SMBZ Battles - Team Mario vs Axem Rangers vs The Koops Bros.

[@piznut1528]

Even a decade later, I'm still dazzled by the quality of this animation. Alvin was really talented.

[@randoliz]

Coincidently many flash animations stoped when this show did...

[@jeremypenaloza7601]

Is*

[@javelinmaster2]

@Nipponisms That is most likely due to the times Changing. Flash started going away around that time in favor of HTML5 and thus the Art of Flash is gone now. And with that Newgrounds also became irrelevant. He is still around though, he is now Slowly revamping the series and the 1st ep of the Revamped series is out on KZbin.

[@xnortheast1106]

Piznut yes

[@xnortheast1106]

Piznut yes

[@TheFoolishSamurai]

This is one of the few instances of a very well executed three-way fight.

[@alanwayne7643]

With 13 people no less

[@ashanark5782]

Still wish we got to see a little bit more Koopa Bros vs. Axem Rangers scenes, with no Team Mario involved

[@feliciavale4279]

Haha. "Three-way" *giggles*

[@Robin280497]

@@alanwayne7643 14*

[@Kahanami]

any other ones?

[@Notengonombre...]

Fun fact: Shadow was the only one that didn't got hit during the whole fight

[@jonathansotelo4877]

I wonder if somewhere in his mind is he annoyed, or is he really just having the time of his life.

[@Flintonda23]

@@jonathansotelo4877i think annoyed,maybe both

[@Zombie8597]

Definitely both. He is annoyed, but really wants to punch something.

[@fastestspring8491]

Realized this as a kid. I was buggin when I seen this comment

[@randolphrodriguez5483]

Well, he is the Ultimate Lifeform after all.

[@mightykid9581]

this is what it feels like to chew five gum while playing eight player smash

[@caycay9312]

MightyKid95 lmao!

[@jacer445u5]

Lmao, tear the whole island or Harbor apart

[@xnortheast1106]

No

[@williammason1385]

Lmao

[@mathewsgames440]

Twelve player smash

[@R-A--sc8vl]

And you thought Infinity War was the most ambitous cross over even in history?

[@lidenull]

N o t e v e n c l o s e , b a b y

[@xnortheast1106]

Bruh

[@powerstar8862]

Wait until you see Battle of Sprites 😂

[@kidz4p509]

IMO, this is pretty much the best fight in the series. I mean, who doesn't like a battle with more than two teams?

[@GamingPlayer123]

This fight was pure excitement as a kid, and it still is to this day.

[@emenystrike]

I agree!

[@bend7726]

The fact this was made so long ago by one guy and its juat as amazing as it was back then! While its a shame the series probably wont ever see a conclusion im glad to see theres people still discovering this

[@marbardan]

This fight has lived rent free in my head since middle school. This is literally the best example of creators letting their imagination run wild.

[@rosePetrichor]

Alvin really 'got' what made sprite animation good. bc the fact is you can't really make sprite fight scenes like regular animation, the characters can't move smoothly in detail, you really have to get creative with the flow of the fight itself, the pacing and the back-and-forth. Alvin got it *perfectly.* everything is fast paced and characters fly in and out of frame and use their momentum to flow into attacks, but it never feels too fast to follow; you know if Mario got knocked off screen to the left he'll come back in from the left or the top for a counterattack. it all works *SO WELL*

[@kevinchester5217]

This was the most epic scene in the whole damn series, 13 year old me loved this scene, 23 year old me STILL loves this scene

[@suckerman7gm]

If SMBZ was an anime and this battle scene would be somehow nominated as one of the best fight scenes, this scene would win the award for sure.

[@MisterAutist]

At 22, this scene brings back those feelings I had as a kid watching through the original series before it got cancelled

[@thelonemarowak3781]

This is my favorite fight in SMBZ because of the pure number of fighters with different skills and style and how many of them work together, and it all makes sense and there so much detail put into it. Oh and the music awesome too I wish I knew what it was from.

[@mightykid9581]

i dont know what the second song is but the first one is Back to Mad by Texas Faggot

[@thelonemarowak3781]

Thank you

[@OmbrageDestiny]

The lone Marowak the second sond is from devil may cry 3'ost "dante awakening"

[@jaytiller7107]

OmbrageDestiny the name is Divine Hate (Ver. 1) (Dante Battle Theme 2)

[@Braycali]

Mark Haynes made a playlist of the Smbz soundtrack on his old channel Alvin artwork.

