| Jack vs Grinch | |
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| Air date | 24th December 2022 |
| Written by | SpeedyHedgehog91 |
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Description[]
The Nightmare Before Christmas vs How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The holidays are wonderful unless these two come in and interrupt it. Which monster who stole Christmas will prevail in this festive fight?
Intro[]
Wiz: Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town.
Boomstick: The Grinch, WhoVille's number one Christmas hater.
Wiz: Christmas is without a doubt the most wonderful time of the year. Spending time with friends and family and giving each other gifts is always a great time but what would happen if these two monsters came in and stole Christmas and changed it in their own ways...which turned out to be awful?
Boomstick: One tries to run Christmas himself and the other steals it. Let's see who will be gifted the win. He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick!
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weaponry, armour and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle!
Jack Skellington[]
Wiz: Welcome to Halloween Town: the spookiest world of them all.
Boomstick: This world was run by none other than the Pumpkin King himself, Jack Skellington. Unfortunately, he wasn't feeling all that prepared to be the monster he usual he.
Wiz: Jack was getting bored of the same terrifying routine over and over. He would then leave his hometown and wonder around the woods until he came across a mysterious door, one in the shape of a tree with decorations on it.
Boomstick: Curious, Jack opened the door where he fell to the ground covered in snow. Turns out he stumbled upon Christmas Town.
Wiz: Jack was astonished by this holiday which was completely different to the one he represents. With this, Jack came up with a plan.
Boomstick: What's that you may ask? Kidnapping Santa and doing his job for him but he wasn't going to do it on his own.
Wiz: After telling everyone about Christmas, Jack had the citizens of Halloween Town assist him in getting presents for all of the good boys and girls before he could give them out in his very own Santa disguise.
Boomstick: But his way of giving gifts were a bit different from how Saint Nick himself does the job. He ended up causing havoc in all of Christmas Town.
Wiz: Jack is quite the powerhouse despite being nothing but a walking pile of bones in a fancy suit. He can take on other skeletons as well as some golems and spiders much bigger than him. Plus, he should be a lot superior to The Werewolf who can easily bust through walls.
Boomstick: He can take getting electrocuted on an electric chair, can take hits from foes much bigger than him and can survive multiple explosions, most notably from when the government blasted him in the sky where Jack fell and managed to survive.
Wiz: Jack can take off his own body parts without hesitation and is able to turn his body into liquid...for some reason.
Boomstick: Man this big ol' bag of bones is gonna be a pain to kill. Oh yeah, he can somehow stretch his limbs. Don't question how that's even possible. He can still experience the feeling of pain though. No doubt about it.
Wiz: Jack wields the Soul Robber: a green ectoplasmic creature which he often uses as whip but it can do more than just that. It can become a spinning blade, spiked balls and a hook.
Boomstick: Funny how it's called a Soul Robber but it doesn't do shit to his opponent's souls. May as well call it something like a Hallowhip.
Wiz: The presents he handed over are quite surprising. It includes a snake which is able to swallow a whole Christmas Tree, a wreath which can strangle people and even a Jack in the Box...no pun intended.
Boomstick: My favourite weapons are the Frog Gun and the Boomerang Bats. One's a literal frog which shoots gas that can stun people and the other is basically a projectile where a bat plays the role of a boomerang.
Wiz: Jack also wields many Pumpkin Bombs which are strong to destroy walls but that doesn't really matter when he can physically break through stone himself. He's also got the Spicy Bottle which turns him into a giant walking fireball which is able to dash ahead.
Boomstick: But Jack is pretty fast either way. He can quickly dodge knives which spin at superspeed, dodged lighting and his sleigh can keep up with Santa's very own.
Wiz: When using the Red Soul, he can transform into his Pumpkin King form which gives many fire related abilities ranging from flamethrowers, summoning fire from the ground and even create firey blasts.
Boomstick: He can even consume fire without even burning his mouth in the process but I guess that's an advantage of not having any flesh in him.
