Description[]
DC vs. Marvel. Hailing from a dark alternate universe with a single purpose-complete and utter slaughter of superhumans.
Introduction[]
Wiz: The Batman Who Laughs, the Jokerized Batman from Earth -22.
Boomstick: Dreadpool, the murderer of the Marvel Universe from Earth 12101.
Wiz: With the multiverse containing every possibility ever, there's always going to be one universe that produces a genodical corruption of our favourite superheroes.
Boomstick: If only they'd had a nail, am I right? He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armour and skill to find out who would win a Death Battle.
Batman Who Laughs[]
Wiz: Imagine if you will, a place that contains a world where everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong, and resulted in the total collapse of that world. For the DC universe, that place is its dark mirror. This is the Dark Multiverse.
Boomstick: It's Milo Murphy's Law incarnate, and for some reason to qualify for getting sunk into the Dark Multiverse, you need to be an Earth that features a Batman who become a carbon-copy of a Justice League member and thus become evil. Every time.
Wiz: It was one Earth in particular however that possessed quite easily the most twisted version of Batman there ever was. A Batman who embodied both the Batman, and the Joker.
Boomstick: It all started when the Joker of Earth -22 pushed his Batman too far and got himself a broken neck. So what's so bad about that Earth? It has a Batman who actually kills his reoccurring irredeemable enemies.
Wiz: Well, he was also a Batman who got infected with a strain of Joker venom released upon the Joker's death. A Joker venom designed to turn the person who inhaled it into the next Joker. And that was what happened to -22 Batman. Bit-by-bit, his mind warped and transformed until he was no longer Batman. Although he didn't quite consider himself the new Joker either.
Boomstick: No, he considered himself to be a Batman Who Laughs.
- Background
- Hails from Earth -22
- Height: 6'2
- A Batman corrupted by Joker venom
- Leader of the Dark Knights
- Second-in-command of Barbatos
- Favourite Song: Warship My Wreck
Wiz: And with no morality holding him back, Batman turned on his friends and family, butchering them without remorse and reducing his Earth to a desolate wasteland. And not stopping there, with the arrival of the dark dragon Barbatos, the Batman Who Laughs was offered a whole multiverse to ravage.
Boomstick: All with a new pimped-out look, but with the same Batman-esque abilities he always had. We're talking about his genius intellect. master martial arts skills, tactical mastership and more! And with no moral code holding him back, he uses them all far more lethally and sadistically. Even his Robin training is no different, as he has little Robin Gremlins doing his bidding. No kidding, he has a word to bring them under heel; Bar, to complete the word they begin with Crow.
Popup: It's been described that denizens of the Dark Multiverse cannot be affected by physical or energy attacks from those in the main Multiverse. Whilst the latter may be dubious due to Batman damaging him, it's possible the energy immunity holds weight.
Wiz: And just like any other Batman, the One Who Laughs carries an extensive arsenal. But unlike other Batmen, his is much more tailored for active murder sprees.
Boomstick: He doesn't go for Arkham-level badguy beatdowns. No, he brings knives, guns, scythes, sickles, a spiked mace and even chains to whip out at his enemies. Even more macabre, he even has Joe Chill's pistol. Guess he really is the worst version of Bruce if he finds that funny.
- Arsenal
- Guns
- Knives
- Chains
- Spiked Mace
- Dark Metal Visor
- Dark Metal Cards
- Eight Metal Bullets
- Nth Metal Batarangs
- Modified Joker Venom
- Energy Knife
Wiz: The Batman Who Laughs has also made use of a modified version of the classic Joker venom. But instead of it being used to make people laugh to death uncontrollably, it instead completely removes their positive character aspects, bringing them into allignment with the Batman Who Laughs.
Boomstick: He's coated several of his Batarangs in the stuff, so if you don't want to become an evil douche, avoid getting nicked by them. And those aren't the only kind of Batarang the One Who Laughs has. Thanks to travelling through the Multiverse, he's come across special metals which he has forged into weapons, including Batarangs which are made of Nth Metal.
Wiz: Nth Metal is a unique property that carries several abilities. They can negate gravity, absorb energy, manipulate reality and dampen healing factors.