[@gommodore6441]

When you realize this inspired RWBY's action scenes

[@xeli3046]

I assume you meant early RWBY, not the animation we got now 😂. Even for a flash animation, this is amazing quality. It really tells you how much you can do with it.

[@gommodore6441]

@@xeli3046 I was referring to the first 3 Volumes, yes. Though Volume 7 gave us some pretty good fights.

[@randompoet9997]

That does not surprise me

[@williamchuba9397]

Wait, seriously? Is this true?

[@burlapjack1464]

Imma need a source

[@terribletito11]

Bro this is such a blast from the past. Even at 26 this is still just as cool when I was a kid

[@unnaturallynatural8885]

its insane how well choreographed it is, everyone has their own set of moves and styles as well as different levels of teamwork, it flows really smoothly and a fight never hangs for too long

[@jaytiller7107]

7 and a half minutes of PURE, UNALDUTERATED ACTION!

[@FUTURETRUNKS16]

Mario: *fights with his fists, hammer and fire power with all his strength* Luigi: *still tries his hardest despite being afraid, gaining confidence thanks to his brother by his side* Yoshi: *fights very hard as well, using a mix of his arms and legs and his tongue to deliver powerful blows to the enemy* Shadow: *uses his speed and Chaos Control to overwhelm his opponents before they can react* ... Meanwhile, Sonic: *"I am speed."*

[@xnortheast1106]

No

[@bervin3232]

XNorthEast what do you mean no?

[@tonyasa4658]

Speed is more valuable than power in these sort of situations, considering they are fighting multiple opponents and reaction time is crucial.

[@RealBroccoliHour]

Speed IS power

[@xnortheast1106]

​@@bervin3232no

[@superserg4763]

I watch this over most anime fights.

[@davidvanegas10]

True, these fights are better than most anime fight scenes

[@altier1014]

People say my hero academia has the best fights That's not even close to this lmao

[@xnortheast1106]

Altier No one says that. Mha is overrated garbage

[@altier1014]

@@xnortheast1106 oh trust me I see a lot of people say "MHA has the best fight scenes" but MHA's fight scenes are garbage lol. And this comes from me, a MHA fan

[@bervin3232]

Altier Lol

[@juiceman3317]

This is so fxing dope as a kid...

[@fireboykez]

It's still dope now. This was an amazing way to handle a 3-way fight!

[@xnortheast1106]

It’s STILL DOPE NO MATTER WHAT AGE WHAT DO YOU MEAN

[@KitsuneGB-hc9zb]

Fuck you mean kid? This is awesome now

[@lidenull]

Everybody gangsta 'til Mecha Sonic arrives

[@suckerman7gm]

Everybody gangsta till Mecha Sonic crushes you

[@BakuBomber]

If you had told me 15 years ago that my favorite KZbin series was a Flash Animation with Mario and Sonic characters and a DBZ plot, I'd call you crazy, but SMBZ is so beautifully animated. Huge props to Mark Haynes for continuing the reboot even after all that legal crap from Nintendo.

[@hopper8514]

Quite honestly, I don't mind the series being cancelled if I can watch this fight scene whenever I want. This is worth every penny of my time.

[@BlueLemonz_]

Episode 2 of the reboot is being worked on

[@ole5079]

@@BlueLemonz_ how can I find any more info about it??

[@BlueLemonz_]

@@ole5079 His twitter page is here twitter.com/alvinsmbz?lang=en and his youtube channel kzbin.info/door/PgqonWzGADVVV6gGVGDdPA

[@nerfednash4581]

I love how the Axem Rangers are modeled after Zero from Megaman Zero, and Roll and Gutsman from the Battle Network series

[@pika-stashe404]

I never knew that. I just thought their redesigns were completely original, if the Axem Rangers weren't chibified.

[@star_duck]

I wish green and black used other characters like bass.exe or harpuia instead of zero to be more unique

[@Fivekato5]

Teacher: *leave the class for 1 second* My own class:

[@altier1014]

Same

[@joshjess9841]

Or when they turn off the classroom lights for only 4 seconds. The class: Peace was never an option. Me and a couple others sitting at our desks quietly while chaos ensues: ...Fucking chimps.

[@xnortheast1106]

Fr

[@psyxypher3881]

2:17 What's funny is that Gameboys are actually around that durable.

