Alexander the Great vs Ivan the Terrible. Epic Rap Battles of History

Alexander the Great vs Ivan the Terrible. Epic Rap Battles of History
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Ivan the Terrible: Nice Peter
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Frederick the Great: EpicLLOYD
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Alexander the Great: Zach Sherwin
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Catherine the Great: Meghan Tonjes
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Pompey the Great: Mike Betette
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▼ CREW ▼
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Executive Producers:
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Directed by:
Nice Peter
Co-Director:
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Written by:
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Production Coordinator:
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[@marcogonzalez2434]

pompey won no doubt

[@sebjones3839]

Marco Gonzalez lol

[@totonbutton]

Isn't that obvious...

[@ars0on]

I know right! 😏

[@potatolord8444]

Marco Gonzalez he curb stomped the other, no competition.

[@trentofmedia152]

He raps way too fast and his rhymes are well thought out

[@mrswb]

Frederick won in twelve bars, but Pompey had the best intro Confidence is important

[@morgancooke9009]

POMPEEEEEEEEEEEY

[@mrswb]

YEEEAAAHHH

[@thatweirdbwah_]

mrswb YES

[@unlimitedpower8960]

Liberals acting dumb again 😹😹

[@ATB-vh6pe]

nah old fritz had the best intro.

[@miniz702]

- Shows up out of nowhere - Busts a *KILLER* flute solo - Rips into Ivan in only 12 bars - Sits down and dies on his own terms Absolutely legendary

[@misterb3577]

From Fredrick's perspective, he basically ripped a guy so hard the man just started following his orders and got him a seat. He was already gone before Ivan even had the chance to betray him, lol.

[@akkoismydaughter3573]

​@@misterb3577he ripped into Ivan so hard that God had decided to pick him up early because Ivan ain't worthy of killing him

[@danyabond5985]

@@akkoismydaughter3573 You didn't know that Ivan the Terrible could strangle him with a noose, but he had everything so tightly tied up that his own costume betrayed and strangled him

[@tylerredforge5563]

-Refuses to elaborate

[@nicothiel1709]

There is no great who can defeat this Russian, psst what aboute a flute busting prussian?

[@Locket.L]

I love how Alexander says “while you died in the middle of a game of Chess” and then later on, Catherine ends the rap with “Checkmate”.

[@jtschwartz9311]

I noticed that one I first saw this

[@fatherplatypus2316]

Heard this years ago, just now realized that. Holy crap the things i missed on years ago

[@masonm842]

I’m sensing a theme here 🤔

[@giggityguy]

Every figure in this battle has references to their deaths included. Alexander died suddenly despite never losing a battle. It's generally believed that he died of an illness, but some people suspect he was poisoned, and obviously this was set up with "Go fix me a drink" and "a drink to your victory". Frederick the Great died in his sleep in an armchair at the age of 74, which is referenced with "bring me my chair," and "take a seat." Pompey the Great was beheaded after his assassination, as proof of his demise. There was a pernicious rumor that Catherine the Great died from trying to have sex with a horse, hence "enjoy the saddle." And of course, Ivan the Terrible died of a stroke in the middle of a game of chess, referenced by Alexander and then finalized with "Checkmate."

[@MimiYuYu]

But like in the rap. He just died. Catherine killed him. Check mate

[@ahobakatennsai]

Y-yes mom, I'm studying history.

[@2swag4adad84]

Yess

[@2swag4adad84]

U deserve more replies my friend

[@t.e.652]

Lol

[@ahobakatennsai]

I had no idea this comment got so many likes until you replied. I just kinda left it here not expecting it to go anywhere lol. Thanks man (and everyone that liked this)!

[@inezsilva3667]

You a wining son????

[@1xura]

"It takes a Russian to take down a Russian" Pretty much The entire history of Russia 😂

[@smo_phoenix]

1xura *lenin would like to know your location*

[@bethanbaker7066]

Except Catherine the Great was not from Russia. I can't remember exactly where from but it was a German speaking state, probably somewhere that would now be in Germany.

[@billylauwda9178]

@@bethanbaker7066 Prussia i think

[@bethanbaker7066]

@hasith mayanga I could live in America, it doesn't make me American. I'd still be very much Scottish.

[@bethanbaker7066]

@hasith mayanga I'm not saying that's not the case. It likley was for her I'm just saying that because she lived in a country doesn't make her from that country.

[@JBIsDoingStuff]

> casually walks in > drops a beautiful flute solo > fucking murders Ivan in 12 bars > one of the best ERB verses ever > dies on his own terms > Fred's a damn legend

[@sernoddicusthegallant6986]

Yes I also read the top comment from 6 months ago

[@brandonhughes4076]

@@sernoddicusthegallant6986so did I. I wrote it, in fact

[@Countcomfortable]

-Appears -Says Name -Gets Beheaded so that Kathrine the Great has a rhyme for Opponents -Refuses to elaborate further Gigachad.

[@Iniosiun421]

*Walks in* "Russia's fucked up dude" *Dies of death*

[@Kool-xs6mc]

> has one line >and is the best ERB verse of all time

[@epiccheeseman42069]

As a kid I loved Frederick's verse so much that I wrote an entire report on him for history class. I didn't even know he existed before seeing this video

[@summ.3433]

That was me for Ivan the Terrible lmao

[@eyweiuai]

Frederick's verse was easily the best one out of all of them, that flute solo was amazing

[@lesliesmith6718]

It even hints at him being gay

[@anythinganimates123]

​​​@@lesliesmith6718" *It* *ain't* *exactly* *straight* "

[@JanHoppmann]

This comment made me feel old. When this song was released, I was 30.

