Akuma VS Shao Kahn (DEATH BATTLE!) Review

Something something Trump reference grabbing Elena whatever I don't care.
Should've been Akuma VS Deadpool that would've been much quirkier.
Biff Weed's Review:
0:00 - Intro
0:06 - Akuma VS Shang Tsung
3:05 - Shao Kahn VS M.Bison
5:04 - Akuma VS Shao Kahn

[@esteban8471]

Nemesis calling Oni cute is the most surprisingly endearing thing I wasn't expecting today.

[@matroqueta6825]

As an MK fan I absolutely hate this - This is like the 5th time a mortal kombat character wins and doesn't get a proper fatality or even the FINISH HIM line - They used the "flawless victory" line despite Kahn having a taken a massive amount of damage - Shao Kahn didn't even say "YOU SUCK!" At least the xray was a nice touch

[@anafu-sankanashi8933]

I hate that Cammy vs Sonya, a very old fight did more justice to the finish him/her moment.

[@windindi2834]

Sub Zero VS Glacius was also a major disservice to both characters, and while Glacius should have absolutely body, that is nothing compared to the shitty research and the disappointing battle itself.

[@blitz4779]

Mortal kombat has weirdly mixed record on DB with is so weird

[@halofan1253]

@@windindi2834 I haven’t seen any debunk videos on Sub Zero vs Glacius.

[@reallyspingebillboxpants]

I think the flawless victory line was only used to reference the flawless victory line in Kahn vs Bison. I could be wrong though

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

Shao Kahn:Flawless Victory Me: That Hole in your chest seems to disagree

[@alpharius2omegaboogaloo384]

Someone’s talkin a lot of shit for being in Star platinum range.

[@superthorc6894]

Tis but a scratch

[@animesloversunited9069]

Copied

[@luigigalaxi44]

Didn't he survive that because of Quan Chi magic? In 1v1 he should be dead

[@Blaze_the_cat_]

I thought the same lol

[@luugyluugulite1656]

You predicted correctly, Nemesis. Shao Khan did, in fact, cave Akuma’s fucking head in.

[@thestanman1486]

With the weakest hammer swing I have ever seen

[@daseal1479]

I still don't understand the asspull that they had to go through for Shao Kahn to body Akuma THAT hard. This fight should have gone much differently.

[@daseal1479]

I also think Akuma sounded just as bad as Kahn, they sounded nothing like they should.

[@thunderknight0095]

@@daseal1479 I agree bro. I truly feel that akuma should have won this. The whole khan shrugging off a hole in his chest was bs. Khan got that hole put him and had to retreat so Shang shin could heal him.

[@daseal1479]

@@thunderknight0095 He was so out of character in this whole fight, he's a schemer and cheater at his core. Nothing in MK, even the Midway era, shows me he could tank f**king Akuma, let alone Oni, and body him this way. It just isn't right, and fans of both franchises should know this.

[@beowchengkan2395]

Don’t worry, the time and budget are being saved for the last two MEGA episodes of the season which I have extreme expectations for.

[@caski1663]

is there any confirmation of that??

[@realrealwarpet]

I know one is madra v aizen, what’s the other?

[@galantine723]

@@realrealwarpet no one knows, many people think it's Galactus Vs Unicron

[@gazbaz2684]

@@galantine723 cuz it was leaked Thats why

[@realrealwarpet]

@@galantine723 ive heard galactus wins, but i dont know shit about unicron.

[@coadpop886]

Why did I expect the Master Bison song to end with a “That’s right Boomstick”.

[@MinecraftWorld1954]

My personal favorite part of the episode was Wiz and Boomstick discussing the origins of Oni. I love when Death Battle does things like that

[@nathanpinell6274]

I personally found the interaction wiz and boomstick with the oil bit was kinda wholesome

[@vivalaglavii6736]

I agree, even if they're not entirely correct

[@anafu-sankanashi8933]

@@nathanpinell6274 you mean LUUUUUUUUUUBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@nathanpinell6274]

@@anafu-sankanashi8933 you know what I ment

[@Jaboy-of5fw]

Like they did with The pokemon battle royal

[@Jackendo]

I feel like this was double jarring since GB vs RF and Dio vs Alucard were absolute bangers

[@aguila-wg3ug]

Yeah, and while Batman vs Iron Man and Macho Man vs Kool Aid Man had problems, their animations where of a much bigger quality and much more polished.

[@theterminator546]

Out of all people, I was not expecting to see you here, but yeah you’re right

[@ThatManiacbucket]

Just realised that kahn would basically die a few minutes after this fight, remember how in MK9 he was on the brink of death and needed shang tsung to heal him? now he's in the middle of bumblefuck nowhere with a hole in his chest and without a heart, so basically they're BOTH dead.

