Link VS Cloud (Legend of Zelda VS Final Fantasy VII) | DEATH BATTLE!

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[@wellthathappened9435]

I can’t get over the fact that Link stopped fighting just to smash some pots, my man

[@beipiaosaurus]

The sound effects do indicate he found a rupy.

[@pigifi]

wouldn't be link if he doesn't smash pottery.

[@juura78]

Cloud was a gentle man and saved a very innocent pot

[@Hyperneosonic97]

@@juura78 Also stopping Link from vandalizing the late Aerith's favourite place.

[@JaelinBezel]

Especially because that's what he does during boss fights too (to look for hearts) and, as evidenced by The Fierce Diety's Mask, this WAS a boss fight.

[@alexacortes579]

Link pausing to break all the pots has me weak in the knees it’s too funny and too accurate

[@Chromaray]

I think I heard a heart sound effect so it's like breaking all the containers in a boss room.

[@thundergaming155]

Or pots under the gandorf arena in ocarina of time.

[@quicksilver5789]

I thought it was about getting more health, but the absolute gleaming smile on his face as he saw and ran up to the first pot proves it was just because he loves breaking them.

[@Daitomodachi]

Yo Dai here, one of the animators for this Deathbattle. Wanna thank the Deathbattle team for allowing us to animate this rematch using Blender. It was one of the hardest projects I've ever worked on, but it was worth it. Hope you guys like more what the Blender team has in store.

[@TheLaserLordLOL]

You guys did amazing!

[@KlyntarNage666]

Props to you for the amazing animation

[@juubi249]

You did an absolutely fantastic job with this, thank you so much!

[@onboro7707]

Here to tell you that that fight was amazing! So intense, had me on the edge of my seat the whole time, especially towards the end!

[@Sean_Bird]

You guys made a great battle!

[@NTRWL69]

The fact that Cloud cares about that garden pot more than Link makes me laugh everytime

[@CloudStrife8894]

Here's the thing with the pots though, Those pots and this is true because those pots belong to a close friend of mine that was killed by the hands of sephiroth.

[@worldscoolestperson7672]

@CloudStrife8894 thats rough, buddy.

[@matheusdiefenthaeler5342]

Oh Link probably care about these pots more than Cloud, just not in the way Cloud expected ...

[@nadavcohen3721]

Cloud: *rides motorcycle* Link: "and I took that personally"

[@Jorgito-zq5iu]

Fr my man was chilling

[@quirinkanada2111]

Cloud took it personal when he started breaking the pots

[@teddlo9669]

*More like:* *Link:* "Hup. Hiya! HAIYA!"

[@xheralt]

How in the hell did Link end up with a 300hp "horse", and when did he learn how to drive?

[@tinywomanhours]

@Yol Riin Lask pretentious much?

[@nathanielgrindstaff4909]

I don't know about anyone else, but I am totally convinced that Link started this fight just because Cloud was going five miles over the speed limit.

[@sanbi221]

And Cloud finished it because Link broke those pots.

[@cormchaos2810]

I died laughing. Why is that so true tbh 😂

[@foxshock5571]

Actually, this is a prequel of Super Smash Bros. It show how Cloud got in Smash.

[@thedarkoracle4807]

@@foxshock5571 Does Link remember events from his past life, or is each Link effectively a new character?

[@zanelebushgenie270]

@@thedarkoracle4807 every link is a new person

[@redvelvet7706]

Such a little but neat detail is when the song of storms was not just part of the score, but altered the weather in order for Link to draw power from lightning. Love that.

[@juubi249]

I also love the slowed down, almost sort of mysterious feel the song of storms had in the score, it was so good

[@deathnights-bane3301]

I mean yes, but better songs could have been played to change the tide of battle

[@davidmilton5473]

I like how when it starts to rain you can hear link playing the ocarina. That was a nice detail that i noticed

[@ikeillue8385]

I mean, considering that it was Link playing the ocarina that caused it to rain, it makes sense.

[@valor1omega]

And it gave link's position away.

[@jacobh3426]

He played the song of storms

[@smashbro67]

Fitting that Link cares less about the fight and more about breaking pottery.

[@oofergoofer1029]

Had me dying

[@TickedOffPriest]

Cloud cared more about saving the pottery.

[@Gameguy5289]

That and how Cloud was less focused about destroying stuff. Shows how different their games are. Zelda's has items in pots and FF has theirs in fight drops and stores.

[@dp9139]

That was awesome! I'm so happy the show has been remade, it's beautiful. The end was no surprise though, Link is from an action game based on riddles while Cloud is from a fantasy x space opera game based on super powers.

[@Tinyangel12]

@@dp9139 now that I say that... I can see why he lost now XD

[@AhmedAhmed-zm7dv]

If you don’t like the outcome, Settle it in Smash!!

[@bradhedgehog12]

Oh boy here we go. But my opinion still stands. I hope Link Wins again....but on the other Hand if Cloud wins the That makes them even. There both my main fighters of Smash Bros Anyways. Cloud can be worthy to Defeat Ganon though as proof as I did as Cloud taking on OOT Ganon Adventure mode Hardest lvl there is

[@standard1703]

@@bradhedgehog12 in terms of sheer strength and speed Cloud definitely wins, but Link has tons of tools. Both are great innovators and can think on their toes. I think the only thing that Link has over Cloud is a strong willpower and confidence in himself and his capabilities, and a shield. Since these guys use in-game stats and not story canon I know for a fact Link is still gonna be buffed wayy up and Cloud is gonna get nerfed, but regardless of the winner the fight will still be entertaining. Cloud and Link are both long time favorites so I could be satisfied with either winner

[@bradhedgehog12]

@@standard1703 Agree. Both boys again are my Main Smash Bro Fighters. And I think They make a good team.

[@chhaysour5241]

Wario vs King Dedede in a nutshell.

[@nooder0ni]

@@standard1703 Link also has the experience going for him. Like, by a LOT. Remember, he's basically the same soul being forced to reincarnate over multiple generations just to thwart the plans of literal Gods and Demons(and beat the ever living crap outta them, too). He ain't no ordinary fairy, boi.

[@goatresx1799]

Link: breaks Aerith’s pots Cloud: *peace was never an option*

[@scotmmical2707]

Aerith x cloud forever

[@the300club8]

😅😅😂

[@RelativelyBest]

Cloud: Wants to protect pots. Link: Breaks any pots he sees. My God. They're _natural enemies!_

[@spidergoat533]

Watching link destroy pots without remorse was hilarious,

[@SDSXellan]

Idk, seems like your standard rpg game

[@Miko_Hanamori]

The only reason why Link lost is because they didn't include his speedrunner form

[@mysterykiddo2167]

LOL

[@AwesomeMooseSmile]

I still really want a death battle between speedrunner Link or Mario from the N64 games versus a KZbin poop character like Carlton Banks or Spingebill

[@martinbasten192]

They later explained that Cloud could even keep up with Bahamut going 1200x the speed of light. I doubt it would've worked

[@hahamadeyouread214]

Imagine both of them eating a meal prepared by Link Cloud: What is this delicacy ? link: EH, HIYEW, DAAAH Cloud: sounds exotic

[@esteban8471]

I'd imagine Cloud's friends saying that instead but they would tell Cloud to thank Link and compliment the food. At least, that's the vibe the FF7 remake gave me.

[@DIEFORME173]

@@esteban8471 yeah

[@goukisama007]

This is the best comment I've read on death battle 😂. Bravo!

[@hanburgundy4317]

Tifa: "Geez, Cloud; the least you could do is say thank you." Aeris: "Come on, Cloud. Tell Link thank you for the delicious meal he prepared." Cloud: "Hmm... thanks, it's... yummy."

[@hahamadeyouread214]

@@hanburgundy4317 link: HAH, ZEEAAAHH, AWOOO

[@tabby5228]

Best part was link stopping to destroy the pottery, and Cloud catching pottery to save it.

[@trythelight8319]

It was just *so* in character and had me laughing! The battle was also quite tense when it needed to be, second guessing my expectations each moment!

[@mattjohnson8585]

It even looked like Link kept trying for it and would have just ignored Cloud XD

[@justarandomguy54]

That was hilarious.

[@JD4Christ]

You don't break Aerith flower pots while Clouds around lol

[@PedroCampos-r1j]

Ben 10 Favhulia.

[@CityBoySeb]

Cloud: *survives a Supernova to the face* Zack: *dies from bullets*

[@SenjiroAkechi]

I mean, cloud got hurt by bullets too in advent children. Literally right after ff7.