Boomstick: By melting down Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet, the One Who Laughs also has Eight Metal Bullets, which are strong enough to harm nigh-godly beings. Plus, since they were made of the super-stealth jet, they're invisible.
Wiz: And as gifts, Batman Who Laughs carries cards made of Cosmic Metallurgy, better known as Dark Metal, which have far more potent reality warping powers, enough to effect whole portions of Gotham City. And a personal item, he has a Dark Metal Visor, which not only focuses his senses and keeps him tethered in the positive Multiverse but also enables him to peer into the minds of others to see their fears and desires.
Boomstick: And we're not done yet, because the Laugher also has an Energy Knife, which was able to lobotomize a Bruce Wayne who got the same powers as Doctor Manhattan. A Batmanhattan if you would!
Wiz: Why the Batman Who Laughs wanted a brain dead metahuman Batman is something we'll reveal later. Let's just say for now it was part of a plan that came about after Barbatos' own failed.
Boomstick: Old Bar-Bat wanted to drag the postive Multiverse down into his Dark One and he needed bucketloads of Batmen to help him achieve it. But thanks to the Prime Justice League, he ended up trapped in his own realm, leaving the Batman Who Laughs free to do whatever he wanted. This included a killing spree of alternate versions of Bruce Wayne, infect six individuals with Joker Venom and vie for control of the Legion of Doom with Lex Luthor.
- Feats
- Took the Bat-family by surprise
- Killed numerous versions of the Justice League
- Used magic to best the Spectre
- Outwitted the Court of Owls
- Defeated Batman, Wonder Woman, the Over-Monitor, Perpetua
- Became the Darkest Knight and created the Last 52
- Voted Villain of the Year
Wiz: In battle, the Batman Who Laughs has been described as being slightly faster and more nimble than his Prime counterpart. This is important since Batgirl, another key member of the Bat family, was able to avoid lightning from Livewire.
Boomstick: We're not just talking about in the cartoons. It also happened in a comic book, where Babs was able to intercept and block an arc of electricty from the Black Lightning wannabe. And the Batman Who Laughs easily got the drop on her -22 counterpart.
Popup: The Batman Who Laughs appears to have regained his fingers after they were cut off by the Joker, although no explaination has been given on this.
Wiz: Batman's own armour was strong enough to withstand a massive explosion and the Batman Who Laughs surely has the same kind of gear at his disposal. And speaking of gear, his Joker Venom was able to affect the likes of Superman and Shazam and his invisible bullets were able to knock Wonder Woman unconcious with a single trick. And befitting his status as a Batman, the One Who Laughs has a scary track record of always being basically one step ahead of everyone else.
Boomstick: It seems like no matter which plan of his gets foiled, he'll have already iniciated another one. It says a lot that even the Joker himself considers him nothing but trouble. He outlined a plan to subject Luthor to terrible emotional, mental and physical pain before launching his whole Legion of Doom hideout into outer space, only to then opt out and say that whatever the Batman Who Laughs has in store for him, it will be a million times worse.
Wiz: The best way to fight against a denizen of the Dark Multiverse like the Batman Who Laughs is to have some Nth Metal of your own handy, as it vibrates at a different frequency to them. Trust me, comics logic.
Boomstick: It was only a matter of time before the Batman Who Laughs became a threat to the multiverse as a whole and he achieved that with the blue Batmanhattan. By getting a brain swap, he achieved a level of power that enabled him to eventually strike down the creator of the multiverse. As the Darkest Knight, he very nearly succeeded become a revolutionary idea of destruction. Good thing Wonder-Woman was able to stop him by becoming a golden goddess and shoving him straight into the heart of a sun. Good riddance I say, although I'm surprised a Batman with the powers of Dr. Manhattan could be bested, even with comics logic.
Wiz: Well, when you consider that the Darkest Knight no longer considered himself the Batman Who Laughs, it makes sense. Because a Batman Who Laughs, is a Batman who always wins.
Dreadpool[]
Wiz: On a world not to far removed from our main Marvel Universe, Deadpool was driven beyond the brink of madness.
Boomstick: May not sound like that much of a drastic difference, considering the tool's already pretty wacko, but to that universe, it was the reason why everything went completely off the rails. And it all started with the greatest waste of time there was; a therapy session.
