Black Adam VS Apocalypse (DC VS Marvel) | DEATH BATTLE!

[@bandfluffy]

A lot of people talk about how Death Battle characters would end up being friends instead of trying to kill each other. This is not one of those times.

[@benc.delacruz1813]

That statement honestly applies to all villain vs villain episodes.

[@DerexWolfheart]

english is hard i guess

[@fellowinternetstranger8700]

@@benc.delacruz1813 there are a bunch of exeptions but pretty much

[@topdawg2003]

Um who says that it's happened like 3 times And 2 times it was a joke. So those people are le stupid.

[@thememeking2825]

Honestly these guys would try and kill eachother the moment they even lock eyes

[@LorianOfLothric]

Fun fact: Black Adam once flew to the North Pole and beat up Santa because he wasn’t delivering presents to his land.

[@j.t8529]

Sounds very reasonable

[@josephsharp6221]

They better bring that up in the episode!

[@peterparquer1873]

Damn, no easy feat....Santa possesses significant magic-based powers also. This musta been before Lobo went there then, 'cos the Main Man cut off Santa's head after a brutal battle....😔

[@multiverse_media2023]

That sounds like something the Rock did, not Black Adam. 😂

[@Bob-wr4vg]

Based. Best king ever. He gets my vote

[@therenegade1096]

This man stomped Adams face with his boot and kept him alive long enough to witness the subjugation of his people and country, and then finally ended his life with his own power. What a savage ending.

[@gameuniverse5973]

Apocalypse gonna need someone too clean his boot since he probably not gonna do it by himself

[@kathyclark3752]

Yeah def top 5 most brutal deathbattle deaths

[@johndahlquist5404]

He should've made him his horsemen would've been a amazing insult to injury

[@АртурМилкович]

mmmmm

[@devildavin]

@@johndahlquist5404 Darkseid watching from Apokalypse: I like him

[@peteralvaro8652]

Black Adam's death was brutal. The last thing Adam saw was his city getting destroyed. The last line of " every thing you built will FALL" gave me some serious chills the first time I watched this death battle.

[@hollowmaskmaker100]

I immerse as the one I want to win intense fight only to get stomped and watch my city fall and electrocuted, savage

[@DC-tr5ih]

Adam would smash Enlil (Apocalypse). The Phoenix has escorted Enlil off the property before. Simply look at the beings Adam has erased for his people and look at Enlils.

[@Mister_Oddity]

Apocalypse was straight up just bullying Teth there bro. XD

[@thenitpickchannel9993]

I honestly knew Black Adam was gonna die when he pulled out the ring that early into the fight

[@kilmcm45]

Apocalypse is like Darksied and Granny in one.....he delights in the suffering of his enemies....at least until Marvel recently cut his balls off. Now he works for the X-Men....as the ref in a mutant death match......but, they use several mutants to resurrect anyone who falls so they can try again later. Mutants have a weird utopia where no mutant can die. It's in the newer comics over the last few years I think.

[@SuperSongbird21]

I'm honestly surprised there wasn't more monologing - both Black Adam and Apocalypse love the sound of their own voices something chronic.

[@superdogsam6230]

Especially Apocalypse, the dude has some really badass lines.

[@MarktheGreenLantern]

I agree

[@multiverse_media2023]

@@superdogsam6230 Thank Oscar Isaac for that.

[@joaquincarloshernandez9651]

​@@multiverse_media2023 Actually It's Wolf Williams Is The One Who Voiced Apocalypse

[@AugustoV8Cesar]

GEY

[@eevv2229]

The guy who provided Apocalypse’s voice is just amazing, He made Apocalypse sound like a true menace.

[@joemiller5119]

His voice reminded me of Vilgax

[@redlycan5064]

Wolf Williams is who voiced him.

[@Diainvcgtslover]

@@redlycan5064 thanks

[@pathofdragonsradio]

I just wish whoever did the sound editing for his voice didn't bury it so much. It's a fantastic performance regardless, it's just hard to understand him half the time. 🙃😁

[@iklantloin4593]

Really it sound really slurs to me hardly can i understand most of the words

[@johnyossarian1135]

Adam would have won if the fight was held in a jungle. Being played by the rock gives incredible levels of power in any tree filled environment. No way apocalypse can match that

[@Rensune]

Lol In all Seriousness tho, BA STOMPS. Don't know why DB gets it so wrong sometimes.

[@noneofyourbusiness2437]

@@Rensune Apocalypse with the Death Seed scales to the Celestials and the Phoenix Force which puts him at universal at minimum if not multiversal. So no. Black Adam absolutely does not stomp. I don't understand why DC fan boys get it so wrong sometimes.

[@Dark_Lord_of_Mustafar]

@@Rensune Nope Apocalypse has just to much HAX

[@XxKingCraZyxX]

@@noneofyourbusiness2437 I think because even though Comic powerscaling is absurd to it's core in it's nature, DC always kinda tries to one-up everyone else. That's why DC characters mostly win and they are butthurt when they don't. Simple clown behaviour lmao

[@kongmengyang1098]

Nah. It should've been during the Attitude Era in WWE. He would've hit Apocalypse with the most electrying move is ALL sports entertainment!!!

[@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478]

Of all the death battles I have watched, this one has the most brutal kill in my eyes. Apocalypse squashed Black Adam's face like a cherry, then gave him one last look at his country's demise before shocking his head to death. It's extremely brutal on both a physical and emotional level. It fits Apocalypse's character though, so I appreciate it.

[@binkssake5123]

Reverse flash! Was disgusting

[@myoghomwenigbinomwanhia3356]

Hulk getting his head ripped out by doomsday not a thing now?

[@myoghomwenigbinomwanhia3356]

​@@binkssake5123 maybe goku black had it worse than hulk.😅😅

[@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478]

@@myoghomwenigbinomwanhia3356 If it was just his head getting ripped off, that wouldn't be close. However, Doomsday did make that extremely brutal with all the punches.

[@myoghomwenigbinomwanhia3356]

@@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478 true

[@spaghettimaster9368]

Apocalypse ensuring the last thing Adam ever sees is his country and people being subjugated and murdered(the very thing he gained his powers to prevent) before killings him with his own lightning is definitely a top 5 kill in the series.

[@Iron_potato40k]

His head ws flattened first. He was probably braindead at that point anyway.

[@HealthGage0336]

What are the other 4?

[@indifference1015]

@@HealthGage0336 omniman breaking off Homelanders jaw.

[@blitz4779]

@@indifference1015 reverse flash dragging goku blacks face across the entire planet multiple, scrapping the entire front of his body off and then throwing him into the sun, causing a supernova While goku black is still alive

[@indifference1015]

@@blitz4779 another good one.

[@iambatsmurfette]

I love how there was no dialogue to start the battle. Just straight into the fight. I feel like that's exactly how these two would come at each other.

[@zoniken]

Eventually, I can't even understand what the hell they're saying.

[@assfuckerthejointpounder5834]

Yeah but didn't Boomstick raise his shotgun leg? And couldn't Black Adam just Lantern ring some armor that would make him Invincible to all attacks from apocalypse? The Lantern ring only needs for you to come up with an idea and the rain be charged and you be someone that is capable of wielding said ring and have this ring on while you are living, he should indeed be able to conceive the idea of a button that if you press it, and object if he touches it, a food if he eats it, possibly a syringe if he injects it, and a magic of such power that by using it then he would win the fight, as he would have the power to defeat apocalypse even if he does not know him by name? If you wish for a syringe at inject you with the power to do something then you have the power to do it regardless of if it's your brains computational power, political power, physical power, super powers, and if you where do you conceive a method for getting this to you then you should indeed have what it takes to win. We could wish for the power of 100 Black adam, 1 million black adam, but that would ruin the fight wouldn't it.

[@cmooney2749]

4:35 Can anyone tell me where I can find the comic issue name where it shows black Adam is resurrected by the people of kahndaq?

[@arevalones]

I dont think black adam would waste his time talking with someone who is invading his country.