[@edogodave9386]

No, Shao Kahn is confirmed by the MK creators to survive while being impaled, heck even without a heart

[@8bitwiseman]

Honestly, Geese Vs Heihachi should have been this spot (The late half 3d fight), meanwhile This should have been one of the seasons earlier sprite fights

[@markuseavids5362]

I dunno, man. It'd focus more on hand-to-hand combat which is clearly not the strong suit for this team.

[@blitz4779]

As much as that fight would be cool, the team itself isn't good with purely hand to hand fights. Even with geese's more range based moveset, I doubt it would work either way

[@ager6823]

I'm conflicted on how much I liked this Death Battle. The animation itself felt lackluster but the choragraphy was actually pretty good.

[@aguila-wg3ug]

I'm sad Torri doesn't work for the series anymore, this is the kind of matchup he and his team would have beem amazing at, they did Ryu vs Jin so they can clearly use Akuma's moveset correctly while at the same time giving Shao Kahn justice.

[@shameyboismith3505]

Master bison, he's our hero is based as hell, and that joke is only rivaled by that man

[@anafu-sankanashi8933]

Gonna take polution down to zero!

[@thesmashor4396]

The most interesting thing about either analysis is Boomstick saying the phrase "Big Shot"

[@buttbuster6929]

Big shot plays in the background

[@quidlad8536]

[[BIG SHOT]]

[@MatthewDiLeva]

Spamton wants to know Boomstick’s location.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

My only problem with Kahn vs Akuma was, if you gonna mention Kahns non-canon feats-give my man Akuma some love! For crying out loud, he fought Galactus, Asura and was even an acolyte of Apocalypse! I just wished both sides got their nods. Either way, it was a fun fight.

[@Warhammerdoom_Chantcaller]

Yeah I said that on the main video and got no response they even try to use Asuras wrath.

[@kaisernostalgiaseeker142]

@@Warhammerdoom_Chantcaller, I think they actually mention it on the Akuma VS Shao Kahn commentary

[@kaigraham6733]

@@kaisernostalgiaseeker142 yea but not effectively they said he cracked meteors…it was the moon lol…. Also these the same dudes that said ..Android 18 can absorb energy

[@kaisernostalgiaseeker142]

@@kaigraham6733, no no they said they didn't scale Akuma to Asura, so while yes, it was the moon, unfortunately that feat was not scaled and they instead used Akuma's meteor shattering attacks in the comics I really did wish they used the Asura's Wrath feat though, would've been awesome to see that.

[@edogodave9386]

Kahn was given canon feats, Akuma was the one who was given non-canon feats

[@M2_Unknown]

Well at least Gianni got his first DB Win after 6 years Also Any opinions on the Shao Kahn vs Master Bison Alternative Ending?

[@robindude233]

That alternate ending was beautiful.

[@chaosbug7]

I liked the ideas that went into Akuma vs Shao Kahn, but the execution just faceplanted. Some things were really cool ideas •Shao Kahn reversing Akuma’s attack, putting said Akuma in a torture rack back breaker before transitioning to the MK9 X-Ray •Shao Kahn trying to rip Akuma’s soul out, only to trigger Oni •Oni referencing the MK9 Donuting of Shao Kahn •Oni attempting the Raging Demon, only for Kahn to turn the tables. Things that should’ve been done •The fight should’ve been in Kahn’s arena •Kahn should be distracted more when taunting •Some of the shots lack impact •The music track is just kinda boring. I get what they were going for, but it seems kinda weak •The Death was just rough. I like the idea. Have Kahn tear off Oni’s arm after stopping the Raging Demon, then throwing him in the way of his hammer before caving his skull in. But it just looked bad! Also, Kahn should be yelling out “FATALITY!” The final blow felt too quick & rushed just to get the fight over with. All that said, the fight seems like it needed some more time in the oven. I don’t hate the episode, but it had some missed potential. Definitely among the lower ones in season 8 for sure

[@aydinanuar8807]

After seeing the near masterpiece that was Dio vs Alucard, this was a serious letdown. But it had some good points, but not enough to ignore the bad points.

[@fourthhorsemendeath218]

"Let us make Outworld great again". I'm so glad you kept that quote for an example

[@MatthewDiLeva]

Shao Trump.

