Saitama VS Popeye (DEATH BATTLE!) Review

So, what did I think of that finale then? Let's find out if this finale is what it is, be that just a finale for fun, or a real palooka.
Biff Weed's Review: • DEATH BATTLE Review- S...

[@CooperCreates_]

I personally think the really ugly Popeye model fits really well, because you gotta remember that it’s official that Popeye is a really REALLY ugly man So reflecting that in the model kinda makes sense

[@chrismanning2888]

Yeah it fits with his description. plus I can also see Popeye looking like that if he was in an anime like One Piece or Baki.

[@redshepherd32]

Also isn't pop eye inspired by a real life dude who also had deformities?

[@Phantom_of_Black]

One thing I didn't like about the 3D Popeye model is that the instant it showed up before I could get a solid look at it I thought "Is that Shadow Shido from P5?"

[@blue.inferno]

@@redshepherd32 he was

[@THENemesisXX99]

@@Phantom_of_Black I mean they look pretty different from each other. Only similarity is grizzled, muscular, bald man.

[@aaronmason6591]

Highly disagree, the 3d model looked amazing ! And the “I eats me spinach” line was dope too because if you remember how Saitama explained to Genos and Carnage Kabuto how he got strong, and how dumb and absurd his explanation was, Popeye gives Saitama an even dumber and more absurd explanation on how he’s gotten so powerful. Its perfect.

[@3eve0n]

the line itself is great but the delivery isn't, the VA rushes it a bit and makes it sound *too* silly.

[@hazurding]

@@3eve0n i feel like the whole point was for it to sound silly. popeyes reason isn’t supposed to sound badass or anything. My fav part personally was the slowed down laugh popeye did right before his spinach punch 😂 it was just stupid

[@MrDylanMXD]

@@hazurding It would have been funnier if they played it off as badass as they did with Saitama in his own show. Plus it still can be voiced unrushed and be good without being badass.

[@jack-the-dripper583]

Saitama: I did 100 push ups,100 sit ups,100 squats, and a 10k run every day for 3 years straight with no breaks, you? Popeye: I ate me spinach Hello

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@jack-the-dripper583 the exchange in the battle is a clear cut reference to the song’s lyric “I’m strong to the finich, ‘cause I eats me spinach”.

[@godhaloknight6332]

This episode got me thinking. A Saitama MU/Fight isn't represented good because of how much he gets bodied, or how much he stomps, it's represented good by how much he ENJOYS the fight. I loved his last monologue, every bit of it, and it was very heartwarming in the end.

[@GenericProtagonist118]

That's exactly what's missing from these matchups. How much *joy* will Saitama get out of it?

[@ndprod.animationenthusiast9376]

Huzzah. This matchup was amazing. The episode really like a love letter for both characters combined with a stellar animation that ended up being one of the longest episodes thus far. 10/10.

[@megashark1013]

@Robert Yeah Could you stop? You don't need to tell everyone how it was 7 at most.

[@mylessmith9758]

@Robert Yeah Yeah sure but no need to say it’s only a 7 if someone rates it higher

[@nerine4188]

7 at most, because putting up toonforce user vs someone who doesn't use it is extremely unfair.

[@anafu-sankanashi8933]

@Robert Yeah not your words, the one above it.

[@megashark1013]

@Robert Yeah I accept opinions, but you're literally broadcasting this 7/10 rating everywhere you go, specifically to people who rate the episode highly. It's blatantly obvious what you're doing.

[@marcelineabadeer8380]

"Can this be? My heart's beating so fast, my muscles ache, I can feel them again! I never thought it would happen... a serious fight. I FOUND IT!!! Thank you, weird Spinach mascot." I think this is probably the most emotional I’ve gotten watching Death Battle Saitama finally regaining the passion and heart he’s been looking for for so long that was just incredible.

[@maseeykumar4200]

Sooooo After see This yOUR SAYING THAT POPEYE IS STRONGER THAT GOKU?!?! Because Saitama Doesn't Have a Limit So I Have No Rights Of saying "Full Power of Saitama" Nor Does Any Other One punch man Fans Saitama Has No FREAKING limit to his power Plus I'm sure Ones Saitama Shows A Hard Effort (Just take that As like 44 percent of his power) (even tho he has No Limit) Saitama Also As Showed only 2 percent of his power so far lol Would love to see Saitama Vs Popeye again Once Saitama Puts ACTUALLY MORE Effort To fight Popeye And I'm sure he will one punch him :) (STUPID POPEYE FAN BOYS IN COMING TO PROVE ME WORNG)!

