: $50,000,000." Eventually all eight of them meet near the Royale Hotel.)

Croc: What are you doing here?

Deathstroke: I was hired by Black Mask to kill Batman.

Deadshot: (*laughing) Black Mask hired you? Only a fool would hire someone like you. He hired me, since I'm the world's greatest assassin.

Electrocutioner: You're as stupid as you look! I'm clearly the best!

Copperhead: No, I am the best.

Firefly: You all better watch your tone, or I'll burn you all right here right now!

Shiva: All of your are inferior compared to the members of the League of Assassins.

All eight assassin enter in their respective fighting stance.

Bane: The one who will kill the Bat will be determined, tonight.....

Fight

Remaining: Killer Croc, Deathstroke, Firefly, Copperhead, Deadshot, Electrocutioner, Lady Shiva, Bane

The Fight begins with each assassin either going after a certain opponent. Bane and Killer Croc went after each other, Firefly took to the skies, Copperhead hid in the shadows, Deadshot tried to find a vantage point, and Deathstroke and Shiva clashed their swords together.

Electrocutioner on the other hand....

Electrocution: COME ON! I CAN TAKE ALL OF YOU ON! I'LL KILL YOU, RESTART YOUR HEART AND THEN KILL YOU AGAIN!

Electrocutioner continues on boast and gloat, until.....

(Sound of a gunshot can be hear).

Electrocutioner was shot in the head killing him instantly.

It was revealed that while Deathstroke was clashing his sword with Shiva, he took his gun and shot Electrocutioner, just to shut him up.

KO!

Remaining: Killer Croc, Deathstroke, Firefly, Copperhead, Deadshot, Lady Shiva, Bane

Deathstroke: Now that the weakest link has been dealt with, shall we continue Shiva?

Shiva: Very well Slade.

The two continue their fight, as they trade equal blows with their swords.

Meanwhile, Deadshot is climbing towards his vantage point.

Deadshot: All I need is a good from each of them, and I'll kill them all no problem.

While that's going on, Bane and Killer Croc are continuing fighting each other.

Killer Croc attempts to bite Bane's shoulder, but Bane managed to counter by uppercutting his lower jaw.

Croc was knocked onto his back.

Bane proceeded by grabbing Croc, and punching his face a couple times.

Eventually, Croc grabbed Bane's face, and proceeded to punch him in the stomach.

Both of them let each other go.

Bane: You fight admirably monster.

Croc: You will make a delicious morsel once I kill you.

The two charge at each other, as they eventually enter in a standstill.

Meanwhile Deathstroke and Shiva are continuing their fight.

Shiva: You fight well. Almost worthy enough to serve my master.

Deathstroke: Thanks, but I prefer to work alone.

As the two are continuing their fight, Copperhead can be seen watching the two fight.

She eventually decided to strike the two, and inject them with her neurotoxins.

Just as she's about to lunge at Deathstroke, Deathstroke managed to both parry Shiva's blade and proceed to stab Copperhead in a matter of seconds.

Copperhead struggles to both get the blade out of her stomach, and to keep alive.

However, Deathstroke, without even looking at Copperhead, took his handgun and shot her several times, killing her.

KO!

Remaining: Killer Croc, Deathstroke, Firefly, Deadshot, Lady Shiva, Bane

Deathstroke: Another distraction out of the way. Let us continue.

Shiva: Very well....

The two continue to fight...

Meanwhile Deadshot finally managed to reach his vantage point and set up his sniper rifle.

Deadshot: So many targets, but which one shall I kill first?

As he's observing the area, he spots Bane and Killer Croc fighting each other, while Shiva and Deathstroke fighting each other. He also spotted the corpses of Electrocutioner and Copperhead.

Deadshot: Aw, that's a shame. Those two are dea--- Wait....

Deadshot looks around but doesn't spot Firefly.

Deadshot: Where's the one with the flamethrower?

As he was questioning where Firefly was, Firefly showed up and started to burn the streets where the assassins are.

Firefly: BURN! EVERYTHING WILL BURN!!!

Bane, Killer Croc, Deathstroke and Shiva spot Firefly burning everything.

The assassins temporarily call their fights so that they can avoid Firefly's fiery assault.

As Firefly continues assault around the streets of Gotham, even throwing firebombs around every so often, Bane, Killer Croc, Shiva and Deathstroke all managed to find a safe spot, for now.

Bane: What an idiota. If someone doesn't take out that pyromaniac, then Gotham will be destroyed.

Firefly: Come on out, so's I can BURN YOU ALIVE!!

Eventually, Firefly spots, Killer Croc...

Firefly: There's one of you.

AS Firefly is about to light Killer Croc on fire, a shot can be heard, and Firefly is losing control of his Jetpack.