[@TheTrueHolyDarkness]

Also Cloud: *gets stabbed by sephiroth.* Sephiroth: *gets counter-stabbed by cloud and thrown meters into the lifestream, but is perfectly fine later. So is cloud.* Dyne: *successfully commits suicide by jumping off a cliff after that whole barret episode.* Tifa: *gets slashed by sephiroth and falls down at least two stories worth of stairs. nah she's fine.* Aerith: *gets stabbed by sephiroth yet no amount of healing magic works all of a sudden(?).* Zack: *gets sniped and just plain drops dead.* Cloud: *sniped by a bullet that **_CLEARLY runs him through_** at the end of advent children. anti-climatically gets up two seconds later, no damage to his sweater (wut?).* Durability feats are HELLUVA inconsistent in FF7. It's just plain poor writing on FF7's part, and my greatest pet peeve with it's storytelling. I don't mean to bash everything about FF7's writing, but there's little to no tension in their fights precisely because there's no telling what's meant to be a "lethal wound" in their world. Too much anime-logic in how injuries work in their world if you ask me. It's one of the things I really appreciate about the FFXV: Kingslayer movie. Square's writers finally learned to treat a character getting injured as actually _getting injured._ If I told you that I work for Square-Enix, and that in the next big FVII update we're going to mix things up by having Yuffie, Vincent, and/or Cid getting sniped and/or stabbed with a piece of rhubarb (during a cutscene), as a fan, you'd have no idea as to whether or not you should be concerned with how we're "changing things." Wouldn't you?

[@TheTrueHolyDarkness]

EDIT: One last observation... Cloud: *can survive supernova, so naturally this makes him too durable for Link to handle* The rest of the Avalanche Cast: *can also survive supernova* By this logic, any member of AVALANCE is just plain too tanky to be stopped by the likes of say, Samus Aran's plasma beams, let alone Link, right? Fire Lord Ozai? More like Fire Loser Osai as far as Barrett's immune black ass is concerned. Not even the Phoenix Force could ever hope to put a dent into Yuffie Kisaragi! She's too stronk against flame! Superman's heat vision against the MIGHTY CAITH SITH?! Hardy har har. Such tactics are nothing before the almighty supernova durability feat. CAITH MOTHERFUCKIN SITH eats thousands of years worth of the Sun's energy output for breakfast! *Also according to Deathbattle.* Tifa Lockhart loses to Yang Xiao Long, a martial artist character whose signature super-power is called "Burn."

[@x0uzumakinaruto0x]

@@TheTrueHolyDarkness I am in no way saying you're wrong, but I am giving what I think could be somewhat reasonable explanations. I'm not saying "actually it works like this," just how I think. Sephiroth could have missed vital organs. It's not impossible that Cloud would survive. After all, we know Sephiroth likes to play with his toys before he breaks them. The lifestream is insane and Sephiroth is essentially a clone of Jenova. Not surprised he survived. Dyne was a regular human. He fell and bashed his head probably who knows how many times, and didn't even struggle. Tifa could have gotten a shallow wound, doing more surface damage than real damage. Again, Sephi likes to play with his toys before he breaks them. As for the stairs, as long as she didn't break her neck, she'd come out with a few nasty bruises, but overall, okay. I still don't know about Aerith, but my idea is that dying and being K.O.'d is very different. Given how cheap materia and healing items can be, I feel that they cannot actually bring someone back to life. They can only resuscitate an unconscious person. That said, when Aerith got stabbed, I imagine is was right through the heart.

[@kirara2516]

@@SenjiroAkechi what you should be asking is, after Cloud gets hit by Yazoo, he then actually 'dies' by an explosion of Yazoo and Loz overloading their materia. Apparently exploding materia at point blank range is stronger than an exploding sun? I suppose we should be thankful Aerith and Zack decided to send him back from the lifestream.

[@MichaelMurphy-wv4so]

I love that Cloud cares about property while Link is just vandalizing everything in sight lol 😅

[@RealCFZ]

Link: *Becomes Fierce Deity* Cloud: WAIT A MINUTE?! •Long Sword •White Hair •Taller than me Cloud: You’ve gotta be shitting me. ??? next to Cloud’s ear: HELLO THERE!

[@ikeillue8385]

Nah, Fierce Deity's sword needs another foot or two added to it to be mistaken for Masamune. Also, Fierce Deity is missing those gorgeous locks, that are almost as long as the sword itself.

[@daltoncarverxc]

They forgot the most important rune of all: the camera rune.

[@gmtwj-fye7898]

explain?

[@Blue_Firefox]

@@gmtwj-fye7898 selfies

[@faceache3466]

@@gmtwj-fye7898 I think that was supposed to be a joke

[@Silent_Fool]

In Age of Calamity, it’s stupidly powerful.

[@RevilloPhoenix]

@@gmtwj-fye7898 I think it's a reference to the original Link vs Cloud death battle where Link just blocks the onislash v5 simply by Z targeting lock on to keep turning at cloud with his shield. Using a meta game mechanic instead of a character feat as the match winning move.

[@phanboy8059]

Is it wierd that the part where Link cannot stop himself from smashing the pots even though he is in the middle of a fight and Cloud going out of his way to save one of them is among my favorite parts of this episode?

[@nealenthenerd399]

I love he tries to care for Aerith’s church even in battle.

[@blueotter5954]

Elegant is it not

[@TrueZero2]

I was honestly expecting that last pot to come in clutch for Link at one point. Maybe it had a fairy in it.

[@RhizometricReality]

The animators did fantastic

[@astaku8374]

@@TrueZero2 I think I heard a recovery effect. He probably did find a fairy

[@sombra-fy5oi]

That's the single most brutal Omnislash I've ever seen. Even Sephiroth wasn't cut in half

[@ikeillue8385]

Personally, I think if they were going to go brutal with it, they should have gone all the way. Basically, have every slash cut a piece off Link (or have the cuts build up, and he just falls apart at the end.).

[@sombra-fy5oi]

@@ikeillue8385 Yeah, but then him splitting the freaking triforce at the end wouldn't have really hit as hard

[@ikeillue8385]

@@sombra-fy5oi Fair point. Though, technically speaking, the whole splitting the triforce thing never should have happened in the first place, since the triforce has never been used in such a manner before. But you are correct.

[@sombra-fy5oi]

@@ikeillue8385 I'm no lore expert, i just see big shiny powerful thing get cleaved in half by angry guy with 50 swords

[@ikeillue8385]

@@sombra-fy5oi Again, fair point.

[@starmancrusader]

I like how Cloud sees Link on the motorcycle after him and he’s like “him again”

[@gregbethscheider5912]

I was thinking the exact same thing that you said when I started watching the fight

[@nahor88]

Link already beat Cloud once; they weren't gonna have Link win again. Still safe to say Link wins a popularity contest.

[@hernandeznestor7685]

@@nahor88 well Super Man rektd Goku twice. If they do a 3rd round It would be just to please weebs AND neckbeards

[@nahor88]

@@hernandeznestor7685 I've never played a single Final Fantasy game, but I do know Link was able to block Omnislash the 1st round as regular Link using z-targeting... what happened to that?

[@hernandeznestor7685]

@@nahor88 you mean the figth were cloud didnt cast any spells while link used all His arsenals?

[@MrBruh77]

I just love how when Link was smashing pots, he used one as a weapon. At that point, I didn’t care who won I just loved the accuracy of that

[@pkillerx]

Link stopping to break pots/vases mid-fight is such a hilarious break in his character. The look in his eyes as he dashes towards the first pot makes me lose it every time.

[@nathanielbass771]

it's actually not a break in his character. Just about every boss fight he encounters has them and even if not, his most useful items come from them

[@zacharie2334]

@@nathanielbass771 And we hear a sound when he breaks them (probably the sound of gaining an item)

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

A great attention to detail honestly

[@morrigancollins2092]

I'd love to see this fight again now that Link has Tears of the Kingdom to draw on. Mechs aren't on par with summons but it'd still be fun to see Bahamut and ToTK mechs trading lasers, at least until the mech's batteries ran out.

[@themonkeyman2910]

Cloud when Link builds a floating mass of beam emmitters and construct heads:

[@TheBenchLord]

​@@themonkeyman2910Can't wait for Link vs Cloud 3 when Link pulls out a Gundam

[@wickian9571]

I get that they take everything from the media of the characters at face value to try and keep things "fair", but taking the Super Nova at face value and scaling Cloud to that level of durability(capable of tanking an actual super nova and then standing back up and dusting himself off) is just absurd lol.

[@dusk_phoenix07]

I don't think it would make much of a difference, especially if you consider Cloud when he reaches his full potential.

[@SurprisedFireflies-ik4kt]

Third time's the charm lol

[@perryhahn5525]

Either way, the moment Link took off the cape and raised his sword for lightning was DOPE

[@Fenrix9]

14:35

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

That was a badass moment

[@marioandfriends_official]

The fact that he set it up with the song of storms makes it a great detail too

[@kaelli2892]

Cloud VS Raiden | Final Fantasy vs Metal Gear Rising | DEATH BATTLE

[@AgentHooligan]

"Cloud and Zack die from bullets" Ok but Link dies to chickens...

[@CosmicGoku529]

Hold up there. Those chicken are way more deadly than a bullet. They are immortal bringers of death.

[@richardlabrie515]

@@CosmicGoku529 Those chickens can even defeat Ganon!

[@floatingf8783]

As of Breath of the Wild, Cucoos are terrifying monsters when provoked in-universe, they're not ordinary chickens.

[@goldenboy2740]

Don't worry though, each of those bullets are probably stronger then the supernova that hit Cloud (Deathbattle logic)

[@Schale.kivotos]

It's seems you not play the game huh That's chicken is frkin immortal and can beat ganon! Even guy like Cloud is no match for Mighty Chicken CUCCO!