[@jamew7wicker105]

*If ya ever feel useless, remember that Pompey the Great was in this battle just for Catherine to find a word that rhymes with 'opponents'.*

[@Birb728]

No if you know more of context it's funny. Pompey was killed before he could give speech in Egypt.

[@Tempusverum]

@@Birb728 He got off a boat to give a speech, and the Egyptians were like “nope, you don’t need that” 😵

[@swampivy12]

@@Tempusverum died right there on the beach lmao

[@istoppedcaring6209]

especially since the dude actually did earn his name

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

@@istoppedcaring6209 Didn't everyone in this video? wasn't he the same guy that got his ass kicked by Julius Caesar?

[@strike2000]

Best flow: Pompey Best disses: Pompey Best roasts: Pompey Best mic drops: Pompey Overall Winner: horse

[@polaryt6978]

Hotel: trivago

[@scoringdigitsson.5194]

Can’t argue with that

[@strike2000]

Scoring digits, son. Exactly

[@CarsawMan]

i personally think that the winner is ivans garrot wire

[@user-kb4wl7bm7v]

:D

[@Savage-360]

Catherine The Great's backup dancers are underappreciated, they did amazing

[@Coco3Pirata]

The cossack dance?

[@Combes_]

Yeah that one mofo doing a backflip

[@princessazulaofthefirenati5870]

*FINALLY*

[@martavdz4972]

Yeah, but, you know, Cossacks are Ukrainian. So I don't know what Ukrainians would think now of Cossacks dancing for a Russian empress.

[@Gujjar_Desh]

​@@martavdz4972 Well these Ukrainian coassacks will know their place for sure now 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Eseseso494]

Ivan's intro was solid, sad people are overlooking that. Also, Frederick's verse was impeccable, especially the flow.

[@tacotown4598]

Agree. His line delivery and lyrics were great.

[@franciscosantin5585]

Ivan the Terrible: Why don't you drop dead Fred! Frederick the Great: Understandable. Have a great day.

[@earningzekrom4173]

69 likes

[@justvibin1447]

Thanks this made me genuinely laugh out loud

[@rickymcgowen6776]

"Hum... My expectations were a lot higher, but at least I saved rhe rubles on the gorote wire."

[@restinpeacekobe987]

Shouldve said say less

[@user-kn9hw5mo8c]

My expectations were a lot higher.

[@Nabczsz07]

Catherine: “It takes a Russian to take down a Russian” Also Catherine: Is German

[@ezpzsir5957]

@Lemur Vedat frederick the great was one of the first openly gay general

[@gojira4036]

*coughs in Stalin being from Georgia

[@Matheus-hj8ye]

@@ezpzsir5957 "one of the first openly gay general" No, he wasn't. He isn't even confirmed to be gay.

[@ezpzsir5957]

@@Matheus-hj8ye yes he was he openly had a black boy friend

[@chloedassler6156]

@@Matheus-hj8ye Why are y'all arguing about who these guys screwed as if you were there?

[@FaxTheFaxMachine]

the fact that after catherine says "i settled it" she goes to walk off and leave, but after hearing ivan bring up the saddle, she comes back to finish him off

[@austinbarton7453]

Yeah she finished him off like a god damn mortal kobat fatality

[@KindaBoredToday]

Like how I finished your mom off in bed

[@nocapnokizzy]

just like she finished that horse

[@andrejmilic8892]

Whats the horse about

[@ClimateYT]

@@andrejmilic8892 word is, she would have sex with a horse

[@turtlebryn]

7 years later and the Creme del la kremlin bar still goes hard

[@Khandle915]

Look alive

[@dropwantstodie]

@@Khandle915 Creme de la kremlin's arriving

[@just-dashin]

Crème del la Kremlin’s arrivin’

[@dropwantstodie]

Try to serve Ivan

[@DiscoCobra01]

No survivin

[@agamingenigma6116]

Everyone gangster until Frederick the Great breaks out his flute.

[@badjuju2721]

It's the most powerful weapon of war.

[@jesuschrist9513]

W H A T A B O U T M E P O M P E Y ? Y E A H

[@billychop8164]

Jada Gagnon bra Pompey won hands down I mean he spit that rap so fast it didn’t even take a second

[@drswag0076]

you may not know this but Frederick the great was gay no joke

[@ryanblack8392]

Austria: fredrick please no we just want to keep our land Fredrick: FLUTEZ TIMEZ

[@isthatajojoreference3910]

-“What about a flute busting Prussian?” -Sings a verse with one of, if not the best flow and pretty good instrumentals. -Dies on his own terms. -Refuses to elaborate further.

[@kingramsey4916]

Sigma male grind set

[@Neel-xb1ok]

Chad

[@ShadowDragon8685]

I agree; Frederick the Great won this one before Catherine did.

[@gtasanandreascluckinbell]

@@ShadowDragon8685 to me, he won period

[@lovelandfrog5692]

Based

[@chocolateavian]

Catherine's verses are *so* slept on. Fredricks was great, sure, but Catherine had some of the best disses and wordplay I've ever seen out of an ERB.