[@galarstar052]

@@maseeykumar4200 i mean, i prefer Saitama honestly but he's gonna lose to Popeye no matter how strong he gets, cause it's not a matter of strength. Popeye has cartoon physics on his side.

[@dr.doctor4878]

@@maseeykumar4200 You should look at the mirror while saying "Stupid fanboy" because of your comment structure

[@taipeijoey101]

And then he became egg

[@ARC--5973]

@@maseeykumar4200 I appreciate that. That right there is of the best trolling I've seen in a while. Made me laugh, so hats off to you

[@Deoxys_Used_Mimic]

This is one of those episode where you don’t care if it’s a Stomp or “he could only win because hax.” Popeye is another Mask-like cartoon character who defies all laws of nature and just says ‘no’ to damage, but… Saitama getting what he always wanted is absolutely worth it.

[@celestirr]

This. The moment Popeye got splattered out of existence and then came back to life, the winner was obvious.

[@HoV326]

I wonder if Giorno Giovanna would be able to take on those types of characters considering he has requiem, which is basically just plot armor incarnate

[@WadetheBadger]

Yeah, but the fight is like three minutes...so, Saitama gets to feel alive, only seconds before he dies. It makes the feat look pointless. It would be like if you were only happy right before getting hit by a car. You have no time to truly appreciate it before you die. Saitama didn't get what he wanted, he was cheated by a character who literally could not lose.

[@cakeandmilk4526]

@@HoV326 plot armor meet toon force

[@Deoxys_Used_Mimic]

@@WadetheBadger That’s the idea. Saitama is a character who, by design, isn’t supposed to *lose.* In order for him to finally have any sort of *challenge,* he NEEDS someone who can keep up with him; someone “stronger” than him… someone “better” than him… … someone who *could* kill him. He wanted to finally punch UP instead of DOWN. That’s the whole point of the fight, bruh. Getting what he’d been searching for… *killed him.* …and having that joy of the fight suddenly ripped out from under him a few seconds later is also *completely in tune with his character,* btw.

[@ArkhamMaster.]

One thing I would like to point out that the death punch might not have been a serious punch because when he used it on genos he had that image infront of him. I think it's more like a normal punch that from his POV looks deadly

[@mylessmith9758]

No it was a death punch, he just stopped just short of hitting him.

[@RoboSparkle]

I would also point out that there's nothing wrong with it being a death punch. Saitama doesn't normally do that against humans because he doesn't want to kill humans, but this is Death Battle; by their own rules, any characters' moral qualms about killing are assumed not to exist, so it's reasonable that Saitama would approach this fight the same way he would against any monster he sees; explode them with one punch and then carry on shopping.

[@Dexuz]

I could almost swear the "death punch" is its own thing but whatever.

[@VitunVatiVille]

Serious or not it wouldnt have mattered to Popeye.

[@fg009letyrds8]

No, it is. Saitama wants to show the difference between them. He obviously just capable of directing the power of it behind his apparent target if he wanted to which shows Saitama's great control over his punches.

[@jerryborjon]

There’s literally not a single second of this fight that I don’t love. Everything about this fight was done masterfully imo. The music, the jokes, the animation changes, the actual battle itself, everything landed for me in a way that I never expected. It also helps that I have wanted this fight for literal years. I still remember being in High School thinking about possible combatants that could match up well against Saitama and thinking of Popeye. It was one of those match-ups that seemed ridiculous at first, but kept getting better and better the more I thought about it. This fight surpassed my expectations in a way I never thought possible, and that couldn’t make me any happier. Not only is this one of the easiest 10/10 for me, it might very well be my favorite episode. I might even put it above others like Iron Man VS Lex Luthor, Goku VS Superman Round 1, and Balrog VS TJ Combo. Those fights are still absolutely amazing, but this one is on a whole other level. The two biggest reasons are because 1- This fight will probably age better than those other episodes when it comes to its animation, and 2- This fight has a ton of respect for BOTH characters. This isn’t a repeat of Goku VS Superman where Death Battle spent a ton of time trash talking the winner to appease the fans of the loser. This feels like everyone on board legitimately liked both characters and wanted to portray them as well as possible. This fight honestly made me feel like I did back when I was a kid first discovering Death Battle. My respect for the show is the highest it’s been in years, maybe ever. If the future season finales are even HALF this good, they’ll still be amazing. Btw, I don’t personally have a problem with 3D Popeye. It feels like it was meant to be a joke to have the old cartoon character look as “gritty” as possible. It’s ugly, but I don’t think it’s unpleasant to look at. I bet they were originally planning to use a more faithful Popeye, but found this model too hilarious to not use.