Wiz: Don't even bother trying to give him a fright yourself. Jack is pretty much near impossible to scare. Shockingly enough, Jack is quite an intellectual fighter...yeah the Nightmare Before Christmas games give him quite the skills I know.
Boomstick: And for some reason, Jack knows chemistry. That one's from the movie itself.
Wiz: How would he know something like chemistry of all things. I have no fucking idea. Regardless, he may be the ruler of a town full of horror...but he's a nice and mostly positive guy?
Boomstick: Yep. His positivity is what lead him to realizing that running Halloween is what he does best and clearly not running a holiday made for bringing joy.
Wiz: Him being naive can be a disadvantage since he can be too trusting and has been tricked before. Regardless, his rediscovered positivity in ruling Halloween Town led to him running back to free Santa from Oogie Boogie.
Boomstick: Jack ultimately defeated Oogie even when he became a frickin giant in one of the games but he is made out of thousands of bugs and old rags so it wouldn't be that hard to find at least one loose string to destroy his body, especially when he's normal sized at the time.
Wiz: In the end, Santa made Jack's wish come true by bringing the spirit of Christmas into his home world.
Boomstick: Jack even scored a kiss from his stitched up girlfriend after all of that. Even after doing a god awful job at running Christmas, Jack Skellington is truly the best at ruling Halloween but you know what? I respect him for at least trying.
The Grinch[]
Wiz: I'm sure you know this classic Dr. Seuss story by now but let's give you a refresher. Everyone in WhoVille loved Christmas the most but there was one big green creature who lived in a mountain around the town who felt the exact opposite: The Grinch.
Boomstick: This guy really hates the Christmas season as a whole. Now thanks to the amount of variants The Grinch has, there's three reasons on why he hated it. The first one being due to growing up as an orphan in the 2018 Illumination Movie, the second being because of how badly he was discriminated by everyone else as seen in the 2000 live action movie with Jim Carrey and...the creepy baby Grinch and the third due to the fact that his heart is very small makes him kind of a dick. The small heart applies to every version.
Wiz: Regardless of which reason you choose, no way The Grinch could handle another year. All of the noise, the singing and cheerfulness really gets on his nerves.
Boomstick: Y'know what? I don't blame him on the noise and singing parts.
Wiz: So now that he's finally reached his limit of putting up with it, The Grinch came up with sinister plan to steal Christmas away from all of WhoVille.
Boomstick: He stole Christmas trees, presents and decorations away from every last citizen in a Santa suit in hopes of making them all miserable. (in tune with You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch) You're a Mean One...Mr. Grinch. Oh come on! The song's just so iconic. Oh yeah, he's also got a horror parody too. We won't bother including that.
Wiz: It's surprising that The Grinch of all characters has some feats of his own. He can easily cut wood and can even use his own finger tips to cut glass.
Boomstick: He was also able to slither around every house in WhoVille and steal everything in just one night, showing how fast he can really be. Oh yeah, he can also run up walls for some reason but he can travel a lot faster with his very own sleigh. Not only that but he also walked all the way from WhoVille to Santa's Workshop.
Wiz: The Grinch had survived getting smashed into a wall, being launched from the very top of Mount Crumpit, being electrocuted and remained fine after his heart grew not twice but three times bigger than what it used to be.
Boomstick: And somehow, it doesn't burst out and get him killed.
Wiz: It's...really weird.
Boomstick: But this is Dr. Seuss for crying out loud. All of his stories seem like one hell of a fever dream.
Wiz: We can't mention The Grinch without his arsenal which are...interesting. The Grinch owns a rotten egg launcher, a slime shooter which causes his victim to get stuck in, you guessed it, a giant pile of goo and he can also...use alcohol to make a flamethrower from his mouth which simply burned down a giant Christmas Tree. Huh.
Boomstick: Oh man I've got to try that alcohol thing for myself. There's also the Rocket Pack which he can use to jump high into the air, a Wall Climber, stars which tie up his enemies up and owns his very own Grinch Copter to fly into the air.
Wiz: His greatest is without a doubt his Candy Cane Stick which can either be used as a powerful magnet, a small propeller or a grappling hook. It can even extend to a far distance.