[@Joe.Elston-Gardner]

I feel like speed scaling in death battle often doesn't reflect how fast the characters really are, like in that world are the laser beams and lightning attacks really as fast as ours? or with Cloud if he can scale to a creature who can move across the solar system in like 10 seconds then couldn't he have instantly travelled across the continent in his search of sephiroth if he is anyway scalable to that. I don't really have a solution, but I just feel these kind of speed scaling often gives a result which makes a character seem way faster than what they are otherwise represented as being in the game.

[@christophermonteith2774]

not the best, but kingdom hearts scaling would indicate FTL at least, so its not impossible

[@pandaeyez]

Nope. He doesn't need to be able to hurdle through the cosmos like Bahamut, simply reacting and moving fast enough to keep up with it is a feat in itself. Link doesn't zap across the skies like a lightning bolt either, but he can react fast enough to dodge it. Both Zack and Cloud being first class soldiers (or just being beyond the level of one in Cloud's case) meant they had superhuman reflexes and speed, but it's that reactive speed and their own speed that allows them to keep up with Bahamut and Sephiroth and Weapons, etc. If you can anticipate, react and move just fast enough, then a fast opponent means nothing.

[@turnttaco7661]

Yeah it's still a great fear for sure but death battle has always had trouble differentiating between travel speed and combat speed

[@DenderFriend]

You don't always move at your top speed or punch your strongest hit, but Death Battle judges characters based on their best.

[@XUIW]

I just don’t like how they use most of game logic/mechanics to justify a feat.

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

0:41 Intro 1:06 Link 6:06 Cloud 12:04 Fight

[@At-sign]

You are a true hero for some Completely useless to others

[@drmadhappy]

​@@At-sign the most factual comment in existence

[@Ultrastar08]

The track is called "Final Breath" that's a solid name

[@sdmffuentebella9002]

It is indeed.

[@sdmffuentebella9002]

All I need to know is when is it coming out

[@Silent_Fool]

@@sdmffuentebella9002 wait for Brandon Yates. Hopefully it comes out before this episode.

[@TheShadow1347]

Yep

[@charsonic1771]

I agree

[@thevisionary5313]

We all know why link lost. He forgot to grab the mid-dungeon item that can defeat cloud.

[@reaganhernandez6041]

He Already Did In His First Battle

[@mafrodisiak2673]

@@reaganhernandez6041 first battle!?

[@shanesmith2050]

@@mafrodisiak2673 this is the rematch

[@mrboerger1620]

Duh

[@emerylsg]

this was a very clever joke

[@Ignore__Me]

Don’t worry guys, if Link dies we can always clap and bring him back to life.

[@Cam-jl9kh]

"He's not a fairy!"

[@juubi249]

That just sent me back 9 years

[@Silent_Fool]

He’s not a fairy! He’s a lost boy from Neverland.

[@Wolfo277]

I'll be sad if he does tho 😥

[@DIEFORME173]

@@Silent_Fool Peter pan

[@BTAL1ama]

Man Link has some serious hammer space, even compared to an FF character. Also Cloud catching the pot like a tennis ball on his sword was pretty great lol

[@Beegrene]

I believe Nintendo Power said that he simply has really deep pockets. Or that may have been James Bond. I don't remember exactly.

[@ariwl1]

Character descriptions. Link: Here are all the spells, tools, and abilities his many different incarnations have had over the years. Cloud: Here are all the reasons he needs therapy.

[@DIEFORME173]

Pretty much

[@Silent_Fool]

Sephiroth: Hello there! I want a barbeque. A chocobo barbeque.

[@NoFocksGiven_]

Cloud: as my therapist says. Stay where you belong. In my head.

[@theadmirableadmiral7408]

@@NoFocksGiven_ I… will never stay in your head.

[@classicsagat]

@@Silent_Fool Or Midgar Zolom BBQ? I mean he made it ready for shishkabobs lolol

[@Zye1984]

I kinda wish you guys would stop equating dodging lasers as feats of speed. That's more of an anticipation in most cases. Or, automatically assuming a defeated enemy that can go super fast somehow means the fighter can too.

[@sircatfaceesq578]

I see it as their best attempt to pull something from nothing. I still hate it, but can understand why they do it

[@midashitegamer5264]

@@sircatfaceesq578 well actually no it's because these are video games, we can't have inputs that fast or no one would get past the first area, these are superhuman characters, for instance we know through cutscenes that cloud can block and dodge bullets, we've also been him dodge much fast things, and have immense feats of strength, in the remake we get to be cloud in pvp combat as a player character and not just a party member showing it is actually happening real time just the mechanics of the game prevent it from being played in such a way, and that's because it's a turn based rpg, that's it's genre, so likelihood is the interpretation you were meant to each is that cloud beat the dragon in real time combat and therefore had to keep up

[@midashitegamer5264]

@@sircatfaceesq578 also we know from multiple ff games that dragons have extreme speed strata and have an affinity for wht magic that boosts said speed stats, it's unreasonable to think they are slow just because the mechanics are that of a turn based rpg

[@midashitegamer5264]

@@sircatfaceesq578 link has lifted thousands of tons but he hasn't survived a supernova, link is fast but light has achieved faster travel and reaction speeds on foot, it's undeniable if you've played both games

[@ivoryraven3487]

Yup its pretty dumb, or scaling people to other people through a common foe, or a "anime quarrel"

[@drowsykyle8263]

Can we admit that Fierce Deity Link stomping towards Cloud was terrifying.

[@matheusdiefenthaeler5342]

Not so much when Cloud look at him with a "I don't care" face and dodge a giant bounder casually... But the Fierce Deity form is very cool

[@lelandholmquist2467]

⁠@@matheusdiefenthaeler5342If I remember correctly it turns him into a literal god at least as close to one as possible.

[@matheusdiefenthaeler5342]

​@@lelandholmquist2467 right, it does turn him into a god, but as every game, series, movies and cartoons shows to us is that gods are subjective, different in every world, and the ones in Legend of Zelda... well... you can easily picture all of them dying...

[@noabsolutelynot3660]

​@@matheusdiefenthaeler5342 Not really. The only gods we've actually seen in Zelda are FD, Hylia and the Golden ones. The Golden ones are many times the power of the triforce, Hylia only seems weak because she had to reincarnate in Mortal form, and Fierce Deity is a planet buster at *least*

[@nori87]

nah

[@yachi2274]

Cloud: Good game Link: Good game *They handshaked*

[@skippygh0st248]

Seeing Link die in this isn't as bad or impactful to me considering all the torture and deaths I've put him throughout the 4 years of Breath of the Wild.

[@DOOGIE_PLAYZZZZ]

You had me in the first half not gonna lie

[@canyouhelpmegetto69kwithno22]

I’ve literally jumped off cliffs on purpose in botw on purpose cause I was bored

[@niasayamuongbo6498]

Zelda

[@Ethan-yd4gn]

Like when you're essentially on the standing on the bay of a pond, but still drown. Sad times

[@Twilight17Petkoton]

Even know Link lose to Cloud. But Cloud lost in Video games in E3 Nintendo got a S rank and Square Enix a D rank. Showing great game on Nintendo on up and down moments on E3. Square Enix not so much a little on worsted moments. So Link wins on video games.

[@StriderStryker]

Link/Cloud: *clash swords against each other* Ganondorf/Sephiroth: *starts laughing at them*

[@JustAPrinnyDood]

Ganondorf: "I see this as an absolute win!"

[@regretgaming2446]

Sephiroth ' aw man means I'm gonna have to deal with him now' Ganon 'sucks to be you.... mind if I take the triforce of courage?' Sephiroth *pulls sword* 'over my dead body' Boomstick 'its time for a dathbattlllllllllllllllle'

[@Jason-he1mr]

Ganondorf vs Sephiroth

[@andrewpenny4676]

@@Jason-he1mr Sorry he gonna have to take on dracula first.

[@davidgumazon]

Steve: Man, this Smash matchup is so good! **eats bread** Death Battle not Smash xD

[@baval5]

"as you can see Link can dodge this laser at the moment its fired" >Link begins dodging the laser a full 12 youtube frames and nearly a full second before it begins firing

[@sauce987654321]

That's what power wank looks like.

[@Gnostic88]

@@sauce987654321 For real. I remember their original fight with Link and Cloud. It was BS. glad this one made more sense.

[@ransac16]

If they wanted a better visual for reacting to/evading lasers they should have just used Link fighting Guardians.

[@WwZa7]

I think they just wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, push his abilities to the limit, because honestly, he was uncomparable to Cloud, that can survive a dimension breaking supernova.

[@SD-uw7zu]

@@Gnostic88 exactly. Cloud got downplayed last time. And this is the first death battle rematch that wasn’t bad or controversial

[@melast4928]

I already guessed that Cloud would have won. But honestly for Link being just a human vs a literal superhuman he put up a good fight.

[@EntombedToast70]

Best part? Link probably just revived later on

[@porkcracklins630]

@@EntombedToast70 Or he didn't resurrect for a thousand years. It really depends on what the 3 goddesses need him for.

[@EntombedToast70]

@@porkcracklins630 true

[@pipzgutz]

Isn't link an elf?

