Bowser vs. The Merciless is a Death Battle directed and written by ChessGrandMaster. [1]
Bowser vs. The Merciless!
Description[]
Nintendo vs. DC! Two supervillains that participated in wars, have superhuman strength, and have loved someone duke it out here! Can Bowser beat the warlord of Earth -12? Or will the alternate version of Batman will Mercilessly Beat the king of the Koopa Troop? Find out.
Intoduction[]
Wiz: We’ve got two supervillains here. One is the King of Koopas and the other is a merciless warlord from Earth -12!
Boomstick: Yeah, and I haven’t seen a Dark Knight battle yet!
Wiz: Bowser, Mario’s archenemy and self-proclaimed King of Awesome.
Boomstick: And the Merciless, the combination of Ares and Batman! I’m Boomstick and he’s Wiz.
Wiz: And it’s our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills... to see who would win in a DEATH BATTLE.
Bowser roars in![]
Wiz: King Bowser is the leader of his Koopa Troop. His minions vary; they range from abundant Goombas to tricky Hammer Bros!
Boomstick: Well basically, he's just some evil turtle or dragon that bullies Mario.
Wiz: Or both? His exact species is not confirmed.
Boomstick: Let's just say he's a turtle and a dragon. Bowser wanted to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, as well as kidnap Peach. He did the latter so that he can try to win her favor. Of course, Mario always ends up beating him up. Ever since 1985.
Wiz: Mario often uses the environment to defeat the Koopa King, but more times than not, the red plumber uses power-ups.
Boomstick: He's immune to Mario's basic jumps in most games. So you can't just stomp on Bowser's head and say, "Oh look at me, I landed a hit on this turtle!"
Wiz: He has seven supposed children called Koopalings, and one confirmed son. That is Bowser Jr. Like Bowser, they cause michief and are enemies of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Boomstick: Bowser’s abilities include being able to shoot fire via his breath, throw hammers out of nowhere, as well as utilizing fists and feet to attack! His Smash Bros feats, to say!
Wiz: He is also able to use power-ups, albeit in a different fashion than Mario. The Mega Mushroom allows Bowser to be giant for a short amount of time, the Cat Bell allows him to climb up walls and utilize his tail better, and the Grand Star can enhance his size and strength considerably.
Boomstick: Don’t forget about Giga Bowser! Another version of the lizard king, just with increased stats and effects on the player! Not to mention it lasts for a limited amount of time.
Wiz: In addition to having many power-ups and abilities to use from, he has a wide variety of superhuman qualities that renders him more powerful than most characters.
Boomstick: Bowser is usually the final boss of Mario games, and he’s a boss for a reason! He can lift and attack his own castle without much sweat!
Wiz: Additionally, he has withstood an explosion of 100 bomb-ombs in a stadium, getting crushed by his own castle, and even a black hole.
Boomstick: He’s also got... uh... intimidation powers? Pretty much every toad fears Bowser just by looking at him. Except maybe a few toads and everybody else.
Wiz: Although he is a powerful foe, he has some weaknesses. He is seen as one of the more slower Mario characters, as shown with countless fights with Mario.
Boomstick: He also fights in the same arena almost EVERY SINGLE time: All Mario has to do is use the axe to make the bridge collapse and go right into the lava! Which defeats Bowser for now.
Wiz: Since Bowser repeatedly prefers to fight in this kind of format, he is usually predictable when fighting him.
Boomstick: Bowser may have his moments of genius, but we usually see him as a stupid turtle. Bowser, if he can fight in battles that suit him and can get higher mobility, maybe he can finally beat Mario!
Wiz: He did outsmart Mario in Super Mario Odyssey. But yes, most of the time, Mario easily and typically outsmarts him. Nevertheless, he uses his powerful attack technique, endurance, and sometimes transformations to make up for his weaknesses.
Bowser: Did someone just page the King of Awesome?
The Merciless goes for the kill![]
Boomstick: Oh look! It's Ares with a Wonder Woman Logo!
Wiz: You're partially right. It's actually Bruce Wayne wearing Ares' Helmet, but he does bear similarities to the God of War.
Boomstick: Then why does he have this God Killer sword? Wasn't it from Slade?
Wiz: It is so, but a different version of it. His history dates back to Earth -12, one of the worlds in the Dark Multiverse that was destined to die. Here, he presumably grows up in his world's Gotham City and eventually takes up the title as Batman through unknown means.
