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The only thing it has going for it is MK vs SF rivalry and even then said rivalry ain't even much these days and has jackshit for connections
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Death Battle Season Eight Discussion Thread (2) (All-time Death Battle Spoilers Alert)
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Shao Kahn is more well known to a general audience than Raoh is so that's something that can make him more enticing to use.
Honestly I think it could go either way, Shao is more well known and SF vs MK used to be big thing (Not so these days, but the rivalry was there for a while), but Raoh has better connections and would work better with Akumas fighting style, plus while he isn't as well known as Kahn it's not like he's a nobody. I'm leaning more towards it being Shao Kahn, but I wouldn't be that surprised if they use Raoh.
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You got nothing better then low level troll shit? It aint even funny
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Last time they had SF via Ryu (which was by them > Akuma) at 450 megatons with point blank bullet dodging
If they change a little more, speed would go up, AP depends if they have anything better then island feat, given Oni is shown they might go with his volcano feat
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Isnt season 8 the season of most requested matches basically, if Akuma vs Shao Kahn is more requested there is that then, but if they feel like Akuma deserves a better opponent to get him back, Raoh could be switched with
After all Carnage and Venom were given better opponents then their most requested ones, which gave us two franchises people didnt knew much about
After all Carnage and Venom were given better opponents then their most requested ones, which gave us two franchises people didnt knew much about
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That's True
Back in S5 when it had a similar theme Raven,Ultron and Carnage fought different opponents than what most wanted
Carnage fought Lucy when others wanted him to fight Mercer and Darth Maul
Raven fought Twilight when she had Scarlet Witch and Jean Gray
Ultron fought Sigma when most wanted him to fight Brainiac
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Plus with Carnage they wanted to save Mercer for better, its unlikely we will see Akuma a 3rd time any soon vs Raoh, when more are in line from fighting games to debut
Also Shao Kahn can be saved to fight Nightmare from Soul Calibur which have a lot more connections between them, Nightmare deserves redemption too after fighting Guts
Also Shao Kahn can be saved to fight Nightmare from Soul Calibur which have a lot more connections between them, Nightmare deserves redemption too after fighting Guts
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Shao Kahn should fight Iskandar.
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Here the connections between Shao Kahn vs Nightmare i gave in previous thread months ago, some are copy pasted:
-both wanna conquer their respective worlds
-are the iconic big bads of the series, whom didnt debut as actual characters till the 2nd game
-they want souls to consume them and grow more powerful, they have other characters whom they make get these for them and arent entirely loyal to him
-both of them wear helmets which only till later on you could have them off to show whats underneath
-their titles have been taken by others before (Nightmare had a different host after Siegfried wasnt anymore, even became its own thing with no host at one point and Kahn title was taken by those like Kotal and Kitana)
-they both use giant weapons that are iconic and was used by others before (in soul calibur other characters got a hold of the sword before or after, in mkx on a stage you could use shao kahn hammer as interactive from environment)
-nightmare and shao kahn in their latest games have opposing armor in colors, nightmare has blue and silver themes, kahn has red and gold themes
-both of them have one of their arms as non human in nature, nightmare is pretty much evident, kahn in mk11 has one of his almost reptilian like scale from what we see
-both have met their demise a couple times against the classic main character of their series
-they both have their opposites that they fought before and got defeated by them (Raiden for Shao Kahn, Siegfried/Soul Calibur for Nightmare/Soul Edge)
-broken final bosses (Shao Kahn is self explanatory, Nightmare is mainly via Night Terror which was a cheap final boss in Soul Calibur 3)
-both wanna conquer their respective worlds
-are the iconic big bads of the series, whom didnt debut as actual characters till the 2nd game
-they want souls to consume them and grow more powerful, they have other characters whom they make get these for them and arent entirely loyal to him
-both of them wear helmets which only till later on you could have them off to show whats underneath
-their titles have been taken by others before (Nightmare had a different host after Siegfried wasnt anymore, even became its own thing with no host at one point and Kahn title was taken by those like Kotal and Kitana)
-they both use giant weapons that are iconic and was used by others before (in soul calibur other characters got a hold of the sword before or after, in mkx on a stage you could use shao kahn hammer as interactive from environment)
-nightmare and shao kahn in their latest games have opposing armor in colors, nightmare has blue and silver themes, kahn has red and gold themes
-both of them have one of their arms as non human in nature, nightmare is pretty much evident, kahn in mk11 has one of his almost reptilian like scale from what we see
-both have met their demise a couple times against the classic main character of their series
-they both have their opposites that they fought before and got defeated by them (Raiden for Shao Kahn, Siegfried/Soul Calibur for Nightmare/Soul Edge)
-broken final bosses (Shao Kahn is self explanatory, Nightmare is mainly via Night Terror which was a cheap final boss in Soul Calibur 3)
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I don't care who Shao Khan Faces as long as its not Akuma
also yes Nightmare better
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Just gave the connections so others can read and see about it too, they dont have anybody else as far as im concerned from my knowledge regardless and you bring returning characters and the first vs between those franchises too
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I'm pretty sure Kahn literally can't win. Even if you make him stronger, he would absolutely pick up Soul Edge.