[@EntombedToast70]

@@pipzgutz not really, most hylians die around 120-140, certainly long lived but not elves

[@GamergaidenX]

This really hit on the fact that Link is a mischievous fairy child who just shows up, starts a fight, breaks pots, can just somehow duplicate himself. He's embodying Fae energy through this whole fight and I love it. even the transformation into Fierce Deity was like him taking the mask off and revealing his "true form" as some terrifying Fairy warrior. (despite that he puts a mask on to do this)

[@seanpazdera6407]

He's mischievous, but not evil. In Adult Link this manifests as little more than just lighthearted jokes every once in a while. Only Child Link shows anything immature. In either form he's meant to be something only the wicked fear anyway.

[@gamerstheater1187]

he's not a fairy he's a human

[@QTA777]

LINK CANT DIE!!!!!! CLOUD IS A LOSER GUYS HES NOT SPOSTA WIN

[@stephenautopsy6246]

Fae means goblin like creature not fairy the fairy you are thinking of is just a kind of fae

[@lolrus5555]

@@QTA777 please shut up -_-

[@cloudnaeris7]

When Link dodges the laser it's a predictive roll, not a reflexive roll. Big difference.

[@mikeperez8]

This ^

[@MercerSin]

True, but speaking of the dodge mechanic, why didn’t link get the flurry effect? That’s (I like to think) his power in BOTW, all champs had one.

[@matthewcox69]

Same in the Naruto fight.

[@midashitegamer5264]

Bug difference? Reaction time and movement speed is the same, while it's not reflexive it's still the same speed, if you can predict light and dodge it, you're still moving faster than light in order to move out of it's way

[@midashitegamer5264]

@@matthewcox69 no, reflexive dodging and predictive dodging takes the same speed, based on time and distance it will always be the same speed, if you could predict and dodge light, you're doing it the same as a reflex, because you are still able to dodge it which requires you to be faster than it, only if time is increased or distance is increased can a predictive dodge be slower than a reflexive dodge, but we are talking the same exact time and distance here

[@vm141789]

Totally inaccurate. Cloud never asked for his money.

[@plusultra12001]

Completely inaccurate. But your reasons is questionable

[@Rebel_Friend]

We never did see what kind of loot Link dropped, so maybe he dropped some rupees. The real challenge would be to exchange said rupees for gil.

[@ShadedTopaz1]

That was ... EPIC! Thank you so much for producing this!

[@alexcage08]

I knew link was losing once he grew. Usually whoever uses the big move first loses in death battle

[@mistersippi2945]

Huh, you’re right. Didn’t notice that.

[@TheBronf]

not all the time. allmight and might guy is a example. as well as kakashi and obi wan.

[@wolfwarrior1176]

@@TheBronf i still find it awesome that all might could go square off against 7 gates might guy

[@archibaldc.1833]

I think they started getting tired of the comments always making fun if that trope so they decide to invert it from time to time.

[@archibaldc.1833]

@@vginsprdsobepr9698 Cloid

[@pepperhead7589]

Plot twist: They are fighting because they argued who crossdressed better

[@epsyblue7714]

Gee thanks. Now I want to see them fighting in drag.

[@davidashton3671]

Personally Link in drag looks much better.

[@TheTrueHolyDarkness]

This.

[@darkfox1861]

@@davidashton3671 yep

[@KayLDay]

Omg yes

[@Nightmare77110]

Pots: *exist* Link: “and I took it personally”

[@AmateurAnimations65]

Link: *Breaks pots* Cloud: And I took that personally

[@PedroCampos-r1j]

Sinslimnio.

[@stephen92]

So I just want to point out a few things that seem to have been left out of Link's armory: The Mirror Shield, capable of reflecting energy including all magic; the Pegasus boots and seeds which each significantly increase his speed; the Bunny Hood, also capable of increasing his speed; bomb arrows, not a significant threat to Cloud but still too effective for him to ignore; Cryonis pillars in the rain can even emerge out of mud and make excellent cover; Daruk's protection is an impenetrable barrier, as is Nayru's Love (I can see why those weren't included); and then there was no inclusion of the Hidden Skills like the shield attack that could've put Cloud off-balance every time he struck the shield. You know Link is good with that technique when he uses it to reflect lasers without the Mirror Shield

[@seanpazdera6407]

Most of those don't matter for anything at all.

[@stephen92]

@@seanpazdera6407 I think they matter a lot. The Mirror Shield makes Link effectively immune to magic and dangerous to even cast a spell on. I may be wrong, but I think the summon attacks are also magical which means these would also be reflected. Link is also able to exploit even a small opening with the flurry rush and a sucessful shield parry does exactly that. The movement speed buffs mean he'd be able to dodge more attacks rather than parry which means even more flurry rushes

[@seanpazdera6407]

@@stephen92 A great deal of spells in Final Fantasy aren't like Twinrova. Some are even explosions that appear around you or cause your blood to congeal and stuff. SummonING is magical, but summonS aren't inherently. It would be better to just have Link use his own summons. You can't Flurry Rush straight out of a Shield Bash. Movement speed buffs don't affect reactions.

[@stephen92]

@@seanpazdera6407 I know you can't flurry rush after a shield parry and that's not the point. The point is that it creates an opening for attacks. The movement speed buffs don't affect his ability to recognize a threat and decide to move, but they do affect the speed at which he can move once the threat is identified. His body can keep up a little better with his mind. What you say about ff magic, completely fair. I don't know the magic from that series nearly as well as others. However, it would certainly affect the fire, Ice, lightning and wind magic as well as likely poison magic. Like casting an attack spell on something with reflect, but it doesn't wear off

[@ikeillue8385]

@@stephen92 Most of those magics you mentioned aren't projectiles. Lightning is a projectile, but it originates from above, which would not only be unnatural for Link to actually block, but even if he did, that would leave a massive opening for Cloud to take advantage of.

[@firemasterluke]

A nit-pick I have is how the fight starts. Link doesn't go around hunting people down. I think a better start would be a person in Midgar asking Cloud to stop the "Jar smashing menace."

[@firemasterluke]

@@bellattery lol thanks

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Ohh, I like that much better!

[@synchrofanatic510]

There’s alot of weird choices for set pieces in this fight. Link hunting him down, the amount of time they focus on Cloud falling down the cliff and Cloud finding the Fusion Sword in the church when its supposed to be stored in his bike. I love that idea for an intro though.

[@freetoplayking7362]

Person: I drove Link away. My god, he was a hero. Link truly was an asset to this world. He was... [Link starts smashing Aerith's pottery] Cloud: ... a criminal! That's who he is! A vandal! He broke her pots! I want that man dead!

[@firemasterluke]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 😁

[@dabluepittoo-aqua4213]

Cloud: "Finally...I beat the guy who beat me." Mario: "Not bad kid."

[@JugularJohn]

Mario: So who’d you beat? Cloud: Link Mario: ….. damnit he was a good friend..

[@shanewalters2565]

Oh, I get it, because Mario had a rematch with Sonic for the 100th episode, and now we got a rematch between Link and Cloud, all we need now is a rematch between Luigi and Tails

[@bruhm0ment6000]

You know the end is coming for the antagonist of FF7 since cloud won. Unless it's a superman situation where he wins twice but that's like 0 percent chance of happening.

[@red5158077]

@@shanewalters2565 No

[@theonewhodrums_]

Why have a rematch between these two? I find it odd

[@deep-sleep4473]

Cloud: Cruising on his Motorcycle Link: ...And I took that personally

[@SirMonty_]

I mean they both should've ridden motorcycles and have riding duel

[@nav3346]

And then Yusei shows up and sets 1 card face down

[@SirMonty_]

@@nav3346 yeah also bruno aka ANTINOMY

[@tquatMassEffect]

He probably just thought they were in a Mario cart level

[@creamncheese7761]

I actually wonder if that was the inspiration

[@pkraccoon13]

Wow, 3 years since they corrected their mistake.

[@RoyPlummer1995]

Hey pkraccoon. You probably don't remember me but you were one of the regulars on the original Link vs Cloud video.

[@TheCayDawg]

Link lost cuz they didn't give him Z-Targeting

[@theyux1]

@ORLANDO JACK They allegedly dont allow outside help sometimes, and Z targeting was granted by the faries. Its why you could not z target ganadorf because he was to evil for the faeries.

[@McSquidification]

@@theyux1 This was always my problem with the previous match (animation). They went out of their way to say no outside help, but they let him Z target the omnislash.

[@Amaterasu-zl5yh]

So cloud won

[@aphato2770]

@@theyux1 I mean twilight princess link can z-target without a fairy. So can Botw Link. And Skyward sword link. And Windwaker link

[@TheCayDawg]

@@theyux1 that was only in Ocarina of Time/Majoras Mask. In the rest of the 3D games targeting is just a gameplay function.

[@stealthycal5029]

Ah, the 8 year rematch. Cloud took it personally

[@travismurtland3257]

Yeah link wins the first one, gets even stronger while cloud chills at one consistent power level, and then loses after getting stronger. Something is inconsistent lol

[@azureblizzard721]

@@travismurtland3257 That inconsistency is the original episode being wrong lol.