[@zorgonpeterson698]

@@cmooney2749 He's resuurected by an extremist group called "The Sons of Adam" in Justice League of America Vol. 3 7.4 - Black Adam

[@strikingsarcophagus]

Imagine stomping a mans face in with your boot, keeping him alive just so he can witness as the entire civilization he's been tasked to protect is ended before frying him and tossing him off like fodder. By far one of the biggest flexes in Death Battle other than when Omniman only entertained a fight with Homelander to see how strong he was as opposed to ending him the moment the fight started

[@jackhamilton9604]

Omniman also "fought" Homelander due to Debbie being murdered

[@yourcollegedebt8384]

@@jackhamilton9604 Omniman may be a genocidal monster (and yes I do know what happens in the comics, shush), but he was 1000% in the right for toying with and bullying Homelander like he did. And that's only taking his murder of Debbie into account.

[@tigerclaw8775]

Black Adam did the same thing to Apocalypse in the end DBX!

[@idiotscampaigninc]

Yeah, this was definitely the most brutal fatality in Death Battle so far in my opinion. Others may be more gory, but you won't find another with this kind of pure malice behind it.

[@strikingsarcophagus]

@@yourcollegedebt8384 Bro mentally destroyed him and it was hilarious seeing him essentially devolve into an angry toddler the longer the fight continued

[@divine_dan0177]

Damn, I never knew Apocalypse was actually that powerful I mean he even managed to damage the cameraman

[@johnmozhui5630]

Yeah

[@darkhound7965]

Only his camera screen

[@DC-tr5ih]

Broke the 4th wall. Enlil (Apocalypse) has technology.

[@VoxTheUkrainianComrade]

Apocalypse in comic has ragdolled Celestials and Adam is way below Celestials plus Apocalypse is strong like Phoenix

[@niteknight2170]

He was way too downplayed in the movies.. Phoenix too. Could have been like a 6 movie event at least

[@ddubmomo]

Apocalypse is probably my favorite villain because whenever his plans doesn’t go the exact way that he wants it to, he gets all passive aggressive and runs away to pout. Even if he wins he’s like “nooooooooooooo! Storm was supposed to be standing on this side and Archangel was supposed to be standing on THIS side. You know, I put so much effort into my conquests and you guys can’t even-Just forget it. Forget it! Guess I’ll go take a nap or whatever…jerks…”

[@gameuniverse5973]

Apocalypse spends days making his plans of course he gets angry

[@maxlolbits2182]

He's like the coach that gets angry if the team doesn't do things their way even if they end up winning the game

[@William-Morey-Baker]

@@gameuniverse5973 *Decades he actually spent millenia planning, i just thought decades sounds better as a replacement for days

[@lincolnpascual]

@@William-Morey-Baker centuries. Lol

[@АртурМилкович]

mmm

[@RingoLoadagain]

I had a feeling Apocalypse would win, due to his sheer variety of powers. He also has one of the most badass lines in all of X-Men: "I am as far beyond mutants, as they are beyond you!" I wish the movie with him had been better but I don't hate it.

[@insanitysymphony9175]

He's also the same guy that saw the unmaker and said oh cool I'm gonna beat him then take his power by turning him on

[@Ardeleus]

@@insanitysymphony9175 what

[@CarolinaBlood704]

Comics > Movies

[@OmniGman]

90s X-Men cartoon Apocalypse had some of the most badass lines! Apocalypse - You are like waves and I am the rocks of the eternal shore. Crash against me and be BROKEN!!

[@dontmindme4197]

@@OmniGman that’s fire

[@loner1520]

"There is no freedom from me, only freedom through me" - Apocalypse

[@JIX9ISLER1986]

"I am the Rocks of the eternal shore.....crash against me and be BROKEN !!" -Apocalypse

[@73NSH1]

"Do what you must, for i fear no one" Damn 90's X-Men Apocalypse really was a good character

[@JIreland1992]

That might be my favourite line from Apocalypse.

[@JIX9ISLER1986]

@@JIreland1992 How Many Peoples Have Dreamed Of My End? You Are No Closer Than The Babylonians With Their Swords And Fire Sticks! hahahaha" -Apocalypse

[@grassh0pper]

I am the rocks of the eternal shore, crash against me and be broken.

[@maolenvinpelaez2199]

16:00 The Yellow Lantern Corps. represent the emotion fear, and for Adam to tell Apocalypse that “You will learn to fear me!” is a nice touch.

[@davidbritton5282]

The ironic thing is Apocalypse is immune to fear.

[@galanakagalactus903]

@@davidbritton5282 Apocalypse looked pretty scared to me in House Of M when Black Bolt turned him to dust with his scream. Although i don't think he had the death seed then.

[@spider-man5544]

@@davidbritton5282 and the most ironic is when all of black adam's chips were down he shouted shazam with fear

[@Vladit0r]

It also just doesn't damage apocalypse since he has no fear and the power of the ring is based on the fear of the person you use the ring on

[@Silverwind87]

@@Vladit0r Oh, you mean he couldn't have just gone back in time and cut off Apocalypse's arms?

[@seasawspeltwrong738]

Whoever animated the death scene needs a raise RIGHT NOW

[@TroyTyranitar]

I mean.. the 40 seconds of an actual fight.. 15:06 to 15:46... That was amazing TBH. the rest of it was pretty underwhelming. Generic robot pile on, puts on ring, generic high speed clash and then kaiju and the fight is over.

[@thechimichanga6914]

It was really brutal and badass, yes, but I can't help but think Adam should've had more stuff happen to him to kill him, considering that his healing power should be on par with Shazam, who was able to quickly and fully regenerate from being literally turned inside-out. Though I guess he was weakened by the end of the fight... 🤔

[@zis1317]

Facts

[@iklantloin4593]

@@TroyTyranitar Yeah I i preferred DBX fight way more NOT BECUZ who Won but how much BOTH Characters were shown

[@3rdreichball525]

Lol. Thats every dentist when your card is declined.

[@platinumdragonslayer6128]

What makes this fight even more awesome is how Apocalypse went the extra mile to torment Black Adam by letting him see his city burn before ending him at last.

[@jozen1098]

I thought he would get his patented Death Battle Second Wind

[@AuraBoiii]

Apoc: I will offer you a choice.. Adam’s face before death: 🤨

[@Raximus3000]

The guy is petty as hell, because his first love rejected him because of his looks he waited 50 years so he could mock her on her deathbed!

[@megafox3753]

@@AuraBoiii he said I never offered you a choice

[@pedrocampos691]

Shaewxo Shaewxqo.

[@AconWasHere]

The only part that could have made the animated part EVEN COOLER was if Black Adam DID say that last "Shazam!", but Apocalypses just raises his hand and absorbs the whole thing right before he stomps on him

[@JsunAlphaDream]

But he has to say the quirky funny haha 🥺

[@Sub-Zero-im7km]

@@JsunAlphaDream It's in character for current Adam to say that tho

[@D1ckCh33se42]

@@Sub-Zero-im7km Is it?(I don’t read DC comics) I thought they were just doing it just because “Funny quirky the Rock line ”

[@o-wolf]

Ironically mcmarvel are thinking of casting vin diesel as apocalypse.. making this imaginary matchup that much more exciting

[@lordtwubs8665]

@@o-wolf Marvel is doing Apocalypse? Hope they do a better job than fox

[@ColinoDeani]

"I am as far beyond mutants.. as mutants are beyond humans" - Apocalypse

[@multiverse_media2023]

Mutants are better than humans. We accept each other and aren’t racist jerks.

[@teamvjmckblah1436]

I am the rocks of the eternal shore. Crash against me and be broken.

[@BoozyBeggar]

"I am as far beyond Apocalypse as he is beyond humans." - Thor

[@nooneofimportance2110]

@@BoozyBeggar And yet Thor lost to Apocalypse in their first fight, and Thor had to come back around with a specially enchanted axe for a sneak attack for round two.