[@thealmostdeadpatient7767]

5:21

[@DontScrewWithTheDew]

So God danm long, You couldn't have a sentence or two Good God

[@BigAutisticDaddy]

i would prefer if Popeyes voice actor did a better job and if Popeye pulled some more toonish stunts. but otherwise, i enjoyed the final product.

[@Abhi-xy2hm]

@@DontScrewWithTheDew Shut up bro, he's actually saying stuff he likes. If you can't read more than a sentence no need to cry about it

[@DontScrewWithTheDew]

@@Abhi-xy2hm I'm just saying it's long, I don't mean to be rude

[@esteban8471]

I still don't understand how or why Mikasa's death is so memed on. That aside, this episode was...something. It delivered in a way I don't think any of us were expecting. I do not care about Saitama, largely due to the toxic side of his fanbase. And yet seeing him so excited, so fired up, so genuinely happy...it made me feel something. Seeing him shed tears of joy as he got his humanity back made me...happy. This is the kind of scene you'd get from a well written fanmade Death Battle, but to see it on an official episode? It's magical.

[@nosu5530]

JoJo fanbase memed every charactors dead for 19508 times: first time?

[@SmashBracket]

This was definitely one of my favorite vs matches ever. Just like you, I have lots of fond memories of Popeye when I was younger that this unlocked. Popeye, Tom & Jerry, and Looney Tunes were the shows I would watch on sick days home from school. This was an easy 10/10 for me and is inspiring to me as a vs creator. Also that freaking sucks about all the copyright claims. KZbin is really aggressive with it. Even if someone’s video is only 3% comprised of shots from my own, KZbin pings me asking if I want to claim it. I imagine someone over at RT is trigger happy with those notifications

[@ArkhamMaster.]

Tom vs Sylvester will hopefully be a matchup where they go full on toon force if they ever do it

[@mariomario9209]

Holy palookas its smash bracket!!!!!

[@ndprod.animationenthusiast9376]

Same here. Seems I’m not the only one reminiscing on the good old days of watching classic cartoons when the matchup announced. This was such a fun time.

[@ArkhamMaster.]

I recently rewatched popeye and had so much fun revisiting that old cartoon. I really enjoyed it, but I dissapointed in most modern day cartoons by comparison

[@Gatekid3]

for me, "i eats me spinach" was the funniest bit for all the reasons you hate, the speed, and the cursed model make it a quick and snappy joke that doesnt linger longer than it needs too. I feel like it being slower and more true would probably work better if they used a real popeye model

[@aksghazi868]

I still prefer All Might vs Might Guy, but this might just be the most well put together finale they've ever done.

[@daboi8734]

Yeah same

[@blyat8832]

Honestly considering how rushed Madera vs Aiden and Akuma vs shao Kahn was, I was genuinely surprised by this episode. At first I was like "bro wtf why is this a fight Popeye would literally obliterate Saitama lmao" but by the time I got to the animation it's honestly the second best episode of the season. Saitama is perfectly represented, and the voice actor is the most accurate sounding voice in a very very long time. And Popeye literally being Popeye throughout the fight was also perfect as well. And the death punch vs spinach punch was the best. 9/10,actually enjoyable this time lol. Anyway thanks for coming to my Ted talk

[@adamismad666]

My dad used to have this jar for his dart flights. He taught me and my family how to play, and it was a good memory for me. Who's face was on the jar lid? Popeye. So even though I haven't watched it, Popeye still had a place in my memory so I'm glad he won.

[@tonysonic456]

Like I said, this was a great episode and season finale. They went all out, and it paid off. You know what? I'm changing my initial score from 9.5/10 to a 10/10. I know it has problems, but everything else is just so good. It's like Nemesis said in his review of Madara vs Aizen. To truly love something is to acknowledge it's flaws but love it regardless.

[@Driff97]

Something I want to point out about this episode that I absolutely love that neither Nemesis nor Biff mentioned, the sound design. It has a flawless blend of both the impactful and satisfying sound effects from modern anime and blockbusters, and the silly and charming cartoon sounds of a classic cartoon. It's not even that it mixes both at the same time, they're used in the right places at the right time. The start of the fight is very cartoony and intentionally lame, and so drums and "phew"s sounds are used, with my favourite bit the piano when Popeye fixes the wall. But then when Balderdash kicks in, Dragon Ball sounds are used to escalate the fight. Following that is pinball sounds during the light speed battle. When the fight goes sprite based, there's a good break between the 2 commonly heard styles and shifts to 16 bit sounds. Going back to Hand Drawn, for the rest of the fight it's all satisfyingly impactful sound design with the only cartoony sounds coming from Popeye. In fact, during the SFM battle, there are NO cartoon sound effects at all. It's only after the death where sound effects are back to silly, making it feel more like a classic cartoon. I value Sound design so much in filmmaking. It's why Hulk vs Broly feels so mediocre to me and why one of my least favourite episodes is Metal Sonic vs Zero, but also why I still hold Batman vs Spiderman and Thor vs Raiden in such high regard despite Season 1 stuff. This episode is an amazing example of how to edit the sound of a battle. I even love how muted the planet explosion Saitama leaps off is.

