The third wheels of gaming
Knuckles Vs. Yoshi is a What If? episode of Death Battle.
Description[]
Mario Vs. Sonic! Which good pal of the main character will win: the Echidna or the Space Dinosuar thing?
Intro[]
Wiz: Ever since Mario & Luigi Vs. Sonic & Tails, we wondered if the third wheel's could fight each other.
Boomstick: Knuckles, the Red Echidna...whatever that is.
Wiz: And Yoshi, the Space Dinosuar/Donkey/Dragon/Koopa.
Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick!
Wiz: And it's our job to find out who would win a Death Battle.
Knuckles (Golden-Sans78)[]
Wiz: Knuckles the Echidna is a relitive of the Knuckles Tribe that first appered in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (or Sonic 3 & Knuckles).
Boomstick: The first thing he did? Why, punch Super Sonic SO HARD, the Chaos Emeralds feel outta him. Talk about a first impression!
Wiz: Dispite Sonic and Knuckles...less then friendly first impression...they both became good friends and rivals.
Boomstick: Knuckles is best at punching. Not as good as a Shotgun, but still pretty effective. He's strong enough to break solid steel, rock, etc.
Wiz: He's also very skilled at it, knowing all sorts of differant moves. Standered punching, uppercut, right and left jab, ground slamming, head slamming, and more.
Boomstick: Like most of his friends, he knows the spin-dash. He curls up into a ball, spins in place, then BAM! He goes really fast.
Wiz: Speaking of speed, Knuckles is also fast. While not as fast as sonic it's still impressive, as he is able to gather enough momentum to run up loop-de-loops.
Boomstick: There are two more moves worth mentoning, however: first is where he gives gravity the middle finger and f**king GLIDES! What?!
Wiz: He also can dig and climb using the spikes on his gloves-
Boomstick: -HOLD UP! Are we just gonna gloss over the fact that he can glide?!
Wiz: Yes.
Boomstik: Oh. OK.
Wiz: He's done some impressive things in the past. He has punched through solid steel, ran at about 100 MPH, held his own while fighting Sonic, protected the Master Emerald for years, and has defeated Eggman on his own.
Boomstick: He's not perfect, however. His biggest weakness is that, while not fully stupid, he's kinda gullible. I mean, if I had to count the times where he got tricked by Eggman to fight Sonic, it would take me a couple minutes.
Wiz: Plus, he's not as fast as Sonic. Far from it.
Boomstick: But overall, Knuckles ain't gonna chuckle.
(Starts showing clips from Sonic Adventure with the Knuckles Rap playing in the backround)
Yoshi (Metal Mario875)[]
- Age: Unknown, but somewhere around 24
- Height: 5'4
- Weight: Unknown
- T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas
Wiz: One peaceful, quiet night, a couple of storks carried six babies across the dusk, pre-dawn sky. These babies were six of the seven Star Children, all destined to do amazing things in their lives.
Boomstick: Among the seven was a hero, a coward, a fruity damsel, Herambe the dead meme, a tyrannical turtle, a greedy anti-hero, and finally, an abusive dinosaur. Quite the bunch, huh?
Wiz: However, as the six babies were taken by their respective storks to their rightful homes, an evil Magikoopa by the name of Kamek flew in at blinding speeds, claiming the babies as his own. He aimed at taking the babies to his king, Lord Bowser. Bowser intended on taking the children's powers and ruling the universe with an iron fist. If it weren't for a horde of Yoshis, the turtle would have succeeded, too.
Boomstick: And what we're here to tell you today, is how a certain Yoshi fights. The seventh Star Child, give it up for THE ABUSIVE DINOSAUR...!! What...? Nobody believes me that he's abusive?
WIz: Forget it, Boomstick. Let's cut to the chase.
- Threw an enormous, complete metal egg hundreds of meters into the background
- Can Ground Pound with enough pressure to flatten a building-sized Goomba
Boomstick: The guy eat an enormous metal Shy-Guy, turned him into an egg about 4x his size, then threw him hundreds of meters into Bowser's face during the Yoshi's New Island final boss. Using Yoshi's height as reference, the egg is about 52 inches tall, 48 inches wide and 52 inches thick. Using that, we get about 36809lbs! Or, about 18 TONS! Whoo!