Boomstick: And that's when later on, he finds out that Ares constructed a helmet that would amplify his powers a hundred fold. Basically, if you get hit by somebody wearing it... you can kiss yourself goodbye, if you had time to.
Wiz: Batman, along with his world's Wonder Woman, teamed up to try to remove the God of War's helmet and defeat him. A two year war ended up ensuing, with Batman and Wonder Woman falling in love with each other during this time.
Boomstick: However, Wonder Woman makes a BLUNDER by getting hit with one of Ares' attacks. Which drives Batman completely nuts. This leads to Batman believing Wondy was actually dead. So he ended up taking the helmet, putting it on, and ended up killing Ares. Wait, Wiz, if there was a Wonder Woman here, wasn't there an army of soldiers and a Justice League?
Wiz: Actually, yes. There was an Earth -12 Justice League and Earth -12 Amazons. By the time Batman witnessed Wonder Woman getting stunned, the Amazons and Ares' forces all perished in battle. To follow up, after Batman kills Ares with the helmet, he also kills Wonder Woman, since he found out that she was merely stunned, but not killed. There, he ends up killing various criminals and later heroes in his world until his Earth began to collapse.
Boomstick: Then our fan-favorite Batman Who Laughs shows up and offers the Ares/Batman to join the Dark Knights. There, they caused massive amounts of destruction on Prime Earth and almost engulfed the universe in darkness. Of course, the good guys win.
Wiz: Merciless has his God Killer sword from earlier, which is able to kill gods and deliver powerful electrical shots. These feats are demonstrated with Deathstroke utilizing it against Lapetus, who was a Greek Titan.
Boomstick: Ares/Batman... er, I mean, the Merciless can take a small nuke and get more powerful from it! He also has abilities to make other people fight for his side or even resurrect fallen bodies. Wiz, you never told me he was like a wizard!
Wiz: However, The Merciless is not without weaknesses. When he put on Ares' helmet, it warped his mind to make him a completely different person. Instead of following the morals and codes of a normal Batman, he ended up believing that victory was the only thing that mattered, and that rules were merely foolish.
Boomstick: Since the helmet changed his brain, he often comes into battle with only one plan: winning and nothing else. No tactics, no flanks or maneuvers, no nothing. Also, the Justice League has defeated him, so he isn't unstoppable.
Wiz: The Merciless doesn’t have any additional forms, so if he gets incapitated, then he is guaranteed to lose. Nevertheless, he is a powerful fighter that has few weaknesses and many strengths.
The Merciless: My whole life, I had been afraid of doing what I knew needed to be done. Afraid to give all of myself to the battle. The helmet showed me that my codes and rules were naive. That all that truly mattered was victory. And now I would finally take it for myself.
Intermission[]
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. It’s time to end this debate once and for all.
Boomstick: Place your bets on the Dragon King or the Ares/Batman fusion!
Bowser is coming up with more ways to kidnap Peach. He wants his plan to actually succeed, and with the Mario Bros. out of the way.
Bowser: How am I supposed to execute this while succeeding just this one time? Hmmm...
Meanwhile, The Merciless is seen brutally defeating Bowser's minions, taking out many Koopas, Goombas, and even some of the Koopalings. Kamek arrives just in time to see the carnage. He flies to Bowser's throne.
Kamek: Your Rottenness, an intruder is slaughtering your troops!
This got Bowser to be infuriated.
Bowser: What?! Nobody hurts my troops! And whoever does, they'll be real sorry.
The Koopa King storms towards the location of destruction, and sees the Merciless brutally squashing a Goomba, minus the jumping and Mario-esque themes around it.
Bowser: YOU!! You dare hurt my troops!
Merciless: You haven't experienced what the true meaning of war is. I have suffered years in my world, trying to survive. Now you will be one of the many victims of battle, just like Wonder Woman.
Both supervillains angrily get ready to pummel each other.
Boomstick: Heeeeeere we goooooo!
Polls[]
Fight![]
Bowser decided to unleash some fireballs, with the Merciless simply walking forward and swiping them away with his God Killer Sword. Merciless then decides to charge at Bowser and tries to stab him. The King of Koopa dodges, grabs the warlord, and uses his flying slam on him.
Merciless: The gore I had to face is nothing compared to you!
Bowser: You haven’t seen me try yet!
Merciless plunges his sword into the ground, creating a huge shock wave, affecting the Koopa King. Bowser shrugs the electrifying attack off and punches the former Batman in the face. Merciless then slashes Bowser with his God Killer Sword, with the Koopa King staggering back.