[@eslamvszombies1713]

10 out of 10 finale. Everything is perfect in delivering the characters, the animation, the song was very good, the moments like Popeye's funny putting back the wall to its place, the punch where Popeye can't read the sentence Death in Japanese, the chunk of the ocean moment before turning to 3D, the clash of Death and Spinach, and that wholesome moment of Saitama having fun that feels more wholesome than All Might vs Might Guy, and the last moment in the fight. All of this brought to together to make the best fight in the season and finale in the show.

[@crumb105]

While certainly a product of it’s time, Popeye is a genuine inspiration to me. He’s a gruff, honest, but super sweet sailor man who enjoys the thrill of a good scuffle. He’s ugly and not exactly what you imagine a protagonist looking like (usually clean cut and generally handsome), but Popeye doesn’t care. “I yams what I yams”! I’ve been going on a bit of a spiritual journey recently and I’ve noticed that my confidence boosted after watching this Death Battle (unironically). Seeing a character that was a massive inspiration for me finally showcasing to the world how much of a badass he truly is genuinely got me teary eyed. I don’t like Death Battle, I think some fights are pure bullshit. But thank you Rooster Teeth for giving my childhood hero the greatest tribute he could ever hope for.

[@universeimagination7495]

Nemesis: *says Popeye 3D looks ugly* That's.... Isn't that the fucking point? He's literally canonically ugly.

[@pogggaming4470]

You take that back

[@universeimagination7495]

@@pogggaming4470 Pardon my wording, I meant Popeye is unconventionaly handsome.

[@pogggaming4470]

@@universeimagination7495 that’s exactly what I thought

[@billyweed835]

I fucking loved this matchup. I've wanted to see Popeye show up in a DB for a while now, just to see the hosts list some of his feats, and this was everything I expected and more. I didn't think it made much sense as a season finale, but...I mean, jeez, with the different animation styles as they break reality, it just....It felt like a tribute to the show and all the different styles they've used, which is fitting for the finale of the 10th anniversary season. I admit, I normally dislike using Saitama in VS Battles, I feel he's far more...Roger Rabbit then Goku, but, then, that means putting up against a gag character kinda makes sense. I even love how they managed to preserve Saitama's gag by having him actually finish Popeye in one punch...Until spinach. And, I admit, if you're looking an opponent for Saitama, Popeye actually has a shocking amount of commoninalties (IE hilariously strong gag characters known for their odd appearances, and who became as strong as they are via absurdly mundane means, namely, basic exercise and good nutrition respectively). This was, like Goku VS Superman, a season finale that felt like it could ONLY have been a season finale. It was everything I wanted, my only problem with it...Is that it didn't last longer, because I feel like I could have watched these two fight FOREVER. And, when my only problem with a DB is that I wish there was MORE of it, you know you've got a winner on your hands. Solid 9.5/10.

[@ArkhamMaster.]

Personally the best part to me in this animation was the inclusion of the serious series serious table flip.

[@ArkhamMaster.]

@Robert Yeah Man, a weird thing happend to me where I dreamt this entire review prior to it releasing so I just get to make as many comments as possible lol

[@daboi8734]

@@ArkhamMaster. just ignore this dude, he's just going around every comment saying "this episode was only a 7/10 and Hulk vs Broly was better"

[@ArkhamMaster.]

@@daboi8734 oh lol I saw this reply in my notifs and thought it was to another comment where I made a joke about sound design and someone got salty about hulk vs broly being incorrect

[@pesciisthebestcharacter5100]

@@daboi8734 I personally love Hulk vs Broly but calling this a 7/10 at best is just disrespectful.

[@daboi8734]

@@pesciisthebestcharacter5100 i love hulk vs broly too, my only problems being the sound design.

[@clydemottley1381]

I glad the Legend " Poyeye the Sailor man" won that fight. It was a epic battle. Thank you so much people of Death Battle for your hard work and dedication for making these battles come to life.

