Description[]
These greedy villains who defeated the heroes the first few times duel to the death. Ironically both have ground based attacks. Who will win this villainous duel: will Kakuzu be left to dry, or will Crocodile learn Earth Grudge fear?
Interlude[]
Nero: Greed is one of the seven deadly sins and today's anime villain combatants display greed. They also beat the shit out of the heroes, during their first confrontation, until a weakness of theirs were figured out.
Gerona: Kakuzu the immortal heart eating Shinobi of the Akatsuki.
Phoenix Wright: And Sir Crocodile the sand based ruler of Alabasta.
Nero: I am Nero and they are Phoenix Wright and Gerona and together we analyze the fighters, skills, sources, abilities, feats, flaws, arsenals, and whatnot to understand who would win a Death Battle.
Sir Crocodile[]
N: The Shichibukai or the Sevon Warlords of the Seas, are pirates who are in cahoots with the World Government, but are still allowed to do piratey things. But they are expected to follow the laws. However, quite a few of them abused the position and did shady things.
P: The first warlord we met is Sir Crocodile, the leader of a secret organization called Baroque Works, which deals with smuggling and trying to overthrow the King of Alabasta.
Sir Crocodile
- Alias: Desert King, Mr. 0
- Occupation: Pirate and former President of Baroque Works
- Height: 8'3"
- Age: 46
- Defeated Luffy twice.
G: Sir Crocodile used rain powder: which stole rain from other countries and created drought and used it on Alabasta creating paranoia and sparking a rebellion. The Princess of the Country Vivi, enters Baroque Works to investigate and has a run in with Monkey D Luffy and the Strawhat Pirates. They storm Alabasta to try to overthrow Crocodile who held a good amount of power.
N: Crocodile was a tough cookie to beat and managed to defeat Luffy twice. It was not until Luffy found out his weakness to water, was he able to defeat him. Crocodile was taken to Impel Down, and was released later ironically by Luffy to help free Ace.
P: Crocodile had consumed the Suna Suna no Mi or the Sand Fruit, which is a logia which allows for Crocodile to control sand, turn his body to sand, and dehydrate the land or his enemies. Think of it like Toph from Avatar or Gaara from Naruto. It makes him invulnerable to most attacks, but he is weak to water as it prevents the sand from forming. But it is not a weakness weakness as it only works for a short amount of time, as well as it is hard to be able to use water against Crocodile, as he is a tough fighter in the long run.
Suna Suna No Mi
- Type: Logia
- Allows the user to turn into sand and dehydration abilities
- Translation: Sand Sand Fruit
G: Crocodile knows quite a few techniques. They are: Desert Spada which creates sand blades that hone in on his foes, Desert Girasole which sends a sandblade into the ground creating quicksand and bury anyone in it alive, Sables is a giant sand tornado, Ground Secco is where he places his hand on the ground and dehydrates turning the surroundings into a barren desert, Desert Encierro dehydrates his foes, Sables Pesado is sand shockwave, Desert Le Spada are numerous sand made metal blades that are sent flying at his opponents, and Desert Grand Espada is a massive sand blade. He has a poison hook and timed bombs.
Techniques
- Desert Spada
- Desert Girasole
- Poison hook
- Dehydration
- Sables Pesado
- Desert Le spada
N: Crocodile is incredibly impressive: as he is able to defeat Monkey D Luffy in combat, dehydrated a large amount of the desert of Alabasta, sliced Akainu in half though it did not to harm, took on Luffy who made earthquakes, sliced into the castle, defeated Vivi and was about to throw her overboard, tore through the floors of Impel Down, took a powerful blow from Diamond Jozu, damaged Jozu and sent him back, Akainu could not break his Espada, held his own against Dracule Mihawk, reacted to supersonic movement, took a Luffy beat down, resistant to extreme heat and cold, intercepted Mihawk, fought Doflamingo and created shockwaves that sent Marines flying.
Feats
- Took blows from Jozu, Monkey D. Luffy, Akainu, Doflamingo, and Alabasta warriors
- Intercepted Dracule Mihawk and briefly dueled him
- Briefly held his own against Doflamingo
- Rivals with Whitebeard
- Held own with Jozu
- Saved Luffy from Akainu
- Duel with Luffy created an Earthquake
- Sliced a castle
- Dodged attacks from Luffy
P: Crocodile is not invincible: water weakens his sand, he does not excel in melee combat, can be taken by surprise and will lose his temper if his plan does not go to order.
Weaknesses
- Water softens sand
- Not focused on hand to hand combat
- Doesn't handle loss well
- Arrogance
- Doesn't take foes seriously
G: But he is Crocodile and if you try to tango with him you will be dried out.
(Crocodile protects Luffy and Jinbe)
Kakuzu[]
N: The Akatsuki were a group of rogue ninjas, destined to make a New World Order. But some had their own ulterior motives, such as Kakuzu who wanted money.
P: So not peace, or justice. This bastard just wants the green?
G: Pretty much.
Kakuzu
- Occupation: Akatsuki member, Shinobi, Headcollector
- Alias: The Treasurer of the Akatsuki, Zombie Duo
- Age: 91
- Height: 6"
- Weight: 139 pounds
- First Appearance: Chapter 312
- Member of the Zombie Duo, can't die easily.
- Is an Aztec priest on 'roids
N: Kakuzu was once an elite ninja who served, Takigakure. He was sent on a suicide mission to assassinate the First Hokage, otherwise known as the God of Shinobi. Well, Kakuzu failed and returned to punishment and hatred.