[@jacer445u5]

psyxypher They are pocket tanks. Unbreakable and unkillable

[@xnortheast1106]

psyxypher no

[@virtuoso1276]

I think there was a Gameboy that survived in an explosion or a fire that was still playable even the cartridge still worked

[@cookieblobber]

Hailey199X Gulf of Mexico Gameboy

[@xnortheast1106]

No

[@conspicuouspiggy8792]

Tell me why this is still better than pretty much any other major anime fight scene lmfao

[@wakkaseta8351]

Because it didn't stop every 30 seconds for monologues.

[@PhirePhlame]

It was, so I hear, inspired by RWBY.

[@conspicuouspiggy8792]

@@PhirePhlame This came out way before rwby, it’s very clearly inspired by dbz alone

[@djroscurro9859]

@@PhirePhlame this was in the mid-late 2000s I don’t think so lol

[@PeanutTechno]

It's a 3 way battle for an object all 3 sides know the importance of, each side nearly matched in numbers (5v5v4) but all with diffrent skillsets used well, goes by "show, don't tell" in terms of abilities and power, fast paced battle that isn't "this guy loses in 5 or less hits", a battle that *doesn't* devolve into mindless punching, screaming, slashing, and abrupt increases of power via pallette swaps, "my friends are my power" (when said friends aren't nearby or lending power AT ALL), or "suddenly unlocked potential". All 3 sides know they're against eachother but it doesn't stop small alliances from forming between 2 or more people for 5 to 10 seconds to team up against the other guy before they're back at eachother's throats again, sometimes several times in succession, and you can see their attacks flow into eachother so well, you can see the power going into each attack without using too many special effects. Two of those groups has a powerup and knows WHEN AND HOW to use it, instead of whipping it out first, hoping it destroys everything, and being suprised when it inevitably backfires. They know that if they win they can get MORE of this power and visibly put in the effort to try instead of being nonchalaunt about it. There's no taunting eachother, no gimmicks unless needed, everyone is all business and you know each attack is every bit as lethal as it looks, so if it's not blocked or countered you are out of the fight PERMANENTLY (not crippled, not "just barely alive to pull a second wind from nowhere", straight up DEAD). No punches pulled whatsoever. That, I think, is what truly makes this fight shine above ANY anime fight.

[@Diet_Bleach]

I still get goosebumps watching this. OMG🔥🔥

[@split2961]

Can I just say the segment where Sonic got the Emerald Radar and everyone was chasing him for it was probably my favorite part. Them not being able to catch him was so solid

[@tailsthefoxfan_4568]

5:39 HERE WE GOOOOOO!!!!

[@jacer445u5]

Tails the fox fan_456 Lol, Mario went from irritated to flat out PISSED

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

This isn’t a fight. *its a massacre*

[@asociacionteatraltitirimun2786]

Basically

[@joshjess9841]

No, *this* part of the fight was like a 3-way gang war happening in a mostly quiet neighborhood, the civilians forced to watch the chaos until everything eventually blew over. When Mecha Sonic came in later... it was a public execution.

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

I do not remember making this comment.

[@jayck7686]

Almost but not yet

[@xnortheast1106]

No

[@Thedoc94]

Mario you know how stop a turtle 😂😂😂 5:08

[@giyutomiokawaterhashira5093]

Red, Black ,Green Rangers has Zero's Body Yellow Ranger- Gutsman EXE Pink ranger - roll EXE

[@GoldenDragonMonkey]

thank you...I was wondering who the fuck they actually were

[@thefuzzypickle8277]

Arent they characters from mario rpg

[@sans_sensei.]

@@thefuzzypickle8277 Yeah but they kinda have traced models from the Zero sprites to fit.

[@cobalt1347]

@@sans_sensei. Yes

[@cookieblobber]

I was always wondering how they got a taller older version of the Axem Rangers

[@wonderfulone2902]

You know rewatching this about 15 years later I was almost sure I remembered this fight so we'll only because of nostalgia. Nope. This fight is just fucking raw and has some amazing fight scene cinematography.

[@malawisupasoldier7478]

If Mario and Sonic got a movie together one day, I'd hope it would be this good

[@ataladin87]

THIS WAS THE *_SHIT_* back then.

[@n16thekid]

That combo at 0:47 - 0:51 still gets me hype!

[@pangoldie]

I remember when i was younger i used to watch this series everyday,loved every second of it even though i never understood english and i was just watching for the fight scenes alone,really wish this was finished it's one of the internet's greatest gems

[@Leon-wz5qh]

god when i was a kid, they stopped transmitting dbz but I discovered youtube at age of 6 and I loved this

[@superstarultra28]

I swear, the Fire Mario scene has to be the best Mario sprite animation all of time!