[@danielconklinjr.5061]

think they got some of the analysis wrong; I mean using Cetrion's lazer beam fatality as a feat isn't canon because fatalities are just game mechanics. I also think Shao Kahn surviving the punch in his chest is unlikely because Liu Kang did the same and he wasn't just able to walk it off he needed other people's help to recover it. Also MK scaling is inconsistent, there's plot armor where a character who isn't universal beats someone who is, example being Katana vs Shao Kahn. The inconsistency goes as far as Liu Kang beating Shao Kahn, Shao Kahn beating Raiden so he has to reset the timeline, and Raiden beating Liu Kang in both timelines. It isn't really a rock paper scissors scenario to me. Also next death battle is such a stomp that they don't see, it reminds me of Twilight Sparkle vs Raven, even though both had hax it was so clear who would win.

[@sharzinlalebazri5673]

And not just the fact that Fatalities are gameplay mechanics. But also the fact that Shao Kahn DOES. NOT. SURVIVE. ANY. OF. THEM. (Including the Cetrion laser beam) Heck. Even Kano can kill Shao Kahn with a beer bottle if we consider the Fatalities in power scaling. That means a normal human hitting Shao Kahn with a beer bottle is enough to kill Shao Kahn. Let that sink in.

[@DrBocks]

@@sharzinlalebazri5673 yea but I think that's where we kinda have to separate game mechanics from feats to a degree, both are fighting game characters meaning the weakest characters in their respective games could beat them, and if we are takingnthe bar that low I would say any character from MK beats Dan, who can beat Akuma in gameplay. I think it's best if we leave negative scaling out of it, at least when it comes to gameplay elements

[@joshuahecht6866]

Shao Kahn survived the hole but it takes a long time for him to heal. More than enough for Akuma to win.

[@ShogunPlasma]

Shao Kahn isn't universal though?

[@edogodave9386]

@@ShogunPlasma But he is concistently Planetary tho, so it's a stomp

[@deadakus]

God this was disappointing. The analysis was good. I actually really liked both of them, they were solid and funny with a few moments where I actually laughed. But then the fight came and I have issues. The environment is barren and boring, it's implied there is a tournament going on but we see no other evidence of this, Shao Kahns voice actor does not fit him whatsoever with the Akuma voice actor being meh, the hand to hand looks jank as hell, The entire sequence with Kahn catching the go-haduken to him getting wacked with the hammer is slow, the death is beneath me line is AWFULLY delivered. That uppercut when Akuma powers up makes no fucking sense and looks bad. Oni's glowing eyes look awful and so do the effect clouds that show up, they look like they were added in at post production at times. After Kahn gets a whole punched through his chect everything goes uber jank for a good bit. Akuma seemed to be bodied throughout the entire fight, which I guess makes sense because he lost even at his most powerful his attacks are just taken way too easily. The music was way too quite. Akumas head being crushed not only looked bad but the squish sound effect was timed wrong, it sounded like his head was still being squished while Kahns hammer was being pulled away. Positives? As soon as Akuma powers up it gets better (barring the uppercut) I like the quick back and forth with Akuma kicking Kahn who grabs Akumas leg and throws him into the backbreak into an Xray in one of the few times I can fully see the person on the receiving end just walking it off. The raging demon scene was actually pretty good! Good lighting, but even THEN it's ruined by odd sound design. It's rare when I say an episode is carried by it's analysis. I'm all for the fight, I'm not a serious vs debater. But the fight here was awful. 3/10 Fun analysis bogged down by a fight so poor even the greatest praises I can give it are either decent or bogged down by an immediate fuckup.

[@PlasticChairVergil]

Good video, I was pretty disappointed by this fight and couldn't quite figure out exactly why until you put it into words. Best part of Akuma vs Shao Kahn for me is when Shao Kahn randomly taunts Boomstick mid-analysis, as it's the only moment that I found memorable and the only joke that made me snicker

[@poohhardy11]

Reason oni looks weird is because they used the Tekken 7 model of akuma and the shin akuma recolour but then jumped back to the original street fighter 4 oni model which came out back when the artstyle was more cartoonish. Also the whole shao kahn voice issue sounds like whatever the VA was recording on removed all bass from his voice when he spoke so it feels diluted. IMO ....yeah i agree, felt like a mighty racoon fight. i don't know many SFM Hand to hand fights that dont look janky, their strong points are effects and ranged magic fights.

[@ArkhamMaster.]

In my opinion I like the first 2 episodes a lot since season 1 charm for Akuma vs Shang, and M. Bison analysis is really memorable for me as well as the fight, but I really dislike the newest episode. Death is rather weak, the raging demon looks awful and static. I really wanted a more fluid fight from a character like Akuma. Martial art really ain't their thing lately

[@TheObicobiHD]

Agreed mate

[@HoV326]

The best martial arts fight they did was Ryu vs Jinn

[@ArkhamMaster.]

