It’s a showdown of two Nintendo heavyweights! King K Rool, the King of the Kremlings form the Donkey Kong games, and Midbus, Fawful’s loyal lackey from Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story. But who will win?
Prelude[]
Wiz: Bowser has had his share of fights on and off Deathbattle.
Boomstick: Yeah! Though he can’t beat two plumbers, he’s beat Midbus in Bowser’s inside Story. And he beat K Rool before as well.
Wiz: Well, we’ll analyze these two big guys’ stats, strengths, An day other features to see who would win in a Deathbattle!
Interlude[]
King K Rool[]
Boomstick: Here we have our first competitor, the King of the Kremlings himself, King K Rool!
Wiz: King K Rool is a crocodile who is the king of the Kremling Krew.
Boomstick: And he’s fat as heck!
Wiz: Yes, Boomstick. Point made. Anyway, he first appeared in the 1994 game, Donkey Kong Country. Since then, he appeared in many later Donkey Kong games, and was considered to be the archnemesis of Donkey Kong and the other Kongs, along with a memorable Nintendo villain.
Boomstick: Yeah! He made it to Smash after all!
Wiz: One thing that make ab K Rool a fan favorite is because of his all of his disguises. He has his king appearance, which he will body slam and even use his crown as a boomerang.
Boomstick: Well, talk about using what you have on head!
Wiz: After that, he has also taken on the disguise of Kaptain K Rool, who is armed with a blunderbuss that propel him, shoot cannonballs, gas that can freeze, make you move slowly, or disorient you. He can also turn invisible! His next disguise is as the mad scientist Baron K Roolenstein, which he has a propeller pack An day a remote that operates teslas. He even built a robot, KAOS, from his wife’s pots and pans.
Boomstick: Man, I imagine he’s in no rush to get back to the misses after that one.
Wiz: He also built a laser weapon called the Blast O Matic, and took on a boxing nickname, King “Krusha” K Rool.
Wiz: Almost like Rocky K Rool.
Wiz: In this disguise, he can, along with punching, produce waves by slamming the ground on his butt, throw his gloves like a boomerang, and turning invisible.
Boomstick: Yeah, definitely not part of your average boxing rule set.
Wiz: His most drastic action was probably when he turned giant with one of the five Crystal Bananas. He was able to shoot fireballs and slam the ground with great force. Along with that, meteors and strong wind are effective around him.
Boomstick: Isn’t that ripping off Bowser a bit?
Wiz: Not really. Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber, the game this is featured in, actually was released in 2006, 3 years before New Super Mario Bros Wii.
Boomstick: Interesting.
Wiz: Just as last mentions, K Rool is able to deflect attack with his stomach as a move in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Also, despite his reptilian heritage An day great strength, K Rool is considered to be intelligent, as he has set traps and fake endings, and built technology. Lastly, despite his large build, he can also be quit quick on his feet. His downside is that he is kind of bumbling and not very sane.
Boomstick: One thing can be said, you’ve gotta be tough to take on DK!
Wiz: Indeed. But let’s look at our next competitor.
Midbus[]
Here’s Midbus! The rotund pig, armadillo... thing.
Wiz: Midbus is, for the most part, the lackey of Fawful in Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story. He never actually fights the Mario Bros, but is fought by Bowser multiple times. He has even been described as Bowser’s opposite, as he has differing aspects from Bowser.
Boomstick: Huh, would have thought it was Dark Bowser.
Wiz: The first time Midbus and Bowser fights, Midbus only wins because Bowser is weakened by a bug due to a trick from Fawful. However, Bowser is able to beat him multiple other times, until Midbus’ final defeat at the handsome of Bowser, where he is succeeded as Bowser’s enemy by Dark Bowser shortly after.
Boomstick: Rather fitting that he is name Midbus, because he is a mid boss.
Wiz: As for Midbus’ abilities, he is able to roll into a ball and roll into enemies, similar to a fictional armadillo. He also is able to perform an aerial attack when rolled.
Boomstick: We can certainly say he would roll with the punches.
Wiz: When he is fought later, Midbus is able to swing a wrecking ball while spinning himself. He will come in close to attempt to clobber the enemy, and then gain distance before launching it.
Boomstick: You spin me right round, baby right round, like a record baby right round round round.
Wiz: he also is healed when he eats food.
Boomstick: So, he’s an eater.
Wiz: he also uses a belly flop attack. He will either gain altitude until he lands on his target, or near his target, causing seismic waves. Midbus is also able to use a powerful uppercut by inflating his stomach by inhaling air.