Wiz: And due to the enormous arc and relative ease Yoshi did it with, we can say he could do MUCH more. He could also Ground Pound foes, such as Goombas, that have become building-sized thanks to Kamek's magic, flattening them completely!
Boomstick: I'm starting to feel worse and worse for Baby Bowser... Yoshi's so evil.
- Faster than the Mario Bros.
- Black Hole Boogie, anyone?
- Kept up with Bowser in Mario Party 2, 5, 8 and 9
Wiz: Yoshi has been confirmed as one of the fastest Mario characters--
Boomstick: --WIZ!! Save his best feats for last, damn it! Anyway, he escaped a black hole in Mario Party 6, making him FTL+! However, most would call me out and say this is a hunk of junk, and cannot be used.
Wiz: In which case, I would bring up the fact that Yoshi kept up with Bowser during the events of Mario Party 2, 5, 8 and even 9! ALL of which are games where Bowser and everyone else had to deal with black holes for storyline! STORYLINE!
Boomstick: In other words, it's very valid.
Wiz: But then, Yoshi's best feat--being confirmed as one of the fastest Mario characters. This would put him above the jacks of all trades--Mario and Luigi. Both of which could keep up with, fight just as fast as and react to Bowser during the events of Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, the latter even having Yoshi in it!
Boomstick: Not only could Bowser fly to the center of the universe in seconds during SMG1, but in SMG2, he tagged Starship Mario with his meteors. Starship Mario can cross entire worlds--as in universes due to Lubba saying you must travel through space-time to go to unknown worlds--in ten seconds. It takes 91 billion lightyears to go from one end of the observable universe to the other. So, every second, Yoshi is capable of traveling 9.1 lightyears.
Wiz: So, uh, yeah... MFTL+. Fuck, Boomstick, does your mind work like lightning, or something?
Boomstick: What do you mean?
Wiz: It's almost like, one brilliant flash... and then it's gone from the universe.
Boomstick: ...Good question. I dunno.
Wiz: I expected as much.
(Cue ~ Bowser's Galaxy Generator)
- Launched Raphael the Raven into space, turning him into a constellation
- Fought Bowser during the events of Mario Party 2, 5, 8 and 9
- Fought Megahammer with Mario
Boomstick: After being launched into space over the course of 8 seconds and slamming face-first into the moon, Yoshi fights Raphael the Raven, and... launches him into space... And turns him into a constellation... Damn, he is evil! DON'T YOU KNOW WHEN TO CEASE YOUR MADNESS, YOU CRAZY DINOSAUR?!
Wiz: It was quite the overkill... Anyway, turning him into an entire constellation would require power around Multi-Solar System Level. However, there are greater feats Yoshi has. For example, he fought Bowser in the events of Mario Party 2, 5, 8 and 9, all of which Bowser survived a black hole in after his defeat. So, Yoshi has power matching black holes--Solar System Level+.
Boomstick: And now, for his two high-end feats. He defeated Bowser during the events of Mario Party 5, correct? The Dream Depot turns the dreams of all citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom into universes--and Bowser outright stated and showed he was going to ruin, or, destroy all the dreams--including Future Dream, which was outright stated by both Misstar AND Mario Party 5's guide booklet to be an entire universe--thus, a Universal+ feat for Yoshi!
Wiz: Oh, but don't think it ends there! Yoshi also fought Megahammer with barely any help from Mario, who, granted, was still there. However, Megahammer was powered by a Grand Star--and just one of those powered a generator in SMG1 that completely annihilated the universe. Chalk that up, two Universal+ feats for Yoshi.
- Stated to have a high I.Q. even when overwhelmingly young
- Can drive karts, motorcycles, etc.
- Right when he came out of his egg, he already he knew how to walk and talk
Boomstick: In Yoshi's Smash trophy description, it's stated that the dinosaur has a very high I.Q. even when extremely young, which is quite interesting.
Wiz: This is backed up by the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, where Yoshi pops out of his egg, and already knows how to talk and walk.