[@blitzkrieg1365]

SOOOOOOOOOO MANY MEMORYS And it still is soooooooooo creative and well executed

[@chaninzard674]

It took me a while to realize that at 4:31, Yoshi’s sprite changed.

[@JKDontJudgeMe]

Previous one is in Episode 5 The new one is in 6th

[@cookieblobber]

Yeah Yoshi Island DS must’ve came out around the time Mark/Alvin was in the middle of working on this episode

[@xnortheast1106]

Yes

[@xnortheast1106]

I'm Just Kidding Don't Judge Me no shit

[@DerNamenlose1991]

mario going ham after getting the fire flower will always be my favourite moment

[@yungeggroll]

This was the most fire fight this series had, still watching from 2020.

[@Kirichu25]

Too bad the series was never finished. After all these years I re-watch it because it is so good

[@metalc.s3170]

I wish there were more parts of the axem rangers and Koopa bro’s fighting each other during the rest of the fight. Kinda felt like it was everyone vs team mario by the end

[@PeruvianPotato]

My guess was that there was going to be more scenes of the Koopa Bros against the Axem Rangers in the reboot

[@xnortheast1106]

Peruvian Potato no

[@bervin3232]

XNorthEast Is your goal to roam this and annoy everyone?

[@LunarSolStorm]

To this day this is my favourite flash animation

[@HoodBodega]

This fight has surprisingly great choreography

[@thewordyourelookingforissp600]

Without intervention, this fight could and would go on forever. Days would pass of nonstop fighting where no one could get a meaningful advantage over the others.

[@rickydo6572]

Can't wait to see how the author is gonna animate this scene on the reboot.

[@Sc0rch_Burns]

I find it hilarious how the koopa bros just get their asses handed to them.

[@cheggychi]

The intensity of the fight made Yoshi change art styles midway through

[@PKMN37]

Best fight in the series. Too bad Alvin Earthworm got burned out.

[@TheBlazingK]

My Favorite boi, Mario. Around the 2:00 frame. I love how Mario is fighting the red axem ranger off while riding the 4 Koopa shells. Mario is so multi-talented lolol

[@sirubisan698]

Explains his well-balanced stats in all the games

[@emenystrike]

I always will love this series. It has influenced my childhood a lot.

[@Jucian]

When luigi is brave enough to fight, he's a real deal

[@kazwach0wsk1]

When I saw Luigi hit the super jump punch, the first thing on my mind was: SHOYUKEN!

[@jonhikarizx3631]

Thanks to this animation, I fell in love with Texas F*****t and DMC3

[@justfuntimedoingnothing8477]

Infinity war of our childhood

[@02ninjaman]

Since i was a teen i had never seen a 3 team fight scene as this. It blew my mind.

[@BirdOfTheEnd]

"We'll fight all of you for it! Winner takes all." -Axem Red.

[@sway_9803]

A Newgrounds masterpiece

[@riocheng0205]

Best fanmade 2D fight ever

[@Yoshistar238]

Even when the video quality is low this fight still is fantastic.

[@DESTRAKON]

The fight choreography beats a lot of the animations people are coming out with now and that’s saying something considering this is from ‘08

[@spritezone]

Hard to believe this was done in 2006

[@thecoolcheese765]

Top ten anime battles

[@yellowflamegaulent3902]

Papa SMoke Team battles

[@TheonetruedogTheDog]

Take a shot every time someone twinkles before an attack in this fight

[@RiderNexus]

The best fight in the series

[@dachranoipolote]

I Agreed 😍

[@Mangost8en]

Can you imagine this guy making fight scenes out of Freedom Planet sprites?

[@Awolfx]

This battle was fuckin' EPIC. And it still is!

[@ajweems2002]

Like how yoshis model changed mid way through

[@luckyfieldsarts]

This is where it all began for me

[@ytw101]

All these years I still love this fan animation series.

[@LevinsConvoy]

The way Mario comboes Axem Red is a neat foreshadowing to how Mecha Sonic kills Red later on. Kicks him skyward to a charged beam finisher.

[@glasspencil]

2:14 Ok... THAT was cool.

[@chaninzard674]

Can’t wait to see what this will look like in the reboot.

[@knuckson8304]

One of the best sprited Sonic animations But of course got canceled ...

[@FireBlades]

aged like the Wii U’s library of third party games

[@yesimnotcreative6312]

Translation: The reboot is getting a second episode so this comment doesn't really age well

[@SMD965OFFICIAL]

​@@yesimnotcreative6312oh boy....