@@HoV326 wasn't that toriyan?cuz if so he left sadly

[@darrickhughlett9685]

Shoa Kahn vs Akuma was so boring to me I felt almost nothing, especially after the great Goku Black vs Reverse Flash and Dio vs Alucard

[@mylessmith9758]

Really should have more action considering the opponents.

[@maxlolbits2182]

It is unfortunate, because I saw there were a lot of good things that could've come out of the episode. But I do agree that this should've had more time in the oven, because it really came out as....not so great. It feels wrong to me to say that this is my least favorite episode, but I'm starting to see how I just felt underwhelmed. Blake VS Mikasa had its VERY present rendering problem, but there were some things I really liked. Shadow VS Ryuko is more of a personal gripe, but again the fight was good for what it was worth. This episode was running....but really tripped over something on the way. Also the next episode is such a joke of a stomp, I don't even know who thought of it. For me I'd give Akuma VS Shao Kahn a 5/10, I can't really consider it bad, just really meh. If people enjoyed the episode, that's completely fine and respectable.

[@MatthewDiLeva]

At this point, the budget is just crying for help. Edit: Also, you said “Shao” instead of Shang at 2:02.

[@thestanman1486]

I wish Death Battle would use the fact that Akuma in game is a glass canon archetype. He has very low health and stun meaning if he gets hit once or twice, he can lose. I think it would have been interesting to see Akuma have to fight effectively but safely against Shao Kahn since Shao is this massive brute. And if Akuma did get hit, he would really sell it. But if Akuma gets a hit in, he basically rules the fight for awhile similar to how he works in the actual games. (Also, have they done the whole "xray bit" in every mortal kombat battle pass season 2?)

[@kaigraham6733]

Don’t do that lol …cause when you get beat by Kitana then what …..when you lose to a mortal named Liu Kang with the same punch in this lol ..then he’s not a glass cannon in Tekken ….he’s actually broken …we using feats not gameplay mechanics…you’ve never seen Akuma lose in 2 hits in cannon …or outta cannon …he cracked a moon in half Oni and fought a god to a standstill for 1000 years …he cracked a island in half with a chop …

[@pastorofmuppets9346]

thats only for balancing, meant to show hes holding back. shin akuma is tankier than zangief

[@edogodave9386]

@@kaigraham6733 Akuma never cracked a moon in half in the actual SF games or even fought a god for 1000years, but he did sink an island but not cracked it and that feat still can't compare to Shao fusing worlds

[@nikolakuzmanovic122]

@@edogodave9386 You know that he is using an item called Portal Orbs/Spheres to do merge realms? You can see 2 of them in Deadly Alliance and in Deception there is a side quest to find one. So basicly they gave him the feat that he did not even do, merging was done by portal orbs and not his own power.

[@speedosound4262]

@@nikolakuzmanovic122 He knows that but the spheres are only used for making portals so that Shao would move the realm to the portal, for the portal to merge.

[@Juanlsmerio]

Your version of Akuma’s transformation is sick, keep up the great work nem.

[@thedrunkgiraffe8312]

Feel like I'm the only one who would place this in their top 5 this season, but hey, good stuff as usual nemesis:)

[@SoulGizmo]

That last thing you said has me dying 💀 🤣

[@CyberDalek17]

It feels like All the Budget and Passion went to the Goku Black vs Reverse Flash and Dio vs Alucard fights when compared to this one

[@spinozilla2421]

I really wanted khan to use a M bison move to finish akuma, just as neat easter egg to his last battle especially the ending of that one epsiode where khan testing out his new power and Boomstick was all like "that can't be good"

[@pastmistakes524]

Yeah that’s what I was saying, the animation and choices when it comes to movement is just… weird, like the storyboard of this is so strange, or at least the layout, cause I don’t know what the storyboard looks like, maybe it was better. It’s honestly crazy how much stuff about the fight you said is exactly what I said. Only a few things different, like I personally like Shao Kahn’s design in MK11 FOR THE MOST PART, a few issues is that I do miss the skull in the middle from the other games, the also how the colors are a bit too meshed together, I feel like some complimentary colors would easily help break the muddled look, and the leather on his back could have significantly been reduced. I was a bit more critical in some areas though, I too am an animator, storyboarder, and concept artist so I’m a bit nitpicky. Like in my opinion the Raging Demon looks off, because the first couple of hits are too slow, and it doesn’t exactly lead into the punching frenzy as smoothly, and I mentioned how the transition from the hammer coming down to Akumas arm being ripped off, it was shot and timed in a way where it made me think the hammer cut his arm off, and I was like “what the fuck?!” It took me a while to get that Shao Kahn just ripped it off with his own arms. And the shot of him throwing Akumas arm away is super weird, his torso is so still while his arm moves so fast, same when he slams the hammer but you already talked about that. Now it seems the problem this whole thing seems to struggle with is ease in, ease out, and anticipation motion. Overall yeah I agree, this does seem rather rushed and I mean no personal offense to the Death Battle SFM/Blender team, it’s just man, after the other animations we got it’s a huge let down. I did have issues with those animations too but they weren’t enough to take my enjoyment out of it. Edit: oh wait you did mention how the hammer looks like it cut his arm in half, never mind.