Wiz: Delivered to an asylum by the X-Men, Deadpool was assigned to one Ben Brighton, in an attempt to sort out his madness. Unfortunately, Brighton was none other than the obscure Marvel villain, Psycho-Man, who was using his position at the asylum to brainwash other villains into becoming his loyal army. His next addition would be Deadpool, and he wasted no time in applying that same treatment to the Merc with a Mouth.
Boomstick: Unfortunately, Deadpool emerged from it even crazier than before, thanks to all the voices in his head becoming replaced by just one.
Wiz: We call it crazier, yet he calls it enlightened, because as the only voice left for Deadpool to hear, it successfully instructed him to free himself and his fellow Marvel characters from their roles as comic book entertainment.
Boomstick: By killing them all in a vicious murder spree, under the officially given name of Dreadpool.
- Background
- Deadpool from Earth 12101
- Height: 6'2
- Compelled by one voice to kill every Marvel character
- Leader of the Deadpool Corps
- Got his ass kicked by the Little Women
- Possesses a powerful healing factor
Wiz: The act of killing all of the Marvel universe is no easy task for any of its characters but in the case of Dreadpool, he had the ability to persist in that endevour thanks to the power shared by all Deadpools.
Boomstick: Big meme energy?
Wiz: Nope, his healing factor.
Boomstick: That was going to be my second guess. As we've already covered, the healing factor of a Deadpool is pretty insane, able to heal from being ripped apart, blown up, impaled and being reduced to a puddle. Whilst the healing process can be painful, that isn't stopping Dreadpool from taking full advantage of it, considering the caliber of his targets.
Wiz: He's also a master assassin and martial artist fighter, which comes in handy for the wielding of his weapons, both normal and uncanny.
- Arsenal
- Twin katanas
- Firearms
- Grenades
- Rocket launcher
- Carbonadium Sword
- Puppetmaster's puppets
- Pym Particles
- Anti-Regeneration Ray
- Teleportation Watch
Boomstick: He's got the standard Deadpool twin katanas and comes packing with all sorts of firearms. Machine guns, pistols and shotguns, perfect for putting holes in superhumans. He carries grenades for special occasions and a rocket launcher for an extra massive wallop.
Wiz: But the task of killing all of Marvel's greatest warriors required a bit more specialised weapons that just your standard guns and swords. He has himself a Carbonadium Sword and it has the ability to deal with one of the most universally-useful superpowers.
Boomstick: It can turn off healing factors, meaning no matter how fast you can heal, if you get beheaded by that thing, it's game over. And continuing his trend of rendering healing factors useless, he has an anti-regeneration ray which will eventually vaporize whoever it is used on.
Popup: The Carbonadium Sword was also able to cut through Wolverine's Adamantium skeleton, likely because Carbondaium was made as a copy to Adamantium.
Wiz: And to help him deal with foes on an even higher level, Dreadpool has helped himself to some of the tools of other superhumans. Like a device that was able to tether down a Watcher for a killing blow, the size-changing Pym Particles of Ant-Man and the puppets of the Puppetmaster. By taking those that look like Marvel's galactic-level entities, like Thanos and Galactus, he can rip them apart like the toys in their image.
Boomstick: Scary! It's even how he bested the Punisher and totally usurped his feat of killing the marvel universe.
Wiz: Oh, he certainly did that. Even after killing several other universes aside from his own, Dreadpool decided his work wasn't going to end with just other Marvel chatacters. He had to strike at the very foundations of ideas themselves.
Boomstick: By doing what I wish I could have done in sixth grade and putting a torch to all the dusty old classics I had to read. And he travelled to them thanks to a watch that let him jump through the Nexus of all Realities.
- Feats
- Killed the 12101 Marvel Universe and several others
- Nearly destroyed the Ideaverse
- Healed from being ripped apart by the Hulk
- Caused Professor X to suffer brain death
- Fought against the main universe Deadpool
- Used Puppets to kill cosmic beings
- Hijacked Frankenstein's monster
Wiz: Before he went on to kill beloved classics, Dreadpool make quick work of his own universe with all manner of sinister techniques.
Boomstick: Like forcing Arcade to build him a giant death maze that allowed him to ensnare and kill the X-Men. Even Shadowcat, who can slip through any surface, was bested by him thanks to a weird construct of mirrors that turned her own intangibility against her.
