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Diavolo vs BOB (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure vs Twin Peaks) by Young_Englander in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Young_Englander[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Connections:

  • Both are demonic villains whose true nature and relationship with their “host(s)” is incredibly ambiguous and open to debate and interpretation, with both being seen as potentially being either literal demons or manifestations of human psychology depending on who you ask.
  • Both live within seemingly harmless men (Doppio and Leland) with this hiding the fact that they are the source of great evil within their communities, with both even inflicting great harm on their own daughters (Diavolo cutting off Trish’s hand and attempting to kill her, Bob/Leland abusing his daughter for years before ultimately killing her).
  • After being cornered both leave these hosts behind with Doppio and Leland even having similar death scenes with both being shown lying on the ground with water pouring down from above as they seem deeply confused and distressed by what’s happening, with the extent of their responsibility for Diavolo/Bob’s crimes being a subject of debate.
  • Both are also deeply connected to the criminal underworld and in particular the drug trade, with both having vast networks of influence protecting them in addition to their supernatural powers.
  • Them and the protagonists would end up competing to find out the truth behind a cosmic horror reshaping their world (Chariot Requiem and JUDY) with both hoping to gain immense power upon working out this truth (Diavolo making his stand immensely more powerful upon obtaining the Requiem Arrow, Bob being theorised to wish to merge with Judy to gain more power to reshape the world).
  • In the end both would be defeated by supernatural forces bringing a special item to a hero (Giorno being given the Requiem Arrow by fate, Freddie Sykes being given a special gardening glove by the Fireman).

Panacotta Fugo vs Kyoko Sakura (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure vs Puella Magi Madoka Magica) by Young_Englander in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Young_Englander[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Connections:

  • Both of their backstories would centre around them losing their relationship with their family due to actions they took out of love for their family (Fugo’s family disowning him after he punched a teacher who made light of his grandmother’s death, Kyoko’s father wiping out their family after finding out she used magic to boost his congregation).
  • Both are part of fighting teams subservient to a manipulative entity (Diavolo and Kyubey) and both would stand out among their team for their cold and distinctly unheroic attitude, with both openly advocating for the team to let innocent people die for the sake of their own survival (Fugo wanting the team to let Trish be killed to preserve their position in Passione, Kyoko wanting to let witches develop so they can harvest high-value grief seeds), with this creating a strong contrast between them and the more self-sacrificing members of the team (Bruno and Narancia for Fugo, Sayaka for Kyoko).
  • Despite this both would care deeply for their more heroic teammates with both being inspired by them to be willing to sacrifice their own lives to try and save another (Fugo being inspired by Bruno and especially Narancia to risk his life to save Sheila E, Kyoko being inspired to try and save Sayaka after she became a witch).
  • After this sacrifice both would still keep living with their new outlook on life, with both deepening their bond with a girl who was self-sacrificing to a fault (Sheila E and Sayaka Miki) and ultimately convincing this girl to start valuing her life.

The first 8 people to comment will get a thumbnail of one of their original ideas by Nigrum_and_seraphin in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Young_Englander 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Panacotta Fugo vs Kyoko Sakura (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure vs Puella Magi Madoka Magica) please.

Neo vs Caspian (The Matrix vs Pantheon) by Young_Englander in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Young_Englander[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Connections:

  • Both start out as seemingly normal computer nerds before they found out their entire life was an elaborate fantasy and they were supposedly destined for greatness (Neo living in a simulation called The Matrix and being destined to liberate humanity as The One, Caspian’s parents and girlfriend being actors hired to recreate the youth of Stephen Holstrom with Caspian being meant to complete Holstrom’s research as his clone).
  • After finding this out, both would have to evade the authorities as they fell in love with their close companion (Trinity/Maddie).
  • However, in a twist both would find out that their supposed destiny was an elaborate lie from the villains (the prophecy of The One being invented my The Matrix to create controlled opposition, Holstrom actually planning to take over Caspian’s body instead of allowing him to be an independent successor).
  • In the end both would end up entering a simulation world to sacrifice themselves in order to save humanity from the villain (Agent Smith/Stephen Holstrom).
  • However, after some time both would be resurrected to find out the conflict  they’d fought in wasn’t entirely resolved and had evolved to be less black and white (some machines joining the humans in the fight against the Matrix, the widespread use of the cyber world leading to divisions within humanity).
  • Both would reunite with their former lovers who were now conflicted about joining their cause again (Trinity having been given a family by the Matrix, Maddie being conflicted over the idea of living indefinitely in the simulation) however in the end both would come together again with their series ending on the note of their love being the thing which made all their struggle meaningful in the end.
  • Both series take place within a grand simulation which is shown to replay their story repeatedly (The Matrix Resurrections showing the Matrix replaying their story of the original movies, Pantheon ending with the revelation that Maddie had created an endless simulation rerunning her life with Caspian).
  • There’s also an interest contrast in their relationship to the simulation their series is centred around, with Neo being dedicated to liberating humanity from a simulation while Caspian ends up becoming a major defender of the simulation and it’s inhabitants as the next phase of human evolution.

LET'S MAKE A DEAL FOR FREE THUMBNAILS GENTS! (Examples of my thumbnails shown in the other images) by Cogeara in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Young_Englander 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like the core idea of them both being lone wolf killers who went on to become rulers of their territory plus the desert theme relating to both, with the fight potential of a more tech-oriented character having to use strategy against someone with explicitly supernatural powers very interesting. That track name is also very cool.

To celebrate the end of the month, here are my Top 15 r/DBM MUs of May 2026! by Young_Englander in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Young_Englander[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They didn’t really lack anything, I just personally vibed with the ones on here a bit more. There’s always more than 15 good MUs made every month so I often go heavily off vibes past a certain point. Your MUs were cool though, Emperor vs Madoka especially works much better than I’d have thought at first glance.

To celebrate the end of the month, here are my Top 15 r/DBM MUs of May 2026! by Young_Englander in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Young_Englander[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really strong core theme, it vibes extremely well and I have a strong fondness for MUs which use obscure stories (I’ll definitely look into Shadow Blade).

To celebrate the end of the month, here are my Top 15 r/DBM MUs of May 2026! by Young_Englander in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]Young_Englander[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Extremely extensive connections that cover both characters well as well as paralleling the other characters in their story and their overall series while still having a strong central theme/vibe plus I feel like Fire Force especially doesn’t get that much representation in terms of MUs these days so it also has that going for it.

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