[@pedrocampos691]

Yeaahhhh.

[@jondw]

the moment it was mentioned that Apocalypse could just give himself any power he wanted, I knew the battle was already won. like yeah, Black Adam is a powerhouse but he has clear defined powers, so against a different powerhouse who can just give himself whatever power he felt like who at base could probably stand toe to toe with him AND has functional immortality? no contest

[@arnahunas4048]

“Never before have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with.”

[@code066funkinbird3]

Which part

[@jondw]

@@code066funkinbird3 specifically, it is mentioned about 11:16

[@ZenkiCoyote]

mitochondria is the powerhouse of a cell

[@Koda89]

In hindsight them giving Adam the Yellow Lantern ring appears to be their attempt to level the playing field against Apocalypse’s ability to give himself any power, because power rings are power rings regardless which emotion they channel, and can do whatever the user thinks of(it isn’t really capitalized on much but this effectively means all power ring wielders in DC are reality warpers), so able to give themselves any power vs ability to literally do whatever the user thinks of.

[@ChaoticHoly]

I thought this fight would be a lot closer. Didn't expect Apocalypse to literally curb stomp Black Adam. Hell, I expected Black Adam to get splashed with Apocalypse's blood and become his newest host.

[@EmperorDxD]

This is the outcome I suspected

[@zmpjacksoncomics2077]

I mean it's lighting and super insert lots human attributes here vs the most powerful mutant with celestial tech

[@Sephiroth144]

Well, almost; don't think there was curb employed- not many were left by that point.

[@187mako1977]

In the X men cartoon the xmen had to go back in time and stop him from being born to beat Apocalypse. Black Adam did better than I thought he would lol

[@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

At least Apocalypse _had_ a genuine weakness Black Adam could detect and go after. A lot of the curbstomps don’t even have that kindness for the victims involved. Either the stronger opponents HAS no such Achilles Heel to begin with, or it’s so out of reach in the context of a Death Battle as to practically be a non-factor.

[@justarandompurplefox3243]

These recent Death Battle episodes have been giving me a lot of appreciation for DC villains

[@danieldickson8591]

Many of them have been around so long for a reason.

[@sixcaspersson1649]

Black Adam is more of an anti-hero

[@yoda1485]

@@sixcaspersson1649 naw

[@Just_A_Dude]

@@sixcaspersson1649 Black Adam is more "It's Complicated." He's one of the many characters that have been pulled out of the Villain niche and given more nuanced roles that reflect the complexity of real life, where someone can do bad things for good reasons or good things for bad reasons. He's much like Magneto or Doom, in that regard.

[@moonjelly5]

Black Adam is probably my favorite super villain. I am not shocked at the result though.

[@9adam4]

So in DC, there's Darkseid who rules Apocalips, and in Marvel, there's Apocalypse who rules using Deathseeds.

[@traykato760]

Theres no way there actually power scaling this right I am asking questions as well

[@serzantkarotka399]

It would be interestinting to see them against each other,bur i think Darkseid would win

[@Jose-ne8hz]

nah. apocolypse cannot die. so he would win eventually unless darkseid removes him from reality with his omega brams@@serzantkarotka399

[@ArranVid]

The creator of Apocalypse, the character, was inspired by the older DC character called Darkseid.

[@analothor]

That's actually really clever

[@mas8705]

I know we sometimes use “curbstomp” to describe a death battle, but I didn’t think we would see a literal stomp that brutal. Part of me had hopes for Black Adam to win, but I guess I forgot the part of “absorption” which would have definitely helped Apocalypse come out on top with everything else he had. Oh, how the 90s are missed.

[@gameuniverse5973]

Apocalypse:ew i stomped on loser

[@li-limandragon9287]

@mas8704 Absorption is a hax power ask Rogue or Doctor Doom.

[@djaxeman2424]

Curbstomp is literally a wrestling move that was banned for being dangerous. Apoc using it was frankly poetic.

[@multiverse_media2023]

Time to rewatch the 90s X-Men series. Who’s with me?

[@shadowkhiz7455]

@@multiverse_media2023 Want me to bring the popcorn?

[@kryonight2869]

I know the ending is supposed to be brutal and tragic but I can’t get over how black adams smushed face is based on the rock eyebrow raise face.

[@gameuniverse5973]

It look like more to me like smashed watermelon

[@BumbleDoom]

I couldn't get over the intact regular ground supporting a cosmic american history x stomp under Adam's head.

[@biggyC]

He looks like a Muppet

[@tommygeorgejr2931]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@FOREEAL]

Cannot Unsee

[@markelcraig5042]

Intro (1:00) Black Adam's Rundown (1:34) Apocalypse's Rundown (7:31) Fight (14:23) Results (17:32) Next Time (20:09)

[@mlgrenegadeYT]

Much appreciated

[@dumsdayYT]

Thanks

[@cracked_cobe6144]

Thank you very much

[@manbenitez247]

Thank you lol

[@JackgarPrime]

Glad to see my boy Apocalypse getting some props! Despite being one of the biggest badass villains in the X-Men's rogues gallery, for whatever reason, in recent years he's been downplayed a lot. I do love that he became a regular recurring character in the Krakoa era of X-Men books, though.

[@nixx7912]

I’m sad we never saw a full story of Apocalypse vs the Hulks in Secret Wars or Apocalypse vs Nimrods in the Jonathan Hickman run Even if he lost (and he might not have) those would’ve been amazing to see in pen to paper

[@Gigas0101]

He's probably one of my all time favourite characters in X-Men, mainly because he's a hot mess with inconsistent writing.

[@li-limandragon9287]

@@jeffreygao3956 Nah as far as power is concerned Teth is a kid with a stolen missile launcher, Apoc is a veteran commando in a tank.

[@jeffreygao3956]

@@li-limandragon9287 No because they're both about the same age and besides, Black Adam has the strength and durability to match Superman, speed to match Flash, and can fend off Martian Manhunter's telepathy so En Sabah Nur's telepathy would just be a minor inconvenience.

[@Openreality]

He's one of the biggest threats that even the avengers contend with other than Ultron.

[@romeoaifesili5931]

I know he lost but let’s give props to black Adam, lying on his back, injured in a middle of a huge crater but used his last moments of mobility to curse his invaders and used his magic lighting to take down the giant apocalypse, sure it didn’t last long but you got to admit he went down like a badass.

[@morgantaylor84]

He sure went out swinging.

[@mr-fh2be]

Went out with his boots on; err, Apocalypse's boot on his face. I'll see myself out now.

[@damiendingus2539]

"Shot down in a blaze of glory." ~ Bon Jovi

[@AdamAddictL]

@@mr-fh2be *went out with Apocalypse’s boots on……his face 😂

[@flabbergasterisk]

Apocalypse didn’t even know that had the fight gone even a moment longer he was going to get turned inside out. There’s not many things in all of fiction that rival the Phoenix force, but a Lantern Ring worn by such an indomitable will as Black Adam would be a contender.

[@panini_jambon_fromage_du_9809]

Apocalypse : Impossible ! How can you be so powerful ?!! Black Adam : ITS ABOUT DRIVE ITS ABOUT POW- *Black Adam head being crushed* Apocalypse : Nah, just kidding xD (EDIT : Welp that was awkward, The Rock is not winning this season)

[@timtan852]

Apocalypse: HIS POWER LEVEL IS OVER 9 THOUSAND!!! AND IT'S STILL RISING

[@nuchitnilvarangkul5468]

How could Black Adam really win?

[@zacharie2334]

@@nuchitnilvarangkul5468 He outstats him easily.

[@justincalebdado5476]

I don't think there gonna use the rock version of black adam

[@tiagojohannes5920]

@@nuchitnilvarangkul5468 lol black Adam will flick apocalypse at the speed of light and kill him also destroying the earth tho

[@benc.delacruz1813]

… I was expecting a gnarly death, given that this is a villain fight, but I was NOT expecting that! Loved this episode, and it’s gonna be interesting to see the most broken version of one of the most popular fandom debates next time.