Wiz: Even more horrifying, when Professor X attempted to shut down his mind, when he saw the truth behind Dreadpool's mission, he suffered brain death.
Boomstick: Dreadpool's gotten the drop on the Invisible Woman, smashed the Thing to rubble, blown out Spider-Man's brains, blew up the Avengers, crushed Thor under his own hammer, terrified Taskmaster into getting burned by the Man-Thing, turned Howard the Duck into an appetizer...the list goes on. It got so bad, that several Marvel denizens decided to take the easy way out and throw themselves off buildings to spare themselves from his wrath. Even Nick Fury was among them! And don't let the MCU confuse you, that is Nick Fury. He's white in the comics.
Wiz: And being comparable to the mainstream Deadpool means Dreadpool should be capable of much of the same stuff as he is. Like surviving a blast worth over a hundred tons of TNT or dodging lightning from mutants.
Boomstick: So yeah, Dreadpool has himself an impressive record, since it's not everyone who kills the entire beloved comics universe. Unfortunately, whilst he was a pretty meta guy, 4th wall breaks included, even attacking the very Ideaverse itself wasn't enough to instigate metaphysical descruction of his comic book existence.
Wiz: Even when he assembled a legion of Deadpools, all each with the shared goal of ending the multiverse, Dreadpool's plans ultimately amounted all to nothing, unable to escape his role as a pawn to a writer. And sure enough, he was struck down by one individual...
Deadpool: Me-ya! That's right, with a quick beheading and a vial of universal acid, Dreadpool was no more!
Wiz: Guess that means we have to, ugh, thank you, since that means you're the only trollish fourth-wall breaker we need to deal with.
Deadpool: Aw, you're making me blush. And if you ever want to thank me, bring me back or something, because I need another go! Things have been too slow for me at Marvel lately and Covid is giving my movie's release date an Indian Burn. Just make sure it's not against Strife, okay, bye!
Boomstick: Urgh...well, I guess he has his uses. And I suppose the use of Dreadpool was to be a scary-ass multiversal murderer, and an example of the nightmares that could arise when a nail is present. Or lacking, however that trope works. I mean, it did happen again, but because of entirely different reasons.
Wiz: Earth 12101 truly did produce one of the deadliest Deadpools you could ever imagine.
Interlude[]
Wiz: Alright the combatants are set, time to end this debate once and for all.
Boomstick: It's time for a Death Battle!
The Battle[]
Setting: City in chaos and flames
With a trail of dead superhumans already behind him, Dreadpool set about slaughtering several more.
Dreadpool: Die, Nightcrawler! Die, Penance! Die, The Beetle! Die, Robin! ...wait a moment.
He examined the dead Boy Wonder hanging from the end of his harpoon.
Dreadpool: This Dick isn't mean to be here! Get it? Also, he's not supposed to look so...ghoulish.
The sounds of someone approaching made him turn.
Dreadpool: Oh, that explains it; he hangs around with a Batman. What's more, you look pretty goth for a Bats, and that's saying something.
The Batman Who Laughs titled his head and gave a little giggle whilst Dreadpool tossed away the spear and the corpse it held.
BWL: Well, there is a place where every worst possibility can happen. And based on your work here, I'd say you'd fit right in. But I'm afraid I only seek those who can reflect everything I am.
Dreadpool: Well, there's a problem to that approach friend; they aren't here to save you.
FIGHT!
The alternate-Deadpool drew out two submachine guns, firing them at the BWL, who dodged them with a florish spin. As he came back around, he pulled out his own set of guns, returning fire at Dreadpool. Unlike the Batman, Dreadpool didn't bother dodging, instead letting the bullets tear through his body and leave holes that healed near instantly. The Dark Knight titled his head at the spectacle before ducking under the volley Dreadpool retaliated with. The BWL quickly fired off another couple of shots before darting to the side to avoid the bullets then fired at him, upgrading it into an ongoing sprint. Dreadpool followed after him and the two fired their weapons at each other; BWL weaving beneath or under those aimed at him and Dreadpool simply shrugging them off with his healing factor.
