Who Would Canonically Win? | King Boo vs Gengar (Fight animation!)

Who would win in a fight between King Boo from the Mario series and Gengar from Pokemon?
Big thank you to our patrons for choosing this episode.
Credits:
Director: @OriginTheHero
Animators:
Levi Smith
@@OriginTheHero
@MapleRiot
@tretoonzzproductions9527
Gengar Voice Actor: @PaxtonLee
Art:
Sonix
@nokiaespiritual
Mega Gengar Sprites - @Omega7321
Researchers:
SomeGuy
Robin
Mothame
Robot972
Writers:
Wind
SomeGuy
Sonix
Robin
OriginTheHero
Hyozen
aircaves
Music: • ONLAP - Fever ★ Modern...
Thumbnail Art by CarbonatedJem
Those dudes who were trapped inside paintings:
Levi Smith
TreToonzz
InkyThinky

[@crossovercolosseum680]

Hey all, I'm just answering a common question I am anticipating: Where is the analysis? ---- We announced last week that we will be closing both the Smash Bracket and Crossover Colosseum channels. We have already stopped production but have several episodes already animated and ready to post. We will be posting those animations to this channel and to Smash Bracket until we have run out of our backlog. Until that point, there will not be analyses alongside the animations. I hope you all can understand, even if it is disappointing. Here is a video going into more detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4DMaH58hsmMjdksi=CfbXw7m38GUHrD8R Here is a link to our original analysis script if you would like more details on the outcome: docs.google.com/document/d/1d4GSP03buyJPVVizu3jwVPwOHxUNqrdQdxD2M_1VAf0/edit?usp=sharing

[@Kingbeat1]

I understand

[@heyguysxd]

But you still did the research right? This isnt a the animator can decide the victor animation? Also was it close?

[@francescominoguarino827]

Though I assume you still did the research for this episode, right? Is there a way to post the analisys segment and conclusion, even as a short document?

[@agentglowstick8704]

@@zachnapa1191Levi can’t afford to run the channel. SB needs Ink’s money, and he’s stepping away

[@LeviathanGamer799]

⁠​⁠@@heyguysxdyes all the important research was shown in the link at the bottom, and yes, it was close, with KB apparently beating Gengar in stats (assuming Gengar doesn’t boost them immediately), but Gengar has hax and ways to get around some of boo’s most common attacks, not to mention being way more experienced in combat, which would let it notice that King Boo’s power comes from the crystal in its head.

[@SolidArc91]

I just realized an interesting detail; the analysis script states King Boo only needs about ten hits to win, and early on in the animation Gengar takes heavy damage, prompting him to heal and avoid taking many more hits.

[@lucasm.3864]

I love the inclusion of that giant Gengar from the anime instead of just using his regular Dynamax/Gigantamax version.

[@vik.o1598]

Tbf normal giga gengar would not be useful, it does double the hp of the glass cannon that is gengar to turn him into... An unmoving portal that cannot even resist hits that well Yeah, using the giant gengar was not only a great reference but also the best strategic choice

[@WDinATX]

@@vik.o1598And IIRC it was already established that (at least in SB) something like Dynamaxing wouldn’t be used because there aren’t many places that power up can work.

[@bynectohd5749]

I personaly dont think It is that good of an inclusion because the giant gengar from the anime was an specific ancient gengar rather than a form any gengar can use

[@camilosdlg1216]

​@@bynectohd5749 well, tecnically the giant Gengar whas a ilusión

[@roberthaggerty8887]

​@@bynectohd5749honestly, I think he may have used G-max in tandem with his shape shifting to send King Boo straight to the afterlife

[@Scouthedog1]

Wow I did not see this fight between two ghost boys evolving into a fist fight between a possessed Bowser Phantom and a freaking Blastoise and Venusaur fusion. Hahahaha. It's all some surprises like that which I love in these types of fights

[@inkdragoon4547]

What exactly was the deal with the Blastoise/Venusaur? I don't remember Gengar ever being able to do anything like that. I know there wasn't an analysis this time around, but I am curious to know what the thought process behind this was.

[@chuckokler7021]

Dunno if the Pokémon Infinite Fusion fan game is cannon but whatever

[@porl1800]

@@inkdragoon4547 It's an illusion created by ghastly in the anime, episode 20, The Ghost of Maiden's Peak.

[@inkdragoon4547]

@@porl1800 Ah, thanks for the explanation.