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It’s gonna be Akuma I’m betting
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Should Akuma be not fighting Raoh, let us at least hope Raoh fights Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Sengoku Basara).
Madaraizen, Shaokuma, Diocard, Korrey... Salt sea ice cream tastes good.
And totally unrelated but... How good is Scott Pilgrim coming to die to Travis Touchdown anytime at Season Eight or Nine?
And do we need to wait till Season Nine (by then Pokémon Arceus is out) and still not see Pokémon again? (Like they dare to skip Shulk vs Lightning when Xenoblade is out)
Madaraizen, Shaokuma, Diocard, Korrey... Salt sea ice cream tastes good.
And totally unrelated but... How good is Scott Pilgrim coming to die to Travis Touchdown anytime at Season Eight or Nine?
And do we need to wait till Season Nine (by then Pokémon Arceus is out) and still not see Pokémon again? (Like they dare to skip Shulk vs Lightning when Xenoblade is out)
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No not really.
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It matters Kahn wins or not? This season was full of stomps or unfair battles, if you got connections, its good to go
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Fair, sorry
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Not a complaint, just an observation.
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Travis has Jack Cayman
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Also, on the topic of Korra, some of y'all really need to figure out what a Mary Sue is.
It's not just a buzzword that means "Poorly written female character"
It's not just a buzzword that means "Poorly written female character"
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Isnt Marry Sue basically character with no real work put into their capabilities gets OP and they are bland?
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That DOES sum up Korra...
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basically part of that
Korra morseo got her ass kicked and get called a joke of an Avatar
Rey the only one who actually fit the definition of it
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You could say that, you could also say that most mary sues don't have character flaws to overcome or don't have to struggle much at all in the story
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The term "Mary Sue" is based on a Star Trek fanfiction character of the same name. Overly Sarcastic Productions made a great video on the topic.
Long story short, while being good at everything with minimal or no explanation is part of it, another is being beloved by almost everyone in-universe minus the villains (And even then usually respected or feared by the villains). It's also not a term inherently exclusive to female characters.
Korra literally has an entire arc about her failing, and while Rey is a poorly written character she's certainly gone through plenty of struggles despite having more power than she reasonably should. Batman (When he's poorly written) is probably more of a Mary Sue than Korra or Rey.
Long story short, while being good at everything with minimal or no explanation is part of it, another is being beloved by almost everyone in-universe minus the villains (And even then usually respected or feared by the villains). It's also not a term inherently exclusive to female characters.
Korra literally has an entire arc about her failing, and while Rey is a poorly written character she's certainly gone through plenty of struggles despite having more power than she reasonably should. Batman (When he's poorly written) is probably more of a Mary Sue than Korra or Rey.
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I remember reading that fanfic; all the men fell in love with her, all the women wanted to be her (or be her friend) and when she died literally everyone was mourning her to the point it felt like the end of the universe.
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like wat exactly
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It felt like the end of the universe because someone died? Geese that sounds incredibly stupid.
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i mean
i guess it was kinda hard to get luke to train her
and then luke stopped too i guess
Anyways, the point is, nobody (Except Kylo Ren) really likes Rey in a way that seems unnatural or unreasonable given her interactions with them.
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Yup in the rare case someone does kill their self insert OC it has to be overly dramatic with a "noble sacrifice" cliche followed by all the established characters being permanently "shaken" or "affected" by the OCs death.
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Did they buy light Fang for naruto last time?
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Yes
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So, it's gonna be another Ichigo vs Naruto, but either has legit win cons that can snag them victory. Hmm.
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Pretty good to me, for sure it will be miles better than Korra VS Rey.
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Literally only have one connection Imao. And it’s not even a good one, **** even Goro vs Machamp had better connections. Also if you want to say “oh well they use soul destroying attacks” Akuma raging demon never destroyed the soul.
I’m legit gonna be mad if it Shao Khan
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