P: Hatred swelled in the heart of Kakuzu, resulting in him killing the Village elders and taking their hearts, well 5 of them. He took the secret jutsu, and left becaming a Missing-nin or a rogue ninja.
G: We need to discuss Kakuzu's "immortality." Think of it as a life system, like in Super Mario, hearts are lives, and Kakuzu somehow consumes these hearts gaining lives. If the hearts are destroyed (as in him being killed in a traditional way) he loses a life, but can "survive." He has 5 hearts, so 5 lives.
N: Somewhere along the way, Kakuzu acquired the love of money and began killing people and obtaining their bounties. Like Boba Fett. He joined the Akatsuki, and was partnered up with Hidan, another "immortal" zealot. Why? Because, Kakuzu had the nasty habit of killing his partners, and Hidan was practically unkillable.
P: Kakuzu and Hidan were cashing in a bounty, when they were ambushed by Team 10: consisting of Asuma, Shikamaru, Izumo and Kotetsu. Hidan decided to fight alone, and despite having to have his head restitched, it resulted in the death of Asuma.
G: Kakuzu dueled Team 10 again, and while Hidan was defeated in a semi-easy way by Shikamaru earlier, he gave them a hard time. Kakashi however,w as able to push Kakashi on the brink, and when Naruto showed up: Kakuzu stood no chance.
N: Kakuzu has all Jutsu styles: Wind, fire, thunder, water etc, with the usage of masks. He is effectively immortal and can reattach parts, has five lives, and has numerous Jutsu style attacks. His body structure which allows him to seperate limbs and create tendrils that can grab or pierce and cut is Earth Grudge Fear creating a tentacle monster. This allows Kakuzu to reattach parts or send Doflamingo esque threads at foes. His masks can fire massive fire attacks, lightning blasts, and fusion elemental blasts in a massive energy beam.
Techniques and Abilities
- Immortality and Reconnecting
- Earth Grudge Fear
- Earth Release: Earth Spear (hardens body for defense)
- Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work
- Lightning Release: False Darkness
- Wind Release: Pressure Damage (Tornado compresses and creates mass damage)
- Massive Energy blast
- Standard Ninja Techniques
P: Kakuzu is an impressive member of the Akatsuki: he was able to defeat all members of Team 10 easily, fought holding his own against Kakashi, while he was near death he did survive the Rasengen Shuriken (if he had masks he may have survived), shattered massive rocks, caught Kakashi off guards, tentacles could punch through large rocks and cliffs, and was able to kill Two Tailed Beasts alongside Hidan.
Feats
- Easily defeated: Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, and Asuma
- Held his own against Kakashi and was able to deal damage
- Survived a Rasengen Shuriken but was out of hearts
- Killed Two Tailed Beasts alongside Hidan
- Keeps the pace with Kakashi and caught him off guard a few times
- Smashed large rock structures and iron doors
- Survived a run in with the God of Shinobi
- Tanked blows from Kakashi (should scale to the Akatsuki era Kakashi), Choji, and Team 10
- Tentacles catch those not used to them off guard
G: However, Kakuzu does have a temper, suffers from a lack of team work, and is limited to five hearts.
Weaknesses
- Only has 5 hearts as of canon: if he loses them all he dies for real
- Has a temper and will lash out if enraged
- No good in a team setting
N: But Kakuzu is one of the stronger members of the Akatsuki and has better immortality than Orochimama as Skipper says.
G: It's Orochimaru.
(Kakuzu defeats Choji)
The Fight[]
Sir Crocodile chills in a desert with a beach chair reading a newspaper and, smoking a cigar. A disturbance is heard through the sand, and Crocodile whirls behind him. Kakuzu had suddenly appeared, and stares Crocodile down.
"What the hell do you want, you freak," Crocodile snarls.
"Sir Crocodile, you're worth 81 million," Kakuzu said in his annoyed tone, "I'm bringing you in dead or alive."
"Make it dead," Crocodile said as he gets in fighting position.
"Fine make, it that way," Kakuzu snarled, as he prepares to punch Crocodile.
FIGHT!
Kakuzu's arm stretches in a manner similar to Luffy, giving Crocodile a brief flashback of Luffy attacking. But Kakuzu, uses Earth Grudge Fear and tendrils to extend towards Crocodile. Kakuzu punches Crocodile, who turns into sand and seemingly blows away, only to appear behind Kakuzu. Kakuzu turns around slowly, and appears startled as Crocodile grabs him by the throat and smiles preparing to chuckle.
"KUHAHAHAHA," Crocodile laughs as he starts to dehydrate Kakuzu, the body loses the moisture and becomes like a husk. Crocodile chuckles and tosses his hand, dropping the Ninja's husk onto the sand.
Crocodile prepares to walk away, as a black creature falls outside Kakuzu's body from his mask, giving the Akatsuki member his life in some strange manner. Kakuzu rises from the ground, and glares at the Shichibukai.
"Earth Grudge Fear," Kakuzu snarls as he opens his mouth, and tendrils sprout from his mouth, and sharp tendrils emerge from his back, and covers him. Crocodile whirls around hearing Kakuzu speak.
"How are you still alive," Crocodile said with genuine shock, as Kakuzu releases a few tendrils in an attempt to impale the Warlord through the chest. Crocodile however, transforms into sand, the spears harmlessly pass through Crocodile