A quick spray aimed at the BWL's feet forced him to stop and Dreadpool was able to shot his guns from his hands. His next volley after that feat was able to clip the BWL's arm but the Dark Knight recovered from the hit with blinding speed to pull out Joe Chill's pistol, firing it at the moment he pulled it out. The single shot fired from it nailed Dreadpool through the brain and as he temporily blacked out, before the damage was repaired, the BWL darted forwards. Before Dreadpool could fire again, the BWL grabbed his arm and shoved it upwards so that the volley went harmlessly into the air. A kick from the BWL sent Dreadpool's other gun spinning away and the latter then got a palm strike to the chest courtesy of his opponent, who in the process tore his remaining gun from his hand. The BWL wasted so time in turning it on its original user and emptying almost the entire clip into his chest. Almost the entire clip, as Dreadpool slashed out with one of his katana before it could be fully exhausted. The BWL dropped the severed weapon and jumped backwards from the downwards slash that Dreadpool used his other katana for. A quick grinding of the blades together and Dreadpool went after DWL with the blades.
Their stabs aimed at BWL's chest where deflected when he slide out two long knives from his sleeves and he slashed out with them to leave massive wounds in Dreadpool's chest. Through they healed and Dreadpool slashed both his blades inwards, the BWL leapt over the attack and into the air, slicing Dreadpool up the face in the process. The alternate Deadpool let out a gargled yell of annoyance before spinning around with a slash that the BWL dodged upon landing behind his adversary.
Dreadpool: Stop moving!
He then got a boot to the chest as the BWL kicked out behind himself without even turning around, only doing so to toss out several Batarangs afterwards, which Dreadpool deflected with his swords. The Dark Knight straightened up and swapped out one of his knives for a long chain.
BWL: I can't you see. A Batman who fails to act is a Batman who will never win. And I'm one that Laughs.
Dreadpool:...Is that meant to be a quote or something, cause-WOAH!
He ducked beneath the chain's lash before stabbing out with a katana and sliding the blade through one of the links. Next trapping it by stabbing the katana into the ground and abandoning his hold on it, Dreadpool yanked on the chain to bring the BWL into his range. He slammed the hilt of his other katana into the side of his face and sent him stumbling back in another direction and Dreadpool came at him with another intended strike. But thanks to still having a hold on the trapped chain, the BWL flicked his wrist and the coil lashed out to catch Dreadpool's ankles. He fell onto his back and the BWL sprang forwards to stab down with his other knife, which Dreadpool blocked with the flat of his katana. The BWL cackled as the two murderers gazed at each other and Dreadpool, through gritted teeth, retorted with;
Dreadpool: Just so you know, this makes you about as threatening as four classical girls!
With a flick of his thumb, he pulled the pin from a grenade, the BWL noticing just in time for the blast to propel him backwards and crash against a wall.
BWL: Ouch...
Dreadpool: If you think that hurt, then you aren't as made as tough a stuff as I am!
The alternate-Deadpool aimed and fired his Anti-Regeneration Ray, which directly hit the BWL in the chest and enveloped him in the light. With his mask slightly torn Dreadpool's smirk could be seen but it vanished when he heard;
BWL: No...I'm made of darker stuff.
With his immunity to the energies of anything other than the Dark Multiverse, the BWL walked right through the Anti-Regeneration Beam and swung out his spiked mace at Dreadpool. He hit him square in the side of the face, sending him spinning away with a broken jaw and hole through his cheek to land on his back. Dreadpool blinked away the pain and dizziness in time to see the BWL lift up his mace to bring it down onto his face. He yelped with a newly fixed jaw and jabbed at his watch, teleporting himself away just as the weapon came down, cracking the ground.
The BWL titled his head in surprise before there came a flash behind him, and he turned to see more than one Dreadpool now behind him.
Dreadpool: Legion of Dreadpools, attack!
BWL: Heh...more like Self-Absorbed Service.
With his mace and another knife, the BWL set about striking at any Dreadpool that came too close, but although he sliced off fingers and smashed bones, their respective healing factors kept them strong. Soon the Dark Knight had accumulated several wounds of his own - light cuts and a bruise on his cheek via a punch - and so he drew backwards panting lightly.
Dreadpool: Charge me's!
Dreadpool#2: Hey, I was just about to say that!
Dreadpool#3: Boy are we handsome!