[@TheYugikuza]

@@travismurtland3257 Its this series they suck at actually looking at the fact with every reincarnation for Link he should be way stronger then Cloud

[@ath477]

Bro this the second rematch after sonic vs mario

[@blueblaze8105]

@@TheYugikuza not really the problem it that that items that link uses are scattered around the ages so having all of them at once is unlikely. And in the first one they didn't give Cloud surviving the supernova,limited Cloud to only fire and lightning materia when he can use all of them. And for as much as people like to point Naryu's love with ganondorf can still hurt link. Magic armor which wouldn't protect against the buster or fusion swords or Materia given how much more potent then most magic in Zelda. But don't consider Clouds summons. And giving Majora universe scaling which is hypothetical at best even so link didn't survive it. But yes the consistency is horrible when it comes to this series sometimes.

[@MrLachek]

Link: Rolls like normal person. DB: He is moving 1/10 light speed!

[@lightningandodinify]

The speed reasoning in death battles are generally abysmal and ridiculous. The same goes for their inferences on physical strength from feats that seem extreme but are clearly overthought compared to what the creators intended.

[@Vexiratus]

@@lightningandodinify Yep. If a character gets hit by a trillion ton asteroid accelerting super slowly, they'll say he's hit with 1000 quadrillon tons of tnt

[@ItachiYGO]

generally in most VS communities creator intent isn't really taken into account. you just analyze the feats in a void if creator intent was taken into account, characters like Saitama would be literally invincible. since the whole point of the character is to never lose.

[@JustSomeMexicanwithaMustache]

@@ItachiYGO I wish some people would considered the creator intent, when it comes to VS debates, but that's just me.

[@YAYCONFORMITY]

His roll also probably has the force of 9 gagillion tons of tnt.

[@_Dedleef]

Y’all kinda forgot links armour stats, like the barbarian armour greatly increases links strength, or the thunder helm which makes him completely invulnerable to lighting, and how the champions tunic has insane durability

[@ikeillue8385]

Dude, Cloud is swinging hard enough to deal lethal damage to a being that casually tanked a supernova. Its not that they forgot Link's armor stats, its that they just don't matter in the least.

[@ronandread5141]

They forget a lot of things here, link has resisted explosions, slashes, from powerful beings that make cloud strife look like some wannabe anime character. Y'all don't see the potential link has because you stick with sheer power over skill . Link would still win .

[@ronandread5141]

@@ikeillue8385 there are God's and powerful strikes in Zelda that could wreck cloud in seconds . Link has faced far worse than cloud, he's taken damage from a literal God more specifically demise . he's also taken damage from a moon is that super nova enough for you ?

[@ikeillue8385]

@@ronandread5141 Except there is nothing in Legend of Zelda that comes even remotely close to Cloud's level of power. The thing is, in a semi close fight, where the difference is only moderate, skill, planning and strategy absolutely make a difference. However, it doesn't matter how much an ant plans, it will never be able to take down a tank. Furthermore, you are completely ignoring the fact that Cloud is also a massively skilled swordsman, literally going toe to toe with the guy who makes the best swordsmen in the world look like amateurs. You can't actually quantify skill, but there is no reasonable argument that puts Link's level of skill any significant amount greater than Cloud's (its actually easier to argue that Cloud is the more skilled swordsman). I legit don't understand how you think Link can win, when Cloud quite literally can will Link to die, and he would die. Materia does that, and Link has no defense against it. Again, nothing in LOZ could stand of to Cloud. Like, you mentioned gods. So what? "god" is a title, it doesn't actually mean anything, and the "gods" in LOZ, have never performed any attack potency feats that would even register on Cloud's radar. This includes Demis, who's greatest feat is calling lighting (which would heal Cloud), and his greatest statement/implied feat, is being a threat to the world. I can't help but feel like you don't know what a supernova is, otherwise you wouldn't have said something as ridiculous as "he's also taken damage from a moon is that super nova enough for you?" A supernova is more powerful than a moon busting attack, by multiple magnitudes. The difference between high end moon level, and minimum solar system level, is a difference of 1 quadrillion times.

[@ronandread5141]

@@ikeillue8385 no dude link would still win , it's not even about power if anything link is like the Batman for Nintendo he doesn't overpower his opponents he figures out their weaknesses. I feel like you're just crazy about final fantasy because of its stupidly overpowered characters.

[@haden636]

I love how they added links addiction to Pottery smashing

[@Sorenthaz]

First deathbattle: Sure Cloud is strong, but he has no way to keep up with Link's arsenal. Second deathbattle: Sure Link has a huge arsenal, but there's no way he can keep up with Cloud's speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed.

[@iguanaboi3921]

I'm noticing a trend among the rematches. The loser of the first match wins the rematch due to the inverse of what caused them to lose the first time. I.E Mario lost to Sonic because he couldn't counter his speed, but in the rematch, he beat Sonic because speed was his only advantage

[@nicholasblessing4457]

@@iguanaboi3921 Wait they changed the outcome of the rematch for Mario vs. Sonic too? That was the only one I skipped because I assumed they were doing the same thing they did with Samus vs Boba?

[@FLCLHarukoHaruhara]

Fukkin right? I'll stick to DBS1 Link vs Cloud

[@youtubestuff683]

@@FLCLHarukoHaruhara I like both characters kinda equally. I feel that either one had the potential to win this fight so the fact that they both have a win is fine by me. But the Mario vdms Sonic rematch kinda sucked, because as far as I remember they didn't bring up the fact that Sonic can (and this is still canon in the comics I believe) run faster then time.

[@FLCLHarukoHaruhara]

@@youtubestuff683 I'm just being a fanboy. Don't mind me. :P

[@JustAPrinnyDood]

I love how all the different Link's seemed to have unique personalities

[@AbyssalBlue24]

@Gabriel Salas even canonically they do have différents personalities, just look at ww waker and ss link

[@tempest2789]

I mean, they are different people

[@rodjjt7742]

I love how Link died

[@justarandomguy54]

@@rodjjt7742 This outcome was bull. It honestly seems like they weakened Link by removing key abilities to hand Cloud the win. I demand a rerematch.

[@justarandomguy54]

@@rodjjt7742 Great fight, though. And I loved the pottery joke.

[@dailyplanetjk8711]

FLURRY RUSH??????????????????? HELLO?????????

[@ikeillue8385]

Are you upset that they didn't include it in the animation? I'll spoil it for you how it would look. Link would go into his bullet time for Flurry Rush, and Cloud would casually counter every attack anyway, because he is just that much faster than Link.

[@dailyplanetjk8711]

@@ikeillue8385 ye ik cloud slaps him but still woulda liked to see it how it would play out

[@dailyplanetjk8711]

@@ikeillue8385 i also would like to point out that since we havent really seen the extent of Fierce Deitys power, so there would be some false power scaling there (true for all characters that we dont know the true extent of what their powers are). Also, the only champion ability he used was Miphas Grace, which I thought was weird. It would also be pretty cool to see a rematch with his new Zonai hand. Sick fight tho i love Death Battle

[@ikeillue8385]

@@dailyplanetjk8711 The argument about not seeing the extent of Fierce Deity's power is only relevant in a close match up. The fact is, Fierce Deity's best feat, if we are being generous, is cutting the moon in half. Saying that he might be upwards of solar system level (which he would have to be in order to even start being in the conversation with Cloud.), is a straight up appeal to probability fallacy (VS community better knows it as a no limits fallacy, but I personally think that name is misleading, as there are characters with no limits, that the fallacy still applies to.). It makes sense that Mipha's is the only champion ability we see. Its the only one that actually matters. Revali's just gives Link the high ground for a short time, but Cloud would literally be able to jump to catch up to Link, as well as he has plenty of magical range options. Urbosa's would actually be detrimental to Link, as Cloud has immunity to paralysis, as well as lightning magic literally heals him. Daruk's is the only other one that might be helpful, but blocking 3 attacks is only mildly helpful, as well as Cloud can literally just shut it off with dispel (which, I'm not gonna lie, that would have been fun to see.). Personally, I would rather see Link in a fight that is a closer match. It would be more interesting (at least for me), to question who is going to win, as compared to putting him against Cloud, where there really isn't a question.

[@dailyplanetjk8711]

@@ikeillue8385 lol wtf whyd you type a whole dang valedictorian speech💀 you seem to be particularly biased towards Cloud. The matchup is closer than whatever you think.

[@Killua_Morales]

A guy that barely talks vs an elf guy that doesn't talk.

[@darthvader473]

Fun Fact: You can do this in Smash Ultimate.

[@jaybomb5638]

That’s what I’m doing right now

[@jackel07-nerfgamingandmore95]

Huh... username checks out

[@letusdebatenow]

Fun fact: many of these moves cannot be replicated in smash ultimate

[@Koch2289]

yes

[@callmezeldaonemoartime]

And Sm4sh

[@somacraig]

Link: *slowly rolls about 5 feet in 1 second* Death Battle: HE CAN MOVE AT 1/10TH THE SPEED OF LIGHT! Cloud: *swings a sword at a dragon* Death Battle: HE'S MOVING AT 1200X THE SPEED OF LIGHT!!! I wonder how fast these guys think Epona and the Hardy-Daytona are...