[@drmechapyro9654]

Been waiting for Nemesis to tear into this one.

[@OtakuJuanma2]

Looking forward to next week's stomp.. seriously who in their right mind puts an Omega Mutant against anyone who isn't Close to a planet buster?!

[@susragejr477]

If korra vs storm ends up being better than akuma vs Kahn, I’m gonna eat a lunchbox

[@superironman8324]

Storm stomps

[@susragejr477]

@@superironman8324 You don't need to state the obvious

[@wellthathappened9435]

To be fair, Shao Kahn always does this. He taunts at his opponents while looking directly at them (and yes I acknowledge the taunt when he laughs looking up) and does nothing when they close in on him

[@luckycyber2456]

Yeah, I’m saddened. With other episodes this season I watch them so much in the days after but this one I watched it twice then didn’t look back. Which sucks cus I really wanted this episode Specifically because I wanted Akuma to return

[@That1powergamer]

are you going to do a vid on the rules of deathbattle and how frequently they break them or not?? I would love to see that.

[@Zangetzu419]

This is Ridiculous. If Shao Kahn could overpower Akuma at such a high level of Strength and Abilities, then there is no way that Liu Kang would be able to defeat Shao Kahn. It's just doesn't make any sense at all.

[@edogodave9386]

Shao Kahn did overpower Liu in the MK11 Aftermath, making them equal in power plus Liu Kang is a character that scales to high tiers like Raiden and Shinnok

[@ExecutorExe-RIPBozos]

Its called plot armor genius Also liu kang is not a joke he is a fire and thunder god

[@tario0069]

I would give this episode 5/10 liked it more than Blake vs Mikasa but that's my street fighter bias kicking in.

[@JaredRedDeath]

I was so hyped for this battle. The switcheroo at the end pissed me off. Watching this video though, there was an overwhelming lack of polish.

[@merchantziro4285]

Honestly I kinda wish it was a sprite fight but similar to the Ryu vs Liu Kang DBX it starts in the Mortal Kombat 1-3 style with Akuma using his Street Fighter: the Movie video game sprites or even semi-live action to create new original sprites before transitioning into the Street Fighter style in a very natural way, like perhaps Akuma does what he did in Asura's Wrath to Ryu with his Demon Armageddon and kicks Kahn to another dimension before following him through the wormhole he created before fading to black and the music fades out for a moment. As it fades back in from a First Person perspective of Shao looking around confused before getting up (now using MUGEN sprites) before comedically getting the back of his head smashed in by Akuma using a Tatsumaki (even including an X-Ray) for the first hit as the fight picks back up with Akuma turning into Shin Akuma and then Oni.

[@degitoblue6783]

love the custom transformation

[@theganondorky7238]

Great job on getting hired on to voice Shao Kahn, did a great job 👍 (It'll be funny if you voice him in how it should've been and he sounds exactly the same)

[@scorpionflame6]

i can agree with you to some extent, your opinion is very respected and noted cause yea the fight was a little bit janky at times and Akuma's model change was really shit, but i do quite love shao kahn's MK11 model as it makes him look more like a Shokan rather than just a giant humanoid being. the Analysis was pretty good i did like Akuma's a bit more than Shao kahn's cause i know most of what Shao kahn can do/already did so it was a pretty decent refresher. the death should have been Shao kahn using one of his Fatalities from either 9 or 11 to make it feel more impactful and to show just how well a 3D FATALITY can be when not in the MK games. if it was a sprite fight where it can have all the dynamic moveset that both characters can use to their fullest then it could have been one of season 8's best but yea sadly it does get dragged a lot by some pretty janky and weird looking moments that wasn't very good to look at, at all.

[@CatsLilaSalem]

The Oni punching thing looks like he is giving Shao a massage XD

[@comicalpeculiarity6174]

Ngl, I don't think the reasoning behind Shao Kahn's victory made that much sense. I could be wrong on this but things they outline as 'feats' felt kind've bizarre, like him surviving Liu Kang's chest punch even though he took ages to recover or withstanding an unknown percentage of Elder Gods power even though he still loses. Then they bring in a non-cannon fatality and try to interpret realm merging and...yeeeeaaaah. Maybe I'm wrong, I'm sure that there are some applicable reasons for Shao Kahn's victory but the ones presented weren't all that convincing. It came off to me like they were continuing the trend of MK characters beating ST characters

[@Violent_Wolfen]

It does, also that shot from an amped Raiden was before the actual fight against Shao, who died. Also, anyone else tired of them not using a SF character's full arsenal?