Dreadpool: Just get him!
BWL: You should listen to him...you don't want to test your luck.
He dropped his mace and flicked out a Dark Metal Card, slapping it against the ground, which suddenly shifted and convulsed to produce a gang of Dark Robins, all of them cackling madly. In the Dreadpools' surprise, they were swarmed by the nasty terrors, who bit and clawed at them, with only the main Dreadpool getting out of range fast enough.
Dreadpool: Yikes! Wish there was a way I could make this problem a lot less big! Ohwaitaminute!
He pulled out Ant-Man's helmet and fired its stream of Pym Particles to hit the still-fighting gaggle of Robins and Dreadpools, shrinking them to the size of ants.
Dreadpool#2: Uh...should we have taken a vote on this or...?
Dreadpool put an end to his alternate self, and the rest of them, with a downwards stomp.
Dreadpool: RIGHT!
He fixed the BWL with an angry glare, especially at how he just stood there without a care in the world.
Dreadpool: I think I should give you something special!
And with that he pulled out his missile launcher and aimed it at the Dark Knight, firing it without a moment's hesitation. And with complete calm, the BWL pulled out a gun and pulled the trigger.
Dreadpool: Hey, buddy, I think you forgot to load-
The missile exploded nowhere near the BWL...
Dreadpool: It?
...as the invisible bullet to have done so struck him square in the chest, blowing apart his entire upper torso. His legs toppled forwards as the BWL chuckled and turned around. He had only taken a few steps when;
Dreadpool: Little piece of advice; never turn your back on an opponent with a healing factor!
His Carbonadium Blade suddenly pierced through the BWL's left pectoral and he fell to his knees in shock and pain, blood leaking from his mouth. Dreadpool pulled the blade out and kicked his downed opponent in the back, sending him onto his front. The Dark Knight rolled over, his still-smiling mouth still bloodstained as Dreadpool lifted the sword up.
Dreadpool: Better do what you said, and not take chances.
BWL: Heh...smart. But there's something else you would also need to do to win. You need to plan ahead.
Dreadpool: Pretty sure that's not allowed in these things...
BWL: Well, whatever you mean, in this world, these are.
He flicked out both arms and a hail of Batarangs flew out to nail Dreadpool all over his front. One even went into his eye, making him curse and stumble backwards. This allowed the BWL to jump into the air and throw out even more of his signature weapon, all of them also finding their mark. And to Dreadpool's shock, he didn't feel the wounds healing as they should have. Instead, he was only able to stagger and cough blood as the BWL landed in front of him, regarding him with his perpetual smirk.
Dreadpool: Well...at least those two assholes will twist in the wind trying to explain this...
BWL: Hmm...indeed.
And with that he drew out his Energy Knife and in no time at all, he was holding the lifeless head of Dreadpool in his hand. He had carved a smile on its face with the same special knife now embedded in its temple, looking upon it with sadistic satisfaction.
KO!
Outcome[]
Deadpool: Oh my god! Oh...oh wait...that's not me. Oh, thank f*ck.
Boomstick: Calm down Wade, although I can understand your terror. I mean, if the Batman Who Laughs did that to Dreadpool, what could he do to you?
Deadpool: Oh...
(Deadpool faints)
Wiz: Finally, now we can get on. Whilst it's true that both the Batman Who Laughs and Dreadpool were legitimate threats to the multiverse, only one had the greater number of advantages to see him through to the end.
Boomstick: Spoiler alert, it wasn't Dreadpool, although he did have his own advantages. Being a legitimate superhuman, he was certainly stronger than the One Who Laughs, especially since his mainstream counterpart was able to pull around a helicopter. And technically he did have the superior recovery ability, thanks to his healing factor.
Wiz: But both weren't deciding factors by themselves. With his expertise and experience, the Batman Who Laughs could certainly hold his own against Dreadpool's superior strength and whilst the mainstream Deadpool did survive an explosion more powerful than the one mainstream Batman did, he's also been harmed by much more mundane means, like being impaled by an elephant's tusk, so his survivability with that meteor's impact likely came from his healing factor's potency.