Boomstick: And finally, Yoshi knows how to drive karts and motorcycles... He may be evil, but damn, that's cool!
- Skill: High
- Ground Pound
- Headbutt
- Egg Throw
- Egg Shield
- Energy Manipulation
- Megastrike
- Digestive System
Wiz: Yoshi has fairly high combat skill, able to combat Bowser at times, but not exactly to a Grade A extent. He has the ability to fight, like with kicks, headbutts, and his tail, but he's not the most skilled in the franchise. Pretty far from it, actually.
Boomstick: However, he has some special skills, such as the Ground Pound, where he slams his ass downwards with re-entry force, which he did in Sunshine! Then, his most used tactic, a headbutt, which he uses excessively often and is one of his strongest attacks.
Wiz: Yoshi specializes in using eggs to his advantage. He can pull eggs out of nowhere and throw them at foes to harm them, or he can form an egg around himself to shield from attacks. The shield can be broken however, and if it is, will momentarily stun Yoshi. He also has Energy Manipulation thanks to Sports Mix and Mario Party 9! These games have him form a hockey stick of pure energy to smack foes with, and he can form it into several spheres of energy to throw at foes, which also homes in on the foe. Plus, his Megastrike, he delivers a blow capable of splitting a metal soccer ball into six, sending it flying down with re-entry speeds and force, and, well, to its target.
Boomstick: Finally, his digestive system. Yoshi can extend his tongue about 15 feet and snatch up anyone--or anything--he desires. He'll then swallow it whole, and turn it into an egg. If the foe is weak, like Shy-Guys, they're stuck, and can't get out until Yoshi scrambles the egg. If strong enough, they can bust out.
Wiz: Yoshi's tongue is able to grab even fire itself, hold it in his mouth, and then shoot it back at his foe. Heck, he can grab even Spinnies, spiked creatures, and propel them forwards as a projectile!
Boomstick: With this ability, he's sure to be an annoying foe to actually beat.
(Cue ~ Color Splashed Rainbow Road)
- Panics fairly easily
- In some media has Phasmaphobia
Wiz: Yoshi still isn't perfect, however. He competently panics anytime a rider is knocked off his back, and in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, was scared of ghosts, having Phasmaphobia.
Boomstick: But, the evil bastard can still kick some ass, albeit not as well as he normally could against ghosts...
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"I know! We should team up! Come on! Hop on my back!"
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Pre-fight[]
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. Let's settle this debate once and for all.
Boomstick: Fuck yeah! It's time for a DEATH BAATTTTTLLLLLEE!!!
Death Battle[]
The Sun's burning pillar of light flashes by the camera, reflecting a swirling column of sunlight. The camera panned downwards, and zoomed towards an mysterious island. The camera seemingly teleported next to a giant gem, slowly scrolling upward, examining every inch of the gleeming gem.
It finally reached the top, revealing a crimson animal, of sorts, with large gloves that sported two spikes springing from them. This was Knuckles, and he certainly doesn't chuckle.
All was quiet and peaceful...
SLAM, CRAAAASH!![]
"Wha--?" Knuckles threw himself upward, panning his vision across the landscape, observing every inch for some sort of change.
"Hmm... I guess there's nothing..." Knuckles mumbled, and chose to lie back down, his arms propping up his head. He closed his eyes once again, to relax...
ZOOOOOOMMMmmm...!!![]
(Noises halt)
"Okay, someone's there." Knuckles acknowledged, somersaulting off of the giant gem he dedicated his life to protecting. He began walking out towards the entrance of the shrine to get a better view.
"UHH, HEY YOU RED GUY! HELP!!" A mysterious--but mechanical--voice shouted out.
The Master Emerald suddenly began emitting a bright, green light.
"Wait... THERE'S A CHAOS EMERALD NEARBY! HEY, YO--wait... Where'd he go?" Knuckles freaked out briefly. Omochao had vanished out of thin air.
Knuckles looked to the left, and caught sight of a green flash out of his perepheral vision. Quickly rotating his head on an axis, and his body mimicking the move soon after.
