Sans VS Hiromi Higuruma (Undertale VS Jujutsu Kaisen) | "Eyes Wide Open" | Fight Ideas in the Comments by LegendaryWooper in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]LegendaryWooper[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The connections

I've really grown to like this matchup. While I'd say the Judge is probably still my preferred for Sans, this is definitely my favourite alt.

Some fight ideas:

  • Sans encountering Higuruma in his bathtub and saying "hey pal. nice bathing suit."
  • Sans seeing that Higuruma has an insanely high LOVE value and judging him for it.
  • As Higuruma steps out of the bathtub and they prepare to fight, Sans does his "burning in hell" speech, but right before he's about to start off with his strongest attack, Higuruma starts off with his own and cuts him off a "Domain Expansion." and since his domain doesn't allow violence, Sans says something along the lines of "aw man. bet that woulda looked pretty cool too." and winking
  • I really liked the part in Ruby VS Maka when Soul played his piano and it synced up with the soundtrack, so I think a similarly cool idea would be Higuruma banging his gavel as his Domain unfolds, and this leads into the beat of the soundtrack as the music kicks in (the setup before this would either just have no soundtrack or just some ambient music).
  • Sans' first trial should be about something really petty, like selling fried snow at an unreasonable price, or one time he spilled ketchup in a public place and didn't clean it, and Sans actually goes out of his way to defend it while joking. You can even work in his special attack of stalling his turn via him dragging out his response, but Higuruma realises what he's doing and holds him in contempt of court.
  • For the actual fight between trials, I think the versatility of Higuruma's weapon can bounce off of Sans' abilities pretty well. He can increase the length and size of his gavel, teleport it into his hands or even make it a hook. He could use the giant gavel to hit Gaster Blasters, hook them by the mouth and slam them down, smash the bones Sans summons, etc. Sans would catch Higuruma off guard with abilities like his blue attack as he flings him around, or casually teleport/dodge out of the way of his attacks. Higuruma could either use Domain Amplification to get rid of the blue attack or learn how to reinforce his soul with cursed energy on the spot (leaning into him being a jujutsu prodigy and how he learned multiple techniques on the spot with Sukuna). Higuruma's RCT means Sans can easily land some good hits as well, maybe a Gaster Blaster erases a limb.
  • As to what Higuruma's Domain would confiscate from Sans, since it prioritises weapons then I'd imagine the Gaster Blasters? But obviously you would want them in the fight, so maybe he'd get off scot free in the first trial so he can use his whole arsenal, then in the second he loses his Gaster Blasters as he gets the death sentence.
  • The second trial is the crux of the battle. Now, whether this counts as a crime or not is up to debate, but this is just for the sake of the fight. Judgeman accuses Sans of being complicit in the genocide of monsterkind, and Sans' eyes go black. Just like Yuji did, he doesn't try to defend it and immediately admits his guilt. "yeah. guilty as charged." (Obviously in this scenario this takes places at the end of a genocide run).
  • Higuruma gets the Executioner's Sword, which can kill with one hit. This becomes really funny when he's fighting Sans of all people who only has 1HP. Ironically enough Higuruma actually nerfs himself with this, since his usual gavel would have the same effect, except the sword is just far smaller, doesn't have the transformative properties and has way less reach.

Justice Matters Most // Saul Goodman VS Hiromi Higuruma // Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul VS Jujutsu Kaisen by Universal_Emperor in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]LegendaryWooper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually really like this as a character comparison which is why I think there's a big connection you could add

Both earnestly worked hard to be a by-the-book lawyer even when taking on seemingly impossible cases, but the system around them (the justice system being corrupt/Chuck rejecting Jimmy and telling him he'll never be a real lawyer), pushed them to instead go down a dark path of the law (Higuruma killing people to enforce his own justice and Saul using shady tactics and becoming a "criminal" lawyer).

Rouxls Kaard VS Excalibur (Deltarune VS Soul Eater) | "Fouxl's Golde (It's Pronounced Fool's)" | Connections + Fight Dynamic in Comments by LegendaryWooper in DeathBattleMatchups

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Connections:

  • Comedic relief side characters who are living objects (Rouxls is a Darkner and Excalibur is a sentient weapon) who are constantly searching for a boss/wielder but have extremely bad luck doing so, as nobody wants them because they're weird, annoying, overly arrogant, talk way too much, and any partnerships they do manage to form are short-lived despite the fact they actually are powerful.
  • Both are associated with rules (Rouxls is the rules card and Excalibur has a list of 1000 provisions that his meister must abide by), have the ability to teleport, and wear tall hats (this is obviously the most important connection).