Boomstick: And in terms of speed, both were actually fairly equal. Mainstream Deadpool dodged electricity and mainstream Batgirl blocked the stuff, and Batman even said the One Who Laughs is a bit faster than he is. So like Wiz said, he could certainly work his way around Dreadpool and strike with any number of tools that he could use to take the win.
Wiz: In the case of the Batman Who Laughs, his weaknesses was Nth Metal, a substance that Dreadpool had no way of feasable knowing would harm him. But ironically, it was that same metal that the One Who Laughs could use to bring down Dreadpool. After, it is able to weaken the healing factors of other superhumans, exactly like the one that Dreadpool has. Using the Batarangs made of the metal, the One Who Laughs could bring Dreadpool to the point of a weakened healing factor for a killing blow.
Boomstick: And whilst Dreadpool's Carbonadium Blade could do the same thing, there wasn't a specific healing factor that he could nullify within Laughs.
Popup: Whilst the Carbonadium Blade apparently cut through Wolverine's Adamantium Skeleton, this alone is not enough of a factor to say that Dreadpool could win more often than not, especially with BWL's slight speed advantage and other weaponry.
Wiz: Of course, we should also say that the One Who Laughs would also be able to determine this advantage of his. Not only would a super genius like himself easily take notice of his healing ability, not to mention he would of had to deal with regenerators to kill in his home universe, but his visor could also let him take a peek into his mind and see his fears, one of which would surely be the fact he has a healing factor and how he wouldn't want it to be compromised.
Popup: This theory comes from how he understands Carbonadium wrecks havoc on healing factors.
Boomstick: And just before anyone says that the last person to read Dreadpool's mind went brain dead, that was because Professor X couldn't handle the horrifying truth. But the Batman Who Laughs is already a nihilistic piece of nightmare fuel and what's more is already aware that he's pretty much an 'idea' in the multiverse, so I doubt it would get to him much.
Wiz: In spite of how much we've talked about the regeneration-nullifying Nth Metal, it's important to note that its master also had other means to take down Dreadpool. His invisible bullets were able to draw blood from Wonder Woman, who can help pull the Moon and Earth and take punches with the power of a white dwarf star, making them more than powerful enough to obliterate Dreadpool with the right kind of shot. And his Energy Knife was able to lobotomize the likes of Batmanhattan.
Popup: Dreadpool's fighting style was imitable by Taskmaster, showing he didn't have the same level of super-unpredictability that Deadpool had.
Boomstick: Course, Dreadpool had the means to win sometimes himself, thanks to the Pym Particles. But most of his other means wouldn't be so helpful. Being a denizen of the Dark Multiverse, Laughs would be immune to the energy of the Anti-Regeneration Ray, and the only reason the Puppetmaster's Puppets worked is because they were made in advance in the image of only canon Marvel characters. With the wider range of reliable means of besting Dreadpool than Dreadpool had of besting him, Laughs ultimately had the better arsenal.
Popup: Even with the Puppets, Dreadpool was never shown killing the One Above All. Franklin Richards was also never encountered by him, as Mr. Fantastic sent him and his sister to another dimension to protect them.
Wiz: There's just one more thing that I'd like to mention. The Batman Who Laughs has been said to be the abstract personification of the very idea that Batman always wins. In comparison, Dreadpool never escaped the metaphysical fate of being slain by Deadpool at the end of his miniseries, and the Batman Who Laughs only finally lost when he cast away his previous identity to become the Darkest Knight. Just saying, another characteristic to think about for both.
Boomstick: Dreadpool was a terrifying version of Deadpool alright, but the -22 Bruce Wayne had the arsenal, experience, Dark Multiverse existence and speed to prove his place as the best multiversal murderer. He never hesitated to plunge into a Dreadful Pool.
Wiz: The winner is the Batman Who Laughs.
Next Time[]
At season 10's end
The end of the world
Comes from colossal fortresses
Trivia[]
- Connections: Both are alternate universe versions of comic book characters (Batman and Deadpool, respectively) who were driven mad due to the actions of super-villains (Joker and Pyscho-Man respectively), turning them into murderous villains who went on to kill the superhero population of their entire universes before travelling to others to do the same. Both have also implanted their brains into the bodies of others and commanded teams of alternate versions of themselves.
- Animation Style: 2D.
- OST Idea: 'A Dreadful Laugh', based on both combatants' names.