"He probably has something to do with this. HEY, COME BACK HERE!!" Knuckles shouted, and chasing the weird green creature. He soon arrived at an incline, and caught sight of the dinosaur. He'd brought a shard of the Master Emerald with him to make sure he could find his target. And sure enough--it gave off a piercing aura.
"Hey, you! What did you do with Omochao?!" The scarlet echidna demanded from his adversary.
The creature, confused, cocked his head.
"Okay... let me ask this again. Where did you put the robot? And where's the Chaos Emerald?!"
"That green, shiny melon? A robot had it and took it from me."
"It's NOT a melon... so what... did you eat it?"
The dinosaur nodded. Knuckles began steaming--quite literally.
(Cue ~ The Supreme Ruler of the Nine Heavens)
"Okay, dino breath. COUGH IT UP!!"
"No! Not when you're being mean like that!" Yoshi turned tail and began to walk off. Knuckles shouted out in anger and darted forward, striking Yoshi--luckily in the shell--sending the dino toppling forward, also shattering his shell saddle.
"If you won't give it back peacefully," the crimson echidna began, now adjusting his stance, "Then I'll FORCE it out of you!"
Yoshi jumped back to his feet, now gritting his teeth in anger, and entering his own stance. Bold, red letters then flashed across the screen quickly revealing,
Knuckles then ran forward, throwing out a flurry of punches, each one Yoshi successfully dodging. Eventually, Yoshi ducked just in time, and sweeped Knuckles out from his feet--
"OH NO!" (It must be done)
--Yoshi then threw out a headbutt, bashing into Knuckles' back and sending him sprawling forwards.
"OH NO!"
As Knuckles sailed through the air, he eventually approached the ground, and punched it, shoving his spikes into the ground and halting his flight.
Knuckles quickly grunted, and punched the ground, an explosion erupting from teh ground and the hill beneath them cracking into two.
The startled dinosaur stumbled forwards, then backwards with the swaying motion of the island. And seemingly appearing out of nowhere at all, almost like a powerful zephyr, Knuckles threw out a punch, colliding with Yoshi's face, an explosion enveloping it, and sending the Yoshi flying backwards--
BAAAAAMM, SHATTER SHATTER SHATTER!![]
Breaking the sound barrier, Yoshi blasted through multiple pillars of stone--"OWOWOWOWOW!!"
Racing after his foe, Knuckles slammed into the ground, resulting in the green dino being flung into the air.
"RRAAAGHH!!" Knuckles shouted and, as Yoshi fell, sent a powerful punch into the dinosaur's back, sending him jeting forwards and flying into a forest section.
"Ughh..." Yoshi, slightly whoozy, had split vision and stumbled for a brief moment, then regained his senses. He then caught sight of a massive gem close by.
(Music fades out quickly)
Yoshi then ran towards it.
Looking through the forest, Knuckles scanned for his opponent endlessly.
"Where'd the chicken go...?"
BOOOOOOoooommmm... RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!![]
"Oh, freaking fantastic... Now what?""
The altitude began lowering, and the air pressure heightened.
"Are we... FALLING?! No... THE MASTER EMERALD!!" Knuckles trembled with just the thought, and blasted off to the emerald's aid.
(Cue ~ Striking The Demon Down)
Upon arrival, Knuckles witnesses the final shard of the Master Emerald being crushed by a foot. Said foot belonging to none other than Yoshi--who Knuckles now hates with a burning passion.
"You... You shattered it... all of it. I... failed..." Knuckles fell to his knees for a few brief seconds, before striking the island, erupting in an aura of anger.
"RRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUHHHH!!"[]
The island began falling with tremendous speed. Knuckles dashed forward, the crumbling island he once called home motivating him to destroy this imposter. Throwing blindless punches, Knuckles wanted none more than for Yoshi to perish.
The dinosaur swiftly dodged each one of the punches, and managed to land an egg into Knuckles' face.
"OH NO!"
Yoshi then threw out two kicks, the last blasting his foe back, slamming into a wall--
"OH NO, OH NO--GAH!!"
Knuckles picked himself up, the dinosaur racing in out of nowhere and throwing a punch--
BLAST!![]
Knuckles ducked.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!!![]
An uppercut from the echidna sent the dino soaring upward, crying out in pain. Knucklesd jumped into the air and bashed Yoshi's gut with both fists, sending the latter blasting through a multitude of trees and rock before halting. Yoshi, struggling to his feet and grunting in pain as he rose, seen his foe gliding through the air.