[@rodridante]

I only have minor problems with this episode (Not counting Popeye's 3-D model) *I was really expecting this episode to not have any blood. I get that it fits Saitama and generates a cool contrast with Popeye's cartoony kill, but... dunno, it just doesn't sit right with me. *A little dissapointed on Saitama's death technically happening off-screen. The transition from grown man to eggs would have been neat to see. *Wiz adressing the Saitama NLF being moved from the analysis to the conclussion is really noticeable. What he says doesn't match how he's being animated. Otherwise... yeah, fenomenal episode.

[@HelenaSan425]

The most badass death battle episode since Chuck Norris vs Segata sanshiro

[@daboi8734]

This season just kept topping itself (at least for me) Yoda vs King Mickey comes out, its amazing then they drop in Link vs Cloud which regardless of its issues i still love more then they drop in Goku Black vs Reverse Flash which again, regardless of its issues i still love it more and just when i thought they couldn't top Dio vs Alucard which i honestly thought was the absolute peak of this season They drop in the most creative and well animated DB ever with Popeye vs Saitama This season was an absolute banger and its a contender for my favorite season of DB.

[@dmcx-tv2308]

Dang, couldn't agree with you better

[@potatowedges765]

The 3d popeye model was glorious take that back

[@DonniedrakoE]

Honestly for me personally this is one of the best season finales and by extension one of my favorite seasons of deathbattle and a great anniversary season done right. I love how Saitama truly died with a smile on his face with an opponent he could go out all out against, his wish was answered.

[@mas8705]

If I recall, the only time we have ever heard Saitama actually excited for a fight was during the dream sequence where… yeah, it’s a dream and it get played it off as a joke when he wakes up and is disappointed that he is still overpowered. But in this fight against Popeye, if Saitama was in this situation, he would most definitely be happy to actually square up against someone who he can actually be serious fighting against. To be thankful that he has lived long enough to finally reach this moment (even if he were seconds from death). In that sense along, that what helps to sell this fight. Pretty sure if you had him angry or upset at any time against Popeye (other than how bored he is of his own strength), that would have gone against his character. Other than that: Hyper realistic 3D Popeye was way too uncanny to deal with…

[@maxlolbits2182]

Honestly Season 8 amazed me, considering that the first half took place during a rough time in my life I wasn't sure how I'd feel about it. But it brought back my love for Death Battle that Season 7 almost killed, and was filled with tons of episodes that I truly enjoyed. There was only one episode in the season that I could really say I disliked (Shao Kahn VS Akuma), other than that the worst of the season is just decent, which is a big deal for me. And really the finale was the last seal that this season needed for me to consider it one of the best of the series. I'm really excited to see what they do for Season 9 and I'm definitely looking forward to it......although who on Earth is Boba Fett going to fight??? Also please please PLEASE Death Battle make Cole McGrath VS Alex Mercer happen, I don't know if I already mentioned that but if I did......well uh shit-

[@tv_tim]

When you slapped your rating on the screen at around the 12 minute mark, I was a little spaced out and not paying attention due to a distraction. That damn slap caused me to jump in my chair a bit.

[@RoboSparkle]

Loved the review, I hadn't thought about the way Saitama's animation detail gets amplified when he's fighting seriously but it would have been amazing if that's what happened to Popeye for his planet-buster punch, totally agree with you there. I, too, wish we'd got a still of Popeye's biceps doing something silly rather than the explosion animation we did get, and similarly I missed the jingle that normally plays when Popeye powers up. Minor niggles in a brilliant episode. 9:06 actually there is precedent for this. I've only seen the anime but in the first episode, Saitama gets bodied by a sudden attack of Subterraneans who wipe out about 70% of the human race. He's bleeding down his face (One more thing I'd have loved to have seen from the animation, but that's more a stylistic choice than a problem with the fight), he's outnumbered, and he starts fighting the invaders, and as he does this we get a similar speech to the one here, about this is the fight he's been looking for. There's a moment of pure joy in his face when the Subterranean King appears to avenge his fallen children... and then he wakes up. And I think that's the happiest we ever see Saitama. Doesn't take away from the VA's performance here but I just wanted to put in a minor correction about this being absent from the anime.

[@FintanMajora]

I am so glad that this epsiode did as amazing as it did, the season started with a 10/10 and ended with a 10/10. I dont think there has been a season that has even done that. This episode was just........spectacular. it makes me so happy on how they were choreographed, written, treated, everything was just what I wanted. The fact this episode rivals Goku v Superman is a massive feat and it contending to be my all time favorite, just amazing. This is such a well made fight, and absolutely deserving of a 10/10

[@danielfalardeau9618]

10/10. One of my favorite episodes ever. I also liked the little Wimpy's Burgers reference.