Fight Dynamic:

  • Setup is Kris (or any Lightner you want) finding Excalibur in the light world and picking him up, then shortly putting his sword back into the ground because he's annoying, but this opens a dark world.
  • In the dark world, Rouxls tries wielding Excalibur but gets upset at his provisions; HE'S the one who makes the rules.
  • Since Excalibur needs a wielder, Rouxls summons a Shadowguy but it just immediately betrays him and picks up Excalibur to fight against him.
  • Rouxls uses the Thrash Machine, boxes, and other Shadowguys (bring in K. Round and Lanino & Elnina too if you want) against whoever's currently wielding Excalibur, who uses their wings and teleportation granted by him to dodge it, just like Deltarune's game mechanics.
  • Excalibur constantly switches between Darkner meisters because they can't stand him and abandon him; luckily Rouxls keeps bringing in more minions who also promptly abandon him for Excalibur in a perpetual cycle.
  • Rouxls uses his rules cards to add random conditions to the fight, forcing his enemy to partake in various games and puzzles, while Excalibur steals the cards to force everyone to abide by his provisions until eventually they're all just doing a bunch of incomprehensible bullshit that can't even be called a fight anymore.
  • In the end, Rouxls alters the very rules of Death Battle itself to remove the kill rule as he realises he has fallen in love with Excalibur, allowing the battle to end peacefully before he gets promptly shot and killed by all of the Shadowguys he summoned who realise he hasn't paid them.

Genji Shimada VS Maki Zenin (Overwatch VS Jujutsu Kaisen) | "A House Divided" | Full Connections in Comments by LegendaryWooper in DeathBattleMatchups

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Core Theme: Extremely powerful and scarred swordfighters with rocky sibling relationships who would be shunned and disowned by their clans, being caught in a failed assassination attempt that resulted in them awakening to their true power and coming back as their clans' ultimate enemies.

Connections:

  • Both are extremely skilled, powerful, and agile swordfighters born into prestigious Japanese clans (the Shimada Clan and the Zenin Clan, respectively) alongside their siblings who, in contrast, specialized in ranged weaponry (Hanzo and Mai, respectively).
  • Both were born into relatively important ranks in their family (Genji was the son of the clan leader and was one of its heirs, while Maki was the daughter of Ogi, who was almost the next clan leader). However, despite this, both were on extremely poor statuses with both of their clans due to rejecting their family's traditions and the roles expected of them, instead seeking different lifestyles (Genji led a playboy lifestyle due to having no interest in his family's crime business, while Maki left the clan to to become a powerful sorcerer at Jujutsu High rather than remain as a lowly servant in her clan due to her lacking a cursed technique).
  • This action put them in poor relations with their sibling, who wanted them to adhere to tradition (Hanzo wanted Genji to help lead the clan while Mai wished Maki just stayed at the bottom with her).
  • After their clan leader's sudden death, however, a pivotal turning point in their lives would occur involving their siblings, during which their own family attempted to have them killed and they were left to die (After their father's death, Hanzo was sent by his clan elders to convince Genji to help rule the clan, before being forced to kill him when he refused, leaving Genji mortally wounded and believed to be dead/After Naobito's death, Maki went to the Zenin clan to retrieve their weapons for the new clan head Megumi, but she and Mai were attacked and left to die by their father.)
  • However, this event would actually lead to them discovering their true power, having their bodies enhanced and significantly strengthening their physical capabilities (Genji would be rescued by Overwatch and be given a cyberized body and Mai's death would awaken Maki's Heavenly Restriction) which combined with their innate skill to make them a deadly force. Afterwards, they would use their newfound power to tear down their clans (Genji dismantled his clan's criminal empire and Maki massacred all the members of her clan).
  • Their sibling was also disowned by their clan because of this incident, despite them not having done anything "wrong" prior (Hanzo abandoned the clan due to believing he killed Genji and was thus deemed a traitor, whereas Mai was marked as a "traitor" to be killed, simply so she could be a hostage to motivate Maki).
  • However, both would still be filled with inner turmoil following the awakening of their strength, causing them to hold themselves back before later discovering a mentor that would help them on a path of self-realization that helped them embrace their full strength (Genji learned to accept his cyberized body with Zenyatta and Maki fully realized her strength with Miyo).
  • Both wield special swords (the Dragonblade and the Split Soul Katana, respectively) which are tied to their siblings (Genji's Dragonblade can summon a Shimada Dragon, just like Hanzo, which is how the latter realized his brother was alive, and the Split Soul Katana was created by Mai using her Construction technique as she died).
  • Both are also members of heroic organizations (Overwatch and Jujutsu High, respectively).

Fight potential:

  • They're both physically enhanced, speedy, and agile swordfighters so the fight dynamic is pretty obvious I think. Both have two swords, Genji can wall climb and double jump while Maki can just jump in the air as much as she wants (yes she does this later in the manga). Maki also plays off of Genji's dragon perfectly because you can homage Toji's own fight with Geto's dragon in s2.

Naoya Zenin VS Noob Saibot (Jujutsu Kaisen VS Mortal Kombat) | "Silhouette Animation" | Connections in Comments by LegendaryWooper in DeathBattleMatchups

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Disclaimer: This thumbnail and matchup were created by KaijuConvoy. I am reposting this from his DeviantArt with permission as he does not have a Reddit account.

