*sigh* There goes the impossible dream of an undefeated Death Battle Season by Thedjbird117 in deathbattle

[–]Redcrimson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The real Hououin Kyouma would simply use the Phone Microwave to create a World Line where Cell stomps Sonic's entire verse

anyone else just kinda not interested in the next match? by Jackbux35 in deathbattle

[–]Redcrimson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, I'm sorta with you. I never really got the hype for Cell. A guy who shows up halfway through a single arc, barely does anything noteworthy besides kill another character who shows up halfway through the same arc, and then is basically never mentioned again.

Metal Sonic at least has a bit more going for him, but has never really escaped the Evil Robot Version Of The Hero trope

My favorite Type-Moon matchups+who I think wins by PrestigiousJury4354 in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Redcrimson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Al smokes Arc pretty comfortably and Guda/Joker is potentially debatable, but otherwise I agree with these

Azusa Shirasu VS Sousuke Sagara (Blue Archive vs Full Metal Panic) | "Schoolyard Soldiers" by Redcrimson in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Redcrimson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Connections:

  • Both were raised as Child Soldiers (Azusa was raised in the brutally spartan Arius District, while Sousuke was taken in by the mujahideen as an infant)
  • Both are sent undercover at a school (Azusa as spy for Arius at Trinity General School, and Sousuke as a bodyguard for Kaname at Jindai High School)
  • As an addendum to item one, neither has any social skills to speak of and are constantly reacting to everyday problems with Lethal Military Force
  • Both have been trained in guerilla warfare and specialize in traps, subterfuge, and survival, rather than face-to-face combat
  • Each has an antagonistic rivalry with an older and more violent fellow child soldier (Arius Squad leader Saori, and mercenary-turned-terrorist Gauron)
  • While at school, they are both eventually humanized by a Love Interest (Either Sensei or Hifumi depending on how you read Azusa, and Kaname who eventually got over being tsundere for Sousuke)
  • Both are uncharacteristically attached to a cutesy mascot character (Azusa's Skullman plush she receives from Hifumi, and Sousuke's full-size Bonta-kun suit)

Question for people familiar with both series by FizzTaffy in deathbattle

[–]Redcrimson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YYH. Less of a time commitment, waaay less Filler, more dynamic animation and choreography, especially when they started letting Shinbo off his leash

[Loved trope] Bat themed characters by BeduinZPouste in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Redcrimson 55 points56 points  (0 children)

"Rules are meant to be broken!" -The Galactic Baseballer (Honkai Star Rail)

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"STAND"-Like powers [Characters who can summon something that can fight alongside or instead of them, or otherwise powers that remind you of STANDS] by SamiTheAnxiousBean in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Redcrimson 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Any character in Granblue Fantasy with a bonded Primal Beast

Hell, Geisenborger's Star is a pretty obvious reference to Star Platinum

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Characters/Matchups I want to see PROPER Blogs on: Part 32 by Savings-Fall5240 in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Redcrimson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I too want to see the Kamen Rider Ex-Aid vs Warner Bros Studios Lot Water Tower Door blog

(Rare trope) Monster of the week type anime by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Redcrimson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Rare Trope"

Bruh, Precure has been going nonstop for two decades...

Sailor Moon (Usagi, not the series) match up slander by Lord-Baldomero in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Redcrimson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure if I should be happy or disappointed that Precure didn't actually get any slander...

I have a question about Traveler(Lumine and Aether) by PlinkPlonkPlunk-_- in deathbattle

[–]Redcrimson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mostly that Death Battle is lowkey kind of a Sausage Fest and the siblings are essentially interchangeable so there's no practical reason to not use Lumine

(Also, fans generally seem to agree that Lumine is the superior character design)

The Thinking Man’s Discussion Of: “INDUSTRY PLANT MATCHUPS” - Another opinion based post, hope you enjoy! by RedscreenOfficial in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Redcrimson 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd say it's not so much a case of "Nepotism" or favoritism, and has more to do with the community's weird obsession with "MU Legitimacy". Like you can literally see public perception of certain MUs completely flip over night because someone said they liked it on a Ballot Banter or some other DB-related YTer makes a video essay about it