[@EpicLoneIy]

fr frederick has the best one here but catherine damnn

[@davidducuftb3912]

Fr tho the golden age and head state one mwah so good

[@TwentyOneBunSalute]

They're good, it's the fluttering autotune that turns me off, whereas Ivan's beat's like an ak-47

[@Notcrates]

Her singing style was turbo ass if I'm honest

[@KindaBoredToday]

@@NotcratesTheres a special place in hell where you belong

[@heapoorzelvies4712]

Alexander’s verse still lives in my head whoever wrote that is an actual genius

[@crazypantz3492]

Same here

[@blackmamba9884]

Hey Fella, Swell Diss

[@Cantfindaname917]

1:37 is your average little brother after you tap him on the shoulder

[@mrposh69]

Look alive 🗣🔥

[@neildepressedtyson540]

It's Zack Sherwin who also plays him, his wordplay is unreal. He's written heaps of their songs, you can tell his style anywhere. He plays a few of their characters but I'd say he probably wrote this whole battle.

[@josephstalin364]

Imagine losing so bad that you need to kill your opponent but you still lose

[@pamwilliams2478]

Yes comrade

[@andrewthechillgamer9735]

Hm sounds familiar

[@pamwilliams2478]

@@andrewthechillgamer9735 looks like someone escaped the purges I will have none of it

[@andrewthechillgamer9735]

@@pamwilliams2478 no no no

[@imbored3795]

@@pamwilliams2478 oh no, I can feel the CAPATALISM RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS

[@lick28]

Pompey actually just rapped so fast that we couldn't process it

[@fireisfire461]

The amount of power in that yeah though.

[@anoriginalname5418]

And he has my vote, definitely the winner

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

He rapped a verse so amazing that regular human minds are unable to process it, like how Moses wouldn't have been able to process the face of God in his puny human mind. It just seems like there was no verse there because that's how the mind copes with the blank space

[@hyperionbeam604]

@@nightmarefanatic1819 Y E S. I totally got and understood what you said. But Pompey is the Legend, and the winner of this ERB

[@potatoman5243]

He rapped so fast his head popped off

[@liamwatson9897]

Frederick’s entrance, the chants when his beat begins is a reference to “Old Fritz” which was a nickname the Prussian people gave him

[@andreawelsh3746]

“Now you got the panhellenist from Pella hella pissed”….my favorite line of ALL time!

[@almacatherine6037]

me: *trying to sleep* my brain: psst what about a flute busting prussian??

[@thestatistician6076]

Should look at the rasputin vs stalin vid though, that "did someone say birthmarks" was pure gold.

[@almacatherine6037]

yanel abdelkader i know😂 all of these videos are pure gold

[@thestatistician6076]

@@almacatherine6037 true . can't wait for a trump vs sanders vid, that will be legendary lol.

[@lucahuman411]

yanel abdelkader did Biden drop out? cuz he’s more likely to face trump than sanders

[@NoobsDudes]

Lol

[@bruceterrence6832]

We just gonna ignore the fact that Alexander killed his verse

[@bobbybo7882]

IKR stop sleeping on alex

[@Mercilessonion]

He's the best imo

[@toadthebreakvan4518]

Yes.

[@vadapartyannapurna]

and himself

[@Conditionerlore1973]

every one talking about memes and no body is talking about how fire Alexander was

[@ThePikminCaptain]

0:08 Ivan 0:31 Alexander 1:18 Ivan poisons Alexander 1:46 Fredrick 2:20 Fredrick Dies on his own terms (absolute gigachad) 2:46 Ivan’s Victory Dance 2:52 Pompey 2:56 Catherine 3:32 Ivan provokes Catherine

[@olivender420]

Yes he is an absolute freaking GIGACHAD

[@xgenwollyrino5448]

Ivan kust said im going to be a bother to everyone

[@lamprayy2046]

2:52 is the best part

[@Vecchio_Rhosod85]

Did anyone else notice that when Frederick the Great finished his flute solo, he was standing on one leg? That must be a nod to Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull's lead singer and flutist!

[@sirsquidpotato3027]

Can I just get a whole 4 minutes of Frederick the Great absolutely ripping people apart

[@errorsnide]

YES. I second this motion

[@DarthNoox]

Best I can do is a Seven Years War

[@mattmorgan-moriarty4445]

Hands down one of my favourite Lloyd verses, if not ERB

[@nothamel1467]

would love this.

[@ppppppqqqppp]

one of the reasons his verse is great is because it doesn't outstay its welcome. It is exactly as long as it should be, extending it to 4 minutes would take out that juxtaposed punch that it has compared the pace of the rest of the song, and make it far less interesting to listen to.

[@Pharry_]

I like how Pompey is on the “who won” screen as if *anyone stood a chance against his skills*

[@thegamingpug4329]

He won

[@spacecowasd6310]

His lines along with bill Cosby’s is one of the best verses in erb history.

[@elijahrollins9293]

obviously they were saying after pompey

[@reaperhunter7297]

Lol he won no cap

[@wolfgamingnetwork3542]

He was on the winning side Like how France technically won WW2 despite surrendering

[@Xantrahx]

Why is no one talking about the fact that Meghan (Catherine the Great) was able to rap at a decent pace while singing as an angel and dropping nukes all at once? This might be the best guest performance of the entire ERB franchise, its so original and I absolutely adore it.

[@FNLNFNLN]

Have you noticed that the handles on her garotte resemble certain parts of male anatomy?