[@dmcx-tv2308]

Death Battle Had Hit Bangers from both Season 8 Premiere and Finale.

[@Emperor_Redgrave]

My main issue is that Wiz and Boomstick talk up Saitama way too much. They keep calling him “one of the strongest combatants they have ever had” when they literally just calculated Saitama at 4 times planetary at their theoretical maximum. They gave Saitama way too much hype for no reason when they barely did anything for Popeye who is legit one of the strongest combatants in Death Battle

[@yourweirduncle4441]

Literally the opposite they barely touched on his gag and his really op moments if anything they shoulda done it more

[@Emperor_Redgrave]

@@yourweirduncle4441 1 Saitama isn’t a gag. 2 did you and I watch different videos? They were hyping up Saitama the entire time for no reason whatsoever. The lava squirt gun, scaling him to the continental flip, scaling to Tornado’s meteor, the death punch, the serious punch, and more

[@maniacgreen8609]

@@Emperor_Redgrave the only gag about Saitama is that he's the main character at the end of a anime series plopped in the at the beginning of the anime

[@devilman4723]

They kinda have to at this point. Just look at how Black vs Reverse Flash went down, they had to go into a whole minute long spiel about how righteous Goku is just because they know the fanbase would flip shit if they didn't appease them somehow. Similar case with Saitama, who's weaker than a ridiculous amount of combatants this season alone

[@Emperor_Redgrave]

@@maniacgreen8609 that’s not what a gag is. Saitama is a satire take on a troupe. Not a gag. A joke

[@necrostar0248]

For me, this Is the best episode, not of this season, but of all of Death Battle. That might be a stretch, but that Is my opinion, if you have another favorite, completly fair. But I loved everything and I reacted differently, I laughed, cried, I was happy. Thanks Death Battle, for 10 years, and for what's to come!

[@furrydreamer4443]

Its on a level of satisfaction that's very rare in Death Battle, where you genuinely feel like everybody involved had a good time and are probably genuine friends in the afterlife. Like Guy Vs. All-Might.

[@HoV326]

I think Goku vs Superman will never be topped. That fight had a feeling that just can't really be replicated due to how anticipated it was, how much death battle made it feel like a big deal fight for the ages (including when they teases it), and how the fight went down (even though the animation is a bit dated). The last scene of this fight though is the best ending to a death battle fight since Goku vs Superman

[@Name_man]

I feel like this is the best non-3D (Most of it) fight. There’s 3 genuine 10/10s in this show (Solid Snake Vs Sam Fisher, Wolverine Vs Raiden, Iron Man Vs Lex Luthor) and this almost makes it.

[@_M_42]

Wow what a good episode, incredible finale and honestly meant more to me than Galactus vs Unicron ever good given how much I relate to Saitama’s boredom throughout his life. Him finally getting a fun fight and reacting to it was so cathartic, and the animation was just stellar. Easy 10/10, and would have been my favorite of the season if Goku Black vs Reverse Flash didn’t exist.

[@singingcrow439]

12:25 "this finale give competition fo goku vs superman" I couldnt but chuckle a bit given that Saitama is involved.

[@ther9270]

During the death battle break you should review smash bracket videos

[@kingkurok3149]

This is what Goku vs Superman 1&2 should of been like, it was so crazy and fun despite it being a one sided match, seriously they've really come a long way since then, I just hope they can keep this up if not surpass this quality in the future

[@normalhuman1825]

Saying the 3d model is hyper ugly and I just gotta say… ya? Isn’t that the point? Popeye is canonically ugly? I think for a sailor man with buff forearms and torso, I think it works

[@JosephRiveraSantiago0617]

Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. Like wow.

[@dynamickirby]

This episode was so much fun. The concept of Saitama fighting Popeye alone puts a big smile on my face. And I feel like them using all 3 animation styles is perfect for celebrating the 10th anniversary.

[@digitaltailsmon4096]

Fourth favorite finale besides Digimon vs Pokemon, Goku Vs Superman and All Might Vs Might Guy. Just a stellar episode with good character moments, fun analysis and good conclusion.

[@nettune9980X]

Rest In Peace to your grandfather and everyone who died. And merry Christmas to you and Biff Weed and everyone.

[@missyummy1040]

Also wuv ur review, i hope you have a happy holidays~

[@man-sc1us]

Nice review! Keep it up!

[@maureenobrien4968]

Don’t know about you, but I bursted out laughing when Popeye looked like Senator Armstrong during the SFM segment of the fight.