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

1:01 Intro 1:34 Black Adam 7:33 Apocalypse 14:13 Fight

[@stephenchenkeltrackel1269]

Ending of fight 17:20

[@stephenchenkeltrackel1269]

Ending of analysis 19:56

[@stephenchenkeltrackel1269]

Ending of video technically 20:19

[@TheDistantman]

I really thought Adam was going to win until DB reminded me about Apocalypse's ability to absorb other abilities. This fight was absolutely savage

[@perrufotrollin1749]

Same

[@Anni3sgotagun]

This doesn’t add up you can’t just absorb the power of Shazam it has to be gifted to you

[@r.a.s6410]

@@Anni3sgotagun to be specific. Apacolyspe can absorb energy infinately. So he did not take adams powers

[@joshuaharmon6684]

A trick I would use, if I was Apocalypse, would be to absorb/mimic the powers of all four of my horsemen, and every mutant I defeat to slowly expand my list of powers.

[@joneshugh]

So Apoc got an up grade??

[@sithlordkaeyl21]

As a Marvel fan, and an X-Men fan specifically, I was pretty sure Apocalypse was going to win, but I didn’t know that much about Black Adam, so I was ready for a good fight, and I wasn’t disappointed. Very good ending.

[@DedHedZed]

I was actually surprised. Makes sense though.

[@jonathancampbell5231]

Black Adam is somewhat comparable to Superman in terms of basic abilities (if a little bit weaker, but still strong enough to give him trouble) and is the evil / anti-villain counterpart of Captain Marvel / Shazam. He's probably a lot stronger and faster than Apocalypse overall and more durable, so it wouldn't have been surprising if he won this fight. But what Apocalypse has going for him is advanced super-alien tech and a great level of versatility, and ability to drain Black Adam's energies. If Adam knew what he was up against, he could possibly win by throwing him into the Sun or something, but this isn't a fight with knowledge or prep (and if it was, Apocalypse would be entitled to it as well, and he is MUCH better at planning than Adam is).

[@aaqilian5.085]

@@jonathancampbell5231 shut up

[@EvilpowerWarrior]

marvel side win this fight this time :v

[@Pack52022]

*To be fair this fight felt more like a slaughter from the beginning they touched tips*

[@drgonrasa]

Don't forget that Apocalypse was also proficient in magic, which were further explored in the recent Mutant comics. Which could've helped him in this setting as well if needed.

[@bobbymaycry9748]

The current X Men runs have been fire!

[@BlueHero45]

I wanted to say this as well, dude was a walking mutant book of magic. He wrote down a bunch of it for the mutants after he left with his wife. His Wife is even stronger!

[@danielmcphee2546]

wait he proficient in magic? When? I thought mostly technology he was into. I dont remember him dabbling in magic.

[@drgonrasa]

@@danielmcphee2546 Check out the recent Excalibur series, he always has been, just never really needed it.

[@bobbymaycry9748]

​@@danielmcphee2546 The details are questionable. But it's during House of X storylines. Apocalypse let himself be killed by an extremely ampt Rogue who absorbed him entirely. And apparently this was a goal to unlock his ability to use powerful magic when he came back. The limits of this are yet to really be tested, but it is another power to pull from his pocket.

[@AlfredoFilmGeek]

Apocalypse should change his name to James Gunn cause he just killed Black Adam

[@arnahunas4048]

LMFAOOOOOOOO

[@kintrickliddell8766]

Film Geek is a perfect name because it’s gonna be some geeky ass reason why this movie that was actually damn good isn’t embraced by the I read every DC comic book ever made crew first get a life second just watch the damn movie and enjoy something entertaining

[@MortalMarigold8]

Not your problem but I hate that your comment is at the top for me so I see it before fullscreening the video

[@tygersgm]

Bro it wasn’t that bad. Don’t know why people hate on this movie so much

[@antoinehicks2681]

Lol

[@adrianlujan4116]

The X-Men cartoon was the best version of him. He literally gave you chills.

[@luizpaulonm]

"I am the rocks of the eternal shore. Crash against me and be broken!" Thanos WISHED he had good one liners like that.

[@BassGSothertype]

Agreed

[@losnamerales3403]

"Apocalypse is eternal"

[@RootofYishay]

The voice actor was an excellent choice

[@djhov82]

@@luizpaulonm “I Am As Far Beyond Mutants As They Are Beyond You.”

[@boryslavw2504]

I haven't watched death battle in a while, it's cool to see how they incorporated 4 different art styles in this one.

[@plantgang8738]

I only saw 2.

[@mayonnaise3959]

I think you’re thinking of the popeye vs one punch man one. This one only has two

[@boryslavw2504]

@@mayonnaise3959 I saw 2 drawings for arms, pixelated, unique backgrounds and gore

[@arnaldoalange3869]

I saw Three 1. Sprite (for Black Adam, Apocalypse, Apocalypse's Bots, Etc.) 2. Drawing (they were some Drawing Moments like Black Adam's Death for example) 3. 3D (the City where they Fight)

[@burningghidorah7294]

@@arnaldoalange3869 The start and end with the comic panels

[@DTylerFultzVA]

This is by far one of the most brutal finishers in DB history. Getting your face stomped into a bloody pulp, and the last thing you see before you die is your beloved kingdom, which you have guarded for centuries--millennia even, burn and crumble under the tyrannical boot of the foe that has crushed you.

[@squirrel8185]

Omni man vs homelander was another pretty brutal one. And honestly one of my favorite death battles. Usually I like it when the fight is really even but it was kind of nice watching that absolute curb stomp 🤣

[@tomlawrence1298]

I keep forgetting that Apocalypse was played by Oscar Isaac. It's interesting that Oscar played two Egyptian-based characters from the same franchise.

[@codyackley9522]

As soon as the words "Aborbed Cyclops's laser" were uttered, I knew it was over before it began. If the dude can just tank that kind of energy and then turn it around on the attacker, anyone who is energy based in the least is not gonna have a good time...

[@gameuniverse5973]

Absorbing stuff is almost always broken in most verses alone but it even more broken outside their verse

[@FFX2KH2Master]

Energy absorbers are almost broken tier. Considering Scott's eyes are portals to a weird energy dimension yeah it's a wrap

[@r2kiiwolf831]

Most of us knew it was over as soon as it was announced. Was a crazy 1 sided battle

[@TheNukedNacho]

I was already thinking that Apocalypse would probably win Then they said that Then I questioned why they even made the fight. It’s over at that point.

[@bezzytv4625]

Black Adam still has strength speed and experience over him.

[@dddgaming885]

Homelander's Death: 20 seconds long (starting from his jaw getting ripped off to his head being crushed) Black Adam's Death: 21 seconds long (from the first stomp until the end of his body being charred by lightning) And, despite Homelander having his pride destroyed (due to being completely outclassed), Black Adam also had a more heart-breaking (to him) death. His entire country and people that he's served for literally thousands of years are now destroyed. And the guy responsible just stomped your face out, gloated about his victory, and laughed as he uses your main power up to literally barbecue you. They're both pretty damn bad, but I think BA definitely had a worse death than HL did.

[@kodiakjay_]

And it was by his own lightning too damn the disrespect

[@joeferri3491]

im the 200th like

[@dddgaming885]

@@joeferri3491 ty mai boy

[@joeferri3491]

​@@dddgaming885 also whats the name of the grafic novel bommstick was talking about

[@kwameoliver2455]

Don't forget the death of Ganondorf by the hands of Dracula, he mocked him by reminding him he's not a man but a pig, last words he heard was "let me hear you squeal".

[@djhov82]

"There Exists No Freedom From Me. There Is Only Freedom Through Me." Apocalypse is by far my favorite X-Men character.

[@WarrenPace]

I am the rocks of the eternal shore. Crash against me and be broken!

[@elbanditodaleondelcervanti3544]

For i shall put the purity of oblivion to your world

[@japex1100]

Spare me your petty judgements. They spring from a brain too meager to comprehend my reality.