[@Xantrahx]

​@@FNLNFNLNU mean in the intro? Yeah I noticed. Else, no idea what ur on about, but I gotta admit I'm not a native English speaker and thus don't really know what you refer to with garotte

[@Xantrahx]

​@@FNLNFNLN^ After relistening this in full I now know what garotte is referring to and, yeah, I noticed. I was actually confused why they portrayed Catherine with 2 wooden phalli in her hands since the garotte wire line flew right over my head when I watched this lol

[@takebacktheholyland9306]

That and the person who rapped. with julia child's accent

[@richtravis9562]

unfortunatelyh, Cat was a Prussian.

[@forrestpatterson6053]

I love Pompey. Even though he didn’t get the chance to spit, just judging by his energy in the two seconds he was on screen, he was about to SHRED everyone and everything.

[@josephr7684]

Recovered from an ancient scroll found on his body after his death: "Most call me Gnaeus but for you I'll be naughty Pompeius popping pompous pussy who thought he Could match me in energy or meet my delivery I'm sorry to say Ivan, I'm the magnum-dicked protégé Satiric Sertorian senatorius, I'll sweep you like floors, back-to-backed three whole wars then back-to-backed these three whores, (Oh, Juuuulia!) I make like the optimate when I mate, you can't ever hold a candle to me I'm Pompey! And I'll trip you up like I did when I flowed to Ptolem... accck

[@brandonhughes4076]

>Shows up halfway through a battle >Hops in with killer one liner and flute solo >Drops 12 bars of perfect flow >Dies peacefully on his own terms Gigachad

[@akiprox7]

fax

[@tintinyoutube2787]

+ 100% clean verse Ok I just realised he said russias fked up, point is his verse was banger Edit: no likes?

[@katarzynakorsak3383]

That's frits for ya

[@jtgd]

@@tintinyoutube2787 Appears “Russia’s fucked up, bro” Dies

[@GRC.production]

Fredrick the great killed it

[@khalilraines9282]

When you realize Pompey was only there so they could rhyme romans with opponents

[@Coinfliptails]

But he defiantly had a *great* beginning, he was defiantly a *head* above the rest.

[@Luckyroses]

i choose to believe he was a sacrifice to appease/summon Catherine

[@AsAventurasdeGui]

(Yealls) ”He was a consul of Rome!!!"

[@Arcessitor]

C Godejohn How do you fuck up the word definitely twice and not notice it? American education, Jesus Christ.

[@whydontduckswanttobemyfriends]

@@Arcessitor It's find, especially with your long ass name

[@theotherccount4481]

The story of Catherine is awesome and her total song switch up was awesome. Also the horse thing was definitely made up about her, they only came after her death, specifically from the regions in which the nobels that didnt like her resided.

[@JohnFloss]

1:46 this verse has the best energy in all of ERB

[@obi-wankenobi6036]

“It takes a Russian to take down a Russian” Mongols: *imma stop you right there*

[@samhawkins4952]

I want this to get many many likes

[@The_Indo_Aryan]

Mongols DISCOVERED Siberia they didn't captured Russia because Duchy of Moscow was the one who finished the golden horde the Mongol Empire's end came at the hands of Duchy of Moscow

[@vwgames49]

Hello there

[@michaelkaushin7725]

@@The_Indo_Aryan the Mongols were invading Russia. More precisely, they captured Rus', because Russia became known as Russia only under Ivan III the Great (by the way, the" Great " rappers), the grandfather of Ivan the Terrible. And under Ivan III, Russia was finally freed from the rule of the Golden Horde. But it did not put an end to the Mongol Empire: Genghis Khan himself divided the unified empire into 4 ulus, and the individual remnants of these ulus (including the Golden Horde (Jochi Ulus)) existed for quite a long time.

[@connorhall785]

Bruh Vikings and the Kaiser tho

[@dashinggaspar8042]

Common, we all know who won. Fredrick's flute. .__.

[@theamici]

I see what you did there xD

[@TheNoobToob]

Which one? ;D

[@Anonymous-fb6nw]

Joker vs harley

[@mingusboodle]

win!

[@mingusboodle]

win!

[@Epistemonto]

Truly one of the best of all time. Ivan sets the scene, Alexander is the launch vehicle that sends Peter the payload into orbit, burning Pompey on re-entry with Catherine the cosmobossonaut bringing it home.

[@toddrf]

I feel like I'm the only person in awe of the line "Hey, fella, swell diss, but now you got the Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed". So clever!

[@JbBoss2005]

“Psst, what about a flute bustin Prussian,” will forever be the greatest introduction in ERB history

[@reapd2576]

Really like that weird ass sound they made when he said that

[@EmeraldHero]

no its “What about me, Pompey? YEAHHH”

[@reapd2576]

wHAt ABout a fluTe-BuSTing pRUsSiAn?!

[@VideoMask93]

"Did someone say...BIRTHMARKS?" is my favorite.

[@greenishbean7904]

What about Robin William’s “Good morning, movie bombs!”

[@harryshome4588]

Catherine ended her verse with Checkmate. It took me a minute to remember Alexander's first verse. "You die in the middle of a game of chess". Wow. That was clever

[@LionKing-ew9rm]

Spoiler: Ivan actually died in the middle of a game of chess...

[@ZippoIII]

@@LionKing-ew9rm ...Yes, thats why they mentioned that...

[@waterbottle195]

@@LionKing-ew9rm and not metaphorically

[@Kameno-o]

it can also be a reference to how Catherine sabotaged her husband and led a coup giving her to power.