"Here buddy, how about--" --Knuckles spun midair into a ball-- "--THIS?!"
Knuckles sunbk through the air like a literal ton of steel.
"WHAAH!" Yoshi shrieked, and rolled in his egg, narrowly dodging a fate of death. The scarlet echidna slammed into the ground, drilling right through the dirt.
Yoshi felt relieved for about two seconds; this is when the dirt next to him began rupturing, and the echidna busted out, rising with a massive rock in his hands.
"RRHAAA!" Knuckles shouted as he threw the rock at his foe. Holding out his hands, the dinosaur then spawned a glowing hockey stick of pure, blistering hot energy. Coiling it back, the dino swung it, slicing the massive boulder in two.
Suddenly, Angel Island began shaking ferociusly--it was about to make contact!
"WHAAH!"
"OH NO!"
(Music Stops)
CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSHHHhhhh...!!!!!!!!!!![]
Unknown Destination...[]
Light peeked through the blurry vision of his sight.
His muffled hearing didn't help either. Knuckles was alive, but discombobulated, and in uncharted territory.
He sighed. He WOULD find the dinosaur if it was the last thing he'd ever do. So, he took a step forward--
BAAM![]
"OH NO!"
Taking a blow to the gut, Knuckles skidded back several meters before stopping. It was Yoshi.
They were BOTH alive.
"Okay, you have officially evolved from someone I hate to someone that needs to die. LET"S GO!!"
Knuckles then curled up into a spiky ball and dashed forward, streaking a red blur behind him. Yoshi then jumped up and encased himself in an egg, and blasted forward as well. The two then collided, the sound of razor attempting to slice through steel is then heard--the grinding of two metals.
SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!![]
Finally, Yoshi broke through Knuckles' Spindash, sending him floating slowly through the air, Yoshi already behind him. The latter then quickly turned and did a backflip, also kicking his red foe into the air.
"OH NO!"
Knuckles flew through the air, without any control, and then fell back towards the earth.
Yoshi then formed a sphere of energy, and threw five balls of energy, each one blasting Knuckles in sequence--
"OH NO, OH NO, OH NO, OH NO--GRRRAAAHHH!!"
Knuckles tanked four blasts, then punched the fifth, sending it flying back from whence it came.
"WHAAH!" Yoshi cried, and encased himself inside an egg.
BLAST--SHATTER!![]
Through his attempt to defend himself, Yoshi's egg shield broke, causing him to stumble backwards, dizzy.
Knuckles landed on the ground, punched the ground--three rocks springing into the air--and then punched the three rocks, sending them jeting towards Yoshi.
BAM, BAM, BAM!![]
"OWOWOWOWOWOW"
Yoshi was sent sprawling backwards, and then face-first into the dirt. Knuckles learned not to let his foe run, and darted forward, preparing a punch--which caught flame. Yoshi struggled to his feet, just to be on the receiving end of a flaming punch--"WWWHAAAAHHH!!"
Yoshi was sent sailing through the air, smashing head-first into a stone wall. Yoshi forced himself out, turned and due to Knuckles' distance--being extremely close and running towards him--Yoshi threw out his tongue, snatching up Knuckles.
"The he--?!" Knuckles questioned, before being gulped down whole.
"Oh, so now you're going to eat ME?! Well, I'm no normal snack, bub! Prepare for one HELL of an indigestion round!"
Knuckles then jammed his fists into Yoshi's throat, causing him to choke.
Cough, wheeze, cough cough. Yoshi struggled to cough his foe up, and finally succeeded.
"You like that?! Well, how... about... awww, I'm covered in drool! And I smell horrific!" Knuckles complained. Yoshi, now recovering from terrible indigestion, ran forward and threw a headbutt, striking Knuckles right in his gut, knocking the literal wind out of him with an--
"OH NO!"
Knuckles was sent flying through the air, and Yoshi finally caught up and kicked him higher into the air.
"OH NO!"