Boomstick: Oh yeah. For some reason, he's shown to have some sort of lightning manipulation being able to make it strike with just a snap of his finger.
Wiz: His breath is so disgusting, it can knock people out...literally.
Boomstick: The Grinch also has some...strange telepathy where he could take Christmas decorations from a WhoVille citizen's dreams and even have a full conversation with The Cat in the Hat who The Grinch could also physically interact with in his mind. Not sure if he'll get the chance to do that in this fight but still impressive.
Wiz: Seriously, I really did not expect this much from someone like The Grinch of all characters.
Boomstick: But we're not done yet because we still haven't talked much about his sleigh yet.
Wiz: The Grinch's sleigh can extend its bottom section to slide across quickly, has a massive vacuum and can grow legs for some reason.
Boomstick: It's even able to fly at a fast rate due to being rocket powered. Now we finally know how the hell Santa can bring gifts to all of the good boys and girls in a single night.
Wiz: But the strangest thing the Grinch has is his Paraphernatia Wagon. This wagon has its own strange dimension which The Grinch has full control over to give his foe a scare. It can create monsters great and small and can take the person stuck in this dimension wherever The Grinch wants them to be.
Boomstick: Remember when How The Grinch Stole Christmas was about someone as miserable and angry as Squidward committing a crime on Christmas Eve by breaking and entering people's homes and steal their decorations? At this point, I don't anymore.
Wiz: However, it can only ever last depending on how scared the victim can really be. If they're not terrified, they will simply be brought back into the real world.
Boomstick: Don't forget how incredibly smart this guy is. Every invention The Grinch has created was all done by himself by collecting a limited number of resources.
Wiz: The Grinch is great when it comes to planning and was smart enough to outwit The Cat in the Hat himself and believe me, tricking The Cat isn't easy at all.
Boomstick: Almost when he's about to dump everyone's holiday off a goddamn cliff, he begins to hear the Who's singing which instantly makes his heart grow three times big and, again, somehow not killing him. Well I mean he got a small heart attack in the live action adaptation but he's still alright.
Wiz: After finally warming up to everyone and getting into the Christmas spirit for the first time, The Grinch changes his mind and stops the decoration-filled sleigh from falling off the cliff and easily lifts it up with no hesitation whatsoever. It's also stated by the Narrator himself that it would require 10 Grinches, and plus two, to lift that sleigh.
Boomstick: Funny how he's done all of this but still has a fair share of faults with him. Then again, he's still not much of a physical fighter so that's not too big of a surprise.
Wiz: He's also slightly insane, most notably when being played by Jim Carrey and gets easily stunned whenever he's reminded of his past sometimes even making him cry.
Boomstick: Guess he wasn't such a bad guy from the start after all. All of those self proclaimed "nice guys" down at WhoVile were just treating him like complete garbage. Suppose the real moral of the story is "don't be an asshole to someone during Christmas because they may take away your spirit".
Wiz: Weaknesses aside, he succeeded in stealing Christmas but after seeing why Christmas is so special, he came back to WhoVille as a changed Grinch.
Boomstick: And somehow not coming back with a broken back after lifting that sleigh into the air. The Grinch finally warmed up to everyone in WhoVille and even joined them for one gigantic Christmas dinner. Okay real talk. What kind of a name of "WhoVille"? Man, Dr. Seuss wrote some of the weirdest shit ever.
Intermission[]
Wiz: Alright! The combatants are set and we've run the data through all possibilities!
Boomstick: You better watch out because it's time for a FESTIVE DEATH BATTLE!!!
Death Battle[]
Christmas Eve became quiet for the night. The town of WhoVille was silent and asleep, waiting for tomorrow. A silhouette that resembled Santa Claus himself riding his sleigh which were being assisted by his reindeer could be seen in the night sky. However, it turns out the person truly wasn't Santa. The man happened to be the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, Jack Skellington wearing a disguise. His sled was being led by his pet dog ghost Zero and a few reindeer skeletons.