Firefly: What the--- No, no, no, NOOOOOO.....

Deadshot: Bullseye...

It was revealed that Deadshot was the one who fired at Firefly's jetpack at the precise spot to cause him to lose control. However....

Firefly: Oh... Son of a--

Firefly was flying out of control directly at Deadshot's vantage point.

Deadshot: Oh, crap...

Having no choice, Deadshot leapt of his vantage point, just before Firefly crashed, and exploded, killing Firefly in the process.

KO!

Remaining: Killer Croc, Deathstroke, Deadshot, Lady Shiva, Bane

Deadshot is continuing on falling from his vantage point, until he crashes into a large snow bank, which broke his fall.

Deadshot: Son of a bitch! That bastard ruined my chances of killing all these assassins with ease.

As he's making his way out of the snow bank, and tries to make his way to another vantage point. But during this, he accidently bumps into.... something.

Deadshot: Huh? What the hell's behind me?

Deadshot looks behind him and see Killer Croc standing above him.

Killer Croc: I thought I smelt dead meat...

Deadshot, Oh Motherfu---

Croc proceeds to attack Deadshot by biting where Deashot's neck meets the chest.

Deadshot struggles to get out of Croc's mouth, and even attempted to shoot Croc's face with his wrist guns.

Unfortunately, Croc was unaffected.

Eventually, Croc closes his mouth and, in the process, managed to bite off Deadshot's head off, killing Deadshot.

Deadshot's headless body collapses to the ground.

Croc then processes to spit out Deadshot's head.

Croc: I'll save that for a midnight snack after I kill the rest.

KO!

Remaining: Killer Croc, Deathstroke, Lady Shiva, Bane

Croc made his way back to where the assassins might be. He sees Deathstroke and Shiva continuing on fighting each other.

Croc: You two will make an excellent meal.

As Croc is charging towards Deathstroke and Shiva, someone punches Croc on the side of his jaw, causing him to be sent crashing to the ground.

Croc: What the---

Croc looks up and see Bane, cracking his knuckles.'

Croc: You want to go again masked man?

Bane: We still have some unfinished business, monster.

Croc: Very well then... I'll make you my next meal. (*roars..!)

Croc charges towards Bane, but Bane counters by flipping Killer Croc and slamming him on the street pavement.

He then continues slamming Croc a couple more times.

Bane then grabbed Croc and proceeded to break both of Croc's arms.

Screaming in pain, and growing more desperate, Croc attempted to bite Bane's head.

Bane managed to dodge all of Croc's biting, and manged to punch Croc in the stomach so hard, that he ends up kneeling down.

Bane then processes by taking off his coat, and activating his Venom.

Croc managed to get back up, and, without noticing that Bane was using the Venom, attempting to bite Bane's head again.

Bane: Idiota...

Bane managed to grab Croc my the mouth, with Croc mouth gapping open.

Croc struggles to get out of Bane's grip, but I the process, Bane snapped Croc's neck, and ripping his jaw, all the way down to his upper stomach in half, killing Killer Croc.

Bane: Now it's time to deal with those two.

As Bane is about to confront Deathstroke and Shiva, he notices something...

Bane: Oh... it appears one of them as fallen.

KO!

Remaining: Deathstroke, Lady Shiva, Bane

The camera observing the fight travels back in time, to mere moments after Firefly was killed, in which it heads towards when Shiva and Deathstroke meet up and continue on fighting.

Deathstroke: Now that Firefly is killed...

Shiva: There will be no more distractions.

The two take out their swords and continue on fighting their interrupted fight.

The two clash their blades, without giving each other a chance to do some serious damage.

As the two are fighting, they spot Killer Croc charging at each other.

Deathstroke: It seems that our fight is constantly interrupted by some unfortunate event.

Shiva: Let's just deal with this one as quickly as possible.

Just as the two were about to fight a charging Killer Croc, they spot Bane punching Croc on the side of the jaw.

Deathstroke: Hmmm. How convenient.

Shiva: Yes, yes it was. Shall we continue Slade?

Deathstroke: Let's....

The two continue to fight in sword combat.

During the fight, Shiva managed to Deathstroke to go 180°.

As she was about to slash Deathstroke's back, a sudden pain began to occur near Shiva's stomach.

She looks down and notices that Deathstroke's blades was stabbed through her stomach.

Despite this, Shiva attempted to slice Deathstroke's head off, but Deathstroke blocked her attack thanks to his armor, which also resulted in her sword being knocked out of her hand.

Shiva: You.... truly are... a worthy opponent... Deathstroke.

Shiva collapses on her knees.

Deathstroke: I will take that as a complement. And before you die, I will let you know that you die an honorable death, Shiva.