[@jasondarmasaputra7307]

I agree that statement is stupid, link should be considered predicting where the laser would hit, and dodged, and cloud is fighting a dragon who is probably slowing it self down in order to fight back, i mean we can see that the dragon stood still while he demolished that beast

[@DJCreepero]

@@jasondarmasaputra7307 this man already smarter than most researchers in death battle but sadly these researchers take it literally and use average also it felt unfair on how cloud can survive a supernova while link could barely handle it oh wait cloud almost died by a sword does that mean that sword can kill 5 solar systems no they just use average so Cloud wins

[@GuyWithAnAmazingHat]

On top of that the reaction speed needed isn't that much because Link dodging the "laser" is literally performed by any average player of the game.

[@theovernight1915]

@@jasondarmasaputra7307 I'll provide a little pushback here. I definitely had a similar reaction at first, but consider what's also happening here: game designers cannot make games that require a player be able to function at 1/10th the speed of light - never mind 1200x's the speed of light! The game mechanics are designed to let us experience a simulation of being super-human but if you put the gameplay in a realistic setting, you could easily argue that for Link or Cloud to avoid laser beams (which probably would not politely draw lines in the dirt to give you a chance to avoid them) or dragon gods (who probably wouldn't politely wait for you to take your turn before ripping you to bits at ultra lightspeed) - they'd have to actually possess attributes sufficient to overcome those real-world threats!

[@caesarroe1283]

@@jasondarmasaputra7307 Nah it was Ultra Instinc dragon 😉😉

[@theallmightyfish3027]

With tears of the kingdom now out I can’t help but imagine cloud trying his best to keep up with the raw power of JEREMY

[@MisterRorschach90]

The battle that almost ever 90s kid argued about at school.

[@therealfran1149]

*Sonic vs Mario would like to speak with you*

[@jimbo-el8lf]

@@therealfran1149 poor mario

[@khadirafarah1314]

Pokémon vs Digimon?

[@kxg9000]

Doncha mean late 90s to early 2000s individuals whomst'd've hit puberty and are still in school

[@thecharmingone3931]

Hello, Goku vs. Superman?

[@DergSol]

You forgot Link’s greatest move: When he’s crouching, you can make him do the Duck Walk. Cool, huh?

[@pesciisthebestcharacter5100]

*I bet that's worth a kiss, huh?*

[@-.DIO.-]

They forgot the Lamp Oil, Rope, and Bombs he had which all cost rupees

[@warlordofvideogameglitches]

@@-.DIO.- including the armor that is powered by rupees

[@pesciisthebestcharacter5100]

@@-.DIO.- he didn't have enough rupees and Morshu can't give credit, so he had to come back when he was a little *mmm* richer. That's why he was breaking pots during the fight.

[@Sly_Maverick_31]

CD-I Mario: No?

[@vvlaze]

Jeez, people weren’t kidding about the part where Cloud falls on the rocks.

[@OidBuddy]

Ah I thought I would go ahead and spoil myself and see who would win. But you actually made me think link actually won.

[@pegasusanimationssometimes]

Inaccurate Link did not go to his inventory and spam apples for healing (Joke)

[@Ernireg3]

Everyone keeps saying Link was breaking Aerith's" pots but if you take a closer look, those pots have the Gerudo symbol on them.

[@OidBuddy]

Even if they do have the Gerudo symbol. The pots were probably meant to be Aerith"s. She probably bought them on amaxon or ebay.

[@geminuri]

she traded flowers for them. duh.

[@negr0mancer]

maybe aerith was a loz fan

[@jamesmerkel1932]

Or perhaps tifa, being the thoughtful one, bought them afterward to grow flowers in Aeriths memory. If they weren't tied to aerith in some way Cloud wouldn't have cared to keep link from breaking them lol

[@hyperuser5473]

Cloud is a tifa fan

[@VGHistory1]

Final Breath is one of the best DB themes that's been produced by Brandon. So glad he's been able to provide bangers for DB for years now.

[@brandonbrisson4455]

Your welcome

[@KRIOSthe5th]

This has to be the most visually stunning battle for me. Link catching the lightning, Cloud rising in the fire, Fierce Diety rising from the rubble, Cloud in the moon, and the final 9999 were all poster worthy. It was beautiful

[@JamisonWormley]

this fight was amazing 10/10

[@pantherman691]

That was humiliating

[@theggamer2824]

Technically His red Ring would reduce that damage to around 2500 damage

[@weskintime4177]

@@theggamer2824 still more than enough.

[@wind64a39]

​@@theggamer2824 9999 is the damage cap, but it's possible to get the base force behind it to become far greater. In that case, the reduced damage will still hit 9999.

[@vupow4449]

14:48 Link releases a beam from his sword like in smash ultimate due to not taking any damage yet is an amazing detail

[@zauztheblacksmith]

I think that's meant to be a Lightning Strike from Skyward Sword, since an F-Smash beam in Smash Bros isn't anywhere near that powerful.

[@sabin97]

he has had that ability since the legend of zelda. decades ago. do you remember a console called the "nintendo entertainment system"(also known as the famicom)? since those days he's had that skill.

[@RealCFZ]

Technically, he has that ability back in the first NES Zelda game (even without the Master Sword). Link to the Past is the first game where Master Sword that debut.

[@thespicyelixr6021]

"Looks great in a dress" Cloud: Nailed it, I know. Thank you. Moving on.

[@justarandomguy54]

That was a great line.

[@thespicyelixr6021]

@@justarandomguy54 Nailed it, I know moving on.

[@jonathanflanagan1504]

You forgot the thank you. EDIT: Nice.

[@thespicyelixr6021]

@@jonathanflanagan1504 Like I give a crap

[@LEAF265]

I get the reference!!!

[@Fubukio]

Cloud won because he had something to protect... In this case, Cloud protected pots from LINK THE POT DESTROYER!

[@Angelalex242]

Link destroyed pots /in Aerith's Church./ Don't mess with Aerith's stuff.

[@lynxfresh5214]

Without context it sounds like Link is a stoner hunter...

[@thecursed_1lordofcats738]

He probably is.

[@phatdookie4207]

I destroy "pot" too.

[@KenDaKingArrives]

@Joseph Williams His dead love that he loved more than he did Tifa, to be exact.

[@owenbaker2.084]

Ah, having this premiere a day before Nintendo’s E3, how oddly poetic.

[@TheShadow1347]

Indeed

[@Silent_Fool]

This episode also came out after Intergrade.

[@maibignutt6434]

they probably did that on purpose since we'll potentially get some botw 2 news during e3 lol

[@madias1884]

It would be funny if link loses then in e3 Nintendo makes link op

[@madias1884]

Like links glowing hand could destroy stars or something it would be funny if Nintendo makes link obsurdly op once botw 2 comes out

[@NoBody-tk3yd]

It's ironic that in the original Cloud vs Link DB, the Link fanboys couldn't wait to make toxic posts provoking FF fans. Now the same fanboys are here with the same toxicity because Link lost. Why can't you just enjoy the amazing video that was created and keep your BS to yourself?

[@Aeroblast49]

👏🏻👏🏻

[@KevinRodriguez-ro8we]

The og fans will know that this wasn’t the first time they fought

[@Slaughterhouse36]

Yeah I didn’t think like should’ve one the first one either

[@Hawkerra]

Pretty sure the circle of bombs was even a throwback to that fight. XD

[@twilightwyrm]

Sure, kinda wish they would have noted what specifically has changed this time verses last, because as I recall last time this went the other way.

[@s-wo8781]

@@twilightwyrm I was expecting them too. Like sorry, last time we fucked up. Here's what went wrong.

[@Hawkerra]

@@s-wo8781 Well, I mean... They both got new games since then, so that probably helped skew things a bit.

[@blackshadow7354]

14:55 people were complaining about mipha's grace, how it wasn't used, but you can see mipha's magic and her voice here, link died but mipha saved him

[@tristanbowles7258]

Something I didn’t realize till the second watch. Very nice touch

[@sleepierhollow5892]

Kind of sucks man there are so many more things he could have used but didn't put any of them what about urbosa Fury daruk's protection or many other things like come on I don't want to sound salty or anyting but like they didn't use those things

[@edwardrealgames8906]

@@sleepierhollow5892 they explain why they don’t use those items. It comes down to I forgot what they said but yeah

[@palamecianrider7385]

@@sleepierhollow5892 its their explanation that when they put barriers or protection to both fighters, both also have ways to dispel them. Similar to the time stop conundrum.

[@justarandomguy54]

@@palamecianrider7385 I dunno, Zelda magic is different from FF7 magic. I’m not 100% sure dispel would work on Nayru’s love. And keep in mind that the magic armor, at least in TP, doesn’t make Link invincible, it just causes him to lose rupees instead of health. Until he runs out… I’d like to see a version of this where they both bring their s-game. No holds barred, all the research, all their gear, nothing held back. Cause one time Cloud was neutered, now Link was neutered, not to Cloud’s extent, but he was. I don’t care if it’s an hour long special; let’s put it to rest. At least until Link gets some new toys next year.

[@seanpazdera6407]

I would like to point out that in the lore, BotW Link didn't just get timed abilities from the Champions' spirits, he got their abilities themselves transferred to him. For example he should be able to heal whoever he wants, create air as he pleases, and spam Daruk's Protection like the people who were born with those powers.