Jack: The work is done. This whole town seems so splendid. I'm sure everyone will love the presents I got them.
Upon taking a quick look from above, Jack noticed something off. Another silhouette that didn't look much like the big jolly man in red standing on top of a roof with a full sack of presents which were being tossed onto a sleigh.
Jack: That's odd. I suppose I should get a closer look.
With that, Jack gave Zero and the skeleton reindeers a signal as he had them guide his way to the house. When getting closer, the person wasn't in fact a person. It was a big green creature wearing a Santa suit much like what Jack was doing. The creature was none other than The Grinch. Once he was close enough to the roof, Jack ripped off his Santa suit which was over his usual black and white suit that he was already wearing and landed on both of his feet.
Jack: Greetings good sir.
Jack's greeting got The Grinch's attention, causing the big green monster to turn around and look at the Pumpkin King.
Grinch: Hm?
Jack: I see you're a monster who also happens to enjoy the Christmas spirit. I do deeply feel sorry to let you know that everyone has already got their presents.
The Grinch could only ever frown at Jack after what he had just said.
Grinch: Oh I know and I do not enjoy the Christmas spirit. In fact, I hate it which is why I've taken Christmas away from all the Whos in WhoVille.
The Grinch's words left Jack in shock. He couldn't believe someone would even want to ruin Christmas, especially on purpose.
Jack: But my friend, there are those who have been looking forward to tomorrow. I can't believe you'd do such a thing.
Jack's words didn't change The Grinch's mind as he was already sitting on his very own sleigh with all of his bags full of decorations and presents.
Grinch: And what does it matter? I can't stand all of the noise! I've hated the holidays for years. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got better things to do that doesn't include talking to a giant walking skeleton like you. Now scram and go back to the underworld would you?
With that, The Grinch drove his sleigh which he used to fly his way back to Mount Crumpitt at superhuman speed. However, he wasn't getting away easily as Jack caught up very quickly.
Grinch: Ugh. Come on. You're being way more irritating to deal with than the Whos right now!
Jack: I shall not let you ruin Christmas for anyone else you heartless monster! Soul Robber!
As Jack shouted the name of his weapon, he takes out his Soul Robber. Jack immediately swings it hard enough to hit The Grinch's face. He then turns it into a spinning blade which The Grinch dodges. The big green monster proceeds to take out a large Candy Cane which shoots a net that's used to trap Jack while the Pumpkin King was still trying to hit his opponent with the Soul Robber. The Grinch pulls Jack closer before punching his head multiple times. Jack frees himself by melting his body. He succeeds and reforms back into his original state.
Grinch: Don't recall skeletons being able to do that-
Without hesitation, Jack started kicking and swinging his fists around like hooks at The Grinch for some good hits. He finishes his combo by giving his foe a knee to the chest. Out of nowhere, The Grinch then takes out his rotten egg launcher and started firing away. Without even being startled, Jack immediately dodged all of the rotten eggs. At this point, The Grinch was getting frustrated as Jack got back on to his own sleigh. The Grinch gets his slime shooter and blasts it at Zero and the reindeer skeletons, causing Jack's sleigh to steer out of control.
Jack: Alright then! Two can play this game!
As a way to get back at the green monster, Jack takes out a seemingly normal pumpkin with a carved face and throws it at The Grinch as well as his sleigh.
Grinch: Well this wasn't meant to happen.
The pumpkin suddenly exploded, heavily stunning The Grinch but destroying the rocket power of the sleigh which he was also losing control of. After flying around the night sky without being able to stop, both sleighs got extremely close to each other as both Jack and The Grinch screamed in fear.
The sleighs crash right into each other as the two monsters fell from the sky. While Jack's sleigh landed at the very entrance of WhoVille with Zero and the reindeers managing to land safely themselves, The Grinch's sleigh landed right on top of the giant Christmas Tree that was standing in the middle of the small town. Meanwhile, Jack and The Grinch were seen bouncing and tumbling down the snowy mountain. While The Grinch was still in one piece, Jack's entire head was decapitated from his body. However, the tall and lanky skeleton easily placed it back.