[@thomasbayan972]

Venostoise didn't use any grass type moves it only kept using hydro pump It would be interesting to see king boo's reaction to solar beam

[@thekrakenexperiment280]

When Crossover Colosseum announced the matchups it planned to make, King Boo vs Gengar was easily one of my most anticipated fights. And man did this animation completely blow me away. So many hype moments that caught me off guard in the best way. Definitely my personal favorite fight on this channel. Everyone working on it should be proud.

[@Neutra77]

Impressive how you managed to keep a fight between two stubby-limbed blobs exciting and varied. Especially with all the different moves and forms Gengar got to use. The fake Bowser having no pupils was also a nice touch.

[@CamStar28]

It would be cool if there was something out there explaining why the winner won, even just a google doc of the notes or the script that was gonna be there. Completely understand why there couldn't be an analysis here, but I'd still love to know the reasoning behind the winner somehow

[@nascour5991]

there is in the pinned comment.

[@sptflcrw8583]

There is

[@Finp-og1nt]

I think king boo didnt get a ton if dmg off because of the willow wisp burn 👍

[@edgarlozada3858]

That moment when one rememebers that these characters can be quite busted.

[@Rage_Blocks]

The fact that pokemon can solo most anime series scares me.

[@sherksdlgmecanico]

​@@Rage_Blocks yeah and the arent a single character, they are a species, like dogs or cats

[@goobplayzgames8358]

Gengar is my favorite fictional character of all time, so seeing him in a vs. animation was such a treat, and seeing him not only do so many cool things in the fight but also win made me unbelievably happy, and turned this honestly pretty crappy day I was having completely around. Im really sad these channels are ending, they mean so much to me, but I’m grateful for the content you’ve put out for so many people. Watching you and the team improve and improve with each episode was some of the most fun I’ve had on KZbin, and I’m glad I and so many others got to experience this wonderful channel. Thank you, Ink, and everyone else involved. Take it easy. -Goob

[@SmashBracket]

I am so glad that you enjoyed our content. That means a lot!

[@KittyTGQ]

This is the best comment thread I have read all day. Props. (And thank you SmashBracket for making this video. It cheered me up as well. 💜)

[@Thecyanpult]

My favorite fictional character is shy guy

[@gordoniya5780]

Venustoise callback and ancient sealed giant Gengar, love it, y'all have a real passion. May this passion continue into your future endeavors

[@crossovercolosseum680]

Thank you!

[@Neutra77]

Read the script for the analysis and conclusion. The latter is a really interesting breakdown of the fight dynamic. It's always interesting when the winner is determined not by stat advantage, but by tactics and versatility.

[@blitz4779]

Pokemon tend to have versatility down, especially if you include everything

[@Bear0601]

Man. The wait for this was SO WORTH IT. Im so impressed with how good this animation is. A bit of a shame we couldn’t get an analysis, but this is completely satisfactory. Thank you Crossover Colosseum and Smash Bracket crew for giving us this beautiful episode. A shame to see y’all go, but thank you giving us such great pieces of art. And I got SO hype for the Ghost Bowser vs VenuStoise scene. Completely unexpected and fantastic. Such great escalation too. Low key made me emotional to watching this knowing it’ll be one of the last, but I’m so happy with how this came out ❤

[@Bobzilla2023]

This makes me want both King Boo & especially Gengar in Smash Bros so badly. Very well done man.

[@BigNoseEntmt]

Extremely sad King Boo lost, but for the first time I saw him in a VS animation, the fight was AMAAAAAZING 💜👑💜

[@KumatorasLittleCutie-Pie]

He was in Shaggy vs Luigi. By southdog animations. I'm sad King Boo lost here too by the way.

[@LeviathanGamer799]

Dang am I the only one here who likes Gengar better

[@pantherman691]

Sad? Good thing he lost. Some justice on Pokemon please?

[@KumatorasLittleCutie-Pie]

@pantherman691 Justice? Pokémon has lots of games and merch, a movie, and is super popular? What "Justice" do they need? I wish Mother/Earthbound wasn't originally high jacked by Pokémon, and it could get some Justice.

[@pantherman691]

@@KumatorasLittleCutie-Pie earthbound is crap. and cry about it. :)

[@Axecon1]

That was one hell of a fight! For the last true match on the channel, I'm glad to see it go out on a high note!

[@necrostar0248]

Happy Halloween everyone, and a "boo"ntastic day to all. Thank you, for everyone who put their heart and soul into this animation.