[@Bleeperblopper497]

I don't think that matters much when the summon, Knights of the Round, ignores defenses along with Cloud having Protective Boots that make him Immune to Slow and Stop, therefore Cloud flat out wins in the Time Stopping department and people that say Link somehow resists Time Stopping are reaching too much. The Q&A Blogspot posted by the Research Team and Ultraguy, after this fight came out, went into FULL detail on why Cloud definitely wins, not to mention compositing Link in general is BS and Non-Canon, has never been shown having all of his weapons and abilities at once in the games and the fact that the Hero of Time was clearly a separate being from Twilight Princess Link and had to actually teach the other person their techniques instead of remembering their past lives where even if you do composite, it only seems fair to let Cloud have all of his Materia which can actually counter all of Links Gear along with Clouds Ribbon, Boots, Summons and Spells, its just that most people think that Links gear is more memorable and don't pay much attention to all the stuff Cloud has and you can even make a good argument that Cloud actually CAN use any Materia as explained in the Q&A. They even debunked Universal Link in that one, too. I was even able to change Smash Brackets mind on the Verdict too by pointing them towards that Q&A when they were sure Link had this with the Chateau Romani and Magic Cape, but again, Knights of the Round and a few other counters Cloud had that could make him attack intangible beings.

[@iTristendo]

@@Joker3180Z It is okay-watch the first version of this Death Battle.

[@iTristendo]

@@Joker3180Z true. The way they worded the ending (and the fact that they each have won against each other) proves to me that the fight can go either way.

[@iTristendo]

@@Joker3180Z I don't base the actual details of the fight as things that matter-it's more of the outcome. The fight is really just there to entertain us and the logistics of every detail doesn't matter as much. I actually agree with you and think that shouldn't be possible but that wasn't the point of the fight.

[@chadikhr7258]

@@Joker3180Z lmfao bruh bro really watched this vid and said ''i'm gonna pretend i didn't see that'' link simps lmao as for cloud simps they surley are eating good tonight

[@loganbly1071]

So whens Duke Nukem, the true father to Boomstick making his grand entrance to death battle?

[@MyAramil]

He would need to face off against Serious Sam.

[@troodontalon5990]

Never. ...that would require Boomstick's father coming back.

[@edawg_1002]

I still think that it's Sarge

[@circumventboredom9463]

Duke Nukem vs Serious Sam would be hype. Duke Nukem's voice actor would totally agree to voice the role. In the fight, they could even make a reference to all the ridiculous and funny Duke Nukem voice-over memes.

[@Khaos_Bringer]

It's been hinted that sarge from rvb is boomsticks dad.

[@44RisingSun44]

Imo this is easily one of the best animated death battles ever.

[@grungo2]

Big improvement over the first one

[@squatch1565]

@@grungo2 Agreed, I went back and rewatched it after this and it doesn't hold a candle. Death Battle has come a long way in terms of animation.

[@squatch1565]

@@grungo2 Agreed, I went back and rewatched it after this and it doesn't hold a candle. Death Battle has come a long way in terms of animation.

[@GenEric1305]

And you can thank the boi Daitomodachi for that one.

[@larryoliver1608]

Totally agree and with first reply

[@ch1ppy755]

There was no way Cloud could have won if he didn’t save the pot, who repaid him with OP powers.

[@TheShadowDragon777]

omg. you rite. All the spirits of previous pots granted cloud the power of pot to smite link for his sins.

[@synical_gaming3863]

@@TheShadowDragon777 lmao!

[@BJGvideos]

@@TheShadowDragon777 I mean that's basically the design standpoint from Guardians.

[@kgmotte2363]

Are you suggesting that Cloud Got the Enemy Skill from Tonberries for "Everybody's Grudge" but he Used it specifically for Pots?!!?! That's Diabolical against Link! Like Bringing armor of Pure Kryptonite and a Minigun with infinite Krytponite Ammo Against Superman! How did he KNOW!?!!?

[@dannyyoroi1955]

Cloud strife *the pottery savior*

[@rodrickgoldberg2324]

Wait a minute, why were Cloud and Link driving through a tunnel that just spits people off a cliff?

[@troodontalon5990]

It apparently led toward the temple where Cloud met Aerith, so Cloud may have been going to check up on it, pay respects, etc. As for why Link saw fit to follow him... eh, that's a little harder to explain. Maybe he got a side quest from Shinra without realizing what he was getting into or who he was working for.

[@rodrickgoldberg2324]

@@troodontalon5990 That still doesn’t explain why Cloud chose that route specifically. Wasn’t there a better way to get to his destination?

[@troodontalon5990]

@@rodrickgoldberg2324 That all depends on where he was coming from. If he was on his way back from a mission on Midgar, probably not. Cloud has never been *that* great at discretion (it's a little hard to blend into a crowd with such a big sword on your back) and Shinra troops would be more hesitant to follow him into an unfinished tunnel (most of them wouldn't survive the kind of falls that Cloud can shrug off).

[@BlaxkSun]

Rooster Teeth: How much of the Budget do you need Boomstick: ...All of them

[@HydetheMask23]

Link vs Cloud (2021) in a nutshell: Cloud: Ready for a rematch. Link: HYAAA!!!

[@ppikach64]

Nice reference xD

[@chriskline3763]

I was going to say didnt they already do this and Cloud got his ass beat.

[@DIEFORME173]

@@chriskline3763 yep he did

[@sykune]

@@DIEFORME173 by a composite link. That match should not be counted as OOT link does not have access to the Pegasus boots. As for cloud they went for iconic rather then End game. Plus link used a hookshot to grab a sword and stopped time while doing it. I love link but let's make it a fair fight. However Botw of the wild link can stand toe to toe with cloud due to his physical feats with stasis.

[@DIEFORME173]

@@sykune yeah

[@jonathanclarkson7379]

Link: *damages other people's property* Cloud: And I took that personally.

[@shootout-shinobi6672]

Actually he probably thought it was aerith’s, which I’d imagine he took extremely personally.

[@NeoDragonFlame]

HAHAHA! Bravo sir! xD

[@KenDaKingArrives]

Yeah they were in Aerith's church, and so destroying Cloud's dead love's property was bound to trigger him pretty hard.

[@jonathanclarkson7379]

@@KenDaKingArrives So completely justified? Gotcha.

[@KenDaKingArrives]

@@jonathanclarkson7379 No, not completely. But the place meant something to him, and Link was literally trashing it. The reaction is still understandable. There aren't many reasonable plots to make Cloud fight a silent hero.

[@TheBigTopaz]

Not a fan of how Mipha’s Grace was the only Champion ability that Link could use in this battle, Daruk’s Protection easily could’ve Link the edge of used sparingly, also Link’s Bullet Time ability was completely ignored, which is very weird considering the first time he shoots and arrow at Cloud is when he’s in the air, if Bullet Time was considered then Link could end the battle quickly

[@jaxsonevans7796]

That's if Cloud doesn't even use his abilities or powers at all. Like did you even consider Cloud would even let all this happen?

[@ikeillue8385]

The issue is, though said abilities were not included in the fight, they were taken into consideration. Its just that they didn't have the time or budget to include everything from both characters. The fact of the matter is, none of Link's arsenal makes any real difference. Daruk's protection isn't going to do much. Being able to block 3 attacks isn't going to change anything, when his opponent is massively stronger and faster than Link. Not to mention, Cloud literally has the ability to turn off barrier, like Daruk's, on a whim (Turning off magical effects like that is literally the purpose of the magic, dispel.). As far as bullet time, when you consider how much faster Cloud is than Link, even when Link has bullet time active, Cloud would still be moving faster than Link could comprehend. Ignoring that point, it still wouldn't have ended the fight for 2 major reasons. Reason 1, in BOTW, Ancient arrows don't do the instant death effect on more powerful enemies, such as bosses, and Cloud EASILY outpowers every boss in LOZ combined. Reason 2, even if we ignore reason 1, and assume the instant death would work on Cloud, it still doesn't matter, because Cloud literally has immunity to instant death effects. Point being, best case scenario for Link, Ancient arrows would only do damage to Cloud, and considering the power difference between the two, that damage would be negligible.

[@TheBigTopaz]

@@ikeillue8385 the Ancient Arrows confine all goes into oblivion in lore, in game is a different story and since they are using in story details and not in game details, Ancient Arrows always confine the Target into oblivion

[@ikeillue8385]

@@TheBigTopaz Why didn't he just use the arrows on Ganon then? Would it not have been much easier to "confine him into oblivion" than fighting him as he did? In lore, there are limitations to it, otherwise the story would be trivialized. Also, it makes little difference. Cloud could still just use exit materia (which is dimensional hopping materia) to escape "oblivion" whatever that may mean.

[@johnpett1955]

Imagine bullet time+ silver arrows. That would be crazy.

[@younglink324]

He literally started breaking pots 😭😭😭

[@SinHurr]

Man has his priorities right.

[@Christin-Eleven]

Cloud: Excuse me?!?

[@SirUmbreon345]

Me in 2015, A Final Fantasy Fan: oh no! Cloud lost! Me in 2021, a Legends of zelda fan: ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?