Knuckles, in the air, tried to think of an idea. He then punched downward, soaring downwards and drilling through the ground once more. Yoshi jumped back. He knew what Knuckles was trying to do this time. He scanned the ground around him, and when nothing happened, Yoshi decided to ground pound until Knuckles came out. And so, Yoshi began to do just that.
Meanwhile, underground, Knuckles then noticed that parts in the ground began caving in. If he didn't hurry, he'd be buried alive!
"Damn you..."
Knuckles then dug straight up, very quickly. Yoshi kept slamming the ground, not noticing the ground's condition anymore, when--
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!![]
Knuckles landed a powerful, spiralling uppercut, shooting Yoshi like a bullet. Knuckles dashed away, and began running in circles, Yoshi coming straight down towards the circle he was running. Yoshi slammed face-first into the ground with a grunt, and looked up to see Knuckles running circles--
OH SHIT!
(Music Stops)
The ground beneath Yoshi then collapsed, the dino falling to his apparant doom.
"Heh. Not as tough as you thought you were!"
Yoshi then pulled out an egg as he fell, and threw it.
The egg flew straight upwards, hitting a cloud with an arrow on it. It then changed direction, flying to the right.
Knuckles turned around and stopped chuckling.
The egg then hit yet another cloud and flew downward, then hit yet another conveniently placed cloud and flew to the left.
Knuckles turned around--
WHAM!![]
"OH NO!"
Knuckles then fell down the hole as well by stumbling backwards, egg shell all over his face.
Yoshi then landed atop a mushroom, looked up, and seen his foe falling as well. Yoshi then jumped along the mushrooms, and Knuckles then began gliding.
(Cue ~ Final Hours Metal Remix - Skip 1:51)
Yoshi then took aim with his eggs as he ran, and began throwing his eggs, attempting to blast his foe out of the sky. The red echidna then grunted with frustration. He desired nothing more than to quash his adversary.
Knuckles ducked under one egg, finally, coming dangerously close. Knuckles decided that it's time to finish this.
He flew at his opponent, tackling him and sending the two plummeting into the unknown. Conveniently, the two landed right on a platform surrounded by lava. This was it. Yoshi then began firing spheres of pure energy, which Knuckles repeatedly kept nullifying with his punches. He ran at Yoshi, who dodged backward and threw an egg, which Knuckles ducked under. Knuckles then threw a flaming punch, and Yoshi countered by forming an energy-fueled hockey stick. The two clashed, sparks of flame and energy.
TZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTX--SLICE!![]
"Gah!!! Oh... no..."
The first blood was drawn, a slash across Knuckles' chest. This enfuriated him, him shouting to the top of his lungs and punches the ground with all his might.
Major rumbling flooded the air, and the lava burst upward. Yoshi and Knuckles then threw one last blow at one another--flaming punch VS energy. The sparks and light illuminated the battlefield--or perhaps that's the lava.
The lava the blocked out the view, and a slicing noise is heard, followed by a gag.
(Music Stops)
The Surface...[]
Suddenly, the ground began cracking...
A spike then peeked through...
Could it be??
Knuckles' arms then emerged!
And then a figure burst from the ground! A... green dinosaur...
(Music trips up, and stops)
Knuckles' arms stayed, planted in the ground. Yoshi sighed, and held his stomach as it growled.
"I'm hungry..."
K.O.!![]
Yoshi walked towards a jungle to find some fruit, while the force beneath the ground forced Knuckles' bloody corpse to the surface, slamming face-first into the ground.
Results[]
Boomstick: Oh, finally! The "oh no"'s stoped! Thank god!
Wiz: While Knuckles had the Strengh advantage, Yoshi had pretty much everything else. He was faster due to out-running Kamek on his broom, for one thing.
Boomstick: As for smarts and experiance, Yoshi had been doing this stuff for years, and was pretty smart even as a baby! Plus, he can ride cars.
Wiz: To top it all off, he can tank hits from Bowser, Kamek, pretty much anyone in Yoshi's Island, and even a large living piece of cotton candy-wait, what?
Boomstick: Looks like Yoshi stole Knuckles chuckle.
Wiz: The winner is Yoshi.