[@NoclafPain]

Yeah, this is the one episode that i ind questionable this season. Like the character with actual on screen feats losing to a character who’s power is being mostly based on assumptions and weird questionable scaling.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

Personally i found the fight to be a step down from the last fight animated by this team. It's ironic cause one of the major gripes i have with most Death Battle episodes is the research but for me the research felt pretty spot on mostly. So it's kinda a first for me where the animation is the major flaw in the episode and not the analysis itself. If i had to give it a ranking i would go for a 5.5/10. It's an an overall average episode for me and to be fair I've seen worse.

[@Diabetic64]

When this season is over could you do a ranking or Season 8 shots

[@jakenbake3127]

15:25 well I'll never unsee that

[@tobiaswalker7562]

I truly believe this fight could go either way!

[@dekdenfor9770]

did they run out of budget for everything post oni transformation?

[@ProudEdits4U]

I might make a version of Shao Kahn vs M Bison with different music!

[@mack3265]

13:11 In my eyes, Akuma looks like he turned his fist into Megaman’s buster before doing the island punch.

[@danielfalardeau9618]

Kahn vs. Bison is by far one of my favorite episodes.

[@carrastealth]

Stuff like that makes me wonder what the crunch was...

[@carljameson3082]

I thought it was really weird how they brought up a feat from one of the Capcom vs SNK games as if they were completely canon to the Street Fighter timeline, but then didn't bring up anything else from those games like Shin Akuma's soul overtaking Omega Rugal

[@thequietteen7452]

I get serious Saitama vs Kenshiro vibes from 13:56-14:18.

[@tuvyamaeir4684]

...can ANYTHING get the use of "Flawless Victory" right? None of the movies did, neither did this.

[@greyjulius9057]

Death Battle Oni my beloved

[@Superluigi881]

Oni's face when Kahn reflects his attack back at him is funny to me. He's just like: "Oh... I should have thought this through."

[@Driff97]

13:56 I really wanted to facepalm when I saw this shot. This looks BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!

[@PersonaOL]

How are they gonna go from potentially one of the greatest Death Battles of all time to this?

[@fork3810]

This an episode I respect tons more than I like. I don’t like it but I can see what they were trying to do and the episode clearly had ambition. For example, I kinda like the idea of the Death. The pov style with Akuma getting absolutely squashed off screen could be cool if it was given more weight and emphasis. If the models were better and they had a good setting, the fight instantly becomes better. This episode really just needed more recourses and time. A lot went wrong with this episode and none of it was because of laziness or lack of skill. It’s sad more than anything to me really

[@VantasticJackson]

I agree with the environment. I feel like it shouldn't taken place at night. Like imagine the taking place at the MK11 arena but at night? I feel lioe the fight happening during the day is...not good to me given the characters

[@darkron288]

I think I am a bit more forgiving of shao khan vs akuma as I work with 3d game models to create fanart and trust me mortal kombat and Espically street fighter models are a pain the arse to deal with, so man weird bones and jank you can tell they aren't made for anything but 2d fighting and the bare minimum talking, so I do sympathize with the animators on this one, also mk getting another win is just a plus for me

[@blaster.m1943]

13:41 me when i ask akuma whats his favorite david bowie song Fr tho they should have held back on the 3D animation and make it 2D, if OMM ever returns i hope they give this MU justice Also dad bod oni is horrifying but in the wrong way

[@jamesmcdonald1108]

I was always under the impression that khan's magic was under certain limitations and rules- like the mortal combat ritual was needed to facilitate the invasion of other realms rather than just some big dimensional schlorp. Besides that's not exactly a feat you can take to a battle if you can still get a hole in your chest from a relatively normal dude.

[@joshuaduon1161]

Yeah and Akuma punching holes in chests was not canon they just exaggerated

[@jamesmcdonald1108]

@@joshuaduon1161 I'm talking more like liu kang and Johnny cage or other more 'hunan' kombatants- not that any of them are pushovers but you would be hard pressed to measure them to akuma

[@joshuaduon1161]

@@jamesmcdonald1108 Yeah but still Akuma punching through chests was from a manga which is not canon to the games

[@jamesmcdonald1108]

@@joshuaduon1161 doesn't matter when he can still shatter an island under his fist- or take out a huge meteor with an uppercut.