Boomstick: Almost seems like Kirby.
Wiz: Now here is Midbus’ most powerful form: Blizzard Midbus. In this form he has ice abilities. He forms a snow bolder that he will use to bulldoze opponents, but there is a Bobomb in the snowball which, when hit, allows the snowballs to be destroyed. He is also able to spawn Snawfuls, which resemble Fawful, but are snowmen.
Boomstick: Do you wanna build a snowman?
Wiz: When these Snawfuls heal him, he will attempt a roll attack while the Snawfuls hurl snowballs, which cause the person to become sick. He will also throw snowballs himself, whenever he jumps up, and throws some as he isn’t hanging from a bar-like object. Once again, these snowballs cause those who are hit to be sick. Afterwards, he will slide across an icy floor, and land a powerful punch on his enemy.
Boomstick: Talk about a cold reception.
Wiz: Overall, Midbus not very bright, but he is very strong, seeing as he fought Bowser. Well, I think it’s time to start the fight.
Deathbattle[]
King K Rool was in his throne on Crocodile Isle. From off in the distance, a large object seemed to be flying with rockets. As it flew closer, it appeared to look like Bowser’s Castle.
“What does that oversized turtle want now,” K Rool said to himself as he observed it.
Just then, the flying castle came to a halt in the middle of the ocean. K Rool saw something emerge onto the roof of the castle from the monitor in his castle. However, it was not Bowser, but a strange creature, with a hog’s face, bull horns, an armadillo back, and a plump, bipedal body.
“Lord Fawful is new master!” The creature called out. “Surrender your island!”
“I don’t believe I will be!” King K Rool replied.
“Fine. I fire this weapon. I destroy you!” the creature said. From atop the castle, a large cannon emerged. King K Rool saw this. He leapt out of his castle to the roof. The cannon fired a boulder, which flew through the sky towards K Rool’s Castle. King K Rool caught the boulder, and tossed it into the ocean.
“You chucked the boulder. Now you fight me!” the creature shouted. “Oh, on the contrary!” King K Rool called back maliciously. “I have a weapon of my own to show you!”
K Rool leapt back into his castle. Once in his chair, he pressed a few buttons. From a hollow point in his castle, the Blast O Matic began to crackle with electricity. K Rool laughed maniacally as the Blast O Matic blew the castle to pieces. As the dust parted, it revealed that small figure was flying with the creature to the shores.
“Klump, watch the throne,” K Rool said. “I will go to meet our visitors. K Rool reached the shore. The small being and the creature reached the shore. “Greetings, crocodile being!” the small being said. “I am Fawful! This island will be mine! It will be as easy to take as cheese sandwich!” “Let’s just see about that,” K Rool said.
“I have much to complete, like large conquest sandwich! Midbus!” The large hog creature came to Fawful’s side. “Keep the crocodile being busy, Midbus.” At that, Fawful flew off, and Midbus came to fight K Rool.
Fight![]
King K Rool threw his crown at Midbus. It flew over his head. “You missed,” Midbus said. “Oh, did I?” K Rool said. The crown came back like a boomerang, whacking Midbus over the head. King K Rool chuckled, his hands spasming in a crazed manner.
“Muh muh muh!” Midbus said. He then tucked into a ball, and rolled towards K Rool. “Where have I seen this before? Oh right, my Armys,” K Rool said. As Midbus rolled towards King K Rool, King K Rool pushed his stomach out. The rolled up Midbus collided into K Rool’s golden stomach, and bounced off, tumbling back into some trees.
Midbus untucked just in time to see King K Rool belly flop him. K Rool came off of Midbus, who was temporarily discombobulated. Midbus then tucked into a ball, and jumped into the air. He then burst down, colliding into K Rool’s head. K Rool growled in pain, and his now dented crown fell to the ground. Midbus then tucked into a ball again, and collided into King K Rool. K Rool was able to hold for a bit, but was still discombobulates by the blow to his head, and was knocked into the ocean. “You are weak, most weak,” Midbus said walking to reach Fawful.
But he did not make it 15 feet before K Rool, now dressed in a coat and pirate hat, and armed with a blunderbuss, emerged from the ocean.
“Fight later. We are done,” Midbus said.
“Oh I believe we are just getting started!” Kaptain K Rool said menacingly. He pulled the trigger of his blunderbuss, and fish popped out. “Oh, one second,” he said. Then, he fired again, this time with cannon balls shooting from the nozzle. They each hit Midbus straight on the face. Midbus grunted in pain as each shot connected. Midbus tucked himself into a ball to resist the shots. However, when the cannon balls ceased, K Rool shot out a blue mist that froze Midbus in contact. Midbus shook himself for a bit until he broke free. But just then, he was hit with a purple mist shot from K Rool’s blunderbuss.