[@old-emerald-jr-gamer]

Indeed

[@danielwilliams3925]

Agreed

[@Phlex6250]

Lol

[@youlooksusd6429]

It’s exact opposite for me lol

[@christiancintron1222]

Lmfao

[@neverknown2054]

i love how link just straight up stopped fighting so he could break pottery

[@novacorponline]

If you pay attention, you'll notice that the "collecting a heart" sound plays during that part too; the pots aren't just decoration he arbitrarily hates, they are functioning as item drops for him.

[@neverknown2054]

Admittedly, i didn’t notice the sound. I just wanted to go with the meme that he hates ceramics

[@eliazararevalo6924]

Gotta get them rupe rupe’s

[@jerrysdump4723]

That boy sure is a pothead.

[@PedroCampos-r1j]

Rob Rob Rob Eucmiltea.

[@NeverWokeNotASoiBoy]

This was epic, my two favourite protagonists and I'm happy with the analysis, great video.

[@blooddown9433]

The guy who animated DEATH RACE is trying to get his job back by showing his chops in the opening scene.

[@pokemonracer5540]

DevilArtemis animated all of DEATH RACE, he is not involved with this animation at all.

[@blooddown9433]

@@pokemonracer5540 it was a joke, but thanks for the info

[@blooddown9433]

@@stevenkurtz2730 IT. WAS. A. JOKE.

[@thatoneguycisco5412]

@@pokemonracer5540 wait he was?

[@somerandomguy3835]

you can watch the battle on Kimimorra's Trap brothel channel rant video right now.

[@dustinlocke7693]

Link: destroys Areith's pot's Cloud: so you have chosen death

[@shoyru266]

Typically legend of Zelda logic at work, break pots, find item refill (or hearts). It made me laugh a bit

[@dustinlocke7693]

@@shoyru266 he did grab a few rupee's and a heart or two

[@loganfu4035]

The pot smashing is why Link lost. Cloud went from 'casual sparring' to 'you fucked with HER stuff!' xD just being a smartass. Kinda glad the two have a 1-1 score atm

[@shoyru266]

@@dustinlocke7693 in true link fashion yes

[@shoyru266]

@@loganfu4035 oh yeah, this is the second time the two fought, I thought my mind was messing with me for a bit there

[@MattSayYay]

I like how here, they actually show the time stop abilities countering each other, as oppose to Mario VS Sonic where it is only mentioned

[@MattSayYay]

@Xverine 3720 to 1 (That's an AVGN reference)

[@7-BIT]

Its highly unlikely and out of character for Sonic to use chaos control though

[@Drip_Sakuya]

Didn't they say in mario vs sonic 2018 that sonic has never actually used the time stop ability in the canon timeline they were basing evidence off of? I mean sure mario could've used the stopwatch but what are the chances sonic actually uses chaos control?

[@goalhornstudios8426]

@Spongegod - Ominpants all this is very true

[@grandmastoes4535]

@@Drip_Sakuya strange because he once did it with a fake emerald in SA2

[@lopeiaran3422]

Tbh I think if Link used his bullet time he could have defeated him when they were jumping off the cliff

[@ikeillue8385]

First of all, the animation isn't supposed to be an example of exactly what would happen. Its supposed to be just a fun way of showing the winner. If it were accurate, Link would have been dead the instant that he tried anything hostile toward Cloud. Second, ignoring the above point, even if Link used his bullet time, it would have been irrelevant. Not only does Link not actually have anything in his arsenal powerful enough to put Cloud down (I'm including things like ancient arrows in that statements, as they wouldn't work using either LOZ or FFVII logic.), but even if he did have something, Cloud has essentially a better version of Mipha's, that would bring him back to life, while simultaneously burning Link to death. And thats before we go into the fact that, even with bullet time, Link is still significantly slower than Cloud is.

[@lopeiaran3422]

@@ikeillue8385 bro calm down I’m just saying cause they didn’t even show it or mention. I know for a fact that you’re fuming in every reply I see you. Anyways, yea I know that Cloud could easily beat Link, they’re not even in the same league, Link is a knight from the medieval time and Cloud is a literally Super Human. The fight wasn’t even fair in the first place. I just thought that it would have been cool to see Link use that ability cause even they forgot to mention that he has that

[@ikeillue8385]

@@lopeiaran3422 You seem to misunderstand. I respond to people, not because I'm "fuming", but because I'm a nerd and enjoy debates. That said, your initial post, and what you wrote in response to mine seem to be saying two very different things. Saying "I know that Cloud could easily beat Link, they're not even in the same league..." and "The fight wasn't even fair in the first place" have very different connotations than you initial post of " I think if Link used his bullet time he could have defeated him when they were jumping off the cliff." So I'm sure you can see where my misunderstanding of your comment came from.

[@lopeiaran3422]

@@ikeillue8385 oh yea my bad I didn’t even realize, I forgot to mention that after seeing and thinking about the fight against the two then yea I agree Cloud definitely wins

[@MrLinkDeity]

@@ikeillue8385Dude your guy won and it’s been two years. do something other than arguing over it with everybody. No offense but it’s pathetic

[@adanthemaster1]

“Spoiler, the blond guy with a cool sword wins.” -Anakin Skywalker

[@christopherzapata4970]

This was more like "Fan powers: Active!"

[@V-Jes]

@@christopherzapata4970 Nah that was the original battle where Link had powers he never even had...

[@christopherzapata4970]

@@V-Jes Just went back to watch the first one. Name two powers that Link used that isn't in at least one of his games. I'll give you running up the column as a start. I'll wait for the second.

[@V-Jes]

@@christopherzapata4970 ability to jump huuge distances at a lightning speed (fittingly after that column run and I know there is a item combo in games like Links awakening that's similar but that jump is only like 3 blocks long and not that fast), ability to just control his entire body's direction in the air like he would have the ability to fly and whatever that lightning fast downwards thrust/slash is supposed to be when not even wearing iron boots will make him fall that fast.

[@christopherzapata4970]

@@V-Jes The effects of the roc's cape are still subject to Link's speed. And the downward thrust has been used in both Minish Cap and Link's adventure. Next

[@Metawatt13]

Cloud’s music was playing like almost the entirety of the fight. No wonder he won

[@p.k.firaga6205]

The music in this match is final breath which is an original song by Brandon Yates. It has reference to both legend of Zelda and final fantasy. You can hear legend of Zelda's overworld theme and those who fight from final fantasy vii. So both of their theme were playing in the flight.

[@dr.soulja2123]

@@p.k.firaga6205 Yes but it was Cloud’s theme that was mainly playing especially at the end

[@charsquirtsaur6474]

@@dr.soulja2123 not true actually, clouds theme was played at the beginning followed by links theme. Though cloud's did played at the end, it was probably because he won.

[@p.k.firaga6205]

@@dr.soulja2123 actually they were both played equally, even I though that cloud's theme was played more till I actually listened to the full track and realised that they were played equally. A lot of the part sounds like cloud's theme but it's not. (While cloud's theme was played three times, it was played during Cloud's victory so it was probably intentional )

[@dr.soulja2123]

@@p.k.firaga6205 Lookimg back on it, yeah I can hear them both equally now

[@sparrow420500]

I don't think it's necessarily fair to equate someone's base speed for running or flying to the speed of reflexes in combat. Usain Bolt could most likely outrun Bruce Lee no problem, but would he be able to block punches and kicks from Bruce? Very unlikely. They do this in almost every video and it always bothers me. There should be different statistics for movement speed vs reflex speed.

[@nahhhhhhhh271]

Dude if Bruce lee met someone that regularly go’s at the speed of light and survived w super nova and fought them he’d be dead you’d be dead

[@Tsuusetsu]

I have also noticed this. Has been quite irritating.

[@FumanyuX]

Usain Bolt doesn't know martial arts Cloud does.

[@ReikokuXTaifuu]

Yeah, I'm fine with Cloud winning but like... the logic and "calculations" in this one bother the hell out of me. Bahamut flying from planet to planet in seconds DOESN'T mean Cloud is capable of the same speeds. Every single time Cloud has fought some incarnation of Bahamut, it hasn't been moving anything close to that speed. Plus, when he was fighting Bahamut Sin, Bahamut was moving slow as hell, and Cloud FAILED to catch up to him. He only caught up because he was literally THROWN at Bahamut by the rest of his party members. If I can move at 10 times lightspeed, but then I fight someone at a normal human pace, it doesn't mean they can move 10 times lightspeed too. They did the same thing in Mickey vs. Yoda when saying that Roxas' heart travling across worlds means Mickey can do the same while fighting, which ISN'T even remotely accurate.

[@jayb8934]

I agree, but I think that the rationale is that if someone can move at supersonic or light speed levels, their reflexes have to be comparably fast or else they would be slamming into things. Basically, if you have a certainly level of super human movement speed, you have to have reflexes that scale to match it in order to use it. It doesn't hold true if dealing with realistic human movement speeds though. Usain Bold doesn't run that much faster than other humans that he needs super human reflexes to use his speed.

[@KGKSkull]

To those who didn’t notice. Link is a manlet, 4’10. He is a small boi that will stab you

[@sketchydude8431]

Finally, I'm taller than a videogame character lol

[@RealCFZ]

Short king

[@blueblaze8105]

This feels like a final fantasy boss with multiple phases like with a one on one then fighting against the four sword then the giant fierce deity. Amazing!