[@couchpotato7909]

For the lack Popeyes music. I'm pretty sure they didn't to avoid a copyright strike and went with a remix to help with that

[@compareandcontrast9833]

That smile from Sitama was worth the whole episode.

[@missyummy1040]

I personally don't have a problem with people being critical and analytical, but it does annoy me slightly when they make certain problems bigger than it needs to be

[@mylessmith9758]

Yeah, he does that a lot. Must be hard to watch things if you find an issue with everything.

[@missyummy1040]

@@mylessmith9758 Wait are you agreeing with me or being sarcastic?

[@shawnmark3492]

When you do your Season 9 Prediction video, I have a couple suggestions for you: -Katara vs. Sakura Haruno (Avatara: The Last Airbender vs. Naruto): Female healers who were useless at the beginning but became Prominent members of the team later on. -Kirito vs. Neo (SAO vs. The Matrix): Prisoners of a Virtual Reality who became liberators through shear will power.

[@noobslayeru]

I loved the “I eats me spinach” line

[@ArkhamMaster.]

Let's goooo it's the one jump man vs a spinach can

[@openinginawe5518]

Buff Popeye is the most beautiful thing I have seen. This episode was so much fun and I love it. Also it's just fun.

[@justnojustn3036]

If I had a dollar every time a big company keeps copyrights striking reviews and a videos of their products made by fans of them that can only benefit their Corporation as free advertisement. I would have enough money to do it myself

[@zachcooper8330]

Speaking of copyright, the youtube version of saitama v popeye has sort of muted the part where saitama explains his workout routine and shortened the ending parts of both characters analysis sections to avoid copyright.

[@TheObicobiHD]

I adore this fight, the animation was stellar! I like Saitama, don't have much of an opinion on Popeye but my god it was so fun! 💜👏☺️ Again huge props to the DB team, 2021 the anniversary season at an end. I can't believe I've been watching since 2011, wow. Enjoyed this Nem, this seasons been pretty great for me overall 🔥

[@thesleepingpusheen2650]

3D Popeye looks absolutely badass dude wtf

[@darrellwilliams1478]

I agree with you when you gave a 10/10 it's the perfect finale for a season like this. Although we didn't get Galactus vs Unicron, I feel like this episode was equally if not would have been better. I genuinely love this episode and by far the best Season 8 episode that the team committed to making and they did a phenomenal job on this. The first half of the season started off slow for a bit but then got better. Then when the second half hit everything changed from here on out. Yoda vs Mickey, Shadow vs Ryuko, Blake vs Mikasa, Lex vs Doom, Heihachi vs Geese, Po vs Iron Fist, Steven vs Star, and Link vs Cloud(2021) was nice episodes to watch for me at the time. But the second half just did it for me. Batman vs Iron Man, Goku Black vs Reverse-Flash, Macho Man vs Kool-Aid Man, DIO vs Alucard, Akuma vs Shao Khan even though it was bad, Korra vs Storm, Madara vs Aizen, and finally Saitama vs Popeye. I love Both when I was younger and this season for me gets a solid 9/10.

[@Lechgang]

This matchup is a W to Saitama fans. 1. Saitama gets the fight he always wanted. 2. Death Batlle confirmed that in order to get this fight, he has to go against a toon force character who consistently breaks the fourth law. This kinda soft confirms that Saitama wins against the other two.

[@devilcwesker5980]

Nemesis to be fair you do know popeye is suppose to be like really ugly right? Like that's the reason his father left him 🤦‍♂️so according to lore that 3d model is true to the source material

[@devilcwesker5980]

But I get your point, compared to saitamas model is feels out of place

[@billyweed835]

Popeye's theme was in the battle, kinda. You can hear a chiptune version of it for the sprite fight segment. Also, Popeye's sprites were not custom, they're from an obscure GBA game. Saitama's are from MUGEN so are kinda custom. Also, fun fact, the "SPINACH" punch also includes a slowed-down version of Popeye's laugh, which is hilarious.

[@darksonicyt5430]

While a 10/10 is what this fight deserves, I wish they did more cartoonish Popeye moments in either the Analysis or fight (You could’ve had him fuck around with Wiz and Boomstick either during the analysis or during the fight. *You brought the guy who knocked out his own animator and didn’t do anything with that in the episode)* Eh, still 10/10, the hype was worth it, voice acting was great, animation and transitions were great.

[@gorosaki1287]

this really fucken delivers really was a spectacular finale to cap off what was an amazing season for me. easy top 5 ever. Man what a finale to cap off the season.