[@joshuaduon1161]

@@jamesmcdonald1108 And doesn't matter when Kahn defeated gods who could nearly destroy a planet and another one who could destroy realms and reality way higher than islands And that meteor feat Akuma did is not even canon to the main games as well so stop using that

[@HypAzTubE]

i get the feeling that the "flawless victory" line is a MK movie reference. even though that was shang tsung's line...

[@alzar197]

i have a problem with how Khan was still able to fight after getting a hole punched in him last time that happened he needed quan chi to heal him

[@supersaiyangplays7842]

I think the "flawless victory" part was a reference to the movies where they always get it wrong.... At least I hope so 😂

[@MIrfanPerdana]

I kind of agree with a lot of what you said, although I personally liked the shot for the kill they used. It made you feel like *you* were being killed by Kahn, which adds to his sense of villainousness. Which was admittedly lacking in this episode otherwise. 3/10 is a bit harsh I feel. I'd give it a 5 myself, but then again I'm not a fan of either franchise, so maybe I'd've disliked it more if I were! 😄

[@callmeriggy]

My only issue with the death battle was that they used non-canon ladder endings for Shao Kahn, but none for Akuma, skewing it towards Shao.

[@heavy5013]

I don't remember any of Khan's endings being used. And Blaze's is actually a legit gauge of power, considering that's actually what would have happened if Blaze had won Granted I could have missed something, I was somewhat busy when watching the video.

[@edogodave9386]

They used canon feats for Shao Kahn, and they were just for view, plus explain when and were Akuma busted a meteorite and leaped into heaven, if I remember that was from a non-canon ending from a crossover game which main games do not count

[@DaquanHarrison]

And gameplay mechanics were used for Shao Kahn but none for Akuma.

[@speedosound4262]

@@DaquanHarrison Gameplays mechanics were not used for Kahn. Stop huffing paint

[@DaquanHarrison]

@@speedosound4262 Yes, they were

[@theamazingg3773]

I think for the taunt akuma may have teleported.

[@joshbruh6584]

Bro I dead ass got so bored during this episode I went and made a sandwich .

[@maxlolbits2182]

How was the sandwich?

[@ChichenItza91]

Yeah lol no you didn't.

[@joshbruh6584]

@@maxlolbits2182 actually ok it was chicken and pesto very nice

[@joshbruh6584]

@@ChichenItza91 sir why are you doubting me

[@wes4263]

I was faked out by the raging demon scene only because I thought nobody could counter in middle of akuma doing the move

[@edogodave9386]

Um Gen did in the one of the intros of SFA3

[@kurayamiangelofdeath6255]

We now need Shang Tsung vs M. Bison

[@kingenderraptor]

I never been one to notice bad animation but with this one when I saw the preview I was like "Wow this look like shit, maybe its not finished" *Actual episode* "Oh..."

[@KingAntonioTHE_King_Antonio]

Not to excuse it since I still think it's stupid but I assumed the poor use of flawless victory was a reference to the first MK movie

[@thatnerdwithglasses8384]

Oni is adorable in this episode

[@JosephRiveraSantiago0617]

'Oh, hey look, he can finger-paint.' insert sitcom laughter

[@darklord99100]

the Shoa Khan voice sounds like a Soul Caliber Announcer

[@nightslasherstudios724]

Enjoyed the vidoe nemesis still salty that akuma lost to shao khann Also i want to hear your thoughts on some matchs ups if you can respond to this video Ultron (comics) or ai (yu gi oh vrains) vs μ (pronounced Mu from caligula effect series) To scale mu a bit shes a sentiant vocaloid style ai that made a universe and combined mobious the world she created with reality and in one of the endings she has the power to destroy reality and pretty much killed everyone Hyde (undernight) vs kirito (sao) I would like to hear your opinions in undernight scaling cause people tend to down play jndernight characters but they have insane hax and abilities and a huge feat they all share is anle to take blows from hydes insolator that pretty much is impossible to block and it translates to gameplay as insane chip damage Im up to chat about this if you want plus you seem like a pretty cool dude to talk too

[@thunderknight0095]

Hmmm I wanted akuma to win. I could argue a few points as to why he I feel should win but oh well. Akuma still the better character in my opinion.

[@renamon5658]

Is season 9 of deathbattle almost over?

[@aguila-wg3ug]

Yeah, we only have left Korra vs Storm, Madara vs Aizen, and one final mysterious episode.

[@georgesummitt1980]

When I see the hole Akuma punched into Shao Kahn, I am reminded of that joke from Kung Pow. That's like his stomach plug on the ground back there, sheesh you don't see that every day.