[@Bair-sensei]

Yeah same a true final boss

[@jaislim5717]

He had the best lines

[@justinweber4977]

One of the great Black Adam moments, in my opinion, is when Billy and the JSA go back in time to ancient Egypt and Adam, still known as Teth Adam/Mighty Adam back then is ecstatic to meet another champion of The Wizard and calls Billy his 'brother' because of this connection. When the group has to go into what amounts to suspended animation and rely on Black Adam to wake them up thousands of years later, after his villain turn, and after he's been Billy's nemesis for some time by now... they're surprised when Black Adam actually DOES revive them. When questioned about this he tells Billy simply "I gave you my word."

[@MisterSmith00]

It would have been interesting to have a Dr. Doom vs Black Adam match…if for no other reason than both utilize mystical powers; and they happen to run their own countries.

[@Taco-man_]

That's a good one

[@Zanzibawrr]

They probably didn’t want to give doom yet another W

[@andrewedmondson5943]

That fight would have made a lot more sense

[@deathstroke2697]

Doom vs Apocalypse? Did they ever meet in comics?

[@seanmarley3598]

@@deathstroke2697 idk

[@adriansandlin556]

Went in thinking Black Adam had this in the bag, then saw Apocalypse's analysis. Needless to say, that's when I knew Black Adam was screwed.

[@gameuniverse5973]

What i found crazy is that they dint even name half of apocalypse hax that he has

[@serPomiz]

apocalypse is one of the most overpowered charather in the marvel roster, in check only by his acting a bit dumb sometimes and get annoyed to the point of lowering his guard the breaking point between AoE and HoM is in his fight with magneto, where in the latter magneto had to get out a whole new specific use of his power

[@code066funkinbird3]

Why

[@lekanraposte6732]

As soon that they told Apocalypse can "absorb energy like Cyclop's beam", i knew it was game over for Black Adam.

[@blitz4779]

Yeah, basically no form of energy is off limits for apocalypse so he could easily absorb the lightning, magic or no

[@danielwilson8604]

Its technically an entire dimension leaking out

[@giganticomega6821]

Cyclops beam can only split a "small planet" when he unleashes it's full might. He can't blow it up or destroy it outright. He can only split a small planet which isn't very impressive when you look at the marvel universe.

[@orkaydk9430]

@@giganticomega6821 that's irrelevant

[@kappadarwin9476]

@@giganticomega6821 Scotts eyes are portals to extra dimension. So the fact that Apocalypse was able to harness extra dimensional energy was a wrap for Adam.

[@Silverwind87]

Apocalypse: Your kind will learn to fear me soon enough. Adam: Fear, huh? Thanks for the tip.

[@368-gn9io]

Damn too bad he got pummeled and destroyed here, apoc is leagues above ba

[@Omniclad]

No not really,spectre that black Adam blew a hole through is beyond anything apocalypse has ever faced, black Adam dog walks​@@368-gn9io

[@liamhill4679]

And in the end Apocalypse stepped in loser!

[@AxDeath]

Yeah, lemme use a weapon powered by fear against MR. the strongest survive

[@manic_8620]

And of course, both battles ended with a boot

[@nodwolf]

Welp. That was wholesomely brutal... No seriously now, I had a mild curiosity about why Apocalypse was so strong as a kid, but never had the means to investigate it. Having grown up, I just... never made the time to look into his lore. This was educational, entertaining and eerie! Well done Death Battle!

[@megagundamva2694]

You too he fascinated me but didn't understand it all now ....dang his name isn't for show he's a tough cookie

[@brutalbeard9441]

My first exposure was the old cartoon. He never really got defeated, he just grew bored or said they were strong enough and walked off X-D

[@brandonprater4613]

As far as I can tell, the only way to defeat Apocalypse(not including the movie) is to trap him in another dimension.

[@PK-MegaLolCaT]

@@brandonprater4613 none of what they are claiming is canon at the moment of this video.

[@biohazard724]

Did you mean "wholesale brutality"? Wholesomely brutal is an oxymoron.

[@notsogeenius]

Man if I had a nickel for every time the Rock was in a Death Battle thumbnail as a character that ended up losing in the episode, I'd have two nickels! Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@gtavsmsg10]

Which was the first one?

[@RoseGarden17]

@@gtavsmsg10 Hercules Vs Sun Wukong, as Hercules

[@danielivanov8767]

Ah yes Doofenshertz reference

[@toxicflame9783]

Tanjiro vs Jonathan reference

[@Super60429]

*TIMESTAMPS* 1:05 Episode begins 1:36 Teth-Adam, aka Black Adam 7:32 En Sabah Nur, Apocalypse 14:24 DEATH BATTLE! 17:32 Result 20:09 Next episode preview

[@soulcyclone360]

Legend

[@thehuman2861]

❤️

[@johnnoahdeandres9458]

👑

[@bisurker]

You're doing God's work son.

[@ludonymous526]

Not just one of the most brutal deaths of the show, but also one of the most humiliating.

[@brockwelch1387]

Man, I give it to death battle. While Apocalypse was laughing evilly at the end of the battle I saw his left foot still covered with Black Adam's blood as a small detail!

[@frozezone2947]

I mean yeah, apocalypse stomped on adam face multiple times

[@lpk675]

Funny how, even with a reverse outcome, both the DBX and the actual Death Battle's versions of this fight's ending remain the same, with the winning stomping the loser's face into the ground.

[@jcmadcat82]

This has got to be one of the only battles where one side isn't complaining about "They didn't give so and so this power, or "use his final form". Everyone is like "yep that's totally how it would go".

[@ZckxBlckTheTwnGurdins]

Agreed, I knew apocalypse had this.

[@holyknight70]

I mean if I want to be that guy, k could point out how they didn't mention some of Apocalypse other bs powers.

[@zmpjacksoncomics2077]

They actually did it before we're black adam won ages ago but I guess they decided to try again

[@ZckxBlckTheTwnGurdins]

@@zmpjacksoncomics2077 yeah this is better than Alucard vs dio

[@nightterror1170]

Omni man vs home lander was like that too

[@Vladit0r]

Another thing I'm noticing is I already mentioned a scene where I thought he started absorbing the electricity, but he's been absorbing it from the start of the battle, you can see it's being absorbed instead of just dispersed around, it literally goes into him

[@marcusyates3044]

Black Adam: "Where's your general, interloper?" Apocalypse: (laughs) "Fool! You humans interlope on mutant sanctuary"

[@voltage6338]

Just wanna say, there’s a ‘you’ before the ‘humans’ in that sentence Edit: Your welcome

[@death-nm7hr]

@Justin Gary after doing some research I've got no clue who wins all I want is for the animation to be fire but my money is on black Adam

[@TheRedMan77]

@@carlosblanco3189 Disregarding how that point has zero relation to the characters chances of winning, is this the best you can do at trolling people? At least TRY to make it look like you're not being a shameless troll with a bad strategy at pissing people off. Try Twitter, pretty much EVERYONE gets livid at the slightest showing of an opinion. I know you can do it! You'll be a successful troll yet!

[@saiyanobe23g6]

Y’all actually did this matchup, I’m surprised. Two powerful Egyptian Supervillains, can’t wait to see the results.

[@QueenMyraSaber]

Well.. black Adam is more of an anti-hero these days

[@jaythagoat3699]

They literally did this already

[@fellowinternetstranger8700]

@@jaythagoat3699 as a DBX that was fanvoted

[@nuchitnilvarangkul5468]

Black Adam has strength, but Apocalypse's ability is more versatile.

[@orangefantaafan]

spoiler alert Black Adam wins

[@bjchang01]

Is no one gonna talk about the fact that at 16:08, they clashed so fast and hard that they broke a part of the moon?

[@WitherSans]

did not thanks for showing

[@theyouth2000]

Oh yeah, coowl detail.