Jack: Don't you see? It's impossible to even slightly startle the Pumpkin King.
As Jack tossed some Boomerang Bats at his foe, The Grinch ducked down and let the bats fly past as he threw some stars at his opponents. The stars end up tying Jack up as the skeleton fell on his back.
Grinch: Ha!
The Grinch then proceeds to sick his tongue out before getting hit from behind by the Boomerang Bats. This causes The Grinch to lose his balance and fall face first on the ground.
Jack: I suppose you didn't see that one coming old chap.
With that, Jack easily tore off the rope that kept him tied up. The Grinch got up and stormed over to Jack who was now currently being grabbed by the shirt. The creature let out a disgusting burp as Jack ended up smelling the awful stench that came with it. The Grinch then proceeds to scratch and punch Jack a few times in the process.
Jack: My goodness. You really need some lessons on hygiene.
Grinch: You haven't seen anything!
The Grinch took out a cup of alcohol and let out an even bigger burp, making his own flamethrower which hit Jack. However, the flames didn't hurt himself. Instead, Jack stood there and absorbed it. Jack then caused a massive firey explosion which unintentionally set some parts of WhoVille on fire, causing all of the Whos to run outside and scream in fear. The explosion was powerful enough to send The Grinch, his sleigh and Jack himself into the air.
(Music stops for a brief moment)
Jack: Whoops.
The Grinch was slightly burning from the explosion but the fire started to die after he landed in the snow. Jack landed in the snow as well but the decoration-filled sleigh landed right on top of a nearby cliff.
(Music continues from where it stopped)
Jack was left stunned after the rough landing but The Grinch had enough time to walk over to his sleigh which he was ready to push off the cliff.
Grinch: One push and that's it. CHRISTMAS IS RUINED!!!
As The Grinch slowly began pushing the sleigh while the sun slowly began to rise, something got him to stop. It was people singing from all the way back down at WhoVille.
(Music stops for a brief moment again)
From afar, The Grinch could see everyone down at WhoVille from where he was standing.
WhoVille citizens: Fahoo fores dahoo dores. Welcome Christmas come this way. Fahoo fores dahoo dores. Welcome Christmas, Christmas Day.
The Grinch began to feel puzzled. He was beginning to think of something he hadn't before. He realized that Christmas didn't come from the store and that it meant a lot more. Meanwhile, Jack was finally able to stand back up. He saw The Grinch with his green fuzzy hands touching the sleigh.
Jack: Oh no! No no no no!
(Music continues from where it stopped)
As Jack ran to the green monster himself, The Grinch was seen lifting his sleigh above his head. The Grinch then throws the sleigh towards Jack who immediately dodged at superhuman speeds.
Jack: How dare you treat these poor citizens so shamefully!
Jack then takes out a Pumpkin Bomb and throws it at The Grinch who looks in fear.
Grinch: Wait! You were right about Christmas all along and I want to take everything back and make things right!
It was too late, the bomb had exploded which sent The Grinch flying from the cliff. He screams in fear as he begins to fall quickly. Jack had realized the terrible mistake he made as he ran to the edge of the cliff.
Grinch: I'm sorry!
As Jack took one last step on the already cracking cliff of the mountain, it finally broke apart and left Jack to fall down as well. Jack screams as he starts to fall as well. The Grinch took a rough landing after the great fall, leaving him to still be alive but not conscious. Jack knew what he had to do to stop the large stone from crushing The Grinch underneath its solid body. He took out his Soul Robber and sliced it with four whips. As the stone broke into many pieces, he used the Soul Robber as a grappling hook to grab ahold of a nearby branch so he could land safely.
Once he had landed safely, all Jack could do now what look at The Grinch with nothing but sorrow. He felt so ashamed for what he had just caused while The Grinch laid there silently. Jack let out his final words to the creature who once hated Christmas but had just begun to love it.
Jack: I'm sorry for the things I've done. I wish you a Merry Christmas...Mr. Grinch.