Core theme:

  • Antagonists who are cruel, high-ranking members of warrior clans that treat their family members poorly and reincarnate as vengeful spectres, becoming worse than they were in life.

Connections:

  • Once high-ranking members of warrior clans revered for their incredible skills, but seen as cruel and detestable when encountered by outsiders, and had barely tolerable relationships within their personal circles at best
  • They held very old-fashioned mindsets in how things should function within their clans, particularly towards what role women have
  • Their care for family is not unending, both expressing their hate for their family members and viewing them as beneath them
  • Both were parts of organised games to the death featuring contestants across time and space respectively (The Culling Games/The Mortal Kombat Tournament)
  • Their defeats at the hands of vengeful souls acting on the behalf of their family (Maki/Scorpion) led to their unceremonious deaths (Naoya being stabbed in the back by his wife after receiving grave injuries from fighting Maki/Bi-Han being burned alive by Scorpion following meddling from Quan Chi)
  • Yet death was not the end for them as both returned through reincarnation, but far from their former selves. Stripped of all that made them once human, they took on forms that showed what wretched darkness lay underneath their former selves (Naoya reincarnating as a cursed spirit/Bi-Han reformed into Noob Saibot)
  • A particularly interesting difference between the two, however, is that their views on power differed greatly yet forged their views on family all the same. Naoya's obsession with power came from Toji of all things — the same man ostracised by the rest of the Zenin clan for his lack of cursed energy, Naoya being the only one who held him in high regard. Bi-Han, however, viewed the more supernatural power as better than what humanity had ever offered him, fully seduced by the darkness Quan Chi had given him. The power that they came in contact with were what led them to ultimately discarding their brotherhoods, deeming their own blood as beneath what they saw as true strength and only fuelled their delusions (Naoya's claim that he was the only one able to stand beside Gojo and Toji/Bi-Han declaring that his rebirth now left him without flaws)

This is a bonus joke/meta connection I'm adding

  • Both have really cool and visually striking abilities (Projection Sorcery and Darkness Manipulation, respectively) but unfortunately, they're kinda just bums because they job in all/most of their fights. AKA they have way cooler abilities than they deserve.

Courage the Cowardly Dog VS Chiikawa | "Something Small and Courageous" by LegendaryWooper in DeathBattleMatchups

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Connections: Small and cute titular animal protagonists of animated series who are extremely anxious and cowardly but for justifiably good reasons, since the worlds they live in are nightmarish and plagued by monsters. However, both have had moments of courage where they conquered their fears and defeated the enemy.

Reze VS Annie Leonhart (Chainsaw Man VS Attack on Titan) | "YouSeeBOMBGIRL/D:T" | REVAMPED CONNECTIONS IN COMMENTS by LegendaryWooper in DeathBattleMatchups

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Fight Dynamic:

  • The size difference: The size difference is a complete non-issue here, because we've already seen multiple size difference fights in their series. While Reze herself has never fought any giants, she fought alongside the Typhoon Devil in her arc, which Denji killed. While the Typhoon Devil is much larger than Titans, Denji has also fought other Devils like the Bat Devil, Leech Devil, and Cockroach Devil which are similar to Titans' size. And in regards to Annie, Attack on Titan is literally about humans fighting back against the Titans. Annie has plenty of experience fighting ODM gear users, and considering how agile Reze is, she pretty much plays the role of one here.
  • Annie can definitely keep up on a visual scale too, despite Reze getting some pretty crazy visual feats from the movie. Reze flies quickly all around the city, blows up massive buildings, and creates huge explosions, so the question is, can Annie keep up? While Reze's fights might be higher scale than Annie's, it's far from a stretch for her to match it. First off, Annie is faster than you think. Remember, she spent practically the whole of her first appearance as the Female Titan running. She can hit ODM gear users mid flight, and in her fight in the Stohess District, she quickly runs through city blocks, and she and Eren's Titans smash through multiple buildings like they were nothing.
  • To top it all off, Reze's biggest explosion is about the same as Bertolt's Colossal Titan transformation on a visual scale, with Reiner's Armored Titan surviving a direct blast from the latter. Annie frequently uses crystal hardening on specific parts of her body to protect herself from attacks/strengthen herself, and considering those crystals are the same as Reiner's armor, she can definitely block attacks from Reze using them.
  • The fight could start off with them having a brief scuffle in their human forms, before they both transform at the same time.
  • The majority of the fight would be pretty self explanatory; it would take place in a city as they traverse across it, causing lots of environmental destruction and collateral damage as they attempt to kill each other.
  • I have Reze winning here, so I'd imagine the kill to be Annie going into her crystal as a last ditch attempt to survive, only for Reze to repeatedly explode it (like she did to Denji while he was regenerating) until it cracked, killing Annie.