[@user-dx8wi7xf6k]

Didn’t even notice that tbvh

[@Sky-Daddy]

I feel like since this is roosterteeth it's supposed to be a rwby reference

[@sulaimanappleton1344]

So The character that Dwayne Johnson plays as loses? (For the Hercules vs Sun Wukong and Black Adam vs Apocalypse)

[@rejvaik00]

Geez that was probably the most brutal kill in DB history whoever animated that is very good at depicting viscera and damaged tissue

[@justingreenland7399]

I was not expecting this episode to have such a unique victory! The fact that there was not a single math equation in the rundown because they're both so ludicrously powerful that numbers don't even matter, so in the end it just came down to who's powers could counter the other's. It brings me back to the early days of DB. Definitely one for the record books.

[@blitz4779]

Yeah I appreciate that here. You don't need numbers to know just how Strong Thor and wonder woman, they're so well known that their strength and feats are common knowledge. You don't need to list off how many planets they can obliterate, it's obvious But I'm glad apocalypse won. Despite how big of a villain he is for the x-men and being one of the biggest bads in marvel, he's actually decently obscure all things considered

[@cmj0ker]

Apocalypse is one of those characters that seems really weak and powerful at the same time. He'll be on par with Phoenix and then lose to jubilee in the same comic (not really but you know...). His power list is honestly insane and I feel like he only uses like 20% of anything.

[@desolatorstorm142]

It doesn't help that half of Marvel's writers just forget how strong some of the X-men characters are supposed to me, like that time Nate was crippled from fueling a stupid portal from the Dark Avengers. God that was stupid.

[@redstarbayyt3528]

true

[@li-limandragon9287]

Same goes for Adam tho he’s lost to literal children, I mean Superman gets beaten bloody by beefy aliens that Goku would break to pieces. Consistency is nonexistent in comics.

[@FOREEAL]

Yep that’s an issue when it comes to powerscaling comics and inconsistencies 😅

[@johnwinchesterp2963]

He is kinda insane if you consider he is an enemy of an entire team of superheroes and has never been captured by them or anyone else as far as I know. They stopped his plans by they have never beat him.

[@The_Obsessed]

Man it sucks to know that Apocalypse could've been a sick ass hero if people were just nice to him.

[@li-limandragon9287]

It’s kinda like how people were awful to the likes of Wolverine, Rogue and Nightcrawler until they found the X-Men

[@lancekemal8989]

​@@li-limandragon9287 More like Morlocks than the Xmen

[@lancekemal8989]

​@@li-limandragon9287 Morlocks are a group of mutants too ugly to live in normal human society so they live together

[@Vladit0r]

We need this alternate universe now

[@sammyj1446]

There was a plot like this in the comics with his young clone, named Evan/Genesis.

[@LuffyXDGumGum]

He hurt the cameraman... He is truly worthy of becoming a god

[@Kep1er_DKZ]

Actually that is a death battle spy drones ( who literally capturing all the best fight in the entire death battle community )

[@RealCFZ]

If this battle gonna ROCK so hard, then it deserves an OSCAR!

[@slickwill9000]

Ha! See what you did there.

[@SolidSpiderLink]

Clever😂 good one👍

[@Keii898]

CLEVER

[@seanfrias3909]

10/10 👍

[@benc.delacruz1813]

👏 👏 👏 well played

[@venomgaming7014]

Apocalypse’s last line was delivered so well, massive props to whoever voiced the big guy.

[@CasualCat64]

Thanks

[@KobeF1999]

​@@CasualCat64 bro shut up it wasn't you

[@venomgaming7014]

@@CasualCat64nobody cares considering it wasn’t even you.

[@beastking2278]

Man, this fight was so intense, it even broke the fourth wall

[@TOSS367]

Literally, the camera broke!

[@Dronoa]

One of the rare times where a stomp in power scaling is actually animated to be a stomp in the fight

[@Mad_scientist_ha_ha_ha]

Well none of these characters have a huge fanbase like Goku who fans would commit suicide seeing him lose in an outright stomp

[@Dronoa]

@@Mad_scientist_ha_ha_ha Goku did get stomped though. There wasn't a scratch on Superman

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

It’s a pun

[@GigaLigma]

@@Mad_scientist_ha_ha_ha Goku got stomped flat-out in the second video, Superman spent most of the fight just ignoring and walking through his attacks.

[@pedrocampos691]

Ball super.

[@antoinemonks4187]

This animator needs to be acknowledged for making something genuinely terrifying... with only 8 bits 0_o

[@frankiman6977]

16 bits

[@pantyosashu8137]

@@frankiman6977 32 bits

[@analogalbacore7166]

Looked like 16bit actually 😳...

[@analogalbacore7166]

@@pantyosashu8137 nope 16bit marvel vs Capcom style 16bit bro

[@pantyosashu8137]

@@analogalbacore7166 I don’t usually say this but, r/woosh. Figure it out yourself.

[@RicardoPetinga]

Couldn't help but remember a line by Apocalypse from the 90s X-Men cartoons that always stuck with me: "I am the rocks of the eternal shore. Crash against me and be broken!" And broken he (Black Adam) was!

[@CyberDragon10K]

"I _cannot_ be touched. I cannot be _harmed._ Watch me, and _tremble!_ For I bring the purity of _oblivion_ to your world."

[@broham99]

When he told that anti-mutant guy “I am as far beyond mutants as they are beyond you”, I felt that. Apocalypse stayed dropping some of the most fire bars

[@chaosmastermind]

"BREAK YOURSELVES UPON MY BODY!" -Ozruk (World of Warcraft)

[@br3ndan538]

Imagine if after the fight, Apocalypse decided to resurrect Adam as one of his Horsemen. If he was formidable in base, imagine Adam amped by Celestial tech.

[@bussing666]

Oh god that would be horrible awesome but horrible

[@kingsylvester6337]

I don't think Adam was formidable at all In this fight

[@Raximus3000]

He'd free himself quite fast, Hulk did. When tries to convert beings who are too powerful it fails.

[@mrreyes5004]

@@kingsylvester6337 Doesn't matter what you think, only the facts matter, and the facts prove that Black Adam is indeed on the same power tier as Superman (as who is one of the most powerful and formidable combatants in comics). Deal with it.

[@kingsylvester6337]

@@mrreyes5004 Your so funny you should be a comedian Hahahaha

[@geo4322]

Honestly I thought he was gonna win once he used the ring, since the ring + shazam. But I also forgot how Apocalypse is nearly unkillable

[@johnrie18]

"I am the rocks of the Eternal Shore. Crash against me and be broken." - Apocalypse, the true survivor

[@dylanmcfee3268]

In my opinion this has got to be one of the most anti-climatic, yet gruesome deaths we've seen on this channel. I kinda figured Apocalypse was going to win, but nonetheless this was an excellent fight!

[@blitz4779]

Yeah, the instant apocalypse energy absorption came up, it was obvious he was winning. But it was still very entertaining

[@mineallmine992003]

Pikachu vs Blanka was probably the most anticlimactic ending but this definitely had brutality all over it.

[@nadavcohen3721]

@@mineallmine992003 Well, it was intentional so..

[@jamaalsmith5207]

Love how a lot of people thought Apocalypse was the underdog here.

[@gameuniverse5973]

Apocalypse is not as well known or popular so yeah

[@giacomociogli7631]

Ill be honest, im more of a Marvel fan than a Dc fan here and i thought i knew Apocalypse, so i thought he would lose against Black Adam. Oh, how incredibly wrong i was... I knew NOTHING about Apocalypse apparently. Better step up my knowledge game lmao

[@rafaelglopezroman1110]

Yeah people need to understand the difference between an arch-nemesis villain like Black Adam and a team-buster villain like Apocalypse. Apocalypse is built to fight all of Marvel at once, and Black Adam is only meant to fight Captain Marvel/Shazam. Captain Marvel is strong but he struggles against top tiers like Superman and naturally so does Black Adam, while Apocalypse stomps any hero in 1v1, and requires a superhero team up to beat.