KO
Results[]
Boomstick: (in tune with Jingle Bells) Oh what fun it is to watch two characters fight to the death. Hey!
Wiz: Even by comparing these two, this was an extremely close fight but Jack had just what he needed to reign superior.
Boomstick: While The Grinch had his fair share of technology, he's never really had any proper combat experience while Jack has fought off many ghouls from Halloween Town.
Wiz: No doubt The Grinch was smarter. He's one excellent planner so that's where he had Jack beat. He even beats him in strength due to the fact that he literally lifted an entire sleigh full of every decoration in WhoVille which would've required 10 Grinches plus two. That narrator really should've just say 12 Grinches instead of giving the viewers a simple math lesson.
Boomstick: Any Who, pun intended, while he can be tricked to an extent Jack wouldn't be all that phased by anything The Grinch uses and he would just simply dodge it with ease like how he dodged lightning. Speaking of which, Grinch's electricity manipulation wouldn't harm him in any way since he's been struck by it before. Same applies to his mouth-made flamethrower, Jack can literally swallow fire or even absorb and manipulate it.
Wiz: As for the Paraphernatia Wagon and regardless if it was to be used or not, Jack would simply be brought back to the real world since he wouldn't even be scared in the first stage.
Boomstick: What really gives Jack an advantage was his weaponry. Unlike The Grinch's Candy Cane stick or his rotten egg launcher, Jack had things that could do a lot more damage especially when it comes to his Soul Robber or even his Pumpkin Bombs.
Wiz: On a neutral side of things, both Jack and The Grinch's sleighs were evenly matched as those were able to keep with Santa's very own one but in terms of their own speed without those in question.
Boomstick: In the end, things weren't looking to well for WhoVille's grump.
Wiz: But at least by the end of the fight, The Grinch realized that Christmas didn't always come from a store but Christmas meant more and was lucky to be spared by Halloween Town's Pumpkin King. The Grinch held his own advantages but Jack was faster, more durable, had better weaponry and was slightly faster which led him being gifted a holly jolly victory.
Boomstick: Guess the one thing The Grinch couldn't steal on Christmas Eve was Jack's chance of winning.
Wiz: The winner is Jack Skellington.
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Comparison[]
- Jack Skellington
- + Faster
- + Weaponry would do much more damage
- + Would be more difficult to kill
- + More fighting experience
- = Both sleighs would be evenly fast
- - Him being naive and too trusting could've led to him being tricked
- - Would end up being physically weaker once The Grinch's heart grew bigger
- The Grinch
- + Better lifting strength when his heart grows three times bigger
- + More intelligent
- = Both sleighs would be evenly fast
- - None of his tricks would startle Jack in any way
- - Electricity manipulation, flames and Paraphernatia Wagon would have no effects
- - Haxes aren't as powerful
Trivia[]
- The connections between Jack and The Grinch are:
- Two monsters who steal Christmas and turn it upside down in their own separate ways (Jack kidnapping Santa and doing the job for him and The Grinch stealing Christmas from all of WhoVille)
- Both also have a pet dog on their side (Zero and Max)
- When doing so, both disguise themselves Santa Claus himself when they take the holiday into their own hands
- The two eventually realize their mistakes and make things right again (Jack frees Santa from Oogie Boogie and The Grinch brings back all of WhoVille's Christmas stuff)
- There's an obvious contrast where Jack loves Christmas while The Grinch hates Christmas
- This battle would be animated in stop-motion.
- This the first Christmas fight written by Speedy, with the next ones being Harry & Marv vs The Neighbor, Ghostface vs Kevin McCallister and Santa Claus (Violent Night) vs SCP-4666.
- Fun Fact: There happens to be a theory where it explains how Jack is (possibly) The Grinch after he died
- For this fight, both Jack and The Grinch got the following:
- Jack: Movie and the games (However, he wasn't given anything from Kingdom Hearts or Disney Infinity)
- Grinch: All three movie adaptations, Grinch/Cat in the Hat crossover and his game
- This is the first Death Battle written by Speedy to win an award.