[@dodgeaks7718]

He was actually Alexander the third I think

[@witherskeleton4678]

“Ivan The Terrible was called Ivan The Terrible because he did infact, terrible things.” Sun Tzu, the art of war.

[@taylormoreira1266]

To this day, Ivan's first verse and Alexander's verse is still my fav ERB verses ever, straight fire 🔥

[@andrewbaker8342]

Same. Ivan's verse is under appreciated.

[@sonofaquack6987]

Top 10 Rappers Eminem Is Afraid To Diss: 1.Pompey the Great

[@ConfusedGuardsman]

2. Catherine the great

[@TheBrokenOwl]

3. Frederick The Great

[@abdel5150]

4: my wifes boyfriend

[@dag_will2615]

5: Alexander the Great

[@Dastardly_Duo]

6: Bill Cosby

[@vertex1933]

Damn Pompey was fuckin great

[@vertex1933]

Frederick the Great's part deserves its own song

[@t00tya]

This!

[@anthonyvtuber]

They didn't had to do Pompey like that xD

[@zennozangetsu1164]

Pompey was better than the Katherine

[@MrBenny1010101]

It was 4 on 1 practically and Pompey still kicked ass

[@mahbluebird]

Everyone's sleeping on Alexander's verse!! Especially the second half. "Hey fella, swell diss, but now you got the Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed" as the start just feels so good to say, it feels almost like cheating when Zach is writing for you lol definitely worth comparing to "look alive, Creme de la Kremlins arriving" And then keeping the rhyme scheme of "the glory i got" for the whole rest of his verse (12 times total from my count) while adding many multilayered half-schemes in there as well?? Zach has just been flexing on us this whole time. "like the eagle whose feather i would sport in the helmet that i wore as i swatted-" just the delay of the "-ot" rhyme for another beat for musicality's sake just drops there almost without you noticing it. And then "I win Ivan, I vanquish, I'm an immortal you're not" is so fun and deceptively hard to pronounce right and catch the subtle differemces in pronunciation, and time to the beat while sounding like you're actually speaking and portraying a real 30 year old seasoned king and conqueror historical information drops aside it's so technically impeccably written to the point it goes by you immediately. I keep coming back for more with this one tbh. Well done Zach

[@forrestpatterson6053]

I completely agree. Alexander was also just getting started. If Ivan hadn’t, you know, been terrible, we’d still be listening to Alexander spit.

[@ufflenuffle251]

Ivan’s verse is just so smooth I love the wordplay especially in lines like “your an asshole with an anastole” and “try to serve Ivan no survivin’”

[@catsnose4980]

"Look alive. Crème de la Kremlin's arriving. Try to serve Ivan, no surviving" You gotta admit that opening line was dope

[@haleloop963cortex4]

Yes it was

[@SpiderPig7240]

That line has been stuck my head for years

[@JustKrin]

That one and Benjamin Franklin's explosive "I'm big Ben Franklin and this shant be pretty" are the opening introductions I remember most fondly

[@cuppajoe3095]

I'm glad someone else appreciates it as much as me 😂🔥

[@bluetube8824]

So good. Just... flawless.

[@trueformoblivion4530]

"Hey Fella swell diss, but now the panhellenist from pella hella pissed" Bruh that is the most insane tongue twister...

[@octav3k]

"But now you got the panhellenist from pella hella pissed."

[@redacted5657]

its easy

[@tonyvu3235]

True Form Oblivion he Alexander the Great whatchu expect?

[@aidankeo]

pretty for me

[@noobsplicer4582]

Nah

[@sonofcaesar8857]

Having studied a bit of Roman history makes me really wish Pompey would actually get his own battle now. I feel like there is so much opportunity with his life. I can even imagine a play on Caesar line, instead having it be “ the thrice triumphant third or the triumvirate” for his celebrations of three separate triumphs making him, like Alexander before him, a conqueror on three continents. Not only that but the massive gold he brought in, how he would claim to be the person who ended the Spartacus revolt, or even how he claimed to have stood up to Sulla (the Roman dictator who gave that word the negative connotation we have of it today). It would be awesome to see him in his own battle someday

[@adamjrusso]

I've been itching for them to use Caligula in a battle since season 2...

[@Momo-bb2fn]

I just realized after 7 years, that in the last scene, the chest pieces are lined up properly and in place of the queen, it's Catherine the great standing.

[@HughJayness-pd5hn]

She checked her own king then

[@PRubin-rh4sr]

​@@HughJayness-pd5hnand you dont capture a King lol

[@breadskin8228]

I enjoy the fact that Pompey is even an option to see who won.

[@gianlucapenna3935]

for me he absolutly won

[@homebrewcrgod2162]

It was barely even a battle.

[@kid2k18]

Its because he did

[@bonniebluebells]

he did win idk what you mean

[@Peanut83176]

He won, you're biased, I won, bye bye

[@Nythegreat-uy7js]

You guys notice that these guys died how they all did in real life? Alexander: Thought to be poisoned after he finished his campaign in Persia. Fredrick: died peacefully in a chair. Pompey: assassinated unexpectedly. Ivan: died in a game of chess.

[@jonfar1543]

Pompey was assasinated in Egypt after they were planning to kill him

[@Its_Emerald]

They like to put history details in the battles

[@_That.Guy_]

What about Catherine the Great

[@killme5630]

@@_That.Guy_ some say she died trying to fuck a horse, not sure if that's true.