[@li-limandragon9287]

@@gameuniverse5973 He had a chance to be well known and Fox made him Ivan Ooze.

[@Sgtvalentini]

Marvel been doing him dirty lately, I think he's a good guy now

[@augustoreinozo5938]

12:56 One of the BEST final description in History of Death Battle

[@connorperrett9559]

Damn that was one of the hardest endings to a Death Battle yet.

[@Atom_dom_2004]

Still think Omni Man Vs Homelander was more brutal.

[@spectralknightgaming8364]

@@Atom_dom_2004 That one was brutal but in my opinion Goku Black vs Reverse flash takes the top spot

[@darkness2883]

ppp

[@Pepsi-Mann21]

@@spectralknightgaming8364 Goku Black's death was brutal but too pixelated, so the gore wasn't too detailed. But this one? We saw Adam get curbstomped in 4k.

[@spectralknightgaming8364]

@@Pepsi-Mann21 And pretty sure there's been worse deaths than getting curbstomped

[@ultra_magikarp3880]

This is the first time in years that the outcome of an episode surprised me. Overall, it's an A tier episode and I can't wait for Heroes Trunks vs Archie Silver.

[@burningflame1031]

Likewise!

[@justincarbaugh596]

Eh death battle still sucks at their research and trunks vs silver already is one of my D tier battles I don’t like the characters and battle and oblivious trunks wins knowing Death Battle

[@tlkfanrwbyfan8716]

@@justincarbaugh596 Maybe but they did go pretty far into Archie Sonic and Silver, while no-where NEAR Archie Sonic, has some serious power of his own.

[@justincarbaugh596]

@@tlkfanrwbyfan8716 yea but my chances of believing death battle and listening to their why this character won is well below 30%.

[@scarecrow4297]

@@justincarbaugh596 it's all we got since no one else out there would do anything close to the amount of reaserch they do for different genre and character's

[@carljameson3082]

The living lightning has actually been shown to be almost useless against people with greater control over energy, especially electricity. In that DC/Marvel crossover from the 90s Thor straight up caught it and used it to transform Shazam back into Billy, and was able to redirect any subsequent bolt to miss him entirely, effectively taking Billy's powers away.

[@davidbritton5282]

That wouldn't count any more though. Too much has changed since the crossover days.

[@Nezxmi]

@@davidbritton5282 Not to mention the crossovers have always been alternate universes and not Canon Earth Prime/616 characters.

[@josephrasche7194]

@@Nezxmi Not really: both DC vs Marvel and Avengers/JLA were referenced later in actual canon stories, at least on the DC end of things. regarding Marvel vs DC, Superman said he needed to find Access once to investigate a claim that Galactus ate Krypton; Kyle Rayner once had Access randomly show up in his apartment; and Blue Beetle all-but-names Spider-Man as inspiration for one of his gadgets, referencing him as someone who dropped by from an alternate universe. meanwhile, JLA/Avengers had an entire story arc in Justice League where they dealt with the aftermath of that story: specifically, the Cosmic Egg formed in the wake of that final battle went to DC for the JLA to take care of, and the Egg later hatched in pages of canon Justice League stories. And, as of Death Metal, everything that ever *was* canon in DC is now explicitly canon, no matter how little sense that makes, how contradictory it is, or how confusing that makes the timelines. So, at least as far as DC is concerned, both of those crossovers are entirely canon, despite the two of them outright contradicting each other in terms of how the two multiverses interact. no idea if Marvel ever did anything similar, mind, but DC at least considers them to be canon.

[@Nezxmi]

@@josephrasche7194 You’re failing to qualify between canon and 616/Prime characters. The crossovers are “canon” but those are not the original versions, those are completely different characters on a completely different earth that just HAPPEN to look exactly like the original characters. They don’t happen on Earth Prime or Earth-616, the crossover earth is Earth-7642 and they’re not connected to the original characters that we know in anyway.

[@antoinehicks2681]

Apocalypse literally curb stomped Black Adam.

[@Ignore__Me]

If I had a nickel for every time the Rock appeared in a Death Battle thumbnail this season, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t much, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice.

[@D4C_Gaming]

It’s rumbling time

[@realizedpotential6640]

Ok doofenshmirtz 😂

[@jimmyju76]

you'd have enough for a shave and a haircut

[@Amaterasu-zl5yh]

Which was the first??

[@Themilkman45]

@@Amaterasu-zl5yh hercules vs sun wukong

[@cranjismcbasketball2565]

This was an awesome fight! I first thought that Black Adam, who had the powers of gods would be able to crush any opponent. But as the fight went on, I could start to see that as strong as Adam is, Apocalypse's powers and technological abilities would end up overwhelming him eventually.

[@Raximus3000]

Buddy the technology of the Celestials is capable of beating magic, when Hulk was a horseman of the Apocalypse he stopped the Juggernaut!

[@Sephiroth144]

Plus the energy absorption; that's kind of a win button against an opponent who leans hard into energy-based and energy-enhanced attacks.

[@matanfgaming640]

And everyone needs to remember juggernaut is impervious but has lost to hulk too too many times

[@187mako1977]

In the Xmen cartoon they had to go back in time and stop Apocalypse from being born to beat him. Black Adam didn't ever stand a chance lol

[@mixmastermike2128]

HEY WATCH THE SPOILERS BRO

[@TheMC1102]

I just realized that Apocalypse would probably be more of a challenge to Darkseid than Thanos was.

[@evanvazquez3923]

Eh not really. Apocalypse has been defeated by Thor solo. Thanos is near equal to Odin without the gauntlet

[@antwanelahee]

No Thanos could control time and space when he fought Darkseid apocalypse wouldn't be able to do much about space time vanishing on him

[@evanvazquez3923]

@King of EBLA Thanos was tanking blasts just fine from Odin too. Neither could really hurt the other. Thanos has gotten considerably stronger since then too, even defeating Phoenix Thane, King Thanos, etc. Thor has only beaten Thanosi clones in canon

[@matthewmartn6815]

Bro that's what I was thinking we need Apocalypse versus dark side for the championship

[@matthewmartn6815]

You see in make believe anything can happen 👍

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodNoob]

Apocalypse was so powerful that he made the camera man breath faster than normal

[@kazuyahirako4843]

This had the second most brutal ending on my list. Next to Homelander vs Omni Man.

[@SonicAdventureEnjoyer]

I'd say Zamasu vs Thawne was more brutal still.

[@theoneonlygreat6002]

@@SonicAdventureEnjoyer imo that death is overrated. Great, still, but we only see Black's mangled body, not the process of getting mangled. Here we at least see Adam get brutally stomped before getting killed.

[@palpadur1112]

i was waiting for Black Adam to say something about mutants, only to have Apocalypse counter with the following sentence: "I am as far beyond mutants as they are beyond you." X-Men the Animated series is the source for that line, a classic show from better times. really is sad that the voice actors for the show have been dying over the last several years.

[@nathanalexandre9043]

I am as far beyond mutants as they are beyond you......I am ETERNAL!!!

[@WarrenPace]

NGL I think, “You’re hubris has failed you, Black Adam.” Is probably the most Apocalypse line I’ve heard since that cartoon.

[@rodolfochavezarellano6037]

The only thing you needed to look at to know the result of this fight was clough, while black Adam is powerful he is almost never seen as a huge threat, but when apocalypse hits the scene you know shits about to hit the fan

[@SkinnyRob]

hes literally a JL team buster threat similar to Doomsday in danger level

[@noneofyourbusiness2437]

@@SkinnyRob Except when Super Man and Shazam are involved which is basically always.

[@flipk6486]

@@noneofyourbusiness2437 he can't beat Diana she beat the whole Justice league blindfolded

[@kittyevans4183]

@@flipk6486 and?

[@kittyevans4183]

@@noneofyourbusiness2437 I mean black Adam killed Superman before 😌

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Imagine Apocalypse invading New York in 2012, instead of Loki. And then imagine Apocalypse fight Iron Man. But before he murders Iron Man in cold blood, Apocalypse shows Tony the ruined city of New York.

