//------------------------------// // "This Place Shall Become Your Grave!" // Story: The Moment No Pony was Waiting For (A Death Battle Parody) // by TundraStanza //------------------------------// Please make sure that the "Formatting" is set to "Dark", not "Light". Thank you. A/N: Ghostly pony versus weaponized soul. Properties in this chapter belong to Hasbro, ScrewAttack, and Capcom. --- The Moment No Pony was Waiting For Season 3 E 13 That slide-kick really is cheap. Dark power has a tendency to corrupt mind, body, and soul. But through that corruption, which of these fighters can turn it into a victory? Will it be King Sombra, tyrant of the Crystal Empire? Or is it M. Bison, the primary final boss of Street Fighter? He's W and I'm B. And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle. ---Death Battle--- King Sombra -Species: unicorn -Residence: Crystal Empire (formerly) -Alignment: Evil -Magic: Dark, crystals, smoke transfiguration, magic blockades, magic traps, fear instilment -A man of few words -Has lost to princesses, a soon-to-be princess, a dragon, and the Royal Guard Captain's wife javelin toss "Yes... my crystal slaves..." If Sauron from Lord of the Rings has taught us anything, it's that villains don't have to be all in your face and trying to take over the whole world to seem intimidating. But if television has taught me another thing, it's that trying to recapture that element of fear in a different form is not an easy task. Here we have King Sombra, a tyrant lording over the Crystal Empire one thousand years ago. His dark magic and grip on the crystal ponies' minds made him a terror to behold. ... until he got sealed under the ice by the combined efforts of Princess Sunbutt and Moonbutt. Actually, B, their names are Celestia and Luna. I know what I said. ... Right. Aside from some potential character development in his mirror universe version, there's not much more that can be said about the lore of Sombra. He hid away the Crystal Heart, a source of power for the crystal ponies and set up an immeasurable number of stairs and two magic-trigger traps to prevent anyone from getting to it. The first trap acted as a vivid image of the victim's worst fear. The second trap acted as a can't-let-you-do-that to anybody with the decent sense to teleport out of it. Elaborate traps aren't the only thing in Sombra's arsenal. He is either corrupted by or has completely mastered dark magic that depends on fear and hatred. With it, he can conjure structures made out of dark crystals, transform regular crystals into darker versions, and transfigure himself into a city-encompassing shadow cloud. I tried smoking a supervillain once. I ended up waking in my wife's house with no memory of the wedding. Now she's my ex-wife. He doesn't seem all that impressive as he has officially lost against the diarchy princesses and was eventually destroyed by the very Crystal Heart he sought to keep for himself. However, this required the combined efforts of Spike, Cadance, Shining Armor, and the entire population of the Crystal Empire. I sure love me some explosions. "No! Stop! Raaaaaaaaaa!" *Eff* yeah! ---Death Battle--- M. Bison -The final boss in many Street Fighter games -Banished all goodness from his soul -A master of Shadowlooism -Teleport, brainwashing, mind control, body possession, Psycho Cannon, Psycho Crusher -Final Bison form boosts all of his soul powers to their peak -Flip kick, slide-kick, powerful punches -Has survived the soul crushing "Raging Demon" -Physical body is destroyed if he is too reliant on his soul power "The day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me... it was Tuesday." Master Bison is the leader of a world-traveling group called Shadowloo and is public enemy number one. He induces fear in everybody who faces him... unless you're Akuma. Then you just use Raging Demon on the tall bastard. After training under the tutelage of gypsies, Bison mastered the method of weaponizing his soul. Eventually, he went even further and banished his goodness from his soul to make his soul even more powerful. That goodness now exists in a woman named Rose. How the hell does that work? His Shadowlooism is portrayed in a number of different powers including teleportation, brainwashing, and bodily possession. He also wields Psycho Power in the form of the Psycho Cannon energy projectile and the fatal Psycho Crusher. This final boss adds to his cheap move set with skull-bashing punches, a flip kick, and that cheap-*ss slide-kick! Every *eff*ing time! The one drawback of Bison's soul power is that it deteriorates his physical body beyond repair if he relies too heavily on the unnatural abilities. But he cares little for caution and assures his victory by transforming into Final Bison, the form that pushes his Psycho Powers to their maximum potential. And before it's too late, he usually just takes over a helpless victim's body when his current body gets burned up. Still, I guess he has a noble goal... kind of. "The governments of Earth are polluting the planet and obliterating its natural resources. Shadow Law will stamp them out and rule this planet!" ~Master Bison He's our hero Gonna take pollution down to zero~ Ugh... not this again. ---Death Battle--- All right, the combatants are set. Let's settle this debate once and for all. It's time for a Death Battle! ---Death Battle--- Our fake arena today is composed of imitation Crystal Palace, complete with stained-glass windows depicting the visage of the dark ruler himself. He sits upon his throne minding his own evil business. That is the case, until one of his windows gets broken in by a tall bastard. Said bastard scoffs at the monotony