[@ikecampbell2221]

@@killme5630 it’s not true, I don’t think anyone knows how she actually died, but it wasn’t from fucking a horse

[@fire7787]

I find it quite funny how Katharina the great says she russian even though by all accords she is German born and raised in Germany as a Daughter of an German noble house

[@TheRealSteelAlex]

Frederick's verse had so much flow to it, definitely the winner!

[@niceone9443]

YEAS

[@niceone9443]

It was so short but so 🔥

[@LetsPlayWoomy8835]

what about pompey??

[@Gas_mask_gaming2000]

We all know it was the garrote wire that spat the hardest bats

[@Rats_in_a_trenchcoat]

No everyone is talking about Alexander and Catherine but no one is talking about Fredrick absolutely wrecking Ivan’s shit

[@noctanimation]

True lmao

[@AaronChristopher869]

And so on the comments will go praising one character in particular for a while lmao All characters were great here , a perfect erb videom

[@frenchguy8375]

Fredricks fucking killed it

[@raghavkanoi6785]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate this.

[@raghavkanoi6785]

I liked Fred the best.

[@seanlynch2170]

I still listen too this solely because Fredrick The Greats verse is the funkiest thing I've ever heard.

[@kaytopia2374]

Sean Lynch absolutely true

[@ethanhenard5888]

Sean Lynch amen

[@dragoncatsage3049]

Ethan Henard glory to Prussia.

[@Icetea-2000]

Actually it's "Friedrich der Große, König von Preußen"

[@gegasmeef7850]

Sean Lynch HAHAHA SAME! Literally memorized the entire verse just so I could just sing it whenever I wanted 😂😂👍👌

[@hanasan4845]

Last week, I was writing an exam I seriously underestimated, a ton of stuff to learn there, and one of the questions was "What places did Alexander the Great conquer?" and I'm there like uuuh... Egypt... And then, my mind starts singing this internally because hey, Alexander the Great was mentioned, and then I'm like "Wait... He sings it in one part, right?!" and few seconds later, I'm writing it all in.:-D So, big thanks to ERB🙏:-D

[@SilverAlex92]

"Empress to Tsar 8. Checkmate." Is such a great line because not only its refereing to Cathering being an Empress and a Tsar, something far greater than a Queen as she said, but in chess notation, that would mean "my Empress captures/kills your Tsar and you loose". So she's also saying how she slayed him in this battle.

[@HughJayness-pd5hn]

Empress to Tsar 8 bitch. Checkmate would be the correct line

[@Flareguy]

And referenceing that Ivan died in a game of chess

[@ackee39]

I hate how nobody mentions Alexander's impeccable flow, like damn

[@lukepearson4611]

Best flow of ERB History I would say, he never lost a battle and this is no exception

[@legomaniac856]

Probably because Frederick overshadowed him. That's a shame, because Alexander the Great was pretty neat in this battle!

[@ConekQ]

@@legomaniac856 nah pompey was the best one

[@legomaniac856]

@@ConekQ To be honest, you've got a point there. That 'YEAH!' was *super* intense!

[@NutDude69]

@@legomaniac856 ik right !?!?

[@senz8152]

For those that didn’t know: Frederick the Great actually did die in his chair at his home. This battle has so much detail it’s incredible.

[@isaacsiao7673]

Clearly Ivan was meant to have lost but "Creme de la Kremlin" was a dope ass bar.

[@iridxnt]

@@isaacsiao7673 you literally copied this comment lol

[@terriblejokefactory8831]

Also Pompey was killed by having his head cut off, so even more detail

[@Goratrix66]

@@terriblejokefactory8831 There is also a good chanse that Alexander was poisoned

[@terriblejokefactory8831]

@@Goratrix66 Yeah, but the more common theory is disease

[@Insane0172]

Love how pompey dances at the who won like he didn't just say 4 words then die.

[@zerrinaa]

OLD FRITZ OLD FRITZ OLD FRITZ OLD FRITZ

[@4mplitude]

Ivan: You beat me, here's a drink Alexander: yes Ivan: you beat me, take a seat Frederick: yes Ivan: you beat me, take this horse Catherine: lol no

[@Tempusverum]

She couldn’t die because that horse story’s a pile of crap. But, Ivan did die in the middle of a game of chess... checkmate.

[@sasori9624]

@@Tempusverum nope is not. its facts.

[@zepaduse97]

@@sasori9624 no its only a rumor it never was confirmed whether or not she did or didnt

[@jarryljovenir3488]

@@sasori9624 Are you stupid because Ivan DID die in a game of chess

[@h.palternativeproduction3514]

Why people like your comment???

[@LBPJimmy]

Teacher: how did Pompey the great die? The weird kid: his head was chopped of by Catherine the great

[@cliveang1577]

MR BOSTON wow those "facts" you are talking about is just "a pile of horseshit". Do your research properly next time.

[@mememaster1318]

MR BOSTON jeez man that’s a little far for a joke don’t yah think

[@lunarrosecrow407]

@@big1boston Alexander the great had brown hair

[@big1boston]

@@mememaster1318 dont you know us fallen Angel's are sometimes tricksters. Better bend over I got some prager communism 4 ya ;)

[@big1boston]

@@cliveang1577 Do you know where the word Hollywood comes from? Druid cult only magic wands made of hollytree

[@Dylanafewnumbers]

I'm glad we all agree Frederick's intro/verse is one of the best in all of erb

[@jeanpaulsinatra]

Not even kidding would happily watch the extended cut where Ivan takes on every single 'the Great.'