[@djbossxd3389]

Words can’t describe how cool this was

[@thejester4130]

I'm ready for this Halloween bout, I wonder if the king will give Gengar the "boo"t or if Gengar is the exact "type" of pokemon needed to win.

[@KumatorasLittleCutie-Pie]

Awsome animation, wish King Boo would've won, but after I read the analysis document, I understood. Great Fight, and what what a sweet Halloween treat this was. Thank you so much Cross-Over Colosseum!

[@CarelessFoolFallsFlat]

That was wicked! Funnily enough, I think my favorite parts were the dust-up at the start and the big pseudo-kaiju brawl at the end.

[@Sol_Z]

That fight was actually insane to watch!

[@paulmann8570]

When FalseSwipeGaming refuses to make a Gengar remake this Halloween, we turn to the one who recognizes such glory.

[@KittyTGQ]

It's difficult to describe how much I love this, other than the fact that it was the best thing I've seen all night long. It's just beautiful.

[@drifthound87bruh63]

Battle Music: Gastly Portraits It references Gengar’s preevolved form and how King Boo traps his enemies.

[@thecybergames6665]

Hmmm, from what i can tell it was close, it really came down to who can really have the best advantage. If King Boo could've had ways to neutralise Gengars possible abilities, the burn and had even a good way to heal would've gave king boo the win, but Gengar definitely had a lot to use. If King Boos crown was unbreakable then the battle could've been going for a lot longer.

[@juliofiguera4534]

4:25 Gengar: Sorry, was that important?

[@mechagamer18]

What's that a goku black vs reverse flash reference

[@juliofiguera4534]

@@mechagamer18 Yup

[@Pehk]

Seeing Venustoise and the pokemopolis Gengar from the indigo season blew the me fuck away what a beautifully animated fight

[@palmtree2711]

Y'all went OFF on this one, oh my god! Don't have much to say other than that it's really great, loved seeing Venustoise show up unexpectedly. Wonderful work!

[@mariojordan9543]

AYOOOO that was sooo gooooooood. It feels weird not having a post analysis but I will say, this still rocks! I wasnt expecting a "Bizarro Bowser" vs Blastsaur fight but i enjoy it! The melee, status condition and the scale was really good.

[@kuribohbrother]

Erm actually, its name is Venustoise 🤓

[@Aiden-es3hh]

King Boo: "you know it'll take a lot more than that to scare the king of the dead" Gengar: "bold words for someone in face decking range"

[@MarioandSonicsupergamer]

That was a great battle. Didn't mind who won since I love them both. This along with Luigi vs Simon Belmont were both awesome.

[@aidanhever3369]

Impressive ! This could have been a Halloween special of Death Battle !

[@Luigifanboy1123]

This was amazing! You all went really hard on this fight.

[@Jeoandixn]

This is a debate me and my friends have had for a while and I am very happy someone actually made it into a video 👍🏻

[@sanicaraballo2928]

Pretty sure king boo would take easily though, but I did love the animation

[@KumatorasLittleCutie-Pie]

@@sanicaraballo2928 Me too. King Boo totally should've won, but I guess, maybe he could've lost? But I thought he'd get an easy win.

[@sanicaraballo2928]

@KumatorasLittleCutie-Pie nah if u played all the games he was in, he can scale to around galaxy, meanwhile gengar at Mega scales to around city so gengar had no chance

[@missingno.4374]

This could possibly one of the last animations we see. I hope all goes well in future endeavors for everyone.

[@browncow5210]

Well that was all the chaotic fun I hoped for. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the analysis boiled down to 'early Pokemon anime was freaking nuts.'

[@onyxjones8926]

This is actually one of my most wanted death battles but now since I saw this now I don't know if I want this to be in death battle because this was so good

[@Shadowslimegameing]

How do you only have 8k subscribers this man should be at 1mil At least for this amazing work ❤❤❤

[@arcticace9295]

This wait SO HARD! And I love it. I’ll miss CC and SB a lot so I’ll remember this fight for a long time as one of my favorites

[@nickbiddle3445]

This was so worth the wait, thank you!!! I hope you’re taking care of yourself!

[@charsonic1771]

This was an awesome sprite battle to watch and Happy Halloween

[@charsonic1771]

I’ve even reacted to this sprite battle

[@jaxcraft2848]

Saw a few people reacting to this in thumbnails. But i never watched the actual fight. Now that I have, I can say that was awesome!