[@Joshuathegreatest7]

Still insane even now!

[@Doreai]

2019 and this is still epic as fuck! Such a shame this has been Cancelled. Been waiting for the latest episode for so long. R.I.P. SMBZ.

[@theofficialliedetector1545]

It came back

[@red-trinity7390]

@@theofficialliedetector1545 said the official lie detector

[@PeanutTechno]

It's a 3 way battle for an object all 3 sides know the importance of, each side nearly matched in numbers (5v5v4) but all with diffrent skillsets used well, goes by "show, don't tell" in terms of abilities and power, fast paced battle that isn't "this guy loses in 5 or less hits", a battle that *doesn't* devolve into mindless punching, screaming, slashing, and abrupt increases of power via pallette swaps, "my friends are my power" (when said friends aren't nearby or lending power AT ALL), or "suddenly unlocked potential". All 3 sides know they're against eachother but it doesn't stop small alliances from forming between 2 or more people for 5 to 10 seconds to team up against the other guy before they're back at eachother's throats again, sometimes several times in succession, and you can see their attacks flow into eachother so well, you can see the power going into each attack without using too many special effects. Two of those groups has a powerup and knows WHEN AND HOW to use it, instead of whipping it out first, hoping it destroys everything, and being suprised when it inevitably backfires and they're too tired to move afterwards. They know that if they win they can get MORE of this power and *visibly* put in the effort to try instead of being nonchalaunt about it. There's no taunting eachother, no gimmicks unless needed, everyone is all business and you know each attack is every bit as lethal as it looks, so if it's not blocked or countered you are out of the fight PERMANENTLY (not crippled, not "just barely alive to pull a second wind from nowhere", straight up DEAD). No punches pulled whatsoever. That, I think, is what truly makes this fight shine to this day, and THE best animated fight scene in animation history to this day

[@D_T_S_V]

Can we talk about Yoshi Switching Sprite styles mid Battle?

[@mdizzle99987]

This jam lives in my head

[@possessedpicklejar4762]

There never was, and never will be a better buildup and payoff for fire Mario... Unless Mark Haynes gets this far in the reboot.

[@doubletrouble2474]

Only time I saw a badass Luigi

[@thepunkkingkingofthederps7686]

It's a shame that they stopped working on it. Especially since where it was left off. But hey, we still have what was made. And this is one of them, and it's epic!

[@yesimnotcreative6312]

The reboot is coming back, the creator stated it on his Twitter and even released a few scenes he has already finished

[@thepunkkingkingofthederps7686]

@@yesimnotcreative6312 Wait really? What's his twitter?

[@yesimnotcreative6312]

@@thepunkkingkingofthederps7686 his Twitter is @AlvinSmbz, the one with the Wario face

[@michelk.8008]

@@thepunkkingkingofthederps7686 mobile.twitter.com/AlvinSmbz That's Mark's Twitter

[@llllsvllll7524]

I can’t wait to see this episode now that Mark is finally returning to the project

[@TasteMyBlade0]

*LET THE TOURNAMENT OF POWER BEGIN!!*

[@nelsonfernandes9741]

This is so good, years later, stiil good, i watched when i was a kid 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@rockman_a.x.]

I just realized that Red Axem Ranger has the body of Mega Man Zero. Edit: Actually, just realized Black and Green are also recolored sprites of Mega Man Zero, Pink has Roll.EXE's body, and Yellow has Guts Man.EXE's body

[@unwrittenearth9230]

Who else thinks of the axem rangers as a bootleg power rangers

[@seanstange8704]

Kinda the point

[@mariosonic9153]

The Axem Rangers are bad power rangers

[@terribletito11]

I think I was like 9 or 10 the last time i watched this and it's still just as cool as i remember

[@HoodBodega]

Dude my mind was fucking blown when these three came together

[@aice4910]

And they thought Minecraft hunger games was the first battle Royale....

[@Koolaccel]

Yoshi lowkey MVP of this fight.

[@DLG49]

The battle for the last roll of paper toilet

[@seantheporcupine7979]

5:13 "Blazing End!"

[@MrMarioDeluxeMuerto]

Shadow: HAHAHA I HAD NO HIT IN ALL THE FIGHT FOOLS!!!

[@Geth-Who]

Man, I can't wait 'til the reboot gets to this.

[@gitgud3245]

Maybe im wrong of confused but i think the music is from Devil May Cry

[@Megapig9001]

Yoshi switches sprites mid-battle lol