Midbus stumbled around. He could not figure out right from left, left from right. He was disoriented.
K Rool vanished. Midbus looked around. Just then, a blow to the face knocked him over.
“I’ll just let you figure yourself out for now!” King K Rool said as he boarded the Flying Krok. “Yar har-har har!”
With that, he flew over towards a small castle on a hill. “You won’t get away with this!” Midbus shouted.
The powder’s effect’s wore off, and Midbus rolled to the castle at the hill. He broke open the door, and landed inside. He looked around. Just then, he was shocked by some Teslas around him. “Muh muh,” He said in pain. From out of some curtains, K Rool emerged from a secret room. This time, he was wearing a lab coat and black gloves, and had a black haired wig. “Ah, how do you like my machines?” Baron K Roolenstein said.
“Shocking, right? Oh, right, of course it would fry your tiny mind to comprehend them But not as much as this!” He said, laughing maniacally as he flew up with his propeller pack. He pressed a button on a controller he was holding. Another surge of electricity surged from the Teslas. They shocked Midbus for a prolonged period of time. Midbus roared in pain. When the electricity ceased, Midbus collapsed on the floor.
Just then, Fawful flew in. “Crocodile being! You should wait to give an ouch sandwich to Midbus! It would be more fun for the show!” “Show?” King K Rool asked incredulously.
Just then, Midbus’ limp body began to float. Fawful moved from the room on his hover craft with Midbus in tow, and flew over to King K Rool’s castle.
Something was not right. “Hey! Get back here!” K Rool shouted at Fawful. He took to the skies with his propeller pack, and pursued Fawful.
When he reached his castle, there was an arena with Fawful face emblems everywhere. In the crowds, Kremlings were praising Fawful and his “shows.”
“What is the meaning of this redecoration?! What is this insolence from my Kremlings!!” K Rool yelled through the arena. He was so furious, he was roaring. All throughout the audience stands, the Kremlings fell silent. Brainwashed or not, they still feared the consequences of K Rool’s wrath. “It’s King K Rool,” a Kritter muttered in shock.
Fawful flew down to the center of the ring, and announced, “Citizens of this crocodile island! I give you the big event tonight! The delicious main course! King K Rool vs Midbus! I have chortles!”
At the other end of the ring, Midbus was fed some doughnuts. He was then healed of his previous injury, and appeared ready to fight. “So it’s a fight you want,” K Rool said. “Well...”
K Rool leapt up to the rafters. Spotlights shone on K Rool, who was coming down to the floor on a chain. “I best be in the right attire!” King “Krusha” K Rool said, for K Rool was now wearing a crown, and was dressed in a blue boxing outfit, shoes, and boxing gloves. He landed in the ring.
The fight began. Midbus grabbed a wrecking ball, and spun at rapid speed towards King Krusha K Rool. K Rool dodged the swing, as a result, Midbus spun back from K Rool. K Rool held his gloves up to protect his face. Then, Midbus flung the wrecking ball. K Rool’s defense slipped up at that point, and the wrecking ball collided into K Rool’s gut.
The blow knocked K Rool on his rear end and he skidded into the net. Midbus leapt up, and bounced on his stomach, advancing towards K Rool. But just as Midbus was going to belly flop K Rool on the last bounce, K Rool looked up. As Midbus was about to land on him, K Rool threw his boxing glove like a boomerang, which knocked Midbus onto his back. A tusk fell loose from Midbus’s face.
K Rool got up. Midbus, having got up, advanced towards King K Rool. As Midbus came closer, he inhaled air, and his stomach expanded. Midbus prepared an uppercut. K Rool then prepared to punch Midbus in the point he saw was weakest: the expanded stomach. Their punches collided at their targets. While Midbus landed his uppercut, K Rool landed his gut blow. The two large creatures flew back. K Rool landed on his rear end again. There was a bloody patch in his mouth from lost fangs. Midbus skidded back, kind of winded, his missing tusk bleeding still.
Midbus leapt up, heading backwards out of view. K Rool got up to see Midbus rolling in a ball at high speed towards K Rool. However, K Rool jumped up, slamming into the ground with his butt shouting, “Heh! Krool!” The seismic waves from the butt slam disrupted Midbus’ rolling, and he unrolled on his stomach, face planting onto the arena floor.