[@lancekemal8989]

Well Ultron conquered the entire planet where Apocalypse's virus comes from

[@BoozyBeggar]

But Tony has never cared about New York, he's only ever cared about his own fragile ego.

[@henvidblanco956]

My man, Apocalypse, is so powerful that he did what nobody else could. He literally broke and leave a crack on Death battle's screen.

[@andylabardy242]

Funny when U put it that way. Too bad the battle itself was kinda..........ehhh.........

[@ryanlufriu689]

@@andylabardy242 agreed. To me it felt kinda one sided in favor of Apocalypse

[@andylabardy242]

@@ryanlufriu689 honestly, even if Apocalypse would somehow eventually win, @ least a more destructive & intense battle, yo. Then again, Death Battle as a whole is just entertainment(hence, why I NEVER take it too serious & haven't for a good while now)!! Lol

[@Joseph_Roffey]

Actually, this wasn’t just Apocalypse, the Death Battle screen has just taken a LOT of beating over the years and this was the straw that broke the camel’s back… Hopefully they get it fixed before the next one, because I would NOT want one of these death battles to escape from my iPhone… 😬

[@TresBS1]

My man Knuckles wants a word with you...

[@DarknetDude]

One of the things that make Shazam and Black Adam overpowered is the ability to summon literally ANY knowledge they need. IT'S LIKE ADDING WI-FI TO YOUR BRAIN.

[@gameuniverse5973]

Too bad apocalypse can literally shut down the wifi like in real life

[@creaturetransylvania8943]

So can get bad connection like Wi-Fi.

[@DarkGodSeti]

If that were true, just learn omnipotence. Done. 😉

[@newhybrid101]

Still gonna get wrecked by Superman almost every time

[@JoshuaIfidi]

@@DarkGodSeti that’s like saying “simply earn money”

[@George-bn8nx]

I love the dialogue for Black Adam here. The animation for the heretic line was so good. reminded me of the line Vegeta gave in his death battle.

[@DoomGuy74]

The result of this fight was made plainly clear as soon as we knew what abilities each of them possessed

[@MarktheGreenLantern]

Apocalypse is the strongest mutant it was never a contest

[@JackgarPrime]

As soon as they say "energy absorption", especially if the opponent is someone who uses a lot of energy attack, it's a wrap.

[@Lodestar.]

@@JackgarPrime Right

[@Druku1977]

Some of us didn't need to watch death battle to know the result.

[@DoomGuy74]

@@Druku1977 I know, I’m just not interested in reading comics

[@GolemsandGoblins]

I might be in the minority, but I do miss the super cheesy "FIGHT" that these used to have to officially kick off the awesome death battle

[@turtleknight7015]

Agreed!

[@billmozart7288]

I definitely miss it

[@dey2x313]

I think the reason for removing the "fight" is, so that battles can have better/easier start transitions/setups and don't have to be worked in with the fight sound. It's also easier for the music since they can use it all the way instead of waiting for the fight soundcard

[@MysteriousTomJenkins]

I think a lot of people do and don't buy their reasoning for taking it out. Honestly sad to see a lot of stuff slowly get taken out like the little explanation at the start that describes why they're fighting. The only thing that made sense to remove were the healthbars in all honesty.

[@ILikeSoda229]

Same

[@Flaris]

Well, Apocalypse is done for. He's literally fighting the Rock. There's no surviving this.

[@Seanny313]

What about sun Wukong? I do agree tho adam wins

[@pumpkintank8156]

@@Seanny313 goku solos all fiction

[@WeaponXSigma]

@@Seanny313 Sun Wukong solos

[@pumpkintank8156]

@I never miss he does the kamekameha and then the it and the we and the fortnite

[@mustardwithglasses6508]

@I never miss what? Get Rimuru pass wank level first.

[@breezy8474]

They really went out of their way to make the death as sad and depressing as possible.

[@creaturetransylvania8943]

I know, awesome right.

[@e.j5813]

No. Wrong. Go home

[@e.j5813]

And think about what you said

[@EpicMinecraftFail]

@@e.j5813 are you ok

[@pedrocampos691]

Gazer.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

How many peoples have dreamed of Apocalypse's end? Adam was no closer than the Babylonians with their swords and fire sticks!

[@marfield7401]

Apocalypse: Attacks Black Adam: IT ABOUT DRIVE IT'S ABOUT POWER!!!

[@larrybarker1674]

WE STAY HUNGRY, WE DEVOUR!

[@libradorivas7467]

@@larrybarker1674 PUT IN THE WORK, PUT IN THE HOURS AND TAKE WHAT`S OURS

[@KnightMysterio]

@@larrybarker1674 Apocalypse: "Devour? Well, if you insist." *eats Black Adam's power and utterly flattens him*

[@3kb04_aliefakbar4]

Man, Black Adam death was even more painful than Homelander death. As for next episode, LET'S GOOOO!

[@gameuniverse5973]

Probably because people actually like black Adam

[@drinfernodds]

@@gameuniverse5973 Agreed, Homelander is a great character but it was cathartic seeing him get his comeuppance from someone stronger than him because he's a psychopathic bully. But with Black Adam who's more likable it was way less comfortable.

[@linkfan6555]

There doing Dragon Ball Heroes apparently, which is crazy, most Dragon Ball fans don’t even know what the hell is happening in that series lol

[@pastyIe]

@@linkfan6555 scaling nightmare

[@megablueflash1816]

@@linkfan6555 They kinda have to. If they're gonna use Archie Sonic for Silver, anything less than DBH for Trunks and he's toast.

[@kytamura]

Even if he lost, Apocalypse has multiple means of resurrecting, making him nearly impossible to keep down permanently

[@mattrossi7034]

So. . Apocalypse got his revenge on Black Adam for doing the same to hin on DBX?

[@jdperini]

@@mattrossi7034 black Adam was never a threat

[@thanos7942]

@@jdperini Black Adam would destroy Apocalypse

[@FEDERAL.BREAD.INCORPORATED]

@@thanos7942 I mean the video kinda already proved he can't

[@toon4416]

@@FEDERAL.BREAD.INCORPORATED Taking death battle as the truth is mistake, but they do at least support their claims unlike these people in the comment section who swear up and down that they're wrong

[@WikiSorcerer]

Anyone else wanna see a Shazam variant powered by the Norse gods?

[@davidbritton5282]

Would be cool. Could be from Earth-X too. Since the Nazi version of Wonder Woman dresses like a Norse Valkerie.

[@sketchydude8431]

@@davidbritton5282 I kinda want to draw that now lol

[@davidbritton5282]

@@sketchydude8431 I wish you luck.

[@michaelgarcia5680]

@@sketchydude8431 please do and show us

[@micahasby2657]

Our hero is granted: The Fire of Sol: while the other champions of Shazam use lightning, this one is granted pyrokinesis. Also, I won’t have to swap out other sources here if I do this. The Senses of Heimdall: we needed at least one deity in this list, and I would’ve liked more, but turns out there’s not a lot of Norse deities with names fitting the Shazam acronym. If it’s not Thor or Odin contributing to putting forth a champion, Heimdall certainly would for the good of Midgard (or the Nine Worlds at large). The Strength of Asmund: sure, Sigurd is, like, THE Norse hero aside from Beowulf, but Asmund Berserkers-Slayer earned that title the hard way and deserves respect. Do you know how hard it is to kill one berserker, let alone two or more? The Courage of Zisa: I actually like this idea, that the consort of Tyr is most likely a shieldmaiden. And being more hardcore than a shieldmaiden (or possibly a valkyrie) is not easily done. The Stamina of Arngrim: Arngrim was a berserker who lived long enough to side twelve sons, which means he was a berserker who made it to middle age at least. That’s how you know Arngrim was a very, very durable man. The Wisdom of Mimir: I also really liked this one. Mimir was the smartest man alive, so who else would know the weaknesses of your enemies and help you think on the fly?