of the palace. To this, the dark unicorn stands ready to give this intruder his full attention. "FIGHT!" In a shade of purple, Bison vanishes. Sombra grunts in confusion. The intruder reappears behind him and punches him, sending him flying. Bison follows up quickly with a blast of energy, the Psycho Cannon. Despite his current upside-down flight, Sombra still manages to flicker a dark aura around his horn. Shortly thereafter, a dark crystal stalagmite grows out of the floor. This crystal intercepts the Psycho Cannon shot, but shatters after doing so. Sombra rights himself and lands on his hooves. He conjures up another crystal piece before launching it forth. Bison simply smirks and vanishes. The projectile completely destroys the throne. Additionally, the impact rips a hole in the palace's wall. Bison teleports behind the unicorn and slides forward with a kick. The motion trips Sombra up. The 'Master' turns around and slides again... and again... and again... and once again. Fed up with getting tripped, Sombra conjures a thick wall of crystal to surround himself. Bison's slide-kick bounces off this new crystal slightly, but his evil smirk doesn't leave him. The man floats off the floor ever so slightly. He then proceeds to aim his fists forth while spinning. His entire body is surrounded by a rush of what looks like a cross between purple light, fire, and eerie shadows. His Psycho Crusher smashes through the crystal barricade and takes Sombra for a ride. The king is forced out of the hole in the wall that he had made earlier. Bison circles around and floats just above Sombra before aiming both of his feet straight down. Sombra growls as his eyes flash green. "This place shall become your-!" He never finishes his sentence, because his feet make contact with nothing. Rather, his body passes right through a huge cloud of smoke. This phenomenon leaves Bison at a loss for words as he lands on the ground below with a loud crash. Unlike a normal human, however, he doesn't seem all that hurt by the landing. As Sombra the smoke cloud floats down to ground level, he laughs wickedly. A slight black spark from his red horn leads to several crystals shooting out of the ground and encasing Bison from view. Sombra resumes his unicorn form to laugh properly. A rush of dark fire interrupts his laughing fit. "My Psycho power has no limit!" The crystal cage gets blasted into shards. Bison's outfit exchanges its reds for blacks. He floats a few feet into the air. In an instant, he vanishes. A few rapid teleports can show him hitting and kicking Sombra from multiple directions. At least, that is the case until Sombra sinks into the ground in his shadow form. Suddenly, Bison find himself on the receiving end of a sharp crystal jabbing right through his punching arm. A few more crystal shards slice through the rest of his limbs. One more crystal grows up and cracks a piece off to smash his head and body against the crystal pavement. A faded afterimage of Bison's complete body floats around the carnage. "Bond," his voice echoes. Despite his order, however, he finds his soul has a difficult time trying to attach to a body that won't stay solid for more than a few seconds. He yells out as his soul is forced to break apart without a body to inhabit. "K.O.!" Sombra heads back up to his throne room and orders his slaves to repair his royal seat. ---Death Battle--- Man, it's got to be embarrassing when a pony can kick your butt. Sombra is no ordinary pony. His familiarity with the dark arts meant that Bison's typical application of fear would have little effect on him. Bison is tough against any fighter who faces him fair and square, but dirty tricks in magic are practically second nature for Sombra. It's pretty hard to land a hit on somebody that acts like a *eff*ing ghost for most of his screen time. Plus, his intangible body provided no feasible opportunity for Bison to possess him once the Final Bison form burned up his own. Bison didn't stand a ghost of a chance. The winner is Sombra. ---Death Battle--- ~King Sombrero He's our hero Gonna take M. Bison down to zero Gonna help him Conquer the realm Are a group of slaves composed of crystal ponies~ W's cybernetic arm "malfunctions", hitting B in the process. Next time on Death Battle... Black and red are the colors most associated with overpowered. But which of these next two red and black combatants is the most overpowered? An officially created one or a fan-created one? Later on... We've showcased how each of these two combatants can withstand and overcome insanely strong sword fighters. Soon the time will come where we demonstrate their capabilities against each other. Ow... but don't go away. Because after we're done showing you those, we've got... wait... Oh, d*** it! --- A/N: What's wrong? It's just another lightning round... wait... Why are you the one reading that line in the script? That was supposed to be the computer's line. --- Yeah, I just noticed that you completely forgot to mention one of the most awesomest fights that you plan to do in the whole lineup! Yes, that is rather rude. Don't you think so, director? That's why we edited the after battle script to be a little more appropriate. --- A/N: 0_o What the heck are you two doing here? I never wanted to have anything to do with you ever again. --- Well, that's too bad for you. I'm Deadpool! I'm Discord! And it's these idiots' job to analyze our weapons, armor, and skills to find out why I would win in a Death Battle! Hey! Only one of us in an idiot! Yeah! ... Wait a minute... And what do you mean why you would win? It's obvious to all the bronies why I would win such an encounter. --- A/N: --- ---Death Battle---