[@myemailiszak4650]

History teacher: who's Frederick the great Me: a flute busting Prussian *plays flute*

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

Edit?

[@Lo-tf6qt]

My history class in a nutshell

[@SnakeBitten]

LMAO

[@philmyfilth5133]

First servant of state, oblique attack tactics, ain't exactly straight

[@Lo-tf6qt]

@@philmyfilth5133 I got creative talents and battle malice, hard as steel on the field genteel in the palace

[@UndrcoverCactus]

Pompey definitely fucking won

[@gold5135]

Undercover Cactus I agree. He had some great rhymes.

[@felipecardozo2254]

Just his voice won the whole season.

[@ryangianola5454]

Undercover Cactus ikr

[@rykerrich4828]

Undercover Cactus boy the queen all the way man

[@raginginnuendo4113]

She's not a queen, she's far too great.

[@zentanio]

"How are you the head of our state when the state of your head was such a crazy one" man that line never fails to make me laugh

[@ThePianistDragon]

This is such a great rap battle. And as killer as Frederick’s part was, I still keep coming back for Cathrine and that amazing voice.

[@markduest8780]

God damn, it'a so easy to miss how insane Alexander's verse was when Frederick comes out busting the funniest rap in ERB history.

[@hampton_the_one5419]

Also the snazziest beat, vocals and instrumentals

[@JustKrin]

Frederick is like the character in a show that deserves his own spinoff

[@unfortunatelyayanna608]

@@JustKrin Stewie and rollo

[@garry3465]

Alexander's whole verse was hard as fuck. The cadence was crazy and the bars were fire.

[@jeremiahkivi4256]

@@garry3465 Yeah but Fritz came out swinging fast, took a couple of lines for Alexander to warm up. I think that's why Fritz is remembered more in this one.

[@alexaesthetix425]

that flute solo was dank *af*

[@MrThecristo96]

Nah, it wasn’t terrible and bad played

[@vanshkandpal438]

Dank as fucc boiiiiiiiiii

[@elim.4204]

Not exactly sure if it was done on purpose but at around 1:56, Fred sticks his middle finger while playing the flute

[@charlesthebrick5251]

The Chemical Crybaby at the Disco yessir 🤣

[@liangaikoh4000]

Lovin Frederick the great

[@StoryMing]

Am I wrong to feel like Catherine won this one for being the last one standing, for harmonizing, and for her final "Checkmate"? -Also- is there a specific reference reason why she calls Ivan “a rodent”, beyond herself being a Cat?

[@sgfuckinghuntress]

according to genius + the official erb wiki, this lyric may be just a pun based off her name (CATherine) saying that she can defeat ivan, and also that she's calling ivan dirty and unkempt lol

[@eveljkov]

14+ tours through the ERB catalog and this one is still my favorite.

[@user-zs6xw3nr1t]

Catherine:It takes a Russian to take down a Russian But Catherine you are German :D

[@Relmaster007]

Catherine II was Russian...

[@sovietberry3200]

Bradley Papin She was born in modern day germany I believe

[@Hanekin]

She was German.

[@user-zs6xw3nr1t]

+Bradley Papin (Relmaster007) Yes she was German,and btw her husband Peter III was half german and huge fan of Fredrick the greate.

[@hoboboatman]

Poland.

[@lunanoone9519]

Can we just appreciate the people in the background for a sec when Catherine the great was singing

[@treyowen9213]

Goldie No one hell yes. 😊❤️

[@marilyngarza7674]

Goldie No one ya they were really good Dancers

[@AsteriaMayBee]

Goldie No one ikr

[@toptop961]

Orfi Barca123 ALBANIA

[@snezzijezzi9037]

she had a nice voice

[@Usonan-Foderation2016]

Respect to Ivan for getting Alexander a drink like he asked

[@Chimichanga50]

Why isn’t anyone talking about Pompey? His verse was absolutely insane right down to the bars the roast, the music being impeccable flow, and just overall the best joke of an ERB anyone’s ever seen. Bravo Peter & Lloyd, bravo.

[@um3r218]

holy shit Pompey knows how to spit fire.

[@Happy2poo]

:-oooooo

[@user-kp5nl6cy5d]

more like spit blood

[@RomanBV]

no im pretty sure the garrote wire won

[@galaxybomb6995]

_Umer _ NJ

[@noahtjon7650]

_Umer _ ikr

[@alecxander9573]

"If you can't beat them (in rap), just kill them." - Ivan the Terrible -

[@fierceguy4341]

Underrated

[@stupidstorystudios6233]

Thanks for the advice, Ivan. I'm gonna use it tomorrow.

[@oranz19]

@@stupidstorystudios6233 good luck. How did it go tho?

[@stupidstorystudios6233]

@@oranz19 It turned out great! I won the battle by just shooting my opponent in the face after I was worried at how much she was dominating the rap battle. Sure, I'm now in jail awaiting my sentence for murdering her, but it was worth it!

[@oranz19]

@@stupidstorystudios6233 hell yeah it was. I wonder if it would work with math test as well.

[@FlappJackz]

It awesome how every single line hits harder than Alexander’s win streak

[@BotchuLeeSim]

Pompey’s verse was so fire, it gave me a whole new outlook on life, thank you erb

[@booboomaready3401]

Ivan: Nobody can defeat this Russian. Frederick: Hold my flute.