[@zoro4661WasTaken]

Never thought you could make King Boo of all characters look badass, but here we are! Awesome job

[@RYANTHECRITE]

I now love Gengar even more now that I know what he is truly capable of

[@frazzianimations9027]

Oh shit that was fucking awesome!!! Just unexpected after unexpected of just fan service from both side I was expecting the other one to win wow I didn’t see that coming! Probably in my top 5 favourite Vs animation now who knows might take top pick because this gave me surprise after surprise I wasn’t expecting gengar to be able to escape the paint but he was some how able to do that?!

[@omegazplayersolo8234]

HOLY SHIT THIS WAS SICK! I can't believe I saw this earlier but this looked awesome! I like it quite a lot! Amazing job with this Matchup!

[@bubba485]

Seeing Venustoise in action was the icing on the cake for me.

[@Eficiente_VSB]

I'm reading the intro & the rest with Ink's voice. I'm glad we get to have the script.

[@cyberbug578]

This was crazy well made!

[@OmniMon94]

Wow I didnt expect this at all. This is awesome 😎 👍

[@alansmithee3183]

Ok, this was epic. Happy Halloween.

[@springdude1165]

I'm expecting Gengar to win but, please King Boo pleeease. After fight: DAMN IT, expected but DAMN IT.

[@BigNoseEntmt]

I feel you 😭👻😭

[@lycantubeves5992]

Fr These guys overestimate Mario characters a lot. I think it's due to ignorance.

[@spydernoobgaming1576]

@@lycantubeves5992 nah king boo should have one

[@blitz4779]

​@@lycantubeves5992it depends on the Mario character. King boo doessnt have as many appearances, mainly just the Luigi's mansion games. So he doesnt really get as many great feats as the more main players Doesnt help that gengar has always been a main stay of pokemon through the years, so hes kinda just been building himself more consistently

[@lycantubeves5992]

@@blitz4779 king Boo can be scaled to Universal, due to his fight against Luigi and Outpowering Mario

[@autumnazure8928]

Great job as always.

[@Rage_Blocks]

This was awesome. Wait does Gengar now have King Boos powers. If so, get the raid spot light on. Strongest Gengar to exist.

[@22kingdomheartsfan]

As someone who's gonna write this fight at some point, this was SICK!! And that track was awesome!

[@juliofiguera4534]

I didn't understand the part where Gengar apparently calls some zombie to fight King Boo, but still, the fight was amazing

[@floatingf8783]

Probably a Manga thing.

[@blitz4779]

​@@floatingf8783it is a manga move, good guess. In the manga ghastly has raised the dead to fight red when he went to pokemon tower

[@monsterham5934]

OMG MY GENGAR SPRITES :D VERY HAPPY TO SEE THEM BEEING USED

[@xaviermercado1490]

Just to let you know I love your fight mashups! They are incredible, also in future hopefully Idea fight: Terraria vs Minecraft

[@helios_is_my_name]

1:15 possible pokepark reference spotted, based

[@RYANTHECRITE]

I wish Gengar can do these things in the actual Pokemon universe

[@roboticartist2793]

It's because pokemon is limited by being a game. In the anime, it probably wouldn't just "forget" any moves it learns before the new ones.

[@IAmFlareon]

I love the gengar fnaf jumpscare

[@tasohorgus581]

That was a sick battle and I loved the references from the Pokemon anime such as Venastoise.

[@Seddyhere]

Literally my only "complaint" is that it doesnt have a custom track, other than that it was perfect

[@transylvani600]

This was a great and terrifying fight

[@SeiyaTempest]

This animation is outstanding, fine work indeed.

[@nau2cal]

Ngl, I'm surprised that gengar won. I know this gengar is more inspired by the anime but king boo scales to the mario cast who are pretty insane, as well as having reality warping abilities shown in luigi's mansion 2

[@alejandrosalas4886]

omg, how epic to see my king boo sprite in an animation, I love it I still dislike a little that they don't even give me credits to Gengar

[@spongeintheshoe]

You know what would be hilarious? If Luigi was the one to send out Gengar.

[@LuigiK64]

man, this is crazy good.

[@notsodogninja35]

I always wondered why Pokémon here have access to more than 4 moves at a time, but I don't mind much. Pretty good animation all around.

[@floatingf8783]

Pokemon in Versus get composited with the Anime and often the Manga, neither of which have that limitation.

[@cbfranco3307]

I honestly think we should count them only having 4 moves as game mechanics, but yeah them getting composited with their un-canon anime and manga is dumb.