[@OberonKin]

This episode would have been better if, and i dont say this to be mean, Shao Kahn actually sounded like.... Shao Kahn Its so strange how this is the first episode of season 8 with an actual inaccurate voice. (Or maybe there's another episode that i didn't notice) Like, most people who know fighting games can give a brief summary on how shao sounds, how could you mess that up so spectacularly

[@aeso3555]

I'm just glad they didn't use crossover fights for either characters as an outlier for their scaling.

[@ripzmad9846]

Shao Kahn scaling to Darkseid vs Akuma scaling to Asura lmao

[@aeso3555]

@@ripzmad9846 or injustice Scorpion and Trigon for Shao Kahn. Either way, crossovers have waay too much nerfing and wanking to compensate for power creep.

[@UnOc2]

I love Gianni's voice and the memes he voices over on Twitter. This fight was not a good showcase of his talent.

[@squishjones2138]

The only good thing about Korra vs storm is that madara vs aizen is next after Korra vs storm

[@mr.mister3960]

Kinda cringe how to literal second episode of the series is significantly better than this episode nearly 11 years later

[@pesciisthebestcharacter5100]

That's subjective.

[@sharzinlalebazri5673]

This episode is goddamn garbage. Me and my friends don't really care about Street Fighter and aren't big fans of it. But we laughed our asses off at how bad this episode was. There are so many things wrong with it. Ignoring Oni's battle with Asura. How goofy the animation is. The fact that they assumed Shao can survive Raiden's attacks when he was powered by the Elder Gods when that was what almost immediately killed him in MK9. Saying Shao Kahn can survive Cetrion's laser beam when that move kills him every time it's performed on him (heck. Kano can kill Shao Kahn with a beer bottle). Acknowledging MK11's depiction of Sindel as if that's the actual characterization of Sindel. Shao Kahn's voice acting. Assuming the merging of realms is a part of Shao Kahn's own power and not just a part of the ritual / a side effect of the portals. This episode is just a mess.

[@halofan1253]

Oni vs Ausra is not canon.

[@sharzinlalebazri5673]

@@halofan1253 neither is Blaze's ending in Armageddon.

[@joshuaduon1161]

@@sharzinlalebazri5673 Still does not contradict his power unlike Akuma's

[@edogodave9386]

@@sharzinlalebazri5673 You are literally talking about the same Street Fighter fandom, who thinks Ryu can beat MegaMan of all people lemme explain, Shao's feats of realm merging were presented in MK3 so they are indeed canon and him defeating Blaze was also canon so they put him way above Akuma's feats so cry about it

[@edogodave5049]

@@sharzinlalebazri5673 You only hate this episode because of how dumb you are. Oni vs Asura is not canonical. Shao Kahn still scales to that Elder God blast since it struggled to kill him, HE LAUGHED IT OFF. Merging realms makes him Planetary and he survived a Fatality before by Liu Kang Next time, you try to make an argument, come up with PROPER SENSICAL ARGUMENTS NEXT TIME.

[@afflicks]

That ending felt so strange when I was watching it. Especially Shao Kahn’s eyes.

[@icantnotthink3282]

Like, the fight isn't great, but I did kind of find it neat how the first 2/3rds of the fight were from the side, like MK or Street Fighter. Should've only really been that way at the beginning and not more than half the battle but eh. Just finding something to find good

[@circumventboredom9463]

I was just... bored the entire fight. Perhaps I'm spoiled by the masterpiece that is Dio Vs. Alucard, but the only exciting moment was to see Akuma transform into Oni form, and that's because I skipped the analysis and didn't know about it. I'm glad I skipped the analysis regardless; if I watched it and spent 15 minutes getting hyped only to see this fight, I'd be quite annoyed. The setting feels detached. They're in a bright, flat, wide open space. In MK and SF, the backgrounds are usually extravagant scenes with often plenty of things going on. I expected a moodier, stylized arena sort of affair with asian influence that can vibe with both characters. The music was there, but I wasn't really hearing it. I couldn't remember it for beans. I can't help but feel Dio Vs. Alucard soaked up some of this episode's animation budget.

[@DrakeVagabond]

The desert is from DOA5

[@MaoriGamerDood]

Glad I'm not the only one who had an issue with the fight. How does a 3D fight go from looking as amazing as BROLY VS HULK, To this? Heck Heihachi VS Geese makes this Fight look.... well very Lackluster. They Fought on a Volcano. But Shao and Gouki fight, in a desert..... hmm.....

[@CyberDalek17]

17:53 I'm glad I'm not the only one bothered by Shao Kahn saying Flawless Victory instead of Fatality. He has a F*cking Hole in his Torso and his Helmet got Nocked off, it's not Flawless. Or even a simple "Its Official, You Suck" would have worked