K Rool chuckled menacingly, and he went invisible. Midbus got up, and looked around. Then, Midbus was punched off of the ring, tearing through the net.
K Rool reappeared. The audience cheered. He punched twice with his gloves. “Yeah! Thank you!” King K Rool said enthusiastically.
Fawful flew down to the center of the ring. “Crocodile King!” Fawful said. “You have been like a bad trick from a magician’s hat. But this midnight snack will finally finish you off. But first, I will give him the power to do so!”
Fawful whipped a laser pistol out from his cloak. He blasted the area outside of the ring where Midbus had fallen. A blue glow appeared outside the ring, and the air got a chill. K Rool looked at it, his bloodshot eye analyzing the sight of the blue glow carefully.
Suddenly, Midbus jumped onto the ring. He was now a bluish color, sporting a crown, and a thick coat of fur covered his back.
“Now, you taste defeat,” Blizzard Midbus said. “I think there will be a much different outcome,” K Rool said maliciously. “Or in dumb creature speak: You loose, Muh Muh Muh. Ready, youslop-slurping simpleton? Be careful, I’m strong.”
Midbus snorted angrily, his teeth bared as he beat his stomach. He jumped up, and a snowball materialized beneath him. It began to spin quickly, but K Rool saw the Bobomb. He punched it with his punching glove, and Midbus stumbled back on the boulder. The Bobomb detonated, and Midbus fell down.
Midbus got up, rather angry. He jumped into the rafters. While hanging from a bar, he threw snowballs at K Rool. K Rool ducked to avoid one, but was hit in the back by another.
The Kremling King started to feel cold as more hit. He sneezed, and and started to stoop low.
Ice formed, and Midbus slid at high speed towards King K Rool on the ice. Midbus’ fist collided into K Rool, knocking him straight through the wall of the castle. They landed onto a platform outside.
King K Rool skidded across the platform. Midbus stood over King K Rool. “You feel the fire. The fire of the Blizzard Blast. Now you sleep! You loose!” Midbus said.
K Rool twitched for a bit, then, he got to an uneasy stand. “N-no,” He said through shivers and shuddering breaths. “Th-this... i-is... my finest hour!” He grinned maliciously, and he grabbed a crystal banana.
K Rool began to glow, and increased in size. When the glow ceased, he towered over castle, and was submerged from his legs-down in the ocean around the island. The boxing attire was gone, and his stomach was shining. The sky was red, and meteors fell from the heavens. “I WAS SAVING THIS FOR DONKEY KONG, BUT YOU WILL DO JUST FINE,” K Rool boomed. “NOW, YOU WILL BE NO MORE!”
Midbus looked up in horror as K Rool’s massive form glowered over him. K Rool shot fire balls at Midbus. The fire burned Midbus’ flesh, and Midbus fell to the ground. Midbus looked up with pure resentment as K Rool’s massive hand maneuver overhead. “You stop me, but you never beat Lord Fa-!” Midbus said before K Rool’s hand smashed him, along with part of the castle.
K.O.[]
The Kremlings came out from the arena, and the brainwashing faded. “Hail King K Rool! Hail King K Rool!” they all chanted repeatedly.
Fawful flew to K Rool. “I see your power, but now you have placed the mustard in the sandwich of your defeat! Now, you will meet the Fawful of Fury!”
The End?
Results[]
Cue Gangplank Galleon (Super Smash Bros Ultimate Remix)
Boomstick: Well, looks like K Rool has made ground pork out of Midbus.
Wiz: Though Midbus has been able to hold his own against Bowser (without any power boosts), King K Rool has fought Donkey Kong, who, punching down the moon aside, has launched K Rool with a punch; K Rool hasn’t survived that each time, and has even fought the other Kongs, including 5 of them at one point. That’s not to say Midbus was not strong enough to be a proper fight.
Boomstick: But though Midbus’ strength, King K Rool has strength to match Midbus.
Wiz: But it was not just strength that mattered. Even when Midbus got the upper hand, K Rool hadn’t an advantage that Bowser did not necessarily have: intelligence. K Rool could think ahead of Midbus and set traps for him. Midbus, along with lack of intelligence, more relied on trying to fight head on.
Boomstick: But of course, K Rool don’t play like this that.
Wiz: Even with the Blizzard Midbus form, when K Rool used the Crystal Banana, it was all over for Midbus.
Boomstick: So Midbus received a rather K Rool fate: a royal beating.
Wiz: The winner is King K Rool!
Trivia[]
- I mentioned K Rool loosing against Bowser as a reference to Bonbooker’s Bowser vs King K Rool.