Deathstroke pulls his sword out of Shiva's stomach, and proceeds to slice her head off, killing Shiva.

With a swipe from his blade, all the blood falls off and land on the snowy area.

KO!

Remaining: Deathstroke, Bane

Bane: It seems that Deathstroke killed Shiva.

Bane then proceeded to walk towards Deathstroke.

Deathstroke: Now then... how many assassins are there?

Bane: Last I checked comrade, it's just you and me...

Deathstroke: Bane. This will be a fight to remember.

Bane: It's time to see who is more worthy to kill the Bat.

Both Bane and Deathstroke get in a fighting stance.

Bane charges at Deathstroke.

Deathstroke charges too, but as Bane is about to perform a clothesline, Deathstroke slides under Bane's arm, thanks to velocity.

Bane managed to stop in his tracks, and attempts to grab on of Deathstroke's feet.

He manages to do so and proceeds to slam Deathstroke several times, and in the process, Deathstroke accidently dropped his sword.

While that's going on, Deathstroke struggles to break free of Bane's grip and onslaught.

Eventually, Deathstroke pulled out one of his handguns and shoots Bane's hand.

The bullet hits, which causes Bane to drop Deathstroke.

Deathstroke then took out his other handgun and attempted to fire Bane.

Bane retaliates by using his advance hand-to-hand combat.

As the two are struggling to hit each other, with Bane managing to block Deathstroke before he can fire, while Deathstroke is blocking Bane's punches.

Eventually, Bane managed to hit one of Deathstroke's arm, which caused him to both break Deathstroke's arm, and cause Deathstroke to lose one of his handguns.

Bane then performed a punch that sent Deathstroke crashing to a wall.

Bane then found Deathstroke gun, and grabbed.

He then proceeded to break it, preventing Deathstroke from using it.

'Bane: I thought you were a man of honor Slade. A real man doesn't use guns up against a unarmed man.

Deathstroke managed to pull himself out of the wall, and managed to relocate his broken arm.

Realizing that his sword is nowhere to be found, Deathstroke decided to pull out his staff.

Deathstroke: I am a man of honor.

Bane: Then prove it...

Deathstroke charges at Bane.

Bane enters in a defensive stance.

As Deathstroke charges towards Bane, he pole-vaults over Bane, and, with a flip, managed to hit Bane in the back of the head with his staff.

Bane collapses to the ground, as Deathstroke continues to attack Bane by hitting Bane's inner knees.

Deathstroke continues his assault on Bane, until....

Bane: You... Are... ASKING FOR THIS!!!

Bane activates the Venom.

The Venom courses through Bane's veins, which increases his strength, size and turned his eyes green.

As Deathstroke continues to attack Bane, Bane managed to grab Deathstroke by the arms, and lift him up.

Deathstroke attempted to escape by kicking Bane's face, but doesn't phase Bane.

Instead, Bane responses by dealing a heavy punch towards Deathstroke's gut, and charges towards a wall.

Bane then slams Deathstroke into the wall, and drags him through the same wall.

After reaching the end of the wall, Bane tosses Deathstroke into another wall.

By the time he was done though the Venom's effect had wore out, and Bane reverted back to his original state.

Despite this, Deathstroke managed to survive Bane's onslaught, as he pulls himself out of the wall, but now, his armor's cracked, and his mask is missing.

Deathstroke: You truly are a worthy foe Bane.

Bane: How did you survive all of that Deathstroke?

Deathstroke: I have survived much worst outcomes than this...

Bane: So you won't tell me then? Very well...

Bane charges towards Deathstroke, but due to getting his knees weaken previously, Bane's legs give out and Bane is forced to kneel down.

Bane: What is happening to me?

Deathstroke: I weakened your knees. Since your legs is what supports your weight, once they are weakened, all that weight comes crashing down.

Deathstroke proceeds to attack Bane at various points.

Bane is holding on well, but is struggling to get back on his feet.

He eventually pulls out the TN-1 he had stored somewhere on his person.

Bane thinking to him: If I use the TN-1, I might be able to kill Deathstroke once and for all, but if I do, I may have permanent memory lost. But if I don't, I'll be at his mercy.

After thinking for a some time, while Deathstroke is continuing on attacking a downed Bane, Bane decided to.....

Bane: I have to risk it!

... inject himself with the TN-1.

Seconds after he injects himself with the TN-1, Bane's body drastically changed.

Deathstroke noticed Bane's body change, and backs away.

Bane became bigger. His muscle mass increased, his mask ripped off his face, and the tubes on his body were torn off.

Deathstroke: What is the meaning of this?

TN-1 Bane: This will be you doom!

Bane charges at Deathstroke, but Deathstroke managed to flip to the side and dodge the rampaging Bane.