[@StylusShade]

Venustoise? That level of fanservice is just perfect.

[@reinaldocaldero2637]

This feels like an actual death battle episode and I like it more than most of the new death battle episodes I'm impressed I liked this😊

[@silentclaw6439]

How? Like genuinely how? Are you just salty about the verdicts that your favourite character didn’t win. Death Battle season 10 is better than all of smash bracket and CC. No way in hell are you not just being a liar just because.

[@ultimantwarrior5005]

Now THAT was a pretty cool fight👻🤜🤛

[@davidgoldammer348]

In the Discord Server, we have learned the stats of King Boo and Gengar! THEY ARE King Boo Speed: mach 2.1 (baseball) attack power 7.77 Gigajoules from dark moon bust Durability 3.57 Terajoules per cm^2 (Mario kart thwomp) Gengar Speed Mach 1.6 (dodging thunder) Attack power 68 Gigajoules per cm2 from (seismic toss) Durability 68.28 Giga joules(seismic toss) EDIT: docs.google.com/document/d/1d4GSP03buyJPVVizu3jwVPwOHxUNqrdQdxD2M_1VAf0/edit This is a google doc that has what would have been the analysis and post analysis. so you all can see why Gengar won. Enjoy! Happy Halloween!

[@davidgoldammer348]

Also King Boo needed 10 hits to win where gengar need 40 King boo was 25% faster BUT gengar has cursed body to stun King boo for moments at times, ways of healing, so many ways to gain the speed advantage, insane status conditions, item removal and much MUCH more experience battling that King Boo likely wouldnt be able to win before gengar manages a burn, toxic, or removing his crown and if king boo loses his crown he loses also NONE of king boos hax works on gengar

[@jeanduresau]

And as always, this team has some of the worst analysis and scaling ever seen, King Boo is easily at least Planet Level for being superior to Luigi and Mario, and being slightly comparable to Bowser

[@gameuniverse5973]

​@@davidgoldammer348god dammit it hoping king boo influencing ghosts and painting hax would work in gengar they probably saw gengar being shown getting in and out of non living objects as a way to say it won't work but king boo paintings are not normal non living objects since it can affect Mario and Luigi who are shown resisting transmutation before

[@levdaboi5587]

​@@jeanduresauAnd as always, people are unaware of the rules used by CC and SB

[@jeanduresau]

@@levdaboi5587 Terrible rules that they have contradicted countless times in their videos

[@aaaaaaaaaa5152]

I was not expecting a Venatoise reference. And the Giant Gengar too!?

[@ninjaduck99-ho7cu]

10/10 fight had me me on the edge of my seat for most of it

[@jarielwilliams9856]

Damn this is awesome! Its like im watching death battle but better!

[@ShadowBear4670]

This should get at least 1 million views.

[@charleslloydjr6328]

Now that battle was spooky.

[@Gabe_read_manga]

Now that was awesome.

[@drdespair3651]

Okay, that was awesome

[@jaysonwingo5925]

The fight I most want to see is a free for all between the seven star children.

[@yingtails7383]

That was awesome

[@josuelmunendez6687]

This is awesome

[@keithleracc]

For as flawed as the research and outcome was, this was dope.

[@elsonicvenezolano]

Fun fact, I meeted this video because a comment on the official video of the background music (FEVER From onlap)

[@mememanfatpenguin416]

This was the best fight from both here and smash bracket in my opinion

[@BMBanimates]

Very well made

[@enderdead7985]

What Song is This in The Background?

[@MasonsWorldOfficial]

Bro just became Fnaf at the end

[@alexpineda5960]

This is easily my favorite fight you've done, I love Pokemon and seeing all the references included was great. Especially love the shout-out to the Blastoise and Venusaur fusion (also, GENGAR SWEEP!!!!!)

[@Neppedupplayer]

And there you go!

[@jalencurtis7222]

Wow, this is giving early 2000's KZbin/Newgrounds animation. ❤

[@flyingfist4203]

What a fun battle!

[@Fazbear90]

Gonna Miss you guys

[@TheBarSams2023]

I can't mention your name to my friends because they complain that you are all I talk about, but this battle came out very good

[@RYANTHECRITE]

I never knew Gengar could do that

[@goldengoon4073]

Another Banger

[@Pinkers1]

For everyone wondering the blastoise venusor fusion the name is venustoise

[@howler5829]

Death battle needs to hire this guy