[@dUckydUckZ1]

Na it goes let like this : GIVE ME MY FU*&ING FLUTE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MA_Colt]

Boo Boo W H A T A B O U T M E P O M P E Y Y E A H !

[@Ahloveyafuhso]

@@MA_Colt *Head gets cut off* Ah just like when he was about to make a speech according to History

[@JoeJohnson-fc5wr]

That could be taken in so many ways and none of them I wish to think about lol.

[@cbrew8794]

Roblox Guidance Helper Catherine: hold my husbands head

[@Pharry_]

Can we talk about the god-tier costumes these guys use

[@techpriestemily]

Seriously, the production quality on the costumes alone is insane.

[@fathanatillah]

Ikr, most of the time I watch ERBs just to pay attention to their costumes

[@SpriGgEx]

@@fathanatillah That almost sounded like Sarcasm xD

[@jyksedcandknives9666]

Pompey destroyed it he was the best rapping part

[@RikoJAmado]

Alexander passes out with an “ upskirt” undy shot. And no, I was not squinting or staring too hard!

[@AlqhemyA]

I know Frederich has the best bars, but Alexander’s segment is really underrated.

[@jordonbrown8425]

I've lost count of how many times I've watched this one, remains as good today as it did the first time I heard it. My favorite to say the least.

[@fridericusrex7042]

“Psst, what about a flute busting Prussian?” *proceeds to play his own intro music*

[@ykkynmrnki1424]

Okay so i bet ummmmm... 25 dollars that you changed your pfp bc of this song?

[@fridericusrex7042]

Close but no cigar, it was another song though.

[@peterparquer1873]

Lol.....😅

[@benmansell5457]

@@fridericusrex7042 that's a good one weird al yankovic is second best bet end only by this channel tho they did do a collaboration

[@user-ph1wf6nt6r]

911 likes? ima change that before anyone else sees

[@Agentcoolguy1]

*Me minding my own business* My brain: Hey fella, swell diss. But now you got the Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed.

[@Agentcoolguy1]

@Eesa Taylor I'll translate. Hey man, nice insult. But now you've got this person who believes in Greek unity from Pella (his home city) extremely mad.

[@Agentcoolguy1]

@Eesa Taylor No worries. It's a fire line.

[@0gre191]

That, and “I’ll take a break instead to just rest my little head. WHY DONT YOU DROP DEAD, FRED?!”

[@royalelite2996]

Yo that has been stuck in my head all day and night

[@jasonfaulkner8644]

Zack is something else. Respect. In a different life I challenge him to a rap-battle writing contest ... but not this one (blue collar working parent). His influence on Ghostbusters vs Mythbusters is epic, but Hawk vs Gretzky is arguably the best ERBH of them all. Respect Z!

[@corymorimacori1059]

2:20 “Oh, what humiliating defeat! Ik when I am beat, so of course take a seeeat!” I seriously love this bar in this ERB battle. I thought it was so dramatic, and entertaining. It puts me a smile to my face

[@davegmd2132]

"Look alive crème de la Kremlin's arriving try to serve Ivan no surviving, your a land rover im a land expander here to hand you your first loss Alexander" Is a very dope line

[@clxudii_ruru5709]

Alexander: "you died in the middle of a game of chess." Katherine: "checkmate."

[@GoodFridayFirst]

Katherine: *dies on the toilet*

[@Bloodbunny2.0]

@@GoodFridayFirstshe died of a stroke in a bath

[@Alexander_The_Great424]

Damn, didnt even notice that

[@clxudii_ruru5709]

@@Alexander_The_Great424 holy moly, it's Alexander- how are you?

[@Alexander_The_Great424]

@@clxudii_ruru5709 kinda shit, i am dead

[@Jack-zz7bc]

Ivan: here's a horse for you to f- Catherine: so you've chosen *DEATH*

[@therealpradowaits]

no

[@JuliusCeazarthe2nd]

Booooo

[@bentennyson2615]

raquh 1k

[@momon5359]

She played herself tho

[@sugarhiccop]

“try to serve ivan, no surviving ” YOU JUST CANT TOP THAT

[@redwalrus6796]

I don't know why but I find it interesting that Catherine the Great and Frederick the Great both existed at the same time for a large portion of their history and their both in this battle.

[@ZeroTwo945_TT]

Ivan: No great can beat me *several people are typing*

[@ZeroTwo945_TT]

This blew up thx

[@Kili_1701]

What's about the great death? He can beat everyone~ :)

[@ZeroTwo945_TT]

PlingLing _HD LOL

[@eberlix]

*insert "what about me pompey" here*

[@pikapalio0661]

Playing Civilizations and suddenly *Ghandi wants to know your location*

[@dhritimanmajumder2924]

Eminem: I am the best rapper ever born. Alexander The Great: Hey fella, swell dis

[@frederickthegreat2631]

Greatest King of Prussia

[@funnyg9848]

Pompey: What about me, Pompey? YEAHH!

[@trueformoblivion4530]

@@dhritimanmajumder2924 Ivan The Terrible: don't even try to approach the God

[@9minty]

Dhritiman Majumder but now you got the pan hellenist feom Pella hella pissed

[@DementiaMuichiroTokito]

Psssst what a flute busting Prussian?

[@chloeh985]

Let’s be honest Catherine assisted Ivan by killing Pompey 😂

[@charliegreen5361]

Best lyrics: Frederick Best on the beat: Alexander Most Kills: Ivan Best disses: Catherine Overall winner: Pompey