Deathstroke tried to attack Bane from the back, but was unaffected by his attacks.

Bane responses by grabbing Deathstroke and sends him flying to the other end of the street.

While being flown, Deathstroke spots his sword half buried in the snow.

Eventually, Deathstroke crashed to the ground.

Dazed, but still alive, Deathstroke quickly gets back up.

Deathstroke: At this rate, Bane will kill me. I need to put an end to him now!

TN-1 Bane: I WILL DESTROY YOU DEATHSTROKE!!!

The two charge at each other.

During the charge, Deathstroke managed to find, and quickly grab his blade.

As the two clash, Bane's hands are seen covering Deathstroke's head, while a splat of blood can be see.

The fight pauses for a moment, as the fight is drawing to the conclusion.

After a few seconds of nothing happening, Bane's hands drop to the ground, revealing that Deathstroke had embedded his sword through Bane's chin right through his skull, before Bane could crush Deathstroke's head.

Bane kneels down, partially dead.

Deathstroke: Now that you die with honor Bane... You truly were an worthy foe.

Deathstroke ended Bane's misery by slicing off his head, killing Bane.

Deathstroke: Now, let's see if I can find Black Mask.

KO!

• Killer Croc's mangled corpse is seen.

• Deathstroke is talking to "Black Mask" about the bounty.

• The burning corpse of Firefly is seen.

• Copperhead's burning corpse can be seen.

• Deadshot decapitated corpse is seen.

• Electrocutioner's burning corpse can be seen.

• Shiva's corpse can be seen.

• TN-1 Bane's corpse can be seen.

Conclusion

Boomstick: Well that's one way to determine who the best assassin is.

Wiz: While all these assassins are deadly in their own right each one of them had some flaw that resulted in their demises.

Boomstick: What Wiz meant to say is that all of them had the potential of being the victor, except for the Electrocutioner. After all, his big mouth, and all bark and no bite attitude is what resulted in him being the first to fall.

Wiz: It's such a shame though too, because Electrocutioner DID have the potential of being a dangerous threat for most of the assassins. After all, those Shock Gloves of his ARE capable of killing someone, as proof when Batman used them to stop Bane's heart, which again, those Shock Gloves of his originally belonged to Electrocutioner.

Boomstick: Oh, Boo-hoo Wiz. Can we continue with the results please?

Wiz: (*sigh) Very well then. Copperhead maybe a deadly assassin, however her means of killing her victims is by ambushing. But if she goes up against someone who knows she's around, or isn't affected by her neurotoxins, then she doesn't stand a chance.

Boomstick: Firefly may've had the aerial advantage, but his arrogant, and his lack of attention resulted in him getting killed by a single shot by Deadshot.

Wiz: And speaking of which, Deadshot may've had the best accuracy out of all the assassins, but he's the most reckless of the eight. And while he's decent in hand-to-hand combat, it's clear that he prefers to keep himself at a distance from his target.

Boomstick: Killer Croc may be one of the stronger members by strength, and maybe the most savage of the assassins, his biggest mistake was going up against Bane. After all, according to many adaptations of those two fighting, Bane always beats Killer Croc.

Wiz: Though to be fair, Croc's skin did save him when he went up against Deadshot.

Boomstick: It wasn't enough to save him from Bane though....

Wiz: Fair enough. Shiva was partially on equal grounds when it comes to combat when she was confronting Deathstroke, but the big difference between those two is that Deathstroke is capable of thinking faster than Shiva could ever, which is why she was, eventually, killed by Deathstroke.

Boomstick: The real fight was with Bane and Deathstroke, since each one could counter each other in some way.

Wiz: Both Bane and Deathstroke are on equal grounds when it comes to intelligence. Bane is stronger, while Deathstroke is faster. Deathstroke had more weapons and the better armor, while Bane has more raw power to counter it. But the main difference is that Deathstroke could tolerate virtually everything that Bane could throw at him thanks to his healing factor. In fact, Deathstroke's healing factor is what ultimately save him in the end.

Boomstick: But even with his healing factor, Deathstroke did have some issues whenever Bane used the Venom to increase his strength, stamina and size. And it was only made worst when Bane used the TN-1 to increase his chances to kill Slade.

Wiz: Thankfully for Slade though, it wasn't enough. Not to mention, Bane can still be harmed like a normal human being, despite him hulking out.

Boomstick: Looks like all these assassins had a Stroke of Death.

Wiz The Winner is Deathstroke.

Next Time

Battle of the Scythe-Wielding Mantises.

Trivia

• This was originally going to be a collab with Apro319. But due to some unknown reasons, the collab never happened. So, Venage237 ended up doing this Death Battle on his own.

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