Bowser: Impressive sword, but it sucks at dealing damage!
The warlord, annoyed at his opponent, decides to use his Golden Drachma, summoning an army of Amazons from his world, as well as some of Bowser’s minions. Bowser, looking at the undead spirits, nodded.
Merciless: Your gloating will end you. Now watch as these victims will turn the tides on you!
Bowser, more than happy to take on the warlord’s challenge, pummels the soldiers by means of fireballs and fists. As the Merciless watched, Bowser used his shell to knock away everybody came near him. Amazons and Koopa Troop members were knocked out by the Koopa King's techniques.
Bowser: You and whose army again?
Merciless, seeing his summoning has failed, decides to slash Bowser in the head while he was gloating. Bowser fell on the ground, writhing in pain.
Merciless: Your cockiness has led to your demise. You are no different than the Ares I saw at my world.
The warlord prepares to deal the finishing blow. However, the Koopa King rolls away via his shell, causing Bruce to miss. Bowser, grinning, beckons Merciless to attack him. Angrily, the warlord plunges the sword to the ground, delivering huge shock waves. The castle shook, debris fell from the ceiling. Bowser used his Whirling Fortress to avoid the attack.
Bowser: Ready to see a piece of my true me?
Bowser allows himself to transform into...
Giga Bowser!
Giga Bowser takes a giant swipe at the Merciless, before smashing him to the ground. Giga Bowser then decides to repeatedly stomp on the warlord, causing Bruce to cry out.
Merciless: I shall end you!
Merciless plunges his sword on the Giant Koopa King’s foot. Giga Bowser, however, only gives a grimace.
Giga Bowser: You think this is pain? Let’s see if you can take this!
The giant King of Koopas grabs him and does another Bowser Bomb. Deciding to wrap things up, Giga Bowser punches him into the ground, which damages the warlord’s helmet. Bruce’s face could now be seen.
Giga Bowser: You will cause no more harm to me or my minions!
Giga Bowser then tears every bit of armor off of the warlord, leaving only a horrified Bruce Wayne. The lizard king then delivers a Flying Slam on the former Batman, reducing Bruce to a mere pulp of red.
Bowser, reverting back to his regular form, raises a fist up in the air in victory.
KO!
Epilogue: Bowser is seen depositing Bruce's corpse into the lava, with the Koopa King requesting Kamek to send out a pile of flyers.
Kamek: What are they for?
Bowser: I need to restock on my minions! Duh! Now get going!
Results[]
Boomstick: Woah! That was brutal!
Wiz: Bowser annihalated Bruce in every category. This included versatility, experience, intelligence, and even speed.
Boomstick: But wait, Wiz, Bowser's usually slow! Merciless' sword can easily finish Bowser off! His helmet has amplified attacks a hundredfold!
Wiz: Well, considering Bowser has survived a black hole and a supernova on two separate occasions, the Merciless probably wouldn't be able to do much, if any, damage to Bowser at all with his God Killer sword. Bowser, while usually being depicted as slow, has proven that he is fast enough to catch up to Mario in a couple of instances.
Boomstick: Not to mention Bowser's larger, stronger, and even has transformations by his side! I mean, we haven't seen the Merciless transform into... Awesome Ares, or whatever!
Wiz: Bowser usually faces his enemies by himself, namely Mario, Luigi, and many other people in the Mushroom Kingdom. On the other hand, The Merciless, after his debut, is always seen with the Dark Knights, which indicates that the Dark Knights work better together. On their own, they usually don’t pose as much of a threat.
Boomstick: Oh sure, Merciless has two years' worth of battle experience, right? Well, considering the lizard king had to deal with Mario since 1985... I don't think being a semi Ares would help.
Wiz: Overall, whatever Merciless had, Bowser also had these advantages, albeit being much more effective and larger.
Boomstick: Looks like Bowser stomps... literally.
Wiz: The winner is Bowser.
Advantages + Disadvantages[]
Bowser: Winner
+Strength
+Intelligence
+Versatility
+Experience
+Speed
+Durability
+Larger
+Has toon force by his side
+Pretty much everything
Merciless: Loser
-Pretty much everything
Post Polls[]
Trivia[]
This is ChessGrandMaster’s third death battle. His first one was King Dedede vs. Rouge the Bat, and his second one was on Wario vs. Peter Griffin.
Huge Thanks[]
Huge thanks to SuperSaiyan2Link for providing the thumbnail!
Huge thanks for Bob6114 for providing some research on Bowser!