[@Kahara101]

My ONLY complaint from this episode was the pacing at the end. The shot of Saitama on Pluto where he realizes how great of a fight this is needed a BIT of actual fighting before the ending to me, not just one final collision, and that's not enough to make it lose its 10/10 status by a longshot

[@TK-bg8jg]

Dude they basically said Popeye is a unkillable cartoon character that contradicably shouldn’t be in a death battle, placed vs a character that cannot be properly measured because he’s never tried in the world’s dangerous moments therefore also shouldn’t be in death battles

[@Diabetic64]

Do you think you'll do a top ten episodes, or ranking the episodes of season 8?

[@unknown_goat302]

This episode was probably a 10/10 for me I really like this finale and is one of my favorites

[@chongwillson972]

6:28 i thought it was more like luffy's third gear

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

4:56 A remix of the Popeye theme does play while he's in the rowboat. It makes me wonder why they didn't do something like that with the spinach scene.

[@rico4376]

DB season finals are always a spectacle to watch

[@pizzaroll2763]

He took a big gamble and now he is scrambled I’m popeye the sailor man

[@hereticseraphim73]

I saw the “quagmire arm” thing more as luffy’s gear third since they are both made of rubber

[@zachcooper8330]

That's what I was thinking too.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

I really love how much they gave a lot of respect to Popeye's source material. These cartoons were what i used to a lot of when i was a kid. I still have the video tapes containing all the cartoons he had starred in back in the 40s-60s.

[@andersonpallot8784]

you know there's one time that saitama show that level of happiness before, fight? Sure, it was a dream sequence but still.

[@darkreflection9087]

7:06 I agree I think this is cursed too

[@cosmicredlanternkharnthebe520]

The Popeye animation was badass imo

[@Savage_Elite799]

It's not far for Saitama to fight Popeye because he is a cartoon character and cartoons are invincible and don't care about physics

[@dragonmasterplaysandacts4282]

I'll give you my two cents for your entire series, some fights are good some fights are bad for me personally I just watch DEATH BATTLE for the fights I don't care who wins or who loses now unless is the character I really care about like Spyro in Spyro vs. Crash then I'll care. But either way greatly analysis

[@zeroarts9558]

Are you going make a season 9 predictions video

[@AznYunHou]

Thank you weird Spinach Mascot

[@ClayerP]

This was my first death battle I saw. I think I skipped a couple floors before seeing this

[@renamon5658]

Can you rank every season finales of deathbattle

[@billystaples6750]

4:42 Ya know, I just realized they could have made it so the shockwave of saitama's blow made all the spinach fly forward, hit the walls and stuff, and start raining down because they get flung off the walls, and then one of pop eye's arms catch's it, could have made more sense.

[@centhegibbon8220]

"Aye 'east me SPINACH" deserved a bit more gusto in the delivery, other than that flawless

[@EnoYaka]

they kinda do have precedent for saitama getting excited, he does it a bit during the dream sequence in season 1.

[@Parelf]

9:01 You forgot about the dream sequence, haven't you? Where he fought against the giant mole people?

[@hiruyabebaw807]

shout out to 8thman for having a bunch of popeye cartoons on youtube

[@TheMitchZone]

Ig it's just a matter of opinion then, because I really like the hyper realistic Popeye. Lol Popeye is my childhood favorite and I'm so damn happy and proud to see him being INCLUDED in DB! I loved every bit of this special episode, and it's special to me for much more than the fact that it's the finale. It's easily one of my most favorite DBs ever! 🔥🔥

[@medi0cre_pr0ducti0ns6]

The fact Roosterteeth copyright strikes you for Death Battle of all things is ridiculous. Death Battle is a series that cannot survive without fair use.

[@devinuzumaki9032]

I never thought I’d see a video that had Saitama getting washed and I’d think it was enjoyable but honestly the way this fight was made I had no complaints absolute 10 out of 10.

[@Bunnyswag69]

What is with the copy right use to u could upload reviews without copyright and now they decide to strike for no reason

[@gimpinc]

those emotions u talk of in 09:16, aren't there basically shown in the first episode via his dream?

[@circumventboredom9463]

I was vibing to the music and critique, then the 10/10 gets slapped on and scared the crud out of me.

[@truanalain4266]

I noticed the lack of popeye's theme, too, but I imagine it has something to do with the copyright

[@retrojohnny1899]

Easily the best episode this season and one of the best finales.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Anyone else noticed Saitama died the same way Dio did at the end of Part 3

[@Zigynutzmcgoofy]

"hmmm I can'ts read that"

[@Ayuima69]

I dunno the CGI Popeye looks close to a art I remember near the release of the live action movie. He seems a little bigger than the orginal its based but i think its suppose to be ugly on purpose since thats why he dad left.